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[ { "docid": "13468689", "text": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (main title)\", the instrumental piece was composed by Ennio Morricone, with Bruno Nicolai conducting the orchestra. A cover version by Hugo Montenegro in 1968 was a pop hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. It has since become one of the most iconic scores in film history. Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer who", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "13468689", "text": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (main title)\", the instrumental piece was composed by Ennio Morricone, with Bruno Nicolai conducting the orchestra. A cover version by Hugo Montenegro in 1968 was a pop hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. It has since become one of the most iconic scores in film history. Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer who", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "10288761", "text": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive original compositions, containing gunfire, whistling, and yodeling permeate the film. The main theme, resembling the howling of a coyote, is a two-note melody that is a frequent motif, and is used for the three main characters, with a different instrument used for each one: flute for Blondie (Man With No", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "10288764", "text": "music in 2001 contains even more music, with a running time of 59:30. All works composed by Ennio Morricone. Original Release Date: December 29, 1966 Audio CD Release Date: October 25, 1990 Release date: 2001 (*) previously unreleased on the original album issued in 1966 Release date: May 18, 2004 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "429953", "text": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (, ) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in their respective title roles. Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography, and Ennio Morricone composed the film's score including its main theme.", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "1976195", "text": "Elam, Wynn, Wolff and Lionel Stander, were used. However, the rest of the cast had to be dubbed by other actors, including Ferzetti, who was dubbed by actor Bernard Grant (who is believed to have voiced Gian Maria Volontè and Aldo Giuffrè in the \"Dollars Trilogy\"), and Claudia Cardinale, who was voiced by Grant's wife, Joyce Gordon. The music was written by composer Ennio Morricone, Leone's regular collaborator, who wrote the score under Leone's direction before filming began. As in \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", the haunting music contributes to the film's grandeur and, like the music for", "title": "Once Upon a Time in the West" }, { "docid": "10147832", "text": "hop, country music, Southern rock and heavy metal. \"Billboard\", as well as Kid Rock himself, described the song as a cross between Run DMC and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song's music style has been described as \"country rap\", \"cowboy rap\" and \"rap rock\". AXS called it \"the first country rap song\". The instrumentation includes Jew's harp, blues harmonica and a piano solo. It also contains a sample of vocals from the 1967 song \"Different Strokes\" by Syl Johnson, and an interpolation of Ennio Morricone's main theme from the 1966 spaghetti Western \"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly\". The lyrics feature", "title": "Cowboy (Kid Rock song)" }, { "docid": "20536156", "text": "the location had had a \"profound\" effect on her, and what she'd learned about song writing had stayed with her once she'd returned to the UK, and lead her to be able to use a more story-telling aspect in her lyrics. Lyrically, \"Golden\" is a response to ageism Minogue feels she faces within the media and industry; regarding the lyrics of the song, she stated: \"Golden\" is a self-empowerment anthem, which has been described as a take on soundtracks from Spaghetti Western films, namely referencing Ennio Morricone's theme song to \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" with the yodeling", "title": "Golden (Kylie Minogue song)" }, { "docid": "8642723", "text": "contained all three tracks. The \"Spaghetti Western Theme\" is an atypical Enya recording arranged in the style of Ennio Morricone's work on films such as \"A Fistful of Dollars\" and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". A previously unreleased recording from \"The Celts\" soundtrack from 1986, Enya released it in memory of BBC producer Tony McAuley. Enya performed the song on \"Live! with Regis and Kelly\" and \"The Early Show\". Amarantine (song) \"Amarantine\" is a single by Irish musician Enya, taken from the album of the same name. The word is taken from ancient Greek and means \"everlasting\" or", "title": "Amarantine (song)" }, { "docid": "9569980", "text": "in July 1967. Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for the film \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", contained whistling by John O'Neill. The main theme, also titled \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", was a hit in 1968 with the soundtrack album on the charts for more than a year. reaching No. 4 on the \"Billboard\" pop album chart and No. 10 on the black album chart. O'Neill also sang the theme tune to the American TV series \"Wagon Train\", where he was credited as Johnny O'Neill, and the recordings of traditional Irish songs \"The Gordon Franks Singers And Music", "title": "John O'Neill (musician)" }, { "docid": "8151095", "text": "The Story of a Soldier \"The Story of a Soldier\" (\"La Storia Di un Soldato\" in Italian) is a song from Sergio Leone's 1966 Western \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". Like the rest of the film's score, it was composed by Ennio Morricone, and it is the only song in the score accompanied by lyrics written by Tommie Connor. The song is available in two versions. The original soundtrack featured a running time of 3 minutes 50 seconds which was edited down from a length of 7-and-a-half minutes. This take was featured in its entirety in the Italian", "title": "The Story of a Soldier" } ]

[ { "docid": "13468699", "text": "Deserto. The theme was used in 2014 for commercials for the Nissan Altima and also was used in 2015 for indonesian commercial milk Nestlé Dancow 1+. The song is used as intro music for the band Rival Sons at their concerts. This version is also found in Samorost 3, an exploration adventure game from Amanita Design. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as \"The Good, the Bad and the", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "429990", "text": "the film \"must be the most expensive, pious and repellent movie in the history of its peculiar genre.\" Charles Champlin of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote that the \"temptation is hereby proved irresistible to call \"The Good, The Bad and the Ugly\", now playing citywide, \"The Bad, The Dull, and the Interminable\", only because it is.\" Roger Ebert, who later included the film in his list of Great Movies, retrospectively noted that in his original review he had \"described a four-star movie, but only gave it three stars, perhaps because it was a 'Spaghetti Western' and so could not be", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "6030382", "text": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly is the debut album of American singer Frankee, released in 2004. The album's lead single, \"F.U.R.B.\", was written in response to Eamon's hit \"I Don't Want You Back,\" and became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia; her song also charted on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The album was released on April 27, 2004, by Marro Records, and peaked at number 51 on the UK Albums Chart. The album failed to chart in the United States, and elicited generally mixed reviews from music critics.", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album)" }, { "docid": "12730077", "text": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1979 TV series) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (網中人) is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979, starring Chow Yun-fat, Carol Cheng, Simon Yam, Susanna Au-yeung and Liu Wai-hung. The theme song, sharing the same name as the series, was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics provided by Tang Wai-hung, and was sung by Teresa Cheung. Ching Wai (Chow Yun-fat) is a fresh graduate from university, and is hired by a jewelry company called Yu-Fook, and he rises up the career ladder quickly, due to his superb", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1979 TV series)" }, { "docid": "12730080", "text": "as lazy, laid-back and idle, unable to adapt to the fast pace of Hong Kong life. The term only fell out of widespread usage after the 1997 handover. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1979 TV series) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (網中人) is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979, starring Chow Yun-fat, Carol Cheng, Simon Yam, Susanna Au-yeung and Liu Wai-hung. The theme song, sharing the same name as the series, was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics provided by Tang Wai-hung, and was sung by Teresa Cheung. Ching Wai (Chow", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1979 TV series)" }, { "docid": "11885341", "text": "The Good, the Bad, the Weird The Good, the Bad, the Weird () is a 2008 South Korean action western film directed by Kim Jee-woon, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung. It was inspired by Sergio Leone's \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the U.S. on April 23, 2010. It received positive reviews with critics praising the action, the cinematography and the direction. The film marks the second collaboration between actor Lee Byung-hun and director Kim Jee-woon who previously collaborated on the", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" }, { "docid": "13468698", "text": "\"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The song was also used in TV commercials for Camel Cigarettes during the 1980s. It was sampled for the remix of rapper Busta Rhymes's song, \"Stop The Party\", after T.I.'s verse. It was sampled in the background beat of the chorus in rapper Big Lurch's well-known song \"Texas Boy\" in conjunction with a sample of Oliver Nelson's \"Skull Session\". Comedian Eddie Murphy whistled the opening notes during the \"Shoe-Throwing Mother\" monologue of his 1983 \"Delirious\" television special. The 1994 video game Jazz Jackrabbit uses the opening notes throughout the music for the level", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "20204851", "text": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly is a 1975 album by Willie Colón with backing from Yomo Toro on cuatro and vocal contributions from his regular singer Héctor Lavoe and Lavoe's replacement Rubén Blades. The album featured three cover art portraits by Ron Levine of Yomo Toro (\"the Good\"), Colón (\"the Bad\") and Lavoe (\"the Ugly\") but not Blades, punning the film \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". Lavoe recorded his tracks on return from Kinshasha in Zaire. It was to be Lavoe's last collaboration for a period after a", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album)" }, { "docid": "429993", "text": "and the Ugly\" was voted in at number 46. \"Premiere\" magazine included the film on their \"100 Most Daring Movies Ever Made\" list. Mr. Showbiz ranked the film #81 on its \"100 Best Movies of All Time\" list. \"Empire\" magazine added \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" to their Masterpiece collection in the September 2007 issue, and in their poll of \"The 500 Greatest Movies\", \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was voted in at number 25. In 2014, \"The Good the Bad and the Ugly\" was ranked the 47th greatest film ever made on \"Empire\"s list of", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "6030385", "text": "album four out of five stars, noting Frankee's \"straight-up language and bad-ass girl power\" and commending the album's division into three segments as \"an emotional human rollercoaster.\" Upon its release, \"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly\" achieved modest success in the United Kingdom. It debuted at its number 51 peak on the UK Albums Chart dated 21 June 2004. The following week, it fell to number 74, before falling off of the chart entirely. It remains Frankee's only top 100 entry on the UK albums chart. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album)" }, { "docid": "8834761", "text": "Tela, Devin the Dude, Outlawz and Ghetto Twiinz. Following the release of \"Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly\", the group split up for solo careers, until returning over six years later (with Bushwick not DMG) with the reunion album \"The Foundation\". Do Yo Time Eye 4 an Eye Gangsta (Put Me Down) Thugg N****z Da Good da Bad & da Ugly Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly is the sixth studio album by the Houston hip hop group the Geto Boys, released in late 1998 on Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records. Following the short-lived reunion of the group's three core members,", "title": "Da Good da Bad & da Ugly" }, { "docid": "19968320", "text": "love\". She advocates for female empowerment and explores expectations regarding beauty with lyrics like: \"With dirt on my hands and scrapes on my knees/Feeling like nothing can wash it off clean/Tell your girls it's a beautiful thing/Just trust me/It's far from ugly.\" The lyrics also feature the importance of love, with Fantasia singing: \"Thank you for that good good man who loves me.\" Alex Mcpherson interpreted Fantasia's delivery of the lyric \"Give me good food that sticks to my bones\" as incorporating gospel elements into the song. According to music critics, the lyrics encompass various meanings. Mike Wass wrote that", "title": "Ugly (Fantasia song)" }, { "docid": "11885354", "text": "Director's Cut Awards 2009 Asian Film Awards 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards 2009 Grand Bell Awards The Good, the Bad, the Weird The Good, the Bad, the Weird () is a 2008 South Korean action western film directed by Kim Jee-woon, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung. It was inspired by Sergio Leone's \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the U.S. on April 23, 2010. It received positive reviews with critics praising the action, the cinematography and the direction. The film marks the", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" }, { "docid": "8530807", "text": "Unlike the rest of the characters, he doesn't say or do anything, making him more unpredictable. He is the 2nd fastest opponent next to Wes Flowers. Festering Fred Good and Bad - A speedy duo who taunt the player by calling them ugly (an obvious reference to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). Like the Strickland Bros, they are characters that can shoot first randomly (Good can shoot first, then the player must shoot Bad in a second face-off and vice versa). Headmaster Helen - When defeated, she sends you to the principal's office. Hitchin' Harry Holster Harry Junction", "title": "Fast Draw Showdown" }, { "docid": "18944258", "text": "five hours. Panra received highly positive acclaim and recognition in her debut in season eight. Arif Lohar's \"Rung Jindri\" was also met with positive response. \"The News Tribe \" wrote \"his [Arif Lohar] song lift up the Coke Studio to another peak of fame.\" The fourth episode was also reviewed positively, Ali Raj of \"The Express Tribune\" gave three and half stars out of five by saying, \"The episode reflects the good, the bad and the largely ugly of an approach that is seemingly here to stay.\" Episode five also garnered positive reviews. The release of Ali Azmat's song \"Rangeela\"", "title": "Coke Studio Pakistan (season 8)" }, { "docid": "11986188", "text": "had another single with O'Ryan (Omarion's look alike little brother) called \"Take It Slow\" . The song was a co-write with Tommy Niblack (who vocal produced with Deyo on \"Go To Bed Mad\"), Makeba Riddick (Woods) (of Beyoncé fame), and Adonis Shropshire (Bad Boy hit writer). A month later he landed a placement with Frankee, famous for her answer back song to Eamon's \"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)\" called F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back). Linking together with producer Chris Liggio again he penned \"I Told U So\" for her release \"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly\". Deyo began", "title": "Andre Deyo" }, { "docid": "13468697", "text": "80's R & B band Cameo used the theme's opening whistle in their singles \"Word Up!\" and \"Single Life\". Las Vegas, Nevada-based band Sin City Sinners always walk onto stage with a recording of the tune playing in the background. In the film , the character Jacob Moore, played by Shia LaBeouf, had a mobile cell phone ring tone of the opening tune of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", the film coincidentally also starred the actor who played the \"Ugly\", Eli Wallach. In the film \"Faster, \"the character \"Killer\" also had a mobile cell phone ring tone of", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "429996", "text": "release. Voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989. Other voice actors filled in for actors who had since died. In 2004, MGM released this version in a two-disc special edition DVD. Disc 1 contains an audio commentary with writer and critic Richard Schickel. Disc 2 contains two documentaries, \"Leone's West\" and \"The Man Who Lost The Civil War\", followed by the featurette \"Restoring 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'\"; an animated gallery of missing sequences titled \"The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction\"; an extended Tuco torture scene; a featurette called \"Il Maestro\"; an", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "429955", "text": "Cleef. \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was marketed as the third and final installment in the \"Dollars Trilogy\", following \"A Fistful of Dollars\" and \"For a Few Dollars More\". The film was a financial success, grossing over $25 million at the box office, and is credited with catapulting Eastwood into stardom. Due to general disapproval of the Spaghetti Western genre at the time, critical reception of the film following its release was mixed, but it gained critical acclaim in later years. \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" is now seen as one of the greatest and most", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "430009", "text": "film's production, including acting as narrator. Joe Dante and Leone were also approached to direct and produce the film respectively. Eventually, however, the project was vetoed by Leone, as he did not want the original film's title or characters to be reused, nor did he want to be involved in another Western film. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (, ) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in their respective title roles. Its screenplay was written", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "14221336", "text": "in the United States until 1967. \"A Fistful of Dollars\" opened in January, \"For a Few Dollars More\" in May and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" in December 1967. Some twenty minutes were cut from \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", particularly many scenes involving Lee Van Cleef, although Eastwood's remained intact. The trilogy was publicised as James Bond-type entertainment. All three films were successful in American cinemas, and turned Eastwood into a major film star in 1967, particularly \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", which eventually collected $8 million in rental earnings. However, upon release,", "title": "Clint Eastwood in the 1960s" }, { "docid": "20204852", "text": "successful series with Colón as he issued his first solo album \"La Voz\". For Blades it was his second album after 1970's \"De Panama a New York\", also for Fania, and marked the start of a collaboration with Colón which would continue for several albums. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly is a 1975 album by Willie Colón with backing from Yomo Toro on cuatro and vocal contributions from his regular singer Héctor Lavoe and Lavoe's replacement Rubén Blades. The album featured three cover art portraits by Ron Levine of Yomo", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album)" }, { "docid": "429970", "text": "only reason they brought me back was because they forgot to kill me off in \"For A Few Dollars More\"\". The film's working title was \"I due magnifici straccioni\" (\"The Two Magnificent Tramps\"). It was changed just before shooting began when Vincenzoni thought up \"Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo\" (\"The Good, the Ugly, the Bad\"), which Leone loved. In the United States, United Artists considered using the original Italian translation, \"River of Dollars\", or \"The Man With No Name\", but decided on \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". Filming began at the Cinecittà studio in Rome again in", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "8834760", "text": "Da Good da Bad & da Ugly Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly is the sixth studio album by the Houston hip hop group the Geto Boys, released in late 1998 on Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records. Following the short-lived reunion of the group's three core members, Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill, for 1996's acclaimed \"The Resurrection\" album, Bushwick left to pursue a solo career, and DMG replaced him for the release. Unlike past Geto Boys albums, this one has a guest rapper on nearly every track. Most guest appearances were provided by the group's Rap-A-Lot record mates, including DMG, Yukmouth,", "title": "Da Good da Bad & da Ugly" }, { "docid": "15343746", "text": "Good Times Bad Times \"Good Times Bad Times\" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured as the opening track on their 1969 debut album \"Led Zeppelin\". The song was released as a single in the US, where it reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart. For the lead guitar solo, guitarist Jimmy Page fed the output from his Fender Telecaster guitar through a Leslie speaker to create a swirling effect. Jones says that the riff he wrote for this song was the most difficult one he ever wrote. \"Good Times Bad Times\" was rarely played live at", "title": "Good Times Bad Times" }, { "docid": "3175723", "text": "law. But I really didn't expect all this to come out of it, they are having fun with it, it's cool but in the end they are paying me for their 15 minutes of fame and I welcome her to my world of Ho-Wop!\" Her first album, \"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly\", included contributions from Makeba Riddick (who later co-wrote five songs on Beyoncé Knowles' \"B'Day\" album) and Andre Deyo (who co-wrote \"Jenny from the Block\"), with production by The Trackmasters and Rich Harrison. Frankee stated she chose this album title \"because it explores the full spectrum of relationships\".", "title": "Frankee" }, { "docid": "3796393", "text": "to shed light on the political instability of contemporary Italy. Leone, Donati and Luciano Vincenzoni worked together on the film’s screenplay for three to four weeks, discussing characters and scenes for the film. Donati, who had previously acted as an uncredited script doctor for \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", conceived Juan Miranda’s character as an extension of Tuco from \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". Meanwhile, Leone was largely responsible for the character of John Mallory, and the film’s focus on the development of John and Juan’s friendship. At times, however, Leone, Donati, and Vincenzoni found that", "title": "Duck, You Sucker!" }, { "docid": "9413334", "text": "Claudio Scarchilli Claudio Scarchilli (10 February 1924, Rome – 25 July 1992) was an Italian film actor who appeared in film throughout the 1960s. He acted in nearly twenty films within that decade. He is best known in world cinema for his small roles in several of Sergio Leone's films, portraying Pedro, member of Tuco's gang, in the Spaghetti Western \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" in 1966, and \"Once Upon a Time in the West\" in 1968. His brother Sandro Scarchilli was also an actor and also appeared in \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" in 1966,", "title": "Claudio Scarchilli" }, { "docid": "13468691", "text": "film. This instrumental composition plays at the beginning of the film. Largely due to the memorable quality of the main theme, the film's soundtrack peaked at #4 on the \"Billboard\" 200 album chart, and it stayed on this chart for over a year. Hugo Montenegro was an American composer and orchestra leader who began scoring films in the 1960s. After hearing the music from \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", he decided to create a cover version of the theme. Musician Tommy Morgan is quoted in Wesley Hyatt's \"The Billboard Book of#1 Adult Contemporary Hits\" as saying that Montenegro's", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "10513120", "text": "portrayed by Clint Eastwood. The storyline is set after the events of the sequel \"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly\". Later that year he wrote the creator-owned series \"Absolution\" for Avatar Press, which focuses on a superhero actions after he develops post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2010 Gage wrote the original graphic novel \"Area 10\", a crime thriller about an emotionally disturbed New York police detective who, while on the case of a bizarre serial killer, begins to exhibit psychic abilities after his head is impaled by a screwdriver. In 2011 Gage was approached to write \"Angel & Faith\", the", "title": "Christos Gage" }, { "docid": "6324709", "text": "a song by DMC, from the legendary rap group Run DMC. As a member of Outlawz, Napoleon also appeared on a number of Shakur's posthumous releases, as well as the Geto Boys album \"Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly\". He also recorded the 2004 tribute song \"Never Forget\" with Val Young and Johnny \"J\" (who also produced the track) to his late friend and mentor 2Pac. In 2001 Mutah Napoleon Beale was invited to Islam by Mikal Kamil. Beale considers hip hop and Islam to be incompatible, because \"they basically call for two different things\" and that even if", "title": "Napoleon (rapper)" }, { "docid": "18792390", "text": "a Soda\" as a \"fun feel-good song\" but remarked that it was \"not super literal\" however, stating that \"it’s not really about a sandwich and a soda. It’s just about taking care of each other. The good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s just about being there [...] about having a good time, driving with the windows down, holding hands\". Commenting on what motivated her to release the song as the album's lead single, she elaborated that she chose it \"because I thought it was just fun and just a great – it had a great beat and great vibe.", "title": "Sandwich and a Soda" }, { "docid": "6618751", "text": "in \"Ugly\", which reads: \"I grew taller than them in more ways / But there'll always be one who will say / Something bad to make them feel great\". \"Ugly\" is a midtempo pop and R&B ballad that has a length of three minutes and fifty-three seconds. The song was composed in the key of C major using common time with a tempo of 117 beats per minute. The Sugababes' vocal range on the song span from the lower note of G to the higher note of E. Instrumentation consists of a guitar, bass guitar, drums and keys. Nick Southall", "title": "Ugly (Sugababes song)" }, { "docid": "3333915", "text": "featuring The Man With No Name. Set after the events of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", the comic is written by Christos Gage. Dynamite refers to him as \"Blondie\", the nickname Tuco uses for him in \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The first issue was released in March 2008, entitled, \"The Man with No Name: The Good, The Bad, and The Uglier\". Luke Lieberman and Matt Wolpert took over the writing for issues #7-11. Initially, Chuck Dixon was scheduled to take over the writing chores with issue #12, but Dynamite ended the series and opted to", "title": "Man with No Name" }, { "docid": "429992", "text": "as European cinema's best representation of the Western genre film, and Quentin Tarantino has called it \"the best-directed film of all time\" and \"the greatest achievement in the history of cinema\". This was reflected in his votes for the 2002 and 2012 \"Sight & Sound\" magazine polls, in which he voted for \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" as his choice for the best film ever made. \"Variety\" magazine ranked the film number 49 on their list of the 50 greatest movies. In 2002, Film4 held a poll of the 100 Greatest Movies, on which \"The Good, the Bad", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "429988", "text": "was released 10 May 1967 (17 months); and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was released 29 December 1967 (12 months). Thus, all three of Leone's Dollars Trilogy films were released in the United States during the same year. The original Italian domestic version was 177 minutes long, but the international version was shown at various lengths. Most prints, specifically those shown in the United States, had a runtime of 161 minutes, 16 minutes shorter than the Italian premiere version, but others, especially British prints, ran as short as 148 minutes. Upon release, \"The Good, the Bad and the", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "430006", "text": "in \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\"'s score is heard at the beginning of the music video. The film's title has entered the English language as an idiomatic expression. Typically used when describing something thoroughly, the respective phrases refer to upsides, downsides and the parts that could, or should have been done better, but were not. The film was novelized in 1967 by Joe Millard as part of the \"Dollars Western\" series based on the \"Man with No Name\". The South Korean western movie \"The Good, the Bad, the Weird\" (2008) is inspired by the film, with much of", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "14354913", "text": "Good, The Bad and The Ugly\" composition, backed up by Carney's monster thump drumming and Auerbach's soulful vocal offerings.\" Famed producer Danger Mouse, who produced \"Attack and Release\", produced the song, which was recorded at Brooklyn's Bunker Studios.\" As the label asked director Chris Marrs Piliero to do a placeholder video for \"Tighten Up\" as a teaser for the album, he made a low-budget video for the song, released in April 2010, with The Black Keys alongside a dinosaur puppet named Frank. Later that month, another Piliero teaser video was released, with Frank singing \"Next Girl\" alongside bikini-clad models. The", "title": "Brothers (The Black Keys album)" }, { "docid": "10825403", "text": "Hate That I Love You \"Hate That I Love You\" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third studio album, \"Good Girl Gone Bad\" (2007). It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo, who co-wrote the song with its producers StarGate. Def Jam Recordings released the song on August 21, 2007, as the third single from \"Good Girl Gone Bad\". A Spanglish version featuring David Bisbal was made available on April 28, 2008. \"Hate That I Love You\" is a mid-tempo R&B song about the power of love, with influences of folk music. \"Hate That I", "title": "Hate That I Love You" }, { "docid": "9170328", "text": "New York City, where Timberlake had conceptualized a song for Rihanna. Timbaland, who penned a song for Rihanna under the title \"Rehab\", was producing a beat, over which Timberlake improvised his lyrics. Hannon Lane also co-wrote and co-produced the song. Timberlake told \"Entertainment Weekly\" that he believed \"Rehab\" to be \"the bridge for [Rihanna] to be accepted as an adult in the music industry\". Rihanna told Robert Copsey of \"Digital Spy\" that she enjoyed working with Timberlake, and learned much from the sessions. A dance-pop and pop/R&B album influenced by 1980s music, \"Good Girl Gone Bad\" is a departure from", "title": "Good Girl Gone Bad" }, { "docid": "9250272", "text": "negative towards the song, writing \"Tori Amos for junior high crybabies? We wish. 'Good Enough' is a piano ballad so formless and maudlin we were shocked it made the last Evanescence album – and now it's a single. How bad? Too corny for Vanessa Carlton, too sophomoric for Jewel, too whispy for Enya.\" Rob Sheffield of \"Rolling Stone\" wrote that in the song Lee sounds \"like a very average Middle American girl who yearns to be 'Good Enough' but who suffers from an above-average attraction to magnetic and destructive dudes.\" A writer for Sputnikmusic praised the softness of the song", "title": "Good Enough (Evanescence song)" }, { "docid": "20715123", "text": "was written by Henry Walter, Alexandra Hughes, Brett McLaughlin, Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine and produced by Cirkut and Billboard. Written in the key of F minor, \"Ugly\" has a tempo of 136 beats per minute. Lyrically, \"Ugly\" talks about a hookup gone wrong. Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as a \"serious pop pedigree\". During the chorus, she sings \"As long as you love me, this could get ugly/ Yeah, baby, trust me, this could get ugly/ But it's fuckin' good, real fuckin' good/ It's fuckin' good, lovin' me like he should\". On February 13, 2018 Genius released a video with", "title": "Ugly (Jaira Burns song)" }, { "docid": "15849190", "text": "who had previously worked with Clarkson on \"All I Ever Wanted\", remarked \"Well, I wrote \"My Life Would Suck Without You\" for the last album, so we're trying to take it up a level\", adding \"She's toured the world with that album. She's experienced stuff, so whatever she's going through right now — fun, good, the bad, the ugly — we want to put on that record.\" During an interview with \"Entertainment Weekly\", Clarkson remarked that unlike her previous records, such as \"My December\" (2007) and her previous single, \"Already Gone\" (2009), the recorded songs for \"Stronger\" didn't manage to", "title": "Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album)" }, { "docid": "6030383", "text": "Frankee first drew attention in early 2004 with \"F.U.R.B.\" (also known as \"F U Right Back\"), recorded in response to American rapper Eamon's \"I Don't Want You Back.\" The song became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, succeeding Eamon's song at the top spot. The song also attained some success in the United States, entering the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and peaking at number 63, and becoming a top 40 hit on the \"Billboard\" Rhythmic Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The song also became a number-one hit in Australia. The song remained Frankee's only single until 2006, when she", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album)" }, { "docid": "5449678", "text": "Clint Eastwood (song) \"Clint Eastwood\" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album in March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2D in the video). It peaked at number 4", "title": "Clint Eastwood (song)" }, { "docid": "5449666", "text": "Clint Eastwood (song) \"Clint Eastwood\" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album in March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2D in the video). It peaked at number 4", "title": "Clint Eastwood (song)" }, { "docid": "5412812", "text": "have also covered the song, which is available on \"The Reverb EP\". Powerman 5000 released a cover of this song on their \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Vol. 1\" compilation. Sin, a French industrial band, covered the song, available on \"Errare Digital Est\", Recall 2003. Oliver Weers, a Danish rock vocalist made semi-famous by his participation in the Danish \"X Factor\" in 2008, released a heavy metal-style cover version of \"Army of Me\" in 2008 on an album entitled \"Get Ready\". Australian alternative metal band Beanbag covered the song on their 2001 second album \"Welladjusted\". English rock band", "title": "Army of Me (Björk song)" }, { "docid": "6525047", "text": "about racial tension and injustice in the United States. Born and raised by his single mother in Southern Houston, Texas, Lecrae moved often early in life, living in San Diego, Denver, and Dallas. He has stated that he would go to church with his Christian grandmother, but considered it for \"older people\" and said it \"wasn't for me.\" Lecrae never met his father, who ended up becoming a drug addict. In the song \"Good, Bad, Ugly\", Lecrae reveals that when he was almost eight, a female baby sitter sexually molested him, an incident which Lecrae believes distorted his view of", "title": "Lecrae" }, { "docid": "15108465", "text": "song, even with the sampling of Enya's \"One by One\", and added that \"maybe the good girl gone bad is getting better?\", in reference to Rihanna's third studio album title, \"Good Girl Gone Bad\" (2007). Leah Greenblatt of \"Entertainment Weekly\" simply wrote of \"Fading\" that the song, a \"walk away ballad\", is a \"gorgeously synthesized moment of sweet defiance\". David Driver of Sputnikmusic wrote that \"Fading\", along with \"California King Bed\", are both \"well-done, soulful ballads\" and that they are \"completely free\" of the sulky tones which could be found on some compositions on Rihanna's previous album, \"Rated R\" (2009).", "title": "Fading (song)" }, { "docid": "137457", "text": "do with it. Its screenwriter, Arthur Miller, who was married to Monroe at the time, said that \"Eli Wallach is the happiest good actor I've ever known. He really enjoys the work.\" Some of his other films included \"The Lineup\" (1958), \"Lord Jim\" (1965) with Peter O'Toole, a comic role in \"How to Steal a Million\" (1966), again with O'Toole, and Audrey Hepburn, and as Tuco (the 'Ugly') in Sergio Leone's \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" (1966) with Clint Eastwood, followed by other Spaghetti Westerns, such as \"Ace High\". At one point, Henry Fonda had asked Wallach whether", "title": "Eli Wallach" }, { "docid": "9878238", "text": "Golden Boat (Turntable Mix)\" - 2:58 17. \"End Titles\" - 2:53 Vicki Bodner - oboe John Zorn - alto sax Robert Quine - guitar Anthony Coleman - keyboards Carol Emanuel - harp David Shae - turntable, vocals Mark Dresser - bass Ciro Baptista - Brazilian percussion Robert Previte - drums, marimba Recorded May 1990 at Platinum Island Studio, NY by Ricky Belt. Mixed August 1990 at Science Lab, NYC by Jerry Gottus. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1987) 18. \"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly\" - 1:04 Robert Quine - guitar Bill Frisell - guitar Fred Frith", "title": "Filmworks 1986–1990" }, { "docid": "13352542", "text": "first entry of both artists in the chart. On June 20, 2009, the song re-entered on chart at number 91. On August 15, 2009, the song entered the top 10 at number 10, becoming the first Top 10 of both artists in the chart. The song eventually peaked at number 7. As a reference to Leighton Meester's vocals, the track was used on \"Gossip Girl\" for several scenes where her character, Blair Waldorf, is portrayed on the episode \"The Freshmen\". The song was also used in \"Greek's\" \"Friend or Foe?\", in the season 4 premiere of \"Ugly Betty\", and in", "title": "Good Girls Go Bad" }, { "docid": "5449672", "text": "from the 1978 film \"Dawn of the Dead\": \"Every dead body that is not exterminated, gets up and kills. The people it kills, get up and kill\" in Japanese then in English. This phrase was deemed offensive in some countries and a censored version was produced that omits this intro. The video and song name is a reference to the famous western starring actor Clint Eastwood, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". An interpolation of the yell from the film's theme song, in particular that film's protagonist Tuco's leitmotif, can be heard at the beginning of the video, followed", "title": "Clint Eastwood (song)" }, { "docid": "1484626", "text": "- The NME's Roaring Forty with the song 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' (Johnny Marr and Billy Duffy) 1969 Key To Change with the song 'Tendency To Be Free' People On The Highway: A Bert Jansch Encomium with the song 'A Woman Like You' (Johnny Marr and the Healers) In addition to an extensive singles discography with the artists listed above, Johnny has appeared on singles by Sandie Shaw, Everything but the Girl, the Pretenders, Andrew Berry, a Certain Ratio, the Cult, Denise Johnson, Stex, England United (as co-writer), the Impossible Dreamers (as producer) and Black Grape. Marr's", "title": "Johnny Marr" }, { "docid": "15182907", "text": "the tune's second section. The song is the shortest of all of the album's tracks. It was made an instrumental essentially to fulfill the cultural reference that Johnny Ramone wanted to give it. After releasing \"Too Tough To Die\", the Ramones started most of their shows with \"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly\" theme song in a slow crescendo. At its climax, they would start playing \"Durango 95\". This is shown in the \"Loco Live\", \"Greatest Hits Live\" and \"We're Outta Here!\" live albums, released respectively in 1991, in 1996 and in 1997. \"Durango 95\" was replaced as a", "title": "Durango 95 (song)" }, { "docid": "395267", "text": "of Tango music with influences from Spaghetti Western scores. The psychobilly band Ghoultown also derives influence from Spaghetti Westerns. The music video for the song \"Knights of Cydonia\" by the English rock band Muse was influenced by Spaghetti Westerns. The band Big Audio Dynamite used music samples from Spaghetti Westerns when mixing their song ″Medicine Show″. Within the song you can hear samples from Spaghetti Western movies such as \"A Fistful of Dollars\", \"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly\", and \"Duck You Sucker\". Spaghetti Western Spaghetti Western, also known as Italian Western or Macaroni Western (primarily in Japan), is", "title": "Spaghetti Western" }, { "docid": "19750870", "text": "5, calling it \"an ugly game\" and \"a genuinely good game that’s kind of bad\", but nevertheless concluded, \"it’s also a lot of fun, and interesting enough that, given my resistance to cheating, I have a feeling I’ll be squatting my way through for another solid three or four weeks.\" \"AppSpy\" was less positive, scoring the game 3 out of 5; it wrote that \"Astronot\" was \"[p]erfect for platformer fans and those who love exploring\", but argued that the game was not for everyone, saying of the game's lack of a map, \"whether that's a positive or a negative to", "title": "Astronot (video game)" }, { "docid": "16288351", "text": "in ’90s American cinema, from \"Back to the Future Part III\" (Robert Zemeckis, 1990) to the work of Quentin Tarantino and his associate Robert Rodriguez.\" Leone's third western was \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" (1966), which was co-edited by Baragli and . Leone had several editors for his films prior to \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\"; Baragli edited all of Leone's subsequent films. Calling Baragli \"Leone's best film editor\", Robert Cumbow writes of the 1966 film that \"the compelling pace of the film, and the fact that it works so remarkably well, ... is due to", "title": "Nino Baragli" }, { "docid": "6318920", "text": "P. Herbert's play \"Fat King Melon\" (1927). An extensive bibliography has been compiled by D. Marc Kilgour. The word \"truel\" was introduced in Martin Shubik's 1964 book \"Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior\", page 43, and independently in Richard Epstein's 1967 book \"Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic\", page 343. In one of the most famous spaghetti westerns, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", the final showdown is played out to be a climactic truel among the three main characters: Blondie (\"The Good\"), Angel Eyes (\"The Bad\"), and Tuco (\"The Ugly\"). The standoff remains a signature piece", "title": "Truel" }, { "docid": "20102524", "text": "greenlit, and Lionsgate would be selling the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography on the film began on October 26, 2015, in New York City. It would later move to Rome and later resumed in Montreal, Canada on October 27, 2016. Director Chad Stahelski said some influences for \"John Wick\" included: \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" (1966), \"Point Blank\" (1967), \"Le Cercle Rouge\" (1970), and \"The Killer\" (1989). Stahelski said about \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", \"Look at Clint Eastwood in [the film] – there is so much back-story unsaid there. We're big fans", "title": "John Wick" }, { "docid": "539265", "text": "these things,\" he said. \"Stay as far away from special effects and explosives as you can.\" Minutes later confusion among the crew over the word \"Vaya!\" resulted in a premature explosion that could have killed Wallach. The \"Dollars\" trilogy was not released in the United States until 1967, when \"A Fistful of Dollars\" opened on January 18, followed by \"For a Few Dollars More\" on May 10, and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" on December 29. All the films were commercially successful, particularly \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\", which eventually earned $8 million in rental earnings", "title": "Clint Eastwood" }, { "docid": "13468695", "text": "film and television in the years since the film's release. \"The Simpsons\" has used the opening notes of this theme in multiple episodes over the years. Among numerous musicians who have, in full or in part, borrowed or sampled from this song are Gorillaz, whose 2001 debut single, \"Clint Eastwood\", was so named because it reminded the group of Morricone's theme and its melodic structure. Bill Berry, former drummer of the band R.E.M., played what was dubbed an \"Ennio whistle\" on the track \"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us\", from their 1996 album \"New Adventures in", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "19418431", "text": "Christmas song he had written for the annual Suburban Sprawl Music Christmas Compilation. Jeremy recruited drummer and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Doman (The Hotwalls) and bassist Jason Bowes (The OffRamps, Fidrych, Culture Bandits) to round out the trio for the recording session. The lineup would remain intact for four years. The band's name is based on the character Tuco Ramirez, played by actor Eli Wallach in \"The Good, The Bad & The Ugly\" and was an alternative to a suggestion by original bassist Jason Bowes, who proposed The Mortimers, after the Lee Van Cleef character when the band found that a punk", "title": "Jeremy Porter & The Tucos" }, { "docid": "19457373", "text": "The Paragons (Charlotte band) The Paragons were an American garage rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina who were active in the 1960s. They became one of the most popular groups in the Charlotte area during the time and had a major regional hit with the song \"Abba\", which is now regarded as a garage rock classic. Guitarist Pat Walters later became a member of bands such as Good the Bad and the Ugly and Jeremiah, as well as the Spongetones. The Paragons were founded as the Pagans in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1965. Like so many bands of the time", "title": "The Paragons (Charlotte band)" }, { "docid": "13468693", "text": "Other musicians heard on the record include Elliot Fisher (electric violin), Manny Klein (piccolo trumpet) and Muzzy Marcellino, whose whistling is heard during the recording. Much to the surprise of Montenegro and the musicians who worked with him, this cover of the film theme became a hit single during 1968. It peaked at #2 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart in June of that year, held off the top spot by another song from a film, Simon & Garfunkel's \"Mrs. Robinson\" (from the 1967 film \"The Graduate\"). It spent three weeks atop the \"Billboard\" Easy Listening chart during the same", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "1694597", "text": "Thing\" on the Drive-By Truckers' album \"Southern Rock Opera\" mentions the incident, saying \"Hate's the only thing that my truck would want to drag\". Houston rap group Geto Boys reference the murder in the song \"Eye 4 an Eye\" from their 1998 album \"Da Good da Bad & da Ugly\". Byrd's murder is the subject of poet Jeffrey Thomson's piece \"Achilles in Jasper, Texas\". Murder of James Byrd Jr. James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was a black man who was murdered by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Allen Berry,", "title": "Murder of James Byrd Jr." }, { "docid": "13468696", "text": "Hi-Fi\". The song was also covered by The Pogues for the soundtrack of the parodic western \"Straight to Hell\". The American punk rock group Ramones were known to play a recording of this song at the beginning of their concerts, while at the end of their shows, a snippet of \"The Ecstasy of Gold\" was played; the band Green Day also uses the main theme for the start of concerts. The Vandals use the opening motif and short guitar arpeggio on \"I Want to Be a Cowboy\". The song is also featured in the video game, \"Maestro! Jump in Music\".", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "430007", "text": "its plot and character elements borrowed from Leone's film. In his introduction to the 2003 revised edition of his novel \"\", Stephen King revealed that the film was a primary influence for the Dark Tower series, and that Eastwood's character specifically inspired the creation of King's protagonist, Roland Deschain. \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" is the last film in the Dollars Trilogy, and thus does not have an official sequel. Following the film's release, Leone went on to direct two more Westerns (\"Once Upon a Time in the West\" and \"Duck, You Sucker!\") and was involved in the", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "17747775", "text": "Susie Q. Le Castle Vania provided additional music for the score. Director Chad Stahelski said influences on \"John Wick\" included \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" (1966), \"Point Blank\" (1967), \"Le Cercle Rouge\" (1970), and \"The Killer\" (1989). Stahelski considered the untold backstory in \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" and wanted to leave John Wick's to the audience's imagination. He also said that they repeatedly watched \"Point Blank\" and made homages to it in \"John Wick\". Park Chan-wook's \"The Vengeance Trilogy\" (2002–2005) and Lee Jeong-beom's \"The Man from Nowhere\" (2010) influenced the film due to their \"minimalist", "title": "John Wick (film)" }, { "docid": "6030384", "text": "released \"Watch Me\" as her follow-up single. \"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly\", like Eamon's \"I Don't Want You Back\", drew negative reviews from music critics. Christian Hoard, writing for \"Rolling Stone\" magazine, awarded the album two out of five stars, deeming the songs \"annoyingly silly and brightly sassy\" and commenting that the beats are similar to those of teen pop. Hoard also called Frankee's \"diva-in-training.\" AllMusic noted \"I Do Me\" and \"F.U.R.B.\" as \"track picks.\" \"Vibe\" singled out \"Him\" and \"F.U.R.B.\" and opined that Frankee \"sings with both sassiness... and saltiness.\" \"RTE\", Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster, awarded the", "title": "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album)" }, { "docid": "430008", "text": "production of other Spaghetti Westerns (\"My Name Is Nobody\" and \"A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe\"), but none of these bore direct relations with his previous films. However, screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni stated on numerous occasions that he had written a treatment for a sequel, tentatively titled \"Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo n. 2\" \"(The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2)\". According to Vincenzoni and Eli Wallach, the film would have been set 20 years after the original, and would have followed Tuco pursuing Blondie's grandson for the gold. Clint Eastwood expressed interest in taking part in the", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "429984", "text": "his films, \"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly\" was considered by Leone as a satire of the Western genre. Critic Drew Marton described it as a \"baroque manipulation\" that criticizes the American ideology of the Western, by replacing the heroic cowboy popularized by John Wayne with morally complex antiheroes. Negative themes such as capitalism and greed were also given focus, and were traits shared by the three leads in the story. Many critics have also noticed the film's anti-war theme. Taking place in the American Civil War, the film takes the viewpoint of people such as civilians, bandits, and", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "430002", "text": "for Blondie, ocarina for Angel Eyes, and human voices for Tuco. The score complements the film's American Civil War setting, containing the mournful ballad, \"The Story of a Soldier\", which is sung by prisoners as Tuco is being tortured by Angel Eyes. The film's climax, a three-way Mexican standoff, begins with the melody of \"The Ecstasy of Gold\" and is followed by \"The Trio\". Today, the iconic theme is considered one of the greatest instrumental film scores of all time. The main theme also titled \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was a hit in 1968 with the soundtrack", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "13635057", "text": "Mini Hollywood Oasys (before known as Mini Hollywood) is a Spanish Western-styled theme park, located off the 364 km mark of the N-340 road, near the town of Tabernas in the province of Almería, Andalusia. Originally known as Yucca City, the set was designed by Carlo Simi and built for Sergio Leone's \"For a Few Dollars More\" in 1965. It was also used as a set for other films, such as \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" (1966). After filming of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was completed, the extras in the project bought the set and", "title": "Mini Hollywood" }, { "docid": "13468690", "text": "has created music for hundreds of films. In the 1960s, director Sergio Leone was impressed by a musical arrangement of Morricone's and asked his former schoolmate to compose music for one of his films, \"A Fistful of Dollars\". This led to a collaboration between the two on future Leone films, some of which came to be referred to as \"Spaghetti Westerns\". After a steady percussion beat, the theme to \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" begins with a two-note melody sounding like the howl of a coyote. Additional sounds follow, some of which symbolize characters and themes from the", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)" }, { "docid": "429987", "text": "critics as more defined by his actions than his words. All three characters can be seen as anti-heroes killing for their personal gain. Leone also employed stylistic trick shooting, such as Blondie shooting the hat off a person's head and severing a hangman's noose with a well-placed shot, in many of its iconic shootouts. \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" opened in Italy on 23 December 1966, and grossed $6.3 million at that time. In the United States, \"A Fistful of Dollars\" was released 18 January 1967 (28 months after its initial Italian release); \"For a Few Dollars More\"", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "18184938", "text": "a three-story site-specific installation displayed in Pune, India in 1993. Other works also include, \"Kokoro\" in Tokyo in 1995, and \"Earth to Hand\" in Marche, Italy in 1999. In 2002 Rogers was co-curator of a group exhibition titled, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.\" Seven of her paintings were featured along with works by Joseph Bueys, Roger Herman, Robert Longo, and Chris Newman; the exhibition was held at Miauhaus Studio 12 in Los Angeles. Following \"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly,\" Rogers exhibited her installation \"I Like the Dark, It's Friendly\" in Los Angeles. In 2013 her artwork", "title": "Fawn Rogers" }, { "docid": "6469384", "text": "Age & Scarpelli Age & Scarpelli () is the stage name used by the pair of Italian screenwriters Agenore Incrocci (1914–2005) and Furio Scarpelli (1919–2010). Together, they wrote the script for about a hundred movies, mainly satirical comedies. The duo started working together in \"Totò cerca casa\" of 1949, and ended their collaboration in the 1980s. They worked for many famous Italian directors, like Sergio Leone (\"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\"), Mario Monicelli (including their major work, \"L'armata Brancaleone\"), Dino Risi, Luigi Comencini, Pietro Germi and Ettore Scola and they wrote the dialogues of many Totò movies. In", "title": "Age & Scarpelli" }, { "docid": "9642684", "text": "Luciano Vincenzoni Luciano Vincenzoni (; 7 March 1926 – 22 September 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, known as the \"script doctor\". He wrote for some 65 films between 1954 and 2000. Vincenzoni was born in Treviso, Veneto. He is probably best known in world cinema for his script writing of Sergio Leone's \"For a Few Dollars More\" (1965) and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" in 1966, but he also wrote for a number of other Spaghetti Westerns. He was capable on the business side of film making and his strong relations with popular and important people in the", "title": "Luciano Vincenzoni" }, { "docid": "430000", "text": "Angel Eyes's henchman was discovered. The original negative of this footage was deemed too badly damaged to be used in the theatrical cut, but the footage appears as an extra in the 2004 DVD supplementary features. Lost footage of the missing Socorro Sequence where Tuco continues his search for Blondie in a Texican pueblo while Blondie is in a hotel room with a Mexican woman (Silvana Bacci) is reconstructed with photos and unfinished snippets from the French trailer. Also, in the documentary \"Reconstructing The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly\", what looks to be footage of Tuco lighting cannons before", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "429994", "text": "\"The 301 Greatest Movies Of All Time\" as voted by the magazine's readers. It was also placed on a similar list of 1000 movies by \"The New York Times\". In 2014, \"Time Out\" polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. \"The Good, The Bad And The Ugly\" placed 52nd on their list. Additionally, Films101.com ranked the film as the 152nd best movie of all time in a list of the 10,790 most notable. The film was first released on VHS by VidAmerica in 1980, then Magnetic Video in 1981, CBS/Fox Video in", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "429991", "text": "art.\" Ebert also points out Leone's unique perspective that enables the audience to be closer to the character as viewers see what he sees. Despite the initial negative reception by some critics, today, the film has since accumulated very positive feedback. It is listed in \"Time\"'s \"100 Greatest Movies of the Last Century\" as selected by critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of film critics gave the film positive reviews. It is ranked #78 on the site's \"Top 100 Movies of All Time\". \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" has been described", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "9642686", "text": "His screenwriting credits also include: Luciano Vincenzoni Luciano Vincenzoni (; 7 March 1926 – 22 September 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, known as the \"script doctor\". He wrote for some 65 films between 1954 and 2000. Vincenzoni was born in Treviso, Veneto. He is probably best known in world cinema for his script writing of Sergio Leone's \"For a Few Dollars More\" (1965) and \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" in 1966, but he also wrote for a number of other Spaghetti Westerns. He was capable on the business side of film making and his strong relations with popular", "title": "Luciano Vincenzoni" }, { "docid": "9642685", "text": "industry helped him to sell \"For a Few Dollars More\" to the European vice-president of United Artists. During the bargaining session, in front of Sergio Leone, he made an on-the-spot deal for the upcoming \"The Good the Bad and the Ugly\", which was then just a vague idea in his mind at the time. Vincenzoni had started to develop the story all the way back from his earlier film, called \"La Grande Guerra\" (1959), about two Italian soldiers in World War I. The title, \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\" was his idea, which he created on the spot.", "title": "Luciano Vincenzoni" }, { "docid": "7855258", "text": "The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent is a collection of short stories by American author Joe R. Lansdale, dating from his early career, published in 1997 as a limited edition by Subterranean Press. Many of the stories were never published before and none of which have ever been collected before. This book has sold out both the numbered and lettered editions. The title is a play on Sergio Leone's western film \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\". It is the part of a trilogy-of-sorts of Lansdale anthologies, preceded by \"A Fist", "title": "The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent" }, { "docid": "1393542", "text": "Kimmel Live! where they performed their song \"Action\", and The Late Late Show where they performed their song \"Free\" respectfully. However, DreamWorks Records was bought out by Interscope Records, and had stopped promoting the band in the middle of the tour and would not explain the surroundings of what was going on, Powerman 5000 was not asked to make the move to Interscope. Undeterred, Spider continued with his own offshoot label, Megatronic Records. In 2004, new music was released, under Spider's new label, in the form of a rarities album titled \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Vol. 1\".", "title": "Powerman 5000" }, { "docid": "6146724", "text": "the 2006 Deauville Asian Film Festival. In 2008, Kim wrote and directed \"The Good, the Bad, the Weird\" (2008), his tribute to spaghetti westerns, westerns and western action films. He would re-team again with Song Kang-ho (who played \"The Weird\") as well as Lee Byung-hun (who played \"The Bad\") in the film. The film takes place in 1930s Manchuria and chronicles the struggles of the three main characters in trying to find a piece of treasure. The film won an Achievement in Cinematography Award from the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, won Best Supporting Actor for Jung Woo-sung (the \"Good\")", "title": "Kim Jee-woon" }, { "docid": "7395698", "text": "Ardai of \"Computer Gaming World\" wrote, \"For a genius, George Lucas sure has a lot of bad ideas. [...] Some time ago, someone from his computer game division must have come to him and said, 'Hey, let's put out a really simple, randomly generated RPG-style adventure game, stick a whip in the hand of the main character, use the Indiana Jones nameand make it look really ugly.' And Lucas must have said, 'Sounds good to me.'\" Ardai wrote that Indiana Jones fans may enjoy the theme music featured in the game, but concluded that the game was, \"Embarrassingly retro,\" with", "title": "Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures" }, { "docid": "429968", "text": "written. It was the grossest deception of my life.\" Donati agreed, saying, \"There was next to nothing of them in the final script. They only wrote the first part. Just one line.\" Vincenzoni claims that he wrote the screenplay in 11 days, but he soon left the project after his relationship with Leone soured. The three main characters all contain autobiographical elements of Leone. In an interview he said, \"[\"Sentenza\"] has no spirit, he's a professional in the most banal sense of the term. Like a robot. This isn't the case with the other two. On the methodical and careful", "title": "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" }, { "docid": "5284036", "text": "port garnered significantly lower review scores than its Nintendo 64 counterpart. Many complaints about the PC version stemmed from the fact that the game was not optimized for the PC when it was ported. \"Computer Games Magazine\"s Adam Fleet thought the game was ugly, citing \"truly bland textures and sad-looking 2D sprites\". \"Next Generation\"s Jim Preston bluntly wrote that the \"graphics suck.\" Of the audio, GameSpot's Giancarlo Varanini wrote, \"[it] isn't that bad, but it isn't quite as good as the audio in other similar games\", and goes on to describe the music as sounding \"tinny.\" Varanini also took issue", "title": "Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo" } ]

[ "American Revolution" ]

[ { "docid": "3927664", "text": "Gadsden flag The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words \"DONT TREAD ON ME.\" The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag. The timber rattlesnake can be found in the area of the original Thirteen Colonies. Its use as a symbol of the American colonies can be traced back to the", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3927688", "text": "Gadsden flag is used by the Revolutionary Agorist Cadre as well as the traditional anarchist black flag. A verse from the 1970 song \"Uncle John's Band\" by the \"Grateful Dead\" contains the words \"Their wall are built of cannonballs, their motto is 'Don't tread on me'\". Gadsden flag The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words \"DONT TREAD ON ME.\" The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution.", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3927664", "text": "Gadsden flag The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words \"DONT TREAD ON ME.\" The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag. The timber rattlesnake can be found in the area of the original Thirteen Colonies. Its use as a symbol of the American colonies can be traced back to the", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3927687", "text": "preamble \"We the People\". In the 1979 novel \"Alongside Night\", an organization called the Revolutionary Agorist Cadre, seeking a Second American Revolution, welcomes visitors to one of its undergrounds: \"The room's only decoration was a modified Gadsden flag draped on the wall adjoining the bar and medical areas (opposite the door), a golden field with 'LAISSEZ-FAIRE!' in an upper left corner, a coiled rattlesnake facing left with its tongue out, and in the lower right, 'DONT TREAD ON ME!'\" The Gadsden flag without the addition of \"LAISSEZ-FAIRE!\" is carried over into the 2014 \"Alongside Night\" movie adaptation in which the", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3637533", "text": "the Albany Congress. The rattlesnake (specifically, the Timber Rattlesnake) is especially significant and symbolic to the American Revolution. The rattle has thirteen layers, signifying the original Thirteen Colonies. Additionally, the snake does not strike until provoked, a quality echoed by the phrase \"Don't tread on me.\" For more on the origin of the rattlesnake emblem, see the Gadsden flag. The First Navy Jack was first used in recent history during the United States' Bicentennial year, 1976, when all commissioned naval vessels were directed to fly it while moored or anchored for the entire year, this in lieu of the standard", "title": "First Navy Jack" }, { "docid": "10853258", "text": "the militia was to meet under a large oak tree in \"Clayton's old field\" on the Catalpa estate near today's Yowell Meadow Park in Culpeper, Virginia. The Culpeper minutemen fought for the patriot side in the first year of the American Revolution, and are remembered for their company flag: a white banner depicting a rattlesnake, featuring the phrases \"Liberty or Death\" and \"Don't Tread on Me\". At the time, Culpeper was considered frontier territory. In October 1775, the minutemen were sent to Hampton in response to British ships attempting to land. The riflemen were able to effectively shoot the men", "title": "Culpeper Minutemen" }, { "docid": "695699", "text": "beneath a tree engrossed in meditation, Mucalinda came up from the roots of the tree to shield the Buddha from a tempest that was just beginning to arise. The Gadsden flag of the American Revolution depicts a rattlesnake coiled up and poised to strike. Below the image of the snake is the legend, \"Don't tread on me.\" The snake symbolized the dangerousness of colonists willing to fight for their rights and homeland. The motif is repeated in the First Navy Jack of the US Navy. Serpents are connected with poison and medicine. The snake's venom is associated with the chemicals", "title": "Serpent (symbolism)" }, { "docid": "18036212", "text": "Beneventum Plantation House Beneventum Plantation House, originally known as Prospect Hill Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was built about 1750, and is a two-story, five bay, Georgian style house. It features a one-story portico across the center two-thirds of the façade. The rear half of the house was added about 1800, with further rear additions made probably early-20th century. It was the home of Christopher Gadsden, a prominent statesmen and soldier of the American Revolution, the originator of the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, and Federalist Party leader in the early", "title": "Beneventum Plantation House" } ]

[ { "docid": "3927675", "text": "Gadsden flag, on a field of 13 horizontal red and white stripes. Flag experts (vexillologists) speculate that the English artist Thomas Hart either did not know about the practice of rattlesnakes to coil in defense, or did, and intended to insult the fledgling American Navy as a weak and vulnerable creature as a rattlesnake is when not coiled and ready to strike, slithering on the ground, trying to escape, with its motto \"[Please] Don't Tread on Me!\" However, others suggest the snake pictured on the flag was being provoked, and is striking. Hence the warning, \"Don't tread on me [or", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3039104", "text": "and Latvia. From 1777 until September 2002, the United States Navy flew the \"union jack\", the blue canton with white stars from the U.S. national ensign. (Since September 11, 2002, the U.S. Navy has flown the First Navy Jack, originally used 1775–76, with a rattlesnake and the motto \"Dont Tread on Me\" superimposed on thirteen alternating red and white stripes.) The Confederate States of America followed the same pattern for its first naval jack (1861–1863), the canton of its first navy ensign, with seven stars forming a circle on a \"medium blue\" field. Later versions had up to fifteen stars.", "title": "Jack (flag)" }, { "docid": "2494314", "text": "some maintain that it was superimposed by an uncoiled rattlesnake and the motto \"\"Dont tread on me\"\" , reminiscent of the Gadsden flag. It was later changed to a blue canton with white stars, the \"union\", and updated as each state entered the Union. However, all warships were directed to fly the First Navy Jack, including the disputed rattlesnake and motto, for the duration of the War on Terror in 2002. A Commissioning or Masthead pennant is flown from the masthead and represents the commission of the captain of the ship (and thus of the ship itself). Additionally, a Church", "title": "Flags of the United States Armed Forces" }, { "docid": "3637531", "text": "consisting of thirteen red and white stripes charged with an uncoiled rattlesnake and the motto \"Dont Tread on Me\" [\"sic\"]; this tradition dates at least back to 1880, when this design appeared in a color plate in Admiral George Henry Preble's influential \"History of the Flag of the United States\". Recent scholarship, however, has demonstrated that this inferred design never actually existed but \"was a 19th-century mistake based on an erroneous 1776 engraving\". In 1778, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sicily, thanking him for allowing entry of American ships into", "title": "First Navy Jack" }, { "docid": "5239213", "text": "by U.S. civilian ships and by U.S. yachts as well. The modern First Navy Jack as used by the U.S. Navy is a flag bearing 13 red and white stripes, a rattlesnake and the motto \"DONT TREAD ON ME\" [\"sic\"], coming from the supposed design of the first jacks used by the U.S. Navy during the Revolutionary War. It is flown from the jackstaff from 08:00 to sunset while U.S. Navy ships are moored or at anchor. It is required to be the same size as the union of the ensign being flown from the stern of the ship. It", "title": "Jack of the United States" }, { "docid": "8864714", "text": "list Miller praised it as a \"tribute to the doctrine of peace through strength\". Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song) \"Don't Tread on Me\" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, from their eponymous fifth album. The title is connected with the American Revolutionary War. The words \"Don't Tread on Me\" constitute the motto of the Gadsden flag, and the snake image on the flag is pictured on the cover of the album. The instrumental introduction uses an eight bar phrase from \"America\", a popular song from the musical and film \"West Side Story\". It is in a", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)" }, { "docid": "8864709", "text": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song) \"Don't Tread on Me\" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, from their eponymous fifth album. The title is connected with the American Revolutionary War. The words \"Don't Tread on Me\" constitute the motto of the Gadsden flag, and the snake image on the flag is pictured on the cover of the album. The instrumental introduction uses an eight bar phrase from \"America\", a popular song from the musical and film \"West Side Story\". It is in a moderate tempo of 104 bpm in . The lyrics reference American Revolutionary Patrick Henry's", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)" }, { "docid": "3927686", "text": "rattlesnake like the one found on the Gadsden Flag. The song's lyrics refer to political phrases from the American Revolutionary War. \"Don't Tread On Me\" is a song from hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees on their 1992 studio album Don't Tread. In addition, in the hit series The West Wing, Sam Seaborn's office displays the flag hanging above his cabinet. NASCAR driver Carl Edwards displayed the Gadsden Flag next to his facsimile signature on his race car. In WWE, the tag team Real Americans, composed by Jack Swagger, Cesaro and the manager Zeb Colter, used the Gadsden Flag and the", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "15148056", "text": "midterm election voter\" and even compared it to the American patriotic phrase \"Dont Tread On Me\". At least two \"Don't Touch My Junk\" songs have since been released, one of which was written by Houston, Texas, musician Danny Kristensen and was based on a James Cotton song, \"Cut You Loose\". Michael Kinsley weighed in on \"Politico\" in a column entitled \"Go ahead, touch my junk\", in which he defended the TSA against criticism from Dr. Tyner and others. A columnist for \"The Atlantic\", Wendy Kaminer, argued that the intentions of those, such as Krauthammer, who were criticizing the indiscriminate screening", "title": "Don't touch my junk" }, { "docid": "14938644", "text": "an Israeli flag, a GOP flag (with elephant), a Gadsden flag ('Don’t Tread on Me'). And that’s only a fraction of the inventory.” Before and after the 2013 elections, Norheim has frequently been identified in the media as the Progress Party's foreign-policy spokesman. He has also been described in English-language media as the party's head of international affairs and as its international secretary. Norheim has expressed concern over the Progress Party's image abroad, where it is often described as far-right and compared to the French Popular Front and other more radical parties. In September 2013, when the Progress Party held", "title": "Kristian Norheim" }, { "docid": "2744153", "text": "painted in black in the center, over the words \"Come and Take It\". The makeshift flag evoked the American Revolutionary-era slogan \"Don't Tread on Me\". Texians then fired their cannon at the Mexican camp. Realizing that he was outnumbered and outgunned, Castañeda led his troops back to San Antonio de Béxar. The troops were gone before the Texians finished reloading. In his report to Ugartechea, Castañeda wrote \"since the orders from your Lordship were for me to withdraw without compromising the honor of Mexican arms, I did so\". Two Mexican soldiers were killed in the attack. The only Texian casualty", "title": "Battle of Gonzales" }, { "docid": "7874776", "text": "and special glasses. The glasses revealed the words BENEVENTUM and GEORGETOWN SC in secret printing on the flag. The next destination was Beneventum Plantation in Georgetown, where the \"Don't Tread On Me\" flag was created. With the discovery of the destination, teams received a Motorola message that a $30,000 treasure could be claimed by the first team to reach an upcoming location. Team Miss USA realized their mistake in not taking a bundle and returned to the tunnel. Through it all a bluesman performed the song at the tunnel entrance. After well over a 14-hour trip to arrive at Beneventum,", "title": "Treasure Hunters (TV series)" }, { "docid": "3927672", "text": "the Train of Artillery of the Town of Providence, before being appointed to lead the Navy. The 1775 flag of the Providence Train of Artillery's featured a coiled timber rattlesnake and the motto \"Do Not Tread on Me\" along with an anchor, cannons and the motto \"In God We Hope\" on a gold background. The flag presented to Hopkins as Commander of the Continental Navy is a simplified version of that design. Gadsden also presented a copy of this flag to the Congress of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. This was recorded in the South Carolina congressional journals on", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3927674", "text": "gold with the motto \"Do Not Tread On Me\" on its flag. Before Esek Hopkins was named the first Commodore of the American Navy by the Continental Congress he served as a Brigadier General of the Rhode Island Militia Artillery, and would have been familiar with the design of the flag. All four of the American-designed \"Rattlesnake Flags\" show a \"coiled\" rattlesnake. The only other rattlesnake flag, the First Navy Jack, was \"designed by\" the English artist Thomas Hart as background art. The traditional version of the First Navy Jack has an uncoiled rattlesnake and the same motto as the", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "3927685", "text": "the flag of the \"Allied States of America\", which had been flying at the town hall following a federal coup. He replaces the red, white, and blue flag of the central government with a Gadsden Flag which the previous mayor had kept framed in his office. The scene depicts a once-collaborationist character as finally having summoned the courage to be in open defiance against a supreme government. American heavy metal band Metallica recorded a song called \"Don't Tread on Me\" on their self-titled fifth studio album, released in 1991. The album cover features a dark grey picture of a coiled", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "5284483", "text": "Don't Tread on Me (album) Don't Tread on Me is the eighth studio album by 311, which was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, \"Don't Tread on Me\", was released to radio on July 26, 2005. It peaked at #2 on the \"Billboard\" Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on the R&R Panel Alternative chart. The second single, \"Speak Easy\", was released on November 22, 2005 and a third \"Frolic Room\", was released on June 13, 2006. \"Don't Tread on Me\" debuted and peaked at #5 on the \"Billboard\" 200, selling 91,000 copies in its first week of release.", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (album)" }, { "docid": "16412485", "text": "flag which featured a coiled timber rattlesnake with the motto \"Do Not Tread On Me\", above an anchor and the motto \"In God We Hope\", and a pair of cannons. The motif was surrounded by thirteen stars on a field of gold. This flag is one of the earliest uses of a rattlesnake on a flag and may have been the basis for the Gadsden flag. It is also one of the first uses of a circle of 13 stars to represent the thirteen colonies. The unit also played a significant part in the Dorr Rebellion. After the Civil War,", "title": "The United Companies of the Train of Artillery of the Town of Providence" }, { "docid": "3637532", "text": "Sicilian ports. The letter describes the American flag according to the 1777 Flag Resolution, but also describes a flag of \"South Carolina, a rattlesnake, in the middle of the thirteen stripes.\" The rattlesnake had long been a symbol of resistance to the British in Colonial America. The phrase \"Don't tread on me\" may have been coined during the American Revolutionary War, a variant perhaps of the snake severed in segments labelled with the names of the colonies and the legend \"Join, or Die\" which had appeared first in Benjamin Franklin's \"Pennsylvania Gazette\" in 1754, as a political cartoon reflecting on", "title": "First Navy Jack" }, { "docid": "2416505", "text": "began. Southern Watch was the enforcement of a ban on Iraqi warplanes and helicopters from flying south of the 32nd parallel. \"Independence\" became the most battle experienced ship in the Navy's active fleet, and the first carrier in history to hold that distinction, on 30 June 1995. With this honor, \"Independence\" displayed the Revolution-era First Navy Jack, commonly called the \"Don't Tread On Me\" flag, from her bow until her decommissioning. The flag was presented to \"Independence\"s commanding officer Capt. David P. Polatty III in a formal ceremony on 1 July. The flag was received from upon her decommissioning. In", "title": "USS Independence (CV-62)" }, { "docid": "3927683", "text": "March 2013, a resident of New Rochelle, New York, put up a Gadsden flag at the city's vacant armory building. The city ordered its removal, fearing that the flag would be seen as political. The next month, a veterans group, the United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Association, filed suit against the city. Athletic apparel company Nike uses the image of a rattlesnake coiled around a soccer ball for an ongoing, patriotic \"Don't Tread on Me\" campaign in support of the United States men's national soccer team. The phrase has become a rallying cry for American soccer fans and the Gadsden", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "17469288", "text": "involvement in its Himalayan regions. When asked about this connection by Gaenszle in 1992, Regmi said, \"I said: look, I dont know, I get paid for doing research on Nepal, I dont care where the money comes from….They gave me a grant, they never told me what to do. They said: You (can) do what you want to do. And I said I want to do land tenure and taxation in Nepal. It started with a one volume project, one became two, two became three, three became four. So they financed all that.\" The Institutes grant for Regmi was discontinued", "title": "Mahesh Chandra Regmi" }, { "docid": "10928850", "text": "was a Captain and company commander in the Culpeper Minutemen battalion. Making use of popular symbols and phrases of the period, the battalion's flag featured an obverse field containing an emblem of a snake (a symbol of the colonies) and the American Revolutionary mottoes \"Liberty or Death\" and \"Don't Tread on Me.\" Jameson and John Marshall were a leading spirit amongst the famous Culpeper minute-men. These were the first soldiers raised in Virginia. Together, he and the Minutemen fought in the Battle of Great Bridge, the first Revolutionary War battle on Virginia soil, where the minutemen defeated British troops under", "title": "John Jameson (colonel)" }, { "docid": "292331", "text": "prefix on a ship's name indicates that it is a commissioned ship. An important tradition on board naval vessels of some nations has been the ship's bell. This was historically used to mark the passage of time, as warning devices in heavy fog, and for alarms and ceremonies. The ship's captain, and more senior officers are \"piped\" aboard the ship using a Boatswain's call. In the United States, the First Navy Jack is a flag that has the words, \"Don't Tread on Me\" on the flag. By English tradition, ships have been referred to as a \"she\". However, it was", "title": "Navy" }, { "docid": "246466", "text": "of one of the songs, but eventually chose an eponym because they \"wanted to keep it simple.\" The album's cover depicts the band's logo angled against the upper left corner and a coiled snake derived from the Gadsden flag in the bottom right corner. Both emblems are dark gray so they stand out against the black background, giving \"Metallica\" the nickname \"\"The Black Album\"\". These emblems also appear on the back cover of the album. The motto of the Gadsden flag, \"Don't Tread on Me\", is also the title of a song on the album. A folded, pageless booklet depicts", "title": "Metallica (album)" }, { "docid": "5284484", "text": "Despite the success of the leadoff single, the album, like its predecessor Evolver, has yet to receive an RIAA certification. This is the third 311 album recorded in 311's recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California. Don't Tread on Me (album) Don't Tread on Me is the eighth studio album by 311, which was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, \"Don't Tread on Me\", was released to radio on July 26, 2005. It peaked at #2 on the \"Billboard\" Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on the R&R Panel Alternative chart. The second single, \"Speak Easy\", was released", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (album)" }, { "docid": "16709874", "text": "a lot more focused, I have a lot more direction. I’m still angry it’s just more mature now. I have a better idea of the sound I want to create and legacy I want to leave.\" The Yorta-Yorta culture is also influential on Briggs's songwriting according to the MC: I feel I represent my blood in everything I do, not just music. I dont feel the need to wave a flag in someones face at every chance I get because I’m already me ... I have my tribe tattooed on my arms and 2 Black, 2 Strong on my wrists.", "title": "Briggs (rapper)" }, { "docid": "19468253", "text": "served as a line company. Its uniform included blue cloth caps with white plumes; blue frock coats with three rows of brass buttons, silver lace trim, and blue epaulettes. Officers had a single-breasted frock coat. Trousers were also blue, apparently with a white stripe. The company flag, presented to the company a few days before December 11, 1860, was described: \"upon one side is the Coat of Arms of Georgia; on the other a huge rattlesnake, coiled around a tree and the words 'Don't tread on me'\". The flag was issued before Georgia seceded in January 1861, and it was", "title": "5th Georgia Volunteer Infantry" }, { "docid": "3927671", "text": "the motto \"Don't Tread on Me.\" This is the first recorded mention of the future Gadsden flag's symbolism. At the Congress, Continental Colonel Christopher Gadsden represented his home state of South Carolina. He was one of seven members of the Marine Committee who were outfitting the first naval mission. Before the departure of that first mission in December 1775, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Navy, Commodore Esek Hopkins, received the yellow rattlesnake flag from Gadsden to serve as the distinctive personal standard of his flagship. It was displayed at the mainmast. Hopkins had previously led The United Companies of", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "2114468", "text": "José Rizal's book criticizing the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The phrase evokes a cancer of the eyelids, for which ophthalmologists used the phrase; it symbolizes the people's blindness to the ruling government, which Rizal deemed the social cancer that people were too afraid to touch. Historically, the phrase was used by Revolutionary-Era Americans in reference to the Gadsden flag—with its derivation \"don't tread on me\"—and other representations dating to the American War for Independence. In the United States military, the phrase is the motto of the US Army's oldest infantry regiment, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),", "title": "Noli me tangere" }, { "docid": "8864713", "text": "Hetfield mentioned that they liked the live sound of songs (\"Don't Tread on Me\" and \"My Friend of Misery\") that they played live for the first time. Previously, Hetfield was said to have disliked the song, as revealed in an April 2001 interview with \"Playboy\" magazine, in which he stated: \"There are some songs on there I don't like. 'Don't Tread on Me', probably not one of my favorite songs musically.\" The tune was named by journalist John J. Miller of the conservative news-magazine \"National Review\" as one of the \"50 Greatest Conservative Rock songs\", placed as #9 on the", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)" }, { "docid": "8864711", "text": "place. I definitely think that. And that feeling came about from touring a lot. You find out what you like about certain places and you find out why you live in America, even with all the bad fucked-up shit. It's still the most happening place to hang out.\" Hetfield also said \"Don't Tread On Me, I love the song, but it shocked a lot of people, because everyone thought it was pro-war when they thought we were anti-war, and alls we're doing is writing songs, we're not standing politically on any side. \"Don't Tread On Me\" was just one of", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)" }, { "docid": "911826", "text": "Culpeper, Orange and Fauquier, forming one district, raised 350 men in \"Clayton's old field\" on the Catalpa estate, who came to be called the Culpeper Minute Men. In December, the Minute Men, marching under their flag depicting a rattlesnake and inscribed with the words \"Liberty or Death\" and \"Don't Tread on Me\", took part in the Battle of Great Bridge, the first Revolutionary battle on Virginia soil. The Culpeper Minute Men reorganized in 1860 in response to the impending Civil War and became part of 13th Infantry's Company B. The Culpeper Minutemen were again organized for World War I, and", "title": "Culpeper County, Virginia" }, { "docid": "5599619", "text": "Patrick Henry as the prime agitators for American independence by historians. Gadsden designed the \"Don't Tread on Me\" flag, first used on December 3, 1775, on the \"Alfred\", featuring a rattlesnake with 13 rattles representing each colony. In 1767, the Townsend Acts levied new taxes on glass, oil, wine, tea, paper, and other goods. Gadsden led the opposition and although Britain removed the taxes on everything except tea, Charlestonians mirrored the Boston Tea Party by dumping a shipment of tea into the Cooper River. Other shipments were allowed to land, but they rotted in Charles Town storehouses. Delegates from twelve", "title": "South Carolina in the American Revolution" }, { "docid": "10682705", "text": "Bay for exercises to get the crew ready for service. Sierra was the oldest active duty warship prior to her decommissioning. As such, she was entitled to fly the \"Don't Tread on Me\" flag denoting her as such. \"Sierra\" was decommissioned on 15 October 1993 and was sold for scrapping. USS Sierra (AD-18) USS \"Sierra\" (AD-18) was a destroyer tender that served with the United States Navy from World War II to the 1990s. The second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, \"Sierra\" was laid down on 31 December 1941 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company of Tampa, Florida, launched", "title": "USS Sierra (AD-18)" }, { "docid": "2409961", "text": "and an active governor was needed since the British had not yet given up Charleston. So in 1782, John Mathews became the new governor. Gadsden was also a member of the state convention in 1788 and voted for ratification of the United States Constitution. In 1798, he built the imposing house at 329 East Bay Street in the Ansonborough area of Charleston that remained in the family for more than a century; famous iron worker Philip Simmons built the gates that incorporate a snake motif, drawn from the \"Don't Tread on Me\" flag that Gadsden designed. Gadsden was married three", "title": "Christopher Gadsden" }, { "docid": "2850740", "text": "In October, the Latino Victory Fund, which supports Northam, released an ad in which a pickup truck, adorned with a Gillespie bumper sticker, a \"Don't tread on me\" license plate, and a Confederate flag, chases down minority children and corners them in an alley—one of the children in the ad then wakes up, revealing the scene to have been a nightmare. Although Northam and his campaign were not involved with the ad, Northam initially defended it, saying Gillespie's own ads \"have promoted fearmongering, hatred, bigotry, racial divisiveness,\" and adding, \"I mean, it's upset a lot of communities, and they have", "title": "Ed Gillespie" }, { "docid": "11138047", "text": "Victory Fund, which supports Northam, released an ad in which a pickup truck, adorned with a Gillespie bumper sticker, a \"Don't tread on me\" license plate, and a Confederate flag, chases down minority children and corners them in an alley—one of the children in the ad then wakes up, revealing the scene to have been a nightmare. Although Northam and his campaign were not involved with the ad, Northam initially defended it, saying Gillespie's own ads \"have promoted fearmongering, hatred, bigotry, racial divisiveness,\" and adding, \"I mean, it's upset a lot of communities, and they have the right to express", "title": "Ralph Northam" }, { "docid": "20597473", "text": "careful. Ayesha says dont do it Zara, I am not your real mother so you are not listening. Zara says Kabir is your real son so why not ask him to do what I want? Zara leaves. Ayesha cries and says this is wrong. Kabir says dont cry, she is my wife, I care for her and you know she is stubborn, dont try to make me listen because of her. He leaves. Zeenat says to Ayesha that Zara is clever to do all this. Ayesha is worried about snake. Zara comes to outhouse with her makeshift bed. She looks", "title": "Ishq Subhan Allah" }, { "docid": "8864712", "text": "those 'don't fuck with us' songs, and obviously referencing the flag and the snake and what it meant, that all tied into the black album and the snake icon on the album cover, and I think it's great to play that song live. We're over here in Europe playing it, and people aren't appalled by the songs. We haven't played it in Iraq or Iran yet, though.\" The song was never performed live until the European 2012 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Black Album, starting at the tour's first show in Prague. At the end of the concert,", "title": "Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)" }, { "docid": "3744348", "text": "U.S. Army training command. The drill sergeant identification badge is worn by all qualified drill sergeants. Each element of the badge has a specific meaning. It consists of 13 stars representing the original colonies. The torch, burning brightly, in the center symbolizes liberty. The snake is derived from the original ”Don’t Tread On Me” serpent on the Gadsden flag, a symbol of American independence during the 18th century. Together with the torch and breastplate, it indicated readiness to defend. The breastplate is a symbol of strength. The green background is a vestment worn under the breastplate. It's called a Jupon,", "title": "U.S. military instructor badges" }, { "docid": "7874775", "text": "In the paper was a story written by Walt Whitman, directing teams to the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Brooklyn, New York. Team Miss USA was the first in the tunnel, the only entrance to which was a manhole. They found Civil War artifacts and lyrics to the slave song Follow the Drinking Gourd written on the tunnel walls. Among the artifacts were bundles wrapped in cloth, which Team Miss USA discovered but ignored. All other teams as they arrived recognized that the bundles were clues, consisting of a Don't Tread On Me flag, a copy of the Drinking Gourd lyrics", "title": "Treasure Hunters (TV series)" }, { "docid": "10477295", "text": "Ex-Orion was transferred to the Maritime Administration for storage 1 May 1999 and sold to North American Ship Recycling, Baltimore, Maryland to be dismantled on 27 July 2006. At the time of her decommissioning in 1993, Orion was the oldest active ship in the US Navy's fleet. Accordingly, she flew the \"Don't Tread On Me\" flag toward the end of her service. USS Orion (AS-18) USS \"Orion\" (AS–18) was a of the United States Navy. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. White;", "title": "USS Orion (AS-18)" }, { "docid": "20301848", "text": "renamed it \"Radical Agenda\" (\"a show about common sense extremism\"). In 2017, he deleted most of the episodes from YouTube after receiving warnings about community standards violations. He increasingly moved from libertarian anarchist to white-supremacist ideas, to the point that in 2017 he introduced a weekly \"What Would Hitler Do?\" segment by \"Hadding,\" a frequent caller to the show who also runs a Holocaust-denying site called National-Socialist Worldview. What he described as his \"sorry excuse for a studio in Keene, New Hampshire\" included a Donald Trump \"God-Emperor\" poster, a \"Don't tread on me\" flag, a sign saying \"White Lives Matter,\"", "title": "Christopher Cantwell" }, { "docid": "7267317", "text": "lest I tread on thee.\" With one foot he pushed the red man over the Oconee, and with the other he trampled down the graves of his fathers and the forests where he had so long hunted the deer. But our great father still loved his red children, and he soon made them another talk. He said, \"Get a little further; you are too near me.\" But there were some bad men among the Muscogees then, as there are now. They lingered around the graves of their ancestors, till they were crushed beneath the heavy tread of our great father.", "title": "Speckled Snake" }, { "docid": "19760415", "text": "Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia The flag of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (; ) depicts a golden eagle facing to its right standing on white fortifications on a blue background. The colours (gold and blue) originate from the historic flag of Friuli used by the medieval Patria del Friuli – a state that was independent from 1077 to 1420 and ruled by the Patriarchate of Aquileia. The symbols of the eagle comes from the name of the ancient city of Aquileia, which, according to popular legend, derived from an eagle () who showed the first citizens the spot where", "title": "Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia" }, { "docid": "5653183", "text": "by Patterson's interpretations of songs later performed by Elvis. \"\"You'll come and find the place where I am lying,\" \"And kneel and say an Ave there for me;\" \"And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me,\" \"And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be,\" \"For you will bend and tell me that you love me,\" \"And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.\"\" In February 2002. an independent film-maker, Johnny Watts, met Eily Patterson on Staten Island, New York . This meeting resulted in 'The Tribute in Song', a series of three one-hour programmes featuring", "title": "Frank Patterson" }, { "docid": "20320623", "text": "formalize post-graduate studies for chaplains. It is thought that the circuit riding chaplaincy ministry on destroyers was based on Thomas having been a circuit rider in Mississippi. In January 1947 Thomas was awarded the Legion of Merit. In 1952 Thomas wrote the Dedication in Memorial Hall in Bancroft Hall of the US Naval Academy that was placed beneath the \"Dont Give up the Ship\" flag. Thomas retired from active duty in 1949. Upon retirement he and Mrs. Thomas moved to Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly near Waynesville, North Carolina, where he resided until his death. He served as dean of the", "title": "William Nathaniel Thomas" }, { "docid": "809235", "text": "Belongs to Me\" from the 1965 album \"Bringing It All Back Home\" (\"she's an artist/ she don't look back\"). Pennebaker has said that he was not aware, when deciding on the film title, that it had appeared in one of Dylan's songs, and that he knew Dylan did not want a song lyric to be the title. (Dylan would later again use \"don't look back\", this time in its imperative form, in the song \"Pressing On\", from the 1980 album \"Saved\", which contained the lyric \"shake the dust off your feet/ don't look back\".) Pennebaker has stated that the famous", "title": "Dont Look Back" }, { "docid": "16509648", "text": "or down. Youre going to kill me anyway, why dont you shoot?\" Mossman had Stiles disarm Chacon and then put him on a horse for the journey to the railroad, where they boarded a train to Benson. Of note is that several times Chacon attempted to escape by throwing himself off his horse, presumably at a place where Mossman couldn't easily follow, such as a steep hillside or something similar. The capture of Chacon was anticlimactic but Mossman's plan worked exactly as he hoped. Chacon was eventually hanged in Solomonville on November 21, 1902. After the capture of Augustine Chacon,", "title": "Burton C. Mossman" }, { "docid": "5131332", "text": "can get anything you want. Who do you want? Just tell me. I'll get you anybody you want.\" In the documentary film chronicling Dylan's 1965 tour of the United Kingdom, \"Dont Look Back\", Grossman can be seen constantly protecting his client, sometimes aggressively confronting people he thinks are disrespectful to Dylan. In one memorable scene, he works with musical entrepreneur Tito Burns to extract a good price for Dylan's appearance on BBC One television. The director of \"Dont Look Back\", D. A. Pennebaker, said of Grossman's management tactics, \"I think Albert was one of the few people that saw Dylan's", "title": "Albert Grossman" }, { "docid": "2138084", "text": "Me Up High\" which became her first Billboard Club/Dance hit peaking at #17 in September 2013. In October 2014, she released \"Lately\" (Remixes) her collaboration with New York City Producers and club DJ's Sean Grasty and DJ Rikky Rivera better known as Groove Addix. Lady Bunny's vocal of \"Lately\" is already creating a buzz globally in the underground club scene (pre-release) with explicit lyrics: \"Pussy this good/Dont wait around for no man-Pussy this good/Dont wait for no nobody.\" \"Lately\" will be released on the UK House label Enriched Records which is owned by Rich B, a well known DJ/Artist on", "title": "Lady Bunny" }, { "docid": "3604717", "text": "shortly afterward. James Lawrence died of his wounds on 4 June 1813, while his captors directed \"Chesapeake\" to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After Lawrence's death was reported to his friend and fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry, he ordered a large blue battle ensign, stitched with the phrase \"DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP\" in bold white letters. The Perry Flag was displayed on his flagship during a victorious engagement against the British on Lake Erie in September 1813. The original flag is displayed in the Naval Academy Museum and a replica is displayed in Memorial Hall at the United States Naval Academy", "title": "James Lawrence" }, { "docid": "1427840", "text": "You Feel?\" and \"First Straw\". In Summer 2004, 311 kicked off their second annual Unity Tour with openers The Roots and Medeski Martin & Wood. On August 16, 2005, 311 released their eighth studio album, titled \"Don't Tread on Me\". \"Don't Tread On Me\", the first single, reached No. 2 on the \"Billboard\" Modern Rock chart and No. 7 at Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. In Summer 2005, 311 kicked off their third annual Unity Tour with openers Papa Roach and Unwritten Law. On July 20, 2006, 311 kicked off their Summer Unity Tour, playing 37 shows in 27 states", "title": "311 (band)" }, { "docid": "11121562", "text": "and singing have returned to top strength, and the record burns with sincerity and warmth. Simply, elegantly excellent.” Allmusic said about \"Where Angels Fear to Tread,\" “DeVille and his band were burning through the pages of rock and R&B history (there are a couple of doo wop- and New Orleans-flavored cuts as well) with raw swagger and astonishing musicianship. Why they didn't catch on and George Thorogood did is a mystery that will be up to '80s historians to figure out.” Boris Kinberg, a percussionist in The Mink DeVille Band, considered \"Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac\" one of the best songs Willy", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread (Mink DeVille album)" }, { "docid": "10319865", "text": "Alternative Songs chart. The band's next four studio albums, \"Don't Tread on Me\" (2005), \"Uplifter\" (2009), \"Universal Pulse\" (2011), and \"Stereolithic\" (2014), all peaked in the top 10 of the \"Billboard\" 200, as well. \"Uplifter\" went to number three, which was the highest position of any 311 album. The title track from \"Don't Tread on Me\" was a single and peaked at number two on the Alternative Songs chart. 311 discography The comprehensive discography of 311, a rock band, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, consists of fourteen studio albums, one live album, twenty four live concerts released via Live311 four compilation", "title": "311 discography" }, { "docid": "1317728", "text": "Where Angels Fear to Tread Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) is a novel by E. M. Forster. The title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's \"An Essay on Criticism\": \"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread\". In 1991 it was made into a film by Charles Sturridge, starring Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, and Judy Davis. A ten-part radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. An opera based on the novel by Mark Weiser was premiered at the Peabody Institute of Music in 1999, and received its professional", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread" }, { "docid": "1317734", "text": "as Forster's was, a whole and mature work dominated by a fresh and commanding intelligence\". Where Angels Fear to Tread Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) is a novel by E. M. Forster. The title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's \"An Essay on Criticism\": \"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread\". In 1991 it was made into a film by Charles Sturridge, starring Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, and Judy Davis. A ten-part radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. An opera based on the novel by Mark", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread" }, { "docid": "2180379", "text": "JOHN, CAN I ASK WHO IS CALLING? GA <br> Caller B HI JOHN, ITS ME FRED, I AM WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE, ITS GETTING LATE TO GO OUT TO THE PUB GA <br> Caller A HI FRED, SORRY I DONT THINK I CAN GO GA <br> Caller B WHY CANT YOU GO? GA <br> Caller A MY WIFE IS NOT FEELING WELL AND I HAVE NO BABYSITTER FOR MY KIDS! GA <br> Caller B AWWWW DARN. I WANTED YOU THERE. OH WELL WHAT CAN YOU DO ? GA <br> Caller A I KNOW.. I GOTTA GO. THE KIDS NEED ME.", "title": "Telecommunications device for the deaf" }, { "docid": "16107399", "text": "students in college and they seemed to treat me well at first. However, suddenly they had become unfriendly and hostile to me. I felt being betrayed. I hid myself in my dormitory, the only place where I felt safe and secure. I indulged in binge eating and vomiting. I dont wish to be hurt by them again.” She turns to bulimia as a way of hiding from reality and indulging herself. Because of societal norms in China, it is seen that some women are turning to eating disorders as a way out from their stress and worry. Eating disorders in", "title": "Eating disorders in Chinese women" }, { "docid": "17216317", "text": "\"Let Your Heart Sing\" EP, tracks were played by BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio and Xfm among others, including a \"Radio 1 Live Lounge\" performance for Mike Davies on 23 January 2013, where the next single, \"Anything Anything\" (featuring Linda Harrison), was played for the first time. In 2014, Bleach Blood released their Darling Don't Dive EP for free through their website. On this EP were 3 brand new songs and a reworked rendition of \"Anything, Anything\" ft. Linda Harrison. \"Darling Dont Dive without me\" was released for Radio airplay and was Single of the week on XFM Radio. Bleach", "title": "Bleach Blood" }, { "docid": "2286650", "text": "people have heard that this is International Space Year\". In support of \"Apollo 18\", They Might Be Giants embarked on a tour across the United States, Europe and Asia. The tour was named the \"Don't Tread on the Cut-Up Snake World Tour 1992\", a reference to the Gadsden flag and the \"Join, or Die\" cartoon, with the \"world tour\" affix appended by Elektra Records. The band's largest tour up to that point, spanning the length of 1992, the Don't Tread on the Cut-Up Snake tour was also associated with ISY. Although they were initially hesitant about using live backing musicians,", "title": "Apollo 18 (album)" }, { "docid": "4773033", "text": "Bighorn\" [emphasis original]... [He] told me that he was afraid; and yet he did not run away until he saw Son-of-the-morning star fall down from his horse into the water of the Little Bighorn. He told me that Son-of-the-morning star was ahead of his men, and that when he fell, the blue horse-soldiers ran back up the hill. He took me to the place, and showed me exactly where Son-of-the-morning-star fell into the water, with Two-bodies and the flag... . After the battle, Goes Ahead settled on the Crow reservation, married and raised a family. He was interviewed by historian", "title": "Goes Ahead" }, { "docid": "20406472", "text": "kind of roll with it.” In December 2016 and January 2017, songs under Joji started to be uploaded onto the 88rising channel, indicating a partnership between Miller and 88rising on future projects. In mid-2017, he released \"i dont wanna waste my time\" and \"rain on me\" onto his SoundCloud and on the 88rising channel. In an interview, Miller noted that he had been \"making beats and working on a few big projects\" and hinted at a full-length Joji project being released. Joji originally announced he had an EP coming on Complex's Hot Ones series where celebrities would eat buffalo wings", "title": "In Tongues (EP)" }, { "docid": "12530644", "text": "La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (film) La Ville dont le prince est un enfant is a 1997 made-for-television film adapted from 1955 play by French dramatist Henry de Montherlant of the same title. The title, literally translated, \"The City Where the Prince is a Child\", is taken from Ecclesiastes 10:16: \"\"Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!\"\" The French language film was subsequently released in North American markets on DVD in 2004 under the title, The Fire That Burns, similar to the 1977 English language translation", "title": "La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (film)" }, { "docid": "12530646", "text": "is undone by his own hand. La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (film) La Ville dont le prince est un enfant is a 1997 made-for-television film adapted from 1955 play by French dramatist Henry de Montherlant of the same title. The title, literally translated, \"The City Where the Prince is a Child\", is taken from Ecclesiastes 10:16: \"\"Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!\"\" The French language film was subsequently released in North American markets on DVD in 2004 under the title, The Fire That Burns, similar", "title": "La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (film)" }, { "docid": "18291383", "text": "Second part of a book, & me thinks it is very wonderfull that people that dont want sense in some things, should be soe rediculous as to shew theire vanity. David Hume, writing in his \"The History of Great Britain\" in 1756, provided a mixed assessment of Clarendon: This age affords great materials for history; but did not produce any accomplished historian. Clarendon, however, will always be esteemed an entertaining writer, even independent of our curiosity to know the facts, which he relates. His style is prolix and redundant, and suffocates us by the length of its periods: But it", "title": "The History of the Rebellion" }, { "docid": "16107407", "text": "My father has a problem and I dont have any. He arranged everything for me. He did too much. I am sick of his over–interference in my life. I knew the sessions were his arrangement too. I dislike being at his disposal any more. So I refuse to meet you.” In order for the patient to receive help, the therapist needs to create a bond with them first, so that they can voice their needs and the cause of their disorder. Family therapy in China has also proven beneficial because families can talk about issues in the family. This in", "title": "Eating disorders in Chinese women" }, { "docid": "12352749", "text": "\"I Can't Hate You Anymore\" \"Resolution\" \"Run To Me\" \"Outside Looking In\" Jordin Sparks: \"Next To You\" \"Worth The Wait\" Jonas Brothers: \"Underdog\" \"Take A Breath\" \"Fall(from the JONAS L.A. soundtrack)\" Backstreet Boys: \"Incomplete\" \"Inconsolable\" \"Any Other Way\" \"Everything But Mine\" \"One In A Million\" \"You Can Let Go\" \"Downpour\" \"In Pieces\" \"Dont Turn Out The Lights Kimberley Locke: \"Change\" LeAnn Rimes: \"Strong\" \"For The First Time\" \"Break Me Down\" JC Chasez: \"You Ruined Me\" Ty Herdon: \"In The Arms Of The One Who Loves Me\" \"Hide\" The Afters: \"Falling Into Place\" John-Mark: \"On Your Side\" \"Hard Enough To Miss", "title": "Jess Cates" }, { "docid": "20783667", "text": "attracted further interest. In 1909 Guillaume Apollinaire paid tribute to her writing \"Vous avez un talent bien net et non énervé dont je vous félicite en me déclarant votre admirateur.\" She was influenced by Étienne-François de Choiseul. In 1934 she wrote a biography of the 15th century French Duchess Yolande d'Anjou which proved important as she used sources that that were lost during the second World War. In 1938 she lived in Touraine, where she gave lectures about Pierre de Ronsard, Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, the monarchs of Sicily and the campaign of Joan of Arc. She died on 26 August", "title": "Jehanne d'Orliac" }, { "docid": "15966309", "text": "years, little food was produced, and the rations brought from England were soon consumed, leaving the colony in near starvation. Clark wrote \"\"God help us. If some ships dont\" [sic] \"arrive, I dont know what will\"\". Supplies finally arrived in June 1790, on \"Lady Juliana\". Clark often expressed pleasure at the flogging of convicts, although rarely performed the punishment himself. After one incident, in which a particularly troublesome female convict, Elizbaeth Dudgeon, was punished for insulting a guard officer, he noted \"\"she has long been fishing for it, which she has at last got to her heart's content\"\". He did,", "title": "Ralph Clark" }, { "docid": "11121564", "text": "Priest\" (from DeVille's \"Loup Garou\"). The album’s title comes from the Johnny Mercer song “Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread),” not from the novel by that title written by E. M. Forster. \"Unless otherwise noted, all songs by Willy DeVille.\" Where Angels Fear to Tread (Mink DeVille album) Where Angels Fear to Tread is the fifth studio album by the rock band Mink DeVille. It was released in 1983, and was the second album Mink DeVille recorded for Atlantic Records, and Atlantic brought in two in-house producers, Howard Albert and Ron Albert, to produce the album. Mink DeVille", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread (Mink DeVille album)" }, { "docid": "4245213", "text": "with the corner flag, literally sitting on the ball to torment defenders who couldn't dispossess him, and teasing a beaten goalkeeper by putting his foot on the ball on the goal line. Sunderland teammate Trevor Ford wrote in his autobiography that: \"where did it [Shackleton's antics] get us? Precisely nowhere. The result was that when he did make a move, the opposing defence was in position and the attack broke down. Time and again when I thought Shack was going to slip a goalscoring pass to me he would veer off\". However Billy Bingham defended Shackleton by noting that Ford", "title": "Len Shackleton" }, { "docid": "8512759", "text": "and \"Husbands and Wives\". Image Entertainment released the film in anamorphic widescreen format on Region 1 DVD on 7 November 2006. The only bonus feature is the original trailer. Where Angels Fear to Tread (film) Where Angels Fear to Tread is a 1991 British drama film directed by Charles Sturridge. The screenplay by Sturridge, Tim Sullivan, and Derek Granger is based on the 1905 novel of the same title by E. M. Forster. Recently widowed and anxious to escape the clutches of her oppressively meddlesome in-laws, free-spirited Lilia Herriton, née Theobald (Helen Mirren) travels to the hillside Tuscan town of", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread (film)" }, { "docid": "20000169", "text": "better [4]. The best of these was zinc oxide, a pure white substance that increased traction and also made the entire tire white. However, the white rubber did not offer sufficient endurance, so carbon black was added to the rubber to greatly increase tread life. Using carbon black only in the tread produced tires with inner and outer sidewalls of white rubber, which is where whitewall tires came from. Later, entirely black tires became available with white sidewalls being covered with a somewhat thin, black colored layer of rubber. By compressing the white rubber through the letter cutouts in the", "title": "Tire lettering" }, { "docid": "11994587", "text": "Byron, I have had a letter from Edinburgh, and your old sweetheart, Mary Duff, is married to Mr. C***.' And what was my answer? I really cannot explain or account for my feelings at that moment, but they nearly threw me into convulsions...How the deuce did all this occur so early? Where could it originate? I certainly had no sexual ideas for years afterwards; and yet my misery, my love for that girl were so violent, that I sometimes doubt if I have ever been really attached since. Be that as it may, hearing of her marriage several years after", "title": "Lord Byron" }, { "docid": "246451", "text": "Metallica (album) Metallica (commonly known as The Black Album) is the self-titled fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it received widespread critical acclaim and became the band's best-selling album. \"Metallica\" produced five singles that are considered to be among the band's best-known songs, which include \"Enter Sandman\", \"The Unforgiven\", \"Nothing Else Matters\", \"Wherever I May Roam\", and \"Sad but True\". A sixth song, \"Don't Tread on Me\", was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release, but the song did not receive a commercial single release. The", "title": "Metallica (album)" }, { "docid": "1991009", "text": "would be \"free to denounce those horrible factory farms where animals are raised for food\". He took to frequently denouncing the new sexual laxity of the 'swinging sixties' on radio and television. He particularly railed against \"pills and pot\"—birth control pills and cannabis. He was contemptuous of the Beatles. His book \"Tread Softly for You Tread on My Jokes\" (1966), though acerbic in its wit, revealed a serious view of life. The title is an allusion to the last line of the poem \"Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven\" by William Butler Yeats: \"Tread softly because you tread on", "title": "Malcolm Muggeridge" }, { "docid": "12138634", "text": "be the worse for me. He also asked where my French flag was, and advised me, if I valued my liberty, to show one without delay. There is the flag, and here is the other voting-ticket; a similar one I have just voted, but this I present to you.\" \"My informant went on to tell me that every voter had received his ticket from the police authorities, and he smiled when I asked him where I could procure a \"non\" ticket. 'No printing-house here would venture to print one,' he said; 'you would have to get them from Geneva.' The", "title": "Treaty of Turin (1860)" }, { "docid": "11151795", "text": "Indian flag. Beginning in November 2014, Keshavan collaborated with Duncan Kennedy to train for 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Duncan will act as Keshavan’s personal coach while leveraging his technical expertise to improve Keshavan’s sled. Keshavan qualified for his sixth and final Olympics in 2018, where he finished 34th out of 40 athletes in the men's singles event. In 2002, the Italian luge team offered Keshavan full use of their coaches and training facilities if he competed under the Italian flag, but he did not take the offer, insisting he wanted to continue representing India. \"For me the dream was to", "title": "Shiva Keshavan" }, { "docid": "19941410", "text": "in Irv Broughton's book, \"Producers on Producing: The Making of Film and Television\", Ziv noted that, although he was often called the \"father of syndication,\" the concept was not original with him. \"That's the tag that followed me,\" he said, \"and is still being used. I developed the technique; I didn't originate it. I'm not sure if anyone preceded me. I did expand on it and brought it to what was probably its highest level.\" Hal Erickson wrote in \"Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987\", \"It was Frederick [sic] W. Ziv who brought sophistication to syndication, turning it into", "title": "Ziv Company" }, { "docid": "7547165", "text": "suit may be deficient. DONT In the card game contract bridge, DONT is a conventional overcall used to interfere with an opponent's one notrump (1NT) opening bid. DONT, an acronym for Disturb Opponents' Notrump, was designed by Marty Bergen, and is therefore also referred to as \"Bergen over Notrump\". Although the method is often criticized for being too nebulous, it remains fairly popular. The convention was first published in the September/October 1989 issue of \"Bridge Today\". In DONT, the two-level overcalls of trump show a two suiter of the suit bid and an unspecified higher-ranking suit. The feature distinguishing DONT", "title": "DONT" }, { "docid": "7547161", "text": "DONT In the card game contract bridge, DONT is a conventional overcall used to interfere with an opponent's one notrump (1NT) opening bid. DONT, an acronym for Disturb Opponents' Notrump, was designed by Marty Bergen, and is therefore also referred to as \"Bergen over Notrump\". Although the method is often criticized for being too nebulous, it remains fairly popular. The convention was first published in the September/October 1989 issue of \"Bridge Today\". In DONT, the two-level overcalls of trump show a two suiter of the suit bid and an unspecified higher-ranking suit. The feature distinguishing DONT from other similar conventions", "title": "DONT" }, { "docid": "19760416", "text": "the ancient city should be founded. The modern flag, adopted in 2001, uses an eagle design found on an antique vase kept in a museum in Aquileia. Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia The flag of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (; ) depicts a golden eagle facing to its right standing on white fortifications on a blue background. The colours (gold and blue) originate from the historic flag of Friuli used by the medieval Patria del Friuli – a state that was independent from 1077 to 1420 and ruled by the Patriarchate of Aquileia. The symbols of the eagle comes", "title": "Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia" }, { "docid": "8512749", "text": "Where Angels Fear to Tread (film) Where Angels Fear to Tread is a 1991 British drama film directed by Charles Sturridge. The screenplay by Sturridge, Tim Sullivan, and Derek Granger is based on the 1905 novel of the same title by E. M. Forster. Recently widowed and anxious to escape the clutches of her oppressively meddlesome in-laws, free-spirited Lilia Herriton, née Theobald (Helen Mirren) travels to the hillside Tuscan town of Monteriano with her young friend Caroline Abbott (Helena Bonham Carter). There she falls in love with both the countryside and Gino Carella, a handsome young villager, and she decides", "title": "Where Angels Fear to Tread (film)" }, { "docid": "4069591", "text": "more. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee;— The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale! </poem> \"Old Ironsides\" was", "title": "Old Ironsides (poem)" }, { "docid": "9613354", "text": "Tread Softly in This Place Tread Softly in this Place is a novel set in the town of Ross, located in a remote part of rural Ireland, and written over the course of 1970/71 by the Irish-based author, Brian Cleeve. The narrative takes place over four days and charts the interconnecting lives and loves of a disparate collection of characters. \"Tread Softly in this Place\" is a further exploration of Irish themes following Cleeve's successful \"Cry of Morning\", although it did not sell as well as the latter. A year before the novel opens, Peadar and Matty Power, two elderly", "title": "Tread Softly in This Place" }, { "docid": "6243713", "text": "say to Mechtild: \"Everything you have and by which you can please me you have from me and through me.\" In one extraordinary vision she perceived that \"the smallest details of creation are reflected in the Holy Trinity by means of the humanity of Christ, because it is from the same earth that produced them that Christ drew his humanity.\" While Julian of Norwich (1342 - about 1416) is the most famous English author to employ the idea of God as mother, the concept did not originate with her. St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) had already fostered devotion to 'our", "title": "Mechtilde" }, { "docid": "16509646", "text": "dont want him to suspect me. Remember that if you take him you have promised that the reward shall go to me, and that youll stand by me at my trial if I surrender. You sure want to be mighty careful, or hell kill you. So long.\" When Chacon awoke later that morning, his suspicions were aroused when he found that Alvord was no longer in camp. After breakfast, Stiles suggested that they go steal the horses in daylight, but Chacon was uninterested and said he was going back to Sonora. Mossman knew his time to act was now. Chacon", "title": "Burton C. Mossman" }, { "docid": "8092596", "text": "Je t'aime pourtant D'un amour ardent Dont rien, je le sens, ne pourra me défaire. Tu seras toujours mon amant Et je crois en toi comme au bonheur suprême. Je te fuis parfois, mais je reviens quand même C'est plus fort que moi… je t'aime ! Lorsque je souffre, il me faut tes yeux Profonds et joyeux Afin que j'y meure, Et j'ai besoin pour revivre, amour, De t'avoir un jour Moins qu'un jour, une heure, De me bercer un peu dans tes bras Quand mon cœur est las, Quand parfois je pleure. Ah ! crois-le bien, mon chéri, mon", "title": "Fascination (1905 song)" }, { "docid": "11231609", "text": "no improvement in traction. However, many otherwise slick tires have a light tread pattern, due to the common belief that a slick tire will be slippery in wet conditions. Knobby treads are intended for off-road use, where the tread texture can help improve traction on soft surfaces. Many treads are omnidirectional—the tire can be installed in either orientation—but some are unidirectional and designed to be oriented a certain way. Some tires, especially for mountain bikes, have a tread which is intended either for the front wheel or the rear wheel. A special tread pattern, with small dimples, has been developed", "title": "Bicycle tire" }, { "docid": "11383133", "text": "originate from the verses of Dirghatamas. Another one bites the dust The first time the phrase \"bites the dust\" appears is in the Rgveda (1.158.4-5) where the poet Dirgatama has a prayer to the divine doctors and says ‘may the turning of the days not tire me, may the fires not burn me, may the wood-pyre not eat the earth, may the waters not swallow me’. There are disputes on what \"bites the dirt\" means in sayana’s commentary in the 14th century- which means the phrase had gone out of style in India at this time as most people began", "title": "Dirghatamas" }, { "docid": "15510835", "text": "Dont Party Dont Party is a South African internet blog founded by Alex Wright & Thomas Kennedy in 2009. The website's primary focus is music, creative culture, design, fashion and nightlife news.<br> In 2010 Dont Party won 'Best Music Blog' at the South African Blog Awards and was runner up for 'Best Design Blog'. Dont Party has featured a number of interviews ranging from fashion designers, street artists and musicians. The interviews include many international recording artists such as The Bloody Beetroots, Above and Beyond, Steve Aoki, Donny, James Zabiela, The Glitch Mob, and Bassnectar. A weekly segment launched every", "title": "Dont Party" }, { "docid": "11643331", "text": "Jakob Dont Jakob Dont (March 2, 1815 – November 17, 1888) was an Austrian violinist, composer, and teacher. He was born and died in Vienna. His father Valentin Dont was a noted cellist. Jakob was a student of Josef Böhm (1795–1876) and of Georg Hellmesberger (1800–1873). At the age of sixteen, he became a member of the Hofburgtheater orchestra and in 1834 entered service at the Vienna Hofkapelle. During this time Dont appeared frequently as a soloist. Despite his success, he decided against a career as a soloist. In 1853 he became a professor at the \"Pädagogisches Institut\" in Vienna.", "title": "Jakob Dont" } ]

[ "8 July 2000" ]

[ { "docid": "1884284", "text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy book written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the \"Harry Potter\" series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic; in both countries the release date was 8 July 2000, the first", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "1884306", "text": "one of those things that a \"huge number of children at that age start to think about\". \"Goblet of Fire\" was the first book in the Harry Potter series to be released in the United States on the same date as the United Kingdom, on 8 July 2000, strategically on a Saturday so children did not have to worry about school conflicting with buying the book. It had a combined first-printing of over five million copies. It was given a record-breaking print run of 3.9 million. Three million copies of the book were sold over the first weekend in the", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "1884284", "text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy book written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the \"Harry Potter\" series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic; in both countries the release date was 8 July 2000, the first", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "1369037", "text": "Fire\" was published on 8 July 2000 simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" is the longest book from the series, yet the second shortest film at 2 hours and 18 minutes. After the publishing of \"Order of the Phoenix\", the sixth book of the series, \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", was published 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" }, { "docid": "5587410", "text": "US on 8 September 1999. \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\" was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", the longest novel in the Harry Potter series, was released 21 June 2003. After the publishing of \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", the seventh and final novel, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", was released 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the UK and 8.3 million in the US. Rowling stated that", "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" } ]

[ { "docid": "547893", "text": "hero came through. Elizabeth Hand from \"The Washington Post\" wrote, \"The much-maligned loner Snape does not come onstage until the latter part of \"Deathly Hallows,\" but when he does the book becomes his: Snape's fate, more than Voldemort's, perhaps more even than Harry's, is the most heartbreaking, surprising and satisfying of all of Rowling's achievements.\" IGN listed Snape as their 4th top \"Harry Potter\" character, saying that he makes \"quite an impact in the \"Harry Potter\" series\", and IGN's Joe Utichi called Snape his favourite \"Harry Potter\" character and praised his character development. Shortly after the release of the final", "title": "Severus Snape" }, { "docid": "3160330", "text": "designs from \"Oliver!\" (1968) and \"The Godfather\" (1972). Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay. He described adapting the book as \"tough\", as it did not \"lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books.\" Kloves often received synopses of books proposed as film adaptations from Warner Bros., which he \"almost never read\", but \"Harry Potter\" jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan of the series. When speaking to Warner Bros., he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters.", "title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)" }, { "docid": "9017473", "text": "Doubtfire\" as influences for their decision. Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay for the first film. He described adapting the book as \"tough\" since it did not \"lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books\". Kloves was sent a \"raft\" of synopses of books proposed as film adaptations, with \"Harry Potter\" being the only one that jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, becoming an instant fan. When speaking to Warner Bros. he stated that the film had to be British and true to the characters. David Heyman was confirmed to", "title": "Harry Potter (film series)" }, { "docid": "1871100", "text": "leave you hungry for the four additional Harry books that J.K. Rowling is working on. Harry's third year is a charm. Don't miss it.\" \"Kirkus Reviews\" did not give a starred review but said, \"a properly pulse-pounding climax...The main characters and the continuing story both come along so smartly...that the book seems shorter than its page count: have readers clear their calendars if they are fans, or get out of the way if they are not.\" Martha V. Parravano also gave a positive review for \"The Horn Book Magazine\", calling it \"quite a good book.\" In addition, a \"Publishers Weekly\"", "title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" }, { "docid": "5725224", "text": "magic. I so understand why Voldemort wants to conquer death. We're all frightened of it.\" Rowling stated that \"\"Harry Potter\" books have always, in fact, dealt explicitly with religious themes and questions\" and that she did not reveal its Christian parallels in the beginning because doing so would have \"give[n] too much away to fans who might then see the parallels.\" In the final book of the series \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", Rowling makes the book's Christian imagery more explicit, quoting both and when Harry visits his parents' graves. Hermione Granger teaches Harry Potter that the meaning of", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "5587408", "text": "continue. Harry finds out that the locket is not the real Horcrux, containing only a note from someone named \"R. A. B.\". Harry is so devastated by Dumbledore's death (and upset by its futility) that he tells his friends he will not be returning to Hogwarts. Instead, he will spend the next year searching out Voldemort's Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione insist on joining him in destroying Lord Voldemort for good. \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", was first published", "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" }, { "docid": "3679019", "text": "catching a student out of bed. Filch is revealed to be a Squib in \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" when Harry accidentally discovers that he is trying to teach himself basic magic from a \"Kwikspell\" correspondence course. Nonetheless, Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices that have their own innate magic, such as the Secrecy Sensor used in \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\". It is hinted that his dislike of students may stem from his disappointment and jealousy at not being able to do magic. In \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", the final book,", "title": "Hogwarts staff" }, { "docid": "15813171", "text": "of $50,000. Donors gave money in exchange for exclusive perks from people such as John and Hank Green, Potter Puppet Pals, Evanna Lynch, LeakyCon, StarKid and more. They have repeated the fundraiser each fall since, raising over $180,000 in 2013 and over $150,000 in 2014. At the LeakyCon held in London in 2013, The Harry Potter Alliance created the Apparating Library, a program where attendees donate one book to the library and receive a voucher to come back another day during the convention to redeem their voucher for a different book. The library has since been present at other large", "title": "Harry Potter Alliance" }, { "docid": "10461815", "text": "out of touch with the subtleties of the book world.\" Ralph Baxter of Publishing News concurred: \"For Asda ... it may be seen as mission accomplished, a high-risk strategy to maximise publicity for its \"Harry Potter\" offer rewarded with television, radio, Internet and newspaper coverage. And the association of Asda with low prices has no doubt been entrenched in a few more minds.\" Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the \"Harry Potter\" book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers", "title": "Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series" }, { "docid": "1884285", "text": "time a book in the series was published in both countries at the same time. The novel won a Hugo Award, the only \"Harry Potter\" novel to do so, in 2001. The book was adapted into a film, which was released worldwide on 18 November 2005, and a video game by Electronic Arts. Throughout the three previous novels in the \"Harry Potter\" series, the main character, Harry Potter, has struggled with the difficulties of growing up, and the added challenge of being a famed wizard: when Harry was a baby, Lord Voldemort, the most powerful Dark wizard in history, killed", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "5725236", "text": "audience. In December 2005, Rowling stated on her web site, \"2006 will be the year when I write the final book in the \"Harry Potter\" series.\" Updates then followed in her online diary chronicling the progress of \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", with the release date of 21 July 2007. The book itself was finished on 11 January 2007 in the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, where she scrawled a message on the back of a bust of Hermes. It read: \"J. K. Rowling finished writing \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" in this room (552) on 11 January 2007.\" Rowling", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "14074173", "text": "released in bookstores. When his nephew and nieces received the book, they read it for the remainder of their vacation with him. Colbert, a historian and former head writer on the television quiz show \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?\", became interested in the books and bought the first novel in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", to see what the story was about. As he was reading, he began to notice mythological references in the book. He commented: \"I almost laughed out loud when I came across the three-headed dog <nowiki>[</nowiki>Fluffy<nowiki>]</nowiki>. I instantly knew it was a", "title": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3604624", "text": "also noteworthy for its detailed criticism and discussion of the Harry Potter books. Speculation intensified with the July 2005 publication of \"Half-Blood Prince\" and the detailed post-publication interview given by Rowling to Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron. Notably, DumbledoreIsNotDead.com sought to understand the events of the sixth book in a different way. (Rowling later confirmed, however – on 2 August 2006 – that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so.) A collection of essays, \"Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives", "title": "Harry Potter fandom" }, { "docid": "10461804", "text": "the legal argument for the embargo, have rebutted this, saying that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies only to the government, not to private litigation, and does not offer any protection of the right to read in any case, and the innocent purchasers of the \"Harry Potter\" book had no more right to read it than if they had come into possession of someone's secret diary. In 2007, Scholastic Corporation threatened legal action against two booksellers, Levy Home Entertainment and DeepDiscount.com, for selling copies of the final novel, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", before its release date", "title": "Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series" }, { "docid": "10758879", "text": "that \"Harry Potter\" is a parable on immigration rights, noting that US \"immigration, citizenship and naturalization laws are based explicitly on discrimination on the basis of national origin. Where you were born, and what passport you carry, determine whether you have the right to come here, to visit, to work, or to live here.\" On the \"Harry Potter\" series, Rowling said on her United States book tour in October 2007, \"I very consciously wanted to show what is one of the great evils of war, which is that totally innocent people are slaughtered... Another great evil of war is that", "title": "Politics of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "10588079", "text": "June 2002, Joe had advertised a concert with Ed and the Refrigerators and several other indie bands. The venue was the back yard shed. Perhaps the venue was too modest but while an audience had arrived, the bands did not. To rescue a nearly lost opportunity, while waiting hopefully for a band to show, Harry and the Potters came into existence over the next hour when the two brothers wrote seven Potter-themed songs.The following year, the band released an album, \"Harry and the Potters\", to critical acclaim. After the release of the fifth Harry Potter book, the brothers started to", "title": "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!" }, { "docid": "558576", "text": "basilisk. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", Albus Dumbledore reveals to Harry that the diary was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Voldemort does not appear in the third book, \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\", either in person or as a magical manifestation. He is, however, heard when Harry passes out from the harsh effects of a Dementor. Towards the end of the story Sybill Trelawney, the Divination professor, makes a rare genuine prophecy: \"The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight, the servant will", "title": "Lord Voldemort" }, { "docid": "3412445", "text": "the third Harry Potter book as well. Wright was the first to illustrate the following Harry Potter concepts and characters: \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" (1998): \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" (1999): Wright retains the rights to the illustrations. He refused to illustrate the fourth Harry Potter book after Bloomsbury lost his original front and back cover artwork for \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\". The huge black market of the Harry Potter fandom has been rumoured to be the cause of the disappearance. He also sued Bloomsbury for offering insufficient compensation. The original artwork", "title": "Cliff Wright" }, { "docid": "1793250", "text": "pass off as the translation of the real book by Rowling. There have been several such books, the most famous of which is probably \"Harry Potter and Bao Zoulong\" which was written and published in China in 2002, before the release of the fifth book in Rowling's series, \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\". Other fake Harry Potter books written in Chinese include \"Harry Potter and the Porcelain Doll\" (哈利・波特与瓷娃娃 or Hālì Bōtè yǔ Cíwáwa), \"Harry Potter and the Golden Turtle\", and \"Harry Potter and the Crystal Vase\". In August 2007, \"The New York Times\" noted that the", "title": "Harry Potter in translation" }, { "docid": "20921417", "text": "not Neville, as Voldemort marked Harry as his equal by attacking him. Neville's grandmother purchased him a new wand, 13\" cherry wood, with a unicorn hair core, from Garrick Ollivander before his sixth year. On 1 September, 1996, Neville sat with Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood on the Hogwarts Express, where both of them expressed disappointment that Harry did not plan to continue D.A. meetings during their sixth year. When Romilda Vane, a younger Gryffindorstudent, invited Harry to come to her compartment and implicitly insulted Neville and Luna, Harry coldly rebuffed her, emphasising that Neville and Luna were among his", "title": "Neville Longbottom (Fictional Character)" }, { "docid": "10461850", "text": "was the book launch, but the connection cannot be ruled out.\" Feiz Mohammad, the Australian radical Islamic preacher believed to have inspired Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing, decried \"Harry Potter\" for \"paganism, evil, magic and the drinking of unicorn blood\". Many prominent rabbis have described the \"Harry Potter\" books as, in the words of one, \"a force for good\". In 2005, a conference at the University of Reading debated whether Harry Potter had a \"\"yiddishe neshama\"\" (Jewish soul). Sir Jonathan Sacks, the former chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth of Nations, claims that, in \"a", "title": "Religious debates over the Harry Potter series" }, { "docid": "1884302", "text": "was symbolic, as Harry's horizons widened both literally and metaphorically as he grew up. She also wanted to explore more of the magical world. Until the official title's announcement on 27 June 2000, the book was called by its working title, 'Harry Potter IV.' Previously, in April, the publisher had listed it as \"Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament\". However, J. K. Rowling expressed her indecision about the title in an \"Entertainment Weekly\" interview. \"I changed my mind twice on what [the title] was. The working title had got out — \"Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament\". Then I changed", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "8251159", "text": "out that it's now over quarter of a century since I wrote my first book, make pointed remarks about 'clever timing' – or say things like 'the Worst Witch stories are not a million miles from J K Rowling's books'. The implications are really quite insulting!\" The \"Harry Potter\" series shares many similarities with George Lucas's \"Star Wars\" with respect to main characters, especially heroes and villains, as well as story plotlines. Scholar Deborah Cartmell states that \"Harry Potter\" story is based as much on \"Star Wars\" as it is on any other text. The life of Harry Potter, the", "title": "Harry Potter influences and analogues" }, { "docid": "206091", "text": "release of \"Goblet of Fire\" and the fifth \"Harry Potter\" novel, \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\". This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she denied. Rowling later said that writing the book was a chore, that it could have been shorter, and that she ran out of time and energy as she tried to finish it. The sixth book, \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", was released on 16 July 2005. It too broke all sales records, selling nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. In 2006, \"Half-Blood", "title": "J. K. Rowling" }, { "docid": "16435188", "text": "Associated Press, \"Express.co.uk\", \"The Daily Mirror\", \"The Kansas City Star\", \"The New Zealand Herald\" and the \"Daily Beast\", the latter remarked that the book was a \"page turner.\" \"The New York Times\"' Michiko Kakutani panned the novel, comparing it unfavourably to Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" series and saying, \"We do not come away feeling that we know the back stories of the 'Vacancy' characters in intimate detail the way we did with Harry and his friends and enemies, nor do we finish the novel with a visceral knowledge of how their pasts—and their families' pasts—have informed their present lives.\" The \"Los", "title": "The Casual Vacancy" }, { "docid": "1871098", "text": "will meet again. \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" is the third book in the \"Harry Potter\" series. The first, \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" (\"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\" in the US), was published by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997 and the second, \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", was published on 2 July 1998. Rowling started to write the \"Prisoner of Azkaban\" the day after she finished \"The Chamber of Secrets\". Rowling's favourite aspect of this book was introducing the character Remus Lupin, Rowling additionally said in 2004 that \"Prisoner of Azkaban\" was \"the", "title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" }, { "docid": "3378821", "text": "Due to its worldwide fame, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" has been translated into many languages. The first translation to be released was the Ukrainian translation, on 25 September 2007 (as \"Гаррі Поттер і смертельні реліквії\" – \"Harry Potter i smertel'ni relikviji\"). The Swedish title of the book was revealed by Rowling as \"Harry Potter and the Relics of Death\" (\"Harry Potter och Dödsrelikerna\"), following a pre-release question from the Swedish publisher about the difficulty of translating the two words \"\"Deathly Hallows\"\" without having read the book. This is also the title used for the French translation (\"Harry Potter", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "14074168", "text": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts is a guide to the fictional \"Harry Potter\" universe, written by David Colbert. It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's \"Harry Potter\" novels. Colbert conceived the idea for \"The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter\" while quizzing his nephew and nieces about the mythological references in the novels. He later wrote the book while teaching a seminar on self-publishing to graduate students at the University of North Carolina. The book was published in March 2001, without", "title": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3604602", "text": "Harry Potter fandom \"Harry Potter\" fandom refers to the community of fans of the \"Harry Potter\" books and movies who participate in entertainment activities that revolve around the series, such as reading and writing fan fiction, creating and soliciting fan art, engaging in role-playing games, socializing on \"Harry Potter\"-based forums, and more. The fandom interacts online as well as offline through activities such as fan conventions, tours of iconic landmarks relevant to the books and production of the films, and parties held for the midnight release of each book and film. By the fourth \"Harry Potter\" book, the legions of", "title": "Harry Potter fandom" }, { "docid": "4810040", "text": "been destroyed but it wouldn't stop Voldemort from returning. He reassures Harry that if their battles did no more than slow Voldemort's return then he may never come back. During the end-of-year feast, Gryffindor wins the House Cup. Harry sees it as the best evening of his life and one that he will never forget. \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" is based on the story of the same name and through working with Warner Bros. the game also features the sets and environment from the film adaptation. The PC version was developed by software company KnowWonder and was built", "title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)" }, { "docid": "1413959", "text": "for the 1998 Guardian Children's Award and the 1998 Carnegie Award. \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal in the 9–11 years division. Rowling also won two other Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes for \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" and \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\". The Scottish Arts Council awarded their first ever Children’s Book Award to the novel in 1999, and it was also awarded Whitaker's Platinum Book Award in 2001. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 23 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. \"Harry", "title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" }, { "docid": "1371349", "text": "their headquarters to the Death Eaters, but not to the location that the trio subsequently Apparate to. He participates in the Battle of Hogwarts, where he duels with Professor Flitwick and is later seen among those who wait with Voldemort for Harry Potter to come to him, mistakenly believing that Harry would not come within the allotted time. When the battle resumes, he is defeated by George Weasley and Lee Jordan. Peter Mullan plays Yaxley in the film adaptation of \"Deathly Hallows\". Death Eater Death Eaters are characters featured in the \"Harry Potter\" series of novels and films. They are", "title": "Death Eater" }, { "docid": "20736176", "text": "was published 20 October 2017, in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition at the British Library, and is available in the United Kingdom. With the release of the physical book, a digital e-book edition () was published by Pottermore. The Scholastic edition of \"Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic\" () was published in the United States on 20 October 2017, in conjunction with the opening of the British exhibition. With the release of the physical book, a digital e-book edition () was published by Pottermore. Other than a different cover, Scholastic did not make any major", "title": "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" }, { "docid": "14074178", "text": "the characters, creatures and terms used in Rowling's book to classic literature and ancient history.\" \"The Birmingham Post\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Jayne Howarth added that the book is \"fun to dip in and out of while reading the Potter stories and it illustrates just how clever these pieces of literature are.\" \"The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter\" has been praised for teaching children about literature and history. Theresa Tighe of the \"St. Louis Post-Dispatch\" commented that \"grown-ups might like Colbert's book, too, because it painlessly exposes youngsters to Shakespeare, Chaucer, Ovid, Flaubert and more.\" In addition, Candice Nguyen of \"The Oakland Tribune\" said", "title": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3604619", "text": "of imitators created \"sequels\" claiming to be the original Tara. However, in September 2017, the author of the fanfic has come out and said that \"it was all a joke\" in an interview after stating so earlier in March of the same year on Tumblr. In 2007, a web-based novel, \"James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing\", was written by a computer animator named George Lippert. The book was written as a supplement to fill the void after \"Deathly Hallows\", and received eventual approval from Rowling herself. Rowling has said, \"I find it very flattering that people love the", "title": "Harry Potter fandom" }, { "docid": "5545654", "text": "mirror in \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", with a note explaining to Harry that Sirius and James Potter used to use the mirrors to talk to each other when they were put in separate detentions. In \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", Harry uses a shard of his broken mirror to call for help from the Malfoy's cellar, and later finds out that Aberforth Dumbledore had been watching over Harry using Sirius' mirror, which he obtained from Mundungus Fletcher. Flying paper aeroplanes, (referred to as \"interdepartmental memos\") are used within the Ministry of Magic. In \"Harry Potter", "title": "Fictional universe of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "10758920", "text": "independent media movement called \"Potterwatch\". Now the HP Alliance and Wizard Rock have come together to fight for a Potterwatch movement in the real world to fight back against Big VoldeMedia from further pushing out local and foreign news, minority representation, and the right to a Free Press.\" A worldwide campaign to \"save Harry Potter from the clutches of the Coca-Cola Company\" was launched by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest. The group says that by aggressively marketing sugar- and caffeine-laden drinks to young fans of the Harry Potter series, Coke is helping fuel the childhood obesity", "title": "Politics of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "10258487", "text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the soundtrack to the 2007 film of the same name, based on the book by J. K. Rowling. Nicholas Hooper composed the film's score, following John Williams, who scored the first three films, and Patrick Doyle, who did the fourth. Though new to the series, Hooper had worked with director David Yates before. The soundtrack was released 10 July 2007, the day before the film's release. Hooper incorporated into the new score \"Hedwig's Theme\", the series' theme originally written by John Williams", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "10258491", "text": "commercial release do not follow the order they are heard in the film. In the film, the cues are heard in the following order: 3, 4, 17, 15, 10, 13, 2, 16, 5, 8, 9, 14, 1, 11, 6, 12, 7, 18. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the soundtrack to the 2007 film of the same name, based on the book by J. K. Rowling. Nicholas Hooper composed the film's score, following John Williams, who scored the first three films, and Patrick Doyle, who did the fourth.", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "5587426", "text": "\"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" was published simultaneously in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Along with the rest of the books in the Harry Potter series, it was eventually translated into 67 languages. However, because of high security surrounding the manuscript, translators did not get to start on translating \"Half-Blood Prince\" until its English release date, and the earliest were not expected to be released until the fall of 2005. In Germany, a group of \"hobby translators\" translated the book via Internet in less than two days after release, long before German translator", "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" }, { "docid": "8251129", "text": "books. It gave one a curious feeling; like seeing a drunken stranger wrapped in one's dressing gown.'\" The \"Harry Potter\" series is known for its twist endings, and Rowling has stated that, \"I have never set up a surprise ending in a Harry Potter book without knowing I can never, and will never, do it anywhere near as well as Austen did in \"Emma\".\" Rowling frequently mentions E. Nesbit in interview, citing her \"very real\" child characters. In 2000, she said, \"I think I identify with E Nesbit more than any other writer\", and described Nesbit's \"The Story of the", "title": "Harry Potter influences and analogues" }, { "docid": "14074179", "text": "\"parents may actually appreciate this book more when they realize that their children are receiving subtle history lessons while they read Harry Potter books and actually enjoying it.\" The \"Sunday Tasmanian\" noted that \"understanding the derivatives of language, both made up and actual such as the French, can only enrich the vocabulary of children.\" Following the success of \"The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter\", Colbert released the book \"The Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends and Facts Behind the Masterpiece\"—a guide to J. R. R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\" novels—in late 2002.", "title": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3160363", "text": "finds an enchanted diary owned by former Hogwarts student Tom Riddle, which contains a flashback fifty years prior where Riddle accused Hagrid, then a student, of opening the Chamber. When the diary is stolen and Hermione is petrified, Harry and Ron question Hagrid. Professor Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge, and Lucius come to take Hagrid to Azkaban, but he discreetly tells the boys to \"follow the spiders\". In the Forbidden Forest, Harry and Ron meet Hagrid's giant pet spider, Aragog, who reveals of Hagrid's innocence and provides them a small clue about the Chamber's monster. A book page in Hermione's hand identifies", "title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)" }, { "docid": "10758915", "text": "working with anti-genocide organisations, such as 'Fidelity Out of Sudan' and the 'Genocide Intervention Network,' to wake our governments, corporations and media up to the fact that 'never again' means 'never again.'\" When \"Time\" magazine asked about The Harry Potter Alliance, Rowling said, \"It's incredible, it's humbling, and it's uplifting to see people going out there and doing that in the name of your character. What did my books preach against throughout? Bigotry, violence, struggles for power, no matter what. All of these things are happening in Darfur. So they really couldn't have chosen a better cause.\" Rowling awarded The", "title": "Politics of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "1871088", "text": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the third in the \"Harry Potter\" series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban who they believe is one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 8 July 1999 by Bloomsbury and in the United States on 8", "title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" }, { "docid": "3381415", "text": "denied the job by Albus Dumbledore, he hid the diadem in the Room of Requirement. Because Voldemort believed himself to be the only one to have discovered the Room, he never placed any curses around the diadem. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", Harry first comes into contact with the diadem when he hastily hides Snape's old potions book in the Room of Requirement. The diadem was mentioned merely as an \"old discoloured tiara\" in the sixth book; Harry used it to help mark the spot so he could later find where he placed the book. Later, after having", "title": "Magical objects in Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3276414", "text": "prototypical schoolyard bullies she encountered and Snape on a sadistic teacher of hers who abused his power. Rowling has stated that the \"Mirror of Erised\" chapter in \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" is her favourite; the mirror reflects Harry's deepest desire, namely to see his dead parents and family. Her favourite funny scene is when Harry inadvertently sets a boa constrictor free from the zoo in the horrified Dursleys' presence. In the second book, \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", Rowling pits Harry against Tom Riddle, Lord Voldemort's \"memory\" within a secret diary which has possessed Ron's younger", "title": "Harry Potter (character)" }, { "docid": "20691017", "text": "following two year, 2012, and 2013, saw two augmented reality game be created, titled \"Book of Spells\", and \"Book of Potions\", both for PlayStation 3. The games used the PlayStation Move controller, as well as the Wonderbook accessory for the PlayStation Eye. The Wonderbook accessory was brought out in conjuncture with \"Book of Spells\", allowing players to see an augmented reality version of real life books. 2017 saw the launch of two Harry Potter - themed character packs for a Toys-to-life console video game Lego Dimensions, released two years prior. One contained Lego figurines of Harry, Voldemort, mini Ford Anglia", "title": "Harry Potter video games" }, { "docid": "16435172", "text": "after he shared a dedication in the fifth \"Harry Potter\" book, \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" and the seventh \"Harry Potter\" book, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\". The book is split into seven parts, and features varying narratives. Each section is headed by a definition from Charles Arnold-Baker's book \"Local Council Administration\". The novel is split into seven parts, the first depicting the aftermath of the death of local Pagford Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother, who suffers a burst aneurysm in the car park of a local golf course. The inhabitants of the town share the news", "title": "The Casual Vacancy" }, { "docid": "1369035", "text": "were concerned with the violence contained in the novel and with morality issues occurring throughout the book. \"The New York Times\" writer John Leonard praised the novel, saying \"\"The Order of the Phoenix\" starts slow, gathers speed and then skateboards, with somersaults, to its furious conclusion...As Harry gets older, Rowling gets better.\" However, he also criticises \"the one-note Draco Malfoy\" and the predictable Lord Voldemort. \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" is the fifth book in the \"Harry Potter\" series. The first book in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" was first published by Bloomsbury in", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" }, { "docid": "1413954", "text": "his descendant. Gilderoy Lockhart's book on werewolves is entitled \"Weekends with Werewolves\" at one point and \"Wanderings with Werewolves\" later in the book. \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" was met with near universal acclaim. In \"The Times\", Deborah Loudon described it as a children's book that would be \"re-read into adulthood\" and highlighted its \"strong plots, engaging characters, excellent jokes and a moral message which flows naturally from the story\". Fantasy author Charles de Lint agreed, and considered the second Harry Potter book to be just as good as \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", a rare achievement", "title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" }, { "docid": "12048301", "text": "from an open letter written by the site. Harry Potter Fan Zone Harry Potter Fan Zone is an Australian \"Harry Potter\" fansite created in 2003 by Australian teenager Andy McCray. \"Harry Potter\" author J. K. Rowling awarded the website a \"Fan Site Award,\" stating that \"[it] is a great Australian site with an impressively young staff who have produced some really insightful editorials.\" Harry Potter Fan Zone's main focus is the coverage of \"Harry Potter\" news and \"Harry Potter\" related discussion and contents. The site has covered events in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including book releases, movie", "title": "Harry Potter Fan Zone" }, { "docid": "12048299", "text": "Harry Potter Fan Zone Harry Potter Fan Zone is an Australian \"Harry Potter\" fansite created in 2003 by Australian teenager Andy McCray. \"Harry Potter\" author J. K. Rowling awarded the website a \"Fan Site Award,\" stating that \"[it] is a great Australian site with an impressively young staff who have produced some really insightful editorials.\" Harry Potter Fan Zone's main focus is the coverage of \"Harry Potter\" news and \"Harry Potter\" related discussion and contents. The site has covered events in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including book releases, movie releases, premieres and fan gatherings. At the invitation", "title": "Harry Potter Fan Zone" }, { "docid": "5725254", "text": "\"a pedestrian, ungrammatical prose style\". Ursula K. Le Guin said, \"I have no great opinion of it. When so many adult critics were carrying on about the 'incredible originality' of the first Harry Potter book, I read it to find out what the fuss was about, and remained somewhat puzzled; it seemed a lively kid's fantasy crossed with a \"school novel\", good fare for its age group, but stylistically ordinary, imaginatively derivative, and ethically rather mean-spirited.\" By contrast, author Fay Weldon, while admitting that the series is \"not what the poets hoped for\", nevertheless goes on to say, \"but this", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3378788", "text": "at the station to send off their son, Scorpius. Albus is departing for his first year at Hogwarts and is worried he will be placed into Slytherin House. Harry reassures him by telling his son he is named after two Hogwarts headmasters, one of them (Snape) a Slytherin and \"the bravest man he had ever met\", but the Sorting Hat could also take account of personal preferences, as it did for Harry. The book ends with the words: \"The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.\" \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" was published by Bloomsbury,", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "3378789", "text": "the publisher of all \"Harry Potter\" books in the United Kingdom, on 30 June 1997. It was released in the United States on 1 September 1998 by Scholastic—the American publisher of the books—as \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\", after Rowling had received US$105,000 for the American rights—an unprecedented amount for a children's book by a then-unknown author. The second book, \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\" was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998, and in the US on 2 June 1999. \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" was then published a year later in", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "5725231", "text": "by Scholastic – the American publisher of the books – as \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\", after Rowling had received US$105,000 for the American rights – a record amount for a children's book by an unknown author. Fearing that American readers would not associate the word \"philosopher\" with magic (although the Philosopher's Stone is an ancient tradition in alchemy), Scholastic insisted that the book be given the title \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\" for the American market. The second book, \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "15758009", "text": "A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Musical (originally titled Harry Potter: The Musical and often shortened to AVPM) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A. J. Holmes and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden. The story is a parody, based on several of the \"Harry Potter\" novels by J. K. Rowling (particularly \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\" and \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\"), as well as their film adaptations. \"A Very Potter Musical\" tells the story of Harry Potter's return to", "title": "A Very Potter Musical" }, { "docid": "1360427", "text": "the Heroes\". In the new millennium, Williams was asked to score the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's widely successful book series, \"Harry Potter\". He went on to score the film franchise's first three installments. As with his \"Superman\" theme, the most important theme from Williams's scores for the \"Harry Potter\" films, dubbed \"Hedwig's Theme\", has been used in the fourth through to the eighth films (\"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\", \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1\" and \"Harry Potter and", "title": "John Williams" }, { "docid": "2083301", "text": "shield his thoughts from Snape. During the \"Order of Phoenix\" Snape is instructed by Dumbledore to give Harry lessons in Occlumency. Whether as a result of Snape's poor instruction, or poor aptitude on Harry's part, Harry did not make any progress. (Only once did Harry manage to overcome Snape with the use of Occlumency.) In \"Deathly Hallows\", Harry finally masters Occlumency—shutting his mind to Voldemort—when Dobby dies. He realises that his grief—or as Dumbledore calls it, love—is what can block out the Dark Lord. Queenie Goldstein, in \"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\", is revealed to be a proficient", "title": "Magic in Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "12326346", "text": "in my head of the huge gigantic Hagrid walking through the forest crying with Harry in his arms\". Nineteen years after Voldemort’s defeat, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts and invites Harry and Ginny Weasley's second son Albus Severus Potter to his hut for tea, just as he had once done for Harry himself, implying that he and Harry are still close. During an interview in 2007, when asked if Hagrid did marry, Rowling answered that Hagrid developed a relationship with a giantess but it did not work out. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane has portrayed Hagrid in all of the film", "title": "Rubeus Hagrid" }, { "docid": "8251122", "text": "the \"Iliad\", Rowling said, \"That's where it came from. That really, really, really moved me when I read that when I was 19. The idea of the desecration of a body, a very ancient idea... I was thinking of that when Harry saved Cedric's body.\" A number of commentators have drawn attention to the Biblical themes and references in J. K. Rowling's final \"Harry Potter\" novel, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\". In an August 2007 issue of \"Newsweek\", Lisa Miller commented that Harry dies and then comes back to life to save humankind, like Christ. She points out the", "title": "Harry Potter influences and analogues" }, { "docid": "14665399", "text": "score a 9/10 and remarked, \"When challenged, Desplat brings out some great stuff as he proved with New Moon last year. It is a well-written score that fits perfectly with the darker Harry Potter.\" Caleb Leland of Shadowlocked.com gave the soundtrack 4/5 stars, stating that \"While this is a good soundtrack, there’s something about it that keeps it from being great. But it did make me more excited to see the new film.\" Steve Ewing from Filmmusicsite.com rated the soundtrack 7/10, commenting that \"Desplat was really on to something when he wrote this soundtrack, and perhaps if he had given", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "5725240", "text": "world began holding events to coincide with the midnight release of the books, beginning with the 2000 publication of \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\". The events, commonly featuring mock sorting, games, face painting, and other live entertainment have achieved popularity with Potter fans and have been highly successful in attracting fans and selling books with nearly nine million of the 10.8 million initial print copies of \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" sold in the first 24 hours. The final book in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" became the fastest selling book in history, moving", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "3378766", "text": "the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. \"Deathly Hallows\" shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the \"Harry Potter\" series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US alone and 2.65 million in the UK. Generally well received by critics, the book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award, and the American Library Association named it a \"Best Book for Young Adults\". A film adaptation of the novel was released in two parts: \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "1884307", "text": "US alone. FedEx dispatched more than 9,000 trucks and 100 planes to fulfil book deliveries. The pressure in editing caused a mistake which shows Harry's father emerging first from Voldemort's wand; however, as confirmed in \"Prisoner of Azkaban\", James died first, so then Harry's mother ought to have come out first. This was corrected in later editions. To publicise the book, a special train named \"Hogwarts Express\" was organised by Bloomsbury, and run from King's Cross to Perth, carrying J.K. Rowling, a consignment of books for her to sign and sell, also representatives of Bloomsbury and the press. The book", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "3276416", "text": "restores Harry's self-esteem by explaining that that feat is clear proof of his worthiness of his present house. In the third book, \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\", Rowling uses a time travel premise. Harry learns that his parents were betrayed to Voldemort by their friend Peter Pettigrew, who framed Harry's godfather Sirius Black for the crimes, condemning him to Azkaban, the wizard prison. When Sirius escapes to find Harry, Harry and Hermione use a Time Turner to save him and a hippogriff named Buckbeak. When Pettigrew escapes, an innocent Sirius becomes a hunted fugitive once again. Harry learns", "title": "Harry Potter (character)" }, { "docid": "10287314", "text": "family living room. Released in June 2003 under the Eskimo Laboratories record label, the album contains six of the seven songs composed on June 22, 2002, and another twelve written spontaneously and immediately thereafter recorded. In \"the summer of\" 2003, Harry and the Potters set out on an American tour, performing at libraries. The fifth Harry Potter book \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\" came out that summer and on June 21, 2003, the highly anticipated day of release, the band played five sets in a span of 24 hours. The library gigs drew crowds of mostly children", "title": "Harry and the Potters" }, { "docid": "591532", "text": "Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1997 by Bloomsbury. In 1998, it was published in the United States by Scholastic Corporation under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It won most of the British book awards that were judged by children and other awards in the US. The book reached the top of the \"New York Times\" list of best-selling fiction in August 1999 and stayed near the top of that list for much of 1999 and 2000. It has", "title": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" }, { "docid": "5545627", "text": "doorstep. There is no indication that Dudley was aware of this until Harry is told about Hogwarts. Along with the families of Muggle-born wizards, there are mixed marriages. Seamus Finnigan reports that his mother was a witch who did not inform his Muggle father of her magical abilities until after they were married. There is also some unspecified financial relationship between the two worlds, as it is possible to exchange Muggle money into wizard money. Hermione's parents are shown doing this in the second book. In \"Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban\", Harry writes an essay on medieval witch", "title": "Fictional universe of Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "10461874", "text": "LaVaque-Manty of the liberal website Left2Right notes, \"Religion plays no role in the books. There are no churches, no other religious institutions, nobody prays or meditates, and even funerals are non-religious affairs.\" When considering the role of religion within \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\", Christopher Hitchens observed the apparent secularism in the novel, stating that the characters of Harry and Hermione possess certain moral virtues while also expressing an ignorance of Christian ideas. In an article written for \"Time\" magazine before the publication of the seventh and final book in the series entitled \"Who Dies in Harry Potter? God,\"", "title": "Religious debates over the Harry Potter series" }, { "docid": "10461865", "text": "number of Wiccans and other commenters have argued that the critics' definition of Wicca tends to lump together many and various spiritualist practices that actually have little in common. They have also highlighted the differences between magic within Wicca, which is invocational and derives from the divine powers, and that depicted by the \"Harry Potter\" books, which is a purely mechanical application of spells without invoking any deities. A Wiccan review of \"Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged\" pointed out that \"communing with the dead and spirit world, sorcery, curses, occult symbology, black magic [and] demon possession\"—all cited by the book as", "title": "Religious debates over the Harry Potter series" }, { "docid": "4684361", "text": "the segment. The scene would take place during Marge’s call to the police station, where police chief Clancy Wiggum, while answering Marge’s call, is being shot at by “RoboCops”. The third segment, “Wiz Kids”, was written by Carolyn Omine. Omine stated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode that the segment was “a really hard sell”, since only about four of the writers had read \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone\", the book the segment was based on, while the rest of the writers did not know about the book and thought viewers would not know who Harry Potter", "title": "Treehouse of Horror XII" }, { "docid": "5587395", "text": "million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record at the time which was eventually broken by its sequel, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\". There were many controversies before and after it was published, including the right to read the copies delivered prior to the release date in Canada. Reception to the novel was generally positive and it won several awards and honours, including the 2006 British Book of the Year award. Reviewers noted that the book took on a darker tone than its previous predecessors, though it did contain some humour. Some considered the main", "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" }, { "docid": "5587411", "text": "she had \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" \"planned for years\", but she spent an entire two months going over her plan before she began writing the story seriously. This was a lesson learned after she did not check the plan for \"Goblet of Fire\" and had to rewrite an entire third of the book. She started writing the book before her second child, David, was born, but she took a break to care for him. The first chapter, \"The Other Minister\", which features the meeting between the Muggle Prime Minister, the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, and his successor,", "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" }, { "docid": "3378794", "text": "the final volume related closely to the previous book in the series, \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\", \"almost as though they are two-halves of the same novel\". She has said that the last chapter of the book was written \"in something like 1990\", as part of her earliest work on the series. Rowling also revealed she originally wrote the last words to be \"something like: 'Only those who he loved could see his lightning scar. Rowling changed this because she did not want people to think Voldemort would rise again and to say that Harry's mission was over. In", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "3165442", "text": "the longest \"Harry Potter\" book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an \"Order of the Phoenix\" that's entertaining and action-packed.\" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating \"generally favourable reviews\" On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of \"A-\" on an A+ to F scale. Charles Frederick of \"The Telegraph\" headlined his review \"Potter film is the best and darkest yet\". Colin Bertram of the \"New York Daily News\" gave the film four out", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)" }, { "docid": "1975939", "text": "Rowling, Umbridge is arrested, interrogated, and imprisoned in Azkaban for her crimes against Muggle-borns. Novelist Stephen King, writing as a book reviewer for 11 July 2003 \"Entertainment Weekly,\" noted the success of any novel is due to a great villain, with Umbridge being the \"greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter...\" IGN called Umbridge their 16th top \"Harry Potter\" character. Imelda Staunton appeared as Umbridge in the film adaptation of \"Order of the Phoenix\" and reprised her role in \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1\". In an interview Staunton commented that every fan of the", "title": "Ministry of Magic" }, { "docid": "477812", "text": "the publishers to print it in the next book, which they did! I think it's comical, it's just laughable\". The original remark in\" Catholic Herald \"(which was \"there are numerous candidates that seem to me to be far more worthy of the bonfire than Harry Potter\") was written in the context of parents in South Carolina pressing their Board of Education to ban the \"Harry Potter\" books. Pullman expressed surprise over what he considers to be a relatively low level of criticism for \"His Dark Materials\" on religious grounds, saying \"I've been surprised by how little criticism I've got. Harry", "title": "His Dark Materials" }, { "docid": "1360428", "text": "the Deathly Hallows – Part 2\"), scored by Patrick Doyle (\"Goblet of Fire\"), Nicholas Hooper (\"Order of the Phoenix\" and \"Half-Blood Prince\") and Alexandre Desplat (\"Deathly Hallows\"). Like the main themes from \"Jaws\", \"Star Wars\", \"Superman\", and \"Indiana Jones\", fans have come to identify the \"Harry Potter\" films with Williams's original compositions. Williams was asked to return to score the film franchise's final installment, \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2\", but director David Yates stated that \"their schedules simply did not align\" as he would have had to provide Williams with a rough cut of the film", "title": "John Williams" }, { "docid": "3165425", "text": "in Goldenberg's words. \"It's an iconic moment when you realise your parents are normal, flawed human beings. ... Things get trimmed out, but I kept the meat of that in there – and that was what really gave me the coming-of-age story.\" Young Lily Potter did not appear at all, but promotional screenshots show unknown teenager Susie Shinner in the role. The scene at St Mungo's, the hospital where Harry and friends run into classmate Neville Longbottom and learn that his parents were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange, was cut because it required the construction of a new set.", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)" }, { "docid": "1884305", "text": "Dark Mark\", which she rewrote 13 times. Jeff Jensen, who interviewed Rowling for \"Entertainment Weekly\" in 2000, pointed out that bigotry is a big theme in the \"Harry Potter\" novels and \"Goblet of Fire\" in particular. He mentioned how Voldemort and his followers are prejudiced against Muggles and how in \"Goblet of Fire\" Hermione forms a group to liberate Hogwarts' house-elves who have \"been indentured servants so long they lack desire for anything else\". When asked why she explored this theme, Rowling replied, She also commented that she did not feel this was too \"heavy\" for children, as it was", "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" }, { "docid": "3276409", "text": "person: \"he came just out of a part of me\". Rowling has also maintained that Harry is a suitable real-life role model for children. \"The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero, many of whom you would never meet [...] if people like Harry and identify with him, I am pleased, because I think he is very likeable.\" Harry first appears in \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" (published in the United States as \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\"). Starting in 1981, when Harry was", "title": "Harry Potter (character)" }, { "docid": "3378829", "text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the \"Harry Potter\" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" (2005) and the final confrontation between", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "3378765", "text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the \"Harry Potter\" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" (2005) and the final confrontation between", "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" }, { "docid": "5725281", "text": "screenwriting. A number of other non-interactive media games and board games have been released such as \"Cluedo Harry Potter Edition\", \"Scene It? Harry Potter\" and \"Lego Harry Potter\" models, which are influenced by the themes of both the novels and films. There are thirteen \"Harry Potter\" video games, eight corresponding with the films and books and five spin-offs. The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts, as was \"\", with the game version of the first entry in the series, \"Philosopher's Stone\", being released in November 2001. \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\" went on to become one of the", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "5725241", "text": "11 million units in the first twenty-four hours of release. The series has also gathered adult fans, leading to the release of two editions of each \"Harry Potter\" book, identical in text but with one edition's cover artwork aimed at children and the other aimed at adults. Besides meeting online through blogs, podcasts, and fansites, \"Harry Potter\" super-fans can also meet at \"Harry Potter\" symposia. The word \"Muggle\" has spread beyond its \"Harry Potter\" origins, becoming one of few pop culture words to land in the Oxford English Dictionary. The Harry Potter fandom has embraced podcasts as a regular, often", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "11240220", "text": "in \"Horn Book Magazine\" mentioned the book as part of a \"developing undercurrent of fantastical humor\" following the success of Harry Potter. The story follows that of sixth-grader Anthony and his little sister Sarah. They discover some small figurines of monsters (such as a werewolf, a medusa, and other familiar creatures) in an old abandoned house. But when the figures get wet, they come to life, and later grow to life-size. The boy and other children join them on a quest involving aliens, angels, and ghosts. The book won a WMLA Sasquatch Reading Award. Anthony and his sister Sarah Walker", "title": "The Monsters of Morley Manor" }, { "docid": "15757915", "text": "A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Sequel (often shortened to AVPS) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. The story is a parody, based on several of the \"Harry Potter\" novels (particularly \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\", \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" and \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\") by J. K. Rowling, as well as their film counterparts. \"A Very Potter Sequel\" picks up where \"A Very Potter Musical\" left off with Lord Voldemort destroyed. Lucius Malfoy then decides", "title": "A Very Potter Sequel" }, { "docid": "5725273", "text": "and Nielsen should have created a separate game-show list when \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?\" dominated the ratings. In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four \"Harry Potter\" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\" where characters from the book are specified as such. After many directors including Steven Spielberg, Terry", "title": "Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "16316182", "text": "book. A case in Paris, Maine in 1996 allowed for \"The Catcher in the Rye\" to continue being taught at the district high school, but mandated practices that would tell parents what books their children read, ultimately leaving it in the hands of parents to decide what their children should read, rather than the school. The seven-book \"Harry Potter\" series by J.K.Rowling has been highly popular since the first novel came out in 1997, leading to the release of eight movies based on the series and an amusement park inspired by the characters. \"Harry Potter\" has brought similar amount of", "title": "Book censorship in the United States" }, { "docid": "5092718", "text": "daughter was given a copy of \"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\". He read the book with the intention of pointing out to his daughter what was wrong with it but instead was impressed by the Christian imagery, classical references, and 'acerbic criticism of muggledom'. Granger's interest grew through discussion with friends in the Port Townsend C. S. Lewis Society. He gave lectures on the subject at the Society and the town's Carnegie Library which lectures were eventually collected into a book, 'Hidden Key to Harry Potter' (Zossima Press, 2002). That book was re-written and re-titled first 'Looking for God", "title": "John Granger" }, { "docid": "1369036", "text": "1997 with an initial print-run of 500 copies in hardback, three hundred of which were distributed to libraries. By the end of 1997, the UK edition won a National Book Award and a gold medal in the 9 to 11 year-olds category of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. The second novel, \"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\", was published in the UK on 2 July 1998. \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\" was published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999 and in the US on 8 September 1999. \"Harry Potter and the Goblet of", "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" }, { "docid": "1388575", "text": "Year 2004\" for \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\", \"Best Children's Narrator 2001/2005/2007/2008,\" \"Best Children's Audio Book 2005,\" two Benjamin Franklin Awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (one of these was in 2001 for \"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\") and 23 Audio File Earphone Awards. He narrates the \"Harry Potter\" video games and many of the interactive \"extras\" on the \"Harry Potter\" DVD releases. He also holds three Guinness World Records. One for occupying the first six places in the Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada 2005. His second for creating 134 different", "title": "Jim Dale" }, { "docid": "5018442", "text": "it hampered the secrecy of the vote. A short (three-sentence) letter from Cardinal Ratzinger to German writer Gabriele Kuby dated March 7, 2003 (quoted here in unofficial English translation) thanked her for sending him a copy of her \"informative\" book. \"It is good that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because these are subtle seductions which act imperceptibly and thereby deeply, and dissolve Christianity in the soul before it can grow properly. \" Kuby's book, \"Harry Potter; Gut oder böse?\" (\"Harry Potter; Good or evil?\", ), was about the literary phenomenon of Harry Potter, and sought to prove that the", "title": "Theology of Pope Benedict XVI" }, { "docid": "10461805", "text": "of 21 July. In an official statement, Scholastic appealed \"to the \"Harry Potter\" fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on 21 July.\" Customers who agreed not to read the book received a special \"Harry Potter\" t-shirt and a $50 coupon for Scholastic's online store. In June 2005, Aaron Lambert, a security guard at a book distribution centre in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, stole a number of pages from \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" six weeks before its intended publication date. He was arrested a day", "title": "Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series" } ]

[ "2006" ]

[ { "docid": "3135903", "text": "(1,026), attempts (1,678), and yards (11,792). For his many career accomplishments and records, Brees has been hailed as one of the greatest passers of all time. Brees earned the starting job with the Chargers in 2002 and made the Pro Bowl in 2004. Nine months after suffering a dislocation in his right shoulder joint and a tear of the labrum and rotator cuff, Brees signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006. He had immediate success in New Orleans, eventually leading the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV, resulting in a 31–17 victory over", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "3135923", "text": "the injury. The Dolphins ended negotiations and traded for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper instead. Brees signed a 6-year, $60 million deal with the Saints on March 14, 2006. Brees had a productive first year with the Saints. The team, under first-year head coach Sean Payton, rebounded from its disastrous 2005 season (when the team was unable to play in New Orleans due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and struggled to a 3–13 record) to finish with a 10–6 regular season record and won the NFC South division title. On November 5, in the 31–14 victory over the", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "6090113", "text": "in the 2006 season. Drew Brees set new Saints single-season records in passes completed (356), passer rating (96.2), and passing yards (4,418). The team sent three players to the 2007 Pro Bowl: Brees, defensive end Will Smith, and offensive tackle Jammal Brown. The 2007 regular season began with a primetime matchup against the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, but New Orleans suffered a 10–41 pounding. The losses continued, as Tampa Bay and Tennessee routed them, followed by a close loss to Carolina. The Saints finally managed a victory in Week 6 by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28–17. After three", "title": "History of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "8724414", "text": "2006 New Orleans Saints season The 2006 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The season began with the team returning to New Orleans after a year in exile from the city, and trying to improve on their 3–13 record in 2005. All of the team's 2006 regular season home games were played in the Louisiana Superdome, which had been unplayable for the entire 2005 season after being damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Led by a new coach, Sean Payton, and a new quarterback, Drew Brees, the Saints enjoyed their most successful season up", "title": "2006 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3135903", "text": "(1,026), attempts (1,678), and yards (11,792). For his many career accomplishments and records, Brees has been hailed as one of the greatest passers of all time. Brees earned the starting job with the Chargers in 2002 and made the Pro Bowl in 2004. Nine months after suffering a dislocation in his right shoulder joint and a tear of the labrum and rotator cuff, Brees signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006. He had immediate success in New Orleans, eventually leading the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV, resulting in a 31–17 victory over", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "286707", "text": "the Superdome and the New Orleans area, the Saints' scheduled 2005 home opener against the New York Giants was moved to Giants Stadium. The remainder of their 2005 home games were split between the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On January 17, 2006, the Saints hired Sean Payton as their new head coach. 2006 season On March 14, 2006, the Saints signed former San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees to a 6-year, $60 million deal. On March 23, the Saints announced that the team's two 2006 preseason games were to be played", "title": "New Orleans Saints" } ]

[ { "docid": "15209628", "text": "hosted the Chicago Bears in week 2. Falling early, Drew Brees responded with a 79-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson. The Saints defense got six sacks on Jay Cutler and wore down the Bears defense to beat them 30–13. This was the first time in Drew Brees' career that he beat the Bears with the Saints. With the win, the Saints improved to 1–1. With the win the Saints improved to 2–1. With the win the Saints improved to 3–1. A NFC South rivalry rookie Cam Newton and Drew Brees go head to head for the first time. After an", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "16187379", "text": "was witnessed by Unitas' son Joe. With the surprising win, the Saints go into their bye week at 1–4. With the win, the Saints improved to 2–4. Also, QB Drew Brees increased his number of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 49. With the loss, the Saints fell to 2–5. However, despite the loss, QB Drew Brees increased his record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 50. With the win, the Saints improved to 3–5. Also, QB Drew Brees increased his streak of games with at least one passing touchdown to 51. After their huge win over", "title": "2012 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14206624", "text": "the Cardinals the Saints flew to Raymond James Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. In the first quarter New Orleans took the lead when QB Drew Brees completed a 41-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Followed in the second quarter by Brees making a 42-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem. This was followed by kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 27-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead when QB Drew Brees made a 4-yard TD pass to FB Heath Evans. Tampa Bay scored in the fourth quarter with QB Josh Freeman making a 2-yard", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11531025", "text": "Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys 1994— Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers 1995— Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers 1996— Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers 1997— Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions 1998— Randall Cunningham, Minnesota Vikings 1999— Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams 2000— Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams 2001— Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams 2002— Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers 2003— Ahman Green, Green Bay Packers 2004— Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles 2005— Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks 2006— Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints 2007— Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers 2008— Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints 2009— Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints 2010— Michael Vick, Philadelphia", "title": "Kansas City Committee of 101 awards" }, { "docid": "12903826", "text": "the Saints included Drew Brees, who missed only 7 passes, passed for 369 yards, scored 4 TDs and spread them to 4 different receivers, and threw 0 interceptions, did not fumble and did not get sacked. For the receiving game, Marques Colston caught 8 receptions for 166 yards with 1 TD coming from 12 yards out from Drew Brees in the 3rd quarter, and Lance Moore caught 6 receptions for 78 yards with 1 TD, being from 12 yards out from Drew Brees. For the running game, Pierre Thomas ran 15 times for 72 yards with 0 TDs, and Mike", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3135973", "text": "Sportsman of the Year award, it said the award was \"[f]or not only leading the New Orleans Saints to the first Super Bowl title in the franchise's history, but also for helping lead the city of New Orleans' rebirth after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina\". The fact that he and his family lived in New Orleans proper instead of the suburbs like many players did further endeared him to fans. In 2003, Brees and his wife, Brittany, founded the Brees Dream Foundation to support cancer patients and research in memory of Brittany's aunt who died of cancer. Since Brees' move", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "9908723", "text": "Reggie Williams, along with former Saints kicker John Carney getting a 30-yard field goal. New Orleans responded with QB Drew Brees completing a 2-yard TD pass to Bush. However, Jacksonville immediately answered as RB Maurice Jones-Drew returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to end the period. In the second quarter, the Saints regained the lead as Brees completed an 8-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, New Orleans increased its lead with CB Mike McKenzie returning an interception 75 yards for a touchdown, while Brees completed a", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528484", "text": "Saints tried to rally as QB Drew Brees completed a 15-yard TD pass to RB Deuce McAllister, but Atlanta sealed the win with CB Chevis Jackson returning an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans ended the game with a meaningless 32-yard TD pass from Brees to WR Lance Moore. With the loss, not only did the Saints fall to 4–5, but their 4-game winning streak against the Falcons was snapped. Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Falcons, the Saints flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Kansas City Chiefs.", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "9908721", "text": "quarter, New Orleans drew first blood with QB Drew Brees completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston, along with kicker Olindo Mare getting a 26-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Saints continued their offensive revival with Brees completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR Terrance Copper, along with a 3-yard TD pass to Colston. In the third quarter, the 49ers tried to come back as kicker Joe Nedney nailed a 29-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, New Orleans managed to put the game out of reach with Brees and Colston hooking up with each other", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "18419225", "text": "start the Saints met Tampa Bay, led by new quarterback Jameis Winston. The defense struggled to stop Winston as his heroics stunned New Orleans' home crowd. Drew Brees left the game with an injured shoulder. The Saints wound up losing the game, 26-19. This game marked the first game Drew Brees missed as a Saint due to injury. Luke McCown, playing in relief of Brees, played well, throwing for 310 yards, before trying to hit Brandin Cooks in the end zone with roughly a minute left in the game. Josh Norman made a diving interception to seal the Panthers win", "title": "2015 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "18419228", "text": "seal the Saints 52-49 victory. New Orleans would lead 28-20 with 7 minutes left, but the Titans would go down the field to tie it at 28. The Titans would then win the game after Marcus Mariota won it with a touchdown to Anthony Fasano. With the loss, the Saints fell to 4-5. Traveling to Washington to take on the Redskins, Drew Brees and the Saints suffered a moment of embarrassment as they would go on to be blown out 47-14. Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdowns in the blowout. A day after, the Saints fired defensive coordinator Rob", "title": "2015 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903832", "text": "Falcons running back Michael Turner got a 13-yard touchdown run, yet the Saints answered with running back Pierre Thomas getting a 22-yard touchdown run. Atlanta would come right back as quarterback Drew Brees was sacked by free safety Thomas DeCoud, causing him to fumble and allow defensive end Kroy Biermann to return the ball 4 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, New Orleans would go on a rampage with Brees' 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston, running back Reggie Bush's 1-yard touchdown run, and cornerback Jabari Greer's 48-yard interception return for a touchdown. However, the Falcons", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528480", "text": "Panthers, the Saints flew to Wembley Stadium for the 2008 International Series game with quarterback Drew Brees' former team, the San Diego Chargers. For the game, New Orleans was registered as the home team. In the first quarter, the Saints drew first blood as rookie kicker Taylor Mehlhaff got a 23-yard field goal. The Chargers responded with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 33-yard field goal. In the second quarter, New Orleans got a huge lead as Brees completed a 12-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson (with a failed PAT), along with RB Deuce McAllister getting a 1-yard TD run.", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3135936", "text": "Bowl and his charitable work towards the reconstruction of New Orleans. On December 17, 2010, he was named AP Male Athlete of the Year. Within four short years after joining the Saints, Brees was more accurate in his throws than any of the Saints' past quarterbacks. Brees and his teammates were welcomed back to New Orleans with a blues band along with thousands of celebrating fans. In 2010, the Saints qualified for the playoffs as a wild card team with an 11–5 record, but were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Seattle Seahawks, 41–36. Brees was selected to", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "9908740", "text": "the board in the second quarter with Drew Brees completing a 3-yard Touchdown pass to Marques Colston. The Bears continue to roll with Orton hooking a 9-yard TD to Bernard Berrian. New Orleans responds with Drew Brees connecting to M. Colston for a 21-yard touchdown reception. Both the Bears & Saints then closed out the first half with Orton completing a 55-yard TD pass to D. Hester, Along with Saints K Martin Gramatica kicks a 48-yard Field Goal. In the third quarter the Saints continue to fall behind with Devin Hester returning a 64-yard punt for a touchdown. Then the", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "9908733", "text": "home loss to the Buccaneers, the Saints flew to the Georgia Dome for a Week 14 Monday Night NFC South rematch with the Atlanta Falcons. In the first quarter, New Orleans drew first blood as QB Drew Brees completed a 25-yard TD pass to WR David Patten. The Falcons responded with QB Chris Redman completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White. In the second quarter, the Saints started to pull away as kicker Olindo Mare managed to get a 23-yard field goal, while Brees completed a 15-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston. In the third quarter, New", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "9908735", "text": "Cardinals. In the first quarter, New Orleans trialed early as Cardinals QB Kurt Warner completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE Troy Bienemann. The Saints responded with QB Drew Brees completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston. In the second quarter, New Orleans took the lead with RB Aaron Stecker getting a 1-yard TD run. Arizona tied the game with Warner completing an 18-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald, yet the Saints regained the lead prior to halftime with Brees completing a 32-yard TD pass to WR David Patten. In the third quarter, New Orleans increased its", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "15209636", "text": "still able to drive down the field and closed out the game with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Pierre Thomas. With the win, New Orleans improved its overall record to 14–3. 2011 New Orleans Saints season The 2011 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 36th to host home at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the sixth under head coach Sean Payton. During Week 16, Drew Brees broke the single season passing record set by Dan Marino. Brees ended the season with 5,476 passing yards, an NFL record. The team also", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "15209630", "text": "The Saints would convert that turnover into a touchdown with a 14-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. The Saints would continue again with a 4-yard TD pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. Then Delone Carter fumbled and the Saints recovered for their second fumble recovery of the game, and their next TD of the night came with a 6-yard pass from Brees to Darren Sproles, as the Saints convert another turnover into points begin the game and end the first quarter 21–0. The Saints would continue with a Jed Collins 1-yard run and a field goal, but", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8252240", "text": "Saints. New Orleans won 30–27 when Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a go-ahead touchdown to Lance Moore with less than two minutes remaining. In the prime-time NFL Network game, the New York Jets defeated the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, 26–10. Both the Saints and Bengals made their first appearance in a Thanksgiving game; in the case of the Bengals, it also marked the first appearance of an AFC North team on Thanksgiving since 1998, when the Pittsburgh Steelers of what was known as the AFC Central played the Detroit Lions. Additionally, since Christmas Day fell on a Saturday in 2010, the", "title": "2010 NFL season" }, { "docid": "12903844", "text": "13 matchup against the Washington Redskins. In the 1st quarter, the Redskins scored first with Jason Campbell throwing an 8-yard touchdown to Fred Davis. Shaun Suisham then kicked a 32-yard field goal to go up 10–0. In the 2nd quarter, the Saints finally scored with a Garrett Hartley 34-yard field goal. After a defensive stance, Drew Brees threw a 40-yard touchdown to Marques Colston which tied the game 10–10. The Redskins retook the lead with Jason Campbell connecting with Devin Thomas for a 10-yard touchdown. With the Saints now down 17–10, Brees and the Saints attempted to drive the field.", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14206626", "text": "kicker Garrett Hartley. New Orleans took the lead in the third quarter as Hartley booted a 23-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints increased their lead as quarterback Drew Brees found wide receiver Marques Colston on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh responded with running back Rashard Mendenhall getting a 38-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans came right back as Brees connected with wide receiver Lance Moore on an 8-yard touchdown pass. With the win, the Saints improved to 5–3. Coming off their win over the Steelers the Saints flew to Bank of America Stadium for an NFC South", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "15209623", "text": "2011 New Orleans Saints season The 2011 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 36th to host home at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the sixth under head coach Sean Payton. During Week 16, Drew Brees broke the single season passing record set by Dan Marino. Brees ended the season with 5,476 passing yards, an NFL record. The team also broke the record for offensive yards from scrimmage with 7,474 and Darren Sproles broke the record for all purpose yards, with 2,696. The Saints also finished second in scoring for total points with", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8724591", "text": "New Orleans Saints. From the get-go, the Falcons trailed as in the first quarter, QB Drew Brees completed a 76-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson, while RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard TD run. Atlanta responded with kicker Morten Andersen kicking a 22-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Andersen gave the Falcons a 30-yard field goal, yet New Orleans continued dominating with Brees completing an incredible 48-yard TD pass to WR Terrance Copper on the very last offensive play of the half. In the third quarter, RB Warrick Dunn gave Atlanta some room to operate, as he a", "title": "2006 Atlanta Falcons season" }, { "docid": "12903853", "text": "game when quarterback Drew Brees hit wide receiver Lance Moore for a 7-yard TD pass. Dallas then marched down the field to the Saints' eight-yard line, but then kicker Nick Folk's potential game-icing 24-yard field goal hit the right goalpost and went no good, setting up another fourth quarter comeback for the Saints. However, unlike in such games against Washington and Atlanta, quarterback Drew Brees was sacked with 10 seconds left in the contest at the Dallas 48-yard line, forcing a fumble for the second time in the game by Dallas' DeMarcus Ware, which was then recovered by nose tackle", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8724436", "text": "yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, New Orleans could only muster a 27-yard touchdown pass from Brees to WR Terrance Copper. With the loss, the Saints fell to 6–4. Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Saints flew to the Georgia Dome for an NFC South rematch with the Atlanta Falcons. In the first quarter, New Orleans started off strong with quarterback Drew Brees completing a 76-yard touchdown pass to WR Devery Henderson, while RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, Falcons kicker Morten Andersen completed a 22-yard field goal for Atlanta. In the second quarter, Andersen made a", "title": "2006 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903861", "text": "against the #2 Minnesota Vikings. New Orleans would initially trail in the first quarter as Vikings running back Adrian Peterson got a 19-yard touchdown run, yet the Saints responded with quarterback Drew Brees hooking up with running back Pierre Thomas on a 38-yard touchdown pass. However, Minnesota would answer with quarterback Brett Favre completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Sidney Rice. New Orleans would tie the game again in the second quarter with Brees finding wide receiver Devery Henderson on a 9-yard touchdown pass. The Saints would take the lead in the third quarter with Thomas' 9-yard touchdown", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "20469834", "text": "that gave the Vikings a 29–24 win. In this divisional round rematch, despite a good offensive showing from Kirk Cousins and Stefon Diggs, and Drew Brees who was held to just 120 passing yards, New Orleans still won the game 30-20 to go to 6-1 and avenge their aforementioned playoff loss. With the victory, the Saints extended their winning streak to 7 games (Starting from week 2) and ended the previously 8-0 Rams' chances at completing a perfect season. Also, star wide receiver Michael Thomas, after scoring on his 12th reception, paid homage to former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn", "title": "2018 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11393532", "text": "Saints responded with QB Drew Brees completing a 70-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. The Saints then took the lead when RB Pierre Thomas scored on a 4-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Packers responded with QB Aaron Rodgers completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings to tie the score. New Orleans respond yet again when Brees hooked up with Moore for the second time on a 14-yard TD pass. The Pack struck back and tied when Rodgers scored on a 10-yard TD run. The Saints would retake the lead prior to halftime when kicker", "title": "2008 Green Bay Packers season" }, { "docid": "16187381", "text": "on the season keeping their playoff hopes alive. Also Drew Brees brought his streak of at least 1 passing touchdown in a single game to 53. The loss dropped the team to 5–6, but Brees' record of games with at least 1 passing touchdown stood at 54. After the tough road loss to the Niners, the Saints traveled to take on the Falcons in a TNF matchup. The Saints' 4-game winning streak against the Falcons would be snapped as the team dropped to 5–7. Also, QB Drew Brees' streak of consecutive games with at least 1 passing touchdown would come", "title": "2012 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528467", "text": "drew first blood as QB Drew Brees completed a 39-yard TD pass to WR David Patten. The Buccaneers replied with CB Phillip Buchanon returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Tampa Bay took the lead with kicker Matt Bryant getting a 37-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Saints responded with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 34-yard field goal. The Buccaneers answered with Bryant nailing a 33-yard field goal, but New Orleans regained the lead with Brees completing an 84-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson. In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay jumped ahead", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903822", "text": "Coming off their bye week, the Saints stayed at home for a huge Week 6 game in a \"Battle of The Unbeatens\" against the New York Giants. New Orleans' offense roared out of the gates in the first quarter with running back Mike Bell's 2-yard touchdown run on a 4th-down-conversion and quarterback Drew Brees' 1-yard touchdown pass to former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey. New York closed out the opening quarter with a 49-yard field goal from kicker Lawrence Tynes, with the Saints leading 14–3. The Saints' high-powered offense continued to heat up in the second quarter as Brees completed", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12843994", "text": "run. The Saints answered with quarterback Drew Brees completing a 38-yard touchdown pass to running back Pierre Thomas, yet the Vikings regained the lead as quarterback Brett Favre found wide receiver Sidney Rice on a 5-yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter, New Orleans tied the game again on Brees' 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devery Henderson. The Saints took the lead in the third quarter with Thomas' 9-yard touchdown run, yet Minnesota tied the game as Peterson got a 1-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, New Orleans got the lead again as Brees hooked up with running", "title": "2009 Minnesota Vikings season" }, { "docid": "12903830", "text": "season, the Saints gained momentum when Drew Brees scored on a quarterback sneak to end the first half and cap a 1:36 drive of 51 yards. In the second half, the Saints scored on a 42-yard interception return by Darren Sharper in the third, but Dan Carpenter added a second field goal to push the lead back to ten points. The Saints responded with a 10-yard Brees-Colston connection, but Ricky Williams answered with another 4-yard rushing score to make the score 34–24. The Saints completed their comeback in the fourth quarter, first with Reggie Bush scoring on a reverse from", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3135922", "text": "rest heavily based on performance incentives. Brees evaluated the incentive-based offer as a sign of no confidence by the Chargers and promptly demanded the salary a top 5 \"franchise\" quarterback would receive. After the Chargers refused to increase their offer, Brees met with other teams. The New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins were interested in Brees. New Orleans made an offer that included $10 million in guaranteed money the first year and a $12 million option the second year. Miami was unsure if Brees' shoulder was completely healed and doctors suggested the team should not sign him because of", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "12878640", "text": "made a big play as he sacked Saints quarterback Drew Brees and caused the ball to be fumbled. Anthony Spencer recovered the ball to put it in Dallas' hands. The Saints only points of the half were from a 43-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley. In the second half, the Cowboys scored their only touchdown in the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown run by Marion Barber. Finally in the fourth quarter New Orleans got a touchdown when running back Mike Bell scored from one yard out to make a 24–10 Dallas lead. Drew Brees also made a 7-yard touchdown", "title": "2009 Dallas Cowboys season" }, { "docid": "9908731", "text": "for a Week 13 NFC South rematch with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early with Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant getting a 27-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Saints took the lead with QB Drew Brees completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Terrance Copper. In the second quarter, Tampa Bay regained the lead with QB Luke McCown completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Anthony Becht, along with Bryant nailing a 31-yard field goal. Afterwards, New Orleans retook the lead with Brees completing a 45-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson. In the third quarter,", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14206621", "text": "2–1. The Saints fourth game was inside their dome for an NFC south rivalry match against the Panthers. In the 1st quarter New Orleans took the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Carolina replied with QB Jimmy Clausen making a 55-yard TD pass to RB Jonathan Stewart. The Saints took the lead when kicker John Carney nailed a 32-yard field goal, but fell behind when RB DeAngelo Williams made a 39-yard TD run. Then John Carney made two field goals to give the Saints the win. He made a 32-yard field goal", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903824", "text": "deficit being at 17 points. The Saints had over 300 yards of total offense, with 5 offensive touchdowns and 2 TD runs by Mike Bell and Reggie Bush, and 3 TD passes from Drew Brees to Jeremy Shockey, Robert Meachem and Lance Moore. New Orleans solidified its lead in the third quarter with Brees finding wide receiver Marques Colston on a 12-yard touchdown pass. The Giants opened the fourth quarter with Tynes booting a 38-yard field goal, yet the Saints ended its dominating run with fullback Heath Evans getting a 2-yard touchdown run. New York then closed out the game's", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8711366", "text": "well as setting NFL single-season records for rushing touchdowns (28) and total touchdowns (31). The Chargers did not re-sign All–Pro quarterback Drew Brees to a contract, Brees had suffered a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder in the final game of the season, and turned instead to 2004 1st round selection Philip Rivers. Brees would later sign a contract with the New Orleans Saints as a free agent and make a complete recovery. Chargers ownership announced in January that the team would no longer attempt to place a proposal for a new stadium on the November ballot as they were", "title": "2006 San Diego Chargers season" }, { "docid": "3191081", "text": "unit, and saw his first playing time at quarterback in 3 years during a week 17 loss to the Carolina Panthers, as the Saints had already clinched homefield advantage and rested starter Drew Brees, as well as many other starters. Although he played little for the Saints, he was noted for his role as a veteran advisor to the Saints' starting quarterback, Drew Brees. On January 24, 2010, Brunell was the holder on the 40-yard field goal kicked by Garrett Hartley in overtime against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game to send the New Orleans Saints to the", "title": "Mark Brunell" }, { "docid": "6090126", "text": "a 23-point win the following game. After beating winless Carolina, Drew Brees threw three interceptions as the Saints lost to Tampa Bay 26-20. In Week 7, the team hosted Indianapolis in what had been expected to be a rematch of Super Bowl XLIV, but without Peyton Manning, the Colts struggled. Brees threw 5 touchdown passes as the Saints crushed the Colts, 62-7. The Saints set a franchise record for most points in a game. However, the Saints reverted to their Week 6 form the following week, as Brees threw two interceptions, and the Saints suffered an astonishing defeat against the", "title": "History of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "14206619", "text": "last laugh as Hartley booted the game-ending 37-yard field goal. With the win, the Saints improved to 2–0. Hoping to increase their winning streak the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Falcons. The Saints took the early lead when QB Drew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WR Lance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass. But the Falcons replied in the second quarter with RB", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903815", "text": "a 1-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans answered with kicker John Carney making a 39-yard field goal. Detroit responded respond with Hanson nailing a 24-yard field goal, while the Saints kept pounding away as Brees completed a 58-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devery Henderson. The Lions closed out the period with safety Louis Delmas returning a fumble 65 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, New Orleans closed out the game as Brees completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to fullback Heath Evans. With the win, not only did the Saints begin their season at 1–0, but Brees (26-of-34,", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "447914", "text": "ability to verbally assault and demean Lombardi when he verbally abused her. His children were not immune from his yelling. When Lombardi had not lost his temper, he would often be reticent and aloof. Lombardi's grandson, Joe Lombardi, was named the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions in January 2014. He was relieved of this position midway through the 2015 season. Lombardi was previously quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints. In the 2009 season, he helped lead the Saints to win the trophy bearing his grandfather's name and Drew Brees to win a Super Bowl MVP award. Lombardi did", "title": "Vince Lombardi" }, { "docid": "20534002", "text": "run by running back Jerick McKinnon with 9:45 left in the first quarter. Roughly five minutes later in the quarter, a field goal by former Saints kicker Kai Forbath gave the hosts a 10–0 lead. Minnesota added to its lead on the first play of the second quarter on a one-yard score by running back Latavius Murray. Meanwhile, the New Orleans offense struggled; Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw two interceptions and New Orleans did not complete a single third-down conversion during the first half. Of the Saints' six first-half drives (excluding the end-of-half kneel), two ended with turnovers, three ended", "title": "Minneapolis Miracle" }, { "docid": "12903859", "text": "began their playoff run at home in the NFC Divisional Round against the #4 Arizona Cardinals. New Orleans would immediately trail in the first quarter as Cardinals running back Tim Hightower ran for a 70-yard touchdown. The Saints would greatly respond with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Lynell Hamilton, quarterback Drew Brees finding tight end Jeremy Shockey on a 17-yard touchdown pass, and running back Reggie Bush's 54-yard touchdown run. Arizona would reply in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run from running back Chris \"Beanie\" Wells. Afterwards, New Orleans struck again as Brees found wide receiver", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "15209635", "text": "third quarter with quarterback Drew Brees finding wide receiver Devery Henderson and tight end Jimmy Graham on a 41-yard and a 3-yard touchdown pass, while the Lions tried to stay close as Stafford got a 1-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, New Orleans would pull away in the fourth quarter with a 17-yard touchdown run from Sproles, followed by Brees connecting with wide receiver Robert Meachem on a 56-yard touchdown pass. Detroit tried to rally with Stafford completing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Johnson, and following this, the Lions attempted an onside kick, but the Saints recovered the kick. The Saints were", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "10580447", "text": "The Domino Effect (concert) The Domino Effect in New Orleans on May 30, 2009 was a tribute concert celebrating the life and influence of Rock and roll legend Fats Domino. A portion of the proceeds were to benefit the Brees Dream Foundation, bettering local playgrounds and outdoor recreation sites for the children of New Orleans. Fats Domino is working with NFL quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints to raise money for the foundation’s \"Operation Kids: Rebuilding Dreams\" campaign, which supports education and mentoring programs as well as rebuilds athletic fields and parks. To date, the Brees Dream Foundation", "title": "The Domino Effect (concert)" }, { "docid": "9908729", "text": "Orleans fell to 4–6. So far, all 6 of their losses came when they committed at least 2 turnovers in a game. Trying to snap a two-game losing skid, the Saints flew to Bank of America Stadium for a Week 12 NFC South rematch against the Carolina Panthers with second place on the line. In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Panthers kicker John Kasay managed to get a 45-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Saints took the lead with QB Drew Brees completing a 1-yard TD pass to", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3135977", "text": "be co-chair of the newly renamed President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, along with former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes. In October 2010, Brees appeared in an It Gets Better video, where he gave an anti-bullying message in the wake of a series of suicides committed by gay teenagers. Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After a successful college football career at Purdue University, he was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "11528477", "text": "24-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Saints took the lead as RB Reggie Bush got a 3-yard TD run, along with kicker Taylor Mehlhaff (recently signed due to Martín Gramática out for the year) getting a 44-yard field goal. In the third quarter, New Orleans added on to their lead as QB Drew Brees completed an 8-yard TD pass to RB Aaron Stecker and a 15-yard TD pass to Bush. In the fourth quarter, the Saints closed out the game with Mehlhaff nailing a 33-yard field goal and Brees completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE Mark Campbell.", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14206631", "text": "Hartley making a 28-yard field goal, but fell behind with Marion Barber and Tashard Choice getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints, down 27–23, were well on their way to defeat when John Kitna hit Austin with a long-gainer, but safety Malcolm Jenkins stripped Roy Williams and recovered at the New Orleans 11, enabling the Saints to pull out the win five plays later, with QB Drew Brees completing a 12-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore, completing an 89-yard drive. With the win, the Saints improved to 8–3. Coming off their win over the Cowboys the Saints played an", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14179351", "text": "for an NFC South rivalry match against the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons trailed early when QB Drew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WR Lance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass. But the Falcons replied in the second quarter driving 72 yards in 19 plays, taking 10:39 off the clock ending with RB Michael Turner plunging into the end zone on a 1-yard TD run. The Falcons took the lead when", "title": "2010 Atlanta Falcons season" }, { "docid": "11528491", "text": "heart-breaking loss, New Orleans fell to 6–6. Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Tampa Bay, the New Orleans Saints returned home to host the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons appeared to be on the move on their first drive, but they came up empty after Saints cornerback Jason David intercepted Falcons rookie quarterback Matt Ryan at the Saints' 26-yard line. From there, it took New Orleans only three plays to get into the end zone as Reggie Bush ran for 43 yards and then caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees for the only score of the quarter. In the", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "18419230", "text": "history to block an extra point and return it for two points under new NFL rules that took effect that season (prior to this season, NFL rules did not allow players to return a blocked extra point). Saints rookie Stephone Anthony was the one who returned it, with Kevin Williams blocking it. The Saints, unfortunately, would eventually lose in a shootout and dropped their record to 4-8. The highlight of the game was Drew Brees passing Dan Marino for 4th on the league's all-time passing touchdowns list. With the loss, the Saints fell to 5-9. With the win, the Saints", "title": "2015 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8724425", "text": "run. That was the only time that the Saints saw the lead, as the Panthers slashed away, with Delhomme completing a 4-yard pass to WR Drew Carter and RB DeShaun Foster running 43 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans tried to come back, as quarterback Drew Brees completed an 86-yard touchdown pass to WR Marques Colston, but that was as close as they got, as Carolina held on to win, while the Saints got their first loss of the year dropping to 3–1. The second game back in the Superdome was not marked by the media attention of the Saints'", "title": "2006 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "10580448", "text": "has donated over $1.6 million to various efforts supporting the New Orleans community. B.B. King Chuck Barry Little Richard Taj Mahal Keb' Mo' Ozomatli Wyclef Jean Junior Brown The Domino Effect (concert) The Domino Effect in New Orleans on May 30, 2009 was a tribute concert celebrating the life and influence of Rock and roll legend Fats Domino. A portion of the proceeds were to benefit the Brees Dream Foundation, bettering local playgrounds and outdoor recreation sites for the children of New Orleans. Fats Domino is working with NFL quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints to raise money", "title": "The Domino Effect (concert)" }, { "docid": "12903814", "text": "Detroit Lions. New Orleans got off to a fast start in the first quarter as quarterback Drew Brees completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston and a 39-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robert Meachem. The Lions answered with kicker Jason Hanson kicking a 47-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Detroit came closer as running back Kevin Smith scored on a 4-yard touchdown run. The Saints replied with Brees completing 1-yard and a 15-yard touchdown passes to tight end Jeremy Shockey. The Lions tried to catch up in the third quarter as quarterback Matthew Stafford got", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8724430", "text": "Moore, while rookie DB Ronnie Prude returned an interception 12 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans got on the board, as quarterback Drew Brees completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to WR Joe Horn, yet Baltimore increased their lead with McNair completing a 6-yard touchdown pass to TE Todd Heap. In the third quarter, the Ravens got another 12-yard touchdown interception return with rookie Strong Safety Dawan Landry making the pick for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Saints tried to mount a comeback, as Brees completed a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass", "title": "2006 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "9908741", "text": "Bears in the 4th quarter add on more points recording a Safety due to Jahri Evans being penalized in the end zone. While Drew Brees managed to hooked up to Pierre Thomas for an 11-yard touchdown strike (along with the 2 pt conversion). Afterwards the Saints failed to recover the onside kick allowing Chicago to preserve the win. With the loss, the Saints fell to 7–9 and were eliminated from postseason contention. 2007 New Orleans Saints season The 2007 New Orleans Saints season was the 41st season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The team tried to", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "6949315", "text": "Peyton and Eli Manning, Steve Gleason, Drew Brees and Thomas Morstead; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and owner Tom Benson; and rappers B.G., Birdman (rapper), Soulja Slim and Lil Wayne. Like most of the oldest parts of the city developed before 1900 on the city's higher ground, the majority of Uptown had very little flooding from Katrina For this reason, the portion of New Orleans along the riverfront stretching from the Bywater to Carrollton and including about half of Uptown was sometimes called \"the Sliver by the River\" and \"Isle of Denial.\" High water did affect some portions", "title": "Uptown New Orleans" }, { "docid": "20469832", "text": "died on March 15, 2018 in Jefferson, Louisiana from influenza. Benson's legacy as owner included purchasing the team when a move to Jacksonville was being discussed, and a world championship in Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010. Gayle Benson, Benson's third wife, assumed ownership duties for both the Saints, as well as the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (which Benson purchased in 2012). Benson attended the NFL ownership meetings in March and said she was excited to carry on Tom's legacy. The Saints' 2018 schedule was released on April 19. Notes This game marked Drew Brees passing", "title": "2018 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528487", "text": "FB John Kuhn got a 1-yard TD run. The Saints took the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 70-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore (which gave him his 9th-straight game of throwing a pass of 40+ yards, an NFL record), while RB Pierre Thomas got a 4-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Green Bay responded with QB Aaron Rodgers completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings. New Orleans answered with Brees hooking up with Moore again on a 14-yard TD pass. The Packers tied the game as Rodgers got a 10-yard TD run, but New", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "3486562", "text": "Peppers finished the season with 21 solo tackles, 12 assisted tackles, 11 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 3 stuffs. Peppers helped the Panthers make the playoffs, and they faced off against the New Orleans Saints in the wild card round. Peppers would record 2 tackles in the game including a huge tackle for loss on third down with 2:27 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Saints would go for it on fourth down and Saints' quarterback Drew Brees would throw an interception thereby giving the Panthers offense one more chance to win the game, but the Panthers", "title": "Julius Peppers" }, { "docid": "3135902", "text": "Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After a successful college football career at Purdue University, he was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He left college as one of the most decorated players in Purdue and Big Ten Conference history, establishing two NCAA records, 13 Big Ten Conference records, and 19 Purdue University records. , he remains the Big Ten record-holder in several passing categories, including completions", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "14197160", "text": "when Drew Brees was intercepted by defensive back Bradley Fletcher, who returned the ball 24 yards to the New Orleans 27-yard line. After the turnover, Philadelphia drove to the Saints 15-yard line, but New Orleans' defense made two key plays to prevent a score. First, Curtis Lofton tackled tight end Brent Celek on a screen pass for an 8-yard loss. Then defensive end Cameron Jordan sacked Nick Foles for an 11-yard loss, pushing the Eagles all the way back to the 34-yard line. Following a 4-yard gain on third down, Alex Henery missed a 48-yard field goal 34 seconds into", "title": "Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "16187378", "text": "Williams was later handed an indefinite suspension from the NFL for his role in the bounty scandal. The Saints did not have a first- or second-round selection. All undrafted free agents were signed just after the 2012 NFL Draft concluded on April 28. With the loss, the Saints started their season 0–1. With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2. With the close loss, the Saints fell to 0–3. With the loss, the Saints face their first 0–4 start since 2007. Drew Brees broke Johnny Unitas' record of consecutive games with a touchdown in the first quarter. The record touchdown", "title": "2012 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "286738", "text": "to second guess (commissioner Roger Goodell). Judges only have limited jurisdiction over arbitration issues.\" Saints All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees made a controversial tweet on June 20, 2012, stating, \"If NFL fans were told there were 'weapons of mass destruction' enough times, they'd believe it. But what happens when you don't find any????\" Brees immediately issued another statement to clarify, \"My WMD comment has nothing to do with politics or our brave military. Merely an analogy to show how media influences public perception.\" He went on to say, \"I apologize if the WMD comment offended anyone. Especially our military. There is", "title": "New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "11528485", "text": "In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe. The Saints responded with rookie kicker Garrett Hartley getting a 30-yard field goal. In the second quarter, New Orleans took the lead as RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard TD run. Kansas City answered with kicker Connor Barth getting a 20-yard field goal, but the Saints closed out the half with Hartley making a 23-yard field goal. In the third quarter, New Orleans increased their lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 47-yard TD pass to WR Lance", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528473", "text": "QB Drew Brees completing a 5-yard and a 33-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. San Francisco tried to catch up as Nedney kicked a 49-yard field goal, but New Orleans continued its dominance as Brees completed a 47-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem. In the third quarter, the 49ers tried to rally as Nedney got a 38-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints continued its victory march as RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard TD run. San Francisco tried to come back as QB J.T. O'Sullivan completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce, but", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903843", "text": "of the year, and Brady is pulled with 5:28 to go, replaced by backup Brian Hoyer. With the win, the Saints improve to 11–0. Drew Brees completed 18 of 23 passes for a season-high 371 yards, five touchdowns and his first-ever perfect passer rating of 158.3, and became the first to throw 5 TDs against a Bill Belichick-coached team. The television broadcast of the game on ESPN's \"Monday Night Football\" was the second-most-watched cable telecast of all time. After an emotional Monday night win against the New England Patriots, the Saints traveled to FedExField in Landover, Maryland for a Week", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12848856", "text": "contract reportedly contains $41.7 million in guaranteed money (the most guaranteed to any player in NFL history) and carries a total value of up to $78 million. COLOR KEY AND NOTES: The Lions began their season down south, taking on the New Orleans Saints. The Saints struck first with just over 12 minutes left in the first quarter with a 9-yard TD catch by Marques Colston from Drew Brees. They made it 14–0 3 minutes later when Robert Meachem caught a 29-yard TD pass by Brees. The Lions got on the board with just over 5 minutes left in the", "title": "2009 Detroit Lions season" }, { "docid": "14206423", "text": "the Detroit Lions. COLOR KEY & NOTES: The Vikings began the 2010 NFL season by taking part in the annual NFL Kickoff Game against the defending Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, in a rematch of the previous season's NFC Championship Game. Minnesota lost the coin toss and gave up a touchdown on the first drive of the game; New Orleans received the ball from the kickoff and then took 5 plays to go 77 yards, culminating with Drew Brees passing 29 yards down the right sideline for WR Devery Henderson, who dived into the endzone for the score.", "title": "2010 Minnesota Vikings season" }, { "docid": "3135938", "text": "passing touchdowns, which is known as the \"Triple Crown\". He broke Dan Marino's 27-year-old record for most passing yards in one season (5,084) in the 15th game of the season (week 16) against the Atlanta Falcons at home in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a touchdown pass to Darren Sproles. Brees also set a new Saints franchise record for passing touchdowns in a season with 46. In Week 2, during the Saints' home-opener, Brees defeated the Chicago Bears for the first time in his career as a starting quarterback, leaving the Baltimore Ravens as the only remaining NFL", "title": "Drew Brees" }, { "docid": "14206635", "text": "lead with Chauncey Davis returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans reclaimed the lead late in the 4th with a Drew Brees 6-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. Atlanta attempted to come back; however, New Orleans held on for the win. With the win, the Saints improved to 11–4 and clinched a playoff berth, becoming the first team in the NFC South to earn consecutive playoff appearances. The Saints' sixteenth game was an NFC South rivalry rematch against the Buccaneers inside their dome. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kicker Connor Barth hit a", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11528474", "text": "New Orleans sealed the win with kicker Martín Gramática nailing a 31-yard field goal. With the win, the Saints improved to 2–2. Coming off their home win over the 49ers, the Saints stayed at home for a Week 5 Monday Night duel with the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, New Orleans was first out of the gate as QB Drew Brees completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson. The Vikings responded with CB Antoine Winfield returning a blocked field goal 59 yards for a touchdown. The Saints answered with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 35-yard field goal.", "title": "2008 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "11036412", "text": "an NFL record for attendance in a single game. The old mark of 103,467 occurred in October 2005 at a 49ers-Cardinals game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico. Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints set an NFL record for completion percentage in a season. Brees was 363 of 514, a completion percentage of 70.6. (The record of 70.55% had previously been set in the strike-shortened 1982 season by Ken Anderson of the Cincinnati Bengals. Brees sat out the last game of the 2009 season since New Orleans had secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs.) On January 10, 2010, the", "title": "2009 NFL season" }, { "docid": "14197178", "text": "with a 78-yard drive to the 49ers 2-yard line, but came up empty when defensive back Donte Whitner forced a fumble from Pierre Thomas that was recovered by linebacker Patrick Willis. Thomas was injured on the play and did not return. Later on, San Francisco opened up the scoring with Smith's 49-yard touchdown pass to Davis. A few plays into the next drive, Dashon Goldson intercepted a pass from Saints quarterback Drew Brees and returned it 41 yards to the 4-yard line, setting up Smith's touchdown completion to Michael Crabtree and giving the 49ers a 14–0 lead. Then Courtney Roby", "title": "Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "11525983", "text": "interception in the endzone was negated by a penalty, and the drive continued. With new life, Brees connected to Pierre Thomas, and trimmed the deficit to 20–17. After Tampa Bay was held to two three-and-outs, Josh Bidwell shanked a punt, setting New Orleans up at the Tampa Bay 49-yard line. A field goal tied the score at 20–20 with less than six minutes remaining. With 2:33 to go, Jermaine Phillips intercepted Drew Brees, and returned the ball to the New Orleans 17. Matt Bryant kicked the go-ahead field goal at the two-minute warning. With 1:45 left, Brees was intercepted by", "title": "2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season" }, { "docid": "9908719", "text": "Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick) (6–80 1:31) [NO 28-17 SEA] Coming off of their road win over the Seahawks, the Saints went home for a Week 7 divisional duel with the Atlanta Falcons. In the first quarter, New Orleans drew first blood as QB Drew Brees completed a 37-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson. The Falcons replied with former Saints kicker Morten Andersen getting a 38-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Atlanta took lead with Andersen kicking a 33-yard field goal, along with QB Byron Leftwich completing a 9-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White. In the third quarter,", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "8724431", "text": "to rookie WR Marques Colston. However, the Saints comeback drive ended there, as New Orleans fell to 5–2. Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Ravens, the Saints flew to Raymond James Stadium for an NFC South rematch with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the first quarter, quarterback Drew Brees completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie WR Marques Colston and a 52-yard touchdown pass to WR Devery Henderson. In the second quarter, kicker John Carney made a 46-yard field goal to give New Orleans a 17–0 lead. Yet, the Bucs started to fight back, as quarterback Bruce", "title": "2006 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14197155", "text": "pass from Drew Brees to receiver Marques Colston, but the catch was overturned by official review, and the Saints ended up settling for a John Kasay field goal to cut the score to 14–10 at the end of the half. The Saints dominated the second half, scoring touchdowns on five consecutive possessions before ending the game on their sixth. On the first play of the third quarter, Thomas rushed for 18 yards. Running back Chris Ivory then added a 19-yard run before Brees finished the drive with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson. Then after a Lions punt, New", "title": "Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "6090120", "text": "executing a surprise onside kick, and both teams got into an argument over who got hold of the ball. The Saints were ultimately ruled to have recovered it. A screen pass by Drew Brees to running back Pierre Thomas was good for a touchdown, giving the Saints a 13–10 lead, their first of the game. After another Colts touchdown, Hartley kicked another field goal to make it a 17–16 game. The Saints regained the lead with 5:42 remaining in the 4th quarter; a 2-yard touchdown pass from Brees to tight end Jeremy Shockey, followed by a two-point conversion by Lance", "title": "History of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "14197173", "text": "for a tying field goal. However, the Eagles were unable to get a first down and chose to punt the ball back with 1:57 left. The Saints then clinched the victory by keeping possession of the ball for the rest of the game. \"at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana\" Saints running back Reggie Bush accumulated 217 all-purpose yards, including an 83-yard punt return touchdown, the third longest in NFL postseason history, and a franchise playoff record 46-yard touchdown run, while quarterback Drew Brees added 247 passing yards and three touchdowns. Although Arizona scored first, New Orleans racked up a franchise", "title": "Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "15206691", "text": "yards and two touchdown passes, as Tampa Bay rebounded from the previous week, and beat divisional rival New Orleans by a score of 26–20. Drew Brees threw three interceptions, and the Saints lost a fumble, and Tampa Bay scored 10 points off of turnovers. Trailing 26–20 midway through the fourth quarter, Brees drove the Saints to the Tampa Bay 4-yard line. On 4th down & 2 with 3:24 remaining, Brees was intercepted in the endzone by Quincy Black. The Buccaneers ran out the clock, and preserved the win. Tampa Bay hosted Chicago at Wembley Stadium in London, England, their second", "title": "2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season" }, { "docid": "18419226", "text": "and the Saints 0-3 start. In overtime, Drew Brees, who returned from an injured shoulder, nailed an 80-yard pass to C. J. Spiller for the game-winning touchdown. Brees now has 400 career touchdown passes. It was also the fastest regular season overtime in NFL history, with only 13 seconds being played before the touchdown. This win would make the Lions the only winless team. The Saints returned to Philadelphia for their first meeting with the Eagles since their last second victory in the 2013 playoffs, but the Eagles would get their revenge in a blowout. With the loss, the Saints", "title": "2015 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "14206617", "text": "progress from Minnesota. With the win, New Orleans began their season at 1–0. Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Saints flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 2 Monday Night duel with the San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans would deliver the opening punch in the first quarter as 49ers center David Baas' high snap deep within San Francisco territory went out of the back of the endzone for a safety. The Saints would add onto their lead as quarterback Drew Brees hooked up with running back Reggie Bush on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The 49ers would answer", "title": "2010 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903865", "text": "Thomas caught a 16-yard screen pass from Drew Brees and NO had their first lead of the game, 13–10 after the extra point. The Colts would not be denied from scoring again with the rushing attack of Joseph Addai, capping off the scoring drive with a 4-yard run. From here, however, the Colts would be denied. The Saints still stood by Hartley to keep the game close with a 47-yard field goal, taking the score to 17–16. In the fourth quarter, Jeremy Shockey caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees with Lance Moore catching a two-point conversion and the", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "9908714", "text": "with kicker Matt Bryant's 27-yard field goal. The Saints got the final score of the game as QB Drew Brees completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston. With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2. Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Saints played their Week 3 Monday night homeopener, as they played an interconference duel with the Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, New Orleans' struggles continued as Titans kicker Rob Bironas nailed a 33-yard field goal, while QB Vince Young completed a 35-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Jones. In the second quarter, the Saints managed", "title": "2007 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "15209625", "text": "against the Detroit Lions in the Wild Card round but fell to the 49ers on a last-minute touchdown in the Divisional Playoffs. The Saints finished with a final record of 14–4. The Saints' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011. The Saints began their 2011 campaign at Lambeau Field, taking on the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the annual NFL Kickoff Game. New Orleans trailed early in the first quarter as Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings. The Saints answered with quarterback Drew Brees finding wide receiver Robert", "title": "2011 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "12903816", "text": "358 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT) became the first quarterback to throw 6 TD passes in an opening day game, as well as tying Billy Kilmer's franchise record for touchdown passes in a game. Coming off their win over the Lions, the Saints flew to Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 2 duel with the Philadelphia Eagles. In the first quarter, New Orleans drew first blood as quarterback Drew Brees completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston. The Eagles answered with quarterback Kevin Kolb (in his first start as the Eagles' quarterback) completing a 71-yard touchdown pass", "title": "2009 New Orleans Saints season" }, { "docid": "6090105", "text": "as they were the first team to go from 3-13 to a conference title game the next season. First-year head coach Sean Payton, who came from Dallas as a Bill Parcells pupil, was hired for a daunting task at hand. In his first move as coach, he released almost half of the roster, most notably inconsistent quarterback Aaron Brooks. The Saints were aggressive in free agency, signing former San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees, who had been released after suffering a career-threatening injury to his throwing shoulder during the last game of the 2005 season and was still recovering from", "title": "History of the New Orleans Saints" }, { "docid": "4450383", "text": "by Hurricane Katrina, forcing them to play all of their home games in elsewhere as they finished with a 3–13 record (see \"Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Saints\"). But in the offseason, the team's fortunes began to turn. First, they signed free agent quarterback Drew Brees, who would go on to throw for more passing yards than any other quarterback over the next four seasons. They also drafted multi-talented Heisman Trophy winning (since vacated) running back Reggie Bush, receiver Marques Colston, and guard Jahri Evans, three players who would become major contributors on the Saints' offense. The", "title": "Super Bowl XLIV" }, { "docid": "3135925", "text": "had a 96.2 passer rating. Brees was named starting quarterback for the NFC in the 2007 Pro Bowl. He was named as a First Team All-Pro. On January 5, 2007, Brees was named first runner-up behind former teammate Tomlinson for league MVP by the Associated Press. Brees and Tomlinson were co-recipients of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. On January 13, 2007, in his first playoff game for New Orleans, Brees was 20–of–32 in passing attempts with one touchdown and no interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints held on to win 27–24, and", "title": "Drew Brees" } ]

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Once licensed to own a gun, no additional permit is required to carry a concealed firearm. To apply for a firearm license in South Africa applicants must pass a competency test covering the specific type of firearm you are applying a license for and a test on the South African firearm laws. Once these tests are passed you need to apply for a competency certificate, where the South African Police Service will perform a background", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "15489816", "text": "queries, and by further connecting you to you to other members of the ecosystem through consultations, events and seminars. 1) Your startup must operate in one of the following fields: 3) You must have enough financial resources to achieve your set business goals for 1 year. There is no set regulated amount, you decide how much capital you need to achieve your 1 year goals. If you are an EU citizen and want to open a business in Lithuania, you do not need a residence permit. Please check more information regarding starting a business here and immgration here . Most", "title": "Startup Visa" }, { "docid": "16752708", "text": "14:30. Between 18:00-19:00 set the disc to the exact time or the next half-hour mark if the exact time is not printed on the disc. Parking is allowed until 09:00 the next morning. Between 19:00-07:59 blue disc is not needed if you leave by 08:00. From Saturday 18:00 until Monday 09:00 blue-zone parking is free. No need to set blue disc. For Blue Zones marked with a 4 digit area code and you do not have the corresponding parking permit just follow regular Blue Zone parking rules. If you have a valid parking permit for the specific area code, parking", "title": "Road signs in Switzerland and Liechtenstein" }, { "docid": "16155980", "text": "a private seller, but first must obtain a purchasing permit which is good for 30 days. At the age of 18 or up, it is legal to buy a pistol with a purchase license from a private seller, at the age of 21, it is legal to buy a firearm from a Federally licensed (FFL) dealer. No purchase license is required to purchase a long gun (a firearm that is more than 26 inches long) in Michigan. According to state law, a long gun may be purchased by anyone aged 18 or over who is not subject to restrictions based", "title": "Gun laws in Michigan" }, { "docid": "1719314", "text": "to Wealth\" says the following about carrying unnecessary inventory. \"You call them goods; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and, perhaps, they may [be bought] for less than they cost; but, if you have no occasion for them, they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says, 'Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.' In another place, he says, 'Many have been ruined by buying good penny worths'.\" Henry Ford cited Franklin as a", "title": "Lean manufacturing" }, { "docid": "13438625", "text": "you mcen050.3 do not know what need we had.\" ``lord, you have spoken the truth,\" mcen050.4 they said among themselves. mcen050.5 mcen050.6 mcen050.7 mcen050.8 mcen051.1 ``But it is now very important to do battle rather than sleep. Let mcen051.2 him who has a cloak sell it and buy himself a sword.\" ``indeed we have mcen051.3 two ready,\" they said at once. ``that is enough. no more are needed,\" mcen051.4 god said once more. mcen051.5 mcen051.6 mcen051.7 mcen051.8 mcen052.1 Mary's Son, full of grace, went to the Mount of Olives and his mcen052.2 disciples followed him. christ said, ``this night keep", "title": "Early Cornish texts" }, { "docid": "163141", "text": "for handguns require proving an imminent threat, with the police making the final decision. Therefore, concealed carry permit is hard to obtain. There is no limit on the number of firearms one may own, though every gun transaction is recorded by the police. There is no rifle caliber restriction (smaller than .50BMG, however). Fully automatic firearms and suppressors are prohibited for civilians. People over 18 years of age can buy and carry stun guns and electric tranquilizers with no permit needed. People over 16 can carry OC sprays. There is no restriction regarding the number of rounds that may be", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "5471545", "text": "they will remain behind with you.\". Abu Jahl urged until Umayyah said \"As you have forced me to change my mind, I will buy the best camel in Mecca\". Umayyah told his wife \"O Um Safwan, prepare what I need (for the journey).\" She said to him, \"O Abu Safwan! Have you forgotten what your Yathribi brother told you?\" He said, \"No, but I do not want to go with them but for a short distance.\" So when Umaiya went out, he used to tie his camel wherever he camped. In the battle, Umayyah was captured by his old friend", "title": "Umayyah ibn Khalaf" }, { "docid": "16134470", "text": "fear death or great/grave bodily harm. Great or grave bodily harm is a significant or life-threatening injury. Must be an innocent party. You cannot be seen as the person who started or escalated the conflict. No lesser force is sufficient or available to stop the threat. If you can stop a threat with something less than deadly force, you are required to. You are not required to retreat. Iowa recently became a stand your ground state. You may carry a loaded weapon on or about your person. You do not need to put it in a container or unload it.", "title": "Gun laws in Iowa" }, { "docid": "18915211", "text": "rivals for the presidency and supports a stance backed by Senate Democrats. Trump said that he holds a New York concealed carry permit and that \"I carry on occasion, sometimes a lot. I like to be unpredictable.\" A 1987 Associated Press story said that he held a handgun permit at that time. In January 2016, Trump said: \"I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools, and—you have to—and on military bases... My first day, it gets signed, okay? My first day. There's no more gun-free zones.\" Trump could not eliminate gun-free school zones by executive order, however, since such", "title": "Political positions of Donald Trump" }, { "docid": "16964474", "text": "parking meters that require attendants to periodically withdraw funds, there is no infrastructure required to collect IVPM funds and no need for regular maintenance. Cities avoid the need to install meters, collect and count coins, and repair units. In-vehicle parking meter An in-vehicle parking meter (IVPM) (also known as in-vehicle personal meter, in-car parking meter, or personal parking meter) is a handheld electronic device, roughly the size of a pocket calculator, that drivers display in their car windows either as a parking permit or as proof of parking payment. IVPM was first implemented in the late 1980s in Arlington, VA,", "title": "In-vehicle parking meter" }, { "docid": "16155544", "text": "the applicant may appeal the denial to the Handgun Permit Review Board. The review board, staffed by gubernatorial appointees, has the discretion to grant or deny an appeal on a case-by-case basis. Permits are not automatically renewed, and the permit-holder must justify the continued need for the permit when applying for renewal. Out of a total population of 6 million, there were 14,298 active carry permits as of April 2014. No permit is required to openly carry a rifle or shotgun in Maryland. On March 5, 2012, a federal judge ruled in Woollard v Sheridan that Maryland's \"may issue\" concealed", "title": "Gun laws in Maryland" }, { "docid": "163125", "text": "gun culture. Philippine gun control became notorious in 1972 during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos who implemented a near-prohibition of all civilian guns. Current gun laws in the Philippines are outlined from Republic Act 10591, signed in 2013. In order to own a firearm, a citizen must acquire a Possession License. Applicants must be of a minimum age of 21 years and have no history of criminal activity or domestic violence. License-holders may carry handguns in public with the acquisition of a Permit to Carry (PTC), which are granted on a may-issue basis. Applicants must demonstrate a need for a", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" } ]

[ { "docid": "13213164", "text": "You Need to Know About (Legally) Carrying a Handgun in Minnesota\", and a similar book for Missouri, \"Everything You Need to Know About (Legally) Carrying a Handgun in Missouri\". His wife recounted that Rosenberg's experience with gun rights was inadvertent. In an interview following his death, she said a neo-Nazi threatened Rosenberg and his family via emails—specifically enough to describe his home—and Rosenberg decided to seek a permit to carry to protect himself. Rosenberg once suspected that the threats might have something to do with his Metzada novels—\"I do write about Jews in space with big guns.\" But to this", "title": "Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)" }, { "docid": "6125844", "text": "hiking. Permit are needed for hiking in the designated wilderness area. If you are just day hiking, you need to fill out a self issued permit located at the Trailhead. If you are camping overnight in the designated wilderness area, you will need to buy a fee permit which can be obtained at a Forest Service office or most Resorts and Outfitters. Voyagers North Outfitters in Ely seems to be the place that is open the latest at night. They are open until 10 pm during the season. Snowbank Trail The Snowbank Trail is a hiking trail in the Boundary", "title": "Snowbank Trail" }, { "docid": "16117978", "text": "to carry a concealed weapon. After your first three years you will need to reapply for your permit. If you are granted another permit this one will now last for five years, not three. Delaware permits are honored in 28 states. Legal gun owners can bring their firearms almost anywhere in the state of Delaware. Gun owners are legally allowed to openly carry handguns in the state. The only places where firearms are prohibited by law are courthouses, police stations, and a few additional areas. Public parks were prohibited area until the state Supreme Court found their inclusion unconstitutional and", "title": "Gun laws in Delaware" }, { "docid": "19063345", "text": "The closest airport is in Guwahati, Assam, around 440 km from Ziro Valley. There's an overnight train from Guwahati to Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh from where one can take a 3 hour cab ride to Ziro. Formalities for Ziro Festival of Music: Entry tickets to Ziro Festival of Music are available on the festival website. All non-Arunachali Indians need an Inner Line Permit and foreigners need a Protected Area Permit to enter Arunachal Pradesh. These are available at state tourist offices in all major Indian cities. You can also directly buy them there en route but, only if you reach early", "title": "Ziro Festival of Music" }, { "docid": "16117975", "text": "background check would be a gun show and you would not need a background check to buy antique guns. In the state of Delaware a buyer of a firearm is subject to a mandatory criminal background check. An adult-record check is also required. In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that required all gun purchasers to have a federal background check, however, if the government takes more than 3 days for the check the seller of the firearm is allowed to go forward with the sale. In the state of Delaware you are permitted to buy a shotgun with", "title": "Gun laws in Delaware" }, { "docid": "16138042", "text": "written permission from the principal or other person in general control of the school, or the director of a child care center. Exiting a vehicle with a firearm is only allowed to place the firearm in the trunk of the vehicle, unless written permission has been received. ∗∗∗ In 2015, this notification became automatic with the issuance of a permit. (MN Statute 609.66, Subd. 1g, paragraph c) ∗∗∗∗ Note, some stores may refuse to sell a long gun if you do not have a carry permit or permit to purchase a pistol, even if it does not have a pistol", "title": "Gun laws in Minnesota" }, { "docid": "16142454", "text": "in school buildings. Montana recognizes concealed carry permits issued by most but not all other states. Concealed carry without a permit is generally allowed outside city, town, or logging camp limits. Under Montana law a permit is necessary only when the weapon is \" wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel \", therefore it is legal to carry and/or keep a firearm inside a vehicle without a permit (as long as it is not concealed on the person). If you do not have a CWP it could be considered a violation of the law for you to", "title": "Gun laws in Montana" }, { "docid": "6721956", "text": "Carolina.\" McMaster has stated he would sign legislation, if passed by the General Assembly, that \"would allow anyone who is legally allowed to buy a gun to do so without a state permit and carry it openly or concealed.\" When students did a walkout to protest gun violence and to call for stricter gun control, a month after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, McMaster described the student walkout as \"shameful\" and said that it was a \"tricky move\" orchestrated by \"left wing groups\" which were using the students as \"tools\" to further their left wing agenda. Student activist David", "title": "Henry McMaster" }, { "docid": "16324502", "text": "why can't we just do this: why can't we just let an American get a copy of their own information? [A]nd don't worry about the format, don't worry about the standards.\" The group agreed to create a large, prominent button that would represent data liquidity and access. In August 2010, President Barack Obama announced that Veterans could soon “go to the VA website, click a simple blue button, download or print your personal health records, so you have them when you need them and can share them with your doctors . . . .” VA launched the Blue Button later", "title": "Blue Button" }, { "docid": "3932764", "text": "house. Kubrick gave the young effects technician creative freedom and encouragement: \"He would say ... 'What do you need to do it?' and I would have complete carte blanche, which was wild as a young guy\", Trumbull recalled. \"I was 23–24 when I started the movie, and was 25 by the time I was doing the Star Gate. He would say, 'What do you need?' and I'd say, 'Well, I need to go into town and buy some weird bearings and some stuff' and he would send me off to town in his Bentley, with a driver, into London. It", "title": "Douglas Trumbull" }, { "docid": "20400272", "text": "reality comes to buy it. The game will automatically buy your productions and give you the money. Global Trade HQ: In the Global Trade HQ, you can buy things which others have put up. You can also do this by visiting your friends cities and looking up for the product you need in their own Trade Depots. The most efficient way is to look up at Daniel's City, a computer friend provided by the game. Contest Of Mayors: Contest of Mayors Building requires the Mayor's Club to be built. First, after joining a league, there are a maximum of 30", "title": "SimCity: BuildIt" }, { "docid": "58697", "text": "as critics had inferred. Costas did suggest that more regulation be placed on America's gun culture: Now, do I believe that we need more comprehensive and more sensible gun control legislation? Yes I do. That doesn't mean repeal the Second Amendment. That doesn't mean a prohibition on someone having a gun to protect their home and their family. It means sensible and more comprehensive gun control legislation. But even if you had that, you would still have the problem of what Jason Whitlock wrote about, and what I agree with. And that is a gun culture in this country. During", "title": "Bob Costas" }, { "docid": "11204388", "text": "firearms to \"... persons whose trustworthiness is not in question and who can show a need for a (gun) permit.\" Especially car associations lobbied for an easy gun permit for car owners which was granted by the government for drivers traveling often in the countryside. The 1938 \"German Weapons Act\", the precursor of the current weapons law, superseded the 1928 law. As under the 1928 law, citizens were required to have a permit to carry a firearm and a separate permit to acquire a firearm. But under the new law: Under both the 1928 and 1938 acts, gun manufacturers and", "title": "Gun legislation in Germany" }, { "docid": "17575590", "text": "visa free access or visa on arrival, as they provide everyone such courtesies. Mexico accepts U.S. Re-entry Permit and US Refugee Travel Document (form I-571) held by a permanent resident of the United States and does not require a visa in advance if you are a green card holder. Visa is required if you hold a U.S. Refugee Travel Document and I-94. Hence the green card holders do not need to have their national passports. You can enter Costa Rica without visa if you hold a green card and have round trip ticket. US Refugee Travel Document (form I-571) has", "title": "U.S. Re-entry Permit" }, { "docid": "9731368", "text": "except on the internet and whatever you do can be traced. They know everything about you; they know what you buy; they know which papers you read, how long you stay on a page and they look at your statistics and they're going to offer you the products they think you might buy – most of them you don't really need anyway. What is going to happen to individuality? At the 2001 Grammy Awards, \"Grievance\" received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance. The band played \"Grievance\" when it appeared on the \"Late Show with David Letterman\" in April 2000", "title": "Grievance (song)" }, { "docid": "18198868", "text": "licensing fee, submit a signed application, be fingerprinted and photographed, and be of good moral character. That process is just for a permit to purchase firearms to store in a residence or business, and not for a concealed carry permit. There are six types of licenses: To qualify you must belong to a gun club. To acquire a concealed carry permit, or \"Pink\" permit, a person must meet a specific set of criteria. To apply, you must either be a government employee, valuable goods carrier, firearms manufacturer, or be a bona fide resident or business person of the islands. You", "title": "Gun laws in the United States Virgin Islands" }, { "docid": "18198869", "text": "must prove you have good reason to fear death or great injury to your person or property and present at least two affidavits from credible persons who attest to that need. Due to this process, in most cases concealed carry permit applications are denied for normal resident applicants unless in grave circumstances. Gun laws in the United States Virgin Islands Gun laws in the United States Virgin Islands regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the unincorporated territory of the United States Virgin Islands. As the U.S. Virgin Islands are an unincorporated territory of the United", "title": "Gun laws in the United States Virgin Islands" }, { "docid": "163099", "text": "five types of permits: Each of these has limits on type of firearm, and allows for a police-issued permit to buy a specified quantity of appropriate ammunition from a specific gun shop. Transport permits are required to take firearms from the permit-holder's residence to a specified shooting range or hunting ground, and are valid for two years. Transported firearms must be unloaded and not attached to the body. A self-defense permit allows carrying a firearm for protection against specific human threats. Such permits are valid for one year, but as the police commander can deny applications without stating a reason,", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "16117977", "text": "weapon you must first have a CDW permit. In order to get this permit you must first post your application published at least once, at least 10 days before filing. You must then obtain and attach an affidavit which shows that the publication was met. After that you must also submit 5 reference questionnaires completed by citizens of the county in which you reside. Lastly, you must have the application notarized. If denied for your application you are allowed to appeal. If accepted you will have 90 days to complete the approved gun course, only then will you be allowed", "title": "Gun laws in Delaware" }, { "docid": "16161152", "text": "obtain and present a pistol purchase permit from the sheriff of the county in which they reside, or B) obtain and present a North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit. Before issuing a purchase permit, the sheriff's office will subject the applicant to a background check. Concealed Handgun Permits require satisfactory completion of an 8-hour handgun safety course, background check, and completion of the CHP application process. The Gun Control Act of 1968 was part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society series of programs. It addresses who may not buy or possess guns. It lists felons, illegal aliens, and other codified", "title": "Gun laws in North Carolina" }, { "docid": "11204399", "text": "carrying a firearm. This includes some private security personnel and persons living under a raised threat level like celebrities and politicians. They are valid up to three years and can be extended. Carrying at public events is prohibited. Licensed hunters do not need a permit to carry loaded weapons while hunting, and unloaded weapons while directly traveling to and from such an activity. A small firearms carry permit (\"Kleiner Waffenschein\") was introduced in 2002. It can be obtained without having to demonstrate expert knowledge, necessity or a mandatory insurance. The only requirements are that the applicant be of legal age,", "title": "Gun legislation in Germany" }, { "docid": "2450653", "text": "said that the incident was \"disturbing\" and \"concerning\" adding, \"People need to do their jobs. This is public safety.\" Additional failures in conducting proper reviews of gun permit applications were reported in a 2012 report of the inspector general, including the issuance of gun licenses to felons, which occurred during the first years of Putnam's tenure, although certain instances occurred before Putnam's tenure. In May 2017, Putnam announced his campaign for Florida governor in the 2018 election. He was one of eight candidates running for the Republican party nomination but was defeated in the 2018 primary by Ron Desantis As", "title": "Adam Putnam" }, { "docid": "15171467", "text": "this right applies against the states in \"McDonald v. Chicago\", 561 U.S. 742 (2010). In a 2012 ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld New York's law requiring gun owners who seek a concealed weapon permit to prove a special need for protection; the decision in \"Kachalsky v. County of Westchester\", 701 F.3d 81, held that New York's laws do not violate the right to keep and bear arms. The Supreme Court declined to review this ruling. In 2013, the Second Circuit asked the New York Court of Appeals whether part-time state residents are eligible", "title": "Gun laws in New York" }, { "docid": "12828208", "text": "the municipal police (members of the state police do not need license for on duty firearms) and does not itself permit private gun ownership (unless the person obtains also other license category). Applicant (license holder) must be cleared by his general practitioner as being fit to possess, carry and use a firearm. The health check includes probes into the applicant's anamnesis (i.e. medical history) and a complete physical screening (including eyesight, hearing, balance). The doctor may request examination by a specialist in case he deems it necessary to exclude illnesses or handicaps stated in the respective governmental regulation. Specialist medical", "title": "Gun laws in the Czech Republic" }, { "docid": "9859245", "text": "Firearms license A firearms license (also known as a gun license; or licence in British English) is a license or permit issued by a government authority (typically by the police) of a jurisdiction, that allows the licensee to buy, own, possess, or carry a firearm, often subject to a number of conditions or restrictions, especially with regard to storage requirements or the completion of a firearms safety course, as well as background checks, etc. Firearms licenses are not required in all jurisdictions. Additionally, some countries or states may require by law a \"permit-to-purchase\" in order to buy handguns or firearms.", "title": "Firearms license" }, { "docid": "16134462", "text": "Gun laws in Iowa Gun laws in Iowa regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Iowa in the United States. On January 1, 2011, Iowa became a \"shall issue\" state for a permit to carry weapons on one's person. Applicants must successfully complete an approved training course. Iowa will honor any valid permit issued by any other state. Persons do not have to be a resident of the state from which the permit was issued. However, an Iowa resident must have an Iowa Permit To Carry in order to lawfully carry a firearm", "title": "Gun laws in Iowa" }, { "docid": "5275419", "text": "own wealth in the campaign. She told \"The Cincinnati Post\" the week before the election she put $200,000 of her money in the campaign that she had planned to use to buy a condominium in Florida. Hackett was a strong advocate for the Second Amendment, but nevertheless lost the endorsement of the National Rifle Association to Jean Schmidt. Hackett, a long-time NRA member and holder of a concealed carry permit, told \"The Enquirer\" \"I don't know what I have to do. I've gone against the grain in the Democratic party. There isn't a bigger gun enthusiast than me.\" (A spokesman", "title": "Paul Hackett (politician)" }, { "docid": "163182", "text": "allow the ownership of 1000 matching cartridges per gun; hunting permits allow 300 matching cartridges per gun; self-defense permits allow 50 bullet cartridges and 50 blanks per gun; Collectors permits do not allow for private ownership of ammunition. Explosive weapons and ammunitions, fully automatic weapons, weapons camouflaged in the shape of another object, armor-piercing ammunition and lethal weapons that do not fit in any category defined by the law are prohibited The type of gun is also regulated by permit. Below is a shortened version of the table detailing the restrictions by type of lethal weapon and permit, for civilian", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "8147041", "text": "selling to an expert, and lose money by selling to one. (pg 10) 11. Low Price-Earnings stocks beat the market the majority of the time. If all stocks are high PE stocks, wait 6 months for the market to crash.(pg 86) 12. Buy stocks that have dividends at least equal to the amount you would find at a bank.(pg 81) 13. Only invest money you do not need for the next 5 years, also diversify by not buying all stocks at same time, or with same company. (chapter 5) The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need The Only Investment Guide", "title": "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" }, { "docid": "2739716", "text": "issue of banning same-sex marriage low in importance. In 2009, Steele opposed same-sex civil unions. However, in 2012, Steele said that LGBT couples deserve full privileges and benefits under the law. In a 2006 interview with the \"Washington Post\", Steele commented on gun control: \"Society should draw lines. What do you need an assault weapon for, if you're going hunting? That's overkill. But I don't think that means you go to a total ban for those who want to use gun for skeet shooting or hunting or things like that. But what's the point of passing gun laws if we're", "title": "Michael Steele" }, { "docid": "9719265", "text": "think, but I am not sure...\" The father suggested that the U.S. government bears some responsibility for his son's actions, saying \"The authorities are guilty for not alerting us that he bought a gun. In the U.S., you cannot buy cigarettes if you are under-aged, but you can buy a gun.\" Federal law prohibits the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition to those under 21 from federally licensed gun dealers although some states allow 18+ to purchase handguns through legal private sales. Long guns (being a rifle or shotgun) and rifle/shotgun ammunition are prohibited to those under 18. Talović had", "title": "Trolley Square shooting" }, { "docid": "13609830", "text": "with real-world cash) to purchase an \"unwither\" to rejuvenate the crops or can use a biplane with \"instant grow\" to cause crops to be immediately available for harvest. Although the biplane can be purchased with coins, this special feature is only available for Farm Cash. As a player levels up more, crops with a higher payoff and economy will become available. Sometimes a crop will need a permit that costs Farm Cash in order to be planted. A player may also buy or receive from friends livestock and trees or bushels, such as cherry trees or chickens, which do not", "title": "FarmVille" }, { "docid": "11720512", "text": "same way as citizens of Norway don't need it. Without an EEA agreement, citizens of the EU will probably need work permits, in the same way as Swiss citizens who do need a permit, which other citizens like Serbians (Serbia is negotiating for EU membership) also need. Same principles will apply for Britons in EU countries as the other way around, that is depending on an EEA agreement. Work permit (United Kingdom) The UK Work Permit scheme was an immigration category used to encourage skilled workers to enter the United Kingdom (UK) until November 2008, when it was replaced by", "title": "Work permit (United Kingdom)" }, { "docid": "16140948", "text": "with a semi-automatic pistol; allows carrying of firearms in Nevada state parks; and statutorily mandates a background investigation (which is currently being done by all Nevada sheriffs) for CCW permit renewals for the purpose of reinstating the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) exemption for Nevada, thus ensuring that permit holders do not have to go through a point-of-contact check for every firearm purchased, as long as the CCW permit is valid. Assembly Bills 217 and 282 went into effect on July 1, 2011. Gun laws in Nevada Gun laws in Nevada regulate the sale, possession, and use of", "title": "Gun laws in Nevada" }, { "docid": "7934966", "text": "of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the exception in federal law is inapplicable to permit holders outside the state that physically issued their permit, and it does not exempt people with out-of-state permits even if the permit is recognized by state reciprocity agreements. BATFE letter explaining reciprocity of CCW permit holders and how it applies to Gun-Free School Zones. In a 1995 Supreme Court case, the Act was declared unconstitutional: \"The Court today properly concludes that the Commerce Clause does not grant Congress the authority to prohibit gun possession within 1,000 feet of a school, as it attempted to do", "title": "Open carry in the United States" }, { "docid": "10365998", "text": "you start on the run for the son of a gun You can capture them with ease All you need is just a little Limburger cheese Give 'em one little smell They come out with a yell Then your work is done When they start to advance Shoot 'em in the pants That's the game called Hunting the Hun! First you go get a gun Then you look for a Hun Then you start on the run for the son of a gun You can capture them with ease All you need is just a little Limburger cheese Give 'em", "title": "Hunting the Hun" }, { "docid": "7522025", "text": "This bureaucracy causes a gigantic delay in the domestic market with the international market, it also causes the lack of use of low prices abroad and as Brazil has high-interest rates( along with import taxes) the product often comes to triple the price. All Guns do not need any transportation permit after import. People under 18 are not allowed to buy airsoft guns and commercial entities/importers are obliged to retain documentation of airsoft buyers for 5 years. An Orange tip or red tip is required in order to differentiate it from firearms. There are still strong restrictions to import accessories", "title": "Legal issues in airsoft" }, { "docid": "8149424", "text": "then it's going to do itself a disservice by making you seriously question whether you need to buy another yearly upgrade. But if this is the sport you're dedicated to, Visual Concepts has made the game entirely for your pleasure. And it's not very often you can credit a game with giving you a year's worth of play. Go get it.\" 1UP.com's Todd Zuniga mostly praised the Xbox 360 version's well rounded features. More specifically, Zuniga complimented the game modes, calling them \"freakishly deep\", as well as the aesthetical details, arena designs, crowd movements, and player animations, saying \"the obscene", "title": "NBA 2K7" }, { "docid": "4677222", "text": "included option or an extra modules to buy. Note (2): Options are present to set a minimum size for password, respect complexity like presence of numbers or special characters. Note (3): How do you get security updates? Is it free access, do you need a login or to pay? Is there easy access through a Web/FTP portal or RSS feed or only through offline access (mail CD-ROM, phone). Note (4): Does database process run as root/administrator or unprivileged user? What is default configuration? Note (5): Is there a separate user to manage special operation like backup (only dump/restore permissions), security", "title": "Comparison of relational database management systems" }, { "docid": "16117955", "text": "weapons seizure laws similar to Connecticut's. Connecticut law requires gun show organizers to obtain a Gun Show Permit from local authorities prior to the start of the event. Gun Show Permits are issued by the Police Chief (or Town Clerk in some locations) on a \"May-Issue\" basis. In 2014, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that dirk knives and police batons are protected by the Second Amendment. State laws do not explicitly preempt local ordinances, but courts have found intent of preemption in regards to firearm sales, hunting and carrying (openly or concealed) with a state-issued permit. Most municipalities have enacted", "title": "Gun laws in Connecticut" }, { "docid": "18073994", "text": "of America, said that \"If the president doesn't make VA a priority, Superman can't do this job.\" House Speaker John Boehner and American Legion national commander Daniel Dellinger also commented that new VA secretary would need Obama's support to make changes in the VA. McDonald was sworn into office on July 30, 2014. His first message to VA employees stressed the importance of integrity. The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 was passed by the House and Senate before their August recess to add $16 billion in supplemental funding for the VA, with $10", "title": "Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014" }, { "docid": "16234644", "text": "Burns\", \"Young Forever\", and \"Gun Shot\". \"Marilyn Monroe\" had the most votes and won the poll; \"Young Forever\" came in second, \"Fire Burns\" came in third, and \"Gun Shot\" came in fourth. When asked whether \"Marilyn Monroe\" would become a single during an interview with \"The Guardian\", Minaj replied: \"It has to be. It will be. We wanted to do it now, but then UK radio started playing 'Va Va Voom'. We're definitely going to have 'Marilyn Monroe' top of [2013], and we're going to spend quality time on the video. We're going to take care of that one.\" \"Marilyn", "title": "Marilyn Monroe (Nicki Minaj song)" }, { "docid": "16117979", "text": "prohibited enforcement of a carry ban on state park lands. Shortly thereafter, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Department of Agriculture promulgated regulations to forbid carrying a firearm without a permit in several places including camping areas and lodges, exempting permit holders if they show their permits when asked without probable cause. The Superior Court found these to be unconstitutional as well. Gun laws in Delaware Gun laws in Delaware regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Delaware. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Delaware gun laws do not restrict purchasing of", "title": "Gun laws in Delaware" }, { "docid": "6498861", "text": "tonight. You didn't buy it, did you? Christ, at that price? Who the hell do they think's going to pay that much just for a novel. Christ, I could have given it to you, all I need is the jacket blurb to write the review. Green noted that the jacket blurb was repeated in some reviews. Over time, the work gradually became recognized for its significance. David Madden observed that \"(a)n underground reputation has kept it on the brink of oblivion.\" Tony Tanner said that it inaugurated a new period in American fiction, foreshadowing and sometimes directly influencing the work", "title": "The Recognitions" }, { "docid": "17709065", "text": "However, this addresses one other problem with this worldbook; you need TWO other Steve Jackson Games products to play it, \"GURPS Basic\" and \"Supers\". This is going to cause some players to take a hard look at \"Wild Cards\"; do they want to buy a \"GURPS\" worldbook to play a \"GURPS\" worldbook? If they want to play \"Wild Cards\", then the answer is a resounding yes! If they are going to be using it as a separate world or a sourcebook for characters only, then the price is a little steep [...]; they would be better off to buy a", "title": "GURPS Wild Cards" }, { "docid": "20629165", "text": "a map which is broken up into regions, each requiring the player to buy a permit in order to build within that region. There are two permit types; a full build permit which enables you to build anything within that region and a logistical permit which will allow the placement of network elements such as railway tracks and roads but not buildings. The player can then start to place buildings such as factories, farms, gatherers etc and then sell products to towns and villages requiring them. The price paid for your products is set by a global supply and demand", "title": "Rise of Industry" }, { "docid": "566448", "text": "worse, rural, apparently straight – or even worse, admitted heterosexuals, gun owning – or even worse, NRA-card-carrying, average working stiff – or even worse, male working stiff – because, not only don't you count, you are a down-right obstacle to social progress. Your voice deserves a lower decibel level, your opinion is less enlightened, your media access is insignificant; and frankly, mister, you need to wake up, wise up, and learn a little something from your new America; and until you do, would you mind shutting up? He went on to say:The Constitution was handed down to guide us by", "title": "Charlton Heston" }, { "docid": "18547444", "text": "to celebrate our success stories. Sir Ian McKellen is the happy hero we need.\" The Skip Enders Game movement raised Geeks OUT's profile and brought attention to Orson Scott Card's views on homosexuality. Geeks OUT posited that since Card was a board member of the National Organization for Marriage and holds anti-gay views, people should not financially support his projects.Their message: \"Skip Ender’s Game is a call to action. Do NOT see this movie! Do not buy a ticket at the theater, do not purchase the DVD, do not watch it on-demand. Ignore all merchandise and toys. However much you", "title": "Geeks OUT" }, { "docid": "19142596", "text": "in America which sells guns to kids but won't sell R-rated lyrics.\" Manson went on to joke that he might \"do a signing at a Walmart store where I just sign guns, and you get a free record with it when you buy a gun.\" In October 2015, promotional copies of the song were issued to French radio stations, where the song was to be released as an airplay-only single. Promotion was scheduled to coincide with the band's performance at Le Zénith in Paris on November 16, 2015. However, following the Parisian terrorist attacks on November 13 and authorities subsequently", "title": "The Devil Beneath My Feet" }, { "docid": "3257211", "text": "used for a specific purpose (e.g. hunting, shooting at the range). When transporting a firearm to or from such activity, the firearm must be unloaded and stored in a case or pouch. The owner of a firearm is responsible for making sure that firearms and ammunition do not end up in unauthorized hands. The exact requirements regarding storage of firearms depends on their type and quantity. Air guns up to 6.35 mm (0.25 inch) in caliber are not regulated regardless of their muzzle energy. Larger bore air weapons need a permit, unless the person already holds a firearms licence. Bows", "title": "Gun laws in Finland" }, { "docid": "15214514", "text": "member state If you have an extension of stay or simple permit to stay (of a tourist or non immigrant visa), but would like to travel outside Thailand for a short period then you will need to apply for a Re-Entry permit.. To legally work in Thailand, a foreigner must apply for a work permit. Work permit is a legal document that states a foreigner’s position, current occupation, or job description and the Thai company he is working with. It also serves as a license to perform a job or an occupation allowed for foreigners inside Thailand. A foreigner is", "title": "Visa policy of Thailand" }, { "docid": "163106", "text": "permit (called Constitutional carry). Twenty-six states allow for open carrying of handguns without a permit while, in general, twenty states require a permit to do so and four states plus Washington D.C. ban open-carry of handguns. There have been legal challenges to concealed-carry laws, with different rulings to their constitutional validity. Gun ownership in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is strictly regulated by law. Generally, private citizens are not allowed to possess guns. Civilian ownership of guns is largely restricted to authorized, non-individual entities, including sporting organizations, authorized hunting reserves, and wildlife protection, management and research organizations. The chief", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "8518389", "text": "released The Five People You Meet in Hell; the latest, 2013's Downtrodden Abbey, a spoof of the award-winning TV series, is from St. Martin's Press. Frolick’s 1995 Dutton book \"What I Really Want to Do is Direct\" tracked seven film school graduates over three years. Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh wrote, “If you are reading my words right now, you need to buy this book. Billy Frolick has produced the definitive text on what it’s like to make a start in the film business. I found it absolutely riveting.” And from \"Publishers Weekly\": “Essential reading.” Frolick's directing debut, \"It is", "title": "Billy Frolick" }, { "docid": "7870501", "text": "thirty-year-old man walked into a music store without an instrument and asked the sales person if they wanted to buy an alto Bundy saxophone. The girl told him that she would need to speak to her manager. The man replied, \"What do you have to talk to him about it for? You work here, don't you?\" The girl claimed that the man seemed nervous. Once the manager was summoned, the man fled. The store contacted the police. The man was arrested two days later at a waterfront hotel after purchasing a .45 revolver from a pawn shop. On Tuesday, April", "title": "Texarkana Moonlight Murders" }, { "docid": "12828193", "text": "introduced firearm carry permits. A carry permit was available to person with clean criminal record subject to paying a fee. It needed to be renewed after three years. Certain civilians did not need a permit: hunters, shooting range members, those wearing traditional clothing that had firearm as customary accessory. During emergency state, carrying of firearms could have been provisionally prohibited. Another regulation of 1857 explicitly banned private ownership of artillery, while 1898 regulation lifted the ban on small pistols (shorter than 18 cm). After the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the country kept the gun law of 1852 (see", "title": "Gun laws in the Czech Republic" }, { "docid": "2631365", "text": "Fire burned over in and near the Huron District of the Huron National Forest. The fire destroyed 13 homes, damaged two others, and destroyed or damaged 46 outbuildings. The Huron-Manistee boasts thousands of lakes and miles of sparkling rivers and streams. The nationally known Pere Marquette and Au Sable Rivers offer quality canoeing and fishing. Additionally, over of trails are available for hiking. The Huron-Manistee National Forests are a tourist attraction to many campers. You do not need a permit to camp on the National Forest campgrounds. However, some do require that one pays a reservation or camping fee. A", "title": "Huron-Manistee National Forests" }, { "docid": "15576924", "text": "the trigger), this is a common work around for Utah residents who do not wish to acquire a permit. Without the permit, the firearm must be clearly visible. Utah requires a permit to carry a concealed firearm. With a permit, a person may carry a firearm with a loaded chamber either openly or concealed. Utah will honor a permit issued by any state or county. Utah does not require concealed carry permit holders to notify police officers of their permit or possession of firearms when stopped by police officers, but the state Bureau of Criminal Identification recommends doing so \"for", "title": "Gun laws in Utah" }, { "docid": "5053993", "text": "Each Party shall keep them at least ten years. The contract must include the following information (art. 11 WG/LArm): This information must be sent within 30 days to the cantonal weapon registration bureau, where the weapon holders are registered (art. 9 WG/LArm). Some weapons do not need a weapon acquisition permit (art. 10 WG/LArm): In order to purchase ammunition, the buyer must follow the same legal rules that apply when buying guns. The buyer must provide the following information to the seller (art. 15, 16 WG/LArm; art. 24 WV/OArm): The possession of the following ammunition is generally prohibited: To carry", "title": "Gun laws in Switzerland" }, { "docid": "16150904", "text": "order to obtain a permit, by means of a letter detailing specific need attached to the application; this requirement applies to active and retired judges, prosecutors, public defenders, military personnel, and elected officials in addition to the general populace. Justifiable need has been defined as, \"urgent necessity for self-protection, as evidenced by specific threats or previous attacks which demonstrate a special danger to the applicant's life that cannot be avoided by means other than by issuance of a permit to carry a handgun.\" This standard effectively places permits out of the reach of ordinary citizens, as one would have to", "title": "Gun laws in New Jersey" }, { "docid": "1822292", "text": "to them being banned from schools across the country, a move that hastened the virtual pet's decline from popularity. A \"Mad\" cover parody on regular issue #362, October 1997 shows a gun being pointed at a virtual pet with Alfred E. Neuman's face and the line \"If you don't buy this magazine, we'll kill this virtual pet!\" Illustrated by Mark Fredrickson. The cover references the January 1973 issue of \"National Lampoon\" which depicted a gun being held to a real dog's head and the line, \"If you don't buy this magazine, we'll kill this dog.\" Some people suggest that digital", "title": "Digital pet" }, { "docid": "16161180", "text": "concealed handgun permit or license issued by another state is valid in North Carolina.\". The statute previously gave reciprocity only when the state the permit was from also gave reciprocity, but this requirement has since been removed. In 2015, the state legislature set out to make the local gun laws in North Carolina more uniform across the board. They acknowledged the need for local governments prohibit firearms in local government buildings, but they also restricted a local government's ability to prohibit on \"municipal and county recreational facilities that are specifically identified by the unit of local government\". The bill states", "title": "Gun laws in North Carolina" }, { "docid": "8521044", "text": "the Metro Vancouver, you can buy fireworks in Vancouver, Burnaby, West Vancouver and North Vancouver, as long as you’re within a week of Halloween (and with a permit), and Canada day, but you’re out of luck in Surrey, Richmond, Langley, and Abbotsford, and much of the lower mainland. In Vancouver there is a tradition to light things off on Halloween. In Ontario, Fireworks are sold around Canada Day and Victoria Day without a permit, and some GTA municipalities now allow fireworks on the Hindu festival of Diwali. In Toronto itself, you might get away with lighting them off on Chinese", "title": "Consumer fireworks" }, { "docid": "12465286", "text": "renewals of the permit can be done in either Mainland China or the two SARs. It is not possible to apply or renew the permit outside the PRC. Holders of the permit can enter Mainland China regardless of purpose of entry and can remain in Mainland China indefinitely, although their social benefits are restricted unlike Chinese nationals with residency in Mainland China. Home Return Permit holders also need to obtain an employment authorization from the municipal governments in order to work legally in Mainland China. Those who need to travel to Mainland China urgently but do not have a valid", "title": "Visa policy of China" }, { "docid": "5039210", "text": "provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, et seq. You will need the following paperwork to apply: The Veteran Loan program is designed for veterans who meet the minimum number of days of completed service. Some of the other eligibility requirement for the VA loan program and some specific home loan benefits include the length of service or service commitment, duty status and character of service. The program does allow for benefits to Surviving Spouses. The VA does not have a minimum credit score used for pre-qualifying for a mortgage loan, however, most Lenders require a minimum credit", "title": "VA loan" }, { "docid": "9859247", "text": "the owner, who holds a firearm licence. Firearms license A firearms license (also known as a gun license; or licence in British English) is a license or permit issued by a government authority (typically by the police) of a jurisdiction, that allows the licensee to buy, own, possess, or carry a firearm, often subject to a number of conditions or restrictions, especially with regard to storage requirements or the completion of a firearms safety course, as well as background checks, etc. Firearms licenses are not required in all jurisdictions. Additionally, some countries or states may require by law a \"permit-to-purchase\"", "title": "Firearms license" }, { "docid": "6915442", "text": "prevent the build up of harmful organisms, and then is hung to be exposed to the elements where a layer of mold is produced which helps to protect the meat inside. Normally, you can buy Jamon in two different ways- hand sliced and vacuum packed or as a whole leg. The vacuum packed Jamon can easily last for up to 100 days due to the fact that the packaging deprives the ham from oxygen and slows down the aging process. This means that you do not need to put the meat in the fridge. Once opened however, it may be", "title": "Jamón ibérico" }, { "docid": "16134466", "text": "in the last three years involving the use of a firearm or explosive; and are not prohibited by federal law from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm. All of the paragraph above except the resident requirement. This application must be made to the Commissioner of Public Safety. These are typically limited to people applying for a professional permit (for work) or Non Professional Permits for students and military members who are transferred to Iowa. You must complete the Iowa Application for Permit to Carry Weapons. You must apply to the Sheriff in the county of your residence. You must", "title": "Gun laws in Iowa" }, { "docid": "16134468", "text": "Your permit will be issued or denied within 30 days. Apply to the Sheriff in the county of your residence for a duplicate, replacement or renewal. Cost is $25 and must be at least 30 days before current permit expires. If it is a renewal you must have undergone training outlined in Iowa Code Chapter 724 within the 12 months before the expiration date of current permit unless the initial permit was issued after December 31, 2010 Iowa Code makes your permit invalid if your BAC is .08 or greater. Reasonably in fear of a threat against yourself or another", "title": "Gun laws in Iowa" }, { "docid": "3455858", "text": "Courier Car Co The Courier Car Co. was an automobile manufacturer formed in 1909 by the Stoddard-Dayton Company in Dayton, Ohio, to produce smaller, lighter and lower-priced models than the luxury automobiles produced by Stoddard Dayton. Its advertisements were early advocates of the compact car: \"Don't buy more car than you need ... Don't you buy a car of greater power or capacity than you need.\" The cars were built on a wheelbase and powered by a engine. Four-cylinder models (3245 cc and 3638 cc) were produced. The car was comparable in size to the Ford Model T, but had", "title": "Courier Car Co" }, { "docid": "3455860", "text": "of a Courier is featured in a chapter of Ralph Steubenrauch's classic book \"The Fun of Old Cars\". Courier Car Co The Courier Car Co. was an automobile manufacturer formed in 1909 by the Stoddard-Dayton Company in Dayton, Ohio, to produce smaller, lighter and lower-priced models than the luxury automobiles produced by Stoddard Dayton. Its advertisements were early advocates of the compact car: \"Don't buy more car than you need ... Don't you buy a car of greater power or capacity than you need.\" The cars were built on a wheelbase and powered by a engine. Four-cylinder models (3245 cc", "title": "Courier Car Co" }, { "docid": "5631451", "text": "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) \"Anything You Can Do\" is a song composed by Irving Berlin for the 1946 Broadway musical \"Annie Get Your Gun\". The song is a duet, with one male singer and one female singer attempting to outdo each other in increasingly complex tasks. In the musical, the song sets the scene for the climactic sharpshooting contest between Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Its most memorable lines are, \"Anything you can do I can do better; I can do anything better than you.\" The song was first performed in \"Annie Get Your Gun\" by", "title": "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" }, { "docid": "15593806", "text": "without a license, withstanding other applicable laws. As of Aug. 1, 2013, transportation of an unloaded handgun in a vehicle is allowed without an Alabama Pistol Permit if you are legally permitted to possess the handgun, and the handgun is locked away from immediate reach of all passengers. Carrying a handgun on premises that are not owned or under the control of the possessor is prohibited unless the person has a valid concealed handgun license. Alabama shall issue a license, unlimited, to applicants who are residents of the county in which they apply, who do not have any disqualifying criminal", "title": "Gun laws in Alabama" }, { "docid": "16164278", "text": "by a police official or an NRA Certified Instructor. In most cases, the AG will not issue a permit unless the demonstrated need is extremely convincing (work purposes, threat to one's life, etc.). Upon denial, applicants are offered the opportunity to appeal, requiring an interview with Bureau of Criminal Investigation staff. This often results in the issuance of a restricted permit, often for target range use. However, state law does not grant the AG the authority to issue restricted permits and state law explicitly states that carrying a firearm to a target range does not require a permit. In April", "title": "Gun laws in Rhode Island" }, { "docid": "6848686", "text": "effect in the state: domestic partnerships, civil unions, and marriage. Rhode Island, along with New Jersey, are the two states that permit adult incestual relationships. New Jersey also has some of the most stringent [[gun control]] laws in the U.S. These include bans on assault firearms, hollow-nose bullets and even slingshots. There is a permitting requirement to purchase a firearm, and many locales require a permit applicant to justify the need for a firearm to obtain a purchase permit. Issuing authorities in some areas have been known to arbitrarily deny firearm purchase permits, effectively limiting the ownership of firearms with", "title": "Politics of New Jersey" }, { "docid": "16150903", "text": "employees are required to apply to the Superintendent of State Police. Non-residents may apply to the Superintendent of State Police. By statute, New Jersey is a \"may-issue\" permit system, in which authorities are allowed discretion in the approval and denial of applications. Additionally, training and range qualification is required, non politically connected or retired LEO will not be issued a permit. After a background check and review by the law enforcement agency, permit applications are forwarded to the Superior Court where they are approved or denied. Every applicant not applying as a law enforcement officer must demonstrate justifiable need in", "title": "Gun laws in New Jersey" }, { "docid": "20731699", "text": "attack location, on August 16. More than a thousand people attended the service, many of them wearing sashes and ribbons. Present were Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA), junior Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) and gubernatorial candidate and former Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie (R-VA). Heyer's mother Susan Bro delivered a speech calling for people to fight \"as Heather would do\". A standing ovation lasted nearly a minute and a half after Bro said, \"They tried to kill my child to shut her up, but guess what, you just magnified her.\" Bro said that she", "title": "Charlottesville car attack" }, { "docid": "17060911", "text": "in many ways, responsible for Arielle’s success because he ... told her: 'Look, most of the girls do things the way the other girls do. You need to do things the way the guys do. You need to grab your snowboard, you need to go big, you have style, you need to have aggression in your riding.' She is a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Her home mountain is Mount Werner in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, four miles from Steamboat Springs. She has competed since she was eight years old. In 2010,", "title": "Arielle Gold" }, { "docid": "14998336", "text": "know - why do you need this? You who do not wish to know - why do you need this? You who are incapable of knowing - why do you need this? You who want to know - do read this.’ (Introduction to the Pattole Palame) Biddappa, Major Puggera P. \"Nadikerianda Chinnappa\" (in Kodava thakk), Bangalore, 1996. Pattole Palome The Pattole Palame, a collection of Kodava folksongs and traditions compiled in the early 1900s by Nadikerianda Chinnappa, was first published in 1924. The most important Kodava literature, it is said to be one of the earliest, if not the earliest,", "title": "Pattole Palome" }, { "docid": "5346975", "text": "each morning? \"I does do dah too.\" I also do that. \"Yuh does guh by dey house?\" Do you visit their home? Examples of other linguistic divergences from Standard English are \"Ah does buy it\". I usually buy it. \"Ah did buy it.\" I bought it. \"Ah done buy it\". I already bought it. Also can be said as - \"Ah did buy it arready\". \"Ah goin buy it\". I will buy it. \"Ah goin guh buy it.\" I am on my way to buy it. \"Ahwee/Awe a go dung by e fiel by d house go pik nuts.\" -", "title": "Saint Kitts Creole" }, { "docid": "16159353", "text": "only exception to this is when one is traveling through the reservation on a state-owned highway (includes US and Interstate highways), in which case state firearms policies and protections under the federal Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) do apply. While some tribes have established gun control policies that match New Mexico state law and honor New Mexico concealed carry permits, other tribes do not recognize any concealed carry permit regardless of where it was issued, and have far more restrictive gun control laws. Tribes with laws that do not match New Mexico state law have policies on open and concealed", "title": "Gun laws in New Mexico" }, { "docid": "6902195", "text": "suffered from a catastrophic earthquake. About 500 city blocks were destroyed by the quake and subsequent fire, which spotlighted the city's need for more water. In the aftermath of the earthquake in 1906, the water purveyors and the city of San Francisco seized the opportunity to continue to push for a permit to use the Hetch Hetchy valley for their water needs. In 1908 Secretary of the Interior, James R. Garfield reversed the order given by the previous Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, which denied San Francisco a permit to buy the land in sought to acquire in", "title": "Raker Act" }, { "docid": "14175022", "text": "you shake his hand for me / And tell ol' Burt I've seen all his movies / Well, I hope you make for big time, I hope your dreams come true / But if Hollywood don't need you, honey, I still do\" If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do) \"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)\" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in November 1982 as the third single from the album \"Listen to the Radio\". The song was Don Williams' thirteenth number", "title": "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" }, { "docid": "18866969", "text": "all about. Everything they do perfectly compliments Getz's tenor and Barron's piano. Mraz has several bass solos that are like small master classes on how to play a bass solo...an acoustic bass solo. In the final analysis this is one of the best jazz albums ever created. It is ethereal and satisfying. It is proof that four brilliant musicians who are masters of their respective instruments is all you need to produce lasting art. That it was made in Getz's final few years shows what pinnacles he had reached. If you can find this album, buy two--and hope they outlive", "title": "Voyage (Stan Getz album)" }, { "docid": "7104229", "text": "Loophole Closing Act of 2017. A number of states have background check requirements beyond federal law. Some states require universal background checks at the point of sale for all transfers, including purchases from unlicensed sellers. Maryland and Pennsylvania laws in this regard are limited to handguns. Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey require any firearm purchaser to obtain a permit. (Illinois formerly required the permit to be verified with the state police only at gun shows, but in 2013 the law was changed to require verification for all private sales.) Four more states (Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, and North Carolina) do", "title": "Gun show loophole" }, { "docid": "20972198", "text": "is more important. Perry co-wrote and co-produced \"Cozy Little Christmas\" with Greg Wells and Ferras Alqaisi. She sings \"I don't need diamonds or sparkly things\" and \"you can't buy this feeling\" along with \"Nothing lights my fire or wraps me up baby like you do\" in the chorus. Perry wrote the song about spending Christmas in Copenhagen with her family. It is her second Christmas song after \"Every Day Is a Holiday\" was released in 2015. Perry first announced the song's release on Twitter, posting on November 14 that she was \"Bout to sleigh in an hour\". \"Cozy Little Christmas\"", "title": "Cozy Little Christmas" }, { "docid": "163150", "text": "or registration. Ammunition sales are generally unrestricted, though a permit is required for handgun ammunition and some rifle ammunition. The Republic of Cyprus has strict gun control. Private citizens are completely forbidden from owning handguns and rifles in any calibre, including .22 rimfire. Shotguns limited to two rounds are allowed with a license, issued by provincial police. Shotguns must be for hunting purposes, and a licensed citizen may own up to ten shotguns, typically double-barrelled. A firearm license is required to buy ammunition, of up to 250 shells per purchase, with sales recorded. Cyprus also controls airguns, and airgun owners", "title": "Overview of gun laws by nation" }, { "docid": "17892338", "text": "reasonably fast, clean and good value. Pristina's bus station serves all Kosovo and international destinations. The main station is located 2 km southwest of the city near Bul”Bill Clinton, To go there you need to take taxi, or Public Transport you can take Bus Line 10. For parking you need to buy ticket which cost 1 euro. Urban Traffic covers only bus lines, the line 4 and 3A. Other lines are covered by private operators. To improve the services of public transport, the municipality of Pristina has decided to invest around 2 million euros for \"Trafiku Urban\" to buy new", "title": "Transport in Pristina" } ]

[ "Emilio Marcos Palma" ]

[ { "docid": "3191064", "text": "Emilio Palma Emilio Marcos Palma (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man known for being the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica. Palma was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and weighed . His father, Captain Jorge Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base. While ten people have been born in Antarctica since, Palma's birthplace remains the southernmost. In late 1977, Silvia Morella de Palma, who was then seven months pregnant, was airlifted to Esperanza Base, in order to complete her pregnancy", "title": "Emilio Palma" }, { "docid": "3191064", "text": "Emilio Palma Emilio Marcos Palma (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man known for being the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica. Palma was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and weighed . His father, Captain Jorge Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base. While ten people have been born in Antarctica since, Palma's birthplace remains the southernmost. In late 1977, Silvia Morella de Palma, who was then seven months pregnant, was airlifted to Esperanza Base, in order to complete her pregnancy", "title": "Emilio Palma" }, { "docid": "3191066", "text": "Bauer was also born in Antarctica 12 years later while his parents were on a 2 years science mission. Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen of Norway, born in the island territory of South Georgia on 8 October 1913, was the first person born and raised in the Antarctic (the world region south of the Antarctic Convergence). The first human born in the wider Antarctic region was the Australian James Kerguelen Robinson, born in Kerguelen Islands on 11 March 1859. Emilio Palma Emilio Marcos Palma (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man known for being the first documented person born on the", "title": "Emilio Palma" }, { "docid": "2923319", "text": "islands, and it is the part of Antarctica most often visited by tour vessels and yachts. Occupied bases include Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, Bellingshausen Station, Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base, Rothera Research Station and San Martín Base. Today, on the Antarctic Peninsula there are many abandoned scientific and military bases. Ice core and sediment samples from the peninsula are valuable because events such as the Little Ice Age can be verified with samples from other continents. Argentina's Esperanza Base was the birthplace of Emilio Marcos Palma, the first person to be born in Antarctica. Tourism to the Antarctic Peninsula", "title": "Antarctic Peninsula" }, { "docid": "12368976", "text": "assistant manager of the whaling station, and Klara Olette Jacobsen. Jacobsen arrived on the island in 1904 and became the manager of Grytviken, serving from 1914 to 1921; two of his children were born on the island. Emilio Marcos Palma was the first person born south of the 60th parallel south (the continental limit according to the Antarctic Treaty), as well as the first one born on the Antarctic mainland, in 1978 at Base Esperanza, on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula; his parents were sent there along with seven other families by the Argentine government to determine if the", "title": "Antarctica" }, { "docid": "12358563", "text": "varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region. At least ten children have been born in West Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978 to Argentine parents at Esperanza, Hope Bay, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula. In 1984, Juan Pablo Camacho was born at the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, becoming the first Chilean born in Antarctica. Soon after, a girl, Gisella, was born at the same station. In", "title": "Demographics of Antarctica" }, { "docid": "4158791", "text": "it is the birthplace of Emilio Marcos Palma, the first person to be born in Antarctica. There have been at least ten other children born at the base. Like the rest of the Antarctic Peninsula, the base has a polar climate characterized by strong winds that descend downwards from Antarctic ice sheet. These winds can exceed , leading to blowing snow and reduced visibility. The climate is classified as a polar tundra (ET) climate in the Köppen system. Mean monthly temperatures range from in June, the coldest month to in January, the warmest month. During summer (December–February), the average high", "title": "Esperanza Base" } ]

[ { "docid": "6362939", "text": "7, 1978) is an Argentine citizen who is the first person known to be born on the continent of Antarctica. He was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and weighed 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz). Colonization of Antarctica Colonization of Antarctica refers to having humans including families living permanently on the continent of Antarctica. Currently, the continent only hosts a temporary transient population of scientists and support staff. Antarctica is the only continent on Earth without indigenous human inhabitants. At present scientists and staff from 30 countries live on", "title": "Colonization of Antarctica" }, { "docid": "20481056", "text": "Martyn S. Williams Martyn Stephen Williams was born in Liverpool England on May 2, 1947. As a mountain and wilderness guide he is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991). He is the first person to cross the continent of Antarctica under human power (1990). He founded Adventure Network International , the Antarctic services company operating from Patriot Hills, Antarctica, which has created and supported most of the record breaking expeditions in Antarctica in the last 40 years. He also founded Antarctic Airlines, the first", "title": "Martyn S. Williams" }, { "docid": "7544864", "text": "Argentina, aged 83, and was buried in Molde, Norway. Jacobsen Valley in Vinson Massif, Antarctica is named after Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen. Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen was the first person born and raised south of the Antarctic Convergence, and South Georgia is usually classified as an Antarctic island and part of the Antarctic for that reason. The first human born south of the Convergence was the Australian James Kerguelen Robinson, born in Kerguelen Islands on 11 March 1859. However, the Antarctic Treaty defines Antarctica as any territory located South of the 60th parallel, which excludes both South Georgia and Kerguelen. The first", "title": "Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen" }, { "docid": "3191065", "text": "in the base. The airlift was a part of the Argentine solutions to the sovereignty dispute over territory in Antarctica. Emilio was automatically granted Argentine citizenship by the government since his parents were both Argentine citizens, and he was born in the claimed Argentine Antarctica. This is a sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory, although this claim is not internationally recognised and overlaps with British and Chilean claims. He is featured in the \"Guinness Book of Records\" as the first person in history known to be born on the continent. His step brother, A", "title": "Emilio Palma" }, { "docid": "20481059", "text": "the new millennium, bringing with them their many promises of action for a more sustainable future. Martyn S. Williams Martyn Stephen Williams was born in Liverpool England on May 2, 1947. As a mountain and wilderness guide he is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991). He is the first person to cross the continent of Antarctica under human power (1990). He founded Adventure Network International , the Antarctic services company operating from Patriot Hills, Antarctica, which has created and supported most of the record", "title": "Martyn S. Williams" }, { "docid": "14709396", "text": "Nicolai Hanson Nicolai Hanson (24 August 1870 – 14 October 1899) was a Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer. Nicolai Hanson was a member of the Southern Cross Expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink to Antarctica and he became the first person to be buried in Antarctica. Nicolai Hanson was born in Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Nicolai Hanson was a graduate of the University of Christiana (now University of Oslo) where he studied zoology under Professor Robert Collett. Hanson was a member of the 1899 Southern Cross Expedition to Antarctica which was the first scientific foray to spend considerable", "title": "Nicolai Hanson" }, { "docid": "17042919", "text": "in love on a climbing expedition to Venezuela. They climbed Mt. Vinson in Antarctica for their honeymoon. She was the leader of a six-member female team who parachuted into the New Guinean highlands and climbed back out, filmed by Hoover. Johnson participated in many adventurous activities, many of them firsts including being the first person to solo cross the Straits of Magellan in open kayak. She also skied across Greenland and windsurfed across Bering Straits. Johnson flew fixed-winged planes and helicopters and was the first person to pilot an autogyro in Antarctica. Both Johnson and her husband were makers of", "title": "Beverly Johnson (climber)" }, { "docid": "8910186", "text": "Robert Swan Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS (born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to both Poles. He was born on 28 July 1956 in Durham, England, and attended Aysgarth School and then Sedbergh School (1969–1974) before completing a BA degree in Ancient History (1976–1979) at St Chad's College, Durham University. He is currently an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy. Swan is also the founder of 2041, a company which is dedicated to the preservation of the Antarctic and the author with Gil Reavill of \"Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's", "title": "Robert Swan" }, { "docid": "13907627", "text": "than had ever been voluntarily entered before by any vessel. On 17 January 1773 the Antarctic Circle was crossed for the first time in history and the two ships reached by , where their course was stopped by ice. The first land south of the parallel 60° south latitude was discovered by the Englishman William Smith, who sighted Livingston Island on 19 February 1819. In 1820, several expeditions claimed to have been the first to have sighted Antarctica. The first confirmed sighting of mainland Antarctica cannot be accurately attributed to one single person. It can, however, be narrowed down to", "title": "Major explorations after the Age of Discovery" }, { "docid": "6896779", "text": "Carl Anton Larsen Carl Anton Larsen (7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924) was a Norwegian Antarctic explorer, who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fossils, for which he received the Back Grant from the Royal Geographical Society. In December 1893 he became the first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf which was subsequently named after him. Larsen is considered the founder of the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at Grytviken on the British-administered island of South Georgia. In 1910, after some years' residence on", "title": "Carl Anton Larsen" }, { "docid": "19670066", "text": "After she retired Patterson would guide Antarctic tourists including a visit to Mawson Station. Twenty years after her leadership, Patterson took the hint of tourists who told her she should write a book. She shared a cabin on a trip with a person who ensured that she started, \"The Ice Beneath My Feet: My Year In Antarctica\". The book was published in 2012. Diana Patterson Diana Patterson (born c.1951) was the first woman to be in charge of an Australian Antarctic Station. Patterson originally trained as a physical education teacher. She had to persevere to join the Antarctic team. She", "title": "Diana Patterson" }, { "docid": "6133948", "text": "Amyr Klink Amyr Klink (born September 25, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an explorer, sailor and writer. One of his projects, \"Antarctica 360\", was circumnavigating the Antarctic continent on his own, in 79 days in 1998. Klink has written seven books about his voyages, including \"Between Two Poles\" about his trip from Antarctica to the Arctic Pole, starting in 1989 and taking 642 days. Klink helped in the construction of the polar vessel used in this trip, named \"Paratii\" after the town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amyr Klink was the first person to", "title": "Amyr Klink" }, { "docid": "7228959", "text": "Sei-I-Kwai Koshujo (Sei-I-Kwai Medical Training School), now the Jikei University School of Medicine. Takaki's school was the first private medical college in Japan, and was the first in Japan to have students dissect human cadavers. Takaki was posthumously honored by having a peninsula in Antarctica at named \"Takaki Promontory\" in his honor. It is the only peninsula in Antarctica named after a Japanese person. Takaki Kanehiro Baron was a Japanese naval physician. Born in Hyūga Province (present-day Miyazaki Prefecture) as the son of a \"samurai\" retainer to the Satsuma domain, Takaki studied Chinese medicine as a youth and served as", "title": "Takaki Kanehiro" }, { "docid": "12774255", "text": "on 1 December 1959 and came into force on 23 June 1961. Among other provisions, this treaty limits military activity in the Antarctic to the support of scientific research. The first person to sail single-handed to Antarctica was the New Zealander David Henry Lewis, in 1972, in a 10-metre steel sloop \"Ice Bird\". A baby, named Emilio Marcos de Palma, was born near Hope Bay on 7 January 1978, becoming the first baby born on the continent. He also was born further south than anyone in history. The MS \"Explorer\" was a cruise ship operated by the Swedish explorer Lars-Eric", "title": "Southern Ocean" }, { "docid": "8123418", "text": "of the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, who was the first person on the new continent, the congress declared the exploration of the Antarctica the urgent task for the following years. While Borchgrevink, steering towards the Southern Cross, was on target for Antarctica, a German, Swedish and British expedition was prepared for the Southern Ocean. Germany built the expedition ship \"Gauss\" for 1.5 million marks at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. On the model of the \"Fram\", the \"Gauss\", which weighed 1,442 tonnes (1,419 long tons) and was long, had a round hulk in order to withstand the ice pressure. The \"Gauss\" had", "title": "History of research ships" }, { "docid": "14709399", "text": "Nicolai Hanson. Mount Hanson, a small peak south of Cape Adare, was also named in his honor. Nicolai Hanson Nicolai Hanson (24 August 1870 – 14 October 1899) was a Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer. Nicolai Hanson was a member of the Southern Cross Expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink to Antarctica and he became the first person to be buried in Antarctica. Nicolai Hanson was born in Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Nicolai Hanson was a graduate of the University of Christiana (now University of Oslo) where he studied zoology under Professor Robert Collett. Hanson was a member", "title": "Nicolai Hanson" }, { "docid": "18483394", "text": "Winter Vinecki Winter Lee Vinecki (born December 18, 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American marathon runner, triathlete, and aerial skier. Vinecki became the youngest person to complete a marathon in Antarctica on March 30, 2013 when she finished the Antarctica Marathon with a time of 4 hours, 49 minutes, 45 seconds, giving her third place in the women's race. In November 2013, she completed a marathon in Athens, Greece, which made her the youngest person to complete a marathon on seven continents, as she had done so on the other six continents previously. She ran these marathons with", "title": "Winter Vinecki" }, { "docid": "16639329", "text": "Mark Wood (explorer) Mark Wood (born 1966) is a British adventurer and explorer who, in 2011 / 2012, made an attempt to be the first person in history to ski solo to both the South and North Poles. He undertook the expedition to raise awareness of climate change, setting off on his trek in November 2011 from the West coast of Antarctica (Hercules Inlet). After reaching the South Pole in January 2012, he continued his journey across 2 degrees of the Arctic Ocean. Crossing the North pole and continuing to the Russian Ice Station. The expedition was unfortunately cut short", "title": "Mark Wood (explorer)" }, { "docid": "9357066", "text": "the first person to ski the highest summits on all seven continents; with Rob providing video documentation of her feat. With Kit, DesLauriers has skied down Vinson Massif in Antarctica, and Mount Everest. The couple live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with their children. Rob DesLauriers Rob DesLauriers (born January 25, 1965 in Vermont) is an American businessman and property developer who was one of the originators of extreme skiing. He has skied from the summit of Mt. Everest and developed two luxury condominium hotels at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. DesLauriers early start with skiing and resort management", "title": "Rob DesLauriers" }, { "docid": "12368950", "text": "an aircraft there. The first women to step onto the South Pole were Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney, Kay Lindsay and Terry Tickhill in 1969. The first person to sail single-handed to Antarctica was the New Zealander David Henry Lewis, in 1972, in the 10-metre steel sloop \"Ice Bird\". On 28 April 1979, Air New Zealand Flight 901, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, crashed into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Positioned asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica is the southernmost continent and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean;", "title": "Antarctica" }, { "docid": "8910200", "text": "and son team will ski on a 600-mile journey surviving solely on renewable energy, a first in polar-exploration. The mission is to use Antarctica as a platform to protect our world and create a more sustainable, clean energy future. Robert Swan Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS (born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to both Poles. He was born on 28 July 1956 in Durham, England, and attended Aysgarth School and then Sedbergh School (1969–1974) before completing a BA degree in Ancient History (1976–1979) at St Chad's College, Durham University. He is currently an advocate for the", "title": "Robert Swan" }, { "docid": "618503", "text": "and many women requested to go on early expeditions, but were turned away. Early pioneers such as Louise Séguin and Ingrid Christensen were some of the first women to see Antarctic waters. Christensen was the first woman to set foot on the mainland of Antarctica. The first women to have any fanfare about their Antarctic journeys were Caroline Mikkelsen who set foot on an island of Antarctica in 1935, and Jackie Ronne and Jennie Darlington who were the first women to over-winter in Antarctica in 1947. The first woman scientist to work in Antarctica was Maria Klenova in 1956. Silvia", "title": "History of Antarctica" }, { "docid": "5074155", "text": "Sargento Cabral\" when on 13 August 1954 he proposed the Argentine Government create a farmhouse out cape Spring to populate it with family groups. The idea had aimed strengthening the Argentine rights in that part of Antarctica. After finishing the construction of the houses, the \"Fortín Sargento Cabral\" was inaugurated on 17 February 1978. Having then 5 houses for families who wintered there that year. The first human born in Antarctica, the Argentine Emilio Palma did it in Esperanza Station in 1978, within the territory claimed by the Argentina. His baptism in the Catholic chapel on 7 January 1978 was", "title": "Argentine Antarctica" }, { "docid": "19557102", "text": "visit Antarctica\". In 1933, Christensen sailed with Lillemor (Ingebjørg) Rachlew, who kept a diary and took photographs, which appeared in Lars Christensen’s book even though no landing was possible. Christensen sailed south for the third time in 1933–34 with Ingebjørg Dedichen. They again did not manage a landing, though circumnavigated almost the entire continent. In 1934/35 Danish-born Caroline Mikkelsen, wife of Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, sailed to Antarctica and landed on the Tryne Islands on the 20 February 1935 and was, until recently, thought to be the first woman to land on Antarctica. However, since Mikkelsen landed on an Antarctic island,", "title": "Ingrid Christensen" }, { "docid": "11415710", "text": "in Antarctica (January 1997) and Mount Kosciusko in Antarctica (February 1997). He was the first Irish man (and the 32nd person in the world) to complete the Seven Summits. Falvey was the expedition leader of the first Irish team to reach the summit of Cho Oyu in China and Nepal without oxygen, on 20 May 1998. He reached the summit of Ama Dablam in Nepal on 3 November 1999. In 2003, Falvey was the expedition leader of the first Irish team to reach the summit of Mount Everest via the South-Southeast Ridge, with team members Ger McDonnell and Mick Murphy", "title": "Pat Falvey" }, { "docid": "12697553", "text": "vehicle. He received patent No. 351,749 on November 2, 1886. \"Dinsmoor's vehicle\" was first manufactured commercially by Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California in 1906. Dinsmoor Glacier of Antarctica is named after the subject of this article. Charles Dinsmoor Charles Dinsmoor (September 19, 1834 – April 11, 1904) was an American inventor and lawyer. Dinsmoor's ancestors came from Ireland, however are from Scottish descent. Dinsmoor was born at Alabama Center in Alabama, New York on September 19, 1834. Dinsmoor's family genealogy can be traced back to the first person in his family history to arrive in America, John Dinsmoor. John", "title": "Charles Dinsmoor" }, { "docid": "2732653", "text": "the story, Dyer details a series of previously untold events in the hope of deterring another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent. The story is recalled in a first-person perspective by the geologist William Dyer, a professor at Arkham's Miskatonic University, in the hope to prevent an important and much publicized scientific expedition to Antarctica. Throughout the course of his explanation, Dyer relates how he led a group of scholars from Miskatonic University on a previous expedition to Antarctica, during which they discovered ancient ruins and a dangerous secret, beyond a range of mountains higher than", "title": "At the Mountains of Madness" }, { "docid": "19736216", "text": "in Antarctica for which she went back to Antarctica in March/April 2016. During that expedition, she was the deputy leader. She was also one of two women for the expedition and said that the two women scientists showed that Turkish women can accomplish anything. One of the projects she worked on during the expedition involved climate change. Also she was included Scientific Committee of International Circumpolar Observatory. Burcu Özsoy Burcu Özsoy (born in Gaziantep, Turkey, in 1976) is a Turkish scientist who works with sea ice remote sensing in Antarctica. Özsoy is head of the first Turkish polar research center,", "title": "Burcu Özsoy" }, { "docid": "1723609", "text": "five summits. In 1970, the Japanese mountaineer and adventurer Naomi Uemura (1941-1984) was the first person to reach five of the Seven Summits including Mount Everest. He climbed Mont Blanc (1966), Kilimanjaro (1966), Aconcagua (1968), Mount Everest (1970 solo) and Denali (1970 solo). After the first solo trip to the North Pole (1978), he planned to go on his own to Antarctica to climb Mount Vinson. In preparation for the Antarctica expedition, he did a solo winter ascent of Denali (1984). On the descent he disappeared in a winter storm. In 1978, the Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner was the first", "title": "Seven Summits" }, { "docid": "19593474", "text": "Jennie's presence. Darlington was also the first person to become pregnant in Antarctica. She later wrote a book, \"My Antarctic Honeymoon\", in which she concluded that \"women do not belong in Antarctica\". The book was co-written with Jane McIlvaine and includes the line \"Antarctica to me is female. Fickle, changeable, unpredictable, her baseness disguised by a white make-up of pristine purity. Suddenly she strips off her gloves, rolls up her sleeves and with the ferocity of a wolf, springs at your throat.\" She and Ronne did not get on, although this may have been due to issues between their spouses.", "title": "Jennie Darlington" }, { "docid": "19692414", "text": "the first woman to summit Mount Vinson in 1988. In 1993, American Ann Bancroft lead the first all woman expedition to the South Pole. Bancroft, and Norwegian, Liv Arnesen were the first women to ski across Antarctica in 2001. Lynne Cox swam a mile in Antarctic water in 2003. Maria Leijerstam became the first person to cycle to the South Pole Station in 2013 on a recumbent tricyle. In 1975, Eleanor Honnywill becomes the first woman to be awarded the Fuchs Medal from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The first woman to receive a Polar Medal was Virginia Fiennes, in", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "18195592", "text": "Mount Nelson (Antarctica) Mount Nelson is a mountain tall, standing three miles northeast of Mount Pulitzer, near the west side of Scott Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35). The mountain was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Randy L. Nelson, who made satellite geodesy studies at McMurdo Station, as part of the winter party of 1965. Mount Nelson is located at 85 degrees 47 S Latitude, 153 degrees 48 W Longitude. (Latitude 854700S Longitude 1534800W) Nelson, born April 11, 1937 in Cedarview, Utah, USA, was head", "title": "Mount Nelson (Antarctica)" }, { "docid": "14709398", "text": "wooden cross and plaque that is attached to a large stone. It is listed on the Antarctic Treaty's list of historic sites and monuments in Antarctica. More recent visitors to Antarctica have reconstructed the Norwegians' desolate and snow-damaged hut that represented the first permanent construction in the southern continent. This empty base camp also stands as a memorial to Nicolai Hanson. Hanson had married shortly before he traveled to Antarctica. He left a wife and a baby daughter, Johanne Hanson Vogt (1898–1999) who was born after he left on the expedition. The Antarctic Nototheniidae fish \"Trematomus nicolai\" is named after", "title": "Nicolai Hanson" }, { "docid": "18483397", "text": "fight prostate cancer, which her father died from. As of November 2013, the organization has raised over $400,000. In 2011, Vinecki was the recipient of the ANNIKA Inspiration Award. In August 2017, Vinecki received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth. Winter Vinecki Winter Lee Vinecki (born December 18, 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American marathon runner, triathlete, and aerial skier. Vinecki became the youngest person to complete a marathon in Antarctica on March 30, 2013 when she finished the Antarctica Marathon", "title": "Winter Vinecki" }, { "docid": "2966461", "text": "Ranulph Fiennes Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Ranulph \"Ran\" Fiennes (), is a British explorer and holder of several endurance records. He is also a writer and poet. Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years including a period on counter-insurgency service while attached to the Army of the Sultanate of Oman. He later undertook numerous expeditions and was the first person to visit both the North and South Poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot. In May 2009, at the age of 65, he climbed", "title": "Ranulph Fiennes" }, { "docid": "7296167", "text": "John Davis (sealer) Captain John Davis (born 1784 in Surrey, England) was a seal hunter from Connecticut, United States. It is thought that he may have been the first person to set foot on Antarctica, on 7 February 1821, shortly after the first sightings of the new continent, all in 1820, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev (28 January), Edward Bransfield (30 January) and Nathaniel Palmer (November). Some of Davis' crew from the American sealing ship, \"Cecilia\", may have landed at Hughes Bay (64°01'S) looking for seals for less than an hour. The ship's logbook entry reads: These", "title": "John Davis (sealer)" }, { "docid": "18179414", "text": "Daniel Burton Daniel Paul Burton (born December 4, 1963) is an American bicycle enthusiast from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and the first person to complete an expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle. Burton began his expedition, \"The South Pole Epic\", on December 2, 2013 at Hercules Inlet and arrived at the South Pole on January 21, 2014. Burton was a computer programmer by trade.Twenty-three years into his career and out of shape in his 40s, Burton went to get his blood checked. His cholesterol levels were poor, his blood pressure was high and he was", "title": "Daniel Burton" }, { "docid": "1876564", "text": "Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner (; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, adventurer, explorer, and author from the bilingual Italian province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen, along with Peter Habeler, and was the first climber to ascend all fourteen peaks over above sea level. He was also the first person to cross Antarctica and Greenland with neither snowmobiles nor dog sleds. Furthermore, he crossed the Gobi Desert alone. Messner also published more than 80 books about his experiences as a climber and explorer. In", "title": "Reinhold Messner" }, { "docid": "19408700", "text": "to Antarctica. The documentary was first broadcast on the second channel of Televisión Española on Friday 30 May 2014. The August Pi i Sunyer Medal was instituted by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona in March 1983, in memory of one of its most outstanding professors and researchers. The award honors a local-level scientific personality who has recently achieved something of great merit and is delivered in the course of the August Pi i Sunyer Lesson, the moment when the award is given. The first person to receive the medal was the ecologist Ramon Margalef, followed by", "title": "Josefina Castellví" }, { "docid": "19744211", "text": "Luke Robertson Luke John Gilbert Robertson (born 16 March 1985) is a record-breaking British explorer, adventurer and endurance athlete. In January 2016, aged 30, he became the youngest Brit and the first Scot to ski solo, unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole in Antarctica. The trip began at Hercules Inlet (78.5°S) on the Ronne Ice Shelf and ended at the Geographic South Pole (90°S). The trip covered a distance of 730 miles (1175 km). He also became the first person in history to ski to the South Pole with an artificial pacemaker which was implanted in 2008 and also", "title": "Luke Robertson" }, { "docid": "19728281", "text": "Hösel and Shelagh Robinson, a welfare officer. She was the first woman member of the ANARE Club. Chipman chronicled all of the women to travel to Antarctica up to 1984. She took pains to find the names of all the women who had ever been to or even near Antarctica and eventually donated 19 folio boxes of her research to the National Library of Australia. Elizabeth Chipman Elizabeth Chipman (born 1934) is an Australian writer, administrator and Antarctic pioneer. In 1975–76, she was one of the first Australian women to set foot on the Antarctic mainland. From 1954 to 1977,", "title": "Elizabeth Chipman" }, { "docid": "19692415", "text": "1986, who was honored for her work in the Transglobe Expedition. She was also the first woman to \"winter in both polar regions.\" Denise Allen is the first woman awarded the Australian Antarctic Medal in 1989. Women in Antarctica There have been women in Antarctica and exploring the regions around Antarctica for many centuries. Oral tradition of Māori explorers reaching Antarctic waters as early as 650 CE, put women on the Antarctic map. The most celebrated \"first\" for women was in 1935 when Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot on one of Antarctica's islands. Early male explorers,", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "12461859", "text": "in 1971 and Law in 1975. McGonigal has led Antarctica courses at the University of Sydney with guest lecturers Sir Edmund Hillary, Andrew Denton, Lincoln Hall and Phillip Law and has taken tours of Antarctica for the university. McGonigal has twice travelled around the world on a motorcycle and, in 1998, was the first person ever to motorcycle on all seven continents. McGonigal is a diamond-badged sailplane pilot and was part of the team that set the current Australian height record. McGonigal's photographs have been used by Qantas and the Australian Tourist Commission and have appeared in all major Australian", "title": "David McGonigal" }, { "docid": "15524742", "text": "Russian bath in Antarctica The Russian bath (banya) of Novolazarevskaya Station, Schirmacher Oasis, Queen Maud Land (), is the only glued timber building in Antarctica. The idea for the bath was born in 2006 and it became the first building of its kind in Antarctica. Glued timber was chosen as the material because of its thermal stability and energy efficiency. The project was developed in the summer of 2006; it was produced and test-built at Greenside's factory in Saint Petersburg, Russia. All engineering systems were first made on a special test model between December 2006 and March 2007 in Greenside's", "title": "Russian bath in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "19692396", "text": "and the first to fly to Antarctica were Pat Hepinstall and Ruth Kelley, Pan Am flight attendants, who spent four hours on the ground at the McMurdo Station on October 15, 1957. Often women going to Antarctica had to be approved in both official and unofficial ways. An early candidate for becoming one of the first women scientists to go to Antarctica was geologist Dawn Rodley, who had been approved of not only by the expedition sponsor, Colin Bull, but also by the wives of the male team-members. Rodley was set to go in 1958, but the United States Navy,", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "12368977", "text": "continent was suitable for family life. In 1984, Juan Pablo Camacho was born at the Frei Montalva Station, becoming the first Chilean born in Antarctica. Several bases are now home to families with children attending schools at the station. As of 2009, eleven children were born in Antarctica (south of the 60th parallel south): eight at the Argentine Esperanza Base and three at the Chilean Frei Montalva Station. Few terrestrial vertebrates live in Antarctica, and those that do are limited to the sub-Antarctic islands. Invertebrate life includes microscopic mites like the \"Alaskozetes antarcticus\", lice, nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers, krill and springtails.", "title": "Antarctica" }, { "docid": "12960284", "text": "William R. Hammer William Roy Hammer is an American paleontologist who is credited with the discovery of the first carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Antarctica, \"Cryolophosaurus,\" in 1991. He was professor of geology and curator of the Frxyell Geology Museum at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL from 1981-2017. Hammer was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne State University where he earned a bachelors and masters in Zoology and completed a doctorate in Paleontology. As a student researcher, he was introduced to the study of fossil vertebrates in Antarctica by his advisor, Dr. John Cosgriff, and led expeditions to Antarctica", "title": "William R. Hammer" }, { "docid": "7226045", "text": "Association of Hong Kong Programme Committee. Rebecca Lee (explorer) Rebecca Lee Lok Sze, MH (Traditional Chinese: 李樂詩, born 1944 in Canton) is an explorer from Hong Kong. She is the first Hong Kong person and the first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest. She has visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon (the deepest canyon in China) and the Taklamakan (the hottest desert in China). Dr Lee has worked as a professional graphic designer, painter, photographer, and writer. In 1985 she joined the Chinese National Antarctic Expedition and first set foot on Antarctica. Over the", "title": "Rebecca Lee (explorer)" }, { "docid": "7226043", "text": "Rebecca Lee (explorer) Rebecca Lee Lok Sze, MH (Traditional Chinese: 李樂詩, born 1944 in Canton) is an explorer from Hong Kong. She is the first Hong Kong person and the first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest. She has visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon (the deepest canyon in China) and the Taklamakan (the hottest desert in China). Dr Lee has worked as a professional graphic designer, painter, photographer, and writer. In 1985 she joined the Chinese National Antarctic Expedition and first set foot on Antarctica. Over the following 30 years Dr Lee has", "title": "Rebecca Lee (explorer)" }, { "docid": "16957410", "text": "US-ACAN. Maria Chiara Ramorino Maria Chiara Ramorino (born 13 April 1931) is an Italian orienteer and a former tennis player. She won two medals at the Summer Universiade. After her tennis career she became a proponent of the sport of Orienteering, and in 2008 wrote also a book of this theme. She was also a scientist, among the researchers who participated to the first italian missions to Antarctica in the early 1990s, and manager of the Italian team that compiled and promulgated the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, 1998-2006. The Ramorino Glacier in Antarctica was named after her in 2006", "title": "Maria Chiara Ramorino" }, { "docid": "16957409", "text": "Maria Chiara Ramorino Maria Chiara Ramorino (born 13 April 1931) is an Italian orienteer and a former tennis player. She won two medals at the Summer Universiade. After her tennis career she became a proponent of the sport of Orienteering, and in 2008 wrote also a book of this theme. She was also a scientist, among the researchers who participated to the first italian missions to Antarctica in the early 1990s, and manager of the Italian team that compiled and promulgated the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, 1998-2006. The Ramorino Glacier in Antarctica was named after her in 2006 by", "title": "Maria Chiara Ramorino" }, { "docid": "20026177", "text": "the station, and materials and equipment used for research. Two people were killed and another injured. On October 5th, 2008, a building at the Russian Progress Station burned down, with one person being killed and two seriously injured, and radio contact with the outside world being lost for a few days. Firefighting in Antarctica Firefighting in Antarctica encompasses various organizations and procedures designed to fight fires on the continent of Antarctica. Firefighting in Antarctica is complicated by the harsh conditions of the continent, the remoteness of the locations to be serviced, and the importance of protecting life-supporting shelter from immolation.", "title": "Firefighting in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "19678176", "text": "Lillemor Rachlew Lillemor Rachlew \"née\" Enger (1902-1983) was one of four Norwegians who were the first women to set foot on the Antarctic mainland. After their landing in 1937 the Four Ladies Bank in Prydz Bay was named after them. On an earlier voyage to Antarctica Rachlew took photographs which were published in 1934. Some sections from her diary were preserved and these are the earliest examples of a woman's writing about her travels in Antarctica. Ingebjørg Lillemor Enger was born on 7 January 1902 to Eugenie Marie Mejdell and Ivar Enger, owner-director of an Oslo ammunition factory and brother", "title": "Lillemor Rachlew" }, { "docid": "5486980", "text": "permanent base in Antarctica. From 1965 to 1988 the person responsible for much of Scott Base development as head of the Antarctic Division of the DSIR was Bob Thornton. A 1994 review recognised Antarctica as strategically important to New Zealand as a Southern Hemisphere nation. This resulted in the establishment of the New Zealand Antarctic Institute, known as Antarctica New Zealand, on 1 July 1996. The Institute reports to the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Antarctic Policy Unit. It is a Crown entity, and has a CEO and a Board. Members of the Board are appointed for three", "title": "Antarctica New Zealand" }, { "docid": "4261592", "text": "Bike\" was published in June 2007. Mount Everest summits of Khoo Swee Chiow (Swee-Chiow Khoo) Khoo Swee Chiow Khoo Swee Chiow (; born November 16, 1964 in Port Dickson, Malaysia) is a Singaporean adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Khoo is the 1st South East Asian and the 4th person in the world to complete The Explorers Grand Slam, that is, the South Pole, the North Pole and the Seven Summits. Khoo climbed Mount Everest in 1998 as a member of Singapore's first Mount Everest expedition. In 1999, he skied to the South Pole as the leader of Singapore first Antarctica", "title": "Khoo Swee Chiow" }, { "docid": "19744217", "text": "ambassador for the Polar Academy and for Marie Curie. Luke Robertson Luke John Gilbert Robertson (born 16 March 1985) is a record-breaking British explorer, adventurer and endurance athlete. In January 2016, aged 30, he became the youngest Brit and the first Scot to ski solo, unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole in Antarctica. The trip began at Hercules Inlet (78.5°S) on the Ronne Ice Shelf and ended at the Geographic South Pole (90°S). The trip covered a distance of 730 miles (1175 km). He also became the first person in history to ski to the South Pole with an", "title": "Luke Robertson" }, { "docid": "6679678", "text": "Dilma Rousseff, who won election as Brazil's first female President on 31 October 2010. Bagryana Point in Antarctica is named after Elisaveta Bagryana. Elisaveta Bagriana Elisaveta Bagryana () (16 April, 1893 – 23 March, 1991), born Elisaveta Lyubomirova Belcheva (), was a Bulgarian poet who wrote her first verses while living with her family in Veliko Tarnovo in 1907–08. She, along with Dora Gabe (1886–1983), is considered one of the \"first ladies of Bulgarian women's literature\". She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. Elisaveta Lyubomirova Belcheva was born on April 16, 1893 in Sofia, Bulgaria in", "title": "Elisaveta Bagriana" }, { "docid": "10168776", "text": "collecting specimens in Nieu Bethesda for Robert Broom, the keeper of vertebrate palaeontology at the South African Museum. Kitching was the first member of staff to be appointed to the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, set up at the University of Witwatersrand in 1945. In 1970,he was the first person to collect and identify a specimen of a Karoo therapsid in Antarctica and so demonstrate that Antarctica and southern Africa were once connected. Today, Kitching's work is stored at the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre which depicts the setting in the area around Nieu Bethesda 253 million years ago during", "title": "Nieu-Bethesda" }, { "docid": "19692401", "text": "Antarctic stations.\" British women scientists started working on curating collections as part of the BAS prior to being allowed to visit Antarctica. Women who applied to the BAS were discouraged. A letter from BAS personnel sent to a woman who applied in the 1960s read, \"Women wouldn't like it in Antarctica as there are no shops and no hairdresser.\" The first BAS woman to go to Antarctica was Janet Thomson in 1983 who described the ban on women as a \"rather improper segregation.\" Women were still effectively barred from using UK bases and logistics in 1987. Women didn't winter-over at", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "18179416", "text": "Larsen's attempt to travel to the bottom of the world in 2012. Larsen made it a quarter of the way before turning around. Training for a year, Burton set off on his expedition December 2, 2013. He started at Hercules Inlet and rode 775 miles on a Borealis Yampa fatbike until he reached the Geographic South Pole. Daniel Burton Daniel Paul Burton (born December 4, 1963) is an American bicycle enthusiast from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and the first person to complete an expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle. Burton began his expedition, \"The South", "title": "Daniel Burton" }, { "docid": "20336346", "text": "Agnieszka Fryckowska Agnieszka Fryckowska is a New Zealand meteorologist and Antarctic base manager who has worked with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Fryckowska has spent five winters in Antarctica. She is currently training to be a pilot in Northumberland. She is a recipient of the Polar Medal. Frycowkoska's parents are Polish and she was born in Auckland. Fryckowska first became interested in working in Antarctica when she had a lecturer who at her school, Otago University, who visited the Antarctic yearly. At Otago, she earned a bachelor of science in 1995 and then a diploma in science in 1996. She", "title": "Agnieszka Fryckowska" }, { "docid": "10239371", "text": "only person to have done the Northwest Passage three times. He is also the only person to have done it solo in a single season (in 2009). In 1979–82, Kenichi Horie in \"Mermaid\", was the first person to do it solo, but took two over-wintering stops. Two other individuals, Arved Fuchs and Oliver Pitras, have done it twice as part of a crew. Cowper left Dutch Harbor on 29 September 2009 and sailed into the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco on 14 October. He left the Sausalito Yacht Club on 28 October, heading south for Chile and Antarctica.", "title": "David Scott Cowper" }, { "docid": "19724861", "text": "First women to fly to Antarctica The first women to fly to Antarctica were the American flight attendants Patricia (Pat) Hepinstall of Holyoke, Colorado and Ruth Kelley of Houston, Texas who were members of the crew on the Pan American flight which landed at the US McMurdo Station on October 15, 1957. The two women joined the flight in Christchurch, New Zealand, on the last leg of the flight from San Francisco. They received a warm welcome at the base despite misgivings by Rear-Adminal Dufek who had called for an all-male crew. The matter was however outside his jurisdiction. Although", "title": "First women to fly to Antarctica" }, { "docid": "19589454", "text": "Rosemary Askin Rosemary Anne Askin (born in 1949; also known as Rosemary Askin Cully) is a New Zealand geologist specialising in Antarctic palynology. She was a trailblazer for women in Antarctic science, becoming the first New Zealand woman to undertake her own research programme in Antarctica in 1970. Born in 1949, Askin earned both her BSc honours degree in geology and zoology and her PhD in geology from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. Askin was a trailblazer for women in Antarctica. She was the first New Zealand woman to undertake her own scientific programme in Antarctica, as well as the", "title": "Rosemary Askin" }, { "docid": "4665717", "text": "are to the north of Scotland. At the beginning of the following year, 1820, the \"Williams\" was chartered by the Royal Navy, and dispatched with Smith and Lieutenant Edward Bransfield on board to survey the newly discovered islands, discovering also the Antarctic Peninsula in the process. Smith Island and Cape Smith in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica are named after William Smith. William Smith (mariner) William Smith (c. 1790–1847) was the English captain born in Blyth, Northumberland, who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago off the Graham Land in Antarctica. His discovery was the first ever made south of", "title": "William Smith (mariner)" }, { "docid": "15530878", "text": "to Jeremiah or whether they are the same person. The statement that Jeremiah was \"a son (disciple) of Bogomil\" may be an interpolation. His name is mentioned in the Book of Boril. Bogomil Cove on Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Bogomil. Bogomil (priest) Bogomil (Богомил) was a 10th-century Bulgarian priest and heresiarch, who was connected with the origins of Bogomilism. \"Bogomil\" is a Theophoric name consisting of \"Bog\" (God) and \"mil\" (dear). According to Cosmas the Priest, Bogomil first began to preach his beliefs in Bulgaria during the reign of the Peter I of", "title": "Bogomil (priest)" }, { "docid": "2119402", "text": "and New Zealand's Kermadec Islands and Chatham Islands are all west of the IDL and have the same date. American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue, and French Polynesia are east of the IDL and one day behind. The IDL then bends southwest to return to 180°. It follows that meridian until reaching Antarctica, which has multiple time zones. Conventionally, the IDL is not drawn into Antarctica on most maps. (See below.) A person who goes around the world from east to west (the same direction as Magellan's voyage) would gain or set their clock back one hour for every 15°", "title": "International Date Line" }, { "docid": "2901781", "text": "Devil was still taking place, more fiercely than ever. The conflict culminated in a final battle in Antarctica, on the surface world. However, neither of the two forces were victorious. The continents of the surface world submerged into the sea and the under world was sealed away. The first chapter of the game, \"The Outset,\" introduces Ark, a mischievous boy who lives in Crysta, the only village in the under world. After opening a forbidden door and touching a mysterious box containing a friendly demon named Yomi, every citizen in the village is frozen. The only person not affected by", "title": "Terranigma" }, { "docid": "19436456", "text": "part of several Antarctic milestones, including the first religious marriage, the baptism of Emilio Palma, who was the first recorded birth in Antarctica, and first communion ceremony. Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi (Esperanza Base) The Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi () is a chapel of the Roman Catholic Church located on the Esperanza Base administered by Argentina, on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. It is one of eight churches on Antarctica. Founded on February 18, 1976, and installed by the Argentine Army, it was the first Catholic chapel of the Antarctic continent. The chapel", "title": "Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi (Esperanza Base)" }, { "docid": "10628035", "text": "Antarctic regions. The greatest achievement of my career was when I took from the base from the Australians. I got so emotional, that I couldn’t even sign. Planning to reopen the station in Antarctica, Negoiţă made his 13th polar expedition, spending 2-1/2 months in Antarctica. His exploration team included two women, a biologist and a biochemist, who were the first Romanian women to visit Antarctica. In addition to reopening the station, the expedition's purpose was to obtain ground samples, sediments and micro-organisms. On January 13, 2006, the Law-Racovita Station was re-opened, becoming Romania's first research and exploration station in Antarctica.", "title": "Teodor Negoiță" }, { "docid": "4261587", "text": "Khoo Swee Chiow Khoo Swee Chiow (; born November 16, 1964 in Port Dickson, Malaysia) is a Singaporean adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Khoo is the 1st South East Asian and the 4th person in the world to complete The Explorers Grand Slam, that is, the South Pole, the North Pole and the Seven Summits. Khoo climbed Mount Everest in 1998 as a member of Singapore's first Mount Everest expedition. In 1999, he skied to the South Pole as the leader of Singapore first Antarctica expedition, covering a distance of 1,125 km in 57 days. In 2001, he climbed Mount", "title": "Khoo Swee Chiow" }, { "docid": "9516877", "text": "A VX-6 Otter airplane made Antarctica’s first wheels-on-dirt landing at Marble Point in 1957. Aboard were U.S. Navy Admiral Dufeck and New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter aircraft crashed on take off at Marble Point January, 04, 1959, taking the lives of two men. The plane was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV. Contemporary Marble Point is staffed during the austral summer by a station manager, cook, and a \"fuelie,\" a person who fuels helicopters (typically AStar and Bell 212's contracted by the United States Antarctic Program and Antarctica New Zealand, owned and operated", "title": "Marble Point" }, { "docid": "618504", "text": "Morella de Palma was the first woman to give birth in Antarctica, delivering 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz) Emilio Palma at the Argentine Esperanza base 7 January 1978. Women faced legal barriers and sexism that prevented most from visiting Antarctica and doing research until the late 1960s. The United States Congress banned American women from traveling to Antarctica until 1969. Women were often excluded because it was thought that they could not handle the extreme temperatures or crisis situations. The first woman from the British Antarctic Survey to go to Antarctica was Janet Thomson in 1983 who described the", "title": "History of Antarctica" }, { "docid": "14468052", "text": "Deepak Haldankar Deepak Haldankar (born 17 December 1947) is an Indian film director and cinematographer. He was the first Indian Director Cinematographer to shoot 35mm Eastmancolor films in Antarctica. The film \"Exploration Antarctica\" won an award at the Toulon Maritime film festival, France, in 1987. He covered two mount Everest expeditions1984&1985 and won national awards for Indian Mount Everest Expeditions in 1984 first Indian woman Bachendri Pal climbed Mount Everest&Pope Meets India (News Magazine N0 70.1987) Haldankar was born on 17 December 1947 at Dharwad, Karnatak State and brought up in Mumbai, India. He photographed his first films in 1970\"The", "title": "Deepak Haldankar" }, { "docid": "15595032", "text": "flight from Cape Town, South Africa to McMurdo Station, the first flight of a U.S. aircraft to the Soviet Vostok Station, and the first successful demonstration of trimetrogon aerial photography, used extensively to map Antarctica. On 7 June 1966, a C-130 Hercules, piloted by CDR Marion Morris of VX-6, returned to Christchurch after a flight to McMurdo Station to evacuate UT-2 Robert L. Mayfield, who had been critically injured in a fall. It was the third emergency air evacuation from Antarctica during the winter night. On 18 June 1967, The first scheduled winter flight to Antarctica was successfully completed when", "title": "VXE-6" }, { "docid": "12497227", "text": "E.S.Lawrence. In 1969/70, he spent 13 months in Antarctica as a member of New Zealand's Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Antarctic Expedition where he was in charge of seismology, geomagnetics and earth currents. He went first to Scott Base in early October 1969, and in January 1970 moved to Vanda Station in the Wright Valley, and was part of a four-man team that wintered over in Antarctica. At that time, the four-person party was the smallest ever expedition to winter over in. In an era of self-regulation, the team did many winter trips with temperatures frequently between , including", "title": "Bob McKerrow" }, { "docid": "3265334", "text": "Hampton. The most famous voyages out of Sag Harbor were those by Mercator Cooper, who in 1845 picked up shipwrecked Japanese sailors in the Bonin Islands and returned them to Tokyo. In 1853 Cooper broke through the ice shelf to become the first person to land on East Antarctica. East Hampton continues to have a large maritime presence, as Montauk is New York state's largest fishing port. The Town is famed for its commercial sports fishing, made particularly famous by Frank Mundus. One of the largest buildings in the town is Promised Land fish meal factory at Napeague. First Ladies", "title": "East Hampton (town), New York" }, { "docid": "15594021", "text": "L. Mayfield, who had been critically injured in a fall. It was the third emergency air evacuation from Antarctica during the winter night. On 18 June 1967, The first scheduled winter flight to Antarctica was successfully completed when a United States Navy LC-130F of VX-6 flying from Christchurch landed at Williams Field. Although earlier winter flights had been made to Antarctica as a result of medical emergencies, this was the first planned flight. On 2 December 1967, an LC-117D Skytrooper landed at McMurdo Station from Hallett Station. This was the last C-117 flight on the Antarctic continent, marking the end", "title": "VX-6" }, { "docid": "7318317", "text": "people to die in Antarctica, as parts of her wreckage were found months later by the early sealers visiting Livingston Island. Indeed, if somebody of the \"San Telmo\" survived to set foot there they would have been the first known person in history to reach Antarctica. San Telmo Island off the north coast of Livingston Island is named after the ship. San Telmo (ship) San Telmo (\"Saint Peter Gonzalez\" or \"Saint Erasmus of Formiae\") was a Spanish 74-gun ship of the line, launched in 1788. In 1819 the \"San Telmo\" commanded by Captain Joaquín de Toledo y Parra was the", "title": "San Telmo (ship)" }, { "docid": "19692399", "text": "in the Navy in charge of approving her trip to Antarctica were \"dragging their feet\", citing that there were not women's bathrooms available and that without another female companion, she would not be allowed to go. The admiral in charge of transportation to Antarctica suggested that Peden was trying to go there for adventure, or to find a husband, rather than for her research. Despite her setbacks, including not receiving critical equipment in Antarctica, Peden's research on the continent was successful. The first U.S. woman to run an Antarctic research station was Mary Alice McWhinnie, who led the McMurdo Station", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "17003269", "text": "the Shackleton Coast and the Amundsen Coast. O'Leary Peak (Antarctica) O'Leary Peak () is a partly snow-covered peak (1,040 m), the northernmost summit along the east wall of Erickson Glacier, where the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul V. O'Leary, builder, U.S. Navy Reserve, a member of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, who lost his life by accidental poisoning on November 28, 1959. The peak lies situated on the Dufek Coast, a", "title": "O'Leary Peak (Antarctica)" }, { "docid": "17003268", "text": "O'Leary Peak (Antarctica) O'Leary Peak () is a partly snow-covered peak (1,040 m), the northernmost summit along the east wall of Erickson Glacier, where the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul V. O'Leary, builder, U.S. Navy Reserve, a member of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, who lost his life by accidental poisoning on November 28, 1959. The peak lies situated on the Dufek Coast, a portion of the Ross Dependency lying between", "title": "O'Leary Peak (Antarctica)" }, { "docid": "12960285", "text": "from 1977 until his retirement in 2017. Hammer also collected the partial remains of a sauropodmoropha dinosaur in Antarctica. When the specimen was later described and the species named, Glacialisaurus hammeri, it was to honor Dr. Hammer for his contributions to vertebrate paleontology and Antarctic research. William R. Hammer William Roy Hammer is an American paleontologist who is credited with the discovery of the first carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Antarctica, \"Cryolophosaurus,\" in 1991. He was professor of geology and curator of the Frxyell Geology Museum at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL from 1981-2017. Hammer was born in Detroit, Michigan", "title": "William R. Hammer" }, { "docid": "9783355", "text": "national des Astronomes. In 2005 Chadid lead her first expedition to install telescopes for a new astronomical observatory in the heart of Antarctica. She was the first woman astronomer to set foot in Antarctica and the first to place the Moroccan flag at the South pole. Merieme Chadid Merieme Chadid (born October 11, 1969 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan-French astronomer, explorer and researcher at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. In 2005, she led an international scientific program to install a major astronomical observatory at Dome Charlie in the heart of Antarctica. Chadid received her Ph.D from the Paul Sabatier", "title": "Merieme Chadid" }, { "docid": "19692381", "text": "sciences. The first countries to have female scientists working in Antarctica were the Soviet Union, South Africa and Argentina. Besides exploring and working as scientists, women have also played supportive roles as wives, fund-raisers, publicists, historians, curators and administrators of organizations and services that support Antarctic operations. Many early women on Antarctica were the wives of explorers. Some women worked with Antarctica from afar, crafting policies for a place they had never seen. Women who wished to have larger roles in Antarctica and on the continent itself had to \"overcome gendered assumptions about the ice and surmount bureaucratic inertia. As", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "11214908", "text": "Lars-Eric Lindblad Lars-Eric Lindblad (January 23, 1927 – July 8, 1994) was a Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer, who pioneered tourism to many remote and exotic parts of the world. He led the first tourist expedition to Antarctica in 1966 in a chartered Argentine navy ship, and for many years operated his own vessel, the MS \"Lindblad Explorer\", in the region. Observers point to the \"Lindblad Explorer’s\" 1969 expeditionary cruise to Antarctica as the frontrunner to today’s sea-based tourism there. Lars-Eric Lindblad was born in 1927 in Solna north of Stockholm, Sweden. He immigrated to the United States in 1951 and", "title": "Lars-Eric Lindblad" }, { "docid": "11561145", "text": "Station workers. Consequently, Mikkelsen is regarded as the first woman to set foot on an Antarctic island, and Ingrid Christensen as the first to stand on the Antarctic mainland. Caroline Mikkelsen Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906 – 15 September 1998, later married Mandel) was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute. Caroline Mikkelsen was born 1906 in Denmark, later she married her first husband Norwegian Captain Klarius Mikkelsen and moved to Norway. In the winter", "title": "Caroline Mikkelsen" }, { "docid": "19692408", "text": "Women's Day in 2012 saw more than fifty women celebrating in Antarctica and who made up 70% of the International Antarctic Expedition. In 2013, when the Netherlands opened their first Antarctic Lab, Corina Brussaard was there to help set it up. Homeward Bound, is a 10 year program designed to encourage women's participation in science that planned to send the first large (78 member) all-women expedition to Antarctica in 2016. The first group consisted of 76 women and arrived in Antarctica for three weeks in December of 2016. Fabian Dattner and Jess Melbourne-Thomas founded the project and the Dattner Grant", "title": "Women in Antarctica" }, { "docid": "19060300", "text": "Hernán Pujato General Hernán Pujato (1904–2003) was an Argentinian military general, diplomat, and explorer. He founded the first Antarctica bases for his country, and founded the Instituto Antártico Argentino. Through this institute, Pujato attempted to colonize Argentina, with the assistance of President Juan Perón. Pujato was the son of José Diego Pujato and Martina García. He was born in Diamante, Entre Ríos on the same year that Argentina opened the first permanent base on Antarctica, Orcadas Base on Laurie Island. After his early education in Diamante, Entre Ríos, he went to secondary school in Buenos Aires. He then studied at", "title": "Hernán Pujato" }, { "docid": "1723119", "text": "expeditions to Mount Vinson, at a typical cost of around $30,000 per person, including transportation to Antarctica from Chile. While the vast majority of prior climbs to the summit have used the western side of the massif from the Branscomb Glacier, the first ascent from the east side was successfully completed by an eight-person team sponsored by \"NOVA\" in January 2001. The team consisted of: The team not only made the first ascent from the east side but also performed scientific research into snow accumulation at different elevations as well as taking the first ground-based GPS reading from the summit.", "title": "Vinson Massif" }, { "docid": "15996031", "text": "On November 8, 1956, the Soya, carrying her team of fifty-three Japanese crew members and 22 sled dogs disembarked from the docks of Japan and headed south for the continent of Antarctica. 2. Arrival! Antarctica The Soya sailed south from Japan for the frozen continent of Antarctica, only to run into difficult obstacles along the way. Though Kuramochi, Inuzuka, and nine other members of the crew who were desperate to prove themselves desired to winter in Antarctica as the First Cross-Winter Antarctic Expedition team, the leader of the crew Shirosaki Suguru disapproved of the suggestions, stating that the first expedition", "title": "Nankyoku Tairiku" }, { "docid": "15638742", "text": "and returned safely from the summit despite the arrest of his guides and ultimately his own arrest. Peak four was Aconcagua in South America. At age 16 Atkinson climbed Mount Denali in North America, reaching the summit on 12 July 2010, followed by Mount Vinson the highest mountain in Antarctica. The final peak was the world's highest mountain Mount Everest in Asia. Atkinson completed the record attempt when he reached the summit on 26 May 2011, becoming both the youngest person to complete the Seven Summits. Atkinson has held world records for: George Atkinson (climber) George Atkinson (born 29 May", "title": "George Atkinson (climber)" }, { "docid": "20284961", "text": "Ann Chapman Margaret Ann Chapman (14 January 1937 – 23 May 2009) was a limnologist, one of the first New Zealand women scientists to visit Antarctica, and the first woman to lead a scientific expedition to Antarctica. Lake Chapman, in Antarctica's Ross Dependency, was named for Chapman. Chapman spent most of her teaching career at the University of Waikato. Chapman was born in Dunedin on 14 January 1937 and studied at Southland Girls' High School and Otago Girls' High School. She graduated with a Masters of Science at the University of Otago in 1960; her thesis was on the taxonomy", "title": "Ann Chapman" }, { "docid": "20284965", "text": "May 2009. Ann Chapman Margaret Ann Chapman (14 January 1937 – 23 May 2009) was a limnologist, one of the first New Zealand women scientists to visit Antarctica, and the first woman to lead a scientific expedition to Antarctica. Lake Chapman, in Antarctica's Ross Dependency, was named for Chapman. Chapman spent most of her teaching career at the University of Waikato. Chapman was born in Dunedin on 14 January 1937 and studied at Southland Girls' High School and Otago Girls' High School. She graduated with a Masters of Science at the University of Otago in 1960; her thesis was on", "title": "Ann Chapman" } ]

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[ { "docid": "8294119", "text": "Ten championships and appeared in eight Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games, winning five of them. In November 2011, Urban Meyer became head coach. Under Meyer, the team went 12–0 in his first season and set a school record with 24 consecutive victories, won three Big Ten championships (2014, 2017, and 2018), and won the first College Football Playoff National Championship of its kind in 2014. After early attempts at forming a team in 1886 (led by future Nebraska governor Chester Hardy Aldrich) and 1887, football was ultimately established at the university in 1890. On the site of the first OSU", "title": "Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "12363561", "text": "1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the first football team fielded by Ohio State University. It was two distinct teams: one that played a game that spring, and another that played that fall, with a new coach, a new captain, and a significant turnover of team members. The organizer and captain of the Ohio State was senior Jesse Lee Jones. Through schoolmate George Cole, Jones ordered a rule book and new ball from the Spalding company in Chicago. Jones played on the team at center. The team did not yet have a", "title": "1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "17775519", "text": "the football team for the Denison game on Thanksgiving. The Denison game gave Ohio State its first victory since their first-ever game on May 3, 1890. Among the members of the Ohio State team in 1891 was future Spink Award-winning sportswriter Hugh Fullerton. 1891 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1891 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1891 college football season. They played all their home games at Recreation Park and were coached by Alexander S. Lilley. The Buckeyes finished the season with a 2–3 record. This season was very uneven for Ohio State. Richard", "title": "1891 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12363564", "text": "history of the Ohio State football program, was a member of the fall team. He scored a touchdown in that year's Kenyon game. 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the first football team fielded by Ohio State University. It was two distinct teams: one that played a game that spring, and another that played that fall, with a new coach, a new captain, and a significant turnover of team members. The organizer and captain of the Ohio State was senior Jesse Lee Jones. Through schoolmate George Cole, Jones ordered a rule book", "title": "1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" } ]

[ { "docid": "11224421", "text": "the team began the season with an unimpressive 3–2 record, including a loss to in-state rival Michigan State. But they did get a key 30–21 win vs. #9 Purdue on Oct. 11; had Michigan lost, Purdue would have gone to the Rose Bowl (Ohio State could not go due to the Big Ten's \"no repeat\" rule) regardless of the outcome of the Ohio State game. Michigan would win their next four games, with a team including quarterback Don Moorhead, fullback Garvie Craw, wingback John Gabler, tailbacks Glenn Doughty and Billy Taylor, offensive lineman Dan Dierdorf and defensive stars Barry Pierson,", "title": "1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game" }, { "docid": "11224422", "text": "Thom Darden, Cecil Pryor and Henry Hill. When Schembechler was hired, he set the team goal – beat Ohio State. One advantage Schembechler had was that he had played for Woody Hayes at Miami (Ohio), then coached under him at Ohio State, so he patterned his team after Hayes' 1969 behemoth. There was also a revenge factor from the 1968 game when Ohio State trounced Michigan 50–14, including going for two after their last touchdown in the game's final moments. When asked why he did so after the game, Hayes replied, \"Because I couldn't go for three!\" Ohio State was", "title": "1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game" }, { "docid": "12723507", "text": "1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled a 3–3 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 134 to 41. End Clarence A. MacDonald received first-team honors on the 1918 All-Big Ten Conference football team. With the country involved in World War I, many of the top football players did not play due to military service. Players serving in", "title": "1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12093114", "text": "1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They were co-champions of Big Ten Conference with the Northwestern Wildcats and played in the 1997 Rose Bowl against Pacific-10 Conference champion the Arizona State Sun Devils. Ohio State did not play Northwestern during the regular season and were", "title": "1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106976", "text": "Carlos Hyde touchdown rush and a Braxton Miller touchdown pass would put the Buckeyes up 24–6, with another Hyde touchdown run giving Ohio State the 31–6 advantage. The Buckeye defense would force Illinois to punt three times in the quarter and would intercept a Nathan Scheelhaase pass that would ensure they did not get into the endzone during the quarter. The Ohio State defense was able to continue their superb performance in the third quarter, forcing the Illini to punt of their first drive of the half. Another touchdown, off of a Braxton Miller run, would give Ohio State a", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "14171066", "text": "special train to Columbus to attend the game. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Jimmy Craig and George C. Thomson. George C. Paterson kicked both extra points. The game was played in front of a crowd of 9,000 persons, the largest to watch a Michigan-Ohio State game up to that time. With Ohio State having been admitted into the Western Conference for the 1913 season, the 1912 Michigan-Ohio State game marked the close of athletic relations between the schools. Michigan and Ohio State did not resume their football rivalry until 1918, when Michigan returned to the conference. After the Ohio State", "title": "1912 Michigan Wolverines football team" }, { "docid": "16489104", "text": "defensive line. Five-star prospect William Gholston transferred to Southeastern in 2008, creating the \"best defense in Detroit\", with Hankins shutting down the inside and Gholston patrolling on the edge. Hankins was regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, and was listed as the No. 20 prospect from Michigan in the class of 2010. He intended to accompany Gholston to Michigan State, but did not get any offer from the Spartans. Hankins eventually picked Ohio State over offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Hankins enrolled in Ohio State University, where he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team", "title": "Johnathan Hankins" }, { "docid": "17145476", "text": "their own 10-yard line with 1:29 left in the game and no timeouts. After an incomplete pass on first down, Joel Stave threw a screen pass to James White. White fumbled but Stave would recover the ball for a seven-yard loss. Without any timeouts, the clock ticked down to 43 seconds before the Badgers could get lined up for third and 17. Stave then completed a 13-yard pass to James White bringing up fourth and four. White did not get out of bounds but an Ohio State player was injured stopping the clock. When play resumed, Stave's pass was incomplete", "title": "2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team" }, { "docid": "15201156", "text": "Pandel Savic Pandel Savic (July 15, 1925 – June 12, 2018) was an American football player, starting at quarterback for two years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is of Macedonian-American origin from the village of Drago. Pandel Savic came to Girard, Ohio, United States through Ellis Island when he was a little boy. \"It was the Steel Valley, and the only way to get out of there was to make it in sports,\" Savic said. \"So I played basketball, baseball, track -- anything I could get my hands on.\" And so he did, he became a college football player", "title": "Pandel Savic" }, { "docid": "11793002", "text": "1968 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1968 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's first year in professional football. Paul Brown, who left the Cleveland Browns following the 1962 season with National Football League (NFL) record of 115–49–6, seven conference titles, and three NFL championships, had the urge to get back into football. His son Mike Brown did a study on pro football expansion and recommended Cincinnati as a potential site. In 1965, Brown met with Ohio Governor James Rhodes and the two agreed the state could accommodate a second pro football team. 1966 – Fearful the Cincinnati Reds baseball team would", "title": "1968 Cincinnati Bengals season" }, { "docid": "11398529", "text": "a radio show \"I cannot stand the Buckeyes and having to live in Ohio and hear those people talk about their team, it drives me absolutely nuts <nowiki>[. . .]</nowiki> I just can't wait for this game to get here so they can come out to the Coliseum and experience L.A. and get an old-fashioned, Pac-10 butt-whupping.\" While Tressel defended Palmer's comments as those of fan, Ohio State fans were incensed. In the week before the game, Buckeyes wide receiver Ray Small stated that USC lacked the \"class\" of Ohio State, noting that \"<nowiki>[A]</nowiki>t Ohio State, they teach you to", "title": "2008 USC Trojans football team" }, { "docid": "18820672", "text": "a consensus first-team player on the 1919 All-Big Ten Conference football team. In 1920, Pixley attended Princeton University, but he did not play football that year. Pixley returned to Ohio State in 1921. That fall, he was selected as a first-team All-American by Norman E. Brown of the Central Press Association. He was also selected by \"Collier's Weekly\" as a first-team player on the 1921 All-Western college football team. He was also a consensus first-team player on the 1921 All-Big Ten Conference football team. As a senior, Pixley served as the captain of the 1922 Ohio State Buckeyes football team,", "title": "Lloyd Pixley" }, { "docid": "17703692", "text": "punter by Scout.com. However, he was more highly decorated as a punter: he received first team All-state recognition as a punter. When Hagerup kicked a 72-yard punt for the 2010 Michigan team that stopped on the 3-yard-line against Purdue on November 13, 2010, it was the longest punt by a Wolverine since Monte Robbins' 82-yard punt on December 6, 1987 against . Hagarup did not travel with the team due to a violation of team rules on for the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry game on November 27 against Ohio State. In 2010, although true freshman Hagerup placed fourth in the", "title": "Will Hagerup" }, { "docid": "14171488", "text": "backs did not get into their plays with any quickness. Something was wrong with the machinery, and during the past week Yost has taken apart the old machine, rearranged the gearing and put in a new driving wheel that makes the whole thing run so much more smoothly that the team that played Ohio State would look like a traction engine beside an easy running tourist auto.\" Michigan's trainer, Keene Fitzpatrick opined that the team was 50 to 75 percent better against Illinois than it was the prior week. Michigan did not attempt any forward passes, but Illinois completed two", "title": "1906 Michigan Wolverines football team" }, { "docid": "18232741", "text": "Ed Hess Edwin Albion Hess, Sr. (c. 1905 – 1963) was an American football player. He played at the guard position for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1924 to 1926 and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1925. Hess is the great, great uncle of guitarist Tom Hess. Hess was the son of William Buchanan Hess and Florence Camille Beale and was raised in Chardon, Ohio. He enrolled at Ohio State University in 1923 and joined the football team as a sophomore in 1924. He reportedly \"did not flash until the closing games of the 1924 season.\" As", "title": "Ed Hess" }, { "docid": "19210987", "text": "for an Iowa score, increasing their lead to 21 again. Purdue scored once more with another Hopkins touchdown reception from Blough for 37-yards. Iowa came into its matchup with #10 Wisconsin fresh off back-to-back road wins while the Badgers were coming off back-to-back tough losses at Michigan and at home to Ohio State in overtime. Early on, the Badgers were able to move up and down the field, but were unable to capitalize. Their first drive stalled when kicker Andrew Endicott missed a 32-yard field goal. Wisconsin did not get on the board until Bart Houston hit tight end Troy", "title": "2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team" }, { "docid": "6915243", "text": "the Arena Football League for a season and also later guided the Columbus Destroyers. Bruce was recruited as a fullback at the Ohio State University by head coach Wes Fesler. He played on the OSU freshman team in 1950, but before he could join the varsity team in 1951 he suffered a torn meniscus, ending his football career. Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes asked Bruce to join the coaching staff, which he did until his graduation in 1953. He was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity while attending Ohio State. Bruce accumulated a collegiate coaching record of 154–90–2", "title": "Earle Bruce" }, { "docid": "12828052", "text": "top offensive line prospects and a Top-20 recruit by Rivals.com. Boone enrolled at Ohio State early (the start of Winter Quarter 2005) to get a head start. A two-time All-Big Ten selection during his 4-year career at Ohio State, Boone played college football at Ohio State University, appearing in 46 games with 35 starts (22 of them at left tackle) for the Buckeyes. A four-year starter from 2005 to 2008, Boone was a two-time All-Big Ten selection (second team in 2007 and first team in 2008). In his four years with the Buckeyes, Ohio State compiled a 41-8 record and", "title": "Alex Boone" }, { "docid": "12879033", "text": "the Associated Press (AP) preseason \"Top 10\" poll released September 13, 1965. The AP preseason poll did rank opponents Notre Dame #3, Michigan #4, Purdue #9, Ohio State #10. All were defeated by the combined score of 82-27. (3 of which were away games) The Spartan defense held Michigan, Ohio State and Notre Dame to negative rushing yards. The Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio named Michigan State \"The Best Football Team with the Most Demanding Schedule\" known as the Robert Zuppke Award. The Helms Athletic Foundation, The Sporting News, and the Washington Touchdown Club named the Spartans \"Team of the", "title": "1965 Michigan State Spartans football team" }, { "docid": "10740562", "text": "plays. N.C. State finally got their offense untracked thanks to some tough running from the injured McLendon, who was questionable at the start of the game. The drive ended when Jericho Cotchery was wide open on an 11-yard scoring strike from Rivers just before halftime. OSU’s lead shrunk to 14–7. NC State just couldn’t quite get keep it together, much of the reasoning was thanks to Will Smith and the Buckeye’s defense constantly harassing Rivers. A Wolfpack turnover led to a 22-yard field goal for OSU in the third quarter. Ohio State appeared to be in complete control after Craig", "title": "2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106970", "text": "to stop the Boilermakers on offense and ensure the win, going 8–0 overall and 4–0 in conference play. Ohio State traveled to Happy Valley to renew their annual rivalry with the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes previous game against the Nittany Lions came during the 2011 season, when Penn State defeated the Buckeyes 20–14. In the previous week, starting quarterback Braxton Miller left the game against Purdue at the end of the third quarter and did not return. Miller was cleared to return to the team later in the day and would start against Penn State. The first quarter", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12713617", "text": "1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1935 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record with a 5–0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. Ohio State won their first Big Ten title in 15 years, outscoring opponents 237–57. On November 23, 1935, Ohio State defeated Michigan, 38-0, at Michigan Stadium. It remains the worst defeat for a Michigan team in the history of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry. Michigan was held to 12 rushing yards and 73 passing yards. Richard Heekin scored two touchdowns for Ohio", "title": "1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12715518", "text": "at Ohio Stadium. The loss deprived Ohio State of a share of its third consecutive Big Ten title and pushed Michigan to second in the conference standing. Terry Barr, playing in his last game for Michigan, scored two touchdowns. On December 3, 1956, both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) released their final college football polls. Both organizations ranked undefeated Oklahoma at the No. 1 spot. The AP ranked Ohio State at No. 15, while the UP did not rank Ohio State in its top 20. Only one Ohio State player, guard Jim Parker, was picked by the", "title": "1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "9008629", "text": "his alma mater as an assistant coach. Wilce designated Willaman as his successor. Following the 1928 season, Wilce resigned. Immediately following, Notre Dame's coach Knute Rockne informed Ohio State that he was interested in the position. Rockne was trying to get a better deal at Notre Dame and was using the open Ohio State job as leverage. Willaman waited while Ohio State and Rockne negotiated. Ultimately Rockne stayed at Notre Dame, and Ohio State hired Willaman. Willaman posted a 26–10–4 record at Ohio State. The Dunkel College Football Index named Willaman's 1933 Ohio State team as the best that season", "title": "Sam Willaman" }, { "docid": "12715519", "text": "Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press (UP) as a first-team player on the 1956 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Parker received first-team honors from both the AP and UP. Parker was also a consensus first-team pick for the 1956 College Football All-America Team. He also ranked ninth in the 1956 Heisman Trophy voting. Parker was also awarded the Outland Trophy. The following Ohio State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft:<br> 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1956", "title": "1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "7981980", "text": "NCAA history. The Longhorns were part of the 35th meeting of top-ranked teams when the 2005 Longhorns defeated USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Ohio State is only the second top-ranked team to ever play as a visiting football team in Austin, Texas. The other was SMU when then-No. 7 Texas beat the Mustangs 23–20 on November 4, 1950. Ohio State has participated in three No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups in school history and holds a record of three wins and no losses (2–0). The most recent such win for Ohio State occurred when they beat No. 2 Michigan", "title": "2006 Texas Longhorns football team" }, { "docid": "17145475", "text": "24-yard line but the drive stalled there. On fourth and ten, the Badgers decided to kick a field to try to get within one score. Badgers kicker Kyle French then drilled a 42-yard field goal making the score 31–24. Wisconsin would try a \"pooch\" onside kick that went out of bounds at the Ohio State 34-yard line. With 2:03 left on the clock, Ohio State was trying to run the clock out. Wisconsin had all three of their timeouts left. Wisconsin stopped Ohio State on three straight runs and forced a punt. The Badgers would get the ball back at", "title": "2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team" }, { "docid": "12717220", "text": "1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans. Statistics Ohio State was the only team to beat the Tar Heels in 1972, as the Heels went 11-1. Ohio State made two goal line stands, one in each half, to hold on to the 14-11 victory. The first came just before halftime as Dennis Franklin", "title": "1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "19223324", "text": "2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 127th overall, the 104th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and third as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fifth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Stadium attendance record The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Bowling Green Falcons by a score of 77–10 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus,", "title": "2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12814744", "text": "Bowl, Ohio State had been in the 1997 Rose Bowl, while Wisconsin's last Rose Bowl was 1994. The circumstances of this selection, the fact that Ohio State was the higher-ranked team (Ohio State was the pre-season #1 and spent most of the season with this ranking: Wisconsin did not play Ohio State or Michigan State that year, so Ohio State had the better record versus common opponents due to the Michigan loss), combined with the fact that the opponent (UCLA) was ranked #2 and headed to the national title game before a season-ending loss, led to ridicule in the national", "title": "1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team" }, { "docid": "8157605", "text": "as his assistant rowing coach. In 1904, Sweetland became the head football at Ohio State University. In his first year, he led the Buckeyes to a 6–5 record. Of the five losses only one was an Ohio Athletic Conference rival, a close 4–2 decision to Oberlin. Expectations were high for the 1904 team. The athletic association to purchased 1,500 additional bleacher seats for the east side of University Field, but, the team fell way short of all expectations and the expected crowds never materialized. Even with the disappointing season Sweetland's team did accomplished a first in Ohio State football history.", "title": "Edwin Sweetland" }, { "docid": "10055138", "text": "2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10–2, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They tied for the Big Ten championship with Penn State. In 2005, A. J. Hawk was the sixth Ohio State player to receive the Lombardi Award. He was also voted OSU's season MVP for this year and was", "title": "2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106982", "text": "elected to go into overtime with the score at the end of regulation being 14–14. Ohio State was on offense first in the overtime period and scored on a Carlos Hyde touchdown run in four plays, giving them the 21–14 advantage. Wisconsin, needing a touchdown to force a second overtime, was not able to get a first down and was stopped by the Buckeye defense, giving Ohio State the victory. Ohio State won the Leaders Division of the Big Ten following the victory, but were still ineligible to go to the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State left Madison with", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "8294208", "text": "broadcast by their student radio organization, Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio on OhioStateSports.net Announced schedules as of September 22, 2018. In 2011, New York Times reporter Nate Silver conducted a study of college football fans, and through his research determined that Ohio State has the most fans of any college football team in the country. Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is a college football team that competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their", "title": "Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "19199326", "text": "the vim out of our team, and rested their tired out players.\" Ohio Governor George K. Nash attended the game and said afterward: \"Football is a great game for young men who are physically fit for such a contest, and I enjoyed the game immensely, although I regretted to see our state team lose, but Michigan is entitled to the victory, and I think she was aware she had a game on her hands.\" 1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1901", "title": "1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "11569851", "text": "2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were coached by Bret Bielema and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The 2007 Wisconsin Badgers football team was not expected to win the Big 10, but with a close loss to Illinois and a 38-7 blowout loss to Penn State, expectations were much lower. However, they finished with only one more loss to Big 10 champ Ohio State and managed to get an Outback Bowl bid, only", "title": "2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team" }, { "docid": "12717212", "text": "1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 18–17, to the USC Trojans. 1974 was the first season in which Ohio State played an 11-game regular season schedule. The NCAA allowed teams to schedule 11 regular season games beginning in 1970, but the Buckeyes played only nine regular season games in 1970, their last nine-game regular season. Ohio State", "title": "1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12713618", "text": "State. Tippy Dye returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown. Johnny Bettridge and Frank Boucher also scored touchdowns for the Buckeyes. 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1935 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record with a 5–0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. Ohio State won their first Big Ten title in 15 years, outscoring opponents 237–57. On November 23, 1935, Ohio State defeated Michigan, 38-0, at Michigan Stadium. It remains the worst defeat for a Michigan team in the history of the", "title": "1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "10740571", "text": "could relax. Ohio State had scored their 4th win of the season, and 18th straight. October 11, 2003 Chris Gamble bit on a decent route by Lee Evans. Freakin' Gamble. Source: Athletic Department official site, 2002 football archive 12-10-02 depth chart 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and placed second in the Big Ten", "title": "2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "811371", "text": "Massillon High School and the 1942 national championship at Ohio State, and had also coached successfully at the military's Naval Station Great Lakes. As coach of the new Cleveland franchise, Brown would become one of American football's greatest innovators and eventually have the team later named for him. As might be expected, the NFL did not welcome its new rival. In 1945, Layden remarked that the AAFC, still a year from its first game, should \"first get a ball, then make a schedule, and then play a game\". This insult, often paraphrased as \"Tell them to get a ball first\",", "title": "All-America Football Conference" }, { "docid": "19199323", "text": "1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1901 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 94 to 56 in their third and final season under head coach John B. Eckstorm. On November 9, 1901, undefeated Ohio State, having allowed opponents to score only five points in five prior games, faced an undefeated Michigan team coached by Fielding H. Yost that had not allowed opponents to score in six previous games. The", "title": "1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12717221", "text": "fumbled on fourth down at the two. In the fourth quarter, Randy Gradishar stopped Franklin on a sneak from the one. The Buckeyes' fans tore down the goal posts with 13 seconds remaining. 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans. Statistics Ohio State was the only team to beat the Tar Heels in", "title": "1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106960", "text": "a Corey Brown punt return. Ohio State held a 49–31 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes early in the fourth quarter put the game away with a 56–31 lead, and did not give up another Nebraska score until midway through the fourth quarter on a Martinez touchdown run. Ohio State scored their final touchdown of the game with just seconds remaining and won 63–38. Ohio State moved to 6–0 on the season and 2–0 in conference play, becoming the only undefeated team remaining in the Big Ten. Ohio State out-gained the Cornhuskers in total yardage 498 to 437.", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "11199064", "text": "defeat before the 1933 season had been against Ohio State in 1931, and the 1933 Ohio State team was reputed to be \"the most powerful Ohio team since the days of [Gaylord] Stinchcomb and [Chic] Harley.\" With both teams contending for the Big Ten Conference championship, it was the most anticipated meeting in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry since 1922. An Associated Press report noted: \"Feverish excitement, unequaled since that week 11 years ago when Michigan was getting ready to dedicate Ohio State's new stadium, has taken hold of Maize and Blue followers.\" Another report noted: \"The 'rah-rah' spirit is", "title": "1933 Michigan Wolverines football team" }, { "docid": "1804142", "text": "was a sports writer for the \"Ohio State Journal\" and manager of the railroad's baseball team the Famous Panhandle White Sox, took over the football team. However, the Panhandles didn’t take off and the team played just two games. Carr tried again three years later in 1907. Carr saw the potential for professional football not only to be a great spectator sport but also to become a successful business venture and envisioned pro football being just as popular as Major League Baseball. One of the first things Carr did when he became the owner of the Panhandles was to exploit", "title": "Columbus Panhandles" }, { "docid": "12102303", "text": "Aurealius Thomas, GLeo Brown, E Bill Jobko, G 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to", "title": "1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12102299", "text": "1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to Iowa and Michigan. Going into the 1957 season", "title": "1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12089194", "text": "1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by quarterback Dave Leggett and captains John Borton and Dick Brubaker. They were the second national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the AP Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes finished the 1953 season with a record of 6–3. They were ranked #20 in the", "title": "1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12102302", "text": "the Football Writers Association Poll. Since Auburn was on probation during their 1957 season and did not participate in a bowl game as a result, and the fact that Ohio State played in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State is named national champions for this season by most writers. In a hard fought Rose Bowl game, a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes finished the season 9–1 and named national champions. Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury. Aurealius Thomas, G", "title": "1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "9354297", "text": "did not allow its trainees to participate in varsity sports, while schools such as Michigan and Purdue became part of the Navy's V-12 program, which did. Although the Big Ten promulgated a special wartime exemption in 1943 allowing freshmen to play varsity football, Ohio State found itself in competition against older and larger teams (both military and college) featuring players such as Elroy Hirsch. The 1943 \"Baby Bucks\" had only five returning players and one starter from the national champion team, six from the 1942 freshman team, and 33 17-year-old freshmen, going 3–6. Prominent on the 1942–44 teams was Bill", "title": "History of Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "18967146", "text": "The key plays for Ohio Wesleyan were a blocked kick and two fumbles by Western Reserve. On November 25, 1897, Ohio Wesleyan defeated the Ohio State football team by a 6-0 score in Columbus, Ohio. Breyfogle scored a touchdown for Ohio Wesleyan on a 70-yard run. 1897 Ohio Wesleyan football team The 1897 Ohio Wesleyan football team represented Ohio Wesleyan University in the 1897 college football season. The team compiled a record of 7–1–1, played Michigan to a scoreless tie, defeated Ohio State by a 6–0 score, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined", "title": "1897 Ohio Wesleyan football team" }, { "docid": "11797544", "text": "Conference in 1913. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents on the season by an average score of 34–11 by scoring a total 337 and allowing 114. 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by wingback Les Horvath and quarterback and team captain George Lynn. They were coached by Paul Brown. The Buckeyes were awarded the national championship by the Associated Press, the first claimed and generally recognized national title in program history. The 1933 Ohio State team had been", "title": "1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "11797542", "text": "1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by wingback Les Horvath and quarterback and team captain George Lynn. They were coached by Paul Brown. The Buckeyes were awarded the national championship by the Associated Press, the first claimed and generally recognized national title in program history. The 1933 Ohio State team had been awarded a national championship via the Dunkel System, with Michigan, Princeton, and USC also receiving titles from different ranking systems. The Buckeyes only loss was", "title": "1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12723510", "text": "Steketee faked a run around the end and passed to Robert J. Dunne who was \"camped near the uprights.\" 1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled a 3–3 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 134 to 41. End Clarence A. MacDonald received first-team honors on the 1918 All-Big Ten Conference football team. With the country involved in", "title": "1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "17737441", "text": "Joey Bosa led the team with 13.5 sacks. 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 125th overall, the 102nd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and first season as a member of the newly reorganized Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his third year as head coach, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished the season with a 14 wins and 1 loss (14–1", "title": "2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12717215", "text": "Calhoun also said the Buckeyes would have been penalized if time had not run out because they didn't come to a one-second set before the snap of the ball. 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 18–17, to the USC Trojans. 1974 was the first season in which Ohio State played an 11-game regular season schedule. The NCAA", "title": "1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "8470387", "text": "2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 12 and 1, having been defeated by Florida in its final game, the BCS Championship game, and ended the year ranked second. Coming off a national championship in the Fiesta Bowl in January 2003, Ohio State has had successful seasons in 2003, 2004, and 2005, finishing in", "title": "2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12715510", "text": "1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record. The team's statistical leaders included Don Clark with 88 passing yards, Clark with 797 rushing yards, Clark with 885 yards of total offense (second best in the Big Ten), and Leo Brown with 151 receiving yards. In the final AP Poll of the 1955 season, Ohio State was ranked No. 5. In the", "title": "1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "15211890", "text": "conference play. Ohio State finished its conference slate with a loss to the Wolverines under first year head coach and Ohio native Brady Hoke. The loss saw the Buckeyes' 7-year winning streak against their arch-rivals come to an end. The game featured Urban Meyer's former school (Florida) versus the school (Ohio State) he was about to take over as head coach. 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Luke Fickell on an interim basis following", "title": "2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "13852236", "text": "did not score a touchdown against Michigan, but Tom Klaban kicked three field goals in the second quarter and another in the third quarter to give Ohio State a 12-10 lead. Michigan drove inside Ohio State's 20-yard line in the closing minutes of the game. With 18 second remaining, Lantry attempted a 33-yard field goal which was called wide left by the officials. Ohio State won 12 to 10, and the two teams finished in a tie for the Big Ten championship. The following 26 players from the 1974 Michigan football team were drafted to play and/or actually played professional", "title": "1974 Michigan Wolverines football team" }, { "docid": "12089197", "text": "second place USC. The 1955 Rose Bowl was played during a rainstorm in poor field conditions. However, Ohio State managed to gain 304 yards and hold the Trojans to only six first downs. USC's only score came on an 86-yard punt return. The team finished 10–0 for the first time in school history. 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by quarterback Dave Leggett and captains John Borton and Dick Brubaker. They were the second national title", "title": "1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12371335", "text": "Department official site, 2001 football archive 12-01 depth chart 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked their first season under new head coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–5 record, capped by a 26–20 victory over their rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. The Buckeyes went on to play in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–28, to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football", "title": "2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12887853", "text": "Ducks within 6. The final score was Ohio State 26, Oregon 17. The Buckeyes set a Rose Bowl record with a time of possession of 41 minutes, 37 seconds. 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 11–2 (7–1 Big Ten) and won the Big Ten Conference championship. They represented the Big Ten in the 2010 Rose Bowl,", "title": "2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106939", "text": "an Ohio State turnover on downs at midfield, UCF was able to drive down the field and get on the board following a Shawn Moffitt field goal. The first quarter ended with Ohio State holding onto a 7–3 and a Drew Basil field goal early in the second quarter gave the Buckeyes a 10–3 lead. However, in contrast to the previous week, Ohio State was unable to pull away from the Knights in the second quarter, with a very efficient 78-yard drive by the Knights midway through the second quarter resulting in a touchdown pass from Blake Bortles and a", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "15334414", "text": "in white. Illibuck Trophy The Illibuck Trophy is the centerpiece of an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Ohio State Buckeyes football team of The Ohio State University, with the winner of their game receiving said trophy. The Illibuck is a carved wooden turtle that serves as the trophy awarded to the winner of the game. Two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of Illinois, are responsible for the care of the Illibuck. Originally the \"trophy\" was a live turtle when the tradition began", "title": "Illibuck Trophy" }, { "docid": "15334410", "text": "Illibuck Trophy The Illibuck Trophy is the centerpiece of an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Ohio State Buckeyes football team of The Ohio State University, with the winner of their game receiving said trophy. The Illibuck is a carved wooden turtle that serves as the trophy awarded to the winner of the game. Two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of Illinois, are responsible for the care of the Illibuck. Originally the \"trophy\" was a live turtle when the tradition began in 1925,", "title": "Illibuck Trophy" }, { "docid": "11965410", "text": "1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 regular season record to attain a #2 ranking. Ohio State won the Big Ten Conference title and a berth in the 1971 Rose Bowl in Pasadena against the Stanford Indians, ranked #12 and champions of the Pac-8. The Buckeyes would go on to lose 27-17 in their bowl game giving them a 9-1 record. This was the last year Ohio State played a nine-game regular season schedule. Many major", "title": "1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12710374", "text": "1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the 1980 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 17–16, to the USC Trojans. The longest pass in school history to date, an 86-yard bomb from Art Schlichter to Calvin Murray, helped propel Ohio State to a 45-29 win over Washington State. The previous record was an 80-yard pass from Joe Sparma to Bob Klein in 1961 versus Michigan. Ohio State clinched the Big Ten title", "title": "1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "9354323", "text": "a head when the faculty council voted on November 28 to decline the invitation to the Rose Bowl extended to the team (although they also voted to accept its share of the gate receipts). Nearly a year would pass before the council would rescind the decision, after much public protest and debate. Over the next 6 seasons Ohio State finished no higher than 2nd, and had a losing season in 1966, although it did beat Michigan four times. When it lost three of its first five games in 1967 (all at home), public speculation that Hayes would be replaced as", "title": "History of Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "12058878", "text": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines and played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games, the 1999 Sugar Bowl. Led by senior quarterback Joe Germaine,", "title": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "20687108", "text": "D--m for the Whole State of Michigan'\" as it marched onto the field. The song was credited with inspiring Ohio Wesleyan to upset the Wolverines, 17 to 7. According to another account, Ohio Wesleyan coach George Gauthier, a Michigan State alumnus, led his team in singing the song in the locker room before the 1928 game began. More recently, the song became associated with the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry. Some sources incorrectly assert that the lyrics were written in the 1920s when an inebriated supporter of the Ohio State football team began spontaneously vocalizing it in a hotel in Columbus,", "title": "We Don't Give a Damn" }, { "docid": "18513798", "text": "2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 126th season overall, the 103rd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and second as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fourth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Michigan", "title": "2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "17737358", "text": "2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 125th overall, the 102nd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and first season as a member of the newly reorganized Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his third year as head coach, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished the season with a 14 wins and 1 loss (14–1 overall, 8–0 in the Big Ten), as Big", "title": "2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "8294194", "text": "each have one. This table reflects the results of Big Ten match-ups when both OSU and its opponent were members of the conference. Ohio State began Big Ten play in 1913. Examples of excluded results are Chicago after 1939, Michigan between 1907–1916, Michigan State before 1953, Penn State before 1993, and Nebraska before 2011 (see Big Ten History for further information). Ohio State's vacated wins from 2010 are NOT included (see 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team for further information). \"Updated through November 20, 2017 of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.\" Through the 2006 season Ohio State", "title": "Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "17737438", "text": "fans upon their arrival at Port Columbus International Airport, as well as when they returned to the campus. On January 18, the official championship celebration was held at Ohio Stadium, which was attended by an estimated 45,000 fans. The event included a performance by the Ohio State University Marching Band, as well as speeches from athletic director Gene Smith, head coach Urban Meyer, Braxton Miller, and Ezekiel Elliott. Following their win over Oregon in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Ohio State's final team statistics were released. On the offensive side of the ball, Ohio State ranked ninth in total", "title": "2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "10740553", "text": "2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and placed second in the Big Ten Conference with mark of 6–2. The Buckeyes concluded their season with a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. The 2003 season opened to excitement and to disappointment. Reports surfaced during the preseason that led to star RB Maurice Clarett", "title": "2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "20553337", "text": "2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represents Ohio State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This is the Buckeyes' 129th overall season and 106th as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They are led by head coach Urban Meyer in his seventh season at Ohio State. On August 1, 2018, head coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave due to allegations that he was aware of domestic violence incidents involving former wide receivers coach Zach", "title": "2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "9544903", "text": "teams scored 14 points in the second half witch lead to a Tigers victory due to the 2nd quarter LSU scoring deficit. 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Tressel led the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten Conference championship and third BCS National Championship Game in six years. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 2,", "title": "2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "17041131", "text": "2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeye's 124th overall, the 101st as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the third as a member of the Big Ten Leaders Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his second year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes finished the regular season with an undefeated record for the second consecutive year, as well as Big Ten Leaders", "title": "2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "16106916", "text": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeye's 123rd season overall, the 100th as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the second as a members of the Big Ten Leaders Division. The team was led by head coach Urban Meyer in his return to coaching after retiring from Florida in 2010 due to health concerns. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes finished the season undefeated with 12", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "13382929", "text": "the most successful automobile dealers in the state of Ohio. In 1918, at the age of 27, Hay acquired the Canton Bulldogs from Jack Cusack, when Cusack decided to return to Oklahoma and compete in the oil industry. Hay had planned to use the team to help promote his car business and pursue his love of football. At the time the Bulldogs were the top team in the unofficial \"Ohio League\", winning championships in 1916 and 1917. The team did not compete much in 1918 due manning issues related to the United States involvement in World War I. However in", "title": "Ralph Hay" }, { "docid": "9544899", "text": "2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Tressel led the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten Conference championship and third BCS National Championship Game in six years. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 2, with losses to conference rival Illinois and BCS National Champion LSU. The 2006 Buckeyes squad finished the season as Big Ten Conference", "title": "2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12887834", "text": "2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 11–2 (7–1 Big Ten) and won the Big Ten Conference championship. They represented the Big Ten in the 2010 Rose Bowl, which they won, 26–17, over the Pacific-10 Conference champion, Oregon. The Buckeyes became the first, and only, team to defeat five 10-win teams in the same season (Navy, Wisconsin,", "title": "2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "11050663", "text": "2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten) and were Big Ten Conference co-champions. The Buckeyes lost 2007 starters RT Kirk Barton, FB Dionte Johnson and LB Larry Grant to graduation. Junior DE Vernon Gholston declared for the 2008 NFL Draft. Number 1 high school recruit Terrelle Pryor officially signed with the team.", "title": "2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12371333", "text": "2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked their first season under new head coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–5 record, capped by a 26–20 victory over their rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. The Buckeyes went on to play in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–28, to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football season marked a transition from former head coach John", "title": "2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "8294116", "text": "Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is a college football team that competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio since 1922. The Buckeyes are recognized by the university and NCAA as having won eight national championships along with 39 conference championships (including 37 Big Ten titles), seven division championships, 10 undefeated seasons, and six perfect seasons (no losses or ties). As of 2017, the football program", "title": "Ohio State Buckeyes football" }, { "docid": "13043941", "text": "Shelby Blues The Shelby Blues were an American football team based in Shelby, Ohio. The team played in the Ohio League from 1900 to 1919. In 1920, when the Ohio League became the APFA (now known as the National Football League), the Blues did not join but continued to play against APFA teams, only to later suspend operations. The Blues returned to play as an independent between 1926 and 1928. The team was named for their blue uniforms, that were worn in their first year. In 1905, the Blues replaced the Shelby Athletic Club as the top football team in", "title": "Shelby Blues" }, { "docid": "12058881", "text": "past Cris Carter on the school's all-time yardage list. Q 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines and played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games,", "title": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "11295752", "text": "Jim Heacock Jim Heacock (born June 23, 1948) is the former defensive coordinator of the Ohio State University football team. Heacock has been a coach since 1971. He was an assistant coach at the University of Washington from 1983 to 1987. As the team prepared for its bowl game in 1987, Heacock accepted a job as the head coach at NCAA Division I-AA Illinois State University. At Illinois State, he employed future Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. In 1996, Heacock joined Ohio State University's football coaching staff as the defensive line coach. When head coach John Cooper was fired", "title": "Jim Heacock" }, { "docid": "12717411", "text": "1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. The defending national champion Buckeyes compiled an 8–1 record. Top-ranked all season, the Buckeyes lost the rivalry game at Michigan on November 22 and dropped to fourth in the final AP Poll. There was no bowl game for Ohio State, because prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl, and prior to 1972, a team could not represent the Big Ten", "title": "1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "19822075", "text": "2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 128th overall, the 105th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and fourth as a member of the Eastern Division. They were led by Urban Meyer, who was in his 6th season as head coach at the school. The 2017 LiFE Sports Spring Game took place in Columbus Ohio at 12:30pm on April 15, 2017. The Buckeyes", "title": "2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "12710340", "text": "1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Bruce, the Buckeyes began the season ranked No. 1 in the pre-season AP Poll. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 9–3 (7–1 against Big Ten opponents), lost to Penn State in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, were ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a", "title": "1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "10752574", "text": "near Massillon. He returned three years later, however, and became a star player on Massillon's football team. Edwards was a linebacker at Massillon between 1922 and 1924. Edwards enrolled at Ohio State University and was Brown's roommate as he captained the Buckeyes freshman football team. After the season, however, he transferred to Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. At Wittenberg, he played as a center starting in 1928 and was the captain of the football team in 1929 and 1930. A tough player, Edwards did not like to wear a helmet, saying \"you skin your ears a little without them, but", "title": "Bill Edwards (American football coach)" }, { "docid": "8556639", "text": "Rex Kern on offense, and Chris Spielman and Jack Tatum on defense. Archie Griffin was selected as MVP. Ohio State Football All-Century Team The Ohio State Football All-Century Team was chosen in early 2000 by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. It was selected to honor the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes football players of the 20th century. No effort was made to distinguish a first team or second team, the organization instead choosing only to select an 80-man roster and a five-man coaching staff. Members selected to the team were honored at a banquet on February 19, 2000. Living members of", "title": "Ohio State Football All-Century Team" }, { "docid": "16106956", "text": "field goals would eventually halt any momentum. The Spartans did convert on a Dan Conroy 48-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to make it a 17–16. After the Buckeye defense stopping the Spartans from scoring to take the lead, the Ohio State offense would run out the clock and end the game with a 17–16 victory. The win was Ohio State's first Big Ten conference win of the season, as well as head coach Urban Meyer's first Big Ten win. The win also kept Ohio State undefeated at 5–0 on the season. Braxton Miller led the team in", "title": "2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team" }, { "docid": "14963302", "text": "successfully mounted four rapid-fire touchdown drives to win, 35–24, and denied Jacksonville State the OVC automatic playoff berth. The Gamecocks did receive an at-large berth, and after a first-round bye, lost in the second round of the FCS Playoffs to Wofford, 17–14. 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team The 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Jacksonville State competeed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) under 11th-year head coach Jack Crowe and played its home games at Burgess-Snow Field. In the season opener at Ole", "title": "2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team" }, { "docid": "12929658", "text": "a track coach but also because he is a friend to every student at the university.\" In December 1909, Farrell was hired by Ohio State University as coach of the track team and trainer of the football team. In December 1911, Farrell became involved in a struggle for power between the faculty and Student Athletic Board at Ohio State. Farrell bid farewell to the football team after a Thanksgiving game, noting that he did not believe he would be retained. According to a contemporary press account, \"the entire squad thereupon, in tears, pledged themselves not to again compete in athletics.\"", "title": "Stephen Farrell (track and field)" } ]

[ "2001 season" ]

[ { "docid": "41915", "text": "2001 World Series The 2001 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2001 season. The 97th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks and the three-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees, four games to three to win the series. Considered one of the greatest World Series of all time, memorable aspects included two extra-inning games and three late-inning comebacks. Diamondbacks pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were both named World Series Most Valuable", "title": "2001 World Series" } ]

[ { "docid": "2828167", "text": "never win another National League (NL) pennant (at least for the remainder of Sianis's life). The Cubs lost the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, and did not win a World Series championship again until 2016. The Cubs had last won the World Series in 1908. After the incident with Sianis and Murphy, the Cubs did not play in the World Series for the next 71 years until, on the 46th anniversary of Billy Sianis's death, the \"curse\" was broken when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–0 in game 6 of the 2016 National League Championship Series to", "title": "Curse of the Billy Goat" }, { "docid": "12886726", "text": "to win the division and face off against the Braves in the NLCS. The \"Miracle Mets\" swept the Braves in the series, en route to their first World Series championship against the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series. The series against the Braves was the first playoff appearance and series win by an expansion team and their World Series win by extension was the first won by an expansion team. Despite the early confrontation, the rivalry did not become especially heated until the 1990s, when division realignment put the Mets and Braves in the same division. During this time", "title": "Braves–Mets rivalry" }, { "docid": "2842329", "text": "and win the pennant. Lemon's Yankees then beat the Royals in the ALCS and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series title. With the Series win, Lemon became the first AL manager and third MLB manager to take over a team mid-season and win a World Series. Before the World Series, one columnist wrote, \"...many observers feel that Lemon's low-keyed approach with the Yankees' temperamental millionaires as compared to the combativeness of Martin served to mold a spirit of togetherness among the Yankees that did not even exist last year when they won it all.\" Lemon and", "title": "Bob Lemon" }, { "docid": "3960948", "text": "Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox to win their next world championship. The first non-World Series postseason games to be played in St. Louis occurred in 1982, when the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS and the then-American League Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. The Cardinals also ended their first season at the current Busch Stadium with a World Series win over the Detroit Tigers in ; the Yankees (then in their first season at the current Yankee Stadium) did the same thing in by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in that year's World Series. 1964 World Series", "title": "1964 World Series" }, { "docid": "5562326", "text": "also go on to win seven more pennants from then until 1945. The Cardinals would eventually put together a team to win the pennant and World Series in . It would be their first National League pennant and first championship since defeating the White Stockings. Although the Cubs would also win a few pennants, their championship run stopped in . Eventually, the Cubs' pennant wins would also stop in 1945, and they did not win another until , when they also won the World Series. The Cardinals have won the World Series more times (11) than any other National League", "title": "Cardinals–Cubs rivalry" }, { "docid": "3982197", "text": "Cleveland Indians would lose in six games. Baltimore became the first visiting team to win Games 3, 4 and 5 since , when the New York Yankees did so vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. The only time it has occurred since 1983 was , when the Yankees again did it, this time against the Atlanta Braves in the final three games ever played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. By comparison, the home team has swept Games 3-5 12 times since . 1983 World Series The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League", "title": "1983 World Series" }, { "docid": "4342335", "text": "the Mets did not reach the postseason until after they moved to Shea Stadium. Game 4 was the last World Series and playoff game at Cleveland Stadium; the Indians did not return to the World Series or playoffs until , a year after Jacobs Field opened. The Indians, by winning the American League pennant, kept the Yankees from having a chance to win their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the", "title": "1954 World Series" }, { "docid": "3776645", "text": "the home team won every game; this happened again in (also a Twins championship, this time over the Atlanta Braves) and in with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees. The World Series win was the first for the Twins franchise since 1924, when the team was located in Washington, D.C., and was known as the Washington Senators. This is the first World Series in which the series logo appeared on the jerseys; only the Cardinals wore it, however, while the Twins did not. The 1987 World Series was notable in several regards: It featured the first World Series", "title": "1987 World Series" }, { "docid": "16795964", "text": "a rookie. David Ortiz was named 2013 World Series MVP for the first time in his career with 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, .688 batting average and 1.948 OPS. He is the first non-Yankee to win three rings with one team since Jim Palmer did it for the 1966-70-83 Baltimore Orioles. He is also only the 2nd exclusive designated hitter to be awarded the World Series MVP (2009-Hideki Matsui). The Red Sox are also the first team to win three Championships after 2000, having previously been the first to win two Championships after 2000, when they won in 2007. This was", "title": "2013 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "14643469", "text": "Yankee Stadium since 1981, when the Los Angeles Dodgers did it. The Marlins are also the last team to win a World Series at the original Yankee Stadium; the Yankees themselves would not participate in another World Series until 2009, when they defeated the then-defending champion Philadelphia Phillies at the new Yankee Stadium. The Marlins won the series despite scoring fewer runs (17) than the Yankees (21). The offseason after their second World Series title, the Marlins made a questionable cost-cutting move as Derrek Lee was traded to Chicago Cubs for Hee-seop Choi and pitcher Mike Nannini. The Marlins also", "title": "History of the Miami Marlins" }, { "docid": "15113123", "text": "Dmitry Polyansky, David Hauss and Laurent Vidal. On lap three Alistair dropped his brother, and Riederer and Gómez came up to him. There Gómez dropped off the pace and finished sixth while Riederer out-kicked Jonathan for second. Gómez’s sixth place was enough for him to take bronze overall as the overall podium did not change. Helen Jenkins was crowned the 2011 ITU World Champion when she did what was required of her and finished second on the podium to claim her second individual elite world title. Andrea Hewitt won the Grand Final race to win her first World Championship series", "title": "2011 ITU World Championship Series" }, { "docid": "3776647", "text": "this was the first and only time this has ever happened. In 1987, the Twins set the record for the worst (full 162 game) regular season win-loss record of any World Series championship team (85–77, .525). This record stood until it was broken when the Cardinals won the 2006 Series after going 83–78 (.516). However, the latter was due to the incorporation of a third division in each league, which did not exist in 1987. Besides setting a record for the worst ever regular season winning percentage for a World Series winner and hosting the first ever World Series game", "title": "1987 World Series" }, { "docid": "12164853", "text": "When they won the ALDS, it became \"9=2\", for the teams advancing to the World Series. When they won the ALCS, it became \"9=1\", representing the possible World Series Championship. In the end, they did not win the World Series, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one. A week before Spring training for the 2009 season, Maddon introduced a new slogan, \"'09 > '08\". The meaning of his new idea was that he doesn't like to use the words \"great\" or \"greater\", but would rather the phrase be spoken as \"better than.\" His only problem was that there", "title": "Tampa Bay Rays" }, { "docid": "13913749", "text": "in the same playoff series was in 1928 when Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig did it for the New York Yankees. The Rangers would win the ALCS in 6 games after splitting the first two games in Texas and winning two in New York. Colby Lewis would not only be the first Rangers pitcher to win a home playoff game, doing so in game 2, but would also win the second home playoff victory in franchise history in the same series, clinching the American League championship in Game 6. The Rangers advanced to the World Series for the first time.", "title": "2010 Texas Rangers season" }, { "docid": "15975514", "text": "Oakland Athletics in the American League Division Series three games to two. The Tigers then captured their eleventh American League pennant, sweeping the New York Yankees four games to none in the American League Championship Series. This World Series berth was their first since , when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them four games to one. The 2012 Tigers became the fourth team to accomplish a four-game sweep in an ALCS. The three other teams to do so (1988 Oakland A's, 1990 Oakland A's, and 2006 Detroit Tigers) did not win the World Series, and the 2012 Tigers would, in", "title": "2012 World Series" }, { "docid": "10815102", "text": "the 258 laps, and easily won his first Camping World Truck Series race in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville. He became the 26th different driver to win in all three major series, the first since his teammate and truck owner Brad Keselowski did it when he won the UNOH 200 Truck race at Bristol in August 2014. His first pole and win in the series came in his 7th career start. The 2016 Xfinity Series started well for Logano with a close second to Chase Elliot in the season opener at Daytona. In the coming races however the Penske 22", "title": "Joey Logano" }, { "docid": "6075279", "text": "was rewarded by a spot on the Brooklyn Dodgers roster. During his two seasons with the Dodgers, Hoak shared third base duties with Jackie Robinson and Billy Cox. In 1955, the Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series to win their only championship in Brooklyn. Hoak played third base in place of Robinson in the seventh and deciding game of that Series—the only World Series game Robinson did not play in during his career when his team was in the World Series. After the season, Hoak was traded to the Chicago Cubs. In 1956, Hoak batted .215", "title": "Don Hoak" }, { "docid": "4341680", "text": "1965 World Series The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins. It is best remembered for the heroics of Sandy Koufax, who was named the series MVP. Koufax did not pitch in Game 1, as it fell on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, but pitched in Game 2 and then tossed shutouts in Games 5 and 7 (with only two days of rest in between) to win the championship. The Twins had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators.", "title": "1965 World Series" }, { "docid": "5561666", "text": "Open. He got €54,589 for the win. He defeated Michael Greco heads-up. At the 2007 World Series of Poker, Black finished in the money in two Pot Limit Omaha events, finishing 7th and 11th respectively. At the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, Black played day 1A. He was one of the early chip leaders, building his stack from 20,000 to over 80,000. Despite this, Black did not make it past day 1. He was eliminated when his 45 ran into AA on a 433 flop. In 2008, Black beat Roland De Wolfe heads-ups to win Premier League Poker", "title": "Andy Black (poker player)" }, { "docid": "3997639", "text": "The Busches traditionally concluded such affairs with a food fight. Waiters dodging thrown rolls wondered aloud how the family would celebrate the following evening should the team win. The question was answered the following night when the Cardinals won the Series. This time Busch and his wife went up the elevator to the ballroom ahead of their other guests, so they could take the fire extinguishers off the wall and spray down the others. Ultimately this did $50,000 of damage to the hotel, which Anheuser-Busch paid out of its advertising budget. 1967 World Series The 1967 World Series matched the", "title": "1967 World Series" }, { "docid": "2768088", "text": "who are not core members of the World Rugby Sevens Series advance to the Hong Kong Sevens, the qualifying tournament for teams vying to achieve core team status in the World Rugby Sevens Series. The Europe Grand Prix also serves as a regional qualifier for major quadrennial tournaments, such as the summer Olympics and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. In Europe, Portugal dominated in sevens during the Championship era (2002–10); only twice the team did not win the trophy, in 2007 and 2009, when both times the championships were won by Russia. In the Grand Prix Series era from 2011", "title": "Rugby sevens" }, { "docid": "4342334", "text": "who would move west to become the San Francisco Giants, would not win a World Series again until the 2010 season. This was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series and the first time the New York Giants had swept an opponent without qualification. They had won four games without a loss in the 1922 World Series, but there was also one tie. Game 2 was the last World Series and playoff game at the Polo Grounds, because the Giants did not win another pennant until after their move to San Francisco and because", "title": "1954 World Series" }, { "docid": "7210776", "text": "the Cardinals one strike from a World Series championship. He did not extend the drama any longer, as he swung and missed at the next pitch (making it the first World Series to end on a strikeout since the 1988 World Series), giving the World Series title to the Cardinals. The final play of the 2006 season was made at 10:26pm Central Standard time. After the game, Wainwright, who threw a curveball for strike three to win the pennant and a slider to Inge to win the Series, said \"I'll probably never throw another curve or slider again without thinking", "title": "2006 World Series" }, { "docid": "7564231", "text": "Argentina and losing in the Plate semifinals to Samoa. Fiji placed themselves in pole position to claim the series crown; if they made the finals in Paris and England, they would win the series title no matter what England did. Going into Paris, second-place England knew they had to finish at least two spots ahead of Fiji in one of the remaining two tournaments to win the overall title. England caught a major break when the hosts, France, stunned Fiji 22–21 in the Cup quarterfinals, knocking them into the Plate competition. However, England could not take advantage of the upset,", "title": "2005–06 World Sevens Series" }, { "docid": "2801276", "text": "banned from Test cricket. When he returned to Tests after the end of World Series Cricket in 1980, he had very little success against a mighty West Indian side, averaging 5.14 in the series. He did not play in the tour of the West Indies that immediately followed, but was picked for the final two Tests of the famous 1981 Ashes series. Fittingly for one of England's greatest players, he ended his last Test against Australia at The Oval, with a score of 70 not out and an England series win. Knott's England career came to an end when he", "title": "Alan Knott" }, { "docid": "13429505", "text": "and went on to win the 1981 World Series. The Astros did not return to the NLCS until 1986 and did not win a NL pennant until 2005, leading to a loss in the 2005 World Series. In baseball statistics, tie-breakers count as regular season games, with all events in them added to regular season statistics. Niekro, for example, reached his 20th win to break a tie with Jim Bibby for the second most wins in the NL that season. Similarly, Steve Garvey played in his 163rd game of the season, leading the league with a figure which could not", "title": "1980 National League West tie-breaker game" }, { "docid": "4169808", "text": "Graig Nettles, Goose Gossage, and Tommy John, among others. The franchise would not reach the postseason again until 1995 and would not win another title until 1996. Key Dodger losses included Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Reggie Smith, and Don Sutton. With a stronger farm system and adding valuable players via trade or free agency, they did win division titles in 1983 and 1985, while narrowly missing in 1982. Their success culminated with a world championship in 1988, becoming the only team to win two World Series between 1978 and 1990, and the only team to win more than", "title": "1981 World Series" }, { "docid": "304886", "text": "the best-of-five 1982 National League Championship Series (NLCS). Smith drove in the series' first run by hitting a sacrifice fly that scored McGee in Game 1, ultimately going five for nine in St. Louis' three-game series sweep. Just as Herzog had predicted when he told Smith the Cardinals would win the pennant with him on the team, Smith found himself as the team's starting shortstop in the best-of-seven 1982 World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. During the contest Smith scored three runs, had five hits, and did not commit an error in the field. When St. Louis was trailing 3–1", "title": "Ozzie Smith" }, { "docid": "3045101", "text": "However, Dott did eventually participate in the tournament, but was eliminated in the first round for the second year in a row, losing 7–10 to Joe Perry, subsequently sliding to No. 13 in the new world rankings, and finishing the season outside the top 32 in the one-year rankings. Things did not improve in the early part of 2008/2009, when a broken left arm sustained while playing football forced him to pull out of the 2008 Shanghai Masters and 2008 Grand Prix. Dott did win the Berlin leg of the World Series of Snooker, but withdrew from the Moscow event", "title": "Graeme Dott" }, { "docid": "7655415", "text": "the Miami Heat in 5 games. The city of Seattle did not win another men's professional sports championship until the National Football League's Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on 2 February 2014. The next time Seattle played Washington for a championship was in the 2018 WNBA Finals, when the Seattle Storm swept the Washington Mystics in 3 games to win their third overall championship. Coincidentally, as of the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals are the only two Major League Baseball franchises that have never played in a World Series. 1979 NBA Finals The 1979 NBA World", "title": "1979 NBA Finals" }, { "docid": "10631715", "text": "in 1996 behind reigning Australian Champion Craig Boyce. He did not race in the 1997 series and raced a limited schedule to finish 7th in 1998. Already a three-time winner of the Speedway World Team Cup (1990, 1992 and 1993), Ermolenko would win his fourth title with the USA in 1998. This would be the 6th and final World Championship of his career. In 2000, he won the Overseas Final. The final big win of his career came when he won the Scottish Open Championship in 2003 at the Armadale Stadium. He joined other Americans such as Wilbur Lamoreaux (1939),", "title": "Sam Ermolenko" }, { "docid": "3083651", "text": "strikeouts in the postseason (1995–2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–2010), with the most postseason wins in MLB history. He also holds the all-time postseason record for most starts (42) and innings pitched in the postseason (263). He was the second starting pitcher in history to win three series-clinching games (ALDS, ALCS and World Series) in the same postseason (2009). Derek Lowe did the same in 2004, but with one of the wins in relief, and additionally, Pettitte won the regular season game in which the Yankees clinched the division. When Pettitte started Game 3 of the 2009 World Series, he passed Christy", "title": "Andy Pettitte" }, { "docid": "3528876", "text": "teams to go from last place to first place from one year to the next. The two teams met in the 1991 World Series, which the Twins won in seven games. It was the second World Series in which the home team won every game. The first was in 1987 when the Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. In 1992, Cox's Braves held a 3–1 lead in the National League Championship Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates before losing games 5 and 6, although they did win Game 7 on Francisco Cabrera's ninth-inning, two-out, pinch-hit, two-run single. They", "title": "Bobby Cox" }, { "docid": "16826758", "text": "In the finale of that series, the Sox achieved their first walk-off win of the season in extras. Last season, the Sox did not achieve their first walk-off win until June 7. Since 2008, the Sox went 19-4 at home against Seattle. The Sox went to Washington, D.C. where they took on one of the World Series contending teams, the Nationals. The Sox were unsurprisingly been swept and fall to 4-5 all time against the Nationals. Until 2013, April was the only baseball month when Sox never faced NL teams along with all other AL teams. The Sox swept the", "title": "2013 Chicago White Sox season" }, { "docid": "24980", "text": "As was the case with the \"SNME\" battle royal a year earlier, the series of events was one of the pieces that helped build interest in a possible one-on-one rematch between Hogan and André, and to make it seem that André was certain to win easily when they did meet. In the meantime, the \"Million Dollar Man\" Ted DiBiase failed to persuade Hogan to sell him the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. After failing to defeat Hogan in a subsequent series of matches, DiBiase turned to André to win it for him. André and DiBiase had teamed several times in the", "title": "André the Giant" }, { "docid": "6197125", "text": "Black. She also beat MsChif in the semi-final. At RQW's \"Taking On The World\" the three met again with MsChif and Black teaming up in a losing effort against Anderson and Black's nemesis Jetta. In May 2008 MsChif put her NWA World Women's Championship on the line during Pro Wrestling Revolution's debut show but Anderson did not win the belt. These series of bouts against each other did not stop them teaming together when they main evented \"Volume 17\" on April 26, 2008, taking on an erstwhile enemy of Anderson again in the form of Sara Del Rey, alongside her", "title": "Cheerleader Melissa" }, { "docid": "10188577", "text": "1945 World Series in seven games. Although the Cubs occasionally appeared in post-season series since divisional play began in 1969, they did not appear in or win a World Series again until 2016. After the Curse of the Billy Goat, a few years into the post-World War II era, astute observers of the game began to suspect that something had gone wrong with the Cubs franchise, and that it might take them a long time to recover. After losing the 1945 World Series, the Cubs finished 82-71, good for third place in 1946, but did not enter post-season play. In", "title": "History of the Chicago Cubs" }, { "docid": "4342410", "text": "top of the first inning he was replaced by a left-handed hitting Dave Robertson. The White Sox, who were essentially dismantled following the 1920 season by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis due to the Black Sox Scandal in the 1919 World Series, did not make it to another World Series until , and did not win another World Series until . Fred McMullin drove in Chicago's first run, and Happy Felsch's homer made it 2-0. Giants pitcher Slim Sallee knocked in his side's only run with a single after a Lew McCarty triple. Shoeless Joe Jackson's two-run single capped a", "title": "1917 World Series" }, { "docid": "3952619", "text": "to Gant. The hit drove in Lonnie Smith from third base, and the run was charged to Morris. It was the last run scored for either team, as the Twins won the game 5–2 with Aguilera picking up the four-out save. Morris' win was his third World Series win in as many starts, as he won Games 1 and 4 of the 1984 Series. Leibrandt's poor performance resulted in his being removed from the World Series rotation, although he did pitch in Game 6, facing just one batter and giving up the game-winning home run to Kirby Puckett. During the", "title": "1991 World Series" }, { "docid": "13544780", "text": "other Series has featured a team from outside of the United States. Toronto is the only expansion team to win successive World Series titles. The 1993 World Series was also notable for being only the second championship concluded by a walk-off home run and the first concluded by a come-from-behind homer, after Joe Carter's three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning sealed an 8–6 Toronto win in Game 6. The first Series to end with a homer was the 1960 World Series, when Bill Mazeroski hit a ninth-inning solo shot in Game 7 to win the championship for", "title": "World Series" }, { "docid": "6094637", "text": "the combination complete.” During his lifetime, he saw two pennants (1916 and 1920) while playing under the field that bore his name, although he never saw a World Series title. The Dodgers did not win a World Series until 1955. Five years after the title (and three years after the team left Brooklyn), his stadium was demolished. The Ebbets Field Apartments now stand on the site. When he died, his estate was valued at $1,115,257— most of it being in his half ownership of the Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Club and the Ebbets Field property. His widow, Grace Slade Ebbets, and", "title": "Charles Ebbets" }, { "docid": "10929760", "text": "four games in the 1887 World Series against the American Association St. Louis Browns, winning two and losing two, as the Wolverines won the World Series 10 games to 5. Conway had his best season in 1888. He appeared in 45 games for Detroit and pitched 43 complete games and 391 innings. He finished the season with a record of 30 wins and 14 losses, and his winning percentage (.682) was the second highest in the National League. It would be 80 years before another Detroit pitcher would win 30 games, when Denny McLain did it for the Detroit Tigers", "title": "Pete Conway" }, { "docid": "13544774", "text": "to Win Every Home Game The 1987 Minnesota Twins became the 1st team in the history of the World Series to win the championship by winning all 4 games they hosted when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. They repeated this 4 years later in 1991 when they defeated the Atlanta Braves. The 1988 World Series is remembered for the iconic home run by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Kirk Gibson with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1. The Dodgers were huge underdogs against the 104-win Oakland Athletics, who had swept the Boston Red Sox", "title": "World Series" }, { "docid": "2227472", "text": "voting, because of the relative rareness of the full-time DH and the fact that the DH does not contribute on defense. During the 1993 season Paul Molitor became the first player to win the World Series Most Valuable Player award while playing 137 of 160 games (85.63%) as a designated hitter; David Ortiz did the same in 2013. Ortiz was also the first designated hitter to win the ALCS MVP in 2004. Ortiz and Molitor played games at first base in their World Series MVP seasons, leaving Hideki Matsui in 2009 as the only World Series MVP to never play", "title": "Designated hitter" }, { "docid": "10549078", "text": "WSOP started the tradition of issuing bracelets to the event winners. In 1980 and 1981, one did not have to win a WSOP event to win a gold bracelet. In 1980 and 1981, H.D. \"Oklahoma Johny\" Hale and Chip Reese received a gold bracelet for being the \"Best All Around Player\" at the WSOP, respectively. These bracelets, however, are not considered in the count of WSOP championship bracelets. In 2007, Thomas Bihl became the first person to ever win a WSOP bracelet outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Bihl won the £2,500 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. at the World Series of Poker Europe", "title": "World Series of Poker bracelet" }, { "docid": "11874648", "text": "team to win game seven of a championship round, in any major league sport, since the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4–1 at Memorial Stadium to win the 1979 World Series. For the Red Wings, it was the first time that they lost in the Finals since , when they were swept by the Devils. It was also the first time that the visiting team has won the Cup at Joe Louis Arena in the venue's 30-year history, and the Penguins became the first visiting team to win the Cup in Detroit since the Montreal Canadiens did so in", "title": "2009 Stanley Cup Finals" }, { "docid": "17568193", "text": "be incorrect, the Cubs \"did\" win the following year's World Series, marking an end to the team's 108-year championship drought. 2015 World Series The 2015 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2015 season. The 111th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion New York Mets and the American League (AL) champion Kansas City Royals. The series was played between October 27 and November 1, with the Royals winning the series 4 games to 1. It was the first time since the 2010 World Series that the", "title": "2015 World Series" }, { "docid": "4342118", "text": "six runs per game in the regular season, but could manage only two runs per game in this World Series. This was the Athletics' fifth World Series championship win (following , , and ), and their last in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and then Oakland in 1968—where they have since won four more World Series titles (, , , and ). Their win this year tied them with the Boston Red Sox for most World Series wins as of that point (five) until , when the New York Yankees surged ahead of both in World Series", "title": "1930 World Series" }, { "docid": "2212398", "text": "did not win another playoff game after the incident until 2015 when they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the wild card game, but they were swept in the NLCS by the New York Mets. In 2016, the team advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1945, ending a 71-year-old drought. By some accounts, this represented the end of this particular \"curse\", since the Cubs had won the NLCS pennant, which they were unable to do in 2003. The Cubs then overcame a 3 games to 1 deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series,", "title": "Steve Bartman incident" }, { "docid": "6063028", "text": "to win the world series, with Zuber finishing the season with an 8–4 record over 20 games, which included 13 starts and 7 complete games. He did not pitch in the 1943 World Series. He remained an occasional starter the following two seasons, winning five games in both seasons and earning a 3.19 earned run average in 1945. Although he only posted a 5–11 record for the season, the Yankees were shutout 14 times during the season, seven when Zuber was pitching, a club record. At the start of the 1946 New York Yankees season, Zuber pitched three games and", "title": "Bill Zuber" }, { "docid": "10891185", "text": "Award winner, Bob Gibson. McLain did, however, win the crucial Game 6 on just two days rest, holding the Cardinals to one run in a 13–1 victory. The Tigers No. 2 starter, Mickey Lolich, allowed just five World Series runs in three complete games, winning all three including the final and decisive game. Lolich also helped himself at the plate in Game 2 when he hit the only home run of his 16-year career. Lolich was given the World Series MVP Award for his performance. During the regular season, Lolich went 17–9 with 197 strikeouts and a 3.19 ERA. He", "title": "1968 Detroit Tigers season" }, { "docid": "10250181", "text": "from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010. Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from Spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the 3rd starter. Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series", "title": "2007 Major League Baseball draft" }, { "docid": "10802284", "text": "AL East division, as they finished above .500 on just four occasions during their time in the AL East from 1969–1993. The Indians did not return to the postseason until the postseason was expanded further in 1995. The historic 1995 season saw the Indians win 100 games and make it to the World Series for the first time in 41 years. However, they lost in six games to the Atlanta Braves, led by the Braves' Big Three of Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and World Series MVP Tom Glavine. The Braves' victory was their only World Series win in their fifteen", "title": "Cleveland sports curse" }, { "docid": "20768553", "text": "2006 Cardinals. This was also Los Angeles first playoff series win where they did not win Game 1 since the 1988 NLCS. Cody Bellinger was named the NLCS MVP, becoming the youngest to win the award. 2018 NLCS (4–3): Los Angeles Dodgers beat Milwaukee Brewers 2018 National League Championship Series The 2018 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Milwaukee Brewers against the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2018 World Series against the AL Champions, the Boston Red Sox. The series was the 49th in league", "title": "2018 National League Championship Series" }, { "docid": "17413297", "text": "win a bracelet in the same year she did so; it moved her into third place in the 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race; and it moved her into eighth place on the all-time female World Series earnings list. Additionally, her $609,017 is the highest payout to a woman in any Las Vegas event in World Series of Poker history (second in overall World Series of Poker Europe history to Annette Obrestad's £1,000,000 from the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe main event) and her $874,698 total at the 2013 World Series of Poker is the", "title": "Loni Harwood" }, { "docid": "12405780", "text": "Trevor Bayne who took both the pole and the win for the event. This was Bayne's first pole award and his first win in the series in only his sixth start. Did Not Qualify: (1) Guy Pavageau (#05) The Strutmasters.com 150 Presented by Dollar General was run on July 19 at the Music City Motorplex. Sterling Marlin was on hand to compete in this event. Peyton Sellers captured another pole award and led a race-high 74 laps. In the end it was Matt Kobyluck who crossed the start–finish line first to capture his second win of the season. Did not", "title": "2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series" }, { "docid": "2235372", "text": "and advertised as such. However, it was only the 99th event due to a strike cancelling the 1994 World Series and the boycott of the 1904 World Series by the National League. The Marlins started the season 16–22 when they fired manager Jeff Torborg and hired McKeon, who had been retired from baseball for over two years. They went 75–49 under McKeon to win the wild card. At 72, McKeon would become the oldest manager to ever win a World Series. They lost the first game of the NLDS to the San Francisco Giants, but came back to win the", "title": "2003 World Series" }, { "docid": "10437905", "text": "by Crutchlow was enough to secure him the 2009 championship. On 1 October 2009 Yamaha announced that Crutchlow would make the move from World Supersport to the Superbike World Championship in 2010. His teammate was former world champion James Toseland, who rejoined the Superbike World Championship after losing his place in MotoGP. He took his first series pole at his second meeting, at Portimão, but did not win either race. He stoked controversy after the first race there by mentioning in an interview that he was well clear of Toseland when he crashed out, but insists that he is not", "title": "Cal Crutchlow" }, { "docid": "16873911", "text": "the New York Yankees won. 2014 World Series (4–3): San Francisco Giants (NL) beat Kansas City Royals (AL) In all but one of the seven games, the team that scored first went on to win; the exception was in Game 2. Similarly, statistics show this pattern of scoring first to win has prevailed in 67% of Series Game-7 outcomes, as it did here after the victorious Giants scored in the top of the second. Fox broadcast the series in the United States (simulcast in Canada on Sportsnet), with play-by-play announcer Joe Buck calling the action along with color analysts Harold", "title": "2014 World Series" }, { "docid": "10869139", "text": "the Series if only Hostetler had \"stayed on his feet.\" After the game, a dejected Steve O'Neill said: \"We would have won if Chuck Hostetler had only caught my signal to hold up when he was rounding third.\" (Luckily for Hostetler and the Tigers, Detroit clinched the Series two days later with a 9-3 win at Wrigley Field.) In January 1946, the Associated Press reported: \"Chuck Hostetler, utility infielder who gained questionable fame for his world series high dive rounding third base, has been released.\" In fact, Hostetler did not appear in another pro baseball game after his base running", "title": "Chuck Hostetler" }, { "docid": "4341707", "text": "Reds did so. Although the Dodgers had played the maximum seven games in four best-of-seven World Series when they were located in Brooklyn (in 1947, 1952, 1955, and 1956), 1965 marked the first time they had done so when located in Los Angeles. It did not happen again until 2017. The Brooklyn Dodgers had also played seven games in the 1920 World Series when it was a best-of-nine series, losing to Cleveland five games to two. 1965 World Series (4–3): Los Angeles Dodgers (N.L.) over Minnesota Twins (A.L.) The Dodgers would return to the World Series the following year, only", "title": "1965 World Series" }, { "docid": "4200522", "text": "and had not been in the Series since 1959, three years before the Astros' inaugural season. Like the 1982 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers, the 2005 World Series is one of only two World Series in the modern era (1903–present) with no possibility for a rematch between the two opponents, because the Astros moved to the AL in 2013. However, the Brewers did meet the Cardinals in the 2011 NL Championship Series. The Astros would return to the World Series in 2017 as an AL franchise, where they would win in seven games against", "title": "2005 World Series" }, { "docid": "14578008", "text": "2011 World Series The 2011 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2011 season. The 107th edition of World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games to win their 11th World Series championship and their first since 2006. The Series was noted for its back-and-forth Game 6, in which the Cardinals erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, then did it again in the 10th. In both", "title": "2011 World Series" }, { "docid": "2235389", "text": "in the fifth and Juan Encarnación's sacrifice fly next inning. With the victory, the Marlins became the first National League team since the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers, the last opposing team to win a Series championship at Yankee Stadium, to win the World Series without having home field advantage. They are just the fourth team overall to do it since the 1984 Detroit Tigers, following the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays and the 1999 New York Yankees. The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals later accomplished the same of feat, as did the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, the 2014 San Francisco Giants, the 2016", "title": "2003 World Series" }, { "docid": "1903698", "text": "did win pennants, as well. His contributions to the Dodgers' successful 1949, 1953, 1955 and 1959 campaigns are particularly noteworthy. With regard to Hodges' 1952 World Series slump, several Hall of Fame honorees, among them Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial and Ted Williams, also endured severe batting slumps in World Series play. More to the point, Hodges' failure in the 1952 World Series does not obscure his fine performances for the Dodgers in the other World Series they played during his tenure with the club. Hodges led the Dodger hitters in the 1953 World Series, posting a batting average", "title": "Gil Hodges" }, { "docid": "7251914", "text": "was an early critic of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, warning the Players Union as early as 1998 that drugs were a problem in the sport; he served as a Union Executive Board Member from 1999 to 2007. Helling was a member of two World Series Championship teams: the 1997 World Series Champion Florida Marlins and the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins. Despite being traded to the Texas Rangers earlier in the 1997 season, which meant he did not participate in the Marlins' World Series win that year, he was awarded a World Series ring by his former", "title": "Rick Helling" }, { "docid": "2235370", "text": "championship win, having won their first in 1997. The 2003 World Series featured the New York Yankees in their sixth Series appearance in eight years. Opposing them were the wild card Florida Marlins, appearing in their second World Series in their eleven-year franchise history. The Marlins became the second straight wild card team to win the World Series; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002. The series was, however, somewhat overshadowed by the League Championship Series that year, when the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox, both widely believed to be cursed, went down in dramatic defeats only five outs", "title": "2003 World Series" }, { "docid": "11420838", "text": "I and World War II, the teams would meet again every year. Following World War II the series resumed on an annual basis from 1946 until 2001, when UTEP's administration made the controversial decision to cancel their scheduled trip to Las Cruces in favor of scheduling an additional home contest against a Division I-AA opponent. The schools agreed to meet again in 2002 (a 49–14 NMSU win, their biggest blowout of the Miners since 1922), but did not play again until 2004 in El Paso when the Miners exacted revenge for their blowout loss two years prior with a 45–0", "title": "New Mexico State Aggies football" }, { "docid": "4341599", "text": "history to win 3 games without a loss. Babe Adams did it the year before, but in seven games, and Christy Mathewson accomplished the feat in the 1905 Series. This was the A's first World Series title. 1910 World Series (4–1): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.) 1910 World Series The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship. Jack Coombs of Philadelphia won three games and Eddie Collins supplied timely hitting. The 2nd greatest Cubs team in history closed out its glory years,", "title": "1910 World Series" }, { "docid": "4342113", "text": "not let him down. Chicago scored early and, for once, it was Cincinnati that committed errors. The Reds threatened only briefly in the sixth before losing 4–1, and suddenly the Series was relatively close again. This did not go unnoticed by Sullivan and Rothstein, who were suddenly worried. Before the Series started, the Sox had been strong favorites and few doubted they could win two games in a row—presuming that they were \"trying\" to win. Rothstein had been too smart to bet on individual games, but had a considerable sum riding on Cincinnati to win the Series. The night before", "title": "1919 World Series" }, { "docid": "4946163", "text": "games to one. It was the first of five NL pennants for the Mets. The first two came in the only two NL series between 1969 and 1980 that did not feature a Pennsylvania team (the other being 1973.). The Braves would not reach the NLCS again until 1982, and would not win a game in the NLCS until they won the Pennant in 1991. It would be another four years before the Braves captured their only World Series championship as an Atlanta team. The Mets struck first in the second off Phil Niekro when Jerry Grote singled in a", "title": "1969 National League Championship Series" }, { "docid": "4342342", "text": "game to give the Giants a 2–0 series lead. This would be the last postseason game at the Polo Grounds. A huge crowd, 71,555, hoped to see Cleveland get its first win, but things did not go well for the home team. It trailed 1-0 quickly when Whitey Lockman singled, took second on a groundout and scored on a hit by Willie Mays, the run unearned due to an error by shorstop George Strickland. With the bases loaded, the clutch hitter of the series, Dusty Rhodes, had a two-run single pinch-hitting in the third, and an error by the pitcher,", "title": "1954 World Series" }, { "docid": "10374187", "text": "Game 2 of the Championship Series against the Houston Astros, which the Red Sox won, 7–5, with Price allowing four runs, five hits, and four walks in innings; he received a no decision as he did not complete the fifth inning. When Chris Sale became unavailable to start Game 5 of that series for health reasons, Price was called on to start again on only three days' rest, and earned the win, holding Houston scoreless through six innings while allowing just three hits and striking out nine. Winning 4–1, the Red Sox clinched their first trip to the World Series", "title": "David Price (baseball)" }, { "docid": "14029634", "text": "match giving him the win via disqualification, though Orton still retained the title. The next day on \"Raw\", when Cena won a match against Orton, Barrett named Cena the special guest referee for their match at Survivor Series. Once again, if Barrett did not win the title, then he would have Cena fired, but as an incentive for Cena to perform his duty, if Barrett did win the title, Barrett would relieve Cena from his obligation to Nexus. On the November 8th episode of \"Raw\", the General Manager made the stipulation that the match can only be won via pinfall", "title": "Survivor Series (2010)" }, { "docid": "5013877", "text": "and was invited to sing \"Take Me Out To The Ballgame\" multiple times during the customary 7th-inning stretch. During the 2015 National League Championship Series where the Cubs faced the Mets as they did in the movie, he attended Game 4 in a Rowengartner #1 jersey similar to what he wore during the film. Following the Cubs' win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to win their first championship since 1908, Nicholas, in celebration, tweeted the final shot from the movie of Henry showing his Cubs World Series ring. Furthermore, director Daniel Stern briefly", "title": "Rookie of the Year (film)" }, { "docid": "1967960", "text": "a respectable second stint with the Yankees, going 4–2 with a 3.36 ERA as a spot starter and long reliever, including a win against his former team, the Mets, on July 8 in the regular-season Subway series. He made one relief appearance in each of the first two rounds of the playoffs, both times with the Yankees trailing. Gooden did not pitch in the 2000 World Series against the Mets, though 2000 would be the third time Gooden received a World Series ring in his career. Gooden failed to win a postseason game, going 0–4 in the course of nine", "title": "Dwight Gooden" }, { "docid": "3525395", "text": "the New York State League the following year. Klem spent the 1904 season in the American Association before joining the NL in 1905. He worked a record 18 World Series: 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934 and 1940. No other umpire has worked in more than ten Series. Of the 16 major league teams in existence during his career, all but one—the St. Louis Browns, who would not win a pennant until 1944—appeared in a World Series that he officiated; the only other teams which did not win a", "title": "Bill Klem" }, { "docid": "3428653", "text": "against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ruffing defeated the Dodgers, as the Yankees won the series four games to one. Ruffing pitched for the Yankees during Opening Day of the 1942 season. That year, he compiled a 14–7 win-loss record. He was again named an All-Star, and again did not pitch in the All-Star Game, which was started by teammate Spud Chandler. Though teammate Tiny Bonham had a better season, pitching to a 21–5 win-loss record, McCarthy again chose Ruffing as his Game One starter for the 1942 World Series, setting a record with six World Series Game One starts that stood", "title": "Red Ruffing" }, { "docid": "10853388", "text": "5-game series tied 1–1 after two games, Johnson started Game 3. He out-dueled Juan Marichal at Three Rivers Stadium, pitching eight innings and allowing only one unearned run for the win. The Pirates went on to win Game 4 to reach the World Series for the first time in 11 years. Johnson did not fare as well in the World Series, losing Game 2 at Memorial Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles. An alumnus of Bradley University, for his career he compiled a 28–34 record with a 3.48 ERA and 507 strikeouts in 183 appearances, including 76 starts, 18 complete games,", "title": "Bob Johnson (pitcher)" }, { "docid": "5256577", "text": "was a right biceps strain. On April 28, Lackey got his first win since the 2011 season, going six innings, giving up one run and five hits in a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros. On October 30, Lackey was the winning pitcher in Game 6 of the 2013 World Series, which clinched the Boston Red Sox' eighth World Series title. In doing so, Lackey became the first starting pitcher in Major League history to win two World Series \"clinching\" games with two different teams. Lackey garnered much media attention by his refusal to leave the game when Manager John", "title": "John Lackey" }, { "docid": "13218678", "text": "Fisk (1975) and Kirby Puckett (1991) as the only players to hit an extra-inning walk-off home run when their team was facing postseason elimination. In Game 7 of the World Series, Freese hit a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning, bringing his 2011 postseason RBI total to 21, an MLB record. The Cardinals went on to win the game and the series, making Freese a World Series champion for the first time. For his efforts, Freese was named the World Series MVP. He became the sixth player to win the LCS and World Series MVP awards in", "title": "David Freese" }, { "docid": "2248586", "text": "beat the Dodgers again in the World Series in six games, winning the final four. Munson batted .320 (8-for-25) with 7 RBI's in this Series and also caught Ron Cey's foul pop-up for the final out. Munson's World Series championships in 1977 and 1978 made him only the second catcher in baseball history, at the time, to win a Rookie of the Year Award, an MVP Award, a Gold Glove Award, and a World Series title during his career. Johnny Bench had become the first catcher to win all four of these awards when he won his own World Series", "title": "Thurman Munson" }, { "docid": "16068370", "text": "Royals lost the first two games of the World Series at their home stadium and were on the verge of elimination, down 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth in game six, when umpire Don Denkinger made a controversial call, ruling runner Jorge Orta safe at first. Orta was later thrown out at third on a botched sacrifice attempt and did not score. The Royals would go on to win the game 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth following the put-out of Orta (the only out recorded in the inning). The Royals then went on to win game seven", "title": "Cardinals–Royals rivalry" }, { "docid": "7695605", "text": "allowing two runs in innings, in a game against the Chicago Cubs. He picked up his first win when he pitched scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers in the second game of a double-header on August 30. He pitched in 12 games (10 starts) with the club, going 3–2, but did not pitch in the postseason as the White Sox went on to win the World Series. He earned a permanent spot on the team as a reliever in 2006, appearing in 53 games while making a few spot starts. He finished the season 4–7 with a 4.68 ERA in", "title": "Brandon McCarthy" }, { "docid": "20363575", "text": "the Breeders' Cup Classic winners of any age had entered any of the Triple Crown races when they were three-year-olds. Only eight Classic winners, including American Pharoah, had also won at least one of the Triple Crown series races. Some did not win in the same three-year-old season, but did so as older horses. The first horse to contest the Triple Crown series and then win the Classic, as well as the first horse to win the Classic as a three-year-old was Proud Truth, who had finished fifth in the 1985 Kentucky Derby and won the Classic the same year.", "title": "Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing" }, { "docid": "10776519", "text": "played its first ever game against a collegiate opponent versus New Mexico A&M in 1914 and, with few exceptions, including during World War I and World War II, the teams would meet again every year. Following World War II the series resumed on an annual basis from 1946 until 2001, when UTEP's administration made the controversial decision to cancel their scheduled trip to Las Cruces in favor of scheduling an additional home contest against a Division I-AA opponent. The schools agreed to meet again in 2002 (a 49–14 NMSU win, their biggest blowout of the Miners since 1922), but did", "title": "Battle of I-10" }, { "docid": "12000961", "text": "rooting for the Dbacks. On May 28, he was called up to replace outfielder Alfredo Marte. He appeared in his first major league game since September 28, 2011, that night as a defensive replacement for first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. He recorded his first hit with Arizona in his first start on June 3. On June 12, Evans was designated for assignment to make room for recently claimed Jordan Pacheco. He was called back up on June 27. He was released by the Diamondbacks on July 28. Evans signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball on July", "title": "Nick Evans (baseball)" }, { "docid": "3165453", "text": "percentage in 1961. He was of Lithuanian-Polish descent. Podres helped the Dodgers win World Series championships in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965, although he did not actually pitch in the 1965 World Series. In the 1955 series, after the Dodgers lost the first two games to the New York Yankees, Podres pitched a complete game, seven-hit victory on his 23rd birthday in Game 3. In the climactic Game 7, Podres pitched a 2–0 shutout to bring Brooklyn its only World Series championship. Podres was given the first-ever World Series MVP Award by \"Sport\" magazine and presented with a red two-seater", "title": "Johnny Podres" }, { "docid": "10397201", "text": "replaced the dirt from the field as a \"fresh start\". They earned many accolades from sports media and throughout the nation for their incredible season. Pitcher Derek Lowe said that with the win, the chants of \"1918!\" would no longer echo at Yankee Stadium again. The Patriots win in the Super Bowl meant the Red Sox World Series win made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series champions in the same year in 25 years, when the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XIII, followed by the Pirates winning the 1979 World Series. The Patriots winning Super", "title": "2004 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "12043605", "text": "was selected in the squad for the series against Sri Lanka, but was surprisingly dropped for the first two games. He made 27 when he was recalled for the third ODI, batting in the middle order. In the fourth ODI he replaced suspended captain Alistair Cook at the top of the order, but was dismissed for a first ball duck. He made seven in the final match of the series. Hales was overlooked for the start of England's World Cup campaign and did not play until the must-win game against Bangladesh. He made 27 as England lost the game to", "title": "Alex Hales" }, { "docid": "12163501", "text": "Series for three straight years, 1911–1913, only to lose each year—to the first of Connie Mack's two Philadelphia Athletics dynasties in and , and to the Boston Red Sox in . John McGraw's club did not win another championship until , when they defeated the emerging New York Yankees, featuring Babe Ruth, two consecutive years in the Yankees' first World Series appearances. \"The New York Times\" game story for September 23, 1908, blamed the loss on \"censurable stupidity on the part of player Merkle\". For the rest of his life, he lived with the nickname of \"Bonehead\". Merkle replaced Tenney", "title": "Merkle's Boner" }, { "docid": "5405116", "text": "Comedy\" for her role as Zatch at the 2006 and 2007 American Anime Awards but did not win. Since the series was released, merchandise based on Zatch's appearance has been made such as plush toys and action figures. Kiyo Takamine and Zatch Bell Kiyo Takamine, known in the original version as and his \"Mamodo\" (known in Japanese as a ) partner Zatch Bell, known in the original version as , are fictional characters in the anime and manga franchise \"Zatch Bell!\" by Makoto Raiku. Mamodos are beings from another world with supernatural powers. The series begins when Kiyo, by the", "title": "Kiyo Takamine and Zatch Bell" }, { "docid": "16068371", "text": "the following day 11-0 for their first World Series title. The Royals became the first team ever to win the World Series after dropping games 1 and 2 at home. The Royals did not return to the MLB postseason for 29 years, winning one of the American League wild cards in 2014 and advancing to the 2014 World Series. The following season, they claimed their first title since 1985 by winning the 2015 World Series. Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog had been the Royals' manager from 1975 to 1979. He led Kansas City to the franchise's first three playoff appearances –", "title": "Cardinals–Royals rivalry" }, { "docid": "4341639", "text": "be decided in the last inning of the final game. It was also the first Series where a team within one inning of losing came back to win. The next time a team that close to elimination recovered to win was the 1985 World Series, when the Kansas City Royals rallied in the bottom of the ninth to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6, then won Game 7 and the championship. Other World Series that have ended with a Game 7 (or in this case Game 8, due to the tie) going to extra innings include the Series", "title": "1912 World Series" }, { "docid": "4880706", "text": "Nations Cup. They sit 8th in the IRB world rankings as of 26 November 2018. Fiji has won the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice, in 1997 and the 2005. They also play in the World Rugby Sevens Series, an annual circuit of eight tournaments around the world, winning the series in 2006 and ending the six-year reign of New Zealand on that circuit. However, they lost the title to New Zealand in 2007, and did not win any tournaments in the 2007–2008 Series. Fiji has shone in rugby sevens, finishing the 2013 Sevens World Series third behind New Zealand and", "title": "Fiji Rugby Union" }, { "docid": "7448027", "text": "8 television appearance; and earnings of US$187,420. Belmonte won his second, third and fourth PBA titles at the PBA's \"World Series of Bowling\" in , taking the trophies in the Chameleon Open, GEICO Shark Open and the Pepsi PBA Elite Players Championship. Belmonte also rolled a nationally televised 300 game in the quarterfinals of the PBA World Championship, broadcast on 8 January 2012 in North America; however, he did not go on to win the tournament. Despite his three titles in the 2011–12 season, Belmonte did not win the PBA Player of the Year honors. The award was won by", "title": "Jason Belmonte" }, { "docid": "12405787", "text": "Almirola would go on to win the race but it was Matt Kobyluck, who by finishing in third place and extending his lead to 219 points over second place with only one race remaining, clinched the series championship. Did not Qualify: (1) Johnny Sauter (#12) Notes: Aric Almirola became the second driver this year to win his first race in the series on his first start in the series. Matt Kobyluck became the thirteenth different series champion in the series 22 years. The \"36th Annual Carquest Fall Final\" at Stafford Motor Speedway was originally scheduled to run on September 28;", "title": "2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series" }, { "docid": "4342381", "text": "was the first time since 1946 that the Series included scheduled off days after Games 2 and 5. Of the previous ten World Series, the Yankees had participated in eight of them and won seven. This was also the first World Series since 1948 that a team from New York did not win. This is the first of four Yankees-Braves matchups, and the only Series that was won by the Braves; they lost in , and , with the last two instances occurring with the Braves based in Atlanta. Hank Aaron led all regulars with a .393 average and eleven", "title": "1957 World Series" }, { "docid": "2389577", "text": "consecutive World Series that did not feature the New York Yankees, the Red Sox' archrival. The Yankees would win the next three pennants afterwards, and the last two World Series in that same run, as well as a memorable tiebreaker game against the Red Sox in 1978. This pennant drought was matched in , and surpassed in , with the Toronto Blue Jays (an expansion team that would debut two years after this Series) winning in both years. This was the fourth consecutive seven-game series (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975) in which the winning team scored fewer runs overall. Luis Tiant", "title": "1975 World Series" }, { "docid": "4043350", "text": "be equalled by the 2012 San Francisco Giants. The Cardinals' .185 batting average was the lowest for a seven-game World Series until the New York Yankees hit .183 in the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cardinals also scored only thirteen total runs—an all-time low for a seven-game series—scoring only once in the final 26 innings of the series. If they had held on for the win in Game 6, they still would have been outscored in the series 15–13. The Royals did not play in another postseason game until the 2014 American League Wild Card Game. 1985", "title": "1985 World Series" } ]

[ "the functional layer" ]

[ { "docid": "117506", "text": "Endometrium The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. It has a basal layer and a functional layer; the functional layer thickens and then is shed during menstruation in humans, as well as some other mammals including apes, Old World monkeys, some species of bat, and the elephant shrew. In most other mammals the endometrium is reabsorbed in the estrous cycle. During pregnancy, the glands and blood vessels in the endometrium further increase in size and number. Vascular spaces fuse and become interconnected, forming the placenta, which supplies oxygen and nutrition to", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "117506", "text": "Endometrium The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. It has a basal layer and a functional layer; the functional layer thickens and then is shed during menstruation in humans, as well as some other mammals including apes, Old World monkeys, some species of bat, and the elephant shrew. In most other mammals the endometrium is reabsorbed in the estrous cycle. During pregnancy, the glands and blood vessels in the endometrium further increase in size and number. Vascular spaces fuse and become interconnected, forming the placenta, which supplies oxygen and nutrition to", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "117508", "text": "the cavity of the uterus, and not in the lining of the Fallopian tubes. In the absence of progesterone, the arteries supplying blood to the functional layer constrict, so that cells in that layer become ischaemic and die, leading to menstruation. It is possible to identify the phase of the menstrual cycle by reference to either the ovarian cycle or the uterine cycle by observing microscopic differences at each phase—for example in the ovarian cycle: About 20,000 protein coding genes are expressed in human cells and some 70% of these genes are expressed in the normal endometrium. Just over 100", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "9232879", "text": "Uterine gland Tube-like uterine glands, lined by ciliated columnar epithelium, are found in the functional layer of the uterine endometrium. Their appearance varies during the menstrual cycle. During the proliferative phase, uterine glands appear long due to estrogen secretion by the ovaries. During the secretory phase, the uterine glands become very coiled with wide lumens and produce a glycogen-rich secretion. This change corresponds with an increase in blood flow to spiral arteries due to increased progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum. During the pre-menstrual phase, progesterone secretion decreases as the corpus luteum degenerates, which results in decreased blood flow to", "title": "Uterine gland" }, { "docid": "9232877", "text": "Uterine gland Tube-like uterine glands, lined by ciliated columnar epithelium, are found in the functional layer of the uterine endometrium. Their appearance varies during the menstrual cycle. During the proliferative phase, uterine glands appear long due to estrogen secretion by the ovaries. During the secretory phase, the uterine glands become very coiled with wide lumens and produce a glycogen-rich secretion. This change corresponds with an increase in blood flow to spiral arteries due to increased progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum. During the pre-menstrual phase, progesterone secretion decreases as the corpus luteum degenerates, which results in decreased blood flow to", "title": "Uterine gland" }, { "docid": "117520", "text": "stratum basalis and functionalis layers, and is also observed in the periovulatory period secondary to rising estradiol levels, and disappears after ovulation. Endometrium The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. It has a basal layer and a functional layer; the functional layer thickens and then is shed during menstruation in humans, as well as some other mammals including apes, Old World monkeys, some species of bat, and the elephant shrew. In most other mammals the endometrium is reabsorbed in the estrous cycle. During pregnancy, the glands and blood vessels in the", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "4446833", "text": "anomalies are often but not always correlated with severity: adhesions restricted to only the cervix or lower uterus may block menstruation. Pain during menstruation and ovulation is sometimes experienced and can be attributed to blockages. It has been reported that 88% of AS cases occur after a D&C is performed on a recently pregnant uterus, following a missed or incomplete miscarriage, birth, or during an elective termination (abortion) to remove retained products of conception. The cavity of the uterus is lined by the endometrium. This lining is composed of two layers, the functional layer (adjacent to the uterine cavity) which", "title": "Asherman's syndrome" } ]

[ { "docid": "8904507", "text": "in their secretions. These changes reach their maximum about 7 days after ovulation. Furthermore, the surface of the endometrium produces a kind of rounded cells, which cover the whole area toward the uterine cavity. This happens about 9 to 10 days after ovulation. These cells are called decidual cells, which emphasises that the whole layer of them is shed off in every menstruation if no pregnancy occurs, just as leaves of deciduous trees. The uterine glands, on the other hand, decrease in activity and degenerate around 8 to 9 days after ovulation in absence of pregnancy. The decidual cells originate", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "6420695", "text": "the endometrium is shed every 4 weeks, the granulomas are poorly formed. In human medicine, pyometra (also a veterinary condition of significance) is regarded as a form of chronic endometritis seen in elderly women causing stenosis of the cervical os and accumulation of discharges and infection. Symptom in chronic endometritis is blood stained discharge but in pyometra the patient complaints of lower abdominal pain. Pyometra describes an accumulation of pus in the uterine cavity. In order for pyometra to develop, there must be both an infection \"and\" blockage of cervix. Signs and symptoms include lower abdominal pain (suprapubic), rigors, fever,", "title": "Endometritis" }, { "docid": "1406156", "text": "Ovulation Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries. In humans, this event occurs when the ovarian follicles rupture and release the secondary oocyte ovarian cells. After ovulation, during the luteal phase, the egg will be available to be fertilized by sperm. In addition, the uterine lining (endometrium) is thickened to be able to receive a fertilized egg. If no conception occurs, the uterine lining as well as blood will be shed during menstruation. In humans, ovulation occurs about midway through the menstrual cycle, after the follicular phase. The few days surrounding ovulation (from approximately days 10 to 18", "title": "Ovulation" }, { "docid": "6551068", "text": "Decidua The decidua is the uterine lining (endometrium) during a pregnancy, which forms the maternal part of the placenta. It is formed under the influence of progesterone and forms highly characteristic cells. The part of the decidua that interacts with the trophoblast is the \"decidua basalis\" (also called \"decidua placentalis\"), while the \"decidua capsularis\" grows over the embryo on the luminal side, enclosing it into the endometrium. The remainder of the decidua is termed the \"decidua parietalis\" or \"decidua vera\", and it will fuse with the decidua capsularis by the fourth month of gestation. Three morphologically distinct layers of the", "title": "Decidua" }, { "docid": "4598220", "text": "a rupture due to the location of placental attachment. During the third trimester of pregnancy, thinning of the lower uterine segment or contractions caused by cervical dilation can increase the amount of stress placed on the placental attachment to the uterine wall. In patients with placenta praevia, these stresses can cause detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall causing haemorrhaging. To prevent further haemorrhaging patients with major placental praevia are recommended to have a caesarean delivery. During pregnancy the layer of endometrium that attaches directly to developing blastocyst becomes the maternal portion of the placenta, also known as the", "title": "Antepartum bleeding" }, { "docid": "14527354", "text": "the patient's amenorrhea is likely to be due to either a) low serum estradiol, b) hypothalamic-pituitary axis dysfunction, c) a nonreactive endometrium, or d) a problem with the uterine outflow tract, such as cervical stenosis or uterine synechiae (Asherman's syndrome). In order to distinguish between hypoestrogenism or a uterine outflow tract problem/nonreactive endometrium, estrogen may be administered followed by a course of progestin in order to induce withdrawal bleeding. If the patient experiences withdrawal bleeding with the combined estrogen/progestin therapy, then the amenorrhea is likely due to low estrogen. Progestin challenge Progestin challenge, or progesterone withdrawal test is a test", "title": "Progestin challenge" }, { "docid": "117515", "text": "the body with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). HCG provides continued feedback throughout pregnancy by maintaining the corpus luteum, which will continue its role of releasing progesterone and estrogen. The endometrial lining is either reabsorbed (estrous cycle) or shed (menstrual cycle). In the latter case, the process of shedding involves the breaking down of the lining, the tearing of small connective blood vessels, and the loss of the tissue and blood that had constituted it through the vagina. The entire process occurs over a period of several days. Menstruation may be accompanied by a series of uterine contractions; these help expel", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "15114921", "text": "pregnancy, uterine serpin protein can be found in the lumenal epithelium as well, perhaps as glandular epithelial cells move to the uterine lumen. The major regulator of uterine serpin gene expression is progesterone. In the cow, estrogen can also increase uterine serpin gene expression. In addition to expression in the endometrium, bovine uterine serpin is also expressed in the ovary (follicles, corpus luteum, and cumulus-oocyte complex) and by cotyledons of the placenta. There are two lines of evidence to indicate that uterine serpins do not function as protease inhibitors. Uterine serpins from the sheep and pig are not inhibitory towards", "title": "Uterine serpin" }, { "docid": "1981588", "text": "gynecologic hemorrhage, namely bleeding from a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy, while it actually represents obstetrical bleeding. However, from a practical view, early pregnancy bleeding is usually handled like a gynecological hemorrhage. Causes of gynecologic bleeding include: Anovulation is a common cause of gynecological hemorrhage. Under the influence of estrogen the endometrium (uterine lining) is stimulated and eventually such lining will be shed off (estrogen breakthrough bleeding). The anovulation chapter discusses its multiple possible causes. Longstanding anovulation can also lead to endometrial hyperplasia and facilitate the development of endometrial cancer. Women with a bleeding disorder may be prone to more", "title": "Gynecologic hemorrhage" }, { "docid": "2452220", "text": "experience increased pain during their periods. Other skeletal abnormalities, such as scoliosis (sometimes caused by spina bifida) might be possible contributors as well. During a woman's menstrual cycle, the endometrium thickens in preparation for potential pregnancy. After ovulation, if the ovum is not fertilized and there is no pregnancy, the built-up uterine tissue is not needed and thus shed. Molecular compounds called prostaglandins are released during menstruation, due to the destruction of the endometrial cells, and the resultant release of their contents. Release of prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators in the uterus cause the uterus to contract. These substances are", "title": "Dysmenorrhea" }, { "docid": "8904517", "text": "the surface of trophoblast cells. An in vitro model of implantation developed by Genbacev \"et al.,\" gave evidence to support the hypothesis that L-selectin mediates apposition of the blastocyst to the uterine epithelium by interacting with its ligands. Adhesion is a much stronger attachment to the endometrium than the loose apposition. The trophoblasts adhere by penetrating the endometrium, with protrusions of trophoblast cells. There is massive communication between the blastocyst and the endometrium at this stage. The blastocyst signals to the endometrium to adapt further to its presence, e.g. by changes in the cytoskeleton of decidual cells. This, in turn,", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "19596726", "text": "Investigations into the role of the uterine microbiome in the development of the infant microbiome are ongoing. Uterine microbiome The uterine microbiome is the commensal, nonpathogenic, bacteria, viruses, yeasts/fungi present in a healthy uterus, amniotic fluid and endometrium and the specific environment which they inhabit. It has been only recently confirmed that the uterus and its tissues are not sterile. Due to improved 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques, detection of bacteria that are present in low numbers is possible. Using this procedure that allows the detection of bacteria that cannot be cultured outside the body, studies of microbiota present in", "title": "Uterine microbiome" }, { "docid": "5023400", "text": "Myometrium The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes), but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Its main function is to induce uterine contractions. The myometrium is located between the endometrium (the inner layer of the uterine wall), and the serosa or perimetrium (the outer uterine layer). Myometrium has 3 layers: outer longitudinal smooth muscles, middle crisscrossing (figure of eight) muscle fibres, and inner circular fibres. Middle crisscross fibres act as living ligature during involution of the uterus and prevent blood loss. The inner one-third of", "title": "Myometrium" }, { "docid": "5142867", "text": "Approximately every 28 days, the pituitary gland releases a hormone that stimulates some of the ova to develop and grow. One ovum is released and it passes through the Fallopian tube into the uterus. Hormones produced by the ovaries prepare the uterus to receive the ovum. The lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, and unfertilized ova are shed each cycle through the process of menstruation. If the ovum is fertilized by sperm, it attaches to the endometrium and the fetus develops. The development of the reproductive system and the development of the urinary system are closely tied in with", "title": "Human reproductive system" }, { "docid": "19596722", "text": "Uterine microbiome The uterine microbiome is the commensal, nonpathogenic, bacteria, viruses, yeasts/fungi present in a healthy uterus, amniotic fluid and endometrium and the specific environment which they inhabit. It has been only recently confirmed that the uterus and its tissues are not sterile. Due to improved 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques, detection of bacteria that are present in low numbers is possible. Using this procedure that allows the detection of bacteria that cannot be cultured outside the body, studies of microbiota present in the uterus are expected to increase. Bacteria, viruses and one genus of yeasts are a normal part", "title": "Uterine microbiome" }, { "docid": "2566838", "text": "blastocyst has a diameter of about 0.1–0.2 mm and comprises 200–300 cells following rapid cleavage (cell division). About 1 day after blastocyst formation (5–6 days post-fertilization), which is when the blastocyst usually reaches the uterus, the blastocyst begins to embed into the endometrium of the uterine wall where it will undergo further developmental processes, including gastrulation. Embedding of the blastocyst into the endometrium requires that it hatches from the zona pellucida, which prevents adherence to the oviduct as the pre-embryo makes its way to the uterus. The blastocyst is completely embedded in the endometrium only 11–12 days after fertilization. The", "title": "Blastocyst" }, { "docid": "8904508", "text": "from the stromal cells that are always present in the endometrium. However, the decidual cells make up a new layer, the decidua. The rest of the endometrium, in addition, expresses differences between the luminal and the basal sides. The luminal cells form the zona compacta of the endometrium, in contrast to the basalolateral zona spongiosa, which consists of the rather spongy stromal cells. Decidualization succeeds predecidualization if pregnancy occurs. This is an expansion of it, further developing the uterine glands, the zona compacta and the epithelium of decidual cells lining it. The decidual cells become filled with lipids and glycogen", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "117513", "text": "functions to prevent adhesions between the opposed walls of the myometrium, thereby maintaining the patency of the uterine cavity. During the menstrual cycle or estrous cycle, the endometrium grows to a thick, blood vessel-rich, glandular tissue layer. This represents an optimal environment for the implantation of a blastocyst upon its arrival in the uterus. The endometrium is central, echogenic (detectable using ultrasound scanners), and has an average thickness of 6.7 mm. During pregnancy, the glands and blood vessels in the endometrium further increase in size and number. Vascular spaces fuse and become interconnected, forming the placenta, which supplies oxygen and", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "117510", "text": "are also expressed in other types of female tissue types, such as the cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries and breast. The uterus and endometrium was for a long time thought to be sterile. The cervical plug of mucosa was seen to prevent the entry of any microorganisms ascending from the vagina. In the 1980s this view was challenged when it was shown that uterine infections could arise from weaknesses in the barrier of the cervical plug. Organisms from the vaginal microbiota could enter the uterus during uterine contractions in the menstrual cycle. Further studies sought to identify microbiota specific to the", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "19611528", "text": "in the process of menstruation. In endometriosis, some endometrial tissue is found in other parts of the body; most often the pelvis and abdomen, the central nervous system, the nasal passages, skin and thorax. At these other 'ectopic' sites, endometrium tissue still responds to hormones with normal cyclical changes - bleeding roughly every 28 days. Current theories describe the causes of extra-uterine endometriosis state that intra-abdominal and pelvic endometriosis is due to retrograde menstruation. This is thought to happen when menstrual debris may travel up through the fallopian tubes instead of out the cervix and vagina. When this occurs, endometrial", "title": "Thoracic endometriosis" }, { "docid": "12604995", "text": "Uterine clear-cell carcinoma Uterine clear-cell carcinoma (CC) is a rare form of endometrial cancer with distinct morphological features on pathology; it is aggressive and has high recurrence rate. Like uterine papillary serous carcinoma CC does not develop from endometrial hyperplasia and is not hormone sensitive, rather it arises from an atrophic endometrium. Such lesions belong to the type II endometrial cancers. The lesion is found in patients who present typically with abnormal or postmenopausal bleeding or discharge. Such bleeding is followed by further evaluation leading to a tissue diagnosis, usually done by a dilatation and curettage (D&C). A work-up to", "title": "Uterine clear-cell carcinoma" }, { "docid": "12604998", "text": "involvement IIIC2 Para-aortic involvement IVA Tumor invasion bladder and/or bowel mucosa IVB Distant metastases including abdominal metastases and/or inguinal lymph nodes Uterine clear-cell carcinoma Uterine clear-cell carcinoma (CC) is a rare form of endometrial cancer with distinct morphological features on pathology; it is aggressive and has high recurrence rate. Like uterine papillary serous carcinoma CC does not develop from endometrial hyperplasia and is not hormone sensitive, rather it arises from an atrophic endometrium. Such lesions belong to the type II endometrial cancers. The lesion is found in patients who present typically with abnormal or postmenopausal bleeding or discharge. Such bleeding", "title": "Uterine clear-cell carcinoma" }, { "docid": "4446830", "text": "was carried out by Israeli gynecologist Joseph Asherman. A number of other terms have been used to describe the condition and related conditions including: uterine/cervical atresia, traumatic uterine atrophy, sclerotic endometrium, and endometrial sclerosis. There isn't any one cause of AS. Risk factors can include myomectomy, Cesarean section, infections, age, genital tuberculosis, and obesity. Genetic predisposition to AS is being investigated. There are also studies that show that a severe pelvic infection, independent of surgery may cause AS . AS can develop even if the woman has not had any uterine surgeries, trauma, or pregnancies. While rare in North America", "title": "Asherman's syndrome" }, { "docid": "331628", "text": "antibiotics (usually doxycycline) are given to prevent infection of the Fallopian tubes (salpingitis) or endometrium (endometritis). Postoperative pain is usually minimal and managed with NSAIDs. In cases of uterine atony and corresponding blood loss, methergine or misoprostol can be given to encourage uterine contraction and achieve hemostasis. Patients who have recently undergone an intact D&E are monitored for signs of coagulopathy, uterine perforation, uterine atony, retained tissue, or hemorrhage. The term \"partial-birth abortion\" is primarily used in political discourse—chiefly regarding the legality of abortion in the United States. The term is not recognized as a medical term by the American", "title": "Intact dilation and extraction" }, { "docid": "15918608", "text": "infertile. Some anthropologists have questioned the energy cost of rebuilding the endometrium every fertility cycle. However, anthropologist Beverly Strassmann has proposed that the energy savings of not having to \"continuously\" maintain the uterine lining more than offsets energy cost of having to rebuild the lining in the next fertility cycle, even in species such as humans where much of the lining is lost through bleeding (overt menstruation) rather than reabsorbed (covert menstruation). However, even in humans, much of it is re-absorbed. Many have questioned the evolution of overt menstruation in humans and related species, speculating on what advantage there could", "title": "Menstruation (mammal)" }, { "docid": "6551073", "text": "of the decidua, chronic deciduitis, is associated with pre-term labour. The word comes . Decidua The decidua is the uterine lining (endometrium) during a pregnancy, which forms the maternal part of the placenta. It is formed under the influence of progesterone and forms highly characteristic cells. The part of the decidua that interacts with the trophoblast is the \"decidua basalis\" (also called \"decidua placentalis\"), while the \"decidua capsularis\" grows over the embryo on the luminal side, enclosing it into the endometrium. The remainder of the decidua is termed the \"decidua parietalis\" or \"decidua vera\", and it will fuse with the", "title": "Decidua" }, { "docid": "4468057", "text": "In other cases, menstruation may be fairly regular (eumenorrhea), or more frequent (intervals < 21 days), or there may be a loss of menstrual pattern (menorrhagia, dysfunctional uterine bleeding). Normal menstrual bleeding in the ovulatory cycle is a result of a decline in progesterone due to the demise of the corpus luteum. It is thus a progesterone withdrawal bleeding. As there is no progesterone in the anovulatory cycle, bleeding is caused by the inability of estrogen — that needs to be present to stimulate the endometrium in the first place — to support a growing endometrium. Anovulatory bleeding is hence", "title": "Anovulatory cycle" }, { "docid": "2813045", "text": "is essential for establishing and maintaining pregnancy in females. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone, which is a steroid hormone responsible for the decidualization of the endometrium (its development) and maintenance, respectively. It also produces relaxin, a hormone responsible for softening of the pubic symphysis which helps in parturition. If the egg is not fertilized, the corpus luteum stops secreting progesterone and decays (after approximately 10 days in humans). It then degenerates into a corpus albicans, which is a mass of fibrous scar tissue. The uterine lining (endometrium) is expelled through the vagina (in mammals that go through a menstrual cycle).", "title": "Corpus luteum" }, { "docid": "117516", "text": "the menstrual endometrium. In case of implantation, however, the endometrial lining is neither absorbed nor shed. Instead, it remains as \"decidua\". The decidua becomes part of the placenta; it provides support and protection for the gestation. If there is inadequate stimulation of the lining, due to lack of hormones, the endometrium remains thin and inactive. In humans, this will result in amenorrhea, or the absence of a menstrual period. After menopause, the lining is often described as being atrophic. In contrast, endometrium that is chronically exposed to estrogens, but not to progesterone, may become hyperplastic. Long-term use of oral contraceptives", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "15114918", "text": "Uterine serpin Uterine serpins are members of the A clade of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily of proteins and are encoded by the SERPINA14 gene. Uterine serpins are produced by the endometrium of a restricted group of mammals under the influence of progesterone or estrogen. These proteins appear to be inactive protease inhibitors and may function during pregnancy to regulate immune function or participate in transplacental transport. Uterine serpins were originally described in the uterine secretions of unilaterally-pregnant sheep as a pair of 57 kDa and 55 kDa glycoproteins. Termed uterine milk proteins, their identification as members of the", "title": "Uterine serpin" }, { "docid": "15114924", "text": "populations. Uterine serpin Uterine serpins are members of the A clade of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily of proteins and are encoded by the SERPINA14 gene. Uterine serpins are produced by the endometrium of a restricted group of mammals under the influence of progesterone or estrogen. These proteins appear to be inactive protease inhibitors and may function during pregnancy to regulate immune function or participate in transplacental transport. Uterine serpins were originally described in the uterine secretions of unilaterally-pregnant sheep as a pair of 57 kDa and 55 kDa glycoproteins. Termed uterine milk proteins, their identification as members of", "title": "Uterine serpin" }, { "docid": "8904506", "text": "blastocyst can still be eliminated by being flushed out of the uterus. Scientists have hypothesized that the hormones cause a swelling that fills the flattened out uterine cavity just prior to this stage, which may also help press the blastocyst against the endometrium. The implantation window may also be initiated by other preparations in the endometrium of the uterus, both structurally and in the composition of its secretions. To enable implantation, the uterus goes through changes in order to be able to receive the conceptus. The endometrium increases thickness, becomes vascularized and its glands grow to be tortuous and boosted", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "20907283", "text": "communication can lead to an unsuccessful implantation and a further unsuccessful pregnancy . During implantation, the embryo must cross the epithelial layer of the maternal endometrium before invading and implanting in the stroma layer. Maternal factors, including congenital uterine abnormalities, fibroids, endometrial polyps, intrauterine adhesions, adenomyosis, thrombophilia and endometriosis, can reduce the chances of implantation and result in RIF. Congenital uterine abnormalities are irregularities in the uterus which occur during the mothers foetal development. Two genes have been identified to assist in the development and receptivity of the uterus and endometrium, Hoxa10 and Hoxa11. Hoxa10 has been shown to change", "title": "Repeated implantation failure" }, { "docid": "2383618", "text": "of deaths caused by colon cancer due to adenomatous polyps. While there are risks of complications associated with colonoscopies, those risks are extremely low at approximately 0.35 percent. For comparison, the lifetime risk of developing colon cancer is around 6 percent. As there is a small likelihood of recurrence, surveillance after polyp removal is recommended. An endometrial polyp or uterine polyp is a polyp or lesion in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) that takes up space within the uterine cavity. Commonly occurring, they are experienced by up to 10% of women. They may have a large flat base (sessile)", "title": "Polyp (medicine)" }, { "docid": "8904519", "text": "and penetrate into the endometrium. As these trophoblast cells penetrate, they differentiate to become a new type of cells, syncytiotrophoblast. The prefix syn- refers to the transformation that occurs as the boundaries between these cells disappear to form a single mass of many cell nuclei (a syncytium). The rest of the trophoblasts, surrounding the inner cell mass, are hereafter called cytotrophoblasts. Invasion continues with the syncytiotrophoblasts reaching the basal membrane beneath the decidual cells, penetrating it and further invading into the uterine stroma. Finally, the whole embryo is embedded in the endometrium. Eventually, the syncytiotrophoblasts come into contact with maternal", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "8904512", "text": "the secretion from its epithelial glands changes. This change is induced by increased levels of progesterone from the corpus luteum. The target of the secretions is the embryoblast, and has several functions on it. The embryoblast spends approximately 72 hours in the uterine cavity before implanting. In that time, it cannot receive nourishment directly from the blood of the mother, and must rely on secreted nutrients into the uterine cavity, e.g. iron and fat-soluble vitamins. In addition to nourishment, the endometrium secretes several steroid-dependent proteins, important for growth and implantation. Cholesterol and steroids are also secreted. Implantation is further facilitated", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "8904514", "text": "plasmin. Plasminogen, the plasmin precursor, is found in the uterine cavity, and blastocyst factors contribute to its conversion to active plasmin. This hypothesis is supported by lytic effects in vitro by plasmin. Furthermore, plasmin inhibitors also inhibit the entire zona hatching in rat experiments. The very first, albeit loose, connection between the blastocyst and the endometrium is called the apposition. On the endometrium, the apposition is usually made where there is a small crypt in it, perhaps because it increases the area of contact with the rather spherical blastocyst. On the blastocyst, on the other hand, it occurs at a", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "19902614", "text": "of the female reproductive system, particularly postpartum metritis. Using dairy cattle, he identified the bacteria that cause uterine disease, including novel strains of Escherichia coli that are adapted to the uterine environment. In addition, Sheldon showed that the bacterium Trueperella pyogenes becomes a pathogen in the uterus by secreting a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin that damages stromal cells, once the epithelium is damaged after parturition. Sheldon uncovered the role for the innate immune system in the endometrium of the uterus, showing that epithelial and stromal cells, as well as the expected immune cells, have roles in host-pathogen interactions. Sheldon was the first", "title": "Martin Sheldon" }, { "docid": "15442311", "text": "order to stabilize the endometrial lining to allow for blastocyst attachment. The dramatic increase in trophoblastic and corpus luteal hCG synthesis signals both blastocyst and corpus luteal production of P4, crucial for the maintenance of the endometrium. hCG secreted by cytotrophoblastic cells of the blastocyst controls endometrial tissue remodeling by both activation of matrix matalloproteinases (MMP) that control the maternal extracellular matrix and inhibition of tissue-inhibitors of matrix-metalloproteinases (TIMP). hCG mediates invasion and attachment to the endometrium. Low levels of hCG increase risk of pre-eclampsia. Uterine angiogenesis is upregulated by human chorionic gonadotropin and progesterone and downregulated by estrogen. The", "title": "Endocrinology of reproduction" }, { "docid": "4562019", "text": "causes, ranging from being entirely asymptomatic 33% of the time to being a severe and debilitating condition in some cases. Women with adenomyosis typically first report symptoms when they are between 40 and 50, but symptoms can occur in younger women. Symptoms and the estimated percent affected may include: Clinical signs of adenomyosis may include: Women with adenomyosis are also more likely to have other uterine conditions, including: The cause of adenomyosis is unknown, although it has been associated with any sort of uterine trauma that may break the barrier between the endometrium and myometrium, known as the junctional zone,", "title": "Adenomyosis" }, { "docid": "2245176", "text": "disabilities have had hysterectomies though this treatment is controversial at best. In the United States, specific cases of sterilization due to developmental disabilities have been found by state-level Supreme Courts to violate the patient's constitutional and common law rights. Many types of reproductive system cancers are treated surgically. These include uterine, cervical, ovarian, or endometrium tumors, as well as uterine fibroids that do not respond to more conservative treatment options. In 1995, the short-term mortality (within 40 days of surgery) was reported at 0.38 cases per 1000 when performed for benign causes. Risks for surgical complications were presence of fibroids,", "title": "Hysterectomy" }, { "docid": "4575908", "text": "vaginam\" (Latin: through the vagina) (PV) typically arises from the lining of the uterus (endometrium), but may arise from uterine or cervical lesions, the vagina, and rarely from the fallopian tube. During pregnancy it is usually but not always related to the pregnancy itself. Rarely, the blood may arise from the urinary tract (hematuria), although most women can identify the difference. It can also be a sign of vaginal cancer or uterine cancer. Some women experience postcoital bleeding that occurs after sexual intercourse. There are many potential causes for abnormal vaginal bleeding. Bleeding before the expected time of menarche could", "title": "Vaginal bleeding" }, { "docid": "3526067", "text": "cervix, which was open during her heat, begins to close, and the inner lining begins to adapt back to normal. However, cystic hyperplasia of the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) – known as cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH) – may occur at this time for some animals, as an inappropriate response to progesterone. Under these circumstances, bacteria (especially \"E. coli\") that have migrated from the vagina into the uterus find the environment favorable to growth, especially since progesterone also causes mucus secretion, closes the cervix (preventing uterine drainage), and decreases uterine contractility. The condition of the cervix is a major", "title": "Pyometra" }, { "docid": "492045", "text": "menstruation. Schools can be an appropriate place for menstrual education to take place. Programs led by peers or third-party agencies are another option. Most female mammals have an estrous cycle, yet only ten primates species, four bats species, the elephant shrew, and the spiny mouse have a menstrual cycle. The relatedness of these groups suggests that four distinct evolutionary events have caused menstruation to arise. Some anthropologists have questioned the energy cost of rebuilding the endometrium every fertility cycle. It has proposed that the energy savings of not having to continuously maintain the uterine lining more than offsets energy cost", "title": "Menstruation" }, { "docid": "7000665", "text": "of the embryo into the uterine wall and involves the remodeling of blood vessels in order to supply the needed amount of blood. In humans, placentation takes place 7–8 days after fertilization. In humans, the placenta develops in the following manner. Chorionic villi (from the embryo) on the embryonic pole grow, forming chorion frondosum. Villi on the opposite side (abembryonic pole) degenerate and form the chorion laeve (or chorionic laevae), a smooth surface. The endometrium (from the mother) over the chorion frondosum (this part of the endometrium is called the decidua basalis) forms the decidual plate. The decidual plate is", "title": "Placentation" }, { "docid": "3940038", "text": "lipid metabolism but not on breast and uterine endometrium. It is well tolerated and displays no increase in hot flush incidences, uterine hypertrophy or breast tenderness. [[File:Ospemifene 2.png|thumb|200px|Figure 13: Chemical structure of ospemifene. Ethoxy side chain ends with a hydroxy group (red) instead of a dimethylamino group as with first-generation SERMs.]] Ospemifene (Z-2-(4-(4-chloro-1,2-diphenyl-but-1-enyl)phenoxy)ethanol; see figure 13) is a triphenylethylene and a known metabolite of toremifene. It´s structurally very similar to tamoxifen and toremifene. Ospemifene does not have 2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy group as tamoxifen. Structure–activity relationship studies shoved that by removing that group of tamoxifen agonistic activity in the uterus was significantly reduced,", "title": "Selective estrogen receptor modulator" }, { "docid": "117514", "text": "nutrition to the embryo and fetus. The endometrial lining undergoes cyclic regeneration. Humans, apes, and some other species display the menstrual cycle, whereas most other mammals are subject to an estrous cycle. In both cases, the endometrium initially proliferates under the influence of estrogen. However, once ovulation occurs, the ovary (specifically the corpus luteum) will produce much larger amounts of progesterone. This changes the proliferative pattern of the endometrium to a secretory lining. Eventually, the secretory lining provides a hospitable environment for one or more blastocysts. Upon fertilization, the egg may implant into the uterine wall and provide feedback to", "title": "Endometrium" }, { "docid": "10296533", "text": "can be made by endometrial biopsy, which is done in the office setting or through curettage of the uterine cavity to obtain endometrial tissue for histopathologic analysis. A workup for endometrial disease may be prompted by abnormal uterine bleeding, or the presence of atypical glandular cells on a pap smear. Treatment of endometrial hyperplasia is individualized, and may include hormonal therapy, such as cyclic or continuous progestin therapy, or hysterectomy. Endometrial hyperplasia Endometrial hyperplasia is a condition of excessive proliferation of the cells of the endometrium, or inner lining of the uterus. Most cases of endometrial hyperplasia result from high", "title": "Endometrial hyperplasia" }, { "docid": "7206569", "text": "Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common thyroid disease and is characterized by abundant lymphocyte infiltrate and thyroid impairment. Recent research suggests a potential role for HHV-6 (possibly variant A) in the development or triggering of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The role of HHV-6 during pregnancy leading to inflammation in the amniotic cavity has been studied. HHV-6A DNA was found in the endometrium of almost half of a group of infertile women, but in none of the fertile control group. Natural killer cells specific for HHV-6A, and high uterine levels of certain cytokines, were also found in the endometrium of the infertile women", "title": "Human herpesvirus 6" }, { "docid": "18807658", "text": "a lateral incision of the uterine walls, and can return the organ to a normal morphology, while improving the patient's former reproductive performance. It is considered a low-risk procedure, and can also improve term delivery rate by up to 10-fold, as long as the endometrium is considered to be in good condition. However, risks after the procedure include placenta accreta, Asherman's syndrome and severe haemorrhage. T-shaped uterus A t-shaped uterus is a type of uterine malformation wherein the uterus is shaped resembling the letter T. This is typically observed in DES-exposed women. It is recognised in the ESHRE/ESGE classification, and", "title": "T-shaped uterus" }, { "docid": "893761", "text": "begins, symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) such as breast tenderness and irritability generally decrease. Many sanitary products are marketed to women for use during their menstruation. The proliferative phase is the second phase of the uterine cycle when estrogen causes the lining of the uterus to grow, or proliferate, during this time. As they mature, the ovarian follicles secrete increasing amounts of estradiol, and estrogen. The estrogens initiate the formation of a new layer of endometrium in the uterus, histologically identified as the proliferative endometrium. The estrogen also stimulates crypts in the cervix to produce fertile cervical mucus, which may", "title": "Menstrual cycle" }, { "docid": "7238743", "text": "use. They arise from interstitial cytotrophoblasts from the process of phenocopying. This changes the phenotype of these cells from epithelial to endothelial. Endovascular cytotrophoblasts, like their interstitial predecessor, are non-proliferating and invasive. Proper cytotrophoblast function is essential in the implantation of a blastocyst. After hatching, the embryonic pole of the blastocyst faces the uterine endometrium. Once they make contact the trophoblast begins to rapidly proliferate. The cytotrophoblast secretes proteolytic enzymes to break down the extracellular matrix between the endometrial cells to allow finger-like projections of trophoblast to penetrate through. Projections of cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast pull the embryo into the endometrium", "title": "Cytotrophoblast" }, { "docid": "5257155", "text": "that releases sex hormones including estrogens and progesterone. However, species vary significantly in the detailed functioning. One difference is that animals that have estrous cycles resorb the endometrium if conception does not occur during that cycle. Animals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead. Another difference is sexual activity. In species with estrous cycles, females are generally only sexually active during the estrus (oestrus) phase of their cycle . This is also referred to as being \"in heat\". In contrast, females of species with menstrual cycles can be sexually active at any time in their cycle, even", "title": "Estrous cycle" }, { "docid": "14468859", "text": "Endometrial stromal sarcoma Endometrial stromal sarcoma is a malignant subtype of endometrial stromal tumor arising from the stroma (connective tissue) of the endometrium rather than the glands. There are three grades for endometrial stromal tumors, as follows. It was previously known as \"endolymphatic stromal myosis\" because of diffuse infiltration of myometrial tissue or the invasion of lymphatic channels. Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma consists of cells resembling normal proliferative phase endometrium, but with infiltration or vascular invasion. These behave less aggressively, sometimes metastasizing, with cancer stage the best predictor of survival. The cells express estrogen/progesterone-receptors. Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma, or undifferentiated (high-grade)", "title": "Endometrial stromal sarcoma" }, { "docid": "8904505", "text": "The implantation window occurs around 6 days after the peak in luteinizing hormone levels. With some disparity between sources, it has been stated to occur from 7 days after ovulation until 9 days after ovulation, or days 6-10 postovulation. On average, it occurs during the 20th to the 23rd day after the last menstrual period. The implantation window is characterized by changes to the endometrium cells, which aid in the absorption of the uterine fluid. These changes are collectively known as the plasma membrane transformation and bring the blastocyst nearer to the endometrium and immobilize it. During this stage the", "title": "Implantation (human embryo)" }, { "docid": "8022037", "text": "periphery and have immediate effector functions upon encountering antigen. High expression of L-selectin on human bone marrow progenitor cells is an early sign of cells becoming committed to lymphoid differentiation. L-selectin is also present on the surface of human embryo trophoblasts prior to implantation into the uterus. Similar to its function in lymphocytes, L-selectin acts as a receptor to facilitate adhesion of the embryo to the site of invasion on the surface epithelium of the uterine endometrium. The embryo secretes human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which downregulates anti-adhesion factor, MUC-1, located on the uterine epithelium at the site of invasion. Removal", "title": "L-selectin" }, { "docid": "649898", "text": "be regulated with a contraceptive pill. The purpose of regulating menstruation, in essence, is for the woman's convenience, and perhaps her sense of well-being; there is no medical requirement for regular periods, as long as they occur sufficiently often. If a regular menstrual cycle is not desired, then therapy for an irregular cycle is not necessarily required. Most experts say that, if a menstrual bleed occurs at least every three months, then the endometrium (womb lining) is being shed sufficiently often to prevent an increased risk of endometrial abnormalities or cancer. If menstruation occurs less often or not at all,", "title": "Polycystic ovary syndrome" }, { "docid": "492023", "text": "as premenstrual molimina. Many women experience painful cramps, also known as dysmenorrhea, during menstruation. Pain results from ischemia and muscle contractions. Spiral arteries in the secretory endometrium constrict, resulting in ischemia to the secretory endometrium. This allows the uterine lining to slough off. The myometrium contracts spasmodically in order to push the menstrual fluid through the cervix and out of the vagina. The contractions are mediated by a release of prostaglandins. Painful menstrual cramps that result from an excess of prostaglandin release are referred to as primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea usually begins within a year or two of menarche, typically", "title": "Menstruation" }, { "docid": "893762", "text": "be noticed by women practicing fertility awareness. The secretory phase is the final phase of the uterine cycle and it corresponds to the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle. During the secretory phase, the corpus luteum produces progesterone, which plays a vital role in making the endometrium receptive to implantation of the blastocyst and supportive of the early pregnancy, by increasing blood flow and uterine secretions and reducing the contractility of the smooth muscle in the uterus; it also has the side effect of raising the woman's basal body temperature. While some forms of birth control do not affect the", "title": "Menstrual cycle" }, { "docid": "3208491", "text": "in direct stimulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. It also has an effect on cervical mucus quality and uterine mucosa, which might affect sperm penetration and survival, hence its early administration during the menstrual cycle. Clomifene citrate is a very efficient ovulation inductor, and has a success rate of 67%. Nevertheless, it only has a 37% success rate in inducing pregnancy. This difference may be due to the anti-estrogenic effect which clomifene citrate has on the endometrium, cervical mucus, uterine blood flow, as well as the resulting decrease in the motility of the fallopian tubes and the maturation of the oocytes.", "title": "Anovulation" }, { "docid": "2452221", "text": "thought to be a major factor in primary dysmenorrhea. When the uterine muscles contract, they constrict the blood supply to the tissue of the endometrium, which, in turn, breaks down and dies. These uterine contractions continue as they squeeze the old, dead endometrial tissue through the cervix and out of the body through the vagina. These contractions, and the resulting temporary oxygen deprivation to nearby tissues, are responsible for the pain or \"cramps\" experienced during menstruation. Compared with other women, women with primary dysmenorrhea have increased activity of the uterine muscle with increased contractility and increased frequency of contractions. The", "title": "Dysmenorrhea" }, { "docid": "4080211", "text": "cause abnormally heavy flow as progesterone stabilizes the endometrium and inhibits synthesis of prostaglandin F2-alpha; increased levels of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) (a fibrinolytic enzyme) lead to more fibrinolysis. 10% of cases occur in women who are ovulating, but progesterone secretion is prolonged because estrogen levels are low. This causes irregular shedding of the uterine lining and break-through bleeding. Some evidence has associated Ovulatory DUB with more fragile blood vessels in the uterus. It may represent a possible endocrine dysfunction, resulting in menorrhagia or metrorrhagia. Mid-cycle bleeding may indicate a transient estrogen decline, while late-cycle bleeding may indicate progesterone deficiency.", "title": "Abnormal uterine bleeding" }, { "docid": "9148672", "text": "Decidualization Decidualization is a process that results in significant changes to cells of the endometrium in preparation for, and during, pregnancy. This includes morphological and functional changes to endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), the presence of decidual white blood cells (leukocytes), and vascular changes to maternal arteries. The sum of these changes results in the endometrium changing into a structure called the decidua. In humans, the decidua is shed during the third phase of birth. Decidualization plays an important role in promoting placenta formation between a mother and her fetus by mediating the invasiveness of trophoblast cells. It also triggers the", "title": "Decidualization" }, { "docid": "11834922", "text": "scanty menstruation perhaps best explained by assuming the presence of an unusual arrangement, or relative insensitivity, of the endometrial vascular apparatus. Reduced menstrual flow is a common side-effect of hormonal contraception methods, such as oral contraceptive pills, IUDs that release hormones (such as Mirena), or hormonal implants such as Depo-Provera. The relatively low estrogen contained in most hormonal contraceptives reduces the growth of the endometrium, so there is relatively little endometrium left to be shed during menstruation. Many women find this side-effect to be a benefit of hormonal contraceptive use. Scanty menses or periods can occur normally at the extremes", "title": "Hypomenorrhea" }, { "docid": "2566842", "text": "removes the constraint on the physical size of the embryonic mass and exposes the outer cells of the blastocyst to the interior of the uterus. Furthermore, hormonal changes in the mother, specifically a peak in luteinizing hormone (LH), prepare the endometrium to receive and envelop the blastocyst. Once bound to the extracellular matrix of the endometrium, trophoblast cells secrete enzymes and other factors to embed the blastocyst into the uterine wall. The enzymes released degrade the endometrial lining, while autocrine growth factors such as human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) allow the blastocyst to further invade the", "title": "Blastocyst" }, { "docid": "9270324", "text": "it is reflected on to the rectum, forming the recto-uterine pouch. It is in relation with the rectum, from which it may be separated by coils of small intestine. Supravaginal portion of cervix The supravaginal portion of the cervix (also known as the uterine portion of the cervix) is separated in front from the bladder by fibrous tissue (parametrium), which extends also on to its sides and lateralward between the layers of the broad ligaments. The uterine arteries reach the margins of the cervix in this fibrous tissue, while on either side the ureter runs downward and forward in it", "title": "Supravaginal portion of cervix" }, { "docid": "6511821", "text": "Luteolysis Luteolysis (also known as luteal regression) is the structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum (CL), which occurs at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy. In domestic animals, luteolysis is initiated by the hormones prostaglandin F2alpha and oxytocin. In sheep, communication between the pars nervosa (posterior lobe of the pituitary gland), corpus luteum, and the uterus endometrium via the circulatory system is required for luteolysis. Studies with sheep have found that, if the uterine horn is ipsalateral to the ovary possessing the CL is surgically removed,", "title": "Luteolysis" }, { "docid": "766196", "text": "fusion of the underlying cytotrophoblast cells, a process that continues throughout placental development. The syncytiotrophoblast (otherwise known as syncytium), thereby contributes to the barrier function of the placenta. The placenta grows throughout pregnancy. Development of the maternal blood supply to the placenta is complete by the end of the first trimester of pregnancy week 14 (DM). In preparation for implantation of the blastocyst, the uterine endometrium undergoes \"decidualisation\". Spiral arteries in decidua are remodeled so that they become less convoluted and their diameter is increased. The increased diameter and straighter flow path both act to increase maternal blood flow to", "title": "Placenta" }, { "docid": "11347881", "text": "P2RX4 P2X purinoceptor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"P2RX4\" gene. The product of this gene belongs to the family of purinoceptors for ATP. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified for this gene although their full-length natures have not been determined. The receptor is found in the central and peripheral nervous systems, in the epithelia of ducted glands and airways, in the smooth muscle of the bladder, gastrointestinal tract, uterus, and arteries, in uterine endometrium, and in fat cells. P2X receptors have been implicated in the regulation of cardiac function, ATP-mediated cell death,", "title": "P2RX4" }, { "docid": "14600589", "text": "Experts are unclear as the condition itself is a rare finding and lack of knowledge presents itself as a challenge. Like the uterine endometrium of Endometriosis, estrogen can cause salpingoitic tissues outside of the fallopian tubes to grow and potentially aggravate the surrounding areas. High levels cause the glandular tissues to proliferate and, especially important, they cause the number of and activity of ciliated epithelial cells (that would normally line the fallopian tubes) to increase. Endosalpingiosis is diagnosed by a pathologist on excision (e.g. biopsy). It is characterized by cysts with tubal-type epithelium (e.g. ciliated epithelium) surrounded by a fibrous", "title": "Endosalpingiosis" }, { "docid": "11135969", "text": "P2RX7 P2X purinoceptor 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the \"P2RX7\" gene. The product of this gene belongs to the family of purinoceptors for ATP. Multiple alternatively spliced variants which would encode different isoforms have been identified although some fit nonsense-mediated decay criteria. The receptor is found in the central and peripheral nervous systems, in microglia, in macrophages, in uterine endometrium, and in the retina. The P2X receptor also serves as a pattern recognition receptor for extracellular ATP-mediated apoptotic cell death, regulation of receptor trafficking, mast cell degranulation, and inflammation. The P2X subunits can form homomeric", "title": "P2RX7" }, { "docid": "3940032", "text": "ER agonist in bone and the cardiovascular system, but in breast tissue and the endometrium it acts as an ER antagonist. It is extensively metabolized by glucuronide conjugation in the gut and because of that has a low bioavailability of only 2% while that of tamoxifen and toremifene is approximately 100%. The advantage of raloxifene over the triphenylethylene tamoxifen is reduced effect on the uterus. The flexible hinge group, as well as the antiestrogenic phenyl 4-piperidinoethoxy side chain, are important for minimizing uterine effects. Because of its flexibility the side chain can obtain an orthogonal disposition relative to the core", "title": "Selective estrogen receptor modulator" }, { "docid": "9148675", "text": "ESCs result in the endometrium developing a secretory lining that produces a variety of proteins, cytokines, and growth factors. These secreted factors will regulate the invasiveness of trophoblast cells that eventually form the placental connection if an embryo implants into the decidua. One of the identifying features of the decidua is the presence of large numbers of leukocytes that are mostly made up of specialized uterine natural killer (uNK) cells and some dendritic cells. As the fetus consists of both maternal and paternal DNA, the decidual leukocytes play a role in suppressing the immune response of the mother to prevent", "title": "Decidualization" }, { "docid": "601464", "text": "contribute to increased ovarian stimulation and earlier menopause. Hastened ovarian aging has been observed after endometrial ablation. While it is difficult to prove that these surgeries are causative, it has been hypothesized that the endometrium may be producing endocrine factors contributing to the endocrine feedback and regulation of the ovarian stimulation. Elimination of this factors contributes to faster depletion of the ovarian reserve. Reduced blood supply to the ovaries that may occur as a consequence of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation has been hypothesized to contribute to this effect. Impaired DNA repair mechanisms may contribute to earlier depletion of the", "title": "Menopause" }, { "docid": "1932419", "text": "semen, it has been detected in other body fluids and tissues. In women, PSA is found in female ejaculate at concentrations roughly equal to that found in male semen. Other than semen and female ejaculate, the greatest concentrations of PSA in biological fluids are detected in breast milk and amniotic fluid. Low concentrations of PSA have been identified in the urethral glands, endometrium, normal breast tissue and salivary gland tissue. PSA also is found in the serum of women with breast, lung, or uterine cancer and in some patients with renal cancer. Tissue samples can be stained for the presence", "title": "Prostate-specific antigen" }, { "docid": "601450", "text": "symptoms. During the transition to menopause, menstrual patterns can show shorter cycling (by 2–7 days); longer cycles remain possible. There may be irregular bleeding (lighter, heavier, spotting). Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is often experienced by women approaching menopause due to the hormonal changes that accompany the menopause transition. Spotting or bleeding may simply be related to vaginal atrophy, a benign sore (polyp or lesion), or may be a functional endometrial response. The European Menopause and Andropause Society has released guidelines for assessment of the endometrium, which is usually the main source of spotting or bleeding. In post-menopausal women, however, any genital", "title": "Menopause" }, { "docid": "15696746", "text": "ERα and instead activates only ERβ-mediated gene transcription. Menerba has been reported to alleviate menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, while having no stimulative effects on endometrium or breast tissue. In mouse xenograft models, Menerba produced a different conformation in estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) from ERβ when compared with the conformations produced by estradiol. The specific conformational change induced by Menerba allows ERβ to bind to an estrogen response element and recruit coregulatory proteins that are required for gene activation. It has been shown that the increased risk of breast and uterine cancers is associated with ERα activation and that", "title": "Menerba" }, { "docid": "492030", "text": "glycoproteins. Many mature females notice blood clots during menstruation. These appear as clumps of blood that may look like tissue. If there are questions (for example, was there a miscarriage?), examination under a microscope can confirm if it was endometrial tissue or pregnancy tissue (products of conception) that was shed. Sometimes menstrual clots or shed endometrial tissue is incorrectly thought to indicate an early-term miscarriage of an embryo. An enzyme called plasmin – contained in the endometrium – tends to inhibit the blood from clotting. The amount of iron lost in menstrual fluid is relatively small for most women. In", "title": "Menstruation" }, { "docid": "5728937", "text": "or folds, that will hold the boar's corkscrew-shaped penis during copulation. Females have bicornuate uteruses and two conceptuses must be present in both uterine horns for pregnancy to be established. Maternal recognition of pregnancy in pigs occurs on days 11 to 12 of pregnancy and is marked by progesterone production from a functioning corpus luteum (CL). To avoid luteolysis by PGF2α, rescuing of the CL must occur via embryonic signaling of estradiol 17β and PGE2. This signaling acts on both the endometrium and luteal tissue to prevent the regression of the CL by activation of genes that are responsible for", "title": "Domestic pig" }, { "docid": "4439249", "text": "hyperstimulation, and therefore frozen embryo transfer avails for a separate cycle to focus on optimizing the chances of successful implantation. Children born from vitrified blastocysts have significantly higher birthweight than those born from non-frozen blastocysts. When transferring a frozen-thawed oocyte, the chance of pregnancy is essentially the same whether it is transferred in a natural cycle or one with ovulation induction. In the human, the uterine lining (endometrium) needs to be appropriately prepared so that the embryo(s) can implant. In a natural cycle the embryo transfer takes place in the luteal phase at a time where the lining is appropriately", "title": "Embryo transfer" }, { "docid": "5752859", "text": "Stromal cell Stromal cells are connective tissue cells of any organ, for example in the uterine mucosa (endometrium), prostate, bone marrow, lymph node and the ovary. They are cells that support the function of the parenchymal cells of that organ. The most common stromal cells include fibroblasts and pericytes. The interaction between stromal cells and tumor cells is known to play a major role in cancer growth and progression. In addition, by regulating local cytokine networks (e.g. M-CSF, LIF), bone marrow stromal cells have been described to be involved in human haematopoiesis and inflammatory processes. Stromal cells (in the dermis", "title": "Stromal cell" }, { "docid": "12773520", "text": "stimulates some of the ova to develop and grow. One ovum is released and it passes through the fallopian tube into the uterus. Hormones produced by the ovaries prepare the uterus to receive the ovum. It sita her and awaits the sperm for fertilization to occur. When this does not occur i.e. no sperm for fertilization, the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, and unfertilized ova are shed each cycle through the process of menstruation. If the ovum is fertilized by sperm, it attaches to the endometrium and the fetus develops. Most mammal reproductive systems are similar, however, there", "title": "Reproductive system" }, { "docid": "19624072", "text": "leiomyomas first published by Wamsteker et al. and then adopted by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Added was a category for submucous myomas that make contact with the endometrium but do not distort the endometrial cavity (Type 3), and subclassification for intramural leiomyomas and the various types of subserous myomas. The 2011 publication, as well as other publications authored or coauthored by the FIGO Menstrual Disorders Working Group, also explicitly included the process of investigation – that is, from the identification that a patient actually has one or more symptoms of AUB (FIGO System 1) to", "title": "FIGO classification of uterine bleeding" }, { "docid": "576724", "text": "upon entering the uterus, implants in the endometrium, beginning pregnancy. Embryonic implantation not in the uterine wall results in an ectopic pregnancy that can kill the mother. In such animals as rabbits, coitus induces ovulation by stimulating the release of the pituitary hormone gonadotropin; this release greatly increases the likelihood of pregnancy. The term \"conception\" commonly refers to fertilisation, which is the successful fusion of gametes to form a new organism. Its use 'conception' by some to refer to implantation makes it a subject of semantic arguments about the beginning of pregnancy, typically in the context of the abortion debate.", "title": "Fertilisation" }, { "docid": "19791227", "text": "xenoestrogens are suspected to contribute to the development of breast cancer in women and prostate and testicular cancers in men, to reduce male fertility and to interact with the immune system. The gain of the number of human breast cancer cell is biologically identic to the rise, in tissues of the genital tract, of the mitotic activity such as the rodent endometrium. In the 1930s, a new screening test called the uterotrophic bioassay was created, but it was not until 1962 that was firstly normalized by an expert committee. This assay quantifies the addition of uterine wet weight or the", "title": "E-SCREEN" }, { "docid": "7238741", "text": "and human chorionic gonadotropin. The invasive lineage creates cytotrophoblasts that are essential in the process of implantation and forming a fully functional placenta. An undifferentiated cytotrophoblastic stem cell will differentiate into an extravillous cytotrophoblast intermediate and then into an interstitial cytotrophoblast. An interstitial cytotrophoblast may then further differentiate into an endovascular cytotrophoblast or form a syncytium. The primary function of an interstitial cytotrophoblast is to anchor the growing fetus to the maternal uterine tissue. These cells may invade the whole endometrium and the proximal third of the myometrium. Once these cells penetrate through the first few layers of cells of", "title": "Cytotrophoblast" }, { "docid": "18875029", "text": "portion (orbital part). Some adults have a metopic or frontal suture in the vertical portion. In uterine period in right and left half of frontal region of the fetus there is a membrane tissue. On each half a primary ossification center appears about the end of the second month of the fetus. Primary ossification center extends to form the corresponding half of the vertical part (squama) and horizontal part (orbital part) of the frontal bone. At birth the frontal bone contains two portions, separated by the metopic (frontal) suture. Metopism is the condition of having a persistent metopic suture. Metopic", "title": "Metopism" }, { "docid": "5752861", "text": "throughout the body prevents the cancer from invading other organs. Stroma is made up of the non-malignant cells, but can provide an extracellular matrix on which tumor cells can grow. Stromal cells may also limit T-cell proliferation via nitric oxide production, hindering immune capability. Stromal cell Stromal cells are connective tissue cells of any organ, for example in the uterine mucosa (endometrium), prostate, bone marrow, lymph node and the ovary. They are cells that support the function of the parenchymal cells of that organ. The most common stromal cells include fibroblasts and pericytes. The interaction between stromal cells and tumor", "title": "Stromal cell" }, { "docid": "14708373", "text": "Metritis Metritis is inflammation of the wall of the uterus, whereas endometritis is inflammation of the functional lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. The term pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is often used for metritis. Postpartum metritis, also known as puerperal sepsis, occurs within 21 days and is most common within 10 days of delivery. Metritis is characterized by an enlarged uterus and a watery red-brown fluid to viscous off-white purulent uterine discharge, which often has a bad smell. The severity of disease is categorized by the signs of health: Clinical endometritis is defined in cattle as the presence of", "title": "Metritis" }, { "docid": "15918603", "text": "Menstruation (mammal) Menstruation in mammals is the shedding of the uterine lining (endometrium). It occurs on a regular basis in sexually reproductive-age females of certain mammal species. Although there is some disagreement in definitions between sources, menstruation is generally considered to be limited to primates. Overt menstruation (where there is bleeding from the uterus through the vagina) is found primarily in humans and close relatives such as chimpanzees. It is common in simians (Old World monkeys, and apes), but completely lacking in strepsirrhine primates and possibly weakly present in tarsiers. Beyond primates, it is known only in bats and the", "title": "Menstruation (mammal)" }, { "docid": "14708377", "text": "e91734, .</ref> The word \"metritis\" ( or ) uses combining forms of \"metr-\" + \"-itis\", yielding \"uterus inflammation\". Metritis Metritis is inflammation of the wall of the uterus, whereas endometritis is inflammation of the functional lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. The term pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is often used for metritis. Postpartum metritis, also known as puerperal sepsis, occurs within 21 days and is most common within 10 days of delivery. Metritis is characterized by an enlarged uterus and a watery red-brown fluid to viscous off-white purulent uterine discharge, which often has a bad smell. The severity of", "title": "Metritis" }, { "docid": "893748", "text": "higher level of substance abuse is due to decreased self-control as a result of the higher metabolic demands during the luteal phase. Infrequent or irregular ovulation is called \"oligoovulation\". The absence of ovulation is called \"anovulation\". Normal menstrual flow can occur without ovulation preceding it: an anovulatory cycle. In some cycles, follicular development may start but not be completed; nevertheless, estrogens will be formed and stimulate the uterine lining. Anovulatory flow resulting from a very thick endometrium caused by prolonged, continued high estrogen levels is called \"estrogen breakthrough bleeding\". Anovulatory bleeding triggered by a sudden drop in estrogen levels is", "title": "Menstrual cycle" }, { "docid": "11121268", "text": "this protein can bind BRCA1, as well as regulate the expression of the tumorigenic protein CD44. BRG1 works to activate or repress transcription. Having functional BRG1 is important for development past the pre-implantation stage. Without having a functional BRG1, exhibited with knockout research, the embryo will not hatch out of the zona pellucida, which will inhibit implantation from occurring on the endometrium (uterine wall). BRG1 is also crucial to the development of sperm. During the first stages of meiosis in spermatogenesis there are high levels of BRG1. When BRG1 is genetically damaged, meiosis is stopped in prophase 1, hindering the", "title": "SMARCA4" }, { "docid": "4114133", "text": "breakthrough bleeding ceases after one or two cycles. Breakthrough bleeding is most commonly caused by an excessively thick endometrium (uterine lining). This is not a dangerous condition, though the unpredictable and often lengthy periods of bleeding are unpleasant. Breakthrough bleeding may also be caused by hormonal effects of ovulation. Breakthrough bleeding may also itself be a symptom of pregnancy. Breakthrough bleeding is most common when a woman first begins taking oral contraceptives, or changes from one particular oral contraceptive to another, though it is possible for breakthrough bleeding to happen at any time. Smokers are especially prone to breakthrough bleeding", "title": "Breakthrough bleeding" } ]

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[ { "docid": "6779553", "text": "Great Pacific garbage patch The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The collection of plastic and floating trash, which comes primarily from countries in Asia, lies halfway between Hawaii and California and extends over an indeterminate area of widely varying range, depending on the degree of plastic concentration used to define it. The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative pelagic concentrations of plastic, chemical sludge, and other debris that", "title": "Great Pacific garbage patch" }, { "docid": "6779553", "text": "Great Pacific garbage patch The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The collection of plastic and floating trash, which comes primarily from countries in Asia, lies halfway between Hawaii and California and extends over an indeterminate area of widely varying range, depending on the degree of plastic concentration used to define it. The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative pelagic concentrations of plastic, chemical sludge, and other debris that", "title": "Great Pacific garbage patch" } ]

[ { "docid": "6779573", "text": "to floating plastic in one region and drift long distances to colonize other ecosystems. Debris affects at least 267 species worldwide. Increasing microplastic concentrations has released the insect \"Halobates sericeus\" from substrate limitation. A positive correlation between H. sericeus and microplastic was observed, along with increasing \"H. sericeus\" egg densities. Great Pacific garbage patch The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The collection of plastic and floating trash, which comes", "title": "Great Pacific garbage patch" }, { "docid": "9717857", "text": "used as a homage to Crystal Cove's Hollywood past where visitors can learn about the different movies filmed in Crystal Cove. In 2015, Crystal Cove Alliance was featured, along with other organizations, in \"Laguna Beach Eco Heroes\", a 30-minute documentary by The My Hero Project. The efforts of the Laguna Canyon Foundation, ECO Warrior, Laguna Bluebelt, Nancy Caruso, One World One Ocean, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Wyland, and Zero Trash Laguna were also highlighted in the documentary. Crystal Cove Historic District The Crystal Cove Historic District is a part of the Crystal Cove State Park located in Newport Beach, California.", "title": "Crystal Cove Historic District" }, { "docid": "3379428", "text": "the ocean currents, increasing the subtropical overturning, which are also related to the El Niño and La Niña phenomena. Depending on natural variability, during La Niña years around 30% more heat from the upper ocean layer is transported into the deeper ocean. Several studies in recent years, found a multidecadal increase in OHC of the deep and upper ocean regions and attribute the heat uptake to anthropogenic warming. Ocean gyres are known to collect pollutants. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the central North Pacific Ocean is a gyre of marine debris particles and floating trash halfway between Hawaii and", "title": "Ocean gyre" }, { "docid": "17384248", "text": "Guinea, and New Zealand lie outside the andesite line. Outside of the andesite line, volcanism is explosive; the Pacific Ring of Fire is the world's foremost belt of explosive volcanism. The Ring of Fire is named after the several hundred active volcanoes that sit above the various subduction zones. In 2009, the deepest undersea eruption ever recorded occurred at the West Mata submarine volcano, a mile beneath the ocean, close to the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, within the Ring of Fire; it was filmed by the US Jason robotic submersible which descended over . The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean which", "title": "Geology of the Pacific Ocean" }, { "docid": "1601044", "text": "Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a large horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes (more than 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes). The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt. About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. All but three of the world's 25 largest", "title": "Ring of Fire" }, { "docid": "3409931", "text": "to other states. States such as Michigan are taking measures to prevent their state from being the landing spot for the nation's trash. Michigan has found that in the past years most of their rise in trash rates are because of trash imports from Canada. Garbology today is used to assess waste and figure out new ideas for waste management. Edward Humes estimated that the average US citizen produces 102 tons of refuse in his or her lifetime. Scientists are currently studying the floating mass of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean. This affected area is twice the size of", "title": "Garbology" }, { "docid": "312092", "text": "closed loop of the andesite line are most of the deep troughs, submerged volcanic mountains, and oceanic volcanic islands that characterize the Pacific basin. Here basaltic lavas gently flow out of rifts to build huge dome-shaped volcanic mountains whose eroded summits form island arcs, chains, and clusters. Outside the andesite line, volcanism is of the explosive type, and the Pacific Ring of Fire is the world's foremost belt of explosive volcanism. The Ring of Fire is named after the several hundred active volcanoes that sit above the various subduction zones. The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean which is almost", "title": "Pacific Ocean" }, { "docid": "14944672", "text": "(NOAA) of the United States. The prediction was based on results obtained by several Alaska-based researchers between 1985 and 1988 that measured neustonic plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. Research studying trash washed onto beaches in and around the Indian Ocean suggested that there would be plastics found in the water column in the Indian Ocean as well. In 2010, the 5 Gyres Project set off on the first of its planned series of transoceanic voyages to determine whether the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean gyres were affected in the same way as the North Pacific and North", "title": "Indian Ocean garbage patch" }, { "docid": "4339333", "text": "and a network of sensors is needed to detect it. Setting up the communications infrastructure to issue timely warnings is an even bigger problem, particularly in a relatively impoverished part of the world. Tsunamis are more frequent in the Pacific Ocean than in other oceans because of earthquakes in the \"Ring of Fire\". Although the extreme western edge of the Ring of Fire extends into the Indian Ocean (the point where the earthquake struck), no warning system exists in that ocean. Tsunamis there are relatively rare despite earthquakes being relatively frequent in Indonesia. The last major tsunami was caused by", "title": "2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami" }, { "docid": "1601108", "text": "the bases of the volcanoes, which decreases the speed of erosion by an issue of perhaps a thousand relative to volcanoes in moist temperate or tropical climates. Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a large horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes (more than 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes). The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.", "title": "Ring of Fire" }, { "docid": "20056955", "text": "hotspot chain, a lineament that include the Line Islands and Tuamotu archipelago, begins near the eastern part of the MPM. The formation of the MPM thus probably occurred at the Pacific-Farallon Ridge and the Easter hotspot, or where the Easter Microplate is now located. Mid-Pacific Mountains The Mid-Pacific Mountains (MPM) is a large oceanic plateau located in the central North Pacific Ocean or south of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Of volcanic origin and Mesozoic in age, it is located on the oldest part of the Pacific Plate and rises up to (Darwin Rise) above the surrounding ocean floor and is", "title": "Mid-Pacific Mountains" }, { "docid": "707715", "text": "The Cascades (as they are called for short) are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean. All of the known historic eruptions in the contiguous United States have been from either Cascade volcanoes or near Mono Lake. Lassen Peak was the last Cascade volcano to erupt in California, from 1914 to 1921. Lassen is the most southerly active volcano of the Cascade chain. This region is located in the northeastern section of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, mostly north of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The area", "title": "Geography of California" }, { "docid": "13247063", "text": "Charles J. Moore Charles J. Moore is an oceanographer and boat captain known for articles that recently brought attention to the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch', an area of the Pacific Ocean strewn with floating plastic debris which is three times the size of Texas. In 1997, while returning to southern California after finishing the Los Angeles-to-Hawaii Transpac sailing race, he and his crew caught sight of trash floating in the North Pacific Gyre, one of the most remote regions of the ocean. He wrote articles about the extent of this garbage, and the effects on sea life, which attracted significant", "title": "Charles J. Moore" }, { "docid": "4425090", "text": "seismic region where active volcanic activity and frequent earthquakes are common. Ternate belongs to a group of islands that make up the Ring of Fire, known as the Circum-Pacific Belt. Around 90% of the world’s earthquakes and seismic activity occur in this arc in the base of the Pacific Ocean. The region consists almost entirely of an uninterrupted chain of volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches, and experiences continual plate movement. There are 452 volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire, accounting for 75% of the world’s dormant and active volcanoes. Ternate is dominated by the volcanic Mount Gamalama (1715 m).", "title": "Ternate" }, { "docid": "2120571", "text": "Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The \"Pacific Basin\" includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire. This is a list of countries that are generally considered to be a part of the Pacific Rim, since they lie along the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific is a hotbed of overseas shipping. The top 10 busiest container ports, with the exception of Dubai's Port of Jebel Ali (9th), are in the Rim nations. They are home to 29", "title": "Pacific Rim" }, { "docid": "9683914", "text": "earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean called the Pacific Ring of Fire. But because volcanoes in Western and Northern Canada are in remote rugged areas and the level of volcanic activity is less frequent than with other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Canada is commonly thought to occupy a gap in the Pacific Ring of Fire between the volcanoes of western United States to the south and the Aleutian volcanoes of Alaska to the north. However, the mountainous landscape of Western and Northern Canada includes more than 100 volcanoes that have been active during the past two million years and whose", "title": "Volcanology of Canada" }, { "docid": "15436650", "text": "to build a shallow-draft 45 foot, oared boat, that they then floated down the river and into the ocean, making Oxenham the first Englishman to build a vessel in the New World, and the first to sail in the Pacific. The Spanish were taken completely by surprise, not expecting an enemy vessel in Pacific waters, and Oxenham's crew was able to capture two unguarded barques with 160,000 pesetas of silver and gold along with other supplies. However, the Spanish eventually pursued Oxenham up the Tuira River, where trash discarded by Oxenham's men and floating down the river gave them away.", "title": "John Oxenham" }, { "docid": "828239", "text": "volcanic platform are a few strikingly large volcanoes, like Mount St. Helens, that dominate the landscape. The Cascade volcanoes define the Pacific Northwest section of the Ring of Fire, an array of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is also known for its frequent earthquakes. The volcanoes and earthquakes arise from a common source: subduction, where the dense Juan de Fuca oceanic plate plunges beneath the North American Plate. As the oceanic slab sinks deep into the Earth's interior beneath the continental plate, high temperatures and pressures allow water molecules locked in the minerals of solid", "title": "Cascade Range" }, { "docid": "9576194", "text": "Submarine earthquakes can also damage submarine communications cables, leading to widespread disruption of the Internet and international telephone network in those areas. This is particularly common in Asia, where many submarine links cross submarine earthquake zones such as the Pacific Ring of Fire. The different ways in which tectonic plates rub against each other under the ocean or sea floor to create submarine earthquakes. The type of friction created may be due to the characteristic of the geologic fault or the plate boundary as follows. Some of the main areas of large tsunami producing submarine earthquakes are the Pacific Ring", "title": "Submarine earthquake" }, { "docid": "17327984", "text": "White-ring garden eel The white-ring garden eel (\"Heteroconger canabus\"), also known as the Cape garden eel in Mexico, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Garry I. McTaggart-Cowan and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1974, originally under the genus \"Taenioconger\". It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of , and inhabits sand sediments near reefs, where it forms burrows in nonmigratory colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of . The white-ring garden", "title": "White-ring garden eel" }, { "docid": "14892379", "text": "28 January 2011, and for the docking of on the STS-133 mission. It remained docked to the space station until 20 February 2011 when it undocked to make way for the \"Johannes Kepler\" Automated Transfer Vehicle. After undocking it was deorbited to a destructive reentry over the spacecraft cemetery in the Pacific Ocean. Filled with trash and spent equipment on board the ISS, Progress M-07M drowned in the Pacific Ocean at 7:58 pm Moscow time. Progress M-07M Progress M-07M (), identified by NASA as Progress 39 or 39P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space", "title": "Progress M-07M" }, { "docid": "8181601", "text": "first serious research on Nukumanu's inhabitants was conducted by German ethnographers Ernst Sarfert and Hans Damm, during a German scientific expedition of the Southern Seas that took place in 1908-1910. This expedition visited both Nukumanu and neighboring Ontong Java Atoll, where they also carried out their research. Their work, \"Luangiua und Nukumanu\" was published in 1931. Nukumanu Islands Nukumanu, formerly Tasman Islands, is a medium-sized atoll of Papua New Guinea, located in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, 4 degrees south of the equator. Comprising a ring of more than twenty islets on a reef surrounding a large lagoon, Nukumanu's sandy islands", "title": "Nukumanu Islands" }, { "docid": "6673409", "text": "with the southwest rift of Mauna Loa. Unlike cinder cones, tuff rings consist mostly of volcanic ash produced by violent interactions of magma with groundwater (Diamond Head, on the Island of Oahu, is another example of a tuff ring). Since its last eruption, the tuff ring has partially collapsed and been partially eroded by the ocean. The beach is sometimes named after the tuff ring, and sometimes after the area of land called Papakōlea, which comes from \"papa kōlea\", which means plover flats in the Hawaiian language. Papakōlea is the area near the crater where Pacific golden plovers (\"Pluvialis fulva\")", "title": "Papakolea Beach" }, { "docid": "20865567", "text": "inception. 4ocean 4ocean is a United States company selling bracelets made of recycled materials. The company promises to remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines for each bracelet they sell. 4ocean sponsors events where volunteers remove trash. 4ocean started with Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper on a trip to Bali, Indonesia. The inspiration came from witnessing all of the plastic in the ocean and through observations of fisherman pushing through mounds of plastic to get their boats to open waters. 4ocean claims to have removed over 1 million pounds of waste from the ocean and coastlines since", "title": "4ocean" }, { "docid": "20865566", "text": "4ocean 4ocean is a United States company selling bracelets made of recycled materials. The company promises to remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines for each bracelet they sell. 4ocean sponsors events where volunteers remove trash. 4ocean started with Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper on a trip to Bali, Indonesia. The inspiration came from witnessing all of the plastic in the ocean and through observations of fisherman pushing through mounds of plastic to get their boats to open waters. 4ocean claims to have removed over 1 million pounds of waste from the ocean and coastlines since its", "title": "4ocean" }, { "docid": "4260158", "text": "of the East Pacific Rise is one of the fastest-spreading sections of the Earth's mid-ocean ridge system. East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid-oceanic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Pacific Plate to the west from (north to south) the North American Plate, the Rivera Plate, the Cocos Plate, the Nazca Plate, and the Antarctic Plate. It runs south from the Gulf of California in the Salton Sea basin in southern California to a point near 55° S, 130° W where it joins the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge", "title": "East Pacific Rise" }, { "docid": "2120572", "text": "of the world's 50 busiest container shipping ports: Various intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations focus on the Pacific Rim, including APEC, the East-West Center, Sustainable Pacific Rim Cities and the Institute of Asian Research. In addition, the RIMPAC naval exercises are coordinated by United States Pacific Command. Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The \"Pacific Basin\" includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire. This is a list of countries that are generally considered to be a", "title": "Pacific Rim" }, { "docid": "10732627", "text": "Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch\", examining the plastic pollution in the oceans and its effects on the environment, marine life, and ultimately humans. The Great Pacific garbage patch is a huge collection of trash trapped in a gyre in the Pacific Ocean. Sun speaks English, Spanish, and some German and Mandarin. She has traveled to over 40 countries and studied abroad in Australia at the University of New South Wales. Angela Sun Angela Sun (born October 19, 1979) is an American journalist, television presenter, sportscaster, and documentary filmmaker. Angela Sun was born October 19, 1979 in Santa Clara County,", "title": "Angela Sun" }, { "docid": "8181597", "text": "Nukumanu Islands Nukumanu, formerly Tasman Islands, is a medium-sized atoll of Papua New Guinea, located in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, 4 degrees south of the equator. Comprising a ring of more than twenty islets on a reef surrounding a large lagoon, Nukumanu's sandy islands are located on a strip of coral rising no more than above sea level. The main inhabited islands of Nukumanu are located on the eastern end of the atoll. Administratively Nukumanu is part of Papua New Guinea, but it lies quite far away from the closest territory of Papua New Guinea proper, which is the coast", "title": "Nukumanu Islands" }, { "docid": "5484749", "text": "where precipitation reached in Coyutla, Veracruz. By July 13, the wave and associated low pressure area emerged into the Pacific Ocean. The system organized further and developed into Tropical Depression Three-E at 1200 UTC on July 14, while located about west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. It initially headed west-northwestward until July 15, when it curved west-southwestward. The depression failed to strengthen further and dissipated at 1800 UTC on July 15, while located about southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. On July 15, a tropical wave entered the eastern Pacific Ocean. Over the following days, slow organization occurred, and it is estimated", "title": "1999 Pacific hurricane season" }, { "docid": "2006136", "text": "is part of the Andes mountain range. The volcano is part of the Ruiz–Tolima volcanic massif (or Cordillera Central), a group of five ice-capped volcanoes which includes the Tolima, Santa Isabel, Quindio and Machin volcanoes. The massif is located at the intersection of four faults, some of which still are active. Nevado del Ruiz lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region that encircles the Pacific Ocean and contains some of the world's most active volcanoes. It is the third most northerly of the volcanoes lying in the North Volcanic Zone of the Andean Volcanic Belt, which contains 75", "title": "Nevado del Ruiz" }, { "docid": "1293815", "text": "crust produced in the Atlantic is subducted. However, the plates making up the Pacific Ocean are experiencing subduction along many of their boundaries which causes the volcanic activity in what has been termed the Ring of Fire of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific is also home to one of the world's most active spreading centers (the East Pacific Rise) with spreading rates of up to 13 cm/yr. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a \"textbook\" slow-spreading center, while the East Pacific Rise is used as an example of fast spreading. Spreading centers at slow and intermediate rates exhibit a rift valley while", "title": "Seafloor spreading" }, { "docid": "3241364", "text": "Coos Bay Coos Bay is an S-shaped inlet where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and two miles (three km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States. The city of Coos Bay, once named Marshfield, was renamed for the bay and is located on its inner side. The Port of Coos Bay is the largest and deepest port between San Francisco, California and the Columbia River. Coos Bay is located in northern Coos County. Other communities on the bay include North Bend and Charleston. Many of the", "title": "Coos Bay" }, { "docid": "6530225", "text": "North Pacific Gyre The North Pacific Gyre (NPG) or North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG), located in the northern Pacific Ocean, is one of the five major oceanic gyres. This gyre covers most of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the largest ecosystem on Earth, located between the equator and 50° N latitude, and comprising 20 million square kilometers. The gyre has a clockwise circular pattern and is formed by four prevailing ocean currents: the North Pacific Current to the north, the California Current to the east, the North Equatorial Current to the south, and the Kuroshio Current to the west.", "title": "North Pacific Gyre" }, { "docid": "12719194", "text": "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents The Endeavor Hydrothermal Vents are a group of hydrothermal vents in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located southwest of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This group of hydrothermal vents lies below sea level in an area where the Pacific Ocean seabed is being pulled apart called the Endeavor Segment, which forms part of a larger spreading center called the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Hydrothermal vents form in volcanically active areas, such as mid-ocean ridges where two plates are diverging, separating from each other, resulting in the formation of new crust. At such sites, water penetrates through the hot", "title": "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents" }, { "docid": "14624940", "text": "and in the Indian Ocean on the coasts of Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia, Yemen, Oman, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, in the tropical Pacific Ocean as far north as Hawaii and towards the western Pacific reaching the Galápagos islands. There may be three or more subspecies: The subspecies \"obvelata\" is sometimes elevated to full species status as \"Monetaria obvelata\". In parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, \"Monetaria annulus\", the ring cowry, so-called because of the bright orange-colored ring on", "title": "Monetaria annulus" }, { "docid": "6319028", "text": "by ongoing plate tectonics such as the Alpine orogeny. The belt is the result of Mesozoic-to-Cenozoic-to-recent closure of the Tethys Ocean and process of collision between the northward-moving African, Arabian and Indian plates with the Eurasian plate. Indonesia lies between the Pacific Ring of Fire along the northeastern islands adjacent to and including New Guinea and the Alpide belt along the south and west from Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali, Flores, and Timor). The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake just off the coast of Sumatra was located within the Alpide belt. Alpide belt The Alpide belt or Alpine-Himalayan", "title": "Alpide belt" }, { "docid": "13574910", "text": "observed in the Pacific Ocean. It is rumored that this plastic “soup” is anywhere from the size of Texas to the size of the US. With increasing interest in pollution and climate change, the NPSG has gained more attention. It is important that our knowledge of this system continue to flourish for these reasons, as well as solely for the understanding of the world’s largest ecosystem. Ecosystem of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) is the largest contiguous ecosystem on earth. In oceanography, a subtropical gyre is a ring-like system of ocean currents rotating clockwise", "title": "Ecosystem of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre" }, { "docid": "18603971", "text": "experience in tragedy recovery during impacts of hazards in the Philippines and Indonesia. Olaf Neusser, is a disaster risk consultant for GTZ and has provided support for the assessment of building culture in Leyte and Samar through the effects of local catastrophe in the area. As the Philippines lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and eruptions are more likely to occur as well as being at the edge of the Pacific Ocean where violent storms are likely to develop, proper construction philosophies and strategic location must be assessed so it can resist external forces. The book has", "title": "Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines" }, { "docid": "1881832", "text": "is a classic stratovolcano with a small central summit crater. The cone is considered the world's most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetry, which was formed through layers of lava flows and pyroclastic surges from past eruptions and erosion. The upper slopes of the basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano are steep, averaging 35–40 degrees. Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is on the southeast side of Luzon, close to the Philippine Trench, which is the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate sinks beneath (is subducted beneath) the Philippine Mobile Belt.", "title": "Mayon" }, { "docid": "5410140", "text": "Gold Coast Seaway The Gold Coast Seaway or Southport Seaway is the main navigation entrance from the Pacific Ocean into the Gold Coast Broadwater and southern Moreton Bay and is one of Australia’s most significant coastal engineering projects. It is located at the northern end of the Southport Spit where the Nerang River enters the Pacific Ocean. The channel was constructed between 1984 and 1986, primarily to facilitate the safe passage of sea-faring vessels. The passage was previously known as the Southport Bar. The mouth of the Nerang River was once located further south in Broadbeach. The main driving force", "title": "Gold Coast Seaway" }, { "docid": "314587", "text": "of the samples analyzed with unknown long-term and sublethal effects. One side effect was the demise of the island's population of Asian tiger mosquitoes. This was claimed to be the first time that killing off one unwanted species resulted in the removal of a second unwanted species. The other mosquito species on the island, \"Culex quinquefasciatus,\" was not eliminated. Palmyra Atoll's location in the Pacific Ocean, where the southern and northern currents meet, results in its beaches becoming littered with trash and debris. Plastic mooring buoys and plastic bottles are plentiful on the beaches of Palmyra. Since the 1940s, Palmyra's", "title": "Palmyra Atoll" }, { "docid": "14328571", "text": "can be unavoidable to wildlife, and several specimens have been found dead with copious amounts of indigestible trash in their bodies. Wildlife killed by ingestion of plastic that do not wash up on shore ultimately decompose in the ocean, re-releasing the plastics into the ecosystem to be consumed again. Although the patch is barely visible from overhead, as much as 70% of the trash is estimated to be on the ocean floor, where Microplastics only millimeters wide impact sealife at nearly every level of the food chain. The plastics also carry hazardous microbes not commonly found in the environment, furthering", "title": "North Atlantic garbage patch" }, { "docid": "1601045", "text": "volcanic eruptions of the last 11,700 years occurred at volcanoes in the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics: the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates, especially subduction in the northern portion. The southern portion is more complex, with a number of smaller tectonic plates in collision with the Pacific plate from the Mariana Islands, the Philippines, Bougainville, Tonga, and New Zealand. The presence of a belt of volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean was observed in the 19th century. \"They [the Japanese Islands] are in the line of that immense circle of", "title": "Ring of Fire" }, { "docid": "8235470", "text": "Pacific Park Pacific Park is an oceanfront amusement park located in Santa Monica, California. The park, located on the Santa Monica Pier, looks directly out on the Pacific Ocean, in the direction of Catalina Island. It is the only amusement park on the West Coast of the United States located on a pier and LA's only admission-free park. There are a total of twelve rides in Pacific Park, including the world's first and only solar powered Ferris wheel that provides a view of the Pacific Ocean and a roller coaster that circles the majority of the park. It has appeared", "title": "Pacific Park" }, { "docid": "17098184", "text": "Pacific Garbage Patch. 5 Gyres presented their results at the Aquarium of the Pacific and were cited as a source for estimating the size of the gyres. 5 Gyres explained their activities at a National Aquarium radio broadcast, were featured at the Two Oceans Aquarium website, and prepared tips on how to reduce plastic consumption. 5 Gyres also worked with environmental artist Marina DeBris in using trashion to help raise awareness of ocean trash. 5 Gyres was the first organization to research plastic pollution in all five main subtropical gyres and first to determine how much plastic is on the", "title": "5 Gyres" }, { "docid": "16962774", "text": "then maneuvered to a position below the station, where it was released from the RMS at 11:41 UTC. It then performed a series of separation maneuvers to move it away from the station. The spacecraft reentered the atmosphere and burned up on 19 February 2014 over the southern Pacific Ocean, disposing of approximately of trash. Cygnus CRS Orb-1 Cygnus CRS Orb-1, also known as Orbital-1, was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft, its second flight to the International Space Station and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. Orb-1 was the first of", "title": "Cygnus CRS Orb-1" }, { "docid": "12719200", "text": "this day, the Endeavor Hydrothermal Vents still continues to be a site where scientists such as biologists, geologists, physicists, microbiologists, and oceanographers gravitate toward to find new discoveries. Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents The Endeavor Hydrothermal Vents are a group of hydrothermal vents in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located southwest of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This group of hydrothermal vents lies below sea level in an area where the Pacific Ocean seabed is being pulled apart called the Endeavor Segment, which forms part of a larger spreading center called the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Hydrothermal vents form in volcanically active areas,", "title": "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents" }, { "docid": "9599098", "text": "Two Ocean Lake Two Ocean Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The glacially formed lake is long and can be reached from a parking area adjacent to the lake. The Two Ocean Lake Trail is long and circles the lake passing through forests and clearings. The larger Emma Matilda Lake is one mile (1.6 km) to the south. Two Ocean Lake, in the northeastern portion of the park near Moran, was named for Two Ocean Pass about to the northeast where Atlantic Creek flows east and Pacific Creek flows west. Two", "title": "Two Ocean Lake" }, { "docid": "7273922", "text": "are not yet polluted. Species: Environmental issues in the Philippines The Philippines' evident risk to natural disasters is due to its location. Being a country that lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is prone to earthquake and volcanic eruptions. In addition, the country is surrounded by large bodies of water and faces the Pacific Ocean where 60% of the world's typhoons are made. One of the most devastating typhoons that hit the Philippines in 2013 was Typhoon Haiyan, or \"Yolanda\", that killed over 10,000 people and destroyed over a trillion pesos worth of properties and damage to various", "title": "Environmental issues in the Philippines" }, { "docid": "7273893", "text": "Environmental issues in the Philippines The Philippines' evident risk to natural disasters is due to its location. Being a country that lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is prone to earthquake and volcanic eruptions. In addition, the country is surrounded by large bodies of water and faces the Pacific Ocean where 60% of the world's typhoons are made. One of the most devastating typhoons that hit the Philippines in 2013 was Typhoon Haiyan, or \"Yolanda\", that killed over 10,000 people and destroyed over a trillion pesos worth of properties and damage to various sectors. Other environmental problems that", "title": "Environmental issues in the Philippines" }, { "docid": "13574884", "text": "Ecosystem of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) is the largest contiguous ecosystem on earth. In oceanography, a subtropical gyre is a ring-like system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere caused by the Coriolis Effect. They generally form in large open ocean areas that lie between land masses. The NPSG is the largest of the gyres as well as the largest ecosystem on our planet. Like other subtropical gyres, it has a high-pressure zone in its center. Circulation around the center is clockwise around this high-pressure", "title": "Ecosystem of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre" }, { "docid": "9594467", "text": "is the closest community to the new Mesquite Regional Landfill, a waste-by-rail landfill being constructed for municipal trash primarily originating at the Puente Hills Intermodal Facility in Los Angeles County, and the Mesquite Mine, a gold mine. Glamis, California Glamis is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located northeast of Holtville, at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). Glamis (GLA-MIS) also mispronounced as (GLE-MIS), is one of a series of former Southern Pacific railroad stops along the eastern edge of the Algodones Dunes, located where the railway crosses State Route 78; other former stops in this", "title": "Glamis, California" }, { "docid": "1094036", "text": "25 wells, 3 treatment plants, 6 above-ground storage tanks, and an underground storage tank. The Public Works department provides wastewater service to Ocean City, operating the Ocean City Wastewater Treatment Plant. Trash and recycling collection in Ocean City is handled by the Public Works department, with the town's trash transported by Covanta Energy to the Energy Resource Recovery Facility in Fairfax, Virginia, a waste-to-energy plant. The Ocean City Boardwalk currently runs from South 2nd Street at the Ocean City Inlet in South Ocean City (by the Ocean City Life Saving Museum) up to 27th Street in South Ocean City. The", "title": "Ocean City, Maryland" }, { "docid": "6530234", "text": "Differences in steric heights over distances of 1000 km are on the order of 1 cm, rather than the differences of 10 cm within the area of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. North Pacific Gyre The North Pacific Gyre (NPG) or North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG), located in the northern Pacific Ocean, is one of the five major oceanic gyres. This gyre covers most of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the largest ecosystem on Earth, located between the equator and 50° N latitude, and comprising 20 million square kilometers. The gyre has a clockwise circular pattern and is formed", "title": "North Pacific Gyre" }, { "docid": "7897413", "text": "part of an area of intensive earthquake and volcanic activity around the Pacific Ocean called the Pacific Ring of Fire. However, the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province is commonly interpreted to be part of a gap in the Pacific Ring of Fire between the Cascade Volcanic Arc further south and the Aleutian Arc further north. But the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province is recognized to include over 100 independent volcanoes that have been active in the past 1.8 million years. At least three of them have erupted in the past 360 years, making it the most active volcanic area in Canada. Nevertheless,", "title": "Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province" }, { "docid": "7707167", "text": "International Airport was built in 1962 and opened later on. The now defunct Air Moorea crashed while it was flying to Moorea. Close to where the crash site is a rock with all the names of the people. Moorea is north of Paea and is seen as a gray mound sticking out of the Pacific Ocean. Mount Orohena is a major mountain nearby 7,330 feet tall. Paea Paea is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Paea is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative", "title": "Paea" }, { "docid": "11641230", "text": "Anuanurunga Anuanurunga is an atoll in French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Duke of Gloucester Islands, a subgroup of the Tuamotu group. Anuanurunga's nearest neighbor is Nukutepipi, which is located about to the ESE. Anuanurunga is a very small atoll. It is ring-shaped, measuring approximately in diameter with a total area of . Its reef is quite broad, enclosing completely the small lagoon. There are four relatively large islands on its reef, as well as a few small motu. Anuanurunga Atoll is uninhabited. First sighting recorded by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de", "title": "Anuanurunga" }, { "docid": "291482", "text": "deposits of nickel in non-Russian Europe are located in Finland and Greece. Identified land-based resources averaging 1% nickel or greater contain at least 130 million tons of nickel. About 60% is in laterites and 40% is in sulfide deposits. In addition, extensive deep-sea resources of nickel are in manganese crusts and nodules covering large areas of the ocean floor, particularly in the Pacific Ocean. The one locality in the United States where nickel has been profitably mined is Riddle, Oregon, where several square miles of nickel-bearing garnierite surface deposits are located. The mine closed in 1987. The Eagle mine project", "title": "Nickel" }, { "docid": "15100896", "text": "designation as a National Natural Landmark in 1965, bearing the official name of Two Ocean Pass National Natural Landmark. However, Parting of the Waters, by which this site is more commonly known, is actually located about northwest of the low point of Two Ocean Pass, where North Two Ocean Creek emerges from its drainage basin on the side of Two Ocean Plateau. Inasmuch as North Two Ocean Creek splits into streams which flow separately to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the entire drainage of North Two Ocean Creek lies within an area that makes up the \"Continental Divide\" at this", "title": "Parting of the Waters" }, { "docid": "9906536", "text": "debris. Rising above this volcanic platform are a few strikingly large volcanoes that dominate the landscape. The Cascade volcanoes define the Pacific Northwest section of the Ring of Fire, an array of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is also known for its frequent earthquakes. The volcanoes and earthquakes arise from a common source: subduction. Beneath the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a dense oceanic plate plunges beneath the North American Plate; a process known as subduction. As the oceanic slab sinks deep into the Earth's interior beneath the continental plate, high temperatures and pressures allow water molecules", "title": "Geology of the Pacific Northwest" }, { "docid": "10623110", "text": "Shoufeng Shoufeng Township is a rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan. The township sits in the north segment of Huadong Valley between Taiwan's Central Range and Hai'an Range near the Pacific Ocean. The township is best known as the location of National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), a university and famous tourist attraction in East Taiwan. A large part of the township is located centered on the Huadong Valley north of where the Shoufeng River empties into the Hualian River. The township extends eastward over the Hai'an Range to the Pacific Ocean in the east. The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan,", "title": "Shoufeng" }, { "docid": "15422413", "text": "14) play longer than advertised, as they play into the prevailing west wind from the Pacific Ocean which is less than one mile from the course. Fourteen of the course's eighteen holes feature panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean (a Thomas trademark). The front nine is a \"perfect nine\" - where no two holes in a row are of the same par. Palos Verdes Golf Club Palos Verdes Golf Club is a private golf and social club located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. The golf course design began in 1923, and the course was opened in 1924. The club, an", "title": "Palos Verdes Golf Club" }, { "docid": "7082336", "text": "is located at the intersection of Ocean and Colorado. Many major east-west arterial roads such as Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard and Pico Boulevard begin their western ends on Ocean Avenue. Southeast bound past Pico Blvd., Ocean turns into Neilson Way. After Neilson Way hits Venice Beach the street becomes Pacific Avenue, which continues past Washington Boulevard through the Marina Peninsula, ultimately ending at Via Marina and the main channel connecting the Marina harbor to the Pacific Ocean. The intersection with California Avenue (the California Incline) leads to Pacific Coast Highway. The Pacific Coast Highway itself crosses underneath Ocean Avenue", "title": "Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica)" }, { "docid": "330680", "text": "& Bay Press\". Pacific Beach is one of the main centers of nightlife in San Diego. Garnet Avenue, between Ingraham Street and Mission Boulevard, is where many bars and restaurants are located. The nightlife in Pacific Beach caters to a younger crowd than the nightlife in downtown San Diego. Pacific Beach, San Diego Pacific Beach is a neighborhood in San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. While formerly largely populated by young people, surfers, and college students, because", "title": "Pacific Beach, San Diego" }, { "docid": "20056952", "text": "Mid-Pacific Mountains The Mid-Pacific Mountains (MPM) is a large oceanic plateau located in the central North Pacific Ocean or south of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Of volcanic origin and Mesozoic in age, it is located on the oldest part of the Pacific Plate and rises up to (Darwin Rise) above the surrounding ocean floor and is covered with several layers of thick sedimentary sequences that differs from those of other plateaux in the North Pacific. seamounts are distributed over the MGM. Some of the highest points in the range are above sea level which include Wake Island and Marcus Island.", "title": "Mid-Pacific Mountains" }, { "docid": "7238271", "text": "Monica that runs along Palisades Park, with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Avenue real estate is highly prized, as all residences have a full view of the beach and Pacific Ocean, some from Palos Verdes all the way to Malibu. South of California Ave are several luxury hotels such as Shore Hotel, Ocean View Hotel, Shutters, Casa del Mar, The Shangri-La, The Georgian Hotel, The Huntley, The Fairmont Miramar, Hotel Oceana, The Viceroy and Loews, restaurants, businesses, and homes. The Santa Monica Pier is located at Ocean Ave and Colorado Ave. Downtown Santa Monica is located south of", "title": "Santa Monica neighborhoods" }, { "docid": "6840537", "text": "dozens of people from their cars and homes. Several homes in the city were swept away, while debris such as tree branches and trash blocked water runoff. Water, mudslides, and rocks blocked numerous roads in the area. In combination with Hurricane Kristy in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 50,000 people were left homeless in Mexico. At least 20 fatalities were attributed to Debby. A relatively strong tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean from the northwest coast of Africa on August 15. Moving westward, the wave split while well east of the Lesser Antilles, with a portion developing into Tropical Depression", "title": "Hurricane Debby (1988)" }, { "docid": "2791093", "text": "the Lanín extinct volcano, the Nahuel Huapí National Park shared with Río Negro Province, and the Laguna Blanca National Park. Neuquén Province, being relatively far away from both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific ocean by the Andes mountains, which help to block most moisture coming from the Pacific Ocean results in a climate that is the most continental in Patagonia with large diurnal ranges. Mean temperatures are relatively cold for its latitude due to the high altitude. The warmest region is the eastern parts of the province where mean annual temperatures range from . The coldest areas are located", "title": "Neuquén Province" }, { "docid": "11826619", "text": "Pitcairn hotspot The Pitcairn hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the south-central Pacific Ocean. Over the past 11 million years, it has formed the Pitcairn-Gambier hotspot chain. It is responsible for creating the Pitcairn Islands and two large seamounts named Adams and Bounty, as well as atolls at Moruroa, Fangataufa and the Gambier Islands. The hotspot is currently located at Adams and Bounty, which are ~60 kilometers East-Southeast of Pitcairn Island. The current hotspot location is west of the spreading center known as the East Pacific Rise; an area near where the Nazca plate and the Pacific plate are", "title": "Pitcairn hotspot" }, { "docid": "2097529", "text": "is the Indian Ocean. Unlike most other provinces in Indonesia which have their capitals in coastal areas, the provincial capital, Bandung, is located in the mountainous area in the centre of the province. Banten Province was formerly part of West Java Province but was created a separate province in 2000. West Java, in the densely populated western third of Java, is home to almost 1 out of every 5 Indonesians. West Java and Banten provinces, as a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, have more mountains and volcanoes than any of the other provinces in Indonesia. The vast volcanic", "title": "West Java" }, { "docid": "888464", "text": "from fringing reefs around volcanic islands. Over time, the island erodes away and sinks below sea level. Atolls may also be formed by the sinking of the seabed or rising of the sea level. A ring of reefs results, which enclose a lagoon. Atolls are numerous in the South Pacific, where they usually occur in mid-ocean, for example, in the Caroline Islands, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. Atolls are found in the Indian Ocean, for example, in the Maldives, the Chagos Islands, the Seychelles and around Cocos Island. The entire Maldives consist of 26 atolls.", "title": "Coral reef" }, { "docid": "312096", "text": "of a dead zone. Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has ended up floating in a lake, sea, ocean, or waterway. Oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and coastlines, frequently washing aground where it is known as beach litter. In addition, the Pacific Ocean has served as the crash site of satellites, including Mars 96, Fobos-Grunt, and Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on", "title": "Pacific Ocean" }, { "docid": "1253062", "text": "Ocean Park, Washington Ocean Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Long Beach Peninsula, north of Long Beach, Washington. Ocean Park is located at (46.493908, -124.047921). It is on the Long Beach Peninsula and adjacent to Pacific Pines State Park. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.0 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.9 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (21.45%) is water. As", "title": "Ocean Park, Washington" }, { "docid": "10903691", "text": "by people at a greater distance. The island is also a known roosting spot for the California brown pelican. Other avian life includes the long-billed curlew, willets, ring-billed gulls, marbled godwits, American avocets, and black-bellied plovers. Kent Island (California) Kent Island is a small island in Marin County, California. In 1964 it was proposed for large-scale development including a hotel and marina, but the plan was defeated in 1967. The island is now included in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The island is located within the Bolinas Lagoon, a salt water inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The island is", "title": "Kent Island (California)" }, { "docid": "1253067", "text": "use of Lamberson Descendants. Ocean Park, Washington Ocean Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Long Beach Peninsula, north of Long Beach, Washington. Ocean Park is located at (46.493908, -124.047921). It is on the Long Beach Peninsula and adjacent to Pacific Pines State Park. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.0 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.9 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it", "title": "Ocean Park, Washington" }, { "docid": "1271721", "text": "scale, usually about 20 to 30 years. The PDO is detected as warm or cool surface waters in the Pacific Ocean, north of 20° N. During a \"warm\", or \"positive\", phase, the west Pacific becomes cool and part of the eastern ocean warms; during a \"cool\" or \"negative\" phase, the opposite pattern occurs. The mechanism by which the pattern lasts over several years has not been identified; one suggestion is that a thin layer of warm water during summer may shield deeper cold waters. A PDO signal has been reconstructed to 1661 through tree-ring chronologies in the Baja California area.", "title": "Climatology" }, { "docid": "20917814", "text": "during the same occasion. These drill cores were part of a larger project to investigate and clarify the history of the flat topped submarine mountains in the Pacific Ocean. Allison Guyot is located in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is part of the western Mid-Pacific Mountains. The Mid-Pacific Mountains feature seamounts which during the Barremian and Albian (between ca. 129.4 - ca. 125 and between ca. 113 - 100.5 million years ago, respectively) ages got covered by limestones. Hawaii lies due east and the Marshall Islands southwest; Resolution Guyot is located farther northwest from Allison Guyot. Allison Guyot is a", "title": "Allison Guyot" }, { "docid": "3477881", "text": "San Diego tuna fleet in the eastern Pacific, and in the islands of the western Pacific, where many U.S. tuna canneries relocated in the 1980s, but significant purse-seine catches are also made in the Indian Ocean and in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, especially in the Gulf of Guinea by French and Spanish vessels. Purse-seine vessels locate tuna using onboard lookouts, as was done in the pole-and-line fishery, but they also employ sophisticated onboard electronics, sea-surface temperature and other satellite data, and helicopters overhead. Once a school is located, the net is set around it. A single set may yield .", "title": "Yellowfin tuna" }, { "docid": "4260154", "text": "East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid-oceanic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Pacific Plate to the west from (north to south) the North American Plate, the Rivera Plate, the Cocos Plate, the Nazca Plate, and the Antarctic Plate. It runs south from the Gulf of California in the Salton Sea basin in southern California to a point near 55° S, 130° W where it joins the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge trending west-southwest towards Antarctica near New Zealand (though in some uses the PAR is regarded as the", "title": "East Pacific Rise" }, { "docid": "16184014", "text": "Marina DeBris Marina DeBris is the name used by an Australian-based artist whose work focuses on reusing trash to raise awareness of ocean and beach pollution. DeBris uses trash washed up from the beach to create trashion, 'fish tanks', decorative art and other works of art. She has also used beach trash to provide one perspective on what the earth might look like from space. As well as creating art from debris, DeBris also is a fund raiser for environmental organizations, and collaborates with non-profit organizations and schools to educate children about ocean pollution. DeBris is also a social activist,", "title": "Marina DeBris" }, { "docid": "11798780", "text": "incipient rifting formed as a result of the Pacific Plate sliding northward along the Queen Charlotte Fault, on its way to the Aleutian Trench. As the continental crust stretched, the near surface rocks fractured along steeply dipping cracks parallel to the rift known as faults. Basaltic magma rose along these fractures to create effusive eruptions. The rift zone has existed for at least 14.9 million years and has created the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. This geologic province forms part of the Ring of Fire, an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur along the Pacific Ocean. Maitland's", "title": "Maitland Volcano" }, { "docid": "997053", "text": "operational. On November 9, 2011, the city experienced the 2011 Bering Sea superstorm. Wind gusts of were recorded in Wales. Wales is located at (65.612116, -168.089285). Wales is located on the westernmost point of the American mainland, Cape Prince of Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula. It is at the northern end of the Continental Divide where the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean meet. It is northwest of Nome. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Wales first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as", "title": "Wales, Alaska" }, { "docid": "7661383", "text": "Guanaqueros Guanaqueros is a Chilean town in the commune of Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region. It is located 12 kilometers from Tongoy. It is a fishermen's cove, which spreads along the eastern rim of the \"Cerro Guanaqueros\" (\"Guanaqueros Hills\"), and with its houses built facing to the north in the direction of the Pacific Ocean. Guanaqueros is situated next to an extensive ocean harbor of the same name, where dozens of recreation centers are located, along with inns, hostels and other accommodations for the tourist industry. The town lies next to the \"Carretera Panamericana\" (\"Pan-American Highway\") and, according to the", "title": "Guanaqueros" }, { "docid": "2967116", "text": "is really made up of a band of thousands of very small, short-lived volcanoes that have built a platform of lava and volcanic debris. Rising above this volcanic platform are a few strikingly large volcanoes that dominate the landscape. The Cascades volcanoes define the Pacific Northwest section of the Ring of Fire, an array of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. As if volcanic hazards were not enough, the Ring of Fire is also infamous for its frequent earthquakes. In order to understand the origins of this concentrated band of Earth hazards, we have to slice deep into the Earth.", "title": "Geology of the United States" }, { "docid": "7036177", "text": "The counterbalance method, Marrison system, and the Pacific Crest Trail method are a few different techniques to use when hanging a bear bag. In areas where trash cannot be burned (much of the United States and especially during dry seasons) and no fortified trash containers are available, trash may also be raised in a separate bear bag to keep the food smells from attracting bears. In severe problem areas for bears, such as a majority of Yosemite National Park, bear bagging is ineffective and has been banned. Yellow-Yellow, a wild 125-pound black bear in the Adirondacks near North Elba, New", "title": "Bear-resistant food storage container" }, { "docid": "6059487", "text": "eye ring. Juveniles are black with a rust-tinged white face, head, and throat. The great frigatebird has a wide distribution throughout the world’s tropical seas. Hawaii is the northernmost extent of their range in the Pacific Ocean, with around 10,000 pairs nesting mostly in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In the Central and South Pacific, colonies are found on most islands groups from Wake Island to the Galapagos to New Caledonia with a few pairs nesting on Australian possessions in the Coral Sea. Colonies are also found on numerous Indian Ocean islands including Aldabra, Christmas Island, the Maldives and Mauritius. The", "title": "Great frigatebird" }, { "docid": "14328570", "text": "Association (SEA) has been doing extensive research on the Atlantic Garbage Patch. Nearly 700,000 students from the SEA semester program have been dragging 6,100 fine-mesh nets through the Atlantic over 23 years. The gyre in the North Atlantic Ocean contains plastic marine pollution in a pattern and amount similar to what has been found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Nikolai Maximenko of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu has been conducting research on the currents carrying the trash between Hawaii, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and gyres in the Atlantic. While eating their normal source of food, plastic ingestion", "title": "North Atlantic garbage patch" }, { "docid": "4031232", "text": "Central America and moved into the Eastern Pacific Ocean on or around August 8. Upon entering the Eastern Pacific the wave gradually developed, before the NHC initiated advisories on the system and designated it as Tropical Depression Ten-E during August 11. The system was at this time moving westwards and located around to the south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. Quickly developing banding features and well-defined outflow, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and named John later that day. A strong ridge of high pressure over the northeastern Pacific Ocean forced John westward, where upper level wind shear kept John a", "title": "Hurricane John (1994)" }, { "docid": "20731747", "text": "the arena stands, where Gargano performed a crossbody on Ciampa off a stand. Ciampa threw Gargano, who was trapped in a chair, into the steel steps and threw a trash can at Gargano. Gargano struck Ciampa with a belt and performed a superkick into a trash can, which Ciampa was trapped in. Ciampa performed \"Project Ciampa\" and a running knee strike on Gargano for a near-fall. Ciampa performed another running knee strike using a trash can lid and an \"Air Raid Crash\" on Gargano onto the steel steps for a near-fall. Ciampa removed the ring canvas to expose the wooden", "title": "NXT TakeOver: Chicago II" }, { "docid": "9651241", "text": "clay figurines, wooden bowls, feathers, cotton, and string and cane objects. The diet of Aspero is believed to have been primarily maritime because of its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Fish hooks and nets have also been found in trash middens and domestic contexts to support this idea. Research at the site led to the controversial \"Maritime Foundations of Andean culture\" theory, which suggests that the initial development of ancient Peruvian culture was based on fishing, shellfish collecting, and hunting sea mammals, rather than agriculture. The idea is widely disputed by other scholars who claim there is evidence of earlier,", "title": "Aspero" }, { "docid": "17846923", "text": "Situm Situm is a village outside of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Situm is located north-east of Lae, on Singaua Road across the Busu river and over the Bupu River causeway. It is above sea level. The area around Situm is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and geologic instability has produced numerous faults, resulting in earthquakes. Situm sits between the larger Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate on the South Bismarck Plate in the Ramu-Markham Fault Zone where the New Guinea Highlands Deforming Zone and South Bismarck tectonic plates are converging at up to /yr", "title": "Situm" }, { "docid": "679796", "text": "in the open ocean. Jan Mayen: to the far northwest, halfway towards Greenland, is the island Jan Mayen, where Beerenberg is found, the only active volcano in Norway. Bouvet Island: located in the South Atlantic Ocean at 54°S and mostly covered by glaciers, this island is one of the most remote islands in the world, inhabited only by seals and birds. Peter I Island: this island in the South Pacific Ocean at 69°S, 90°W is dominated by glaciers and a volcano. As with Bouvet Island, this island is regarded as an external dependency, and not part of the kingdom. Queen", "title": "Geography of Norway" }, { "docid": "314668", "text": "via Caribbean Sea with Pacific Ocean. Central Panama has the unusual distinction of having the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic. Geography of Panama Panama is a country located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama. This S-shaped isthmus is situated between 7° and 10° north latitude and 77° and 83° west longitude. Panama encompasses approximately 77,082 square kilometers (29,762 sq mi), is 772 kilometers (480 mi) in length, and is between 60 and 177", "title": "Geography of Panama" }, { "docid": "8130924", "text": "spotted by satellite centered on the 45°S, 90°E location. Located in the southern Pacific Ocean, west south west of Guaitecas in Chile, and north of Antarctica, has an ocean floor depth of below sea level. The antipode of the southern Pacific Ocean location is the (45°N,90°E) location in China. 45×90 points The 45×90 points are the four points on earth which are halfway between the geographical poles, the equator, the Prime Meridian, and the 180th meridian. The best-known and most frequently visited such point is which is located on land at above sea level in the town of Rietbrock, Wisconsin", "title": "45×90 points" }, { "docid": "9576195", "text": "of Fire and the Great Sumatran fault. The older, and denser plate moves below the lighter plate. The further down it moves, the hotter it becomes, until finally melting altogether at the asthenosphere and inner mantle and the crust is actually destroyed. The location where the two oceanic plates actually meet become deeper and deeper creating trenches with each successive action. There is an interplay of various densities of lithosphere rock, asthenosphere magma, cooling ocean water and plate movement for example the Pacific Ring of Fire. Therefore, the site of the sub oceanic trench will be a site of submarine", "title": "Submarine earthquake" }, { "docid": "15930470", "text": "Peninsula beaches which tend to consist of seastacks and driftwood. In the isolated non-developed cove at Taylor Point, there is a waterfall that falls directly onto the beach where tide pools are also featured on the north end. It is located on Olympic National Park's Pacific Ocean coastline, reached by a trail through the forest from near the Quileute Indian Reservation town of La Push. Being the Third Beach down La Push' coastline, it is the most secluded. However, there are multiple camp sites that put campers within 5 minutes' walk of the ocean where Teahwhit Head blocks the way", "title": "La Push Beach" }, { "docid": "10914482", "text": "Pleasure Point Night Fighters The Pleasure Point Night Fighters, a.k.a. PPNF, is a strong community-oriented organization that comes together to preserve and protect the Pleasure Point area and originated Pack Your Trash. The Pleasure Point Night Fighters were the first to use the name Pleasure Point. This designation is used to define the surfing community on Soquel Point in the county of Santa Cruz. It is defined by Moran Lagoon, Portola Dr, 41st Ave and the Pacific Ocean. During the time of Prohibition (1919 to 1933), the Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California community was not served by the Santa Cruz", "title": "Pleasure Point Night Fighters" }, { "docid": "191046", "text": "South Atlantic Ocean. The few oceanic islands that are not volcanic are tectonic in origin and arise where plate movements have lifted up the ocean floor above the surface. Examples are Saint Peter and Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Macquarie Island in the Pacific. One type of volcanic oceanic island is found in a volcanic island arc. These islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate under another is occurring. Examples are the Aleutian Islands, the Mariana Islands, and most of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. The only examples in the Atlantic Ocean are some of", "title": "Island" } ]

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[ { "docid": "15221691", "text": "Pakistan and the United Nations Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after its independence from the British Empire. Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN's specialised agencies and organisations. Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013. It is also one of the countries which has had a diplomat, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, serve a term as the President of the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan maintains a permanent mission to", "title": "Pakistan and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "6870702", "text": "the former British India. As it was already a member of the United Nations, India continued to hold its seat there and did not apply for a new membership. However, Pakistan needed to apply to join. It was admitted as a UN member on 30 September 1947, a few weeks after its independence. The British monarch became head of state of the new dominion, with Pakistan sharing a king with the United Kingdom and the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth, but the monarch's constitutional roles were delegated to the Governor-General of Pakistan, and most real powers resided with the", "title": "Dominion of Pakistan" }, { "docid": "15221691", "text": "Pakistan and the United Nations Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after its independence from the British Empire. Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN's specialised agencies and organisations. Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013. It is also one of the countries which has had a diplomat, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, serve a term as the President of the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan maintains a permanent mission to", "title": "Pakistan and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "10047109", "text": "mission sent a composite force of three Battalion Groups and one engineer battalion. Mr. Sajjad Akram from the Pakistan Army served as the Force Commander and Chief Military Observer from October 2003 to September 2005. United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan UN peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan cover about 40 operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. Pakistan joined the United Nations on \"30 September 1947\", regardless of Afghan opposition against Pakistan's entrance to United Nations because of the Durand Line. Pakistan Army has the third most number of soldiers in UN Peacekeeping Missions. \"Peacekeeping\", as defined by the United Nations,", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan" }, { "docid": "10047092", "text": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan UN peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan cover about 40 operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. Pakistan joined the United Nations on \"30 September 1947\", regardless of Afghan opposition against Pakistan's entrance to United Nations because of the Durand Line. Pakistan Army has the third most number of soldiers in UN Peacekeeping Missions. \"Peacekeeping\", as defined by the United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. UN peacekeepers— usually military officers, civilian police officers and civilian personnel from many countries—monitor and observe peace processes that emerge in", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan" } ]

[ { "docid": "7445087", "text": "creating a group of equal members where, previously, there was one (the United Kingdom) paramount. The solitary condition of membership of the embryonic Commonwealth was that a state be a Dominion. Thus, the independence of Pakistan (1947), India (1947), and Sri Lanka (1948) saw the three countries join the Commonwealth as independent states that retained the king as head of state. On the other hand, Burma (1948) and Israel (1948) did not join the Commonwealth, as they chose to become republics. In 1949 the Commonwealth chose to regard Ireland as no longer being a member when Ireland repealed legislation under", "title": "Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria" }, { "docid": "4373278", "text": "Palace of Nations The Palace of Nations (, ) is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. It has served as the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946 when the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed a Headquarters Agreement with the Swiss authorities, although Switzerland did not become a member of the United Nations until 2002. In 2012 alone, the Palace of Nations hosted more than 10,000 intergovernmental meetings. An architectural competition held", "title": "Palace of Nations" }, { "docid": "18027630", "text": "sovereignty recognized. China even went as far as vetoing Bangladesh's application to become a member of the United Nations and was one of the last nations in the world to recognize Bangladeshi independence, not doing so until 31 August 1975. Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Pakistani prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 were the servicemen deployed in the Eastern Command of the Pakistan armed forces who were held in by the Indian Army. The intentions for retreating from their eastern wing by Yahya administration in Pakistan was conveyed to the United Nations", "title": "Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971" }, { "docid": "10047103", "text": "water points were urgently required and helped NGOs to repair and install-water pumps and bring water to remote areas. On one such occasion, \"PAKBAT\" learnt of an orphanage that had no potable water. A patrol quickly supplied bottled water and biscuits and installed. In recognition of \"PAKBAT\" efforts, a school was named, \"Pakistan School\". \"Contribution\": 1106 (troops, mine clearance and staff).<br> \"Casualties\": None. United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). When the United Nations requested the member countries to contribute troops to UNTAC, Pakistan, in keeping with its previous record, responded positively and 2nd Battalion of the Azad Kashmir Regiment", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan" }, { "docid": "309867", "text": "the cardinal features of its foreign policy.\" Pakistan is an active member of the United Nations and has a Permanent Representative to represent Pakistan's positions in international politics. Pakistan has lobbied for the concept of \"enlightened moderation\" in the Muslim world. Pakistan is also a member of Commonwealth of Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and the G20 developing nations. Because of ideological differences, Pakistan opposed the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and during the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, Pakistan was one of the closest allies of the United States. Relations", "title": "Pakistan" }, { "docid": "17985427", "text": "Nigeria and the United Nations Nigeria is a member of the United Nations. Nigeria did not become independent of the United Kingdom until 1960, while the United Nations had already been established by the Declaration by United Nations in 1942. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is the permanent representative of Nigeria. In 2013, Nigeria contributed the fifth largest number of peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Nigeria has recently served a two-year term from 2014-2015 as a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council. The United Nations is currently adjusting the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. The terrorist organization Boko Haram attacked", "title": "Nigeria and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "8978305", "text": "to international standards of customer satisfaction.\" On 15 October 2013, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) of 10 member nations from Asia and Europe, in its 20th meeting at Baku, Azerbaijan decided to establish the \"ECO Postal Staff College\" at Islamabad, Pakistan to help train postal services staff for the 10 member nations. The 10 member nations were Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In 2016, \"Pakistan has been re-elected to the Council of Administration (CA) in the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the main decision-making body of the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the development and", "title": "Pakistan Post" }, { "docid": "12266770", "text": "her. Her report included charges of previous incidents of violence. Police in Manhattan did not arrest Akram due to his diplomatic immunity as the UN Ambassador. As a result, the State Department asked Pakistan to waive Akram's diplomatic immunity so he could be charged with misdemeanor assault on the woman. Akram was not charged since Pakistan did not agree to waive his immunity. Akram is an advisory board member of the Counter Extremism Project. Munir Akram Munir Akram, HQA () (born 2 December 1945) was the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008. He was", "title": "Munir Akram" }, { "docid": "12102396", "text": "Singapore in 1968, as did Indian leader Morarji Desai. Singapore supported India's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and expand its role and influence in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Singapore also supported India in its war against Pakistan in 1965 and the Kashmir conflict. Military relations between the two nations had been limited due to foreign policy differences in the Cold War era, as Singapore was allied with Nato, whilst India established itself as a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement, and as the only South Asian country to recognise the Democratic", "title": "India–Singapore relations" }, { "docid": "17985428", "text": "the Nigerian headquarters of the United Nations in 2011. During April 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped approximately 276 students in what is known as the Chibok schoolgirl kidnapping. In response, the United Nations classified Boko Haram as an associate of Al-Qaeda and subjected it to financial sanctions and an arms embargo. Nigeria and the United Nations Nigeria is a member of the United Nations. Nigeria did not become independent of the United Kingdom until 1960, while the United Nations had already been established by the Declaration by United Nations in 1942. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is the permanent representative of Nigeria. In 2013,", "title": "Nigeria and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "2322459", "text": "be wasted when Sharif ordered the nuclear tests in 1998. Following those tests, the foreign policy of Pakistan was much in trouble position since its 1971 disaster. Pakistan, at United Nations, failed to gather any support from its allies. Trade agreements were abrogated by Europe, United States, and Asian bloc. While Sharif was praised for carrying out tests domestically. Sharif was heavily criticised for ordering internationally. Pakistan's nuclear weapons and energy programme was targeted on multiple times over its involvement for spreading the nuclear proliferation. United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, however did not criticised Pakistan but both neither issued", "title": "Nawaz Sharif" }, { "docid": "15193938", "text": "Pakistan after the transfer of prisoners in 1948 when the ceasefire in the Kashmir conflict took effect and served the Azad Kashmir government till 1951. He presented the case of Pakistan in the United Nations along with Muhammad Ibrahim Khan when India took the Kashmir issue there. In 1951, he resigned as head of the Azad Kashmir government and did not participate in government politics after that. He died of stomach cancer on 18 December 1967 and was buried at Faizabad, Rawalpindi, Pakistan as he willed to be buried in Pakistan. He is survived by three sons Tariq Abbas, Tahir", "title": "Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas" }, { "docid": "10379125", "text": "forces and 6000 local state forces on the Indian side. The resolution then thanked the UN Representative for his efforts, requested the Governments of India and Pakistan report to the Council no later than 30 days after the adoption of this resolution and asked the UN Representative to keep the Council informed of any progress. The resolution was adopted by nine votes to none. The Soviet Union abstained and Pakistan did not participate in the voting. United Nations Security Council Resolution 98 United Nations Security Council Resolution 98, adopted on December 23, 1952, urged the Governments of India and Pakistan", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 98" }, { "docid": "7566001", "text": "Iraq, and by the many non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) nations. The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1172, condemning the tests by both India and Pakistan. From 1998–99, the U.S. held a series of talks with Pakistan to persuade them to become party to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), with Pakistan refusing amid a fear of lack of security commitment by the U.S. and the growing ties between India and the United States. The U.S., Japan, Australia, Sweden, Canada, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed economic sanctions on Pakistan. On the other hand, Saudi", "title": "Chagai-I" }, { "docid": "3565736", "text": "commands with standing forces. In addition, SEATO's response protocol in the event of communism presenting a \"common danger\" to the member nations was vague and ineffective, though membership in the SEATO alliance did provide a rationale for a large-scale U.S. military intervention in the region during the Vietnam War (1955–1975). Despite its name, SEATO mostly included countries located outside of the region but with an interest either in the region or the organization itself. They were Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan (including East Pakistan, now Bangladesh), the Philippines, Thailand, South Vietnam, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Philippines,", "title": "Southeast Asia Treaty Organization" }, { "docid": "16870445", "text": "Princely States were advised by the departing British to choose whether to join Pakistan or India. Most did so prior to independence, but the holdouts contributed to what have become lasting divisions between the two nations. Indian leaders were angered at Jinnah's attempts to convince the princes of Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bhopal and Indore to accede to Pakistan—the latter three princely states did not border Pakistan. Jodhpur bordered it and had both a Hindu majority population and a Hindu ruler. The coastal princely state of Junagadh, which had a majority-Hindu population, did accede to Pakistan in September 1947, with its ruler's", "title": "Muhammad Ali Jinnah" }, { "docid": "6348704", "text": "Jinnah, hoping that the invasion would succeed and Pakistan might lose a plebiscite, again rejected the proposal, stating that the Governors Generals should conduct it instead. Mountbatten noted that it was untenable given his constitutional position and India did not accept Jinnah's demand of removing Sheikh Abdullah. Prime Ministers Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan met again in December, when Nehru informed Khan of India's intention to refer the dispute to the United Nations under article 35 of the UN Charter, which allows the member states to bring to the Security Council attention situations 'likely to endanger the maintenance of international", "title": "Kashmir conflict" }, { "docid": "20998136", "text": "member of the United Nations in 1972 and 1973 because China used its veto on behalf of Pakistan to prevent full membership being granted to Bangladesh. On 17 September 1974, Bangladesh became a full member of the United Nation. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, gave a speech in Bengali language at the General Assembly on 24 September 1974. In 1975, Bangladesh was elected Vice-President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. From 1976 to 1978, it served as an elected member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In 1979, Bangladesh was elected to the", "title": "Bangladesh and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "10379370", "text": "Naz Ikramullah Naz Ikramullah Ashraf (née Naz Ikramullah) is a British-Canadian artist and film producer of Pakistani origin. Naz was born in London, England to an Indian Bengali family. Her father, Mohammed Ikramullah, later became the first Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and her mother, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, was one of the first Muslim women to become a politician and diplomat in the Indian Subcontinent. Her mother, who later served as a Delegate to the United Nations and an Ambassador to Morocco, was a member of the Suhrawardy family of Calcutta, India. She became a Mohajir by moving to West Pakistan,", "title": "Naz Ikramullah" }, { "docid": "9615653", "text": "passed under the Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter (which is devoted to \"peaceful settlement of disputes\"). It did not consist of directives to the parties, but rather \"recommendations\". Former UN diplomat Josef Korbel states that this bound the parties only \"morally\" but not \"juridicially\". The final resolution of the conflict rested with the governments of India and Pakistan and depended on their goodwill. The Security Council refrained from taking sides in the dispute. It did not condemn Pakistan as the aggressor, as India had requested. Neither did it touch upon the legalities of the accession of Jammu and", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 47" }, { "docid": "12518863", "text": "States, China, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Turkey, Australia and Italy plus the United Nations and the European Union. Other countries also joined and at the meeting held in Abu Dhabi in April 2009 a total of 24 member states and international organizations attended. The first meeting of Friends of Pakistan was headed by the former President of the Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, and attended by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany,Italy, Japan, and Turkey, and representatives of China, the European Union and the United Nations and the Foreign Ministers of United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and", "title": "Friends of Democratic Pakistan" }, { "docid": "2602448", "text": "a member of the Punjab Assembly. In 1952, he represented Pakistan in the United Nations. In the 1956 elections, he was elected as member of the West Pakistan Assembly. Chaudhry was its Speaker from 20 May 1956 to 7 October 1958. In 1962, when Ayub Khan announced the elections, he was selected as the Deputy Opposition Leader of the House on the basis of his experience and knowledge about parliamentary proceedings. Chaudhry joined the Convention Muslim League, and after the 1956 elections, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. He was elected as member of the", "title": "Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry" }, { "docid": "2322565", "text": "move in the United Nations to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, the Chinese action was in \"consultation\" with Pakistan. On 25 June 2016, Pakistan become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. On 4 September 2016, Pakistan's cabinet has given the go-ahead for negotiating a long-term defence agreement with China. Sharif inherited the country with Geo-political challenges, with the U.S withdrawal and election of new leadership in Afghanistan and the election of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India . Upon controlling office Sharif promised good relations with all its neighbours, he launched trade talks with India with promise of liberalising", "title": "Nawaz Sharif" }, { "docid": "10794729", "text": "with the UN in Pakistan, returning to his Medical Officer post in 1963 and rising to become Medical Director of the United Nations in 1969. He became Director of Personnel at the United Nations Development Programme in 1973. In 1977, he was the UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh. From 1980 to 1982, Irwin was the UNICEF Senior Adviser on Childhood Disabilities. In 1982, he returned to the United Nations to become Medical Director again. In 1989 and 1990, he was the Medical Director for the World Bank and the IMF. He was struck off by the UK General Medical Council in", "title": "Michael Irwin" }, { "docid": "10779339", "text": "Pakistan because he wanted to attend the ceremonies in both India and Pakistan. The Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c. 30) passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom divided British India into the two new independent dominions; the Dominion of India (later to become the Republic of India) and the Dominion of Pakistan (later to become the Islamic Republic of Pakistan). The act provided a mechanism for division of the Bengal and Punjab provinces between the two nations (see partition of India), establishment of the office of the Governor-General, conferral of complete legislative authority upon", "title": "Independence Day (Pakistan)" }, { "docid": "15563368", "text": "Asian countries to begin a family planning program with some help from international donors, fertility has declined slower than in neighboring countries. In 2007, Pakistan had increased in world population ranking to 6th, with over 164 million people and the United Nations (UN) has projected that in 2050 it will move into 5th place with around 292 million people. The Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), now called \"Rahnuma\", was founded in Lahore by Saeeda Waheed in 1953. Waheed, a member of the All-Pakistan Women's Association, began advocating for birth control when her maid died from an attempt to abort", "title": "Family planning in Pakistan" }, { "docid": "16957087", "text": "While the headquarters is located in Islamabad, it has offices in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan and Nowshera. 54 Child Rights Committees consisting of local activists operate at the district level. SPARC has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the United Nations Department of Public Information. It is a partner of Defence for Children International. In 2003, SPARC received the United Nations Recognition Award for highlighting the plight of children and promoting the rights of children in Pakistan. In 2006, SPARC received USAID certification. SPARC is a member of the Pakistan National Alliance", "title": "Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child" }, { "docid": "12329511", "text": "The current holder of the position is Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, prominent previous holders include Masood Khan and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan. Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations or officially the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations () is the diplomatic position representing Pakistan on all platforms of the United Nations (UN) in New York City. Apart from the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York, there is another Pakistan Mission based at the UNO office in Geneva, Switzerland. The mission is usually headed by a career foreign service officer, but", "title": "Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations" }, { "docid": "12329510", "text": "Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations or officially the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations () is the diplomatic position representing Pakistan on all platforms of the United Nations (UN) in New York City. Apart from the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York, there is another Pakistan Mission based at the UNO office in Geneva, Switzerland. The mission is usually headed by a career foreign service officer, but has historically been led by an eminent personalities from business, media, law and other areas and are usually political appointees.", "title": "Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations" }, { "docid": "20998135", "text": "1971, the United Nations created United Nations Relief Operations in Dhaka (UNROD) on 21 December 1971 and was managed by Robert Jackson, which was upgraded to United Nations Relief Operations in Bangladesh (UNROB). The operation was ended on 31 December 1973. The General Secretary of the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim, visited Bangladesh on 9 January 1973. The United Nation provided supporting for rebuilding facilities like the Chalna Port (renamed to Mongla Port) after it was damaged in the Bangladesh Liberation war. The UN helped repatriate Bengalis who were detained in Pakistan to Bangladesh in 1973. Bangladesh failed to become a", "title": "Bangladesh and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "9944391", "text": "Nations Representative of their acceptance of the transfer of the powers and responsibilities of the United Nations Commission to him. The resolution passed with eight votes in favour; India and Yugoslavia abstained, and the Soviet Union was absent when voting took place. United Nations Security Council Resolution 80 United Nations Security Council Resolution 80, adopted on March 14, 1950, having received the reports of the Commission for India and Pakistan, as well as a report from General A. G. L. McNaughton the Council commended India and Pakistan for their compliance with the ceasefire and for the demilitarization of Jammu and", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 80" }, { "docid": "234518", "text": "process of piecemeal unconditional recognition by other powers, culminating in formal admission to the United Nations. Article 78 of the UN Charter ended the status of tutelage for any member state: \"The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have become Members of the United Nations, relationship among which shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign equality.\" So when the UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, after ratification of the United Nations Charter by the five permanent members, as both Syria and Lebanon were founding member states, the French mandate for both was", "title": "Lebanon" }, { "docid": "17199888", "text": "other nations. An anonymous student in Karachi, Pakistan laments that confession pages, \"degrade people and make them feel unnecessarily bad about themselves\". One major problem with confession pages is that they are open to everyone, permitting family members or relatives to find private comments about their son or daughter that they did not want them to see. Students have become harsher in their posts, including the names of other students, teachers, or even parents in an effort to inflict as much pain as possible. Parents and teachers are not the only people who become involved in these confession pages. When", "title": "Confessions page" }, { "docid": "433156", "text": "member states. Those that retain the Queen as head of state are called Commonwealth realms. Over time several countries have been suspended from the Commonwealth for various reasons. Zimbabwe was suspended because of the authoritarian rule of its President and so too was Pakistan, but it has since returned. Countries which become republics are still eligible for membership of the Commonwealth so long as they are deemed democratic. Commonwealth nations such as Malaysia enjoyed no export duties in trade with the UK before the UK concentrated its economic relationship with EU member states. The UK was once a dominant colonial", "title": "Foreign relations of the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "778234", "text": "enabled Bangladesh to become a member of NAM at the Algiers Summit in 1973 and pressured Pakistan into recognising Bangladesh to get Mujib to go to the 1974 OIC Summit in Lahore, as he stated that was his only condition. Bangladesh also took active part in trying to broker a ceasefire between Iran and Iraq during their eight-year war as a member of the United Nations Security Council and participating in the UNIIMOG mission which they became Acting Head of in the last few years before withdrawal. It later helped them to be elected into the OIC Peace Committee. Bangladesh", "title": "Foreign relations of Bangladesh" }, { "docid": "14377725", "text": "of Member States interested in assisting in this process was welcomed. Finally, the Secretary-General was also asked to ensure that the Somali police and legal institutions would continue until December when more financial resources would become available from Member States. United Nations Security Council Resolution 865 United Nations Security Council resolution 865, adopted unanimously on 22 September 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 733 (1992), 746 (1992), 751 (1992), 767 (1992), 775 (1992), 794 (1992), 814 (1993) and 837 (1993), the Council addressed the process of national reconciliation and political settlement in Somalia, during the civil war. The Council stressed the importance", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 865" }, { "docid": "1969102", "text": "Nations. The formal announcement of the appointment was made on 6 February 1958. As a member of the United Nations Political and Security Committee representing Pakistan, Aly Khan's brief U.N. posting was viewed with surprise by many observers, some of whom considered him \"the Asian-African answer to Irene Dunne\". An American movie star not known for her political skills, Dunne had recently been designated a member of the United States delegation at General Assembly, largely in recognition of her Republican fundraising efforts. He was elected a vice president of the United Nations General Assembly on 17 September 1958 and also", "title": "Prince Aly Khan" }, { "docid": "17490108", "text": "and Arab leaders and groups for countries to deny or withdraw recognition of Israel. From an international relations perspective, Israel meets basic standards for legitimacy as a state. , 32 United Nations member states did not recognise the State of Israel: 18 of the 21 UN members in the Arab League: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; a further 11 members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Chad, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Mali, Niger, and Pakistan; and Bhutan, Cuba, and North Korea.", "title": "Legitimacy of Israel" }, { "docid": "2632551", "text": "Balochistan province into its side of Balochistan, by any means necessary, before anybody else did it. The war stripped Pakistan of more than half of its population, and with nearly one-third of its army in captivity, clearly established India's military and political dominance of the subcontinent. India successfully led a diplomatic campaign to isolate Pakistan and skillfully manipulate Pakistan's supporting countries to limit the extent of support to Pakistan. In addition, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's state visit to United Kingdom and France further helped break ice with the United States, and blocked any pro-Pakistan resolution in the United Nations. There", "title": "Indo-Pakistani War of 1971" }, { "docid": "17687546", "text": "1967 United Nations Security Council election The 1967 United Nations Security Council election was held on 6 November 1967 during the Twenty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Algeria, Hungary, Pakistan, Paraguay, and Senegal, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1968. The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not immediately", "title": "1967 United Nations Security Council election" }, { "docid": "16897177", "text": "1982 United Nations Security Council election The 1982 United Nations Security Council election was held on 19 October 1982 during the Thirty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Malta, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1983. The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not", "title": "1982 United Nations Security Council election" }, { "docid": "16379956", "text": "1992 United Nations Security Council election The 1992 United Nations Security Council election was held on 27 October 1992 during the Forty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Brazil, Djibouti, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Spain, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1993. The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not", "title": "1992 United Nations Security Council election" }, { "docid": "6536697", "text": "highest elective posts, as Vice President of the General Assembly, President of the Economic and Social Council, Chairman of the Consultations on the Role of NGOs at the United Nations, Chairman of the Working Group on Informatics, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, and a Member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. He was the chief negotiator of Pakistan in the Uruguay Round negotiations which led to the establishment of the World Trade Organisation. He continues to be a Senior Fellow of the United Nations Institute", "title": "Ahmad Kamal" }, { "docid": "15221695", "text": "Instrument of Accession was signed, Indian soldiers entered Kashmir with orders to evict the rebels. India took the matter to the United Nations. The UN resolution asked Pakistan to pull its Army out from Kashmir but allowed India to leave only the minimum number of troops needed to keep civil order so that a referendum can be held under UN observation. After the required withdrawal did not occur for several years Jammu & Kashmir National Conference which was the largest political party in the state recommended convening the constituent assembly in a resolution passed on 27 October 1950.[7] On 1", "title": "Pakistan and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "6870701", "text": "in 1956 with the creation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which was administratively split into West Pakistan and East Pakistan. In 1971 East Pakistan seceded from the union to become Bangladesh. Section 1 of the Indian Independence Act 1947 provided that from \"the fifteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, two independent dominions shall be set up in India, to be known respectively as \"India\" and \"Pakistan\".\" The Dominion of India held seventy-five percent of the territory and eighty percent of the population of British India and was treated by the United Nations as the successor state to", "title": "Dominion of Pakistan" }, { "docid": "14259351", "text": "no prohibition on declarations of independence\". United Nations Security Council Resolution 541 United Nations Security Council resolution 541, adopted on 18 November 1983, after reaffirming Resolution 365 (1974) and Resolution 367 (1975), the Council considered Northern Cyprus' decision to declare independence legally invalid. It called upon both parties to cooperate with the Secretary-General, and urged other Member States not to recognise Northern Cyprus, while only recognising the Republic of Cyprus as the sole authority on the island. The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to one against (Pakistan) and one abstention from Jordan. United Nations' International Court of Justice decided", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 541" }, { "docid": "8767558", "text": "UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute The United Nations has played an important role in maintaining peace and order in Jammu and Kashmir soon after the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, when a dispute erupted between the two States on the question of Jammu and Kashmir. India took this matter to the UN Security Council, which passed resolution 39 (1948) and established the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) to investigate the issues and mediate between the two countries. Following the cease-fire of hostilities, it also established the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and", "title": "UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute" }, { "docid": "14259350", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 541 United Nations Security Council resolution 541, adopted on 18 November 1983, after reaffirming Resolution 365 (1974) and Resolution 367 (1975), the Council considered Northern Cyprus' decision to declare independence legally invalid. It called upon both parties to cooperate with the Secretary-General, and urged other Member States not to recognise Northern Cyprus, while only recognising the Republic of Cyprus as the sole authority on the island. The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to one against (Pakistan) and one abstention from Jordan. United Nations' International Court of Justice decided in 2010 that \"International law contains", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 541" }, { "docid": "8767560", "text": "of India's intention to refer the dispute to the United Nations under article 35 of the UN Charter, which allows the member states to bring to the Security Council attention situations `likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace'. India sought resolution of the issue at the UN Security Council on 1 January 1948. Following the set-up of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP), the UN Security Council passed Resolution 47 on 21April 1948. The measure imposed an immediate cease-fire and called on the Government of Pakistan 'to secure the withdrawal from the state of Jammu and", "title": "UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute" }, { "docid": "12973039", "text": "2012, Pakistan voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19 Palestine to non-member observer state status in the United Nations. Pakistan–Palestine relations Pakistan–Palestine relations are the bilateral relationship between Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority. Palestine has an embassy in Islamabad which was inaugurated on 31 January 2017. Pakistan fully supports the proposal of the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Due to Pakistan's pro-Palestinian stance, bilateral relations between Pakistan and Israel have continuously wavered over the last few years. Former President Musharraf stated that Pakistan will recognize Israel once a Palestinian state is internationally recognized. Pakistan", "title": "Pakistan–Palestine relations" }, { "docid": "4957012", "text": "Karachi Agreement The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was signed by the military representatives of India and Pakistan, supervised by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, establishing a cease-fire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. It established a cease-fire line which has been monitored by United Nations observers from the United Nations since then. The Security Council Resolution 47 of April 1948 established a UN Commission (United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan — UNCIP) to mediate between India and Pakistan in order to bring about a cessation of fighting in Kashmir and to make arrangements", "title": "Karachi Agreement" }, { "docid": "5648893", "text": "what was essentially a club of leading industrialized countries. Japan has participated actively since 1975 in the annual summit meetings of the seven largest capitalist countries, the Group of Seven, or G8, since Russia joined after the end of the Cold War. - Japan. Japan and the United Nations Japan became the 69th member of the United Nations on December 18, 1956. Since then, Japan holds many international cooperations within the United Nations as a basic principle of its foreign policy. When Japan joined the UN in 1956, it did so with great enthusiasm and broad public support, for the", "title": "Japan and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "17430070", "text": "support to Afghanistan, non-proliferation, and others. In 1994, the Pakistan Armed Forces contingent joined the United Nations Protection Forces in Bosnia (UNPROFOR) to support the NATO's operations during the Bosnian war. Reviewing and recognizing the commendable performance of the Pakistan Armed Forces Contingents as United Nations peacekeepers in Somalia and Cambodia, the United Nations requested the Government of Pakistan to contribute troops to the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A 3000 strong contingent consisting of two Battalion Groups and a National Support (NS) Headquarters left for Bosnia and Croatia in May 1994. In close coordination with CIA, the ISI", "title": "Pakistan–NATO relations" }, { "docid": "5648888", "text": "Japan and the United Nations Japan became the 69th member of the United Nations on December 18, 1956. Since then, Japan holds many international cooperations within the United Nations as a basic principle of its foreign policy. When Japan joined the UN in 1956, it did so with great enthusiasm and broad public support, for the international organization was seen to embody the pacified country's hopes for a peaceful world order. Membership was welcomed by many Japanese who saw the UN as a guarantor of a policy of unarmed neutrality for their nation, in addition to the security arrangement they", "title": "Japan and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "10047104", "text": "was dispatched. This contingent formed part of a force of 15900 personnel from 32 countries. They were tasked to ensure the withdrawal of all foreign forces, supervision of cease-fire, disarmament and demobilization of Cambodia's warring factions. \"Contribution\": 3000 troops.<br> \"Casualties\": 6. United Nations Protection Forces in Bosnia (UNPROFOR), recognizing the commendable performance of the Pakistan Army Contingents as United Nations peacekeepers in Somalia and Cambodia, the United Nations requested the Government of Pakistan to contribute troops to the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A 3000 strong contingent consisting of two Battalion Groups and a National Support (NS) Headquarters left", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan" }, { "docid": "11610582", "text": "as a non-permanent member for the Western European and Others Group in 1954–55, 1966 and 1993–94. It secured a seat again in 2015–16 after the election in 2014. Right from the start, Peter Fraser supported the formation of Israel. Successive governments have provided military support in the Middle East, Kashmir, India/Pakistan, Cyprus, Cambodia and Korea. More recently, New Zealand peace-keeping troops have been sent to East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. New Zealand was among the first nations to respond to the United Nations call for help. New Zealand joined 15 other nations including the United Kingdom and the United States", "title": "New Zealand and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "18036097", "text": "Representative to the United Nations in New York, with the rank of Ambassador, 2002–06; Director South Asia & Afghanistan at the FCO 2006–09 and High Commissioner to Pakistan 2010–14 before being appointed Permanent Representative to NATO in 2014. While in Pakistan, Thomson caused some controversy when he said that the country's government had failed to deliver on reform and called for a \"radical change\". Thomson was appointed CMG in 2009 and knighted KCMG in the 2014 New Year Honours. He has been a member of the Dean's Alumni Leadership Council at Harvard Kennedy School. Thomson is the eldest son of", "title": "Adam Thomson (diplomat)" }, { "docid": "16210788", "text": "Pakistan–South Africa relations Pakistan–South Africa relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the Republic of South Africa and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Both are former British possessions and full members of the Commonwealth of Nations Due to embargoes imposed against South Africa by Commonwealth of Nations, the two nations did not establish official diplomatic relations until 1994, after the end of apartheid in South Africa. Relations between the two nations are cordial and amiable, and South Africa exports US$240 million worth of goods to Pakistan on a yearly basis. Pakistan exports slightly less to South Africa (US$210", "title": "Pakistan–South Africa relations" }, { "docid": "18431220", "text": "communities, including women, the impoverished, religious and ethnic minorities. Shaheed is also an expert in international, regional and national negotiations, including within the United Nations and Pakistan. Shaheed is a founding member of the Pakistan women's rights network, Women's Action Forum (WAF) and a member of the transnational feminist network Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML). On 12 November 2014, Shaheed was awarded the \"International Award UCLG – Mexico City Culture 21\", for her work on gender, culture, religion and the state. She had previously received several other awards, including the Pakistan Prime Minister's Award for her co-authored book, \"Two", "title": "Farida Shaheed" }, { "docid": "4575828", "text": "to the government in Islamabad during the war. Roy headed a delegation from Pakistan to oppose Bangladesh's application to join the United Nations. The government of Bangladesh, under Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, sent its own delegation to New York to apply for admission led by Tridev Roy's mother Rajmata Benita Roy. Roy joined the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto during the 1970s. Bhutto offered Roy the position of President of Pakistan once he became Prime Minister of Pakistan. However, Roy declined Bhutto's offer of the presidency because, under the new Constitution of Pakistan of 1973, only Muslims can become President of", "title": "Tridev Roy" }, { "docid": "20730615", "text": "78 of the Charter ended the status of tutelage for any member state: 'The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have become Members of the United Nations, relationship among which shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign equality.'\" So when the UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, after ratification of the United Nations Charter by the five permanent members, as both Syria and Lebanon were founding member states, the French mandate for both was legally terminated on that date and full independence attained. On 29 May 1945, France bombed Damascus and tried", "title": "Mandatory Syrian Republic" }, { "docid": "10047098", "text": "conducive atmosphere. \"Contribution\": 20 military observers.<br> \"Casualties\": None. United Nations Transition Assistance Group in Namibia. The United Nations operation in Namibia marked the culmination of 70 years of pressure by the organized international community - through the League of Nations - and then the United Nations to enable the people of the Territory to live in peace, freedom and independence. Its climax came shortly after midnight on 21 March 1990, when the South African flag was lowered, the Namibian flag was raised, after the Namibian War of Independence and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar,", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan" }, { "docid": "15916228", "text": "the right of return of refugees. On 15 September, a senior Palestinian diplomat said that \"we will make the final decision soon\" when disputed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas \"announce[s] the final decision.\" At the same time Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian permanent observer to the United Nations, reiterated the same statement in saying how the Palestinian would go forward with the move. \"We have the right to join the international community as a full member...This campaign has this symbolic gesture of a chair, a set of Palestine to become a full members of the United Nations. This campaign went into different", "title": "Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly" }, { "docid": "3297657", "text": "present at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and on every Commonwealth Day, the second Monday in March, broadcasts a message to all member countries. In 1949, King George VI was king of each of the countries that then comprised the British Commonwealth (later the Commonwealth of Nations): the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. However, the Indian Cabinet desired the country become a republic, but not depart the Commonwealth as a consequence of no longer having George VI as king, as happened to Ireland. To accommodate this, the London Declaration, devised by Canadian prime minister", "title": "Head of the Commonwealth" }, { "docid": "11543211", "text": "Mr. Hérve Ladsous on 1 April 2017. DPKO's highest level doctrine document, entitled \"United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Principles and Guidelines\" was issued in 2008. In 2007, a peacekeeper volunteer was required to be over the age of 25 with no maximum age limit. Peacekeeping forces are contributed by member states on a voluntary basis. , there are 104,680 people serving in UN peacekeeping operations (90,454 uniformed, 12,932 civilian, and 1,294 volunteers). European nations contribute nearly 6,000 units to this total. Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh are among the largest individual contributors with around 8,000 units each. African nations contributed nearly half", "title": "United Nations peacekeeping" }, { "docid": "435641", "text": "expressed a desire to become a UN member state, but New Zealand has said that they would not support the application without a change in their constitutional relationship, in particular their right to New Zealand citizenship. Per United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and the ongoing dialogue on the political status of Kosovo, the Republic of Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations, despite having relations with a majority of member states. It is a member of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and has applied for UNESCO membership but was narrowly rejected in 2015. Member states", "title": "Member states of the United Nations" }, { "docid": "11959633", "text": "year, both the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan drafted plans to talk to the Taliban. Cooperation between the two countries includes possible defence cooperation and intelligence sharing as well as further enhancing the two-way trade and abolishment of visas for diplomats from the two nations. Afghanistan–Pakistan relations Afghanistan–Pakistan relations involve bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The two neighbouring countries share deep historical and cultural links, each has declared itself an Islamic republic and both have become members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Relations between the two countries have been strained since 1947, when Pakistan first formed", "title": "Afghanistan–Pakistan relations" }, { "docid": "314456", "text": "the CENTO and the SEATO alliances. Also, in 1956, when Pakistan declared itself a republic, it continued as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1971, Pakistan withdrew itself from the two alliances in a vision of exercising an independent foreign policy. In 1964, Pakistan signed the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) Pact with Turkey and Iran, when all three countries were closely allied with the U.S., and as neighbours of the Soviet Union, wary of perceived Soviet expansionism. To this day, Pakistan has a close relationship with Turkey. RCD became defunct after the Iranian Revolution, and a Pakistani-Turkish", "title": "Foreign relations of Pakistan" }, { "docid": "152586", "text": "the United Kingdom and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition. Georgia is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE. Because of its strategic location, Georgia is in both the Russian and American spheres of influence, however Georgia's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to controversies regarding espionage and the 2008 South Ossetia war. As a result, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left", "title": "Foreign relations of Georgia" }, { "docid": "458923", "text": "supplier of military hardware to India at that time. The United States was one of the first nations to establish relations with Pakistan upon its independence. Pakistan was allied with the US during the Cold war against the USSR. Pakistan was an integral member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), both alliances opposed to the Soviet Union and communism. A major factor in Pakistan's decision to ally with the West was their urgent need for aid. In the years that followed, the US supplied extensive economic, scientific, and military assistance to Pakistan. This", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "docid": "9523758", "text": "and Plenipotentiary to the Pakistan, from December 2002 to December 2007. As Ambassador to Pakistan, Tarzi was member of a Tripartite Commission, composed of senior military and diplomatic representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States. From January 2007 to May 2010, Tarzi became Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations office and other International Organisations based in Geneva. Simultaneously, from 21 June 2007 till May 2010, Tarzi was Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Switzerland. From March 2010 to June 2012, Tarzi served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to India and", "title": "Nanguyalai Tarzi" }, { "docid": "15989790", "text": "served on the board of numerous organisations including: He is also a Member of the Advisory Group of the World Bank sponsored Community Development Carbon Fund, Member of the Government of Pakistan Advisory Committee on Millennium Development Goals and Chairman of the Pakistan Government's Vision 2030 Group on Just Society. In recognition of his services, he has been awarded the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Award in 1989, Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 1990, the Ramon Magsaysay Award by the President of Philippines in 1992 and the World Conservation Medal by the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip", "title": "Shoaib Sultan Khan" }, { "docid": "2123402", "text": "International Court of Justice, there is no ambiguity. However, a difficulty has occurred as to possible participation in treaties when entities which appeared otherwise to be States could not be admitted to the United Nations, nor become Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice owing to the opposition, for political reasons, of a permanent member of the Security Council or have not applied for ICJ or UN membership. Since that difficulty did not arise as concerns membership in the specialized agencies, where there is no \"veto\" procedure, a number of those States became members of specialized agencies,", "title": "Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties" }, { "docid": "19078523", "text": "constitution should be adopted. - When this had taken place, a roll of the nations represented was called, and the delegates from Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United States pledged affiliation with the new organization, now called the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. The name of Australia was also added to the list as the Secretary reported the desire of the suffragists there to enter the new organization as soon as it should be formed. The delegates from Norway explained that while they did not doubt that the Norwegian suffrage association would wish to become a member of", "title": "Second Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance" }, { "docid": "13654479", "text": "has become a founding member of the United Nations Youth Associations Network (UNYANET), the international network for United Nations Youth Associations and UNA-Youth Sections. United Nations Association of Turkey United Nations Association of Turkey (Birleşmiş Milletler Türk Derneği in Turkish) was established in 1946 by the following founding members;1) Prof. Cemil Bilsel, Member of Parliament (MP);2) Prof. Sukru Esmer, MP; 3) Hazım Atıf Kuyucak, MP;4) Sinasi Devrim, MP;5)Abdulhak Sinasi Hisar, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The association was accorded the status of 'Non-profit organization' by the decree of the Council of Ministers of Republic of Turkey on April", "title": "United Nations Association of Turkey" }, { "docid": "9944390", "text": "to the Council as he saw necessary. The resolution 80 marked a shift from resolution 47 which called for Pakistan to withdraw first. Resolution 80 asked India and Pakistan to simultaneously withdraw its troops for carrying out plebiscite. The Resolution went on to request the two governments take all necessary precautions to ensure that the cease-fire continue, thanked the members of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan as well as General A. G. L. McNaughton and agreed that the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan would be terminated one month after both parties have informed the United", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 80" }, { "docid": "6324379", "text": "United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) was established in May 1988, during the Soviet–Afghan War, to assist in ensuring the implementation of the agreements on the settlement of the situation relating to Afghanistan and investigate and report possible violations of any of the provisions of the agreements. The United Nations Security Council confirmed its establishment in Resolution 622 (1988). By 15 August 1988, the Soviet military withdrew nearly 50 percent of its troops (some 50,000 men) from Afghanistan, evacuating 10 main garrisons and handing them over to", "title": "United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan" }, { "docid": "11352105", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 303 United Nations Security Council Resolution 303, adopted on December 6, 1971, after a lack of unanimity at the 1606th and 1607th meetings of the Council prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility, the Council decided to refer the question to the General Assembly. Meetings at the Council were called following a deterioration in relations between India and Pakistan over a series of incidents, including Jammu and Kashmir, and the additional strife in East Pakistan. Additionally, the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan reported violations on both sides of the Karachi Agreement", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 303" }, { "docid": "10766706", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 was adopted on 2 December 1957. It was the last of three resolutions passed during 1957 to deal with the dispute between the governments of India and Pakistan over the territories of Jammu and Kashmir. It followed a report on the situation by Gunnar Jarring, representative for Sweden which the council had requested in resolution 123. It requests that the governments of India and Pakistan refrain from aggravating the situation, and instructs the United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan to visit the subcontinent and report to the", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 126" }, { "docid": "20998134", "text": "the UN on 4 December 1971. The World Health Organization, UNICEF, and World Food Program provided aid to the refugees. The United Nations established the United Nations East Pakistan Relief Operation (UNEPRO) on 17 July 1971. The operation was headed by John R Kelly at the beginning and later he was replaced by Paul Mckee Henry. On 16 November 1971, the operation was completely taken over by the United Nations from the civil administration of East Pakistan due to mismanagement. This harmed the moral of civil servants in the East Pakistan administration. After the Independence of Bangladesh on 16 December", "title": "Bangladesh and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "16044063", "text": "the next decade. Progress was hindered by Pakistan's boycott of the conference following the 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan. Delegations from 85 states, 15 international organizations and the United Nations attended the conference. Pakistan withdrew from participation Bonn Conference due to a NATO airstrike with its territory on November 26, 2011 that resulted in the deaths of 26 Pakistani soldiers. Prior to the conference, Afghanistan had said that the purpose of conference would be hampered if Pakistan did not attend the conference and encouraged the United States to do everything it could to assure the Pakistani participation. In June 2011", "title": "International Conference on Afghanistan, Bonn (2011)" }, { "docid": "11231673", "text": "International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur \"The following is a summary of a public report. The full report can be found on the United Nations website listed in the external links.\" The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur (henceforth the Commission) was established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564 (2004), adopted on 18 September 2004. The resolution, passed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, requested the Secretary-General rapidly to set up the Commission. In October 2004 the Secretary-General appointed a five-member body (Antonio Cassese, from Italy; Mohammed Fayek, from Egypt; Hina Jilani, from Pakistan; Dumisa Ntsebeza,", "title": "International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur" }, { "docid": "2010720", "text": "conflict. Spain's strong ties with the Axis resulted in its international ostracism in the early years following World War II as Spain was not a founding member of the United Nations and did not become a member until 1955. This changed with the Cold War that soon followed the end of hostilities in 1945, in the face of which Franco's strong anti-communism naturally tilted its regime to ally with the United States. Independent political parties and trade unions were banned throughout the duration of the dictatorship. Nevertheless, once decrees for economic stabilisation were put forth by the late 1950s, the", "title": "Francoist Spain" }, { "docid": "16857523", "text": "promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. Peacekeepers Instead of having its own standing army, the UN has a peacekeeping force (also known as “Blue Helmets” and “Blue Berets”) composed of military and police personnel contributed by member states. As of 2014, the Philippines has contributed 37 police officers, 6 military experts, and 137 troops to the UN peacekeepers. The 6 military experts from the Philippines are part of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan,", "title": "Philippines and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "14259028", "text": "other Member States to refrain from actions that could destabilise the region. The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none, with three abstentions from Malta, Nicaragua and Pakistan. United Nations Security Council Resolution 540 United Nations Security Council resolution 540, adopted on 31 October 1983, noting the report of the Secretary-General and the increased cooperation from the governments of Iran and Iraq, the Council requested he continue with the mediation efforts in the region. Resolution 540 went on to condemn all acts in violation of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, affirming the right to free navigation in international waters.", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 540" }, { "docid": "19379759", "text": "Syeda Razia Faiz Syeda Razia Faiz (18 April 1936 – 15 November 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1960s. In 1979, she became the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected as a member of Jatiya Sangsad. Faiz was born on 18 April 1936 to Syed Badrudduja, a former mayor of Kolkata and a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and India's Lok Sabha. She was elected to Pakistan National Assembly in the 1960s. During Bangladesh Liberation War she was part of the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations.", "title": "Syeda Razia Faiz" }, { "docid": "435516", "text": "its own military, peacekeeping forces are voluntarily provided by member states. These soldiers are sometimes nicknamed \"Blue Helmets\" for their distinctive gear. The peacekeeping force as a whole received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. In September 2013, the UN had 116,837 peacekeeping soldiers and other personnel deployed on 15 missions. The largest was the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which included 20,688 uniformed personnel. The smallest, United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), included 42 uniformed personnel responsible for monitoring the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir. Peacekeepers with", "title": "United Nations Security Council" }, { "docid": "20880431", "text": "Leader of the Pakistan Business Delegation to the United Nations on occasions such as the UNCTAD/GATT Seminar in Hong Kong and was the Pakistan Representative to UNIDO/GATT World Packaging Conference. He alsoreceived the International Trophy for Technology in Germany and received The Achievement Award in 2004 from the Overseas Graduates of Pakistan Club. He led the Pakistan Delegation to AIMS Conference in Dubai, 2013. In his spare time, he has enjoyed nurturing cross cultural associations and has been Secretary General of the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association and the Pak-France Business Alliance and a Member of the Pak-Belgium Business Forum. He", "title": "Maqbool Rahimtoola" }, { "docid": "9400398", "text": "Karachi Port Trust (KPT) (1980–1982); Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh (1985–1988), Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh (1985–1986); and leader of opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh (1986–1988). Hussain Haroon has also served as Consultant, Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL) (1988–1989); delegate to the United Nations General Assembly; Member to the Board of Governors, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (1996–1999); Director Board of Directors Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) (1997–1999); Chairman, Griffith College Karachi (1999–2005) and President, Pakistan-China Business Forum (1999–2004). He is the president of English Speaking Union of Pakistan and also has the distinction of being the youngest president of", "title": "Hussain Haroon" }, { "docid": "9898907", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 71 United Nations Security Council Resolution 71, adopted on July 27, 1949, asked by the General Assembly on what conditions Liechtenstein might become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. The Council determined that should Liechtenstein accept the provisions of the Statute, accept all the obligations of a member of the United Nations under article 94 of the Charter, undertake to contribute to the expenses of the Court and should the national government ratify the Statute, Liechtenstein would become part to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. The resolution", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 71" }, { "docid": "3772477", "text": "are appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General. UNITAR Executive Directors: UNITAR is a project-based organization and does not receive any funds from the regular United Nations budget. The Institute is financed entirely from voluntary contributions mainly from UN Member States, other UN agencies, international and Intergovernmental organization, NGOs and the private sector. Headquarters are based in Geneva (Switzerland), complemented with two out posted offices in New York City (US) and Hiroshima (Japan), and project offices in Port Harcourt (Nigeria) and Islamabad (Pakistan). UNITAR also delivers training through its CIFAL Global Network (\"Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders\") composed", "title": "United Nations Institute for Training and Research" }, { "docid": "428973", "text": "that coherent regulations are developed in areas such as electronic data interchange (EDI), mail encoding, postal forms and meters. UPU standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in Part V of the \"General information on UPU Standards\" and are published by the UPU International Bureau in accordance with Part VII of that publication. All United Nations member states are allowed to become members of the UPU. A non-member state of the United Nations may also become a member if two-thirds of the UPU member countries approve its request. The UPU currently has 192 members (190 states and two", "title": "Universal Postal Union" }, { "docid": "17484492", "text": "UN Member States (Albania, Angola, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Montenegro, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine) representing all five Regional Groups of the United Nations. In its resolution, the General Assembly invited Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, stakeholders, as well as NGOs of the civil society, to commemorate the International Day of Charity", "title": "International Day of Charity" }, { "docid": "614145", "text": "of its member countries themselves had dubious human rights records, including states whose representatives had been elected to chair the commission. Another criticism was that the Commission did not engage in constructive discussion of human rights issues, but was a forum for politically selective finger-pointing and criticism. The desire of states with problematic human rights records to be elected to the Commission was viewed largely as a way to defend themselves from such attacks. Activist groups had long expressed concern over the memberships of the People's Republic of China, Zimbabwe, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, and the past memberships of", "title": "United Nations Commission on Human Rights" }, { "docid": "16897179", "text": "while in unrestricted voting, any member of the given regional group, with the exception of current Council members, may be voted on. Portugal, speaking on behalf of the Western European and Others Group informed the assembly that Malta, the Netherlands, and New Zealand were candidates for the two seats attributed to this group, without endorsing any of them. The Asian Group communicated its endorsement in writing. Prior to the voting, a letter from the Group's chairman endorsing Pakistan was read out by the President of the Assembly. The Latin American and Caribbean, and African Groups did not endorse candidates. The", "title": "1982 United Nations Security Council election" }, { "docid": "9344705", "text": "never executed. Nevertheless, as an active member of Pakistan’s political elite, Malhi served as the Minister of Education, Law and Parliamentary Affairs. It was during his tenure that school uniforms were introduced in Pakistan. He excluded Aitchison College from the list of schools receiving government assistance on the rationale that such elite institutions did not require federal aid. Malhi led Pakistan's delegation at the Geneva Conference in 1955. At this conference he delivered a speech defending the rights of Afro-Asian countries and was awarded a gold medal. Following this success, Malhi led Pakistan’s delegation to the United Nations, where he", "title": "Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi" } ]

[ "Canada Place" ]

[ { "docid": "5283945", "text": "across the harbour in Stanley Park. Canada Place Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver's World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight ride FlyOver Canada. The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main cruise ship terminal for the region, where Vancouver's famous cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners. Canada Place", "title": "Canada Place" }, { "docid": "6633194", "text": "Vancouver Convention Centre The Vancouver Convention Centre (formerly known as the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, or VCEC) is a convention centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; it is one of Canada's largest convention centres. With the opening of the new West Building in 2009, it now has of meeting space. It is owned by the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation, a crown corporation owned by the government of British Columbia. The East Building is located in Canada Place, which it shares with a cruise ship terminal, and the Pan Pacific hotel. It has of space, including a , column-free, dividable", "title": "Vancouver Convention Centre" }, { "docid": "17735593", "text": "lasting legacy on the city form and architecture in Vancouver. In addition to the many temporary structures erected for the duration of the fair, the rapid city growth that followed, and the massive redevelopment on what became known as Concord Pacific Place, several important buildings developed for the fair remain as urban landmarks: BC Place, the once inflatable and now cable-suspended roofed stadium; Canada Place, the prominent tent-roof structure that housed the Canada and CN Pavilions and is now the East Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan-Pacific Hotel, and a cruise ship terminal; and Science World, a public", "title": "Architecture of Vancouver" }, { "docid": "5283945", "text": "across the harbour in Stanley Park. Canada Place Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver's World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight ride FlyOver Canada. The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main cruise ship terminal for the region, where Vancouver's famous cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners. Canada Place", "title": "Canada Place" }, { "docid": "5283939", "text": "Canada Place Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver's World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight ride FlyOver Canada. The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main cruise ship terminal for the region, where Vancouver's famous cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners. Canada Place can be reached via the SkyTrain", "title": "Canada Place" }, { "docid": "448872", "text": "the \"concrete waffle\" of the MacMillan Bloedel building on the north-east corner of the Georgia and Thurlow intersection. A prominent addition to the city's landscape is the giant tent-frame Canada Place (designed by Zeidler Roberts Partnership Partnership, MCMP & DA Architects), the former Canada Pavilion from the 1986 World Exposition, which includes part of the Convention Centre, the Pan-Pacific Hotel, and a cruise ship terminal. Two modern buildings that define the southern skyline away from the downtown area are City Hall and the Centennial Pavilion of Vancouver General Hospital, both designed by Townley and Matheson in 1936 and 1958, respectively.", "title": "Vancouver" }, { "docid": "2148978", "text": "part of TransLink, free rides are offered on the SeaBus from 5:00pm New Year's Eve to 5:00am New Year's Day to discourage drunk driving. The SeaBus stops on the Vancouver side at Waterfront Station, near the Vancouver Convention Centre and the cruise ship terminal at Canada Place. A skywalk connects the SeaBus terminal to the main station building, where passengers can transfer to the West Coast Express and two lines of the SkyTrain system (Expo Line and Canada Line). In 2018, a seismic and accessibility upgrade of the Waterfront terminal began, which will includes escalator replacements and the construction of", "title": "SeaBus" }, { "docid": "12292228", "text": "remaining funds were through a loan that Mr. C.D. Weyerhaeuser was able to secure. Eventually, the boat was paid off through fund raising and major donations. When she was launched, the \"Malibu Princess\" was based out of, the North Vancouver waterfront, around the site of the current SeaBus Terminal, at the foot of Chesterfield Ave., then from 1972, she used a pier, just West from the old Pier B-C, which is now the location of Canada Place and the thriving cruise ship facility of Vancouver. The \"Princess\" would make its 16+ hour round trip from Vancouver to Malibu, taking campers", "title": "MV Malibu Princess" } ]

[ { "docid": "11688065", "text": "Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore The Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore (also known as the International Cruise Terminal and abbreviated as MBCCS) is a new cruise terminal in Singapore which is located at Marina South next to the Marina South Pier. The S$500 million terminal began constructing in October 2009 and completed on May 22, 2012. It received its first ship, the \"Voyager of the Seas\", on 26 May 2012. The official opening ceremony of MBCCS was on October 22, 2012. The terminal is operated by SATS-Creuers Cruise Services. The addition of MBCCS and the Singapore Cruise Centre at HarbourFront", "title": "Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore" }, { "docid": "15437343", "text": "Ballantyne Pier Ballantyne Pier (also called the Ballantyne Cruise Terminal) is a commercial and passenger dock of the Port of Vancouver, Canada, located at 851 Centennial Road. It sits at the west side of Rogers Sugar across the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks from Powell Street. Passenger terminal access is via Clark Drive or McGill Street Overpass only. In 1995, the pier was renovated to create two modern cruise ship berths: the East Berth (#1) is and the West Berth (#2) is used as an overflow berth. The dock is equipped with two automatic gangways and a terminal building with baggage", "title": "Ballantyne Pier" }, { "docid": "10724076", "text": "Ogden Point Ogden Point is a deep water port facility located in the southwestern corner of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its location in the historic and beautiful city on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, by the Strait of Juan de Fuca not far from Vancouver and Seattle, US, has made it an attractive cruise ship destination. It also serves as a ship repair and supply facility for cruise ships and other vessels such as deep sea cable laying ships. Ogden Point also has a heliport with frequent service to Vancouver Harbour, Vancouver International Airport, and Seattle.", "title": "Ogden Point" }, { "docid": "7498062", "text": "port is located next to a free trade zone, the Zona de Libre Industria y Comercio Santo Tomás de Castilla, called Zolic. The port currently employs 2,100 workers. In 2004, 4.56 million tons of trading goods went through the port from 1,372 ships. In 2004, a cruise ship terminal was completed and Santo Tomás de Castilla started receiving cruise ships. The cruise ship terminal has been a tremendous boost for the Guatemalan tourism industry. Four cruise ships a month, carrying 1,500 passengers each, make a stop here. Cruise ship passengers visit Guatemala chiefly for its Mayan culture, which sites are", "title": "Santo Tomás de Castilla" }, { "docid": "11015622", "text": "city's economy. The number of cruise ship passengers who visited Norfolk increased from 50,000 in 2003, to 107,000 in 2004 and 2005. Also in April 2007, the city completed construction on a $36 million state-of-the-art cruise ship terminal alongside the pier. Partly due to this construction, passenger counts dropped to 70,000 in 2006, but is expected to rebound to 90,000 in 2007, and higher in later years. Unlike most cruise ship terminals which are located in industrial areas, the downtown location of Norfolk's terminal has received favorable reviews from both tourists and the cruise lines who enjoy its proximity to", "title": "Economy of Norfolk, Virginia" }, { "docid": "8461726", "text": "Singapore Cruise Centre The Singapore Cruise Centre (abbrev: SCC; Chinese: 新加坡邮轮中心) is a cruise terminal located in the south of Singapore in the vicinity of HarbourFront and in Keppel Harbour. Built in 1991 by the then Port of Singapore Authority and upgraded in 1998 by Port of Singapore Authority, it comprises two terminals, namely the International Passenger Terminal (IPT), and the Regional Ferry Terminal (RFT). The Singapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd took over management of the centre on 1 April 2003 when PSA Corporation divested its non-core businesses. Additional, SCC manages 2 other ferry terminals; Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT)", "title": "Singapore Cruise Centre" }, { "docid": "9881385", "text": "before it enters Canada (passengers clear either U.S. and Canadian Customs in Vancouver, BC so trains do not stop at the border). Fairhaven Station Fairhaven Station, also called Bellingham, is a train station serving Amtrak's \"Cascades\" route, as well as a bus station serving Greyhound Lines and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses, in Bellingham, Washington, United States. Built in 1995, the station is located near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the southern connection for the Alaska Marine Highway. Water Taxi services and seasonal whale watching excursions also provide connections from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to the San Juan Islands. Fairhaven Station", "title": "Fairhaven Station" }, { "docid": "9143548", "text": "local residents was vehement; a lawsuit seeking an injunction was filed. In March 2010, the authority announced that they were starting over and reviewing all possible locations for the cruise terminal. JAXPORT Cruise Terminal The JAXPORT Cruise Terminal () is a \"temporary\" cruise ship terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility located at the northwest corner of the \"Dames Point Marine Terminal\", beside the Dames Point Bridge. It was completed in six months during 2003 and is a facility at the Port of Jacksonville, administered by the Jacksonville Port Authority. The baggage handling area is ; and a passenger embarkation section", "title": "JAXPORT Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "7959055", "text": "that 1.5 million will use the terminal by 2017. New York Passenger Ship Terminal The Manhattan Cruise Terminal, formerly known as the New York Passenger Ship Terminal or Port Authority Passenger Ship Terminal (and also known as Luxury Liner Row or New York Cruise Terminal) is a terminal for ocean-going passenger ships in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. The New York Passenger Ship Terminal originally consisted of Piers 88, 90, 92 and 94 on the Hudson River between West 46th and West 54th Street. Piers 88-92 are each 1,100 feet (340 m) long and 400 feet (120 m) apart.", "title": "New York Passenger Ship Terminal" }, { "docid": "14322524", "text": "other hotels are planned to open in the next two years leading to an estimated 14% increase in the number of rooms available. Liverpool is one of the few cities in the world where cruise liners can berth in the city centre, and from 2008 a significant number of ships called at Liverpool's cruise liner terminal, including the Grand Princess, and the Queen Elizabeth 2. From 2013 Liverpool was able to offer turnaround operations from the cruise liner terminal attracting cruise passengers from the north of England and the Midlands. Liverpool City Council unveiled preliminary plans for a new £50", "title": "Economy of Liverpool" }, { "docid": "7959054", "text": "by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises), and the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (used by the \"Queen Mary 2\" and other ships of the Carnival Corporation cruise brands) opened in 2006 in Brooklyn. The current ship terminal now consists only of North River piers 88 and 90. With the opening of new piers elsewhere in the city, piers 92 and 94 were sold and are now used for exhibition space. Pier 86, once used by United States Lines, is now home to the USS \"Intrepid\" (CV-11). In 2003, the terminal handled 900,000 passengers, and the city is forecasting", "title": "New York Passenger Ship Terminal" }, { "docid": "7959050", "text": "New York Passenger Ship Terminal The Manhattan Cruise Terminal, formerly known as the New York Passenger Ship Terminal or Port Authority Passenger Ship Terminal (and also known as Luxury Liner Row or New York Cruise Terminal) is a terminal for ocean-going passenger ships in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. The New York Passenger Ship Terminal originally consisted of Piers 88, 90, 92 and 94 on the Hudson River between West 46th and West 54th Street. Piers 88-92 are each 1,100 feet (340 m) long and 400 feet (120 m) apart. They were first completed in 1935 to replace the", "title": "New York Passenger Ship Terminal" }, { "docid": "9143545", "text": "JAXPORT Cruise Terminal The JAXPORT Cruise Terminal () is a \"temporary\" cruise ship terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility located at the northwest corner of the \"Dames Point Marine Terminal\", beside the Dames Point Bridge. It was completed in six months during 2003 and is a facility at the Port of Jacksonville, administered by the Jacksonville Port Authority. The baggage handling area is ; and a passenger embarkation section has . Vehicle access to the site is via Hecksher Drive and there is paved parking for about 600 cars. Celebrity Cruises began regular service from Jacksonville on October 27, 2003", "title": "JAXPORT Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "485846", "text": "The airport handled 4,051,392 passengers and just under 5,000 tonnes of cargo in 2009. It has one terminal and one runway. It is one of many bases for the Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling, and from November 2010 Ryanair will base two aircraft at the airport. Seville is the only commercial river port in Spain, and the only inland city in the country where cruise ships can arrive in the historical centre. On 21 August 2012, the Muelle de las Delicias, controlled by the Port Authority of Seville, hosted the cruise ship Azamara Journey for two days, the largest ship ever", "title": "Seville" }, { "docid": "7965828", "text": "Brooklyn Cruise Terminal The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is one of three terminals for ocean-going cruise ships in the New York metropolitan area. The terminal is located at Red Hook Pier 12, which forms the south side of the Atlantic Basin at Pioneer and Imlay Streets in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York City. Vehicular access is through the main gate near the intersection of Bowne and Imlay Streets. The terminal is located on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), leased by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and operated", "title": "Brooklyn Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "10724084", "text": "the migration of species from the break-wall outwards. Due to currents and other hazards found in any diving environment a discover local diving tour with a dive professional is advised. Ogden Point Ogden Point is a deep water port facility located in the southwestern corner of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its location in the historic and beautiful city on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, by the Strait of Juan de Fuca not far from Vancouver and Seattle, US, has made it an attractive cruise ship destination. It also serves as a ship repair and supply facility", "title": "Ogden Point" }, { "docid": "2245922", "text": "regeneration project, which began in 2007. The project includes a new 'Barrow Marina Village' which will incorporate an £8 million 400-berth marina, 650 homes, restaurants, shops, hotels and a new state of the art bridge across Cavendish Dock. A large watersports centre is also proposed, with the possibility of a cruise ship terminal. Some cruise ships are already scheduled to dock in Barrow, mainly for tourists to visit the Lake District, although there is no official cruise ship terminal yet. Developments have stalled since 2010 when the Northwest Regional Development Agency was disbanded and essential government funding was lost. Despite", "title": "Barrow-in-Furness" }, { "docid": "16742926", "text": "Gibraltar Cruise Terminal The Gibraltar Cruise Terminal is located at the northern end of the Western Arm of the North Mole at Gibraltar Harbour. Construction of the facility in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar was completed in 1997. In the fifteen years since its opening, the terminal handled approximately three million cruise passengers. In May 2011, the explosion of a sullage tank on the Western Arm, while a cruise ship was berthed nearby, ultimately resulted in the loss of life of a dock worker. In October 2011, the Government of Gibraltar announced plans for expansion and renovation of the", "title": "Gibraltar Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "4014012", "text": "Abbotsford International Airport Abbotsford International Airport is located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, southwest of the city centre. It is the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland, after Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and is in close proximity to British Columbia Highway 1, and the US border. It is located about from Surrey city centre and from downtown Vancouver. YXX offers daily domestic scheduled services and seasonal international scheduled services. The airport is equipped with a CAT 1 Instrument Landing System, on-site aircraft rescue and firefighting, and a fully serviced Air Terminal Building with customs and passenger screening. It is", "title": "Abbotsford International Airport" }, { "docid": "5356732", "text": "Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong Ocean Terminal () is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The location of Ocean Terminal was once a wharf pier (Kowloon Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon Wharf and Godown) on the west shore of Tsim Sha Tsui. Rebuilt and enlarged for use as a cruise terminal, it also served as a multi-story shopping centre. Ocean Terminal opened on 22 March 1966, signifying the increasing wealth of Hong Kong Costing HK$70 million. Its 112 shops made it \"the largest shopping centre\" in Hong Kong. It was actually", "title": "Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong" }, { "docid": "7959053", "text": "of the New York Passenger Ship Terminal. In 2011 the city committed $4 million to renovate and upgrade the cruise terminal to accommodate the ship. For decades, the terminal was the only ocean-going passenger terminal in New York Harbor. Many major passenger ships have docked there, including the RMS \"Queen Mary 2\" and \"Freedom of the Seas\". With an upsurge in cruise ship traffic and the terminal's ability to comfortably handle only three large ships at a time, two new terminals have opened in the harbor — the Cape Liberty Cruise Port opened in 2004 in Bayonne, New Jersey (used", "title": "New York Passenger Ship Terminal" }, { "docid": "179274", "text": "operated by the city of Houston, and is one of the largest skateparks in Texas consisting of a 30,000-ft (2,800 m)in-ground facility. The Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park—located in the Uptown District of the city—serves as a popular tourist attraction and for weddings and various celebrations. A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Houston the 23rd most walkable of the 50 largest cities in the United States. Wet'n'Wild SplashTown is a water park located north of Houston. The Bayport Cruise Terminal on the Houston Ship Channel is port of call for both Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. Houston has", "title": "Houston" }, { "docid": "4584336", "text": "Village. The Port is redeveloping the historic Broadway Pier to create a second cruise-ship pier and terminal. That project is slated for completion in December 2010. Embarcadero Circle is a redevelopment project in the North Embarcadero, located at Broadway and Harbor Drive. It is scheduled for completion in 2010. It will include the new cruise ship terminal at Broadway Pier, as well as two hotels: a 27-story Marriott hotel with 500 rooms and a . concert venue, and a 40 story Manchester Grand Hyatt Embarcadero Circle is located north of the Navy Broadway Complex. In 1997 a major redevelopment of", "title": "Embarcadero (San Diego)" }, { "docid": "8878106", "text": "\"Pacific Dawn\", and acts as an additional hub for the cruise ship. In its first year of operation, the cruise terminal hosted 55 ships, making Brisbane the second largest cruise port in Australia. A draft plan to develop a new terminal at the Myrtletown Precinct has been approved by the Brisbane City Council in March 2013. The new terminal will be able to handle mega ships the size of the 345 metre-long RMS Queen Mary 2. Portside Wharf Portside Wharf is the international cruise terminal, residential and retail development at Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Wharf is Brisbane's commercial international", "title": "Portside Wharf" }, { "docid": "6867069", "text": "Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base , is a registered aerodrome located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flight centre is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver. After five years of preparation, consultation and construction, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre seaplane terminal opened for passenger service on May 25, 2011. The Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre is a partnership between the Clarke Group of Companies and Ledcor Group of Companies. It is classified as an aerodrome", "title": "Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre" }, { "docid": "7965830", "text": "car racing series's ninth and tenth round in the 2016–17 Formula E season. Brooklyn Cruise Terminal The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is one of three terminals for ocean-going cruise ships in the New York metropolitan area. The terminal is located at Red Hook Pier 12, which forms the south side of the Atlantic Basin at Pioneer and Imlay Streets in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York City. Vehicular access is through the main gate near the intersection of Bowne and Imlay Streets. The terminal is located on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey", "title": "Brooklyn Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "415937", "text": "total of 245 cruise ships arrived at the Grand Turk Cruise Terminal, carrying a total of 617,863 visitors. The government is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to increase tourism. Upscale resorts are aimed at the wealthy, while a large new cruise ship port and recreation centre has been built for the masses visiting Grand Turk. Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the longest coral reefs in the world and the world's only conch farm. The French vacation village company of Club Mediterannee (Club Med) has an all-inclusive adult resort called 'Turkoise' on one of the main islands. Several Hollywood stars", "title": "Turks and Caicos Islands" }, { "docid": "6802549", "text": "long with a breaking strength of . All cables were manufactured by Fatzer of Switzerland. The base terminal of the tram is located on the cruise ship docks on South Franklin Street. The terminal building features a large main hall, ticket windows, loading platforms with waiting areas, offices, and maintenance facilities for the tram. The top terminal of the tram is located on a tower and has views of the City of Juneau and the Gastineau Channel, Douglas Island and the community of Douglas to the west, the Chilkat Mountain Range to the north, and Kupreanof Island to the South.", "title": "Mount Roberts Tramway" }, { "docid": "6867072", "text": "was, according to the Official Airline Guide, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights. Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base , is a registered aerodrome located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flight centre is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver. After five years of preparation, consultation and construction, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre seaplane terminal opened for passenger service on May 25, 2011. The Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre is a partnership", "title": "Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre" }, { "docid": "8878104", "text": "Portside Wharf Portside Wharf is the international cruise terminal, residential and retail development at Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Wharf is Brisbane's commercial international cruise terminal. It is also an upscale residential and retail precinct including restaurants, shops, a large fish shop/cafe, a supermarket, Dendy cinema complex and a public plaza. The precinct is commonly filled with tourists who arrive by ship, in addition to locals who often arrive by CityCat. The Brisbane Cruise Terminal was opened on 29 August 2006. The $750 million development was completed by Multiplex. It is located on the north side of the Brisbane River", "title": "Portside Wharf" }, { "docid": "8192928", "text": "Port of the Americas. The city also seeks to position itself into the cruise ship terminal space. To this end, facilities have also been developed to accommodate cruise ships. Two cruise lines, Holland America and Celebrity, make occasional stops in its port. The municipality is seeking to build a new tourist wharf at Avenida Hostos with a total length of 1,200 feet and a width of 160 feet. This will allow two mega cruise ships to dock simultaneously. The estimated cost in 2011 was $57.6M USD, with the expected creation of 600 jobs. Historians have located records showing cruise ships", "title": "Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas" }, { "docid": "13906717", "text": "411 Seniors Centre The 411 Seniors Centre is a registered society, located at #705-333 Terminal Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia. It specializes in programs for moderate to low income seniors in the Vancouver area. In 2012, 411 Seniors Centre relocated to Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. The 411 Seniors Centre Society owned and operated the 4 storey tall building at Dunsmuir and Homer Streets from 2006 to 2012. The Vancouver Trades and Labour Council erected this building in 1910 from union members' contributions. The building has had a long list of occupants and the provincial government took over its ownership in 1921.", "title": "411 Seniors Centre" }, { "docid": "1927686", "text": "of Munich Airport: Munich Airport Terminal station is located in a tunnel directly beneath the central area between both passenger terminals. A second station called \"Besucherpark\" (German for \"Visitors' Park\") is located in the area that contains the cargo and maintenance areas, long-term parking, administrative buildings and the Visitors' Park from which the station gets its name. The airport is connected to the city by Munich suburban railway (\"S-Bahn\") lines and . The ride takes approximately 45 minutes to the Marienplatz station in the city centre. runs from the airport through the northwestern suburbs and reaches the city centre from", "title": "Munich Airport" }, { "docid": "2021903", "text": "pair of tunnels as part of the Sydney Metro project was approved in January 2017 and is scheduled to start later in the year. Permanent cruise ship terminals are located at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, Sydney Cove and at the White Bay Cruise Terminal at White Bay. White Bay's evolution to a cruise terminal came with the closure of Darling Harbour terminal to make way for the Barangaroo development. White Bay and adjacent Glebe Island have been working ports since the mid-1800s, handling just about everything from timber and paper, coal, sugar and cement to cars and", "title": "Port Jackson" }, { "docid": "1960147", "text": "Terminal in Newark Bay, which is the largest such port on the Eastern Seaboard. The port has diminished in importance to passenger travel, but the Port Authority operates all three major airports in New York (La Guardia, built 1939 and JFK/Idlewild, built 1948) and Newark (built 1928). The harbor is still serviced by several cruise lines, commuter ferries, and tourist excursion boats. Although most ferry service is private, the Staten Island Ferry is operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. Passenger ship facilities are New York Passenger Ship Terminal, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal at Red Hook, and MOTBY", "title": "New York Harbor" }, { "docid": "19806946", "text": "passengers can directly get the boarding pass and baggage delivery service for flights taking off from Hong Kong International Airport. Participating airlines are as follows for check-in services:- Taxis are available in the parking area. A free shuttle bus service links with the old Shekou Ferry Terminal, near exit C of the Shekou Port Shenzhen Metro station. A bus depot is located near the station offering services across the city. Shekou Cruise Center Shekou Cruise Center (), also known as the Shekou Ferry Terminal () and the Shekou Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, is a cruise terminal located in Shekou, Nanshan", "title": "Shekou Cruise Center" }, { "docid": "14701478", "text": "billion, including 65,000 jobs. the Port of Jacksonville also serves as a hub for passenger ships. The JAXPORT Cruise Terminal is a cruise ship terminal located at the northwest corner of the \"Dames Point Marine Terminal\", beside the Dames Point Bridge. Vehicle access to the site is via Hecksher Drive and there is paved parking for about 600 cars. Sailings commenced in October 2003 and Carnival Cruise Lines presently offers service aboard the Fasciantion with service to the Bahamas and Key West. Several proposals for expanding the Jacksonville transit system are in various stages of discussion, planning, or initial funding.", "title": "Transportation in Jacksonville, Florida" }, { "docid": "2992641", "text": "Kelang Container Terminal (KCT) and Kelang Port Management (KPM). Its operations also cover South Port, which was renamed Southpoint for conventional cargo handling, and acquired Northport Distripark Sdn Bhd (NDSB) as part of its logistics division. Westport is managed by Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd). A passenger port, Port Klang Cruise Centre, opened in December 1995 at Pulau Indah which is located next to the cargo terminals of Westport. Cruise line and naval ships drop anchor in any of the three berths at Port Klang Cruise Centre, which was under the management of", "title": "Port Klang" }, { "docid": "9006612", "text": "Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is a luxury cruise ship terminal that opened at the former Kai Tak Airport runway at Hong Kong. Its completion date was delayed into 2013 due to re-tendering. Following an international competition, Foster + Partners was chosen to design the cruise terminal. The first ship berthed on 12 June 2013. The terminal has the capacity to berth two large long vessels, which carry a total of 5,400 passengers and 1,200 crew, as well as anticipating the demands of cruise liners currently on the drawing board. The Government announced that it would focus", "title": "Kai Tak Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "4419818", "text": "is in the heart of Liverpool's business quarter and not far from the cruise liner terminal and the proposed Liverpool Waters. Liverpool Exchange railway station Liverpool Exchange railway station was a railway station located in the city centre of Liverpool, England. Of the four terminal stations in Liverpool's city centre, Exchange station was the only station not accessed via a tunnel. The station was badly damaged during World War II and lost a large proportion of the trainshed roof, which was never rebuilt, remaining an iron frame. The station's long distance services were switched to in the 1960s, and, as", "title": "Liverpool Exchange railway station" }, { "docid": "684199", "text": "to 90,000 in 2007, and higher in later years. Unlike most cruise ship terminals which are located in industrial areas, the downtown location of Norfolk's terminal has received favorable reviews from both tourists and the cruise lines who enjoy its proximity to the city's hotels, restaurants, shopping, and cultural amenities. Hampton Roads is home to four Fortune 500 companies. Representing the food industry, transportation, retail and shipbuilding, these four companies are located in Smithfield, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Newport News. 26% of the 130,000 people working in Norfolk live in the city, while 74% commute in. 37% of those come from", "title": "Norfolk, Virginia" }, { "docid": "10723845", "text": "Victoria Harbour (British Columbia) Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria", "title": "Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)" }, { "docid": "2145727", "text": "including those who started or ended their cruise in Málaga. The development of the cruise industry is proceeding with a new passenger terminal, port museum, and environmental education centre planned for inclusion in the cruise ship facilities at Quay 2. A commercial marina will also operate from Quay 1, catering to 24 super-yachts of up to 30 metres, and the Eastern Quay passenger terminal will be remodeled to improve pedestrian access and double existing capacity to 560,000 passengers a year. The four ports of Marbella are primarily recreational; although both Puerto Banús and the Puerto de la Bajadilla are permitted", "title": "Costa del Sol" }, { "docid": "18974389", "text": "Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a purpose built terminal for ocean-going passenger ships built by the Port Authority of Douro, Porto, Portugal. The terminal was opened on the 23 July 2015. The terminal is located in the Matosinhos municipality close to the city of Porto in the northern region of Portugal. The total cost of the project is expected to be in the region of 50 million euros. The project is expected to expand and to stimulate the local tourist economy of the area. The new terminal building sits upon a 340 meter long quay and", "title": "Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "10723883", "text": "planning the construction of wastewater treatment plants. Victoria Harbour (British Columbia) Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as", "title": "Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)" }, { "docid": "19806944", "text": "larger urban renewal and redevelopment along Shenzhen Bay. It was announced by the operating company, in December 2013, that a major redevelopment will take place. Construction started in 2014. The first cruise ship, the SuperStar Virgo of Star Cruises tied alongside, on Friday afternoon October 14, 2016, ahead of the terminal's opening party. The new Shenzhen Prince Bay Cruise Homeport will open on November 1, 2016. It is located 1.5 km south-west of the current ferry terminal with a free shuttle bus connecting the new terminal with the Shekou Port Metro Station. The triangular shaped terminal building designed by the", "title": "Shekou Cruise Center" }, { "docid": "2038677", "text": "Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata-ku is also the location of Fukuoka's main train station, Hakata Station, Fukuoka Airport and the Hakata Port international passenger ship terminal. Hakata-ku is a ward of Fukuoka City located on its eastern edge. It is 31.47 km with a population of 206,629 (current January 1, 2009). Much of the ward consists of low-lying plains beside the . The northwestern end of the ward faces Hakata Bay, which includes both ferry and international cruise ship terminals . The northeast", "title": "Hakata-ku, Fukuoka" }, { "docid": "16024370", "text": "Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal The Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal is a cruise ship terminal in Portland, Maine, USA. It was built in two phases; phase 1 being a new terminal building that in 2008 replaced the original International Marine Terminal and phase 2 being a new berth and docking facility for large cruise ships known as Ocean Gateway Pier II. Plans for the new passenger terminal were made as early as 2003, when the Portland city council presented an early design for the facility, including two buildings — a receiving building and a 16,000 square foot", "title": "Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal" }, { "docid": "3259938", "text": "foreign tourists came from Singapore, 12.8% from Malaysia and 4.2% from South Korea. Ferries connect Batam to Singapore, Bintan, and Johor Bahru (Malaysia). Five ferry terminals are on the island: Harbour Bay International Ferry Terminal, Nongsapura Ferry Terminal, Sekupang, Waterfront City, and Batam Centre International Ferry Terminal. Connections to Singapore are by way of Harbourfront and Tanah Merah Ferry Terminals run by Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC). The most recent incident happened on 29 November 2015 when a ferry, 'Sea Prince', hit floating object(s) while en route to Singapore from Batam and began leaking. A total of 97 passengers were rescued", "title": "Batam" }, { "docid": "6057447", "text": "of Man, and there is a growing number of cruise ships making day calls at the port. A new terminal at Prince's Dock is due to open in May 2012 to provide check-in, baggage drop and reclaim, as well as customs and border facilities for thousands of cruise liner passengers visiting the region, whilst Peel Ports have also planned a second cruise terminal as part of the Liverpool Waters project. The Mersey Ferry offers regular commuter services between Wirral and Liverpool City Centre, with 684,000 passengers using the service in 2009–2010. Global air connectivity to and from the region is", "title": "Liverpool City Region" }, { "docid": "1931906", "text": "the container terminal from Varna East to a new larger basin on the northeastern shore of Lake Varna and to redevelop old port Varna East, located in the city centre, into a large marine attractions zone with a new cruise terminal, yacht marina, apartments, hotels, restaurants, museums, exhibitions, shopping, and other tourist facilities. In 2008, plans were disclosed for another deepwater container terminal on the south side of the island for vessels carrying over 2500 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). A liquified petroleum gas terminal is also being developed at Beloslav. Amidst the gas crisis of early 2009, discussions started of", "title": "Port of Varna" }, { "docid": "13998700", "text": "Philip A. Hart Plaza Philip A. Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit, is a city plaza along the Detroit River. It is located more or less on the site at which Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac landed in 1701 when he founded \"Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit\", the settlement that became Detroit. In 2011, the Detroit-Wayne County Port Authority opened its new cruise ship passenger terminal and dock at Hart Plaza, adjacent to the Renaissance Center, which receives major cruise ships such as the MS \"Hamburg\" and the \"Yorktown\". The plaza, which is named for the late U.S. Senator", "title": "Philip A. Hart Plaza" }, { "docid": "18974390", "text": "includes a pedestrian access path for use of passengers and the general public. The architect for the project was Luís Pedro Silva with the Structural design for the project being carried out by Newton Engineering Consultants. The main contractor was Ferreira Build Power of Porto. Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a purpose built terminal for ocean-going passenger ships built by the Port Authority of Douro, Porto, Portugal. The terminal was opened on the 23 July 2015. The terminal is located in the Matosinhos municipality close to the city of Porto in the northern region of Portugal.", "title": "Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "7678401", "text": "the Expo Line is at Waterfront station. The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Vancouver City Centre station: Vancouver City Centre station Vancouver City Centre is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver City Centre station is located on Granville Street, between West Georgia Street and Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver. The station serves the shopping and entertainment districts along Granville and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre. The station is also within walking distance of such amenities as Robson Square (home", "title": "Vancouver City Centre station" }, { "docid": "17169800", "text": "for intercity railway, then for a Transrapid maglev train making the trip to München Hauptbahnhof in 10 minutes. However, this project was cancelled in March 2008 due to cost escalation. Munich Airport Terminal station is located in the 13th ring of the MVV tariff. Munich Airport Terminal station Munich Airport Terminal station () is a Munich S-Bahn terminal station at Munich Airport at the end of the Munich East–Munich Airport railway. It is connected to the city by lines and . The ride takes approximately 45 minutes to the Marienplatz station in the city centre. Munich Airport station is located", "title": "Munich Airport Terminal station" }, { "docid": "14180069", "text": "Terminals (AAT) facility for imported motor vehicles. Discussions for rejuvenation of the now disused site are ongoing. In 2008 it was suggested by the Government of New South Wales that a tennis centre could be created to host the Australian Open tournament after Melbourne's existing contract expired in 2016. This plan was short-lived and in 2009 it was announced that White Bay Cruise Terminal would be renovated at the same time as the Barangaroo development to become a cruise ship terminal to alleviate pressure on the existing facilities at Darling Harbour and Circular Quay. This is a controversial decision with", "title": "Glebe Island" }, { "docid": "9006623", "text": "to October 2015. The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (“KTCT”) commenced operation in 2013 and has since welcomed cruise ships from a wide variety or cruise lines. Lines calling or scheduled to call at the KTCT include: \"* confirmed bookings as of Jan 2018\" \"Passenger numbers based on ship’s declarations and do not include crew\" Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is a luxury cruise ship terminal that opened at the former Kai Tak Airport runway at Hong Kong. Its completion date was delayed into 2013 due to re-tendering. Following an international competition, Foster + Partners was chosen to", "title": "Kai Tak Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "8878105", "text": "upstream from the Gateway Bridge. The cruise ship terminal is capable of accommodating ships up to 270 metres in length. Ocean liners, super yachts and expedition ships dock at its international wharf on average once a week. Due to Gateway Bridge height restrictions several larger ocean liners which are unable to pass under the bridge dock north of the bridge at Pinkenba Wharf or at the Multi-user Terminal at the Grain Berth, located at Fisherman Islands. The Wharf is the Brisbane home for the P&O liner the \"Pacific Sun\". As of March 2010, the Brisbane Cruise Terminal caters for the", "title": "Portside Wharf" }, { "docid": "5236982", "text": "city. The \"Queen Mary 2\", the world's second largest passenger ship and one of the few traditional ocean liners still in service, was designed specifically to fit under the Verrazano Bridge, itself the longest suspension bridge in the United States. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is her regular port of call for transatlantic runs from Southampton, England. Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne is the third passenger terminal servicing the city. Water quality in the New York Harbor improved dramatically in the late 20th century. New Yorkers regularly kayak and sail in the harbor, which has become a major recreational site", "title": "Transportation in New York City" }, { "docid": "7678399", "text": "Vancouver City Centre station Vancouver City Centre is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver City Centre station is located on Granville Street, between West Georgia Street and Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver. The station serves the shopping and entertainment districts along Granville and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre. The station is also within walking distance of such amenities as Robson Square (home of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, and a UBC satellite campus), the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Library Square,", "title": "Vancouver City Centre station" }, { "docid": "8142067", "text": "Portside Wharf at Hamilton, Australian cruise ship company P&O Cruises used the Pinkenba wharf as a base for its cruise ships, \"Pacific Sky\" and \"Pacific Star\". The Brisbane dock is not particularly glamorous, and is mainly used by industrial vessels. Correspondingly the Queensland Government is under pressure to create a new second international cruise terminal for Brisbane on the northern side of the Gateway Bridge to accommodate the larger ocean-going cruise ships. A February 2008 visit by the luxury cruise ship the MS Queen Victoria meant that passengers could not use the international standard cruise terminal facilities at Portside Wharf", "title": "Pinkenba Wharf" }, { "docid": "7966004", "text": "decades previously. Cape Liberty Cruise Port The Cape Liberty Cruise Port is one of three trans-Atlantic passenger terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Other names for it are Port Liberty and Cruise Port Bayonne. It is located in Bayonne, New Jersey at the north side of the long pier of MOTBY (which has now been renamed the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor), a former military ocean terminal, and began operations in 2004. Royal Caribbean is one of the port's primary tenants. In May 2006 the – then the world's largest cruise ship – was christened in a", "title": "Cape Liberty Cruise Port" }, { "docid": "7966002", "text": "Cape Liberty Cruise Port The Cape Liberty Cruise Port is one of three trans-Atlantic passenger terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Other names for it are Port Liberty and Cruise Port Bayonne. It is located in Bayonne, New Jersey at the north side of the long pier of MOTBY (which has now been renamed the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor), a former military ocean terminal, and began operations in 2004. Royal Caribbean is one of the port's primary tenants. In May 2006 the – then the world's largest cruise ship – was christened in a broadcast carried", "title": "Cape Liberty Cruise Port" }, { "docid": "11693127", "text": "Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, also known as Scarborough Town Centre Bus Terminal or Scarborough Bus Terminal, is an intercity bus terminal in Scarborough City Centre in the Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located adjacent to its namesake rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto Subway. It is served by GO Transit buses, Greyhound, Coach Canada, Megabus, Can-ar, and other private coach services. The terminal is adjacent to the Scarborough Town Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre. Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks include Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, the Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell", "title": "Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal" }, { "docid": "3634950", "text": "in California. The Port of San Diego has two container ship facilities (one for refrigerated containers) and a cruise ship terminal. A second cruise ship terminal opened in December 2010. The port handles more than 3 million metric tons of cargo yearly. The cruise ship terminal hosted more than 250 ship calls a year totaling more than 800,000 passengers at its peak in 2008; since then the number of ship calls has fallen to fewer than 100 per year due to the withdrawal of regular service by major cruise lines. General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), the only", "title": "San Diego Bay" }, { "docid": "11693128", "text": "Square, the Canada Centre government offices, Consilium Place and the Scarborough YMCA. Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, also known as Scarborough Town Centre Bus Terminal or Scarborough Bus Terminal, is an intercity bus terminal in Scarborough City Centre in the Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located adjacent to its namesake rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto Subway. It is served by GO Transit buses, Greyhound, Coach Canada, Megabus, Can-ar, and other private coach services. The terminal is adjacent to the Scarborough Town Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre. Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks", "title": "Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal" }, { "docid": "5379032", "text": "Ferry terminal A ferry terminal, which may also be known (for example) as a passenger terminal, cruise terminal, marine terminal or maritime passenger terminal, is a structure in a port where ferries and possibly cruise ships pick up and drop off passengers and vehicles. Passengers may be loaded by a gangway or by a linkspan. Vehicles may be driven off the ship directly, if the vessel is a Roll-on/roll-off ship. Goods packed in containers may be driven onto the vessel by a vehicle which then detaches itself from the container and returns to shore. If the ferry terminal handles vehicles,", "title": "Ferry terminal" }, { "docid": "8461730", "text": "Chairman Amy Ng Lee Hoon, Director Cheng Yoke Ping, Director Eugene Wong, Director Lim Choon Noim Director Rosalynn Tay, Director Wong Mun Hoong, Director Yong Lum Sung, Director Management Team: <hr/> Christina Siaw, Chief Executive Officer Albert Wong, Vice-President(Ferry Operations) Kaul Shiben Sandeep, Vice-President(Business Development/Strategic Planning) Sean Tan, Vice-President(Asset & Facilities Mgmt) Will Tan, Vice-President(Information Technology) Yong Ngai Hui, Vice-President(Finance) SCC Travel services Singapore Cruise Centre The Singapore Cruise Centre (abbrev: SCC; Chinese: 新加坡邮轮中心) is a cruise terminal located in the south of Singapore in the vicinity of HarbourFront and in Keppel Harbour. Built in 1991 by the then Port", "title": "Singapore Cruise Centre" }, { "docid": "970294", "text": "one in the area known as the Massarelos valley. Porto is often referred to as \"Cidade das Pontes\" (City of the Bridges), besides its more traditional nicknames of \"Cidade Invicta\" (Unconquered/ Invincible City) and \"Capital do Norte\" (Capital of the North). In July 2015 a new cruise terminal was opened at the port of Leixões, which is north of the city in Matosinhos. Porto is served by Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport which is located in Pedras Rubras, Moreira da Maia civil parish of the neighbouring Municipality of Maia, some to the north-west of the city centre. The airport is", "title": "Porto" }, { "docid": "448883", "text": "in Vancouver. Vancouver was also the birthplace of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Vancouver's scenic location makes it a major tourist destination. Over 10.3 million people visited Vancouver in 2017. Annually, tourism contributes approximately $4.8 billion to the Metro Vancouver economy and supports over 70,000 jobs. Many visit to see the city's gardens, Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden and the mountains, ocean, forest and parklands which surround the city. Each year over a million people pass through Vancouver on cruise ship vacations, often bound for Alaska. Vancouver is the most stressed city in the spectrum of affordability of housing in Canada.", "title": "Vancouver" }, { "docid": "684198", "text": "Williamsburg have traditionally been the centers of tourism for the region, the rebirth of downtown Norfolk and the construction of a cruise ship pier at the foot of Nauticus in downtown has driven tourism to become an increasingly important part of the city's economy. The number of cruise ship passengers who visited Norfolk increased from 50,000 in 2003, to 107,000 in 2004 and 2005. Also in April 2007, the city completed construction on a $36 million state-of-the-art cruise ship terminal alongside the pier. Partly due to this construction, passenger counts dropped to 70,000 in 2006, but is expected to rebound", "title": "Norfolk, Virginia" }, { "docid": "5668513", "text": "square, named after Prussian prime minister Karl August von Hardenberg (1750–1822), Berlin's largest city bus terminal and night bus service centre. It is also used by long-distance buses/coaches, however the \"ZOB\", Berlin's central intercity bus terminal, is located on Messedamm in Westend, not far from the Funkturm. Zoologischer Garten is also a Berlin U-Bahn station and S-Bahn station located at the Berlin Zoologischer Garten terminal, serving the U-Bahn lines and , as well as by the S-Bahn lines , , , and . The original station served by Berlin Stadtbahn commuter trains opened on 7 February 1882. On 11 March", "title": "Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station" }, { "docid": "2104957", "text": "visiting cruise ships. In one case, Icy Strait Point in Alaska, the entire destination was created explicitly and solely for cruise ship visitors. Travel to and from the port of departure are the passengers' responsibility, although purchasing a transfer pass from the cruise line for the trip between the airport and cruise terminal will guarantee that the ship will not leave until the passenger is aboard. Similarly, if the passenger books a shore excursion with the cruise line and the tour runs late, the ship is obligated to remain until the passenger returns. Luxury cruise lines such as Regent Seven", "title": "Cruise ship" }, { "docid": "3203112", "text": "Bay. However, the first official Fleet Week began in New York City in 1982. Fleet Week in New York City is generally timed to coincide with the Memorial Day holiday weekend. During the New York City Fleet Week, ships are docked at New York Passenger Ship Terminal on the Hudson River on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan and also at Stapleton in the borough of Staten Island. In 2012, ships visited Brooklyn for the first time, docking at the Cruise Ship Terminal. The practice of US Navy ships visiting the city and being open for tours began", "title": "Fleet Week" }, { "docid": "7881172", "text": "a number of modern cruise ships and ocean liners dock. In 1942, the USS \"Lafayette\" (formerly SS \"Normandie\") caught fire at Pier 88, remaining capsized there for a year. Pier 94 was formerly part of the Passenger Ship Terminal, and now houses the \"Unconvention Center\", the second-largest exhibition hall in New York City. Pier 97 was until 1975 the home of the Swedish American Line passenger ship terminal. The Swedish American Line terminal was demolished some time after 1984 and the pier is currently home to a live event venue, JBL. On June 23, 2006, a New York City Police", "title": "Hudson River Park" }, { "docid": "2507278", "text": "tramway line inaugurated in December 2012. \"Caya G. F. Betico Croes\", also called Main Street, is Aruba's main shopping street in Oranjestad, however in the past few years shoppers have increasingly turned to Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard, the main thoroughfare in the city. This is in part because the boulevard is closer to the cruise ship terminal and harbour area. Oranjestad houses the largest port on the island capable of docking up to five large vessels. In 2003, over 200 container ships called at the Oranjestad port. A smaller port for shorter cargo vessels is at Barcadera, to the east.", "title": "Oranjestad, Aruba" }, { "docid": "19806943", "text": "Shekou Cruise Center Shekou Cruise Center (), also known as the Shekou Ferry Terminal () and the Shekou Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, is a cruise terminal located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It runs direct ferry connections from Shenzhen to destinations across the Pearl River Delta. It is operated by China Merchants Shekou Ferry Terminal Service Co., Ltd. Ferry operations are operated by Xunlong Ferries, TurboJET and CKS Ferries. It can also handle cruise ships docking and replenishment, and is the first cruise terminal in China. This facility replaces the former Shekou Passenger Terminal and is part of a", "title": "Shekou Cruise Center" }, { "docid": "9897079", "text": "City of Málaga. The Hereida Quay will be refurbished to expand port operation centres and provide an additional 500 car spaces. The works are estimated at 33 million euros. A new passenger terminal, port museum and environmental education centre are planned for inclusion in the cruise ship facilities at Quay 2 at a further cost of 22 million euros. A commercial marina will also operate from Quay 1, catering for 24 superyachts of up to 30 metres, and the Eastern Quay passenger terminal will be remodeled to improve pedestrian access and double existing capacity to 560,000 passengers a year. The", "title": "Port of Málaga" }, { "docid": "4729691", "text": "River Cruise with evening cruises along the Malacca River. The cruise route is an area marking the border between historic Chinatown and Malay area. The Melaka Gateway is a project under construction involving the development of one natural and two man-made islands off the coast of Malacca which will feature an international cruise terminal and aid water transport in the city. An international shipping port is also planned to be built as part of China's Maritime Silk Route economic belt. The city high court complex is located along Tun Abdul Razak Road, while another court for Sharia law is located", "title": "Malacca City" }, { "docid": "9884819", "text": "cruise facility is located downtown. The main facility, at B Street Pier in downtown San Diego, along North Harbor Drive, has three cruise berths. The Port also redeveloped the historic Broadway Pier to create a second cruise-ship pier and terminal, which opened in December 2010. Several cruise lines home port in San Diego, such as Holland America, Celebrity Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean. Other cruise lines may also use San Diego as a port of call. Holland America uses San Diego as a home port during the winter season. Royal Caribbean used to regularly operate Mexico cruises from", "title": "Port of San Diego" }, { "docid": "11688068", "text": "passengers. Waves and nautical elements take centrestage with an undulating roofscape that mimics the breaking of waves on the shore - featuring an angular rather than curvilinear form, with alternating panels of aluminium and glass along the length of the terminal. When viewed from the towering heights of a cruise liner, the roof becomes a multi-dimensional mosaic of shapes and patterns. Passengers will be treated to a constantly changing view as the ship approaches land, creating a sense of anticipation. The rolling waves on the terminal break form at the junction between the terminal and the ground transportation area. The", "title": "Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore" }, { "docid": "7677719", "text": "Vancouver International Airport (YVR), located on Sea Island, it provides the only direct, transfer-free public transit connection between Downtown Vancouver and the airport. During off hours, the station is served by the N10 bus route, which provides service to Downtown Vancouver and Richmond–Brighouse station. YVR–Airport is served by two entrances. The Domestic Terminal entrance is accessible by an overhead walkway on the concourse level. The International Terminal entrance is accessible by a walkway on the parkade level. This entrance also provides street level access to Grant McConachie Way. As with all stations on Sea Island—YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton—a", "title": "YVR–Airport station" }, { "docid": "3682709", "text": "\"Disney Fantasy\" but with an equivalent number of staterooms. In March 2018, Disney Cruise Line released the 1st rendering of its new generation of cruise ships. The 140,000-ton cruise liners will be LNG-powered and will accommodate at least 2,500 guests. The Disney Cruise Line Terminal, or Port Canaveral's Cruise Terminal 8, is located in Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. It is used to transport passengers on and off of the Disney Cruise Line ships the \"Disney Magic\", the \"Disney Wonder\", the \"Disney Dream\", and the \"Disney Fantasy\". The port, located in Port Canaveral, at cruise terminal A,", "title": "Disney Cruise Line" }, { "docid": "3873855", "text": "in supplies from Vancouver. The only cruise ship that ever called at Ocean Falls was Holland America's \"SS Rotterdam\" on May 18, 1997. The ship was chartered by a British Columbia tour operator, Wells Gray Tours. The town had only 50 residents, but they successfully hosted 1,100 visitors. There was hope that other Alaska-bound cruise ships would start to visit Ocean Falls, but it never happened. There is a sign on the road that reads \"July 13, 1929, Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you - Willy Buttner\". The town is", "title": "Ocean Falls" }, { "docid": "139272", "text": "\"F-Süd\"), located in Sachsenhausen. It is an important destination for local trains and trams (lines 14 to 16, 19) and the terminal stop for four U-Bahn lines (U1, U2, U3, U8) and four S-Bahn lines (S3, S4, S5, S6). The Frankfurt Trade Fair offers two railway stations: Messe station is for local S-Bahn trains (lines S3-S6) and is located at the centre of the trade fair premises while Festhalle/Messe station is served by U-Bahn line U4 and is located at the north-east corner of the premises. Two other major railway stations in the city centre are Konstablerwache and Hauptwache, located", "title": "Frankfurt" }, { "docid": "4470684", "text": "recreation centres, including the Cowichan Aquatic Centre, Island Savings Centre, Fuller Lake Arena and the Cowichan Sportsplex. North Cowichan offers numerous parks and hiking trails. The Vancouver Island terminal of the HVDC Vancouver-Island is found here. North Cowichan North Cowichan (Canada 2016 Census population 29,676) is a District municipality established in 1873 located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is noted for a landscape including forests, beaches, rivers and lakes. The municipality encompasses the communities of Crofton, Chemainus, Maple Bay and the 'south end' which is essentially", "title": "North Cowichan" }, { "docid": "682577", "text": "Malta is housed at the Parliament House near the city's entrance since 2015, and it was previously housed at the Grandmaster's Palace in the city centre. The latter palace still houses the Office of the President of Malta, while Auberge de Castille houses the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. The courthouse and many government departments are also located in Valletta. The Valletta peninsula has two natural harbours, Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour. The Grand Harbour is Malta's major port, with unloading quays at nearby Marsa. A cruise-liner terminal is located along the old seawall of the Valletta Waterfront", "title": "Valletta" }, { "docid": "14909548", "text": "and the Mann Island Buildings are both under-construction as of September 2010. The Prince's Dock is located to the north of the Pier Head and the Three Graces which is now the home of the Liverpool Cruise Terminal where turnaround cruises arrive and depart. The land surrounding Prince's Dock is the subject of major redevelopment and could be part of the very ambitious Liverpool Waters Scheme. In 2008 Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture, therefore becoming the first city in England to be awarded the title. The cultural history of the city was celebrated throughout the year and Liverpool", "title": "Liverpool City Centre" }, { "docid": "11281909", "text": "Glasgow Seaplane Terminal Glasgow Seaplane Terminal is a seaplane airport terminal in Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in August 2007. The terminal is located in the 'Princes Dock' adjacent Glasgow Science Centre in the Pacific Quay area of the city. The city also has two international airports, Glasgow Airport and Glasgow Prestwick Airport, although both are located outside the city. The terminal maiden scheduled service from Glasgow to Oban began in August 2007. It is currently Europe's only city centre commercial seaplane service in operation. The terminal was opened by Loch Lomond Seaplanes, in August 2007, to allow the first commercial", "title": "Glasgow Seaplane Terminal" }, { "docid": "3404747", "text": "on the former site of North Van Ship Repair, a major shipyard during World War II. In the 2010s, the Quay became the site of intensive construction of housing developments, backed by Mayor Darrell Mussatto. Lonsdale Quay Lonsdale Quay is a major public market and tourist destination with an adjacent transit hub for Vancouver's North Shore municipalities. Located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in the City of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it is adjacent to the northern terminal for the SeaBus passenger ferry and bus loop. The headquarters for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is located in", "title": "Lonsdale Quay" }, { "docid": "17169799", "text": "Munich Airport Terminal station Munich Airport Terminal station () is a Munich S-Bahn terminal station at Munich Airport at the end of the Munich East–Munich Airport railway. It is connected to the city by lines and . The ride takes approximately 45 minutes to the Marienplatz station in the city centre. Munich Airport station is located in a tunnel beneath the central area. A second station, \"Besucherpark\" (\"Visitors' Park\") connects the cargo and maintenance areas, long-term parking, administrative buildings and the name-giving Visitors' Park. A second tunnel beneath the terminals is currently unused. Originally, there were plans to use it", "title": "Munich Airport Terminal station" }, { "docid": "9006622", "text": "addition, the government will receive a percentage of the operator's gross receipts as variable rent, with the percentage increasing from 7.3 percent to 34 percent as gross receipts rise. The grouping is made up of Worldwide Flight Services, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Neo Crown. Mariner of the Seas was the first cruise ship to dock at the new terminal on 12 June 2013. Roughly 80% of the ship calls at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal have been turnaround or 'homeporting' calls. The first major homeport season was by Voyager of the Seas, which was based at Kai Tak from June", "title": "Kai Tak Cruise Terminal" }, { "docid": "9884816", "text": "completed a wildlife refuge in Chula Vista. In 1983, The San Diego Cruise Industry Consortium was formed to promote San Diego as a cruise destination and homeport. Then just three years later the B Street Pier Cruise Ship Terminal was officially dedicated. That same year, over 26,000 passengers embarked and disembarked at the terminal. In 1989, the Port-funded, $165 million, waterfront San Diego Convention Center opened. In 1990, The Pasha Group began importing vehicles (Isuzus) at the National City Marine Terminal. A total of 15,589 vehicle units were imported the first year. Pasha now imports over 400,000 vehicles annually. In", "title": "Port of San Diego" } ]

[ "Miles Teller" ]

[ { "docid": "17277386", "text": "1981's \"Scanners\" and 1986's \"The Fly\" influenced the look of the film, and that its overall tone would feel like a \"cross between Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton\". In January 2014, Kinberg finished rewriting the script, and casting for the roles of Reed Richards and Sue Storm began. Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, and Jack O'Connell were tested for the role of Reed, before Teller was cast. Meanwhile, Kate Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, and Emmy Rossum were tested for Sue. In February, it was revealed that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Mara", "title": "Fantastic Four (2015 film)" }, { "docid": "17277375", "text": "Fantastic Four (2015 film) Fantastic Four (stylized as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the third theatrical \"Fantastic Four\" film to be produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox and a reboot of the \"Fantastic Four\" film franchise. Directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg, the film stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell. In \"Fantastic Four\", the team must learn to harness their superhuman abilities gained from an alternate universe to save", "title": "Fantastic Four (2015 film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "7246067", "text": "Fantastic Four (1997 video game) Fantastic Four is a PlayStation video game developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The game was released in 1997, and is based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Doctor Doom has developed a device that transports the Fantastic Four (and the She-Hulk) to various locations to do battle with various monsters and supervillains. One or two players (or up to four with a special adaptor) can control Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch or She-Hulk through various side-scrolling arcade levels until Mr. Fantastic is able to assemble", "title": "Fantastic Four (1997 video game)" }, { "docid": "4511926", "text": "Four, who thwarted the Empire's invasion of Earth. Dorrek chose the warrior Kl'rt, who was given the combined abilities of the Fantastic Four. Kl'rt was stronger than the Thing; had superior flight and greater pyrokinetic ability than the Human Torch; had better control of invisibility and telekinesis than the Invisible Woman, and could stretch further than Mr. Fantastic. The Super-Skrull retained his shape-shifting and hypnotic abilities, and was sent to Earth to defeat the Fantastic Four and pave the way for a Skrull Empire invasion. During their first encounter, the Super-Skrull keeps the Fantastic Four at bay and forces them", "title": "Super-Skrull" }, { "docid": "6862411", "text": "the Marvel Cinematic Universe. \"Fantastic Four\" was released on August 7, 2015 and fared worse than its predecessors both critically and commercially. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (stylized as 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer) is a 2007 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. A sequel to the 2005 film \"Fantastic Four\", the film is directed by Tim Story. Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm/The Thing return", "title": "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" }, { "docid": "6862389", "text": "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (stylized as 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer) is a 2007 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. A sequel to the 2005 film \"Fantastic Four\", the film is directed by Tim Story. Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm/The Thing return as \"The Fantastic Four\", while Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington reprise their roles from the first film as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom", "title": "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" }, { "docid": "1336741", "text": "men in the Marvel Universe\" and that \"Sure, his obsession with science sometimes comes at the detriment of his family life, but a kinder and nobler hero you'll rarely find.\" Mr. Fantastic was also listed as #50 on IGN's list of the \"Top 50 Avengers\". Mister Fantastic Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. Richards possesses a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and electrical engineering, chemistry, all levels of physics, and human and alien biology. \"BusinessWeek\" listed Mr. Fantastic as one", "title": "Mister Fantastic" }, { "docid": "154269", "text": "The Fantastic Four are also playable characters in \"Marvel Heroes\" and \"Lego Marvel Super Heroes\". The Fantastic Four starred in their own virtual pinball game Fantastic Four for Pinball FX 2 released by Zen Studios. Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in \"The Fantastic Four\" #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium. The Fantastic Four was the first superhero team created by editor/co-plotter Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, who developed a collaborative", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "10250981", "text": "first appearance (he would appear again in the second-season episode \"Hollywood Rocks\"), came the episode \"Fantastic Fortitude\" featuring his nemesis, the Fantastic Four. The episode seems to place this show in the same continuity with the \"Fantastic Four\" cartoon of the same decade as this episode plays off the Hulk's appearance in the other show. More to the point, Beau Weaver (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic) and Chuck McCann (Ben Grimm/The Thing) reprised their roles from the \"Fantastic Four\" series. In the episode, Mister Fantastic and the other Fantastic Four take their vacation prior to Hulk, She-Hulk, and Thing fighting Leader's Gamma", "title": "The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)" }, { "docid": "154202", "text": "Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in \"The Fantastic Four\" #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium. The Fantastic Four was the first superhero team created by editor/co-plotter Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title that they would use from then on. The four individuals traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "6902778", "text": "seems to place this show in the same continuity with the \"Fantastic Four\" cartoon of the same decade, as this episode plays off the Hulk's appearance in the other show. More to the point, Beau Weaver (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic) and Chuck McCann (Ben Grimm/The Thing) reprise their roles from the \"Fantastic Four\" series. In the episode, Mister Fantastic and the other Fantastic Four take their vacation prior to Hulk, She-Hulk, and Thing fighting Leader's Gamma Soldiers. Meanwhile, She-Hulk flirts with Thing, but Ben chooses to rekindle his relationship with Alicia Masters. While the Yancy Street Gang never appear in the", "title": "Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)" }, { "docid": "1336682", "text": "Mister Fantastic Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. Richards possesses a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and electrical engineering, chemistry, all levels of physics, and human and alien biology. \"BusinessWeek\" listed Mr. Fantastic as one of the top ten most intelligent fictional characters in American comics. He is the inventor of the spacecraft that was bombarded by cosmic radiation on its maiden voyage, granting the Fantastic Four their powers. Richards gained the ability to stretch his body into any shape", "title": "Mister Fantastic" }, { "docid": "8045511", "text": "trio capture the Fantastic Four, Phillips tracks the Invisible Girl and gases her, Dakor pretends to be delivering a car to the Torch from a Maharaja, but reveals it is fireproof when he traps him inside and fills it with gas, and Bull uses a cosmic ray gun from Doom to briefly turn the Thing to Ben Grimm and knocks him out. Doom captures Mr Fantastic using a robot Thing which helps him imprison Mr Fantastic in a glass box. Doom sends the Trio them to another dimension until he again needs their services. The Fantastic Four, however, defeated Doom,", "title": "Terrible Trio (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "4511927", "text": "to retreat. Mr. Fantastic senses that Kl'rt's powers are augmented by an energy beam from the Skrull home world. Blocking the beam with a device placed on him by the Invisible Girl deprives Kl'rt of his new powers. Defeated, he is imprisoned in a crater by the Human Torch when he pursues the Invisible Girl. The Super-Skrull returns as the Invincible Man after the Skrulls restored his powers to fight the Fantastic Four. He breaks out of his prison, travels to New York and kidnaps Johnny and Sue Storm's jailed father Franklin Storm. The Fantastic Four recognize his deception and", "title": "Super-Skrull" }, { "docid": "170198", "text": "herald. Galactus comes into conflict with the High Evolutionary when attempting to devour Counter-Earth, but he is transformed into harmless energy after attempting to devour the planet Poppup. After returning to normal form, Galactus is sought by the Fantastic Four to help stop a new cosmic threat, the Sphinx. Mr. Fantastic offers to release Galactus from his vow to avoid Earth if he helps defeat the Sphinx. Galactus agrees, if the Fantastic Four first recruit a being called Tyros as a new herald. The quartet succeed, and the newly empowered and renamed Terrax leads his master to Earth. Galactus locates", "title": "Galactus" }, { "docid": "154239", "text": "but Peter Parker has purchased the Baxter Building to keep it \"safe\" until the team is ready to come back together. A new volume for the Fantastic Four was released in August 2018, written by Dan Slott, as part of Marvel's Fresh Start event. The first issue of the new series was met with strong sales, and moderate critical success. When the Future Foundation is threatened by the Griever at the End of All Things, Mister Fantastic plays on her ego to convince her to provide him with equipment that will allow him to summon his fellow teammates. When Human", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "1336691", "text": "Fantastic Four. Reed was chosen to lead the group, under the name \"Mr. Fantastic\". He later told his daughter, by way of a bedtime story, that the reason he suggested they become adventurers and gave them such outlandish costumes and names as \"Mister Fantastic\" and \"The Thing\" was that he knew they would likely be hated and feared for their powers without such an over-the-top public image. This history has been changed over the years in order to keep it current. In the original comics, Richards was a veteran of World War II who had served behind enemy lines in", "title": "Mister Fantastic" }, { "docid": "3173577", "text": "only ones with the power to stop them. But the Fantastic Four were able to locate the Skrulls and tricked their leaders into believing the Earth was full of threats. The fleet left and Mr. Fantastic made the Skrulls that were left behind shapeshift into cows and he hypnotized them to remember nothing about their true heritage. In retaliation the Skrull Emperor Dorrek VII dispatches Kl'rt, a Skrull known as the Super-Skrull, to Earth to defeat the Fantastic Four. Kl'rt possesses the powers of the entire Fantastic Four (in addition to shapeshifting and hypnotism), and he holds the team at", "title": "Skrull" }, { "docid": "207155", "text": "in a matter of weeks the Terrigen will render earth as completely uninhabitable for mutants. Iceman is one of the few heroes summoned by Mr. Fantastic to help the Future Foundation against the villainous being known as the Griever. However, Iceman is not one of the few heroes who were part of Fantastic Four's expanded members, when one of the original four, Human Torch noticed his presence during the battle. Iceman claims that he was with the Fantastic Four in an \"untold story\" during the Atlantean's past invasion led by Namor, but Human Torch replies that story Iceman made-up was", "title": "Iceman (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "17277384", "text": "Century Fox announced that they would reboot the \"Fantastic Four\" film franchise. Akiva Goldsman was attached as producer and Michael Green was hired to write the screenplay. At the time, actors Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers were considered for the role of Mr. Fantastic, while Kiefer Sutherland was considered for role of The Thing. In July 2012, Josh Trank was hired to direct, and Jeremy Slater was hired as screenwriter. Slater's original script featured the villains Galactus and Dr. Doom with Doom depicted as a spy who becomes a herald of Galactus and eventually the dictator of Latveria. In", "title": "Fantastic Four (2015 film)" }, { "docid": "8061891", "text": "battle Mr. Fantastic. However, he was killed and was placed in stasis in a Tibetan Monastery. Nathaniel Richards revived Kristoff along with Boris, Doom's former guardian, who was actually the Tomorrow Man in disguise. The former dictator returned with Richards and the Invisible Woman, where he became a closely monitored member of the Fantastic Four, and close friends with Cassandra Lang, daughter of Ant-Man (Scott Lang) who had also joined the team following the \"death\" of Mister Fantastic. He eventually took his leave from the group to go with Nathaniel Richards. He was reunited with Doom when the alternate future", "title": "Kristoff Vernard" }, { "docid": "14360351", "text": "Deutschland) publishes \"Die Fantastischen Vier\". Since 2008 the series is named with its original title \"The Fantastic Four\". The German names of the characters are \"Das Ding\" (The Thing), \"Die Fackel\" or \"Die menschliche Fackel\" (The Human Torch), \"Die Unsichtbare\" (The Invisible One), and \"Mr. Fantastisch\" (Mr. Fantastic). Silver Surfer and She-Hulk retained their English names. Some early Williams editions refer to Dr. Doom as \"Doktor Unheil\". In one Williams publication Dr.Doom is also referred to as \"Doktor Untergang\". Later they call him by his original US name. Corno initially published \"I Fantastici Quattro\" in Italy (first with \"Captain Marvel\"", "title": "Fantastic Four (comic book)" }, { "docid": "17277383", "text": "portal's energy beam, disintegrating him while Johnny closes the portal. Returning to Earth, the group is rewarded by the US military for their heroics by being given a new base of operations known as \"Central City\" in order to study their abilities without government interference. They decide to use their powers to help people and adopt the mantle of the \"Fantastic Four\". Additionally, Dan Castellaneta portrays Mr. Kenny, Reed's teacher and Tim Heidecker appears as Mr. Richards, Reed's stepfather. Chet Hanks, son of actor Tom Hanks, has a minor appearance as Jimmy Grimm, Ben's older brother. In August 2009, 20th", "title": "Fantastic Four (2015 film)" }, { "docid": "5167554", "text": "The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) The Fantastic Four is a 1994 independent superhero film based on Marvel Comics' long-running comic book and features the origin of the Fantastic Four and the team's first battle with the evil Doctor Doom, combining the superteam's origin from \"The Fantastic Four\" #1 and Doom's origin from \"Fantastic Four Annual\" #2 with original elements. Executive produced by low-budget specialist Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger (who went on to produce a big-budget \"Fantastic Four\" film in 2005), the film was ultimately never released officially, but illegal copies began circulating after a few years. Reed Richards (Alex", "title": "The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)" }, { "docid": "3479505", "text": "robots, he decides to prove he is superior to Mr. Fantastic and lures him into Murderworld. There, Mr. Fantastic defeats all the traps and turns all the robots against Arcade. Arcade is taken into custody and Mr. Fantastic learns to be more tactful. Later, Arcade traps high school student Flash Thompson in a new arcade machine and uses the young video gamer as a tester to destroy New York City. Eventually, Spider-Man breaks up Arcade's scheme and saves his schoolmate. In the Marvel Universe recreated by Doctor Doom, Arcade is the master of ceremonies at the Killiseum, an arena on", "title": "Arcade (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "11504357", "text": "by ABC. Bearing a cover price of 25¢ and also distributed via mail-order, it features the Marvel characters the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, who were debuting in half-hour animated series that fall, as well as stories based on the upcoming animated series \"Journey to the Center of the Earth\", \"King Kong\", \"George of the Jungle\", and \"Casper the Friendly Ghost\". The ABC cartoon block, which also included the series \"The Beatles\", ran Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The main cover image of the Fantastic Four's Mr. Fantastic was penciled either by Jack Kirby or Larry Lieber mimicking Kirby's", "title": "America's Best TV Comics" }, { "docid": "6902761", "text": "The New Fantastic Four The New Fantastic Four (on-screen title: The Fantastic Four) is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation (both owned by Marvel Entertainment (via The Walt Disney Company)) in 1978. It is the second animated series based on Marvel's comic book series Fantastic Four. The 1978 series replaced the character of the Human Torch with a robot named H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics), because the 1978 television rights to use that character were tied up by a proposed television pilot movie in development by Universal Studios (now a sister company to", "title": "The New Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "19794585", "text": "Fantastic Mr Fox (musical) Fantastic Mr Fox is a musical stage adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, adapted by Sam Holcroft with music by Arthur Darvill and lyrics by Holcroft, Darvill, Darren Clark and Al Muriel. The story follows Mr Fox who hatches a plan to outsmart his three farmer neighbours in order to feed his family and friends. In March 2016, it was announced that the musical, directed by Maria Aberg and designed by Tom Scutt, would be given its premiere at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, over the Christmas season, from 30 November", "title": "Fantastic Mr Fox (musical)" }, { "docid": "19794587", "text": "to 17 June), Theatre Royal Norwich (21 to 24 June), Bradford Alhambra Theatre (27 June to 2 July), Lowry Theatre Salford (5 to 9 July). More dates are to be announced. Fantastic Mr Fox (musical) Fantastic Mr Fox is a musical stage adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, adapted by Sam Holcroft with music by Arthur Darvill and lyrics by Holcroft, Darvill, Darren Clark and Al Muriel. The story follows Mr Fox who hatches a plan to outsmart his three farmer neighbours in order to feed his family and friends. In March 2016, it", "title": "Fantastic Mr Fox (musical)" }, { "docid": "6425398", "text": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 American stop-motion animated comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, based on Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel of the same name. The film is about a fox who steals food each night from three mean and wealthy farmers. They are fed up with Mr. Fox's theft and try to kill him, so they dig their way into the foxes' home, but the animals are able to outwit the farmers and live underground. The film was released in the autumn of 2009 and stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray,", "title": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)" }, { "docid": "12175371", "text": "bullpen becomes the Fantastic Four (Jack Kirby becomes the Thing, Stan Lee becomes Mr. Fantastic, etc.) when cosmic rays from a booby-trapped package sent by the \"S\" people (Skrulls) bombard the Bullpen in their office. This Thing has the ability to resume normal form when he sets out to work on drawing Marvel Comics, but this was used only once in the story. In \"What If?\" vol. 2, #11 (March 1990), the origins of the Fantastic Four are retold in four stories, each showing how the heroes' lives would have changed if all four had each gained the same powers", "title": "Alternative versions of the Thing" }, { "docid": "14675591", "text": "— conspire to rid their lands of the Fox family once and for all. The Foxes are able to evade capture with the help of some woodland friends, leaving the farmers laying in wait while the animals help themselves to the fruit of the farmers’ lands. Having had their revenge, the animals return for a sumptuous feast far from danger in the Foxes‘ new home, while the farmers continue to wait in the rain. Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera) Fantastic Mr. Fox is an opera in three acts composed by Tobias Picker to a libretto by Donald Sturrock based on Roald", "title": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera)" }, { "docid": "7950690", "text": "Fantastic Four 2099 Fantastic Four 2099 was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the Fantastic Four in the alternate future of Marvel 2099 (Earth-928). It ran for eight issues in 1996. In the year 2099, Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing find themselves in new uniforms and transported to a very different Negative Zone than the one they knew. Returning home, they find the world changed and S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers chasing after them as laboratory copies of the original Fantastic Four. During a fight with a repo-man crew named Total", "title": "Fantastic Four 2099" }, { "docid": "7980052", "text": "the \"Silver Surfer\". Becoming aware of the threat of Galactus, Psycho-Man allows the heroes and the Surfer to leave unopposed. In the title \"Micronauts\" the diminutive heroes are joined by the entire Fantastic Four and battle Psycho-Man, who at this time claims to be in forced exile. Psycho-Man reappears in the title \"Fantastic Four\", and uses an android based on the villain the Hate-Monger to incite hatred amongst the population of New York City. Psycho-Man succeeds in transforming the Invisible Woman into the entity Malice, and sends her to destroy the remainder of the Fantastic Four. Mister Fantastic frees his", "title": "Psycho-Man" }, { "docid": "5447312", "text": "Fantastic Force Fantastic Force is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is a spin-off of the Fantastic Four. The team had its own title, which lasted for eighteen issues from November 1994 to April 1996. Its average monthly sales for 1995, its only full year of publication, were 33,675 copies. The title was revived for a miniseries involving a new team in April 2009. Rumors started circulating in the early 1990s that \"Fantastic Four\" was to be cancelled and a new title called \"Fantastic Force\" launched in its place. At the time", "title": "Fantastic Force" }, { "docid": "6425411", "text": "of 7.9/10. The site's consensus states: \"\"Fantastic Mr. Fox\" is a delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal – and it shows Wes Anderson has a knack for animation.\" The film also became the second highest-rated animated film in 2009 on the site, behind \"Up\". It has an average review score of 83 (\"universal acclaim\") from review aggregator Metacritic, which includes positive reviews from publications such as \"Rolling Stone\" and \"The New York Times\". Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it \"Excellent.\" A. O. Scott called \"Fantastic Mr. Fox\" \"in some ways (Wes", "title": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)" }, { "docid": "154265", "text": "a few million dollars. In 2005, the second film adaptation, \"Fantastic Four\" directed by Tim Story, was released by 20th Century Fox. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it earned US$155 million in North America and $330 million worldwide. The sequel, \"\", directed by Story and written by Don Payne, was released in 2007. Despite mixed-to-negative reviews, the sequel earned $132 million in North America and a total of $330.6 million worldwide. Both films feature Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, Jessica Alba as Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Michael Chiklis", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "1946866", "text": "to be false. His extreme intelligence allows him to become fluent in English in a matter of minutes merely by listening to S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and the Fantastic Four talking. Confronting the human, Namor withstands full-strength flares from the Human Torch and is strong enough to fight the Thing, withstand Sue Storm's force fields, and stretch Richards (Mr. Fantastic) to near-breaking. He destroys machinery designed to contain the Hulk. Though beaten by the Fantastic Four, he creates a tidal wave in the shape of Poseidon, threatening to destroy Manhattan with it. He is appeased when he demands, and receives, a meaningful", "title": "Namor" }, { "docid": "154236", "text": "a resistance force called Light Brigade and defeated Annihilus. Although it was launched as a continuation of the \"Fantastic Four\" title, \"FF\" continues publication as a separate series. Starting with issue #12, the title focuses upon the youthful members of the Future Foundation, including Franklin and Valeria Richards. In the graphic novel \"Fantastic Four: Season One\", the Fantastic Four is given an updated origin story set in the present day instead of the 1960s. The hardcover compilation debuted at number four on \"The New York Times\" Best Seller list for graphic novels. As part of Marvel NOW! \"Fantastic Four\" ended", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "14675588", "text": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera) Fantastic Mr. Fox is an opera in three acts composed by Tobias Picker to a libretto by Donald Sturrock based on Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name. It was premiered by Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on December 9, 1998. In 2010, it was adapted into an abridged version with seven instrumentalists, and in 2011, a full-length version with the same reduced orchestration. Picker's second opera (after his 1996 \"Emmeline)\" \"Fantastic Mr Fox\" was commissioned by the Roald Dahl Foundation. It received its world premiere performance by the Los Angeles Opera", "title": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera)" }, { "docid": "10450044", "text": "Fantastic Four in film The fictional superhero team Fantastic Four featured in Marvel Comics publication has appeared in four live-action films since its inception. The plots deal with four main characters, known formally as Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm, and how they adapt to the superpowers they attain. Constantin Film bought the film rights for the characters in 1986. A low-budget film was produced in 1992 by New Horizon Studios owned by Roger Corman. In 2004, with a distribution deal from 20th Century Fox, a second \"Fantastic Four\" film entered production. \"Fantastic Four\" was released in", "title": "Fantastic Four in film" }, { "docid": "16556918", "text": "the Fantastic Four are first and foremost explorers, rather than crime-fighters. At the mansion, Hawkeye boasts to Human Torch about the Avengers' victory over Loki and the Hulk and the Thing brawl after the latter gets a full house. During the skirmish, Doom, who has been carefully observing the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, begins his attack by detonating explosives at the mansion and the Baxter Building. Doombots begin attacking 42, Mr. Fantastic's lab, and the mansion. As the heroes at the mansion fight off Doom's robots, Thing explains to the Avengers who Doctor Doom is. Black Panther points out", "title": "The Private War of Doctor Doom" }, { "docid": "8265441", "text": "outlined the four freedoms the world would enjoy if it united together to defeat the Axis Power: Four Freedoms Plaza first appeared in \"Fantastic Four\" #296 (November 1986). It is unknown who designed it; since the building debuted shortly after the end of John Byrne's run on \"Fantastic Four\", many fans assumed that he designed it, but Byrne has stated that his design for the Fantastic Four's new headquarters was completely different than that of Four Freedoms Plaza, being a simple recycling of his design for the LexCorp tower. Four Freedoms Plaza received an entry in the \"Official Handbook of", "title": "Four Freedoms Plaza" }, { "docid": "17277411", "text": "Four) also expressed interest in the Fantastic Four, as well as the X-Men, returning to Marvel Studios stating, \"We should have all of our characters under Marvel. Remind me on my way home to do something about that. We'll do our best.\" However, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige stated in June 2017 that there were no plans of adding the Fantastic Four to the Marvel Cinematic Universe at that time. Matthew Vaughn has expressed interest in directing a new version of Fantastic Four himself as an apology saying, \"One of my favorites is the Fantastic Four, so maybe one day I'll", "title": "Fantastic Four (2015 film)" }, { "docid": "3764764", "text": "known as The Fantastic Four, each of them possessing codenames identical to their 616 counterparts. Their jumpsuits remain largely unchanged, save for the added '4' insignia. \"Ultimate Fantastic Four\" has been collected in the following trade paperbacks: \"Ultimate Fantastic Four\" also has been collected in the following oversized hardcovers: The 2015 film \"Fantastic Four\" was loosely based on \"Ultimate Fantastic Four\". Ultimate Fantastic Four Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running \"Fantastic Four\" comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint. The Ultimate", "title": "Ultimate Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "4017089", "text": "a member of the Fantastic Four who is frequently ashamed of his monstrous appearance. She has also helped explain human life and emotion to the alien Silver Surfer. Actress Kat Green played her in the unreleased \"The Fantastic Four\" film from 1994, and then Kerry Washington portrayed her in the 2005 film \"Fantastic Four\" and the 2007 sequel \"\". Alicia is introduced in \"Fantastic Four\" #8, along with her stepfather, the supervillain known as the Puppet Master. She initially aids him out of obedience in his first scheme against the Fantastic Four, though she immediately senses the \"gentle\" and \"sensitive\"", "title": "Alicia Masters" }, { "docid": "3764746", "text": "meet Rhona Burchill (a re-imagined Mad Thinker), who captures them and attempts to sell them to the highest bidder. In \"Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual\" #1, they meet Crystal of the Inhumans, and as a result of trespassing on their home destroy it, forcing the Inhumans to move to a new one. \"Crossover\" has them encountering zombie infected versions of themselves and every other hero of that world. With the help of that world's Magneto the Fantastic Four manage to escape with the few survivors. \"Tomb of Namor\" has the Four encountering Atlantian criminal Namor who only leaves when he gets", "title": "Ultimate Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "1788129", "text": "Richards plays a central role in the lives of her hot-headed younger brother Johnny Storm, her brilliant husband Reed Richards, her close friend Ben Grimm, and her children (Franklin and Valeria). She was also romantically involved with Namor the Sub-Mariner for a time, and they remain close friends. The Invisible Woman was portrayed by Rebecca Staab in the 1994 film \"The Fantastic Four\", Jessica Alba in the 2005 film \"Fantastic Four\", and its 2007 sequel \"\", and Kate Mara in the 2015 film \"Fantastic Four\". Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in \"The", "title": "Invisible Woman" }, { "docid": "154251", "text": "to be \"a cohesive and formidable team in times of crisis.\" While there have been a number of lineup changes to the group, the four characters who debuted in \"Fantastic Four\" #1 remain the core and most frequent lineup. The Fantastic Four has had several different headquarters, most notably the Baxter Building, located at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City. The Baxter Building was replaced by Four Freedoms Plaza at the same location after its destruction at the hands of Kristoff Vernard, adopted son of the team's seminal foe Doctor Doom. (Prior to the completion of Four", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "14360343", "text": "for a total of 29 issues. During 1985 the \"Fantastic Four\" and other Marvel titles such as \"The New Mutants\", \"The Avengers\", and \"The X-Men\" were included in the \"Secret Wars II\" reprint title. This mostly focused on issues which crossed over into the \"Secret Wars II\" maxi series. From 2005, around the release of the Fantastic Four film, the super-team appeared in \"Fantastic Four Adventures\", published by Panini Comics. The title ended in February 2010. Publication history in France started with the reprinting of the first 10 pages of \"Fantastic Four\" #50 in 1967 in an anthology title called", "title": "Fantastic Four (comic book)" }, { "docid": "14658403", "text": "on the Fantastic Four, the Human Torch calls him \"Psycho-Man\"). It is revealed that the Surfer has been exiled from Zenn-La for destroying the control that Psycho-Man had over Zenn-La, but because of finding Earth for his master to \"save\" he may return. After Psycho-Man gains domain over Earth, the Silver Surfer, temporarily imprisoned in his own 'memorial' statue, rescues Mr. Fantastic, tells him his story, and asks him to save Earth. The Surfer then helps the Fantastic Four defeat other Surfer-like assassins of Psycho-Man. With the Surfers beaten and the insane Psycho-Man reprogrammed to experience the unthinking happiness he", "title": "Silver Surfer" }, { "docid": "6902764", "text": "Fantastic Four (1994 TV series) Fantastic Four, also known as Fantastic Four: The Animated Series, is the third animated television series based on Marvel's comic book series of the same name. Airing began on September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996. The series ran for two seasons, with 13 episodes per season, making 26 episodes in total. In the early-to-mid-1990s, Genesis Entertainment syndicated a new Fantastic Four animated series as part of The Marvel Action Hour weekend block, later renamed Marvel Action Universe (second use of the name), with the addition of another show. The first half of", "title": "Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)" }, { "docid": "5619680", "text": "and seems insulted when the Johnny Storm of the regular Marvel Universe - who has been transported into this universe with the 'new' Fantastic Four of the Torch, the Thing, the Black Panther and Storm - admits to knowing her. She is shortly thereafter infected with the zombie virus, along with the rest of her team. During the subsequent conflict between the zombie-Skrull-Fantastic Four and the new Fantastic Four, she is decapitated by a vibranium dagger thrown by the Black Panther, and her head is subsequently destroyed by Black Panther before she can bite Johnny after she lands near his", "title": "Lyja" }, { "docid": "6425406", "text": "to \"Fantastic Mr Fox\" in 2004. In 2006, Mark Mothersbaugh stated that he was working on the soundtrack. Wes Anderson signed on as director with Henry Selick, who worked with Anderson on \"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\", as animation director. Anderson stated that he signed on because Roald Dahl was one of his heroes. Originally, Cate Blanchett was prearranged to voice Mrs. Fox, but she left the role for undisclosed reasons. The story the novel covers would amount to the second act of the film. Anderson added new scenes to serve for the film's beginning and end. The new", "title": "Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)" }, { "docid": "3479445", "text": "Torch, who was able to free the others. The Frightful Four even stole the Fantastic Four's powers, which later almost killed them in their second appearance. When the Fantastic Four disappeared, the Frightful Four attempted to break into the Baxter Building, but were accidentally scared off by Norse God Balder believing him to be the Human Torch. The Wizard later used a hypnosis device on the Thing in order to make him their obedient slave, by Medusa’s request. When the Fantastic Four found a lead on where Ben was, they travelled to New Jersey and were soon attacked by the", "title": "Frightful Four" }, { "docid": "6902763", "text": "Morningstar Entertainment has released 2 episodes on Region 1 DVD in Canada, however both \"The Impossible Man\" and \"Meet Dr. Doom\" are reissues of Volumes 2 and 7 of the 1980s Prism Video Marvel Comics Video Library. Both DVDs were mastered from VHS copies of those old releases, and therefore contain the Spider-Man episodes that were added on as bonus episodes to the VHS releases. \"Meet Doctor Doom\" is only available in the \"Villains Gift Set\" by Morningstar. The New Fantastic Four The New Fantastic Four (on-screen title: The Fantastic Four) is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and", "title": "The New Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "5549641", "text": "bands record brand new songs to be used as the themes for the characters. The bands who contributed songs and who their song was for are: Taking Back Sunday's \"Error Operator\" was also the only song originally composed for the game to appear on the film's soundtrack. It also appears in the film during the scene where The Thing goes into a bar. The song was re-worked for the band's 2006 album \"Louder Now\". In the game an instrumental version is used. Fantastic Four (2005 video game) Fantastic Four is a beat 'em up action-adventure video game by American developer", "title": "Fantastic Four (2005 video game)" }, { "docid": "12823541", "text": "while Reed and the others leave in the Fantasticar for a new life. The Last Fantastic Four Story The Last Fantastic Four Story is a 2007 comic book one-shot written by Stan Lee and drawn by penciller John Romita Jr., and inker Scott Hanna. First published on August 29, 2007, by Marvel Comics, it is a supposed final tale about the Fantastic Four's last mission by fighting a greater doom, before their retirement. It received mixed reviews. After fighting a terrorist crisis in the Adirondack Mountains, the Fantastic Four feel that after long careers helping to defend humanity, that they", "title": "The Last Fantastic Four Story" }, { "docid": "12957848", "text": "encounter between Jean Grey and her alternate future daughter Rachel Summers. Cyclops' baby son Nathan Christopher Charles Summers and the full-grown mutant antihero Cable are depicted in this story as two separate individuals, although they are subsequently revealed to be one and the same. The Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, the She-Thing, and Ben Grimm) and young Franklin Richards return to their headquarters at New York City's Four Freedoms Plaza to discover that it has been replaced by their previous headquarters, the Baxter Building. Upon investigating, they encounter a slightly younger version of the team", "title": "Days of Future Present" }, { "docid": "154237", "text": "with #611, ending Jonathan Hickman's long run on \"FF\" titles, and the title was relaunched in November 2012 with the creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist Mark Bagley. In the new title with its numbering starting at #1, the entire Fantastic Four family explore space together, with the hidden intent for Reed Richards to discover why his powers are fading. Writer James Robinson and artist Leonard Kirk launched a new \"Fantastic Four\" series in February 2014 (cover dated April 2014). Robinson later confirmed that \"Fantastic Four\" would be cancelled in 2015 with issue #645, saying that \"The book", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "4769899", "text": "very similar to that of the Nightcrawler from Nocturne's reality, so the two develop a close bond that resembles a father-daughter relationship. After a few more missions the Exiles come back to the Marvel Universe, and are given a new teammate, Namora, and a new mission from the Tallus: \"Leave your possessions and earn your wings\". Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four eventually deciphered the mission's meaning: Beak of the X-Men has to go with the Exiles and Nocturne has to stay behind in the main Marvel Universe. Nocturne then infiltrates Exodus' new Brotherhood, but is sucked into Xorn's head,", "title": "Nocturne (Talia Wagner)" }, { "docid": "5407437", "text": "of Mr. Richards' scenes were cut. Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Comics) Nathaniel Richards is a fictional time-traveling scientist appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of superhero and leader of the Fantastic Four, Reed Richards. Though there have been many versions of the character, either as the futuristic villain Kang the Conqueror or the young superhero Iron Lad, the original Nathaniel is more of an adventurer who has a genuine love for his son. Nathaniel Richards first appeared in \"Fantastic Four\" #272 and was created by John Byrne. Dr. Nathaniel Richards was a successful scientist", "title": "Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "12175398", "text": "the leader of 'The Four from the Fantastick', and his pliability is compared to water. Sharing the genius of his counterpart, he has devised uses for electrical force, categorized the sciences, and speculated as to whether light has a speed. According to Peter David, who is writing a \"Marvel 1602\" miniseries about the Four, Gaiman describes Sir Richard as even more pedantic than the mainstream Mr. Fantastic. During a trip to Atlantis, Richard Reed had trouble accepting the idea that the Atlanteans had a connection to Poseidon or their brief encounter with the Watcher, until Susan helped him realise that", "title": "Alternative versions of Mister Fantastic" }, { "docid": "14360333", "text": "with #611, ending Jonathan Hickman's long run on \"FF\" titles, and the title was relaunched in November 2012 with the creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist Mark Bagley. In the new title with its numbering starting at #1, the entire Fantastic Four family explore space together, with the hidden intent for Reed Richards to discover why his powers are fading. Writer James Robinson and artist Leonard Kirk launched a new \"Fantastic Four\" series in February 2014 (cover dated April 2014). Robinson later confirmed that \"Fantastic Four\" would be cancelled in 2015 with issue #645, saying that \"The book", "title": "Fantastic Four (comic book)" }, { "docid": "14360340", "text": "new \"Captain Britain Weekly\" for its first issue in October 1976. After the demise of \"Captain Britain Weekly\" the FF went with Captain Britain into the merged \"Super Spider-man and Captain Britain Weekly\" in July 1977. A few months after the merger a new title \"The Complete Fantastic Four\" was launched in September 1977 starting with the story from the US Fantastic Four #133. Unusually \"The Complete Fantastic Four\" reprinted an entire issue of the US publication at a time when stories were always broken up into several installments. As a back up strip it started serializing the FF's adventures", "title": "Fantastic Four (comic book)" }, { "docid": "3062728", "text": "if you do, this is what results: reduced capacity, distorted thought, fragmented language, inverted feelings, a sense of unreality, a drabness unto death. \"The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow\" draws this lesson and thus the pleasure out of the painful republic. ~ From the Introduction by Karl Kvitko The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow: Poems, Plays & Stories The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow: Poems, Plays & Stories, by Lutz Rathenow, is a book of poems, plays and stories written originally in German. A bilingual edition of satires, skits and grotesqueries conveying the maddening humdrumness of the", "title": "The Fantastic Ordinary World of Lutz Rathenow: Poems, Plays & Stories" }, { "docid": "18892210", "text": "The best thing Mr. Vance does in this book, though, is tell Mr. Musk's story simply and well.\" It was declared one of the best books of 2015 by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Amazon.com, Fast Company and Audible. The book spent several months on The New York Times best-seller list and has been a best-seller throughout the world. It has been translated into 40 languages. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk, published in 2015. The book", "title": "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" }, { "docid": "3322767", "text": "up ultimately switching sides and helping the Fantastic Four defeat the Frightful Four after she quits that group. She later battled the Hulk, who was possessing the Thing's body at the time. Thundra later assisted the Fantastic Four against the Frightful Four again, and then assisted the Fantastic Four against Namor the Sub-Mariner. Her time travel from 23rd Century Femizonia, an alternate future ruled by women, to prevent the formation of Machus, an alternate future ruled by men, was finally revealed. Alongside the Fantastic Four, she battled Mahkizmo. She ultimately remained in the 20th Century after a dimensional interface of", "title": "Thundra" }, { "docid": "4922691", "text": "and the Fantastic Four arrived for battle. Wyatt met the foursome's new member She-Hulk, and he helped the team battle Terminus. Wingfoot postponed his investiture as chief of the Keewazi, and followed the Fantastic Four instead, returning to New York with Mister Fantastic and She-Hulk. Alongside the Fantastic Four, he journeyed to an alternate Earth, and helped battle the Warlord. He soon began an intimate relationship with She-Hulk, and helped her confront magazine publisher T.J. Vance. He continued this relationship after she left the team (after the Thing's return) and ended up becoming involved in her adventures as well. He", "title": "Wyatt Wingfoot" }, { "docid": "6862399", "text": "the Fantasti-Car, a larger role for Kerry Washington's character Alicia Masters, and in June 2006, the Silver Surfer was announced to appear in the sequel as a \"villain / hero\". The Silver Surfer was created by combining the performance of actor Doug Jones and a grey-silver suit designed by Jose Fernandez. FX shop Spectral Motion created the Surfer, who was then enhanced by a new computer-generated system designed by WETA. The sequel, whose working title was \"Fantastic Four 2\", was officially titled \"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer\" in August 2006 with filming beginning on August 28 in Vancouver", "title": "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" }, { "docid": "3479444", "text": "\"Fantastic Four\" (vol. 3) #29 (May 2000), and \"Fantastic Four\" #514 (August 2004), and #547-549, and \"Superior Carnage\" Vol 1, issues 1-5 (2014). The Frightful Four received an entry in the \"Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89\" #3. The Frightful Four first appeared in \"Fantastic Four\" #36, consisting of the Wizard, the Sandman, Paste-Pot Pete (the latter two having freed the Wizard), and Medusa (who had amnesia at the time). The villains were originally fairly successful, almost defeating the Fantastic Four during Sue and Reed's engagement party in their first appearance. They captured all the members except the", "title": "Frightful Four" }, { "docid": "4609730", "text": "Fantastic Four (2005 film) Fantastic Four (stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington. This was the second live-action \"Fantastic Four\" film to be filmed. A previous attempt, titled \"The Fantastic Four\", was a B-movie produced by Roger Corman that ultimately went unreleased. \"Fantastic Four\" was released in the United States on July 8, 2005. It received negative reviews but was", "title": "Fantastic Four (2005 film)" }, { "docid": "154263", "text": "the program. Different Fantastic Four members appear briefly and with little or no dialogue and are mentioned various times throughout the first season of \"\". The most expansive appearances are in the episode \"The Private War of Doctor Doom\", in which the Avengers team up with the Fantastic Four to battle the titular supervillain, and in the final episode of season two, in which the groups team up to battle Galactus. The Thing becomes a member of the New Avengers in episode 23 of season 2. The Fantastic Four appear in the \"Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.\" episode \"Monster", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "1336723", "text": "Hammond, Star-Lord and the Guardians tell Reed Richards and others to never open the portal, or they will face the wrath of Blastaar. Mister Fantastic agrees and says they will not open the portal and then asks who they are. Star-Lord replies, \"We're the Guardians of the Galaxy\" before leaving. Tragedy strikes the team when Johnny is apparently killed in the Negative Zone. As the Fantastic Four recover from Johnny's apparent death, Mister Fantastic grows disillusioned at how scientists see science and its applications. Therefore, he creates a new team, the Future Foundation, to help create a better future for", "title": "Mister Fantastic" }, { "docid": "5359569", "text": "Fantastic Mr Fox Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. The first U.K. Puffin paperback, first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett. Later editions have featured illustrations by Tony Ross (1988) and Quentin Blake (1996). The story is about Mr. Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses. In 2009, it was adapted into a film by Wes", "title": "Fantastic Mr Fox" }, { "docid": "5359578", "text": "as Mrs. Fox, Henry Grant Kerswell, Peter Kent and John Lofthouse as Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Fantastic Mr Fox Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. The first U.K. Puffin paperback, first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett. Later editions have featured illustrations by Tony Ross (1988) and Quentin Blake (1996). The story is about Mr. Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal", "title": "Fantastic Mr Fox" }, { "docid": "822495", "text": "in his first few appearances, while Ben mutates into a new rockier, more powerful form. After being further mutated into the more monstrous rocky form, Ben is briefly changed back to his human form, and returned leadership of the Fantastic Four to Reed Richards. Grimm once more returned to his traditional orange rocky form, out of love for Ms. Marvel. He remains a steadfast member of the Fantastic Four. In a \"Fantastic Four\" comic published in 2005, Ben learns that he is entitled to a large sum of money, his share of the Fantastic Four fortune, which Reed Richards had", "title": "Thing (comics)" }, { "docid": "4748523", "text": "Fantastic Four alone, and later battled them once again with the Frightful Four. With the Trapster and Sandman, he invaded the Fantastic Four headquarters, where they encountered Annihilus. The Wizard replaced Medusa with Thundra in the Frightful Four, and they battled the Fantastic Four and Medusa. However, Thundra also ended up betraying him and allying herself with the Fantastic Four as Medusa did. With the Trapster and Sandman, the Wizard battled the Fantastic Four again. The Wizard, Trapster, and Sandman eventually captured the Fantastic Four. The Frightful Four held auditions for a fourth member of the Frightful Four. Texas Twister", "title": "Wizard (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "8128925", "text": "earth to battle the Fantastic Four again. Arriving on earth, they isolated and attacked the Human Torch in New York City, forcing him to use his \"Nova Flame\" against them — a move which then led to his arrest for damage to the surroundings. A second attack confused and aggravated the situation, leaving the Human Torch a fugitive from the police. Alongside Devos and Lyja, Paibok witnessed the battle between the Fantastic Four and an alternate Fantastic Four. Paibok was betrayed by Lyja when she again joined the conflict and abandoned Paibok and sided with the Fantastic Four. Alongside Devos,", "title": "Paibok" }, { "docid": "20461692", "text": "Popanilla The Voyage of Captain Popanilla is the second novel written by Benjamin Disraeli who would later become a Prime Minister of Great Britain. It is allegorical in that the story of a fantastic voyage disguises a satire on contemporary society. \"Popanilla\" was published in 1828, a period of Disraeli’s life described by one of his biographers as “almost a blank”. It had been submitted to the publisher John Murray four years earlier entitled \"The Adventures of Mr. Aylmer Papillion\" but was rejected. As an allegorical novella describing a fantastic voyage, it was influenced by Jonathan Swift's \"Gulliver's Travels\" and", "title": "Popanilla" }, { "docid": "170197", "text": "Earth. Thor learns of Galactus' origin when the entity comes into conflict with Ego the Living Planet. Returning to Earth, Galactus unsuccessfully tries to re-enlist the Silver Surfer. After the Fantastic Four and the Surfer defeat Galactus' new herald, the Air-Walker, Mr. Fantastic reprograms Galactus' ship to travel to the Negative Zone, which contains many uninhabited worlds that could potentially be consumed. Thor and Olympian ally Hercules encounter Galactus when his next herald, Firelord, travels to Earth to be free of his master. Galactus frees Firelord when Thor presents Galactus with the Asgardian Destroyer to animate and use as a", "title": "Galactus" }, { "docid": "14574716", "text": "little to sate her appetite. So, under the guise of turning to them for help, she goes to the Fantastic Four and traces the whereabouts of the Ultimate Nullifier via its entanglement with Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch (who had both held it). Despite the slim chance of survival, she prepares to use the weapon on herself to cut the parasite out of her body. At the last moment, Galactus appears and feeds her with his greater Power Cosmic. He informs her that the being she was saddled with was a nascent form of cosmic being like themselves: in", "title": "Galacta" }, { "docid": "15049871", "text": "to maintain his operations. If they can take away his funding, he can't even wage a war; even the Broker wouldn't work for free. They then donate over a hundred billion Euros to charities; the Broker fears that Doom will kill him for letting Shuri turn him into a humanitarian. Elsewhere, Storm and the Fantastic Four are having difficulties against Doombots and villains guarding the vibranium. Shuri is assisted by War Machine, who has been called in by Mr. Fantastic. He gives her a cyclical repulsor cell, to help hide and randomize her suit's energy signature, so the Doombots can't", "title": "Doomwar" }, { "docid": "7236114", "text": "Salem's Seven Salem's Seven is a fictional team of magical beings and former supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were initially foes of the Scarlet Witch and the Fantastic Four, but in more recent years, they have become allies to both. All seven are the children of Nicholas Scratch and the grandchildren of Agatha Harkness. They are humans with magic powers who can transform into fantastic creatures with super-powers. The team first appeared in \"Fantastic Four\" vol. 1 #186 (September 1977), and was created by Len Wein and George Pérez. Salem's Seven originated in New", "title": "Salem's Seven" }, { "docid": "13195023", "text": "house but is met by a crowd of beatniks who have arrived with Johnny. In an ensuing scuffle Ben is knocked unconscious. Johnny and Reed then catch a lift out of Glen Cove from Joey. The series was collected into a trade paperback: Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series imagines that the creators of the Fantastic Four were inspired by people encountered in their own lives during the late 1950s and provides a backstory for those analogues. Dr. Reed Richards lives in the small town", "title": "Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules" }, { "docid": "4017099", "text": "the Fantastic Four, as he feels that association with the Thing will be dangerous for Alicia. Alicia Masters Alicia Reiss Masters is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character to the superheroes the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, she first appeared in \"The Fantastic Four\" #8 (Nov 1962). Alicia is a blind sculptor who is able to create incredibly lifelike representations of real people by touch and memory alone; her sculptures of the Fantastic Four and other superheroes are frequently", "title": "Alicia Masters" }, { "docid": "4748526", "text": "them against the Fantastic Four. When the Sandman appeared to give up his life of crime, the Wizard formed a new Frightful Four with Hydro-Man, Klaw, and Titania. They invaded Fantastic Four headquarters, but sided with the real Fantastic Four against the Fantastic Four clones created by Aron the Watcher. The Wizard later engineered a mass breakout from the Vault. He was later broken out of prison by Loki to join the inner circle of villains organizing the Acts of Vengeance against the Avengers. He freed the Brothers Grimm from prison, and sent them against Spider-Man. With the Mandarin, he", "title": "Wizard (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "12398682", "text": "by the end. Issue 1 features the team ending an underground fight club. This club is run by rich and powerful men who pay to have women abducted, drugged and forced to fight one another. The second issue deals with a conspiracy to frame Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, for driving under the influence of alcohol. This issue also sees Payback with Reynolds' psychiatrist Dr. Cornelius Worth discussing her feelings with her father. The third issue reveals the origin of Payback, and begins the search for the murderer of Payback's father. The fourth gives the origins of", "title": "True Believers (comics)" }, { "docid": "20846462", "text": "that the Venom clone had been engineered to merge with and induce reproductive hormones into the original Venom symbiote, causing it to give birth to a horde of symbiotes that would exterminate all life on Earth. Robertson was taken to the Fantastic Four, who intended to use her to lure Venom into a trap and let the Suit kill him. She was taken to a secure location by Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch, but Bob attacked and incapacitated them. Impersonating the Suit again, he tricked Robertson into going after Venom and deactivated the control collar once she was within", "title": "Mania (symbiote)" }, { "docid": "6478614", "text": "John Byrne. The character subsequently appears in \"Fantastic Four\" #210-213 (September–December 1979), #215-217 (February–April 1980), #242 (May 1982), #244 (July 1982), \"Fantastic Four\" #3 (March 1998), \"Marvel Holiday Special\" (2004), \"Exiles\" #72 (January 2006), \"Fantastic Four\" #534 (March 2006), \"X-Men\" #181 (March 2006), \"Franklin Richards One Shot\" (April 2006), \"X-Men/Runaways\" #1 (May 2006), \"Sensational Spider-Man\" #25 (June 2006), \"Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family\" (July 2006), \"Franklin Richards: Super Summer Spectacular\" (September 2006), \"Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving!\" (January 2007), \"Franklin Richards: Monster Mash\" (November 2007), \"Franklin Richards: Fall Football Fiasco!\" (January 2008). H.E.R.B.I.E. received an entry in the \"All-New", "title": "H.E.R.B.I.E." }, { "docid": "154267", "text": "office results. In 1985, the Fantastic Four starred in \"Questprobe #3 The Fantastic Four\", an adventure game from Adventure International for the Atari 8-bit series. In 1997, the group starred in the \"Fantastic Four\" video game. The team appeared in the \"\" video game, based on the 1990s Spider-Man animated series, for the Super NES and Sega Genesis. The Thing and the Human Torch appeared in the 2005 game \"\". All of the Fantastic Four appear as playable characters in the game \"\" with Doctor Doom being the main enemy. The members of the Fantastic Four are also featured in", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "9041034", "text": "Fantastic Four Adventures Fantastic Four Adventures is part of Marvel UK's 'Collector's Edition' line. It is being published by Panini Comics but reprints Marvel Comics from the United States. It began in 2005 around the release of the Fantastic Four film and follows the format established by the Collector's Edition Range. \"Fantastic Four Adventures\" is sold once every 28 days through newsagents, although a subscription offer is available. \"Fantastic Four Adventures\" retailed at £2.40 upon its release, but rising in printing costs have seen the price rise to £2.50 and then onto the current price of £2.95. It was announced", "title": "Fantastic Four Adventures" }, { "docid": "7236120", "text": "Through the advice of a mysterious benefactor, Wizard enlisted Gazelle, Reptilla, and Vertigo of the Salem's Seven to join his Frightful Four. They attacked Mister Fantastic in Chicago until Scarlet Witch arrived to help Mister Fantastic. Appearing in Ultimate Fantastic Four operating out of Salem, Oregon, the Seven (as they are called) are a new Super Hero team. Although they are saving many people, they are just as quick to fight the Fantastic Four to get the chance to do so first. Members Include: In issue #56, it is revealed that the group are one being, a creature known as", "title": "Salem's Seven" }, { "docid": "218847", "text": "Fantastic Four\". The story frequently cited as Lee and Kirby's finest achievement is \"The Galactus Trilogy\" in \"Fantastic Four\" #48-50 (March–May 1966), chronicling the arrival of Galactus, a cosmic giant who wanted to devour the planet, and his herald, the Silver Surfer. \"Fantastic Four\" #48 was chosen as #24 in the 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time poll of Marvel's readers in 2001. Editor Robert Greenberger wrote in his introduction to the story that \"As the fourth year of the \"Fantastic Four\" came to a close, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby seemed to be only warming up. In retrospect, it", "title": "Jack Kirby" }, { "docid": "2759640", "text": "the line floundering, two additional titles were launched: \"X-Nation 2099\", a spin-off of \"X-Men 2099\", and \"Fantastic Four 2099\", which featured characters who were apparently the present day Fantastic Four accidentally sent into the future. Around this time, \"Doom 2099\" became the only 2099 comic to crossover with a present-day Marvel comic when he traveled back to 1996 and met Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and Namor in a story partially told in \"Fantastic Four\" #413. Spider-Man 2099 met the original Spider-Man in a special one-shot issue, making them the only characters to meet their counterparts. After sales slumped, the 2099", "title": "Marvel 2099" }, { "docid": "3764738", "text": "a series epilogue in \"Ultimate Fantastic Four: Requiem\". \"Ultimate Fantastic Four\" was the fifth continuing series of the Ultimate Marvel series, after \"Ultimate Spider-Man\", \"Ultimate X-Men\" and \"The Ultimates\" and \"Ultimate Marvel Team-Up\". The first writers assigned by project leader Bill Jemas were Mark Millar (\"The Ultimates\", \"Ultimate X-Men\") and Brian Michael Bendis (\"Ultimate Spider-Man\", \"Ultimate X-Men\"), who had both previously written comics in the Ultimate Marvel universe. Grant Morrison was involved in conceptualizing \"Ultimate Fantastic Four\" and was at one point set to write the series. However, he departed from Marvel for an exclusivity contract with DC Comics before", "title": "Ultimate Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "6708441", "text": "the mutant population's recent severe losses as a result of \"M-Day\", the Hulk decides that the X-Men have suffered enough and departs. Having then taken over Manhattan Island, the Hulk is attacked by Iron Man in a new 'Hulkbuster' armor, only for him to be defeated and Stark Tower to be destroyed. Despite the aid of the other members of the Fantastic Four, including temporary members the Black Panther and Storm, the same fate befalls Mr. Fantastic. Dr. Strange tries to enter the Hulk's mind, but Hulk tricks Strange into presenting himself in a physical form that he attacks upon", "title": "Illuminati (comics)" }, { "docid": "154219", "text": "contributed some covers during this time. A short-lived series starring the team, \"Giant-Size Super-Stars\", began in May 1974 and changed its title to \"Giant-Size Fantastic Four\" with issue #2. The fourth issue introduced Jamie Madrox, a character who later became part of the X-Men. \"Giant-Size Fantastic Four\" was canceled with issue #6 (Oct. 1975). Roy Thomas and George Pérez crafted a metafictional story for \"Fantastic Four\" #176 (Nov. 1976) in which the Impossible Man visited the offices of Marvel Comics and met numerous comics creators. Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard crafted a multi-issue storyline involving the son of Doctor Doom", "title": "Fantastic Four" }, { "docid": "12823540", "text": "but the Adjudicator forces Namor and his armies to retreat, and also repels attacks from human armies and Doctor Doom, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the Inhumans. Richards and the Silver Surfer attempt to use mindless robots called the Decimators to destroy the Cosmic Tribunal, but eventually abort their attack, rather than allow an entire race to be slaughtered. The Tribunal is grateful to the Fantastic Four, and to humanity. After the Fantastic Four is honored by the United Nations, they finally retire. Ben Grimm and his girlfriend, Alicia Masters, move to a small cottage far from New York,", "title": "The Last Fantastic Four Story" }, { "docid": "4402890", "text": "searching for the crown, they came into conflict with the Ultimate Fantastic Four. Anaconda was apprehended by Mr. Fantastic, while the Thing was able to blast Black Mamba away, and Human Torch got the best of Asp. However, Princess Python eventually knocked a piece of the Thing's body off of his upper arm. That, paired with Black Mamba's insulting the Thing over how he will \"die alone,\" began the crossover of Ultimate Power. The Serpent Squad later reappeared in \"Ultimate Comics Spider-Man\" again hunting for the Crown. A third encounter with Spider-Man also brought them into conflict with the All-New", "title": "Serpent Squad" }, { "docid": "154259", "text": "four \"The Fantastic Four\" animated TV series and three released feature films. The Fantastic Four also guest-starred in the \"Secret Wars\" story arc of the 1990s \"Spider-Man\" animated series, and the Thing guest-starred (with a small cameo from the other Fantastic Four members) in the \"Fantastic Fortitude\" episode of the 1996 \"The Incredible Hulk\" series. The Fantastic Four also appeared in the 2012 series \"\". There was a short-lived radio show in 1975 that adapted early Lee/Kirby stories and is notable for casting a pre-\"Saturday Night Live\" Bill Murray as the Human Torch. Also in the cast were Bob Maxwell", "title": "Fantastic Four" } ]

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[ { "docid": "2548844", "text": "Toyota Supra The is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. Initial four generations of the Supra was produced from 1978 to 2002. The styling of the Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the A70 Supra became a separate model from the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix \"Celica\" and began just calling the car \"Supra\". Owing to the similarity and past of the Celica's name, it is frequently mistaken for the Supra, and vice versa. First, second, and", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548916", "text": "inspired from the 2014 FT-1 concept. It features a lowered suspension with Toyota OEM parts, BBS center-lock racing wheels, Brembo racing calipers, a full roll cage and fire extinguisher system, a stripped out interior, Michelin track tires and a center exit racing exhaust. It also features carbon fiber for the hood, splitter, diffuser, mirror caps, side skirts, wing and bumpers. It is unknown what engine powered the concept. Toyota Supra The is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. Initial four generations of the Supra was produced from 1978 to 2002. The styling", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170064", "text": "in the Toyota Corolla WRC car. By the early 2000s, for the benefit of torque, the Supra moved on to 3UZ-FE V8 engine. Altogether, the Supra has taken the title four times in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Despite being out of production since 2002, factory teams continued to use JZA80 Supras with continued successes. The car's swansong competitive year was in 2006, when it was used by Toyota Team Tsuchiya and Toyota Team SARD. Starting in 2007, Toyota was represented in the GT500 by its luxury brand Lexus and its line of GT cars, such as the SC430. In", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548844", "text": "Toyota Supra The is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. Initial four generations of the Supra was produced from 1978 to 2002. The styling of the Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the A70 Supra became a separate model from the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix \"Celica\" and began just calling the car \"Supra\". Owing to the similarity and past of the Celica's name, it is frequently mistaken for the Supra, and vice versa. First, second, and", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548847", "text": "it too was discontinued.) In 1998, Toyota ceased sales of the fourth generation Supra in the United States and in 2002 Toyota officially stopped production of the Supra in Japan. In 2019, the fifth generation Supra, which is now related to the G29 BMW Z4, will be introduced. Generation names are A40, A60, A70, A80 and A90/J29. A trend started by American owners was to name the cars using Volkswagen Mark terms but this was never adopted by Toyota nor used in any of its publications. The official Toyota names refer to the chassis codes only. Toyota uses the name", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548910", "text": "broken in 2004 by a Porsche Carrera GT, which does it in . By the late 1990s, sales of all sporty coupes were declining in North America, so the Supra was withdrawn from the Canadian market in 1996 and the US in 1998. The Turbo was not available in 1998 in California Air Resources Board (CARB) states. Production continued in Japan until August 2002, ceasing owing to restrictive emission standards. Diecast Supra models have been made from various companies, with Hot Wheels offering a large variety of colors and finishes. \"Motor Trend\" has reported a possible Supra successor could be", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170049", "text": "of sport compact drag racing, also used a nitrous-assisted Supra, his first sport compact, to compete in the same category. He achieved a best of 8.2-second e.t.s at more than and would switch to the factory supported Tacoma by 2002. Paisley was also the first sport compact racer to receive factory sponsorship and support. Toyota became the first Japanese car company to ever get involved with drag racing. After years of competing in other cars, in 2002, HKS returned with the Mk IV version of the HKS Drag Supra, driven by Tetsuya \"Dryhopp\" Kawasaki, its 4.0 liter 1UZ-FE V-8, equipped", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "11170051", "text": "Raceway. In 2002, at NHRA's Street Tire Class, the unibodied Titan Motorsport Supra of Mark Mazurowski broke the all-season record breaking dominance of Ari Yallon's Rotary Performance RX-7 to take the title and became the fastest uni-body Supra in the world with a time of 9.42 second and at Maple Grove Raceway, Pennsylvania, despite a quicker time at Houston Raceway Park of 9.002 at 160.40 which was unrecorded. The Supra won all but the first round, losing at a final to Yallon. With the cancellation of the Street Tire Class, Titan would move to the Pro RWD class with a", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "5082057", "text": "Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, racing a works Toyota Supra in 1996, and raced in this competition until his retirement from motorsport in 2002. He won a round of the championship in 1999 (at Fuji Speedway) and 2001 (at Sportsland SUGO). He also had the distinction in 2001 of being the only Toyota driver to finish every race that season, and he also finished every race in the points. Gardner made a one-off appearance at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gardner was entered in the Riley & Scott with Philippe Gache and fellow ex-motorcycle rider Didier de Radiguès.", "title": "Wayne Gardner" } ]

[ { "docid": "2548855", "text": "the final year of the first generation supra, it achieved a 0–60 mph time of 10.24 seconds and finished the 1/4-mile in 17.5 seconds at . Also in 1980 (for the 1981 model year), a new Sports Performance Package became an option, which included sport suspension, raised white letter tires, and front and rear spoilers. This also marked the last year that an 8-track tape player was offered in any Supra. The Celica XX (pronounced as \"double X\") is the Japanese market name of the first generation model Toyota Celica Supra. It was offered in Japan during the years 1978–1981,", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170065", "text": "2000, the Falken team entered the 24 Hours Nürburgring race with the 2-litre turbo version. Modified for the race around the clock the car made it up to the 6th place when an accident ended its race in the early morning. The JGTC specification Supra made its Le Mans debut in 1995 by the factory backed SARD team which it finished 14th, the team returned again for the following year which they did not finish. The Supra HV-R is a hybrid race car based on the Super GT Supra jointly developed by Toyota and Toyota Team SARD. The four-wheel drive", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "11170071", "text": "with Fredric Aasbø driving the car for the third and last round. On July 5, 2018, Toyota announced that the next generation Supra will replace the Camry in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series. Japanese tuning company Blitz Tuning teamed up with Racelogic of United Kingdom to take on the Nurburgring time in 1997. they beat it by 4 seconds and claimed the title. Toyota Supra in motorsport During its history the Toyota Supra has enjoyed considerable success in a variety of different motorsports. The Supra has a history of professional drag racing, mainly in Japan and the United States. The", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548858", "text": "made 125 PS (92 kW) at 5,400 rpm. They also lacked a lot of features found on other models in an effort to lower cost. In 1981, the Celica XX introduced the world's first navigation computer. In mid 1981, Toyota completely redesigned the Celica Supra as well as the entire Celica lineup for its 1982 production year. In Japan, they were known as Celica XX, but everywhere else the Celica Supra name was used. Still being based around the Celica platform, there were several key differences, most notably the design of the front end and fully retractable pop-up headlights. Other", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548854", "text": "colors. On the rear of the mudflaps, the word \"Celica\" was painted in white lettering. The official Supra site also notes that there was an addition of optional leather-trimmed seating and automatic climate-control. In August 1980 (for the 1981 model year), the Supra received an upgrade in displacement with the 5M-E engine. It was still a 12-valve SOHC engine, but made and of torque. The car's automatic transmission was changed to the revised Toyota A43D and it gained a revised final drive gearing. Because of the change in engine and transmission they dubbed a new chassis code of MA47. In", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170058", "text": "the 1985 season. Following the demise of Group B and upon insistence by Toyota management, its rally entrant Toyota Team Europe used the Supra to specialize in African rallies while the lighter Celica took the job for the other rallies. The Supra 3.0i made Toyota's Group A debut with the Supra which was capable of producing , despite its weight and size being a clear disadvantage, driven by Björn Waldegaard, it led the 1987 Safari Rally until its final day when engine overheated. The Supra scored its only win in the Hong Kong - Beijing Rally with the same driver.", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548846", "text": "derived from the original Celica logo, being blue instead of orange. This logo was used until January 1986, when the A70 Supra was introduced. The new logo was similar in size, with orange writing on a red background, but without the dragon design. That logo, in turn, was on Supras until 1991 when Toyota switched to its current oval company logo. (The dragon logo was a Celica logo regardless of what color it was. It appeared on the first two generations of the Supra because they were officially Toyota Celicas. The dragon logo was used for the Celica line until", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548875", "text": "at . Although initially only available with naturally aspirated engines, a turbocharged version was added in the 1987 model year. The Supra was now related mechanically to the Toyota Soarer for the Japanese market. All Japanese market Supras with the various versions of the 2.0 L engine were installed in a vehicle that was slightly narrower on the outside so as to be in compliance with Japanese Government dimension regulations so that Japanese buyers weren't liable for yearly taxes for driving a larger car. The new A70 Supra engine, the Toyota 7M-GE, was the flagship engine of Toyota's arsenal. Both", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548871", "text": "such as the steering wheel, cruise control, and door lock switch were redesigned. Toyota included a speedometer instead of the traditional 85 mph (140 km/h) one and the automatic climate control display was also changed. The previous year's cassette and equalizer stereo option was now made a standard feature. The Supra was altered again in 1985. On the engine side, power output was increased to and of torque. All Supras this year had the same amount of power (both automatics and 5-speeds). The engine received a redesigned throttle position sensor (TPS) as well as a new EGR system and knock", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548845", "text": "third generation Supras were assembled at Tahara plant in Tahara, Aichi, while the fourth generation Supra was assembled at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City. The Supra also traces much of its roots back to the Toyota 2000GT owing to an inline-6 layout. The first three generations were offered with a direct descendant to the Toyota Crown's and 2000GT's M engine. All four generations of Supra produced have an inline 6-cylinder engine. Interior aspects were also similar, as was the chassis code \"A\". Along with this name and car Toyota also included its own logo for the Supra. It is", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548874", "text": "1985 in order to make way for the upcoming third generation A70 Supra. The second generation Supra came in a variety of options around the world as well as only being offered during select years. In February 1986, Toyota was ready to release its next version of the Supra. The bonds between the Celica and the Supra were cut; they were now two completely different models. The Celica changed to front-wheel drive, using the Toyota \"T\" platform associated with the Toyota Corona, while the Supra kept its rear-wheel-drive platform. The engine was updated to a more powerful inline-six engine rated", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548911", "text": "based on the Toyota FT-HS (Future Toyota-Hybrid Sport), which debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. A Supra successor could be powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 hybrid system generating over 400 hp. Toyota says it is not rushing the Supra successor but instead is waiting to see how the sales and interests of its GT86/FR-S goes. In 2010, Toyota applied for a trademark to the Supra name. The trademark must be used within three years for it to be valid. In December 2011, Autoguide reported a possible Supra replacement that would sit above the Toyota 86. Tetsuya Tada,", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170069", "text": "Meeting, a sleeping truck driver collided into the back of the truck containing the RS-R Supra, severely damaging the car's front end. When informed, Orido was relieved as he saw it as an opportunity to end his drifting career as it took up a lot of his time. In 2010, a year after Orido returned to D1GP with his Aristo, he once again switched to the JZA80 Supra as his drift car, driving it for two seasons until 2012, where he moved to his current drift car, the new Toyota 86. During his second run with the Supra, Orido did", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548913", "text": "MR-2, and 2007 FT-HS concept car. Toyota did not state whether the FT-1 would use the Supra name, or if it was even bound for production. However, Toyota did say if the FT-1 is approved from production to expect a price tag of around . On 10 February 2014, Toyota submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to renew the Supra trademark. In June 2016, a trademark application for the Supra nameplate was filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. According to \"Autocar\", the new Supra is set to debut in 2018. The car will", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "1475056", "text": "(All-Trac Turbo in the US) was produced from 1986 to 1999. Variable valve timing came in certain Japanese models starting from December 1997 and became standard in all models from model year 2000. Through seven generations, the model has gone through many revisions. It has also spawned design forks that were spun off to become separate models, including the Toyota Celica Supra (later Toyota Supra). The Celica was available as notchback and liftback coupes, as well as a convertible. Displayed at the October 1970 Tokyo Motor Show and marketed from December of the same year, the Celica was a two-door", "title": "Toyota Celica" }, { "docid": "2548873", "text": "also encompassed an automatic illuminated entry and fade-out system. While 1985 was to be the last year of the second generation model, delays in production of the third generation model led to a surplus of second generation Supras. During the first half of 1986 the 1985 P-type was still offered for sale, with only minor cosmetic changes as well as the addition of a now mandatory rear-mounted third brake light on the hatch. These were all labelled officially as 1986 models. P-types were the only model available for the 1986 model year. Production for the A60 Supra ended in December", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548880", "text": "power sliding sunroof (added in '91). Total Supra A70's produced (GA70/MA70/JZA70): Estimated 241,471 The third generation Supra was introduced in February 1986 as a free standing model, officially separating it from the Celica. Whereas the Celica became a front-wheel-drive sport coupe, the Supra retained its image as a rear-wheel-drive sports/GT car. The new Supra would continue to move upscale and become a showcase for Toyota technology. The all new Supra was powered by a 3.0-liter DOHC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 200 bhp. Notable features included an electronically controlled independent suspension (called the Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension – TEMS), and", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170047", "text": "Toyota Supra in motorsport During its history the Toyota Supra has enjoyed considerable success in a variety of different motorsports. The Supra has a history of professional drag racing, mainly in Japan and the United States. The HKS team have used both the Mk III and Mk IV to showcase its products, known as the \"HKS Drag Supra\". This Supra was driven by Charlie Goncalves Catanho. It was mainly built on a custom chassis with a carbon fiber body, the Mk III version housed a de-stroked 2.89-liter twin-turbo 7M-GTE, good for at over 9000 rpm, giving a best quarter mile", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548849", "text": "panels were elongated to accommodate the Inline-6 instead of the stock Celica's 4-cylinder engine. Toyota's original plan for the Supra at this time was to make it a competitor to the very popular Datsun (now Nissan) Z-car. In April 1978 Toyota began production of the Supra in Japan, as the Celica XX, and sold alongside the Celica at Japanese dealership sales channels called \"Toyota Corolla Store\" The Supra was offered with a 2.0 L 12-valve SOHC inline-6 engine (M-EU, chassis code MA45) or the 12-valve SOHC inline-6 engine (4M-E, chassis code MA46). The Japanese Supra was equipped with the smaller", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170057", "text": "competition by privateers until the end of the season. Peter Fitzgerald won the 1989 Australian Production Car Championship driving a Toyota Supra Turbo. Although the Celica and Corolla Levin represented Toyota in rallying, the touring car spec Celica Supra was used occasionally in Group A with modifications to make it drivable. The Celica Supra managed to finish second in category at Circuit of Ireland Ulster Rally, Scottish Rally and the Welsh Rally during the 1983 British Open Rally Championship, driven by Per Eklund and Dave Whittock, allowing them to successfully defend their championship title. Toyota sold the car off after", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548912", "text": "the chief engineer of the Toyota 86/Scion FR-S told reporters in Germany \"the president (Akio Toyoda) has asked me to make a successor to the Supra as soon as possible.\" In late 2013, AutoBlog reported a Supra successor concept was coming to the January 2014 North American International Auto Show. On 13 January, Toyota unveiled its new FT-1 concept car. Little is known about this new concept car; other than that it has a front engine and rear wheel drive layout. Toyota did also state their new concept car draws inspiration from Toyota's past sports cars like the 2000GT, Supra,", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "3887912", "text": "Although 2-valve SOHC and carbureted versions were made, it is the fuel-injected DOHC 5M-GE that is the most common. The SOHC engine produced just at 4800 rpm and at 3600 rpm. In Australia the 5M-E (in 1985) was just at 4800 rpm and at 3600 rpm due to the leaded petrol at the time. In Europe the 5M-E produced in the Crown MS112 and the Celica Supra MA61. Applications (calendar years): The 12-valve (2 valves per cylinder) DOHC 5M-GE is familiar as the engine of the Toyota Supra and Toyota Cressida of the 1980s. It was quite different from any", "title": "Toyota M engine" }, { "docid": "2548901", "text": "However, the two cars looked nothing alike and the Supra was more than 13 inches (340 mm) shorter than its luxurious cousin. This redesign saw Toyota placing great emphasis on a more serious high-performance car. The new Supra was completely redesigned, with rounded body styling and featured two new engines: a naturally aspirated Toyota 2JZ-GE producing at 5,800 rpm and at 4,800 rpm of torque and a twin turbocharged Toyota 2JZ-GTE making and of torque for the Japanese version. The styling, while modern, does seem to borrow some elements from Toyota's first grand touring sports car, the Toyota 2000GT. For", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170053", "text": "record for fasted quarter mile in a manual transmission vehicle (which was done in a Supra). At TX2K10 (a national Supra meet that takes place annually in Texas), Boost Logic made a quarter-mile pass with their drag car with a time of 7.59@189 mph. The car was driven by Kean Wang. The record is now held by Ebrahim Kanoo of Bahrain with driver, Gary White. His 10.5 Supra (10.5\" wide tire) ran 6.23@227 mph in the quarter mile. He also holds the Supra IRS (Independent Rear Suspension) record with his IRS Supra that ran 7.18@200 mph in the quarter mile.", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548915", "text": "Toyota Racing announced that the Supra would return to production and compete in the US NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019. On 12 July 2018, a near-production model of the fifth generation Supra was unveiled (in camouflage) at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It has been confirmed that the fifth generation Supra will make its debut at the January 2019 North American International Auto Show as a 2020 model. The GR Supra Racing Concept is a concept racing car that previews the racing version of the fifth generation Supra. It debuted at the March 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The design was", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548872", "text": "sensor. With the slight increase in power the Supra was able to propel itself from 0–60 mph in 8.4 seconds and netted a 16.1 second quarter-mile at . Other changes would be a redesigned, more integrated sunshade and spoiler on the rear hatch. The rear spoiler was changed from a one-piece to a two-piece. The L-types of this year were not available with a leather interior, but P-types were. Toyota added a standard factory theft deterrent system and the outside mirrors were equipped with a defogger that activated with the rear defroster. All Supras this year received automatic-off lights that", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "3887913", "text": "previous member of the M family, with Bosch L-Jetronic-derived electronic fuel-injection (using an AFM intake measuring scheme), wide-angle valves, and belt-driven dual camshafts. It used hydraulic valve lifters, a first for Toyota. The use of rocker arms and valve lash adjusters eliminated the need for valve clearance maintenance, a world first for any twin cam engine. This version of the M made its US debut in 1982's Toyota Celica Supra MK2. The 1982 version had a vacuum-advance distributor, whereas the 1983–1988 versions found in the Celica Supra and Cressida had full electronic control of the ignition system and distributor. The", "title": "Toyota M engine" }, { "docid": "12005758", "text": "special cars featuring custom paintjobs and stickers are unlocked once the Survival Mode's Monster Class is completed. Car: Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec C (GDB) Car: Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Car: Toyota Supra (JZA80) Car: Toyota Supra (JZA80) Car: Toyota Supra (JZA80) Car: Toyota Aristo (JZS61) Car: Mazda RX-8 (SE3P) Car: Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Car: Mazda RX-8 (SE3P) Car: Mazda RX-8 (SE3P) The game uses an original card system to tune the player's car and unlock extra characters scenario (Story Mode), game modes or vehicles. Tuning cards are known as \"Ability\" cards, namely: Tuner (rose), Body (yellow), Setting (green), Miscellaneous", "title": "Wangan Midnight (video game)" }, { "docid": "2548907", "text": "51:49 (front:rear) weight distribution. The turbo model weighed with a manual transmission while the automatic added another . Weight distribution was 53% front/47% rear. The Supra was heavier than the spartan Mazda RX-7 and all aluminium bodied Acura/Honda NSX, but it was lighter than the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4. For the 1996 model year in the US, the turbo model was only available with the automatic transmission owing to OBD-II certification requirements. The targa roof was also made standard on all turbo models. For 1997, manual transmission returned for the optional engine along with a redesign of the tail lights, headlights,", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548856", "text": "and was redesigned in 1981. Toyota obtained engineering assistance from Lotus Cars, and supplied some components for use in the Lotus Excel. The Supra was sold as the Celica XX only in Japan at Japanese dealership sales channels called \"Toyota Corolla Store\", as elsewhere it was sold as the Celica Supra, although they remain popular as grey imports to New Zealand. The 2000GT was the flagship model of the XX range. Featuring the smaller 2.0-litre six-cylinder DOHC 24-valve 1G-EU, Yamaha took the base 1G-EU and improved it, resulting in the 1G-GEU significantly upping the output of the engine, which also", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548888", "text": "owing to a change in material. Finally the memory lever on the steering column was removed. In short, a plethora of the changes for the 1989 and 1990 were from the interior. Estimated North American Export Production: 6,419 For the 1991 model year, the wheel design was changed to 5-spoke wheels. Both models wore 16x7 aluminum alloy wheels that were fitted with 225/50/16 tires and full-sized spares on steel wheels. Body molding changed in color to better match the exterior. The front \"Supra\" emblem was also changed to the current corporate oval Toyota symbol which was then used for every", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548870", "text": "4.10:1. The most notable exterior change was the switch to wraparound front turn signals. Also on the outside the tail-lights were redesigned and the hatch received a billboard \"Supra\" sticker instead of the smaller sticker, which was previously positioned on the right. The rear hatch and bumper was changed and received the same color as the rest of the car (instead of the black of previous years). The door handles were also switched around, opening by pulling up instead of sideways. This year Toyota also decided to offer two-tone paint schemes on both the P-type and L-type. Some interior controls", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "18285418", "text": "his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in a Toyota Supra. However, the team failed to finish. In 1997 Kageyama finished second in JGTC-GT500 in a Supra fielded by Toyota Team SARD. He also returned to Formula Nippon (formerly Japanese F3000) and finished fifth in the 1997 championship. 1998 was a tremendously successful year for Kageyama, he finished second in Formula Nippon, finished tenth in the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans in a factory-backed Nissan R390 GT1 and was the JGTC-GT500 champion in a factory Nissan Skyline GT-R. In 1999 his fortunes turned as he only managed ninth in", "title": "Masami Kageyama" }, { "docid": "11170066", "text": "HV-R combines a 4.5 L V8 (480 hp) from its Super GT UZ-FE engine, a rear-axle-mounted electric motor (200 hp), and two front in-wheel electric motors (13 hp each) to generate over . The car weighs . The Denso SARD Supra HV-R became the first hybrid race car in history to win a race when Toyota Team SARD took first place in the Tokachi 24-hour, a Super Taikyu race, on July 16, 2007. The car completed 616 laps, 19 laps ahead of the second-place finisher. Toyota Supra was used for top level drifting events, Most notably Manabu Orido, the D1GP", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "4199098", "text": "Hideki Noda A year later, Noda went to America and raced in the Indy Lights and became the only Japanese driver to win a CART-sanctioned event. After a few years in America, Noda moved back to Japan, where he drove a Team Cerumo Toyota Supra with Hironori Takeuchi. In the annual non-championship All-Star event at Aida, Noda and Takeuchi were forced out with mechanical problems. In 1999, he joined the Esso Tiger Team Le Mans under Koichiro Mori, again to drive a Toyota Supra, ex-Australian V8 Supercar driver Wayne Gardner. The highlight of their season was a win at Fuji.", "title": "Hideki Noda" }, { "docid": "7575967", "text": "Toyota GT-One The Toyota GT-One (model code TS020) is a racing car initially developed for grand touring GT1 rules, but later adapted into a Le Mans prototype LMGTP car. It raced in the 1998 and 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans. Following the end of the Group C era around 1994, Toyota decided to alter its plans in sports car racing by moving to the production-based GT classes for 1995. Toyota decided to approach this in two ways by using two different styles of car for competition. The first was a heavily modified Toyota Supra, referred to as the Supra", "title": "Toyota GT-One" }, { "docid": "11497128", "text": "of the Toyota Supra. He worked on the Supra Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3 and Mark 4. Around 2000 (before the IS F project started) Toyota came up with a car named the Chaser. Yaguchi designed this car as a mix between a luxury car and a very sporty car. The car that resulted had the suspension and the engine of the Supra. This car can now be seen as predecessor of the Lexus IS F. While he designed the Supra Yaguchi-san was at the 1980s birth of Lexus as a part the TMC. He spent a lot of", "title": "Yukihiko Yaguchi" }, { "docid": "2548859", "text": "differences would be the inline-6 still present in the Supra instead of the inline-4 as well as an increase in length and wheelbase to accommodate the larger engine. Vehicles installed with the 5M engine were slightly wider, while other models remained compliant with Japanese dimension regulations. In 1981, Japanese buyers were offered an alternative to the Celica XX fastback bodystyle, called the Toyota Soarer coupe, which was offered at a different Japanese Toyota dealership network called the \"Toyota Store\", as the Celica XX was sold at the \"Toyota Corolla Store\". The four-door performance sedan offered by the Celica Camry was", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170050", "text": "with two prototype HKS GT3540 turbos, HKS rods and billet crank and stock valves, producing in total of . In 2003, the Supra was to compete in the NHRA Sport Compact Series, but the car became ineligible when the category it was to enter in, Pro V8, was axed at the beginning of the year, therefore it was permitted to perform demonstration runs throughout the season, where at a round at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, the Supra took the car's record time of 6.893 ET at , eclipsing its best in Japan of 7.277 posted at Sendai Hi-Land", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "243175", "text": "best car. The project, code-named F1 (“Flagship One”) developed the Lexus LS 400 to expand Toyota’s product line in the premium segment. The F1 project followed the Toyota Supra sports car and the premium Toyota Mark II models. Both the Supra and Mark II were rear-wheel drive cars with a powerful 7M-GE or 7M-GTE inline-six engine. The largest sedan Toyota built at the time was the limited-production, 1960s-vintage Toyota Century, a domestic, hand-built limousine, and V8-powered model, followed by the inline-six-engined Toyota Crown premium sedan. The Century was conservatively styled for the Japanese market and along with the Crown not", "title": "Lexus" }, { "docid": "4199124", "text": "IRL race and championship results are taken from: Hideki Noda A year later, Noda went to America and raced in the Indy Lights and became the only Japanese driver to win a CART-sanctioned event. After a few years in America, Noda moved back to Japan, where he drove a Team Cerumo Toyota Supra with Hironori Takeuchi. In the annual non-championship All-Star event at Aida, Noda and Takeuchi were forced out with mechanical problems. In 1999, he joined the Esso Tiger Team Le Mans under Koichiro Mori, again to drive a Toyota Supra, ex-Australian V8 Supercar driver Wayne Gardner. The highlight", "title": "Hideki Noda" }, { "docid": "9405487", "text": "states that \"the V6 Supra replacement is still in the pipeline and is set for an early 2011 debut\". However, as of 2012 neither the FT-HS nor any Supra replacements have been put into production. However, many of the concept's styling cues were used in the production of the Toyota 86 series developed jointly by Toyota and Subaru. Toyota FT-HS The Toyota FT-HS is a hybrid sports car concept introduced at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. Calty Design Research designed the concept. FT-HS stands for Future Toyota Hybrid Sport. The goal of the rear wheel drive hybrid powertrain", "title": "Toyota FT-HS" }, { "docid": "2548866", "text": "(in lieu of a remote release) and the hatch and rear bumper were black regardless of paint color on the rest of the car. The P-types were available with an optional rear sunshade above the hatch glass. The lights in the rear featured a reverse light in the center and the door handles opened the doors by pulling sideways. The front nose badge and B-pillar only read \"Supra\" for the first several months of production, but were changed to read \"Celica Supra\" midway through the model year. L-types had front and rear mudflaps but P-types of this year did not.", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "1475078", "text": "to the Pickup. To celebrate the Celica 10th Anniversary, the GTA coupe was released. This was basically a GT coupe with a four-speed automatic transmission, Supra style interior, power windows, upgraded sound system and alloy wheels. The GTA is distinguishable by its copper brown / beige two-tone paint and a \"GTA 10th anniversary\" plaque on the center console. There were about 70 different variants of second-generation Celica sold in Japan over the model's lifetime. At its pinnacle in 1979, Toyota retailed 49 versions at once. In 1978 Toyota began production of the Mark I Toyota Supra in Japan, as the", "title": "Toyota Celica" }, { "docid": "2548848", "text": "Mark II to refer to its X chassis platform cars that include the Mark II, Cressida, Chaser, and Cresta models. The Supra has appeared in numerous video games, movies, music videos and TV shows. Some of the most notable appearances include the \"Gran Turismo\", \"Forza Motorsport\", \"Sega GT\", \"Tokyo Xtreme Racer\", \"Need for Speed\", \"Midnight Club\", \"Asphalt\" and \"Forza Horizon\" video games and \"The Fast and the Furious\" film series. The first generation Supra was based largely upon the Toyota Celica liftback, but was longer by . The doors and rear section were shared with the Celica but the front", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "14212645", "text": "car draws inspiration from Toyota's past sports cars like the 2000GT, Supra, MR-2, and 2007 FT-HS concept car. Toyota did not state whether the FT-1 would use the Supra name, or if it was even bound for production. However, Toyota did say if the FT-1 is approved from production to expect a price tag of around . Work on the FT-1 began nearly two years prior to the presentation. Kevin Hunter, the president of Calty Design Research in California stated that Lexus had the LFA and Scion has the FR-S, but Toyota has nothing. Mr. Hunter then pitched his idea", "title": "Toyota concept vehicles (2010–2019)" }, { "docid": "2548869", "text": "North America read \"Celica Supra\" and only P-types were available in two-tone color schemes. In 1984, Toyota changed quite a bit on the Supra. Power output was increased on the 5-speed models with a bump up to and of torque. The increase was achieved by a mixture of a redesigned intake manifold with \"D\"-shaped intake runners and an increase in compression ratio to: 9.2:1. Another notable change in the 5-speeds was the switch to a 4.30:1 gear ratio in the rear differential. All automatic Supras retained the previous years power numbers, but the rear gear ratio was changed to a", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "4613344", "text": "mid-size. The Cressida was an upper-level mid-size rear-wheel drive car with a straight-six engine, as the mid-market second-generation Camry was still classified as a compact car in the early 1990s. The Lexus GS, introduced in 1993 – one year after the Cressida's discontinuation – could also be considered a spiritual successor to the Cressida, as a midsize rear-wheel drive Toyota luxury vehicle with a strong kinship to the Toyota Supra and also derived from a shortened version of the Toyota Crown platform. A redesigned Mark II was released in October 1992, called the X90-series. It received a new front bumper", "title": "Toyota Mark II" }, { "docid": "10298632", "text": "Europe team was managed by former Ford Works Team and later Nissan Australia team boss from the Australian Group C days, Howard Marsden. Grice also won the inaugural Bathurst 12 Hour held in 1991 driving a Toyota Supra Turbo with Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell. Grice last competed in a full ATCC was in 1987. He was signed by Pinnacle Motorsport to complete the full 1995 season, although the relationship was severed mid-year. Grice's final ATCC race was at the 1995 Oran Park round driving a Ford EF Falcon for Glenn Seton Racing. Grice ended his career having won ten", "title": "Allan Grice" }, { "docid": "2548860", "text": "realigned with the Japanese market Toyota Chaser, while in North America the Toyota Cressida took on that role. In the North American market, the Celica Supra was available in two distinct models. There was the \"Performance Type\" (P-type) and the \"Luxury Type\" (L-type). While being mechanically identical, they were differentiated by the available options; tire size, wheel size, and body trim. The P-type had fiberglass fender flares over the wheel wells, while the L-type did not. The P-type was also standard with the more sporty eight-way adjustable seats. The P-type did not get the option of a leather interior until", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "4613337", "text": "car emissions standards. In January 1988 special edition \"Avante Supra\" released as a companion to the third-generation Supra. April 1988 special edition \"with extra XG Auto Air Conditioner\" launch. First released in August 1988, the Mark II was no longer the top level sedan at \"Toyopet Store\" locations in Japan with the introduction of the Toyota Celsior 9 October 1989. The Australian Cressida was withdrawn from sale in early 1993 on the X80 series so as not to compete against the new widebody Camry-Vienta, and Lexus ES300 and LS400. The North American Cressida was replaced by the first designed-for-America Toyota", "title": "Toyota Mark II" }, { "docid": "13401891", "text": "utilizing plug-in technology. The car weighs only but has as much interior room as the Toyota Prius. The car's frame is mainly carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, which allows it to be lightweight yet strong. The engine is 500 cc and sits under the rear two of four seats, driving the rear wheels. Toyota envisions the car to be made of seaweed in the future. The Toyota FT-HS is a hybrid sports car concept introduced at the January 2007 North American International Auto Show. Calty Design Research designed the concept and suggests that it could fill the place of the Toyota Supra.", "title": "Toyota concept vehicles (2000–2009)" }, { "docid": "8120995", "text": "was not a success. The new Group A Toyota Supra needed a lot of development and only a handful of good results were gained. His last race in the BTCC was in 1990. That season he drove for the works Vauxhall team, helping to develop the new Vauxhall Cavalier. Towards the end of the year he switched to a Ford Sierra, before calling time on his BTCC career. During the 1989 season, Hodgetts was driving for Brooklyn in an iconic red Ford Sierra RS500. Besides racing in touring cars, Hodgetts also found success in sports car racing. He shared the", "title": "Chris Hodgetts" }, { "docid": "2548902", "text": "the export model (America/Europe) Toyota upgraded the Supra turbo's engine (smaller, steel wheeled turbochargers, bigger fuel injectors, etc.). This increased the power output to at 5,600 rpm and of torque at 4,000 rpm. Upon launch in 1993, it was the first Toyota-badged vehicle to include a passenger airbag as standard (US-market only).(326 hp / 325lbft for Europe) The turbocharged variant could achieve 0-60 mph in as low as 4.6 seconds and 1/4-mile (402 m) in 13.1 seconds at . The turbo version was tested to reach over , but the cars are restricted to just in Japan and elsewhere. European", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548900", "text": "and engineering. By the middle of 1990, a final A80 design concept from Toyota Technical Centre Aichi was approved and frozen for production in late 1990. The first test mules were hand-built in A70 bodies during late 1990, followed by the first A80 prototypes being hand-assembled in 1991. Again using subframe, suspension, and drivetrain assemblies from the Z30 Soarer (Lexus SC300/400), test model pre-production started in December 1992 with 20 models, and official mass production began in April 1993. The fourth-gen Supra again shared its platform with the upscale Toyota Soarer coupe, sold in the U.S. as the Lexus SC.", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "4305317", "text": "by 10%. The adoption of a much higher efficiency single turbocharger than the twins as well as different manifold and exhaust ports were responsible for most of the 50% torque increase at low engine speeds. This engine was used primarily in Toyota's X chassis cars (Chaser, Mark II, Cresta, Verossa), the Crown Athlete V (JZS170) and in the later JZZ30 Soarer, as the JZA70 Supra was long discontinued by this time. Applications: In around 2000, Toyota introduced what are probably the least recognised members of the JZ engine family – the FSE direct injection variants. These FSE 1JZ and 2JZ", "title": "Toyota JZ engine" }, { "docid": "2548896", "text": "the Toyota with the performance inhibition of running with a higher curb weight and less power compared to the rest of its class. Both the TOM'S and SARD teams fared well in results in the (JTCC) with the TOM'S team winning on its debut in 1987, before abruptly ending their (JTCC) career with the MA70 Group-A in 1989. Upon its initial Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) debut in 1989 the Group-A Supra failed to finish its first race. With DNF's becoming a regular upset and the lack of power and heavy weight of the Supra, it began to strike doubt", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170062", "text": "Championship race before running out of fuel towards the end of the race. Matt Andrews piloted Curtis Chen's Mk IV Supra to a win at the 2008 Super Lap Battle Finals in the Street RWD division with a time of 1:57:711. Previously his car took home overall street class in 2006. Matt Andrews and Al Rhee piloted Curtis Chen's Mk IV Supra in the road racing and drag racing tests representing Super Street Magazine for the 2010 Castrol Syntec Top Car Challenge. The Team came in first place followed by a Modified R35 GTR. Since first appearing in 1995, Toyota", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "2548914", "text": "likely feature rear wheel drive; four-cylinder engines are expected to be available, and it has been confirmed that the car will offer a turbocharged inline-6 engine. It is believed that these engines will be supplied by BMW. \"Kleine Zeitung\" reported that the new jointly-developed Supra will be produced at a Magna Steyr facility near Graz, Austria, along with the G29 BMW Z4. Although the sports car's name is yet to be officially confirmed, Toyota global chief engineer Tetsuya Tada said that it will likely carry the nameplate \"Supra\", due to its name recognition and historical significance. On 5 July 2018,", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "3887907", "text": "the 4-cylinder 18R-E). The 4M-E was the first Toyota engine to be equipped with fuel injection for non-Japanese markets. The M family were Toyota's most prestigious engines (apart from the uncommon \"V family\" V8) for 30 years. They were commonly found on the large Toyota Crown, Mark II, and Supra models. The first M was a version produced from 1965 through 1988. It was a 2-valve SOHC engine. Cylinder bore and stroke was square at . Output was at 5200 to 5600 rpm, depending on specifications and model year. Typical torque is at 3800 rpm. The \"M-C\" engine, for commercial", "title": "Toyota M engine" }, { "docid": "1475080", "text": "Supra in export markets. Unlike other Celicas, this Carina-derived model is a four-door sedan rather than a coupe or liftback. Toyota replaced the Celica Camry upon the arrival of the front-wheel drive Toyota Camry (V10) in 1982. August 1981 saw the introduction of the third-generation Celica. The car was initially available in notchback coupe and liftback forms with many buyers preferring the liftback. The US-made convertible came in 1984. Styling was changed considerably from previous models and power was provided by a 2.4 L 22R or 22R-E engine in all North American models, while smaller engines were used in other", "title": "Toyota Celica" }, { "docid": "10650074", "text": "last time the JPS Team BMW (who won their second title) would be seen with team boss Frank Gardner unexpectedly closing the team down at the end of the year. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship. The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a nine round series with one race per round. Cars competed in two classes based on engine capacity. The Over 2500cc class was contested by Ford Mustang, Ford Sierra, Holden Commodore, Nissan Skyline, Rover Vitesse and Toyota Supra. The Under 2500cc class consisted of Alfa Romeo 75, BMW", "title": "1987 Australian Touring Car Championship" }, { "docid": "2548857", "text": "served in the 1985 Toyota Soarer. The smaller-capacity engine meant road taxes were less than the bigger 5M-GEU of the 2800GT. 1G-GEU made 160 PS (118 kW) at 6400 rpm. The 2800GT was the most powerful of the range, featuring the 2.8-litre six-cylinder DOHC 5M-GEU making 175 PS (129 kW) at 5,600 rpm. The 2000G/S with M-TEU with intercooler made 160 PS (118 kW) at 5,400 rpm, as much as the 1G-GEU, but made more torque lower down the rev range, 23.5 kgf⋅m (230 N⋅m at 3,000 rpm.The lower-range models, being 2000G/S, were the least powerful, featuring the 1G-EU, which", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "2548864", "text": "struts up front. At the rear, it had semi-trailing arm suspension with coil springs and a stabilizer bar. Braking on the Celica Supra was handled by four-wheel disc brakes. On the inside, this generation had standard power windows, power door locks, and power mirrors as well as a tilt steering wheel. The power door lock was located in the center console next to the power mirror control. The analog dash of this year only went to 85 mph (140 km/h) in North America. The optional automatic climate control was renovated and was now seen as a standard feature on the", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "1475082", "text": "North American market to re-inject the sports image that Celica had lost as it grew larger and heavier with each subsequent model. The GT-S included larger 14x7\" wheels and 225/60HR14 tires, fender flares, independent rear suspension, a sports interior including special seats, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter knob. Most of these came from the Supra. This made sense as the Supra was based on the Celica. From the windshield back, both cars were nearly identical when in liftback form. There were also optional rear louvers for the coupe and liftback. The Celica was facelifted in August 1983 for", "title": "Toyota Celica" }, { "docid": "17977277", "text": "ownership, Jessica's Toyota Supra was stolen and stripped for parts. Police found a large number of other stolen goods in the house it was recovered from, including license plates, motorcycle and car parts, some of Jessica's belongings, some of her former boyfriend Darin's belongings that were stolen with the car, and even a fully assembled motorcycle. Jessica Barton Jessica Monet Barton, also known as Jesse Barton, was born on May 28, 1983 in Adairsville, Georgia. Along with being a model and actress, Jessica also races import cars. She is known for her 1994 street legal Toyota Supra that pulled 1,165", "title": "Jessica Barton" }, { "docid": "3616034", "text": "Toyota Soarer The Toyota Soarer is a personal luxury GT coupé that was produced from 1981 to 2005 by Toyota and was sold in Japan. In Japan, it was available at both Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Store and Toyopet Store, and it débuted with the Z10 series, replacing the Toyopet Store exclusive Mark II Coupe, and the Toyota Store exclusive . In 1986, the Z20 series was launched, based on the then new A70 Supra platform. In 1991, the third-generation (Z30 series) Toyota Soarer premiered in Japan, while its Lexus equivalent, the SC 300/400 débuted in the US market.", "title": "Toyota Soarer" }, { "docid": "2548890", "text": "and the speaker cover was also enlarged to accommodate them. Beginning in 1991, Toyota began to offer a factory spoiler-style panel sunroof. These sunroofs are now highly sought after and rare since the they were introduced in the ending years of this generation Supra. Estimated North American Export Production: 3,623 For 1992 leather shadow gray interiors received black seats and inserts. Non-turbo models lost the option of a targa top, and a new optional subwoofer was available. Subwoofer-equipped Supras did without the rear bins, and wooden \"floorboard.\" Instead, rear carpet was molded to the spare tire, and there was a", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "3616039", "text": "platform with the newly introduced A70 series Supra. The Z20 Soarer introduced a vehicle information display system with Electro Multi Vision and visual information cassettes. In 1988, TOM'S released a limited model package named the C5. The 7M-GTE in the Tom's C5 Soarer saw the power upgrades similar to those seen in the Turbo-A Supra of the same year. In April 1989 a limited 500 unit production of the Aerocabin version was also available. This came with only 2 seats and an electric folding roof. The Aerocabin came with the same specs as the GT-Limited and were only available with", "title": "Toyota Soarer" }, { "docid": "17706714", "text": "more focused on basic needs. TEMS installation was still achieved on vehicles that were considered luxurious, like the Toyota Crown, Toyota Century, Toyota Windom, and the Toyota Supra and Toyota Soarer sports cars. Recently the technology has been installed on luxury minivans like the Toyota Alphard, Toyota Noah and the Toyota Voxy. The TEMS system has been recently named “Piezo TEMS” (with piezoelectric ceramics), “Skyhook TEMS” “Infinity TEMS” and more recently “AVS” (Adaptive Variable Suspension). The system was deployed with an earlier two-stage switch labeled “Auto-Sport”, with a later modification of “Auto-Soft-Mid-Hard”. Some variations used a dial to specifically select", "title": "Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension" }, { "docid": "4426845", "text": "drifting is most successful on 4WD (four wheel drive) R/C cars. Companies such as Tamiya, Yokomo, MST, Team Associated, and Hobby Products International have made drift cars and supported the hobby. One of the key sources responsible for the international spread of drifting is the Japanese anime series \"Initial D\", which features Takumi Fujiwara, a high school student who learns to drift on the Mt. Akina touge (mountain pass) using a custom tuned Toyota Trueno AE86. The series features a large number of Japanese performance vehicles including the Mazda RX-7, the Nissan Skyline , the Toyota Supra, the Toyota MR-2,", "title": "Drifting (motorsport)" }, { "docid": "11170055", "text": "Walkinshaw and his TWR prepared Jaguar XJS V12, Toyota GB took on Grand Prix motorcycle racing star Barry Sheene, following his retirement from motorcycle racing, for the 1985 BTCC season, but the car was outclassed by the newer turbocharged cars and Sheene's performance was hampered by past motorcycle racing injuries. Nevertheless, he drew in the crowds and would retire from professional racing at the end of the season. When the Mk II was replaced by the Mk III Supra, like the Mk II, it had varying degrees of success but both TOM'S and SARD, who competed only in 1988, fared", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "9579166", "text": "its name to Super GT In 2005, Orido and the ADVAN team started the season by winning the first race at Okayama, but like the previous season, the Yokohama team was struggling to be consistent in its pace, and while the other Toyota teams were scoring consistent points finishes, the ADVAN Supra only managed to finish in the points again at Sugo. Although the team finished with fewer points than the previous season at only 26 points and 13th overall, the team still finished ahead of the Denso SARD Supra in the standings. The 2006 season saw Toyota introducing their", "title": "Manabu Orido" }, { "docid": "6807826", "text": "in the Complete Car category. In July 1995, VeilSide received the Ministry of Transportation's authorization for the production, distribution, and selling of a range of aero parts. Following this acceptance, VeilSide began to produce a full range of products. Their aerodynamic parts catalogue was originally intended for Japanese models, such as the Toyota Supra, Mazda RX-7, Subaru Impreza, and Mitsubishi FTO although they have since extended their portfolio to include American and European models. VeilSide produces a bodykit called \"Fortune\" which replaces all body panels except the roof. It is currently available for the Mazda RX-7 FD3S, Toyota Supra Mark", "title": "Veilside" }, { "docid": "16241096", "text": "chose to withdraw from sports car racing at the end of the year to concentrate their efforts on establishing their Formula One team. After the Hybrid GT500 Toyota Supra HV-R won the Tokachi 24 Hours outright in 2007, Toyota sought a larger and more international audience for acknowledgement of the company's work in hybrid racing technology. Engineers set themselves the objective of developing a purpose-built car to return to international endurance racing, and garner worldwide interest by competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Work on designing the car began in late 2010 when early designs of its chassis", "title": "Toyota TS030 Hybrid" }, { "docid": "11170056", "text": "better in Japan with the TOM'S team winning on its debut in 1987. In all, eleven MA70 Group-A turbos were built by TRD Japan for racing. The reason for lack of success was its larger engine capacity requiring it to run at a higher curb weight required by the regulations and also its lack of development. As the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500, then the more advanced Nissan Skyline GT-R became the car to have. The Supra was abandoned at the end of the season in favour of the Toyota Corolla AE101 in 1991, and only a few were kept in", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "14212654", "text": "a replica on/off switch built by Robert Selway. The GR Supra Racing Concept is a concept car that previews the racing version of the fifth generation Supra that was showcased at the March 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The design was inspired from the 2014 FT-1. It features a lowered suspension with Toyota OEM parts, BBS centre-lock racing wheels, Brembo racing callipers, a full roll cage and fire extinguisher system, a stripped out interior, Michelin track tyres and a centre exit racing exhaust. It also features carbon fibre for the bonnet, splitter, diffuser, mirror caps, side skirts, wing and bumpers. It", "title": "Toyota concept vehicles (2010–2019)" }, { "docid": "13401579", "text": "Toyota concept vehicles (1980–1989) Toyota Concept Vehicles produced between 1980 and 1989 include: The Toyota EX-11 was a concept vehicle by Toyota shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. Based on the prototype Soarer, the EX-11 demonstrated advance electronics such as electronic engine and drive train management, colour monitors and fibre optic wiring. The Toyota SV-2 was a concept vehicle by Toyota shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. Based on the second-generation Supra, the SV-2 featured different styling, complete with a removable targa top and a maroon and white interior. The Toyota RV-5 was a concept vehicle by Toyota", "title": "Toyota concept vehicles (1980–1989)" }, { "docid": "11170063", "text": "has raced the JZA80 Supra as a GT500 race car in the JGTC series. Beginning with a four-cylinder 2.1-liter turbocharged 4T-GTE mounted onto a stock bodyshell with wide arch body kit and spoiler. Over the years, as demands for expensive GT1 race specials became common, the JGTC regulation drifted away from FIA rules, as a result, the Supra has progressively underwent numerous changes over the years, most noticeable, the numerous body changes and by the late 1990s, the Supra used a developed version of the 3SG, which was developed from the IMSA engine and similar to the 3SGTE engine found", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "5700374", "text": "in Clearwater, Florida. Bollea and three members of the pit crew for his drifting team, using two of his father's cars — a yellow Toyota Supra and a silver Dodge Viper — were traveling to a steakhouse when the single-vehicle crash occurred at Court Street and Missouri Avenue, near downtown Clearwater. The yellow Supra, which Bollea had been driving in the outside lane, fishtailed and spun across the road, crashing into the median strip and into a palm tree. The impact destroyed the car. Bollea and his passenger, 22-year-old John Graziano, were flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg,", "title": "Nick Hogan" }, { "docid": "2548904", "text": "used by the engine at this point. At 4,000 rpm, the second turbo's output is used to augment the first turbo's output. Compared to the parallel mode, sequential mode turbos provide quicker low RPM response and increased high RPM boost. This high RPM boost was also aided with technology originally present in the 7M-GE in the form of the Acoustic Control Induction System (ACIS) which is a way of managing the air compression pulses within the intake piping as to increase power. For this generation, the Supra received a new six-speed Getrag/Toyota \"V160\" gearbox on the turbo models while the", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "13401595", "text": "attractive, and it went on to great commercial success on the mechanical backbone of the 4500GT concept. Toyota concept vehicles (1980–1989) Toyota Concept Vehicles produced between 1980 and 1989 include: The Toyota EX-11 was a concept vehicle by Toyota shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. Based on the prototype Soarer, the EX-11 demonstrated advance electronics such as electronic engine and drive train management, colour monitors and fibre optic wiring. The Toyota SV-2 was a concept vehicle by Toyota shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. Based on the second-generation Supra, the SV-2 featured different styling, complete with a removable", "title": "Toyota concept vehicles (1980–1989)" }, { "docid": "3137599", "text": "1UZ-FE V8 producing . Eligible for the GT1 category, the MC8-R lacked pace against the new generation sports cars and homologation specials such as Porsche 911 GT1, but did compete alongside a similarly modified Toyota Supra. One MC8 road car was built in order to meet homologation requirements. The car disappeared from public eye within a year of its construction, but surfaced again on the Japanese collector car website SEiyaa in 2015, two decades after its disappearance. The car is assumed to be in the possession of a private collector, as the vehicle's sales listing has since been removed from", "title": "Toyota MR2" }, { "docid": "11170070", "text": "considerably better compared to his 1st achieving a second-place finish at Okayama and 8th overall in 2010, and 13th overall in 2011 where he also scored a half-points victory at Autopolis, his first recorded victory in D1GP, due to Orido finishing 1st in the qualifying stage after the tsuiso battles were halted because of heavy rain. Orido's 2005 RS-R Supra also made appearances outside Japan, with Ken Gushi driving the car during the Formula D Invitational Event at Abu Dhabi in 2011, and Orido driving the car again during the first two rounds of the Formula Drift Asia in 2012,", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "1475087", "text": "platform underpinning the Toyota Corona. The Toyota A platform was now exclusive to the Toyota Supra. The coupe bodystyle in Japan was used only for the Corona coupe, sold only at Japanese Toyota dealerships \"Toyopet Store\" without the retractable headlights. An optional feature only offered on the Corona coupe was four-wheel steering, not shared with the Celica during this generation, however, the turbocharged engine on the Celica was not installed in the Corona coupe. Toyota introduced the \"ultimate Celica\", the GT-Four (ST165) onto the Japanese market in October 1986. With full-time all-wheel drive, including an electronically controlled central locking differential,", "title": "Toyota Celica" }, { "docid": "2548891", "text": "cut-out for the woofer housing. Estimated North American Export Production: 1,193 The Supra was also available in two non-export models in Japan which were right hand drive (RHD), the JZA70 with a 2.5-litre parallel twin-turbo setup 1JZ-GTE, and the GA70 with a 2.0-litre twin-turbo 1G-GTE and non-turbo 1G-GEU. In addition to the release of the JZA70 in 1990, Toyota released a special version of the 1JZ-GTE equipped JZA70 known as the 2.5 Twin Turbo R model (JZA70-R). It boasted additional upgrades, including lighter sway bars, a larger intercooler, Torsen differential, Interbred TEIN/Bilstein sports suspension, Shadow/Dark grey interior trim, MOMO steering", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "20857810", "text": "BMW Z4 (G29) The BMW Z4 (G29) is a two-door roadster produced by BMW. It was introduced in 2018 as a successor to the BMW Z4 (E89). The Z4 (G29) marks the return of the soft-top roof as opposed to its predecessor. The Z4 (G29) was introduced at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 23, 2018. It is based on the Z4 Concept unveiled a year earlier, and was developed alongside the fifth generation Toyota Supra due to BMW's partnership with Toyota. It is based on the Cluster Architecture platform and has a 50:50 weight distribution with weight savings", "title": "BMW Z4 (G29)" }, { "docid": "20857813", "text": "Vernasca leather, 19-inch alloy wheels, adaptive dampers, a Harman Kardon surround sound system and a head-up display. BMW Z4 (G29) The BMW Z4 (G29) is a two-door roadster produced by BMW. It was introduced in 2018 as a successor to the BMW Z4 (E89). The Z4 (G29) marks the return of the soft-top roof as opposed to its predecessor. The Z4 (G29) was introduced at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 23, 2018. It is based on the Z4 Concept unveiled a year earlier, and was developed alongside the fifth generation Toyota Supra due to BMW's partnership with Toyota.", "title": "BMW Z4 (G29)" }, { "docid": "3432556", "text": "by small cars like the Mini, Renault 5 and Volkswagen Golf and adopted for all mainstream cars. Upscale marques like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Jaguar remained mostly independent of this trend, and retained a lineup mostly or entirely made up of FR cars. Japanese mainstream marques such as Toyota were almost exclusively FR until the late 1970s and early 1980s. Toyota's first FF vehicle was the Toyota Tercel, with the Corolla and Celica later becoming FF while the Camry was designed as an FF from the beginning. The Supra, Cressida, Crown, and Century remained FR. Luxury division Lexus has a mostly", "title": "Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout" }, { "docid": "2548905", "text": "naturally aspirated models made do with a five-speed manual W58 transmission, revised from the previous version. Each model was offered with a four-speed automatic with manual shifting mode. All vehicles were equipped with five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels, the naturally aspirated model had 16-inch wheels and the turbo models were 17-inch. The difference in wheel size was to accommodate the larger brakes equipped as standard onto the turbo model, but in Japan were optional extras. Both models had a space saver spare tire on a steel rim to save both space and weight. Toyota took measures to reduce the weight of", "title": "Toyota Supra" }, { "docid": "11170048", "text": "time of 8.09 seconds. One of the first Pro Mod drivers in import drag racing, Vinny Ten used a Supra to hold national records for drag racing in the United States between 1997 and 2000 as well as being the first in the US to build a Japanese engine without the need of nitrous or alcohol fuel. Ten also achieved the first for the Supra to break into the 12 to 8 second barriers as well as achieving a speed of over 120 to . Ten has since taken his Supra into the six second barrier. Craig Paisley, another pioneer", "title": "Toyota Supra in motorsport" }, { "docid": "6099441", "text": "hesitate to say rough things to his team members. Driving a brown Toyota Supra, he is a both rival and a comrade with Genesis R's leader, \"Nobuhiro Oda\" and will join forces with him if necessary. 2nd level : - \"Hiroaki Sakabura\", \"The Rook\" : One of the members of Nagoya's strongest racing posse D3. There are many true believers of his complete racing method. He has scrutinized parts in his grey Toyota Supra and doesn't allow for any margin of error. - \"Shinichiro Kanatani\", \"The Bishop\" : One of the members of Nagoya's most powerful racing posse D3. His", "title": "Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3" } ]

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[ { "docid": "17786442", "text": "Blu-ray. Gods of Egypt (film) Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on the ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell and Geoffrey Rush. The film portrays a mortal Egyptian hero who partners with the Egyptian god Horus to save the world from Set and rescue his love. Filming took place in Australia under the American film production and distribution company Summit Entertainment. While the film's production budget was the parent company Lionsgate's financial exposure was less than $10 million due", "title": "Gods of Egypt (film)" }, { "docid": "15680795", "text": "on the silver screen as the ninja Jinx in \"\". She starred in the film \"Gods of Egypt\" (2016), as the goddess Hathor. She plays Elektra in season 2 of \"Daredevil\" in 2016, and reprised the role in 2017 in \"The Defenders\". In June 2018, Yung announced she was pregnant with her first child in an Instagram post. Her and Jonathan Howard’s daughter, Minavann Yung Howard, was born early August 2018. Élodie Yung Élodie Yung (; born February 22, 1981) is a French actress. She is best known for her role as Elektra Natchios in the second season of the", "title": "Élodie Yung" }, { "docid": "17786442", "text": "Blu-ray. Gods of Egypt (film) Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on the ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell and Geoffrey Rush. The film portrays a mortal Egyptian hero who partners with the Egyptian god Horus to save the world from Set and rescue his love. Filming took place in Australia under the American film production and distribution company Summit Entertainment. While the film's production budget was the parent company Lionsgate's financial exposure was less than $10 million due", "title": "Gods of Egypt (film)" }, { "docid": "17786401", "text": "Gods of Egypt (film) Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on the ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell and Geoffrey Rush. The film portrays a mortal Egyptian hero who partners with the Egyptian god Horus to save the world from Set and rescue his love. Filming took place in Australia under the American film production and distribution company Summit Entertainment. While the film's production budget was the parent company Lionsgate's financial exposure was less than $10 million due to", "title": "Gods of Egypt (film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "952256", "text": "New Kingdom, Isis increasingly overshadowed Hathor and other goddesses as she took on their characteristics. In the Ptolemaic period (305–30 BC), when Greeks governed Egypt and their religion developed a complex relationship with that of Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty adopted and modified the Egyptian ideology of kingship. Beginning with Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II, the Ptolemies closely linked their queens with Isis and with several Greek goddesses, particularly their own goddess of love and sexuality, Aphrodite. Nevertheless, when the Greeks referred to Egyptian gods by the names of their own gods (a practice called \"interpretatio Graeca\"), they sometimes called", "title": "Hathor" }, { "docid": "18788073", "text": "Hunting, fishing and animals in ancient Egypt The ancient Egyptian culture is full of rich traditions and practices that until today we keep on learning about. Wildlife in ancient Egypt used to be very different compared to the wildlife currently present in Egypt for several factors and variables. Animals like elephants, rhinoceros, crocodiles and hippopotamus used to live in different parts of Egypt, however these animals do not exist in Egypt today. Animals were very much appreciated and played a big deal in Egyptian history; even some gods were represented as animals; as Hathor the goddess of fertility, love and", "title": "Hunting, fishing and animals in ancient Egypt" }, { "docid": "7851378", "text": "(1795), Urizen is imprisoned within \"Coldness, darkness, obstruction, a Solid/Without fluctuation, hard as adamant/Black as marble of Egypt; impenetrable\" (Chap. I, Verse 10). Many years later, in \"On Virgil\" (1822), Blake claims that \"Sacred Truth has pronounced that Greece & Rome as Babylon & Egypt: so far from being parents of Arts & Sciences as they pretend: were destroyers of all Art.\" Similarly, in \"The Laocoön\" (also 1822), he writes \"The Gods of Greece & Egypt were Mathematical Diagrams,\" \"These are not the Works/Of Egypt nor Babylon Whose Gods are the Powers of this World. Goddess, Nature./Who first spoil &", "title": "Tiriel (poem)" }, { "docid": "8300181", "text": "by pairing a \"sky father\" god with an \"earth mother\" goddess (pairings of a sky \"mother\" with an earth \"father\" are less frequent). A main sky goddess is often the queen of the gods and may be an air/sky goddess in her own right, though she usually has other functions as well with \"sky\" not being her main. Queen of Heaven (antiquity) was a term used to describe several sky goddesses in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Near East. Neopagans often apply it with impunity to sky goddesses from other regions who were never associated with the term historically. Gods", "title": "Sky deity" }, { "docid": "307207", "text": "Cronus, the Titan who fathered the Olympians; Phaethon was sacred to Zeus, Cronus's son who deposed him as king; Pyroeis was given to Ares, son of Zeus and god of war; Phosphoros was ruled by Aphrodite, the goddess of love; and Hermes, messenger of the gods and god of learning and wit, ruled over Stilbon. The Greek practice of grafting of their gods' names onto the planets was almost certainly borrowed from the Babylonians. The Babylonians named Phosphoros after their goddess of love, \"Ishtar\"; Pyroeis after their god of war, \"Nergal\", Stilbon after their god of wisdom Nabu, and Phaethon", "title": "Planet" }, { "docid": "4757040", "text": "scene of the final battle before a denouement on Mount Olympus in the God of War's throne room. The protagonist of the game is Kratos (voiced by Terrence C. Carson), a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. Other characters include a host of Greek gods, such as Athena (Carole Ruggier), the Goddess of Wisdom and Kratos' ally and mentor; Ares (Steven Blum), the God of War and main antagonist; Poseidon (Fred Tatasciore), the God of the Sea; Aphrodite (Carole Ruggier), the Goddess of Love and Sexuality; Zeus (Paul Eiding), the King of the Gods; Artemis (Claudia Black), the Goddess", "title": "God of War (2005 video game)" }, { "docid": "20968156", "text": "was revealed to be a piece of a 13th-century candelabra from Hildesheim in Germany. Other figurines of supposedly Lithuanian gods included sculptures of the god of war Kovas, the goddess of wisdom Praurimė, the goddess of love Milda, the household spirit žaltys, priestess vaidilutė. Almost all items related to Polish–Lithuanian history were removed during the reorganization in 1865, while other collections (such as weapons or items from Ancient Egypt) were left mostly intact. Many of the removed Polish–Lithuanian items were replaced by items related to the Russian Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church. For example, items in the Chancery Slavonic", "title": "Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius" }, { "docid": "6557732", "text": "Near East and Egypt. Fearsome deities were invoked via ritual in order to protect individuals by warding away evil spirits. In ancient Egypt, these household rituals (performed in the home, not in state-run temples) were embodied by the deity who personified magic itself, Heka. The two gods most frequently invoked in these rituals were the hippopotamus-formed fertility goddess, Taweret, and the lion-demon, Bes (who developed from the early apotropaic dwarf demon-god, Aha, literally \"fighter\"). Objects were often used in these rituals in order to facilitate communication with the gods. One of the most commonly found magical objects, the ivory apotropaic", "title": "Apotropaic magic" }, { "docid": "13679873", "text": "(the god of love), Anteros (the god of requited love), Phobos (the god of fear), Deimos (the god of terror) and Harmonia (the goddess of harmony and concord), besides Adrestia herself. Gods would try to get on her side and she would be fought over by the gods and titans. Adrestia Adrestia (Ancient Greek: Ἀδρήστεια) in Greek mythology \"she who cannot be escaped\" is the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and known to accompany her father Ares to war. She was venerated as a goddess of revolt, just retribution and sublime balance between good and evil. Because of her role", "title": "Adrestia" }, { "docid": "13521704", "text": "example, Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, Ares was the god of war, Hades the ruler of the underworld, and Athena the goddess of wisdom and courage. Some gods, such as Apollo and Dionysus, revealed complex personalities and mixtures of functions, while others, such as Hestia (literally \"hearth\") and Helios (literally \"sun\"), were little more than personifications. The most impressive temples tended to be dedicated to a limited number of gods, who were the focus of large pan-Hellenic cults. It was, however, common for individual regions and villages to devote their own cults to minor gods. Many cities", "title": "Greek mythology" }, { "docid": "12905884", "text": "ideology as enforcer of \"maat\". In an episode known in different versions from temple texts, some of the gods defy Ra's authority, and he destroys them with the help and advice of other gods like Thoth and Horus the Elder. At one point he faces dissent even from an extension of himself, the Eye of Ra, which can act independently of him in the form of a goddess. The Eye goddess becomes angry with Ra and runs away from him, wandering wild and dangerous in the lands outside Egypt. Weakened by her absence, Ra sends one of the other gods—Shu,", "title": "Egyptian mythology" }, { "docid": "10131241", "text": "see divinity as having a real, external existence; others see the Goddesses and Gods as archetypes or thoughtforms within the collective consciousness. According to several 20th century witches, most notably Gerald Gardner, the \"father of Wicca\", the witches' God and Goddess are the ancient gods of the British Isles: a Horned God of hunting, death and magic who rules over an after-world paradise (often referred to as the Summerland), and a goddess, the Great Mother (who is simultaneously the Eternal Virgin and the Primordial Enchantress), who gives regeneration and rebirth to souls of the dead and love to the living.", "title": "Wiccan views of divinity" }, { "docid": "9714094", "text": "deities depicted in animal form, such as the cat mummies given to the feline goddess Bastet. Some of the major deities from myth and official religion were rarely invoked in popular worship, but many of the great state gods were important in popular tradition. The worship of some Egyptian gods spread to neighboring lands, especially to Canaan and Nubia during the New Kingdom, when those regions were under pharaonic control. In Canaan, the exported deities, including Hathor, Amun, and Set, were often syncretized with native gods, who in turn spread to Egypt. The Egyptian deities may not have had permanent", "title": "Ancient Egyptian deities" }, { "docid": "13607765", "text": "been dubbed \"a patron god of hermaphrodites and transvestites\" by Roberto C. Ferrari in the 2002 \"Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture\". Other gods are sometimes considered patrons of homosexual love between males, such as the love goddess Aphrodite and gods in her retinue, such as the Erotes: Eros, Himeros and Pothos. Eros is also part of a trinity of gods that played roles in homoerotic relationships, along with Heracles and Hermes, who bestowed qualities of Beauty (and Loyalty), strength, and eloquence, respectively, onto male lovers. In the poetry of Sappho, Aphrodite is identified as the patron", "title": "LGBT themes in classical mythology" }, { "docid": "13244606", "text": "an avatar of an unidentified Chthonian Earth Goddess, who planned to have him married to Andromeda so as to develop better relations with humanity. The Earth Goddess and Perseus proceed to fall in love. Zeus prepared to engage in war with Tiamat; taking the aids of other gods (such as Thoth, Marduk, Yahweh and Osiris). A High Priest named Fantasos starts a Cult of Tiamat that quickly conquers the city. Andromeda was originally a promiscuous spoiled Princess who possessed various male sex slaves. Though the mixing of Mythologies and the Perseus-Earth Goddess romance was abandoned, the concept of a Goddess", "title": "Clash of the Titans (2010 film)" }, { "docid": "6667093", "text": "Realms Campaign Setting\" (2001), and is further detailed in \"Faiths and Pantheons\" (2002). Sune is still the goddess of love in the 4th edition \"Forgotten Realms\" setting. Sune's power has increased, and she is now one of the 11 good-aligned \"Greater Gods\" who preside over the new \"Forgotten Realms\" cosmology. It is established that most of the racial gods of love (such as Hanali Celanil of the Seldarine) are in fact aspects of her- those who are not, such as Sharess, and Lliira, have since become her exarchs. Sune, along with Tyr and Lathander, imprisoned Cyric following his murder of", "title": "Sune (Forgotten Realms)" }, { "docid": "164665", "text": "open to the sky. Earlier sanctuaries, whose dedication to Hera is less certain, were of the Mycenaean type called \"house sanctuaries\". Samos excavations have revealed votive offerings, many of them late 8th and 7th centuries BCE, which show that Hera at Samos was not merely a local Greek goddess of the Aegean: the museum there contains figures of gods and suppliants and other votive offerings from Armenia, Babylon, Iran, Assyria, Egypt, testimony to the reputation which this sanctuary of Hera enjoyed and to the large influx of pilgrims. Compared to this mighty goddess, who also possessed the earliest temple at", "title": "Hera" }, { "docid": "12684193", "text": "Asherah and the Ugaritic goddess, Athirat. Johanna Stucky claims she may have been a deity in her own right. Depictions of a goddess in inscriptions from Dynastic Egypt, thought to Canaanite since she is referred to as \"Qdš\" (often transliterated in English as Qedesha, Qudshu or Qetesh), show a woman in the nude, with curly hair and raised arms carrying lilies and serpents. \"Qdš\" is also depicted in the pantheon of gods at Memphis, Egypt possibly indicating worship of her as independent deity there. The word \"qdš\" also appears in the Pyrgi Tablets, a Phoenician text found in Italy that", "title": "Q-D-Š" }, { "docid": "17786403", "text": "of $150 million against a $140 million budget, becoming a box office bomb and losing the studio up to $90 million. It received five nominations at the 37th Golden Raspberry Awards. Set in the mythology of ancient Egypt, the world is flat and the Egyptian gods live among humans. The gods differ from humans by their greater height, golden blood, and ability to transform into their divine forms. A young thief named Bek and his love Zaya are attending the coronation of Horus. During the ceremony, Osiris is killed by his extremely jealous brother Set, who seizes the throne and", "title": "Gods of Egypt (film)" }, { "docid": "9847891", "text": "name in Hittite cuneiform. Shaushka is interesting in that she uses her authority in matters of sexuality to mess around a little where she saw fit. Texts describe Shaushka as similar to Ishtar, as an ambiguous goddess who supervised conjugal love and harmonious relationships but, unpredictably, could turn love into a dangerous endeavor. Reliefs at Yazilikaya show the goddess twice: in one relief she is depicted with male gods and in another with the goddesses. According to Hittite texts about Shaushka of Lawazantiya: she is clothed like a man and like a woman, and has male attributes such as an", "title": "Šauška" }, { "docid": "14470388", "text": "and real goddess. Using the phrase \"who the gods want to destroy they first make mad\", Itua Otaigbe Ewoigbokhan explained that Femi may have been possessed by the goddess to get so irrationally in love with Mona, leading to rage which results in the doom of him and the other parties. This means Araromire uses Femi's love as a tool to accomplish its mission. A second possible scenario explains that Araromire might really be a myth. Judging that Femi bribes officials to be posted to Araromire in order to be with Sola and Mona, it's also possible he has placed", "title": "The Figurine" }, { "docid": "4370875", "text": "into becoming the Goddess of Lost Causes. The Ephebian Goddess of Love, held in extremely low regard by the god Om and sister to the goddess Patina. She bribed Rhome of Ephebe to steal and hide the Golden Falchion, in return she gave Elenor of Tsort to Rhome. Mentioned in \"Small Gods\" and \"Discworld Noir\". The God of Wine and Things on Sticks. He appears as a large, overly-merry man in a toga. In Tsort he is also known as \"Smimto\", and \"Tuvelpit\" in Ephebe. He never gets a hangover (those are part of Bilious' portfolio), but he does get", "title": "Discworld gods" }, { "docid": "13883148", "text": "Procris, the daughter of the King of Athens, are in love but are yet to be married (in this the opera differs from Ovid where they are already man and wife). Borée, Prince of Thrace, is Céphale's rival for Procris's hand and the gods help him press his claim, particularly L'Aurore (Aurora, the goddess of dawn) who is in love with Céphale and wants him for herself. When L'Aurore believes Céphale has rejected her, she conjures up demons to cast a spell so Procris will believe Céphale has been unfaithful to her. The spell works but the goddess has a", "title": "Céphale et Procris (Jacquet de la Guerre)" }, { "docid": "13171626", "text": "influential on Western LGBT literature, with the original myths being constantly re-published and re-written, and the relationships and characters serving as icons. In comparison, lesbianism is rarely found in classical myths. The love goddess Aphrodite and gods in her retinue, such as the Erotes: Eros, Himeros and Pothos are sometimes considered patrons of homosexual love between males. Eros is also part of a triad of gods that played roles in homoerotic relationships, along with Heracles and Hermes, who bestowed qualities of Beauty (and Loyalty), strength, and eloquence, respectively, onto male lovers. In the poetry of Sappho, Aphrodite is identified as", "title": "LGBT themes in mythology" }, { "docid": "329564", "text": "the Rape of Persephone. It is mentioned briefly in Hesiod's Theogony, and told in considerable detail in the \"Homeric Hymn to Demeter\". Persephone used to live far away from the other gods, a goddess within Nature herself before the days of planting seeds and nurturing plants. In the Olympian telling, the gods Ares, Hermes and Apollo had wooed Persephone; but Demeter rejected all their gifts and hid her daughter away from the company of the Olympian gods. Zeus, it is said, permitted Hades, who was in love with the beautiful Persephone, to abduct her as her mother Demeter was not", "title": "Persephone" }, { "docid": "5411303", "text": "male deities, wearing the traditional kilts, pointed shoes and horned hats. Mountain gods are also shown with scaled skirts to symbolise the rocky mountains. The right wall shows a procession of female deities wearing crowns and long skirts. The only exception to this divide is the goddess of love and war, Shaushka (Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar/Inanna) who is shown on the male procession with two female attendants. This is likely to be because of her male attributes as the goddess of war. The processions lead to a central scene of the supreme couple of the pantheon: the storm-god Teshub and the", "title": "Yazılıkaya" }, { "docid": "7219685", "text": "his two divine companions. Ahnmik is the god of control, power, manipulation, cold, sleep, silence, and peace. His gifts to the world included bondage and mastery, and his high priestess was Cjarsa, who was aided by Araceli. The other gods on his side of the pantheon were the death goddess Brysh (whose priestess was Syfka) and the void goddess \"Ecl\" (whose priest was Servos). Anhamirak is the goddess of fire, love, life, beauty, passion, chaos, and destruction but above all, freedom. The only other named deity on the light side of the pantheon is Anhamirak's son Namid, god of life", "title": "The Kiesha'ra Series" }, { "docid": "8862248", "text": "Ninshubur plays a similar role to Isimud, who acts as Enki's messenger to Inanna. In the Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent into the Netherworld, Ninshubur is described as the one who pleads with all the gods in an effort to persuade them to rescue Inanna from the Netherworld. Ninshubur Ninshubur (also known as Ninshubar, Nincubura or Ninšubur) was the \"sukkal\" or second-in-command of the goddess Inanna in Sumerian mythology. Her name means \"Queen of the East\" in ancient Sumerian. Much like Iris or Hermes in later Greek mythology, Ninshubur served as a messenger to the other gods. Ninshubur accompanied Inanna", "title": "Ninshubur" }, { "docid": "17786420", "text": "predominantly white cast. Some suggested that the casting of black actor Chadwick Boseman, who plays the god Thoth, played into the Magical Negro stereotype. The previous year, the biblical epic \"\" by director Ridley Scott received similar backlash for having a white cast. \"The Washington Post\"'s Soraya Nadia McDonald also disparaged the casting practice for \"Gods of Egypt\" and said Lionsgate released the posters at an unfortunate time. She said with the release of Aziz Ansari's TV series \"Master of None\" in the previous week, \"Whitewashed casting and the offensiveness of brownface has pretty much dominated the pop culture conversation", "title": "Gods of Egypt (film)" }, { "docid": "86494", "text": "his \"History of Animals\" that \"female cats are naturally lecherous.\" The Greeks later syncretized their own goddess Artemis with the Egyptian goddess Bastet, adopting Bastet's associations with cats and ascribing them to Artemis. In Ovid's \"Metamorphoses\", when the gods flee to Egypt and take animal forms, the goddess Diana (the Roman equivalent of Artemis) turns into a cat. Cats eventually displaced ferrets as the pest control of choice because they were more pleasant to have around the house and were more enthusiastic hunters of mice. During the Middle Ages, many of Artemis's associations with cats were grafted onto the Virgin", "title": "Cat" }, { "docid": "2668587", "text": "The vǫlur were not considered to be harmless. The goddess who was most skilled in magic was Freyja, and she was not only a goddess of love, but also a warlike divinity who caused screams of anguish, blood and death, and what Freyja performed in Asgard, the world of the gods, the vǫlur tried to perform in Midgard, the world of men. The weapon of the vǫlva was not the spear, the axe or the sword, but instead they were held to influence battles with different means, and one of them was the wand, (see the section wands and weaving,", "title": "Völva" }, { "docid": "9904098", "text": "were understood in terms of the Egyptian doctrine of parthenogenesis, which was connected with the goddess Neith of Sais. (page 220) In Upper Egypt, Net was worshipped at Seni and represented with the head of a lioness painted green, with the titles: \"Father of fathers and Mother of mothers,\" and \"net-Menhit, the great lady, lady of the south, the great cow who gave birth to the sun, who made the germ of gods and men, the mother of Ra, who raised up Tem in primeval time, who existed when nothing else had being, and who created that which exists after", "title": "Miraculous births" }, { "docid": "12048265", "text": "Atys, is secretly in love with the nymph Sangaride who is betrothed to Atys' friend King Célénus. Atys confesses his secret to his close friend Idas. Unbeknownst to Atys, Sangaride is also secretly in love with him, a fact which she confides to Doris who is Idas's sister. When Cybele, the great Phrygian Mother of the Gods, arrives the Phrygians celebrate her presence. Atys and Sangaride initially try to conceal their feelings from one another but eventually they confess their love for each other. The act ends with the goddess Cybèle announcing the surprise decision to make Atys Sangaride's \"great", "title": "Atys (Piccinni)" }, { "docid": "9714096", "text": "the \"kandake\". Some deities reached farther. Taweret became a goddess in Minoan Crete, and Amun's oracle at Siwa Oasis was known to and consulted by people across the Mediterranean region. Under the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty and then Roman rule, Greeks and Romans introduced their own deities to Egypt. These newcomers equated the Egyptian gods with their own, as part of the Greco-Roman tradition of \"interpretatio graeca\". The worship of the native gods was not swallowed up by that of foreign ones. Instead, Greek and Roman gods were adopted as manifestations of Egyptian ones. Egyptian cults sometimes incorporated Greek language, philosophy,", "title": "Ancient Egyptian deities" }, { "docid": "7338736", "text": "Visnu; the instrument is said to have been constructed according to the instructions of Sakra and was played in the heavenly palace of the gods. It is a very difficult instruments to play. The dancer sings as he plays, tightening the strings to obtain variations of pitch. The \"pantheruwa\" is an instrument dedicated to the goddess Pattini. It resembles a tambourine (without the skin) and has small cymbals attached at intervals around its circumference. The dance is said to have originated in the days of Prince Siddhartha, who became Buddha. The gods were believed to use this instrument to celebrate", "title": "Kandyan dance" }, { "docid": "4228472", "text": "Eurimaco, a servant to Penelope's importunate suitors. The two sing passionately of their love for each other (\"You are my sweet life\"). The scene changes to the Ithacan coast, where the sleeping Ulisse is brought ashore by the Phaecians (Faeci), whose action is in defiance of the wishes of gods Giove and Nettuno. The Phaecians are punished by the gods who turn them and their ship to stone. Ulysses awakes, cursing the Phaecians for abandoning him: \"To your sails, falsest Phaeacians, may Boreas be ever hostile!\" From the goddess Minerva, who appears disguised as a shepherd boy, Ulisse learns that", "title": "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" }, { "docid": "2950643", "text": "as the Valheru . The two Blind Gods of the Beginning were deposed when the universe reordered itself. Without Rythar to knit together the strings of power, they became the new order of gods, a hundred in total. There were the seven Greater Gods and the other 93 are Lesser Gods. Ishap is the most important of the Greater Gods being the one who created all of the lesser Gods and Goddess, being the Balancer. Slightly less in power and authority are Arch-Indar, Goddess of Good, and Nalar, God of Evil. The other four Greater Gods are called the Builders,", "title": "Midkemia" }, { "docid": "8168742", "text": "heavenly palace of the gods. It is a very difficult instruments to play. The dancer sings as he plays, tightening the strings to obtain variations of pitch. The pantheruwa is an instrument dedicated to the goddess Pattini. It resembles a tambourine (without the skin) and has small cymbals attached at intervals around its circumference. The dance is said to have originated in the days of Prince Siddhartha, who became Buddha. The gods were believed to use this instrument to celebrate victories in war, and Sinhala kings employed pantheru dancers to celebrate victories in the battlefield. The costume is similar to", "title": "Dances of Sri Lanka" }, { "docid": "954037", "text": "as Aya. Sherida was a goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love, possibly because light was seen as inherently beautiful, or because of the sun's role in promoting agricultural fertility. They were believed to have two offspring: the goddess Kittu, whose name means \"Truth\", and the god Misharu, whose name means \"Justice\". By the time of the Old Babylonian Period ( 1830 – 1531 BC), Sherida, and consequently Utu, was associated with \"nadītu\", an order of cloistered women who devoted their lives to the gods. Utu's charioteer Bunene is sometimes described as his son. Bunene was worshipped independently from Utu", "title": "Utu" }, { "docid": "887664", "text": "life as a giant rather than a dwarf. In the first opera, \"Das Rheingold\" (1869), which has some basis from the Gylfaginning, Fafner and his brother Fasolt try to take the Goddess Freia, based on Idun, who has been promised to them by Wotan, the king of the gods, in exchange for building the castle Valhalla. Fasolt is in love with her, while Fafner wants her as without her golden apples the Gods will lose their youth. The giants, mainly Fafner, agree to accept a massive hoard of treasure stolen from the dwarf Alberich instead. The treasure includes the magic", "title": "Fafnir" }, { "docid": "2162042", "text": "she gave birth and was later freed by her mother, a shaman from heaven. \"Sonnimgut\" is a myth about the 53 smallpox gods, called the Sonnimne, who lived in China. However, the Sonnimne wanted to live in Korea, so the beautiful goddess Gaxi Sonnim, lead three of the Sonnimne there. However, they could not cross the Yalu River. One day, a ferryman said that the three gods could cross the Yalu on his boat if Gaxi Sonnim made love to him. Gaxi Sonnim severed the ferryman's head with a dagger and then gave smallpox to the ferryman's seven sons, killing", "title": "Korean mythology" }, { "docid": "8674962", "text": "continued to be worshipped. Facing the situation with hands tied, both pantheons agreed to integrate themselves with each other for the benefit of their people. Though these new gods do not reside on Olympus, they are treated with diplomacy when called to aid the Amazons in a united godly role. Despite the gods mentioned being part of the inner-circle of deities in the Bana's belief system, less significant gods have been shown to be part of their godly pantheon as well such as Sekhmet (war god), Thoth (their only known male god) and possibly Ishtar (love goddess). The gods of", "title": "Olympian Gods (DC Comics)" }, { "docid": "11051620", "text": "the prophecies, then goes off to find Eumete. Scene 4 Psiche searches for her husband Amore, lamenting that this is her fate for having loved a youth. Fama, goddess of rumor, tells her what happened with Amore and Erabena. Psiche appeals to Giove, king of the gods, to help return Amore to her; Giove sends Saturno and Mercurio to earth to recover Amore. Scene 5 Amore pursues Erabena, promising to make her a goddess if she returns his love. Erabena replies that love only brings suffering. She runs off, leaving Amore to lament his unrequited love. Mercurio and Saturno grab", "title": "La virtù dei strali d'Amore" }, { "docid": "12787962", "text": "of Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. The goddess Astarte seems to have been popular in early times. At the height of its cosmopolitan era, Carthage seems to have hosted a large array of divinities from the neighbouring civilizations of Greece, Egypt and the Etruscan city-states. A pantheon was presided over by the father of the gods, but a goddess was the principal figure in the Phoenician pantheon. Surviving Punic texts are detailed enough to give a portrait of a very well organized caste of temple priests and acolytes performing different types of functions, for a variety of prices. Priests were clean", "title": "Ancient Carthage" }, { "docid": "9005894", "text": "kingdom; the Ptolemies eventually associated themselves with the cult as gods. The wife of Ptolemy II, Arsinoe II, was often depicted in the form of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, but she wore the crown of lower Egypt, with ram's horns, ostrich feathers, and other traditional Egyptian indicators of royalty and/or deification. She wore the vulture headdress only on the religious portion of a relief. Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemaic line, was often depicted with characteristics of the goddess Isis. She often had either a small throne as her headdress or the more traditional sun disk between two horns.", "title": "Ptolemaic Kingdom" }, { "docid": "15344628", "text": "the one who obtained victory, though gods praise themselves for it\". Indra then knew. The tradition holds that Agni, Vayu and Indra are elevated above all other gods, respected first in ceremonies and rituals, because these three \"met\" and \"experienced\" the Brahman first. Indra is most celebrated because he \"knew\" Brahman first, among all gods. – Translations by Deussen and by Johnston Johnston states, as does the Hindu scholar Adi Shankara, that this simple story is loaded with symbolism. The Brahman, the three gods selected from numerous Vedic gods, and choice of the one goddess from many, the goddess \"Umã\"", "title": "Kena Upanishad" }, { "docid": "5343742", "text": "the emblem of the god Horus in ancient Egypt. However, the gods in Egypt were usually associated with the lotus. The idea of Horus being linked to the rose probably arises from Greek and Roman cultural cross-transmission of myths from Egypt. Firstly, the rose's connotation of secrecy dates back also to Greek mythology. Aphrodite gave a rose to her son Eros, the god of love; he, in turn, gave it to Harpocrates, the god of silence and a Greek name for a form of Horus, to ensure that his mother's indiscretions (or those of the gods in general, in other", "title": "Sub rosa" }, { "docid": "12506046", "text": "Egyptian texts which associate the particular trees used with goddesses such as Hathor and Isis. Omm Seti recorded that long after the conversion of Egypt to Islam, the power of the \"old gods\" was still recognised. Al-Maqrizi recorded that after a fanatical shaykh disfigured the face of the Sphinx the cultivated land around Giza was invaded and covered with sand. Unlike the gods associated with fertility, she noted the fear inspired in some modern Egyptians by a statue of the goddess Sekhmet even though they were unaware of the Ancient Egyptian accounts associating her with the destruction of mankind. A", "title": "Dorothy Eady" }, { "docid": "952223", "text": "Destruction of Mankind. Festivals during the inundation therefore incorporated drink, music, and dance as a way to appease the returning goddess. A text from the Temple of Edfu says of Hathor, \"the gods play the sistrum for her, the goddesses dance for her to dispel her bad temper.\" A hymn to the goddess Raet-Tawy as a form of Hathor at the temple of Medamud describes the Festival of Drunkenness as part of her mythic return to Egypt. Women carry bouquets of flowers, drunken revelers play drums, and people and animals from foreign lands dance for her as she enters the", "title": "Hathor" }, { "docid": "10169048", "text": "Emery), God of the Sea; Hades (Clancy Brown), God of the Underworld; Hephaestus (Rip Torn), the Smith God; Hermes (Greg Ellis), Messenger of the Gods and the God of Speed and Commerce; Helios (Crispin Freeman), the Sun God; Hera (Adrienne Barbeau), Queen of the Gods who controls plant life; and Aphrodite (April Stewart), Goddess of Love and Sexuality. Several Titans are featured, including Gaia (Susan Blakeslee), Cronos (George Ball), Epimetheus, Oceanus, and Perses. Other characters include Hercules (Kevin Sorbo), a demigod and Kratos' half-brother; the architect Daedalus (Malcolm McDowell), Icarus's father; and Pandora (Natalie Lander), Hephaestus's artificial daughter. Minor characters", "title": "God of War III" }, { "docid": "7958271", "text": "early Egyptian history (New Kingdom until the Roman period), a rock chapel (called rock chapel C), a Greek funeral chapel (formerly called “Roman temple”), two rock stelae of Ramesses III, a rock stele of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, a stele of Diana and the Gemini twins Castor and Pollux and a necropolis from the Greek and Roman periods. These monuments are scattered for about 3 km along the desert and the limestone rocks. The gods are related to the site location and shape of the rocks. The earliest goddess of this site is maybe a lion goddess. From the Fraser Tombs", "title": "Akoris, Egypt" }, { "docid": "637277", "text": "of marriage; Athena, goddess of wisdom; Poseidon, god of the sea; Demeter, goddess of the harvest; Apollo, god of the sun, law, healing, plague, reason, music and poetry; Artemis, goddess of the moon, the hunt and the wilderness; Aphrodite, goddess of love; Ares, God of war; Hermes, god of commerce and travelers, Hephaestus, god of fire and metalwork, and Dionysus, god of wine and fruit-bearing plants. Worship, like many other activities, was done in community, in the open. However, by 600 BC, the gods were often represented by large statues and it was necessary to provide a building in which", "title": "Ancient Greek architecture" }, { "docid": "329556", "text": "cults of resurrected gods appear in the Near East and Egypt in the cults of Attis, Adonis and Osiris. In Minoan Crete, the \"divine child\" was related to the female vegetation divinity Ariadne who died every year. The Minoan religion had its own characteristics. The most peculiar feature of the Minoan belief in the divine, is the appearance of the goddess from above in the dance. Dance floors have been discovered in addition to \"vaulted tombs\", and it seems that the dance was ecstatic. Homer memorializes the dance floor which Daedalus built for Ariadne in the remote past. On the", "title": "Persephone" }, { "docid": "1355734", "text": "on Babylonian boundary stones, and on the star map the figure of the Rooster was located below and behind the figure of the True Shepherd—both constellations represent the herald of the gods, in his bird and human forms respectively. In ancient Egypt, the stars of Orion were regarded as a god, called Sah. Because Orion rises before Sirius, the star whose heliacal rising was the basis for the Solar Egyptian calendar, Sah was closely linked with Sopdet, the goddess who personified Sirius. The god Sopdu was said to be the son of Sah and Sopdet. Sah was syncretized with Osiris,", "title": "Orion (constellation)" }, { "docid": "9748350", "text": "Banebdjedet Banebdjedet (Banebdjed) was an Ancient Egyptian ram god with a cult centre at Mendes. Khnum was the equivalent god in Upper Egypt. His wife was the goddess Hatmehit (\"Foremost of the Fishes\") who was perhaps the original deity of Mendes. Their offspring was \"Horus the Child\" and they formed the so-called \"Mendesian Triad\". The words for \"ram\" and \"soul\" sounded the same in Egyptian so ram deities were at times regarded as appearances of other gods. Typically, the horned god Banebdjedet was depicted with four rams' heads to represent the four Ba's of the sun god. He may also", "title": "Banebdjedet" }, { "docid": "9522825", "text": "the deshret (red crown) is known to have been, of plant fiber. A hedjet with Nekhbet the vulture goddess next to the head of the cobra goddess is the symbol used to represent the hedjet. Several Egyptian gods, such a Nekhbet and Horus, are seen in some drawings and carvings wearing the hedjet. Images of this crown have been found in Ta-Seti (Northern Nubia in 3500–3200 BCE), a tomb in Deir-el-Bahari, the Narmer Palette, and on a statue of Pharaoh Sesostris I. The hemhem crown was an ornate triple atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraei. The Egyptian", "title": "Crowns of Egypt" }, { "docid": "14617564", "text": "Armenians by the Ottoman Turks, because he was teaching in the Caucasus at the time. His most popular plays are: Ancient Gods, (1909) The Emperor, (1914), The Chained (1918), The Princess of the Fallen Castle, (1921), and Oshin Payl (1929). Like Shakespeare's chronicle plays drawn from English history, Shant's most popular plays chronicle crucial periods of Armenian history. He is the first Armenian dramatist to use expressionism and to expertly draw from mythology and blend it with realism, as illustrated in Ancient Gods. With the establishment of Soviet Rule in Armenia, Shant lived in exile in France, Iran, Egypt and", "title": "Theater of Armenia" }, { "docid": "6715552", "text": "but this word could also be applied to any of the \"various long-tailed carnivores kept for catching mice\". Cats are rarely mentioned in ancient Greek literature, but Aristotle does remark in his \"History of Animals\" that \"female cats are naturally lecherous.\" The Greek essayist Plutarch linked cats with cleanliness, noting that unnatural odours could make them mad. Pliny linked them with lust, and Aesop with deviousness and cunning. The Greeks later syncretized their own goddess Artemis with the Egyptian goddess Bastet, adopting Bastet's associations with cats and ascribing them to Artemis. In Ovid's \"Metamorphoses\", when the gods flee to Egypt", "title": "Cultural depictions of cats" }, { "docid": "956551", "text": "Kingdom almost all images of female figures wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt were depictions of the goddess Mut, here labeled \"Lady of Heaven, Mistress of All the Gods\". The last image on this page shows the goddess's facial features which mark this as a work made sometime between late Dynasty XVIII and relatively early in the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1279–1213 BC). There are temples dedicated to Mut still standing in modern-day Egypt and Sudan, reflecting the widespread worship of her. The center of her cult in Sudan became the Mut Temple of Jebel Barkal", "title": "Mut" }, { "docid": "949528", "text": "Ptah. Neither of the latter two has been discovered to date. Memphis is believed to have housed a number of other temples dedicated to gods who accompanied Ptah. Some of these sanctuaries are attested by ancient hieroglyphs, but have not yet been found among the ruins of the city. Surveys and excavations are still continuing at nearby Mit Rahina, and will likely add to the knowledge of the planning of the ancient religious city. A temple dedicated to the goddess Sekhmet, consort of Ptah, has not yet been found but is currently certified by Egyptian sources. Archaeologists are still searching", "title": "Memphis, Egypt" }, { "docid": "8258006", "text": "Odyssean gods The Odyssean gods are the ancient Greek gods referenced in Homer's \"Odyssey\". The story's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus was a great hero among the Greeks, and so had Athena’s favor and aid in many of his exploits. She was also a key goddess in the story of \"The Odyssey\" as a divine assistant to Odysseus on his", "title": "Odyssean gods" }, { "docid": "8258020", "text": "Sun and shine it in the Underworld. Zeus destroys the ship with his lightning bolt, killing all the men except for Odysseus. Goddess of snow, ice and wind, Khione is daughter of Boreas, god of the cold north-winds. Odyssean gods The Odyssean gods are the ancient Greek gods referenced in Homer's \"Odyssey\". The story's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles. The Odyssey's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus was", "title": "Odyssean gods" }, { "docid": "3928428", "text": "addition to that, the gods who formerly occupied ruled the indigenous faith in the motherland, such as Çri Maladakuthara (釋利摩落陀古笪羅) in the ancient Gur'an region in the south, are one of those who can preserve the old God Most of the old gods who dominated the motherland were replaced by brahmanist gods such as the goddess Yan Pu Nagara (楊浦那竭羅) and the Bhagavati (妻婆伽婆底), Replaced, located in Nha Trang near today. Bhagavati is mixed with Yan Pu Nagara, a goddess in the local faith, which is quite revered by the people and has dedicated ancestral temples to enshrine it. From", "title": "Nha Trang" }, { "docid": "1945886", "text": "Near East, especially via Cyprus. Herodotus, writing in the 5th century BC, traced many Greek religious practices to Egypt. The Great Goddess hypothesis, that a Stone Age religion dominated by a female Great Goddess was displaced by a male-dominated Indo-European hierarchy, has been proposed for Greece as for Minoan Crete and other regions, but has not been in favour with specialists for some decades, though the question remains too poorly-evidenced for a clear conclusion; at the least the evidence from Minoan art shows more goddesses than gods. The Twelve Olympians, with Zeus as sky father, certainly have a strong Indo-European", "title": "Ancient Greek religion" }, { "docid": "20079167", "text": "that Princess Diana spreads love not by force, but by inspiration, and the gods then return to their home on Mount Olympus. Aphrodite (DC Comics) Aphrodite is a character in DC Comics. She is based on the Greek deity of the same name. Aphrodite first appeared in \"All-Star Comics\" #8 and was adapted by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Aphrodite is the Greek Olympian Goddess of Love, Beauty, Pleasure, and Sex. While fair, loving and at times mischievous, the goddess' interest in the desires of the heart, the spirit and the flesh lead her to be promiscuous, tumultuous,", "title": "Aphrodite (DC Comics)" }, { "docid": "8447109", "text": "world altogether. Xena restores the powers of both Aphrodite and Ares using golden apples she stole from the Norse Gods, thereby restoring balance to the universe. Aphrodite (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess) Aphrodite is a fictional character played by Alexandra Tydings in \"\" and \"\". Aphrodite is the Goddess of Love on both \"Xena\" and \"Hercules\". Aphrodite inspires love and passionate desire in humankind while her brother , her antithesis, promotes warfare and conflict. Despite this conflict of values, Ares and Aphrodite are siblings and allies. Aphrodite is portrayed as a modern-day Greek Goddess, with somewhat of", "title": "Aphrodite (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess)" }, { "docid": "19824231", "text": "a famous fortune teller in the Tʻang dynasty, dressed himself in female clothing for keeping a secret that he no longer grew up since the age of 13. Reincarnated again in present day as an American teenager named Shannon Arden. He is Chung-tʻien's ever beloved. God of Creation and Universe, the leader of the seven gods. God of Thunder, reincarnated in the Tʻang dynasty as an imperial general and princess Li Ying's bodyguard, the two fell in love with each other. Goddess of Water, the love of Shang-hsüan. The only female among the seven gods. First time reincarnated as princess", "title": "The King of Blaze (manhua)" }, { "docid": "8261", "text": "one of the major Homeric Hymns. Aphrodite has caused Zeus to fall in love with mortal women. In retaliation, Zeus puts desire in her heart for Anchises, who is tending his cattle among the hills near Mount Ida. When Aphrodite sees him she is smitten. She adorns herself as if for a wedding among the gods and appears before him. He is overcome by her beauty, believing that she is a goddess, but Aphrodite identifies herself as a Phrygian princess. After they make love, Aphrodite reveals her true identity to him and Anchises fears what might happen to him as", "title": "Aeneas" }, { "docid": "16242156", "text": "would later work again with renowned screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun on \"A Thousand Days' Promise\" (2011) and \"Childless Comfort\" (2012). After a supporting role in \"Believe in Love\" (also known as \"My Love, My Family\", 2011), Lee was once again cast in the leading role in \"Feast of the Gods\" (2012). He later won the Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for \"Feast of the Gods\" and his supporting role in the period drama \"Horse Doctor\". In 2013, Lee joined the ensemble cast of \"Goddess of Marriage\", followed by the adultery drama \"One Warm", "title": "Lee Sang-woo" }, { "docid": "2891580", "text": "the goddess of love, she decrees that love will henceforth be mixed with suspicion, fear, and sadness. Adonis' body has grown cold and pale. His blood gives color to the plants all around him. A flower grows from the soil beneath him. It is white and purple, like blood on Adonis' flesh. Venus, bereft, leaves the Earth to hide her sadness where the gods live. Notes Bibliography Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem) Venus and Adonis is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare published in 1593. It is probably Shakespeare's first publication. The poem tells the story of Venus, the goddess", "title": "Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)" }, { "docid": "18486840", "text": "building pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in a modern design. The facade, rhythmically fragmented with pilaster strips, has a majestic entrance onto Gdanska street: it is topped by an ostentatious portico with a pediment surmounted by sculptures inspired by the art of antiquity and depicting allegorical female figures: including Aphrodite - the goddess of beauty and love; Eris - the goddess of discord; Hera - the mother of the gods; and Athena - the goddess of wisdom and war. Intriguing decorative motives stand on the main facade include: a Greek amphora with dangling vine shoots and vases; theatrical masks", "title": "Jedynak" }, { "docid": "5802797", "text": "Elder Gods has not been revealed, but among them were: Gaea, goddess of the Earth, life, and renewal; Chthon, god of darkness and chaos, Set, the serpent god of death and destruction and Oshtur, goddess of the dawn, order and intellect. Hyppus and Isuus are other mentioned Elder Gods. The \"Wild One\" (seemingly inspired by \"Rebel Without a Cause\") is an Elder God who only made one brief appearance in a plot involving the other-dimensional Sorcerer Supreme Shanzar. The Gibborim are also Elder Gods, surviving the Demogorge, having ruled Earth before humanity arose, but as their power faded, they retreated", "title": "Elder Gods (Marvel Comics)" }, { "docid": "20664372", "text": "who creates the clothes of the king, the gods and the deceased, thereby stimulating their resurrection. Hedjhotep Hedjhotep (also Hedj-hotep from \"ḥḏ-ḥtp\") was a minor ancient Egyptian deity, a god of fabrics and clothes and, to a lesser extent, of weaving and the deceased. Hedjhotep is sometimes described as a goddess rather than a god, holding a wadj-scepter and ankh sign. He possibly originated from the northern part of Middle Egypt. The earliest attestations of Hedjhotep date back to the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom, when he appears in spells of the Coffin Texts including spells 779 and 908.", "title": "Hedjhotep" }, { "docid": "163797", "text": "Farmers traditionally leave some of their products at the end of each harvesting season as an offering while women sing traditional songs. A rare example of henotheism focused on a single Goddess is found among the Southern Nuba of Sudan. The Nuba conceive of the creator Goddess as the \"Great Mother\" who gave birth to earth and to mankind. Goddess Amaterasu is the chief among the Shinto Gods, while there are important female deities Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, Inari and Konohanasakuya-hime. Hinduism is a complex of various belief systems that sees many gods and goddesses as being representative of and/or emanative from a", "title": "Goddess" }, { "docid": "3397136", "text": "where a man fears... to go on the road, in my days even women walked with spindles\" In the adjacent region of North Syria, historian Robin Lane Fox remarks funerary stelae showing men holding cups as if feasting and women seated facing them and holding spindles. In pre-Dynastic Egypt, \"nt\" (Neith) was already the goddess of weaving (and a mighty aid in war as well). She protected the Red Crown of Lower Egypt before the two kingdoms were merged, and in Dynastic times she was known as the most ancient one, to whom the other gods went for wisdom. Nit", "title": "Textiles in mythology and folklore" }, { "docid": "202980", "text": "zoomorphic than the female deities in the Irish tradition, but there are still some instances of shapeshifting among gods. There is also a presence in Irish Mythology of the Triad, also referred to as the \"power of three,\" which expresses the extreme potency of a deity rather than dividing the power. It is an attribute more pronounced among female deities, but it takes multiple forms among the gods. Dagda is called by two other names, Lug has two brothers, and there is the Three Gods of Skill (Gobniu, Credne, and Luchta) There is a lack of a goddess of love", "title": "Irish mythology" }, { "docid": "4781163", "text": "\"anka-\" word to Sanskrit \"ahi\". In the first version, the two gods fight and Illuyanka wins. Teshub then goes to the Hattian goddess Inaras for advice. Having promised her love to a mortal named Hupasiyas in return for his help, she devises a trap for the dragon. She goes to him with large quantities of food and drink, and entices him to drink his fill. Once drunk, the dragon is bound by Hupasiyas with a rope. Then the Sky God Teshub appears with the other gods and kills the dragon. In the second version, after the two gods fight and", "title": "Illuyanka" }, { "docid": "13171657", "text": "pantheon of deities. Many of these gods refer to their companions of either sex as \"aikane\", a term encompassing passionate friendship and sexual-love, often in bisexual contexts. Wahineomo, a goddess of Hawaiian mythology whose name means \"thrush woman\", is depicted in relationships with other goddesses Hi'iaka and Hopoe. When Hi'iaka was suspected of infidelity with her sister Pele's husband, the volcano goddess Pele killed Hi'iaka's beloved Hopoe by covering her in lava. In addition to Wahineomo and Hopoe, Hi'iaka had lesbian relationships with the fern goddess Pauopalae and Pele-devotee Omeo. Omeo was part of the retinue that brought the bisexual", "title": "LGBT themes in mythology" }, { "docid": "17445464", "text": "mankind itself is seen as a constant struggle between these two forces: One represented by Ari (Aryans), the right men of the creative light side; the other one represented by Chari, destructive dark-sided creatures made from soil by Vishap. The Armenian Native Faith is polytheistic in practice. The gods of the Arordiners include: Hayk, the mythical founder of the Armenian nation, Aray the god of war, Barsamin the god of sky and weather, Aralez the god of the dead, Anahit the goddess of fertility and war, Mihr the solar god, Astghik the goddess of love and beauty, Nuneh the goddess", "title": "Armenian Native Faith" }, { "docid": "4718046", "text": "Korean War. Covering a bloody civil war on the Mediterranean island of Cyprete, he complained aloud while standing in the ruins of an ancient temple that the gods play with men's lives while leaving them defenseless against the forces of war and crime. Taking offense, the Roman gods transported him to Mount Olympus where he was put on trial before Jupiter, all-powerful king of the gods, for his impudence. The war god Mars argued for his immediate destruction, but Vulcan, lame-legged god of fire and forge, spoke up in his defense, and Venus, goddess of love, agreed with Vulcan. In", "title": "Son of Vulcan" }, { "docid": "2277437", "text": "Magwayan, supreme god of the sky and goddess of the sea and death, respectively. They in turn bore two children, Lihangin, god of wind, and Lidagat, goddess of the sea. Both aforementioned gods had four children, namely Likabutan, the god of the world, Liadlaw, the god of the sun, Libulan, the god of the moon, and Lisuga, the goddess of the stars. People believed that life transpires amidst the will of and reverence towards gods and spirits. These deities who dwell within nature were collectively called the diwata. Meanwhile, spirits were referred to as \"umalagad\" (called \"anito\" in Luzon). These", "title": "Visayans" }, { "docid": "701474", "text": "Rhea (mythology) Rhea (; Ancient Greek: Ῥέα ) is a character in Greek mythology, the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus as well as sister and wife to Cronus. In early traditions, she is known as \"the mother of gods\" and therefore is strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, who have similar functions. The classical Greeks saw her as the mother of the Olympian gods and goddesses, but not as an Olympian goddess in her own right. The Romans identified her with Magna Mater (their form of Cybele), and the Goddess Ops. Most ancient", "title": "Rhea (mythology)" }, { "docid": "4779200", "text": "Mami (goddess) Mami is a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag. She was involved in the creation of humankind from clay and blood. As Nintu legends states she pinched off fourteen pieces of primordial clay which she formed into womb deities, seven on the left and seven on the right with a brick between them, who produced the first seven pairs of human embryos. She may have become Belet Ili (\"Mistress of the Gods\") when, at Enki's suggestion, the gods slew one among themselves and used that god's blood", "title": "Mami (goddess)" }, { "docid": "13764310", "text": "lived in those days. In the mean time Narada went to Chanda and provoked him to come to Banepa to fight the gods. When Chanda arrived with a big army of demons, all the gods took the forms of different birds and flew. The mother goddess quickly disappeared in a tree but Chanda saw that and cut down the tree with his sword. Now the goddess appeared on a big lion and a terrible fight between her and Chanda started. But Chanda had no chance and was killed by the mother goddess. Out of the belly of Chanda who was", "title": "Chandeshwari" }, { "docid": "164689", "text": "furious about Io being free and the death of Argus, sent a gadfly (Greek \"oistros\", compare oestrus) to sting Io as she wandered the earth. Eventually Io made it to Egypt, the Egyptians worshiped the snow-white heifer and named her the Egyptian goddess Isis. Hera permitted Zeus to change Io back into her human form, under the condition that he never look at her again. Io, the goddess-queen of Egypt, then bore Zeus' son as the next King. A prophecy stated that a son of the sea-nymph Thetis, with whom Zeus fell in love after gazing upon her in the", "title": "Hera" }, { "docid": "20624427", "text": "Shams (goddess) Shams or \"Shamsum\", also called \"Dhat-Ba' dhanum\", is a sun goddess of Arabian mythology. She was the patron goddess of the Himyarite Kingdom . Her name meant shining, sun or brilliant. She was the South Arabian equivalent of the North Arabian sun goddess Nuha (deity). Prior to Islam, religion on the Arabian Peninsula focused on local gods, with every tribe and kingdom having their particular protective deities. However, there were also gods common for all Arabs, and the trinity of gods representing the Sun, the Moon and the planet Venus seem to have been worshiped throughout Arabia, though", "title": "Shams (goddess)" }, { "docid": "13465223", "text": "the Supreme Goddess (who was in the form of Yognidra Devi) left him. Mahisasura, the terrible king of the Asuras had defeated the gods and driven them out of Heaven. The gods, dejected and humiliated went to Brahma, the god of creation. He, in turn, took them to Vishnu, the God of preservation and Mahadeva, the God of destruction, to report their defeat. The gods then projected their energy from their bodies and evoked a new form of energy. This energy then crystallised into the heavenly form of a Goddess. She was Mahamaya, the Mother of the Universe. The emergence", "title": "Mahisasuramardini (radio programme)" }, { "docid": "878445", "text": "Iris (mythology) In Greek mythology, Iris (; ) is the personification and goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. According to Hesiod's \"Theogony\", Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, and the sister of the Harpies: Aello and Ocypete. During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian Gods, while her twin sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the Titans. She is the goddess of the rainbow. She also serves nectar to the gods and goddesses to drink. Iris is married to Zephyrus, who is the god of the west", "title": "Iris (mythology)" }, { "docid": "13465232", "text": "the increasing cruelty of the demon king Mahisasura against the gods. Unable to tolerate his tyranny the gods plead with Vishnu to annihilate the demon. The Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara (Shiva) come together to create a powerful female form with ten arms - Goddess Durga or 'Mahamaya', the Mother of the Universe who embodies the primeval source of all power. The gods then bestow upon this Supreme creation their individual blessings and weapons. Armed like a warrior, the goddess rides a lion to battle with the Mahisasura. After a fierce combat the 'Durgatinashini' is able to slay the", "title": "Mahisasuramardini (radio programme)" }, { "docid": "14618269", "text": "Nishumbha, two demons who had gained the boon of immortality from Brahma. The same is in the \"Shiva Purana\". In the \"Markandeya Purana\", once when the \"asuras\" (demons) drove the gods out of the heavens, they sought the help of Parvati. Pleased by them, she appeared, and from the cells (\"koshas\") of her body emerged the beautiful goddess Kaushiki, who declared that she would marry him who managed to defeat her in battle. Later she slayed the demons and the gods could return to the heavens. Kaushiki Kaushiki or Mahasaraswati is a Hindu goddess. She is an affiliation of Shakti", "title": "Kaushiki" }, { "docid": "19031354", "text": "the Purusha, the Atman. Sections 3 and 4 of \"Kena Upanishad\", another major ancient Upanishad, present an allegorical story which includes gods Agni, Vayu, Indra and goddess Uma. After a battle between good gods and evil demons, where Brahman helps the good gain victory, the gods wonder, \"what is this Brahman, a wonderful being?\" Agni goes first to find out, but fails. Vayu too fails. Then Indra tries, but meets the goddess who already understands Brahman, explains what Brahman is and how the good reached victory through the nature of Brahman. Indra shares this knowledge with Agni and Vayu. The", "title": "Agni" }, { "docid": "4370891", "text": "favorites (she uses him as a pawn in an earlier novel) and he almost certainly has her aid in doing it. (Incidentally, Cohen wins in the same way as The Lady did in \"The Colour of Magic\"—rolling a seven on a six-sided die—although Cohen's means were rather less magical.) The Goddess of the Sea, Apple Pie, Certain Types of Ice Cream and Short Lengths of String. She appears in \"The Last Hero\" and she may or may not be the same goddess as the Sea Queen, who appears in \"Small Gods\". The Blacksmith of the Gods. He forged the Golden", "title": "Discworld gods" }, { "docid": "12353299", "text": "kamandalu represents Amrita—the elixir of life—thus a symbol of fertility, life and wealth. The kamandalu is often depicted in hands of gods, who appear as ascetics, like Shiva and Brahma and also water deities like Varuna, Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges river) and Sarasvati. Adi Shankaracharya’s \"ashtotaram\" hymn praises Shiva whose hand is adorned with the kamandalu. Other deities like the fire-god Agni and the preceptor of the gods, Brihaspati, are depicted carrying the kamandalu. The goddess Karamgamaladharini is described as wearing a garland of kamandalus. The text Devi Mahatmya describes goddess Brahmani slay demons by sprinkling holy water", "title": "Kamandalu" }, { "docid": "2079427", "text": "depth of approximately . Many buildings were damaged, particularly old ones, mostly in the village of Mitata, but with no loss of life. It was felt as far as Italy, Egypt, Malta and Jordan. Kythira has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification \"Csa\") with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot dry summers. In Ancient Greek mythology, Kythira was considered to be the island of celestial Aphrodite, the Goddess of love (cf. Cyprus, another island devoted to the Goddess of Love). Like many of the smaller Aegean islands, Kythira's population is decreasing. While the island had reached a peak population", "title": "Kythira" }, { "docid": "2943141", "text": "have associated several of the plagues with judgment on specific gods associated with the Nile, fertility and natural phenomena. According to , all the gods of Egypt would be judged through the tenth and final plague: \"On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the .\" The reason for the plagues appears to be twofold: to answer Pharaoh's taunt, \"Who \"[is]\" the , that I should obey his voice to let Israel go?\", and to indelibly", "title": "Plagues of Egypt" }, { "docid": "13521784", "text": "Njörðr form a portion of gods known as the Vanir. While the Aesir and the Vanir retain distinct identification, they came together as the result of the Aesir–Vanir War. While they receive less mention, numerous other gods and goddesses appear in the source material. (For a list of these deities, see List of Germanic deities.) Some of the gods heard less of include the apple-bearing goddess Iðunn and her husband, the skaldic god Bragi; the gold-toothed god Heimdallr, born of nine mothers; the ancient god Týr, who lost a hand while binding the great wolf Fenrir; and the goddess Gefjon,", "title": "Norse mythology" }, { "docid": "952371", "text": "called the \"Lady of Flame\". She later became identified with the war goddess of Lower Egypt, Bastet, who acted as another figure symbolic of the nation, consequently becoming Wadjet-Bast. In this role, since Bastet was a lioness, Wadjet-Bastet was often depicted with a lioness head. After Lower Egypt had been conquered by Upper Egypt and they were unified, the lioness goddess of Upper Egypt, Sekhmet, was seen as the more powerful of the two warrior goddesses. It was Sekhmet who was seen as the \"Avenger of Wrongs\" and \"the Scarlet Lady\", a reference to blood, as the one with bloodlust.", "title": "Wadjet" } ]

[ "1928 to 1932" ]

[ { "docid": "445263", "text": "developed the concept of vitamins. One of these was thought to be the anti-scorbutic factor. In 1928, this was referred to as \"water-soluble C,\" although its chemical structure had not been determined. From 1928 to 1932, Albert Szent-Györgyi and Joseph L. Svirbely's Hungarian team, and Charles Glen King's American team, identified the anti-scorbutic factor. Szent-Györgyi isolated hexuronic acid from animal adrenal glands, and suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor. In late 1931, Szent-Györgyi gave Svirbely the last of his adrenal-derived hexuronic acid with the suggestion that it might be the anti-scorbutic factor. By the spring of 1932, King's laboratory", "title": "Vitamin C" } ]

[ { "docid": "445262", "text": "the inexpensive mass-production of vitamin C. In 1934 Hoffmann–La Roche trademarked synthetic vitamin C under the brand name Redoxon and began to market it as a dietary supplement. In 1907 a laboratory animal model which would help to identify the antiscorbutic factor was discovered by the Norwegian physicians Axel Holst and Theodor Frølich, who when studying shipboard beriberi, fed guinea pigs their test diet of grains and flour and were surprised when scurvy resulted instead of beriberi. By luck, this species did not make its own vitamin C, whereas mice and rats do. In 1912, the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "4445313", "text": "Redoxon Redoxon was the brand name of the first artificially synthesized ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Redoxon was first marketed to the general public by Hoffman-La Roche in 1934, making it the first mass-manufactured synthetic vitamin in history. The brand is now owned by German pharmaceutical company Bayer and is sold in many countries. The product was developed by a team headed by chemist Tadeusz Reichstein, who discovered a method of synthesizing 30-40 grams of vitamin C from 100 grams of glucose. This used an intermediate step of creating sorbose using a bacterial fermentation method discovered by a French researcher, Gabriel", "title": "Redoxon" }, { "docid": "445261", "text": "the Canadian Arctic anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson showed that the Inuit avoid scurvy on a diet of largely raw meat. Later studies on traditional food diets of the Yukon First Nations, Dene, Inuit, and Métis of Northern Canada showed that their daily intake of vitamin C averaged between 52 and 62 mg/day, comparable with the Estimated Average Requirement. Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928 and synthesized in 1933, making it the first vitamin to be synthesized. Shortly thereafter Tadeus Reichstein succeeded in synthesizing the vitamin in bulk by what is now called the Reichstein process. This made possible", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "445197", "text": "cause gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, trouble sleeping, and flushing of the skin. Normal doses are safe during pregnancy. The United States Institute of Medicine recommends against taking large doses. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters. It is required for the functioning of several enzymes and is important for immune system function. It also functions as an antioxidant. Foods containing vitamin C include citrus fruits, kiwifruit, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, raw bell peppers, and strawberries. Prolonged storage or cooking may reduce vitamin C content in foods. Vitamin C was discovered", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "445204", "text": "the scorbutic diet was fed. Men in both studies on a diet devoid, or nearly devoid, of vitamin C had blood levels of vitamin C too low to be accurately measured when they developed signs of scurvy and, in the Iowa study, at this time were estimated (by labeled vitamin C dilution) to have a body pool of less than 300 mg, with daily turnover of only 2.5 mg/day, implying an instantaneous half-life of 83 days by this time (elimination constant of 4 months). Vitamin C has a definitive role in treating scurvy, which is a disease caused by vitamin", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "2020173", "text": "recognition for its high degree of diversity. Vitamin E was co-discovered by UA Agricultural Chemistry Professor Barnett Sure (1920–51). Sure, along with fellow professor Marinus C. Kik (1927–67) made major advances in nutrition science during their long tenures at the University of Arkansas. Sure co-discovered vitamin E, and extended knowledge of how vitamin E, amino acids and B-vitamins function on reproduction and lactation. Kik developed the process for parboiling rice (a major agricultural crop in the state) to increase retention of vitamins and shorten cooking time. He documented benefits of adding fish and chicken to rice and grain diets to", "title": "University of Arkansas" }, { "docid": "2868698", "text": "Stacey (who in 1956 rose to the same Mason Chair), having properly deduced the correct structure and optical-isomeric nature of vitamin C, Haworth reported the synthesis of the vitamin. Haworth had been given his initial reference sample of \"water-soluble vitamin C\" or \"hexuronic acid\" (the previous name for the compound as extracted from natural products) by Hungarian physiologist Albert Szent-György, who had codiscovered its vitamin properties along with Charles Glen King, and had more recently discovered that it could be extracted in bulk from Hungarian paprika. In honour of the compound's antiscorbutic properties, Haworth and Szent-Györgyi now proposed the new", "title": "Norman Haworth" }, { "docid": "445265", "text": "Szent-Györgyi was awarded the 1937 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and Haworth shared that year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 1957, J.J. Burns showed that some mammals are susceptible to scurvy as their liver does not produce the enzyme -gulonolactone oxidase, the last of the chain of four enzymes that synthesize vitamin C. American biochemist Irwin Stone was the first to exploit vitamin C for its food preservative properties. He later developed the theory that humans possess a mutated form of the -gulonolactone oxidase coding gene. In 2008, researchers at the University of Montpellier discovered that in humans and other primates", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "9765841", "text": "with and published two articles discussing the possible relationship between lipoprotein and vitamin C with Pauling. He is an active proponent and publicist for high-dose vitamin C. Pauling's and Rath's extended theory states that deaths from scurvy in humans during the ice age, when vitamin C was scarce, selected for individuals who could repair arteries with a layer of cholesterol provided by lipoprotein(a), a lipoprotein found in vitamin C-deficient species. Stone and Pauling believed that the optimum daily requirement of vitamin C is around 2,300 milligrams for a human requiring 2,500 kcal a day. For comparison, the FDA's recommended daily", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "11865585", "text": "by 18%. Severity was also reduced. However, if vitamin C was started only when the first symptoms of a cold were being felt, there were no benefits for duration or severity. Vitamin C and the common cold The common cold, or simply cold, is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract. The cold is indeed common, and is a significant cause for absences from work and school. Even before the discovery of vitamin C, folklore had it that certain fruits were effective in both preventing and treating the cold. After scientific identification of vitamin C in the early", "title": "Vitamin C and the common cold" }, { "docid": "380418", "text": "on a diet devoid or nearly devoid of vitamin C, had blood levels of vitamin C too low to be accurately measured when they developed signs of scurvy, and in the Iowa study, at this time were estimated (by labeled vitamin C dilution) to have a body pool of less than 300 mg, with daily turnover of only 2.5 mg/day. The vast majority of animals and plants are able to synthesize vitamin C, through a sequence of enzyme-driven steps, which convert monosaccharides to vitamin C. However, some mammals have lost the ability to synthesize vitamin C, notably simians and tarsiers.", "title": "Scurvy" }, { "docid": "10193159", "text": "vitro, making it non-infectious when injected into monkeys. In 1937, Jungeblut injected polio into the brains of monkeys, and found that many more monkeys that also received vitamin C escaped paralysis than controls - the results seemed to indicate that low doses were more effective than high doses. A subsequent study by Jungeblut demonstrated that polio infected monkeys had lower vitamin C levels than others, and that the monkeys that escaped paralysis had the highest vitamin C levels. Jungeblut subsequently confirmed his findings in a larger study, finding that natural vitamin C was more effective than synthetic vitamin C, and", "title": "History of poliomyelitis" }, { "docid": "9765835", "text": "in combination with other therapies, but this does not imply vitamin C megadoses in themselves have therapeutic effect. The World Health Organization recommends a daily intake of 45 mg/day of vitamin C for healthy adults, and 25–30 mg/day in infants. The Vitamin C article provides examples of recommendations from individual countries. None exceed 110 mg/day. Vitamin C is necessary for production of collagen and other biomolecules, and for the prevention of scurvy. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which has led to its endorsement by some researchers as a complementary therapy for improving quality of life. Since the 1930s, when it", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "445234", "text": "there may be other, as yet unknown functions. Consequences of all this organ content is that plasma vitamin C is not a good indicator of whole-body status, and people may vary in the amount of time needed to show symptoms of deficiency when consuming a diet very low in vitamin C. Excretion can be as ascorbic acid, via urine. In humans, during times of low dietary intake, vitamin C is reabsorbed by the kidneys rather than excreted. Only when plasma concentrations are 1.4 mg/dL or higher does re-absorption decline and the excess amounts pass freely into the urine. This salvage", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "4395926", "text": "was the third protein (\"peak C\") that eluted from a DEAE-Sepharose ion-exchange chromotograph. Seegers was, at the time, searching for vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors undetected by clotting assays, which measure global clotting function. Soon after this, Seegers recognised Stenflo's discovery was identical with his own. Activated protein C was discovered later that year, and in 1977 it was first recognised that APC inactivates Factor V. In 1980, Vehar and Davie discovered that APC also inactivates Factor VIII, and soon after, Protein S was recognised as a cofactor by Walker. In 1982, a family study by Griffin \"et al\". first associated", "title": "Protein C" }, { "docid": "445229", "text": "the decomposition. Another cause of vitamin C being lost from food is leaching, where the water-soluble vitamin dissolves into the cooking water, which is later poured away and not consumed. However, vitamin C does not leach in all vegetables at the same rate; research shows broccoli seems to retain more than any other. Research has also shown that freshly cut fruits do not lose significant nutrients when stored in the refrigerator for a few days. Vitamin C dietary supplements are available as tablets, capsules, drink mix packets, in multi-vitamin/mineral formulations, in antioxidant formulations, and as crystalline powder. Vitamin C is", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "1473601", "text": "a misleading manner, and claims that the drink did not encourage tooth decay should be removed from the packaging. The opinion was upheld by a hearing in the High Court. In 2003, The Food Commission in the United Kingdom criticised the sugar levels in regular Ribena as contributing to childhood obesity. In 2004, two high school students in New Zealand conducted a science experiment to determine the vitamin C levels of their favourite fruit drinks. They discovered that the \"Ready to Drink Ribena\" product they tested had undetectable levels of vitamin C, counter to the brand's reputation and to advertisements", "title": "Ribena" }, { "docid": "9765840", "text": "chemist Linus Pauling, after contact with Irwin Stone, began actively promoting vitamin C as a means to greatly improve human health and resistance to disease. His book \"How to Live Longer and Feel Better\" was a bestseller and advocated taking more than 10 grams per day orally, thus approaching the amounts released by the liver directly into the circulation in other mammals: an adult goat, a typical example of a vitamin-C-producing animal, will manufacture more than 13,000 mg of vitamin C per day in normal health and much more when stressed. Matthias Rath is a controversial German physician who worked", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "6589327", "text": "Emergen-C Emergen-C is an effervescent, powdered drink mix vitamin supplement manufactured by Alacer Corp. The Emergen-C product line was introduced in 1978. Alacer was established as a private company in 1972, focusing on vitamin supplements containing vitamin C. In 2012, the company was acquired by Pfizer. It contains, depending on the variety, 16 times the vitamin C, 4 times the vitamin B, and 5 times the vitamin B of the USDA Reference Daily Intake based on a 2000 calorie diet. Some versions include calcium, glucosamine, quercetin or lycopene. Studies have failed to establish evidence for the use of vitamin C", "title": "Emergen-C" }, { "docid": "445217", "text": "supplementation for achieving any potential benefit. A 2010 review found no role for vitamin C supplementation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin C supplementation does not prevent or slow the progression of age-related cataract. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, with dietary excesses not absorbed, and excesses in the blood rapidly excreted in the urine, so it exhibits remarkably low acute toxicity. More than two to three grams may cause indigestion, particularly when taken on an empty stomach. However, taking vitamin C in the form of sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate may minimize this effect. Other symptoms reported for", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "11253352", "text": "group (here the C5′ atom of the deoxyribose forms the covalent bond with cobalt respectively, to yield the four vitamers (forms) of B. Historically, the covalent C-Co bond is one of the first examples of carbon-metal bonds to be discovered in biology. The hydrogenases and, by necessity, enzymes associated with cobalt utilization, involve metal-carbon bonds. Vitamin B is a generic descriptor name referring to a collection of cobalt and corrin ring molecules which are defined by their particular vitamin function in the body. All of the substrate cobalt-corrin molecules from which B is made must be synthesized by bacteria. After", "title": "Vitamin B12" }, { "docid": "445266", "text": "the red blood cells have evolved a mechanism to more efficiently utilize the vitamin C present in the body by recycling oxidized -dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) back into ascorbic acid for reuse by the body. The mechanism was not found to be present in mammals that synthesize their own vitamin C. Vitamin C megadosage is a term describing the consumption or injection of vitamin C in doses comparable to or higher than the amounts produced by the livers of mammals which are able to synthesize vitamin C. The theory behind this, although not the actual term, was described in 1970 in", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "292172", "text": "vitamins) and named vitamin C as the then-unknown substance preventing scurvy. Lafayette Mendel and Thomas Osborne also performed pioneering work on vitamins A and B. In 1919, Sir Edward Mellanby incorrectly identified rickets as a vitamin A deficiency because he could cure it in dogs with cod liver oil. In 1922, McCollum destroyed the vitamin A in cod liver oil, but found that it still cured rickets. Also in 1922, H.M. Evans and L.S. Bishop discover vitamin E as essential for rat pregnancy, originally calling it \"food factor X\" until 1925. In 1925, Hart discovered that trace amounts of copper", "title": "Nutrition" }, { "docid": "12705796", "text": "make the vitamin, but because diets of the primate ancestors of humans consisted of high levels of vitamin C from plant sources, the loss of that biochemical mechanism was not harmful and may have even been beneficial. He argues, however, that the subsequent shift to a high-meat, lower-plant diet resulted in widespread vitamin C deficiency. Pauling began studying vitamin C mega-dosage, and orthomolecular medicine more broadly, after he was contacted in 1966 by biochemist Irwin Stone, who suggested that taking enough vitamin C would let him live another fifty years. Pauling reinterpreted the large body of research on vitamin C", "title": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book)" }, { "docid": "935268", "text": "1912 Casimir Funk coined the term vitamin to label a vital factor in the diet: from the words \"vital\" and \"amine,\" because these unknown substances preventing scurvy, beriberi, and pellagra, were thought then to derive from ammonia. The vitamins were studied in the first half of the 20th century. In 1913 Elmer McCollum discovered the first vitamins, fat-soluble vitamin A and water-soluble vitamin B (in 1915; later identified as a complex of several water-soluble vitamins) and named vitamin C as the then-unknown substance preventing scurvy. Lafayette Mendel (1872-1935) and Thomas Osborne (1859–1929) also performed pioneering work on vitamins A and", "title": "Human nutrition" }, { "docid": "12705799", "text": "further revision in 1981 were issued under the title \"Vitamin C, the Common Cold & the Flu\". The book was well received by the public and garnered considerable popular attention, resulting in a rush of vitamin C sales. Paperback editions were issued in 1971 and 1973, and Pauling subsequently authored several related books: \"Vitamin C and Cancer\" (1979) and \"How to Live Longer and Feel Better\" (1986). The book and Pauling himself faced considerable criticism from scientists and physicians. Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book) Vitamin C and the Common Cold is a popular book by Linus Pauling, first", "title": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book)" }, { "docid": "4445315", "text": "by Albert Szent-Györgyi that isolated vitamin C from capsicum (peppers). After the sale of the Reichstein process patent to Hoffmann-La Roche, this process became the basis of the corporation's large-scale production of vitamin C. The present-day Redoxon tablets are compounded from ascorbic acid and sodium bicarbonate. When these are added to water, they react to produce sodium ascorbate, water and carbon dioxide, thus producing an effervescence. Some versions of Redoxon contain additional nutrients. Redoxon Redoxon was the brand name of the first artificially synthesized ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Redoxon was first marketed to the general public by Hoffman-La Roche in", "title": "Redoxon" }, { "docid": "445323", "text": "word \"vitamine\", coined in 1912 by biochemist Casimir Funk, who isolated a complex of micronutrients essential to life, all of which he presumed to be amines. When this presumption was later determined not to be true, the \"e\" was dropped from the name. All vitamins were discovered (identified) between 1913 and 1948. For the most part, vitamins are obtained from the diet, but some are acquired by other means: for example, microorganisms in the gut flora produce vitamin K and biotin; and one form of vitamin D is synthesized in skin cells when they are exposed to a certain wavelength", "title": "Vitamin" }, { "docid": "988780", "text": "and vitamin K deficiency. In the medical literature, any of these may also be called by names on the pattern of \"hypovitaminosis\" or \"avitaminosis\" + \"[letter of vitamin]\", for example, hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis C, hypovitaminosis D. Conversely hypervitaminosis is the syndrome of symptoms caused by over-retention of fat-soluble vitamins in the body. Vitamin deficiency A vitamin deficiency can cause a disease or syndrome known as an avitaminosis or hypovitaminosis. This usually refers to a long-term deficiency of a vitamin. When caused by inadequate nutrition it can be classed as a \"primary deficiency\", and when due to an underlying disorder such", "title": "Vitamin deficiency" }, { "docid": "9765838", "text": "States and Canada, a tolerable upper intake level (UL) was set at 2000 mg/day, referencing this mild laxative effect as the reason for establishing the UL. However, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed the safety question in 2006 and reached the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to set a UL for vitamin C. The Japan National Institute of Health and Nutrition reviewed the same question in 2010 and also reached the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to set a UL. About 70-90% of vitamin C is adsorbed by the body when taken orally at normal", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "8011844", "text": "Me, Myself & I (Vitamin C song) \"Me, Myself & I\" is a single by pop singer Vitamin C released in 1999. It was the second single released from her Platinum debut album \"Vitamin C\". The single was written by Gregg Rolie, Michael John Carabello and Thomas Coke Escovedo. The chorus contains a sample from the Santana song, \"No One to Depend On\", from their \"Santana III\" album.</small></small> \"Me, Myself & I\" was performed by Vitamin C on \"The Amanda Show\" which aired on Nickelodeon. Despite the highly positive acclaim towards the song, and though the single never broke into", "title": "Me, Myself & I (Vitamin C song)" }, { "docid": "380411", "text": "caused by ptomaine, a waste product of bacteria, particularly in tainted tinned meat. Infantile scurvy emerged in the late 19th century because children were being fed pasteurized cow's milk, particularly in the urban upper class. While pasteurization killed bacteria, it also destroyed vitamin C. This was eventually resolved by supplementing with onion juice or cooked potatoes. By the early 20th century, when Robert Falcon Scott made his first expedition to the Antarctic (1901–1904), the prevailing theory was that scurvy was caused by \"ptomaine poisoning\", particularly in tinned meat. However, Scott discovered that a diet of fresh meat from Antarctic seals", "title": "Scurvy" }, { "docid": "12705794", "text": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book) Vitamin C and the Common Cold is a popular book by Linus Pauling, first published in 1970, on vitamin C, its interactions with common cold and the role of vitamin C megadosage in human health. The book promoted the idea that taking large amounts of vitamin C could reduce the duration and severity of the common cold. A Nobel Prize-winning chemist and activist, Pauling promoted a view of vitamin C that is strongly at odds with most of the scientific community, which found little evidence for the alleged health benefits of greatly increased", "title": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book)" }, { "docid": "8011816", "text": "Stone\"'s Neva Chonin awarded the album two and a half stars, praising the album's stylistic range but criticizing its production, which she felt \"makes it difficult to tell where the cut-and-paste production ends and Vitamin C begins.\" Vitamin C (album) Vitamin C is the self-titled debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C, released in 1999. The album was a runaway success. Initially failing to chart, it later climbed the \"Billboard\" 200 to number 29 and was certified as Gold and later certified Platinum by the RIAA. The Japanese edition featured the song \"The Only One\" as a bonus track.", "title": "Vitamin C (album)" }, { "docid": "445784", "text": "was made in 1938 by Smith, Warner, and Brinkhous. The precise function of vitamin K was not discovered until 1974, when three laboratories (Stenflo \"et al.\", Nelsestuen \"et al.\", and Magnusson \"et al.\") isolated the vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor prothrombin (factor II) from cows that received a high dose of a vitamin K antagonist, warfarin. It was shown that, while warfarin-treated cows had a form of prothrombin that contained 10 glutamate (Glu) amino acid residues near the amino terminus of this protein, the normal (untreated) cows contained 10 unusual residues that were chemically identified as γ-carboxyglutamate (Gla). The extra carboxyl", "title": "Vitamin K" }, { "docid": "479646", "text": "Pauling's work on vitamin C in his later years generated much controversy. He was first introduced to the concept of high-dose vitamin C by biochemist Irwin Stone in 1966. After becoming convinced of its worth, Pauling took 3 grams of vitamin C every day to prevent colds. Excited by his own perceived results, he researched the clinical literature and published \"Vitamin C and the Common Cold\" in 1970. He began a long clinical collaboration with the British cancer surgeon Ewan Cameron in 1971 on the use of intravenous and oral vitamin C as cancer therapy for terminal patients. Cameron and", "title": "Linus Pauling" }, { "docid": "2589214", "text": "Vitamin C (singer) Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1972), better known by her stage name Vitamin C, is an American pop music singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. She began her career as an Ivory soap baby and child actress, appearing in John Waters' film \"Hairspray\" (1988), and continued to appear in minor roles in films before starting the alternative rock band Eve's Plum in 1991. In 1999, Fitzpatrick embarked on a solo career under the name Vitamin C, releasing her eponymous debut album \"Vitamin C\" (1999), which was certified as Gold and later Platinum by the RIAA.", "title": "Vitamin C (singer)" }, { "docid": "9765851", "text": "the airways as a result of vigorous exercise. EIB seems to be caused by the loss of water caused by increased ventilation, which may lead to the release of mediators such as histamine, prostaglandins and leukotrienes, all of which cause bronchoconstriction. Vitamin C participates in the metabolism of these mediators and might thereby influence EIB. A meta-analysis showed that 0.5 to 2 g/day of vitamin C before exercise decreased EIB by half. A meta-analysis showed a significant positive effect of vitamin C on endothelial function. Benefit was found of vitamin C in doses in the range from 0.5 to 4", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "445215", "text": "A meta-analysis of 44 clinical trials has shown a significant positive effect of vitamin C on endothelial function when taken at doses greater than 500 mg per day. The endothelium is a layer of cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels. Endothelial dysfunction is implicated in many aspects of vascular diseases. The researchers noted that the effect of vitamin C supplementation appeared to be dependent on health status, with stronger effects in those at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. A 2017 systematic review found lower vitamin C concentrations in people with cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia,", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "292173", "text": "are necessary for iron absorption. In 1927, Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus synthesized vitamin D, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928. In 1928, Albert Szent-Györgyi isolated ascorbic acid, and in 1932 proved that it is vitamin C by preventing scurvy. In 1935, he synthesized it, and in 1937, he won a Nobel Prize for his efforts. Szent-Györgyi concurrently elucidated much of the citric acid cycle. In the 1930s, William Cumming Rose identified essential amino acids, necessary protein components that the body cannot synthesize. In 1935, Underwood and Marston independently discovered the necessity of cobalt. In 1936, Eugene", "title": "Nutrition" }, { "docid": "445205", "text": "C deficiency. Beyond that, a role for vitamin C as prevention or treatment for various diseases is disputed, with reviews reporting conflicting results. A 2012 Cochrane review reported no effect of vitamin C supplementation on overall mortality. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as one of the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The disease scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency and can be prevented and treated with vitamin C-containing foods or dietary supplements. It takes at least a month of little to no vitamin C before symptoms occur. Early", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "11865583", "text": "topic became particularly popular after 1970 when Linus Pauling, a double Nobel laureate, wrote a best-selling book, Vitamin C and the Common Cold, advocating that a daily dose of one gram of vitamin C could prevent the common cold. Pauling's book led to great interest in the topic among lay people, and also among academic circles. After Pauling's book, a number of controlled trials were carried out. However, interest lessened after the middle of the 1970s, apparently due to the publication of two reviews and one primary study which all concluded that vitamin C does not influence the common cold.", "title": "Vitamin C and the common cold" }, { "docid": "445196", "text": "Vitamin C Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and -ascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. The disease scurvy is prevented and treated with vitamin C-containing foods or dietary supplements. Evidence does not support use in the general population for the prevention of the common cold. There is, however, some evidence that regular use may shorten the length of colds. It is unclear if supplementation affects the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, or dementia. It may be taken by mouth or by injection. Vitamin C is generally well tolerated. Large doses may", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "33575", "text": "agents can also act as pro-oxidants. For example, vitamin C has antioxidant activity when it reduces oxidizing substances such as hydrogen peroxide, however, it will also reduce metal ions that generate free radicals through the Fenton reaction. The relative importance of the antioxidant and pro-oxidant activities of antioxidants is an area of current research, but vitamin C, which exerts its effects as a vitamin by oxidizing polypeptides, appears to have a mostly antioxidant action in the human body. However, less data is available for other dietary antioxidants, such as vitamin E, or the polyphenols. Likewise, the pathogenesis of diseases involving", "title": "Antioxidant" }, { "docid": "9765852", "text": "g/day, whereas lower doses from 0.09 to 0.5 g/day were not effective. A meta-analysis calculated that large doses of vitamin C do not prevent the common cold in the general community, although 0.25 to 1 g/day of vitamin C halved the incidence of colds in people under heavy short-term physical stress. Another meta-analysis calculated that in children 1-2 g/day vitamin C shortened the duration of colds by 18%, and in adults 1-4 g/day vitamin C shortened the duration of colds by 8%. There is evidence of linear dose-dependency in the effect of vitamin C on common cold duration up to", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "12705797", "text": "based on comparative studies of the biochemical genetics of vitamin C synthesis in different species, as well his own theories about \"molecular disease\" and recent developments in molecular evolution. He criticized the design of studies that did not find positive results for vitamin C mega-dose treatment, and promoted those that did. He and other vitamin C advocates thought the vitamin boosts the body's ability to fight all kinds of infection. By 1970, after following Stone's regimen for 4 years and studying and debating the issue extensively, Pauling was sure enough that organized medicine had it wrong that he wrote \"Vitamin", "title": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book)" }, { "docid": "8389820", "text": "\"Hey you! You're losing, you're losing...\" but instead of \"vitamin C\" the lyrics where altered to \"your mind\". Featured in Episode One of Netflix series The Get Down (2016) Vitamin C (song) \"Vitamin C\" is a song by the krautrock band Can on their 1972 album \"Ege Bamyasi\". It is notable for its thick bass line, bouncy percussion, and catchy chorus, which has Damo Suzuki repeating the line \"Hey you! You're losing your Vitamin C\". Considering its short length and relatively standard song structure, it is one of the band's more conventional songs. It was featured in Samuel Fuller's German", "title": "Vitamin C (song)" }, { "docid": "445243", "text": "synthesize vitamin C. A trace of gulonolactone oxidase was detected in only 1 of 34 bat species tested, across the range of 6 families of bats tested. There are at least two species of bats, frugivorous bat (\"Rousettus leschenaultii\") and insectivorous bat (\"Hipposideros armiger\"), that retain (or regained) their ability of vitamin C production. Some of these species (including humans) are able to make do with the lower levels available from their diets by recycling oxidised vitamin C. Most simians consume the vitamin in amounts 10 to 20 times higher than that recommended by governments for humans. This discrepancy constitutes", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "8563265", "text": "reduced and becomes colorless, the resultant increase in light transmittance can be measured using a spectrophotometer. DCPIP can also be used as an indicator for vitamin C. If vitamin C, which is a good reducing agent, is present, the blue dye, which turns pink in acid conditions, is reduced to a colorless compound by ascorbic acid. This reaction is a redox reaction: vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid, and DCPIP is reduced to the colorless compound DCPIPH In this titration, when all the ascorbic acid in the solution has been used up, there will not be any", "title": "Dichlorophenolindophenol" }, { "docid": "4392093", "text": "Protein S Protein S (also known as S-Protein) is a vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein synthesized in the liver. In the circulation, Protein S exists in two forms: a free form and a complex form bound to complement protein C4b-binding protein (C4BP). In humans, protein S is encoded by the \"PROS1\" gene. Protein S is named for Seattle, Washington, where it was originally discovered and purified. Protein S is partly homologous to other vitamin K-dependent plasma coagulation proteins, such as protein C and factors VII, IX, and X. Similar to them, it has a Gla domain and several EGF-like domains (four", "title": "Protein S" }, { "docid": "4392098", "text": "been shown to interact with Factor V. Protein S Protein S (also known as S-Protein) is a vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein synthesized in the liver. In the circulation, Protein S exists in two forms: a free form and a complex form bound to complement protein C4b-binding protein (C4BP). In humans, protein S is encoded by the \"PROS1\" gene. Protein S is named for Seattle, Washington, where it was originally discovered and purified. Protein S is partly homologous to other vitamin K-dependent plasma coagulation proteins, such as protein C and factors VII, IX, and X. Similar to them, it has a", "title": "Protein S" }, { "docid": "6417741", "text": "than vitamin C\" has been criticised by Ben Goldacre. Goldacre writes that Holford based this conclusion on a non-clinical study where \"you tip lots of vitamin C onto HIV-infected cells and measure a few things related to HIV replication\". Goldacre notes that the paper does not compare vitamin C to AZT for efficacy. He argues that \"Holford was guilty of at least incompetence in claiming that this study demonstrated vitamin C to be a better treatment than AZT.\" Prof David Colquhoun argues that Holford's \"advocacy of vitamin C as better than conventional drugs to treat Aids is truly scary\". Holford", "title": "Patrick Holford" }, { "docid": "8011828", "text": "that album's sixth track as is the case for Vitamin C. The track was penciled as the album's third single, yet never materialized after Elektra Records abandoned promotion of the project. The second single, \"As Long as You're Loving Me\" was also included on the 2001 soundtrack to the comedy film See Spot Run More (Vitamin C album) More is the second studio album released by pop singer Vitamin C in 2001. The album was not as successful as Vitamin C's previous eponymous album both in terms of chart positions and sales. The album peaked at number 122 on the", "title": "More (Vitamin C album)" }, { "docid": "2589225", "text": "That same year Vitamin C was ranked No. 76 on the \"Maxim\" Hot 100 Women of 2001. Vitamin C signed with V2 Records in 2001 and began recording her third album over the course of 2002 and 2003. The first single, \"Last Nite\", was released in July 2003. It was a cover version of the hit song by The Strokes and sampled Blondie's \"Heart of Glass\", The single failed to chart in the US, and did poorly in the United Kingdom by peaking at number 70 on the UK Top 75. Her third album under the Vitamin C name was", "title": "Vitamin C (singer)" }, { "docid": "11865584", "text": "According to the most recently published Cochrane review on vitamin C and the common cold, one gram per day or more of vitamin C does not influence common cold incidence in the general community, i.e., it does not prevent colds. However, in five randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials with participants who were under heavy short-term physical stress—specifically marathon runners, skiers, and soldiers in subarctic conditions, vitamin C halved the incidence of colds. The same review reported that for people who took vitamin C on a regular basis, the vitamin shortened the duration of colds in adults by 8% and in children", "title": "Vitamin C and the common cold" }, { "docid": "8011845", "text": "the Hot 100, the song peaked at #27 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, #36 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and #20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The music video for the song was directed by Nigel Dick and features Johnny Knoxville. US Single US Maxi-CD Germany Maxi-CD Me, Myself & I (Vitamin C song) \"Me, Myself & I\" is a single by pop singer Vitamin C released in 1999. It was the second single released from her Platinum debut album \"Vitamin C\". The single was written by Gregg Rolie, Michael John Carabello and Thomas", "title": "Me, Myself & I (Vitamin C song)" }, { "docid": "445209", "text": "therapeutic use, meaning that vitamin C was not started unless the people started to feel the beginnings of a cold. In these, vitamin C did not impact duration or severity. An earlier review stated that vitamin C did not prevent colds, did reduce duration, did not reduce severity. The authors of the Cochrane review concluded that \"...given the consistent effect of vitamin C on the duration and severity of colds in the regular supplementation studies, and the low cost and safety, it may be worthwhile for common cold patients to test on an individual basis whether therapeutic vitamin C is", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "5523622", "text": "in the lab of Elmer McCollum. When McCollum and another assistant Marguerite Davis published their discovery of what came to be called vitamin A, Steenbock thought he deserved more credit than he received. Steenbock carried on the vitamin A work in Madison, after McCollum accepted an offer from Johns Hopkins University. In 1923, Steenbock demonstrated that irradiation by ultraviolet light increased the vitamin D content of foods and other organic materials. After irradiating rodent food, Steenbock discovered that the rodents were cured of rickets. It is now known that vitamin D deficiency is a cause of rickets. Using $300 of", "title": "Harry Steenbock" }, { "docid": "445237", "text": "activity and thus are used synonymously with vitamin C, unless otherwise specified. Numerous analytical methods have been developed for ascorbic acid detection. For example, vitamin C content of a food sample such as fruit juice can be calculated by measuring the volume of the sample required to decolorize a solution of dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP) and then calibrating the results by comparison with a known concentration of vitamin C. Simple tests are available to measure the levels of vitamin C in the urine and in serum or blood plasma. However these reflect recent dietary intake rather than total body content. It has", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "9765836", "text": "first became available in pure form, some physicians have experimented with higher than recommended vitamin C consumption or injection. Certain animal species, including haplorhine primates (which includes humans), members of the Caviidae family of rodents (including guinea pigs and capybaras), most species of bats, many passerine birds, and about 96% of fish (the teleosts), do not synthesize vitamin C internally. Since its discovery, vitamin C has been considered almost a panacea by some, although this led to suspicions of it being overhyped by others. Vitamin C has been promoted in alternative medicine as a treatment for the common cold, cancer,", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "8011814", "text": "Vitamin C (album) Vitamin C is the self-titled debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C, released in 1999. The album was a runaway success. Initially failing to chart, it later climbed the \"Billboard\" 200 to number 29 and was certified as Gold and later certified Platinum by the RIAA. The Japanese edition featured the song \"The Only One\" as a bonus track. The album spawned two hits, the Gold-selling Top 20 hit \"Smile\" and the Top 40 hit \"Graduation (Friends Forever)\". The album features guest appearances by Lady Saw, Count Bass D, and Waymon Boone. On the track \"Fear", "title": "Vitamin C (album)" }, { "docid": "479651", "text": "clinic not using intravenous Vitamin C, and suggested further studies into the role of vitamin C when given intravenously. Results from most clinical trials suggest that modest vitamin C supplementation alone or with other nutrients offers no benefit in the prevention of cancer. Pauling's discoveries led to decisive contributions in a diverse array of areas including around 350 publications in the fields of quantum mechanics, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, protein structure, molecular biology, and medicine. His work on chemical bonding marks him as one of the founders of modern quantum chemistry. \"The Nature of the Chemical Bond\" was the standard", "title": "Linus Pauling" }, { "docid": "10408776", "text": "Charts. Kirsten Dunst and Mila Kunis both appear in the video with Vitamin C. The video includes film clips from the movie \"Get Over It\", which stars all three women. The song is not part of the film. The music video for the single was directed by Brothers Strause. US Promo CD US Single Europe CD Europe Maxi-CD The Itch (Vitamin C song) \"The Itch\" is pop singer Vitamin C's first single from her second album, \"More\". Vitamin C also performed the song on the sketch comedies \"MADtv\" and \"All That\". The song failed to crack the top 40 on", "title": "The Itch (Vitamin C song)" }, { "docid": "12721480", "text": "Irwin Gunsalus Irwin C. \"Gunny\" Gunsalus (June 29, 1912 – October 25, 2008) was an American biochemist who discovered lipoic acid, a vitamin-like substance (an enzyme cofactor) that has been used as a treatment for chronic liver disease, and pyridoxal phosphate, one of the active forms of vitamin B. In his role as assistant secretary general at the United Nations, he led the international body's research on genetic engineering. Gunsalus was born June 29, 1912 in Sully County, South Dakota, at the homestead of his family farm. His father was killed in a threshing machine accident before Gunsalus started college.", "title": "Irwin Gunsalus" }, { "docid": "264629", "text": "each container, after which stores remove any unsold milk from their shelves. A side effect of the heating of pasteurization is that some vitamin and mineral content is lost. Soluble calcium and phosphorus decrease by 5%, thiamin and vitamin B12 by 10%, and vitamin C by 20%. Because losses are small in comparison to the large amount of the two B-vitamins present, milk continues to provide significant amounts of thiamin and vitamin B12. The loss of vitamin C is not nutritionally significant, as milk is not an important dietary source of vitamin C. Microfiltration is a process that partially replaces", "title": "Milk" }, { "docid": "6555205", "text": "C in large doses. Although he claimed and stood firm in his claim that consuming over 1,000 mg is helpful for one’s immune system when fighting a head cold, the results of empirical research do not align with this view. A meta-analysis concluded that supplementary vitamin C significantly lowered serum uric acid, considered a risk factor for gout. One population study reported an inverse correlation between dietary vitamin C and risk of gout. A review of clinical trials in the treatment of colds with small and large doses of Vitamin C has established that there is no evidence that it", "title": "Megavitamin therapy" }, { "docid": "14394371", "text": "'Orders Of Magnitude'. Vitamin C discography This article presents the discography of American pop singer Vitamin C. It includes two studio albums, 7 soundtrack songs, 6 music videos and 6 singles, including her Top 20 single on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, \"Smile\". Her eponymous debut album, \"Vitamin C\", was released on August 31, 1999, via Elektra Records and Warner Music Group. The album initially was a commercial failure, not charting on the \"Billboard\" 200. However, eventually, it peaked at number 29 on the chart, as well as 3 on the \"Billboard\" Top Heatseekers chart. The album was certified Platinum by", "title": "Vitamin C discography" }, { "docid": "14394370", "text": "signed with V2 Records to record a third album. The lead single, \"Last Nite\", was only released in the United Kingdom. It was a disappointment to the label after only debuting and peaking at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. Vitamin C was then dropped from the label and no new album surfaced. As of 2012, Vitamin C is the Vice President of Music for Nickelodeon under her birth name, Colleen Fitzpatrick, according to \"The Hollywood Reporter\". In 2016 Fitzpatrick, under the Vitamin C moniker, appeared on the song 'Don't You Want Me' by Information Society, on their album", "title": "Vitamin C discography" }, { "docid": "14394367", "text": "Vitamin C discography This article presents the discography of American pop singer Vitamin C. It includes two studio albums, 7 soundtrack songs, 6 music videos and 6 singles, including her Top 20 single on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, \"Smile\". Her eponymous debut album, \"Vitamin C\", was released on August 31, 1999, via Elektra Records and Warner Music Group. The album initially was a commercial failure, not charting on the \"Billboard\" 200. However, eventually, it peaked at number 29 on the chart, as well as 3 on the \"Billboard\" Top Heatseekers chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The", "title": "Vitamin C discography" }, { "docid": "445199", "text": "term \"vitamin C\" encompasses several vitamers that have vitamin C activity in animals. Ascorbate salts such as sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate are used in some dietary supplements. These release ascorbate upon digestion. Ascorbate and ascorbic acid are both naturally present in the body, since the forms interconvert according to pH. Oxidized forms of the molecule such as dehydroascorbic acid are converted back to ascorbic acid by reducing agents. Vitamin C is a cofactor in at least eight enzymatic reactions in animals (and humans) important in many essential functions, including wound healing. In humans, vitamin C deficiency compromises collagen synthesis,", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "6492096", "text": "findings for vitamin C administration in the three EIB studies, it seems reasonable for physically active people to test vitamin C when they have respiratory symptoms such as cough associated with exercise.\" It should be acknowledged that the total number of subjects involved in all three trials was only 40. Figure: This forest plot shows the effect of vitamin C (0.5–2 g/day) on post-exercise decline in FEV1 in three studies with asthmatic participants. Constructed from data in Fig. 4 of Hemilä (2013). The three horizontal lines indicate the three studies, and the diamond shape at the bottom indicates the pooled", "title": "Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction" }, { "docid": "12705798", "text": "C and the Common Cold\" to popularize his vitamin C message. In 1970, he found an in-depth 1942 study from public health researcher at the University of Minnesota, \"Vitamins for the Prevention of Colds\", which became a focal point for his subsequent criticism of what he saw as flawed vitamin C research. One chapter was added to the second edition in 1971. By 1976, following confrontations with researchers holding to the mainstream view of vitamin C, Pauling expanded the book to include evidence related to a wide variety of other illnesses, and the flu in particular. That edition and a", "title": "Vitamin C and the Common Cold (book)" }, { "docid": "445227", "text": "(thus, artificially increasing concentration of individual constituents like vitamin C), the data are subject to potential variation and difficulties for comparison. The amount is given in milligrams per 100 grams of the edible portion of the fruit or vegetable: Animal-sourced foods do not provide much vitamin C, and what there is, is largely destroyed by the heat of cooking. For example, raw chicken liver contains 17.9 mg/100 g, but fried, the content is reduced to 2.7 mg/100 g. Chicken eggs contain no vitamin C, raw or cooked. Vitamin C is present in human breast milk at 5.0 mg/100 g and", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "445250", "text": "other haplorrhines. Since tarsiers also cannot make vitamin C, this implies the mutation had already occurred, and thus must have occurred between these two marker points (63 to 58 million years ago). One explanation for the repeated loss of the ability to synthesize vitamin C is that it was the result of genetic drift; assuming that the diet was rich in vitamin C, natural selection would not act to preserve it. Some scientists have suggested that loss of the vitamin C biosynthesis pathway may have played a role in rapid evolutionary changes, leading to hominids and the emergence of human", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "479648", "text": "Mayo Clinic also concluded that high-dose (10,000 mg) vitamin C was no better than placebo at treating cancer and that there was no benefit to high-dose vitamin C. The failure of the clinical trials to demonstrate any benefit resulted in the conclusion that vitamin C was not effective in treating cancer; the medical establishment concluded that his claims that vitamin C could prevent colds or treat cancer were quackery. Pauling denounced the conclusions of these studies and handling of the final study as \"fraud and deliberate misrepresentation\", and criticized the studies for using oral, rather than intravenous vitamin C (which", "title": "Linus Pauling" }, { "docid": "2842497", "text": "years later. He also continued writing and producing for other artists, including C. C. Catch (whom he discovered), Sheree (whom he signed when she was fifteen years old), and boy band Touché. In 1986, Bohlen wrote the title song \"Midnight Lady\" of \"Tatort\" episode \"Der Tausch\", which was performed by former Smokie singer Chris Norman and was major hit in Central Europe, topping several charts. The song appeared on Norman's second solo album \"Some Hearts Are Diamonds\", which was produced by Bohlen. In 1988, he wrote the title song of \"Tatort\" episode \"Moltke\", \"Silent Water\", which he performed himself as", "title": "Dieter Bohlen" }, { "docid": "3193009", "text": "vitamin C, niacin (vitamin B), iron and potassium. Vitamin A, calcium and sodium are present in moderate amounts. When \"M. citrifolia\" juice alone is analyzed and compared to pulp powder, only vitamin C is retained in an amount (34 mg per 100 gram juice) that is 64% of the content of a raw navel orange (53 mg per 100 g or 89% of the Daily Value). Sodium levels in \"M. citrifolia\" juice (about 3% of Dietary Reference Intake, DRI) are high compared to an orange, and potassium content is moderate. \"Morinda citrifolia\" fruit contains a number of phytochemicals, including lignans,", "title": "Morinda citrifolia" }, { "docid": "8389818", "text": "Vitamin C (song) \"Vitamin C\" is a song by the krautrock band Can on their 1972 album \"Ege Bamyasi\". It is notable for its thick bass line, bouncy percussion, and catchy chorus, which has Damo Suzuki repeating the line \"Hey you! You're losing your Vitamin C\". Considering its short length and relatively standard song structure, it is one of the band's more conventional songs. It was featured in Samuel Fuller's German television \"Tatort\" production \"Kressin & die tote Taube auf der Beethovenstraße\" (\"Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street\") in 1973, and then also released as a single with the B-side \"I'm", "title": "Vitamin C (song)" }, { "docid": "13026031", "text": "that vitamin C does not influence the common cold. However, the three papers were later shown to be erroneous. According to the Cochrane review on vitamin C and the common cold, 1 g/day or more of vitamin C does not influence common cold incidence in the general community. However, in five randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials with participants who were under heavy short-term physical stress (three of the trials were with marathon runners), vitamin C halved the incidence of colds. In the dose of 1 g/day or more, vitamin C shortened the duration of colds in adults by 8% and in", "title": "Alternative treatments used for the common cold" }, { "docid": "445328", "text": "and C dissolve into the water when a vegetable is boiled, and are then lost when the water is discarded. The body's stores for different vitamins vary widely; vitamins A, D, and B are stored in significant amounts, mainly in the liver, and an adult's diet may be deficient in vitamins A and D for many months and B in some cases for years, before developing a deficiency condition. However, vitamin B (niacin and niacinamide) is not stored in significant amounts, so stores may last only a couple of weeks. For vitamin C, the first symptoms of scurvy in experimental", "title": "Vitamin" }, { "docid": "1003939", "text": "C.H. (Harry) Carlisle, she published the first such structure of a steroid, cholesteryl iodide (having worked with cholesteryls since the days of her doctoral studies). In 1945, Hodgkin and her colleagues solved the structure of penicillin, demonstrating (contrary to scientific opinion at the time) that it contains a β-lactam ring. The work was not published until 1949. In 1948, Hodgkin first encountered vitamin B, and created new crystals. Vitamin B had first been discovered at Merck earlier that year. It had a structure at the time that was almost completely unknown, and when Hodgkin discovered it contained cobalt, she realized", "title": "Dorothy Hodgkin" }, { "docid": "2589233", "text": "\"People\" magazine had a special \"Where Are They Now\" article. She was about to finish work on a children's world-music album that would celebrate diversity through songs like the Indian-styled \"Bhangra On and On\" and \"We All Share the Same Sky,\" and that she started work on a non-children's third Vitamin C album she described as \"Goldfrapp-meets-Vitamin C,\" which she had hoped to have out by 2007. Regarding the album, she had stated \"Just because you're not always on MTV doesn't mean you're not actively working,\" she said. Both albums have yet to be released. Studio albums Vitamin C (singer)", "title": "Vitamin C (singer)" }, { "docid": "292165", "text": "Sometimes forgotten during his life, James Lind, a physician in the British navy, performed the first scientific nutrition experiment in 1747. Lind discovered that lime juice saved sailors that had been at sea for years from scurvy, a deadly and painful bleeding disorder. Between 1500 and 1800, an estimated two million sailors had died of scurvy. The discovery was ignored for forty years, after which British sailors became known as \"limeys.\" The essential vitamin C within citrus fruits would not be identified by scientists until 1932. Around 1770, Antoine Lavoisier discovered the details of metabolism, demonstrating that the oxidation of", "title": "Nutrition" }, { "docid": "9765843", "text": "systemic conditioning (\"rebound scurvy\"), preoxidant effects, iron overload, reduced absorption of vitamin B12 and copper, increased oxygen demand, and acid erosion of the teeth with chewing ascorbic-acid tablets. In addition, one case has been noted of a woman who had received a kidney transplant followed by high-dose vitamin C and died soon afterwards as a result of calcium oxalate deposits that destroyed her new kidney. Her doctors concluded that high-dose vitamin C therapy should be avoided in patients with renal failure. As discussed previously, vitamin C generally exhibits low toxicity. The (the dose that will kill 50% of a population)", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "445212", "text": "of prostate cancer. Two meta-analyses evaluated the effect of vitamin C supplementation on the risk of colorectal cancer. One found a weak association between vitamin C consumption and reduced risk, and the other found no effect from supplementation. A 2011 meta-analysis failed to find support for the prevention of breast cancer with vitamin C supplementation, but a second study concluded that vitamin C may be associated with increased survival in those already diagnosed. Under the rubric of orthomolecular medicine, \"Intravenous vitamin C is a contentious adjunctive cancer therapy, widely used in naturopathic and integrative oncology settings.\" With oral administration absorption", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "64059", "text": "C, the vitamin elutes into the cooking water and becomes degraded through oxidation. Peeling vegetables can also substantially reduce the vitamin C content, especially in the case of potatoes where most vitamin C is in the skin. However, research has shown that in the specific case of carotenoids a greater proportion is absorbed from cooked vegetables than from raw vegetables. German research in 2003 showed significant benefits in reducing breast cancer risk when large amounts of raw vegetable matter are included in the diet. The authors attribute some of this effect to heat-labile phytonutrients. Sulforaphane, a glucosinolate breakdown product, which", "title": "Cooking" }, { "docid": "445200", "text": "contributing to the more severe symptoms of scurvy. More generally, the biochemical role of vitamin C is to act as an antioxidant (a reducing agent) by donating electrons to various enzymatic and non-enzymatic reactions. Doing so converts vitamin C to an oxidized state - either as semidehydroascorbic acid or dehydroascorbic acid. These compounds can be restored to a reduced state by glutathione and NADPH-dependent enzymatic mechanisms. In plants, vitamin C is a substrate for ascorbate peroxidase. This enzyme utilizes ascorbate to neutralize toxic hydrogen peroxide (HO) by converting it to water (HO). Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "445203", "text": "vitamin C supplementation of only 10 mg a day. In these experiments, there was no clinical difference noted between men given 70 mg vitamin C per day (which produced a blood level of vitamin C of about 0.55 mg/dl, about 1/3 of tissue saturation levels) and those given 10 mg per day. Men in the prison study developed the first signs of scurvy about four weeks after starting the vitamin C-free diet, whereas in the British study, six to eight months were required, possibly due to the pre-loading of this group with a 70 mg/day supplement for six weeks before", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "2550135", "text": "factor when it comes to decreasing the organic acid content. However, even after heating sweet chestnuts, antioxidant activity remains relatively high. On the other hand, the consumer must consider that roasting, boiling or frying has a big impact on the nutritional profile of chestnut. Vitamin C significantly decreases between 25-54 % when boiled and 2-77 % when roasted. Nevertheless, roasted or boiled chestnuts may still be a solid vitamin C source, since 100 gram still represent about 20 % of the recommended daily dietary intake. The sugar content is also affected by the high temperatures. Four processes are decisive for", "title": "Castanea sativa" }, { "docid": "13969347", "text": "produced by vitamin D is sometimes named with a \"er-\" or \"ergo\" prefix to differentiate them from the D-based counterparts. Nevertheless, these differences are present in the metabolism of Vitamin D and Vitamin D: American researchers Elmer McCollum and Marguerite Davis in 1914 discovered a substance in cod liver oil which later was called \"vitamin A\". British doctor Edward Mellanby noticed dogs that were fed cod liver oil did not develop rickets and concluded vitamin A, or a closely associated factor, could prevent the disease. In 1922, Elmer McCollum tested modified cod liver oil in which the vitamin A had", "title": "Vitamin D" }, { "docid": "445270", "text": "to thousands of people with cancer. In February 2011, the Swiss Post issued a postage stamp bearing a depiction of a model of a molecule of vitamin C to mark the International Year of Chemistry. Vitamin C Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and -ascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. The disease scurvy is prevented and treated with vitamin C-containing foods or dietary supplements. Evidence does not support use in the general population for the prevention of the common cold. There is, however, some evidence that regular use may shorten the", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "13969352", "text": "In 1971–72, the further metabolism of vitamin D to active forms was discovered. In the liver, vitamin D was found to be converted to calcifediol. Calcifediol is then converted by the kidneys to calcitriol, the biologically active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol circulates as a hormone in the blood, regulating the concentration of calcium and phosphate in the bloodstream and promoting the healthy growth and remodeling of bone. The vitamin D metabolites, calcifediol and calcitriol, were identified by competing teams led by Michael F. Holick in the laboratory of Hector DeLuca and by Tony Norman and colleagues. There is considerable", "title": "Vitamin D" }, { "docid": "18162796", "text": "the National Academy of Sciences in 1978 on the basis of that work. Halver carried out research on Vitamin C in its many forms. His research showed that Vitamin C1 (Ascorbic Acid) the active form of C, is required by the body to create new cells and repair cells. His work also showed that C2 though C6 are other forms of C, some of which are stable, and that effectiveness of C1 breaks down when exposed to heat and light. His research showed that animal feeds that use the stable forms of C in their diet formulation can have a", "title": "John Halver" }, { "docid": "15536619", "text": "healthy diet. The program was described by J.R. Lindsey and H.J. Baker: The science of nutrition thus evolved beyond the caloric energy of food, turning to the structural issue of essential amino acids. Osborne and Mendel discovered Vitamin A in 1913 in butter fat – independently discovered by Elmer McCollum and Marguerite Davis, who submitted their publication first, with both papers appearing in the same issue of the \"Journal of Biological Chemistry\" – as well as water-soluble vitamin B in milk. Osborne and Mendel showed, for example, that a lack of Vitamin A in the diet led to xerophthalmia. They", "title": "Thomas Burr Osborne (chemist)" }, { "docid": "5016215", "text": "chloride, has m.p. 198 °C. Crystallized from water or very dilute hydrochloric acid, slender needles of B•3 HAuCl (m.p. 186 °C) are obtained. When trigonelline is heated in closed tubes with barium hydroxide at 120 °C, it gives rise to methylamine, and, if treated similarly with hydrochloric acid at 260 °C creates chloromethane and nicotinic acid (a form of vitamin B). Trigonelline is a methyl betaine of nicotinic acid. Trigonelline Trigonelline is an alkaloid with chemical formula . It is a zwitterion formed by the methylation of the nitrogen atom of niacin (vitamin B). Trigonelline is a product of niacin", "title": "Trigonelline" }, { "docid": "479647", "text": "Pauling wrote many technical papers and a popular book, \"Cancer and Vitamin C\", that discussed their observations. Pauling made vitamin C popular with the public and eventually published two studies of a group of 100 allegedly terminal patients that claimed vitamin C increased survival by as much as four times compared to untreated patients. A re-evaluation of the claims in 1982 found that the patient groups were not actually comparable, with the vitamin C group being less sick on entry to the study, and judged to be \"terminal\" much earlier than the comparison group. Later clinical trials conducted by the", "title": "Linus Pauling" }, { "docid": "647916", "text": "E increased all-cause mortality. The U.S. Food and Nutrition Board set a Tolerable upper intake level (UL) at 1,000 mg (1,500 IU) per day derived from animal models that demonstrated bleeding at high doses. The European Food Safety Authority reviewed the same safety question and set a UL at 300 mg/day. A meta-analysis of long-term clinical trials reported a non-significant 2% increase in all-cause mortality when alpha-tocopherol was the only supplement used. The same meta-analysis reported a statistically significant 3% increase for results when alpha-tocopherol was used by itself or in combination with other nutrients (vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene,", "title": "Vitamin E" }, { "docid": "9765834", "text": "vitamin C that is functional in most mammals, humans have developed a number of adaptations to cope with the relative deficiency. These adaptations, he argued, ultimately shortened lifespan but could be reversed or mitigated by supplementing humans with the hypothetical amount of vitamin C that would have been produced in the body if the enzyme were working. Vitamin C megadoses are claimed by alternative medicine advocates including Matthias Rath and Patrick Holford to have preventative and curative effects on diseases such as cancer and AIDS, but the available scientific evidence does not support these claims. Some trials show some effect", "title": "Vitamin C megadosage" }, { "docid": "445268", "text": "is about 25% of what can be achieved when oral consumption is in the proposed megadose range. Pauling popularized the concept of high dose vitamin C as prevention and treatment of the common cold in 1970. A few years later he proposed that vitamin C would prevent cardiovascular disease, and that 10 grams/day, initially (10 days) administered intravenously and thereafter orally, would cure late-stage cancer. Mega-dosing with ascorbic acid has other champions, among them chemist Irwin Stone and the controversial Matthias Rath and Patrick Holford, who both have been accused of making unsubstantiated treatment claims for treating cancer and HIV", "title": "Vitamin C" }, { "docid": "3509038", "text": "George Wald George David Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist who studied pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit. As a postdoctoral researcher, Wald discovered that vitamin A was a component of the retina. His further experiments showed that when the pigment rhodopsin was exposed to light, it yielded the protein opsin and a compound containing vitamin A. This suggested that vitamin A was essential in retinal function. In the 1950s, Wald and his colleagues used chemical", "title": "George Wald" } ]

[ "Eugene Victor Debs" ]

[ { "docid": "610088", "text": "Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies), and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies, as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. Early in his political career, Debs was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected as a Democrat to the", "title": "Eugene V. Debs" } ]

[ { "docid": "9661754", "text": "Sadlowski for president of the United Steelworkers. McBride appointed Becker to be an administrative assistant to former District 6 president Lynn Williams, who had been elected secretary of the international union along with McBride. When McBride died unexpectedly in 1983, Williams was elected president to serve out his term. When Williams ran for president in his own right in 1985, Becker ran for international vice president for administration on the Williams slate and won. He was re-elected in 1989. While vice president for administration, Becker chaired the union's Aluminum Industry Conference and oversaw collective bargaining efforts by the union in", "title": "George Becker (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "962696", "text": "Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), popularly known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and former union leader who served as the 35th President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010. He was a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for President three times before achieving victory in the 2002 election. He was re-elected in the 2006 election. The introduction of social programs such as Bolsa Família and Fome Zero were hallmarks of his time in office. As President, Lula played a prominent role", "title": "Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva" }, { "docid": "2675507", "text": "Gennady Zyuganov Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian communist politician who has been the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation since 1993. He has been Chairman of the Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP-CPSU) since 2001, a deputy in the State Duma since 1993, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1996. Zyuganov ran for President of Russia four times, most notably in 1996, when he came close to winning the election, but lost in the second round to incumbent", "title": "Gennady Zyuganov" }, { "docid": "12809015", "text": "Red fascism Red fascism is a pejorative term equating Stalinism and Maoism with fascism. Accusations that the leaders of the Soviet Union during the Stalin era acted as \"Red fascists\" were commonly stated by Trotskyists, left communists, social democrats, democratic socialists, liberals and anarchists, as well as among right-wing circles. In the first half of the 20th century, a number of socialists in the United States began to hold the view that the Soviet government was becoming a red fascist state. One such leader, Norman Thomas, who ran for U.S. President numerous times under the Socialist Party of America banner,", "title": "Red fascism" }, { "docid": "18278281", "text": "as a member of President Nixon's Executive Board of the National Citizens Committee for Fairness to the President. During the Cold War Fry was one of 170 prominent retired generals and admirals who were signatories of a public letter to President Jimmy Carter published in the New York Times urging the president to reinforce Israel's military capability, restore the global military balance between the United States and the Soviet Union and reestablish America's credibility as a leader of the free world, and desist from any arms control agreements with the Soviet Union that would reinforce permanent Soviet strategic superiority. Fry", "title": "James C. Fry" }, { "docid": "17888080", "text": "the Union of Democratic Forces is 1991. In the January 1992 presidential elections Beron was the running mate of George Ganchev - leader of the Bulgarian Business Bloc. The duo finished third with 853,044 votes (16.8%). Beron ran for president in 2001 with Stoyan Andreev (from the Bulgarian Union) as his running mate. They finished sixth with only 31,394 votes (1.1%). Beron was elected to the National Assembly in the 2005 parliamentary election under the ticket of the new nationalist party - Attack. He split from the party in 2006. Beron ran one last time for president - as an", "title": "Petar Beron (politician)" }, { "docid": "18928657", "text": "as a leader and spokesman for the new political party.” Supported by President Mansour Hadi, who refused on 5 January 2014 to extradite the politician, al-Humayqani has regularly denied all charges. Nonetheless, as David Andrew Weinberg remarks, the U.S. allegations reflect poorly not only on Hadi's exiled administration and on al-Rashad, but on al-Humayqani's Qatari “patron” as well. \"The Washington Post\" reported that al-Humayqani once served as an adviser on charitable giving to Qatar and was one of the local representatives of the Qatar-based al Karāma organization. Both \"The New York Times\" and the \"Yemeni Marib Press\" highlighted that an", "title": "Al-Rashad Union" }, { "docid": "9333943", "text": "Yablonski continued to serve as an attorney with his father's old District 5, advising on workers' compensation issues and acting as counsel until 1981. Yablonski continued to represent individual miners in various cases throughout his life. In the 1980s, he won several black lung disease cases, overcoming employer objections to providing medical and financial benefits for stricken miners and their families. In 1982, Yablonski won a precedent-setting Supreme Court case concerning attorney's fees. United Steelworkers reformer Edward Sadlowski ran for president of the international union in 1977 and for District 31 president in 1973. He lost both times, and filed", "title": "Kenneth Yablonski" }, { "docid": "10962224", "text": "real leader of the union (through his ties to Scalise), Sullivan adamantly denied any wrongdoing. Bambrick resigned as union president, and Sullivan succeeded him as interim president on June 19, 1941. Sullivan won a full term as president on September 18. Bambrick's charges, however, led to lengthy disputes between the international and Sullivan. Beginning in 1941, BSEIU President McFetridge attempted to repeatedly \"try\" Sullivan before various union bodies, but was rebuffed numerous times by state and federal courts. Sullivan was elected a BSEIU international vice-president in 1941, and by 1945 had solidified his power in the union. Sullivan's position on", "title": "David Sullivan (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "6141811", "text": "Social Progress. Union for Democracy and Social Progress boycotted the polls of the General Election held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006, Complaining of fraud. Étienne Tshisekedi, then leader of the party, ran for president in the 2011 General Election. The current leader of the party is Félix Tshisekedi. Various members of the party, including Tshisekedi, have also served as Prime Minister. Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Democratic Republic of the Congo) The Union for Democracy and Social Progress () is one of the major contemporary political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo along", "title": "Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Democratic Republic of the Congo)" }, { "docid": "2199130", "text": "end of his presidential term in 1958, Aramburu retired from the military career and devoted himself entirely to politics. He ran for president in 1963 as leader of the Union of the Argentine People (\"Union del Pueblo Argentino,\" UDELPA), with the slogan \"Vote UDELPA and HE won't return\" (\"Vote UDELPA y no vuelve\"), referring to Perón. With the Peronists banned, the Presidential elections resulted in Arturo Umberto Illia becoming president, with Aramburu coming in third. Yet the military retained much real power, censoring both Peronism and its leader. The fragility of Argentine democracy was shown when Illia was overthrown in", "title": "Pedro Eugenio Aramburu" }, { "docid": "2651036", "text": "educated at the Trinity School, Croydon and then New College, Oxford, where he led the Oxford University Conservative Association. He was elected to the position of Librarian of the Oxford Union, a senior position, and ran for President several times without being elected, on one occasion losing to William Hague. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was an international investment banker. He was elected to Croydon Council in 1982 in Broad Green ward and later represented the ward of Heathfield. He served as Chair, first of the Education Committee in the early 1990s and subsequently became Deputy Leader of the", "title": "Andrew Pelling" }, { "docid": "9204809", "text": "States Olympic Team. Forshaw entered in the Missouri Athletic Club's All-Western Marathon six times between 1905 and 1912. In addition to winning in the inaugural event he came second three times and fourth twice. He reportedly finished every race in which he ever ran. After retiring from distance running he twice served as President of the Western Amateur Athletic Union. Joseph Forshaw (athlete) Joseph Forshaw, Jr. (May 13, 1881 – November 26, 1964) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. Forshaw ran the Marathon in three Olympic Games. He competed for the United States in the 1908", "title": "Joseph Forshaw (athlete)" }, { "docid": "1979310", "text": "Frederick Chiluba Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (April 30, 1943 – June 18, 2011) was a Zambian politician who was the second President of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as the candidate of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD), defeating long-time President Kenneth Kaunda. He was re-elected in 1996. As he was unable to run for a third term in 2001, former Vice President Levy Mwanawasa instead ran as the MMD candidate and succeeded him. After leaving office, Chiluba was the subject of a long investigation and trial", "title": "Frederick Chiluba" }, { "docid": "2504156", "text": "ticket to become President of the Republic of Macedonia a post that he held until May 2009. The Presidency was handed to Vlado Bučkovski, who was the party leader and Prime Minister until the 2006 Parliamentary elections. The SDSM is a member of the Progressive Alliance and an associate affiliate of the Party of European Socialists (PES). On 30 November 2005 one of the most prominent members of the SDSM, Tito Petkovski, who ran for president in 1999 and came in second place, left the party to form the New Social Democratic Party. This is the second major split from", "title": "Social Democratic Union of Macedonia" }, { "docid": "3295754", "text": "Alberta, including Jim Keegstra who had been accused of anti-Semitism. Sweigard, who described Keegstra as a \"fine Christian gentleman\", was elected interim leader by means of a telephone conference call of 17 party members, with 9 votes to 5 votes for party vice-president Richard Lawrence and three for Adrien Lambert. As leader, he ran in the 1984 election in Timiskaming, placing last with 151 votes. Nationally, under his leadership, the party suffered what was, at the time, its worst performance to date receiving only 16,659 votes nationwide. Sweigard attempted to win the leadership on a permanent basis at the party's", "title": "Ken Sweigard" }, { "docid": "15966377", "text": "Léon Angor Léon Angor (born July 13, 1928) was a Congolese politician and trade union leader. He was a leader of the CASL trade union centre. He was the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo between 1964 and 1966. Angor was identified as part of the pro-China wing of the ruling National Movement of the Revolution. Under Angor's aegis, the Congolese Trade Union Confederation was formed in March 1964. In May 1966 Angor ran for re-election for the presidency of the National Assembly, but was defeated. It was speculated that this election marked a defeat", "title": "Léon Angor" }, { "docid": "2717979", "text": "the literature works of Karl Marx and socialist texts brought to jail by Victor L. Berger. After Debs got out of jail, he merged the ARU with the Brotherhood of the Co-operative Commonwealth to form the Social Democracy of America (SDA). In 1900, Elliott ran for Congressman in Montana and Debs ran for President heading the SDA ticket. Elliott was later elected to the Montana Legislature while Debs ran unsuccessfully four more times for the presidency as a socialist. American Railway Union The American Railway Union (ARU) was briefly among the largest labor unions of its time and one of", "title": "American Railway Union" }, { "docid": "3942679", "text": "speech to the Conference as ANC leader he pledged to stamp out corruption. Ramaphosa has long been considered a potential presidential candidate and ran in the 1997 ANC Presidential election, losing to Thabo Mbeki. Ramaphosa announced that he would seek the ANC Presidency in 2017, with his second run for President. Ramaphosa launched his campaign slogan as #CR17 Siyavuma. By August 2017, Ramaphosa had received the endorsement of the trade union COSATU, the National Union of Mineworkers as well as the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng provincial ANC leadership. Individuals who also stepped forward to support Ramaphosa include education", "title": "Cyril Ramaphosa" }, { "docid": "10168732", "text": "Union collapsed, and Yelstin became the leader of the new Russia. The 1992 Fourth of July Reception was not attended by Boris Yeltsin, but it was attended by Mikhail Gorbachev, who no longer had a job. The occupant of Spaso House, Ambassador Robert Strauss, had a new title; he was the last Ambassador to the Soviet Union and the first Ambassador to the Russian Federation. In the years following the breakup of the Soviet Union, President Bill Clinton visited Moscow four times, and each time was a guest of Spaso House. On March 24, 2002, President George W. Bush also", "title": "Spaso House" }, { "docid": "14692880", "text": "Davor Bernardić Davor Bernardić (born 5 January 1980) is a Croatian physicist and politician who has been the president of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) and Leader of the Opposition since 26 November 2016. He had previously served as one of four SDP Vice-presidents, leader of the SDP's Zagreb branch and president of the SDP Youth Forum. Bernardić has been elected to the Croatian Parliament four times, representing the 1st electoral district. Davor Bernardić was born in Zagreb on 5 January 1980 to civil servant Damir and nurse Dragica (née Tešo) Bernardić. His grandfather's brother from the fathers", "title": "Davor Bernardić" }, { "docid": "7460566", "text": "26 January 2006, though on 5 February, Hemi Doron and Eliezer Sandberg left the new party to establish National Home. Poraz tried to set up Hetz as a new party in January 2006; however, it was too late to register a new party for the election. He tried to form a union with Tafnit, which rejected it. Eventually the party ran with the minor Citizen and State party, which was re-branded as Hetz for the elections. Lapid was presented as the honorary leader. However, a combination of the split with Shinui (who also ran in the elections with Levintal as", "title": "Hetz (political party)" }, { "docid": "10787088", "text": "push the boundaries of what many considered appropriate behavior for trade union leaders in one other important area. He visited the Soviet Union three times, twice during his tenure as IAM president (1983 and 1986) and again in 1989, just after his retirement. He met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and engaged in at least one face to face meeting and question and answer session with Soviet factory workers. He was positive and hopeful about the changes taking place in the Soviet Union and critical of others, including other union leaders, who made negative comments about the USSR but never", "title": "William W. Winpisinger" }, { "docid": "13020314", "text": "appointed Senator Eduardo Duhalde, a more traditional Peronist than Menem had been. Acquainted with Massa through Restaurant Workers' Union leader Luis Barrionuevo, Duhalde appointed Massa Director of the ANSeS (Argentina's Social Security administration). The pragmatic Massa ran on President Néstor Kirchner's center-left Front for Victory ticket during the 2005 legislative elections. Securing a seat in the Chamber of Deputies (lower house of Congress), he forfeited it at the behest of the President, who requested that he stay on as Director of ANSeS. Remaining at the post two more years, he oversaw the voluntary conversion of several million private pension accounts", "title": "Sergio Massa" }, { "docid": "7383595", "text": "Teamsters members in the past decade. In mid-October 1990, McCarthy, suffering from health problems and losing support within the union for his handling of various contract negotiations, announced he would not seek a full term as Teamsters president. Endorsed by Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), a member-led reform caucus, Carey ran for General President on a pledge to eliminate corruption and organized crime's influence in the union. Utilizing TDU's national mailing list, he raised $200,000 in mostly small contributions from Teamsters members and criss-crossed the country by car to meet with the union's membership. The December 1991 election was", "title": "Ron Carey (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "7732273", "text": "of the 20th century (the other being Teamsters for a Democratic Union). New Directions leader Jerry Tucker, then Assistant Director of UAW Region 5, ran for office against Region 5 Director Ken Worley in 1986 and lost by two-tenths of a vote in the closest election in union history. Five days into his candidacy, Tucker was fired for disobeying a UAW rule which required staff to take a leave of absence at least 90 days before an election date. Bieber openly supported Worley, and Tucker's supporters alleged that the UAW hierarchy had illegally expended union funds in support of Worley's", "title": "Owen Bieber" }, { "docid": "3745019", "text": "Andy Stern Andrew L. \"Andy\" Stern (born November 22, 1950) is the former president of the then 2.2.million member Service Employees International Union (SEIU). He is now President Emeritus of SEIU, which grew by more than 1.2 million workers during his tenure. Called a \"courageous, visionary leader who charted a bold new course for American unionism,\" Stern has been featured on \"60 Minutes\" and CNN, as Fox News Power Player of the Week and on the covers of the \"New York Times Magazine\", \"Fortune\", and \"Businessweek\". Under Stern's leadership SEIU became the largest union in the AFL-CIO, and the fastest", "title": "Andy Stern" }, { "docid": "16775705", "text": "America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Wilson won Montana by a margin of 6.87 percent. 1912 United States presidential election in Montana The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This election was a four-way contest. Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive", "title": "1912 United States presidential election in Montana" }, { "docid": "17472273", "text": "1940 United States presidential election in Vermont The 1940 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie of Indiana, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Willkie's running mate was Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon, while Roosevelt ran with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.", "title": "1940 United States presidential election in Vermont" }, { "docid": "17465878", "text": "1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose seventeen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie of Indiana. Roosevelt ran with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace of Iowa, while Willkie’s running mate was Senate Minority Leader Charles L.", "title": "1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts" }, { "docid": "2384178", "text": "faced both the highest and then the lowest approval ratings for a Constitutional President in recent times. Mejía's first presidential campaign in 2000 won him the first Dominican presidency under then new electoral rules that required a \"50 más 1\" (50 percent plus one of the total votes in order to win in the first voting round.) This was in stark contrast to the late PRD leader, José Francisco Peña Gómez, who unsuccessfully ran for office three times consecutively (1990, 1994 and 1996) and never received the support that Mejia received in his first attempt. While holding the seat of", "title": "Hipólito Mejía" }, { "docid": "11377457", "text": "defeated by William Green, a member of the United Mine Workers and a man generally considered subservient to Woll and Lewis. Duncan died at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1928. James Duncan (union leader) James Duncan (May 5, 1857 – September 14, 1928) was a Scottish American union leader, and president of the Granite Cutters' International Association from 1885 until his death in 1928. He was an influential member of the American labor movement, helping to co-found the American Federation of Labor. Duncan was born on May 5, 1857, in Portlethen, Kincardineshire in Scotland. His parents were", "title": "James Duncan (union leader)" }, { "docid": "11377448", "text": "James Duncan (union leader) James Duncan (May 5, 1857 – September 14, 1928) was a Scottish American union leader, and president of the Granite Cutters' International Association from 1885 until his death in 1928. He was an influential member of the American labor movement, helping to co-found the American Federation of Labor. Duncan was born on May 5, 1857, in Portlethen, Kincardineshire in Scotland. His parents were David and Mary (Forbes) Duncan. His father was a farmer, and David was raised Presbyterian. He attended public elementary school in Aberdeen, then apprenticed as a granite cutter. In 1873, Duncan became a", "title": "James Duncan (union leader)" }, { "docid": "2140051", "text": "within the new party. The former leader of Democratic Force, François Bayrou became the natural leader of the New UDF. He conceived of it as the embryo of a future centrist party which would include politicians from both the left and right. Bayrou ran for president in the 2002 presidential election, but some UDF leaders supported Chirac. Chirac won reelection comfortably, with Bayrou being eliminated after the first round, having gained only 6.8% of the vote. Bayrou subsequently refused Chirac's invitation to his group, to join the newly forimed centre-right catch-all party, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) for", "title": "Union for French Democracy" }, { "docid": "14692886", "text": "the most appropriate manner, adding that social democrats should stand for solidarity, human dignity and equality \"which are the values on which Christian doctrine in based.\" He pilgrimages to Marija Bistrica. Davor Bernardić Davor Bernardić (born 5 January 1980) is a Croatian physicist and politician who has been the president of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) and Leader of the Opposition since 26 November 2016. He had previously served as one of four SDP Vice-presidents, leader of the SDP's Zagreb branch and president of the SDP Youth Forum. Bernardić has been elected to the Croatian Parliament four times,", "title": "Davor Bernardić" }, { "docid": "18795453", "text": "than budgets, items related to the administration of municipalities, special messages from the Governor, and other emergency items in the second year of their two-year session. He ran in 1968 for an open Senate seat, but lost in the primary. He ran again in 1972, but was unsuccessful. Rosen was invited to President Eisenhower's first inauguration in 1953. He was a leader of a slate of candidates, aligned with Governor John A. Volpe, who were not elected to attend to 1968 Republican National Convention, but did eventually attend three times. He supported Gerald Ford in the 1976 convention. In 1980,", "title": "Harold Rosen (politician)" }, { "docid": "15653165", "text": "Bērziņš returned to politics in 2005, when he unsuccessfully ran for the office of Mayor of Riga as the leader of the Union of Greens and Farmers party list. From 2006 to 2010 he served as the president of the Latvian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and was also Latvenergo's board chairman (until 2009). In 2010 Andris Bērziņš was elected deputy of the Saeima from the slate of candidates presented by the Union of Greens and Farmers. On 23 May 2011 Andris Bērzinš was nominated as a presidential candidate by five Union of Greens and Farmers deputies. In the first", "title": "Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)" }, { "docid": "1379333", "text": "caucused with the Democrats, allowing them to regain the majority. He was due to become majority leader again in early 2003 after Republican gains in the November 2002 elections. Lott spoke on December 5, 2002, at the 100th birthday party of Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a retiring Republican Senator who, like Lott, had switched parties from the Democrats decades earlier. Thurmond had run for President of the United States in 1948 on the Dixiecrat (or States' Rights Democratic) ticket. Lott said: \"When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the", "title": "Trent Lott" }, { "docid": "4242513", "text": "Minister and more liberal conservative Andrzej Olechowski, who won support from voters who were discontented with both of the other main candidates and in particular younger voters, businessmen and intellectuals. Candidates seen as having less of a chance included Andrzej Lepper, a populist farmers leader who opposed entry into the European Union and former president Lech Wałęsa. Wałęsa was rejected as the candidate for the Solidarity party he had won the presidency for, and thus ran separately in the election. In order to be elected in the first round a candidate had to gain over 50% of the vote. If", "title": "2000 Polish presidential election" }, { "docid": "16122461", "text": "and helped each other during difficult times. When Quezon was elected president in 1935, he entered Malacañang for the first time with Morato and Manuel L. \"Nonong\" Quezon, Jr. And thereafter, Morato was one of the very few people who could enter Malacañang at all times, even staying overnight in some often cases. Quezon himself urged Morato to enter politics, so he ran as Mayor of Calauag and won with ease. At his second term, Quezon invited him to help build a new city, a city that would later be known as Quezon City. Morato was a leader full of", "title": "Tomas Morato" }, { "docid": "17210983", "text": "he said, included Dale Zysman, vice-president of Local 5 of the Teachers Union, teachers Henry L. Klein and Emil Morais of Brooklyn College, Philip and Jack Foner of the CUNY history faculty, and two well-known Communists who were not teachers, Anna Rochester and Henry Aptheker, as well as Canning himself. Another paper reported that \"Dale Zysman,\" vice president of the Teachers Union, asserted that he knew of a 'dozen or so' high school teachers who have been subpenaed by the committee and the latter group confirmed that a number of such Instructors had already testified as to conditions in their", "title": "Jack Hardy (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "13734370", "text": "Durai Ramasamy D. Ramasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He joined the congress under the then mass leader K. Kamaraj. He rose to power steadily being the Vellakovil Panchayat board president for a period of 10 yrs and then the union chairman for 15 yrs and member of Legislative Assembly 5 times. When the Congress split in Tamil Nadu he joined the NCO under K. Kamaraj. After Kamaraj's sudden demise he, along with G. Moopanar, pulled the party together and merged it with Indira Congress. But in spite of this he", "title": "Durai Ramasamy" }, { "docid": "2395359", "text": "Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926) is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term. Wade was born in Kébémer, Senegal; officially, he was born in 1926, although", "title": "Abdoulaye Wade" }, { "docid": "16246752", "text": "running for president's position: Ivica Jurjević, president of HDZ Founders' Club \"Dr. Franjo Tuđman\" and Vinko Vukadin, media advisor of HDZ. Elections in the Croatian Democratic Union Since its founding in 1989, elections within the Croatian Democratic Union were held numerous times. The Croatian Democratic Union controversial 2002 leadership election was held on 21 April 2002. Besides the incumbent party leader and former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, two other candidates were running: Ivić Pašalić, former advisor of Croatian President Tuđman and Maja Freundlich, journalist and vice-president of CDU. Ivo Sanader won the elections with 51 percent of the votes, Ivić", "title": "Elections in the Croatian Democratic Union" }, { "docid": "3260377", "text": "Yugoslavia in the coalition government from 1999 to 2000. Nikolić was the Radical Party's deputy leader from 2003, and he briefly served as the President of the National Assembly of Serbia in 2007. In 2008 he resigned following a disagreement with party leader Vojislav Šešelj regarding Serbia's relations with the European Union, as Nikolić became in favor of Serbia's accession to the EU, a move that was staunchly opposed by Šešelj and his faction. Nikolić formed the Serbian Progressive Party, which several SRS members joined. Nikolić ran for the President of Yugoslavia in the 2000 elections and was placed third.", "title": "Tomislav Nikolić" }, { "docid": "9090828", "text": "28%. She faced Adam Norwood, the Libertarian nominee, in the general election, whom she defeated in a landslide with 81% of the vote. Gibson was re-elected without opposition in 2004, and in 2006, was challenged in the Democratic primary by Fullwood, who had defeated her when she ran for the City Council in 1999. The \"Florida Times-Union\" endorsed Gibson for re-election, praising her as \"a strong leader who deserves more time in office,\" noting, \"Gibson has shown an ability to get things done without membership in the majority party.\" Ultimately, Gibson won renomination, scoring 57% of the vote to Fullwood's", "title": "Audrey Gibson" }, { "docid": "19671902", "text": "poor health. He stood down from the Board of Guardians in 1924, and suffered a series of strokes. Over the next few years, he ran a new tobacconist business and served as a magistrate but, by the mid-1930s, he was confined to bed, ultimately dying in 1941. Frederick James Dean Frederick James Dean (5 November 1868 – 24 April 1941) was a British trade union leader. Born in Walsall, Dean's father was Benjamin Dean, a coal miner who later became leader of the Pelsall District Miners' Association. Frederick was educated at the Butts School before completing an apprenticeship making horse", "title": "Frederick James Dean" }, { "docid": "14666288", "text": "a strong union. But in November 2001, Ron Gettelfinger announced he was a candidate for president of the union, and King ran for re-election on Gettelfinger's slate. Gettelfinger announced in March 2009 that he would not seek a third term as UAW president, leading some news outlets to declare King one of his possible successors. Shortly thereafter, King began stepping up his criticism of the three largest American automakers. He had particularly harsh words for General Motors, because it took aid from the federal government and yet still closed plants and because it said it would import vehicles from overseas", "title": "Bob King (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "15696262", "text": "America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.04 percent. , this is the last election in which Wayne County, Snyder County, and Union County did not vote for the Republican candidate. 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1912. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and", "title": "1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania" }, { "docid": "9862689", "text": "non-union mines to flood the market for coal. During Penna's presidency, membership in the Mine Workers plummented from 13,000 to 9,700, and the union's treasury dropped from $2,600 to $600. Penna suspended union operations, stopped publishing the union newsletter and ceased paying per capita dues to the AFL. Penna did not run for re-election. His successor was Michael Ratchford. Phil Penna Phil Penna (November 1857 – 5 January 1939) was an American labor leader, and president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1895 to 1896. John McBride, president of UMWA, had won election as president of the", "title": "Phil Penna" }, { "docid": "20843446", "text": "Legislative Session are: Anthony Verrelli Anthony S. Verrelli is an American carpenter, union leader and Democratic Party politician who represents the 15th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. Previously a member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Verrelli was sworn into office on August 5, 2018, to succeed Reed Gusciora, who left office after being sworn in to serve as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Born in Trenton, he grew up in Lawrence Township where he attended Notre Dame High School. He became a carpenter and active union member, eventually becoming President of Carpenters Local Union", "title": "Anthony Verrelli" }, { "docid": "20843444", "text": "Anthony Verrelli Anthony S. Verrelli is an American carpenter, union leader and Democratic Party politician who represents the 15th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. Previously a member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Verrelli was sworn into office on August 5, 2018, to succeed Reed Gusciora, who left office after being sworn in to serve as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Born in Trenton, he grew up in Lawrence Township where he attended Notre Dame High School. He became a carpenter and active union member, eventually becoming President of Carpenters Local Union 254. He has", "title": "Anthony Verrelli" }, { "docid": "17210979", "text": "board. (The Teachers Union and the Teachers Guild of New York reformed in 1960 as the United Federation of Teachers.) According to Harvey Klehr, \"The American Federation of Teachers' Local 5 in New York, the union's largest affiliate, was [Communist] Party stronghold. Its vice president, Dale Zysman, was a Communist who used the pen name of Jack Hardy.\" Klehr also mentions that Bella Dodd was a close associate. In Dodd's memoir, she states: \"We had one man in the [Teachers] Union who was so talented that he was regarded as the Stalin of the Union -- Dale Zysman, also known", "title": "Jack Hardy (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "8206406", "text": "Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois. While working there Hare served as a union leader and was President of UNITE HERE Local 617. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1969 to 1975. Hare began his political career in 1980 when he ran as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in support of the presidential candidacy of Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. He was one of six candidates running for alternate delegate but the three Kennedy delegates were defeated by the three candidates supporting President Jimmy Carter. In 1982 Hare left his union position to help his", "title": "Phil Hare" }, { "docid": "18720243", "text": "William Linegar William L. Linegar (1871 – 1951) was a cooper, union leader and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1924 to 1928. Linegar was born in St. John's. Sometime after 1906, he became president of the Cooper's Union. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly as a Workingmen's Party candidate in 1919. He was defeated in a subsequent by-election and again in 1923 before being elected in 1924 as a Liberal-Conservative. In 1928, Linegar was named to the Board of Liquor Control. He became president of the", "title": "William Linegar" }, { "docid": "20800029", "text": "running it from 1911 to his death in 1922. It was sold to R.B. Vail, a former manager at the Western Newspaper Union in July 1922. The following year Vail would go on to buy the Atmore Record. In 1927, he was elected president of the Alabama Press Association. The Times was acquired in 1936 by James W. Faulkner, a recent college graduate who later ran for Governor, and served both in the Alabama Senate and as mayor of Baldwin. Faulkner expanded his holdings in 1947 when he bought the Monroe Journal from A.C. Lee (Harper Lee's father) for fifteen", "title": "Baldwin Times" }, { "docid": "20774200", "text": "Bokaro Steel Worker's Union (BSWU) Bokaro Steel Worker's Union is a union of workers of Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand. It was founded by Veteran Trade Unionist and former Chief Minister of Undivided Bihar Bindeshwari Dubey in the year 1963, of which he was its first President. Later he made INTUC President Michael John its president and he himself became its secretary. It is affiliated to ITUC affiliated Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). Bindeshwari Dubey was the tallest leader of Bokaro Steel Worker's Union. He was 6 times MLA, one time Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP", "title": "Bokaro Steel Worker's Union (BSWU)" }, { "docid": "16116632", "text": "Milo Reno Milo Reno (January 5, 1866 - May 5, 1936) was president of the Iowa Farmers' Union from 1921 to 1930 and the leader of the Farmers' Holiday Association, a populist organization established in 1932. He was born in Wapello County, Iowa. He died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, of a heart attack following influenza. Reno grew up in Iowa, in a family influenced by Populist politics. Reno was involved in organizing famers. In 1918, he joined the Iowa Farmer Union and in 1921, he was elected its president. He called for better prices for farmers and public works programs,", "title": "Milo Reno" }, { "docid": "20317570", "text": "José Antonio Kast José Antonio Kast Rist (born in Santiago, 18 January 1966) is a Chilean lawyer and politician of German heritage who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 24 of Peñalolén and La Reina. He was a member of the Independent Democrat Union until 2016, and now he is an independent politician. Kast ran for president as an independent candidate in the 2017 election, and since 2018 is the leader of the far-right movement Republican Action (\"Acción Republicana\"). His parents were Michael Kast Schindele and Olga Rist Hagspiel, German immigrants from Bavaria who after", "title": "José Antonio Kast" }, { "docid": "17339460", "text": "leader of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province. Shaukat Ali Yousafzai Shaukat Ali Yousafzai is a Pakistani politician who served as the Member of the 10th Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and as Minister for Health and Information Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Pervez Khattak administration. He also serves as the Secretary General of its provincial chapter of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and previously has served as the political advisor to Imran Khan. Yousafzai is a senior journalist and a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He remained the president of Khyber Union of Journalist for three times. He is a Chief Editor of Daily Surkhab", "title": "Shaukat Ali Yousafzai" }, { "docid": "13225256", "text": "Edward Pegge Dr. Edward Vernon Pegge (5 June 1864 − 21 March 1915) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Neath Rugby Football Club, international rugby for Wales and later became a vice-president of the Welsh Rugby Union. Pegge had an eccentric personality that made him a stand-out character of early Welsh rugby. Pegge was born in Briton Ferry in 1864, to Charles and Catherine Pegge. His father was originally from Wokingham in England, but moved to Wales where he ran and lived at Vernon House, the last privately owned asylum in Wales. Pegge followed", "title": "Edward Pegge" }, { "docid": "16923650", "text": "he received 27,100 votes. Milan Paroški Milan Paroški (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Парошки; born 5 March 1957) is a Serbian writer and former politician. He held a speech at the 9 March 1991 protest in Belgrade. Paroški advocated that the FR Yugoslavia recognize the Republic of Serbian Krajina and was leader of the Serbian Chetnik Movement in 1993. He ran for president of Serbia as candidate of the People's Party and the Serbian Opposition in the 1992 Serbian general election where he received 147,693 votes. He ran for president once again (also as candidate of the People's Party) in the 1997", "title": "Milan Paroški" }, { "docid": "16923649", "text": "Milan Paroški Milan Paroški (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Парошки; born 5 March 1957) is a Serbian writer and former politician. He held a speech at the 9 March 1991 protest in Belgrade. Paroški advocated that the FR Yugoslavia recognize the Republic of Serbian Krajina and was leader of the Serbian Chetnik Movement in 1993. He ran for president of Serbia as candidate of the People's Party and the Serbian Opposition in the 1992 Serbian general election where he received 147,693 votes. He ran for president once again (also as candidate of the People's Party) in the 1997 Serbian general election where", "title": "Milan Paroški" }, { "docid": "14556812", "text": "meeting of the two governments in Concarneau the next day. The declaration immediately succeeded in its goal of encouraging Reynaud, who saw the union as the only alternative to surrender and who could now cite the British rejection of the armistice. Other French leaders were less enthusiastic, however. At the 5 p.m. cabinet meeting, many called it a British \"last minute plan\" to steal its colonies, and said that \"be[ing] a Nazi province\" was preferable to becoming a British dominion. Philippe Pétain, a leader of the pro-armistice group, called union \"fusion with a corpse\". While President Albert Lebrun and some", "title": "Franco-British Union" }, { "docid": "12022018", "text": "Federation, as it was a republic of the Soviet Union, and became part of the Russian Empire in 1801. In 2003, the Rose Revolution forced Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to resign from office. Shevardnadze had been the leader of the Georgian Communist Party when Georgia was one of the republics of the Soviet Union, and Shevardnadze led Georgia for most of its first decade of independence. Shevardnadze's successor, Mikheil Saakashvili, pursued closer relations with the West. Under President George W. Bush, the United States sought to invite Ukraine and Georgia into NATO. However, Georgia's potential membership in NATO ran into", "title": "Foreign policy of Vladimir Putin" }, { "docid": "9847685", "text": "\"economy\" was spoken 7 different times and Iraq was mentioned twice. One of the most frequently used words in his speech was \"terror\". The speech lasted 48 minutes and applause broke out 76 different times. At the time of the speech, President Bush had an 80% approval rating. Representative Richard Dick Gephardt (D-MO), the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives at the time, gave the Democratic response to President Bush's 2002 State of the Union address. In his response, the Congressman from Missouri argued the importance of unity among the parties during the difficult times the country was facing.", "title": "2002 State of the Union Address" }, { "docid": "12729822", "text": "in 1984, when he defeated incumbent San Juan District 5 Rep. Jorge Navarro-Alicea, he was reelected in 1988, defeated in 1992 and made a comeback in 2000, becoming the House's Majority Leader in 2001. He is the only political figure to have defeated Kenneth McClintock, who ran against him for the House District 5 seat in 1988 and later went on to become president of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Governor Anibal Acevedo Vilá nominated him to head the Puerto Rico Public Service Commission from 2004 to 2008. On November 26, 2008, he was tapped by McClintock's successor, incoming Senate", "title": "Roberto \"Junior\" Maldonado" }, { "docid": "17019027", "text": "Is a Many Splendored Thing\". Greenhouse served as AFTRA' New York branch president for five terms, and on the Screen Actors Guild's National Board from 1981-87. For her union service she was awarded the Founder's Award, the Ken Harvey Award and the George Heller Gold Card. Martha Greenhouse Martha Miriam Greenhouse (June 14, 1921 – January 5, 2013) was an American stage, film and television actress, who also served as an actors' union leader. The Omaha, Nebraska-born actress spent her formative years in New York City, and was a 1939 graduate of the acclaimed Hunter College High School. She appeared", "title": "Martha Greenhouse" }, { "docid": "16109299", "text": "Library, Cornell University. \"Israel Breslow, Labor Leader Who Led Jewish Organization.\" \"The New York Times\". 31 Jul. 1985. Israel Breslow Israel Breslow (1906 in Ukraine – July 28, 1985 in New York City) was a garment worker, local union manager, union staffer, and Vice-President of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Israel Breslow was born in the Ukraine, emigrated to Canada, and settled in New York City where he had a long career with the ILGWU. Breslow was a member of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America from 1922 to 1936 while working in Canada. In 1936, after moving", "title": "Israel Breslow" }, { "docid": "20233728", "text": "the RFU. Tom Berry (rugby union) Joseph Thomas Wade Berry known as Tom Berry (17 July 1911 – 1 July 1993) was a rugby union player and administrator who appeared in 277 games for Leicester Tigers between 1932–1948, and three times for in 1939. He was President of the Rugby Football Union for the 1968–69 season, the first person from Leicester Tigers to hold the position and was also tour manager of England's first over-seas tour in 1963. Berry made his Leicester Tigers debut on 5 March 1932 against Harlequins at Welford Road, Berry played No. 8 and scored a", "title": "Tom Berry (rugby union)" }, { "docid": "20233725", "text": "Tom Berry (rugby union) Joseph Thomas Wade Berry known as Tom Berry (17 July 1911 – 1 July 1993) was a rugby union player and administrator who appeared in 277 games for Leicester Tigers between 1932–1948, and three times for in 1939. He was President of the Rugby Football Union for the 1968–69 season, the first person from Leicester Tigers to hold the position and was also tour manager of England's first over-seas tour in 1963. Berry made his Leicester Tigers debut on 5 March 1932 against Harlequins at Welford Road, Berry played No. 8 and scored a try as", "title": "Tom Berry (rugby union)" }, { "docid": "6112078", "text": "second place with 4.88% of the popular vote. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 4 seats. Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party The Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (, UNIR / PS) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The party was founded on November 1, 2000. Its president is Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara. The name \"Sankarist\" party appears to be a reference to both the late President Thomas Sankara and the party's current leader. The party subscribes to Sankarism. At the legislative elections on 5 May 2002, the party won 2.4% of the popular vote and three", "title": "Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party" }, { "docid": "6112077", "text": "Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party The Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (, UNIR / PS) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The party was founded on November 1, 2000. Its president is Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara. The name \"Sankarist\" party appears to be a reference to both the late President Thomas Sankara and the party's current leader. The party subscribes to Sankarism. At the legislative elections on 5 May 2002, the party won 2.4% of the popular vote and three out of 111 seats. In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, its candidate Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara took", "title": "Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party" }, { "docid": "11023115", "text": "had a good relationship with Loret de Mola. During his government faced several times with President Luis Echeverría, the Governor of Campeche, Carlos Sansores Pérez and the political leader in Yucatán, Víctor Cervera. The killing of a labor lawyer and independent trade union leader, Efrain Calderón Lara (a) \"El Charras\", accused police officers contaminated by the Governor of Campeche, Sansores Pérez shook his government while his six-year term was finished even with the recognition of those who had been their adversaries. Read what he said in \"Diario de Yucatán\" who questioned him at the beginning of his administration. He subsequently", "title": "Carlos Loret de Mola Mediz" }, { "docid": "18874719", "text": "Hampshire primary on February 9. Christie endorsed Donald Trump on February 26, 2016. and began campaigning for him. Following the announcement the publisher of the \"New Hampshire Union Leader\", which had endorsed Christie, said that Christie had committed to him that he would never endorse Trump. A few days later the paper ran an editorial which stated that it had been wrong to endorse Christie. Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman, a major contributor who served in the role of National Finance Co-Chair for Christie's ill-fated campaign, called the endorsement \"an astonishing display of political opportunism.\" \"The New York Times\" called", "title": "Chris Christie 2016 presidential campaign" }, { "docid": "9078338", "text": "In 1983 he was 3rd place in the European cup 100metres in London. In 1985 he was European 60 metre silver medalist behind Mike McFarlane of the U.K. Antoine Richard Antoine Richard (born 8 September 1960) is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985. He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well. He competed for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he ran in the 100 metres where he", "title": "Antoine Richard" }, { "docid": "9078337", "text": "Antoine Richard Antoine Richard (born 8 September 1960) is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985. He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well. He competed for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he ran in the 100 metres where he reached the Quarter final, but he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Pascal Barré, Patrick Barré and Hermann Panzo.", "title": "Antoine Richard" }, { "docid": "2904987", "text": "John Sheridan (Babylon 5) John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series \"Babylon 5\", played by Bruce Boxleitner. For most of the series, he is the commander of the Babylon 5 station; during the series' final season he is the President of the Interstellar Alliance. John Sheridan is incorruptible. He is also a dynamic, idealistic, and charismatic leader who can inspire fierce loyalty in his subordinates. However, Sheridan is shown at times to be reckless and stubborn, and like his second-in-command Susan Ivanova he possesses a fierce temper that can lead to", "title": "John Sheridan (Babylon 5)" }, { "docid": "2904949", "text": "John Sheridan (Babylon 5) John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series \"Babylon 5\", played by Bruce Boxleitner. For most of the series, he is the commander of the Babylon 5 station; during the series' final season he is the President of the Interstellar Alliance. John Sheridan is incorruptible. He is also a dynamic, idealistic, and charismatic leader who can inspire fierce loyalty in his subordinates. However, Sheridan is shown at times to be reckless and stubborn, and like his second-in-command Susan Ivanova he possesses a fierce temper that can lead to", "title": "John Sheridan (Babylon 5)" }, { "docid": "18720244", "text": "Cooper's Union again in 1938. William Linegar William L. Linegar (1871 – 1951) was a cooper, union leader and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1924 to 1928. Linegar was born in St. John's. Sometime after 1906, he became president of the Cooper's Union. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly as a Workingmen's Party candidate in 1919. He was defeated in a subsequent by-election and again in 1923 before being elected in 1924 as a Liberal-Conservative. In 1928, Linegar was named to the Board of Liquor Control.", "title": "William Linegar" }, { "docid": "10539429", "text": "municipality of Algonquin Highlands, plus the entire municipality of Cavan-Monaghan. It therefore is now identical to the federal riding by the same name. On February 4, 2009, a writ was issued for a by-election to be held on March 5, 2009. The by-election was called to fill the seat vacated by Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament Laurie Scott, who quit so that PC leader John Tory could seek a seat in the legislature. Rick Johnson, who ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in 2007 after he resigned as president of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association to run against", "title": "Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)" }, { "docid": "12327817", "text": "1995, and the 74-year-old Cordtz was elected president the same day to serve out his unexpired term (which ended in April 1996). Cordtz immediately announced that he would run in April 1996 for a full four-year term as SEIU president, but he ran into significant opposition from reformers in the union who felt he was too close to the \"old guard\" — white, male, highly paid, double-dipping officials who ran the union in an autocratic fashion. John Sweeney, who had once said he would not support electing anyone over the age of 70 to the SEIU presidency, reversed his position", "title": "Richard Cordtz" }, { "docid": "9828317", "text": "Sardinian Democratic Union The Sardinian Democratic Union – Nationalist Project (\"Unione Democratica Sarda – Progetto Nazionalitario\", UDS) is a regionalist Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia. Its leader is Mario Floris, a former Christian Democrat who was President of the Region from 1999 to 2001. The party was founded in 1998 as Sardinian section of Democratic Union for the Republic of Francesco Cossiga, a Sardinian who had been Prime Minister and President of Italy. In the 1999 regional election Floris won 6.2% as candidate for president, while the party won 4.1% and three regional councillors. In the 2004 regional election the", "title": "Sardinian Democratic Union" }, { "docid": "3073077", "text": "Leszek Miller, he signed the Accession Treaty that paved way to Polish membership in the European Union. Cimoszewicz returned to politics during the 2007 parliamentary election, when he won a Senate seat as an independent candidate. He kept his senator's seat until the end of term in 2015. Since 2015 Cimoszewicz is workstream leader for the Agency for the Modernisation of Ukraine (AMU), where he is responsible for combatting corruption. On 28 June 2005, Cimoszewicz declared his intent to run for Polish President (see: Election 2005). He instantly became a leader in the polls. He ran previously in 1990 and", "title": "Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz" }, { "docid": "3536895", "text": "Ohio Board of Education from 1993 to 1998. Oliver Ocasek Oliver Robert Ocasek (November 2, 1925 – June 25, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as President of the Ohio State Senate in the 1970s and 1980s. After the Democrats lost their majority in the Senate, Ocasek was replaced as party leader by Harry Meshel. In 1962 and 1968, Ocasek ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost both times to Republican incumbent William H. Ayres. In 1986 he lost a Democratic primary for congress in the 14th district to", "title": "Oliver Ocasek" }, { "docid": "3536894", "text": "Oliver Ocasek Oliver Robert Ocasek (November 2, 1925 – June 25, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as President of the Ohio State Senate in the 1970s and 1980s. After the Democrats lost their majority in the Senate, Ocasek was replaced as party leader by Harry Meshel. In 1962 and 1968, Ocasek ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost both times to Republican incumbent William H. Ayres. In 1986 he lost a Democratic primary for congress in the 14th district to Thomas C. Sawyer. Ocasek also served on the", "title": "Oliver Ocasek" }, { "docid": "2679541", "text": "number of Chairmen from 2 to 1. Khajimba again ran for President in 2011, after the death of President Sergei Bagapsh. His running mate was Svetlana Jergenia, widow of first President Vladislav Ardzinba. The pair was first nominated by an initiative group on 28 June and then by the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia on 16 July. They received the additional support of Akhatsa (5 July), Aruaa (7 July), former Prime Minister and 2004 Presidential candidate Anri Jergenia (27 July) and the Union of the Cossacks of Abkhazia (5 August). The pair scored a 19.82% third place, losing", "title": "Raul Khajimba" }, { "docid": "13207397", "text": "the Times\" (Australia/New Zealand version), two religious papers of the church. His truth was soon accepted by Edward Hare and his wife, who ran the boarding house in which he stayed. His success caused the Seventh-day Adventist church in America to send Arthur G. Daniells, an evangelist and former teacher, to further the work. Daniells' preaching soon paved way for the first Seventh-day Adventist church in New Zealand was opened in Ponsonby (a suburb of Auckland), on 15 October 1887. Daniells later became the world president of the church. The union operates 6 educational facilities in New Zealand and the", "title": "New Zealand Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists" }, { "docid": "7383588", "text": "Ron Carey (labor leader) Ronald Robert Carey (March 22, 1936 – December 11, 2008) was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1991 to 1997. He was the first Teamster General President elected by a direct vote of the membership. He ran for re-election in 1996 and won, but in 1997 federal investigators discovered that the Carey campaign had engaged in an illegal donation kickback scheme to raise more than $700,000 for the 1996 re-election effort. His re-election was overturned, Carey was disqualified from running for Teamsters president again, and he was", "title": "Ron Carey (labor leader)" }, { "docid": "2109005", "text": "than two years of his new 5-year term, as he died on 10 December 1999, resulting in early elections being called for January 2000. Vlatko Pavletić assumed the post of Acting President as the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament. 1997 Croatian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 15 June 1997. They were the second presidential elections held since independence in 1991. The result was a victory for incumbent president Franjo Tuđman, the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union party (HDZ), who received 61.40% of the vote and was re-elected to a second five year term. As Tuđman", "title": "1997 Croatian presidential election" }, { "docid": "9350412", "text": "and spent six months in prison. He became Prime Minister on 13 August 1990 but resigned on 22 November 1991. After Armenia gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, he was elected in parliament three times and ran unsuccessfully for President of Armenia in 1996, 1998 and 2003. Vazgen Manukyan is the Chairman of National Democratic Union party. It has been alleged that the September 1996 presidential election was rigged to ensure a first round victory for President Levon Ter-Petrossian so that he would not have to face Manukyan in a second round. In the February 2008 presidential", "title": "Vazgen Manukyan" }, { "docid": "18928520", "text": "ran as Hussey and Gillingham, becoming Gillingham & Co. when Hussey retired in 1922. They were responsible for printing The Southern Cross from 1890. He was for some time President of the Master Printers Association. He married Kate Young Cooke ( – 30 November 1931) on 20 August 1877. Joseph Williams Gillingham (c. 1859 – 6 December 1943), his partner, was the second son of Rev. J. Gillingham, of Strathablyn. He was a founder of South Australian Literary Societies' Union, serving as Secretary and President at various times, and as Speaker of its Union Parliament. He represented the South Australian", "title": "George Hussey" }, { "docid": "16246750", "text": "Elections in the Croatian Democratic Union Since its founding in 1989, elections within the Croatian Democratic Union were held numerous times. The Croatian Democratic Union controversial 2002 leadership election was held on 21 April 2002. Besides the incumbent party leader and former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, two other candidates were running: Ivić Pašalić, former advisor of Croatian President Tuđman and Maja Freundlich, journalist and vice-president of CDU. Ivo Sanader won the elections with 51 percent of the votes, Ivić Pašalić finished second with 47 percent of votes, and Maja Freundlich was last, with 2 percent. The Croatian Democratic Union 2012", "title": "Elections in the Croatian Democratic Union" }, { "docid": "12861424", "text": "are pigs who eat shit!...I will put you in jail!... People will kill you!!! People hate you!!!\" In September 2012 Asanga Seneviratne, an ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, bought a 72% stake in \"The Sunday Leader\" and its sister newspaper the \"Iruresa\". Seneviratne is managing director of Asia Fort Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd and vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket. He is also president of Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union and controversially appointed President Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa as captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. \"The Sunday Leader\" had published a number of reports exposing Seneviratne's property", "title": "The Sunday Leader" }, { "docid": "3551893", "text": "1996 Russian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Russia on 16 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July. The result was a victory for the incumbent President Boris Yeltsin, who ran as an independent. Yeltsin defeated Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov in the run-off, receiving 54.4% of the vote. His inauguration ceremony took place on 9 August. In 1991 Boris Yeltsin was elected to a 5-year term as President of Russia, which was still a part of the Soviet Union at the time. The next election was scheduled be held sometime in 1996. In late December 1991 Russia", "title": "1996 Russian presidential election" }, { "docid": "3551853", "text": "1996 Russian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Russia on 16 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July. The result was a victory for the incumbent President Boris Yeltsin, who ran as an independent. Yeltsin defeated Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov in the run-off, receiving 54.4% of the vote. His inauguration ceremony took place on 9 August. In 1991 Boris Yeltsin was elected to a 5-year term as President of Russia, which was still a part of the Soviet Union at the time. The next election was scheduled be held sometime in 1996. In late December 1991 Russia", "title": "1996 Russian presidential election" }, { "docid": "10155266", "text": "of parliamentary leader of the official opposition from 2004 to 2007. She ended her political career as an MNA as the house leader of the second opposition group after the elections of 2007. In 2008, she worked in the private sector, where she became vice president for business development at Vision Globale, a Quebec company in the film and TV industry. A year later, she returned to public service, joining the ranks of Union Montréal, the political party of the mayor in office, Gérald Tremblay. She ran for borough councillor in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, but her bid was unsuccessful. She then held", "title": "Diane Lemieux" }, { "docid": "15370648", "text": "to 1970, State Senator from 1971 to 1980 and as the 45th Lieutenant Governor, serving under Robert D. Orr from 1980 to 1988. He ran for Indiana State Treasurer in 1970, but lost the general election. Mutz was defeated by Evan Bayh in the 1988 race for Indiana Governor. John Mutz John Massie Mutz (born November 5, 1935) is an American business leader and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Republican candidate for Governor and president of Lilly Endowment, one of America's largest family foundations. Born in Indianapolis, Mutz is a graduate of Northwestern University, earning both a", "title": "John Mutz" }, { "docid": "4077125", "text": "National Union of Students. In September 2000 she unsuccessfully ran for President of the Australian National University Students' Association, as the leader of a combined Democrat/Liberal election ticket. Dundas worked as an organiser for the Community and Public Sector Union for several months in 2001, before gaining the top position on the Democrat ticket for the seat of Ginninderra in the ACT Legislative Assembly. She was subsequently elected, defeating conservative independent Dave Rugendyke. This made her the youngest woman elected to an Australian parliament, as well as the first Democrat to be elected in the ACT. Once elected to the", "title": "Roslyn Dundas" }, { "docid": "8428756", "text": "elections under the leadership of Roberto Jordán Pando. It did very poorly at the polls. As for the MIR (the UDP's other main component group), it ran in the 1985 elections under its own name and finished third. Its leader, Paz Zamora, went on to be elected president in 1989. The UDP was never resuscitated again, but remains a powerful symbol of the early phase of democratic consolidation (1977–84), when it was Bolivia's most popular party. Democratic and Popular Union The Democratic and Popular Union (Spanish: \"Unidad Democrática y Popular\") (1977–84) was a Bolivian umbrella political alliance uniting various smaller", "title": "Democratic and Popular Union" } ]

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[ { "docid": "268626", "text": "of the organization's products. First-line managers are often called supervisors, but may also be called line managers, office managers, or even foremen. Middle managers include all levels of management between the first-line level and the top level of the organization. These managers manage the work of first-line managers and may have titles such as department head, project leader, plant manager, or division manager. Top managers are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization. These individuals typically have titles such as executive vice president, president, managing director, chief operating officer, chief executive", "title": "Management" } ]

[ { "docid": "14687097", "text": "Pallada Asset Management CJSC \"Pallada Asset Management\" is the oldest Russian management company specializing in asset management. Russian and foreign citizens, pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds as well as other organizations entrust the company the management of their money. The company head office locates in Moscow. It is a part of Investment Group Russian Funds. National rating agency assigned the company “A+” individual reliability rating (this means high reliability – first level) and “stable” forecast. General asset management sum in 2010 is over 6 billions rubles. The agents of the “Pallada Asset Management” funds appears in over 100 cities", "title": "Pallada Asset Management" }, { "docid": "15014207", "text": "planned maintenance increases costs. Thus, a balance between the two must be recognized. While each improvement raises an asset’s condition curve, each rehabilitation resets an asset’s condition curve, and complete replacement returns condition curve to new level or upgraded level. Therefore, strategically timing these interventions will aid in extending an asset’s life cycle. A simple working definition of asset management would be: first, assess what you have; then, assess what condition it is in; and lastly, assess the financial burden to maintain it at a targeted condition. Essential processes and activities for infrastructure asset management include the following: These processes", "title": "Infrastructure asset management" }, { "docid": "11281265", "text": "smart grid technologies to develop energy management solutions for the enterprise and government sectors. Later that year, GridPoint acquired ADMMicro, a developer of energy management systems for the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector and Lixar, a cloud-based energy management software technology company. In 2013, former Berkshire Hathaway executive Todd Raba joined GridPoint as CEO. Raba had previously run the Berkshire Hathaway companies Johns Manville and MidAmerican Energy Company. GridPoint’s integrated energy management solution includes hardware, software and services that collect data about equipment-level energy consumption and building environmental conditions, aggregate and analyze that data and then communicate what actions can", "title": "GridPoint" }, { "docid": "11981318", "text": "development, application portfolio management, testing, enterprise collaboration and content management, enterprise application integration, business intelligence and data warehousing. Zensar's core competency is application modernization, using Zensar's SBP framework. Zensar is the world's first enterprise-wide SEI CMM Level 5 Company[clarification needed] and now a CMMI Level 5 Company with activity that spans utilities, retail and distribution, banking, financial services and insurance, manufacturing, and telecommunications. Digital Supply Chain Seamless Omni-channel Customer Experience Zensar is multi national company, Zensar Completed 54 years at the Bombay Stock Exchange 2017 Harrisons Malayalam Ltd. is an agricultural business corporation with a history that goes back over", "title": "RPG Group" }, { "docid": "13468329", "text": "2007, and used in sea trials on gun ranges in the English Channel in starting in early October 2007. In 2008, a small analysis and management consultancy company CORDA (part of BAE Systems) was \"awarded a £300,000 research contract by the UK MoD's Defence Technology and Innovation Centre (DTIC) to assess the level of protection British warships receive from small calibre 30mm guns.\" CORDA's programme manager said: \"What we are doing is looking at the performance of the Royal Navy's 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) [30mm DS30M] and what can be done to increase the level of protection it", "title": "30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun" }, { "docid": "14606266", "text": "lowest of management runs the show of the day-to-day work and is a vital part for success. Secondly the cost of the M-form should be considered when deciding whether it will help a company or not. Having multiple levels of management makes the cost of labor and management significantly greater. Each different level of management will require funds for the training/ operation of that level. With different levels of management each step up on the ladder will cost the company more than the last. Every person in management requires qualification for their position and in return will cost the company", "title": "Multi-divisional form" }, { "docid": "3870212", "text": "the First Amendment that is politically nonpartisan\" and that Walmart is within its legal rights to sell the T-shirt, \"that doesn't mean it is the right thing to do.\" A Walmart spokesperson said the shirt \"clearly violates our policy.\" Until the mid-1990s, Walmart took out corporate-owned life insurance policies on its employees including \"low-level\" employees such as janitors, cashiers, and stockers. This type of insurance is usually purchased to cover a company against financial loss when a high-ranking employee (i.e. management) dies, and is usually known as \"Key Man Insurance\". Critics derided Walmart as buying what they called \"Dead Peasants", "title": "Criticism of Walmart" }, { "docid": "20550979", "text": "resident courses in trading and renders expert services. In 2011, FFMS issued the company perpetual licenses for broker, dealer and depository operations, as well as for operating in securities management. As reported by the company, Freedom Finance is located in 24 cities of Russia. and 13 offices in Kazakhstan. According to the Russian rating agency RAEX, the company's credit rating is - А \"High credit level\", rating sub-level — first, forecast — stable Freedom Finance Freedom Finance Investment Company () is a Russian investment company that is a part of Freedom Holdings (Nevada, USA), trading symbol FRHC. The company is", "title": "Freedom Finance" }, { "docid": "18126610", "text": "New York Times, Forbes, Business Insider, Inc, and Fast Company. Levy's research mostly focuses on what affects decision making. He is currently working out of C Lab collaborating with Neuroscientist Dr. Moran Cerf, of Kellogg School of Management. Levy spent years modeling the behavior of people at every level of influence, in order to better understand what causes them to engage and connect. His model's for engagement are what lead to the creation of The Influencers Dinner and Miror: The Salon. Levy's most recent research relates to the dating statistics. His team anonymized over a billion data points, from the", "title": "Jon Levy (behaviorist)" }, { "docid": "14952875", "text": "the business where it all started to see what impact the show had in the longer term. Subsequent series have been produced annually with the most recent being broadcast in 2014. Selected episodes of the UK version of \"Undercover Boss\" air in the United States on TLC and OWN, as part of \"Undercover Boss: Abroad\". Undercover Boss (UK TV series) Undercover Boss is a British reality television series. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first", "title": "Undercover Boss (UK TV series)" }, { "docid": "12910220", "text": "a record for the business and to help audit visits by the upper level management of the vendor company. Vendor log A vendor log is a log book or a sign in sheet used by retailers, warehouses, distributors and others in the retail trade. Typically vendor logs are used in retailers to keep track of when vendor visitors come into the store to perform retail work. This work could include merchandising, demo work or training sessions. Vendor logs are also used in warehouses, at corporate offices, government buildings etc. The purpose is to track what vendor visited the business, what", "title": "Vendor log" }, { "docid": "6212637", "text": "president and as a member of its board of directors in late 1878. Under Forbes' leadership, a new executive committee was created at its corporate level to reorganize and run the overall company with professional management. The company was also recapitalized, with Vail continuing as its head of operations. After leaving the offices of what became the American Bell Telephone Company, Hubbard created the National Geographic Society as its president, with Bell succeeding him the next year. Ownership of American Bell was transferred to its own subsidiary, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T Company) on the second to last day", "title": "Bell Telephone Company" }, { "docid": "11986731", "text": "Security level management Security level management (SLM) comprises a quality assurance system for electronic information security. The aim of SLM is to display the IT security status transparently across a company at any time, and to make IT security a measurable quantity. Transparency and measurability form the prerequisites for making IT security proactively monitorable, so that it can be improved continuously. SLM is oriented towards the phases of the Deming Cycle/Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle: within the scope of SLM, abstract security policies or compliance guidelines at a company are transposed into operative, measureable specifications for the IT security infrastructure. The operative", "title": "Security level management" }, { "docid": "16254790", "text": "a time horizon and/or a different security level most suitable to its strategy for controlling the risks. Once the risk profile is established, the administrative, management and supervisory body must set up the risk management strategy of the company through the following elements: The risk appetite is the maximum aggregated level of risk that a company wishes to take. The risk tolerances represent bounds on the acceptable performance variation associated with the different risk factors. One of the major roles of the risk management function is to support the administrative, management and supervisory body in order to get him to", "title": "Own risk and solvency assessment" }, { "docid": "12539706", "text": "marketing activities and investments to business outcomes occurs when a marketing organization establishes a direct connection between marketing activities, investments and business outcomes. Alignment begins with customer insights, to ensure that the marketing performance management approach will be rewarded by the marketplace. Alignment with enterprise objectives ensures that marketing efforts are in sync with what the company is striving to achieve. Enterprise goals can be cascaded to the business unit level and then to the department level to maintain consistency and drive synergy both horizontally and vertically. Marketing objectives that are developed this way can be cascaded to all of", "title": "Marketing performance measurement" }, { "docid": "13371443", "text": "Service Level Management Market Leader in an OVUM Butler Group Technology Audit. The company has over one hundred customers, including AT&T, ABN Amro, Cable & Wireless, Chrysler, E.ON, France Télécom, ING, Lufthansa Systems, Siemens Medical Solutions, and T-Systems. In January 2010 Oblicore was acquired by CA, Inc. for an undisclosed sum, although Israeli business news outlet Globes has reported that the purchase price was $25 million. Oblicore Oblicore, Inc. is a US-based provider of service level management software built around the ITIL v3 framework. The company was founded in 2000 to address the burgeoning Service Level Management and Business Services", "title": "Oblicore" }, { "docid": "69627", "text": "employees, with a legal status similar to that of directors. \"Shikko yakuin\" are considered employees of the company that follow the decisions of the board of directors, although in some cases directors may have the \"shikko yakuin\" title as well. The highest-level executives in senior management usually have titles beginning with \"chief\" forming what is often called the \"C-Suite\". The traditional three such officers are chief executive officer (CEO), chief operations officer (COO), and chief financial officer (CFO). Depending on the management structure, titles may exist instead of, or be blended/overlapped with, other traditional executive titles, such as \"president\", various", "title": "Corporate title" }, { "docid": "13371442", "text": "Oblicore Oblicore, Inc. is a US-based provider of service level management software built around the ITIL v3 framework. The company was founded in 2000 to address the burgeoning Service Level Management and Business Services Markets. Oblicore Guarantee(TM), their flagship product provides Service Catalog Management, Service Level Management, and Financial Management for service providers, enterprises, and IT Vendor Managers. They also offer Incident Impact Management for Service Desks. The company's research and development office is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2007, Oblicore was ranked 13 among Inc. 500's top Companies in Software. In 2009, Oblicore Guarantee was listed as a", "title": "Oblicore" }, { "docid": "19430980", "text": "everyone. This is specific to women. Companies in the United States that have already removed the glass ceiling from their organization have a common company structure compared to companies that have not already removed the glass ceiling. The commonalities of company structure that have removed the glass ceiling from their organization are having higher upper management turnover, having lower-level management positions filled with women, and the company investing more time and resources into promoting its employees. This type of industry also has an apparent effect on women being in upper-level management positions. It is said that the manufacturing industry has", "title": "Removing the glass ceiling from the United States" }, { "docid": "10377898", "text": "at, letting clients request it. These client deposits took off in a big way, growing to some $133m by 1982. Yet what was supposed to be money market investments was by the 1980s being invested in property construction ventures, among them for instance the prominent apartment building The Quay overlooking Sydney harbour. Much of this activity was kept off the company balance sheet, so shareholders saw profits rising (often only due to revaluations) without really knowing the basis. Complacency at board level meant the board also had little idea what management was doing. It was not until 1983 that the", "title": "Trustees Executors and Agency Company" }, { "docid": "69622", "text": "chief marketing officer (CMO), etc. that report to the president and CEO as \"senior vice presidents\" of the company. The next level, which are not executive positions, is middle management and may be called vice president, director or manager, depending on the size and required managerial depth of the company. In British English, the title of managing director is generally synonymous with that of the chief executive officer. Managing directors do not have any particular authority under the Companies Act in the UK, but do have implied authority based on the general understanding of what their position entails, as well", "title": "Corporate title" }, { "docid": "12288353", "text": "face when walking non-tech savvy users through a tech support session. Ensuring that your help desk staff is happy when dealing with customers significantly helps your company build and maintain strong customer relations, not to mention reducing IT staff turnover rates. The virtual help desk resides between the systems management and service desk platforms to work with the systems that track when trouble tickets open and close, to provide an account of what happens during the support process. This level of granular support activity (e.g. the what, how, when, why and even whose mouse click is used) also helps organizations", "title": "Virtual help desk" }, { "docid": "12808880", "text": "a fatigue governor was first proposed in 1924 by the 1922 Nobel Prize winner Archibald Hill, and more recently, on the basis of modern research, by Tim Noakes. Like with the health management system, the central governor shares the idea that much of what is attributed to low level feedback homeostatic regulation is, in fact, due to top down control by the brain. The advantage of this top down management is that the brain can enhance such regulation by allowing it to be modified by information. For example, in endurance running, a cost benefit trade exists off between the advantages", "title": "Health management system" }, { "docid": "18786652", "text": "that ensure the success of a company. Human Asset Management is about first knowing who has what competencies and then figuring out how to combine complementary strengths within a team to generate value. This presence of organisational competence has a positive effect on competitiveness. Human Asset Management is an evolution from the old terms like Human Resource Management (HRM) and Human Capital Management (HCM). Many organization defined people as ‘resources’ and used the term ‘Human Resource Management’. New thinking and research have suggested that employees should not be regarded or managed as a ‘disposable resource’. The importance of relating with", "title": "Human Asset Management" }, { "docid": "15204381", "text": "standards that, especially in the creative industries, maybe difficult to define or evaluate, and may defy simple categorisation. It is important to recognise that quality is an innate characteristic that we instinctively recognise. We know quality when we see it but find ‘it’ hard to say what it is in advance. Insight, intuition and creativity are indicators of quality that on a small-scale project are perhaps better evaluated on an instinctive level i.e. \"is it good enough\". Any lightweight, lean or small-scale project management methodology must scale back process management and documentation to an optimum level. A level which does", "title": "Small-scale project management" }, { "docid": "11267834", "text": "company called Magazine Management.\" In late 1968, Goodman sold all his publishing businesses to the Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation, which made the subsidiary Magazine Management Company the parent company of all the acquired Goodman concerns. Goodman remained as publisher until 1972. Perfect Film and Chemical renamed itself Cadence Industries and renamed Magazine Management as Marvel Comics Group in 1973, the first of many changes, mergers, and acquisitions that led to what became the 21st century corporation Marvel Entertainment. As writer Dorothy Gallagher reminisced in 1998, Author Adam Parfrey, in his book about men's adventure magazines, described how, Magazine Management's", "title": "Magazine Management" }, { "docid": "18122025", "text": "own extensions. The DDM 'Exchange Server Attributes' command is the first command sent when a client is connected with a server. It identifies the client and specifies the managers the client requires and the level of DDM architecture at which support is required. The server responds by identifying itself and specifying at what level it supports the requested managers. A general rule is that a product that supports Level X of a DDM manager must also support Level X-1 so that new server products connect with older client products. Subsets of DDM can be implemented to meet varying product requirements:", "title": "Distributed Data Management Architecture" }, { "docid": "9015283", "text": "Valley Credit Union. IID was founded in 1996 providing outsourced domain management services. In 1997, the company claims to have discovered and disabled one of the earliest phishing attacks. Since then, IID’s business has revolved around protecting companies against cyber attacks. In 2013, IID accepted its first round of institutional funding for $8 million from Bessemer Venture Partners. IID was acquired in an all-cash transaction by Infoblox on February 8, 2016. ActiveTrust is IID’s Threat Intelligence Management System. The company claims it gets threat data from thousands of sources, and determines what data is useful to defend against cyberattacks. ActiveTrust", "title": "IID (company)" }, { "docid": "16821477", "text": "Hong Kong Management Association Awards for Fleet's SafeR+ program, \"Best Performing Ship Management Company in Port State Control Inspection\" by Pi Xiu Management Award 2011 and many more. Fleet Management Training Institute (FMTI) was established in 1997 by Fleet Management Limited. Fleet Management Training Institute is located at Nerul(India). Fleet Management Training Institute (FMTI) provides various marine courses such as Bridge Team Management, Engine Room Simulator for Marine Engineering (at Management Level), Engine Room Simulator for Marine Engineering (at Operational Level), ISPS Familiarization, Ship Manoeuvring Simulator and others. Fleet Management Limited launched a personalized website for seafarers, shore staff and", "title": "Fleet Management Limited" }, { "docid": "1767562", "text": "The company also admitted breaking American securities law. The fines amounted to the third biggest banking fine levied by US regulators, and the second largest by UK authorities. , two traders face criminal proceedings. It is also the first time in several years that a major American financial institution has publicly admitted breaking the securities laws. A report by the SEC was critical of the level of oversight from senior management on traders, and the FCA said the incident demonstrated \"flaws permeating all levels of the firm: from portfolio level right up to senior management.\" On the day of the", "title": "JPMorgan Chase" }, { "docid": "1957847", "text": "States. kiWW-supported Level Brands, a licensing, marketing and branding management company, was founded in 2015, with Kathy Ireland acting as the company's Chairman Emeritus and Chief Brand Strategist ever since its inception. In August 2017, the company announced that it aims to become the first company with a nationally recognized female Chairman Emeritus to launch a Regulation A+ IPO with an intent to list on a national securities exchange. Ireland described the event as \"a very dynamic and powerful moment at Level Brands\", and Martin Sumichrast – Level Brands' CEO and President since September 2016, and member of the Board", "title": "Kathy Ireland" }, { "docid": "13776749", "text": "to remember, honour and pay respects to each and every Police Officer who lost their lives in the line of duty. And on the same day Police Memorial Wall was inaugurated to honour the members of the Maldives Police Service who lost their lives in the line of duty. Executive Appointments Executive Management Level Senior Management Level Middle Management Level Supervisory Management Level First-line Management Level First-line Officers Level National Level Medals Service Level Medals National Level Ribbons Service Level Ribbons Acting Commissioner of Police Commissioner of Police Maldives Police Service The Maldives Police Service is the civilian national police", "title": "Maldives Police Service" }, { "docid": "7284724", "text": "its clients. Acadian became the first quantitative manager to sign the Principles for Responsible Investment in 2009. Over the years, Acadian has continually invested in new ESG data sets, conducted ESG-related alpha and risk management research, participated in the development of country-level stewardship codes, and integrated a portfolio-specific ESG characteristics report for every portfolio it manages. The degree of implementation of ESG considerations into the investment process remains client-driven and client-specific. Company Website: http://www.acadian-asset.com Acadian Asset Management Acadian Asset Management LLC is a global, quantitative investment manager. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Boston, with affiliates in", "title": "Acadian Asset Management" }, { "docid": "12620883", "text": "in cooperation with local engineering group G.E. Origenes & Associates. Project Management was handled by Union Properties, Inc. headed by Arch't. Cynthia V. Razon with her staff, Arch't Contrino del Carmen, Eng'r. Carlo Salvatierra and Arch't Angelo Torres. Construction Management works were undertaken by Jose Aliling & Associates, a well known project management company in the Philippines. The building has an 8-level concrete podium as its base, while its main body is fully clad with aluminium unitized curtain wall. The building has a 6-level basement and 7-level aboveground level parking for its tenants and guests, and has a helipad on", "title": "UnionBank Plaza" }, { "docid": "19424765", "text": "Benefit dependency network A benefit dependency network (BDN) is a diagram drawn according to a specific structure that visualizes multiple cause-effect relationships organized into capabilities, changes and benefits. It can be considered a business-oriented method of what engineers would call goal modeling and is usually read from right to left to provide a one-page overview of how a business generates value, starting with the high level drivers for change, such as found with Digital Initiatives or cross-organizational ERP management. First proposed by Cranfield School of Management as part of a Benefits Management approach the original model has developed to encompass", "title": "Benefit dependency network" }, { "docid": "15358443", "text": "Management buy-in A management buy-in (MBI) occurs when a manager or a management team from outside the company raises the necessary finance, buys it, and becomes the company's new management. A management buy-in team often competes with other purchasers in the search for a suitable business. Usually, the team will be led by a manager with significant experience at managing director level. The difference to a management buy-out is in the position of the purchaser: in the case of a buy-out, they are already working for the company. In the case of a buy-in, however, the manager or management team", "title": "Management buy-in" }, { "docid": "13591655", "text": "management. They look at the business model of the company, the industry dynamics and all other aspects surrounding its operations.Their market research aims to identify Vietnamese companies that are experiencing or benefiting from structural improvements in the economy, industry as well as at a company specific level. They also talk to investee companies' stakeholders to cross-check information to better create a complete picture on investee companies' performance and sustainability. On the quantitative side, they analyze their investment ideas thoroughly using their in-house financial model and various valuation techniques. Vietnam Asset Management Vietnam Asset Management (VAM) is a fund management company", "title": "Vietnam Asset Management" }, { "docid": "20549797", "text": "and Katie Meade, the first model with Down syndrome to front a beauty campaign. In January 2018, it was announced that Level Brands has partnered with Vancouver-based Isodiol International to create edible, personal care, and medicinal products with cannabidiol. Level Brands Level Brands is a licensing, marketing and branding management company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. In November 2017, it became the seventh Regulation A+ IPO to complete and the second (after medical robotics maker Myomo) to list and trade on the NYSE American Exchange. Level Brands was founded in 2015. Ever since its inception, it has been backed by", "title": "Level Brands" }, { "docid": "1968358", "text": "Senior management Senior management, executive management, upper management, or a management team is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of management of an organization who have the day-to-day tasks of managing that organization — sometimes a company or a corporation. Executive managers hold powers delegated to them with and by authority of a board of directors and/or the shareholders. Generally, higher levels of responsibility exist, such as a board of directors and those who own the company (shareholders), but they focus on managing the senior or executive management instead of on the day-to-day activities of the business.", "title": "Senior management" }, { "docid": "8706516", "text": "Required reading for the CFA level II exam. Translated and published in Japanese Securities Analysts Journal, September 1986. 102.\"What Hath MPT Wrought: What Risks Reap Rewards?\" \"Journal of Portfolio Management\", Fall 1983. Selected as lead article. Chapter in Selected Topics in Investment Management, Institutional Investor, 1988. 103.\"Cluster Analysis and Stock Price Co-movement\" \"Financial Analysts Journal\", November/December 1980.Required reading for the CFA Level III exam. 104.\"Modeling Portfolios of Covered Option\" \"Journal of Portfolio Management\", Fall 1980. 105.\"Relative Strength Revisited\" \"Journal of Portfolio Management\", Winter 1977. 106.\"FORTRAN Control of the Real-Time Signal Processing with High-Speed Processor\" with J.D. Market, \"IEEE Transactions on", "title": "Robert D. Arnott" }, { "docid": "13753337", "text": "Between the Management Function and Information Technology\" with 250 attendees was held at the University of Minnesota on September 8–9, 1969. Practitioner: A senior-level IT professional in either a public or private sector organization meeting the following criteria: Corporate/divisional head of a corporate or divisional IS organization: Member of an IS management staff supporting corporate/divisional IS heads with key management roles, as certified by the head of the organization. Academic: A full-time university or college faculty member making a significant contribution to the IS field. Consultant: Leaders at the partner/principal level who influence the direction of their own company or", "title": "Society for Information Management" }, { "docid": "12593762", "text": "and suggests that it be thought of as selective attention paid to the top 10% of employees, either by potential or performance. While talent development is reserved for the top management it is becoming increasingly clear that career development is necessary for the retention of any employee, no matter what their level in the company. Research has shown that some type of career path is necessary for job satisfaction and hence job retention. Perhaps organizations need to include this area in their overview of employee satisfaction. The term talent development is becoming increasingly popular in several organizations, as companies are", "title": "Training and development" }, { "docid": "19559684", "text": "Sevanan Business School Sevanan Business School in Switzerland is a private business school, which got a status in liquidation (https://www.moneyhouse.ch/en/company/sevanan-business-school-gmbh-4771443781). It offers management courses at undergraduate level and Masters level, accredited to London School of Marketing. Sevanan Business School provides international programmes in Business Management & Marketing Management with internships and industry exposure. The school is Located at the World Trade Center in Zurich, Switzerland. Sevanan Business School is originally. The campus is situated at the World Trade Center, Zürich. At SBS campus, about 250 students per year take courses in the business management industry. It was founded as a", "title": "Sevanan Business School" }, { "docid": "7925793", "text": "vertically integrated company which may own an oil field, a refinery, and retail gas stations. IT portfolio management is distinct from IT financial management in that it has an explicitly directive, strategic goal in determining what to continue investing in versus what to divest from. At its most mature, IT portfolio management is accomplished through the creation of three portfolios: Information Technology portfolio management as a systematic discipline is more applicable to larger IT organizations; in smaller organizations its concerns might be generalized into IT planning and governance as a whole. Jeffery and Leliveld (2004) have listed several benefits of", "title": "IT portfolio management" }, { "docid": "9543419", "text": "may decide to price against their competitors or even their own products, but the most value comes from pricing strategies that closely follow market conditions and demand, especially at a segment level. Once a pricing strategy dictates what a company wants to do, pricing tactics determine how a company actually captures the value. Tactics involve creating pricing tools that change dynamically, in order to react to changes and continually capture value and gain revenue. Price Optimization, for example, involves constantly optimizing multiple variables such as price sensitivity, price ratios, and inventory to maximize revenues. A successful pricing strategy, supported by", "title": "Revenue management" }, { "docid": "20542631", "text": "conferred by the Mapua Institute of Technology and the National Association of Mapua Alumni with “The Outstanding Mapuan (TOM) Award\" in the specialized field of Entrepreneurship. As head of Airlift Asia, the firm has been named by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry as the first freight forwarding/logistics company to achieve the \"Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Level 1 Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management,” the highest level of recognition for performance excellence that a Philippine company can receive. The Philippine Quality Award (PQA) is an adaptation of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) of the United States and", "title": "Rico Brizuela" }, { "docid": "20775339", "text": "Jáchymov. After the death of Wenzl Fritsch during the First World War, his son, Willi Fritsch took on management of the company and maintained the head office in Chodov, where he built a house with a studio in what today is Tyršova Street. After 1932, the young Willi Huttig, who had worked for his grandfather and uncle, took over the management of the established company. He became a respected portraitist and also conducted business in picture postcards in partnership with Richard Wörsching who in 1932 won a contract to photograph landscapes of Starnberg and environment for advertising purposes and the", "title": "Willi Huttig" }, { "docid": "16648782", "text": "Siemens PLM Software Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS) is a computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The company is a business unit of Siemens, and is headquartered in Plano, Texas. The first commercial product developed by what is now known as Siemens PLM Software was called UNIAPT, released in 1969 by a software company then called United Computing. UNIAPT was one of the world's first end-user CAM products. United Computing was founded in 1963 above a hair salon in Torrance, California, and went on to purchase the Automated Drafting and Machining (ADAM) software", "title": "Siemens PLM Software" }, { "docid": "12670053", "text": "a CRM system and CIT is the approach of what a \"customer\" actually is. CRM tends to see a customer as a user of a product or service, where CIT focuses on a broader perspective; from potential customer, active customer and terminated customer. By logging all actions a customer do when interacting with you as a company, in every level, on every product/service, trends can be analysed on very specific customer groups. Customer interaction tracker In customer interaction management, Customer Interaction Tracker (CIT) is a software and/or process of gathering information about customers interactions against all levels throughout a business.", "title": "Customer interaction tracker" }, { "docid": "379131", "text": "the link. Consequently, adding more management components or increasing the level of each component can increase the level of integration of the business process link. Literature on business process re-engineering buyer-supplier relationships, and SCM suggests various possible components that should receive managerial attention when managing supply relationships. Lambert and Cooper (2000) identified the following components: However, a more careful examination of the existing literature leads to a more comprehensive understanding of what should be the key critical supply chain components, or \"branches\" of the previously identified supply chain business processes—that is, what kind of relationship the components may have that", "title": "Supply-chain management" }, { "docid": "2661063", "text": "news with low psychological distance, drove compelling arguments for the salience of public agenda. The second-level agenda-setting differs from traditional agenda-setting in that it focus on attribute salience, and public's attribute agenda is regarded as one of the important variables. An example of framing is when a company releases a statement that sounds a lot better than what it actually is. Acting like it the fine print that people don't see. They \"frame\" it to sound better and more appealing to the public. This can also take place in crisis management, when companies release a statement to save the companies", "title": "Agenda-setting theory" }, { "docid": "16672773", "text": "and fulfills the managers' needs – the optimization of the company's operations, generally referred to as enterprise optimization. First objective - managerial costing is: Second objective – managerial costing aids managers: At a more granular level the consistent application of management accounting's principles hold a number of benefits for an organization. It is managerial accountants' job to provide correct information to all internal managers. In other words, the costing information gathered must be factual and truthful, as in 'what is the cost that reflects the actual use of the resources and processes'. Therefore, truth corresponds to facts and when applied", "title": "Management accounting principles" }, { "docid": "2574312", "text": "attempt to uncover what is making them angry before acting out on their anger. This allows them to have time to change what is making them angry and increase time before their response; this encourages thought on a more rational level. In addition, clients are also encouraged to avoid demands in an anti-oppressive order to avoid anger. An example of a demand placed on a client may be that, \"I have to have this done by my standards\". Research is starting to show that the better individuals understand what anger management is and how it can help them personally and", "title": "Anger management" }, { "docid": "18999320", "text": "cheat sheets; Country club list theft; Embezzlement; Falsification of records; Failure of management to deliver millions in assets; Bond rating fraud; Tour de France scheme; Client abuse; Perjuries; Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups. Schooley first brought his findings to middle and then upper management citing the company guidelines: \"...Improprieties should be reported to whatever level of management necessary to properly address the situation.\" Upon discovering that senior management covered up the wrongdoings in its first investigation, Schooley contacted Merrill Lynch’s 13-member board of directors with a detailed 31-page account. Schooley was summoned by Merrill Lynch Vice Chairman and General Counsel Stephen Hammerman", "title": "Keith A. Schooley" }, { "docid": "15420342", "text": "Undercover Boss Norge Undercover Boss is a 2011 Norwegian reality television series, based on the British series of the same name. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first series premiered on 8 March 2011 with the CEO of the grocery store chain Rimi. Each episode features a high-ranking executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company. The executives alter their appearance and assume an alias and", "title": "Undercover Boss Norge" }, { "docid": "20970838", "text": "Chefe Secreto Chefe Secreto is a 2015 Brazilian reality television series inside the TV newsmagazine \"Fantástico\", based on the British series \"Undercover Boss\". Each pair of episodes depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first series premiered on 3 April 2014. Each pair of episodes features a high-ranking executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company. The executives alter their appearance and assume an alias and fictional back-story. The", "title": "Chefe Secreto" }, { "docid": "12832588", "text": "July 2005. COVRA (\"Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval\") is the Dutch interim nuclear waste processing and storage company in Vlissingen, which stores the waste produced in their only remaining nuclear power plant after it is reprocessed by Areva NC in La Hague, Manche, Normandy, France. Until the Dutch government decides what to do with the waste, it will stay at COVRA, which currently has a license to operate for one hundred years. As of early 2017, there are no plans for a permanent disposal facility. In Russia, the Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom) is responsible for 31 nuclear reactors which", "title": "High-level radioactive waste management" }, { "docid": "11662961", "text": "demanded by the customers. FileNet acquired \"Saros Corporation\" in 1995 for its electronic document management. FileNet also acquired \"Watermark Software\", a document imaging solution, Watermark Enterprise and Ensemble, and a Windows-based COLD product called Greenbar. This would help FileNet become the first document management company to have a complete \"Integrated Document Management\" suite with document imaging, electronic document management, COLD and workflow offerings. Around the same time, FileNet delivered their own internally developed entry-level system called Workgroup. The Watermark products were retired by 1999. In the mid-1990s, FileNet's WorkFlow Business System had evolved into Visual WorkFlo, one of the first", "title": "FileNet" }, { "docid": "5480508", "text": "fits into the financial plan for the company. However taking a company from \"normal\" to open is not as easy as just sharing financial statements with employees. The true success of open-book management is when companies allow numbers to come bottom-up (as opposed to traditional top-down management)(Johnson, 1992 as cited in Aggarwal & Simkins, 2001). While employees need to be trained to understand income statements and balance sheets; open-book's true triumphs are when employees understand the numbers to a level that they are able to report predictions to upper-management. In order to motivate employees to strive for change, open-book management", "title": "Open-book management" }, { "docid": "17962098", "text": "El jefe infiltrado El jefe infiltrado is a 2014 Spanish reality television series, based on the British series \"Undercover Boss\". Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first series premiered on 3 April 2014. Each episode features a high-ranking executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company. The executives alter their appearance and assume an alias and fictional back-story. The fictitious explanation given for the accompanying camera", "title": "El jefe infiltrado" }, { "docid": "18371340", "text": "Oracle, Google, Equilibrium, and others. They have customers in central and local government, health & health services, law enforcement, data & printing, financial services & banking, and property management. PTools pTools is a developer of enterprise-level content management and asset management solutions and applications for intranet, extranet, Internet and interactive business systems. The company has offices in Dublin, London, and Toronto and has customers in Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada and Africa. pTools was founded in September 1997, releasing and deploying their first version of pTools in June 1998. In 2012, pTools delivered pTools System6 software; the N-tier, secure,", "title": "PTools" }, { "docid": "3549928", "text": "level 3 (Serious Incident). The situation as a whole was rated as level 7 (Major Accident). On 20 March, Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano \"confirmed for the first time that the nuclear complex — with heavy damage to reactors and buildings and with radioactive contamination throughout — would be closed once the crisis was over.\" At the same time, questions are being asked, looking back, about whether company management waited too long before pumping seawater into the plant, a measure that would ruin and has now ruined the reactors; and, looking forward, \"whether time is working for or against", "title": "Tokyo Electric Power Company" }, { "docid": "19602433", "text": "available hard drive. Virtuozzo’s management tools will be compatible with Microsoft’s Viridian and Virtual Server software. Virtuozzo's container staging is processed through the company's container platform OpenVZ. Virtuozzo 7, which incorporated an optimized Kernel-based Virtual Machine, was released in July 2016. In 2012, the company released Virtuozzo Storage, a targeted container storage. The second version of Virtuozzo Storage was released in 2017. Virtuozzo (company) Virtuozzo is a privately held software company, specializing in virtualization software. It divested from the Parallels company in 2016. Virtuozzo developed the first commercially available operating system-level virtualization container technology in 2000 which was open-sourced in", "title": "Virtuozzo (company)" }, { "docid": "6780286", "text": "result that most companies considered design as a promoter for innovation (71%), as a growth potential for the company (79%), and to make products more user friendly (71%). With increasing importance of design for the company, design management also becomes more important. The value of design can be leveraged if it is managed well. Research by Chiva and Alegre shows that there is no link between the level of design investment and business success, but instead a strong correlation between design management skills and business success. This means that efficient and effective design management is crucial for maximising the value", "title": "Design management" }, { "docid": "19519664", "text": "Sybrin Sybrin is a multinational Information Technology company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa that architects, develops, implements, and supports end-to-end payment and information management software solutions and services. Sybrin implemented the first cheque truncation system in Africa, the third in the world, in Malawi. At a modular level, Sybrin’s offerings include EFT, ISO 20022, RTGS, and SWIFT processing, payment switches, mobile payments, cheque processing and truncation, cheque book ordering, Integrated Verification Systems, statements, reconciliation, Automated Clearing House (ACH) systems, document management, case management, account opening and KYC, biometrics, and information distribution solutions. Sybrin’s clients include corporates, banking institutions, central banks,", "title": "Sybrin" }, { "docid": "13645227", "text": "hit within the first shot. Future needs will determine what kind of instruments will equip the turret, possibly after the vehicle enters service. Some speculate that the VBE / CP version will fashion a battle management system. The first level at which information must flow in a bidirectional way, what is known as \"situational awareness\", refers to the tactical commander. The distress (probably the VBCI) and reconnaissance models are planned to have an 8×8 drive train. Compared to the model in use today by the Brazilian Army, the new project brings advantages such as upgraded armor protection, increased mobility, increased", "title": "VBTP-MR Guarani" }, { "docid": "13007523", "text": "One angle of betting that other race handicapping books rarely touch on, but is always discussed by financial advisors, is risk management, prescribing a betting strategy corresponding to the level of risk the bettor is willing to take. With greater risk, there is a corresponding greater potential profit but with the trade-off of more money that can be lost. Ripple was the first to use a simple questionnaire to determine what level of risk the reader is comfortable with, and then the reader can implement the corresponding betting strategies. Ripple recognizes that it is not \"one size fits all\" and", "title": "Mark Ripple" }, { "docid": "11986739", "text": "beyond IT security. In relation, it supplies criteria for how Security Officers can conceive IT security as an independent, qualitatively measurable service and integrate it into the universe of business-process-oriented IT processes. ITIL also works from the top down with policies, processes, procedures and job-related instructions, and assumes that both superordinate, but also operative aims need to be planned, implemented, controlled, evaluated and adjusted. Security level management Security level management (SLM) comprises a quality assurance system for electronic information security. The aim of SLM is to display the IT security status transparently across a company at any time, and to", "title": "Security level management" }, { "docid": "1968309", "text": "Middle management Middle management is the intermediate management of a hierarchical organization that is subordinate to the executive management and responsible for at least two lower levels of junior staff. Unlike the line management, middle management is considered to be a senior (or semi-executive) management position, with respective salary and a package of benefits. Middle managers' main duty is to implement company strategy in the most efficient way. Their duties include creating an effective working environment, administrating the work process, making sure it is compliant with organization's requirements, leading people and reporting to the highest level of management. Since the", "title": "Middle management" }, { "docid": "6268397", "text": "the former is about ensuring the supplier delivers what has been promised in the contract, which suggests a narrow, one-way process. SRM, in contrast, is about collaboratively driving value for both parties, resulting in lower costs, reduced risk, greater efficiency, better quality, and access to innovation. This requires a focus on both negotiating the contract and managing the resulting relationship throughout implementation, as well as systematic joint value-discovery efforts. LeanLinking is the world leader company which created the first SRM solution. Supplier relationship management Supplier relationship management (SRM) is the discipline of strategically planning for, and managing, all interactions with", "title": "Supplier relationship management" }, { "docid": "16648790", "text": "mid-market that includes Solid Edge. The company's portfolio also contained NX I-deas, NX Nastran, Solid Edge, Imageware, Tecnomatix, Femap, D-Cubed, JT, PLM Vis, PLM XML, STAR-CCM+ and Parasolid. Siemens PLM Software Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS) is a computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The company is a business unit of Siemens, and is headquartered in Plano, Texas. The first commercial product developed by what is now known as Siemens PLM Software was called UNIAPT, released in 1969 by a software company then called United Computing. UNIAPT was one of the world's first", "title": "Siemens PLM Software" }, { "docid": "17529141", "text": "the battalion. The company provides second and limited third line repair and recovery services to assigned dependencies both in garrison and on deployments, as well as providing integral-level support to specified units that do not possess their own integral Land Equipment Management System resources. Maintenance Company consists of a Headquarters, Vehicle Platoon, Artisan Platoon, and Garrison Maintenance Platoon. Administration Company is the smallest in the battalion and is composed of a Headquarters Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, Transport Platoon, Quarter Master Platoon, Signals Troop, and Finance Platoon. The role of Administration Company is to provide efficient and effective first line support to", "title": "5 Service Battalion" }, { "docid": "9174842", "text": "general policies and strategies of the company. Partners form the second level and run the business units. Co-ordinators represent the first-level of management of each unit and Associates are all other employees of the company, together they form the outer circle. Clean-outs: Semco shuts down twice a year, when all employees together have to clean-out their work place, to dispose old documents and machinery. Corruption: There is no tolerance whatsoever for corruption. Democracy: Representative democracy takes place through the factory committees, while for important decisions each employee has one direct vote. Factory Committees: Each business unit of Semco (except the", "title": "Maverick (book)" }, { "docid": "13285222", "text": "Entity-level controls Entity-level controls are internal controls that help ensure that management directives pertaining to the entire entity are carried out. They are the second level of a top-down approach to understanding the risks of an organization. Generally, entity refers to the entire company. As a result of several accounting and auditing scandals, congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 404 of the act requires company management to assess and report on the effectiveness of the company's internal control. It also requires the company's independent auditor to attest to management's disclosures regarding the effectiveness of internal control. The act", "title": "Entity-level controls" }, { "docid": "4797787", "text": "change and configuration management (SCM) system it had been developing technically since 1997. The new product, now known as MKS Integrity, had a Java EE foundation and was brought to market in June, 2001. Since that time, the company has expanded feature sets beyond SCM, into what is now called in the marketplace, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), with the incorporation of requirements management and release management in 2005, and test management and portfolio management in 2006. As of 2006, the ALM revenues for the company constitute over 80% of the annual revenues (). In late 2005 MKS opened an office", "title": "MKS Inc." }, { "docid": "1887755", "text": "to be almost synonymous with technology finance. An early West Coast venture capital company was Draper and Johnson Investment Company, formed in 1962 by William Henry Draper III and Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. In 1965, Sutter Hill Ventures acquired the portfolio of Draper and Johnson as a founding action. Bill Draper and Paul Wythes were the founders, and Pitch Johnson formed Asset Management Company at that time. It is commonly noted that the first venture-backed startup is Fairchild Semiconductor (which produced the first commercially practical integrated circuit), funded in 1959 by what would later become Venrock Associates. Venrock was founded", "title": "Venture capital" }, { "docid": "17487289", "text": "services. Today, Kinetic theTechnologyAgency offers an integrated suite of SaaS software products. The Globalizor™ platform provides web-based services for global translation management that helps Global 2000 companies maximize their translation investments using translation memory, or TM. Kinetic is a provider of translation management systems, also known as a globalization management system, allowing the translation and localization of technical documents to over 143 languages. Kinetic theTechnologyAgency Kinetic theTechnologyAgency is a software company based in Louisville, Kentucky. Kinetic provides The Globalizor™ translation management system (software). The company offers enterprise-level software packages to Forbes Global 2000 companies, allowing clients to optimize their translations", "title": "Kinetic theTechnologyAgency" }, { "docid": "16430536", "text": "compliance training offerings with interactive web-based training offerings, which cover topics such as codes of conduct, conflicts of interest, anti-corruption, discrimination and harassment, insider training, information security and ethics reporting. That same year, the company introduced an enhanced version of its platform-level Reporting & Analytics engine. In April 2012, the company released its Policy Management solution, which enables organizations to use platform-level collaboration tools to create, distribute and manage company policies, track employee attestation, and know which version of a policy was in effect at any given time. In 2013, the company introduced a companion product to the Incident Management", "title": "The Network, Inc." }, { "docid": "4797784", "text": "was founded in 1984 by four University of Waterloo students, Randall Howard, Alex White, Trevor Thompson and Steve Izma. The company, founded initially as a consulting group, delivered to market its first product, MKS Toolkit, in 1985. In 1987, MKS stepped into the version control market with a product called MKS RCS, which was renamed to MKS Source Integrity in 1992, deciding at that time to put strategic emphasis and focus expansion on the software configuration management marketplace, a segment of what is now known as Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). In 1997 MKS began development of an enterprise version management", "title": "MKS Inc." }, { "docid": "14471195", "text": "Poor management contributed to their economic woes. Allied Boat Company Allied Boat Company was a small manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats built in Catskill, New York. The first design was by Thomas Gillmer in 1960, the 30-foot Seawind. The first hull, Apogee became the first fiberglass boat to circumnavigate the globe in 1968. The company officially formed on February 9, 1962. Until 1981, they built various designs from 30 to 42 feet by naval architects such as Sparkman & Stephens, Bill Luders, and Frank Maclear/Robert Harris. The company went out business four times during the later years. The level of finish", "title": "Allied Boat Company" }, { "docid": "531532", "text": "incident, in 1609 Le Maire would become the author of what is celebrated as \"first recorded expression of shareholder advocacy at a publicly traded company\". In 1622, the history's first recorded shareholder revolt also happened among the VOC investors who complained that the company account books had been \"smeared with bacon\" so that they might be \"eaten by dogs.\" The investors demanded a \"reeckeninge,\" a proper financial audit. The 1622 campaign by the shareholders of the VOC is a testimony of genesis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in which shareholders staged protests by distributing pamphlets and complaining about management self", "title": "Dutch East India Company" }, { "docid": "13558930", "text": "part of the National Bus Company. On 1 May 1970, neighbouring Venture Transport was purchased with 86 buses. In February 1987, as part of the privatisation of the National Bus Company, Northern was sold in a management buyout to Go-Ahead Northern. It was the first company of what is now the Go-Ahead Group. Northern General Transport Company The Northern General Transport Company was a bus company in North East England. It originated in the early 1900s when Gateshead and District Tramways asked Parliament's permission to extend their Tramway, which finished at Low Fell, to Chester-le-Street. Parliament denied this, so the", "title": "Northern General Transport Company" }, { "docid": "268625", "text": "employees at the lower levels. In some cases, management has even rewarded itself with bonuses after laying off lower-level workers. According to leadership-academic Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, a contemporary senior-management team will almost inevitably have some personality disorders. According to Fayol, management operates through five basic functions: planning, organizing, coordinating, commanding, and controlling. Figurehead, leader Nerve centre, disseminator Entrepreneur, negotiator, allocator Management skills include: Most organizations have three management levels: first-level, middle-level, and top-level managers. First-line managers are the lowest level of management and manage the work of nonmanagerial individuals who are directly involved with the production or creation", "title": "Management" }, { "docid": "6780294", "text": "creation of a structure for design within the company, to build internal resources and competencies for the implementation of design. Depending on the type of company and industry, the following job titles are associated with this function: tactical design manager, design director, design & innovation manager, brand design manager, new product development (NPD) manager, visual identity manager, and others. Strategic level Strategic design management involves the creation of strategic long-term vision and planning for design, and deals with defining the role of design within the company. The goal of strategic design management is to support and strengthen the corporate visio", "title": "Design management" }, { "docid": "12812051", "text": "Water and sanitation policies are pursued without major changes. 2002: Sénégalaise Des Eaux is certified according to the ISO 9001 norm, version 2000, by the French association for quality assurance . SdE is the first Senegalese company that has received an ISO certification and the first African company certified according to the ISO 9001 norm based on customer satisfaction management. 2005: Third letter of development policy. The Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium (PEPAM) is created. In rural areas, the pilot project REGEFOR is completed successfully and its approach is now being introduced at a national level. 2006: The", "title": "Water supply and sanitation in Senegal" }, { "docid": "6376346", "text": "Management style Management consists of the planning, prioritizing, and organizing work efforts to accomplish objectives within a business organization. A management style is the particular way managers go about accomplishing these objectives. It encompasses the way they make decisions, how they plan and organize work, and how they exercise authority. Management styles vary by company, level of management, and even from person to person. A good manager is one that can adjust their management style to suit different environments and employees. An individual’s management style is shaped by many different factors including internal and external business environments, and how one", "title": "Management style" }, { "docid": "20982700", "text": "in 2001. In the same year company succeeded in developing the 1st generation wireless POS in China. In 2002, the company was designated by the State Encryption Management Commission as one of the general electronic payment scrambler instrument suppliers. In 2004 the company launched the first color screen POS product in China. In 2006 NEXGO was selected by China UnionPay as one of the four international EFTPOS suppliers. In 2008, the company was recognized as one of Shenzhen's first national-level high-tech enterprises. In 2009 the company released the first big screen multi-media POS terminal in China. Cooperated with American railway", "title": "Nexgo" }, { "docid": "19430981", "text": "fewer women in upper-level management positions compared to other industries. Another commonality found is the size and age of the company. A younger company will generally have more women in top management positions as well as larger companies. Lastly, companies that have government contracts will also have more women in upper-level managerial positions compared to those companies that do not have government contracts. Few U.S. based companies have already implemented internal strategies to remove the glass ceiling from their organizations. Companies have started to require the CEO and other top executives to attend gender training programs focused on gender-bias and", "title": "Removing the glass ceiling from the United States" }, { "docid": "18371339", "text": "PTools pTools is a developer of enterprise-level content management and asset management solutions and applications for intranet, extranet, Internet and interactive business systems. The company has offices in Dublin, London, and Toronto and has customers in Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada and Africa. pTools was founded in September 1997, releasing and deploying their first version of pTools in June 1998. In 2012, pTools delivered pTools System6 software; the N-tier, secure, XML, WAI, ECM, .Net cloud application. pTools is a Microsoft Gold Partner and ISV, one of 38 IBM NetGen companies in Europe, a SUN SDC and has partnerships with", "title": "PTools" }, { "docid": "6825896", "text": "however Dominick Pirone, an ecologist and former director of the Hudson River Fishermen's Association (now Riverkeeper) was quoted as saying: \"You can tell what color cars they are painting on a given day by what color the river is.\" Plants operated under Chevrolet Assembly management prior to General Motors Assembly Division management (most established pre-1945). Framingham, Massachusetts is unusual in that it changed from Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Assembly management to Chevy management prior to becoming GMAD. Most of the factories were Chevrolet before GM acquired the company. The terminology is confusing because most plants assembled more than just Chevrolet or B-O-P, and", "title": "North Tarrytown Assembly" }, { "docid": "18304600", "text": "Fisheries co-management Fisheries co-management is flexible and cooperative management of the aquatic resources by the user groups and the government. The responsibility of the resource is shared between the user groups and the government, both the community and the government are involved during the decision making, implementation and enforcement processes. Depending on the level of participation between the government and the community, five different types of co-management have been identified. Instructive management is top down management from the government. The government instructs the fishermen as to what laws and policies they are required to follow. Information is only shared with", "title": "Fisheries co-management" }, { "docid": "18510044", "text": "incredible heart and dedication of the many\". Pyramid scheme expert Robert FitzPatrick has said that WakeUpNow's closure was typical of multi-level marketing companies, and that prior to being ousted Cochran had been presented as a \"godlike figure\" by the company. WakeUpNow WakeUpNow was a multi-level marketing organization based in Provo, Utah, that sold products and services focused on health and financial management. It was founded in 2009 by Troy Muhlestein. The company ceased operations in the United States on February 16, 2015. WakeUpNow sold products focused around the concept of health and financial management using a multi-level marketing model. Offered", "title": "WakeUpNow" }, { "docid": "10220156", "text": "Sonata Software Sonata Software Limited is a Global IT Services company, that provides services in business intelligence and analytics, application development management (ADM), mobility, cloud, social media, testing, enterprise services (ERP and CRM), and infrastructure management services. It is headquartered in Bangalore, India. Founded in 1986 as the IT division of Indian Organic Chemicals, the company spun off as an independent entity in 1994. The company expanded and went public in 1998. In 2001, the company obtained SEI-CMMI Level 5 certification and in the following years, set up offices in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. Sonata Software currently has", "title": "Sonata Software" }, { "docid": "11688214", "text": "such as configuration and change management. It is also said to enable other ITIL processes like Incident and Problem Management. Here is a summary of what TADDM/CCMDB is said to provide: IBM Tivoli Configuration and Change Management Database Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database is IBM's strategic tool that is said to automatically discover the physical and application infrastructure in an enterprise, given the appropriate credentials. The low level component of CCMDB is called Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM in short). TADDM creates comprehensive application maps that include complete run-time dependencies, deep information about the Configuration Items (CIs) and", "title": "IBM Tivoli Configuration and Change Management Database" }, { "docid": "14452942", "text": "Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2) Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2) [1993] BCLC 814 is a UK company law case concerning a director's duty to act for proper purposes of the company. This case is an example of what would now be Companies Act 2006, section 171. Robert Maxwell, who controlled Maxwell Group plc and bought the Daily Mirror in 1984, fell off his yacht in the Canary Islands on 5 November 1991. It transpired he had used the company pension funds to fund his own lifestyle. Ian Maxwell was Robert’s son and a director", "title": "Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2)" }, { "docid": "19057523", "text": "2011, G00225198 Analyst(s): Eric Goodness, Phillip Redman. Since then Gartner, Forrester Research, GigaOM and other analyst organizations have published research on these services, each with slight variations on what services are included. Managed Mobility Services Managed Mobility Services (MMS) is a term used by analysts and businesses to describe the outsourcing and managing services that many businesses provide. Mobility Managed Services includes the IT and process management service needed for a company to acquire, provision and support smartphones, tablets and other field force devices. These services are designed to support devices for corporations are liable and provide a level of", "title": "Managed Mobility Services" }, { "docid": "16570382", "text": "management comes from the belief that in personal and group organization of workers, every action is related to higher levels of information, therefore proper labeling of the task is a critical element of the recording process. A task is related to a project, and that project is related to a higher subject level such as a customer or department or general category. With those labels in place, an employee would then describe the activity they have worked on, what they actually accomplished on the task, and any other details that they feel would be pertinent, including what still needs to", "title": "Activity management" }, { "docid": "5845234", "text": "water resource allocation. As water becomes more scarce, the importance of how it is managed grows vastly. Finding a balance between what is needed by humans and what is needed in the environment is an important step in the sustainability of water resources. Attempts to create sustainable freshwater systems have been seen on a national level in countries such as Australia, and such commitment to the environment could set a model for the rest of the world. The field of water resources management will have to continue to adapt to the current and future issues facing the allocation of water.", "title": "Water resource management" }, { "docid": "14452944", "text": "LJ and Leggatt LJ concurred. Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2) Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2) [1993] BCLC 814 is a UK company law case concerning a director's duty to act for proper purposes of the company. This case is an example of what would now be Companies Act 2006, section 171. Robert Maxwell, who controlled Maxwell Group plc and bought the Daily Mirror in 1984, fell off his yacht in the Canary Islands on 5 November 1991. It transpired he had used the company pension funds to fund his own lifestyle. Ian Maxwell was", "title": "Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2)" }, { "docid": "4789876", "text": "manager(s) are administrating. In other words, the directors and board members don't directly impact the future performance of the fund. Real active management, then, is when every manager and director has a vested interest in the success of the fund. Private equity is often real active management since a privately owned company usually has just one owner that make strategy decisions at the board level. Active management Active management (also called \"active investing\") refers to a portfolio management strategy where the manager makes specific investments with the goal of outperforming an investment benchmark index or target return. In passive management,", "title": "Active management" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7628946", "text": "Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song) \"Don't Give Up\" is a song written by English musician Peter Gabriel and recorded as a duet with Kate Bush for Gabriel's fifth solo studio album \"So\" (1986). The single version was released as the second single from the album in the UK in 1986 and as the fifth single in the United States in 1987. It spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986, peaking at #9. The song was inspired by the Depression-era photographs of Dorothea Lange, showing poverty-stricken Americans in dust bowl conditions. Gabriel saw", "title": "Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)" } ]

[ { "docid": "12337862", "text": "suggested by the proof that these diagrams give the same 3-manifold. First, do the surgery on \"K\", replacing a tubular neighborhood of \"K\" by another solid torus \"T\" according to the surgery coefficient \"n\". Since \"J\" is a meridian, it can be pushed, or \"slam dunked\", into \"T\". Since \"n\" is an integer, \"J\" intersects the meridian of \"T\" once, and so \"J\" must be isotopic to a longitude of \"T\". Thus when we now do surgery on \"J\", we can think of it as replacing \"T\" by another solid torus. This replacement, as shown by a simple calculation, is", "title": "Slam-dunk" }, { "docid": "4022420", "text": "on the \"n\"-torsion. The Weil pairing does not extend to a pairing on all the torsion points (the direct limit of \"n\"-torsion points) because the pairings for different \"n\" are not the same. However they do fit together to give a pairing \"T\"(\"E\") × \"T\"(\"E\") → \"T\"(μ) on the Tate module \"T\"(\"E\") of the elliptic curve \"E\" (the inverse limit of the ℓ-torsion points) to the Tate module \"T\"(μ) of the multiplicative group (the inverse limit of ℓ roots of unity). For abelian varieties over an algebraically closed field \"K\", the Weil pairing is a nondegenerate pairing for all \"n\"", "title": "Weil pairing" }, { "docid": "13364165", "text": "ventilation shafts and beneath the floors. Hessian sacks containing asbestos fibre were still present, and the yard was filled with 'a few hundred tonnes' of blue asbestos waste mixed with soil. R. D. Lunt, T&N's Safety and Environment manager, wrote of the factory basement: \"Every nook and cranny has asbestos fibre in it\". T&N contributed £15,000 towards the clean-up of the factory, and claimed they were doing so out of \"a moral, not a legal responsibility\" to do so. The surrounding houses and buildings were not included in this operation, and Leeds City Council and T&N \"agreed to keep the", "title": "Armley asbestos disaster" }, { "docid": "10415594", "text": "us and ticket sales are already going up. As long as people want to hear us -- and I feel like they do -- we're going to get out and give it to them.\" Chuck Taylor of \"Billboard\" wrote \"Walker's rich, confident baritone offers all the more reassurance, as does his self-assured smile\". Kevin John Coyne of \"Country Universe\" gave the song a B+ rating and wrote, \"This is another good single from an artist who has fully come into his own.\" Roman White directed the song's music video. Walker performed the song on \"The Montel Williams Show\" on April", "title": "Fall (Clay Walker song)" }, { "docid": "13482802", "text": "incentive. Do it up.\" Dave Sholin from the \"Gavin Report\" wrote: \"First heard about this entry a few months ago when it was the rage in England. The \"Booster\" is Top Three in the U.K. with her follow-up track while this clever and catchy Rap 'N Pop combo is set to make an explosive debut Stateside. Song and video scream FUN!\" Doin' the Do \"Doin' the Do\" is a song written by British singer Alison Clarkson, known by the stage name Betty Boo. The song is included on her debut album \"Boomania\" and was released as a single in May", "title": "Doin' the Do" }, { "docid": "15535659", "text": "true to yourself. Don't lose yourself in any situation you're put in, and do the dew.\" She further explained to \"The Sun\", \"This song saved my life musically. The day before I wrote this song I was ready to give up music. It's amazing how three-and-a-half minutes of melody and lyrics can change your life and I'm so happy that not only has it saved my life but it's saving other people's. That's why my debut album is called Who You Are.\" According to \"The Independent\", \"Who You Are\" is the song that draws the most messages from fans on", "title": "Who You Are (Jessie J song)" }, { "docid": "8946530", "text": "Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme song, \"Happy Birthday,\" \"HURRY UP!!\" (a song played live for when a band member has to make an instrument repair) a rendition of Gloria Estefan's \"Conga\" (Rob and Josh each drag out a drum head and do some percussion themselves during the song), and Rick Astley's \"Never Gonna Give You Up,\" in a live attempt at rickrolling. More recently, Psychostick \"metaled-up\" several songs including \"Danger Zone\" by Kenny Loggins, the theme from Angry Birds and a mash-up of \"Push It\" by Static-X and \"Push It\" by Salt-n-Pepa. In their newest tour, called the \"Our Tour", "title": "Psychostick" }, { "docid": "20124353", "text": "song was penned for the 1950 film Ponmudi Music Directors who composed tunes to his lyrics are: G. Ramanathan, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, S. Dakshinamurthi, K. V. Mahadevan, Ramaneekaran, T. A. Kalyanam, T. R. Pappa, S. Rajeswara Rao Singers who sang his lyrics include T. M. Soundararajan, M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, A. M. Rajah, P. Leela, Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani, Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi, (Radha) Jayalakshmi, K. Rani, U. R. Chandra, Ponnammal, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, A. P. Komala, Ka. Mu. Sheriff died on 7 July 1994. Ka. Mu. Sheriff Ka. Mu. Sheriff is a writer and poet who wrote mainly", "title": "Ka. Mu. Sheriff" }, { "docid": "19341209", "text": "Don't Give It Up (Robbie Patton song) \"Don't Give it Up\" is a 1981 song by English singer/songwriter Robbie Patton . As of 2016, it is Patton's first and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. \"Don't Give it Up\" reached #26 in the United States in 1981. The song is co-produced by Fleetwood Mac producer Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine McVie, and Patton. Fleetwood Mac members Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, and Lindsey Buckingham are featured as performers. Also, Colin Allan, who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's \"Wish You Were Here\" is featured on the track as", "title": "Don't Give It Up (Robbie Patton song)" }, { "docid": "12608704", "text": "Papa Can You Hear Me? \"Papa Can You Hear Me?\" is a song by British hip hop trio, N-Dubz. The song is dedicated to the group's former manager Byron Contostavlos, who died shortly before the band were signed to new label All Around the World. The song later became their second top 40 hit. David Balls, writing for Digital Spy, wrote the following review: \"N-Dubz seem proud to be a band who sell as many ringtones as they do actual tracks. 'Remember that boy driving you mad every morning on the No.42? He's listening to our music,' they proclaim on", "title": "Papa Can You Hear Me?" }, { "docid": "15265920", "text": "T. R. Pappa.:Lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, M. Karunanidhi, M. K. Athmanathan, N. S. Krishnan & Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. Singer is P. Bhanumathi & N. S. Krishnan. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. V. Rathinam, T. S. Bagavathi, A. G. Rathnamala & P. Suseela. Kalyanasundaram was paid 1000 per song. In spite of the formidable writing credits, excellent cast and outstanding performances, Rangoon Radha did not do well as one had expected. Perhaps the negative role of Sivaji Ganesan had contributed to its not-so-warm welcome. C. N. Annadurai was so besotted by the amazing histrionics", "title": "Rangoon Radha" }, { "docid": "16557608", "text": "him to give up a legal career to pursue his interest in music, adding, \"People thought I was crazy. I had to starve. Had no money. Marriage broke up. But I had to do what I'd wanted to do since I was 6... write music.\" Upon his return from Jerusalem, he contracted with lyricist Creed to work on the song and wrote it right from the heart. Then Masser had George Benson perform the song for the soundtrack. He said, \"The record came out and the song became an underground theme for black people.\" He was later accused by Gordon", "title": "The Greatest Love of All" }, { "docid": "13186651", "text": "came out. I ended up writing a song that night, which I took to our producers and said, 'I know you want me to sing this song, but how do you feel about this one? It's character driven.'\" Smith decided Luckinbill would sing both \"Feel\" and \"When You Say Nothing at All\". Luckinbill sang Krauss' song on the episode dated December 26, 2002, where J.T. serenades Colleen on her sixteenth birthday. Smith wrote a scene specifically for the song Luckinbill wrote, featuring J.T. playing his guitar at Colleen's Valentine's Day dance where he performed \"Feel\". After J.T. cheats on Colleen", "title": "J. T. and Colleen" }, { "docid": "10133211", "text": "song \"Party Up\", from Hilary Duff's 2003 album \"Metamorphosis\" (achieving sales of over five million copies worldwide), her first full-length studio album that reached number one on the U.S. and Canadian charts. Rhodes co-wrote and produced several songs on Peter Wolf's albums \"Up To No Good\" (1990) and the album \"Fool's Parade\" (1998). Rhodes also co-wrote songs on Wolf's 2010 release \"Midnight Souvenirs\". \"Contagious\" by Y&T \"That Don't Satisfy Me\" by Brother Cane \"Heart Over Mind\" by Jennifer Rush \"All The Way\" by Journey (band) \"Back n' Blue\" by Cheap Trick \"Love Will Rise Again\" by Loverboy \"Amnesia\" and \"Faith", "title": "Taylor Rhodes" }, { "docid": "3464017", "text": "Nowhere\", on The N, currently known as TeenNick. MTV's \"The Hills\" also featured LP's song \"Damage Is Done\" in mid-2010, and it was released on iTunes. During 2009, LP started writing songs for other artists, including several songs which ended up on Heidi Montag's album, \"Superficial\" (Warner Music). LP co-wrote the single, \"More Is More\", as well as the album tracks, \"Twisted\", \"Hey Boy\" and \"Love It or Leave It\". She also co-wrote other tracks for and with Montag, such as the Cathy Dennis co-written, \"Look How I'm Doin'\", \"I Do This\" and \"Who's That Girl\". A song LP wrote", "title": "LP (singer)" }, { "docid": "8532750", "text": "the band's previous music video for \"Give It All\". He walks throughout Chicago meeting up with the other band members. They decide to go to a local bar and hang out with friends. While at the bar, McIlrath bumps into a man who angrily smashes the cassette tape of a song that McIlrath had been working on. The video ends with McIlrath writing the lyrics for the new song called \"Swing Life Away\". McIlrath wrote the video treatment, and remarked how the band at first had no idea what they wanted to do for the video due to the song's", "title": "Swing Life Away" }, { "docid": "9566520", "text": "Sal Cinquemani of \"Slant Magazine\" described it as \"a track ripe with the production duo's signature electronic synth spirals and industrial-strength basslines.\" Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote that the song is \"particularly stunning, a buzzing grind with a chaotic loop that could've been lifted from a pinball machine. As a song, it doesn't have much grounding, yet the Neptunes cast their disorienting eccentricities all over it and come up with a production that could've only been suited for Kelis.\" \"NME\" reviewer Victoria Segal called the song \"startling\" and stated that \"[t]here's sudden splashes of synthetic soul sighing, perfectly timed shouts", "title": "Young, Fresh n' New" }, { "docid": "18860600", "text": "Brick in the Wall part 2\" by Pink Floyd. It was released as the first single from Salt N Pepa's 1999 greatest hits album, \"The Best of Salt-N-Pepa\" and it was certified Gold in Australia. Gitty Up (song) \"Gitty Up\" is a 1998 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the second single taken from their fifth studio album \"Brand New\". The song contains an interpolation of \"Give It to Me Baby\" by Rick James. A1. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A2. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A3. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A4. \"Gitty Up\" <br> B1. \"Gitty", "title": "Gitty Up (song)" }, { "docid": "20055912", "text": "conceptualising the album, Pusha T wrote his verse upon meeting Albarn and Gorillaz co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett in London. When speaking to Zane Lowe, who premiered the song on his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show, Pusha said \"When I get over there, Damon begins to tell me to conceptualize the album as a party for the end of the world, like if Trump were to win. … I didn’t want to think about it, but that did give me a very colorful backdrop … I wrote from the perspective of this day … from the perspective of a Trump win.\"", "title": "Let Me Out (song)" }, { "docid": "13698455", "text": "the Young Dudes\" (which he wrote for Mott the Hoople in 1972), the Ramones' \"Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?\", the Who's \"You Better You Bet\", B A Robertson's \"Kool in the Kaftan\", R.E.M.'s \"The Wake-Up Bomb\", and My Chemical Romance's \"Vampire Money\". The music of T. Rex features in the soundtracks of various movies, including \"Velvet Goldmine\", \"Death Proof\", \"Billy Elliot\", \"the Bank Job\", \"Dallas Buyers Club\", and \"Baby Driver\". The sleeve of \"The Slider\" album can be seen in the Lindsay Anderson movie \"O Lucky Man!\", and in Tim Burton's \"Dark Shadows\". In Miha Mazzini's novel \"King", "title": "T. Rex (band)" }, { "docid": "7731705", "text": "Fatherfucker Fatherfucker is the third studio album by Canadian singer Peaches, released on September 23, 2003 by XL Recordings. Cover versions of Electric Six's \"Gay Bar\" and Berlin's \"Sex (I'm A...)\" are included as bonus tracks. Peaches penned and programmed all the music for \"Fatherfucker\" herself. She wrote \"Kick It\" specifically for Iggy Pop, and the two teamed up in Miami in March 2003 to record it. Peaches told \"Rolling Stone\", \"The song is more about rock 'n' roll than sex.\" Musically, \"Fatherfucker\" is more rock-oriented than \"The Teaches of Peaches\". \"I Don't Give A...\" samples the Joan Jett song", "title": "Fatherfucker" }, { "docid": "17957234", "text": "The two Zamin families forget their feud. Rajan and Gomathi gets wedded. The following list is compiled from the film's song book. The film was produced by actor T. R. Ramachandran under the banner TRR Productions, and was directed by P. Neelakantan who also wrote the screenplay. Lyricist Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam was one of the assistant directors. The story is an adaptation of a novel by the same name written by Devan and was published as a series in Ananda Vikatan. M. K. Ramani, M. N. Appu and N. Meenakshisundaram did the editing. Cinematography was done by Nimai Ghosh. C.", "title": "Gomathiyin Kaadhalan" }, { "docid": "17594992", "text": "Up Down (Do This All Day) \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" is a song by American recording artist T-Pain, released on August 13, 2013, as the first single from his Greatest Hits/compilation album, \"\" (2014). The song was produced by DJ Mustard and features a guest verse from American rapper B.o.B. Following its release, \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" peaked at number 62 and 43 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart respectively. On August 13, 2013, T-Pain premiered \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" (originally intended as the first single from his fifth", "title": "Up Down (Do This All Day)" }, { "docid": "17594998", "text": "then released on May 14, 2014. Up Down (Do This All Day) \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" is a song by American recording artist T-Pain, released on August 13, 2013, as the first single from his Greatest Hits/compilation album, \"\" (2014). The song was produced by DJ Mustard and features a guest verse from American rapper B.o.B. Following its release, \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" peaked at number 62 and 43 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart respectively. On August 13, 2013, T-Pain premiered \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" (originally intended as", "title": "Up Down (Do This All Day)" }, { "docid": "11987035", "text": "Helen Carter. We do this song tonight as a tribute to Kenny Jones who was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 16. And to give you an idea of the talents of this young man while he was with us, here was a song that he wrote when he was 14.\" Kenneth Jones (songwriter) Kenneth Jones (1952–1969), was the son of Helen Myrl Carter (of country music's Carter Family) and of Glenn Jones. He is best remembered for a song he wrote called \"Sing A Traveling Song\" which appeared on Johnny Cash's albums \"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash\"", "title": "Kenneth Jones (songwriter)" }, { "docid": "11770265", "text": "details to incorporate in \"Bertie Changes His Mind\", and specifically asked about a school song of welcome. Such a song is used for comic effect in the story. In the letter, Wodehouse wrote: I say, I've got out the plot of a Jeeves story where Bertie visits a girls' school and is very shy and snootered by the girls and the headmistress. Can you give me any useful details? What would be likely to happen to a chap who was seeing over a school? Do you remember—was it Ely?—the girls used to sing a song of welcome. Can you give", "title": "Bertie Changes His Mind" }, { "docid": "8939947", "text": "T-Slam T-Slam (also Tislam, Hebrew: תיסלם) was an influential Israeli rock band, founded in 1980 by Dani Bassan, Izhar Ashdot and Yair Nitzani. The band dissolved on October 23, 1983, but has reunited at least three times since then. T-Slam began in 1980 with the collaboration of Danni Bassan (vocalist), Izhar Ashdot (guitarist) and Yair Nitzani (keyboardist). In 1981, with the addition of another guitarist, Yoshi Sadeh, the band recorded its first song, \"Tnu Li Rokenrol\" (\"\"Give Me Rock N' Roll\"\"), in the Israeli Army Radio studios, and released their first album, \"Radio Hazak\" (\"\"Loud Radio\"\"), titled after their hit", "title": "T-Slam" }, { "docid": "12510339", "text": "and Keith Richards unless otherwise noted\" \"Don't Give Up\" (7\" Mix) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 3:56 \"The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band In The World\" (12\" Mix) - 9:50 \"All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards unless otherwise noted\" \"Don't Give Up\" (12\" Mix) (Eggermont, Duiser) - 5:36 The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band in the World \"The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band in the World\" a.k.a. \"Stars Medley\" a.k.a. \"Stars on 45 III: Rollin' Stars\" was a song issued in 1982 by the Dutch studio group Stars on 45, in the UK credited to 'Starsound', in the US", "title": "The Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band in the World" }, { "docid": "12165089", "text": "debut album with an alternate track listing and artwork. Esham found it difficult to develop a fanbase, because many wrote off the dark content of his lyrics and imagery as shock value, while hip hop fans did not connect to Esham's albums because of his heavy metal influences. Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, T-N-T, deciding on the name Natas, an acronym for \"Nation Ahead of Time And Space\". In 1991, Esham met Joseph Bruce,", "title": "Reel Life Productions" }, { "docid": "12283269", "text": "criticized the song, saying \"Perry confuses political incorrectness with being subversive on tracks like \"Hot n Cold,\" in which she, in the process of skewering guys who change their minds 'like girls change clothes,' just winds up sounding mildly sexist.\" Jon Caramanica of \"The New York Times\" compared the song to \"U + Ur Hand\" by Pink, which was also produced by Dr. Luke, saying that it does not share the latter's \"passion\". Lizzie Ennever of BBC felt the track was not \"the most single-worthy song\". \"The Guardian\" wrote that the song \"didn't seem to capture the public's imagination\" the", "title": "Hot n Cold" }, { "docid": "1855534", "text": "many dog owners use the same tactic when they do not wish their pet to become upset about an impending trip to the vet. Connolly's song is about a couple whose marriage is ruined by a bad vet visit (spelling out \"W-O-R-M\" or \"Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E\", for example.) His song \"No Chance\" was a parody of J. J. Barrie's cover of the song \"No Charge\". In 1985, he sang the theme song to \"Super Gran\", which was released as a single and, in 1996, he performed a cover of Ralph McTell's \"In the Dreamtime\" as the theme to his \"World Tour of", "title": "Billy Connolly" }, { "docid": "20494060", "text": "his next production, which would star N. T. Rama Rao. Ramana took plot details of the 1936 American film \"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town\" — the title character inheriting a huge property and subsequently being branding a lunatic by miscreants who are after his wealth — and wrote a story creating new characters and situations, \"Dagudu Moothalu\". Adurthi Subba Rao was hired to direct, and wrote the screenplay based on Ramana's story. Cinematography was handled by P. L. Roy, and editing by T. Krishna. N. T. Rama Rao was cast as the male lead Sundarayya, and \"Dagudu Moothalu\" was his", "title": "Dagudu Moothalu" }, { "docid": "9518599", "text": "how it felt getting to #1 in the UK with this song. He replied: \"Very unreal. It still feels unreal. It's just a song I wrote in my room. By the time I'd written 'Grace Kelly' everything in my life had been called into question. Trying to find out what I was going to do with my life, trying to be a musician, to be independent, to give myself the remote chance of any kind of a relationship. I was just sorting every thing out in my head. That song sums it all up.\" It went to #1 on the", "title": "Grace Kelly (song)" }, { "docid": "3767998", "text": "tickets to see the band, hoping to meet Joey Ramone so she can give him a song she wrote for the band, \"Rock 'n' Roll High School\". When Principal Togar (Mary Woronov) takes her ticket away, Riff and her best friend Kate Rambeau (Dey Young) have to find another way to meet their heroes—by winning a radio contest. When Miss Togar and a group of parents attempt to burn a pile of rock records, the students, joined by the Ramones (who are made honorary students) overthrow the teachers and hall monitors to take over the high school, with Miss Togar", "title": "Rock 'n' Roll High School" }, { "docid": "17594995", "text": "was only right. I don't make people conform to what I'm doing when I got to get somebody. When you get T-Pain, you don't really want to tell T-Pain what to do. If you got in mind what you want T-Pain to do, you could've done it yourself. That's where B.o.B came from, and he enjoys strip clubs as much as I do. It was only right to get him.\" On January 14, 2014, T-Pain performed \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\" on DJ Skee's \"SKEE Live\". On January 16, 2014, T-Pain performed the song on \"The Arsenio Hall Show\".", "title": "Up Down (Do This All Day)" }, { "docid": "3475429", "text": "n-aingel. Rop tú cech maithius dom churp, dom anmain; rop tú mo flaithius i n-nim 's i talmain. Rop tussu t' áenur sainserc mo chride; ní rop nech aile acht Airdrí nime. Co talla forum, ré n-dul it láma, mo chuit, mo chotlud, ar méit do gráda. Rop tussu t' áenur m' urrann úais amra: ní chuinngim daíne ná maíne marba. Rop amlaid dínsiur cech sel, cech sáegul, mar marb oc brénad, ar t' fégad t' áenur. Do serc im anmain, do grád im chride, tabair dam amlaid, a Rí secht nime. Tabair dam amlaid, a Rí secht nime, do", "title": "Be Thou My Vision" }, { "docid": "5505669", "text": "They took away our Plaza, our Yukon, our Michigan, And left us with 47329768…</poem> Allan Sherman parodied the controversy of all digit dialing in the song \"The Let's All Call Up AT&T and Protest to the President March\" in his 1963 album \"My Son, the Celebrity\". Chuck Berry's 1964 rock-n-roll hit, \"Promised Land\", references “Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia, Tidewater four ten O nine” (TW4-1009), when he arrives after a bus, train, and plane odyssey across the United States, finds a pay phone, and calls home. Hee Haw featured monotoned straight man Junior Samples and his weekly automobile special", "title": "Telephone exchange names" }, { "docid": "241959", "text": "as \"T\"(\"x\",\"N\") removes all occurrences of \"x\" from \"N\", while still allowing argument values to be substituted into the positions where \"N\" contains an \"x\". The conversion function \"T\" can be defined by: In either case, a term of the form \"T\"(\"x\",\"N\") \"P\" can reduce by having the initial combinator I, K, or S grab the argument \"P\", just like β-reduction of (λ\"x\".\"N\") \"P\" would do. I returns that argument. K throws the argument away, just like (λ\"x\".\"N\") would do if \"x\" has no free occurrence in \"N\". S passes the argument on to both subterms of the application, and", "title": "Lambda calculus" }, { "docid": "9348634", "text": "the Eastern Shore!<br> <br> Give me a 'U'! (\"U\")<br> Give me a 'N'! (\"N\")<br> Give me a 'I'! (\"I\")<br> Give me a 'T'! (\"T\")<br> Give me a 'E'! (\"E\")<br> Give me a 'D'! (\"D\")<br> <br> What does that spell?<br> UNITED!<br> UNITED!<br> UNITED! Clarence United FC Clarence United Football Club is a soccer club based in the City of Clarence, Tasmania. They compete in the NPL Tasmania the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League). The club also has women's teams and teams in all youth divisions. Founded in 1978 the club spent much of its early", "title": "Clarence United FC" }, { "docid": "20089512", "text": "Naveena Vikramadityan Naveena Vikramadityan (English: Modern Vikramadithyan) is a 1940 Indian Tamil language film produced by N. S. Krishnan and directed by K. S. Mani. The film featured N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, T. S. Durairaj and M. R. Swaminathan in the lead roles. The story is based on a 1933 Hollywood film Roman Scandals. In the film, N. S. Krishnan used to give musical discourses on the story of King Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of ancient India. NSK takes the emperor as his role model. One day he had a dispute with his friend M. R. Swaminathan who", "title": "Naveena Vikramadityan" }, { "docid": "3446433", "text": "Mousse T, who produced a dance single \"Keep Pushin\", which went on to reach No. 2 on the \"Billboard\" dance charts. She then sang chorus for Mousse T's track \"Horny\", which later gained in popularity when additional vocals from the duo Hot 'N' Juicy were added to the song. \"Horny\" reached No. 1 on the \"Billboard\" dance chart. The follow-up song \"Hold Your Head Up High\", with Booom!, reached No. 6 on the \"Billboard\" dance chart. In 1997, she released the club anthem \"Movin' Up\", credited as DJ Mike Cruz Presents Inaya Day and Chyna Ro. For this record, long", "title": "Inaya Day" }, { "docid": "14399408", "text": "recorded at The Red Lips Room in Beverly Hills, California. The track was written by Aguilera, Kalenna Harper, John Hill and Switch. Hill and Switch also produced and provided musical instruments to \"Bionic\". \"Bionic\" is an electronic song and lasts for a duration of (three minutes and twenty-one seconds). It features \"twitchy space-ace\" rhythms, rapping verses and talks about an \"echo-laden\" invitation to \"jet off to the new millennium\". In the middle of the song, Aguilera spells out her name, \"X-x-x-t-t-t-i-i-i-n-n-n-n-n-a\". During the chorus, she sings, \"Bionic, so damn Bionic, gonna get you with my electronic supersonic rocket, ay\". Becky", "title": "Bionic (Christina Aguilera song)" }, { "docid": "3850581", "text": "writing this song with them called 'Time.'... Her sister Priscilla wound up recording it with Booker T. Jones... Jim took the melody from Rita's song and didn't give her credit for writing it. Her boyfriend ripped her off.\" Graham Nash (who also dated Coolidge) substantiated Whitlock's claim in his memoir. \"Time\" was not released by Priscilla Coolidge and Booker T. until 1973, on their album \"Chronicles\". He also played with the band on subsequent U.S. and UK tours. The group split in spring 1971 before they finished recording their second album. In 1970 Gordon was part of Joe Cocker's \"Mad", "title": "Jim Gordon (musician)" }, { "docid": "16606023", "text": "Give Me Just Another Day \"Give Me Just Another Day\" (T54240F) is a song written by Leon Ware and released as a single in 1973 by Motown R&B group The Miracles, issued on that label's Tamla Records subsidiary. It was the first single release from the group's upcoming album, \"Do It Baby\", which was released the following year. The second single release by the group featuring new lead singer Billy Griffin, who had replaced the group's original lead singer Bill \"Smokey\" Robinson, the song was written by Motown staff songwriter Leon Ware, who, up until this point, had written and", "title": "Give Me Just Another Day" }, { "docid": "1882762", "text": "you're beautiful.\" After Riperton died, several artists contributed vocals to tracks she had recorded before her death, to help compile Richard Rudolph's final tribute to his wife, \"Love Lives Forever\". Included, among others, were Peabo Bryson, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder. Riperton's last single, \"Give Me Time,\" was released in 1980. Richard Rudolph wrote the song, \"Now That I Have You\" for her, but she never got the chance to record it; he gave the song to Teena Marie, who recorded it (and co-produced it with Rudolph) on Marie's second LP, \"Lady T\". Finally, in 1981, Capitol Records released \"The", "title": "Minnie Riperton" }, { "docid": "9636828", "text": "Rajamani, Navaneethakrishnan and Kamal Kumar. Some of T. N. Ramachandran's works include: T. N. Ramachandran T.N. Ramachandran (1901–1973) was an Indian art historian, artist, archaeologist and a Sanskrit scholar, specialising in the study and exposition of various aspects of Indian art. He was born to Narayanan (who performed yaga and is a Sanskrit scholar) & Visalakshi (an able administrator). He was the author of several monographs, and was the Director General of Archaeology In India. He conducted research and wrote extensively on various subjects during his tenure as Curator of Archaeology at the National Museum, New Delhi. Sporadic research by", "title": "T. N. Ramachandran" }, { "docid": "20623543", "text": "the LGBT flag has all the colors of the rainbow, so do the crayons she mentions in her song. In the first verse, she asserts her stance and stands with the queer community, saying, \"Love is love, who give a fuck?\"\" \"XXL\" wrote that the \"LGBTQ-advocating track that showcases her chameleon-like ability to adapt to any beat she touches—this one pulls from reggaeton with its club-ready drums and spurts of pungent horns.\" Jazz Scott from \"Tiny Mix Tapes\" noted it as \"fractured dancehall\" and \"MTV\" dubbed it as a \"pro-LGBT rights anthem.\" \"Pitchfork\" wrote that \"As isolated horn blasts erupt,", "title": "Crayons (cupcakKe song)" }, { "docid": "19850442", "text": "surfaces in the yard. Reviewing the clip, \"Vibe\" staff wrote that the singer \"envisioned a journey of hope and faith between two conjoined souls in the visual experience.\" Never Give Up (Sia song) \"Never Give Up\" is a song recorded by Sia, from the soundtrack of the Garth Davis-directed film, \"Lion\". Written by Sia and its producer Greg Kurstin, it was released on 18 November 2016. The critical reception for the song was positive, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written For Visual Media. Jon Blistein from \"Rolling Stone\" called it an \"inspirational anthem.\" Sam", "title": "Never Give Up (Sia song)" }, { "docid": "20867570", "text": "continuum.\" \"EDM Sauce's\" Selbe Dittman wrote that the song \"showed even more diversity as an artist and DJ\", noting that it is more chill but not as \"bassy and glitchy\" compared to 1788-L's previous tracks. Katie Stone of \"EDM.com\" described the song as \"definitely have a different sound to them then some of the other 1788-L singles we've heard.\" Sentience (EP) Sentience (stylised as S E N T I E N C E) is the debut extended play by electronic music producer 1788-L. It was released by Canadian record label Deadbeats on August 24, 2018. Four songs were released with", "title": "Sentience (EP)" }, { "docid": "17656195", "text": "\"#willpower\" (2013). will.i.am later appeared as a songwriter and producer on the track \"Do My Thang\" for Cyrus' fourth studio album, \"Bangerz\" (2013). Lewis Corner of \"Digital Spy\" gave the song a moderate review stating: \"The final result may be devoid of any musical credibility, but it's annoyingly catchy - and much like will.i.am's strange anti-carb diet shoutout, we've got a feeling this is going to be just as hard to give up in 2014.\" \"Spin\" wrote the song features \"bleepy, stripped-bare production from ratchet-music man of the hour DJ Mustard\". James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review felt that", "title": "Feelin' Myself (will.i.am song)" }, { "docid": "2726366", "text": "or “who will do”, also serving as a non-past infinitive. The corresponding conjugation is, for the perfective, first person singular \"hutta-k-k\", second person singular \"hutta-k-t\", third person singular \"hutta-k-r\", third person plural \"hutta-k-p\"; and for the imperfective, 1st person singular \"hutta-n-k\", 2nd person singular \"hutta-n-t\", 3rd person singular \"hutta-n-r\", 3rd person plural \"hutta-n-p\". In Achaemenid Elamite, the Conjugation 2 endings are somewhat changed: 1st person singular \"hutta-k-ut\", 2nd person singular \"hutta-k-t\", 3rd person singular \"hutta-k\" (hardly ever attested in predicative use), 3rd person plural \"hutta-p\". There is also a periphrastic construction with an auxiliary verb \"ma-\" following either Conjugation II", "title": "Elamite language" }, { "docid": "17441528", "text": "\"middle finger to the sky\" to \"let 'em know that she's still rock and roll,\" promising \"she’ll never cover up her tattoo and revealing that she prefers her jeans ripped.\" \"I don't care if I'm a misfit, I like it better than the hipster bulls**t,\" she admits on the opening of the song, over bouncy, cheerleader-esque stomps. In the chorus, Lavigne declares, \"When it’s you and me, we don’t need no one to tell us who to be / We keep turning up the radio / When it’s you and I, just put up our middle finger to the sky", "title": "Rock n Roll (Avril Lavigne song)" }, { "docid": "8975014", "text": "album features guest performances by 2Pac, E-40, Luniz, D'wayne Wiggins, T-Boz, and Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green. Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, \"Let's Ride\". A second single, \"Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?\", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc, and is dedicated to the memory of Tupac Shakur. In the song N—-s Done Changed’ Feat. Tupac, 2Pac predicts his own death by saying “I been shot and murdered, can tell you how it happened, word for word / But best believe n—-s gonna get what they deserve.” The", "title": "Seasoned Veteran" }, { "docid": "11499684", "text": "Give the World a Smile “Give the World a Smile” was the theme song for the Stamps Quartet, and probably the first Southern gospel song to become a “gold record.” According to Otis Deaton, in November 1924, he and M. L. Yandell were students at the Stamps School of Music in Jacksonville, Texas. Yandell wrote a tune and asked James Rowe if he would write words for it. Rowe was not able to come up with suitable words, so Yandell asked Deaton, and Deaton wrote lyrics called “Keep the Song Wave Rolling On,” but when they showed this song to", "title": "Give the World a Smile" }, { "docid": "5656423", "text": "in the charts. In 1994, \"Set You Free\" was re-released achieving a higher chart position of No. 39. N-Trance's next single was a eurodance song called \"Turn Up the Power\" which featured vocals from Rachel McFarlane, of Loveland, and a rap by T-1K. This song was a fairly big hit, getting to No. 23. After a few years of performing live over the UK, N-Trance's popularity and the reception towards \"Set You Free\" had increased significantly. The record was in popular demand, and after a third release of the song in 1995, the single became a huge hit, being played", "title": "N-Trance" }, { "docid": "18740223", "text": "Loganathan, V. T. Rajagopalan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Leela, Radha Jayalakshmi, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, T. V. Rathinam, A. P. Komala & K. Abhayam. The song \"Kanngalin Vennilave\" by starring T. R. Mahalingam and P. Bhanumathi is the only duet song by the duo still very popular. Manimekalai (1959 film) Manimekalai (P. Bhanumathi), the daughter of Madhavi (Sandhya) and Kovalan, grows up to a beautiful woman. Since her grandmother Chitrapathi (T. V. Kumudhini) and mother Madhavi are renowned courtesans, Manimekalai too learns from them and is accomplished in music and dance. While Madhavi is deeply disturbed by Kovalan's cruel death and", "title": "Manimekalai (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "3417850", "text": "to compare the iterated homologies formula_105 and formula_106. We will do this by filtering our double complex in two different ways. Here are our filtrations: To get a spectral sequence, we will reduce to the previous example. We define the \"total complex\" \"T\"(\"C\") to be the complex whose \"n\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>th term is formula_109 and whose differential is \"d \" + \"d \". This is a complex because \"d \" and \"d \" are anticommuting differentials. The two filtrations on \"C\" give two filtrations on the total complex: To show that these spectral sequences give information about the iterated homologies, we will", "title": "Spectral sequence" }, { "docid": "19462935", "text": "the lovers (P. U. Chinnappa and T. R. Rajakumari) together. The comic relief was provided as usual by N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram and T. S. Durairaj. In one comic song, N. S. Krishnan plays a female role, while Mathuram plays Krishnan. A little fact about the history of Madras City - The film was released during the height of the Second World War, when soldiers were milling around the city on motor bikes, heavy army trucks and cars. To attract them, the producers came up with an innovative posters, A first of its kind a horizontal strip which", "title": "Kubera Kuchela" }, { "docid": "12508627", "text": "was released on October 12 and can be viewed on T-Pain's YouTube account. The video features a cameo from DJ Khaled and Sophia Fresh. The song was mashed up with The Pains of Being Pure At Heart by The Hood Internet. A remix of the song which featured R. Kelly was leaked on the Internet. There is also a remix by S.U.C. It is featured on Swishahouse mixtape \"Final Chapter 8\". In the U.S., \"Chopped 'n' Skrewed\" was certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of over 500,000 singles. Chopped 'n' Skrewed \"Chopped 'n' Skrewed\" is the second single released", "title": "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" }, { "docid": "18832017", "text": "tra escca iomlan einigh & uaisle an Tuaisceirt, fer bá mó grenn, & gaiscceadh, fer bá ferr ionnsaicchidh & anadh, fer rob ferr smacht, reacht, & riaghail baí i n-Erinn ina aimsir do Gaoidhealaibh, ar ní déntaoí do choimhéd i t-Tir Chonaill ré a linn acht iadhadh dorais na gaoithe nama, fer bá ferr do chiond ecclaisi, & eiccsi, fer ro thiodhlaic almsana aidhble i n-onóir an choimdhe na n-dul, fer las ro turccbhadh & las ro cumhdaighedh caislén cétus i n-Dun na n-Gall fó daigh gomadh inneoin fhosaighthi dia clannmaicne ina dheadhaidh, & mainistir bhrathar De obseruantia i t-Tír", "title": "Hugh Roe O'Donnell (died 1505)" }, { "docid": "13121944", "text": "field denoted by \"v\" and the number of electron, \"N\", which together determine a Hamiltonian \"H\", and an initial condition on the wavefunction Ψ(\"t\" = \"t\") = Ψ, the evolution of the wavefunction is determined by the Schrödinger equation At any given time, the \"N\"-electron wavefunction, which depends upon 3\"N\" spatial and \"N\" spin coordinates, determines the electronic density through integration as Two external potentials differing only by an additive time-dependent, spatially independent, function, \"c\"(\"t\"), give rise to wavefunctions differing only by a phase factor exp(-\"ic\"(\"t\")), and therefore the same electronic density. These constructions provide a mapping from an external", "title": "Runge–Gross theorem" }, { "docid": "12534312", "text": "the time of its release: \"Ego was just something I had lying around, and I wanted to release it for a long time. Unfortunately, the time wasn't right. It's been disappointing. I really had hoped it would do well because I really liked it. I wrote the song jointly with Bernie Taupin, and we never thought of it as an autobiography until it came out. It's about the silliness of rock 'n' roll stars, and the video film was supposed to show just how stupid rock 'n' roll can be. It's the grotesque side of rock 'n' roll. And it's", "title": "Ego (Elton John song)" }, { "docid": "5070742", "text": "referenced in the episode. It also features the 2002 song \"Don't Mug Yourself\" by The Streets, indicating the damage to the timeline. Rose believes Pete to be \"a bit of a Del Boy\", referring to the character from 1980s comedy \"Only Fools and Horses\". The 1987 song \"Never Gonna Give You Up\" by Rick Astley and the 1987 The Communards cover of the 1971 song \"Never Can Say Goodbye\" also feature in the episode. According to producer Phil Collinson, showrunner Russell T Davies came up with the concept for \"Father's Day\" at an early stage in the planning of the", "title": "Father's Day (Doctor Who)" }, { "docid": "18622500", "text": "start writing while on the road with Guns N' Roses. The song \"Clots\" described Thal's experience with a bleeding tumor and was the first song written specifically for the album. \"Argentina\" & \"Don’t Know Who To Pray To Anymore\" are songs Thal wrote with intention for collaboration with Guns N' Roses, but ended up using them for his solo album. On April 14, 2015, Billboard.com unveiled a music video for the title track, directed by Gabriella Loutfi. The video is set in 1984 BC and features Bumblefoot as a 'Middle Eastern ruler ultimately undone by future technology'. The direction of", "title": "Little Brother Is Watching" }, { "docid": "17821422", "text": "Give Me Back My Hometown \"Give Me Back My Hometown\" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It was released in January 2014 as the second single from his 2014 album \"The Outsiders\". The song reached number one on the US \"Billboard\" Country Airplay chart in May 2014. It also peaked at number 4 on Hot Country Songs. Church wrote this song with Luke Laird. Matt Bjorke of \"Roughstock\" gave the single 4 out of 5 stars, saying that \"Jay Joyce’s production once again finds musically interesting things to do while Church earnestly sings", "title": "Give Me Back My Hometown" }, { "docid": "20463764", "text": "Anbu Magan Anbu Magan () is a 1961 Indian, Tamil language film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film featured A. Nageswara Rao and Savithri in the lead roles. The list is adapted from the film's Song book. The film was produced by T. V. S. Raju under the banner \"Pragathi Art Productions\" and was directed by T. Prakash Rao. Murasoli Maran wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Kamal Ghosh was in charge of cinematography while the editing was done by N. M. Shankar. Audiography was done by A. Krishnan. Kaladhar was the Art Director. The film was shot and processed", "title": "Anbu Magan" }, { "docid": "20208212", "text": "was shot and processed at Film Centre, Madras. Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by S. D. S. Yogi, Kambadasan, Adhimoolam, Kavi Lakshmanadas and Clown Sundaram. A song by Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai was included in the film. Singers are N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram while the Playback singers are T. V. Rathinam, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, S. V. Venkatraman and K. Rani \"The Indian Express\" wrote, \"Situations in the story are so marshalled as to preserve the concept of the poetic justice and such it is bound to fare well as", "title": "Nannambikkai" }, { "docid": "19971771", "text": "music directors - T. A. Kalyanam, S. V. Venkatraman and T. R. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram and Kannadasan. Probably T. R. Ramanathan handled the background music as his name does not appear in the credits for songs. The following list of songs are adapted from the book authored by K. Neelamegam. Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2011 that the film was remembered for its storyline, music, song, dances and the remarkable performance of artistes like Sahasranamam, Lalitha, Padmini, D. Balasubramaniam and \"Kaka\" Radhakrishnan. Singari Singari is a 1951", "title": "Singari" }, { "docid": "4633439", "text": "we save it. If we are ever asked to compute it again, we simply give the saved answer, and do not recompute it. Since there are about \"n\"/2 different subsequences, where \"n\" is the number of matrices, the space required to do this is reasonable. It can be shown that this simple trick brings the runtime down to O(\"n\") from O(2), which is more than efficient enough for real applications. This is top-down dynamic programming. The following bottom-up approach computes, for each 2 ≤ \"k\" ≤ n, the minimum costs of all subsequences of length \"k\" using the costs of", "title": "Matrix chain multiplication" }, { "docid": "11382764", "text": "who had moved to India. He said that after breaking up with her, writing \"What Do You Want\" helped him \"climb out of the funk\". The song features acoustic guitar, percussion and an organ. Niemann wrote it with Richie Brown and Rachel Bradshaw, the daughter of National Football League quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who also sings a backing vocal on it. Karlie Justus of \"Engine 145\" gave the song a \"thumbs up\" in her review. She said that the song \"relies on emotion over production\" and thought that the lyrics and production had \"oddly comforting repetition\". Matt Bjorke of \"Roughstock\" rated", "title": "What Do You Want" }, { "docid": "4878218", "text": "critic Robert Christgau commented on the obscene content of the lyric \"So come on and give it to me / Any way you can / Any way you want to do it / I'll take it like a man\". Christgau wrote in a review at the time that Basil \"was the only woman ever to offer to take it up the ass on Top 40 radio.\" The single scored number one on the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 for one week and number two in the UK Singles Chart. The song was Basil's only Top 40 success. It was named #5", "title": "Mickey (song)" }, { "docid": "8109308", "text": "with the rapper. DJ Premier of Gang Starr produced the song even though he was hesitant to do so at first. According to Borland, the band wanted to record \"a track that was straight hip-hop\". The song was originally titled \"Shut the Fuck Up\", but was retitled \"N 2 Gether Now\" for marketing purposes. The Radio Edit version of the song, which was also used for the music video, used sound effects from the Williams Electronics video game Defender as censoring sounds. N 2 Gether Now \"N 2 Gether Now\" is a hip hop song by the American band Limp", "title": "N 2 Gether Now" }, { "docid": "15910725", "text": "Samuel N. Mitchell Samuel N. Mitchell (1846–1905) was an American song lyricist and newspaperman who wrote lyrics for a number of popular songs in the 1870s. Mitchell wrote lyrics for many hundreds of songs, and collaborated with a number of composers. One of his most popular songs during his life was \"Just Touch the Harp Gently, My Pretty Louise\", first published in 1870. An 1890 profile of Mitchell in the \"Boston Globe\" reported that an astounding (and surely exaggerated) four million copies of the song had been sold. Mitchell claimed to never have received any payment for the song, however,", "title": "Samuel N. Mitchell" }, { "docid": "11643430", "text": "N. T. Rama Rao filmography The filmography of N T Rama Rao from 1949 to 1994 in which he is credited as actor, writer, director and producer. Popularly known as NTR, Rao was a star of Telugu language cinema, based in Andhra Pradesh, India. N. T. Rama Rao directed 16 films and additionally wrote the story and screenplay too. Besides he also served uncredited as art director, costumes designer, production manager, production designer, in most of the films he was involved. N. T. Rama Rao started his own production company called 'National Art Theatre' in 1953 along with his brother", "title": "N. T. Rama Rao filmography" }, { "docid": "17398295", "text": "third album, \"Who am I kidding,\" published in 2008. Barak wrote many of the lyrics as well as scripts for many of the music videos. Barak wrote number of other artists songs, most of Bloch's melodies. Among other things, he wrote the opening songs of the TV shows: \"Michaela\" (\"Fly\"), \"Our Song\" (\"Soon\"), \"pajamas\" (\"pajama party\" with Ilan Rosenfeld), \"Pick Up \"(\"Far Away\"),\"Danny Hollywood\"(\" Everything you dreamed of\") and for \"On the fingertips\" (\"I do not know\"). Feldman also wrote the song for Bloch tune \"After All\" from the album of Ninet Tayeb \"barefoot\", and the title song of the", "title": "Barak Feldman" }, { "docid": "19871183", "text": "composed by C. S. Jayaraman and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar, Bhoomi Palakadas and K. P. Kamakshi. Singers are N. C. Vasanthakokilam, A. L. Raghavan & K. S. Angamuthu. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, S. S. Mani Bhagavathar, P. Leela, K. V. Janaki, T. V. Rathinam & T. R. Bhagirathi. The song \"Navaneetha Kannaney…\" sung by N. C. Vasanthakokilam was a hit. The music for this song was scored by C. S. Jayaraman and the lyrics were written by K. P. Kamakshi. Another group song \"Ennadi Anniyayum Idhu…", "title": "Krishna Vijayam" }, { "docid": "17594996", "text": "On May 14, 2015, \"Up Down\" was certified Platinum by the RIAA despite not hitting top 40 at the height of its popularity. On September 9, 2013, T-Pain released the lyric video to the song. As the song plays, a number of strippers show off their assets and their dance moves. As they dance the lyrics flash across the screen in \"neon, fitting, form, giving off a club like feel.\" On November 19, 2013, T-Pain released the music video for \"Up Down (Do This All Day)\". The G Visuals-directed video follows the average rachet backyard party. It has been described", "title": "Up Down (Do This All Day)" }, { "docid": "11670652", "text": "couple of songs. Vadivelu evokes laughter at places. Thanikala Bharani, a Tollywood comedian is introduced as villain in the movie. Kanal Kannan's stunts, Y N Murali's cinematography and V T Vijayan's editing add strength to the film.\". \"Sify\" wrote, \"It is an out and out Sarath Kumar film as he dominates the film till the end. In action scenes he flexes his muscles and fights with a new villain Jasper (who is 165 kg!), and looks awesome. Laila has nothing much to do other than speak in her shrieky dubbed voice and sing duets with the hero. New girl Pranathi", "title": "Gambeeram" }, { "docid": "9453060", "text": "that he pleaded not to have marked on his gravestone – who had spent so many long hours collecting in the field. He was buried in Hallan Cemetery, South Uist, an island that not only claimed him but one that he claimed to be his own. His brother, Sorley MacLean, wrote a moving elegy typifying for many the great loss felt at his death: Tha iomadh duine bochd an Albainn dhan tug thu togail agus cliù; ’s ann a thog thu ’n t-iriosail a chuir ar linn air chùl. Thug iad dhutsa barrachd na bheireadh iad do chàch on thug", "title": "Calum Maclean" }, { "docid": "16391276", "text": "September 28, 1996. The B side of the single is \"Lock You Up N' Love Fa Days,\" which was previously unreleased and also written and produced by Musze. \"Music & Media\" wrote about the song: \"It won't take long for the world to discover the Next Big Thing In Soul Music. Maxwell is quickly capturing hearts all over the world. He even got TAFKAP to do the sound of his recent Paris show. He oozes charisma and he has the musical clout to back it up. He glides his way through this mid-tempo smoothie with a delicious deep bass and", "title": "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" }, { "docid": "13172385", "text": "Schajris (as a solo performer). \"Aquí Estoy Yo\" was released on October 13, 2008 as the second single from \"Palabras del Silencio\", the seventh studio album recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi. This song is the follow-up to \"No Me Doy por Vencido\" and was written by Fonsi in 2008, according to an interview on the Mexican newspaper \"El Universal\": \"I wrote it six years ago to four male voices and in all these years, I never knew what to do with the song, I thought maybe give it to some group, but as I loved it so much,", "title": "Aquí Estoy Yo" }, { "docid": "18739507", "text": "into that crazy appetite. You gotta shake it up, you gotta hold it down, you gotta do all the things that make you smile.\" Josep Vinaixa of Ultimate Music described \"Smile\" as \"a cute pop production\". Jessica Morris of Fdrmx.com gave the song 4.2 stars out of five and wrote that Im \"delivers a high-energy performance that will put a smile on your face and give you that extra 'oomph' in the day. While it's not hugely climatic, 'Smile' is a fun diddy that puts other bubble-gum pop to shame with Im's superb talent.\" Thomasbleach.com called it an \"infectious pop", "title": "Smile (Dami Im song)" }, { "docid": "13877968", "text": "Thiramala Thiramala (Malayalam: തിരമാല) is a 1953 Malayalam film directed by Vimal Kumar and P.R.S. Pillai, starring Sathyan, Kumari Thankam and Thomas Burleigh. The film has a significant place in the history of Malayalam cinema. Renowned filmmaker Ramu Kariat worked as an assistant director in this film. Noted Hindustani vocalist Lakshmi Shankar recorded a song for this film. The film was screened in various territories of the Kerala state with a different climax, a highly unique way in those days. The film was based on a short story \"Sholey\" written by T. N. Gopinathan Nair who also wrote the script", "title": "Thiramala" }, { "docid": "16954910", "text": "man hath found his faith made way,<br> To Heaven before his workes still day by day,<br> Now follow him such grace doth mercyi give,<br> As who lives well to die dyes well to live.<br> \"Nascendo (c?) mori(t)ur, morie(n)do renascimur\"\".<br> \"Ye poore she often would releve,<br> Yet would not wastfull be,<br> Her death a paterne was to die,<br> Her life was good likewise,<br> Her life & death assuer her friends,<br> That she to joy shall ryse.<br> \"Vixi in freto, morior in portu\"\".<br> \"A modest matron here doth lye,<br> A myrror of her kinde,<br> Her husband & her childrens good,<br> Her lyke", "title": "Manor of Holcombe Rogus" }, { "docid": "17375226", "text": "I Give You My Heart (Hillsong song) \"I Give You My Heart\" (sometimes called \"Lord, I Give You My Heart\" or \"This is My Desire\") is a 1995 song by Reuben Morgan, who wrote both the music and the lyrics. The lyrics are about giving God the entirety of oneself. The song is widely used in congregational singing, particularly within evangelicalism. \"I Give You My Heart\" is a devotional song and is part of the contemporary worship music genre. The song is also a slow soft rock ballad. Among Christian songs, \"I Give You My Heart\" is one of the", "title": "I Give You My Heart (Hillsong song)" }, { "docid": "2830291", "text": "it. Rita and Jim were up there in the guest house and invited me to join in on writing this song with them called 'Time.' ... Her sister Priscilla wound up recording it with Booker T. Jones. ... Jim took the melody from Rita's song and didn't give her credit for writing it. Her boyfriend ripped her off.\" \"Time\" ended up on the album \"Chronicles\" by Booker T. and Priscilla Jones which was released in 1973. Whitlock's story was echoed by Coolidge herself in her 2016 autobiography. The claim is also substantiated in Graham Nash's 2014 autobiography 'Wild Tales'. \"Layla's\"", "title": "Layla" }, { "docid": "20926294", "text": "Limitless (Jennifer Lopez song) \"Limitless\" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for the soundtrack of her upcoming romantic comedy film, \"Second Act\" (2018). It was released as a single on November 16, 2018. The video was released on YouTube on December 20, 2018. \"Limitless\" is a power ballad produced by Jesse Shatkin, who co-wrote the song with Sia. Over a piano, Lopez sings about perseverance, stating in the chorus: \"I'd given up on the saying ‘I’ll never give up’/ But look at me now/ Yeah, look at me, I'm limitless.\" Lopez debuted the song with a performance", "title": "Limitless (Jennifer Lopez song)" }, { "docid": "10105673", "text": "the extremal function for \"H\" is at least as large as the number of edges in \"T\"(\"n\",\"r\" − 1), and at most equal to the extremal function for \"K\"(\"t\"); that is, For bipartite graphs \"H\", however, the theorem does not give a tight bound on the extremal function. It is known that, when \"H\" is bipartite, ex(\"n\"; \"H\") = \"o\"(\"n\"), and for general bipartite graphs little more is known. See Zarankiewicz problem for more on the extremal functions of bipartite graphs. Several versions of the theorem have been proved that more precisely characterise the relation of \"n\", \"r\", \"t\" and", "title": "Erdős–Stone theorem" }, { "docid": "12727771", "text": "had Nagesh himself in the title role, along with Major Sundarrajan and S. N. Lakshmi who reprised their roles in the film. After watching the play, actor S. V. Ranga Rao said, \"If Sundarrajan continues to do ‘father’ roles, he will give me a run for my money\", and Krishnan–Panju said, \"If this play is ever made into a film, then Sundarrajan must play the father’s role.\" Balachander recalled in 2009 that when he wrote \"Server Sundaram\" with Nagesh in mind, he suffered anxious moments: \"I was convinced of the story, but there was a risk in promoting Nagesh, but", "title": "Server Sundaram" }, { "docid": "9150829", "text": "the 2007 Contest by Olivia Lewis with \"Vertigo\". I Do (Fabrizio Faniello song) \"I Do\" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Fabrizio Faniello. The song is an up-tempo number, in which Faniello tells his lover that \"I love you like a fool\", despite the fact that their relationship has ostensibly ended. He tells her that \"I won't give you up, I'll never stop\" and that he is \"Waiting for the day when I hear you say/Our love is here to stay\". The video plays up this angle further, as it features a", "title": "I Do (Fabrizio Faniello song)" }, { "docid": "9150826", "text": "I Do (Fabrizio Faniello song) \"I Do\" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Fabrizio Faniello. The song is an up-tempo number, in which Faniello tells his lover that \"I love you like a fool\", despite the fact that their relationship has ostensibly ended. He tells her that \"I won't give you up, I'll never stop\" and that he is \"Waiting for the day when I hear you say/Our love is here to stay\". The video plays up this angle further, as it features a split-screen story in which Faniello and his former", "title": "I Do (Fabrizio Faniello song)" }, { "docid": "9976742", "text": "and everything just to do this song,'\" she told Robinson in recounting their collaboration on \"Dark Moon\" to Wayne Jancik in The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders. \"I knew it was up for grabs and somebody was gonna get it. I got it, but he took me at my word, and I really did give up my royalties. It was one of the hardest things I ever put together. Ned [Miller] wrote it, but we tried in maybe five or six different ways in different studios before it came out right.\" The final version consisted of just two guitars and", "title": "Bonnie Guitar" }, { "docid": "5191471", "text": "two classes – the Germanic weak and strong groups – although historically some verbs have moved between these groups. There are also a few anomalous cases: the verbs \"be\" and \"go\", which demonstrate suppletion; the verb \"do\"; and the defective modal verbs. A large number of the irregular verbs derive from Germanic strong verbs, which display the vowel shift called ablaut, and do not add an ending such as \"-ed\" or \"-t\" for the past forms. These sometimes retain past participles with the ending \"-[e]n\", as in \"give–gave–given\" and \"ride–rode–ridden\", but in other cases this ending has been dropped, as", "title": "English irregular verbs" }, { "docid": "12508625", "text": "Chopped 'n' Skrewed \"Chopped 'n' Skrewed\" is the second single released from R&B singer-songwriter T-Pain's third album, \"Thr33 Ringz\". The song features American rapper Ludacris. It was first released on the Canadian iTunes on September 22, 2008, the same day the song was also added to T-Pain's MySpace. It was released in the US on iTunes on September 30. The song has a futuristic beat and creates different scenarios about men being misled and blown off by women. The title and style of the song refers to the chopped and screwed genre of music. It also features the autotune feature", "title": "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" }, { "docid": "6339442", "text": "\"Sure 'Nuff 'n' Yes I Do\" (1967) as an influence. Phipps played a drum kit consisting of buckets and trays. \"Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her\" marked another seaside-themed song. It germinated from a piano riff found during the 1981 sessions for \"English Settlement\" and later composed on the band's Mellotron using only three fingers. Partridge commented on its unusual \"dream\"-like structure and recalled having the 1971 Joe Cocker song \"Marjorine\" in mind when he wrote it. He said that his lyrics to \"Seagulls\" were likely about Roy Lichenstein's then-girlfriend Erica Wexler, who would later become Partridge's wife. Partridge met", "title": "The Big Express" }, { "docid": "11643431", "text": "N. Trivikrama Rao and produced several films. Later, NTR changed his company's name to 'Ramakrishna - NAT Combine' in 1966. Later he constructed Ramakrishna Studios which produced several films. N. T. Rama Rao filmography The filmography of N T Rama Rao from 1949 to 1994 in which he is credited as actor, writer, director and producer. Popularly known as NTR, Rao was a star of Telugu language cinema, based in Andhra Pradesh, India. N. T. Rama Rao directed 16 films and additionally wrote the story and screenplay too. Besides he also served uncredited as art director, costumes designer, production manager,", "title": "N. T. Rama Rao filmography" }, { "docid": "18860599", "text": "Gitty Up (song) \"Gitty Up\" is a 1998 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the second single taken from their fifth studio album \"Brand New\". The song contains an interpolation of \"Give It to Me Baby\" by Rick James. A1. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A2. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A3. \"Gitty Up\" <br> A4. \"Gitty Up\" <br> B1. \"Gitty Up\" <br> B2. \"Gitty Up\" <br> B3. \"Gitty Up\" In 1999, \"Gitty Up\" was remixed by Robert Jazayeri and Sean Mathers and re-released under the title \"The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up\". It samples \"Another", "title": "Gitty Up (song)" }, { "docid": "18152433", "text": "not fully complete.\" Thus it made Thaman re enter the film as the Music Director since Santosh and Anoop failed to be on the same page. In December 2013, reports emerged that the song \"Attamadugu Vaagulona Atta Kodako\" from the 1981 blockbuster film \"Kondaveeti Simham\" starring N. T. Rama Rao and Sridevi was said to be remixed in this film and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Samantha Ruth Prabhu would star in it. In mid-February 2014, reports emerged that N. T. Rama Rao Jr. would sing a song in this film thus turning a singer again after singing in", "title": "Rabhasa (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "6614966", "text": ":= N D := D « n -- R and D need twice the word width of N and Q for i := n − 1 .. 0 do -- For example 31..0 for 32 bits end -- Where: N = Numerator, D = Denominator, n = #bits, R = Partial remainder, q(i) = bit #i of quotient The above restoring division algorithm can avoid the restoring step by saving the shifted value 2\"R\" before the subtraction in an additional register \"T\" (i.e., \"T\" = \"R\" « 1) and copying register \"T\" to \"R\" when the result of the subtraction", "title": "Division algorithm" }, { "docid": "2426561", "text": "in the womb\". The speaker of the House of Commons forced him to apologise for the comment. In 2008 the \"New Statesman\" accused him of improper conduct in his connection with the company Turner & Newall (T&N), which was based in his constituency, and was once the world's largest manufacturer of materials using asbestos. In the summer recess of 1981, Smith wrote to Sydney Marks, head of personnel at T&N, informing him that EEC regulations were coming up for debate in the next parliamentary session. A House of Commons speech he delivered was almost identical to one prepared for him", "title": "Cyril Smith" } ]

[ "Katheryn Winnick" ]

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[ { "docid": "18823164", "text": "The Dark Tower (2017 film) The Dark Tower is a 2017 American dark science fantasy western action film directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel. A continuation of Stephen King's novel series of the same name, the film stars Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the Dark Tower—a mythical structure which supports all realities—while Matthew McConaughey plays his nemesis, Walter Padick / the Man in Black and Tom Taylor stars as Jake Chambers, a New York boy who becomes Roland's apprentice. Intended to launch a film and television franchise, the first installment combines elements from", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "2443242", "text": "Jake discover that Tower owns the vacant lot that houses the rose that is the physical manifestation of the Dark Tower previously encountered by Jake in \"The Waste Lands\". Jake and Eddie also discover that Enrico Balazar, the crime boss that appeared in \"\", is attempting to coerce Tower into selling the lot to the mysterious Sombra Corporation. If this happens, the rose (and the Dark Tower itself) will be destroyed. Soon after, the ka-tet discover that they are being followed by citizens of the farming village of Calla Bryn Sturgis, as well as Father Callahan, who was originally introduced", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "740807", "text": "The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands The Waste Lands (subtitled \"Redemption\") is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the third book of \"The Dark Tower\" series. The original limited edition hardcover featuring full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron was published in 1991 by Grant. The book was reissued in 2003 to coincide with the publication of \"\". The book derives its title from the T. S. Eliot 1922 poem \"The Waste Land\", several lines of which are reprinted in the opening pages. In addition, the two main sections of the book (\"Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust\"", "title": "The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands" }, { "docid": "2443241", "text": "Both excerpts were incorporated in revised form into the novel. \"Wolves of the Calla\" was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2004. After escaping the alternate Topeka and the evil wizard Walter O'Dim and , Roland's ka-tet begin to sense they are being followed in their travels. During this time, Eddie Dean and Jake Chambers are sent to New York, 1977, via a dream-state called todash. There they encounter Calvin Tower, a bookstore owner who gave Jake a book in \"\" that proved integral to the quest for the Dark Tower. While in todash, Eddie and", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "12816053", "text": "the Man in Black.\" After sacrificing Jake in the mountain, Roland makes his way down to speak to the man in black. The man reads Roland's fate from a pack of Tarot cards, including \"the sailor\" (Jake), \"the prisoner\" (Eddie Dean) \"the lady of shadows\" (Susannah Dean), \"death\" (but not for Roland), and the Tower itself, as the center of everything. The man in black states that he is merely a pawn of Roland's true enemy, the one who now controls the Dark Tower itself. Roland attacks the man in black, who retaliates by knocking Roland out with an incantation.", "title": "The Gunslinger and the Dark Man" }, { "docid": "3820325", "text": "Roland and Jake pause to mourn and then jump to Maine of 1999 along with Oy, in order to save the life of Stephen King (whom he writes to be an omniscient secondary character in the book); the ka-tet have come to believe that the success of their quest depends on King surviving to write about it through his books. They discover King about to be hit by a van. Jake pushes King out of the way but Jake is killed in the process. Roland, heartbroken with the loss of the person he considers his true son, buries Jake and", "title": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" }, { "docid": "3820321", "text": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower The Dark Tower is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the seventh book and final book in his \"Dark Tower\" series. It was published by Grant on September 21, 2004 (King's birthday), and illustrated by Michael Whelan. It has four subtitles: REPRODUCTION, REVELATION, REDEMPTION, and RESUMPTION – all but the second of these having been used as subtitles for previous novels in the series. Beginning where book six left off, Jake Chambers and Father Callahan battle the evil infestation within the Dixie Pig, a vampire lounge in New York City featuring", "title": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" }, { "docid": "18823171", "text": "a machine that will use Jake to destroy the Tower. Jake uses his psychic powers to alert Roland to the portal code he needs and Roland battles his way through Walter's henchmen and reopens the portal to which Jake forces to stay open. Walter is forced to return to New York to fight Roland and wounds him. After Jake reminds him of the Gunslinger’s Creed Roland recovers, kills Walter with a trick shot after a brief fight and finally destroys the machine thus saving the Tower, Jake and the other children. Afterwards, Roland says that he must return to his", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "3820329", "text": "Roland crying out the names of his loved ones and fallen comrades as he had vowed to do. The door of the Dark Tower closes shut as Patrick watches from a distance. The story then shifts to Susannah coming through the magic door to an alternate 1980s New York, where Gary Hart is president. Susannah throws away Roland's gun (which does not function on this side of the door), rejecting the life of a gunslinger, and starts a new life with alternate versions of Eddie and Jake, who in this world are brothers with the surname Toren. They have only", "title": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" }, { "docid": "8408867", "text": "The song has been used as the background promotional music for the 2014 and 2015 TCS New York City Marathons. Stephen King uses the song as the title to a chapter in \"\", book V of his dark fantasy \"The Dark Tower\" series, where the characters Jake Chambers and Eddie Dean briefly return to New York City by means of magical muffinballs, and the characters also allude to the song in free indirect speech. As Jake was \"drawn\" into the world of the \"Dark Tower\" from the NYC of 1977, he is most likely referring to the Hello version. The", "title": "New York Groove" }, { "docid": "17291534", "text": "they reconcile. A few months later, Jess goes into labor, and gives birth to a baby boy she decides to name Jake, after her father, who passed away some time ago. Sara promises to help her take care of Jake. The Oklahoma Gazette panned the movie overall, while DVD Verdict gave a more positive review for \"Sex and the Single Mom\", saying it was \"quite entertaining, well acted, and well made, save for certain unnecessary plot developments\". A sequel to \"Sex and the Single Mom\", entitled More Sex and the Single Mom, was released in 2005 with O'Grady reprising her", "title": "Sex and the Single Mom" }, { "docid": "18823167", "text": "in New York City, a group of workers from an alleged psychiatric facility offer to rehabilitate Jake; recognizing them from his visions as monsters wearing human skin, he flees from the workers who give chase. Jake tracks down an abandoned house from one of his visions where he discovers a high-tech portal that leads to a post-apocalyptic world called Mid-World. In Mid-World Jake encounters the last Gunslinger Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), who has emerged in his visions. It is revealed that Roland is pursuing Walter Padick, the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) who had also appeared in Jake’s dreams across", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "3350163", "text": "or mothers. While in New York, Jake and Callahan also hide Black Thirteen in a locker in the World Trade Center. It is implied in the text that Black Thirteen will be destroyed or forever buried when the towers fall in the September 11, 2001 attacks. While Susannah-Mia, Jake, and Callahan are in New York, Roland and Eddie Dean are sent by the magic doorway to Maine in 1977, with the goal of securing the ownership of a vacant lot in New York from its current owner, a man named Calvin Tower (who first appears in \"\" as the proprietor", "title": "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" }, { "docid": "2443240", "text": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Wolves of the Calla is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the fifth book in his \"The Dark Tower\" series. This book continues the story of Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, Jake Chambers, and Oy as they make their way toward the Dark Tower. The subtitle of this novel is \"Resistance\". Prior to the novel's publication, two excerpts were published: \"Calla Bryn Sturgis\" was published in 2001 on Stephen King's official site, and \"The Tale of Gray Dick\" was published in 2003 in \"McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales\".", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "740582", "text": "tunnels within the mountain, traveling on an old railway handcar. They are attacked by \"Slow Mutants,\" monstrous subterranean creatures. At the tunnel's exit, as the track on which they are traveling begins to break, Roland decides to let Jake fall into an abyss, and continue his quest. After sacrificing Jake in the mountain, Roland makes his way down to speak to Walter. He reads Roland's fate from a pack of cards, including \"the sailor,\" \"the prisoner,\" \"the lady of shadows,\" \"death,\" and the Tower itself. Walter states that he is a pawn of Roland's true enemy, the one who now", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "19385195", "text": "won the role of Jake Chambers in March 2016, after a worldwide casting. He is set to reprise the role in a TV series based on the of \"The Dark Tower\" book series. Tom Taylor (actor) Tom Taylor (born 16th July 2001) is an English actor, known for his performance as Jake Chambers in \"The Dark Tower\" and Tom Foster in the BBC One hit drama \"Doctor Foster\". Taylor was born in 2001. He is from Barnsley. He stopped attending drama school in 2013 until his former teacher, Mrs Rachel Bell of The Secret Stage School in Camberley, told him", "title": "Tom Taylor (actor)" }, { "docid": "18823169", "text": "his minion Sayre that Jake has \"pure Shine\", i.e. enough psychic potential to destroy the Tower single-handedly. He then kills Jake's stepfather, interrogates his mother about his visions and kills her too. Back in Mid-World, the seer determines that the machine is six months away on foot and portal access is restricted to Walter's bases. Jake realizes that Walter has a base in New York that they can use to reach the machine. Suddenly, the Taheen, Walter's minions, attack the village but Roland individually kills each of them. Roland and Jake return to Earth where Jake gets Roland's injuries treated", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "3350169", "text": "sense of dread and neither Jake nor Callahan particularly expects to leave the place alive. The book ends with Jake and Callahan entering with weapons raised and Susannah-Mia about to give birth in Fedic, a town in Thunderclap. As a postscriptum, the reader becomes familiar with the diary of Stephen King the character which encompasses the period from 1977 to 1999. The diary details King's writing of the first four books of the Dark Tower story. It is said that the character, Stephen King, dies on June 19, 1999. The novel was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy", "title": "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" }, { "docid": "18823168", "text": "a desert, seeking to kill him in revenge for the murder of his father, Steven and all the remaining Gunslingers. He explains to Jake that Walter over the decades has been abducting psychic children and is attempting to use their \"shine\" to bring down the Dark Tower, a fabled structure located at the center of the Universe; this will allow beings from the darkness outside to invade and destroy reality. Roland then takes Jake to a village in order to have his visions interpreted by a seer. Learning of Jake's escape and journey to Mid-World, Walter investigates and discovers from", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "18823172", "text": "own world and offers Jake a place by his side as his companion. Jake accepts the offer as he has nowhere else to go and the two go back to Mid-World together. Efforts to adapt \"The Dark Tower\" series for the screen started in 2007, with periodic reports and official announcements. The project was shelved, before the rights were transitioned to a different production company. Development experienced starts and stops with various filmmakers and studios at different times, including Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Lionsgate Entertainment. The adaptation went through three major phases of planning: with J.", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "18823201", "text": "be R-rated, have Roland wearing a hat and include the \"lobstrosities\" from \"\". In an interview with \"ComingSoon.net\", Arcel confirmed that \"The Drawing of the Three\" would form the basis for the sequel, and that Eddie and Susannah would appear alongside Elba, McConaughey, Taylor and Haley reprising their roles as Roland, Walter, Jake and Sayre respectively. The Dark Tower (2017 film) The Dark Tower is a 2017 American dark science fantasy western action film directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel. A continuation of Stephen King's novel series of the same name, the film stars Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, a", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "18823170", "text": "at a hospital and learns the location of Walter's base from a homeless man that had earlier helped him. When Jake returns home to check in on his mother, he finds her charred remains and breaks down in tears. Roland vows to kill Walter \"for both of us\" and comforts Jake by teaching him the Gunslinger's Creed, which he hasn't uttered since his own father’s death, as well as the basics of gun fighting. As Roland re-arms himself at a gun store, he is attacked by Walter who captures Jake and takes him through a portal at his base to", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "740578", "text": "a trap for Roland. Roland meets the leader of the local church who reveals to him that the man in black has impregnated her with a demon. She turns the entire town against Roland; men, women, and children, and Roland is forced to kill every resident of the town. When he awakens the next day, his mule is dead, forcing him to proceed on foot. Roland arrives at an abandoned way station and first encounters Jake Chambers, a young boy. Roland collapses from dehydration, and Jake brings him water. Jake does not know how long he has been at the", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "740573", "text": "vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers who travels with him part of the way. The novel was inspired by Robert Browning's poem \"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came\" (1855), which King read as a sophomore at the University of Maine. King explains that he \"played with the idea of trying a long romantic novel embodying the feel, if not the exact sense, of the Browning poem.\" King started writing this novel in 1970 on a ream of bright green paper that", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "740580", "text": "Jake from an encounter with a succubus and tells him to hold on to the jawbone as a protective charm. Roland couples with the succubus, who is also an oracle, to learn more about his fate and the path to the Dark Tower. In a flashback, it is revealed that Roland was the son of Steven Deschain, a Gunslinger and lord of Gilead; and of the brutal training Roland received at the hand of his teacher, Cort. Roland reveals how he was tricked into demanding to prematurely declare his manhood by dueling with Cort at the age 14, earlier than", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "13018093", "text": "of the Tower syndicate for good. But Jake Tower has one final job for Kori, one chance to secure freedom for herself and her sister, Kenley, even if that means taking it from someone else… The job? Recruit Ian Holt—or kill him. Ian’s ability to manipulate the dark has drawn interest from every syndicate in the world, most notably an invitation from Jake Tower. Though he has no interest in organized crime, Ian accepts the invite, because he’s on a mission of his own. Ian has come to kill Tower’s top Binder: Kori’s little sister. Amid the tangle of lies,", "title": "Rachel Vincent" }, { "docid": "740732", "text": "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the fourth book in \"The Dark Tower\" series, published in 1997. Subtitled \"Regard\", it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel. The novel begins where \"\" ended. After Jake, Eddie, Susannah and Roland fruitlessly riddle Blaine the Mono for several hours, Eddie defeats the mad computer by telling childish jokes. Blaine is unable to handle Eddie's \"illogical\" riddles and short-circuits. The four gunslingers and Oy the billy-bumbler disembark at the Topeka railway station, which to their surprise", "title": "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" }, { "docid": "740740", "text": "illustrations; mass market paperback editions do not feature any. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the fourth book in \"The Dark Tower\" series, published in 1997. Subtitled \"Regard\", it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel. The novel begins where \"\" ended. After Jake, Eddie, Susannah and Roland fruitlessly riddle Blaine the Mono for several hours, Eddie defeats the mad computer by telling childish jokes. Blaine is unable to handle Eddie's \"illogical\" riddles and short-circuits. The four gunslingers and Oy the billy-bumbler disembark", "title": "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" }, { "docid": "740739", "text": "his own mother. Roland, it has been explained time and again, tends to be very bad medicine for his friends and loved ones. Nonetheless, when given the choice, Eddie, Susannah and Jake all refuse to swear off the quest; and as the novel closes, the \"ka-tet\" once more sets off for The Dark Tower, following the Path of the Beam. Dave McKean created eighteen Illustrations for \"The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass\". The original eighteen illustrations appear only in the first edition hardback released in 1997. All subsequent trade paperback editions of the novel only feature twelve of McKean's", "title": "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" }, { "docid": "10670632", "text": "American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon is a video game for the Nintendo DS based on the animated series \"\". Attack of the Dark Dragon for the Nintendo DS lets players take control of Jake, who must punch and kick his way through an onslaught of villains to save Rose from the Dark Dragon. American Dragon—Attack of the Dark Dragon boasts five distinct worlds with more than 20 levels. When Jake transforms into the American Dragon, players can release dragon fire, perform jump attacks, whip with", "title": "American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon" }, { "docid": "5026267", "text": "that it \"includes one of the show's best cameos of all time: a kleptomaniacal Jasper Johns.\" Both James Plath of DVD Town and Jake MacNeill of Digital Entertainment News considered it to be one of the season's best episodes. \"The A.V. Club\" named Milhouse's line \"Everything's coming up Milhouse!\" as one of the quotes from \"The Simpsons\" that can be used in everyday situations. Giving the episode a mixed review, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson described it as \"pretty average.\" He wrote that \"Mom and Pop Art\" \"offer[s] more than a few elements that echo bits from earlier years\". He", "title": "Mom and Pop Art" }, { "docid": "2443245", "text": "\"low men\" and so Callahan must go into exile. Eventually he is lured into a trap and dies, allowing him to enter Mid-World in 1983, much as Jake did when killed in \"\". He first appears at the Way Station, shortly after Roland and Jake meet for the first time, and meets Walter O'Dim, who gives him an evil magic ball called Black Thirteen. Walter transports Callahan to the mountains near Calla Bryn Sturgis, where he is found by the Manni people in a place called the Doorway Cave. Roland deduces that Black Thirteen induced the todash dreams that sent", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "3350164", "text": "of The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind, where he sells Jake a copy of \"Charlie the Choo-Choo\", a book that has turned out to be important to the ka-tet's quest). The gunslingers have seen and felt the power of a rose that is located in the vacant lot and suspect it to be some sort of secondary hub to the universe, or possibly even a representation of the Dark Tower itself. The ka-tet believe that the Tower itself is linked to the rose and will be harmed (or fall) if the rose is harmed, the reason for this being the", "title": "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" }, { "docid": "740809", "text": "people bound together by fate/destiny) that his mind has become divided and is slowly losing his sanity. Roland remembers meeting Jake Chambers in the way station and letting him fall to his death in the mountains (as depicted in \"\"). However, he also remembers passing through the desert alone and never meeting Jake. It is soon discovered that when Roland saved Jake from being killed by Jack Mort in 1977 (in \"The Drawing of the Three\"), he inadvertently created a paradox; Jake did not die and thus did not appear in Mid-World and travel with Roland. In 1977 New York,", "title": "The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands" }, { "docid": "15552831", "text": "comparatively less twisted of a psychopathic serial killer's two sons, in Morgan J. Freeman's film \"Born Killers (2005)\". In the 2007 film \"Borderland\" he plays Henry, one of a group of three college students who discovers a human sacrifice cult in a Mexican border town. He extended his record of disturbing and dark material by landing a lead role as Holt alongside Sarah Roemer in the horror film \"Asylum\" (2008).Holt is one of several students, who must try to free the possessed campus. He is the protagonist in the 2009 film \"Shadow\", where he plays 'David,' who returns from traumatic", "title": "Jake Muxworthy" }, { "docid": "7404726", "text": "swarmed by the vampires. Before the beasts can assault him, he once again escapes their clutches by shooting himself under the chin. Before taking his own life, he converses briefly with Roland, who bears witness to the scene across time and space. His final words to Roland and in life were a benediction to the Gunslinger: \"May you find your Tower, Roland, and breach it, ...and may you climb to the top!\" Jake in particular was disturbed by his death, and the ka-tet mourned the loss of their friend and compatriot. When Roland finally made it to the Dark Tower,", "title": "Father Callahan" }, { "docid": "17993278", "text": "dad and Gina's mom get married. Rosa begins a relationship with Holt's nephew Marcus. A relationship blossoms between Jake and Amy during an undercover mission. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Rotten Tomatoes gave season 2 a score of 100% based on 11 reviews. The consensus is: \"\"Brooklyn Nine-Nine\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s winning cast, appealing characters and wacky gags make it good comfort food.\" Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 2) The second season of the television sitcom \"Brooklyn Nine-Nine\" premiered September 28, 2014 on Fox and ended May 17, 2015 with 23 episodes. Jake returns to the precinct after going undercover to help take down the mafia, but is discouraged", "title": "Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 2)" }, { "docid": "18823166", "text": "2017. The film grossed $113 million worldwide on a $66 million budget and received generally negative reviews, with critics calling it \"a dull disappointment without any set audience: incomprehensible to newbies and wildly unfaithful and simplistic to fans of King's books,\" though Elba's performance earned praise. 11-year-old Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) experiences visions involving a Man in Black who seeks to destroy a Tower and bring ruin to the Universe while a Gunslinger opposes him. However, Jake's mother, stepfather and psychiatrists dismiss these as dreams resulting from the trauma of his father’s death the previous year. At his apartment home", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "3387845", "text": "Haley reprising their roles as Roland, Walter, Jake and Sayre respectively. Currently there exist four audio versions of The Dark Tower series – in English, in German, in French and in Russian. The audio book in English published by Hodder & Stoughton features voices of George Guidall and Frank Muller and has neither music nor sound effects. The audio book in German published by introduces and as the narrators. In French audiobooks published by Éditions Gallimard and narrated by Jacques Frantz. In Russian, , as narrated by Igor Knyazev, does not have any music or sound effects. The multi-voiced audio", "title": "The Dark Tower (series)" }, { "docid": "3387869", "text": "\"The Dark Tower\" including the Stinging Man and discussed them with Lewis in 1952. Two quantitative stylometric analyses have compared \"The Dark Tower\" to other books in the Lewis space trilogy. Both analyses have supported the perception that, for whatever reason, the style of \"The Dark Tower\" is atypical of that employed by Lewis in the trilogy. The first concluded from examination of a portion of \"The Dark Tower\"'s text that \"with respect to the frequency of single letters and particularly letter pairs, 'The Dark Tower' fragment represents a different style than the books comprising Lewis's deep space trilogy.\" The", "title": "The Dark Tower (Lewis novel)" }, { "docid": "11708238", "text": "Jake's Tower Jake's Tower is a young adult novel written by Elizabeth Laird. It was first published in 2001. The book was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Book Award. Every day life for Jake is a struggle due to his mother's horrible and violent boyfriend, Steve. To escape his problems, Jake dreams of having his own tall tower where he can be peaceful and safe. In his pretend tower he daydreams of his father, who gave him a hug and a fluffy duck when he was born. Though certain he will never see him again, Jake believes", "title": "Jake's Tower" }, { "docid": "10670633", "text": "a tail swipe and take flight in 3D with up to four friends in wireless mode. The game received a score of 6.5 of 10 from IGN, and an 8.5 of 10 from GameSpot's aggregation of web reviews. American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon is a video game for the Nintendo DS based on the animated series \"\". Attack of the Dark Dragon for the Nintendo DS lets players take control of Jake, who must punch and kick his way through an onslaught of villains to", "title": "American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon" }, { "docid": "19161743", "text": "Jake Adelson Jake Joseph Clifford Adelson (born 11 January 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back or right winger for Newcastle Jets. Adelson played youth football in England with Everton before returning to Australia play for Western Sydney Wanderers' youth team. He made his professional debut for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League in 2015, before joining Newcastle Jets in 2017. Adelson has represented the Australian under-20 national team. Adelson began his youth career with Blacktown City FC before signing for the Everton F.C. Academy as a sixteen year old. After playing for the U-18's", "title": "Jake Adelson" }, { "docid": "740810", "text": "Jake Chambers is experiencing exactly the same crippling mental divide, which is causing alarm at his private school, and angering Jake's cocaine-abusing father. Roland burns Walter's jawbone and the key to his and Jake's dilemma is revealed—but to Eddie Dean, not Roland. Eddie must carve a key that will open the door to New York in 1977. Jake abruptly leaves school and finds a key in a littered vacant lot where grows a single red rose. Jake is able to pass into Roland's world using the key to open a door in an abandoned haunted house on Dutch Hill in", "title": "The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands" }, { "docid": "740579", "text": "way station, nor exactly how he got there and hid when Walter passed through. Roland hypnotizes Jake to determine the details of his death and discovers that he died in a different universe (which appears much closer to our own) when he is pushed in front of a car while walking to school in Manhattan. Before they leave, Roland and Jake search for food in a cellar and encounter a demon. Roland masters it and takes a jawbone from the hole from where it spoke to him. Roland and Jake eventually make their way out of the desert. Roland rescues", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "3820323", "text": "King, and escapes to meet up with Jake at the cross-dimensional door beneath the Dixie Pig which connects to Fedic. Maturing at an accelerated rate, Mordred later stalks Roland and the other gunslingers throughout this adventure, shifting from human to spider as the need arises, seething with an instinctive rage toward Roland, his \"white daddy.\" In Maine, Roland and Eddie recruit John Cullum, and then make their way back to Fedic, where the ka-tet is now reunited. Walter (known in other stories as Randall Flagg) plans to slay Mordred and use the birthmark on Mordred's heel to gain access to", "title": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" }, { "docid": "13683397", "text": "not clear who leaves whom. Eventually by a webcam in Jane's bedroom, Adam sees Jake naked and realizes that the two have been having an affair. Adam tells Jane he cannot continue seeing her because it will only lead to heartbreak. Jane's kids also find out, and they are not happy about Mom and Dad getting together again because they are still recovering from the divorce. Jane tells them she is not getting back with Jake. Jane and Jake talk and end their affair on amicable terms. The film ends with Adam at Jane's house ready to commence the remodeling.", "title": "It's Complicated (film)" }, { "docid": "3820322", "text": "roast human flesh and doors to other worlds. After fighting off and destroying numerous \"Low-Men\" and Type One Vampires, Callahan sacrifices himself to let Jake survive. In the other world - Fedic - Mia, her body now physically separated from Susannah Dean, gives birth to Mordred Deschain, the biological son of Roland Deschain and Susannah. The Crimson King is also a \"co-father\" of this prophetic child, so it is not surprising when \"baby\" Mordred's first act is to shapeshift into a spider-creature and feast on his birth-mother. Susannah shoots but fails to kill Mordred, eliminates other agents of the Crimson", "title": "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" }, { "docid": "5455251", "text": "Mom and Dad Save the World Mom and Dad Save the World is a 1992 sci-fi adventure family romantic comedy film. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo, who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo. Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband. The film also stars Eric Idle and Thalmus Rasulala. Rasulala died shortly after completing his scenes, and the film is dedicated to his memory. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Emperor Tod Spengo (Jon Lovitz), with General Afir (Thalmus Rasulala) at his side, takes", "title": "Mom and Dad Save the World" }, { "docid": "3468752", "text": "the life and death of MacNeice's friend Graham Shepard but also semi-autobiographical) was also published, as was \"The Dark Tower\" (1946, again with music by Britten). Dylan Thomas acted in some of MacNeice's plays during this period, and the two poets, both heavy drinkers, also became social companions. In 1947, the BBC sent MacNeice to report on Indian independence and partition, and he continued to produce plays for the corporation, including a six-part radio adaptation of Goethe's \"Faust\" in 1949. 1948's collection of poems, \"Holes in the Sky\", met with a less favourable reception than previous books. In 1950 he", "title": "Louis MacNeice" }, { "docid": "9684446", "text": "volumes in this chapter run focused on the newly gathered (or 'drawn') members of Roland's ka-tet, as divided in the novel into sections based on the mysterious doors through which Roland must travel. The first and second volumes (\"The Prisoner\" and \"House of Cards\") focused on Eddie Dean, who was introduced in the section of the novel also named \"The Prisoner\". The third and fourth volumes (\"Lady of Shadows\" and \"Bitter Medicine\") focused on Odetta Holmes, who was introduced in the section of the novel named \"The Lady of Shadows\". The fifth volume (\"The Sailor\") focused on Jake Chambers, who", "title": "The Dark Tower (comics)" }, { "docid": "19323030", "text": "plays: \"The Pretty Trap\" (1944) for \"The Glass Menagerie\", \"Interior: Panic\" (1946) for \"A Streetcar Named Desire\", \"Kingdom of Earth\" (1967) for \"The Seven Descents of Myrtle\", \"I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays\" (1973) for \"Vieux Carré\", and \"Some Problems for the Moose Lodge\" (1980) for \"A House Not Meant to Stand\". The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays is a collection of 15 plays, seven of them previously unpublished, by American playwright Tennessee Williams. Published by New Directions in New York City in 2011, Williams' scholar Thomas Keith edited", "title": "The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays" }, { "docid": "10777217", "text": "Snark - Jake's deceased dog Bud and Gulp - two dragons Jake befriends due to Lois Grace - Billy's wife Katie - Martha and Eleanor's Mother Poacher - A bad guy who kills Lois's Mom Dragonhaven Dragonhaven is a fantasy novel written by Robin McKinley, published by Putnam in 2007. The story is set in the Smokehill National Park, a wildlife preserve for the preservation and study of dragons. The dragons are elusive; evidence of their existence can be found everywhere, but the dragons themselves remain hidden. Young Jake Mendoza, who lives with his father, the owner and director of", "title": "Dragonhaven" }, { "docid": "17748609", "text": "sister, Jessie, who soon reveals that his mom, Liana, isn't dead. Jax believed that Jake was evil, but near the end of season 4, it is revealed that Liana is the actual bad witch. In the series finale, Jessie finally gets her powers, and with her help, Emma, Andi and Jax finally defeat Liana, who gets sucked through the portal into Limbo. At the end of the finale. Emma and Andi visit the Novoas, with Jake saying that Jessie, now that she has her powers, will soon be attending the WITS Academy to learn how to use them. Then, after", "title": "Every Witch Way" }, { "docid": "13893561", "text": "call and asked Jake to give another chance with him and Jake declined the offer. At the rose ceremony, Jake gives the roses to Tenley and Vienna, eliminating Gia. Original airdate: March 1, 2010 Jake introduces Tenley and Vienna to his family at Jalousie Bay, they meet with Jake's parents, two brothers and sisters-in-law. Having only one last chance date to select one to be his wife. Jake's family likes Vienna, with his mom and sisters-in-law, both approving of Tenley and Vienna. Jake and Vienna frolick in the mud at the hot springs. While Jake and Tenley snorkeled on a", "title": "The Bachelor (season 14)" }, { "docid": "740581", "text": "any other apprentice. He was provoked by Marten, who served as Steven's wizard, who cuckolded Roland's father by sleeping with Roland's mother, Gabrielle Deschain. It is established that this was a time of instability and revolution. Roland succeeded in defeating Cort in battle through weapon selection - sacrificing his hawk, David, to distract Cort. Jake and Roland see the man in black at the mountain and he tells them he will meet just one of them on the other side, which aggravates Jake's fears that Roland will either kill him or abandon him. They make their way into the twisting", "title": "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" }, { "docid": "2443246", "text": "Eddie and Jake to New York and that it is capable of allowing them to travel between worlds. The ka-tet decides to use the evil object to travel back to New York in 1977 to ensure that the rose is protected. Eddie and Roland venture to Doorway Cave where Callahan first appeared in the Calla. Using Black Thirteen, Roland opens a door for Eddie to travel to New York. Once there he fends off Balazar's thugs, threatening to kill them if they come back for Tower. He then tells Tower that Balazar will come back for him, and that he", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "3387874", "text": "the Pantheists falsely hoped for in Heaven, the wicked really receive in Hell\". The Dark Tower (Lewis novel) The Dark Tower is an incomplete manuscript allegedly written by C. S. Lewis that appears to be an unfinished sequel to the science fiction novel \"Out of the Silent Planet\". \"Perelandra\" instead became the second book of Lewis' Space Trilogy, concluded by \"That Hideous Strength\". Walter Hooper, Lewis' literary executor, titled the fragment and published it in the 1977 collection \"The Dark Tower and Other Stories\". Lewis scholar Kathryn Lindskoog challenged the authenticity of the work. For convenience the author of the", "title": "The Dark Tower (Lewis novel)" }, { "docid": "3387856", "text": "The Dark Tower (Lewis novel) The Dark Tower is an incomplete manuscript allegedly written by C. S. Lewis that appears to be an unfinished sequel to the science fiction novel \"Out of the Silent Planet\". \"Perelandra\" instead became the second book of Lewis' Space Trilogy, concluded by \"That Hideous Strength\". Walter Hooper, Lewis' literary executor, titled the fragment and published it in the 1977 collection \"The Dark Tower and Other Stories\". Lewis scholar Kathryn Lindskoog challenged the authenticity of the work. For convenience the author of the text is referred to in this article as \"Lewis\" without qualification. The story", "title": "The Dark Tower (Lewis novel)" }, { "docid": "11708241", "text": "- standing at the living room door is Jake's father. Jake's Tower Jake's Tower is a young adult novel written by Elizabeth Laird. It was first published in 2001. The book was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Book Award. Every day life for Jake is a struggle due to his mother's horrible and violent boyfriend, Steve. To escape his problems, Jake dreams of having his own tall tower where he can be peaceful and safe. In his pretend tower he daydreams of his father, who gave him a hug and a fluffy duck when he was born.", "title": "Jake's Tower" }, { "docid": "740570", "text": "death of Jake Chambers. Roland arrives in Jack's body just as he is about to push Jake into traffic (the event that leads to Jake's appearance in \"The Gunslinger\"), and stops him from doing so. Under Roland's control, Jack acquires medicine and ammunition that Roland needs to survive, then jumps in front of the same subway that hit Odetta/Detta years earlier. Roland returns to his world just before impact, having made sure that Odetta/Detta sees Jack's death in order to force the two personalities to confront each other. As they attempt to cancel each other out, they merge into a", "title": "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three" }, { "docid": "2443248", "text": "he remains surprisingly calm. They promise to keep the fact that they know a secret from Susannah, but later Susannah reveals to the ka-tet that she herself has come to grips with it, and knowledge of a second personality living in Susannah named Mia \"daughter of none\" is shared. Jake finds out that Andy is an emissary for the Wolves, and that his new friend Benny Slightman's father has betrayed the Calla by feeding Andy information in exchange for sparing Benny from going to the Thunderclap. Jake follows the two of them to a military outpost between the Calla and", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "3350168", "text": "he has abandoned of late, claiming that there are major forces involved that are trying to prevent him from finishing it. The ka-tet are convinced that the success of their quest itself depends somehow on King's writing about it through the story. Meanwhile, in New York, Jake and Father Callahan prepare to launch an assault on the Dixie Pig, where Susannah-Mia is being held by the soldiers of The Crimson King. Their discovery of the scrimshaw turtle that Susannah has left behind for them gives them a faint hope that they might succeed, though Jake is filled with a strong", "title": "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" }, { "docid": "14148506", "text": "grossed $3,777,210 domestically. It was received with mixed to generally negative reviews from film critics. Jake Taylor (Randy Wayne), a high school student in the suburbs of San Diego, attends the funeral of his ex-best friend Roger (Robert Bailey Jr.). After Roger's mom comes and asks Jake if Roger had said anything to him, she walks away, and Jake remembers that this all started back when they were young boys and best friends. Roger pushed Jake out of the way of a car, saving him but crippling himself forever. During their freshmen year of high school, after Jake had made", "title": "To Save a Life" }, { "docid": "20372033", "text": "at Farhope Tower, which is infamous due to the high number of suicides and murders committed there. While Jake, Judy, and Simon are enthusiastic about the opportunity, Andre is worried, as Farhope Tower was the first place he and Jake encountered the paranormal as children, and they had sworn never to go back. Jake convinces Andre that everything will be fine. That night, Jake has a nightmare in which he is wandering Farhope Tower before an unseen person grabs him by the neck. The group go to the tower and find it abandoned and in disrepair. Simon finds a room", "title": "Farhope Tower" }, { "docid": "20089245", "text": "Principal photography began in July 2016, and took place in Louisville, Kentucky. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017. The film was released on January 19, 2018, by Momentum Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 116 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"\"Mom and Dad\"'s gonzo premise serves as an effective springboard for a wickedly dark, bloody comedy — and an appropriately over-the-top performance from Nicolas Cage\". On Metacritic, the", "title": "Mom and Dad (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "7554256", "text": "Sparkleshark Sparkleshark is a stage play by Philip Ridley that was originally commissioned for the BTNational Connections, the UK National Theatre's youth theatre scheme in 1997. \"Sparkleshark\" had a professional run at the Royal National Theatre in 1999 followed by a tour in 2001. The play is part of Ridley's sequence of plays for young people \"The Storyteller Sequence\" which share thematic similarities, the most distinct being the redemptive power of storytelling. High up on a tower block roof, Jake writes magical and fantastic stories in secret book to hide from bullies. Polly finds Jake on the roof and realizes", "title": "Sparkleshark" }, { "docid": "740813", "text": "drums are revealed as \"War Drums\" which Lud's citizens fight to. The ancient, high-tech city has been ravaged by centuries of war, and one of the surviving fighters, Gasher, kidnaps Jake by taking advantage of the near-accident the team faced while crossing a decaying bridge that looks like the George Washington Bridge of NYC. Roland and Oy must then trace them through a man-made labyrinth in the city and then into the sewers in order to rescue the boy from Gasher and his leader, the Tick-Tock Man. Jake manages to shoot the Tick-Tock Man, leaving him for dead. The ka-tet", "title": "The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands" }, { "docid": "12824798", "text": "Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. It also receive nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Rookie of the Year. It was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Asian Film Awards. Much of the movie's Kokura segments were filmed in Uguisuzawa, Miyagi's Hosokura mine district. Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise", "title": "Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad" }, { "docid": "12824797", "text": "Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise and responsible nature causes him to reorganize his life. Others include : Akira Emoto, Itsuji Itao, Ayumi Ito, Ryo Katsuji, Kyōko Koizumi, Hitomi Kurihara, Miyuki Matsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Aoi Miyazaki, Noriko Sengoku, Tomorowo Taguchi, Rena Takeshita, Tetsushi Tanaka, Susumu Terajima, ... The film won five awards at the 2008 Japan Academy Prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Screenplay of the Year, Best Actress in a", "title": "Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad" }, { "docid": "3387827", "text": "of people who together with him form the Ka-tet of the Nineteen and Ninety-nine, consisting of Jake Chambers, Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, and Oy. Among his many enemies on the way are The Man in Black, Mordred, and The Crimson King. King created a language for his characters, known as the High Speech. Examples of this language include the phrases \"Thankee, Sai\" (\"Thank you, Sir/Ma'am.\") and \"Dan-Tete\" (\"Little Savior\"). In addition, King uses the term \"Ka\", which is the approximate equivalent of destiny, or fate, in the fictional language High Speech (and similarly, \"Ka-tet,\" a group of people bound together", "title": "The Dark Tower (series)" }, { "docid": "16437167", "text": "DeadRingers Guild. During their 3 years together as a group, the band went on to release 2 professionally recorded EP's, 2008's \"DeadRingers Guild\" and 2010s \"DeadRingers Guild II\" and tour across the nation, sharing the stage with many national and international acts such as Paul Di'Anno (Ex-Iron Maiden), Enforcer, Cauldron, and Dark Castle. The former EP contained a single written by Jake called \"War Path\", which become a finalist in the Hard Rock/Metal category of the 2009 Independent Music Awards. The aforementioned award is often referred to as the \"indie grammy\". In September 2010, Jake left DeadRingers Guild to go", "title": "Jake Dreyer" }, { "docid": "2443249", "text": "Thunderclap known as \"The Dogan\" (which is also featured in \"\"), where he discovers a surveillance system that monitors the entire Calla, and overhears Andy and Slightman communicating with someone named Finli o'Tego. Jake tells Roland, who shows mercy by not killing Slightman, instead leaving him alive for his son and Jake's sake. Eddie also blinds Andy and decommissions him for his part in the Wolves' attack. On the day of the Wolves' arrival, Roland reveals what he has gleaned from Eddie's conversation with Jaffords earlier to his attack team: the Wolves are not men, but rather robots, much like", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "11669788", "text": "the runway so he can disable the tower. If he's not back in 10 minutes, Jake is to leave without him. Jake waits at the plane and Hawkins blows up the tower, but the ASA troops swarm the area. Due to his wounds, Hawkins is caught by the troops as Jake leaves without him. We see that Hawkins has been taken to Lumeridge Prison in Colorado, where the ASA's Secret Service plans to interrogate him and hold him there for life after he has healed. Hawkins then has an encounter with Valente, who tells him how difficult he's made things", "title": "Patriots and Tyrants" }, { "docid": "20372039", "text": "stab herself in the throat. Simon and Zoe make their way to the penthouse. Zoe finds a photograph of the man and his wife from the opening scene, and realizes that Jake is the baby that survived and was given away – the spirits of Jake's mother and his mother's killer had been luring him there ever since Jake entered the tower as a child. Jake, possessed by the man's spirit, brutally beats Zoe to death. Jake then calmly gets a chair and a rope and hangs himself, mirroring the deaths of his mother and father. Farhope Tower Farhope Tower", "title": "Farhope Tower" }, { "docid": "10681856", "text": "his fantasy and goes on a rampage, resulting in his commitment to the Hal Institute for Criminally Insane Robots. The crew learns that Mom, who controls the world's only Dark Matter mine, is restricting the supply in order to drive up profits. The Professor reveals to the crew that while working for her many years ago, he stumbled on a way to turn dark matter from a useless curiosity into starship fuel. The process created two energy crystals, with Mom keeping one for herself and Farnsworth hiding the other, \"anti-backwards\" crystal. If the two crystals are brought together, they will", "title": "Futurama: Bender's Game" }, { "docid": "2567797", "text": "plays the titular role. \"Stacy's Mom\" was the only mainstream hit by Fountains of Wayne. The song has been frequently misattributed to pop punk band Bowling for Soup, who in 2011 released their own cover version of the song. \"Stacy's Mom\" was written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. Stylistically it is power pop. Part of the song's inspiration was a friend Schlesinger had growing up who thought Schlesinger's grandmother was hot. \"One of my best friends, when we were maybe 11 or 12, came to me and announced that he thought my grandmother was hot. And I said, 'Hey,", "title": "Stacy's Mom" }, { "docid": "20372038", "text": "breaks down sobbing, and Jake tries to comfort her while a horrified Judy runs away. Judy discovers Simon's GoPro camera on the floor and watches the footage, which reveals that Jake murdered Simon while being possessed by a spirit. Jake finds her and becomes possessed again, and he chases Judy through the hallway. Judy escaoes, and a woman's voice tells Jake to \"go up\". Jake returns to Zoe and convinces her that going up is the only way to get out of the tower. Judy reaches the roof of the tower, where a ghost possesses her and forces her to", "title": "Farhope Tower" }, { "docid": "2443247", "text": "should flee and leave a message for the ka-tet so that they may find him again. Tower agrees to do so but, in exchange, he asks that he can hide his valuable books in Roland's world for safekeeping, where they are hidden in Doorway Cave. While planning the battle with the Wolves, Roland and Jake notice bizarre changes in Susannah's behavior, which are linked to the event recounted in \"The Waste Lands\" when Susannah coupled with the demon in the stone circle. Roland informs Eddie that Susannah has been impregnated by the demon, and though he fears for her safety", "title": "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" }, { "docid": "895625", "text": "cacographic of the Judges Guild \"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons\" module \"Dark Tower\". \"Dork Tower\" won the 2002 Origins Awards for \"Best Game-Related Periodical\" and \"Best Game-Related Fiction, Graphic Form\" (\"Dork Tower\" #18), and the 2001 award for \"Best Professional Game Periodical\". John Kovalic also won the 2001 Origins Award for \"Best Illustration\" for the cover of \"Dork Shadows\". The story \"Matt and Gilly's Big Date\" won the 2000 Origins Award for \"Best Game-Related Short Work\", and the story \"Everybody Loves Gilly\" won the 2003 award for \"Graphic Fiction\". \"Dork Tower\"s central characters are a group of people who play games", "title": "Dork Tower" }, { "docid": "19411898", "text": "with her mother Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney), who is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict. Other prominent characters in the series include the wise Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), the wealthy and sometimes misguided Jill (Jaime Pressly) and the overly emotional Wendy (Beth Hall). William Fichtner, who plays Bonnie's boyfriend Adam Janikowski, was upgraded to series regular status for this season. The episodes are usually titled with two odd topics that are mentioned in that episode. Season four of \"Mom\" aired Thursdays in the United States at 9:00 p.m. after \"The Great Indoors\". <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Mom (season 4) The fourth season", "title": "Mom (season 4)" }, { "docid": "15415521", "text": "song Crickets Sing for Anamaria Canuso stars in the ITV comedy series \"Benidorm\" as barman Mateo Castellanos and is the sitcom's longest-serving actor alongside Janine Duvitski who plays Jacqueline. In January 2013, Canuso participated in ITV diving show \"Splash!\", hosted by Tom Daley. Jake Canuso Jake Canuso (born Carmine Canuso; 13 January 1970) is a Swiss actor and dancer, who is best known for his role in the Benidorm-based British TV series \"Benidorm\", in which he plays barman Mateo Castellanos. Canuso was born near Zurich, Switzerland, to immigrants from southern Italy. Canuso survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December", "title": "Jake Canuso" }, { "docid": "17115021", "text": "Jake Gosling (footballer) Jake Gosling (born 11 August 1993) is a footballer who plays as a winger who is currently unattached after leaving Torquay United in July 2018. Born and raised in England, he plays internationally for Gibraltar, where his father was born. With two goals, he is currently Gibraltar's joint all-time leading scorer since joining UEFA along with Lee Casciaro and Liam Walker. Born in Oxford, Gosling signed for Swindon Town Centre of Excellence as a ten-year-old. A year later he signed for Plymouth Argyle Centre of Excellence after he moved with his family to Newquay in Cornwall. He", "title": "Jake Gosling (footballer)" }, { "docid": "4885749", "text": "living in the city, but as his ordinary self, Jake has issues with his crush on his schoolmate Rose (Mae Whitman) who, unbeknownst to Jake, has a dark, magical secret of her own: she is a natural dragon slayer known as the Huntsgirl, a member of the Huntsclan that slays dragons. The leader of the Huntsclan is the Huntsman (Jeff Bennett). Jake navigates the city with his two best friends - Trixie Carter (Miss Kittie), a witty, blunt, and sharp-tongued girl who is usually the most logical and mature of the group; and Arthur P. \"Spud\" Spudinski (Charlie Finn), who", "title": "American Dragon: Jake Long" }, { "docid": "2567795", "text": "Stacy's Mom \"Stacy's Mom\" is a pop rock song recorded by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne for their third studio album, \"Welcome Interstate Managers\". \"Stacy's Mom\" was released to radio on May 20, 2003. The song was released as the lead single from \"Welcome Interstate Managers\" on September 29, 2003 through S-Curve Records and Virgin Records. \"Stacy's Mom\" was written by bassist Adam Schlesinger and vocalist Chris Collingwood, both of whom produced the song alongside Mike Denneen. Its subject matter was inspired by a friend of Schlesinger's when he was young who had a crush on his grandmother.", "title": "Stacy's Mom" }, { "docid": "8161707", "text": "plays both Marjorie from \"Mom\" and Abby (Dharma's mother) in \"Dharma & Greg\". Also, Allison Janney and Jaime Pressly from \"Mom\" appeared in episodes of \"Two and a Half Men\". In the season 6 \"Big Bang Theory\" episode \"The Holographic Excitation\", Sheldon and Amy are fighting over which couple to go as to a Halloween party. Among her suggestions seen on a whiteboard are \"Blossom & Joey\" (Blossom and Amy both being played by Mayim Bialik) and \"Dharma & Greg\". Katy Mixon, who plays Victoria on \"Mike & Molly\", also had a recurring role as the character, Betsy, on \"Two", "title": "Chuck Lorre" }, { "docid": "18823194", "text": "grade of \"B\" on an A+ to F scale while comScore reported that filmgoers gave a 69% overall positive score and a 43% \"definite recommend\". \"TheWrap\"s Dan Callahan was critical of the film's sloppiness and poor editing by saying, \"The 95-minute culmination of years-long efforts to bring \"The Dark Tower\" to the big screen is a complete disaster, a limp, barely coherent shell of a movie.\" Mike Ryan of \"Uproxx\" also criticized the incoherent plot, writing, \"I’ve been told that \"The Dark Tower\" books are jam-packed with dense plot, wonderful characters, and a sprawling mythology – which is what made", "title": "The Dark Tower (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "3765939", "text": "in \"Year of the Dog\" and \"Rendition\". \"Year of the Dog\" is a dark comedy about a lonely middle-aged woman, played by Molly Shannon, who finds that animals are the only beings she can truly rely on. Sarsgaard plays Newt, an androgynous dog trainer, and love interest for Shannon's character. He starred alongside Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in \"Rendition\", a Gavin Hood-directed political thriller about the US policy of extraordinary rendition. Viewed as a sex symbol, Sarsgaard was named one of Salon.com's Sexiest Man Living in 2007. 2008 saw Sarsgaard star in the drama \"Elegy\",", "title": "Peter Sarsgaard" }, { "docid": "6769610", "text": "lifestyle. His mom, Wendy, can't see beyond Sam's charms or her own emotional needs, while his younger brother, Brian (Corey Haim), succumbs to Sam's ingratiating manner. Jake resents Sam’s constant presence in the household, however, particularly when Sam begins to establish rules and discipline for the boys and expects them to obey. Jake becomes aware of a drug deal that Sam is engaged in, steals the drugs, and hides them. Sam verbally, then violently begins demanding that they be returned, whereupon Wendy finally realizes what kind of man she has brought into her sons' lives. After beating Jake and threatening", "title": "Firstborn (1984 film)" }, { "docid": "20372036", "text": "missing. He meets up with the others. Zoe and Andre want to leave, but Judy refuses to abandon their chance at fame and Jake agrees. They begin searching for Simon, only to discover that the tower seems to be changing, with doors and staircases vanishing, leaving them with no way to get down. Andre angrily confronts Jake, revealing that when they came to Farhope Tower as kids, Jake was possessed by a spirit and nearly killed Andre. Jake refuses to leave without Simon, but begins hearing voices telling him to \"go up\". Zoe enters a room and begins screaming –", "title": "Farhope Tower" }, { "docid": "7311921", "text": "the villains stranded. As the boys escape they call the Australian Coast Guard for help. The pirates are arrested and their speedboat is seized. During a lunch the boys have with Michael's father and Tommy's mom, Michael arrives and tells Jake and Tommy that due to asset forfeiture, Frakes' boat is now their property. Michael proposes using the speedboat, combined with the reward money, to launch a boat tour service with Jake and Tommy as his partners, and Jake captaining the boat. Michael also tells his father that he will begin the process for law school application, and accepts his", "title": "Jumping Ship" }, { "docid": "5316405", "text": "with Roland's speculations about the truthfulness of the man who gives him directions to the Dark Tower. Browning does not retell the \"Song of Roland\"; his starting point is Shakespeare. The gloomy, cynical Roland seeks the tower and undergoes various hardships on the way, although most of the obstacles arise from his own imagination. Once reached the Tower, Roland finds all those who failed to reach the tower, and under it he finally shout \"Childe Roland to the dark tower came\". What Roland finds inside the tower is not revealed. William Lyon Phelps proposes three different interpretations of the poem:", "title": "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" }, { "docid": "17989982", "text": "Jake Mamo Jake Mamo (born 6 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He plays as a and on the . He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. His initial one-year deal with Warrington Wolves was announced at the club's 2019 kit launch in November 2018. Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Mamo is of Maltese descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies, St Edwards Bears and The Entrance Tigers,", "title": "Jake Mamo" }, { "docid": "14609372", "text": "Jake Marketo Jake Marketo (born 17 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Marketo also had a short stint playing rugby union for the Timisoara Saracens in the SuperLiga CEC Bank in Romania. He primarily plays as a and second row but can also play at Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Marketo is the son of former Balmain Tigers player Mike Marketo. He played his junior rugby league for Holy Cross", "title": "Jake Marketo" }, { "docid": "17301871", "text": "Jake Granville Jake Granville (born 7 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at and previously played for the Brisbane Broncos. He was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Granville played his junior football for Rockhampton Brothers and attended St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Rockhampton and St. Brendan's College in Yeppoon, before being signed by the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. Granville played for Wynnum's Colts side in 2007, and in 2008, made", "title": "Jake Granville" }, { "docid": "19726251", "text": "and Sheffield for the 2018 season. Jake Spedding Jake Spedding (born 29 June 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. He plays as a or . Spedding made his début in the European Super League for St. Helens on 8 April 2016 against the Warrington Wolves. His first professional try came for the Sheffield Eagles in a Championship game against the Rochdale Hornets in which they won 18-42. He spent the 2017 season on loan with the side. Following this loan spell, Spedding rejoined the Eagles as part of a", "title": "Jake Spedding" }, { "docid": "19726250", "text": "Jake Spedding Jake Spedding (born 29 June 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. He plays as a or . Spedding made his début in the European Super League for St. Helens on 8 April 2016 against the Warrington Wolves. His first professional try came for the Sheffield Eagles in a Championship game against the Rochdale Hornets in which they won 18-42. He spent the 2017 season on loan with the side. Following this loan spell, Spedding rejoined the Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal between St Helens", "title": "Jake Spedding" }, { "docid": "17989988", "text": "In December, he signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Huddersfield Giants, after gaining a release from the final year of his Knights contract. In April 2017, Mamo made his debut for the Giants against Catalan Dragons. After scoring a try, he went on to win Man of the Match, despite the team losing 29-22. Jake Mamo Jake Mamo (born 6 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He plays as a and on the . He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby", "title": "Jake Mamo" }, { "docid": "17301879", "text": "games for the Cowboys in 2018, starting at hooker in every game. Granville is engaged to Zoe Hunt, the sister of St George Illawarra Dragons halfback Ben Hunt. Jake Granville Jake Granville (born 7 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at and previously played for the Brisbane Broncos. He was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Granville played his junior football for Rockhampton Brothers and attended St Anthony's Catholic Primary", "title": "Jake Granville" }, { "docid": "17534428", "text": "Jake Trbojevic Jake Trbojevic(born 18 February 1994), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a and . Trbojevic was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia. He is of a mixed Anglo-Australian (mother), and Serbian (father) ancestry, as he noted on the Foxtel program, Sterlo, on 28 February 2017 He played his junior rugby league for Mona Vale Raiders in the Mona Vale rugby league, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Trbojevic is the older brother of fellow Manly Warringah", "title": "Jake Trbojevic" } ]

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[ { "docid": "20109354", "text": "website, as well as for digital download at the iTunes Store and Amazon. Love & Hip Hop: Miami Love & Hip Hop: Miami is the fourth installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered on January 1, 2018 on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Miami area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop, as well as Latin music and reggaeton. On November 19, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for a second season, which will premiere on January 2, 2019. Producers", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "20109345", "text": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami Love & Hip Hop: Miami is the fourth installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered on January 1, 2018 on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Miami area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop, as well as Latin music and reggaeton. On November 19, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for a second season, which will premiere on January 2, 2019. Producers first considered a \"Love & Hip Hop\" spin-off set in Miami in 2012,", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "20109354", "text": "website, as well as for digital download at the iTunes Store and Amazon. Love & Hip Hop: Miami Love & Hip Hop: Miami is the fourth installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered on January 1, 2018 on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Miami area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop, as well as Latin music and reggaeton. On November 19, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for a second season, which will premiere on January 2, 2019. Producers", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "20109349", "text": "Miami\". On August 25, 2017, VH1 announced \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\" would make its series premiere on January 1, 2018. \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\" revolves around the personal and professional struggles of several rappers, singers and socialites in Miami's music scene. The series is notable for its diverse cast, which reflects Miami's racially and economically diverse community. It has a sprawling supporting cast, who (in most cases) share the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show's leads. The series stars Trina, Trick Daddy, Gunplay, Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra, Cuban-Venezuelan rapper Veronica Vega, openly", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "20496431", "text": "reunion. Friends and family Hip hop music industry <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Several cast members had their music featured on the show and released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes. Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1) The first season of the reality television series \"\" aired on VH1 from January 1, 2018 until March 19, 2018. The show was primarily filmed in Miami, Florida. It is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle and co-executive produced by Maricarmen Lopez for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, Rick de Oliveira, Gilda Brasch and Alissa", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1)" }, { "docid": "20496426", "text": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1) The first season of the reality television series \"\" aired on VH1 from January 1, 2018 until March 19, 2018. The show was primarily filmed in Miami, Florida. It is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle and co-executive produced by Maricarmen Lopez for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, Rick de Oliveira, Gilda Brasch and Alissa Horowitz for Eastern TV, and Nina L. Diaz, Liz Fine and Vivian Gomez for VH1. The series chronicles the lives of several women and men in the Miami area, involved", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1)" }, { "docid": "17490407", "text": "of \"K. Michelle: My Life\". On December 1, 2016, VH1 announced the spin-off \"Leave It To Stevie\", starring Stevie J, would make its series premiere on December 19, 2016, back-to-back with the third season of \"K. Michelle: My Life\". On October 30, 2017, VH1 announced \"\", the Miami-based spin-off of \"Love & Hip Hop\", would make its series premiere on January 1, 2018. On September 17, 2018, VH1 announced that Remy Ma and Papoose would star in their own spin-off, \"\", which aired for three weeks from October 1, 2018. The fourth season was preceded by \"40 Greatest Love &", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "15523000", "text": "that \"Remy & Papoose: A Merry Mackie Holiday\", a holiday special starring Remy Ma and Papoose, would air on December 18, 2017. On October 30, 2017, VH1 announced \"\", the Miami-based spin-off of \"Love & Hip Hop\", would make its series premiere on January 1, 2018. On December 7, 2017, VH1 announced that \"Leave It To Stevie\" would return for a second season on January 3, 2018. However, the show did not air. On February 16, 2018, VH1 announced \"\" would return for the seventh season on March 19, 2018. On February 26, 2018, VH1 announced that \"Leave It To", "title": "Love & Hip Hop" } ]

[ { "docid": "20109347", "text": "offer for \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\". On February 28, 2016, it was reported that potential spin-offs set in Miami and Houston were in pre-production and the producers were auditioning potential cast members. In April 2016, Trick Daddy and Trina confirmed their involvement in \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\", despite the latter turning down the offer years earlier. Filming was set to begin in May 2016, with Trick's storyline centered on managing his artists Mike Smiff and \"\"s PreMadonna. Plies, Brianna Perry and PreMadonna's husband Buck Thomas were also reported to be cast members at this time, however all their", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "20496428", "text": "2017, VH1 announced \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\" would make its series premiere in January 2018. The series would star Trina, Trick Daddy, Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra, Gunplay, Cuban-Venezuelan rapper Veronica Vega, party promoter Prince, \"\"s Shay Johnson and openly gay rapper Bobby Lytes, with stylist Jojo Zarur, Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, stripper-turned-rapper Miami Tip, producer Young Hollywood, DJ Michelle Pooch, Gunplay's girlfriend Keyara Stone, Trick Daddy's estranged wife Joy Young, JT Money's son Jeffrey White, stylist Malik Williams, Steph Lecor, Prince's girlfriend Liz Cifuentes, model Gabby Davis, socialite Chinese Kitty and her mother Chinese Nicky rounding out", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1)" }, { "docid": "20496427", "text": "in hip hop music. It consists of 12 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Nina Parker. On February 28, 2016, it was reported that potential spin-offs set in Miami and Houston were in pre-production and the producers were auditioning potential cast members. In April 2016, Trick Daddy and Trina confirmed their involvement in \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\", despite the latter turning down the offer years earlier. On April 20, 2017, after over a year of development hell, it was reported that the show's producers had been granted permission to start filming in South Florida. On August 25,", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1)" }, { "docid": "20109353", "text": "Miami locals, including Khia and TS Madison who reviewed it negatively on their web show \"The Queen's Court\", comparing it to a \"telemundo\" and criticising the casting and production values, with Khia stating \"they had everything bad but a bad bitch on there\". The series premiere garnered 1.8 million viewers, making it VH1's best launch since \"Hip Hop Squares\" the previous year. \"Love & Hip Hop: Miami\" episodes air regularly on VH1 in the United States. Episodes run from around 41–44 minutes and are broadcast in high definition. The series' episodes are also available on demand through the official VH1", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "15538810", "text": "fill a gap in the Cape Town music scene. It conceived as a free platform for underground Hip Hop artists, lyricists, poets, and Hip Hop lovers to come together and share their love for Hip Hop without commercial music influences. Within the first year, it became Cape Town's largest monthly Hip Hop event. In November 2009, Kool Out expanded into international acts bringing L.A. Hip Hop duo People Under The Stairs to South Africa. This widely successful tour paved the way for future international tours by John Robinson, Ras Kass, DJ Babu, Blu and Exile, Akil (Jurassic 5), and The", "title": "Kool Out Entertainment" }, { "docid": "2886926", "text": "was robbed at gunpoint of $300,000 in jewelry. Hip hop has sometimes come under fire for glorifying brands that shut it out and for embracing a fashion culture which does not embrace hip hop or black culture. A dichotomy exists in the \"collaboration\" between influential hip hop artists who embrace designer brands and fashions, and these same brands that profit from hip hop's influencers. Designer brands such as Louis Vuitton or Versace align themselves with influential musicians because of the potential gains, but simultaneously maintain distance from these allies outside of advertising, \"almost as with a keen desire to hold", "title": "Hip hop fashion" }, { "docid": "20496430", "text": "18, 2017, VH1 released a 5 minute \"super\" trailer, followed by \"meet the cast\" interviews with cast members Trina, Trick Daddy, Gunplay, Amara La Negra, Bobby Lytes, Veronica Vega, Prince, Shay Johnson, Jojo Zarur and \"Sacrifice Vs. Paradise\", where the cast discuss Miami's economic divide. \"Love & Hip Hop Miami: Check Yourself\", which features the cast's reactions to each episode, was released weekly on digital platforms. VH1.com also featured deleted or extended scenes throughout the season. On March 15, 2018, VH1 released \"Messiness + Mimosas\", a series of videos featuring Bobby Lytes and Miami Tip recapping the highlights of the", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season 1)" }, { "docid": "20109346", "text": "before settling on Atlanta instead, with producer Stefan Springman revealing in the behind-the-scenes special \"Love & Hip Hop: Dirty Little Secrets\": \"we found great characters there but it just didn't feel right\". Several episodes in \"\" second season were filmed in Miami, originally intended to set up a spin-off starring Teairra Marí and Erica Mena. On July 4, 2014, Scott-Young discussed expanding the franchise to other cities: \"we have looked at a bunch of other cities, Miami I’ve looked at as well, so we’re always looking to expand.\" On November 20, 2014, rapper Trina revealed she had turned down an", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "18226992", "text": "Hip Hop\" stuff.\" On August 10, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\" would be returning for a second season on September 7, 2015. On August 3, 2016, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\" would be returning for a third season on August 15, 2016. On April 13, 2017, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\" would be returning for a fourth season on July 24, 2017. On October 12, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Out in Hip Hop\", a round-table discussion moderated by T. J. Holmes of ABC News, would air", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" }, { "docid": "20350340", "text": "2017 BET Hip Hop Awards The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held October 6 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida, and aired October 10 on the BET cable channel. The nominations were announced on September 15, 2017. Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, and Cardi B led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2017 with nine nominations apiece. Kendrick and Cardi B vied for MVP of the Year, Single of the Year, Hustler of the Year, and Best Hip-Hop Video. Meanwhile, Khaled was out for the crown in the DJ of the Year,", "title": "2017 BET Hip Hop Awards" }, { "docid": "18215153", "text": "I'm Black (But only from the waist down)\", parodying \"Baby Come Back\", was featured by Perez Hilton, and Antennae, a leftfield hip hop group with longtime collaborator Manuvers [sic] and Miami based rapper Stres. Induce has worked with a number of prominent producers and DJs, notably Gigamesh, being featured on the song \"When You’re Dancing\" (2011); DJ Kon, being featured on the song \"Love Shine\" on the \"On My Way;\" and Jack Splash. Induce (musician) Ryan Smith, better known by his stage name Induce, is a Los Angeles-based American DJ, music producer, singer, and writer. He works in a variety", "title": "Induce (musician)" }, { "docid": "17726204", "text": "Party, Torro Torro, and many more. Said Glazersound in March 2011 WMC Miami, \"I love all the music, I've also had many different influences when it comes to my music taste, I remember my hip hop period but also the big Dance’ 90…..Good times and memories!!...There are loads of other people that have influenced me but I think the biggest inspirations I've had, come from Bob Sinclair and David Guetta, he is the ones who first got me into house scene!\" In 2012 Glazersoundv started the radio show called \"House Explosion\", with the blessing of the recognized radio Insomnia Fm", "title": "Glazersound" }, { "docid": "16270795", "text": "Little Secrets\" that producers first considered \"Love & Hip Hop\" spin-off set in Miami before settling on Atlanta instead, saying that \"we found great characters (in Miami) but it just didn't feel right\". During the casting process, several names were reported as part of the original cast, including Diamond, Rasheeda, Nivea and CeeLo Green's ex-wife Christina Johnson. Diamond was planned to be the lead of the show, with a source saying \"Diamond would definitely be the of the group\". Nivea eventually turned the show down, and producers approached Nas's daughter Destiny Jones and her mother Carmen Bryan. They interviewed with", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" }, { "docid": "20397081", "text": "The show also features minor appearances from notable figures within the hip hop industry and New York's social scene, including Dr. Jeff, Dr. Miami and \"\"s Trina. Tara Wallace returns in an uncredited cameo appearance. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> \"Love & Hip Hop New York: Check Yourself\", which features the cast's reactions to each episode, was released weekly with every episode on digital platforms. Deleted scenes from the season's episodes were released weekly as bonus content on VH1's official website. Several cast members had their music featured on the show and released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes. Remy &", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York (season 8)" }, { "docid": "15538817", "text": "come together, connected by their shared love for the Hip Hop Culture, and enjoy themselves for free. Kool Out Live was born after the success of Kool Out Lounge. It's more of a concert concept rather than a laid back one like Kool Out Lounge. Kool Out Entertainment Kool Out Entertainment is a South African based nightlife brand focusing on Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, and Jazz. They host live music events in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. KOL founder, DJ ID Akio Kawahito has held resident status in clubs in Japan and the Netherlands before settling in Cape Town. Dj", "title": "Kool Out Entertainment" }, { "docid": "11510398", "text": "Max B did some co-writing. Don't miss \"Byrd Gang Money,\" \"Love Me No More\" and \"Up in Harlem.\" The Koch release omitted \"Global Money Skit\", \"Two More Blocks\", \"Money Comes and Money Goes\", and \"Poverty\" from the \"unofficial\" version, and added \"Come on, Come On\", \"I Gotta Have It\", \"Lookin at the Game\", \"Rockefeller Laws\", and \"No Fuss\". Additionally, The Game does not appear on \"Love Me No More\" as he does on the \"unofficial\" version of the album. Harlem's American Gangster Harlem's American Gangster is the seventh mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Jim Jones released to digital", "title": "Harlem's American Gangster" }, { "docid": "10994277", "text": "\"Cheers 2 U (US R&B/Hip Hop #19, March 24)\" \"Cheers 2 U (Studio Session)\" \"Dr. Dolittle OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #4, June 16)\" Timbaland & Magoo - \"Clock Strikes (VLS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #24, April 14)\" Timbaland - \" (November 24)\" \"Dr. Dolittle OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #4, June 16)\" \"Here We Come (VLS) (US Top 40 #32, November)\" Total - \"Kima, Keisha & Pam (US R&B/Hip Hop #9, November 3)\" \"Why Do Fools Fall In Love OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #15, September 8)\" Xscape - \"My Little Secret (CDS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #2, July 7)\" Ginuwine - \"100% Ginuwine", "title": "Timbaland production discography" }, { "docid": "5978642", "text": "were many songs with misogynistic (anti-women) lyrics and many music videos depicted women in a sexualized fashion. The negation of female voice and perspective is an issue that has come to define mainstream hip hop music. The recording industry is less willing to back female artists than their male counterparts, and when it does back them, often it places emphasis on their sexuality over their musical substance and artistic abilities. Since the turn of the century (the beginning of the 2000s decade), female hip hop artists have struggled to get mainstream attention, with only a few, such as older artists", "title": "Hip hop" }, { "docid": "15522995", "text": "Live!\", a half-hour-long interactive after-show hosted by Big Tigger. On April 14, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: The Wedding\", a two-hour special featuring the marriage between cast members Yandy Smith and Mendeecees Harris, would air live on May 25, 2015. On August 10, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\" would be returning for a second season on September 7, 2015. On October 12, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Out in Hip Hop\", a round-table discussion moderated by T. J. Holmes of ABC News, would air on October 19, 2015. The special", "title": "Love & Hip Hop" }, { "docid": "6006341", "text": "independent record label which produced Grammy Nominated artist, is a strong proponent of fitness and healthy lifestyle, event host, does speaking engagements and other public appearances, and is embarking on work in television including sports and a role on VH1's \"Love and Hip Hop Miami\". Bryant McKinnie Bryant Douglas McKinnie (born September 23, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Miami, where he was twice recognized as an All-American. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, and he has also played for the", "title": "Bryant McKinnie" }, { "docid": "14906192", "text": "Real Elements The Real Elements (aka Real Elementz) is a Malawian hip-hop band that gained notoriety in the 1990s and 2000s in Malawi. The group consisted of Marvel, Plan B, Stix, and Q. The group holds a special place in the Malawian music industry because it propagated Malawian hip-hop and paved the way for the Malawian hip-hop genre at a time when they were a few hip-hop artists in Malawi. There music was considered the cutting edge in the Malawi music scene. Critics argue that is the best urban group that has come out of Malawi. They performed in Malawi", "title": "Real Elements" }, { "docid": "17197175", "text": "how far the spectrum of feminism reaches. Hip-hop feminism A hip-hop feminist is defined as young feminists born after 1964 who approach the political community with a mixture of feminist and hip-hop sensibilities, hip-hop feminism. The term \"hip hop feminism\" was coined by the provocative cultural critic Joan Morgan in 1999 when she published the book \"When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip Hop Feminist Breaks it Down\", which has been described as \"seminal\". Hip hop feminism is based in a tradition of black feminism, which emphasizes that the personal is political because our race, class, gender, and sexuality", "title": "Hip-hop feminism" }, { "docid": "17197096", "text": "Hip-hop feminism A hip-hop feminist is defined as young feminists born after 1964 who approach the political community with a mixture of feminist and hip-hop sensibilities, hip-hop feminism. The term \"hip hop feminism\" was coined by the provocative cultural critic Joan Morgan in 1999 when she published the book \"When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip Hop Feminist Breaks it Down\", which has been described as \"seminal\". Hip hop feminism is based in a tradition of black feminism, which emphasizes that the personal is political because our race, class, gender, and sexuality determine how we are treated. In the", "title": "Hip-hop feminism" }, { "docid": "19833030", "text": "\"Love & Hip Hop: Out in Hip Hop\", a round-table discussion moderated by T. J. Holmes of ABC News, would air on October 19, 2015. The special focused on the reality on being openly LGBT in the hip hop community, and coincided with the airing of the seventh episode \"Truth\", in which bisexual cast member Miles comes out to his ex-girlfriend Amber. The special garnered 1.5 million viewers, ranking #1 among women 18-49 in its time period. On September 16, 2015, during filming, Hazel-E announced on social media that she had quit the series, comparing it to a \"freak show\".", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (season 2)" }, { "docid": "20109348", "text": "scenes were left on the cutting room floor during the show's nearly two year development and filming process. On April 20, 2017, after over a year of development hell, it was reported that the show's producers had been granted permission to start filming in South Florida. At some point, the show's producers approached Gucci Mane and his fiancée Keyshia Ka'oir to star in the series, however they turned it down to film a wedding special for BET. On May 8, 2017, Gunplay appeared on \"\", leading to speculation that his appearance was intended to set up \"Love & Hip Hop:", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" }, { "docid": "15522990", "text": "\"bawdy and hilarious\", and a \"guilty pleasure\". The show has aired continuously since May 15, 2014, with an incarnation of the franchise airing nearly every Monday on VH1. In the US, \"\" usually airs in spring and through summer, followed by \"\" in the fall and \"\" and \"\" in the winter. As of November 26, 2018, 324 original episodes of \"New York\", \"Atlanta\", \"Hollywood\" and \"Miami\" have aired over twenty-two seasons. \"Love & Hip Hop\" had its origins as a 2006 pilot called \"Keeping Up With the Joneses\", which centered around rapper Jim Jones and was produced by Stefan", "title": "Love & Hip Hop" }, { "docid": "17490401", "text": "see on \"Love & Hip Hop\", we conducted ourselves as upstanding women who were looked up to in the community\". In the 2016 film \"\", when Eve and Common's characters get into an argument over their relationship, Cedric the Entertainer's character makes a reference to the franchise, saying \"This ain't no \"Love & Hip Hop\" reunion.\" In the 2017 pilot of the Netflix television adaptation \"Dear White People\", a character attempts to break up an argument between two female characters by saying \"Yo, fam, can we cut the \"Love & Hip Hop\" auditions and get to it?\" Nicki Minaj references", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "17490375", "text": "Love & Hip Hop: New York Love & Hip Hop: New York (originally titled Love & Hip Hop) is the original installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise on VH1. The series premiered on March 6, 2011, and chronicles the lives of several people in New York City (and nearby areas, including New Jersey, and Yonkers), involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with East Coast hip hop. Its success has produced the spin-offs \"\", \"Chrissy & Mr. Jones\", \"\", \"\", \"\", \"Leave It To Stevie\", \"\" and \"\". On September", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "16270794", "text": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is the second installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered June 18, 2012 on VH1, and chronicles the lives of several people in Atlanta involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop. On February 16, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for the seventh season, which premiered on March 19, 2018. Rumors of an Atlanta-based spin-off of \"\" began circulating in December 2011. Stefan Springman revealed in the behind-the-scenes special \"Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" }, { "docid": "18771946", "text": "offers up feminist or womanist answers to many of the hip hop generation's most urgent interpersonal, cultural, social, and political issues\" and \"recent feminist scholarship suggests that in its own controversial and/or contradictory way the hip-hop feminist movement may very well be the most politically polyvocal and socially visible manifestation of the ongoing evolution of the Women's Liberation movement prevalent in contemporary US society\". The term hip hop feminism was coined by the provocative cultural critic Joan Morgan in 1999 when she published the book \"\"When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip Hop Feminist Breaks it Down\"\". Hip-hop feminism", "title": "Feminist activism in hip hop" }, { "docid": "17197142", "text": "someone in hip-hop reinforces notion of heterosexuality and homophobia. While there is a strong presence of homophobia in hip-hop, there is an entire community within hip-hop known as the \"homo-thug\" which has helped bring queer individuals together. Overall, within hip-hop, there is a complex contradiction. As hip-hop feminism has garnered a reputation as a legitimate area of study, numerous individuals have contributed to its body of scholarly work. Joan Morgan, as previously mentioned, was the first to use the term \"hip-hop feminist\" in her book \"When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost\". Black feminism and Hip-Hop feminism is greatly attributed to", "title": "Hip-hop feminism" }, { "docid": "17197136", "text": "be it. In an interview with Vogue Magazine she told them \"...once I got that out of me, the music became easy\" when referring to what it was like to disassociate herself from femininity in her career. By not conforming to heteronormative behaviors in hip-hop, Young M.A brings awareness to the queer community and the complexity of gender. Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, is a white, straight rapper that created one of hip hop's first mainstream anthems \"Same Love\" bringing attention to homophobia not only just in hip hop but across the world. Macklemore is from Seattle, Washington", "title": "Hip-hop feminism" }, { "docid": "11288110", "text": "and figure painting with modern graphics and contemporary urban environments. “I continue to be inspired simultaneously by the disparate visual language of Rembrandt’s dark portraits, the intense contemplation of Antonio Lopez Garcia, and “wild-style” graffiti writers\". \"...a painter who does portraits with tumultuous graffiti backgrounds...a hip-hop painter\". Nicholls,Liz (October 29, 2005), \"Tim Okamura, Artist to the Stars\", \"The Edmonton Journal\"(Edmonton,AB), Culture, E1 Print 2014 Folgar, Abel. “Tim Okamura’s Show ‘Love, Strength, & Soul’ is an Ode to African American Women.” 2 Dec. 2014. Société Perrier 14 Jan. 2015. <.http://www.societeperrier.com/us/miami/tim-okamuras-show-love-strength-soul-is-an-ode-to-african-american-women/>. Schuller, Rae. “Tim Okamura.” Sept. 2014. Marker Magazine 14 Jan. 2015.", "title": "Tim Okamura" }, { "docid": "16101936", "text": "something hot comes out,\" he says. \"The Jerusalem Post\" called Y-Love a \"spiritual, rapping guru\" who is \"front and center in a trending hip-hop revolution.\" He was named to \"The Jewish Week\"'s 2009 36 Under 36, an annual list of 36 notable Jews under the age of 36. \"I'm using hip hop to elevate,\" Y-Love stated. \"That's what I'm about.\" Y-Love Yitz Jordan (born January 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Y-Love, is an American hip-hop artist. An Orthodox Jew, Jordan was formerly Hasidic. Jordan rhymes in a mixture of English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, Latin and Aramaic, often", "title": "Y-Love" }, { "docid": "12791639", "text": "the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (#117 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). As a result, the single was scrapped and the album was delayed. This single does not appear on the album. The new single off his album is \"All I Need\" and features label-mates The-Dream and Jadakiss. The single samples LL Cool J's \"I Need Love\". The song peaked at #23 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (#123 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Though not announced as a single, A music video for \"Boom Boom Room\" was created. The video starred Sarah Rosete from girl group Electrik Red. Due to lack of label-support the", "title": "Yours, Mine & The Truth" }, { "docid": "4513626", "text": "Romanian hip hop Romanian hip hop first emerged in 1982, along with the break-dancing movement which become very popular in the 1980s. However, Romanian hip hop was developed in the early 1990s, when American rappers hit the European charts. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city and most notable trap from Craiova and Bucharest. The genre is currently growing in popularity in Europe. The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was the main precursor of Romanian hip hop. Liberalization made the import of foreign hip hop tapes much more easier. An underground market of tape", "title": "Romanian hip hop" }, { "docid": "17174089", "text": "the album's release, Lil B told \"XXL\" that \"Rain in England\" would be \"one of the best hip-hop albums to ever come out and one of the most unique albums to ever come out in hip-hop.\" Lil B described it as \"like a melting pot to the soul, just thinking and melting into your emotions\", and said the album would deal with both dark and positive themes. \"Rain in England\" is described by Lil B as the first ambient hip hop album. The lyrics, described as meditative and surreal, explore themes like death, life, family, God, birth and gender. Most", "title": "Rain in England" }, { "docid": "16270821", "text": "& Hip Hop: Atlanta\" would be returning for a second season on April 22, 2013. On April 14, 2014, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta\" would be returning for a third season on May 5, 2014. On April 9, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta\" would be returning for a fourth season on April 20, 2015, and would premiere alongside \"Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: The Afterparty Live!\", a half an hour long interactive after-show hosted by Big Tigger. On March 8, 2016, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta\" would be returning for", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" }, { "docid": "19833032", "text": "released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes. Love & Hip Hop: Out in Hip Hop is a special that aired after the season's seventh episode on October 19, 2015. T.J. Holmes hosted the show with cast members Milan Christopher and Miles Brock, along with a panel of several rappers and performers involved in the LGBT hip hop scene. The special was executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie Gayle for Monami Entertainment and Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple and Robyn Nish Friedman for Eastern TV. Susan Levison, Nina L. Diaz, Vivian Gomez, and Ken Martinez executive", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (season 2)" }, { "docid": "14725837", "text": "(2003), \"breakdancing\" is a media-coined term and incorrect. A dance crew is a team of street dancers who come together to develop new moves and battle other crews. As hip-hop culture spread throughout New York City, the more often breaking crews got together to battle against each other. It was during this time that the different dance moves within breaking developed organically. All styles of hip-hop are rooted in battling, and being a part of a crew was the only way to learn when these styles began because they were not taught in studios: they all started out as social", "title": "History of hip hop dance" }, { "docid": "1468892", "text": "Southern hip hop Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or Dirty South, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami—the five of which constitute the \"Southern Network\" in rap music. The music was a reaction to the 1980s flow of hip hop culture from New York City and the Los Angeles area and can be considered a third major American hip hop genre, after East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop.", "title": "Southern hip hop" }, { "docid": "9726615", "text": "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do \"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do\" is a R&B/hip-hop song performed by Aaliyah and Tia Hawkins. It was released as a promotional airplay single in the U.S. and is the fourth release from Aaliyah's debut album \"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number\". The single was written and produced by R. Kelly. On \"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do\" Aaliyah tells her lover, no one else knows how to love her quite like he does over a hip hop-styled beat.", "title": "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" }, { "docid": "17944670", "text": "out there, vibe wise. Everything is lyrically driven. I’m blue collar, man—I aim to please those who appreciate the underground. I don’t give a fuck when it comes to making music; I give a fuck about the people who give a fuck about the music. Nothing really matters to me about music except the ones who fuck with it. I go for those who love this—the culture of hip-hop. I tell people there’s two different industries—there’s the rap industry and then there’s the hip-hop industry. I’m more of a hip-hop culture dude than a rap industry dude. I try to", "title": "Phantom and the Ghost" }, { "docid": "18226974", "text": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood is the third installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered on September 15, 2014 on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Hollywood area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with West Coast hip hop. On June 18, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for a fifth season, which premiered on July 23, 2018. Rumors of a Los Angeles-based spin-off of \"\" began circulating in September 2013. In an interview, creator Mona Scott Young confirmed", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" }, { "docid": "16270825", "text": "VH1 have released the first two seasons, as well as the fourth season, on DVD. The third, fifth and sixth seasons are currently only available on digital platforms. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is the second installment of the \"Love & Hip Hop\" reality television franchise. It premiered June 18, 2012 on VH1, and chronicles the lives of several people in Atlanta involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop. On February 16, 2018, VH1 announced the show's return for the seventh season, which premiered on", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" }, { "docid": "20573232", "text": "on Top Albums Sales. It stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for five weeks and on the Hip-Hop/R&B album chart for nine consecutive weeks. The album lead single \"Most High\" peaked at 54 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop songs, 25 on Adult R&B and 54 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The second single from the album, \"Work It Out\" didn't get to make it on the charts. Credits adapted from the liner notes of \"Love & War\" and AllMusic: Love & War (Jerzee Monét album) Love & War is the debut album by Jerzee Monét. It was released on July 16, 2002 through", "title": "Love & War (Jerzee Monét album)" }, { "docid": "18196775", "text": "has to come from the heart. When writing something, I never come in with trying to follow gimmicks, or just be insincere. I want the audience to feel where I come from, I want them to feel like they can relate.” Journalist 103 Journalist 103 (born January 21, 1979) is an American rapper. After starting his career as part of the hip hop crew Mountain Climbaz in 1997, he later joined the hip hop group The Left. He served as primary lyricist on the group's 2010 album \"Gas Mask\", which \"Sputnik Music\" named as one of the Best Underground Hip-Hop", "title": "Journalist 103" }, { "docid": "4509434", "text": "a failure at the time. Five singles were released from the album. \"Young Love\" was the first. It reached number 64 on the principal American singles chart, the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, and number six on the American Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In New Zealand, \"Young Love\" reached number 16. The second single from \"Janet Jackson\" was \"Come Give Your Love to Me\" and peaked at number 58 on the Hot 100. The follow-up single, \"Say You Do\", only appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Dance Club Songs charts, peaking at numbers 15 and 11, respectively. The last", "title": "Janet Jackson (album)" }, { "docid": "7585749", "text": "to become a DJ came from listening to the University of Miami's WVUM 90.5 FM radio station. Drawn to new styles of music, including early Hip Hop, Hypno5ive worked under the name Nice & Nasty during the early to mid 80's. Working first as part of a duo with another DJ from New York and then on his own playing a role in a different styles of emerging music, Nice & Nasty became part of the Miami hip-hop / electro / Miami Bass movement. During the developmental years of hip-hop and bass in Miami, Nice & Nasty played at numerous", "title": "Hypno5ive" }, { "docid": "10994275", "text": "5)\" Aaliyah - \"Dr. Dolittle OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #4, June 16)\" \"Are You That Somebody (CDS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #1 June 16)\" All Saints - \"Dr. Dolittle OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #4, June 16)\" Boyz II Men - \"Can't Let Her Go (Remixes)\" Coko - \"Why Do Fools Fall In Love OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #15, September 8)\" Destiny's Child - \"Why Do Fools Fall In Love OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #15, September 8)\" Gina Thompson - \"Why Do Fools Fall In Love OST (US R&B/Hip Hop #15, September 8)\" Ginuwine - \"Why Do Fools Fall In Love OST", "title": "Timbaland production discography" }, { "docid": "20882241", "text": "2018 BET Hip Hop Awards The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018. Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z (credited also as \"The Carters\" with Beyoncé in Album of the Year, Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Song of the Year categories) with four", "title": "2018 BET Hip Hop Awards" }, { "docid": "20350342", "text": "are also fans of the rapper to choose between the two of them. Winners highlighted in Bold 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held October 6 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida, and aired October 10 on the BET cable channel. The nominations were announced on September 15, 2017. Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, and Cardi B led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2017 with nine nominations apiece. Kendrick and Cardi B vied for MVP of the Year, Single of the Year, Hustler of the Year,", "title": "2017 BET Hip Hop Awards" }, { "docid": "17490402", "text": "the show on her remix of Ciara's \"I'm Out\". Remy Ma ends her diss track \"Shether\" with the line: \"you just got bodied by a \"Love & Hip Hop\" bitch\". Cardi B references her time on the show in her hit single \"Bodak Yellow\": \"I just run and check the mail, another check from Mona Scott\". \"Love & Hip Hop\"s commenced airing on March 6, 2011. Initially intended to be an eight-episode series, the first season was expanded to nine episodes in order to include the first season reunion, which aired on May 16, 2011. On May 25, 2011, the", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "12364777", "text": "as UGK and the solo career of Scarface. Atlanta hip hop artists were key in further expanding rap music and bringing southern hip hop into the mainstream. Releases such as Arrested Development's \"3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...\" in 1992, Goodie Mob's \"Soul Food\" in 1995 and OutKast's \"ATLiens\" in 1996 were all critically acclaimed. Later, Master P (\"Ghetto D\") built up a roster of artists (the No Limit posse) based out of New Orleans. Master P incorporated G funk and Miami bass influences; and distinctive regional sounds from St. Louis, Chicago, Washington D.C., Detroit", "title": "Hip hop music" }, { "docid": "20091629", "text": "stations in Miami were WQAM (est. 1921) and WIOD (est. 1926). In terms of media marketing in the U.S., Miami has the 16th largest television audience. Love and Hip Hop: Miami was aired on January 1 on VH1. Media in Miami Media in Miami, Florida, United States, includes newspapers, magazines, Internet-based web sites, radio, television, and cinema. Florida produces some of its own media, while some comes from outside the state for Floridian consumption. The \"Miami Metropolis\" newspaper began publication in May 1896, overseen initially by W.S. Graham and Wesley M. Featherby, and later by B.B. Tatum. In 1934, it", "title": "Media in Miami" }, { "docid": "17490404", "text": "on December 15, 2014. On November 2, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a sixth season, which premiered on December 14, 2015. On November 14, 2016, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a seventh season, which premiered on November 21, 2016. On October 2, 2017, VH1 announced \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for an eighth season, which premiered on October 30, 2017. On September 27, 2018, VH1 announced \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a ninth season,", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "17490403", "text": "series was renewed for a , which premiered on November 14, 2011. The third season of \"Love & Hip Hop\", now titled \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" in promotional material, premiered on January 7, 2013, with nearly a whole new cast. On October 10, 2013, VH1 announced \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a fourth season on October 28, 2013. The season premiered back-to-back with the second season of \"Chrissy & Mr. Jones\". On December 2, 2014, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a fifth season, which premiered", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: New York" }, { "docid": "15522994", "text": "\"\", the Los Angeles-based spin-off of \"Love & Hip Hop\", would make its series premiere on September 15, 2014. On October 15, 2014, VH1 announced the spin-off \"\", starring cast member K. Michelle, would make its series premiere on November 3, 2014. On December 2, 2014, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a fifth season on December 15, 2014. On April 9, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta\" would be returning for a fourth season on April 20, 2015, and would premiere alongside \"Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: The Afterparty", "title": "Love & Hip Hop" }, { "docid": "17280377", "text": "beginning the same day. Radke spoke about the album and the addition of new sounds, including hip-hop and electronic elements, saying that, \"My dad raised me on metal, but my first serious love was hip-hop,\" Ronnie explains. \"When I heard Dr. Dre's \"The Chronic\", that's when I fell in love. I didn't know what the hell they were talking about, the beats were intertwined, and it came inside of me and took me over. When we added hip-hop elements I was thinking, 'Should I do this? This sounds crazy! Are people going to like this?'\" He also expressed satisfaction with", "title": "Fashionably Late (Falling in Reverse album)" }, { "docid": "3455515", "text": "\"a watered-down mix of hip-hop and cheesy pop balladry, brought together by a manager with a marketing concept.\" Matt Diehl of \"Entertainment Weekly\" said that it was \"more a compendium of music styles (from ABBA-style choruses to unconvincing hip hop) than an actual song,\" and Sara Scribner of the \"Los Angeles Times\" described it as \"a bubblegum hip-hop confection of rapping lifted off Neneh Cherry and Monie Love albums.\" Charles Aaron of \"Spin\" magazine called it \"a quickie, mid-'80s teen paperback come to life [...] so gooey it melts in your hands, not in your mouth.\" The song ranked at", "title": "Wannabe" }, { "docid": "10994273", "text": "27)\" \"If Your Girl Only Knew (CDS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #1, August 13)\" \"One In A Million (CDM) (US R&B/Hip Hop #1, December 10)\" Babyface - \"This Is For The Lover In You (The Remix CD) (US R&B/Hip Hop #2, October 5)\" DeVante - \"Gin & Juice (VLS) (January 23)\" Ginuwine - \"Ginuwine... The Bachelor (US R&B/Hip Hop #14, October 8)\" \"Pony (CDS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #1, August 20)\" \"Only When Ur Lonely (VLS)\" Terri & Monica - \"Sexuality (If You Take Your Love) (CDS)\" Aaliyah - \"4 Page Letter (CDS) (US R&B/Hip Hop #12, March 11)\" \"Hot Like Fire", "title": "Timbaland production discography" }, { "docid": "8554367", "text": "Studios. Vision Records was originally intended to house familiar artists from Criteria and TK Records but instead ended up focusing on releasing records by artists in the Miami Bass and Freestyle Scenes. Currently, they are still residing in Miami where they are primarily occupied with being the owners of the aforementioned Vision Records and Audio Vision Studios. With hip-hop being the most popular type of music in Miami, they have transitioned into the digital Pro-Tools for music production. Their studio has been working with many major hip hop artists. One popular hip hop artist that they count as a client", "title": "The Albert Brothers" }, { "docid": "2744572", "text": "1964 by R&B group The Tams, \"Take Your Time (Do It Right)\" '80 by Post-disco group The S.O.S. Band, \"Mr. Wendal\" '92 by Arrested Development (group), \"Whoomp! (There It Is)\" '93 by hip hop and Miami bass duo Tag Team, \"My Boo\" '96 by R&B and Miami bass group Ghost Town DJs, \"Da' Dip\" '97 by hip hop and Miami bass rapper Freak Nasty, \"Bring It All to Me\" '99 by R&B girl group Blaque, \"Where the Party At\" '01 by hip hop soul group Jagged Edge, \"Don't Mess with My Man\" '02 by R&B singer Nivea from Savannah, \"Georgia\"", "title": "Music of Georgia (U.S. state)" }, { "docid": "16073170", "text": "basic drum tracks, and ambient, hypnotic synths. Songs produced by DJ Burn One, Beautiful Lou, and Soufein3000 incorporate more Southern hip hop elements. AllMusic editor Andre Barnes views the mixtape's music as distinct from East Coast hip hop, calling it \"sonically out of place, recasting the feel of East Coast hip-hop into a quintessential, albeit progressive southern aesthetic with its country funk and cosmic, syrupy backdrops.\" Jon Caramanica calls \"Live. Love. ASAP\" \"placeless and universal, an album that sounds as if it has ingested the last 20 years of hip-hop’s travels and would be comfortable anywhere.\" Caramanica notes characteristics of", "title": "Live. Love. ASAP" }, { "docid": "4530509", "text": "between rap, hip hop, techno, jazz, blues and rock. Regular featuring artists on DJBB gigs and albums are Juuso Hannukainen (percussion), Tero Rantanen (percussion), Emma Salokoski (vocals), and Teppo Mäkynen (turntables). Don Johnson Big Band Don Johnson Big Band is an alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as electronic music, funk, rock and jazz. The name \"Don Johnson Big Band\" comes from the actor Don Johnson in the series Miami Vice. The band had to come up with a name to reserve a place for training. Don Johnson Big", "title": "Don Johnson Big Band" }, { "docid": "4131776", "text": "straighten up. There is a solo female artist who had released an album, her name is Sister Fa, but that album did not have so much effect in Senegalese Hip Hop market. She was also the wife of Studio Yes' owner. She is living now in Germany and is about to come back to release her second album. Senegalese hip hop Senegalese hip hop began to emerge in the early 1980s. When hip hop first hit the scene in Africa, it went from merely being a fad, to a more social and political movement. Amongst the most influential leaders of", "title": "Senegalese hip hop" }, { "docid": "7651409", "text": "in Trévières, Arabic hip hop Arabic hip hop is hip hop music and culture originating in the Arabic-speaking world. It is performed in Arabic, English, French, Berber languages (Tamazight), and local Arabic dialects. Like most artists of the genre, the artists from the Arab world are highly influenced by American culture. Also considered part of Arabic hip hop are emcees of Arab origin in the Arab diaspora including Europe, North America, and Australia. Before Arabic hip-hop emerged as a separate genre, Arab-Americans were regularly involved in hip-hop in the United States, notably Los Angeles based producer Fredwreck and Miami-based DJ", "title": "Arabic hip hop" }, { "docid": "7651382", "text": "Arabic hip hop Arabic hip hop is hip hop music and culture originating in the Arabic-speaking world. It is performed in Arabic, English, French, Berber languages (Tamazight), and local Arabic dialects. Like most artists of the genre, the artists from the Arab world are highly influenced by American culture. Also considered part of Arabic hip hop are emcees of Arab origin in the Arab diaspora including Europe, North America, and Australia. Before Arabic hip-hop emerged as a separate genre, Arab-Americans were regularly involved in hip-hop in the United States, notably Los Angeles based producer Fredwreck and Miami-based DJ Khaled. American", "title": "Arabic hip hop" }, { "docid": "14490419", "text": "at Motown Records he continued to produce label-mates Boyz II Men, Jason Weaver, Whitehead Bros., 702 & Jazz artist Wayman Tisdale’s very first single called “Circumstance”. HIp Hop Production And Labels 1990's<br> Hutson also had a string of notable productions coming out of his native miami. Connecting with Slip N Slide Records, he produced among others a track Featuring Trick Daddy and J-Shin called “You, Me & She”, as well as a host of other local miami rap talent. Hutson also scored his first deal for a hip hop artist he developed named Sianhide. Warner Brothers then executive KRS-One tapped", "title": "JR Hutson" }, { "docid": "2074267", "text": "hits, including \"Anything for You\". Estefan graduated from the University of Miami in 1979. Estefan is the most famous musician to come from the Miami pop industry; others include Willie Chirino and Albita Rodríguez. Family soul singing group Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose are from Dania. Soul singer Linda Lyndell was born in Gainesville. R&B artists Kirby Maurier was raised in Miami and Miramar, Sammie is from Boynton Beach, Pleasure P is from Carver Raches, West Park, and blackbear was born in Daytona Beach. Miami bass is a booming, bass-heavy hip hop music that developed in the mid-1980s in Miami.", "title": "Music of Florida" }, { "docid": "19835827", "text": "Lyfe and suspects he may be keeping secrets from her. Scrappy and Joc are enjoying the bachelor life. Tammy is dealing with the fall-out from Waka's comments on the trans community when she encounters D. Smith and Betty Idol. Stevie J and Joseline return from their adventures in Hollywood on shaky ground. Friends and family Celebrities <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Several cast members had their music featured on the show and released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (season 5) The fifth season of the reality television series \"\" aired on VH1 from April 4,", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (season 5)" }, { "docid": "16181206", "text": "the musicians' struggles and what it is like to rap in a Muslim country. The documentary mainly focuses on DJ Key, H-Kayne, Bigg, Fati Show, and the hip hop group Fnaire. I Love Hip Hop in Morocco I Love Hip Hop in Morocco is a 2007 film by Josh Asen who decided to film hip hop in Morocco with his friend Jennifer Needle. While interviewing Moroccan hip hop artists, they told him that they needed concerts to promote their music. Asen managed to get the U.S. Embassy and Coca-Cola to sponsor a music festival. Groups of musicians started the country's", "title": "I Love Hip Hop in Morocco" }, { "docid": "16181205", "text": "I Love Hip Hop in Morocco I Love Hip Hop in Morocco is a 2007 film by Josh Asen who decided to film hip hop in Morocco with his friend Jennifer Needle. While interviewing Moroccan hip hop artists, they told him that they needed concerts to promote their music. Asen managed to get the U.S. Embassy and Coca-Cola to sponsor a music festival. Groups of musicians started the country's first hip hop tour in three Moroccan cities - Meknes, Marrakesh, and Casablanca. The three concerts brought in thousands of audience members. The film ended up as a 2007 documentary about", "title": "I Love Hip Hop in Morocco" }, { "docid": "10550218", "text": "and put the album up for pre-order. The fourth single, \"Glad I Tried\", which features Kevin Ray of Walk the Moon, Travis Hawley of Night Riots, and Santigold, was released on April 13, 2018. The album was released on May 4, 2018. Matt and Kim's music has often been described as dance-pop with pop-punk and hip-hop influences. In an interview with \"The A.V. Club\", Johnson even noted, \"We considered what made the Matt and Kim sound to be our mutual love for pop-punk and hip-hop, breaking down the beat and melodies the way hip-hop does, and adding in the energy", "title": "Matt and Kim" }, { "docid": "10624751", "text": "Austrian hip hop Austrian hip hop is not a genre of hip hop music, but covers all hip hop music from Austria. The majority of Austrian hip hop acts does Underground hip hop, as the big radio stations in Austria have no airtime for native hip hop. The only radio station that does so is FM4, which focuses on alternative music. Falco is often being seen as the first successful Austrian rapper, but in fact Falco didn't want to be seen as rapper, but as a pop/rock musician. Nevertheless, the first songs from Austria to be known of featuring rap", "title": "Austrian hip hop" }, { "docid": "15926383", "text": "called Hipster hop, also known as Third-Wave hip hop. Mad Rad member P Smoov is the main producer of all of Mad Rad's music. P Smoov attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. P Smoov is also one part of the Seattle-based hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso. The debut album \"White Gold\" was very well received by independent music review blogs and websites. CdUniverse calls them the best hip hop act to come out of Seattle since the 1987 release \"Posse on Broadway\" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. Local news-weekly Seattle Weekly admired the album for making \"hip hop for club kids\",", "title": "Mad Rad" }, { "docid": "19642141", "text": "considered to be on \"XXL\"s \"2016's Freshmen Class\" magazine cover, however, she was \"told by his camp that he wasn't paying attention to hip hop so much. He was going into more of a rock / pop / country direction.\" Malone denied these claims, saying: \"My love of music should never be questioned... I shouldn't be chastised in whichever way I see fit.\" He went on to explain that his latest mixtape, as well as his upcoming album are both hip hop: \"I have a hip-hop album coming out in August... I made a HIP HOP mixtape promoting my HIP", "title": "Stoney (album)" }, { "docid": "5978723", "text": "number of other minority artists who are taking center stage as many first generation minority children come of age. One example is rapper Awkwafina, an Asian-American, who raps about being Asian as well as being female. She, like many others, use rap to express her experiences as a minority not necessarily to \"unite\" minorities together but to tell her story. Many hip hop artists that make it out of the developing world come to places like the United States in hopes of improving their situations. Maya Arulpragasm (AKA M.I.A.) is a Sri Lanka-born Tamil hip hop artist in this situation.", "title": "Hip hop" }, { "docid": "4513633", "text": "YouTube vloggers have uploaded trap-styled diss tracks directed to other uploaders, and in late 2017, Selly, the vlogger with the most Youtube subscribers in Romania, created a trap group with other Youtubers called 5GANG, similar to Jake Paul's Team 10. Romanian hip hop Romanian hip hop first emerged in 1982, along with the break-dancing movement which become very popular in the 1980s. However, Romanian hip hop was developed in the early 1990s, when American rappers hit the European charts. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city and most notable trap from Craiova and", "title": "Romanian hip hop" }, { "docid": "4219627", "text": "on Galgalatz and today remains a leader in Israel’s hip-hop world.” Just as Kool Herc is credited in America as being a founding father of hip hop, DJ Liron Teeni is given similar credit as the pioneer of Israeli hip-hop. His major role in the process of making Israeli hip hop the popular genre it is in Israel today was the transformation of the lyrics to the mother tongue of Hebrew. Kids would come on his show on the army radio station in order to showcase their rapping skills, but when they would start rapping in English, he would make", "title": "Israeli hip hop" }, { "docid": "19350008", "text": "first transgender woman on Love and Hip Hop, a VH1 realty show. Smith believes the show is a platform that can educated viewers about the transgender community in a positive way. Smith has worked with artists such as Lil' Wayne, Ciara, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, and Andre 3000. Smith was born in Miami, raised in Brooklyn, and is currently a Buckhead, Atlanta resident. Smith was born male, and despite feeling a stronger female identity at the age of 7, she began her transition in 2014. In an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Smith expressed her desire to make a positive impact", "title": "Transgender representation in hip hop music" }, { "docid": "10958852", "text": "land him in the press on sites such as TMZ. In 2017, he starred on the WE tv series \"Dr. Miami\". In 2018 he released a single called \"Peep Me Tonight\" with hip-hop star Mariahlynn from the TV series \"Love and Hip Hop New York\". Barta started off his career doing off-Broadway theatre. One of his most noted roles was playing Tash in \"Befriending Beau\", alongside Eric Millegan. He had also appeared in several television shows and films following his success from his role in \"Befriending Beau\". In 1999, Barta appeared in the Comedy Central series, \"Strangers with Candy\". In", "title": "Adam Barta" }, { "docid": "3512075", "text": "to remote Kodiak, Alaska. Cuban hip hop Hip hop music arrived in Cuba via radio and TV broadcasts from Miami. During the 1980s hip hop culture in Cuba was mainly centred on breakdancing. But by the 1990s, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the onset of the Special Period, young \"raperos\" were seeking ways to express their frustrations. Initially hip hop was viewed with suspicion, not just by the government, but by many in the community as well. With raperos emulating US rappers' aggressive posturing and lyrical content, hip hop was seen as just another cultural invasion from", "title": "Cuban hip hop" }, { "docid": "3512011", "text": "Cuban hip hop Hip hop music arrived in Cuba via radio and TV broadcasts from Miami. During the 1980s hip hop culture in Cuba was mainly centred on breakdancing. But by the 1990s, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the onset of the Special Period, young \"raperos\" were seeking ways to express their frustrations. Initially hip hop was viewed with suspicion, not just by the government, but by many in the community as well. With raperos emulating US rappers' aggressive posturing and lyrical content, hip hop was seen as just another cultural invasion from the US, bringing with", "title": "Cuban hip hop" }, { "docid": "12443051", "text": "hip-hop lessons with Sir John, and he begins his transformation from awkward novice to confident storyteller. When Sir John asks Clifford to rap about the girl he loves, Clifford reveals that he is in love with his stepmother, and they have slept together. Sir John begs Clifford to come live with him, but Clifford refuses. Clifford's father returns one night to find his wife and son in bed together. He throws Clifford out of the house, and Clifford goes to live with Sir John. Three years pass, and under Sir John's wing, Clifford has become the successful rapper Clay. His", "title": "Clay (musical)" }, { "docid": "13059603", "text": "Blaxploitation.com database listed \"Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby\" among the \"Forty Essential Funk Albums\" of the music history. Doris's tracks have received airplay in the retro music radio programs, including on BBC Radio 1, East Village Radio, FBi Radio of Australia, Q Radio, Raadio 2 of Estonia, and Radio Fritz of Germany. \"You Never Come Closer\" was sampled on \"Closer\" by influential hip-hop producer Madlib for Quasimoto. This has led to Doris' work becoming increasingly popular amongst underground hip-hop fans and record collectors. Also \"You Never Come Closer\" can be heard in the video game \"Grand", "title": "Doris (singer)" }, { "docid": "5104589", "text": "Duo or Group, but lost in both categories to Kanye West's \"Diamonds from Sierra Leone\" and The Black Eyed Peas' \"Don't Phunk with My Heart\", respectively. \"Hate It or Love It\" was named number one on About.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005 and was ranked at #43 on VH1's \"100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop\". The setting of the music video alternates between Compton, California and Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York. The video recalls the rough childhoods of 50 Cent and The Game, showing where they come from, what it was like living in their neighborhoods, and the", "title": "Hate It or Love It" }, { "docid": "16270810", "text": "hip hop industry, with infidelity being the most common theme. The dysfunctional love triangle between Stevie J, Mimi Faust and Joseline Hernandez has been the focal point of the show since its inception and its most widely publicised storyline, with the \"main chick vs side chick\" rivalry being recreated and explored with other cast members on the show and in the franchise. Many of the show's cast members come from broken homes, which has led to criticism by those who find the show exploitive. Several episodes in the first season document Stevie, Mimi and Joseline taking part in sessions with", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" }, { "docid": "12172963", "text": "Git Fresh Git Fresh (formerly known as Deep Side) is an American R&B and hip hop group based in Miami, Florida. They are currently signed to Island Def Jam. The group was initially composed of Rude Boi, Pretti Sly, Penny, & Mike Ezay. The group started out and formed when all the band members were in their teenage years, singing at talent shows and parties around the city. With the exception of Pretti Sly, who went to school in Miami, they all went to Dillard Performing Arts School. Rude Boi met Sly at a local talent show in Miami and", "title": "Git Fresh" }, { "docid": "18226993", "text": "on October 19, 2015. The special focused on the reality on being openly LGBT in the hip hop community, and coincided with the airing of the seventh episode \"Truth\", in which bisexual cast member Miles comes out to his ex-girlfriend Amber. The special garnered 1.5 million viewers, ranking #1 among women 18-49 in its time period. On July 3, 2017, three weeks before the season four premiere, VH1 aired \"Dirty Little Secrets\", a special featuring unseen footage and deleted scenes from the show's first three seasons, along with interviews with the show's cast and producers. \"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\"", "title": "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" }, { "docid": "15522996", "text": "focused on the reality on being openly LGBT in the hip hop community, and coincided with the airing of the seventh episode \"Truth\", in which bisexual cast member Miles comes out to his ex-girlfriend Amber. On November 2, 2015, VH1 announced that \"Love & Hip Hop: New York\" would be returning for a sixth season on December 14, 2015. On December 2, 2015, VH1 announced the spin-off \"\", starring Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez, would make its series premiere on January 25, 2016, back-to-back with the second season of \"K. Michelle: My Life\". On March 8, 2016, VH1 announced that", "title": "Love & Hip Hop" }, { "docid": "1468894", "text": "1980s, cities throughout the Southern United States began to catch on to the hip hop music movement. The Geto Boys, a hip hop group from Houston, were among the first hip hop artists from the Southern United States to gain widespread popularity. Southern hip hop's roots can be traced to the success of Geto Boys' \"Grip It! On That Other Level\" in 1989, the Rick Rubin produced \"The Geto Boys\" in 1990, and \"We Can't Be Stopped\" in 1991. After the Geto Boys rose to stardom, Houston became the center for Southern hip hop. Miami also played a major role", "title": "Southern hip hop" }, { "docid": "13008471", "text": "to come and share their work, projects, and ideas with others. Born out of the Songwriters' Guild, the Hip Hop Collective serves those who compose hip-hop by way of emceeing, beat production, turntablism, or beat boxing. Future projects will include the production of a Hip Hop Collective Mix tape, as well as showcase performances at a variety of Chico venues. Meetings consist of recording and collaborating on new music with other artists, learning techniques of recording, meeting with fellow producers to share work with, freestyle sessions, and weekly discussions regarding the future of hip-hop in Chico. The talent department is", "title": "Wild Oak Music Group" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4130185", "text": "unique — and then he had such great energy.\" In April 2002, \"Variety\" reported that Sean Hayes was to voice a character named the Ugly Duckling, but the character was rewritten into a female. Now conceived as Abby Mallard, Hunter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jodie Foster, Geena Davis, and Madonna were considered, but Joan Cusack won the role for her natural comedy. In December 2003, it was announced Braff and Cusack were cast, along with other cast members including Steve Zahn, Amy Sedaris, Don Knotts, Katie Finneran, and Garry Marshall. Marshall was asked to provide a voice for", "title": "Chicken Little (2005 film)" }, { "docid": "4130185", "text": "unique — and then he had such great energy.\" In April 2002, \"Variety\" reported that Sean Hayes was to voice a character named the Ugly Duckling, but the character was rewritten into a female. Now conceived as Abby Mallard, Hunter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jodie Foster, Geena Davis, and Madonna were considered, but Joan Cusack won the role for her natural comedy. In December 2003, it was announced Braff and Cusack were cast, along with other cast members including Steve Zahn, Amy Sedaris, Don Knotts, Katie Finneran, and Garry Marshall. Marshall was asked to provide a voice for", "title": "Chicken Little (2005 film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "1996671", "text": "for children was created in aid of Unicef. The Ugly Duckling read by Stephen Fry is included in this collection of fairy tales along with other stories. The Ugly Duckling \"The Ugly Duckling\" (Danish: \"Den grimme ælling\") is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "1996656", "text": "The Ugly Duckling \"The Ugly Duckling\" (Danish: \"Den grimme ælling\") is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the world as a tale about personal transformation for the better. “The Ugly Duckling” was first published 11 November 1843, with three other tales by Andersen in Copenhagen,", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "13295427", "text": "things don't work out. However, when the hen's chicks are threatened by a waterfall, due to them being dropped off in a river by a cyclone, the little duckling saves them and is lauded as a hero. The hen picks the duckling up, recognizing him as her son and hugs him to his delight. About eight years later, in 1939, the film would be remade and would follow the original Andersen story much more faithfully. This gives \"The Ugly Duckling\" the unique distinction of being the only Silly Symphony to be made twice. The Ugly Duckling (1931 film) The Ugly", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1931 film)" }, { "docid": "1996667", "text": "story and the Disney version is that, in the latter, the little bird's ordeal lasts for only a few minutes, not for months. In 1936, the Fleischer brothers adapted the story for their animated short \"The Little Stranger\", reversing the story by having an odd chick born into a family of ducks. In 1956 the Soviet animation studio Soyuzmultfilm produced its own 19 minutes version of The Ugly Duckling. The anime \"Princess Tutu\" is about a duck that turns into a swan-like ballerina. In 2006, the Danish animation studio A. Film produced a spin-off CG feature called \"The Ugly Duckling", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "11470277", "text": "Disney film \"Lilo & Stitch\". The story has a deep impact on Stitch, who sets out to look for his real family. An expectant father is pacing by his wife's side. Suddenly, the mother duck's eggs begin to hatch, much to the father's delight, giving birth to four little ducklings. But then, a fifth egg hatches, revealing a mismatched white duckling, and the father argues with the mother over this. (It is implied that the father is accusing the mother of having an affair.) The ugly duckling attempts to join the duck family, but they turn their backs on him.", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)" }, { "docid": "3066283", "text": "to whom she appears lovely. The Fall 2009 issue of the University of San Francisco literary journal \"Switchback\" features a story by Charles Haddox, \"The Ugly Duckling\", about a girl who has her own ugly duckling experience after being chosen to play the role of Princess Camilla in her junior high school's production of the play. The Ugly Duckling (play) The Ugly Duckling is a one-act play by A.A. Milne written . The king and queen are worried because their daughter, Princess Camilla, is very plain, or rather appears to be plain because of a spell put on her at", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (play)" }, { "docid": "11470279", "text": "Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Ugly Duckling (1939 film) The Ugly Duckling is an animated film from 1939 by Walt Disney, based on the fairy tale \"The Ugly Duckling\" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, and released in theaters on April 7, 1939. Music was composed by Albert Hay Malotte, who was uncredited for the film. The animated short was first distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. An earlier \"Silly Symphony\" animated short based on this fairy tale had been produced in black and white in 1931. The 1939 color film", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)" }, { "docid": "11470275", "text": "The Ugly Duckling (1939 film) The Ugly Duckling is an animated film from 1939 by Walt Disney, based on the fairy tale \"The Ugly Duckling\" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, and released in theaters on April 7, 1939. Music was composed by Albert Hay Malotte, who was uncredited for the film. The animated short was first distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. An earlier \"Silly Symphony\" animated short based on this fairy tale had been produced in black and white in 1931. The 1939 color film won the 1939 Academy Award for", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)" }, { "docid": "16148352", "text": "producer Nermin Hamzagić. Ugly Duckling (EWTC show) Ugly Duckling is the name of the show produced by the East West Theatre Company from Sarajevo in 2009. The play was based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Ugly Duckling and references ubiquitous problem of non-acceptance of those who are “different” during the most vulnerable period in their development, that is, during the childhood. The show is aimed at children aged four to nine years and is directed by a director Elma Islamovic. The original cast involves the following actors: Maja Zećo, Emir Fejzić, Sanela Krsmanović, Amila Terzimehić, Adi Hrustemović, Enes", "title": "Ugly Duckling (EWTC show)" }, { "docid": "16148351", "text": "Ugly Duckling (EWTC show) Ugly Duckling is the name of the show produced by the East West Theatre Company from Sarajevo in 2009. The play was based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Ugly Duckling and references ubiquitous problem of non-acceptance of those who are “different” during the most vulnerable period in their development, that is, during the childhood. The show is aimed at children aged four to nine years and is directed by a director Elma Islamovic. The original cast involves the following actors: Maja Zećo, Emir Fejzić, Sanela Krsmanović, Amila Terzimehić, Adi Hrustemović, Enes Salković and a", "title": "Ugly Duckling (EWTC show)" }, { "docid": "9668586", "text": "inspiration from this video for her song \"Koi no Tsubomi.\" For \"Speedrive,\" misono performed a take on \"The Ugly Duckling.\" For the video, she utilized a green screen and, as the Ugly Duckling, would constantly fall into misfortune. While the song \"Hot Time\" was omitted on the CD, the other a-side, \"A.__~answer~,\" was used. The song was inspired by Peter Pan and performs a take with Peter coming back to visit Wendy, who has grown old and frail and can no longer play as they did when they were children. \"Hot Time,\" however, was a take on \"The Little Match", "title": "Never+Land" }, { "docid": "7775962", "text": "Ugly duckling theorem The Ugly Duckling theorem is an argument asserting that classification is impossible without some sort of bias. More particularly, it assumes finitely many properties combinable by logical connectives, and finitely many objects; it asserts that any two different objects share the same number of (extensional) properties. The theorem is named after Hans Christian Andersen's story \"The Ugly Duckling\", because it shows that a duckling is just as similar to a swan as two duckling are to each other. It was proposed by Satosi Watanabe in 1969. Suppose there are n things in the universe, and one wants", "title": "Ugly duckling theorem" }, { "docid": "19108802", "text": "collections, including \"El Golpe Chileño\" (Ugly Duckling, 2010), \"Stained Glass Windows of California\" (Ugly Duckling, 2012), \"Way Too West\" (Bootstrap, 2015) and \"Out of Print\" (City Lights). In 2005, he published an experimental newspaper novel, \"Living! Go and Dream\" (Ugly Duckling). A poetry album \"Higher in Canada\" appeared on SoundCloud in 2016. Poirier is a founding member of the Brooklyn-based non-profit Ugly Duckling Presse Collective. He was also editor of the newspaper \"New York Nights\" from 2001 to 2006. He is the editor of an anthology of writing by Jack Micheline, \"One of a Kind\" (Ugly Duckling, 2008), and a", "title": "Julien Poirier" }, { "docid": "3611488", "text": "the third verse that she finds herself unattractive (“Those of us with ravaged faces”), but later provides a more hopeful outlook through an \"The Ugly Duckling\" allusion (“Ugly duckling girls like me.”). Ian said \"The Ugly Duckling\" lyric was partially inspired by Billie Holiday, who described her music as always containing a sense of hope. Ian had written the last verse (\"To those of us who knew the pain / of valentines that never came\") to connect with the listener. Other lyrics include: “…remained at home / Inventing lovers on the phone.” and “The valentines I never knew / the", "title": "At Seventeen" }, { "docid": "13295426", "text": "The Ugly Duckling (1931 film) The Ugly Duckling is an animated black-and-white cartoon released by Walt Disney in 1931 as part of the \"Silly Symphonies\" series. This cartoon was later remade into a color version released in 1939. Although the short film is loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale \"The Ugly Duckling\", the only real similarities are one bird getting confused for another and his unique abilities enabling him to become something special. In this version, a duckling has gotten mixed in among the farmyard chickens. Despite his best attempts to fit in with his chick siblings,", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1931 film)" }, { "docid": "14825687", "text": "in Gilbert, Arizona, selling newer and more expensive cars, but ultimately sold that dealer in 1995. In 1994, Ugly Duckling bought Champion Financial Services from Steve Darak, making Darak Chief Financial Officer. The company had a new source of income—buying installment contracts from other dealers, still considered subprime, but from customers more affluent than Ugly Duckling usually had. Ugly Duckling helped customers in several ways. The company prepared tax returns and let people use their expected refunds for down payments. The company allowed people to get Visa credit cards by paying a deposit to Visa. Also, those who made payments", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "4971145", "text": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group) Ugly Duckling is an American hip hop group that formed around 1993 in Long Beach, California. Ugly Duckling's members include Dizzy Dustin (Dustin McFarland), Young Einstein (Rodney Pleasant Jr.) and Andy Cooper. The band decided to take the name Ugly Duckling because they felt like outcasts on the Southern California hip hop scene of the mid-1990s. According to the book \"How to Rap: the Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC\", it is one of the most prominent underground hip hop groups. Each of the members of the group is from Long Beach, California. Dizzy,", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "14825685", "text": "IT list in 2015. DriveTime originated as a Tucson, Arizona–based rent-a-car business called Ugly Duckling, which was founded in 1977. Thomas S. Duck, Sr., retired from selling insurance, started Ugly Duckling Rent-A-Car Corp. in 1977. By 1985, with the car rental business a major success and companies such as Budget Rent a Car doing well, Duck's company was the number five rental car company in the United States, with 600 franchises. Ultimately, Ugly Duckling filed for bankruptcy in 1989; Ernest Garcia II, who studied business at The University of Arizona in Tucson, and a convicted felon for his role as", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "7301297", "text": "Ugly Duckling Presse Ugly Duckling Presse is an American nonprofit art and publishing collective based in Brooklyn, New York City that publishes poetry, translations, lost works, and artist's books. It was founded in 1993 by Matvei Yankelevich as a college zine before expanding to publishing other works in 1995 and taking shape as a collective in 2000. A micropress, the company uses distribution methods not traditionally seen in publishing, such as subscriptions, and gathered its early audience with guerrilla marketing techniques. Ugly Duckling Presse (UDP) focuses on new, international, and \"forgotten\" writers and specializes in projects that may be difficult", "title": "Ugly Duckling Presse" }, { "docid": "7775967", "text": "identifying the ugly duckling. The set of booleans in the vector can be extended with new features computed as boolean functions of the formula_10 original features. The only canonical way to do this is to extend it with \"all\" possible Boolean functions. The resulting completed vectors have formula_12 features. The Ugly Duckling Theorem states that there is no ugly duckling because any two completed vectors will either be equal or differ in exactly half of the features. Proof. Let x and y be two vectors. If they are the same, then their completed vectors must also be the same because", "title": "Ugly duckling theorem" }, { "docid": "14825691", "text": "started in September 1996. This subsidiary offered financing for car dealers which could not. Ugly Duckling became profitable and increased its number of employees from 652 at the start of 1997 to 1776 nine months later. A greater percentage of the company's income came from financing, and the November 11, 1996 \"Washington Post\" said Ugly Duckling was \"a bank masquerading as a used-car lot.\" By 1999, though, Ugly Duckling was out of the financing business; Garcia bought Cygnet and Champion closed. At the same time, Ugly Duckling was developing its own software, and CEO Gregory Sullivan said this company was", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "3066279", "text": "The Ugly Duckling (play) The Ugly Duckling is a one-act play by A.A. Milne written . The king and queen are worried because their daughter, Princess Camilla, is very plain, or rather appears to be plain because of a spell put on her at birth. The spell says that only the eyes of true love will reveal her beauty. Her parents come up with a plan to marry her to a prince from a far-away land who doesn't know what she looks like. They force Camilla to trade places with her beautiful but silly maid, Dulcibella, before the prince arrives.", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (play)" }, { "docid": "19939958", "text": "The Ugly Duckling (Pinkney book) The Ugly Duckling is a 1999 adaption of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story by Jerry Pinkney. It is about a cygnet born amongst ducklings that is bullied, runs away, and eventually grows into a beautiful swan. Common Sense Media, in a review of \"The Ugly Duckling\", wrote \"Illustrator Jerry Pinkney's descriptive passages resonate with the splendor of nature's beauty.\" and \"The subtle details incorporated into the scenes .. will encourage children to take another look at this old and familiar story.\" \"School Library Journal\" called it \"An artistic tour de force that is worthy", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (Pinkney book)" }, { "docid": "5282128", "text": "a trained eye or dermatoscopy. A recent and novel method of melanoma detection is the \"Ugly Duckling Sign\". It is simple, easy to teach, and highly effective in detecting melanoma. Simply, correlation of common characteristics of a person's skin lesion is made. Lesions which greatly deviate from the common characteristics are labeled as an \"Ugly Duckling\", and a dermatologist exam is required. The \"Little Red Riding Hood\" sign suggests that individuals with fair skin and light colored hair might prove more challenging. These fair-skinned individuals often have lightly pigmented or amelanotic melanomas which will not present with easy to observe", "title": "Dysplastic nevus" }, { "docid": "19939959", "text": "of its graceful fine-feathered subject.\" and \"The Horn Book Magazine\" found it \"a splendid production.\" \"Publishers Weekly\" gave a starred review describing Pinkneys illustrations as \"supple, exquisitely detailed\" and the book overall \"A flawlessly nuanced performance by a consummate craftsman.\" \"The Ugly Duckling\" has also been reviewed by \"BookList\", \"Library Talk\", \"Kirkus Reviews\", and \"AudioFile\". The Ugly Duckling (Pinkney book) The Ugly Duckling is a 1999 adaption of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story by Jerry Pinkney. It is about a cygnet born amongst ducklings that is bullied, runs away, and eventually grows into a beautiful swan. Common Sense Media,", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (Pinkney book)" }, { "docid": "4971152", "text": "BBC sitcom \"Ideal\". Their song \"Just A Little Samba\" is featured in an advertisement for Visa shown in several European countries (UK, Germany, Sweden, etc.) during the 2014 World Cup football world championship. Dizzy Dustin has released numerous solo projects under different names (most notably Blown Celeb). He is featured on UK Hip Hop artist Ricta's album \"Snacks & Deception LP\" and with recording artists including Featurecast and The Architect. Andy Cooper released his first solo album \"Room To Breathe—The Free LP\". He performs with the UK production crew The Allergies on their single \"Rock Rock\"/\"Blast Off\". Ugly Duckling (hip", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "609943", "text": "suspicion. A recent and novel method of melanoma detection is the \"ugly duckling sign\" It is simple, easy to teach, and highly effective in detecting melanoma. Simply, correlation of common characteristics of a person's skin lesion is made. Lesions which greatly deviate from the common characteristics are labeled as an \"ugly duckling\", and further professional exam is required. The \"little red riding hood sign\", suggests that individuals with fair skin and light colored hair might have difficult-to-diagnose melanomas. Extra care and caution should be rendered when examining such individuals as they might have multiple melanomas and severely dysplastic nevi. A", "title": "Melanocytic nevus" }, { "docid": "3259532", "text": "they become elevated. By the time elevation is visible, they may have progressed to the more dangerous invasive stage. A recent and novel method is the \"ugly duckling sign\". It is simple, easy to teach, and highly effective. Correlation of common lesion characteristics is made. Lesions that greatly deviate from the common characteristics are labeled an \"Ugly Duckling\", and a further professional exam is required. The \"Little Red Riding Hood\" sign suggests that individuals with fair skin and light-colored hair might have difficult-to-diagnose amelanotic melanomas. Extra care is required when examining such individuals, as they might have multiple melanomas and", "title": "Melanoma" }, { "docid": "2995359", "text": "Honk! Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story \"The Ugly Duckling\", incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles (of the British songwriting duo Stiles and Drewe). The musical is set in the countryside and features Ugly – a cygnet who is mistaken as an ugly duckling upon falling into his mother's nest and is rejected by everyone but Ida (his mother), a sly tomcat who only befriends him out of hunger, and several other barnyard characters. The musical opened at The Watermill Theatre in", "title": "Honk!" }, { "docid": "2995377", "text": "opens Act 2 to fill the gap normally filled by Queenie and Lowbutt. Honk! Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story \"The Ugly Duckling\", incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles (of the British songwriting duo Stiles and Drewe). The musical is set in the countryside and features Ugly – a cygnet who is mistaken as an ugly duckling upon falling into his mother's nest and is rejected by everyone but Ida (his mother), a sly tomcat who only befriends him out of hunger,", "title": "Honk!" }, { "docid": "14825686", "text": "a straw borrower in the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association collapse, formed Duck Ventures, Inc. in 1990 and bought Ugly Duckling's assets. Later he started Ugly Duckling Holdings, Inc. and made Duck Ventures a subsidiary. Ugly Duckling had two car dealers, one in Phoenix and one in Tucson, by 1992. The company bought three more dealers but added four new ones, giving them an appearance comparable to a standard dealer, rather than the unpleasant look most subprime lots had. One dealer closed in 1994 because it did not live up to the new image. Ugly Duckling also tried an experiment", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "1996665", "text": "Ugly Duckling is not confronted with the tasks, tests, or trials of the typical fairy tale hero. “No need to accomplish anything is expressed in “The Ugly Duckling”. Things are simply fated and unfold accordingly, whether or not the hero takes some action.” In conjunction with Bettelheim’s assessment, Maria Tatar notes in ’’The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen’’ that Andersen suggests that the Ugly Duckling‘s superiority resides in the fact that he is of a breed different from the barnyard rabble, and that dignity and worth, moral and aesthetic superiority are determined by nature rather than accomplishment. According to Carole Rosen,", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "1996658", "text": "her cat and hen tease and taunt him mercilessly and once again he sets off alone. The duckling sees a flock of migrating wild swans. He is delighted and excited, but he cannot join them, for he is too young and cannot fly. Winter arrives. A farmer finds and carries the freezing little duckling home, but the foundling is frightened by the farmer’s noisy children and flees the house. He spends a miserable winter alone in the outdoors, mostly hiding in a cave on the lake that partly freezes over. When spring arrives, a flock of swans descends on the", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "1996666", "text": "the story was inspired in part by Andersen's friend Jenny Lind. \"The Ugly Duckling\" became one of Andersen's best loved tales and was reprinted around the world. The tale was adapted to a variety of media. Films based on the tale include two \"Silly Symphonies\" animated shorts produced by Walt Disney called \"The Ugly Duckling\". The first was produced in 1931 in black and white, and a remake in 1939 in Technicolor. The latter film won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), and was the last Silly Symphony to be made. The main difference between the Andersen", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "7301300", "text": "Adams, David Jou, Phil Cordelli, G. L. Ford, Ellie Ga, Ryan Haley, James Hoff, Marisol Limon Martinez, Filip Marinovich, Julien Poirier, Linda Trimbath, and Genya Turovskaya. Ugly Duckling Presse Ugly Duckling Presse is an American nonprofit art and publishing collective based in Brooklyn, New York City that publishes poetry, translations, lost works, and artist's books. It was founded in 1993 by Matvei Yankelevich as a college zine before expanding to publishing other works in 1995 and taking shape as a collective in 2000. A micropress, the company uses distribution methods not traditionally seen in publishing, such as subscriptions, and gathered", "title": "Ugly Duckling Presse" }, { "docid": "1996668", "text": "and Me!\", and later produced a children's CG television series \"Ugly Duckling Junior\" which featured the same characters as the movie. The 1954 Tom and Jerry cartoon \"Downhearted Duckling\" is also based on the famous story. The tale has seen various musical adaptations. In 1914, the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev composed a work for voice and piano based on Nina Meshcherskaya's adaptation of the tale and, in 1932, arranged the work for voice and orchestra. This was transcribed by Lev Konov in 1996, and his opera was a great success in Russia. Other musical versions include the song “The Ugly", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "14825689", "text": "Tucson or Phoenix and people know The Duck. It's an icon in those cities.\" Ugly Duckling began to exit the rental car business. 100 franchises closed by August 1996, and the other 40 would close over the next ten years as their contracts expired. GE Capital increased its credit line to $100 million in 1996. With new financing sources, Ugly Duckling began a major expansion program. The company bought five dealers and $25 million in finance contracts from Seminole Capital Corporation in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. For $26.3 million, Ugly Duckling bought some assets of E-Z Plan Inc. of San", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "1996670", "text": "Ugly Duckling). In 2010, Garri Bardin directed a feature-length stop-motion musical of the story set to Tchaikovsky's ballet music. In 2012, a musical adaptation of the story, with ten original songs, was released by JJ’s Tunes & Tales. The album, titled “The Ugly Duckling: Story with Songs” contains both songs and spoken narration, and was released independently on CD Baby and iTunes. Examples of song titles include: Hatching of the Eggs; A Better Place; Song of the Swans; What’s the Matter with You; It’s a Big, Big World; Pretty Good Place to Live. \"GivingTales\" – in 2015 a storytelling app", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "1996661", "text": "that it had already been written — \"The Ugly Duckling\". “The Ugly Duckling” was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark 11 November 1843 in \"New Fairy Tales. First Book. First Collection. 1844. (Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling. 1844.)\". For the first time the phrase \"told for children\" was not part of the title—an omission Andersen scholar Jackie Wullschlager believes exhibited a new confidence on Andersen's part: \"These [tales] were the most mature and perfectly constructed tales he had written, and though some of them at once became, and have remained, favorites of children, Andersen here melds together the childlike and", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "7775971", "text": "the sense they are useful: Unless some properties are considered more salient, or ‘weighted’ more important than others, everything will appear equally similar, hence Watanabe (1986) wrote: “any objects, in so far as they are distinguishable, are equally similar\". In a weaker setting that assumes infinitely many properties, Murphy and Medin (1985) give an example of two putative classified things, plums and lawnmowers: Ugly duckling theorem The Ugly Duckling theorem is an argument asserting that classification is impossible without some sort of bias. More particularly, it assumes finitely many properties combinable by logical connectives, and finitely many objects; it asserts", "title": "Ugly duckling theorem" }, { "docid": "20024181", "text": "Ugly Duckling (TV series) Ugly Duckling () is a 2015 Thai teen romance television series produced by GMMTV and broadcast on GMM 25. It is based on a series of novels published by Jamsai Publishing, a Thai publisher known for its romantic teen novels, and consists of four segments: \"Perfect Match\", \"Pity Girl\", \"Don't\" and \"Boy's Paradise\". Worranit Thawornwongs and Puttichai Kasetsin play the lead roles in the \"Perfect Match\" segment. The series was popular, and was Thailand's second-most searched for item in 2015, according to Google. Synopsis Junior (Worranit Thawornwongs) is a pretty and rich young miss who's living", "title": "Ugly Duckling (TV series)" }, { "docid": "14985491", "text": "the girl. The film was shot in the summer of 1959 and was not a success at the box office losing ₤20,000. \"TV Guide\" gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, \"This attempt at comedy never really pays off.\" The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) The Ugly Duckling is a 1959 British comedy film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee and Reginald Beckwith. The film is a comic adaptation of the \"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\" storyline and the opening credits include \"with ideas stolen from Robert Louis Stevenson\". The film has no connection", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "14985488", "text": "The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) The Ugly Duckling is a 1959 British comedy film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee and Reginald Beckwith. The film is a comic adaptation of the \"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\" storyline and the opening credits include \"with ideas stolen from Robert Louis Stevenson\". The film has no connection to the Hans Christian Andersen story. The tagline on posters was \"HE'S A CHANGED MAN AFTER TAKING JEKYLL'S FAMILY REMEDY.\" Henry Jeckle (Bernard Bresslaw) is a bungling, awkward and socially inept man working in his brother’s pharmacy, which is still named after", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "11470278", "text": "So the duckling attempts to join other families, including a family of birds and even attempts to befriend a duck hunting decoy, but they all turn him down. The duckling feels sorry for himself until a mother swan and her cygnets approach him. He joins this family and they accept him. The mother duck and her ducklings are surprised to find he has found his real family and bid him farewell. \"The Ugly Duckling\" was released on the Walt Disney Treasures line of Silly Symphonies Vol. 1. It was included in its DVD release in the United States, Germany, France,", "title": "The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)" }, { "docid": "10317969", "text": "Downhearted Duckling Downhearted Duckling is a 1954 one reel animated cartoon. It was the 87th \"Tom and Jerry\" cartoon released, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Fred Quimby, with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Irven Spence, Ray Patterson, Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge with backgrounds by Robert Gentle. It was released on November 13, 1954 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Outside Jerry’s house, Quacker is inconsolable, because he thinks he must be ugly after reading \"The Ugly Duckling\" and noticing the duck in the picture looks like him. He's so sad as he attempts suicide", "title": "Downhearted Duckling" }, { "docid": "13862172", "text": "of Nod, Tom Thumb, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles Volume 4: Aladdin's Lamp, The Tailor of Gloucester, The Frog Prince, Sleeping Beauty, The Bremen Town Musicians Volume 5: The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Adventures of a Dog, Why the Sea is Salty, Peter Rabbit, The Queen Bee Volume 6: The Ugly Duckling, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Little Match Girl Meets Her Match, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Little Wildrose Volume 7: Thumbelina, The House in the Woods, Lucky Harold, Robinson Crusoe, The Goose Girl Volume 8: Snow White and Rose Red, The Little Oak", "title": "Grandpa Read's Quiet Time Tales" }, { "docid": "10647207", "text": "theatrical debut in August 2003 with Honk!, a musical inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's \"The Ugly Duckling.\" Isidro played Ida, the mother of the \"ugly duckling\" played by Rajo Laurel. The musical was under Trumpets Production and was directed by Chari Arespacochaga. Honk! was held at the Meralco Theater on August 1 till September 7 of 2003. After her Honk! debut, Isidro starred in Atlantis Production's \"Baby The Musical\" on August 2004. She played Pam Sakarian, a basketball coach in her 30s opposite Jett Pangan, who played her husband Nick Sakarian. The story involves the couple's struggle to conceive after", "title": "Agot Isidro" }, { "docid": "17429227", "text": "and is directed by Joyce Bernal. Sandy Veloso (Kim Chiu) is a modern-day ugly duckling who is obsessed with her boyfriend Edgardo (Kean Cipriano). After he breaks with her, Sandy is left to ponder why she feels unwanted. Matters turn worse for Sandy when she is laid off by her company, under the leadership of its new bachelor CEO, Alex Prieto (Xian Lim). Realizing his mistake when employees belatedly put in a good word for Sandy, Alex hires her back, and the two start forming an unlikely friendship. In a love story about \"the ugly duckling in all of us", "title": "Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?" }, { "docid": "4971147", "text": "whereas many modern artists have given up sampling in favor of synthesized sounds and drum-machine beats. The two MCs, Andy and Dizzy, frequently alternate lyrics and often punctuate each others lines, reminiscent of early groups like the Double Trouble, The Treacherous Three and Beastie Boys. Ugly Duckling is known for humorous and intelligent lyrics, \"lampooning the excesses of modern hip hop\", such as its obsession with sex and materialism. In live shows, the group's DJ Young Einstein employs complex scratching routines with vinyl instrumental records to provide the musical backdrop for the rappers unlike many modern hip hop groups who", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "9331968", "text": "than she and the object of Violet's envy and wrath. The third viewpoint character is Goose, a little person who falls in love with Celine and tries to help her. Like Flinn's previous books, Beastly and Bewitching, Mirrored features the witch, Kendra. It was published on September 15, 2015. Flinn's \"Beheld\" was published in 2017. Like Bewitching, it deals with the witch, Kendra. It includes stories based upon several fairy tales, including Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and The Ugly Duckling. All the stories are set in different historical eras and", "title": "Alex Flinn" }, { "docid": "4971150", "text": "hop groups to golden age hip hop artists. Their influences include groups like Run-DMC, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, and the Native Tongues groups A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Jungle Brothers. Other influences include Boogie Down Productions, Brand Nubian, Public Enemy, and countless others who were prominent during the development of early hip hop. The Ugly Duckling song \"Do You Know What I'm Sayin,\" off its 1999 release \"Fresh Mode\", is made up entirely of lines and phrases from classic hip hop songs strung together in homage to some of their favorite tracks and artists. Their song", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "4130203", "text": "BVG's recently acquired development studio, Avalanche Software, developed the game for the consoles. The second video game, \"\", is a multi-platform video game, for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 inspired by the \"superhero movie within the movie\" finale of the film. It features Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and the Hollywood versions of his misfit band of friends: Runt, Abby and Fish-Out-of-Water. \"Chicken Little\" appears as a summon in the video game \"Kingdom Hearts II\". Disneytoon Studios originally planned to make a direct-to-video sequel to\" Chicken Little\", tentatively titled \"Chicken Little 2: The Ugly", "title": "Chicken Little (2005 film)" }, { "docid": "14825690", "text": "Antonio, Texas. It also opened its first dealers in Las Vegas, Nevada and opened two dealers in New Mexico. By August 1997, the company had 24 dealers in five states, and 64 branch offices in 17 states. Through the branches, Champion purchased financing contracts from 2710 dealers. Many of those contracts required casualty insurance; Ugly Duckling went into the insurance business, buying policies for those required to do so. Ugly Duckling's Drake Insurance Agency did this through American Bankers Insurance Group, and offered other types of insurance as well. Another area of business was Cygnet Finance, Inc. which Ugly Duckling", "title": "DriveTime" }, { "docid": "3101465", "text": "The Mill produced a television advert titled 'The Swan' (directed by Joachim Back), inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's tale of 'The Ugly Duckling'. The commercial featured black and white shots of the rebodied 1920 Audi concept car designed by Audi engineer Paul Jaray, trawling the streets of a sleepy Bavarian village, the streamlined model gets shunned by disapproving locals not taking too well to the new aerodynamic design. After retiring in a nearby forest, the 'ugly' car transforms into the new Audi A5, metaphorically becoming the 'beautiful' white swan. The soundtrack features Danny Kaye singing the children's classic Ugly Duckling.", "title": "Audi A5" }, { "docid": "1466497", "text": "a rest.\" Kool Moe Dee stated that, \"Rick accomplished being totally original at a time when most MCs were using very similar cadences.\" He has what is described as \"singsong cadences\"; Andy Cat of Ugly Duckling mentions that Slick Rick uses a melodic delivery on the track \"Hey Young World\". Slick Rick is also known to extensively use punch ins, especially in his story rhymes as different characters; Kool Moe Dee says Rick used \"multi-voices to portray multiple characters.\" Slick Rick has been referenced in numerous songs: Slick Rick is a playable character in the video game \"\". Slick Rick", "title": "Slick Rick" }, { "docid": "16074563", "text": "Clyde Geronimi and features the voices of Walt Disney as Mickey and Lee Millar as Pluto. Although often cited as the animated debut of Mickey's modern character design, this actually occurred five months earlier in \"Mickey's Surprise Party\". Nevertheless, \"The Pointer\" is still considered a milestone Mickey Mouse film for its background art and Mickey's acting which was personally staged by Walt Disney. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940, but untimely lost to Disney's own \"The Ugly Duckling\", the final installment of the \"Silly Symphony\" series.", "title": "The Pointer" }, { "docid": "7179813", "text": "into a prince if she kisses him and so she does; he then says \"I was just kidding\" and hops back into the lake. \"The Really Ugly Duckling\" (a parody of Hans Christian Andersen's \"The Ugly Duckling\"), grows up to be a Really Ugly Duck rather than a swan. \"Cinderumplestiltskin\" combines \"Cinderella\" and \"Rumplestiltskin\". In \"The Tortoise and the Hair\", a re-telling of \"The Tortoise and the Hare\", the Hare says he can grow his hair (one on the top of his head) faster than the Tortoise can run. So they race, and race, and race, and race; this story", "title": "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" }, { "docid": "4130204", "text": "Duckling Story\". Directed by Klay Hall, the story would involve Chicken Little in the middle of a love triangle between his childhood sweetheart, Abby Mallard, and a very attractive newcomer, Raffaela, a French sheep. Being at a great disadvantage, Abby would go to great lengths to give herself a makeover. According to Tod Carter, a story artist on the film, early screenings of the story reel were very well received, prompting Disney to think about increasing the budget, in order to match the production quality with the quality of the story. Soon after 2006, when John Lasseter became Walt Disney", "title": "Chicken Little (2005 film)" }, { "docid": "8310546", "text": "The Ugly The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. The film starred Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Roy Ward. The film is about a psychiatrist who is meeting with a serial killer to determine whether or not he has been successfully cured. They delve into a journey through his past and his victims, and through this \"The Ugly,\" a distorted allusion to The Ugly Duckling, is revealed. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States. The film takes", "title": "The Ugly" }, { "docid": "8310537", "text": "The Ugly The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. The film starred Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Roy Ward. The film is about a psychiatrist who is meeting with a serial killer to determine whether or not he has been successfully cured. They delve into a journey through his past and his victims, and through this \"The Ugly,\" a distorted allusion to The Ugly Duckling, is revealed. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States. The film takes", "title": "The Ugly" }, { "docid": "7479138", "text": "Lewis told The Ugly Duckling, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Sleeping Beauty, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Rumpelstiltskin, Pinocchio, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, and The Wizard of Oz. Henry (Hank) Sylvern Henry \"Hank\" Sylvern (26 March 1908 – 4 July 1964) was born in Brooklyn, NY. Hank was a U.S. organist and composer, who worked on radio and TV shows some of which are listed below: He was also an organist who played music for innumerable radio shows and also wrote the following radio show theme songs: Hank Sylvern recorded a", "title": "Henry (Hank) Sylvern" }, { "docid": "15378139", "text": "with Charlotte Saalfeld and was thus \"real Saalfeld\", her son Lukas comes to Fürstenhof. There he meets his former classmate Annika Bruckner, who was the ugly duckling that became a beautiful swan. Lukas is entranced by her. A little later, but Annika is in a car accident because of Lukas. Lukas then meets at the hospital Sandra Ostermeyer, who has heart failure and due to only live a few days. When she gets her heart transplants after Annika's death, Lukas sits by her bed and confesses his love for Annika. Sandra is deeply touched by his words. When she begins", "title": "Storm of Love" }, { "docid": "19954584", "text": "year. My Little Old Boy My Little Old Boy (a.k.a. Mom's Diary: My Ugly Duckling; ) is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by SBS every Sunday at 21:05 (KST). This reality program focuses on the mothers of South Korean celebrities. Unlike the generic reality program which focuses solely on the celebrity, \"My Little Old Boy\" features commentary from the celebrities' mothers as they watch the footage of their sons' daily activities. In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue", "title": "My Little Old Boy" }, { "docid": "19954583", "text": "My Little Old Boy My Little Old Boy (a.k.a. Mom's Diary: My Ugly Duckling; ) is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by SBS every Sunday at 21:05 (KST). This reality program focuses on the mothers of South Korean celebrities. Unlike the generic reality program which focuses solely on the celebrity, \"My Little Old Boy\" features commentary from the celebrities' mothers as they watch the footage of their sons' daily activities. In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each", "title": "My Little Old Boy" }, { "docid": "20110027", "text": "baby called Bandicoot, who was surrounded by a variety of animal friends of which Philpott lent her voice to. Philpott adapted other stories such as \"The Ugly Duckling\" at the Little Angel Theatre where she was a regular visiting artist and performed as Boo the Clown. She found her greatest success with the creation of Zippy on the television show \"Rainbow\" in 1972 but her involvement with the show ended after one season after she sustained a back injury by adopting a pose each time the character appeared through a window. In 1975, Philpott and Mary Jean McNeil produced a", "title": "Violet Philpott" }, { "docid": "13710146", "text": "of Doctor Dolittle\". His wartime renditions from Andersen's stories covered \"The Emperor's New Clothes\", \"The Ugly Duckling\" and \"The Little Mermaid\". Among the writer's original contributions was a series of novels for the youth. According to literary critic Matei Călinescu, who recalled having enjoyed these works as a child, they have a \"tearjerker\" and \"melodramatic\" appeal. Essayist and literary historian Paul Cernat calls them \"commercial literature\" able to speculate public demand, and likens them to the texts of Mihail Drumeș, another successful Aromanian author (or, beyond literature, to the popular Aromanian singer Jean Moscopol). Other stories were humorous adaptations of", "title": "Nicolae Constantin Batzaria" }, { "docid": "8264879", "text": "to #21 for the weekly ranking. Despite charting low, it remained on the charts for six consecutive weeks. At the time, this was her lowest-ranking single. The single was released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo. \"Speedrive\" kept the fairy tale theme set by her previous singles \"VS\" and \"Kojin Jugyo,\" this time taking on the Hans Christian Andersen's 1843 story of \"The Ugly Duckling.\" While the original story was about an unattractive duckling who grows into a beautiful swan, in misono's version, she wants to be like the swan, who is deemed to be the most", "title": "Speedrive" }, { "docid": "7301299", "text": "Russian conceptualists Dmitri Prigov and Lev Rubinstein. In collaboration with various visual and performance artists, Ugly Duckling Presse also creates \"paperless\" works. These may be performed, or produced through media such as digital video, CD, or tree bark. The Presse maintains a workshop and letterpress studio in the Gowanus neighborhood in the industrial complex of The Old American Can Factory on the Fourth Street Basin of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Its current editors are Katherine Bogden, Yelena Gluzman, Chuck Kuan, Anna Moschovakis, Michael Newton, Daniel Owen, Emmalea Russo, Kyra Simone, Rebekah Smith, and Matvei Yankelevich. Past editors are Abraham", "title": "Ugly Duckling Presse" }, { "docid": "9049265", "text": "York where she is an associate editor of the Eastern European Poets Series at Ugly Duckling Presse. She is the author of the chapbooks, \"Calendar\" (2002), \"The Tides\" (2007), and \"New Year's Day\" (2011). She is the co-translator of two books of poetry, \"Red Shifting\" by Aleksandr Skidan (2008) and \"The Russian Version\" by Elena Fanailova (2010), both published by Ugly Duckling Presse. \"The Russian Version\" won the University of Rochester's Three Percent Solution award for Best Translated Book of Poetry in 2010. Genya Turovskaya Genya Turovskaya is an American poet, born in Ukraine. Her work has been published in", "title": "Genya Turovskaya" }, { "docid": "9248536", "text": "as \"Bambi\" and \"Pinocchio\", as well as backgrounds and atmospheres of films such as \"The Ugly Duckling\" and \"The Old Mill\". Although his work for Disney was still in the Rackham fairy-tale illustration style, after he left the studio he never painted that way again. From 1942 to 1962, Tenggren worked for Little Golden Books with illustrations for children's books such as \"Tawny Scrawny Lion\"; \"Little Black Sambo\" and \"The Poky Little Puppy\", which became the single all-time best-selling hardcover children's book in English; and \"King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,\" Emma Gelders Sterne's retelling of the", "title": "Gustaf Tenggren" }, { "docid": "19805446", "text": "drama. Notably \"Mah Tun Welah Por Dee\", \"Kon Jao Choo\" (\"Bee Dup Bee Doo\") for Ugly Duckling: Perfect Match and \"Poot Wah Ruk Nai Jai\" for Roon Pee Secret Love. Worranit Thawornwong Worranit Thawornwong (วรนิษฐ์ ถาวรวงศ์), better known as Mook (มุก) is a Thai actress and singer. She is best known as Junior in the 2015 Thai television series \"Ugly Duckling Series: Perfect Match\". Worranit Thawornwong was born on 9 October 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the second child in the family. Her brother, Jirakit Thawornwong, is also a actor. She attended high school at Satriwitthaya 2 School and", "title": "Worranit Thawornwong" }, { "docid": "12037648", "text": "Little Galloo Island as \"an ugly duckling, at least aesthetically. Its terrain and brushy vegetation don't make the 40-acre island a destination for tourists. For birds, it is an entirely different story.\" In 1823, patents were issued to Elisha Camp for most of Little Galloo, Gallo, and Calf islands, along with several other islands. A historical map from 1887 documented a structure on the island, though no extant structures still exist. In 1998, Phillips Petroleum donated the island to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The island was then designated a \"wildlife management area\", used to protect", "title": "Little Galloo Island" }, { "docid": "1996660", "text": "flight with the rest of his new kind family. Andersen first conceived the story in 1842 while enjoying the beauty of nature during his stay at the country estate of Bregentved, and lavished a year's worth of attention upon it. He initially considered \"The Young Swans\" as the tale's title but, not wanting to spoil the element of surprise in the protagonist’s transformation, discarded it for \"The Ugly Duckling\". He later confessed that the story was \"a reflection of my own life\", and, when the critic Georg Brandes questioned Andersen about whether he would write his autobiography, the poet claimed", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "14389473", "text": "swan, the loveliest bird of all. Andersen spent more than a year writing the tale, and, at one time, said \"The Ugly Duckling\" was his autobiography. The tale celebrates the cherished romantic view of genius over background and culture – \"it doesn't matter being born in a duckyard if you're hatched from a swan's egg!\" Of Andersen's many tales of transformation, \"The Ugly Duckling\" has gained the greatest universal appeal. Thirty years after its publication, the \"Spectator\" wrote that the tale was – like Solomon's proverbs – \"in everyone's mouth\" and the tale was one of those \"happy arrows that", "title": "New Fairy Tales (1844)" }, { "docid": "1996664", "text": "a beautiful singing voice and a passion for the theater he was cruelly teased and mocked by other children\". The ugly duckling is the child of a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck's nest. Speculation suggests that Andersen was the illegitimate son of Prince Christian Frederik (later King Christian VIII of Denmark), and found this out some time before he wrote the book, and then that being a swan in the story was a metaphor not just for inner beauty and talent but also for secret royal lineage. Bruno Bettelheim observes in \"The Uses of Enchantment\" that the", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "7931215", "text": "and wild abandon. Several collections of Šalamun's poetry have been published in English, including \"The Selected Poems of Tomaž Šalamun\" (Ecco Press, 1998); \"The Shepherd, the Hunter\" (Pedernal, 1992); \"The Four Questions of Melancholy\" (White Pine, 1997); \"Feast\" (Harcourt, 2000), \"Poker\" (Ugly Duckling Presse), \"Row!\" (Arc Publications, 2006), \"The Book for My Brother\" (Harcourt), \"Woods and Chalices\" (Harcourt, 2008, translated by Brian Henry), \"There's the Hand and There's the Arid Chair\" (Counterpath, 2009), and \"On the Tracks of Wild Game\" (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2012). American poets that influenced him include Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery and Walt Whitman. In July 1970,", "title": "Tomaž Šalamun" }, { "docid": "16911980", "text": "“The Ugly Duckling” with Bernadette Ludwig. In September–October the Company did three Australian works: David Williamson’s “The Removalists”, “Halloran’s Little Boat” by Thomas Keneally and “An Evening with Adolf Hitler”. This latter was the world premiere of a play co-written by poet and playwright Jennifer Compton and Matthew O’Sullivan, who also directed and played Hitler. The Actors’ Company did its first (and as it turned out, only) musical in December 1978. This was Kander and Ebb's “Cabaret” featuring Anne Phelan as Sally Bowles and Les Asmussen as the Emcee. The children’s play during January, again directed by Amanda Field, was", "title": "The Actors' Company" }, { "docid": "10317972", "text": "tries to escape by clawing through a brick wall, making Quacker realize how ugly he looks. Quacker is now sure that he must be really hideous, and places a paper bag over his head so that nobody can see his face again. As Quacker sits despondently, a passing female duckling lifts up the bag, and declares him to be “cute”. Quacker throws the bag away, they kiss, and walk off into the sunset together. Laserdisc DVD Downhearted Duckling Downhearted Duckling is a 1954 one reel animated cartoon. It was the 87th \"Tom and Jerry\" cartoon released, directed by William Hanna", "title": "Downhearted Duckling" }, { "docid": "1996659", "text": "lake. The ugly duckling, now having fully grown and matured, is unable to endure a life of solitude and hardship any more and decides to throw himself at the flock of swans deciding that it is better to be killed by such beautiful birds than to live a life of ugliness and misery. He is shocked when the swans welcome and accept him, only to realize by looking at his reflection in the water that he has grown into one of them. The flock takes to the air, and the now beautiful swan spreads his gorgeous large wings and takes", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "10094431", "text": "Little Sunshine: A short, bald, ugly, African American hermit who lives at The Cloud Hotel. Miss Wisteria: A blond midget who befriends Joel and Idabel at a fair traveling through Noon City. On more than one occasion Capote himself asserts that the central theme of \"Other Voices, Other Rooms\" is a son's search for his father. In Capote's own words, his father, Arch Persons, was, \"a father who, in the deepest sense, was nonexistent.\" Again, in his own words, Capote writes \"the central theme of \"Other Voices, Other Rooms\" was my search for the existence of this essentially imaginary person.\"", "title": "Other Voices, Other Rooms (novel)" }, { "docid": "20254229", "text": "fans\". The title is a reference to the story of \"The Ugly Duckling\". The lyrics are sung from the perspective of an observer watching the duckling \"crying\" alone and likening one's own personal struggles to that of the duckling. Despite being a pre-release for the upcoming eighth album, the single achieved what is known in the industry as an \"all-kill\", topping ten online music websites within two hours and temporarily displacing popular boy band EXO in the #1 spot on the Gaon Charts. It peaked at #1 on \"Billboard\"'s Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and remained in the Top 30 for", "title": "The Lone Duckling" }, { "docid": "4971151", "text": "\"Smack\" is featured on Tony Hawk's \"Project 8\" videogame and also on skater Paul Rodriguez Jr.'s \"Footage\" soundtrack. \"Get on This\" is featured in the movie \"Boiler Room\", \"Turn It Up\" is featured in the movie \"Eurotrip\", and \"Something's Going Down Tonight\" was featured in the kayaking film \"Means Of Production\" as well as the movie \"Drillbit Taylor\". Ugly Duckling provides the intro music for Australian radio duo Hamish and Andy. In February 2015, \"Smack\" was used as the trailer music for \"Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway\" on British TV channel ITV. The group's music featured extensively in the", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "4971149", "text": "up in an area known for gangsta rap and inner-city themes while listening to a variety of music, much of which was anything but hardcore. The band's songs often incorporate themes such as love, forgiveness, and rejection of worldly values. Some songs include lyrics pertaining to the biblical end times, yet others express fondness for cannabis. They frequently use language reminiscent of early hip hop hyperbole, where the primary goal of lyrics was to brag and self promote in an exaggerated and often humorous fashion. Ugly Duckling is influenced by a variety of artists including everything from old school hip", "title": "Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)" }, { "docid": "20024186", "text": "she is forced to remove her box and everyone sees that she is pretty. Minton and Zero confess their love to her, but whom will she choose? Cast Synopsis Happily living alone in her family’s pension, Mami (Esther Supreeleela) vows to die before dating a man, after her mother catches on to her secret girl crush. So her mother rents out the house to three guys in hopes to bring her daughter around. But when Mami gets pulled into someone else’s romance problems, she begs her new roommate CU (Sean Jindachote), to be her fake boyfriend. Cast Ugly Duckling (TV", "title": "Ugly Duckling (TV series)" }, { "docid": "9313678", "text": "Lani Brockman Lani Brockman (born December 11, 1956 in Seattle) is an American theater actress and director. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Studio East. Brockman was born in Seattle and grew up in Hawaii. After working as an actress, and later as director of youth programs for Northwest Actors Studio, she founded Studio East in Kirkland, Washington in 1992. In partnership with Susan Bardsley, Brockman formed Dementia Unlimited to write original musical adaptations for young audiences. Titles include \"3 Little Pigs\", \"Snow White\", \"Sleeping Beauty\", \"The Ugly Duckling\", \"Jack and the Beanstalk\", \"Little Red Riding Hood\", \"Hansel", "title": "Lani Brockman" }, { "docid": "9497584", "text": "Taste the Secret Taste the Secret is the second studio album by the South Californian hip hop trio Ugly Duckling, released on June 16, 2003, by Emperor Norton Records. For the album, Ugly Duckling developed a fictitious fast food chain called \"Meatshake\" that served only meat-based food served in shake form. A web site featuring the restaurant chain was also developed as part of the album's marketing campaign. \"MeatShake,\" a fictitious chain of restaurants offering meat-based thick shakes, was created as a promotional gimmick for the release. As a concept album, it was about working at a fast-food chain and", "title": "Taste the Secret" }, { "docid": "9075114", "text": "tiny girl no bigger than a thumb, a mermaid, a devil boy in Eden, and others. In reality, as well as in his dreams, Hans is searching for the Garden of Paradise, which in reality, he does not find. The dream sequences are puppet animation, complete with a puppet version of himself. These dreams become the basis for his fairy tale fictions, which he writes as an adult: \"The Little Mermaid\", \"Thumbelina\", \"The Ugly Duckling\", \"The Emperor's New Clothes\", \"Little Claus and Big Claus\", and \"The Garden of Paradise\". A soundtrack album was issued by Columbia Records featuring all of", "title": "The Daydreamer (film)" }, { "docid": "11454424", "text": "Include: 20062007: Romeo and Juliet, Murder's In The Heir 20072008: The Miracle Worker, Ask Any Girl, Little Shop of Horrors 20082009: The 11 Variations of Friar John, The Crucible, Anything Goes 20092010: Trouble at the Talent Show, Anatomy of Gray, Much Ado About Nothing, Once On This Island 20102011: Little Women, The Ugly Duckling, The Brother's Grimm, The Music Man 20112012: Our Town, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Pirates of Penzance 20122013: Harvey, Aida, Woofer the Psychic Dog! 20132014: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Julius Caesar 20142015: The Voice of the Prairie, The 25th Annual Putnam County", "title": "Tumwater High School" }, { "docid": "7775966", "text": "satisfied by two non-identical elements is constant over all such pairs and is the same as the number of those satisfied by one. Thus, some kind of inductive bias is needed to make judgements; i.e. to prefer certain categories over others. Let formula_9 be a set of vectors of formula_10 booleans each. The ugly duckling is the vector which is least like the others. Given the booleans, this can be computed using Hamming distance. However, the choice of boolean features to consider could have been somewhat arbitrary. Perhaps there were features derivable from the original features that were important for", "title": "Ugly duckling theorem" }, { "docid": "16166679", "text": "animate Andersen's fairy tales. The animated sequences would be based on some of Andersen's best known works, such as \"The Little Mermaid\", \"The Little Match Girl\", \"The Steadfast Tin Soldier\", \"The Snow Queen\", \"Thumbelina\", \"The Ugly Duckling\", \"The Red Shoes\", and \"The Emperor's New Clothes\". However, the studio encountered difficulty with \"The Snow Queen\", as it could not find a way to adapt and relate the Snow Queen character to modern audiences. Even as far back as the 1930s and 1940s, it was clear that the source material contained great cinematic possibilities, but the Snow Queen character proved to be", "title": "Frozen (2013 film)" }, { "docid": "1996657", "text": "Denmark to great critical acclaim. The tale has been adapted to various media including opera, musical, and animated film. The tale is completely Andersen's invention and owes no debt to fairy tales or folklore. When the story begins, a mother duck's eggs hatch. One of the little birds is perceived by the other birds and animals on the farm as a homely little creature and suffers much verbal and physical abuse from them. He wanders sadly from the barnyard and lives with wild ducks and geese until hunters slaughter the flocks. He finds a home with an old woman, but", "title": "The Ugly Duckling" }, { "docid": "20024185", "text": "she had confessed to a boy she liked, but was rejected and called ugly. This started a chain, in which the other children also called her ugly. Every since that accident she had always worn a box over her head and had always stayed at home not interacting with anyone. She relents to attend the school after much pleading from her father. In the school, she befriends Minton (Chatchawit Techarukpong), a sweet, flirty, genuine boy and a rude, rowdy, bad boy, Zero (Jirakit Thawornwong), who always creates troubles. She faces new problems related to social life. But one fine day", "title": "Ugly Duckling (TV series)" }, { "docid": "984968", "text": "after \"Three Little Pigs\" was released in 1933 and became a box office sensation; the film was featured in movie theaters for several months and also featured the hit song that became the anthem of the Great Depression, \"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf\". Several \"Silly Symphonies\" entries, including \"Three Little Pigs\" (1933), \"The Grasshopper and the Ants\" (1934), \"The Tortoise and the Hare\" (1935), \"The Country Cousin\" (1936), \"The Old Mill\" (1937), \"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod\" (1938), and \"The Ugly Duckling\" (1939, with an earlier black-and-white version from 1931), are among the most notable films produced by Walt", "title": "Silly Symphony" }, { "docid": "178448", "text": "well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include \"The Emperor's New Clothes\", \"The Little Mermaid\", \"The Nightingale\", \"The Snow Queen\", \"The Ugly Duckling\", \"The Little Match Girl\", \"Thumbelina\", and many others. His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards is named \"H.C. Andersens Boulevard\". Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on 2 April 1805. He was an only child. Andersen's father, also Hans, considered himself related to nobility (his paternal grandmother had told his father that their family had belonged to a higher social class, but investigations", "title": "Hans Christian Andersen" }, { "docid": "6951850", "text": "remembered first and foremost for his fairy tales, written between 1835 and 1872 not only for children but for adults too. Among the most popular are \"The Steadfast Tin Soldier\", \"The Snow Queen\", \"The Little Mermaid\", \"Thumbelina\", \"The Little Match Girl\", and \"The Ugly Duckling\". Considered to be the father of the modern fairytale, Andersen wrote a total of 156 fairy stories, only 12 of which drew on folk tales. But Andersen also wrote a number of travel sketches, several novels including the well-received: \"The Improvisatore\" (1835), a series of poems, and his autobiography \"The Fairy Tale of My Life\"", "title": "Danish Golden Age" }, { "docid": "7432606", "text": "Great Heritage\", most of which are still frequently sung today. Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) is remembered first and foremost for his fairy tales, written between 1835 and 1872 not only for children but for adults too. Among the most popular are \"The Steadfast Tin Soldier\", \"The Snow Queen\", \"The Little Mermaid\", \"Thumbelina\", \"The Little Match Girl\", and \"The Ugly Duckling\". Considered to be the father of the modern fairytale, Andersen wrote a total of 156 fairy stories, only 12 of which drew on folk tales. But Andersen also wrote a number of travel sketches, several novels including the well-received: \"The", "title": "Danish literature" }, { "docid": "3613039", "text": "The Swan (TV series) The Swan was a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which women who were judged to be ugly were given \"extreme makeovers\" that included several forms of plastic surgery. The title of the series refers to the fairy tale \"The Ugly Duckling\", in which a homely bird matures into a swan. Each contestant was assigned a panel of specialists – a coach, therapist, trainer, cosmetic surgeons, and a dentist – who together designed a program of total transformation. The contestants' work ethic, growth, and achievement was monitored over the course of three months.", "title": "The Swan (TV series)" }, { "docid": "17433325", "text": "• Magical Mystery Man (CBS) • Dierekonsert (EMI MFP) • Children’s Tales in English: Volume 1: Snow White, Black Beauty, Cinderella, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (MFP) • Children’s Tales in English: Volume 2: Treasure Island, Jack & the Beanstalk, Pinocchio (CBS) • Children’s Tales in English: Volume 3: Puss in Boots, Peter Pan, Aladdin and his Magical Lamp • Fairy Tales in Afrikaans: Volume 1: The 3 Little Pigs, Hansel & Gretel, King Midas, Sleeping Beauty, Golden Goose, Wild Swans, Ugly Duckling, Pied Piper • Fairy Tales in Afrikaans: Volume 2: Puss in Boots, Peter Pan, Aladdin and", "title": "Charles Segal" }, { "docid": "15677147", "text": "Das häßliche Mädchen Das häßliche Mädchen (\"The Ugly Girl\", sometimes translated \"The Ugly Duckling\") is a German comedy film made in early 1933, during the transition from the Weimar Republic to Nazi Germany, and premièred in September that year. It was the first or second film directed by Hermann Kosterlitz, who left Germany before the film was completed and later worked in the United States under the name Henry Koster, and the last German film in which Dolly Haas appeared; she also later emigrated to the US. A riot broke out at the première to protest the male lead, Max", "title": "Das häßliche Mädchen" } ]

[ "David Visentin", "Hilary Farr" ]

[ { "docid": "14815136", "text": "in North Carolina. In September 2017, HGTV ordered 20 additional episodes of the program. The next season is to start airing in June 2018. Every episode of \"Love It or List It\" follows the same formula. A couple (usually, but not in all cases) presents their living situation in the current house that they own. In most episodes, the couple is split on whether or not they want to stay in the house. Interior designer Hilary Farr and real estate agent David Visentin tour the couple's home before meeting with them. The tour usually consists of David finding mostly negative", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "15673058", "text": "David Visentin David Visentin (born June 28, 1965) is a Canadian actor and realtor. He is best known as one of the hosts of \"Love It or List It\", with co-host Hilary Farr. The show is broadcast on HGTV and W Networks. He is a native citizen of Canada. Visentin started his career in 1987 working as an agent for Country Living Realty in Rosemont, Ontario, while working alongside his father Nick Visentin. David worked on the housing market while discovering new potential homes for numerous clients for over 16 years. Visentin auditioned for co-hosting duties for \"Love It or", "title": "David Visentin" }, { "docid": "19867992", "text": "Ontario, Canada. The show premiered as a primetime program on W Network on September 8, 2008, and has since aired on OWN Canada as well as HGTV in the United States. In September 2014, the show began filming in the United States in North Carolina. The show is hosted by Hilary Farr and David Visentin. According to the show's producers, \"The time is right to bring the winning formula to Vancouver’s hot real estate market.\" \"Love It or List It Vancouver\" will showcase families in B.C.’s largest metropolitan city who are struggling with homes that no longer suit their needs.", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "15673060", "text": "Visentin is of Italian descent, he currently resides in Barrie, Ontario with his wife and son. David Visentin David Visentin (born June 28, 1965) is a Canadian actor and realtor. He is best known as one of the hosts of \"Love It or List It\", with co-host Hilary Farr. The show is broadcast on HGTV and W Networks. He is a native citizen of Canada. Visentin started his career in 1987 working as an agent for Country Living Realty in Rosemont, Ontario, while working alongside his father Nick Visentin. David worked on the housing market while discovering new potential homes", "title": "David Visentin" }, { "docid": "14815136", "text": "in North Carolina. In September 2017, HGTV ordered 20 additional episodes of the program. The next season is to start airing in June 2018. Every episode of \"Love It or List It\" follows the same formula. A couple (usually, but not in all cases) presents their living situation in the current house that they own. In most episodes, the couple is split on whether or not they want to stay in the house. Interior designer Hilary Farr and real estate agent David Visentin tour the couple's home before meeting with them. The tour usually consists of David finding mostly negative", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "20964592", "text": "renovated them. In the beginning, she was working part time jobs, but after a few years her talent for renovation of homes started to gain recognition. In 2008, Farr was approached by the W Network to co-host the show \"Love It or List It\", along with David Visentin. The show was broadcast on HGTV and the W Network. The show was originally based in Toronto, but in 2014, \"Love It or List It\" began its filming in North Carolina. Hilary Farr co-founded Rules of Renovation to give investors unique strategies on how to successfully renovate homes and then sell them.", "title": "Rules-of-Renovation" } ]

[ { "docid": "14815142", "text": "react and occasionally continuing their bout of one-upmanship. Hosts Assistant Designer Contractors Behind the Scenes Victories for Hilary are families or clients who decided to love their home and stay. Victories for David are families and clients who decided to list and move into a new or better home. \"Love It or List It\" has spawned five spinoffs. The first, known as \"Love It or List It Vancouver\" (or \"Love it or List it Too\" in the US), was launched in winter 2012 and is hosted by Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot. The second spin-off, a British version known as", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "19867995", "text": "in 2015, is produced by Raise the Roof Productions. Andrew Jackson was named executive producer of the show. \"Love It or List It UK\" began airing on Canada's W Network in October 2015. A second series was commissioned to air in 2016. In August 2015 W Network announced the start of production on a new spin-off of the hit franchise \"Love It or List It\". Produced by Big Coat Productions, in association with W Network, \"Love It or List It Vacation Homes\" features a series of unique vacation homes and breath-taking vistas in and around Ontario and British Columbia. Hosts", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "16616838", "text": "Johnson and Farah Malik. Victories for Jillian are families or clients who decided to love their home and stay. Victories for Todd are families and clients who decided to list and move into a new or better home. Love It or List It Vancouver Love It or List It Vancouver is a Canadian home design reality TV series airing on the W Network. The show was the first spin off from \"Love It or List It\" and was the second show in the \"Love it or List It\" franchise. The show is produced by Big Coat Productions and is based", "title": "Love It or List It Vancouver" }, { "docid": "20320596", "text": "Love It or List It Australia Love It or List It Australia is an Australian TV series, based on the Canadian program of the same name, which began airing on LifeStyle on 27 September 2017. The series is hosted by Andrew Winter (Selling Houses Australia) and Neale Whitaker (The Block; Editor of Vogue Living). It is produced exclusively for Foxtel by Beyond Productions. In October 2017, the series was renewed for a second season. The series follows home owners across the country who are struggling whether to renovate and love the home they are in; or to sell up and", "title": "Love It or List It Australia" }, { "docid": "18504237", "text": "to the W Network. Todd Talbot Todd Talbot (born June 12, 1973) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is best known for his work as one of the co-hosts of \"Love it or List it Vancouver\" (Love it or List it Too in the U.S.) which airs on the W Network in Canada and HGTV in the U.S. Talbot also played the role of Matt Walker in the Canadian teen soap opera \"Hillside\" which aired on YTV and Nickelodeon. Born in Vancouver, Talbot began his acting career cast alongside fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds in the Canadian TV series", "title": "Todd Talbot" }, { "docid": "18504235", "text": "Todd Talbot Todd Talbot (born June 12, 1973) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is best known for his work as one of the co-hosts of \"Love it or List it Vancouver\" (Love it or List it Too in the U.S.) which airs on the W Network in Canada and HGTV in the U.S. Talbot also played the role of Matt Walker in the Canadian teen soap opera \"Hillside\" which aired on YTV and Nickelodeon. Born in Vancouver, Talbot began his acting career cast alongside fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds in the Canadian TV series Hillside from 1991-93. He", "title": "Todd Talbot" }, { "docid": "18504236", "text": "then traveled to England to study acting, singing and dancing. Talbot has a passion for live theater and has performed all over the world. He returned to Television and Films and was cast in various roles until he signed on to co-host Love it or List it Vancouver in 2013. Since March 2007, he has been married to international singer and model Rebecca Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter. Talbot and Jillian Harris were both signed as co-hosts of \"Love it or List it Vancouver\". The series debuted in January 2013. He also contributes online blogs", "title": "Todd Talbot" }, { "docid": "16616837", "text": "or not their current home is the right home for them. With a list of what they would need to change in their current home, and what they would need in a new home, both hosts - a designer and a realtor - come in to try to help make the decision easier. The designer attempts to win over the homeowners by renovating their current home, and the realtor tries to find them the home of their dreams. Jillian has a design team who works with her on each episode. Francesca Albertazzi heads up the team with Megan Bennett, Sarah", "title": "Love It or List It Vancouver" }, { "docid": "14815137", "text": "things to say about the residence while Hilary is convinced that she can work magic with whatever plans she is given. At the meetup between the couple and the hosts of the show, both Hilary and David are briefed as to what the couple's desires are. Hilary is given a list of renovations the couple wants for the current house and her budget for the entire project. David, meanwhile, is tasked with searching for a new home for the couple that both meets their needs and stays within their desired budget. Common challenges faced by Hilary are an inadequate budget", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "2504187", "text": "\"That's it! That's the list!\" Another early segment was called \"Love Em or Leave Em\" where a female voice cooing \"Ooo La-La!\" was played before the hosts discussed an individual (whose head was on a stick) they were either \"leaving\" or \"loving\" and keeping on their side. A third rare segment is \"Fair or Foul\". It was introduced on February 28, 2007 after the hosts began repeating the words \"fair or foul\" for a few episodes because of a viewer email including them earlier in the week. The hosts discuss a variety of topics and decide if each is fair", "title": "Pardon the Interruption" }, { "docid": "20320597", "text": "find a new dream home somewhere else. Real estate agent Andrew Winter and Interior designer Neale Whitaker tour the couple's home before meeting with them. The tour usually consists of Andrew finding mostly negative things to say about the residence while Neale is convinced that he can work magic with whatever plans he is given. At the meetup between the couple and the hosts of the show, both Andrew and Neale are briefed as to what the couple's desires are. Andrew is tasked with searching for a new home for the couple in their desired location that both meets their", "title": "Love It or List It Australia" }, { "docid": "19867993", "text": "It’s up to Jillian to put a stop to the wandering eyes of our homeowners, armed with a list of \"must-haves\" and a design she hopes will persuade them to stay. Meanwhile, the realtor is determined to get homeowners to relocate by taking the homeowners list of \"must-haves\" and finding them new digs. This is very similar to the original show's format. According to the show's executive producer Maria Armstrong, \"Love It or List It has been a huge success for us and we are thrilled to be taking this amazing show to the West Coast.\" \"Love It or List", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "19867991", "text": "Love It or List It (franchise) Love It or List It is a television franchise of television programs created by Maria Armstrong and Catherine Fogarty. Each series follows a format, with a current homeowning couple or family to deciding between keeping their newly renovated current home (known on the show as \"Love It\") or buying a new home and selling their current one (known on the show as \"List It\"). \"Love It or List It\" is the original show in the franchise. The show is produced by Big Coat Productions and was based in Toronto and other surrounding areas in", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "16616835", "text": "Love It or List It Vancouver Love It or List It Vancouver is a Canadian home design reality TV series airing on the W Network. The show was the first spin off from \"Love It or List It\" and was the second show in the \"Love it or List It\" franchise. The show is produced by Big Coat Productions and is based in the Greater Vancouver area and other surrounding areas in British Columbia, Canada. The show premiered as a prime-time program on W Network in January 2013. It stars former \"The Bachelor\" and \"The Bachelorette\" star Jillian Harris, and", "title": "Love It or List It Vancouver" }, { "docid": "14815143", "text": "\"Love It or List It UK\", debuted in 2015, is hosted by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The third spin off, \"Love It or List It Vacation Homes\" debuted in spring 2016 and is hosted by Dan Vickery and Elisa Goldhawke. A fourth spin off, \"Vendre ou renover au Quebec\" debuted in January 2017 and is hosted by Maika Desnoyers and Daniel Corbin. The fifth spin off, \"Love It Or List It Australia\", debuted in September 2017 and is hosted by Andrew Winter and Neale Whittaker. On August 31, 2010, \"Love It or List It\" was nominated for two Gemini", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "16616836", "text": "real estate agent Todd Talbot. In the United States, the show is titled Love It or List It, Too, and airs on the HGTV network. In Canada, new episodes of season three started airing on July 6, 2015 on W Network at 10pm; in the US new episodes of \"Love It or List It, Too\" (the US title, season five) started airing on July 24, 2015. In November 2017, the series was planning to film in the Okanagan valley. In each episode of \"Love It or List It Vancouver\", a couple or family is faced with the decision of whether", "title": "Love It or List It Vancouver" }, { "docid": "14815147", "text": "not comment on the settlement. Big Coat had previously filed a countersuit for libel, slander and product disparagement; parts of that suit had been dismissed by the time of the settlement but that was under appeal by Big Coat. After the agreements had been concluded, both suits were dismissed. Love It or List It Love It or List It is a Canadian home design TV show currently airing on HGTV, W Network, and on OWN Canada, and is the original show in the \"Love it or List It\" franchise. The show is produced by Big Coat Productions and was based", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "14815135", "text": "Love It or List It Love It or List It is a Canadian home design TV show currently airing on HGTV, W Network, and on OWN Canada, and is the original show in the \"Love it or List It\" franchise. The show is produced by Big Coat Productions and was based in Toronto and other surrounding areas in Ontario, Canada. The show premiered as a primetime program on W Network on September 8, 2008, and has since aired on OWN Canada as well as HGTV in the United States. In September 2014, the show began filming in the United States", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "19867997", "text": "It will be hosted by , a modern Montreal designer, and Maïka Desnoyers, a real estate agent from the south shore of Montreal. It is produced by Zone 3 and will air in February 2017 on Canal Vie. Love It or List It (franchise) Love It or List It is a television franchise of television programs created by Maria Armstrong and Catherine Fogarty. Each series follows a format, with a current homeowning couple or family to deciding between keeping their newly renovated current home (known on the show as \"Love It\") or buying a new home and selling their current", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "13479156", "text": "demographics of the audiences are \"all over the map. There are some geeks here and there, but also super cool people, and families and kids, and old people.\" \"Entertainment Weekly\" chose the TV show in early February 2013 as #7 for their \"The Must List: The Top 10 Things We Love This Week,\" writing, \"Whether you're curious about bee colonies or weather control, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant have the scoop.\" The podcast has been said to cover \"a truly staggering range of topics.\" Clark and Bryant have been described as \"hosts so lovely you may just fall in love", "title": "Stuff You Should Know" }, { "docid": "14815145", "text": "one of her favourite HGTV programs. Actress Julianne Moore also gave similar praise for the show in an interview with Katie Couric and the Daily Mail. According to the \"Wall Street Journal\", the show and its Vancouver spinoff is one of Canada's beloved reality series. In April 2016, homeowners Deanna Murphy and Tim Sullivan who had participated in a 2015 \"Love It or List It\" episode filed suit against production company Big Coat TV, as well as the North Carolina contractor (Aaron Fitz Construction) who had been hired by the show to do the renovations on their home. The couple", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "6562830", "text": "was recruited to play Kincaid in some courtroom scenes filmed for the \"Law & Order\" episode \"Corpus Delicti\", which aired in January 1996. In 2008, Hennessy was hired to narrate W Network's and HGTV's \"Love it or List it\". Jacqueline Hennessy Jacqueline Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian journalist, television host, and occasional actress. She is the identical twin sister of actress Jill Hennessy. The Hennessy twins were born in Edmonton, Alberta, of Irish, Italian, Swedish, French, and Ukrainian descent. Jacqueline has a doctorate in French Literature. Hennessy currently hosts the current affairs program \"Medical Intelligence\" for Rogers", "title": "Jacqueline Hennessy" }, { "docid": "12113927", "text": "Oslo, Norway, production company asked about the cancellation. The response was that the company and its partner were still working on ways to bring the show back and that it could return in the near future with a more stable financial partner. WLAJ's General Manager echoed this sentiment, saying, \"I would love to continue to run the show if the Text Me TV folks want to get back into it.\" List of Hosts Current at the Time of Cancellation Former Hosts Text Me TV Text Me TV was a television program based out of Lansing, Michigan, produced at the Lansing", "title": "Text Me TV" }, { "docid": "736099", "text": "1984. In the 1990s the ACL and RBAC models were extensively tested and used to administer file permissions. On some types of proprietary computer-hardware (in particular routers and switches), an access control list provides rules that are applied to port numbers or IP addresses that are available on a host or other layer 3, each with a list of hosts and/or networks permitted to use the service. Although it is additionally possible to configure access control lists based on network domain names, this is a questionable idea because individual TCP, UDP, and ICMP headers do not contain domain names. Consequently,", "title": "Access control list" }, { "docid": "14751744", "text": "aired on June 16, 2013. The Client List The Client List is a television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. It starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and was directed by Eric Laneuville. The film is a fictionalized dramatization of a 2004 prostitution scandal in Odessa, Texas. It follows Sam Horton, a mother of three who becomes a prostitute to meet her financial obligations. The Hortons are facing a financial crisis after both Samantha (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her husband Rex (Teddy Sears) lose their jobs. The family of five are potentially awaiting foreclosure of their home.", "title": "The Client List" }, { "docid": "14751739", "text": "The Client List The Client List is a television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. It starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and was directed by Eric Laneuville. The film is a fictionalized dramatization of a 2004 prostitution scandal in Odessa, Texas. It follows Sam Horton, a mother of three who becomes a prostitute to meet her financial obligations. The Hortons are facing a financial crisis after both Samantha (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her husband Rex (Teddy Sears) lose their jobs. The family of five are potentially awaiting foreclosure of their home. Rex Horton, a former football", "title": "The Client List" }, { "docid": "19599627", "text": "guests have collectively given an average rating of 4.43. The show has featured several comedians, actors, and filmmakers as guest hosts. It also features interviews with actors and filmmakers who have collaborated with Washington as well as other notable figures in black film and media. Guests are generally asked to list their top 5 favorite Denzel Washington films, in order. A guest choosing more than five films for their list known as \"Cooglering\", as guest Ryan Coogler did so by including multiple films tied for one spot. Notable interviewees and guest hosts include: Some of the common characteristics and features", "title": "Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period" }, { "docid": "16429356", "text": "The Love Machine (TV series) The Love Machine was a British dating show hosted by Chris Moyles and Stacey Solomon. It aired on Sky Living in the UK from 11 March 2012 to 1 March 2013. \"The Love Machine\" is a dating show which starts out with 8 different people standing in 'pods' in the Love Machine. These will either be men or women depending on the person who is going to be picking a date. The hosts will introduce the 'picker' who will then give out some brief information about themselves and talk about what they would like to", "title": "The Love Machine (TV series)" }, { "docid": "20320601", "text": "Editor-in-chief of Belle magazine. Currently Editor-at-large at Vogue Living, Neale's frank honesty, warm humour and British eccentricities have charmed audiences in his role of expert judge on The Block. Love It or List It Australia Love It or List It Australia is an Australian TV series, based on the Canadian program of the same name, which began airing on LifeStyle on 27 September 2017. The series is hosted by Andrew Winter (Selling Houses Australia) and Neale Whitaker (The Block; Editor of Vogue Living). It is produced exclusively for Foxtel by Beyond Productions. In October 2017, the series was renewed for", "title": "Love It or List It Australia" }, { "docid": "19867994", "text": "It Vancouver\" was launched during winter 2012. The show is hosted by ABC's \"Extreme Makeover Home Edition\" designer Jillian Harris and actor now realtor Todd Talbot. (The program runs on HGTV under the name \"Love it or List it Too\" without any mention that it's shot in Vancouver.) A British version of the show came after Big Coat Productions and Beyond Distribution finalized a format deal with British broadcaster Channel 4. The show is entitled \"Love it or List It UK\" and features British television personalities Kirstie Allsopp as designer and Phil Spencer as realtor. The British version, which debuted", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "14815139", "text": "tour, David meets with them and hands them an evaluation of the home's current market value following the renovations. He will then remind the couple what they could have in one of the new homes they looked at and that they would not get that in their current home. The homeowners then meet with Hilary and David, who pose a question to them: The homeowners must choose either to \"Love It,\" meaning that they will continue to live in their current home with the renovations, or to \"List It,\" meaning that they will buy one of the homes David showed", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "18272704", "text": "some of which have special powers. He can also collect coins to buy items or fetch treasure to return to grateful villagers or monsters. There are four regions to explore outside of Niko's village. The game was highly rated by ABC's \"\" hosts Hex and Bajo, who gave it 8.5 and 9 out of 10 rubber chickens respectively. Marcus Estrada praised the monster switching and found the game \"fun\", rating it 3.5 out of 5. Listed number 1 on a list of 18 \"addictive\" little games by CoolSmartPhone. Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake is a", "title": "Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake" }, { "docid": "16694266", "text": "were funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. In recent years it has become a site for research into linguistic infrastructure on the web, and has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation to do this work. The LINGUIST List hosts two mailing lists LINGUIST and LINGLITE: The LINGUIST List mailing lists are free and open for subscription using a web interface. Everybody can submit postings to The LINGUIST List lists without being subscribed or in any way a registered member. A web interface is used to submit postings to the lists. The LINGUIST List has been one", "title": "Linguist List" }, { "docid": "16014070", "text": "\"Current of Love\". Current of Love The Current of Love or Tayar el-Mahaba (, ), before May 2013 known as the Popular Petition for Freedom, Justice and Development (, '), ), short Popular Petition, Aridha Chaabia or Al Aridha\"' is a political movement and electoral list in Tunisia. It was formed after the Tunisian revolution, on 17 March 2011. It has been founded and led by the political writer and media entrepreneur Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi. It is closely linked to the \"Party of Progressive Conservatives\" which has been officially registered as a political party. Hechmi Hamdi, who is the owner", "title": "Current of Love" }, { "docid": "6821733", "text": "specifying a set of hosts that are authorized to connect to the X display server. This system has inferior security, as it allows every user who has access to such a host to connect to the display. The codice_1 program and three X Window System core protocol requests are used to activate this mechanism and to display and change the list of authorized hosts. Improper use of codice_1 can inadvertently give every host on the Internet full access to an X display server. The cookie-based authorization methods are based on choosing a magic cookie (an arbitrary piece of data) and", "title": "X Window authorization" }, { "docid": "16429360", "text": "the wheel, the person selected is the person the picker must take without the option to find out more about the person. The Love Machine (TV series) The Love Machine was a British dating show hosted by Chris Moyles and Stacey Solomon. It aired on Sky Living in the UK from 11 March 2012 to 1 March 2013. \"The Love Machine\" is a dating show which starts out with 8 different people standing in 'pods' in the Love Machine. These will either be men or women depending on the person who is going to be picking a date. The hosts", "title": "The Love Machine (TV series)" }, { "docid": "14815141", "text": "of the end of Season 9 Hilary leads by an overall tally of 90 \"Love Its\" against 64 \"List Its.\" After a moment to deliberate, the homeowners reveal their decision and explain their reasoning to Hilary and David. If the homeowners decide to \"List It,\" Hilary generally reacts with equanimity and expresses a desire for their best interest, whereas if they decide to \"Love It,\" David frequently reacts with incredulity, questioning their reasoning and/or giving at least the impression of taking their decision personally. The parties then bid each other farewell, with closing footage of Hilary and David continuing to", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "20868274", "text": "often quite detailed and have included personal information, such as child photos of individuals. The website has thousands of profiles of students and professors who its editors believe have engaged in pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel activism, and it has been described as a blacklist. It also includes a handful of profiles for prominent white supremacists. Canary Mission hosts some apology essays written by people whose profiles were listed on the site; in return, their profiles are removed from the website's list. In December 2017, Canary Mission reported on anti-Semitic tweets made by students associated with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)", "title": "Canary Mission" }, { "docid": "2829868", "text": "any *.dsbl.org lookups in an RBL check results in DNS failures and can even prevent an SMTP server from starting a conversation. It is not possible for DSBL to block or intercept mail. E-mail is sometimes blocked or bounced with a message referencing DSBL. These messages were not blocked by DSBL; they were blocked by the administrator of the \"receiving\" mail server, who chose to reject messages coming from a potentially-insecure IP address listed by DSBL. See DNSBL for a description of how mail transfer agents interact with these lists. DSBL lists IP addresses of hosts that are demonstrated to", "title": "Distributed Sender Blackhole List" }, { "docid": "4594405", "text": "Jr., Carmen Electra and Martin Short. The film grossed $19 million against a budget of $22 million. Berke Landers and his girlfriend Allison were the quintessential high-school couple who grew up together and eventually fell in love, but she breaks up with him immediately after the film begins. This leads to an opening musical number of \"Love Will Keep Us Together\" sung by Vitamin C (singer), imagined by Berke. He seeks advice from his embarrassing parents Frank and Beverly Landers, who are hosts of a relationship advice show called \"Love Matters\", but they don't help with the situation and constantly", "title": "Get Over It (film)" }, { "docid": "16014065", "text": "Current of Love The Current of Love or Tayar el-Mahaba (, ), before May 2013 known as the Popular Petition for Freedom, Justice and Development (, '), ), short Popular Petition, Aridha Chaabia or Al Aridha\"' is a political movement and electoral list in Tunisia. It was formed after the Tunisian revolution, on 17 March 2011. It has been founded and led by the political writer and media entrepreneur Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi. It is closely linked to the \"Party of Progressive Conservatives\" which has been officially registered as a political party. Hechmi Hamdi, who is the owner of Al Mustakilla", "title": "Current of Love" }, { "docid": "11912483", "text": "I Love the World I Love the World, also known as I Love the Whole World, is an advertising campaign launched by Discovery Channel in 2008 in promotion of their new tagline: \"\"The World is Just... Awesome\"\". The song used in the ad is a re-writing of a traditional camping song known as \"I Love the Mountains\" or \"I Love the Flowers\", likely adapted from the tune of \"Heart and Soul\", featuring a chorus of \"boom-de-yah-da, boom-de-yah-da\". The cast and visuals of the ads are numerous, as it features many hosts and famous scenes/locations from various Discovery Channel shows. There", "title": "I Love the World" }, { "docid": "1992800", "text": "characters ever created, by video game standards\", their personalities are \"paper-thin\". He criticized Cloud's \"childish motivations\", stating that \"Final Fantasy VII\" could not \"match the depth of screenplay in Orson Welles' \"Citizen Kane\" or the complexities of characters exhibited in Martin Scorsese's \"Taxi Driver\"\". GamesRadar included his cross-dressing scene in its list of \"[g]aming's most piss poor disguises\", commenting that \"it makes Cloud look so damn feminine, the escort-loving baddie chooses him over ... and Tifa\". Cloud and Aerith's relationship ranked third in GamesRadar's 2008 list of top Square Enix couples, who called it \"a classic love story\", while IGN", "title": "Cloud Strife" }, { "docid": "14815140", "text": "them and sell their current home. At this stage, all else being equal Hilary is at a theoretical disadvantage: Although Hilary's renovations increase the attractiveness of her \"Love It\" option by improving the current home's livability, they simultaneously increase the attractiveness of David's \"List It\" option by increasing the current home's resale value and thereby decreasing the net cost of acquiring any given new home that he proposes. By contrast, David's efforts to maximize the attractiveness of his \"List It\" option do not provide Hilary any offsetting benefit increasing the attractiveness of her \"Love It\" option. Despite this disadvantage, as", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "14924941", "text": "Some reviewers were less favorable, such as Christy Lemire at the Associated Press, who wrote that \"it never gets crazy or stupid enough to make you truly fall in love with it\", giving the film a 2 out of 4 rating. James Rocchi of \"MSN Movies\" was particularly critical, giving it 1 out of 5 and remarking that it is \"a star-studded lump of fantasy and falsehood\". The film was included in \"TV Guide\" \"Best Movies of 2011\" list. Crazy, Stupid, Love Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written", "title": "Crazy, Stupid, Love" }, { "docid": "19867996", "text": "include designer Dan Vickery, runner up in season 4 of HGTV Design Star, and real estate agent Elisa Goldhawke will face off against each other, armed with their list of \"must-haves\" to sway the vacation homeowners final decision to either keep their renovated property or sell. The series premiered in Spring 2016 on W Network. The series premiered in 2017 on Foxtel's Lifestyle Channel and is hosted by Selling Houses Australia host Andrew Winter and The Block judge Neale Whitaker. In August 2016, \"Vendre ou rénover\" was announced. This is the Quebec spin off of Love It or List It.", "title": "Love It or List It (franchise)" }, { "docid": "10305655", "text": "magazine ranked Bo Diddley's original song at number 133 on their list of the \"500 Greatest Songs of All Time\". In 2010, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences acknowledged it with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which \"honor[s] recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance\". \"Who Do You Love?\" has been interpreted and recorded by numerous musicians. Folk singer Tom Rush recorded the song for his 1966 album \"Take a Little Walk with Me\". Unterberger describes it as \"electric rock ... Tom adapted an uncharacteristically low and playful growl for Diddley's 'Who Do You Love,' graced by", "title": "Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)" }, { "docid": "12465245", "text": "and a mailing list, keeping South Africans informed about international and local events. The South African consulate in Chicago has close ties with many expatriates and hosts regular events and speakers, including an annual celebration of Freedom Day on 27 April. In 2001, the hosts founded the African Group of the U.S. Women's Action to boost the knowledge and understanding of South Africa among Americans. The South Africans are also in many other forums, such as informal parties, religious activities and rugby matches. South African Americans South African Americans are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from South Africa.", "title": "South African Americans" }, { "docid": "14815144", "text": "Awards: Best Reality Program or Series and Best Direction in a Reality Program or Series. When HGTV premiered the show on the network, the company stated that \"Love It or List It\" has been the highest rating reality series since Candice Olson's \"Candice Tells All\". In 2012, New York Times' columnist Gail Collins noted that it was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's favorite TV show. According to Collins, Clinton finds the show \"very calming\" after being interviewed about her departure from politics. In a 2013 interview with Las Vegas Magazine, Vanna White from \"Wheel of Fortune\" said it was", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "3241560", "text": "bread baking. WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF, ), or Willing Workers on Organic Farms, is a hospitality service operated by a loose network of national organizations that facilitate homestays on organic farms. Australia with 2,600 hosts has the most host farms and enterprises, followed by New Zealand with 2,340 and United States with 2,052 hosts. The UK has 688 WWOOF hosts. While there are WWOOF hosts in 210 countries around the world, no central list or organization encompasses all WWOOF hosts. As there is no single international WWOOF membership, all recognised WWOOF country organizations strive to maintain", "title": "WWOOF" }, { "docid": "3241555", "text": "WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF, ), or Willing Workers on Organic Farms, is a hospitality service operated by a loose network of national organizations that facilitate homestays on organic farms. Australia with 2,600 hosts has the most host farms and enterprises, followed by New Zealand with 2,340 and United States with 2,052 hosts. The UK has 688 WWOOF hosts. While there are WWOOF hosts in 210 countries around the world, no central list or organization encompasses all WWOOF hosts. As there is no single international WWOOF membership, all recognised WWOOF country organizations strive to maintain similar standards,", "title": "WWOOF" }, { "docid": "11287205", "text": "In 2016, it was re-released as part of the \"Kirk Douglas Centennial Collection\", a five-disc set featuring seven other films (\"Spartacus\", \"Man Without a Star\", \"The Last Sunset\", \"Lonely Are the Brave\", \"The List of Adrian Messenger\", \"The War Wagon\", and \"A Lovely Way to Die\"). Prior to these official releases by Universal, it was common to find this film in a DVD-r format. For Love or Money (1963 film) For Love or Money is a 1963 romantic comedy film distributed by Universal International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, and Gig", "title": "For Love or Money (1963 film)" }, { "docid": "3767383", "text": "and online community experience to help The WELL become the prime destination for premium online conversation and discussion. The community forums, known as \"conferences\", are supervised by \"conference hosts\" who guide conversations and may enforce conference rules on civility and/or appropriateness. Initially all hosts were selected by staff members. In 1995, Gail Williams changed the policies to enable user-created forums. Participants at the complete membership level can create their own \"independent\" personal conferences—either viewable by any WELL member or privately viewable by those members on a restricted membership list—on any subject they please with any rules they like. Overall support", "title": "The WELL" }, { "docid": "231859", "text": "also been translated as \"love of the soul.\" \"Eros\" ( \"érōs\") (from the Greek deity Eros) is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The Greek word \"erota\" means \"in love\". Plato refined his own definition. Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself. Eros helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty and contributes to an understanding of spiritual truth. Lovers and philosophers are all inspired to seek truth by eros. Some translations list it as \"love of the body\". \"Philia\"", "title": "Love" }, { "docid": "8684329", "text": "island's main town of Westerland. List was connected to the rest of Sylt by the \"Sylter Nordbahn\" ( a narrow gauge railway) from 1908 to 1970, when it was discontinued. There are two lighthouses in the area, ' and '. These are the two northernmost lighthouses in Germany. List has two kindergarten: one German, one Danish. List hosts a facility of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research that studies the Wadden Sea. List auf Sylt List auf Sylt (known as List until 31 December 2008) is the northernmost municipality in Germany, located on the North Sea island", "title": "List auf Sylt" }, { "docid": "14815138", "text": "to complete the entire request list from the homeowners, often due to discovery of unforeseen issues with the house that are uncovered during the renovation such as lack of compliance with modern building codes. Common issues for David, meanwhile, depend on the homeowners' desires; for instance, the couple has children enrolled in the neighborhood school and they do not desire to change, or the potential house is too distant from family members or a workplace. After Hilary's renovation is complete, the homeowners are given a tour of their current home to see what she was able to accomplish. After the", "title": "Love It or List It" }, { "docid": "7258149", "text": "Simplified (album) Simplified is a Simply Red album released in October 2005. It features new, rearranged recordings of the band's older songs, and four new songs: \"Perfect Love\" and an alternate version, \"My Perfect Love\", a cover of Leon Russell's \"A Song for You\", and \"Smile\". \"'Disc 2\" Live in Cuba DVD BBC TV Appearances Notes The album credits alphabetically list the musicians who played on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played. Credited musicians are: Sarah Brown, Anthea Clarke, Dave Clayton, Simon Hale, Geoff Holroyde, Mark Jamies, Dee Johnson,", "title": "Simplified (album)" }, { "docid": "4079349", "text": "jihadists, and use a free \"whois\" service to determine if a US-based server hosts them. If so, as in the case of mawusat.com and its host Go Daddy, Internet Haganah operatives express concern about the nature of the site and ask the host to remove it. If this does not work and if the site concerns the US State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, or the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, Internet Haganah contacts the banks and financiers of the host, who could face serious penalties for engaging in", "title": "Internet Haganah" }, { "docid": "13787301", "text": "subscribers. PeerBlock is hard-coded to use I-Blocklist lists and has entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with I-Blocklist. In late 2015 blocklists were no longer available without payment of a subscription. In late 2017, peerblocklist.com began offering free blocklists against malicious hosts and ad-servers to Peerblock and Peerguardian users. PeerBlock PeerBlock is a free and open-source personal firewall that blocks packets coming from, or going to, a maintained list of black listed hosts. PeerBlock is the Windows successor to the software PeerGuardian (which is currently maintained only for Linux). It blocks incoming and outgoing connections to IP addresses that are included", "title": "PeerBlock" }, { "docid": "4013239", "text": "administered list of foreign hosts. This configuration, for historical reasons, is stored in a flat text file that by default contains very few hostnames and their associated IP addresses. Editing this hosts file is simple and effective because most DNS clients will read the local hosts file before querying a remote DNS server. Storing black-hole entries in the hosts file prevents the browser from accessing an ad server by manipulating the name resolution of the ad server to a local or nonexistent IP address (127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0 are typically used for IPv4 addresses). While simple to implement, these methods can", "title": "Ad blocking" }, { "docid": "13427289", "text": "Ai Chang Cai Hui Ying Ai Chang Cai Hui Ying (Simplified Chinese: 爱唱才会赢, literally translated as \"only those who love to sing will win\") is a charity game show produced by Zhejiang Television. It was premiered on November 15, 2008 and ended on October 31, 2010. The hosts were Chen Huan (陈欢), Tian Yue (天悅), Zuo Yan (左岩) and Huang Ziwen (黄子文) as of the last episode. Former hosts include Hua Shao (华少), Zhu Dan (朱丹) and Shen Tao (沈涛). The format of an internationally famous game show \"Deal or No Deal\" was adapted for the first 16 episodes (except", "title": "Ai Chang Cai Hui Ying" }, { "docid": "8388955", "text": "as long as port 80 is active. The attacker, using a compromised host, compiles a list of machines that can be compromised. Most of this process is done automatically from the compromised host, because the host stores a mount of information including how to find other hosts to compromise. As soon as the list of machines that can be compromised has been compiled, scripts are run to compromise them and convert them into the Trinoo Masters or Daemons. One Master can control multiple Daemons. The Daemons are the compromised hosts that launch the actual UDP floods against the victim machine.", "title": "Trinoo" }, { "docid": "11172998", "text": "Here is the current list of Platinum Members: Here is the current list of Corporate Members: Asian Business Aviation Association Asian Business Aviation Association or AsBAA, is a non-profit corporation based in Hong Kong. At the time of this writing, The Association represents 139 members. It co-hosts the annual Asian based ABACE show together with NBAA in the month of April at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, China. AsBAA also hosts an annual awards & charity gala event in association with Orbis Charity, typically held every November. The Awards is called the \"Icons of Aviation\" Asia Awards and recognizes through an", "title": "Asian Business Aviation Association" }, { "docid": "2917582", "text": "Dadar. Dadar hosts specialised institutes like Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) and National Institute of Fashion Technology or NIFT (Ministry of Textiles, Government of India). List of prominent personalities who resided in Dadar include: Dadar Dadar is the first planned suburb of Mumbai. It is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood. It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity. Dadar is also a hub for the immigrant Marathi culture, which gradually replaced the native East Indian one, in Mumbai. In the 16th century, the area was known as lower Mahim as it", "title": "Dadar" }, { "docid": "5338917", "text": "published show the following listing totals: Spam and Open Relay Blocking System SORBS (\"Spam and Open Relay Blocking System\") is a list of e-mail servers suspected of sending or relaying spam (a DNS Blackhole List). It has been augmented with complementary lists that include various other classes of hosts, allowing for customized email rejection by its users. The SORBS DNSbl project was created in November 2002. It was maintained as a private list until 6 January 2003 when the DNSbl was officially launched to the public. The list consisted of 78,000 proxy relays and rapidly grew to over 3,000,000 alleged", "title": "Spam and Open Relay Blocking System" }, { "docid": "5338908", "text": "Spam and Open Relay Blocking System SORBS (\"Spam and Open Relay Blocking System\") is a list of e-mail servers suspected of sending or relaying spam (a DNS Blackhole List). It has been augmented with complementary lists that include various other classes of hosts, allowing for customized email rejection by its users. The SORBS DNSbl project was created in November 2002. It was maintained as a private list until 6 January 2003 when the DNSbl was officially launched to the public. The list consisted of 78,000 proxy relays and rapidly grew to over 3,000,000 alleged compromised spam relays. In November 2009", "title": "Spam and Open Relay Blocking System" }, { "docid": "10327218", "text": "it is very informal and it talks about guests’ and even host's sensitive pasts. While \"The Knee-Drop Guru\" has A-list celebrities as its guest stars, \"Radio Star\" tends to talk with B-list or even C-list celebrities. The atmosphere of the show is much lighter than \"The Knee-Drop Guru\", as the hosts talk and joke about anything with the guest stars. In the beginning, the show was outshadowed by \"The Knee-Drop Guru\" as expected. There were several occasions when \"Radio Star\" only received 5 minutes of airtime when \"The Knee-Drop Guru\" received 1 hour. However, as the show went on, it", "title": "Golden Fishery" }, { "docid": "13046179", "text": "and the two became engaged but later broke up. In 2010, she was a designer on \"\". In 2011, she headlined the Calgary Home + Design Show, as part of the HGTV stand. That same year, she hosted season one of the Canadian TV show \"Canada's Handyman Challenge\", which aired in 2012. Since 2013, Harris has appeared on the Canadian TV series \"Love It or List It Vancouver\", which airs on W Network in Canada and on HGTV in the United States under the title \"Love It or List It Too\". Harris is the show's designer, and competes against real", "title": "Jillian Harris" }, { "docid": "10534264", "text": "a satire of the lives of wealthy people in New York City, quickly arose to the New York Times best seller list in July 2007. Her second novel, \"The Idea of Him\" was published in 2014 by Harper Collins. It is another work of social satire based on the high powered New Yorkers who came from nothing and made fortunes. It is also a love story of a woman who is trying to figure out if she is in love with the man or just the idea of him. In June 2016, Peterson released \"Smoke and Fire,\" published by Assouline.", "title": "Holly Peterson" }, { "docid": "17403103", "text": "to elevators.\" An ESPN baseball analyst wrote, \"If life experiences were the measure of a man's wealth, then longtime sports broadcaster, Joe Cullinane, would be listed in the Forbes 400. For every Bob Costas, Al Michaels or Dick Enberg, Joe represents the thousands who have dreamed, but never got the big break. But instead of any bitterness, he has taken nearly 50 years of memories and shared it with the reader. His list of interviewees reads like a book of \"Who's Who In Sports.\" If you love sports, you'll love this book. It should be required reading at every Sportscasters", "title": "Joe Cullinane" }, { "docid": "2960050", "text": "would never believe he could love his cats as he does, and can hardly believe it himself sometimes. There is, however, no question that Qwilleran has an extremely strong bond with his cats. In addition, the novels above are sometimes published as 3-in-1 volumes or omnibus box sets under various names playing on the general title themes (such as \"Two Cats, Three Tales\" or \"The Cat Who Put Four in a Box\"). Below is the list of positions the series' books placed on \"The New York Times\" Best Seller lists. Books indicated with a \"--\" for its position indicates the", "title": "The Cat Who..." }, { "docid": "2083286", "text": "in the series describes Harry as having \"power the Dark Lord knows not\", referencing his capacity for love. True love is impossible to create magically; Amortentia, a love potion, can only create a powerful sense of infatuation and obsession. The following is a list of special abilities that a wizard or witch in the Harry Potter universe may have. An Animagus (portmanteau of animal and magus) is a witch or wizard who can turn into a particular animal or magical creature at will. This ability is not innate: it must be acquired by magical means. All Animagi must register at", "title": "Magic in Harry Potter" }, { "docid": "14366900", "text": "The Vera List Center for Art and Politics The Vera List Center for Art and Politics (VLC) at The New School, founded in 1992 and named in honor of the late philanthropist Vera G. List, organizes public events that respond to the role of the arts in society and their relationship to the sociopolitical climate in which they are created. It remains the only organization with the exclusive mission to investigate the intersection for art and politics. Its director is Carin Kuoni. The Vera List Center for Art and Politics hosts public programs that are articulated by the academic community", "title": "The Vera List Center for Art and Politics" }, { "docid": "3767381", "text": "restaurants, the city government, and neighborhood news. \"Public\" conferences are open to all members, while \"private\" conferences are restricted to a list of users controlled by the conference hosts, called the \"ulist\". Some \"featured private\" or \"private independent\" conferences (such as \"Women on the WELL\" and \"Recovery\") are listed in the WELL's directory, but are access restricted for privacy or membership-restriction reasons. Members may request admission to such conferences. There are also a large number of unlisted \"secret private\" conferences. The names of these conferences are public, but the contents, hosts, and members are restricted to members of a particular", "title": "The WELL" }, { "docid": "6381953", "text": "abusive domains, and domains that are not used to send e-mail (on request of the domain owner). It was commonly used to block domains in the From: address of e-mail, as well as SURBL type systems that scan the links in e-mail. The TORbl list was an ip4r based list of Tor nodes. It included all Tor nodes, including entrance, transit, and exit nodes on the Tor network. As the list contained entrance and transit nodes, not just exit nodes, AHBL recommends against using the TORbl for e-mail blocking purposes. On March 26, 2014, blacklist administrator Brielle Bruns announced that", "title": "The Abusive Hosts Blocking List" }, { "docid": "6381956", "text": "make legal or \"Cart00ney\" threats against the AHBL or similar organizations. After threatening the AHBL with a lawsuit for years, on December 17, 2005 Richard Scoville, operator of the website Free Speech Store, sued the AHBL, SOSDG, and associated individuals in Bexar County, Texas for $3.525 million US, claiming various damages, to himself, and his business. The suit was dismissed with prejudice January 6, 2006 for lack of jurisdiction. The Abusive Hosts Blocking List The Abusive Hosts Blocking List (AHBL) was an internet abuse tracking and filtering system developed by The Summit Open Source Development Group, and based on the", "title": "The Abusive Hosts Blocking List" }, { "docid": "20320599", "text": "homeowners and tells them an evaluation of the home's current market value following the renovations. He will then remind the couple what they could have in one of the new homes they looked at and that they would not get that in their current home. After a moment to deliberate, Andrew & Neale pose a question to the homeowners. They must choose to either Love It, meaning that they will continue to live in their current home with the renovations, or to List It, meaning that they will buy one of the homes Andrew showed them and sell their current", "title": "Love It or List It Australia" }, { "docid": "9720278", "text": "honor society it is open to all genders. The Constitution of Eta Sigma Phi states that the purposes of the society are as follows: Greek φιλοσοφοûμεν καì φιλοκαλοûμεν. Transliterated \"philosophoumen kai philokaloumen,\" this translates poetically in English to \"We love both wisdom and beauty\" — a statement Pericles made about his fellow Athenian countrymen. Local chapters are chartered at liberal arts colleges and universities which are on the accredited list of the Association of American Universities or the recognized regional accrediting agency. Normally the institution will offer a major in Classics. Faculty who did not join Eta Sigma Phi as", "title": "Eta Sigma Phi" }, { "docid": "6740146", "text": "server can reply by either accepting the connection, refusing it, or requesting authentication. An authentication request contains the name of the authentication method to use. The core protocol does not specify the authentication process, which depends on the kind of authentication used, other than it ends with the server either sending an acceptance or a refusal packet. During the regular interaction between a client and a server, the only requests related to authentication are about the \"host-based access method\". In particular, a client can request this method to be enabled and can request reading and changing the list of hosts", "title": "X Window System core protocol" }, { "docid": "3833401", "text": "No. 2 on the Top 10 list of Chicago Reader critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who called it a \"masterpiece\" and wrote \"If a more interesting and entertaining Hollywood movie than \"Down with Love\" has come along this year, I've missed it.\" In the years after its release, Rabin and Rosenbaum in an updated piece and Richard Brody at \"The New Yorker\" are among the critics and film theorists that have continued to write in praise of the film. \"Down with Love\" received a 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 174 critics. \"Chicago Sun-Times\" critic Roger Ebert spoke of", "title": "Down with Love" }, { "docid": "10096122", "text": "it seamlessly. This kind of forwarding actually constitutes a \"remailing\" from the points of view of the envelope-sender and of the recipient(s). The message identity also changes. RFC 821, \"Simple Mail Transfer Protocol\", by Jonathan B. Postel in 1982, provided for a \"forward-path\" for each recipient, in the form of, for example, codice_1 — an optional list of hosts and a required destination-mailbox. When the list of hosts existed, it served as a source-route, indicating that each host had to relay the mail to the next host on the list. Otherwise, in the case of insufficient destination-information but where the", "title": "Email forwarding" }, { "docid": "20712246", "text": "\"Melaleucas\" or \"Acacias\". Downey's list of hosts gives 33 eucalyptus hosts. It is used by at least seven species of moths and butterflies (\"Delias argenthona\", \"Candalides margarita gilberti\", \"Hippochrysops digglesii\", \"Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis\", \"Ogyris iphis doddi\", \"Ogyris zosine\" and \"Comocrus behri\"). \"A. sanguinea\" was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as \"Loranthus sanguineus\" in 1859. Danser, in 1929, allocated the species to the genus, \"Amyema\" in 1929. Amyema sanguinea Amyema sanguinea is an arial hemiparasitic shrub within the genus \"Amyema\", in the family Loranthaceae and native to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory,", "title": "Amyema sanguinea" }, { "docid": "19979733", "text": "a remarkably different kind of strategy for startling his audiences: making men like himself seem insignificant – or at least gruelingly self-aware – in the spaces they once dominated.\" One extremely negative review, however, came from Stephen Vaughan of Irish magazine \"State\", who labeled it \"the musical equivalent of hell.\" He wrote that it \"tries to evoke something in you without caring what it is,\" and most listeners \"would rather develop a severe case of haemorrhoids in their ears.\" On \"Louder Than War\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 100 best albums of 2017, \"Why Love Now\" placed number 24. Derived from the", "title": "Why Love Now" }, { "docid": "13144058", "text": "Never Say Never (The Fray song) \"Never Say Never\" or \"Never Say Never (Don't Let Me Go)\" is a song by Denver-based piano rock band The Fray that was included on their second studio album, \"The Fray\". It is the second single from the album and is a direct love song between two people who are \"pulling apart and coming together again and again.\" The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA in August 2010 and was ranked #100 on Billboard's \"Hot 100 songs of 2009\" list. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a", "title": "Never Say Never (The Fray song)" }, { "docid": "7005050", "text": "site was also notorious for its \"Self-Hating and/or Israel-Threatening\" LIST, known as the \"S.H.I.T. List.\" (From time to time, the S.H.I.T. List had been renamed. For a while it was the \"Dense anti-Israel Repugnant Traitors\" LIST, or \"D.I.R.T. List.\" Then it became the \"Self-Hating and/or Intentionally Israel-Threatening Ediots LIST\" or \"S.H.I.I.T.E. List.\") More than 7,000 names long, the list consisted of Jews whose opinions fall to the left of those of Masada2000's creators. The site described its targets as \"radical, leftist, academic, socialist, 'progressive,' enlightened know-nothings [who] are not even worthy of the name 'Jew.'\" People on the list were", "title": "Masada2000" }, { "docid": "1276478", "text": "nesting grounds became sustainable. Tourists love to come and visit the nesting grounds, although it causes a lot of stress to the turtles because all of the eggs can get damaged or harmed. Since the creation of a sea turtle, ecotourism-based economy, Tortugero annually houses thousands of tourists who visit the protected beach that hosts sea turtle walks and nesting grounds. Walks to observe the nesting turtles require a certified guide and this controls and minimises disturbance of the beaches. It also gives the locals a financial interest in conservation and the guides now defend the turtles from threats such", "title": "Sea turtle" }, { "docid": "18417566", "text": "visitors were also there to visit or entertain the hosts, among others the British poet Robert Browning who was a regular at the Palazzo during his stays in Venice. Daniel developed a true friendship with the poet, and they spent many hours together including casual walks at the Lido. He gave his last public reading for the Curtises and their guests in November 1889 some thirty days before his death. Isabella Stewart Gardner, an art collector and the foremost patron of the arts in her time, fell in love with it renting it several times from 1890 when the Curtis'", "title": "Daniel Sargent Curtis" }, { "docid": "6518629", "text": "are continuously being documented. It has also been found in soils, rivers and irrigation water. Host specificity is not yet fully understood. Originally pathovar groups were documented according to the hosts from which they were isolated. Today 50+ species have been identified and more are possible if another classification system based on biovars were to be used. Disease is most often reported on bananas, carnations, and chrysanthemums, but the list of host species is quite vast. Important host families and species economically affected include: There are also many significant hosts for \"D. dadantii\" present in ornamental and floriculture industries, with", "title": "Dickeya dadantii" }, { "docid": "13787298", "text": "PeerBlock PeerBlock is a free and open-source personal firewall that blocks packets coming from, or going to, a maintained list of black listed hosts. PeerBlock is the Windows successor to the software PeerGuardian (which is currently maintained only for Linux). It blocks incoming and outgoing connections to IP addresses that are included on blacklists (made available on the Internet), and to addresses specified by the user. PeerBlock mainly uses blacklists provided by iblocklist.com. PeerBlock 1.0 is based on the same code as PeerGuardian 2 RC1 Test3 Vista version. It adds support for 32- and 64-bit Windows Vista, Windows 7, and", "title": "PeerBlock" }, { "docid": "6381952", "text": "services and was a real-time blocking system. This means that data were collected from various sources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in real time, and merged into the database. The data included spam sources, open proxies, open relays, DDoS drones, Usenet spam sources, and the controversial Shoot On Sight listing policy. The IRCbl list was a reduced version of the DNSbl that does not include spam sources or other data unnecessary for use in IRC networks and other chat systems. The RHSbl list was domain-based rather than ip4r. It included domains owned and/or operated by spammers, known", "title": "The Abusive Hosts Blocking List" }, { "docid": "15565719", "text": "Policing Our Streets, Stop Victim Blaming, No Victim is To Blame, I Love Sluts, Sluts Pay Taxes and Stop Whorephobia\", to name a few. Supporters of the SlutWalk dressed in drag, casual and sports attire, as well as other types of clothing celebrating who they are. The organizers advised to wear whatever they chose to convey one message: Who's a slut? We all are. Or none of us are. And who cares? It's a stupid, meaningless concept anyway. SlutWalk Melbourne was organized by Karen Pickering, Lauren Clair, Clementine Bastow, and Natasha Smith. Pickering hosts Cherchez La Femme, talk show of", "title": "SlutWalk" }, { "docid": "6603496", "text": "the day. For it to qualify, it must be well-organized, clean and well-behaved. Everyday a barangay is added to the list of \"qualified\" barangays, eventually summing up to more or less 20 barangays for the month. Otherwise, just one violation of the said requirements means the disqualification of that barangay. After each month, the hosts choose three barangays who will win a special prize based on their rank, with the best barangay winning the grand prize and the title of Barangay Bayanihan. For \"Team Bahay\", the person must capture and upload the photo with their specific items and its hometown", "title": "Eat Bulaga!" }, { "docid": "5727485", "text": "political. But nevertheless, the college always has students who excel in studies. The College has been actively participating in many Moot courts, in India and also internationally and occasionally it hosts its own National level Moot Court Competition called as FIAT JUSTITIA. Kindly note that this list is incomplete and a lot of distinguished personalities may be missing. Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College (often referred to as Government Law College or GLC, Chennai) is a law school, located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1891. It was formerly known as Madras Law College,", "title": "Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai" }, { "docid": "4553423", "text": "Wildstein list The Wildstein List is a list which contains the names of some 162,617 (originally thought to contain 240,000) individuals who are believed to either have worked for the Polish Służba Bezpieczeństwa (secret intelligence service of the socialist era), or who SB considered recruiting (with or without their knowledge), or who were under investigation by SB. It is named after the reporter who supposedly secretly copied the list from the national archives, Bronisław Wildstein. The list eventually found its way to the Internet. At least one Polish official has confirmed (Marek Dukaczewski in Monika Olejnik's program) which is believed", "title": "Wildstein list" }, { "docid": "20637197", "text": "Spirit Love Show Spirit Love Show is an American reality television miniseries created by Shin Koyamada from \"The Last Samurai\", Nia Lyte and Claudia Hallowell in 2013. The show was distributed by the Spirit Show Network and directed by Jay Lee from Sony Pictures' \"Zombie Strippers\". The hosts of the show are Nia Lyte, a TED Talk speaker and host from a television show \"Best of Art Basel\", distributed on Comcast, Ovation TV and Xfinity TV, and Claudia Hallowell who also wrote. Spirit Love Show explores what love is to people of all ages: children, teenagers, adults and people who", "title": "Spirit Love Show" } ]

[ "Plato" ]

[ { "docid": "69094", "text": "which includes a discussion of the composition of inorganic and organic bodies and is a speculative treatise on chemistry. Plato believed the elements introduced a century earlier by Empedocles were composed of small polyhedral forms: tetrahedron (fire), octahedron (air), icosahedron (water), and cube (earth). Aristotle, c. 350 BCE, also used the term \"stoicheia\" and added a fifth element called aether, which formed the heavens. Aristotle defined an element as: In 1661, Robert Boyle proposed his theory of corpuscularism which favoured the analysis of matter as constituted by irreducible units of matter (atoms) and, choosing to side with neither Aristotle's view", "title": "Chemical element" } ]

[ { "docid": "7894583", "text": "and historically has had only one purpose, namely, to be the element that is used to make the internegative. It is sometimes referred to as a Protection IP, which is a good term since the only time the IP is touched is on the occasion of making the first or a replacement internegative. Since interpositives are used so rarely, they are usually the film element that is in the best condition of all the film elements. Interpositives are usually element of choice for film-to-tape transfers for several reasons: Interpositive An interpositive, intermediate positive, IP or master positive is an orange-based", "title": "Interpositive" }, { "docid": "13312161", "text": "the AN/MPQ-4 countermortar radar section (one in each direct support battalion). The duties of fire support coordinator for the division are normally performed by the division artillery commander, who works closely with the G-2 Intelligence section of the division to identify enemy targets. Fire support coordination element A fire support coordination element (FSCE) is a term used in the US Army to identify an element of military formation or unit organisation in which functions are directly related to positioning weapons and delivering their fire onto targets. The term is most often associated with artillery, but is sometimes used for mortar", "title": "Fire support coordination element" }, { "docid": "1672532", "text": "was a staffer at \"Sounds\" who wrote features on the new up-and-coming metal bands and was pivotal in directing the developing subculture of metalheads with his articles. At the suggestion of his editor Alan Lewis and in an attempt to find a common stylistic element in the bands' music, he used the term \"New Wave of British Heavy Metal\" for the first time in his review of a gig on the \"Metal Crusade\" tour featuring Angel Witch, Iron Maiden and Samson at The Music Machine in London on 8 May 1979. The term soon became the identifier for the whole", "title": "New wave of British heavy metal" }, { "docid": "10945889", "text": "Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe, the Mattaponi Indian tribe and Reservation, and the Patawomeck tribe. The meaning of the name \"Cheroenhaka\" (Tuscarora: \"Čiruʼęhá·ka·ʼ\") is uncertain. (It has been spelled in various ways: \"Cherohakah\", \"Cheroohoka\" or \"Tcherohaka\".) The late Iroquoian scholar Blair A. Rudes analyzed the second element as \"-hakaʼ\" meaning \"one or people who is/are characterized in a certain way\". He conjectured that the first element of the name was related to the Tuscarora term \"čárhuʼ\" (meaning \"tobacco\", as both tribes used this product in ceremonies). The term has also been interpreted as \"People at the Fork of the Stream\". The term", "title": "Nottoway people" }, { "docid": "5542079", "text": "Chronotope In literary theory and philosophy of language, the chronotope is how configurations of time and space are represented in language and discourse. The term was taken up by Russian literary scholar M.M. Bakhtin who used it as a central element in his theory of meaning in language and literature. The term itself comes from the Russian ', which in turn is derived from the Greek ' ('time') and \"\" ('space'); it thus can be literally translated as \"time-space.\" Bakhtin developed the term in his 1937 essay \"Forms of Time and of the Chronotope in the Novel\" (). Here Bakhtin", "title": "Chronotope" }, { "docid": "5542087", "text": "their formal and informal lives\" (2013: 53). Chronotope In literary theory and philosophy of language, the chronotope is how configurations of time and space are represented in language and discourse. The term was taken up by Russian literary scholar M.M. Bakhtin who used it as a central element in his theory of meaning in language and literature. The term itself comes from the Russian ', which in turn is derived from the Greek ' ('time') and \"\" ('space'); it thus can be literally translated as \"time-space.\" Bakhtin developed the term in his 1937 essay \"Forms of Time and of the", "title": "Chronotope" }, { "docid": "11360086", "text": "not always the case. Coverbs in that sense are found in Asian languages such as Chinese and Vietnamese, and, for example, West African languages such as Yoruba. Examples are given below. The term \"coverb\" (like \"preverb\") is also sometimes used to denote the first element in a compound verb or complex predicate. There, the coverb supplies significant semantic information, and the second element (a \"light verb\") is inflected to convey mainly grammatical information. The term is used in this way in relation to, for instance, North Australian languages. In relation to Hungarian, \"coverb\" is sometimes used to denote a verb", "title": "Coverb" }, { "docid": "12709062", "text": "The term can also be used for to name the process of using a guidewire or suture intentionally to cut through tissue during a surgical procedure or allowing a suture to slowly cut through tissue over time. Treatment of fistulas often involves placing a suture and allowing it to cut off the fistula over time. Cheesewiring In medicine the term cheesewiring or cheesewire effect describes any process in which cells or intercellular matrix are dissected or extruded either by the material being pressed through a taut element, or by the tension of a taut element pulling through tissue. Cheesewiring can", "title": "Cheesewiring" }, { "docid": "8111107", "text": "collar for. In the Semiotic Square for the \"\"copper collar\"\" (see illustration), Marcus Daly is considered the assertion and Miners is the negation in the first binary pair. The second binary relationship is created on the \"control\" axis. Union, the not Marcus Daly element, is considered to be the complex term, and \"\"copper collar\"\", the Miner element, is the neutral term. Both a union and the \"\"copper collar\"\" are things that are used to gain control. The Anaconda Company used the copper collar to gain control of the papers and legislature, and the miners wanted to establish a union to", "title": "Anaconda Copper" }, { "docid": "492597", "text": "determine expected running times. The terms are used in other contexts; for example the worst- and best-case outcome of a planned-for epidemic, worst-case temperature to which an electronic circuit element is exposed, etc. Where components of specified tolerance are used, devices must be designed to work properly with the worst-case combination of tolerances and external conditions. The term \"best-case performance\" is used in computer science to describe an algorithm's behavior under optimal conditions. For example, the best case for a simple linear search on a list occurs when the desired element is the first element of the list. Development and", "title": "Best, worst and average case" }, { "docid": "308722", "text": "use of splines. Polynomials are frequently used to encode information about some other object. The characteristic polynomial of a matrix or linear operator contains information about the operator's eigenvalues. The minimal polynomial of an algebraic element records the simplest algebraic relation satisfied by that element. The chromatic polynomial of a graph counts the number of proper colourings of that graph. The term \"polynomial\", as an adjective, can also be used for quantities or functions that can be written in polynomial form. For example, in computational complexity theory the phrase \"polynomial time\" means that the time it takes to complete an", "title": "Polynomial" }, { "docid": "3473920", "text": "subcontinent, a gymkhana is a multi-game equestrian competition held to display the training and talents of horses and their riders, particularly in speed events. The term is also used as the name of a timed automotive obstacle course, see Gymkhana (motorsport) and Gymkhana (motorcycle). The first element of \"Gymkhana\" comes from \"gend\" meaning \"ball\" in Hindi/Hindustani/Khariboli. This element is distinct from English word \"gym\", short for \"gymnasium\" and \"gymnastics\" which has Greek and Latin roots. The second element, \"khānā\" (ख़ाना) has Indo-Persian or Indo-Arabic origin meaning a place or a compartment. In the Persian (خانه) it's a term for \"dwelling,", "title": "Gymkhana" }, { "docid": "15508600", "text": "used the telecommunications term for the first time when it interpreted TELRIC's role under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which had been based on a higher level of ILEC unbundling. In short, the act assumed that \"ILECs would have to lease components of the local telephone network to prospective competitors\", who would then \"expect to blend these components together, possibly using their own elements to offer appropriate services to end users\". TELRIC pricing is not without controversy, as some economists have argued that TELRIC prices reduce the incentives of ILECs and CLECs to make investments in existing facilities and new technologies.", "title": "Total element long run incremental cost" }, { "docid": "13312160", "text": "Fire support coordination element A fire support coordination element (FSCE) is a term used in the US Army to identify an element of military formation or unit organisation in which functions are directly related to positioning weapons and delivering their fire onto targets. The term is most often associated with artillery, but is sometimes used for mortar fire. During the Vietnam War, the element, which included about five officers and nine enlisted personnel, collected and assessed information provided by the forward observers, field unit liaison officers, AN/TPS-25 surveillance radar section, division artillery air section, visual airborne target locator section, and", "title": "Fire support coordination element" }, { "docid": "5706801", "text": "representation term (and typically the corresponding data type term) comprise a taxonomy for the value domains within a data set. This taxonomy is the representation class. Thus the representation term can be used to control proliferation of value domains by ensuring equivalent value domains use the same representation term. When a person or software agent is analyzing two separate metadata registries to find property equivalence, the Representation Term can be used as a guide. For example, if system A has a Data Element such as PersonGenderCode and system B has a data element such as PersonSexCode the code suffix might", "title": "Representation term" }, { "docid": "2622046", "text": "that it is also irrotational, then the flow velocity field is actually Laplacian. As defined earlier, an incompressible (isochoric) flow is the one in which This is equivalent to saying that i.e. the material derivative of the density is zero. Thus if we follow a material element, its mass density remains constant. Note that the material derivative consists of two terms. The first term formula_15 describes how the density of the material element changes with time. This term is also known as the \"unsteady term\". The second term, formula_16 describes the changes in the density as the material element moves", "title": "Incompressible flow" }, { "docid": "13175676", "text": "Pipervika Pipervika is a neighborhood in the borough Sentrum in Oslo, Norway. It is located between the Oslofjord, Akershus Fortress and The City Hall Square. Today the term Pipervika is primarily used for the bay between the fortress and Aker Brygge. This was formerly commonly known as Piperviksbukta. It is part of the Fjord City urban renewal project. The first element is assumed to refer to the brigade music's pipers (flutists) who were located in the area, the last element is the finite form of \"vik\" f 'bay, inlet'. But the Norse name of the bay was \"Gyljandi\", and this", "title": "Pipervika" }, { "docid": "341152", "text": "Recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The \"need to do something for recreation\" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be \"fun\". The term \"recreation\" appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense of \"refreshment or curing of a sick person\", and derived turn from Latin (\"re\": \"again\", \"creare\": \"to create, bring forth, beget\"). Humans spend their time in activities of daily living, work, sleep, social duties, and leisure, the", "title": "Recreation" }, { "docid": "3595874", "text": "Network element In computer networks, a network element is a manageable logical entity uniting one or more physical devices. This allows distributed devices to be managed in a unified way using one management system. According to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the term 'network element' means a facility or equipment used in the provision of a telecommunications service. Such term also includes features, functions, and capabilities that are provided by means of such facility or equipment, including subscriber numbers, databases, signaling systems, and information sufficient for billing and collection or used in the transmission, routing, or other provision of a", "title": "Network element" }, { "docid": "5681964", "text": "Malice aforethought Malice aforethought is the \"premeditation\" or \"predetermination\" (with malice) required as an element of some crimes in some jurisdictions and a unique element for first-degree or aggravated murder in a few. Insofar as the term is still in use, it has a technical meaning that has changed substantially over time. Malice aforethought is a translation of the Law French term \"malice prépensée\". Malice aforethought was not an element of murder in early medieval English law cases. Both self-defence killings and deaths caused by misadventure were treated as murder by juries. Although pardons for self-defence became common after the", "title": "Malice aforethought" }, { "docid": "6562536", "text": "representation class amount is different from an element categorized as number. It probably will not make sense to compare the contents of these elements, or perform calculations using them together. Representation class is a mechanism by which the functional and/or presentational category of an item may be conveyed to the user. 3.3.51 data element representation class the class of representation of a data element Representation class A representation term is a word, or a combination of words, used as part of a data element name. Representation class is sometimes used as a synonym for representation term. In ISO/IEC 11179, a", "title": "Representation class" }, { "docid": "7561749", "text": "with no specific rules about car modifications, there is really no meaningful competition, as the cars may have significantly different potential. A competition in which time is used as a competitive element is called time trialing. Lapping may also refer to the act of gaining an extra lap \"advantage\" against opponents on a race course. The term hot-lappping also surfaces in online racing video games, but it is used to identify a driver who is very fast, but very inconsistent; an example of this can be seen from possessing the ability to put down an extremely competitive lap-time, struggle to", "title": "Hot lap" }, { "docid": "17156081", "text": "that they often used the term as a \"kind of sociological profanity\" and contrasted between it and \"working and thinking\" proletariat. According to Michael Denning by identifying the \"lumpenproletariat\", \"Marx was combating the established view that the entire working class was a dangerous and immoral element. He drew a line between the proletariat and the \"lumpenproletariat\" to defend the moral character of the former.\" The first collaborative work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to feature the term \"lumpenproletariat\" is \"The German Ideology\", written in 1845−46. They used it to describe the plebs (plebeians) of ancient Rome who were midway", "title": "Lumpenproletariat" }, { "docid": "5706800", "text": "group data elements. A \"Representation Term\" may be thought of as an attribute of a data element in a metadata registry that classifies the data element according to the type of data stored in the data element. Representation terms are typically \"approved\" by the organization or standards body using them. For example, the UN publishes its approved list as part of the UN/CEFACT Core Components Technical Specification. The Universal Data Element Framework uses a subset of CCTS representation terms and assigns numeric codes to those used. A value domain expresses the set of allowed values for a data element. The", "title": "Representation term" }, { "docid": "3039768", "text": "containing three to four aircraft (if it is a flying unit) and up to 20 personnel. Two or three sections usually make up a flight. The United States Air Force uses the term element, as well as section, to designate two or three subunits within a flight. In the context of British Empire military aviation during World War I, the term half flight or half-flight was used for equivalent formations; at the time a flight was normally four to six aircraft. Hence the Mesopotamian Half Flight, the first Australian flying unit to see action, initially comprised three aircraft. After the", "title": "Section (military unit)" }, { "docid": "4695462", "text": "et Histria\" introduced by Emperor Augustus in his administrative reorganization of Italy at the beginning of the first century AD. Ascoli (who was born in Gorizia) coined his terms for linguistic and cultural reasons, saying that the languages spoken in the three areas were substantially similar. His goal was to stress to the ruling Austrian Empire the region's Latin and Venetian roots and the importance of the Italian linguistic element. The term \"Venezia Giulia\" did not catch on immediately, and began to be used widely only in the first decade of the 20th century. It was used in official administrative", "title": "Julian March" }, { "docid": "4552526", "text": "Ngalop people The Ngalop ( ; \"earliest risen people\" or \"first converted people\" according to folk etymology) are people of Tibetan origin who migrated to Bhutan as early as the ninth century. Orientalists adopted the term \"Bhote\" or Bhotiya, meaning \"people of Bod (Tibet)\", a term also applied to the Tibetan people, leading to confusion, and now is rarely used in reference to the Ngalop. The Ngalop introduced Tibetan culture and Buddhism to Bhutan and comprise the dominant political and cultural element in modern Bhutan. Furthermore, cultural, ethnic, and linguistic identity in Bhutan are not always mutually exclusive. For these", "title": "Ngalop people" }, { "docid": "19235161", "text": "daily wrote \"In Iran's eyes, Britain is still the 'old fox'\". Old fox Old fox () is a term used by Iranians to describe Britain. Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari used the term for the first time. The term is used several times in Iranian society, media, and newspapers. In Persian and many other languages, fox is symbol of sly and cunning character and refers to cunning person who put you in a tricky situation. The term and its anti-British concept is used in anti-British poet for the first time by Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari (1844-1930), philosopher and poet. When Amad", "title": "Old fox" }, { "docid": "19235158", "text": "Old fox Old fox () is a term used by Iranians to describe Britain. Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari used the term for the first time. The term is used several times in Iranian society, media, and newspapers. In Persian and many other languages, fox is symbol of sly and cunning character and refers to cunning person who put you in a tricky situation. The term and its anti-British concept is used in anti-British poet for the first time by Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari (1844-1930), philosopher and poet. When Amad was young, his father and relatives were killed in war between", "title": "Old fox" }, { "docid": "11713314", "text": "as Long Term Evolution (LTE) two transmit element STTD is optionally applied just as above while there is also a 4-element option. [1] R. Thomas Derryberry et al. Nokia Research Center, \"Transmit Diversity in 3G CDMA Systems\" http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~jandrews/ee381k/EE381KTA/td_cdma.pdf [2] Texas Instruments: \"Open loop downlink transmit diversity for TDD: STTD for TDD\", 1999 http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/wg1_rl1/TSGR1_05/Docs/Pdf/r1-99572.pdf Space-time block coding based transmit diversity Space-time block coding based transmit diversity (STTD) is a method of transmit diversity used in UMTS third-generation cellular systems. STTD is optional in the UTRAN air interface but mandatory for user equipment (UE). STTD utilizes space-time block code (STBC) in order", "title": "Space-time block coding based transmit diversity" }, { "docid": "3830707", "text": "to other particles (see the collision term for the latter treatment). Suppose at time \"t\" some number of particles all have position r within element formula_10 and momentum p within formula_15. If a force F instantly acts on each particle, then at time \"t\" + Δ\"t\" their position will be r + Δr = r + pΔ\"t\"/\"m\" and momentum p + Δp = p + FΔ\"t\". Then, in the absence of collisions, \"f\" must satisfy Note that we have used the fact that the phase space volume element formula_10 formula_15 is constant, which can be shown using Hamilton's equations (see", "title": "Boltzmann equation" }, { "docid": "9109137", "text": "complements and adjectival complements. It also has the additional function of “topicalization”, a term that means a certain element of a sentence is being emphasized as the topic of interest. Is: In English, italics (for text) and stress (for speech) are used to emphasize different elements of a sentence; one can also change the word order to put the emphasized element first. Scottish Gaelic, however, does not use stress and very rarely uses word order changes to create emphasis. Instead, it uses topicalization, for example when “a sentence with the verb is followed by the element topicalised” (MacAulay, 189). This", "title": "Scottish Gaelic grammar" }, { "docid": "4998393", "text": "The University of California, Berkeley was an early base for computer-based seismic analysis of structures, led by Professor Ray Clough (who coined the term finite element). Students included Ed Wilson, who went on to write the program SAP in 1970, an early \"finite element analysis\" program. Earthquake engineering has developed a lot since the early days, and some of the more complex designs now use special earthquake protective elements either just in the foundation (base isolation) or distributed throughout the structure. Analyzing these types of structures requires specialized explicit finite element computer code, which divides time into very small slices", "title": "Seismic analysis" }, { "docid": "6405454", "text": "Minor actinide The minor actinides are the actinide elements in used nuclear fuel other than uranium and plutonium, which are termed the major actinides. The minor actinides include neptunium (element 93), americium (element 95), curium (element 96), berkelium (element 97), californium (element 98), einsteinium (element 99), and fermium (element 100). The most important isotopes in spent nuclear fuel are neptunium-237, americium-241, americium-243, curium-242 through -248, and californium-249 through -252. Plutonium and the minor actinides will be responsible for the bulk of the radiotoxicity and heat generation of used nuclear fuel in the medium term (300 to 20,000 years in the", "title": "Minor actinide" }, { "docid": "3595883", "text": "models and also defines the extension to the OSI state/status attributes that is necessary to meet the telecommunications needs of the service providers. A concept of the network element as a distributed entity is widely used in TMN model which in turn is used as a standard for developing element management systems. Network element In computer networks, a network element is a manageable logical entity uniting one or more physical devices. This allows distributed devices to be managed in a unified way using one management system. According to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the term 'network element' means a facility", "title": "Network element" }, { "docid": "5116733", "text": "flow discount rate, which in turn yields the capitalization rate. The figures used in the Build-Up Method are derived from various sources. This method is called a \"build-up\" method because it is the sum of risks associated with various classes of assets. It is based on the principle that investors would require a greater return on classes of assets that are more risky. The first element of a Build-Up capitalization rate is the risk-free rate, which is the rate of return for long-term government bonds. Investors who buy large-cap equity stocks, which are inherently more risky than long-term government bonds,", "title": "Business valuation" }, { "docid": "3518562", "text": "Preverb Although not widely accepted in linguistics, the term preverb is used in Caucasian (including all three families: Northwest Caucasian, Northeast Caucasian and Kartvelian), Caddoan, Athabaskan, and Algonquian linguistics to describe certain elements prefixed to verbs. In the context of Indo-European languages, the term is usually used for separable verb prefixes. Theoretically, any prefix could be called a preverbal element. However, in practice, the term \"preverb\" applies more narrowly in those families and refers to a prefixed element that is normally outside the premise of verbal morphology like locations of noun elements or, less often, noun elements themselves. In Northwest", "title": "Preverb" }, { "docid": "18772881", "text": "with the term \"heavy element\". For example, in discussing the history of nuclear chemistry, Magee notes that the actinides were once thought to represent a new heavy element transition group whereas Seaborg and co-workers \"favoured ... a heavy metal rare-earth like series ...\". In astronomy, however, a heavy element is any element heavier than hydrogen and helium. In 2002, Scottish toxicologist John Duffus reviewed the definitions used over the previous 60 years and concluded they were so diverse as to effectively render the term meaningless. Along with this finding, the heavy metal status of some metals is occasionally challenged on", "title": "Heavy metals" }, { "docid": "3833768", "text": "for baby boys and in 2010 the 40th, according to the Central Statistics Office in Ireland. In the form \"Taig\" the name is used as a term of derogatory abuse for an Irish Catholic. The commonly accepted meaning of Tadhg is \"poet\" or \"storyteller\". The ultimate derivation is from the Celtic \"*tazg(j)o-\", who were poets in early Celtic society. In any case, the related name element \"Tasgo-\", \"Tasco-\", or \"Taxo-\" is widely attested in Gaulish and early British names around the time of the Roman conquest (see, e.g., Tasgetius, Tasciovanus, Moritasgus). When the whole of Ireland was part of the", "title": "Tadhg" }, { "docid": "4621404", "text": "an essential element of extraocular eye muscle coordination. Johann Benedict Listing Johann Benedict Listing (25 July 1808 – 24 December 1882) was a German mathematician. J. B. Listing was born in Frankfurt and died in Göttingen. He first introduced the term \"topology\", in a famous article published in 1847, although he had used the term in correspondence some years earlier. He (independently) discovered the properties of the half-twisted strip at the same time (1858) as August Ferdinand Möbius, and went further in exploring the properties of strips with higher-order twists (paradromic rings). He discovered topological invariants which came to be", "title": "Johann Benedict Listing" }, { "docid": "8881302", "text": "stores quaternion as an array following the convention used in (Wertz 1980) and (Markley 2003). An alternative definition used for example in (Coutsias 1999) and (Schmidt 2001) defines the \"scalar\" term as the first quaternion element, with the other elements shifted down one position. In terms of the Euler axis and angle this versor's components are expressed as follows: Inspection shows that the quaternion parametrization obeys the following constraint: The last term (in our definition) is often called the scalar term, which has its origin in quaternions when understood as the mathematical extension of the complex numbers, written as and", "title": "Rotation formalisms in three dimensions" }, { "docid": "21554", "text": "2036, so that the element with index \"i\" has the address 2000 + 4 × \"i\". The memory address of the first element of an array is called first address or foundation address. Because the mathematical concept of a matrix can be represented as a two-dimensional grid, two-dimensional arrays are also sometimes called matrices. In some cases the term \"vector\" is used in computing to refer to an array, although tuples rather than vectors are the more mathematically correct equivalent. Tables are often implemented in the form of arrays, especially lookup tables; the word \"table\" is sometimes used as a", "title": "Array data structure" }, { "docid": "3798702", "text": "often used to refer to fans. Similarly, in Australian rules football, 18 players are on the field and the fans are often referred to as the 19th man. The term has a different meaning in cricket, referring instead to the first substitute player who fields when a member of the fielding side is injured (the term 6th man has a similar connotation in basketball). The presence of fans can have a profound impact on how the teams perform, an element in the home advantage. Namely, the home team fans would like to see their team win the game. Thus these", "title": "12th man (football)" }, { "docid": "3243831", "text": "Scott domain In the mathematical fields of order and domain theory, a Scott domain is an algebraic, bounded-complete cpo. It has been named in honour of Dana S. Scott, who was the first to study these structures at the advent of domain theory. Scott domains are very closely related to algebraic lattices, being different only in possibly lacking a greatest element. They are also closely related to Scott information systems, which constitute a \"syntactic\" representation of Scott domains. While the term \"Scott domain\" is widely used with the above definition, the term \"domain\" does not have such a generally accepted", "title": "Scott domain" }, { "docid": "5945219", "text": "so commonly used terms, if they are still precise, are always preferred. Sometimes your system may have cultural norms and assumptions in the definitions. For example if your \"Person\" data element tracked characters in a science fiction series that included aliens you may need a more general term other than \"human being\". Data element definition In metadata, a data element definition is a human readable phrase or sentence associated with a data element within a data dictionary that describes the meaning or semantics of a data element. Data element definitions are critical for external users of any data system. Good", "title": "Data element definition" }, { "docid": "4388383", "text": "Holy See of Rome in 1724. \"Melkite\", from the Syriac word \"malkā\" for \"King\" and the Arabic word \"Malakī\" (, meaning \"royal\", and by extension, \"imperial\"), was originally a pejorative term for Middle Eastern Christians who accepted the authority of the Council of Chalcedon (451) and the Byzantine Emperor, a term applied to them by non-Chalcedonians. Of the Chalcedonian churches, Greek Catholics continue to use the term, while Eastern Orthodox do not. The \"Greek\" element signifies the Byzantine Rite heritage of the church, the liturgy used by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches. The term \"Catholic\" acknowledges communion with the Church", "title": "Melkite Greek Catholic Church" }, { "docid": "389298", "text": "ratio of a single reaction has to be calculated from the molecular masses of the reactants and products. In practice, due to the existence of isotopes, molar masses are used instead when calculating the mass ratio. The term \"stoichiometry\" was first used by Jeremias Benjamin Richter in 1792 when the first volume of Richter's \"Stoichiometry or the Art of Measuring the Chemical Elements\" was published. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek words \"stoicheion\" \"element\" and \"metron\" \"measure\". In patristic Greek, the word \"Stoichiometria\" was used by Nicephorus to refer to the number of line counts of the canonical", "title": "Stoichiometry" }, { "docid": "13362052", "text": "Weak inverse In mathematics, the term weak inverse is used with several meanings. In the theory of semigroups, a weak inverse of an element \"x\" in a semigroup is an element \"y\" such that . If every element has a weak inverse, the semigroup is called an \"E\"-inversive or \"E\"-dense semigroup. An \"E\"-inversive semigroup may equivalently be defined by requiring that for every element , there exists such that and are idempotents. An element \"x\" of \"S\" for which there is an element \"y\" of \"S\" such that is called regular. A regular semigroup is a semigroup in which every", "title": "Weak inverse" }, { "docid": "8801095", "text": "companies. Since these times the phrase \"to open the ball\" has become a figure of speech for initiating an activity which will be subsequently continued by others. The term has been used in descriptions of battle scenes. First dance The first dance is an element in a number of traditions, being an opening of a certain dance function: ball, prom, wedding, etc. In the context of balls, the term \"first dance\" has two meanings. At various formal balls the first dance was led by the guest of honor, which was usually the person of the highest social position in a", "title": "First dance" }, { "docid": "5226448", "text": "Coercion (linguistics) In linguistics, coercion is a term applied to a process of reinterpretation that is triggered by a mismatch between the semantic properties of a selector and the semantic properties of the selected element. The term was first used in the semantic literature by Marc Moens and Mark Steedman, who adopted it on \"loose analogy with type-coercion in programming languages\". In the framework of the generative lexicon (a formal compositional approach to lexical semantics), Pustejovsky (1995:111) defines coercion as \"a semantic operation that converts an argument to the type which is expected by a function, where it would otherwise", "title": "Coercion (linguistics)" }, { "docid": "4933845", "text": "\"parodia\", which came from the Greek παρῳδία, a burlesque poem or song. However, in the context of European music, the \"burlesque\" element did not at first apply. The earliest musical application of this Greek term was only in 1587, on the title-page of a parody mass by the German composer Jakob Paix, as the equivalent of the previously usual Latin expressions \"missa ad imitationem\" or \"missa super …\", which were used to acknowledge the source of borrowed musical material. Such preferences for Greek terms was a product of Renaissance humanism which was strong in Germany by that time, though the", "title": "Parody music" }, { "docid": "7719070", "text": "told later – a silver or gilt token on a ribbon around the neck showed them as independent and dominant. There may also have been an element of mockery of the church, as mendicant monks also used such implements. In using words like noble and nobility one should not suppose that those folks in general all behaved according to our understanding of this term. Sometimes the lower Flemish nobility of the 16th century might be better characterized by “successful criminals”. When Charles V went for the first time went to Spain in 1517 and did not land on the preselected", "title": "Geuzen medals" }, { "docid": "2920223", "text": "types of saltpeter (only nitrated salts were good for making gunpowder) by the time niter and its derivative nitric acid were first used to name the element nitrogen, in 1790. Niter Niter, or nitre (chiefly British), is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO, also known as saltpeter or saltpetre. Historically, the term \"niter\" was not well differentiated from natron, both of which have been very vaguely defined but generally refer to compounds of sodium or potassium joined with carbonate or nitrate ions. Related minerals are soda niter (sodium nitrate), ammonia niter or gwihabaite (ammonium nitrate), nitrostrontianite (strontium nitrate), nitrocalcite", "title": "Niter" }, { "docid": "442226", "text": "chemical element. It pre-dates the similar-sounding IUPAC systematic element names, such as ununennium. An alternative spelling, unobtanium is sometimes used based on the spelling of metals such as titanium. Since the late 1950s, aerospace engineers have used the term \"\"unobtainium\"\" when referring to unusual or costly materials, or when theoretically considering a material perfect for their needs in all respects, except that it does not exist. By the 1990s, the term was in wide use, even in formal engineering papers such as \"Towards unobtainium <nowiki>[</nowiki>new composite materials for space applications<nowiki>]</nowiki>.\" The word \"unobtainium\" may well have been coined in the", "title": "Unobtainium" }, { "docid": "13448652", "text": "Antoine Meillet, who used the term 'spiral'. There are three stages, labelled I, II and III: In Stage I, negation is expressed by a single pre-verbal element: (Examples from different periods of French, all from ): In Stage II both a preverbal and a postverbal element are obligatory: In Stage III the original preverbal element becomes optional or is lost altogether: French is well known to use a bipartite negative, e.g. \"Je \"ne\" sais \"pas\"\" = \"I don't know\", lit. \"I not know not\". Welsh has a very similar pattern, \"\"Ni\" wn i \"ddim\", literally \"Not know I nothing\". In", "title": "Jespersen's Cycle" }, { "docid": "5180967", "text": "Hotpants Hotpants, hot pants, or booty shorts describe extremely short shorts, which may be worn by women and, to a lesser extent, by men. The term was first used by \"Women's Wear Daily\" in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. The term has since become a generic term for any pair of extremely short shorts. While hotpants were briefly a very popular element of mainstream fashion in the early 1970s, by the mid-1970s", "title": "Hotpants" }, { "docid": "4789492", "text": "growth rate: For n = 3: For comparison: In contrast to CAGR, you cannot obtain formula_3 by multiplying the initial value, formula_2, three times by (1 + AMR) (unless all annual growth rates are the same). These are some of the common CAGR applications: Compound annual growth rate Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period. CAGR is not an accounting term, but it is often used to describe some element of the business, for example revenue, units delivered, registered", "title": "Compound annual growth rate" }, { "docid": "13362054", "text": "inverse is called a 2-group. Weak inverse In mathematics, the term weak inverse is used with several meanings. In the theory of semigroups, a weak inverse of an element \"x\" in a semigroup is an element \"y\" such that . If every element has a weak inverse, the semigroup is called an \"E\"-inversive or \"E\"-dense semigroup. An \"E\"-inversive semigroup may equivalently be defined by requiring that for every element , there exists such that and are idempotents. An element \"x\" of \"S\" for which there is an element \"y\" of \"S\" such that is called regular. A regular semigroup is", "title": "Weak inverse" }, { "docid": "12431516", "text": "man\", via the reduced form \"irokue\". Day proposes a hypothetical Montagnais phrase \"irno kwédač\", meaning \"a man, an Iroquois\", as the origin of this term. For the first element \"irno\", Day cites cognates from other attested Montagnais dialects: \"irinou\", \"iriniȣ\", and \"ilnu\"; and for the second element \"kwédač\" he suggests a relation to \"kouetakiou\", \"kȣetat-chiȣin\", and \"goéṭètjg\" – names used by neighboring Algonquian tribes to refer to the Iroquois, Hurons, and Laurentians. More recently, Peter Bakker has proposed a Basque origin for \"Iroquois\". Basque fishermen and whalers are known to have frequented the waters of the Northeast in the 1500s,", "title": "Iroquois" }, { "docid": "9060113", "text": "1942 as a shortening of the noun \"psychopath\", but it is also used as shorthand for psychotic or crazed. The media usually uses the term \"psychopath\" to designate any criminal whose offenses are particularly abhorrent and unnatural, but that is not its original or general psychiatric meaning. The word element \"socio\"- has been commonly used in compound words since around 1880. The term \"sociopathy\" may have been first introduced in 1909 in Germany by biological psychiatrist Karl Birnbaum and in 1930 in the US by educational psychologist George E. Partridge, as an alternative to the concept of \"psychopathy\". It was", "title": "Psychopathy" }, { "docid": "14430210", "text": "relationships, often found in the Singapore mathematics curriculum. Number bonds consist of a minimum of 3 circles that are connected by lines. The “whole” is written in the first circle and its “parts” are written in the adjoining circles. Number bonds are used to build deeper understanding of math facts. The term \"number bond\" is sometimes derided as a piece of unnecessary new mathematical jargon, adding an element of pointless abstraction or incomprehensibility for those not familiar with it (such as children's parents) to a subject even as simple as primary school addition. The term has been used at least", "title": "Number bond" }, { "docid": "5706803", "text": "to understand how the remote system may differentiate two distinct records. Representation Terms are also used to make inferences about the requirements of a property. For example, if a data stream had Data Element PersonBirthDateAndTime you would know that BOTH the date AND time are available and relevant, not just the date. If the birth time was optional, a separate data elements should be used such as PersonBirthDate and PersonBirthTime. When creating a data warehouse, a business analyst looks at the Representation Terms to quickly find the dimensions and measures of a subject matter in order to build OLAP cubes.", "title": "Representation term" }, { "docid": "12465610", "text": "not undercover. SOCOM, under then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, first deployed MLEs in 2003 under the name \"Operational Control Elements\" a term changed in 2005 because it was considered inappropriate and unpolitic by regional commanders and ambassadors. MLEs were first introduced to the general public by a New York Times expose. Military Liaison Element A military liaison element (MLE) is small group of special forces personnel, sometimes just one or two at a time, attached to embassies in Africa, Southeast Asia, South America, or elsewhere that terrorists are thought to be operating, planning attacks, raising money or seeking safe", "title": "Military Liaison Element" }, { "docid": "14367516", "text": "Gunnr Gunnr (alternatively \"guðr\") is an Old Norse term meaning \"battle\". It is the name of a valkyrie in Norse mythology, and was also used as a feminine given name. The modern forms \"Gun\" and \"Gunn\" remain in use as a feminine given name in Scandinavia. The word is from Proto-Germanic \"*gunþiz\", which is a common element of Germanic names not only in North but also in West Germanic, as second element especially frequent in feminine names (as in Hildegund), as first element also in masculine names (as in Gunther). The earliest attestation of the name is on the Rök", "title": "Gunnr" }, { "docid": "14300737", "text": "Intermède Intermède (also intermédie, intramède, entremets) is a French term for a musical or theatrical performance involving song and dance, also an 18th-century opera genre. The context in which the 'intermède' was performed has changed over time. During the 16th century they were court entertainments in which ballet was an important element. The intermède was sometimes given between the acts of spoken plays, especially in the 17th century when they were performed with the works of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine. During the 18th century, the term was used for the Italian genre of opera called intermezzo as performed in", "title": "Intermède" }, { "docid": "6951298", "text": "of Saltfjellet-Svartisen national park, located in the Saltfjell mountain range. Water from the glacier is collected and used for hydropower production via runoff into the streams and lakes and through intakes borred beneath Engabreen. The first element is \"svart\" 'swart, black', the last element is the finite form of \"is\" m 'ice; glacier'. The old ice of the glacier is considerably darker than fresh ice and newfallen snow. Svartisen Svartisen is a collective term for two glaciers located in northern Norway. The system consists of two separate glaciers, There are also a number of minor glaciers in the area, such", "title": "Svartisen" }, { "docid": "3693149", "text": "the 19th century. In 1893 the Crompton and Co. firm in the United Kingdom started featuring electric kettles in their catalogue. However, these first electric kettles were quite primitive as the heating element couldn't be immersed in the water. Instead, a separate compartment underneath the water storage area in the kettle was used to house the electric heating element. The design was inefficient even relative to the conventional stove-top kettles of the time. In 1922, the problem was finally solved by Leslie Large, an engineer working at Bulpitt & Sons of Birmingham who designed an element of wire wound around", "title": "Kettle" }, { "docid": "6193961", "text": "the work do not have even a melodic theme or motive to hold them together, but rather depend on the strength of this conceptualization of time. The second movement does have some sort of melodic element. A fragment of a twelve-tone row is used, with durations based on the Fibonacci sequence. (This integer sequence is nothing new to music: it was used often by Bartók, among others.) One interesting property of the Fibonacci sequence is that the further into the infinite sequence one looks, the closer the ratio of a term to its preceding term comes to the Golden Section;", "title": "Metastaseis (Xenakis)" }, { "docid": "5706799", "text": "Representation term A representation term is a word, or a combination of words, that semantically represent the data type (value domain) of a data element. A representation term is commonly referred to as a \"class word\" by those familiar with data dictionaries. ISO/IEC 11179-5:2005 defines \"representation term\" as a \"designation of an instance of a representation class\" As used in ISO/IEC 11179, the representation term is that part of a data element name that provides a semantic pointer to the underlying data type. A \"Representation class\" is a class of representations. This \"representation class\" provides a way to classify or", "title": "Representation term" }, { "docid": "2908771", "text": "by that time, Sanok also was the seat of a starosta, who resided in a castle. The term Sanok Land, used to describe a separate administrative unit, appears for the first time in the mid-14th century, after the annexation of Red Ruthenia by the Kingdom of Poland. In 1359, the Latin language term \"castellania Sanocensi\" was used, while in 1363, the village of Radoszyce was mentioned as the one which belonged to “districtu Sanocensi”. In 1369, the term \"terra Sanocensi\" was used in documents. In 1384, several local villages were described as being under jurisdiction of \"castrum Sanocense\". The Land", "title": "Sanok Land" }, { "docid": "5882123", "text": "expressed as: Where Person is the Object=Person, Property=Given and Representation term=\"Name\". In this case the optional qualifier is not used. Data element name A data element name is a name given to a data element in, for example, a data dictionary or metadata registry. In a formal data dictionary, there is often a requirement that no two data elements may have the same name, to allow the data element name to become an identifier, though some data dictionaries may provide ways to qualify the name in some way, for example by the application system or other context in which it", "title": "Data element name" }, { "docid": "1719276", "text": "said that \"Toyota Production System is often mistakenly referred to as the 'Kanban System'\", and pointed out that kanban is but one element of TPS, as well as JIT production. But the wide use of the term \"JIT manufacturing\" throughout the 1980s faded fast in the 1990s, as the new term \"lean manufacturing\" became established as \"a more recent name for JIT\". As just one testament to the commonality of the two terms, \"Toyota production system (TPS)\" has been and is widely used as a synonym for both JIT and lean manufacturing. The exact reasons for adoption of JIT in", "title": "Just-in-time manufacturing" }, { "docid": "548077", "text": "would later be subject of much research. Then in 1988 John H. Werren and colleagues wrote the first major empirical review of the topic. This paper achieved three things. First, it coined the term selfish genetic element, putting an end to a sometimes confusingly diverse terminology (selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes, selfish DNA, parasitic DNA, genomic outlaws). Second, it formally defined the concept of selfish genetic elements. Finally, it was the first paper to bring together all different kinds of selfish genetic elements known at the time (genomic imprinting, for example, was not covered). In the late 1980s, most molecular biologists", "title": "Selfish genetic element" }, { "docid": "3937057", "text": "neutral term nerf, gimp in this usage often implies that the rule change unfairly disadvantages the target. A nerf is a change to a game that reduces the desirability or effectiveness of a particular game element. The term is also used as a verb for the act of making such a change. The first established use of the term was in \"Ultima Online\", as a reference to the Nerf brand of toys whose bullets are soft and less likely to cause serious injury. Among game developers, MMORPG designers are especially likely to nerf aspects of a game in order to", "title": "Game balance" }, { "docid": "18866874", "text": "2013 the BBC reported that the hashtag #MeninistTwitter was being used on Twitter, first to share jokes about feminism, but later to share more serious difficulties facing modern men. In 2015, Nolan Feeney of \"Time\" reported that those who used meninist hashtags \"generally fall in two camps: people who use the term to call out ways they believe they’ve been victimised by feminism, and people who make fun of the first group for not understanding what feminism means in the first place\". Antifeminism is also associated with terms like Meninism The term has partially evolved into a movement promoting awareness", "title": "Meninism" }, { "docid": "2696834", "text": "discovers that the traitor's entire flight has been a fantasy revealed through an extended use of psychological time. A particularly engaging and sometimes bewildering use of psychological character perception accurs in Memento (2000), a film about a man who is searching for his wife's murderer. The search is complicated by the fact that the man has lost his short-term memory. Events come and go on the screen without their meaning being clear at first revelation. Psychological time is a distinguishing element in Shane Carruth's 2013 experimental science-fiction film \"Upstream Color\". Avoiding a well-made narrative structure, the plot of Upstream Color", "title": "Film transition" }, { "docid": "4933665", "text": "of the term promotion to refer to \"advertising or publicity\" is very modern and is first recorded in 1925. It may be a contraction of a related term, \"sales promotion,\" which is one element in the larger set of tools used in marketing communications. The terms, \"promotion\" and \"marketing communications\" can be used synonymously, but in practice, the latter is more widely used. There are three objectives of promotion. These are: The purpose of a promotion and thus its promotional plan can have a wide range, including: sales increases, new product acceptance, creation of brand equity, positioning, competitive retaliations, or", "title": "Promotion (marketing)" }, { "docid": "5228053", "text": "readily represented in matrix form and obey the rules of matrix algebra. The first published description of S-parameters was in the thesis of Vitold Belevitch in 1945. The name used by Belevitch was \"repartition matrix\" and limited consideration to lumped-element networks. The term \"scattering matrix\" was used by physicist and engineer Robert Henry Dicke in 1947 who independently developed the idea during wartime work on radar. The technique was popularized in the 1960s by Kaneyuki Kurokawa In the S-parameter approach, an electrical network is regarded as a 'black box' containing various interconnected basic electrical circuit components or lumped elements such", "title": "Scattering parameters" }, { "docid": "16439729", "text": "Aesthetic work to supplant the human element, replacing it with digital automation, effectively removing living labor from the production process. One movement that draws parallels to \"New Aesthetic\" is \"Seapunk\". New Aesthetic The New Aesthetic is a term, coined by James Bridle, used to refer to the increasing appearance of the visual language of digital technology and the Internet in the physical world, and the blending of virtual and physical. The phenomenon has been around for a long time but James Bridle articulated the notion through a series of talks and observations. The term gained wider attention following a panel", "title": "New Aesthetic" }, { "docid": "1595140", "text": "Cliché A cliché or cliche ( or ) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea that is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically pejorative, \"clichés\" may", "title": "Cliché" }, { "docid": "7446768", "text": "element in some fixed sequence. This continues until the first element is reached, at which time the polling cycle starts all over again. Polling can be employed in various computing contexts in order to control the execution or transmission sequence of the elements involved. For example, in multitasking operating systems, polling can be used to allocate processor time and other resources to the various competing processes. In networks, polling is used to determine which nodes want to access the network. It is also used by routing protocols to retrieve routing information, as is the case with EGP (exterior gateway protocol).", "title": "Polling (computer science)" }, { "docid": "10249225", "text": "Transient (computer programming) In computer programming, transient is a property of any element in the system that is temporary. The term applies to \"transient applications\", i.e. software for the end-user which is displayed with a transient application posture; \"transient data\", which is discarded after it is no longer needed by the computation; and \"transient code\" which are subroutines or software components that are loaded in the system only for a fraction of the total run time. Examples of applications of the term are described below. In the Java programming language, codice_1 is a keyword used as a field modifier. When", "title": "Transient (computer programming)" }, { "docid": "4789490", "text": "Compound annual growth rate Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period. CAGR is not an accounting term, but it is often used to describe some element of the business, for example revenue, units delivered, registered users, etc. CAGR dampens the effect of volatility of periodic returns that can render arithmetic means irrelevant. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates from various data sets of common domain such as revenue growth of companies in the same industry. CAGR is", "title": "Compound annual growth rate" }, { "docid": "1650367", "text": "in 1828 and was first used as a professional title by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1863. During the latter 19th century, the term landscape architect became used by professional people who designed landscapes. Frederick Law Olmsted used the term 'landscape architecture' as a profession for the first time when designing Central Park, New York City, US. Here the combination of traditional landscape gardening and the emerging field of city planning gave landscape architecture its unique focus. This use of the term landscape architect became established after Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and others founded the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)", "title": "Landscape" }, { "docid": "1294722", "text": "element. Many improvements followed, a significant advance being made just two years later by Friedrich Wöhler, whose slightly modified procedure still yielded an impure product. The first pure sample of aluminium is credited to Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, who substituted sodium for potassium in the procedure. At that time aluminium was considered precious, and it was displayed next to such metals as gold and silver. The method used today, electrolysis of aluminium oxide dissolved in cryolite, was developed by Charles Martin Hall and Paul Héroult in the late 1880s. Thallium, the heaviest stable element in the boron group, was discovered", "title": "Boron group" }, { "docid": "7974275", "text": "element, where the description is paired with the language to be used. Additional elements within a term include \"media descriptors\", which are one or more media files to supplement a term’s description; and \"metadata\", which is used to describe the vocabulary further. The \"relationship\" container defines a relationship between terms by identifying the two terms and the specifying type or relationship, such as a term being broader or narrower than another. The term used to specify the type of relationship may conform to the ISO standards for thesauri. \"Vocabulary identifiers\" are unique, persistent URIs, whereas term or relationship identifiers are", "title": "IMS VDEX" }, { "docid": "5386634", "text": "Rijndael MixColumns The MixColumns operation performed by the Rijndael cipher, along with the ShiftRows step, is the primary source of diffusion in Rijndael. Each column is treated as a four-term polynomial formula_1, where the coefficients are element over formula_2, and is then multiplied modulo formula_3 with a fixed polynomial formula_4; the inverse of this polynomial is formula_5. The operation consists in the modular multiplication of two four-term polynomials whose coefficients are elements of formula_2. The modulo used for this operation is formula_3. The first four-term polynomial coefficients are defined by the state column formula_8, which contains four bytes. Each byte", "title": "Rijndael MixColumns" }, { "docid": "5567429", "text": "carbon nanotubes, single-electron tunneling devices, quantum dots, and molecular nanotechnology. C-element The Muller C-element (C-gate, hysteresis flip-flop, or sometimes coincident flip-flop, two-hand safety circuit) is a small digital block widely used in design of asynchronous circuits and systems. It has been specified formally in 1955 by David E. Muller and first used in ILLIAC II computer. In terms of the theory of lattices, the C-element is a semimodular distributive circuit, whose operation in time is described by a Hasse diagram. The C-element is closely related to the \"rendezvous\" and \"join\" elements, where an input is not allowed to change twice", "title": "C-element" }, { "docid": "5567421", "text": "C-element The Muller C-element (C-gate, hysteresis flip-flop, or sometimes coincident flip-flop, two-hand safety circuit) is a small digital block widely used in design of asynchronous circuits and systems. It has been specified formally in 1955 by David E. Muller and first used in ILLIAC II computer. In terms of the theory of lattices, the C-element is a semimodular distributive circuit, whose operation in time is described by a Hasse diagram. The C-element is closely related to the \"rendezvous\" and \"join\" elements, where an input is not allowed to change twice in succession. In some cases, when relations between delays are", "title": "C-element" }, { "docid": "14556133", "text": "line of propagation of radiation lies in a semi-transparent medium which varies continuously in its optical properties. The concept refers to an area, projected from the element of source area into a plane at right angles to the line of propagation, and to an element of solid angle subtended by the detector at the element of source area. The term \"brightness\" is also sometimes been used for this concept. The SI system states that the word brightness should not be so used, but should instead refer only to psychophysics. The specific (radiative) intensity is a quantity that describes the rate", "title": "Specific radiative intensity" }, { "docid": "340100", "text": "Quisling \"Quisling\" (; ) is a term originating in Norway, which is used in Scandinavian languages and in English for a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor. The word originates from the surname of the Norwegian war-time leader Vidkun Quisling, who headed a domestic Nazi collaborationist regime during World War II. Use of Quisling's surname as a term predates World War II. The first recorded use of the term was by Norwegian Labour Party politician Oscar Torp in a 2 January 1933 newspaper interview, where he used it as", "title": "Quisling" }, { "docid": "158477", "text": "light \"above\" (the term is not to be understood spatially) our world, occupied by spiritual beings such as aeons (eternal beings) and sometimes archons. Jesus is interpreted as an intermediary aeon who was sent from the pleroma, with whose aid humanity can recover the lost knowledge of the divine origins of humanity. The term is thus a central element of Gnostic cosmology. Pleroma is also used in the general Greek language, and is used by the Greek Orthodox church in this general form, since the word appears in the book of Colossians. Proponents of the view that Paul was actually", "title": "Gnosticism" }, { "docid": "69313", "text": "name \"halogen\", meaning \"salt producer\", was originally used for chlorine in 1811 by Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger. This term was later used as a generic term to describe all the elements in the chlorine family (fluorine, bromine, iodine), after a suggestion by Jöns Jakob Berzelius in 1826. In 1823, Michael Faraday liquefied chlorine for the first time, and demonstrated that what was then known as \"solid chlorine\" had a structure of chlorine hydrate (Cl·HO). Chlorine gas was first used by French chemist Claude Berthollet to bleach textiles in 1785. Modern bleaches resulted from further work by Berthollet, who first produced", "title": "Chlorine" }, { "docid": "6591224", "text": "languages, the semantics and effect of HTML codice_6 is different from the use of an initial colon in a paragraph, which may be translated into an HTML codice_13 element enclosed within a codice_14 element. (That is a \"data definition\" within a \"definition list\", without there being any preceding \"data term\" or codice_15 element). Blockquote element In HTML and XHTML, the blockquote element defines \"a section [within a document] that is quoted from another source\". The syntax is codice_1. The codice_2 element is used to indicate the quotation of a large section of text from another source. Using the default HTML", "title": "Blockquote element" }, { "docid": "196750", "text": "Identity element In mathematics, an identity element or neutral element is a special type of element of a set with respect to a binary operation on that set, which leaves other elements unchanged when combined with them. This concept is used in algebraic structures such as groups and rings. The term \"identity element\" is often shortened to \"identity\" (as will be done in this article) when there is no possibility of confusion, but the identity implicitly depends on the binary operation it is associated with. Let be a set with a binary operation ∗ on it. Then an element of", "title": "Identity element" }, { "docid": "2716239", "text": "of the non-trivial conjugacy classes. For example, the center of S is just the trivial group with the single element \"e\", and the equation reads |S| = 1+2+3. Order (group theory) In group theory, a branch of mathematics, the term \"order\" is used in two unrelated senses: This article is about the first sense of order. The order of a group \"G\" is denoted by ord(\"G\") or and the order of an element \"a\" is denoted by ord(\"a\") or . Example. The symmetric group S has the following Cayley table. This group has six elements, so . By definition, the", "title": "Order (group theory)" }, { "docid": "1424960", "text": "ease. Uruk-hai The Uruk-hai are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. They are introduced in \"The Lord of the Rings\" as an advanced breed of Orcs that serve Sauron and Saruman. The first uruks appeared out of Mordor in attacks on Gondor in . The name \"Uruk-hai\" has the element \"Uruk\", which is a Black Speech word related to \"Orc\", related to the word \"Urko\" in Tolkien's invented language of Quenya. The element \"hai\" means \"folk\", so \"Uruk-hai\" is \"Orc-folk\". A similar term is \"Olog-hai\" (\"troll-folk\"), used for a breed of especially strong and vicious", "title": "Uruk-hai" }, { "docid": "1424949", "text": "Uruk-hai The Uruk-hai are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. They are introduced in \"The Lord of the Rings\" as an advanced breed of Orcs that serve Sauron and Saruman. The first uruks appeared out of Mordor in attacks on Gondor in . The name \"Uruk-hai\" has the element \"Uruk\", which is a Black Speech word related to \"Orc\", related to the word \"Urko\" in Tolkien's invented language of Quenya. The element \"hai\" means \"folk\", so \"Uruk-hai\" is \"Orc-folk\". A similar term is \"Olog-hai\" (\"troll-folk\"), used for a breed of especially strong and vicious trolls", "title": "Uruk-hai" }, { "docid": "16389793", "text": "along with the screenshots or videos; video-based playthroughs would typically be presented without significant editing to maintain the raw response the players had to the game. The presenter would also often poll the readers or viewers to certain in-game decisions as to provide an element of interactivity for longer games. Though others had used the same approach at the time, the forums at the website Something Awful are credited with coming up with the term \"Let's Play\" in 2007 to describe such playthroughs. The exact origins of the term are unclear, but believed to be in reference to a screenshot", "title": "Let's Play" }, { "docid": "9450800", "text": "first term can be included in the zero of energy. Thus, The classical vibrational kinetic energy has the form: where \"g\" is an element of the metric tensor of the internal (curvilinear) coordinates. The dots indicate time derivatives. Mixed terms formula_3 generally present in curvilinear coordinates are not present here, because only linear coordinate transformations are used. Evaluation of the metric tensor g in the minimum q of \"V\" gives the positive definite and symmetric matrix G = g(q). One can solve the two matrix problems simultaneously, since they are equivalent to the generalized eigenvalue problem where formula_6 where \"f\"", "title": "GF method" } ]

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[ { "docid": "17485795", "text": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film) Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. The film is based on E. L. James’ 2011 novel of the same name and stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, a college graduate who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan. The film premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015 and was released on February 13, 2015, by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Despite receiving generally negative reviews, it was", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "19323009", "text": "Fifty Shades (film series) Fifty Shades is an American film series that consists of three erotic romantic drama films, based on the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy by English author E. L. James. It is distributed by Universal Studios and stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the lead roles Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the first film and initially she was slated to be the director of the sequels as well, however subsequently the second and third films were directed by James Foley. The first film, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", was released on February 13, 2015, while", "title": "Fifty Shades (film series)" }, { "docid": "17485846", "text": "to lampoon.\" Fifty Shades of Grey (film) Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. The film is based on E. L. James’ 2011 novel of the same name and stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, a college graduate who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan. The film premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015 and was released on February 13, 2015, by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Despite receiving generally negative reviews,", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "17485795", "text": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film) Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. The film is based on E. L. James’ 2011 novel of the same name and stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, a college graduate who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan. The film premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015 and was released on February 13, 2015, by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Despite receiving generally negative reviews, it was", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "17485812", "text": "Sia, was released on January 27, 2015. To date, the soundtrack has sold 516,000 copies in the United States. In February 2013, Universal chairman Adam Fogelson said the film \"could be ready to release ... as early as next summer.\" The studio initially announced an August 1, 2014, release. However, in November 2013, it was pushed back to February 13, 2015, in time for Valentine's Day. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" was first screened at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015. The film was released in 75 IMAX screens across the US on February 13, 2015. On", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "18817962", "text": "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey As Told by Christian, also referred to as Grey, is a 2015 erotic romance by British author E. L. James. It is the fourth installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" series, which had its start as fanfiction. The novel was released on 18 June 2015 to coincide with the birth date of the character Christian Grey. The work's first printing run consisted of 1.25 million copies. Christian Grey, a successful and rich 27-year-old businessman, meets 21-year-old university student Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele when she interviews him on behalf", "title": "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "18531403", "text": "Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack) Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", an adaptation of E. L. James's eponymous novel; it was released through Republic Records on February 10, 2015. It was the seventh best-selling album of 2015 with 2.2 million copies sold worldwide. Meetings about the album took place nearly two years prior the album's release when plans of a film were announced. Mike Knobloch, president of film music and publishing at Universal said: \"We really wanted the songs to be part of the fiber of", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "17422624", "text": "However, the books have also been largely panned by critics, with the first entry in particular \"being ridiculed by virtually every critic who has read it.\" Since 2015 the series has been expanded with a parallel set of novels \"as told by Christian\": \"\" follows the events of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" but from the perspective of Christian Grey, while \"\" (2017) does the same for the plot of \"Fifty Shades Darker\". Salman Rushdie said about the book: \"I've never read anything so badly written that got published. It made \"Twilight\" look like \"War and Peace\".\" Maureen Dowd described the", "title": "Fifty Shades (novel series)" }, { "docid": "17710357", "text": "Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody by E.L. Jamesbergstein is a parody of E.L. James' \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". It was published in print and e-book editions by Alfred A. Knish in 2013. Described on its book jacket as \"So erotic, you'll plotz,\" the comic novel, which follows the outline of the original \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", tells the story of the relationship between a beautiful young woman, Anatevka Stein, and a portly bagel tycoon, Chaim Silver. When Baruch college senior Anatevka Stein goes to interview Chaim Silver for the Hillel Newsletter,", "title": "Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody" }, { "docid": "16382213", "text": "the release of \"Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation\", a pornographic film based on the novel, citing copyright and trademark infringement. Smash Pictures, the porn producer, later responded to the lawsuit with a counterclaim that \"much or all\" of the \"Fifty Shades\" material was placed in the public domain in its original \"Twilight\"-based form, but later capitulated and stopped production of their film. Stage productions include: Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the first instalment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17422638", "text": "2015, director Sam Taylor-Johnson confirmed two sequels to be succeeded after the first film, with \"Fifty Shades Darker\" to be released February 10, 2017. Fifty Shades (novel series) Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E. L. James. Initially a trilogy consisting of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2011), \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2012), the series traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business man, Christian Grey. Grey introduces Ana to the world of BDSM. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book, \"The explosion of", "title": "Fifty Shades (novel series)" }, { "docid": "17422622", "text": "Fifty Shades (novel series) Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E. L. James. Initially a trilogy consisting of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2011), \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2012), the series traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business man, Christian Grey. Grey introduces Ana to the world of BDSM. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book, \"The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise\" she said. James has described the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy as \"my midlife crisis, writ large. All my", "title": "Fifty Shades (novel series)" }, { "docid": "16382180", "text": "Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the first instalment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM). Originally self-published as an ebook and a print-on-demand, publishing rights were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" has topped best-seller lists around the world, selling over 125 million", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17485836", "text": "out of 100, based on reviews from 46 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the film an average grade of \"C+\" on an A+ to F scale. Claudia Puig of \"USA Today\" wrote that \"the dialogue is laughable, the pacing is sluggish and the performances are one-note.\" Moira Macdonald of \"The Seattle Times\" wrote: \"\"Fifty Shades of Grey\" the movie, for the record, is not quite as bad as \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" the book. But that's not saying much\". \"We Got This Covered\" critic Isaac Feldberg gave the", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "17710359", "text": "in the U.S., Canada and overseas have mentioned the spoof of the \"Fifty Shades\" books in a generally positive way. \"Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody\" was also cited and its cover used on the WCBS website's coverage of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and its parodies. An excerpt appeared on the Jewish erotica website Jewrotica.org on March 9, 2015. Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody by E.L. Jamesbergstein is a parody of E.L. James' \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". It was published in print and e-book editions by Alfred A. Knish in", "title": "Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody" }, { "docid": "17007141", "text": "Fifty Shades Fifty Shades is an adult erotic BDSM romance franchise created by E. L. James; originating as a fanfic about the young-adult genre \"Twilight\" teen romance novel series by Stephenie Meyer. It has produced a novel series, with an original novel trilogy and two follow-up novels, as well as a film trilogy. Anastasia Steele, a young college graduate meets Christian Grey, a young business mogul, and becomes his submissive partner. The series explores the development of their relationship. The \"Fifty Shades\" novel trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed) was originally written as a fan", "title": "Fifty Shades" }, { "docid": "18580006", "text": "Fifty Shades Freed (film) Fifty Shades Freed is a 2018 American erotic romantic drama film directed by James Foley and written by Niall Leonard, and based on E. L. James's 2012 novel of the same name. It is the third and final installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" film series, following \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2015) and \"Fifty Shades Darker\" (2017). The film stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively, and follows the couple as they marry, and must deal with Ana's former boss (Eric Johnson), who begins to stalk them. Principal photography on \"Fifty", "title": "Fifty Shades Freed (film)" }, { "docid": "18134025", "text": "new project, and it was announced that Kim Basinger would play Elena Lincoln. Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the \"USA Today\" best seller list. Three days after", "title": "Fifty Shades Darker" }, { "docid": "18134014", "text": "Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the \"USA Today\" best seller list. Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack", "title": "Fifty Shades Darker" }, { "docid": "16382195", "text": "trilogy, have been reissued (this time without pseudonyms) to meet the higher demand. On 1 August 2012, Amazon UK announced that it had sold more copies of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" than it had the entire \"Harry Potter\" series combined, making E. L. James its best-selling author, replacing J. K. Rowling, though worldwide the \"Harry Potter\" series sold more than 450 million copies compared with \"Fifty Shades of Grey\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sales of 60 million copies. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" has topped best-seller lists around the world, including those of the United Kingdom and the United States. The series had sold over", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "18587244", "text": "Fifty Shades Darker (film) Fifty Shades Darker is a 2017 American erotic romantic drama film directed by James Foley and written by Niall Leonard, based on E. L. James's 2012 novel of the same name. The second film in the \"Fifty Shades\" film series and the sequel to the 2015 film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", it stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively, with Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Bella Heathcote, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Kim Basinger, and Marcia Gay Harden in supporting roles. Principal photography on \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and its sequel", "title": "Fifty Shades Darker (film)" }, { "docid": "17485839", "text": "In \"The Guardian\", Jordan Hoffmann awarded the film three out of five stars, writing, \"this big screen adaptation still manages to be about people, and even a little bit sweet\", and that the sex scenes \"are there to advance the plot, and only the most buttoned-up prude will be scandalised.\" Lisa Schwarzbaum of \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave the film a B−, writing: \"This perfectly normal way of consuming erotica suggests that the movie \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" will work better as home entertainment, when each viewer can race past the blah-blah about how well Christian plays the piano and pause on", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "18817968", "text": "utter psychopath.\" In the US, \"The Washington Post\" also found little of the original series in the rewrite: \"Where Ana had bizarre quirks, a perplexing \"inner goddess\" who was an Olympic-caliber backflipper, and a general sense of naive wonder that lightened \"Fifty Shades\" and reminded readers not to take the story too seriously, there is none of that here. \"Grey\" is dark and unrelenting and far too serious, like Mr. Grey.\" Fan reception for \"Grey\" has been positive and the book sold over 1 million copies in its first week of release. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by", "title": "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "17015792", "text": "a real \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", a memoir by a \"real-life Anastasia,\" the Fifty Shades heroine. The book purports to be a true-life story of female submission. Morgan's \"diary\", as narrated in the book, follows the story of her sexual life, from the early days in college to the present time, and describes her experiences with dominant men. Morgan reviewed the film 'Fifty Shades of Grey' when it was released and wrote that she thought the relationship between the two characters was more \"abusive rather than romantic\". She commented that the characters were \"Literally not believable as a human being\".", "title": "Sophie Morgan (author)" }, { "docid": "16382192", "text": "principal characters renamed Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele and removed it from her website before publication. Meyer commented on the series, saying \"that's really not my genre, not my thing... Good on her—she's doing well. That's great!\" This reworked and extended version of \"Master of the Universe\" was split into three parts. The first, titled \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", was released as an e-book and a print on demand paperback in May 2011 by The Writers' Coffee Shop, a virtual publisher based in Australia. The second volume, \"Fifty Shades Darker\", was released in September 2011; and the third, \"Fifty Shades", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "16382212", "text": "An album of songs selected by E. L. James was released on 11 September 2012 by EMI Classics under the title \"Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album\", and reached number four on the US \"Billboard\" classical music albums chart in October 2012. A \"Seattle P-I\" reviewer favourably wrote that the album would appeal both to fans of the series and to \"those who have no intention of reading any of the Grey Shades\". The \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" trilogy has inspired many parodies in print, in film, online, and on stage. In November 2012, Universal Studios attempted to prevent", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17485842", "text": "not filmed as a parody adaptation but \"copies without reservation from the unique expressive elements of the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy, progressing through the events of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and into the second book, \"Fifty Shades Darker\"\". The lawsuit asked for an injunction, for the profits from all sales of the film, as well as damages, saying that \"a quickly and cheaply produced pornographic work [...] is likely to cause Plaintiffs irreparable harm by poisoning public perception of the Fifty Shades Trilogy and the forthcoming Universal films.\" Smash Pictures responded to the lawsuit by issuing a counterclaim and requesting a", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "20403195", "text": "Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Darker: Fifty Shades Darker As Told by Christian, also referred to as Darker, is a 2017 erotic romance by British author, E. L. James. It is the fifth installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" novel series. The books were originally told by Anastasia Steele, the main protagonist, whereas \"Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian\" is told from the male character's point of view of the events of the second installment, \"Fifty Shades Darker\". The novel was released on 28 November 2017. After breaking up in \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", billionaire Christian", "title": "Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "17007142", "text": "fiction work in the Twilight fictional universe. It was originally called Master of the Universe and written as \"Snowdragons Icequeen\". The original trilogy, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", \"Fifty Shades Freed\", have been published as an omnibus edition called the \"\"Fifty Shades\" Trilogy\". Fifty Shades Fifty Shades is an adult erotic BDSM romance franchise created by E. L. James; originating as a fanfic about the young-adult genre \"Twilight\" teen romance novel series by Stephenie Meyer. It has produced a novel series, with an original novel trilogy and two follow-up novels, as well as a film trilogy. Anastasia Steele,", "title": "Fifty Shades" }, { "docid": "16382181", "text": "copies worldwide by June 2015. It has been translated into 52 languages, and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor. Universal Pictures and Focus Features produced a film adaptation, which was released on 13 February 2015 and also received generally unfavourable reviews. The second and third volumes of the trilogy, \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", were published in 2012. \"\", a version of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" being told from", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17485841", "text": "a sadomasochistic affair. In an interview in June 2017, Taylor-Johnson later admitted to regretting directing the movie, claiming that her differences with E. L. James caused her to walk away from the series. In June 2012, the film company Smash Pictures announced its intent to film a pornographic version of the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy, entitled \"Fifty Shades of Grey: An XXX Adaptation\". A release date of January 10, 2013, was announced. In November 2012, Universal, which had secured the \"Fifty Shades \"film rights, filed a lawsuit against Smash Pictures, stating that the film violated its copyright in that it was", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "18510469", "text": "Earned It \"Earned It\", alternatively titled \"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)\", is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd. The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2015 film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and was included on The Weeknd's second studio album \"Beauty Behind the Madness\". \"Earned It\" peaked at number three on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, becoming The Weeknd's first top five single. The song's popularity made \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" the latest soundtrack to generate concurrent top-ten singles with Ellie Goulding's \"Love Me like You Do\", which also peaked at number three.", "title": "Earned It" }, { "docid": "18531410", "text": "and a seduction. Jim Farber of the \"New York Daily News\" claimed that the lyrics speak of \"romanticized sex\", while highlighting the album's \"soft-edged production\". Writing for ABC News, Allan Raible described the soundtrack as a collection of \"sultry electro blues pop\", but criticized the inclusions of older publications. Mikael Wood of the \"Los Angeles Times\" called the soundtrack a \"slog\" and criticized the album's midtempo tracks, while comparing the album's commercial performance to that of Taylor Swift's \"1989\". Notes Credits for the soundtrack adapted from AllMusic. Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack) Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "17485824", "text": "Thomas Williams of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture commented on the release of the film in the United States on Valentine's Day, stating \"The irony of Universal Pictures' decision to release its bondage-erotica film Fifty Shades of Grey on the day dedicated to honoring a Christian martyr has not gone unnoticed to many observers, who seem to find the choice unclassy at best.\" \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" was released via DVD and Blu-ray on May 8, 2015. The Blu-ray edition features an unrated cut of the film; the version includes an additional three minutes of footage, the", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "17485835", "text": "Brazil, ($31.3 million), France ($29.5 million), and Spain ($22.6 million). \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" received generally negative reviews, with criticism of its acting, screenplay, and pacing; however, some critics noted it as an improvement over the book, and others praised the cinematography and set design. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 261 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" is a less than satisfying experience on the screen.\" Metacritic gave the film a score of 46", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16416055", "text": "list of the highest-earning authors with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". On 1 June 2015 James announced the upcoming release of \"Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian\", which was released into stores on 18 June 2015. \"Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian\" was released November 28, 2017. James was one of the British celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Riley, to design and sign her own card for the UK children's charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The campaign was launched by crafting", "title": "E. L. James" }, { "docid": "17485797", "text": "Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", released in 2017 and 2018 respectively. 21-year-old Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele is an English literature major at Washington State University’s satellite campus near Vancouver, Washington. When her roommate, Kate Kavanagh, becomes ill and is unable to interview Christian Grey, a 27-year-old billionaire entrepreneur, for the college newspaper, Ana agrees to go in her place. At Christian's Seattle headquarters called Grey House, Ana stumbles her way through the meeting. Christian, who is that year's WSU commencement speaker, takes an interest in her; soon after, he visits the hardware store where Ana works. He agrees to Ana's request", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16534681", "text": "the UK the novel sold over two million copies. Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director of the film adaptation of the first installment of the book series, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", confirmed on 6 February 2015 that both \"Fifty Shades Freed\" and the second book in the trilogy, \"Fifty Shades Darker\", will also be adapted for film. The film was released on 9 February 2018. In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016. Fifty Shades Freed Fifty Shades Freed is the third and final installment of the erotic", "title": "Fifty Shades Freed" }, { "docid": "17162655", "text": "one of the most prominent examples of the 'Great Depression chic' trend in 2009. Shaffer wrote \"Fifty Shames of Earl Grey\" under the pen name \"Fanny Merkin.\" \"Fifty Shames of Earl Grey\" is a parody of E. L. James' popular trilogy, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". Publishers Weekly suggested \"The parody brings to life all of the arguments for and against 50 Shades, including the feminist concerns, portrayal of BDSM, roots in Twilight fan-fiction, and EL James's writing style.\" \"Fifty Shames of Earl Grey\" was a Goodreads choice 2012 semi-finalist. In 2015, Shaffer's tie-in book to the Syfy channel's Sharknado series", "title": "Andrew Shaffer" }, { "docid": "17422626", "text": "and as sweet and safe as BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) erotica can be without contravening the trade descriptions act\" and also praised the book for being \"more enjoyable\" than other \"literary erotic books\". However, \"The Telegraph\" criticized the book as \"treacly cliché\" but also wrote that the sexual politics in \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" will have female readers \"discussing it for years to come.\" A reviewer for the \"Ledger-Enquirer\" described the book as guilty fun and escapism, but that it \"also touches on one aspect of female existence [female submission]. And acknowledging that fact – maybe even appreciating", "title": "Fifty Shades (novel series)" }, { "docid": "17485840", "text": "the fleeting image of the man minus his pants.\" In \"The Sydney Morning Herald\", Timothy Laurie and Jessica Kean argue that \"the film provides a language for decision-making around violence more developed than most Hollywood fodder\", and that \"film fleshes out an otherwise legalistic concept like 'consent' into a living, breathing, and at times, uncomfortable interpersonal experience. It dramatises the dangers of unequal negotiation and the practical complexity of identifying one's limits and having them respected.\" Various critics have noted the similarities between \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and Adrian Lyne's \"9½ Weeks\" (1986). Both films are literary adaptations, centering on", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16534670", "text": "Fifty Shades Freed Fifty Shades Freed is the third and final installment of the erotic romance \"Fifty Shades Trilogy\" by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in \"Fifty Shades Darker\", Anastasia Steele must adjust not only to married life but to her new husband's wealthy lifestyle and controlling nature. The paperback edition was first published in April 2012. Anastasia 'Ana' Steele and Christian Grey return to Seattle after a long honeymoon. Christian is upset to find that Ana has kept her maiden name, Steele, at work. After some resistance, Ana relents and changes her", "title": "Fifty Shades Freed" }, { "docid": "14532559", "text": "line drawing of a naked man, which happened to be Simove. Simove apologised to the woman involved for the ‘unfortunate factory mix up’. In 2012, Simove launched 'Fifty Shades of Gray' a book containing totally blank pages in fifty different shades of grey. The back jacket of the book described the content inside as 'getting darker and darker as the book goes on'. Random House, publisher of E. L. James's 'Fifty Shades of Grey', sent him a cease and desist letter and Simove was no longer able to sell this title, although a publisher from the Netherlands approached Simove to", "title": "Shed Simove" }, { "docid": "17931800", "text": "won a Marketing Week \"Engage Award\" in the \"Gaming and Entertainment\" section. Ashen released the book \"Fifty-Thousand Shades of Grey\" on 23 September 2012; it parodies the erotic novel \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". The title is literal, as the book simply consists of the phrase \"Shades of Grey\" repeated 50,000 times. In 2013, Ashen, along with Emma Blackery, Dan Howell (Daniel Howell) and Phil Lester (AmazingPhil), starred as a contestant in a re-make of the 1980s TV show \"Knightmare\" during the YouTube Geek Week event. , Ashen has produced over 710 videos, has over 1.3 million subscribers to his primary", "title": "Stuart Ashen" }, { "docid": "18817964", "text": "process of writing another book in the \"Fifty Shades\" series due to popular demand from her fanbase. Later that same day she posted an image on her Instagram account that confirmed that the novel would be titled \"Grey\", that it would be told from the perspective of Christian Grey, and that she had deliberately chosen its publication date in order to coincide with Grey's birthday. Pre-order sales for \"Grey\" have been extremely strong, which led many retailers to order large quantities of the book in order to meet release day demand. An editor for \"The Bookseller\" also commented that \"Grey\"", "title": "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "18587384", "text": "I Know You (Skylar Grey song) \"I Know You\" is a song recorded by American recording artist and songwriter Skylar Grey for the soundtrack to the film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2015). The song was written by Grey and Canadian composer/producer Stephan Moccio and was co-produced by Moccio and Dan Heath. It was released as the second promotional single from the \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" soundtrack on February 3, 2015. \"I Know You\" received acclaim from music critics. Bianca Gracie from \"Idolator\" called the song \"a beautiful ballad with soaring strings and luxurious-sounding percussion\". Carolyn Menyes from \"Music Times\" called", "title": "I Know You (Skylar Grey song)" }, { "docid": "17485826", "text": "\"Mamma Mia!\", \"Kung Fu Panda 2\", and \"Wonder Woman\"), and at the time of the end of its theatrical run, it was the fourth-highest-grossing R-rated film of all time (behind \"The Hangover Part II\", \"The Passion of the Christ\", and \"The Matrix Reloaded\"). \"Deadline Hollywood\" calculated the net profit of the film to be $256.55 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film. Tickets went on sale in the United States from January 11, 2015. According to ticket-selling site Fandango, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" is the fastest-selling R-rated title in the site's 15-year history, surpassing \"Sex and", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16416056", "text": "company Stampin’ Up! UK and the cards were auctioned on eBay during May 2014. E. L. James Erika Leonard (née Mitchell; born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is an English author. She wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", along with the companion novels \"\" and \"\"; and under the name Snowqueen's Icedragon the Twilight fan fiction \"Master of the Universe\" that was the basis for the Fifty Shades trilogy. The combined novels have sold over 125 million copies worldwide, over 35 million copies", "title": "E. L. James" }, { "docid": "16416050", "text": "E. L. James Erika Leonard (née Mitchell; born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is an English author. She wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", along with the companion novels \"\" and \"\"; and under the name Snowqueen's Icedragon the Twilight fan fiction \"Master of the Universe\" that was the basis for the Fifty Shades trilogy. The combined novels have sold over 125 million copies worldwide, over 35 million copies in the United States and set the record in the United Kingdom as the", "title": "E. L. James" }, { "docid": "3159754", "text": "on his release from prison. Tracey has remarried and is back living in her former marital home, \"Dalentrace\", in Chigwell, kicking Sharon out due to her dislike of Tracey's second husband, Ralph. At the start of the series, Sharon is back in her council flat and the two have not spoken for over six months when they \"bump into each other\" at a book signing. They are shocked to discover that the author of \"Sixty Shades of Green\" (a \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" clone) is their old friend Dorien. When Tracey offers Sharon a lift home, she confesses that she", "title": "Birds of a Feather" }, { "docid": "15686630", "text": "figure or title is supposed to be hilarious. It often isn't, and in fact the constant name-dropping and gross-out humor gets tiresome (in a movie that's at least 10 minutes too long). Luckily, folks like Snoop and good sports like Sheen and, yes, Lohan, break up the monotony. Until, like an undead beastie, the boredom and dumb jokes come roaring back.\" Rafer Guzman of \"Newsday\" felt that \"Even the talented people – comedian Katt Williams as a fake psychic, high-energy actor Jerry O'Connell in a send-up of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' books – get chewed up and spit out", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "17733695", "text": "satisfied the requirements for one hour.”\" Fifty Shades of Grayson \"Fifty Shades of Grayson\" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American series \"The Vampire Diaries\" and the series' 99th episode overall. \"Fifty Shades of Grayson\" was originally aired on December 12, 2013, on The CW. The episode was written by Caroline Dries and directed by Kellie Cyrus. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) escapes from his cell and returns to the Salvatore house looking for Elena (Nina Dobrev). Instead, he discovers Katherine who just ran from Stefan's (Paul Wesley) bedroom because she found more grey hair and panicked. Damon", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grayson" }, { "docid": "17733681", "text": "Fifty Shades of Grayson \"Fifty Shades of Grayson\" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American series \"The Vampire Diaries\" and the series' 99th episode overall. \"Fifty Shades of Grayson\" was originally aired on December 12, 2013, on The CW. The episode was written by Caroline Dries and directed by Kellie Cyrus. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) escapes from his cell and returns to the Salvatore house looking for Elena (Nina Dobrev). Instead, he discovers Katherine who just ran from Stefan's (Paul Wesley) bedroom because she found more grey hair and panicked. Damon asks her if she has seen", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grayson" }, { "docid": "18887344", "text": "tying it with \"Yoga Hosers\". Fifty Shades of Black Fifty Shades of Black is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans, who also co-wrote and co-produced the film. The film is a parody of the 2015 erotic romantic drama film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", and was released theatrically on January 29, 2016. It grossed $22 million at the worldwide box office on a $5 million budget. It was also Florence Henderson's last film before her death on November 24, 2016, which was 10 months after the film was released. Christian Black introduces shy college", "title": "Fifty Shades of Black" }, { "docid": "18887340", "text": "Fifty Shades of Black Fifty Shades of Black is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans, who also co-wrote and co-produced the film. The film is a parody of the 2015 erotic romantic drama film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", and was released theatrically on January 29, 2016. It grossed $22 million at the worldwide box office on a $5 million budget. It was also Florence Henderson's last film before her death on November 24, 2016, which was 10 months after the film was released. Christian Black introduces shy college student Hannah Steale to the", "title": "Fifty Shades of Black" }, { "docid": "16382194", "text": "\"Fifty Shades\" trilogy as an example of viral marketing and of the rise in popularity of female erotica, attributing its success to the discreet nature of e-reading devices. Due to the heightened interest in the series, the license to the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy was picked up by Vintage Books for re-release in a new and revised edition in April 2012. The attention that the series has garnered has also helped to spark a renewed interest in erotic literature. Many other erotic works quickly became best-sellers following \"Fifty Shades\" success, while other popular works, such as Anne Rice's \"The Sleeping Beauty\"", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17185430", "text": "Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody is an unauthorized musical satire of E.L. James' \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" created by Mills Entertainment. The show is currently touring Canada, United States, and Australia. The production was directed by Jim Millan and stars three different casts consisting of three actors per cast (see actors below). The story follows an author, EBJ, as she writes a sex fantasy about a younger version of herself named Natasha Woode and a handsome billionaire, Hugh Hansen. With a weekend free from her husband and children, fledgling writer, E.B. Janet, decides to write", "title": "Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody" }, { "docid": "19323020", "text": "films) and \"Alien\" ($1.328 billion not counting the PG-13 \"Alien vs. Predator\"). Fifty Shades (film series) Fifty Shades is an American film series that consists of three erotic romantic drama films, based on the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy by English author E. L. James. It is distributed by Universal Studios and stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the lead roles Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the first film and initially she was slated to be the director of the sequels as well, however subsequently the second and third films were directed by James Foley. The first", "title": "Fifty Shades (film series)" }, { "docid": "20403196", "text": "Grey attempts to win back his lover, Anastasia Steele, after he punished her. Initially reluctant to resume the relationship, she only agrees under her own terms. As their relationship progresses, Christian's past and Anastasia's boss, Jack Hyde, threaten the couple. James announced that she was in the process of writing the novel on 10 September 2016. Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Darker: Fifty Shades Darker As Told by Christian, also referred to as Darker, is a 2017 erotic romance by British author, E. L. James. It is the fifth installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" novel series. The", "title": "Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "16382210", "text": "warnings regarding their content\". In February 2015, the Malaysian Home Ministry banned the \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" books shortly after banning its film adaptation after permitting them for three years in local bookstores, citing morality-related reasons. A film adaptation of the book was produced by Focus Features, Michael De Luca Productions, and Trigger Street Productions, with Universal Pictures and Focus Features securing the rights to the trilogy in March 2012. Universal is also the film's distributor. Charlie Hunnam was originally cast in the role of Christian Grey alongside Dakota Johnson in the role of Anastasia Steele, but Hunnam gave up", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "18817966", "text": "negative and many critics have criticized it for being too similar to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". The \"Daily Mail's\" reviewer commented that \"Ms James has simply shadowed the whole plot of Book One, reproducing the clunky polystyrene dialogue word for word, and inserting italicised thoughts by Christian himself.\" \"The Independent\" criticized the book and the choice to include Grey's internal monologues, stating that he had a \"vacuous mental life\" and that \"The effect is increasingly comical – Mills & Boon meets \"Peep Show\" – while the rest of his internal monologue is spent stating the bleeding obvious.\" \"The Telegraph\" wrote", "title": "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian" }, { "docid": "18531407", "text": "2015; it reached number one on the national charts of 16 countries including the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number three on the Hot 100 and was included on her third album \"Delirium\". With Goulding and The Weeknd in the Hot 100's top 10 together, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" is the latest soundtrack to generate concurrent top 10 hits. \"Salted Wound\" by Sia was released as the first promotional single on January 27, 2015. Two further promotional singles, \"One Last Night\" by Vaults and \"I Know You\" by Skylar Grey, were released on February 3, 2015. \"I'm on Fire\",", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "17485843", "text": "continuance, stating that \"much or all\" of the \"Fifty Shades\" material was part of the public domain because it was originally published in various venues as a fan fiction based on the \"Twilight\" series. A lawyer for Smash Pictures further commented that the federal copyright registrations for the books were \"invalid and unenforceable\" and that the film \"did not violate copyright or trademark laws\". The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum and Smash Pictures agreed to stop any further production or promotion of the film. In April 2015, \"The Hollywood Reporter\" reported that E. L.", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "15176572", "text": "had not read \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", as she usually avoids reading books written in the first person. She added that many readers felt her \"Sweet\" series had \"ripped \"Fifty Shades\" off\" despite being published several years prior. In 2013, Banks signed with Avon Books for a three-book deal in the contemporary romance genre featuring \"psychic elements\". She lives in Texas with her husband and three children. When writing, she prefers absolute quiet and avoids music with lyrics. Of her approach to writing, Banks has said \"I approach writing the way I approach reading, because I am a voracious reader,", "title": "Maya Banks" }, { "docid": "11984626", "text": "was named Abilene Christian University's Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year in 1996 and was a recipient of the ACU Department of Journalism/Mass Communications’ Gutenberg Award. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Laguna College of Art and Design. Coates’ recent film work includes the two sequels to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", produced simultaneously over the course of 120 shooting days in ten cities and three countries. The dual productions required more than 160 sets and locations. Christian Grey’s lavish penthouse depicted in the films was not a location, but a", "title": "Nelson Coates" }, { "docid": "2025887", "text": ". The theatrical landscape has been reconfigured, moving from a single national theatre at the end of the twentieth-century to four as a result of the devolution of cultural policy. E. L. James' erotic romance trilogy \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", along with the companion novel \"\", have sold over 100 million copies globally, and set the record in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling paperback of all time. Original literature continues to be promoted by institutions such as the Eisteddfod in Wales and the Welsh Books Council. The Royal Society of Edinburgh", "title": "British literature" }, { "docid": "19282909", "text": "addition to offering annual awards. \"Rosebud\" has been and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Independent Publishers, Council of Small Literary Magazines and the American Booksellers Association. Articles about its work have appeared in the \"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun\" and \"Library Journal\". On January 25, 2016 and regarding sequel films to \"Fifty Shades of Grey,' namely :Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed,\" Universal Pictures requested permission from Clark \"to use several issues of 'Rosebud' magazine as set dressing in scenes throughout the film , in order to help", "title": "Rosebud (magazine company)" }, { "docid": "8408946", "text": "James Foley (director) James Foley (born December 28, 1953) is an American film director. His 1986 film \"At Close Range\" was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include \"Glengarry Glen Ross\", based on the play of the same name by David Mamet, and \"The Chamber\", based on the novel of the same name by author John Grisham. He also directed the two sequels to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\" (2017) and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2018). Foley was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, the son of a lawyer. He graduated", "title": "James Foley (director)" }, { "docid": "16416051", "text": "fastest selling paperback of all time. In 2012, \"Time\" magazine named her one of \"The World's 100 Most Influential People.\" The novels were subsequently adapted into the films \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", and \"Fifty Shades Freed\". Erika Mitchell was born on 7 March 1963 in Willesden, Middlesex to a Chilean mother and a Scottish father who was a BBC cameraman. She was brought up in Buckinghamshire. James was educated at the independent Pipers Corner School and at Wycombe High School, a state grammar school for girls in the town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, followed by the", "title": "E. L. James" }, { "docid": "16382197", "text": "\"The Huffington Post\" said: \"As a reading experience, \"Fifty Shades\" ... is a sad joke, puny of plot\". Princeton professor April Alliston wrote, \"Though no literary masterpiece, \"Fifty Shades\" is more than parasitic fan fiction based on the recent \"Twilight\" vampire series.\" \"Entertainment Weekly\" writer Lisa Schwarzbaum gave the book a \"B+\" rating and praised it for being \"in a class by itself.\" British author Jenny Colgan in \"The Guardian\" wrote \"It is jolly, eminently readable and as sweet and safe as BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) erotica can be without contravening the trade descriptions act\" and also praised", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "15970322", "text": "in the Blumhouse Productions feature \"Not Safe For Work\" for Universal Pictures. and was the female lead in the indy \"Drones\" alongside Matt O'Leary, directed by Rick Rosenthal. In February 2012, Mumford was cast to play the female lead in an ABC drama pilot titled \"Reckless\". She played Anastasia Steele's roommate, Kate Kavanagh, in the \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" film (2015), and reprised the role in the sequels \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\". Eloise Mumford Eloise Mumford (born September 24, 1986) is an American actress known for her roles on the television series \"Lone Star\", \"The River\", and", "title": "Eloise Mumford" }, { "docid": "12906991", "text": "show's sixth season. Grimes played United States Navy SEAL Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in \"American Sniper\" (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2015), and its sequels, \"Fifty Shades Darker\" (2017) and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in \"Freeheld\" opposite Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Ellen Page and Michael Shannon. Peter Sollett directed this independent feature film, which is based on a true story. Luke Grimes Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the", "title": "Luke Grimes" }, { "docid": "19323019", "text": "relationship under Ana's terms. However, their relationship is tested when Christian's past threatens the couple. Believing they've left behind the shadowy figures from the past, billionaire Christian Grey and his new wife, Anastasia, fully embrace their inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. Just as the Greys begin to step into their new roles, sinister events come to light and jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins. With a combined worldwide gross over $1.3 billion, the franchise is the fourth biggest R-rated franchise ever, behind only \"The Matrix\" ($1.6 billion over three films), \"The Hangover\" ($1.4 billion over three", "title": "Fifty Shades (film series)" }, { "docid": "6147999", "text": "around the world, of which around 300,000 in Italy, with the aim of supporting the process of growth in digital for books. In 2012 Mondadori publishes Fifty Shades of Grey, the first volume of the erotic trilogy by debut London author E L James, rapidly followed by the two other titles, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. The trilogy sees in Italy the same kind of unprecedented success it gained in the English-language world: with more than 3.3 million copies sold in Italy and 130,000 downloads of the electronic version, the three volumes reach first, third and fourth position", "title": "Arnoldo Mondadori Editore" }, { "docid": "1951178", "text": "\"The Guinness Book of Records\" in August 1954. E. L. James' erotic romance trilogy \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", have sold over 125 million copies globally, and set the record in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling paperback. Copyright laws originated in Britain with the Statute of Anne (also known as the Copyright Act 1709), which outlined the individual rights of the artist. A right to benefit financially from the work is articulated, and court rulings and legislation have recognised a right to control the work, such as ensuring that the integrity of", "title": "Culture of the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "19323017", "text": "In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films would be shot back-to-back with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016. Filming began in Paris and Vancouver from February 9, 2016, to July 12, 2016, under the working title \"\"Further Adventures of Max and Banks 2 & 3\".\" Filming on \"Fifty Shades Darker\" concluded on April 11, 2016. When Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey, as a favor to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a handsome, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana, startled to realize she wants him,", "title": "Fifty Shades (film series)" }, { "docid": "18962380", "text": "political reasons such as to \"Ora Pro Nobis\" by Lino Brocka which says that human rights violations continued post-EDSA revolution of 1986. The 2006 film \"The Da Vinci Code\" earned an R-18 rating from the MTRCB despite PAAP's from showing it in theaters. However, the DVD release of the film was given a PG-13 rating. More recently the sex scenes from the controversial film \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" were edited and received an R-18 rating from the MTRCB, due to the various protest from religious groups. However, its sequels \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" were shown uncut and", "title": "Censorship in the Philippines" }, { "docid": "17485844", "text": "James' husband, Niall Leonard, was enlisted to write the script for the film's sequel. In the same month, at the 2015 Universal CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Universal announced the release dates of the sequels, with \"Fifty Shades Darker\" being released on February 10, 2017, and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" was released on February 9, 2018. However, the sequels did not see Sam Taylor-Johnson returning as director. On August 20, 2015, the U.S. \"House of Cards\" director James Foley was a frontrunner to direct the sequel. In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back. A spoof version", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "19323016", "text": "the Grey Enterprises building. The University of British Columbia serves as Washington State University Vancouver, from which Ana graduates. The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver was used as the Heathman Hotel. The film was also shot at the North Shore Studios. The production officially ended on February 21, 2014. Reshoots involving scenes between Dornan and Johnson took place in Vancouver during the week of October 13, 2014. For \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", principal photography was to commence in June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was later to be impossible, due to the script being unwritten at the moment.", "title": "Fifty Shades (film series)" }, { "docid": "17485796", "text": "an immediate box office success, breaking numerous box office records and earning over $571 million worldwide. The film was the most awarded at the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, winning five of six nominations, including Worst Picture (tied with \"Fantastic Four\") and both leading roles. In contrast, Ellie Goulding's single \"Love Me like You Do\" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, while The Weeknd's single \"Earned It\" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It is the first film in the \"Fifty Shades\" film series and was followed by two sequels, \"Fifty Shades", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "11599554", "text": "James. This includes the Fifty Shades of Grey Official Pleasure Collection and Fifty Shades of Grey Sensual Care Collection. Lovehoney also hold the official license to design, manufacture and sell adult pleasure products inspired by Bettie Page. Lovehoney Lovehoney is a British business that sells sex toys, lingerie and erotic gifts on the Internet. Their tagline is “the sexual happiness people”. In 2014 the company was the focus of a television show entitled \"Frisky Business\", which looked at their day to day operations. Lovehoney was founded in Bath, Somerset in 2002 by Richard Longhurst (former editor of \".net magazine\" and", "title": "Lovehoney" }, { "docid": "19424778", "text": "Sanders. He wrote the work as a parody of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". Within four hours, he had released the erotic novel titled \"Trump Temptations: The Billionaire & The Bellboy\" on Amazon. This was Daniel's debut novel. \"Trump Temptations\" became the number one best seller on Amazon.com in three categories: humorous erotica, LGBT erotica, and gay erotica. The book was listed on Amazon above \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" by E. L. James, and was featured in \"The Washington Post\", \"Daily News\", \"Los Angeles Times\", \"GQ\", \"Gay Star News\", \"London Evening Standard\", \"The Daily Telegraph\", and \"Vice\". \"The Guardian\" classed the", "title": "Elijah Daniel" }, { "docid": "14306000", "text": "talked about \"The Social Network\" on KCRW's \"The Business Podcast\". In 2016, Brunetti admitted to finding \"dates\" for Saverin in his attempts to gain the latter's cooperation on the movie. Brunetti produced \"Captain Phillips\", which starred Tom Hanks and was directed by Paul Greengrass, which earned him his second career Academy Award nomination. In 2015, Brunetti and Michael DeLuca reunited to produce the \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" film adaptation for Focus Features. In 2016, Brunetti publicly criticized the Producers Guild of America for initially not awarding him a producers mark (p.g.a. mark) for the sequel to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\",", "title": "Dana Brunetti" }, { "docid": "9478538", "text": "Stephan Moccio Stephan Moccio is a Grammy and Academy Award-nominated composer, producer, pianist, arranger, conductor and recording artist. He co-wrote and co-produced the two end credit songs for \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and its soundtrack: \"Earned It\" (The Weeknd) and \"I Know You\" (Skylar Grey). He also co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single \"Wrecking Ball\" from her 2013 studio album \"Bangerz\". He co-wrote Celine Dion's hit \"A New Day Has Come\" with Aldo Nova, which reached and held the number one spot on the Billboard AC Chart for a record breaking 21 weeks. For the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Moccio co-wrote the", "title": "Stephan Moccio" }, { "docid": "16537486", "text": "such as \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"The Dark Knight Rises\" and \"Man of Steel\". In July 2012, a rendition of \"Spem in alium\" by the Tallis Scholars topped the chart following its usage in \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". E. L. James, author of the original novel on which the film was based, said that she was delighted that her readers had been introduced to the piece of music, and that it was a \"deserved number one\". Three weeks later, the London Symphony Orchestra reached number one after their version of \"Chariots of Fire\" by Vangelis was used in the 2012", "title": "Official Classical Singles Chart" }, { "docid": "17485825", "text": "bulk of which are in the form of an alternative ending. Upon its release on home media in the U.S., the film topped both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales, as well as the Blu-ray Disc sales chart for two consecutive weeks up to the week ending May 17, 2015. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" grossed $166.2 million in the US and Canada and $404.8 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $571 million against a budget of $40 million. It is currently the fourth-highest-grossing film directed by a woman (behind", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "1648902", "text": "In 2016, she had a brief role, as a crooked high-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice, in the crime comedy \"The Nice Guys\", alongside Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Basinger played Elena Lincoln, the business partner and former lover of Christian Grey, in the film adaptation of \"Fifty Shades Darker\" (2017), the sequel to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". Dakota Johnson, her co-star, described her as \"one of the great people to work with\". Despite negative reviews, the film made US$381.4 million globally. In 1979, Basinger met makeup artist Ron Snyder-Britton (born Ronald Snyder) on the film \"Hard", "title": "Kim Basinger" }, { "docid": "16382201", "text": "of \"The Atlantic Wire\" criticised her inclusion due to the trilogy's fan fiction beginnings. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" has attracted criticism due to its depictions of BDSM, with some BDSM participants stating that the book confuses it with abuse and presents it as a pathology to be overcome, as well as showing incorrect and possibly dangerous BDSM techniques. Coinciding with the release of the book and its surprising popularity, injuries related to BDSM and sex toy use spiked dramatically. In 2012, the year after the book was published, injuries requiring Emergency Room visits increased by over 50% from 2010 (the", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17485815", "text": "was surpassed in October by the trailer for \"\". However, in mid-December the trailer reached 93 million views and was again the most viewed of 2014. The trailer accumulated over 100 million views in its first week of release through different channels and websites, becoming the biggest trailer ever released in history. By February 2015, the trailer had been viewed more than 193 million times on YouTube alone. And by late February, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" related material garnered over 329 million views including 113 million views for its official trailer. A second trailer was released on November 13, 2014.", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16382207", "text": "violence against women; Levkoff said that while that is an important subject, this trilogy had nothing to do with it – this was a book about a consensual relationship. Dr. Drew commented that the book was \"horribly written\" in addition to being \"disturbing\" but stated that \"if the book enhances women's real-life sex lives and intimacy, so be it.\" In March 2012, branches of the public library in Brevard County, Florida, removed copies of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" from their shelves, with an official stating that it did not meet the selection criteria for the library and that reviews for", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "17927878", "text": "an unexpected best-seller, topping the Amazon best-seller list for six weeks and selling, ultimately more than 650,000 copies in paper and e-book form. Comparisons were made between \"Thursdays in the Park\" and the BDSM phenomenon \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". \"The Times \"described Boyd as \"putting the sex back into sexagenarian\"; and the phrase \"Fifty Shades of Grey for the over 60s\" was taken up by a number of newspapers including \"The Mail\" and\" The Independent\". Underneath the hyperbole, Boyd's novel had identified and given voice to altered expectations amongst older people. By giving life to characters in their 60s with", "title": "Hilary Boyd" }, { "docid": "17485802", "text": "the rights to the trilogy in March 2013. Author James sought to retain some control during the movie's creative process. James chose \"The Social Network\" producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti to produce the film. Although \"American Psycho\" writer Bret Easton Ellis publicly expressed his desire to write the screenplay for \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", Kelly Marcel, screenwriter of \"Saving Mr. Banks\", was hired for the job. Patrick Marber was brought in by Taylor-Wood to polish the screenplay, specifically to do some \"character work\". Universal hired Mark Bomback for script doctoring. Mark Bridges served as the costume designer. \"Entertainment", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)" }, { "docid": "16382182", "text": "Christian's point of view, was published in June 2015. Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele is a 21-year-old college senior attending Washington State University in Vancouver, Washington. Her best friend is Katherine \"Kate\" Kavanagh, who writes for the college newspaper. Due to an illness, Kate is unable to interview 27-year-old Christian Grey, a successful and wealthy Seattle entrepreneur, and asks Ana to take her place. Ana finds Christian attractive as well as intimidating. As a result, she stumbles through the interview and leaves Christian's office believing it went poorly. Ana does not expect to meet Christian again, but he appears at the hardware", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey" }, { "docid": "7079875", "text": "Shades Darker\" (2017) and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2018), the sequels to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". Robinne Lee's debut novel \"The Idea Of You\" was published on 13 June 2017 by St. Martin’s Press. The story follows \"Solène Marchand\", a 40 year old mother and owner of a prestigious art gallery in Los Angeles, who falls for a considerably younger British popstar, idolized by her 12-year-old daughter. The audiobook, read by Lee herself, was released on 3 April 2018 by Tantor Media Inc. Robinne Lee Robinne Lee (born July 16, 1974) is an American actress and author. She made her screen", "title": "Robinne Lee" }, { "docid": "17733692", "text": "have come to expect from the supernatural drama. There was a little something for everyone; suspense, drama, sorrow, heart break and even a little humor.\" Thedude35 of \"Bitch Stole My Remote\" gave a good review to the episode saying that it was not bad for a midseason finale. \"Besides a clever, laugh out loud title, ‘Fifty Shades of Grayson’ brings us some humour to break up the torture, death threats and broken hearts a-plenty.\" Jen from \"TV Overmind\" said that the episode was a little bit \"overwhelming\" and \"predictable\" for a midseason finale. \"I was expecting a bigger cliffhanger than", "title": "Fifty Shades of Grayson" }, { "docid": "2403373", "text": "like \"Fifty Shames of Earl Grey\" by 'Fanny Merkin' (real name Andrew Shaffer), a book of essays called \"Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades\" (ed. Lori Perkins), a parody called \"Fifty Sheds of Grey\" and editors of erotic imprints re-evaluating the content and presentation of the genre. Booksellers and libraries also appear to be reconsidering their reluctance to carry erotica. A development in contemporary erotica has been that, contrary to some previous views that it was mainly a male interest, many women readers are aroused by it, whether it be traditional pornography or tailor-made women's erotica. Romantic novels are sometimes marketed", "title": "Erotic literature" }, { "docid": "18580024", "text": "chase. There's an out-of-left-field abduction and a marital tiff over email addresses; but these narrative fragments, lazily tossed together alongside a neglected supporting cast, are no more than a flimsy causeway connecting bonking sessions.\" Conversely, \"IndieWire\" reviewer Manuela Lazic gave the film three out of four stars, saying \"Finally, the \"Fifty Shades\" phenomenon has yielded a disarming comedy that makes this ridiculous material fun to watch.\" Fifty Shades Freed (film) Fifty Shades Freed is a 2018 American erotic romantic drama film directed by James Foley and written by Niall Leonard, and based on E. L. James's 2012 novel of the", "title": "Fifty Shades Freed (film)" }, { "docid": "16534671", "text": "name at work to Grey after realizing how important it is to Christian. As a belated wedding gift, Christian gives Seattle Independent Publishing to Ana, who plans to rename it Grey Publishing. While Christian is on a business trip in New York, Anastasia goes out for a drink with longtime friend, Kate Kavanagh, doing so against Christian's wishes. Returning home, she finds that her former boss, Jack Hyde, who was fired for attempting to sexually assault Ana, has been apprehended by the security staff. Duct tape is found in his pocket and in his van there are tranquilizers and a", "title": "Fifty Shades Freed" }, { "docid": "15375601", "text": "Heathcote was named as one of the 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performances of 2012 at the 20th Hamptons International Film Festival. The following year, she starred alongside Max Minghella in The Killers' music video for \"Shot at the Night\". Heathcote was part of the Spring/Summer 2014 campaign for Miu Miu alongside fellow actresses Lupita Nyong'o, Elle Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen. In 2017, Heathcote played Leila Williams in the film \"Fifty Shades Darker\", the sequel to \"Fifty Shades of Grey\". She also joined the season 2 cast of television drama \"The Man in the High Castle\", as Nicole Dörmer, a", "title": "Bella Heathcote" }, { "docid": "18134022", "text": "a ring and Ana accepts. Outside the Greys' mansion, Jack Hyde secretly watches the party; he is the one who sabotaged Christian's helicopter and he has sworn revenge. The novel reached No. 2 on the \"USA Today\" best seller list and is considered by \"The Guardian\" to be No. 11 on the Top 100 Bestselling Books of All Time in the United Kingdom. In March 2014, the producer for the eponymous film adaptation of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", Dana Brunetti, had said there were, as of then, no solid plans to make a sequel. That film was released on 13", "title": "Fifty Shades Darker" }, { "docid": "20876947", "text": "dabbling in writing satire while in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, uploading \"Little Red Riding Tudung\" and \"Three Shades of Brown\" (a parody of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\") to his blog. He also started writing a parody of \"Harry Potter\" where the main character is re-cast as Singaporean Malay during this time, also uploading it to his blog. The stories were then shared widely on social media in Singapore when they were re-launched online in 2013. Following an extensive crowdfunding effort, Suffian self-published 300 copies of \"Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher\" (2015) as one of Publishizer's first book project efforts.", "title": "Suffian Hakim" } ]

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[ { "docid": "13793592", "text": "at night due to hot summer weather, and are frequently scheduled based on local convenience (e.g. games on the west coast tend to start at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET). The league's blackout restrictions apply, although stations are allowed to play the game on a tape delay if the game does not sell out (unlike the regular season policy, when rights revert to NFL Films). Many more exhibition games fail to sell out than do regular-season games. During the preseason, most Buffalo Bills games are televised on Buffalo's ABC affiliate, WKBW-TV channel 7, with several other affiliates in western New", "title": "Primary NFL television stations" }, { "docid": "19957495", "text": "the United States. The Chargers' regular season schedule was released on April 19. Notes NFL London Games 2018 Los Angeles Chargers season The 2018 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 49th as a member of the National Football League, their 59th overall, their 3rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area and their second under head coach Anthony Lynn. Despite a slow 1–2 start, the Chargers improved on their 9–7 record from last year with a Week 14 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They also recorded a 10-win season for the first time since 2009 when they were in San Diego,", "title": "2018 Los Angeles Chargers season" }, { "docid": "16893298", "text": "three games due to a rib injury he sustained in his first start. On April 6, 2018, Hogan was traded to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a swap of sixth round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the regular season on September 1, 2018. On September 2, 2018, Hogan was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos. \"Source\": Kevin Hogan Kevin Michael Hogan (born October 20, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford", "title": "Kevin Hogan" }, { "docid": "4560267", "text": "season. The proposal lost all interest; it has not since been raised. It is likely that movement won't be made on expanding either the playoffs or the regular season until at least 2020, when the current collective bargaining agreement expires. \"Correct as of Week 14, 2018 NFL season.\" NFL playoffs The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the National Football League (NFL)'s regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the case of equal records.", "title": "NFL playoffs" }, { "docid": "9153304", "text": "rights to games broadcast on cable, and the right to brand themselves as the \"official\" station of the team in the market. Exhibition games are almost exclusively played at night due to hot summer weather, and are frequently scheduled based on local convenience (e.g. games on the west coast tend to start at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET). When applicable, the NFL's blackout restrictions apply, although stations are allowed to play the game on a tape delay if the game does not sell out (unlike the regular season policy, when rights revert to NFL Films). However, the blackout restrictions have", "title": "NFL preseason" }, { "docid": "6137210", "text": "1956 NFL season The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. With previous television partner DuMont Television Network ending operations prior to the 1956 season, CBS began carrying regular season games across its network nationwide. The season ended when the New York Giants crushed the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game, The Lions and the Cardinals had both finished 1955 poorly, 3–9 and 4–7–1, but both got off to fast starts in 1956. Both ended up finishing second in the Conference races. The Chicago Cardinals got off to their best start ever, going", "title": "1956 NFL season" }, { "docid": "19026102", "text": "secondary starting tight end to start the regular season, behind primary starting tight end Jeff Heuerman. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Denver Broncos' season-opener against the Seattle Seahawks and caught two passes for 29-yards in their 27–24 victory. On September 27, 2018, Butt sustained a torn ACL during a non contact drill during practice, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Jake Butt Jonathan Duane \"Jake\" Butt (born July 11, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college", "title": "Jake Butt" }, { "docid": "20468854", "text": "release of the regular season schedule. Notes NFL London Games 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2018 season is the Jacksonville Jaguars' 24th in the National Football League and their second under head coach Doug Marrone. This is their first season in new uniforms, which were revealed in April 2018. The Jaguars had hopes of matching or improving on their 10–6 campaign from a year ago, but despite a 3–1 start, the Jags fell into a 7 game losing streak and failed to improve on their 10–6 record after a Week 10 loss to the Colts. After they lost to the", "title": "2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season" }, { "docid": "5641761", "text": "2000 NFL season The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34–7 at the Raymond James Stadium. Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000. It would be the last NFL season to date to start on Labor Day weekend. It would also be the last time until 2015 that CBS televised the late night games in Week 1. This was because both Week 1 of the NFL season and CBS’ coverage of the", "title": "2000 NFL season" }, { "docid": "20905508", "text": "to begin the regular season, behind veterans Benjamin Watson and Josh Hill. Arnold was inactive for the first four regular season games (Weeks 1–4) as a healthy scratch. On October 8, 2018, Arnold made his NFL debut during the Saints’ 43–19 win against the Washington Redskins in Week 5. In Week 7, Arnold made his first career reception on a ten-yard pass by Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees during the second quarter of a 24–23 win at the Baltimore Ravens. He finished the game with two receptions for 35-yards. On November 11, 2018, Arnold earned his first career start and made", "title": "Dan Arnold (American football)" }, { "docid": "20607176", "text": "Jr. and was ranked the seventh best outside linebacker by DraftScout.com. The Indianapolis Colts selected Leonard in the second round (36th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Leonard was the fifth linebacker taken in the draft. On July 23, 2018, Leonard signed a four-year, $7.24 million contract that included $4.16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.35 million. Leonard entered training camp slated as the starting weakside linebacker. Head coach Frank Reich named Leonard the starting weakside linebacker to start the regular season in 2018, alongside Najee Goode and middle linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. He made his professional regular", "title": "Darius Leonard" }, { "docid": "6830377", "text": "following game with Posluszny collecting three solo tackles in the Jaguars' 24-20 AFC Championship loss. On March 13, 2018, Posluszny announced his retirement from the NFL. On July 6, 2013, Posluszny married fellow Penn State graduate Elizabeth Sarah Johnson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before the start of the 2013 regular season. They delayed their Bora Bora honeymoon until after the season ended, but postponed it again after Posluszny was voted to the Pro Bowl. Despite wearing No. 31 like his idol Shane Conlan at Penn State, Posluszny chose No. 51 when joining the Bills as a rookie instead of No. 58,", "title": "Paul Posluszny" }, { "docid": "4639845", "text": "and NBC, this depended on which network produces the game for NFL Network. With Fox taking over the \"TNF\" package in 2018, Fox affiliates will have the primary option of simulcasting NFL Network games. This led to controversy in , when the New England Patriots were scheduled to play the New York Giants at Giants Stadium in their regular season finale on the NFL Network, in what was to be a chance to complete the first 16–0 regular season in NFL history. After the Senate Judiciary Committee threatened the NFL's antitrust exemption if it did not make the game available", "title": "National Football League on television" }, { "docid": "6671618", "text": "released before the start of the 2004 regular season. He played in the Arena Football League in 2005 with the Los Angeles Avengers. Wragge was picked up by the San Francisco 49ers before the 2005 NFL season. He was released before the start of the 2005 regular season. Wragge was signed back to the active roster on November 28, 2005. He was then allocated to NFL Europe by the San Francisco 49ers for the spring 2006 NFL Europe season, playing for the Rhein Fire in Düsseldorf, Germany. Wragge started every game at right guard, was a team captain, and the", "title": "Tony Wragge" }, { "docid": "6137000", "text": "1954 NFL season The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFL Championship Game. In the Western Division, the 49ers pulled ahead in \"Week Five\" (October 24) with a 37–31 win over the Lions, but they lost four of their remaining seven games and finished 7–4–1. The Lions, on the other hand, lost only one game in their last seven, and finished 9–2–1. In the Eastern race, the Eagles got off to a 4–0 start, until dropping games to Pittsburgh (17–7)", "title": "1954 NFL season" }, { "docid": "5691662", "text": "regular season in 1961, eleven teams have had regular seasons with one loss and no ties (or better) while failing to achieve a perfect season: Most of these teams suffered their regular-season loss early in the year and, other than the 2007 Patriots (finished regular season 16–0), only the 1962 Packers (10–0), 1985 Bears (12–0), 2011 Packers (13–0), and 2015 Panthers (14–0) were on track for a perfect season when they lost. Coincidentally, the 1985 Bears’ lone loss came to the Miami Dolphins. The best start from an NFL team who failed to complete a perfect regular season is shared", "title": "Perfect season" }, { "docid": "8640487", "text": "season) combined with the NFL's short schedule make it possible that the last week of the regular season will include a winner-take-all game between two teams, which will have the effect and feel of a playoff. Typically, such games will be scheduled for prime time under the NFL's flexible scheduling policy (provided their result does not carry potential playoff implications for other teams, as NFL current scheduling rules dictate that Week 17 games with mutual playoff implications always start at the same time). For example, the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys entered the final week of the 2011 NFL", "title": "One-game playoff" }, { "docid": "20416449", "text": "Springs, who was selected third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. On July 24, 2018, the Cleveland Browns signed Ward to a fully guaranteed four-year, $29.16 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $19.29 million. Ward entered training camp slated as the No. 1 starting cornerback on the depth chart after the departures of Jason McCourty and Jamar Taylor. Head coach Hue Jackson named Ward the starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside Terrance Mitchell. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Cleveland Browns' season-opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers and recorded six", "title": "Denzel Ward" }, { "docid": "10755242", "text": "backup play-by-play announcer, replacing Michaels on various occasions. Michaels is now focused on Sunday night games, while Tirico handled Thursday nights with Cris Collinsworth or Kurt Warner. 2018 marked the first year of Thursday Night Football on Fox. Fox Sports produced all 18 regular season games with 11 of those games on the Fox network (between weeks 4-15). Starting in 2018, the NFL moved the start time of Thursday Night Football back, from 8:25 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET. All TNF games on Fox will also be streamed online via Amazon Prime Video, who replaced Twitter in 2017, under", "title": "NFL Network Thursday Night Football results (2006–present)" }, { "docid": "18465644", "text": "\"Monday Night Football\" and the Pro Bowl. This also was the second and final year of the current \"Thursday Night Football\" contract with CBS, NBC, and NFL Network. Along with ESPN's Wild Card game on ABC, ESPN announced on May 24, 2017, that the 2018 Pro Bowl would also be simulcast on ABC, marking the return of the Pro Bowl to ABC for the first time since 2003. For the first 9 weeks of the regular season, ESPN2 simulcast ESPN Deportes' Spanish-language \"Monday Night Football\" broadcasts; this served as filler programming for the channel until the start of its Monday-night", "title": "2017 NFL season" }, { "docid": "4620820", "text": "the total amount of viewers (persons 2+) who watched at least six minutes of NFL game coverage since the start of the 2008 regular season. For the 2009 season, the network's regular-season telecasts averaged 19.509 million viewers (counting only seven airings during the season by Nielsen). For the first thirteen weeks of the 2013 season, the CBS game telecasts averaged 26.5 million viewers. NFL on CBS The NFL on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States.", "title": "NFL on CBS" }, { "docid": "9221037", "text": "team's games after FSN New York's contract with the team expired; SportsNet New York became the Mets new cable home when it launched in April 2006, at the start of that year's regular season. As a result of losing the Yankees, Nets and Mets over the span of three years, FSN New York and MSG went from being the sole rightsholders to seven of the New York area's major sports franchises (excluding the New York Jets and New York Giants, as the NFL does not sell game broadcasts on an individual team basis or to regional cable outlets) to carrying", "title": "MSG Plus" }, { "docid": "4639920", "text": "of the doubleheader, Jets–Lions, moved to ESPN2 in order to show the beginning of the Rams–Raiders game on ESPN. Current English-language broadcasters: Current Spanish-language broadcasters: Former broadcasters: Verizon Wireless's exclusive contract to carry NFL telecasts on mobile devices brought in $250 million per year between the 2014 and 2017 seasons. The contract that runs from 2018 through 2022, which does not include exclusivity, has Verizon doubling its rights fee payment to $500 million per year. NFL Sunday Ticket is an out-of-market sports package that broadcasts National Football League (NFL) regular season games unavailable on local affiliates. It carries all regional", "title": "National Football League on television" }, { "docid": "19135850", "text": "5 to 15 minutes earlier to facilitate local newscasts and \"SportsCenter\" to start earlier and cause less disruption to late night television schedules in the Eastern and Central time zones. Thursday and Sunday Night games now kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET, while Monday Night games now kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET. After two years of decline, television viewership for the NFL slightly rebounded in 2018, with ratings up 3% as a whole through the first ten weeks of the season, despite a major decline (16%) in other programming on the same networks. 2018 NFL season The 2018 NFL", "title": "2018 NFL season" }, { "docid": "4974776", "text": "Monday night game against the Chicago Bears. His first start for the Packers was on Sunday, November 10, 2013 against the Philadelphia Eagles. During the game's opening drive, Wallace suffered a season-ending groin injury and had to leave the game. He was replaced by quarterback Scott Tolzien, who made his first regular-season NFL appearance. Seneca Wallace was the first ever African-American to start a game as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. In the summer of 2018, Wallace was the quarterback for Godspeed, a flag football team made of former professional American football players that participated in the American Flag", "title": "Seneca Wallace" }, { "docid": "9868281", "text": "to 15–0 and became the first 15–0 team in NFL history. The Patriots’ 15th win matched the win totals of the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1998 Minnesota Vikings, 1985 Chicago Bears, and 1984 San Francisco 49ers, while their 15–0 regular season start was a first in NFL history. The Patriots’ 6–0 record against division opponents was a franchise first. The win also marked the Patriots’ 18th straight regular season victory since their December 2006 loss to the Dolphins, tying the Patriots’ 2003–2004 NFL record. In their final regular season game, the 15–0 Patriots traveled to Giants Stadium, trying to win a", "title": "2007 New England Patriots season" }, { "docid": "16141217", "text": "ranked teams. ^ \"- Does not include the 71,016 fans who watched #15 Houston beat #3 Oklahoma in the Advocare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium.\" In the stadium's short history, Houston fans have been treated to watch a number of future NFL draft picks: In addition, a number of other Houston players who got their start at TDECU Stadium have made NFL rosters as free agents, including Kenneth Farrow and Cameron Malveaux. In addition to major college football, TDECU Stadium hosts several high school football games each year, both regular season and playoffs. The University of Houston holds commencement exercises", "title": "TDECU Stadium" }, { "docid": "15405398", "text": "regular season games (up to eight) if a labor agreement could not be reached by the start of the regular season. The league did not have to implement the plans, since the players association agreed to terms with the NFL shortly before the start of the season proper on July 25, ending the lockout. The 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was canceled at the last minute for poor playing conditions on the newly installed FieldTurf that had been placed at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the off-season. Mike Silver of NFL.com reported that on the morning", "title": "Canceled NFL games" }, { "docid": "14509357", "text": "Ramon Harewood Ramon Harewood (born 3 February 1987) is a former Barbadian American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, was drafted in the 6th Round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Ravens signing him to a three-year contract. He was drafted in the sixth round by the Baltimore Ravens of the 2010 NFL Draft. Harewood's 2010-2011 season ended prior to the first regular season game, when he underwent surgery on each of his knees and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. His second NFL season was also ended before the start of the", "title": "Ramon Harewood" }, { "docid": "17256019", "text": "Maponga was released by the Broncos on August 13, 2018. Stansly Maponga Stansly Maponga (born March 5, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU. Maponga was drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 153rd overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons. On September 5, 2015, Maponga was waived by the Falcons in the final cuts before the start of the regular season. On September 7, 2015, he was", "title": "Stansly Maponga" }, { "docid": "18759382", "text": "the Carolina Panthers in the 2016 regular season opener and Super Bowl 50 rematch, Siemian completed 18-of-26 passes for 178 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in his first NFL start and 21-20 victory. He was the first quarterback in NFL history to start the season opener for the defending Super Bowl champion without having thrown an NFL pass. He was the first Northwestern quarterback since Randy Dean in 1979 to start an NFL game. The following week, Siemian threw for 266 yards in a 34–20 win over the Indianapolis Colts, 215 of those yards came in the first half.", "title": "Trevor Siemian" }, { "docid": "7705314", "text": "2-yard line back to the 15-yard line. Since \"The NFL Record & Fact Book\" does not count statistics from playoff games when calculating regular-season streaks, Gostkowski ended the regular season with his extra point streak active at 463. During the 2016 offseason, the NFL changed the rule on kickoffs so that touchbacks would grant the offense an extra five yards, with possessions starting at the 25-yard line rather than the 20-yard line. The Patriots took advantage of Gostkowski's ability to deliver \"mortar kicks\" that have a long hang time but land inside the field of play, which then forces the", "title": "Stephen Gostkowski" }, { "docid": "13793607", "text": "CBS O&O KDKA-TV, channel 2; sister CW O&O WPCW, channel 19; and Root Sports Pittsburgh. KDKA-TV's Bob Pompeani and former Steelers lineman Edmund Nelson do the announcing for the pre-season games, as well as the two hosting the pre-game program \"Steelers Kickoff\" during the regular season prior to the national airing of \"The NFL Today\". The two also host the \"Steelers Postgame Extra\" following the game on days when CBS does not have that week's NFL doubleheader. Coach Mike Tomlin's weekly press conference is shown live on Root Sports Pittsburgh. National NFL Network broadcasts are shown locally on KDKA-TV or", "title": "Primary NFL television stations" }, { "docid": "5637513", "text": "1998 NFL season The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The season culminated with Super Bowl XXXIII, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–19 at Pro Player Stadium. The Broncos had won their first thirteen games, the best start since the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, and were tipped by some to have a realistic chance at winning all nineteen games. The Minnesota Vikings became the first team since the 1968 Baltimore Colts to win all but one of their regular season games and not win the Super Bowl. After no team had", "title": "1998 NFL season" }, { "docid": "20526653", "text": "Illustrated. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Bates in the second round (54th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Bates was the fourth safety drafted in 2018. On May 12, 2018, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Bates to a four-year, $4.94 million contract that includes $2.38 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.67 million. Bates entered training camp slated as a backup safety, but earned an opportunity to compete for the job as the starting free safety against George Iloka after quickly impressing the Bengals' coaching staff. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Bates the starting free safety to start the regular season,", "title": "Jessie Bates III" }, { "docid": "5012242", "text": "Favre did not start an NFL game, as he was placed on the inactive list due to a shoulder injury, ending his streak of 297 consecutive regular season games; Tarvaris Jackson started in his place and subsequently Joe Webb had his first ever down in an NFL game. In addition, it was the first ever regular-season Monday night game in Ford Field. On December 14, 2011, the NFL, along with Fox, NBC and CBS, and ESPN announced that the league had extended rights deal with all three networks through the 2022 season. The three-network rights deal includes the continued yearly", "title": "Fox NFL" }, { "docid": "393859", "text": "season was the third in NFL history, and the first of the post-merger era. The previous two teams to do it, the 1934 and 1942 Chicago Bears, both lost those years' NFL Championship Games. The Cleveland Browns also completed a perfect season in 1948, including a Championship victory, when they were part of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), but this feat is only recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame (the NFL does not officially recognize any AAFC records). Following the death of Vince Lombardi 17 days prior to the start of the 1970 season, Washington finished 6-8 under", "title": "Super Bowl VII" }, { "docid": "11779928", "text": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1999 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 67th in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 5–11 and last place in the NFC East. The Eagles hired Andy Reid away from the Green Bay Packers to be their new head coach prior to the start of the season. In the 1999 NFL Draft, the team drafted quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick. The 1999 NFL Draft was held April 17–18, 1999. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. The Eagles, with a record", "title": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season" }, { "docid": "20468602", "text": "season with a home game against the San Francisco 49ers, their first home game since the Minneapolis Miracle in the divisional round of the 2017–18 NFL playoffs. The game saw quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson make their regular season debuts for the Vikings, as well as the return of second-year running back Dalvin Cook, who had torn his ACL early in the 2017 season. The two teams traded punts to start the game, before the Vikings put a drive together on their second possession, culminating with a 48-yard field goal by rookie kicker Daniel Carlson. The 49ers", "title": "2018 Minnesota Vikings season" }, { "docid": "9412141", "text": "from its beginning during the 2003 season. The original version was basically an automated program that aired on Sunday nights. A voice-over announcer briefly described the games of that NFL Sunday, then the comments of the players and coaches in that game aired. When NFLN revamped for 2006, mainly to mark the start of live regular-season play-by-play, this program became \"NFL Scoreboard\" and \"Point After\" became a more polished five-day-a-week show. Also, college soundbites were added as part of an additional emphasis on collegiate football. In 2008, NFL Network cancelled this program and replaced it with \"Team Cam\", which has", "title": "Point After" }, { "docid": "9508553", "text": "States Football League game was staged there in 1984, and between 1986 and 1993 the old Wembley Stadium hosted eight National Football League exhibition games featuring 13 different NFL teams. Since the new Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 Wembley has hosted games during the NFL regular season. As a result of this, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated in October 2009 that \"he expects the NFL will start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years, an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London.\" On 20 January 2012, the league announced that the St. Louis", "title": "Wembley Stadium" }, { "docid": "6107522", "text": "1939 NFL season The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him. An NFL game was televised for the first time when NBC broadcast a Brooklyn Dodgers–Philadelphia Eagles game. The experimental broadcast was broadcast only to viewers in New York and Albany; regular broadcasting of NFL games would not begin until 1951. The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. Though both the Giants and the Packers finished a", "title": "1939 NFL season" }, { "docid": "13793581", "text": "Primary NFL television stations A primary, flagship or home television station refers to the local affiliates that carry a majority of the regular season telecasts for a said National Football League (NFL) team. This list only concentrates on television coverage since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. This list however, does not include \"official station\" partnerships, where a station that only carries off-network pre-season games also carries team programming throughout the season such as coach's shows, player shows or interview segments during station sportscasts. It also does not include individual player show agreements with stations in a team's market. As the", "title": "Primary NFL television stations" }, { "docid": "4620698", "text": "already sold the rights to the NFL Championship to NBC in 1955, and when DuMont ended its regular season coverage, CBS acquired the rights. CBS' coverage began on September 30, 1956 (the first regular season broadcast was a game between the visiting Washington Redskins against the Pittsburgh Steelers), before the 1970 AFL–NFL merger. Prior to 1968, CBS had an assigned crew for each NFL team. As a result, CBS became the first network to broadcast some NFL regular season games to selected television markets across the country. From 1970 until the end of the 1993 season, when Fox won the", "title": "NFL on CBS" }, { "docid": "7129424", "text": "during the regular season: The NFLPA, then led by their president Gene Upshaw and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, worked with player conduct in the form of suspensions for off the field conduct in light of the more than fifty arrests by local law enforcement since the start of the 2006 season. The hardest hit came on April 10 when Adam \"Pacman\" Jones of the Tennessee Titans was suspended for the entire season for his five arrests, the most blatant while in Las Vegas for the NBA All-Star Weekend in February where he was accused of causing a riot/shooting in a", "title": "2007 NFL season" }, { "docid": "9153329", "text": "regular season. NFL preseason The National Football League preseason is the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual \"regular\" season starts. Beginning with the featured Pro Football Hall of Fame game in early August, five weekends of exhibition games are currently played in the NFL. The start of the preseason is intrinsically tied to the last week of training camp. The games are useful for new players who are not used to playing in front of very large crowds. Management often uses the games to evaluate newly signed players. Veteran players will", "title": "NFL preseason" }, { "docid": "6931252", "text": "end Derrick Burgess, who was placed on injured reserve. He played as a reserve in 13 regular-season games without a start. He only played the 2003 season as a member of the Eagles. Coleman signed with the Denver Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2004 and played as a member of the Broncos for two seasons (2004–2005). He announced his retirement from professional football after the 2005 season. On April 5, 2018, the Raiders announced Coleman would be making his coaching debut as an assistant defensive line coach in Jon Gruden's new staff. NFL head coaches under", "title": "Marco Coleman" }, { "docid": "20456099", "text": "from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. One highlight of the Cardinals' 2018 season was their first ever victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Draft trades The Cardinals' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 11, 2018. The Cardinals' 2018 schedule was announced on April 19. Notes Rosen's first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game-winning field goal. The Cardinals started 0–4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St. Louis. Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans, the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL.", "title": "2018 Arizona Cardinals season" }, { "docid": "19766464", "text": "for the remainder of training camp and all four preseason games. Head coach Frank Reich named Walker the starting middle linebacker to start the regular season in 2018, alongside outside linebackers Najee Goode and rookie Darius Leonard. On September 23, 2018, Walker recorded nine combined tackles and made his first career interception off a pass by Eagles' quarterback Carson Wentz during a 20–16 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2. Anthony Walker Jr. Anthony Laron Walker Jr. (born August 8, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college", "title": "Anthony Walker Jr." }, { "docid": "5799866", "text": "card” team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, records against common records, and records in conference play. The 1975 NFL Draft was held from January 28 to 29, 1975 at New York City's Hilton at Rockefeller Center. With the first pick, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski from the University of California. 1975 NFL season The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. It was the first NFL season without a tie game. made two", "title": "1975 NFL season" }, { "docid": "20486886", "text": "Pittsburgh's 2018 Opening Day 25-man roster, but was waived and returned to Cleveland before the start of the regular season. He began the season with Akron. Milbrath worked a temp job for NFL Films at Super Bowl LII. Jordan Milbrath Jordan Milbrath (born August 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. Milbrath graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Minnesota. He attended Augustana University, where he played college baseball for the Augustana Vikings, and he played collegiate summer baseball for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League. The Cleveland Indians selected Milbrath in the", "title": "Jordan Milbrath" }, { "docid": "7023898", "text": "Draft, who would eventually be regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. Russell held out until September 12, and did not make his first start until December 2, long after the season was effectively over. Kiffin recorded his first regular season win as an NFL head coach on September 23, 2007; the Raiders defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 26–24 when defensive lineman Tommy Kelly blocked a late Cleveland field goal. At his end-of-the-season press conference, Kiffin told the media and his players that he had many plans and changes he was going to", "title": "Lane Kiffin" }, { "docid": "5625124", "text": "2003 NFL season The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular-season play was held from September 4, 2003, to December 28, 2003. Due to damage caused by the Cedar Fire, Qualcomm Stadium was used as an emergency shelter, and thus the Miami Dolphins–San Diego Chargers regular-season match on October 27 was instead played at Sun Devil Stadium, the home field of the Arizona Cardinals. The playoffs began on January 3, 2004. The NFL title was won by the New England Patriots when they defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32–29, in Super Bowl XXXVIII", "title": "2003 NFL season" }, { "docid": "9153388", "text": "the NFL has indicated that the opening game will normally be hosted by the defending Super Bowl champions as the official start of their title defense. Under this scheduling system, the earliest the regular season could begin is September 4, as it was in the and seasons, due to September 1 falling on a Monday, while the latest possible is September 10, as it was in the and seasons, due to September 1 falling on a Tuesday. Currently, the thirteen different opponents each team faces over the 16-game regular season schedule are set using a pre-determined formula: Under this formula,", "title": "NFL regular season" }, { "docid": "14137378", "text": "the New Orleans Saints in the kickoff game; the last regular season games were held on Sunday, January 1, 2012. The playoffs started on Saturday, January 7, 2012, and ended with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Under the NFL's scheduling formula, intraconference and interconference matchups were: Intraconference Interconference When the league was arranging the schedule in spring 2011, it added some cushion in case the labor dispute lasted into September and the planned start of the regular season. For example, every contest in Week 3 had teams which", "title": "2011 NFL season" }, { "docid": "431733", "text": "sideline, as he and Bills owner Ralph Wilson had maintained a friendly rivalry and were the last living original AFL owners at that time (Adams and Wilson would die in 2013 and 2014, respectively). Bud Adams established the Titans/Oilers Hall of Fame after the 40th season of the franchise to honor past players and management Bold denotes still active with team \"Italics\" denote still active but not with team Passing yards (regular season) (as of start of 2018 season) Rushing yards (regular season) (as of start of 2018 season) Receiving yards (regular season) (as of Week 17 of the 2017", "title": "Tennessee Titans" }, { "docid": "20468860", "text": "International Series. The game will occur during Week 7 (October 21), and will be televised by CBS in the United States. The exact date, along with the network and kickoff time, were announced in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule. Notes Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. NFL London Games 2018 Tennessee Titans season The 2018 season is the Tennessee Titans' 49th in the National Football League and their 59th overall. It also marks the franchise's 22nd season in the", "title": "2018 Tennessee Titans season" }, { "docid": "4254430", "text": "fourth NFL rushing title in five years. Smith also scored a then NFL record 25 rushing touchdowns. Allen made first NFL start at right guard in the season opener at the Meadowlands against the New York Giants on September 4, helping the Dallas offense record 459 yards including 230 rushing yards. In the regular-season finale on the road against the Cardinals on Christmas Day, the offensive line enabled Dallas to record 474 yards of total offense for most yardage by Cowboys team since September 15, 1985. On January 28, 1996, Allen earned his first start in a Super Bowl as", "title": "Larry Allen" }, { "docid": "2165153", "text": "and an appearance in the Hardy Cup game, McCrystal was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year and received the 2007 Frank Tindall Trophy. The Rams played the inaugural sporting event at Mosaic Stadium on October 1, 2016, hosting the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. As of the start of the 2018 CFL season, four former Rams players were on CFL teams' rosters: As of the start of the 2018 NFL season, two former Rams players were on NFL teams' active rosters: Regina Rams The Regina Rams represent the University of Regina, located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, in U Sports", "title": "Regina Rams" }, { "docid": "14838335", "text": "cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Charles Woodson and Tramon Williams. He made his first career start and professional regular season debut in the Green Bay Packers' season-opener at the Philadelphia Eagles and recorded three combined tackles in their 27–20 victory. Shields and safety Morgan Burnett became the first rookie defensive back tandem to start for the Packers since the AFL and NFL merged. He was inactive for two games (Weeks 4–5) due to a calf injury. On November 11, 2010, Shields recorded a season-high two pass deflections, a solo tackle, and recorded his first", "title": "Sam Shields" }, { "docid": "6107262", "text": "1936 NFL season The 1936 NFL season was the 17th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time since the league was founded, there were no team transactions; neither a club folded nor did a new one join the NFL. 1936 was also the first year in which all league teams played the same number of games. Since this season, the number of scheduled regular season games per team has been: The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins in the NFL Championship Game. For the only time in NFL history, the team", "title": "1936 NFL season" }, { "docid": "19715217", "text": "round in the draft of the following season. In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2018 draft. Coverage of the draft was broadcast by ESPN and NFL Network, with Fox also simulcasting NFL Network's coverage of the first two rounds ob broadcast television (serving as a prelude for Fox's acquisition of \"Thursday Night Football\" for the 2018 season). ESPN aired coverage of the last four rounds on ABC. \"College GameDay\" broadcast a special edition from outside AT&T Stadium as a pre-show", "title": "2018 NFL Draft" }, { "docid": "7140505", "text": "host city. TNT lost their rights to the NFL following the 1997 season after ESPN chose to bid on the entire regular season package beginning in 1998. In the wake of the loss of NFL rights, TNT began negotiations with NBC Sports to start a new football league; TNT eventually backed out of the proposal. (NBC's proposed league eventually became the XFL.) NFL on TNT The NFL on TNT was the weekly United States television broadcast by Turner Network Television (TNT) of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL) games from the 1990 through 1997 seasons. TNT televised NFL games from", "title": "NFL on TNT" }, { "docid": "107947", "text": "seasons from 1953–1966). The Lions also have a preseason rivalry with the Cleveland Browns, dubbed the Great Lakes Classic. The two teams have been playing for The Barge Trophy since 2002. The Lions and Browns had a solid rivalry in the 1950s, when they met four times for the NFL championship (Detroit won three of the matchups); they have met much less frequently during the regular season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger due to the Browns' move to the AFC. The Lions' flagship radio station is WJR 760 AM. Dan Miller does play-by-play, Jim Brandstatter does color commentary, and Tony", "title": "Detroit Lions" }, { "docid": "14822508", "text": "regular season schedule was released on April 18, 2013. The 2013 regular season began on Thursday, September 5, with the NFL Kickoff Game in which the Denver Broncos hosted the Baltimore Ravens. The game was a rematch of a double-overtime playoff game of the previous season. The game was broadcast on NBC. The Ravens, as the reigning Super Bowl champions, would normally have hosted the kickoff game, however, a scheduling conflict with their Major League Baseball counterparts, the Baltimore Orioles, forced the Ravens to start the season on the road (the Ravens' and Orioles' respective stadiums — M&T Bank Stadium", "title": "2013 NFL season" }, { "docid": "5673293", "text": "in the 11th round of the 1972 NFL Draft, the 273rd overall pick. He made is regular season debut on Monday Night Football, during a Week Eight game against the Miami Dolphins Prior to the 1974 regular season, Steelers head coach Chuck Noll stated that the starting quarterback position was \"wide open\" among Terry Bradshaw, Gilliam, and Terry Hanratty. Gilliam outperformed the other two in the 1974 pre-season and Noll named Gilliam the starting quarterback, the first African American quarterback to start a season opener after the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. After a 30–0 win in the season opener over", "title": "Joe Gilliam" }, { "docid": "6126297", "text": "1946 NFL season The 1946 NFL season was the 27th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him. Meanwhile, the All-America Football Conference was formed to rival the NFL, and the Rams became the first NFL team based on the West Coast after they relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, to Los Angeles, California. A regular season game was played on Tuesday, the last until the 2010 season, on October 1, between New York and Boston. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated", "title": "1946 NFL season" }, { "docid": "6039519", "text": "1962 NFL season The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Before the season, CBS signed a contract with the league to televise all regular-season games for a $4.65 million annual fee. The season ended on December 30, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 16–7 in the NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium. The Packers successfully defended their 1961 NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14–1; their only loss was to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day at Tiger Stadium. The Green Bay Packers won their first ten", "title": "1962 NFL season" }, { "docid": "7129406", "text": "2007 NFL season The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League. Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30. The New England Patriots became the first team to complete the regular season undefeated since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978. Four weeks after the playoffs began on January 5, 2008, the Patriots' bid for a perfect season was dashed when they lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, the league championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, by a", "title": "2007 NFL season" }, { "docid": "10323120", "text": "the traditional Sunday afternoon time setting for professional football, but starting its season in August, a full month before the start of the NFL regular season. However, financial difficulties forced the league to return to its schedule from previous years. In 2012 it was announced that games would begin in September and that the schedule would be played over eight weeks. When this announcement was made, it had been anticipated that the league would have expanded beyond four active members. Games were to be played on Wednesday and Friday nights with six weeks of regular season action and two weeks", "title": "United Football League (2009–2012)" }, { "docid": "19037806", "text": "day, it was also reported that the team planned to start Wentz for the 2016 season when he became healthy. On September 5, Wentz was officially named the starter for the Eagles' 2016 season opener against the Cleveland Browns. He made his first regular season start on September 11 against the Cleveland Browns, throwing for 278 passing yards and 2 touchdowns in the 29–10 victory. He was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 1. Wentz threw for 190 yards and a touchdown in a 29–14 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 2. He became the", "title": "Carson Wentz" }, { "docid": "5735609", "text": "1985 NFL season The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46–10 at the Louisiana Superdome. The Bears became the second team in NFL history (after the previous season's San Francisco 49ers) to win 15 games in the regular season and 18 including the playoffs. \"W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against\" The following players set all-time records during the season: The 1985 NFL Draft", "title": "1985 NFL season" }, { "docid": "6126396", "text": "NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946 at New York City's Commodore Hotel. With the first pick, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Bob Fenimore from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. 1947 NFL season The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant for fourteen seasons, through 1960. The season ended when the Chicago Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game on December 28. Starting in 1947, the NFL teams played a 12-game", "title": "1947 NFL season" }, { "docid": "9869223", "text": "tearing his ACL in a non-contact drill during practice. Despite what some thought was a major loss in Benjamin, Carolina went on to shock the NFL by achieving both a franchise-best and league-best 15-1 record. This included 14 consecutive victories to start the season, the most by any NFC team in NFL history. The Panthers only regular season loss occurred in the penultimate week of the regular season against the Atlanta Falcons. Season highlights included Cam Newton's flip into the end zone in week 2, defeating Seattle on the road in week 5, an overtime victory over the Colts in", "title": "History of the Carolina Panthers" }, { "docid": "7347164", "text": "his rookie season he played in six regular season games plus two post season games. He made his NFL debut at the Green Bay Packers on September 8. In the 2003 season he played in all 16 games and made his first NFL start at the New York Giants on November 9. In his third season for the Falcons, Shaffer started in 15 games and was a member of the offensive line that ranked first in the NFL with 2,672 rushing yards. Just as he did the previous season he helped the offensive line become the highest ranked in terms", "title": "Kevin Shaffer" }, { "docid": "6126522", "text": "1948 NFL season The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. The last regular season game played on Wednesday until the 2012 season happened on September 22, 1948, between Detroit and Los Angeles. The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago Cardinals in the NFL Championship Game. The 1948 season featured the highest per-game, per-team scoring in NFL history, with the average team scoring 23.2 points per game. This", "title": "1948 NFL season" }, { "docid": "6095967", "text": "1960 NFL season The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the league, 33-year-old Pete Rozelle, the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams, was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams in late January with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys, with a fourteenth team, the Minnesota Vikings, to start in . Also, the Cardinals relocated from Chicago to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Cardinals, the same moniker as the major league baseball team. In the championship game, the", "title": "1960 NFL season" }, { "docid": "6095977", "text": "With the first pick, the Los Angeles Rams selected running back Billy Cannon from Louisiana State University. 1960 NFL season The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the league, 33-year-old Pete Rozelle, the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams, was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams in late January with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys, with a fourteenth team, the Minnesota Vikings, to start in . Also, the Cardinals relocated from Chicago to St. Louis and became the", "title": "1960 NFL season" }, { "docid": "5799142", "text": "division, and a fourth “wild card” team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, records versus common opponents, and records in conference play. The 1976 NFL Draft was held from April 8 to 9, 1976 at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel. With the first pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected defensive end Lee Roy Selmon from Oklahoma State University. 1976 NFL season The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The year 1976 was also the Bicentennial", "title": "1976 NFL season" }, { "docid": "5800229", "text": "“wild card” team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, records against common opponents, and records in conference play. After 11 years as head coach of the New York Jets, Weeb Ewbank decided to retire. The 1973 NFL Draft was held from January 30 to 31, 1973 at New York City's Americana Hotel. With the first pick, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak from the University of Tampa. 1973 NFL season The 1973 NFL season was the 54th regular season of", "title": "1973 NFL season" }, { "docid": "22341", "text": "2016 NFL Draft selection as a result of the league's investigation. Dan Quinn's first season saw a 5–0 start, the team's best start in four years. They would then struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing 8 of their last 11 games, resulting in an 8–8 record. They did, however, give the Panthers their only regular season loss. The Falcons used their first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft on safety Keanu Neal from the University of Florida. In the Falcons' 25th and final season in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta lost their Week 1 game to the Buccaneers", "title": "Atlanta Falcons" }, { "docid": "17792964", "text": "latter stages of the regular season and the playoffs. Cecil Martin previously served as analyst before being replaced by Gayle for the 2014 season. Previous analysts such as Daryl Johnston and Bradlee Van Pelt have also provided analysis for Sky Sports. However at the start of the 2016/17 season Kevin Cadle announced that he would no longer present the show however he would make occasional appearances. To start the 2017/18 season Neil Reynolds took over as head presenter and had Shaun Gayle and Corey Wootton as co-analysts. On 16 December 2017 it was announced that the long-time NFL show presenter", "title": "NFL Special" }, { "docid": "13211885", "text": "Moore. Television coverage of the league was spotty, with some teams starting in 1950 to have individual arrangements with the Dumont Network and NBC. CBS began to televise selected NFL regular season games in 1956, but there was no league-wide, national television (the Browns, for instance, held out and syndicated games themselves until the early 1960s when a league-wide contract was imposed). By the start of the 1960s, the NFL was complacent in its dominance of the market for Professional Football fans, and had little incentive to expand that market. The AAFC was history, and the NFL had chosen not", "title": "Professional football (gridiron)" }, { "docid": "11068363", "text": "December 19, 2017, Talib was named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl. Talib finished the season with 31 combined tackles (23 solo), seven pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts. On March 8, 2018, the Broncos agreed to a trade that will send Talib to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The deal became official on March 14, 2018, at the start of the NFL year. Talib entered the 2018 season as a starting cornerback alongside fellow trade acquisition Marcus Peters. In Week 3,", "title": "Aqib Talib" }, { "docid": "6733937", "text": "1999 NFL Draft The 1999 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17–18, 1999, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round - Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper, and Cade McNown - the second most (along with the 2018 NFL Draft) after the", "title": "1999 NFL Draft" }, { "docid": "9153322", "text": "games are held. The fourth and final full week of exhibition games (fifth weekend overall) usually has teams playing exclusively on Thursday night (plus Friday, if any), with no national games. This allows teams a few extra days to prepare for the first week of the regular season. It also prevents conflict with the start of the regular seasons for high school and college football, allowing those venues to expand their first weekends' games from Thursday through Monday (Labor Day). There is usually a conflict with the Major League Baseball season, a situation seen in the 2015 preseason when the", "title": "NFL preseason" }, { "docid": "17720481", "text": "posted a then-career-career-high single-season net punting average of 42.0, which ranked fourth in the NFL, while Matt Prater converted 22 of his 24 field goal attempts, including 17 in a row to start the season. Prater's 17 consecutive field goals to start the season marked the longest streak to start a season in Lions history. The Detroit Lions fired Marciano as the special teams coordinator during the mid-season of 2018 on November 5th, 2018. Joe Marciano Joe Marciano (born February 10, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He was the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions", "title": "Joe Marciano" }, { "docid": "9015845", "text": "one high school football game within a 75-mile radius, and because broadcasting is an integral part of the NFL's business model (roughly half of the league's revenue comes from television contracts), this effectively prohibits the playing of NFL games in competition with high school football. (These rules do not apply during preseason, when Friday night games are common, nor does it apply at the end of the season, though the only time regular season games are played on Friday in the NFL is on Christmas.) Only recently have national sports television channels fully capitalized on this rule; since 2005, the", "title": "High school football" }, { "docid": "19135822", "text": "were hired. Four officials were promoted to the referee position. Down judge Hugo Cruz was fired for performance-related issues culminating with a missed false start during a Week 6 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Cleveland Browns. It was the first time in the Super Bowl era that an official was dismissed in-season. The following playing rule changes have been approved by the Competition Committee for the 2018 season: The following bylaws and resolutions were passed: The following changes to the kickoff rules were approved at the NFL Spring Owners' Meeting on May 23, 2018: In response to the", "title": "2018 NFL season" }, { "docid": "11619576", "text": "provided solid support. Their secondary, led by safeties Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters, along with cornerbacks Benny Barnes and Aaron Kyle, combined for 16 interceptions. The Cowboys started the regular season slowly, winning only six of their first ten games. Both the offense and the defense played ineffectively, including giving up interceptions and fumbles. Dallas finished strong, winning their last six regular season games to post a 12–4 record. In the aftermath of the season, NFL Films produced its annual highlight reel as it does for every NFL team. Notable of the highlight reel was the title, \"America's Team\". It", "title": "1978 Dallas Cowboys season" }, { "docid": "4243406", "text": "Packers and Giants). When the New England Patriots arrived at Super Bowl XLII, they were already billed as the greatest team in NFL history. The Patriots were not only competing for a fourth Super Bowl title since the 2001 season; they were aiming to become the first team in NFL history to achieve a 19–0 record. Their perfect 16–0 record in the regular season was the first since the league moved to a 16 game regular season in 1978. It was also only the fourth undefeated and untied regular season in NFL history. New England set NFL records with 589", "title": "Super Bowl XLII" }, { "docid": "6126393", "text": "1947 NFL season The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant for fourteen seasons, through 1960. The season ended when the Chicago Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game on December 28. Starting in 1947, the NFL teams played a 12-game schedule rather than 11 games. The twelfth game proved to be crucial for the Steelers, Eagles, Cardinals and Bears. In the Eastern Division, Pittsburgh took a half-game lead over", "title": "1947 NFL season" }, { "docid": "3243915", "text": "location (by telephone): \"1965*\" \"<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Year with more than one draft venue\" \"Source: NFL Draft Locations\" Since 1977, the NFL has also held a supplemental draft to accommodate players who did not enter the regular draft. Players generally enter the supplementary draft because they missed the filing deadline for the NFL draft or because issues developed which affected their eligibility (such as academic or disciplinary matters). The supplemental draft is scheduled to occur at some point after the regular draft and before the start of the next season. In 1984 the NFL held an additional draft for players who were", "title": "National Football League Draft" }, { "docid": "16479724", "text": "year. McCants was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 201st overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft. However, on August 31, 2012, before the beginning of the 2012 NFL season McCants was cut in final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad, where he spent his entire rookie season. Before the start of the 2013 NFL season, on August 31, 2013, the New York Giants cut McCants in final roster cuts to get to the regular season roster limit of 53 players. On September 2, 2013, McCants was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.", "title": "Matt McCants" }, { "docid": "7340913", "text": "utilizing some SD presentation outside of rare \"SportsCenter\" highlights still in that format. After both Jaworski and Hoge were laid off by the network in April 2017, ESPN NFL insider Louis Riddick and Greg Cosell, the original co-creator of the show, were named the new co-hosts of the program. For the 2018 season, Riddick was replaced by Matt Bowen. NFL Matchup NFL Matchup is a National Football League (NFL) preview show that airs every week during the regular season and playoffs. In 2006, the official name was \"State Farm NFL Matchup\"; it has also been known as the \"Edge NFL", "title": "NFL Matchup" }, { "docid": "513816", "text": "days. Wrigley Field once held the record for the most NFL games played in a single stadium with 365 regular season NFL games, but this record was surpassed in September 2003 by Giants Stadium in New Jersey, thanks to its dual-occupancy by the New York Giants and New York Jets. The game played between the Jets and Miami Dolphins on September 14, 2003 was the 366th regular season NFL game at Giants Stadium breaking Wrigley's regular season record. The 50 seasons the Bears spent at Wrigley Field had been an NFL record until 2006 when Lambeau Field duplicated this feat", "title": "Wrigley Field" }, { "docid": "18498652", "text": "the 2018 NFL Draft. Tomlin named Smith-Schuster a starting wide receiver to begin the regular season, alongside Antonio Brown. Smith-Schuster started his second NFL season strong with nine receptions for 116 receiving yards in the 21–21 tie against the Cleveland Browns. He followed that performance up with a career-high 13 receptions for 121 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 42–37 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. In Week 3, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he recorded nine receptions for 116 yards in the 30–27 victory on \"Monday Night Football\". Smith-Schuster broke another NFL record on November 25, 2018 against", "title": "JuJu Smith-Schuster" }, { "docid": "5637515", "text": "to 18, 1998 at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the first pick, the Indianapolis Colts selected quarterback Peyton Manning from the University of Tennessee. 1998 NFL season The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The season culminated with Super Bowl XXXIII, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–19 at Pro Player Stadium. The Broncos had won their first thirteen games, the best start since the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, and were tipped by some to have a realistic chance at winning all nineteen games. The Minnesota Vikings became", "title": "1998 NFL season" }, { "docid": "20468763", "text": "the United States. The exact date, along with network and kickoff time, were announced in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule. Notes NFL Kickoff Game The Eagles kicked off the 2018 season hosting Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons in a rematch of last year's Divisional Round. The Falcons struggles in the red zone continued as they were stopped on fourth and goal on their first drive. The Eagles however had struggles of their own being held scoreless until midway through the second when Jake Elliott kicked a 26-yard field goal to tie the game. The Falcons", "title": "2018 Philadelphia Eagles season" }, { "docid": "7753728", "text": "He made his first NFL start on December 27, 2009 against the Atlanta Falcons. Buffalo lost the game 31–3. In the 2nd quarter of the same game, Brohm threw an 8-yard pass to wide receiver Terrell Owens, giving the wideout his 1,000th career reception. Brohm competed with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards for the starting quarterback position prior to the 2010 season. Edwards, however, was named starter prior to the first preseason game, with Fitzpatrick and Brohm alternating as second-string through the preseason. By the start of the regular season, Brohm had been demoted back to third string; when Edwards", "title": "Brian Brohm" } ]

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[ { "docid": "14044293", "text": "reasons why she ended her life. The series is produced by July Moon Productions, Kicked to the Curb Productions, Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, with Yorkey and Diana Son serving as showrunners. Dylan Minnette stars as Clay, while Katherine Langford plays Hannah. Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentice, Miles Heizer, Ross Butler, Devin Druid, Amy Hargreaves, Derek Luke, Kate Walsh, and Brian d'Arcy James also star. A film from Universal Pictures based on \"Thirteen Reasons Why\" began development in February 2011, with Selena Gomez set to star as Hannah, before being shelved in favor of a television series", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044292", "text": "13 Reasons Why 13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American teen drama web television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel \"Thirteen Reasons Why\" by Jay Asher. The series revolves around seventeen-year-old high school student, Clay Jensen, and his deceased friend Hannah Baker, who has killed herself after having to face a culture of gossip and sexual assault at her high school and a lack of support from her friends and her school. A box of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah in the lead up to her suicide detail thirteen", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20181968", "text": "Clay Jensen Clay Jensen is a fictional character created by author Jay Asher. He is the main character in \"Thirteen Reasons Why\", a novel written for teenagers where a girl, Hannah Baker commits suicide. Clay is also the main character in the Netflix television series adaption of Asher's story, \"13 Reasons Why\", where he is portrayed by Dylan Minnette. Clay is one of the major protagonists in the series and his major storylines have included his friendships with Hannah Baker and Tony Padilla. Other major storylines have included his reactions to the tapes and the targeting of him by those", "title": "Clay Jensen" }, { "docid": "4019297", "text": "in 1981 whilst \"Vienna\" plays; it is then heard on Edward Markham's Walkman. The song is also heard on Professor Grisenko's Walkman in the \"Doctor Who\" episode \"Cold War\", set in 1983. \"Vienna\" can also be heard as background music during the twelfth episode of the third season of \"The Americans\". The song is played in the season finale of \"13 Reasons Why\" over Hannah Baker's final message to Clay Jensen. The chorus of \"Vienna\" is featured during the cold open of the final episode of \"\" as Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss) shoots and murders Gianni Versace (played", "title": "Vienna (Ultravox song)" }, { "docid": "14044296", "text": "Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box on his porch. Inside he discovers seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his deceased classmate and unrequited love, who killed herself two weeks earlier. On the tapes, Hannah unfolds an intensely emotional audio diary, detailing why she decided to end her life. It appears each person who receives this package of old-style tapes is fundamentally related to why she killed herself. Clay is not the first to receive the tapes, but there is implied detail as to how he should pass the tapes on after hearing", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20181970", "text": "she makes it clear that Clay is not one of the reasons for killing herself but rather she wanted him to know exactly why she took her own life. Clay Jensen is a junior at Liberty High School. Clay is the subject of Tape 5, Side A, although not as a reason for Hannah's suicide, unlike all the other tapes. At the end of his tape, she explains that Clay is not the reason for her suicide, but that she felt he needed to know the reasons behind why she took her life. Clay is considered to be socially awkward", "title": "Clay Jensen" }, { "docid": "13653385", "text": "the original release of the book, that became the basis of the dramatic television series \"13 Reasons Why\" released through Netflix on March 31, 2017. The screenplay contains several deviations from the book, including, but not limited to, name changes, plot elements, and character personalities. \"Thirteen Reasons Why\" was first published in hardcover on October 18, 2007, by RazorBill, a young adult imprint of Penguin Books. The audiobook on CD was released at the same time by Listening Library, a division of Penguin Books, featuring the voices of Debra Wiseman as Hannah and Joel Johnstone as Clay. The novel was", "title": "Thirteen Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20428340", "text": "Tommy Dorfman Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actor known for his role as Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\" (2017). Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Fordham University's drama program in 2015 with a B.A. in theatre arts. After graduating, he was cast in the role of Ryan Shaver on the Netflix drama \"13 Reasons Why\", which premiered in 2017. Also that year, he helped design a fashion collection with ASOS, and, in October, was honored with the Rising Star Award by GLAAD. Dorfman is openly gay. He", "title": "Tommy Dorfman" }, { "docid": "15610256", "text": "from the small audience. The beach was filmed in Malibu, California. In a May 2018 interview with Victoria Rodriguez of \"Seventeen\", actor Timothy Granaderos, who portrays the character of Monty in the Gomez-produced Netflix drama \"13 Reasons Why\", confirmed he played the purple-masked mariachi band member, who plays the Yamaha WX5 wind controller, in the video. Before the official release of the music video, a leaked photo from the set of Gomez, the hippie, and two pink-colored horses drew controversy during production. Although the horses were colored using a nontoxic water-soluble vegetable powder, when singer and PETA supporter Pink saw", "title": "Love You like a Love Song" }, { "docid": "14044295", "text": "March 2018, a video that plays at the start of each season warning viewers about its themes. In May 2017, Netflix renewed \"13 Reasons Why\" for a second season; filming began the next month and concluded that December. The second season was released on May 18, 2018, and received negative reviews from critics and mixed reviews from audiences. A third season was ordered in June 2018 and is set to be released in 2019. Critical and audience reaction to the series has been divided, with the program generating controversy between audiences and industry reviewers. In season one, seventeen year old", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20181976", "text": "their best together, channeling just the right sort of warm but awkward chemistry you'd expect from two teens who can't quite admit to their feelings for one another.\" A \"Daily Mirror\" article expressed disappointment when it came to Clay's tape in the series by saying \"It turns out Clay's 'reason' isn't even a reason why, and in so many ways that makes it even more devastating. It feels like that's the end.\" Clay Jensen Clay Jensen is a fictional character created by author Jay Asher. He is the main character in \"Thirteen Reasons Why\", a novel written for teenagers where", "title": "Clay Jensen" }, { "docid": "14044298", "text": "mother pursues her perception of justice, while her reluctance to settle pre-trial and her personal circumstances eventually break up her marriage with Hannah's father. The story unfolds with narratives illustrating Hannah's story told by those who present in court at trial. Clay, who perceives himself as Hannah's failed protector, embarks on an investigation using whatever evidence he can find in an effort to impact on the civil case between Hannah's parents and the school. Clay also endeavors to expose the corrupted culture of the High School and its favor of wealthy, sports savvy male students over the average student, which", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "13653387", "text": "used while writing this novel, reader reactions, and a reading guide. High school student Clay Jensen receives a mysterious package in the mail with seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a classmate who recently committed suicide. The tapes had also been sent to several other of her classmates, instructing each of them to visit each person mentioned. As he listens to the tapes, he learns that there is a side for each person to whom Hannah attributes her reasons for committing suicide. At this point, the tapes come to Clay, who Hannah apologizes for including because he does not", "title": "Thirteen Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044305", "text": "of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" also praised the show, calling it \"an honorably mature piece of young-adult adaptation\", and citing its performances, direction, relevance and maturity as some of the show's strongest points. The acting, particularly Katherine Langford as Hannah and Dylan Minnette as Clay, was frequently mentioned and widely lauded in several reviews. Schedeen of IGN praised the cast, particularly Minnette and Langford, stating: \"Langford shines in the lead role... [and] embodies that optimism and that profound sadness [of Hannah's] as well. Minnette's Clay is, by design, a much more stoic and reserved character... and does a fine job in", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044329", "text": "the first season of the series, Netflix also released \"13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons\", an aftershow documentary television film. The 29-minute documentary featured cast and crew of the series, and mental health professionals discussing their experiences working on the show and dealing with difficult issues, including bullying, depression and sexual assault. A second \"Beyond the Reasons\" special was released with the second season of the series. 13 Reasons Why 13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American teen drama web television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel \"Thirteen Reasons", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20097232", "text": "Hannah Baker Hannah Baker is a fictional character created by American author Jay Asher. She is the subject of his 2007 young adult fiction mystery novel \"Thirteen Reasons Why\", which was adapted by the media company Netflix as \"13 Reasons Why\". Hannah is introduced as a sophomore at the fictional Liberty High School; she struggles to adjust to living in an unsympathetic school environment. In the television series, Hannah is portrayed by Australian actress Katherine Langford, who returned for the show's second season, which was released in 2018. \"13 Reasons Why\" received largely positive, though also polarizing, reviews from critics", "title": "Hannah Baker" }, { "docid": "20035848", "text": "who is harassed and struggles to obtain her necessary hormones. ABC Family’s \"Pretty Little Liars\" has a main character—Emily Fields (the multiracial Shay Mitchell)—who is in a relationship with a black lesbian, Maya St. Germain (Bianca Lawson). Emily later becomes engaged to Alison DiLaurentis in the series. The Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\" includes the gay Hispanic Tony Padilla (Christian Navarro), a main character and distributor of the tapes. Tony comes out to Clay (the main character) near the end of the season, mentioning a lack of acceptance by his Catholic family, and dates Brad (another character). Unique Unique Adams", "title": "Media and LGBTQ youth of colour in the United States" }, { "docid": "13653389", "text": "panties. When Bryce started to touch Hannah, Courtney left the hot tub. When Hannah did not actively resist Bryce, he raped her. The last tape is for Mr. Porter, a temporary school counselor who told Hannah that if she was unwilling to press charges against \"the boy\" who raped her, she should \"try to move on\", even after Hannah expressed a desire to kill herself. After sending the tapes to the next person on the list, Clay returns to school and runs into his classmate Skye Miller, whom he suspects is also suicidal. The novel ends with Clay reaching out", "title": "Thirteen Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "12488255", "text": "Six Reasons Why Six Reasons Why is a 2008 film directed by The Campagna Brothers. It stars Daniel Wooster as the Nomad, a vigilante sent into the badlands by a preacher (Colm Feore). He wanders the Badlands with his horse, killing every stranger he meets. Christopher Harrison plays an orphaned entrepreneur who is trying to cross the Badlands along with his indentured servant the Sherpa, played by Mads Koudal. The film was in development during 2005 while the Campagna Brothers toured their previous film across Europe and America. It was shot in the summer of 2006, primarily around the desert", "title": "Six Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044315", "text": "that overall, the series worked: \"The structure is gimmicky and the characters inconsistent, but there are still at least \"13 Reasons Why\" the series is worthy.\" The second season received largely mixed to negative reviews from critics, with criticism aimed at the poor execution of its topics; many declared it unnecessary. Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 27% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 25 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, \"By deviating from its source material, \"13 Reasons Why\" can better explore its tenderly crafted characters; unfortunately, in the process, it loses track of what made", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20181971", "text": "and usually doesn't talk much. He is a very good kid and doesn't usually give into peer pressure. He is known for kindness and good behavior. He works at The Crestmont movie theater On his first shift there, he tells Hannah that he has lived in the town of Crestmont for his entire life. He was previously rumored to be gay by other classmates at Liberty High School but these rumors appear to have died down before the events of \"13 Reasons Why\". Due to Clay's introverted character, he is known to not attend parties. At Hannah's House party, Kat", "title": "Clay Jensen" }, { "docid": "14044303", "text": "adult subject matter. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 80% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10, based on 51 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, \"\"13 Reasons Why\" complements its bestselling source material with a gripping look at adolescent grief whose narrative maturity belies its YA milieu.\" Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 76 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. Jesse Schedeen of IGN praised \"13 Reasons Why\", giving it a 9.2 out of 10, \"Amazing\", stating that the show is \"a very powerful and hard-hitting series\"", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044299", "text": "especially compromises the integrity of young girls such as Hannah. Throughout season two, Clay appears to be communicating with the ghost of Hannah as a plot narrative device. Universal Studios purchased film rights to the novel on February 8, 2011, with Selena Gomez cast to play Hannah Baker. On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Netflix would be making a television adaptation of the book with Gomez instead serving as an executive producer. Tom McCarthy was hired to direct the first two episodes. The series is produced by Anonymous Content and Paramount Television with Gomez, McCarthy, Joy Gorman, Michael", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "18953081", "text": "Ross Butler (actor) Ross Fleming Butler (born May 17, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for the Disney Channel series \"K.C. Undercover\" and films \"Teen Beach 2\" and \"Perfect High\". He is also known for his role in the Netflix drama series \"13 Reasons Why\" as Zach Dempsey. Additionally, Butler appeared as Reggie Mantle in the first season of The CW drama \"Riverdale\". Butler was born in Queenstown, Singapore to a Chinese-Malaysian mother and a father of English and Dutch descent. He was raised by his mother in Fairfax, Virginia. Butler attended Langley High School, graduating in 2008,", "title": "Ross Butler (actor)" }, { "docid": "18953082", "text": "then enrolled at Ohio State University, but left after one year. He moved to Los Angeles soon after, and began to take acting classes. Ross Butler (actor) Ross Fleming Butler (born May 17, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for the Disney Channel series \"K.C. Undercover\" and films \"Teen Beach 2\" and \"Perfect High\". He is also known for his role in the Netflix drama series \"13 Reasons Why\" as Zach Dempsey. Additionally, Butler appeared as Reggie Mantle in the first season of The CW drama \"Riverdale\". Butler was born in Queenstown, Singapore to a Chinese-Malaysian mother and", "title": "Ross Butler (actor)" }, { "docid": "8668903", "text": "of \"13 Reasons Why\", from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television. The show is based on the 2007 \"New York Times\" bestselling YA book by Jay Asher. Tom McCarthy (director) Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor who has appeared in several films, including \"Meet the Parents\" and \"Good Night, and Good Luck\", and television series such as \"The Wire\", \"Boston Public\", \"Law & Order\", and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of \"Saint Maybe\". McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work for the independent films \"The Station Agent\" (2003), \"The", "title": "Tom McCarthy (director)" }, { "docid": "19015661", "text": "Why That Actor Was Late Why That Actor Was Late is a 1908 French short silent comedy film produced by Georges Méliès, and probably directed by Méliès's assistant, an actor credited as Manuel. , a headlining star of the Parisian music hall and the Folies-Bergère, plays the lead role of the actor. The film was made for performances when Vilbert was appearing; it was screened just before he entered the stage for his live act. Vilbert also appears in Méliès's film \"The Hilarious Posters\". The actors Gallois and Emile Gajean appear in the film as mechanics. Since the film shows", "title": "Why That Actor Was Late" }, { "docid": "14044312", "text": "too tied up in conveying the message that terrible behaviour can have horrible consequences to deal in any subtleties or shades of feeling. It's largely one-note – and that note is horrifying. 'It has to get better,' implores one student towards the end, but given its fairly open ending, an apparent season two setup, it does not seem as if there's much chance of that happening.\" \"Washington Post\" television critic Hank Stuever wrote a negative review, finding \"13 Reasons Why\" \"contrived\" and implausible: \"There are 13 episodes lasting 13 super-sullen hours – a passive-aggressive, implausibly meandering, poorly written and awkwardly", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "18779838", "text": "Devin Druid Devin Druid (born January 26, 1998) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Tyler Down in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\", based on the 2007 novel by Jay Asher. Druid made his acting debut with the release of the documentary \"Trading Ages\" on February 17, 2012. Druid developed a love for performing after receiving a standing ovation at his school talent show, which brought him the opportunity to serve as the front-man for an all-teen rock band. He was further influenced by his younger brother, Aidan Fiske, who was already", "title": "Devin Druid" }, { "docid": "14044310", "text": "the show keeps getting deeper, richer.\" Conversely, the series has also received criticism over its portrayal of teen angst. Mike Hale of \"The New York Times\" wrote a critical review, writing, \"the show doesn't make [Hannah's] downward progress convincing. It too often feels artificial, like a very long public service announcement.\" He also criticized the plot device that has Clay listening to the tapes one by one instead of all in one sitting like the other teens did, which Hale felt was unbelievable: \"It makes no sense as anything but a plot device, and you'll find yourself, like Clay's antagonists,", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "12795526", "text": "President's son. Minnette has also appeared in several commercials and in four episodes of \"Lost\" as Jack's son in the sideways timeline. Minnette also appeared in \"The Crow & the Butterfly\" video from the rock group Shinedown. Since 2017, Minnette has starred as Clay Jensen in the Netflix original series \"13 Reasons Why\". He also starred in the Netflix Original Film, \"The Open House\", which premiered in January 2018. Minnette is the singer and rhythm guitarist in the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), Danny Ferenbach (trumpet), and Braeden Lemasters (singer, guitar). Before 2017 they were known as The Feaver", "title": "Dylan Minnette" }, { "docid": "19088443", "text": "Matthew Alan Matthew Alan Gerbig is an American actor. He appeared in over 40 movies, including \"Walking the Halls\". He is also a producer of the short film \"Bowman\". Matthew has appeared as a guest star in several TV series, including \"13 Reasons Why\" and an episode of \"Grey's Anatomy\". Alan is in a relationship with English actress Camilla Luddington. In October 2016, Luddington announced that the couple was expecting a child together. Their daughter Hayden was born in early April 2017. In January 2018, she and Alan got engaged. From Evansville, Indiana, Matthew Alan Gerbig is a graduate of", "title": "Matthew Alan" }, { "docid": "7231486", "text": "people have defined my body of work as being dominated by female characters, and this play is no exception. I have collaborated many times with Elizabeth Ashley, who plays the matriarch in Dividing, I don't necessarily subscribe to the notion that I am \"a woman's director.\" But I would say that I am drawn to plays that deal with family situations. In the plays I work on I want there to be a real moment of catharsis. I am always looking to let the audience have some kind of emotional connection. That's one of the reasons why I love Horton's", "title": "Michael Wilson (director)" }, { "docid": "19088444", "text": "Western Kentucky University. Reference: WKU Alumni News. Matthew Alan Matthew Alan Gerbig is an American actor. He appeared in over 40 movies, including \"Walking the Halls\". He is also a producer of the short film \"Bowman\". Matthew has appeared as a guest star in several TV series, including \"13 Reasons Why\" and an episode of \"Grey's Anatomy\". Alan is in a relationship with English actress Camilla Luddington. In October 2016, Luddington announced that the couple was expecting a child together. Their daughter Hayden was born in early April 2017. In January 2018, she and Alan got engaged. From Evansville, Indiana,", "title": "Matthew Alan" }, { "docid": "20097253", "text": "expect from two teens who can't quite admit to their feelings for one another\". Hannah Baker Hannah Baker is a fictional character created by American author Jay Asher. She is the subject of his 2007 young adult fiction mystery novel \"Thirteen Reasons Why\", which was adapted by the media company Netflix as \"13 Reasons Why\". Hannah is introduced as a sophomore at the fictional Liberty High School; she struggles to adjust to living in an unsympathetic school environment. In the television series, Hannah is portrayed by Australian actress Katherine Langford, who returned for the show's second season, which was released", "title": "Hannah Baker" }, { "docid": "18779839", "text": "performing. However, his final decision to enter the acting business came as he was watching a movie at the Byrd Theatre where he concluded that \"He loves everything about this industry,\" and wanted to be a part of it. Devin Druid Devin Druid (born January 26, 1998) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Tyler Down in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\", based on the 2007 novel by Jay Asher. Druid made his acting debut with the release of the documentary \"Trading Ages\" on February 17, 2012. Druid developed a love for", "title": "Devin Druid" }, { "docid": "20428341", "text": "and Peter Zurkuhlen became engaged in April 2015 and were married in Portland, Maine, on November 12, 2016. In September 2017, he sold his Brooklyn townhouse in Ocean Hill for $1.5 million. In June 2018, Dorfman came out as non-binary. Tommy Dorfman Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actor known for his role as Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\" (2017). Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Fordham University's drama program in 2015 with a B.A. in theatre arts. After graduating, he was cast in the role of Ryan", "title": "Tommy Dorfman" }, { "docid": "14041759", "text": "personal reasons\" for why he worked on \"Interior. Leather Bar.\" (2013): A few directors have openly discussed or written about the technical problems inherent in filming of actual sexual acts, particularly with actors or actresses who have never performed such acts on film. In an interview with \"BlackBook\", Gaspar Noé acknowledges that it is difficult for several reasons: an actor may not be able to get or maintain an erection in the presence of even a small crew, or on camera; either of the partipants may have a current partner. \"So I've decided that the best way to show real", "title": "Unsimulated sex" }, { "docid": "20097234", "text": "school locker becomes a memorial adorned with students' letters and her pictures. On his doorstep, Hannah's friend Clay Jensen finds a box containing audio cassette tapes containing a recording of Hannah talking about the 13 reasons for her suicide. Clay listens to the first tape, on which Hannah narrates the events that led to her suicide. She talks about her first kiss with Justin Foley, who later spreads a rumour about their encounter. Justin's friend Bryce Walker forwards Hannah's private photograph from his phone to everyone at school, further embarrassing her. Clay recalls being rude to Hannah about her leaked", "title": "Hannah Baker" }, { "docid": "14044328", "text": "may be harmful to viewers, especially young ones; and/or they may advance the false notion that suicides are a way to teach others a lesson.\" One study found the release of \"13 Reasons Why\" corresponded with between 900,000 and 1,500,000 more suicide-related searches in the United States, including a 26% increase in searches for \"how to commit suicide,\" an 18% increase for \"commit suicide,\" and a 9% increase for \"how to kill yourself.\" A review, however, found that it is unclear if searching for information about suicide on the Internet relates to the risk of suicide. With the release of", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14044297", "text": "them. There appears to be an order to distribution of the tapes, with an additional copy held by an overseer should the plan go awry. Each tape recording refers to a different person involved in Hannah's life contributing to a reason for her suicide. The tapes refer to both friends and enemies. In season two, months after Hannah's suicide, Clay and the other people mentioned on the tapes, as well as close friends and Hannah's family members, become embroiled in a civil legal battle between Hannah's parents and Liberty High School. Alleging negligence on the part of the school, Hannah's", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "14838004", "text": "actor. On the theme, Rajesh says,\"I felt it was a theme that could connect with viewers regardless of their age. It's a contemporary theme that reassures us that if we approach something with honesty, even nature will come to our support.\" The film will be the second on screen pairing of Vineeth and Sreenivasan, after their first film \"Makante Achan\". Sandhya plays Aditi, who is in love with Raihan. \"Aditi is perhaps more worldly-wise than usual for someone her age. But she has her own reasons for being so\", says the Malayali actor who created quite a stir with her", "title": "Traffic (2011 film)" }, { "docid": "6690155", "text": "Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the a novel of the same name by Carrie Gerlach, published in August 2004, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after airing one episode on January 9, 2006. The story revolves arouns Emily Sanders, a successful career woman in Los Angeles who has been unsuccessful dating. She seeks help from a therapist who recommends that Emily make a list of ten reasons why each of her dating relationships has failed. The series premise centered on Emily (Graham), an editor", "title": "Emily's Reasons Why Not" }, { "docid": "18511687", "text": "for retired actors on September 13, 1955. William B. Mack William B. Mack (born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway roles included \"Hedda Gabler\" and \"Within the Law\". His films included \"The American Venus\" and \"The Song and Dance Man\". Mack began his theatrical career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays as \"The Orphan of Geneva\", \"The New Dominion\", and \"A Southern Gentleman\". In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern", "title": "William B. Mack" }, { "docid": "5159959", "text": "also remarks that \"The beauty of Captain Jack, and one of the reasons why I think, as an actor, I've landed on my feet, is that he's popular with one audience in \"Torchwood\" and with another in \"Doctor Who\".\" In several instances in \"Torchwood\", Jack displays no qualms about killing a person of any species, which within \"Doctor Who\", allows Jack's character to act in ways the lead character cannot. Barrowman remarks, \"He'll do things the Doctor won't do ... [such as] fight. Jack will kill. And the Doctor, in a way, knows that, so he lets Jack do it.", "title": "Jack Harkness" }, { "docid": "14044318", "text": "the series. The superintendent of Palm Beach County, Florida schools reportedly told parents that their schools had seen an increase in suicidal and self-harming behavior from students, and that some of those students \"have articulated associations of their at-risk behavior to the \"13 Reasons Why\" Netflix series\". The Australian youth mental health service for 12–25 year-olds, Headspace, issued a warning in late April 2017 over the graphic content featured in the series, due to the increased number of calls to the service following the show's release in the country. Netflix however, demonstrably complied with the Australian viewer ratings system, by", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "20088992", "text": "Brandon Flynn Brandon Flynn (born October 11, 1993) is an American actor, best-known for his role as Justin Foley in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\", as well as appearing as himself in the short film \"Home Movies\", and Mike the Intern in \"BrainDead\". Brandon Flynn was born in Miami, Florida, where he attended high school at New World School of the Arts. He graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Jersey in 2016, with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. Flynn's first role was when he was ten, playing Mr. Smee in", "title": "Brandon Flynn" }, { "docid": "8279528", "text": "drama, \"Designated Survivor\". In 2018, Lawson played high school coach Rick on the second season of the Netflix original series, \"13 Reasons Why\". Ben Lawson Ben Lawson (born 6 February 1980) is an Australian actor, known for his role as Frazer Yeats in the Australian soap opera \"Neighbours\" from 2006 to 2008. Lawson has since appeared in several American television series, including \"The Deep End\", \"Covert Affairs\", and \"Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23\". In 2011, he starred opposite Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in the film \"No Strings Attached\". Recently, he starred as Damien Rennett on the ABC", "title": "Ben Lawson" }, { "docid": "12128968", "text": "Miles Heizer Miles Dominic Heizer (born May 16, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He stars in the Netflix original series \"13 Reasons Why\" as Alex Standall. His most notable film role was in the 2007 movie \"Rails & Ties\", in which he played character Davey Danner. From 2010 until 2015, he starred in the NBC drama series \"Parenthood\" as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character Sarah Braverman. Miles appears in the 2016 film \"Nerve\" as Tommy, alongside actors Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. He also played the recurring role of Joshua Lipnicki on four episodes of", "title": "Miles Heizer" }, { "docid": "20088994", "text": "\"True Detective\" as Ryan Peters in a recurring capacity. In September 2017, Flynn confirmed himself as part of the LGBT community in an Instagram post in protest against an aerial message over Sydney which broadcast a push for a \"no\" vote on the non-binding plebiscite to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia. In September 2017, Flynn began dating English singer Sam Smith, but they split in June 2018. Flynn is Jewish. Brandon Flynn Brandon Flynn (born October 11, 1993) is an American actor, best-known for his role as Justin Foley in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\", as well as appearing", "title": "Brandon Flynn" }, { "docid": "18586587", "text": "as Brynn Hendry in two episodes of \"Extant\". In November 2014, she joined the cast of NBC's soap opera \"Days of Our Lives\" in the recurring role of Daphne. In 2017, she began portraying the role Jessica Davis in the Netflix original drama series \"13 Reasons Why\". Alisha Boe Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series \"13 Reasons Why\". Bø was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Somali father and a Norwegian mother (from Trondheim). She and her mother", "title": "Alisha Boe" }, { "docid": "20409742", "text": "Giorgia Whigham Giorgia Whigham (born August 19, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Kat in Netflix's \"13 Reasons Why\". Her upcoming roles include Beth in MTV's \"Scream\" and Amy Bendix in Netflix's \"The Punisher\". Whigham was born on August 19, 1997 in New York City, New York. She had her first break in the acting world starring alongside Ellery Sprayberry in the 2016 short film \"Pinky\". Following on from her acting debut, she won roles on a variety of TV shows including \"Shameless\", \"Son of Zorn\", \"13 Reasons Why\" and \"The Orville\". In", "title": "Giorgia Whigham" }, { "docid": "11298114", "text": "of his famous roles is in the Jean Renoir film, \"French Cancan\", where he played Casimir le Serpentin (a character inspired by Valentin le désossé). Philippe Clay died of a heart attack on December 13, 2007. He was survived by his wife, actress Maria Riquelme, and their son. Philippe Clay Philippe Clay (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge", "title": "Philippe Clay" }, { "docid": "6175851", "text": "West of Turnhout clay was used for the production of barge, which is one of the reasons why the \"Noord-Kempens Canal\" was dug to Antwerp. Also the more central Herentals was an historical industrial center, thanks to its textile industry of which the \"Lakenhal\" on the main market place is a remaining monument. The printing industry in Turnhout is historically important, with companies such as Brepols and more recently Cartamundi. The region was sparsely populated, and therefore chosen by monks who were looking for silence, such as those of the abbeys of Achel, Brecht, Zundert, Postel, Westmalle and Tongerlo. In", "title": "Campine" }, { "docid": "4812962", "text": "Ice Nation. In 2016, Strong had a recurring role on season 2 of \"Fear the Walking Dead\". Later she joined the cast of The CW series \"Supergirl\" a recurring role as Lillian Luthor. In 2018, Strong appeared in the second season of Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\". A certified yoga instructor and fertility expert, Strong has taught at UCLA's Mind/Body Institute. Strong married Tom Henri in July 1989; they have a child, Zakery Henri. She filed for divorce on January 14, 2011. In May 2015, she married director-actor John Farmanesh-Bocca. Brenda Strong Brenda Lee Strong (born March 25, 1960) is", "title": "Brenda Strong" }, { "docid": "11874681", "text": "guest star in comedy shows: \"Emily's Reasons Why Not\", opposite Heather Graham, \"Ugly Betty\" with America Ferrera and the 2007 break-out show for ABC \"Dirty Sexy Money\" with Donald Sutherland, Peter Krause and Samaire Armstrong. Most recently she worked on \"Chuck\" with another fellow Australian Yvonne Strahovski and starring Zachary Levi as Chuck, Bianca plays Fulcrum Agent \"Juliette\" which is due to air on 13 October 2008. Chiminello was chosen to play the best friend to Cate Blanchett in the David Fincher-directed \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\", also starring Brad Pitt, released in 2008. Chiminello is currently represented by", "title": "Bianca Chiminello" }, { "docid": "7554403", "text": "Edgar C. Whisenant Edgar C. Whisenant (September 25, 1932 – May 16, 2001), was a former NASA engineer and Bible student who predicted the Rapture would occur in 1988, sometime between Sept. 11 and Sept. 13. He published two books about this, \"88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988\" and \"On Borrowed Time\". Eventually, 300,000 copies of \"88 Reasons\" were mailed free of charge to ministers across America, and 4.5 million copies were sold in bookstores and elsewhere. Whisenant was quoted as saying \"Only if the Bible is in error am I wrong; and I say that to", "title": "Edgar C. Whisenant" }, { "docid": "8064593", "text": "during his MVP speech by saying, \"People should know who I represent and why I am who I am, and that's because of my Lord and Savior.\" He also said the reason that he pounds his chest and points up is that he has a \"heart for God\" and as a reminder that he plays for God. On some of his \"Curry One\" basketball shoes, there is a lace loop scripted \"4:13\". It is a reference to the Bible verse Philippians 4:13, which reads \"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me\". Curry has a tattoo of First", "title": "Stephen Curry" }, { "docid": "17275979", "text": "Roberto Carnaghi Roberto Luis Carnaghi Fernández (born May 13, 1938) is an Argentine actor who has appeared in 44 films, about 60 plays, more than 50 television programmes, and nearly 100 advertisements. Carnaghi was born on May 13, 1938 in Villa Adelina. He studied acting in the school of the Teatro Municipal de San Isidro and the National School of Drama, where he graduated in 1966. He began his professional career as a stage actor in the Teatro General San Martin. His stage roles have included major roles in several plays of William Shakespeare, including \"King Lear\" and \"The Merchant", "title": "Roberto Carnaghi" }, { "docid": "9622270", "text": "reference to the film's ad campaign which asked \"Why Did Mamie Leave San Francisco?\" His opening line of the review: \"IF you must know why Mamie Stover had to leave San Francisco, you'll have to ask someone other than this reviewer, who did not get the answer from the film...\" Gossip Columnist Walter Winchell tried to soften the critical blows with blurb in his syndicated column: \"\"The Revolt of Mamie Stover\", considerably laundered from the book, is a more entertaining movie than the reviews indicated. Richard Egan is a refreshing actor. Jane Russell and Agnes Moorehead are the other reasons", "title": "The Revolt of Mamie Stover (film)" }, { "docid": "16877602", "text": "also writes of the importance of the entrepreneurship of health food advocates like Ferdinand Schumacher, a vegetarian who had recently merged with three \"manufactories\" to form Quaker Oats Company. Clubb concludes his publication writing \"the odor of flesh and fish is becoming intolerable to the advancing refinement of intelligent and progressive people who know how sweet and joyful are the homes that are free from it.\" Clubb lived to be ninety-five years old, which he attributed to his vegetarian diet. Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian is a 1903 publication by Henry", "title": "Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian" }, { "docid": "3296444", "text": "participated in two live tapings of the podcast \"Gilmore Guys\", as well as a live performance by Lane Kim's band Hep Alien. In September 2015, Agena launched \"Drunk Monk Podcast\" with fellow improv comedian Will S. Choi, wherein they watch every episode of the television series, \"Monk\", while consuming alcohol. Agena plays a high school teacher in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\". Keiko Agena Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. Agena, a Japanese-American, was born in Honolulu, and began acting at the age of 10. She attended Mid-Pacific Institute preparatory school in O‘ahu, and", "title": "Keiko Agena" }, { "docid": "6352659", "text": "bus service to connect with Hitchin in the east. Barton-le-Clay has a football club (Barton Rovers), who play their home matches at Sharpenhoe Road. The club currently competes in the Southern League Division One Central. Organisations offer karate and football. A Rotary Club meets at The Bull Hotel. Barton Players, the main local amateur dramatics group, hold plays and summer workshops for children in the village hall. However, it is open to new members who wish to join. There is a youth drama group in the village called Up-Stage, including two branches for young people aged 13 and over, called", "title": "Barton-le-Clay" }, { "docid": "20153684", "text": "\"What's really great about Peyton is that she can easily handle both the drama and the comedy of this character.\" On January 9, 2018, it was announced that Lee is joining the Disney Junior animated series \"The Lion Guard\" as Rani, appearing in seven to nine episodes from the third season. Born in New York City, she moved to Manhattan Beach, California and began acting at the age of 10. Lee is half Chinese on her father's side; her father is actor Andrew Tinpo Lee, whom she describes as \"one of the major reasons why I have become an actor.\"", "title": "Peyton Elizabeth Lee" }, { "docid": "12488265", "text": "owner of the only bar in New Gibraltar, he's got a monopoly on the entertainment and drink, which means he gets most of the trouble in his establishment. He tries to keep the violence to a minimum, but sometimes has to pay off the local law to look the other way. Matt Campagna plays Milton Joyce: The latest in a long line of trespassers in the Badlands, Milton is looking for a prosperous lifestyle, and he believes he can find it west of the Badlands. His journey comes to an abrupt end when he encounters The Nomad. Six Reasons Why", "title": "Six Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "18511685", "text": "William B. Mack William B. Mack (born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway roles included \"Hedda Gabler\" and \"Within the Law\". His films included \"The American Venus\" and \"The Song and Dance Man\". Mack began his theatrical career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays as \"The Orphan of Geneva\", \"The New Dominion\", and \"A Southern Gentleman\". In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern Fiske and began appearing in her Broadway", "title": "William B. Mack" }, { "docid": "10105390", "text": "Derek Parfit). Explanatory reasons are considerations which serve to explain why things have happened—they are \"reasons\" events occur, or why states of affairs are the way they are. In other words, \"reason\" can also be a synonym for \"cause\". For example, a reason a car starts is that its ignition is turned. In the context of explaining the actions of beings who act for reasons (i.e., rational agents), these are called \"motivating reasons\"—e.g., the reason Bill went to college was to learn; i.e., that he would learn was his motivating reason. At least where a rational agent is acting rationally,", "title": "Reason (argument)" }, { "docid": "17409578", "text": "spent the majority of the season playing for their feeder team the Mount Pritchard Mounties. On 1 August, Garvey was released by Canberra with the player citing family reasons as to why the contract was ended. Craig Garvey Craig Garvey (born 28 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at . He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and was part of the Canberra Raiders squad for 2018. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Garvey played his junior rugby league for the Earlwood", "title": "Craig Garvey" }, { "docid": "12488263", "text": "is still loyal to him. He plans to build the next station for the Monorail in the Badlands. Mads Koudal plays The Sherpa: Saved at a young age by the Entrepreneur's father and given employment to work off his debts, he has become a loyal and caring friend of The Entrepreneur. Where one goes, so does the other, and as a team they urge one another on. Colm Feore plays The Preacher: The leader of a xenophobic city west of the deadly Badlands, he presides over the treacherous training of the champions who he sends out as protectors of their", "title": "Six Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "15415521", "text": "song Crickets Sing for Anamaria Canuso stars in the ITV comedy series \"Benidorm\" as barman Mateo Castellanos and is the sitcom's longest-serving actor alongside Janine Duvitski who plays Jacqueline. In January 2013, Canuso participated in ITV diving show \"Splash!\", hosted by Tom Daley. Jake Canuso Jake Canuso (born Carmine Canuso; 13 January 1970) is a Swiss actor and dancer, who is best known for his role in the Benidorm-based British TV series \"Benidorm\", in which he plays barman Mateo Castellanos. Canuso was born near Zurich, Switzerland, to immigrants from southern Italy. Canuso survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December", "title": "Jake Canuso" }, { "docid": "2980541", "text": "view that the two Robert Wilsons, the player with Leicester's Men and Henslowe's dramatist, were one and the same person; it explains why Henslowe's Wilson stopped writing in 1600. Robert Wilson (dramatist) Robert Wilson (flourished 15721600), was an Elizabethan dramatist who worked primarily in the 1580s and 1590s. He is also believed to have been an actor who specialized in clown roles. He was connected with sixteen plays intended for Philip Henslowe's Rose Theatre, in partnership with other playwrights who also produced copy for Henslowe. While mentioned as a dramatist by Francis Meres in 1598, most existing information on his", "title": "Robert Wilson (dramatist)" }, { "docid": "20088993", "text": "a musical version of \"Peter Pan\". In 2016, Flynn was cast as Mike the intern in \"BrainDead\". In 2017, he played Luke in the off-broadway production of \"Kid Victory\" at the Vineyard Theatre. Prior to these roles, Flynn acted in various commercials and films, playing a reporter for CWW's \"FL Kidcare Health,\" the principal on \"Sirens\" and Sid on \"Lost and Gone Forever\". Flynn has also acted in eleven plays, including \"Much Ado About Nothing\" and \"The Crucible\". Since 2017, Flynn portrays Justin Foley in the Netflix series \"13 Reasons Why\". In February 2018, he joined the third season of", "title": "Brandon Flynn" }, { "docid": "17392501", "text": "Stijn Derkx Stijn Derkx (born 3 February 1995 in Heeze) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for amateur side RKSV Nuenen. Derkx joined the Willem II youth academy aged 13 and made his professional debut for them in the Eredivisie in the final game of the 2012-13 season against AZ. He had a trial with FC Oss in summer 2015, but left the club citing personal reasons. In April 2016 he left hometown club RKSV Heeze for Belgian outfit Esperanza Pelt, but left the club after only one season due to financial reasons. RKSV Nuenen announced the", "title": "Stijn Derkx" }, { "docid": "6739349", "text": "13 Reasons Why as Priya Singh, the new counsellor of Liberty High. While on the set of the \"Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards\", Nagra met Irish actor Kieran Creggan with whom she later moved into a flat in Kennington, South London. They dated for five years. On 17 January 2009, after a seven-year relationship, Nagra married photographer James Stenson. Her \"ER\" co-stars Scott Grimes and John Stamos performed at the ceremony, and her friend and former \"ER\" co-star Maura Tierney officiated. On 19 May 2009, she gave birth to their son Kai David Singh Stenson. On 8", "title": "Parminder Nagra" }, { "docid": "9065920", "text": "why his character would ever be friends with House, Leonard replied: Australian actor Jesse Spencer's agent suggested that Spencer audition for the role of Chase, but he was hesitant, fearing the show might be similar to \"General Hospital\". Once the actor saw the scripts, he changed his mind; Spencer then persuaded the producers to change his character into an Australian. Omar Epps, who plays Foreman, found influence from his work as a troubled intern on the TV show \"ER\". Epps and co-star Jennifer Morrison read the scripts and believed that the show would be either a hit or miss. \"House\"s", "title": "Pilot (House)" }, { "docid": "17449333", "text": "specifically for Glockner instead. The actor called the creation of Mason \"a very interesting process.\" Glockner was both \"humbled and thrilled\" to land the role and called it \"a fantastic opportunity\" for him as an actor. He told Brooke Hunter from Femail \"One of my inspirations, Guy Pearce worked on \"Neighbours\" and that was one of my big reasons for auditioning and working hard on the project.\" Glockner initially had a two-year contract with \"Neighbours\" and he began filming his first scenes in November 2012. He shot his first scenes alongside actress Ashleigh Brewer who plays Kate Ramsay. Glockner made", "title": "Mason Turner" }, { "docid": "6525500", "text": "is available as a Deleted Scene on the DVD release. \"People are insane for Skip\", says David Greenwalt of the enormous fan reaction after Skip was introduced in \"That Vision Thing\", which is why his character was brought back to be Cordelia's guide in this episode. David Denman, the actor who plays Skip, says that when Charisma Carpenter told him how excited she was to work with him \"I thought she was kidding with me.\" Birthday (Angel) \"Birthday\" is episode 11 of season 3 in the television show \"Angel\". Written by Mere Smith and directed by Michael Grossman, it was", "title": "Birthday (Angel)" }, { "docid": "11298113", "text": "Philippe Clay Philippe Clay (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted “La Complainte des Apaches” for the TV series \"\", written by Henri Djian and composed by Claude Bolling. As an actor, he appeared in many movies (\"Bell, Book and Candle\") and television films. One", "title": "Philippe Clay" }, { "docid": "2353716", "text": "are rarely out of work, and often have long careers that span decades. They are also often highly regarded by fellow actors. Character actor A character actor or character actress is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters. The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play \"characters\", but in the usual sense it is an actor who plays a distinctive and important supporting role. A character actor may play characters who are very different", "title": "Character actor" }, { "docid": "13747712", "text": "the early development and persistence of political hierarchies or social inequalities, are of theoretical interest to many anthropological archaeologists who seek to understand these important shifts in human history. This is one of the reasons why Barriles has a theoretical importance that transcends Central American archaeology. Barriles also plays an important role in discussions of a Macro-Chibchan identity, based on genetic, linguistic and archaeological studies from elsewhere in Central America. The individuals wearing conical hats in the statues may be possibly associated with a shamanistic religious tradition. However, studies of Macro-Chibchan identity have been largely based on qualities between trade", "title": "Barriles" }, { "docid": "20181969", "text": "who do not want the tapes to get out. In the Netflix series, Clay is a white, middle class, American high school student who is both a friend and brief love interest of Hannah, one of Clay's schoolmates. Clay's race is never specified in the book. Both in Asher's novel and in the Netflix series, the story of Hannah's experiences at her high school is told through Clay's eyes as he reacts to the content of Hannah's cassette tapes which explain why she committed suicide. Although Hannah leaves explicit instructions before her suicide that Clay should listen to the tapes,", "title": "Clay Jensen" }, { "docid": "17513245", "text": "in the 2016 election. She faced State Senator Ruben Kihuen, who won the Democratic primary. Flores endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 US presidential race, saying that \"this is about real lives\" and that \"this is a system that isn’t working for the everyday person. . .it’s one of the reasons why I decided to endorse Bernie Sanders.\" On April 13, 2016, Sanders sent out an email to his supporters asking them to split a contribution to his campaign and Flores' congressional campaign. His reason for this request was that EMILY's List, a group that help's elect pro-choice female", "title": "Lucy Flores" }, { "docid": "17262100", "text": "Best Revival Olivier Award for Long Day's Journey Into Night. On roles for leading actors, Poster, who produced Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke in London's West End in 2006, said that “one of the reasons producers revive Williams’ plays time and again is because he wrote brilliant roles that leading actresses want to play. Just as Lear is almost mandatory for a great actor, so Blanche du Bois in Streetcar and Amanda in The Glass Menagerie are iconic female roles.” Kim Poster Kim Poster (born 19 April 1957) is a London based theatre producer from New York City. Kim Poster", "title": "Kim Poster" }, { "docid": "8323001", "text": "married to actor Leonard Sachs from 1947 until his death in 1990. They had two sons: Robin Sachs, who was also an actor, and Toby Sachs. She died in Westminster, London on 13 July 2001, aged 80. Eleanor Summerfield Eleanor Audrey Summerfield (7 March 1921 – 13 July 2001) was an English actress who appeared in many plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in \"Laughter in Paradise\" (1951), \"Final Appointment\" (1954), \"Odongo\" (1956), \"Dentist in the Chair\" (1960), \"On the Fiddle\" (1961), \"The Running Man\" (1963) and \"Some Will, Some Won't\" (1970). She was born", "title": "Eleanor Summerfield" }, { "docid": "6009604", "text": "Clifton Powell Clifton Powell (born March 16, 1956) is an American actor, who primarily plays supporting roles in films, such as in \"Ray\" (2004), for which he received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture nomination. Powell has appeared in more than one hundred films, beginning in the 1980s. His credits include \"Menace II Society\" (1993), \"Dead Presidents\" (1995), \"Why Do Fools Fall in Love\" (1998), \"Rush Hour\" (1998), \"Next Friday\" (2000), and its 2002 sequel, \"Friday After Next\", \"Woman Thou Art Loosed\" (2004), and \"Ray\" (2004). He played Martin Luther King, Jr. in the", "title": "Clifton Powell" }, { "docid": "2353708", "text": "Character actor A character actor or character actress is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters. The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play \"characters\", but in the usual sense it is an actor who plays a distinctive and important supporting role. A character actor may play characters who are very different from the actor's off-screen real-life personality, while in another sense a character actor may be one who specializes in minor roles. In", "title": "Character actor" }, { "docid": "7554405", "text": "various rapture predictions through 1997, but gathered little attention. Edgar C. Whisenant Edgar C. Whisenant (September 25, 1932 – May 16, 2001), was a former NASA engineer and Bible student who predicted the Rapture would occur in 1988, sometime between Sept. 11 and Sept. 13. He published two books about this, \"88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988\" and \"On Borrowed Time\". Eventually, 300,000 copies of \"88 Reasons\" were mailed free of charge to ministers across America, and 4.5 million copies were sold in bookstores and elsewhere. Whisenant was quoted as saying \"Only if the Bible is in", "title": "Edgar C. Whisenant" }, { "docid": "9409360", "text": "John McConnell (actor) John \"Spud\" McConnell (born November 13, 1958), is an American actor and television/radio personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married to actor/producer Maureen Brennan. McConnell is a character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from obscure independent films (mostly filmed locally in New Orleans, or elsewhere set in the Gulf Coast region) to major cinematic release movies such as \"O Brother, Where Art Thou?\", \"Django Unchained\", \"12 Years a Slave\", and \"Interview with the Vampire\". McConnell has also appeared in numerous plays, including an off-Broadway run in the one-man show \"The", "title": "John McConnell (actor)" }, { "docid": "581843", "text": "Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on December 17, 2010, an act that was a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and sparked the Arab Spring, including several men who emulated Bouazizi's act. A 2017 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found the online series \"13 Reasons Why\" which chronicled a fictional teen's suicide was associated with an increase in suicide related Internet searches, including a 26% increase in searches for \"how to commit suicide\", an 18% increase for \"commit suicide\" and 9% increase for \"how to kill yourself.\" Copycat suicide A copycat suicide is defined", "title": "Copycat suicide" }, { "docid": "13835518", "text": "The Ne'er-do-Weel The Ne'er-do-Weel is a three-act drama written by the English dramatist W. S. Gilbert. It is the second of three plays that he wrote at the request of the actor Edward Sothern. The story concerns Jeffery Rollestone, a gentleman who becomes a vagabond after Maud, the girl he loves, leaves him. He meets Gerard, an old school chum who arranges for him to have a good post. Jeffery returns the favour by sacrificing to try to help Gerard marry Maud (Gerard needs the marriage for financial reasons), even though Jeffery and Maud still love each other. The play", "title": "The Ne'er-do-Weel" }, { "docid": "13835536", "text": "Jeffery happily pair off. The Ne'er-do-Weel The Ne'er-do-Weel is a three-act drama written by the English dramatist W. S. Gilbert. It is the second of three plays that he wrote at the request of the actor Edward Sothern. The story concerns Jeffery Rollestone, a gentleman who becomes a vagabond after Maud, the girl he loves, leaves him. He meets Gerard, an old school chum who arranges for him to have a good post. Jeffery returns the favour by sacrificing to try to help Gerard marry Maud (Gerard needs the marriage for financial reasons), even though Jeffery and Maud still love", "title": "The Ne'er-do-Weel" }, { "docid": "3832310", "text": "celebration of their friend, actor and former Tramp Attack frontman Kristian Ealey, who died earlier in the year. The show was billed as the band's \"last ever\". McCabe explained that \"I’m not against doing gigs as The Zutons, it’s the others who don’t want to keep doing it, and I understand why. With two of them it’s personal issues and Russ plays with Noel Gallagher\". He also revealed that the band almost re-formed in 2014 to mark the tenth anniversary of the band's debut album, but added that \"if The Zutons were ever to reform properly, I don’t think it", "title": "The Zutons" }, { "docid": "12350958", "text": "in the capacity of an actor, and it seem as if the dance performances where more appreciated than the theater plays, which is why dance performances where mixed with the plays. Aside from Nürenbach himself, nothing is known about the members of his cast, other than that they were said to have been Norwegians performing in the Danish language. Nürenbach's wife Anna Katarina Rancke is not mentioned at all during their stay in Norway (though it is known that she was present) and it is unknown if she performed. In February 1772, the theater of Martin Nürenbach was closed and", "title": "Martin Nürenbach" }, { "docid": "10490111", "text": "to San Antonio. Clay claims to have proof, documented in a book, that Roy Stuart is responsible for the rustling. Clay arrives in town by stagecoach, as does Jeanne Starr, who is taking a job as a singer in Stuart's saloon. Lured backstage by Jeanne, suspicious that she could be in cahoots with her boss, Clay leaves the book in Charlie's care. But a partner of Stuart's, a man named Legare, wants the book for his own reasons, so he steals it and shoots Charlie. The shooting is witnessed by the singer's manager, Sacha, but he is too fearful to", "title": "San Antonio (film)" }, { "docid": "13653394", "text": "the books were returned to circulation when it was determined that the book was not as graphic as the TV series. Notices were sent to parents within the school district alerting them to the possible influence of the series. Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why is a young adult novel written in 2007 by Jay Asher. It is the story of a young high school student as she descends into despair brought on by betrayal and bullying, culminating with her suicide. She details the thirteen reasons why in an audio diary which is mailed to a friend two weeks after", "title": "Thirteen Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "9305102", "text": "Luis Antonio Ramos Luis Antonio Ramos (born 13 July 1973) is a Puerto Rican-born American actor who has been on and starred in various film and television shows such as \"Martin\", \"Early Edition\", \"New York Undercover\", \"In The House\", \"Friends\", \"The Shield\", \"\", and \"\". Born in Puerto Rico, Luis was raised in the Bronx, New York and currently resides in Los Angeles. In his free time races bicycles, plays baseball, and writes a blog entitled ACTOR ON A BIKE which can be read at www.luisantonioramos.net \"Miracle In Spanish Harlem\", in which Luis plays a single father of two young", "title": "Luis Antonio Ramos" }, { "docid": "14044324", "text": "mental illness without adequate coping mechanisms. Alex Moen, a school counselor in Minneapolis, took issue with the show's entire plotline as \"...essentially a fantasy of what someone who is considering suicide might have—that once you commit suicide, you can still communicate with your loved ones, and people will suddenly realize everything that you were going through and the depth of your pain ... That the cute, sensitive boy will fall in love with you and seek justice for you, and you'll be able to orchestrate it, and in so doing kind of still be able to live.\" Other counselors criticized", "title": "13 Reasons Why" }, { "docid": "10105391", "text": "her motivating reasons are those considerations which she believes count in favor of her so acting. Some philosophers (one being John Broome) view normative reasons as the same as \"explanations of ought facts\". Just as explanatory reasons explain why some descriptive fact obtains (or came to obtain), normative reasons on this view explain why some normative facts obtain, i.e., they explain why some state of affairs ought to come to obtain (e.g., why someone should act or why some event ought to take place). Philosophers, when discussing reasoning that is influenced by norms, commonly make a distinction between \"theoretical reason\"", "title": "Reason (argument)" } ]

[ "Echinodermata", "Cnidaria" ]

[ { "docid": "4054223", "text": "Most radially symmetric animals are symmetrical about an axis extending from the center of the oral surface, which contains the mouth to the center of the opposite, , end. Radial symmetry is especially suitable for sessile animals such as the sea anemone, floating animals such as jellyfish, and slow moving organisms such as starfish. Animals in the phyla Cnidaria and Echinodermata are radially symmetric, although many sea anemones and some corals have bilateral symmetry defined by a single structure, the siphonoglyph. Many flowers are radially symmetric or actinomorphic. Roughly identical flower parts – petals, sepals, and stamens – occur at", "title": "Symmetry in biology" }, { "docid": "12477001", "text": "All known bilaterian animals are triploblastic, and all known triploblastic animals are bilaterian. Living echinoderms (sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.) 'look' radially symmetrical (like wheels) rather than bilaterian, but their larvae exhibit bilateral symmetry and some of the earliest echinoderms may have been bilaterally symmetrical. Porifera and Cnidaria are radially symmetrical, not bilaterian, and not triploblastic. The term \"Coelomate\" means having a body cavity (coelom) containing the internal organs. Most of the phyla featured in the debate about the Cambrian explosion are coelomates: arthropods, annelid worms, molluscs, echinoderms, and chordates – the noncoelomate priapulids are an important exception.", "title": "Cambrian explosion" }, { "docid": "4054223", "text": "Most radially symmetric animals are symmetrical about an axis extending from the center of the oral surface, which contains the mouth to the center of the opposite, , end. Radial symmetry is especially suitable for sessile animals such as the sea anemone, floating animals such as jellyfish, and slow moving organisms such as starfish. Animals in the phyla Cnidaria and Echinodermata are radially symmetric, although many sea anemones and some corals have bilateral symmetry defined by a single structure, the siphonoglyph. Many flowers are radially symmetric or actinomorphic. Roughly identical flower parts – petals, sepals, and stamens – occur at", "title": "Symmetry in biology" }, { "docid": "10254040", "text": "system of internal radial canals and tentacles along the outer margin of the fossil, with the three oval ridges described as imprints of mouth lobes or gonades. Later, with the discovery of the closely related \"Anfesta\" and with their seeming affinities to \"Tribrachidium\", Fedonkin appointed these animals to the Trilobozoa , an extinct group of the tri-radially symmetrical coelenterate-like animals that only superficially resembled cnidarians. Originally, Trilobozoa was established as a class in the phylum Coelenterata, but since Coelenterata has been divided into two separate phyla, Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Trilobozoa itself has been promoted to the rank of phylum. According", "title": "Albumares" }, { "docid": "6218365", "text": "\"Albumares\" and \"Anfesta\", along with the discoveries of much better-preserved Russian specimens, Mikhail Fedonkin proposed for these animals the new taxon, Trilobozoa – an extinct group of tri-radially symmetrical coelenterate-grade animals. Originally, Trilobozoa was erected as a separate class in the phylum Coelenterata, but since Coelenterata was divided into separate phyla Cnidaria and Ctenophora, the Trilobozoa have been transferred to the rank of phylum. M. Fedonkin has shown that the fossil of \"Tribrachidium\" is an imprint of the upper side of the animal's body, with some elements of its external and internal anatomy. The radial furrows on the fossil are", "title": "Tribrachidium" }, { "docid": "2338853", "text": "Gastrovascular cavity The gastrovascular cavity is the primary organ of digestion and circulation in two major animal phyla: the Cnidaria (including jellyfish and corals) and Platyhelminthes (flatworms). The cavity may be extensively branched into a system of canals. In cnidarians, the gastrovascular system is also known as the coelenteron, and is commonly known as a \"blind gut\" or \"blind sac\", since food enters and waste exits through the same orifice. The radially symmetrical cnidarians have a sac-like body in two distinct layers, the epidermis and gastrodermis, with a jellylike layer called the mesoglea between. Extracellular digestion takes place within the", "title": "Gastrovascular cavity" }, { "docid": "2338854", "text": "central cavity of the sac-like body. This cavity has only one opening to the outside which, in most cnidarians, is surrounded by tentacles for capturing prey. Gastrovascular cavity The gastrovascular cavity is the primary organ of digestion and circulation in two major animal phyla: the Cnidaria (including jellyfish and corals) and Platyhelminthes (flatworms). The cavity may be extensively branched into a system of canals. In cnidarians, the gastrovascular system is also known as the coelenteron, and is commonly known as a \"blind gut\" or \"blind sac\", since food enters and waste exits through the same orifice. The radially symmetrical cnidarians", "title": "Gastrovascular cavity" }, { "docid": "80273", "text": "Cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under Kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments: they are a predominantly marine species. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick. They have two basic body forms: swimming medusae and sessile polyps, both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are", "title": "Cnidaria" }, { "docid": "10254076", "text": "animals as \"Anfesta\", \"Albumares\" and \"Tribrachidium\" to the separate group Trilobozoa, populated by three-lobed, radially symmetric, coelenterate-grade animals that only superficially resemble cnidarians. Originally, Trilobozoa was established as a class within the phylum Coelenterata, but since Coelenterata was divided into separate phyla - Cnidaria and Ctenophora - the Trilobozoa have been transferred to rank of phylum. According to the latest research, \"Anfesta\" was a soft-bodied benthic organism that temporarily attached (but did not adhere) to the substrate of its habitat (microbial mats). This fossil is an imprint of the upper side of the animal body, with some elements of its", "title": "Anfesta stankovskii" }, { "docid": "4968851", "text": "Coelenterata Coelenterata is an obsolete term encompassing the animal phyla Cnidaria (coral animals, true jellies, sea anemones, sea pens, and their allies) and Ctenophora (comb jellies). The name comes from the Greek \"\"koilos\"\" (\"hollow\") and \"\"enteron\"\" (\"intestine\"), referring to the hollow body cavity common to these two phyla. They have very simple tissue organization, with only two layers of cells (external and internal), and radial symmetry. Some examples are corals, which are typically colonial, and hydra, jelly fish and sea anemones which are solitary. Coelenterata lack a specialized circulatory system relying instead on diffusion across the tissue layers. All coelenterates", "title": "Coelenterata" }, { "docid": "4968852", "text": "are aquatic, mostly marine. The bodyform is radially symmetrical, diploblastic and does not have a coelom. The body has a single opening, the hypostome, surrounded by sensory tentacles equipped with either nematocysts or colloblasts to capture mostly planktonic prey. These tentacles are surrounded by a spacious cavity called the gastrovascular cavity or coelenteron. Digestion is both intracellular and extracellular. Respiration and excretion are accomplished by simple diffusion. A network of nerves is spread throughout the body. Many Cnidaria exhibit polymorphism, wherein different types of individuals are present in a colony for different functions. These individuals are called Zooids. These animals", "title": "Coelenterata" }, { "docid": "10172469", "text": "including homeodomain proteins involved in the control of development. The phylogenetic tree (of major lineages only) indicates approximately how many millions of years ago () the lineages split. Several animal phyla lack bilateral symmetry. Among these, the sponges (Porifera) probably diverged first, representing the oldest animal phylum. Sponges lack the complex organization found in most other animal phyla; their cells are differentiated, but in most cases not organised into distinct tissues. They typically feed by drawing in water through pores. The Ctenophora (comb jellies) and Cnidaria (which includes jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals) are radially symmetric and have digestive chambers", "title": "Animal" }, { "docid": "534255", "text": "analyses by molecular phylogeny are confident that members of Lophotrochozoa are more closely related to each other than of non-members, the relationships between members are mostly unclear. Most protostome phyla outside the Lophotrochozoa are members of Ecdysozoa (\"animals that molt\"), which include Arthropoda, Nematoda and Priapulida. Most other bilaterian phyla are in the Deuterostomia, which include Echinodermata and Chordata. The Acoelomorpha, which are neither protostomes nor deuterostomes, are regarded as basal bilaterians. Nemertea Nemertea is a phylum of invertebrate animals also known as \"ribbon worms\" or \"proboscis worms\". Alternative names for the phylum have included Nemertini, Nemertinea and Rhynchocoela. Although", "title": "Nemertea" }, { "docid": "3532268", "text": "unmistakable bilateral symmetry as larvae, and are now in the Bilateria. Ctenophores exhibit biradial or rotational symmetry, defined by tentacular and pharyngeal axes, on which two anal canals are located in two diametrically opposed quadrants. Some species within the cnidarian class Anthozoa are bilaterally symmetric (For example, \"Nematostella vectensis\"). It has been suggested that bilateral symmetry may have evolved before the split between Cnidaria and Bilateria, and that the radially symmetrical cnidarians have secondarily evolved radial symmetry, meaning the bilaterality in cnidarian species like \"N. vectensis\" has a primary origin. The differing definitions assigned by zoologists are listed in the", "title": "Radiata" }, { "docid": "6986423", "text": "zoology. Animals may be listed or indexed by many criteria, including taxonomy, status as endangered species, their geographical location, and their portrayal and/or naming in human culture. List of extinct animals List of fictional bears The animal Kingdom contains some 35 extant phyla. Basal animals are according to the following cladogram: Animals: Porifera, Diploblasts Diploblasts: Ctenophora, ParaHoxozoa ParaHoxozoa: Placozoa, Cnidaria, Bilateria/Triploblast Bilateria: Xenacoelomorpha, Nephrozoa Nephrozoa: Protostomes, Deuterostomes Lists of animals Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, reproduce sexually, and grow from a", "title": "Lists of animals" }, { "docid": "723225", "text": "other animals. A series of studies that looked at the presence and absence of members of gene families and signalling pathways (e.g., homeoboxes, nuclear receptors, the Wnt signaling pathway, and sodium channels) showed evidence congruent with the latter two scenarios, that ctenophores are either sister to Cnidaria, Placozoa, and Bilateria or sister to all other animal phyla. Several more recent studies comparing complete sequenced genomes of ctenophores with other sequenced animal genomes have also supported ctenophores as the sister lineage to all other animals. This position would suggest that neural and muscle cell types either were lost in major animal", "title": "Ctenophora" } ]

[ { "docid": "13009719", "text": "Ernst Haeckel's Gastraea hypothesis. He proposed that the Bilaterogastraea had a two-stage life cycle, with a pelagic juvenile and a benthic adult stage. The invagination of the original gastrula stage he saw as bilaterally symmetric rather than radially symmetric. Proposed by Élie Metchnikoff. Urmetazoan The Urmetazoan is the name for the hypothetical last common ancestor of all animals. It was undoubtedly a flagellate marine eukaryote, but beyond this its form is difficult to determine because the relationships of animal phyla are not completely understood. All animals are posited by biologists to have evolved from a flagellated eukaryote. Their closest known", "title": "Urmetazoan" }, { "docid": "10172472", "text": "of longitudinal muscles, that shorten the body; these enable soft-bodied animals with a hydrostatic skeleton to move by peristalsis. They also have a gut that extends through the basically cylindrical body from mouth to anus. Many bilaterian phyla have primary larvae which swim with cilia and have an apical organ containing sensory cells. However, there are exceptions to each of these characteristics; for example, adult echinoderms are radially symmetric (unlike their larvae), while some parasitic worms have extremely simplified body structures. Genetic studies have considerably changed zoologists' understanding of the relationships within the Bilateria. Most appear to belong to two", "title": "Animal" }, { "docid": "12477020", "text": "The earliest trilobite fossils are about 530 million years old, but the class was already quite diverse and worldwide, suggesting they had been around for quite some time. The fossil record of trilobites began with the appearance of trilobites with mineral exoskeletons – not from the time of their origin. The earliest generally accepted echinoderm fossils appeared a little bit later, in the Late Atdabanian; unlike modern echinoderms, these early Cambrian echinoderms were not all radially symmetrical. These provide firm data points for the \"end\" of the explosion, or at least indications that the crown groups of modern phyla were", "title": "Cambrian explosion" }, { "docid": "4054230", "text": "symmetry \"from a presumably radially symmetrical ancestor.\" Not all animals are symmetric. Many members of the phylum Porifera (sponges) have no symmetry, though some are radially symmetric. It is normal for essentially symmetric animals to show some measure of asymmetry. Usually in humans the left brain is structured differently to the right; the heart is positioned towards the left; and the right hand functions better than the left hand. The scale-eating cichlid \"Perissodus microlepis\" develops left or right asymmetries in their mouths and jaws that allow them to be more effective when removing scales from the left or right flank", "title": "Symmetry in biology" }, { "docid": "80279", "text": "jelly-like layer. Hence, cnidarians and ctenophores have traditionally been labelled diploblastic, along with sponges. However, both cnidarians and ctenophores have a type of muscle that, in more complex animals, arises from the middle cell layer. As a result, some recent text books classify ctenophores as triploblastic, and it has been suggested that cnidarians evolved from triploblastic ancestors. Most adult cnidarians appear as either free-swimming medusae or sessile polyps, and many hydrozoans species are known to alternate between the two forms. Both are radially symmetrical, like a wheel and a tube respectively. Since these animals have no heads, their ends are", "title": "Cnidaria" }, { "docid": "578581", "text": "rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals, making them the sister group of all other animals. The term sponge derives from the Ancient Greek word (). Sponges are similar to other animals in that they are multicellular, heterotrophic, lack cell walls and produce sperm cells. Unlike other animals, they lack true tissues and organs. Some of them are radially symmetrical, but most are asymmetrical. The shapes of their bodies are adapted for", "title": "Sponge" }, { "docid": "3903322", "text": "as the radially symmetrical Hydrozoa, show some degree of cephalization. The Anthomedusae have a head end with their mouth, photoreceptive cells, and a concentration of neural cells. Cephalization is a characteristic feature of the Bilateria, a large group containing the majority of animal phyla. These have the ability to move, using muscles, and a body plan with a front end that encounters stimuli first as the animal moves forwards, and accordingly has evolved to contain many of the body's sense organs, able to detect light, chemicals, and often sound. There is often also a collection of nerve cells able to", "title": "Cephalization" }, { "docid": "6148280", "text": "way of life. Minerva has an atmosphere similar to Earth's and breathable by humans, and liquid water exists in significant quantities on the surface. The planet's mean atmospheric temperature is lower than Earth's due to the greater distance from the sun, although the greenhouse effect of its thicker atmosphere means that it is not as cold as our universe's Mars. The ancient astronomers of the novel name the bright blue/gray planet Minerva after the goddess of wisdom. Minervan animals (including the sentient Minervans) are hexameristically radially symmetrical. This means that they have six eyes spaced equally all around, see in", "title": "A World of Difference (novel)" }, { "docid": "722574", "text": "shorten the body; these enable soft-bodied animals with a hydrostatic skeleton to move by peristalsis. They also have a gut that extends through the basically cylindrical body from mouth to anus. Many bilaterian phyla have primary larvae which swim with cilia and have an apical organ containing sensory cells. However, there are exceptions to each of these characteristics; for example, adult echinoderms are radially symmetric (unlike their larvae), and certain parasitic worms have extremely simplified body structures. The hypothetical most recent common ancestor of all bilateria is termed the \"Urbilaterian\". The nature of the first bilaterian is a matter of", "title": "Bilateria" }, { "docid": "9446", "text": "oesophagus, respiratory airways, and blood vessels. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart, allowing it to contract and pump blood round the body. Nervous tissue is composed of many nerve cells known as neurons which transmit information. In some slow-moving radially symmetrical marine animals such as ctenophores and cnidarians (including sea anemones and jellyfish), the nerves form a nerve net, but in most animals they are organized longitudinally into bundles. In simple animals, receptor neurons in the body wall cause a local reaction to a stimulus. In more complex animals, specialized receptor cells such as chemoreceptors and photoreceptors are", "title": "Anatomy" }, { "docid": "4054222", "text": "important in animal taxonomy; the Radiata, animals with radial symmetry, formed one of the four branches of Georges Cuvier's classification of the animal kingdom. Radially symmetric organisms resemble a pie where several cutting planes produce roughly identical pieces. Such an organism exhibits no left or right sides. They have a top and a bottom surface, or a front and a back. Symmetry has been important historically in the taxonomy of animals; Georges Cuvier classified animals with radial symmetry in the taxon Radiata (\"Zoophytes\"), which is now generally accepted to be a polyphyletic assemblage of different phyla of the Animal kingdom.", "title": "Symmetry in biology" }, { "docid": "3532106", "text": "taxon Agnotozoa. There are a few likely reasons for this. Wikispecies places the mesozoans in kingdom protista. Agnotozoa Agnotozoa is the name of a taxon of simple animals. The name first appeared in an invertebrate paleontology book as one of the \"branches\" of the subkingdom Metazoa. The branch contained only one group: Mesozoa. More recently, some have used the name to refer to a sub-kingdom of three small phyla of simple animals without organs. These phyla are Placozoa, Orthonectida, and Rhombozoa. They still have differentiated tissue, but that tissue is only organized in simple ways; for example, by being layered.", "title": "Agnotozoa" }, { "docid": "3532105", "text": "Agnotozoa Agnotozoa is the name of a taxon of simple animals. The name first appeared in an invertebrate paleontology book as one of the \"branches\" of the subkingdom Metazoa. The branch contained only one group: Mesozoa. More recently, some have used the name to refer to a sub-kingdom of three small phyla of simple animals without organs. These phyla are Placozoa, Orthonectida, and Rhombozoa. They still have differentiated tissue, but that tissue is only organized in simple ways; for example, by being layered. The Orthonectida and Rhombozoa are also grouped into the Mesozoa. Biologists today generally do not use the", "title": "Agnotozoa" }, { "docid": "722571", "text": "Bilateria The Bilateria , bilaterians, or triploblasts, are animals with bilateral symmetry, i.e., they have a head (anterior) and a tail (posterior) as well as a back (dorsal) and a belly (ventral); therefore they also have a left side and a right side. The bilateria are a major group of animals, including the majority of phyla but not sponges, ctenophores, placozoans, and cnidarians. For the most part, bilateral embryos are triploblastic, having three germ layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. Nearly all are bilaterally symmetrical, or approximately so; the most notable exception is the echinoderms, which achieve near-radial symmetry as adults,", "title": "Bilateria" }, { "docid": "11038008", "text": "subgroup of \"Epilobium\". \"Chamaenerion\" can be distinguished from \"Epilobium\" by features which include: having leaves mostly spirally arranged rather than mostly opposite; having flowers that are zygomorphic rather than mainly radially symmetrical; and lacking a floral tube and a notch in the petals. A 2007 monograph on the classification of the family Onagraceae accepted the separation of \"Epilobium\" and \"Chamaenerion\" (under the name \"Chamerion\"), dividing \"Chamaenerion\" into two sections, \"Chamaenerion\" and \"Rosmarinifolium\". Differences between the species in the two sections are summarized in the table below. , eight species were recognized, in two sections: \"Chamaenerion\" is native to the northern", "title": "Chamaenerion" }, { "docid": "730782", "text": "filaments can be fused in various configurations, often in a group of nine stamens plus one separate stamen. Various genes in the \"CYCLOIDEA (CYC)/DICHOTOMA (DICH)\" family are expressed in the upper (also called dorsal or adaxial) petal; in some species, such as \"Cadia\", these genes are expressed throughout the flower, producing a radially symmetrical flower. The ovary most typically develops into a legume. A legume is a simple dry fruit that usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a \"pod\", although that can also be applied to a few", "title": "Fabaceae" }, { "docid": "18736347", "text": "covered with branched hairs (giving rise to the common name of Lamb's-tail). The flowers are radially symmetrical. The Asteliaceae is a family of two to four genera of plants found in the Southern Hemisphere. They are more or less rhizomatous, with spiral leaves and an inflorescence that may form a raceme or a spike. There are large bracts at the base of the inflorescence. The individual flowers are small, with tepals joined at the base. The family includes some 150 species with a worldwide distribution, excluding Europe and northern Asia. Species can be recognized by their rosettes of more or", "title": "Families of Asparagales" }, { "docid": "16485033", "text": "3 seeds and small green flowers. The flowers are radially symmetrical, dioecious and have umbel inflorescence of 12 flowers. The berries are produced in the fall or in the late summer and stays intact through the winter for animals and birds to eat. Thus the pollination occurs as the unharmed seeds are found in the feces. The surface of the stem is smooth; it also is bent and have thorns at the joints. The hairy roots of sarsaparilla are fibrous and may have few rootlets growing out. They have stiff surface and are deep-rooted, which grows from 2 to 2.5", "title": "Smilax aristolochiifolia" }, { "docid": "118276", "text": "alternate or whorled, simple and without stipules. Their flowers are hermaphrodite and show considerable variability. The petals are often fused (sympetalous) with shapes ranging from narrowly tubular to funnelform or widely urn-shaped. The corollas are usually radially symmetrical (actinomorphic) and urn-shaped, but many flowers of the genus \"Rhododendron\" are somewhat bilaterally symmetrical (zygomorphic). Anthers open by pores. Adanson used the term Vaccinia to describe a similar family, but Jussieu first used the term Ericaceae. The name comes from the type genus \"Erica\", which appears to be derived from the Greek word \"ereike\". The exact meaning is difficult to interpret, but", "title": "Ericaceae" }, { "docid": "1001794", "text": "the planet Minerva (a more habitable analogue of Mars). Minervan animals (including the sentient Minervans) are hexameristically radially symmetrical. This means that they have six eyes spaced equally all around, see in all directions and have no \"back\" where somebody could sneak on them unnoticed. Females (referred to as \"mates\" by the Minervans) give birth to litters that consist of one male and five females, and the \"mates\" always die after reproducing because of torrential bleeding from the places where the six fetuses were attached; this gives a population multiplication of 5 per generation if all females live to adolescence", "title": "Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction" }, { "docid": "4586784", "text": "structures characteristic of cacti, called \"areoles\", then occur at the ends of the segments of the stem. In two species the stems are less flattened, more cylinder-shaped, and the areoles are arranged in a more or less spiral pattern all over the segments. In both cases, the areoles, which may have wool and bristles, are where the flower buds appear. The flowers either hang downwards and are almost regular (radially symmetrical or actinomorphic) or, as in most species, are held more or less horizontally with the higher side of the flower different from the lower side (radially asymmetrical or zygomorphic).", "title": "Schlumbergera" }, { "docid": "13431248", "text": "of the trunk. Each annulus is essentially identical to its neighbours; the only trunk differentiation is at the anterior and posterior. The anterior is radially symmetrical, typically comprising an introvert, whereas the trunk is bilaterally symmetrical. The posterior hosts the terminal anus and sometimes one or two hooks. There is no one character that unites the palaeoscolecids as a clade (indeed they are likely paraphyletic), and few individual specimens contain all characteristic palaeosolecid traits. Palaeoscolecids are a little tricky to define, and probably represent a paraphyletic grouping. Their most current systematic diagnosis references their annulated worm-like body form, the presence", "title": "Palaeoscolecid" }, { "docid": "18119405", "text": "or bilaterian was segmented and that segmentation disappeared in many descendant phyla. The current view is that annelids are grouped with molluscs, brachiopods and several other phyla that have lophophores (fan-like feeding structures) and/or trochophore larvae as members of Lophotrochozoa. Bryozoa may be the most basal phylum (the one that first became distinctive) within the Lophotrochozoa, and the relationships between the other members are not yet known. Arthropods are now regarded as members of the Ecdysozoa (\"animals that molt\"), along with some phyla that are unsegmented. The \"Lophotrochozoa\" hypothesis is also supported by the fact that many phyla within this", "title": "Annelid" }, { "docid": "39027", "text": "tree of animals, and even about whether they should be regarded as members of the protostomes or deuterostomes, the two major groups that account for all moderately complex animals. Molecular phylogeny, which attempts to work out the evolutionary family tree of organisms by comparing their biochemistry and especially their genes, has done much to clarify the relationships between the better-known invertebrate phyla. However, the shortage of genetic data about \"minor phyla\" such as bryozoans and entoprocts has left their relationships to other groups unclear. The traditional view is that the Bryozoa are a monophyletic group, in which the class Phylactolaemata", "title": "Bryozoa" }, { "docid": "1859516", "text": "divided, sometimes peltate, opposite or alternate and usually have stipules. The flowers are generally regular, or symmetrical. They are hermaphrodite, actinomorphic (radially symmetrical, like in \"Geranium\") or slightly zygomorphic (with a bilateral symmetry, like in \"Pelargonium\"). The calyx and the corolla are both pentamerous (with five lobes), petals are free while sepals are connate or united at the base. The androecium consists in two whorls of five stamens each, some of which can be unfertile; the pistil consists of five (less commonly three) merged carpels. The linear stigmas are free, and the ovary is superior. The nectaries are localised at", "title": "Geraniaceae" }, { "docid": "10172470", "text": "with a single opening, which serves as both mouth and anus. Animals in both phyla have distinct tissues, but these are not organised into organs. They are diploblastic, having only two main germ layers, ectoderm and endoderm. The tiny placozoans are similar, but they do not have a permanent digestive chamber. The remaining animals, the great majority—comprising some 29 phyla and over a million species—form a clade, the Bilateria. The body is triploblastic, with three well-developed germ layers, and their tissues form distinct organs. The digestive chamber has two openings, a mouth and an anus, and there is an internal", "title": "Animal" }, { "docid": "10254042", "text": "digestion of food particles. Albumares Albumares brunsae is a tri-radially symmetrical fossil animal that lived in the late Ediacaran (Vendian) seafloor. It is a member of the extinct group Trilobozoa. The generic name \"Albumares\" derives from the Latin \"Mare Album\" (White Sea). The specific name honors Elizabeth P. Bruns, an early 20th-century Russian geologist noted for her extensive and important research of the Upper Precambrian stratigraphy of European Russia. Fossils of the \"Albumares brunsae\" are known from deposits on the Verkhovka formation on the Syuzma River in the Onega Peninsula of the White Sea, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia. There are reports", "title": "Albumares" }, { "docid": "10254038", "text": "Albumares Albumares brunsae is a tri-radially symmetrical fossil animal that lived in the late Ediacaran (Vendian) seafloor. It is a member of the extinct group Trilobozoa. The generic name \"Albumares\" derives from the Latin \"Mare Album\" (White Sea). The specific name honors Elizabeth P. Bruns, an early 20th-century Russian geologist noted for her extensive and important research of the Upper Precambrian stratigraphy of European Russia. Fossils of the \"Albumares brunsae\" are known from deposits on the Verkhovka formation on the Syuzma River in the Onega Peninsula of the White Sea, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia. There are reports about \"Albumares\" sp. from", "title": "Albumares" }, { "docid": "3521000", "text": "blue flowers appear in late spring to early summer (May to June in their native habitat). They are arranged in a raceme at the end of the stem. Each of the radially symmetrical, star-shaped flowers has six petals. There are eight subspecies; The superseded name for \"Camassia quamash\" \"supsp. quamash\", \"Camassia esculenta\" (Nutt.) Lindl., should not be confused with the superseded name \"Camassia esculenta\" (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob., (\"nom. illeg\".) for \"Camassia scilloides\". The genus name comes from the Nez Perce Indian name for this plant, and means \"sweet\". \"Qém'es\", a term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used", "title": "Camassia quamash" }, { "docid": "5328308", "text": "a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick. They have two basic body forms: swimming medusae and sessile polyps, both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration. Fossil cnidarians have been found in rocks formed about . Fossils of cnidarians that do not build mineralized structures are rare. Scientists currently think cnidarians, ctenophores and bilaterians are more closely related to calcareous sponges than these are to other sponges, and that", "title": "Marine life" }, { "docid": "3242888", "text": "flower into symmetrical halves by the same number of longitudinal planes passing through the axis: Oleander is an example of a flower without such mirror planes. Actinomorphic flowers are also called radially symmetrical or regular flowers. Other examples of actinomorphic flowers are the lily (\"Lilium\", Liliaceae) and the buttercup (\"Ranunculus\", Ranunculaceae). Zygomorphic (\"yoke shaped\", \"bilateral\" – from the Greek ζυγόν, \"zygon\", yoke, and μορφή, \"morphe\", shape) flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves, much like a yoke or a person's face. Examples are orchids and the flowers of most members of the Lamiales (e.g.,", "title": "Floral symmetry" }, { "docid": "11427672", "text": "animal phyla, making the term almost meaningless for taxonomic purpose. Invertebrate sea life includes the following groups, some of which are phyla: Arthropods total about 1,113,000 described extant species, molluscs about 85,000 and chordates about 52,000. Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera (Modern Latin for \"bearing pores\" ). They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them, consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. They have unspecialized cells that can transform into other types and that often migrate between the main cell layers and the mesohyl", "title": "Marine invertebrates" }, { "docid": "722372", "text": "Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs, and also including the sweet potato and a few other food tubers. Convolvulaceae can be recognized by their funnel-shaped, radially symmetrical corolla; the floral formula for the family has five sepals, five fused petals, five epipetalous stamens (stamens fused to the petals), and a two-part syncarpous and superior gynoecium. The stems of these plants are usually winding, hence their Latin name (from \"convolvere\", \"to wind\"). The leaves", "title": "Convolvulaceae" }, { "docid": "19576965", "text": "Physaria arctica Physaria arctica is a perennial flowering herb of the mustard family, known by the common name arctic bladderpod. Plants are 6–12 cm high with a short taproot and woody stem-base. Basal leaves, 2–6 cm and arranged in a rosette predominate, and are obovate to oblanceolate, while cauline leaves, sessile or shortly petiolate, are oblanceolate or lingulate and 0.5-1.5 cm. Inflorescences are loosely racemose, with flower stalks ascending or erect and 5–20 mm. There are 3-8 radially symmetrical flowers per inflorescence, and the petals are spaulate, 5-6mm, with blades that narrow gradually to the claw. \"P. arctica\" grows in", "title": "Physaria arctica" }, { "docid": "14527798", "text": "medium with dazzling technical and artistic virtuosity. On the outside of the lid there are symmetrical images of a man surrounded by two wolves, a version of the ancient Master of Animals motif. In between these images are two more symmetrical figures, this time depicting an eagle swooping down upon its prey. To the ancient Anglo-Saxons, these images probably held great significance, but to modern historians it is difficult to be sure of the symbolism in these figures. It is possible that the heraldic composition of the men and the wolves alludes to the family name of the Sutton Hoo", "title": "Sutton Hoo purse-lid" }, { "docid": "4676659", "text": "Platyzoa The paraphyletic \"Platyzoa\" are a group of protostome unsegmented animals proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1998. Cavalier-Smith included in Platyzoa the phylum Platyhelminthes (or flatworms), and a new phylum, the Acanthognatha, into which he gathered several previously described phyla of microscopic animals. More recently it has been described as paraphyletic, containing the Rouphozoa and the Gnathifera. One scheme placed the following phyla in Platyzoa: None of the Platyzoa groups have a respiration or circulation system because of their small size, flat body or parasitic lifestyle. The Platyhelminthes and Gastrotricha are acoelomate. The other phyla have a pseudocoel, and share", "title": "Platyzoa" }, { "docid": "11427676", "text": "thick. They have two basic body forms: swimming medusae and sessile polyps, both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration. Fossil cnidarians have been found in rocks formed about . Fossils of cnidarians that do not build mineralized structures are rare. Scientists currently think cnidarians, ctenophores and bilaterians are more closely related to calcareous sponges than these are to other sponges, and that anthozoans are the evolutionary \"aunts\" or \"sisters\" of other cnidarians, and the most closely related", "title": "Marine invertebrates" }, { "docid": "6470060", "text": "Invertebrate zoology Invertebrate zoology is the subsystem of zoology that consists of the study of invertebrates, animals without a backbone (a structure which is found only in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.) Invertebrates are a vast and very diverse group of animals that includes sponges, echinoderms, tunicates, numerous different phyla of worms, molluscs, arthropods and many additional phyla. Single-celled organisms or protists are usually not included within the same group as invertebrates. Invertebrates represent 97% of all named animal species, and because of that fact, this subdivision of zoology has many further subdivisions, including but not limited to: These", "title": "Invertebrate zoology" }, { "docid": "6218366", "text": "radial grooves on the surface of the living animal, while the three hooked ridges in central part of the fossil are imprints of cavities within the body. \"Tribrachidium\" was a soft-bodied benthic organism that temporarily attached (but did not accrete) to the substrate of its habitat (microbial mats). Tribrachidium Tribrachidium heraldicum is a tri-radially symmetrical fossil animal that lived in the late Ediacaran (Vendian) seas. In life, it was hemispherical in form. \"T. heraldicum\" is the best known member of the extinct group Trilobozoa. The generic name \"Tribrachidium\" is derived from combination of the Greek \"τρία\" (tria, \"three\") + Latin", "title": "Tribrachidium" }, { "docid": "1288318", "text": "exoskeletons often contain \"muscle scars\", marks where muscles have been attached to the exoskeleton, which may allow the reconstruction of much of an organism's internal parts from its exoskeleton alone. The most significant limitation is that, although there are 30-plus phyla of living animals, two-thirds of these phyla have never been found as fossils, because most animal species are soft-bodied and decay before they can become fossilized. Mineralized skeletons first appear in the fossil record shortly before the base of the Cambrian period, . The evolution of a mineralized exoskeleton is seen by some as a possible driving force of", "title": "Exoskeleton" }, { "docid": "1448442", "text": "jellies. Adult echinoderms, such as starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and others are also included, since they are pentaradial, meaning they have five discrete rotational symmetry. Echinoderm larvae are not included, since they are bilaterally symmetrical. Radially symmetrical organisms always have one distinctive axis. Cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones and corals) have an incomplete digestive system, meaning that one end of the organism has a mouth, and the opposite end has no opening from the gut (coelenteron). For this reason, the end of the organism with the mouth is referred to as the oral end (), and the opposite surface is", "title": "Anatomical terms of location" }, { "docid": "10172465", "text": "as most probably being early sponges. The oldest animals are found in the Ediacaran biota, towards the end of the Precambrian, around 610 million years ago. It had long been doubtful whether these included animals, but the discovery of the animal lipid cholesterol in fossils of \"Dickinsonia\" establishes that these were indeed animals. Many animal phyla first appear in the fossil record during the Cambrian explosion, starting about 542 million years ago, in beds such as the Burgess shale. Extant phyla in these rocks include molluscs, brachiopods, onychophorans, tardigrades, arthropods, echinoderms and hemichordates, along with numerous now-extinct forms such as", "title": "Animal" }, { "docid": "8384309", "text": "and inconspicuous with lots of pollen grains and large, feathery stigmas to catch the pollen. However, this is relatively uncommon (only 2% of pollination is hydrophily) and most aquatic plants are insect-pollinated, with flowers that emerge into the air. \"Vallisneria\" is an example. Bee-pollinated flowers can be very variable in their size, shape and colouration. They can be open and bowl-shaped (radially symmetrical) or more complex and non-radially symmetric (\"zygomorphic\"), as is the case with many peas and foxgloves. Some bee flowers tend to be yellow or blue, often with ultraviolet nectar guides and scent. Nectar, pollen, or both are", "title": "Pollination syndrome" }, { "docid": "12477032", "text": "while the phyla may have diversified in this time period, representatives of the crown groups of many phyla do not appear until much later in the Phanerozoic. Further, the mineralised phyla that form the basis of the fossil record may not be representative of other phyla, since most mineralised phyla originated in a benthic setting. The fossil record is consistent with a Cambrian explosion that was limited to the benthos, with pelagic phyla evolving much later. Ecological complexity among marine animals increased in the Cambrian, as well later in the Ordovician. However, recent research has overthrown the once-popular idea that", "title": "Cambrian explosion" }, { "docid": "13009715", "text": "Urmetazoan The Urmetazoan is the name for the hypothetical last common ancestor of all animals. It was undoubtedly a flagellate marine eukaryote, but beyond this its form is difficult to determine because the relationships of animal phyla are not completely understood. All animals are posited by biologists to have evolved from a flagellated eukaryote. Their closest known living relatives are the choanoflagellates – collared flagellates whose cell morphology is similar to the choanocyte cells of certain sponges. Molecular studies place animals in a supergroup called the opisthokonts, which also include the choanoflagellates, fungi, and a few small parasitic protists. The", "title": "Urmetazoan" }, { "docid": "15596991", "text": "epiphytes) that are perennial, with the exception of four species. Most genera grow from bulbs, but a few such as \"Agapanthus\", \"Clivia\" and \"Scadoxus\" develop from rhizomes (underground stems). The leaves are simple rather fleshy and two-ranked with parallel veins. Leaf shape may be linear, strap like, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate (lance shaped) or filiform (threadlike). The leaves which are either grouped at the base or arranged alternatively on the stem may be sessile or petiolate and possess a meristem. The flowers, which are hermaphroditic (bisexual), are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical), rarely zygomorphic, pedicellate or sessile, and are typically arranged in umbels", "title": "Amaryllidaceae" }, { "docid": "20508938", "text": "Pelorism Pelorism is the term, said to be first used by Charles Darwin, for the formation of 'peloric flowers' which botanically is the abnormal production of actinomorphic flowers in a species that usually produces zygomorphic flowers. These flowers are spontaneous floral symmetry mutants. The term epanody is also applied to this phenomenon. Bilaterally symmetrical (zygomorphic) flowers are known to have evolved several times from radially symmetrical (actinomorphic) flowers, these changes being linked to increasing specialisation in pollinators. Pelorism has been of interest since a five-spurred variety of the common toad-flax (\"Linaria vulgaris\" L.) was first discovered in 1742 by a", "title": "Pelorism" }, { "docid": "328071", "text": "and bottom surfaces and distinct head and tail ends. Like other bilaterians, they have three main cell layers (endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm), while the radially symmetrical cnidarians and ctenophores (comb jellies) have only two cell layers. Beyond that, they are \"defined more by what they do not have than by any particular series of specializations.\" Unlike other bilaterians, Platyhelminthes have no internal body cavity, so are described as acoelomates. They also lack specialized circulatory and respiratory organs, both of these facts are defining features when classifying a flatworm's anatomy. Their bodies are soft and unsegmented. The lack of circulatory and", "title": "Flatworm" }, { "docid": "18683349", "text": "becomes the lead arm and the other arms take on the subordinate role. This shows that a radially symmetrical animal can employ fully coordinated, bilaterally symmetrical locomotion. When attacked by a predator, \"O. echinata\" sometimes autotomises (sheds) one or more of its arms. In a back-reef habitat in the Florida Keys, up to 47% of the individuals were found to have missing or damaged arms, and it took about two years for individuals with three missing arms to completely regenerate them. Losing a limb rather than its life is beneficial to the brittle star. Although energy must be diverted to", "title": "Ophiocoma echinata" }, { "docid": "6766546", "text": "Fibrobacteres Fibrobacteres is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Members of this phylum were categorized in other phyla. The genus \"Fibrobacter\" (the only genus of Fibrobacteres) was removed from the genus \"Bacteroides\" in 1988. Although \"Fibrobacteres\", which consists of a single genus \"Fibrobacter\" containing two species, is currently recognized as a distinct phylum, phylogenetic studies based RpoC and Gyrase B protein sequences, indicate that \"Fibrobacter succinogenes\" is closely related to the species from the phyla \"Bacteroidetes\" and \"Chlorobi\". The species from these three phyla", "title": "Fibrobacteres" }, { "docid": "19576966", "text": "sand and gravel from calcareous bedrock, river bars and terraces, cliff ledges, scree and talus slopes. Physaria arctica Physaria arctica is a perennial flowering herb of the mustard family, known by the common name arctic bladderpod. Plants are 6–12 cm high with a short taproot and woody stem-base. Basal leaves, 2–6 cm and arranged in a rosette predominate, and are obovate to oblanceolate, while cauline leaves, sessile or shortly petiolate, are oblanceolate or lingulate and 0.5-1.5 cm. Inflorescences are loosely racemose, with flower stalks ascending or erect and 5–20 mm. There are 3-8 radially symmetrical flowers per inflorescence, and the", "title": "Physaria arctica" }, { "docid": "1351619", "text": "into sufficiently deep soils. \"H. non-scripta\" differs from \"H. hispanica\", which occurs as an introduced species in the British Isles, in a number of ways. \"H. hispanica\" has paler flowers which are borne in radially symmetrical racemes; their tepals are less recurved, and are only faintly scented. The outer stamens are fused with the tepals for less than 75% of their length, and the anthers are the same colour as the tepals. These two species are thought to have diverged 8000 years ago. The two species hybridise readily to produce fertile offspring known as \"Hyacinthoides\" × \"massartiana\"; the hybrids are", "title": "Hyacinthoides non-scripta" }, { "docid": "312248", "text": "organism or parts of organisms. Further, only the parts of organisms that were already mineralised are usually preserved, such as the shells of molluscs. Since most animal species are soft-bodied, they decay before they can become fossilised. As a result, although there are 30-plus phyla of living animals, two-thirds have never been found as fossils. Occasionally, unusual environments may preserve soft tissues. These lagerstätten allow paleontologists to examine the internal anatomy of animals that in other sediments are represented only by shells, spines, claws, etc. – if they are preserved at all. However, even lagerstätten present an incomplete picture of", "title": "Paleontology" }, { "docid": "289916", "text": "that generally set them apart from other living things. Animals are eukaryotic and usually multicellular (although see Myxozoa), which separates them from bacteria, archaea, and most protists. They are heterotrophic, generally digesting food in an internal chamber, which separates them from plants and algae. They are also distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by lacking cell walls. With a few exceptions—most notably the two phyla consisting of sponges and placozoans—animals have bodies that are differentiated into tissues. These include muscles, which are able to contract and control locomotion, and a nervous system, which sends and processes signals. There is also", "title": "Nature" }, { "docid": "39030", "text": "phylogeny, based on anatomy and on the development of the adult forms from embryos, has produced no enduring consensus about the position of ectoprocts. Attempts to reconstruct the family tree of animals have largely ignored ectoprocts and other \"minor phyla\", which have received little scientific study because they are generally tiny, have relatively simple body plans, and have little impact on human economies – despite the fact that the \"minor phyla\" include most of the variety in the evolutionary history of animals. In the opinion of Ruth Dewel, Judith Winston, and Frank McKinney, \"\"Our standard interpretation of bryozoan morphology and", "title": "Bryozoa" }, { "docid": "294303", "text": "ganglia. All animals more advanced than sponges have nervous systems. However, even sponges, unicellular animals, and non-animals such as slime molds have cell-to-cell signalling mechanisms that are precursors to those of neurons. In radially symmetric animals such as the jellyfish and hydra, the nervous system consists of a nerve net, a diffuse network of isolated cells. In bilaterian animals, which make up the great majority of existing species, the nervous system has a common structure that originated early in the Ediacaran period, over 550 million years ago. The nervous system contains two main categories or types of cells: neurons and", "title": "Nervous system" }, { "docid": "12750761", "text": "cloaca. Bilaterians likely evolved from an ancestor, which was radially symmetrical. There have been suggestions that the blastopore started out as the digestive surface on a radial organism, which became elongated (and thus bilaterially symmetrical) before its sides closed over to leave a mouth at the front and an anus at the rear. This matches with the \"flaps-folding-over\" model of gut formation, but an alternative view is that the original blastopore migrated forwards to one end of the ancestral organism, before deepening to become a blind gut. This is consistent with living Xenacoelomorpha, which are the sister taxon to protostomes", "title": "Embryological origins of the mouth and anus" }, { "docid": "723176", "text": "species, ctenophores have a wide range of body plans. Coastal species need to be tough enough to withstand waves and swirling sediment particles, while some oceanic species are so fragile that it is very difficult to capture them intact for study. In addition oceanic species do not preserve well, and are known mainly from photographs and from observers' notes. Hence most attention has until recently concentrated on three coastal genera – \"Pleurobrachia\", \"Beroe\" and \"Mnemiopsis\". At least two textbooks base their descriptions of ctenophores on the cydippid \"Pleurobrachia\". Since the body of many species is \"almost\" radially symmetrical, the main", "title": "Ctenophora" }, { "docid": "5328300", "text": "were found in Cambrian lagerstätten that preserved soft-bodied animals. Invertebrates are grouped into different phyla. Informally phyla can be thought of as a way of grouping organisms according to their body plan. A body plan refers to a blueprint which describes the shape or morphology of an organism, such as its symmetry, segmentation and the disposition of its appendages. The idea of body plans originated with vertebrates, which were grouped into one phylum. But the vertebrate body plan is only one of many, and invertebrates consist of many phyla or body plans. The history of the discovery of body plans", "title": "Marine life" }, { "docid": "1837079", "text": "Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin \"little frog\", from \"frog\") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are \"Ranunculus\" (600 species), \"Delphinium\" (365), \"Thalictrum\" (330), \"Clematis\" (325), and \"Aconitum\" (300). Ranunculaceae are mostly herbaceous annuals or perennials, but some woody climbers (such as \"Clematis\") or shrubs (e.g. \"Xanthorhiza\"). Most members of the family have bisexual flowers which can be showy or inconspicuous. Flowers may be solitary, but are frequently found aggregated in cymes, panicles, or spikes. The flowers are usually radially symmetrical but are strongly bilaterally symmetrical", "title": "Ranunculaceae" }, { "docid": "534254", "text": "divisions make a spiral pattern) such as sipunculans, echiurans and many annelids. Nemerteans' affinities with Annelida (including Echiura, Pogonophora, Vestimentifera and perhaps Sipuncula) and Mollusca make the ribbon-worms members of Lophotrochozoa, which include about half of the extant animal phyla. Lophotrochozoa groups: those animals that feed using a lophophore (Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Phoronida, Entoprocta); phyla in which most members' embryos develop into trochophore larvae (for example Annelida and Mollusca); and some other phyla (such as Platyhelminthes, Sipuncula, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Nemertea, Phoronida, Platyhelminthes and Rotifera). These groupings are based on molecular phylogeny, which compares sections of organisms DNA and RNA. While", "title": "Nemertea" }, { "docid": "12365387", "text": "can be tentatively considered diploblastic, in other words made of two main tissue layers. Later shellies are more convincingly triploblastic, as all \"higher\" animals are. Subsequently, the Helcionellids are the first shelly fossils that can be placed in the stem group to a phylum (mollusca). As one looks at more recent SSFs, the arguments for stem group placements become stronger, and by the Atdabanian, some SSFs can be assigned to the crown group of a modern phylum, echinoderms. This gives the impression that the first SSF animals, from the late Ediacaran, were basal members of later clades, with the phyla", "title": "Small shelly fauna" }, { "docid": "18119404", "text": "Annelids are members of the protostomes, one of the two major superphyla of bilaterian animals – the other is the deuterostomes, which includes vertebrates. Within the protostomes, annelids used to be grouped with arthropods under the super-group Articulata (\"jointed animals\"), as segmentation is obvious in most members of both phyla. However, the genes that drive segmentation in arthropods do not appear to do the same in annelids. Arthropods and annelids both have close relatives that are unsegmented. It is at least as easy to assume that they evolved segmented bodies independently as it is to assume that the ancestral protostome", "title": "Annelid" }, { "docid": "12425060", "text": "lengths of the branches are not proportional to evolutionary distances. The major phyla (sometimes called divisions) of fungi have been classified mainly on the basis of characteristics of their sexual reproductive structures. Currently, seven phyla are proposed: Microsporidia, Chytridiomycota, Blastocladiomycota, Neocallimastigomycota, Glomeromycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Phylogenetic analysis has demonstrated that the Microsporidia, unicellular parasites of animals and protists, are fairly recent and highly derived endobiotic fungi (living within the tissue of another species). One 2006 study concludes that the Microsporidia are a sister group to the true fungi; that is, they are each other's closest evolutionary relative. Hibbett and colleagues", "title": "Fungus" }, { "docid": "12590260", "text": "The suborders Spirurina and Tylenchina and the infraorders Rhabditomorpha, Panagrolaimomorpha, and Tylenchomorpha are paraphytic. The monophyly of the Ascaridomorph is uncertain. Nematodes are small, slender worms: typically about 5 to 100 µm thick, and 0.1 to 2.5 mm long. The smallest nematodes are microscopic, while free-living species can reach as much as , and some parasitic species are larger still, reaching over in length. The body is often ornamented with ridges, rings, bristles, or other distinctive structures. The head of a nematode is relatively distinct. Whereas the rest of the body is bilaterally symmetrical, the head is radially symmetrical, with", "title": "Nematode" }, { "docid": "722572", "text": "but are bilaterally symmetrical as larvae. Except for a few phyla (i.e. flatworms and gnathostomulids), bilaterians have complete digestive tracts with a separate mouth and anus. Some bilaterians lack body cavities (acoelomates, i.e. Platyhelminthes, Gastrotricha and Gnathostomulida), while others display primary body cavities (deriving from the blastocoel, as pseudocoeloms) or secondary cavities (that appear \"de novo\", for example the coelom). Some of the earliest bilaterians were wormlike, and a bilaterian body can be conceptualized as a cylinder with a gut running between two openings, the mouth and the anus. Around the gut it has an internal body cavity, a coelom", "title": "Bilateria" }, { "docid": "6218362", "text": "Tribrachidium Tribrachidium heraldicum is a tri-radially symmetrical fossil animal that lived in the late Ediacaran (Vendian) seas. In life, it was hemispherical in form. \"T. heraldicum\" is the best known member of the extinct group Trilobozoa. The generic name \"Tribrachidium\" is derived from combination of the Greek \"τρία\" (tria, \"three\") + Latin \"brachium\" (\"arm\") + diminutive suffix -\"idium\". The specific name \"T. heraldicum\" references the similarity of the pattern of this fossil with the well-known heraldic triskelion design, such as the coat of arms of the Isle of Man. \"Tribrachidium\" fossils were first discovered in the Ediacara Member of the", "title": "Tribrachidium" }, { "docid": "1462915", "text": "three or six petals, although there are many exceptions to this rule. The petal whorl or corolla may be either radially or bilaterally symmetrical (see Symmetry in biology and Floral symmetry). If all of the petals are essentially identical in size and shape, the flower is said to be regular or actinomorphic (meaning \"ray-formed\"). Many flowers are symmetrical in only one plane (i.e., symmetry is bilateral) and are termed irregular or zygomorphic (meaning \"yoke-\" or \"pair-formed\"). In \"irregular\" flowers, other floral parts may be modified from the \"regular\" form, but the petals show the greatest deviation from radial symmetry. Examples", "title": "Petal" }, { "docid": "678230", "text": "Gould laid to rest Haeckel's interpretation of evolutionary embryology, while Jacob set out an alternative theory. This led to a second synthesis, at last including embryology as well as molecular genetics, phylogeny, and evolutionary biology to form evo-devo. In 1978, Edward B. Lewis discovered homeotic genes that regulate embryonic development in \"Drosophila\" fruit flies, which like all insects are arthropods, one of the major phyla of invertebrate animals. Bill McGinnis quickly discovered homeotic gene sequences, homeoboxes, in animals in other phyla, in vertebrates such as frogs, birds, and mammals; they were later also found in fungi such as yeasts, and", "title": "Evolutionary developmental biology" }, { "docid": "16051598", "text": "Rhipsalideae The Rhipsalideae are a small tribe of cacti, comprising four genera (and around 60 species). They grow on trees (epiphytes) or on rocks (lithophytes), where they either hang down or form creeping or upright shrubs. Their flowers open in the day and remain open at night; they may be either radially symmetrical (regular) or bilaterally symmetrical (zygomorphic). The fruits are berry-like, fleshy with smallish seeds. They are found mainly in the east of South America, with a centre of diversity in Bolivia, but some species occur in Central America and North America; one species, \"Rhipsalis baccifera\", also occurs in", "title": "Rhipsalideae" }, { "docid": "15502119", "text": "proposed by Cavalier-Smith are generally disregarded by the molecular phylogeny community (\"e.g\".) (\"vide supra\"). For the \"Archaea\" the suffix \"-archaeota\" is used. For bacterial phyla it was proposed that the suffix \"-bacteria\" be used for phyla. Consequently for main phyla the name of the phyla is the same as the first described class: Whereas for others where the -ia suffix for class is used regardless of grammar they differ: An exception is the phylum \"Deinococcus–Thermus\", which bears a hyphenated pair of genera—only non-accented Latin letters are accepted for valid names, but phyla are not officially recognised. More recently it has", "title": "Bacterial taxonomy" }, { "docid": "677542", "text": "were later separated into two genera by Charles L’Héritier in 1789. Other former members of the genus are now classified in \"Erodium\", including the plants known as filarees in North America. The term \"hardy geranium\" is often applied to horticultural \"Geranium\"s to distinguish them from the \"Pelargonium\"s, which are not winter-hardy in temperate horticulture. However, not all \"Geranium\" species are winter-hardy (see below). The shape of the flowers offers one way of distinguishing between the two genera \"Geranium\" and \"Pelargonium\". \"Geranium\" flowers have five very similar petals, and are thus radially symmetrical (actinomorphic), whereas \"Pelargonium\" (and also \"Erodium\") flowers have", "title": "Geranium" }, { "docid": "12476990", "text": "organisms that were already mineralised are usually preserved, such as the shells of molluscs. Since most animal species are soft-bodied, they decay before they can become fossilised. As a result, although 30-plus phyla of living animals are known, two-thirds have never been found as fossils. The Cambrian fossil record includes an unusually high number of lagerstätten, which preserve soft tissues. These allow paleontologists to examine the internal anatomy of animals, which in other sediments are only represented by shells, spines, claws, etc. – if they are preserved at all. The most significant Cambrian lagerstätten are the early Cambrian Maotianshan shale", "title": "Cambrian explosion" }, { "docid": "19326710", "text": "had been subdivided into twelve phyla: The protozoa were originally classified as members of the animal kingdom. Now they are classified as multiple separate groups. Zoology is the study of animals while botany is the study of plants. While zoologists divided the animal kingdom into phyla, botanists carved the plant kingdom into \"divisions\". By 1940, five divisions were recognized: Fungi and bacteria were included within the plant division thallophyta. Today, bacteria are no longer classified as plants and fungi are known to be more closely related to animals than to plants. By mid-nineteenth century, microscopic organisms were generally classified into", "title": "Cavalier-Smith's system of classification" }, { "docid": "16051325", "text": "Individual segments are about long by wide. Special structures characteristic of cacti, called \"areoles\", occur in the notches at the side of a segment and at the end. The areoles, which bristles up to long, are where the flower buds appear. The flowers hang downwards and are radially symmetrical (regular). They are about long by across. The tepals, which are of various shades of pink, are arranged in two groups, giving the appearance of a \"flower within a flower\". The inner tepals are longer and fused together at the base to form a floral tube about long; nectar is produced", "title": "Schlumbergera russelliana" }, { "docid": "12333539", "text": "cm. long. Flowers are radially symmetrical, about 1 centimeter in diameter, with white and spatulate petals. \"Flabellaria paniculata\" is widely distributed in equatorial Africa in thickets, woodlands, and forests, especially along rivers, at an altitude of . Flabellaria Flabellaria is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. \"Flabellaria\" includes one variable species, Flabellaria paniculata. The genus name \"Flabellaria\" comes from the Latin word \"flabellum\" meaning small fan, referring to the shape of the samara. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous to the Eocene (age", "title": "Flabellaria" }, { "docid": "13972007", "text": "stipules. Cystoliths are always present and some members of this family possess laticifers. Cannabaceae are often dioecious (distinct male and female plants). The flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) and not showy, as these plants are pollinated by the wind. As an adaptation to this kind of pollination, the calyx is short and there is no corolla. Flowers are grouped to form cymes. In the dioecious plants the masculine inflorescences are long and look like panicles, while the feminine are shorter and bear fewer flowers. The pistil is made of two connate carpels, the usually superior ovary is unilocular; there is", "title": "Cannabaceae" }, { "docid": "4676661", "text": "sister group of the Rouphozoa (the Gastrotricha and Platyhelminthes). The Lophotrochozoa and Rouphozoa are then named the Platytrochozoa. This makes the Platyzoa a paraphyletic group. Platyzoa The paraphyletic \"Platyzoa\" are a group of protostome unsegmented animals proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1998. Cavalier-Smith included in Platyzoa the phylum Platyhelminthes (or flatworms), and a new phylum, the Acanthognatha, into which he gathered several previously described phyla of microscopic animals. More recently it has been described as paraphyletic, containing the Rouphozoa and the Gnathifera. One scheme placed the following phyla in Platyzoa: None of the Platyzoa groups have a respiration or circulation", "title": "Platyzoa" }, { "docid": "18089608", "text": "towards it, from planes perpendicular to it. When we consider 2-D flows on the perpendicular plane, it appears as a point sink. By symmetry, we assume the fluid flows radially inwards towards the source. The strength of a sink is given by the volume flow rate formula_15 of the fluid it absorbs. A radially symmetrical flow field directed outwards from a common point is called a source flow. The central common point is the line source described above. Fluid is supplied at a constant rate formula_15 from the source. As the fluid flows outward, the area of flow increases. As", "title": "Two-dimensional flow" }, { "docid": "6037923", "text": "weakly succulent, growing upright or pendent; spines are usually missing. The flowers are borne terminally; they are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) and are always coloured. The fruit is a berry. \"Hatiora\" species have been divided into two groups or subgenera which are well differentiated by their morphology. Members of subgenus \"Hatiora\" have cylindrical stems. They grow more or less upright and become woody at the base of the stems when plants become older. The flowers are small, with a diameter of about , and yellow, orange or pink. Members of subgenus \"Rhipsalidopsis\" have flattened, weakly succulent, segmented stems. The flowers of", "title": "Hatiora" }, { "docid": "2745515", "text": "either alternate and spiraling, or opposite. Stipules are present. These leaves are modified into spines in many genera, in some (e.g. \"Paliurus spina-christi\" and \"Colletia cruciata\") spectacularly so. \"Colletia\" stands out by having two axillary buds instead of one, one developing into a thorn, the other one into a shoot. The flowers are radially symmetrical. There are 5 (sometimes 4) separate sepals and 5 (sometimes 4 or none) separate petals. The petals may be white, yellowish, greenish, pink or blue, and are small and inconspicuous in most genera, though in some (e.g. \"Ceanothus\") the dense clusters of flowers are conspicuous.", "title": "Rhamnaceae" }, { "docid": "12366126", "text": "are not as abundant or varied as in the two other tropical regions. However, Euphorbiaceae also has many species in nontropical areas such as the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, South Africa, and the southern United States. The leaves are alternate, seldom opposite, with stipules. They are mainly simple, but where compound, are always palmate, never pinnate. Stipules may be reduced to hairs, glands, or spines, or in succulent species are sometimes absent. The plants can be monoecious or dioecious. The radially symmetrical flowers are unisexual, with the male and female flowers usually on the same plant. As can be", "title": "Euphorbiaceae" }, { "docid": "99283", "text": "are known to be pollinated by bats—an unusually high proportion, exceeded among eudicots by only two other families, both with very few genera. Columnar cacti growing in semidesert areas are among those most likely to be bat-pollinated; this may be because bats are able to travel considerable distances, so are effective pollinators of plants growing widely separated from one another. The pollination syndrome associated with bats includes a tendency for flowers to open in the evening and at night, when bats are active. Other features include a relatively dull color, often white or green; a radially symmetrical shape, often tubular;", "title": "Cactus" }, { "docid": "7372869", "text": "or \"embranchements\": Grouping animals with these body plans resulted in four branches: vertebrates, molluscs, articulata (including insects and annelids) and zoophytes or radiata. Ernst Haeckel, in his 1866 \"Generelle Morphologie der Organismen\", asserted that all living things were monophyletic (had a single evolutionary origin), being divided into plants, protista, and animals. His protista were divided into moneres, protoplasts, flagellates, diatoms, myxomycetes, myxocystodes, rhizopods, and sponges. His animals were divided into groups with distinct body plans: he named these phyla. Haeckel's animal phyla were coelenterates, echinoderms, and (following Cuvier) articulates, molluscs, and vertebrates. Stephen J. Gould explored the idea that the", "title": "Body plan" }, { "docid": "5324071", "text": "cm long. Its sweetly scented flowers are radially symmetrical and pink, or sometimes white. Each of the five flat petals have two small scales in the throat of the corolla. They are about wide. They are arranged in dense, terminal clusters on the main stem and its branches. The long tubular calyx has five pointed red teeth. The individual flowers open in the evening, and stay open for about three days. They produce a stronger scent at night and supplement nectar production during the night. The flowers are protandrous: on the second night of blooming, the pollen is released, and", "title": "Saponaria officinalis" } ]

[ "June 14 , 1777" ]

[ { "docid": "146446", "text": "were aware of the East India Company's activities and of their free administration of India under Company rule. In any case, both the stripes (barry) and the stars (mullets) have precedents in classical heraldry. Mullets were comparatively rare in early modern heraldry, but an example of mullets representing territorial divisions predating the U.S. flag are those in the coat of arms of Valais of 1618, where seven mullets stood for seven districts. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution which stated: \"\"Resolved\", That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "6716169", "text": "The Grand Union Flag was the \"de facto\" first U.S. naval ensign. It was first raised aboard Continental Navy Commodore Esek Hopkins' flagship on the Delaware River on December 3, 1775; John Paul Jones, then the ship's senior lieutenant, personally claimed this honor. The current \"Stars and Stripes\" design was first adopted when the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777: \"\"Resolved,\" That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.\" Subsequent flag acts have", "title": "Ensign of the United States" } ]

[ { "docid": "7471213", "text": "surrounded by five stars for the five boroughs and the year \"1895\", when the department was created. The flag of the Parks Department features the department's leaf logo in green against a white field. The Parks Department flag is flown on a yardarm over every park in New York City, alongside the city flag and beneath the flag of the United States of America. These yardarms were controversial when first introduced in 1997, partly because they were considered by some to be inappropriate outside of a nautical context and partly because it was seen by the former president of the", "title": "Flags of New York City" }, { "docid": "11732734", "text": "Francis Hopkinson House The Francis Hopkinson House is an historic home in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, where Francis Hopkinson and his wife Ann Borden lived from 1774 until his death in 1791. Francis Hopkinson designed the first official flag of the United States. He created a Stars and Stripes flag with seven white stripes and six red ones for the United States and a Stars and Stripes flag with seven red stripes and six white ones for the Navy (the basis for the current U.S. flag). Hopkinson was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence", "title": "Francis Hopkinson House" }, { "docid": "699960", "text": "22, 1942, when Congress amended the Flag Code language first passed into law on June 22, 1942. Attached to bills passed in Congress in 2008 and then in 2009 (Section 301(b)(1) of title 36, United States Code), language was included which authorized all active duty military personnel and all veterans in civilian clothes to render a proper hand salute during the raising and lowering of the flag, when the colors are presented, and during the National Anthem. A musical setting for \"The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag\" was created by Irving Caesar, at the suggestion of Congressman Louis C.", "title": "Pledge of Allegiance" }, { "docid": "10643062", "text": "1777, establishing the first congressional standard for official United States ensigns. The shape and arrangement of the stars is not mentioned there were variations but the legal description gives the Ross flag legitimacy. \"Resolved,\" That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation. In a 1780 letter to the Continental Board of Admiralty dealing with the Great Seal, Hopkinson mentioned patriotic designs he created in the past few years including \"the Flag of the United States of America.\" He", "title": "Betsy Ross flag" }, { "docid": "19576543", "text": "Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands The Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands was used between 1815 and 1864. The flag consisted of a British blue ensign with the coat of arms of the predecessor state, the Septinsular Republic on it with a red border. The United States of the Ionian Islands were created as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna as an amical protectorate under the United Kingdom. In article 1 of section VI in the treaty, it stated that the new United States of", "title": "Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands" }, { "docid": "3374798", "text": "the slogan to the D.C. flag, but no new flag design was approved. In 2007, the District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters program was created based on the successful 50 State Quarters program. DC submitted designs containing the slogan, but they were rejected by the U.S. Mint. British Prime Minister John Major used a modified version of the quote, with the order reversed, in October 1995, when at the United Nations's 50th Anniversary celebrations he said, \"It is not sustainable for states to enjoy representation without taxation,\" in order to criticize the billion-dollar arrears of the United States'", "title": "No taxation without representation" }, { "docid": "5757584", "text": "Flag of the United States Army The flag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of the War Office Seal set on a white field. Beneath the seal is a broad scarlet scroll bearing the inscription in white letters, \"United States Army\". Beneath the scroll, in blue Hindu-Arabic numerals, is \"1775\", the year in which the Continental Army was created with the appointment of General George Washington as General of the Army. All of this is on a white background. The flag was officially adopted by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, on June 12, 1956, via . Prior", "title": "Flag of the United States Army" }, { "docid": "2728800", "text": "too much crimson when hanging limp.\" The \"National Geographic\" magazine erroneously reported in October 1917 that the stars represent Tennessee's status as the third state to enter the United States after the original thirteen. Tennessee state law dictates on how the center emblem is drawn on the flag. In 1976, the United States Postal Service issued a sheet of stamps with one stamp for each state. The Tennessee flag was upside down as represented on its stamp. As the civil war was approaching in 1861, a flag was first proposed for the state. It was modeled after the First National", "title": "Flag of Tennessee" }, { "docid": "855822", "text": "first-day cover was issued that day. On June 28, 2015, in the aftermath of the events of June 17, 2015, when a mass shooting took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, the five small flags that were arranged in a semi-circle around the large flagpole flying the 50-star United States flag at Fort Sumter were lowered so that the South Carolina flag could be flown at half mast. Those flown include (1) a 33-star United States flag, (2) a Confederate First National Flag (), (3) a South Carolina State Flag, (4) a Confederate Second", "title": "Fort Sumter" }, { "docid": "4712666", "text": "rather than flag officers, and those in the Royal Air Force (as well as the rank of air commodore) are called air officers, although all are entitled to fly flags of rank. Captain was the highest rank in the United States Navy from its beginning in 1775 until 1857, when Congress created the temporary rank of Flag Officer, which gave way to Commodore and Rear Admiral in 1862. The rank of \"flag officer\" was bestowed on senior Navy captains who were assigned to lead a squadron of vessels in addition to command of their own ship. During the American Civil", "title": "Flag officer" }, { "docid": "20170886", "text": "when the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed by the Acts of Union 1707 at the behest of Queen Anne. The flag of the East India Company is considered to have inspired the Grand Union Flag, the first flag of the United States, as the two flags were of the same design. This connection is attributed to numerous sources. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania once gave a speech endorsing the adoption of the Company's flag by the United States as their national flag. He said to George Washington of Virginia, \"While the field of your flag must be new in the", "title": "Flag of the East India Company" }, { "docid": "16492330", "text": "and activist, to memorialize the murder of transgender woman Rita Hester in Massachusetts in 1998. The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held every year on November 20 and now memorializes all those murdered due to transphobic hate and prejudice. The most prominent version of the Transgender Pride flag was created in 1999 by the American trans woman Monica Helms. The flag was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000. In 2012 Spokane Trans created their own version of the transgender pride flag. They describe it on their web site as follows: \"The top two stripes represent", "title": "History of transgender people in the United States" }, { "docid": "4753149", "text": "the first being the so-called \"Burnet Flag\". The \"Lone Star Flag\", the final national flag, became the state flag when Texas joined the United States as a U.S. state in 1845. The fifth and current flag is that of the United States of America, which Texas joined in 1845. Upon secession Texas abandoned this flag for its sixth, until readmission to the Union in 1865. The sixth flag belonged to the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. During this time, the Confederacy had three national flags. Six flags over Texas \"Six flags over Texas\" is the slogan used", "title": "Six flags over Texas" }, { "docid": "10073474", "text": "assignment to bring the ship safely to port. In April 1862, Farragut was the \"flag officer\" in command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. With his flagship, the , he ran past Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip and the Chalmette, Louisiana, batteries to take the city and port of New Orleans, Louisiana. This victory was an influential factor when in 1862, Congress created the rank of admiral and named Farragut and eight other naval officers (which also included his foster brother David Dixon Porter) as rear admirals. Thus, Farragut became the first Hispanic-American admiral in the United States Navy.", "title": "Hispanic Admirals in the United States Navy" }, { "docid": "146457", "text": "preferred as the national flag. Remnants of Hopkinson's U.S. flag of seven white stripes can be found in the Great Seal of the United States and the President's seal. When Hopkinson was chairman of the Navy Board, his position was like that of today's Secretary of the Navy. The payment was not made, however, because it was determined he had already received a salary as a member of Congress. This contradicts the legend of the Betsy Ross flag, which suggests that she sewed the first Stars and Stripes flag by request of the government in the Spring of 1776. Furthermore,", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "146465", "text": "ginseng\" () in Chinese, and Citibank, which opened a branch in China in 1902, is known as \"Flower Flag Bank\" (). The U.S. flag took its first trip around the world in 1787–90 on board the \"Columbia\". William Driver, who coined the phrase \"Old Glory\", took the U.S. flag around the world in 1831–32. The flag attracted the notice of Japanese when an oversized version was carried to Yokohama by the steamer \"Great Republic\" as part of a round-the-world journey in 1871. In the following table depicting the 28 various designs of the United States flag, the star patterns for", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "19440084", "text": "at the California Secretary of State's office requesting a circulating title and summary for an initiative to require the Flag of California to be displayed at equal height with the Flag of the United States. The title and summary was issued on May 29, 2015, summarizing the initiative as follows: \"Requires display of the California State flag in the position of first honor when both the United States flag and the California State flag are displayed at schools, universities, colleges, courtrooms, government buildings, and state parks, and at events held in coliseums, stadiums, bowls, other open air sites, and race", "title": "Louis J. Marinelli" }, { "docid": "146146", "text": "also been used outside the Nordic countries in order to underline a cultural connection. Examples are Shetland and Orkney. Liberia was founded by freed African-American and ex-Caribbean slaves as settlers from the United States and the Caribbean. When Liberia gained independence in 1847, the flag of the new state was modelled on the national flag of the United States, although the symbolism of the elements were differently interpreted. The Red Cross on white background as a protection symbol was declared at the First Geneva Convention in 1864. The emblem was formed by reversing the colours of the Swiss flag out", "title": "Flag" }, { "docid": "16928550", "text": "consensual same-sex acts between adults in the 1800s. This appointment was the first nomination or appointment of an openly LGBT person from the US. The International Bear Brotherhood Flag was created in 1995. There is debate over its creator, but Craig Byrnes claims to have created it. Bear is an affectionate gay slang term for those in the bear communities, a subculture in the gay male community with its own events, codes, and culture-specific identity. Civil unions and same-sex marriages first became legally recognized in the United States in this decade. In 2000, Vermont became the first state to recognize", "title": "History of gay men in the United States" }, { "docid": "2739078", "text": "a \"distinguishing mark\" until the newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) took over control of the Surveys ships in 1970. Since then, commissioned ships of NOAA, which also fly the same national ensign as U.S. Navy ships, have flown the flag of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a distinguishing mark. Similarly, all ships of the United States Lighthouse Service flew the U.S. Lighthouse Service flag until the service merged into the United States Coast Guard on 1 July 1939, and ships of the United States Bureau of Fisheries flew the Bureau of Fisheries flag until the", "title": "Maritime flag" }, { "docid": "18605692", "text": "February 23, 1955, California Congressman Gordon L. McDonough presented to the U. S. House of Representatives a new United States flag design created by Klinker incorporating two additional stars for the proposed statehood of Alaska and Hawaii. This was entered into Congressional Record on March 7, 1955. The new proposed design spelled the words \"Freedom\" with 50 white stars on a blue field. The record reflects, \"The design created by Miss Klinker symbolizes the spirit of freedom which has ever represented the guiding principle of our American way of life, and when we again rearrange the stars of the flag,", "title": "Orpha Klinker" }, { "docid": "18605693", "text": "adoption of this design would truly represent within our flag this spirit of America.\" The proposed design change was not selected when the new 50-star U.S. flag was formally created. McDonough also cites in the Congressional Record one of Klinker's noted patriotic oil paintings. He states, \"Among her famous works is her painting in which freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom from want, and freedom to petition the government of the United States are represented.\" The painting was exhibited publicly at the Wilshire Federal Savings & Loan art gallery in Los Angeles. Klinker's painting, titled \"Symbols of Freedom\"", "title": "Orpha Klinker" }, { "docid": "6922740", "text": "There are several flags used and endorsed by the varying transgender individuals, organizations and communities. The most prominent of these flag designs is known as the \"Transgender Pride Flag\" which is a symbol of transgender pride and diversity, and transgender rights. The Transgender Pride Flag was created by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 2000. The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center. Helms describes the meaning of the transgender", "title": "Transgender flags" }, { "docid": "1846074", "text": "Ash Grove helped define us as a combination of experimental rock and performance art. Everything we did on the album we had performed live, via the addition of two tape decks on stage. We traveled with a bunch of gear, including a calliope, a 3' x 4' neon American flag (which had alternately flashing red and white stripes), and a full-size plaster nun. We may have been the first to use fog machines: the low-lying fog and the flashing flag created a striking environment. We tended to use low stage lighting when we could, with only a pin spot for", "title": "The United States of America (band)" }, { "docid": "2739077", "text": "head of the ship. These are usually flown while not underway and when the ship is dressed on special occasions. Jacks in the Royal Navy must be run up when the first line is ashore when coming alongside. On 16 January 1899, commissioned ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey were authorized to fly their own flag to distinguish them from ships of the United States Navy, with which they shared a common ensign. Although they continued to fly the same ensign as U.S. Navy ships, ships of the Survey flew the Coast and Geodetic Survey flag as", "title": "Maritime flag" }, { "docid": "8008888", "text": "Cold Lake effectively doubles while the exercise is being conducted, with approximately 5,000 pilots and support crews participating. MAPLE FLAG can be considered a Canadian version of the United States Air Force's RED FLAG, which is held several times a year at Nellis Air Force Base (using the Nellis Air Force Range). RED FLAG was conceived during the Vietnam War when the USAF found that 90 percent of combat aircraft losses were during a pilot's first 10 missions; the first RED FLAG occurred in 1975. MAPLE FLAG copied the RED FLAG format in 1978 and until 1987, it was held", "title": "Maple Flag" }, { "docid": "2728810", "text": "American flag as part of the design. This is because the Mormon settlers were thought not to be loyal to the United States, which was one of the reasons statehood was not granted to Utah until nearly 40 years after the original settlements. The flag's basic design uses the Seal of Utah which was adopted by the state legislature on April 3, 1896. The seal was designed by artist Harry Edwards, and has similarities with the seal of the Utah Territory. The state's first flag was created in March 1903 to be used at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St.", "title": "Flag of Utah" }, { "docid": "16900648", "text": "more than 100,000 flag requests from members of Congress annually, with the number of requests and the popularity of the Capitol Flag Program growing steadily each year. United States Capitol Flag Program The United States Capitol Flag Program is a program operated by the Architect of the Capitol which provides American flags flown over the United States Capitol to members of Congress. The Capitol Flag Program began in 1937 when a member of Congress requested a flag that had flown over the Capitol. Over the years the focus of the program gradually expanded to encompass the commemoration of national holidays", "title": "United States Capitol Flag Program" }, { "docid": "2728933", "text": "with gold fringe. When used concurrently with the flag of the United States during ceremonial occasions, the state flag is trimmed and mounted like the United States flag with regard to fringe, cord, tassels, and mounting. Prior to the adoption of the current state flag of West Virginia, the state had been represented by a number of flags since attaining statehood in 1863, all of which proved impractical. The first West Virginia Legislature commissioned Joseph H. Diss Debar of Doddridge County to design the Great Seal of West Virginia in 1863. On September 26, 1863, the West Virginia Legislature officially", "title": "Flag of West Virginia" }, { "docid": "139621", "text": "for his \"drawings and devices.\" The first item on the list was \"The Naval Flag of the United States.\" The price listed was 9 pounds. This flag with its red, outer stripes was designed to show up well on ships at sea. A parallel flag for the national flag was most likely intended by Hopkinson with white, outer stripes as on the Great Seal of the United States and on the Bennington flag, which commemorated 50th anniversary of the founding of the United States (1826). Ironically, the Navy flag was preferred as the national flag. The Treasury Board turned down", "title": "Francis Hopkinson" }, { "docid": "6625852", "text": "Colton Liberty Flag The Colton Liberty Flag is an American flag which was flown continuously over Mount Slover in Colton, California, United States. The flag was first raised and illuminated by the California Portland Cement Company (later CalPortland) as part of an Independence Day celebration in Colton the night of July 4, 1917, as a sign of patriotism during the entrance of the United States into World War I. At the time it was one of only three locations in the United States permitted to fly the flag at night. The flag was removed in 1952. It was replaced in", "title": "Colton Liberty Flag" }, { "docid": "14097119", "text": "a U.S. Navy ship while the Vice President is aboard, and the Navy also prescribes several other flag sizes to use in various situations when the Vice President is present. Similarly, the Army prescribes use of the color (with fringe) or flag (without fringe) in different situations when the Vice President is present. The first official flag for the Vice President came in 1936, long after flags were designed for most other high government officials, though on two earlier occasions (1915 and 1919) a specially-designed, unofficial flag was used for the Vice President when he was representing the President at", "title": "Flag of the Vice President of the United States" }, { "docid": "4204062", "text": "United States Flag Code The United States Flag Code establishes advisory rules for display and care of the national flag of the United States of America. It is Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code ( \"et seq\"). This is a U.S. federal law, but the penalty described in Title 18 of the United States Code () for failure to comply with it is not enforced. In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in \"United States v. Eichman\" that the prohibition of burning the U.S. flag conflicts with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and", "title": "United States Flag Code" }, { "docid": "5650455", "text": "Senior Executive Service (United States) The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the civil service of the United States federal government, equivalent to general officer or flag officer ranks in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was created in 1979 when the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 went into effect under President Jimmy Carter. According to the Office of Personnel Management, the SES was designed to be a corps of executives selected for their leadership qualifications, serving in key positions just below the top Presidential appointees as a link between them and the rest of the Federal", "title": "Senior Executive Service (United States)" }, { "docid": "6955692", "text": "1820. Yale's website states that in 1861, Yale \"awarded the first Ph.D. in the United States\". First university in the United States First university in the United States is a status asserted by more than one U.S. university. Historically, when the Philippines was still a United States territory, the University of Santo Tomas (established in 1611) was considered as the oldest university under the American flag. Presently in the United States, there is no official definition of what entitles an institution to be considered a university versus a college, and the common understanding of \"university\" has evolved over time. The", "title": "First university in the United States" }, { "docid": "2494404", "text": "of some type is referred to as a standard. When the national flag is flown from a ship, it is referred to as the national ensign. Flag of the United States Marine Corps The flag of the United States Marine Corps (also known as the standard or battle color) is the flag used to represent the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as its subsidiary units and formations. The official flag is scarlet with the Corps emblem in gray and gold. It was adopted on 18 January 1939, although Marine Corps Order 4 had established scarlet and gold as the official", "title": "Flag of the United States Marine Corps" }, { "docid": "3696132", "text": "come back into use since the first Gulf War / Operation Desert Storm. In modern usage, an organization may fly a service flag if one of its members is serving active duty. Manufacture of these flags is only allowed by specific government license in the territories under U.S. jurisdiction. The same section of the United States Code that limits manufacture of the banner also mentions lapel pins. There is no legal specification of the banner's size, but according to the DoD code, the flag size ratio must be 10:19, the same as the Flag of the United States. When displayed", "title": "Service flag" }, { "docid": "9978933", "text": "Liberia, and the remainder returned to Stettinius' corporation. The Liberian registry was created at a time when the Panama's registry was becoming less attractive for several reasons including its unpopularity with the U.S. labor movement and European shipping concerns, political unrest in Panama, and increases in its fees and regulations. On 11 March 1949, Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos registered the first ship under the Liberian flag of convenience, the \"World Peace\". When Stettinius died in 1950, ownership of the registry passed to the International Bank of Washington, led by General George Olmsted. Within 18 years, Liberia grew to surpass", "title": "History of the United States Merchant Marine" }, { "docid": "11682773", "text": "(APPS). Under the provisions of the Convention, the United States can take direct enforcement action under U.S. laws against foreign-flagged ships when pollution discharge incidents occur within U.S. jurisdiction. When incidents occur outside U.S. jurisdiction or jurisdiction cannot be determined, the United States refers cases to flag states, in accordance with MARPOL. These procedures require substantial coordination between the Coast Guard, the State Department, and other flag states, and the response rate from flag states has been poor. Different regulations apply to vessels, depending on the individual state. In the United States, several federal agencies have some jurisdiction over ships", "title": "Regulation of ship pollution in the United States" }, { "docid": "3250199", "text": "was the Grand Union Flag, 13 alternating red and white stripes with the British Flag in the union. The Stars and Stripes received its first salute when John Paul Jones saluted France with 13 guns at Quiberon Bay in 1778 (the Stars and Stripes was not adopted as the national flag until 14 June 1777). The practice of firing one gun for each state in the union was not officially authorized until 1810, when the United States Department of War declared the number of rounds fired in the \"National Salute\" to be equivalent to the number of states—which, at the", "title": "21-gun salute" }, { "docid": "294260", "text": "with bands of red and white, taken from the Great Seal of the United States and representing Congress. The key is taken from the emblem of Saint Peter and represents security. When the NSA was created, the agency had no emblem and used that of the Department of Defense. The agency adopted its first of two emblems in 1963. The current NSA insignia has been in use since 1965, when then-Director, LTG Marshall S. Carter (USA) ordered the creation of a device to represent the agency. The NSA's flag consists of the agency's seal on a light blue background. Crews", "title": "National Security Agency" }, { "docid": "4194473", "text": "United States Air Force flag officer was nominated to succeed him. However, an uproar was created in the Senate as it was customary for a Navy flag officer to serve as Commander of PACOM and no other branches, thus the Air Force general was not confirmed by the Senate. Because of the lack of an immediate successor, President Bush extended the mandatory retirement date for Fargo. Admiral Fargo retired from military service in 2005 when the Senate confirmed Admiral William J. Fallon to succeed him as Commander of USPACOM. Admiral Fargo is a 1989 recipient of the Vice Admiral James", "title": "Thomas B. Fargo" }, { "docid": "1635113", "text": "usage of the Red Ensign as a national flag was when General Louis Botha flew the flag over Windhoek in what was then German South-West Africa after the town's occupation by South African troops in 1915. The use of the Red Ensign as a national flag ended with the introduction of a proper national flag in 1928. This was preceded by the South African Flag Controversy of 1925 to 1928. The flag of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts is based on the pre-1801 Red Ensign. The Grand Union Flag, the first national flag of the United States", "title": "Red Ensign" }, { "docid": "899192", "text": "flag flew over Alaska until October 18, 1867, when all Russian-American Company holdings in Alaska were sold to the United States. The Alaska Legislature adopted Benson's design as the official flag for the Territory of Alaska on May 2, 1927. The first flag made based on Benny's design was made of blue silk and appliquéd gold stars. It was inaugurally flown July 9, 1927. It was retained as the state flag upon statehood in 1959. The flag's symbolism is described in the state song, \"Alaska's Flag\". Flag of Alaska The flag of Alaska consists of eight gold stars, forming the", "title": "Flag of Alaska" }, { "docid": "16900646", "text": "United States Capitol Flag Program The United States Capitol Flag Program is a program operated by the Architect of the Capitol which provides American flags flown over the United States Capitol to members of Congress. The Capitol Flag Program began in 1937 when a member of Congress requested a flag that had flown over the Capitol. Over the years the focus of the program gradually expanded to encompass the commemoration of national holidays and various special events, as well as to honor the work of groups such as schools and civic organizations. Requests for Capitol flags rapidly outgrew the supply;", "title": "United States Capitol Flag Program" }, { "docid": "2385217", "text": "United States v. Eichman United States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310 (1990), is a United States Supreme Court case that invalidated a federal law against flag desecration as violating of free speech under the First Amendment. It was argued together with the case \"United States v. Haggerty\". It built on the opinion handed down in the Court's decision the prior year in \"Texas v. Johnson\" (1989), which invalidated on First Amendment grounds a Texas state statute banning flag burning. In response to \"Texas v. Johnson\", the 101st Congress passed the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which attempted to circumvent the", "title": "United States v. Eichman" }, { "docid": "17950743", "text": "position, that their flag is older than Puerto Rico's. The shipping company's flag is still in use, . Some of the flags which have at one time or another flown over Puerto Rican soil prior to Puerto Rico becoming a United States Territory: Flag of Puerto Rico The flag of Puerto Rico represents and symbolizes the island of Puerto Rico and its people. The origins of the current flag of Puerto Rico, adopted by the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952, can be traced to 1868, when the first Puerto Rican flag, \"The Revolutionary Flag of Lares\", was conceived by", "title": "Flag of Puerto Rico" }, { "docid": "1574415", "text": "Bonnie Blue Flag The Bonnie Blue Flag was an unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America at the start of the American Civil War in 1861. It now often serves as a representative banner of the southeastern United States in general. It consists of a single, five-pointed white star on a blue field. It closely resembles the flags of the short-lived Republic of West Florida of 1810, Congo under Belgian rule, and Somalia. The first recorded use of this flag (typically with a white star) was in 1810 when it was used to represent the Republic of West Florida,", "title": "Bonnie Blue Flag" }, { "docid": "14097112", "text": "Flag of the Vice President of the United States The Flag of the Vice President of the United States consists of the vice presidential coat of arms on a white background, with four dark blue stars in the corners. A version of the flag is kept in the Vice President's office, is sometimes displayed by the Vice President in official photos, and is flown on the Vice President's motorcade. The first official flag for the Vice President was specified in 1936, although a special design was used at least twice during the 1910s. The flag has shared the same design", "title": "Flag of the Vice President of the United States" }, { "docid": "9845439", "text": "displayed at city hall and at other municipal buildings and in public places. It is also displayed on specific national holidays or occasions when the flag is generally displayed. It is stipulated that the municipal flag should never take precedence over the United States flag. The flag was designed in a contest conceived by Springfield resident and famed poet Vachel Lindsay. The contest was sponsored by the Springfield Art Association and its winner was S.T. Wallace. The Springfield city council adopted the flag design on October 22, 1917 and it was first displayed on November 8, 1917. Today the flag", "title": "Flag of Springfield, Illinois" }, { "docid": "2728662", "text": "flag of Nevada was created by Governor John Sparks and Col. Harry Day in 1905. It was based strongly on Nevada's natural resources of gold and silver. The blue of the flag was based directly on the color of the flag of the United States. The current flag had its origin in a design contest announced in 1926. The winning design, by Louis Shellback III, was subjected to some revision in the state legislature, where there was disagreement between the two houses over the placement of the word \"Nevada\" on the flag. A compromise was reached, and in 1929 Governor", "title": "Flag of Nevada" }, { "docid": "146455", "text": "he did not list his U.S. flag design. Instead, he asked to be paid for designing the \"great Naval Flag of the United States\" in the first bill; the \"Naval Flag of the United States\" in the second bill; and \"the Naval Flag of the States\" in the third, along with the other items. The flag references were generic terms for the naval ensign that Hopkinson had designed, that is, a flag of seven red stripes and six white ones. The predominance of red stripes made the naval flag more visible against the sky on a ship at sea. By", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "146462", "text": "to 13 so as to honor the original colonies. The act specified that new flag designs should become official on the first July 4 (Independence Day) following admission of one or more new states. The most recent change, from 49 stars to 50, occurred in 1960 when the present design was chosen, after Hawaii gained statehood in August 1959. Before that, the admission of Alaska in January 1959 prompted the debut of a short-lived 49-star flag. Prior to the adoption of the 48-star flag in 1912, there was no official arrangement of the stars in the canton, although the U.S.", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "7792834", "text": "New Mexico has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province, while Georgia's state flag was rated the worst design. (Georgia adopted a new flag in 2003; Nebraska's state flag, whose design was rated second worst, remains in use to date.) Dates in parentheses denote when the current flag was adopted by the state's legislature. The U.S. national flag is the official flag for all islands, atolls, and reefs composing the United States Minor Outlying Islands. However, unofficial flags are in use on five of these nine insular areas: While the countries mentioned are recognized independent", "title": "History of the flags of the United States" }, { "docid": "6716166", "text": "Ensign of the United States The ensign of the United States refers to the flag of the United States when worn as an ensign (a type of maritime flag identifying nationality, usually flown from the stern of a ship or boat, or from an installation or facility of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard or the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ashore). International maritime law—see International Treaty on Law of the Sea, articles 91 and 92—provides that vessels have a \"national character\" and thus should display a flag (ensign) that corresponds to this national", "title": "Ensign of the United States" }, { "docid": "6955674", "text": "First university in the United States First university in the United States is a status asserted by more than one U.S. university. Historically, when the Philippines was still a United States territory, the University of Santo Tomas (established in 1611) was considered as the oldest university under the American flag. Presently in the United States, there is no official definition of what entitles an institution to be considered a university versus a college, and the common understanding of \"university\" has evolved over time. The 1911 \"Encyclopædia Britannica\" tells the story of the gradual emergence of U.S. \"universities\" thus: The issue", "title": "First university in the United States" }, { "docid": "5757611", "text": "a circular yellow rope edging, all 2 feet 6 inches in diameter above a yellow scroll inscribed \"UNITED STATES NAVY\" in dark blue letters. The following streamers are authorized, in order of precedence: Jacks are additional national flags flown by warships (and certain other ships) on a jackstaff at the bow of the ship. These are usually flown only when not underway and when the ship is dressed on special occasions. Flag of the United States Navy The flag of the United States Navy consists of the seal of the U.S. Department of the Navy in the center, above a", "title": "Flag of the United States Navy" }, { "docid": "20792406", "text": "it. Another Ryukyuan flag appeared in a historical novel titled \"Ryūkyū shigeki: Tomoebata no akebono\" (1946). The book was written by Chōchin Yara (1895–1957) and was mimeographed in Nara, to which he had fled World War II. He claimed that the flag had been the national flag of the Ryukyu Kingdom; he produced a physical flag that he claimed he hid from the Japanese before the war. Yara’s flag was similar to one created by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (USCAR) in 1954. The American government used the flag unofficially and informally for a brief period", "title": "Flag of Ryukyu" }, { "docid": "4249284", "text": "and Bradley met Truman at the White House and each showed him their positions in the flag-raising picture. A press conference was also held that day and Gangon, Hayes, and Bradley were questioned about the flag-raising. On May 9, 1945, Bradley did an oral interview for the Navy by a captain about the famous flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, and incorrectly said he was in the second flag-raising picture, and when questioned about the first flag-raising, he said Platoon Sgt. Ernest Thomas raised that flag. In 1985, he did another interview about the flag-raising (second raising) at the urging of his", "title": "John Bradley (United States Navy)" }, { "docid": "1023392", "text": "blamed for doing too little or too much - I prefer the latter.\" Early July 7, the United States Navy, captured Monterey, California, and raised the flag of the United States. Sloat had his proclamation read and posted in English and Spanish: \"...henceforth California will be a portion of the United States.\" The Bear Flag Revolt and whatever remained of the \"California Republic\" ceased to exist on July 9 when U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph Revere raised the United States flag in front of the Sonoma Barracks and sent a second flag to be raised at Sutter's Fort. Until May 26,", "title": "Sonoma, California" }, { "docid": "3927676", "text": "I will strike]\". Considered one of the first flags of the United States, the flag was later replaced by the current Stars and Stripes (or Old Glory) flag. Since the Revolution, the flag has seen resurgences as a symbol of American patriotism, disagreement with government, or support for civil liberties. The First Navy Jack, which was not directly related to the Gadsden flag, has been in use by the United States Navy since its beginnings. Unlike the Liberty Tree Flag with the letter by Colonel Joseph Reed that describes it, there is no document that describes the Snake on Stripes", "title": "Gadsden flag" }, { "docid": "19972733", "text": "quilts, including \"When Hope Unborn Had Died\", narrate the impact of slavery in the United States. Through her textile art, Magee has also responded to contemporary events. In response to the state of Mississippi voting to keep the Confederate battle cross in their state flag, she created \"Southern Heritage/Southern Shame\" in 2001, with layered images of the Confederate flag, bodies hanging from nooses, and the hood of a Ku Klux Klan robe. Her quilt, \"Requiem\", depicts the loss of African-American culture when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Magee's work is in the permanent collections of the Mississippi Museum of Art,", "title": "Gwendolyn Ann Magee" }, { "docid": "10870286", "text": "Pennsylvania Flag may have been one of the first American flags to feature stars and stripes, although it was a militia company's flag, not a flag of Washington's army. The Flag Resolution of 1777 defined the official flag of the United States as having 13 stripes and 13 stars, although the specific pattern of the stars was not specified. Many variations existed. The flag shown in the canton of the Brandywine Flag uses a 4-5-4 star pattern, and was probably patterned after a Hopkinson-style United States flag. The Brandywine Flag is currently displayed in Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, and", "title": "Brandywine flag" }, { "docid": "6922743", "text": "the \"Black Trans Flag\" was created by trans activist and writer Raquel Willis. It has a black strip in the middle instead of the original white stripe. Willis created it as a symbol to represent the higher levels of discrimination, violence and murder that the black trans community face in contrast to the larger transgender movement. It was first posted to her Facebook account. And it was first used on 25 August 2015 by black transgender activists throughout the United States as part of the first Black Trans Liberation Tuesday, Black Trans Liberation Tuesday was held in conjunction with Black", "title": "Transgender flags" }, { "docid": "16057427", "text": "the biggest issues Iran is criticized for is censorship. Aided by Western technology from Nokia and Siemens, the Iranian government has created one of the most sophisticated censorship platforms created in modern times. The flags of nations are considered propaganda. Not only is the flag itself a representation of propaganda, but the flags of other nations, such as the United States and Israel, are used in Iranian Propaganda. Burning of the U.S. flag and Israeli Flag seem to occur at rallies against each. Flag burning is a propaganda tool, such as burning Effigies of world leaders. On October 8, 2006,", "title": "Propaganda in Iran" }, { "docid": "14097136", "text": "flag is slightly larger than that of a presidential flag of the same size. The Vice President's flag has not been changed since. Flag of the Vice President of the United States The Flag of the Vice President of the United States consists of the vice presidential coat of arms on a white background, with four dark blue stars in the corners. A version of the flag is kept in the Vice President's office, is sometimes displayed by the Vice President in official photos, and is flown on the Vice President's motorcade. The first official flag for the Vice President", "title": "Flag of the Vice President of the United States" }, { "docid": "5622792", "text": "the ninth best city flag in the United States in a national survey conducted in 2003 and released in 2004. It was replaced by the current design when the city merged with Jefferson County. Flag of Louisville, Kentucky The municipal flag of Louisville is the official design used on flags to represent Louisville, Kentucky. The original design paid homage to Louis XVI of France and the thirteen states present when the city was founded. A new design was adopted in 2003 when the city merged with Jefferson County, Kentucky. The municipal flag of Louisville consists of a golden fleur-de-lis with", "title": "Flag of Louisville, Kentucky" }, { "docid": "8004699", "text": "became \"Rangkaian Nasional\" on 1 January 1971 and became the nation's first 24-hour radio station. \"Wisma Radio\" was added in May 1972. RTM began colour TV transmissions for the States of Malaya in December 1978, in conjunction with the state broadcaster's fifteenth anniversary. The first colour programme broadcast was \"Puspawarna\". Colour TV programmes were extended to Sabah and Sarawak in 1980. \"Angkasapuri\" created history when a giant national flag measuring 85.3 meters long and 24.3-meters wide, using 60 rolls of fabric was unfurled by 500 employees of the Ministry of Information. The giant flag was raised for 10 minutes starting", "title": "Angkasapuri" }, { "docid": "5343166", "text": "Market Streets horizontally (the streets that radiate from Monument Circle), along with the city's unofficial motto, the Crossroads of America. The four quadrants of dark blue symbolize the residential areas of the city. The colors of the flag are the same as the flag of the United States. The flag replaced the existing city flag that had been created in 1915. By 1962 city leaders thought that a more modern flag was needed, so the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce sponsored a contest to create a new one, with a prize of $50 for the winning entry. The instructor in one", "title": "Flag of Indianapolis" }, { "docid": "1292951", "text": "national flag when used as an ensign: Many countries do not distinguish among these uses, and employ only one national flag and ensign in all cases; in the United States, for example, all ships of the seagoing services of the United States Government with the exception of the United States Coast Guard fly the national flag as their ensign, although the ships of some agencies also fly an agency flag as a \"distinguishing mark.\" Other countries (like the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan) use different ensigns. Such ensigns are strictly regulated and indicate", "title": "Ensign" }, { "docid": "15333851", "text": "American flag. The flag is slightly different from other designs of the time. The blue field extends over the entire height of the hoist. Shaw created two versions of the flag: one which started with a red stripe and another that started with a white one. In 1787, a convention, to which delegates from all the states of the Union were invited, was called to meet in Annapolis to consider measures for the better regulation of commerce; but delegates came from only five states (New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware), and the convention, known afterward as the \"Annapolis", "title": "History of the United States Congress" }, { "docid": "6716168", "text": "is often used in place of the national flag by U.S. pleasure craft when operating within U.S. waters; this flag was legally required for licensed yachts from 1848-1980, and the practice continues among all U.S. pleasure craft in U.S. waters by longstanding historical use and custom. Additionally, a few smaller pleasure craft operated by members of the United States Power Squadrons will fly the U.S. Power Squadrons flag as an ensign in inland waters in lieu of the national flag (see below). All vessels of U.S. national character should display the national ensign when operating in international and non-U.S. waters.", "title": "Ensign of the United States" }, { "docid": "18855204", "text": "Pros Vs Heroes Pros Vs. Heroes is a corporation created by former NFL Player Darian Barnes. Pros Vs. Heroes is a fundraising platform created to raise money and awareness for charities. The game has former NFL, current NFL, AFL, Legends Football League and other professional athletes travel around the country to play in flag football games against police officers, fire fighters, armed forces and EMT personnel. The corporation was created in 2014 and is now expanding to different areas around the United States. Barnes created this organization to raise money and give back to communities. Since its first game in", "title": "Pros Vs Heroes" }, { "docid": "10278220", "text": "of men.\" He was moved when he saw the first picture of the Earth printed in \"Life\" magazine. Later that picture became the symbol on the Earth Day flag which he designed and created. The Earth Day Flag was featured in the \"Whole Earth Catalogue\" and has been used ever since, all around the world, to show support of efforts to help people and planet. The Earth Day Flag is a symbol of Earth Day and is still part of the Earth Day Ceremony each year on the spring equinox at the United Nations. In October 1969, at the National", "title": "John McConnell (peace activist)" }, { "docid": "10643060", "text": "first Continental Colors (or Grand Union Flag), but there is no evidence to prove she also made the Stars and Stripes. Other flag makers of that period include Rebecca Young, Anne King, Cornelia Bridges, and flag painter William Barrett. Hugh Stewart sold a \"flag of the United Colonies\" to the Committee of Safety, and William Alliborne was one of the first to manufacture United States ensigns. Any flag maker in Philadelphia could have sewn the first American flag. According to Canby, there were other variations of the flag being made at the same time Ross was sewing the design that", "title": "Betsy Ross flag" }, { "docid": "249354", "text": "on March 9, 1804, when a French tricolor was raised near the river, replacing the Spanish national flag. The following day, Captain Amos Stoddard of the First U.S. Artillery marched his troops into town and had the American flag run up the fort's flagpole. The Louisiana territory was officially transferred to the United States government, represented by Meriwether Lewis. The Louisiana Territory, purchased for less than 3 cents an acre, doubled the size of the United States overnight, without a war or the loss of a single American life, and set a precedent for the purchase of territory. It opened", "title": "Louisiana" }, { "docid": "146443", "text": "this flag until 1777, when it would form the basis for the subsequent \"de jure\" designs. The name \"Grand Union\" was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag. The flag closely resembles the British East India Company flag of the era, and Sir Charles Fawcett argued in 1937 that the company flag inspired the design. Both flags could have been easily constructed by adding white stripes to a British Red Ensign, one of the three maritime flags used throughout the British Empire at the time. However, an East India Company", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "15750484", "text": "However, it was never an official flag of the United Nations as an organization (which was founded in 1945, and adopted a different Flag of the United Nations in 1946). Brooks B. Harding (1896-1959), an American, made the acquaintance of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in December 1941 by presenting each with a Victory V symbol embossed in leather with the slogan Absolute Victory by delivery at the White House at a time when Churchill was in the United States for the Arcadia Conference to sign the Declaration by United Nations. Churchill's recognition", "title": "United Nations Honour Flag" }, { "docid": "3545939", "text": "white background. Any Lighthouse Service ship upon which the Superintendent of Lighthouses was embarked also flew the Superintendent of Lighthouses flag, a rectangular flag with a blue border featuring the same blue lighthouse on a white background. Rank insignia of officers were as follows in 1918: United States Lighthouse Service The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States Government and the general lighthouse authority for the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 as the successor of the United States Lighthouse Board until 1939 when it", "title": "United States Lighthouse Service" }, { "docid": "2615414", "text": "state flag was reversed, so that it faced the hoist. The Sultanate was restored in 1954, but the flag was not changed back. Instead, Muhammad Fareed Didi created a new flag specifically for the Sultan, with a five-pointed star next to the crescent. A version of this flag is still used today as the Presidential Standard. When the Maldives gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, the black and white hoist was removed, giving the flag its modern form. Flag of the Maldives The flag of the Republic of Maldives is green with a red border. The centre bears", "title": "Flag of the Maldives" }, { "docid": "10226099", "text": "United States flag as second in order of precedence. National League of Families POW/MIA Flag The National League of Families POW/MIA flag, also known as the POW/MIA flag or simply the POW flag, consists of a silhouette of a prisoner of war (POW) before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. \"POW/MIA\" appears above the silhouette and the words \"You Are Not Forgotten\" appear below in white on the black field. The POW/MIA flag was created for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and officially recognized by the", "title": "National League of Families POW/MIA Flag" }, { "docid": "146493", "text": "first briefly hoist it top of the staff, then lower it to the half-staff position, halfway between the top and bottom of the staff. Similarly, when the flag is to be lowered from half-staff, it should be first briefly hoisted to the top of the staff. Federal statutes provide that the flag should be flown at half-staff on the following dates: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, on July 27, was formerly a day of half-staff observance until the law expired in 2003. In 2009, it became a day of full-staff observance. Though not part of the official Flag Code,", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "2713840", "text": "This proposed amendment was intended to give Congress the right to enact statutes criminalizing the burning or other desecration of the United States flag in a public protest. Proponents of legislation to proscribe flag burning argue that burning the flag is a very offensive gesture that deserves to be outlawed. Opponents maintain that giving Congress such power would essentially limit the principle of freedom of speech, enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and symbolized by the flag itself. The theories underlying these First Amendment principles include: a robust national discourse about political and social ideas; individual", "title": "Flag Desecration Amendment" }, { "docid": "2819770", "text": "the 19th century and its association with the flag was made quasi-official by the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1926. Between 1903 and the 1940s it was promoted as \"the flag of French Canadian Catholics\". It was the model for the Flag of Quebec and inspired Quebec politician René Chaloult, one of the designers of the Quebec flag. This flag has since been largely forgotten except as a family heirloom. Although similar societies also existed in other parts of British North America or the United States, the societies of Lower Canada were created in a different context. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society", "title": "Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society" }, { "docid": "2623078", "text": "August 3, 1777, it was the first time that the Flag of the United States was flown in battle. It is more likely that the flag flown at Fort Schuyler was one that consisted only of thirteen stripes, an early version of the Flag of New York, or the Grand Union Flag. The Battle of Oriskany was fought a few miles away when an American relief column, led by General Nicholas Herkimer, was ambushed by Tories and their Indian allies. While many of the besiegers were attending to that battle, the defenders of the fort sallied forth and attacked the", "title": "Fort Stanwix" }, { "docid": "11757635", "text": "to an American Flag and shout, \"If they did that to Meredith, We don't need an American Flag.\" A bench trial was held, he was convicted, and his conviction was upheld on appeal both by the intermediate appellate court and by the New York Court of Appeals. The United States Supreme Court considered the following questions: Before reaching the constitutional questions, the Supreme Court first considered whether it had jurisdiction or not. According to precedent, when hearing an appeal on \"certiorari\" from the highest court of a state, the United States Supreme Court will only pass judgment on the constitutionality", "title": "Street v. New York" }, { "docid": "15609443", "text": "states that the \"Navy allows American ships to lower their flags if returning a salute, but not to be the first one to dip their colors.\" Dipping first is a sign of disrespect as stated in the Flag Code: \"No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.\" In January 2010 news reports revealed that Trijicon, a Wixom, Michigan-based contractor used by the United States military, had been inscribing \"secret codes\" for New Testament Bible verses on rifle scopes used by United States Army", "title": "Religious symbolism in the United States military" }, { "docid": "14886983", "text": "in the United States, and it appeared as the first song in the first edition of the \"Little Red Songbook\" of the Industrial Workers of the World in 1909. Only five of the six stanzas were printed, omitting the fourth stanza that begins, \"It well recalls the triumphs past.\" \"The Red Flag\" has been the British Labour Party's official anthem from its founding; its annual party conference closes with the song. \"The Red Flag\" was first sung in the House of Commons on 1 August 1945, when Parliament convened after Clement Attlee's Labour defeat of Winston Churchill's Conservatives. Dockers (longshoremen)", "title": "The Red Flag" }, { "docid": "17950733", "text": "the \"Intentona de Yauco\" (Attempted Coup of Yauco). The revolt, which was the second and last major attempt against the Spaniards in the island, was the first time that the flag of Puerto Rico was used on Puerto Rican soil. From December 10, 1898 (the date of the annexation of Puerto Rico by the United States) up until 1952, it was considered a felony to display the Puerto Rican flag in public; the only flag permitted to be flown on the island was the flag of the United States. However, the Puerto Rican flag was often used in the political", "title": "Flag of Puerto Rico" }, { "docid": "2114482", "text": "This attempt by Paterson's leaders to portray the strikers as un-American backfired when the strikers marched through the city with American flags of their own, along with a banner that stated: For Flag Day 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched an international \"United Flag Day\" or \"United Nations Day\", celebrating solidarity among the World War II Allies, six months after the Declaration by United Nations. It was observed in New York City as the \"New York at War\" parade, and throughout the United States and internationally from 1942-1944. The week of June 14 (–; –; –) is designated as \"National", "title": "Flag Day (United States)" }, { "docid": "1141996", "text": "Robbinsdale, Minnesota Robbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Minnesota State Highway 100 and County Road 81 are two of the main routes in the city. Shortly after the Minnesota Territorial Legislative Assembly created Hennepin County in 1852, John C. Bohanon filed the first claim in the Township of Crystal Lake. Railroads didn't reach the area until 1880. A flag station was established near the farm of", "title": "Robbinsdale, Minnesota" }, { "docid": "19576547", "text": "protection of the United Kingdom. In 1864, pursuant to the Treaty of London the United Kingdom ceded the United States of the Ionian Islands to the Kingdom of Greece as a gesture of goodwill following Prince Alfred declining to accept the Greek throne despite Greek popular request. Upon the annexation of the Ionian Islands, the flag of the United States ceased to have official status and was replaced by the flag of Greece. Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands The Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands was used between 1815 and 1864. The flag", "title": "Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands" }, { "docid": "13546135", "text": "1845 (the depicted presidential flag also has 26 stars). As the President is Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, each service developed its own tradition of honoring the President, which eventually led each to design their own presidential flag. This did not happen until the late 19th century however, and the Navy at first used existing flags for their ceremonies. The first record in regulations to prescribe a flag for the President was the 1858 \"Signals for the Use of the United States Navy\", which specified that the union jack (the canton of the national flag by itself, i.e. blue", "title": "Flag of the President of the United States" }, { "docid": "10226089", "text": "National League of Families POW/MIA Flag The National League of Families POW/MIA flag, also known as the POW/MIA flag or simply the POW flag, consists of a silhouette of a prisoner of war (POW) before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. \"POW/MIA\" appears above the silhouette and the words \"You Are Not Forgotten\" appear below in white on the black field. The POW/MIA flag was created for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and officially recognized by the United States Congress in conjunction with the Vietnam War", "title": "National League of Families POW/MIA Flag" }, { "docid": "6716173", "text": "President Wilson acting through Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels discontinued the practice in 1916 with , after which all ensigns were supposed to have the full complement of stars. However, some of the flags remained in the supply system until the 1950s. The United States Coast Guard flies a unique ensign to show that it has the authority to stop, board, examine, and seize vessels. The U.S. Customs Service flies a very similar flag, but it lacks the badge in the fly. These flags have their origins in a flag that was created in 1799 that was, at that", "title": "Ensign of the United States" }, { "docid": "146475", "text": "to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Although some of them were 49-star versions, the vast majority were 50-star proposals. At least three of these designs were identical to the present design of the 50-star flag. At the time, credit was given by the executive department to the United States Army Institute of Heraldry for the design. Of these proposals, one created by 17-year-old Robert G. Heft in 1958 as a school project received the most publicity. His mother was a seamstress, but refused to do any of the work for him. He originally received a B– for the project. After discussing", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "146481", "text": "captain Martin Sheridan is famously quoted as saying \"this flag dips to no earthly king\", though the true provenance of this quotation is unclear. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground and, if flown at night, must be illuminated. If the edges become tattered through wear, the flag should be repaired or replaced. When a flag is so tattered that it can no longer serve as a symbol of the United States, it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning. The American Legion and other organizations regularly conduct flag retirement ceremonies, often on Flag", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "2494152", "text": "These are the current flags of Washington, D.C. and territories of the United States. Dates in parenthesis denote when the district or territory's current flag was adopted by its respective political body. The U.S. national flag is the official flag for all islands, atolls, and reefs composing the United States Minor Outlying Islands. However, unofficial flags are in use on five of these nine insular areas: Baker Island, Howland Island and Jarvis Island do not have flags. Maine and Massachusetts have ensigns for use at sea. Flags of the U.S. states and territories The flags of the U.S. states, territories,", "title": "Flags of the U.S. states and territories" }, { "docid": "12664717", "text": "Director of Operations, Planning and Development for Military Commissions The Director of Operations, Planning and Development for Military Commissions serves as the point of contact between the Office of Military Commissions and other United States military and civilian agencies. The position was created on 19 September 2008. The position was to be filled by a flag officer, who was to report directly to the Department of Defense's General Counsel, who was at the time William J. Haynes. Haynes has subsequently resigned, and the first Director reported to United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England and acting General Counsel", "title": "Director of Operations, Planning and Development for Military Commissions" } ]

[ "June 21 , 1788" ]

[ { "docid": "427826", "text": "ratification, have been frequently cited by the Supreme Court as an authoritative contemporary interpretation of the meaning of its provisions. The dispute over additional powers for the central government was close, and in some states ratification was effected only after a bitter struggle in the state convention itself. On June 21, 1788, the constitution had been ratified by the minimum of nine states required under Article VII. Towards the end of July, and with eleven states then having ratified, the process of organizing the new government began. The Continental Congress, which still functioned at irregular intervals, passed a resolution on", "title": "United States Constitution" } ]

[ { "docid": "5696900", "text": "of the creation of the US Constitution in 1787. Mayor Gerald A. Romary proclaimed September 17, 1952, as Constitution Day in the city. The following April, Weber requested that the Ohio General Assembly proclaim September 17 as statewide Constitution Day. Her request was signed into law by Governor Frank J. Lausche. In August 1953, she took her case to the United States Senate, which passed a resolution designating September 17–23 as Constitution Week. The Senate and House approved her request and it was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. On April 15, 1957, the City Council of Louisville", "title": "Constitution Day (United States)" }, { "docid": "3168944", "text": "was made to the Constitution after it was signed into law by the President of Ireland, who was then Éamon de Valera, the man who had drafted the original article. Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The amendment renumbered Article 44.1.1º as Article 41.1 and deleted", "title": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "10311781", "text": "acts of the legislature must comply with. Pursuant to the state constitution, the Florida Legislature has enacted legislation, called \"chapter laws\" or generically as \"slip laws\" when printed separately. These are in turn compiled into the \"Laws of Florida\" and are called \"session laws\". The \"Florida Statutes\" are the codified statutory laws of the state. The Florida Constitution defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Florida Statutes must be complied with. Laws are approved by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by the Governor of Florida.", "title": "Law of Florida" }, { "docid": "5366268", "text": "it provided inadequate protection to the life of the unborn, and counsel to argue that it provided inadequate protection to the rights of a woman. It was found to be constitutional and signed into law on 12 May 1995. On 25 May 2018, the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 was passed by referendum. After it was signed into law, it replaced the previous text of Article 40.3.3º with the following text: Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 26 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution", "title": "Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "2079551", "text": "into the nascent German republic, saying it was a contradiction of the Wilsonian principle of self-determination of peoples. Disagreements arose between the delegates over issues such as the national flag, religious education for youth, and the rights of the provinces (\"Länder\") that made up the Reich. These disagreements were resolved by August 1919, though sixty-seven delegates abstained from voting to adopt the Weimar Constitution. The Republic's first President, Friedrich Ebert, signed the new German constitution into law on 11 August 1919. The constitution is named after Weimar although it was signed into law by Friedrich Ebert in Schwarzburg. This is", "title": "Weimar Constitution" }, { "docid": "3168910", "text": "Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Third Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permitted the State to join the European Communities, which would later become the European Union, and provided that European Community law would take precedence over the constitution. It was approved by referendum on 10 May 1972, and signed into law by the President of Ireland Éamon de Valera on 8 June of the same year. The incorporation of the law of the European Communities into Irish domestic law was put into effect by the European Communities", "title": "Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169359", "text": "if leave is not granted, or if a petition is dismissed the referendum certificate becomes final. When the referendum passed and the final certificate has issued, the amendment must be signed into law by the President \"forthwith\". Provided that the correct procedure has been complied with, the President cannot veto an amendment. The dates given for the amendments listed in this article are, unless otherwise stated, the dates on which they were signed into law. The shortest gap between the referendum and signing into law was twelve days for the 18th, 19th and 20th amendments. The longest was 899 days", "title": "Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3507888", "text": "the original Tennessee Constitution, which took effect that same year when Tennessee became a U.S. state. Later in 1796, he became one of the three judges of the Superior Court of Law and Equity, the highest court established under the new state constitution. In 1801, Governor John Sevier had reached the limit of three consecutive terms allowed as governor under the state constitution, and Roane ran virtually unopposed to become his successor. The Great Seal of Tennessee was adopted during the Roane Administration in 1801, and Tennessee was divided into three Congressional districts. Roane also signed anti-fraud measures, a law", "title": "Archibald Roane" }, { "docid": "17012449", "text": "political status for the island. The bill was signed into law on June 10, 1948 by Jesús T. Piñero, the United States-appointed governor. Opponents tried but failed to have the law declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. The law remained in force for nine years until 1957, when it was repealed on the basis that it was unconstitutional as protected by freedom of speech within of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. After the United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898 during the Spanish–American War, some leaders, such", "title": "Gag Law (Puerto Rico)" }, { "docid": "9973998", "text": "restored democratic rule to Nigeria, and remains in force today. In January 2011, two amendments of the 1999 constitution were signed by President Goodluck Jonathan, the first modifications since the document came into use in 1999. http://nigerianfinder.com/historical-development-of-the-nigerian-constitution/ Constitution of Nigeria The Constitution of Nigeria is the supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria has had a series of constitutions. The current constitution was enacted on 29 May 1999, inaugurating the Nigerian Fourth Republic. Nigeria's first constitutions were enacted by order in council during the colonial era, when the country was administered as a Crown Colony. The constitutions enacted", "title": "Constitution of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "14499357", "text": "to several hundred others IoA signed between the Government of India and other princely states. Whereas the other states later signed merger agreements, the relationship of Jammu and Kashmir with the Union of India was governed by special circumstances. In view of them, the Article 370 was incorporated in the Constitution. The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, which Maharaja (later Sadr-e-Riyasat) Dr. Karan Singh signed into law in 1957, is still in force. The Constitution, as of 2002, has 158 articles divided into 13 parts and 7 schedules. The divisions of articles is as follows. The numbers in braces after", "title": "Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir" }, { "docid": "3168918", "text": "of EAEC) were integrated by the ratification of subsequent treaties into the European Union. Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Third Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permitted the State to join the European Communities, which would later become the European Union, and provided that European Community law would take precedence over the constitution. It was approved by referendum on 10 May 1972, and signed into law by the President of Ireland Éamon de Valera on 8 June of the same year. The incorporation of the law of the", "title": "Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "1663730", "text": "on individuals. The dualist approach in international law contained in the Irish Constitution allows the state to sign and ratify treaties without incorporating them into domestic law. Thus while Ireland was one of the first states in Europe to ratify the European Convention on Human Rights it was one of the last to incorporate the Convention into domestic law. And when done it was not directly incorporated into Irish law but given indirect, sub-constitutional, interpretative incorporation. In \"Crotty v. An Taoiseach\", the Irish Supreme Court asserted a power to review the constitutionality of treaties signed by the state, such that", "title": "Law of the Republic of Ireland" }, { "docid": "19141588", "text": "Fred Korematsu Day The Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is celebrated on January 30 in California to commemorate the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American civil rights activist (see \"Korematsu v. US\"). It is the first day in U.S. history named after an Asian American. It was signed into law by then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 23, 2010. The day was first commemorated in 2011 at the University of California, Berkeley, as a day recognizing American civil liberties and rights under the Constitution of the United States. Educational materials were also distributed to school teachers", "title": "Fred Korematsu Day" }, { "docid": "13236429", "text": "Law of Oklahoma Oklahoma law is the state law of Oklahoma. Oklahoma law is based on the Oklahoma Constitution (the state constitution), which defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Oklahoma Statutes must comply with. Oklahoma Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of the state. That are currently has 90 titles though some titles do not currently have any active laws. Laws are approved by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by the governor of Oklahoma. Certain types of laws are prohibited by the state Constitution,", "title": "Law of Oklahoma" }, { "docid": "3169115", "text": "on the same day as the 1997 presidential election. Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1997 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that the confidentiality of meetings of the cabinet would not prevent the High Court from ordering that certain information be disclosed when this was in the public interest. It was approved by referendum on 30 October 1997 and signed into law on 14 November of the same year. Inserted a new subsection in Article 28.4: The existing subsection 3º of Article 28.4 was renumbered as subsection 4º. In 1992,", "title": "Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169113", "text": "Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1997 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that the confidentiality of meetings of the cabinet would not prevent the High Court from ordering that certain information be disclosed when this was in the public interest. It was approved by referendum on 30 October 1997 and signed into law on 14 November of the same year. Inserted a new subsection in Article 28.4: The existing subsection 3º of Article 28.4 was renumbered as subsection 4º. In 1992, during the Beef Tribunal, the Supreme Court ruled that,", "title": "Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "2702454", "text": "1992. In that year, the Constitution of Lithuania was approved; Article 19 of the document states that \"Tautiška giesmė\" will be the national anthem of Lithuania. The last law in relation to the national anthem was passed in 1999; it contained the official lyrics and protocol on how and when to play the anthem. Signed into law by President Valdas Adamkus on 9 June 1999, the \"Law on the National Anthem of the Republic of Lithuania\" details when and where the national anthem is played and its performance protocols. Article 2 of the law states that the anthem is to", "title": "Tautiška giesmė" }, { "docid": "2204422", "text": "October 20, 1781. He served until June 4, 1783 when he was succeeded by John Jay, who served until March 4, 1789, when the government under the Articles of Confederation gave way to the government under the Constitution. The office of Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Foreign Affairs were reinstated by a law signed by George Washington on July 27, 1789. John Jay retained the post on an interim basis, pending the return of Thomas Jefferson from France. However, on September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act", "title": "United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs" }, { "docid": "16938317", "text": "Egyptian law to strengthen the basis for amending many domestic laws that restrict rights. Egyptian Constitution of 2012 The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former fundamental law of Egypt. It was signed into law by President Mohamed Morsi on 26 December 2012, after it was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 30 November 2012 and passed in a referendum held 15–22 December 2012 with 64% support, and a turnout of 33%. It replaced the 2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt, adopted in 2011 following the Egyptian revolution. On 3 July 2013, the constitution was suspended by order", "title": "Egyptian Constitution of 2012" }, { "docid": "19141590", "text": "of the internment camps to his back, surrounded by cherry blossoms, flowers that have come to be symbols of peace and friendship between the US and Japan. Fred Korematsu Day The Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is celebrated on January 30 in California to commemorate the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American civil rights activist (see \"Korematsu v. US\"). It is the first day in U.S. history named after an Asian American. It was signed into law by then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 23, 2010. The day was first commemorated in 2011 at the University", "title": "Fred Korematsu Day" }, { "docid": "429083", "text": "admitted to the Union in 1896. Utah is one of the 15 states that have not ratified the U.S. Equal Rights Amendment. In March 2018, Utah passed America's first \"free-range parenting\" bill. The bill was signed into law by Republican Governor Gary Herbert and states that parents who allow their children to engage in certain activities without supervision are not considered neglectful. The constitution of Utah was enacted in 1895. Notably, the constitution outlawed polygamy, as requested by Congress when Utah had applied for statehood, and reestablished the territorial practice of women's suffrage. Utah's Constitution has been amended many times", "title": "Utah" }, { "docid": "8901007", "text": "City Council was replaced by a \"Technical Administration Council.\" In 1947, a new State Constitution was signed into law and City Council was authorized to have 21 members; these members now started out receiving monthly income paid up by city treasury, this led to increase of middle class representation. Between 1947 and 1949, Council sessions are hosted in today's City Hall. In 1949, City Council moved into José Mountary Building. When the military staged a coup in 1964, multi-party system was abolished, being replaced by a two-party system. In 1988, a new Brazilian Constitution was enacted, granting powers to cities", "title": "Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre" }, { "docid": "12165907", "text": "Constitution of Kuwait The Constitution of Kuwait was created by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The constitution establishes Kuwait as a Hereditary constitutional monarchy and Islam as the state religion. The Constitution of Kuwait is based on the democratic principles and combines the positive aspects of both presidential and parliamentary systems prevalent in advanced democratic countries. The pillars of the Constitution are the sovereignty of the State, public freedom and equality before the law. The Constitution of", "title": "Constitution of Kuwait" }, { "docid": "3139253", "text": "Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland has been legal since 16 November 2015. A referendum on 22 May 2015 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that marriage is recognised irrespective of the sex of the partners. The measure was signed into law by the President of Ireland as the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 August 2015. The \"Marriage Act 2015\", passed by the Oireachtas on 22 October 2015 and signed into law by the Presidential Commission on 29 October 2015, gave legislative effect to the amendment. Marriages", "title": "Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland" }, { "docid": "6927007", "text": "speaker of the general assembly, who would vacate their legislative seat upon assuming the governor's office. New Jersey elected its first lieutenant governor in 2009. After the primary election in June 2009, Governor Corzine signed into law A.3902, a bill from the state legislature that sought to clarify a vague passage in the state constitution concerning a gubernatorial candidate's selection of a running mate. Corzine signed the bill into law on June 25, 2009. The constitution provided that a gubernatorial candidate select a running mate within 30 days after the \"nomination.\" The confusion that arose concerned whether the \"nomination\" was", "title": "Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey" }, { "docid": "1623341", "text": "dissolution of the Dáil, were all effected by the Presidential Commission. Temporary illness may also indispose the President. No President has ever refused to fulfil any of the duties of office. Bills have occasionally been signed in to law while the President is out of the country, including the Marriage Act 2015 legalising same-sex marriage due to Michael D. Higgins being in the United State The Presidential Commission was created in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland. It was first used between December 1937, when the Constitution came into force, and June 1938, when the first President was inaugurated. Initially, as", "title": "Presidential Commission (Ireland)" }, { "docid": "2384449", "text": "term of office officially came to an end as a result of the term limit amendment to the Constitution, piloted by his government, and signed into law by himself, which created a two-term limit for anyone elected President after 2000. He was succeeded by PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar, who was elected President in the November 28, 2011 general elections. Under the Constitution, President Jagdeo's term officially ended on December 3, 2011, when Ramotar took the presidential oath of office. During Jagdeo's tenure as President, major economic and social reforms were undertaken in Guyana. When he relinquished office, Guyana was", "title": "Bharrat Jagdeo" }, { "docid": "16938303", "text": "Egyptian Constitution of 2012 The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former fundamental law of Egypt. It was signed into law by President Mohamed Morsi on 26 December 2012, after it was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 30 November 2012 and passed in a referendum held 15–22 December 2012 with 64% support, and a turnout of 33%. It replaced the 2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt, adopted in 2011 following the Egyptian revolution. On 3 July 2013, the constitution was suspended by order of the Egyptian army. On 8 July 2013, acting President Adly Mansour issued a", "title": "Egyptian Constitution of 2012" }, { "docid": "13236430", "text": "and could be struck down (ruled unconstitutional) by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Law of Oklahoma Oklahoma law is the state law of Oklahoma. Oklahoma law is based on the Oklahoma Constitution (the state constitution), which defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Oklahoma Statutes must comply with. Oklahoma Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of the state. That are currently has 90 titles though some titles do not currently have any active laws. Laws are approved by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by the governor", "title": "Law of Oklahoma" }, { "docid": "4338320", "text": "behalf of the parliament) signed the Constitutional Agreement for the period until a new constitution could be drafted. The first constitution since independence was adopted during an overnight parliamentary session after almost 24 hours of debate of June 27-June 28, 1996, unofficially known as \"the constitutional night of 1996.\" The Law No. 254/96-BP ratifying the constitution, nullifying previous constitutions and the Agreement was ceremonially signed and promulgated in mid-July 1996. However, according to a ruling of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the constitution took force at the moment when the results of the parliamentary vote were announced on June 28,", "title": "Constitution of Ukraine" }, { "docid": "14614808", "text": "for order, and for Constitutional rights, who will rally around with us and save the Constitution.\" In 1928, the LDS apostle Melvin J. Ballard remarked that \"the prophet Joseph Smith said the time will come when, through secret organizations taking the law into their own hands... the Constitution of the United States would be so torn and rent asunder, and life and property and peace and security would be held of so little value, that the Constitution would, as it were, hang by a thread. This Constitution will be preserved, but it will be preserved very largely in consequence of", "title": "White Horse Prophecy" }, { "docid": "14844852", "text": "competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records.\" In June 2014, Governor Brown signed SB 1306 repealed Proposition 22 and AB 607 bringing California statutory law into conformance with case law under the XIV amendment of the US constitution. LGBT history in California The history of LGBT residents in California, while very likely spanning centuries prior to the 20th, has become increasingly visible recently with the successes of the LGBT rights movement. In spite of the strong development of early LGBT villages in the state, pro-LGBT activists in", "title": "LGBT history in California" }, { "docid": "3169150", "text": "Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998 (previously bill no. 1 of 1998) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which permitted the state to ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam. It was approved by referendum on 22 May 1998 and signed into law on the 3 June of the same year. The referendum was held on the same day as the referendum on Nineteenth Amendment, which related to approval of the Good Friday Agreement. The Amsterdam Treaty was signed on 2 October 1997 by the member states of the European Union,", "title": "Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169231", "text": "Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Act 2002 (previously bill no. 32 of 2003) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which permitted the state to ratify the Treaty of Nice. It was approved by referendum on 19 October 2002 (sometimes known as the second Nice referendum) and signed into law on 7 November of the same year. The amendment followed a previous failed attempt to approve the Nice Treaty which was rejected in the first Nice referendum held in 2001. The Treaty of Nice was signed by the member states of", "title": "Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169036", "text": "Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1987 (previously bill no. 8 of 1987) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permitted the state to ratify the Single European Act. It was approved by referendum on 26 May 1987 and signed into law on 22 June of the same year. The Single European Act (SEA) was signed in February 1986 by the member states of the European Economic Community. It amended the Treaty of Rome and established the European Single Market. The European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 was passed to allow", "title": "Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3168950", "text": "Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Election of Members of Seanad Éireann by Institutions of Higher Education) Act 1979 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that provides that the procedure for the election of six members of the Senate in the university constituencies could be altered by law. It was approved by referendum on 5 July 1979 and signed into law on 3 August of the same year. In the new Seanad created by the Constitution adopted in 1937, six seats were elected by universities: three by the National University of", "title": "Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169040", "text": "occasion before a treaty could be ratified that would transfer sovereignty from the Irish government to a supranational authority. This has occurred on the following occasions: Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1987 (previously bill no. 8 of 1987) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permitted the state to ratify the Single European Act. It was approved by referendum on 26 May 1987 and signed into law on 22 June of the same year. The Single European Act (SEA) was signed in February 1986 by the member states of", "title": "Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "1527764", "text": "the power to issue a paper currency. \"The bill before us is a war measure, a measure of \"necessity\", and not of choice,\" Spaulding argued before the House, adding, \"These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary measures must be resorted to in order to save our Government, and preserve our nationality.\" Spaulding justified the action as a \"\"necessary means\" of carrying into execution the powers granted in the Constitution 'to raise and \"support\" armies', and 'to provide and \"maintain\" a navy. Despite strong opposition, President Abraham Lincoln signed the First Legal Tender Act, enacted February 25, 1862, into law, authorizing the", "title": "United States Note" }, { "docid": "13186559", "text": "against nature\", were defeated. Democratic Governor Bob Miller signed the legislation on June 16, 1993 and it went into effect on 1 October, 1993. But the age of consent for same-sex sexual activity was unequal and set 2 years higher at 18. However, the age of consent was finally made equal at 16 in line with heterosexuals, 20 years later on 1 October 2013, when the Nevada Legislature passed and the Governor of Nevada signed into law \"SB388\". Nevada voters approved Question 2, an amendment to the Constitution of Nevada that banned same-sex marriage, by 69.6% in 2000 and 67.1%", "title": "LGBT rights in Nevada" }, { "docid": "4795964", "text": "which in June upheld the High Court decision. The High Court then endorsed the provisional certificate on 14 June 1996. President Mary Robinson signed the amendment bill into law three days later. Before the referendum, a draft Family Law (Divorce) Bill was published to illustrate how the Constitutional provisions would be implemented if the amendment were passed. Once the Constitutional amendment came into force, the divorce bill was introduced in the Oireachtas on 27 June 1996 and signed into law on 27 November 1996. This gave effect in primary legislation to the new Constitutional provisions. Although this act, the Family", "title": "Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "5801649", "text": "life. During 1919, the United States Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, banning the sale of liquor, and the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote. At the passage of each amendment, Goodrich called a special one-day legislative session to have the amendments ratified by the state. When he signed the 18th Amendment into law, Indiana became the final state needed to add it to the federal constitution, beginning national prohibition. Among Goodrich's other accomplishments in office were the creation of a state highway commission, creation of a department of", "title": "James P. Goodrich" }, { "docid": "3169088", "text": "to be made by law arising from the amendment. Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1996 (previously bill no. 49 of 1996) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which provides that a court can refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a serious criminal offence. It was approved by referendum on 28 November 1996 and signed into law on 12 December of the same year. In \"People (AG) v O'Callaghan\" (1966), the Supreme Court had ruled that the provisions of Article 40.4,", "title": "Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "15822044", "text": "Puerto Rico Constitution Day Law #1 of August 4, 1952 of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico establishes a full state holiday on July 25 of every year, to be known as Puerto Rico Constitution Day. The holiday commemorates the day the Constitution of Puerto Rico, approved on July 3, 1952, was signed into law by Governor Luis Muñoz Marín the same year. Up to then, July 25 had been a holiday in Puerto Rico, known as \"Occupation Day\", to commemorate the arrival of United States military forces on July 25, 1898 in an area of the municipality of Yauco that", "title": "Puerto Rico Constitution Day" }, { "docid": "10249926", "text": "Supremacy Clause (VI.2) of the United States Constitution states that \"all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the land.\" However, the term \"treaty\" has a more restricted sense in American law than in international law. Of the more than 16,000 international agreements entered into by the United States between 1946 and 1999, only 912 were ratified by the required two thirds of the US Senate of the Treaty Clause of the Constitution. The US Supreme Court has also limited the direct effect of ratified treaties, notably", "title": "Incorporation of international law" }, { "docid": "17842856", "text": "Budget Reserve Account, SJR002 Joint Resolution Calling for the Repeal of the 17th Amendment, and SJR003 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution- Property Tax Exemptions. Representative Ivory is a strong supporter of states' rights and has frequently advocated for Utah to gain control of federal lands. In 2012, Ivory sponsored HB 148, The Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, which asserted that the federal government must grant federal land to the state of Utah. Though the bill was signed into law in 2012, federal lands have remained in control of the US Department of the Interior. The State of Utah has", "title": "Ken Ivory" }, { "docid": "14283207", "text": "1906 he accepted the proposed institution of \"Majles\". The first \"Majles\" came into being in October 1906, immediately after the Deputies of Tehran were elected. A committee of experts drafted the \"Fundamental Law\", which Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed, after some delay, in December 1906. A longer \"Supplementary Fundamental Law\", drafted in 1907, was signed by the new Shah, Mohammad-Ali Shah, in October 1907 (Mozaffar al-Din Shah died on 3 January 1907). These two charters formed the core of the Iranian written Constitution, to be supplanted by a new written Constitution after the Revolution of 1979. The rules governing the election", "title": "Mirza Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai" }, { "docid": "18173648", "text": "2014 interim constitution of Thailand The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim) 2014 () was a constitution of Thailand in force between 2014–17. Drafted by law lecturers from Chulalongkorn University (CU), the constitution was enacted by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), a military junta led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha which staged a coup d'état against the caretaker government on 22 May 2014. Without public consultation, King Bhumibol Adulyadej assented to and signed the constitution on 22 July 2014. The constitution came into force on that day and replaced the 2007 constitution. The interim constitution paves the", "title": "2014 interim constitution of Thailand" }, { "docid": "13994294", "text": "the bill into law which is now known as the Philippine Organic Act of 1902. This was a major breakthrough for a US Congress that had yet to grant equal rights to African Americans guaranteed to them in the US Constitution and the Chinese Exclusion Act was still in effect. It created the Philippine legislature, appointed two Filipino delegates to the US Congress, extended the US Bill of Rights to Filipinos, and laid the foundation for an autonomous government. The colony was on its way to independence. The Americans, however, would not sign the bill into law until 1916 and", "title": "José Rizal" }, { "docid": "3169356", "text": "Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland are only possible by way of referendum. A proposal to amend the Constitution of Ireland must first be approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas (parliament), then submitted to a referendum, and finally signed into law by the President of Ireland. Since the constitution entered into force on 29 December 1937, there have been 35 amendments to the constitution. Aside from amendments to the Constitution itself, the Constitution also provides for referendums on ordinary bills; this is known as an ordinary referendum. This provision has never been used.", "title": "Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "440030", "text": "de Jongh to forward the document to President Barack Obama was ultimately successful. The President of the United States forwarded the proposal to Congress—which then had 60 days to approve or reject the document—in May 2010, along with a report noting concerns raised by the United States Department of Justice and restating the issues noted by Governor de Jongh. A US Congressional resolution disapproving of the proposed constitution and requesting that the Fifth Constitutional Convention reconvene to consider changes to address these issues was signed into law by President Obama on June 30, 2010. Months later, a federal lawsuit was", "title": "United States Virgin Islands" }, { "docid": "3158360", "text": "constitution. The constitution also provides, under Article 26, for the judicial review of bills before they are (or would have been) signed into law. The power to refer bills is personally exercised by the President after consulting the Council of State. When the Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of a bill referred to it under Article 26, its constitutionality can never again be questioned in any court whatsoever. Supreme Court judges are normally free to deliver their own judgements, whether dissenting and concurring. There is an exception when considering the constitutionality of a bill referred by the President under Article", "title": "Supreme Court of Ireland" }, { "docid": "9258459", "text": "repealed in 2001. In 2010, the Constitution was amended to make the Caribbean Court of Justice the highest court of appeals in Belize, replacing the Privy Council. Constitution of Belize The Constitution of Belize is the supreme law of the nation of Belize. It was signed on September 1981 with effect from that date. The Constitution of Belize, Chapter 4 of the Laws of Belize, is divided into a preamble, 12 parts and four schedules. They are set out as below. According to the Constitution, the people of Belize: and say that the following shall have effect as the Constitution", "title": "Constitution of Belize" }, { "docid": "2650489", "text": "to engage in any type of sexual intercourse). The Court struck down a Massachusetts law prohibiting the distribution of contraceptives to unmarried people, ruling that it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. One of the most important feminist successes of the early 1970s was when Nixon signed into law the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 gives the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe that there has been employment discrimination", "title": "History of women in the United States" }, { "docid": "7635980", "text": "for 24 January 2010, but the proposal failed in parliament on 18 November. The draft is now to be amended once more. In June, 2011, the parliament has adopted, and in July, president has signed new amendments, abolishing the post of Vice President of the PMR, introducing the post of Prime Minister and such body as the Government of the PMR. Constitution of Transnistria The current Constitution of Transnistria was approved by national referendum on 24 December 1995, and signed into law by the President of Transnistria on 17 January 1996. As part of the territory's move towards market based", "title": "Constitution of Transnistria" }, { "docid": "6116750", "text": "Constitution of Andorra The Constitution of Andorra () is the supreme law of the Principality of Andorra. It was adopted on 2 February 1993 and given assent by the Andorran people in a referendum on 14 March 1993. According to the Constitution itself, it was to enter into force on the day of its publication in the \"Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra\", which occurred on 28 April 1993. The Constitution was signed by Andorra's two co-princes, the President of France, and the Bishop of Urgell, who at that time were François Mitterrand and Joan Martí Alanis respectively. The new constitution", "title": "Constitution of Andorra" }, { "docid": "3106171", "text": "Law Review Association praised the work, citing that it \"replaces Richard Epstein's \"Takings\" as the leading tome about constitutional law written from a libertarian perspective\". The American Political Science Association reviewed the book, saying that it was \"a welcome addition to a never-ending debate\". Ronald Kahn of the Law and Politics Book Review wrote that the book was \"terrific in demonstrating the natural rights background to our Constitution and demonstrating that all rights cannot be listed in the Constitution\", but that \"Barnett's fundamental problem is that he allows for 'constitutional construction' when originalism cannot tell us which meanings to adopt,", "title": "Restoring the Lost Constitution" }, { "docid": "15894772", "text": "in the Dáil on 29 November by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, to amend the 2009 Acts so as to apply to judges. It was passed by the Dáil later that day, to amend the 2009 Acts so as to apply to judges. It was passed by the Seanad on 7 December; it was signed into law on 19 December 2011 and came into force on 1 January 2012. Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Act 2011 (previously bill no. 44 of 2011) is an amendment to the Constitution of", "title": "Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "7153452", "text": "but there is only one reference to religion in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, signed into law in 1900. Notably, the constitution does not include a Bill Of Rights and, as a result, Australia's fundamental law has been criticised for its lack of explicit protection for several rights and freedoms. However, Section 116 of the 1900 Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Constitution) provides that: The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall", "title": "Religion in Australia" }, { "docid": "11782793", "text": "concurrency was added in 1946, when US 2 was extended west, co-signed with US 97 between Peshastin and Wenatchee. On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 into law, establishing a system of freeways that would later become the Interstate Highway System. Included in the system were Interstate 82 (I-82) and I-90, which were to be concurrent with US 97. The Biggs Rapids Bridge (later renamed to the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge) was opened on November 1, 1962, replacing the ferry that had been operating on the route since the early 1920s.", "title": "U.S. Route 97 in Washington" }, { "docid": "17670645", "text": "after the nation declared independence and became a republic in 1944. The current Constitution of Ireland was adopted by plebiscite on 1 July 1937. In Ireland every constitutional amendment must be approved by referendum; 37 such referendums have occurred from the enactment of the current constitution to October of 2018. Constitutional amendments are first adopted by both Houses of the Oireachtas (parliament), submitted to a referendum, and are signed into law by the President. The signature is merely a formality: the president cannot refuse to sign into law an amendment that has been approved in a referendum. Article 27 of", "title": "Referendums by country" }, { "docid": "143376", "text": "such a law is the State of Preparedness Act, which gives the Government certain exceptional powers in cases of national emergency. As these powers, which correspond to US executive orders, affect constitutional basic rights, the law was enacted in the same manner as a constitutional amendment. However, it can be repealed in the same manner as an ordinary law. In addition to preview by the Constitutional Law Committee, all Finnish courts are obligated to give precedence to the constitution when there is an obvious conflict between the constitution and a regular law. Such a case is, however, very rare. Some", "title": "Politics of Finland" }, { "docid": "7454157", "text": "however, did not pass. On 29 November 2011, the Senate of Nigeria passed the \"Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill, 2011\". The bill was passed on 30 May 2013 by the House of Representatives of Nigeria. If signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan, the bill would: On 13 January 2014, The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which parliament passed in May 2013. The law follows a similar one passed in Uganda in December 2013, which imposes life imprisonment for some types of homosexual acts. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "3167843", "text": "courts-martial cannot be used to judge civilians. Prohibits the enactment of ex post facto (retroactive) laws. All persons punished under the law are entitled to due process, punishments must follow what is dictated by written law. Note that due process under Mexican law is not the same as US law as Mexico is not a common law country. Disallows international treaties for extradition when the person to be extradited is politically persecuted, or accused while having the condition of slave, or when the foreign country contravenes the civil rights granted in the Mexican constitution (like the right to life and", "title": "Constitution of Mexico" }, { "docid": "19034090", "text": "17 November 2015 in Clonmel, County Tipperary. Marriage Act 2015 The Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015; previously bill No. 78 of 2015) is an act of the Oireachtas which provides for same-sex marriage in Ireland. The act gives legislative effect in statute law to the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which mandates such provision. It was introduced on 15 September 2015 and signed into law on 29 October 2015, and commenced (came into force) on 16 November 2015. The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was approved by referendum on 22 May 2015. It makes", "title": "Marriage Act 2015" }, { "docid": "19034081", "text": "Marriage Act 2015 The Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015; previously bill No. 78 of 2015) is an act of the Oireachtas which provides for same-sex marriage in Ireland. The act gives legislative effect in statute law to the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which mandates such provision. It was introduced on 15 September 2015 and signed into law on 29 October 2015, and commenced (came into force) on 16 November 2015. The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was approved by referendum on 22 May 2015. It makes recognition of same-sex marriages compulsory rather than", "title": "Marriage Act 2015" }, { "docid": "17630659", "text": "2013 Constitution of Fiji Fiji's fourth constitution was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on September 6, 2013, coming into effect immediately. It is the first to eliminate race-based electoral rolls, race-based seat quotas, district-based representation, the unelected upper chamber, and the role of the hereditary Council of Chiefs. It vests sole legislative authority in a single-chamber, 50-seat, at-large Parliament, to be first convened following general elections in 2014. It is also the first ever to grant the right to multiple citizenship (in effect since 2009 by decree, on abrogation of the 1997 constitution), and lowers the voting", "title": "2013 Constitution of Fiji" }, { "docid": "17630664", "text": "implementing the 2013 Constitution of Fiji which describes all of Fiji's citizens as \"Fijians\", regardless of their ethnicity, causing \"some\" indigenes to have fears of \"cultural annihilation\" and an \"Islamic conspiracy to control the country\", due to the Attorney General of Fiji being of Muslim background.\" 2013 Constitution of Fiji Fiji's fourth constitution was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on September 6, 2013, coming into effect immediately. It is the first to eliminate race-based electoral rolls, race-based seat quotas, district-based representation, the unelected upper chamber, and the role of the hereditary Council of Chiefs. It vests sole", "title": "2013 Constitution of Fiji" }, { "docid": "3910722", "text": "the amendment. Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 2004 (previously bill no. 15 of 2004) amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that children born on the island of Ireland to parents who were both foreign nationals would no longer have a constitutional right to Irish citizenship. It was approved by referendum on 11 June 2004 and signed into law on 24 June of the same year. It affected in part changes made to the Constitution by the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which was passed as part of the", "title": "Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3910711", "text": "Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 2004 (previously bill no. 15 of 2004) amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that children born on the island of Ireland to parents who were both foreign nationals would no longer have a constitutional right to Irish citizenship. It was approved by referendum on 11 June 2004 and signed into law on 24 June of the same year. It affected in part changes made to the Constitution by the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which was passed as part of the Good Friday", "title": "Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "4270255", "text": "Constitution adopted the CMA provisions from the 1973 Constitution that were aimed essentially at establishing an independent monetary authority through increased capitalization and greater private sector representation in the Monetary Board. In accordance with a provision in the 1987 Constitution, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7653, otherwise known as the \"New Central Bank Act\", into law on June 14, 1993. The law provides for the establishment of an independent monetary authority to be known as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, its primary objective being the maintenance of price stability. This objective was only implied in the old", "title": "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" }, { "docid": "794887", "text": "than 10,000 individuals since its existence and over 60,000 US and international students since its original establishment in 1946. Its educational format incorporates guest lecturers and experts from sectors of US and international government, non-government, human rights, law enforcement, academic institutions, and interagency departments to share best practices in pursuit of improved security cooperation between all nations of the Western Hemisphere. When the National Defense Authorization Act for 2001 was signed into law, WHINSEC was created. The law called for a federal advisory committee—the Board of Visitors (BoV)—to maintain independent review, observation, and recommendations regarding operations of the institute. The", "title": "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation" }, { "docid": "64895", "text": "surface two months later on 13 October 2010 over a period of almost 24 hours, an effort that was carried on live television around the world. The current Constitution of Chile was approved in a national plebiscite—regarded as \"highly irregular\" by some observers—in September 1980, under the military government of Augusto Pinochet. It entered into force in March 1981. After Pinochet's defeat in the 1988 plebiscite, the constitution was amended to ease provisions for future amendments to the Constitution. In September 2005, President Ricardo Lagos signed into law several constitutional amendments passed by Congress. These include eliminating the positions of", "title": "Chile" }, { "docid": "5696903", "text": "September 17, 2017, as \"Constitution Day\" and \"Citizenship Day\". Online Lessons for K-12 Teachers to Use on Constitution Day Constitution Day (United States) Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia. When Constitution Day falls on a weekend or on another holiday, schools and other institutions observe the holiday on an adjacent weekday. The law establishing the present holiday was", "title": "Constitution Day (United States)" }, { "docid": "15894760", "text": "Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Act 2011 (previously bill no. 44 of 2011) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which relaxes the previous prohibition on the reduction of the salaries of Irish judges. It was approved by a referendum on 27 October 2011 signed into law on 17 November 2011. It was held on the same day as a referendum on Oireachtas Inquiries, which was rejected, and the presidential election at which Michael D. Higgins was elected. The Constitution of Ireland, since its enactment in 1937, had contained a prohibition", "title": "Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "18549626", "text": "challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum were dismissed on 30 July by the Court of Appeal, and the bill was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 29 August. The Marriage Act 2015 then amended marriage law to give effect to the constitutional amendment, which came into force on 16 November 2015, with the first same-sex marriage ceremony being held on 17 November 2015. The amendment inserted a new section 4 to Article 41 of the Constitution. The English text reads: The Irish text reads: The text in Irish and English is intended to have the same", "title": "Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3168909", "text": "and provided that the emergency provisions of the Constitution could not be used to allow the death penalty. Those later changes are highlighted in bold: First Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1939 on the Oireachtas Beta website First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The First Amendment of the Constitution Act 1939 amended the Constitution of Ireland to extend the constitutional definition of \"time of war\" to include a period during which a war occurs without the state itself being a direct participant. It was introduced and signed into law on 2 September 1939, the day after the Invasion of", "title": "First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "12165909", "text": "suspended a number of times; two of those times were for extended periods and also involved the suspension of the constitution. Constitution of Kuwait The Constitution of Kuwait was created by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The constitution establishes Kuwait as a Hereditary constitutional monarchy and Islam as the state religion. The Constitution of Kuwait is based on the democratic principles and combines the positive aspects of both presidential and parliamentary systems prevalent in advanced democratic countries.", "title": "Constitution of Kuwait" }, { "docid": "9258455", "text": "Constitution of Belize The Constitution of Belize is the supreme law of the nation of Belize. It was signed on September 1981 with effect from that date. The Constitution of Belize, Chapter 4 of the Laws of Belize, is divided into a preamble, 12 parts and four schedules. They are set out as below. According to the Constitution, the people of Belize: and say that the following shall have effect as the Constitution of Belize. Comprises sections 1 and 2. Comprises sections 3-22. Comprises sections 23-9 Sections 30-35. Sections 36-54. Largest part, covering sections 55-93. Sections 94-104. Sections 105-113. Sections", "title": "Constitution of Belize" }, { "docid": "19034082", "text": "optional. In March 2015, the Department of Justice and Equality published the general scheme of the Marriage Bill 2015, setting out the changes to be made to marriage law if the proposed amendment was enacted. Lawyer Benedict Ó Floinn felt the bill's drafting should have been completed before the referendum, to minimise the lacuna during which statute law is out of step with the constitution. The Fine Gael–Labour government hoped to have the Marriage Bill enacted before the Oireachtas' summer adjournment, but the constitutional change did not come into force until 29 August 2015 when the amendment bill was signed", "title": "Marriage Act 2015" }, { "docid": "710628", "text": "some important \"reserve powers\" in case of political instability (such as those provided for by Article 81 of the Basic Law). Under Article 59 (1) of the Basic Law (German Constitution), the Federal President represents the Federal Republic of Germany in matters of international law, concludes treaties with foreign states on its behalf and accredits diplomats. Furthermore, all federal laws must be signed by the President before they can come into effect; however, he/she can only veto a law that he believes to violate the constitution. The Chancellor is the head of government and the most influential figure in German", "title": "Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany" }, { "docid": "926451", "text": "marriage, Clinton criticized DOMA as \"unnecessary and divisive\", and his press-secretary called it \"gay baiting, plain and simple\". However, after Congress had passed the bill with enough votes to override a presidential veto, Clinton signed DOMA. Years later, he said that he did so reluctantly in view of the veto-proof majority, both to avoid associating himself politically with the then-unpopular cause of same-sex marriage and to defuse momentum for a proposed Federal Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage. Clinton, who was traveling when Congress acted, signed it into law promptly upon returning to Washington, D.C., on September 21,", "title": "Defense of Marriage Act" }, { "docid": "3169054", "text": "Eleventh Amendment amended Article 29.4 by the deletion of the highlighted sentence from subsection 3º: and by the addition of the following subsections: Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 12 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland permitted the state to ratify the Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty. It was approved by referendum on 18 June 1992 and signed into law on 16 July of the same year. The Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution was one of a number of", "title": "Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3169052", "text": "Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 12 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland permitted the state to ratify the Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty. It was approved by referendum on 18 June 1992 and signed into law on 16 July of the same year. The Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution was one of a number of amendments that have been made to expressly permit the state to ratify changes to the founding treaties of the European Union (then known", "title": "Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3168905", "text": "First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The First Amendment of the Constitution Act 1939 amended the Constitution of Ireland to extend the constitutional definition of \"time of war\" to include a period during which a war occurs without the state itself being a direct participant. It was introduced and signed into law on 2 September 1939, the day after the Invasion of Poland by Germany and allowed the government to exercise emergency powers during World War II (known in Ireland as The Emergency) although the state was neutral. Article 28.3.3° of the Constitution grants the state sweeping powers during", "title": "First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "6198501", "text": "and in the Seanad on 30 October. It then proceeded to a referendum on 25 November. On 25 May 2018, the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 was passed by referendum. After it was signed into law, it replaced the previous text of Article 40.3.3º with the following text: Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 25 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which specified that the protection of the right to life of the unborn does not limit freedom of travel in and", "title": "Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "16339936", "text": "Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Act 2012 (previously bill no. 23 of 2012) amended the Constitution of Ireland to permit Ireland to ratify the 2012 European Fiscal Compact and to preclude measures taken under the Compact from being held to be inconsistent with the Irish constitution. It was approved by referendum on 31 May 2012, by 60.3% to 39.7%, on a turnout of 50% and was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins on 27 June 2012. The decision", "title": "Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "6715475", "text": "Kulm law Kulm law, Culm law or Chełmno Law (; ; ) was a legal constitution for a municipal form of government used in several Central European cities during the Middle Ages. It was initiated on 28 December 1233 in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights by Hochmeister Hermann von Salza and Hermann Balk when the towns of Thorn (Toruń) and Chełmno (Kulm) received German town law, in particular as a modification of Magdeburg rights. Named after the town it was signed in, the original document was lost in 1244 when the town hall burned due to an attack", "title": "Kulm law" }, { "docid": "7206219", "text": "declaring his acceptance of the Constitution, swore an oath to uphold it, and signed an instrument of assent that was included in the text of the Constitution after the signatures of the members of the Cortes, declaring that the king had accepted the Constitution and sworn to abide by it. On 4 October, acting as the Cortes had directed, the Portuguese King signed a Charter of Law promulgating the text of the Constitution and ordering its execution. This Charter of Law, containing the full text of the Constitution, including the signatures of the members of the Cortes and the King's", "title": "United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves" }, { "docid": "711578", "text": "duties. Under Article 59 (1) of the Basic Law (German Constitution), the president represents the Federal Republic of Germany in matters of international law, concludes treaties with foreign states on its behalf and accredits diplomats. Furthermore, all federal laws must be signed by the president before they can come into effect, but usually they only veto a law if they believe it to violate the constitution. The president, by their actions and public appearances, represents the state itself, its existence, legitimacy, and unity. The president's office involves an integrative role and the control function of upholding the law and the", "title": "President of Germany" }, { "docid": "3440384", "text": "cordial economic and political relationship, the act was signed into law on May 24, 1924. From \"United States ex. rel. Turner v. Williams\": if an alien is not permitted to enter this country, or, having entered contrary to law, is expelled, he is in fact cut off from worshipping or speaking or publishing or petitioning in the country; but that is merely because of his exclusion therefrom. He does not become one of the people to whom these things are secured by our Constitution by an attempt to enter, forbidden by law. To appeal to the Constitution is to concede", "title": "Immigration Act of 1924" }, { "docid": "2692885", "text": "3 July that year, and by the Senate on 10 July. President Mara signed it into law on 25 July 1997. It took effect from 27 July. Under its provisions, ethnic Fijians agreed to give up their guaranteed majority in the House of Representatives and their monopoly on the Prime Minister's office, but in return, their ownership of most of the land was written into the constitution. Their rights were also protected by institutionalising of the Great Council of Chiefs, which retained its power to elect the President and 14 of the 32 Senators. The 1997 constitution was only the", "title": "1997 Constitution of Fiji" }, { "docid": "7635978", "text": "Constitution of Transnistria The current Constitution of Transnistria was approved by national referendum on 24 December 1995, and signed into law by the President of Transnistria on 17 January 1996. As part of the territory's move towards market based reforms, it was modified on 30 June 2000. The constitution provides for a separation of powers between judicial, legislative, and executive branches. It names Russian, Ukrainian and Moldavian as the three official languages of the republic, grants religious freedom, and grants every citizen freedom of speech and the right to property. It further establishes Transnistria as an independent sovereign country with", "title": "Constitution of Transnistria" }, { "docid": "3169016", "text": "Ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Ninth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1984 (previously bill no. 11 of 1984) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that allowed for the extension of the right to vote in elections to Dáil Éireann (the house of representatives of the Oireachtas) to non-Irish citizens. It was approved by referendum on 14 June 1984 and signed into law on 2 August of the same year. Article 16 of the Constitution of Ireland as approved in 1937, and amended in 1972 to lower the voting age, provided that the franchise for elections", "title": "Ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3168921", "text": "Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which lowered the voting age for all national elections and referendums in the state from twenty-one to eighteen years of age. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The Fourth Amendment altered Article 16 which deals with elections to Dáil Éireann (the house of representatives of the Oireachtas). However other provisions of the constitution state that anyone entitled to vote in Dáil elections is also entitled to", "title": "Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "4795958", "text": "Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1995 (previously bill no. 15 of 1995) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which removed the constitutional prohibition on divorce, and allowed for the dissolution of a marriage provided specified conditions were satisfied. It was approved by referendum on 24 November 1995 and signed into law on 17 June 1996. The Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937 included a constitutional ban on divorce. A previous bill to amend this provision proposed by the Fine Gael–Labour Party government of Garret FitzGerald, the Tenth Amendment of", "title": "Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "3168937", "text": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973. The amendment renumbered Article 44.1.1º as Article 41.1 and deleted the following two subsections from Article 41.1: In drafting the Irish constitution in 1936 and 1937, Éamon de Valera and his advisers chose to reflect what had been a contemporary", "title": "Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "1347208", "text": "legal effect once it was removed from the document. Any part of the Constitution may be amended, but only by referendum. The procedure for amendment of the Constitution is set out in Article 46. An amendment must first be passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, then be submitted to a referendum, and then finally must be signed into law by the President. Amendments are sometimes proposed to address a new social problem or phenomenon not considered at the time of the Constitution being drafted (e.g. children's rights, marriage equality), to address out-moded provisions in the Constitution (e.g. special position", "title": "Constitution of Ireland" }, { "docid": "12759988", "text": "north to bypass South Bend. After US 20 splits off to the west near the South Bend Airport, US 31 has an interchange with the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90) before proceeding north into Michigan (see U.S. Route 31 in Michigan). US 31 was signed into law by the Governor on March 7 of 1917, as Main Market Highway 1, and signs were installed on June 1 of that year. The name was changed to Indiana State Road 1 within a year when Indiana began the state road system. By 1924, most of the route was paved, leaving only from Columbus", "title": "U.S. Route 31 in Indiana" }, { "docid": "15246342", "text": "has its roots in the common law which existed before the enactment of the Constitution in 1965. As such, the courts must take Article 162 of the Constitution into consideration when deciding whether the common law tort of defamation offends the fundamental liberty of freedom of speech and expression. The Article provides that all existing laws shall continue in force after the commencement of the Constitution subject to \"modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity\" with the Constitution of Singapore. However, in \"Review Publishing\", the Court of Appeal held that the common law", "title": "Article 14 of the Constitution of Singapore" } ]

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[ { "docid": "16123106", "text": "Kepler-22b Kepler-22b, also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01, is an extrasolar planet orbiting within the empirical habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by NASA's \"Kepler Space Telescope\" in December 2011 and was the first known transiting planet to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22 is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-22b's size is roughly twice that of Earth. Its mass and surface composition are unknown. An Earth-like composition for the planet has been", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "16123106", "text": "Kepler-22b Kepler-22b, also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01, is an extrasolar planet orbiting within the empirical habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by NASA's \"Kepler Space Telescope\" in December 2011 and was the first known transiting planet to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22 is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-22b's size is roughly twice that of Earth. Its mass and surface composition are unknown. An Earth-like composition for the planet has been", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "16123108", "text": "was announced on 5 December 2011. Kepler-22b is an extrasolar planet orbiting around the star Kepler-22. It is about from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope in December 2011. Kepler-22b's radius is roughly twice that of Earth. Its mass and surface composition remain unknown, with only some very rough estimates established: it has fewer than 124 Earth masses at the 3-sigma confidence limit, and fewer than 36 Earth masses at 1-sigma confidence. The adopted model in Kipping et al. (2013) does not reliably detect the mass (the best fit value is only", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "10265665", "text": "of liquid water. Kepler-22b one of the first 54 candidates found by the Kepler telescope and reported is 2.4 times the size of the Earth, with an estimated temperature of 22 °C. It is described as having the potential for surface water, though its composition is currently unknown. Among the 1,235 possible extrasolar planet candidates detected by NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope during its first four months of operation, 54 are orbiting in the parent star's habitable 'Goldilocks' zone where liquid water could exist. Five of these are near Earth-size. On 6 January 2015, NASA announced further observations conducted from", "title": "Extraterrestrial liquid water" } ]

[ { "docid": "16123113", "text": "average distance from the star and a lower stellar luminosity are consistent with a moderate surface temperature at that distance, if it is assumed that the surface is not subject to extreme greenhouse heating. If Kepler-22b moves in a highly elliptical orbit, as it seems, its surface temperature variance will be very high. Scientists can estimate the possible surface conditions as follows: Recent estimates suggest that Kepler-22b has more than a 95% probability of being located in the empirical habitable zone defined by the recent Venus and early Mars limits (based on estimates of when these planets may have supported", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "16123107", "text": "ruled out. It is likely to have a volatile-rich composition with a liquid or gaseous outer shell. The only parameters of the planet's orbit that are currently available are its orbital period, which is about , and its inclination, which is approximately 90°. Evidence suggests that the planet has a moderate surface temperature, assuming that the surface is not subject to extreme greenhouse heating. In the absence of an atmosphere, its equilibrium temperature (assuming an Earth-like albedo) would be approximately , compared to Earth's The planet's first transit was observed on 12 May 2009. Confirmation of the existence of Kepler-22b", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "16123115", "text": "day of scientific operations, on 12 May 2009. The third transit was detected on 15 December 2010. Additional confirmation data was provided by the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based observations. Confirmation of the existence of Kepler-22b was announced on 5 December 2011. Kepler-22b Kepler-22b, also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01, is an extrasolar planet orbiting within the empirical habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by NASA's \"Kepler Space Telescope\" in December 2011 and was the first known transiting planet to orbit", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "16123109", "text": "slightly larger than the 1-sigma error bar), though the mass is below 52.8 Earth masses to 95% confidence. Kepler-22b, dubbed by scientists as a 'waterworld', might be an 'ocean-like' planet. It might also be comparable to the water-rich planet GJ 1214 b although Kepler-22b, unlike GJ 1214 b, is in the habitable zone. An Earth-like composition is ruled out to at least 1-sigma uncertainty by radial velocity measurements of the system. It is thus likely to have a more volatile-rich composition with a liquid or gaseous outer shell; this would make it similar to Kepler-11f, the smallest known gas planet.", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "10121580", "text": "less than a month later, a flood of 41 new exoplanets including 10 super-Earths were announced. On 5 December 2011, the Kepler space telescope discovered its first planet within the habitable zone or \"Goldilocks region\" of its Sun-like star. Kepler-22b is 2.4 times the radius of the earth and occupies an orbit 15% closer to its star than the Earth to the Sun. This is compensated for however, as the star, with a spectral type G5V is slightly dimmer than the Sun (G2V), and thus the surface temperatures would still allow liquid water on its surface. On 5 December 2011,", "title": "Super-Earth" }, { "docid": "9635311", "text": "surface pressure of 0.56–1.32 times Earth's. Outside the Solar System, Kepler-11, GJ 1214 b, Kepler-22b, Kepler-62f, Kepler-62e and the planets of TRAPPIST-1 are some of most likely known candidates for an extrasolar ocean planet. Many more such objects are expected to be discovered by \"Kepler\". Although 70.8% of all Earth's surface is covered in water, water accounts for only 0.05% of Earth's mass. An extraterrestrial ocean's depth would be so deep and dense that even at high temperatures the pressure would turn the water into ice. The immense pressures in the lower regions of these oceans could lead to the", "title": "Ocean planet" }, { "docid": "16123110", "text": "Natalie Batalha, one of the scientists on the Kepler Space Telescope project, has speculated, \"If it is mostly ocean with a small rocky core, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that life could exist in such an ocean\". This possibility has spurred SETI to perform research on top candidates for extraterrestrial life. The host star, Kepler-22, is a G-type star that is 3% less massive than the Sun and 2% smaller in volume. It has a surface temperature of compared with the Sun, which has a surface temperature of . The star is about 4 billion years old. In", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "12324018", "text": "though little is actually known of their composition. Some scientists speculate Kepler-22b may be an \"ocean-like\" planet. Models have been proposed for Gliese 581 d that could include surface oceans. Gliese 436 b is speculated to have an ocean of \"hot ice\". Exomoons orbiting planets, particularly gas giants within their parent star's habitable zone may theoretically have surface oceans. Terrestrial planets will acquire water during their accretion, some of which will be buried in the magma ocean but most of it will go into a steam atmosphere, and when the atmosphere cools it will collapse on to the surface forming", "title": "Ocean" }, { "docid": "16123112", "text": "as the radial velocity method, need to be used. While such methods have been performed on the planet since its discovery, these methods have not yet detected an accurate value for the eccentricity of the planet and so (as of March 2012) only an upper limit for the mass of the planet has been set by astronomers. The average distance from Kepler-22b to its host star Kepler-22 is about 15% less than the distance from Earth to the Sun but the luminosity (light output) of Kepler-22 is about 25% less than that of the Sun. This combination of a shorter", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "15302761", "text": "likely alternative is the presence of a vapor atmosphere generating from its surface. Kepler-11 and its six-planet system form what NASA considers to be the most compact and flattest planetary system yet discovered. Kepler-11b and Kepler-11c orbit Kepler-11 with a phenomenon called orbital resonance, a gravitational tugging that keeps their orbit stable at a 5.4 ratio. Kepler-11c Kepler-11c is an exoplanet discovered in the orbit of the Sun-like star Kepler-11 by the Kepler spacecraft, a NASA telescope aiming to discover Earth-like planets. It is the second planet from its star, and is most likely a water planet with a thin", "title": "Kepler-11c" }, { "docid": "16123114", "text": "habitable conditions), but less than a 5% chance of being located in the conservative habitable zone within the Circumstellar habitable zone, (estimated from a 1D cloud-free radiative-convective model). The Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler (HEK) project has studied the Kepler photometry of the planet, to find any evidence of transit timing and duration variations that may be caused by an orbiting satellite. Such variations were not found, so ruling out the existence of any satellites of Kepler-22b with a mass greater than 0.54 Earth masses. The planet's first transit in front of its host star was observed on Kepler's third", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "17428146", "text": "A second paper, published in early 2013, covering the properties of seven of the planet candidates, revealed no moons but allowed the astronomers to constrain the moon-to-planet mass ratios for the planets. A third paper, accepted by the \"Astrophysical Journal\", analyzed the transit and radial-velocity signals of Kepler-22b, the first and only habitable-zone planet analyzed by the HEK team as of July 2013. As with previous searches, though, no moons were conclusively discovered, constraining the maximum mass of a Kepler-22b moon below 0.54 Earth masses with 95% confidence. Despite the lack of positive results in one-and-a-half years of operation, several", "title": "Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler" }, { "docid": "3915126", "text": "b, discovered in December 2011 by the \"Kepler\" space probe, is the first transiting exoplanet discovered around a Sun-like star. With a radius 2.4 times that of Earth, Kepler-22b has been predicted by some to be an ocean planet. Gliese 667 Cc, discovered in 2011 but announced in 2012, is a super-Earth orbiting in the circumstellar habitable zone of Gliese 667 C. Gliese 163 c, discovered in September 2012 in orbit around the red dwarf Gliese 163 is located 49 light years from Earth. The planet has 6.9 Earth masses and 1.8–2.4 Earth radii, and with its close orbit receives", "title": "Circumstellar habitable zone" }, { "docid": "19517216", "text": "amongst the first people to study whether planets could form in the Alpha Centauri system. Quintana was a member of the NASA Kepler Mission Team at NASA Ames Research Center from 2006-2017. She worked as a scientific programmer developing the Kepler pipeline for which she was awarded the NASA Software of the Year in 2010. She was part of the team that discovered the first rocky exoplanet Kepler-10b, the first exoplanet to orbit the habitable zone of another star Kepler-22b and the first Earth-sized exoplanet Kepler-20e. In 2014 she led the team that discovered Kepler-186f, an earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in", "title": "Elisa Quintana" }, { "docid": "20284616", "text": "World Systems in 1632 to demonstrate that the earth tilted on its axis as it orbited the sun. In his work \"Phaenomenon singulare\" (1609) Kepler had described what he took to be the transit of Mercury, observed on 29 May 1607. However, after Michael Maestlin pointed out Galileo's work to him, he corrected himself in 1617 in his \"Ephemerides\", recognising long after the event that what he had seen was sunspots. Welser sent Kepler a copy of Scheiner's first three Apelles letters, and Kepler replied before Galileo, arguing, like him, that Sunspots must be on the surface of the sun", "title": "Letters on Sunspots" }, { "docid": "16123383", "text": "It has a spectral type of G5V, while the luminosity class remains undetermined. This star is radiating 79% of the Sun's luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 5,518 K, giving it the yellow-hued glow of a G-type star. A projected rotational velocity of 0.6 km/s suggests it has a low period of rotation. On December 5, 2011, scientists from the Kepler mission announced that a possible Earthlike world (Kepler-22b) had been discovered orbiting in the star's habitable zone by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. This was significant in that it was the first relatively Earth-sized extrasolar planet (about", "title": "Kepler-22" }, { "docid": "16393746", "text": "have once more become interested in funding new programs. In 2006 the European Space Agency launched COROT, the first spacecraft dedicated to the search for exoplanets, and in 2009 NASA launched the \"Kepler\" space observatory for the same purpose. By February 2013 \"Kepler\" had detected 105 of the confirmed exoplanets, and one of them, Kepler-22b, is potentially habitable. After it was discovered, the SETI Institute resumed the search for an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization, focusing on \"Kepler\"s candidate planets, with funding from the United States Air Force. Newly discovered planets, particularly ones that are potentially habitable, have enabled SETI and METI", "title": "Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact" }, { "docid": "3480286", "text": "of the other detection methods, it can be confirmed by determining if the possibility of a \"Kepler\" candidate being a real planet is significantly larger than any false-positive scenarios combined. One of the first methods was to see if other telescopes can see the transit as well. The first planet confirmed through this method was Kepler-22b which was also observed with a Spitzer space telescope in addition to analyzing any other false-positive possibilities. Such confirmation is costly, as small planets can generally be detected only with space telescopes. In 2014, a new confirmation method called \"validation by multiplicity\" was announced.", "title": "Kepler (spacecraft)" }, { "docid": "3915111", "text": "still not completely understood; possible sources include the result of impacts with icy bodies, outgassing, mineralization, leakage from hydrous minerals from the lithosphere, and photolysis. For an extrasolar system, an icy body from beyond the frost line could migrate into the habitable zone of its star, creating an ocean planet with seas hundreds of kilometers deep such as GJ 1214 b or Kepler-22b may be. Maintenance of liquid surface water also requires a sufficiently thick atmosphere. Possible origins of terrestrial atmospheres are currently theorised to outgassing, impact degassing and ingassing. Atmospheres are thought to be maintained through similar processes along", "title": "Circumstellar habitable zone" }, { "docid": "16162619", "text": "observable from the Solar System. Like the other planets of the system, the planet has a high maximum eccentricity of 0.28, but the lowest in that system. Kepler-20e Kepler-20e is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. The planet is notable as it is the first planet with a smaller radius than Earth found orbiting a Sun-like star. The planet is second-closest to the star after Kepler-20b, and at , it is far too hot to have liquid water on its surface. Along with the other four planets in the system, Kepler-20e was announced on 20 December 2011. With a semimajor axis of", "title": "Kepler-20e" }, { "docid": "20446302", "text": "Uranus or Neptune. However, the high density of 9.9 g/cm^3 indicates a rocky composition not too different from Earth's albeit with more iron. Without a rocky surface, life may never be able to develop on a planet. Kepler-1652b has a calculated mass of about 7 times that of Earth, which could help power a strong magnetic field. Red dwarfs like Kepler-1652 can produce very strong flares, much more powerful than what the Sun produces, which could erode away the atmosphere of orbiting planets, compromising their habitability. While not all red dwarfs are this active, a strong magnetic field can still", "title": "Kepler-1652b" }, { "docid": "17400923", "text": "density at about 5.5 grams per cubic centimetre, equivalent to that of the Earth and possibly indicative of a rock-iron composition like Earth's. The iron core could build up to 40% of the planet mass. Kepler-78b is most similar to larger high-density, hot exoplanets like Kepler-10b, Kepler-36b and CoRoT-7b. Kepler-78b orbits around the parent star in an 8.5-hour orbit. It reflects 20% to 60% of the starlight it receives. Due to its extremely close solar orbit, about 40 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun, the planet's surface is estimated to be at a temperature of", "title": "Kepler-78b" }, { "docid": "16123111", "text": "comparison, the Sun is 4.6 billion years old. The apparent magnitude of Kepler-22 is 11.5, which means it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. The only parameters of the planet's orbit that are currently available are its orbital period, which is about , and its inclination, which is approximately 90°. From Earth, the planet appears to make a transit across the disk of its host star. It has an eccentricity of 0, meaning its orbit is circular. In order to obtain further information about the details of the planet's orbit, other methods of planetary detection, such", "title": "Kepler-22b" }, { "docid": "17233536", "text": "Given that the stellar flux of Kepler-62e is 20% more than what Earth receives from the Sun, it is possible that the surface temperature of Kepler-62e may be over , enough to trigger a runaway greenhouse effect. Such flux may reduce the habitability factors. In 2009, NASA's Kepler spacecraft was completing observing stars on its photometer, the instrument it uses to detect transit events, in which a planet crosses in front of and dims its host star for a brief and roughly regular period of time. In this last test, Kepler observed stars in the Kepler Input Catalog, including Kepler-62;", "title": "Kepler-62e" }, { "docid": "16186469", "text": "b, which, coincidentally, orbits a stellar remnant, much like the planets of Kepler-70. The host star, Kepler-70 (also formally known as \"KOI-55\", \"2MASS J19452546+4105339\" or \"KIC 5807616\"), is a subdwarf B-type star that has left its red giant stage of its lifetime – according to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia – about ago. It has a surface temperature of 27730 ± 270 K, nearly 6 times as hot as the surface temperature of the Sun, which has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star has a mass of 0.496 and a radius of 0.203 It is expected to become a", "title": "Kepler-70b" }, { "docid": "16162618", "text": "Kepler-20e Kepler-20e is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. The planet is notable as it is the first planet with a smaller radius than Earth found orbiting a Sun-like star. The planet is second-closest to the star after Kepler-20b, and at , it is far too hot to have liquid water on its surface. Along with the other four planets in the system, Kepler-20e was announced on 20 December 2011. With a semimajor axis of 0.0507 AUs, Kepler-20e's orbit has a period of 6.098 days (with an extremely small margin of error). The orbit has an inclination of 87.50°, making its transits", "title": "Kepler-20e" }, { "docid": "15908060", "text": "Kepler-41 Kepler-41 or KOI-196 is a star in the constellation Cygnus. It is a G-type main-sequence star, like the Sun, and it is located about 3,680 light-years (1130 parsecs) away. It is fairly similar to the Sun, with 115% of its mass, a radius of 129% times that of the Sun, and a surface temperature of 5,750 K. There is one known extrasolar planet orbiting Kepler-41. In 2011, the planet Kepler-41b was discovered in orbit around the star. The planet orbits extremely close to Kepler-41, completing an orbit once every 1.86 days. Despite it receiving a high amount of radiation", "title": "Kepler-41" }, { "docid": "18516045", "text": "region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet. As of 2017, with an ESI of 0.85, it is the fifth-most Earth-like planet after Kepler-438b, TRAPPIST-1 d, and two Gliese-designated planets, GJ 3323 b and GJ 273 b, which were both discovered in 2017. Kepler-296e Kepler-296e (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1422.05) is a confirmed Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-296. The planet was discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star", "title": "Kepler-296e" }, { "docid": "20543285", "text": "determined to some level. It is approximately 2.92 , between the size of Earth and Neptune. At that radius, most planets should be gaseous Mini-Neptunes with no solid surface. However, the mass of Kepler-277b is extremely high for its size. Transit-timing variations indicate a planetary mass of about 87.3 , comparable to Saturn's mass at 95.16 . The planet has a density of approximately 19.3 g/cm and about 10.4 times the surface gravity of Earth. Such a high density for an object of this size implies that, like its sister planet, Kepler-277b is an enormous rock-based planet. It is currently", "title": "Kepler-277b" }, { "docid": "20543313", "text": "radius to be determined to some level. It is approximately 3.36 , close to the size of Neptune. At that radius, most planets should be gaseous Mini-Neptunes with no solid surface. However, the mass of Kepler-277c is extremely high for its size. Transit-timing variations indicate a planetary mass of about 64.2 , close to Saturn's mass at 95.16 . The planet has a density of approximately 9.33 g/cm and about 5.7 times the surface gravity of Earth. Such a high density for an object of this size implies that, like its sister planet, Kepler-277c is an enormous rock-based planet with", "title": "Kepler-277c" }, { "docid": "16162479", "text": "planet because of its radius, which is notable as being the closest to Earth yet: 1.004 . However, although its radius is almost the same as Earth's, its surface conditions are not Earth-like in any way. The equilibrium temperature of Kepler-20f is approximately , too hot to support liquid water on its surface and hot enough to melt some types of metal. But because of its size, it can be expected to have an atmosphere of water vapor. The mass of the planet can be approximated to around 0.66–3.04 , depending on its composition. An Earth-like composition would have its", "title": "Kepler-20f" }, { "docid": "20487142", "text": "front of its star is measured, and by a newly utilized computer tool, deep learning, a class of machine learning algorithms. Kepler-90i is a super-Earth exoplanet with a radius of 1.32 , indicating that it is small enough to be rocky. With an Earth-like composition, Kepler-90i would have a mass of about 2.5 . It has an equilibrium temperature of , similar to the average temperature of Venus. The planet orbits a (G-type) star named Kepler-90. The star has a mass of 1.2 and a radius 1.2 . It has a surface temperatures of 6080 K and has an estimated", "title": "Kepler-90i" }, { "docid": "20446297", "text": "exist on a planet's surface. The Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) has given Kepler-1652b a very high Earth Similarity Index (ESI) value of 0.85. Kepler-1652b, like almost all of Kepler's known exoplanets, was found with the transit method, where a planet blocks a tiny fraction of its host star's light when it passed between the star and our line of sight. As a result, the only well-established parameter is its radius. Based on the size of the star and the amount of light blocked, Kepler-1652b has a radius of 1.60 , within the super-Earth range between the sizes of Earth and", "title": "Kepler-1652b" }, { "docid": "15302789", "text": "with respect to Earth. Its surface equilibrium temperature is 544 K, over twice the surface equilibrium temperature of Earth and about two-thirds the surface temperature of Venus. Kepler-11f's low density, characteristic of the outer planets of the system, suggests that a hydrogen–helium atmosphere is present on these planets, classifying it as \"gas dwarf\" due to its small size and mass. The gaseous content of the planet is calculated at a few percent of its total mass, but the envelope accounts for 70-80% of the planet's total volume. Kepler-11f's low density is not shared by the planets Kepler-11b and Kepler-11c because", "title": "Kepler-11f" }, { "docid": "15321348", "text": "explanation currently being that the light represents dust from broken down comets. SETI astronomers are studying the star for signs of extraterrestrial life, because the light signatures appear to mimic the signs of what a massive extraterrestrial superstructure, such as a Dyson sphere, might look like if observed by Kepler. Kepler object of interest A Kepler object of interest (KOI) is a star observed by the \"Kepler\" spacecraft that is suspected of hosting one or more transiting planets. KOIs come from a master list of 150,000 stars, which itself is generated from the Kepler Input Catalog (KIC). A KOI shows", "title": "Kepler object of interest" }, { "docid": "16123823", "text": "other than hydrogen or helium, what astronomers term the metallicity, is approximately the same as in the Sun. It may be older than the Sun, although the margin of error here is relatively large. On December 20, 2011, the Kepler Space Telescope team reported the discovery of a five-planet system containing three small gas giants and the first two Earth-sized extrasolar planets, Kepler-20e (the first known extrasolar planet smaller than Earth orbiting a main-sequence star) and Kepler-20f, orbiting a Sun-like star. Although the planets are Earth-sized, they are not Earth-like in the respect that they are much closer to their", "title": "Kepler-20" }, { "docid": "17402609", "text": "sunlight that Earth does. Kepler-61b is located in the inner part of the empirical habitable zone, a zone where liquid water could exist with high albedo, relatively low humidity and higher atmospheric pressure. However, the planet is likely tidally locked because of its close distance to its host star. It has an estimated average equilibrium temperature of , very close to that of Earth. If Kepler-61b is Earth-like it is a good candidate for life, because the system is about one billion years old, however because of its radius (2.24 ), it is likely gaseous, with no solid surface. However,", "title": "Kepler-61b" }, { "docid": "17111355", "text": "Until January 2015, Kepler-37 was the smallest star to be measured via asteroseismology. Kepler-37b is the closest planet to the Kepler-37. At the time of its discovery in February 2013, it was the smallest known exoplanet. At in diameter, it is slightly larger than the Moon. It orbits Kepler-37 once every 13 days at a distance of about 0.1 astronomical units (AU). Kepler-37b has a rocky surface and is believed to be too small and too close to its star to support water or maintain an atmosphere. Surface temperature is estimated at . Kepler-37c is around three-quarters of the diameter", "title": "Kepler-37" }, { "docid": "19101541", "text": "planet, implying it is a low mass, \"Mars, Mercury, or even lunar sized bodies with surface gravities of 1/6 to 1/3 that of Earth are to be preferred.\" K2-22b K2-22b (also known as EPIC 201637175 b) is an exoplanet 801 ly from Earth, rapidly orbiting the red dwarf K2-22 with an orbital period of 9.145872 hours. It has a mass below 445 M and a radius below 2.5 R. The planet was not detected in the K2 photometry. K2 photometry reveals the presence of an anomalous light curve consistent with evaporation of dust from the planet. This dust forms a", "title": "K2-22b" }, { "docid": "17233548", "text": "thus, the planet may have an axial tilt (anywhere from 14°–30°) and rotational period somewhat similar to Earth. This can further make the planet more sustainable for habitability, as it would be able to transfer heat to the night side, instead of it being a planet with its surface being half water and half ice. K-type stars like Kepler-62 can live for approximately 20–40 billion years, 2 to 4 times longer than the estimated lifetime of our Sun. The low stellar activity of orange dwarfs like Kepler-62, creates a relatively benign radiation environment for planets orbiting in their habitable zones,", "title": "Kepler-62f" }, { "docid": "19101540", "text": "K2-22b K2-22b (also known as EPIC 201637175 b) is an exoplanet 801 ly from Earth, rapidly orbiting the red dwarf K2-22 with an orbital period of 9.145872 hours. It has a mass below 445 M and a radius below 2.5 R. The planet was not detected in the K2 photometry. K2 photometry reveals the presence of an anomalous light curve consistent with evaporation of dust from the planet. This dust forms a tail both ahead and behind the planet, similar to some comets in the Solar System. The evaporation of this dust requires a low surface gravity from the host", "title": "K2-22b" }, { "docid": "15860319", "text": "of Kepler-39b. The discovery paper was published in a journal on June 6, 2011. Kepler-39b is a Jupiter-like planet or brown dwarf that is eighteen times more massive than Jupiter and 1.22 times Jupiter's size. For a planet of its size, Kepler-39b has a relatively cool equilibrium temperature of with respect to other inflated planets, defying most of the common models explaining inflation at the time of its discovery (including convection and the effect of stellar radiation). Although Kepler-39b and COROT-3b have similar characteristics (in terms of host star and mass), COROT-3b lies on the predicted size of what a", "title": "Kepler-39b" }, { "docid": "15581559", "text": "astronomers extrapolate the exoplanet's parameters and prove the existence of Kepler-40b. The discovered planet was the sixth transiting planet to have been discovered in orbit around stars with a radius of more than 1.8 times that of the Sun, after planets including Kepler-5 and Kepler-7. The discovery of Kepler-40b demonstrated that smaller telescopes, such as SOPHIE, are effective when used as follow-ups to space missions like Kepler. The team of astronomers spent what amounted roughly to one night on a 1.93d-meter telescope and gathered all the data needed to establish Kepler-40b's existence and parameters. Kepler-40b was published in the journal", "title": "Kepler-40b" }, { "docid": "17020029", "text": "80% of the Sun's luminosity every 242 days at a distance of 0.64 times that of Earth. This is very similar to that of Venus's orbital period and distance in the Solar System. The exoplanet, along with the exoplanets Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, were announced in the media as being located within the star's \"habitable zone\", a region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet. It was described as being one of the most Earth-like planets, in terms of size and temperature yet found and, according to the scientists, a \"prime candidate to host alien life\". Due", "title": "Kepler-69c" }, { "docid": "19569413", "text": "having a mass of 1.22 , a radius of 1.79 , and a surface temperature of 6210 ± 100 K. The secondary star (Kepler-1647 B), on the other hand, has a mass of 0.975 , a radius of 1.79 , and a surface temperature of 5770 K. In comparison, the Sun has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The binary star system's age is estimated to be about 4.4 billion years old, about 200 million years younger than the Sun. Kepler-1647b is in the habitable zone of the star system. Since the planet is a gas giant, it is unlikely", "title": "Kepler-1647b" }, { "docid": "19659182", "text": "radius (4600 km) for an albedo of 0.5. It has a surface temperature of , far hotter than the surface of Venus. The planet orbits a (K-type) star named Kepler-1520. The star has a mass of 0.76 and a radius of 0.71 . It has a temperature of 4677 K and is 4.47 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is 4.6 billion years old and has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 16.7. Therefore, it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-1520b", "title": "Kepler-1520b" }, { "docid": "18513141", "text": "exist on the surface of the planet. However it has been found that this planet is subjected to powerful radiation activity from its parent star every 100 days, much more violent storms than the stellar flares emitted by the Sun and which would be capable of sterilizing life on Earth. Researchers at the University of Warwick say that Kepler-438b is not habitable due to the large amount of radiation it receives. The question of what makes a planet habitable is much more complex than having a planet located at the right distance from its host star so that water can", "title": "Kepler-438b" }, { "docid": "18513161", "text": "of Kepler-440, a region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet. Kepler-440b Kepler-440b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-4087.01) is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-440, about from Earth. The planet was discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. NASA announced the confirmation of the exoplanet on 6 January 2015. Kepler-440b is a super-Earth with a radius 1.86 times that of Earth. The planet orbits Kepler-440", "title": "Kepler-440b" }, { "docid": "17020028", "text": "(G-type) star named Kepler-69, orbited by a total of two planets. The star has a mass of 0.81 and a radius of 0.93 . It has a surface temperatures of 5638 K and has an estimated age of around 400 million years, meaning it has probably finished planet formation. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 13.7. Therefore, Kepler-69 is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-69c orbits its host star with about", "title": "Kepler-69c" }, { "docid": "15321340", "text": "planet that is substantially larger than what is estimated by \"Kepler\". This occurs when there are sources of light other than simply the star being transited, such as in a binary system. In cases such as these, there is more surface area producing light than is assumed, so a given transit signal is larger than assumed. Since roughly 34% of stellar systems are binaries, up to 34% of KOI signals could be from planets within binary systems and, consequently, be larger than estimated (assuming planets are as likely to form in binary systems as they are in single star systems).", "title": "Kepler object of interest" }, { "docid": "15917899", "text": "stop crossing the second, brighter star in 2018. After that, Kepler-16b will remain undetectable using the transit method until around 2042. Kepler-16b orbits near the outer edge of the habitable zone, but it is probably a gas giant with surface temperatures around . Kepler-16b is a gas giant, an exoplanet that is near the same mass and radius as the planets Jupiter and Saturn. It has a temperature of . The planet has a radius of 0.77 , slightly smaller than Saturn, and has no solid surface. The planet orbits in a circumbinary orbit around a (K-type) and (M-type) binary", "title": "Kepler-16b" }, { "docid": "17895858", "text": "paper, who use Kepler-138b. This has led to the unusual situation of having one star with two \"b\" planets in orbit and two different base-names for the orbiting planets. Kepler-138 is a red dwarf with approximately 57% the mass of and 54% the radius of the Sun. It has a surface temperature of 3871 ± 58 K. In comparison, the Sun has a surface temperature of 5778 K. Kepler-138's apparent magnitude (bright it appears from Earth's perspective) is 12.925, too dim to be seen with the naked eye. All known planets transit the star; this means that all three planets'", "title": "Kepler-138" }, { "docid": "17402610", "text": "this does not totally destroy the chances of habitability in the Kepler-61 system. Kepler-61b may well have a substantially large enough Earth-like moon (with the proper atmospheric properties and pressure), capable of supporting surface liquid water, and potentially life. However, such moons do not form naturally, it would have to be captured. For a stable orbit the ratio between the moon's orbital period \"P\" around its primary and that of the primary around its star \"P\" must be < 1/9, e.g. if a planet takes 90 days to orbit its star, the maximum stable orbit for a moon of that", "title": "Kepler-61b" }, { "docid": "18516063", "text": "water could exist on the surface of the planet. Kepler-296f Kepler-296f (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1422.04) is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-296. The planet was discovered by NASA's \"Kepler\" spacecraft using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. NASA announced the discovery of the exoplanet on 26 February 2014. Kepler296f is a super-Earth with a radius 1.79 times that of Earth. The planet orbits Kepler-296 once every 63.3 days. The planet is located within", "title": "Kepler-296f" }, { "docid": "17233940", "text": "In comparison, the Sun has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 13.7. Therefore, Kepler-69 is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-69 has two known planets orbiting around it. Kepler-69b is a hot super-Earth-sized exoplanet. Kepler-69c is a super-Earth-sized exoplanet, about 70% larger than Earth. It receives a similar amount of flux from its star as Venus does from the Sun, and is thus a likely candidate for a super-Venus. Kepler-69 Kepler-69 (\"KOI-172\", \"2MASS J19330262+4452080\", \"KIC 8692861\") is a G-type main-sequence star similar to", "title": "Kepler-69" }, { "docid": "16123824", "text": "star than Earth, and are hence not near the habitable zone, with expected surface temperatures of and , respectively. The three other Neptune-sized planets in the system, Kepler-20b, Kepler-20c, and Kepler-20d, all orbit similarly close to the star. Kepler-20g is a non-transiting exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. The masses of e and f are expected masses. Their masses are uncertain as they are too small to detect via radial velocity with current technology. All planets are at small near resonances; proceeding outwards, they are 3:2, 4:2, 2:1, 4:1. Kepler-20 Kepler-20 is a star 929 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra with", "title": "Kepler-20" }, { "docid": "16186467", "text": "Kepler-70b Kepler-70b (formerly known as its Kepler Object of Interest designation \"KOI-55.01\"; sometimes listed as KOI-55 b) is an exoplanet discovered orbiting the subdwarf B star (sdB) Kepler-70. It orbits its host along with another planet, Kepler-70c, both of which orbit very close to their host star. Kepler-70b completes one orbit around its star in just 5.76 hours, one of the shortest orbital periods of any exoplanetary system yet discovered, only second to the exoplanet PSR 1719-14 b with a period of 2.2 hours. It is also the hottest known exoplanet as of mid-2017, with a surface temperature of several", "title": "Kepler-70b" }, { "docid": "14168617", "text": "Kepler-4 Kepler-4 is a sunlike star located about 1610 light-years away in the constellation Draco. It is in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation purposed with finding Earth-like planets. Kepler-4b, a Neptune-sized planet that orbits extremely close to its star, was discovered in its orbit and made public by the Kepler team on January 4, 2010. Kepler-4b was the first discovery by the Kepler satellite, and its confirmation helped to demonstrate the spacecraft's effectiveness. Kepler-4 is named for the Kepler spacecraft, a NASA telescope tasked with finding Earth-like planets that transit their stars as seen", "title": "Kepler-4" }, { "docid": "15302762", "text": "Kepler-11d Kepler-11d is an exoplanet discovered in the orbit of the sun-like star Kepler-11. It is named for the telescope that discovered it, a NASA spacecraft named Kepler that is designed to detect Earth-like planets by measuring small dips in the brightness of their host stars as the planets cross in front. This process, known as the transit method, was used to note the presence of six planets in orbit around Kepler-11, of which Kepler-11d is the third from its star. Kepler-11d orbits Kepler-11 well within the orbit of Mercury approximately every 23 days. The planet is approximately six times", "title": "Kepler-11d" }, { "docid": "15302744", "text": "Kepler-11b Kepler-11b is an exoplanet discovered around the star Kepler-11 by the Kepler spacecraft, a NASA-led mission to discover Earth-like planets. Kepler-11b is less than about three times as massive and twice as large as Earth, but it has a lower density (≤ 3 g/cm), and is thus most likely not of Earth-like composition. Kepler-11b is the hottest of the six planets in the Kepler-11 system, and orbits more closely to Kepler-11 than the other planets in the system. Kepler-11b, along with its five counterparts, form the first discovered planetary system with more than three transiting planets—the most densely packed", "title": "Kepler-11b" }, { "docid": "17239335", "text": "Kepler-62b Kepler-62b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation \"KOI-701.02\") is the innermost and the second smallest discovered exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, with a diameter roughly 30% larger than Earth. It was found using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. It is likely to have an equilibrium temperature slightly higher than the surface temperature of Venus (around ), high enough to melt some types of metal. Its stellar flux is 70 ± 9 times Earth's. Kepler-62b is a super-Earth, an exoplanet", "title": "Kepler-62b" }, { "docid": "17986714", "text": "five planets discovered around Kepler-186 are all expected to have a solid surface. The smallest one, Kepler-186b, is only 8% larger than Earth, while the largest one, Kepler-186d, is almost 40% larger. The four innermost planets are probably tidally locked, but Kepler-186f is further out, where the star's tidal effects are much weaker, so there may not have been enough time for its spin to slow down that much. Because of the very slow evolution of red dwarf stars, the age of the Kepler-186 system is poorly constrained, although it is likely to be greater than a few billion years.", "title": "Kepler-186" }, { "docid": "10065288", "text": "the width of which corresponds to the lifetime of the mode: the faster it decays, the broader is the Lorentzian. All stars with surface convection zones are expected to show solar-like oscillations, including cool main-sequence stars (up to surface temperatures of about 7000K), subgiants and red giants. Because of the small amplitudes of the oscillations, their study has advanced tremendously thanks to space-based missions (mainly COROT and Kepler). Solar-like oscillations have been used, among other things, to precisely determine the masses and radii of planet-hosting stars and thus improve the measurements of the planets' masses and radii. In red giants,", "title": "Solar-like oscillations" }, { "docid": "19669322", "text": "has a temperature of . It has a mass of 2.5 and a radius of 0.96 . The planet orbits an (F-type) star named Kepler-419. The star has a mass of 1.39 and a radius 1.75 . It has a surface temperatures of 6430 K and is 2.8 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and has a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 13. It is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-419c orbits its host star with", "title": "Kepler-419b" }, { "docid": "16578354", "text": "confirmed planets. The designation \"b\", derive from the order of discovery. The designation of \"b\" is given to the first planet orbiting a given star, followed by the other lowercase letters of the alphabet. In the case of Kepler-1520, there was only one planet detected, so only the letter b is used. Kepler-1520 is a K-type star that is approximately 76% the mass of and 71% the radius of the Sun. It has a surface temperature of 4677 K and is about 4.47 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and has a surface", "title": "Kepler-1520" }, { "docid": "18918026", "text": "its lifetime due to increased volcanic activity on Kepler-452b. This could allow any potential life on the surface to inhabit the planet for another 500–900 million years before the habitable zone is pushed out of Kepler-452b's orbit. In 2009, NASA's Kepler spacecraft was observing stars on its photometer, the instrument it uses to detect transit events, in which a planet crosses in front of and dims its host star for a brief and roughly regular period of time. In this last test, Kepler observed stars in the Kepler Input Catalog, including Kepler-452; the preliminary light curves were sent to the", "title": "Kepler-452b" }, { "docid": "15302753", "text": "Kepler-11c Kepler-11c is an exoplanet discovered in the orbit of the Sun-like star Kepler-11 by the Kepler spacecraft, a NASA telescope aiming to discover Earth-like planets. It is the second planet from its star, and is most likely a water planet with a thin hydrogen–helium atmosphere. Kepler-11c orbits Kepler-11 every 10 days, and has an estimated density twice that of pure water. It is estimated to have a mass thirteen times that of Earth and a radius three times that of Earth. Kepler-11c and its five sister planets form the first discovered system with more than three transiting planets. The", "title": "Kepler-11c" }, { "docid": "17115740", "text": "Moon. Due to its small size, it is very likely Kepler-37b is a rocky planet with a solid surface. Furthermore, it is too hot to support liquid water on its surface. The planet orbits a (G-type) star similar to the Sun, named Kepler-37, orbited by a total of four planets. The star has a mass of 0.80 and a radius of 0.79 . It has a temperature of 5417 K and is 5.66 billion years old. In comparison, the Sun is 4.6 billion years old and has a temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it", "title": "Kepler-37b" }, { "docid": "17641133", "text": "\"h\", and \"i\" derives from the order of discovery. The designation of \"b\" is given to the first planet orbiting a given star, followed by the other lowercase letters of the alphabet. In the case of Kepler-90, there are eight planets discovered, so designations up to \"i\" are used. Kepler-90 is a G-type star that is approximately 120% the mass and radius of the Sun. It has a surface temperature of 6080 K, and an estimated age of around 2 billion years. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and has a surface temperature of 5778 K.", "title": "Kepler-90" }, { "docid": "18513148", "text": "smaller than that of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. It has an equilibrium temperature of . It has a radius of 1.34 . Because of its radius, it is likely to be a rocky planet with a solid surface. The mass of the exoplanet is estimated to be 2.34 . The surface gravity on Kepler-442b would be 30% stronger than that of Earth, assuming a rocky composition similar to that of Earth. The planet orbits a (K-type) star named Kepler-442. The star has a mass of 0.61 and a radius of 0.60 . It has a temperature of 4402", "title": "Kepler-442b" }, { "docid": "210210", "text": "can produce higher magnification than Galileo's combination of convex and concave lenses. Around 1611, Kepler circulated a manuscript of what would eventually be published (posthumously) as \"Somnium\" [The Dream]. Part of the purpose of \"Somnium\" was to describe what practicing astronomy would be like from the perspective of another planet, to show the feasibility of a non-geocentric system. The manuscript, which disappeared after changing hands several times, described a fantastic trip to the moon; it was part allegory, part autobiography, and part treatise on interplanetary travel (and is sometimes described as the first work of science fiction). Years later, a", "title": "Johannes Kepler" }, { "docid": "16748582", "text": "naked eye. The binary system is known to host three planets, all larger than Earth with no solid surface. The innermost planet, Kepler-47b, is a gas giant and resides close to its parent stars and therefore is inhospitable to life. It is thought to be smaller than Kepler-47c and is roughly three times the radius of Earth. The second planet, Kepler-47c, is also a gas giant and the outermost planet. It is situated within the habitable zone and its radius is 4 times the Earth's. Although it is assumed Kepler-47c is not capable of harboring life, it is marginally larger", "title": "Kepler-47" }, { "docid": "17115739", "text": "Kepler-37b Kepler-37b is an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra. it is the smallest planet discovered around a main-sequence star, with a radius slightly greater than that of the Moon. The measurements do not constrain its mass, but masses above a few times that of the Moon give unphysically high densities. Kepler-37b is a sub-Earth, an exoplanet with a radius and mass smaller than Earth. Its surface temperature is . Because of this, it is not expected to have an atmosphere. Its radius is approximately 0.34 (about a diameter of ), about a little larger than the", "title": "Kepler-37b" }, { "docid": "7059477", "text": "Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, assisted with the evacuation of US Embassies in Yemen in both San'na and Aden, supported multiple US Ambassador visits to Aden, Yemen, and served as an airborne deterrence force against surface ships delivering lethal weapons to Huthi rebels in Yemen. In the seven-month deployment, the squadron flew more than 3,500 hours and maintained the highest overall aircraft readiness rate of any Aviation Combat Element since deploying with the MV-22B Osprey. VMM-365 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (VMM-365) is a United States Marine Corps tiltrotor squadron consisting of MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft. The squadron, known as the \"Blue", "title": "VMM-365" }, { "docid": "17115743", "text": "Jack Lissauer, a scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, to conjecture that \"such little planets are common\". Kepler-37b Kepler-37b is an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra. it is the smallest planet discovered around a main-sequence star, with a radius slightly greater than that of the Moon. The measurements do not constrain its mass, but masses above a few times that of the Moon give unphysically high densities. Kepler-37b is a sub-Earth, an exoplanet with a radius and mass smaller than Earth. Its surface temperature is . Because of this, it is not expected to have an", "title": "Kepler-37b" }, { "docid": "16222182", "text": "Kepler-42 Kepler-42, formerly known as KOI-961, is a red dwarf located in the constellation Cygnus and approximately 131 light years from the Sun. It has three known extrasolar planets, all of which are smaller than Earth in radius, and likely also in mass. Kepler-42's mass is estimated to be 0.13 times that of the Sun, and to have a radius 0.17 times that of the Sun, that is, just 1.7 times that of the gas giant Jupiter. Due to its small radius and hence surface area, the luminosity of Kepler-42 is only 0.24% of that of the Sun. Its metallicity", "title": "Kepler-42" }, { "docid": "14168638", "text": "Kepler-6 Kepler-6 is a yellow giant situated in the constellation Cygnus. The star lies within the field of view of the Kepler Mission, which discovered it as part of a NASA-led mission to discover Earth-like planets. The star, which is slightly larger, more metal-rich, slightly cooler, and more massive than the Sun, is orbited by at least one extrasolar planet, a Jupiter-sized planet named Kepler-6b that orbits closely to its star. Kepler-6 was named for the Kepler Mission, a NASA project launched in 2009 that aims to discover Earth-like planets that transit, or cross in front of, their home stars", "title": "Kepler-6" }, { "docid": "18513140", "text": "a surface temperature of 5778 K. The star's apparent magnitude, or how bright it appears from Earth's perspective, is 14.467. Therefore, it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Kepler-438b orbits its parent star once every 35.2 days. It is likely tidally locked due to its close distance to its star. A search for exomoons by the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler project around Kepler-438b placed a maximum mass on a hypothetical moon at 29% that of the planet. The planet was announced as orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-438, a region where liquid water could", "title": "Kepler-438b" }, { "docid": "15302779", "text": "further distance. Kepler-11e, which formed within the first few million years of the star system's formation, has a mass 8.4 times that of Earth's, and radius 4.52 times that of Earth's. With a density of 0.5 grams/cm, Kepler-11e has a density that is half of that of pure water at standard temperature and pressure and slightly less than the density of Saturn. Kepler-11e has a surface equilibrium temperature of 617 K, and is thus has an equilibrium temperature approximately 2.4 times hotter than Earth's. Kepler-11e orbits its star at a mean distance of .194 AU, making it the fourth planet", "title": "Kepler-11e" }, { "docid": "16578352", "text": "and is expected to disintegrate in about 100-200 million years. The planet orbits its star in just 15.7 hours, at a distance only two stellar diameters away from the star's surface, and has an estimated effective temperature of about 2255 K. The orbital period of the planet is one of the shortest ever detected in the history of the extrasolar planet search. In 2016, the planet was confirmed as part of a data release by the \"Kepler\" spacecraft. Prior to Kepler observation, Kepler-1520 had the 2MASS catalogue number 2MASS J19235189+5130170. In the Kepler Input Catalog it has the designation of", "title": "Kepler-1520" }, { "docid": "15228790", "text": "and that the planet \"will go into every textbook worldwide.\" Marcy also described Kepler-10b as \"a bridge between the gas giant planets we've been finding and the Earth itself.\" Diana Valencia at the University of Côte d'Azur in Nice, France considered the planet more of a \"super-Mercury\" than a super-Earth, granted its physical characteristics. Kepler-10b is most noted for its rocky surface. It has a diameter 1.4 times that of the Earth, and a mass of 3.33±0.49 times that of Earth. The density of Kepler-10b is 5.8±0.8 g cm. It orbits its star, Kepler-10, in less than a day, at", "title": "Kepler-10b" }, { "docid": "20267430", "text": "Solar System, Kepler-1625b orbits near the habitable zone of its host star. The planet takes 287 days, or about 0.786 years, to orbit Kepler-1625. This places it at 0.811 AU, similar to Venus' distance from the Sun. At this distance Kepler-1625b has an equilibrium temperature of , which is slightly lower than the boiling point of water. However, as the planet has no solid surface, bodies of liquid water are impossible. The exact size of the host star Kepler-1625 is not fully known. The most accepted model puts it at 1.79 solar radii and 1.08 solar masses with a temperature", "title": "Kepler-1625b" }, { "docid": "17878255", "text": "super-Earth with a radius 2.15 times that of Earth, and orbits near the inner edge of the habitable zone. It has an eccentric orbit that takes it in and out and thus experiences temperature swings, which may hinder it's habitability. Also because of its radius, it may be a mini-Neptune, without a solid surface. Kepler-61 Kepler-61 is a K-type main-sequence star approximately 1,100 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. On", "title": "Kepler-61" }, { "docid": "15302798", "text": "limit, gravitational effects on the other planets would be observed. Nonetheless, tighter constraints were placed on Kepler-11g's mass by formation and evolution calculations, which indicated that the planet mass is not much greater than about 7 M. Its radius is estimated to be 3.33 times that of Earth, somewhat smaller than Neptune's radius. According to formation models, the planet has a gaseous envelope comprising about 10% of its mass. Kepler-11g has an estimated surface equilibrium temperature of 400 K, over 1.5 times (50% higher) that of Earth's equilibrium temperature. Kepler-11g orbits Kepler-11 every 118.37774 days (over 2.5 times that of", "title": "Kepler-11g" }, { "docid": "15321337", "text": "\"Kepler\" followed by a hyphen and an integer number. The associated planet(s) have the same designation, followed by a letter in the order each was discovered. For all 150,000 stars being watched for transits by \"Kepler\", there are estimates of each star's surface temperature, radius, surface gravity and mass. These quantities are derived from photometric observations taken prior to Kepler's launch at the 1.2 m reflector at Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory. For KOIs, there is, additionally, data on each transit signal: the depth of the signal, the duration of the signal and the periodicity of the signal (although some signals", "title": "Kepler object of interest" }, { "docid": "18513142", "text": "be liquid on its surface: various geophysical and geodynamical aspects, the radiation, and the host stars plasma environment can influence the evolution of planets and life, if it originated. The planet is more likely to resemble a larger and cooler version of Venus. In 2009, NASA's Kepler spacecraft was completing observing stars on its photometer, the instrument it uses to detect transit events, in which a planet crosses in front of and dims its host star for a brief and roughly regular period of time. In this last test, Kepler observed stars in the Kepler Input Catalog, including Kepler-62; the", "title": "Kepler-438b" }, { "docid": "18918022", "text": "the planet would be thick and misty, covering much of the surface as viewed from space. The planet takes 385 Earth days to orbit its star. Its radius is 50% bigger than Earth's, and lies within the conservative habitable zone of its parent star. It has an equilibrium temperature of , a little warmer than Earth. The host star, Kepler-452, is a G-type star that is about the same mass of the Sun, only 3.7% more massive and 11% larger. It has a surface temperature of 5757 K, nearly the same as the Sun, which has a surface temperature of", "title": "Kepler-452b" }, { "docid": "16186468", "text": "thousand Kelvin. Its density is 5500 kg/m which is not much different from Earth. Kepler-70b is likely a rocky exoplanet with a mass of 0.44 and a radius of 0.76 . It has a surface temperature of several thousand Kelvin, one of the hottest known surface temperatures on any exoplanet. While the precise temperature is not known, it is expected to be hotter than the surface of the Sun. The exoplanet has an orbit period shorter than any exoplanet known to date, with an orbital period of 5.76 hours (345 minutes). This comes in second to the exoplanet PSR 1719-14", "title": "Kepler-70b" }, { "docid": "3480249", "text": "zones of Sun-like stars and red dwarfs within the Milky Way. It is estimated that 11 billion of these planets may be orbiting Sun-like stars. The nearest such planet may be away, according to the scientists. On January 6, 2015, NASA announced the 1,000th confirmed exoplanet discovered by the \"Kepler\" space telescope. Four of the newly confirmed exoplanets were found to orbit within habitable zones of their related stars: three of the four, Kepler-438b, Kepler-442b and Kepler-452b, are almost Earth-size and likely rocky; the fourth, Kepler-440b, is a super-Earth. On May 10, 2016, NASA verified 1,284 new exoplanets found by", "title": "Kepler (spacecraft)" }, { "docid": "19669292", "text": "from the fact that the star is the catalogued 419th star discovered by \"Kepler\" to have confirmed planets. The designation \"b\" and \"c\", derive from the order of discovery. The designation of \"b\" is given to the first planet orbiting a given star, and \"c\" to the furthest. In the case of Kepler-419, there were two planets detected, so the letters \"b\" and \"c\" are used. Kepler-419 is an F-type star that is approximately 139% the mass of and 175% the radius of the Sun. It has a surface temperature of 6430 K and is 2.8 billion years old. In", "title": "Kepler-419" }, { "docid": "15302773", "text": "Kepler-11e Kepler-11e is an exoplanet (extrasolar planet) discovered in the orbit of the sunlike star Kepler-11. It is the fourth of six planets around Kepler-11 discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Kepler-11e was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. Kepler-11e is most likely a gas giant like Neptune, having a density that is less than that of Saturn, the least dense planet in the Solar System. Its low density can probably be attributed to a large hydrogen and helium atmosphere. Kepler-11e has", "title": "Kepler-11e" }, { "docid": "15302752", "text": "of light-element envelope acquired during formation. The observed low density does require the presence of a gaseous envelope though, which was most likely produced via outgassing of hydrogen or evaporation of HO from the condensed core. Kepler-11b and Kepler-11c orbit Kepler-11 with a strong orbital resonance, which gravitationally tugs the planets into stable orbits at a set ratio. The ratio of the resonance between Kepler-11b and c is 5:4. Kepler-11b Kepler-11b is an exoplanet discovered around the star Kepler-11 by the Kepler spacecraft, a NASA-led mission to discover Earth-like planets. Kepler-11b is less than about three times as massive and", "title": "Kepler-11b" }, { "docid": "15843222", "text": "confirmed by the Kepler spacecraft after Kepler-10b. Kepler-14b completes an orbit every 6.79 days with a slightly irregular orbit indicated by its orbital eccentricity of 0.035. Kepler-14 Kepler-14 is a binary star system targeted by the Kepler spacecraft. It is host to one known planet: the Jupiter-like Kepler-14b. The star system was identified by Kepler as a possible planetary host, but when imaging revealed that Kepler-14 was a binary star system and not a single star, the confirmation process became protracted. The stars are separated by at least 280 AU, and the stars complete an orbit around a common center", "title": "Kepler-14" }, { "docid": "14168666", "text": "Sun at .3871 AU, and takes approximately 87.97 days to complete one orbit. Kepler-7b's eccentricity is assumed to be 0, which would give Kepler-7b a circular orbit by definition. Kepler-7 Kepler-7 is a star located in the constellation Lyra in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation in search of Earth-like planets. It is home to the fourth of the first five planets that Kepler discovered; this planet, a Jupiter-size gas giant named Kepler-7b, is as light as styrofoam. The star itself is more massive than the Sun, and is nearly twice the Sun's radius. It", "title": "Kepler-7" }, { "docid": "15302769", "text": "an orbit every 22.68719 days, making it the third planet from Kepler-11. In comparison, planet Mercury orbits the Sun every 87.97 days at a distance of .387 AU. Kepler-11d has an orbital inclination of 89.3°. Thus, Kepler-11d is almost exactly edge on with respect to Earth. The presence of large quantities of hydrogen and helium on Kepler-11d, Kepler-11e, and Kepler-11f suggest that these planets formed within the first few million years of the system's existence, when gas could still be captured from the forming protoplanetary disc. Kepler-11d Kepler-11d is an exoplanet discovered in the orbit of the sun-like star Kepler-11.", "title": "Kepler-11d" }, { "docid": "15302782", "text": "Kepler-11f Kepler-11f is an exoplanet (extrasolar planet) discovered in the orbit of the sun-like star Kepler-11 by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which searches for planets that transit (cross in front of) their host stars. Kepler-11f is the fifth planet from its star, orbiting one quarter of the distance (.25 AU) of the Earth from the Sun every 47 days. It is the furthest of the first five planets in the system. Kepler-11f is the least massive of Kepler-11's six planets, at nearly twice the mass of Earth; it is about 2.6 times the radius of Earth. Along with planets \"d\" and", "title": "Kepler-11f" }, { "docid": "15302781", "text": "20% of it total mass, which account for ≈60% of its radius (or ≈90% of its volume). Kepler-11e Kepler-11e is an exoplanet (extrasolar planet) discovered in the orbit of the sunlike star Kepler-11. It is the fourth of six planets around Kepler-11 discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Kepler-11e was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. Kepler-11e is most likely a gas giant like Neptune, having a density that is less than that of Saturn, the least dense planet in the Solar", "title": "Kepler-11e" } ]

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[ { "docid": "628184", "text": "sponsored by common stock companies such as the chartered Virginia Company financed by wealthy Englishmen who exaggerated the economic potential of this new land. The main purpose of this colony was the hope of finding gold. It took strong leaders, like John Smith, to convince the colonists of Jamestown that searching for gold was not taking care of their immediate needs for food and shelter and the biblical principle that \"he who will not work shall not eat\" (see 2 Thessalonians 3). The lack of food security leading to extremely high mortality rate was quite distressing and cause for despair", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "628184", "text": "sponsored by common stock companies such as the chartered Virginia Company financed by wealthy Englishmen who exaggerated the economic potential of this new land. The main purpose of this colony was the hope of finding gold. It took strong leaders, like John Smith, to convince the colonists of Jamestown that searching for gold was not taking care of their immediate needs for food and shelter and the biblical principle that \"he who will not work shall not eat\" (see 2 Thessalonians 3). The lack of food security leading to extremely high mortality rate was quite distressing and cause for despair", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "822278", "text": "events in American history: the first meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the arrival of the first Africans to English North America, and the first Thanksgiving. Attribution: Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown \"is where the British Empire began\". It was established by the Virginia Company of London as \"James Fort\" on May 4, 1607 O.S.;(May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was", "title": "Jamestown, Virginia" }, { "docid": "822224", "text": "Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown \"is where the British Empire began\". It was established by the Virginia Company of London as \"James Fort\" on May 4, 1607 O.S.;(May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, established in 1585 on Roanoke Island. Jamestown served as the", "title": "Jamestown, Virginia" }, { "docid": "1591562", "text": "impassable directly by modern trains; the two bridge-tunnel facilities operated by VDOT accommodate only highway traffic). The Historic Triangle is located on the Virginia Peninsula and includes the colonial communities of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. The sites are linked by a scenic roadway, the National Park Service's Colonial Parkway. The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as \"James Fort\" on May 4, 1607, and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony", "title": "Hampton Roads" }, { "docid": "17385249", "text": "the settlement in 1608 and were followed the next year with approximately 120 more women, who were either wives and fiancées of previous settlers or where hired by the Virginia Company to help establish the colony. With the establishment of settlements, the Atlantic slave trade was introduced and in fact, until 1800, the majority of women who arrived in the Americas were not free migrants, but rather arrived as slaves. Estimates are that four-fifths of all women who came to the Americas before 1800 were not European women. Africans, Native Americans and Europeans all were part of the slave trade", "title": "Women in the Americas" }, { "docid": "17242432", "text": "stayed in the Caribbean until May and took a number of Spanish prizes near Havana. In that same month they safely sailed back to England. Newport used the money from the prizes he had captured to help set up the Virginia Company; he would return to the Americas again not to pillage but to lead (with John Smith, John Rolfe and George Somers) in the foundation of the first permanent English colony of Jamestown. Battle of Puerto Caballos (1603) The Battle of Puerto Caballos was a military event during the Anglo–Spanish War to capture the Spanish town and port of", "title": "Battle of Puerto Caballos (1603)" } ]

[ { "docid": "4804065", "text": "of the New World. Significant explorers sailing under the French flag included Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier. Later, Henry II sponsored the explorations of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon who established a largely Calvinist colony in Rio de Janeiro, 1555-1560. Later, René Goulaine de Laudonnière and Jean Ribault established a Protestant colony in Florida (1562–1565). (see French colonisation of the Americas). By the middle of the 16th century, France's demographic growth, its increased demand for consumer goods, and its rapid influx of gold and silver from Africa and the Americas led to inflation (grain became five times as expensive from", "title": "Economic history of France" }, { "docid": "1970810", "text": "Florida's Atlantic coast (1564–65), Saint Croix Island, Maine (1604-05), and Fort Saint Louis, Texas (1685–89). The most notable English failures were the \"Lost Colony of Roanoke\" (1587–90) in North Carolina and Popham Colony in Maine (1607–08). It was at the Roanoke Colony that Virginia Dare became the first English child born in the Americas; her fate is unknown. Starting in the 15th century, Spain built a colonial empire in the Americas consisting of New Spain and other vice-royalties. New Spain included territories in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, much of the United States west of the Mississippi River, parts of Latin America", "title": "Colonial history of the United States" }, { "docid": "12181052", "text": "one of the people represented thereon. In July 1603, Gilbert returned to the Americas. Setting anchor in Chesapeake Bay, Gilbert and four crewmen went ashore to search for the missing members of the Roanoke Colony. They subsequently ran afoul of and were killed by a group of Algonquians on 29 July. The date of this historic landing is represented in the Seal of Northampton County, Virginia. Not until 1607 did the English successfully establish Jamestown, Virginia, their first colony in what is now the United States. Bartholomew Gilbert Captain Bartholomew Gilbert was an English mariner who in 1602 served as", "title": "Bartholomew Gilbert" }, { "docid": "469978", "text": "purpose of establishing permanent settlements in America. The London Company established the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1607, the first permanently settled English colony on the continent. The Plymouth Company founded the Popham Colony on the Kennebec River, but it was short-lived. The Plymouth Council for New England sponsored several colonization projects, culminating with Plymouth Colony in 1620 which was settled by English Puritan separatists, known today as the Pilgrims. The Dutch, Swedish, and French also established successful American colonies at roughly the same time as the English, but they eventually came under the English crown. The Thirteen Colonies", "title": "Thirteen Colonies" }, { "docid": "12589729", "text": "of ships. Stallions, breeding mares and goats grazed nearby on the rich pastures surrounding the home. It was an extraordinary gesture to import the luxuries of the life of a wealthy English gentleman to a fledgling, mosquito-infested colony in the Americas. In addition to his inherited income, Levett relied on fees paid him by absentee English landlords to manage their plantations as well. But despite his connections in the new colony, which included not only his brother-in-law the Governor, but also his son-in-law Dr. David Yeats, a physician and Secretary of the Colony who had married Levett's daughter, Francis Levett", "title": "Francis Levett" }, { "docid": "2830214", "text": "from the Americas whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England (see British diaspora) or a person from the Americas who is a white American and speaks English as their first language, a person from the Americas who speaks English as their first language (see English-speaking world and Languages of the Americas), or a person from Anglo-America. The adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways: Anglo-Americans Anglo-Americans are people who are English-speaking inhabitants of Anglo-America. It typically refers to the nations and ethnic groups in the Americas that speak English as a native language who comprise the majority of", "title": "Anglo-Americans" }, { "docid": "792157", "text": "Walter Raleigh's failed attempt at a permanent settlement on Roanoke Island, known to history as the \"Lost Colony\". This was the earliest effort to establish a permanent English colony in the New World. White's granddaughter Virginia Dare was the first English child born in the Americas. After the failure of the colony, White retired to Raleigh's estates in Ireland, reflecting upon the \"evils and unfortunate events\" which had ruined his hopes in America, though never giving up hope that his daughter and granddaughter were still alive. John White's exact date of birth is unknown but it seems likely he was", "title": "John White (colonist and artist)" }, { "docid": "3733420", "text": "the Americas, what became the United States was \"easily the greatest single destination of emigrant British\". Historically in the 1790 United States Census estimate and presently in Australia, Canada and New Zealand \"people of British origin came to constitute the majority of the population\" contributing to these states becoming integral to the Anglosphere. An English presence in North America began with the Roanoke Colony and Colony of Virginia in the late-16th century, but the first successful English settlement was established in 1607, on the James River at Jamestown. By the 1610s an estimated 1,300 English people had travelled to North", "title": "British Americans" }, { "docid": "5225784", "text": "impact dot matrix printers, multifunction products and facsimiles. Oki Data Americas can be traced back to 1972 when the company was founded as a joint venture between two Philadelphia entrepreneurs and their Japanese customer, Oki Electric to develop and produce information technology products. One of its popular products was the Okimate 10 thermal transfer printer, one of the first affordable color printers for early home computers. Oki Data Americas, Inc. is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Other Oki Data Americas offices are in Toronto, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico; and São Paulo, Brazil. Since 2005, Oki have sponsored English Premier", "title": "Oki Electric Industry" }, { "docid": "13893203", "text": "Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas, sponsored by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, began to discuss replacing Columbus Day in the United States with a celebration to be known as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Similarly, Native American groups staged actions in Boston, Massachusetts instead of Thanksgiving, which has been celebrated there to mark collaboration between English colonists and Native Americans in the first years. In July 1990, at the First Continental Conference on 500 Years of Indian Resistance in Quito, Ecuador, representatives of indigenous groups throughout the Americas agreed that they would mark 1992, the 500th anniversary of the first", "title": "Indigenous Peoples' Day" }, { "docid": "540692", "text": "John White arrived at the Roanoke Colony, North Carolina to find it deserted, its inhabitants having vanished without a trace. The Zwaanendael Colony became a ghost town when every one of the colonists was massacred by Indians in 1632. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, was abandoned when Williamsburg became the new capital of the colony in 1699. Starting in 2002, an attempt to declare an \"official ghost town\" in California stalled when the adherents of the town of Bodie and those of Calico, in Southern California, could not agree on the most deserving settlement for the", "title": "Ghost town" }, { "docid": "119391", "text": "Henry's daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The former took the country back to Catholicism while the latter broke from it again, forcefully asserting the supremacy of Anglicanism. Competing with Spain, the first English colony in the Americas was founded in 1585 by explorer Walter Raleigh in Virginia and named Roanoke. The Roanoke colony failed and is known as the lost colony after it was found abandoned on the return of the late-arriving supply ship. With the East India Company, England also competed with the Dutch and French in the East. During the Elizabethan period, England was at war with", "title": "England" }, { "docid": "5921284", "text": "Elizabeth Poole Elizabeth Poole or Pole (25 August 1588 – 21 May 1654) was an English settler in Plymouth Colony who founded the town of Taunton, Massachusetts. She was the first woman known to have founded a town in the Americas. Poole was a well-born woman from Shute in East Devon, near Axminster. She was the daughter of Sir William Pole, who was knighted by James I in 1601, and Mary Peryam, the daughter of Sir William Peryam, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Until 2009, her family's descendants, the Pole-Carews, lived in the Devonshire house she was born in,", "title": "Elizabeth Poole" }, { "docid": "816926", "text": "Roanoke Colony The Roanoke Colony (), also known as the Lost Colony, was the first attempt at founding a permanent English settlement in North America. It was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina. The colony was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, although he himself never set foot in it. The initial settlement was established in the summer of 1585, but a lack of supplies and bad relations with the local Native Americans caused many of its members to return to England with Sir Francis Drake a year later, leaving behind a small", "title": "Roanoke Colony" }, { "docid": "10307208", "text": "Americas. Spanish explorers also reached the present-day United States. The first confirmed landing in the continental US was by a Spaniard, Juan Ponce de León, who landed in 1513 at a lush shore he christened La Florida. The Spanish sent some settlers, creating the first permanent European settlement in the continental United States at St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565 and later Santa Fe, New Mexico, San Antonio, Tucson, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Most Spanish settlements were along the California coast or the Sante Fe River in New Mexico. The first successful English colony was established in 1607,", "title": "Maritime history of Colonial America" }, { "docid": "688277", "text": "Swedish colonies in the Americas Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. The colony of New Sweden was founded in 1638 by the first expedition of Swedish South Company, a consortium of Swedish, Dutch and German business interests formed in 1637. The colony was located along the Delaware River with settlements in modern Delaware (e.g., Wilmington), Pennsylvania (e.g., Philadelphia) and New Jersey", "title": "Swedish colonies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "688281", "text": "was a major centre for Swedish immigration, and laid the foundations of a population of Swedish-Argentines. Swedish colonies in the Americas Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. The colony of New Sweden was founded in 1638 by the first expedition of Swedish South Company, a consortium of Swedish, Dutch and German business interests formed in 1637. The colony was located along", "title": "Swedish colonies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "503189", "text": "1627. England is commonly said to have made its initial claim to Barbados in 1625, although reportedly an earlier claim may have been made in 1620. Nonetheless, Barbados was claimed from 1625 in the name of King James I of England. There were earlier English settlements in The Americas (1607: Jamestown, 1609: Bermuda, and 1620: Plymouth Colony), and several islands in the Leeward Islands were claimed by the English at about the same time as Barbados (1623: St Kitts, 1628: Nevis, 1632: Montserrat, 1632: Antigua). Nevertheless, Barbados quickly grew to become the third major English settlement in the Americas due", "title": "History of Barbados" }, { "docid": "17385248", "text": "Netherland was established. As the colony was a business venture, the directors weighed the profitability of expanding settlement against possible returns to be gleaned from the commercial possibilities and sold provisional orders for colonization to families. The policy ensured that women were part of the colonizing effort from conception and that the company valued the complementary roles that men and women would provide to growth of the colony. The first English settlers were not farmers, or familiar with the woodlands, but rather primarily townsfolk and city dwellers. A year after the founding of Jamestown, the first two women arrived at", "title": "Women in the Americas" }, { "docid": "628647", "text": "in the English language. The colony reached its largest population in the 1840–50s, after which an economic downturn increased emigration and the population dropped, a trend that continued until after the islands' purchase by the United States. The Danish West Indies had 34,000 inhabitants in 1880. In 1868, the islanders voted to sell the colony to the United States but their offer was rebuffed. In 1902, Denmark rejected an American purchase offer. In 1917, the United States purchased the islands, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery. Danish colonization of the Americas Denmark and the former", "title": "Danish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "16545831", "text": "130 million people.\" See below for examples of state-sponsored murder against the Native peoples of California. It is estimated that during the initial Spanish conquest of the Americas up to eight million indigenous people died marking the first large-scale act of genocide of the modern era. Acts of brutality in the Caribbean and the systematic annihilation occurring on the prompted Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas to write \"Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias\" (\"A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies\") in 1552. Las Casas wrote that the indigenous population on the Spanish colony of Hispaniola", "title": "Genocide of indigenous peoples" }, { "docid": "4266020", "text": "by Spain. The first Couronian colony met a similar end, whilst a second attempt was essentially blockaded by Spain and strangled in infancy by 1639. In 1642 two ships under Captain Caroon with about 300 settlers attempted to settle on the north coast near Courland Bay. This colony was again blockaded, but proved more successful. Jesuit missionaries among the Carib quickly agitated and armed the tribes to attack the settlement, which was subsequently evacuated to Tortuga and later Jamaica. Under agreement with other Protestant powers who saw their various individual efforts insufficient to trade and/or colonize the Americas, Africa, and", "title": "Couronian colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "18847398", "text": "International Festival of Vodun Arts and Cultures The International Festival of Vodun Arts and Cultures, also known as the Ouidah Festival, was first held in Ouidah, Benin in February 1993, sponsored by UNESCO and the government of Benin. It celebrated the transatlantic Vodun religion, and was attended by priest and priestesses from Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil and the United States, as well as by government officials and tourists from Europe and the Americas. The festival was sponsored by the newly elected president of Benin, Nicéphore Soglo, who wanted to rebuild the connection with the Americas and celebrate the", "title": "International Festival of Vodun Arts and Cultures" }, { "docid": "6569438", "text": "Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés led an expedition to what is now Mexico, which resulted in the total destruction of the Aztec Empire within just two years (February 1519 – August 1521). Notwithstanding the Europeans' superior weaponry and Horses, it is believed that the arrival of smallpox in the Americas in 1520 weakened the resistance the Aztecs people were able to mount. In 1607, English settlers arrived in North America and established the Jamestown colony in Virginia. Though at first it seemed the colonists would not survive the harsh conditions of the New World, ultimately it was the natives who could", "title": "Ecological imperialism" }, { "docid": "816939", "text": "at Roanoke. White re-established relations with the Croatan and other local tribes, but those with whom Lane had fought previously refused to meet with him. Shortly thereafter, colonist George Howe was killed by a native while searching alone for crabs in Albemarle Sound. The colonists persuaded Governor White to return to England to explain the colony's desperate situation and ask for help. Left behind were about 115 colonists – the remaining men and women who had made the Atlantic crossing plus White's newly born granddaughter Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas. White sailed for England in", "title": "Roanoke Colony" }, { "docid": "6489326", "text": "Scottish colonization of the Americas Scottish colonisation of the Americas comprised a number of failed or abandoned Scottish settlements in North America; a colony at Darien on the Isthmus of Panama; and a number of wholly or largely Scottish settlements made after the Acts of Union 1707, and those made by the enforced resettlement after the Battle of Culloden and the Highland Clearances. The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander.", "title": "Scottish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "6489333", "text": "to those proprietors who supported James II of England and VII of Scotland; it did not pick up again till the 1720s. The initial immigrants to East Jersey were Quakers, Episcopalians and Presbyterians; by the 1730s, Presbyterianism had become the dominant religion. Until 1697, every Governor of East Jersey was Scottish, and Scots maintained great influence in politics and business even after 1702, when East Jersey and West Jersey were merged to become a Royal Colony. Although the Province of Carolina was an English colony in the early 1680s, Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree and Sir George Campbell of Cessnock", "title": "Scottish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "12855914", "text": "English overseas possessions in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Between 1639 and 1651 English overseas possessions were involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars and wars that were fought in and between England, Scotland and in Ireland. At the beginning of the war, fifty thousand Englishmen inhabited some twenty colonies in the Americas. Most of the colonies were founded in the decade prior to the start of the English Civil War (1642–1651) with the oldest existing being the Colony of Virginia (1607). The vast majority of the adult population were first generation settlers", "title": "English overseas possessions in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms" }, { "docid": "1736291", "text": "centuries called the James River the Powhatan River, named for the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy which extended over most of the Tidewater region of Virginia. The English colonists named it \"James\" after King James I of England, as they also constructed the first permanent English settlement in the Americas in 1607 at Jamestown along the banks of the James River about upstream from the Chesapeake Bay. The navigable portion of the river was the major highway of the Colony of Virginia during its first 15 years, facilitating supply ships delivering supplies and more people from England. However, for the", "title": "James River" }, { "docid": "10230125", "text": "the likes of London Transport, British Rail and the NHS. The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica was a British colony between 1655 and 1962, these 300 years of English rule changed the face of the island considerably (having previously been under Spanish rule and populated mainly by the indigenous Arawak and Taino communities – now 92.1% of Jamaicans are descended from Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought over as slaves by the British). Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking nation in the Americas and the local dialect of English is known as Jamaican Patois. The tight-knit link between Jamaica and", "title": "British Jamaican" }, { "docid": "247042", "text": "the Cape of Good Hope in 1486 and Vasco da Gama (d. 1524) sailed around Africa to India in 1498. The combined Spanish monarchies of Castile and Aragon sponsored the voyage of exploration by Christopher Columbus (d. 1506) in 1492 that discovered the Americas. The English crown under Henry VII sponsored the voyage of John Cabot (d. 1498) in 1497, which landed on Cape Breton Island. One of the major developments in the military sphere during the Late Middle Ages was the increased use of infantry and light cavalry. The English also employed longbowmen, but other countries were unable to", "title": "Middle Ages" }, { "docid": "2869776", "text": "designed for the slave societies of the Americas. The English colonies largely had their own local slave codes, mostly based on the codes of either Barbados or Virginia.. In addition to the these national and state- or colony-level slave codes, there were city ordinances and other local restrictions regarding slaves. There are many similarities between the various slave codes. The most common elements are: There was no central English slave code, with each colony forming its own code. After winning their independence, the individual states ratified new constitutions, but their laws were generally a continuation of the laws those regions", "title": "Slave codes" }, { "docid": "3341910", "text": "time in Cape Town. By the late 1840s, the game had spread from its early roots in Cape Colony and permeated the Afrikaners in the territories of Orange Free State and Transvaal, who were descendants of the original Dutch settlers and were not considered naturally a cricket-playing people. In 1876, Port Elizabeth presented the \"Champion Bat\" for competition between South African towns. The first tournament was staged in Port Elizabeth. King William's Town won the tournament in 1876 and the following year, in 1877, too. In 1888, Sir Donald Currie sponsored the first English team to tour South Africa. It", "title": "South Africa national cricket team" }, { "docid": "14144971", "text": "was discontinued and the colonists abandoned. The Portuguese soon managed to expel the French from the colony. In 1624, settlement along the South American coast in what is today French Guiana began. The French also started to establish smaller but more profitable colonies in the West Indies. A colony was founded on Saint Kitts in 1625, in sharing with the English until the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, when it was occupied in its entirety. The \"Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique\" founded colonies in Guadeloupe and Martinique in 1635, and a colony was later founded on Saint Lucia by 1650.", "title": "France–Americas relations" }, { "docid": "4219111", "text": "Restoration colony A restoration colony was one of a number of land grants in North America given by King Charles II of England in the later half of the 17th century, ostensibly as a reward to his supporters in the Stuart Restoration. The grants marked the resumption of English colonization of the Americas after a 30-year hiatus. The two major restoration colonies were the Province of Pennsylvania and the Province of Carolina. The founding of the Carolinas is described thus: In 1663, three years after he was restored to his father's throne, England's Charles II granted a vast territory named", "title": "Restoration colony" }, { "docid": "628771", "text": "England took over the Dutch colony of New Netherland (including its capital of New Amsterdam) which England renamed the Province of New York. With New Netherland, the English also came to control the former New Sweden (in what is now Delaware), which the Dutch had conquered earlier. This later became part of Pennsylvania after that was established in 1680. The Kingdom of Scotland tried unsuccessfully to establish a colony at Darién, and the Scottish colonization of Nova Scotia (New Scotland) lasted from 1629 to 1632. Thousands of Scotsmen also participated in English colonization before the two countries were united in", "title": "British colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "1712763", "text": "The epidemic has traditionally been thought to be smallpox, but a recent analysis has concluded that it may have been a lesser-known disease called leptospirosis. The absence of any serious native opposition to settlement by the Pilgrims may have been a pivotal event to their success and to English colonization in the Americas. Popham Colony, also known as Fort St. George, was organized by the Plymouth Company (unrelated to Plymouth Colony) and founded in 1607. It was settled on the coast of Maine and was beset by internal political struggles, sickness, and weather problems. It was abandoned in 1608. Captain", "title": "Plymouth Colony" }, { "docid": "4266021", "text": "the Indies simultaneously, Courland's attention shifted to Africa. In 1651 the Duchy gained its first successful colony in Africa, on St. Andrews Island in the Gambia River and it established Fort Jacob there. Soon afterwards the Protestant powers felt sufficiently organized and prepared to launch several colonial expeditions against Spanish interests in the Caribbean. The alliance between England and the Netherlands against Spain began to break apart under England's new trading program. The Dutch were primary competitors to Courland, which decided to support the English in the brewing conflict. Therefore, Courland received permission from its Protestant English allies to make", "title": "Couronian colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "3762795", "text": "for the Roanoke Colony expedition sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to begin the first attempts at British colonization of the Americas. White's works represent the sole-surviving visual record of the native inhabitants of the Americas as encountered by England's first colonizers on the Atlantic seaboard. Whites watercolor and the writings of the chronicler who accompanied him, Thomas Harriot, describes a great religious festival, possibly the Green Corn ceremony, with participants holding a ceremonial dance at a timber circle. The posts of the circle were carved with faces. Harriot noted that many of the participants had come from surrounding villages and", "title": "Timber circle" }, { "docid": "8786971", "text": "1612, and Colston kept the required journal of weather and what the settlers were doing throughout the winter, though this journal has not survived. After Guy returned from England, with 16 women settlers, cattle and a chaplain, he is reported to have sent Colston home to England for a holiday. Back in Bristol, Colston told John Slany, treasurer of the London and Bristol Company who sponsored the Cuper's Cove colony, of the vast riches to be had in Newfoundland. Other authorities claim that he remained longer in Cuper's Cove, and that Colston recorded the first birth of an English child", "title": "William Colston" }, { "docid": "5625352", "text": "and around Newfoundland during the 16th century were the earliest Cornish activity in what was to become Canada. However, permanent settlement by the Cornish across the Atlantic Ocean was rare until at least the 19th century. The British colonisation of the Americas encouraged additional migration of the Cornish to the Canadas, particularly by those who served in Great Britain's Royal Navy. The creation of the colony of British North America spurred more people from Cornwall to settle in North America; they were registered as English migrants. Many Cornish (and other West Country) immigrants who had been agricultural labourers settled in", "title": "Cornish people" }, { "docid": "17186253", "text": "the Cahokia timber circles and their associated rituals and performances. An early example of a timber circle witnessed by Europeans was recorded by watercolor artist John White in July 1585 when he visited the Algonquian village of Secotan in North Carolina. White was the artist-illustrator and mapmaker for the Roanoke Colony expedition sent by Walter Raleigh to begin the first attempts at British colonization of the Americas. White's works represent the sole-surviving visual record of the native inhabitants of the Americas as encountered by England's first colonizers on the Atlantic seaboard. Whites watercolor and the writings of the chronicler who", "title": "Cahokia Woodhenge" }, { "docid": "5459300", "text": "in what was then Virginia, now part of Dare County, North Carolina. Between 1584 and 1587, there were two major groups of settlers sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh who attempted to establish a permanent settlement at Roanoke Island, and each failed. The final group disappeared completely after supplies from England were delayed three years by a war with Spain. Because they disappeared, they were called \"The Lost Colony.\" The name Virginia came from information gathered by the Raleigh-sponsored English explorations along what is now the North Carolina coast. Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe reported that a regional \"king\" named Wingina", "title": "History of Virginia" }, { "docid": "9660113", "text": "African societies were better established and more populous than those of the Americas, thus creating a more formidable barrier to European expansion. Earlier elements related to this were its founding of the colony at Sierra Leone in 1787 as a refuge for freed slaves, the independent missionary movement intended to bring Christianity to the Edo Empire, and programs of exploration sponsored by learned societies and scientific groups, such as the London-based African Association. Local leaders, cognizant of the situation in the West Indies, India and elsewhere, recognised the risks of British expansion. A chief of Bonny in 1860 explained that", "title": "Colonial Nigeria" }, { "docid": "8936187", "text": "slightly bluish red colour, sometimes a very dark hue of red. It is known as guava paste or guava cheese throughout the English-speaking Americas, especially the Caribbean and pasta de guayaba or guayabate in Spanish-speaking Americas. It is commercially available, most often packaged in flat metal cans, or as long rectangular blocks in chipboard boxes. It is called \"perad\" in Goa, a former Portuguese colony. In Brazil, \"goiabada\" is often eaten with Minas cheese. This combination is referred to as \"Romeo and Juliet.\" It is also popular spread on toast at breakfast. In Portugal, it is used as the filling", "title": "Goiabada" }, { "docid": "52539", "text": "coast of Newfoundland, and, mistakenly believing (like Christopher Columbus) that he had reached Asia, there was no attempt to found a colony. Cabot led another voyage to the Americas the following year but nothing was ever heard of his ships again. No further attempts to establish English colonies in the Americas were made until well into the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, during the last decades of the 16th century. In the meantime, the 1533 Statute in Restraint of Appeals had declared \"that this realm of England is an Empire\". The subsequent Protestant Reformation turned England and Catholic Spain into", "title": "British Empire" }, { "docid": "14539732", "text": "Peter Martin Metzler, a German missionary who later sold the house to the London Jews Society, an evangelical Christian movement who turned the house into a religious Mission until 1926. In more modern history, it was home to Israel's first state-sponsored haute-coutoure brand, Maskit, launched in 1954 by Ruth Dayan. In addition, the Norton House was also home to the legendary Keren restaurant which to this day is considered a pioneer of Israeli fine dining. Currently the house is undergoing renovations and will be part of the Drisco Hotel set to open by mid-2016. American–German Colony The American–German Colony (,", "title": "American–German Colony" }, { "docid": "9366159", "text": "a destiny, a devious counselor, a gruff woodsman and a nervous scholar, though most surviving characters deepen and develop over the course of the series. The Briar King provides a fantasy explanation for the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony in 16th century Virginia, suggesting the colonists had been abducted by the dimension-crossing Skasloi and enslaved. Virginia Dare was a real person, dubbed the \"first English child born in the Americas\". With subtle linguistic change, \"Virginian\" became \"Virgenyan\", which translated in the language of the slaves as \"the born men\". The Briar King The Briar King is first novel of", "title": "The Briar King" }, { "docid": "8906653", "text": "Hudson's Bay Company. Imperial Russia had no state sponsored expeditions or colonization in the Americas, but did charter the first Russian joint-stock commercial enterprise, the Russian America Company, which did sponsor those activities in its territories. In May 1498, the Portuguese set foot in Kozhikode in Kerala, making them the first Europeans to sail to India. Rivalry among reigning European powers saw the entry of the Dutch, English, French, Danish and others. The kingdoms of India were gradually taken over by the Europeans and indirectly controlled by puppet rulers. In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I accorded a charter, forming the East", "title": "History of colonialism" }, { "docid": "739734", "text": "world for another 500 years until the arrival of the British. Europeans under the British explorer Captain James Cook arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778. Within five years of contact, European military technology would help Kamehameha I conquer most of the people, and eventually unify the islands for the first time; establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii. After a period of exploration sponsored by major European nations, the first successful English settlement was established in 1607. Europeans brought horses, cattle, and hogs to the Americas and, in turn, took back to Europe maize, turkeys, potatoes, tobacco, beans, and squash. Many", "title": "History of the United States" }, { "docid": "8489447", "text": "from this period. The recently founded English colony had been included in the expedition’s itinerary in response to a memorandum drawn up in September 1788 by one of Malaspina’s fellow naval officers, Francisco Muñoz y San Clemente, who warned of the dangers it posed to the Spanish possessions in the Pacific in peace time from the development of a contraband commerce and in war time as a base for British naval operations. Muñoz said: \"The colonists will be able to fit out lucrative privateers so as to cut all communication between the Philippines and both Americas... These possessions will have", "title": "Malaspina Expedition" }, { "docid": "628172", "text": "the Americas in the 16th century, but these failed. England and France succeeded in establishing permanent colonies in the following century, along with the Dutch Republic. Some of these were on Caribbean islands, which had often already been conquered by the Spanish or depopulated by disease, while others were in eastern North America, which had not been colonized by Spain north of Florida. Early European possessions in North America included Spanish Florida, Spanish New Mexico, the English colonies of Virginia (with its North Atlantic offshoot, Bermuda) and New England, the French colonies of Acadia and Canada, the Swedish colony of", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "10594717", "text": "of New Netherland to the English, who on September 22, 1668, recognized and confirmed original town charter. In 1674, soon after English possession of New Netherland was formalized, the village at Bergen became part of the proprietary colony of East Jersey, and the \"capital\" of one four newly established administrative districts, Bergen County, where it remained until 1710, when the government moved to Hackensack. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the town's founding in 1910, \"The New York Times\" sponsored a seven-week composition competition for Jersey City students to study and write about its history. Bergen Square Bergen Square, at", "title": "Bergen Square" }, { "docid": "15806316", "text": "Cabot sailed in 1497, successfully making landfall on the coast of Newfoundland. There, he believed he had reached Asia and made no attempt to found a permanent colony. He led another voyage to the Americas the following year, but nothing was heard of him or his ships again. The Reformation had made enemies of England and Spain, and in 1562 Elizabeth sanctioned the privateers Hawkins and Drake to attack Spanish ships off the coast of West Africa. Later, as the Anglo-Spanish Wars intensified, Elizabeth approved further raids against Spanish ports in the Americas and against shipping returning to Europe with", "title": "English overseas possessions" }, { "docid": "628191", "text": "the new Pennsylvania colony was given to William Penn in settlement of a debt the king owed his father. Its government was set up by William Penn in about 1682 to become primarily a refuge for persecuted English Quakers; but others were welcomed. Baptists, German and Swiss Protestants and Anabaptists also flocked to Pennsylvania. The lure of cheap land, religious freedom and the right to improve themselves with their own hand was very attractive. Slavery was a common practice in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans, as different American Indian groups captured and held other tribes' members as", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "2699560", "text": "English Catholics in the New World. After having visited the Americas and founded a colony in the future Canadian province of Newfoundland called \"Avalon\", he convinced the King to grant him a second territory in more southern, temperate climes. Upon Baltimore's death in 1632 the grant was transferred to his eldest son Cecil. On 20 June 1632, Charles granted the original charter for Maryland, a proprietary colony of about twelve million acres (49,000 km²), to the 2nd Baron Baltimore. Some historians view this grant as a form of compensation for Calvert's father's having been stripped of his title of Secretary", "title": "Province of Maryland" }, { "docid": "6683565", "text": "Spanish and French colonization of the Americas, as well as in the English colony of Maryland. It later grew because of Irish, Italian, Polish, German and Hispanic immigration. Rhode Island has the highest percentage of Catholics, with 40 percent of the total population. Utah is the only state where Mormonism is the religion of the majority of the population. The Mormon Corridor also extends to parts of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. Eastern Orthodoxy is claimed by 5% of people in Alaska, a former Russian colony, and maintains a presence on the U.S. mainland due to recent immigration from", "title": "United States" }, { "docid": "4266027", "text": "would continue to be appointed until 1795, thereby facilitating the continued use of covert privateering Letters of Marque and Reprisal in the region. The Courland Monument near Courland Bay commemorates the Duchy's settlements. A final Courlandish attempt to establish a Caribbean colony involved a settlement near modern Toco on Trinidad. Couronian colonization of the Americas The Couronian colonization of the Americas was performed by the Duchy of Courland, which was the second smallest state to colonize the Americas (after the Knights of Malta), with a colony on the island of Tobago from 1654 to 1659, and intermittently from 1660 to", "title": "Couronian colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "12855945", "text": "govern the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena. English overseas possessions in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Between 1639 and 1651 English overseas possessions were involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars and wars that were fought in and between England, Scotland and in Ireland. At the beginning of the war, fifty thousand Englishmen inhabited some twenty colonies in the Americas. Most of the colonies were founded in the decade prior to the start of the English Civil War (1642–1651) with the oldest existing being the Colony of Virginia (1607). The vast majority", "title": "English overseas possessions in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms" }, { "docid": "9476793", "text": "did not settle. The first European settlement in the area was made on St. Croix Island in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain. The French named the area Acadia. French and English settlers would contest central Maine until the 1750s (when the French were defeated in the French and Indian War). The French developed and maintained strong relations with the area's Native American tribes through the medium of Catholic missionaries. English colonists sponsored by the Plymouth Company founded a settlement in Maine in 1607 (the Popham Colony at Phippsburg), but it was abandoned the following year.", "title": "History of Maine" }, { "docid": "5145038", "text": "witchcraft (including the witchbreed) mean he is cast as something of a villain. Virginia Dare, the daughter of Ananias Dare, and the first English child born in the Americas. In this world, the Roanoke Colony did not disappear in the 1580s. Inspired by a legend that Virginia was killed in the shape of a white deer, Gaiman gives his version shapeshifting powers. Gaiman has revealed he has told fans that he created Virginia Dare without a Marvel character basis to provide a unique and fully American character to tie in the \"1602\" universe with our real world. Peter Parquagh, Peter", "title": "1602: New World" }, { "docid": "7302764", "text": "Welsh settlement in the Americas Welsh settlement in the Americas was the result of several individual initiatives to found distinctively Welsh settlements in the New World. It can be seen as part of the more general British colonization of the Americas. A story popularized in the 16th century claimed that the first European to see America was the Welsh prince Madoc in 1170. A son of Owain Gwynedd, prince of Gwynedd, he had supposedly fled his country during a succession crisis with a troop of colonists and sailed west. He eventually landed near the Mississippi River and founded a colony,", "title": "Welsh settlement in the Americas" }, { "docid": "64873", "text": "by both the Mapuche and Spain's European enemies, especially the British and the Dutch. Buccaneers and English adventurers menaced the colony in addition to the Mapuche, as was shown by Sir Francis Drake's 1578 raid on Valparaíso, the colony's principal port. Chile hosted one of the largest standing armies in the Americas, making it one of the most militarized of the Spanish possessions, as well as a drain on the treasury of the Viceroyalty of Peru. The first general census was conducted by the government of Agustín de Jáuregui between 1777 and 1778; it indicated that the population consisted of", "title": "Chile" }, { "docid": "14796454", "text": "Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens The Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens, or RAN Women's Sevens, is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in North America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend in November. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Americas North, which is the rugby union governing body for the region. Prior to 2016, it was referred to as the North America and Caribbean Women's Sevens. Rugby sevens — also known as 7-a-side, or 7s — is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first", "title": "Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens" }, { "docid": "12722814", "text": "in the early 17th century, and later the British monarchy, as a Crown colony. On 10 June 1973, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom, retaining the then reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, as monarch of the newly created monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda. The monarch is represented in the country by the Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis, currently Sir Tapley Seaton. The Caribs who occupied the island of Saint Lucia in pre-Columbian times had a complex society, with hereditary kings and shamans. The present monarchy has its roots in the Dutch, French, and English monarchies, under the authority", "title": "Monarchies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "12138073", "text": "three continents. As a result of the British colonisation of the Americas, what became the United States was \"easily the greatest single destination of emigrant British\", but in the Federation of Australia the British ethnic groups experienced a birth rate higher than anything seen before, resulting in the displacement of indigenous Australians. English settlers arrived in Buenos Aires in 1806 (then a Spanish colony) in small numbers, mostly as businessmen, when Argentina was an emerging nation and the settlers were welcomed for the stability they brought to commercial life. As the 19th century progressed more English families arrived, and many", "title": "English diaspora" }, { "docid": "19229790", "text": "Dominicano (Museum of the Dominican Man) and oral-history expert and researcher of the Archivo General de la Nación (The National Archives), offering lectures, advising young scholars, and writing. In November 1, 2012, the Museo celebrated her 40 years of research in the country. Davis' long-standing interest in the Dominican and Haitian cultures derives from her belief that \"The island of Hispaniola—the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo and first colony in the New World—was the initial diasporal crucible and cultural bridge of the Americas.\" In 1976, Davis, who rivals Fernando Ortiz in years of research into Afro-Caribbean culture, challenged the Dominican", "title": "Martha Ellen Davis" }, { "docid": "6489339", "text": "colony established to trade with passing ships in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, they carried a poor choice of trade goods, including wigs, shoes, bibles, woolen clothing and clay pipes. The colony received no assistance from the crown or English colonies in the West Indies or Jamaica, despite having been promised, in the 1695 act, the assistance of William II. Thus, the Scots faced assaults by the Spanish on their own. In 1699, they dealt with this by recruiting a Jamaican captain to raid Spanish shipping as a privateer, but this achieved little. Soon thereafter, the Spanish mounted an", "title": "Scottish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "628174", "text": "original attempt was to find a new route to India and China, known as \"the Indies\". He was followed by other explorers such as John Cabot, who was sponsored by England and reached Newfoundland. Pedro Álvares Cabral reached Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. Amerigo Vespucci, working for Portugal in voyages from 1497 to 1513, established that Columbus had reached a new set of continents. Cartographers still use a Latinized version of his first name, \"America\", for the two continents. Other explorers included Giovanni da Verrazzano, sponsored by France in 1524; the Portuguese João Vaz Corte-Real in Newfoundland; João Fernandes", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "14753766", "text": "of trade and status. Among some Pacific Northwest tribes about a quarter of the population were slaves. A few tribes, induced by the European or American market, become slavers, capturing large numbers of other indigenous tribes for sale to planters, traders, or other Indians. The Westo, who first sold slaves to the Colony of Virginia, moved south and became the principle ally and slaver of Carolina, until they themselves were exterminated as a tribe and sold into slavery in the West Indies. The \"Savannah,\" a branch of the Shawnee were recruited to fill the role of slavers to the colony.", "title": "Slavery among the indigenous peoples of the Americas" }, { "docid": "628637", "text": "minister Hans Egede and his Bergen Greenland Company received a royal charter from King Frederick IV granting them broad authority over Greenland and commissioning them to seek out the old Norse colony and spread the Reformation among its inhabitants, who were presumed to still be Catholic or to have reverted to paganism. Egede led three boats to Baal's River (the modern Nuup Kangerlua) and established Hope Colony on Kangeq with his family and a few dozen colonists. Finding no Norse survivors, he started a mission among the Inuit and baptized the first child converts in 1724. Meanwhile, his settlers had", "title": "Danish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "18315076", "text": "to support colonial forces in Italian Eritrea in 1902. In April 1907, \"Etruria\" and the armored cruiser crossed the Atlantic to represent Italy during the Jamestown Exposition, the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. In addition to the Austro-Hungarian delegation, the international fleet consisted of warships from Great Britain, Japan, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and several other nations. \"Etruria\" returned to the United States in September 1909 for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City, which also included ships from the German, British, and French fleets, among others, in addition to", "title": "Italian cruiser Etruria" }, { "docid": "12722806", "text": "later the British monarchy, as a Crown colony, after 1717. On 10 July 1973, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom, retaining the then reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, as monarch of the newly formed monarchy of The Bahamas. The monarch is represented in the country by the Governor-General of the Bahamas, Dame Marguerite Pindling. The monarchy of Barbados has its roots in the English monarchy, under the authority of which the island was claimed in 1625 and first colonized in 1627, and later the British monarchy. By the 18th century, Barbados became one of the main seats of the", "title": "Monarchies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "12722811", "text": "legislative autonomy from the British Crown until the passage of the Statute of Westminster on 11 December 1931, retaining the then reigning monarch, George V, as monarch of the newly formed monarchy of Canada. The monarch is represented in the country by the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, and in each of the provinces by a lieutenant governor. The monarchy of Grenada has its roots in the French monarchy, under the authority of which the islands were first colonised in the mid 17th century, and later the English and then British monarchy, as a Crown colony. On 7 February", "title": "Monarchies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "7786228", "text": "Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. In addition to the celebration at Jamestown, \"Sankt Georg\" also visited Annapolis and New York City while on the trip. In addition to the Austro-Hungarian delegation, the international fleet consisted of warships from Great Britain, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and several other nations. The event started on 26 April, and over the following two weeks, the crews from many of the ships, including \"Sankt Georg\", competed in various sailing and rowing races. Of eighteen races, \"Sankt Georg\"s crew placed in six, winning two. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand,", "title": "SMS Sankt Georg" }, { "docid": "6489331", "text": "whom were Scots. The colony was to be split between an English settlement in West Jersey and a Scottish settlement in East Jersey. The driving force among the Scots was Robert Barclay of Urie, a prominent Quaker and the first Governor of East Jersey. Although the Quakers were an important force, making up all of the proprietors of East Jersey, the settlement was marketed as a national, rather than a religious, endeavour, partially due to persecution of the Quakers in the 1660s and 1670s. Scots began arriving in East Jersey in 1683 at Perth Amboy and spread south to Monmouth", "title": "Scottish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "19653833", "text": "the paintings reached England, although some speculate that they may have been captured by English pirates while traveling from the painter's studio in Seville to a buyer in a Spanish colony in the Americas. The series is first recorded in 1722 as part of the estate of one William Chapman. It was later owned by London Banker James Mendez, whose heirs sold twelve of the thirteen to Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham in 1756 for £125. Bishop Trevor, a political liberal and a backer of the Jewish Naturalization Act 1753, acquired the paintings, and redesigned and reconstructed the Long Dining", "title": "Jacob and his twelve sons" }, { "docid": "12722812", "text": "1974, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom, retaining the then reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, as monarch of the newly created monarchy of Grenada. The monarch is represented in the country by the Governor-General of Grenada, currently Dame Cécile La Grenade. The monarchy of Jamaica has its roots in the Spanish monarchy, under the authority of which the islands were first colonised in the late 16th century, and later the English and then British monarchy, as a Crown colony. On 6 August 1962, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom, retaining the then reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, as", "title": "Monarchies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "492947", "text": "States Air Force: the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard respectively. Local militias were formed from the earliest English colonization of the Americas in 1607. The first colony-wide militia was formed by Massachusetts in 1636 by merging small older local units, and several National Guard units can be traced back to this militia. The various colonial militias became state militias when the United States became independent. The title \"National Guard\" was used in 1824 by some New York State militia units, named after the French National Guard in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. \"National Guard\" became a", "title": "United States National Guard" }, { "docid": "1970799", "text": "Colonial history of the United States The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of the Americas from the start of colonization in the early 16th century until their incorporation into the United States of America. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Small early attempts sometimes disappeared, such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke. Everywhere, the death rate was very high among the first arrivals. Nevertheless, successful colonies were established within several decades. European settlers came from a variety of social", "title": "Colonial history of the United States" }, { "docid": "4363572", "text": "and third pinnaces built in the English colonies in the Americas, the first being the 1607–08 construction of \"Virginia\" at the Popham Colony in New England. The original plan was to build only one vessel, \"Deliverance\", but it soon became evident that she would not be large enough to carry the settlers and all of the food that was being sourced on the islands. While the new ships were being built, \"Sea Venture\"s longboat was fitted with a mast and sent under the command of Henry Ravens to find Virginia, but the boat and its crew were never seen again.", "title": "Sea Venture" }, { "docid": "1607889", "text": "shakedown cruise off the coast of New England before attending the Jamestown Exposition, the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. She was present at the ceremony from 22 April to 3 September. On 16 December, \"Minnesota\" steamed out of Hampton Roads with the Great White Fleet for a circumnavigation of the globe. The cruise was intended as a show of force to Japan, the United States' rival in the Pacific, to assert the United States' status as a global naval power, and to convince Congress of the need to", "title": "USS Minnesota (BB-22)" }, { "docid": "9978839", "text": "it directly. On the other hand, there are certain advantages, particularly during time of war, which may warrant an aggressive government encouragement to the maintenance of a merchant marine. The maritime history of the United States goes back to the first successful English colony was established in 1607, on the James River at Jamestown. It languished for decades until a new wave of settlers arrived in the late 17th century and set up commercial agriculture based on exports of tobacco to England. Settlers brought horses, cattle, sheep and hogs as well as tools and the current technology to the Americas.", "title": "History of the United States Merchant Marine" }, { "docid": "4266023", "text": "their first year on the island the Courlanders built an Evangelical Lutheran church. The colony was successful, but the Netherlands was not willing to accede to losing the West Indies and replied by establishing its own colony nearby a few months later. Thus, the small Couronian colony soon became overshadowed by a second Dutch colony. While 120 Couronian colonists had come in 1657, the Dutch colony reached a population of 1,200 by the next year, when 500 French Protestant refugees fleeing Catholic persecution joined them. Goods exported to Europe included sugar, tobacco, coffee, cotton, ginger, indigo, rum, cocoa, tortoise shells,", "title": "Couronian colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "1849520", "text": "Rolfe in 1611. Once it became clear that tobacco was going to drive the Jamestown economy, more workers were needed for the labor-intensive crop. The British aristocracy also needed to find a labor force to work on its sugar plantations in the Americas. The major sources were indentured servants from Britain, Native Americans, and West Africans. During this period, Barbados became an English Colony in 1624 and the Caribbean's Jamaica in 1655. These and other Caribbean colonies became the center of wealth generated from sugar cane and the focus of the slave trade for the growing English empire. The English", "title": "Slavery in the colonial United States" }, { "docid": "688279", "text": "While a Baltic naval power, the international power of the Swedish Kingdom was rooted in land based military power, and when another general war engulfed northern Europe, the Swedish Navy was incapable of protecting the colony. Subsequently the young colony was conquered by the Dutch, who perceived the presence of Swedish colonists in North America as a threat to their interests in the New Netherland colony. Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy (1784–1878) was operated as a \"porto franco\" (free port). The capital city of Gustavia retains its Swedish name. Guadeloupe (1813–1814) came into Swedish possession as a consequence of the", "title": "Swedish colonies in the Americas" }, { "docid": "6489340", "text": "expedition of 500 men to wipe out the Scots. This was effective, as most settlers had already succumbed to disease or starvation. Darien, Georgia, was a settlement created by Englishman James Oglethorpe and his aide Captain George Dunbar who brought in 177 Scots settlers to the Province of Georgia. It was named after the previous failed settlement on the Isthmus of Panama, though it was, for a time, also known as \"New Inverness\". Scottish colonization of the Americas Scottish colonisation of the Americas comprised a number of failed or abandoned Scottish settlements in North America; a colony at Darien on", "title": "Scottish colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "9204874", "text": "that are not present in European variants of Dutch. Surinamese Dutch Surinamese Dutch (Dutch: \"Surinaams-Nederlands\", ) is the form of Dutch spoken in Suriname and is the official language in Suriname, a former Dutch colony. Dutch is spoken as a native language by about 60% of the population, most of them being bilingual with Sranan Tongo, Hindustani, Javanese, and other languages. Nevertheless, Dutch is the sole official language of the country. Surinamese Dutch is easily intelligible with other forms of Dutch. Furthermore, as opposed to other languages that have different forms in the Americas (e.g., American English vs. British English)", "title": "Surinamese Dutch" }, { "docid": "6678839", "text": "origins of ancient peoples, rejecting the popular idea of the time that China was originally a colony of Ancient Egypt. He was a specialist in ethnologic studies as well, publishing a study of American Indians in French in 1768. Daniel Webb, an English scholar and translator, translated portions of de Pauw’s work into English for a public that was hungry for information regarding the new continent of America. De Paauw had no hesitation in rejecting the observations of those with personal experience of the Americas if they differed from his preconceptions, as can be seen from his comments on the", "title": "Cornelius de Pauw" }, { "docid": "9204871", "text": "Surinamese Dutch Surinamese Dutch (Dutch: \"Surinaams-Nederlands\", ) is the form of Dutch spoken in Suriname and is the official language in Suriname, a former Dutch colony. Dutch is spoken as a native language by about 60% of the population, most of them being bilingual with Sranan Tongo, Hindustani, Javanese, and other languages. Nevertheless, Dutch is the sole official language of the country. Surinamese Dutch is easily intelligible with other forms of Dutch. Furthermore, as opposed to other languages that have different forms in the Americas (e.g., American English vs. British English) the regulation and thus standardised spelling of the Dutch", "title": "Surinamese Dutch" }, { "docid": "11267333", "text": "legitimized the reality of conquest and empire. Many explorers, including Christopher Columbus renamed places in the Americas with Western Christian names. These names helped create a new space that was compliant with Western beliefs and therefore could be governed and controlled. For example, English colonists took possession of an area Powhatan Indians called Tsenacomoco and turned it into an English colony named ‘Virginia’. They exploited the indigenous community to create the maps that helped them establish colonies. Later in the Middle East, British colonial authorities in Palestine enforced a property mapping regime to replace local practices that negotiated borders and", "title": "Critical cartography" }, { "docid": "316906", "text": "Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony, the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling imports and passengers from the Americas, and exporting local minerals (tin, copper, lime, china clay and arsenic). The neighbouring town of Devonport became a strategic Royal Naval shipbuilding and dockyard town. In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns, viz., the county borough of Plymouth, the county borough of", "title": "Plymouth" }, { "docid": "628173", "text": "New Sweden, and the Dutch New Netherland. In the 18th century, Denmark–Norway revived its former colonies in Greenland, while the Russian Empire gained a foothold in Alaska. Denmark-Norway would later make several claims in the Caribbean, starting in the 1600s. As more nations gained an interest in the colonization of the Americas, competition for territory became increasingly fierce. Colonists often faced the threat of attacks from neighboring colonies, as well as from indigenous tribes and pirates. The first phase of well-financed European activity in the Americas began with the Atlantic Ocean crossings of Christopher Columbus (1492–1504), sponsored by Spain, whose", "title": "European colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "8103990", "text": "Americas Conference on Information Systems The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual conference for information systems and information technology academics and professionals sponsored by the Association for Information Systems. AMCIS is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious conferences for IS/IT in the Western Hemisphere, and provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of peer-reviewed information systems research papers. The conference attracts over 600 submissions each year, and those that are selected for presentation appear in the \"AMCIS Proceedings\", which are distributed to hundreds of libraries throughout the world. The first AMCIS conference", "title": "Americas Conference on Information Systems" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7357766", "text": "by John Thompson. Ed Pinckney of Villanova was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The game, often cited as \"The Perfect Game\", is widely considered among the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the second biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. This Villanova team remains the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament. The Wildcats are also notable as the last Division I men's national champion to date to represent a school that did not sponsor varsity football at the time of its title (Villanova had dropped football after the 1980 season and did not reinstate the sport", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9817011", "text": "Jack Kraft to Final Four of the 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament. Coach Rollie Massimino took Villanova to a surprising 1985 National Championship. Current Coach Jay Wright reached the Final Four at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament behind Dante Cunningham and Scottie Reynolds. The team most recently won the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for their third National Championship. Villanova won the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament with a historic 66-64 win over top-seeded Georgetown. The eighth-seeded Wildcats (unranked in the final AP poll) beat Dayton (at Dayton), top-seeded Michigan, Maryland and", "title": "Villanova Wildcats" }, { "docid": "19177585", "text": "1984–85, after two regular season contests. Villanova won the title game by a score of 66–64, in what is considered by analysts to be one of the biggest upsets in an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament game. The Wildcats had the highest field goal percentage in Final Four history, over 78 percent (22-of-28) in the game, winning their first national championship in men's basketball. The Hoyas entered the 1984–85 season as the defending national champion, having won the title in 1984. Coached by John Thompson, the Hoyas featured center Patrick Ewing, who was named to the 1985 All-American team.", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "19177606", "text": "2016, the 1984–85 Villanova team is the lowest-seeded NCAA championship squad. 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was held on April 1, 1985 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The Georgetown Hoyas, the tournament's top seed from the East region, faced the Villanova Wildcats, the eighth seed from the Southeast region. The teams came from the same conference, the Big East,", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "7357765", "text": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began on March 14, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. A total of 63 games were played. Eighth-seed Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, won their first national title with a 66–64 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19177584", "text": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was held on April 1, 1985 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The Georgetown Hoyas, the tournament's top seed from the East region, faced the Villanova Wildcats, the eighth seed from the Southeast region. The teams came from the same conference, the Big East, and the championship game was the third meeting between them in", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "9737947", "text": "Villanova Wildcats men's basketball Villanova University's men's basketball team represents Villanova University and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I College basketball. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the \"Wildcats\", Villanova is also a member of the Philadelphia Big Five, a rivalry of Philadelphia college basketball teams. The Wildcats have won the National Championship three times: 1985, 2016, and 2018. Their 1985 NCAA championship as an 8 seed still stands as the lowest seed ever to win the title. The game is referred to as \"The Perfect Game\" as they shot a record 78.6% as", "title": "Villanova Wildcats men's basketball" }, { "docid": "7560175", "text": "Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 1939. His teams also played in the NCAA Tournament in 1949 and 1955. Under his leadership, Villanova was selected for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1959 and 1960. Severance died on the morning of April 1, 1985 in Lexington, Kentucky on the day Villanova won the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The championship game was played at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Alexander Severance Alexander G. Severance Sr. (June 3, 1905 – April 1, 1985) was an American basketball and baseball coach. Born in New York City, Severance graduated from Villanova", "title": "Alexander Severance" }, { "docid": "9737996", "text": "grown larger after the success of the 2005–06 season. It is now held in the Pavilion and is open to the public and students. Following an inter-team scrimmage, notable music artists perform. Villanova Wildcats men's basketball Villanova University's men's basketball team represents Villanova University and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I College basketball. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the \"Wildcats\", Villanova is also a member of the Philadelphia Big Five, a rivalry of Philadelphia college basketball teams. The Wildcats have won the National Championship three times: 1985, 2016, and 2018. Their 1985 NCAA", "title": "Villanova Wildcats men's basketball" }, { "docid": "9737948", "text": "a team for the game. Their 2016 NCAA Championship, is referred to as \"The Perfect Ending\" and is the only NCAA Men's Championship game to be won on a buzzer beater, as Kris Jenkins drained a shot as time expired. They made the Final Four in 1939, 1971, 1985, 2009, 2016 and 2018; their six Final Four appearances are 13th most all-time. As of 2018, they have an NCAA Tournament record of 64–36 (). Villanova has defeated six No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament (Michigan and Georgetown in 1985, Pittsburgh in 2009, and Kansas and North Carolina in 2016,", "title": "Villanova Wildcats men's basketball" }, { "docid": "8743375", "text": "1954, while Villanova won the championship in 1985, 2016, and 2018. In football, four different Pennsylvania schools claim Division I FBS championships. Pittsburgh claims nine national titles, Penn claims seven titles, Penn State claims two titles, and Lafayette claims one title. Since the division's formation in 1978, Villanova's 2009 championship is the lone FCS championship won by a Pennsylvania school. Lehigh also has one appearance in the championship game. Championships won by Pennsylvania teams in NCAA Division I FBS football, NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, and the five major leagues (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA, MLS): Lacrosse in Pennsylvania has a", "title": "Sports in Pennsylvania" }, { "docid": "9737994", "text": "basketball coach (men's or women's) for any reason. Villanova has won more NCAA tournament games as a lower seed than any school. Villanova won what has been called the greatest college basketball game ever played, defeating Georgetown 66–64 on April 1, 1985 to win the NCAA National Championship. \"V for Villanova\" is the Wildcats' fight song. Other Villanova songs include \"March of the Wildcats\". Villanova had a tradition of throwing paper streamers in the school colors of blue and white onto the basketball court at home games, particularly Big Five games, after the first Wildcat basket. This tradition was shared", "title": "Villanova Wildcats men's basketball" }, { "docid": "19177590", "text": "22 rankings, the team fell out of the Associated Press Poll by mid-February. With an 18–9 record overall entering the 1985 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Villanova was not assured of receiving an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. In a rematch against Pittsburgh, the team won by eight points to effectively secure their tournament berth. In the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, the Wildcats suffered a 15-point loss to St. John's, leaving their record at 19–10 going into the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats received the Southeast regional bracket's eighth seed and were matched in the first round against ninth-seeded", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "17968429", "text": "National Title Game between Georgetown and Villanova, won by Villanova, 66-64. The other three besides 1985 and 2010 were the 1942 National Championship Game, the 1954 National Championship Game, and the 1955 National Championship Game. Butler entered the 2010 NCAA Tournament as the #5 seed in the West Regional. In the 1st round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Shelvin Mack made seven three-pointers to lead Butler to a 77-59 victory over UTEP. In the 2nd round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Butler used late free throws from Ronald Nored and Matt Howard to beat Murray State 54-52 and advance to", "title": "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "20110834", "text": "180 countries. In Canada, the game aired on TSN. Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One. 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "20110827", "text": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship in 2016. Villanova defeated Michigan, 79–62. Donte DiVincenzo, a reserve player, scored 31 points for Villanova, and was named the", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "4160517", "text": "Before 1980, the Phillies had appeared in only two other World Series, in and , and the Eagles had won no NFC conference championships since the 1966 agreement that had created the Super Bowl, while the 76ers won NBA titles in both Philadelphia and in their previous incarnation, the Syracuse Nationals. The Villanova Wildcats won the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament, in one of the most famous upsets in sports history. Construction on One Liberty Place began in 1985, two years after the last championship season in Philadelphia. In the 1980 season, all four teams reached the championship", "title": "Curse of Billy Penn" }, { "docid": "20530266", "text": "the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game to (#2 Coaches Poll/#2 AP Poll) Villanova. Isaiah Livers Isaiah M. Livers (born July 28, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is playing his sophomore season for the 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan. He was part of the 2017–18 team that won the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Livers was born on July 28, 1998", "title": "Isaiah Livers" }, { "docid": "17976603", "text": "NCAA Tournament history and in addition, Ty Lawson scored 22 points and Wayne Ellington scored 20 points to beat Villanova 83-69 to advance to the 2009 National Championship Game. North Carolina is the 3rd team since 1985 to advance to the National Championship game having won their previous five tournament games by 10 points or more with the other two being Duke in 2001 as they beat Arizona by 10 in the 2001 National Championship Game to make it 6 and the other one being Michigan State in 2000 as they beat Florida by 13 in the 2000 National Championship", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "18712001", "text": "a career-high 20 points. Arcidiacono scored 16, Jenkins added 14, and Hart had 12 points and 8 rebounds. As a team, Villanova finished 28 of 48 from the field (58%) and 8 of 14 from three (57%). North Carolina made 11 of 17 three-point attempts (65%) and was 27 of 63 overall (43%). The Tar Heels won the rebounding battle 33-23, including 14 offensive rebounds to just two for Villanova. The teams combined for just 21 turnovers. It was Villanova's second NCAA championship. Their first championship was in the 1985 Championship Game, when they defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in what", "title": "2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "18464068", "text": "Georgetown, he silenced those who had criticized him before the game. Before retiring, coach Smith led the Tar Heels to one more national title victory in 1993. The Georgetown Hoyas returned to the National Championship game in 1984, where they faced off against the Houston Cougars and won 84–75. It was the first NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship that Georgetown had won, along with the first that Thompson had won as head coach. The following year, they again made it back to the national title game. This time, however, they lost to the number eight seeded Villanova Wildcats. The game", "title": "1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "1812384", "text": "program's 14 teams with a 100 percent graduation rate for 2002–03. The Wildcats' nationally ranked men's basketball and football teams are both at 92 percent. The men's basketball team's graduation-success rate places it fifth nationally among Division I schools. In 2009, Villanova's football team won the national title in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). In 1985, under the direction of coach Rollie Massimino, the men's basketball team won the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in the first year of the 64-team field. The final game, against defending champion and ten-point-favorite Georgetown, is often cited among the greatest", "title": "Villanova University" } ]

[ { "docid": "20346256", "text": "Thompson as head coach. On April 3, 2017, Georgetown hired Patrick Ewing to replace the fired John Thompson III as head coach. Generally considered the greatest player in Georgetown men's basketball history, Ewing had led the Georgetown teams of 1981 through 1985, which had reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament′s championship game three times and won one national championship, in 1984. He then went on to a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 17-season playing career in the National Basketball Association, playing for the New York Knicks from 1985 to 2000, the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2001, and", "title": "2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team" }, { "docid": "17976605", "text": "Carolina won the game 89-72, as Tyler Hansbrough's 18 points, Wayne Ellington's 19 points, and Ty Lawson's 21 points all led to the rout of Michigan State to win the national championship. By beating Michigan State by 17, North Carolina became the 1st team since Duke in 2001 to win all their NCAA Tournament games by double digits. Also, their +121 point differential during the 2009 NCAA Tournament was the 2nd highest in Tournament History since 1985 trailing Kentucky who had a +129 point differential during the 1996 NCAA Tournament. 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2009", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "19177605", "text": "reach the championship game again until 2016, when they won to become NCAA champions for the second time. The 1985–86 Georgetown team had an overall record of 24–8, and were eliminated in the second round of the 1986 NCAA Tournament by Michigan State. Georgetown's lone Final Four appearance since 1985 came in 2007, when the Hoyas were coached by Thompson's son, John Thompson III. The 1985 NCAA Tournament championship has been described as one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history by numerous writers, including Jack Carey of \"USA Today\" and Matt Bonesteel of The Washington Post. As of", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "3268505", "text": "by \"Starsky\" the Ram; \"Starsky\" is inspired by the celestial lore surrounding the creation of OCU. OCU teams have won 57 National Championships since 1988, most recently repeating as the 2014 NAIA Men's Cross Country Champions. This marks the 20th straight year that OCU has won a National Championship. A member of the NCAA until 1984–1985, OCU made the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament 11 times and the National Invitation Tournament twice as an independent, making OCU the most successful basketball program to no longer compete at the Division I level. In 1984–1985 OCU won the Midwestern City", "title": "Oklahoma City University" }, { "docid": "19015738", "text": "1985 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53-49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament. Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct Lorimar Sports Network (formerly Sports Productions, Inc.), the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar Productions. The championship game", "title": "1985 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10091932", "text": "rank fifth in total victories and seventh in all-time win percentage among all NCAA Division I women's college basketball programs, with an all-time win-loss record of 1012–372 (). The Longhorns have won 22 total conference championships (12 regular-season conference titles and 10 conference tournament titles) in women's basketball and have made 29 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament (38–28 overall record), reaching the NCAA Final Four three times (1986, 1987, 2003) and the NCAA Regional Finals (Elite Eight) nine times. Texas won the 1986 NCAA Championship to finish the 1985–86 season with a win-loss record of 34–0. As of April", "title": "Texas Longhorns women's basketball" }, { "docid": "7579479", "text": "Arnie Ferrin Chariton Arnold Ferrin, Jr. (born July 29, 1925) is an American retired professional basketball player, executive, and college athletics administrator. He played college basketball at the University of Utah and professionally with the Minneapolis Lakers in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Ferrin served as the athletic director at his alma mater, Utah, from 1976 to 1985. Ferrin attended high school in Ogden, Utah. In college at Utah, he won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in 1944 when the Utes won the NCAA Championship over Dartmouth. Ferrin also helped Utah", "title": "Arnie Ferrin" }, { "docid": "19015739", "text": "was nationally televised on NBC via that network’s in-house sports division, NBC Sports. 1985 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53-49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament. Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct Lorimar Sports Network (formerly", "title": "1985 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20263273", "text": "1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game The 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was held on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The matchup pitted the Loyola Ramblers, who were making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, against the Cincinnati Bearcats, the two-time defending national champions. After trailing by 15 points in the second half, Loyola rallied to force an overtime period, and won the game 60–58 on a", "title": "1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "18638880", "text": "Championship this year, only NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In turn, only 4 teams contested this tournament, a decrease from the 12 teams who participated each of the previous two years. 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1985. The New Hampshire Wildcats won their first championship by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final,", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship" }, { "docid": "17968428", "text": "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and determined the National Champion for the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 2010 National Title Game was played on April 5, 2010 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the 2010 South Regional Champions, #1 seeded Duke, and the 2010 West Regional Champions, #5 seeded Butler. This was the fifth National Championship Game to be played between two private universities, and the first since the 1985", "title": "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "2141740", "text": "Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice, Sr. (born May 28, 1967) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'8\" guard/forward, Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star, and made 1,559 three-point field goals during his 15-year career. Rice won both an NCAA championship and NBA championship during his collegiate and professional career. In recent years, Rice has taken up MMA fight promotion as owner of G-Force Fights based out of Miami, Florida. Rice played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons (1985–1989), a starter for three of those seasons.", "title": "Glen Rice" }, { "docid": "19761792", "text": "Atlantic Coast Conference, had not yet integrated. Large college programs began to more actively recruit African Americans for their basketball rosters, removing unofficial quotas that had been in place. By 1985, the number of black players in Division I more than doubled. Kirkpatrick wrote that the game \"changed the sport forever. And maybe changed a nation as well.\" 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game The 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game", "title": "1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "17304197", "text": "Bob Chipman (basketball) Robert Chipman (born May 18, 1951) is an American retired college basketball coach who coached Washburn University from 1979 to 2017. He is the 21st-winningest coach in college basketball history, with 788 wins entering the 2016–17 season. His 1986–1987 Washburn team won the NAIA national championship, and his 2000–2001 team was the NCAA Division II national runner-up. His 1992–1993 Washburn team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, and his 2000–2001 team advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. On July 12, 2016, Chipman announced", "title": "Bob Chipman (basketball)" }, { "docid": "14408489", "text": "seeding the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with the 1979 edition. The 64-team field started in 1985, which guaranteed that a championship team had to win six games. Princeton Tigers men's basketball The Princeton Tigers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey on the university campus. Princeton has won six Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League championships, twenty-seven Ivy League championships, and the 1975 National", "title": "Princeton Tigers men's basketball" }, { "docid": "2509423", "text": "conference. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team won the 1990 NCAA tournament championship after routing Duke 103-73 in the national title game. UNLV was undefeated during the 1991 NCAA men's basketball season before falling to Duke in the final four. The Runnin' Rebels during this era are widely considered one of the best college basketball teams of all time. The Pacific Tigers women's volleyball team won back-to-back national championships in 1985 and 1986. The Big West did not sponsor men's volleyball or men's water polo, but it was the primary conference affiliation of several schools that compete in the", "title": "Big West Conference" }, { "docid": "7361264", "text": "have a one-game playoff to produce the division representative. Starting with the first edition of the event now known as the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1939, the winner of the PCC divisional playoff was given the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Oregon, the 1939 PCC champion, won the championship game in the 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The last divisional playoff was in the 1954–55 season. After that, there was no divisional play and all teams played each other in a round robin competition. From the 1955–56 season through the 1985–86 season, the regular season conference champion", "title": "Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7269655", "text": "Uwe Blab Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a retired German professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Blab attended Effingham High School in Illinois, which won second place in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Basketball tournament in 1980. He played college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, averaging 16 points per game in his senior season. He helped IU win the Big Ten championship in 1983 and then advance to the NCAA Tournament's \"Elite Eight\" the following season. Drafted seventeenth overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985", "title": "Uwe Blab" }, { "docid": "10149954", "text": "two NCAA Tournament teams (1984, 1985) and was part of the 1984 Big Eight Tournament championship squad. As a senior, Boyle captained the Jayhawks, which featured freshman Danny Manning, who three years later led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Championship. After earning a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Kansas in 1985, he became a commodities broker in Kansas City. In 1986 he returned to Colorado and has continued his career as a Commodities Broker where Boyle also got back into basketball and went on to serve for six years as a high school basketball coach at various", "title": "Tad Boyle" }, { "docid": "1231070", "text": "the Lady Raiders won the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 1993. The Lady Raiders have also been to the NCAA Elite Eight three times and the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times. In early 2006, Lady Raiders coach Marsha Sharp resigned and was replaced on March 30, 2006 by Kristy Curry, who had been coaching at Purdue. In addition, Lubbock is the home of the Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University. With a recent move up to NCAA Division 2, the 2015-16 women's basketball team won the national championship. In 2009, the Lubbock Christian University baseball team won their second NAIA National", "title": "Lubbock, Texas" }, { "docid": "2071649", "text": "history of women's collegiate athletics, having awarded the first athletic scholarship to any woman in the state of Virginia for a varsity sport when Nancy Lieberman was awarded a scholarship to play women's basketball. The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team has won three national championships. In 1979 and 1980, the Lady Monarchs were AIAW Champions. In 1985, they captured the NCAA Division I National Championship with a 70-65 win over the University of Georgia. In addition, the Lady Monarchs have captured five Sun Belt conference championship titles (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1990), and captured 17 CAA championship titles,", "title": "Old Dominion University" }, { "docid": "1589323", "text": "I and sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. MSU competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The MSU teams are the Eagles, the eagle mascot is named Beaker, and the school colors are blue and gold. The football Eagles compete as the only public university in the Pioneer Football League of the Football Championship Subdivision. The basketball Eagles won the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, sending them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1984. At the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 13th-seeded Morehead State upset Louisville 62-61. It", "title": "Morehead State University" }, { "docid": "17304198", "text": "that he would retire at the end of the 2016–17 season. Bob Chipman (basketball) Robert Chipman (born May 18, 1951) is an American retired college basketball coach who coached Washburn University from 1979 to 2017. He is the 21st-winningest coach in college basketball history, with 788 wins entering the 2016–17 season. His 1986–1987 Washburn team won the NAIA national championship, and his 2000–2001 team was the NCAA Division II national runner-up. His 1992–1993 Washburn team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, and his 2000–2001 team advanced to the championship game of the NCAA", "title": "Bob Chipman (basketball)" }, { "docid": "19174519", "text": "1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on April 5, 1993 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan Wolverines at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the fifty-fifth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level. The Tar Heels won their third NCAA Men's Basketball", "title": "1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "19444297", "text": "1946 NCAA Basketball Championship Game The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 26, 1946 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Oklahoma A&M Aggies at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The match-up was the final one of the eighth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level. The Aggie won their second consecutive NCAA Men's Basketball", "title": "1946 NCAA Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "9859493", "text": "Wyoming Cowboys basketball The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which competes in the Mountain West Conference, has a lengthy tradition dating back to 1905. Wyoming won the 1943 NCAA championship under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and behind star guard Ken Sailors, who pioneered the jump shot that is now the standard in basketball. Wyoming has made a total of 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, Wyoming has won two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2002. Prior to that, Wyoming won five championships in the Western Athletic Conference,", "title": "Wyoming Cowboys basketball" }, { "docid": "2837166", "text": "two weeks and ESPN hired the KSPC Radio staff to help with background and color research about the players and the teams. <nowiki>^</nowiki> 2015 championship vacated by Thomas More NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It has been held annually since 1982, when the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports at all three levels. Washington–St. Louis are the most successful program, with five national titles. The current champions are Amherst, who won their", "title": "NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20847154", "text": "1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game The 1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament and the first NCAA Tournament title game. The contest was held on March 27, 1939, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, and determined the national champion in the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Ohio State Buckeyes, the champions of the Big Ten Conference, faced the Oregon Webfoots, winners of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Oregon won the game, 46–33, to claim the school's only national championship in men's college basketball. The inaugural National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was held in", "title": "1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "18883572", "text": "miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles). The men's team national championship was won by Wisconsin, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Tim Hacker, from Wisconsin, with a time of 29:17.88. The women's team national championship was also won by Wisconsin, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Suzie Tuffey, from NC State, with a time of 16:22.53. 1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships The 1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 47th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 5th", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships" }, { "docid": "14590193", "text": "Mercer Bears men's basketball The Mercer Bears men's basketball team represents Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach Bob Hoffman and play their home games at Hawkins Arena. Mercer has competed in the NCAA Tournament three times, including 1981 and 1985; the team lost in the first round in both years. The Bears won the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, defeating Utah State in the championship game; the victory was the first postseason championship won by a team from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Mercer's biggest", "title": "Mercer Bears men's basketball" }, { "docid": "3364483", "text": "a Division II championship, similar to the NCAA Division I and II. There is also an NAIA Women's Basketball Championship. The only school to have won national titles in both the NAIA and NCAA Division I is Louisville; the Cardinals have also won the NIT title. Southern Illinois has won NAIA and NIT titles. Central Missouri and Fort Hays State have won NAIA and NCAA Division II national titles. College basketball College basketball today is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including the United States's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate", "title": "College basketball" }, { "docid": "3126880", "text": "is the Bison and its colors are green and white. Bethany offers both women and men these sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis and track and field. Additionally,men can play baseball,football, and lacrosse and women can play softball and volleyball. The men's soccer team won the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship in 1994. The Bison defeated Johns Hopkins, 1–0, in double overtime for their first and only NCAA title. In doing so, Bethany became the smallest college in the United States to win an NCAA championship. The winning goal was scored by Pat Ricci and", "title": "Bethany College (West Virginia)" }, { "docid": "223245", "text": "at the top of the all-time victories list in the 1995 season on its march to the national runner-up finish. The Gorillas, in 96 seasons of intercollegiate competition, have accumulated 579 victories – posting a 579–301–48 overall mark. Washburn University, in Topeka, won the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship in 1987. The Fort Hays State University men won the 1996 NCAA Division II title with a 34–0 record, and the Washburn women won the 2005 NCAA Division II crown. St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College), in Atchison, won the 1954 and 1967 Men's NAIA Basketball Championships. The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference", "title": "Kansas" }, { "docid": "18464049", "text": "in his first three national title game appearances – something many had openly criticized him over – coach Smith won his first National Championship as a head coach. Ewing helped lead the Hoyas back to the national title game in 1984 and 1985, where they won it all in 1984. Both talented Freshman, Ewing and Jordan, went on to become National Players of the Year before each left college to play professional basketball. John Thompson was in the midst of his tenth season as head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas as the team entered the National Championship game. Before the", "title": "1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "14918682", "text": "Springfield Civic Center <nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played 1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1984–85 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Jacksonville State University and South Dakota State's Mark Tetzlaff was the Most Outstanding Player. <nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes tie Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Location: Butova Gymnasium Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Location: Frost Arena Location: Alterowitz Gym Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center Location:", "title": "1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "14918681", "text": "1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1984–85 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Jacksonville State University and South Dakota State's Mark Tetzlaff was the Most Outstanding Player. <nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes tie Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Location: Butova Gymnasium Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Location: Frost Arena Location: Alterowitz Gym Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center Location: Pucillo Gymnasium <nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played Location:", "title": "1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19845289", "text": "the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles). The men's team championship was won by Stanford (46 points), their first. The women's team championship was also won by Stanford (101 points), also their first. This was the first time since 1985 (Wisconsin) that the same program won the men's and women's titles. The two individual champions were, for the men, Godfrey Siamusiye (Arkansas, 29:49) and, for the women, Amy Skieresz (Arizona, 17:04). This was Siamusiye's second consecutive win. 1996 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships The 1996 NCAA", "title": "1996 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships" }, { "docid": "10091964", "text": "Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Conradt was also a member of the inaugural class elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee in June 1999. Conradt won the WBCA National Coach of the Year Award following her 1984 season at Texas, in which her team posted a 32–3 overall record and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, and following the 1986 season, in which her team finished undefeated and won the NCAA championship. Jody Conradt was recognized as the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year for the 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1996 seasons", "title": "Texas Longhorns women's basketball" }, { "docid": "4329375", "text": "soccer team has won the NAIA national championships in 1985, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The women's tennis team won the NAIA national championship in 1982. The women's basketball team won the NAIA basketball championship in 2013. Westmont has several club sports. The Equestrian Polo Team were the NCAA Polo National Champions in 2013 and 2014 and was a runner-up in 2007 to Texas A&M (12–8) and again in 2012 to the University of Virginia (23–17). They also compete in rugby football, ultimate frisbee, men's volleyball and cheerleading. Westmont College Westmont College, founded in 1937, is an interdenominational Christian liberal", "title": "Westmont College" }, { "docid": "15079170", "text": "Jennifer White (basketball) Jennifer White is a former women's basketball program head coach at St. Edward's University. She played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University where she was a member of the 1981 AIAW Division I and 1982 NCAA Division I National Championship teams. White earned her undergraduate degree in physical education in 1983 and her master's degree in physical education in 1985; both at Louisiana Tech. In 1985 Louisiana Tech head coach Leon Barmore hired White as a full-time assistant coach; the LadyTechsters basketball would win the 1988 NCAA Division I National Championship. In 1990 White left Louisiana Tech", "title": "Jennifer White (basketball)" }, { "docid": "9978081", "text": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 31 and featured 32 teams. The Final Four consisted of Old Dominion, Northeast Louisiana, Western Kentucky, and Georgia, with Old Dominion defeating Georgia, 70–65 in the championship game. Old Dominion's Tracy Claxton was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. 1985 is the first year ESPN began televising some of the Tournament games. They televised two of the four Regional Finals (East and West Regional), as well as the two national semifinals. The Georgia vs Western", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9148836", "text": "one team has been runner-up to the other who won the championship, with an even split of six championships for both UCLA and USC. UCLA has won two NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, most recently in 2014. USC won in 1983 and 1985. UCLA has dominated men's volleyball under the coaching of Al Scates. As of 2013, UCLA has won 19 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships. The next closest school is Pepperdine with five NCAA titles. USC has won four NCAA titles. UCLA and USC have faced each other in the championship game of the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship four", "title": "UCLA–USC rivalry" }, { "docid": "10047130", "text": "Bibby, Jason Terry, Gilbert Arenas, Jason Gardner, Jerryd Bayless, and T. J. McConnell, among others. From 1985 to 2009, the Arizona basketball team reached the NCAA Division I Tournament for 25 consecutive years, two years shy of North Carolina's record with 27. Despite having their 1999 and 2008 appearances later vacated by the NCAA, the media still cites Arizona's streak, and simply notes the changes. The Wildcats have reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on four occasions (1988, 1994, 1997, and 2001). They have also made two appearances in the National Championship (won over Kentucky Wildcats in 1997,", "title": "Arizona Wildcats men's basketball" }, { "docid": "11980457", "text": "its college basketball success. Bradley has been to eight NCAA tournaments, including two national championship games, three Elite 8s, and four Sweet 16s. Bradley has an overall NCAA Tournament record of 11-8. Bradley has been to the NIT 21 times and won it four times. Their postseason NIT record is 25-18. Only one school (St. Johns, 27 times) has been to more NITs, or won it more times (St. John's, 6 times). Years in NIT - 1938, 1939 (third), 1947, 1949 (fourth), 1950 (second), 1957 (won), 1958, 1959 (second), 1960 (won), 1962, 1964 (won), 1965, 1968, 1982 (won), 1985, 1994,", "title": "Bradley Braves" }, { "docid": "3448605", "text": "undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Adult & Continuing Education. Lincoln University participates in the NCAA as a Division II institution. Lincoln has won 17 NCAA Division III Track & Field championships since 1985. Lincoln competes as a Division II member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and, the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Lincoln Lions compete in intercollegiate athletics in the following sports: Baseball, Soccer (Women), Basketball (Men & Women), Volleyball (Women), Indoor Track (Men & Women), Outdoor Track (Men & Women), Cross-Country (Men & Women), Softball, and Football. As president of Lincoln University (1945–1957), Dr. Horace Mann", "title": "Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)" }, { "docid": "7256245", "text": "Colonial Athletic Association won the Washington, D.C. region. They were joined by Atlanta region winner LSU (who was the first team to advance to the Final Four as an 11-seed in 1986), Oakland region winner UCLA, who had not made the Final Four since they won the National Championship in 1995, and Minneapolis region winner Florida, who had not made the Final Four since their runner-up finish in 2000 also in Indianapolis. Florida won its first-ever national basketball championship by defeating UCLA 73–57 in the final game. Florida's Joakim Noah was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament.", "title": "2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19428581", "text": "to cut the Seton Hall lead to 79-78. After a defensive stop, Gerald Greene fouled Rumeal Robinson with three seconds left in overtime. Robinson made both free throws and after Seton Hall's last-second shot came up short, Michigan won its first national championship. 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion for the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1989 National Title Game was played on April 3, 1989 at the", "title": "1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "7395230", "text": "Sasha Kaun Alexander \"Sasha\" Olegovich Kaun (, born May 8, 1985) is a Russian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the University of Kansas for four seasons, where he won an NCAA championship in 2008 before being selected with the 56th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2008 NBA draft. He played seven seasons in Russia for CSKA Moscow. In 2015, he returned to the United States and played his only NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he won an NBA championship in 2015–16. Kaun became one of the first", "title": "Sasha Kaun" }, { "docid": "7257698", "text": "lineup from the year before, and UCLA advanced. They were joined in the Final Four by Ohio State, who was making its first appearance since their 1999 appearance (later vacated), and Georgetown, appearing for the first time since their national runner-up finish in 1985. Florida defeated Ohio State in the championship 84–75 to win their second consecutive championship. This marked the second time in 2007 that a Florida team beat an Ohio State team to win a national championship, as Florida's football team won the BCS National Championship Game over Ohio State in January. Florida's Corey Brewer was named the", "title": "2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "3714221", "text": "nation. The Scarlet recently underwent a $4.2 million renovation under the supervision of Jack Nicklaus. Ohio State has won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in 1945 and 1979. Five times, Buckeye men have won the NCAA golf individual championship: John Lorms in 1945, Tom Nieporte in 1951, Robert Jones in 1956, Jack Nicklaus in 1961 and Clark Burroughs in 1985. They have won 23 Big Ten Conference championships. In 1952, Mary Ann Villega won the women's individual intercollegiate golf championship on her home course (an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) — which", "title": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, { "docid": "15379211", "text": "return from a leave of absence from 1983 to 1985. NCAA Season 63 basketball tournaments The 1987 NCAA Basketball Tournament was the 63rd season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Letran Knights successfully defended their championship in the Seniors division, while the San Beda Red Cubs clinched their first Juniors championship, returning from a leave of absence. Format: Season host is boldfaced.<br> Season host is boldfaced.<br> San Sebastian clinched the first round pennant in the first round winning against Letran in their game, after a loss against Perpetual Help. Letran denied San Sebastian the outright championship with", "title": "NCAA Season 63 basketball tournaments" }, { "docid": "20263297", "text": "Poll and ended up winning 22 games. The Ramblers were again invited to the NCAA Tournament, but their title defense ended in the regional semifinals. They appeared in two more NCAA Tournaments in the 1960s, but never advanced past the first round. The Ramblers made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 1985. After a 33-year drought, Loyola reached the tournament in 2018, advancing to the Final Four for the first time since 1963. The 1962–63 Ramblers are the only NCAA Division I men's basketball champions from the state of Illinois. 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game The 1963 NCAA", "title": "1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "5214489", "text": "Barnes coached the Rebels basketball team, and compiled a record of 141-109 during his tenure. In 1981, the Ole Miss basketball team won their first SEC tournament championship in Birmingham, Alabama and earned their second one in 2013 at Nashville, Tennessee. The Ole Miss women's basketball program began in 1974, and has been a fixture in post-season tournaments since that time. The Rebels have appeared in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship tournament seventeen times, including the inaugural 1982 tournament; they also appeared in the tournament in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995,", "title": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, { "docid": "19854133", "text": "This was the third time that the same university won both team titles; Stanford accomplished this feat in 1996 and Wisconsin captured both in 1985. The two individual champions were, for the men, Dathan Ritzenhein (Colorado, 29:14.1) and, for the women, Shalane Flanagan (North Carolina, 19:30.4). It was Flanagan's second consecutive title. 2003 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships The 2003 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 65th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 23rd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division", "title": "2003 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships" }, { "docid": "2837163", "text": "NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It has been held annually since 1982, when the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports at all three levels. Washington–St. Louis are the most successful program, with five national titles. The current champions are Amherst, who won their second straight national title and third overall in 2018. Held in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, the 1982 Women's Final Four Basketball Tournament was the first sponsored by the NCAA. Featuring host", "title": "NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "1508330", "text": "first 13 seasons as a NCAA II member. In 2010–11, Western won its third straight and seventh overall Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports championship, taking league titles in volleyball, men's golf and women's golf, and the regular-season crown in women's basketball. The Vikings, who won the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference championship, placed second in men's and women's cross country, men's and women's outdoor track, men's indoor track and softball. The Vikings have won an NAIA national championship in softball (1998) and NCAA Division II national championships in women's rowing (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), men's basketball (2012) and", "title": "Western Washington University" }, { "docid": "8067876", "text": "Let your Arrows fly true, Archers ‘Til we down the enemy La Salle has a total of 27 basketball championship titles in both NCAA and UAAP combined. Under its membership stint in the NCAA, La Salle won 11 championship titles – 5 under the Men's division, and 6 under the Junior's division. In the UAAP, the school has 16 championship titles – 9 in the Men's division, 5 in the Women's division, and 2 in the Junior's division. The school has won 5 NCAA basketball titles (1939, 1947, 1956, 1971, and 1974). Its basketball teams won the coveted National Seniors", "title": "Green Archers" }, { "docid": "11398172", "text": "championships: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014 & 2015. They also won an NAIA gymnastics title in 1983. Both the men's and women's golf teams host their home tournaments at the River Course at the Kingsmill Resort. Neither the men nor women have ever qualified as a team for the NCAA golf championships. However, the women's team won an AIAW championship in 1981. In conference play, the men's team won their sole CAA championship in 1985. The women's lacrosse team plays at Busch Field. They have qualified for seven NCAA tournaments and have a combined record of 0–7. They also have", "title": "William & Mary Tribe" }, { "docid": "19177601", "text": "to McClain, who had gone to the floor, and McClain kept possession until time expired and the Wildcats won the game and the Division I national championship, 66–64. The top scorer in the game was McClain, who had 17 points; just behind him on the Wildcats was Pinckney, who had a 16-point performance. Jensen had a perfect shooting night, going 5-for-5 and finishing with 14 points. The Hoyas' leading scorer was Wingate, who posted 17 points. Ewing had 14 points in the game, but was both out-scored and outrebounded by the Wildcats' Pinckney; he had five rebounds, one fewer than", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "20639572", "text": "2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. The game was played on April 1, 2018, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs to win their second national championship. The game was won on a made basket by Arike Ogunbowale with 0.1 seconds left on the clock—she made a similar shot with 1.0 second in the semifinal to defeat Connecticut, earning Notre Dame a berth in the championship.", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "13288557", "text": "of the 16 regular-season Big East games. He also averaged 14.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game for the year. The Hoyas won the 1985 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, their second straight Big East Tournament championship and the fourth in Georgetown men's basketball history, defeating Connecticut in the quarterfinal, No. 13 Syracuse in the semifinal, and No. 2 St. Johns in the final. Bill Martin averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game during the tournament. Ranked No. 1 in the country, the Hoyas were the No. 1 seed in the East Region of the 1985 NCAA Men's Division", "title": "1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team" }, { "docid": "18638879", "text": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1985. The New Hampshire Wildcats won their first championship by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 6–5. The leading scorer for the tournament was Anysia Fedec, from Maryland, with 8 goals. The \"Most Outstanding Player\" trophy would not be awarded again until 1998. With the addition of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship" }, { "docid": "13160295", "text": "and 1982 (regular season). In 1985, Mercer advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four; the team was defeated (82–79) by Central Missouri State University. Mercer was a charter member of the New South Women's Athletic Conference in 1985–86 and won the conference championship in 1991; the conference merged with the Trans America Athletic Conference the same year. Mercer became a charter member of the Trans America Athletic Conference (renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference) in 1978 and was the only charter member remaining with the conference before moving to the Southern Conference. The men's basketball team won the conference championship", "title": "Mercer Bears" }, { "docid": "2438213", "text": "men's basketball team is famous for its venue, The Pit. It may be best known as the site of the 1983 NCAA basketball championship, in which North Carolina State University, coached by Jim Valvano, upset the University of Houston. The UNM women's basketball team has won the Mountain West championship for four of the past five years, and have gone to the NCAA Tournament for the past six consecutive years. The UNM women's cross-country team won the NCAA championship in 2015 and 2017. Lobo Ednah Kurgat also won the individual title in 2017. The Lobo football team plays at Dreamstyle", "title": "University of New Mexico" }, { "docid": "11076072", "text": "Oregon Ducks men's basketball The Oregon Ducks men's basketball team is an intercollegiate basketball program that competes in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, representing the University of Oregon. The Ducks play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon, then coached by Howard Hobson, won the first NCAA men's basketball national championship in 1939. The basketball team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 15 times and has won the conference championship six times. The University of Oregon men's basketball team played its first season in 1902–03 with Charles Burden as the head coach.", "title": "Oregon Ducks men's basketball" }, { "docid": "14407485", "text": "UNC Asheville Bulldogs The UNC Asheville Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA). They participate in Division I of the NCAA and are a member of the Big South Conference. UNCA fields varsity teams in 12 sports, 6 for men and 6 for women. In 1984, the UNCA women's basketball team won the NAIA national championship. UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports: UNC Asheville men's basketball has now won at least 15 games in a season for a league-record 11 consecutive seasons. UNC Asheville's 11th straight 15 or more", "title": "UNC Asheville Bulldogs" }, { "docid": "10004944", "text": "earn Most Outstanding Player honors. USC's Cynthia Cooper scored 27 points, and Texas won the national championship 97–81 to complete the first undefeated season in NCAA history. Cheryl Miller set the Final Four record of free throws in a single game with 12, in the championship game. Clarissa Davis set the Final Four record for rebounds in a half, with 14 in the second half of the semifinal game. The National Championship game between Texas and USC set several Final Four scoring marks: Texas had 23 assist in the semi-final game, a record (since 1985, when the category was established),", "title": "1986 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "2071644", "text": "Monarchs (all other women's teams) and mostly compete in the NCAA Division I Conference USA (C-USA). Old Dominion University athletic teams have captured 28 team national championships and four individual titles. The school's best-known sports team is the Lady Monarchs basketball team, which has won three national championships in 1979 (AIAW), 1980 (AIAW) and 1985 (NCAA). The Lady Monarchs also made it to the 1997 Women's NCAA Championship Game, losing to Tennessee. ODU athletic teams have won a further 28 national championships including 15 in men's and women's sailing and 9 in women's field hockey. The Lady Monarchs' nine national", "title": "Old Dominion University" }, { "docid": "977995", "text": "the Bulldog has been the mascot of Georgetown athletics programs since 1962, and the school fight song is \"There Goes Old Georgetown\". The men's basketball team is particularly noteworthy as it won the NCAA championship in 1984 under coach John Thompson. The current coach is Georgetown alumnus Patrick Ewing, who played in three Final Fours under coach Thompson from 1982 to 1985. The team is tied for the most Big East conference tournament titles with seven, and has made twenty-seven NCAA tournament appearances. Well-known team alumni include Ewing, Sleepy Floyd, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Allen Iverson, Jeff Green, and Roy", "title": "Georgetown University" }, { "docid": "11698036", "text": "2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 7 through March 10, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Iowa in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State was forced to vacate the championship. All Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker", "title": "2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9725651", "text": "win back-to-back Big Ten Conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen in 1988. McCants was drafted in 1989 by the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he played during the 1989–90 season. Mel McCants Melvin Lamont McCants (born August 19, 1967) is an American retired basketball player. Along with James Farr, Derek Boyd and Chris Calloway, McCants led Chicago Mount Carmel to the 1985 Illinois state basketball championship. It is the only Illinois AA high school boys basketball championship won by a Chicago Catholic League School. He was selected to the 1982 and 1983 State Farm Holiday Classic", "title": "Mel McCants" }, { "docid": "13378680", "text": "the NCAA Tournament. This season saw the debut of a third national postseason tournament in the Women's Basketball Invitational, a 16-team affair with all games played on home courts. The inaugural title was won by Appalachian State, who came back from a 19-point deficit to defeat Memphis 79–71 in the final held on the Mountaineers' home floor in Boone, North Carolina. 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome", "title": "2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season" }, { "docid": "3395585", "text": "and the school colors are blue and gold. NYIT offers men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's basketball, softball, men and women's cross country, women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's soccer. NYIT has had much athletic success. The men's basketball team reached the NCAA Division II Championship game in 1980. The Lacrosse team has won four national championships, in 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2008. The volleyball team reached the NCAA tournament every year from 2001–2006 and 2011-2012; in 2005, the men's soccer team reached the NCAA Division II elite eight. The men's and women's tennis teams", "title": "New York Institute of Technology" }, { "docid": "14459727", "text": "Caroline Doty Caroline Marie Doty (born August 15, 1989) is an American basketball player who played guard for the UConn women's basketball team. She won the 2009 NCAA National Championship, 2010 NCAA National Championship, and 2013 NCAA National Championship during her time with UConn. Doty is the daughter Kevin Doty and Sue Frekot. Doty has two brothers Kevin and Michael and a younger sister Brooke. Doty attended Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. As a high school junior at Germantown Academy. During her junior year she averaged 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists and was named to the 2007", "title": "Caroline Doty" }, { "docid": "20639579", "text": "Amin gave the play-by-play, with Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo as the color analysts, and Holly Rowe as the sideline reporter. Maria Taylor, Lobo, Nell Fortner and Andy Landers provided studio coverage. 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. The game was played on April 1, 2018, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs to win their second national championship. The game was won on a made", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game" }, { "docid": "9273218", "text": "NCAA NCAA final ranking: Women (1) Men (3). The BYU track team has had several national champions and Olympians. In 1966, Bob Richards won the steeplechase in 8:51.6. Joshua McAdams won the event 40 years later, as did Kyle Perry in 2010. The 1970 Men's track and field team tied with Oregon and Kansas to win the outdoor national championship. In 1984 Ed Eyestone went undefeated in NCAA cross-country events. He is one of only four runners to ever capture the NCAA \"Triple Crown\" by becoming the 1985 NCAA outdoor Champion at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters where he set", "title": "BYU Cougars" }, { "docid": "2637171", "text": "2005 the men's basketball team reached the Mid-American Conference Championship game, but lost 79–80 to the Ohio Bobcats, thus missing a chance for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2015 the bulls won their conference championship game, and won the MAC Tournament, making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2016 the men's basketball team once again won the MAC championship game, making their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in a row. In 2017 the program once again made the NCAA Tournament and upset no. 4 seed Arizona in the First Round, advancing to the Second", "title": "University at Buffalo" }, { "docid": "20199899", "text": "this was the Pac-12's 103rd season of basketball. Arizona won the regular season conference championship by two games over second-place USC. The Pac-12 Tournament was held from March 7–10, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Arizona defeated USC in the tournament championship. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference' automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA received bids to the NCAA Tournament. The conference achieved an 0–3 record in the Tournament. Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Source: Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists. Below is a table", "title": "2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season" }, { "docid": "14790172", "text": "team became NKU's first national championship team by winning the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship in overtime 71–62 over North Dakota State, ending their season with a 32–2 record. The 2002–03 team was the NCAA Women's Division II national runner-up. The team won their second national championship in 2008 by a score of 63–58 over South Dakota, becoming one of only five schools to win more than one NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship, as well as the only two-time NCAA national champions in the state of Kentucky. One of the top coaches in NCAA Division II women's basketball,", "title": "Northern Kentucky Norse" } ]

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[ { "docid": "1448610", "text": "world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also the only national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were all eliminated in the first round of the", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "10673126", "text": "Cup of Nations hosted in South Africa. On 16 June 2013, Parker scored an own goal in a 2–1 defeat to Ethiopia which ended South Africa's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Earlier in the match he had given South Africa a 1–0 lead. Parker also scored by chipping the ball over Víctor Valdés in the 56th minute in a 1–0 shock win over the then-world and European champions Spain at Soccer City, where it won the World Cup in 2010. Parker won the top goalscorer award at the 2014 African Nations Championship with four goals from three", "title": "Bernard Parker" }, { "docid": "3140624", "text": "consecutive title won by a European team, after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010. In March 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since 1978, in line with its then-active policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations. With the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa, it would be the second consecutive World Cup outside Europe, which was a first for the tournament. It was also second in the Southern Hemisphere. Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal", "title": "2014 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "14207122", "text": "between Hungary and West Germany. Spain entered the 2010 World Cup as the reigning European Champions, having won UEFA Euro 2008, and as the shared holders of the international football record of consecutive unbeaten games for a national team, spanning 35 matches from 2007 to 2009; they also won all 10 matches of their qualifying campaign. The Netherlands entered the World Cup having won all eight matches in their qualifying campaign. Once at the finals in South Africa, the Netherlands reached the knockout stage as winners of Group E, with three wins out of three against Denmark, Japan and Cameroon,", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "14752096", "text": "Spain at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Spain's results at the FIFA World Cup. Spain is one of only eight countries ever to have won the FIFA World Cup, which it did at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa, the first time the team had reached the final. The team is one of the most present at the World Cup finals, with 15 appearances out of the 21 tournaments. Spain reached fourth-place in 1950, and has reached the quarter-finals four times. The Spanish team has also won three UEFA European Football Championships, in 1964,", "title": "Spain at the FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "1448610", "text": "world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also the only national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were all eliminated in the first round of the", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "9443072", "text": "other historical rivals are Italy, which lost two World Cup finals against Brazil and eliminated the Brazilians in two tournaments (France 1938 and Spain 1982), France, which has eliminated Brazil on three occasions (Mexico 1986, France 1998 and Germany 2006), and the Netherlands, which has eliminated Brazil at two of their five meetings (West Germany 1974 and South Africa 2010) and won the third place match in Brazil 2014. Brazil's record World Cup player, Cafu is also the only player ever to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals: 1994, '98 and 2002. Five Brazilians have won the World", "title": "Brazil at the FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "6065276", "text": "take the field. After being overlooked by various coaches of the Spanish national side for several years, on 20 May 2010, he was included by Vicente del Bosque in Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as the second-choice goalkeeper behind Iker Casillas wearing the number 12 shirt. On 3 June 2010, Valdés earned his first cap, starting in a friendly match between Spain and South Korea at Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, Austria. Valdés was part of the Spanish squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in", "title": "Víctor Valdés" }, { "docid": "3812627", "text": "2009 FIFA Confederations Cup – also hosted by South Africa – and South Africa would see an improvement in performance, holding its own against eventual world champions Spain and perennial powerhouse Brazil, the latter requiring an 88th-minute goal to overcome South Africa in the semi-finals. South Africa would ultimately finish 4th, following a thrilling 3–2 loss to the Spanish in the 3rd/4th Place Playoff. A string of victories, albeit against marginal opposition, in the run up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup seemed to instill a sense of confidence in the team as well as the nation. For the 2010", "title": "South Africa national football team" }, { "docid": "14207144", "text": "brief appearance before the match wheeled in by motorcart. Spaniards Plácido Domingo, Rafael Nadal (tennis player) and Pau Gasol (basketball player) were in attendance to cheer on their team. Other international celebrities to attend the match included Jay-Jay Okocha and American actor Morgan Freeman (who played Mandela in the 2009 film \"Invictus\"). 2010 FIFA World Cup Final The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final (also known as the Battle of Johannesburg) was a football match that took place on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Spain defeated", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "7571018", "text": "of Italian central defender Marco Materazzi. Italy went on to win 5–3 in a penalty shootout, the score having been 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. The 2010 World Cup was held in South Africa. It was the first cup hosted on African soil, and the cup was won by Spain. The tournament was noted for its highly defensive opening matches, controversies surrounding goal-line technology, and the introduction of vuvuzelas. Though considered as one of the tournament favorites, the Spaniards won the cup despite scoring only eight goals in seven games and losing their opening match to Switzerland. David", "title": "History of the FIFA World Cup" } ]

[ { "docid": "14044584", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and ended on 22 June 2010. The group consisted of France, Mexico, Uruguay and the host nation South Africa. France and South Africa previously met at the 1998 FIFA World Cup; France beat South Africa 3–0. France and Uruguay previously met at the 2002 FIFA World Cup; the match ended 0–0. France and Mexico were in the same group in the first tournament in the 1930 FIFA World Cup; the two nations played the first ever World Cup match, and France won", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup Group A" }, { "docid": "11014381", "text": "2007 Rugby World Cup Final The 2007 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match, played on Saturday, 20 October 2007 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, to determine the winner of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. South Africa beat England 15-6. Having also won the 1995 tournament, South Africa became the second country to win two World Cups, following Australia, who won in 1991 and 1999. The two teams, who won their semi-finals against France and Argentina respectively, had met earlier in the competition, during the pool stage, when South Africa won 36–0. South Africa began the", "title": "2007 Rugby World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "1448615", "text": "that he and the other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cup bids. Blazer stated, \"I and others on the Fifa executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup.\" On 6 June 2015, \"The Daily Telegraph\" reported that Morocco had actually won the vote, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead. The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "17222389", "text": "he represented the South Africa Under-19 team at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship and the South Africa Under-20 team at the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in 2008. He was included in Western Province's squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup, but failed to play any games, instead playing Varsity Cup rugby for , who won the tournament that season. He made his first class debut in the 2010 Vodacom Cup for Western Province's near neighbours against Argentinean side . He played Varsity Cup rugby again in 2011, this time for Pretoria-based and he made his Currie Cup debut", "title": "Jéan Rossouw" }, { "docid": "2293171", "text": "500 starts during the 2002 and 2003 running of the race. Durban Surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay competition making him the No.1 ranked surfer in the world. Famous current cricket players include Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, etc. Most of them also participate in the Indian Premier League. South Africa has also produced numerous world class rugby players, including Francois Pienaar, Joost van der Westhuizen, Danie Craven, Frik du Preez, Naas Botha and Bryan Habana. South Africa hosted and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.", "title": "Culture of South Africa" }, { "docid": "11014395", "text": "be joined by several New Zealanders who won in 2011 and 2015). 2007 Rugby World Cup Final The 2007 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match, played on Saturday, 20 October 2007 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, to determine the winner of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. South Africa beat England 15-6. Having also won the 1995 tournament, South Africa became the second country to win two World Cups, following Australia, who won in 1991 and 1999. The two teams, who won their semi-finals against France and Argentina respectively, had met earlier in the competition, during", "title": "2007 Rugby World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "19675259", "text": "Ursula Grobler Ursula Grobler (born 6 February 1980) is a South African competitive rower who resides in Pretoria, South Africa. Grobler was born in 1980 in Pretoria, South Africa. Until the end of the 2012 rowing season, she competed for the United States and lived in Seattle. Since the 2013 rowing season, she has competed for South Africa. In 2009, she won the open women's event in Head of the Charles. She won a gold medal at the 2010 World Rowing Cup I at Bled in Slovenia in the lightweight women's double sculls with Abelyn Broughton. She won a silver", "title": "Ursula Grobler" }, { "docid": "13206436", "text": "South Africa at the Rugby World Cup South Africa have played at six of the eight Rugby World Cup tournaments, having been unable to compete in the first two tournaments due to a sports boycott during the apartheid era. Following the end of apartheid, they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the tournament, and were champions again at the 2007 tournament in France. With two tournament wins, they are one of the three best performing teams, along with Australia who have also won twice, and New Zealand with three wins, the only team to do better. South Africa", "title": "South Africa at the Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "11421790", "text": "side Bidvest Wits. Khumalo was named in the South African squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, both in South Africa. On 22 June 2010, Khumalo scored the first goal after 21 minutes against France as South Africa finished their World Cup campaign with a 2–1 win. Khumalo was captain of the South Africa in the 2013 African Cup of Nations. Bongani Khumalo Bongani Sandile Khumalo (born 6 January 1987) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a centre back for SuperSport United and South Africa. Khumalo was born in Manzini but relocated to", "title": "Bongani Khumalo" }, { "docid": "2803842", "text": "the World Cup is the subject of the John Carlin book \"Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation\", its 2009 film adaptation \"Invictus\", and the ESPN TV documentary \"The 16th Man\" in 2010. 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid. It was also", "title": "1995 Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "11450905", "text": "Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Palanga in March 2018. Haruna was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea. In 2010, he was part of the Nigerian 23-man squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. \"Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015\" Gold Under 17 world cup 2007 Lukman Haruna Lukman Abdulkarim Haruna (born 4 December 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Palanga. In December 2007, AS Monaco signed Haruna on a four-year contract. In June 2011, Haruna signed a five-year", "title": "Lukman Haruna" }, { "docid": "2293172", "text": "It followed the 1995 Rugby World Cup by hosting the 1996 African Cup of Nations, with the national team going on to win the tournament. It also hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 World Twenty20 Championship, and it was the host nation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was the first time the tournament was held in Africa. FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarded South Africa a grade 9 out of 10 for successfully hosting the event. In 2004, the swimming team of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling won the gold medal at the", "title": "Culture of South Africa" }, { "docid": "14281243", "text": "of May 2010, the game has sold nearly 2 million units worldwide. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game) 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is the official video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports. The game was announced on 26 January 2010 during a GameSpot interview with Simon Humber, one of the producers of the game, and released April 27, 2010 in North America. 199 of the 204 teams that took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification are included in the game. British commentary Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend are provided", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)" }, { "docid": "8385217", "text": "28 May 2010, as a starter in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup. Basel Djamel Mesbah Djamel Eddine Mesbah (; born 9 October 1984) is an Algerian professional footballer who last played as a left back for Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League. An Algerian international, Mesbah was a member of the Algeria national team at two World Cups, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. As", "title": "Djamel Mesbah" }, { "docid": "14281236", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game) 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is the official video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports. The game was announced on 26 January 2010 during a GameSpot interview with Simon Humber, one of the producers of the game, and released April 27, 2010 in North America. 199 of the 204 teams that took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification are included in the game. British commentary Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend are provided again which previously is \"UEFA Euro 2008\". A playable demo was released", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)" }, { "docid": "11957890", "text": "and Philemon Masinga, Benni McCarthy, Aaron Mokoena, and Delron Buckley. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarded South Africa a grade 9 out of 10 for successfully hosting the event. Famous boxing personalities include Baby Jake Jacob Matlala, Vuyani Bungu, Welcome Ncita, Dingaan Thobela, Gerrie Coetzee and Brian Mitchell. Durban surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay Open making him the highest ranked surfer in the world. South Africa produced Formula One motor racing's 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter. Famous current cricket players include AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon", "title": "South Africa" }, { "docid": "5477413", "text": "the first Asian nation to host the first Rugby World Cup. Japan had the necessary infrastructure already in place, by virtue of its co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup. South Africa had hosted the tournament in 1995. The 2011 South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their national government. South Africa had also won the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005 announced that New Zealand had been selected after IRB inspections of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005.", "title": "2011 Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "680435", "text": "association football. The national football team has played in the World Cup three times, in Germany 2006, in South Africa 2010, and Brazil in 2014. The woman's football team played in the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada. Ivory Coast notable footballers are Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré and Kolo Touré, Eric Bailly, Gervinho, and Wilfried Zaha. Rugby union is also popular, and the national rugby union team qualified to play at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa in 1995. Ivory Coast also won two Africa Cups one 1992 and the other 2015. The traditional cuisine of Ivory Coast is", "title": "Ivory Coast" }, { "docid": "14044589", "text": "coach Raymond Domenech during the half-time interval. Anelka was subsequently dismissed from the squad, which resulted in many squad members, including captain Patrice Evra, boycotting training in the lead-up to the final group stage match against South Africa. 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and ended on 22 June 2010. The group consisted of France, Mexico, Uruguay and the host nation South Africa. France and South Africa previously met at the 1998 FIFA World Cup; France beat South Africa 3–0. France and Uruguay previously met at the 2002", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup Group A" }, { "docid": "14007726", "text": "with South Africa in Group A. 2010 FIFA World Cup seeding The draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup occurred in Cape Town, South Africa, on 4 December 2009, at 19:00 local time (UTC+2). In preparation for the draw, the qualified teams were seeded and organised into pots. The criteria for the seeding was released on 2 December and was, in contrast to previous World Cup seeding criteria, based solely upon the October 2009 FIFA World Rankings. Use of the most recent rankings prior to the draw (November 2009) was thought to unfairly benefit those nations who had played competitive", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup seeding" }, { "docid": "1448665", "text": "Africa. The Durban Fan Fest was the most popular in South Africa during the tournament followed by the Cape Town Fan Fest. 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "17429786", "text": "This has aired in Africa and Asia and was part of the African World Documentary Film Festival screening in Jamaica, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, where it won an Audience Choice award. \"Standing at the Touchlines\" is a documentary produced and directed by Ashley Morrison. It is a journey through Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup that shows home football has played such a key role in so many African communities, but also to see if the World Cup would in fact unite a continent as then President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki had said it would. The film", "title": "Ashley Morrison" }, { "docid": "3834901", "text": "when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition; their best achievement was the third position at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982) and has been runner-up five times (in 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015). After going through 2005 unbeaten, the Ghana national football team won the FIFA Best Mover of the Year Award and reached the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became only the third African team to", "title": "Ghana national football team" }, { "docid": "13033130", "text": "2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers were the 12th edition of the qualification tournament for the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey championship tournament. Three events were held between March and June 2010 in the United States, Russia and Chile and only the winner of each would earn a berth to play in the 2010 World Cup, to be held in Rosario, Argentina. South Korea, Japan and Australia each won one of the three tournaments. Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey", "title": "2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers" }, { "docid": "11859081", "text": "games in the qualification could not be won. After Notheaux was dismissed in October 2007, the association presented in March the Portuguese Paulo Duarte as successor. After eight wins in eleven games qualifying for the 2010 Africa Cup and the 2010 World Cup, Burkina Faso was a participant in the 2010 tournament in Angola, where, as in 2012 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the end was after the preliminary round. As a result, Duarte was dismissed by the association. His successor was the Belgian Paul Put, who succeeded in the 2013 AM in South Africa, the finals. After the weak", "title": "Football in Burkina Faso" }, { "docid": "10867714", "text": "try. Both South Africa and England went on to reach the final of the tournament, which South Africa won by 15 points to 6. \"All times local (UTC+2)\" 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool A Pool A of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and was completed on 30 September. The pool was composed of 2003 World Cup winners England, as well as Samoa, South Africa, Tonga and United States. Pool A threw up few surprises, with both South Africa and England qualifying for the quarter-finals, as expected. Third place went to Tonga, who beat the USA and", "title": "2007 Rugby World Cup Pool A" }, { "docid": "8873771", "text": "was named as the new head coach of South Africa. He had been an assistant to former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was handed a four-year contract. He won his first game in charge in a 1–0 win over World Cup Quarter Finalists Ghana. South Africa failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations after Mosimane mistakenly played for a draw in the final qualifier, when in fact a victory was required. He won the 2016 CAF Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns after defeating Egypt's Zamalek 3-1 on aggregate. In December 2016,", "title": "Pitso Mosimane" }, { "docid": "10904086", "text": "battled with injuries until making a successful return to Super Rugby and the Springboks in 2007. He was selected to represent South Africa at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He also won the 2010 South African player of the year. He also played all five matches for South Africa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Gurthrö Steenkamp Gurthrö Garth Steenkamp (born 12 June 1981 in Paarl) is a former South African Rugby union player. He plays loosehead prop. Steenkamp had previously played for the Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup) the Bulls and the Cats (Super 14). He made his debut", "title": "Gurthrö Steenkamp" }, { "docid": "3695836", "text": "World Cup champions South Africa on 6 November 2010. South Africa won the match 23–22. Because of the historic significance of this match, South Africa announced that they would wear their change strip to allow Ireland to wear their home green; normally, the home team change their colours in the event of a clash. Although Ireland has never totally hosted the Rugby World Cup, select games from both the 1991 and 1999 World Cups were played throughout venues in Ireland. Pool B in 1991 was mainly played in Ireland and Scotland, with two games at Lansdowne Road (involving Ireland) and", "title": "Ireland national rugby union team" }, { "docid": "5973714", "text": "in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Libya. He represented the country in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments: in the 2010 edition in Angola he scored twice, both goals coming in the 4–4 group stage draw against the hosts, who were leading 4–0 with 11 minutes to go; \"Les Aigles\", however, could not make it past the group stage. Keita also participated in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, scoring in the 1–1 quarterfinal draw against the hosts as Mali eventually won the shootout. Previously, he helped the under-20s finish third at the 1999 FIFA", "title": "Seydou Keita" }, { "docid": "13206437", "text": "was barred from the first two World Cups due to its controversial \"apartheid\" regime. ---- Quarter-final Semi-final South Africa at the Rugby World Cup South Africa have played at six of the eight Rugby World Cup tournaments, having been unable to compete in the first two tournaments due to a sports boycott during the apartheid era. Following the end of apartheid, they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the tournament, and were champions again at the 2007 tournament in France. With two tournament wins, they are one of the three best performing teams, along with Australia who have", "title": "South Africa at the Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "10300567", "text": "beginning to be demolished, a new multi-racial South African Football Association was formed, and admitted to FIFA. On 7 July 1992, the South African national team played their first game in two decades, beating Cameroon 1–0. Since the integration of the country, it has developed the most sophisticated Professional Football Structure in Africa, the Premier Soccer League. South Africa qualified for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, but failed to progress past the group stage both times. They hosted (and won) the 1996 African Cup of Nations and hosted the 2010 World Cup, the first African nation to do so.", "title": "Soccer in South Africa" }, { "docid": "11014384", "text": "For the first time in their World Cup history, England were kept pointless as South Africa scored three tries to win 36–0. South Africa then rested several of their top players for their match against Tonga. Tonga came close to an upset but South Africa held on to win 30–25, guaranteeing the Springboks top position in the pool. England then played Samoa, winning 44–22, before facing Tonga in a virtual playoff match; whoever won the game would finish second in the pool behind South Africa. England eventually won 36–20, scoring four tries in the process. England played Australia, who had", "title": "2007 Rugby World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "11957891", "text": "Philander, and Faf du Plessis; most also participate in the Indian Premier League. South Africa has also produced numerous world class rugby players, including Francois Pienaar, Joost van der Westhuizen, Danie Craven, Frik du Preez, Naas Botha, and Bryan Habana. South Africa hosted and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and won the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. It followed the 1995 Rugby World Cup by hosting the 1996 African Cup of Nations, with the national team, the Springboks, going on to win the tournament. It also hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 World Twenty20 Championship. South", "title": "South Africa" }, { "docid": "8647072", "text": "work with the South Africa women's under-20 team in the buildup to their World Cup Qualifier v Zambia. He spent the week working with the team helping the Head Coach Augustine and South Africa won the first leg 6–0 in Johannesburg. In March 2010 he was appointed as Head Coach/Technical Director of FC New York a new professional club that entered the USL Division 1 in 2011. O'Riordan oversaw the club's under 15s, under 16s and under 20s who competed in the Super Y and Super 20 Leagues in the 2010 season. He resigned from FCNY in July 2010 Beijing", "title": "Don O'Riordan" }, { "docid": "3341951", "text": "world best bowler Dale Steyn. This saw South Africa crash out of the 2015 World Cup despite playing some fantastic cricket throughout the entire tournament. This loss was probably the most heartbreaking for South Africa to New Zealand in the semi final which saw each and every South African player get emotional in the post match presentation. Although South Africa lost in this match they won hearts of every cricket fan as they won their first Knockout match in the World Cup Quarter final against Sri Lanka. After a good world cup South Africa went on to dominate ODI cricket", "title": "South Africa national cricket team" }, { "docid": "8094232", "text": "hosts in previous qualifying tournaments since 1938) played in the qualifiers themselves to facilitate the use of the same set of qualifying matches for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had South Africa advanced to the third round (second group stage), their matches would not have been counted in determining who advances to the World Cup finals. However, South Africa were eliminated from the qualifiers after the second round. This meant that they could not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, and all matches in Round 3 counted towards World Cup qualification. In Group C, Algeria and Egypt finished", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification" }, { "docid": "7262181", "text": "2009–10 and 2010–11. In August 2011 Rangers sold Bougherra to Lekhwiya for £1.7 million. Bougherra ended his club career following a short spell at Football League (Greece) side Aris. An Algerian international since 2004, Bougherra won 64 international caps and scored 4 goals for the Algeria national football team, participating in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He served as the team's captain for the 2014 World Cup. Madjid Bougherra was captain of Les Fennecs, Algeria's National team concurrently with his captaining of Lekhwiya (QSL) from 2011 to", "title": "Madjid Bougherra" }, { "docid": "7448056", "text": "In the 2009 QubicaAMF World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia, he lost in the men's final to Choi Yong-Kyu. In 2010, he won the QubicaAMF World Cup again defeating England's Matt Miller. With this victory, Schmidt is now one of three men to win the QubicaAMF World Cup at least twice. In the 2011 QubicaAMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, Schmidt finished in 13th place. In the 2012 QubicaAMF World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland, Schmidt finished 10th. Schmidt has won the Bowling World Cup Canadian 10 pin National Championships seven times (2005-2007, 2009-2012). The winners of the Bowling World Cup", "title": "Michael Schmidt (bowling)" }, { "docid": "17609508", "text": "the tournament. Korea/Japan 2002 was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but they were eliminated at the group stage despite drawing to Paraguay and beating Slovenia 1–0 for their first-ever World Cup win. The team finished third in their group, losing out to Paraguay on goals scored. The team failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their qualifying group. Ghana won the group and progressed to the tournament, while Congo DR finished ahead of South Africa on head to head results. During the 2010 World", "title": "South Africa at the FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "5971344", "text": "All Blacks, who had not lost a match in the Northern hemisphere in 2 years. In 2009 Habana moved to Cape Town, to play for Western Province and the Stormers starting in 2010. Habana played for the Stormers in a losing Super Rugby final in 2010, a losing Currie Cup final for Western Province in 2010 and a winning Currie Cup final in 2012. Habana was selected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played the first game which South Africa won against Wales 17-16 thanks to tries from François Steyn and Hougaard. They were then victorious against Fiji and", "title": "Bryan Habana" }, { "docid": "5477409", "text": "2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated France 8–7 in the final. The defending champions, South Africa, were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals. The result marked the third time that the tournament was won by the country that hosted the event (following New Zealand", "title": "2011 Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "7502006", "text": "in June on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where all four countries played the inaugural World Cup Series. In 2010, South Africa held a Tri-Nations tournament for Open Men's, Women's and Mixed as well as U21 teams from South Africa Australia and England. In 2012 Australia again hosted the Indoor Netball World Cup, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australia won every division (Ladies, Mens, Mixed and U21s) in both the 6-a-side and 7-a-side competitions. New Zealand teams were competitive in all divisions, dominating the grand finals. In 2013, South Africa held the Tri-Nations Masters Series for Over 30s Mixed, Ladies and U18s", "title": "Indoor netball" }, { "docid": "2803832", "text": "1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid. It was also the first World Cup in which South Africa was allowed to compete; the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now World Rugby) had only readmitted South Africa to international rugby in 1992, following negotiations to end apartheid. The World", "title": "1995 Rugby World Cup" }, { "docid": "7919108", "text": "in North African music and dance and, in Southern Africa, Western influences are apparent due to colonization. Fifty-four African countries have football (soccer) teams in the Confederation of African Football. Egypt has won the African Cup seven times, and a record-making three times in a row. Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and Algeria have advanced to the knockout stage of recent FIFA World Cups. South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup tournament, becoming the first African country to do so. Cricket is popular in some African nations. South Africa and Zimbabwe have Test status, while Kenya is the leading non-test team", "title": "Africa" }, { "docid": "16610721", "text": "of the Congo. Previously, he was a member of the national B-team that won the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup. Reuben scored his first international on 9 June 2012, netting the opener in an eventual 1–1 away draw against Malawi for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was called to the 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, being an unused player as the Super Eagles won the tournament in South Africa. Reuben was also selected to the 2014 World Cup by coach Stephen Keshi. He made his debut in the tournament on 30 June, replacing injured Ogenyi", "title": "Reuben Gabriel" }, { "docid": "9966735", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw ten teams competing for places in the finals in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL. Matches were scheduled so that there were always two games within a week, which was aimed at minimizing player travel time, particularly for players who were based in Europe. The top four teams in the final standings qualified automatically for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fifth-placed team met the fourth-placed team from the", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)" }, { "docid": "9905806", "text": "South Africa, after serving as the Chairman of South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup bid. Khoza was part of the team who secured the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and later became the chairman of the South African Organising Committee. At the announcement of South Africa's success, Khoza said that \"This is the people of the world voting for Africa's renewal.\" Irvin Khoza is married to Matina. Their daughter Sonono Khoza had a relationship with former president Jacob Zuma and gave him his 20th child, named Thandekile Matina Zuma. Irvin Khoza Irvin Khoza (born", "title": "Irvin Khoza" }, { "docid": "6913674", "text": "two-legged tie format. The last winners were Moroccan side Raja Casablanca, who defeated South Korean side Pohang Steelers in 1998. The competition was officially discontinued following a CAF decision on 30 July 2000, after AFC representatives had supported Germany in the vote for hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup rather than South Africa (who eventually won the bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup). In February 2018, CAF President Ahmad stated that CAF would consider re-introducing the competition. The following table lists the winning coaches of the Afro-Asian Club Championship. General Specific Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes", "title": "Afro-Asian Club Championship" }, { "docid": "8012029", "text": "2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The tournament was won by Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 by defeating the United States 3–2 in the final. The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the \"Sandton Convention", "title": "2009 FIFA Confederations Cup" }, { "docid": "10673435", "text": "for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in 2008. \"The Warriors\" were undefeated in their three home games, including a 2–0 win against Namibia, but results in their away matches meant that they didn't qualify for the third round stage. Onismor Bhasera Onismor Bhasera (born 7 January 1986) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a left back for SuperSport United in the South African Premier Soccer League. He previously played in the South African Premier Division for Bidvest Wits, Maritzburg United and Kaizer Chiefs, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle. Bhasera has won", "title": "Onismor Bhasera" }, { "docid": "14445413", "text": "2010 London Sevens The London Sevens (also known as England Sevens) was a rugby union sevens tournament, the seventh of eight Cup tournaments in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The 2010 competition was held at Twickenham Stadium between 22 May and 23 May. Australia won the tournament with a 19–14 victory over South Africa in the final. South Africa had beaten Samoa in the semifinals, ending a three-tournament winning streak for the Samoans. New Zealand captured the Plate, Canada won the Bowl, and Kenya won the Shield. The tournament, as in all 16-team IRB Sevens events, consisted of four", "title": "2010 London Sevens" }, { "docid": "14281220", "text": "the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago as the CAF representatives. Nigeria and Ghana qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Trinidad and Tobago. South Africa and Tunisia will play in a playoff round to determine the last qualifier. The winner of the play-off round will qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Trinidad and Tobago. The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The", "title": "2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament" }, { "docid": "8660470", "text": "season was 80.49 which he threw at Goteborg, Sweden and just fell short of the Olympic qualifying distance of 81.80. 2009 Pienaar through a season best of 78.14 in Doha, Qatar. 2010 Pienaar again won the South African Championship and won silver at the IAAF Continental Cup with a season best of 83.19 in Split, Croatia. 2010 Pienaar opened the season with a distance of 77.65 in Bellville South Africa. Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus \"Hardus\" Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best", "title": "Gerhardus Pienaar" }, { "docid": "19482614", "text": "Shona Powell Hughes Shona Powell Hughes (born 8 July 1991) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays second row for Skewen RFC, the Ospreys and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against South Africa in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. Shona Powell Hughes was both in Bridgend, Wales on 8 July 1991. , her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is tall, and weighs . She was called up to the Wales women's national rugby union team squad for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup as the youngest member", "title": "Shona Powell Hughes" }, { "docid": "9480069", "text": "Verbeek's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He made two appearances off the bench for the Socceroos. Rukavytsya scored his first international goal in a friendly against South Korea on 14 November 2012, Australia won 2–1. In May 2018, he was named in Australia's preliminary 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Nikita Rukavytsya Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya ( ; ; born 22 June 1987) is an Australian professional football player who plays for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League. He began his career as a striker at Perth Glory but has played", "title": "Nikita Rukavytsya" }, { "docid": "17362594", "text": "July was also the date of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was played in South Africa later in the evening. The winning Meath team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kildare beat them there. 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship The 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA. It was won by Meath who defeated Louth in an eventful final on 11 July. A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth", "title": "2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship" }, { "docid": "4808594", "text": "by scoring a Marco van Basten-esque goal. Whilst representing Algeria, he participated in two continental tournaments 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the latter in which Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Overall, he had participated in fifty-three official games for the Algerian national team, in which he had scored six goals. He captained the Algeria national football team during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, holding the position from June 2010 to May 2012. Yahia was born in Mulhouse, France, to Fatima Zohra and Boussaha Yahia, a", "title": "Antar Yahia" }, { "docid": "10364318", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola. In total, 53 nations participated; however, due to the presence of the two tournaments' respective hosts, 52 teams were involved in each competition. South Africa qualified automatically as host for the World Cup, and Angola qualified as host for the African Cup", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)" }, { "docid": "3841043", "text": "Gold Cup Final against Mexico. Landon Donovan converted the penalty, tying the game at one. The USA won 2–1 after Benny Feilhaber's game winner. Ching was called in to the USA side to face Barbados in the first round of CONCACAF World cup Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. He then scored two goals in the US team's largest victory ever, 8–0. On May 11, 2010, Ching was named to the preliminary U.S. men's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but did not make the final 23-man roster. Note that: The Houston Dynamo re-signed Ching in", "title": "Brian Ching" }, { "docid": "8385210", "text": "Djamel Mesbah Djamel Eddine Mesbah (; born 9 October 1984) is an Algerian professional footballer who last played as a left back for Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League. An Algerian international, Mesbah was a member of the Algeria national team at two World Cups, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. As of 11 October 2014, he has 31 international caps and 1 goal for the Desert Foxes. Born in Zighoud Youcef, Algeria, Mesbah began his playing career in", "title": "Djamel Mesbah" }, { "docid": "1694825", "text": "the Panama Papers. On 18 May 2018 Platini claimed that the 1998 FIFA World Cup draw was fixed to ensure France and Brazil could not face each other until the final if both teams won their groups. On 9 July 2010, the day before the third place play-off of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Platini collapsed at a restaurant in the Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. He was rushed to the Morningside Medi-Clinic with a suspected heart attack after having received first aid care by a Brazilian radio director who was sitting at a table next to him.", "title": "Michel Platini" }, { "docid": "12323730", "text": "medical marijuana. Carey is a devoted fan of the U.S. National Soccer Team, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, and the Columbus Blue Jackets. In 1999, Carey was part of the pregame ceremonies at the first game of the return of the Cleveland Browns, televised on ESPN. Carey attended the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Carey is a minority owner of the Seattle Sounders FC, who began play in Major League Soccer on March 19, 2009, and won the 2016 MLS Cup. Carey is a fan of FC Barcelona and", "title": "Drew Carey" }, { "docid": "1362536", "text": "France at Carisbrook, but defeated them 14–10 in Wellington a week later. On points difference, France won the Dave Gallaher Cup for the first time. A week later the All Blacks defeated Italy 27–6 in Christchurch. They finished second in the Tri-Nations Series, behind South Africa who lost only one game, and ended the series with a 33–6 win over Australia in Wellington. In 2010 the All Blacks won the Tri-Nations series for the tenth time after three successive victories against South Africa, also retaining the Bledisloe Cup after consecutive victories against Australia. During 2010 New Zealand were undefeated for", "title": "New Zealand national rugby union team" }, { "docid": "11014385", "text": "finished top of Pool B, in their quarter-final. The match was a repeat of the 2003 World Cup final, with England coming out on top again, beating the Wallabies 12–10. All of England's points were scored by Jonny Wilkinson penalties. South Africa faced Fiji who had defeated Wales to finish as runners-up behind Australia in Pool B. South Africa scored five tries to two and won 37–20. England played hosts France in their semi-final. Despite having less possession and territory England won 14–9. South Africa faced Argentina and scored four tries to one to win 37–13. The match was kicked", "title": "2007 Rugby World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "14651125", "text": "Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa is a 2010 comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr, co-written by Gray Hofmeyr and Leon Schuster, and starring Leon Schuster and Alfred Ntombela. The film was created to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was held in South Africa. Schuks Tshabalala (Leon Schuster) and Shorty (Alfred Ntombela) are producing a survival guide to South Africa for tourists visiting the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They take a group of tourists from Germany, Ireland, Greece, China, France, India and The Netherlands and show", "title": "Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa" }, { "docid": "1457867", "text": "first in 2000. Following the last Tri Nations tournament in 2011, New Zealand had won ten championships, with South Africa and Australia on three titles each. The first Rugby Championship was won by New Zealand, who won all six of their matches. New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have frequently been ranked among the top rugby nations with the latter two teams winning the Rugby World Cup twice and New Zealand winning it three times. Argentina have been ranked as high as third in the IRB World Rankings and have twice reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, a higher achievement", "title": "The Rugby Championship" }, { "docid": "7044993", "text": "World Cup in South Africa. Aptly entitled \"It's England Time\", a play on \"It's Chico Time\", it uses the same tune of his previous #1 hit with amended lyrics. The song was first played on The Chris Moyles Show. Slimani recorded the single after having a 'vision' that England won the 2010 World Cup and that in the celebrations, commentators made reference to his Chico Time song. The music video was shot in Pinewood Studios and the official release date of the single was 7 June 2010. Proceeds went to Rainbow Child Foundation to help underprivileged children in Africa. Slimani", "title": "Chico Slimani" }, { "docid": "1448608", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "4267653", "text": "was selected as part of the Argentina national team's 23-man final roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Palermo's first World Cup. On 22 June 2010, Palermo played his first World Cup match, coming in as a substitute in the second half of Argentina's final group match against Greece. In the 89th minute, he scored his first ever World Cup goal on a rebound from a shot by Lionel Messi. Argentina won the match 2–0 and finished at the top of their group. This goal also made Palermo the oldest Argentine national footballer to score a goal", "title": "Martín Palermo" }, { "docid": "19467625", "text": "in South Africa in 2010. Serbia's World Cup qualification campaign began in 2008. Their qualification group featured former World Cup winners and 2006 FIFA World Cup runners-up France, traditionally powerful Romania, as well as Austria, Lithuania and the Faroe Islands. Serbia played consistently during the qualifiers and this led to the team automatically qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. They confirmed qualification with a commanding 5–0 win at home against Romania. Like in 2006, Serbia went into the 2010 FIFA World Cup as the dark horses of the tournament. Key points justifying their potential surprise-team status", "title": "Aleksandar Rogić" }, { "docid": "5258699", "text": "victory over South Africa on 20 November 2006, Sheridan suffered a broken right ankle and ligament damage. The injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2006/07 season. He won 'Man of the match' against Australia in the Quarter final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Sheridan played the full 80 minutes in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final. Sheridan was included in the squad for the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Sheridan played in two Tests, starting the third and final Test. In 2010, Sheridan recorded and released an acoustic rock album, entitled \"Where", "title": "Andrew Sheridan" }, { "docid": "14651397", "text": "order of achieving the tally. Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column. 2010 FIFA World Cup statistics These are the statistics for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa. The winner of the Golden Boot was Thomas Müller. Of all players that scored five goals during the tournament, Müller had the most assists (three); the other three players had one assist each. In total, 145 goals were scored by 98 different players, with two of them credited as own goals. Kaká won the assists table with three assists in 337 minutes (fewest minutes). Wesley", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup statistics" }, { "docid": "14651396", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup statistics These are the statistics for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa. The winner of the Golden Boot was Thomas Müller. Of all players that scored five goals during the tournament, Müller had the most assists (three); the other three players had one assist each. In total, 145 goals were scored by 98 different players, with two of them credited as own goals. Kaká won the assists table with three assists in 337 minutes (fewest minutes). Wesley Sneijder received four Man of the Match awards, more than any other player. In", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup statistics" }, { "docid": "17609507", "text": "2002, and 2010. Although South Africa has made three appearances in the World Cup, they have not made it past the first round. The team's first attempt to qualify as for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The team finished second in their group, behind Nigeria, who went on to play at the World Cup. Their first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3–0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia, the team finished third and thus exited", "title": "South Africa at the FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "8138605", "text": "also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola are the host of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, they also needed to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. A similar situation was true for South Africa. Although they will be the hosts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they still needed to compete in the qualification tournament in order to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 November 2009 at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four", "title": "2010 Africa Cup of Nations" }, { "docid": "6831826", "text": "and into residential primary education. The SCF was launched at Apsley House - home of the Duke of Wellington - in October 2010. Team India - sponsored by The Sharpe's Children Foundation and made up of children who lived in railway carriages at Delhi Railway Station and who played football in the railway yards - won The Street Children's World Cup in Durban, South Africa in 2010. The Sharpe's Children Foundation was chosen as World Charity of The Year in 2012 by Intellectual Property Magazine at a ceremony in The Connaught Hotel, London and was integrated with The Consortium for", "title": "Daragh O'Malley" }, { "docid": "9865741", "text": "23. South Africa Davis Cup team The South Africa Davis Cup team represents South Africa in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis South Africa. South Africa won the Davis Cup in 1974 by default as India withdrew from the finals as a sign of protest against apartheid policies. They currently compete in Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone. They competed in the World Group from 1995–1998. South Africa competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. Their player with the most single wins all-time is Cliff Drysdale with 32 and in doubles it is Frew McMillan", "title": "South Africa Davis Cup team" }, { "docid": "9865740", "text": "South Africa Davis Cup team The South Africa Davis Cup team represents South Africa in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis South Africa. South Africa won the Davis Cup in 1974 by default as India withdrew from the finals as a sign of protest against apartheid policies. They currently compete in Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone. They competed in the World Group from 1995–1998. South Africa competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. Their player with the most single wins all-time is Cliff Drysdale with 32 and in doubles it is Frew McMillan with", "title": "South Africa Davis Cup team" }, { "docid": "4227711", "text": "During the 2010 Currie Cup final, which lost to the Sharks 30–10, Burger suffered a broken rib. However, he was not substituted during the match, and also scored Western Province's only try. Scans after the game revealed the injury, which would force Burger to miss the 2010 end-of-year rugby union tests against the Home Unions. Burger was selected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played the first game against Wales which South Africa won 17-16. He played all the matches in group D. South Africa were knocked out however in the Quarter Finals against Australia. He was ruled out", "title": "Schalk Burger" }, { "docid": "357988", "text": "years. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a first for a Sub-Saharan country. In 2010, Cameroon played in the World Cup for the sixth time, which is the current record for a Sub-Saharan team. In 1996 Nigeria won the Olympic gold for football. In 2000 Cameroon maintained the continent's supremacy by winning the title too. Momentous achievements for Sub-Saharan African football. Famous Sub-Saharan football stars include Abedi Pele, Emmanuel Adebayor, George Weah, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Roger Milla, Nwankwo Kanu, Jay-Jay Okocha, Bruce Grobbelaar, Samuel Eto'o, Kolo Touré, Yaya Touré, Sadio Mané and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The most talented", "title": "Sub-Saharan Africa" }, { "docid": "3834664", "text": "to the game left the Algerian players in shock which resulted in a 2–0 loss in a controversial situation, conceding a goal just within a couple seconds from the final whistle. The loss would mean that the two north African sides would have a to play a playoff game in Sudan with the winner qualifying to the world cup in South Africa. Algeria won 1–0 after a stunning goal from Anthar Yahia and qualified for the World Cup for the third time in their history. African Cup of Nations 2010 After qualifying to the 2010 world cup at the expense", "title": "Algeria national football team" }, { "docid": "8529475", "text": "with the South African group Freshlyground to create the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. \"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)\", which is based on a traditional Cameroonian soldiers's Fang song titled \"Zangalewa\" by the group Zangalewa or Golden Sounds. The single later reached the top 20 in Europe, South America and Africa and the top 40 in the U.S. and was performed by Shakira at the World Cup kick-off and closing. It became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time. In October 2010, Shakira released her ninth studio album, titled \"Sale el Sol\".", "title": "Shakira" }, { "docid": "18181747", "text": "as Soccer City during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters (SAFA House) where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were housed. Designed as the main association football stadium for the World Cup, the FNB Stadium became the largest stadium in Africa with a capacity of 94,700, However its maximum capacity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup was 84,490 due to reserved seating for the press and other VIP's.", "title": "2014 Carling Black Label Cup" }, { "docid": "12135398", "text": "Claudio Reyna once again captained the two sides in the 2010 match. Several soccer players (such as Thierry Henry, Salomon Kalou and Jozy Altidore) who had participated in the event in past years were unable to attend due to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Players in the 2010 match included ESPN reporter Marc Stein; NBA players Brandon Jennings, Tony Parker, Nate Robinson Jared Dudley and Raja Bell; and soccer players Giuseppe Rossi and Youri Djorkaeff. Robinson claimed it was his first ever time playing soccer, despite scoring a goal. Team Nash won 16-10, and Giuseppe Rossi won the", "title": "Showdown in Chinatown" }, { "docid": "10364327", "text": "8 goals 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola. In total, 53 nations participated; however, due to the presence of the two tournaments' respective hosts, 52 teams were involved in each competition. South Africa", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)" }, { "docid": "5129543", "text": "admitted to FIFA in 1992 and its senior team has since represented South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup. During SAFA's time as the FIFA-affiliated football organisation, South Africa has also hosted several editions of the COSAFA Cup, the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The South African Football Association is responsible for the administration of the South African national football teams (both men's and women's), and the third tier and below of the South African Football league system. The Premier Soccer League administrates the top two divisions and", "title": "South African Football Association" }, { "docid": "12144082", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round This page provides the summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 20 qualifiers (the 12 group winners and the best 8 runners-up from the second round) were split into five groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin in 2009, with the 5 groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals in South Africa (together with hosts South Africa). This round also doubles as the qualification stage for the", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round" }, { "docid": "13626091", "text": "compete in the Olympics. Africa is emerging as a powerhouse in Taekwondo. Taekwondo is run by the African Taekwondo Union. Many people of the African diaspora represent African nations at the Winter Olympics. South Africa has hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup, 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. Africa has hosted six editions of the Pan Arab Games and five editions of the Mediterranean Games. Durban, South Africa was announced as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in 2015, but they were denied as hosts in 2017. Notable continental tournaments are the African Games, Africa Cup of", "title": "Sport in Africa" }, { "docid": "14688937", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup event effects The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament, being held in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July. It is the first time the finals of the tournament have been staged in an African host nation as South Africa were selected as hosts following a bidding in 2004. The impact of the event itself transcend those bound by its athletic aspect and appeal, and the socioeconomic aspects of the tournament are far reaching. Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the attack on the", "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup event effects" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4800046", "text": "New York City Marathon on November 5. Eight of the 50 races were conventional marathon races. Since marathon races are typically held only on weekends, on the other days Karnazes (accompanied by between one and 50 runners) ran the course of a marathon in each state using the help of the race director and staff of each event to officially run the certified course, but on a different day than the \"live\" event. (For example, as part of the 50/50/50, Karnazes ran the \"official course\" of the Boston Marathon, but not the race itself, which is held in mid-April.) Karnazes", "title": "Dean Karnazes" }, { "docid": "4800048", "text": "director JB Benna's 2008 film entitled \"UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days\", which was the first feature film about Karnazes. The film was produced by Journeyfilm, had a national theatrical release in 300 screens in 2008 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2009. A similar project, undertaken by Sam Thompson to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, was finishing as Karnazes began his project. Thompson ran 50 marathons (all 50 states and D.C.) in 50 days. Karnazes has stated that his next challenge is to run a marathon in every officially recognized country", "title": "Dean Karnazes" }, { "docid": "4800045", "text": "dollar a lap from his sponsors. While most students ran only 10–15 laps around the track, he ran 105, a full marathon. Karnazes was not compatible with his high-school track coach, and stopped running for fifteen years. Karnazes has completed a number of endurance events, mostly running events, but also a swimming event. Most notable achievements include: Other athletic achievements include: Other honors include: In 2006, Karnazes embarked on the well-publicized Endurance 50: 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Beginning with the Lewis and Clark Marathon in St. Louis on September 17, 2006, it finished with the", "title": "Dean Karnazes" }, { "docid": "19200563", "text": "Elite athletes perform at a level that is perceived as unattainable by normal standards of performance. These are the result of a mixture of genetics, physical training, and mental conditioning. For example, the highest VO2 max test results ever recorded were from Norwegian cross-country skier, Bjorn Daehlie, who scored a 96 ml/kg/min. The average range for VO2 Max is between 35-40 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min) for men and 27-31 ml/kg/min for women. Another man, Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathons in 50 days in all 50 states in 2006. On February 4, 2015 actor", "title": "Super-humanism" }, { "docid": "4800046", "text": "New York City Marathon on November 5. Eight of the 50 races were conventional marathon races. Since marathon races are typically held only on weekends, on the other days Karnazes (accompanied by between one and 50 runners) ran the course of a marathon in each state using the help of the race director and staff of each event to officially run the certified course, but on a different day than the \"live\" event. (For example, as part of the 50/50/50, Karnazes ran the \"official course\" of the Boston Marathon, but not the race itself, which is held in mid-April.) Karnazes", "title": "Dean Karnazes" }, { "docid": "4800054", "text": "of San Francisco's McLaren School of Business. He holds graduate degrees in Science and Business. Karnazes met his wife Julie in 9th grade at San Clemente High School. Karnazes' children accompanied their father for much of his run of 50 marathons in 50 states, as they were home-schooled at the time. In 2004, Karnazes was named one of GQ's \"Best Bodies of the Year\". Karnazes lives in Ross, California. Dean Karnazes Dean Karnazes ( ; born \"Constantine Karnazes\"; August 23, 1962), is an American ultramarathon runner, and author of \"Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner\", which details ultra endurance", "title": "Dean Karnazes" } ]

[ { "docid": "15916764", "text": "Ricardo Abad Ricardo Abad Martínez (Tafalla, January 8, 1971) is a Spanish ultrarunner. He holds the world record for consecutive marathons run on consecutive days, 607. He is famous for executing the project \"500 marathons in 500 days\", in which he completed 500 marathons in 500 consecutive days. He started on the 1st of October 2010 and finished on February 12, 2012. He ran at least one marathon in every one of the 50 provinces of Spain. Abad sold each of the 21,000 km he ran at the rate of one euro each and donated the money to ANFAS, a", "title": "Ricardo Abad" }, { "docid": "11806901", "text": "some runners tried to see how many marathons they could run on consecutive weekends. For example, Richard Worley had run a marathon on each of 159 consecutive weekends. Others attempted to see how many different marathons could be completed within a single calendar year, with some runners reaching 90. However, his enterprise competed for public attention with at least three other contemporaneous efforts, two of which involved running 50 marathons on 50 consecutive days. Rauschenberg called his effort \"Fiddy2,\" which in the initial planning stages, did not have a charity fund raising component. After contacting the First Light Marathon in", "title": "Dane Rauschenberg" }, { "docid": "18789013", "text": "a run of 8:24.10 minutes at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, ranking him outside the world top 50. This was his last appearance on the international track and field circuit. From 2012 onwards he began to focus on road running competition in the United States instead. In 2013 he ran a half marathon best of 62:33 minutes and at the 2014 Macau Marathon he finished in 2:15:20 hours. Linus Chumba Linus Kipwambok Chumba (born 9 February 1980) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who formerly competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase and currently competes in half marathons and marathons. He has", "title": "Linus Chumba" }, { "docid": "11806904", "text": "Late in the year, to preserve his streak of marathons, Rauschenberg organized the Drake Well Marathon consisting of 105.5 laps around his hometown's high school track, as he was not aware of any other certified race scheduled for the Christmas weekend at the time. The race was limited to 25 runners, with 21 runners from nine states participating, and was the penultimate event of his effort. Fiddy2 was one of at least four charity fundraising projects in 2006 that involved a runner running 50 or more marathons during that year. Rauschenberg ran his 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with", "title": "Dane Rauschenberg" }, { "docid": "7976610", "text": "Dan Raviv, was a New York Times best-seller for 12 weeks. He also wrote a play in Hebrew, \"\"The Good Son\"\", staged by the Tel Aviv Cameri Theater in 2006. In 2016 he was a consultant and protagonist in Alex Gibney's documentary \"\"Zero Days\"\" which won the Peabody Award. In 2017 he created with director Duki Dror a 4 part TV documentary called \"The Mossad Cover Story\". The series got good reviews by the Israeli media. Melman is an avid runner and triathlete who ran 35 marathons in Europe and the US, six ultramarathons of 50 to 75 km and", "title": "Yossi Melman" }, { "docid": "18615136", "text": "Lake Sonoma 50 Lake Sonoma 50 is a 50-mile ultra marathon race held near Healdsburg, California. The course circumnavigates the Warm Springs arm of Lake Sonoma on hiking trails. It takes place annually on the second Saturday in April. The race was first run in 2008. In recent years it has become one of the most highly competitive ultra marathons in the United States. Registration is limited to only 400 runners, and because of such entry into the race is determined by lottery. The Lake Sonoma 50 has a 14 hour time limit, with the gun-time being 6:30am on the", "title": "Lake Sonoma 50" }, { "docid": "18685278", "text": "the technique of it, but I did it on instinct,\" he says. He gets up at 4 am and runs four kilometers daily. He takes part in Inter-State level races for Veterans in the 100, 200- and 400-meter categories. To date, Gujjar has taken part in more than three dozen races in different parts of the country. Gudha has lost count of the number of marathons that he has run. However, he recollects running at marathons in Allahabad, Nainital, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and claims to have run in 50 others. He states that he ran his first marathon in 1970. In", "title": "Dharampal Singh Gudha" }, { "docid": "5481787", "text": "outside Nationwide Arena in the Arena District. Columbus remains one of the top marathons to qualify runners for the Boston Marathon. The Columbus Marathon has affected Columbus and Central Ohio. More than 250,000 runners have come from 37 countries and all 50 states to participate in the Columbus Marathon. The Columbus Marathon is also one of the last qualifying marathons before registration opens for the Boston Marathon. More than 50 Olympians have run in Columbus, including the 1980 men’s Silver Medalist, Gerard , 1984 Women’s Gold Medalist, Joan Benoit, 1984 Men’s Fourth Place Finisher, Joseph Nzau and 1984 Women’s 6th", "title": "Columbus Marathon" }, { "docid": "17763644", "text": "upon a project called \"50 States in 50 Days\" in which he preached at 64 events in all 50 US states within 50 days, becoming the first known person to accomplish this goal. The account of this project is chronicled in his first book entitled \"50 States In 50 Days: The \"Tour of Truth\" Story, and How 9 People Made the Journey of a Lifetime Across America.\" McFarland later served at James Dobson's Focus on the Family as Director of Teen Apologetics based on Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2006, he accepted the position as third president of Southern Evangelical Seminary", "title": "Alex McFarland" }, { "docid": "14483796", "text": "the box-office of that year and the satellite rights were sold off at 50 million. The movie proved to be a major blockbuster for Tollywood in the year 2010. Simha collected more than and became one of the highest-grossing Tollywood films. The film ran for 50 days in 338 centers and 100 days in 92 centres. Simha collected a share of delivering a Share of around in 50 Days. Simha completed 50 Days in 338 Centres successfully. Simha completed 100 Days in 92 Centres successfully. The movie has won several awards: Simha (film) Simha (English: Lion) is a 2010 Tollywood", "title": "Simha (film)" }, { "docid": "15615135", "text": "race has an average finishing rate of 71%, making it one of the most difficult 50-mile ultra marathons in the country. Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile Run The Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 mile Endurance Run, known commonly as the Zane Grey 50, is a 50-mile (80 km) ultramarathon that takes place on the Highline Trail in the Tonto National Forest just below the Mogollon Rim in central Arizona. The race is typically held on the 4th Saturday in April. The race starts at the Pine Trail head on the far west end of the Highline Trail, just south", "title": "Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile Run" }, { "docid": "10507227", "text": "in 1983 at the end of an ironman-length triathlon on Cape Cod. Since then he's completed about 45 marathons, a few ultramarathons (50 miles), numerous triathlons, and the Vermont 100-miler. In 2004, Farber and nine other ultradistance runners ran a combined 3,372 miles from San Francisco to Boston in 24 days to raise money for five local children's charities. Harrison Farber Harrison \"Hap\" Farber is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Boston University. He attended undergraduate at Duke University before moving to Belgium and became a member of the Belgium cycling team. He then went", "title": "Harrison Farber" }, { "docid": "9166496", "text": "in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In 1986 Dong took up long-distance running. He soon completed his first two marathons, on consecutive weekends. His first ultra-marathon was the 100-mile Western States run in Squaw Valley, California. In all, he completed 23 marathons, eight 50-mile ultra-marathons and fourteen 100-mile ultra-marathons. Upon his retirement from the University of Florida, the City of Gainesville and Alachua County, Florida, honored him by declaring August 14, 1994 as Dr. Ngo Dong Day. To commemorate his life, his family commissioned an oriental plant garden to be built and", "title": "Ngô Đồng" }, { "docid": "15365980", "text": "yoga. Tracy Garneau Tracy Garneau is a Canadian ultramarathoner. She was the 2010 \"UltraRunning\" Female North American runner of the year. Garneau began running at age eleven in her hometown of Vernon, British Columbia. She ran several marathons before running her first ultramarathon in 2004 by competing in the Canadian Death Race. In 2008, she was part of the Canadian team which won the Transalpine-Run in the Alps. In 2009, she placed third at the 50 mile San Francisco North Face Endurance Challenge. The next year Garneau won the Western States Endurance Run in a time of 19 hours, 1", "title": "Tracy Garneau" }, { "docid": "15365978", "text": "Tracy Garneau Tracy Garneau is a Canadian ultramarathoner. She was the 2010 \"UltraRunning\" Female North American runner of the year. Garneau began running at age eleven in her hometown of Vernon, British Columbia. She ran several marathons before running her first ultramarathon in 2004 by competing in the Canadian Death Race. In 2008, she was part of the Canadian team which won the Transalpine-Run in the Alps. In 2009, she placed third at the 50 mile San Francisco North Face Endurance Challenge. The next year Garneau won the Western States Endurance Run in a time of 19 hours, 1 minute,", "title": "Tracy Garneau" }, { "docid": "19179997", "text": "Harvard College in 1971 and a J.D. from Catholic University of America in 1978. Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach (born May 23, 1949) is a writer-editor and recreational distance runner who holds the record for most consecutive completed Boston Marathons (50 on April 17, 2017). He and Johnny (The Elder) Kelley share the record (17) for the most Boston Marathons run in under 2 hours and 40 minutes. Kelley finished 58 Boston Marathons between 1933 and 1992 but not consecutively. Beach, who has completed 76 26-mile races including 16 Marine Corps Marathons, is the only person to", "title": "Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach" }, { "docid": "19179992", "text": "Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach (born May 23, 1949) is a writer-editor and recreational distance runner who holds the record for most consecutive completed Boston Marathons (50 on April 17, 2017). He and Johnny (The Elder) Kelley share the record (17) for the most Boston Marathons run in under 2 hours and 40 minutes. Kelley finished 58 Boston Marathons between 1933 and 1992 but not consecutively. Beach, who has completed 76 26-mile races including 16 Marine Corps Marathons, is the only person to have run every Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile Race, which was established in 1973. Beach grew", "title": "Bennett \"Ben\" Hastings Beach" }, { "docid": "19464067", "text": "2017 Boston Marathon The 2017 Boston Marathon was the 121st running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 17 (Patriots Day in Massachusetts). Geoffrey Kirui won the men's race in 2:09:37 and Edna Kiplagat won the women's race in 2:21:52. Kathrine Switzer at age 70 ran the marathon under bib number 261, the same number she had worn 50 years previously in 1967, finishing in 4:44:31. That number was then retired from all future Boston Marathons. Women were not allowed to run marathons until 1972, but she registered under the name \"K. V. Switzer\".", "title": "2017 Boston Marathon" }, { "docid": "18530261", "text": "has built a career out of racing marathons frequently, competing in up to seven marathons in a 12-month period. For the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials, she qualified seven times. After winning her first marathon at the 2010 Dallas White Rock Marathon, (now called the Dallas Marathon) she began collecting marathon wins around the country. She is one of the fastest Marathon Maniacs and 50-State pursuers. Her domestic ultra debut was at the 2015 Mad City 100K/US Championship, where she ran the fastest 100K on American soil, the third fastest performance ever by an American, and broke Ann Trason's 26-year-old 100K", "title": "Camille Herron" }, { "docid": "14514694", "text": "she sank the Italian sailing ship \"Carmela G\" and the British vessel \"Highland Prince\". \"UB-50\" began her fifth war patrol by damaging the British steamer \"Elswick Grange\" carrying coal off the coast of Oran, killing one. Two days later, she ran across the British steamer \"Mavisbrook\" carrying coal. She was torpedoed south east of Cabo de Gata, killing 18. On that same day, she came upon the Danish three-masted iron-hulled schooner \"Kirstine Jesen\", sinking after being fired upon from \"UB-50\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s deck gun with no deaths. Two days later, the \"New Sweden\", a Swedish steamer, was hit by \"UB-50\" and sank.", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "14548691", "text": "SEPTA Route 50 SEPTA Trolley Route 50 is a former streetcar line, and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The route ran from the Northeastern Philadelphia neighborhood of Fox Chase on Oxford Avenue and then through Lawndale along Rising Sun Avenue, and for a brief period it also shared tracks with SEPTA Trolley Route 47, which was abandoned by the SEPTA Board on June 14, 1969. The Route 50 line then ran southbound down 6th Street in North Philadelphia and then onto 4th Street & Northbound 5th Streets in South", "title": "SEPTA Route 50" }, { "docid": "3853670", "text": "earliest days. In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal. Show business awards include a Mo Award (1997), a Television Society of Australia award (1981 and 1983), three Penguin Citations and three Pater (Professional Excellence in Television and Radio Arts and Sciences) awards for radio. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of television in Australia, Channel 9 ran a show titled \"50 Years, 50 Stars\", where they looked back at the Top 50 stars of Australian television. Bert Newton was listed as the No. 1 Australian TV star of the past 50 years. On 1 July 2008, Newton was named Victorian", "title": "Bert Newton" }, { "docid": "1637889", "text": "on the October 2, 1982 broadcast. During this time, Thorogood and the Destroyers also became known for their rigorous touring schedule, including the \"50/50\" tour of 1981, on which the band toured all 50 US states in the space of 50 days. After two shows in Boulder, Colorado, Thorogood and his band flew to Hawaii for one show and then performed a show in Alaska on the following night. The next day the band flew to Washington State, met their roadies who had their Checker car and a truck, and continued a one show per state tour for all fifty", "title": "George Thorogood" }, { "docid": "15203287", "text": "Alemayehu Shumye Alemayehu Shumye Tafere (1988 – 11 January 2013; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in marathon running. Born in Nazret, he took up running seriously in 2004 when he moved to Addis Ababa with the hope of emulating the success of Haile Gebrselassie. He made his marathon debut in 2008 at the Marathon del Riso in Vercelli and won the race in a time of 2:14:33. He ran in two other marathons that year, winning the Warsaw Marathon in 2:11:50 – a course record and personal best – and then breaking the course record", "title": "Alemayehu Shumye" }, { "docid": "14843183", "text": "100 Marathon Club The 100 Marathon Club or British 100 Marathon Club is a club for marathon and ultra marathon runners. It has a membership that is primarily based in the UK, but with additional members from outside Britain. It is affiliated to UK Athletics. The club has two types of membership; full and associate. Full membership is available to anyone who has run at least 100 marathons or ultra marathons (ultras), whereas for associate membership, a runner only needs to have run at least 50 marathons or ultras. Associate members are also known as Wannabes and are not permitted", "title": "100 Marathon Club" }, { "docid": "12075066", "text": "the rank of Wing Commander settled in New Delhi in 1978 as a Practicing Physician Cardiologist. At the age of 50 years Roy took up jogging and running to maintain good health. He ran his 1st Marathon at the age of 52 years and by the time he became 81 years old, he had completed 115 marathon races, which is a National record for men in India. Category: Indian Air Force Officers Ashis Roy Ashis Roy (born June 1, 1932) is the first man from India to run 100 marathons. He ran his first marathon at the age of 52,", "title": "Ashis Roy" }, { "docid": "17026841", "text": "distance was a 15-kilometer run at a park; she posted the second-fastest time among the women who took part. In 1980, she joined her niece in running at the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, posting a time of 3:01. Irvine then started to regularly take part in marathons, at the rate of four per year. In addition, she hired a coach in 1982. In the previous year, Irvine had run in the Boston Marathon, winning the women's 50–59 age group in a time of 3:11.00. Many records for female runners over 50 years old were set by Irvine. She was", "title": "Marion Irvine" }, { "docid": "18890258", "text": "Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics Tanzania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Seven athletes, five men and two women, competed in five events across three sports, but did not win any medals. Hilal Hemed Hilal, however, set a new national record in the men's 50 m freestyle event. Four athletes took part in track and field athletics, all in marathons, while two participated in the swimming tournament's 50 m freestyle category. The flagbearer for the opening ceremony was Andrew Thomas Mlugu, who was Tanzania's first Olympic judoka. His", "title": "Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics" }, { "docid": "8617844", "text": "York City Marathon saw an increase in the number of barefoot runners participating in the event. The practice saw a surge in popularity after the 2009 publication of Christopher McDougall's book, \"\", promoting the practice. In the United States, the Barefoot Runners Society was founded in November 2009 as a national club for unshod runners. By November 2010, the organization claimed 1,345 members, nearly double the 680 members it had when it was founded. One barefoot runner, Rick Roeber, has been running barefoot since 2003, and has run more than 50 marathons, 2 ultra-marathons of 40 miles, and over all", "title": "Barefoot running" }, { "docid": "5044389", "text": "of 18:06:24 in the 1994 Leadville is the women's course record. In both 1996 and 1997 Trason performed the \"double\" of winning the Western States 100 just 12 days after winning the 56-mile Comrades Marathon in South Africa. Trason and her ex-husband and training partner Carl Andersen co-directed the Dick Collins Firetrails 50 from 2000 through 2010. Trason set the female course record on the Firetrails 50 the one time she ran it, in 1987. Ann Trason Ann Trason (born August 30, 1960) is an American ultramarathon runner from Auburn, California. She has broken twenty world records during her career.", "title": "Ann Trason" }, { "docid": "16079192", "text": "into production in early 2017, and will be directed by Ian and Dominic Higgins and produced by Nigel Martin Davey. Dave Heeley Dave Heeley, a father-of-three from West Bromwich, who is nicknamed Blind Dave, is the first blind person to complete the seven-marathon challenge in 2008. The first marathon was in the Falkland Islands, via Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai, Tunis and culminating at the Flora London Marathon. Heeley was aged 50 at the time of his achievement. Heeley, from West Bromwich, has run 10 marathons in 10 days travelling from John O'Groats to Land's End, and cycled", "title": "Dave Heeley" }, { "docid": "16079190", "text": "Dave Heeley Dave Heeley, a father-of-three from West Bromwich, who is nicknamed Blind Dave, is the first blind person to complete the seven-marathon challenge in 2008. The first marathon was in the Falkland Islands, via Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai, Tunis and culminating at the Flora London Marathon. Heeley was aged 50 at the time of his achievement. Heeley, from West Bromwich, has run 10 marathons in 10 days travelling from John O'Groats to Land's End, and cycled between each stage. Prior to the 2012 Olympics in London, Heeley carried the Olympic Torch on a 300-metre stretch of", "title": "Dave Heeley" }, { "docid": "8340462", "text": "\"Baseball Tonight\". He also became a part owner of WHB 810 AM in Kansas City. McRae has devoted time to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. McRae also helped organize the 50 In 50 Charity with two friends. They'll play on 50 golf courses in 50 states in 50 days to raise over $1 million for cancer research. McRae also finds time to coach NAIA Park University, located in Kansas City. On August 19, 2016, McRae signed a two-year contract as Head Coach of the WCL League Victoria HarbourCats. Brian McRae Brian Wesley McRae (;", "title": "Brian McRae" }, { "docid": "7992345", "text": "mid-1990s. Among the artists who have recorded under it are Todd Young, Butch Ross, EDO, Greg Simon, Pete Chambers and Steph Hayes. In 2000, he was named the Best Folk Performer in the Philadelphia City Paper Music Awards. That year, he also developed a side project called, \"A Brief History of Folk Music.\" Contrary to his raucous shows, it was primarily aimed at children. Between August 3, 2003 and September 21, 2003, Brodsky set the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Tour by Solo Performer with 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days, and then performed in Washington DC", "title": "Adam Brodsky" }, { "docid": "2549771", "text": "actual distance is slightly less, due to realignments since the former figure was measured. US 50 passes through a total of 12 states; California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia. US 50 was created in 1926 as part of the original U.S. Highway system. The original route planned in 1925 ran from Wadsworth, Nevada east to Annapolis, Maryland along several auto trails including the Lincoln Highway, Midland Trail, and the National Old Trails Road. The final 1926 plan had US 50 running from Sacramento, California east", "title": "U.S. Route 50" }, { "docid": "5476921", "text": "of \"Limón y Sal\" which was awarded a gold record for more than 50 thousand copies sold within two days of its launch. After a single week it had received a platinum for 100 thousand records in Mexico and more golds for selling 50 thousand copies in both Spain and the United States. A few days later the record received another gold record for more than 50 thousand copies in Italy. In June 2006 in Spain, Venegas took part in the MTV Day festival with Amaral and Keane, among others. Two days later, she took part in the celebration of", "title": "Julieta Venegas" }, { "docid": "8092982", "text": "the \"character offered him the chance to use all his histrionic capability to impress the crowds and he utilized every frame of it to make a deep impact on the hearts of the viewers.\" Simhadri was a huge money spinner at box-office. The film created many opening records and went onto become the highest grossing in Jr. NTR's career and one of the biggest ever in Telugu cinema. Simhadri created all time records in 50, 100 and 175 days centers. Simhadri ran for 50 days in 167 centers, 100 days in 150 centers and 175 days in 52 direct centers.", "title": "Simhadri (2003 film)" }, { "docid": "15476293", "text": "the world of business. Bruce is also a corporate speaker who has over 50 years of running and motivational stories to tell. Bruce Hargreaves Bruce \"Digger\" Hargreaves (born 1953) is an Australian-based marathon runner who has completed 150 marathons and 45 ultra-marathons(races longer than the Olympic Marathon distance of 42.195 km) as at November 2018. He is also a Melbourne Marathon Spartan Legend which means he has completed every Melbourne Marathon since the event began in 1978 (along with six other runners: See: http://melbournemarathonspartans.com/legends/ ). In 2017 the Melbourne Marathon had its 40th Edition when 6 Legends complete their 40th", "title": "Bruce Hargreaves" }, { "docid": "2549783", "text": "northbound); its westbound beginning is one block to the west, at Philadelphia Avenue (Maryland Route 528 southbound). Before the creation of the Interstate Highway System after World War II, US 50 was a major east–west route. Numbered highways in the United States follow a pattern of odd numbers for north–south routes and even numbers for east–west routes, hence the designation of \"50\" for this route. In the preliminary report, approved by the Joint Board on Interstate Highways in late 1925, US 50 ran from Wadsworth, Nevada to Annapolis, Maryland, passing through Pueblo, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; Tipton, Missouri; St. Louis,", "title": "U.S. Route 50" }, { "docid": "14548694", "text": "also closed, on May 16, 1985. Currently, Route 50 is a SEPTA bus line in Northeast Philadelphia, which runs from the Frankford Transportation Center to Parx Casino and Racing in Bensalem. All buses along this route are ADA-compliant, and contain bicycle racks. SEPTA Route 50 SEPTA Trolley Route 50 is a former streetcar line, and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The route ran from the Northeastern Philadelphia neighborhood of Fox Chase on Oxford Avenue and then through Lawndale along Rising Sun Avenue, and for a brief period it also", "title": "SEPTA Route 50" }, { "docid": "9569567", "text": "convoy OGF-19 and torpedoed the British tanker \"British Endeavour\" about 100 miles west of Vigo. Five were killed in the attack, the remaining thirty-three (including the ship's master), abandoned ship and were picked up by the British merchantman \"Bodnant\". The survivors were landed at Funchal in Portugal on 26 February. The U-Boat terminated this successful patrol at Kiel on 4 March after 28 days at sea. \"U-50\"s second and final patrol began 5 April 1940. She departed Kiel and was never heard from again. \"U-50\" ran afoul of a minefield and sank on 6 April in the North Sea north", "title": "German submarine U-50 (1939)" }, { "docid": "17695015", "text": "the largest jet charter company in the world at that time. She is also a skilled flying acrobat, an experienced scuba, and an active marathon runner. She has completed 122 marathons as of September 2014 and 73 ultramarathons, including 20 races of 50 miles or longer. Kathryn Kusner Kathryn Hallowell \"Kathy\" Kusner (born March 21, 1940) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist in show jumping. She was one of the first woman who rode for the United States Equestrian Team (USET), the first licensed female jockey, and the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in equestrian competition.", "title": "Kathryn Kusner" }, { "docid": "11806906", "text": "aspect of a healthy lifestyle. In 2010, Rauschenberg ran the American Odyssey Relay, usually a 12 (or 6) person relay covering the from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C., in the time of 50 hours and 16 minutes by himself. In 2012, Rauschenberg ran the length of the Oregon Coast, 350 miles, from the border of California to the border of Washington state in seven days. Rauschenberg spent an entire week running the full length of the Oregon coast averaging about 50 miles a day. Stopping at four coastal high schools along the way, and returning to Portland on April 9", "title": "Dane Rauschenberg" }, { "docid": "7977611", "text": "now the main route for US-50. Business 50 in Dodge City was decommissioned when the US-400 bypass was built to the south and west of that city. Business 50 in Ottawa ran along the former US-50 alignment through Ottawa. U.S. Route 50 in Kansas In the U.S. state of Kansas, U.S. Route 50 (US-50) is a main east–west highway serving the southwest, central and northeastern parts of the state. Kansas City is the only metropolitan area US-50 serves in the state but the highway does serve several other larger towns in Kansas such as (from west to east) Garden City,", "title": "U.S. Route 50 in Kansas" }, { "docid": "17257855", "text": "summiting the highest points in all 50 US states in only 43 days, at the age of 12. It was the fastest time in which the achievement had ever been done (a record he holds with his father Michael Moniz), with an exact time of 43 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes and 9 seconds. Moniz is also the youngest climber to reach all 50 high points and the youngest recipient of an Adventurer of the Year award. Moniz authored \"High Points\", a Ladders Reading/Language Arts 4 book with National Geographic Learning on his 50 high points accomplishment. Moniz has made", "title": "Matt Moniz" }, { "docid": "20900039", "text": "previous 10-in-10 record, set by Rik Vercoe in 2013, by over an hour. Holland subsequently beat his own record the following year at Lake Orta, completing the races in 27 hours, 38 minutes and 36 seconds, an average of 2:45:52. Also in 2017, Holland won the British 50 km Championships, in a time of 3:19:02; with a winning margin of just five seconds over Rob Weekes. He has won over 200 marathons and ultra-marathons, a total which ranks him fourth in the world, and is the most of anyone in Great Britain. He runs for Tavistock AC, who granted him", "title": "Adam Holland (runner)" }, { "docid": "2905500", "text": "to be played in July. On July 5, 2013, he became the first U.S. player to reach the 50 international goal mark and the fourth man in CONCACAF to score 50 international goals after a brace against Guatemala in a warmup friendly before the Gold Cup. Four days later, Donovan became the first player to reach 50 goals and 50 assists for the United States during a 6–1 group stage victory against Belize in which he had one goal and two assists. After the U.S. won the Gold Cup title with a victory over Panama, Donovan was awarded the tournament's", "title": "Landon Donovan" }, { "docid": "19207424", "text": "year worldwide for its 30+ artists. Over the years Kappus helped launch careers for Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Ben Harper, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, John Hiatt, the Neville Brothers, and Trombone Shorty, whilst helping to raise the profile of veteran artists such as Allen Toussaint, Captain Beefheart, Muddy Waters, the Staple Singers, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Albert Collins, and John Lee Hooker. Kappus represented Thorogood's \"50/50\" tour in 1981, on which the band toured 50 U.S. states in the space of 50 days. Signing with the agency in 1983, Los Lobos grew from playing Los Angeles clubs when", "title": "Mike Kappus" }, { "docid": "16117918", "text": "way and says that he is not correct, which makes him realize and Giri & Kaveri tied in. Music was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan and Mani Sharma. Music released on Aditya Music. The song \"Pellikala Vachesindhe\" was inspired by Mory Kanté's \"Yé ké yé ké\" (1987). It was the first Telugu movie to run 100 days in more than 50 centres and it ran for 50 days in 57 centres. Preminchukundam Raa Preminchukundam Raa (English: \"Come, Let's Love\") is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by D.Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. Venkatesh and Anjala Zaveri", "title": "Preminchukundam Raa" }, { "docid": "16364208", "text": "180 cinema halls on 10 May 2013. The satellite rights of the film was sold to a television channel for Upon theatrical release, the film took fantastic opening movie ran 15 weeks at Narthaki, 100 days in 7 theaters of Bangalore & 13 centers/19 theaters, 50 days in around 50 theaters (2cr share & 35 cr gross, one of the highest grossing Kannada films) The soundtrack of the album was released on 10 February 2013. Bulbul (film) Bulbul is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. D. Shridhar. It is the remake of the Telugu film \"Darling\" and the", "title": "Bulbul (film)" }, { "docid": "5571797", "text": "Dick Beardsley Dick Beardsley (born March 21, 1956) is an American long-distance runner best known for tying for first place with Inge Simonsen in the inaugural 1981 London Marathon and his close finish with Alberto Salazar in the 1982 Boston Marathon. Beardsley ran his first marathon in 2:47:14 at the 1977 Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Hurley, Wisconsin. In subsequent marathons, he steadily lowered his times: 2:33:22, 2:33:06, and 2:31:50. Beardsley is the only man to have ever run 13 consecutive personal bests in the marathon, and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the feat. In 1981 he", "title": "Dick Beardsley" }, { "docid": "15541924", "text": "the Berlin Marathon but he did not manage to reach the top ten. He significantly improved his best at the Paris Marathon in April 2008 as he duelled against Tsegaye Kebede up to the 40 km and although he ended up as the runner-up to the Ethiopian he recorded a time of 2:06:50 hours. He set a half marathon best of 1:01:31 at the Rotterdam Half Marathon later that year and went on to run at the Chicago Marathon, where he came in thirteenth place. He ran two marathons in South Korea in 2009. In March he claimed his first", "title": "Moses Kimeli Arusei" }, { "docid": "8506576", "text": "held the U.S. distance running records for 25 miles, the marathon, 40 miles, 50 miles and 100 miles. He remained a nationally competitive runner well into his fifties. On April 15, 1974, Corbitt finished his last Boston Marathon at age 55. His time of 2:49:16 was only 34 seconds slower than his 1951 time. In 1974 race, he wore patches and wires on his chest for a medical experiment done by San Francisco physician-researcher and pioneer female marathoner, Dr. Joan Ullyot. He competed in 223 marathons in his extended career. For many years, Corbitt ran more than 20 miles a", "title": "Ted Corbitt" }, { "docid": "11436547", "text": "weigh, but the brig soon bore up and ran into Requin Bay, where \"Mermaid\" followed her. The brig ran ashore and all aboard fled. These numbered 50 crew and 70 troops; she had landed another 50 troops when she had been anchored. On taking possession of the brig, the British discovered that she was a French naval vessel named \"Brutus\". Four days later \"Mermaid\" captured the ship, which was the 18-gun French corvette \"Republicaine\". \"Lloyd's List\", in reporting the captures, described \"Brutus\" as having 18 guns, and \"Republican\" as having 10. After both vessels had been condemned at Grenada on", "title": "French ship Brutus (1780)" }, { "docid": "4965582", "text": "rock band Judd Hoos was playing at the Loud American Roadhouse. In 1997, the crew from the \"COPS\" television series attended the rally, as well as Dennis Rodman. From 1996 to 1999, World Championship Wrestling held a pay-per-view event called Road Wild (Hog Wild for the 1996 event). Annual television coverage of the festival by the VH1 Classic network includes interviews and performances as well as rock music videos. The rally was featured in 2005 as part of the ESPN \"SportsCenter\" promotion \"50 States in 50 Days\".<ref name=\"50/50\"></ref> Starting in 2009 an American reality television series began airing on the", "title": "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally" }, { "docid": "15542031", "text": "and unknown composers and works. In his programs one will find examples of folk and ethnic music, jazz, pop, and Rock and Roll to illustrate various musical points. However, the main focus of the program is to introduce radio listeners to new music and living composers. From 2001 Rosen has produced and presented over 50 Early Music specials, over 50 specials featuring music from other countries and regions, over 40 operas, and over 200 other specials devoted to different themes, topics, subjects, historical periods, etc. These programs include live 24-hour music marathons, musical portraits of living composers, music for the", "title": "Classical Discoveries" }, { "docid": "17586497", "text": "Divine Madness Running Club Divine Madness Running Club is an ultra running club, which specializes in ultra marathons. The club is based in Boulder, Colorado and focuses on ultra running and ultra marathons. It has been around since the mid 90’s when a number of individuals began running the Leadville Trail 100. While running has become a casual exercise for fitness and weight reduction for many, Divine Madness pushes the outer edge of the sport's envelope, specializing in ultra marathons ranging from 50 to 100 miles. The running club is based in Boulder, Colorado. The mainstream runners in the area", "title": "Divine Madness Running Club" }, { "docid": "18004063", "text": "their \"50 States, 50 Food Gifts\" article. The bakery accepts orders by mail, phone or fax. Kringles can be shipped anywhere in the United States within two days. Lawmakers designated Kringle as the official Wisconsin State Pastry on July 1, 2013. In keeping the kringle business as a family tradition, Mike Heyer passed the business over to his son Christopher Heyer who took over as President of Racine Danish Kringles in July 2012. Racine Danish Kringles Racine Danish Kringles is a family run bakery located at 2529 Golf Avenue, on the North Side of Racine, Wisconsin, that specializes in Kringles.", "title": "Racine Danish Kringles" }, { "docid": "14514693", "text": "steamer also carrying coal later that day. Four days later, \"UB-50\" torpedoed the \"Arab\", a British steamer coal off the coast of Cape Serrat, killing 21. \"UB-50\"s fourth patrol was very successful. In less than a month, she sank six vessels. The first victim was the French steamer \"Saint Jean Ii\", which went down 22 March 1918 off Cap Bon. That same day, \"UB-50\" managed to damage the British steamer \"Shadwell\" off Bizerta. Four days later \"UB-50\" sank the Italian steamer \"Volturno\" off Bone (Annaba), Algeria. On 6 April, \"UB-50\" sank the French vessel \"Madeleine Iii\" and on 11 April,", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "9641344", "text": "missing for 50 years before discovering that he was living in Japan and had competed in subsequent Olympic marathons. In 1967, he was contacted by Swedish Television and offered the opportunity to complete his run. He accepted and completed the marathon in 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds, remarking, \"It was a long trip. Along the way, I got married, had six children and 10 grandchildren.\" Despite this setback, Kanakuri was selected to participate in the 1916 Summer Olympics, which were subsequently cancelled due to World War I. However, Kanakuri did compete in", "title": "Shizo Kanakuri" }, { "docid": "14254348", "text": "total\", Wok racing or diving. As of 2006, Joey Kelly has finished over 50 marathons and has participated in endurance competitions – including events such as Ultramarathon, Ironman Triathlon or Tough-Guy-Race. He is the only person to have finished in each of the available eight Ironman competitions in the years 1998 and 1999. As more of these are conducted today, this is no longer possible. He took part at the Ultraman competition in Hawaii, 1998 (10 km swimming, 421 km cycling, 84 km running in three days) and finished seventh, he reached the goal within the time limit, but was", "title": "Joey Kelly" }, { "docid": "18794567", "text": "B. Anderson ran with the 38th Governor of Wisconsin Patrick Lucey. 1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin The 1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Wisconsin voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wisconsin was won by Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against incumbent United States President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Reagan ran with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, Carter ran for", "title": "1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin" }, { "docid": "18890266", "text": "only two Tanzanian women to have competed in three editions of the Games as of 2016. Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics Tanzania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Seven athletes, five men and two women, competed in five events across three sports, but did not win any medals. Hilal Hemed Hilal, however, set a new national record in the men's 50 m freestyle event. Four athletes took part in track and field athletics, all in marathons, while two participated in the swimming tournament's 50 m freestyle category. The", "title": "Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics" }, { "docid": "14514690", "text": "close off Oran. The UB 50 followed up with the sinking of the Norwegian steamer \"John Knudsen\", killing one. Four days later, the Italian sailboat \"Ciro\" was scuttled after being hit by \"UB-50\", the last ship she would sink before returning to base. SM \"UB-50\" began her second patrol with the sinking of the \"Marc Fraissinet\", a French steamer carrying wood, munitions, and hay to Bizerte. It sank north of Tabarca after being torpedoed by \"UB-50\". Later that day UB 50 encountered the \"Senegal\", an Italian steamer, sinking her off the coast of Algeria with no casualties. Three days after", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "17884565", "text": "Lake Saroma Ultramarathon The Lake Saroma Ultramarathon is an annual 100 km and 50 km Ultramarathon foot road race held in June in the northeastern shore of Hokkaido, Japan since 1987. It is an IAU-labeled official 100 km and 50 km race, and an official JAAF race, and an AIMS (Association of International Marathons)-certified course. Its 1994 event was Asia's first IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners) 100 km World Championship, and its 20th event in 2005 was also held as the IAU 100 km Road World Championship. The 100 km race starts at the Sports Center in the town of", "title": "Lake Saroma Ultramarathon" }, { "docid": "11864117", "text": "a time of 1:29:48. With this time, Weir also became the first wheelchair racer to break the 1:30 mark. Weir said after his win, \"I wasn't even going to take part this morning. I've been suffering from a cold and it was 50/50 whether I would turn up or not.\" In 2007 Weir won his third London Marathon. He beat Australian Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley by 1 second in a time of 1:30:49, the second fastest time seen on the London course. Fearnley, undefeated since October 2006 in eight marathons, paid tribute to his fellow competitor. On 13 April 2008,", "title": "David Weir (athlete)" }, { "docid": "8052839", "text": "to the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Ashby's Gap. The Winchester and Berry's Ferry Turnpike extended from the Ashby's Gap to Winchester. In 1922, these three privately owned turnpikes were taken over by the Commonwealth of Virginia and became State Route 36. Then in November 1926 the route became part of US Route 50 as designated in the United States Numbered Highway System. At Winchester, the northern end of the Valley Pike, another historic trail, turnpike and toll road pathway steeped in history, intersected US 50 and several other important older roads. (The Valley Pike ran up the", "title": "U.S. Route 50 in Virginia" }, { "docid": "11724600", "text": "ill effects of smoking. In 2015, Cai organised a local book hunt called #SG50books50days, an initiative to generate an interest in reading, particularly local books. Over a course of 50 days, she left 50 books from various authors at 50 different locations to which she left clues via social media. Books published by local authors such as Neil Humphreys were attained by those who managed to solve the clues. Cai was a featured personality for a Singapore Coke Zero advertorial which appeared in an issue of 8 Days that was released on 3 June 2010 as well as appearing as", "title": "Ning Cai (author)" }, { "docid": "8234786", "text": "The first NC 50 was an original state highway that ran from the South Carolina state line north through Rockingham, Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Sanford, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Henderson, Warrenton and finally Roanoke Rapids, ending at NC 4] (Weldon Road). In 1923, the section between Norlina and Roanoke Rapids was renumbered to NC 48; NC 50 was then rerouted north to Virginia. In 1925, NC 50 replaced part of NC 204 at Marston. In 1926, US 1 was established through the state and was routed entirely along NC 50. In 1934, NC 50 was decommissioned in favor of US 1. North", "title": "North Carolina Highway 50" }, { "docid": "16565820", "text": "Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions These are the results of the 50 metre rifle three positions at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The gold medal went to John Writer of the United States, who was the silver medalist in 1968. He went on and broke the world record with a score of 1166 points. The silver medalist was also from the United States, Lanny Bassham, who got off to a poor start, but recovered well enough to claim silver. Bassham returned 4 years later to claim gold in the same event. Format: 50", "title": "Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions" }, { "docid": "14041458", "text": "seconds). Klecker married Janis Horns, another runner from Minnesota who later competed in the marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics as Janis Klecker. Barney Klecker was and Janis Klecker is an American record holder in the 50 K. Klecker ran track and cross country at the University of Wisconsin–Stout. Barney has 6 children ranging from ages 13–21 Barney Klecker Barney Klecker (born August 25, 1951) is the United States record holder for the 50 mile ultramarathon, finishing with a time of four hours fifty one minutes and twenty five seconds. This record was set on October 5, 1980 at the", "title": "Barney Klecker" }, { "docid": "13909081", "text": "and competed in a cornstalk archery contest with Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Drop Me In! is an education endeavor which leads Daniel into the secluded and struggling regions of America to confront the everyday challenges that many Americans face. Regions he covers are to be announced on his website. 50 Jobs in 50 States Daniel has worked 50 different jobs in 50 states in 50 weeks, followed by a book, titled \"50 Jobs in 50 States- One Man's Journey of Discovery across America.\" It was published by Berrett-Koehler Publishing and has been released March 2011. Of the many jobs, Daniel", "title": "Daniel Seddiqui" }, { "docid": "11978507", "text": "or interviewed on Charlie Rose, CBS Evening News, CTV (Canada), France24, Globo (Brazil), the Katie Couric Show, KQED, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Radio France International, WAMU (Kojo Nnamdi) WNYC (Leonard Lopate Show) and numerous others. Wood has received the following honours: Wood lives with his wife Amy Powell in Hong Kong. He travels roughly 200 days per year for media, public speaking and fund-raising opportunities. His Twitter ID is @johnwoodRTR and he currently has approximately 380,000 followers. His hobbies include running, skiing, hiking, travel, reading, and wine. He has run 13 marathons, traveled to over 50 countries, appeared as an", "title": "John Wood (activist)" }, { "docid": "17347095", "text": "in the FSU increased 50% from 1990 to 1996, with TB accounting for a substantial number of such deaths. Access to health care ranges from 50–70% in most European FSU states, including Russia and Ukraine, and from 40–50% in FSU states located in Central Asia. WHO estimates are consistent, that only 50–80% of FSU citizens had regular access to essential drugs in 1997, as compared to more than 95% a decade earlier as health care budgets and government-provided health services were slashed. Health care access is better in Eastern Europe, particularly in more developed states such as Poland, the Czech", "title": "National Intelligence Assessments on Infectious Diseases" }, { "docid": "597422", "text": "end of January 2010. However, on 5 February he was fully recovered and decided to reset the counter back to zero. By 30 March he broke the existing record of Akinori Kusuda, from Japan, who completed 52 marathons in a row in 2009. On 5 February 2011, Engels had run 365 marathon distances in as many days. Ricardo Abad Martínez, from Spain, later ran 150 marathons in 150 consecutive days in 2009, and subsequently 500 marathons in a row, from October 2010 to February 2012. Some runners compete to run the same marathons for the most consecutive years. For example,", "title": "Marathon" }, { "docid": "1637890", "text": "states in exactly fifty nights. In addition, they played Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 shows in 50 days. This increased visibility occurred as Thorogood's contract with Rounder Records expired. He signed with EMI America Records and in 1982 released the song, \"Bad to the Bone\", and an album of the same name. The song became the band's first Top 40 single. In 2012, Thorogood was named one of the \"50 Most Influential Delawareans of the Past 50 Years\". He released a solo acoustic album in 2017 called \"Party of", "title": "George Thorogood" }, { "docid": "14788747", "text": "21 days, \"John Gilpin\" 24 days Equator to 50° S: \"Flying Fish\" 27 days, \"John Gilpin\" 23 days 50° in the Atlantic to 50° S. in Pacific: \"Flying Fish\" 7 days, \"John Gilpin\" 11 days To the equator: \"Flying Fish\" 19 days, \"John Gilpin\" 20 days Equator to San Francisco: \"Flying Fish\" 18 days, \"John Gilpin\" 15 days Total: \"Flying Fish\" 92 days, \"John Gilpin\" 93 days When we reflect that this match was sailed over a course of some 15,000 miles, and that the difference of time was only twenty-four hours, one is impressed with the perfection to which", "title": "John Gilpin (clipper)" }, { "docid": "14514691", "text": "that, the \"Margram Abbey\", a British steamer carrying coal, was found and torpedoed by \"UB-50\". It was beached off the coast of Algeria, but the torpedo damage, which killed two, had wrecked the ship. UB 50 attacked the \"Antaeus\", a British steamer, three days later off Cape Bon. There were no casualties, but the captain was taken prisoner. On the following day, UB 50 torpedoed the \"Amberton\", a British steamer, but she was only damaged. Four days later, the submarine found her last target of her second patrol, the American steamer \"Rizal\", which sank from Cape Cavallo. \"UB-50\" started out", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "17294282", "text": "2014 European Parliament election in Estonia The European Parliament election of 2014 in Estonia was the election of the delegation from Estonia to the European Parliament in 2014. ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:400; text-align:left;\" colspan=\"2\" | National party ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9\" align=left| European party ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9\" align=left| Main candidate ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;\" | Votes ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;\" | % ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;\" | +/– ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;\" | Seats ! style=\"background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;\" | +/– Not running independently in the elections.<br> Election Day: 25 May Advance voting days: 15 to 21 May Internet voting days: 15 to 21 May Abroad voting: by post and", "title": "2014 European Parliament election in Estonia" }, { "docid": "18794566", "text": "1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin The 1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Wisconsin voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wisconsin was won by Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against incumbent United States President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Reagan ran with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, Carter ran for a second time with Representative Walter Mondale of Minnesota and John", "title": "1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin" }, { "docid": "14744838", "text": "Apoorvaragam Apoorvaragam () is a 2010 Malayalam thriller film written by G. S. Anand and Najeem Koya, and directed by Sibi Malayil. The film stars Nishan, Asif Ali, Nithya Menon, Vinay Forrt, Abhilash and Hima. It released on 16 July 2010 across 42 theaters in Kerala. The film ran more than 50 days and was a hit at the box office. It was later dubbed into Telugu as \"50% Love\" due to Nithya Menon's fame in Telugu. \"Apoorvaragam\" is the story of three youngsters Roopesh (Nishan), Nancy (Nithya Menen) and Tommy (Asif Ali). Roopesh has always been in love with", "title": "Apoorvaragam" }, { "docid": "3969329", "text": "Democratic Party, thus breaking the 50-50 lock. As of 2017, this is the last Senate election in Vermont won by a Republican. Incumbent Democrat Chuck Robb ran for a third term, but lost to Republican George Allen. Incumbent Republican Slade Gorton ran for a third consecutive term (fourth overall), but was unseated for a second time (the first being 1986) by Democratic former Congresswoman Maria Cantwell. Since Maria Cantwell had only won by 2,229 votes, an automatic recount was triggered. Cantwell won the recount, but it was still one of the closest elections in Washington State history. On November 17,", "title": "2000 United States Senate elections" }, { "docid": "18841900", "text": "the vast landscape that appears at the end of the trailer. Doctor Who 50 years trailer The \"Doctor Who\" 50 years trailer is a sixty-second television trailer which promoted \"The Day of the Doctor\", the fiftieth anniversary special episode of the British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". Filmed across two days in a studio, it stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, with multiple other actors providing images and poses of the key characters, over whom features of the original actors would be placed. The trailer premiered on BBC One on 19 October 2013. The sixty-second trailer features a", "title": "Doctor Who 50 years trailer" }, { "docid": "18841896", "text": "Doctor Who 50 years trailer The \"Doctor Who\" 50 years trailer is a sixty-second television trailer which promoted \"The Day of the Doctor\", the fiftieth anniversary special episode of the British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\". Filmed across two days in a studio, it stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, with multiple other actors providing images and poses of the key characters, over whom features of the original actors would be placed. The trailer premiered on BBC One on 19 October 2013. The sixty-second trailer features a 3D bullet time sequence through a frozen landscape filled with images", "title": "Doctor Who 50 years trailer" }, { "docid": "20150397", "text": "video conversation. 50/50 Day is an annual event. On May 10, 2017, the first 50/50 Day had over 11,000 events happening in all 50 states and 147 countries. In addition, the event launched an animated billboard in Times Square in New York, New York which was made possible in partnership with the media company Refinery29 and the advocacy organization NARAL Pro-Choice America; an art installation in Oakland made through a partnership with Six-Word Memoirs, Intentional Creativity Guild & Big Picture Arts; and Philadelphia declared May 10 50/50 Day. Among the lineup of speakers at 50/50 Day were Joyce Banda, former", "title": "50/50 Day" }, { "docid": "19263038", "text": "After three weeks, its total earnings exceeded 10 crore (100 million). By the end of its run, it had earned 17.35 crore (173.5 million) in Kerala and was the highest-grossing film at the January June box office. It had a run of over 125 days in some Kerala theatres, and ran for more than 50 days in Chennai. \"Maheshinte Prathikaram\" was the highest earning Malayalam film at the United States box office over its third weekend (1113 March), grossing $16,819 on 17 screens and outperforming \"Action Hero Biju\" and \"Vettah\". It earned a total of $70,238 in three weeks. Earnings", "title": "Maheshinte Prathikaaram" }, { "docid": "14514696", "text": "days passed before \"UB-50\" found her next target, the Italian steamer \"Adria 1\", a ship carrying cotton from Palermo to Tunis. It sank, but no lives were lost. Two days later, the British steamer \"Upada\" was torpedoed by \"UB-50\" killing three, but was only damaged. \"UB-50\" sank the \"Messidor\", a British coal steamer two days later, sinking the ship and killing one. The following day, she torpedoed the \"Rutherglen\", a British steam merchant carrying coal. That was followed by an attack on the \"Magellan\", a British steamer on the following day. She sank with one man. The last ship sunk", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "14514695", "text": "Two days later, \"UB-50\" found the Spanish steamer \"Maria Pia\", which sank with no casualties. Three days after that, the French sailboat \"Animal Lafont\" and Italian sailboat \"Santa Teresa\" were torpedoed by the U-boat with no casualties. Shortly before her sixth patrol, Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich Kukat took over command from Kptlt. Becker. On her sixth patrol, \"UB-50\" encountered the \"Imber\", a British steamer and torpedoed her south of Cape St. Maria di Leuca, though she survived. Three days later, \"UB-50\" sank the \"War Swallow\", a British merchant ship carrying coal from the River Tyne to Port Said. Another three", "title": "SM UB-50" }, { "docid": "7992344", "text": "Adam Brodsky Adam Brodsky is a locally popular anti-folk singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2003, he attained the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Tour by Solo Performer with 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days. Brodsky frequently refers to himself as \"the Dork\", or \"Dorkboy\". To highlight this, he has a tattoo, similar to Robert Indiana's sculpture, portrayed in Philadelphia's LOVE Park, proclaiming him a DORK. His songs typically feature self-deprecation, religion (especially Judaism), suicide, and rejection. His albums often include banter made between sets during performances. His self-owned label is Permanent Records, which he started in the", "title": "Adam Brodsky" }, { "docid": "4674376", "text": "USS Balch (DD-50) USS \"Balch\" (Destroyer No. 50/DD-50) was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of George Beale Balch, a US Navy officer who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. \"Balch\" was laid down by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia in May 1912 and launched in December. The ship was a little more than in length, just over abeam, and had a standard displacement of", "title": "USS Balch (DD-50)" }, { "docid": "5174596", "text": "to join for the entire race. The favourites for the victory were Garin, Pothier and Aucouturier, who had performed well in the 1903 Tour de France. Among the competitors was Henri Paret who, at 50 years old, still holds the record of oldest Tour de France cyclist. In the 1903 Tour de France, the organisation guaranteed that the first 50 cyclists in the final general classification would earn at least 5 francs per day. In 1904, if not more than 50 cyclists would finish, also cyclists who dropped out during the race would still get 5 francs for the days", "title": "1904 Tour de France" }, { "docid": "10426517", "text": "chores. During that time, she operated out of Sasebo and, in between deployments to Korean waters, visited such Japanese ports as Kobe, Nagasaki, Yokosuka, Moji, and Fukuoka. \"Waxbill\" remained in the Far East even after hostilities in Korea ceased. She was reclassified as coastal minehunter AMCU-50 on 1 February 1955, and, only six days later, again reclassified \"MHC-50\". After her conversion to a coastal minehunter, she departed Yokosuka, Japan, on 10 August, bound for the United States. Sailing via Midway Island, Pearl Harbor, and Long Beach, California, \"Waxbill\" made port at San Francisco, California, on 8 September. She operated off", "title": "USS Waxbill (MHC-50)" }, { "docid": "13220548", "text": "Majority Leader Bob Dole in 1996. As in 1992, Ross Perot again ran an independent campaign. Exit polls suggested that Perot's impact on the vote was negligible. However, in both cases Perot voters prevented Clinton getting 50% of the national vote. United States' presidential plurality victories In the United States, Presidential plurality victories are those elections in which the winning candidate received less than 50% of the popular votes cast but the largest share of votes. The popular vote in an American presidential election was first fully recorded and reported in the election of 1824. Since then, 19 presidential elections", "title": "United States' presidential plurality victories" }, { "docid": "12022143", "text": "West Midlands bus route 50 Birmingham bus route 50 operates in Birmingham, England. It operates from Central Birmingham to Druids Heath via Moseley, Kings Heath and Maypole along Alcester Road, it is one of the busiest bus routes in Europe. Route 50 was introduced in 1949 and is currently served by National Express West Midlands and Diamond Bus. Route 50 was introduced by Birmingham City Transport between the City Centre and Maypole in October 1949 to replace a withdrawn tram route. It was supplemented by route 49 which ran as far as Moseley or Kings Heath (via Leopold Street rather", "title": "West Midlands bus route 50" }, { "docid": "10914329", "text": "USS Marabout (AMc-50) USS \"Marabout\" (AMc-50) was an \"Accentor\"-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. \"Marabout\" was laid down 20 December 1940 by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, Rhode Island; launched 17 February 1941; sponsored by Mrs. R. F. Haffenreffer; and commissioned 8 July 1941, Lt. H. M. Larsen, USNR, in command. Following shakedown off the mid Atlantic seaboard, \"Marabout\" was assigned to the 1st Naval District at Boston, Massachusetts. On 9 December, two days after the United States entered World", "title": "USS Marabout (AMc-50)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "6136200", "text": "History of West Virginia West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War (1861–1865), along with Nevada, and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state. It was originally part of the British Virginia Colony (1607–1776) and the western part of the state of Virginia (1776–1863), whose population became sharply divided over the issue of secession from the Union and in the separation from Virginia, formalized by admittance to the Union as a new state in 1863. West Virginia was one of the Civil War Border states. West Virginia's history was", "title": "History of West Virginia" }, { "docid": "15805372", "text": "the Confederates into the area. West Virginia would later be split from the Department of the Ohio and be formed into a new Department of Western Virginia. The Wheeling convention quickly organized the Restored Government of Virginia. This Unionist government claimed to be the legitimate government for the whole of Virginia with Richmond as its capital, although its \"de facto\" control was limited to those parts of the state held under federal arms. This arrangement would last until 1863 when western Virginia was admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia. Following West Virginian statehood, the Restored Government", "title": "Western Virginia Campaign" }, { "docid": "5494172", "text": "West Virginia Legislature The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's split from Virginia during the American Civil War in 1863. As with its neighbor and former constituent Virginia General Assembly, the legislature's lower house is also referred to as a \"House of Delegates.\" The Legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Charleston. Senators are elected for terms of four", "title": "West Virginia Legislature" }, { "docid": "5494176", "text": "a bill or line-item veto. For all other bills, a simple majority of each house is required. West Virginia Legislature The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's split from Virginia during the American Civil War in 1863. As with its neighbor and former constituent Virginia General Assembly, the legislature's lower house is also referred to as a \"House of Delegates.\"", "title": "West Virginia Legislature" }, { "docid": "17457467", "text": "Margaret Bennett, Ketocton Baptist Church, Loudoun Co., Va (1974) Ketoctin Baptist Church Ketoctin Baptist Church, also known as Short Hill Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia. It is listed on both the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. In 1752, the Philadelphia Baptist Association dispatched four missionaries to \"Ketocton\" (then in Fairfax County) and Mill Creek (then in Frederick County, from which Berkeley County split off in 1772 and became part of West Virginia in 1863) to bring them into fellowship with other Regular Baptist congregations. On August", "title": "Ketoctin Baptist Church" }, { "docid": "17457463", "text": "Ketoctin Baptist Church Ketoctin Baptist Church, also known as Short Hill Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia. It is listed on both the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. In 1752, the Philadelphia Baptist Association dispatched four missionaries to \"Ketocton\" (then in Fairfax County) and Mill Creek (then in Frederick County, from which Berkeley County split off in 1772 and became part of West Virginia in 1863) to bring them into fellowship with other Regular Baptist congregations. On August 19, 1766, four Regular Baptist churches (Ketocton, Smith Creek", "title": "Ketoctin Baptist Church" }, { "docid": "10125085", "text": "people of West Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, and a new state constitution was written. Despite the opposition of some cabinet members who believed that the partition of Virginia posed constitutional issues, Lincoln decided to support the actions of West Virginia Unionists and he signed a bill admitting West Virginia as a state. West Virginia was admitted to the union on June 20, 1863. Later, through its ruling in the 1871 case of \"Virginia v. West Virginia\", the Supreme Court implicitly affirmed that the breakaway Virginia counties did have the proper consents necessary to become a separate state. Congress", "title": "Presidency of Abraham Lincoln" }, { "docid": "5459380", "text": "for the creation; it was put to public vote on Oct. 24. The vote was in favor of a new state—West Virginia—which was distinct from the Pierpont government, which persisted until the end of the war. Congress and Lincoln approved, and, after providing for gradual emancipation of slaves in the new state constitution, West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863. In effect there were now three states: the Confederate Virginia, the Union Restored Virginia, and West Virginia. The state and national governments in Richmond did not recognize the new state, and Confederates did not vote there. The", "title": "History of Virginia" }, { "docid": "3172815", "text": "Virginia remaining in the Union in 1861 but did not eventually break away from the state. As a result of the formation of West Virginia, part of Lord Fairfax's colonial land grant which defined Northern Virginia was ceded in the establishment of that state in 1863. Now known as the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, the area includes Berkeley County and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The Department of Defense's increasing reliance on information technology companies during the Cold War started the modern Northern Virginia economy and spurred urban development throughout the region. After the Cold War, prosperity continued to come", "title": "Northern Virginia" }, { "docid": "14786308", "text": "The majority held that although the language of the two statutes of January 31, 1863, and February 4, 1863, were different, they had the same legal intent and force. Virginia showed \"good faith\" in holding the elections, Miller asserted. That the Reorganized Virginia legislature did not require vote totals to be reported to it and delegated the transmission of the vote totals to West Virginia was not at issue, Miller said. It gave the Reorganized Governor discretion as to when and where to hold the votes, under what condition the votes should be held, and to certify the votes. The", "title": "Virginia v. West Virginia" }, { "docid": "12823175", "text": "Edgewood Manor Edgewood Manor is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia on the east side of US Route 19 and State Route 20 North just one-fourth of a mile off of the West Pike Street Exit off Route 50. Another much older house of the same name, Edgewood (Bunker Hill, West Virginia), where a Confederate general died in 1863, is located far to the east in another West Virginia county. Haze Morgan (1876-1952), a lawyer in the Clarksburg area, was a member of the Morgan family, that has a substantial historic associations with western Virginia and West Virginia. Haze Morgan practiced", "title": "Edgewood Manor" } ]

[ { "docid": "14134937", "text": "teacher and her father was a lumberman, farmer, and handyman and worked at the Greenbrier Hotel. Johnson showed high mathematical abilities from an early age. Because Greenbrier County did not offer public schooling for African-American students past the eighth grade, the Colemans arranged for their children to attend high school at Institute, West Virginia. This school was on the campus of West Virginia State College (WVSC, now West Virginia State University). Johnson was admitted when she was only 10 years old. The family split their time between Institute during the school year and White Sulphur Springs in the summer. Johnson", "title": "Katherine Johnson" }, { "docid": "14046388", "text": "Lindytown, West Virginia Lindytown is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Lindytown was founded at the time Charles A. Lindbergh made his famous flight across the Atlantic and is based on a tract of land. Lindytown is approximately from Madison. Lindytown is accessible from Boone County Route 26, which is located right off of West Virginia Route 85 at the Van Bridge split. The community has also been known as \"Robin Hood\" to locals due to the former Armco Robin Hood Division Coal Operations mines which was located in the area. Armco sold the Robinhood Division", "title": "Lindytown, West Virginia" }, { "docid": "6888568", "text": "Bandytown, West Virginia Bandytown is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Bandytown is approximately 18 miles from Madison. Bandytown is accessible from Boone County Route 26, which is located right off West Virginia Route 85 at the Van Bridge split. The community has a total population of over 100 with approximately 70 homes. The community was named for George \"Bandy\" Green, an early settler on the West Fork. Bandytown was previously also known as \"Chap\" for Chapman Miller, a local merchant and postmaster. Activities in Bandytown include all-terrain vehicle trails, a basketball court, fishing areas, and", "title": "Bandytown, West Virginia" }, { "docid": "9404299", "text": "Kentucky and West Virginia (both split off from Virginia); Maine (split off from Massachusetts); California (created as a state out of the unorganized territory of the Mexican Cession); and Vermont and Texas (both previously self-declared republics). Common regional names such as Louisiana Purchase, Indian Territory, and Oregon Country were never formally organized as territories. During the American Civil War, there was (at least nominally) a Confederate-established Arizona Territory (1861–1865), which split Arizona and New Mexico along an east–west line, rather than the Union-established north–south line that persists today. See article for map. Since 1959, there have been no incorporated U.S.", "title": "Organized incorporated territories of the United States" }, { "docid": "17376230", "text": "became Clark parish, served all three of those churches until about 1821, when he arranged for assistants to handle Wickliffe and Morgan Chapel in Bunker Hill, West Virginia, as well as Christ Church in Winchester and Old Chapel during his evangelistic travels throughout Virginia (which then included West Virginia) and nearby states. Meade became an assistant bishop in 1829 and Bishop of Virginia in 1841, but continued to make his home in Clarke County and travel extensively. The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia authorized creation of Wickliffe parish in 1834, two years before the Virginia General Assembly split Clarke County from", "title": "Wickliffe Church" }, { "docid": "944092", "text": "of the U.S. State of Virginia, known as Kentucky County when the British colonies separated themselves in the American Revolutionary War. In 1780, the Virginia legislature divided the previous Kentucky County into three smaller units: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. In 1791, this area was separated into the State of Kentucky; it became effective on June 1, 1792. From that time, the original three counties were divided several times. A portion of Jefferson County was split off as Nelson County in 1784; a portion of Nelson was split off as Hardin County in 1792; the present Breckinridge County was split off", "title": "Breckinridge County, Kentucky" }, { "docid": "18116850", "text": "12 Conference and Fox Sports. Missouri also agreed to pay the Big 12 Conference for its share of officiating costs of its final year in the conference, as it had done in prior years (an estimated payment of $500,000). On October 25, word leaked that West Virginia would replace Missouri. The next day the New York Times reported the Big 12 had backed off their verbal commitment to West Virginia and was now split between Louisville and West Virginia after some Big 12 leaders were lobbied by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. West Virginia cancelled plans for a press conference. The", "title": "History of the Big 12 Conference" }, { "docid": "18856953", "text": "1861, and did not participate in the following elections in 1864 and 1868. However, unionist counties in the Ohio basin, plus a number of adjacent counties in the northwest, seceded to form West Virginia and \"did\" participate in those two elections. , this is the last election in which Morgan County, one of the counties that broke off to form West Virginia, did not vote for the Republican candidate. Virginia was the only one the eleven states that would later declare their secession from the Union and be controlled by Confederate armies in which ballots for Lincoln were distributed, and", "title": "1860 United States presidential election in Virginia" }, { "docid": "15790555", "text": "Frontier Communications of Virginia Frontier Communications of Virginia, Inc. is an operating company created in 2009 to take over operations in Crows, Virginia and Hematite, Virginia (located in Alleghany County that had been served by Verizon Virginia (formerly The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia). Frontier Communications purchased Verizon West Virginia from Verizon Communications effective July 1, 2010. Because the Crows-Hematite central office, located on the state line of Virginia and West Virginia, received its dial tone from a central office in West Virginia, operations in Alleghany County were split from the former C&P Telephone Company of Virginia and", "title": "Frontier Communications of Virginia" }, { "docid": "14784015", "text": "between the two states. In the interim, both states had been busy creating counties in the area and selling this land to private citizens. The state of Virginia created Monongalia County in 1776 out of what was then the unincorporated territory of the District of West August. In 1780, two parts of then-Augusta County were also added to Monongalia County. In 1818, the Virginia state legislature created Preston County out of a portion of Monongalia County. The state of Maryland in 1789 created Allegany County from a portion of Washington County, and then split Garrett County off from Allegany County", "title": "Maryland v. West Virginia" }, { "docid": "20787188", "text": "in another close contest, with the Mountaineers emerging victorious by a margin of 38–31. The teams played every year until 2011, when West Virginia departed the Big East for the Big 12 Conference. Since the teams split into new conferences (Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014), the future of the rivalry is in question and there are no current plans for the two teams to get together. Louisville won the most recent game, defeating #24 West Virginia by a score of 38–35 on November 5, 2011. Louisville–West Virginia football rivalry The Louisville–West Virginia football rivalry is a college", "title": "Louisville–West Virginia football rivalry" }, { "docid": "9432775", "text": "Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southwest area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic region). The diocese includes 56 parishes in the state's southwestern region, including the cities of Lynchburg and Roanoke, with offices in the latter city. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia was created from two separate diocesan splits. The Diocese of Virginia split to form the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1892. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia split off from the Diocese of", "title": "Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia" }, { "docid": "3597163", "text": "African-Americans seeking a reduction in Virginia's prewar debt by allocating an appropriate portion to the new State of West Virginia. For several decades, Virginia and West Virginia disputed the new state's share of the Virginia government's debt. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. U.S. Route 250 was created in 1928 and was originally routed from U.S. Route 50 in Grafton, West Virginia north/west to U.S. Route 20 in Norwalk, Ohio. In 1932, the route was", "title": "U.S. Route 250" }, { "docid": "9426759", "text": "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southeast area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic region). The diocese includes the Hampton Roads area; Richmond south of the James River; most of the region known as Southside Virginia; and Northampton County, the southernmost of the two counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Diocese of Southern Virginia was created as a split from the Diocese of Virginia in 1892. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia split off", "title": "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia" }, { "docid": "13991404", "text": "meridian west from Washington, transferring the land from Utah Territory. The Mexican state of Campeche was split from Yucatán. The Union created its own Arizona Territory, splitting it off from New Mexico Territory, making both territories correspond to their present-day states, except for Arizona Territory including the southern tip of present-day Nevada. Idaho Territory was created from portions of Washington, Dakota, and Nebraska Territories, consisting of present-day Idaho, Montana, and most of Wyoming. Nebraska and Washington Territories were left corresponding to their present-day counterparts. Several counties of northwestern Virginia who did not want to be part of the Confederacy split", "title": "Territorial evolution of North America since 1763" }, { "docid": "6139952", "text": "West Virginia Route 17 West Virginia Route 17 is a north-south state highway located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 10 in Stollings a short distance east of Logan. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 85 in Madison. The current alignment of WV 17 was once part of U.S. Route 119. US 119 was moved off of this routing when Corridor G was complete from Chapmanville to Danville by 1976. Once that section of four-lane highway was completed, US 119 was realigned", "title": "West Virginia Route 17" }, { "docid": "14294564", "text": "Mountain State League The Mountain State League was a Class-D professional baseball league that existed from 1936 to 1941 and a Class-C league in 1942. The league began play in 1937 with six teams: the Beckley Bengals, based in Beckley, West Virginia; the Welch Miners, based in Welch, West Virginia; the Williamson Colts, based in Williamson, West Virginia; the Bluefield Blue-Grays, based in Bluefield, West Virginia; the Logan Indians based in Logan, West Virginia and the Huntington Boosters, based in Huntington, West Virginia. The Boosters withdrew from the league on August 1. The league originally began with a split-season format.", "title": "Mountain State League" }, { "docid": "11329542", "text": "County, Maryland. U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia U.S. Route 219 (US 219) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Rich Creek, Virginia to West Seneca, New York. In the U.S. state of West Virginia, the U.S. Highway travels from the Virginia state line near Peterstown to the Maryland state line near Silver Lake. US 219 enters West Virginia in Peterstown at the split of US 219 and WV 12. US 219 then heads northeast into Union. US 219 continues through Greenbrier County running through the towns of Ronceverte, Lewisburg, where it intersects US 60, and", "title": "U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "11329540", "text": "U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia U.S. Route 219 (US 219) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Rich Creek, Virginia to West Seneca, New York. In the U.S. state of West Virginia, the U.S. Highway travels from the Virginia state line near Peterstown to the Maryland state line near Silver Lake. US 219 enters West Virginia in Peterstown at the split of US 219 and WV 12. US 219 then heads northeast into Union. US 219 continues through Greenbrier County running through the towns of Ronceverte, Lewisburg, where it intersects US 60, and Falling Spring.", "title": "U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "8742672", "text": "up right where Tallman left off, leading West Virginia to an 8–1–1 record in 1937. The season concluded with an upset of Texas Tech in the 1938 Sun Bowl. Running back Harry Clarke led the way for the Mountaineers that season, rushing for a then school record 921 yards and 10 touchdowns. Glenn's success was short-lived, however, as subsequent WVU teams posted losing records of 4–5–1 in 1938 and 2–6–1 in 1939, leading to his ouster. West Virginia experienced a lag in success during much of the 1940s, producing only three winning seasons while witnessing the split coaching tenures of", "title": "West Virginia Mountaineers football" }, { "docid": "8973844", "text": "The 1st West Virginia Cavalry was sent upriver where it crossed and then charged down on Rosser. The brigade drove off Rosser's cavalry, capturing 50 men and all of his artillery. Thus Custer, utilizing Capehart's brigade (including the 1st West Virginia Cavalry), defeated one of the Confederacy's best cavalries. Sheridan's cavalry encountered the remnants of Early's army at Waynesboro, Virginia, on March 2. Most of Early's army was killed or captured, although Early evaded capture. Custer's division did the fighting. His 1st Brigade dismounted and attacked as infantry, then Capehart's 3rd Brigade, including the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, charged and", "title": "1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment" }, { "docid": "6384419", "text": "for Virginia Tech in Morgantown since 1967 and the first time that the Hokies defeated a ranked Mountaineer team who was coming off of the undefeated '88 season. In 1991, Virginia Tech overcame the odds to beat West Virginia 20–14. Heavy rain, a 50-minute lightning delay, and a late offensive surge by the Mountaineers threatened Virginia Tech's win. But when the Mountaineers fumbled on a one-yard line handoff with 16 seconds left, the Hokies came away with the win. West Virginia handed the Hokies payback for the '91 contest in 1993, when they again ended the season undefeated. The Mountaineers", "title": "Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry" }, { "docid": "3270334", "text": "Georgia and West Virginia. The year 1976 was the last year a Democratic presidential candidate won a majority of Southern electoral votes. The Republicans took all the region's electoral votes in the 1984 election and every state except West Virginia in 1988. In the 1992 election and 1996, when the Democratic ticket consisted of two Southerners, (Bill Clinton and Al Gore), the Democrats and Republicans split the region. In both elections, Clinton won Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, while the Republican won Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Bill Clinton won Georgia in 1992, but", "title": "Solid South" }, { "docid": "8973804", "text": "the regiment could be differentiated from the Confederate version by calling it the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. The National Park Service identifies it as the 1st Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry. The regiment was organized in northwestern Virginia (now West Virginia) during 1861, and consisted of 13 companies plus an additional company that was attached for most of the war. Members included men from this region plus additional men from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The regiment was often split during the first two years of the war, with detachments spending time guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and hunting bushwhackers.", "title": "1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment" }, { "docid": "16723372", "text": "made the initial announcement were the University of Charleston, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, West Liberty University, West Virginia State University, and West Virginia Wesleyan College. All of these schools were in West Virginia, except for Seton Hill, located in Pennsylvania. According to regional media, the split was \"supposedly rooted in different philosophies of progressivism\", and also was partially driven by a desire to expand the new conference's footprint outside West Virginia. The divisions in the WVIAC were also rooted in the split between public and private schools, although the departing schools", "title": "Mountain East Conference" }, { "docid": "10075097", "text": "years, established a better discipline than perhaps ever before had prevailed.\" During this time, Johns refused all remuneration for his collegiate position. Shortly before the American Civil War, 1861–1865, Bishop Meade announced his retirement and after Bishop Meade's death in March, 1862, a diocesan convention formally elected Rt.Rev. Johns as Virginia's fourth bishop. The diocese then included the entire (seceded) state, although proposals to split off portions had been made for during the previous two decades, and ultimately led to creation of the dioceses of West Virginia (1877), Southern Virginia (1892), and Southwestern Virginia (1919). After Virginia seceded, Bishop Johns", "title": "John Johns" }, { "docid": "8857762", "text": "expands to an eight-lane divided highway just east of Dam Neck Road, which leads to the Virginia Beach Sportsplex and Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater. SR 165 continues past the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College and passes through the Salem area of the city, where the highway intersects Independence Boulevard and Lynnhaven Parkway. A short distance west of Lynnhaven Parkway, two lanes in each direction split off to the west as Ferrell Parkway at a partial interchange; the missing movements are made via Salem Road. SR 165 continues northwest as a four-lane divided highway to the Kempsville are", "title": "Virginia State Route 165" }, { "docid": "6136248", "text": "this theory, the Readjuster Party. Although West Virginia's first constitution provided for the assumption of a part of the Virginia debt, negotiations opened by Virginia in 1870 were fruitless, and in 1871 that state funded two-thirds of the debt and arbitrarily assigned the remainder to West Virginia. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. Disputes about the exact location of the border in some of the northern mountain reaches between Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County,", "title": "History of West Virginia" }, { "docid": "5459097", "text": "Wyandot isolated from them on the French side of the border, where they finally cut their ties, became their own tribe and began expanding throughout former Erie territory. The last major event of the 17th century involved a nomadic, migrating tribe called the Shawnee. They had split off of the Powhatan early in the century and migrated into Maryland and Pennsylvania as the native Susquehannock were decimated by war and illness and lost much of their western territory. Once the tribe arrived at the Ohio River, they migrated down through West Virginia. They mostly resettled in West Virginia until the", "title": "History of Ohio" }, { "docid": "7228186", "text": "was designated Pennsylvania Route 1. In late 1926 the route from West Virginia to Philadelphia (using the new route west of Pittsburgh) was assigned U.S. Route 30, while the rest of the Lincoln Highway and PA 1 became part of U.S. Route 1. The Lincoln Highway did not enter West Virginia until 1927, when it was rerouted between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and East Liverpool, Ohio. The piece in West Virginia ran roughly along present U.S. Route 30, splitting onto the old route at Chester. There it turned southwest on Carolina Avenue (West Virginia Route 2) before turning northwest on 3rd Street,", "title": "Route of the Lincoln Highway" }, { "docid": "5976251", "text": "West Virginia Route 46 West Virginia Route 46 is an east–west state highway split into two segments in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. The western terminus of the western segment is at West Virginia Route 42 in Elk Garden. The eastern terminus is at the Maryland state line north of Beryl, where WV 46 crosses the Potomac River and intersects Maryland Route 135 on the north bank. The western terminus of the eastern segment is at the Maryland state line in Piedmont, where WV 46 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 36. The eastern terminus is at West Virginia", "title": "West Virginia Route 46" }, { "docid": "910424", "text": "was divided into the original eight shires of Virginia, soon renamed as counties. Thoroughgood is credited with using the name of his home in England when helping name \"New Norfolk County\" in 1637. The following year, New Norfolk County was split into Upper Norfolk County (soon renamed Nansemond County) and Lower Norfolk County. Thoroughgood resided after 1634 was along the Lynnhaven River, named for his home in England. Lower Norfolk County was large when first organized, defined as from the Atlantic Ocean west past the Elizabeth River, encompassing the entire area now within the modern cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake,", "title": "Virginia Beach, Virginia" }, { "docid": "9645593", "text": "be replaced. The recovering state did not have adequate revenues to pay all these debts. Sharp political divisions in Virginia on this issue resulted in creation of a new major political group in the late 1870s, the Readjusters, a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and African-Americans seeking a reduction in Virginia's prewar debt by allocating an appropriate portion to the new State of West Virginia. For several decades, Virginia and West Virginia disputed the new state's share of the Virginia government's debt. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia", "title": "Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike" }, { "docid": "9188968", "text": "state in joining the Confederacy. George Hay Lee George Hay Lee was born in Winchester, Virginia, in 1808, and died in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1873. He attended the University of Virginia in 1827-28 and studied law under Judge Henry St. George Tucker in Winchester. In 1854, he was elected to the Virginia Court of Appeals. He was living, at that time, in what is now West Virginia so he did not sit on the court after the April 1861 term when the state of West Virginia was formed as a result of the northwestern counties of Virginia refusing to", "title": "George Hay Lee" }, { "docid": "9188967", "text": "George Hay Lee George Hay Lee was born in Winchester, Virginia, in 1808, and died in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1873. He attended the University of Virginia in 1827-28 and studied law under Judge Henry St. George Tucker in Winchester. In 1854, he was elected to the Virginia Court of Appeals. He was living, at that time, in what is now West Virginia so he did not sit on the court after the April 1861 term when the state of West Virginia was formed as a result of the northwestern counties of Virginia refusing to join the remainder of the", "title": "George Hay Lee" }, { "docid": "17192743", "text": "Many plants found that a large number of workers quit their jobs when Sunday was taken off their schedules, citing the day off as a reason. West Virginia experienced an influx of immigrant coal miners during the early 20th century, increasing the number of Poles in West Virginia to almost 15,000 by 1930. Poles were the third-largest immigrant group in West Virginia, following the Italians and the Hungarians, who also joined the mining industry in large numbers. Poles often worked alongside other Slavic immigrants, and recorded work safety signs from the mines in the 1930s were commonly posted in Polish,", "title": "History of the Poles in the United States" }, { "docid": "18255885", "text": "in Richmond (which last hosted in 1859), which remains in use today. Most of Virginia's black parishes were founded during his episcopate. Bishop Gibson also sought to repossess, restore and reopen many colonial churches (especially in the Tidewater region) which had fallen into ruin. While the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia split off from that of Virginia during Bishop Whittle's episcopate in 1892, with much of the central and southern Tidewater region, the diocese of Virginia split further as anticipated, creating the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia in 1919 (for lands south of the James River but not in the", "title": "Robert Atkinson Gibson" }, { "docid": "20478393", "text": "Book\" did not include a listing of West Virginia state parks. Booker T. Washington State Park was the only state park ever to operate in Kanawha County. When the West Virginia State Park History Committee and former Division of State Parks chief Kermit McKeever published their book \"Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks\" in 1988, there was no mention of Booker T. Washington State Park. Booker T. Washington State Park (West Virginia) Booker T. Washington State Park is a former state park near the community of Institute in the U.S. state of West", "title": "Booker T. Washington State Park (West Virginia)" }, { "docid": "5103748", "text": "feet, right field - 320 feet. Additionally, the park hosts the West Virginia state high school baseball championships. From 2006-2018, it was the home field for Marshall's Conference USA games, as Marshall did not have an adequate baseball facility on its campus located 50 miles (80 km) away in Huntington. For the 2019 season, temporary upgrades allowed the school to play most games at home, excepting games versus West Virginia and Virginia Tech, which generally draw a larger crowd than the Huntington facility can accommodate. The school is fundraising for a baseball facility on campus. When West Virginia University moved", "title": "Appalachian Power Park" }, { "docid": "4499280", "text": "Mahone held a powerful swing vote in the U.S. Senate during the short administration of President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated. By the 1890s, the Readjusters were no longer a major force, and Conservative Democrats ruled Virginia until the late 1960s. Virginia's infrastructure debt issue with West Virginia was finally resolved in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. After the American Civil War, the Board's role shifted from financing to a regulatory role, as the rebuilding and expansion of the", "title": "Virginia Board of Public Works" }, { "docid": "15021304", "text": "cited West Virginia Zoo for exposing the tiger cubs to the public before their immune protection had sufficiently developed to protect them against disease, risking their health and making the zoo noncompliant with the Animal Welfare Act. West Virginia Zoo Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to October, and on weekends in November. Opening and closing dates vary from year to year. In 2015, West Virginia Zoo took tiger cubs from their mother at birth and showed them off behind a gift", "title": "West Virginia Zoo" }, { "docid": "15021303", "text": "West Virginia Zoo Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to October, and on weekends in November. Opening and closing dates vary from year to year. In 2015, West Virginia Zoo took tiger cubs from their mother at birth and showed them off behind a gift shop counter at two to three weeks old, before the tiger cubs had been vaccinated. West Virginia Zoo also used the tiger cubs for photo shoots. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service", "title": "West Virginia Zoo" }, { "docid": "2549788", "text": "U.S. Route 56. Another split was located between Athens, Ohio and Ellenboro, West Virginia from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, when US 50 went back to its original southern route; that U.S. Route 50N is now Ohio State Route 550 and part of West Virginia Route 16. At its west end, US 50 was extended south from Sacramento along U.S. Route 99 to Stockton and west to the San Francisco Bay Area, replacing U.S. Route 48, by the early 1930s. US 50 was officially cut back to Sacramento in the 1964 renumbering, replaced by Interstate 580, but remained on", "title": "U.S. Route 50" }, { "docid": "6139896", "text": "off the main road near Gap Mills. Little Beaver State Park is in Beaver, near the major city of Beckley. WV 3 overlaps U.S. Route 119 in Boone County north of Madison and U.S. Route 219 from Union north to Pickaway. West Virginia Route 3 West Virginia Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It runs from West Virginia Route 10 in West Hamlin in a general easterly direction via Beckley to West Virginia Route 311 at Sweet Springs, most of the way across the state. Route 3 crosses a particularly large part of", "title": "West Virginia Route 3" }, { "docid": "5976252", "text": "Route 28 in Fort Ashby. The two segments are connected by a two-mile (3 km) portion of MD 135 and MD 36 in Maryland's Allegany County. West Virginia Route 46 West Virginia Route 46 is an east–west state highway split into two segments in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. The western terminus of the western segment is at West Virginia Route 42 in Elk Garden. The eastern terminus is at the Maryland state line north of Beryl, where WV 46 crosses the Potomac River and intersects Maryland Route 135 on the north bank. The western terminus of the eastern", "title": "West Virginia Route 46" }, { "docid": "1244030", "text": "Montclair are currently represented in Virginia's House of Delegates by L. Scott Lingamfelter. Redistricting split the community into two districts and a small portion of Montclair is represented by Luke Torian. Famous residents include: Ali Krieger from the United States Women's National Soccer Team, Monica Wright, Basketball Player form the University of Virginia and Minnesota Lynx, and C.J Sapong, Soccer Player from James Madison University and Philadelphia Union Lake Montclair, the aforementioned lake, is a popular spot for swimming, boating, and fishing. There are three private beaches located off the lake-Dolphin Beach, West Beach, and Beaver Landing, with Dolphin Beach", "title": "Montclair, Virginia" }, { "docid": "5695005", "text": "they finished outside the playoffs - although the team did pick up six wins, their highest annual victory tally to date. Despite failing to put together a winning streak at any time in the year, Chaos did enjoy some encouraging results: they hammered Northern Virginia Royals on the road in early June off a brace by David Lilly and, most impressively, beat divisional champions Virginia Beach Submariners 3-2 on the final day of the season, with two goals by Karim Boukhemis. Unfortunately, Chaos continued to be weak at the back, with Raleigh Elite, Atlanta Silverbacks U23's and Virginia Beach Submariners", "title": "West Virginia Chaos" }, { "docid": "4096982", "text": "stay involved in Virginia-related politics until he suffered a catastrophic stroke in Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1895. He died a week later, at 68. His widow, Otelia, lived on in Petersburg until her own death, in 1911. Although Mahone was not to live to see the outcome, for several decades, Virginia and West Virginia disputed the new state's share of the Virginia government's debt. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. He was interred", "title": "William Mahone" }, { "docid": "8609104", "text": "split off from US 15 to head westward for about a mile before NC 96 splits off northward, where the highway crosses over mainline US 158 before beginning the rest of its almost entirely solo journey through rural northwestern Granville County. NC 96 passes through the tiny unincorporated community of Oak Hill before joining NC 49 less than a mile away from the North Carolina/Virginia border. Together, the two highways continue into Virgilina, where they continue on as Virginia State Route 96 and Virginia State Route 49 respectively. SR 96 ends at US 501 just south of Cluster Springs, Virginia", "title": "North Carolina Highway 96" }, { "docid": "5511337", "text": "Island in Ohio, Union troops won a decisive victory and captured 750 of Morgan's men, including his brother Richard and noted cavalryman Col. Basil W. Duke. Cut off from safety by the Union gunboats, Morgan and his remaining cavaliers headed northeast back into Ohio. A second attempt at crossing upriver (opposite Belleville, West Virginia) also failed, with several of Morgan's men drowning in the swirling river as the gunboats and Union cavalry again drove off the raiders. Col. Adam \"Stovepipe\" Johnson and over 300 raiders did escape into West Virginia and safety, but General Morgan chose to remain on the", "title": "Morgan's Raid" }, { "docid": "14997161", "text": "once the state's debt dispute with West Virginia was resolved. Virginia enacted legislation in 1879 reducing the interest rate on the outstanding one-third of the debt, but was unable to discharge the debt due to bondholder resistance. A second sale in 1882 also failed, and in 1892 Virginia issued new bonds to pay off the old one-third debt. Virginia established a commission in 1894 to negotiate with West Virginia over the debt, and in 1900 authorized the commission to accept the 1871 certificates from bondholders with the promise to pay once negotiations with West Virginia concluded. After years of negotiations", "title": "Virginia v. West Virginia (1911)" }, { "docid": "1249958", "text": "public schools. The area's public school students are split between Hurricane High School in Hurricane, and Winfield High in Winfield. A private K-12 school, Teays Valley Christian School, is also located in the community. The West Virginia International School (ウエストバージニア国際学校 \"Uesuto Bājinia Kokusai Gakkō\"), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes at Scott Teays Elementary School in Scott Depot. The school office is in Building 6 of the West Virginia Department of Education facility in Charleston. Teays Valley, West Virginia Teays Valley ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The place is divided", "title": "Teays Valley, West Virginia" }, { "docid": "4553855", "text": "Army of West Virginia The Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in its ranks: Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, both from the 23rd Ohio Infantry. Brigadier General George Crook was appointed to command the Department of West Virginia on July 25, 1864. Crook did not immediately assume this command and in the meantime was in command", "title": "Army of West Virginia" }, { "docid": "8277345", "text": "U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia U.S. Route 52 (US 52) skirts the western fringes of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It runs from the Virginia state line near Bluefield, where it is concurrent with Interstate 77 (I-77), in a general northwest and north direction to I-64 at Kenova. There it turns east, overlapping I-64 for before splitting off onto the West Huntington Expressway into Ohio via the West Huntington Bridge. Despite having an even number, US 52 is signed north–south in West Virginia. In some other states along its route, it is signed east-west. The West Virginia segment", "title": "U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "19301752", "text": "in 1927, and it was redesignated as US 30 for about in West Virginia. U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is the portion of an east–west highway that travels across the state of West Virginia along what was previously WV 79. US 30 in West Virginia starts off at the corner of the Ohio River, where it immediately runs into Chester. After about , the highway has an interchange with West Virginia Route 2 (WV 2). The freeway portion that was carried over from Ohio ends shortly after. After an intersection with WV 8, US", "title": "U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "3912830", "text": "been served with area code 304 since the inception of the North American Numbering Plan. At first, state officials voted to split off northern West Virginia with area code 681, while leaving southern West Virginia in 304. However, lobbying by the telecommunications industry led the state to reverse the decision and turn 681 into an overlay. Idaho followed this precedent in 2017, overlaying area code 208 with 986. Overlays gained popularity among Canadian telephone companies in the early 2000s, primarily as a workaround for the country's inefficient number allocation system. Every competing carrier is issued blocks of 10,000 numbers, the", "title": "Overlay plan" }, { "docid": "5459365", "text": "Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky. This Wilderness Road became the principal route used by settlers for more than fifty years to reach Kentucky from the East. The fledgling US government rewarded veterans of the Revolutionary War with plots of land along the Ohio River in the Northwest Territory. In 1792, three western counties split off to form Kentucky. A second influence: the lands seemed to be more fertile in the west. Virginia's heavy farming of tobacco for 200 years had depleted its soils. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase only accelerated the westward movement of Virginians out of their", "title": "History of Virginia" }, { "docid": "2423109", "text": "assembly's debates to issues of representation and suffrage (Virginia had been one of the last states to allow only landowners to vote, and slaveholders had disproportionate power). The resulting constitution was adopted in 1830, despite the votes against it from the state's northern and western areas (much of which ultimately split off to become West Virginia during the American Civil War decades after Barbour's death). Barbour also turned down offers of a chancellorship and the post of U.S. Attorney General before finally resigning his congressional seat October 15, 1830 to accept President Jackson's appointment to become judge of the United", "title": "Philip Pendleton Barbour" }, { "docid": "6389288", "text": "Virginia Secondary Route 4) from Ridersville on Martinsburg Road (West Virginia Route 9). Hancock, West Virginia Hancock is an unincorporated community hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located off Hancock Road (U.S. Route 522) on River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) along the Potomac River north of Berkeley Springs. Originally known as Brosius, its post office's name was changed to Hancock in 1948 to reflect its location on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline across the river from Hancock, Maryland. Hancock is also accessible by way of Fairview Drive (West", "title": "Hancock, West Virginia" }, { "docid": "3114016", "text": "nomination at the convention. In the 1860 presidential election, Bell took 12.6% of the popular vote and won three slave states. Most of Bell's support came from former Southern Whigs or Know Nothings. After the election, Crittenden and other Constitutional Unionists unsuccessfully sought to prevent a civil war with the Crittenden Compromise and the Peace Conference of 1861. After the onset of the American Civil War, many former party members, including Bell, supported the Confederacy whereas most border state Constitutional Unionists remained loyal to the Union. Constitutional Unionists helped organize the Wheeling Convention (which split off West Virginia from Virginia)", "title": "Constitutional Union Party (United States)" }, { "docid": "18581382", "text": "care to 120 veterans at approximately one-third the market cost for those able to pay, although no veteran is turned away due to finances. The department also maintains 16 offices throughout the state to assist in paperwork for federal Veteran's Affairs benefits. Dennis Davis named head of WV veterans assistance, West Virginia State Journal. January 5, 2017 - West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is a cabinet-level agency of the West Virginia state government. It is the newest cabinet level department, having been broken off from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs", "title": "West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance" }, { "docid": "18581380", "text": "West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is a cabinet-level agency of the West Virginia state government. It is the newest cabinet level department, having been broken off from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety in 2011. The state has had a veterans affairs function under various names and at various levels of the government structure since 1945. The Department performs several functions to assist the state's veteran population. The Donel C. Kinnard State Veterans Cemetery was completed in 2012 on property in Institute, West Virginia donated by the Dow", "title": "West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance" }, { "docid": "6949661", "text": "West Virginia in the American Civil War The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only state to declare its independence from the Confederacy. In the summer of 1861, Union troops, which included a number of newly-formed Unionist \"Virginia\" regiments under General George McClellan, drove off Confederate troops under General Robert E. Lee. This essentially freed Unionists in the northwestern counties of Virginia to form a functioning government of their own as", "title": "West Virginia in the American Civil War" }, { "docid": "14997168", "text": "observed that the Court had already intimated that West Virginia had a duty to pay these outstanding debts, and now he reaffirmed that duty explicitly. West Virginia had argued that since Virginia had paid off the one-third debt, Virginia could no longer be a party to any debt suit against West Virginia. Under the criteria established in \"New Hampshire v. Louisiana\", 108 U.S. 76 (1883), a state could not assume the private debts of its citizens and create an end-run around the Eleventh Amendment (which prevents federal courts from hearing suits brought by the citizen of one state against another", "title": "Virginia v. West Virginia (1911)" }, { "docid": "911619", "text": "is now Fluvanna County was once considered part of Henrico County, one of the original shires of the Virginia Colony. Henrico was divided in 1727 and the Fluvanna County area became a part of Goochland County. In 1744 Goochland was divided and the area presently known as Fluvanna became a part of Albemarle County. When Amherst County, Nelson County and Buckingham County were split off from Albemarle County, the Albemarle County Seat was moved in 1762 from Scottsville to Charlottesville. When the Albemarle County seat was moved citizens in the Fluvanna area would now have to trek over the Southwest", "title": "Fluvanna County, Virginia" }, { "docid": "9645581", "text": "his engineering in the mountains, especially the famous Blue Ridge Tunnel complex which carried the Virginia Central Railroad (later the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway) through the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap. Most of the projects of the Board of Public Works occurred before the American Civil War, which decimated Virginia financially. It split into two separate states, when West Virginia seceded and joined the Union. The Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike was one of the projects completed before the war, with engineering and financial investments from the Board. Some residents believed the Board of Public Works ignored requests for projects in the", "title": "Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike" }, { "docid": "440850", "text": "on the turret, causing some bolts to violently shear off and ricochet around inside. The deafening sound of the impact stunned some of the crew, causing nose and ear bleeding. However, neither vessel was able to sink or seriously damage the other. At one point, \"Virginia\" attempted to ram, but only struck \"Monitor\" a glancing blow and did no damage. The collision did, however, aggravate the damage to \"Virginia\"s bow from when she had previously rammed \"Cumberland\". \"Monitor\" was also unable to do significant damage to \"Virginia\", possibly because her guns were firing with reduced charges, on advice from Commander", "title": "USS Monitor" }, { "docid": "8970708", "text": "L. Lomax from flanking the Union force. The Union victory helped President Abraham Lincoln get re-elected a month later. On November 8, 1864, the regiment left their Front Royal, Virginia, camp for Martinsburg, West Virginia. They stopped near Winchester, Virginia, and voted in the presidential election. After a short period, 240 officers and enlisted men departed for Wheeling, West Virginia. These were the men who had completed their 3-year enlistment, and did not re-enlist. These men were discharged on November 28, 1864. Among those discharged was Lieutenant Colonel John J. Hoffman, commander of the regiment. General William H. Powell did", "title": "2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment" }, { "docid": "19931073", "text": "Thomas H. Flood Thomas H. Floo (1804 – 1873) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia. Flood was born in Buckingham County, Virginia in 1806, before it split to form Appomattox County. He was educated at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. As an adult, Flood established a plantation in what would become Appomattox County, and served in the General Assembly until 1845 when Appomattox County split from Buckingham County. In 1850, Flood was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was one of three delegates elected from the Southside delegate district made up of his home district of", "title": "Thomas H. Flood" }, { "docid": "16099391", "text": "and J.W. \"Snakeman\" Hawk, feuding with Bobo Brazil, Luis Martinez, JR Hogg, and Mike Schulli among other regional stars. It was around this time that he got an opportunity to work for Joseph Blanchard and Southwest Championship Wrestling, however, he was involved in a car accident while traveling with Jugan to a television taping in Kingwood, West Virginia. His injuries, which included a dislocated shoulder, left him unable to appear on the Blanchard shows though he did work matches for The Original Sheik when he toured West Virginia. In 1984, following his graduation from West Virginia University, Mosorjak left pro", "title": "Count Grog" }, { "docid": "8390790", "text": "Becky Cain Rebecca \"Becky\" Cook Cain-Ceperley was the president of the League of Women Voters from 1992-1998. Cain is currently the president and CEO of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation in Charleston, West Virginia. Cain is from St. Albans, West Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from West Virginia University in 1969. While at West Virginia University, she was a member of Alpha Phi. In the summer of 1970, she did postgraduate work in Education at West Virginia University. She is married, and has one son. Cain was originally a teacher to school-age", "title": "Becky Cain" }, { "docid": "9068648", "text": "to Johns Hopkins. The loss did not dampen their enthusiasm for the sport. Virginia returned the favor with a 58–0 drubbing of Hopkins the following season when they went 4–2, with a 180–4 margin in its victories and two close losses to an eight-win Lehigh team and Navy. The 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 teams all claim Southern championships. The 116–0 drubbing by Princeton in 1890 signaled football's arrival in the south. The South's Oldest Rivalry started in 1892, when Virginia split games with North Carolina. The 1897 team had a scoreless tie with Vanderbilt in", "title": "Virginia Cavaliers football" }, { "docid": "8157624", "text": "at Kentucky, Sweetland moved on to West Virginia University for the 1913 season. After starting the season with two convincing wins over Davis & Elkins College and Waynesburg the Mountaineer stumbled the rest of the way to a 3–4–2 record. This did not sit well with West Virginia fans and alumni. \"When WVU lost to (West Virginia) Wesleyan for the second straight season, 21–0, outraged alumni called for the hiring of a nationally known coach.\" Sweetland left West Virginia and took a job to coach football for the 1914 season at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly before Sweetland", "title": "Edwin Sweetland" }, { "docid": "19310841", "text": "Donald Trump won every county, the other being Oklahoma. Trump's 42.2% margin of victory is the largest of any presidential candidate from either party in the state's history, besting Abraham Lincoln's 36.4% margin of victory in 1864. Hillary Clinton's performance was the worst by a nominee from a major party since 1912, when 3 candidates split the vote and received over 20% of the vote each, and the worst performance ever by a Democrat in West Virginia. Six candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot: Eleven candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot: As expected, Republican nominee Donald", "title": "2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "10497110", "text": "was charged with the run that put the Athletics ahead to stay. His career lasted until 1937, when he split the season between the two St. Louis clubs, the Browns and Cardinals, but was released by both. Blake was born in Ansted, West Virginia and he attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. Sheriff Blake John Frederick \"Sheriff\" Blake (September 17, 1899 – October 31, 1982), was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1931 and 1937. He played for the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs. Blake appeared in more than 300", "title": "Sheriff Blake" }, { "docid": "11919659", "text": "in western West Virginia. Woolly mammoths, mastodons, and caribou lived in the Kanawha Valley but died off or migrated north as the climate warmed. The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is less than a dozen miles from the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. Kanawha Chert from West Virginia was found at Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Kanawha Chert source is 183.4 miles (114 km) southwest of Meadowcroft. Paleo occupation has been dated from 11,320–14,225 BCE by radiocarbon dating. Cactus Hill is another important early site in Virginia that is similar to Meadowcroft. Saltville (archaeological site) is also relevant to the same early cultural", "title": "Prehistory of West Virginia" }, { "docid": "1249703", "text": "Union, West Virginia Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County. Monroe County was established by an act of the Assembly of Virginia on January 14, 1799, occupying land formerly a part of Greenbrier County. Union did not yet exist when the county's first court convened in 1799. However, shortly after Monroe County was created, James Alexander offered 25 acres of land, including a lot for a courthouse which in time became the town of Union. On January 6, 1800, the", "title": "Union, West Virginia" }, { "docid": "14997152", "text": "Virginia v. West Virginia (1911) Virginia v. West Virginia, 220 U.S. 1 (1911), is a unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the state of West Virginia was bound by its constitution to pay one-third of the outstanding debt of the commonwealth of Virginia as of January 1, 1861. In its ruling, the Supreme Court concluded that the geographic narrowness of the port and road improvements made by Virginia (most of which occurred outside West Virginia's current borders) were incurred by the people of the entire state and did not discharge West Virginia's duty", "title": "Virginia v. West Virginia (1911)" }, { "docid": "7765996", "text": "the following: Washington-Virginia Airport. All aircraft landing at Washington-Virginia Airport shall be flown as to enter the airspace of the Washington National Airport Traffic Area at an altitude of not above 1,200 feet m.s.l. and west of an imaginary line extending north and south through the center of Washington-Virginia Airport. After entry into the Washington National Airport Traffic Area, such aircraft shall not be flown above an altitude of 1,200 m.s.l. and beyond one-mile from the boundary of the Washington-Virginia Airport, when operating east of the imaginary north south line … aircraft taking off … shall be flown so as", "title": "Washington-Virginia Airport" }, { "docid": "11455280", "text": "call the highway to Winston-Salem I-74. In May, Warner announced plans to propose legislation that made the plan for two Interstates official. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 added a branch from Toledo, Ohio, to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, via the US 223 and US 127 corridors. (At the time, US 127 north of Lansing was part of US 27.) It also gave details for the alignments in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. I-73 and I-74 were to split near Bluefield, West Virginia, joining again between Randleman, North Carolina, and Rockingham, North Carolina; both would", "title": "Interstate 73 in Virginia" }, { "docid": "8995112", "text": "Kasey Montgomery Kasey Montgomery (born July 20, 1983) is a beauty queen from Petersburg, West Virginia who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. Montgomery won the Miss West Virginia USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods on 22 October 2006. Her \"sister\" titleholder was Chelsea Welch of West Union. Prior to winning the title, Montgomery had competed in many other pageants in both the Miss West Virginia USA and Miss West Virginia systems. She had competed in the Miss West Virginia USA pageant in 2005 and did not place, and made the top ten in", "title": "Kasey Montgomery" }, { "docid": "9775178", "text": "Redevelopment Administration to the state. She did not run for re-election in 1964, and was succeeded in Congress by her son, James Kee. She died in Bluefield, West Virginia. Elizabeth Kee Maude Elizabeth Kee (June 7, 1895 – February 15, 1975), known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. She was born Maude Elizabeth Simpkins in Radford, Virginia. She married John Kee, and served as her husband's executive secretary from November 1932, when he was first elected to Congress, until his death in 1951. After her", "title": "Elizabeth Kee" }, { "docid": "19301751", "text": "U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is the portion of an east–west highway that travels across the state of West Virginia along what was previously WV 79. US 30 in West Virginia starts off at the corner of the Ohio River, where it immediately runs into Chester. After about , the highway has an interchange with West Virginia Route 2 (WV 2). The freeway portion that was carried over from Ohio ends shortly after. After an intersection with WV 8, US 30 continues into Pennsylvania. The overall length is . The Lincoln Highway was realigned", "title": "U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia" }, { "docid": "8970694", "text": "attack it.) Against orders, Ramseur attacked Averell's smaller force. The 2nd West Virginia Cavalry was called from reserve to assist the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry when Averell's flanks were threatened. The additional (and unexpected) cavalry caused a Confederate panic, and Averell won the battle. The Confederates were still able to evacuate Winchester (including a hospital), and Averell did not pursue the retreating rebels because he was unsure if the rest of Confederate General Early's army was nearby. This Union victory was the second of three major Union victories won under the leadership of General Averell. In the days before this", "title": "2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment" }, { "docid": "879153", "text": "Humphrey benefited from Texas being the home state of President Lyndon Johnson. With the collapse of the New Deal coalition in the South, in the 1960s, the region has generally voted for Republicans in presidential elections. Exceptions came in the elections of 1976, when every former Confederate state except Virginia voted for Georgia native Jimmy Carter, and 1992 and 1996, when the Democratic ticket of southerners Bill Clinton (Arkansas) and Al Gore (Tennessee) achieved a split of the region's electoral votes. Barack Obama in 2008 also did relatively well, carrying Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. However, Democrats continued to dominate", "title": "New Deal coalition" }, { "docid": "8973828", "text": "occurred on July 20, about north of Winchester, Virginia. While portions of Hunter's army were still arriving in the Martinsburg area, Hunter sent Averell from Martinsburg toward Winchester to meet a perceived threat to the B&O Railroad from General Jubal Early's Army of the Valley. Averell did not have his entire cavalry force when he started, but had about 1,000 men from the 1st and 3rd West Virginia Cavalry Regiments. He also had another 1,350 infantrymen. He advanced southwest down the Valley Turnpike, and was attacked by Confederate troops under the command of General Stephen Dodson Ramseur. Although the attack", "title": "1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment" }, { "docid": "454434", "text": "the state may have been home to the Manahoac people. The Monongahela may have been the same as a people known as the Calicua, or Cali. The following may have also all been the same tribe—Moneton, Moheton, Senandoa, Tomahitan. During the Beaver Wars, other tribes moved into the region. There was the Iroquoian Tiontatecaga (also Little Mingo, Guyandotte), who seem to have split off from the Petun after they were defeated by the Iroquois. They eventually settled somewhere between the Kanawha & Little Kanawha Rivers. During the 1750s, when the Mingo Seneca seceded from the Iroquois and returned to the", "title": "West Virginia" }, { "docid": "8313063", "text": "West Virginia for seven days, from February 26, 1869 - March 4, 1869. Daniel D. T. Farnsworth Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth (December 23, 1819 – December 5, 1892) was an American politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia, who served in the West Virginia Senate and briefly as the second Governor of West Virginia. Farnsworth was born in Staten Island, New York. When he was two, his family relocated to Buckhannon, West Virginia in Upshur County. He married Mary Ireland. Farnsworth was the President of the West Virginia Senate in 1869 when Governor Arthur I. Boreman vacated his office", "title": "Daniel D. T. Farnsworth" }, { "docid": "10396695", "text": "Virginia Center Commons Virginia Center Commons (VCC) is the Richmond area's third newest mall and the last to be built indoors to date (opened 1991). It is located in northern Henrico County along U.S. Route 1 near the intersection of Interstate 295. VCC is the closest mall to many parts of the Richmond region, such as Mechanicsville, Ashland, and the city of Richmond's North Side. Its anchor stores are J. C. Penney, Sears, Burlington Coat Factory, and American Family Fitness. Simon Property Group owned the mall until 2014, when it was split off to Washington Prime Group. In January 2017,", "title": "Virginia Center Commons" }, { "docid": "14173773", "text": "most valuable members and did not recover from the evil effects for several years.\" Following Leesburg, Tustin was called to be pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Charlestown, Virginia (now West Virginia). Then, he served as Chaplain of the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, after which he served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church Warrenton, Virginia.\" While at Warrenton, he was elected to serve as chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. This necessitated his taking a year’s leave of absence from his congregation, and when invited to serve a second years’ term by the House, his congregation declined", "title": "Septimus Tustin" } ]

[ "at least 1997" ]

[ { "docid": "4226775", "text": "\"Good times never seemed so good,\" the crowd sings \"So good, so good, so good.\" This pattern is repeated whenever the chorus is played. The song has been played at Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, since at least 1997, and in the middle of the eighth inning at every game since 2002. On opening night of the 2010 season at Fenway Park, the song was performed by Diamond himself. It is also an unofficial song of the National Football League's Carolina Panthers (played following a victory) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,", "title": "Sweet Caroline" }, { "docid": "4226775", "text": "\"Good times never seemed so good,\" the crowd sings \"So good, so good, so good.\" This pattern is repeated whenever the chorus is played. The song has been played at Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, since at least 1997, and in the middle of the eighth inning at every game since 2002. On opening night of the 2010 season at Fenway Park, the song was performed by Diamond himself. It is also an unofficial song of the National Football League's Carolina Panthers (played following a victory) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,", "title": "Sweet Caroline" } ]

[ { "docid": "40471", "text": "820 games (794 regular season) for a major professional sports record. Neil Diamond's \"Sweet Caroline\" has become an anthem for the Red Sox. The name \"Red Sox\", chosen by owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season, refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908. \"Sox\" had been previously adopted for the Chicago White Sox by newspapers needing a headline-friendly form of \"Stockings\", as \"Stockings Win!\" in large type did not fit in a column. The team name \"Red Sox\" had previously been used as early as 1888 by a 'colored' team from Norfolk, Virginia. The", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "73841", "text": "known for her songs playing on the names of opposing players (such as Iron Butterfly's \"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida\" for Pete Incaviglia). Her many years with the White Sox established her as one of the last great stadium organists. Since 2011, Lori Moreland has served as the White Sox organist. Similar to the Boston Red Sox with \"Sweet Caroline\" (and two songs named \"Tessie\"), and the New York Yankees with \"Theme from New York, New York\", several songs have become associated with the White Sox over the years. They include: The Chicago Cubs are the crosstown rivals of the White Sox, a rivalry", "title": "Chicago White Sox" }, { "docid": "3672089", "text": "sing the traditional \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\" in the seventh inning, several other teams will sing their local favorite between the top and bottom of the eighth inning. Boston Red Sox fans at Fenway Park, for example, sing along to Neil Diamond's recording of \"Sweet Caroline\". A notable occurrence happened in June 2011 when during the playing of the song, the city's NHL franchise, the Boston Bruins, captured the Stanley Cup following a 7-game series against the Vancouver Canucks, and many fans cheered after the announcement was made. Following the Boston Marathon bombing, several teams (including Boston's", "title": "Seventh-inning stretch" }, { "docid": "5409339", "text": "often played or sung at major- or minor-league baseball games, typically during the seventh-inning stretch. At Fenway Park, Neil Diamond's song, \"Sweet Caroline,\" is played during the eighth inning of Boston Red Sox home games, and has been a regular part of the program since 2002. Since 2006, \"Sweet Caroline\" has also played over the sound system during the middle of the eighth inning of New York Mets home games. Consequently, Diamond's hit single became a standing tradition after several years of playing it based upon the home-team's performance. The National Football League team, the Buffalo Bills, have been credited", "title": "Music at sporting events" }, { "docid": "40569", "text": "new version by Boston area band The Dropkick Murphys was featured in the 2005 film \"Fever Pitch\", which tells the story of an obsessive Red Sox fan. The song is frequently played after home wins and inspired the name of Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster's \"sister\" \"Tessie\". Their song \"I'm Shipping Up to Boston\" was used to signify the entrance of Boston's closing pitcher. Another song associated with the team and its fanbase is Neil Diamond's 1969 single \"Sweet Caroline\". The song was first introduced to Fenway Park in 1997. By 2002, its play had been established as", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "4226777", "text": "April 16, 2013, the day after the Boston Marathon bombing, the New York Yankees – longtime rivals of the Red Sox – announced they would play the song during their home game, preceded by a moment of silence, as a tribute to the victims. On Saturday, April 20, 2013, during the 8th inning of the Red Sox-Kansas City game in Fenway Park, Neil Diamond led the crowd in a rendition of the song. The song was sung at sporting events across the country after the Boston Marathon bombings, in efforts to show solidarity with those affected by the tragedy. It", "title": "Sweet Caroline" }, { "docid": "10734414", "text": "a member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. The album includes all of the songs in Buffett's \"Big 8\" songs that he nearly always performs in concert. Due to the location of the concert in the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Buffett performed several related songs including baseball anthem \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game,\" Red Sox' fan favorite \"Sweet Caroline,\" originally by Neil Diamond, and \"Respect,\" made popular by Aretha Franklin, alluding to the Red Sox success in 2004 (they would go on to win the 2004 World Series) after years of poor performance. Buffett", "title": "Live at Fenway Park" }, { "docid": "40570", "text": "a nightly occurrence. It continues to be played at every home game during the 8th inning, sung along to by those in attendance. In 2007, Diamond revealed that the song was written for Caroline Kennedy, American diplomat and daughter of Boston icon President John F. Kennedy. Caroline Kennedy's great-grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald, threw Fenway Park's first ever ceremonial opening pitch on April 20, 1912. When Diamond was named a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2011, Red Sox executive assistant Claire Durant arranged for 80 Red Sox fans to travel to Washington for the ceremony, which culminated in them singing the", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "5206756", "text": "fans as having the Red Sox lose Game 2 and eventually the American League Division Series. Red Sox ace Curt Schilling did not start a game in the American League Division Series after pitching in the last game of the season against the Yankees. 2005 Boston Red Sox season The 2005 Boston Red Sox season was the 105th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, the same record as the New York Yankees. The Yankees were deemed the division winner,", "title": "2005 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10547855", "text": "vs. the Angels, and needed to win the second game to tie the Red Sox for first place. But their bullpen failed, and the Angels' Rick Reichardt hit a home run in an 8–5 Angel win. The Red Sox had won their first American League pennant in 21 years. Mayor of Boston John F. Collins declared October 3, the day before the start of the World Series, as \"Boston Red Sox Day\". Although the Red Sox did not complete the unbelievable task and lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 World Series, the overachieving club is considered among", "title": "1967 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "9604286", "text": "the Red Sox postseason roster due to what Red Sox management determined was a fatigued arm. The season got off to a wonderful start. On April 22, 2007, in a game against the New York Yankees, the Red Sox hit four consecutive home runs for the first time in franchise history (and the fifth time in major league history), when Manny Ramírez, J. D. Drew, Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek all hit home runs off Yankees pitcher Chase Wright. Drew also hit the second of four consecutive home runs the last time this happened, when the Los Angeles Dodgers did", "title": "2007 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "3227551", "text": "in 77 games. His contract with Sacramento also provided him with work as a railroad surveyor when he was not playing baseball. Hooper did not know it at first, but his manager in Sacramento, Charles Graham, was a scout for the Boston Red Sox. Graham helped to arrange a meeting between Hooper and Red Sox owner John I. Taylor. Hooper was signed to a $2,800 contract with Boston. Breaking into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909, Hooper played in 81 games and hit .282. Between 1910 and 1915, he teamed with Tris Speaker (CF) and Duffy Lewis (LF)", "title": "Harry Hooper" }, { "docid": "10143019", "text": "Boston Red Sox in 1998, playing for three different minor league levels before joining the Red Sox in June . In his rookie season, he hit .288 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 25 appearances, playing mostly as a backup for Brian Daubach. After the season, he made history in the Mexican Pacific League while playing for the Navojoa Mayos, when he homered from both sides of the plate in one game against Mazatlán. In 102 games, he hit .340 with 18 home runs and a .591 slugging percentage, including a 19-game hitting streak to start the season,", "title": "Morgan Burkhart" }, { "docid": "15916267", "text": "Minneapolis and taking the first three games of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox, including scoring 9 runs in 5 innings against Philip Humber, who had thrown a perfect game in his previous start. In the end, the Red Sox closed out April with an 11-11 record. The second month of the season did not start well for the Red Sox, as they went winless over their first five games in May. The Red Sox dropped the latter two games of a three-game series against the Oakland A's and were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game", "title": "2012 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "7904280", "text": "being the Red Sox Mascot have come away from Fenway. Whether it is traveling to Fort Myers, Florida and jetBlue Park for Red Sox spring training or visiting other cities for special events, Wally is a well traveled monster. For example, this last December Wally was invited to Washington, D.C. to perform with Smokey Robinson in a tribute to a Red Sox favorite, and Music Legend, Neil Diamond (Writer/Performer of \"\"Sweet Caroline\"\") at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. When he was told that President Obama, his family, Mr. Diamond and many other celebrities would be in attendance, Wally knew", "title": "Wally the Green Monster" }, { "docid": "10554339", "text": "1988 Boston Red Sox season The 1988 Boston Red Sox season was the 88th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, but were then swept by the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS. The 1988 team seemed to start much better than their chaotic 1987 season as evidenced by their 14-6 record in April; however, the team went sour thereafter specially for Jim Rice as he moved from left field to designated hitter. Dwight Evans also had problems when he played", "title": "1988 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "40489", "text": "Friends\", which opened on Broadway in December 1919. \"My Lady Friends\" had, indeed, been financed by the Ruth sale to the Yankees. During that period, the Red Sox, Yankees and Chicago White Sox had a détente; they were called \"Insurrectos\" because their actions antagonized league president Ban Johnson. Although Frazee owned the Boston Red Sox franchise, he did not own Fenway Park (it was owned by the Fenway Park Trust), making his ownership a precarious one; Johnson could move another team into the ballpark. His club was in debt, but Frazee felt the need to purchase its playing site (which", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "142484", "text": "levels: the bottom level is the new \"Dell EMC Club\" featuring 406 seats and concierge services and the upper level, the State Street Pavilion, has 374 seats and a dedicated standing room area. The added seats are wider than the previous seats. The Red Sox's one-time cross-town rivals, the Boston Braves used Fenway Park for the 1914 World Series and the 1915 season until Braves Field was completed; ironically, the Red Sox would then use Braves Field – which had a much higher seating capacity – for their own World Series games in 1915 and 1916. Neil Diamond's \"Sweet Caroline\"", "title": "Fenway Park" }, { "docid": "7604967", "text": "to win a best-of-seven games series after being down three games to none, as would the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and 2014 Los Angeles Kings. The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. The Cardinals had posted the best record in MLB in 2004, and had previously defeated the Red Sox in the and 1967 World Series. The Sox began the series when Ortiz hit a 3-run homer to start the night. However Boston made many errors which allowed St. Louis to tie the game 9-all. But in the 8th inning the Red Sox won 11–9,", "title": "History of the Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "9321657", "text": "AC/DC. The Los Angeles Angels play this song during the seventh-inning stretch, after \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\"; fans most often sing along with it, much like \"Sweet Caroline\" with the Boston Red Sox and Pitt Panthers, as well as \"New York, New York\" with the New York Yankees. The song is also sung by fans and especially students during Wisconsin Badgers football and Boston College Eagles football games. In 1997, the song was used in the Philippine TV programmes \"Growing Up\" and \"T.G.I.S.\" (GMA Network). The Orwells cover the song live very fast and often just the", "title": "Build Me Up Buttercup" }, { "docid": "10554370", "text": "1991 Boston Red Sox season The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for second in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. The team held an old-timers game on May 11, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included non-playing appearances by Ted Williams (then 72) and Joe DiMaggio (then 76), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1941 MLB season, when Williams batted .406 and DiMaggio had", "title": "1991 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10221194", "text": "14-game career, Baker was a .115 hitter (3-for-26), including one home run, one run, and two RBI. His one home run was hit at Fenway Park in Boston when he was playing for the Boston Red Sox on September 23, 1976. Baker led off the last of the second by hitting a solo home run of the Milwaukee Brewers Bill Travers. The game was won by the Red Sox by a score of 10 to 3. During the midseason, Baker was traded to the Cleveland Indians but he did not play for them. Jack Baker (baseball) Jack Edward Baker (born", "title": "Jack Baker (baseball)" }, { "docid": "16795894", "text": "weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result of Lorenzo Cain walking with two outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning. Even with both wins against the Red Sox on April 21, Boston remained in first place in the AL East as did Kansas City in the AL Central. Dustin Pedroia reached base in all their first 18 games, the most consecutive games to start a season by a Red Sox 2B (breaking the record set by Pete Runnels in 1959). Koji Uehara went 18 1/3 scoreless innings before allowing Billy Butler's homer in the eighth inning of", "title": "2013 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "8446964", "text": "April 1, 1994, the Boston Red Sox selected him. Trlicek opened the season with the Boston Red Sox, and earned his first win with the team in his first game, as he threw 1.2 scoreless innings in the Red Sox 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Trlicek struggled after that game though, as he was sent to the Pawtucket Red Sox with a 17.18 ERA in 6 games. Trlicek returned to Boston in June, however, he was demoted to the minors once again in early July. Boston then had Trlicek start with the New Britain Red Sox.", "title": "Ricky Trlicek" }, { "docid": "11073626", "text": "service and six seasons in the minors playing for the Reds, Cubs, Yankees and Red Sox systems (1941, 1946–50). Hoderlein joined the U.S. Air Force during World War II (1942–45). After being discharged, he was part of several transactions before debuting in the majors in August 1951 with the Red Sox, while hitting .357 (5-for-14) in nine games. Before the 1952 season, he was traded by Boston with Chuck Stobbs to the White Sox in the same transaction that brought Randy Gumpert to Boston. But Hoderlein did not appear in a game for the White Sox. He was sent immediately", "title": "Mel Hoderlein" }, { "docid": "40499", "text": "Bobby Doerr and center fielder Dom DiMaggio (the younger brother of Joe DiMaggio). The Red Sox narrowly lost the AL pennant in 1948 and 1949. In 1948, Boston finished in a tie with Cleveland, and their loss to Cleveland in a one-game playoff ended hopes of an all-Boston World Series. Curiously, manager Joseph McCarthy chose journeyman Denny Galehouse to start the playoff game when the young lefty phenom Mel Parnell was available to pitch. In 1949, the Red Sox were one game ahead of the New York Yankees, with the only two games left for both teams being against each", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "10550754", "text": "= Strikeouts\" 1943 Boston Red Sox season The 1943 Boston Red Sox season was the 43rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses. The team set a major league record which still stands by playing in 31 extra innings games, winning 15 and losing 14, with 2 games tied. They played 352 extra innings in total, equivalent to playing an additional 39 games. \"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. =", "title": "1943 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10550752", "text": "1943 Boston Red Sox season The 1943 Boston Red Sox season was the 43rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses. The team set a major league record which still stands by playing in 31 extra innings games, winning 15 and losing 14, with 2 games tied. They played 352 extra innings in total, equivalent to playing an additional 39 games. \"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average;", "title": "1943 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "9604272", "text": "eleventh, with Éric Gagné, Javier López and Jon Lester giving up seven runs. The Red Sox failed to answer back, and lost Game 2, 13–6. The series was even headed to Cleveland. In Game 3, Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up 4 runs, and Jason Varitek provided the only Red Sox offense with a two-run homer in the seventh, as the Indians took the Jacobs Field opener, 4–2, for a 2–1 series lead. Game 4 did not start much better for the Red Sox, with a seven-run fifth inning that saw Manny Delcarmen allow four runs (two charged to starter Tim Wakefield).", "title": "2007 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "12578760", "text": "bullpen job for the start of the season. He made five relief appearances (all in losses) before making his first start in the second game of a May 22 doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox. After surrendering a first inning home run to Hoot Evers, Fricano held the Sox scoreless. The score was tied at one when Fricano led off the eighth with a double, then stole third. He came around to score the go-ahead run on Eddie Robinson's sacrifice fly. The lead, however, did not last, as the A's bullpen allowed a ninth inning run to send the game", "title": "Marion Fricano" }, { "docid": "4226778", "text": "was also played right before the start of the Hamburg Marathon in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 21, 2013, subsequent to a minute of silence. The song was also played before the start of the Stockholm Marathon in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday, June 1, 2013, as a tribute to those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. On April 25, 2013, \"Sweet Caroline\" was played following a tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing during the NFL Draft. Diamond has announced that he will donate all royalties from sales of the song since the marathon bombings to the One", "title": "Sweet Caroline" }, { "docid": "19071339", "text": "fourth inning, to finish his worst postseason start of his career. The Red Sox were held scoreless by Indians pitching and face elimination for the remainder of the ALDS. 6:08 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts As a team, the Red Sox led Major League Baseball in a number of offensive categories, including at bats (5670), runs scored (878), hits (1598), doubles (343), runs batted in (836), batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.348), slugging percentage (.461), on-base plus slugging (.810), total bases (2615) and extra-base hits (576). </div> </div> 2016 Boston Red Sox season The 2016 Boston Red", "title": "2016 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "12174417", "text": "Dominican Summer League Red Sox The Dominican Summer League Red Sox, often called the DSL Red Sox, are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, playing in the foreign Dominican Summer League. The team, classed as a Rookie League franchise, plays at the El Toro Complex in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2018 Boston Red Sox season, the field coordinator is José Zapata, and the Red Sox are fielding two teams; one managed by Fernando Tatís and the other managed by Aly González. The Red Sox have fielded at least one team", "title": "Dominican Summer League Red Sox" }, { "docid": "1377691", "text": "goals for her teammates, due to her accurate passing, and was also willing to aid her teammates defensively when possession was lost. She was capable of playing in any offensive position. Hamm was first married to her college sweetheart Christiaan Corry, a United States Marine Corps helicopter pilot; they divorced in 2001 after being married six years. She married then-Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra on November 22, 2003, in Goleta, California in a ceremony attended by a few hundred guests. On March 27, 2007, Hamm gave birth to twin girls, Grace Isabella and Ava Caroline. Though born five weeks", "title": "Mia Hamm" }, { "docid": "12161282", "text": "Twins before being purchased to play for the Boston Red Sox on September 7, 1966. He played the , , and the baseball seasons for the Red Sox before being purchased by Seattle Pilots on June 23, 1969. Roggenburk and his Pilots teammate Mike Hegan were teammates at Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland. After Roggenburk's playing career ended, Roggenburk became a pitching coach in the minor-league system of the Boston Red Sox, and later became general manager (GM) from 1978 to 1983 for the Winter Haven Red Sox in the Boston Red Sox farm system. After leaving baseball, he", "title": "Garry Roggenburk" }, { "docid": "10550184", "text": "= Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts\" Sam Jones Babe Ruth Wally Schang 1919 Boston Red Sox season The 1919 Boston Red Sox season was the nineteenth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 66 wins and 71 losses. In his last year playing for the Red Sox, Babe Ruth had his breakout offensive season having been converted into an outfielder. He set a major league record with 29 home runs and", "title": "1919 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "2167605", "text": "career major league start. During Alvarez's first career start, he had allowed three runs on a pair of home runs and did not retire a single batter. Unlike Jones and Holloman, Alvarez went on to win 102 games over a 16-year career. Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox in his second major league start on September 1, 2007 at Fenway Park. The game ended in a 10–0 victory for the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles. Unlike a perfect game, in which no batters reach base, in regular no-hitters batters can reach base in other ways,", "title": "No-hitter" }, { "docid": "7154041", "text": "Lou Merloni Louis William \"Lou\" Merloni (born April 6, 1971) is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from - and again for part of 2003. Merloni is well-known locally for his frequent trips between the Red Sox and their Triple-A affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox, which has become known as the \"Merloni Shuttle\" . He also played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Merloni was nicknamed \"Sweet Lou\" by Boston", "title": "Lou Merloni" }, { "docid": "10548141", "text": "would get cash and a player to be named later, the quality depending on what Doyle did for the Sox. Little did anyone know this would be even better than the pickup of Jerry Adair back in 1967. Second base was a problem. Doug Griffin was playing there and doing an adequate job, but he was injury-prone, and the Sox had been particularly anxious about him ever since he had been hit in the face by a Nolan Ryan fastball back in April 1974. Doug had seemed tentative at the plate since the beaning, and Boston had concerns about his", "title": "1975 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "2888304", "text": "In December , Díaz was signed by Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent. He spent seven seasons playing in the Red Sox minor league system. While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in , he posted a .263 batting average with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 54 runs batted in before being called up late in the season to make his major league debut with Boston on September 6, 1977 at the age of 24. Díaz appeared in only two games for the Red Sox, being struck out by Dennis Martínez in his only at-bat. On March", "title": "Bo Díaz" }, { "docid": "10550182", "text": "1919 Boston Red Sox season The 1919 Boston Red Sox season was the nineteenth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 66 wins and 71 losses. In his last year playing for the Red Sox, Babe Ruth had his breakout offensive season having been converted into an outfielder. He set a major league record with 29 home runs and also led the league in runs batted in and runs scored. Ruth also made 15 pitching starts, going 9–5 with a 2.97 earned run average. \"Note:", "title": "1919 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10397196", "text": "killed by pitcher Jeff Suppan's baserunning gaffe. With no outs, Suppan should have scored easily from third on a Larry Walker ground ball to second baseman Bellhorn, who was playing back, conceding the run. But as Bellhorn threw out Walker at first base, Suppan inexplicably froze after taking several steps toward home and was thrown out by Sox first baseman David Ortiz as he scrambled back to third. The double play was devastating for St. Louis. The Red Sox needed one more game to win their first championship since the 1918 World Series. In Game Four the Red Sox did", "title": "2004 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10548128", "text": "a team they batted .203 over their last 33 games. Boston fans were livid, and some said that the Sox had been playing over their heads all along and that it had finally caught up with them, especially when they lacked Fisk and Wise. Boston licked its wounds, taking some consolation from Carl Yastrzemski's .301 average, with 15 homers and 79 RBIs. Dwight Evans had .281, 10 homers and 70 RBIs. There were 22 wins for Tiant and 17 for Bill Lee. Twice in three years, the Red Sox fans thought they had the pennant, and twice the team had", "title": "1974 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "6209099", "text": "February 1993, and was released in late March. Lyons again signed with Boston on May 7, 1993. With the 1993 Red Sox he appeared in 28 games, batting 3-for-23 (.130). He also appeared in 67 Triple-A games with Pawtucket. Lyons' final MLB game was on October 3, when he played right field and second base in a 14-inning loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He became a free agent after the season, but did not continue his playing career. In parts of five seasons with the Red Sox, Lyons played in 328 games, batting .251 with 10 home runs and 63", "title": "Steve Lyons (baseball)" }, { "docid": "10548140", "text": "yet. The Red Sox fell out of first place in late April and didn't get back into it until the end of May. Lynn was bombing American League pitching and playing great center field, and Rice was clobbering the ball. But the Red Sox were winning a lot of high-scoring games which didn't augur well for pitching when the pennant race reached the dog days of August and September. In June, the Red Sox made what appeared to be a minor move to bolster the bench when they bought journeyman second baseman Denny Doyle from the California Angels. The Angels", "title": "1975 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10548103", "text": "W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts\" 1971 Boston Red Sox season The 1971 Boston Red Sox season was the 71st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship. In the second year of Eddie Kasko's management, the Red Sox finished 16 games behind the eventual American League champions Baltimore Orioles. The Sox did not have a", "title": "1971 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "4922992", "text": "Matt Ginter Matthew Shane Ginter (born December 24, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. After playing collegiately at Mississippi State, he started made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and started 2006 pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He had a strong start to the season, notably pitching eight innings of two-hit shutout baseball on April 23, and lowering his season ERA to 2.35 and his K/BB rate to 7. He was a strong candidate to be called up to the", "title": "Matt Ginter" }, { "docid": "4922989", "text": "Matt Ginter Matthew Shane Ginter (born December 24, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. After playing collegiately at Mississippi State, he started made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and started 2006 pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He had a strong start to the season, notably pitching eight innings of two-hit shutout baseball on April 23, and lowering his season ERA to 2.35 and his K/BB rate to 7. He was a strong candidate to be called up to the", "title": "Matt Ginter" }, { "docid": "12571177", "text": "season. Playing for the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game, where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one. In 17 starts for Salem, Mata was 6-3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. , or MiLB.com, or Sox-Prospects.com Roniel Antonio Raudes Meza (born January 16, 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher who plays in the Boston Red Sox Minor League Baseball system. Listed at and , he bats and throws right-handed. The Red Sox selected Raudes", "title": "Boston Red Sox minor league players" }, { "docid": "5265404", "text": "Bill Haselman William Joseph Haselman (born May 25, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1990-2003 with the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He also served as the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Boston Red Sox. During his 13-year playing career, Haselman hit .259 with 47 HR and 210 RBI. His best season came in 1996, when he hit .274 with 8 HR and 34 RBI in a career-high 237 AB for the Red Sox. He hit .314 with 6 HR in 105 AB for Texas in 1998.", "title": "Bill Haselman" }, { "docid": "9604284", "text": "Ellsbury also had a terrific postseason. Ellsbury replaced center fielder Coco Crisp in Game 6 of the ALCS against the Indians. He did not heat up until Game 3 of the World Series, where he had 4 hits and 2 doubles. Ellsbury batted an amazing .438 in the 4-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. The Boston Red Sox also had one incredible rookie pitcher named Clay Buchholz. Buchholz, 23, made his MLB debut on August 17. In his first start against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park, Buchholz pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 earned runs, while striking", "title": "2007 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10548099", "text": "1971 Boston Red Sox season The 1971 Boston Red Sox season was the 71st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship. In the second year of Eddie Kasko's management, the Red Sox finished 16 games behind the eventual American League champions Baltimore Orioles. The Sox did not have a .300 hitter in 1971, with Reggie Smith's .283 batting average being the best among their regulars. Tony", "title": "1971 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "11207391", "text": "Dusty Brown Dustin William \"Dusty\" Brown (born June 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. Brown was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 35th round (1052nd overall) in the Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted right out of Bradshaw Mountain High School. Brown however did not sign with the Red Sox until May 2001, attending Yavapai Community College in the interim. On November 29, 2007, Brown's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox. Had the Red Sox not placed", "title": "Dusty Brown" }, { "docid": "10554471", "text": "RBI = Runs Batted In\" 2002 Boston Red Sox season The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was the 102nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses, 10½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Anaheim Angels who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 99–63. \"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting", "title": "2002 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10554470", "text": "2002 Boston Red Sox season The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was the 102nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses, 10½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Anaheim Angels who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 99–63. \"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs;", "title": "2002 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10554469", "text": "RBI = Runs Batted In\" 2001 Boston Red Sox season The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was the 101st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses, 13½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Oakland Athletics who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60. \"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting", "title": "2001 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10554468", "text": "2001 Boston Red Sox season The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was the 101st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses, 13½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Oakland Athletics who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60. \"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs;", "title": "2001 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10554463", "text": "Strikeouts\" 2000 Boston Red Sox season The 2000 Boston Red Sox season was the 100th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 2½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Seattle Mariners who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 91–71. \"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average;", "title": "2000 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10554461", "text": "2000 Boston Red Sox season The 2000 Boston Red Sox season was the 100th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 2½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card was the Seattle Mariners who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 91–71. \"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR", "title": "2000 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10548169", "text": "L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts\" 1976 Boston Red Sox season The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, 15½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury", "title": "1976 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "12659893", "text": "1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 13th playing of the \"Midsummer Classic\" by Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL) and National League (NL) All-Star teams. The All-Star Game was held on July 9, 1946, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts the home of the AL's Boston Red Sox. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 12–0. This was the game when Ted Williams hit the only home run against Rip Sewell's famed \"Eephus Pitch.\" The Red Sox hosted the game and were well-represented. Red Sox infielders", "title": "1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game" }, { "docid": "1692446", "text": "ironically, after Aaron Boone injured his knee playing offseason basketball, it was the rival Yankees who instead acquired Rodriguez (who gave up $14 million with union approval) to fill the void. Garciaparra thus returned to Boston for the start of the 2004 season in the final year of the old contract from March 1998, without an extension, and it quickly became clear that he was displeased with the team's handling of the situation. It was believed by Red Sox brass that Nomar would not return to Boston when his contract expired after the 2004 season. The 2004 season began with", "title": "Nomar Garciaparra" }, { "docid": "9775901", "text": "Dave Stapleton (infielder) David Leslie Stapleton (born January 16, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1980 to 1986. Stapleton attended University of South Alabama. Stapleton was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the tenth round (231st overall) of the 1975 amateur baseball draft and over the next five years worked his way up the Red Sox minor league system playing for Winter Haven, Bristol, and Pawtucket. He made his first appearance for the Red Sox on May 30, 1980. During his time with the Red Sox, he primarily served", "title": "Dave Stapleton (infielder)" }, { "docid": "13008104", "text": "to the season, Daeges was invited to the Boston Red Sox spring training. However, Daeges missed all of the 2010 season due to injury as well. After playing 2 games and going 0-6 with the Lowell Spinners in , Daeges was released by the Red Sox organization. Zach Daeges Zach Daeges (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder formerly in the Boston Red Sox organization. Daeges was drafted by Red Sox in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. He last played with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the AAA International League in 2009, but", "title": "Zach Daeges" }, { "docid": "14915939", "text": "of 2007 season. On Memorial Day, the Sox took Game 1 of the series at Boston with a final score of 7–3. In Game 2, the Sox defeated the Red Sox 10–7, as the White Sox bullpen allowed 6 runs in final two innings. The Sox finished May with a 16–13 record. Continuing the series at Boston starting in May, the Sox played the finale of the series at Boston looking for a second consecutive sweep at Boston, and then they did. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox 7–4 to win their seventh straight at Fenway Park, their longest", "title": "2011 Chicago White Sox season" }, { "docid": "2675693", "text": "average. As of 2018, Petrocelli holds MLB's eighth-best all-time fielding percentage for third basemen (.970). He was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997. Following his playing career, Petrocelli worked in broadcasting and was a minor league manager. He later wrote a book about the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, \"Rico Petrocelli's Tales from the Impossible Dream Red Sox\".. For the 1979 Boston Red Sox season, Petrocelli was color commentator for local radio broadcasts on WITS-AM 1510, working with Ken Coleman. In 1980, he began hosting the game show \"Candlepins for Cash\" on WXNE-TV, Channel 25", "title": "Rico Petrocelli" }, { "docid": "7604999", "text": "era, due largely to season-ending injuries to Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury. However, they did deny the defending World Series champion Yankees from clinching the AL East title, instead relegating them to the Wild Card on the final day of the regular season. The Red Sox began and ended their season playing the Yankees for the first time since . After the season, third baseman Mike Lowell announced his retirement. After missing the playoffs in 2010, the Red Sox made a statement in the 2010–11 offseason, acquiring 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Carl Crawford, and relief pitchers Bobby Jenks,", "title": "History of the Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "40490", "text": "he did in 1920). Further, providing the Yankees with a box office attraction would help that mediocre club, which had sided with him against Johnson and \"the Loyal Five\" clubs. Finally, Ruth was considered a serious disciplinary problem, a reputation he amply confirmed while playing for the Yankees. Frazee moved Ruth to stabilize Red Sox finances and cut distractions. It was a straight sale, no players in return. New York achieved great success after acquiring Ruth and several other very good players. The sale of Babe Ruth came to be viewed as the beginning of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry, considered", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "10548166", "text": "1976 Boston Red Sox season The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, 15½ games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury for Bill Lee, one of their best pitchers and a 17-game winner in 1975;", "title": "1976 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "5488393", "text": "the Red Sox held 2 years of team options they had not yet exercised), many Red Sox fans and reporters, including Dan Shaughnessy of the \"Boston Globe\", called for Ramirez to be traded. Despite all these distractions, Ramirez did continue to hit solidly when on the field, as he batted .299 with 20 home runs and 68 RBI through the first 100 games of the season. On July 31, 2008, Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal. The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Jason Bay and minor league infielder Josh Wilson, and the Pittsburgh Pirates", "title": "Manny Ramirez" }, { "docid": "8920575", "text": "Buck O'Brien Thomas Joseph \"Buck\" O'Brien (May 9, 1882 – July 25, 1959) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. O'Brien got a late start in professional baseball. However, as a spitballer, he did have tremendous success for a few years. In 1910, when he was 28 years old, he went 20–10 for Hartford of the Connecticut State League. In 1911, he was 26–7 for the Western League's Denver Grizzlies, leading the league in winning percentage and strikeouts. The Grizzlies won 111 games en route to the league", "title": "Buck O'Brien" }, { "docid": "13307309", "text": "back to the minors in early August. That proved to be the end of Rodriguez's major league career. He remained in the Twins system for two more seasons, continuing to play for the Beavers. In , he moved on to the Philadelphia Phillies, playing two seasons for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. In , he played for the Edmonton Trappers in the Florida Marlins' system, then finished his career playing for the Boston Red Sox' top farm club, the Pawtucket Red Sox, in . After his playing career ended in with the Pawtucket Red Sox, Rodriguez remained in the Red Sox", "title": "Vic Rodriguez" }, { "docid": "7530309", "text": "Once in a while, when USA did a repeat of the telecast late at night, local cities were allowed to show the rerun. From 1980–1981, Woods and Nelson Briles (replacing Harrelson) did the early games (except for a game at Montreal on October 2, 1980, which reunited Woods with onetime Boston Red Sox radio partner Ned Martin), while Moore and Wes Parker (replacing Wills) called the late game. In 1982, doubleheaders did not start until June 17. Prior to the doubleheaders starting, Moore and Parker did the individual game until then. When the doubleheaders finally began, Moore and Parker moved", "title": "MLB Network Showcase" }, { "docid": "8447701", "text": "in only 262 at-bats) earned him more and more playing time. While Seattle had no playoff hopes at midseason, several other teams still did, and were looking to bolster their rosters. One such team was the Boston Red Sox, who acquired Huskey on July 26, 1999, in exchange for Robert Ramsay. Huskey served as a right-handed complement to Boston's left-handed designated hitter, Brian Daubach. Huskey performed well in Boston, hitting seven home runs down in the second half of the season in only 124 at-bats and helped the Red Sox to a wild card berth. Following the season, Huskey signed", "title": "Butch Huskey" }, { "docid": "20911780", "text": "2019 Boston Red Sox season The 2019 Boston Red Sox season will be the 119th season in the team's history, and their 108th season at Fenway Park. The Red Sox will enter the season as reigning World Series champions. \"Truck Day\"—when equipment for spring training leaves Fenway Park—will be February 4. Spring training itself will begin on February 13 for pitchers and catchers, with the first full-squad workout on February 18. Games begin on February 22 when the Red Sox face the Northeastern Huskies, with Grapefruit League play starting the next day against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox", "title": "2019 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10124336", "text": "Wings farm club in 1995, hitting .261 as a 1B/DH/OF. A year later, Woods was in another system, joining the Boston Red Sox, playing for their Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder, hitting .312, tying for 4th in the league in homers (25) and was among the leaders in average, OBP and slugging. In 1997, Woods spent his 10th and final season in a United States-based league, hitting .352 for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. He homered 9 times and drove in 28 in 29 games but did not play for the parent Boston team. He also played that year for", "title": "Tyrone Woods" }, { "docid": "4684540", "text": "giving up nine runs (five earned) and ten hits in a two inning start, he was designated for assignment. In June 2006, he was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. He split the remainder of the season between Boston and the Pawtucket Red Sox. Snyder is perhaps best known in Boston for his 4 inning relief effort for the Red Sox in a July 31, 2006 game against the Cleveland Indians. Entering the game with Boston trailing 8-6 in the 5th, he held the Indians scoreless before David Ortiz hit a walk-off 3-run homer in the bottom of", "title": "Kyle Snyder" }, { "docid": "3247579", "text": "him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award. When the World Series ended, Larsen did a round of endorsements and promotional work around the United States, but he stopped soon after because it was \"disrupting his routine\". In 1957, Larsen had a 10–4 record with 3.74 ERA in 27 games, 20 of them starts. Larsen again had a bad start to the season, giving out four earned runs in innings pitched in his opening start against the Boston Red Sox. He gave up three consecutive hits to Gene Stephens, Gene Mauch and Sammy White to start", "title": "Don Larsen" }, { "docid": "7604881", "text": "History of the Boston Red Sox The history of the Boston Red Sox begins in , as one of the original franchises of the American League. In 1900, Ban Johnson's minor Western League, based in the Midwest, declared its equality with the National League, then the only major league in baseball. Johnson changed the name of his league to the American League. Competing in the streets, the upstart placed franchises in two of the largest and most important NL cities, Philadelphia and Boston. Playing their home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the Boston franchise (often called the Americans during this", "title": "History of the Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "9842332", "text": "games for the seventh-place Reds. After one more season with the Reds where his batting average dropped to .243, he was traded to the Nashville Volunteers in the Southern Association for Joe Cicero. He posted a .334 batting average in 117 games during the Volunteers' 1932 season. In January 1933, he returned to the major leagues when his contract was bought by the Boston Red Sox. Gooch's playing time was diminished when the Red Sox acquired catcher Rick Ferrell in May. He appeared in 37 games for the Red Sox and played in his final major league game on September", "title": "Johnny Gooch" }, { "docid": "13793213", "text": "and New York Giants player-manager Mel Ott. The American League manager was Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox, and the AL coaches were Red Sox coach Del Baker and Detroit Tigers manager Steve O'Neill. The starting pitchers were selected by the respective American and National League managers. The eight position starters were chosen by the fans. Players in \"italics\" have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. <nowiki>*</nowiki> This player did not start. <nowiki>#</nowiki> This player did not play. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Happy Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball. The umpires changed assignments in", "title": "1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game" }, { "docid": "3589022", "text": "and his subsequent lack of playing time, Mirabelli asked Towers to work out a deal that would send him back to Boston. Mirabelli was reacquired by the Red Sox on May 1, 2006, in exchange for catcher Josh Bard, setup man Cla Meredith, and $100,000 cash. This reacquisition occurred because Bard had trouble catching Tim Wakefield's knuckleball, committing 10 passed balls in just 7 games. The day the trade occurred, the Red Sox were to play their first game of the year against their rivals, the New York Yankees, at Fenway Park, and Wakefield was scheduled to start. It took", "title": "Doug Mirabelli" }, { "docid": "3047392", "text": "the Boston Red Sox. Goodman entered his first Spring training battling Sam Mele for the open right field job. With Mele winning the job, Goodman batted .182 in limited play through May of the season before being reassigned to the American Association's Louisville Colonels, where he batted .340 over the remainder of the season. Goodman spent the spring with the Red Sox in playing in 12 games, 2 in the outfield, and 10 filling in at second base for an injured Bobby Doerr, He made his first start as a Major League third baseman on May 20, . From there,", "title": "Billy Goodman" }, { "docid": "3339918", "text": "ended in a courtroom. The Elks Club of Winter Haven, Florida, the Red Sox spring training home, did not permit black members or guests. Yet the Red Sox allowed the Elks into their clubhouse to distribute dinner invitations to the team's white players, coaches, and business management. When the African-American Tommy Harper, a popular former player and coach for Boston, then working as a minor league instructor, protested the policy and a story appeared in the \"Boston Globe\", he was promptly fired. Harper sued the Red Sox for racial discrimination and his complaint was upheld on July 1, 1986. The", "title": "Baseball color line" }, { "docid": "14514834", "text": "the entire season for an All-Boston World Series. Before the October 4 game, the oddsmakers gave the Red Sox the advantage, meaning that an all-Boston World Series was likely. The Red Sox did not make another playoff appearance until 1967, when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them in the 1967 World Series. The game counted as a regular season game in baseball statistics. As a result, Dom DiMaggio and Vern Stephens led the league with 155 games played, which could not have been equaled except by another Red Sox or Indians player. DiMaggio's four at-bats in the game also gave", "title": "1948 American League tie-breaker game" }, { "docid": "10397195", "text": "he \"just did what he needed to do.\" It was the highest scoring World Series opening game ever (breaking the previous record set in ). The Red Sox would go on to win Game 2 in Boston (thanks to another sensational performance by the bloody-socked Schilling). The Red Sox won both these games despite making 4 errors in each game. In Game 3, Pedro Martínez shut out the Cardinals for seven innings. The Cardinals only made one real threat — in the third inning when they put runners on second and third with no outs. However, the Cardinals' rally was", "title": "2004 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10729873", "text": "leagues in 1937, playing for the Boston Red Sox as a back up to Rick Ferrell. When Ferrell was traded to the Washington Senators in June of that same year, Desautels became the starting catcher for the Red Sox. Desautels enjoyed his most productive season with Boston in 1938, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.291), home runs (2), runs batted in (48), runs (47), doubles (16), and games played (108). However, his offensive performance diminished in 1939 and, he would be traded to the Cleveland Indians for Frankie Pytlak after the 1940 season. As a member of the", "title": "Gene Desautels" }, { "docid": "18381211", "text": "2014, the Orioles traded Rodríguez to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Andrew Miller. Orioles' general manager Dan Duquette said that he \"offered about 50 other pitchers\" to Boston before agreeing to trade Rodríguez, as the Red Sox \"required\" him in a trade for Miller. Rodríguez started his Red Sox career with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League. In six starts for Portland, Rodríguez had a 3–1 win-loss record with a 0.96 ERA, with 39 strikeouts and eight walks. He joined the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League for one start during the International League", "title": "Eduardo Rodríguez (left-handed pitcher)" }, { "docid": "7393280", "text": "italics. This brings the total number of stations carrying Red Sox baseball to 63. The \"Red Sox Radio Network\" specifically refers to the English-language network originating at WEEI-FM. The Spanish-language network, with Uri Berenguer announcing, is called the \"Spanish Beisbol Network\". Shaw's and Star Market Supermarkets, a grocery store chain which serves much of New England, is the primary promotional sponsor of Red Sox' English-language radio broadcasts. Thus, the announcers refer to the \"Shaw's and Star Market WEEI Red Sox Radio Network\" when entering into commercial spot breaks during the broadcast. Boston Red Sox Radio Network The Boston Red Sox", "title": "Boston Red Sox Radio Network" }, { "docid": "7755979", "text": "HR and 27 RBI, as he and Rich Gedman shared the catching duties. The Red Sox won the American League East division, however, Cerone did not appear in any playoff games. He returned to the Red Sox for the 1989 season, as Cerone hit .243 with 4 HR and 48 RBI in 102 games with Boston, however, the Red Sox fell short in making the post-season. On December 19, Boston released Cerone. On December 20, 1989, one day after being released by the Boston Red Sox, Cerone rejoined the Yankees for a third time, as he signed with the club", "title": "Rick Cerone" }, { "docid": "10761518", "text": "19, 2003. On January 14, 2004, Puffer signed with the Padres, but the Boston Red Sox purchased his contract on July 2. Puffer was promoted to Boston on September 2, 2004, and was in the Red Sox bullpen that night but did not pitch. He was designated for assignment the next day by the Red Sox in order to clear a roster spot for outfielder Adam Hyzdu. Boston ultimately won the World Series championship that fall, and team owner John W. Henry decided championship rings would be given to any player that was on the Red Sox roster that year.", "title": "Brandon Puffer" }, { "docid": "16313059", "text": "field for the 2016 season, and split time between Pawtucket (29 games) and Boston (19 games). With the 2016 Red Sox, he hit .258 with no home runs and five RBIs, while making six appearances at catcher and 13 in left field. During 2017, Swihart again split time between Boston (six games) and Pawtucket (53 games), while also playing nine games with the GCL Red Sox. With the 2017 Red Sox, he batted 5-for-30 (.167) with no home runs and two RBIs, while defensively playing four games as catcher. Swihart was converted into a utility player for 2018; he played", "title": "Blake Swihart" }, { "docid": "6853444", "text": "On January 27, , Ochoa was named an assistant coach for the Boston Red Sox. In 2010, he was a special assistant in the Red Sox' baseball operations department, and in 2011, he served as batting coach for the Single-A Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League. On December 23, 2011, he was named the first-base coach on the Major League staff of Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine. Ochoa made a cameo appearance on the Japanese television drama Dream Again on Nippon Television while playing for the Carp. Alex Ochoa Alex Ochoa (; born March 29, 1972) is a", "title": "Alex Ochoa" }, { "docid": "11210350", "text": "Argenis Díaz Argenis Díaz (born February 12, 1987) is a professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010. Díaz was acquired by the Boston Red Sox organization in July 2003 as an international free agent. He started his professional career in 2006 by playing with the Gulf Coast Red Sox In 2007 Díaz played for Class A Greenville Drive, batting .279 in 405 at-bats. The Boston Red Sox bought his contract from Greenville on November 20, 2007 and was invited to spring training by the Red Sox.", "title": "Argenis Díaz" }, { "docid": "8495614", "text": "until the team relocated to Washington, D.C. for the start of the 2005 season, the Montreal Expos received some fan support in northern New England. The Quebec Nordiques and Montreal Canadiens were the NHL closest teams in Northern New England. For the Mets, when they were in the World Series in their championship season of , split allegiances among fans of both the Mets and opposing Boston Red Sox led to an article in \"The Boston Globe\" to coin the phrase \"Red Sox Nation\". Since the mid nineteen nineties , the University of Connecticut basketball program (winning four men's and", "title": "Sports in New England" }, { "docid": "2241107", "text": "of Game 3 in a 16-1 loss against the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 American League Division Series. The only regulation game in which \"both\" pitchers of record were position players occurred on May 6, 2012, when the Baltimore Orioles' designated hitter Chris Davis was the winner in a 16-inning game against Boston while Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald took the loss. The pitcher's duty does not cease after he pitches the ball. Unlike the other fielders, a pitcher and catcher must start every play in a designated area. The pitcher must be on the pitcher's mound, with one", "title": "Pitcher" }, { "docid": "40467", "text": "Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships, most recently in 2018, and they have played in 13. In addition, they won the American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises,", "title": "Boston Red Sox" }, { "docid": "20376711", "text": "opening game of the series included five solo home runs; three by Oakland and two by Boston. The Red Sox trailed from the fourth inning on, ultimately losing 6–5. Rain delayed the start of the second game of the series by almost two hours. Oakland jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first inning, and Boston closed the gap to 3–2 after five innings. The Athletics added two runs in the eighth, and although the Red Sox got one run in the ninth, closer Blake Treinen converted his second save in two days as the Athletics won, 5–3. In", "title": "2018 Boston Red Sox season" }, { "docid": "10700509", "text": "from the Boston Rustlers. Beck hit .275 with a league leading 10 home runs and had 64 RBI in 154 games in 1910. The Reds continued to make moves in the regular season, acquiring Frank Smith from the Boston Red Sox for $5000 on May 11. Smith, who split the 1910 season with the Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox and dealt with injuries, had a poor start with Boston in 1911. He had a great 1909 season with the White Sox, going 25-17 with a 1.80 ERA, and led the American League with 51 games pitched, 40 starts,", "title": "1911 Cincinnati Reds season" } ]

[ "Eddie Murphy" ]

[ { "docid": "652281", "text": "had been hacked and completely deleted it. Coming to America Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who comes to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry. In 1989,", "title": "Coming to America" }, { "docid": "19759755", "text": "State influences these practices helps in composing a cultural biography of the postcolonial African State. His larger goal is to resolve the social crisis through increased understanding. \"Uplift the Race\" is an in-depth look at films such as \"Coming to America\" and \"Do the Right Thing\". This article discusses this idea of 'uplifting the race' and how the portrayal of this appears in films. The article begins with a quote from Eddie Murphy who basically says the white majority has created a system in which powerful black men feel the need to whisper 'white' in their own office. Olaniyan then", "title": "Tejumola Olaniyan" } ]

[ { "docid": "2794979", "text": "in The Great War. \"The Man Who Stayed at Home\", a 1914 play by J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall, was renamed \"The White Feather\" when staged in North America. The title character is a British secret agent who is falsely perceived to be a coward for his refusal to enlist as a soldier. In \"The Camels are Coming\" (1932), the first-ever collection of Biggles stories, Biggles is handed a white feather by a young woman while on leave in civilian clothes, who is later taken aback to find that he is one of the Royal Flying Corps' leading", "title": "White feather" }, { "docid": "17879796", "text": "Coming of the White Man Coming of the White Man is an outdoor bronze sculpture by American artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil, located in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon in the United States. The statue, gifted to the City of Portland in 1904 by former mayor David P. Thompson and installed the following year, depicts two Native American men, including Chief Multnomah, looking towards the Columbia River upon the arrival of Lewis and Clark. \"Coming of the White Man\" is a statue designed by American artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866–1947), who is known for depicting indigenous peoples of the Americas and Western", "title": "Coming of the White Man" }, { "docid": "8116594", "text": ". to be like the white man. He is coming to realize the great possibilities within himself. The New Negro, who does not want to go back to Africa, is fondly cherishing an ideal – and that is, that the time will come when America will look upon the Negro not as a savage with an inferior mentality, but as a civilized man.\" According to Walrond, the \"rank and file of Negroes are opposed to Garveyism; dissatisfied with the personal vituperation and morbid satire of Mr. Du Bois and prone to discount Major [Robert] Moton's Tuskegee as a monument of", "title": "New Negro" }, { "docid": "11702175", "text": "down\" \"Goin' up Camborne Hill, coming down\" \"The horses stood still;\" \"The wheels went around;\" \"Going up Camborne Hill coming down\" \"White stockings, white stockings she wore (she wore)\" \"White stockings, white stockings she wore\" \"White stockings she wore:\" \"The same as before;\" \"Going up Camborne Hill coming down\" \"I knowed her old father old man (old man)\" \"I knowed her old father old man\" \"I knowed her old man:\" \"He blawed in the band;\" \"Going up Camborne Hill coming down\" \"I 'ad 'er, I 'ad 'er, I did\" \"I 'ad 'er, I 'ad 'er, I did\" \"I 'ad 'er,", "title": "Camborne Hill" }, { "docid": "17879798", "text": "the text \"Presented to the City of Portland by the Family of David F. [\"sic\"] Thompson\". Coming of the White Man Coming of the White Man is an outdoor bronze sculpture by American artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil, located in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon in the United States. The statue, gifted to the City of Portland in 1904 by former mayor David P. Thompson and installed the following year, depicts two Native American men, including Chief Multnomah, looking towards the Columbia River upon the arrival of Lewis and Clark. \"Coming of the White Man\" is a statue designed by American artist", "title": "Coming of the White Man" }, { "docid": "6501870", "text": "Al Corley. The music video for the song \"It Happens Everyday\" was played in movie theaters during \"coming attractions\". All tracks composed by Carly Simon, except where indicated. Side one Side two Album - Billboard (North America) Singles - Billboard (North America) Hello Big Man Hello Big Man is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's twelfth album, and eleventh studio album, released in 1983. The album was Simon's last for Warner Bros. Records (and for what became the Warner Music Group, having also spent time with Elektra Records), as it was a commercial disappointment upon release, despite a positive reception from critics. The", "title": "Hello Big Man" }, { "docid": "12181271", "text": "performed in the musical \"Hairspray\" as Link Larkin at the Hollywood Bowl. Jonas starred in the sequel \"\" (2010), which was a commercial success. Jonas later appeared in the 2011 series \"Mr. Sunshine\"; he played Eli White, an up-and-coming singer who wants everything his way before he performs at the Sunshine Center. He also played the role of Ryan on an episode of the sitcom \"Last Man Standing\". Jonas guest starred on an episode of \"Smash\" as Lyle West, a young musician and television star backing a promising Broadway musical; Jonas would later reprise the role in the show's season", "title": "Nick Jonas" }, { "docid": "1049507", "text": "Altamont, Illinois Altamont is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,319 at the 2010 census. Altamont is part of the Effingham, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area. Legend says Griffin Tipsword came to live with the Kickapoo Indians, who were indifferent to the coming of a white man. Tipsword was white by birth and Indian by adoption. He was a pioneer, a missionary preacher, hunter and medicine man among the Indians. Tipsword's family name was Sowards. He called himself Tipsword after coming to Illinois. Tipsword was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, first fighting at Ramsour's Mill", "title": "Altamont, Illinois" }, { "docid": "3381320", "text": "March 1997 against Wales. Garforth was eventually dropped from the England side in favour of Phil Vickery, but would continue to make some caps, his 25th and final cap coming against in 2000. He was offered the chance to tour North America with England in 2001 but turned down the opportunity, which went to Leicester teammate Ricky Nebbett instead. After leaving Leicester in 2003, he moved to second division Nuneaton as player-coach. Tigers signed England prop Julian White as a replacement. Darren Garforth Darren Garforth (born 9 April 1966) is a former international rugby union footballer who played tighthead prop", "title": "Darren Garforth" }, { "docid": "11876964", "text": "(1934); \"Temptation\" (1935); and \"Underworld\" (1937). He became known as the \"Black Valentino\" because of his good looks and role as the romantic lead in the early black cinema. Tucker noted the irony of the appellation since he believed Rudolph Valentino had a darker complexion than Tucker. He became a movie star to black America and was often mentioned in the leading black newspapers. One of Micheaux and Tucker's most controversial films was \"Veiled Aristocrats\" where Tucker played a black man who passed as white and tried to persuade his sister also to pass for white. He also made an", "title": "Lorenzo Tucker" }, { "docid": "13388709", "text": "North America, the game of baggataway, which afterwards became lacrosse, was played by the Indian tribes in widely scattered parts of the northern continent of America ... With the elimination of old methods of play, the white man has introduced team play and science into the game, so that now it is recognized that no team of individual players, no matter how skilful [sic], can beat a team of merely good players who have fine team organization. Miller was an attorney by trade and worked for most of his life at the law firm started by his father. From 1910", "title": "Cyrus C. Miller" }, { "docid": "4814084", "text": "Guess Who (film) Guess Who is a 2005 American comedy film about race relations directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of \"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner\", a 1967 film that was one of the first to portray interracial marriage between a black man and a white woman in a positive way. This remake version covered the topic of a white man with a black woman. The film stars Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, and Zoe Saldana. The majority of the film was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey. Theresa Jones (Zoe Saldana) takes her boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton", "title": "Guess Who (film)" }, { "docid": "7347199", "text": "Christian Shephard (the mysterious man who Jack chases in the jungle). In the previous episode, \"Walkabout\", Christian was played by a stand-in actor, as the character hadn't been cast yet; thus, only the back of his head was shown. \"White Rabbit\" first aired in the United States on October 20, 2004. An estimated 16.82 million viewers in America watched the episode on its first broadcast,and it finished second in its timeslot behind the 2004 Major League Baseball season playoffs. Among adults aged 18 to 49, the episode earned a ratings share of 6.3/16, finishing in fourteenth place for the week.", "title": "White Rabbit (Lost)" }, { "docid": "19307427", "text": "she legally was known as Amanda America Dickson Toomer. Nathan Toomer was a wealthy, educated mixed-race man of her class. He was the child of an enslaved black woman, Kit, and a wealthy white Toomer brother who had settled in Houston County, Georgia in the 1850s. As a young man, Nathan had served as the personal assistant to Colonel Henry Toomer, and in that capacity learned the ways of white upper class gentlemen. Amanda died on June 11, 1893, eleven months after they were married. When David Dickson died suddenly on February 18, 1885, Amanda America Dickson inherited the majority", "title": "Amanda America Dickson" }, { "docid": "10328059", "text": "William White (field hockey) William Neil White (2 May 1920 – 19 February 1990) was a Scottish sportsman who played first-class cricket and field hockey. White was born at Troon, Ayrshire and died at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. In 1947, White made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. From 1947 to 1949, he represented the county in 11 Minor Counties matches, with his final match for the county coming against Lincolnshire. He also played 2 first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University in 1948 against the Free Foresters", "title": "William White (field hockey)" }, { "docid": "11901285", "text": "of a prophet who foretold the coming of the palefaces. He states that at first there was an impression of astonishment and pity towards these white men which later turned to admiration for their superior intelligence. He states that promises were ruthlessly broken by the white man, even intentionally broken. He also claims the white man gave the Indians Small Pox and Measles along with other diseases to thin their ranks, in addition to promoting feuds amongst the tribes. He makes a claim that if a piece of land were left by a tribe for purposes of hunting, that land", "title": "John Wannuaucon Quinney" }, { "docid": "12070291", "text": "was chosen by music supervisor Gary Moore. The album contain 23-tracks, three original songs performed by Robert Pattinson and by musician-actor Johnny White, who plays Ronny in the film. It also features \"Old Man\" by Love, \"Clear Spot\" by Captain Beefheart and \"Hammond Song\" by The Roches. The album was released by Dreamboat Records on 28 April 2009. The film received mixed reviews, while Pattinson's performance was praised. \"Prairie Miller\" of \"News Blaze\" gave film three stars out of five and praised Pattinson's performance by saying that \"(he played) A kind of problem child with whiskers in this delayed coming", "title": "How to Be" }, { "docid": "9494449", "text": "shot their relations and friends; and showed me many orphans , whose parents had fallen by the hands of white men, near this spot. The pointed out one white man, on his coming to beg some provisions for his party up the river Karuah, who, they said, had killed ten;: and the wretch did not deny it, but said he would kill them whenever he could. It was well for him that he had no white man to depose to the facts, or I would have had him off to jail at once.' The Worimi were, like most other Australian", "title": "Worimi" }, { "docid": "15718809", "text": "Northamptonshire, all coming in 1920, with his final appearance coming against Essex. In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 57 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15*. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 27.90, with best figures of 3/49. White died in Earlswood, Surrey on 12 January 1956. Oliver White Oliver Claude White (11 March 1880 – 12 January 1956) was an English cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Iver, Buckinghamshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he played for", "title": "Oliver White" }, { "docid": "9337043", "text": "Call the Man \"Call the Man\" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her fourth English-language album, \"Falling into You\" (1996). It was released as the fifth and last single outside the North America on 16 June 1997. \"Call the Man\" was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield, who already wrote for Dion her 1995 smash hit \"Think Twice,\" and produced by Jim Steinman who also worked on her previous single \"It's All Coming Back to Me Now\". The music video was directed by Greg Masuak in 1995 and already used for two other songs in", "title": "Call the Man" }, { "docid": "11681941", "text": "Jim McDonald (pitcher) Jimmie Le Roy McDonald (May 17, 1927 – October 23, 2004) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1950 and 1958. Listed at 5' 10\", 185 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. McDonald worked a spot starter and filled various roles coming out of the bullpen as a middle reliever and set-up man. He entered the majors in 1950 with the Boston Red Sox, playing one year for them before joining the St. Louis Browns (1951), New York Yankees (1952–54), Baltimore Orioles (1955) and Chicago White Sox (1956–58). He went", "title": "Jim McDonald (pitcher)" }, { "docid": "8283898", "text": "Grown Ups (1999 TV series) Grown Ups is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2000. Starring Jaleel White, the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White. \"Grown Ups\" follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. Jaleel White stars as J. Calvin Frazier, a 24-year-old man whose roommate just skipped town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa (Tammy Townsend) is engaged to another man. With the help of his best friend Gordon (Dave Ruby)", "title": "Grown Ups (1999 TV series)" }, { "docid": "762023", "text": "to receive training in how to use and control their abilities, something in which Tony strongly believes. Since his struggle with alcoholism, Stark has carried a tremendous burden of guilt after nearly killing an innocent bystander while piloting the armor drunk. While Reed Richards and Dr. Henry \"Hank\" Pym both agree with Stark's proposal, not everyone does. After Captain America is ordered to bring in anyone who refuses to register, he and other anti-registration superheroes go rogue, coming into conflict with the pro-registration heroes, led by Iron Man. The war ends when Captain America surrenders to prevent further collateral damage", "title": "Iron Man" }, { "docid": "794500", "text": "similar to another film, \"Crossroads\", made by the Canadian director Don Haldane a decade earlier in 1957. In this film, a young white woman in Toronto surprises her mother with her black fiancé. The film was referenced in a 1988 episode of the sitcom \"Designing Women\" by Suzanne, who mistakenly calls it, \"There's Some Black People Comin' Over for Dinner.\" In the episode \"Guess Who's Coming to Marry\" (season 2, episode 6) of the black sitcom \"Fresh Prince of Bel Air\", an aunt of the lead character introduces her fiancé, a white man, to the horror of her family. Guess", "title": "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" }, { "docid": "12641153", "text": "in many of his writings. His book \"Who Needs the Negro?\" was printed in 1970. It was reviewed in a number of academic journals, including \"American Journal of Sociology\", \"Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science\", and \"Contemporary Sociology\". Other books he wrote include \"Urban Zoning and Land-Use Theory\" (1962) (reviewed in \"American Sociological Review\") and \"Social Forces\"; \"Black and White in America\" (1983); and \"America's Economic Elite: A critical review of Andrew Hacker's Two Nations\" (1994). Willhelm also wrote an article titled, \"Black Man, Red Man and White America: The Constitutional Approach to Genocide\" (\"Catalyst\", Spring", "title": "Sidney M. Willhelm" }, { "docid": "723306", "text": "contacted her distant cousin, Carl Laemmle who owned Universal Studios, about opportunities for him. Laemmle was in the habit of coming to Europe each year, searching for promising young men who would work in America. In 1921, Wyler, while traveling as a Swiss citizen (his father's status automatically conferred Swiss citizenship to his sons), met Laemmle who hired him to work at Universal Studios in New York. As Wyler said: \"America seemed as far away as the moon.\" Booked onto a ship to New York with Laemmle upon his return voyage, he met a young Czech man, Paul Kohner (later", "title": "William Wyler" }, { "docid": "925765", "text": "and his facial reconstruction were taken by many to mean that Kennewick Man was \"Caucasian\", European, and \"white\" rather than an ancestor of present-day Native Americans., although the term \"Caucasoid\" had also been applied to the Ainu of northern Japan, and an Ainu genetic connection would have been more plausible here. In 1998, \"The New York Times\" reported \"White supremacist groups are among those who used Kennewick Man to claim that Caucasians came to America well before Native Americans.\" Additionally, Asatru Folk Assembly, a neopagan organization, sued to have the bones genetically tested before it was adjudicated that Kennewick Man", "title": "Kennewick Man" }, { "docid": "12244679", "text": "and thus it is a challenge to rank it in equal importance to those works. Although it is never explicitly stated, some viewers have speculated that Naomi's biological mother (who was played by Dorothy Van Engle), gave birth to the even lighter complexioned Naomi as a result of an affair with a white man. Such a parentage might explain why Naomi's mother was unable to live in African American communities as a respectable working mother (and therefore unable to keep Naomi with her), since illegitimacy, compounded with the race issue, would have been very heavy burdens in America during the", "title": "God's Step Children" }, { "docid": "413615", "text": "the mid-1960s and where new movies usually played for weeks or months before coming to outlying screens. A selling point to seeing these films theatrically was that they were being shown in color, at a time when most people had only black and white TVs (and indeed the two first-season episodes that were expanded to feature length, while filmed in color, had only been broadcast in black and white). The words \"in color\" featured prominently on the trailers, TV spots, and posters for the film releases. The episodes used to make U.N.C.L.E. films were not included in the packages of", "title": "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." }, { "docid": "10107477", "text": "ancestral names. His mother's side has been traced back to the founding fathers of America. His father's side has not as yet been established. Grandmaster Arnold Denker related of Weaver that he was \"a master who inherited a chicken farm and who was – so to speak – a White man clear through. He wrote a book, \"White to Play and Win\", lived in a White house on White Street, chewed antacid pills that left the inside of his mouth perpetually White, and raised only white chickens that laid white eggs. Predictably, Adams' business was soon no more than a", "title": "Weaver W. Adams" }, { "docid": "1326291", "text": "also the name of an indie folk band from Oxford, England. A wax model of Liston appears in the front row of the iconic sleeve cover of The Beatles' \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\". He is seen in the far left part of the row, wearing a white and gold robe, standing beside the original-look Beatle wax figures. Liston appeared on the December 1963 cover of \"Esquire\" magazine (cover photograph by Carl Fischer) \"the last man on earth America wanted to see coming down its chimney\". Elizabeth Bear wrote the short story \"Sonny Liston Takes the Fall\", published in", "title": "Sonny Liston" }, { "docid": "7445710", "text": "of modern day Nanaimo, British Columbia. The minister noted \"The bridegroom is a coloured man; the bride a white woman\" on the marriage record, which laid the groundwork for difficulties for Jimmy Claxton later. Claxton made his way to the Bay Area, where he played for a local semi-pro team before coming to the attention of the Oakland Oaks. On May 28, 1916, Claxton temporarily broke the professional baseball color line when he played two games for the Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. Claxton was introduced to the team owner by a part Native American friend as a fellow", "title": "Jimmy Claxton" }, { "docid": "16647567", "text": "Coming Apart (book) Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 is a 2012 book by Charles Murray, a political scientist and W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. In the book Murray describes what he sees as the economic divide and moral bifurcation of white Americans that has occurred since 1960. He focuses on white Americans to state that the decline he describes was not being experienced solely by minorities, whom he brings into his argument in the last few chapters of the book. Murray describes several differences he sees forming between and causing two emerging classes—the New", "title": "Coming Apart (book)" }, { "docid": "168658", "text": "novel, in an intended rape at Shantytown (Chapter 44), Scarlett is attacked by a black man who rips open her dress while a white man grabs hold of the horse's bridle. She is rescued by another black man, Big Sam. In the film, she is attacked by a white man, while a black man grabs the horse's bridle. The Library of Congress began a multiyear \"Celebration of the Book\" in July 2012 with an exhibition on \"Books That Shaped America\", and an initial list of 88 books by American authors that have influenced American lives. \"Gone with the Wind\" was", "title": "Gone with the Wind (novel)" }, { "docid": "16647569", "text": "success, and people overwhelmingly began marrying others in the same cognitive stratum and living in areas surrounded largely by others in that same stratum, leading to not only an exacerbation of existing economic divides, but an unprecedented sociocultural divide that had not existed before in America. \"Coming Apart\" was included in \"The New York Times\"´s list of 100 Notable Books of 2012. Coming Apart (book) Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 is a 2012 book by Charles Murray, a political scientist and W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. In the book Murray describes what he sees", "title": "Coming Apart (book)" }, { "docid": "14053480", "text": "man dressed in a white mask and clothes confronted UltraMantis Black in the ring and gave him a box. Inside of the box was a message stating that a war was coming. That same man then began sending messages over the internet to UltraMantis saying that he and his Temple would be destroyed if he didn't return the Eye of Tyr to the \"family\". On October 18, 2009, at \"Cibernetico Increible\" the man was joined by another larger man dressed in similar fashion and together they appeared in the crowd and confronted UltraMantis, who proceeded to flee the arena. Following", "title": "Bruderschaft des Kreuzes" }, { "docid": "9484218", "text": "Francis Lederer played Dracula, who flees vampire hunters in Transylvania to take up residence in small-town America in the guise of an artist he had previously murdered. The Count begins to feed on the local populace and create more vampires before he is tracked to his lair in an abandoned mine and destroyed. Paul Landres directed from a screenplay by Pat Fielder. The film is also known, for some reason, as \"The Fantastic Disappearing Man\" in the U.K.. It has been shown on U.S. television under the title \"Curse of Dracula\". \"Batman Dracula\" (1964) is a black and white American", "title": "Dracula in popular culture" }, { "docid": "20128408", "text": "19th man (i.e. as substitute) and only coming on to the ground in the final term. That was his last full season in senior football, but in 1941 he was recalled as 19th man for one final game, against his old club West Perth late in the year as the result of an injury crisis / dearth of players due to the war. He kicked a goal shortly after coming on to the ground. Frank Hopkins (footballer) Francis Staney \"Frank\" Hopkins (8 February 1909 – 4 January 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth and Claremont", "title": "Frank Hopkins (footballer)" }, { "docid": "18533239", "text": "stories about Pancho Villa, who robbed banks in America before coming back to Mexico. During Loya's early criminal career, he gained a reputation as a ladies' man, a charismatic and manipulative character who lived a flamboyant, expensive lifestyle. Loya's first robbery was in 1985 at a San Diego branch of Bank of America. Loya handed the teller a note that said \"We have a bomb. I have a gun. Give me the money NOW!!!\" Loya made off with $4,300. Later that year, Loya was arrested on charges that included check fraud and car theft, and he served two years in", "title": "Joe Loya" }, { "docid": "19958390", "text": "Chema the baker Chema the baker, is a character from \"Barrio Sésamo\", the Spanish co-production of \"Sesame Street\". Chema is an adult human who appeared in the series' second period, from 1983 to 1987. He interacted with full-bodied Muppets Espinete and Don Pimpón. A blond man who owns a bakery on the Barrio, Chema always wears a white T-shirt, white trousers and a white apron. The apron always shows flour stains, even when he is opening the bakery in the morning, supposedly coming from home. Chema even has his own solo songs, including \"Panadero soy\" (\"I Am a Baker\"). Juan", "title": "Chema the baker" }, { "docid": "14483959", "text": "the development process of the film. The lawsuit was eventually settled in September 2003. In 2005, Marvel received a $525 million investment from Merrill Lynch, allowing them to independently produce ten films, including \"Captain America\". Paramount Pictures agreed to distribute the film. Originally, the film would stand alone; producer Kevin Feige said \"about half\" the movie would be set during World War II before moving into the modern day. Producer Avi Arad said, \"The biggest opportunity with Captain America is as a man 'out of time', coming back today, looking at our world through the eyes of someone who thought", "title": "Captain America: The First Avenger" }, { "docid": "6079944", "text": "ain't America, you can't fool me\". The soundtrack album was never released on compact disc, although it was released as a digital download through Amazon MP3 and iTunes. In 2011, \"Love, that's America\" gained new notice as part of a video set to footage of Occupy Wall Street. Watermelon Man (film) Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy-drama film, directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Written by Herman Raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960s era white insurance salesman named Jeff Gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. The premise for the", "title": "Watermelon Man (film)" }, { "docid": "8839662", "text": "Cromwell, Gregory is depicted as a childlike, slightly inept but lovable young man. In \"Bring Up the Bodies\", Mantel's acclaimed sequel to \"Wolf Hall\", the portrayal is of a young man coming of age with confidence - still naive, but with potential; he is played in the BBC television adaptation by Tom Holland. In the stage production of \"Wolf Hall Part Two\", Gregory (played by Benedict Hastings) is an intelligent young man who understands why his father must be sometimes ruthless but is still young enough to be horrified by his father's actions, especially in the disposal of Anne Boleyn's", "title": "Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell" }, { "docid": "33743", "text": "Fall of a Free Speech in America\" used racialized language and images, such as a cartoon that depicted \"censorship\" as a monstrous black man with a lascivious expression on his face eyeing \"free speech\" who appeared as a white woman dressed in a white dress. \"Free Speech\" points at \"Censorship\" and says: \"All history, all reason condemns you: GO!\". In his pamphlet, Griffith called censorship \"this malignant pygmy\" who had mutated into a fully grown \"Caliban\" (a character from William Shakespeare's play \"The Tempest\" who is often depicted as a black man). When Sherwin Lewis of \"The New York Globe\"", "title": "The Birth of a Nation" }, { "docid": "8816297", "text": "Josey Wales\" (1976) and \"The Cheap Detective\" (1978). The year after \"The Town That Dreaded Sundown\", Piece directed and co-wrote \"Grayeagle\", a Western based on a Cheyenne legend of a white man whose child (with an Indian wife) is kidnapped by a young warrior named Grayeagle. Pierce appeared in the film as Bugler, a half-insane white man who takes on a Shoshone identity. He then wrote and directed \"The Norseman\" (1978), which starred Lee Majors as a Viking prince who traveled to America to rescue his father from Indians. Working with a multimillion-dollar budget, Pierce shot the film in the", "title": "Charles B. Pierce" }, { "docid": "7126431", "text": "for guard Frank Ramsey, who played behind the Hall-of-Fame duo of Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman during the early part of the Celtics' dynasty years. Though Ramsey was one of the Celtics' best players, he felt more comfortable coming off the bench and Auerbach wanted his best players fresh and in the lineup at the end of close games. The most famous sixth man, however, was teammate John Havlicek, who revolutionized the role during his 16-year career. Sixth man The sixth man in basketball is a player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often", "title": "Sixth man" }, { "docid": "1173518", "text": "names and addresses of African-American families who had applied to attend white schools in Franklin County. When questioned on his actions, the man who read the names on the radio stated that though he was not a member of the Ku Klux Klan, he approved of their activities. In part because of this disclosure, the families hoping to integrate the schools were attacked on numerous occasions by white extremists, who fired into the homes or destroyed the cars of families on the publicized list. The movement for integration persevered in the coming years, and so did violent opposition. Summer of", "title": "Louisburg, North Carolina" }, { "docid": "13852473", "text": "then held a Sword over Informants head on one side and had a white Tape round his hat another man held a bayonet to Inft. on one side and a third man a gun to his breast on the other side on Inft. looking up Daly desired him to keep down his head and not to look up at him, Inft. was then asked if there was any other man in the House he replied there was Michl Burns who Coming to the door was made to kneel down and was Sworn in the same way as Inft.\" Ó hAughegan", "title": "Andrew Ó hAughegan" }, { "docid": "2901480", "text": "battle, the Flash looks around to see if Ralph and Sue were among those resurrected by the White Entity only to be told by Green Lantern they were not coming back. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Ralph Dibny is apparently a rogue member of the Secret Six, under the alias of Damon Wells a.k.a. Big Shot, reporting to the Riddler who in this incarnation of the team serves as \"Mockingbird.\" After having reunited with his wife, Dibny makes his return as the costumed Elongated Man in \"Secret Six\" #12. The Elongated Man", "title": "Elongated Man" }, { "docid": "6691688", "text": "the intent of rescuing Sam after he fails to hear from his friend for several weeks. He succeeds in securing Sam's freedom but is himself captured and incarcerated as the only white man among the inmates of the nearby Thebes penitentiary, a former timber plantation and current forced labor camp for negro convicts and run by ruthless and inhumane white supremacists. The mysterious and unnamed warden instructs his jailers to torture Earl, suspecting him to be a federal investigator interested in the secret workings of the camp. The other inmates apply their acquired hatred of white men to Earl, who", "title": "Pale Horse Coming" }, { "docid": "12842366", "text": "he collected eight hits in the Majors, including two doubles, and stole three bases. He played 12 seasons of minor league baseball (1952; 1955–1965), with his most successful year also coming in 1962, when he batted .301 with 11 home runs for the Double-A San Antonio Missions. Elder White Elder Lafayette White (December 23, 1933 – November 26, 2010) was an American professional baseball player who played 23 games (primarily as a shortstop) in the Major Leagues in for the Chicago Cubs. Born in Colerain, North Carolina, he attended Chowan College. He stood tall, weighed , and threw and batted", "title": "Elder White" }, { "docid": "15502666", "text": "White Van Man (TV series) White Van Man is a British sitcom that was created and was written by Adrian Poynton and first broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD in 2011. It began screening in March 2011, becoming the highest-rated launch ever for a sitcom on BBC Three. Will Mellor plays Ollie, a man who has to put his business dreams on hold while he takes over the family handyman business from his father, Tony, played by Clive Mantle. The series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, including the Best Bet betting shop in Cheadle and Hollins DIY", "title": "White Van Man (TV series)" }, { "docid": "16442772", "text": "of western expansion still affect us today. Works in this section included Emanuel Leutze's \"Christopher Columbus on Santa Maria in 1492\" (1855), which shows Christopher Columbus gesturing toward the New World, Peter F. Rothermel's \"Columbus before the Queen\" (1852) and \"Landing of the Pilgrims\" (1854), Thomas Moran's \"Ponce de León in Florida, 1514\" (1878), Emanuel Leutze's \"The Storming of the Teocali by Cortez and His Troops\" (1848), Joshua Shaw's \"The Coming of the White Man\" (1850), and Robert W. Weir's \"Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delft Haven, Holland, July 22, 1620,\" (1857). Colonial painting include Robert W. Weir's \"The Landing", "title": "The West as America Art Exhibition" }, { "docid": "8903263", "text": "\"America\" was the second song played on WHTZ New York. It was also featured in \"Born in East L.A.\" in the scene where dozens of immigrants storm the Mexico-U.S. border and get past the Border Patrol, successfully making it into the U.S. New-age pianist David Lanz performed a cover of this song for his album \"Finding Paradise\". Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered this song in their 2008 album \"Have Another Ball\". America (Neil Diamond song) \"America\" (also known as \"They're Coming to America\" or \"Coming to America\") is a patriotic song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond,", "title": "America (Neil Diamond song)" }, { "docid": "15171998", "text": "soundtrack of the trailer presented during the Midtown press conference. The story's antagonist is the Serpent, an Asgardian being who sows doubt and fear among the superheroes of the Marvel Comics Universe, as illustrated by early promotional images for the event, which depict Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Cyclops, Thor, and Iron Man coming face to face with their worst nightmares. During this conflict, which is referred to among the characters as the Serpent's War, the Serpent is revealed to be Cul, Odin's brother, who assumed the throne of Asgard following the death of their father. Born at the dawn of", "title": "Fear Itself (comics)" }, { "docid": "10560238", "text": "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America Victoria Beckham: Coming to America was a 2007 one-hour American TV special that featured British former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham moving to the United States where her husband, David Beckham, began his career playing soccer for LA Galaxy of the MLS. The programme was part factual and part a scripted spoof on documentaries such as \"Being Victoria Beckham\" and other shows featuring the Beckhams. Parts of the spoof element featured Victoria being mean to her personal assistant, played by Renee Gauthier. While a hit in the UK, the spoof element was not grasped by the", "title": "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America" }, { "docid": "8864176", "text": "1985. He always wore a white chef's coat, starched apron and high white chef's hat even when the kitchen was 100 degrees, according to Hasis' daughter, Talle Hasis. In contrast \"Cap\" Knight wore bib overalls and Lola Knight was known for going barefoot. He described Knight as a tough \"but good man (who) took me in. He recalled coming to work one morning finding a woman sitting on the dock who had lost $48,000 on the wheel saying, \"Oh there were some big spenders...Those were the days. He said of his time at the restaurant, \"You know it's hard work,", "title": "Cap's Place" }, { "docid": "8119639", "text": "1941 at the time of World War II, Captain America traveled to Wakanda where he met T'Chaka. Together, they assisted Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos against Red Skull and Baron Strucker. T'Chaka and Captain America also faced threats from Master Man, Warrior Woman, and Armless Tiger Man when they partook in an all-out attack on Wakanda. Armless Tiger Man even threatened to kill T'Chaka if he didn't have Wakanda's forces surrender. Outmanned and outgunned, T'Chaka and Captain America held their own against Master Man, Warrior Woman, Armless Tiger Man, White Gorilla, and Red Skull. Sometime later, Captain America visited", "title": "T'Chaka" }, { "docid": "10460542", "text": "Patrick White (ice hockey) Patrick White (born January 20, 1989) is an American ice hockey center who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Ducs de Dijon in the Ligue Magnus. White previously played in North America for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Prior to joining the Golden Gophers, he played four seasons of high school hockey in the Minnesota State High School League with the Grand Rapids High School Thunderhawks. Although he was drafted twice by junior ice hockey teams—the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League", "title": "Patrick White (ice hockey)" }, { "docid": "20158702", "text": "Man, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, Wasp, and White Tiger, while Hulk is away for his quiet time. Nick Fury contacts the Avengers and tells them about massive radiation spikes around a remote research facility in Siberia, Attuma’s forces being sighted in the Pacific Ocean, and a prison breakout heading for Brooklyn Bridge. Captain America, She-Hulk, and Thor arrive at the Siberian research facility, and are attacked by infected researchers. Captain America is affected by the same gas, and attacks She-Hulk and Thor. Upon She-Hulk and Thor knocking Captain America out, they are confronted by Presence, who attacks alongside his radioactive minions.", "title": "Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2" }, { "docid": "13016041", "text": "O'Brian White O'Brian White (born 14 December 1985, in Ocho Rios) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward. White grew up in Jamaica before moving to Scarborough, Ontario in 2002 to live with his mother. He began playing football while attending Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the squad in 2004 and 2005. White played college soccer at the University of Connecticut. He won the Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and the Soccer America Player of the Year Award in 2007. After signing", "title": "O'Brian White" }, { "docid": "10969658", "text": "him she loves him only. While a review found the film pleasing, it noted the age difference between the older Carey and his love interest Golden, who was 16 years old during filming. Hearts Up Hearts Up is a 1921 American Silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. As summarized in a film publication, Jim Drew (Millett), who is a squaw man (a disparaging term for a white man with an Indian wife), receives word that his wife whom he had long deserted had died and that his daughter was coming by train to live with", "title": "Hearts Up" }, { "docid": "8119030", "text": "John A. Williams John Alfred Williams (December 5, 1925 – July 3, 2015) was an African-American author, journalist, and academic. His novel \"The Man Who Cried I Am\" was a bestseller in 1967. Williams was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and his family moved to Syracuse, New York. After naval service in World War II, he graduated in 1950 from Syracuse University. He was a journalist for \"Ebony\", \"Jet\", and \"Newsweek\" magazines. His novels, which include \"The Angry Ones\" (1960) and \"The Man Who Cried I Am\" (1967), are mainly about the black experience in white America. \"The Man Who Cried", "title": "John A. Williams" }, { "docid": "19280578", "text": "that this is possible if he marries an American woman (which is played by O'Brien). He initially frets the idea, but decides to Americanize himself in the shortest time possible. The character, in addition, sends money to his parents, along with letters which show a false positivity of his life in America. One waiter, Sam (Lester \"Chit Man\" Chan) receives major debts which causes him to pocketing communal tips. Robert is impressed by a pair of regulars, a young white man, and his Asian- American girlfriend. His boss (Thomas K. Suing) thinks business is too slow to create tax penalties", "title": "Combination Platter" }, { "docid": "8283643", "text": "the University of California, Davis, describes Ling as \"a neo-Orientalist masturbatory fantasy figure concocted by a white man whose job it is to satisfy the blocked needs of other white men who seek temporary escape from their banal and deadening lives by indulging themselves in a bit of visual cunnilingus while relaxing on the sofa.\" Hamamoto does maintain, however, that Ling \"sends a powerful message to white America that East Asian American women are not to be trifled with. She runs circles around that tower of Jell-O who serves as her white boyfriend. She's competitive in a profession that thrives", "title": "Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States" }, { "docid": "14010576", "text": "Pishtaco A pishtaco is a mythological boogeyman figure in the Andes region of South America, particularly in Peru and Bolivia. Some parts of the Andes refer to the pishtaco as kharisiri, or ñakaq, or lik'ichiri in the Aymara language. According to folklore, a pishtaco is an evil monster-like man — often a stranger and often a white man — who seeks out unsuspecting Indians to kill them and abuse them in many ways. The legend dates back to the spanish conquest of South America. Primarily, this has been stealing their body fat for various cannibalistic purposes, or cutting them up", "title": "Pishtaco" }, { "docid": "8310917", "text": "man who has ‘sold’ himself out to white America to be a part of the black middle class. That theme is depicted early on within the first few scenes of the film. Despite flirting with Dr. Pride, Linda calls Pride a \"cop out\" who \"dresses white, thinks white, and probably even drives a white car. [Linda] adds, 'the only time [Pride is] around black people is when [he is] down [at the Watts clinic] clearing [his] conscience.\" Erb believes that Pride is a “tormented black protagonist forced to negotiate racially separate worlds but destroyed in the effort.” The film shows", "title": "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" }, { "docid": "2650328", "text": "children would become workers/slaves. The number of births out of wedlock in Latin America was much higher than in Europe. On the other hand, unmarried white women who had mixed-race children were treated worse than those who had white children. Despite the expectation of men to father mixed-raced children with nonwhite women, rape of a woman by a black man could lead to castration and European women who married indigenous men lost their \"European\" status. As more white women moved to the new colonies, interracial sex became less common since Europeans became concerned with \"racial survival\". In the small Puritan", "title": "History of women in the United States" }, { "docid": "8283900", "text": "series (on a cliffhanger that was never resolved) in May 2000. Grown Ups (1999 TV series) Grown Ups is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2000. Starring Jaleel White, the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White. \"Grown Ups\" follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. Jaleel White stars as J. Calvin Frazier, a 24-year-old man whose roommate just skipped town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa (Tammy Townsend) is engaged to another", "title": "Grown Ups (1999 TV series)" }, { "docid": "11784647", "text": "of the album, the group formally disbanded. White and Sierpowski both went on to record their respective solo material. Atkins now plays with up and coming singer/songwriter Jessica Rose and DiTaranto is with New York metal band Forsakken. Former Members Jake White Project The Jake White Project was a short-lived New Jersey band that recorded three albums between 2004 and 2006. The Jake White Project (aka JWP) was formed in 2004 in Whippany, New Jersey. It was the brainchild of Jake White, a songwriter from Millburn, New Jersey who had previously played in local bands Blue Eclipse and Stinson. He", "title": "Jake White Project" }, { "docid": "20793185", "text": "one of the nation’s first Thirteen, black disc jockeys who played R & B, talked jive and played popular blues music. They didn’t talk down to their audience and spoke in ‘street’ vernacular, they read the mail on air and spoke for the community. White DJ’s emulated them as they brought a fresh voice to radio. Other black DJ’s sought to assimilate the white radio announcers and frowned on ‘slang; Castleberry and his cohort spoke to the man in the street as populists, repeating the language. He also broke new talent, broadcast live man in the street interviews and during", "title": "Ed Castleberry" }, { "docid": "4686198", "text": "regiments that fought in World War I and World War II were West Indian volunteers, with officers and some senior NCOs coming from Britain. The WIR soldiers became a valued part of the British forces garrisoning the West Indies, where losses from disease and climate were heavy amongst white troops. The black Caribbean soldiers by contrast proved better adapted to tropical service. They served against locally recruited French units that had been formed for the same reasons. Free black Caribbeans soldiers played a prominent and often distinguished role in the military history of Latin America and the Caribbean. The new", "title": "West India Regiments" }, { "docid": "13152109", "text": "drunk, T. C. van Houten (played by Ford Rainey), the same man who rented the house to Mance and his wife. A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's. In the meantime a Comanche Indian, Chief Sam John (played by Michael Wren), comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained. Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man, but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead. Mance will have", "title": "The Cellar (film)" }, { "docid": "14851304", "text": "is played by a man. On some plays and films by Tyler Perry, he dresses up as a woman to play as Madea. Meryl Streep played a male rabbi in an episode of \"Angels in America\". Michelle Ehlen plays a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film in the comedic feature \"Butch Jamie\". The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe often dress up as female characters. In contrast to Monty Python, who dressed as women in an exaggerated fashion for comedic purposes, The Kids in the Hall usually played women straight, their reasoning for cross-dressing", "title": "History of cross-dressing" }, { "docid": "10997675", "text": "Turkey Gross Ewell \"Turkey\" Gross (February 21, 1896 – January 11, 1936) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1925 season. Listed at , 165 lb., Gross batted and threw right-handed. Ewell \"Turkey\" Gross once single handily completed a Triple Play at Third base. He caught the hit, tagged the man coming from 2nd and got the man headed for home as he attempted to scramble back to Third. The son of Alfred and Mary Gross, Ewell played for several seasons in the Texas League during the 1920s and later", "title": "Turkey Gross" }, { "docid": "10789567", "text": "Extension of a Man Extension of a Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973. The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway's live performance recordings. All tracks composed by Donny Hathaway; except where indicated \"Lord", "title": "Extension of a Man" }, { "docid": "10707251", "text": "from \"Captain America: The Winter Soldier\". Alternative versions of Captain America In addition to his mainstream incarnations, Captain America has also been depicted in other fictional universes. The \"Marvel 1602\" limited series presents an alternative history, Earth-311, in which a Captain America from the late 21st century is transported to the year 1602 after the Purple Man takes over the world – his enemy wanting to dispose of Rogers in such a way that there is nothing left of him in the present to inspire others –, where he assumes the identity of \"Rojhaz\", a white Native American who is", "title": "Alternative versions of Captain America" }, { "docid": "8879382", "text": "more than seeing a happy couple and coming between them.\" As with the \"vicious\" personality, most of this hyper-sexuality is gone by Season 3 (Woo's second season on the show). Darrell Hamamoto, Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis, describes Ling is as \"a neo-Orientalist masturbatory fantasy figure concocted by a white man whose job it is to satisfy the blocked needs of other white men who seek temporary escape from their banal and deadening lives by indulging themselves in a bit of visual cunnilingus while relaxing on the sofa.\" Her liaisons are with white men,", "title": "Ling Woo" }, { "docid": "20707077", "text": "verse, which is notable as Lucas is biracial. Both verses are supported by an ambient trip hop beat. The song was first released as a music video on Lucas' YouTube channel and has since garnered over 100 million views. It was directed by Lucas and Ben Proulx. The video starts off with a white man wearing a Make America Great Again cap from Donald Trump's presidential campaign opening up about his unfiltered view on the black community, synced to Lucas' first verse. He is talking to a black man in dreadlocks who sits across a table from him. The white", "title": "I'm Not Racist" }, { "docid": "16409160", "text": "in the Pro12 that season, nine of these appearances coming from the bench. He scored one try in the competition, this coming against the Cardiff Blues on 2 December 2011. In the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, White made seven appearances, all coming from the bench, as Leinster won the competition. After his year with Leinster was finished, White joined another Irish province, this time Connacht Rugby. He signed with the team on a three-year contract in February 2012 and joined them ahead of the 2012–13 season. In his first season with the club, White played 16 games in the 2012–13 Pro12,", "title": "Nathan White (rugby union)" }, { "docid": "14568512", "text": "test her very black-and-white beliefs, including forcing herself to go on blind dates and attend parties. She meets a cast of characters who challenge her beliefs, and she even becomes attracted to a man whose views she detests. Ultimately, the main character faces this universal coming-of-age question: Which tradeoffs, if any, are acceptable in order to fit in? On June 17, 2013, it was announced in Variety that a trio of successful female producers in Hollywood were set to turn the novel into a film, to be directed by Susan Johnson, with initial seed money coming from a Kickstarter campaign", "title": "Carrie Pilby" }, { "docid": "11648346", "text": "the 1998 Lewinsky scandal, in which US President Bill Clinton was discovered to have had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, the research took several years longer than she had initially planned. The book was finally released in 2006 by Doubleday and Three Leaves Press in hardback, paperback, and e-book editions. \"The Most Famous Man in America\" follows the life of 19th-century American minister Henry Ward Beecher. Its introduction describes Beecher's speech at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, at the close of the American Civil War; Beecher was personally invited to speak by President Abraham Lincoln, who commented, \"We", "title": "The Most Famous Man in America" }, { "docid": "15718808", "text": "Oliver White Oliver Claude White (11 March 1880 – 12 January 1956) was an English cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Iver, Buckinghamshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he played for the school cricket team. White made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1906 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He made 2 further appearances for the county, both coming in 1906 against Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Following World War I, White made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Essex in the 1920 County Championship. He made 4 further first-class appearances for", "title": "Oliver White" }, { "docid": "7392072", "text": "as such for a 2003 release. The songs \"The Playboy Mansion\" (2003 Version - originally from \"Pop\") and \"That's Life\" (a cover song by Bono and released on the soundtrack for \"The Good Thief\") were announced as B-sides. The release was canceled, however. The soundtrack mix of the song features Andrea Corr, who played the tin whistle, and Sharon Corr who played the violin. The title of the song was inspired by Horslips title track to their album \"The Man Who Built America\" with the full blessing of Horslips singer and bass player Barry Devlin, who had also produced a", "title": "The Hands That Built America" }, { "docid": "18353987", "text": "Charlie Tilson Charles Everett Tilson (born December 2, 1992) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Coming up in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Tilson was rated as the Best Defensive Outfielder in 2012 and Fastest Baserunner in 2013 of the organization by \"Baseball America\", while also ranking as high as ninth best prospect in the organization, in 2014. Tilson attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He played both baseball and football. As a senior, he was the Illinois Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year. The St. Louis", "title": "Charlie Tilson" }, { "docid": "20525781", "text": "series, \"Traveler\". In the same year, he returning to the stage in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Crispin Whittell's play \"Villa America\" in Massachusetts. 2009 marked a significant turning point in Bomer's career. Starring as the a con artist Neal Caffrey in the police procedural drama series \"White Collar\". He won a People's Choice Award at the 2015 ceremony. In addition, Bomer produced 19 episodes of \"White Collar\". In 2011, Bomer was cast as a 105-year-old man in Andrew Niccol's science fiction thriller film \"In Time\". The following year, he played a supporting role as a stripper in Steven", "title": "Matt Bomer filmography" }, { "docid": "20532244", "text": "Jack Kirby had done with their comic books in the early 1960s. In 2005, Marvel received a $525 million investment from Merrill Lynch, allowing them to independently produce ten films, including \"Captain America\". Paramount Pictures agreed to distribute the film. Originally, the film would stand alone; producer Kevin Feige said \"about half\" the movie would be set during World War II before moving into the modern day. Producer Avi Arad said, \"The biggest opportunity with Captain America is as a man 'out of time', coming back today, looking at our world through the eyes of someone who thought the perfect", "title": "Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)" }, { "docid": "9783840", "text": "Iron Man while trying to \"battle\" the Justin Hammer's robots gone rogue. Parker was played by Max Favreau, the son of the film's director and portrayer of Happy Hogan, Jon Favreau. In \"Captain America: Civil War\", Peter is found by and recruited into the Avengers by Tony Stark who provides him with a new suit in exchange for his help in dealing with Captain America and his faction who have gone rogue in the wake of the implementation of the Sokovia Accords. During the battle he proves to be a formidable opponent, going toe-to-toe with Falcon, Winter Soldier and finally", "title": "Alternative versions of Spider-Man" }, { "docid": "3447290", "text": "... but at the same time a good solid Bible-study overview type of ministry.\" As Heylin writes, \"A well-read man, for whom the Bible had previously been little more than a literary source, [Dylan] now made its allegories come out in black and white.\" In an interview taken in 1985, Dylan would say, \"What I learned in Bible school was just ... an extension of the same thing I believed in all along, but just couldn't verbalize or articulate ... People who believe in the coming of the Messiah live their lives right now, as if He was here. That's", "title": "Slow Train Coming" }, { "docid": "20007778", "text": "the video, a white man wearing a Confederate flag jacket and a \"Make America Hate Again\" hat arrives at a \"hunting ground\" where a black man is working on a farm. The white man tries to fire a gun at the black man, but the gun malfunctions. The black man attempts to choke the white man, until a young girl tells them to stop. There is a Ku Klux Klan Member hanging from a cross in the background. \"Tunnel Vision\" debuted at number 27 on US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 for the chart dated March 12, 2017. The following week, it", "title": "Tunnel Vision (Kodak Black song)" }, { "docid": "15528861", "text": "John Peter Salling John Peter Salling (sometimes Saling, Sailing, Saline or Salley) was born in Germany in the early 18th century and traveled to America as a young man, settling in Augusta County, Virginia. He was an explorer who led expeditions from Canada to Florida, and is credited with being the first white man to set foot in western Kentucky. As Kentucky's state historian, James Klotter, explains in \"A New History of Kentucky\", \"No one can name with certainty the first man of European descent who explored Kentucky. He may have been one of the anonymous, far-ranging French \"coureurs du", "title": "John Peter Salling" }, { "docid": "17014691", "text": "ones who normally portrayed the monks. Dan Starkey, who plays the Sontaran Commander Strax, previously appeared as Sontarans in \"The Sontaran Stratagem\" / \"The Poison Sky\" (2008) and \"The End of Time\" (2010). Neve McIntosh, who played the Silurian Warrior Vastra, previously played the sisters Alaya and Restac in \"The Hungry Earth\" / \"Cold Blood\" (2010). Both Starkey and McIntosh underwent extensive make-up and prosthetics for their characters. \"A Good Man Goes to War\" was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2011 on BBC One and BBC HD and in the United States on BBC America on", "title": "A Good Man Goes to War" }, { "docid": "2534970", "text": "in the elegiac atmosphere of the West itself, set off by the aging Stewart and Wayne.\" \"The New Yorker\"'s Richard Brody described it as \"the greatest American political movie\", because of its depictions of a free press, town meetings, statehood debates, and the \"civilizing influence\" of education in frontier America. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance () is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford starring James Stewart and John Wayne. The black-and-white film was released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay", "title": "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" }, { "docid": "8989287", "text": "at the Merrion Hotel. The Bear is currently friends with Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in Austin Powers. Verne wants to revamp the Bear's show, because he thought that A Bear's Tail was rubbish, along with many other characters. The Bear made his television comeback in the 2018 ITV2 series \"Keith Lemon - Coming In America\". He appears in the third episode where he meets the Urban Fox, who like the Bear, had moved to America. In the same episode, it is revealed by the Bear that Steven got attacked by four grey squirrel and had his back legs chewed", "title": "The Bear (Bo' Selecta!)" }, { "docid": "15673770", "text": "a test match during his career and was only subbed off once in his career. White also played in thirty of the 36 games during the All Blacks 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, the most of any player. White was regarded as being excellent in the lineout. He was also very quick and had \"incredible stamina.\" Terry McLean once remarked that he was \"a wonderful player\" who \"played with matchless vigour, especially in the lineout.\" White was forced to retire from rugby at age thirty-two after he received a kick in the", "title": "Richard White (rugby union)" }, { "docid": "6339561", "text": "coming through. Later, when the Muslims question Saïd's motives in helping White, he admits that he has been using several inmates to preserve his own image, and to killing Adebisi, a man who mocked everything he stood for. After hearing that Aryan initiate Wolfgang Cutler plans to kill Saïd, White attacks and nearly kills him. Saïd argues with McManus that he should not be sent to solitary confinement, to no avail. This season takes place six months after last season's finale, where Augustus Hill dies protecting Redding from being stabbed. Saïd is asked in an exit letter to publish Hill's", "title": "Kareem Saïd" }, { "docid": "10707202", "text": "Alternative versions of Captain America In addition to his mainstream incarnations, Captain America has also been depicted in other fictional universes. The \"Marvel 1602\" limited series presents an alternative history, Earth-311, in which a Captain America from the late 21st century is transported to the year 1602 after the Purple Man takes over the world – his enemy wanting to dispose of Rogers in such a way that there is nothing left of him in the present to inspire others –, where he assumes the identity of \"Rojhaz\", a white Native American who is presumed by the Europeans to be", "title": "Alternative versions of Captain America" }, { "docid": "1291904", "text": "Sheik\" and \"The Three Musketeers\". When he starred in 1923's \"A Woman of Paris\", he solidified the image of a well-dressed man-about-town, and was voted Best Dressed Man in America nine times. His career stalled with the coming of talkies, but in 1930, he starred in \"Morocco\", with Marlene Dietrich. He was nominated for an Academy Award for \"The Front Page\" (1931). Menjou was a staunch Republican who equated the Democratic Party with socialism. He supported the Hoover administration's policy that the federal government was not responsible for aiding the unemployed or intervening to ameliorate social ills. Menjou told a", "title": "Adolphe Menjou" }, { "docid": "4846507", "text": "about his family and the German man who helped his great-grandmother after she was raped by a several white men and went by the name White Wolf. Realizing that his bloodline is pure he decides to come back to Sammi and proposes to her. He gets back into training for the Golden Gloves tournament coming up and decides to take up the scout's offer if he wins. The day before the tournament his best friend is seriously injured in a fight with Eddie and a set of other cowboys which the Sheriff refuses to arrest. On the day of the", "title": "Black Cloud" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7597427", "text": "Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that stated Thaba 'Nchu as a homeland for Tswana people. It was known among the Voortrekkers as Blesberg (blazed mountain, bald mountain). Moroka II, chief of the Boo-Seleka section of the Barolong, migrated here in 1833. A decade earlier, his clan was driven from", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "7597427", "text": "Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that stated Thaba 'Nchu as a homeland for Tswana people. It was known among the Voortrekkers as Blesberg (blazed mountain, bald mountain). Moroka II, chief of the Boo-Seleka section of the Barolong, migrated here in 1833. A decade earlier, his clan was driven from", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "4112153", "text": "years. Following the death of his wife he moved to Roseville in Sydney. He died on 28 October 1961, in Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney. He was buried in Springvale Cemetery, Victoria. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. James Rogers (Australian soldier) James Rogers, VC (4 July 1873 – 28 October 1961) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Rogers received his award for his actions at Thaba 'Nchu in Orange Free State on 15", "title": "James Rogers (Australian soldier)" }, { "docid": "4112148", "text": "James Rogers (Australian soldier) James Rogers, VC (4 July 1873 – 28 October 1961) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Rogers received his award for his actions at Thaba 'Nchu in Orange Free State on 15 June 1901 while serving in the South African Constabulary during the Second Boer War. James Rogers was born on 4 July 1873 in Moama, New South Wales, the son of John Rogers, a Welsh-born farmer, and his wife Sarah Louisa, née Johnstone,", "title": "James Rogers (Australian soldier)" } ]

[ { "docid": "7597429", "text": "swiftly assisted him with draught oxen and a liberal provision of supplies. The Boer party was also assisted in returning to a refugee camp at Thaba 'Nchu, named \"Moroka's Hoek\". The Boer leader held a war council with the Barolong chiefs, Moroka and Tauana, where a Boer-Barolong-Griqua allegiance was formed, which shortly routed Mzilikazi, who then founded the kingdom of Matabeleland. Thaba 'Nchu was considered a friendly native state of the boer-governed Orange Free State, established in 1854. It, however, became an insular territory during the Basotho Wars, during which the Basotho were expelled from its vicinity. In the apartheid", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "12268577", "text": "October 1863, with three priests and two teachers. George Mitchell was the first priest ordained in the Diocese, in 1865. The Cathedral was completed and consecrated in 1866. The Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo was established in the diocese a year later with Canon Beckett and seven members. Together they built the first Anglican church in Thaba Nchu, completed in 1868. This pioneering community established the Church’s work in Thaba Nchu and in places as far apart as Wepener and Harrismith and continued faithfully from their house at Modderpoort until their work was taken over by the Society of", "title": "Diocese of the Free State" }, { "docid": "20586976", "text": "Becoana\" which was a political, non-partisan newspaper consisting of current affairs and opinion pieces that interested black people. It was edited by Sol Plaatje. The land on which the old Moroka Hospital building was built was donated by W.Z Fenyang and James Moroka.The hospital is a government hospital and serves the people in the Thaba Nchu region. W.Z. Fenyang Walton Zacharias Fenyang (W.Z. Fenyang) was a central figure of the political establishment of Thaba Nchu as an independent reserve in South Africa. He was one of the Barolong members of the Thaba Nchu board. Walton Zacharias Fenyang was the grandchild", "title": "W.Z. Fenyang" }, { "docid": "20586974", "text": "W.Z. Fenyang Walton Zacharias Fenyang (W.Z. Fenyang) was a central figure of the political establishment of Thaba Nchu as an independent reserve in South Africa. He was one of the Barolong members of the Thaba Nchu board. Walton Zacharias Fenyang was the grandchild of the leader of the Barolong, Chief Tshipinare. W.Z. Fenyang was educated in Healdtown. He later became the chief of the Barolong subgroup of the Tswana people. Fenyang owned a large farm at Rietfontein in the Thaba Nchu reserve. Fenyang had a close association with Sol Plaatje and was one of Ellen Kuzwayo's grandfathers’ friends who lived", "title": "W.Z. Fenyang" }, { "docid": "7597428", "text": "their land of origin, over the Vaal, by Mzilikazi, and sojourned at Motlhanapitse, in what is now the western Free State. Upon reaching an agreement with king Moshoeshoe I, they settled at Thaba 'Nchu, where their numbers were augmented by other Barolong scattered by Mzilikazi. These Batswana people accepted the Voortrekkers as allies. The first Voortrekkers to stay here on their northward journeys were Louis Tregardt and Hans van Rensburg. Thaba 'Nchu subsequently became a safe meeting place for leaders such as Hendrik Potgieter, Piet Uys and Gerrit Maritz. After Potgieter's trek was attacked and plundered at Vegkop, Moroka II", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "17196861", "text": "For a time Mitchell ran the mission at Thaba 'Nchu unassisted. The Revd William Crisp joined the mission at Thaba 'Nchu, where Mitchell continued until 1880 – save for a period when he visited England. In 1880 Mitchell was appointed to a new mission at Kimberley, then still part of the Diocese of Bloemfontein, where he served the mining compounds and co-founded the parish of St Matthew’s, Barkly Road. He remained in Kimberley in his retirement and was still active as a priest in what was by then the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in 1913. St Matthew’s was founded", "title": "George Mitchell (priest)" }, { "docid": "7597431", "text": "trail, a traditional Tswana site, and amenities for various activities and adventures in the reserve. The reserve has been named after the political town hero Dr. Maria Moroka. Much of the surrounding land is arable, which has been employed for large scale farming of both commercial and domestic nature. The town is also known for the Aran hand-knitted woolen garments made by local craftspeople. Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "17444193", "text": "became its President in 1963. Zacharias Richard Mahabane Richard Zaccheus Mahabane was born in the town of Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State and his parents were farmers. After his primary school education at a local Methodist Mission School in Thaba Nchu, he attended the Morija Mission Institute in Basutoland now, Lesotho which was the homeland of his father, an establishment of the Paris Evangelical Mission. In 1901 at the age of twenty, he qualified as a teacher there, he then later gave up teaching to become a court interpreter in a career that lasted until 1908. Later during 1908 he", "title": "Zacharias Richard Mahabane" }, { "docid": "17444188", "text": "Zacharias Richard Mahabane Richard Zaccheus Mahabane was born in the town of Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State and his parents were farmers. After his primary school education at a local Methodist Mission School in Thaba Nchu, he attended the Morija Mission Institute in Basutoland now, Lesotho which was the homeland of his father, an establishment of the Paris Evangelical Mission. In 1901 at the age of twenty, he qualified as a teacher there, he then later gave up teaching to become a court interpreter in a career that lasted until 1908. Later during 1908 he began theological training at the", "title": "Zacharias Richard Mahabane" }, { "docid": "20703922", "text": "Alina Lekgetha Alina Molebogent Nancy Lekgetha, born Alina Molebogent Nancy Ditheko (27 August 1918 – 2 February 1992) was the Deputy Minister of Health of the Bantustan Bophuthatswana, co-founder of the Bophuthatswana Nursing Council and the main driver in the establishment of the Department of Nursing in the then University of Bophuthatswana (now Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University). Alina Molebogent Nancy Lekgetha was born on 27 August 1918 in Thaba Nchu in the Free State province of South Africa. Her parents raised her as a Methodist. Unlike many members of the Thaba Nchu community, her family did not seek", "title": "Alina Lekgetha" }, { "docid": "17196859", "text": "Moroka to South Africa, arriving at Bloemfontein in November 1864. Mitchell became part of the burgeoning first generation of Anglican church workers to join the new Diocese of Bloemfontein, formed under its inaugural bishop, Edward Twells, in 1863. Within a month of his arrival, on 18 December 1864, Mitchell was ordained deacon, in Bloemfontein, and he took up residence at Thaba ‘Nchu on 10 May the following year. Thaba 'Nchu was at the time the capital of an independent Barolong polity within the Free State, ruled by Kgosi (Chief) Moroka II (it was annexed to the Free State in 1884", "title": "George Mitchell (priest)" }, { "docid": "17196858", "text": "George Mitchell (priest) The Revd George Mitchell was a missionary priest of the Anglican Church serving in the Free State, South Africa, from 1864, and afterwards at Kimberley, who pioneered early translation of liturgical Epistles and Gospels and portions of the Book of Common Prayer into Setswana. He was born near Mintford in England in 1835 and died in Kimberley, South Africa. Mitchell attended St Augustine's College in Canterbury, where he became acquainted with fellow student Samuel Moroka, son of the Barolong ruler of Thaba 'Nchu, South Africa. He determined to take up missionary work at Thaba 'Nchu and accompanied", "title": "George Mitchell (priest)" }, { "docid": "17192219", "text": "of Bloemfontein. It was there that he was ordained priest in 1866. Crisp was stationed at Thaba 'Nchu, working alongside the Revd George Mitchell, in 1871-76; and he served there again in 1881-86 after Mitchell had gone on to Kimberley. Crisp was responsible for the Thaba 'Nchu mission’s printing press, on which Mitchell’s and his own translations of portions of the Book of Common Prayer and hymns were printed. Crisp had also prepared a Catechism and other works in Setswana. In 1871 Crisp had written to the newly arrived Bishop Webb that he and Mitchell were able to converse with", "title": "William Crisp" }, { "docid": "19681114", "text": "and settling what is now known as Makwasie in the North West. Maidi’s people then settled in Botswana before moving to Thaba-Nchu (where they lived side-by-side with Kgosi Moroka’s people). After spending time in Thaba-Nchu, they settled in Potchefstroom before moving to Manthe. The group led by Maidi joined the Balthaping and became known as the Balthaping Ba-Ga-Maidi. Nowadays, the Batlhaping people are found mostly in the Northern Cape and the North West of South Africa. Two of the most prominent groups from the tribe are Batlhaping Ba Ga Phuduhutswana and Balthaping Ba-Ga-Maidi. Batlhaping ba ga Phuduhutswana live mostly in", "title": "Batlhaping tribe" }, { "docid": "14037477", "text": "areas, wildlife day tours, tennis, mini golf and caberet shows. Maria Moroka Nature Reserve Maria Moroka National Park is named after Dr Maria Moroka, an anti-Apartheid activist.The national park is near Thaba Nchu in the Mangaung District of the Free State Province, South Africa . The park perimeter surrounds the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam which is a popular angling area.The Thaba Nchu (Tswana for \"Black Mountain\") mountain range is to the north of the national park, and is considered the spiritual homeland of the Basotho people. The national park comprises grassland vegetation. The area is a summer rainfall region with most", "title": "Maria Moroka Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "14037475", "text": "Maria Moroka Nature Reserve Maria Moroka National Park is named after Dr Maria Moroka, an anti-Apartheid activist.The national park is near Thaba Nchu in the Mangaung District of the Free State Province, South Africa . The park perimeter surrounds the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam which is a popular angling area.The Thaba Nchu (Tswana for \"Black Mountain\") mountain range is to the north of the national park, and is considered the spiritual homeland of the Basotho people. The national park comprises grassland vegetation. The area is a summer rainfall region with most rain falling between November and March. The winter season between", "title": "Maria Moroka Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "21015250", "text": "professed a certain contempt for him\". On 30 April 1900, Maximov led the Hollander Corps in the Battle of Thaba Nchu, where he was seriously wounded. During the battle, Maximov fought with the British Army Captain Beachcroft Towse and fired the shot that blinded Towse in both eyes while at the same time Towse fired a shot into Maximov. As Towse was awarded a Victoria Cross, the battle of Tabu Nchu brought international attention to Maximov, through the British press falsely reported that Maximov had been killed.. At Taba Nchu, Maximov suffered a splintered shoulder, a badly damaged shoulder blade", "title": "Yevgeny Maximov" }, { "docid": "4468228", "text": "the Voortrekkers reached the area of Winburg, there were no other tribes or inhabitants. The nearest community was that of a Tswana tribe under Chief Makwana at Thaba Nchu, 60 km south east of the town and the Basotho tribes in the mountains of the current Lesotho, 100 km east of the town. The trade of cattle for land between the Vaal and Vet Rivers, undertaken by Andries Pretorius and the Bataung Chief Makwana in 1836, led to the settlement of a dispute between the African tribes. The Voortrekkers offered protection for Chief Makwana from the Tswana tribes, against the", "title": "Winburg" }, { "docid": "10063779", "text": "began crossing the Vaal River and skirmishing with Ndebele regiments. On 16 October 1836, a Boer column under Hendrik Potgieter was attacked by a Ndebele force numbering some 5,000. They succeeded in seizing Potgieter's livestock, but were unable to penetrate his laager. One of the Tswana chiefs, Moroko, later convinced Potgieter to pull his wagons back to the safety of Thaba-Nchu - where his men could seek food and protection. In January 1837, over a hundred Boers and around sixty Tswana returned with a vengeance. Led by Potgieter and Gerrit Maritz, they raided Mzilikazi's settlement at Mosega and drove him", "title": "Military history of Zimbabwe" }, { "docid": "553862", "text": "as source of cheap labour for the city of Bloemfontein. A subsidised bus service was established, and Botshabelo was declared decentralisation point. This means that Botshabelo was to become an industrial development point in order to reduce the distance between place of employment and place of residence. In 1988, an approximate 14 500 people were commuting on a daily basis between Botshabelo and Bloemfontein. This meant that 55% of Botshabelo's work force was employed outside the city. In 1994, after the disestablishment of the apartheid government, Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, and Thaba Nchu became part of Motheo District Municipality. The Motheo District", "title": "Bloemfontein" }, { "docid": "20326354", "text": "Winnie Kgware Winnie Motlalepula Kgware (1917 – 1998) was a South African anti-Apartheid activist within the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). She was elected as the first president of the Black People’s Convention (BPC), a BCM-affiliated community-based organisation in 1972. Winnie Kgware was born in Thaba Nchu in the Orange Free State in 1917. Growing up in the racially divided Free State, before the institutionalisation of racism through Apartheid, she was politically inclined and encouraged the youth to be active in political structures. Heeding her call, the youth formed a branch of the South African Student Movement and established a School", "title": "Winnie Kgware" }, { "docid": "17196860", "text": "following the death of Moroka’s adopted son and successor Tshipinare). In a report of June 1865 Twells recorded that Mitchell was “studying the language” (SeTswana) and “commencing the mission work”. Deacon Mitchell was recalled to Bloemfontein in 1867, to extend work there through the newly established St Patrick’s mission. Mitchell was ordained by Twells to the priesthood on Trinity Sunday 1869 - the first occasion of the ordering of a priest in the diocese – and was sent to assist Canon Beckett of the Brotherhood of St Augustine, who was at Thaba 'Nchu prior to the brotherhood’s relocation to Modderpoort.", "title": "George Mitchell (priest)" }, { "docid": "15117194", "text": "as a base for missionary work in the area, but conflict in the region prevented the first group of brothers from settling there right away. The Brotherhood thus established itself initially at Springfield near Bloemfontein, starting its missionary work at Thaba Nchu. Three of the group of seven fell away before the Brotherhood finally occupied Modderpoort in the autumn of 1869. Initially they occupied a cave. A priory and a sandstone chapel dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo were built by the brothers. Modderpoort was taken over, in 1902, by the Anglican Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM). Brotherhood of", "title": "Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo" }, { "docid": "553861", "text": "be approved by the municipality in 1956. Physical buffers such as the railway line and roads were put into place to separate black ethnic groups, the white and coloured population.11 000 housing structures, of which approximately 6 000 were government built rental accommodation, were erected in Mangaung between 1952- 1968. In 1968, Mangaung faced serious housing shortages when as much as 3000 to 6000 housing units were needed. To counter this problem, a 55 km east ward expansion called Botshabelo was added in 1979. The Bloemfontein municipality channelled of all black urbanisation to Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo. Botshabelo was developed", "title": "Bloemfontein" }, { "docid": "1523529", "text": "Boer hunters who crossed the Vaal River. Reprisals followed, and in November 1837 the Boers decisively defeated Mzilikazi, who thereupon fled northward and eventually established himself on the site of the future Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. In the meantime another party of Cape Dutch emigrants had settled at Thaba Nchu, where the Wesleyans had a mission station for the Barolong. The emigrants were treated with great kindness by Moroka II, the chief of that tribe, and with the Barolong the Boers maintained uniformly friendly relations after they defeated Mzilikazi. In December 1836 the emigrants beyond the Orange drew up in general", "title": "Orange Free State" }, { "docid": "9850167", "text": "mountains where King Moshoeshoe I had started to forge the Basotho nation that would later become Lesotho and the wooded valleys of Zululand proved a more difficult proposition. Here the Boers met strong resistance, and their incursions set off a series of skirmishes, squabbles, and flimsy treaties that would litter the next 50 years of increasing white domination. The Great Trek first halted at Thaba Nchu, near present-day Bloemfontein, where the trekkers established a republic. Following disagreements among their leadership, the various Voortrekker groups split apart. While some headed north, most crossed the Drakensberg into Natal with the idea of", "title": "History of South Africa (1815–1910)" }, { "docid": "17525331", "text": "to Sydney in September 1874. While in Sydney, Smythe added tenor Edward Armes Beaumont, basso Agostino Giuliano Susini and the American contralto Cassie Everett Dyer (Mrs. A. H. Cutter) to Goddard's company. 1874 was also the year that Mary Ellen Christian gave birth to a son by Smythe, Robert Christian Holmes Smythe (1874 Manly Beach, New South Wales-1900 Thaba-Nchu, South Africa). It is to be noted that a Mr. Holmes had been performing in a musical company with her and that the New Zealand press referred to Mary Ellen as Mrs. Holmes when Smythe was clearly the father. In 1875,", "title": "Robert Sparrow Smythe" }, { "docid": "17855030", "text": "in 1979 while visiting Belgium and later that year he had bypass surgery in South Africa. After the operation Claerhout's art underwent a colour evolution from the initial Flemish inspired earthy palette to one of brightness. His artistic legacy includes other media such as sculpture, wall-paintings, monotype and linocut, stained glass drawings and crayon. Claerhout donated much of the earnings from his versatile artwork to fund the building of housing and schools and support the people of his mission in and around Bloemfontein and Thaba Nchu. In 2002, Claerhout caused an uproar when he revealed that several of his artworks", "title": "Frans Claerhout" }, { "docid": "12526694", "text": "pleaded for mitigation and rejected ANC's principles of racial equality and was soon expelled from the party. The district hospital in Thaba Nchu is named in his memory. He was a Christian. James Moroka James Sebe Moroka, OLG (16 March 1891 – 10 November 1985) was a medical doctor and a politician, who was the president of the African National Congress 1949–1952. Moroka was elected as the president of the ANC by the support of the African National Congress Youth League and its leaders Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela in December 1949. During Moroka's presidency, the ANC started to implement", "title": "James Moroka" }, { "docid": "10719769", "text": "George Marshall. Members of Marshall's Horse may have been involved in the Relief of Mafeking against the Boer's Siege of Mafeking as well as the Battle of Elandslaagte. They were involved in combat at Thaba Nchu under General Ian Hamilton an event related in Winston Churchill's \"Ian Hamilton's March\". They also fought at Israel's Poort on 25 April 1900. Captain Gethin (pictured above) was killed that day. Marshall himself was wounded. Lord Roberts mentioned their performance in dispatches. In the march on Pretoria John Stirling wrote in his book \"The Colonials in South Africa\", \"Marshall's Horse frequently took a prominent", "title": "Marshall's Horse" }, { "docid": "17703361", "text": "and served the hospital until she was granted long leave due to ill health. After leaving Lovedale she joined her sister, Majombozi in Thaba ‘Nchu where she eventually died in 1919 at the age of 39. A statue of Cecilia Makiwane was erected by the nurses of South Africa at the Lovedale Hospital in 1977. A postage stamp was issued in 1982 to honour local heroine Cecilia Makiwane by the short-lived republic \"Ciskei\", now known as the Eastern Cape. The Cecilia Makiwane Nurse's Recognition Award for health care professionals, was introduced by the South African government in 2002 in her", "title": "Cecilia Makiwane" }, { "docid": "20207175", "text": "en Agnietie Pieters van de Caab. On New Year's Day 1837 he joined the Trek at the Voortrekker Bearer at Thaba Nchu and accompanied Andries Pretorius the next year on his Wen Commando and wrote the diary of the expedition. In 1839 he settled in Pietermaritzburg as an attorney but returned to the Cape Colony in 1840. In 1848 he acted as teacher and Clerk of the Church Council at Fauresmith. He became a teacher in Potchefstroom in 1865 where he died in 1887. The Bantjes gold mine was named after his eldest son, Jan Gerritze (1843-1914), a prospector who", "title": "Jan Bantjes" }, { "docid": "17196862", "text": "jointly by Mitchell and Canon W.H.R. Bevan. In 1882 Mitchell secured the land on which the church was to be built. It was erected in 1888 and dedicated by the Bishop of Bloemfontein on 2 June 1889. As he mastered the Serolong (Setswana) language, Mitchell prepared translations of the liturgical Epistles and Gospels and portions of the Book of Common Prayer. These were printed on the mission press at Thaba 'Nchu in 1875. They were “revised and greatly enlarged in their scope” by William Crisp. George Mitchell (priest) The Revd George Mitchell was a missionary priest of the Anglican Church", "title": "George Mitchell (priest)" }, { "docid": "17855027", "text": "in his spare time he concentrated on his art. Claerhout was a self-taught painter who created landscapes and figures in oil paint. He started painting more after relocating to Thaba Nchu in 1960, and became famous for his unique style, which used vivid colors and incorporated items such as donkeys, sunflowers and figures of people he met through his everyday life. His work was inspired by Christian spirituality and Claerhout he painted biblical scenes. He also worked in pastel, ink, pencil and charcoal. In May 2000, Claerhout painted a golden bird on the flyleaf of a book that he gifted", "title": "Frans Claerhout" }, { "docid": "4488549", "text": "Botshabelo Botshabelo, meaning \"a place of refuge\", is a large township set up in 1979 by the then apartheid government 45 km east of Bloemfontein in the present-day Free State province of South Africa. Botshabelo situated on the N8 road (South Africa) road and it was once the second-largest township in South Africa (after Soweto). The population comprises mainly people who speak Southern Sotho and Xhosa. The township had over 350 000 inhabitants . As many people moved away from the farms in the Free State, they looked for places to stay in the region of Thaba Nchu, another homeland", "title": "Botshabelo" }, { "docid": "2378928", "text": "to join an infantry brigade and divisional commander Major-General Ian Hamilton who marched on 30 April. During the night 4th Cavalry brigade was sent up as reinforcement and the Boers now heavily outnumbered by Broadwoood on the flank, beat a hasty retreat on 1 May, but not before inflicting heavy casualties on the cavalry. These brilliant marches covered hundreds of miles, such as the latter from Kaalfontein to Thaba Nchu. But the next month another 300 miles would be traversed interspersed with episodic periods of fierce fighting. On 3 May Broadwood despatched a squadron led by Viscount Sudley, a captain", "title": "Royal Horse Guards" }, { "docid": "20225233", "text": "husband of Mmanthatisi), the Batlokwa lived in Nkoe (also spelled Nkwe) and then later moved to Sefate. The name of the Batlokwa capital reflected their totem – the leopard. This area Nkwe/Sefate in Verkykerskop near Harrismith (Thaba-Nchu) which was occupied by Batlokwa, was declared a provincial heritage site in the Free State in 2016. At a young age, she was married off to a cousin, Mokotjo, who was the chief of the Batlokwa. The two married in a typical dynastic alliance. Their first child, a daughter, was born around 1800 and she was named Nthatisi. It is customary in the", "title": "Mmanthatisi" }, { "docid": "12071954", "text": "Higgs was awarded the gold medal of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie van Wetenskap en Kuns. Cecil Higgs Cecil Higgs (28 June 1898, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State - 16 June 1986, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder at the Wesleyan Girls' High School (now Kingswood College) in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly", "title": "Cecil Higgs" }, { "docid": "12071951", "text": "Cecil Higgs Cecil Higgs (28 June 1898, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State - 16 June 1986, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder at the Wesleyan Girls' High School (now Kingswood College) in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly enrolled in the Grahamstown School of Art in 1918, however in 1920 she sailed", "title": "Cecil Higgs" }, { "docid": "13209072", "text": "Eastern Free State his home and along with his new wife set about the fulfilment of his dream of creating a classic English country estate in the wilds of Africa. Having purchased the foundation of the estate from a man named Prynn he christened his venture Prynnsberg in 1881. The estate – which in its heyday covered over 20,000 hectares of land lies on the edge of the Maluti Mountains under a sandstone cliff in the Thaba Nchu District. The house began as additions to the original single story farmhouse and became a three-story, 20-room manor, constructed of finely crafted", "title": "Prynnsberg Estate" }, { "docid": "2579525", "text": "dot the grasslands. Some of South Africa's most valued San (Bushman) rock art is found in the Free State, particularly in the regions around Clarens, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Ladybrand and Wepener. Sesotho is the dominant home language in most of the province. isiZulu is the major language in the far eastern municipality of Phumelela. Setswana is the main language in Tokologo in the northwest, and in and around the area of Thaba Nchu. The Free State is the only province in South Africa with a Sesotho majority. Afrikaans is widely spoken throughout the province, as a first language for the majority", "title": "Free State (province)" }, { "docid": "6953673", "text": "first captured during the fighting at Sanna's Post in the Orange Free State. He gave himself up in order to obtain information on the enemy, which he did, and then he escaped from his guards and succeed in reaching British occupied Bloemfontein safely after two days and nights on the run. The second time he was captured was while trying to warn a British column approaching Thaba' Nchu. He came upon a group of Boers hiding on the banks of the river, toward which the British were even then advancing. Cut off from his own side, Burnham chose to signal", "title": "Frederick Russell Burnham" }, { "docid": "17192221", "text": "produced by George Mitchell. In 1885, on the printing press at Thaba 'Nchu, he published his translation of the \"New Testament\" in the Serolong dialect of Setswana, \"Testamente e Ncha\". Other works included his \"Notes towards a Secoana grammar\" (1880), an enlarged second edition of which was published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1886. A revised Setswana \"Book of Common Prayer\", with Psalms, was published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1887 – later to be still further revised by the Revd Charles Clulee and Bishop Henry Bousfield, in 1911. In addition to his translation work,", "title": "William Crisp" }, { "docid": "553345", "text": "of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields are some south of the town. Mahikeng is the headquarters of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi people. The town was founded by Molema Tawana (c. 1822 – January 1882). Born in Khunwana during the \"difaqane\" period, Molema was the son of Kgosi Tawana of the Tshidi Barolong. Molema's brother and close confidant, Montshiwa, later became chief. During the period that the Tshidi Barolong resided at Thaba Nchu, where they found refuge during the difaqane, Molema was converted to Christianity by the Wesleyan missionaries based there. Molema's son and heir, Silas Molema, was educated", "title": "Mahikeng" }, { "docid": "7597430", "text": "era, it formed part of the area set aside for the bantustan of Bophuthatswana, nominally ruled by the then President Lucas Mangope. It was then a trading centre. Following the establishment of a hotel and casino by Sun International during that time, it has become a major tourist attraction in the Free State, due to its proximity to Bloemfontein. Geographical features include the promontories of the Lesotho mountains, suitable for large lands with ample game, wherein a game reserve, the Maria Moroka Nature Reserve, has been maintained. A variety of wildlife and bird species are found here, besides a hiking", "title": "Thaba 'Nchu" }, { "docid": "15295653", "text": "trail. Tregardt started the northward trek with eight families besides his own, and was joined by the trek of Johannes (Hans) van Rensburg, another farmer living in exile. Tregardt and Van Rensburg were the first of the voortrekkers to pass near Thaba Nchu, where the Barolong tribe of chief Moroka II was resident. Upon reaching the Strydpoortberg in the current Limpopo Province, Tregardt and Van Rensburg parted ways, after Tregardt argued that Van Rensburg was expending his ammunition excessively in his pursuit of ivory. Van Rensburg would not be seen again; he and his trek of forty-nine persons were killed", "title": "Louis Tregardt" }, { "docid": "3355746", "text": "Thaba Nchu, where they formed a Voortrekker government and decided to move to Natal. Potgieter was not in favour of this plan and stayed behind in the Free State. In 1838, after Piet Retief and his party were killed by Dingane, and other Voortrekker parties were attacked at the Bloukrans and Bushman Rivers, Potgieter and another leader, Pieter Lafras Uys assembled a military force. To prevent schism and discord, the new Voortrekker leader in Natal, Maritz, diplomatically pronounced that both Uys and Potgieter were to be in command. However, a struggle between the hot-headed Uys and Potgieter ensued. The divided", "title": "Hendrik Potgieter" }, { "docid": "7075224", "text": "of Bloemfontein, which held Bloemfontein's water works. A British mounted force under Brigadier General Robert George Broadwood which had earlier attacked other Boer positions at Thaba 'Nchu, was withdrawing there. Broadwood's force consisted of Q and U Batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery, a composite regiment of the Life Guards, the 10th Hussars, the Royal Irish Regiment, the New Zealand and Burma Mounted Infantry, and Roberts's Horse and Rimington's Guides (which were light horse units raised from English-speaking South Africans). De Wet sent 1600 of his men under his brother Piet to attack Broadwood from the north, while he himself", "title": "Sanna's Post" }, { "docid": "20309089", "text": "1848 and 1854 led to Bloemfontein becoming an administrative, commercial and legal hub. This development attracted a community of skilled and semi-skilled Black people, Coloureds and Indian South Africans as workers, professionals and farm labourers. Government records at the time refer to the people of colour who settled in the city as “Bastard,” “Bushmen,” “Fingo,” “Griqua” and “Hottentot,” among other derogatory terms. Among the women who settled in Bloemfontein during this period were professionals and domestic workers, who were the wives of middle class men. Many of the people of colour came from Thaba 'Nchu, Lesotho and were Tswana people", "title": "Bloemfontein anti-pass campaign" }, { "docid": "7505561", "text": "They were folded into the Imperial Yeomanry as C Company, 1st Battalion, which arrived in South Africa in 1900 and saw its first action on 5 May at Thaba 'Nchu. It served for 18 months, as mounted rifles rather than cavalry, and came under fire 65 times, though more men were lost to sickness than enemy action. On their return to the UK in July 1901, the men of the 1st Battalion were absorbed back into their parent regiments, and the veterans of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars endowed the regiment with its first battle honour, \"South Africa 1900–01\". In April", "title": "Royal Gloucestershire Hussars" }, { "docid": "20235306", "text": "could disappear completely due to decreasing use. The first newspaper, Koranta ea Becauna was founded in Mafikeng in 1901, but the newspaper collapsed at the end of May 1909 because of financial difficulties. Along with his family, Plaatje left Mafikeng for Kimberly, where the Seleka Barolong of the Tswana Nation funded the establishment of Tsala ea Batho. The Seleka Barolong were wealthy business people who lived in the Wesleyan Methodist mission community of Thaba Nchu in the Orange Free State. The first edition of Tsala ea Becauna was published in June 1910. It was a four-page weekly aimed at Tswana", "title": "Tsala ea Becoana" }, { "docid": "2378927", "text": "Later that month Colonel Pilcher's retreat was covered by a Blues squadron and battery. Composite Household Cavalry Regiment reinforcements consisting of two officers and 20 troopers drawn from all three Household regiments, under 1st Life Guards command had arrived at Bloemfontein on 20 April for a well earned rest, while the Blues were still bivouacked. The Blues under Sir John French were left on the road: the line of retreat was blocked by De Wet who moved to cut off the convoys sent along the Thaba Nchu-Bloemfontein Road. Still in Broadwood's brigade, the Household Cavalry Regiment marched to Krantz Kraal", "title": "Royal Horse Guards" }, { "docid": "14037476", "text": "May and August is clear although temperatures can drop to below freezing at night. Frost are frequent in the winter and snowfall occasionally occurs in the mountainous regions. The animals found in the reserve include several species of mammals such as Burchell's zebra, black wildebeest, eland, springbok, blesbok, red hartebeest and the white rhino. There are also more than 100 different bird species including many water fowl species which frequent the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam. The blue crane also frequents the reserve. There is a small 8km hiking trail to the Thaba Nchu mountain. Other activities include braai (barbecue) facilities, picnic", "title": "Maria Moroka Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "17517624", "text": "all his Grahamstown interests, but continued dispensing from the farm. For a long time Ludwig Krebs had been thinking about an expedition north of the Orange and Vaal Rivers. Accordingly, accompanied by his nephew Carl Klemper, he left his farm in March 1838 with four wagons. His route was through the present-day Aliwal North, Jammersberg near Wepener, Thaba Nchu, north-east toward Clocolan, Mpharane near Ficksburg, and northwards to the Makwassie area. He crossed the Sand River near the present Senekal and followed it westward, and then northwards to the Vals River. He went west again crossing the Vaal River, probably", "title": "Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs" }, { "docid": "8888850", "text": "them across piecemeal. They reached Thaba Nchu on 15 February 1841 and continued north across the Vet River Difficulties with the purchase of horses delayed their departure until mid-April. Crossing the Sand and Vals Rivers, they reached Kroonstad where they spent some days collecting and preserving birds. On 8 May they reached the Vaal River, and were prevented from crossing it until 17 May, by severe snow and rain on 13 May. Continuing north they made their way to the Magaliesberg entering the Magalies River catchment on 31 May. The Magalies River valley was teeming with game, and they spent", "title": "Joseph Burke (botanist)" }, { "docid": "20914720", "text": "Huisun Forest Recreation Area The Huisun Forest Recreation Area () is a forest in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The forest is managed by the Department of Agriculture of National Chung Hsing University (NCHU). The name \"Huisun\" was taken from the late president of NCHU, Tang Hui-sun, who passed away when exploring the forest. The forest was established in 1916. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, the forest was managed by the Taiwan Provincial College of Agriculture and named Nenggao Forest. In 1963, the forest was renamed to Huisun Forest. The forest covers an", "title": "Huisun Forest Recreation Area" }, { "docid": "20914721", "text": "area of 74.77 km and located at an altitude of 450-2,419 meters above sea level. It consists of 500 meters deep canyons and waterfalls. The forest features six hiking trails. The forest is accessible by bus from Puli Township. Huisun Forest Recreation Area The Huisun Forest Recreation Area () is a forest in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The forest is managed by the Department of Agriculture of National Chung Hsing University (NCHU). The name \"Huisun\" was taken from the late president of NCHU, Tang Hui-sun, who passed away when exploring the forest. The forest was established in 1916. After", "title": "Huisun Forest Recreation Area" }, { "docid": "18146206", "text": "NCHU V/STOL UAV NCHU V/STOL UAVs are several Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), most of which are experimental aircraft used to explore different V/STOL technologies, and some of these UAVs are used to explore aircraft carrier landing technologies. Flourish General Aviation UAV (Chang-Sheng Tong-yong Wu-Ren-ji or Changsheng Tongyong Wurenji, 昌盛通用无人机) is an experimental UAV developed by NCHU to gain knowledge in aircraft carrier landing. The existence of Flourish UAV is revealed to the public in 2011 when it won a first place in an UAV competition held in Beijing that year. Flourish UAV has conventional layout and", "title": "NCHU V/STOL UAV" }, { "docid": "18146207", "text": "is powered electrically, and it adopts a combination of remote control and autonomous control to ensure successful carrier landing. Specification: Flying Pack Horse (Fei-Xing Tuo-Ma, 飞行驮马) UAV is a VTOL UAV developed by NCHU. Originally developed in August 2013 as a team project of a group of three NCHU students including Mr. Chen Shi-Wei (陈世威), Mr. Hao Xian-Ping (郝宪平) and Mr. Duan Jin-Tan (段进坦) as their graduation project, the future potential of the design was realized by others and NCHU decided to continue the project, which was overtaken by a new team of NCHU students headed by Mr. Tan Chao", "title": "NCHU V/STOL UAV" }, { "docid": "11806478", "text": "Free State conquered the whole Lowlands, Moshoeshoe requested British protection which was granted in March 1868 when Lesotho on the eve of the Boer attack on Thaba Boisu, became a British territory. Thaba Bosiu was the only territory which remained invincible. On 27 December 1966, Moshoeshoe II organised protest meetings which culminated in a prayer meeting at Thaba Bosiu. This was a reaction to Prime Minister Chief Leabua Jonathan’s governance (leader of the Basotho National Party - BNP). Moshoeshoe II contested the legitimacy of the BNP governance and his lack of executive powers in the governance of Lesotho. When the", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "17519962", "text": "by Brilliance Auto. Specification: NCHU UAV NCHU UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), some of which have entered service with various Chinese governmental establishments. The Common Ringed Plover (Jian-Heng or Jianheng, 剑鸻) is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU, which can take-off either on water or on land. The Common Ringed Plover made its public debut in September 2013 at the 2nd AVIC Cup international UAV innovation competition, and placed 17th out of a total of 76 designs. NCHU is currently developing a drone that is capable of both high speed and low speed cruise.", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "17519955", "text": "NCHU UAV NCHU UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), some of which have entered service with various Chinese governmental establishments. The Common Ringed Plover (Jian-Heng or Jianheng, 剑鸻) is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU, which can take-off either on water or on land. The Common Ringed Plover made its public debut in September 2013 at the 2nd AVIC Cup international UAV innovation competition, and placed 17th out of a total of 76 designs. NCHU is currently developing a drone that is capable of both high speed and low speed cruise. The drone is capable", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "2586353", "text": "total production was 7,808 tonnes, which was 5.19 per cent of the totals in the country. The major crop was maize, while wheat, sorghum, beans and peas were the other crops planted. The total production of maize was 5,720 tonnes, beans was 318 tonnes, sorghum was 285 tonnes, peas was 775 tonnes and wheat was 710 tonnes as of 2008. Community councils of Thaba-Tseka District are Bokong, Khutlo-se-Metsi, Linakeng, Tenesolo, Litsoetse and Thaba Tseka Urban. Constituencies of Thaba-Tseka District are Mantsonyane, Mashai, Semena, Thaba-Moea and Thaba-Tseka. As per the 1968 Local Government Repeal Act - Development Committees Order No.9 of", "title": "Thaba-Tseka District" }, { "docid": "4414157", "text": "nationalism. On the 19 May 1998, following the end of apartheid, it was renamed again, getting the name \"Thaba Tshwane\". Thaba Tshwane should not be confused with the much larger City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, that was created in 2000, which includes Pretoria (including Thaba Tshwane). Thaba Tshwane Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. Today the installation is home to: Founded around 1905 by", "title": "Thaba Tshwane" }, { "docid": "11267912", "text": "Ha Rasefale, Ha Seqhoasho, Ha Sethuoa-Majoe, Ha Sikeme, Ha Tlalinyana (Likoeneng), Ha Tšitso, Letlapeng, Letšeng, Mabote, Mantorina, Meeling, Moriting, Mosoang, Motse-Mocha, Pontšeng, Sekhutlong, Thaba-Chitja, Tsekana, Tšenekeng and Tšoeu-tšoana. Semonkong Semonkong is a community council located in the Maseru District of Lesotho. Semonkong, meaning \"Place of Smoke\", was established in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho displaced by the Gun War. It is located close to several major natural features, including the Maletsunyane Falls and the 3096-metre peak of Thaba Putsoa. The population in 2006 was 7,781. The community of Semonkong includes the villages of Boitumelo, Ha Farelane, Ha Khonyeli,", "title": "Semonkong" }, { "docid": "18146216", "text": "Urban Goblin are not the same size. Out of three ducted fans of Urban Goblin, two small ones are the same size and attached to the main ducted fan, which is much larger. All three ducted fans are equipped with two blade rotors. Specification: VTOL UAV (Chui-Zhi Qi-Jiang Wu-Ren-Ji, 垂直起降无人机) is a very little known VTOL UAV currently under development by NCHU. It is intended for various missions such as aerial photography, cinematography, surveying, advertisement, communication relay and air drop of emergency medication during disaster relief. Standard equipment include visible light camera and imaging infrared camera. NCHU V/STOL UAV NCHU", "title": "NCHU V/STOL UAV" }, { "docid": "11806480", "text": "Preservation and Presentation of Thaba Bosiu, the national monument to preserve this historical landmark. This mountain has become a tourist attraction, with a conference centre, a cultural village and many rondavel type of accommodation. In 1996, Moshoeshoe II was buried on the mountain, joining Moshoeshoe I. To keep the cultural significance, several political organisations held meetings or rallies at Thaba Bosiu. For example, Lekhotla la Bafo (a political organisation) held many meetings on top of the mountain. In 1957, Lekhotla la Bafo held a joint meeting with the Basotoland Congress Party (BCP) at Thaba Bosiu. Thaba Bosiu Thaba Bosiu is", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "11806471", "text": "Moshoeshoe I and his people took occupation of this mountain in July 1824. He named it Thaba Bosiu (loosely translated – Mountain at Night) because he and his people arrived at night. To intimidate his enemies, he spread news that the mountain grew larger than usual at night. Moshoeshoe I was able to offer cattle and protection to those fleeing the ravages of Mfecane/Difaqane Wars. When Moshoeshoe settled in Thaba Bosiu, he sent for many people to be wound up by his regiments. They were given food and shelter. The plateau's large area meant it could hold enough livestock and", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "11806470", "text": "Thaba Bosiu Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho, 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru. It was once the capital of Lesotho, having been King Moshoeshoe's stronghold. Thaba Bosiu was used as a hideout by Moshoeshoe I and his subjects after they migrated from Butha-Buthe in 1824 escaping the ravages of the Difaqane/Mfecane Wars. The plateau formed a natural fortress which protected the Basotho in times of war.", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "2586349", "text": "Thaba-Tseka District Thaba-Tseka is a district of Lesotho. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or camptown, which is the only town in the district. In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on Mokhotlong District in northeast, Leribe District in north, Berea District in northwest, Maseru District in west, Mohale's Hoek District in southwest and Qacha's Nek District in the southern direction. The district is one of the major tourist attractions in Lesotho because of the second largest arch dam in Africa Katse Dam. As of 2016, the district had", "title": "Thaba-Tseka District" }, { "docid": "17519959", "text": "Hongyan # 3, 鸿雁 # 3) is a very little known Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) developed by NCHU. The UCAV sometime are erroneously referred as Swan Swallow (鸿燕) instead, because in Chinese, swallow and goose are both pronounced the same, as Yan, however, the correct name is Swan Goose, not Swan Swallow. Swan Goose is intended for ground attack missions and the existence of Swan Goose is revealed in the description of UAV research institute of NCHU. The general designer of Swan Goose 3 is Dr. Yan Zhao-Wu (闫兆武). Tilt Ducted Fan UAV is an experimental UAV developed", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "17519956", "text": "of carrying a Luneburg lens to adjust radar cross section to different levels. In addition, it is also capable of carrying an infrared intensifier to increase its infrared signature as a target. This drone is mainly intended to support surface-to-air or air-to-air weaponry development. Flourish General Aviation UAV (Chang-Sheng Tong-yong Wu-Ren-ji or Changsheng Tongyong Wurenji, 昌盛通用无人机) is an experimental UAV developed by NCHU to gain knowledge in carrier landing. The existence of Flourish UAV is revealed to the public in 2011 when it won a first place in an UAV competition held in Beijing that year. Flourish UAV has conventional", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "14201822", "text": "Ha Sehlahla, Ha Sekharume, Ha Thebane, Ha Tjako, Ha Tsiu (Koeneng), Ha Tšoarelo, Khamolane, Khatleng, Khohlong, Khohlong (Hleoheng), Khubetsoana, Khutlang, Letlapeng, Liphakoeng, Litenteng, Macheseng, Makhausing, Makoetjaneng, Manganeng, Mapetleng, Matebeleng, Mpokochela, Ntšilile, Phororong, Rolong, Sefateng, Sehlabeng-sa-hae, Shoella, Taung, Thabaneng and Thoteng. Thaba-Kholo Thaba-Kholo is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 10,241. The community of Thaba-Kholo includes the villages of Bothoba-Pelo, Ha Botala, Ha Fisane, Ha Khetsi, Ha Khomari, Ha Kou, Ha Lali, Ha Lepolesa, Ha Lethibella, Ha Mafa, Ha Mafike, Ha Makara, Ha Makhala (Kholokoe), Ha Marontoane, Ha Mateu, Ha Matsosa, Ha", "title": "Thaba-Kholo" }, { "docid": "14201821", "text": "Thaba-Kholo Thaba-Kholo is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 10,241. The community of Thaba-Kholo includes the villages of Bothoba-Pelo, Ha Botala, Ha Fisane, Ha Khetsi, Ha Khomari, Ha Kou, Ha Lali, Ha Lepolesa, Ha Lethibella, Ha Mafa, Ha Mafike, Ha Makara, Ha Makhala (Kholokoe), Ha Marontoane, Ha Mateu, Ha Matsosa, Ha Mokebisa, Ha Moketane, Ha Mokhafi, Ha Mokhoro, Ha Mokolana, Ha Mokone, Ha Mokotjo, Ha Molupe, Ha Mosa, Ha Mosiroe, Ha Motsiba, Ha Ngope, Ha Nnamo, Ha Nthoana, Ha Nyolo, Ha Phefo, Ha Poho, Ha Poho (Hleoheng), Ha Rahlabi, Ha Rahlolo,", "title": "Thaba-Kholo" }, { "docid": "14201817", "text": "Sani Top (Sekiring), Sekhutloaneng, Seroala-Nkhoana, Taung, Terai Hoek, Thaba-Bosiu, Thaba-Ntšo (Ha Setai) and Tiping. Makheka, Thaba-Tseka District Rapoleboea is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 11,533. The community of Rapoleboea includes the villages of Aupolasi, Bokhoasa, Ha Chakatsa, Ha Jakopo, Ha Joalane (Lekhalong), Ha Khatho, Ha Khoali, Ha Korotla Taung, Ha Kutoane, Ha Machokoloane, Ha Makoko, Ha Makunyapane, Ha Mapheele, Ha Mongali, Ha Mosehle, Ha Motsiba, Ha Nkune, Ha Qena, Ha Raletsoai, Ha Salemone, Ha Shoaepane, Ha Thokho, Ha Tjope, Laleng, Lekhalong, Lelibohong, Linakeng, Lithakong, Lulang, Maheising, Mahooeng, Majoe-Matšo, Makanyaneng, Malothoaneng,", "title": "Makheka, Thaba-Tseka District" }, { "docid": "17519957", "text": "layout and is powered electrically, and it adopts a combination of remote control and autonomous control to ensure successful carrier landing. The HT-180 is a turbojet powered subsonic drone currently under development by NCHU. The HT-180 has a cylindrical fuselage with a pointed nose cone and swept wings. Side intake are mounted between the swept wing and tailplanes. Specifications: Long endurance fixed-wing UAV (Chang-Hang-Shi Gu-Ding-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji, 长航时固定翼无人机) is a very little known UAV currently under development by NCHU. It is intended for various missions such as aerial photography, cinematography, surveying, and even air drop of emergency medication during disaster relief.", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "11806474", "text": "two rooms. Moshoeshoe I had four other stone buildings erected as part of his compound – three of which were rectangular and one cylindrical. Many Basotho believe that the mountain preserved magical properties. One belief is that if an individual takes some dirt from the mountain, he will find that it is gone in the morning, having returned to the mountain. As also mentioned above, news was spread as a form of intimidation to the enemies that the mountain grew larger at night. When Mzilikazi attempted to attack Moshoeshoe I at Thaba Bosiu, trying to gather strength after escaping Shaka", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "6534811", "text": "Bosiu by Dr Propser Lautre (1818–1893) of the Paris Evangelical Mission Society. Eleven months after the death of Wepener, his son – Dick Wepener – and four of his friends went to Thaba Bosiu to collect his father's remains for a proper burial. King Moshoeshoe I's son – Tladi – took Dick to where his father was buried. This is when Tladi told Dick that his father;s heart had been eaten by warriors. His body was taken to be buried at the family farm in Constantia. The pass at Thaba Bosiu known as Khubelu pass where Wepener was killed is", "title": "Louw Wepener" }, { "docid": "16506816", "text": "Medium Mark A Whippet light tank was purchased for the Union Defence Force and was operationally employed during the 1922 Rand revolt. The tank in question is now on display at the Army College at Thaba Tshwane. The formation of an armoured corps was proposed in 1924. An armoured car section was formed the next year when two Vickers machine gun-armed Crossley armoured cars and two medium tanks were imported from Britain. During the severe economic depression of 1933, the government established the Special Service Battalion (SSB) on 1 May 1933 as a job opportunities and social upliftment project. The", "title": "South African Army Armoured Formation" }, { "docid": "2586357", "text": "October to April. Though it rains during all the months of the year, groundwater is limited on account of run-offs. The region has a temperate climate on account of the elevation and is humid during most parts of the year. The temperature in low lands vary from to in the winter. Thaba-Tseka District Thaba-Tseka is a district of Lesotho. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or camptown, which is the only town in the district. In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on Mokhotlong District in northeast, Leribe District", "title": "Thaba-Tseka District" }, { "docid": "20058625", "text": "to take only half his available strength, about 1000 men, leaving behind the 2nd Foot, most of the 74th Foot, some of his cavalry and his smaller artillery. No spare ammunition for the infantry would be taken. Moshoeshoe had established his headquarters on the steep-sided Berea plateau at Thaba Bosiu in the Phuthiatsana valley. Cathcart's tactics were to advance on Thaba Bosiu in three widely separated columns and link up at midday in front of the stronghold. Any available cattle were to be rounded up and driven back to base. The left column of 233 cavalry under Lieutenant-Colonel G.T.C. Napier", "title": "Battle of Berea" }, { "docid": "14201655", "text": "Thaba Mokhele Thaba Mokhele is a community council located in the Mohale's Hoek District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 18,135. The community of Thaba-Mokhele includes the villages of Boikhutsong, Five Rand, Ha 'Mako, Ha Belemane, Ha Biane, Ha Bokoro, Ha Chefa, Ha Faetoa, Ha Jimi, Ha Kaphe (Maholong), Ha Kaphe (Moreneng), Ha Khanyane, Ha Khoale, Ha Kholoane, Ha Kooko, Ha Lisene, Ha Mabaka, Ha Mahlelebe, Ha Mahooana (Mahahaneng), Ha Mako (Ha Folatsane), Ha Mako (Mahlalela), Ha Mapuru, Ha Maqeba, Ha Maqoala, Ha Masita, Ha Matseo, Ha Moeletsi, Ha Mohale, Ha Mokhothu, Ha Mokunyane, Ha Moloche, Ha Monakalali, Ha", "title": "Thaba Mokhele" }, { "docid": "14201760", "text": "Shao, Ha Teleka, Ha Tibisi, Ha Tšita, Ha Welephi (Sekoaing), Kamora Thaba, Lehonyeling, Letlapeng, Letsoapong, Lichecheng, Liphafeng, Litšoeneng, Mabeleteng, Makhetheng, Malosong, Maqomeng, Meeling, Motse-Mocha, Phocha, Pontšeng, Porotong, Sehlabaneng, Sekoaing, Sekokoaneng, Swatsi, Tafoleng (Ha Leihloana), Thaba-Chitja, Thaba-Chitja (Liphookoaneng), Thaba-Chitja (Mpharane), Thabang (Ha Leihloana), Thobai and Toalaneng (Toalaneng). Seforong Seforong is a community council located in the Quthing District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 9,720. The community of Seforong includes the villages of Aupolasi, Bethane, Ha 'Malitlhare, Ha 'Mampiletso, Ha 'Ngoae, Ha Filane, Ha Kokoropo, Ha Leihloana, Ha Lesholu, Ha Mabusetsa, Ha Maime, Ha Maisa, Ha Mankata, Ha Mankata (Khohlong),", "title": "Seforong" }, { "docid": "14201657", "text": "Lithakaling, Maboneng, Makhaloaneng, Makutoaneng, Maqoala, Matsatseng, Matsaung, Matsekeng, Matsoapong, Motsekong, Nk'hunk'hu, Nkoboto, Noka-Ntšo, Nomoroane, Ntširele, Patisa, Phahameng, Phohlokong, Pontšeng, Sehlabaneng, Senekane, Terai Hoek (Ha Molomo), Thabana- Ntšonyana, Thabaneng-tsa-Marole, Thoteng and Tutululung. Thaba Mokhele Thaba Mokhele is a community council located in the Mohale's Hoek District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 18,135. The community of Thaba-Mokhele includes the villages of Boikhutsong, Five Rand, Ha 'Mako, Ha Belemane, Ha Biane, Ha Bokoro, Ha Chefa, Ha Faetoa, Ha Jimi, Ha Kaphe (Maholong), Ha Kaphe (Moreneng), Ha Khanyane, Ha Khoale, Ha Kholoane, Ha Kooko, Ha Lisene, Ha Mabaka, Ha Mahlelebe, Ha Mahooana", "title": "Thaba Mokhele" }, { "docid": "11806476", "text": "by a bullet on his head. He is the only enemy ever to reach the mountain top and has been linked to it as Khubelu pass is also known as Wepener's pass. The siege of Thaba Bosiu continued until January 1866 when General Jan Fick and his men returned to Free State to reorganise. Due to being starved after the siege, the Basotho signed a treaty in April 1866, in which they agreed to surrender 3 000 cattle. They also surrendered more than two-thirds of their arable land. At the time, Basotho faced large scale starvation and thus Moshoeshoe and", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "11806477", "text": "his subjects agreed to the Orange Free State terms. The land they forfeited during this treaty included conquered territory on the west of the bank of the Caledon River and Orange River. This left Basotho with an incredibly reduced cultivable area close to Thaba Bosiu, as well as 32km of arable soil on the east bank of the Caledon River. Villagers, however, did not vacate the surrendered territory and in March 1867, Orange Free State President Johannes Henricus Brand ordered both a resumption and intensification of Free State military action. After the Third Free State Basotho War, in 1867 when", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "4411511", "text": "approximately 53 hectares. The university owns four experimental forests located in New Taipei City, Nantou County, Taichung City, and Tainan City, respectively. It also owns two experimental farms located at Wufeng and Wuri Districts in Taichung City. NCHU has eight colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, Law, Liberal Arts, Life Sciences, Management, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. NCHU participates in the Taiwan International Graduate Program in Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's most preeminent academic research institution. National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Currently,", "title": "National Chung Hsing University" }, { "docid": "18146208", "text": "(谭超) and Mr. Yang Dai-Jing (杨代京). Flying Pack Hore is powered by three rotors, and the tailrotor is slightly larger than the other two to achieve better flight control and stability in flight. Specification: G 20 UAV is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU and the general designer is Yan Zhao-Wu (闫兆武). Like Flourish, another UAV developed by NCHU, G20 is also originally intended to explore aircraft carrier landing technology. Unlike other Chinese UAVs including Flourish UAV described above, which are used to explore different control method for landing on aircraft carrier, G 20 UAV is mainly intended to", "title": "NCHU V/STOL UAV" }, { "docid": "4414156", "text": "Thaba Tshwane Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. Today the installation is home to: Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called Roberts Heights after Lord Roberts. The area was subsequently renamed \"Voortrekkerhoogte\" (\"Voortrekker Heights\") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa, following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument, at a time of growing Afrikaner", "title": "Thaba Tshwane" }, { "docid": "2524505", "text": "as the 'time of troubles' (previously known as 'Difaqane'). During the early 19th century Shaka raided many smaller chiefdoms along the eastern coast of Southern Africa (modern day Kwa-Zulu Natal), incorporating parts of them into his steadily growing Zulu chiefdom. Various small clans were forced to flee the Zulu chief. An era of great wars of calamity followed, known as the \"time of troubles/Difaqane\". It was marked by aggression against the Sotho people by the invading Nguni clans. The attacks also forced Moshoeshoe to move his settlement to the Qiloane plateau. The name was later changed to Thaba Bosiu or", "title": "Moshoeshoe I" }, { "docid": "11806475", "text": "Zulu's rule; they were unsuccessful in their conquest. European invaders in 1852 and the Boers of the Orange Free State were unable to storm Moshoeshoe's mountain during the siege of Thaba Bosiu on 18 August 1865. Louw Wepener and 6 000 armed Boers volunteered to charge Thaba Bosiu. Their strategy was simply for the Free State Artillery (Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment) to bombard the top of the mountain. As they approached, only 100 Boers were still with Wepener by 5pm and others had retreated to the Boer lines. Wepener made it to the top of Khubelu pass only to be struck", "title": "Thaba Bosiu" }, { "docid": "9712296", "text": "we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army in April 1996, and when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted on 27 April 2003. The Louw Wepener Decoration is a silver medallion, 38 millimetres in diameter, which depicts the mountain peak of Thaba Bosigo, with two men on horseback at its foot. Below the horsemen are the words \"THABA BOSIGO, 1865\" and around the circumference are the words \"LOUW WEPENER\" at the top and \"DECORATION • DEKORASIE\" at the bottom. The reverse has the , with the decoration number impressed at the bottom on the rim.", "title": "Louw Wepener Decoration" }, { "docid": "20324154", "text": "Wetsie). They left a place called Thaba Kholokoe which is near Standerton in Mpumalanga, and settled at Thaba Kholo near Bethlehem, Free State. Witsie then went ahead to look for another place and that is when he decided that he and his people would settle in Qwaqwa. They first moved at the foot of a mountain called Fika Patso (Split Rock) before moving to Mohlomong near where the old Qwaqwa government building was situated which now seats the offices of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality. It was while living in Mohlomong that Witsie discovered a cave near Monontsha Village. Having", "title": "Witsie's Cave (Lekhalong la Witsie)" }, { "docid": "17519961", "text": "large engine is positioned just like the remaining three smaller ones providing major lift, and once airborne, the larger engine would tilt 90 degree to provide thrust in level flight. The process is reversed during landing operations. The complete name NCHU gives to this Tilt Ducked Fan UAV is New Type Multifunctional Tilt Ducked Fan UAV (Xin-Xing Duo-Gong-Neng Qing-Xie-Zhuan Han-Dao Wu-Ren-Ji, 新型多功能倾转涵道无人机) Zhonghua (中华) UAV is an experimental UAV jointly developed by NCHU and Brilliance Auto. Zhonghua UAV is designed to explore the feasibility of equipping UAV with auto engine, and is thus powered by the 1.8T auto engine developed", "title": "NCHU UAV" }, { "docid": "6601355", "text": "The Basotho were formidable opponents, and the Boers suffered substantial losses, as they were unable to penetrate the Basotho mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu (also called Thaba Bosigo). This war is also known as the First Basotho War or the War of Senekal. During this war, the Boers destroyed many mission stations in the Basotho kingdom, as they blamed them for educating and instilling a sense of pride among the Basotho. These mission stations had been set up by missionaries from the Paris Evangelical Society, who arrived at Thaba Bosiu in 1833. These missionaries were the first to write the", "title": "Free State–Basotho Wars" }, { "docid": "19885080", "text": "the 1990s, when it was absorbed, together with Regiment Dan Pienaar, into Regiment Bloemspruit. The regiment took part in part in the battles of Gazala line and the defence of El Alamein. The regiment also served in numerous deployments in the Border War in SWA/Namibia An image of Thaba Bosiu forms the background of the regimental badge. A Vickers machine gun is superimposed on the mountain and the name 'Thaba Bosigo' appears below— this being the original Afrikaans spelling of the name of the mountain. Below the name is a shield with crossed spears above a scroll bearing the words", "title": "Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat" }, { "docid": "14083139", "text": "and over 1,200 vocational students. NCHU gives first priority to the all-around development of students as well as the quality of education, and directs its efforts to teaching innovations. As a result, it has made great achievements in the cultivation of talents and its employment rate of graduate ranks first in Jiangxi Province. NCHU adheres to the development of engineering advantaged discipline and aviation characteristic majors. Currently, it has 10 key disciplines in Jiangxi Province, which are Materials Processing Engineering, Measuring and Testing Technologies and Instruments, Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering of Aerospace Vehicle, Materials Science, Control Theory and Control Engineering,", "title": "Nanchang Hangkong University" } ]

[ "Flora Louise Shaw" ]

[ { "docid": "5632177", "text": "1918 New Year Honours, she was appointed as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She died of pneumonia on 25 January 1929, aged 76, in Surrey. Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard Flora Louise Shaw, (born 19 December 1852 – 25 January 1929), was a British journalist and writer. She is credited with having coined the name \"Nigeria\". She was born at 2 Dundas Terrace, Woolwich, South London, the fourth of fourteen children, the daughter of an English father, Captain (later Major General) George Shaw, and a French mother, Marie Adrienne Josephine (née Desfontaines; 1826–1871), a native of", "title": "Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard" } ]

[ { "docid": "10661429", "text": "immigration is not a problem, saying, \"You know, when people say, 'they're taking our jobs'—I used to hear that as Governor—and I started asking this question, 'can you name me any person, give me their name, who can't get a job plucking a chicken or picking a tomato or tarring a roof that would like to do that work?' ... I never, ever, had a person who could come up with the name of a person who could not get a job because an illegal immigrant had stepped in front of them because it was either a job that person", "title": "Political positions of Mike Huckabee" }, { "docid": "7685839", "text": "consistent monetary policy in the last couple of years. He maintained that the vision of the Central Bank of Nigeria is to create a people-centered Central Bank by \"delivering price and financial system stability and promoting sustainable economic development”. The name of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been used in a series of so-called 'Nigerian 419 Scams'. The fraudster sends an e-mail that appears to come from a Central Bank employee to millions of people saying the Bank has found an excess of money, or a debt owing to, a person or persons who have since died, and they", "title": "Central Bank of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "6527326", "text": "refuse to mention her at MBGN live shows. Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima has claimed in numerous interviews that she had competed in 1998 and emerged second runner-up, but this statement is questionable as the person who had actually placed third was International Relations student Sylvia Edem, who would later win Miss Nigeria in 2002. In 2011, a day after the grand finale, pageant judges of MBGN complained that the name announced as the winner was not the one they had picked. Sylvia Nduka, who most believed was an undeserving winner, was asked by a reporter why she had failed to promptly", "title": "Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "16373544", "text": "a person who is a citizen of Nigeria by birth or by registration, of his citizenship, if he is satisfied that such a person has, within a period of seven years after becoming naturalized, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years. (2) The President shall deprive a person, other than a person who is citizen of Nigeria by birth, of his citizenship, if he is satisfied from the records of proceedings of a court of law or other tribunal or after due inquiry in accordance with regulations made by him, that - (a) The", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "16373540", "text": "either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria. (2) In this section, \"the date of independence\" means the 1st day of October 1960. By registration: 26. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, a person to whom the provisions of this section apply may be registered as a citizen of Nigeria, if the President is satisfied that - (2) The provisions of this section shall apply to- (a) Any woman who is or has been married to a citizen of Nigeria or every person of full age and capacity born outside Nigeria any of whose", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "1836039", "text": "ornamented music. In the northern regions, farmers work together on each other's farms and the host is expected to supply musicians for his neighbours. The issue of musical composition is also highly variable. The Hwana, for example, believe that all songs are taught by the peoples' ancestors, while the Tiv give credit to named composers for almost all songs, and the Efik name individual composers only for secular songs. In many parts of Nigeria, musicians are allowed to say things in their lyrics that would otherwise be perceived as offensive. The most common format for music in Nigeria is the", "title": "Music of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "2782355", "text": "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria or the person for the time being appointed to exercise the functions of that office: President of Nigeria The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of the national executive of Nigeria. The President of Nigeria is also the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The President is elected in national elections which take place every four years. The first President of Nigeria was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who took office on October 1, 1963. The current President, Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29, 2015 as", "title": "President of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "16373539", "text": "Nigerian nationality law Nigerian nationality law is the law of Nigeria which concerns citizenship and other categories of Nigerian nationality. (1) The following are ways to gain citizenship in Nigeria By birth-namely- (a) Every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence (October 1, 1960), either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria; Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents was born in Nigeria. (b) Every person born outside Nigeria", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "16030131", "text": "This means that witnesses in a Shariah Court are given option to affirm instead of swearing in the name of God. It also means that those witnesses in a Shariah Court who may object to swearing on oath in accordance with section 182 (1) of the Evidence Act, are also at liberty to affirm, instead of swearing. However, the common law position on swearing in the name of God, is clearly modified by section 117 of the Criminal Code thus: ‘The forms and ceremonies used in administering the oath or in otherwise binding the person giving the testimony to speak", "title": "Perjury in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "6455825", "text": "the name of an ascendant person, and it is related to \"sabato\", Italian for Saturday, indirectly from shabbat (rest), the weekly day of rest holiday for Judaism probably because the person was born in a Saturday. Due to the reference to the Jewish holiday, it has been speculated that people with this surname were New Christians or marranos (Christianized Jews in the medieval times), but this is so far unsubstantiated. What is known for sure is that gentile families used to give the name Sabbato or Sabbatin to children who were born on Saturdays, as they used also Domenico to", "title": "Sabbatini" }, { "docid": "16373548", "text": "the time, are considered citizens of Nigeria. BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of Nigeria does not automatically confer citizenship. BY DESCENT: Child, at least one of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria, regardless of the child's country of birth. REGISTRATION: The following persons are eligible to become citizens through registration: A foreign woman who marries a citizen of Nigeria. Person who is of adult age (17), born outside Nigeria, any of whose grandparents is or was a citizen of Nigeria. A foreign child adopted by Nigerian parents. BY NATURALIZATION: Nigerian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "7634603", "text": "the name of a famous person by giving clues, leading to words that sounded like part of the person's name (near the end of the run, places were also used as subjects). The contestant then had to sound the words out to figure out the person in question. The celebrities were not allowed to use anything that might give away the answer or to give a clue that would lead to the proper name of the person. They also could not say the clue to the contestant, with the penalty being loss of control for any violation. Each correct guess", "title": "You Don't Say!" }, { "docid": "16373542", "text": "(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a person shall forfeit forthwith his Nigerian citizenship if, not being a citizen of Nigeria by birth, he acquires or retains the citizenship or nationality of a country, other than Nigeria, of which he is not a citizen by birth. 29. (1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation. (2) The President shall cause the declaration made under subsection (1) of this section to be registered and upon such registration, the person who", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "18499502", "text": "284 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, Federal Provisions Act, which applies to all states in northern Nigeria, provides that: Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine. Section 405 provides that a male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place or who practises sodomy as a means of livelihood or as a profession is a \"vagabond\". Under Section 407, the punishment", "title": "LGBT rights in Northern Nigeria" }, { "docid": "20420221", "text": "Producers responded that the film was a low budget one and they will give more money once box office collections are finalized. They also added that racial allegations were unfortunate. Later Samuel informed that all issues were solved and racial discrimination allegations were all a misunderstanding. Sudani from Nigeria Sudani from Nigeria is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Zakariya Mohammed, with dialogues co-written by Muhsin Parari. Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer, who also produced the film with Sameer Thahir. It stars Soubin Shahir and Samuel Abiola Robinson. The story follows a Nigerian football player who", "title": "Sudani from Nigeria" }, { "docid": "19097928", "text": "from the University of Ilorin and the title of Atunuse of Erin-Ile. He was member and Chairman of numerous Boards, including the northern Nigeria Development Board, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Kwara State Water Corporation and Bacita Sugar Company. He is also particularly recognized as the person who gave Kwara State its name. Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki, MFR, OBE, DLL and holder of the Coronation medal of King George VI (January 1907 – June 1998) was a prominent Nigerian politician, former Minister of Health, the Madawaki of Ilorin and the Atunluse of Erin-Ile, Kwara State. Alhaji Yahaya was born in", "title": "Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki" }, { "docid": "7454141", "text": "and carry a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment. Sex acts between women are not mentioned specifically in the code, although it is arguable that the gender-neutral term \"person\" in Section 214 of the code includes women. Chapter 21 of that code provides in pertinent part as follows: Any person who - (a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or (c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Any person who attempts", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "16373541", "text": "grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria. By naturalization: 27. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, any person who is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this section may apply to the President for the same of a certificate of naturalisation. (i) Resided in Nigeria for a continuous period of fifteen years; or (ii) Resided in Nigeria continuously for a period of twelve months, and during the period of twenty years immediately preceding that period of twelve months has resided in Nigeria for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than fifteen years. 28.", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "2782354", "text": "the general election. The President has the powers entrusted by the Constitution and legislation, including those necessary to perform the functions of Head of State and Head of the national executive. The President is responsible for: Chapter VI, Part I, Section 131 of the constitution states that a person may be qualified for election of the office of the President if: A person who meets the above qualifications is still disqualified from holding the office of the President if: The Constitution of Nigeria specifies an oath of office for the President of the federation. The oath is administered by the", "title": "President of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "10901069", "text": "family. In Nigeria, the word used for a 'white' person is \"Oyibo\". In Togo and Benin, the word used for a white person is 'yovo'. In Burkina Faso, the world for a white person is 'lansara' In East Africa and Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the word used for a white or foreign person is \"muzungu\". In both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, the word used for a white person is \"mondele\" or \"mundele\". Toubab Toubab or Toubabou is a Central and West African name for a person of European", "title": "Toubab" }, { "docid": "7160948", "text": "some state courts have held that refusal to give one's name constitutes obstructing a public officer. As a practical matter, an arrested person who refused to give his name would have little chance of obtaining a prompt release. States not listed do not have a requirement to show Identification to law enforcement officers. Some states listed have \"Stop and ID\" laws which may or may not require someone to identify themselves during an investigative detention. While Wisconsin statutes allow law enforcement officers to \"demand\" ID, there is no statutory requirement to provide them ID nor is there a penalty for", "title": "Stop and identify statutes" }, { "docid": "16373551", "text": "92nd in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index. Nigerian nationality law Nigerian nationality law is the law of Nigeria which concerns citizenship and other categories of Nigerian nationality. (1) The following are ways to gain citizenship in Nigeria By birth-namely- (a) Every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence (October 1, 1960), either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria; Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "14357082", "text": "and the casting of spells in their treatments. The dualistic nature of traditional African medicine between the body and soul, matter, and spirit and their interactions with one another are also seen as a form of magic. Richard Onwuanibe gives one form of magic the name \"Extra-Sensory-Trojection.\" This is the belief among the Ibos of Nigeria that medicine men can implant something into a person from a distance to inflict sickness on them. This is referred to by the Ibos as\"egba ogwu.\" To remove the malignant object, the intervention of a second medicine man is typically required, who then removes", "title": "Traditional African medicine" }, { "docid": "20890643", "text": "thousands of refugees fleeing Senegal, Nigeria, Eritrea, Mali, and Gambia for Italy. The African influence translated to the textiles and design details with tribal scenes, leather treatments, ceramic pagan necklaces, beaded Masai-derived patterns, bold peacock feather trims, and indigenous motifs. They also referenced Picasso and Braque’s embrace of African art in the 1920s, with layers of suede fringing and tie-dye patterns used as a camouflage-like material. As told told to \"Vogue Runway,\" “We probably feel that the greatest privilege in doing our work is that fashion can give a message,” said Chiuri. “We think every person coming here is an", "title": "Valentino Ready-to-Wear runway collections" }, { "docid": "15009461", "text": "by Education Review to speak with them (inmates) were strongly resisted by a female prison official. However, the Deputy Controller in charge of Kirikiri Maximum told Education Review that one of the inmates, is serving life imprisonment while the second inmate whom he could not give his name was released two weeks ago after serving his jail term. Oladapo and the other inmates just discharged were awarded BSc in Peace and Conflict Resolution, the same course the best overall student, Mrs. Anthonia Okoye (a 43-year-old mother who is one of the first two graduates to graduate with a First-Class degree", "title": "National Open University of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "7620063", "text": "vowed shall the priest value him,\" the Mishnah taught that this was done according to the ability of the one who vowed. The Mishnah taught that if a poor person vowed to give the value of a rich person, the poor person would pay only the valuation for a poor person. But if a rich person vowed to give the value of a poor person, the rich person still had to pay the full value of a rich person. Citing the Gemara explained that the Merciful One made the obligation dependent upon the means of the one who vowed. The", "title": "Bechukotai" }, { "docid": "7454156", "text": "an offence\". A person who \"engages in sexual intercourse with another person of the same gender shall upon conviction be punished with death\". In the state of Kano, a person who \"being a male gender who acts, behaves or dresses in a manner which imitate the behavioural attitude of women shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, be sentenced to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of N10,000 or both\". On 18 January 2007, the cabinet of Nigeria approved the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2006 and sent it to the National Assembly for urgent action. The bill,", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "5798761", "text": "be sexually faithful to her. Agreement grants the person riches; refusal to return the possessions or to be faithful brings the man ill fortune. Her worship is as diverse as her initiates, priesthood and worshippers, although some parallels may be drawn. Groups of people may gather in her name, but the spirit is much more prone to interacting with followers on a one-on-one basis. She thus has many priests and mediums in Africa, America and in the Caribbean who are specifically born and initiated to her. In Nigeria, devotees typically wear red and white clothing, as these colors represent that", "title": "Mami Wata" }, { "docid": "16030115", "text": "Penal Code is consistent with the position under common law, where it used to be a requirement that the oath must have been taken before a competent jurisdiction, that is before same person or persons authorized by English law to take cognizance of the proceeding in or for which the oath is given, and administer the oath. It must be pointed out that under the Penal Code, even if the oath is improperly administered by an incompetent person, the offence is still committed, if the person who made the false statement were bound by an ‘express provision of the law", "title": "Perjury in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "6047748", "text": "Vice President of Nigeria The Vice President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria in the Government of Nigeria. Officially styled Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Vice President is elected alongside the President in national elections. The office is currently held by Yemi Osinbajo. A person shall be eligible for the office of Vice President if he or she is a citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 40 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party' The Constitution of Nigeria specifies an oath", "title": "Vice President of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "19494051", "text": "in which X and I are two constructive objects, for example, sets of words, and A is an algorithm that transforms X into I. In an algorithmic definition, a named set A = (\"X\", \"A\", \"Y\") consists of an algorithm \"A\", the set \"X\" of inputs, and the set \"Y\" of outputs. A name is given to a person, place, or thing to identify it. For example, parents can give their child a name or scientist can give an element a name. Examples of named sets include, Henri Poincaré (1908) wrote that without a name no object exists in science", "title": "Named set theory" }, { "docid": "15855192", "text": "grateful); Tamayi (move from here). Names are typically given by the parents of the child when it is born. However names may also be given by grandparents and other relatives with the parents' consent. Traditionally when a person that is not a parent names a child, that person would pay a token sum of money or gift that allowed them to give a name to a child which is not their own. Zimbabwean names Zimbabwean names consist of a first or given name followed by a family name or surname. The given names are influenced by the culture of the", "title": "Zimbabwean names" }, { "docid": "14143582", "text": "Queer Person Queer Person is a children's novel by Ralph Hubbard. It tells the story of a deaf-mute boy who is raised among the Pikuni. The novel, illustrated by Harold von Schmidt, was first published in 1930 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1931. When a lost four-year-old deaf-mute wanders into a Pikuni camp he is shunned by them as marked by evil spirits. They give him the name \"Queer Person\". An old medicine woman takes him in and raises him. She predicts greatness for him and ensures he is worthy of it. During his test of bravery as", "title": "Queer Person" }, { "docid": "7539402", "text": "name which could have stemmed from servile origins. This could mean that she was a freed slave who adopted the name of her patron. Alternatively as previously mentioned, Junia could have belonged to a family of Hellenized Jews. According to Harry Leon, it was commonplace during this period for Greek-speaking Jewish families to give their daughters Latin names and their sons Greek names, hence the Greek name of Andronicus. Further, 75% of the 517 names found in the six Jewish catacombs of ancient Rome are Greek names. Junia's relationship with Andronicus is somewhat ambiguous. While it is generally supposed that", "title": "Junia (New Testament person)" }, { "docid": "14143583", "text": "an adolescent, he rescues the chief's son. He wins the heart of the chief's daughter and eventually becomes a leader of the tribe. Queer Person Queer Person is a children's novel by Ralph Hubbard. It tells the story of a deaf-mute boy who is raised among the Pikuni. The novel, illustrated by Harold von Schmidt, was first published in 1930 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1931. When a lost four-year-old deaf-mute wanders into a Pikuni camp he is shunned by them as marked by evil spirits. They give him the name \"Queer Person\". An old medicine woman takes", "title": "Queer Person" }, { "docid": "15677094", "text": "do this results in trouble. Ehi (spirit) Ehi is the name of a personal spirit in some West African religious beliefs, especially in southwestern Nigeria and Benin. Ehi means \"genius\", but it also means \"angel\" in some Nigerian languages and refers to a spirit possessing a man, similar to a guardian angel. \"Ehi\" is a component of a person that remains with the supreme deity Osa. A person's \"ehi\" guides them through their life in the \"agbon\", or material world, while interacting with other spirits in the \"erinmwin\", or spirit world. The \"ehi\" remains with the person during the day,", "title": "Ehi (spirit)" }, { "docid": "15677092", "text": "Ehi (spirit) Ehi is the name of a personal spirit in some West African religious beliefs, especially in southwestern Nigeria and Benin. Ehi means \"genius\", but it also means \"angel\" in some Nigerian languages and refers to a spirit possessing a man, similar to a guardian angel. \"Ehi\" is a component of a person that remains with the supreme deity Osa. A person's \"ehi\" guides them through their life in the \"agbon\", or material world, while interacting with other spirits in the \"erinmwin\", or spirit world. The \"ehi\" remains with the person during the day, and returns to report to", "title": "Ehi (spirit)" }, { "docid": "7160947", "text": "immediate surroundings. Whether an arrested person must identify himself may depend on the jurisdiction in which the arrest occurs. If a person is under arrest and police wish to question him, they are required to inform the person of his Fifth-Amendment right to remain silent by giving a Miranda warning. However, \"Miranda\" does not apply to biographical data necessary to complete booking. It is not clear whether a \"stop and identify\" law could compel giving one's name after being arrested, although some states have laws that specifically require an arrested person to give his name and other biographical information, and", "title": "Stop and identify statutes" }, { "docid": "19317654", "text": "Peters is married and has four children. Benedict Peters Benedict Peters is a Nigerian billionaire, who founded the Aiteo Group, which has interests primarily in energy and is the largest indigenous oil producing firm in Nigeria by output. As of November 2014, he had an estimated net worth of US$2.7 billion. Peters is ranked by Ventures Africa as the 17th richest person in Africa and the 7th richest person in Nigeria. Peters hails from Onicha Oloma in Delta state and was born in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to a banker and a homemaker. He attended Ekulu Primary School, Enugu; and Federal", "title": "Benedict Peters" }, { "docid": "4875922", "text": "person who is not charged in the case in question. A person issued a subpoena, who is not charged in respect of the offence being considered, must give testimony. However, this testimony cannot later be used against the person in another case. Section 13 of the Charter states: Historically, in Canadian common law, witnesses could refuse to give testimony that would self-incriminate. However, section 5(1) of the \"Canada Evidence Act\" eliminated that absolute common law privilege by instead compelling witnesses to testify. In exchange, section 5(2) of the same act granted the witnesses immunity from having that evidence used against", "title": "Self-incrimination" }, { "docid": "20520807", "text": "out a number of exceptions to the general rule. Section 72 provides that a person acting as a Judge in a proceeding is not eligible to give evidence in that proceeding. It also provides that except with the permission of the Judge a person who is acting as a juror or counsel in a proceeding is not eligible to give evidence in that proceeding. Section 73 provides that a defendant in a criminal proceeding is not a compellable witness for the prosecution or the defence in that proceeding. An associated defendant is not compellable to give evidence for or against", "title": "Evidence Act 2006" }, { "docid": "338166", "text": "Islamic system of law, the Sharia, sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christians have resulted in many deaths, and some churches have been burned. More than 30,000 Christians were displaced from their homes in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria. The Boko Haram Islamist group has bombed churches and killed numerous Christians who they regard as kafirs (infidels). Some Muslim aid organisations in Nigeria reportedly reserve aid for Muslims displaced by Boko Haram. Christian Bishop William Naga reported to Open Doors UK that, \"They will give food to the refugees, but if you are a Christian they will not give", "title": "Persecution of Christians" }, { "docid": "19317648", "text": "Benedict Peters Benedict Peters is a Nigerian billionaire, who founded the Aiteo Group, which has interests primarily in energy and is the largest indigenous oil producing firm in Nigeria by output. As of November 2014, he had an estimated net worth of US$2.7 billion. Peters is ranked by Ventures Africa as the 17th richest person in Africa and the 7th richest person in Nigeria. Peters hails from Onicha Oloma in Delta state and was born in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to a banker and a homemaker. He attended Ekulu Primary School, Enugu; and Federal Government College Enugu, after which he proceeded", "title": "Benedict Peters" }, { "docid": "7454143", "text": "to imprisonment for three years. The offender cannot be arrested without a warrant. Section 284 of the Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act, which applies to all states in northern Nigeria, provides that: Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine. Section 405 provides that a male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place or who practises sodomy as a means of", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "7806911", "text": "In God designated for Aaron and the priests “the heave offering (, \"terumat\") of their gift.” The Mishnah taught that a generous person would give one part out of forty. The House of Shammai said one out of thirty. The average person was to give one out of fifty. A stingy person would give one out of sixty. Tractate Bikkurim in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem Talmud interpreted the laws of the first fruits in and and Rabban Simeon ben Gamaliel taught that any baby who lives 30 days is not a nonviable, premature birth (\"nefel\"), because says, \"And those", "title": "Korach (parsha)" }, { "docid": "20989966", "text": "built Ashanti”\" went to the Methodist mission house dressed in a “\"long, black robe with a red cross on either shoulder and a larger red cross in the centre.”\" He held a large bamboo cross in one hand and carried a flat oval stone in the other which he linked to the Biblical verse, Revelation 2:17 NIV \"“Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it,", "title": "Samson Oppong" }, { "docid": "14531958", "text": "owners to be traced when it introduced the offence of 'Negligence causing damage to person or goods being conveyed on the highway', not having the owners name painted on the side of a cart, and refusing to give the owner's name. The early Locomotive Acts between 1866 and 1896 effectively calmed self-propelled traffic by requiring that a man walked in front of each vehicle with a red flag, and so the imposed speed limits of and did not require enforcing. The first person to be convicted of speeding in the UK was Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, who on", "title": "Road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "19947997", "text": "Silverbird Distribution. The movie premiered in Lagos, Nigeria on 9 September. It's Her Day It's Her Day is a 2016 Nigerian comedy drama film, produced by Bovi Ugboma and directed by 'Aniedi Anwah' that premiered on 9 September 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria. \"It's Her Day\" is a comedy which tells the story of a couple who are about to get married and the class struggle to get a high end wedding by the bride and her family. Bovi Ugboma plays victor, the newly engaged bachelor who takes it upon himself to give his materialistic fiancée, Nicole (Ini Dima-Okojie) a fairy", "title": "It's Her Day" }, { "docid": "16373545", "text": "person has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal towards the Federal Republic of Nigeria; or (b) The person has, during any war in which Nigeria was engaged, unlawfully traded with the enemy or been engaged in or associated with any business that was in the opinion of the president carried on in such a manner as to assist the enemy of Nigeria in that war, or unlawfully communicated with such enemy to the detriment of or with intent to cause damage to the interest of Nigeria. 31. For the purposes of this Chapter, a parent or grandparent", "title": "Nigerian nationality law" }, { "docid": "18287579", "text": "petition to the Nigeria Annual Conference in 2005 advocating his removal, Dabale was granted a leave of absence. Dabale's supporters subsequently brought to the Conference information regarding a US$100,000 bribe of Bishop Joseph Christian Humper to take sides against Dabale. Bishop Dabale was reinstated in March 2005, and died unexpectedly in August 2006. Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer, who worked closely with Bishop Dabale for many years, called him, \"an intensely focused person who led the growth of the church in Nigeria. The church in Nigeria has a fullness of life that reflects his intensity.\" Bishop Janice Riggle Huie, former president", "title": "Done P. Dabale" }, { "docid": "14753193", "text": "Earth instead, and reign as Miss Earth Nigeria for the remaining eleven months. It has since been argued that this was a plan to eliminate the winner, noting that while Okandu had signed her contract on September 25 (the same day she was asked to compete in for Miss Globe International), Alozie was already being credited as the winner of Miss Earth Nigeria on the Miss Earth website as early as September 22. Munachi Uzoma, who won the pageant in 2011, accused the organisers of breach of contract following their failure to give her the N1000,000 cash prize and brand", "title": "Miss Earth Nigeria" }, { "docid": "19208264", "text": "National Security Advisor (Nigeria) The National Security Advisor is a senior aide in the cabinet of the President of Nigeria who serves as the chief advisor to the President on national security issues. He participates in the meetings of the National Security Council and other deliberations on security matters. The National Security Advisor is often appointed by the President of Nigeria and serve a tenure not more than 4 years. The functions of the National Security Advisor varies from administration to administration; and depends, not only on the qualities of the person appointed to the position, but also on the", "title": "National Security Advisor (Nigeria)" }, { "docid": "19208265", "text": "style and management philosophy of the incumbent President. National Security Advisor (Nigeria) The National Security Advisor is a senior aide in the cabinet of the President of Nigeria who serves as the chief advisor to the President on national security issues. He participates in the meetings of the National Security Council and other deliberations on security matters. The National Security Advisor is often appointed by the President of Nigeria and serve a tenure not more than 4 years. The functions of the National Security Advisor varies from administration to administration; and depends, not only on the qualities of the person", "title": "National Security Advisor (Nigeria)" }, { "docid": "19660240", "text": "Nonso Diobi Nonso Diobi (born July 17, 1985) is a multiple award winning Nigerian actor and film director. While studying Theatre Art at the University of Nigeria, He made his debut on-screen appearance in a 2001 film titled \"Border Line\" followed by an outstanding performance in the movie tittled \"Hatred\". Nonso diobi went on to give a sterling performance in the movie 'Across the bridge' which gave him his major breakthrough after which he became a house hold name across Africa. . Diobi is a native of Nawfia, a small town in Anambra Nigeria , He is the founder and", "title": "Nonso Diobi" }, { "docid": "19717994", "text": "was determined to give whatever it takes to succeed. It feels great to finally see it coming together.\" Her role models include Oprah Winfrey, Christian Amanpour, Funmi Iyanda and Femi Oke. Salma Phillips Salma Phillips is a TV host, a writer and presenter from the northern part of Nigeria. Her full name is Ummu Salma Nabila Phillips. She is popularly known as the face of northern television. She obtained a diploma in law from the University of Jos, Nigeria and also a BSc. in law from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology ,Port Harcourt. Her dream was to", "title": "Salma Phillips" }, { "docid": "13627166", "text": "Hate speech laws in Australia The hate speech laws in Australia give redress to someone who is the victim of discrimination, vilification, or injury on grounds that differ from one jurisdiction to another. All Australian jurisdictions give redress when a person is victimised on account of colour, ethnicity, national origin, or race. Some jurisdictions give redress when a person is victimised on account of colour, ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender identity, HIV/AIDS status or sexual orientation. The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 forbids hate speech on several grounds. The Act makes it \"unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise", "title": "Hate speech laws in Australia" }, { "docid": "8137629", "text": "institution as a cash outlay now. To make a deferred gift, a person decides to give at some future date, either a number of years from now or at death. A deferred gift is a present decision to make a future gift, evidenced by a legal contract. \"While the name 'deferred giving' is best known to professionals in the field, it is not a term that communicates very much to the average donor. Therefore, we suggest the term 'planned giving.' When a person makes a planned gift, it suggests forethought.\" —\"Give & Take\", a publication of the Sharpe Group, August", "title": "Planned giving" }, { "docid": "17395008", "text": "saying: \"\"On Sight\" sets a new bar. Nobody's doing that. There's no chance in hell that anybody's gonna put that on and be like, \"Oh, that's J. Cole\"-- not to diss J. Cole. But there's only one person who can do that kind of shit.\" The song contains a studio recreation sang by a choir of \"Sermon (He'll Give Us What We Really Need)\", written by Keith Carter, Sr., and performed by Holy Name of Mary Choral Family. One week prior to the album's release, lawyers were forced to track down the choir director of \"Sermon (He'll Give Us What", "title": "On Sight" }, { "docid": "18168422", "text": "or even 'Silicon Yaba' were more suitable names. The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) a social enterprise, Gbenga Sesan in a comment said that 'If something wasn't broken, why fix it'? That the whole thing was but a fruitless argument. He was of the opinion that when the time was right, the right name would come, that 'instead of looking for a new name by all means, let all cities focus on real work without assumptions'. It must be noted that one person alone does not have the power to name a country, let alone a district. It", "title": "Yabacon Valley" }, { "docid": "4937613", "text": "the shape of refreshments but tea and lemonade, and the worst of it is, that both articles are so miserably bad that it requires an effort to drink either. The lemonade is sour as vinegar; while to apply the word tea to the stuff called by that name at Almack's, were one of the most unwarrantable perversions of language ever perpetrated. Give it to any person with-out calling it by any name, and that person will soon find one for himself. He will at once call it chalk and water.\" By 1825, Almack's was showing signs of deterioration, despite its", "title": "Almack's" }, { "docid": "3208064", "text": "Nomen nescio Nomen nescio (), abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or unnamed person. From Latin \"nomen\", \"name\", and \"nescio\", \"I do not know\", it literally means \"I do not know the name\". The generic name Numerius Negidius used in Roman times was chosen partly because it shared initials with this phrase. One use for this name is to protect against retaliation when reporting a crime or company fraud. In the Netherlands, a police suspect who refuses to give his name is given an \"N.N. number.\" In Germany, and Belgium, \"N.N.\" is also frequently seen in university", "title": "Nomen nescio" }, { "docid": "3588773", "text": "years in Malta and was released. As a free man under an assumed name, he went to Accra, Ghana where at the request of the American Embassy Regional Security Officer Jerald H. Barnes he was detained by the Ghana government and remained there until July 1993. Ghanaian authorities did not give Rezaq to the United States but told them that he planned to go to Nigeria. Rezaq flew to Lagos in July 1993; U.S. intelligence officials were on board his flight to monitor him. He was arrested and extraordinary renditioned by members of the DSS, who flew him to the", "title": "Omar Rezaq" }, { "docid": "12143840", "text": "not have epilepsy. By the end of 2001, Spike was having 2–3 epileptoid episodes per week. Owners of cramping dogs began to connect via Internet groups, including a support group started by Miedema; the condition came to be known in NL as \"Spike's Disease.\" In science it is customary for the person who first described a condition to also give it a name. So in the spring of 2003 Diana Plange decided to give the condition a descriptive name: Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome. Understanding Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (CECS), previously known as", "title": "Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome" }, { "docid": "18790405", "text": "that person who is there to protect you, to look after you, even when you’ve hurt them and they’ve hurt you. You never give up on them.” A black and white music video was released on 19 November 2015 to promote the single. It was directed by Pete Foley & Laura Nagy. The single was certified gold in 2017. Hold (song) \"Hold\" is a song by Australian singer songwriter, Vera Blue. This was her first single under the name Vera Blue, as she'd previously released songs under her birth name, Celia Pavey. \"Hold\" was released on 18 September 2015 and", "title": "Hold (song)" }, { "docid": "5882064", "text": "14. Construction of a Stadium 15. Award of Scholarship to indigines 16. Renovation of Townhall. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND REFERENCES IKIRUN A TOWN IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA By Taye Olasunkanmi Bello, Adeolu Printing Press, Adenuga Gbongan. Osun State, Nigeria. 1st edition, 1997. Printed in Nigeria. Ikirun Ikirun is a town in Osun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area. IKIRUN HISTORICAL CITY IN YORUBALAND Ikirun, is an historical city that derived its name from the founder of the town called Akinorun. Akinorun is a hunter who founded Ikirun. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Ikirun is situated in the north-eastern part of", "title": "Ikirun" }, { "docid": "18499513", "text": "the states of Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara, \"any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place or who practises sodomy as a means of livelihood or as a profession\" is a vagabond. In the states of Kano and Katsina, \"any female person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a man in a public place\" is a vagabond. In the states of Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara, an \"incorrigible vagabond\" is \"any person who after being", "title": "LGBT rights in Northern Nigeria" }, { "docid": "17943927", "text": "an e-mail. \" \"A person can also be a source of information by stating 'input from' followed by a name that identifies the role of this person or the actual user. In the example below a person with the role CONTROLLER. If this persons in turn need information to be able to give this input, you need to state that this input can be given 'based on' certain other information. In this case the date, the BUYER and the LINES of the ORDER.\" \"The actual person that is giving the input at the time the system is used (the current", "title": "SMART Process Acceleration Development Environment" }, { "docid": "19906642", "text": "chairmanship of the committee offered to him by the Speaker Yakubu Dogara's led administration. Samaila Suleiman Samaila Suleiman (born February 3, 1981) is the Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He is an All Progressive Congress (APC) member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. Born in Kaduna State, Nigeria, in 1981 from a Hausa political dynasty. Suleiman is a son of Alhaji Abdu Suleiman who was an elder statesmen and a prominent politician. His father was considered by many as a highly influential person that takes part in most political decisions in Kaduna State. Suleiman attended", "title": "Samaila Suleiman" }, { "docid": "19906639", "text": "Samaila Suleiman Samaila Suleiman (born February 3, 1981) is the Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He is an All Progressive Congress (APC) member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. Born in Kaduna State, Nigeria, in 1981 from a Hausa political dynasty. Suleiman is a son of Alhaji Abdu Suleiman who was an elder statesmen and a prominent politician. His father was considered by many as a highly influential person that takes part in most political decisions in Kaduna State. Suleiman attended Kaduna Capital School where he obtained his primary education in 1988-1993 and secondary school", "title": "Samaila Suleiman" }, { "docid": "16030141", "text": "Act. Maule, J, proposition in Phillpots is approved by Stephen, who contended that: ‘it is difficult to imagine a case in which a person would be under any temptation to introduce into his evidence a deliberate lie about a matter absolutely irrelevant to the matter before the court. At common law a person who made a statement which was true, had no defence, it he believed such a statement to be false, or he was just reckless as to the truth or falsity of the statement. This is still the position under section 1 of the English Perjury Act 1911", "title": "Perjury in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "14127782", "text": "\"Umar Farouk\" had spoken to al-Awlaki, pledging to support \"jihad\", but the cable did not give Abdulmutallab's last name. On November 19, Abdulmutallab's father consulted with two CIA officers at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting his son's \"extreme religious views\", and told the embassy that Abdulmutallab might be in Yemen. Acting on the report, the CIA added the suspect's name in November 2009 to the US's 550,000-name Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, a database of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). It was not added to the FBI's 400,000-name Terrorist Screening Database, the terror watch list that feeds both the", "title": "Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab" }, { "docid": "6856302", "text": "the person is a Canadian citizen who has been domiciled in Québec for at least one year. In Germany, names are regulated to a large extent. Apart from possibly adopting the partner's name upon marriage, German citizens may only change their name for a recognised important reason. Among other reasons, a change of names is permitted when the name can give rise to confusion, ridicule, unusual orthographic difficulties, or stigmatization. In certain situations, children's last names may also be changed to their natural, foster or adoptive parent's last name. Transgender people may change their first names. Foreign names in writing", "title": "Legal name" }, { "docid": "8401039", "text": "you in trust. Rabbi Abin observed that when a poor person stands at one's door, God stands at the person's right, as says: \"Because He stands at the right hand of the needy.\" If one gives something to a poor person, one should reflect that the One who stands at the poor person's right will reward the giver. And if one does not give anything to a poor person, one should reflect that the One who stands at the poor person's right will punish the one who did not give, as says: \"He stands at the right hand of the", "title": "Re'eh" }, { "docid": "7574709", "text": "to borrow a hatchet and the person refuses to lend it. On the following day, the person who refused asks to borrow a hatchet from his colleague. The colleague responds that just as the person did not lend it to the colleague, the colleague will not lend it to the person. This is considered taking revenge. Instead, when the person comes to ask for the hatchet, the colleague should give it to the person with a full heart, without repaying the person for what the person did. Similarly, Maimonides taught that anyone who holds a grudge against another Jew violates", "title": "Kedoshim" }, { "docid": "14568429", "text": "identify himself, he was arrested for violation of a Texas statute which makes it a criminal act for a person to refuse to give his name and address to an officer \"who has lawfully stopped him and requested the information.\" The finding held that: The application of the Texas statute to detain appellant and require him to identify himself violated the Fourth Amendment because the officers lacked any reasonable suspicion to believe that appellant was engaged or had engaged in criminal conduct. Detaining appellant to require him to identify himself constituted a seizure of his person subject to the requirement", "title": "Brown v. Texas" }, { "docid": "19538830", "text": "being supported by defensive midfielders, in order to give him more space and time on the ball. Mesaraonye Ikechukwu Samuel Mesaraonye Ikechukwu Samuel (born September 3, 1992 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian football Midfielder who currently is a free agent.He began playing football in the streets of Kaduna in 1999. His football skills and abilities drew a lot of attention to him and afforded him the opportunity to play in Nigeria Football Federation Academy , now Pepsi Academy in Abuja. He began his career as a Midfielder in Nigeria Football Federation Academy, now Pepsi Academy and played with Chachangi F.C.", "title": "Mesaraonye Ikechukwu Samuel" }, { "docid": "19796985", "text": "Onyishi Onyishi is a gerontocracy type of government practise in some parts of Igboland.It is also a common term or name normally taken as surname or title by person/persons whose father is the most eldest in a village or one who is the most eldest in Nsukka or its villages.Nkalagu in Ebonyi state Nigeria also observe such title for the most eldest man per village too. In otherwords, Onyishi simply means the oldest,head or leader be it man or woman.In normal Nsukka settings,once an adult be it man or woman becomes the oldest in his or her village, he/she picks", "title": "Onyishi" }, { "docid": "16076425", "text": "is established by the Chapter C15 Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, No. 1 of 1989 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 with commencement date of 1 January 1991, which \"provide for the establishment of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal to deal with complaints of Corruption by public servants for the breaches of its provisions. The Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) shall consist of a chairman and two other members, whose chairman shall be a person who has held or is qualified to hold office as a Judge of a superior court of record in Nigeria", "title": "Law of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "2547351", "text": "or provincial, and by emperors. In addition to the dedication of temples, we find inscriptions recording the construction of aqueducts, roads, especially on milestones, baths, basilicas, porticos and many other works of public utility. In inscriptions of early period often nothing is given but the name of the person who built or restored the edifice and a statement that he had done so. But later it was usual to give more detail as to the motive of the building, the name of the emperor or a magistrate giving the date, the authority for the building and the names and distinctions", "title": "Epigraphy" }, { "docid": "9421642", "text": "Calvinist pastors such as John Piper, who claims, \"God revealed Himself in the Bible pervasively as king not queen; father not mother. Second person of the Trinity is revealed as the eternal Son not daughter; the Father and the Son create man and woman in His image and give them the name man, the name of the male.\" Because of this, Piper contends \"that God has given Christianity a masculine feel.\" In 2012, athletes such as Ben Zobrist, Tim Tebow, Manny Pacquiao, Josh Hamilton, and Jeremy Lin have also exemplified Muscular Christianity through sharing their faith with their fans. Muscular", "title": "Muscular Christianity" }, { "docid": "21003697", "text": "agencies to tackle specific issues in low and middle income countries. Since then, Nigeria has partnered up with the IDA, specifically built to help low income countries and give out loans for very low interest rates, and the IBRD. Nigeria is currently the most populated country in Africa and it’s also the biggest oil exporter and in addition to this it is has the second biggest economy in Africa. All of these qualities make it a country with great economic potential, but Nigeria also faces great development challenges. It's not until 1999 that a democratic regime finally took over Nigeria", "title": "Nigeria and the World Bank" }, { "docid": "13905293", "text": "another palace for the King as that is the spiritual or ancestral home of the Bwatiye people. The name of the current King is Homun(King) Honest Irmiya Stephen, Kwire Mana Kpafrato II, a retired officer of the Nigerian Army who ascended the throne in 2012 succeeding Homun Asaph Zadok (late). The Queen of the Bwatiye kingdom is referred to as Mbamto and she is Queen Elizabeth Mbayuen Stephen. Numan, Nigeria Numan, also known as, NOMWEH (meaning hill.top) is a town and a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It is a port town that lies on the confluence of", "title": "Numan, Nigeria" }, { "docid": "17732076", "text": "I feel strong. And anyone that says, 'Oh that is disrespectful,' just imagine the person that hates you. Imagine a person that doesn't believe in you. And look in the mirror and say, 'Bow down, bitch' and I guarantee you feel gangsta! So listen to the song from that point of view again if you didn't like it before.\" Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie praised the song, stating that she \"likes the idea that Beyonce's song might make girls feel that they can ask to try to do these things\" and further said \"I have had young people in Nigeria who probably", "title": "Flawless (Beyoncé song)" }, { "docid": "7454155", "text": "means \"punishment that is fixed by Islamic law\". \"Qisas\" includes \"punishments inflicted upon offenders by way of retaliation for causing death/injuries to a person\". In the states of Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara, a person convicted as being an incorrigible vagabond faces imprisonment lasting up to two years and caning extending up to fifty lashes. In the state of Bauchi, caning may not exceed forty lashes, and in the state of Kano, imprisonment may not exceed one year. In the state of Bormo, a person who \"engages in ... lesbianism, homosexual act ... in the State commits", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "18972382", "text": "portray the country's rich and varied culture. CEO Ogungbamila said that \"as a Yoruba person, I can pick out five very beautiful mythical or historical stories that we could draw from and build a game around. That's just in my local culture.\" Ogungbamila has spoken out against the negative portrayal of Africa in western video games focusing on prejudiced colonial-era viewpoints of \"people who are forever in need of help.\" Kuluya has also been developing games containing nods to other African countries, such as Kenya and South Africa. Video gaming in Nigeria Video gaming is a relatively young sector in", "title": "Video gaming in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "14586420", "text": "many missionaries in Nigeria who worked with COCIN. Church of Christ in Nigeria The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), formerly Church of Christ in Nigeria, is a Christian denomination in Nigeria. It was founded in 1904. It believes in the infallibility of the Bible. Its headquarters is in Jos, Plateau State. Its current president is Rev. Dr. Dachollom Datiri. It used to have the name of \"Ekklesiyar Kristi A Nigeria\". Its membership exceeds 2,000,000. It is a member of the World Council of Churches. Furthermore, it is a member of the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Reformed Ecumenical Council", "title": "Church of Christ in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "640822", "text": "consideration in choosing a stage name is ease of use. The Actors' Equity Association (AEA) advises performers to select a name that is easy for others to pronounce, spell, and remember. Some performers while paying great attention to their skills and abilities give little thought to the difference that a well-thought-out name can make to their career. Often, it is only after the realization that a poorly chosen name results in an undesired impression that a person or group decides on a different name. Actor Michael Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite and chose the name \"Michael\" because he preferred the", "title": "Stage name" }, { "docid": "8658151", "text": "as a Federation and give adequate expression to the culture, characteristics, affairs and opinions of Nigeria. (3) The Corporation shall ensure that news and programmes enhance Nigeria’s foreign policy and image. “To become the international radio broadcasting station of first choice for anyone interested in Nigeria and Africa”. “Reflecting Nigerian and African perspective in our broadcast, winning and sustaining the attention, respect and goodwill of listeners worldwide particularly Nigerians and Africans in the Diaspora and making Nigeria’s voice to be heard more positively in the shaping of our world” Voice of Nigeria The Voice of Nigeria or (VON) is the", "title": "Voice of Nigeria" }, { "docid": "8543732", "text": "he gets involved with a religious cult who try to take him in, because they see him as being easy prey. They try to give his life meaning because he doesn't know what is going on, but he refuses to be converted by them (\"Failsafe\"). He meets a girl – her name probably being 'Maya', who is mentioned several times at the end of the album – and falls in love with her. He has a deep friendship and romance with this person (\"Speak My Name\") but in the end she is taken away from him (\"Tunnel Vision\"). According to", "title": "Subterranea (album)" }, { "docid": "17225506", "text": "to preach his Advaita Vedanta philosophy to the people who are quarreling among themselves in the name of castes and religions. Shankara teaches a lesson to one such person, Kapalikudu (Suman), who is responsible for the quarrels among the people. In another sequence, a Chandala (Nagarjuna Akkineni) proves to Shankara that all the people are equal before God. During his philosophical tour, Shankara gets a chance to debate with Mandana Misra (Sai Kumar). While Misra I about to give up, his wife Ubhaya Bharathi (Kamalinee Mukherjee) challenges Shankara by asking some question on sex and related questions. As he is", "title": "Jagadguru Adi Shankara" }, { "docid": "14362337", "text": "attacked during King Philip's War. Shortly after the raid on Mendon, together with another Nipmuc sachem, Muttawmp, Matoonas successfully ambushed a party of colonial soldiers in what became known as Wheeler's Surprise at Brookfield. Matoonas was betrayed and turned over to the English in autumn 1676 by another Nipmuc sachem. Most colonial sources list the name of the one who gave betrayed him as \"Sagamore John\", or \"Chief John\". Some sources give the original Native American name of this person as Horowaninit, Schultz and Tougias state in their work on the King Philip's War however, that \"...Muttawmp and Shoshonin, who", "title": "Matoonas" }, { "docid": "10012753", "text": "Patricia admits to Christopher that her real name is indeed Felippa Fowler, and that her father – the man featured in the news clipping – was murdered in Switzerland while on the trail of a narcotics ring. Before his death, he had divulged that the head of the narcotics ring was discovered to be a woman, most probably the person who killed him. Although finding her father's killer is her main objective, Patricia is still devoted to Sir Jason, to whom she plans to give the bottle of hairspray. Purposely breaking the bottle upon hearing this news – but noticing", "title": "Caprice (1967 film)" }, { "docid": "7454142", "text": "to commit any of the offences defined in the last preceding section is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. The offender cannot be arrested without a warrant. Any male person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another male person, or procures another male person to commit any act of gross indecency with him, or attempts to procure the commission of any such act by any male person with himself or with another male person, whether in public or private, is guilty of a felony and is liable", "title": "LGBT rights in Nigeria" }, { "docid": "20433763", "text": "on the modesty of Aliko Dangote, describing him as \"the most humble person on earth\". In a March 2018 interview with \"The Punch\" (Lagos, Nigeria), Daramola-Salako stated that she considers her big boobs to be an asset not a curse: “The first attraction for most men who come across me is usually sexual. They see my big boobs and are moved immediately. But as a person, I would never go out with any man because they are attracted to my boobs because I know that it is too ordinary. As far as I’m concerned, women should stop seeing these ‘assets’", "title": "Foluke Daramola" }, { "docid": "11079308", "text": "Europeans were often identified with Latinized versions of their names. Christopher Columbus was published as Christophorus Columbus. In Modern Italian, the same name is Cristoforo Colombo, in Portuguese as Cristóvão Colombo (formerly Christovam Colom), and in Spanish as Cristóbal Colón. Christophorus is the Latin version of the Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Along with the comparatively slow changes in child-naming customs, many parents throughout the world give their child a name that does not have a common translation in their own language like Adabel Anahí, sometimes as an aspirational gesture. Bilingual name A bilingual name is a name of a person that", "title": "Bilingual name" }, { "docid": "1921209", "text": "significant number of Igbo people have migrated to other parts of Nigeria, such as the cities of Lagos, Abuja, and Kano. The official data on the population of ethnic groups in Nigeria continues to be controversial as a minority of these groups have claimed that the government deliberately deflates the official population of one group, to give the other numerical superiority. The CIA World Factbook puts the Igbo population of Nigeria at 24% of a total population of 177 million, or approximate 42 million people. Southeastern Nigeria, which is inhabited primarily by the Igbo, is the most densely populated area", "title": "Igbo people" }, { "docid": "1761767", "text": "her. Except for royal lineages, Bhutanese names do not include a family name. Instead two traditional auspicious names are chosen at birth by the local lama or by the parents or grandparents of the child. First names generally give no indication if the person is male or female; in some cases the second name may be helpful in that regard. As there is a limited constellation of acceptable names to choose from, inevitably many people share the same combination of first and second names. To resolve the ambiguity an informal nicknaming system comes into play which recognizes where a person", "title": "Culture of Bhutan" }, { "docid": "19019924", "text": "Boudet's account books on a rubbish tip and these revealed that between 1887 and 1891 Boudet gave 3,679,431 francs to Marie Denarnaud (Saunière's housekeeper); and that between 1894 and 1903 had given her 837,260 francs (in the same period, Boudet had given 7,665,250 francs to the Bishop of Carcassonne, Mgr Billard). Plantard's claims attracted the following criticisms: There is no evidence that Boudet was wealthy enough to give donations involving tens of millions of francs; Boudet's account books have never been seen and Plantard did not disclose the name of the person who had found them; there is no evidence", "title": "Henri Boudet" }, { "docid": "18499506", "text": "be punished with stoning to death (rajm) or by any other means decided by the state\". In the states of Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Yobe, a person who commits the offence of sodomy \"shall be punished with stoning to death (rajm)\". In the state of Sokoto, a person who commits the offence of sodomy shall be punished: (a) with stoning to death; (b) if the act is committed by a minor on an adult person the adult person shall be punished by way of ta'azir which may extend to 100 lashes and minor with correctional punishment. In Sokoto, \"ta'azir\" means", "title": "LGBT rights in Northern Nigeria" }, { "docid": "19359361", "text": "she co-founded a company called \"Wecyclers\" which collects recyclable rubbish from households in Lagos. Once the rubbish is sorted then her company sends back SMS messages to the person who supplied the rubbish. The SMS message tells that person about points they have earned from the rubbish they donated. The company works in partnership with the Lagos Waste Management Authority. Lagos produces 9,000 tonnes of waste per day and the authority were trying to almost double the proportion that was recycled from the 18% figure in 2011. Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy but the disorganisation in Lagos means that rubbish", "title": "Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola" } ]

[ "Rob Lowe" ]

[ { "docid": "3433927", "text": "has become a cult classic due to being very successful on home video. After seven years at college, Thomas R. \"Tommy\" Callahan III (Chris Farley) barely graduates from Marquette University and returns to his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. His father, industrialist and widower Thomas R. \"Big Tom\" Callahan, Jr. (Brian Dennehy), gives him an executive job at the family's auto parts plant, Callahan Auto. In addition to the new job and office, Big Tom reveals that he plans to marry Beverly Barrish-Burns (Bo Derek), a woman he had met at a fat farm, and that her son Paul (Rob Lowe)", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "3433927", "text": "has become a cult classic due to being very successful on home video. After seven years at college, Thomas R. \"Tommy\" Callahan III (Chris Farley) barely graduates from Marquette University and returns to his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. His father, industrialist and widower Thomas R. \"Big Tom\" Callahan, Jr. (Brian Dennehy), gives him an executive job at the family's auto parts plant, Callahan Auto. In addition to the new job and office, Big Tom reveals that he plans to marry Beverly Barrish-Burns (Bo Derek), a woman he had met at a fat farm, and that her son Paul (Rob Lowe)", "title": "Tommy Boy" } ]

[ { "docid": "3433929", "text": "the new brake pads. The bank agrees, but they also want the company to prove it still has viability by selling 500,000 brake pads. If they fail, the bank will foreclose, but if they succeed, the bank will underwrite Big Tom's brake pad venture. Tommy volunteers to go on a cross-country sales trip with his father's sycophantic assistant, Richard Hayden (David Spade), a childhood acquaintance who has a particularly antagonistic relationship with Tommy. Meanwhile, Beverly and Paul are shown kissing romantically, revealing that they are not mother and son, but rather married con artists with criminal records. Paul thinks Big", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "5529113", "text": "Ralph S. Mouse Ralph S. Mouse is a children's novel by Beverly Cleary. It features Ralph, a mouse with the ability to speak, but only with certain people, who tend to be loners. It was first published in 1982, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. The title character is also featured in the two earlier novels of Cleary's \"The Mouse and the Motorcycle\" series. A filmed version was broadcast in the ABC Weekend Special series in 1991. Ralph has befriended a young boy named Ryan, the son of the inn's new housekeeper. Ryan has given Ralph the full name of \"Ralph", "title": "Ralph S. Mouse" }, { "docid": "13041557", "text": "two young people together for all time.\" The newly expanded Alpha Delta Sorority, along with the Lucky Circle, all join in the festivities before Anne and Tommy depart on honeymoon to \"the Golden west.\" \"'I wonder who will be next?' Connie Elwood murmured, smiling on them. 'Not me!' declared Lenora with such vigor that the rest laughed. 'Me for the life of a sailor . . . you know, a girl in every port. My motto is a boy in every town.'\" \"Beverly Gray at the World's Fair\", the sixth work by Blank, was issued for a short window from", "title": "Beverly Gray" }, { "docid": "3433934", "text": "Callahan Auto, Michelle reveals the police records, which include Paul's outstanding warrants for fraud. Since Paul is the true husband of Beverly, her marriage to Big Tom was bigamous and therefore illegitimate. Therefore, Beverly's inheritance is voided and Tommy is the next of kin, and thus the rightful heir of Big Tom. Since Tommy refuses to sell the shares, the deal with Zalinsky is off, and since Tommy still holds Zalinsky's purchase order, the company is saved. Paul attempts to escape, but is arrested. Zalinsky admits that Tommy outplayed him and honors the large sales order. Later, Tommy assumes the", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "2626059", "text": "and S. Blotte, the Kidney Lady. After the bus crashes, Howard and Winda are sent to a mental institution. There he meets Daimon Hellstrom, and is briefly possessed by Hellstrom's demonic soul, becoming the new Son of Satan. Beverly and Paul get them both back to Cleveland. Later, while on the \"S. S. Damned\", a cruise ship returning from scenic Bagmom, Howard and Beverly are taken captive by Lester Verde, who had a crush on Beverly in college and has now assumed the identity of the supervillain Doctor Bong, who illegally marries Beverly against her will and transforms Howard into", "title": "Howard the Duck" }, { "docid": "1283901", "text": "about how his comedy was perceived (\"fatty falls down, everybody goes home happy\"), and was particularly hurt by harsh critical reactions to \"Tommy Boy\", a film he enjoyed making. He was particularly dissatisfied with \"Black Sheep\", an attempt by the studio to recapture the chemistry on \"Tommy Boy\", and was only 60 pages into the script when the project was green lit. As a result, he relapsed on the night of the premiere, which required further rehab before he could begin work on \"Beverly Hills Ninja\". After his death on December 18, 1997, his final completed films, \"Almost Heroes\" and", "title": "Chris Farley" }, { "docid": "4179754", "text": "Tommy (1975 film) Tommy is a 1975 British independent rock musical fantasy drama film based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album \"Tommy\" about a \"seemingly disabled\" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. Directed by Ken Russell, the film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, and Jack Nicholson. \"Tommy\" was released by Columbia Pictures in the US on 19 March 1975 while in the UK it was released on 26 March 1975. Ann-Margret", "title": "Tommy (1975 film)" }, { "docid": "4938306", "text": "Old Yeller (film) Old Yeller is a 1957 American drama film produced by Walt Disney. It stars Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Beverly Washburn. It is about a boy and a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas. The film is based upon the 1956 Newbery Honor-winning book of the same name by Fred Gipson. Gipson also cowrote the screenplay with William Tunberg. The success of the \"Old Yeller\" film led to a sequel, \"Savage Sam\", which was also based on a book by Gipson. In 1860s post-America Jim Coate leaves his wife Katie, his older son Travis, and", "title": "Old Yeller (film)" }, { "docid": "1743640", "text": "the TBS comedy, Green plays Tommy, the frontman for Mother of the Bride, a group of four buddies who aren't ready to give up the dream of being rock stars. On January 22, 2013, TBS cancelled the series after one season because of low ratings. Green won the celebrity portion of the Grand Prix of Long Beach in early 2010. In April 2017, Green created a podcast entitled \"With Brian Austin Green\". Green hosts alongside friend and producer Derek Russell. Green dated his \"Beverly Hills, 90210\" co-star Tiffani Thiessen in the early and mid-1990s. Green and his former \"Beverly Hills,", "title": "Brian Austin Green" }, { "docid": "4179779", "text": "and pieces used on the film soundtrack are alternate versions or mixes from the versions on the soundtrack album. Tommy (1975 film) Tommy is a 1975 British independent rock musical fantasy drama film based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album \"Tommy\" about a \"seemingly disabled\" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. Directed by Ken Russell, the film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, and Jack Nicholson. \"Tommy\" was released by Columbia Pictures", "title": "Tommy (1975 film)" }, { "docid": "3433930", "text": "Tom's death is ideal, since their original plan was to eventually divorce Big Tom and take half of his estate, but Beverly thinks they are in trouble, as Big Tom only left her a controlling interest in Callahan Auto, which may evaporate. She authorizes the quick sale to Zalinsky to make a fast buck. On the road, Tommy's social anxiety and hyperactivity alienate numerous potential buyers. The lack of any progress leads to tension between Tommy and Richard. Additionally, the duo encounters a variety of incidents that lead to the near destruction of Richard's car. When all seems lost, Tommy", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "10182428", "text": "Tommy Leonetti Tommy Leonetti (10 September 192915 September 1979) was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was \"My City of Sydney\" (written by Leonetti & Bobby Troup) and was used by the Australian TV channel ATN7 in Sydney for station identification into the 1980s. In America he achieved greater success as a songwriter for movies and Broadway plays. Tommy Leonetti was born Nicola Tomaso Lionetti in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1929. He married the American actress Cindy Robbins on November 27, 1965, in Beverly Hills, California, and", "title": "Tommy Leonetti" }, { "docid": "9475122", "text": "Tommy Rowe Thomas Malcolm Rowe (born 1 May 1989) is an English footballer who primarily plays as a winger but can also operate at left back. He currently plays for League 1 side Doncaster Rovers. Rowe was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and started his career as a boy with Manchester United in 2002. He joined the Stockport County youth system the following year, and made his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in their 4–1 defeat away at Watford in the FA Cup third round in January 2007. He scored his first goal for Stockport against Notts County at Edgeley", "title": "Tommy Rowe" }, { "docid": "2681893", "text": "Tin-Can Tommy Tin-Can Tommy (The Clockwork Boy) was a comic strip in the UK comic \"The Beano\", featuring Tommy, the clockwork 'son' of Professor Lee and his wife. It first appeared on the back page of issue 1, dated 30 July 1938, where we learn that it was built due to the death of their own son a year earlier (a concept which predates \"Astro Boy\"). A few years later came the addition of a clockwork sister called Babe, a pet cat called Clanky, and a horse called Ironsides. The strip was created by the Italian Dinelli brothers, but they", "title": "Tin-Can Tommy" }, { "docid": "6185771", "text": "by Trish, Jason is attacked and ultimately killed by Tommy. \"\" (1985) follows Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd), who was committed to a mental health institution after the events of \"The Final Chapter\" and grew up constantly afraid that Jason (Tom Morga) would return. Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) uses Jason's persona to become a copycat killer at the halfway home to which Tommy has moved. Tommy, supervisor Pam (Melanie Kinnaman), and a young boy named Reggie (Shavar Ross) manage to defeat Roy. They eventually learn that Roy had a son who was murdered by one of the patients at the institution,", "title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)" }, { "docid": "6485871", "text": "The Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel, also called \"The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows\", is located on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California. One of the world's best-known hotels, it is closely associated with Hollywood film stars, rock stars and celebrities. The hotel has 210 guest rooms and suites, and 23 bungalows, each designed in the signature pink and green colors which are a trademark of the hotel. The Beverly Hills Hotel was established in May 1912, before the city's existence. The original owners were Margaret J. Anderson, a wealthy widow, and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who", "title": "The Beverly Hills Hotel" }, { "docid": "4751333", "text": "of Chris Farley's \"Saturday Night Live\" castmates, such as David Spade and Adam Sandler, credited in \"Tommy Boy\" and \"Black Sheep\" as Bouncer, then in \"Beverly Hills Ninja\" as Police. He also appeared in \"The Waterboy\" and in \"Dirty Work\" as an employee of a cinema. He played a cop in the 2001 film, \"Joe Dirt\", starring David Spade. In 2005, Farley appeared in the Lifehouse video for the band's single \"Blind\". He portrayed a neglectful father who brings different women home, where he lives with his daughter, played by Tina Majorino. Farley appeared on the HBO series \"Curb Your", "title": "Kevin Farley" }, { "docid": "3433931", "text": "persuades a surly waitress to serve him chicken wings after the kitchen closes. Richard realizes that Tommy has the ability to read people, just like his father, and suggests this is how he should sell. The two mend their friendship and start to sell effectively to numerous automotive plants, eventually putting them over the half million mark. However, Paul sabotages the company's computers, causing sales posted by sales manager Michelle Brock (Julie Warner) to either be lost or rerouted. With half of the sales now canceled, the bank forecloses. Beverly and Paul approve the sale of Callahan Auto to Zalinsky.", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "13041483", "text": "first,\" score on an 85-yard interception return, and Tommy Chandler, another childhood friend and Lucky Circle member, kick the go-ahead extra point. Yale wins 7–6, and at that night's \"big dance in honor of the two football teams,\" Jim \"quite suddenly [bends] over and kisse[s]\" Beverly. \"'Why, Jim!'\" she exclaims, \"taken utterly aback by surprise.\" Jim defends himself, \"'[p]lease Beverly, don't be angry. You looked so sweet and—lovely that—I had to see if you were real!'\" The chapter concludes, as does all mention of Jim for the rest of \"Sophomore\". The girls return to Vernon College to hear that an", "title": "Beverly Gray" }, { "docid": "6542576", "text": "young boy who takes a near-fatal plunge at Niagara Falls but is caught by the Man of Steel), the \"Star Wars\"-based animated series \"\", \"Inspector Gadget\", \"Beverly Hills Teens\" (as surfer-dude Radley), and the earlier \"The Raccoons\" specials (as Tommy; he guest-voiced \"Bix Wheelie\" in season 3). Kay was the first voice actor to provide the voice of Scooby-Doo, following the death of Don Messick; Kay voiced Scooby in 1997 in the \"Johnny Bravo\" episodes \"Bravo Dooby Doo\" and \"'Twas the Night Before Christmas\", and in some commercials during that same year. His other television credits include guest appearances in", "title": "Hadley Kay" }, { "docid": "8394827", "text": "Day\" under a new deal with Tommy Boy Gospel in 2001. She was presented with a lifetime achievement award during 2004's Gospel Superfest. Armstrong's 2007 album, \"Walking Miracle\", is her first release in 6 years, and blends traditional gospel fare like \"So Good To Me\" (produced by Smokie Norful) with contemporary songs like \"Til The Victory's Won\" (produced by Fred Jerkins III) and the title track (produced by Rodney Jerkins). The latter song was inspired by Armstrong's son who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Armstrong recorded a stand out duet \"Choose Ye\" with gospel act The Winans on their", "title": "Vanessa Bell Armstrong" }, { "docid": "4485188", "text": "Farley was fired from the show in 1995, but went on to star in successful movies like \"Tommy Boy\" and \"Black Sheep\" with David Spade, and \"Beverly Hills Ninja\" with Chris Rock and Nicollette Sheridan. After the end of the 1993–1994 season, having already lost star cast member Dana Carvey, who left midway through the previous season, \"SNL's\" 1994 post-season saw more departures. Julia Sweeney left due to frustration and burnout. Another departure was that of Phil Hartman, whose final moment on the show was at the end of a musical number, with the entire cast singing a parody of", "title": "History of Saturday Night Live (1990–95)" }, { "docid": "3433937", "text": "film would please Farley fans. Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi of Broomfield Enterprise said the film was \"Farley at his best\", and Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk.com said that it was \"pretty damn funny\". Among the negative reviews, \"Chicago Sun-Times\" film critic Roger Ebert wrote: \"\"Tommy Boy\" is one of those movies that plays like an explosion down at the screenplay factory. You can almost picture a bewildered office boy, his face smudged with soot, wandering through the ruins and rescuing pages at random. Too bad they didn't mail them to the insurance company instead of filming them.\" The film is", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "18417838", "text": "is in fact Tommy Darmody - Jimmy Darmody's son and Gillian's grandson. Tommy shoots Nucky three times before being restrained by the police. At the same time, IRS agents, who had followed Nucky the entire evening, identify themselves and arrest Tommy. As Nucky dies, he sees a vision of himself as a young boy, swimming in the ocean and catching a coin. Upon airing in the United States on October 26, 2014, on HBO, the episode was watched by 2.33 million viewers. Rotten Tomatoes gave the final episode a 92% rating based on 12 critic reviews, with the critical consensus", "title": "Eldorado (Boardwalk Empire)" }, { "docid": "6607664", "text": "a case he initially refuses, but then gives in to taking over the case of 17-year-old Thomas \"Tommy\" Caffey (Vincent Kartheiser), who had had to watch his father murder his mother. It is Michael's job to decide if the teenager can leave the psychiatric facility when he turns 18. But while working with Tommy, Michael realizes how much the boy reminds him of his own son Kyle and feelings of guilt arise in the psychologist. In flashbacks and conversations, the viewer receives background information of Kyle's suicide. Michael had his son see a therapist—an old university friend named Harry Quinlan—instead", "title": "The Unsaid" }, { "docid": "7088180", "text": "finally accepts Eric, and welcomes Eric's partner James into the family. Though Michael's work and Marcie's newfound fame as an author take their toll on the relationship, the couple finally marries on May 5, 2006. Marcie's father Charlie walks her down the aisle. Later that year, Michael and Marcie adopt a little boy they name Tommy, after Michael's deceased father. Marcie's friend (and Tommy's godfather) Rex Balsom soon discovers that Tommy is actually Todd Manning's son, who had been kidnapped by Dr. Spencer Truman and was presumed dead. Familiar with the McBains' devotion to Tommy and knowing that they would", "title": "Marcie Walsh McBain" }, { "docid": "14053982", "text": "on 1998's Ride soundtrack. Mourn You Til I Join You \"Mourn You Til I Join You\" is a single by Naughty by Nature from the \"Ride\" soundtrack. It was released on October 28, 1997 and was their last release for Tommy Boy Records. The song was dedicated to the group's friend, Tupac Shakur and was about lead rapper, Treach's relationship with Tupac. The song was a minor success, peaking at 51 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and 2 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song was originally set to appear on 1997's \"Nothing to Lose\" soundtrack, but Tommy Boy instead", "title": "Mourn You Til I Join You" }, { "docid": "7919806", "text": "Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun) Tommy Solomon is a fictional character created by Bonnie and Terry Turner from the American sitcom \"3rd Rock from the Sun\". He was portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. When the Solomons originally arrived on Earth, Tommy, despite being the oldest of the aliens, was given the body of a teenage boy. Despite having to act like a kid all the time, Tommy's real age shines through, particularly when he plays the role of mentor to High Commander Dick, ostensibly Tommy's father while on Earth. During one episode, Tommy announces he has retired from the", "title": "Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun)" }, { "docid": "3433926", "text": "Tommy Boy Tommy Boy is a 1995 American road comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former \"Saturday Night Live\" castmates and close friends Chris Farley and David Spade. The film was shot primarily in Toronto and Los Angeles under the working title \"Rocky Road\". It tells the story of a socially and emotionally immature man (Farley) who learns lessons about friendship and self-worth following the sudden death of his industrialist father. The film did well commercially, but received mixed reviews from critics. However, since its release, \"Tommy Boy\"", "title": "Tommy Boy" }, { "docid": "5803877", "text": "series. The character is named after Germain's son. Tommy last appeared in the \"All Grown Up!\" episode \"Golden Boy\". Tommy is the eldest son of Stu and Didi, and the brother of Dil. He has appeared in other media relating to \"Rugrats\", including video games, films, and comic strips. Hallmarks of the character include his all-purpose screwdriver and his catchphrases: \"A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do!\" and \"Hang on to your diapies babies, we're going in.\" In the unaired \"Rugrats\" pilot episode, Tommy was voiced by Tami Holbrook. In all other media, he is voiced by actress/singer", "title": "Tommy Pickles" }, { "docid": "6607666", "text": "Kyle. From then on, Tommy uses the information in therapy sessions and manipulates Michael, who more and more sees his own son in him. When Michael visits Tommy's father in prison he finds out that Tommy's mother misused the boy as a lover and slept with him regularly. This is the reason why the father, who came home early one day, bludgeoned the mother to death. In the last part of the movie, Tommy tries to make Barbara release him to an independent life. When she refuses, he pushes her through a glass window. After she crawls to a telephone", "title": "The Unsaid" }, { "docid": "6485874", "text": "the first historic landmark in Beverly Hills, and two new Presidential Bungalows were added. The song Hotel California by the American rock band The Eagles is slightly based on the folklore behind the hotel. In early 1911, Margaret J. Anderson, a wealthy widow, and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel, ordered the construction of the Beverly Hills Hotel, in close proximity to the Burton Green mansion. Burton Green, an oil tycoon and real estate developer, President of the Rodeo Land and Water Company, had purchased land in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains,", "title": "The Beverly Hills Hotel" }, { "docid": "11922863", "text": "Halifax in 2015. In November 2016 he signed for York having joined the club on-loan earlier in the year. Tommy Saxton is the nephew of the rugby league footballer; Alan Banks. Tommy Saxton Thomas Saxton (born ), is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League One. He plays as a , and can play in the 's and on the . He has previously played for Castleford, Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity and Salford in the European Super League. Also he has represented England A and England Academy. Saxton", "title": "Tommy Saxton" }, { "docid": "2349214", "text": "City, the son of William Reed Carradine, a correspondent for the Associated Press, and his wife, Dr. Genevieve Winnifred Richmond, a surgeon. William Carradine was the son of evangelical author Beverly Carradine. The family lived in Peekskill and Kingston, New York. William Carradine died from tuberculosis when his son John was two years old. Carradine's mother then married \"a Philadelphia paper manufacturer named Peck, who thought the way to bring up someone else's boy was to beat him every day just on general principle.\" Carradine attended the Christ Church School in Kingston and the Episcopal Academy in Merion Station, Pennsylvania,", "title": "John Carradine" }, { "docid": "19153475", "text": "at an abandoned mine. Tex Ritter and his two sidekicks are driven from the mine but are allowed to stay in the camp of a troop of Boy Scouts who are impressed when Tex informs them that he too was a Boy Scout and shows them his Silver Beaver Award. Tex and his sidekicks investigate the robbery, then use the Scouts to recover the gold and bring the gang to justice. Performed by the Beverly Hillbillies Sung by Tex Ritter Sung by Tex Ritter with the Beverly Hillbillies Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts", "title": "Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts" }, { "docid": "9601481", "text": "For his first condition, Maudlin chooses Randolph, so he can be the President, in full power. For his second condition, he chooses a boy who is thought by all a loser. The boy's name is Tommy Storm. Meanwhile, at The Wilchester Academy for Younger Adults, Tommy Storm, a boy of 11, is being bullied by a stronger, more popular boy named Felkor Stagwitch. In self-defence, Tommy ends up being grounded to his room. Later, Mr Withers, the headmaster, announces that Felkor Stagwitch is going on to a training school far away in the centre of the Milky Way. Afterwards, in", "title": "Tommy Storm" }, { "docid": "19713425", "text": "as they have gotten high together previously. Glanville plays along with Vanderpump, on a riverboat in Amsterdam, about ways of seeking retribution from Vanderpump, wanting Vanderpump to slap her back, Glanville slaps Vanderpump playfully across the face, but Vanderpump is left shock and no longer playing. Glanville later apologizes for the slap but Vanderpump declines to accept. Glanville skips the final dinner in Amsterdam to go on a date with a young man she met, who also happens to friends with Vanderpump's son. \"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\" season five premiere was the highest-rated season premiere in over three", "title": "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (season 5)" }, { "docid": "4036614", "text": "Beverly Hills Cop III Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on \"Trading Places\" and \"Coming to America\". It is the third film in the \"Beverly Hills Cop\" trilogy, and a sequel to \"Beverly Hills Cop II\". Murphy again plays Detroit cop Axel Foley, who once again returns to Beverly Hills, California, to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss. Foley teams up with his friend, Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), and his", "title": "Beverly Hills Cop III" }, { "docid": "12417536", "text": "this voice from somewhere up there, that she changes her mind, believing the voice to be of a supernatural origin. The next day, the newspapers follow up with the story that a protective spirit presides over the bridge. Searching ceaselessly for his son, his father is suddenly confronted by Tommy on the bridge. Following the boy to the top of the tower, he realises that the building has become father, mother and home to the boy, all the things that he should have been. He explains to Tommy that the bridge was built to bring people together and has brought", "title": "The Boy and the Bridge" }, { "docid": "11165807", "text": "Iceland on his debut. He shared his benefit with Tommy Hamilton against Sunderland at Dalymount Park on 30 April 1962. His son Ray played for Bohemian F.C. in the 1980s,other sons Shay had a long career playing in the Athletic Union League, David (Maxie) player his schoolboy football at Belvo, part of the first Belvo team to win an A league in the D.D.S.L, then went on to Leinster Senior and League of Ireland, youngest son Paul played for Sheriff Y.C. and his grandson Alan McCann plays for St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s U21s. In February 2008 Jimmy, along with Liam", "title": "Maxie McCann" }, { "docid": "7657465", "text": "moment. Michael tracks her down and kills her, but cannot find the baby. Jamie had left her son in the bus stop bathroom, where he is found by Tommy Doyle, the boy whom Laurie Strode was baby-sitting in 1978. He names the child Steven. The following morning Jamie's body is discovered, and Loomis is devastated. He thought she was the last of Michael's bloodline, but after being approached by Tommy Doyle at the hospital who tells him about his discovery of the baby. In all of this, it is revealed that Michael is under control of the curse of \"Thorn\",", "title": "Samuel Loomis" }, { "docid": "9987992", "text": "Jamie after originating the role at Sheffield Crucible. James Gillan (actor) James Gillan (born James Gillan Paterson) is a Scottish stage actor born in Glasgow, and trained at The Arts Educational Schools in London. His most notable roles include Rusty in \"Starlight Express\" (London/UK tour), the title role in \"Pippin \" (the Bridewell theatre), the title role in the Royal Festival Hall's \"Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up\", Marilyn in \"Taboo\" (UK tour), Pinball lad and u/s Tommy in \"Tommy\" and Boq in \"Wicked\" (original London cast, September 2006 through June 2008). Gillan was nominated for a", "title": "James Gillan (actor)" }, { "docid": "9987988", "text": "James Gillan (actor) James Gillan (born James Gillan Paterson) is a Scottish stage actor born in Glasgow, and trained at The Arts Educational Schools in London. His most notable roles include Rusty in \"Starlight Express\" (London/UK tour), the title role in \"Pippin \" (the Bridewell theatre), the title role in the Royal Festival Hall's \"Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up\", Marilyn in \"Taboo\" (UK tour), Pinball lad and u/s Tommy in \"Tommy\" and Boq in \"Wicked\" (original London cast, September 2006 through June 2008). Gillan was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for \"Best Supporting", "title": "James Gillan (actor)" }, { "docid": "14187465", "text": "Layne Tom Jr. Layne Tom Jr. (June 19, 1927 – January 14, 2015) was an American actor. He holds the sole distinction of having played three different Charlie Chan sons: as Charlie Chan Jr. in \"Charlie Chan at the Olympics\" (1937), as Tommy Chan in \"Charlie Chan in Honolulu\" (1938), and in 1940's \"Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise\" as Willie Chan, Chan's number seven son. He also appeared with child star Shirley Temple in \"Stowaway\" (1936) as an uncredited Chinese Boy in the Musical Band. He was credited as Mako with Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, and C. Aubrey Smith in \"The", "title": "Layne Tom Jr." }, { "docid": "6907929", "text": "want Evel to do a jump in Mexico. Eventually, though, Knievel relents and agrees. A subplot develops when Will's estranged son Tommy shows up from boarding school, and asks to join the tour. Will, who is reminded of his dead wife, is cold to Tommy, leaving Knievel to show the boy kindness. Likewise, Kate reappears, apologetic for her previous motives, and now wishes that he will \"never\" stop jumping. Meanwhile, Jessie's benefactor is revealed: drug lord Stanley Millard (Leslie Nielsen). Millard (without Jessie's knowledge) plans to cause a fatal accident during the jump. He will then have Knievel's body transported", "title": "Viva Knievel!" }, { "docid": "15107051", "text": "Armstrong (Georgia May Foote) finds out and lets slip the truth to Izzy, who confronts Gary after finding him with Tina. Tina tells Izzy what happened but goes into labour soon afterwards labour. Tina is rushed to hospital and gives birth to a baby boy with Tommy and Izzy present. Disgusted with Izzy's refusal to allow Gary to see the baby, Tina allows Gary to see his son, causing Gary and Izzy to argue in the special care baby unit. Tina reprimands them for their behaviour and throws them out. They reconcile and decide to name the baby Jake. Tina", "title": "Tommy Duckworth" }, { "docid": "4335696", "text": "called Upaya to pursue the growing interest in spirituality and spiritual/world music. The imprint Tommy Boy Gospel was launched in 1998 under the direction of Max Seigel and Marvie Wright. That same year, the imprints Tommy Boy Black Label, which specialized in underground hip hop music, and Tommy Boy Silver Label, which specialized in dance music, were founded. In 2002, as part of Warner, Tommy Boy formed Tommy Boy Films, a new TV and film division with Dubtitled Entertainment owner, Michael \"Mic\" Neumann, while also giving independent distribution to sister imprints that already had label deals with WEA, including American", "title": "Tommy Boy Records" }, { "docid": "1283891", "text": "Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show \"Saturday Night Live\" between 1990 and 1995. He then went on to pursue a film career, starring in films such as \"Tommy Boy\", \"Black Sheep\" and \"Beverly Hills Ninja\". Farley died of a drug overdose at the age of 33. Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up", "title": "Chris Farley" }, { "docid": "20293278", "text": "show an uncertain girl who is learning about life and the struggles that take place, however episodes like \"The Perfect Mom\" also show how good friends and a supportive family plays such a strong role in her life. Brenda's relationships aside from the one she has with Dylan are prioritized in every episode, and she verbalizes this in the episode \"Sleepover\" when she tells her friend Kelly that she won't let a stupid boy come between her and her friends. At the West Beverly High spring dance, Brenda and Dylan make the decision to have sex for the first time.", "title": "Brenda Walsh (character)" }, { "docid": "2681894", "text": "disappeared in France at the start of World War II. The strip was taken over by one of DC Thomson's own artists after issue 69 with new strips being drawn by Sam Fair, Charles Gordon and George Drysdale. The strip continued until issue No 303 in 1947. In issue 3185 Tin Can Tommy met Bea, Dennis the Menace's baby sister. Tin-Can Tommy Tin-Can Tommy (The Clockwork Boy) was a comic strip in the UK comic \"The Beano\", featuring Tommy, the clockwork 'son' of Professor Lee and his wife. It first appeared on the back page of issue 1, dated 30", "title": "Tin-Can Tommy" }, { "docid": "8707738", "text": "and married with a teenage son Marcus. She also mentions her husband Tommy Mackay, who \"is away working, but will be out in 6 months.\" He's actually doing time in Parkhurst prison for committing wounding with intent, GBH, and attempted murder. One week later at Nelson Mandela House, Rodney tells Del Boy and Grandad about Irene, and how she moved away from her husband because he used to domestically abuse her a lot, and to make things worse, Tommy is getting released from prison, and Rodney wants to meet him in person. This makes Del worried for his younger brother's", "title": "No Greater Love (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "docid": "19040798", "text": "with \"Rockabilly Baby\" also directed by Claxton. Young and Dangerous (1957 film) Young and Dangerous is a 1957 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton and written by James Landis. The film stars Lili Gentle, Mark Damon, Edward Binns, Frances Mercer, George Brenlin and Connie Stevens. The film was released on October 30, 1957, by 20th Century Fox. Rosemary Clinton's parents are displeased by her interest in a boy, Tommy Price, who, although a doctor's son, has a reputation as a juvenile delinquent. Making a bet with his friends that Rosemary will grant him her favors, Tommy chases her", "title": "Young and Dangerous (1957 film)" }, { "docid": "19040796", "text": "Young and Dangerous (1957 film) Young and Dangerous is a 1957 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton and written by James Landis. The film stars Lili Gentle, Mark Damon, Edward Binns, Frances Mercer, George Brenlin and Connie Stevens. The film was released on October 30, 1957, by 20th Century Fox. Rosemary Clinton's parents are displeased by her interest in a boy, Tommy Price, who, although a doctor's son, has a reputation as a juvenile delinquent. Making a bet with his friends that Rosemary will grant him her favors, Tommy chases her under a pier and is arrested by", "title": "Young and Dangerous (1957 film)" }, { "docid": "11184885", "text": "Alan is working on his first book, a treatise on homosexuality, and he invites Tommy over for dinner to interview him for the book. Their connection is so intense that Alan's kooky girlfriend Beverly suspects something more than an interview is going on and angrily departs. Broken up with Beverly, Alan runs into Tommy a month later while jogging in Griffith Park and invites him for a night out; the two have a fantastic time, drinking and doing drugs along the way. At Alan's invitation, Tommy stays over at Alan's apartment. They sleep in separate rooms until Alan, in the", "title": "The Trip (2002 film)" }, { "docid": "7136849", "text": "Winthrop, who had been appointed after the resignation of Daniel Webster and resigned when he failed to win election to a full term. Rantoul served in the Senate from February 1, 1851 to March 4, 1851, and then in the House from March 4, 1851, until his death. He was buried in Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts. Rantoul had a wife, Jane Elizabeth Woodbury, and two children, Robert S. Rantoul and Charles W. Rantoul. Rantoul was born on August 5, 1805 in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was the eldest son of Robert and Joanna Lovett Rantoul. He attended the common schools and", "title": "Robert Rantoul Jr." }, { "docid": "2359642", "text": "group signed with Tommy Boy Records, and they had developed into a quiet storm/contemporary R&B group, with its top-ten R&B hit, \"Tears\", from the debut album, \"Love Letters\". (With the exception of their first album, the group was the first act on Tommy Boy to have major-label distribution through its then-parent Warner Bros. Records.) The group produced a collection of R&B hits throughout the 1980s, and received overwhelming commercial success from the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-penned love song \"Tender Love\" from their second album, 1985's \"Chillin’\". The song was featured in the 1985 feature film and soundtrack \"Krush Groove\",", "title": "Force MDs" }, { "docid": "10835281", "text": "of his sister-in-law Kate Spade, a fashion designer. Spade resides in Beverly Hills, California. In June 2017, his house was burglarized. David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on \"Saturday Night Live\", then began a successful acting career in both film and television. He also starred or co-starred in the films \"Tommy Boy\", \"Black Sheep\", \"Joe Dirt\", \"\", \"Grown Ups\", and \"Grown Ups 2\", among others. He has been part of an ensemble cast of two long-running", "title": "David Spade" }, { "docid": "4938315", "text": "The film was re-released in 1965 and earned an estimated $2 million in North American rentals. Old Yeller (film) Old Yeller is a 1957 American drama film produced by Walt Disney. It stars Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Beverly Washburn. It is about a boy and a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas. The film is based upon the 1956 Newbery Honor-winning book of the same name by Fred Gipson. Gipson also cowrote the screenplay with William Tunberg. The success of the \"Old Yeller\" film led to a sequel, \"Savage Sam\", which was also based on a book", "title": "Old Yeller (film)" }, { "docid": "14053981", "text": "Mourn You Til I Join You \"Mourn You Til I Join You\" is a single by Naughty by Nature from the \"Ride\" soundtrack. It was released on October 28, 1997 and was their last release for Tommy Boy Records. The song was dedicated to the group's friend, Tupac Shakur and was about lead rapper, Treach's relationship with Tupac. The song was a minor success, peaking at 51 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and 2 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song was originally set to appear on 1997's \"Nothing to Lose\" soundtrack, but Tommy Boy instead chose to include it", "title": "Mourn You Til I Join You" }, { "docid": "11922862", "text": "Tommy Saxton Thomas Saxton (born ), is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League One. He plays as a , and can play in the 's and on the . He has previously played for Castleford, Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity and Salford in the European Super League. Also he has represented England A and England Academy. Saxton played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos. He played for six seasons with Featherstone Rovers before moving to", "title": "Tommy Saxton" }, { "docid": "11889326", "text": "a Boston associate. DeCarlo sent the link, and was approached by Boston leader Tom Scholz to be one of the singers at the Brad Delp Tribute Concert in the Bank Of America Pavilion in Boston, MA. He was later hired as a permanent member. Currently Tommy DeCarlo lives near Charlotte, NC and is the front man for the 70's and 80's cover rock band DeCarlo featuring his son Tommy Jr. DeCarlo on guitar, drummer Dan Hitz, and bassist Brett Nelson. Tommy DeCarlo Tommy DeCarlo (born April 23, 1965), is an American singer and is the current lead singer of Boston.", "title": "Tommy DeCarlo" }, { "docid": "5595939", "text": "for Vidal Sassoon, Inc. In 1980, the couple divorced and Adams returned to acting. She launched her own line of pet care products, Beverly Sassoon Pet Care System. They had four children: daughter Catya (1968–2002), an actress who died from a drug-induced heart attack; son Elan BenVidal (b. January 17, 1970); son David (b. ca. 1972); and daughter Eden Sassoon (born ca. 1973). Beverly Adams Beverly Adams Sassoon (born November 7, 1940) is a Canadian-American actress and author. Beverly Adams was born in Edmonton, Alberta to a Canadian mother and a U.S. Army Air Force father (who once played minor", "title": "Beverly Adams" }, { "docid": "4335699", "text": "is also credited as the first to use lanyards as promotional items. Tommy Boy Records Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Digital Underground, De La Soul, House of Pain, and Naughty By Nature. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences. Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was", "title": "Tommy Boy Records" }, { "docid": "4335698", "text": "Because of Warner Music’s divestment requirements as a result of its purchase of Parlophone, Tommy Boy was able to reacquire its pre-2002 catalogue and the catalogues of Brand Nubian, Grand Puba, and Club Nouveau. The Tommy Boy logo was originally designed in 1982 by Steven Miglio and redesigned in 1989 by Eric Haze. The logo was named on \"Complex's\" list of the 50 Greatest Rap Logos at number nine. In the late 1980s, Tommy Boy distributed Carhartt jackets embroidered with its logo for promotional uses, shortly before marketing its own merchandise line to consumers called Tommy Boy Gear. The label", "title": "Tommy Boy Records" }, { "docid": "4335694", "text": "Tommy Boy Records Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Digital Underground, De La Soul, House of Pain, and Naughty By Nature. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences. Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was an outgrowth of Silverman's \"Dance Music Report\" bi-weekly publication, which spanned 14", "title": "Tommy Boy Records" }, { "docid": "11746121", "text": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series) Beverly Hills Cop is a series of American action comedy films and an unaired television pilot based on characters created by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach. The films star Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who travels to Beverly Hills, California to investigate crimes, even though it is out of his jurisdiction. There, he meets Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), Sergeant John Taggart (John Ashton), and Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). Ashton and Cox do not appear in \"Beverly Hills Cop III\". Murphy, Reinhold, and Gil Hill, who plays Axel's boss,", "title": "Beverly Hills Cop (film series)" }, { "docid": "13644794", "text": "Indicators were offered a support slot to Sham 69 at the Electric Ballroom in Camden. After Sham 69's singer Jimmy Pursey saw Long Tall Shorty for the first time, he invited them to the Polydor Records Studio to record some demos. The tracks \"1970's Boy\", \"Shake\" and \"New Generation\" were recorded live at this first session in February 1979. \"1970's Boy\" was chosen as the first single. Pursey decided they should change the band's name to Long Tall Shorty, after a song by The Kinks, written by Don Covay and first recorded by Tommy Tucker. Over the next few months,", "title": "Long Tall Shorty" }, { "docid": "6134198", "text": "William Booth Wecker William (Will) Booth Wecker (December 17, 1892 – September 3, 1969) was an American entertainer and all around showman and was also the agent for his wife Bee Kyle the well known high diver. Will was born in Owensboro, Kentucky the son of a German immigrant father Frank Wecker who was a Confederate drummer boy during the Civil War and Martha Beverly Boehm Wecker a descendant of the Reverend Martin Boehm who helped found the United Methodist Church. He had four brothers George W., Frank, Isidore, and Joseph Wecker, all of whom lived during their adult lives", "title": "William Booth Wecker" }, { "docid": "4335697", "text": "Recordings’ Ill Labels, Mute Records’ NovaMute, and Cold Chillin’s’ Livin’ Large. In 2002, Tommy Boy became independent again after it ended its joint venture with Warner Bros., which wanted greater unit sales, and the master tapes released until that time became property of Warner. The then-current Tommy Boy artists were shopped to the various WEA labels, the TV and film divisions were merged with the Tommy Boy music division and the resulting company was redubbed Tommy Boy Entertainment LLC, while the trademark remained with Silverman. The label then licensed its trademark to Warner for use on its reissues through Rhino/Atlantic.", "title": "Tommy Boy Records" }, { "docid": "6227278", "text": "Volk, to whom she was married from 1976 until his death in 2000. Her memoir is entitled \"A Dance and a Hug\". Lord died on November 28, 2015, aged 97, at her home in Beverly Hills, California of natural causes. She is survived by her daughter Anne Archer, her son, Gregg Archer, grandchildren Tommy Davis, Jeffrey Jastrow, Tracey McCarter, Adelle Archer, and Nathan Archer, and three great-grandchildren. Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes given to her son, Gregg Archer. Marjorie Lord Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg; July 26, 1918 – November 28, 2015) was an American television and", "title": "Marjorie Lord" }, { "docid": "7265874", "text": "campsites, Constantin acts as both a regular camp open to Boy Scouts from all areas and as Circle 10's largest and longest-running summer camp hosting roughly 2,800 Scouts during the 6 weeks it's open during the summer. Constantin was acquired by the Boy Scouts in 1946 when Eugene Constantin donated it, after the death of his son in World War II, to the group that he decided best served the needs, morals, and values of young men. The camp recently celebrated its 60th birthday and regularly plays host to International Scouts, most notably Scouting Ireland. Within Camp Constantin is a", "title": "Circle Ten Council" }, { "docid": "5355629", "text": "father, Michael, is an artist. He is the brother of writer and producer Steve Antin and Robin Antin, who is the founder of The Pussycat Dolls, a burlesque and dance troupe. As a young boy, he was inspired by the movie \"Shampoo\" to become a hair stylist. Antin says that he was a bit of a ruffian with tattoos, and \"always the black sheep at Beverly Hills High.\" He dropped out of high school to attend a beauty school. He married Sescie Karabuykov, a boutique owner, about 2006. They have a son, Asher, who was born about November 2005 and", "title": "Jonathan Antin" }, { "docid": "10931526", "text": "Asfaltevangeliet Asfaltevangeliet (The Gospel of Asphalt) is a Norwegian independent movie from 2004, directed by David Åleskjær, son of Åge Åleskjær. It is based on David Åleksjærs's book by the same name. It stars many know Norwegian actors and celebrities, among them Per Christian Ellefsen, Brit Elisabeth Haagensli, Helene Rask, Bjørn Sundquist and Sverre Anker Ousdal. Tommy Karlsen (known from the film Døden på Oslo S) plays the role of Jesus. \"Asfaltevangeliet\" shows the scenario of Jesus Christ coming to Oslo, Norway in present day. Jesus preached a radical message of love, forgiveness and the Kingdom of God. He is", "title": "Asfaltevangeliet" }, { "docid": "9877559", "text": "She also comments on how he looks exactly the same as he did in high school. Luke Perry left \"Beverly Hills, 90210\" in the fall of 1995 as he wanted to pursue other projects. He returned in 1998 and stayed for the rest of the series' run, but was credited as a \"Special Guest Star\"—much like Heather Locklear was on \"Melrose Place\". Dylan McKay was considered one of the most popular characters and a bad boy. Dylan McKay Dylan McKay, played by Luke Perry, is a fictional character from the television series \"Beverly Hills, 90210\". The son of morally ambiguous", "title": "Dylan McKay" }, { "docid": "4642920", "text": "is revealed to be a member of the Q Continuum. He taps into the power of the continuum and uses this ability to tamper with time and reality, resulting in the intersection of three different parallel universes which are also referred to as time \"tracks\". Track A is a universe in which Beverly Crusher's husband Jack never died, and now serves as captain of the \"Enterprise\" with Jean-Luc Picard as his first officer; in this universe, Jack's son Wesley died as a boy and Jack and Beverly divorced. Track B is the traditional universe depicted on \"Star Trek: The Next", "title": "Q-Squared" }, { "docid": "20053532", "text": "Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with bassist George Mraz and drummer Connie Kay. The album was recorded on September 30 and October 2, 1978, at SNS Productions, New York City. It was produced by Helen Merrill, who also sang on \"Last Night When We Were Young\". The compositions are by Harold Arlen and co-writers. The album was originally released in Japan by Trio Records. It was subsequently released on CD in Japan by DIW and on LP in the United States", "title": "Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen" }, { "docid": "20053533", "text": "by Inner City Records. Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with bassist George Mraz and drummer Connie Kay. The album was recorded on September 30 and October 2, 1978, at SNS Productions, New York City. It was produced by Helen Merrill, who also sang on \"Last Night When We Were Young\". The compositions are by Harold Arlen and co-writers. The album was originally released in Japan by Trio Records. It was subsequently released on CD in Japan by DIW and on LP", "title": "Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen" }, { "docid": "13352755", "text": "bad-boy biker. Jake appeared in the last two episodes of \"Beverly Hills, 90210\"s the second season, and Kelly appeared in the first three episodes of \"Melrose Place\"; Jake breaks off the romance because of their age difference and his inability to commit to her. Tori Spelling appears in the first two episodes as her \"Beverly Hills, 90210\" character Donna Martin; Brian Austin Green appears in the first three as David Silver, and Ian Ziering appears as Steve Sanders. Michael (Thomas Calabro) and Jane Mancini (Josie Bissett) are the building's stable couple. Michael (the building superintendent) is a physician at Wilshire", "title": "Seasons of Melrose Place" }, { "docid": "11552555", "text": "detective hired by Tommy's mother, a wealthy businesswoman, to find her boy. Boots reluctantly calls her and tells her where to collect her son. Disapproving of Boots, she convinces Tommy that Boots turned him in for the $5000 reward. (Later, she refuses to pay Boots.) Despite this, Tommy runs away again and returns to Boots in time for the race. The two reconcile. When Mrs. Gibson calls, Boots warns her that she will lose the love of her son if she prevents him from racing. Meanwhile, Matson (Hugh Sanders), a gangster to whom Boots owes a lot of money, tells", "title": "Boots Malone" }, { "docid": "3608788", "text": "in the Bear's Son Tale, the hero is able to track the adversary to a hole in the ground (or a well), and a trail of blood has been speculated. Chambers have found that an Icelandic Bear's Son Tale, \"\"Bjarndrengur\"\" (\"Bear-boy\") parallels this exactly, and Bear-boy and his companions follow the blood-trail of the giant who had been grabbed by the beard but who has torn away. 's monumental study, \"Studien zur germanischen Sagengeschichte\", Part I: Beowulf, sought to prove that \"Beowulf\" was an eighth century Anglo-Saxon reworking of the \"Bear's son\" motif, which has been present since antiquity and", "title": "Bear's Son Tale" }, { "docid": "20161646", "text": "Volkswagen to its proper state, and Vince exchanges some last words with his father. The next day, as the uncles leave, Vince believes he knows where Toothpick is, and in Vegas, reveals to Alex that his \"roommate\" helped capture Rank. Toothpick, however, is aided by Vince in fleeing the country. While in Vegas, Vince also tracks down the real Frankie Toronto, who has Tommy staying at his place. Vince angrily plays Tommy for the stolen grant cash in a game of blackjack, and wins. At the same time, Congressman Sutter turns himself in to the authorities. While returning the grant", "title": "Son of the Mob 2: Hollywood Hustle" }, { "docid": "14279665", "text": "Tommy (Walsh) is only 20. And that's exciting. For me, on a personal level, I'm thinking, \"this is great, this team is going to be around for some time.\" Walsh was not selected in Kerry's initial 2010 championship panel, although Kerry manager Jack O'Connor left open the possibility of bringing him in at a later stage. Barry John Walsh Barry John Walsh (born 1990) plays Gaelic football at club level for Kerins O'Rahillys and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior footballers. He is son of former Kerry footballer Seán Walsh and brother of former Kerry footballer Tommy Walsh who", "title": "Barry John Walsh" }, { "docid": "12417538", "text": "part of Tommy Doyle after an exhaustive search which saw the production team interview some 3,000 local boys. He had a brother, Keith, who was two years older than him and who had a small part in the film as a boy Tommy’s father momentarily mistakes for Tommy while he is out looking for him at night. \"The Boy and The Bridge\" was given a royal premiere at the Curzon cinema, London, on Wednesday, July 22, 1959, where Ian was presented to HRH Princess Margaret and it was shown at the Venice Film Festival that year. At the festival, Kevin", "title": "The Boy and the Bridge" }, { "docid": "12321408", "text": "particular Pete, his lackeys Stavis and Harris, and Adam) to do their utmost to injure him so severely that he can no longer play. Adam refuses, and Pete and the others fail. Adam and another living boy, Thornton Harrowood, come to accept Tommy, but when the team plays their first match, they are harassed by anti-zombie protestors. Tommy bargains with the coach, promising to quit as long as he can play, however briefly, in the second half of the game. The school is also visited by the Hunter Foundation, which aims to promote tolerance and understanding of the living impaired.", "title": "Generation Dead" }, { "docid": "4840828", "text": "Kat decides that she does not need a big ceremony so she and Alfie have one in the Square with just him and Kat. Kat gives birth to a boy named Tommy but is rushed to hospital as she haemorrhages, due to a damaged placenta. Charlie decides to join the New Year's party, rather than stay with Tommy so he is unattended when Ronnie Mitchell finds herself in the Vic with her dead son and she swaps the babies. When Alfie gets home, he finds \"Tommy\" dead in his cot. Kat and Alfie struggle to cope with their loss but", "title": "Alfie Moon" }, { "docid": "10135598", "text": "or some other planet from disaster: \"Behind every object in the Space Museum there's a tale of heroism, daring, self sacrifice.\" During these visits Tommy always asks his father about one exhibit in particular, and Howard Parker then tells his son the story behind that exhibit, including: Only one tale does not fit into the normal narrative sequence, when Tommy and two of his friends in the Interplanetary Boy Scouts, using the skills Tommy has learned from the heroic stories he has been told, rescue Earth from aliens bent on stealing all its energy, and also rescue the Space Museum,", "title": "Space Museum (comics)" }, { "docid": "1377861", "text": "in 2013, including previously unreleased demos and live material. \"Tommy\" has never had a definitive plot, but the following synopsis was published following the original album's release. British Army Captain Walker goes missing during an expedition and is believed dead (\"Overture\"). His widow, Mrs. Walker, gives birth to their son, Tommy (\"It's a Boy\"). Years later, Captain Walker returns home and discovers that his wife has found a new lover. The Captain murders this man in an altercation. Tommy's mother brainwashes him into believing he didn't see or hear anything, shutting down his senses and making him deaf, dumb and", "title": "Tommy (album)" }, { "docid": "9632922", "text": "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats is a 1988 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the \"Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10\" series. The movie's plot is essentially an extended remake of the original show's episodes, \"\"The Missing Heir\"\" and \"\"The Golden Fleecing\"\". The movie opens on what appears to be another average day in Hoagie's Alley (which, for the purposes of this story, has apparently been relocated closer to Beverly Hills) for Top Cat and his gang, who are today posing as Boy Scouts, out doing good deeds in", "title": "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats" }, { "docid": "12901676", "text": "He appeared in \"\", playing the Cabin Boy. More recently, he portrayed Peter Pan in \"Once Upon a Time\". In March 2015, Kay was cast as a high school student named Tommy Clark in the TV series \"Heroes Reborn\". Kay's work has been generally well received by the critics. Alicia Cox of \"Chatelaine\" wrote on his work in \"Fugitive Pieces\": \"Robbie Kay, who plays the young Jakob, gives a remarkable performance with little words and a lot of emotion. When he smiles (which isn't often) you can't help but be affected.\" Kay was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England, to Ivan", "title": "Robbie Kay" }, { "docid": "3946640", "text": "Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an Irish-American actor, who made his film debut in \"Reckless\" (1984). He has starred in over 40 feature films, including \"Desperately Seeking Susan\" (1985), \"The Mission\" (1986), \"Stakeout\" (1987), \"Avalon\" (1990), \"Benny & Joon\" (1993), \"Legends of the Fall\" (1994), \"Frankenstein\" (1994), \"Blink\" (1994), \"Michael Collins\" (1996), \"Practical Magic\" (1998), \"Song for a Raggy Boy\" (2003), and \"Unknown\" (2011). Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work in \"An Early Frost\" (1985) and \"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee\" (2007). He currently plays Captain Thomas \"Tommy\" Gregson in", "title": "Aidan Quinn" }, { "docid": "8561005", "text": "day, Beverly takes Howard to Phil Blumburtt, a scientist who Beverly hopes can help Howard return to his world. After Phil is revealed to be only a janitor, Howard resigns himself to life on Earth and rejects Beverly's aid. He soon applies for a job as a janitor at a local romance spa. Howard soon quits and rejoins Beverly, who plays in a band called Cherry Bomb. At the club where Cherry Bomb is performing, Howard comes across their manager, and confronts him when he insults the band. A fight breaks out, in which Howard is victorious. Howard rejoins Beverly", "title": "Howard the Duck (film)" }, { "docid": "13939346", "text": "Hopper, son of late actor Dennis Hopper, was originally cast in the lead role of Bug, but was replaced by Thieriot after Hopper contracted mononucleosis. Accompanying Thieriot is John Magaro as Alex Dunkelman, Adam's friend who is abused regularly by his sadistic boorish stepfather, Quint (Lou Sumrall). Paulina Olszynski plays Brittany Cunningham, who shares a mutual secret attraction to Adam. Nick Lashaway plays Brandon O'Neal, a \"dashing, athletic jock\" and \"the handsomest boy in his school\" who is attracted to Brittany. Emily Meade plays Leah (\"Fang\"). (), Denzel Whitaker, Trevor St. John, Raúl Esparza, and Shareeka Epps also star. Production", "title": "My Soul to Take" }, { "docid": "4661180", "text": "on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. He released his debut album \"Steady Date with Tommy Sands\" (1957). Sands' sudden fame brought an offer to sing at the Academy Awards show. He did another episode of \"Kraft Television Theatre\", \"Flesh and Blood\" (1957) playing the son of a gangster. He also made \"The Promse\" for \"Zane Grey Theatre\" (1957) playing the son of Gary Merrill. Sands' teen idol looks landed him a motion-picture contract with 20th Century Fox to star in a 1958 musical drama called \"Sing, Boy, Sing\", the feature film version of \"The Singin' Idol\". Fox had enjoyed", "title": "Tommy Sands (American singer)" }, { "docid": "16995079", "text": "plan plays out as his heir Miles Laurence gives Todd proof that Spencer orchestrated the adoption of Todd's son by the McBains. Todd takes the McBains to court to win custody of his son, and both sides malign each other in a bitter battle. On October 9, 2007, Todd is awarded custody. As he arrives at the McBains' to pick up his son, Marcie escapes out a window with Tommy and flees town. Pursued by Todd, FBI agent Lee Ramsey, and her brother-in-law Detective John McBain, Marcie and Tommy travel under assumed names to Decatur, Georgia, then New Orleans and", "title": "One Life to Live characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "13041556", "text": "show.\" \"Lois wants to sketch,\" while Rosalie \"would like to go to a conservatory and continue her music.\" The final chapter, Auld Lang Syne, opens back in Renville. Jim has \"unenthusiastically\" accepted \"a job in South America\" to construct a \"canal of some sort,\" a commitment of up to a year that will prevent him from wooing Beverly. The department of love is more gracious to Tommy, who announces to the group that \"Anne has promised to marry me.\" \"Three weeks later the little church on the hill was the scene of the simple but impressive ceremony that joined the", "title": "Beverly Gray" }, { "docid": "3844769", "text": "the character Old Mr Black in the film \"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close\" directed by Stephen Daldry. He appeared in the 2011 film \"Water for Elephants\", in which he portrays a circus worker called \"Camel\" who befriends a character played by Robert Pattinson. In 2012 he appeared as the character Tommy in the short film \"Homemade\" written by Matthew Roche and directed by Luke McManus. He was in the Ken Loach film \"Jimmy's Hall\" which was released in 2014. He plays the role of Mr. Heelshire in 2016 film \"The Boy\". Norton has a longtime partnership with playwright Conor McPherson,", "title": "Jim Norton (Irish actor)" }, { "docid": "8463487", "text": "long black ponytail which he often ties back with fasteners that match his clothes. He plays the saxophone and sometimes plays gigs at various clubs. He listens to music while performing autopsies and calls Eve his prize pupil for her quick-witted deductions. He plays a major role in 2009's \"Promises in Death\", as the victim of the central case is his girlfriend Detective Amaryllis Coltraine. Morris also reveals that he had an older brother named Jin, who died when he was a boy and whose death led to his choice of profession. Consists of characters who typically play small roles", "title": "In Death characters" }, { "docid": "20421064", "text": "Parker S. Davis Parker S. Davis (January 4, 1863–December 18, 1955) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Davis was born on January 4, 1863 in East Boston. He attended school in Beverly and graduated from Comer's Commercial College of Boston in 1881. In 1897, Davis was a member of the Beverly common council. From 1898 to 1900 he was a member of the board of aldermen, first as the member from ward 1 (1898 to 1899), then as an at-large member (1900). From 1903 to", "title": "Parker S. Davis" }, { "docid": "19563580", "text": "Phir Wahi Talash Phir Wahi Talash is a television show by director Lekh Tandon broadcast on Doordarshan in 1989–1990. The show is a love story between a well-to-do girl Padma (Poonam Rehani Sarin) and Ashwini Kumar, a boy from a poor family who is studying to be a doctor. Ashwini's neighbor (Himani Shivpuri, in a brief role) likes him, whereas Padma has a strict father who is against the relationship and even gets her married to someone else Neelima Azeem plays the role of Padma's friend Shehnaz. Rajesh Khattar plays her love interest, Captain Salim. S M Zaheer plays Shehnaz's", "title": "Phir Wahi Talash" } ]

[ "Holy Cross College" ]

[ { "docid": "3961290", "text": "in a power plant for two years. He applied to Notre Dame, but owing to his marginal grades, he had to do his early college work at nearby Holy Cross College. After two years at Holy Cross, Ruettiger was accepted as a student at Notre Dame on his fourth try, in the fall of 1974. It was during his time studying at Holy Cross that Ruettiger discovered he had dyslexia. Ruettiger harbored a dream to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, despite being undersized at merely 5'6\" and 165 pounds. Head coach Ara Parseghian encouraged walk-on players", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "1985265", "text": "to South Bend, Indiana to the Notre Dame campus but is not academically eligible for Notre Dame. With the help and sponsorship of a Notre Dame priest, Father Cavanaugh, Rudy enrolls at Holy Cross College, a nearby junior college, hoping to get good enough grades to qualify for a transfer. He then approaches a Notre Dame stadium head groundskeeper named Fortune and volunteers to work on the field for free. Fortune offers a job at minimum wage. Currently homeless, Rudy sneaks in and out of Fortune's office at night through a window and sleeps on a cot. At first, Fortune", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "3961290", "text": "in a power plant for two years. He applied to Notre Dame, but owing to his marginal grades, he had to do his early college work at nearby Holy Cross College. After two years at Holy Cross, Ruettiger was accepted as a student at Notre Dame on his fourth try, in the fall of 1974. It was during his time studying at Holy Cross that Ruettiger discovered he had dyslexia. Ruettiger harbored a dream to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, despite being undersized at merely 5'6\" and 165 pounds. Head coach Ara Parseghian encouraged walk-on players", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "3800967", "text": "Notre Dame, Indiana Notre Dame is a census-designated place north of South Bend in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. Notre Dame is split between Clay and Portage Townships. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,973. Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame is a retirement community offering continuing care in Notre Dame, Indiana. It is owned by the Brothers of Holy Cross and managed by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation. Notre Dame, Indiana, is", "title": "Notre Dame, Indiana" } ]

[ { "docid": "1985267", "text": "finds out that he has dyslexia. Rudy learns how to overcome his disability and becomes a better student. During Christmas vacation, Rudy returns home to his family's appreciation of his college attendance and report card but is still mocked for his attempts at playing college football and loses his fiancée to his older brother John. After two years at Holy Cross and three rejections from Notre Dame, Rudy is finally admitted to Notre Dame during his final semester of transfer eligibility. He goes home to tell his family, with his father announcing the Notre Dame admission news to his steel", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "3961299", "text": "film to the real story. Rudy Ruettiger Daniel Eugene \"Rudy\" Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is a motivational speaker who played college football at the University of Notre Dame. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film \"Rudy\". Daniel Ruettiger (nicknamed \"Rudy\") had a hard time in school because he was dyslexic. He was the third of fourteen children. He attended Joliet Catholic High School, where he played for locally famous coach Gordie Gillespie. Ruettiger joined the United States Navy after high school, serving as a yeoman on a communications command ship for", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "3961289", "text": "Rudy Ruettiger Daniel Eugene \"Rudy\" Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is a motivational speaker who played college football at the University of Notre Dame. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film \"Rudy\". Daniel Ruettiger (nicknamed \"Rudy\") had a hard time in school because he was dyslexic. He was the third of fourteen children. He attended Joliet Catholic High School, where he played for locally famous coach Gordie Gillespie. Ruettiger joined the United States Navy after high school, serving as a yeoman on a communications command ship for two years; then he worked", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "1985266", "text": "is indifferent towards Rudy but later provides him with blankets for the cot and a key of his own to the office, even though Fortune later denies it. Rudy learns that Fortune has never seen a Notre Dame football game, despite having worked at the stadium for years. Rudy befriends D-Bob, a graduate student at Notre Dame and a teaching assistant at Rudy's junior college. D-Bob offers to tutor Rudy in exchange for help in meeting girls around the Holy Cross campus. After some time, suspecting an underlying cause to Rudy's previous academic problems, D-Bob has him tested, and Rudy", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985276", "text": "acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention and after John McCain announced Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in Dayton, Ohio. \"Take Us Out\" was played in the pilot episode of \"About a Boy\", based on the 2002 film of the same name. Also recorded in the film are performances of various Notre Dame fight songs by the Notre Dame Glee Club. In reality, Coach Devine had announced that Rudy would dress for the Georgia Tech game during practice a few days before. The dramatic scene where his senior teammates each lay their jerseys on Coach Devine's desk in", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985264", "text": "Catholic, he lacks the grades and money necessary to attend Notre Dame, as well as the talent and physical stature to play football for a major intercollegiate program. After high school, Rudy takes a job at a local steel mill like his father, Daniel Sr., a Notre Dame fan, and his two older brothers, Frank and John. When his best friend Pete, who supports his dream of playing football for Notre Dame, is killed in an explosion at the mill, Rudy decides to follow his dream of attending Notre Dame and playing for the Fighting Irish. In 1972, Rudy travels", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985273", "text": "fan-led \"Rudy!\" chant begins in the stadium. Hearing the chants, the Notre Dame offensive team, led by tailback Jamie O'Hara, overrules Devine's call for victory formation and scores another quick touchdown instead, providing defensive player Rudy with one more chance to get into a game and thus be entered onto the official roster of Notre Dame football players. Devine finally lets Rudy play on the kickoff by Notre Dame to Georgia Tech. Rudy then stays in for the final play of the game and sacks the Georgia Tech quarterback. Rudy is carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders to", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985274", "text": "cheers from the stadium. An epilogue to the 1993 film stated that after 1975, no other player for Notre Dame had been carried off the field to the time of the film's release. (In 1995, two years after the film's release, fullback Marc Edwards became the second Notre Dame player to be carried off the field by his teammates following their upset win over the USC Trojans). Rudy graduated from the university in 1976, and all his younger brothers later went on to college to earn degrees. The soundtrack to \"Rudy\" was composed and conducted by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith.", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985272", "text": "with Rudy's family and D-Bob in attendance, Captain Steele invites Rudy to lead the team out of the tunnel onto the playing field. Fortune is there to see the Notre Dame–Georgia Tech game as promised. As the game nears its end with Notre Dame winning 17–3, Devine sends all the seniors into the game but not Rudy, despite urging from Steele and other assistant coaches. That week at Notre Dame there had been a story about Rudy and his walk-on football career in the student newspaper, so the fans are aware of what Rudy is trying to accomplish. Suddenly, a", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "19189448", "text": "“Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame football player whose story inspired the movie Rudy. In 1979, Silvestro was on the Dan Devine-coached Notre Dame team that won the Cotton Bowl Classic 35-34 with a dramatic, last-second comeback led by quarterback Joe Montana. After graduating from Notre Dame, Silvestro began his career at Owens Corning Fiberglass and then founded Spectrum Sports, a supplier of innersoles for athletic shoes. This launched a career in the footwear and sporting goods industries, where he spent 18 years. He founded several companies whose products ranged from high-technology polymer technology for athletic footwear to celebrity-endorsed, personal products.", "title": "Michael Silvestro" }, { "docid": "7193992", "text": "He was inducted into the Miami Dolphin's Honor Roll on December 15, 1995. Bob is the brother of former Chicago Bears linebacker Rudy Kuechenberg. Kuechenberg attended college at the University of Notre Dame where he played both the offensive and defensive lines. Before college Kuechenberg attended Hobart High School, located in Hobart, Indiana 10 minutes from Gary, and 30 minutes from Chicago. Kuechenberg played football for the Hobart Brickies in his high school years. Kuechenberg was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as a fourth-round pick in the 1969 NFL Draft. He quit shortly after training camp started and played a", "title": "Bob Kuechenberg" }, { "docid": "1299237", "text": "one for the Gipper\" speech, at which point the background music swells with the \"Notre Dame Victory March\". George Gipp was played by Ronald Reagan, whose nickname \"The Gipper\" was derived from this role. This scene was parodied in the movie \"Airplane!\" with the same background music, only this time honoring George Zipp, one of Ted Striker's former comrades. The song also was prominent in the movie \"Rudy\", with Sean Astin as Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. Notre Dame alumni number near 120,000, and are members of", "title": "University of Notre Dame" }, { "docid": "4981204", "text": "College of Notre Dame by the Catholic Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The Sisters of Notre Dame also ran St Joseph's (now the site of Adobe's HQs), St Leo's, St Francis Xavier and St Mary's where many of the female students later came to Notre Dame High School and Notre Dame de Namur College. On August 4, 1851 the Women's College of Notre Dame and convent opened on ten acres of land at 1 Notre Dame Avenue and Santa Clara Street. Notre Dame was the sister school to the all Men's Santa Clara College located two and a half", "title": "Notre Dame High School (San Jose, California)" }, { "docid": "1985262", "text": "Rudy (film) Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first film that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since \"Knute Rockne, All American\" in 1940. In 2005, \"Rudy\" was named one of the best 25 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN (#24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by ESPN.com users). It was ranked", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "1985271", "text": "prove to anyone but himself, and that not a day will go by when he will not regret quitting. With that advice, Rudy returns to the team. In an attempt to get Devine to list Rudy on the game-day roster, led by team captain and All-American Roland Steele, the other Notre Dame seniors rise to Rudy's defense and lay their jerseys on Devine's desk, each requesting that Rudy should be allowed to dress in his place for the season's final game. In response, a reluctant Devine lets Rudy suit up for the next game against Georgia Tech. On game day,", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "3961293", "text": "line has ever shown. Ruettiger actually played for three plays. The first play was a kickoff, the second play was an incomplete pass, and on the third (and final) play he sacked Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen. Ruettiger was carried off the field by his teammates following the game. Ruettiger was one of two players in Notre Dame history to ever be carried off the field by his teammates. The other is Marc Edwards in 1995. The inaugural 2007 College Football Rudy Award was held on January 8, 2008 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The College Football Rudy", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "15236979", "text": "Rudy Awards The Rudy Awards were two awards given annually by the Rudy Foundation of Henderson, Nevada to the high school and Division I college football players who demonstrate exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment as members of their teams. The award is named in the honor of Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger, who is famous as the inspiration for the 1993 film \"Rudy\". Ruettiger strived to attend the University of Notre Dame and to play football for the Fighting Irish. Ruettiger battled with dyslexia and the fact that he was much smaller than an average football player, standing just 5'6\" (1.68", "title": "Rudy Awards" }, { "docid": "13352215", "text": "every year, over the University's Fall and Spring Break weeks. They usually travel by bus, performing a full concert each night. The group also performs internationally. Current Administration (2017-2018) The Glee Club performs in songs in the film Rudy, especially during scenes of football games at Notre Dame Stadium. These songs include the Notre Dame Victory March and Hike, Notre Dame. Notre Dame Glee Club The Notre Dame Glee Club is a 75-voice, all-male choral ensemble at the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1915 in the tradition of English and American glee clubs, it is the oldest Glee Club", "title": "Notre Dame Glee Club" }, { "docid": "20113337", "text": "to travel to South Bend because of Notre Dame Football's contract with NBC Sports, but at any rate the Irish faithful were absolutely ecstatic to hear the long-awaited news of GameDay returning to \"where it all began.\" The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2018 NFL Draft: Departures Additions Notre Dame signed 21 recruits during college football's first-ever early signing period (December 20–22) before inking an additional six on National Signing Day. The #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish took care of business against their bitter rival #14 Michigan Wolverines, 24–17 in perhaps the most raucous atmosphere ever", "title": "2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "8340160", "text": "the Southeastern Conference. The 1975 Georgia Tech-Notre Dame game marked the sole appearance in an Irish uniform of Rudy Ruettiger, the subject of the film \"Rudy\". When Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in 1982, they were forced to end the series after 1981 because of scheduling difficulties. Consequently, the two teams have met very infrequently since then. Georgia Tech was the opponent in the inaugural game in the newly expanded Notre Dame Stadium in 1997, then a year later they met again in the Gator Bowl. The Fighting Irish and Yellow Jackets met in the 2006 and", "title": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries" }, { "docid": "10828963", "text": "to the Roman College in 1857 by Bishop Caverot, contributed, when a professor in the grand seminaire of Saint-Dié, to the revival of canon law studies in France. The principal pilgrimages of the diocese are: Notre-Dame de Saint-Dié, at Saint-Dié, at the place where Saint Dié erected his first sanctuary; Notre-Dame du Trésor, at Remiremont; Notre-Dame de Consolation, at Epinal; Notre-Dame de la Brosse, at Bains; Notre-Dame de Bermont, near Domrémy, the sanctuary at which Joan of Arc prayed; and the tomb of Saint Peter Fourier at Mattaincourt. There were in the diocese before the application of the Law of", "title": "Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Dié" }, { "docid": "16580254", "text": "Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry The Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. It has been played annually since 1927, making it the longest uninterrupted intersectional rivalry in college football, and the second-longest never-interrupted college football rivalry overall, after only Kansas State vs. Iowa State (uninterrupted since 1917). Notre Dame leads the series 75–13–1. Before Navy won a 46–44 triple-overtime contest in 2007, Notre Dame had a 43-game winning streak that was the", "title": "Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry" }, { "docid": "1985269", "text": "take the field during the games but at practices notices that Rudy exhibits more drive than many of his scholarship teammates at Notre Dame. At season's end, Coach Parseghian agrees to Rudy's request to suit up for one home game in his senior year so his family and friends can see him as a member of the Notre Dame team. However, Parseghian retires as coach following the 1974 season and is replaced by a former NFL coach, Dan Devine. Coach Devine keeps Rudy on the practice team but refuses to place him on the active playing game day roster. When", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "10545906", "text": "despite the fact that Notre Dame lost at home to a 9-3 Boston College team in its last game of the regular season. Notre Dame accepted a berth in the Cotton Bowl where it would defeat #6 Texas A&M 24–21 and finish second behind the #1 Florida State Seminoles in the polls. Game of the Century (college football) 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game The 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame Game was a regular season college football game between the unbeaten Florida State Seminoles (ranked #1 in the nation), and the unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish (ranked", "title": "1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game" }, { "docid": "5401570", "text": "place to go. Medical and diagnostic facilities in the town are: It is home to two major college campuses, namely Notre Dame of Midsayap College, the first school in Asia of the Notre Dame educational system, and Southern Christian College of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines as well as a host of privately owned tertiary schools offering business, technical, and allied health courses. It also has an extensive public and private school system (both elementary and secondary) where basic education is delivered in almost all of its barangays. Furthermore, Midsayap operates day-care centers in all of its", "title": "Midsayap, Cotabato" }, { "docid": "13658680", "text": "1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame made it to the Liberty Bowl where they faced Boston College and their prized quarterback Doug Flutie. Boston College scored first on a 13-yard touchdown pass but missed the extra point. Notre Dame came back as Allen Pinkett and Chris Smith each rushed for 100-plus yards, while Pinkett scored", "title": "1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "12063906", "text": "minute to go before Notre Dame recovered an onside kick to preserve a 27–23 victory. A last-second field goal by Remy Hamilton enabled the Wolverines to escape with a victory. After another two-year hiatus, the two teams met again in 1997. By then Holtz had left Notre Dame and defensive coordinator Bob Davie was named head coach. Gary Moeller resigned after the 1994 season and was succeeded by Lloyd Carr. Notre Dame took a 14–7 halftime lead before the Wolverines tied the score and eventually took a 21–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Notre Dame managed to recover three Wolverine", "title": "Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry" }, { "docid": "12184743", "text": "winning a title, the longest such streak since they won their first in 1924. All-Americans Paul \"Bear\" Bryant Award Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award College Football Hall of Fame inductees Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted. The following is a list of Notre Dame players that would go on to play or be drafted to play in the National Football League over the next four years. All players listed played for the 1988 team. Source: 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the", "title": "1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "3961291", "text": "from the student body. For example, Notre Dame's 1969 starting center, Mike Oriard, was a walk-on who was eventually nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship and an NFL contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. After working as hard as possible and showing that he was willing to work as much as he needed to, Ruettiger earned a place on the Notre Dame scout team, a practice squad that helps the varsity team practice for games. Merv Johnson was the coach who was instrumental in keeping Rudy on as a scout-team player. After the 1974 season, Notre Dame coach Parseghian stepped down,", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "3961295", "text": "a pep rally for Notre Dame Football. The Fighting Irish were about to play rival and then #1-ranked University of Southern California (USC) the following day and Head Coach Charlie Weis asked some Notre Dame legends, including Tim Brown and Joe Montana, to come back and speak at the rally. Ruettiger came out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium to a loud ovation. Notre Dame ultimately lost the game (though that loss was later vacated due to misconduct by USC). In July 2009, Ruettiger was initiated into the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the Grand Conclave in San Antonio, Texas.", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "18206870", "text": "Ksycewski (pronounced \"Sneeze.)\" Cardinals coach Dutch Bergman used a modified Notre Dame system by retaining the best features of the methods he learned from Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne and added some fancy ones of his own.\" As a result, commentators said, the \"Cardinal attack is much more deceptive than the customary Notre Dame attack.\" Had they gone undefeated, the Cardinals likely would have received invitations to the Orange Bowl, where they played in 1936, and to the Sugar Bowl, but they lost to Saint Anselm College at Fenway Park in Boston halfway through the season. St. Anslem did not", "title": "1940 Sun Bowl" }, { "docid": "13658682", "text": "Jersey\" game in 1977 but head coach Gerry Faust had already made the decision to wear the jerseys over the summer. 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame made it to the Liberty Bowl where they faced Boston College and their prized quarterback Doug Flutie. Boston College scored first on a 13-yard touchdown pass but missed", "title": "1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "20427763", "text": "at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region. There they defeated #12 seed Princeton in the First Round before losing in the Second Round where they lost to #4 seed West Virginia. !colspan=12 style=|Exhibition !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=| ACC regular season !colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament !colspan=12 style=| NIT ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.<br> <nowiki>*</nowiki>AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings 2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team The 2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2017–18 NCAA", "title": "2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team" }, { "docid": "8307167", "text": "Judy Henske Judith A. Henske (born December 20, 1936 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) is an American singer and songwriter, once known as \"the Queen of the Beatniks\". Henske attended Notre Dame Grade School and Notre Dame-McDonell Memorial High School, and then Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois, before studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She then worked in the office at Oberlin College, Ohio, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a cook in a Quaker co-operative. Around 1959, she relocated to San Diego, California, where she lived on a sloop in the yacht basin. She began singing in", "title": "Judy Henske" }, { "docid": "20713506", "text": "Dylan Audsley Dylan Audsley (born January 15, 1994) is an American rugby union player who plays center and fullback for the San Diego Legion and United States men's national team. In 2016, Audsley was the first recipient of the Rudy Scholz Award, given to the best men’s college rugby player in the United States. Audsley was born in the United Kingdom, the son of an American mother. He moved to the United States and attended Notre Dame High School and Chaparral High School, graduating from the latter in 2012. Audsley then attended Saint Mary's College where he led the rugby", "title": "Dylan Audsley" }, { "docid": "11935672", "text": "Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok is a school in Polomolok, South Cotabato, Philippines. It started as Notre Dame of Polomolok (NDP) but changed its name to Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok from the opening of its college department in 2004. Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The college offers a complete pre-school, grade school, and high school education and a selected college education programs as follows: ND-SCP is administered", "title": "Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok" }, { "docid": "1985280", "text": "in.\" On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 78%, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's consensus reads, \"Though undeniably sentimental and predictable, \"Rudy\" succeeds with an uplifting spirit and determination.\" In 2006, AFI placed the film on its 100 Years...100 Cheers list, where it was ranked #54. Rudy (film) Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first film", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "14060231", "text": "produced seven bowl-eligible teams in 2009. Therefore, the GMAC Bowl was able to select an at-large team that was bowl eligible and did not have a prior conference tie-in. Many had felt that the invitation would go to Notre Dame, who finished the season at 6-6. After lengthy meetings the Notre Dame administration made the decision that they will not go to a bowl game following the 2009 season. Also, Notre Dame would only have been eligible to fill the slot after all available teams with 7 or more wins had been accommodated. Several sportswriters pointed to the comparatively low", "title": "2010 GMAC Bowl" }, { "docid": "11935673", "text": "by the Dominican OP-Siena Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena. Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok is a school in Polomolok, South Cotabato, Philippines. It started as Notre Dame of Polomolok (NDP) but changed its name to Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok from the opening of its college department in 2004. Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The college offers a complete pre-school, grade school, and high school education and", "title": "Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok" }, { "docid": "3961292", "text": "and former Green Bay Packers coach Dan Devine was named head coach. In Ruettiger's last opportunity to play for Notre Dame at home, Devine put him into a game as defensive end against Georgia Tech on November 8, 1975. In the movie \"Rudy\", Devine is given a somewhat antagonistic role, not wanting Ruettiger to dress for his last game. In the real life scenario, however, it was Devine who came up with the idea to dress Ruettiger. In the final play of Ruettiger's senior season with the Fighting Irish, he recorded a sack, which is all his Notre Dame stat", "title": "Rudy Ruettiger" }, { "docid": "11985971", "text": "Notre Dame football team as a defensive analyst. On September 25, 2016, Hudson was named interim defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, following the firing of defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. Team defensive statistics where Hudson was defensive coordinator. Greg Hudson Gregory William Hudson (born February 4, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. He is a former defensive coordinator for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He has also served as a defensive assistant at Minnesota, Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Purdue and the linebackers coach at Florida State. Hudson played college football at Notre Dame, where he", "title": "Greg Hudson" }, { "docid": "3719857", "text": "He was also inducted into the Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame in 2007. Parseghian was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by Miami in 1978 and served on the school's board of trustees between 1978 and 1987. He also got an honorary degree from Notre Dame in 1997 and won the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award the same year for his contributions to the sport. Jason Miller portrayed Parseghian in the 1993 film \"Rudy\", which chronicled Rudy Ruettiger's determination to overcome his small size and dyslexia and play for Notre Dame in 1974. Parseghian saw Ruettiger's drive and placed him", "title": "Ara Parseghian" }, { "docid": "7233121", "text": "as the high tenor in a vocal quartet. She attended the Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island and then Notre Dame College, where she earned a degree in the sciences with a minor in mathematics. Although she had studied piano briefly as a child, her interest in music and singing awakened in her years at Notre Dame College after she began singing through a book of Neapolitan songs that her uncle had given to her father as a present. What began as a hobby turned into a passion and following her graduation from Notre Dame she entered the Mannes College", "title": "Patricia Neway" }, { "docid": "11100719", "text": "Dame football rivalry is the longest running college football series between two teams not in the same conference. The 2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team began the season with a 33–3 loss to Georgia Tech. It was the most lopsided loss Notre Dame had ever suffered in a season-opening game. Notre Dame then lost to Penn State, Michigan (tying Notre Dame's worst-ever loss at 38–0), Michigan State, and Purdue It was the first time in school history for Notre Dame to open the season with five losses. Notre Dame's worst opening before 2007 was 0–3. The Fighting Irish snapped", "title": "2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game" }, { "docid": "11886702", "text": "medallion is used (in 1996 NCAA changed the rules to allow for overtime and thus no more ties are possible). Although the shillelagh was introduced in 1952, the medallions go back to the start of the series in 1926. In 1996, after USC defeated Notre Dame for the first time in 14 years, Notre Dame did not turn over the shillelagh, stating that it had run out of space for the Trojan heads and shamrocks after the 1989 game. The original shillelagh was retired in a 1995 ceremony and is now permanently displayed at Notre Dame. Instead, Jim Gillis, former", "title": "Notre Dame–USC football rivalry" }, { "docid": "896564", "text": "1957, and then in 1958 he became a professor of philosophy at Wayne State University during its heyday as a major center for analytic philosophy. In 1963, he accepted a teaching job at Calvin College, where he replaced the retiring Jellema. He then spent the next 19 years at Calvin before moving to the University of Notre Dame in 1982. He retired from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and returned to Calvin College, where he serves as the first holder of the William Harry Jellema Chair in Philosophy. He has trained many prominent philosophers working in metaphysics and", "title": "Alvin Plantinga" }, { "docid": "15505557", "text": "from Saint Lucia, and a Finnish mother, Ulla Nurse. He was raised in Espoo, Finland before moving to Saskatchewan at age 15 to attend Notre Dame College. In Gibson's first year at Notre Dame College, the Notre Dame Hounds (Midget AAA) won the Telus Cup national championship (2009). Following that year at Notre Dame, Gibson was drafted by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in the first round (16th overall) of the 2009 CHL Import Draft. Gibson was ranked as the number one goaltender from the QMJHL heading into the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Selected at", "title": "Christopher Gibson" }, { "docid": "7606593", "text": "Notre Dame College Prep Notre Dame College Prep is a male-only Roman Catholic secondary school founded in Niles, Illinois in 1955 by the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The school was built by Belli & Belli of Chicago. Prior to 2008, Notre Dame College Prep was known as Notre Dame High School for Boys. Because \"Notre Dame\" is a common name for schools, this school is often confused with Peoria Notre Dame High School and Quincy Notre Dame High School, both of which are located in Illinois. Despite the similarity in", "title": "Notre Dame College Prep" }, { "docid": "19909236", "text": "scored three touchdown and, on defense, held UCLA scoreless with only two first downs. \"Notre Dame 28, Purdue 27\". Purdue lost to Notre Dame, 28–27, before a crowd of 59,343 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame did not lose a game from 1946 to 1949, and Purdue's one-game loss was regarded as a strong performance. \"Minnesota 20, Washington 0\". Minnesota defeated Washington, 20–0, before a crowd of 40,487 at Husky Stadium in Seattle. The game was scoreless in the fourth quarter before the Golden Gophers scored 20 points. Halfback Everette Faunce ran 68 yards for the", "title": "1948 Big Nine Conference football season" }, { "docid": "13062686", "text": "Dame, led by Jimmy Clausen, who scored 2 4th quarter Touchdowns. 1 on the ground and 1 in the air to get the Fighting Irish within one Touchdown. Notre Dame had the ball inside the USC 5 and appeared to score on a pass to Kyle Rudolph, but it was controversially ruled incomplete and never reviewed and ND was unable to score before the clock ran out at Notre Dame Stadium giving ND the 34–27 loss to the Trojans. Notre Dame has not beaten USC since 2001. Notre Dame notched its first victory vs. Boston College since 2000, outlasting the", "title": "2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "7768318", "text": "Ara Parseghian. DiNardo was a member of the school's 1973 national championship team, and an All-American in 1974. Incidentally, DiNardo honed his blocking skills against Rudy Ruettiger, a member of the scout team during DiNardo's time at Notre Dame. The football movie Rudy was based on Ruettiger's life. DiNardo's older brother, Larry, was also an All-American at Notre Dame, playing from 1968 to 1970. DiNardo began his coaching career at the University of Maine in 1975. From 1977–1981, he was an assistant at Eastern Michigan University. In 1982, he joined the coaching staff at the University of Colorado under head", "title": "Gerry DiNardo" }, { "docid": "10505439", "text": "enthralled with this offer that his brother was released back to France. This even reached the ears of Richard II who invited him to remain at his court though he decided to go back to Paris to follow Jesus Christ in his vocation to the priesthood. In 1377 he was sent for his education to the Parisian college where an instructor was the theologian and astrologer Pierre d'Ailly. In 1379 he was selected to be the canon for the cathedral chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. In 1381 he became a canon for the cathedral chapter of Notre Dame de", "title": "Pierre de Luxembourg" }, { "docid": "12063875", "text": "to rematch on November 5, 1910. Before the 1910 contest, Yost protested Notre Dame's intended use of two players (Philbrook and Dimmick) that he believed were ineligible and cancelled the 1910 meeting when Notre Dame did not bench the two players in question. Yost later refused to schedule Notre Dame for any later seasons, deepening the feud between Yost and Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne. After cancelling the series, Yost was instrumental in corralling together the member schools of the Western Conference (the current day Big Ten Conference), refusing entry to Notre Dame and suggesting that conference members should not", "title": "Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry" }, { "docid": "11036724", "text": "Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool Notre Dame Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form located near Stanley Park in Liverpool, England. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, it was a girls' school for most of its history and became coeducational from September 2012. The College became coeducational from September 2012, admitting boys into Year 7 for the first time. Boys were already undertaking Sixth Form education at Notre Dame Catholic College. It was founded in February 1869. The Notre Dame Catholic College was originally the residence of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Liverpool,", "title": "Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool" }, { "docid": "18589023", "text": "Pat Bisceglia Pasquale \"Pat\" Bisceglia (June 23, 1930 - February 7, 2009) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American guard at Notre Dame in 1955. Bisceglia grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts, before enrolling at the University of Notre Dame. He played college football at the guard and linebacker positions for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1953 to 1955 under head coaches Frank Leahy and Terry Brennan. Bisceglia was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team guard on its 1955 College Football All-America Team. After graduating from Notre Dame in 1956, Bisceglia played two", "title": "Pat Bisceglia" }, { "docid": "14082012", "text": "before a 4th-down 10-yard sack turned them away. Yet another scoring drive culminated in the Irish halfback breaking loose a big run that looked like it would go in, but the ball was lost to a fumble and Notre Dame never seriously threatened to score again. This was the first of only two losses the Four Horsemen would experience in their entire college football careers. Best was granted his wish for a win, and Nebraska closed the series gap by pulling within 3-4-1 against Notre Dame all time. Coach Dawson's second year record was a success, matching his first with", "title": "1922 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team" }, { "docid": "5334715", "text": "Notre Dame College Notre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic liberal arts college in South Euclid, Ohio, United States. Established in 1922 as a women's college, it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and individually designed majors and confers undergraduate and graduate degrees through five academic divisions. The college had a total enrollment of 2,100 students in fall 2016. The main academic and residential campus is located east of Cleveland in South Euclid. Fielding athletic teams known as the Notre Dame Falcons, the college", "title": "Notre Dame College" }, { "docid": "15799174", "text": "Arts & Sciences De Mazenod Training and Assessment Center Integrated Basic Education (IBEd) Notre Dame of Midsayap College Notre Dame of Midsayap College (Tagalog: \"Dalubhasaang Notre Dame ng Midsayap\" or \"Kolehiyong Notre Dame ng Midsayap\") (colloquially known as \"NDMC\" or simply \"Notre Dame\") is a private, Catholic academic institution run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Midsayap, Cotabato. Established on 13 June 1941 making it as the \"First Notre Dame School in Asia and in the Philippines\", it was the first link in the long chain of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines that form the Notre Dame", "title": "Notre Dame of Midsayap College" }, { "docid": "15799166", "text": "Notre Dame of Midsayap College Notre Dame of Midsayap College (Tagalog: \"Dalubhasaang Notre Dame ng Midsayap\" or \"Kolehiyong Notre Dame ng Midsayap\") (colloquially known as \"NDMC\" or simply \"Notre Dame\") is a private, Catholic academic institution run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Midsayap, Cotabato. Established on 13 June 1941 making it as the \"First Notre Dame School in Asia and in the Philippines\", it was the first link in the long chain of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines that form the Notre Dame Educational Association under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the school Patroness", "title": "Notre Dame of Midsayap College" }, { "docid": "9881426", "text": "The Sporting News, NEA, \"Time\" and was a Second-team All-America selection by the AP. In his years at Notre Dame he shared the practice field with Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger whose saga was made into a Hollywood film, \"Rudy.\" Notre Dame ranked 2nd in the nation in total defense in 1973 and the Irish claimed the National Championship with an 11-0 record. In 1974 the defense ranked first in the nation, allowing only 195.2 yards per game and were ranked 6th in the nation in the final AP poll. Fanning was drafted on the First round (9th selection) of the 1975", "title": "Mike Fanning" }, { "docid": "4216147", "text": "South Bend. Michigan leads the all-time series 24–17–1, with 6 of the Wolverine victories coming before 1900. Since the first 8 games, which were perceived as \"exhibitions,\" Notre Dame leads the series 17-16-1. Throughout the 20th century, Notre Dame truly ascended to the top school in college football, superseding Michigan. In this time, Notre Dame has won 8 service wire poll while Michigan has only won 2. This changing of the guard has fuelled the bitterness between the two schools. The rivalry is further heightened due to the fact that in the 20th century Michigan attempted to blackball Notre Dame", "title": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football" }, { "docid": "10810970", "text": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Tyrone Willingham The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were led by Tyrone Willingham and represented the University of Notre Dame in NCAA Division I college football from 2002 to 2004. The team was an independent and played their home games in Notre Dame Stadium. Throughout the three seasons, the Irish were 21–16 (21–15 before Willingham was fired) and were invited to two bowl games, both of which they lost. After the 2001 season, fifth-year head coach Bob Davie was fired. His immediate replacement, George O'Leary, was forced to resign under some controversy for discrepancies on", "title": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Tyrone Willingham" }, { "docid": "10196715", "text": "Dame of Maryland Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies. There were 63 pupils. The school was founded due to overcrowding at the SSND's first school in Baltimore, Institute of Notre Dame. Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, presided over the first commencement as his niece, Bessie Sharp, was a student at the school in 1876. Notre Dame's preparatory school existed 20 years before the college. In response to the high school graduates' requests in the early 1880s, the School Sisters of Notre Dame expanded Notre Dame of Maryland's curriculum with two years of post-secondary education. This led to the", "title": "Notre Dame Preparatory School (Towson, Maryland)" }, { "docid": "8778002", "text": "new starting QB, Everett Golson, passed for 188 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Notre Dame won their week 2 game against Purdue at home, winning 20–17, on a field goal by sophomore Kyle Brindza. In week 3, Notre Dame defeated #10 Michigan State by a score of 20–3. In week 4, #11 Notre Dame defeated #18 Michigan by a score of 13–6, recovering 6 turnovers in the process. The Irish would go on to defeat Miami, #17 Stanford, and BYU before playing Oklahoma. At 7–0, Notre Dame traveled to Norman and defeated #8 Oklahoma 30–13, only the fifth home", "title": "Brian Kelly (American football coach)" }, { "docid": "11408630", "text": "1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game was a regular season college football game played on November 9, 1946. Army (the football program of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York), then ranked Number 1 in the Associated Press college football poll, played the University of Notre Dame, of South Bend, Indiana, ranked Number 2, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. This game is regarded as one of the 20th century Games of the Century. This matchup, with the national attention it received in the era before the", "title": "1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game" }, { "docid": "7384682", "text": "win over all, While her loyal sons are marching Onward to victory, Notre Dame!\" Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is a private, independent, co-educational boarding high school rooted in the Catholic tradition and open to students of all faith backgrounds. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is committed to developing young men and women to become purposeful leaders with virtuous character. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is located in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis in 1920 as St. Augustine school when they established", "title": "Athol Murray College of Notre Dame" }, { "docid": "7384674", "text": "Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is a private, independent, co-educational boarding high school rooted in the Catholic tradition and open to students of all faith backgrounds. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is committed to developing young men and women to become purposeful leaders with virtuous character. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is located in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis in 1920 as St. Augustine school when they established Notre Dame of the Prairies Convent. The school was later renamed to honour the", "title": "Athol Murray College of Notre Dame" }, { "docid": "7476897", "text": "to be at the game. Finally, the Notre Dame pep rally, with officials expecting large crowds, was moved to the stadium and was broadcast nationally on ESPNEWS. For the rally, Weis asked several Notre Dame legends to speak; including Tim Brown, Joe Montana and master of ceremonies Daniel \"Rudy\" Ruettiger. In the pre-game warm-ups, the Irish wore their regular blue jerseys, however, despite Weis' statement that no one should \"count on\" the use of green jerseys for the game, the Irish came out for the game wearing green. The first quarter began with neither team moving the ball on their", "title": "2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game" }, { "docid": "14147078", "text": "following the game, Notre Dame garnered 86 of 99 first place votes, and Michigan dropped from #2 to #9. Notre Dame went on to win the 1943 national championship, maintaining its #1 ranking in the AP Poll through the remainder of the season. Michigan's starting lineup against Notre Dame was Rudy Smeja (left end), Bob Hanzlik (left tackle), John Gallagher (left guard), Fred Negus (center), George Kraeger (right guard), Merv Pregulman (right tackle), Art Renner (right end), Bob Wiese (quarterback), Elroy Hirsch (left halfback), Paul White (right halfback), and Bill Daley (fullback). Jack Wink substituted for Wiese at quarterback, and", "title": "1943 Michigan Wolverines football team" }, { "docid": "896590", "text": "upon in \"Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion and Naturalism\" is that there is no tension between religion and science, that the two go hand in hand, and that the actual conflict lies between religion and naturalism. Alvin Plantinga Alvin Carl Plantinga (; born November 15, 1932) is a prominent American analytic philosopher who works primarily in the fields of logic, justification, philosophy of religion, and epistemology. From 1963-82, Plantinga taught at Calvin College before accepting an appointment as the John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He later returned to Calvin College to", "title": "Alvin Plantinga" }, { "docid": "11283431", "text": "won at Baylor 21-14. November 14 #1 Notre Dame survived visiting Georgia Tech, 10-7, and lost its top ranking. #2 Texas, which won at Texas Christian, 58-0, returned to #1. Poll: 1.Texas 2.Notre Dame 3.Ohio State 4.Nebraska 5.Michigan November 21 As #1 Texas prepared for a Thanksgiving Day game, #2 Notre Dame won, but just barely, beating visiting LSU 3-0. #3 Ohio State finished its season with a 20-9 win in Columbus over #5 Michigan to go to the Rose Bowl. Poll: 1.Texas 2.Notre Dame3.Ohio State 4.Nebraska 5.Arkansas On Thanksgiving Day, #1 Texas beat Texas A & M at home", "title": "1970 college football season" }, { "docid": "13440978", "text": "Notre Dame of Tacurong College Notre Dame of Tacurong College is a private school located at the City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. The school is run by the Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato or DCC. It offers Elementary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and College to the neighboring municipalities, cities, and provinces. It has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Notre Dame of Tacurong College has been operating for more than 60 years. With the help of the Blessed", "title": "Notre Dame of Tacurong College" }, { "docid": "5862252", "text": "a failed Jimmy Johnson two-point conversion attempt to go for the win instead of tying the game in 1988. After not meeting for two decades, the schools faced each other in the 2010 Sun Bowl, with Notre Dame prevailing, 33–17. The Fighting Irish hold an 18–8–1 edge. Miami and Notre Dame renewed their regular-season rivalry at Soldier Field on Saturday, October 6, 2012, with Notre Dame winning, 41–3. In a nationally televised game having College Football Playoff implications, the seventh-ranked Hurricanes defeated the third-ranked Irish 41-8 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on November 11, 2017. As part of Notre Dame's", "title": "Miami Hurricanes football" }, { "docid": "12409708", "text": "in New York in a test for color television Notre Dame, which had beaten Indiana 48-6, rose to fifth. The poll: 1.Michigan State 2.California 3.Tennessee 4.Oklahoma 5.Notre Dame October 6 #1 Michigan State won at Ohio State, 24-20. #2 California beat Minnesota, 55-14. #3 Tennessee beat Duke 26-0. #4 Oklahoma lost at #10 Texas A&M, 14-7 and fell out of the top bracket, and the Aggies took their place. #5 Notre Dame had beaten Mercy College of Detroit, 40-6, the night before. The poll: 1.Michigan State 2.California 3.Tennessee 4.Texas A&M 5.Notre Dame October 13 #1 Michigan State had trouble in", "title": "1951 college football season" }, { "docid": "19945359", "text": "2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 10–3, an impressive turnaround from the season before, where the Irish finished with their worst record since 2007. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated LSU. The Irish would finish the season with four wins over teams that", "title": "2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "1985263", "text": "the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the \"AFI 100 Years\" series. The film was released on October 15, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It stars Sean Astin as the title character, along with Ned Beatty, Jason Miller and Charles S. Dutton. The script was written by Angelo Pizzo, who created \"Hoosiers\" (1986), which was also directed by Anspaugh. The film was shot in Illinois and Indiana. In the late 1960s, Daniel Eugene \"Rudy\" Ruettiger grows up in Joliet, Illinois, dreaming of playing college football at Notre Dame. Though he achieves some success with his high school team at Joliet", "title": "Rudy (film)" }, { "docid": "4216137", "text": "instead of blue as its home jersey, sometimes adopting the jersey for an entire season – or more – at a time. Currently, Notre Dame reserves its green jerseys for \"special\" occasions. Often on such occasions, the Irish will take the field for warmups dressed in blue, only to switch to green when they go back to the locker room before kickoff. This tradition was started by Dan Devine in 1977 before the USC game. Notre Dame has also been known to switch jerseys at halftime, as during the 1985 USC game, and in the loss to Nile Kinnick-led Iowa", "title": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish football" }, { "docid": "19302098", "text": "administrative offices. It was featured in the movie Rudy. Bond Hall Originally built in 1917 as the University Library, it is today the home of the Notre Dame School of Architecture. It is the only building built in Renaissance style, and one of the two building in stone. At Notre Dame, chapels are found in a number of academic buildings and in every residence hall. There are 57 chapels on campus, including Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Basilica of the Sacred Heart Originally known as Sacred Heart Parish, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart also serves as the mother church", "title": "Campus of the University of Notre Dame" }, { "docid": "16829005", "text": "point guard and was named to the all-state team. Golson originally committed to North Carolina before changing his college choice to Notre Dame. During the 2011 season, Golson was redshirted as sophomore quarterback Tommy Rees led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to an 8–5 record. In May 2013, it was reported that Golson was suspended from Notre Dame because of an academic violation and other reasons. Initially, Notre Dame's assistant vice president for public information and communications said in an email: \"Everett is not enrolled at Notre Dame. Federal law and our own policies preclude us from discussing specifics.\" After", "title": "Everett Golson" }, { "docid": "3714208", "text": "with three or more different Hermann Trophy recipients. The men's golf team has won 11 conference championships: They won the NCAA Championship in 1944. Founded in 1961, the Notre Dame rugby club was one of the oldest college rugby clubs in the Midwest, before the club was disbanded in 1995. Notre Dame reinstated rugby in 2007, however, due in part to the \"explosive growth of rugby in the nation's Catholic high schools\" and Notre Dame's desire to offer a program to attract rugby-playing students. Notre Dame began the 2007–08 season in Division 2, but their 8-1-1 record merited a promotion", "title": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, { "docid": "11416909", "text": "Sam Dolan Samuel Michael Patrick \"Rosey\" Dolan (1884 – December 30, 1944) was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Notre Dame and coached at Oregon State University, then known as Oregon Agricultural College. Dolan played football at Notre Dame from 1906 to 1909. While at Notre Dame, Dolan was a four-year starter a right guard. In his four seasons as a player, the Fighting Irish were 27–2–2. Dolan also attended school at Oregon Agricultural College in 1909, however did not play football for OAC. In 1911, Dolan became the head football coach at Oregon", "title": "Sam Dolan" }, { "docid": "15799219", "text": "Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato (NDRVMCC) is a private school run by the Religious of the Virgin Mary. Notre Dame - RVM College has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Alumni and students of the institution are often called as RVMians or Marians. Its beginning from the Escuela Catolica founded by the Beates (now RVM Sisters) S. Isabel Cero Mojado, S. Valentina Lorenzo, S. Filomena Galos, and S. Severina Santos who", "title": "Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato" }, { "docid": "7509189", "text": "in this year. The sixth form college was formed in September 1989 as the sixth form centre for Catholic education in Leeds. It was decided to join boys and girls sixth-forms together in one college (from Mount St Mary's and St Michael's). For nearly ninety years before this, a girls’ school was present on the same site. This was one of a network of girls’ secondary schools in England and Scotland which belonged to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Notre Dame currently has student body of approx 2,000 pupils between the 2 years (of A levels); giving it", "title": "Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College" }, { "docid": "10103743", "text": "Vinny Cerrato Vinny Cerrato is the former Executive Vice President for Football Operations (General Manager) for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League and actor in the feature film \"Kindergarten Ninja\". Cerrato played college football at Iowa State University, where he played quarterback and wide receiver. Cerrato started his career as a graduate assistant for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1983 to 1984, and he was promoted to recruiting coordinator in 1985, before leaving for Notre Dame. Before the NFL, Cerrato served as the football recruiting coordinator under Lou Holtz at the University of Notre Dame. During that time,", "title": "Vinny Cerrato" }, { "docid": "10478375", "text": "the first minute of play with two others being removed at half-time, one with a broken jaw and the other with a broken leg. An English official said afterwards, \"I've seen teams play in Holland, England, and on the continent (Europe), but I've never seen a team hit like Notre Dame did that day.\" The next week, Notre Dame won a hard fought victory over rival and defending National Champions Palmer College of Chiropractic 16-15. The Irish finished the fall season at 11-2. During the spring season of 1973, Notre Dame beat rival Ohio State and reclaimed the Silver Cup,", "title": "Notre Dame Rugby Football Club" }, { "docid": "13440979", "text": "Virgin Mary, Notre Dame of Tacurong College, despite the presence of a neighboring state university is still standing strong and going stronger. -College of Arts Sciences and Education -College of Business and Technical-Vocational Courses Notre Dame of Tacurong College Notre Dame of Tacurong College is a private school located at the City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. The school is run by the Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato or DCC. It offers Elementary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and College to the neighboring municipalities, cities, and provinces. It has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group", "title": "Notre Dame of Tacurong College" }, { "docid": "7524645", "text": "transferred from Notre Dame to nearby Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, as the latter has sought to transform itself from a primarily business and technology-oriented institution. Today, the Notre Dame College Association of Alumni and Friends serves as a resource for former students, faculty and staff of the college. It holds an annual reunion each summer, and helps to provide information on school transcripts. Notre Dame College (New Hampshire) Notre Dame College was a Roman Catholic college located in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, and affiliated with the Sisters of Holy Cross of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After more than", "title": "Notre Dame College (New Hampshire)" }, { "docid": "5334724", "text": "won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2014, the school's second year of NCAA eligibility, Notre Dame College won the Division II national wrestling championship lead by four-time national champion and undefeated wrestler Joey Davis. The men's rugby team won the 2017 USA Rugby men's collegiate Division IAA national championship, defeating UC–Davis, 40–20. Sports to be sponsored by the MEC are in \"italics\". Sports to be sponsored by the MEC are in \"italics\". Notre Dame College Notre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic liberal arts college in", "title": "Notre Dame College" }, { "docid": "18691861", "text": "It was relocated to its current location in Motijheel in 1954 and renamed as Notre Dame College. The new name was a tribute to the University of Notre Dame, the alma mater of many of the faculty members. Notre Dame College, Mymensingh Notre Dame College, Mymensingh is a college in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 July 2014, and is named after Mother Mary. The college's motto \"Spread The Light of Wisdom\", or \"Deligite Lumen Sapientiae\". A College was established in Arambagh, Motijheel, Dhaka in November, 1949. It was established by the Roman Catholic Priests from the Congregation of", "title": "Notre Dame College, Mymensingh" }, { "docid": "10628386", "text": "to five games. Notre Dame won their next eight games to finish 10–1. They did not give up more than seven points in a game for the rest of the season. The Catholics did not lose again until they were beaten by Nebraska in their final game of 1922. Iowa and Notre Dame did not meet again until 1939, when the Hawkeyes beat the Irish 7–6. Notre Dame was 6–0 and ranked third in the nation when they lost to the Hawkeyes. Iowa beat the Irish for the third consecutive time in 1940 by the score of 7–0, before which", "title": "1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team" }, { "docid": "6023865", "text": "of Notre Dame Science Club and Notre Dame Debating Club. Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College (NDC) () is a higher secondary school (in the Indian subcontinent, as in the UK, higher secondary schools comprising the 11th and 12th years of education are often referred to as colleges) as well as a degree college affiliated to the National University. It is situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This institution is administrated by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Society of Priests. The college also offers three years of degree program, Bachelor of Arts (BA Pass Course) and Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS", "title": "Notre Dame College, Dhaka" }, { "docid": "9204882", "text": "Notre Dame Box The Notre Dame Box is a variation of the single-wing formation used in American football, with great success by Notre Dame in college football and the Green Bay Packers of the 1920s and 1930s in the NFL. Green Bay's coach, Curly Lambeau, learned the Notre Dame Box while playing for Knute Rockne in the late 1910s. Rockne learned it from Jesse Harper, who learned it from coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. It contained two tight ends, and 4 backs. The formation often featured an \"unbalanced line\" where the center (that is, the player who snapped the ball) was", "title": "Notre Dame Box" }, { "docid": "20113414", "text": "on some trickery via a fake punt, but it looked like one of the intended targets fell down during the play and, at any rate, the pass by Jeff George was incomplete and Notre Dame would take over on downs near midfield. The Irish would not fare much better on their ensuing offensive possession, though, as their attempts to run out the clock to a victory would not work, forcing a 4th and 1 that Notre Dame would go for, but Book's roll out did not work, giving the ball back to the Panthers with a chance to drive downfield", "title": "2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team" }, { "docid": "3488542", "text": "Tim Brown (American football) Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the NFL's most prolific wide receivers. Brown has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2015, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Before his college career at Notre Dame,", "title": "Tim Brown (American football)" }, { "docid": "18231551", "text": "received first-team honors from several publications and organizations including the Associated Press (AP), and \"Collier's Weekly\" (Grantland Rice). In 1928 after Boeringer left Notre Dame, he became entangled in a war of words between his coach Knute Rockne and University of Michigan coach Fielding Yost over player eligibility. Yost claimed that Boeringer played several seasons of football at St. Thomas College in Minnesota before coming to Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame Boeringer also played on the varsity hockey team. He played defenseman for 17 games on the varsity squad from 1924 to 1927. After leaving Notre Dame he became", "title": "Bud Boeringer" }, { "docid": "15799119", "text": "listed below are some of the recorded top notchers in 2011 to Present. \" Notre Dame University, Philippines Facebook Page \" Notre Dame University (Philippines) The Notre Dame University (NDU) is a private research university in Cotabato City run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and it has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1948, the Oblates established the Notre Dame College as the first college founded in Cotabato City and the entire province. Fr. Robert E. Sullivan was", "title": "Notre Dame University (Philippines)" }, { "docid": "15183193", "text": "it was Notre Dame, which fired our desire to win with its long humiliation of Army teams.\" Army–Notre Dame football rivalry The Army–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Army Black Knights football team of the United States Military Academy and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. The rivalry dates back to 1913, when both teams were among the top college football programs in the United States. The first Army–Notre Dame game in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that established the national reputation of the Fighting Irish.", "title": "Army–Notre Dame football rivalry" } ]

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[ { "docid": "5823565", "text": "modifications to the course by James Braid in 1926. The winner then was Tommy Armour, from Edinburgh. Later Open winners at Carnoustie include Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999, Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007 and Francesco Molinari of Italy in 2018. The 1975, 1999 and 2007 editions were all won in playoffs. The Championship course was modified significantly (but kept its routing used since 1926) prior to the 1999 Open, with all", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "20258341", "text": "2018 Open Championship The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie. Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the heatwave in Scotland which had produced brown, dry and sun-baked fairways and brown rough. The fairways played quickly, enabling several players to hit drives that covered over 400 yards. Francesco Molinari posted a bogey-free final round of 69 to win his first major championship. Molinari finished two shots ahead of Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy,", "title": "2018 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823572", "text": "returned to Carnoustie in 2018. On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Carnoustie Golf Links – which operates the six publicly owned courses, including the Championship Course – had appointed its first-ever female chairman, Pat Sawers. This is a list of The Open Championship champions at Carnoustie Golf Links: Winner of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links. Winner of The Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course<br>2018 Open Championship Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1930): Length of the course for Women's British Open Length of the course for", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "20258358", "text": "birdie at the 18th Friday just to make the cut, eagled the 14th after his approach hit the flag, then birdied the 18th after a close approach to also finish runner-up. Amateur: Locke (+9) \"Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par\" 2018 Open Championship The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie. Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the heatwave in Scotland which had produced brown, dry and sun-baked fairways and brown rough.", "title": "2018 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "3527245", "text": "the Championship course, on which several international tournaments are held, the Burnside course and the Buddon course. Carnoustie Golf Links is one of the venues in The Open Championship's rotation. The course first played host to The Open in 1931, when it was won by Tommy Armour of the USA. Subsequent winners have included Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999, Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007, and Francesco Molinari of Italy in 2018.", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "20258342", "text": "Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele. He became the first Italian player to win a major. The 2018 Open Championship was the third to be televised domestically by Sky Sports on dedicated channel \"Sky Sports The Open\". In the United States, it was the third Open Championship to be televised by NBC (Golf Channel's parent network). The 2018 event was the eighth Open Championship played at the Carnoustie Golf Links. The most recent was in 2007, with Pádraig Harrington winning the first of his two consecutive Open titles. Championship Course ^ Lengths of the course for previous Opens: Each player is", "title": "2018 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "21013112", "text": "helped revitalize the Ryder Cup and redefine the professional golf landscape. In the summer of 2018, Golf Channel premiered “Go Down Swinging: The 1999 Open at Carnoustie.” That film – which aired just prior to NBC’s and Golf Channel’s exclusive live coverage of the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie(Scotland) – highlighted one of the most unforgettable collapses ever in major championship golf. The film recounted the 1999 Open when Jean van de Velde surrendered what seemed like inevitable victory with a three-shot lead on the 72nd and final hole. “Famous 5” World Premiere” September 24, 2018 Produced by Israel DeHerrera", "title": "Golf Films (Golf Channel)" }, { "docid": "21013141", "text": "men’s NCAA title. “Go Down Swinging: The 1999 Open at Carnoustie” – Premiered on July 9, 2018, just ahead of the Open returning to Carnoustie where NBC and Golf Channel would telecast the major championship. “Famous 5” – Debuted on Sept. 24, 2018 in advance of the Ryder Cup which would air exclusively on NBC and Golf Channel. The film featured five of the top legends in European golf and the 2018 Ryder Cup was being played in Europe at Le Golf National in Paris, France. Golf Films (Golf Channel) = Golf Films (Golf Channel) = Golf Films is a", "title": "Golf Films (Golf Channel)" }, { "docid": "1500457", "text": "outside the United States. The current champion is Francesco Molinari, who won the 147th Open at Carnoustie in 2018 with a score of 276. The 2019 Open Championship will be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. It was held at Portrush in 1951, the only occasion that it has not been held in Scotland or England. The Open was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. The inaugural tournament was restricted to professionals and attracted a field of eight golfers who played three rounds of Prestwick's twelve-hole course in a single day.", "title": "The Open Championship" }, { "docid": "20823289", "text": "Lin Yuxin Lin Yuxin (born 10 October 2000) is a Chinese amateur golfer. Aged 17, he qualified directly for both the 2018 Masters and the 2018 Open Championship as the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur champion. Playing in the first two rounds of the 2018 Masters at Augusta, Lin scored 79 and 80 for 15-over-par, which meant he missed the cut and did not qualify for the last two rounds. In the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, he scored 80 and 74 for 12-over-par in the first two rounds, again missing the cut. Lin was the first winner of the Asia-Pacific to", "title": "Lin Yuxin" }, { "docid": "5823565", "text": "modifications to the course by James Braid in 1926. The winner then was Tommy Armour, from Edinburgh. Later Open winners at Carnoustie include Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999, Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007 and Francesco Molinari of Italy in 2018. The 1975, 1999 and 2007 editions were all won in playoffs. The Championship course was modified significantly (but kept its routing used since 1926) prior to the 1999 Open, with all", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "18911007", "text": "the Open Qualifying Series and his high finish gave him an entry to the 2019 Open Championship, his first major as a professional. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> \"T\" = tied Amateur Professional Romain Langasque Romain Langasque (born 18 May 1995) is a French professional golfer. He won The Amateur Championship in 2015 and in 2018 has biggest professional success in the Hopps Open de Provence. Langasque won The Amateur Championship in 2015 at Carnoustie Golf Links, beating Grant Forrest 4&2 in the final. His Amateur Championship win gave an entry to the 2015 Open Championship where he", "title": "Romain Langasque" }, { "docid": "10931834", "text": "in July 2001. She serves as a mental coach for Martin Kaymer. Sunesson retired in 2012. She is now coaching and advising full-time. In 2018, Sunesson has come out of retirement to serve as Australian golfer Adam Scott's caddie for The Open Championship at Carnoustie. Fanny Sunesson Fanny Sunesson born in Gothenburg, Sweden is a retired professional golf caddie, who is most noted as being the caddie for Nick Faldo from 1990 to 1999. Sunesson was born into a golfing family. At age 15, she played golf at amateur standard, and decided to get an insight on the tour by", "title": "Fanny Sunesson" }, { "docid": "18911003", "text": "Romain Langasque Romain Langasque (born 18 May 1995) is a French professional golfer. He won The Amateur Championship in 2015 and in 2018 has biggest professional success in the Hopps Open de Provence. Langasque won The Amateur Championship in 2015 at Carnoustie Golf Links, beating Grant Forrest 4&2 in the final. His Amateur Championship win gave an entry to the 2015 Open Championship where he made the cut and finished tied for 65th place. He also got an entry to the 2016 Masters Tournament where he was one of two amateurs to make the cut and finished tied for 39th", "title": "Romain Langasque" }, { "docid": "20788101", "text": "of crops suggest a fall of between 10% and 15% for wheat and other cereals. A number of sporting events have experienced unusual conditions as a result of the heatwave. The 2018 Open Championship which was held from 19–22 July at Carnoustie, Scotland was played with unusually brown, dry and sunbaked fairways and brown rough. The India cricket team toured England during the heat wave, with their tour match against Essex being reduced from four days to three because of the high temperatures. The dry weather caused patterns of vegetation to be revealed, indicative of Roman and pre-Roman settlements. Drainage", "title": "2018 British Isles heat wave" }, { "docid": "19778971", "text": "a score of six-under-par at the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. Schauffele began the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 28th position in the standings. Entering the third of four events in the playoff series, the 2018 BMW Championship, he was 41st, needing to move up at least eleven spots to advance to the Tour Championship. Schauffele finished in a tie for third to rise to 18th position. That finish allowed him the opportunity to attempt to defend his 2017 Tour Championship title. Schauffele ultimately finished T7 at the 2018 Tour Championship, while placing 15th in the season-long FedEx", "title": "Xander Schauffele" } ]

[ { "docid": "20719568", "text": "2010 Senior Open Championship The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th Senior Open Championship, held from 22–25 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 8th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship. World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory. The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. Carnoustie hosted the Senior", "title": "2010 Senior Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823573", "text": "Senior Open Championship Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation. Golf is recorded as having been played at Carnoustie in the early 16th century. In 1890, the 14th Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the local authority. It had no funds to acquire the property, and public fundraising was undertaken and donated to the council. The original course was of ten holes, crossing and recrossing the Barry Burn; it was designed by Allan Robertson, assisted", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "7090920", "text": "Carnoustie effect Carnoustie effect is a term arising after the 1999 Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie, Scotland, when the world's greatest players failed to play to theoretical par for the distance. Even the winner finished six strokes over par. Complaints about the difficulty of the ancient Carnoustie course, which is played over every day by local residents, were loudest from the most fancied professionals. Their frustration inspired the phrase 'Carnoustie effect', meaning the degree of trauma experienced when what is undertaken in confident spirit founders on unforeseen difficulties. The phrase is not confined to golf, but can be applied to", "title": "Carnoustie effect" }, { "docid": "7090921", "text": "any undertaking which goes wrong when unsuspected difficulties are encountered. The term has been used of military operations which have gone awry after being started in expectation of easy victory, as well as to money lost on stock markets when gains had been anticipated. Carnoustie effect Carnoustie effect is a term arising after the 1999 Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie, Scotland, when the world's greatest players failed to play to theoretical par for the distance. Even the winner finished six strokes over par. Complaints about the difficulty of the ancient Carnoustie course, which is played over every day by local", "title": "Carnoustie effect" }, { "docid": "12114947", "text": "1999 Open Championship The 1999 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 128th Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Paul Lawrie won his only major championship in a playoff over Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard. Lawrie, down by ten strokes at the start of the fourth round, completed the biggest final round comeback in major championship history, headlined by van de Velde's triple-bogey at the last hole. Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course ^ The 6th hole was renamed \"Hogan's Alley\" in 2003 Lengths of the course", "title": "1999 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12114956", "text": "championship. \"Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par\"<br> 1999 Open Championship The 1999 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 128th Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Paul Lawrie won his only major championship in a playoff over Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard. Lawrie, down by ten strokes at the start of the fourth round, completed the biggest final round comeback in major championship history, headlined by van de Velde's triple-bogey at the last hole. Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course ^ The 6th hole was renamed \"Hogan's", "title": "1999 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12464070", "text": "1937 Open Championship The 1937 Open Championship was the 72nd Open Championship, held 7–9 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. Henry Cotton won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Reg Whitcombe. The Ryder Cup was held in late June at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in North West and all the members of the victorious American team played in the championship, creating a star-studded field, similar to four years earlier in 1933. Qualifying took place on 5–6 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Medal Course (the championship course) and", "title": "1937 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12464075", "text": "\"Thursday, 8 July 1937\" \"Friday, 9 July 1937 (morning)\" \"Friday, 9 July 1937 (afternoon)\" <br> Amateur: Locke (+16) 1937 Open Championship The 1937 Open Championship was the 72nd Open Championship, held 7–9 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. Henry Cotton won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Reg Whitcombe. The Ryder Cup was held in late June at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in North West and all the members of the victorious American team played in the championship, creating a star-studded field, similar to four years earlier in 1933. Qualifying took", "title": "1937 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12464032", "text": "1931 Open Championship The 1931 Open Championship was the 66th Open Championship, held 3–5 June at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Tommy Armour outlasted José Jurado by a single stroke to win his only Open title, and his third and final major championship. This was the first time Carnoustie hosted the championship. Qualifying took place on 1–2 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at Carnoustie and 18 holes at Panmure Golf Club in nearby and the top 100 players and ties qualified. Macdonald Smith led the qualifiers on 141; the qualifying score was 160 and 109 players", "title": "1931 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823563", "text": "Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation. Golf is recorded as having been played at Carnoustie in the early 16th century. In 1890, the 14th Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the local authority. It had no funds to acquire the property, and public fundraising was undertaken and donated to the council. The original course was of ten holes, crossing and recrossing the Barry Burn; it was designed by Allan Robertson, assisted by Old Tom", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "10584617", "text": "green in three shots. García gave himself a chance by reaching the green in two, but his birdie putt burned the left edge. Harrington made his short bogey putt to become the first European winner of a major since Paul Lawrie of Scotland triumphed in a three-way playoff at Carnoustie in 1999; the win moved Harrington's world ranking up to sixth. \"Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par\"<br> 2007 Open Championship The 2007 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 136th Open Championship, played from 19–22 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Pádraig Harrington defeated Sergio García", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "18105839", "text": "two-day symposium at the Institute of Medical sciences. Bill lived in Carnoustie, Scotland, known as one of the most challenging golf course in the world where the Open Championship was held in 1999 and 2007. He played this golf course every week and was formerly a committee member of The Carnoustie Golf Club, established 1842. In 2013, he published the book 'Sons of Carnoustie', which followed from his research into former golfers of Carnoustie who are thought to have spread golf around the world, known as the 'Sons of Carnoustie'. His research identified 163 such golfers from Carnoustie and his", "title": "Bill Harris (geneticist)" }, { "docid": "12446283", "text": "same week, with a first prize of $40,000, over five times the winner's share of the Open Championship, which was $7,200 (£3,000). The PGA Championship was played the next week in San Antonio, Texas, the fifth and final time in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February). Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course \"Wednesday, 10 July 1968\" \"Thursday, 11 July 1968\" Amateurs: \"Bonallack (+3), Monguzzi (+8)\", O'Connor (+12), Sweeny Jr (+12), Shade (+13), Oosterhuis (+16), Saddler", "title": "1968 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "18744241", "text": "were all accomplished golfers: Jack, who won the 1884 Open Championship; and Archie, who emigrated to the United States, who was a goler with eight top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. Simpson, was a famous club-maker at Carnoustie, and never left Scotland. Simpson was the co-designer, along with his brother Archie, of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club course. He also assisted Old Tom Morris in a re-design of the links at Carnoustie. Simpson died in 1923 in Carnoustie, Scotland. He was renowned for his fine hand-made \"bulger\" woods. Simpson was elected to Carnoustie Town Council in 1909, serving in a", "title": "Robert Simpson (golfer)" }, { "docid": "12446282", "text": "1968 Open Championship The 1968 Open Championship was the 97th Open Championship, played 10–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Gary Player won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus. It was the fifth of Player's nine major titles. This Open introduced the second cut at 54 holes, used through 1985. In addition, starting with this Championship all past Open champions were exempt from qualifying (though, eventually, an age restriction was placed on past champions). The inaugural Greater Milwaukee Open was held in the United States during the", "title": "1968 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12446284", "text": "(+16). \"Friday, 13 July 1968\" Amateurs: \"Bonallack (+5)\", Monguzzi (+18). \"Saturday, 13 July 1968\" Amateurs: Bonallack (+12). 1968 Open Championship The 1968 Open Championship was the 97th Open Championship, played 10–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Gary Player won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus. It was the fifth of Player's nine major titles. This Open introduced the second cut at 54 holes, used through 1985. In addition, starting with this Championship all past Open champions were exempt from qualifying (though, eventually, an age restriction was", "title": "1968 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12446188", "text": "1953 Open Championship The 1953 Open Championship was the 82nd Open Championship, held 8–10 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. In his only Open Championship appearance, Ben Hogan prevailed by four strokes over four runners-up to win his third major championship of the year. The total prize money was increased by nearly fifty percent, from £1,700 to £2,500. The winner received £500, with £300 for second, £200 for third, £100 for fourth, £75 for fifth, £30 for next 20, and then £25 each for the remaining players. There was also a £15 prize for winning the", "title": "1953 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823570", "text": "a double-bogey six on the 72nd hole to win the Open—and proceeded to score a triple-bogey seven, tying Paul Lawrie and 1997 champion Justin Leonard at 290 (+6). Lawrie won the four-hole aggregate playoff and the championship. The Open Championship was once again contested at Carnoustie in July 2007. The eight-year absence was far shorter than the lengthy 24 years it took to return to Carnoustie, between 1975 and 1999. Harrington triumphed over García in a four-hole playoff. The 18th hole once again proved itself among the most dramatic and exciting in championship golf. Harrington had a one-shot lead over", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "10584598", "text": "2007 Open Championship The 2007 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 136th Open Championship, played from 19–22 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Pádraig Harrington defeated Sergio García in a playoff to take the title and his first major championship. A field of 156 players participated in the championship, and the purse was £4.2 million (an increase of £200,000 over 2006); the winner received £750,000 (an increase of £30,000 over 2006). Using conversion rates at the time of the tournament, the purse was €6,158,474 for the European Tour's Order of Merit rankings and US$8,637,720 for", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12446210", "text": "Defending champion Ben Hogan did not compete; his victory in 1953 at Carnoustie was his only Open Championship. Did not advance past qualifying rounds (Monday & Tuesday): Did not enter: \"Wednesday, 7 July 1954\" \"Thursday, 8 July 1954\" Amateurs: \"Toogood (+1), Stranahan (+2)\", Stockdale (+6), Timms (+6),<br>Bachli (+7), Brews (+8), Coogan (+8), Shephard (+8), Wroe (+10),<br>Wolstenholme (+11), Heard (+12), Stevens (+19). \"Friday, 9 July 1954 (morning)\" \"Friday, 9 July 1954 (afternoon)\" <br> Amateurs: Toogood (−1), Stranahan (+3). 1954 Open Championship The 1954 Open Championship was the 90th Open Championship, played 7–9 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.", "title": "1954 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823566", "text": "bunkers being rebuilt, many bunkers both added and eliminated, many green complexes expanded and enhanced, and several new tees being built. A large hotel was also built behind the 18th green of the Championship course. The Amateur Championship was first hosted by Carnoustie in 1947; the winner was Willie Turnesa. The world's oldest amateur event has returned three times since: 1966 (won by Bobby Cole), 1971 (won by Steve Melnyk), and 1992 (won by Stephen Dundas). The British Ladies Amateur was first hosted by Carnoustie in 1973, and also in 2012. The Senior Open Championship was held at Carnoustie for", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "12427390", "text": "1975 Open Championship The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles, which included five Open Championships. After three days of calm weather, the wind kicked up during the final round on Saturday and scores went up. Bobby Cole, the leader at 54 holes after back-to-back rounds of 66, shot a four-over 76 and missed the playoff by a stroke. Watson managed an even-par 72, capped", "title": "1975 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "19631658", "text": "prize money was paid in U.S. dollars rather than British pounds. This was the second Open Championship televised domestically by Sky Sports. In the United States, it is the second Open Championship to be televised by NBC (Golf Channel's parent network). The 2017 event was the tenth Open Championship played at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Before 2017 the most recent was in 2008, where Pádraig Harrington successfully defended his 2007 title from Carnoustie. Lengths of the course for previous Opens: Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in", "title": "2017 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "15771392", "text": "2011 Women's British Open The 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the 35th Women's British Open, and the 11th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. This was the first time for the Women's British Open at Carnoustie, which previously hosted seven Open Championships, most recently in 2007. Yani Tseng became the first to successfully defend her title at the Women's British Open as a major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Brittany Lang. She became youngest player, male or female, to win five major titles. The", "title": "2011 Women's British Open" }, { "docid": "12427393", "text": "Stadler (+5)\", Price (+10), Levenson (+13). \"Friday, 11 July 1975\" Amateurs: Stadler (+7), Stephen (+7), Poxon (+11). \"Saturday, 12 July 1975\" \"Sunday, 13 July 1975\" 1975 Open Championship The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles, which included five Open Championships. After three days of calm weather, the wind kicked up during the final round on Saturday and scores went up. Bobby Cole, the leader", "title": "1975 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12446147", "text": "the first American to win the title since Denny Shute in 1933. The next was Ben Hogan in 1953 at Carnoustie in his only trip to Britain, then Arnold Palmer's consecutive wins in 1961 and 1962. Dick Burton, the defending champion from 1939, relinquished the trophy after seven years and finished in twelfth place. Did not enter: \"Wednesday, 3 July 1946\" \"Thursday, 4 July 1946\" \"Friday, 5 July 1946 (morning)\" \"Friday, 5 July 1946 (afternoon)\" Amateurs: Bell (+24), Wilson (+25), Dowie (+27), White (+28), Urry (+38). 1946 Open Championship The 1946 Open Championship was the 75th Open Championship, played 3–5", "title": "1946 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "10584608", "text": "1999, he shot 89 in the opening round at Carnoustie and missed the cut by eighteen strokes. Amateur Rory McIlroy had the only bogey-free round on the day at 68 (−3); he qualified for the Open by winning the European Amateur Championship in 2006. Tiger Woods began his campaign for a third straight Open Championship with a 69 (−2), including an eagle at Hogan's Alley, the famous 6th hole at Carnoustie. Paul McGinley was bogey-free until the 15th and 16th holes and carded a 67. John Daly suffered an incredible swoon, scoring −5 after three birdies and an eagle on", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "7327684", "text": "Carnoustie railway station Carnoustie railway station is an unstaffed railway station which serves the town of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. Carnoustie station was extensively refurbished by Galliford Try Rail prior to the 2007 Open Golf Championship which was held at the adjacent golf course. The station is served primarily by Abellio ScotRail trains between and . These call every two hours each way for most of the day, rising to hourly at peak times. A limited number of trains to/from Edinburgh Waverley also call during morning &", "title": "Carnoustie railway station" }, { "docid": "10584599", "text": "the PGA Tour's money list. Carnoustie hosted its first Open Championship in 1931 and the 2007 Open was the seventh to be held at Carnoustie, and third consecutive to end in a playoff. Carnoustie's prestige in the golf community is irrefutable as the list of champions includes Tommy Armour (1931), Henry Cotton (1937), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1968), Tom Watson (1975) and Paul Lawrie (1999). The 1999 championship was nicknamed \"Carnastie\" due to how difficult the course and conditions were. Jean van de Velde stood on the 72nd tee with a three-shot lead, needing only a double-bogey to win.", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "3527256", "text": "roles in major films such as \"GoldenEye\" and \"X2: X-Men United\", lived on Panmure Estate, to the north of Carnoustie, and attended Carnoustie High School. Iain Macmillan, photographer, notably of The Beatles' \"Abbey Road\" album cover, was born in Carnoustie and moved back there in the 1980s. Roddy Woomble, singer from rock band Idlewild, lived in Carnoustie from age 8, and attended Carnoustie High School, playing drums in several local bands. The Canadian-based poet, Stephen Scobie, was originally from Carnoustie. A two-time winner of the U.S. Open golf championship, Alex Smith, was born in Carnoustie in 1874 and learned to", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "10584611", "text": "three-under for the championship and tied for third place with six others. Tiger Woods shot a 69 (−2) which put him at −1 going into the weekend. At eight strokes behind the leader, his quest for a third straight Open Championship was improbable; he had never won a major when trailing after 54 holes. The best round on Saturday was an amazing 64 (−7) by Steve Stricker, which was the lowest ever for an Open Championship round at Carnoustie. It also tied the course record (Alan Tait scored 64 during a pro-am in 1994, and Colin Montgomerie scored the same", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "9219319", "text": "It is also not a very long course at 6511 yards from the championship tees, but it proved to be the hardest final qualifying course for the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie. This is due to the well known \"barry rough\" that flanks every fairway, making accuracy from the tee essential. Panmure is famous for being the place where Ben Hogan practised away from the attention of the media, prior to his only Open Championship appearance at Carnoustie in 1953. On the sixth hole he suggested that a bunker at the front right of the green would improve the hole,", "title": "Panmure Golf Club" }, { "docid": "4067926", "text": "Official World Golf Ranking (over 300 weeks between 2001 and 2010) and achieved his best ranking of third following his second Open Championship victory. He has also played for Europe in six Ryder Cups; losing in 1999 and 2008, but winning in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010. He has also won the par-3 contest at Augusta National, held the day before The Masters, in 2003 (tie), 2004 and 2012 (tie). At the 2007 Open Championship, Harrington defeated Sergio García in a four-hole playoff at Carnoustie Golf Links, becoming the first Irishman to win The Open Championship in 60 years, and", "title": "Pádraig Harrington" }, { "docid": "20258352", "text": "briefly tied for the lead after a birdie at 14. He made bogey on the 16th but managed to save par at the last after his tee shot narrowly missed the burn. He finished with a round of 66 (−5) and was four back. Zach Johnson was tied with Kisner entering the round but made bogey at 11 and double bogey at the 12th, settling for a one-over round of 72 and falling four shots behind. Justin Rose had the round of the day with 64, tying for the lowest round at an Open Championship at Carnoustie. \"Sunday, 22 July", "title": "2018 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "5823564", "text": "Morris, and opened in 1842. The opening of the coastal railway from Dundee to Arbroath in 1838 brought an influx of golfers from as far afield as Edinburgh, anxious to tackle the ancient links. This led to a complete restructuring of the course, extended in 1867 by Old Tom Morris to the 18 holes which had meanwhile become standardized. Young Tom Morris won a major open event there that same year. Two additional courses have since been added: the Burnside Course and the shorter though equally testing Buddon Links. Carnoustie first played host to The Open Championship in 1931, after", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "4610913", "text": "for the first time. In the 2010s, two additional Open Championship venues became first-time hosts for the women's event: Carnoustie (2011) and Royal Liverpool (2012). The tournament has yet to be played at four Open Championship courses: Muirfield and Royal Troon in Scotland, Royal St. George's in southeastern England, and Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Unlike its male counterpart, the Women's British Open has not adopted a links-only policy. This greatly increases the number of potential venues, especially the number close to the major population centres of England. Through 1993, the tournament was an official stop only on the Ladies", "title": "Women's British Open" }, { "docid": "4642989", "text": "known as the Penfold Scottish Open. Penfold had sponsored tournaments in Wales and England from 1932 to 1934. The tournament was played at Ayr Belleisle Golf Club. Total prize money was again £750. After 72 holes Jimmy Adams and Tom Collinge tied on 287. In the 36-hole playoff, Adams had rounds of 68 and 69 and won by 11 strokes. It was intended to hold the 1937 Penfold Scottish Open in the Carnoustie area, just before the 1937 Open Championship which was to be played there. The R&A objected to the arrangement and the event was cancelled. Penfold resumed their", "title": "Scottish Open (golf)" }, { "docid": "3527246", "text": "The 1999 Open Championship is best remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer Jean van de Velde, who needed only a double-bogey six on the 72nd hole to win the Open—and proceeded to shoot a triple-bogey seven, tying with Paul Lawrie and 1997 champion Justin Leonard at 290, six over par. Lawrie won the playoff and the championship. With several experienced players running into difficulties on the course that year, the media responded by dubbing the course 'Carnasty'. Carnoustie is also one of the three hosts of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, along with The Old Course at St", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "3341994", "text": "and at the Open Championship, Faldo played in only two other events on the European Tour that year. In the first half of 2007, Faldo did not appear in any regular tour events. He did play in the 2007 Open at Carnoustie, missing the cut. In his first Champions Tour event, he finished tied for 14th in the Senior British Open. Faldo did not take part in the 2008 Open at Royal Birkdale. It was the first time he had not taken part in the competition since failing to qualify as an amateur in 1975. He entered in 2009 at", "title": "Nick Faldo" }, { "docid": "12632936", "text": "for the British Open, apparently “won the (dance) contest”. \"Note: Jurado never played in the Masters Tournament nor the PGA Championship.\"<br> \"T\" indicates a tie for a place José Jurado José Jurado (1899–1971) was a professional golfer in the sport’s Golden Age. Born in Buenos Aires, he was the first Argentine to travel to major international championships and is thus often credited as the “Father of Argentine Professional Golf” or the “Godfather of Argentinean Golf.” He is perhaps best known for his losing stroke to Tommy Armour at the 1931 Open Championship at Carnoustie. Jurado was personal friends with the", "title": "José Jurado" }, { "docid": "12578290", "text": "round at 66. He lost in the first round to Jack Grout; also defeated on \"Black Friday\" were pre-tournament favorites Cary Middlecoff, three-time champion Sam Snead, and defending champion Jim Turnesa. No former past champion advanced past the second round. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1953 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: \"Tuesday, July 7, 1953\" \"Morning\" \"Afternoon\" The Open Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, was held July 8–10. Its mandatory 36-hole qualifier was played the two days before the first round, the same days as the semifinals and final at the PGA Championship", "title": "1953 PGA Championship" }, { "docid": "5823567", "text": "the first time in 2010, with Germany's Bernhard Langer winning. The Women's British Open was held here for the first time in 2011; the winner was Yani Tseng. Carnoustie is one of the three courses hosting the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, an autumn event on the European Tour; the others are the Old Course at St Andrews and Kingsbarns. The Golf Channel's reality series \"The Big Break\", in which aspiring golfers compete for exemptions on professional tours and other prizes, filmed at Carnoustie in 2005. As that year also saw the Ryder Cup at The K Club in Ireland, that", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "4590670", "text": "think is unequaled.\" Miller finished second to Jack Nicklaus at the 1975 Masters, and third at The Open Championship later in the year at Carnoustie, just a single stroke from playoffs in both. He won his second and final major in 1976, a six stroke victory over Nicklaus and a 19-year-old Seve Ballesteros at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The course had played hard and fast after scorching hot conditions in England that summer, during the 1976 United Kingdom heat wave, which saw record hot temperatures and several minor fires breaking out in the tournament. Miller's final round of", "title": "Johnny Miller" }, { "docid": "5325555", "text": "Open Championship at Carnoustie, when he was the clear leader playing the closing holes. He arrived at the 18th tee needing only a double bogey six to become the first Frenchman since 1907 to win a major tournament. He had played error-free golf for much of the week and birdied the 18th hole in two prior rounds. Despite a three-shot lead, Van de Velde chose to use his driver off the tee, and proceeded to drive the ball to the right of the burn and was lucky to find land. Rather than laying up and hitting the green with his", "title": "Jean van de Velde (golfer)" }, { "docid": "11913405", "text": "sudden-death playoff to John Mahaffey five years earlier at the PGA Championship in 1978. Arnold Palmer made his last cut in a U.S. Open here and tied for 60th place. He played the Open just once more, in 1994 when he was granted a special exemption when it returned to Oakmont. Future major champion Paul Azinger made his major championship debut but missed the cut. Johnny Miller, the champion when the Open was last played at Oakmont in 1973, battled health issues, and also missed the cut. This was the sixth U.S. Open at Oakmont, and ninth major championship. Ticket", "title": "1983 U.S. Open (golf)" }, { "docid": "12578291", "text": "in Michigan. Ben Hogan, the reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion, traveled to Britain for the only time to qualify for the Open. He won the Claret Jug by four strokes and set the course record at Carnoustie during the final round. First prize was a modest £500 ($1,400), less than one-third of the PGA's. Hogan won the PGA Championship in 1946 and 1948, then did not enter for over a decade. After his near-fatal automobile accident in early 1949, his battered legs could not endure the arduous double-round schedule for five consecutive days. He played in three of the", "title": "1953 PGA Championship" }, { "docid": "3527221", "text": "the 1999 Open Championship. The hotel houses a 2.8 metre clock, weighing 450 kg, which was the largest timepiece supplied by Rolex at the time it was fitted. There are only 40 golf courses worldwide that have been given these Rolex clocks. Beyond the hotel lie the three golf courses of Carnoustie Golf Links. Past Links Avenue on the north side of Dundee Street Carnoustie Church, which never received its steeple and, a little further past that, is the 'Auld Nick' which originally housed Carnoustie's police station. The war memorial lies adjacent to the Auld Nick and was dedicated in", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "3527178", "text": "location, and is best known for the Carnoustie Golf Links course that often hosts the Open Championship. Carnoustie can be considered a dormitory town for its nearest city, Dundee, which is to the west. It is served principally by Carnoustie railway station, and also by Golf Street railway station. Its nearest major road is the A92 to the north of the town. The origin of the name Carnoustie is uncertain. Plausible suggestions have included various Gaelic derivations such as \"cathair\", \"càrr\" or \"càrn na fheusta\", 'fort, rock or cairn of the feast,' or \"càrn guithais\", 'cairn of the firtree.' However,", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "7690940", "text": "Jack Simpson John \"Jack\" Simpson (29 December 1859 – 9 July 1895) was a Scottish professional golfer of the late 19th century. Simpson was born Earlsferry, Fife, and was one of six golfing brothers. He played his golf out of Carnoustie. He was a powerful but erratic player. He won the 1884 Open Championship at Prestwick with a score of 160 for 36 holes, despite taking a nine at his second hole. He did not have any other high finishes at the Open and concentrated mainly on clubmaking. He died unmarried of typhoid fever in Edinburgh in 1895. DNP =", "title": "Jack Simpson" }, { "docid": "12446197", "text": "ball out of bounds at the 9th and finished at 287. Hogan chipped-in for birdie at the 5th, then followed with another birdie at 6. He opened up a two-shot lead at the 13th, saved par at the 17th, then made another birdie at 18. Battling the flu, he finished with a round of 68 to better the record that Cerdá had set that morning. His total of 282 was four shots clear of the field. Amateurs: Stranahan (−2) 1953 Open Championship The 1953 Open Championship was the 82nd Open Championship, held 8–10 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in", "title": "1953 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "1738627", "text": "year, it was impossible to win all four as the PGA Championship preceded and overlapped with the Open Championship; the PGA's 36-hole match play semifinals and finals near Detroit were the same days as the mandatory 36-hole qualifier at Carnoustie in Scotland for the Open Championship; the only way to compete in both events was to lose an early match at the PGA. Hogan is the only player to have won the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship in the same calendar year. In 1960, Arnold Palmer won the Masters in April and U.S. Open in June. According to his", "title": "Grand Slam (golf)" }, { "docid": "3647283", "text": "\"the tenth oldest in England and a true championship links to challenge all levels of players.\" Alliss is a patron of the \"Wildlife Ark Trust\", which is committed to the conservation in the UK of the red squirrel and the water vole. In 1999, Alliss received criticism from sections of the British media for scathing comments he made when Jean van de Velde collapsed in the Open Championship at Carnoustie. The Frenchman had a triple-bogey seven on the final hole when he only needed a double-bogey six to win the Open. During his commentary, Alliss branded Jean van de Velde's", "title": "Peter Alliss" }, { "docid": "12138967", "text": "and Lee Trevino (1971). Tiger Woods later won both in 2000. Watson's previous three Open wins also came in Scotland, at Carnoustie (1975), Turnberry (1977), and Muirfield (1980). His fifth victory in the Open in 1983 came at Royal Birkdale in England. Old Course Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950): Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. \"Thursday, 15 July 1982\" \"Friday, 16 July 1982\" Amateurs: \"Lewis (+4)\", Oldcorn (+9), Plaxton (+9), Stubbs (+10), Thompson (+10), Broadbent (+12), Persson (+12), Rose (+12), Thomson (+12), Ray (+13), Andersson (+16), Young (+17), Higgins (+19),", "title": "1982 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "18598617", "text": "George Low Sr. George Anderson Low Sr. (November 1, 1874 – April 17, 1950) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Low finished tied for second place in the 1899 U.S. Open championship. In total, he had five top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open. He won the Metropolitan Open in 1906 and the Florida Open three times. Low was born in Carnoustie, Scotland, in 1874. He learned the trade of golf club maker in the workshop of Archie Simpson in Carnoustie. He lived in Aberdeen, Scotland, for a time and honed his considerable golf skills while living there. Low emigrated to the", "title": "George Low Sr." }, { "docid": "5823568", "text": "year's show was based around a US vs Europe theme, with the two teams competing for European Tour exemptions. In North America, the course is nicknamed \"Car-nasty,\" due to its famous difficulty, especially under adverse weather conditions. Carnoustie is considered by many to be the most difficult course in the Open rota, and one of the toughest courses in the world. The term Carnoustie effect dates from the 1999 Open, when the world's best players, many of whom were reared on manicured and relatively windless courses, were frustrated by the unexpected difficulties of the Carnoustie links, which was compounded by", "title": "Carnoustie Golf Links" }, { "docid": "7856975", "text": "same year he won the MasterCard Masters, which is one of Australia's most prestigious tournaments, and also topped the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. In 2007 he won his second European Tour event at the BA-CA Golf Open in Austria. Green holds a share of the course record at Carnoustie with a 64, achieved in the final round of the 2007 Open Championship. The round saw him jump 27 places on the last day of the tournament to finish in a tie for 4th with Ernie Els. He has featured in the top 30 of the Official World", "title": "Richard Green (golfer)" }, { "docid": "8448020", "text": "trio of tied for third places: 1996 Bell Canadian Open, 1999 Doral-Ryder Open, and 2000 The Players Championship and his best finish on the year-end money list was 44th in 2000. He had top ten finishes in major championships at the Open Championship in 1999 at Carnoustie and the PGA Championship in 2000 at Valhalla. Dunlap turned 50 in August 2013 and began playing the Champions Tour full-time in 2014; he won his first title at the Boeing Classic near Seattle that August, defeating Mark Brooks on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. At the par-5 18th, Dunlap's second", "title": "Scott Dunlap" }, { "docid": "16950156", "text": "clubs. The Victory and Rube Shields, a series of annual matches played between The Richmond Golf Club and Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, first played in 1897. The club has hosted visits from many professionals including, in 1975, Tom Watson playing his first game of golf in Britain. This was the day before playing in and winning his first Open Championship at Carnoustie, beating Jack Newton in a play-off. The course was designed by Tom Dunn in 1896, one of many laid out by Dunn during the explosion of popularity of the sport in the late 19th century. The current layout", "title": "Richmond Golf Club" }, { "docid": "9219320", "text": "and one was subsequently created, known to this day as \"hogan's bunker\". Hogan spent much of his time hitting shots to the 17th green, and one day he asked that the green be cut shorter to better simulate the conditions at Carnoustie. The head greenkeeper handed him a mower, and Hogan cut the grass himself, even cleaning the mower before returning it! Panmure also has one of the finest clubhouses in Scotland, modelled spiritually on the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Panmure was again a final qualifying course for the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, and despite being easily the shortest,", "title": "Panmure Golf Club" }, { "docid": "1500463", "text": "early postwar years The Open was dominated by golfers from the Commonwealth, with South African Bobby Locke and Australian Peter Thomson winning the Claret Jug in eight of the 11 championships from 1948 and 1958 between them. During this period, The Open often had a schedule conflict with the match-play PGA Championship, which meant that Ben Hogan, the best American golfer at this time, competed in The Open just once, in 1953 at Carnoustie, a tournament he won. Another South African, Gary Player was Champion in 1959. This was at the beginning of the \"Big Three\" era in professional golf,", "title": "The Open Championship" }, { "docid": "12427392", "text": "for par, Newton's putt to save par and extend the match missed left and Watson won the title. This was the second and final 18-hole playoff at the Open; the first was in 1970, won by Jack Nicklaus. The format was changed to a four-hole aggregate playoff in 1985, first used in 1989. Prior to 1964, the playoff at the Open was 36 holes. Carnoustie Golf Links – Championship Course ^ The 6th hole was renamed \"Hogan's Alley\" in 2003 Lengths of the course for previous Opens: \"Wednesday, 9 July 1975\" \"Thursday, 10 July 1975\" Amateurs: \"Stephen (+1), Poxon (+5),", "title": "1975 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "7934706", "text": "Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (born 30 January 1950) is an Australian former professional golfer. Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open – in 1972. Newton notched up several victories over the next decade as he won titles such as the British Matchplay in 1974, the Buick-Goodwrench Open in 1978, and the Australian Open Championship in 1979. In the 1975 Open Championship at Carnoustie in Scotland, Newton lost in a", "title": "Jack Newton" }, { "docid": "1500468", "text": "decided to play in The Open for one final time in 2005, when the R&A announced St Andrews as the venue, giving his final farewell to the fans at the Home of Golf. There have also been wins by previously little known golfers, including Paul Lawrie's playoff win after the 72nd-hole collapse of Jean van de Velde in 1999, Ben Curtis in 2003 and Todd Hamilton in 2004. In 2007, the Europeans finally broke an eight-year drought in the majors when Pádraig Harrington of Ireland defeated Sergio García by one stroke in a four-hole playoff at Carnoustie. Harrington retained the", "title": "The Open Championship" }, { "docid": "7690941", "text": "Did not play<br> \"T\" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Jack Simpson John \"Jack\" Simpson (29 December 1859 – 9 July 1895) was a Scottish professional golfer of the late 19th century. Simpson was born Earlsferry, Fife, and was one of six golfing brothers. He played his golf out of Carnoustie. He was a powerful but erratic player. He won the 1884 Open Championship at Prestwick with a score of 160 for 36 holes, despite taking a nine at his second hole. He did not have any other high finishes at the", "title": "Jack Simpson" }, { "docid": "3527214", "text": "estimated that the recent Open Championship contributed £14 million to the local economy. Television coverage during the event was estimated to be worth the equivalent of £34 million in advertising value, half of which was in North America. The 'Carnoustie Country' golf marketing campaign is funded and promoted by Angus Council to promote the area for golfing tourism in the area. At the far west end of the town is the village of Barry. On the north side of the road that runs through the village, to the west of the Barry Burn is the kirkyard and ruins of the", "title": "Carnoustie" }, { "docid": "15771395", "text": "he did that intentionally after receiving too much criticism for a difficult set-up for the Open Championship in 1999. \"Thursday, 28 July 2011\" \"Friday, 29 July 2011\" Amateurs: \"Kang (−3), Popov (+1),\" Pretswell (+2), Taylor (+4), Foster (+6), Meadow (+7). \"Saturday, 30 July 2011\" \"Sunday, 31 July 2011\" Amateurs: Kang (+2), Popov (+11). \"Final round\" \"Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par\"<br> 2011 Women's British Open The 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the 35th Women's British Open, and the 11th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.", "title": "2011 Women's British Open" }, { "docid": "18844634", "text": "Bertie Snowball Bertie Snowball (7 May 1887 – 9 May 1915) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. He was at his peak as a player from 1904 to 1908 but was still competitive as late as 1914. He was killed in 1915 during World War I. During his short career he was a professional in all four Home Nations, being connected with Bradford, Scarborough Town, Blankney, Royal Portrush, Portmarnock, Scarborough North Cliff, and Criccieth before moving finally to Carnoustie. He was runner-up in the Leeds Cup, twice made the cut in the Open Championship,", "title": "Bertie Snowball" }, { "docid": "18844622", "text": "Bertie Snowball Bertie Snowball (7 May 1887 – 9 May 1915) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. He was at his peak as a player from 1904 to 1908 but was still competitive as late as 1914. He was killed in 1915 during World War I. During his short career he was a professional in all four Home Nations, being connected with Bradford, Scarborough Town, Blankney, Royal Portrush, Portmarnock, Scarborough North Cliff, and Criccieth before moving finally to Carnoustie. He was runner-up in the Leeds Cup, twice made the cut in the Open Championship,", "title": "Bertie Snowball" }, { "docid": "359700", "text": "tournament, and golf's first major, is The Open Championship, which was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland, with Scottish golfers winning the earliest majors. There are many other famous golf courses in Scotland, including Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Muirfield, and Royal Troon. Other distinctive features of the national sporting culture include the Highland games, curling and shinty. In boxing, Scotland has had 13 world champions, including Ken Buchanan, Benny Lynch and Jim Watt. Scotland has competed at every Commonwealth Games since 1930 and has won 356 medals in total—91 Gold, 104 Silver and 161 Bronze.", "title": "Scotland" }, { "docid": "3158006", "text": "The Open Championship – his favorite of the four majors – at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. He held the lead after each one of the first three rounds and carried a three-shot lead over Steve Stricker and a six-shot lead over the rest of the field into the start of the fourth day. At an early stage of the last round, García had extended his lead to four shots, but bogeys at the 5th, 7th, and 8th holes brought him back to the field. On the final challenging hole, he needed a par to win, but failed to get", "title": "Sergio García" }, { "docid": "12446190", "text": "Locke's scored 71 on the second day and a total of 136 put him five shots ahead of the rest. Panton and Christy O'Connor were next on 141, and Hogan qualified comfortably on 145. Peter Thomson, the 1952 runner-up, only just qualified on 154 after taking 80 on the Championship course. The qualifying score was 154 and 91 players advanced. Hogan, with the Masters and U.S. Open titles, made the trip across the Atlantic for the Open Championship for the only time. He arrived at Carnoustie two weeks early to practice with the smaller British golf ball. The policy of", "title": "1953 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "6422973", "text": "golf. Monifieth Golf Links is used as a qualifying course for the Open Championship, which returned to nearby Carnoustie in 2007. The golf links is included in the Carnoustie Country golf marketing campaign, which is funded by Angus Council to promote golf in the area. Monifieth is served by a number of small hotels within the town, as well as larger hotels at Monifieth Farm at the Ethiebeaton retail park and at Forbes of Kingennie to the north of the town. To the west side of the town there is the Dighty Water. It begins in the Sidlaw Hills and", "title": "Monifieth" }, { "docid": "5177437", "text": "Scottish PGA Championship The Scottish PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1907. For many years the event was called the Scottish Professional Championship. It is the flagship event on the \"Tartan Tour\", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule. The 2016 event was the 100th staging of the Championship and the final event on the 2016 Tartan Tour schedule. The 1907 Championship was held on 25 and 26 October at Panmure Golf Club, two miles west of Carnoustie. The championship was over 72 holes of medal play with 36 holes played each day. Entry was restricted", "title": "Scottish PGA Championship" }, { "docid": "7070681", "text": "to his amateur status. At the 2007 Open Championship, held at Carnoustie, McIlroy was awarded The Silver Medal as the leading amateur. McIlroy turned professional on 18 September 2007, the day before the Quinn Direct British Masters. He signed with International Sports Management. At the Quinn Direct British Masters, McIlroy shot 290 (+2), which put him in a tie for 42nd place. He finished in 3rd place at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October. The next week, he secured his card for 2008 by finishing in a tie for 4th place at the Open de Madrid Valle Romano. He", "title": "Rory McIlroy" }, { "docid": "10000927", "text": "and woodland gardens are open to the public year-round. The estate woodlands have a significant collection of snowdrops, including over 300 varieties of \"Galanthus\" species. The estate was awarded National Collection status by the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. Kingsbarns Golf Links was laid out in 2000 to designs by American golf course architects Kyle Phillips and Mark Parsinen. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, an annual pro-am golf tournament, is played in October at Kingsbarns, St Andrews Old Course, and Carnoustie. Cambo Estate Cambo Estate lies close to the village of Kingsbarns in north-east Fife, Scotland.", "title": "Cambo Estate" }, { "docid": "10584600", "text": "He memorably triple-bogeyed the hole and went to a four-hole playoff with Lawrie and Justin Leonard, in which Lawrie prevailed. Watson's win in 1975, his first of five Open Championships (and eight majors), came after an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jack Newton. Carnoustie Golf Links – Championship Course Lengths of the course for previous Opens: The field consisted of 156 golfers. Seventy players made the 36-hole cut at 146 (+4) or better. 1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2006 Open Championship Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5,9), Chris DiMarco (3,17), Ernie Els (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (3,9,13,17,21), Sergio García", "title": "2007 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "6058107", "text": "trailing in the victor's wake, finishing third. Payne Stewart wins his second U.S. Open, and third major title in all, by a shot from Phil Mickelson. In October, Stewart would be among the victims of an air accident, caused by a sudden loss of cabin pressure in their Learjet. In one of the most extraordinary and ultimately farcical major championships in history, unknown local player Paul Lawrie wins the British Open championship at Carnoustie, after similarly unknown French player Jean van de Velde contrives to take a seven at the par-four final hole, when six would have won the title.", "title": "Timeline of golf history (1945–99)" }, { "docid": "19417420", "text": "Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club on 29 September 1892. Rowe first played in the Open Championship in 1894 at Royal St George's Golf Club where he finished 23rd. Rowe won a tournament at the Royal North Devon Golf Club in August 1899, where he beat James Braid 3&2 in the 18-hole final. His best finish in The Open was in 1905 when he tied for 11th place. He played for England against Scotland 3 times between 1903 and 1907. He last qualified for the Open Championship in 1924, finishing tied for 47th place. He made his last attempt to qualify", "title": "Jack Rowe (golfer)" }, { "docid": "4665937", "text": "with Stanley Anderson, he won the Addington Foursomes. Faulkner was one of the leading qualifiers for the 1937 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, tying for 6th place. In the championship itself he had a second 83 and missed the cut. He again performed well in the Daily Mirror Assistants' Tournament, despite a poor first day. Final day rounds of 70 and 72 lifted him into 4th place. The following week he finished 3rd in the Irish Open. In early 1938 Faulkner became the professional at Leamington Spa Golf Club. He had a less successful season but did finish tied", "title": "Max Faulkner" }, { "docid": "4604350", "text": "Tom won this match decisively and was awarded a prize of five pounds, a significant amount at the time; the two young stars had been followed by a large gallery. His match score would have won the professional tournament. Young Tom made his debut aged 14 in the Open Championship in 1865, performing creditably, but dropped out and failed to complete the event. He was placed 9th in 1866, 18 shots behind the winner, and in 1867 Young Tom was placed fourth in the Open Championship. Also in 1867, the Morris duo travelled to Carnoustie Golf Links for a significant", "title": "Young Tom Morris" }, { "docid": "12446193", "text": "He had won the PGA Championship in 1946 and 1948 before the accident. Hogan did not play in another Open Championship, although he did make a lasting impression on Carnoustie. The par-5 6th hole features a split fairway, with the right side being safer but the left offering a better angle to the green. Hogan found the narrow left side in each of the four rounds, and that hole is now known as \"Hogan's Alley.\" Hogan remains the only player to win the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship in the same calendar year. After winning the first two majors", "title": "1953 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "4642932", "text": "durability. He was five times a top-ten finisher in the Open Championship, finishing third in 1961 and second in 1973, although arguably his closest chances came in 1970 (when he led after a first-round 65 and was only 3 off the lead going into the final round) and 1975 (where he followed second and third rounds of 69 and 67 with a 74 at Carnoustie, when a 70 would have earned him the Claret Jug). He led the British Order of Merit in both 1963 and 1970, and maintained a top-ten position in the Merit list for almost every year", "title": "Neil Coles" }, { "docid": "12446269", "text": "1965 Open Championship The 1965 Open Championship was the 94th Open Championship, played 7–9 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Peter Thomson won his fifth Claret Jug, two strokes ahead of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr. Thomson's previous Open victory was seven years earlier in 1958. The 1965 Open was the last to conclude with two rounds on Friday. Beginning in 1966, the final round was moved from Friday afternoon to Saturday. The Open used this schedule until 1980, when the first round moved to Thursday with the final round on Sunday, the same as", "title": "1965 Open Championship" }, { "docid": "1945514", "text": "he made the cut much more consistently and recorded two wins, the Booz Allen Classic and the 84 Lumber Classic. His consistent form continued into 2007 and he tied for 8th place at that year's Open Championship in Carnoustie, his best result in a major since winning the tournament. 2008–09 2008 was Curtis' most consistent season, as he recorded five top-10 finishes and missed only four cuts. He bettered his Open Championship result from the previous year by finishing in a tie for 7th at Royal Birkdale and followed it up a month later by finishing tied for 2nd place", "title": "Ben Curtis (golfer)" }, { "docid": "12650300", "text": "the previous weekend's sporting events. In July 2007, he achieved the personal highlight of his reporting career, when he stood at the back of the 18th green at Carnoustie as the Irish golfer, Pádraig Harrington, holed the winning putt in The Open Championship. In 2015, it was announced that McMullan had left Today FM. Originally from County Antrim, McMullan has since moved to Dublin. His favourite sports are football, snooker and golf (he often has disagreements with D'Arcy over their differing opinions on the latter). He appeared on front of a newspaper with incoming Taoiseach, then Minister for Finance, Bertie", "title": "Michael McMullan" } ]

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[ { "docid": "12361110", "text": "multi-byte character encodings (character encodings that can handle more than 256 different characters) are also true extended ASCII. That means all ASCII characters are encoded with a single byte with the value that is used in ASCII to encode that character. They can be used in file formats where only ASCII bytes are used for keywords and file format syntax, while bytes 0x80-0xFF might be used for free text, including most programming languages, where language keywords, variable names, and function names must be in ASCII, but string constants and comments can use non-ASCII characters. This makes it much easier to", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361110", "text": "multi-byte character encodings (character encodings that can handle more than 256 different characters) are also true extended ASCII. That means all ASCII characters are encoded with a single byte with the value that is used in ASCII to encode that character. They can be used in file formats where only ASCII bytes are used for keywords and file format syntax, while bytes 0x80-0xFF might be used for free text, including most programming languages, where language keywords, variable names, and function names must be in ASCII, but string constants and comments can use non-ASCII characters. This makes it much easier to", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "2921084", "text": "of the 256 possible bytes are passed through unencoded as a single byte, whether that result is a printable ASCII character or not. Only NUL, LF, CR, and = are escaped. LF and CR are escaped because the RFCs that define Internet messages still require that carriage returns and line feeds have special meaning in a mail message. = is the escape character, so it itself is escaped. NUL is also escaped because of problems handling null characters in common code, although as an optimization yEnc adds 42 to every source byte so that data with large stretches of 0x00", "title": "YEnc" }, { "docid": "17757860", "text": "literal is to use a single quote (codice_1) for character literals, as contrasted by the use of a double quote (codice_2) for string literals. For example, codice_3 indicates the single character codice_4 while codice_5 indicates the string codice_4 of length 1. The representation of a character within the computer memory, in storage, and in data transmission, is dependent on a particular character encoding scheme. For example, an ASCII (or extended ASCII) scheme will use a single byte of computer memory, while a UTF-8 scheme will use one or more bytes, depending on the particular character being encoded. Alternative ways to", "title": "Character literal" }, { "docid": "606331", "text": "more primitive as well as a much longer high-level encoding scheme was also used – BNPF (Begin-Negative-Positive-Finish). In BNPF encoding, a single byte (8 bits) would be represented by a highly redundant character framing sequence starting with a single ASCII \"B\", eight ASCII characters where a \"0\" would be represented by a \"N\" and a \"1\" would be represented by a \"P\", followed by an ending ASCII \"F\". These ten-character ASCII sequences were separated by one or more whitespace characters, therefore using at least eleven ASCII characters for each byte stored (9% efficiency). The ASCII \"N\" and \"P\" characters differ", "title": "Punched tape" }, { "docid": "5435630", "text": "published in 2015 defines a GBK encoder as a GB 18030 encoder with a single-byte euro sign and without four-byte sequences. A character is encoded as 1 or 2 bytes. A byte in the range codice_1–codice_2 is a single byte that means the same thing as it does in ASCII. Strictly speaking, there are 95 characters and 33 control codes in this range. A byte with the high bit set indicates that it is the first of 2 bytes. Loosely speaking, the first byte is in the range codice_3–codice_4 (that is, never codice_5 or codice_6), and the second byte is", "title": "GBK (character encoding)" } ]

[ { "docid": "12361099", "text": "storage. (Assuming that the unused 8th bit of each byte was not reused in some way, such as error checking, Boolean fields, or packing 8 characters into 7 bytes.) An eight-bit character set (using one byte per character) encodes 256 characters, so it can include ASCII plus 128 more characters. (Variable multi-byte schemes based on ASCII can add many more additional characters. Unmodified code will provide valid results searching for sequences of ASCII and extended characters. But software must be more sophisticated, only accepting or creating valid multi-byte characters, and always treating multi-byte characters as one character whenever counting, copying,", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361112", "text": "(0x00-0x7F). Shift JIS can directly be used in programming languages and languages such as HTML (if accepting that backslash looks like ¥), because the bytes used for free text delimiters are not used as part of non-ASCII characters. UTF-16 is even less extended ASCII because ASCII characters are stored as two bytes with one byte equal to 0x00. Porting an existing system to support character sets as Shift JIS or UTF-16 is complicated and bug prone. For programming languages and document languages such as C and HTML, the principle of Extended ASCII is important, since it enables many different encodings", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "5775791", "text": "Legacy programs can generally handle UTF-8 encoded files, even if they contain non-ASCII characters. For instance, the C printf function can print a UTF-8 string, as it only looks for the ASCII '%' character to define a formatting string, and prints all other bytes unchanged, thus non-ASCII characters will be output unchanged. UTF-16 and UTF-32 are incompatible with ASCII files, and thus require Unicode-aware programs to display, print and manipulate them, even if the file is known to contain only characters in the ASCII subset. Because they contain many zero bytes, the strings cannot be manipulated by normal null-terminated string", "title": "Comparison of Unicode encodings" }, { "docid": "12361111", "text": "introduce a multi-byte character set into existing systems that use extended ASCII. UTF-8 is true extended ASCII, as are some Extended Unix Code encodings. ISO/IEC 6937 is not extended ASCII because its code point 0x24 corresponds to the general currency sign (¤) rather than to the dollar sign ($), but it is an extended version of the International Reference Version of ISO 646. Shift JIS is not true extended ASCII, because although ASCII characters are encoded the same as in ASCII (except for the backslash; its position is used for the yen character), multi-byte characters can also include ASCII bytes", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361098", "text": "\"÷\". C interprets the two-character sequences \"<%\" and \"%>\" as equivalent to \"{\" and \"}\" because \"{\" and \"}\" are not available on all keyboards.) The English alphabet was generally useful on computers around the world for programming, operation, and international communication, so extended character sets that added to the original ASCII set were a good idea. Seven-bit ASCII encodes only 128 characters (including control characters). When computers and peripherals standardized on eight-bit bytes, it became obvious that computers and software could handle text that uses 256-character sets at almost no additional cost in programming, and no additional cost for", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "13939097", "text": "characters. The following table shows the final bytes in hexadecimal and the corresponding ASCII characters after the intermediate bytes. The EACC is the only multibyte encoding of MARC-8, it encodes each CJK character in three ASCII bytes. For example, to encode the U+4EBA CJK character (人) you will need the following bytes The \\x1B\\x24\\x31 switches to EACC/CJK, and the \\x21\\x30\\x64 corresponds to the U+4EBA. In addition to the ISO-2022 character sets, the following custom sets are available too. The byte designation follows the escape byte (hexadecimal 1B). There is no intermediate byte. MARC-8 The MARC-8 charset is a MARC standard", "title": "MARC-8" }, { "docid": "62341", "text": "character set (the collection of characters which it can represent), though some character sets have multiple character encodings and vice versa. Character encodings may be broadly grouped according to the number of bytes required to represent a single character: there are single byte encodings, multibyte (also called wide) encodings, and variable-width (also called variable-length) encodings. The earliest character encodings were single-byte, the best known example of which is ASCII. ASCII remains in use today, for example in HTTP headers. However, single-byte encodings cannot model character sets with more than 256 characters. Scripts which require large character sets such as Chinese,", "title": "Code" }, { "docid": "4077190", "text": "a complete copy of the affected program. In most hex editor applications, the data of the computer file is represented as hexadecimal values grouped in 4 groups of 4 bytes (or two groups of 8 bytes), followed by one group of 16 printable ASCII characters which correspond to each pair of hex values (each byte). Non-printable ASCII characters (e.g., Bell) and characters that would take more than one character space (e.g., tab) are typically represented by a dot (\".\") in the following ASCII field. Since the invention of computers and their different uses, a variety of file formats has been", "title": "Hex editor" }, { "docid": "16012", "text": "more importantly, forward compatibility is ensured as software that recognizes only 7-bit ASCII characters as special and does not alter bytes with the highest bit set (as is often done to support 8-bit ASCII extensions such as ISO-8859-1) will preserve UTF-8 data unchanged. ASCII ASCII ( ), abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices. Most modern character-encoding schemes are based on ASCII, although they support many additional characters. ASCII is the traditional name for the encoding system; the Internet Assigned", "title": "ASCII" }, { "docid": "123375", "text": "likely to be adopted by systems with 36 bits (as five seven-bit ASCII characters fit into one word). As eight-bit bytes became widespread, ASCII systems sometimes used the \"unused\" bit for other purposes, such as metacharacters to mark the borders of records or words. This made it difficult to change the code to work with EBCDIC. On the PDP-11 bytes with the high bit set were treated as negative numbers, behavior that was copied to C, causing unexpected problems with EBCDIC. Both of these problems also hindered the adoption of extended ASCII character sets. The table below shows the \"invariant", "title": "EBCDIC" }, { "docid": "12361092", "text": "Extended ASCII Extended ASCII (EASCII or high ASCII) character encodings are eight-bit or larger encodings that include the standard seven-bit ASCII characters, plus additional characters. The use of the term is sometimes criticized, because it can be mistakenly interpreted to mean that the ASCII standard has been updated to include more than 128 characters or that the term unambiguously identifies a single encoding, neither of which is the case. There are many extended ASCII encodings (more than 220 DOS and Windows codepages). EBCDIC (\"the other\" major 8-bit character code) likewise developed many extended variants (more than 186 EBCDIC codepages) over", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361103", "text": "0xAF) that implemented low-resolution block graphics. (Each block-graphic character displayed as a 2x3 grid of pixels, with each block pixel effectively controlled by one of the lower 6 bits.) IBM introduced eight-bit extended ASCII codes on the original IBM PC and later produced variations for different languages and cultures. IBM called such character sets \"code pages\" and assigned numbers to both those they themselves invented as well as many invented and used by other manufacturers. Accordingly, character sets are very often indicated by their IBM code page number. In ASCII-compatible code pages, the lower 128 characters maintained their standard US-ASCII", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "4665651", "text": "each possible 32-bit value. Because five radix-84 digits only provide 84 = 4,182,119,424 representable values, 85 is the minimum possible integral base that will represent four bytes in five characters, hence its choice. When encoding, each group of 4 bytes is taken as a 32-bit binary number, most significant byte first (Ascii85 uses a big-endian convention). This is converted, by repeatedly dividing by 85 and taking the remainder, into 5 radix-85 digits. Then each digit (again, most significant first) is encoded as an ASCII printable character by adding 33 to it, giving the ASCII characters 33 (\"codice_1\") through 117 (\"codice_2\").", "title": "Ascii85" }, { "docid": "6571439", "text": "characters. For example, the capital letter \"A\" is ASCII character 65, the numeral \"2\" is ASCII 50, the character \"<nowiki>}</nowiki>\" is ASCII 125, and the metacharacter \"carriage return\" is ASCII 13. Systems based on ASCII use seven bits to represent these values digitally. In contrast, most computers store data in memory organized in eight-bit bytes. Files that contain machine-executable code and non-textual data typically contain all 256 possible eight-bit byte values. Many computer programs came to rely on this distinction between seven-bit \"text\" and eight-bit \"binary\" data, and would not function properly if non-ASCII characters appeared in data that was", "title": "Binary-to-text encoding" }, { "docid": "4568968", "text": "Telepen Telepen is a name of a barcode symbology designed in 1972 in the UK to express all 128 ASCII characters without using shift characters for code switching, and using only two different widths for bars and spaces. (Unlike Code 128, which uses shifts and four different element widths.) Unlike most linear barcodes, Telepen does not define independent encodings for each character, but instead operates on a stream of bits. It is able to represent any bit stream containing an even number of 0 bits, and is applied to ASCII bytes with even parity, which satisfy that rule. Bytes are", "title": "Telepen" }, { "docid": "2921083", "text": "by converting them into printable ASCII characters, because the range of printable ASCII characters is supported by most operating systems. However, since this reduces the available character set considerably, there is significant overhead (wasted bandwidth) over 8bit-byte networks. For example, in uuencode and Base64, three bytes of data are encoded into four printable ASCII characters, which equals four bytes, a 33% overhead (not including the overhead from headers). yEnc uses one character (one byte) to represent one byte of the file, with a few exceptions. yEnc assumes that binary data mostly can be transmitted through Usenet and email. Therefore, 252", "title": "YEnc" }, { "docid": "5037457", "text": "results in shorter URLs. The procedure for percent-encoding binary data has often been extrapolated, sometimes inappropriately or without being fully specified, to apply to character-based data. In the World Wide Web's formative years, when dealing with data characters in the ASCII repertoire and using their corresponding bytes in ASCII as the basis for determining percent-encoded sequences, this practice was relatively harmless; it was just assumed that characters and bytes mapped one-to-one and were interchangeable. The need to represent characters outside the ASCII range, however, grew quickly and URI schemes and protocols often failed to provide standard rules for preparing character", "title": "Percent-encoding" }, { "docid": "2805781", "text": "ASCII. However, these encodings often use byte values outside the ASCII range so they need to be encoded further before they are suitable for use in a non-8-bit-clean environment. Quoted-Printable encoding is one method used for mapping arbitrary bytes into sequences of ASCII characters. So, Quoted-Printable is not a character encoding scheme itself, but a data coding layer to be used under some byte-oriented character encoding. QP encoding is reversible, meaning the original bytes and hence the non-ASCII characters they represent can be identically recovered. Quoted-Printable and Base64 are the two basic MIME content transfer encodings, if a trivial \"8bit\"", "title": "Quoted-printable" }, { "docid": "2255816", "text": "cleanly divisible. These bytes are subtracted from the line's <length character> so that the decoder does not append unwanted characters to the file. uudecoding is reverse of the above, subtract 32 from each character's ASCII code to get a 6-bit value, concatenate 4 6-bit groups to get 24 bits, then output 3 bytes. The encoding process is demonstrated by this table, which shows the derivation of the above encoding for \"Cat\". The following table shows the conversion of the decimal value of the 6-bit fields obtained during the conversion process and their corresponding ASCII character output code and character. Note", "title": "Uuencoding" }, { "docid": "433557", "text": "UTF-16, and UTF-32, and several other encodings are in use. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16, and UCS-2, a precursor of UTF-16. UTF-8, the dominant encoding on the World Wide Web (used in over 92% of websites), uses one byte for the first 128 code points, and up to 4 bytes for other characters. The first 128 Unicode code points are the ASCII characters, which means that any ASCII text is also a UTF-8 text. UCS-2 uses two bytes (16 bits) for each character but can only encode the first 65,536 code points, the so-called Basic Multilingual Plane", "title": "Unicode" }, { "docid": "18804", "text": "ASCII art ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable (from a total of 128) characters defined by the ASCII Standard from 1963 and ASCII compliant character sets with proprietary extended characters (beyond the 128 characters of standard 7-bit ASCII). The term is also loosely used to refer to text based visual art in general. ASCII art can be created with any text editor, and is often used with free-form languages. Most examples of ASCII art require a fixed-width font (non-proportional fonts, as on a traditional", "title": "ASCII art" }, { "docid": "4665649", "text": "Ascii85 Ascii85, also called Base85, is a form of binary-to-text encoding developed by Paul E. Rutter for the btoa utility. By using five ASCII characters to represent four bytes of binary data (making the encoded size ¹⁄₄ larger than the original, assuming eight bits per ASCII character), it is more efficient than uuencode or Base64, which use four characters to represent three bytes of data (¹⁄₃ increase, assuming eight bits per ASCII character). Its main modern uses are in Adobe's PostScript and Portable Document Format file formats, as well as in the patch encoding for binary files used by Git.", "title": "Ascii85" }, { "docid": "2130981", "text": "by the decoder and decoding resumes with the next character. Otherwise decoding resumes with the character after the base64. First, an encoder must decide which characters to represent directly in ASCII form, which codice_3 has to be escaped as codice_4, and which to place in blocks of Unicode characters. A simple encoder may encode all characters it considers safe for direct encoding directly. However the cost of ending a Unicode sequence, outputing a single character directly in ASCII and then starting another Unicode sequence is 3 to 3⅔ bytes. This is more than the 2⅔ bytes needed to represent the", "title": "UTF-7" }, { "docid": "5037458", "text": "data for inclusion in a URI. Web applications consequently began using different multi-byte, stateful, and other non-ASCII-compatible encodings as the basis for percent-encoding, leading to ambiguities and difficulty interpreting URIs reliably. For example, many URI schemes and protocols based on RFCs 1738 and 2396 presume that the data characters will be converted to bytes according to some unspecified character encoding before being represented in a URI by unreserved characters or percent-encoded bytes. If the scheme does not allow the URI to provide a hint as to what encoding was used, or if the encoding conflicts with the use of ASCII", "title": "Percent-encoding" }, { "docid": "2716358", "text": "\"invoked\" to interpret bytes in the stream. Character codes from the 7-bit ASCII graphic range (0x20–0x7F), being on the left side of a character code table, are referred to as \"GL\" codes \"(with \"GL\" standing for \"graphics left\")\" while codes from the \"high ASCII\" range (0xA0–0xFF), if available, are referred to as the \"GR\" codes \"(\"graphics right\")\". By default, GL codes specify G0 characters, and GR codes specify G1 characters, but this may be modified with control codes or by prior agreement: Each of the four working sets may be a 94-character set or a 94-character set. Additionally, G1 through", "title": "ISO/IEC 2022" }, { "docid": "2130975", "text": "of headers using byte values above the ASCII range. Although MIME allows encoding the message body in various character sets (broader than ASCII), the underlying transmission infrastructure (SMTP, the main E-mail transfer standard) is still not guaranteed to be 8-bit clean. Therefore, a non-trivial content transfer encoding has to be applied in case of doubt. Unfortunately base64 has a disadvantage of making even US-ASCII characters unreadable in non-MIME clients. On the other hand, UTF-8 combined with quoted-printable produces a very size-inefficient format requiring 6–9 bytes for non-ASCII characters from the BMP and 12 bytes for characters outside the BMP. Provided", "title": "UTF-7" }, { "docid": "437531", "text": "to ASCII. Characters outside the ASCII range are stored in 2-4 bytes. It is also possible to use UTF-16 where most characters are stored as two bytes with varying endianness, which is supported by modern browsers but less commonly used. In order to work around the limitations of legacy encodings, HTML is designed such that it is possible to represent characters from the whole of Unicode inside an HTML document by using a numeric character reference: a sequence of characters that explicitly spell out the Unicode code point of the character being represented. A character reference takes the form codice_2Ncodice_3,", "title": "Unicode and HTML" }, { "docid": "2858671", "text": "page 10008 or codice_1). EUC-JP is a variable-width encoding used to represent the elements of three Japanese character set standards, namely JIS X 0208, JIS X 0212, and JIS X 0201. 0.1% of all web pages use EUC-JP since August 2018. Other names for this encoding include Unixized JIS (or UJIS) and AT&T JIS. It is called Code page 954 by IBM. This encoding scheme allows the easy mixing of 7-bit ASCII and 8-bit Japanese without the need for the escape characters employed by ISO-2022-JP, which is based on the same character set standards, and without ASCII bytes appearing as", "title": "Extended Unix Code" }, { "docid": "18841", "text": "done by sampling the image down to grayscale with less than 8-bit precision, so that each value corresponds to different ASCII character. ASCII art ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable (from a total of 128) characters defined by the ASCII Standard from 1963 and ASCII compliant character sets with proprietary extended characters (beyond the 128 characters of standard 7-bit ASCII). The term is also loosely used to refer to text based visual art in general. ASCII art can be created with any text editor,", "title": "ASCII art" }, { "docid": "2858669", "text": "in newspaper typesetting. GBK is an extension to GB2312. It defines an extended form of the EUC-CN encoding capable of representing a larger array of CJK characters sourced largely from Unicode 1.1, including traditional Chinese characters and characters used only in Japanese. It is not, however, a true EUC code, because ASCII bytes may appear as trail bytes (and C1 bytes, not limited to the single shifts, may appear as lead or trail bytes), due to a larger encoding space being required. Variants of GBK are implemented by Windows code page 936 (the Microsoft Windows code page for simplified Chinese),", "title": "Extended Unix Code" }, { "docid": "12361113", "text": "and therefore many human languages to be supported with little extra programming effort in the software that interprets the computer-readable language files. The principle of Extended ASCII means that: Extended ASCII Extended ASCII (EASCII or high ASCII) character encodings are eight-bit or larger encodings that include the standard seven-bit ASCII characters, plus additional characters. The use of the term is sometimes criticized, because it can be mistakenly interpreted to mean that the ASCII standard has been updated to include more than 128 characters or that the term unambiguously identifies a single encoding, neither of which is the case. There are", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "16007", "text": "to use an 8-bit byte to store each character in memory, providing an opportunity for extended, 8-bit relatives of ASCII. In most cases these developed as true extensions of ASCII, leaving the original character-mapping intact, but adding additional character definitions after the first 128 (i.e., 7-bit) characters. Encodings include ISCII (India), VISCII (Vietnam). Although these encodings are sometimes referred to as ASCII, true ASCII is defined strictly only by the ANSI standard. Most early home computer systems developed their own 8-bit character sets containing line-drawing and game glyphs, and often filled in some or all of the control characters from", "title": "ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361102", "text": "extensions of ASCII appeared on non-EBCDIC mainframe computers and minicomputers, especially in universities. Hewlett-Packard started to add European characters to their extended 7-bit / 8-bit ASCII character set HP Roman Extension around 1978/1979 for use with their workstations, terminals and printers. This later evolved into the widely used regular 8-bit character sets HP Roman-8 and HP Roman-9 (as well as a number of variants). Atari and Commodore home computers added many graphic symbols to their non-standard ASCII (Respectively, ATASCII and PETSCII, based on the original ASCII standard of 1963). The TRS-80 home computer additions included 64 semigraphics characters (0x80 through", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "12361100", "text": "comparing, inserting, or deleting characters.) Many manufacturers devised 8-bit character sets consisting of ASCII plus up to 128 of the unused codes, with varying degrees of cooperation or coordination by national and international standards bodies. 128 additional characters is not enough to cover all purposes, all languages, or even all European languages, so the emergence of \"many\" proprietary and national ASCII-derived 8-bit character sets was inevitable. Drawbacks of multiple 8-bit character sets are that conversion of text data from one character encoding to another (transcoding) is complex, and almost always has the possibility of changing non-ASCII characters in the text.", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "7103431", "text": "Alt code On IBM compatible personal computers, many characters not directly associated with a key can be entered using the Alt Numpad input method or Alt code: pressing and holding the \"Alt\" key while typing the number identifying the character with the keyboard's numeric keypad. Similar or extended forms of this feature are also available in many operating systems, including DOS and Microsoft Windows. Often this is the best or only method many computer users know for entering non-ASCII characters. Many Wikipedia articles on various characters will include how to type that character using Alt codes for code page 437.", "title": "Alt code" }, { "docid": "2741892", "text": "VISCII VISCII is a character encoding for using the Vietnamese language with computers. Unicode and the Windows-1258 code page are now used for virtually all Vietnamese computer data, but legacy VSCII and VISCII files may need conversion. VISCII is a modified ASCII. It keeps the 95 printable characters of ASCII unmodified, but it replaces 6 of the 33 control characters with printable characters. It adds 128 precomposed characters. A traditional extended ASCII character set consists of the ASCII set plus up to 128 characters. Vietnamese requires 134 additional letter-diacritic combinations, which is six too many. There are essentially three different", "title": "VISCII" }, { "docid": "2255814", "text": "by adding 32 to the actual byte count, with the sole exception of a grave accent \"`\" (ASCII code 96) signifying zero bytes. All data lines except the last (if the data was not divisible by 45), have 45 bytes of encoded data (60 characters after encoding). Therefore, the vast majority of length values is 'M', (32 + 45 = ASCII code 77 or \"M\"). <formatted characters> are encoded characters. See Formatting Mechanism for more details on the actual implementation. The file ends with two lines: The second to last line is also a character indicating the line length with", "title": "Uuencoding" }, { "docid": "4665661", "text": "highest possible representable address, 2−1 = 74×85 + 53×85 + 5×85 + ..., would be encoded as codice_19. This character set excludes the characters codice_20, making it suitable for use in JSON strings (where codice_21 and codice_22 would require escaping). However, for SGML-based protocols, notably including XML, string escapes may still be required (to accommodate codice_23, codice_24 and codice_25). Ascii85 Ascii85, also called Base85, is a form of binary-to-text encoding developed by Paul E. Rutter for the btoa utility. By using five ASCII characters to represent four bytes of binary data (making the encoded size ¹⁄₄ larger than the original,", "title": "Ascii85" }, { "docid": "7165401", "text": "bytes per code point. Byte-oriented protocol Byte-oriented framing protocol is \"a communications protocol in which full bytes are used as control codes. Also known as character-oriented protocol.\" For example UART communication is byte-oriented. The term \"character-oriented\" is deprecated, since the notion of character has changed. An ASCII character fits to one byte (octet) in terms of the amount of information. With the internationalization of computer software, wide characters became necessary, to handle texts in different languages. In particular, Unicode characters (or strictly speaking code points) can be 1, 2, 3 or 4 bytes in UTF-8, and other encodings of Unicode", "title": "Byte-oriented protocol" }, { "docid": "960810", "text": "high byte), the end address (in the same format), the actual data, one byte with the value 0x2F (\"/\" character ), a two-byte checksum, and two bytes with the value 0x04 (EOT, End Of Transmission). Each byte of memory is stored as two sequential ASCII characters on tape, for example, hexadecimal B5 in memory (181 decimal) would be stored as two sequential ASCII characters \"B\" and \"5\" (42 and 35 hexadecimal). KIM-1 The KIM-1, short for \"Keyboard Input Monitor\", is a small 6502-based single-board computer developed and produced by MOS Technology, Inc. and launched in 1976. It was very successful", "title": "KIM-1" }, { "docid": "410687", "text": "of one, two, or four bytes, or as a variable-length sequence of one to four bytes, in accordance to specific character encoding conventions, such as ASCII, ISO/IEC 2022, UTF-8, or Unicode. These conventions define many printable characters, but also non-printing characters that control the flow of the text, such space, line break, and page break. Plain text contains no other information about the text itself, not even the character encoding convention employed. Plain text is stored in text files, although text files do not exclusively store plain text. In the early days of computers, plain text was displayed using a", "title": "Text editor" }, { "docid": "706950", "text": "8-bit clean 8-bit clean describes a computer system that correctly handles 8-bit character encodings, such as the ISO 8859 series and the UTF-8 encoding of Unicode. Up to the early 1990s, many programs and data transmission channels assumed that all characters would be represented as numbers between 0 and 127 (7 bits); for example, the ASCII standard used only 7 bits per character, avoiding an 8-bit representation in order to save on data transmission costs. On computers and data links using 8-bit bytes this left the top bit of each byte free for use as a parity, flag bit, or", "title": "8-bit clean" }, { "docid": "20879478", "text": "as they are mapped to ASCII commands codice_8, codice_9, codice_10, codice_11, codice_12, codice_13 and codice_14, respectively. Each character is encoded as a single seven-bit code value. It contains all 96 printable ASCII characters along with 27 mathematical symbols and 6 Greek letters. Stanford/ITS character set Stanford/ITS character set is an extended ASCII character set based on SEASCII with modifications allowing compatibility with 1968 ASCII. It is used as an alternate character set of the SUPDUP protocol for terminals with codice_1 and codice_2 bits set. It is also recommended for TeX implementations on systems with large character sets. The default plain", "title": "Stanford/ITS character set" }, { "docid": "2712193", "text": "unencoded parts in UCS. GB 18030 inherits the bad aspects of GBK, most notably needing special code to safely find ASCII characters in a GB18030 sequence. The one- and two-byte code points are essentially GBK with the euro sign, PUA mappings for unassigned/user-defined points, and vertical punctuations. The four byte scheme can be thought of as consisting of two units, each of two bytes. Each unit has a similar format to a GBK two byte character but with a range of values for the second byte of 0x30–0x39 (the ASCII codes for decimal digits). The first byte has the range", "title": "GB 18030" }, { "docid": "5881666", "text": "a multi-byte encoding like UTF-8; a single Unicode code point can be encoded in one, two, three, or five bytes. The ASCII range is encoded as one byte (all code points from U+0000 to U+009F are). UTF-1 does not use the C0 and C1 control codes or the space character in multi-byte encodings, the bytes 0 - 0x20 or 0x7F - 0x9F always stand for the corresponding code point. This design with 66 \"protected\" characters tried to be ISO 2022 compatible. UTF-1 uses \"modulo 190\" arithmetic (256 − 66 = 190). For comparison, UTF-8 protects all 128 ASCII characters and", "title": "UTF-1" }, { "docid": "2557454", "text": "characters was read from memory at a specified location. This location was one of the VIC-II registers, which allowed programmers to construct their own characters sets by placing the appropriate data in memory; each character was an 8x8 grid, a byte represented 8 bits horizontally, so 8 bytes were required for a single character and thus the complete 256-character set used a total of 2,048 bytes. There was no limit to how many such sets could be constructed, although they had to be aligned on a 2K boundary within the 16K video bank. In addition to charsets, the VIC-II also", "title": "MOS Technology VIC-II" }, { "docid": "1712530", "text": "strings encoded in UTF-16 use two bytes to encode each character (or four bytes for some special characters). When an ASCII string is transformed into UTF-16, a zero byte is inserted after each byte in the original string. Obscou proved in Phrack 61 that it is possible to write shellcode that can run successfully after this transformation. Programs that can automatically encode any shellcode into alphanumeric UTF-16-proof shellcode exist, based on the same principle of a small self-modifying decoder that decodes the original shellcode. Most shellcode is written in machine code because of the low level at which the vulnerability", "title": "Shellcode" }, { "docid": "440593", "text": "UTF-8 UTF-8 is a variable width character encoding capable of encoding all 1,112,064 valid code points in Unicode using one to four 8-bit bytes. The encoding is defined by the Unicode Standard, and was originally designed by Ken Thompson and Rob Pike. The name is derived from \"Unicode\" (or \"Universal Coded Character Set\") \"Transformation Format 8-bit\". It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII. Code points with lower numerical values, which tend to occur more frequently, are encoded using fewer bytes. The first 128 characters of Unicode, which correspond one-to-one with ASCII, are encoded using a single octet with the", "title": "UTF-8" }, { "docid": "10583353", "text": "other variable-width character sets that used more bytes per character. On the other hand, early Japanese computing used half-width kana characters instead of normal-sized kana in a single-byte code page called JIS X 0201. Some IBM code pages used a similar treatment for Korean jamo. Some terminals and editing programs could not deal with Han characters starting at odd columns, only even ones. Therefore if ASCII or digits were to be inserted between the Han characters, a fullwidth alternative was desirable. So the DBCS encodings usually included a fullwidth versions of all ASCII characters. In Unicode, if a certain grapheme", "title": "Halfwidth and fullwidth forms" }, { "docid": "5388404", "text": "Code point In character encoding terminology, a code point or code position is any of the numerical values that make up the \"code space\". Many code points represent single characters but they can also have other meanings, such as for formatting. For example, the character encoding scheme ASCII comprises 128 code points in the range 0 to 7F, Extended ASCII comprises 256 code points in the range 0 to FF, and Unicode comprises 1,114,112 code points in the range 0 to 10FFFF. The Unicode code space is divided into seventeen planes (the basic multilingual plane, and 16 supplementary planes), each", "title": "Code point" }, { "docid": "18816", "text": "\"break animations\" by the Atari sceners. The Commodore 64, which was released in 1982, also did not follow the ASCII standard. The C-64 character set is called PETSCII, an extended form of ASCII-1963. As with the Atari's ATASCII art, C-64 fans developed a similar scene that used PETSCII for their creations. So-called \"block ASCII\" or \"high ASCII\" uses the extended characters of the 8-bit code page 437, which is a proprietary standard introduced by IBM in 1979 (ANSI Standard x3.16) for the IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS operating systems. \"Block ASCIIs\" were widely used on the PC during the 1990s", "title": "ASCII art" }, { "docid": "3628870", "text": "A hex editor or viewer may be used to view file data as a sequence of hexadecimal (or decimal, binary or ASCII character) values for corresponding bytes of a binary file. If a binary file is opened in a text editor, each group of eight bits will typically be translated as a single character, and the user will see a (probably unintelligible) display of textual characters. If the file is opened in some other application, that application will have its own use for each byte: maybe the application will treat each byte as a number and output a stream of", "title": "Binary file" }, { "docid": "7165400", "text": "Byte-oriented protocol Byte-oriented framing protocol is \"a communications protocol in which full bytes are used as control codes. Also known as character-oriented protocol.\" For example UART communication is byte-oriented. The term \"character-oriented\" is deprecated, since the notion of character has changed. An ASCII character fits to one byte (octet) in terms of the amount of information. With the internationalization of computer software, wide characters became necessary, to handle texts in different languages. In particular, Unicode characters (or strictly speaking code points) can be 1, 2, 3 or 4 bytes in UTF-8, and other encodings of Unicode use two or four", "title": "Byte-oriented protocol" }, { "docid": "1340058", "text": "all the files in an archive are ASCII text files, and have ASCII names, then the archive is essentially an ASCII text file (containing many NUL characters). The fields defined by the original Unix tar format are listed in the table below. The link indicator/file type table includes some modern extensions. When a field is unused it is filled with NUL bytes. The header uses 257 bytes, then is padded with NUL bytes to make it fill a 512 byte record. There is no \"magic number\" in the header, for file identification. Pre-POSIX.1-1988 (i.e. v7) tar header: The pre-POSIX.1-1988 Link", "title": "Tar (computing)" }, { "docid": "1349454", "text": "of DBCS characters and single-byte characters in Big5-encoded text. Bytes in the range 0x00 to 0x7f that are not part of a double-byte character are assumed to be single-byte characters. The meaning of non-ASCII single bytes outside the permitted values that are not part of a double-byte character varies from system to system. In old MSDOS-based systems, they are likely to be displayed as 8-bit characters; in modern systems, they are likely to either give unpredictable results or generate an error. In the original Big5, the encoding is compartmentalized into different zones: The \"graphical characters\" actually comprise punctuation marks, partial", "title": "Big5" }, { "docid": "706952", "text": "8-bit message had high chances to be garbled during transmission in the 20th century. But some implementations really did not care about formal discouraging of 8-bit data and allowed high bit set bytes to pass through. Many early communications protocol standards, such as , , for SMTP, for NNTP, , , , were designed to work over such \"7-bit\" communication links. They specifically mention the use of ASCII character set \"transmitted as an 8-bit byte with the high-order bit cleared to zero\" and some of these explicitly restrict \"all\" data to 7-bit characters. For the first few decades of email", "title": "8-bit clean" }, { "docid": "2858667", "text": "applications are more likely to use UTF-8, which supports all of the glyphs of the EUC codes, and more, and is generally more portable with fewer vendor deviations and errors. EUC-CN is the usual way to use the GB2312 standard for simplified Chinese characters. Unlike the case of Japanese, the ISO-2022 form of GB2312 is not normally used, though a variant form called HZ was sometimes used on USENET. An ASCII character is represented in its usual encoding. A character from GB 2312 is represented by two bytes in the range 0xA1 – 0xFE. An encoding related to EUC-CN is", "title": "Extended Unix Code" }, { "docid": "9595076", "text": "character data. Six-bit BCD was used by IBM on early computers such as the IBM 704 in 1954. This encoding was replaced by the 8-bit EBCDIC code when System/360 standardized on 8-bit bytes. There are some variants of this type of code (see below). Six-bit character codes generally succeeded the five-bit Baudot code and preceded seven-bit ASCII. One popular variant was DEC SIXBIT. This is simply the ASCII character codes from 32 to 95 coded as 0 to 63 by subtracting 32 (i.e., columns 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the ASCII table (16 characters to a column), shifted to", "title": "Six-bit character code" }, { "docid": "1349453", "text": "codes are frequently given as a 4-digit hexadecimal number, which describes the two bytes that comprise the Big5 code as if the two bytes were a big endian representation of a 16-bit number. For example, the Big5 code for a full-width space, which are the bytes 0xa1 0x40, is usually written as 0xa140 or just A140. Strictly speaking, the Big5 encoding contains only DBCS characters. However, in practice, the Big5 codes are always used together with an unspecified, system-dependent single-byte character set (ASCII, or an 8-bit character set such as code page 437), so that you will find a mix", "title": "Big5" }, { "docid": "89353", "text": "operating systems, files are organized into one-dimensional arrays of bytes. The format of a file is defined by its content since a file is solely a container for data, although, on some platforms the format is usually indicated by its filename extension, specifying the rules for how the bytes must be organized and interpreted meaningfully. For example, the bytes of a plain text file (.txt in Windows) are associated with either ASCII or UTF-8 characters, while the bytes of image, video, and audio files are interpreted otherwise. Most file types also allocate a few bytes for metadata, which allows a", "title": "Computer file" }, { "docid": "2570037", "text": "Hangul does not contain as many characters, but KS X 1001 supports both Hangul and Hanja, and uses two bytes per character. The term \"DBCS\" traditionally refers to a character encoding where each graphic character is encoded in two bytes. The DBCS always has \"lead bytes\" with the most significant bit set (i.e., being greater than 7 bits), and is always paired up with a single-byte character-set (SBCS). Furthermore, for the practical reason of maintaining compatibility with unmodified, off-the-shelf software, the SBCS is associated with half-width characters and the DBCS with full-width characters. Sometimes, the use of the term \"DBCS\"", "title": "DBCS" }, { "docid": "12361107", "text": "unused range. Code page 1252 is the standard character encoding of western European language versions of Microsoft Windows, including English versions. ISO 8859-1 is the common 8-bit character encoding used by the X Window System, and most Internet standards used it before Unicode. The meaning of each extended code point can be different in every encoding. In order to correctly interpret and display text data (sequences of characters) that includes extended codes, hardware and software that reads or receives the text must use the \"specific\" extended ASCII encoding that applies to it. Applying the wrong encoding causes irrational substitution of", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "9237217", "text": "used a minimum of two ASCII \"SYN\" characters (0x16…0x16) to achieve character synchronization in an undifferentiated bit stream, then other special characters to synchronize to the beginning of a frame of characters. The syncwords can be seen as a kind of delimiter. Various techniques are used to avoid delimiter collision, orin other wordsto \"disguise\" bytes of data at the data link layer that might otherwise be incorrectly recognized as the syncword. For example, HDLC uses bit stuffing or \"octet stuffing\", while other systems use ASCII armor or Consistent Overhead Byte Stuffing (COBS). In some communication systems, a receiver can achieve", "title": "Syncword" }, { "docid": "2192621", "text": "does not always result in an intuitive API. Null-terminated strings require that the encoding does not use a zero byte (0x00) anywhere, therefore it is not possible to store every possible ASCII or UTF-8 string. However, it is common to store the subset of ASCII or UTF-8 – every character except the NUL character – in null-terminated strings. Some systems use \"modified UTF-8\" which encodes the NUL character as two non-zero bytes (0xC0, 0x80) and thus allow all possible strings to be stored. This is not allowed by the UTF-8 standard as it is a security risk. A 0xC0, 0x80", "title": "Null-terminated string" }, { "docid": "19391735", "text": "Code page 932 (Microsoft Windows) Microsoft Windows code page 932 (abbreviated MS932, Windows-932 or ambiguously CP932), also called Windows-31J amongst other names (see § Terminology below), is the Microsoft Windows code page for the Japanese language, which is an extended variant of the Shift JIS Japanese character encoding. It contains standard 7-bit ASCII codes, and Japanese characters are indicated by the high bit of the first byte being set to 1. Some code points in this page require a second byte, so characters use either 8 or 16 bits for encoding. IBM offer the same extended double-byte codes in their", "title": "Code page 932 (Microsoft Windows)" }, { "docid": "514936", "text": "of encoding characters of BMP. It is supported by many programs. Early in this process it became increasingly clear that 2 characters would not suffice, and IEEE introduced a larger 31-bit space and an encoding (UCS-4) that would require 4 bytes per character. This was resisted by the Unicode Consortium, both because 4 bytes per character wasted a lot of disk space and memory, and because some manufacturers were already heavily invested in 2-byte-per-character technology. The UTF-16 encoding scheme was developed as a compromise to resolve this impasse in version 2.0 of the Unicode standard in July 1996 and is", "title": "UTF-16" }, { "docid": "4665650", "text": "The basic need for a binary-to-text encoding comes from a need to communicate arbitrary binary data over preexisting communications protocols that were designed to carry only English language human-readable text. Those communication protocols may only be 7-bit safe (and within that avoid certain ASCII control codes), and may require line breaks at certain maximum intervals, and may not maintain whitespace. Thus, only the 95 printable ASCII characters are \"safe\" to use to convey data. Four bytes can represent 2 = 4,294,967,296 possible values. Five radix-85 digits provide 85 = 4,437,053,125 possible values, enough to provide for a unique representation for", "title": "Ascii85" }, { "docid": "2446541", "text": "of a set of 63 graphic characters intended for use with ASCII, the American National Standard Code for Information Interchange, ANSI X3.4-1986, including 29 combining diacritic characters. A combining diacritic character precedes the spacing character on which it should be superimposed. The following table shows ANSI/NISO Z39.47-1993 (R2003). Each character is shown with its Unicode equivalent. The GEDCOM specification for exchanging genealogical data refers to ANSEL (ANSI/NISO Z39.47-1985) as a valid text encoding for GEDCOM files and extends it with additional characters which are shown in the following table. The MARC 21 Extended Latin character set is synchronized with ANSEL", "title": "ANSEL" }, { "docid": "10146552", "text": "Unicode control characters Many Unicode control characters are used to control the interpretation or display of text, but these characters themselves have no visual or spatial representation. For example, the null character () is used in C-programming application environments to indicate the end of a string of characters. In this way, these programs only require a single starting memory address for a string (as opposed to a starting address and a length), since the string ends once the program reads the null character. The control characters U+0000–U+001F and U+007F come from ASCII. Additionally, U+0080–U+009F were used in conjunction with ISO", "title": "Unicode control characters" }, { "docid": "375741", "text": "of representing strings as lists of character codes. Representations of strings depend heavily on the choice of character repertoire and the method of character encoding. Older string implementations were designed to work with repertoire and encoding defined by ASCII, or more recent extensions like the ISO 8859 series. Modern implementations often use the extensive repertoire defined by Unicode along with a variety of complex encodings such as UTF-8 and UTF-16. The term \"byte string\" usually indicates a general-purpose string of bytes, rather than strings of only (readable) characters, strings of bits, or such. Byte strings often imply that bytes can", "title": "String (computer science)" }, { "docid": "8038149", "text": "selected character codes are encapsulated, which reduces the performance by about 0.4% + additional 0.4% for every selected character code. In case the data link is limited to seven data bits, a special bit collection mode can be activated. The highest bits for every seven bytes are collected to one byte (which is eight bits under normal conditions). This collection reduces the performance about 12.4% and doubles the character encapsulation capacity. The maximum transfer line correction mode of MSLP uses five characters to transmit four characters that use only printable 7-bit ASCII codes (Ascii85). This mode should work on almost", "title": "SMODEM" }, { "docid": "2130979", "text": "direct characters are safe to include literally. The other main group, known as \"optional direct characters\", contains all other printable characters in the range –U+007E except codice_2 and space. Using the optional direct characters reduces size and enhances human readability but also increases the chance of breakage by things like badly designed mail gateways and may require extra escaping when used in encoded words for header fields. Space, tab, carriage return and line feed may also be represented directly as single ASCII bytes. However, if the encoded text is to be used in e-mail, care is needed to ensure that", "title": "UTF-7" }, { "docid": "4754104", "text": "The C40 and Text modes have four separate sets. Set 0 is the default, and contains codes that temporarily select a different set for the next character. The only difference is that they reverse upper-and lower-case letters. C40 is primarily upper-case, with lower-case letters in Set 3. Text is the other way around. Set 1, containing ASCII control codes, and set 2, containing punctuation symbols are identical in C40 and Text mode. EDIFACT mode uses six bits per character, with four characters packed into three bytes. It can store digits, upper-case letters, and many punctuation marks, but has no support", "title": "Data Matrix" }, { "docid": "202676", "text": "start operation at the \"current\" buffer address, and executing an order or writing data will update this address. The buffer address can be set directly using the \"Set Buffer Address (SBA)\" order, often followed by \"Start Field\". For a device with a 1920 character display a twelve bit address is sufficient. Later 3270s with larger screen sizes use fourteen or sixteen bits. Addresses are encoded in orders in two bytes. For twelve bit addresses the high order two bits of each byte are normally set to form valid EBCDIC (or ASCII) characters. For example, address 0 is coded as X'4040',", "title": "IBM 3270" }, { "docid": "2858517", "text": "Shift JIS Shift JIS (Shift Japanese Industrial Standards, also SJIS, MIME name Shift_JIS) is a character encoding for the Japanese language, originally developed by a Japanese company called ASCII Corporation in conjunction with Microsoft and standardized as JIS X 0208 Appendix 1. 0.4% of all web pages used Shift JIS in September 2018, a decline from 1.3% in July 2014. Shift JIS is based on character sets defined within JIS standards JIS X 0201:1997 (for the single-byte characters) and JIS X 0208:1997 (for the double-byte characters). The lead bytes for the double-byte characters are \"shifted\" around the 64 halfwidth katakana", "title": "Shift JIS" }, { "docid": "12361105", "text": "ASCII codes in Mac OS, such as Mac OS Roman. Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) developed the Multinational Character Set, which had fewer characters but more letter and diacritic combinations. It was supported by the VT220 and later DEC computer terminals. This later became the basis for other character sets such as the Lotus International Character Set (LICS), ECMA-94 and ISO 8859-1. Eventually, ISO released this standard as ISO 8859 describing its own set of eight-bit ASCII extensions. The most popular is ISO 8859-1, also called \"ISO Latin 1\", which contained characters sufficient for the most common Western European languages. Variations", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "1698186", "text": "what characters were safe to use. For instance, uuencode uses uppercase letters, digits, and many punctuation characters, but no lowercase. The Base64 index table: The example below uses ASCII text for simplicity, but this is not a typical use case, as it can already be safely transferred across all systems that can handle Base64. The more typical use is to encode binary data (such as an image); the resulting Base64 data will only contain 64 different ASCII characters, all of which can reliably be transferred across systems that may corrupt the raw source bytes. A quote from Thomas Hobbes' \"Leviathan\":", "title": "Base64" }, { "docid": "41385", "text": "Some implementations, for example IBM mainframe systems, support zoned decimal numeric representations. Each decimal digit is stored in one byte, with the lower four bits encoding the digit in BCD form. The upper four bits, called the \"zone\" bits, are usually set to a fixed value so that the byte holds a character value corresponding to the digit. EBCDIC systems use a zone value of 1111 (hex F); this yields bytes in the range F0 to F9 (hex), which are the EBCDIC codes for the characters \"0\" through \"9\". Similarly, ASCII systems use a zone value of 0011 (hex 3),", "title": "Binary-coded decimal" }, { "docid": "2716354", "text": "before the end of a line. To represent large character sets, ISO/IEC 2022 builds on ISO/IEC 646's property that one seven bit character will normally define 94 graphic (printable) characters (in addition to space and 33 control characters). Using two bytes, it is thus possible to represent up to 8836 (94×94) characters; and, using three bytes, up to 830584 (94×94×94) characters. Though the standard defines it, no registered character set uses three bytes (although EUC-TW's unregistered G2 is). For the two-byte character sets, the code point of each character is normally specified in so-called \"kuten\" (Japanese: ) form (sometimes called", "title": "ISO/IEC 2022" }, { "docid": "19391803", "text": "Code page 949 (IBM) IBM code page 949 (IBM-949) is IBM's PC Data KS code. It implements EUC-KR in addition to encodings for IBM extensions including user defined characters. This code page supports the Korean language. It is a combination of the single-byte Code page 1088 and the double-byte Code page 951. Bytes 0x00 through 0x7F are used for single byte KS X 1003 (ISO 646:KR) characters, a similar set to ASCII. Bytes 0x80 through 0x84 are used for IBM single byte extension characters. Lead bytes 0x8F through 0xA0 are used for IBM double byte extension characters. Lead bytes 0xA1", "title": "Code page 949 (IBM)" }, { "docid": "1698190", "text": "two bytes. The example below illustrates how truncating the input of the above quote changes the output padding: The same characters will be encoded differently depending on their position within the three-octet group which is encoded to produce the four characters. For example: The ratio of output bytes to input bytes is 4:3 (33% overhead). Specifically, given an input of \"n\" bytes, the output will be formula_1 bytes long, including padding characters. In theory, the padding character is not needed for decoding, since the number of missing bytes can be calculated from the number of Base64 digits. In some implementations,", "title": "Base64" }, { "docid": "3897681", "text": "bytes to represent each character (primarily used in source code and external files), from \"wide characters\", which are run-time representations of characters in single objects (typically, greater than 8 bits). UTF-16 little-endian is the encoding standard at Microsoft (and in the Windows operating system). Yet with surrogate pairs it supports 32-bit as well. The .NET Framework platform supports multiple wide-character implementations including UTF7, UTF8, UTF16 and UTF32. The Java platform requires that wide character variables be defined as 16-bit values, and that characters be encoded using UTF-16 (due to former use of UCS-2), while modern Unix-like systems generally require UTF-8", "title": "Wide character" }, { "docid": "7910659", "text": "three bytes left. These 24 bits are split into four 6-bit numbers, each of which is then translated to the formula_1th character in the following table: Each group of sixty output characters (corresponding to 45 input bytes) is output as a separate line preceded by an encoded character giving the number of encoded bytes on that line. For all lines except the last, this will be the character 'h' (the character mapping to the value 45). If the input is not evenly divisible by 45, the last line will contain the remaining N output characters, preceded by the number of", "title": "Xxencoding" }, { "docid": "7127525", "text": "rather, blanks after the shebang have traditionally been allowed, and sometimes documented with a space (see the 1980 email in history section below). The shebang characters are represented by the same two bytes in extended ASCII encodings, including UTF-8, which is commonly used for scripts and other text files on current Unix-like systems. However, UTF-8 files may begin with the optional byte order mark (BOM); if the \"exec\" function specifically detects the bytes 0x23 and 0x21, then the presence of the BOM () before the shebang will prevent the script interpreter from being executed. Some authorities recommend against using the", "title": "Shebang (Unix)" }, { "docid": "12361097", "text": "points were modified by at least one modified set, leaving only 82 \"invariant\" codes. There was always temptation to make a larger character set (preferably by extending a standard character set), but there was no easy path forward. There was no way to define a universal extension. There was no hardware to print or display an extended set. For years, applications were designed around the 64-character set and/or the 95-character set, so several characters acquired new uses. (For example, ASCII lacks \"÷\", so most programming languages use \"/\" (and sometimes \"\\\") to indicate division, and most still do not recognize", "title": "Extended ASCII" }, { "docid": "5775806", "text": "so should be used for estimation and comparison only. To accurately determine the size of text in an encoding, see the actual specifications. Endianness does not affect sizes (UTF-16BE and UTF-32BE have the same size as UTF-16LE and UTF-32LE, respectively). The use of UTF-32 under quoted-printable is highly impractical, but if implemented, will result in 8–12 bytes per code point (about 10 bytes in average), namely for BMP, each code point will occupy exactly 6 bytes more than the same code in quoted-printable/UTF-16. Base64/UTF-32 gets bytes for \"any\" code point. An ASCII control character under quoted-printable or UTF-7 may be", "title": "Comparison of Unicode encodings" }, { "docid": "2082252", "text": "Multinational Character Set The Multinational Character Set (DMCS or MCS) is a character encoding created in 1983 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for use in the popular VT220 terminal. It was an 8-bit extension of ASCII that added accented characters, currency symbols, and other character glyphs missing from 7-bit ASCII. It is only one of the code pages implemented for the VT220 National Replacement Character Set (NRCS). MCS is registered as IBM code page 1100 (Multinational Emulation) since 1992. Depending on associated sorting Oracle calls it WE8DEC, N8DEC, DK8DEC, S8DEC, or SF8DEC. Such \"extended ASCII\" sets were common (the National", "title": "Multinational Character Set" }, { "docid": "1992001", "text": "screen was limited to plain and simple text, such as that found in the ASCII code set. In the early 1980s, users of IBM PC compatible computers began to experiment with ways of forming simple pictures and designs using only the 255 characters within the Extended ASCII character set, specifically known as code page 437, created by IBM. Modems and networking technology allowed computer users to communicate with each other over bulletin board systems (BBSes); the operators of these BBSes used ASCII art to enhance the aesthetic appearance of their systems. The common user interface or video mode shared by", "title": "Computer art scene" }, { "docid": "5775793", "text": "by definition) and UTF-16. UTF-8 requires 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits (one to four octets (bytes) to encode a Unicode character, UTF-16 requires either 16 or 32 bits to encode a character, and UTF-32 always requires 32 bits to encode a character. The first 128 Unicode code points, U+0000 to U+007F, used for the C0 Controls and Basic Latin characters and which correspond one-to-one to their ASCII-code equivalents, are encoded using 8 bits in UTF-8, 16 bits in UTF-16, and 32 bits in UTF-32. The next 1,920 characters, U+0080 to U+07FF (encompassing the remainder of almost all Latin-script alphabets,", "title": "Comparison of Unicode encodings" }, { "docid": "3452210", "text": "within a word, and the size of each byte. Instructions existed to load and store bytes via this descriptor, and to increment the descriptor to point at the next byte (bytes were not split across word boundaries). Much DEC software used five 7-bit bytes per word (plain ASCII characters), with one bit per word unused. Implementations of C had to use four 9-bit bytes per word, since the 'malloc' function in C assumes that the size of an \"int\" is some multiple of the size of a \"char\"; the actual multiple is determined by the system-dependent compile-time operator sizeof. The", "title": "Addressing mode" }, { "docid": "20019950", "text": "Code for Information Interchange” (ASCII). While ASCII is a 7-bit code, BraSCII is an 8-bit code, where the characters from 160 to 255 were configured to support extended characters. It is nearly identical to ECMA-94 (1985) and ISO 8859-1 (1987) except that the characters × and ÷ are replaced by Œ and œ, as they still were in the Multinational Character Set (MCS, 1983) and Lotus International Character Set (LICS, 1985), whereas these code points were empty in the earliest versions of ECMA-94 (1985) and ISO 8859-1. In some other devices, this character set is simply referred as “ABNT”. This", "title": "BraSCII" }, { "docid": "15971", "text": "differ in bit pattern from the upper case by a single bit, which simplified case-insensitive character matching and the construction of keyboards and printers. The X3 committee made other changes, including other new characters (the brace and vertical bar characters), renaming some control characters (SOM became start of header (SOH)) and moving or removing others (RU was removed). ASCII was subsequently updated as USAS X3.4-1967, then USAS X3.4-1968, ANSI X3.4-1977, and finally, ANSI X3.4-1986. Revisions of the ASCII standard: In the X3.15 standard, the X3 committee also addressed how ASCII should be transmitted (least significant bit first), and how it", "title": "ASCII" }, { "docid": "15972", "text": "should be recorded on perforated tape. They proposed a 9-track standard for magnetic tape, and attempted to deal with some punched card formats. The X3.2 subcommittee designed ASCII based on the earlier teleprinter encoding systems. Like other character encodings, ASCII specifies a correspondence between digital bit patterns and character symbols (i.e. graphemes and control characters). This allows digital devices to communicate with each other and to process, store, and communicate character-oriented information such as written language. Before ASCII was developed, the encodings in use included 26 alphabetic characters, 10 numerical digits, and from 11 to 25 special graphic symbols. To", "title": "ASCII" }, { "docid": "2431658", "text": "G and T. Different definitions of an edit distance use different sets of string operations. The Levenshtein distance operations are the removal, insertion, or substitution of a character in the string. Being the most common metric, the Levenshtein distance is usually what is meant by \"edit distance\". Given two strings and on an alphabet (e.g. the set of ASCII characters, the set of bytes [0..255], etc.), the edit distance is the minimum-weight series of edit operations that transforms into . One of the simplest sets of edit operations is that defined by Levenshtein in 1966: In Levenshtein's original definition, each", "title": "Edit distance" }, { "docid": "63202", "text": "had no official assigned glyph, many computer equipment vendors used it as an additional printable character (often an all-black \"box\" character useful for erasing text by overprinting with ink). Non-erasable Programmable ROMs are typically implemented as arrays of fusible elements, each representing a bit, which can only be switched one way, usually from one to zero. In such PROMs, the DEL and NUL characters can be used in the same way that they were used on punched tape: one to reserve meaningless fill bytes that can be written later, and the other to convert written bytes to meaningless fill bytes.", "title": "Control character" } ]

[ "March 3 , 1931" ]

[ { "docid": "419760", "text": "1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at ), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover. Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. \"Hail, Columbia\" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. \"My Country, 'Tis of Thee\", whose melody is identical to \"God Save the Queen\", the United Kingdom's national anthem, also served as a \"de facto\" national anthem. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "419777", "text": "Representatives passed the bill later that year. The Senate passed the bill on March 3, 1931. President Herbert Hoover signed the bill on March 4, 1931, officially adopting \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem of the United States of America. As currently codified, the United States Code states that \"[t]he composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.\" The song is notoriously difficult for nonprofessionals to sing because of its wide rangea 12th. Humorist Richard Armour referred to the song's difficulty in his book \"It All Started With Columbus\". Professional and", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "19793052", "text": "U.S. national anthem protests Protests during the playing of the United States national anthem have had many causes, including civil rights, anti-conscription and anti-war, anti-nationalism, and religious reservations. \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" was adopted as the official national anthem by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Before that time, protests also occurred when a number of songs were used as unofficial national anthems, including \"My Country, 'Tis of Thee\" and \"Hail, Columbia\". In 1892, three men, including a friend of Ida B. Wells, were lynched by a", "title": "U.S. national anthem protests" }, { "docid": "419760", "text": "1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at ), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover. Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. \"Hail, Columbia\" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. \"My Country, 'Tis of Thee\", whose melody is identical to \"God Save the Queen\", the United Kingdom's national anthem, also served as a \"de facto\" national anthem. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "11416408", "text": "the final stanza of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by U.S. President Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: \"And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'\" The change from \"E Pluribus Unum\" to \"In God We Trust\" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took to", "title": "United States national motto" } ]

[ { "docid": "419798", "text": "motivated protests of the national anthem began in the National Football League (NFL) after San Francisco 49ers quarterback (QB) Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem, as opposed to the tradition of standing, in response to police brutality in America, before his team's third preseason game of 2016. Kaepernick also sat during the first two preseason games, but he went unnoticed. In November 2017, the California Chapter of the NAACP called on Congress to remove \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem. Alice Huffman, California NAACP president said: \"it's racist; it doesn't represent our community, it's anti-black.\" The third stanza of", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581735", "text": "moment that no one wanted any mistakes. They didn't want any feedback, they didn't want any technical difficulties ... and it was great.\" When Jennifer Hudson delivered a lip-syncing of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XLIII in February 2009, it caused a little controversy once again. But most critics and many in the music industry didn't make a criticism of it. David Hinckley of \"New York Daily News\" made a remark on lip-syncing the national anthem that it was of secondary importance, writing \"The national anthem is different. Yes, it's a musical performance and yes, we're interested in", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "12137507", "text": "Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. The 290-mile (467 km) trail was named after \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" the national anthem of the United States. Consisting of water and overland routes, the trail extends from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay, and Baltimore, Maryland. The trail also contains sites on Maryland's Eastern shore. Activities on the trail include hiking, biking, boating, and geocaching on the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail. Sites on the trail include towns", "title": "Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail" }, { "docid": "12137508", "text": "raided and/or burned by the British, battles and engagements, museums, and forts. It was authorized by the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008. Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. The 290-mile (467 km) trail was named after \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" the national anthem of the United States. Consisting of water and overland routes, the trail extends from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay, and Baltimore, Maryland. The trail also contains sites on Maryland's", "title": "Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail" }, { "docid": "8807", "text": "adaptable to new orchestrations while still remaining as easily recognizable as \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" Some prefer \"America the Beautiful\" over \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" due to the latter's war-oriented imagery. Others prefer \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" for the same reason. While that national dichotomy has stymied any effort at changing the tradition of the national anthem, \"America the Beautiful\" continues to be held in high esteem by a large number of Americans, and was even being considered \"before\" 1931, as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States. This song was used as the background music of the television", "title": "America the Beautiful" }, { "docid": "7031706", "text": "Chiefs, the Eli Young Band sung the national anthem. After messing up the lyrics on the 2nd line of the song, they were met with boos. They started over and sang the lyrics correctly. During Game 5 of the 2014 World Series, Staind lead singer Aaron Lewis reportedly butchered the national anthem. During the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Fergie performed what was considered the worst rendition of the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" in recent memory. \"The Star Spangled Banner\" became a charity single recorded by Pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston and produced by music director Rickey Minor, along with Houston herself, to raise", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581710", "text": "the attack, decided to do her part to help the country recover by agreeing to have her 1991 rendition of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" re-released. So, it was reissued as a commercial CD single on September 26, 2001 by Arista Records, with proceeds going to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police; the single also included her version of \"America the Beautiful.\" With releasing of the single, Reid said that \"In a time of tragedy, Whitney Houston's recording of our National Anthem has comforted and inspired our nation.\" Whitney Houston's rendition", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "7031686", "text": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner In the course of the adoption of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem of the United States, a variety of people have either sung or performed the anthem using a variety of instruments and methods. Some of these methods include using only one instrument, such as a guitar or trumpet. Other methods have included singing the anthem using different vocal ranges or even changing some of the words to show support for a home team or for an event. However, veterans groups have spoken out on occasion about these recordings, mainly calling", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581698", "text": "games in the US, \"The Star Spangled Banner\" was performed by Houston at the original Tampa Stadium for Super Bowl XXV in 1991. Houston donated her portion of the proceeds. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Arista Records re-released Houston's \"The Star Spangled Banner\". She once again donated her share of the royalties, as did Arista Records, towards the firefighters and victims of the terrorist attacks. This time the single peaked at #6 on the US Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. This made Houston the first musical act to take the national anthem Top 10 in", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "7031692", "text": "Canucks in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. The National Hockey League requires arenas in both the U.S. and Canada to perform both \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" and \"O Canada\" (Canadian national anthem) at games that involve teams from both countries, a practice that has also been picked up by Major League Baseball. However, from 1997, when interleague play began in baseball until 2004 when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, only the Canadian anthem would be played at games between the Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays. One exception to this came in 2004, when three Expos \"home\"", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581737", "text": "would devastate the performance.\" Similarly, \"Billboard\" magazines Robert Levine didn't see anything wrong with lip-syncing the national anthem, saying \"If Bruce Springsteen flubs a line on 'Born to Run' only his fans will notice. If Jennifer Hudson flubs on the national anthem, people are going to get upset. People want it to be technically perfect as well as emotionally inspiring. Can you guarantee that live? Maybe. But it's good to have insurance.\" Patrick Hruby of ESPN.com, on his recent article titled 'Star-Spangled Banner isn't easy to sing,' gave a positive comment on Houston's choice that lip-synced \"The Star Spangled Banner,\"", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "7031710", "text": "the second-highest-rated U.S. television program of all time. Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner In the course of the adoption of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem of the United States, a variety of people have either sung or performed the anthem using a variety of instruments and methods. Some of these methods include using only one instrument, such as a guitar or trumpet. Other methods have included singing the anthem using different vocal ranges or even changing some of the words to show support for a home team or for an event. However, veterans groups have spoken", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "419782", "text": "Obama on Defender's Day, September 12, 2014, at Fort McHenry. In addition, the anthem bicentennial included a youth music celebration including the presentation of the National Anthem Bicentennial Youth Challenge winning composition written by Noah Altshuler. The first popular music performance of the anthem heard by the mainstream U.S. was by Puerto Rican singer and guitarist José Feliciano. He created a nationwide uproar when he strummed a slow, blues-style rendition of the song at Tiger Stadium in Detroit before game five of the 1968 World Series, between Detroit and St. Louis. This rendition started contemporary \"Star-Spangled Banner\" controversies. The response", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "7031690", "text": "CD collection, \"Ernie Harwell's Audio Scrapbook\".) Over the early years of U.S. television broadcasts it became common practice by many stations to close their broadcast day, usually late at night or early in the mornings, by airing the Star Spangled Banner accompanied by some visual image of the flag or some patriotic theme. One audio-visual arrangement in particular, entitled \"National Anthem\", was produced by a New York-based graphics firm, Saxton Graphic Associates, Ltd. The uncommonly complex and interesting orchestral arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner commences with a trumpet fanfare then the anthem is accompanied by images that illustrate several", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581697", "text": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording) \"The Star Spangled Banner\" is a charity single recorded by American singer Whitney Houston to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War. Written by Francis Scott Key, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is the National Anthem of the United States. The musical arrangement for Whitney Houston's rendition was by conductor John Clayton. The recording was produced by music coordinator Rickey Minor, along with Houston herself. The recording was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, \"\" and the US edition of the 2000 release, \"\". Traditionally performed at sports", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "419758", "text": "The Star-Spangled Banner \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory. The poem was set", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "419800", "text": "a Spanish-language version from 1919. It has since been translated into Hebrew and Yiddish by Jewish immigrants, Latin American Spanish (with one version popularized during immigration reform protests in 2006), French by Acadians of Louisiana, Samoan, and Irish. The third verse of the anthem has also been translated into Latin. With regard to the indigenous languages of North America, there are versions and Cherokee. The Star-Spangled Banner \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "7142113", "text": "to The Star-Spangled Banner and three in four Americans indicate that school is where they learned the anthem and other patriotic songs. However, a survey showed that only 39 percent of Americans could complete the third line of The Star Spangled Banner correctly with \"...through the perilous fight.\" (In a version written by Francis Scott Key in 1840, the third line ends \"...through the clouds of the fight.\") According to the National Anthem Project website, throughout the United States music programs have experienced extensive funding cuts over the past several years, and on average four percent of the $450 billion", "title": "National Anthem Project" }, { "docid": "7142115", "text": "our hearts – freedom, liberty and equality.\" The National Anthem Project toured the United States in 2006, making \"Road Show\" stops in every state and Washington, D.C. The Road Shows featured music performances by student ensembles, an interactive education center, and music education advocacy materials. Visitors were encouraged to try singing \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" to test themselves on its lyrics. At each stop, one singer was designated a winner and given $1000 to donate to the local school music program of his or her choice. Having concluded its Road Show, the National Anthem Project focused on the planned Grand Finale", "title": "National Anthem Project" }, { "docid": "5581721", "text": "for national anthem performances.\" In March 2011, \"St. Petersburg Times\" Tom Jones, in his article of memorable sporting events in Tampa Bay Area, recalled the Super Bowl XXV as follows: \"the game was about more than football. The United States was embroiled in the first Gulf War, and Whitney Houston, right, backed by the Florida Orchestra, produced goose bumps and tears with a powerful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. It is one of the great Super Bowl moments.\" Whitney Houston's rendition of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XXV was released as a single in the United States alone", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "14317585", "text": "of the display was completed in 2005. It was here that the \"Star Spangled Banner\" first became the official music for the military retreat ceremony, long before it became the National Anthem. In 1892, the post commander Colonel Caleb H. Carlton, 8th Cavalry, began the custom of playing the \"Star Spangled Banner\" at military ceremonies and requested that all people rise and pay it proper respect long before it became the National Anthem. Fort Meade (South Dakota) Fort Meade was established in 1878 as a cavalry fort to protect the new settlements in the northern Black Hills, especially the nearby", "title": "Fort Meade (South Dakota)" }, { "docid": "5581744", "text": "the dispute, three days later (December 17, 2001), the suit was withdrawn by the orchestra voluntarily. The Arista spokesperson said \"it was an administrative oversight from [Houston's] Greatest Hits album.\" An Arista representative assured Jakes who claimed that the non-profit organization had not received quarterly royalty statements since mid-1992, that the issue could be settled without legal action. Before her famous rendition of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, Whitney Houston sang the national anthem several times in sports events, such as: Beyoncé Knowles, who performed \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, referred", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "419776", "text": "no national anthem\". In 1930, Veterans of Foreign Wars started a petition for the United States to officially recognize \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem. Five million people signed the petition. The petition was presented to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary on January 31, 1930. On the same day, Elsie Jorss-Reilley and Grace Evelyn Boudlin sang the song to the Committee to refute the perception that it was too high pitched for a typical person to sing. The Committee voted in favor of sending the bill to the House floor for a vote. The House of", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "419783", "text": "from many in the Vietnam War-era U.S. was generally negative. Despite the controversy, Feliciano's performance opened the door for the countless interpretations of the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" heard in the years since. One week after Feliciano's performance, the anthem was in the news again when U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos lifted controversial raised fists at the 1968 Olympics while the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" played at a medal ceremony. Marvin Gaye gave a soul-influenced performance at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game and Whitney Houston gave a soulful rendition before Super Bowl XXV in 1991, which was released as a single that", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "8860369", "text": "Star-Spangled Banner (flag) The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Seeing the flag during the battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem \"Defence of Fort M'Henry\", which, retitled with the flag's name from the closing lines of the first stanza and set to the tune of \"To Anacreon in Heaven\" by John Stafford Smith, later became the national anthem of the United States. In Baltimore's preparation for an expected attack on", "title": "Star-Spangled Banner (flag)" }, { "docid": "17385063", "text": "of SunSeshLA, a weekly music and comedy showcase in LA. Grisafe first arranged her version of the Star-Spangled Banner for a contest to sing at Wrigley Field in 2008. She received 2nd place in the competition. She began singing the National Anthem for Chicago Force games before taking the field. In 2013 at the Gold Medal game, U.S.A. vs Canada, Grisafe was asked to sing the Star-Spangled Banner. A video of her performance later went viral. The Huffington Post called her performance, \"one of the most stunning versions of the \"Star Spangled Banner\" we’ve ever heard.\" A photo of her", "title": "Sami Grisafe" }, { "docid": "14274672", "text": "on June 6, 2016. On July 24, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On October 16, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Houston Texans and Colts game. Pope and her duet partner Chris Young were nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their hit song \"Think of You\", making her first contestant from The Voice to receive a Grammy nomination. In May 2017, Pope parted ways with BMLG records On March 30, 2018 she independently", "title": "Cassadee Pope" }, { "docid": "12713364", "text": "the night and were retreating. Skinner, Key, and Beanes were released to go back home on their ship. They arrived at Baltimore on September 16. Key was inspired to write a poem of the event on the back of a letter, which ultimately became the Star Spangled Banner. Beanes was the incidental cause for the reason why Key wrote the poem that led to the American national anthem. Some historians think it was the morning of September 13, instead of September 14, when Key saw the flag was still there and wrote his famous poem, later called \"The Star-Spangled Banner\".", "title": "William Beanes" }, { "docid": "19793068", "text": "Cup of Hockey tournament in Toronto, Canada, Team USA coach John Tortorella told in an interview that if any one of his players were to sit out during the anthem, they would sit on the bench for the entire duration of the game. U.S. national anthem protests Protests during the playing of the United States national anthem have had many causes, including civil rights, anti-conscription and anti-war, anti-nationalism, and religious reservations. \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" was adopted as the official national anthem by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March", "title": "U.S. national anthem protests" }, { "docid": "419775", "text": "more regularly at the Polo Grounds in New York City beginning in 1898. In any case, the tradition of performing the national anthem before \"every\" baseball game began in World War II. On April 10, 1918, John Charles Linthicum, U.S. Congressman from Maryland, introduced a bill to officially recognize \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" as the national anthem. The bill did not pass. On April 15, 1929, Linthicum introduced the bill again, his sixth time doing so. On November 3, 1929, Robert Ripley drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon, \"Ripley's Believe it or Not!\", saying \"Believe It or Not, America has", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581717", "text": "News, in their articles of lip-syncing, wrote that \"Houston's unforgettable rendition of the anthem [...] set the standard that most singers have tried to top.\" Jenny Mayo of \"The Washington Times\", in her review of Houston's 2009 album \"I Look to You\", praised the rendition highly: \"Miss Houston is an artist who can—or at least used to—make songs untouchable. 'The Star Spangled Banner' will never be the same.\" Bill Lamb from About.com expressed that \"[Houston's] formidable power made her Super Bowl XXV 'Star Spangled Banner' performance a legendary moment,\" and on her biography by Lamb, also described it \"as one", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "5581745", "text": "to Houston's Super Bowl anthem as a big influence on her, talking about the experience on \"The Oprah Winfrey Show\", originally aired on April 5, 2004: \"Even more so than the Grammys, singing The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem, has always been a dream. [As a child,] I watched Whitney Houston, and I literally was in tears. And I grew up saying, ‘Mom, I’m going to do that.’…I actually did it! It was overwhelming. It was amazing, it really was.\" Lady Gaga, in an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, answered the question about her mention of Houston's name in her Grammy", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "419774", "text": "every Army post every evening at retreat.\" In 1899, the U.S. Navy officially adopted \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson ordered that \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" be played at military and other appropriate occasions. The playing of the song two years later during the seventh-inning stretch of Game One of the 1918 World Series, and thereafter during each game of the series is often cited as the first instance that the anthem was played at a baseball game, though evidence shows that the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" was performed as early as 1897 at opening day ceremonies in Philadelphia and then", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5206888", "text": "version of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". The crowd becomes angered by this, and when the real \"Cavalry Kids\" arrive, a fight breaks out between everyone. Marge, appalled by this, starts crying, and when this is shown on the Jumbotron, the fighting stops and the Sea Captain suggests that everyone should sing a sweet, soothing hymn like Canada's national anthem instead of a \"hymn to war\" like \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". Everyone present sings \"O Canada\" and joins hands to form a maple leaf on the baseball field. In the end, Bart and Milhouse sum up the whole experience by saying that they", "title": "The Bart of War" }, { "docid": "14128111", "text": "celebration, launched as the \"Star-Spangled Sailabration\" and crescendo \"Star-Spangled Spectacular\" festivals, was a three-year commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the penning of The Star-Spangled Banner. The Star-Spangled Sailabration festival brought a total of 45 tall ships, naval vessels and others from the US, United Kingdom, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico to Baltimore's Harbor. The event, held June 13–19, 2012, was the week encompassing Flag Day and the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of War. The Star-Spangled Spectacular was a 10-day free festival that celebrated the 200th anniversary of the United States National Anthem", "title": "History of Baltimore" }, { "docid": "419797", "text": "respectively in the 200-meter running event, they turned on the podium to face their flags, and to hear the American national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". Each athlete raised a black-gloved fist, and kept them raised until the anthem had finished. In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets. In his autobiography, \"Silent Gesture\", Smith stated that the gesture was not a \"Black Power\" salute, but a \"human rights salute\". The event is regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern Olympic Games. Politically", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5905399", "text": "Baseball Rob Manfred had suggested that possibility earlier in the week. An Orioles spokesman would not comment on whether the teams' dispute affected Orioles′ rescheduling decisions, but another source with the team told \"The Washington Post\" that it had. The Nationals said that neither the Orioles nor MLB approached them about making Nationals Park available to the Orioles, and the Nationals never made the offer themselves. The tradition of yelling \"O!\" during the line \"Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave\" during the singing of the national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" is a Baltimore Orioles tradition. Over the years", "title": "Beltway Series" }, { "docid": "7687929", "text": "of Francis Scott Key, whose poem \"Defense of Fort McHenry\" was set to music as \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" Key has commented that he \"think[s] it's a despicable thing that someone is going into our society from another country and ... changing our national anthem.\" During a press conference on 28 April 2006, President George W. Bush commented, \"I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English. And they ought to learn to sing the anthem in English.\" However, author Kevin Phillips has noted that \"[w]hen visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in", "title": "Nuestro Himno" }, { "docid": "9776143", "text": "was inspired to write the poem that became the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner— the national anthem of the United States. Since Key was on military orders to guarantee his safe passage, it may be said that the Star Spangled Banner was written by a District of Columbia National Guardsman on temporary active duty. The D.C. National Guard has played a special role in Presidential Inaugurations, a tradition starting in the earliest days of the nation. The D.C. Militia or National Guard has been at every Presidential Inauguration beginniing with an honor detail which rode with President Washington in recognition", "title": "District of Columbia National Guard" }, { "docid": "5581715", "text": "a much more important world beyond even the Giants' hold-your-breath triumph when Bills kicker Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal try sailed wide right.\" \"Los Angeles Times\"s J.A. Adande, a sports columnist, commented that \"It dripped red, white and blue,\" placing Houston's Super Bowl performance at number three on his list for the best renditions of \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" In February 2003, \"Vibe\", in a feature article in honor of Super Bowl XXVII, wrote that Houston's performance was \"sweet, sweaty and sensational,\" choosing it as \"Most Kleenex-Worthy Performance.\" In 2005, \"Orlando Sentinel\"s Emily Badger, in her articles of the national anthem,", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "5581711", "text": "of \"The Star Spangled Banner\" has garnered acclaim, since 1991 when she performed the song at Super Bowl XXV. Hubert Mizell of \"St. Petersburg Times\" lauded her to the skies, saying \"Whitney Houston brought down the house as the lady with the super pipes sang the Super Bowl's most meaningful national anthem ever.\" Liz Smith from \"Newsday\" called the performance \"[a] magnificent rendition,\" commenting \"Her [Houston's] powerhouse version [...] turned that often impossible-to-sing tune into a hit.\" \"Entertainment Weekly\"s Jess Cagle noted the specific circumstances, particularly a patriotic mood at the time, rather than the performance itself, stating that \"Her", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "5581731", "text": "was lip-synching or finger-synching.\" During this controversy, Houston's personal publicist, Regins Brown said that \"Our understanding is Whitney sang live.\" Brown added that the song was recorded in a studio several days before the Super Bowl, which has always been the National Football League (NFL) policy, stating \"NFL policy is that when they have a performer singing the national anthem for live TV, they request the performer record what they call a protection copy, just in case the singer has laryngitis, the day of the Super Bowl.\" Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, explained \"This is not a Milli Vanilli", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "7687924", "text": "Nuestro Himno \"\" (Spanish for \"Our Anthem\") is a Spanish-language version of the United States national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". The debut of the translation came amid a growing controversy over immigration in the United States (see 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests). The idea for the song came from British music executive Adam Kidron, as a show of support to Hispanic immigrants in the United States. The song is included on the album ; a portion of the profits of which go to the National Capital Immigration Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based group. Many other artist including Tito El Bambino and", "title": "Nuestro Himno" }, { "docid": "2143552", "text": "coins as shall admit of such motto\". The similar phrase 'In God is our Trust' appears in \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", adopted as the national anthem of the United States in 1931. Written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, the fourth stanza includes the phrase, \"And this be our motto: 'In God is our Trust'\", which was adapted as the national motto. The use of \"In God We Trust\" has been interrupted. The motto disappeared from the five-cent coin in 1883, and did not reappear until production of the Jefferson nickel began in 1938. However, at least two", "title": "In God We Trust" }, { "docid": "4175873", "text": "recognizing the pause for the pledge of allegiance as part of National Flag Day activities. Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, formerly the Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, is a museum located in the Jonestown/Old Town and adjacent to Little Italy neighborhoods of eastern downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Built in 1793, it was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill when she moved to Baltimore in 1806 and the location where she later sewed the \"Star Spangled Banner,\" in 1813, the huge out-sized garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry at Whetstone Point in", "title": "Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum" }, { "docid": "7687932", "text": "the Peruvian composer Clotilde Arias. Arias' translation was considered more faithful to the original English verses than prior Spanish translations. Nuestro Himno \"\" (Spanish for \"Our Anthem\") is a Spanish-language version of the United States national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". The debut of the translation came amid a growing controversy over immigration in the United States (see 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests). The idea for the song came from British music executive Adam Kidron, as a show of support to Hispanic immigrants in the United States. The song is included on the album ; a portion of the profits of", "title": "Nuestro Himno" }, { "docid": "5581702", "text": "\"The Star Spangled Banner\", backed by the Florida Orchestra along with music director Jahja Ling, before 73,813 fans, 115 million viewers in the United States and a worldwide television audience of 750 million. The pregame program including Houston's performance of the national anthem was produced by Bob Best for the National Football League and televised live on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. Because of the Gulf War situation, this marked the first time the Super Bowl would be telecast in most countries around the world. Outside of North America and the United Kingdom, the Super Bowl was", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "14508534", "text": "held for 47 years. Von Maur began the practice of the orchestra's playing the \"Star Spangled Banner\" on December 7, 1941, at the concert after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The tradition of not applauding after the national anthem dates from that same concert, when the audience's stunned silence followed the anthem. During World War II, students filled the chairs of musicians who had joined the military. Unlike during the previous war, attendance at the concerts remained high, and the orchestra added concerts in 1944. The symphony made its national broadcast premiere with a live concert on NBC radio's \"Orchestras", "title": "Quad City Symphony Orchestra" }, { "docid": "8437843", "text": "game was when Rawlings first previewed the Coolflo batting helmets. Players in \"italics\" have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Notes National League: \"Tony LaRussa\" American League: Terry Francona A superchoir consisting of three choirs from Windsor, Ontario, sang \"O Canada\", the Canadian National Anthem. Then, a moment of silence for the victims of the July 7 London bombings, which took place a few days before the game, followed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Brass Players' performance of \"God Save the Queen\", the national anthem of the United Kingdom. Brian McKnight sang \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" the", "title": "2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game" }, { "docid": "146461", "text": "which is now the American national anthem. The flag is currently on display in the exhibition, \"The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem\" at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in a two-story display chamber that protects the flag while it is on view. On April 4, 1818, a plan was passed by Congress at the suggestion of U.S. Naval Captain Samuel C. Reid in which the flag was changed to have 20 stars, with a new star to be added when each new state was admitted, but the number of stripes would be reduced", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "4130835", "text": "when arranged with lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson in 1798. The song was used in the United States as a de facto national anthem for most of the 19th century, but lost popularity after World War I when it was replaced by \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" in 1931. It was the anthem for the President until it was replaced by the song \"Hail to the Chief\". It is now the official Vice Presidential personal anthem. When played in honor of the Vice President, the song is always preceded by four ruffles and flourishes. In addition, the song has been used as a", "title": "Hail, Columbia" }, { "docid": "146490", "text": "on view to the public. In 1994, the National Museum of American History determined that the Star Spangled Banner Flag required further conservation treatment to remain on public display. In 1998 teams of museum conservators, curators, and other specialists helped move the flag from its home in the Museum's Flag Hall into a new conservation laboratory. Following the reopening of the National Museum of American History on November 21, 2008, the flag is now on display in a special exhibition, \"The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem,\" where it rests at a 10 degree angle in dim", "title": "Flag of the United States" }, { "docid": "7031709", "text": "Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. José Feliciano's 1968 rendition was released as a single after his performance, peaking at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 late in 1968. Houston's performance of the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV had long stood as the definitive, until 23 years later when soprano Renee Fleming made broadcast history as the first opera performer to sing the Anthem at a Super Bowl. Her emotional performance at Super Bowl XLVIII helped give the Fox Network the highest ratings of any program in its 26-year history, and it still stands today as", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "7031699", "text": "(adjusting one's protective cup and spitting on the ground), which drew widespread complaints, including from then-President George H.W. Bush. She has not been asked to sing again at a baseball game since. Twenty-two years later, during Roseanne's Comedy Central Roast, she closed her routine by singing the lines of the anthem that were not sung during the infamous performance. At the 1989 World Series opener, after singing \"that our flag was\", the Yale Whiffenpoofs sang \"still there\" twice, in the process omitting the second \"Oh\". Until that point, several of the Whiffenpoofs sang the National Anthem while the other members", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "178610", "text": "first nation to sing a national anthem at the start of a sporting event. In 1978 as part of their album, also called \"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau\", Geraint Jarman a'r Cynganeddwyr recorded a version of the Welsh national anthem using electric guitars, inspired by Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the \"Star-Spangled Banner\". Jarman's version, played by Welsh guitarist Tich Gwilym is one of the most famous modern versions of the song. Tradition has established \"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau\" as an unofficial Welsh anthem since 1905, when it was first sung by fans at rugby games, although the official anthem at the", "title": "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" }, { "docid": "7031704", "text": "In a 2005 hockey exhibition game at Quebec City, Caroline Marcil, daughter of a past Hockey Québec president, forgot the words to the anthem, left to get printed lyrics, and as she returned slipped on the ice and fell. Marcil was later invited to explain herself at \"Good Morning America\", where she performed \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" correctly. René Marie substituted the anthem's lyrics with those of \"Lift Every Voice and Sing\" at a Denver civic event in 2008. Anita Baker was criticized for her performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at Game 4 of the 2010 NBA Finals. Pop singer Christina", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "2114484", "text": "the national anthem, a parade and other events. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland birthplace of the flag that a year later inspired Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), to pen his famous poem, has celebrated Flag Day since the inception of a museum in the home of flag-banner-pennant maker Mary Pickersgill on the historic property in 1927. The annual celebrations on Flag Day and also Defenders Day (September 12, since 1814) commemorates the Star-Spangled Banner and its creator Mary Pickersgill, for the huge emblem that flew over Fort McHenry guarding Baltimore harbor during the British Royal Navy's three days", "title": "Flag Day (United States)" }, { "docid": "6432518", "text": "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere \"There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere\" is a patriotic anthem written in 1942 by Paul Roberts and Shelby Darnell (a pseudonym for producer Bob Miller). The song was completed, along with other tunes, on Swan's Island, Maine, where Paul Roberts visited and performed with his soon to become wife, Annie Marrithew, during World War II. The song enjoyed its greatest popularity during the war years. The \"somewhere\" in the title of the song refers to an idealistic version of heaven reserved for the brave U.S. soldiers fighting the Axis Powers, somewhat akin to the", "title": "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" }, { "docid": "8860379", "text": "the flag is now on display in a two-story display chamber that allows it to lie at a 10-degree angle in dim light. The Smithsonian has created a permanent exhibition to document the flag's history and significance, called \"The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem\". Visitors are allowed a clear view of the flag, while it remains protected in a controlled environment. The National Museum of American History produced an online exhibition in conjunction with the reopening of Flag Hall in 2008. An interactive component allows site visitors to closely explore features of the flag in detail,", "title": "Star-Spangled Banner (flag)" }, { "docid": "8860375", "text": "would be put to the music of a common tune, retitled \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", and a portion of it would later be adopted as the United States National Anthem. Since its arrival at the Smithsonian, the flag has undergone multiple preservation efforts. A 2-inch by 5-inch fragment of the flag - white and red, with a seam down the middle - was sold at auction in Dallas, TX on November 30, 2011, for $38,837: the snippet was, presumably, cut from the famous flag as a souvenir in the mid-19th century. The framed remnant came with a faded, hand-written note attesting", "title": "Star-Spangled Banner (flag)" }, { "docid": "1668128", "text": "Virgin Islands is a U.S. insular territory, the national anthem is still \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". \"The Guardian\" reporter Alex Marshall compared it favorably to other national anthems, suggesting that it was reminiscent of the music of the Disney film \"Mary Poppins\". Virgin Islands March The \"Virgin Islands March\" is a U.S. patriotic song which is considered to be the territorial anthem of the United States Virgin Islands. The song was composed by Sam Williams and U.S. Virgin Island native Alton Adams in the 1920s. It served as the unofficial anthem of the U.S. Virgin Islands until 1963 when it was", "title": "Virgin Islands March" }, { "docid": "419781", "text": "Coldstream Guards to perform the anthem at Buckingham Palace, London, at the ceremonial Changing of the Guard, as a gesture of support for Britain's ally. The following day at a St. Paul's Cathedral memorial service, the Queen joined in the singing of the anthem, an unprecedented occurrence. The 200th anniversary of the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" occurred in 2014 with various special events occurring throughout the United States. A particularly significant celebration occurred during the week of September 10–16 in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Highlights included playing of a new arrangement of the anthem arranged by John Williams and participation of President", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "419793", "text": "throughout most of the 20th century many people simply stood at attention or with their hands folded in front of them during the playing of the Anthem, and when reciting the Pledge they would hold their hand (or hat) over their heart. After 9/11, the custom of placing the hand over the heart during the playing of the national anthem became nearly universal. Since 1998, federal law (viz., the United States Code ) states that during a rendition of the national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present including those in uniform should stand at attention; Non-military service individuals", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "2746775", "text": "became the national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". Pickersgill's small 1793 rowhouse is still preserved in East Baltimore's Old Town neighborhood at East Pratt and Albemarle Streets and is known as the \"Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum\". Occasionally over the decades, there has been some controversy and disagreement between the relative merits and historical accuracies of the two flag-making traditions and historical sites in Philadelphia and Baltimore. It is thought that Ross' only contribution to the flag design was to change the 6-pointed stars to the easier 5-pointed stars. Scholars, however, accept the claim by Francis Hopkinson—a member of the", "title": "Betsy Ross" }, { "docid": "7031700", "text": "backed them up by singing \"America the Beautiful.\" In 1993, Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis attempted to sing \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" before a New Jersey Nets game. Lewis sang the entire song off-key and at a range too high for his voice. After his voice broke on the word \"glare\", he stopped and said \"Uh oh\", then said \"I'll make up for it now\" near the end of the song. He was widely ridiculed for the incident. ESPN SportsCenter anchor Charley Steiner described Lewis' version of the national anthem as being written by \"Francis Scott Off-Key\". At the 2001 Pro", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "7191667", "text": "dancing to my song 'Ignition'. That's when it became official. I've been in the business for over 20 years, but that's when it became official to me that Kels is here, baby.\" In March 2013, a petition was launched on We the People requesting that the U.S. national anthem be changed from \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" to \"Ignition (Remix)\". Referencing the song's lyrics, the petition stated that \"We, the undersigned, would like the Obama administration to recognise the need for a new national anthem, one that even a decade after its creation, is still hot and fresh out the kitchen.\" Credits", "title": "Ignition (Remix)" }, { "docid": "7031697", "text": "anthem. Three versions of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" have made the Hot Country Songs charts. The first was an a cappella version by Ricochet, recorded for the Columbia Records album \"NASCAR: Hotter than Asphalt\", which charted at number 58 in July 1996. Faith Hill's version, recorded at the 2000 Super Bowl, reached number 35 on the same chart, and number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in September 2001. A 2012 rendition by The Band Perry charted at number 59. After the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, Lady Gaga performed the", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "20916509", "text": "time at a school talent show when she was in kindergarten, and soon branched out to sporting venues. In her second live performance outside her home in February 2015, she sang \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" before 1,300 attendees at a St. Catherine's High School basketball game. Two months later, she performed the national anthem at a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game; she was invited back to sing at Miller Park in 2016 and again in 2017. In October 2018, she sang the national anthem before Game 1 of the 2018 National League Division Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies at", "title": "Liamani Segura" }, { "docid": "1309257", "text": "on the Japanese people when it comes to respecting the flag or anthem. However, local government bodies and private organizations sometimes suggest or demand certain protocols be followed. For example, an October 2003 directive by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government required teachers to stand during the national anthem at graduation ceremonies. While standing, the teachers are required to sing \"Kimigayo\" while facing the \"Hinomaru\". United States military personnel are required by regulations to render honors with a hand salute, or when in civilian dress, to place their right hand over their heart when \"Kimigayo\", \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", or any other national", "title": "Kimigayo" }, { "docid": "7142110", "text": "National Anthem Project The National Anthem Project was a public awareness campaign launched in 2005 as a major initiative of . At the time of its launch, the National Anthem Project website declared \"MENC is sponsoring The National Anthem Project to revive America's patriotism by educating Americans about the importance of The Star-Spangled Banner-both the flag and the song.\" Sponsored by MENC with major support from the Jeep brand, and other sponsors such as NAMM, Bank of America, and the Gibson Foundation, this campaign, which later used the slogan \"to restore America's voice through music education\" was MENC's most ambitious", "title": "National Anthem Project" }, { "docid": "3889933", "text": "to \"Die Stem van Suid-Afrika\" to match South Africa's. Following independence, \"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika\" was provisionally adopted as the national anthem. It was later decided that Namibia needed a unique anthem and a national competition was held to compose a new national anthem. The competition was won by Axali Doeseb with \"Namibia, Land of the Brave\". The anthem was first played in public in a ceremony on the first anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa in 1991. The similarity of the lyric's first-line phrase \"Land of the Brave\" to the end of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", the national anthem of", "title": "Namibia, Land of the Brave" }, { "docid": "2767887", "text": "getting the first book collection of his newspaper panel series published. On November 3, 1929, he drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon saying \"Believe It or Not, America has no national anthem.\" Despite the widespread belief that \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", with its lyrics by Francis Scott Key set to the music of the English drinking song \"To Anacreon in Heaven\", was the United States national anthem, Congress had never officially made it so. In 1931, John Philip Sousa published his opinion in favor of giving the song official status, stating that \"it is the spirit of the music that", "title": "Robert Ripley" }, { "docid": "7142120", "text": "in that it forwards the limited claims of nationalism to the exclusion of building international and local affiliations and identities. Rather, music teachers need to resist the claims of excessive nationalism in order to ensure that these other interests are also served\" (p. 153). National Anthem Project The National Anthem Project was a public awareness campaign launched in 2005 as a major initiative of . At the time of its launch, the National Anthem Project website declared \"MENC is sponsoring The National Anthem Project to revive America's patriotism by educating Americans about the importance of The Star-Spangled Banner-both the flag", "title": "National Anthem Project" }, { "docid": "10122233", "text": "gaveled to order at noon on October 27, 1951, with the 1100 assembled delegates joining together to sing \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" and the black anthem \"Lift Every Voice and Sing.\" By 1951, twenty three NLC chapters were established across the nation. In October of that same year, representatives from all 23 chapters met again in Cincinnati, Ohio and founded the National Negro Labor Council. When the National Negro Labor Council began cooperating with the union leaders, things did not work as planned. Appeals were made to elect black officers, but they were urgently met with racism charges. It was a", "title": "National Negro Labor Council" }, { "docid": "7031703", "text": "the between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. Robert Goulet forgot the lyrics when invited to sing the anthem before one of Muhammad Ali's championship bouts in the 1960s. He was often chided for this, usually by people who were not aware that he was Canadian by birth. In 2002, pop-singer Anastacia sang the national anthem before the 2002 MLB All-Star Game In it, she sang \"perilous night\" instead of \"perilous fight\". This was the first in a long line of debacles that night after all of which the game ended in a 7-7 tie in 11 innings.", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "16338287", "text": "and received a standing ovation from the judges, but finished as runner-up behind season 11 winner Phillip Phillips with world-record 132 million votes cast by viewers. After \"American Idol\", Sanchez sang \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" \"God Bless America\" and \"The Prayer\" at the PBS' National Memorial Day Concert from the west lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 27, 2012. She performed \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" before the Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley boxing match on June 9, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and also sang the anthem for Game 1 of the 2012 NBA", "title": "Jessica Sanchez" }, { "docid": "419773", "text": "Day celebrations. A plaque displayed at Fort Meade, South Dakota, claims that the idea of making \"The Star Spangled Banner\" the national anthem began on their parade ground in 1892. Colonel Caleb Carlton, Post Commander, established the tradition that the song be played \"at retreat and at the close of parades and concerts.\" Carlton explained the custom to Governor Sheldon of South Dakota who \"promised me that he would try to have the custom established among the state militia.\" Carlton wrote that after a similar discussion, Secretary of War, Daniel E. Lamont issued an order that it \"be played at", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "4338764", "text": "Flag House in 1927, placed a bronze plaque at the foot of her grave. Besides making the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the words to the United States National Anthem, Pickersgill is also remembered for her humanitarian contributions to society, evident in her decades-long presidency of the Impartial Female Humane Society, which eventually evolved into the Pickersgill Retirement Community of Towson, Maryland. She is also remembered for her house, known as the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and later renamed the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, which stands at the corner of East Pratt Street and Albemarle", "title": "Mary Young Pickersgill" }, { "docid": "419788", "text": "at the end of their version of \"Train Kept A-Rollin'\" on the \"Rockin' the Joint\" album. The band Boston gave an instrumental rock rendition of the anthem on their \"Greatest Hits\" album. The band Crush 40 made a version of the song as opening track from the album \"Thrill of the Feel\" (2000). In March 2005, a government-sponsored program, the National Anthem Project, was launched after a Harris Interactive poll showed many adults knew neither the lyrics nor the history of the anthem. Eighteen years after Key's death, and in indignation over the start of the American Civil War, Oliver", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "756751", "text": "Spitz arrived to obtain his gold medal barefoot and carrying his shoes. He put them down when the American national anthem, \"The Star Spangled Banner\" was played. After the anthem played, he picked up his shoes and waved to the crowd. The Soviets saw this as product placement. When questioned by the IOC, Spitz explained that the gesture was innocent, the shoes were old and he was not paid. The IOC cleared him of any wrongdoing. Spitz felt snubbed by not being asked to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics to watch Michael Phelps attempt to break his seven gold medal", "title": "Mark Spitz" }, { "docid": "19882655", "text": "of available seating zones, which feature 124 corporate tables seating ten clients along as well as eleven elevated boxes that could accommodate fifteen to twenty people, had already been purchased by corporates for the fight. Although the event was jointly promoted by Duco Events and Top Rank, Duco Events were the lead promoter of the fight. Tony Weeks served as the in-ring referee, and Ramon Cerdan, Salven Lagumbay and Ingo Barrabas were the ringside judges. Four national anthems were sung. The U.S. national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", and Samoa national anthem, \"The Banner of Freedom\", was performed by Pene Pati.", "title": "Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz" }, { "docid": "5581734", "text": "told we weren't.\" Liz Smith of \"Newsday\" commented in support of Houston's performance: \"[A] controversy reared its head was it [Houston's performance] live or was it Memorex. It was much ado about nothing. I thought it was clearly Houston's own voice.\" Jimmy Jam, a songwriter and producer, in an interview with \"The Associated Press\", expressed his thoughts for Houston's version of the song by saying that \"Whitney, when she did the national anthem, which was the greatest national anthem that we ever heard, what we heard over the air was prerecorded. The reason it was prerecorded was, that was a", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "419778", "text": "amateur singers have been known to forget the words, which is one reason the song is sometimes pre-recorded and lip-synced. Other times the issue is avoided by having the performer(s) play the anthem instrumentally instead of singing it. The pre-recording of the anthem has become standard practice at some ballparks, such as Boston's Fenway Park, according to the SABR publication \"The Fenway Project\". \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" has been performed regularly at the beginning of NFL games since the end of WWII by order of NFL commissioner Elmer Layden, according to History.com . According to same article, the song has been", "title": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "5581714", "text": "a \"moving rendition\" and \"imaginative arrangement\" of the national anthem, adding \"The rare moment on the football field showed her to be much more than a hit machine.\" Jim Farber, a music critic of \"New York Daily News\", in his review of Houston's 2000 album \"Whitney: The Greatest Hits\", said the song was \"bold enough to launch a thousand ships.\" Sportswriter Dave Anderson of \"The New York Times\" commented that \"When Whitney Houston belted out the national anthem with the nation at war, she reminded everybody that there was a much more important world out there beyond the Super Bowl,", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "7031693", "text": "games were played in San Juan, Puerto Rico (a commonwealth of the United States). At those games, both the American and Canadian national anthems were played, as was La Borinqueña (the commonwealth anthem of Puerto Rico). Five years later, when Wayne Gretzky played his final game, Amirante changed the line of \"O'er the land of the free\" to \"O'er the land of Wayne Gretzky\" to reflect Gretzky's retirement. Robert Merrill sang the national anthem at seven World Series games, more than any other performer, and all seven came at Yankee Stadium: in Game 3 of the 1976, 1978, and 1999", "title": "Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner" }, { "docid": "9314541", "text": "This is seen as a good luck charm for the game to come. When the national anthem is played at an Orioles or Ravens game, the word \"oh\" is emphasized in the line \"oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave\" by the crowd to show allegiance to the Orioles, using their nickname, the O's. Some national onlookers regard this custom as disrespectful to the nation's anthem. Nicknames are widely used in Baltimore to refer to certain sports figures or moments. Several Orioles players of the modern era have earned themselves nicknames which have quickly become traditional, such as", "title": "Culture of Baltimore" }, { "docid": "15162237", "text": "look at the flies, fish and plant life that pass through the title creature's field vision\". Of \"The Animated Star-Spangled Banner\", \"Philadelphia Inquirer\" wrote \"\"The Animated StarSpangled Banner\" is just that, the national anthem sung by a chorus of fifth graders\" and \"given a highly literal cartoon expression\", and \"Pittsburgh Press\" called it \"hip and original\", while \"Washington Times\" noted the film \"takes punning license with the words of the national anthem as they're spoken by a group of fifth-graders.\" \"Variety\" wrote that the film was \"inventively animated,\" with such imagery as the rocket's red glare becoming a line of", "title": "Skip Battaglia" }, { "docid": "19743759", "text": "is a tradition in the United States to play \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", the national anthem, before sporting events. According to the United States Code, those present should stand at attention with right hand over heart. It's noteworthy, this tradition only acquired widespread practice after the year 2001, while National Football League (NFL) players were not mandated to be on the field for the playing of the national anthem until 2009. In 2016 the NFL stated that \"players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem\"; its game operations manual reads that players \"should stand\"", "title": "U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)" }, { "docid": "1782143", "text": "U.S. national anthem as representing respect for dead soldiers and policemen whereas others view it as honoring the country generally). Most of the best-known national anthems were written by little-known or unknown composers such as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, composer of \"La Marseillaise\" and John Stafford Smith who wrote the tune for \"The Anacreontic Song\", which became the tune for the U.S. national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". The author of \"God Save the Queen\", one of the oldest and most well known anthems in the world, is unknown and disputed. Very few countries have a national anthem written by", "title": "National anthem" }, { "docid": "7924091", "text": "and Canada were sung before the game. Arizona native and \"American Idol\" winner Jordin Sparks sang U.S. national anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\". The Canadian national anthem, \"O Canada\" were sung by Tamia, Canadian singer who is also the wife of Phoenix Suns player Grant Hill. The pre-game introduction included a dance performance by the \"America's Best Dance Crew\" winner, the Jabbawockeez. Grammy-nominated singer Chris Brown was originally scheduled to appear during the pre-game introductions. He, however, withdrew from the performance due to an ongoing domestic violence case against him. Other musical guests during the All-Star Weekend were singers Corbin Bleu", "title": "2009 NBA All-Star Game" }, { "docid": "5581746", "text": "award acceptance speech in 2011 that \"Whitney was my major vocal inspiration when I was young. We used to listen to her rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner' over and over again. She has an angel in her throat, and I promised myself that the first time I win a Grammy that I would thank Whitney on TV. I did that last year too, but that was not on TV. So this year I had to thank her again.\" Credits adapted from \"The Star Spangled Banner\" single liner notes. \"The Star Spangled Banner\" \"America the Beautiful\" The Star Spangled Banner", "title": "The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)" }, { "docid": "2477731", "text": "number \"1814\" represents the year the national anthem \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" was written. \"Rolling Stone\" emphasized the core concept is further explored in the album's opening pledge (the first track of the recording), which states: \"We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs. We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color-lines.\" Several critics noted that \"R\" (Rhythm) and \"N\" (Nation) are the eighteenth and fourteenth letters of the alphabet, though Jackson said this was coincidental. Jackson's primary goal for the record was to reach a younger audience who", "title": "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" }, { "docid": "14428371", "text": "body and he was hoisted to the deck of the destroyer as it pulled away. After this, the destroyer left there followed some very anxious moments for us, and, while we waited and shivered it appeared that our doom was sealed. It was at this time that someone began singing the 'Star Spangled Banner'. It met with a resounding response, and soon the whole ship echoed the national anthem. At 20:30, the destroyer HMS Pigeon steamed alongside of the port bow, and we were soon removed safely on her decks. During the progress of the rescue, two torpedoes were fired", "title": "100th Aero Squadron" }, { "docid": "4175865", "text": "Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, formerly the Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, is a museum located in the Jonestown/Old Town and adjacent to Little Italy neighborhoods of eastern downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Built in 1793, it was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill when she moved to Baltimore in 1806 and the location where she later sewed the \"Star Spangled Banner,\" in 1813, the huge out-sized garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry at Whetstone Point in Baltimore Harbor in the summer of 1814 during the British Royal Navy attack in the", "title": "Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum" }, { "docid": "4245777", "text": "KTAR, with the teams' other network radio affiliates instead carrying the Westwood One feed. Journey and the Bethune-Cookman University Marching Wildcats performed during the pre-game show, while Jennifer Hudson sang \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" (arranged by Chris Walden) in her first public appearance since the murder of her nephew, brother and mother. Hudson became the second consecutive alumna from the \"American Idol\" television series to perform the national anthem at a Super Bowl (Jordin Sparks sang the anthem at Super Bowl XLII). The national anthem was translated into American Sign Language by Kristen Santos. Following the anthem, the United States Air", "title": "Super Bowl XLIII" }, { "docid": "988948", "text": "Representatives of Scout Units, Districts, the Council and the public were on hand to commemorate the adoption at the Shapiro Scout Service Center. This was done in anticipation of the bicentennial commemoration at Fort McHenry in 2014 of the battle which inspired Francis Scott Key to write his inspirational poem which later became our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. The Baltimore Area Council includes thirteen districts: Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation, more commonly called just Broad Creek is the sum of two separate camps. Camp Saffran focuses on Boy Scouts, and Venture Scouts. Camp Spencer focus on Cub Scouts. Camp", "title": "Scouting in Maryland" } ]

[ "Jonathan Breck" ]

[ { "docid": "13443858", "text": "Jeepers Creepers 3 Jeepers Creepers 3 is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva and the third \"Jeepers Creepers\" film, taking place in between \"Jeepers Creepers\" and \"Jeepers Creepers 2.\" Jonathan Breck reprises his role as the Creeper. Gina Philips returns in a cameo as Trish Jenner, her first return to the series since the original film. The film was shown in theaters on September 26, 2017 in what was originally announced as a one-night-only showing and was then shown again on October 4, 2017. A shuriken flies through the air and hits a wooden post", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4853726", "text": "again October 4, and it was announced that it would air on the SyFy channel on October 28, with a Blu-ray/digital release on December 28, 2017. Jeepers Creepers (2001 film) Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 American-German horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. The film takes its name from the 1938 song \"Jeepers Creepers\", which is featured in the film. Francis Ford Coppola executive produced, and the film stars Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, and Eileen Brennan. Philips and Long play two older siblings who become the targets of a demonic creature (Breck) in rural Florida. Trish Jenner", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4853714", "text": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film) Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 American-German horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. The film takes its name from the 1938 song \"Jeepers Creepers\", which is featured in the film. Francis Ford Coppola executive produced, and the film stars Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, and Eileen Brennan. Philips and Long play two older siblings who become the targets of a demonic creature (Breck) in rural Florida. Trish Jenner (Philips) and her brother Darry (Long) are traveling home from college for spring break. As they drive through the Florida countryside, an old rusty truck (a", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "13443858", "text": "Jeepers Creepers 3 Jeepers Creepers 3 is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva and the third \"Jeepers Creepers\" film, taking place in between \"Jeepers Creepers\" and \"Jeepers Creepers 2.\" Jonathan Breck reprises his role as the Creeper. Gina Philips returns in a cameo as Trish Jenner, her first return to the series since the original film. The film was shown in theaters on September 26, 2017 in what was originally announced as a one-night-only showing and was then shown again on October 4, 2017. A shuriken flies through the air and hits a wooden post", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4853725", "text": "McCoy\" AKA \"Roach\" who is a car thief and regular in the Poho County jail. In the second film, he portrays \"Coach Dwayne Barnes\". On September 11, 2015, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" was officially greenlit, with a planned 2017 release. Victor Salva returns as director, Jonathan Breck returns as The Creeper, and Gina Philips returns as Trish Jenner, her first screen role in five years. Production was halted in 2016 until it resumed in February 2017, and completed in April. The film opened for what was said would be only a one-night showing on September 26, 2017; it was then shown", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "13443870", "text": "that his new script for \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" is set between the days of \"Jeepers Creepers\" and \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" in 2001, where the Creeper terrorizes a farming community. Philips was brought in to reprise her role as Trish in a cameo. Stan Shaw, who plays a sheriff in this film, confirmed to a fan on Twitter that the \"Cathedral\" storyline was scrapped as that material was more than 12 years old. In January 2017, it was confirmed the film was back in pre-production and that filming would begin in February 2017 in Louisiana, instead of Canada as had originally", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "5228632", "text": "Creepers. Jeepers Creepers is a wild horse and can only be soothed enough to let someone ride him when Gabriel plays the song \"Jeepers Creepers\" on his trumpet or sings it to him. Gabriel wrote the song specifically for the horse. The phrase \"jeepers creepers\", a slang expression and minced oath euphemism for Jesus Christ, predates both the song and film. The most famous lyrics in the song are: Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? There were three popular versions of the song released in 1939, by Al Donahue, Louis Armstrong, and", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (song)" }, { "docid": "7591874", "text": "Jeepers Creepers (1939 animated film) Jeepers Creepers is a 1939 \"Looney Tunes\" animated short starring Porky Pig. It was directed by Robert Clampett. It was released on DVD on September 19, 2017, in the \"Porky Pig 101\". Porky is a police officer, who is in a police car that is named 6 7/8. He gets a call from his chief to go investigate goings-on at a haunted house. The house is haunted to the core, and the fun loving ghost plays a series of pranks on the unsuspecting pig. As Porky knocks on the door to enter the haunted house,", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (1939 animated film)" }, { "docid": "16211871", "text": "Creepers\" was nominated for the American Film Institute list AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren won a \"Best Song Oscar\" nomination for \"Jeepers Creepers.\" The song later would be sung in \"Yankee Doodle Dandy\" (1942), \"The Day of the Locust\" (1975), \"The Cheap Detective\" (1978) and the horror thriller \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001) directed by Victor Salva. Going Places (1938 film) Going Places is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. Dick Powell plays a sporting goods salesman who is forced to pose as a famous horseman as part of his scheme to boost sales", "title": "Going Places (1938 film)" }, { "docid": "4853724", "text": "and the #5 spot goes to its sequel. Allowing for films that had been released prior to Labor Day, \"Jeepers Creepers\" holds the #16 spot for the Labor Day four-day weekend, with the #9 spot going to \"Jeepers Creepers 2\". In 2003, a sequel was released, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\". Events in the second film take place four days after the first film. The Creeper and Darry are the only characters to appear in both films, although they are not the only actors to appear in both films. In the first film, actor Tom Tarantini appears as the minor character \"Austin", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4420363", "text": "spot still held by \"Jeepers Creepers\". Allowing for films that had been released prior to Labor Day, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" holds the #9 spot after the 2015 Labor Day four-day weekend. In September 2015, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" was officially greenlit. The film was slated to begin filming in April 2016 until production was halted when Victor Salva was boycotted from filming in Canada for his criminal past The film was eventually released in a one-night-only showing on September 26, 2017, 14 years after the release of \"Jeepers Creepers 2\". It grossed $2.3 million in theaters. Jeepers Creepers 2 Jeepers Creepers", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "7591876", "text": "is finally scared out of the house, but he has the last laugh when his back-firing car leaves the ghost in blackface (and the ghost doing a Rochester imitation). Jeepers Creepers (1939 animated film) Jeepers Creepers is a 1939 \"Looney Tunes\" animated short starring Porky Pig. It was directed by Robert Clampett. It was released on DVD on September 19, 2017, in the \"Porky Pig 101\". Porky is a police officer, who is in a police car that is named 6 7/8. He gets a call from his chief to go investigate goings-on at a haunted house. The house is", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (1939 animated film)" }, { "docid": "13443872", "text": "selected theaters began selling tickets along with the official poster, revealing that the film would be on display for only one night. Fathom Events then announced that the film's premiere would also feature never-before-seen bonus pictures and an interview with Breck, who plays the Creeper in all three franchise films. A second showing in theaters on October 4, 2017 was later added. Fandango updated the brief film synopsis shortly after, \"this Fall, the Creeper returns. See the next film in the iconic horror franchise when \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" returns for a special encore event in movie theaters nationwide for only", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4420354", "text": "Jeepers Creepers 2 Jeepers Creepers 2 is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva, produced by American Zoetrope, Capitol Films, Myriad Pictures and distributed by United Artists, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer division. The film is a sequel to the 2001 horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\". Francis Ford Coppola executive produced the film. The film was followed by \"Jeepers Creepers 3\", which received a limited release in theaters in 2017, 14 years after the second film. On its twenty-second day of feeding, the Creeper disguised as a scarecrow abducts young Billy Taggart in front of his father Jack, and older", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "5773216", "text": "University, and mother Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. His paternal grandmother was of Sicilian descent. Long had a \"kind of conservative\" Roman Catholic upbringing. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor, teacher, and theatre director at Weston High School. Long attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit school, and Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays, including \"Butterflies Are Free\". Long's film credits include \"Idiocracy\", \"Waiting...\", \"Jeepers Creepers\", \"\", \"The Break-Up\", \"Crossroads\", \"Galaxy Quest\", \"Dreamland\" and \"Live Free or Die Hard\".", "title": "Justin Long" }, { "docid": "4846066", "text": "outcast. He next made \"Rites of Passage\" (1999), a coming-of-age thriller. The film depicts a homophobic father who unwittingly pushes his gay son into the arms of a psychotic killer. In 2001, Salva wrote and directed \"Jeepers Creepers\", which was a breakout hit and set a record for the largest Labor Day box-office ever. Salva followed this up with his sixth feature film, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" (2003), breaking his old record and setting another Labor Day milestone. Principal photography began in February 2017 for another sequel, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\", which was released in September of that year. His next film", "title": "Victor Salva" }, { "docid": "16211870", "text": "Going Places (1938 film) Going Places is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. Dick Powell plays a sporting goods salesman who is forced to pose as a famous horseman as part of his scheme to boost sales and gets entangled in his lies. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song \"Jeepers Creepers\", premiered in this movie by Louis Armstrong, who sings it to a horse. Two earlier films, both entitled \"The Hottentot\" (1929) and \"The Hottentot\" (1922 silent version), were based on the same source. The song \"Jeepers", "title": "Going Places (1938 film)" }, { "docid": "13443877", "text": "which for my tastes is better than the second but just falls short of the goodness and quality of the original experience. The door has been left open for \"Jeepers Creepers 4\" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen.\" However, Robert Yaniz, Jr. from \"We Got This Covered\" said that \"lacking in imagination or genuine scares, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" falls tragically short on just about every front.\" Adam Dileo from IGN wrote, \"an unremarkable entry in a cult favorite franchise, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" offers fans too little to get excited about. While the monster still rules", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "13443879", "text": "of \"Jeepers Creepers 3.\" I think that's all I'm allowed to say about it, but he wrote in such detail and he had a lot of flashbacks to what happened over the years that it made it very easy for me. I got to see what will eventually happen to the character and he put enough flashbacks in there that I got to see what happened to her over the last 15 years. Let's just say, there's more to come.\" Jeepers Creepers 3 Jeepers Creepers 3 is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva and the", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "5228633", "text": "Larry Clinton. Additionally, \"Peek-a-Boo\", the first single from Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1988 studio album \"Peepshow\", was found to be too similar to the lyrics of \"Jeepers Creepers\". To remedy the situation and to avoid legal action, Siouxsie and the Banshees gave co-songwriting credit on \"Peek-a-Boo\" to Warren and Mercer. Jeepers Creepers (song) \"Jeepers Creepers\" is a popular song and jazz standard. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1938 movie \"Going Places\". It was premiered by Louis Armstrong and has been covered by many other musicians. The song was nominated for", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (song)" }, { "docid": "12508198", "text": "Eric Nenninger Eric John Nenninger (born November 19, 1978) is an American actor, best known for playing Scott Braddock in the 2003 horror film, \"Jeepers Creepers II\" and for his recurring role as Cadet Eric Hanson on \"Malcolm in the Middle\". Nenninger was born in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended Ladue Horton Watkins High School. In 1997, Nenninger moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 2000, he started to train at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. Nenninger has starred in two films, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" and \"The Pool at Maddy Breaker<nowiki>'</nowiki>s\",", "title": "Eric Nenninger" }, { "docid": "4420362", "text": "better\". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"C+\" on an A+ to F scale. \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" opened in 3,124 theaters and had a U.S. domestic gross of US$ 35,667,218. Other international takings were $27,435,448, and the worldwide gross was $63,102,666, slightly higher than the original. It displaced its predecessor, \"Jeepers Creepers\", to become the new record holder for the highest ever Labor Day opening weekend four-day gross, holding the record until the 2005 release of \"Transporter 2\". After the 2015 Labor Day weekend, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" still holds the #5 spot with the #7", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "4853723", "text": "of \"The Guardian\" wrote that the film starts off well but quickly degenerates into cliche. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"D\" on an A+ to F scale. \"Jeepers Creepers\" opened in 2,944 theaters and took in a US gross of $37.9 million; it later made $21.3 million internationally, making a total of $59.2 million worldwide. It broke the record for the highest ever Labor Day opening weekend four-day gross, holding the record until the 2003 release of its sequel, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\". After the 2015 Labor Day weekend, \"Jeepers Creepers\" holds the #7 spot", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "5228631", "text": "Jeepers Creepers (song) \"Jeepers Creepers\" is a popular song and jazz standard. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1938 movie \"Going Places\". It was premiered by Louis Armstrong and has been covered by many other musicians. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938 but lost to \"Thanks for the Memory\". This song was featured in the 1938 film \"Going Places\" starring Dick Powell, Anita Louise, and Ronald Reagan. Louis Armstrong appears in the role of Gabriel, the trainer of a race horse named Jeepers", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (song)" }, { "docid": "13443873", "text": "one night on Wednesday, October 4.\" Other participating theaters included Marcus Theaters and Galaxy Theaters. After the theatrical showings, the film had its television premiere on the Syfy network on October 28, 2017. The channel aired an encore showing on October 29. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 26, 2017. After the filming announcement, several photos began to appear on the internet from the post-production of \"Jeepers Creepers 3\", mainly for presenting actor Stan Shaw. Shortly after, a Behind-the-Scenes video of the film was released on social networks. The first teaser trailer ran 30 seconds and", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "11260390", "text": "filmed October 11–13, 1943. It would be supporting actor Bud Jamison's final appearance in a Stooge film. A Type 2 diabetic in his later years, Jamison appeared in 16 more films before his untimely death in September 1944. A devout Christian Scientist, he died on September 30, 1944 at age 50 after refusing treatment for kidney cancer. The parrot's \"Jeepers creepers! What a night!\" exclamation combines the 1930s slang euphemism from \"Jesus Christ\" (made into the Johnny Mercer 1938 song \"Jeepers Creepers, Where'd You Get Those Peepers?\") and the parrot's \"What a night!' from the Stooges' 1936 entry \"Disorder in", "title": "Crash Goes the Hash" }, { "docid": "6862702", "text": "YM, Teen Vogue, American Fitness, and Elle. Santos is known for his character 'Dante Belasco' in \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", and also had starring roles in the television series \"The Help\" and \"Grosse Pointe\". He also made guest appearances on \"\". Santos is also starring in the upcoming horror film \"Speed Demons\", alongside Sticky Fingaz, Marina Sirtis, Terry Kiser and Angela Sarafyan, directed by Dan García. Santos is the president and founder of Stronghold Productions, Inc, an entertainment film company in Beverly Hills, California. He is the brother of Chris Santos and Patrick Santos, who are also actors. Al Santos (actor)", "title": "Al Santos (actor)" }, { "docid": "4420360", "text": "doesn't have the scares of the original.\" Metacritic rated it 36/100 based on 29 reviews. Andy Klein of \"Variety\" wrote, \"Few things are scarier than a sequel to a bad movie, but, in fact, \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" is substantially better than its predecessor, even while staying strictly within the genre's well-defined boundaries.\" Michael Rechtshaffen of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" wrote, \"The sequel has got the creepy bits down cold but lacks a fair share of scares.\" Roger Ebert, writing for \"The Chicago Sun-Times\", rated the film one out of four stars and said, \"Victor Salva's \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" supplies us with", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "13443868", "text": "2006, the film was officially announced and was tentatively called \"Jeepers Creepers 3: The Creeper Walks Among Us.\" MGM had originally planned to release the movie direct to DVD, but was unable to find proper financing. The movie's script was written by Salva with a new title, \"Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral\" and Philips set to return as Trish from the first film. For nine more years, the film faced many false starts and setbacks, with Salva saying \"the film has come close many times to going before the cameras and I hope someone sees the wisdom in shooting this.\" On", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "10509616", "text": "Papajohn also makes a cameo appearance as a different character in the film series' reboot, \"The Amazing Spider-Man\". He has also starred in \"\", \"\", \"Terminator Salvation\", \"Land of the Lost\", \"G-Force\" in 2009 and \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" in 2017. Michael Papajohn Michael Papajohn (born November 7, 1964) is an American actor, stuntman and former college baseball player for the LSU Tigers baseball team. He plays Dennis Carradine in Sam Raimi's \"Spider-Man\" trilogy. Papajohn was born and raised Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, to a Greek American family. He graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1983 and", "title": "Michael Papajohn" }, { "docid": "20568886", "text": "Collins-Rector achieved a judicial agreement and moved to the Dominican Republic. In other cases, actor Jeffrey Jones was arrested in 2003 after forcing a 14-year-old boy to pose nude for him; Jones did not deny the accusations. In the 1980s, Victor Salva (director of \"Jeepers Creepers\") served 15 months in prison for abusing one of his actors, a 12-year-old boy, and for forcing him to have oral sex with another 14-year-old boy. Since 2014, around 60 women publicly accused actor and television presenter Bill Cosby who according to his statements had sexually abused them during the 1970s and 1980s. Most", "title": "Sexual abuse in Hollywood" }, { "docid": "4846061", "text": "Victor Salva Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films \"Powder\" (1995) and \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001). The latter of these has been expanded into a franchise with two sequels that he has also directed. His ongoing career in filmmaking became controversial after his conviction in 1988 for charges relating to his sexual abuse of a 12-year-old male actor who was starring in one of his films, \"Clownhouse\", videotaping himself in the act of doing so, and possessing commercial videotapes and magazines containing child pornography. Born in Martinez, California, Salva", "title": "Victor Salva" }, { "docid": "6964663", "text": "continued his career primarily as a voice actor, appearing as a regular on \"Kim Possible\" between 2002 and 2006, where he played the twin brothers Jim and Tim Possible for the first three seasons, and \"\" where he played Keoni Jameson. In 2003, Fleming landed his first full-length feature \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", where he played the young farm boy, Billy, who was abducted in the opening scenes of the film. In 2004, Fleming would reprise his leading role as Leonard Amadeus Helperman for the animated feature \"Teacher's Pet\". In 2008, Fleming played Jimmy Livingston in \"Bubble Boy: The Musical\", a", "title": "Shaun Fleming" }, { "docid": "13443867", "text": "know what you are', along with the hand, and howls in anger. The next day, Addison says goodbye to Buddy before he leaves for a high school basketball game in the same bus that is attacked by the Creeper shortly before it’s hibernation. 23 years later, Trish Jenner is seen reading a letter she presumably wrote on a computer calling for people to fight against the Creeper when it returns and vows to get revenge on The Creeper for the death of her brother, Darry. The third film was in development before \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" was released in 2003. In", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4420359", "text": "later, a group of teenagers drive to Taggart's farm, where the Creeper is a sideshow attraction, called \"The Bat Out of Hell\". They see an elderly Taggart watching it with the harpoon at his side, and when they ask him if he is waiting for something, he looks up at the Creeper and says: “about three more days, give or take a day or two\". Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 23% of 122 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.2/10. The site's consensus reads: \"\"Jeepers Creepers 2\" is competently made, but it", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "13443876", "text": "shortcomings, some admittedly due to what the wonders the passing of time does to one's expectations, I did find some enjoyment in \"Jeepers Creepers 3.\" All of these films have been a tad different from their predecessor, and this one is no exception. It clearly wants to give fans something they can appreciate, it just doesn't always know the best route.\" Steve Barton, writing for Dread Central, gave the film three and a half out of five stars and said, \"at the end of the day if you're a fan of the franchise, you'll be happy with this latest entry...", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "5351086", "text": "Jennifer Lynch film \"Chained\" (previously titled \"Rabbit\") a Canadian psychological thriller in which a serial killer kidnaps and adopts a young boy, eventually turning him into his protege. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, over a period of 15 days. It had its world premiere at the Fantasia Festival on 5 August 2012. She appeared in the third \"Jeepers Creepers\" film, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\". Her involvement is a cameo, setting up future installments. Shooting began in Louisiana in February 2017, and the film was released in September of that year. Gina Philips Gina Philips (née Consolo; born May 10,", "title": "Gina Philips" }, { "docid": "5351079", "text": "Gina Philips Gina Philips (née Consolo; born May 10, 1970) is an American actress. She had recurring roles on David E. Kelley's \"Ally McBeal\", as Sandy Hingle, and \"Boston Public\", as Jenna Miller. She starred as Patricia \"Trish\" Jenner in the 2001 horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\", and reprised her role in a cameo in \"Jeepers Creepers 3\", released in 2017. Philips was born in Miami Beach, Florida. She attended the University of Pennsylvania but dropped out halfway through her senior year with only one class away from her degree, in order to pursue acting. However, they allowed her to walk", "title": "Gina Philips" }, { "docid": "4853720", "text": "them, the Creeper throws Trish aside and chooses Darry. Trish offers her life for her brother's, but the Creeper escapes out of the window and flies away with Darry. The next day, Trish is picked up by her parents, and Jezelle returns home in regret. In the Creeper's new hideout, an abandoned factory, it is revealed that the Creeper has removed the back of Darry's head and taken his eyes. \"Jeepers Creepers\" was filmed in north-central Florida in the summer of 2000. Filming locations in the area include the former St. James Church in Ocala, the former Reddick High School", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4853721", "text": "in Reddick, and SW 180th Avenue Road in Dunnellon. Due to time and budget constraints, the film's original third act was cut, so the film's ending is not what Salva intended. Some parts cut from the first film became parts of the sequel. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on , with a weighted average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"\"Jeepers Creepers\" has a promising start. Unfortunately, the tension and suspense quickly deflates into genre cliches as the movie goes on.\" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "13443871", "text": "been planned. This more closely replicates the Florida setting of the original film. Principal photography began on February 15, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On April 4, 2017, one of the cameramen of the production revealed on their social networks that filming had by then been completed. During an interview for the Edmond Sun, Justin Hall specifically revealed that the film would be released on September 4, 2017, but nothing was confirmed by Salva or the studio. On August 16, 2017, the AMC Theatres website stated that \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" would open on September 26, 2017. On August 29, 2017,", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "13443875", "text": "it was present in the screened version delivered to critics. During its limited two-day run, \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" grossed $2.2 million in the United States and $1.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $3.6 million. The film played in 635 theaters on Tuesday, September 26 and was listed at #3 on the day's box office rankings behind \"\" and \"It.\" On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a negative approval rating of 17% based on , with a weighted average rating of 3.8/10. Film critic Steve Pulaski gave the film a mixed review, saying that \"through all its", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "11436346", "text": "film \"Jeepers Creepers\". The film received mixed reviews from critics, however received positive awards from audiences. The film was a commercial success, opening in 2,944 theaters and took in a domestic gross of $37,904,175; it later made $21,313,614 internationally, making a total of $59,217,789 worldwide. In 2003, Belcher was originally going to appear again as Jezelle Gay Hartman in \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", as the plot was about her character and Gina Philips' character hunting down The Creeper, while a school bus full of teens terrorized by The Creeper was just a subplot. But the more writer and director Victor Salva", "title": "Patricia Belcher" }, { "docid": "14760463", "text": "Selection to the 2009 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Myriad’s library includes; \" Kinsey\", starring Liam Neeson, \"The Good Girl\", starring Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal, \" Little Fish\", starring Cate Blanchett, \"Factory Girl\", starring Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce, \"Death Defying Acts\", starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce, \"Serious Moonlight\", starring Meg Ryan, Tim Hutton and Kristen Bell, \" Not Forgotten\", starring Simon Baker and Paz Vega, the \"Van Wilder\" trilogy and \"Jeepers Creepers 2\". Co-produces Co-produces \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" Co-produces In 2008 the company released Mother of Tears, classic horror film director Dario Argento’s", "title": "Myriad Pictures" }, { "docid": "5351081", "text": "to no critical acclaim. In 1997, Philips played her first lead role in \"Born Into Exile\" as Holly, a 14-year-old runaway. The film received generally positive reviews.\"Variety\" was exceptionally positive about the film, praising the story, the characters, the cinematography and the acting performances. In 2001, Philips was cast as a lead in the 2001 horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\". The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was a commercial success, taking in $59,217,789 worldwide. In 2003, Philips was originally going to appear again as Trish Jenner in \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", as the plot was about her character and Patricia", "title": "Gina Philips" }, { "docid": "13443869", "text": "September 11, 2015, Salva's wish came true when the film was officially green lit to start filming in early 2016 under Myriad Pictures. However, before filming could begin in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian talent agencies sent out an alert to warn others about Salva's criminal past. The casting calls were subsequently removed, which halted the production, though producer Stan Spry assured a fan on Twitter that the movie was not cancelled. The original \"Cathedral\" storyline had the film take place 23 years after the first two films. However, on the special edition Blu-ray release of \"Jeepers Creepers 2,\" Salva stated", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "13443874", "text": "was released on September 6. The official trailer for the movie was released on September 15 on various YouTube trailer channels. \"Jeepers Creepers 3\" sparked controversy over using child molestation as a plotline, which resulted in criticism of the film due to Salva's 1988 incarceration for sexual abuse of a 12-year-old and possession of child pornography. The dialogue “Can you blame him though? I mean look at her, the heart wants what it wants, am I right?”, in reference to the film's character, a sexual abuse victim, was singled out for derision, ultimately being removed from the theatrical cut, although", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "13443861", "text": "in fear. The next day, Kenny’s mother Gaylen sees a vision of Kenny, who was killed by the Creeper. He warns her that the Creeper will return soon to uncover something buried on the property and will kill anyone who is still there, including her and her granddaughter, Addison, when it does. Meanwhile, Tashtego informs Tubbs that he has put together a small team to hunt down the Creeper and kill it once and for all. Later, a group of teenagers discover the Creeper's truck in a field. After finding the bodies, they take off on dirt bikes, but one", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "5773215", "text": "Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian and humorist known for roles in such films as \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001), \"\" (2004), \"Accepted\" (2006), \"Alvin and the Chipmunks\" (2007), \"Live Free or Die Hard\" (2007), \"Alpha and Omega\" (2010), \"Tusk\" (2014) and \"Comet\" (2014). He played Warren P. Cheswick on the NBC TV series \"Ed\" and appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's \"Get a Mac\" advertising campaign. Long was born the middle son of three boys in Fairfield, Connecticut, to father R. James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield", "title": "Justin Long" }, { "docid": "5773220", "text": "and his co-star Emmy Rossum also produced. He had a relationship with Drew Barrymore, but they broke up in July 2008. He also dated Amanda Seyfried from mid-2013 for two years, breaking up in September 2015. Long has also dated Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry. Long endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian and humorist known for roles in such films as \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001), \"\" (2004), \"Accepted\" (2006), \"Alvin and the Chipmunks\" (2007), \"Live Free or Die Hard\" (2007), \"Alpha and", "title": "Justin Long" }, { "docid": "5642623", "text": "Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Alec Holland in \"Swamp Thing\" (1982), Leon C. Nash in \"RoboCop\" (1987), Leland Palmer in \"Twin Peaks\" (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film \"\" (1992), Jack Taggart Sr. in \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" (2003), Don Hollenbeck in \"Good Night, and Good Luck\" (2005), Vice President Hal Gardner in \"24\" (2006), and The Devil in \"Reaper\" (2007–2009). He currently stars as Marvin on \"Fresh Off the Boat\" (2015–present). Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965", "title": "Ray Wise" }, { "docid": "5642608", "text": "Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Alec Holland in \"Swamp Thing\" (1982), Leon C. Nash in \"RoboCop\" (1987), Leland Palmer in \"Twin Peaks\" (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film \"\" (1992), Jack Taggart Sr. in \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" (2003), Don Hollenbeck in \"Good Night, and Good Luck\" (2005), Vice President Hal Gardner in \"24\" (2006), and The Devil in \"Reaper\" (2007–2009). He currently stars as Marvin on \"Fresh Off the Boat\" (2015–present). Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965", "title": "Ray Wise" }, { "docid": "6282088", "text": "began to portray the character Jaimie Allen (an undercover LAPD police officer) in the TNT action/drama series \"Dark Blue\". It ended its run on September 15, 2010. In 2015, Aycox released her debut EP, \"Red Velvet Room\", which contained five songs of her own original music. Extended plays Nicki Aycox Nicki Lynn Aycox (born May 26, 1975) is an American actress and musician, known for her roles in \"Supernatural\", \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", \"Perfect Stranger\" and \"\". She released her debut EP, \"Red Velvet Room\", in 2015. Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma. She has Native American ancestry and a younger", "title": "Nicki Aycox" }, { "docid": "8232083", "text": "face...[its] murky, frequently under-lit widescreen lensing and comatose cutting are the perfect complements to pic's overall dreariness.\" Adam Keen of \"Film Review\" awarded the film three stars out of four, noting: \"\"Octane\" is a thriller that fits loosely in a genre occupied by \"Duel\", \"Roadkill\" and \"Jeepers Creepers\", is a suspenseful, visceral feast that preys on our worst fears of the open road.\" \"TV Guide\" awarded the film one out of five stars, calling it an \"incoherent horror flick.\" Jamie Russell of the BBC wrote that the film \"plays like an American studio picture,\" and criticized its \"incomprehensible\" script, ultimately", "title": "Octane (film)" }, { "docid": "13856896", "text": "an abandoned mailbox at the park gates. Jasper is always trying to get Pearlie to stop her work and smell the roses. His catchphrases are \"jeepers creepers!\" and \"chill, dude, chill.\" Jasper has been seen with Pearlie in almost every episode. Sterling is a black-haired elf who is initially nice, but later on a sneaky criminal. He tricks Saphira and Ludwig into going out of her place. He steals a magic spell-binding orb. Only seen twice. He has a fear of spiders. Ludwig is Sapphire's servant bat and sidekick. He cannot live without Sapphire and vice versa. He puts up", "title": "Pearlie" }, { "docid": "5654514", "text": "won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. He has made various other television appearances, including the television series \"Jake 2.0\", \"Standoff\", and \"Desperate Housewives\". He was also in the television movie, \"Love's Abiding Joy\". He has also performed in numerous television commercials. Bell made his feature film debut in \"Jeepers Creepers II\", which was released in August 2003. He also appeared in \"\" as James Stanton and in \"Her Best Move\" as Josh. In addition, he recently completed the independent film \"State’s Evidence\" that has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival. He", "title": "Drew Tyler Bell" }, { "docid": "11778394", "text": "Girl among other heroes and villains. Set \"Three\" features characters from the \"Terminator\" series, \"Robocop\", \"Platoon\", \"Jeepers Creepers\", and \"Fargo\". The distribution of \"Fight Klub\" differs from traditional trading card games in several ways. \"Fight Klub\" is sold directly to the players through the official Decipher website, or alternatively through retailer who have purchased bulk retail packs to offer to players. Furthermore, \"Fight Klub\" is not sold in the usual booster and starter set packaging but in 121 card boxes called \"Kilos\". The price of a Kilo is $29.95 plus $4.95 for worldwide shipping, payable with credit cards and –", "title": "Fight Klub" }, { "docid": "10544016", "text": "which also deals with the theme of insanity. The song was featured in one of the trailers for the horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\". Voices (Disturbed song) \"Voices\" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. The song was released in November 2000 as the third single from their debut album, \"The Sickness\". The song charted at number 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 18 on the Modern Rock Tracks. The song has been announced for sale on the \"Rock Band\" music store. The music video of the song depicts a businessman who listens to his Walkman constantly.", "title": "Voices (Disturbed song)" }, { "docid": "3094799", "text": "three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (1997–1999). The series was cancelled in 1999. Another prominent franchise roles was written specifically for Henriksen, though like \"The Terminator\", he did not perform this role. Victor Salva wrote \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001) with Henriksen in mind for the role of the Creeper. On television, Henriksen appeared in the ensemble of \"Into the West\" (2005), a miniseries executive-produced by Steven Spielberg. He appeared in a Brazilian soap opera, \"Caminhos do Coração\" (\"Ways of the Heart\") from Rede Record, aired in 2007–2008. Henriksen guest-starred on a Season", "title": "Lance Henriksen" }, { "docid": "6282085", "text": "Nicki Aycox Nicki Lynn Aycox (born May 26, 1975) is an American actress and musician, known for her roles in \"Supernatural\", \"Jeepers Creepers 2\", \"Perfect Stranger\" and \"\". She released her debut EP, \"Red Velvet Room\", in 2015. Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma. She has Native American ancestry and a younger brother, Steve. As a child, Aycox played the piano and sang in beauty pageants. Her early acting appearances include \"3rd Rock from the Sun\", \"USA High\", \"Boy Meets World\", \"The X-Files\" and a recurring role in \"Providence\". In 2003, Aycox played Minxie Hayes, a psychic cheerleader, in \"Jeepers", "title": "Nicki Aycox" }, { "docid": "11178281", "text": "scene transitions, saying, \"I got a chance to use some of my favorite '40s music here, too, or '30s and '40s music to transition scenes.\" Producer Paul Rabwin also supervised \"a special arrangement\" of the 1938 jazz standard \"Jeepers Creepers\", which was also included in the ballroom scene. The episode contains many intentional references to the 1939 musical film \"The Wizard of Oz\". The ship's captain is named after the film's lyricist Yip Harburg, and the ballroom singer, Almira Gulch, after \"The Wizard of Oz\" character who is the analog for the Wicked Witch of the West. Her band is", "title": "Triangle (The X-Files)" }, { "docid": "8355758", "text": "video was chosen by \"The Chart Show\" to be their \"Best Video of the Year\" for 1988. On the \"Beavis & Butt-head\" episode \"Sperm Bank,\" Beavis noted while watching the video that \"this is music for people who don't have any friends\". \"Peek-a-Boo\" was covered in 2010 by Australian artist Bertie Blackman. The song was made available as downloadable content for the \"Rock Band\" platform on 20 April 2010. The band Echo 3's cover of the song was included in the 2001 horror movie \"Jeepers Creepers\". Peek-a-Boo (song) \"Peek-a-Boo\" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees.", "title": "Peek-a-Boo (song)" }, { "docid": "4420355", "text": "brother Jack Jr. The next day, a school bus carrying a high school basketball team and cheerleaders suffers a blowout, after one of the tires is hit by a hand-crafted shuriken made of bone fragments. Later, cheerleader Minxie Hayes has a vision of Billy Taggart and Darry Jenner, another victim of the Creeper, who attempt to warn her about the Creeper, before he blows out another tire, disabling the bus. With the team stranded, the Creeper abducts bus driver Betty Borman and Coach Charlie Hanna; Coach Dwayne Barnes attempts to flee back into the bus, but is taken by the", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "18695209", "text": "Tears and Laughter (Dinah Washington) Tears and Laughter is a 1962 album by Dinah Washington with Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones, that was released on Mercury Records (in mono MG 20661 and stereo SR-60661). The orchestral arrangements, partly with strings for the jazz standard repertoire, were provided by Jones, Hal Mooney, Al Cohn, Ernie Wilkins and Billy Byers. On the second half –the B-side– of the original LP release Washington is backed by the male doo-wop quintet The Dells, who toured with her as the opening act since 1960. They are also featured without Washington on \"Jeepers Creepers\", and \"Am", "title": "Tears and Laughter (Dinah Washington)" }, { "docid": "14153518", "text": "to focus on specialty automotive tools. Lisle Corporation Lisle Corporation is a United States manufacturer of auto mechanic's specialty tools. It is an independent, private corporation that has been operated in Clarinda, Iowa by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903. The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers, and its products are sold at US retailers, including Carquest Auto Parts and Sears. Lisle was founded in 1903 by C.A. Lisle, originally manufacturing horse-powered water well drilling machines. Later, Lisle made washing machines, cream separators,", "title": "Lisle Corporation" }, { "docid": "14153516", "text": "Lisle Corporation Lisle Corporation is a United States manufacturer of auto mechanic's specialty tools. It is an independent, private corporation that has been operated in Clarinda, Iowa by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903. The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers, and its products are sold at US retailers, including Carquest Auto Parts and Sears. Lisle was founded in 1903 by C.A. Lisle, originally manufacturing horse-powered water well drilling machines. Later, Lisle made washing machines, cream separators, and reel lawn mowers. Lisle's first", "title": "Lisle Corporation" }, { "docid": "13443864", "text": "shoots out and impales him in the head. Meanwhile, Tashtego and Tubbs discover the Creeper's location and they head off to find him, along with Michael (who have a mini-gun attached to their truck). They find the Creeper driving down the highway in his truck, but when they shoot at it, the bullets deflect and several of the team are killed. A small explosive is ejected from the bottom of the Creeper's truck and when it goes off, Tashtego and Tubbs' car lands in a field. Tubbs gets out and tries to shoot the Creeper, but all of his attempts", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4853719", "text": "does not know what. The wounded Creeper arrives and attacks the police station. After cutting off the power, it gains entrance to the cells and eats prisoners to heal. The Creeper is swarmed by police but kills a number of them and evades capture. Trapped, Jezelle warns Trish and Darry that one of them will die a horrible death. Darry demands to know who, and Jezelle looks at Trish. The Creeper finds them, but spares Jezelle as she does not have anything it wants. The Creeper corners Trish and Darry in an upstairs interrogation room, and after sniffing and tasting", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4853718", "text": "air. They drive to the local police station, where they are approached by psychic Jezelle Gay Hartman (Patricia Belcher). She reveals herself as the woman who called them at the diner and tells them the true nature of their pursuer: It is an ancient creature, known as \"the Creeper,\" which awakens every 23rd spring for twenty-three days to feast on human body parts, which then form parts of its own body. She also tells them that it seeks out its victims through fear, and, by smelling the fear from Trish and Darry, it has found something it likes, but she", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4420358", "text": "escape but are chased by the Creeper again. Izzy pushes Rhonda out of the truck before causing the vehicle to crash, injuring both Double D and the Creeper, who loses an arm, a leg, and a wing. Although Izzy crawls from the wreckage before the truck explodes. The Creeper continues to pursue Double D by leaping towards him and when it has Double D pinned down, Taggart shows up and shoots the Creeper in the head with the harpoon. He repeatedly stabs the Creeper in the chest but it goes into a hibernation state before it can die. 23 years", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "4853717", "text": "been destroyed. The police are then attacked and killed by the mysterious driver, who loads their bodies into his truck. Trish and Darry stop at a reclusive old woman's (Brennan) house, and beg her to call the police. The woman complies until she notices the driver hiding in her yard. She attempts to kill him, but the driver kills her and reveals his inhuman face to Trish and Darry, before pursuing them once again. Trish runs the driver over with her car, but they are horrified to see a giant wing tear through his trench coat and flap in the", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4853716", "text": "in. At the bottom, he finds a dying man with stitches running down his stomach, and hundreds of other bodies sewn to the basements walls and ceiling. After Darry escapes, the two flee the scene and attempt to contact the police at a diner. At the diner, they are phoned by a strange woman who warns them that they are in danger. Confused and frightened, they ignore her warning. Later, Trish and Darry leave, with two police officers providing a security escort. As they travel, the police learn that the church has caught fire, and any evidence of bodies has", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "9660687", "text": "dream. Verna's fellow troupe members include Eddie, a second-rate vaudevillian, and would-be chanteuse Maureen, who encourages Verna (of whom she observes, \"She's invented a new way to sing flat and dance clumsy\") to set aside her show business fantasies and accept a proposal of marriage offered by Army engineering captain Walter. Filmed in military training areas in Hammelburg and Baumholder, Germany by director Ronald F. Maxwell, it stars Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, Howard Da Silva, and Sally Kellerman. Period songs featured in routines created by burlesque comic Joey Faye and choreographed by Donald Saddler include \"I'll Get By,\" \"Jeepers, Creepers,\"", "title": "Verna: USO Girl" }, { "docid": "6282086", "text": "Creepers 2\". It was the sequel to the 2001 horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\". From July to October 2005, Aycox portrayed Private Brenda \"Mrs. B\" Mitchell on \"Over There\". The series followed a unit of the United States Army's Third Infantry Division on its first tour of duty in Iraq, and chronicled the war's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States. In 2006, Aycox guest starred in \"Criminal Minds\", as Amber Canardo, a sociopathic serial killer, in the episode \"The Perfect Storm.\" Also that year, she portrayed Meg Masters, a recurring antagonist, in the first season of the WB", "title": "Nicki Aycox" }, { "docid": "8355757", "text": "measured radio airplay on US modern rock stations; \"Peek-a-Boo\" was the chart's first No. 1 song. In the UK, \"Peek-a-Boo\" became their fifth Top 20 UK hit, peaking at number 16 in the Singles Chart. A minor controversy ensued after the single's release, as the lines to the chorus \"(\"...Golly jeepers/Where'd you get those weepers?/Peepshow, creepshow/Where did you get those eyes?...\")\" were found to be too similar to the lyrics in the 1938 song \"Jeepers Creepers\". To remedy the situation and to avoid legal action, the band gave co-songwriting credit on \"Peek-a-Boo\" to Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer. The music", "title": "Peek-a-Boo (song)" }, { "docid": "13443866", "text": "her head. He then throws a spear at her, which also barely misses her. He tries one last time to hit her with an axe, but he is hit by a truck. The axe lands directly at her feet and Addison runs away, leaving the weapon on the ground. When the truck driver gets out to see what happened, he is killed by the Creeper. Addison runs and hides in a field where she is found by Gaylen and Buddy and the three leave together. The Creeper later returns to Gaylen's house where he finds a sign that says 'We", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "7337263", "text": "Arrow Films, which includes \"Savage Streets\" and \"Street Trash\". Following this, Horror Channel has premiered many popular films; \"Pan's Labyrinth\", \"Halloween II\", \"\", \"Rabid\", \"Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things\", \"Peeping Tom\", \"Blue Steel\", \"Wolf Creek\" and \"Jeepers Creepers\", The following is a list of past, current, and upcoming television and miniseries which are broadcast on Horror Channel. Note: See List of films broadcast by Horror Channel for all films, including television films. Horror Channel The Horror Channel (formerly Zone Horror) is a British television channel showing Horror films and television series and some science fiction. It is broadcast in", "title": "Horror Channel" }, { "docid": "13443862", "text": "of them, Kirk, is shot in the leg with the spear. As two of the other boys try to free him, the Creeper returns and kills them both with another spear. The last boy is abducted by the Creeper as he tries to escape after peeing on the Creeper's truck. Later, Addison goes into town to buy hay for her horse. When she can not pay for it, her friend Buddy helps her out and the two drive to a plantation house to deliver more hay. There they find the owner and a couple of workers hiding under cars, but", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "2121620", "text": "Four Brothers (jazz standard) \"Woody Herman recorded this song with his second Herd on December 27, 1947 for Columbia records. Jimmy Giuffre wrote it and arranged it based on the chord changes of 'Jeepers Creepers'. It features the reed section : three tenors and one baritone saxophone. The order of solos is Zoot Sims, Serge Chaloff, Herbie Steward, and Stan Getz. All four played in the light vibrato style of their idol, Lester Young. The song so typifies the sound of Woody Herman's second Herd that the band is also known as the Four Brothers Band. Herman organized this incarnation", "title": "Four Brothers (jazz standard)" }, { "docid": "13771266", "text": "Creepers (novel) Creepers is a 2006 horror novel by Canadian writer David Morrell. This is Morrell's twenty-fourth novel. Frank Balenger, a reporter, meets a group of four 'Creepers', urban explorers whose primary target in this case is the long abandoned Paragon Hotel. The Creepers introduce themselves as Rick, an athletic young man who is the husband of Cora, an intelligent and attractive young woman who is still longed for by Vinnie, another member of the group. They are led by Professor Conklin, who introduced them to 'Creeping' while they were students of his in College. The history of the Paragons", "title": "Creepers (novel)" }, { "docid": "16521433", "text": "Jr. In 2015, Edmonson appeared on one of the final episodes of the \"Late Show with David Letterman\" with the band Asleep at the Wheel. She performed \"I Can't Give You Anything But Love\" to promote the album \"Still the King\", a tribute to Bob Wills. In \"Angels Sing\" (2013), she appeared as herself and sings \"Christmas Time Is Here\" with Lyle Lovett. In \"Café Society\" (2016), directed by Woody Allen, she played the Les Tropiques Night Club singer, performing \"Mountain Greenery\" and \"Jeepers Creepers\". Her song \"Lucky\" was used twice in the movie \"Admission\" and over the credits in", "title": "Kat Edmonson" }, { "docid": "1033498", "text": "natural flow to transport phosphates. What is now the 'Blue Cove' subdivision, was one of the original mining pits. Areas in and around Dunnellon served as filming locations for the 2001 horror film \"Jeepers Creepers\", with a great deal of location work on Tiger Trail (a.k.a. High School Road), the road to Dunnellon High School, officially known as SW 180th Avenue Rd., just outside Rainbow Springs State Park. Dunnellon had three railroad lines in the past: two owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and one owned by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Today only one ACL line exists, and", "title": "Dunnellon, Florida" }, { "docid": "8695884", "text": "Linda Reisman Linda Reisman is an American film producer. Reisman's film career began with a bit part in the 1987 movie \"Light of Day\". She went on to executive produce such films as \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001), \"Pumpkin\" (2002), and \"Assassination Tango\" (2002), a film directed by and starring Robert Duvall. She was also a producer on the film \"The Danish Girl\". Reisman was an associate producer on \"Patty Hearst\" and \"The Comfort of Strangers\" and continued producing for Paul Schrader with \"Light Sleeper\" and \"Affliction\". She produced \"Mother Night\" and \"Waking The Dead\", both directed by Keith Gordon. Reisman then", "title": "Linda Reisman" }, { "docid": "11436345", "text": "Number 23\", \"Unknown\", \"Jeepers Creepers\", \"Heartbreakers\" and \"(500) Days of Summer\". She also has made appearances in television series, including \"Everybody Loves Raymond\", \"Good Luck Charlie\", \"Boston Legal\", \"The Jake Effect\", \"Twins\", \"The Proud Family\", \"Seinfeld\", \"Sister, Sister\", \"In Plain Sight\", \"The Middle\", \"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia\", \"Still Sitting down\", \"Beverly Hills, 90210\", \"Bones\" and \"How to Get Away with Murder\". She is also one of the most active actors appearing in commercials. Products include GEICO, Staples, Time Warner, American Cancer Society and Wells Fargo. In 2001, Belcher was cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror", "title": "Patricia Belcher" }, { "docid": "17108730", "text": "Sean Cain Sean Cain (born August 31, 1970) is an American film director, editor, producer and writer. Originally hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, Cain began in the movie business as an editor on Kindred Spirits, an unreleased feature film by Jeepers Creepers director, Victor Salva. This inspired him to write and direct his first feature, Naked Beneath the Water which he used to graduate the cinema program at San Francisco State in 1995. This film, a very low budget psychological horror film, was shunned by his colleagues at college, but sold well on VHS through underground horror magazines", "title": "Sean Cain" }, { "docid": "15907885", "text": "Lionsgate UK Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus Film Distribution, and briefly known as Helkon SK between 2001 and 2003) is a British subsidiary of American film company Lionsgate. Founded in 1997 by Simon Franks and Zygi Kamasa, the company have distributed and produced many films for the UK such as \"Bend It Like Beckham\", \"What's Cooking?\", \"Cabin Fever\", \"Jeepers Creepers\" and \"It's All Gone Pete Tong\". The first theatrical film released by Redbus was \"Open Your Eyes\". Redbus's film releases were formerly distributed on home video by Warner Home Video. The company was acquired by Lionsgate in 2005. On May 6,", "title": "Lionsgate UK" }, { "docid": "8209331", "text": "letters. Rebuffed by the unseen manager's claim that he gives his performers billing \"according to drawing power\", Daffy is determined to prove that he is the star of the show. That evening, Bugs and Daffy are performing an on-stage number to \"Tea for Two\". Daffy, tired of Bugs hogging up all the cheering and applause (especially after the reception Bugs gets for his \"Shave and a Haircut\" bit), and convinced he is more talented, decides to try numerous numbers on his own in order to impress the audience. He begins on the spot with a time step to \"Jeepers Creepers\".", "title": "Show Biz Bugs" }, { "docid": "18848721", "text": "who live on a planet named Jeepers. On Jeepers, society is uniform and artistic qualities are shunned. Jet and Glindy, however, are artists and performers who often perform on their front lawns. Their parents do not approve, and they tell Jet and Glindy that art is not everything in life. As Glindy talks to Jet about wanting to leave Jeepers, a boy named Nixon is dropped next door from a spaceship. He had been evicted from a planet called Groovenia, which he tells Jet and Glindy is a paradise for artists. He gives them his key before he is dragged", "title": "The Groovenians" }, { "docid": "13443865", "text": "fail. However, before the Creeper can kill Tubbs, Tashtego calls him and he goes for him instead. When the Creeper leaps into the air, Tashtego shoots him several times with the mini-gun, but the bullets have no effect and he is tackled to the ground and struck in the head with an axe. That night, the Creeper discovers that Addison is still alive, but before he can kill her, she causes the metal pipe to shoot out and impale him in the head. She quickly escapes and runs through a field and the Creeper throws a shuriken which barely misses", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "1974600", "text": "the Second Herd. This band was also known as \"The Four Brothers Band\". This derives from the song recorded December 27, 1947, for Columbia records, \"Four Brothers\", written by Jimmy Giuffre. \"The 'Four Brothers' chart is based on the chord changes of 'Jeepers Creepers', and features the three-tenor, one-baritone saxophone section\". The order of the saxophone solos is Zoot Sims, Serge Chaloff, Herbie Steward, and Stan Getz. Some of the notable musicians of this band were also Al Cohn, Gene Ammons, Lou Levy, Oscar Pettiford, Terry Gibbs, and Shelly Manne. Among this band's hits were \"Early Autumn\", and \"The Goof", "title": "Woody Herman" }, { "docid": "15362032", "text": "\"Someday You'll Want Me to Want You\", \"Swing Is the Thing\", \"Long About Midnight\", \"Organ Grinder's Swing\", and \"The Song is Ended\". They honored Duke Ellington with a swing version of his \"Caravan,\" and then produced a series of classic recordings; \"South of the Border\", which they performed in a tour of South America, along with \"Ain't Misbehavin'\", \"It Don't Mean a Thing\", \"Jeepers Creepers\", \"Three Little Fishies\", and \"Basin Street Blues\". During this era, there was also a brief time when the group performed with a non‑family singer. Gene Smith served as a stand-in for one year when Harry", "title": "The Mills Brothers" }, { "docid": "8695885", "text": "became Head of Production for Francis Coppola's Zoetrope Studios and received executive producer credit on \"No Such Thing\". She is currently a Distinguished Producer-in-Residence at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Linda Reisman Linda Reisman is an American film producer. Reisman's film career began with a bit part in the 1987 movie \"Light of Day\". She went on to executive produce such films as \"Jeepers Creepers\" (2001), \"Pumpkin\" (2002), and \"Assassination Tango\" (2002), a film directed by and starring Robert Duvall. She was also a producer on the film \"The Danish Girl\". Reisman was an associate producer on \"Patty Hearst\" and", "title": "Linda Reisman" }, { "docid": "11900148", "text": "then chases the cat with the shotgun until the cat sings \"Rock-a-Bye Baby\", which lulls Porky to sleep. The cat then wakes Porky up by conducting the loud music playing on the radio (\"Frat\" by John F. Barth), before running out and singing \"The Umbrella Man\", an American hit recorded in 1938 by Kay Kyser's dance orchestra. Porky locks down the window, but the cat reopens the door and sings \"Jeepers Creepers\". Porky chases him out again, only for the cat to slam the door open into Porky before shutting it behind him. When the cat is outside singing \"Make", "title": "Notes to You" }, { "docid": "13443860", "text": "out from the tail-pipe. When Sheriff Dan Tashtego arrives, Sergeant Davis Tubbs tells him what happened and Tashtego informs him that the Creeper has been around for thousands of years and must be stopped. They rush to get the Creeper's truck back after learning it is headed for the impound. As Frank and Deputy Lang transport the vehicle, the Creeper lands on the tow truck and severs the cables. They watch as the truck drives off seemingly on its own, while the Creeper stands on top of it. When the truck returns, the Creeper abducts Frank while Lang stands frozen", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 3" }, { "docid": "4420361", "text": "a first-class creature, a fourth-rate story, and dialogue possibly created by feeding the screenplay into a pasta maker.\" In \"The New York Times\", Dave Kehr wrote that creature lacks personality when the concept is retooled into a film series. Gene Seymour of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote that the sequel lacks the mood of the first film, and the teen protagonists are too annoying to draw much of the audience's sympathy. However, Seymour praised Wise's performance. In a positive review, Nathan Rabin of \"The A.V. Club\" called it \"the rare sequel that's not only bigger than its predecessor, but also", "title": "Jeepers Creepers 2" }, { "docid": "4853722", "text": "49 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\". Scott Foundas of \"Variety\" wrote that it is \"the most conventional and least imaginative of the recent crop of high-class fright movies\". Stephen Holden of \"The New York Times\" called it \"a cannier-than-average teen horror movie\" that \"disintegrates into a shoot-by-numbers monster hunt\". Kevin Thomas of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote that the film \"has the scariest opening sequence of any horror picture in recent memory\" but becomes an \"amusing horror-comedy, spooky and jolting but too literally preposterous to regain its initial aura of suspense.\" Peter Bradshaw", "title": "Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4846067", "text": "after \"Jeepers Creepers 2\" was \"Peaceful Warrior\" (2006), an adaptation of the semi-autobiographical book \"Way of the Peaceful Warrior\" by Dan Millman. The film depicts the emotional and physical trials of a young gymnast and his awakening under the tutelage of a mysterious spiritual guide portrayed by Nick Nolte. He then returned to the horror-thriller and supernatural powers themes for his films \"Rosewood Lane\" (2011) and \"Dark House\" (2014). Salva described his films in 2001 as \"atmospheric and macabre, with no happy endings, but not to be taken totally seriously\". Victor Salva Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is", "title": "Victor Salva" }, { "docid": "13677258", "text": "Film Festival. It had its British premiere on August 29, 2009 in Leicester Square as part of Channel 4's London FrightFest Film Festival. There are plans for worldwide release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in 2011. The movie generally was panned by its viewers with an 18% audience score and with a 4.2 rating on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb respectively. BlogCritics made note that the film's elements were \"reminiscent of Spielberg's debut \"Duel\" as well as the likes of \"Jeepers Creepers\", \"Blair Witch Project\", and \"Paranormal Activity\", and while the film's concept was not original, it \"is", "title": "Evil Things" }, { "docid": "9953554", "text": "repeatedly for hours. In the end, Adam thanks Harley for not only his help but the whole trip calling him a good friend. When Harley mentions finishing the trip to Betty-Ann's wedding, Adam gives up on getting Betty-Ann to fall in love with him, and with that Harley then decides to get some food with Adam and they drive away. \"Monster Man\" received mixed reviews; it currently holds a 60% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Kim Newman from Empire Magazine awarded the film 3 out of 3 stars, writing, \"Derivative of everything from Duel to Jeepers Creepers, this is good,", "title": "Monster Man (film)" }, { "docid": "6633436", "text": "and recording for the Stan Kenton band in February 1953. On February 11, 1953, Connor recorded her first sides with the Stan Kenton band. Her first song, \"And The Bull Walked Around, Ole\", peaked at No. 30 on the \"Billboard\" music charts. Other songs recorded with the band were \"Baia\", \"Jeepers Creepers\", \"If I Should Lose You\", \"I Get A Kick Out Of You\", \"Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen\" and the song that would forever be associated with the vocalist, \"All About Ronnie\". Additional songs Connor sang on the road (but never recorded with the band in studio) were", "title": "Chris Connor" }, { "docid": "11485503", "text": "attended by director Adam Mason, \"Audition\", \"Cut\" Friday: \"The Bunker\" (with dir. Rob Green), \"Revelation\" (with dir. Stuart Urban), \"Kiss of the Dragon\" + The Window (short) Saturday: \"Cubbyhouse\", \"Sleepless\" + Sister Lulu (short), \"Scary Movie 2\" introduced by the Wayan Brothers, \"The Devil's Backbone\", \"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2\" Sunday: \"Cradle of Fear\" (with dir. Alex Chandon), \"Urban Gothic\" - TV episode (with cast and crew). \"Dust\" (with dir. Adam Mason), \"Brotherhood of the Wolf\" + Universal (short). \"Battle Royale\" Monday: \"Alone\" (with dir. Phil Claydon), \"The Isle\", \"Ginger Snaps\" (replaced \"Trouble Every Day\"), \"Jeepers Creepers\" The front rows", "title": "London FrightFest Film Festival" } ]

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[ { "docid": "19873439", "text": "various training field parameters; Versus Player 2, where two players can battle against each other locally; Versus CPU, where players can battle solo against an AI-controlled opponent; and Collection Mode, where extras unlocked through gameplay are stored, including story cutscenes, character and stage information, concept artwork, and audio tracks. Online multiplayer includes ranked and casual matches, global leaderboards, replays, and eight-player lobbies with spectating. The online mode also introduces the Beginners League, a special league designated for low-ranking players to compete for graduation into higher ranks. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" features a base roster of 30 playable characters, consisting of", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873439", "text": "various training field parameters; Versus Player 2, where two players can battle against each other locally; Versus CPU, where players can battle solo against an AI-controlled opponent; and Collection Mode, where extras unlocked through gameplay are stored, including story cutscenes, character and stage information, concept artwork, and audio tracks. Online multiplayer includes ranked and casual matches, global leaderboards, replays, and eight-player lobbies with spectating. The online mode also introduces the Beginners League, a special league designated for low-ranking players to compete for graduation into higher ranks. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" features a base roster of 30 playable characters, consisting of", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" } ]

[ { "docid": "19873450", "text": "System\" used in \"Capcom vs. SNK 2\". The primary goal with the Infinity Stones was to create a level playing field by acting as a comeback enabler, and allowing players to compensate for their characters' deficiencies and enhance their strong points. According to developers, the inclusion of the Infinity Stones and the theme of \"infinite [gameplay] possibilities\" influenced their decision to use \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" as the game's title, rather than \"Marvel vs. Capcom 4\". To further differentiate \"Infinite\", the developers opted to use the Unreal Engine 4 to develop more cinematic and modern visuals, as opposed to the", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572834", "text": "from \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" were re-incorporated into the following sequel, \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes\", once again granting players the ability to call in their off-screen characters at any time during the match without constraint. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" also increased the number of characters per team by one, providing a three-on-three battle format. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" introduced \"X-Factor\", a comeback mechanic which offers increased damage, speed, and red health regeneration for a limited time upon activation. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" reverts to two-on-two partner battles and removes traditional", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "19873452", "text": "by Capcom's research and development team in Japan, who took inspiration from both the characters' comic book and film appearances. Marvel staff members worked closely with the team, providing feedback to maintain the authenticity of their characters' portrayals. While speaking at E3 2017, Evans explained how they picked the roster based on which characters Marvel was currently pushing or planning to push in the future. Beyond appealing to genre and series fans, Capcom sought to target a diverse audience with \"Infinite\" and bring in casual players who were fans of Marvel's movies, comic books, and television shows. To this end,", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572846", "text": "put them in its own self-published \"Disney Infinity\" series. As a result, Capcom had to pull both \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" and \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" off their online platforms in 2013. However, in 2016, Disney announced its decision to cancel the \"Disney Infinity\" series, discontinue self-publishing efforts, and switch to a licensing-only model, allowing them to license their characters to third-party game developers, including Capcom. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" was revealed in December 2016, and then released in September 2017. The \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series has received reviews ranging from average to positive from critics. According to Capcom", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "19873471", "text": "lack of \"X-Men\" characters, highlighting the franchise's significance in establishing the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series. The latter declared their omission as \"a dagger in the heart of every [\"Marvel vs. Capcom\"] fan - one that there is no recovering from.\" The game was nominated for \"Best Fighting Game of E3 2017\" by the Game Critics Awards, but lost to \"Dragon Ball FighterZ\". It also received \"Best Fighting Game of 2017\" nominations by \"IGN\", The Game Awards, and the 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, but lost to \"Injustice 2\". In addition, it received nominations for \"Control Precision\" and \"Game, Franchise Fighting\" at", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873454", "text": "freedom to craft their own original stories and create new visions for their characters. \"Infinite\"'s story mode script was penned by writer Paul Gardner, with oversight from Rosemann and Marvel's gaming division. Gardner first became involved with the project beginning in 2015 and finished writing the script in 2016. Marvel provided feedback to Capcom on the revisions, animations, music, and presentation of the overall story mode experience. Frank Tieri, the lead writer for \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", has also confirmed his involvement with \"Infinite\". According to developers, Capcom's struggle with the launch of \"Street Fighter V\" influenced several decisions during", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873474", "text": "units had been shipped in the period ending September 30, 2017. In its third quarter report of the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018, Capcom disclosed that \"Infinite\" had sold one million units as of December 31, 2017, missing its initial sales target. In their 2018 integrated report, Capcom described sales for \"Infinite\" as weak, stating \"\"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" delivered a certain level of sales, primarily overseas owing to deep-rooted popularity, but underperformed overall.\" Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite \"Infinite\" was announced during Sony's PlayStation Experience event in December 2016. Capcom initially lost the use of the Marvel license", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873469", "text": "pedigree.\" \"Eurogamer\" Wesley Yin-Poole reproached the art style, calling it a \"desperate attempt to appeal to fans of Marvel's all-encompassing cinematic universe\" and \"an abomination of a look that neither appeals to movie nor comic book fans.\" GameCentral for \"Metro\" faulted the game for its \"bland visuals\", \"drab menus\", and \"uniformly dull backdrops.\" \"Infinite\" was also criticized for its playable roster, which was smaller than the previous installment, \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", and recycled many of its characters. \"VentureBeat\" Mike Minotti expressed his disappointment with the game's smaller selection of fighters, especially compared to its predecessors, and the meager", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873448", "text": "vs. Street Fighter\", and \"\", as well as other Capcom fighting games, such as \"Project Justice\" and \"\", served as \"Infinite\"s director. Game development involved Capcom Japan, Capcom USA, and Marvel Games. According to Mike Jones, Executive Producer at Marvel Games, \"Infinite\" was designed to be a \"more elegant and simplified\" game which remained as \"complex and hardcore\" as past \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" installments. While the developers sought to keep the core elements of the series intact, such as air combos, they also wanted \"Infinite\" to push away from its predecessors, resulting in several changes to the series' traditional formula.", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873431", "text": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite \"Infinite\" was announced during Sony's PlayStation Experience event in December 2016. Capcom initially lost the use of the Marvel license in 2012, after The Walt Disney Company decided to focus on self-publishing its own gaming titles; however, Capcom was able to reacquire the license after Disney dissolved its console publishing division. \"Infinite\" was designed to be more accessible than previous \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" games, resulting in several changes to the series' traditional mechanics. The game also features a larger emphasis on storytelling, with the series' first cinematic story mode. The plot follows the heroes of the", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873447", "text": "Capcom 3\", \"\" and \"Marvel vs. Capcom Origins\" being removed from the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2013. However, in May 2016, Disney announced its decision to discontinue self-publishing efforts and switch over to a licensing-only model, allowing third-party game developers, including Capcom, to negotiate licenses with Marvel once again. On December 3, 2016, \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" was officially unveiled during Sony's PlayStation Experience event; its first gameplay footage debuted on the same day following the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2016. Norio Hirose, a programmer who had previously worked on \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\", \"Marvel Super Heroes", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572839", "text": "the Marvel and Capcom universes make appearances in the games in varying capacities. Both \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" and \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes\" include secret characters which can be played by inputting specific sequences of joystick movements on the character select screen. These secret characters consist of palette swaps of existing fighters with different moveset properties. \"Clash of Super Heroes\" also has unplayable summon characters as part of its \"Guest Character/Special Partner\" assist system. Many \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" installments also allow players to fight as the games' boss characters in special game modes, with the", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "19873435", "text": "Combo Gauge to perform the newly introduced \"Counter Switch\" mechanic, which tags in their partner character while the opponent is attacking them. This provides players with the opportunity to counterattack and free the character trapped in the enemy's combo. The Hyper Combo Gauge in \"Infinite\" is limited to four bars of meter, as opposed to the five-bar maximum used in \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" and \"3\". \"Infinite\" moves away from the button layout previously used in \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", and instead employs a control scheme more similar to \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", which includes four attack buttons, consisting of", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873451", "text": "stylized art direction used in \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\". According to Producer Evans and Associate Producer Peter Rosas, the development team examined the strengths and weaknesses of each returning character and adjusted them by providing new moves and abilities, hoping to make every fighter viable. In terms of roster selection, characters were chosen based on two aspects: their potential interactions within the story and their gameplay style. The developers sought to include a variety of different character archetypes, from small, nimble characters, such as Strider Hiryu, to large, brawler-type characters, such as the Hulk. The Marvel characters' designs were proposed", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "3829786", "text": "small cameo appearance in Ken's stage in \"Street Fighter Alpha 2\". Hiryu was one of the characters intended to appear in the unreleased 3D fighting game \"Capcom Fighting All-Stars\". Hiryu's latest guest appearance was in the 2011 fighting game \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" which marked his characters official 3D debut; this game is also notable as being the first where he is voiced in English. He will return in the sequel, \"Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite\". \"Strider\" director Kouichi Yotsui left Capcom soon after its release. He later designed an unofficial, coin-operated sequel for Mitchell Corporation in 1996. Yotsui considers", "title": "Strider (arcade game)" }, { "docid": "19873461", "text": "Frank, Haggar) and the Cosmic Crusaders Pack (Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Nova, Strider Hiryu, X, Zero), which were released on December 5, 2017. In February 2017, Hasbro announced a \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" toy line during their presentation at the American International Toy Fair. In May 2017, Marvel announced a series of \"Marvel vs. Capcom\"-themed comic book variant covers, which became available in comic stores throughout August. In September 2017, Marvel revealed a new wave of Funko Pop! collectibles, featuring the playable cast from \"Infinite\" in their premium alternate costumes. The collectibles were released in November 2017. In pre-release coverage, \"Infinite\"s", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "14482791", "text": "fighting game community. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" contains a base roster of 36 characters, featuring both new and returning characters to the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" franchise. Two additional characters, Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath, are also available as downloadable content. According to producer Niitsuma, character selection was a collaborative process between Capcom and Marvel Comics. Marvel gave Niitsuma and his team precise directions regarding the Marvel characters' designs, but was willing to leave game balancing to Capcom. In regards to characters who did not originate from fighting games, such as Deadpool and Arthur, Niitsuma's team tried to", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "19873440", "text": "both new and returning heroes and villains in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series. Additional characters were also released post-launch as downloadable content (DLC). New characters to the franchise are listed below in bold. Death is visited by Jedah Dohma, who proposes an alliance to achieve equilibrium between life and death on both their worlds. Needing the six Infinity Stones to do so, Death deceives Thanos and Ultron into aiding her, granting Thanos the Space Stone and sending Ultron to retrieve the Reality Stone from Abel City. Sigma intercepts Ultron, and the two forge an alliance. They betray the others and", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873433", "text": "which players compete against each other in tag team combat using characters from both the Marvel Comics and Capcom universes. Players must knock out the opposing team by repeatedly attacking the opponent and draining their health bar. \"Infinite\" features two-on-two partner battles, similar to \"\" and earlier installments in the franchise. Unlike past entries, the game does not allow players to use traditional call-in assist attacks from off-screen characters; instead, \"Infinite\" utilizes a \"free-form\" tag system, known as \"Active Switch\", which shares similarities with \"\" \"Team Aerial Combo\" system and \"Street Fighter X Tekken\" \"Switch Cancel\" system. Players can immediately", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572840", "text": "exception of Abyss from \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\". Characters that have not been playable frequently make cameo appearances in the games' cutscenes and stage backgrounds. Lastly, numerous non-playable Marvel and Capcom characters are featured as \"Ability Cards\" in the Heroes and Heralds game mode in \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\". Out of all the playable characters, Ryu and Chun-Li are the only ones to have appeared in every game released thus far. Capcom's partnership with Marvel Comics began in 1993 with the release of \"The Punisher\", an arcade beat 'em up based on the comic book series of the same", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "3388859", "text": "a reputation for being \"broken\", with characters having access to one or more infinite combos. These changes, however, were met with negative reception from fans, who criticized the game for offering less freedom. This ultimately led to Capcom recognizing the theme of insanity as the hallmark of the series and using it as a focus for future \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" installments. The Sega Saturn version of \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" received \"favorable\" reviews, while the PlayStation version received \"average\" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot praised the Sega Saturn port for its", "title": "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "19873432", "text": "Marvel and Capcom universes, who must work together to save their merged worlds against a new threat, Ultron Sigma. \"Infinite\" was released in September 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The game received mixed reviews; critics praised its new gameplay elements, but criticized its presentation, particularly its art direction, and character roster. The game also underperformed commercially. Capcom originally expected the game to sell two million units; however, it missed its sales target, selling approximately one million copies by the end of December 2017. Like its predecessors, \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" is a 2D fighting game in", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873434", "text": "switch between their team members at any point, even while mid-air or during attack animations. This provides players with the abilities to create their own offensive or defensive assists through the tag system and form continuous combos between their two characters. As with previous \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" titles, players will charge their \"Hyper Combo Gauge\" as their characters deal or receive damage during the fight. Players can then expend the accrued meter from their Hyper Combo Gauge to perform \"Hyper Combos\", cinematic attacks which deal larger amounts of damage to the opponent. Alternatively, players can sacrifice meter from their Hyper", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572845", "text": "next installment in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series, \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\", in 2010. The game was eventually released in 2011. An updated version of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", titled \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", was released later in the same year. The high-definition compilation game \"Marvel vs. Capcom Origins\" was then released in 2012. Following the release of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, Marvel's new parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which acquired Marvel in 2009, chose not to renew Capcom's license with the Marvel characters, instead opting to", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "19873468", "text": "to be \"forgettable and easily ignored.\" Stark and Ramos proclaimed that the aesthetics were \"the stalest the franchise has ever seen\", and compared the user interface to \"placeholder graphics that were never changed for the final product.\" \"Destructoid\" Chris Carter also loathed the visuals, describing the art style as \"a crime against humanity.\" \"GamesRadar\" Sam Prell felt that \"Infinite\"'s presentation, in comparison to \"the flashy cel-shaded art direction and over-the-top tone of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\"\" and \"the silky smooth sprites and technical precision of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\",\" made the game fall \"hopelessly short...in the shadow of its own", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "6846517", "text": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes In \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", players select a team of characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. While the game uses similar tag team-based game mechanics to the series' previous iteration, \"\", it features several significant changes, such as three-on-three gameplay, a new character assist system, and a more simplified control scheme. The character artwork uses traditional 2D-animated sprites, while the backgrounds and visual effects are rendered in 3D. This makes \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" the first game in the franchise", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "6846525", "text": "Heroes\" contains a roster of 56 playable characters. The roster features characters from various Marvel Comics properties, such as \"The Avengers\" and \"X-Men\", and Capcom video game franchises, including \"Street Fighter\", \"Darkstalkers\", and \"Mega Man\". The game also introduces three original characters: Amingo, a cactus-like creature; Ruby Heart, a Norwegian air pirate; and SonSon, a bō-wielding monkey girl and granddaughter of the protagonist from the 1984 Capcom arcade game \"SonSon\". In most versions of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", 24 characters are available from the start, while the remaining 32 characters must be unlocked using experience points; however, in the Xbox", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "15773554", "text": "International, Capcom announced that an updated version of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" was under development. The update, titled \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", would add new characters, stages, modes, and other enhancements to improve the game's balance and online functionality. According to Capcom, many new features and refinements, such as the addition of a spectator mode and tweaks to X-Factor, were the results of fan feedback. At the 2011 Tokyo Game Show, Capcom video game producer, Yoshinori Ono, would later announce that the game would also be released as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita.", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "20394050", "text": "was Part of Capcom's \"Battle of the Stones\" series and, as such, it featured a best of 3 format. As this was the first tournament played for the game, there existed some concern around competitors getting copies of the game early. Regardless, many players carried over habits from the previous game in the series, \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\". After the tournament was concluded, Machinima set up a \"Body Count Fighting\" tournament with nine announced matches and one \"secret\" match. Jason Dimberg of Mechinima described the event as \"adding two more champions/belt-holders for \"Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite\", ... and \"Tekken", "title": "SoCal Regionals 2017" }, { "docid": "2572838", "text": "Simple Mode. Simple Mode, designed for casual players, allows players to perform special moves and Hyper Combos with single button presses at the expense of limiting a character's available moveset. \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" has featured over 100 playable fighters, primarily drawn from comic book series published by Marvel Comics and video games franchises developed and produced by Capcom. The games have introduced a few original characters, which include Norimaro from \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", and Amingo, Ruby Heart, and SonSon from \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes\". In addition to the playable cast, other characters from", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "14482799", "text": "of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", UDON Entertainment unveiled a 200-page artbook, titled \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works\", containing compilations of existing \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" imagery alongside new commissioned pieces by comic book artists. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" received positive reviews from critics, garnering aggregate scores of 85/100 and 84/100 from Metacritic for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, respectively, and 86% from GameRankings for both systems. Reviewers praised \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for its simplified, yet deep gameplay and diverse cast of characters. According to GameSpot's Maxwell McGee, the game's simplified core combat", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "6846300", "text": "sprites from Capcom's previous Marvel-licensed fighting games. Following its release in Japanese arcades in 2000, the game received ports to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, and iOS devices over the course of twelve years. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Players select a team of characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. In contrast to the series previous entry, \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", the game features characters from numerous Capcom video game franchises, rather than strictly \"Street Fighter\" characters. While the gameplay", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes" }, { "docid": "2572844", "text": "of Heroes\". \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" heavily re-used assets from previous Capcom-developed games, including \"Street Fighter Alpha\", \"Darkstalkers\", and the earlier \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" titles, resulting in a large roster of 56 playable characters. Shortly after the release of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox ports for \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", Capcom lost the use of the Marvel license, putting the series on an indefinite hiatus. However, with the resurgence of the fighting game genre in 2008, owing to the success of \"Street Fighter IV\", Marvel requested Capcom to collaborate with them once again. Capcom would announce the development of the", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "14482792", "text": "\"preserve their essence\" from their source material and see how they could siphon it into an interesting fighting game character. Marvel worked closely with Capcom to include dialogue quips and mid-match events between the companies' characters. Comic book writer Frank Tieri was assigned to write the character dialogue and endings for the game. Marvel also gave Tieri full use of their library of characters for storyline purposes. As a result, several unplayable characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes, such as the Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, MegaMan Volnutt, Nemesis, and Phoenix Wright, make cameo appearances in the campaign stages", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "19873449", "text": "The decision to change the three-on-three battle system used in \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" and \"3\" was considered for a long time before ultimately settling on two-on-two fights for the sake of accessibility. Producer Mike Evans hoped that introducing a more manageable two-character system would give casual \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" fans the ability to play the game without becoming overwhelmed. To offset the streamlined character select system and removal of call-in assist attacks, the six Infinity Stones were implemented to provide teams with additional customization options and increase gameplay depth. Marvel and Capcom compared the Infinity Stones to the \"Groove", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "20394049", "text": "at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California from September 22 to 24. The event featured eleven tournaments, and a triple main event to close out the show: a \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" tournament, a \"Street Fighter V\" tournament, and a \"Tekken 7\" tournament. SCR 2017 also featured tournaments for \"Injustice 2\", \"Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2\", \"\", \"Under Night In-Birth EXE Late[st]\", \"The King of Fighters XIV\", \"Killer Instinct\", \"Pokken Tournament\", and \"Super Street Fighter II Turbo\". There was also a three-on-three exhibition match of \"Dissidia Final Fantasy NT\" held at the event. The \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" tournament", "title": "SoCal Regionals 2017" }, { "docid": "19873465", "text": "the demo lacked entertaining moments and failed to showcase Marvel and Capcom's \"dream matchups\" in any meaningful or creative way. Following complaints about the quality of certain character models, particularly on the Capcom side of the roster, the developers announced plans for a day-one patch that would focus on artistic improvements. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" was released to mixed to positive reviews, according to \"Metacritic\", which provided aggregated scores of 77, 72, and 69 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows versions, respectively. The game received praise for its gameplay, including its changes to the series' traditional tag", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "6846284", "text": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Players select a team of characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. In contrast to the series previous entry, \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", the game features characters from numerous Capcom video game franchises, rather than strictly \"Street Fighter\" characters. While the gameplay is largely identical to its predecessor, \"Clash of Super Heroes\" features two distinct changes: the removal of the traditional character assist system and the introduction of the \"Variable Cross\" attack. The Dreamcast version of the game was praised", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes" }, { "docid": "3863402", "text": "sell his designs to foreign powers after failing to get the United States government to accept his plans. The film ends showing Wolverine waking up in a changed future where there are no Sentinels and the previously-deceased Cyclops and Jean Grey are once again alive. \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" has a \"Days of Future Past\"-inspired stage serving as an alternative to the standard Metro City stage, with an \"Apprehended\"/\"Slain\" poster similar to the famous one, featuring characters from both Marvel and Capcom that starred in \"\", but did not return for the \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" games. Taking the", "title": "Days of Future Past" }, { "docid": "6846290", "text": "Fever, the PlayStation version features an exclusive mode called Cross Over. Cross Over is the only mode in the PlayStation port that permits tag team gameplay, which was removed due to the console's limited RAM capacity. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes\" features a roster of 15 playable fighters. Unlike \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", which limited itself to characters from the \"Street Fighter\" series, \"Clash of Super Heroes\" uses characters from other Capcom video game franchises, such as \"Darkstalkers\", \"Mega Man\", and \"Strider\". The game features 20 unplayable guest characters, drawn from the Marvel and Capcom universes,", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes" }, { "docid": "2572843", "text": "vs. Street Fighter\". The game debuted in Japanese arcades in 1996, establishing the series' fast-paced, tag team-based gameplay style. \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" was then released in 1997, which replaced most of the \"X-Men\" cast with other heroes from the Marvel Universe and introduced the character assist mechanic. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes\" later followed in 1998, exchanging the majority of the \"Street Fighter\" cast with characters from other Capcom video games series, such as \"Mega Man\" and \"Darkstalkers\". In 1999, Capcom announced the development of yet another sequel, called \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "6846540", "text": "Capcom 2\", the sequel features new methods of play designed for newcomers to the fighting game genre, such as the addition of a simplified three-button control scheme. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" was released in February 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes In \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", players select a team of characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. While the game uses similar tag team-based game mechanics to the series' previous iteration, \"\", it features several significant changes, such", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "15773556", "text": "between DLC meant for \"Fate of Two Worlds\" and brand new content. Character selection was a collaborative process between Capcom and Marvel. According to Seth Killian, a former community manager for Capcom, Marvel presented a list of their own characters that they were interested in seeing in \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\". Capcom then provided input regarding moveset possibilities in order to reach a consensus. Each company also had their own set of interests and priorities. Marvel characters, such as Rocket Raccoon and Nova, were chosen to cross-promote upcoming products. On the other hand, Capcom sought to bring more diversity", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "6846524", "text": "hidden characters after a certain number of experience points are earned. This system was removed in the console versions in favor of the \"Secret Factor\" menu, where the player can buy hidden characters, stage backgrounds, and color schemes using points earned through normal play. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions both feature online multiplayer, which includes player matches, ranked matches, and lobbies. The Japanese release of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" for the Dreamcast also featured online play through Capcom's \"Match Service\" network; however, it was limited to between two different Dreamcast systems. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "19873446", "text": "post-credits scene, Jedah tells Death that he has another plan, but Thanos arrives seeking vengeance against them. Believing the Satsui no Hadō is capable of killing immortals like Death and Jedah, he prepares to attack them with a Gohadouken. Following the release of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, Marvel's new parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which acquired Marvel in 2009, chose not to renew their licensing deal with Capcom, instead opting to move its viable properties towards their self-published game titles, such as the \"Disney Infinity\" series; this resulted in \"Ultimate Marvel vs.", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873453", "text": "the developers wanted to introduce a more robust, cinematic story compared to previous \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" titles. Bill Rosemann, Creative Director at Marvel Games, stated that \"Infinite\"s increased emphasis on storytelling was influenced by Marvel's story and character-centric approach to their recent projects in games, film, and television; Rosemann and Jones cited Insomniac Games' \"Spider-Man\" video game, Telltale Games' \"\" title, and Marvel's successful Netflix series as examples. While speaking at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, Rosemann also explained that Marvel Games would not force its development partners to tie their games into existing storylines throughout Marvel's universes, giving them more", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572828", "text": "vs. Capcom\" series has received generally positive reviews from critics, who have praised its fast-paced gameplay, animated visuals, and wealth of playable characters. On the other hand, the games have been criticized for their lack of content, especially more recent installments. The series has enjoyed broad appeal, especially in markets outside of Japan, selling approximately 8.8 million units as of June 2018. In 2011, a series of Minimates based on the playable characters from \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" were released by Art Asylum. On July 2, 2012, Udon Entertainment announced the release of \"Marvel vs. Capcom:", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "2572850", "text": "its addition of online multiplayer, dynamic challenges, and unlockable content; however, in remaining faithful to the arcade versions, some reviewers criticized the games for their outdated gameplay and unbalanced fighters. \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" received mixed reviews, with critics praising its implementation of new gameplay mechanics, such as the \"Active Switch\" combo system and the six Infinity Stones. On the other hand, the game was criticized for its presentation, particularly its art direction, and its character roster. In 2012, \"Complex\" ranked \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" at number 37 on the list of the best video game franchises, commenting that \"a frenetic", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "2572835", "text": "character assists. \"Infinite\" also implements the Infinity Stones as a gameplay mechanic, where each of the six stones grants unique abilities and enhancements to the player. Another gameplay element that helps to distinguish the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series from other fighting game franchises is its emphasis on aerial combat. Every character in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series is given a \"Launcher\" move, which sends the opponent flying up into the air. The player can then choose to follow up immediately by using a \"Super Jump\", which allows a character to jump much higher than normal, in order to continue their", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "6846519", "text": "compete in a one-on-one battle, as opposed to teams of two characters in the series' previous entry, \"\". The game introduces a more refined version of the \"Variable System\" used in past \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" games, which allows players to tag in other team members at any point during the match. Unlike \"Clash of Super Heroes\", which features unplayable partner characters that the player can summon at will, \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\" re-implements the \"Variable Assist\" gameplay mechanic introduced in \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", allowing players to call upon one of their off-screen team members to perform a", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "19873472", "text": "the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, but lost to \"Cuphead\" and \"Tekken 7\", respectively. According to their sales plans for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018, Capcom expected \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" to sell two million units worldwide. The game saw poor first-week sales in the United Kingdom, debuting at #12 on the all-formats chart. The PlayStation 4 version peaked at #16 in the individual formats chart, while the Xbox One version failed to reach the Top 40. In Japan, the PlayStation 4 version ranked #8 on the Media Create sales chart after", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "15309180", "text": "Double Helix, was announced by Capcom in July 2013, and was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows on February 18, 2014. Hiryu is also a playable character in the tactical role-playing game \"Namco × Capcom\" (2005) and in the crossover fighting games \"\" (1998), \"\" (2000), \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" (2011), and \"\" (2017), where he is one of many characters representing the Capcom universe. His ending in the first \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" game is an homage to the ending in the original \"Strider\". He was also supposed to appear in", "title": "Strider Hiryu" }, { "docid": "11988272", "text": "mode. In \"Tatsunoko vs. Capcom\", players engage in combat with a team of two characters or with a single giant character and attempt to knock out their opponents. It is the seventh Capcom-designed installment in their \"Vs.\" fighting game series, which includes the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" and \"Capcom vs. SNK\" series, and the first to be fully rendered in 3D graphics. The game is set in a 2.5D environment; characters fight in a two-dimensional arena, but character models and backgrounds are rendered in three-dimensional graphics. The game is designed around a simplified three-button attack system, which was inspired by the", "title": "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars" }, { "docid": "15773567", "text": "Arcade and the PlayStation Network in 2013. However, in 2016, Disney decided to cancel its \"Disney Infinity\" series, discontinue self-publishing efforts, and switch to a licensing-only model, allowing them to license their characters to third-party game developers, including Capcom. On December 3, 2016, \"\" was officially unveiled during Sony's PlayStation Experience event. The game was released on September 19, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. Notes Footnotes Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 In \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", players select a team of three characters to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. As", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "14482783", "text": "component and lack of features and game modes. More than 2 million units were shipped worldwide a month after its debut, rendering it a commercial success. Less than a year after its release, Capcom announced an updated version of the game, titled \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\". The standalone update was released in November 2011, and featured additional characters, stages, and gameplay tweaks. A proper sequel, titled \"\", was released in September 2017. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" is a fighting game in which players compete in battle using characters with different fighting styles and special attacks.", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "14482806", "text": "to a licensing-only model, allowing them to license their characters to third-party game developers, including Capcom. On December 3, 2016, \"\" was officially unveiled during Sony's PlayStation Experience event. The game was released on September 19, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds In \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", players select a team of three characters to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. It features similar tag team game mechanics to earlier games in the series, along with new methods of play designed to make the game", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "20394051", "text": "7\".\" The first two days of the \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" tournament at SoCal Regionals was dominated by Richard Nguyen, who, playing with Dante and Dormammu defeated established \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" players such as BT Clockwork and former Evo champion NYChrisG. The final top 8 of the tournament was populated by lesser-known players, such as Gabriel \"Jibrill\" Lam and Robert \"Sacktap\" Capps. The tournament was won by Ryan \"FilipinoChamp\" Ramirez, the only \"top name\" from competitive \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" history that reached the finals. Though the early rounds of the \"Street Fighter V\" tournament at SCR 2017 featured much local", "title": "SoCal Regionals 2017" }, { "docid": "2572837", "text": "punches and kicks. In \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2\", in order to make the game more accessible, the layout was tweaked to four attack buttons, consisting of two pairs of light and heavy punches and kicks, and two dedicated assist buttons. The control scheme was further simplified with the release of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", which included three attack buttons designated to undefined light, medium, and hard attacks, two assist buttons, and an \"exchange button\" used to perform Launchers and switch between characters during Air Combos. In addition, \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" included two different control scheme options: Normal Mode and", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "15773552", "text": "mode, called \"Galactus Mode\", allows players to fight as Galactus against AI-controlled opponents. An optimized netcode is present in the game, providing smoother online play compared to \"Fate of Two Worlds\". A new spectator mode allows up to six players to watch online matches between other players. Rematch features and leaderboard functionality have also been improved to enhance the game's online experience. \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" features the original 36 characters from \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" and introduces 12 new playable fighters. The six new Marvel Comics characters include Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Iron", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "6846518", "text": "to feature 2.5D graphics. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay, visuals, and character roster, while criticizing its soundtrack and initial lack of online multiplayer support outside Japan. Following its release, Capcom lost the use of the Marvel Comics license, putting the series on a decade-long hiatus. In April 2010, Capcom announced the development of a sequel, \"\", which was later released in February 2011. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes\" is the fourth installment in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series of tag team-based fighting games. Players select a team of three characters to", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "15773560", "text": "would include reversible packaging. The front cover art featured the work of Capcom illustrator Shinkiro, while the reverse side featured the art of Marvel Comics' Mark Brooks. Brook's alternate cover featured all twelve of the game's new characters in his own comic book style. Both pieces of art were printed on a single reversible cover for the entire first run of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" in North America. On December 13, 2013, Capcom announced that digital versions of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" and its DLC would be removed from online platforms towards the end of the month, following", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "14482805", "text": "Firebrand, Frank West, Nemesis T-Type, Phoenix Wright, and Vergil. Following the release of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, Marvel's new parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which acquired Marvel in 2009, chose not to renew Capcom's license with the Marvel characters, instead opting to put them in its own self-published \"Disney Infinity\" series. As a result, Capcom had to pull both \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" and \"\" off Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in 2013. However, in 2016, Disney decided to cancel its \"Disney Infinity\" series, discontinue self-publishing efforts, and switch", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "15773566", "text": "600,000 units worldwide for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 during the first two months of its release. As of March 2015, the game sold 1.2 million units across its various platforms. Following the release of \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, Marvel's new parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which acquired Marvel in 2009, chose not to renew Capcom's license with the Marvel characters, instead opting to put them in its own self-published \"Disney Infinity\" series. As a result, Capcom had to pull both \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" and \"\" off Xbox Live", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "2572833", "text": "successive \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" installment has added, removed, or altered gameplay elements over the course of the series' history. \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\" added two-on-two tag team features. \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" introduced the concept of the \"assist\" by allowing the player to summon their off-screen partner to perform a special move without switching characters. This feature was replaced in \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes\", which instead randomly allocated an unplayable guest character with a preset assist move before each match; in addition, assists were limited to only a few uses per round. The assist features", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "15773546", "text": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 In \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", players select a team of three characters to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. As an update, the game utilizes largely identical gameplay mechanics to the original. However, both the aerial combat and X-Factor systems, introduced in \"Fate of Two Worlds\", have received adjustments. In addition to gameplay modifications and new playable characters, the game features several aesthetic changes. After the events of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disrupted the development schedule for downloadable content for \"Fate of Two Worlds\", the additional content was", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "15773549", "text": "characters receive balancing changes, which include new moves and animation tweaks. \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" uses the same simplified, three-button control scheme of undefined light, medium, and heavy attacks introduced in \"Fate of Two Worlds\". The \"exchange button\", used to launch opponents into the air and switch between characters while performing air combos, returns. The aerial exchange feature has been altered in \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\"; players can either remove meter from their opponent's Hyper Combo gauge, add meter to their own gauge, or simply deal more damage. The \"X-Factor\" mechanic, which grants increased damage output, speed, and", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "19873436", "text": "two pairs of light and heavy punches and kicks, and two additional buttons used for swapping characters and activating Infinity Stone powers. To improve accessibility, the game includes an \"auto-combo\" system which allows players to repeatedly press the light punch button to automatically perform both ground and air combos. In addition, certain Hyper Combos can now be activated by simply pressing the two heavy attack buttons, as opposed to the specific joystick and button combinations required in previous titles. \"Infinite\" also implements the Infinity Stones as a gameplay mechanic, similar to \"Marvel Super Heroes\", where each stone grants unique abilities.", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873456", "text": "\"Street Fighter V\"s \"Fight Money\". \"Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite\" was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, on September 19, 2017, in North America and Europe, and September 21, 2017, in Japan. The game was available in three editions: a standard edition, a \"Deluxe Edition\", and a \"Collector's Edition\". Pre-orders for the standard edition include the Evil Ryu and Warrior Thor alternate in-game costumes. Pre-orders for the \"Deluxe Edition\" include the Evil Ryu, Warrior Thor, Gladiator Hulk and alternate costumes, in addition to the \"2017 Character Pass\". The \"Collector's Edition\", which includes the \"Deluxe Edition\" and its", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873462", "text": "departure from some of the series' long-standing gameplay mechanics, namely three-on-three battles and character assist moves, for the sake of accessibility was met with mixed reception. Suriel Vazquez of \"Game Informer\" and Wesley Yin-Poole of \"Eurogamer\" stated that \"Infinite\" could end up being a divisive game, especially to the hardcore audience, since both mechanics had defined the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series for nearly two decades. The issue was mirrored by \"IGN\" Daniel Krupa, who mentioned that the shifts in the series' formula could lead to a feeling among fans that their game was being \"diluted\" for newer players. Vazquez and", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2751999", "text": "Fighter Alpha\" and \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series. Besides video games, the \"Darkstalkers\" media franchise also includes an , an American cartoon TV series, a Canadian comic book series, and many books of various kinds and other media released only in Japan. Some individual characters (usually the series' mascots Morrigan and Felicia) appeared in the later Capcom games, as well as in a few crossover games released by other companies. The \"Darkstalkers\" series began development when Capcom decided to make another fighting game using their \"Street Fighter II\" engine. There are two conflicting accounts regarding the series' origins; according to producer", "title": "Darkstalkers" }, { "docid": "14482797", "text": "with the characters' image. \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" was released on February 15, 2011 in North America, February 17 in Japan, and February 18 in Europe for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A special edition of the game included a steelbook case, a twelve-page prologue comic written by Frank Tieri, a one-month subscription to Marvel Digital Comics, and codes redeemable for free downloads of the Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath downloadable content. DLC costumes for characters were later announced by Capcom and Marvel, which were released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on March", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "6007309", "text": "Deadpool also states in \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" for a win quote that he will continue petitioning Capcom for Vulgus 2. The Pow icon is re-used in many other Capcom games, like \"\", \"Bionic Commando\" and \"Exed Exes\". Likewise, the Yashichi enemy has made later appearances in many Capcom games, usually in a more benign role as a power-up. Valgas, a boss character from the \"Power Stone\" series, has his name based on this game. Vulgus The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite", "title": "Vulgus" }, { "docid": "19873455", "text": "\"Infinite\"s development. The heavy criticism towards \"Street Fighter V\"s lack of content prompted Capcom to promise a larger variety of single-player and multiplayer content for \"Infinite\" upon release. As a result of \"Street Fighter V\"s initial online multiplayer server issues, the developers plan to forgo their own servers in favor of dedicated servers by Sony and Microsoft, aiming to provide more stable online play for \"Infinite\". The game does not feature cross-platform play, with Evans citing Capcom's trouble with implementing the Capcom Fighters Network cross-platform structure into \"Street Fighter V\". \"Infinite\" also does not include any currency systems similar to", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873470", "text": "amount of newcomers. Yin-Poole pointed out the lack of diversity in the roster, particularly the lack of playable female characters. GameCentral stated that the roster \"smacks of laziness and/or a lack of budget\" and suspected that most of the final roster decisions were made by lawyers and marketing people. The omission of characters from the \"X-Men\" and \"Fantastic Four\" franchises was also chastised by critics, who speculated that the then-ongoing legal dispute between The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, and 20th Century Fox over their film rights was the main motive behind their exclusion. Prell and Yin-Poole both lamented the", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873473", "text": "its first week, selling 8,273 copies; the Xbox One version did not make it into the Top 20. This marked a significant drop from the 80,966 units \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\" had sold in a similar time period. The game reached #6 in Australia and #7 in New Zealand for its first week. It ranked #6 in the United States' list of top-selling games for September 2017, and #19 in the US PlayStation Store's September download charts. In its first half report of the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018, Capcom reported that over 900,000", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "19873457", "text": "pre-order incentives, features four character dioramas of Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Mega Man X and Chun-Li by TriForce, and a case filled with six LED-powered Infinity Stone replicas. The Major Carol Danvers alternate costume was also packaged exclusively with the PlayStation 4 version. A story mode demo was released on June 12, 2017, following Sony's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. On February 27, 2018, \"Infinite\" was listed on the Microsoft Store as an Xbox Play Anywhere title. To coincide with the game's release, Capcom announced their first global tournament series for \"Infinite\" called \"Battle for the Stones\". In", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "2572827", "text": "Marvel vs. Capcom Its gameplay borrows heavily from Capcom's previous Marvel-licensed fighting games \"\" and \"Marvel Super Heroes\"; however, instead of focusing on single combat, the games incorporated tag team battles. Players form teams of two or three characters and, controlling one fighter at a time, attempt to damage and knock out their opponents. Players can switch out their characters during the match, allowing team members to replenish their health and prolong their ability to fight. The series' gameplay is also distinguished from other fighting game franchises due to its character assist mechanics and emphasis on aerial combat. The \"Marvel", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "19873458", "text": "addition to extending special invitations to the Evolution Championship Series' seven \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" champions, Capcom selected six community events to act as \"Infinity Stone Tournaments\". The winner of each event, in addition to qualifying for the \"Battle for the Stones\" finals, received an Infinity Stone that could be used to gain a unique advantage during the competition. For example, the Space Stone allowed its bearer to swap their position within the tournament bracket to face a different opponent, while the Mind Stone allowed its bearer to pick their opponent's team. Fellow competitors could steal Infinity Stones by successfully", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite" }, { "docid": "11988304", "text": "minigame. Bozon explained that three of the four playable characters yell every time they fire. Critics speculated on the commercial risk of localizing \"Tatsunoko vs. Capcom\" for the Wii. Kemps considered it a risky undertaking for Capcom, as the console isn't renowned for fighting titles, and as the game abandons the three-on-three matches of the \"Marvel\" titles—which popularized the \"Vs.\" series—in favor of the two-on-two formula used in the older, more obscure \"Vs.\" games. Kemps and Bozon pointed out that the game's Tatsunoko characters are largely unknown to non-Japanese audiences; this caused Bozon to liken the game to a dark", "title": "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars" }, { "docid": "3388862", "text": "other Capcom video game franchises, such as \"Darkstalkers\" and \"Mega Man\". While its gameplay remains similar, \"Clash of Super Heroes\" removes the \"Variable Assist\" feature in favor of a new system. It was ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation in 1999 and 2000 respectively. A high-definition version of the game was also released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as part of the \"Marvel vs. Capcom Origins\" compilation. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter The gameplay and aesthetics of \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" remain similar to \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\". Each player selects two characters", "title": "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "15773550", "text": "health regeneration for a limited time, also reappears from \"Fate of Two Worlds\". In \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", the attack and speed boosts for each character while using X-Factor have been adjusted. X-Factor can now be used while in the air, as opposed to the previous game, in which activation was restricted to characters on the ground. \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" includes several game modes from the original, including Arcade Mode, where the player fights against AI-controlled opponents to reach the final boss character, Galactus; Versus Mode, where two players engage in combat; Mission Mode, which includes a", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "14482782", "text": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds In \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", players select a team of three characters to engage in combat and attempt to knock out their opponents. It features similar tag team game mechanics to earlier games in the series, along with new methods of play designed to make the game more accessible to new players. The game was produced by Ryota Niitsuma, who had previously worked on \"\", which utilizes the same simplified three-button attack system. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay and character roster, while criticizing its online", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "2572851", "text": "pace and over the top effects work together to make this franchise stand the test of time.\" Marvel vs. Capcom Its gameplay borrows heavily from Capcom's previous Marvel-licensed fighting games \"\" and \"Marvel Super Heroes\"; however, instead of focusing on single combat, the games incorporated tag team battles. Players form teams of two or three characters and, controlling one fighter at a time, attempt to damage and knock out their opponents. Players can switch out their characters during the match, allowing team members to replenish their health and prolong their ability to fight. The series' gameplay is also distinguished from", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "15773547", "text": "created into a standalone title, \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", for a discounted retail price. The game received generally positive reviews upon release; critics praised the expanded character roster and improved online experience, but criticized the lack of new features and game modes. A sequel, titled \"\", was released in September 2017. \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" is an updated version of \"\", an arcade-style fighting game, and changes little from the basic gameplay of the original. Players select teams of three different characters to engage in one-on-one combat. The game utilizes the same tag team-based fighting mechanics as its", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "14482798", "text": "1, 2011. The costume pack contained new outfits for Ryu, Thor, Dante, Iron Man, Chris Redfield, and Captain America. The release of the pack coincided with the release of the \"Shadow Battle\" DLC. Following the game's launch, a \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" merchandise program was launched in April 2011. Apparel wholesalers Mad Engine and Philcos sold T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" promotional artwork. Diamond Select Toys created a line of Minimates based on various characters from the game. Hollywood Collectibles debuted collectible statue sets featuring Akuma, Dante, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Ryu, and Wolverine. In 2012, after the release", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "14482804", "text": "to the PlayStation Vita with Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC versions announced in December 2016. While the update features largely identical gameplay mechanics to the original, changes were made to both the aerial combat and X-Factor systems. It features the entire roster from \"Fate of Two Worlds\", including the two DLC characters, and introduces 12 new playable fighters. Among the added fighters, only one is a returning character from previous games in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series: Strider Hiryu. The other eleven characters, all new to the franchise, are Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Nova, Rocket Raccoon,", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds" }, { "docid": "1461122", "text": "Man fans. A third game was once under development for the Nintendo 3DS, but on July 17, 2011, Capcom cancelled the project saying it did not meet certain requirements. This decision was met with criticism from fans and gaming news outlets. Despite the many years since the last new release in the series, various characters from the \"Legends\" series consistently appear in Capcom cross-over games such as \"Marvel vs. Capcom\", and the Servbot characters have become iconic within the Capcom community, making many cameo appearances in non-\"Mega Man\" games, including \"Dead Rising\" and as part of the outfit obtained via", "title": "Mega Man" }, { "docid": "20309075", "text": "for \"\", \"Marvel vs Capcom 3\", \"Mortal Kombat 9\", \"Tekken 6\", and \"\", as well as a side event for \"\". The \"Street Fighter IV\" tournament was won by Keita \"Fuudo\" Ai, playing with the character Fei Long. The grand finals for \"Marvel vs Capcom 3\" were won by Jay \"BOX Viscant\" Snyder. \"Engadget\" reported on the success of eight-year-old competitor Noah Solis in the 2011 \"Marvel vs Capcom 3\" tournament, who made it into the top 48 before being eliminated by an older competitor. In an interview with GiantBomb, Solis' father spoke of how he intends to support his", "title": "Evo 2011" }, { "docid": "15773548", "text": "predecessors; players may choose to swap between their characters at any point during a match. Players must use the various attacks in their arsenal, such as character assists, special moves, and hyper combos, to exhaust their opponent's life gauge and defeat the entire enemy team, or have the most cumulative health when time runs out. While the core mechanics remain the same, a number of aesthetic changes have been made in \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", with a stronger emphasis on the comic book motif. The HUD, character selection, and stage selection screens have been redesigned. In addition, many returning", "title": "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" }, { "docid": "11966811", "text": "while Skullomania would reappear in the PlayStation game \"Fighter Maker\". A new fighting game featuring the Arika-owned characters is currently in development. Capcom has also produced fighting games involving licensed characters from other companies and their own properties. In 1994, Capcom released the Marvel-licensed fighting game \"\", which featured Akuma from \"Super Turbo\" as a hidden character. It was followed by \"Marvel Super Heroes\" in 1995, which featured Anita from \"Night Warriors\". Capcom would release a third Marvel-licensed game, \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\", in 1996, a full-fledged crossover between characters from \"X-Men\" and the \"Street Fighter Alpha\" games that featured", "title": "Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "3388856", "text": "The Japanese arcade and console versions of \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" include an exclusive character named Norimaro (). Norimaro is an original character created and owned by Japanese comedian Noritake Kinashi, who represents neither Marvel nor Capcom. Due to licensing issues involving the character, Norimaro is not available in international releases of the game. In addition to the 17 immediately playable characters, the roster also contains six secret characters. The secret characters are palette swaps of existing fighters with different moveset properties, such as \"Dark Sakura\" and \"Mecha Zangief\"; Captain America's and Blackheart's palette swaps are renamed \"U.S.", "title": "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "3388850", "text": "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter The gameplay and aesthetics of \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" remain similar to \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\". Each player selects two characters to compete in a one-on-one tag team fight, attempting to defeat the opposing team. The game replaces most of the \"X-Men\" cast from the previous installment with characters from other Marvel properties. In addition, it introduces a new gameplay mechanic known as the \"Variable Assist\", which would be used in future \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" titles. Much like its predecessor, the game received generally positive reviews for its gameplay, sprite animations, and", "title": "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "6846291", "text": "which are used for support during battle. Guest characters from Marvel Comics include Cyclops, Jubilee, and Thor, while the Capcom side includes Arthur from \"Ghosts 'n Goblins\", the Unknown Soldier from \"Forgotten Worlds\", and Saki Omokane from \"Quiz Nanairo Dreams\". The roster also contains six secret characters, which are accessed by inputting codes on the character select screen. Most of the secret characters are palette swaps of existing fighters with different moveset properties, such as Shadow Lady, a modified version of Chun-Li. The sole exception to this trend is Roll from the \"Mega Man\" series, who has unique sprites, but", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes" }, { "docid": "6846539", "text": "sold 1.4 million units before their removal on December 15, 2013. Following the release of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes\", Capcom was unable to retain the Marvel Comics license due to legal issues over copyright, placing the series on indefinite hiatus. However, on April 20, 2010, ten years after the game's original debut, Capcom announced the development of a sequel: \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds\". Production of \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\" was headed by Ryota Niitsuma, who had previously worked with Capcom on \"\". While it utilizes largely similar game mechanics to \"Marvel vs.", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" }, { "docid": "6135589", "text": "After that, he worked as a free illustrator and a cartoonist. At Capcom since 2000, Shinkiro has done several cover artworks and character designs for many of their games, including \"Bionic Commando Rearmed\", \"Dino Stalker\", \"Dead Rising\", \"Capcom Fighting Jam\", \"\", \"Tatsunoko vs. Capcom\", \"Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", \"Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3\", and \"Capcom vs SNK\" series. He has also done the packaging illustrations for the Game Boy Advance versions of \"Final Fight\" and \"Super Ghouls'n Ghosts\", as well as the Japanese release of \"\". His other job is helping with hand drawn-artwork for the rendering work on games", "title": "Shinkiro" }, { "docid": "3238010", "text": "version, it was still a solid fighting game. As for the arcade version, AllGame gave it a score of four stars out of five. A sequel to \"X-Men vs. Street Fighter\" was released by Capcom in 1997. \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\", while similar in terms of gameplay and art style, replaces a majority of the \"X-Men\" cast with characters from other Marvel Comics properties, such as Captain America and Spider-Man. The game is notable for introducing \"assists\" into the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series, which allow players to summon their off-screen character to perform an attack during battle. Like", "title": "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" }, { "docid": "2572841", "text": "name. Capcom then created their first Marvel-licensed fighting game, \"X-Men: Children of the Atom\", in 1994. \"Marvel Super Heroes\" soon followed in 1995. Many of the gameplay mechanics used in the \"Marvel vs. Capcom\" series were first developed and refined in these two fighting games, serving as precursors to the series. In 2011, then-current Capcom USA Strategic Marketing Director of Online and Community Seth Killian stated that many fighting game aficionados, including himself, consider them to have laid the foundation for the series. The idea for implementing tag teams was allegedly inspired by an easter egg from Capcom's own 1995", "title": "Marvel vs. Capcom" }, { "docid": "3637471", "text": "May Cry 3\" prequel manga lacked development; he appeared unlikable, and the script gave him strange lines. The character's use of combos in the crossover \"Marvel vs Capcom 3\" was praised by Eurogamer, although the website wondered if he was overpowered. Prima Games ranked his Flaming Sword Strike the 42nd-best technique in gaming, due to its impact on an enemy if the move connects. The \"weird\" appearance of Dante's face in the fighting game \"Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite\" was criticised. Dante's inclusion in \"Nocturne\" and \"Project X Zone\" was also met with good response. GamesRadar listed him as one of", "title": "Dante (Devil May Cry)" }, { "docid": "11966812", "text": "a two-on-two tag team-based system. It was followed by \"Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter\" in 1997, which expanded the roster to include characters from \"Marvel Super Heroes\"; \"\" in 1998, which featured not only \"Street Fighter\" characters, but also characters from other Capcom properties; and \"\" in 2000, which was produced from the Dreamcast-based NAOMI hardware. Capcom also produced a series of similar crossover fighting games with rival fighting game developer SNK Playmore. The games, produced by Capcom, include \"\" in 2000, which features characters primarily from the \"Street Fighter\" and \"King of Fighters\" series. It was followed by", "title": "Street Fighter" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7798514", "text": "Economy of the Middle East The economy of the Middle East is very diverse, with national economies ranging from hydrocarbon-exporting rentiers to centralized socialist economies and free-market economies. The region is best known for oil production and export, which significantly impacts the entire region through the wealth it generates and through labor utilization. In recent years, many of the countries in the region have undertaken efforts to diversify their economies. The economy of the Middle East consists of the economies of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates", "title": "Economy of the Middle East" }, { "docid": "14196932", "text": "world's third largest emitter, 77% of Indian people are satisfied with their country's efforts to preserve the environment. While the increasing severity of droughts and other dangerous realities are and will continue to be a problem in the Middle East, the region has one of the smallest rates of concern in the world. 38% believe that climate change is a very serious problem and 26% believe that climate change is harming people now. Of the four Middle Eastern countries polled in a Pew Global Study, on what is their primary concern, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon named ISIS, and Turkey stated", "title": "Climate change opinion by country" } ]

[ { "docid": "3513870", "text": "code in the South (behind Palm Beach's 33480) and the second wealthiest zip code east of California and south of Virginia. The same group reported the average household income at $280,631, with an average household net worth of $1,353,189. These 2011 figures are up from a similar 2005 study that pegged Buckhead as the wealthiest community in the South and the only settlement south of the Washington D.C. suburb of Great Falls, and east of the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley to be among the 50 wealthiest communities in the country. However, according to \"Forbes\" magazine, (30327) is the ninth-wealthiest", "title": "Buckhead" }, { "docid": "12984551", "text": "which encompasses the city and some of its suburbs, is one of the 14 districts of Côte d'Ivoire. Abidjan lies on the south-east coast of the country, on the Gulf of Guinea. The city is located on the Ébrié Lagoon. The business district, Le Plateau, is the center of the city, along with Cocody, Deux Plateaux (the city's wealthiest neighborhood and a hub for diplomats), and Adjamé, a slum on the north shore of the lagoon. Treichville and Marcory lie to the south, Attecoube, Locodjro, Abobo Doume and Yopougon to the west, and Île Boulay is located in the middle", "title": "Abidjan" }, { "docid": "4326110", "text": "Shari Arison Shari Arison (; born ) is an American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist, and Israel's wealthiest woman. She is the owner of Arison Investments that comprises several business companies, the largest among them Bank Hapoalim, and of several philanthropic organizations that are subsidiaries of The Ted Arison Family Foundation. According to \"Forbes\", she is the richest woman in the Middle East, and the only woman to be ranked in the region's top-20 richest people in 2007. As of 2014, \"Forbes\" estimated her fortune at US$ 4.9 billion, making her the 312th-wealthiest person in the world, and the fourth-wealthiest in", "title": "Shari Arison" }, { "docid": "1226360", "text": "School District. Hidden Forest Elementary School, Bradley Middle School, and Churchill High School in San Antonio serve Hill Country Village. The San Antonio Public Library System serves Hill Country Village. Hill Country Village, Texas Hill Country Village is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 985 at the 2010 census. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the 7th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. Hill Country Village is located at (29.581627, -98.485820). This is about north of Downtown San Antonio. The", "title": "Hill Country Village, Texas" }, { "docid": "1858088", "text": "isn't \"middle class\". In Weberian socioeconomic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class. The common measures of what constitutes middle class vary significantly among cultures. One of the narrowest definitions limits it to those in the middle fifth of the nation's income ladder. A wider characterization includes everyone but the poorest 20% and the wealthiest 20%. In modern American vernacular usage, the term \"middle class\" is most often used as a self-description by those persons whom academics and Marxists would otherwise identify as the", "title": "Middle class" }, { "docid": "11686209", "text": "ability to maintain a massive territorial empire throughout succeeding medieval Chinese dynasties. Despite economic stagnation after 1450 and the rise of early modern Europe, China's economy still remained the world's largest from the 1500s until 1820 as the world's most populous country and remained the world's largest economy up until 1885, a figure higher than the US economy at the height of its economic dominance after World War II. China was the wealthiest part of the world from 1200 to the 1300s — aside from Italy until the European Renaissance took off during the late Middle Ages and the modern", "title": "Economy of East Asia" }, { "docid": "17983033", "text": "Middle East Media center for studies MEMCS is the Middle East Media Center for Studies. MEMCS is a newly formed independent organization based in Egypt, which aims at delivering credible news to the international community. The center was established in an interesting time of Egypt's history as many embellished stories circulated media, a group of young Egyptians felt the need to identify facts about Egypt and its society. The team believes it is the right of every person not only journalists to credibly tell the world what is happening in the country. Sharing the truth is number one policy in", "title": "Middle East Media center for studies" }, { "docid": "9051057", "text": "Turner Broadcasting System Europe Turner Broadcasting System Europe (also known simply as Turner Europe, Middle East and Africa) is the company managing the collection of cable and satellite networks around Europe, Middle East and Africa. Turner Broadcasting System Europe operates the following brands: CNN International, Boomerang, Turner Classic Movies, TNT, Cartoon Network, Boing, truTV, HLN, Toonami, Warner TV and Cartoonito. The availability of these brands depends on what country in Europe, Middle East and Africa the viewer is from. The most available brands include Cartoon Network, Boomerang, CNN and Turner Classic Movies. In 2019, Turner EMEA will be moving to", "title": "Turner Broadcasting System Europe" }, { "docid": "3215500", "text": "conference; one in Class 4A and three in Class 3A. The junior highs (grades 7-9) became middle schools (grades 6-8) in August 2012. 1) Includes a National Junior Honor's Society and Builder's Club. Sixth graders were moved up to the middle schools in August 2012. Lake Washington School District The Lake Washington School District #414 is a public school district in King County, Washington, in suburbs east of Seattle. it is the fifth-largest school district in Washington. It serves the region to the east of Lake Washington, one of the wealthiest in the Puget Sound area. The district serves the", "title": "Lake Washington School District" }, { "docid": "1025276", "text": "Cold Spring Elementary School. Montecito, California Montecito (Spanish for \"Little mountain\") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, located east of the City of Santa Barbara. It is the wealthiest community in the county and one of the wealthiest in the country, with a number of celebrities either owning homes or residing there. The population was 8,965 at the 2010 census. Montecito occupies the eastern portion of the coastal plain south of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Parts of the community are built on the lower foothills of the range. Montecito however does not include areas", "title": "Montecito, California" }, { "docid": "1025263", "text": "Montecito, California Montecito (Spanish for \"Little mountain\") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, located east of the City of Santa Barbara. It is the wealthiest community in the county and one of the wealthiest in the country, with a number of celebrities either owning homes or residing there. The population was 8,965 at the 2010 census. Montecito occupies the eastern portion of the coastal plain south of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Parts of the community are built on the lower foothills of the range. Montecito however does not include areas such as Coast Village", "title": "Montecito, California" }, { "docid": "4111770", "text": "and contend that Muslim Americans have ties to terrorist organizations and want to institute Sharia law in the United States. In November 2016, the Project posted a 2010 speech given by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, who is being considered to lead the Democratic National Committee, in which he said that United States foreign policy in the Middle East \"is governed by what is good or bad through a country of 7 million people. A region of 350 million all turns on a country of 7 million. Does that make sense? Is that logic?\" According to an article in the Middle", "title": "Steven Emerson" }, { "docid": "9927220", "text": "centres of innovation, this bias was further enhanced. Technologies from automobiles to power lines are more often designed for colder and drier regions, since most of their customers are from these regions. The book goes on to document a feedback effect of technologies being designed for the wealthy, which makes them more wealthy and thus more able to fund technological development. He notes that the far north has not always been the wealthiest latitude; until only a few centuries ago, the wealthiest belt stretched from Southern Europe through the Middle East, northern India and southern China. A dramatic shift in", "title": "Geography and wealth" }, { "docid": "16368420", "text": "Ahmadiyya in Israel Ahmadiyya in Israel () is a small Islamic community in Israel. The Community was first established in the region in the 1920s, in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. Israel is the only country in the Middle East, where Ahmadi Muslims can openly practice their Islamic faith. As such, Kababir, a neighbourhood on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, acts as the Middle East headquarters of the Community. It is unknown how many Israeli Ahmadis there are, although it is estimated there are about 2,200 Ahmadis in Kababir alone. The history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community", "title": "Ahmadiyya in Israel" }, { "docid": "16368413", "text": "Ahmadiyya in Israel Ahmadiyya in Israel () is a small Islamic community in Israel. The Community was first established in the region in the 1920s, in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. Israel is the only country in the Middle East, where Ahmadi Muslims can openly practice their Islamic faith. As such, Kababir, a neighbourhood on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, acts as the Middle East headquarters of the Community. It is unknown how many Israeli Ahmadis there are, although it is estimated there are about 2,200 Ahmadis in Kababir alone. The history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community", "title": "Ahmadiyya in Israel" }, { "docid": "192778", "text": "vast majority of Arab Bedouins of Israel practice Sunni Islam. The Ahmadiyya community was first established in the region in the 1920s, in what was then Mandatory Palestine. Israel is the only country in the Middle East, where Ahmadi Muslims can openly practice their faith, which is not recognized as part of Islam by most Sunni and Shi'a denominations. As such, Kababir, a neighbourhood on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, acts as the Middle East headquarters of the Community. It is unknown how many Israeli Ahmadis there are, although it is estimated there are about 2,200 Ahmadis in Kababir alone.", "title": "Demographics of Israel" }, { "docid": "1810574", "text": "no ale brewed among the Easterlings but of meade there is plenty. The wealthiest men drinke commonly Mares milke and the poore people and slaves meade.\" Easterlings In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, \"Easterling\" and \"Easterlings\" were generic terms for Men who lived in Rhûn, the vast eastern region of Middle-earth. Many fought under Morgoth and his successor Sauron, the Dark Lords of Middle-earth. The race of Men awoke in the East of Middle-earth in the First Age; the races of Elves and Dwarves had already been awake for millennia. Some tribes of Men soon migrated to the", "title": "Easterlings" }, { "docid": "15840233", "text": "wealthiest 1% of Americans and the rest of society. Prior to joining the Fault Lines team, Awad covered some of the Middle East and Africa’s most important stories for Al Jazeera English's People and Power, including the rise of Islamism in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, Iraq’s forgotten refugees, and the underground world of Zimbabwean human trafficking. Based in the Middle East, Awad traveled throughout the region extensively, covering news stories ranging from the Gaza war to Lebanon’s violent unrest. Awad's reporting also brought her to Africa, where her coverage spans the continent and focuses on issues such as the Darfur", "title": "Zeina Awad" }, { "docid": "424139", "text": "D.C. and across the country poured out pages detailing Russian duplicity. They came from Frank Gaffney\", going on to note that during the first four months of 1997, Gaffney had \"issued more than 25 screeds\" against the CTB. Subsequent scientific analysis of the Novaya Zemlya event confirmed that it was a routine earthquake. In 1997 the \"Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,\" which is critical of U.S. and Israeli policies, praised \"The\" \"Times,\" along with \"The Christian Science Monitor,\" owned by the Church of Christ, Scientist, and the \"Times\" sister publication \"The Middle East Times,\" for what it called their", "title": "The Washington Times" }, { "docid": "1226356", "text": "Hill Country Village, Texas Hill Country Village is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 985 at the 2010 census. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the 7th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. Hill Country Village is located at (29.581627, -98.485820). This is about north of Downtown San Antonio. The city is the 7th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it", "title": "Hill Country Village, Texas" }, { "docid": "10467056", "text": "we're winning.\" He advocated much higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans, who pay lower effective tax rates than many middle-class persons. Two journalists concerned about social separation in the US are economist Robert Frank, who notes that: \"Today's rich had formed their own virtual country .. [T]hey had built a self-contained world unto themselves, complete with their own health-care system (concierge doctors), travel network (Net jets, destination clubs), separate economy ... The rich weren't just getting richer; they were becoming financial foreigners, creating their own country within a country, their own society within a society, and their economy within an", "title": "Income inequality in the United States" }, { "docid": "11074722", "text": "the role of community in society. Much of the New World’s wealth today was extracted from its Aboriginal citizens, who by every measure now are the most destitute populations in these countries. If the Inuit of \"Fast Runner\" ended up in 1922 in church, the Inuit of \"The Journals\" ended up in today’s newspapers stories, living in Third World ghettos scattered across the wealthiest First World nations. Historically, how a country treats its indigenous people is an excellent gauge of its social and political views on humanism in general; what happens to the indigenous peoples of any given country is", "title": "Isuma" }, { "docid": "939169", "text": "income for the county was $42,786. About 3.50% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over. Williamson County is ranked among the wealthiest counties in the country. In 2006 it was the 17th-wealthiest county in the country according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but the Council for Community and Economic Research ranked Williamson County as America's wealthiest county (1st) when the local cost of living was factored into the equation with median household income. In 2010, Williamson County is listed 17th", "title": "Williamson County, Tennessee" }, { "docid": "3265385", "text": "the owners are some of the wealthiest people in the country). The East Hampton economy is based on retail and services to support the residential community. As of the census of 2010, there were 21,457 people and 21,038 households residing in East Hampton. The population density is 290.0 people per square mile (111.5/km). There are 2,251 housing units at an average density of 403.6 per square mile (155.8/km). The racial makeup of the town is 84.81% White, 26.38% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 3.36% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.33% from other", "title": "East Hampton (town), New York" }, { "docid": "1223921", "text": "the 11th wealthiest county in the country according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but the Council for Community and Economic Research ranked Williamson County as America's wealthiest county (1st) when the local cost of living was factored into the equation with median household income. In a 2015 census Williamson County rose in the rankings to become the 7th wealthiest county in the country. Brentwood is served by Williamson County Schools. Some of the high schools in Williamson County are ranked among the highest in the state according to US News, with Brentwood High School ranked fifth in Tennessee in 2018", "title": "Brentwood, Tennessee" }, { "docid": "3243951", "text": "Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Santa Cruz (), with an area of , is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the territory of the country. It is located in the eastern part of the country, sharing borders in the north and east with Brazil and with Paraguay in the south. In the 2012 census, it reported a population of 3,412,921, making it the most populated department. The capital is the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The department is one of the wealthiest departments in Bolivia, with huge reserves of natural gas.", "title": "Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)" }, { "docid": "2254296", "text": "New Windsor was a nationally significant town in the Middle Ages, certainly one of the fifty wealthiest towns in the country by 1332. Its prosperity came from its close association with the royal household. The repeated investment in the castle brought London merchants (goldsmiths, vintners, spicers and mercers) to the town in the late 13th century and provided much employment for townsmen. The development of the castle under Edward III, between 1350–68, was the largest secular building project in England of the Middle Ages, and many Windsor people worked on this project, again bringing great wealth to the town. Although", "title": "Windsor, Berkshire" }, { "docid": "255616", "text": "countries while Middle East referred to the eastern ones, but that now they are synonymous. It instructs: Use \"Middle East\" unless \"Near East\" is used by a source in a story. \"Mideast\" is also acceptable, but \"Middle East\" is preferred. The term \"Middle East\" has also been criticised as Eurocentric (\"based on a British Western perception\") by Hanafi (1998). There are terms similar to \"Near East\" and \"Middle East\" in other European languages, but since it is a relative description, the meanings depend on the country and are different from the English terms generally. In German the term \"\" (Near", "title": "Middle East" }, { "docid": "8061745", "text": "California's 15th congressional district California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers most of eastern Alameda County including Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, Union City, and parts of Contra Costa County, including San Ramon. The district is currently represented by . As of 2018, the 15th congressional district is the 11th wealthiest district in the country. As a result of a redistricting initiative passed during the 2010 election, the northern parts of the former 15th District became part of the new 17th District, the middle parts were merged with", "title": "California's 15th congressional district" }, { "docid": "20417258", "text": "middle class, millions of middle-class families across the country, borrows trillions from the future, from our children and grandchildren's futures to give tax cuts to the wealthiest and encourages corporations to ship jobs overseas.\" The 13 House Republicans who voted against the bill were mostly from New York, New Jersey, and California, and were opposed to the bill's elimination of the state and local income tax deduction in the bill, which benefits those states. Billionaire and former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg called this tax bill an \"economically indefensible blunder\" arguing that companies would not invest more because of", "title": "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" }, { "docid": "13675252", "text": "into exile. They want to escape from the area, so they ask a middleman to strike a deal with Khorshid. Khorshid is asked to illegally take them out of the country with his boat. At first he is reluctant, but because of the hardships of living he accepts the job. The criminals murder one of the village's wealthiest merchants and steal the money needed for the trip. At the beginning of the journey the criminals kill the middleman, in the middle of the trip they attack Khorshid and his crewman. The crewman is killed, Khorshid faces them single-handedly. He manages", "title": "Captain Khorshid" }, { "docid": "20201946", "text": "to do was to marginalise the people who were living here, and that's what they were doing.\" Grenfell Tower is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, one of the wealthiest local authorities in the country, containing some of the most expensive houses in the world, and with the highest gap between rich and poor anywhere in the country. Grenfell Tower was populated by poorer, mainly ethnic-minority residents. The Conservative-run council was criticised for neglecting the borough's poorer residents, and some have blamed their neglect as a cause of the fire. In 2016, the council took £55 million in", "title": "Grenfell Tower fire" }, { "docid": "4480434", "text": "of the smartest students leaving the country in recent years to study abroad and settling there: the so-called \"brain drain\". Two separate systems of education were used in Cameroon after independence. East Cameroon's system was based on the French model, West Cameroon's on the British model. The two systems were merged by 1976. Christian mission schools have been an important part of the education system. The country has institutions for teacher training and technical education. At the top of the education structure is the University of Yaoundé. There is, however, a growing trend for the wealthiest and best-educated students to", "title": "Education in Cameroon" }, { "docid": "6304529", "text": "Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is an American non-profit pro-Israel media-monitoring, research and membership organization. According to its website, CAMERA is \"devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East.\" The group says it was founded in 1982 \"to respond to the \"Washington Post\"s coverage of Israel's Lebanon incursion\", and to respond to what it considers the media's \"general anti-Israel bias\". CAMERA is known for its pro-Israel media monitoring and advocacy. CAMERA releases reports to counter what it calls \"frequently inaccurate", "title": "Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America" }, { "docid": "2079516", "text": "Music of Uzbekistan The music of Uzbekistan has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country. It is very similar to the music of the Middle East and is characterized by complicated rhythms and meters. Because of the long history of music in the country and the large number of different music styles and musical instruments, Uzbekistan is often regarded as one of the most musically diverse countries in Central Asia. The music of what is now Uzbekistan has a very long and rich history. Shashmaqam, a Central Asian classical music style, is believed to have arisen in the", "title": "Music of Uzbekistan" }, { "docid": "18976973", "text": "East Congress on Politics and Society was organized by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Sakarya University in 2014. In addition to policy briefs, and short commentaries published in its web page on occasion, Sakarya University Middle East Institute is the editorial home to a peer-review academic journal and a peer-review academic annual, both of which focus particularly on the Middle East. The Middle East Annual, (), published since 2005, covers political, economic and societal developments in each country of the Middle East. Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (), published since 2014, is a peer-review academic journal. Sakarya", "title": "Sakarya University Middle East Institute" }, { "docid": "4896133", "text": "of Middle Country Road (NY 25) extends from east of Paul's Path to Grant Smith Road. The road, however, is discontinuous at NY 112. At Middle Island, a former segment of Middle Country Road exists east of Church Lane and north of Bartlett Pond and runs to Robin Drive in Middle Island, where it rejoins NY 25. Another former segment used to dip south to avoid a small lake to the north. A small segment of the road remains intact as Old Middle Country Road from Picaso Way to Woodville Road. Prior to the construction of Picaso Way and the", "title": "New York State Route 25" }, { "docid": "12302243", "text": "Commonwealth (Goebel novel) Commonwealth is the third full novel written by the American author Joey Goebel. Somewhere in the middle of America dwells Blue Gene Mapother, a trashy, mullet-headed Wal-Mart stockboy-turned-flea marketer who staunchly supports any American war effort without question. Besides patriotism, little enlivens him besides pro wrestling, cigarette breaks, and any instance in which he thinks his masculinity is at stake. Curiously, he is also a member of one of the wealthiest families in the country. His mother, the fanatical Christian socialite Elizabeth Mapother, has a prophetic dream in which she sees Blue Gene’s older brother, the handsome", "title": "Commonwealth (Goebel novel)" }, { "docid": "17891211", "text": "significant real estate transactions of lands he had amassed since his arrival in New Amsterdam. In 1666, he sold to Peter Stuyvesant some forty-six acres near what is now 34th Street, helping to form what became known as Stuyvesant's Bouwery Number 2. In 1667, he sold to Domine Megapolenses the house at Chatham Square where he had once lived and in 1668, disposed of the entire Corlaer plantation to Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Cornelius Van Steenwyk, two of the town's wealthiest citizens. In 1670, he purchased from Thomas Hall property an extensive farm along the East River, now Pearl Street", "title": "Wilhelmus Beekman" }, { "docid": "1872444", "text": "16th century. Simon de Montfort (1208–1265) is buried near the high altar of the ruined abbey, the spot marked by an altar-like memorial monument dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1965. The abbey is of Benedictine origin, and became in its heyday one of the wealthiest in the country. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the abbey was demolished leaving only the bell tower surviving into the 21st century. Other buildings linked to history of the abbey that survive today are the Almonry and Middle Littleton Tythe Barn. The year of the foundation of Evesham Abbey (that is, when", "title": "Evesham Abbey" }, { "docid": "434237", "text": "and Tokharian states dominated the region. As China began to develop its silk trade with the West, Iranian cities took advantage of this commerce by becoming centers of trade. Using an extensive network of cities and settlements in the province of Transoxiana (Mawarannahr was a name given the region after the Arab conquest) in Uzbekistan and farther east in what is today China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Soghdian intermediaries became the wealthiest of these Iranian merchants. Because of this trade on what became known as the Silk Route, Bukhoro and Samarqand eventually became extremely wealthy cities, and at times", "title": "History of Uzbekistan" }, { "docid": "441302", "text": "Uzbekistan and farther east in what is today China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Soghdian intermediaries became the wealthiest of these Iranian merchants. Because of this trade on what became known as the Silk Route, Bukhoro and Samarqand eventually became extremely wealthy cities, and at times Mawarannahr (Transoxiana) was one of the most influential and powerful Persian provinces of antiquity. Alexander the Great conquered Sogdiana and Bactria in 327 BC, marrying Roxana, daughter of a local Bactrian chieftain. The conquest was supposedly of little help to Alexander as popular resistance was fierce, causing Alexander's army to be bogged down in", "title": "Uzbeks" }, { "docid": "437417", "text": "government and high culture. By the fifth century BC, the Bactrian, Soghdian, and Tokharian states dominated the region. As China began to develop its silk trade with the West, Persian cities took advantage of this commerce by becoming centres of trade. Using an extensive network of cities and rural settlements in the province of Transoxiana, and further east in what is today China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Sogdian intermediaries became the wealthiest of these Iranian merchants. As a result of this trade on what became known as the Silk Route, Bukhara and Samarkand eventually became extremely wealthy cities, and", "title": "Uzbekistan" }, { "docid": "1021682", "text": "also two continuation high schools: Village and Horizon; the latter is for school age mothers and young fathers. People from Pleasanton include: Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Veeva Systems.", "title": "Pleasanton, California" }, { "docid": "1021657", "text": "Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Veeva Systems. Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente, Safeway, Oracle, Nordstrom and Macy's. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices", "title": "Pleasanton, California" }, { "docid": "17386554", "text": "three marches: East, West and Middle. The accession of James VI to the English throne made the border less significant in military terms, becoming, in his phrase, the \"middle shires\" of Great Britain. In 1605, he established a single commission of ten men drawn from equally Scotland and England to bring law and order to the region, but lawlessness continued and it remained a jurisdictional and tariff boundary until the Act of Union in 1707. Edinburgh had emerged as the capital in the fifteenth century. It was the wealthiest and largest city in the kingdom and held the central law", "title": "Geography of Scotland in the early modern era" }, { "docid": "13359240", "text": "It has maintained a highly residential character throughout and traverses some of the city's wealthiest areas as well as some of its most economically desperate areas, with these areas often being in close proximity to each other as is the case of wealthy Spring Hill and Ashland Place which have depressed Crichton in between them. Major neighborhoods and subdivisions located along Old Shell Road include: East Drive, Country Club Woods, Country Club Estates/Wimbledon, Ridgelawn, Austill, Village of Spring Hill, Crichton, Ashland Place, and 19th century homes between McGill-Toolen and Broad Street Old Shell Road has a reputation as being something", "title": "Old Shell Road" }, { "docid": "255619", "text": "hatikhon\") and the Turkish is Orta Doğu. Traditionally included within the Middle East are Iran (Persia), Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt. In modern-day-country terms they are these: Various concepts are often being paralleled to Middle East, most notably Near East, Fertile Crescent and the Levant. Near East, Levant and Fertile Crescent are geographic concepts, which refer to large sections of the modern defined Middle East, with Near East being the closest to Middle East in its geographic meaning. Due to it primarily being Arabic speaking, the Maghreb region of North Africa is sometimes included. The", "title": "Middle East" }, { "docid": "11279167", "text": "Christianity in the Middle East Christianity, which originated in the Middle East in the 1st century AD, is a significant minority religion of the region. Christianity in the Middle East is characterized by the diversity of its beliefs and traditions, compared to other parts of the Old World. Christians now make up approximately 5% of the Middle Eastern population, down from 20% in the early 20th century. Cyprus is the only Christian Majority country in the Middle East, with the Christian percentage ranging between 76% and 78% of mainly Eastern Orthodox Christianity (i.e. most of the Greek population). Proportionally, Lebanon", "title": "Christianity in the Middle East" }, { "docid": "2343148", "text": "Shah of Sonargaon conquered Chittagong in 1340, making it a part of Sultanate of Bengal. It was the principal maritime gateway to the kingdom, which was reputed as one of the wealthiest states in the Indian subcontinent. Medieval Chittagong was a hub for maritime trade with China, Sumatra, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Middle East and East Africa. It was notable for its medieval trades in pearls, silk, muslin, rice, bullion, horses and gunpowder. The port was also a major shipbuilding hub. Ibn Battuta visited the port city in 1345. Niccolò de' Conti, from Venice, also visited around the same", "title": "Chittagong" }, { "docid": "19830347", "text": "advert humanitarian disaster in Libya and warning that it would be \"a major, major black eye for this country [the U.S.]\" if it failed to depose Gaddafi. In a February 2011 video blog, Trump said: \"I can't believe what our country is doing. Qaddafi in Libya is killing thousands of people, nobody knows how bad it is, and we're sitting around we have soldiers all have the Middle East, and we're not bringing them in to stop this horrible carnage ... Now we should go in, we should stop this guy, which would be very easy and very quick.\" Trump", "title": "Foreign policy of Donald Trump (2015-2016)" }, { "docid": "19252115", "text": "of power, and he has used the rivalry as a means to strengthen Saudi nationalism despite the country's domestic challenges. As part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan, Mohammad bin Salman is pursuing American investment to aid efforts to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy away from oil. The reforms also include moving the country away from Wahhabi conservatism, which the Crown Prince discussed in 2017: \"What happened in the last 30 years is not Saudi Arabia. What happened in the region in the last 30 years is not the Middle East. After the Iranian revolution in 1979, people wanted to copy", "title": "Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict" }, { "docid": "12340694", "text": "Linda Vista, Pasadena, California Linda Vista is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is one of Pasadena's wealthiest neighborhoods, and its largest by area. It is bordered by Oak Grove Drive to the north, Colorado Boulevard to the south, the Pasadena-Glendale border to the west, and Linda Vista Avenue to the east. Linda Vista is built on a slope between the Arroyo Seco and the San Rafael Hills, and is home to the Annandale Golf Club and Art Center College of Design. Linda Vista is served by San Rafael Elementary School, Eliot Middle School, and Muir High School. Flintridge Sacred", "title": "Linda Vista, Pasadena, California" }, { "docid": "9927214", "text": "— Hong Kong, Singapore, and part of Taiwan — were classified as high-income by the World Bank, while all countries within regions zoned as temperate had either middle- or high-income economies . There are exceptions. For example, Russia is not as well off as the United States or even Australia; the latter is wealthier than Southern Europe. Also, within Russia, Moscow and especially St. Petersburg are wealthier than, for example, Siberia. Similarly, Germany's poorest regions are situated in the North East. The wealthiest nations of Central America are generally those closest to the equator, namely Panama and Costa Rica, and", "title": "Geography and wealth" }, { "docid": "14286436", "text": "Patrick Bitature Patrick Bitature is a Ugandan businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of the Simba Group of Companies, an East African conglomerate, with interests in telecoms, energy production, mining, media, real estate, travel, and leisure. He is the co-owner of Protea Hotels. He is reported to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda. Bitature was born 10 May 1960 in Fort Portal, Kabarole District in the Western Region of Uganda. He was the first born in a middle-class family. When he was 13 years old, his father was murdered during the Idi Amin regime. He", "title": "Patrick Bitature" }, { "docid": "6932236", "text": "Egypt's proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015; however, no such event was held and there have been no formal statements made in regards to the possibility of future games. Because of the current events in the Middle East there is no telling when the next Arab Games will take place or what country may host the games. If the UANOC keeps the same schedule for holding the games every four years the next games could possibly take place in 2019 with an entirely new host country and no reference to the mishap of the 2015 Arab", "title": "Pan Arab Games" }, { "docid": "19876783", "text": "Edgewood Historic District–Aberdeen Plat The Edgewood Historic District–Aberdeen Plat is a residential historic district in the Edgewood neighborhood of eastern Cranston, Rhode Island. Bounded by Berwick Lane and Sefton Drive to the north, Broad Street to the west, Chiswick Road to the south, and the Providence River to the east, this area was developed between 1901 and 1957 as a streetcar suburb for middle and upper middle class residents on what was once a country estate. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The Aberdeen Plat was in the second half of the 19th", "title": "Edgewood Historic District–Aberdeen Plat" }, { "docid": "19877091", "text": "Edgewood Historic District–Sally Greene Homestead Plats The Edgewood Historic District–Sally Greene Homestead Plats is a residential historic district in the Edgewood neighborhood of eastern Cranston, Rhode Island. Bounded by Glen Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the west, Massasoit Street to the south, and the Providence River to the east, this area was developed between 1900 and 1963 as a streetcar suburb for middle and lower middle class residents on what was once a country estate. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The Sally Greene Homestead Plats area was in the 18th", "title": "Edgewood Historic District–Sally Greene Homestead Plats" }, { "docid": "9363849", "text": "(Oxbridge), have been traditional career paths amongst the upper class - indeed until 1840 the majority Oxbridge graduates were destined for ordination. Received Pronunciation, also known as RP or BBC English, was a term introduced as way of defining \"standard\" English, but the accent has acquired a certain prestige from being associated with the middle (and above) classes in the South East; the wealthiest part of England. Use of RP by people from the \"regions\" outside the South East can be indicative of a certain educational background, such as public school or elocution lessons. \"The Queen's English\" was once a", "title": "Social class in the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "11686208", "text": "thousand years from 500 AD to 1500 AD, China was the wealthiest country in East Asia in the aggregate total in addition to per capita income. According to \"The Economist\", China was not only the largest economy for much of recorded history for 1800 years of the past two millennia, but it was the world's largest until the end of the 15th century boasting the worlds highest per capita income and most advanced technology at the time. Throughout this period, China outperformed its fellow East Asian and distant European counterparts in terms of technological development, economic growth, culminating in its", "title": "Economy of East Asia" }, { "docid": "18912936", "text": "For God & Country For God & Country is a 2009 American Military fiction by Daniel Reyes. It is set in modern California that becomes engaged in war as the story progresses. The novel follows a Marine named Eddie Valles as he returns home from war in the middle east only to be dragged into a war at home. \"For God & Country\" won the 2009 Allbooks Review Best New Fiction Award. Edward Valles, a Marine, returns from his final tour in the middle east to his family in Los Angeles. He is fulfilling his final duty as a recruiter", "title": "For God & Country" }, { "docid": "13820275", "text": "Anatolia created a wave of refugees who invaded what is now southern Greece and destroyed the Early Helladic civilization. Archaeological evidence shows that the cities of Erzerum, Sivas, Pulur Huyuk near Baiburt, Kultepe near Hafik, and Maltepe near Sivas were destroyed during the Middle Bronze Age. The great trading city of Kanesh (Level II) was also destroyed. From there in the hill country between Halys the destruction layers from this time tell the same story. Karaoglan, Bitik, Polatli and Gordion were burnt, as well as Etiyokusu and Cerkes. Further west near the Dardanelles the two large mounds of Korpruoren and", "title": "Middle Bronze Age migrations (Ancient Near East)" }, { "docid": "1168391", "text": "his family's ancestral estate at Northampshire, England, stood near the shoreline of what is now Heckscher State Park. East Islip, as well as many hamlets along Long Island's south shore, was once an enclave for some of the nation's wealthiest families. Its estates at one time included the Hollins, Gulden, and Knapp estates, among others. An original estate mansion, Brookwood Hall, has passed from its last private owners, the Thorne family (originally of Great Neck during the Dutch colonial era) and now serves as a municipal building for the Town of Islip. The Sullivan estate became the home of the", "title": "East Islip, New York" }, { "docid": "5486644", "text": "18,059, divided into 14 settlements: City government, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Sveta Nedelja. Head of the City government is a Mayor (current mayor is Dario Zurovec) with head city administration. Rimac Automobili has its headquarters in the town. It is also the wealthiest municipality in Zagreb County and one of the wealthiest municipalities in the country and with most registered small enterprises in the country. There are several monuments and buildings for sightseers in the Town of Sveta Nedelja: Primary education in Sveta Nedelja is covered by the Sveta Nedelja Elementary School and its three", "title": "Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County" }, { "docid": "3007564", "text": "may on occasion contain \"anti-Semitic and anti-American content\" argued that they \"give Americans a diverse array of information about how the country is portrayed in the Middle East\", and that their broadcast is a free speech issue. Mosaic has also been criticized by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, which claims it \"whitewashes terrorism and promotes extremism\". Mosaic: World News from the Middle East Mosaic: World News from The Middle East was a daily news program offered by the free American satellite channel, LinkTV. Mosaic featured selections from television news programs produced by broadcast outlets throughout", "title": "Mosaic: World News from the Middle East" }, { "docid": "763413", "text": "Yvelines is the highest income department of the country with an average income of €4,750 per month. Hauts-de-Seine comes second, Essonne third, Paris fourth, Seine-et Marne fifth. Île-de-France is the wealthiest region in the country with an average income of €4,228 per month (and is also the wealthiest region in Europe) compared to €3,081 at the national level. Alsace comes second, Rhône-Alpes third, Picardy fourth, and Upper Normandy fifth. The poorest parts of France are the French overseas departments, French Guiana being the poorest department with an average household income of €1,826. In Metropolitan France it is Creuse in the", "title": "Economy of France" }, { "docid": "5469075", "text": "Shawnee, Louisville Shawnee is a neighborhood in western Louisville, Kentucky. Its boundaries are the Ohio River on the West, Bank Street and the Portland neighborhood on the North, I-264 on the East, and West Broadway on the South. Maps sometimes identify the area as Shawneeland. Shawnee Park was completed in 1892 and residential districts sprung up around it quickly. In 1895, Louisville annexed Shawnee and extended street car lines. The land between Shawnee and Louisville was subdivided and many whites moved in during the early 20th century. The wealthiest areas were near the park and golf course, with middle- and", "title": "Shawnee, Louisville" }, { "docid": "6256846", "text": "of downtown Allegheny City. The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (consisting of the old Allegheny Post Office and Buhl Planetarium joined by a 2006 addition) is located within it, as is the old Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny (now the New Hazlett Theater). Allegheny Center is also home to the National Aviary, situated within West Park. After 1907 (when Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City), this area continued to be a hub for those residents of what was now Pittsburgh's North Side. But the area deteriorated as: 1) Allegheny's wealthiest residents, who had founded Allegheny Country Club in 1895, moved the club to", "title": "Allegheny Center (Pittsburgh)" }, { "docid": "2481157", "text": "of the Vistula. Although still preponderant, this west-of-Vistula hypotheses has been rejected by one Polish author, During the Middle Ages the region east of the Vistula was inhabited by people speaking Old Prussian, a now-extinct Baltic language in an area by Tacitus in AD 98 described as \"Suebian Sea, which washes the country of the Aestii, who have the same customs and fashions as the Suebi, but a language more like the British\". It is unknown what language the yet further east Veneti spoke, although the implication of Tacitus' description of them is that it was not a form of", "title": "Vistula Veneti" }, { "docid": "14076250", "text": "P. Freeman, and Grose's son George H. Grose. Grose died on July 27, 1898 and is buried in Lake View Cemetery (Seattle). In Madison Valley, there is a park named after him. William Grose (black Seattle pioneer) William Grose (sometimes spelled Gross) (1835 – July 27, 1898) was an African-American pioneer of Seattle. He was that city's second black resident, and the wealthiest nineteenth-century member of Seattle's black community. His former ranch on the outskirts of town, along East Madison Street, eventually became the center of Seattle's black middle class. Grose was born in Washington, D.C., to a free black", "title": "William Grose (black Seattle pioneer)" }, { "docid": "192467", "text": "online store of Digikala, which has around 750,000 visitors per day and more than 2.3 million subscribers and is the most visited online store in the Middle East. Iran Iran ( ), also called Persia () and officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran ( ), is a country in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Comprising a land area of , it is the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic", "title": "Iran" }, { "docid": "12811909", "text": "Daily Champion The Daily Champion is an English language newspaper in Nigeria. The \"Champion\" is privately owned, and is published in Lagos. As of March 2011 the Executive Chairman and publisher of Champion Newspapers was Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Iwuanyanwu is one of the wealthiest of Igbo people. According to Iyara Esu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, the \"Daily Champion\" is \"the major paper we have east of the Niger, a paper that is indigenous to our people, that is the voice of people, this part of the country\". The \"Daily Champion\" covers a wide variety of news, sports, business", "title": "Daily Champion" }, { "docid": "3252544", "text": "are as wealthy as, if not wealthier than, fashionable Southern areas such as Surrey. Yorkshire's Golden Triangle which extends from north Leeds to Harrogate and across to York is an example, as is Cheshire's Golden Triangle, centred on Alderley Edge. There are major disparities even across individual cities: Sheffield Hallam is one of the wealthiest constituencies in the country, and is the richest outside London and the South East, while Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, just on the other side of the city, is one of the most deprived. Housing in Northern England is more affordable than the UK average: the", "title": "Northern England" }, { "docid": "519472", "text": "expressway to Bialystok being almost finished. The railroad system is based on Koleje Mazowieckie and PKP Intercity. The main international airport in the region is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport. Mazovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. It produces 22% of Polish GDP, and GDP per capita is 160% of country average. The unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in 2017 and was higher than the national and the european average. Masovian Voivodeship Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province ( ) is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies of east-central Poland,", "title": "Masovian Voivodeship" }, { "docid": "20881324", "text": "syndrome in Saudi Arabia. The first observed case outside of the Middle East was diagnosed on August 23, 2018 in the United Kingdom, being the first case in 5 years in the country. Another second case was detected on September 8, 2018 on a South Korean man who traveling from Middle East, being the first diagnosis in that country since the 2015 outbreak. There are also hundreds of expected cases in United States and other parts of the World which have not yet been diagnosed. The Ministry of Health in the Republic of Korea is monitoring at least 21 individuals", "title": "2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak" }, { "docid": "15247689", "text": "Middle East University (Lebanon) Middle East University () is a non-profit, institution of higher learning located in Beirut, Lebanon. The campus is located in the Beirut suburb of Sabtieh, on the outskirts of the city. It is affiliated with and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the worldwide network of colleges and universities. Founded as the Adventist College of Beirut and located in Mouseitbeh, in 1946 the institution was relocated to its present location, east of Beirut in Sabtieh, Sad El-Bauchrieh. During the same year it was renamed Middle East College and the cornerstone of what", "title": "Middle East University (Lebanon)" }, { "docid": "18443298", "text": "Sylvia Owori Sylvia Owori, is a Ugandan fashion designer, businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of \"Zipa Modeling Agency\", a company that she founded and owns. She is reported to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. She was born in Uganda circa 1976, one of seven siblings. She attended Nsambya Senior Secondary School, in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. She studied at Newham College in London, beginning at the age of 19, graduating with the degree of Bachelor", "title": "Sylvia Owori" }, { "docid": "6248623", "text": "landfill. There has been political controversy about how the totality of these vastly costly works will be met. It is unknown if these costs will be subsidised nationally or raised locally. Elmbridge's population on average is statistically one of the wealthiest in the country so large scale national subsidies might be controversial. The Latin motto of Elmbridge council is \"Dum Defluant Amnes\" (Until the rivers cease to flow), somewhat ironically in view of this threat. Before 1968 the whole area including expensive areas such as East Molesey flooded badly on a regular basis as they are in part located on", "title": "Molesey" }, { "docid": "361446", "text": "work on this subject has not resumed since. Thus as of today, no city in Switzerland has the official status either of capital or of Federal City, nevertheless Berne is commonly referred to as \"Federal City\" (, , ). Switzerland has a stable, prosperous and high-tech economy and enjoys great wealth, being ranked as the wealthiest country in the world per capita in multiple rankings. In 2011 it was ranked as the wealthiest country in the world in per capita terms (with \"wealth\" being defined to include both financial and non-financial assets), while the 2013 Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report", "title": "Switzerland" }, { "docid": "11148473", "text": "east, and Peachtree Road to the south. Historic Brookhaven has perpetually been one of metropolitan Atlanta's wealthiest neighborhoods. As of 2010, it has a median household income of $236,393. Historic Brookhaven Historic Brookhaven is a historic neighborhood, part of which lies in Atlanta's Buckhead Community, part of which lies in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and part of which lies in city of Brookhaven, Georgia, to which it lends its name. Capital City Club country club is at the center of the neighborhood, and it is surrounded by valuable homes, many of which were designed by a number of well-known Atlanta architects", "title": "Historic Brookhaven" }, { "docid": "2919702", "text": "was raised during the Democratic party primary election of 2016 in the United States, when presidential candidate Bernie Sanders mentioned that \"struggling working families should not have to subsidise the wealthiest family in the country\", and therefore, implied that the large retailer Walmart, who is owned by the wealthiest family in the country, was not paying fair wages and was being subsidised by taxpayers. In Australia, the 1907 Harvester Judgement ruled that an employer was obliged to pay his employees a wage that guaranteed them a standard of living which was reasonable for \"a human being in a civilised community\"", "title": "Living wage" }, { "docid": "19074959", "text": "the match was cancelled after the head of the Emirates rugby league, Sol Mokdad, was arrested following a complaint from UAE rugby union officials. South Africa was subsequently given the hosting rights for the qualification fixtures. South Africa RL president Kobus Botha stated that the “SARL is extremely excited about hosting this highly prestigious World Cup Qualifier... We hope that this is the first of many such tournaments and a small glimpse into what South Africa can offer as a potential host country for the 2021 World Cup.” Both teams picked preliminary train-on squads with the South Africans picked what", "title": "2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification (Middle East-Africa play-off)" }, { "docid": "2749536", "text": "Philadelphia Main Line The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's once prestigious Main Line, it runs northwest from Center City Philadelphia parallel to Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30). The railroad first connected the Main Line towns in the 19th century. They became home to sprawling country estates belonging to Philadelphia's wealthiest families, and over the decades became a bastion of \"old money\". Today, the Main Line includes some of the wealthiest communities in the country, including Lower Merion Township,", "title": "Philadelphia Main Line" }, { "docid": "17561424", "text": "was sometimes, as in the case of Edinburgh, very extensive. Most of the early burghs were on the east coast, and among them were the largest and wealthiest, including Aberdeen, Berwick, Perth and Edinburgh, whose growth was facilitated by trade with the continent. In the south-west, Glasgow, Ayr and Kirkcudbright were aided by the less profitable sea trade with Ireland and to a lesser extent France and Spain. The foundations of around 15 burghs can be traced to the reign of David I and there is evidence of 55 burghs by 1296. Burghs were centres of basic crafts, including the", "title": "Scottish trade in the Middle Ages" }, { "docid": "2257505", "text": "but much of it is simply reporting what I have seen\". Orwell spent five years from 1922 to 1927 as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police force in Burma, (now Myanmar). Burma had become part of the British Empire during the 19th century as an adjunct of British India. The British colonized Burma in stages—it was not until 1885 when they captured the royal capital of Mandalay that Burma as a whole could be declared part of the British Empire. Migrant workers from India and China supplemented the native Burmese population. Although Burma was the wealthiest country in", "title": "Burmese Days" }, { "docid": "8346629", "text": "south of the Riverside and Avondale area. It lies on a peninsula jutting into the St. Johns River, separated from the mainland by the St. Johns River to the east and the smaller waterway known as the Ortega River to the north and west. It was formerly an island until a land bridge was constructed on the southern end; this now carries U.S. Route 17, or Roosevelt Boulevard. Ortega is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Jacksonville and one of the wealthiest in the United States; it was listed as the 46th wealthiest are in \"Worth\" magazine. Ortega is bisected", "title": "Neighborhoods of Jacksonville" }, { "docid": "7844365", "text": "eighth grade classrooms are in the central bar of the H on the second floor, the sixth grade classrooms are on the east wing on the second floor, and the seventh grade classrooms are on the west wing on the second floor.. There is a football/multipurpose field off of the gymnasium to the east and a softball field adjacent to it. Past right field lies cross-country trails that are used for middle school cross country meets and gym classes. Farther east of the cross-country trails are two soccer fields used by local soccer leagues. The Marshall campus also includes a", "title": "Marshall Middle School (Pittsburgh)" }, { "docid": "15950906", "text": "of money for is suspected of kidnapping one of the wealthiest men in the country, he convinces his two brothers to join him on what will become a dangerous, yet exhilarating adventure. WWE Studios produced the film alongside Samuel Goldwyn Films. Filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October 2010. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 8, 2011. The film received negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 8% based on 12 reviews, and average rating of 3.3/10. The Reunion (2011 American film) The Reunion is a 2011 American action film directed", "title": "The Reunion (2011 American film)" }, { "docid": "2791935", "text": "Clarksville, Maryland Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County; the second wealthiest county in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community is named for William Clark, a farmer who owned much of the land on which the community now lies and served as a postal stop that opened on the 4th of July 1851. Some of the most expensive homes on the East Coast are located in or around the town, whose property values are among the highest in the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clarksville District 5 has a population of 56,239,", "title": "Clarksville, Maryland" }, { "docid": "19388159", "text": "Crescent Baguma Crescent Baguma, also known as Amooti Crescent Baguma and Baguma Crescent Rusoke, (30 June 1960 - 17 December 2015) was a businessman in Uganda. He reportedly was one of the wealthiest individuals in that country in 2012. He was born to Acaali Simon Kalenzi and Akiiki Teresa Matama. He attended St. Mary’s Demonstration School in Kinyamasika, about , by road, south of downtown Fort Potal, from Primary 1 to Primary 4. He relocated to Ibanda Demonstration School, in Ibanda, Ibanda District for his Primary 5 to Primary 7. He then returned to Fort Portal for middle and high", "title": "Crescent Baguma" }, { "docid": "13773220", "text": "Emīlija Benjamiņa Emīlija Benjamiņa (sometimes transcribed Emilija Benjamin) (10 September 1881 — 23 September 1941 Solikamsk labor camp, Soviet Union) became the richest person in pre-World War II Latvia. She was the universally acknowledged \"Press Queen\" of the country and became one of the wealthiest women in Europe at the time. Born Emīlija Simsone, she was the middle daughter of Andris Simsons and Ede Usinš. Simsons was a low level bureaucrat on whose salary the family could barely make its ends meet. Both of her sisters were stage artists, the eldest, Mina (stage name Tusnelda) was an opera singer, while", "title": "Emīlija Benjamiņa" }, { "docid": "13773237", "text": "Emīlija Benjamiņš died of starvation, lying on a \"bed\" of bare wooden boards. Emīlija Benjamiņa Emīlija Benjamiņa (sometimes transcribed Emilija Benjamin) (10 September 1881 — 23 September 1941 Solikamsk labor camp, Soviet Union) became the richest person in pre-World War II Latvia. She was the universally acknowledged \"Press Queen\" of the country and became one of the wealthiest women in Europe at the time. Born Emīlija Simsone, she was the middle daughter of Andris Simsons and Ede Usinš. Simsons was a low level bureaucrat on whose salary the family could barely make its ends meet. Both of her sisters were", "title": "Emīlija Benjamiņa" }, { "docid": "4399810", "text": "an absolute majority,\" he said. Thai politics tend to be regionally based. Thai Rak Thai is strongest in the north-east region (Isan), the poorest and most populated part of the country, where Thaksin's populist policies are most popular. TRT is also dominant in the north, since Thaksin was born in Chiang Mai and has directed much government spending to his home region. Thai Rak Thai is strong in the Chao Phraya valley as well, although the region has historically been a stronghold of Chart Thai, which still dominates in some of the central provinces. Voters in Bangkok, the wealthiest part", "title": "2005 Thai general election" }, { "docid": "19728520", "text": "at what is known as Yosemite Lake. In 2016 controversial plans for a flood-control gate at the entrance of the canal were approved by the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA), but permitting for construction have not been issued by US Army Corps of Engineers or CA Fish & Wildlife . In 2017, the levees of the Smith Canal stoutly defended against historic winds, rains, and tides, calling into question the wisdom of putting a mechanical gate structure within the seascape view of Stockton's wealthiest homes. The Smith Canal is almost perfectly straight, running east-northeast from the San Joaquin", "title": "Smith Canal" }, { "docid": "8893544", "text": "J. Malsawma made the first provocative petition for the establishment of college by writing an open letter titled \"Vana Pa College\" in \"MZP Magazine\"; but to no avail. He and H.K. Bawichhuaka, set up what they called an \"Organising Board\" at Pachhunga's house in 1957. By then, Pachhunga was known as the \"most prosperous Mizo businessman\" or \"the wealthiest man in Mizoram\", and he was made Chairman of the board. The board held a public meeting in June 1957 at the Boys’ Middle English School, wherein the public unanimously voted the Deputy Commissioner as Chairman of the board. The Deputy", "title": "Pachhunga University College" }, { "docid": "17530913", "text": "Pemberton Heights, Austin, Texas Pemberton Heights is a neighborhood of Austin, Texas, and part of the Old West Austin Historic District. The area is bounded by Northwood Road on the north, Lamar Boulevard/Shoal Creek on the east, 24th Street/Windsor Road on the south, and Texas State Highway Loop 1 (\"MoPac\") on the west. It is one of Austin's wealthiest and most historic neighborhoods. In the late 1800s, what is now the neighborhood of Pemberton Heights in Austin, Travis County, Texas, was a farm owned by Attorney General John Woods Harris. The Fisher family inherited the farm and established the Austin", "title": "Pemberton Heights, Austin, Texas" }, { "docid": "17530916", "text": "Episcopal School and St. Stephens Episcopal School among others. Pemberton Heights, Austin, Texas Pemberton Heights is a neighborhood of Austin, Texas, and part of the Old West Austin Historic District. The area is bounded by Northwood Road on the north, Lamar Boulevard/Shoal Creek on the east, 24th Street/Windsor Road on the south, and Texas State Highway Loop 1 (\"MoPac\") on the west. It is one of Austin's wealthiest and most historic neighborhoods. In the late 1800s, what is now the neighborhood of Pemberton Heights in Austin, Travis County, Texas, was a farm owned by Attorney General John Woods Harris. The", "title": "Pemberton Heights, Austin, Texas" }, { "docid": "20004280", "text": "Academic freedom in the Middle East Academic freedom in the Middle East is a contested and debated issue, which has caught regional and international attention. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in general, the authoritarian regimes have all showed a certain degree of opposition to every sort of freedom, academic one not excluded, regardless of the type of regime basis they had. Freedom for academicians to inquiry, research, teach and communicate ideas or report facts without being threatened or persecuted or with the possibility of losing their position, being censored or repressed is threatened. What contributes to", "title": "Academic freedom in the Middle East" }, { "docid": "1108444", "text": "cousins, commercially developed high-rise apartment buildings continue to flourish in cities around the country largely due to high land prices and the housing boom of the 2000s. The Upper East Side in New York City, featuring high-rise apartments, is the wealthiest urban neighborhood in the United States. Currently, the tallest residential building in the world is 432 Park Avenue located in Midtown Manhattan, having a height of 1,396 feet with the highest occupied floor at 1,287 feet. High-rise living in Australia was limited to small pockets of bohemian inner Sydney until the 1960s, where a short-lived fashion saw public housing", "title": "High-rise building" } ]

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[ { "docid": "19161200", "text": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors is a 2015 American made-for-television drama film based on a true story by Dolly Parton, written by Pamela K. Long and directed by Stephen Herek. The film premiered on NBC on December 10, 2015. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. \"Coat of Many Colors\" details Dolly Parton's upbringing in 1955 as her family struggles to live in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, putting a strain on love and faith. Dolly (Alyvia Alyn Lind) aspires to be something greater but must cope with family troubles, including the premature", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "19161206", "text": "ceremony with the Tex Ritter Award, which is presented to a film released in the previous year that features country music. Dolly Parton accepted the award. In May 2016, it was announced that a sequel to the film is in the works. In \"\", Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney and Alyvia Alyn Lind reprised their roles. Stephen Herek returned to direct the sequel written by Pamela K. Long. Dolly Parton herself also had a cameo. The film aired on NBC on November 30, 2016. Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors is a 2015", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "19161200", "text": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors is a 2015 American made-for-television drama film based on a true story by Dolly Parton, written by Pamela K. Long and directed by Stephen Herek. The film premiered on NBC on December 10, 2015. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. \"Coat of Many Colors\" details Dolly Parton's upbringing in 1955 as her family struggles to live in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, putting a strain on love and faith. Dolly (Alyvia Alyn Lind) aspires to be something greater but must cope with family troubles, including the premature", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "110211", "text": "the comedy family film \"Gnomeo & Juliet\" (2011), a computer-animated film with garden gnomes about William Shakespeare's \"Romeo and Juliet\". \"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors\", a made-for-TV film based on Parton's song of the same name, and featuring narration by Parton, aired on NBC in December 2015, with child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind portraying the young Parton. Parton also had a cameo in , which aired in November 2016. She co-starred with Queen Latifah in the musical film \"Joyful Noise\" (2012), which finished filming in April 2011. She played a choir director's widow who joins forces with Latifah's character,", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "9300364", "text": "2008, Kristy Lee Cook performed this song on \"American Idol\" during Dolly Parton Week. In 2011 Parton's recording was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that \"are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.\" A TV movie was broadcast in December 2015 by NBC, with Alyvia Alyn Lind as young Dolly. Lind reprised her role as young Dolly in the 2016 television movie sequel \"Christmas of Many Colors\". Coat of Many Colors (song) \"Coat of Many Colors\" is a song written and recorded by American country", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "19375227", "text": "\"Say Forever You'll Be Mine\"), one song from the movie \"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors\" (\"Angel Hill\" with Alyvia Alyn Lind) and three classics (\"Coat of Many Colors,\" \"Applejack\" and \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\"). The bonus track \"Mama\" was released as a free download for Mother's Day via Parton's official website on May 4, 2016. On July 6, 2016 Parton announced via Twitter that her new single, \"Pure and Simple,\" would receive its radio debut on BBC Radio 2 during the \"Ken Bruce Show\" on July 7, 2016. On July 7, 2016, Parton revealed the album's artwork, track listing", "title": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "19161203", "text": "her.\" Alyvia Alyn Lind auditioned and could \"sing...act\" and \"cry on cue\", said Parton, adding, \"When she came in, it just kind of blew it all out of the water and she got the part.\" In addition, Dolly's younger sister Stella Parton appears in the film, playing town gossip Corla Bass. \"Coat of Many Colors\" received favorable reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has received a 78% rating from nine critics. Among eight reviews at Metacritic, it holds a \"generally favorable\" score of 65 out of 100. Ken Tucker of Yahoo TV gave the film its highest praise, stating", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" } ]

[ { "docid": "19161201", "text": "birth and death of a baby brother. Dolly's mother, Avie Lee Parton (Jennifer Nettles) uses the baby's blanket to make Dolly her patchwork coat of many colors. Although Dolly is at first proud of it, she changes her mind after school bullies make fun of her. Meanwhile, Dolly's father, Lee Parton (Ricky Schroder) suffers a personal crisis brought about by the baby's death combined with the depression of his wife and a drought which threatened his tobacco crop. Eventually, faith brings the family together again. \"Coat of Many Colors\" was filmed in Covington and Conyers, Georgia, and Sevier County, Tennessee,", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "20465782", "text": "film \"Joyful Noise\" with Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer and Jeremy Jordan. She also made cameo appearances in \"The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom\" in 2011 and \"Hollywood to Dollywood\" in 2012. In 2015 Parton and NBC produced the made-for-television film \"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors\" featuring Parton as narrator. A sequel, \"\" was produced in 2016, again featuring Parton as narrator and in a cameo appearance as the Painted Lady who inspired her signature style. Parton and Netflix have partnered together to produce series of television films based on Parton's songs, titled \"Dolly Parton's Heartstrings\". It is set", "title": "Dolly Parton filmography" }, { "docid": "19693187", "text": "Emmy Awards, which aired September 17, 2017. Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love is a 2016 American made-for-television drama film based on a true story by Dolly Parton, written by Pamela K. Long and directed by Stephen Herek. The film is a sequel to \"Coat of Many Colors\" and premiered on NBC on November 30, 2016. Family patriarch Lee Parton makes sacrifices to have enough money to buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford. The children also sacrifice their own Christmas presents to give their", "title": "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love" }, { "docid": "19693185", "text": "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love is a 2016 American made-for-television drama film based on a true story by Dolly Parton, written by Pamela K. Long and directed by Stephen Herek. The film is a sequel to \"Coat of Many Colors\" and premiered on NBC on November 30, 2016. Family patriarch Lee Parton makes sacrifices to have enough money to buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford. The children also sacrifice their own Christmas presents to give their mother this special gift. Dolly's Uncle Billy", "title": "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love" }, { "docid": "5969985", "text": "Coat of Many Colors Coat of Many Colors is the ninth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 4, 1971, by RCA Victor. The title song, which Parton has described as her favourite of all the songs she's ever written, deals with the poverty of her childhood. It reached #4 on the U.S. country singles charts. The album was nominated for Album of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1972. Over the years, Parton would re-record a number of the songs from the album. She redid \"Traveling Man\" (not to be confused with the", "title": "Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "19161202", "text": "the latter at Dollywood for introductory and closing scenes from Dolly Parton. Parton, whose childhood is told in the film's story written by her, is also executive producer. She spoke about the casting process, beginning with singer Jennifer Nettles, who plays her mother: \"When she started reading I thought, Oh my lord, that's momma. And, she is incredible ... I didn't even know she acted.\" For her father, Parton already had someone in mind, Ricky Schroder, because \"he reminds me so much of my daddy.\" In casting the younger Dolly, several hundred children auditioned. Parton stated \"God's going to send", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "13099164", "text": "(given the fairly recent advent of the medium), and thus was the first instance signature Parton songs \"Jolene\", \"I Will Always Love You\", \"Coat of Many Colors\" and \"The Bargain Store\" appeared on CD. All songs written by Dolly Parton. Side 1 Side 2 Collector's Series (Dolly Parton album) Collectors Series is a 1985 album by singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. This album is a compilation, and included some of Parton's chart hits, along with lesser known album cuts originally released between 1969 and 1978. It was created for further promotion by her record label, which would soon drop her despite her", "title": "Collector's Series (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "9300358", "text": "Coat of Many Colors (song) \"Coat of Many Colors\" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Dolly Parton, which has been described on a number of occasions as her favorite song she has written. It was released in October 1971 as the second single and title track from the album \"Coat of Many Colors\". She composed the song in 1969, while traveling with Porter Wagoner on a tour bus. (She explained in her 1994 memoir, \"My Life and Other Unfinished Business\", because she could find no paper, as the song came to her, she wrote it", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "9300361", "text": "only poor, only if they choose to be<br>Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be<br>In my coat of many colors my momma made for me On the original LP release of the 1975 compilation \"Best of Dolly Parton\", the printed lyrics to the song appeared in the inner gatefold of the album, including a final verse that has never been included on any of Parton's recordings of the song: Dolly says the original coat was used for various other purposes but her mother did make a new one to use on display in", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "110155", "text": "on nearby Locust Ridge. Most of Parton's cherished memories of youth happened while living there, and it was also the place for which she was inspired to write the song, \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\" in the 1970s. Parton would buy back the Locust Ridge property in the 1980s. Dolly Parton's middle name comes from her maternal great-great grandmother, Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted. She has described her family as being \"dirt poor.\" Parton's father paid the doctor who helped deliver her with a bag of cornmeal. She outlined her family's poverty in her early songs \"Coat of Many Colors\" and \"In the", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "110192", "text": "based upon her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings, and reflecting her family's Christian background. Her songs \"Coat of Many Colors\", \"I Will Always Love You\", and \"Jolene\", among others, have become classics in the music field. On November 4, 2003, Parton was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Country Awards. Parton has earned over 35 BMI Pop and Country Awards throughout her songwriting career. In 2001, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In a 2009 interview on CNN's \"Larry King Live\", Parton indicated she had written \"at least 3,000\" songs, having written seriously since", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "110151", "text": "Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Parton has received 47 Grammy nominations. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, notably \"I Will Always Love You\" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), \"Jolene\", \"Coat of Many Colors\", and \"9 to 5\". She is also one of", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7771624", "text": "that was released in October 2009. This version of the album included four bonus tracks not found on the original release; live versions of \"Just Because I'm a Woman\", \"Coat of Many Colors\", \"Daddy Come and Get Me\" and \"He's a Go Getter.\" It was released on iTunes in March 2010. A Real Live Dolly A Real Live Dolly is the first live album by Dolly Parton. It was released on July 7, 1970, by RCA Victor. It was recorded on April 25, 1970, at Parton's alma mater, Sevier County High School in Sevierville, Tennessee, during their annual Dolly Day.", "title": "A Real Live Dolly" }, { "docid": "110228", "text": "Always Love You\"), Alison Krauss (\"9 to 5\"), Shania Twain (\"Coat of Many Colors\"), Meshell Ndegeocello (\"Two Doors Down\"), Norah Jones (\"The Grass is Blue\"), and Sinéad O'Connor (\"Dagger Through the Heart\"). Parton herself contributed a re-recording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. Parton was awarded the Living Legend Medal by the U.S. Library of Congress on April 14, 2004, for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States. In 2005, she was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given by the U.S. government for", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "110229", "text": "excellence in the arts. The award is presented by the U.S. President. On December 3, 2006, Parton received the Kennedy Center Honors from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. During the show, some of country music's biggest names came to show their admiration. Carrie Underwood performed \"Islands in the Stream\" with Rogers, Parton's original duet partner. Krauss performed \"Jolene\" and duetted \"Coat of Many Colors\" with Twain. McEntire and Reese Witherspoon also came to pay tribute. On November 16, 2010, Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award, the theme park", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7730834", "text": "include that designation in the title. The album's original release included an 11 x 20\" poster of the album cover inside the disc slip. The album's back cover features a large photograph of Parton in a yellow jumpsuit, a rare photograph picture from the period playing up Parton's curves and bust. The original album was a gatefold design with an additional photo of Parton and the printed song lyrics in the inner section (including an additional final verse to \"Coat of Many Colors\" that is not included in the recorded version). For unknown reasons, when the album was reissued on", "title": "Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "110220", "text": "encouraged pet owners to keep their dogs indoors rather than chained outside. In 2003, her efforts to preserve the bald eagle through the American Eagle Foundation's sanctuary at Dollywood earned her the Partnership Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Parton received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution at a ceremony in Nashville on November 8, 2007. In February 2018, she donated her 100,000,000th free book, which was a copy of Parton's children's picture book \"Coat of Many Colors\". It was donated to the Library of", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "20299612", "text": "Library books were also presented with a free download of Parton's song, \"I Believe in You\", that she wrote for the Imagination Playhouse at Dollywood. Eleven additional songs will soon be made available for purchase, with 100 percent of sales supporting the longevity of the Dollywood Foundation.\" On October 18, 2016, Parton re-released her children's book, \"Coat of Many Colors\", based on her hit song of the same name. This new version of the book featured new cover art and illustrations, as well as a free download of the song \"Makin' Fun Ain't Funny\". This version of the song features", "title": "I Believe in You (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "15648913", "text": "her solo hits regularly appeared in the top 10, as did her duets with Wagoner. Her first chart-topper, 1970's \"Joshua\", followed by 1971's \"Coat of Many Colors\", 1972's \"Touch Your Woman\", and \"Traveling Man\" and \"Jolene\", both from 1973, all reached the top 10 on the U.S. country singles charts, with \"Jolene\" becoming her second No. 1 single in February 1974. In mid-1974, Parton split with Wagoner and his show in order to expand her career as a solo artist, writing and recording the No. 1 hit, \"I Will Always Love You\" as a tribute to Wagoner. Following her departure", "title": "Dolly Parton singles discography" }, { "docid": "110188", "text": "It was released in the United States on May 13, and debuted at number six on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart, making it her first top-10 album and her highest-charting solo album ever; it also reached the number two on the U.S. country chart. The album was released in Europe on June 9, and reached number two on the UK album chart. On June 29, 2014, Parton performed for the first time at the UK Glastonbury Festival performing songs such as \"Jolene\", \"9 to 5\" and \"Coat of Many Colors\" to a crowd of more than 180,000. On March 6, 2016,", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7742387", "text": "Bubbling Over (album) Bubbling Over is the thirteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on September 10, 1973, by RCA Victor. It was produced by Bob Ferguson (though, as with all of Parton's early albums for RCA Records, Porter Wagoner also had an uncredited hand in the production), and included the country top-twenty single \"Traveling Man\" (not to be confused with the Ricky Nelson song of the same name), a re-recording of a song which Parton had first included on 1971's \"Coat of Many Colors\" album. \"Afraid to Live and Afraid of Dying\", a rare topical song", "title": "Bubbling Over (album)" }, { "docid": "8963285", "text": "Mark Leggett Mark Leggett is a Los Angeles-based, twice Emmy nominated guitarist/composer who has composed music for hundreds of television and documentary productions in the U.S. Credits include television series My Name Is Earl, theme music for The Pretender (Emmy nominated), the Dolly Parton television movie “Coat of Many Colors”, and the independent feature film \"American Romance\". Documentary credits include \"Anne Frank's Holocaust\", \"Conquistador : A Day In Their Lives\" (Emmy nominated ), \"Nazi America: A Secret History\", and \"Wage Slaves: Not Getting By in America\"as well as many other broad-ranging documentary series and programs. Past work includes scoring the", "title": "Mark Leggett" }, { "docid": "7759081", "text": "reissued on CD again in 2003 with new liner notes two bonus tracks recorded for the \"A Real Live Dolly\" album, including her first live performance of \"Coat of Many Colors\". Parton re-recorded the song \"Just Because I'm a Woman\" for the 2003 tribute album \"\". \"Billboard\" reviewed the album in the issue dated April 27, 1968, saying that \"Dolly really makes it with this package. Her performances are packed with sincerity and style. The songs include \"You're Gonna Be Sorry\", \"False Eyelashes\", \"Try Being Lonely\", and some more earthy, realistic tunes.\" \"Cashbox\" published a review of the album which", "title": "Just Because I'm a Woman (1968 album)" }, { "docid": "5359663", "text": "these sessions, as was Ronstadt's cover of Hank Williams' \"I Can't Help It if I'm Still in Love With You\", from \"Heart Like a Wheel,\" on which she was joined by Harris. (During this time, Ronstadt and Harris also covered a number of Parton's compositions—Harris covered \"Coat of Many Colors\" and \"To Daddy\", and Ronstadt recorded \"I Will Always Love You\"—for inclusion on their various solo albums during the mid- to late-1970s; Parton, in turn, covered Harris' \"Boulder to Birmingham\" in 1976, including it on her \"All I Can Do\" album.) Finally a collaboration effort went to full fruition, being", "title": "Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris album)" }, { "docid": "8963286", "text": "Werner Herzog narrated film \"Dinotasia\", composing theme music recorded by Levon Helm and The Band, and scoring documentaries with guitarist/songwriter Richard Thompson. Mark Leggett Mark Leggett is a Los Angeles-based, twice Emmy nominated guitarist/composer who has composed music for hundreds of television and documentary productions in the U.S. Credits include television series My Name Is Earl, theme music for The Pretender (Emmy nominated), the Dolly Parton television movie “Coat of Many Colors”, and the independent feature film \"American Romance\". Documentary credits include \"Anne Frank's Holocaust\", \"Conquistador : A Day In Their Lives\" (Emmy nominated ), \"Nazi America: A Secret History\",", "title": "Mark Leggett" }, { "docid": "7501004", "text": "the relatively low-charting #73 \"Too Far Gone\" (originally a 1967 hit for Tammy Wynette). The overall song selection was varied and showed early on how eclectic Harris' musical tastes were. In addition to her own \"Boulder to Birmingham\" (written for former singing partner Parsons, who had died the previous year), she included the Merle Haggard classic \"The Bottle Let Me Down\", the Beatles' \"For No One\", and Dolly Parton's \"Coat of Many Colors\". (Parton, in turn, covered \"Boulder to Birmingham\" on her 1976 album \"All I Can Do\".) On Shel Silverstein's \"Queen Of The Silver Dollar\", her friend and occasional", "title": "Pieces of the Sky" }, { "docid": "19161205", "text": "and go with it because Lind is so adorable, and you want to accept that the saccharine story line could have played out in real life just the way it's depicted in the film.\" In its initial December 10, 2015 broadcast, \"Coat of Many Colors\" was seen by 13.03 million viewers and received a 1.8/6 rating/share in the 18-49 age demographic. This marks the highest viewership for any television film (made for TV or theatrical) or miniseries on the broadcast networks since 2012. On April 3, 2016, \"Coat of Many Colors\" was honored during the Academy of Country Music Awards", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "19693186", "text": "helps her begin to see that her voice and talent might extend beyond rural Tennessee. Various crisis situations, some life-threatening, make the family's Christmas a challenge. \"Christmas of Many Colors\" was filmed in Covington, and Conyers, Georgia, and Sevier County, Tennessee, the latter at Dollywood for introductory and closing scenes from Dolly Parton. Filming took place during summer 2016. In its initial November 30, 2016 broadcast, \"Christmas of Many Colors\" was seen by 11.53 million viewers and received a 1.7/6 rating/share in the 18-49 age demographic. \"Christmas of Many Colors\" was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 69th Primetime", "title": "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love" }, { "docid": "19962880", "text": "Magnolia Hill Productions Magnolia Hill Productions, more commonly known as Magnolia Hill, is a film and television production company founded by Sam Haskell, former William Morris Worldwide Head of Television. The company currently has an exclusive deal with WBTV. Established in 2013, in a development deal with Warner Bros television and Sam Haskell, founder, Magnolia Hill was created to bring forth content that is lacking in today's television climate. Magnolia Hill announced a development deal with NBCUniversal for four TV movies based on the songs, stories, and the life of Dolly Parton. The first picture, \"Coat of Many Colors\", aired", "title": "Magnolia Hill Productions" }, { "docid": "110163", "text": "to record Jimmie Rodgers' \"Mule Skinner Blues\", a gimmick that worked. The record shot to number three, followed closely, in February 1971, by her first number-one single, \"Joshua\". For the next two years, she had numerous solo hits – including her signature song \"Coat of Many Colors\" (number four, 1971) – in addition to her duets. Top-20 singles included \"The Right Combination\" and \"Burning the Midnight Oil\" (both duets with Wagoner, 1971); \"Lost Forever in Your Kiss\", (with Wagoner) \"Touch Your Woman\", (1972) \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\" and \"Travelin' Man\" (1973). Although her solo singles and the Wagoner duets were", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "5921726", "text": "\"A Dance for Bethany\" and \"Ghost Town\", both slated for release in 2007. Each film also includes Stella's music on the soundtrack. Also ready for release in 2007 is her 21st album which is a collection of original Contemporary Christian songs. Followed in 2008, was her twenty-second album, Testimony. Most recently, Stella appeared in \"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors\", an NBC made-for-TV movie based on Dolly's song of the same name that first aired on NBC in December 2015. In 2018, Stella took part in the BBC’s \"Celebrity Masterchef\" series. She devotes much of her time to causes like", "title": "Stella Parton" }, { "docid": "7969560", "text": "country vocal performance. The track \"Marry Me\" was later featured in the Reese Witherspoon film \"Sweet Home Alabama\". In 2008, David Cook, the winner of the seventh season of \"American Idol\", performed a cover of the song \"Little Sparrow\" with his own arrangement. She re-recorded the songs, \"Down From Dover\", originally on her 1970 album, \"The Fairest of Them All\", and \"My Blue Tears\", originally on her 1971 album, \"Coat of Many Colors.\" The album was certified Silver in the UK. Little Sparrow Little Sparrow is the 39th studio album by Dolly Parton, the second in Parton's trilogy of folk/bluegrass", "title": "Little Sparrow" }, { "docid": "5359290", "text": "Another re-issue was released in conjunction with Dolly's 2007 European Tour along with two other older out-of-print albums. This re-issue included additional previously unreleased songs. In 2010, Sony Music reissued the 2007 CD \"Jolene\" in a triple-feature CD set with \"Coat of Many Colors\" and \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\" and they have never been out of print. Recording dates adapted from CD liner notes. Jolene (album) Jolene is the fourteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on February 4, 1974, by RCA Victor. The title track, \"Jolene\", tells the tale of a housewife confronting a beautiful seductress", "title": "Jolene (album)" }, { "docid": "7712244", "text": "would later re-record \"What Will Baby Be?\" for inclusion on 1992's \"Slow Dancing with the Moon\". In 2010, Sony Music reissued the 2007 CD \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\" in a triple-feature CD set with \"Coat of Many Colors\" and \"Jolene\" and they have never been out of print. My Tennessee Mountain Home My Tennessee Mountain Home is the twelfth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on April 2, 1973, by RCA Victor. The title track became one of Parton's better-known compositions. Largely a concept album about her childhood in rural East Tennessee, the album began with a", "title": "My Tennessee Mountain Home" }, { "docid": "14564790", "text": "album, \"Tall Like The Tree\", in early 2014. Delaney Gibson is now half of the Electropop duo, SIGNY. Jessica Delaney Gibson, of Irish-Cherokee descent, was born in Panama City, Florida. At young age her family moved to Ventura, California, where her schooling and musical ambitions really took root. She attended a parochial pre-school and by the age of five she was aimed at singing when she performed the Dolly Parton song \"Coat of Many Colors\". Gibson studied classical music and opera from the age of nine. With voice coaching from Linda Ottsen of the Ventura College music department and later", "title": "Delaney Gibson" }, { "docid": "5969988", "text": "number 301 on \"Rolling Stone\" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It subsequently made Time Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2006. In 2017, it was #11 on National Public Radio's \"The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women\". A re-issue released in 2007, in conjunction with Parton's 2007 European Tour, featured previously unreleased songs. In 2010, Sony Music reissued the 2007 CD \"Coat of Many Colors\" in a triple-feature CD set with \"My Tennessee Mountain Home\" and \"Jolene\". Coat of Many Colors Coat of Many Colors is the ninth solo studio album by Dolly", "title": "Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "10069046", "text": "Those Were the Days (Dolly Parton album) Those Were the Days is the 42nd studio album by Dolly Parton, released on October 11, 2005. The title comes from the first song on the album, and features Parton singing 1960s and 1970s folk and pop songs in a bluegrass fashion with some of the artists who originally recorded those songs. The album's selections were featured on Parton's concurrent Vintage Tour. Parton attempted to sing with as many of the original performers of each track as possible, with Yusuf Islam, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Mary Hopkin, Tommy James and Roger McGuinn providing", "title": "Those Were the Days (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "11740636", "text": "Billy Dean \"My Blue Tears\" - Written and Performed by Dolly Parton \"Runaway Feeling\" - Written by Dolly Parton Performed by Dolly Parton featuring Billy Dean \"Amazing Grace\" - Written by John Newton Performed by Dolly Parton \"Angel Band\" - (Traditional) Performed by Dolly Parton Blue Valley Songbird Blue Valley Songbird is a 1999 American made-for-television musical drama film starring Dolly Parton. It was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee and originally premiered on Lifetime on November 1, 1999. Dolly Parton stars as country singer Leana Taylor who struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfriend, Hank (John Terry), as well as her", "title": "Blue Valley Songbird" }, { "docid": "12327006", "text": "Parton's siblings Randy Parton and Rachel Dennison also appeared on the show. Parton spoke in an interview about how close her roots in religion, family and music are, saying: Adapted from the album liner notes. Precious Memories (Dolly Parton album) Precious Memories is the thirty-seventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on April 17, 1999, by Blue Eye Records. The album is sold exclusively at Dollywood and was released at the grand opening of the park's fourteenth season (1999–2000) with all proceeds going to the Dollywood Foundation. Parton performed many songs from the album on a TNN", "title": "Precious Memories (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "9300360", "text": "and holes in both my shoes\", rushed to school, \"just to find the others laughing and making fun of me\" for wearing a coat made of rags. And oh I did not understand it, for I felt I was rich<br>And I told them of the love my momma sewed in every stitch<br>And I told 'em all the story momma told me while she sewed<br>And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes The song concludes with Parton singing the moral of her story:But they didn't understand it, and I tried to make them see<br>One is", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "8035282", "text": "For God and Country (Dolly Parton album) For God and Country is an album by Dolly Parton, released in 2003, featuring spiritual and patriotic songs. It is her 41st studio album. \"For God and Country\" was considered by many to be Parton's musical attempt to deal with the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Included were covers of now famous patriotic songs, (\"God Bless the USA,\" \"When Johnny Comes Marching Home\") and many new Parton originals. The album includes her third version of \"Light of a Clear Blue Morning\". The album received mixed reviews but did manage to make", "title": "For God and Country (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "12327005", "text": "Precious Memories (Dolly Parton album) Precious Memories is the thirty-seventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on April 17, 1999, by Blue Eye Records. The album is sold exclusively at Dollywood and was released at the grand opening of the park's fourteenth season (1999–2000) with all proceeds going to the Dollywood Foundation. Parton performed many songs from the album on a TNN special, \"Dolly Parton's Precious Memories\", that aired on April 1, 1999, as a part of TNN's 20th Century Hitmakers Week. The special also included performances by Alison Krauss and Union Station and the Cox Family.", "title": "Precious Memories (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "8593823", "text": "chart in July 1988. In 2008, the recording was played at a reception by the Texas State Democratic Party, honoring former First Lady Ladybird Johnson. Johnson's love of wild flowers was well known, and she had long championed the planting of them along the U.S. highways. Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song) \"Wildflowers\" is a song written by Dolly Parton, which was included on the Grammy-winning, multi-Patinum 1987 album \"Trio\" with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. In the song, Parton talks about being restless and wanting to branch out, using wildflowers as a metaphor, concluding that \"wildflowers don't care where they grow\".", "title": "Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song)" }, { "docid": "11898312", "text": "Randy Parton Randel Huston Parton (born December 15, 1953), better known as Randy Parton, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessman. Parton is the eighth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr (1921–2000), in Sevierville, Tennessee. He is the younger brother of Dolly and Stella Parton and the older brother of actress Rachel Dennison. In 1984 he sang a song for the \"Rhinestone\" soundtrack; his sister Dolly starred in the film. He also played bass for his sister. He is also known for the theater that once bore his name in", "title": "Randy Parton" }, { "docid": "7815744", "text": "her parents Robby and Susan Stewart and an older brother named Jackson. She also has many relatives in her extended family including her grandmother Ruthie Stewart, Aunt Dolly (played by Dolly Parton), Uncle Earl and Aunt Pearl, and a cousin named Luann (who looks nearly identical and is also played by Cyrus). The characterizations given to most of her family members poke fun at country bumpkin stereotypes. She also had a pet pig named Luann and a pet hamster named Leslie. She has a horse named Blue Jeans, who came from Tennessee to Malibu to live with Miley and her", "title": "Miley Stewart" }, { "docid": "8593822", "text": "Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song) \"Wildflowers\" is a song written by Dolly Parton, which was included on the Grammy-winning, multi-Patinum 1987 album \"Trio\" with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. In the song, Parton talks about being restless and wanting to branch out, using wildflowers as a metaphor, concluding that \"wildflowers don't care where they grow\". The original recording featured an autoharp, acoustic guitar (played by Harris) and fiddle, and was arranged to sound like an old fashioned Appalachian folk song. It was the fourth single released from the \"Trio\" album, and reached #6 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks", "title": "Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song)" }, { "docid": "11740635", "text": "mother before entering the studio to cut her first record. The film ends with Leana singing \"Blue Valley Songbird\" in concert with Hank watching from the back of the room before leaving. There was no official soundtrack released, but some songs are available on other Dolly releases as noted below. \"Blue Valley Songbird\" - Written and Performed by Dolly Parton \"I Hope You're Never Happy\" - Written by Dolly Parton Performed by Dolly Parton featuring Billy Dean \"Wildflowers\" - Written and Performed by Dolly Parton \"We Might Be In Love\" - Written by Dolly Parton Performed by Dolly Parton and", "title": "Blue Valley Songbird" }, { "docid": "5969987", "text": "as her 2014 album, \"Blue Smoke\" for which she re-recorded it for the Walmart bonus tracks. \"A Better Place to Live\" was a song very much of its time, dealing with living in a utopian, peaceful world where people love one another, and was very much in the same vein as Jackie DeShannon's recent hit \"Put a Little Love in Your Heart\" (which Parton herself would later cover in 1993). In 2001, the album was released on CD in 2001 as \"Joshua & Coat Of Many Colors\", attached to \"Joshua\" on one disc. In May 2012, the album was ranked", "title": "Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "8638849", "text": "Mom\". Merle Haggard who, in his 1981 autobiography, \"Sing Me Back Home\", would confess his infatuation with Parton, also recorded the song. The Seeker (Dolly Parton song) \"The Seeker\" is a song by Dolly Parton, which served as one of the title songs to Parton's 1975 album \"\", and was also a top ten single on the U.S. country charts. A spiritual, which Parton described as her \"talk with God\", the song was released as a single in July 1975, just missing the top spot on the U.S. country singles chart; it peaked at #2. Two decades later, Parton rerecorded", "title": "The Seeker (Dolly Parton song)" }, { "docid": "19375230", "text": "Many Colors\". On September 15, 2016, \"Cosmopolitan\" published an article announcing \"Head Over High Heels\" as Parton's new single from the album and premiered the lyric video. On October 3, 2016, Parton made appearances on CBS' \"The Talk\", where she gave an interview, and ABC's \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\", where she was interviewed and performed \"Outside Your Door\". \"Pure & Simple\" received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a rating out of 100 to selected independent reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 67, based on 11 reviews, which indicates \"generally favorable", "title": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "7730832", "text": "Best of Dolly Parton Best of Dolly Parton was a 1975 compilation album of Dolly Parton's early 1970s work that has long been regarded by critics as the definitive representation of Parton's most influential period. The album reached # 5 on the U.S. country albums chart, and contained the title tracks to the previous six Parton albums, as well as the tracks \"I Will Always Love You\" and \"Travelin' Man\". The album was curiously titled Best of Dolly Parton although RCA Records had previously released an album titled \"The Best of Dolly Parton\" in 1970, which remained in print at", "title": "Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "8035283", "text": "it to # 23 on the U.S. country albums chart. It is perhaps best remembered for its cover photo, depicting Parton posing as though appearing in a vintage USO poster. For God and Country (Dolly Parton album) For God and Country is an album by Dolly Parton, released in 2003, featuring spiritual and patriotic songs. It is her 41st studio album. \"For God and Country\" was considered by many to be Parton's musical attempt to deal with the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Included were covers of now famous patriotic songs, (\"God Bless the USA,\" \"When Johnny Comes", "title": "For God and Country (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "19375229", "text": "singer-songwriter Adele (\"I put on my tight dress, hair piled on my head, painting my lips red and my eyes like Adele.\"). \"USA Today\" published an interview with Parton about the album on August 16, 2016 and it featured a first-listen to the album track \"Can't Be That Wrong\". Parton appeared on \"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\" on August 23, 2016 to promote the album and perform the title track, \"Pure and Simple\". The following morning, to further promote the album, Parton made an appearance on \"Today\" where she performed \"9 to 5\", \"Pure and Simple\" and \"Coat of", "title": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "9300363", "text": "collection, \"Somewhere\". Scottish comedian Billy Connolly recorded a version in 1975 on his album \"Get Right Intae Him\" (Unicorn Artists). This was a serious version unlike his comical song \"D.I.V.O.R.C.E.\" which parodied \"D-I-V-O-R-C-E\", made popular by Tammy Wynette and also covered by Parton. Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole covered the song on their album \"Great Women of Country\" (2014). In 2005, \"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\" ranked \"Coat of Many Colors\" number 10 on its list of 100 Songs of the South. A 1996 children's picture book of the song, with illustrations by Judith Sutton, was published by Harpercollins Children's Books. In", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "7782542", "text": "LP sleeve. Porter 'n' Dolly Porter 'n' Dolly is the eleventh collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on August 19, 1974, by RCA Victor. Though they had each topped the U.S. country singles chart individually many times, \"Please Don't Stop Loving Me,\" from this album, was their only duet to reach #1 on the U.S. country singles chart. Parton re-recorded \"The Fire That Keeps You Warm\" for her 1976 album \"All I Can Do\". Parton also re-recorded \"Together You and I\" for her 2011 album, \"Better Day\". Track listing, writing credits and track length", "title": "Porter 'n' Dolly" }, { "docid": "7782541", "text": "Porter 'n' Dolly Porter 'n' Dolly is the eleventh collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on August 19, 1974, by RCA Victor. Though they had each topped the U.S. country singles chart individually many times, \"Please Don't Stop Loving Me,\" from this album, was their only duet to reach #1 on the U.S. country singles chart. Parton re-recorded \"The Fire That Keeps You Warm\" for her 1976 album \"All I Can Do\". Parton also re-recorded \"Together You and I\" for her 2011 album, \"Better Day\". Track listing, writing credits and track length adapted from", "title": "Porter 'n' Dolly" }, { "docid": "19375223", "text": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album) Pure & Simple is the 46th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released worldwide on August 19, 2016 by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. It is Parton's seventh No. 1 country album, her first in 25 years. The genesis for the project was a pair of intimate concerts Parton performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in August 2015, featuring Parton and a quartet of backing players, entitled \"Dolly Parton: Pure and Simple\". The concerts were repeated the following weekend with four performances at Dollywood. The shows were well received and from", "title": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "19375237", "text": "from Belgium, debuting at No. 133. All songs written and composed by Dolly Parton. Standard edition Walmart and international editions U.K. edition Cracker Barrel edition Adapted from album liner notes. Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album) Pure & Simple is the 46th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released worldwide on August 19, 2016 by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. It is Parton's seventh No. 1 country album, her first in 25 years. The genesis for the project was a pair of intimate concerts Parton performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in August 2015, featuring Parton and", "title": "Pure & Simple (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "15512624", "text": "Minneapolis to meet Dolly. The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom is a 2011 Canadian coming-of-age movie written and directed by Tara Johns. Dolly Parton provides a voice cameo. Elizabeth lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1976. She is nearly 12, which Marion, her mother, points out “makes you still 11”. Elizabeth and her friend, Annabelle, are looking forward to their bodies maturing, including the possibility that they might get “big boobs” like Dolly Parton. Her father, Phil, answers her questions about the family’s blood types for a school project. When the project is", "title": "The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom" }, { "docid": "13240152", "text": "actual paper booklet, the disc includes a PDF file with song credits, photos, a biography of Parton and wallpapers. \"Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton\" received three and a half out of five stars from Al Campbell of Allmusic. Campbell wrote that \"while most will want a greatest-hits package with other mega-hits […] this is still a decent set.\" \"Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton\" peaked at number 57 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart the week of July 26, 2008. Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton is", "title": "Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "20465783", "text": "to be released in 2019. Dolly Parton filmography Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She has appeared in twelve theatrically released films and has made over 400 appearances on television. Parton's first televised appearance was in 1956 on the \"Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour\" when she was 10 years old, she had previously appeared on Cas Walker's radio show. Her major television breakthrough came in 1967 when she was discovered by Porter Wagoner who had her join is weekly variety show, \"The Porter Wagoner Show\". Parton appeared on 218 episodes of the show between 1967 and", "title": "Dolly Parton filmography" }, { "docid": "20465777", "text": "Dolly Parton filmography Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She has appeared in twelve theatrically released films and has made over 400 appearances on television. Parton's first televised appearance was in 1956 on the \"Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour\" when she was 10 years old, she had previously appeared on Cas Walker's radio show. Her major television breakthrough came in 1967 when she was discovered by Porter Wagoner who had her join is weekly variety show, \"The Porter Wagoner Show\". Parton appeared on 218 episodes of the show between 1967 and 1975 as a regular performer.", "title": "Dolly Parton filmography" }, { "docid": "7064479", "text": "communities\". Nettles made her acting debut in the NBC television movie, \"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors\" portraying Dolly Parton's mother. It premiered on December 10, 2015. She reprised her role in the sequel \"\" which premiered on November 30, 2016. In April 2016, she had a role on the WGN America hit series \"Underground.\" Her role was as a wife and mother who became a mental patient. In September 2018, it was announced Nettles had joined the cast of \"Harriet\" directed by Kasi Lemmons. Nettles has lent her time and talent to support various non-profit organizations. Nettles has been", "title": "Jennifer Nettles" }, { "docid": "7730836", "text": "album is credited as \"Produced and arranged by Porter Wagoner\", although Bob Ferguson was credited as producer on the respective original albums. All songs by Dolly Parton unless otherwise noted. Best of Dolly Parton Best of Dolly Parton was a 1975 compilation album of Dolly Parton's early 1970s work that has long been regarded by critics as the definitive representation of Parton's most influential period. The album reached # 5 on the U.S. country albums chart, and contained the title tracks to the previous six Parton albums, as well as the tracks \"I Will Always Love You\" and \"Travelin' Man\".", "title": "Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "20299611", "text": "I Believe in You (Dolly Parton album) I Believe in You is the first children’s album and forty-seventh solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released digitally on September 29, 2017, and physically on October 13, 2017, by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. All proceeds from the album's sales will go to benefit Parton's Imagination Library. The album was originally announced on July 5, 2014, with the release of the title track, \"I Believe in You\", as a free download on Parton's official website. The release stated, \"All families who receive the gift of Imagination", "title": "I Believe in You (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "7754176", "text": "was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. All tracks composed by Dolly Parton; except where indicated The Best of Dolly Parton The Best of Dolly Parton is a compilation album by Dolly Parton. It was released on November 9, 1970, by RCA Victor. Featuring much of her early RCA material, the compilation album included the biggest hit she had had to that point, her cover of Jimmie Rodgers' \"Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)\", which peaked at #3 on the U.S. country charts in early 1970. This recording was also released later by Time/Life Records -", "title": "The Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7754174", "text": "The Best of Dolly Parton The Best of Dolly Parton is a compilation album by Dolly Parton. It was released on November 9, 1970, by RCA Victor. Featuring much of her early RCA material, the compilation album included the biggest hit she had had to that point, her cover of Jimmie Rodgers' \"Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)\", which peaked at #3 on the U.S. country charts in early 1970. This recording was also released later by Time/Life Records - the other tracks were previously released on other albums. \"The Best of Dolly Parton\" was released just three years", "title": "The Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "15512622", "text": "The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom is a 2011 Canadian coming-of-age movie written and directed by Tara Johns. Dolly Parton provides a voice cameo. Elizabeth lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1976. She is nearly 12, which Marion, her mother, points out “makes you still 11”. Elizabeth and her friend, Annabelle, are looking forward to their bodies maturing, including the possibility that they might get “big boobs” like Dolly Parton. Her father, Phil, answers her questions about the family’s blood types for a school project. When the project is reviewed in her science", "title": "The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom" }, { "docid": "7757656", "text": "Hello, I'm Dolly Hello, I'm Dolly is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on February 13, 1967, by Monument Records. The album, along with its two hit singles, is largely credited with bringing Parton to the attention of Porter Wagoner, who, in late 1967, would invite Parton to join his band and appear on his weekly television show. The album contains Parton's versions of three songs she had written that had already been hits for other artists; \"Put It Off Until Tomorrow\" (Bill Phillips), \"Fuel to the Flame\" (Skeeter Davis), and \"I'm", "title": "Hello, I'm Dolly" }, { "docid": "110212", "text": "a mother of two teens, to save a small Georgia town's gospel choir. The film was released in theaters on January 13, 2012. In June 2018, Parton announced an eight-part Netflix series, featuring her music career. Parton is playing as singer, songwriter, executive producer and co-star in the series. On May 30, 1966, Parton and Carl Thomas Dean (born , in Nashville, Tennessee) were married in Ringgold, Georgia. Although Parton does not use Dean's surname professionally, she has stated that her passport says \"Dolly Parton Dean\" and that she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts. Dean, who is retired from", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7757659", "text": "on on the US \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles chart. The third single released from the album, \"Something Fishy\", peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles chart, becoming Parton's first solo top 20 hit. Adapted from the album liner notes. Album Singles Hello, I'm Dolly Hello, I'm Dolly is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on February 13, 1967, by Monument Records. The album, along with its two hit singles, is largely credited with bringing Parton to the attention of Porter Wagoner, who, in late 1967, would invite Parton", "title": "Hello, I'm Dolly" }, { "docid": "14121653", "text": "Haggard would cover another Dolly Parton song, \"The Seeker\".) A classic Dolly Parton story song, \"Kentucky Gambler\" tells the story of a miner from Kentucky who abandons his wife and children for the bright lights of Reno, where he initially does very well at gambling, \"winning at everything he played\". Eventually, however, his winning streak comes to a halt, as he loses all of his winnings. Broke, he returns home, only to find that his wife has found someone else and has moved on without him. He concludes that \"a gambler loses much more than he wins\". Kentucky Gambler \"Kentucky", "title": "Kentucky Gambler" }, { "docid": "15648917", "text": "with her 56th Top 10 hit, \"Cowgirls Don't Cry\". Parton is the first artist to have top 20 hits on the \"Billboard\"'s Hot Country Songs chart every decade from the 1960s to the 2010s. \"See also: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton singles discography\" Dolly Parton singles discography The singles discography of American country singer Dolly Parton includes more than 100 singles and 50 music videos. After releasing two unsuccessful singles as a teenager, Parton signed a recording contract with Monument Records in 1964, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee shortly afterward, releasing a series of singles on the label, the highest", "title": "Dolly Parton singles discography" }, { "docid": "8638848", "text": "The Seeker (Dolly Parton song) \"The Seeker\" is a song by Dolly Parton, which served as one of the title songs to Parton's 1975 album \"\", and was also a top ten single on the U.S. country charts. A spiritual, which Parton described as her \"talk with God\", the song was released as a single in July 1975, just missing the top spot on the U.S. country singles chart; it peaked at #2. Two decades later, Parton rerecorded the song for her 1995 album \"Something Special\". Nelly Furtado covered this song for the film \"The Year Dolly Parton Was My", "title": "The Seeker (Dolly Parton song)" }, { "docid": "110149", "text": "Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967, with her album \"Hello, I'm Dolly\". With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s", "title": "Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7107774", "text": "Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton is a various-artists tribute album to Dolly Parton, released on October 14, 2003. The title song is a rerecording by Parton of a song she originally wrote during the 1960s and first included on her album \"Just Because I'm a Woman\" in 1968. The Emmylou Harris track \"To Daddy\" was recorded in 1978, and first appeared on Harris' album \"Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town\" (a single release of the song reached #3 on the U.S. country singles chart in early", "title": "Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "7107775", "text": "1978); the remainder of the tracks on the album were new recordings by each of the artists made specifically for this project. Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton is a various-artists tribute album to Dolly Parton, released on October 14, 2003. The title song is a rerecording by Parton of a song she originally wrote during the 1960s and first included on her album \"Just Because I'm a Woman\" in 1968. The Emmylou Harris track \"To Daddy\" was recorded in 1978, and first appeared on Harris' album \"Quarter", "title": "Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "15648911", "text": "Dolly Parton singles discography The singles discography of American country singer Dolly Parton includes more than 100 singles and 50 music videos. After releasing two unsuccessful singles as a teenager, Parton signed a recording contract with Monument Records in 1964, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee shortly afterward, releasing a series of singles on the label, the highest charting being her 1965 single \"Happy Happy Birthday Baby\". In 1967, Monument released Parton's debut solo album, \"Hello, I'm Dolly\", which spawned the hits, \"Dumb Blonde\" and \"Something Fishy\", which reached No. 24 and No. 17 respectively. Shortly after official debut, Parton was", "title": "Dolly Parton singles discography" }, { "docid": "8735908", "text": "a music video for the \"Real Love\" single was produced using footage from the HBO special. Parton also recorded a solo version in November 1984, which was later included on the 1995 album \"I Will Always Love You: The Essential Dolly Parton One\". Real Love (Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers song) \"Real Love\" is a song written by David Malloy, Richard \"Spady\" Brannon and Randy McCormick, and recorded as a duet by American entertainers Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers that topped the U.S. country singles charts in August 1985. It was released in May 1985 the second single and title", "title": "Real Love (Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers song)" }, { "docid": "15244957", "text": "Dolly Records. Dolly Parton albums discography The albums discography of country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton includes 64 studio albums (consisting of 47 solo studio albums, 13 studio albums with Porter Wagoner, two studio albums with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, one studio album with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette and one studio album with Kenny Rogers), six live albums, five soundtrack albums, one extended play and approximately 183 compilation albums worldwide. She is the best selling female country music artist of all time, with over 160,000,000 albums sold worldwide. Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967 (she had previously", "title": "Dolly Parton albums discography" }, { "docid": "7746565", "text": "month earlier. \"Rainbow\"'s release coincided with the launch of Parton's ill-fated 1987-88 variety show, \"Dolly\", and much of the music on the album was highlighted on the show. Rainbow (Dolly Parton album) Rainbow is the twenty-ninth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on November 25, 1987, by Columbia Records. The original plan, when Parton signed with CBS, was for her to alternate between releasing pop and country albums (rather than trying to combine the two styles on each album), but due to \"Rainbow\"'s poor sales and tepid critical reception, the plan was quickly abandoned, and Parton more", "title": "Rainbow (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "11266118", "text": "entered via hydraulic lift. When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two-act show, appropriately titled \"An Evening With Dolly Parton.\" Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead \"I Dreamed About Elvis\", last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album \"Those Were the Days\" were spotlighted. An Evening with Dolly Parton An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007,", "title": "An Evening with Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "13099079", "text": "Them All.\" RCA Camden would release two additional Parton compilations: \" I Wish I Felt This Way at Home\" (1975) and \"Just Because I'm a Woman\" (not to be confused with Parton's 1968 debut solo album for RCA of the same name) (1976); all four RCA Camden reissues would later be rereleased on the Pickwick label during the late 1970s. All songs by Dolly Parton unless otherwise noted. Mine (Dolly Parton album) Mine is a 1973 compilation album by singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, issued by RCA's budget compilation division, RCA Camden. As was the case with Parton's 1972 RCA Camden compilation,", "title": "Mine (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "9300362", "text": "her Chasing Rainbows Museum at Dollywood. (Wagoner also donated the framed dry cleaning receipt on which Parton composed the song to the museum, where it now hangs.) Shania Twain recorded a cover version of the song on the 2003 Parton tribute album \"\", with accompaniment by Alison Krauss and Union Station. This version peaked at #57 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart based only on unsolicited airplay. Other cover versions include a 1976 recording by Emmylou Harris on her Reprise Records debut, \"Pieces of the Sky\", and a recording by Eva Cassidy released on the 2008 posthumous", "title": "Coat of Many Colors (song)" }, { "docid": "16772088", "text": "Romeo (Dolly Parton song) \"Romeo\" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. The song featured fellow country music artists Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea and Tanya Tucker. It was released in March 1993 as the first single from the album \"Slow Dancing with the Moon\". The song reached number 27 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. \"People\" described the song as featuring Cyrus \"as a growling male sex object who is subjected", "title": "Romeo (Dolly Parton song)" }, { "docid": "5557198", "text": "popular than ever, during the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, \"Dolly!\" was seen widely in reruns. On February 27, 2007, \"Dolly!\" was released on DVD under the title of \"Dolly Parton And Friends\", and featured six episodes of the show, among those being the Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt episode, and the Kenny Rogers episode. Dolly! Dolly! was an American variety show starring Dolly Parton that aired in first-run syndication during the 1976–77 season. In the mid-1970s, Parton was approached by Bill Graham, president of Show Biz, Inc., the same company that produced \"The Porter Wagoner Show\" (on", "title": "Dolly!" }, { "docid": "13099078", "text": "Mine (Dolly Parton album) Mine is a 1973 compilation album by singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, issued by RCA's budget compilation division, RCA Camden. As was the case with Parton's 1972 RCA Camden compilation, \"Just the Way I Am\", the album was an attempt by RCA to capitalize on Parton's early 1970s chart success by reissuing some of her lesser known material (in this case, tracks recorded between 1969 and 1970) as a budget release, for newer fans who might not have purchased her earlier albums. The majority of tracks on \"Mine\" had first appeared on Parton's 1970 album,\" The Fairest of", "title": "Mine (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "19161204", "text": "\"The pastoral nostalgia that this TV-movie taps into is powerful, if maudlin, stuff. This is the time of year when sentimentality can be a warming thing, and \"Parton's Coat \" will keep an awful lot of people warm this winter.\" \"The Guardian\" Brian Moylan commented on the film's faith storyline: \"For those who don’t regularly visit the house of the Lord, it will make your eyes roll like loose marbles in the back of a station wagon.\" David Wiegand of the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" was the most critical but commented: \"Although it's a struggle at times, you do suspend disbelief", "title": "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" }, { "docid": "7745399", "text": "by Dolly Parton herself (who also wrote the liner notes that year to Skeeter Davis' album of Parton originals, \"Skeeter Sings Dolly\"). This album was released on CD for the first time on August 17, 2010, along with 1970's \"The Fairest of Them All\". My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner is the eleventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 2, 1972, by RCA Victor. The album peaked on the U.S. country albums chart at #33, while its single, \"Washday Blues\" reached #20. \"When I Sing for Him\" is a gospel song", "title": "My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner" }, { "docid": "5359289", "text": "released around the time Parton was embarking on a solo career, after having spent seven years as part of Porter Wagoner's weekly TV series and road show, and one of the album's songs, \"I Will Always Love You\", was reportedly written to express the remorse Parton felt over the professional breakup. Released as the album's second single, it also became a number-one country single. \"Early Morning Breeze\" is a re-recording of a song which previously appeared on 1971's \"Coat of Many Colors\". \"Lonely Coming Down\" had first appeared on Parton's Wagoner tribute album, \"My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner\", from 1972.", "title": "Jolene (album)" }, { "docid": "13240151", "text": "Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton is a compilation album from Dolly Parton released as part of the Legacy Recordings \"Playlist\" series. The album features 14 tracks from her years at RCA Nashville ranging from her first #1 country single, 1970's \"Joshua\" to her 1983 #1 country and pop smash \"Islands in the Stream\" with Kenny Rogers. Despite Columbia Records and RCA Nashville both being owned by Sony BMG, none of her Columbia Records material is represented here. The CD is packaged in eco-friendly recycled cardboard packaging and in lieu of an", "title": "Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton" }, { "docid": "18300974", "text": "performed alongside her sister in a 1987 episode of her sister's variety series \"Dolly\". Dennison's last appearance on camera was during an episode of \"Bravo Profiles\" titled \"Dolly Parton: Diamond in a Rhinestone World\" in 1999. Dennison has since retired from acting and singing. Rachel Dennison Rachel George (née Parton, formerly Dennison; August 31, 1959 in Franklin, Tennessee) is an American retired singer and actress and the younger sister of entertainer Dolly Parton Parton was raised in the Church of God. She is the youngest of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton", "title": "Rachel Dennison" }, { "docid": "7732923", "text": "division of Sony/BMG) released the album for the first time on CD. It was paired with 1980s \"Dolly, Dolly, Dolly\" on a double CD. The album ended up being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Great Balls of Fire (Dolly Parton album) Great Balls of Fire is the twenty-second solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on May 28, 1979, by RCA Records. The album's first single, \"You're the Only One\", topped the U.S. country charts in mid 1979 (#59 pop), while the follow-up single, \"Sweet Summer Lovin'\", was a top ten country hit (#77", "title": "Great Balls of Fire (Dolly Parton album)" }, { "docid": "7768338", "text": "Two of a Kind (Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album) Two of a Kind is the sixth collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on February 8, 1971, by RCA Victor. The album reached #13 on the U.S. country albums chart. The album is unusual in that no single releases were issued of any of the songs. Although, the title track, \"Two of a Kind,\" would be issued as the B-side to \"Better Move It on Home\" from their 1971 greatest hits compilation \"The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton;\" and the track \"Oh,", "title": "Two of a Kind (Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album)" } ]

[ "Billy Crystal" ]

[ { "docid": "1612315", "text": "Coen brothers. Goodman interpreted the character to himself as the monster equivalent of a National Football League player. \"He's like a seasoned lineman in the tenth year of his career,\" he said at the time. \"He is totally dedicated and a total pro.\" Billy Crystal, having regretted turning down the part of Buzz Lightyear years prior, accepted that of Mike Wazowski, Sulley's one-eyed best friend and scare assistant. The casting of Steve Buscemi as Randall, Sulley's rival, saw a reunion between himself and John Goodman; they had previously worked together on \"The Big Lebowski\" and \"Barton Fink\". In November 2000,", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "12833860", "text": "serves the purpose of generating energy for the monsters' society. As explored in the movie, human children are believed to be highly dangerous, toxic, even. This is the cause for the game's setting being a simulation. Neither Mike nor Sulley are voiced by their original voice actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman respectively. However, Henry Waternoose, Randall, Roz and Ms. Flint are. Information about the game was first released in August 2001 on the gaming website GameSpot. Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (released as Monsters, Inc. Scare Island in Europe and Monsters Inc. Monster Academy in Japan)", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Team" }, { "docid": "8938535", "text": "Monstropolis is running on safe, clean \"laugh power,\" but even now it still needs more laughs to provide for the needs of the monster world. To that end, Mike Wazowski suggests opening up Monstropolis' first comedy club. Humans will temporarily enter the monster world via a door the monsters have placed in Tomorrowland. During their visit, guests will be entertained by Monsters, Inc.'s top comedians, where their laughs will be collected and converted to electricity. The Laugh Floor only features two characters from the original movie, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and Roz. Here, Mike is the \"monster of ceremonies\" and", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor" }, { "docid": "16801944", "text": "cast consists of John Goodman and Billy Crystal. In the short, Sulley is shown playing a game of charades with Mike, but Mike is unable to guess the phrase \"\"Harry Potter\"\". Afterwords, Mike attempts to charade, but a bored Sulley quickly and correctly guesses \"Star Wars\". A bewildered Mike asks how he does it. \"Party Central\" is a six-minute short animated film, featuring characters from \"Monsters University\". It premiered on August 9, 2013, at the D23 Expo. The short was set to be released theatrically with \"The Good Dinosaur\" in 2014, before the film was pushed back to 2015. Instead,", "title": "Monsters, Inc. (franchise)" }, { "docid": "16067910", "text": "He lives in Berlin and has one child. Ilja Richter Ilja Richter (born 24 November 1952 in East Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer and author. In the 1970s, Richter became famous in Germany as television presenter of \"Disco\". As an actor, he played several roles in films and in theatre. As a voice actor, his most prominent role was lending his colourful, peppy voice to Timon from The Lion King. He also provided the German voices of Mike Wazowski in \"Monsters, Inc.\" (due to Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal having similar-sounding voices) and Dave in", "title": "Ilja Richter" }, { "docid": "16067909", "text": "Ilja Richter Ilja Richter (born 24 November 1952 in East Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer and author. In the 1970s, Richter became famous in Germany as television presenter of \"Disco\". As an actor, he played several roles in films and in theatre. As a voice actor, his most prominent role was lending his colourful, peppy voice to Timon from The Lion King. He also provided the German voices of Mike Wazowski in \"Monsters, Inc.\" (due to Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal having similar-sounding voices) and Dave in \"The Penguins of Madagascar\". Richter wrote several books.", "title": "Ilja Richter" }, { "docid": "1612293", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated buddy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, and Jennifer Tilly, the film was directed by Pete Docter in his directorial debut, and executive produced by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. The film centers on two monsters – James P. \"Sulley\" Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski – employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc, which generates power by scaring human children. The monster world believes that children", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "8103866", "text": "there and so was Jennifer Lopez and the orchestra stood up and it kind of got to me. I was almost embarrassed - but not quite.\" Two versions of \"If I Didn't Have You\" appear on the film's soundtrack: one sung by Billy Crystal and John Goodman, who voice the film's main characters, Mike and Sulley and one sung by Newman. The tune also serves as the film's theme, which plays during the opening credits. The song was covered by Riders in the Sky on the 2002 album \"Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites\". The album won the 2003 Grammy Award", "title": "If I Didn't Have You (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "51320", "text": "Billy Crystal William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom \"Soap\" and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes \"When Harry Met Sally...\" (1989), \"City Slickers\" (1991), and \"Analyze This\" (1999) and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the \"Monsters, Inc.\" franchise. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012. Crystal was born at Doctors", "title": "Billy Crystal" }, { "docid": "1612334", "text": "drawings of \"Excuse My Dust\", a film that he had tried to sell to Hollywood in 1998. The lawsuit also stated that a story artist from Pixar visited Mouse in 2000, and discussed Mouse's work with him. A Disney spokeswoman responded, by saying that the characters in \"Monsters, Inc.\" were \"developed independently by the Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures creative teams, and do not infringe on anyone's copyrights\". The case was ultimately settled under undisclosed terms. A prequel, titled \"Monsters University\", was released on June 21, 2013. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, and Steve Buscemi reprised their roles of Sulley, Mike,", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "13482619", "text": "and their time studying at college, where they start off as rivals, but slowly become best friends. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz, and the Abominable Snowman, respectively. Bonnie Hunt, who played Ms. Flint in the first film, voices Mike's grade school teacher Ms. Karen Graves. Disney, as the rights holder, had plans for a sequel to \"Monsters, Inc.\" since 2005. Following disagreements with Pixar, Disney tasked its Circle 7 Animation unit to make the film. An early draft of the film was", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "1612330", "text": "Animation Studios – the snazzy, cutting-edge computer animation outfit – looks really, really terrific and unspools with a liberated, heppest-moms-and-dads-on-the-block iconoclasm.\" \"Monsters, Inc.\" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Randy Newman, after fifteen previous nominations, for \"If I Didn't Have You\"). It was one of the first animated films to be nominated for Best Animated Feature (lost to \"Shrek\"). It was also nominated for Best Original Score (lost to \"\") and Best Sound Editing (lost to \"Pearl Harbor\"). At the Kid's Choice Awards in 2002, it was nominated for \"Favorite Voice in an Animated Movie\" for Billy Crystal", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "13482630", "text": "prequel and the title \"Monsters University\" was announced. On April 4, 2011, it was confirmed that the film will be released on June 21, 2013. The feature was directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae. Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprised their roles, and Bonnie Hunt voiced a new character. New voice cast included Dave Foley, Sean Hayes, Julia Sweeney, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Joel Murray, Nathan Fillion, Aubrey Plaza, Tyler Labine, John Kransinski, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, and Beth Behrs. The plot of \"Monsters University\" details Mike", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "636073", "text": "Lasseter always wanted Tom Hanks to play the character of Woody. Lasseter claimed Hanks \"has the ability to take emotions and make them appealing. Even if the character, like the one in \"A League of Their Own\", is down-and-out and despicable.\" Paul Newman, who subsequently accepted the role of Doc Hudson in another Pixar success, \"Cars\", was considered for the role of Woody. Billy Crystal was approached to play Buzz, but turned down the role, which he later regretted, and subsequently accepted the role of Mike Wazowski in another Pixar success, \"Monsters, Inc.\" Crystal would later state in an interview", "title": "Toy Story" } ]

[ { "docid": "14410657", "text": "the shape of a cube, much like several other compacted cubes of garbage around him. Randall's eyes spin in circles a la Looney Tunes as he groans in pain. Turning away from the garbage compactor, Mike, Sulley, and Boo can be found outside of Boo's door, saying goodbye. Leaving them behind, the vehicles pass a small monster that waves goodbye, Boo beneath him, also saying goodbye. Turning yet another corner, guests pass an interactive audio animatronic Roz who resides in a filing room. Roz interacts with guests much as she does on Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!.", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "1612316", "text": "early in the production of \"Monsters, Inc.\", Pixar packed up and moved for the second time since its Lucasfilm years. The company's approximately 500 employees had become spread among three buildings, separated by a busy highway. The company moved from Point Richmond to a much bigger campus in Emeryville, co-designed by Lasseter and Steve Jobs. In production, \"Monsters Inc.\" differed from earlier Pixar features, as every main character in this movie had its own lead animator – John Kahrs on Sulley, Andrew Gordon on Mike, and Dave DeVan on Boo. Kahrs found that the \"bearlike quality\" of Goodman's voice provided", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "51333", "text": "but turned it down, a decision he later regretted due to the popularity of the series. Crystal later went on to provide the voice of Mike Wazowski in the blockbuster Pixar film \"Monsters, Inc.\" (2001), and reprised his voice role in the prequel, \"Monsters University\", which was released in June 2013. Crystal also provided the voice of Calcifer in the English version of Hayao Miyazaki's \"Howl's Moving Castle\" (2004). Crystal hosted the Academy Awards broadcast in 1990–1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2012. His hosting was critically praised, resulting in two Emmy wins for hosting and writing the 63rd Academy", "title": "Billy Crystal" }, { "docid": "5823696", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is a dark ride attraction at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is based on the 2001 Disney·Pixar film \"Monsters, Inc.\" It opened on January 22, 2006 with a grand Sulley-Blue-Fur Carpet Premiere. The attraction replaced the short-lived Superstar Limo dark ride, and utilizes the same track layout. The CDA agents in the ride are all re-dressed and repositioned celebrity figures from Superstar Limo. In addition, Superstar Limo's ride vehicles were reused for the attraction, repainted and re-dressed as", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" }, { "docid": "5823700", "text": "doors are hanging in storage, the riders again see Randall, who threatens to destroy Boo's door, preventing her to return home, but Mike and Sulley find it again. Riders pass by various closet doors as they open, revealing various monsters from \"Monsters, Inc.\" such as the Abominable Snowman, George, or Thaddeus. Boo can then be seen hitting Randall with a bat, changing his colors as the taxis are passed by hundreds of flying doors. Mike and Sulley say goodbye to Boo as the taxis exit the door vault. CDA agents cleanse exiting riders as a cameraman films them. An audio-animatronics", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" }, { "docid": "5823701", "text": "figure of Roz talks to the passing riders, often singling out riders by the row they are in as the vehicles approach the unload area. In Tokyo Disneyland, there is an attraction called Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek which features an interactive \"flashlight\" system, allowing guests to search for hidden monsters in the dark. The attraction is held in the Star Tours area of Tomorrowland. The attraction uses the same ride system as the Toy Story Midway Mania! attractions at Disney California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Tokyo DisneySea. Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Monsters, Inc.", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" }, { "docid": "5823699", "text": "Harryhausen's, where frantic monsters run around as Celia shouts angrily at Mike, as he and Sulley sneak through the back door of Monsters, Inc. with Boo. The taxis encounter the CDA (Child Detection Agency) searching for Boo as they enter the Monsters, Inc. factory. The taxis then drive past Needleman and Smitty in the lobby and into the men's locker room where Mike appears worried, saying that he has Boo's door set up on the scare floor while Sulley waits for Boo to use the restroom. Randall appears then disappears in a nearby corner. In a giant room where closet", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" }, { "docid": "13482621", "text": "seventh highest-grossing film of 2013. An animated short film titled \"Party Central\", which takes place shortly after the events of \"Monsters University\", premiered in Fall 2013. Michael \"Mike\" Wazowski aspires to become a scarer – a monster who enters the human world at night to scare children and harvest their screams for energy – after visiting Monsters Inc., Monstropolis' most profitable scaring company, on a school field trip. Eleven years later, Mike is a first-year scare major at Monsters University, where he meets James P. \"Sulley\" Sullivan. Mike studies hard, while the privileged Sulley, coming from a family of talented", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "16801948", "text": "2\". This is a list of characters from the 2001 film, \"Monsters, Inc.\" and its 2013 prequel, \"Monsters University\". Monsters, Inc. (franchise) Monsters, Inc. is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2001 film, \"Monsters, Inc.\", produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a prequel film, \"Monsters University\", released in 2013. The first film introduces the monster world, where monsters enter the human world at night and scare children in order to generate power. When a little girl accidentally enters the monster world, friends Mike and", "title": "Monsters, Inc. (franchise)" }, { "docid": "13482618", "text": "Monsters University Monsters University is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, with John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich as executive producers. The music for the film was composed by Randy Newman, marking his seventh collaboration with Pixar. It was the fourteenth feature film produced by Pixar, and is a prequel to 2001's \"Monsters, Inc.\", marking the first time Pixar has made a prequel film. \"Monsters University\" tells the story of two monsters, Mike and Sulley,", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "1612296", "text": "scare children and harvest their screams, through doors that activate portals to children's bedroom closets. It is considered dangerous work, as human children are believed to be toxic. Energy production is falling because children are becoming less easily scared, and Monsters, Inc.'s chairman, Henry J. Waternoose, is determined to find a solution. James P. \"Sulley\" Sullivan and his partner, Mike Wazowski, are the organization's top employees, but their chief rival, Randall Boggs, is close behind. One day, Sulley discovers that Randall has left a door activated on the scare floor and a small girl has entered the factory. After several", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "16801941", "text": "Monsters, Inc. (franchise) Monsters, Inc. is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2001 film, \"Monsters, Inc.\", produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a prequel film, \"Monsters University\", released in 2013. The first film introduces the monster world, where monsters enter the human world at night and scare children in order to generate power. When a little girl accidentally enters the monster world, friends Mike and Sulley must find a way to hide her from the authorities and return her to her own world, and", "title": "Monsters, Inc. (franchise)" }, { "docid": "5823698", "text": "the subject of consternation as contact with humans is considered deadly to the monsters of the city. The taxis exit a tunnel through a detour from the welcoming gate and go down the dark streets of the city, passing characters Mike and Celia in Mike's new car as Mike wishes her a happy birthday. Riders proceed to see Randall, who looks around angrily. Following are news reporters interviewing monsters frightened by alleged encounters with the human, Boo. Sulley pops up from an alley holding Boo, looking to see if the coast is clear. The taxis drive into the sushi restaurant", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" }, { "docid": "13482647", "text": "the monsters in the closet. With Pixar, familiarity breeds content.\" Bill Goodykoontz of \"The Arizona Republic\" gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five and said it is \"one of those movies that has absolutely no reason to exist, but once you've seen it, you're kind of glad it does.\" Alan Scherstuhl of \"The Village Voice\" gave the film a positive review, saying \"\"Monsters University\" feels not like the work of artists eager to express something but like that of likable pros whose existence depends on getting a rise out the kids. It's like the scares Sully and Mike spring", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "8938534", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor is an attraction within the Magic Kingdom, a theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on April 2, 2007 within the park's Tomorrowland section, where it replaced the Circle-Vision attraction \"The Timekeeper\". The main theater is equipped with 400 seats and uses digital puppetry technology similar to Epcot's voice-directed Turtle Talk with Crush. Live actors perform voices behind a large digital screen, while computer-rendered monsters appear with the actors' voices. This attraction is set after the events of the Disney/Pixar 2001 and 2013 animated films Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University.", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor" }, { "docid": "1612337", "text": "at Disney theme parks around the world. In 2006 Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! opened at Disneyland Resort's Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California. In 2007, Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor opened at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, replacing The Timekeeper. The show is improvisational in nature, and features the opportunity for Guests to interact with the monster comedians and submit jokes of their own via text message. In 2009 Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek opened at Tokyo Disney Resort's Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba, Japan. In 2009, Boom! Studios produced a", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "4313372", "text": "as new speakers for the ride audio system. On October 2, 2009, the ride received a new narration featuring the voice of Mike Brassell, with safety spiels provided by B. J. Ward, who provided the main narration for Disneyland's PeopleMover from 1982 to 1995. The new narration is similar to the original WEDway Peoplemover narration and includes segments introducing all attractions in Tomorrowland, including Buzz Lighyear's Space Ranger Spin, Stitch's Great Escape! and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor (the 1994-2009 narration had become dated as it was not modified to reference those attractions when they were built). The narration also includes", "title": "Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover" }, { "docid": "1612335", "text": "and Randall, while Dan Scanlon directed the film. The prequel's plot focuses on Sulley and Mike's studies at Monsters University, where they start off as rivals but soon become best friends. An animated short, \"Mike's New Car\", was made by Pixar in 2002 in which the two main characters have assorted misadventures with a car Mike has just bought. This film was not screened in theaters, but is included with all home video releases of \"Monsters, Inc.\", and on Pixar's Dedicated Shorts DVD. In August 2002, a manga version of \"Monsters, Inc.\" was made by Hiromi Yamafuji and distributed in", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "3279756", "text": "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 American live-action/computer-animated family horror comedy film, based on the animated television series. It is the second installment in the \"Scooby-Doo\" live-action film series and a sequel to 2002's \"Scooby-Doo\", and was directed by Raja Gosnell, written by James Gunn and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Boyle and Alicia Silverstone, with Neil Fanning reprising his role as the voice of Scooby-Doo. Mystery Inc. (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo) attend the", "title": "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" }, { "docid": "12833859", "text": "include Extra Try Tokens (that gives extra lives to the player), Monsters, Inc. Tokens (that earn silver medals for every ten collected) and Primordial Ooze, which is the substance that gives the monsters their scare power. The random Bag O' Calories increases health, while mailboxes provide tips and information vital to the player's success. Nerves and items may be hidden, but can be discovered by searching in and around boxes and other objects. Mike and Sulley try to get a job at Monsters, Inc. by going to Scare Island in order to train to become top scarers. Scaring human children", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Team" }, { "docid": "985803", "text": "and investment activities in the league. Being very detached from the Hollywood scene, Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently. This practice has the downside of sometimes preventing him from taking parts in films such as \"Who Framed Roger Rabbit\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"The Squid and the Whale\", \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\", and \"Little Miss Sunshine\". When asked about this practice, however, Murray seemed content with his inaccessibility, stating, \"It's not that hard. If you have a", "title": "Bill Murray" }, { "docid": "16801942", "text": "in the process learn that not everything they have been led to believe about humans is true. The film surpassed \"Toy Story 2\" and peaked as the second highest-grossing animated film of all time, behind only 1994's \"The Lion King\" at the time. It was one of the first animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature but lost to \"Shrek\". A prequel to the first film, \"Monsters University\" tells Mike and Sulley's backstory. The future friends meet at college and initially do not get along, but end up on the same team in the", "title": "Monsters, Inc. (franchise)" }, { "docid": "1612302", "text": "With the factory temporarily shut down, Sulley is named the new CEO of Monsters, Inc. Under his leadership, the energy crisis is solved by harvesting children's laughter instead of screams, as laughter has been found to be ten times more potent. Mike takes Sulley aside some time later, revealing he has rebuilt Boo's door. It needs one final piece, which Sulley took as a memento, in order to work. Sulley puts the door chip into place, enters, and joyfully reunites with Boo. The idea for \"Monsters, Inc.\" was conceived in a lunch in 1994 attended by John Lasseter, Pete Docter,", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "1612328", "text": "grade, after \"Toy Story 2\". Charles Taylor from \"Salon.com\" stated, \"[i]t's agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time.\" Elvis Mitchell from \"The New York Times\" gave it a positive review, praising the film's use of \"creative energy\", saying \"There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as \"Monsters, Inc.\"\" Although Mike Clark from \"USA Today\" thought the comedy was sometimes \"more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree\", he also viewed the", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "1612294", "text": "are toxic, and when a small child enters the factory, Sulley and Mike must return her home before it is too late. Docter began developing the film in 1996, and wrote the story with Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, and Ralph Eggleston. Fellow Pixar director Andrew Stanton wrote the screenplay with screenwriter Daniel Gerson. The characters went through many incarnations over the film's five-year production process. The technical team and animators found new ways to render fur and cloth realistically for the film. Randy Newman, who composed the music for Pixar's three prior films, returned to compose its fourth. \"Monsters, Inc.\"", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "6306035", "text": "autobiography. Gerson also took small voice parts in some of his films, including \"Monsters, Inc.\" and \"Big Hero 6\", often as minor characters such as a janitor or desk sergeant. His contribution to \"Monsters, Inc.\", the janitors Smitty and Needleman, began as guide vocals which director Pete Docter liked so much he kept in the final mix. His name also made a cameo appearance on a scoreboard in \"Monsters, Inc.\" as the most unsuccessful monster on the list. Gerson died in Los Angeles at the age of 49 on February 6, 2016, due to brain cancer. Dan Gerson Daniel \"Dan\"", "title": "Dan Gerson" }, { "docid": "6591243", "text": "the audience Crush appears to be swimming inside an aquarium and engages in unscripted, real-time conversations with theme park guests. Disney Imagineering continued its use of digital puppetry with the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, a new attraction in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, which opened in the spring of 2007. Guests temporarily enter the \"monster world\" introduced in Disney and Pixar's 2001 film, \"Monsters, Inc.\", where they are entertained by Mike Wazowski and other monster comedians who are attempting to capture laughter, which they convert to energy. Much like Turtle Talk, the puppeteers interact with guests in real-time,", "title": "Digital puppetry" }, { "docid": "1460754", "text": "\"Cold Turkey\". He returned to film work with 1981's \"Ragtime\", for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards. Newman co-wrote the 1986 film \"Three Amigos\" with Steve Martin and Lorne Michaels, wrote three songs for the film, and provided the voice for the singing bush. His orchestral film scores resemble the work of Elmer Bernstein (with whom he worked on \"Three Amigos\") and Maurice Jarre. Newman has scored eight Disney/Pixar feature films; \"Toy Story\", \"A Bug's Life\", \"Toy Story 2\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Cars\", \"Toy Story 3\", \"Monsters University\", \"Cars 3\", and will return to compose \"Toy Story 4\". He", "title": "Randy Newman" }, { "docid": "5804309", "text": "old car before agreeing to walk to work while the credits roll. \"Mike's New Car\" was released on September 17, 2002, attached as bonus feature on the \"Monsters, Inc.\" DVD and VHS release. The DVD release features commentary by \"Docter and Gould\", which turn out to be the directors' young children. The short was also released on November 10, 2009, on the \"Monsters, Inc.\" Blu-ray. Mike's New Car Mike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar computer animated short comedy film, starring the two main characters from \"Monsters, Inc.\", Sulley and Mike. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger L. Gould, it", "title": "Mike's New Car" }, { "docid": "5804305", "text": "Mike's New Car Mike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar computer animated short comedy film, starring the two main characters from \"Monsters, Inc.\", Sulley and Mike. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger L. Gould, it is the first Pixar short to use dialogue and the first to take characters and situations from a previously established work. The short premiered on September 17, 2002, included in the DVD and VHS release of \"Monsters, Inc.\" It was nominated for a 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Mike is obsessed with his new six-wheel drive car, and insists on showing it", "title": "Mike's New Car" }, { "docid": "14579437", "text": "to music, writing socially conscious lyrics with a satiric flare incorporated in a lyrical melody. He is one of the most famous Albanian dubbers, being the official voice dub for SpongeBob Squarepants for the Albanian version of Spongebob and Ed of Ed, Edd n Eddy. He also dubbed for movies, such as Spiderman 2 (as Peter Parker), Finding Nemo (as Marlin), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (as Steve), Monsters, Inc. (as Mike Wazowski), Despicable me (as The Minions), Shrek (as Donkey) and Frozen (as Olaf). Zizo is active in Albanian media as a television presenter as well. Bega frequently", "title": "Kastro Zizo" }, { "docid": "17491687", "text": "Party Central Party Central is a 2013 computer animated short produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Kelsey Mann. It premiered August 9, 2013 at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California and was shown in theaters with \"Muppets Most Wanted\" on March 21, 2014. \"Party Central\" is the second short in the \"Monsters, Inc.\" franchise and takes place shortly after the events of \"Monsters University\". The short involves Mike and Sulley helping their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers make their party a success. Mike and Sulley are visiting Monsters University for the weekend to see how their Oozma Kappa fraternity", "title": "Party Central" }, { "docid": "9521407", "text": "set up by Stewie Griffin. The gag involves him walking in on Buzz and Bo Peep making out. Woody also appeared in the 2007 film \"Meet the Robinsons\" along with Jessie and Bullseye. He is slated to appear in the upcoming \"Kingdom Hearts III\". Woody and Buzz appear as piñatas in Pixar's \"Coco\", along with Mike from the \"Monsters, Inc.\" series. Woody is an old-fashioned floppy pull-string cowboy doll. The voice-box that is activated by the pull-string says many simple phrases such as \"Reach for the sky!\", \"You're my favorite deputy!\", \"There's a snake in my boot!\", and \"Somebody's poisoned", "title": "Sheriff Woody" }, { "docid": "4105870", "text": "to perform best with quick and aggressive driving. \"It's only when you allow the engine full voice that the 348's drivetrain really works,\" mentioned Mike McCarthy of May 1994's Wheels Magazine. \"Only then does this drivetrain achieve harmony,\" with the gear lever \"moving fast and fluidly,\" leaving \"no surprise to anyone who knows why Ferrari has the reputation it does,\" summarizing it to be, \"very much like what you imagine a Ferrari might be.\" Paul Dean described, “Gears are given up smoothly only when the moment, the engine, the clutch and shift are in concert. But finding that moment, being", "title": "Ferrari 348" }, { "docid": "12467751", "text": "Classic Buzz) Mark Griffin (Current band: Serious Guise) Mike Griffin (formerly of Serious Guise) External Links: Monsters of Rock main website Monsters of Rock MySpace website Monsters of Rock Facebook website M.O.R. at Lo-Cal Music website Monsters of Rock (band) Monsters of Rock is a tribute band formed in San Diego, California, USA in March 2005. They are billed as \"San Diego's Ultimate Metal Tribute Band.\" Monsters of Rock are a San Diego-based multi-metal tribute act dedicated to performing the songs of the well-known metal bands that dominated the 1970s, 1980's, and 1990's--especially bands that performed in England's \"Monsters of", "title": "Monsters of Rock (band)" }, { "docid": "983609", "text": "lend her voice to many characters in animated movies and television productions. Among these where \"Danny Phantom\", \"As Told By Ginger\", \"\", \"Metalocalypse\" and \"\". She further provided voice work for \"WALL-E\", \"Battle for Terra\", \"Ponyo\", \"Jungle Junction\", \"Cars\", \"Up!\", \"Finding Nemo\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Barnyard\", \"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\", \"Happily N'Ever After\", \"Horton Hears a Who!\". Newman also appeared in episodes of \"Entourage\", \"Brothers & Sisters\", \"Curb Your Enthusiasm\" and \"Wayside\". She continues to provide her voice for movies like \"Dr. Seuss' The Lorax\" and \"Wreck-It Ralph\". Newman made guest voice appearances in \"SpongeBob SquarePants\" and \"Doc McStuffins\".", "title": "Laraine Newman" }, { "docid": "19302993", "text": "Christmas\". Ranft joined Pixar in 1997 working as a character sculptor on \"Geri's Game\" (1997) and later on Pixar's second film \"A Bug's Life\" (1998), \"Toy Story 2\" (1999), \"Monsters, Inc.\" (2001), \"Finding Nemo\" (2003), \"Cars\" (2006), \"Ratatouille\" (2007), \"Toy Story 3\" (2010), and \"Brave\" (2012). He stated in an interview that he does not fall in love with just one sculpture he made but all of them and that for the character of Sulley he created over 30 different sculptures. He also provided the voice of the character Gamma in \"Up\" (2009) and \"Dug's Special Mission\", Red in \"Cars", "title": "Jerome Ranft" }, { "docid": "1612301", "text": "to the training room. Waternoose follows them and demands Sulley to surrender Boo to him. Sulley inadvertently tricks Waternoose into shouting aloud his plan of abducting children; the confession is recorded by Mike on a videotape, who then plays the recording to the CDA; Waternoose is immediately arrested. Roz appears, revealing herself to be the CDA's director who has worked undercover for nearly three years to expose Waternoose and Randall's crimes. She thanks Mike and Sulley for revealing his true colors, but orders the CDA to destroy Boo's door; they do so and Sulley is left saddened by Boo's departure.", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "5503541", "text": "Story film franchise; Rocky Gibraltar and Mr. Shark in \"Toy Story\" and \"Toy Story 2\", and Chunk in \"Toy Story 3\". He is also provided additional voices for \"Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo\", \"The Dukes\", \"Snorks\", \"Dino-Riders\", \"The Smurfs\", \"Asterix and the Big Fight\", \"The Little Mermaid\", \"\", \"Land of Enchantment\", \"\", \"Aladdin\", \"Hercules\", \"The Iron Giant\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"\", \"Lilo & Stitch\", \"Treasure Planet\", \"\", \"Gothic 3\", \"Horton Hears a Who\",\" \", \"The Darkness II\", \"The Lorax\", \"Monsters University\" and \"Despicable Me 2\". His uncredited voice roles include Rock in the 2014 American biblical epic film \"Noah\" and an Egyptian in", "title": "Jack Angel" }, { "docid": "1612300", "text": "doors as they move in and out of the storage vault on rails to the factory floor. Boo's laughter causes all the doors in the vault to activate at once, allowing the monsters to freely pass in and out of the human world. Randall attempts to kill Sulley, but Boo overcomes her fear of the former and attacks him, enabling Sulley to catch him. Sulley and Mike then trap Randall in the human world, where two residents at a trailer park mistake him for an alligator and beat him with a shovel. Sulley and Mike take Boo and her door", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "8742898", "text": "stolen at the benefit concert. In 1999, he contributed a portrait of Skip Spence to the tribute album, \"\", being a collection of cover versions of songs by the co-founder of Moby Grape performed by such artists as Beck, Tom Waits and Robert Plant. Stanley Mouse filed a lawsuit against the producers of the film \"Monsters, Inc.\" in 2002, alleging that the characters of Mike and Sulley were based on his drawings of \"Excuse My Dust\", which he unsuccessfully pitched to Hollywood producers in 1998. A Disney spokeswoman responded that the characters in Monsters, Inc were \"developed independently by the", "title": "Stanley Mouse" }, { "docid": "6151784", "text": "Superstar Limo Superstar Limo was a dark ride in Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Superstar Limo was situated in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot area and was one of the original attractions featured on the park's opening day on February 8, 2001. The attraction closed in January 2002, being the park's first attraction to permanently close. It has since been replaced by an attraction based on Disney·Pixar's \"Monsters, Inc.\" entitled Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, which opened on January 23, 2006. The attraction's purple \"stretch limo\" ride vehicles took riders through a cartoony", "title": "Superstar Limo" }, { "docid": "13482628", "text": "would be made by Circle 7 Animation, which was also working on early drafts of \"Toy Story 3\" & \"Finding Nemo 2\". Titled \"Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise\", the film would have focused on Mike and Sulley visiting the human world to give Boo a birthday present, only to find that she had moved. After getting trapped in the human world, Mike and Sulley would split up after disagreeing on what to do. Screenwriters Rob Muir and Bob Hilgenberg were hired to write a script for the film, and storyboarded an early draft of it. Disney's change of management", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "9566534", "text": "park's re-design, the archway sign, elephants and columns were removed, whereas the repainted pedestals remained. Attractions include Muppet*Vision 3D and the Hyperion Theater, which opened with the park in 2001 and has hosted four productions, Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, based on the Disney·Pixar film \"Monsters, Inc.\", which opened in 2006 as part of the resort's Happiest Homecoming on Earth, , based on the 2014 Marvel Studios film \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" and its 2017 sequel, and the Red Car Trolley attraction, based on the Pacific Electric Railway, which runs through the streets of Hollywood Land and", "title": "Hollywood Land" }, { "docid": "12833857", "text": "program hosted by Roz, who shows the monsters the basics of their training. The levels are divided among three training grounds located on Scare Island. With names hinting at the nature of their design, the Urban Training Grounds, Desert Training Grounds and Arctic Training Grounds contain four areas to be explored. Each region ranges in scenery from a city park to a frozen lake, and players can choose to play as either Sulley or Mike, with each monster having different moves and scare abilities. The objective of the game is to successfully scare all the robot children (known as \"Nerves\")", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Team" }, { "docid": "1612306", "text": "drew in a book as a child coming back to bother him as an adult. Each monster represented a fear he had, and conquering those fears caused the monsters eventually to disappear. After Docter scrapped the initial concept of a 30-year-old terrified of monsters, he decided on a buddy story between a monster and a child titled simply \"Monsters\", in which the monster character of Sulley (known at this stage as Johnson) was an up-and-comer at his workplace, where the company's purpose was to scare children. Sulley's eventual sidekick, Mike Wazowski, had not yet been added. Between 1996 and 2000,", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "7732372", "text": "dogs. Bob Peterson (filmmaker) Robert Peterson is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor and voice actor who works at Pixar. He was hired at Pixar by Roger Gould in 1994 as an animator for commercials, before subsequently becoming an animator on \"Toy Story\" (1995). He was the co-director for \"Up\" (2009), in which he also voiced the characters Dug and Alpha. He was a co-writer on \"Finding Nemo\" (2003) and \"Cars 3\" (2017). Peterson has also voiced characters for Pixar films such as Geri in the short \"Geri's Game\" (1997), Roz in \"Monsters, Inc.\" (2001) and \"Monsters University\" (2013), Mr.", "title": "Bob Peterson (filmmaker)" }, { "docid": "7732370", "text": "Bob Peterson (filmmaker) Robert Peterson is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor and voice actor who works at Pixar. He was hired at Pixar by Roger Gould in 1994 as an animator for commercials, before subsequently becoming an animator on \"Toy Story\" (1995). He was the co-director for \"Up\" (2009), in which he also voiced the characters Dug and Alpha. He was a co-writer on \"Finding Nemo\" (2003) and \"Cars 3\" (2017). Peterson has also voiced characters for Pixar films such as Geri in the short \"Geri's Game\" (1997), Roz in \"Monsters, Inc.\" (2001) and \"Monsters University\" (2013), Mr. Ray", "title": "Bob Peterson (filmmaker)" }, { "docid": "2261811", "text": "explaining the history of the bread. The area is home to the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar, which opened in October 2008. Hollywood Land is inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s. It includes attractions based on film, television, theater and a subsection called \"Hollywood Studios\" which is designed to appear as an active studio back-lot. Found within that subsection is the Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! attraction, a dark ride based on the characters from Disney·Pixar's \"Monsters, Inc.\" The 2000-seat Hyperion Theater located in the center of Hollywood Land currently presents \"Frozen", "title": "Disney California Adventure" }, { "docid": "13473094", "text": "City Limits, James declared him as \"the fifth Monster\". M. Ward has stated that there is more to come after Monsters of Folk's first album. \"His Master's Voice,” the closing track of their self-titled album, is featured in the soundtrack in the film \"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\". Other appearances in media include “Map of the World,” the thirteenth track of the aforementioned album, which was featured in the CW teen drama, \"Gossip Girl.\" Touring Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk is an American supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright", "title": "Monsters of Folk" }, { "docid": "1460728", "text": "Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordant (and often satirical) pop songs, and for film scores. Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film scores include \"Ragtime\", \"Awakenings\", \"The Natural\", \"Leatherheads\", \"Cats Don't Dance\", \"Meet the Parents\", \"Cold Turkey\", and \"Seabiscuit\". He has scored eight Disney-Pixar animated films: \"Toy Story\", \"A Bug's Life\", \"Toy Story 2\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Cars\", \"Toy Story 3\", \"Monsters University\", and \"Cars 3\", as well as Disney's \"The Princess and the Frog\" and", "title": "Randy Newman" }, { "docid": "1612299", "text": "Himalayas after revealing he is involved in Randall's plot. The two meet the Abominable Snowman, who tells them about a nearby village, which Sulley realizes he can use to return to the factory. Sulley prepares to return, but Mike refuses to go with him. Meanwhile, Randall is preparing to use the Scream Extractor on Boo, but Sulley intervenes, destroying the machine and saving Boo. Randall and Sulley battle, and after Mike returns and helps Sulley overpower Randall, the two reconcile, take Boo, and flee. Randall pursues them to the door vault, and a wild chase ensues among the millions of", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "5895103", "text": "Talk Radio Network (MTRN), only to quit due to the network's money troubles. He now owns a successful voice-over business, where he does network spots for CBS and is the announcer for the FOX sketch comedy show \"Mad TV\". Original line-up in 1980: Tim Moore-mornings; Mike Daniels-middays; Bob Harper-afternoons; Carey Carlson-nights; John Borders-voice tracked 10p-6a; Bob White-morning news; Cindy Smith-afternoon news. Other personalities in the 80's: Rob Hazelton, Jim Owen, Chet Jessick, Mark Cage, Mike Sommers; Christopher Knight. The departure of the Captain would be the start of many defections by high-profile personalities, including \"Storm\" Kennedy, Keith Michaels, Lisa Knight,", "title": "WKHQ-FM" }, { "docid": "5503539", "text": "also voiced Wet Suit on Sunbow's \"\" and several characters on \"Dino-Riders\". In 1995, he was the voice of Nikki in the animated film \"Balto\". He played the SWATbots on \"Sonic the Hedgehog\", The Liquidator on \"Darkwing Duck\", The Chief of Police in \"Goof Troop\", and Nick Fury on \"Spider-Man: The Animated series\". In 2001, Angel was the voice of \"Teddy\" in the movie \"A.I. Artificial Intelligence\". He provided voices for animated films such as \"A Bug's Life\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"\", \"Cars\", \"Horton Hears a Who\", \"The Prince of Egypt\", \"The Iron Giant\", and \"Aladdin\". Angel has also ventured into", "title": "Jack Angel" }, { "docid": "1612298", "text": "the factory disguised as a baby monster in an attempt to send her home. Randall discovers Boo and tries to kidnap her, but mistakenly kidnaps Mike instead. Nevertheless, he straps Mike to a large machine called \"The Scream Extractor\", which he intends to use to revolutionize the scaring industry and solve the monster world's energy problems by forcefully extracting screams from kidnapped human children. Before Randall can use the machine on Mike, Sulley disables the machine, frees Mike, and reports Randall to Waternoose. Waternoose initially displays anger at hearing of Randall's actions, but instead exiles Mike and Sulley to the", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "1612336", "text": "Kodansha's \"Comic Bon Bon\" magazine in Japan; the manga was published in English by Tokyopop until it went out of print. A series of video games, including a multi-platform video game were created based on the film. The video games included \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Monsters, Inc. Scream Team\" and \"Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena\". A game titled \"Monsters, Inc. Run\" was released on the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad on December 13, 2012. Feld Entertainment toured a \"Monsters, Inc.\" edition of their \"Walt Disney's World on Ice\" skating tour from 2003 to 2007. \"Monsters, Inc.\" has inspired three attractions", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "12833856", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (released as Monsters, Inc. Scare Island in Europe and Monsters Inc. Monster Academy in Japan) is a platform game published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 based on the 2001 animated film \"Monsters, Inc.\". It was released in the United States in 2001 and in the PAL region in 2002. In 2011, the game was made available on the PlayStation Store for download. The PC version in both America and Europe is called: Monsters, Inc, Scare island. This 12-level game begins after completion of an orientation", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Team" }, { "docid": "13482649", "text": "2001 Pixar hit \"Monsters, Inc.\", is no better or worse than the average (and I mean average) time-filling sequel cranked out by other animation houses.\" Todd McCarthy of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" gave the film a negative review, saying that it \"never surprises, goes off in unexpected directions or throws you for a loop in the manner of the best Pixar stories. Nor does it come close to elating through the sheer imagination of its conceits and storytelling.\" Claudia Puig of \"USA Today\" gave the film three stars out of four, and said it \"may not be as inventive as \"Inc.\",", "title": "Monsters University" }, { "docid": "18680295", "text": "Timothy S. McCune Timothy S. McCune (American Businessman) (born March 30, 1963) is an American businessman and former journalist known primarily as former president of Integrated Wave Technologies, Inc., and current president of Linear Integrated Systems, Inc. McCune in 2004 became president of Integrated Wave Technologies, Inc., a company founded in 1992 to combine the talents of Silicon Valley pioneer John H. Hall with former Soviet scientists who had worked with speech recognition. McCune traveled extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan to complete testing and development of IWT’s flagship product, the Voice Response Translator (VRT). In 2008, Inc Magazine named IWT", "title": "Timothy S. McCune" }, { "docid": "13693620", "text": "and transformed into a beast, herself, and gets chased by the mob, presumed to be captured or killed. With the story concluded, Grandpa reveals that he has completely forgotten everything he has just related because of his senility. Ferb closes the episode saying that \"platypus monsters are the only monsters to lay eggs.\" \"The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein\" was conceived and storied by Jon Colton Barry and Martin Olson; Barry adapted it into storyboards along with Mike Diederleh. Zac Moncrief, who does the majority of directing for the series along with the show's co-creator, Dan Povenmire, directed it. The second half", "title": "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" }, { "docid": "1612312", "text": "a concept sketch of a rounded, one-eyed monster as a concept for the character, and everyone was generally receptive to it. Docter named the character Mike for the father of his friend Frank Oz, a director and Muppet performer. Jeff Pidgeon and Jason Katz story-boarded a test in which Mike helps Sulley choose a tie for work, and Mike Wazowski soon became a vital character in the film. Originally, Mike had no arms and had to use his legs as appendages; however, due to some technical difficulties, arms were soon added to him. Screenwriter Dan Gerson joined Pixar in 1999", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "14410658", "text": "The vehicles rid of their riders and empty them out into the Monsters, Inc. Company Store where they can also look at their photos that were taken during the ride but cannot be purchased. Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek is an interactive dark ride attraction at Tokyo Disneyland. It is based on the 2001 Disney·Pixar film \"Monsters, Inc.\" The attraction can be found at the entrance of Tomorrowland under the guise of the Monsters, Inc. scare factory from the film. Taking place long after the events of the film, the factory's new slogan", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "8651030", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena is a sports video game released in 2002 by Radical Entertainment for the Nintendo Gamecube. The game is based on the computer-animated feature film \"Monsters, Inc.\". As seen in the movie, the monsters of \"Monsters, Inc.\" need to come up with another source of power for their worlds. The game starts off with a cut scene where the characters are doing their work trying to make the child laugh. When they fail, another character has a ball thrown at them causing an uproar of laughs. This also causes the laugh power meter", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena" }, { "docid": "7047484", "text": "Karamessos in \"Friends\". Susskind died on Jan 21, 2005 in an automobile accident in Sunland, California. Steve Susskind Steve Susskind (October 3, 1942 – January 21, 2005) was an American actor who appeared in numerous small parts in sitcoms, such as \"Seinfeld\", \"Frasier\", \"Married... with Children\", \"Scrubs\", and \"NewsRadio\". Susskind also performed as an actor and a voice actor in several films, such as \"Friday the 13th Part III\", \"\", \"Monsters, Inc.,\" The Emperor's New Groove and \"Osmosis Jones\"; and the video games \"\" and \"Dead to Rights\". He also sang with The Roommates, who had hit records with \"Please", "title": "Steve Susskind" }, { "docid": "7047483", "text": "Steve Susskind Steve Susskind (October 3, 1942 – January 21, 2005) was an American actor who appeared in numerous small parts in sitcoms, such as \"Seinfeld\", \"Frasier\", \"Married... with Children\", \"Scrubs\", and \"NewsRadio\". Susskind also performed as an actor and a voice actor in several films, such as \"Friday the 13th Part III\", \"\", \"Monsters, Inc.,\" The Emperor's New Groove and \"Osmosis Jones\"; and the video games \"\" and \"Dead to Rights\". He also sang with The Roommates, who had hit records with \"Please Love Me Forever\" (with Cathy Jean) and \"The Glory of Love\" in 1961. He was Father", "title": "Steve Susskind" }, { "docid": "1612305", "text": "refined version of the story on May 30. At this pitch meeting, longtime Disney animator Joe Grant – whose work stretched back to \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\" (1937) – suggested the title \"Monsters, Inc.\", a play on the title of a gangster film \"Murder, Inc.\", which stuck. The film marks the first Pixar feature to not be directed by Lasseter instead being helmed by Docter, as well as Lee Unkrich and David Silverman who served as co-directors. The story line took on many forms during production. His original idea featured a 30-year-old man dealing with monsters that he", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "8651033", "text": "Also, there are different types of balls which are fast, slow, sticky and explosive. The game has both single-player mode and multi-player mode with up to four players. In both modes the winner is the first monster to knock off the opponents. There is a wide variety of different types of games that are available to play. Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena is a sports video game released in 2002 by Radical Entertainment for the Nintendo Gamecube. The game is based on the computer-animated feature film \"Monsters, Inc.\". As seen in the movie, the monsters of \"Monsters,", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena" }, { "docid": "14410649", "text": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek is an interactive dark ride attraction at Tokyo Disneyland. It is based on the 2001 Disney·Pixar film \"Monsters, Inc.\" The attraction can be found at the entrance of Tomorrowland under the guise of the Monsters, Inc. scare factory from the film. Taking place long after the events of the film, the factory's new slogan has been changed from \"We Scare Because We Care\" to \"It's Laughter We're After.\" Various posters posted along the exterior of the factory inform guests about \"Flashlight Tag,\" an upcoming activity that's fun for", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "1612338", "text": "\"Monsters Inc.\" comic book mini-series that ran for four issues. The storyline takes place after the movie and focuses on Sulley and Mike's daily struggles to operate Monsters Inc. on its new laughter-focused company policy. At the same time, their work is impeded by the revenge schemes of Randall and Waternoose, as well as a human child (indirectly revealed to be Sid Phillips from the \"Toy Story\" franchise) who has hijacked the company's closet door technology to commit a string of toy thefts throughout the human world. A world based on the film will make its debut appearance in the", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "1612308", "text": "Johnson is nervous about the possibility of losing his job after the boss at Monsters, Inc. announces a downsizing is on the way. He feels envious because another scarer, Ned (who later became Randall), is the company's top performer. Through various drafts, Johnson's occupation went back-and-forth from being a scarer and from working in another area of the company such as a janitor or a refinery worker, until his final incarnation as the best scarer at Monsters, Inc. Throughout development Pixar worried that having a main character whose main goal was to scare children would alienate audiences and make them", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "1415933", "text": "Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American comedienne, actress, director, producer, and writer. Her film roles include \"Rain Man\", \"Beethoven\", \"Beethoven's 2nd\", \"Jumanji\", \"Jerry Maguire\", \"The Green Mile\", \"Cheaper by the Dozen\", and \"Cheaper by the Dozen 2\". Hunt has done voice work in \"A Bug's Life\", \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Cars\", \"Toy Story 3\", \"Cars 2\", \"Monsters University\", \"Zootopia\", and \"Cars 3\". She starred in \"Grand\" and \"Davis Rules\", as well as creating, producing, writing, and starring in \"The Building\", \"Bonnie\", and \"Life with Bonnie\". From 2008 to 2010, she hosted \"The Bonnie Hunt Show\". Bonnie", "title": "Bonnie Hunt" }, { "docid": "1803413", "text": "\"Monsters, Inc.\"—Nemo treats family audiences to a sweet, resonant story and breathtaking visuals. It may lack \"Monsters, Inc.\"s clever humor, but kids will identify with the spunky sea fish Nemo, and adults will relate to Marlin, Nemo's devoted dad.\" Bruce Westbrook of the \"Houston Chronicle\" gave the film an A-, saying \"\"Finding Nemo\" lives up to Pixar's high standards for wildly creative visuals, clever comedy, solid characters and an involving story.\" Tom Long of \"The Detroit News\" gave the film an A-, saying \"A simple test of humanity: If you don't laugh aloud while watching it, you've got a battery", "title": "Finding Nemo" }, { "docid": "14410655", "text": "with his girlfriend Celia, allowing guests to dunk her in water by using their flashlights to activate her tank. She falls in the water, and the vehicles head back into the streets. After tagging several more monsters, Mike can be found being electrocuted by a large power source continuously, the veins in his eye is illuminating with each shock. Sulley appears up ahead, worried that he has lost Boo again. He calls her name out in fright, but she is nowhere in sight. Entering the factory again, guests find Boo playing with some garbage outside of a garbage compactor, unaware", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "14410653", "text": "underneath tables. Mike can be found stuck in a jam between a hanging door and the arms of Smitty, trying to pull him back, while Needleman fiddles with the control panel. Leaving the laugh floor behind, guests pass Randall again whom the guests find hides behind a door, followed by a large crocodilian monster grasping a flashlight and laughing. Leaving the factory and entering the streets of Monstropolis, various monsters (including Ted, the monster that crowed like a chicken in the film. For the first time, Ted's whole body can be seen as opposed to just his legs.) can be", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "17536613", "text": "advanced evolution. Humans are not seen and barely mentioned, meaning they are either absent or uncommon. The same trailer from \"Monsters Inc.\" is seen, but the vegetation around is dead and in much smaller amount, suggesting the more polluted environment around. The ants are surviving descendants of today's insects, and have evolved to only have four limbs. The animals who lived on Earth gradually mutate due to the radioactive pollution. They evolve into the monsters seen in the \"Monsters, Inc.\" franchise. The monsters eventually become the most advanced society in the timeline, with human-like cities, companies and universities. But they", "title": "Pixar universe theory" }, { "docid": "6306027", "text": "Dan Gerson Daniel \"Dan\" Gerson (August 1, 1966 – February 6, 2016) was an American screenwriter and voice actor, best known for his work with Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-wrote the screenplays of \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Monsters University\" and \"Big Hero 6\", which was reported to be his last film as screenwriter. Gerson was also a member of the Pixar and Disney writing teams, and contributed material to \"Chicken Little\", \"Curious George\", \"Cars\", \"Meet the Robinsons\", \"Up\", \"Inside Out\" and \"Zootopia\", as well as television shows including \"Misguided Angeles\", \"Big Wolf on Campus\" and \"Something So Right\". \"Big", "title": "Dan Gerson" }, { "docid": "16615727", "text": "The music played at the Mad T Party was mainly dance music. Various types of music were played such as electro house, progressive house, and EDM. Guests of all ages were encouraged to dance at this event. Located in between the Muppet*Vision 3D theater and Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, Mad T Party contained numerous activities. The House of Cards was where the event's other acts are found. Performers included the Hottest Deck in Town who are professional dancers and an aerial act by The Dueling Queens. The stage's overhead structure was designed to look like its", "title": "Mad T Party" }, { "docid": "8802958", "text": "the Software R&D division, leading the team responsible for the shading and texturing production pipeline. In 2007, Quaroni returned to production taking the role as a Supervising Technical Director for \"Toy Story 3\" (2010) leading the teams also responsible for characters, sets, animation controls, surface materials, lighting, special effects, and rendering. In 2010, Quaroni took the role of Supervising Technical Director for \"Monsters University\" (2013) In 2011, Quaroni was promoted to V.P. of Software R&D. As a voice actor, Quaroni provided voices for several of Pixar's films—\"Monsters, Inc.\", \"Cars\" (2006), \"Cars 2\" (2011), and \"Cars 3\" (2017). He performed additional", "title": "Guido Quaroni" }, { "docid": "10849786", "text": "tall. Lampi has also worked as a voice actor in the Finnish dubs of \"Monsters, Inc.\", \"The Wild\", the first \"Pokémon\" film as Mewtwo, and \"Finding Nemo\". Lampi's daughter was Mandi Lampi, a former famous child actor who died at only 19 years of age on 27 February 2008. Jussi Lampi Jussi Lampi (born 9 February 1961 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish musician and long-time actor. Lampi has appeared in many films and TV shows, including \"V2 - jäätynyt enkeli\" (2007), \"Matti\" (2006), \"Pelikaanimies\" (2004), \"Rölli ja metsänhenki\" (2001), \"Ansa ja Oiva\" and \"Ruusun aika\". It is believed that Lampi", "title": "Jussi Lampi" }, { "docid": "17556594", "text": "were to be removed due to legal issues with ADK (NAS' parent company) and Shunsuke Kazama, the Japanese voice of Yugi. On July 11, 2015, 4Kids Productions, now under the name 4K Media Inc. (and now a subsidiary of Konami), began uploading subtitled episodes of the series on Crunchyroll. The announcement came over a week after the site previously announced that they would be streaming subtitled episodes of \"Yu-Gi-Oh! GX\" on August 1. The Southeast Asia version by Odex was not as well received as the 4Kids Entertainment adaptation . \"Duel Monsters\" is heavily centered around the card game, with", "title": "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters" }, { "docid": "8848952", "text": "Malewicki spent much of his career working for American aeronautics and space companies: the Apollo program moon landing vehicles, the Stealth bomber, and Cessna aircraft including their first private jet airplane. He was a model rocket enthusiast, becoming famous early in his career for the Malewicki Equations that predicted the altitude and coast time of a model rocket flight. According to Malewicki's daughter, he was the inspiration for the original one eyed monster, called Mike on \"Peewee's Playhouse\" TV show, and later to become the inspiration for Mike Wazowski drawn by Ricky Nierva in \"Monsters, Inc.\". A copy of the", "title": "Douglas Malewicki" }, { "docid": "14410654", "text": "found searching the streets with flashlights, many hiding in objects such as mail boxes and television sets. Boo is seen standing in the center of a dark alley, Randall is mysteriously appearing behind her with a net. Luckily, Sulley pops out from a manhole beneath Boo, hoisting her into the air. Entering Harryhausen's sushi restaurant, guests find the octopus-like chef searching for Boo who can be found popping in and out of several different take-out boxes. Several odd fish can be found throughout the store, which also react to the flashlights. Preparing to leave the restaurant, Mike can be found", "title": "Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek" }, { "docid": "7252014", "text": "Another episode had Mike Tyson confront his own puppet character. The show's use of puppets that mimicked popular culture and political figures was similar to the British series \"Spitting Image\"; it was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, well-known puppeteers in the United States who were responsible for popular children's television shows including \"H.R. Pufnstuf\" and \"Sigmund and the Sea Monsters\". The show was originally funded and syndicated nationally by New York-based Syndicast Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian-based Network Media Limited. A series of three \"Best of \"D. C. Follies\"\" VHS tapes were released, with each volume", "title": "D.C. Follies" }, { "docid": "1612297", "text": "failed attempts to put her back, Randall sends the door back into the factory's door vault and Sulley conceals her and takes her out of the factory. He interrupts Mike's date with his girlfriend, Celia, at a sushi restaurant, and chaos erupts when the child is discovered. Sulley and Mike manage to escape with the child before the Child Detection Agency (CDA) quarantines the restaurant. They soon discover that she is not toxic after all; Sulley grows attached to her and calls her \"Boo\", while Mike is just anxious to be rid of her. The two smuggle her back into", "title": "Monsters, Inc." }, { "docid": "17398704", "text": "Kori Rae Kori Rae is a film producer for Pixar. She produced several \"Mater's Tall Tales\" shorts and the feature film \"Monsters University\". Rae is married to Darla K. Anderson, also a Pixar producer, who produced \"Monsters, Inc.\". They live together in Noe Valley, San Francisco. They met in 1991 when Anderson, a San Francisco newcomer, joined a softball team that Rae managed. Anderson and Rae started dating in 2001, during the last year of \"Monsters, Inc.\" Since then, they have decided not to work together on the same films. They first married on Presidents' Day 2004 while San Francisco", "title": "Kori Rae" }, { "docid": "17123105", "text": "Monsters, Inc. (video game) Monsters, Inc. is a platform game and is a tie-in to Pixar's 2001 film \"Monsters, Inc.\", released for Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, and PlayStation 2. by THQ. The game was developed by Vicarious Visions for the Game Boy Color, Natsume for the Game Boy Advance, and Kodiak Interactive for the PS2 release. The game was first released in October 2001, in North America, for both handheld systems, and then later in February 2002 in Europe. The Game Boy Advance version was also released on a Twin Pack cartridge bundled with \"Finding Nemo\" in 2005.", "title": "Monsters, Inc. (video game)" }, { "docid": "1612324", "text": "success of the 3D re-release of \"The Lion King\", Disney and Pixar re-released \"Monsters, Inc.\" in 3D on December 19, 2012. \"Monsters, Inc.\" was released on VHS and DVD on September 17, 2002. It was then released on Blu-ray on November 10, 2009, and on Blu-ray 3D on February 19, 2013. \"Monsters, Inc.\" ranked number 1 at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $62,577,067 in North America alone. The film had a small drop-off of 27.2% over its second weekend, earning another $45,551,028. In its third weekend, the film experienced a larger decline of 50.1%, placing itself in", "title": "Monsters, Inc." } ]

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[ { "docid": "959920", "text": "John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947) is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He played Cliff Clavin in the TV show \"Cheers\", for which he earned two Emmy nominations, and plays voice roles in Pixar Animation Studios' films, including Hamm in the \"Toy Story\" franchise, The Underminer in \"The Incredibles\" franchise, and Mack in the \"Cars\" franchise. He is the only actor to appear in all of Pixar's feature films, and with minor appearances in major films such as \"Superman\" and \"The Empire Strikes Back\", he is one of the most successful actors of all time", "title": "John Ratzenberger" }, { "docid": "959920", "text": "John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947) is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He played Cliff Clavin in the TV show \"Cheers\", for which he earned two Emmy nominations, and plays voice roles in Pixar Animation Studios' films, including Hamm in the \"Toy Story\" franchise, The Underminer in \"The Incredibles\" franchise, and Mack in the \"Cars\" franchise. He is the only actor to appear in all of Pixar's feature films, and with minor appearances in major films such as \"Superman\" and \"The Empire Strikes Back\", he is one of the most successful actors of all time", "title": "John Ratzenberger" } ]

[ { "docid": "19448753", "text": "Mack attended the John Rosenfeld Acting Studio in Los Angeles, studying under David Sullivan. He graduated Hinsdale Central High School in the class of 2015. Mack is of mostly German descent (including ethnic Germans from Russia), along with Finnish and Scottish. He has two older sisters, Kathryn and Kelley Mack, who is also an actor. Parker has lived in five different states throughout his life. Mack has a passion for music and plays piano by ear. He also plays the drums and sings with a baritone voice. He loves writing his own music, and has a knack for learning new", "title": "Parker Mack" }, { "docid": "11497366", "text": "Return of the Mack (album) Return of the Mack is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Mark Morrison. It was first released through his Mack Life Records imprint in the United Kingdom and then released by Atlantic Records in the United States, with distribution via Warner Music Group on April 22, 1996. The album includes a well-known popular song \"Return of the Mack\", in which the song stayed for a remarkable forty-one weeks on the US \"Billboard\" charts. Upon its release, \"Return of the Mack\" received mixed reviews from music critics, who praised Morrison's strong voice and entertaining songs,", "title": "Return of the Mack (album)" }, { "docid": "15534053", "text": "J. C. Mack James \"J.C.\" Mack III (born August 10, 1988) is a professional American soccer player who currently plays for Vestri and the US Virgin Islands. Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Mack began playing for his local club NCSL Eagles where he won two Ohio South state championships in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 Mack was spotted by ex U.S. national team goalkeeper Juergen Sommer. Failing to win a 3rd consecutive State championship, Mack left Ohio to play for Sommers' Indianapolis based club Carmel United Cosmos. While playing under Sommer Mack would win an Indiana state championship and catch", "title": "J. C. Mack" }, { "docid": "19220607", "text": "However, Gordon invited actor Will Ferrell, who plays Ricky Bobby in the film, to accept his 11th-place reward at the 2005 Nextel Cup Series banquet at Waldorf Astoria New York, as Gordon was in Paris to compete in that year's Race of Champions. Gordon voices the \"Cars\" character Jeff Gorvette in \"Cars 2\" (2011) and \"Cars 3\" (2017). Based on the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Gorvette is a primarily yellow racing car with the stars and stripes of the American flag painted on his sides. Like his voice actor, Gorvette uses the No. 24 in competition. Pixar has called Gordon a", "title": "Jeff Gordon in popular culture" }, { "docid": "12156294", "text": "of the race cars (The other is played by Lindsey Collins; both actors work at Pixar as assistants). Knight continued to do voice acting in \"WALL-E\". In \"WALL-E\", she plays EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), a futuristic robot who descends to Earth in search of any life, specifically plants, that still exist in the 29th century. Knight claims that she had never read the script for \"WALL-E\" and made few preparations. Sound engineer Ben Burtt modified her recorded voice and director Andrew Stanton decided to keep her voice with the result. Elissa Knight Elissa Knight is an American employee at Pixar", "title": "Elissa Knight" }, { "docid": "5008218", "text": "2006, Mack Brown made a cameo appearance in the television pilot for \"Friday Night Lights\". Early in the show, a resident is heard to say \"Who does <nowiki>[</nowiki>Coach Taylor<nowiki>]</nowiki> think he is? Mack Brown? He's no Mack Brown.\" Later in the pilot, the real Mack Brown plays the role of a local football booster quizzing high school coach Eric Taylor on his pre-game preparation. Brown also appears in commercials for \"College GameDay\" where he sings \"Texas Fight\" with the \"GameDay\" crew; when Kirk Herbstreit freestyles the song, Brown looks at Herbstreit sternly and says \"We don't freestyle 'Texas Fight', big", "title": "Mack Brown" }, { "docid": "15534063", "text": "again finish as the clubs top goalscorer and contributer with 12 goals and 6 assists in all competitions. On 16 April 2018 Mack signed a one year contract with Vestri in Iceland 2. league. On 9 September 2018 Mack made his debut for the US Virgin Islands national team during their 8-0 loss to Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League. 2012 USL Pro Champion 2010 Ligue Nord pas de Calais Promotion 2008 USL Super20 National Champion J. C. Mack James \"J.C.\" Mack III (born August 10, 1988) is a professional American soccer player who currently plays for Vestri and the", "title": "J. C. Mack" }, { "docid": "1982907", "text": "he is able to recall. He later realizes the significant of \"Mack\" is in fact his recollection of his vehicle being intentionally hit by a Mack truck. A 1984 Mack Superliner, owned by J.R. Collins Pulling Team, is also officially sponsored by Mack. The truck (named \"Buckeye Bulldog\") runs in the NTPA (National Tractor Pulling Association) in the \"Super Semi\" class. Dale Gribble, a character from \"King of the Hill\", is rarely seen without his Mack cap. In \"Bad Boys II\" (2003), a 2000 Mack CX 613 Vision truck is used by the villains. In the film \"Cars\", Mack is", "title": "Mack Trucks" }, { "docid": "15064655", "text": "the Disney Junior series \"The Lion Guard\" and plays Cyrus Goodman, the first gay main character on Disney Channel and one of the two best friends of the title character, on the Disney Channel series \"Andi Mack\". Rush was born in Houston, Texas. His father is a marketing strategist and his mother is a corporate documentary producer. Like his \"Andi Mack\" character Cyrus, Rush is Jewish. Rush, who has celebrated his own bar mitzvah, requested \"Andi Mack\" creator and executive producer Terri Minsky, who is also Jewish, to write a bar mitzvah scene for his character, which was featured in", "title": "Joshua Rush" }, { "docid": "12592412", "text": "to raise public awareness for child abuse and neglect and the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers. After the Aggie Bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M in 1999, the couple initiated a blood drive on the UT campus that attracted more than 250 blood donors.\" In October 2006, Mack Brown made a cameo appearance in the television pilot for \"Friday Night Lights\". Early in the show, a resident is heard to say \"Who does he think he is? He ain't no Mack Brown.\" Later in the pilot, the real Mack Brown plays the role of a local football booster", "title": "Texas Longhorns football under Mack Brown" }, { "docid": "5313115", "text": "the AL bowed, 4–0, at Sportsman's Park. Ironically, Gordon would succeed Mack as the Indians' regular second baseman in . Mack ended with a .966 career fielding percentage and helped complete 597 double plays. He saved Bob Feller's 1940 opening day no-hitter with a diving stop on the final out. After the season, Mack was traded to the Yankees by new Indians' owner Bill Veeck. It was one of many deals orchestrated by Veeck, but in it Cleveland obtained pitcher Gene Bearden, who would pitch the Tribe to the 1948 pennant as a rookie. In a nine-season career, he had", "title": "Ray Mack" }, { "docid": "10624670", "text": "language voice to Lighting McQueen in the animated cartoon film \"Cars\". Uotila stopped shooting episodes of \"Salatut elämät\" in 2001, but his character remained on screen until 2002 and later in 2014. Sami Uotila (actor) Sami Uotila (born 1971) is a Finnish male actor, who is known best as Aki Nikkinen from the Finnish TV-series \"Salatut elämät\" on MTV3. He has also acted in the Municipal Theatre of Helsinki, in plays such as \"Housut pois\" and \"Poika ja tähti\". In addition he has lent his voice to a few cartoon films. Uotila has played Danny in the \"Grease\" musical directed", "title": "Sami Uotila (actor)" }, { "docid": "12187472", "text": "poor controls, dated graphics, voice acting, writing, poor artificial intelligence, awkward sex scenes, offensive portrayal of women, numerous bugs and glitches, and dropping the originally planned open-world concept in favour of a linear layout. In 1969, Vietnam veteran Jake Conway returns home to his family of plains bikers, which include his uncle Mack and brother Mikey. Mikey has grown distant from his brother and shows disdain to his uncle, but is infatuated with his college friend and tutor, Ellie, who likes bands. Mikey leaves angered when Mack refuses to allow him to go to a concert with Ellie. Mack sends", "title": "Ride to Hell: Retribution" }, { "docid": "1982900", "text": "16 L MP10, with to and to . Mack also produced railroad cars and locomotives between 1905 and 1930. The company's trademark is the bulldog, which can be found on the front of almost all Mack trucks. A gold-plated bulldog indicates the truck was made with a Mack produced drive train, engine, transmission and drive axles. A chrome bulldog indicates other manufacturers' components were used. Mack trucks earned their nickname during World War I, when the British government purchased the Mack AC for supplying its front lines. Its pugnacious, blunt-nosed hood, tenacious performance, and durability, reminded the soldiers of their", "title": "Mack Trucks" }, { "docid": "7662687", "text": "George Mack George Mack (born July 21, 1968 in Hollywood, California) is a former Indy Racing League driver. He is the older brother of Indy Pro Series and short track racer Lloyd Mack. Mack was the second African-American after Willy T. Ribbs to drive in the Indianapolis 500 when he did so in 2002 and finished 17th. He contested the rest IRL season for 310 Racing and finished 16th in series points with a best finish of 13th. After being unable to find a ride in open wheel cars after 310 Racing folded, he shifted his focus to NASCAR and", "title": "George Mack" }, { "docid": "11823411", "text": "Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Avalanche is the first steel bobsled roller coaster constructed in the United Kingdom. It was built by Mack of Germany in 1988 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, an amusement park in Blackpool, England. The ride uses three trains, each consisting of seven cars. Each car can hold two riders, one behind the other. Avalanche opened in 1988 and was the first bobsled-type roller coaster to be constructed in the United Kingdom. It was the third bobsled coaster built by Mack Rides, who were in competition with Intamin, the only other company who designed steel bobsled coasters. The", "title": "Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)" }, { "docid": "6282227", "text": "comedy was doing Bobby Ball impressions at his school when he was 15. Mack is a keen supporter of Blackburn Rovers and occasionally visits Ewood Park to watch games. At one point, Mack shared a flat with Noel Fielding. In July 2012, Mack received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University. He published his autobiography \"Mack the Life\" () in the same year. In 2012, Mack was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Mack is a darts fan and regularly plays with his friend Tim Vine. Both men appeared on the debut series of \"Let's Play Darts\", facing each other in", "title": "Lee Mack" }, { "docid": "18112244", "text": "had a book published by a third party publishing house (this does not include self-published print on demand projects). The call for submissions emphasises a predilection for projects conceived in book form: works that find a voice through the book. The award is not an open submission – but instead each year, a diverse array of international nominators are asked to recommend suitable projects. Submissions open in January, the winner is announced in April, and the winning work is published by Mack and the National Media Museum in June. Mack (publishing) Mack (stylised as MACK) is an independent art and", "title": "Mack (publishing)" }, { "docid": "5890077", "text": "plays were made into motion pictures, and between 1916 and 1953 he was involved with the writing of more than seventy film scripts. Starting out in silent film, he made his talkie debut as actor, director, and co-writer of the 1929 film \"Voice of the City\". In 1933 he directed \"What Price Innocence?\". He then wrote and directed \"Broadway to Hollywood\", a backstage musical that spanned nearly five decades recounting the struggles of a vaudeville family. He was married four times, to actresses Maude Leone, Marjorie Rambeau, Pauline Frederick, and Beatrice Banyard. His writing success made him a wealthy man.", "title": "Willard Mack" }, { "docid": "1386233", "text": "Crossan, Stephen L. Harris, Robert M. Price and Burton Mack. Borg was a liberal Christian who articulated the vision hypothesis to explain Jesus' resurrection. Some view Crossan as an important voice in contemporary historical Jesus research, promoting the idea of a non-apocalyptic Jesus who preaches a sapiential eschatology. Funk was a well-known scholar of recent American research into Jesus' parables. Harris is the author of several books on religion, including university-level textbooks. Mack describes Jesus as a Galilean Cynic, based on the elements of the Q document that he considers to be earliest. Jesus Seminar The Jesus Seminar was a", "title": "Jesus Seminar" }, { "docid": "6983711", "text": "Helen Mack Helen Mack (November 13, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was an American actress. Mack started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring one of the vaudeville circuits. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s. Eventually Mack transitioned into performing on radio, and then into writing, directing, and producing some of the best known radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio. Later in life, Mack billed herself as a professional writer, writing for Broadway, stage, and television. Her career spanned the infancy", "title": "Helen Mack" }, { "docid": "7096416", "text": "of the Maine Guides as well as the sports director of WCGC. Prior to joining the Tar Heel Sports Network, Mick was the sports director of WIS Radio. While with the Tar Heel Sports Network, Mixon produced \"Inside Carolina Football with Mack Brown.\" He wrote a column for TarHeelBlue.com (now GoHeels.com). He also was the play-by-play voice for North Carolina Tar Heels baseball. Mixon was named vice president of the Tar Heel Sports Network in 1996. In 1999, Mick was named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year. In his spare time, Mixon plays drums for a cover band, the Franklin", "title": "Mick Mixon" }, { "docid": "2123472", "text": "Sprechstimme was used in some famous songs in the Brecht-Weill plays but now Lenya used it even more to compensate for the shortcomings of her voice. Lenya was aware of this as a problem; in other contexts, she was very careful about fully respecting her late husband's score. She founded the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, to administer incomes and issues regarding rights, and to spread knowledge about Weill's work. She was present in the studio when Louis Armstrong recorded Brecht-Weill's \"Mack the Knife\". Armstrong improvised the line \"Look out for Miss Lotte Lenya!\" and added her name to the", "title": "Lotte Lenya" }, { "docid": "12278458", "text": "\"they're just using the same actor over and over\", an in-joke referring to John Ratzenberger, who voiced Mack and characters featured in the clips. The cinema itself is similar in design to an NRHP-listed 66 Drive-In in Carthage, Missouri, but without the later addition of widescreen and FM radio. The group of small birds from the 2000 Pixar short film \"For the Birds\" made a cameo appearance in Cars. As Mack is en route to California at 17:44 in the film, the group of small birds can briefly be seen (and heard) sitting on their familiar telephone wire. In addition,", "title": "Radiator Springs" }, { "docid": "20775804", "text": "Mack and Mayor Tom Bradley were criticized by young activists for being too removed from the real life experiences of everyday African-Americans; Mack rejected the criticism. Over the next few years, he helped rebuild the area, especially the Crenshaw Boulevard corridor. He became an advocate for neighborliness between blacks and Hispanics in the area. Mack was the president of the board of police commissioners of the Los Angeles Police Department from 2005 to 2007, and as a member through 2013. Under his leadership, the commission became the \"driving force\" behind several LAPD improvements, including video cameras in squad cars to", "title": "John Mack (civic leader)" }, { "docid": "18656972", "text": "a tie-breaking touchdown. This, plus other timely plays in critical situations, quickly established Mack as a dependable player. Alizé Mack Alizé Mack (born 1997) is an American football tight end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mack attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada. He finished his high school career with 85 receptions for 1,725 yards and 27 TDs. In his senior year he was named to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, USA Today All-USA First-team and First-team All-State after ending the season with 41 receptions, 930 yards and 13 TDs. At Bishop Gorman, Mack was teammates with fellow", "title": "Alizé Mack" }, { "docid": "19571945", "text": "engine. Most of the major car components were manufactured by outside companies, including the \"running gear\" (the chassis, engine, transmission, drive shaft, and axles), which was supplied by the Dodge Brothers Company. A total of 1,708 cars (670 Model As and 1,038 Model ACs) were assembled at the Mack Avenue Plant. The company occupied the building until October 1904, when its manufacturing operations were moved to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, where the Ford Model T would later be built. The Mack Avenue Plant's address was originally 588–592 Mack Avenue when Ford Motor Company occupied the building. Its", "title": "Ford Mack Avenue Plant" }, { "docid": "9085805", "text": "taper-leaf springs on front and camelbacks on rear, Spicer 1810 HD driveshafts and a 5842mm (230 inch) wheelbase. The special limited edition models were named after people influential to Australian history, including James Cook, Captain Bligh, Ludwig Leichhardt, \"Governor Phillip\", Ned Kelly, Kingsford Smith, and John Flynn William Hovell. One remaining example is operated by Eagle Towing Service, of Ringwood Victoria and has since been converted to a heavy towing salvage truck. Two more remaining examples are from Mactrans Heavy Haulage, who own Captain Starlight and Thunderbolt. This truck is also the inspiration of the character \"Mack\" in the Cars", "title": "Mack Super-Liner" }, { "docid": "2962180", "text": "movie \"The Ant Bully\". That same year, she voiced Clea, a museum curator in an episode of \"The Batman\". Adding to her Superman resume, she lent her voice for Power Girl in the Warner Premiere animated feature, \",\" in September 2009. Since May 2009, Mack has been part of a project with the Iris Theatre Company. In March 2012, Mack was cast in a recurring role in the second season of the FX sitcom \"Wilfred\". She played Amanda, the love interest of Elijah Wood's lead character Ryan. Mack returned to \"Wilfred\" for one episode of the fourth and final season.", "title": "Allison Mack" }, { "docid": "10337910", "text": "Stan Mack Stan Mack (b. May 13, 1936) is an American cartoonist best known for his series, \"Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies\", which ran in \"The Village Voice\" for over 20 years. His Adweek comic strip, \"Stan Mack’s Outtakes,\" covered the New York media scene. An early comic strip was \"Mule's Diner,\" which ran in the \"National Lampoon.\" Mack was born in Brooklyn but grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed at the USMA at West Point, in the Department of Social Sciences.", "title": "Stan Mack" }, { "docid": "10337913", "text": "death from cancer. Mack's latest book, with Susan Champlin, is \"Road to Revolution,\" the first of a series of historical graphic novels for young people. Stan Mack Stan Mack (b. May 13, 1936) is an American cartoonist best known for his series, \"Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies\", which ran in \"The Village Voice\" for over 20 years. His Adweek comic strip, \"Stan Mack’s Outtakes,\" covered the New York media scene. An early comic strip was \"Mule's Diner,\" which ran in the \"National Lampoon.\" Mack was born in Brooklyn but grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a graduate of", "title": "Stan Mack" }, { "docid": "16386248", "text": "numerous states. Mack has performed in the Vancouver Comedy Fest, HBO's Andy Kaufman Awards, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and has been seen in a variety of television comedy shows as herself. She is married to fellow comedian Tim Harmston. Mack voiced the character Dylan Beekler in the first season of Fox's animated television series \"Golan the Insatiable,\" and had a memorable guest voice appearance as a drunken Zeeble in \"Aqua Teen Hunger Force\" on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). Other television appearances include \"Last Comic Standing, Conan,\" and \"Last Call with Carson Daly.\" Mary Mack (comedian) Mary", "title": "Mary Mack (comedian)" }, { "docid": "4902816", "text": "South Korea. The trains have eight cars, with each car's two seats side by side. Like the Maurer Söhne and Gerstlauer spinning coasters, this \"Twist and Turn Coaster\" features a twisted track layout. Three of these models have been built around the world. Another spinning coaster with trains, \"Euro-Mir\", was built by MACK Rides of Germany in 1997 at Europa-Park. The trains consist of four cars with four seats divided into two rows facing away from each other. The coaster has a twisted track layout that is built around five cylindrical towers. MACK opened a second coaster of this type,", "title": "Spinning roller coaster" }, { "docid": "6886144", "text": "games in which he appeared. He averaged 8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in his NBA career. Over the next 10 years Mack played for several teams both in the US and abroad, having success well into his late 30s. Mack currently plays for the ABA's Chicago Steam. He was named to the ABA's all-star team in 2010 and 2011, at the age of 40. Sam Mack Sam Mack (born May 26, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6'7\" shooting guard from Dolton, Illinois played with five different NBA teams over a 10-year span and has", "title": "Sam Mack" }, { "docid": "1532899", "text": "due to the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. In October 2014, it was announced that Gorman would voice a character in the upcoming animated film \"Doug and the Meaning of Life\". Gorman has also provided voiceover for a television campaign by Homebase, the UK DIY chain. When Lee Mack appeared on a \"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?\" celebrity special on 3 January 2012, Gorman was the phone-a-friend to whom Mack turned, successfully identifying \"Carte Blanche\" as a James Bond novel. Gorman and his wife, Beth, were married on 8 October 2010. Together, they have a son named Eric Stanley Gorman", "title": "Dave Gorman" }, { "docid": "16373708", "text": "Myles Mack Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball at Rutgers University. He plays the point guard position. Mack played high school basketball at Paterson Catholic High School for his first three seasons. During his junior season, he helped Paterson Catholic achieve a 28-1 record and at one point the number 3 rank in the national polls. He scored a total of 979 points there. The school then closed after the 2010 academic school year, leading Mack to transfer to well-renowned St. Anthony", "title": "Myles Mack" }, { "docid": "5356891", "text": "adaptation of Rosemary Sutcliff's \"The Eagle of the Ninth\", in which he played Esca, and the film version of \"The Likely Lads\", \"Z Cars,\" \"The Tomorrow People,\" \"Coronation Street,\" \"Brookside,\" \"Bergerac\" and \"Casualty.\" More recently, he has worked extensively as a voice artist, featuring in many radio plays and on Audiobooks. He is known for his narration of \"Ice Road Truckers\" on the Discovery Channel, as well as \"MegaStructures\" for United Kingdom channel, Five. In 2004, Rodska guest-starred in the \"Doctor Who\" audio drama \"Faith Stealer\". He continues to act on television, recently appearing on \"Doc Martin\" and as DI", "title": "Christian Rodska" }, { "docid": "16373711", "text": "Turów Zgorzelec, to which he came from Danish team Horsens IC where he averaged 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. In August 2018 Mack signed a one-year deal with polish top division team GTK Gliwice. Myles Mack Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball at Rutgers University. He plays the point guard position. Mack played high school basketball at Paterson Catholic High School for his first three seasons. During his junior season, he helped Paterson Catholic achieve a 28-1 record", "title": "Myles Mack" }, { "docid": "11464406", "text": "Jamie Alcroft Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American comedian and voice actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie. Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University in 1971. Alcroft was working as a disc jockey at a Key West radio station in 1979 when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his studio. It read \"You must be one of the funniest men in Key West; I'm", "title": "Jamie Alcroft" }, { "docid": "847435", "text": "Pixar feature film has included a character voiced by John Ratzenberger, who had famously starred in the TV show \"Cheers\". Pixar paid tribute to their \"good luck charm\" in the end credits of \"Cars\" (2006) by parodying scenes from three of their earlier films, replacing all of the characters with motor vehicles. After the third scene, Mack (his character in \"Cars\") realizes that the same actor has been voicing characters in every film. Due to the traditions that have occurred within the film such as anthropomorphic animals and easter egg crossovers between films that have been spotted by Pixar fans,", "title": "Pixar" }, { "docid": "18511685", "text": "William B. Mack William B. Mack (born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway roles included \"Hedda Gabler\" and \"Within the Law\". His films included \"The American Venus\" and \"The Song and Dance Man\". Mack began his theatrical career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays as \"The Orphan of Geneva\", \"The New Dominion\", and \"A Southern Gentleman\". In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern Fiske and began appearing in her Broadway", "title": "William B. Mack" }, { "docid": "5320766", "text": "July 27–29, 2012. His voice credits include Larry the Anaconda in \"The Wild\", “Clark” in the “Clark & Lewis Expedition” radio commercials for Horizon Air (with Patrick Warburton as “Lewis”), Molt in Disney/Pixar’s \"A Bug's Life\", Van in Disney/Pixar’s \"Cars\" and \"Cars 2\", the narrator for Disney’s \"Go Baby\", and Tom in \"\". He has a recurring role on the Disney Channel series \"Kim Possible\", where he plays Frugal Lucre. He guest stars in \"The Penguins of Madagascar\" as Roger the Alligator in the episodes \"Haunted Habitat\", \"Roger Dodger\", \"Gator Watch\", \"April Fools\", \"The All Nighter Before Christmas\", and \"Operation:", "title": "Richard Kind" }, { "docid": "18511687", "text": "for retired actors on September 13, 1955. William B. Mack William B. Mack (born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway roles included \"Hedda Gabler\" and \"Within the Law\". His films included \"The American Venus\" and \"The Song and Dance Man\". Mack began his theatrical career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays as \"The Orphan of Geneva\", \"The New Dominion\", and \"A Southern Gentleman\". In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern", "title": "William B. Mack" }, { "docid": "5890078", "text": "He died in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California in 1934. Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright. He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where McLaughlin finished high school. His parents returned to Canada, but he went on to study at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., where he became involved in student plays. Adopting the stage name Willard Mack, after graduation he took minor acting jobs for", "title": "Willard Mack" }, { "docid": "5890074", "text": "Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright. He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where McLaughlin finished high school. His parents returned to Canada, but he went on to study at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., where he became involved in student plays. Adopting the stage name Willard Mack, after graduation he took minor acting jobs for a few years and did Shakespearian repertoire. However, writing", "title": "Willard Mack" }, { "docid": "16213842", "text": "capital comedy sense, plays with assurance and certainty. Subject is worth minor featuring in lieu of air popularity. One More Chance (1931 film) One More Chance is a 1931 Educational-Mack Sennett Featurette (No. S2687) starring Bing Crosby and directed by Mack Sennett. This was the second of the six short films Crosby made for Sennett and which helped launch his career as a solo performer. This film is notable for Crosby first singing on film his classic hit \"Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams\" which is sung to a bevy of giggling overweight Native American maidens who gradually close in on", "title": "One More Chance (1931 film)" }, { "docid": "13397166", "text": "Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack (born Frankfurt-am-Main 11 July 1893, died Allambie Heights, in Sydney 7 January 1965) was a German/Australian artist. His formative education was 1912–1914 at Debschitz art school in Munich. He studied at the Bauhaus from 1919 - 1924 and remained working there until 1926 where, along with Kurt Schwerdtfeger, he further developed the \"Farblichtspiele\" ('coloured-light-plays'), which used a projection device to produced moving colours on a transparent screen accompanied by music composed by Hirschfeld Mack. It is now regarded as an early form of multimedia. He was a participant, along with the former Bauhaus master", "title": "Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack" }, { "docid": "1941568", "text": "and also appears in films such as the IMAX movie \"Super Speedway\" about the making of Newman/Haas Racing cars as well as being about Mario Andretti and Michael Andretti. He is a major character and sometime narrator of the 1972 film \"The Speed Merchants\". Mario is also in the Pixar Animation Studios film \"Cars\", where his voice is used for a cameo in which he plays the 1967 Ford Fairlane in which he won the Daytona 500, a parody of his own success in that race. Mario appeared in the off-road racing documentary \"Dust to Glory\" as the race grand", "title": "Mario Andretti" }, { "docid": "11447717", "text": "in Lyndon, Kansas, to musical parents who soon became aware of his talent. From the age of nine he took systematic lessons in singing, piano and percussion and enjoyed considerable local popularity as a boy soprano soloist in churches and private concerts. When his voice changed from soprano to baritone, he studied voice first at the University of Kansas, and from 1950 at the Juilliard School of Music in New York as a student of the Mack Harrell. After graduating from Juilliard with honors, he was among the first young singers to go to Germany on a Fulbright scholarship in", "title": "Barry McDaniel" }, { "docid": "16016267", "text": "attended the Juilliard School (1953–1955), studying voice with Mack Harrell and Povla Frijsh. In 1954, Blankenship was selected by Mary Garden for the National Arts Foundation's operatic fellowship, which included a $1,200 stipend and promise of engagements in leading opera houses of France and Italy. Garden, who had auditioned 300 young American singers said that Blankenship was the finest tenor voice she had heard in America. The fellowship included a tour of study at the Vienna Academy of Music from 1955 to 1956, where he earned an opera diploma. In 1971, the University of North Texas honored Blankenship as a", "title": "William Blankenship" }, { "docid": "6565966", "text": "December 12, 1965, WDOK (AM) changed its callsign to WIXY and adopted a Top 40 format; WDOK-FM itself changed its call sign to WDOK. The station was branded Stereo Cleveland, with the slogan \"Beautiful Music for the Lands of the Western Reserve.\" Station personalities and voice overs included Wayne Mack, the founder of WDOK's beautiful music format and producer of the many memorable monthly odes and station breaks that he composed and set to music, Ken Nordine (the famous voice of Word Jazz who is still alive in his 90's), Tom Armstrong, previously the morning host at WGAR AM in", "title": "WDOK" }, { "docid": "20662601", "text": "KFRC (\"The Big 610\"), where his mid-day program followed that of Dr. Don Rose. After leaving KFRC, he recorded commercials and voice-overs in a home studio before returning to live radio with KABL-FM, and finally retired from radio in 2000. In 2015 he published the autobiography, \"Tight & Bright: A Discjockey Vietnam Memoir\". John Mack Flanagan John Mack Flanagan (November 15, 1946 – March 31, 2018) was a Top 40 radio DJ, and a member of the Broadcast Legends, the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, and the National Disk Jockey Hall of Fame. Flanagan was born in Concordia, Kansas", "title": "John Mack Flanagan" }, { "docid": "1699527", "text": "introduced on \"Call Me a Mack\", a song he recorded for the soundtrack album to the 1993 drama-romance film \"Poetic Justice\". During this time period young Usher first met Chilli, his label mate who he would later date. Preparing for his debut album, Usher lost his voice. Usher was going through puberty and having a difficult time adjusting his voice. LA Reid became skeptical of Usher and put his recording on hold thinking about dropping him from the label. Usher pleaded with the label to keep him and L.A. Reid did. From this point Reid didn't know what to do", "title": "Usher (musician)" }, { "docid": "11813778", "text": "cast from the original \"Cars\" remained intact for the sequel, but three voice actors of the original film have died since its release. Joe Ranft (who voiced Red) died in an automobile accident on August 16, 2005, ten months before \"Cars\" was released. The first film was dedicated in memoriam to him. Red appears in this film, but he does not speak or vocalize. George Carlin (who voiced Fillmore) died of heart failure on June 22, 2008; Fillmore also shows up in \"Cars 2\", and he was voiced by Lloyd Sherr (who also voices Tony Trihull). Paul Newman (who voiced", "title": "Cars 2" }, { "docid": "16908228", "text": "voiced by Keith Ferguson. Frank Welker voices Gompers, a goat who lives in the forest of Gravity Falls. Voice acting veteran John DiMaggio plays Manly Dan, a strong lumberjack and father of Wendy. Niki Yang plays Candy Chiu and Carl Faruolo plays Grenda, two of Mabel's best friends. Toby Determined, a journalist for \"Gravity Falls' Gossiper\", is voiced by Gregg Turkington, and Will Forte plays Tyler the Cute Biker. The series commissions various guest stars to voice characters who portray one-shot characters, or in some cases, cameos of themselves, as is the case in \"Headhunters\", where both Larry King and", "title": "Gravity Falls (season 1)" }, { "docid": "12156293", "text": "Elissa Knight Elissa Knight is an American employee at Pixar and voice actress. As a voice actress, her first major role was in the 2008 film \"WALL-E\" as a robot named EVE. The Santa Cruz, California-born Knight has been working as an assistant at Pixar for its recent films, including \"Cars\", \"Ratatouille\", and \"WALL-E\". Knight voices animated characters as necessary, occasionally recording scratch tracks for use until a big-name actor can record their dialogue. She had her first voice role in the 2006 film \"Cars\" as Tia, one of two identical twin Mazda Miata \"sisters\" who become fans of several", "title": "Elissa Knight" }, { "docid": "6983717", "text": "Conchita Montenegro as rival debutantes or budding stars. Fox proposed to name \"baby stars\" for each year after, by a vote of its executives. In the 1940s and 1950s, Mack worked as a producer and director of radio programs including such series as \"Richard Diamond, Private Detective\", \"The Saint\" and \"Meet Corliss Archer\". As TV succeeded radio as the prevalent entertainment medium, she continued to write plays and TV episodes until her death. In 1949, she collaborated with Roger Price in writing the children's record \"Gossamer Wump\", narrated by Frank Morgan and released by Capitol Records. Mack married lawyer Charles", "title": "Helen Mack" }, { "docid": "10393652", "text": "direct one film for them, \"Lonely Wives\", before signing with Universal Pictures. Over the next three years, Mack would direct six films for Universal, including the film version of the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman play \"Once in a Lifetime\" in 1932. In 1934 he returned to RKO, where he wrote, directed, and produced \"The Meanest Gal in Town\". Although he was slated to direct several films between 1933 and 1935, his final screen credit was for \"The Band Plays On\" in 1934 for MGM. In 1942, Mack returned to the East Coast, where he and his second wife,", "title": "Russell Mack" }, { "docid": "12084437", "text": "was the practice. That season in the Association saw Curry make a controversial call, yet it led to the institution of an official rule which still lasts to this day. The play in question happened in a game that pitted the Louisville Colonels against the Brooklyn Grays, when during the game, Louisville's Reddy Mack crossed home plate after a teammate had hit safely. After Mack had crossed the plate, he deliberately interfered with Brooklyn's catcher long enough so that two other Colonels had also crossed the plate. Since Mack had prevented the catcher from making any further plays, Curry ruled", "title": "Wes Curry" }, { "docid": "8470085", "text": "monstrous vehicle confused. Non-speaking characters appearing in the film include Luigi, Guido, Flo, Fillmore, Mack, Frank and Red. \"Mater and the Ghostlight\" premiered on November 7, 2006, on \"Cars\" DVD as a special feature. On November 6, 2007, it got its first Blu-ray releases, attached as a special to \"Cars\" and on \"Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1\". Mater and the Ghostlight Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short created for the DVD of \"Cars\", which was released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2006. The short, set in the \"Cars\" world, tells a", "title": "Mater and the Ghostlight" }, { "docid": "944483", "text": "A narrator is a personal character or a non-personal voice that the creator of the story develops to deliver information to the audience, particularly about the plot. The voice actor who plays the narrator is responsible for performing the scripted lines assigned to the narrator. In traditional literary narratives (such as novels, short stories, and memoirs), narration is a required story element; in other types of (chiefly non-literary) narratives, such as plays, television shows, video games, and films, narration is merely optional. One of the most common uses for voice acting is within commercial advertising. The voice actor is hired", "title": "Voice acting" }, { "docid": "1544683", "text": "for decades in the paper until its cancellation in 1996, well-known cartoonists featured in the paper have included R. Crumb, Matt Groening, Lynda Barry, Stan Mack, Mark Alan Stamaty, Ted Rall, Tom Tomorrow, Ward Sutton, Ruben Bolling and M. Wartella. The Village Voice The Village Voice was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the \"Voice\" began as a platform for the creative community of New York City. Over its 63 years of publication, \"The Village Voice\" received three Pulitzer", "title": "The Village Voice" }, { "docid": "11928053", "text": "Works Festival held at The University of Texas each year in his name. David Mark Cohen David Mark Cohen (October 2, 1952 – December 23, 1997) was an influential playwriting Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who was affiliated with the Michener Center for Writers. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Newton South High School in 1970. While at NSHS he acted in numerous plays playing such roles as Mack the Knife in Three Penny Opera. He wrote a number of one-act plays that were performed during the Spring Arts Festivals. He served as Editor", "title": "David Mark Cohen" }, { "docid": "11928049", "text": "David Mark Cohen David Mark Cohen (October 2, 1952 – December 23, 1997) was an influential playwriting Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who was affiliated with the Michener Center for Writers. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Newton South High School in 1970. While at NSHS he acted in numerous plays playing such roles as Mack the Knife in Three Penny Opera. He wrote a number of one-act plays that were performed during the Spring Arts Festivals. He served as Editor of Denebola, the high school newspaper. Cohen held a B.A. from the University", "title": "David Mark Cohen" }, { "docid": "13858311", "text": "also makes references to modern social trends such as viral internet videos. The voice acting of the series is relatively low-key, and the intention was to make most of the characters sound natural and conversational. Quintel wanted to make the show listenable and given contrast to most other cartoons, which often are difficult for adults to listen to. The main cast consists of voice acting veterans Mark Hamill, who portrays Skips and Roger Craig Smith, who plays Thomas. William Salyers plays the voice of Rigby, Janie Haddad portrays Margaret and Quintel's former CalArts classmate Sam Marin voices Benson, Pops, and", "title": "Regular Show" }, { "docid": "14617523", "text": "McLean, saying that the best part of the job was that his character could not be voted off the show. Clé Bennett plays the role of the co-host of the series Chef. Other voice actors include Brian Froud, who voices contestants Harold and Sam and is the only other voice actor who has the main role in every season. Emilie-Claire Barlow plays the contestant Courtney on \"Total Drama\" and stated that Courtney was her favorite character that she had ever played. A list of all the voice actors for the original cast: Rochelle Wilson/Emilie-Claire Barlow as Courtney, Clé Bennett as", "title": "Total Drama" }, { "docid": "18422476", "text": "the New York State Commission to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the American Revolution. He was married to Ruth Kaufman who was also Jewish. They had four sons: Earle I. Mack, William L. Mack, Fredric H. Mack, and David S. Mack. Mack and his wife lived in Palm Beach, Florida and Jamaica Estates, Queens. Mack died of lymphoma in 1992 at his home in Florida. H. Bert Mack H. Bert Mack (1912 - 1992) was an American real estate developer, founder of the Mack Company, and patriarch of the Mack family. H. Bert Mack founded the Mack Company where he", "title": "H. Bert Mack" }, { "docid": "1409264", "text": "Eagle Vision and Chrysler 300M. In early 1979, as part of its attempts to expand into the US market, Renault bought a 20% minority stake in the truck manufacturer Mack Trucks. The aim of this operation was to make use of the company's extensive dealership network to distribute light trucks. In 1983, Renault increased its stake in Mack Trucks to 44.6%. In 1987, it transferred the ownership of a 42% stake to Renault Véhicules Industriels. In the late seventies and early eighties, Renault increased its involvement in motorsport, with novel inventions such as turbochargers in their Formula One cars. Renault's", "title": "Renault" }, { "docid": "15230682", "text": "in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge (who would later found their own car company). The first president was not Ford, but local banker John S. Gray, who was chosen to assuage investors' fears that Ford would leave the new company the way he had left its predecessor. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at its factory on Mack Avenue and later its factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Groups of two or three men worked on each car, assembling it from parts made mostly by supplier companies", "title": "Ford Motor Company" }, { "docid": "12278457", "text": "Pass 5942\" (i.e. feet altitude, = 1.8111 kilometers). There are a few sights of the front page of a newspaper named \"The Daily Exhaust\", which serves primarily as a vehicle to explain the NASCAR history behind the Fabulous Hudson Hornet of the early 1950s. During the 2006 film's closing credits, the characters are at a drive-in watching clips of the Pixar films \"Toy Car Story\" (\"Toy Story\"), \"Monster Trucks, Inc.\" (\"Monsters, Inc.\") and \"A Bug's Life\" (\"Bug\" as in Volkswagen Beetle), whose characters have been rendered as vehicles in the style of \"Cars\". Mack the red Mack Super-Liner comments that", "title": "Radiator Springs" }, { "docid": "7893122", "text": "unfortunate encounter with a quartet of tuner cars, McQueen becomes separated from Mack, and speeds through the night in a desperate search of Mack, only to end up lost in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town along U.S. Route 66, where he is soon arrested and impounded. In Radiator Springs, McQueen awakens, and finds himself being taken to court for ruining the road of Radiator Springs. The local judge, Doc Hudson, orders McQueen to leave town immediately, but the other townsfolk, including its local attorney, Sally Carrera, vote to have McQueen repave the road as a show of power for community", "title": "Lightning McQueen" }, { "docid": "11865064", "text": "Swampoodle, Philadelphia Swampoodle is an older neighborhood in North Philadelphia. Swampoodle was defined as the vicinity of the junction of three railroad lines near Lehigh Avenue and 22nd Streets. The neighborhood was the home of the Connie Mack Stadium, previously called Shibe Park. The stadium was located at 21st Street and Lehigh Avenue. Connie Mack Stadium was once the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. Owners of homes bordering the stadium would make money parking cars or renting porch and roof space. Formerly an Irish neighborhood, as of", "title": "Swampoodle, Philadelphia" }, { "docid": "11865067", "text": "1980s. Swampoodle, Philadelphia Swampoodle is an older neighborhood in North Philadelphia. Swampoodle was defined as the vicinity of the junction of three railroad lines near Lehigh Avenue and 22nd Streets. The neighborhood was the home of the Connie Mack Stadium, previously called Shibe Park. The stadium was located at 21st Street and Lehigh Avenue. Connie Mack Stadium was once the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. Owners of homes bordering the stadium would make money parking cars or renting porch and roof space. Formerly an Irish neighborhood, as", "title": "Swampoodle, Philadelphia" }, { "docid": "3628621", "text": "McQueen is desperate to win the race, since it would not only make him the first rookie to win a championship, but also allow him to leave the unglamorous sponsorship of Rust-Eze, a bumper ointment company, and allow him to take The King's place as the sponsored car of the lucrative Dinoco team. Eager to start practice in California as soon as possible, he pushes his big rig, Mack to travel all night long. While McQueen is sleeping, Mack drifts off, and is startled by a gang of four reckless street racers, causing McQueen to fall out the back of", "title": "Cars (film)" }, { "docid": "970151", "text": "takes place in Chicago. Shooting took place for 60 days from August 8 to November 3, 2001. A motorist is driving dangerously down a winding road, recklessly passing cars until she comes upon a slow moving Mack truck. As she attempts to pass, her car is clipped by a truck going in the opposite direction, then slammed full-force by the Mack, killing her. Meanwhile, John Quincy Archibald and his wife Denise witness their young son Michael collapse at his baseball game and take Michael to the hospital. After a series of tests at the hospital, John is informed by Dr.", "title": "John Q." }, { "docid": "18293489", "text": "Lewis Jones and Adrian Edmondson play Captains Canady and Peavey respectively. BB-8 is controlled by puppeteers Dave Chapman and Brian Herring, with initial voice work by Ben Schwartz and final sound effects voiced by Bill Hader modulated through a synthesizer. Jimmy Vee portrays R2-D2, taking over the role from Kenny Baker, who died on August 13, 2016. Veronica Ngo portrays Rose's sister Paige Tico, a Resistance gunner who sacrifices her life to destroy a First Order dreadnought. Justin Theroux plays the master codebreaker. Lily Cole plays his companion. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a voice cameo as Slowen Lo. Warwick Davis plays", "title": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" }, { "docid": "3485278", "text": "the heavy trucks produced by Mack Trucks, Volvo and Scania. The first turbocharged passenger cars were the Chevrolet Corvair Monza and the Oldsmobile Jetfire in 1962/1963. In the 1960s turbochargers were used in race-cars and sports cars, gaining an association with racing culture and auto-enthusiasts. Company founder Cliff Garrett’s death in 1963 was followed by a hostile takeover threat by Curtiss-Wright Corporation. To avoid this, Garrett Corporation merged with Signal Oil and Gas Company in 1964. The combined company adopted the name The Signal Companies in 1968 before merging with Allied Corporation to become Allied-Signal Inc. The oil crisis of", "title": "Honeywell Turbo Technologies" }, { "docid": "18651549", "text": "voice. Using this technology, 33 and Ward infiltrate the US air force base of Brigadier General Glenn Talbot and break out former high ranking Hydra operative Sunil Bakshi, who had captured 33 for Whitehall originally. Agent Mack introduces Lance Hunter to the leaders of “the real S.H.I.E.L.D.”, an organization formed by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who mistrusted former director Nick Fury’s secrets, and who fear the potential harm caused by Coulson being resurrected by Fury using alien DNA, and Agent Skye having developed incredible abilities thanks to contact with an alien substance. They don’t want Coulson, whose behaviour they call “troubling” since", "title": "Love in the Time of Hydra" }, { "docid": "4231837", "text": "amplified by using cars that are wider than the track itself, giving the impression that the riders are hanging off the side or that they might fly out, thus giving it the name \"wild\". Some may include trick-track — a \"straight\" piece of track banked slightly side to side designed to throw the rider left to right. Some wild mouse coasters, such as Primeval Whirl, also have spinning cars. The modern Wild Mouse was invented by German designer Franz Mack. In the original wooden Wild Mouse coasters of the 1960s and 1970s, the cars were so small that they could", "title": "Wild Mouse roller coaster" }, { "docid": "18667910", "text": "can also be carried, and some have a self-loading crane between the cab and body. With the end of R/DM production in 2004–2006, the successor Granite series has been offered with military options. Mack is also involved in the Sherpa line of medium armored cars and supplies components for military service. The Granite GU813E is a 6x4 personnel carrier. A MP8 13-Liter turbocharged inline 6 diesel develops and . A semi-tractor, wrecker, fuel tanker and water tanker are offered. The similar Vision is offered as a semi-tractor with sleeper cab. The Sherpa Carrier is a 2 to 4-ton (1,814 to", "title": "Mack Trucks in military service" }, { "docid": "959927", "text": "tenure at Pixar was parodied during the end credits of \"Cars\", where his character, Mack, watches car-themed versions of Pixar films (\"Toy Car Story\", \"Monster Trucks, Inc.\", and \"A Bug's Life\"). Mack notes that all the characters Ratzenberger has played were excellent until he realizes that they are performed by the same actor, at which point he remarks, \"They're just using the same actor over and over,\" and asks, \"What kind of cut-rate production is this?!\" His favorite of his Pixar characters was P.T. Flea, because \"in real life, I always get a kick out of those kinds of characters,", "title": "John Ratzenberger" }, { "docid": "16106599", "text": "Joey Mack, an obnoxious radio DJ who has special guests on his show, but almost never lets them talk on air because he is too preoccupied with his own comic voices. A Jeff Richards sketch. Debuted November 2, 2002. \"The Falconer\" is a recurring \"Saturday Night Live\" sketch chronicling the adventures of former businessman Ken Mortimer (Will Forte), who left his job to become a hermit, living in the forest with his trusted pet falcon, Donald. The Falconer, who speaks in a loud, strident voice, routinely encounters trouble and sends his falcon to get help, who—in turn—often gets sidetracked along", "title": "Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2002–2003" }, { "docid": "7654503", "text": "his number, 'In Der Fuhrer's Face', being a gem of its kind, which had the audience in hysterics.\" At the end of the war, Mack went to Japan with the Occupation Forces to perform, and was appointed to Radio WLKS as the voice of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In August 1950, he returned to Australia after performing for British, American, French, German, and Japanese audiences, including his rendition of \"Waltzing Matilda\". His 1959 song, \"I've Been Everywhere\", became a hit in Australia in 1962 with the release of a cover version by Lucky Starr. It later reached the top", "title": "Geoff Mack" }, { "docid": "3147236", "text": "Lauren Tom Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress and voice actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in \"The Joy Luck Club\", Julie in the NBC sitcom \"Friends\", Dot in the final season of \"Grace Under Fire\", and the voices for both mother and daughter characters on three animated TV comedy series: on \"Futurama\" she voiced Amy Wong and her mother Inez, on \"King of the Hill\" as Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone. She portrays Celia Mack in the Disney Channel series \"Andi Mack\". Tom was born in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, the daughter", "title": "Lauren Tom" }, { "docid": "20862860", "text": "nominated for and won awards specifically for Cyrus and his coming out storyline, the introduction of which caused a ratings surge. \"Andi Mack\" creator and executive producer Terri Minsky has stated in an interview with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences that the character of Cyrus was inspired by her daughter's friends, most of whom are gay and realized that about themselves when they were middle school students: In August 2016, \"Andi Mack\", created by \"Lizzie McGuire\" creator Terri Minsky, was picked up by Disney Channel, with then 14-year-old actor Joshua Rush, the voice of Bunga on the Disney", "title": "Cyrus Goodman" }, { "docid": "12746394", "text": "in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he attended Worcester Academy. He died in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, aged 71. Roy Mack Roy Francis McGillicuddy (August 27, 1888 – February 11, 1960), known as Roy Mack; was an American baseball team owner who co-owned the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League with his brother Earle Mack from through . In 1954, the brothers sold the Athletics to Arnold Johnson, who moved the team to Kansas City, Missouri one season later. Mack was born in Washington, D.C. in 1888, the son of Hall of Fame manager and former Athletics owner Connie Mack and Gertrude", "title": "Roy Mack" }, { "docid": "12746393", "text": "Roy Mack Roy Francis McGillicuddy (August 27, 1888 – February 11, 1960), known as Roy Mack; was an American baseball team owner who co-owned the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League with his brother Earle Mack from through . In 1954, the brothers sold the Athletics to Arnold Johnson, who moved the team to Kansas City, Missouri one season later. Mack was born in Washington, D.C. in 1888, the son of Hall of Fame manager and former Athletics owner Connie Mack and Gertrude Browning Chaffee. His paternal grandparents, Michael McGillicuddy and Mary McKillop, were born in Ireland. He grew up", "title": "Roy Mack" }, { "docid": "16588925", "text": "She's the voice of the viewer.\" \"Entertainment Weekly\" also described Karen as being \"efficient, kind, and understanding\". During the course of her existence on the program, she was married to both Sid Fairgate (Don Murray) and second husband Mack MacKenzie (Kevin Dobson). Many other characters would try to undermine her relationship with Mack, such as his daughter, Paige Matheson (Nicollette Sheridan), and former love interest Anne Matheson (Michelle Phillips), though she learned to accept Paige as his daughter later on. Due to her long-running tenure, television personality Joan Rivers commented that Lee was, in theory, the \"First Lady of \"Knots", "title": "Karen MacKenzie" }, { "docid": "7076138", "text": "and the Kansas City Royals in before retiring. Mack was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on October 10, 2002. On March 6, 2006, having been informed of the grave condition of former teammate Kirby Puckett, who had gone blind in one eye a few years before, due to glaucoma, and who had suffered a massive stroke the previous day, Mack flew to Arizona to be with him along with a number of other current and former Twins. His brother is former major league outfielder Quinn Mack. Shane Mack (baseball) Shane Lee Mack (born December 7, 1963 in", "title": "Shane Mack (baseball)" }, { "docid": "18112242", "text": "Mack (publishing) Mack (stylised as MACK) is an independent art and photography publishing house based in London. Mack works with established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and cultural institutions, releasing between 20-25 books per year. The publisher was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack. Mack was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack, who previously worked as managing director of Steidl, founding the SteidlMack imprint. Mack takes part in various book fairs, showcasing new titles, participating in talks, and organising artist book signings. These annual fairs include Photo London in May; the NY Art Book Fair,", "title": "Mack (publishing)" }, { "docid": "8167035", "text": "\"EverQuest II\". On television, he performed the roles of Vathek in \"W.I.T.C.H.\", Jibolba in the Nickelodeon series \"Tak and the Power of Juju\", Everett in \"Barnyard\" and \"Back at the Barnyard\", Father in \"\", and the Narrator in \"Random! Cartoons\". He has also voiced narration for videos produced by Scientology regarding Thetan existence, and the 8 dynamics. Sherr is also the voice of Fillmore in the \"Cars\" franchise, in place of George Carlin, who died of heart failure in 2008. He also voiced Fillmore in \"Cars 2\" and \"Cars 3\". In \"Cars 2: The Video Game\" and \"Disney Infinity\", Sherr", "title": "Lloyd Sherr" }, { "docid": "10600352", "text": "Las Vegas Silver Bandits The Las Vegas Silver Bandits were a team in the International Basketball League (IBL). They played at the Thomas and Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada in 1999. The team president was Michael A. Olsen. The V.P. of Basketball Operations was Cindy Hays. Burke Reeder served as Director of Sales. Tony Desiere who now does sports radio in the Denver Colorado market, was the sports information director. Tim Neverett who is the new voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the Silverbandits play by play announcer. Jackie Robinson purchased the Silver Bandits in the spring of 2000. Robinson", "title": "Las Vegas Silver Bandits" }, { "docid": "19995976", "text": "documentary film, \"The Czar of Black Hollywood\", director Bayer Mack said his goal with \"Profiles of African-American Success\" was to carry on \"The Czar of Black Hollywood's\" theme of celebrating black Americans who succeeded in the face of Jim Crow and other challenges. \"Profiles of African-American Success\" has featured the following black entrepreneurs and institutions: Season 1 of \"Profiles of African-American Success\" was presented by William Bell, who had worked with the producers on \"The Czar of Black Hollywood\". Seasons 2 and 3 employed relatively unknown African-American voice actors and actresses. The premiere episode for Season 4 features narration by", "title": "Profiles of African-American Success" }, { "docid": "19013086", "text": "C. Austin Miles Charles Austin Miles (January 7, 1868, Lakehurst, NJMarch 10, 1946, Philadelphia, PA) was an American writer of gospel songs. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1892, he ceased to practice as a pharmacist. His first gospel song, \"List! ’Tis Jesus’ Voice\", was published by the Hall-Mack Company. He worked as editor and manager at Hall-Mack for 37 years. He is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sewell, NJ. He said, \"It is as a writer of gospel songs I am proud to be known, for in that way I may", "title": "C. Austin Miles" }, { "docid": "11473128", "text": "Raise It Up (August Rush song) \"Raise It Up\" is a 2007 song written by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas for the motion picture \"August Rush\". \"Raise It Up\" is performed in the film by Jamia Simone Nash and Impact Repertory Theatre, an African-American youth theatre group based in Harlem. The song was produced by Joseph and Mack. In the film, August Rush (Freddie Highmore) wanders into Harlem and is drawn to a church by the voice of a young soloist named Hope (Nash) singing this song, which inspires him. Hope ultimately brings him to the attention of", "title": "Raise It Up (August Rush song)" }, { "docid": "6182444", "text": "vocals from Dierks Bentley. On August 26, 2009, Ingram set a Guinness record for the most radio interviews in one day, when he was interviewed 215 times. Ingram and Big Machine amicably parted ways in late 2011. As a sideline, Ingram does voice imaging for a number of country stations, including KRYS-FM Corpus Christi, WSIX-FM Nashville, WMIL-FM Milwaukee, KWJJ-FM Portland, Ore. and KSCS Dallas. In 2013, Jack teamed up with actor Matthew McConaughey and University of Texas at Austin football coach Mack Brown to create a fundraiser for their favorite children's charities. Dubbed Mack, Jack & McConaughey, the affair was", "title": "Jack Ingram" }, { "docid": "8424003", "text": "included appropriate labels. The Death of Rats was credited as played by \"Dorckey Hellmice\", an anagram of \"Michelle Dockery\". Both Nigel Planer, who plays Sideney and the voice of the Auditors, and Tony Robinson, who plays Mr Crumley, have been the readers for many of the audiobook editions of the Discworld novels, and have both had voice acting roles in the Discworld video games. Ian Richardson also played Francis Urquhart in the BBC series \"House of Cards;\" Death's line to Albert, , mirrors a similar phrase of Urquhart's. David Jason would later go on to play Rincewind in the adaption", "title": "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather" }, { "docid": "20154634", "text": "ambition and von Hoffmann's artistic voice. Writing for \"LA Weekly\", Luke Y. Thompson called film's premise refreshing, as it recycles less-used aspects of the original \"Mad Max\" film. However, Thompson criticized the characters as unlikable, which he says makes their plight uninteresting. John Townsend of \"Starburst\" rated the film 8/10 stars and wrote, \"While not necessarily a film you will revisit time and time again, \"Drifter\" is one you will certainly remember.\" Andrew Mack of Screen Anarchy wrote that the film \"starts off promising enough\" but becomes \"terribly boring and bland\" after the brothers arrive in the town. Mack said", "title": "Drifter (film)" }, { "docid": "2480472", "text": "on the wall outlining the apparent boundary. He explains to Chris and Ruth that sometimes lines in our three dimensions end parallel with, rather than perpendicular to, the fourth dimension. He warns them that they know nothing of what's beyond this portal, and should they follow Tina into the fourth dimension, they would only become hopelessly lost as well, since it is not laid out like the third dimension. Chris calls to Mack to guide Tina back. Mack leads Tina to the source of Chris's voice, but they still cannot find the entrance. Despite Bill's warnings, Chris reaches into the", "title": "Little Girl Lost (The Twilight Zone)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "19567693", "text": "State of Decay 2 State of Decay 2 is an open world zombie survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It is a sequel to the 2013 video game \"State of Decay\". The game was released on May 22, 2018 for Windows and Xbox One. \"State of Decay 2\" is a zombie survival game in which gameplay is experienced from a third-person view. The game is set in an open world environment and features cooperative gameplay with up to three other players \"State of Decay 2\" is developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft", "title": "State of Decay 2" }, { "docid": "19567693", "text": "State of Decay 2 State of Decay 2 is an open world zombie survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It is a sequel to the 2013 video game \"State of Decay\". The game was released on May 22, 2018 for Windows and Xbox One. \"State of Decay 2\" is a zombie survival game in which gameplay is experienced from a third-person view. The game is set in an open world environment and features cooperative gameplay with up to three other players \"State of Decay 2\" is developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft", "title": "State of Decay 2" }, { "docid": "19567696", "text": "However, he praised the combat, calling it \"simple but satisfying\", and the variety of zombies and the persistent fear of permanent death; he awarded it a 7.5/10. On May 25, 2018, Microsoft announced over 1 million players had played the game since its release, and on June 4, 2018 that mark had exceeded 2 million players. On June 28, 2018, it was announced that \"State of Decay 2\" exceeded 3 million players. State of Decay 2 State of Decay 2 is an open world zombie survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It is a", "title": "State of Decay 2" }, { "docid": "16384359", "text": "comply with ratings requirements. Whatever our path forward, it's going to take a bit.\" On July 11, 2013 \"State of Decay\" was rated R18+ for high impact violence. A sequel, \"State of Decay 2\", was announced live at Xbox's 2016 E3 live conference. The game was released on May 22, 2018. State of Decay (video game) State of Decay is an action-adventure survival horror stealth video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It places emphasis on how the player's leaderships skills fare against an onslaught of problems, such as diminishing survival resources, group trust and morale,", "title": "State of Decay (video game)" }, { "docid": "16384341", "text": "Windows version was released on September 20, 2013 via Steam's Early Access, with a release following on November 5, 2013. A remastered version called the \"Year-One Survival Edition\" was released on April 28, 2015 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One with mixed reviews. \"State of Decay 2\" was announced at Xbox's E3 2016. The game, which introduced cooperative multiplayer, which was the first in its series. The game was released on May 22, 2018. \"State of Decay\" contains elements of third person combat and simulation (building base and outposts). The player is in charge of a small group of survivors", "title": "State of Decay (video game)" }, { "docid": "19567694", "text": "Studios. The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 4. The game was announced on June 13, 2016, at Microsoft's E3 Xbox briefing. The game was scheduled to be released in 2017 for Windows 10 and the Xbox One video game console. At Microsoft's E3 2017 Xbox briefing, it was announced that the game would release in Spring 2018. Additionally, the game will also be available to play at no cost to Xbox Game Pass subscribers at the game's release, as with all forthcoming Microsoft Studios titles. \"State of Decay\" will also be sold as an Xbox Play-Anywhere title, as", "title": "State of Decay 2" } ]

[ { "docid": "19567695", "text": "well as cross-play support between Windows 10 and Xbox players. \"State of Decay 2\" received \"mixed or average\" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Alessandro Barbosa of GameSpot gave \"State of Decay 2\" a 5/10, enjoying the satisfying combat but taking issue with the lack of depth in its survival systems and the amount of bugs; he felt that \"State of Decay 2 sometimes feels like a far-too-real representation of the mundane reality that comes with surviving a zombie apocalypse.\" Dan Stapleton of IGN also disliked the game's bugs and lack of depth, particularly with the board-game-style management.", "title": "State of Decay 2" }, { "docid": "8078990", "text": "single nucleons, because they can carry away angular momentum more effectively. This is not the only reason alpha particles are preferentially emitted, though; another reason is simply that alpha particles (He-4 nuclei) are energetically very stable in and of themselves. Sometimes there is a large gap between two yrast states. For example, the nucleus Pd has a 21/2 state that lies below the lowest 19/2, 17/2, and 15/2 states. This state does not have enough energy to undergo strong particle decay, and because of the large spin difference, gamma decay from the 21/2 state to the 13/2 state below is", "title": "Yrast" }, { "docid": "2375174", "text": "/ = 1). Neutrons, with no charge, have one \"up\" quark and two \"down\" quarks (/ − / − / = 0). Via the weak interaction, quarks can change flavor from \"down\" to \"up\", resulting in electron emission. Positron emission happens when an \"up\" quark changes into a \"down\" quark. (/ − 1 = −/). Nuclei which decay by positron emission may also decay by electron capture. For low-energy decays, electron capture is energetically favored by 2\"m\"\"c\" = 1.022 MeV, since the final state has an electron removed rather than a positron added. As the energy of the decay goes", "title": "Positron emission" }, { "docid": "15318915", "text": "decay chain. Normally the TAS detectors have the possibility to place ancillary detectors inside of them, to measure secondary radiation like X-rays, electrons or positrons. In this way it is possible to tag the other components of the decay during the analysis, allowing to separate the contributions coming from all the different nuclei (isobaric separation). In 1970, a spectrometer consisting of two cylindrical NaI detectors of 15 cm diameter and 10 cm length was used at ISOLDE The TAS Measuring Station installed at the GSI had a tape transport system that allowed the collection of the ions coming out of", "title": "Total absorption spectroscopy" }, { "docid": "1615150", "text": "decaying nucleus is called the \"parent radionuclide\" (or \"parent radioisotope\"), and the process produces at least one \"daughter nuclide\". Except for gamma decay or internal conversion from a nuclear excited state, the decay is a nuclear transmutation resulting in a daughter containing a different number of protons or neutrons (or both). When the number of protons changes, an atom of a different chemical element is created. The first decay processes to be discovered were alpha decay, beta decay, and gamma decay. Alpha decay occurs when the nucleus ejects an alpha particle (helium nucleus). This is the most common process of", "title": "Radioactive decay" }, { "docid": "51469", "text": "including orbital and spin angular momentum, beta decay occurs by a variety of quantum state transitions to various nuclear angular momentum or spin states, known as \"Fermi\" or \"Gamow-Teller\" transitions. When beta decay particles carry no angular momentum (L=0), the decay is referred to as \"allowed\", otherwise it is \"forbidden\". Other decay modes, which are rare, are known as bound state decay and double beta decay. A Fermi transition is a beta decay in which the spins of the emitted electron (positron) and anti-neutrino (neutrino) couple to total spin formula_10, leading to an angular momentum change formula_27 between the initial", "title": "Beta decay" }, { "docid": "18360274", "text": "in that state from all previous intervals, so the number of atoms in state 2 is formula_57; The rate of decay of atoms from state two is proportional to the number of atoms present in that state, while the constant of proportionality is decay constant formula_58 . Performing the integration rate of decay of atoms from state two is obtained as: From this expression many interesting points can be exploited, such The existence of spin angular momentum of electrons was discovered experimentally by the Stern–Gerlach experiment. In that study a beam of neutral atoms with one electron in the valence", "title": "Magnetic resonance (quantum mechanics)" }, { "docid": "2237842", "text": "represent thwarted desires and modern disillusionment.\" In general, Eliot uses imagery which is indicative of Prufrock's character, representing ageing and decay. For example, \"When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table\" (lines 2–3), the \"sawdust restaurants\" and \"cheap hotels,\" the yellow fog, and the afternoon \"Asleep...tired... or it malingers\" (line 77), are reminiscent of languor and decay, while Prufrock's various concerns about his hair and teeth, as well as the mermaids \"Combing the white hair of the waves blown back / When the wind blows the water white and black,\" show", "title": "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" }, { "docid": "19154375", "text": "State repeatedly raised concerns around LGBT civil rights in their 2014 \"Country Reports on Human Rights Practices\". His character on \"Interns\" was raised by two gay fathers, though the treatment of the issue of sexuality on the show has been described as reinforcing the Soviet idea that homosexuality is a product of Western moral decay, rather than being used to promote more liberal values. It is very common for LGBT performers in Russia to avoid coming out, with an unspoken don't ask, don't tell arrangement between the entertainment industry and the mainstream press. After the passage of 2013's Russian LGBT", "title": "Odin Biron" }, { "docid": "9212459", "text": "by summing the decay rates for all branches. The branching ratio for each mode is given by its decay rate divided by the full decay rate. Note that this section uses natural units, where formula_4 Say a parent particle of mass \"M\" decays into two particles, labeled 1 and 2. In the rest frame of the parent particle, which is obtained by requiring that four-momentum be conserved in the decay, i.e. Also, in spherical coordinates, Using the delta function to perform the formula_22 and formula_23 integrals in the phase-space for a two-body final state, one finds that the decay rate", "title": "Particle decay" }, { "docid": "12257349", "text": "excited state. It can then decay to a lower energy state by emitting a gamma ray photon, in a process called gamma decay. The emission of a gamma ray from an excited nucleus typically requires only 10 seconds. Gamma decay may also follow nuclear reactions such as neutron capture, nuclear fission, or nuclear fusion. Gamma decay is also a mode of relaxation of many excited states of atomic nuclei following other types of radioactive decay, such as beta decay, so long as these states possess the necessary component of nuclear spin. When high-energy gamma rays, electrons, or protons bombard materials,", "title": "Gamma ray" }, { "docid": "2176989", "text": "and as being representative of similar sites and events. Part of the memorial includes items recovered from the burned out buildings: watches stopped at the time their owners were burned alive; glasses – melted from the intense heat; and various personal items and money. Arrested decay \"Arrested decay\" is a term coined by the State of California, United States to explain how it would preserve its Bodie State Historic Park. A more common application of this concept is the preservation of war ruins as memorials. At Bodie State Historic Park, the structures will be maintained, but only to the extent", "title": "Arrested decay" }, { "docid": "295448", "text": "(via beta decay) is the same as these radioisotopic fractional contributions to the energy of fission. Under these conditions, the 6.5% of fission which appears as delayed ionizing radiation (delayed gammas and betas from radioactive fission products) contributes to the steady-state reactor heat production under power. It is this output fraction which remains when the reactor is suddenly shut down (undergoes scram). For this reason, the reactor decay heat output begins at 6.5% of the full reactor steady state fission power, once the reactor is shut down. However, within hours, due to decay of these isotopes, the decay power output", "title": "Nuclear fission" }, { "docid": "554395", "text": "process is used in positron-emission tomography. \"Para\"-positronium can decay into any even number of photons (2, 4, 6, ...), but the probability quickly decreases with the number: the branching ratio for decay into 4 photons is . \"Para-\"positronium lifetime in vacuum is approximately The \"triplet\" state, S, with parallel spins (\"S\" = 1, \"M\" = −1, 0, 1) is known as \"ortho\"-positronium (\"o\"-Ps). It has a mean lifetime of , and the leading decay is three gammas. Other modes of decay are negligible; for instance, the five-photons mode has branching ratio of ≈. \"Ortho\"-positronium lifetime in vacuum can be calculated", "title": "Positronium" }, { "docid": "321410", "text": "2 (the \"lower laser level\"). This level likewise has a fast, non-radiative decay Rb into the ground state. As before, the presence of a fast, radiationless decay transition results in the population of the pump band being quickly depleted (\"N\" ≈ 0). In a four-level system, any atom in the lower laser level \"E\" is also quickly de-excited, leading to a negligible population in that state (\"N\" ≈ 0). This is important, since any appreciable population accumulating in level 3, the upper laser level, will form a population inversion with respect to level 2. That is, as long as \"N\"", "title": "Population inversion" }, { "docid": "16384355", "text": "DLC, Breakdown, which is $6.99 / £5.59. \"State of Decay\" was first announced in 2011 as an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive title originally titled \"Class 3\". Jeff Strain, the founder of ArenaNet and co-creator of \"World of Warcraft\", wanted a game where individual players could make up their own zombie survival plans and put them to the test. Then, he set out to create the game, which runs on CryEngine 3. On May 16, 2013, Undead Labs announced that \"State of Decay\" had gone into the final certification process and is now ready for testing by the game's publisher, Microsoft", "title": "State of Decay (video game)" }, { "docid": "2176985", "text": "Arrested decay \"Arrested decay\" is a term coined by the State of California, United States to explain how it would preserve its Bodie State Historic Park. A more common application of this concept is the preservation of war ruins as memorials. At Bodie State Historic Park, the structures will be maintained, but only to the extent that they will not be allowed to fall over or otherwise deteriorate in a major way. Any building that was standing in 1962, when Bodie became a State Park, may be rebuilt or preserved as the photographs of 1962 showed them. By putting new", "title": "Arrested decay" }, { "docid": "15318634", "text": "structure studies. Pandemonium effect The Pandemonium effect is a problem that may appear when high resolution detectors (usually germanium detectors) are used in beta decay studies. It can affect the correct determination of the feeding to the different levels of the daughter nucleus. It was first introduced in 1977. Typically, when a parent nucleus beta-decays into its daughter, there is some final energy available which is shared between the final products of the decay. This is called the Q value of the beta decay (\"Q\"). The daughter nucleus doesn't necessarily end up in the ground state after the decay, this", "title": "Pandemonium effect" }, { "docid": "15318627", "text": "Pandemonium effect The Pandemonium effect is a problem that may appear when high resolution detectors (usually germanium detectors) are used in beta decay studies. It can affect the correct determination of the feeding to the different levels of the daughter nucleus. It was first introduced in 1977. Typically, when a parent nucleus beta-decays into its daughter, there is some final energy available which is shared between the final products of the decay. This is called the Q value of the beta decay (\"Q\"). The daughter nucleus doesn't necessarily end up in the ground state after the decay, this only happens", "title": "Pandemonium effect" }, { "docid": "19613503", "text": "pseudovectors and vectors \"are\" added. The Gamow–Teller transition is a pseudovector transition, that is, the selection rules for beta decay caused by such a transition involve no parity change of the nuclear state. The spin of the parent nucleus can either remain unchanged or change by ±1. However, unlike the Fermi transition, transitions from spin 0 to spin 0 are excluded. In terms of total nuclear angular momentum, the Gamow–Teller transition (formula_19) is Due to the existence of the 2 possible final states, each β decay is a mixture of the two decay types. This essentially means that some of", "title": "Beta decay transition" }, { "docid": "196991", "text": "47 meta states, among which indium-114m1 (half-life about 49.51 days) is the most stable, more stable than the ground state of any indium isotope other than the primordial. All decay by isomeric transition. The indium isotopes lighter than In predominantly decay through electron capture or positron emission to form cadmium isotopes, while the other indium isotopes from In and greater predominantly decay through beta-minus decay to form tin isotopes. Indium(III) oxide, InO, forms when indium metal is burned in air or when the hydroxide or nitrate is heated. InO adopts a structure like alumina and is amphoteric, that is able", "title": "Indium" }, { "docid": "2128011", "text": "Donald and Helen. At the Radiation Laboratory he worked with Lawrence's experimental team, which was supported by a group of theoretical physicists headed by Robert Oppenheimer. Alvarez devised a set of experiments to observe K-electron capture in radioactive nuclei, predicted by the beta decay theory but never observed. Using magnets to sweep aside the positrons and electrons emanating from his radioactive sources, he designed a special purpose Geiger counter to detect only the \"soft\" X-rays coming from K capture. He published his results in the Physical Review in 1937. When deuterium (hydrogen-2) is bombarded with deuterium, the fusion reaction yields", "title": "Luis Walter Alvarez" }, { "docid": "16523072", "text": "19 January episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram and Kingston competed in the first ever Race for the Case, capturing the yellow briefcase when Kingston knocked it out of Jessie Godderz's hands and into Bram's, later learning they have the #2 call out spot for the 2 February Open Fight Night episode of Impact Wrestling. On the 2 February episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC used their Race for the Case briefcase to call out and defeat Decay in a Fall Count Anywhere match. At the end of the show, they would attack Ethan Carter III after his match against Eli", "title": "Bram (wrestler)" }, { "docid": "10233631", "text": "a single photon before having to decay, the most basic case then is if the field only contains a single photon. Thus spontaneous decay occurs when the excited state of the atom emits a photon back into the vacuum Fock state of the field formula_11. During this process the decay of the expectation values of the above operators follow the following relations formula_12, formula_13. So the atom decays exponentially and the atomic dipole moment shall oscillate. The dipole moment oscillates due to the Lamb shift, which is a shift in the energy levels of the atom due to fluctuations of", "title": "Resonance fluorescence" }, { "docid": "13569918", "text": "ray emission follows the previously discussed modes of decay when the decay leaves a daughter nucleus in an excited state. This nucleus is capable of further de-excitation to a lower energy state by the release of a photon. This decay follows the relation: formula_4 Gaseous ionization detectors collect and record the electrons freed from gaseous atoms and molecules by the interaction of radiation released by the source. A voltage potential is applied between two electrodes within a sealed system. Since the gaseous atoms are ionized after they interact with radiation they are attracted to the anode which produces a signal.", "title": "Radioanalytical chemistry" }, { "docid": "6293233", "text": "occurs as the electron relaxes into a lower-energy state. The differences between resonant and non-resonant excitation arise from the state of the atom before fluorescence occurs. In resonant excitation, the core electron is promoted to a bound state in the conduction band. Non-resonant excitation occurs when the incoming radiation promotes a core electron to the continuum. When a core hole is created in this way, it is possible for it to be refilled through one of several different decay paths. Because the core hole is refilled from the sample’s high-energy free states, the decay and emission processes must be treated", "title": "Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy" }, { "docid": "175995", "text": "where ln(2) is the natural logarithm of 2 (approximately 0.693). Some quantities decay by two exponential-decay processes simultaneously. In this case, the actual half-life can be related to the half-lives \"t\" and \"t\" that the quantity would have if each of the decay processes acted in isolation: For three or more processes, the analogous formula is: For a proof of these formulas, see Exponential decay § Decay by two or more processes. There is a half-life describing any exponential-decay process. For example: The term \"half-life\" is almost exclusively used for decay processes that are exponential (such as radioactive decay or", "title": "Half-life" }, { "docid": "5875273", "text": "decay to bohrium. For example, in January 2010, the Dubna team (JINR) identified bohrium-274 as a product in the decay of tennessine via an alpha decay sequence: The only confirmed example of isomerism in bohrium is in the isotope Bh. Direct synthesis of Bh results in two states, a ground state and an isomeric state. The ground state is confirmed to decay by alpha decay, emitting alpha particles with energies of 10.08, 9.82, and 9.76 MeV, and has a revised half-life of 84 ms. The excited state also decays by alpha decay, emitting alpha particles with energies of 10.37 and", "title": "Isotopes of bohrium" }, { "docid": "16725964", "text": "to be a party\". Considering the title of the album, Steve Von Till conceded that the band members cannot agree on its precise meaning, but \"one thing that really resonates with me is that decay is the natural state of all things over time...When shit's falling apart, that is when you see the people who have honor and will stand by what they said, or those that are self-serving or dishonorable and stab people in the back\". Von Till characterized the band's development from \"Given to the Rising\" to \"Honor Found in Decay\" as focusing upon flow by contrasting harmony", "title": "Honor Found in Decay" }, { "docid": "19201597", "text": "Hatfield trackway- condition assessment’ acknowledged it was in class 2 decay, and the wood was considered in a state of moderate decay with a preserved inner core but softer decayed outer layers. The assessment demonstrated the wood had lost elasticity and species identification was impossible on a large number of samples indicating the wood had undergone severe decay and biodeteriation resulting in the loss of cellulose and sugar molecules from the cell walls. The platform and trackway were built of locally available wood, but it is believed that the selection of the wood probably had a deeper resonance with the", "title": "Hatfield neolithic trackway" }, { "docid": "4279471", "text": "plotting for a sequel to \"The Final Deletion\" (dubbed as \"Delete or Decay\"). Broken Matt turned babyface during this encounter when King Maxel was almost kidnapped by Decay and when Brother Nero took a hit from Abyss' spiked bat, and Broken Matt healed him via the Lake of Restoration. On October 2 at TNA Bound for Glory they defeated Decay to become two time TNA World Tag Team Champions. On the October 6 episode of \"Impact Wrestling\", they retained their titles against Decay in a Wolf Creek match. On the October 13 episode of \"Impact Wrestling\", they were attacked by", "title": "The Hardy Boyz" }, { "docid": "8078991", "text": "very unlikely. The more likely decay option is beta decay, which forms an isomer with an unusually long half-life of 14 seconds. An exceptional example is the J=9 state of tantalum-180, which is a very low-lying yrast state only 77 keV above the ground state. The ground state has J=1, which is too large a gap for gamma decay to occur. Alpha and beta decay are also suppressed, so strongly that the resulting isomer, tantalum-180m, is effectively stable for all practical purposes, and has never been observed to decay. Tantalum-180m is the only currently known yrast isomer to be observationally", "title": "Yrast" }, { "docid": "11540247", "text": "against his will, where he declared that at his funeral there would be one more demonstration of his magical powers. Many locals interpreted this as coming true when as the hearse carrying his coffin drew up to the churchyard, the horses stepped out of their harness shafts. His body was subsequently buried in the church's graveyard, whilst his abandoned house gradually became dilapidated before falling down. According to his death certificate, \"George Pettingale\" died on 10 April 1909 at the age of 103, and his cause of death was \"senile decay\" and \"cardiac failure\". He was buried at Canewdon's St", "title": "George Pickingill" }, { "docid": "4598832", "text": "amnesia after being knocked off a forklift by one of DCC members. DCC, Storm, Bram and Kingston unmasked themselves the following \"'Impact Wrestling\" episode after laying out TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards following his successful title defense against Eli Drake. On the November 17 episode of \"Impact Wrestling\", DCC defeated Edwards and Jeff Hardy in a No Disqualification 3-on-2 handicap match. On December 15, Storm would appear at the Hardy Compound as a participant in the Tag Team Apocalypto match for Total Nonstop Deletion. DCC would be eliminated by Decay, when a man whom Decay assault during \"Delete or", "title": "James Storm" }, { "docid": "5697982", "text": "and won the music of the year award at the 2009 G.A.N.G. Awards and Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Jesper then wrote the scores for , (co-composed with Lorne Balfe), \"Borderlands\", \"Borderlands 2\", and \"State of Decay\". Kyd also wrote the soundtrack for the action/adventure \"Darksiders II\", notable for being his first entirely non-digital score. Kyd then composed the music for Syfy's television series \"Métal Hurlant Chronicles\". Kyd's next few projects were \"\", the virtual reality game \"\", and \"\". In 2015, Kyd scored the Chinese fantasy film \"Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe\". Kyd then scored \"State of Decay 2\",", "title": "Jesper Kyd" }, { "docid": "2375192", "text": "Proton emission Proton emission (also known as proton radioactivity) is a rare type of radioactive decay in which a proton is ejected from a nucleus. Proton emission can occur from high-lying excited states in a nucleus following a beta decay, in which case the process is known as beta-delayed proton emission, or can occur from the ground state (or a low-lying isomer) of very proton-rich nuclei, in which case the process is very similar to alpha decay. For a proton to escape a nucleus, the proton separation energy must be negative - the proton is therefore unbound, and tunnels out", "title": "Proton emission" }, { "docid": "4767808", "text": "energy released from the beta decay of fission products is in the form of neutrinos, and since neutrinos are very weakly interacting, this 10 MeV of energy will not be deposited in the reactor core. This results in 13 MeV (6.5% of the total fission energy) being deposited in the reactor core from delayed beta decay of fission products, at some time after any given fission reaction has occurred. In a steady state, this heat from delayed fission product beta decay contributes 6.5% of the normal reactor heat output. When a nuclear reactor has been shut down, and nuclear fission", "title": "Decay heat" }, { "docid": "156890", "text": "few (with mass numbers 56 through 59) decay through prompt proton emission. Isotopes heavier than gallium-71 decay through beta minus decay (electron emission), possibly with delayed neutron emission, to isotopes of germanium, while gallium-70 can decay through both beta minus decay and electron capture. Gallium-67 is unique among the light isotopes in having only electron capture as a decay mode, as its decay energy is not sufficient to allow positron emission. Gallium is found primarily in the +3 oxidation state. The +1 oxidation state is also found in some compounds, although it is less common than it is for gallium's", "title": "Gallium" }, { "docid": "19836507", "text": "effort, after James Storm attacked Abyss, resulting in a disqualification. At Genesis, the DCC were defeated by Decay and The Broken Hardys in a three-way tag team, thus not winning their TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the January 19 episode of \"Impact Wrestling\", Bram and Kingston competed in the first ever Race for the Case, capturing the yellow briefcase when Kingston knocked it out of Jessie Godderz's hands and into Bram's, later learning they have the #2 call out spot for the February 2 Open Fight Night episode of \"Impact Wrestling\". On the February 2 episode of \"Impact Wrestling\",", "title": "Death Crew Council" }, { "docid": "6393695", "text": "metabolized in cells. The F-FDG-6-phosphate formed when F-FDG enters the cell thus cannot move out of the cell before radioactive decay. As a result, the distribution of F-FDG is a good reflection of the distribution of glucose uptake and phosphorylation by cells in the body. After F-FDG decays radioactively, however, its 2-fluorine is converted to O, and after picking up a proton H from a hydronium ion in its aqueous environment, the molecule becomes glucose-6-phosphate labeled with harmless nonradioactive \"heavy oxygen\" in the hydroxyl at the C-2 position. The new presence of a 2-hydroxyl now allows it to be metabolized", "title": "Fludeoxyglucose (18F)" }, { "docid": "5875146", "text": "neutron, it is converted to an excited state of U-236. Some of the excited U-236 nuclei undergo fission, but some decay to the ground state of U-236 by emitting gamma radiation. Further neutron capture creates U-237, which has a half-life of 7 days and thus quickly decays to Np-237. Since nearly all neptunium is produced in this way or consists of isotopes that decay quickly, one gets nearly pure Np-237 by chemical separation of neptunium. After this chemical separation, Np-237 is again irradiated by reactor neutrons to be converted to Np-238, which decays to Pu-238 with a half-life of 2", "title": "Isotopes of plutonium" }, { "docid": "327728", "text": "their supersymmetric variants, require it. According to such theories, the proton has a half-life of about 10 to 10 years and decays into a positron and a neutral pion that itself immediately decays into 2 gamma ray photons: Since a positron is an antilepton this decay preserves \"B\" − \"L\" number, which is conserved in most GUTs. Additional decay modes are available (e.g.: → + ), both directly and when catalyzed via interaction with GUT-predicted magnetic monopoles. Though this process has not been observed experimentally, it is within the realm of experimental testability for future planned very large-scale detectors on", "title": "Proton decay" }, { "docid": "2168907", "text": "of the assembly, \"N\"(0), is 1000, then the population at time formula_3, formula_9, is 368. A very similar equation will be seen below, which arises when the base of the exponential is chosen to be 2, rather than \"e\". In that case the scaling time is the \"half-life\". A more intuitive characteristic of exponential decay for many people is the time required for the decaying quantity to fall to one half of its initial value. This time is called the \"half-life\", and often denoted by the symbol \"t\". The half-life can be written in terms of the decay constant, or", "title": "Exponential decay" }, { "docid": "4305675", "text": "for the PlayStation 2 version of \"Half-Life\" \"is about the best we have seen on the PS2 or any console\", he concluded that although \"Decay\" was a \"nice add-on\", it was \"no reason to buy this port\". Half-Life: Decay Half-Life: Decay is a multiplayer-only expansion pack for Valve Software's first-person shooter \"Half-Life\". Developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sierra On-Line, \"Decay\" was released as part of the PlayStation 2 version of \"Half-Life\" in 2001. It is the third expansion pack for \"Half-Life\", and like its predecessors, \"Decay\" returns to the setting and timeline of the original story, albeit portraying", "title": "Half-Life: Decay" }, { "docid": "5371630", "text": "Cf, Fm, and No. The first experimental report was published in 1984, when physicists at Oxford University discovered that Ra emits one C nucleus among every billion (10) decays by alpha emission. The quantum tunneling may be calculated either by extending fission theory to a larger mass asymmetry or by heavier emitted particle from alpha decay theory. Both fission-like and alpha-like approaches are able to express the decay constant formula_3 = ln 2 / T, as a product of three model-dependent quantities where formula_5 is the frequency of assaults on the barrier per second, S is the preformation probability of", "title": "Cluster decay" }, { "docid": "2681653", "text": "an equilibrium in a closed system the amount of each decay product, except the end product lead, is proportional to its half-life. As already touched upon above, when starting with pure U, within a human timescale the equilibrium applies for the first three steps in the decay chain only. Thus, for one mole of U, 3 times per second one alpha and two beta particles and gamma ray are produced, together 6.7 MeV, a rate of 3 µW. Extrapolated over 2 seconds this is 600 gigajoules, the total energy released in the first three steps in the decay chain. U", "title": "Uranium-238" }, { "docid": "6510750", "text": "both the doubly charged and neutral states (though the E-400 neutral state turned out to be a false signal). It became clear that the mass difference \"m\"() − \"m\"() is around . The singly-charged state was harder to detect, not because it is harder to produce, but simply because its decay via a neutral pion has more background and inferior resolution when detected by most particle detectors. It was not found (except for the report of a single event), until 1993 by CLEO. The intrinsic width of the is small by the standard of most strong decays, but has now", "title": "Charmed baryons" }, { "docid": "7879443", "text": "the ground state via gamma radiation. Alpha- beta- and gamma rays can only be emitted if the conservation laws (energy, angular momentum, parity) are obeyed. This leads to so-called \"selection rules\". Applications for gamma decay can be found in Multipolarity of gamma radiation. To discuss such a rule in a particular case, it is necessary to know angular momentum and parity for every state. The figure shows the Co decay scheme again, with spins and parities given for every state. Decay scheme The decay scheme of a radioactive substance is a graphical presentation of all the transitions occurring in a", "title": "Decay scheme" }, { "docid": "2139881", "text": "of the planet, and wonder what happened to cause the planet to devolve to its current rustic condition—to be in a \"state of decay\". Romana suggests that there is a powerful force holding the inhabitants back. As the two head out of the village they are seized by cloaked figures. Meanwhile, Adric comes to the village and is caught by the owners of the feeding house. Adric is discovered and captured by Lord Aukon, who sees him as an alien and worthy of becoming one of the 'chosen ones'. The cloaked figures, members of a resistance movement, convey the Doctor", "title": "State of Decay" }, { "docid": "7879439", "text": "a simple case is shown here: the decay scheme of the radioactive cobalt isotope cobalt-60. Co decays by emitting an electron (beta decay) with a half-life of 5.272 years into an excited state of Ni, which then decays very fast to the ground state of Ni, via two gamma decays. All known decay schemes can be found in the \"Table of Isotopes\"., Nickel is to the right of cobalt, since its proton number (28) is higher by one than that of cobalt (27). In beta decay, the proton number increases by one. For a positron decay and also for an", "title": "Decay scheme" }, { "docid": "8165081", "text": "of the state Republican party, Norblad was defeated in his primary bid in May 1930, coming in second place. When the winner of the primary unexpectedly died a month later, Norblad took his name out of the running for the nomination, giving the Republican state central committee his blessing to choose a new candidate. Freed from having to contest an election, Norblad began focusing his attention on the economic situation in the state. He formed the state's first labor commission, later to become the modern Employment Department. In order to put men back to work, he authorized $2 million worth", "title": "A. W. Norblad" }, { "docid": "521612", "text": "the case of electrons, which have the lowest energy state when they occur in pairs in a given orbital, nucleons (both protons and neutrons) exhibit a lower energy state when their number is even, rather than odd. This stability tends to prevent beta decay (in two steps) of many even-even nuclides into another even-even nuclide of the same mass number but lower energy (and of course with two more protons and two fewer neutrons), because decay proceeding one step at a time would have to pass through an odd-odd nuclide of higher energy. This makes for a larger number of", "title": "Stable nuclide" }, { "docid": "3201341", "text": "consider an atom interacting with the electric dipole field of the photon. Then some transitions are not allowed at all, others are only allowed for photons of a certain polarization. Let's consider for example the hydrogen atom. The transition from the state formula_7 with \"m=-1/2\" to the state formula_8 with \"m=-1/2\" is only allowed for light with polarization along the z axis (quantization axis) of the atom. The state formula_8 with \"m=-1/2\" therefore appears dark for light of other polarizations. Transitions from the \"2S\" level to the \"1S\" level are not allowed at all. The \"2S\" state can not decay", "title": "Dark state" }, { "docid": "13096408", "text": "of one element to another, in 1917. Transmutation of elements from one to another had been understood since 1901 as a result of natural radioactive decay, but when Rutherford projected alpha particles from alpha decay into air, he discovered this produced a new type of radiation which proved to be hydrogen nuclei (Rutherford named these protons). Further experimentation showed the protons to be coming from the nitrogen component of air, and the reaction was deduced to be a transmutation of nitrogen into oxygen in the reaction This was the first-discovered nuclear reaction. To the adjacent pictures: According to the energy-loss", "title": "Alpha particle" }, { "docid": "1540727", "text": "Ta, which suppresses its decay by a factor of 10 from that associated with 1 unit. Instead of a natural gamma decay half life of 10 seconds, it has a half life of more than 10 seconds, or at least 3 × 10 years, and thus has yet to be observed to decay. Gamma emission is impossible when the nucleus begins in a zero-spin state, as such an emission would not conserve angular momentum. Hafnium and tantalum isomers have been considered in some quarters as weapons that could be used to circumvent the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, since it is claimed", "title": "Nuclear isomer" }, { "docid": "2139879", "text": "State of Decay State of Decay is the fourth serial of the 18th season in the British science fiction television series \"Doctor Who\", which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 November to 13 December 1980. In the serial, three vampire lords rule over a village deliberately kept at a low development level for a thousand years. The lords intend to revive their giant leader vampire the \"Great One\" that converted them from humans after their spaceship crashed on the planet. \"State of Decay\" is the second of three loosely connected serials set in another universe", "title": "State of Decay" }, { "docid": "6686494", "text": "which suppresses its decay by a factor of 10 from that associated with 1 unit, so that instead of a natural gamma decay half life of 10 seconds, it has a half life of more than 10 seconds, or at least 3 x 10 years, and thus has yet to be observed to decay. Although gamma decays with nuclear angular momentum changes of 2, 3, 4, etc., are forbidden, they are only relatively forbidden, and do proceed, but with a slower rate than the normal allowed change of 1 unit. However, gamma emission is absolutely forbidden when the nucleus begins", "title": "Forbidden mechanism" }, { "docid": "7879441", "text": "the right of gold, since the atomic number of gold is 79, that of mercury is 80. The excited states decay after very short times (2.5 and 23 ps, resp.; 1 picosecond is a millionth of a millionth of a second) to the ground state. While excited nuclear states are usually very short lived, decaying almost immediately after a beta decay (see above), the excited state of the technetium isotope shown here to the right is comparatively long lived. It is therefore called \"metastable\" (hence the \"m\" in Tc ). It decays to the ground state via gamma decay with", "title": "Decay scheme" }, { "docid": "6753323", "text": "undergoes radioactive decay. The radon decay products may lodge in the lungs and bombard them with alpha and beta particles, thus increasing the risk of lung cancer. Lucas cell A Lucas cell is a type of scintillation counter. It is used to acquire a gas sample, filter out the radioactive particulates through a special filter and then count the radioactive decay. The inside of the gas chamber is coated with ZnS(Ag) - a chemical that emits light when struck by alpha particles. A photomultiplier tube at the top of the chamber counts the photons and sends the count to a", "title": "Lucas cell" }, { "docid": "466107", "text": "nucleus of a metastable isotope is in an excited state and will return to the ground state by emitting a photon in the form of a gamma ray. has three excited metastable states and has two. The isotopes , , and each have only one excited metastable state. The most common decay mode of a radioisotope of zinc with a mass number lower than 66 is electron capture. The decay product resulting from electron capture is an isotope of copper. The most common decay mode of a radioisotope of zinc with mass number higher than 66 is beta decay (β),", "title": "Zinc" }, { "docid": "5252176", "text": "are 35 naturally occurring isotopes capable of double beta decay. In practice, the decay can be observed when the single beta decay is forbidden by energy conservation. This happens for elements with an even atomic number and even neutron number, which are more stable due to spin-coupling. When single beta decay or alpha decay also occur, the double beta decay rate is generally too low to observe. However, the double beta decay of (also an alpha emitter) has been measured radiochemically. Two other nuclides in which double beta decay has been observed, and , can also theoretically single beta decay,", "title": "Double beta decay" }, { "docid": "9212456", "text": "Particle decay Particle decay is the spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles. The particles created in this process (the \"final state\") must each be less massive than the original, although the total invariant mass of the system must be conserved. A particle is unstable if there is at least one allowed final state that it can decay into. Unstable particles will often have multiple ways of decaying, each with its own associated probability. Decays are mediated by one or several fundamental forces. The particles in the final state may themselves be unstable and subject", "title": "Particle decay" }, { "docid": "5088463", "text": "Atomic coherence In physics, atomic coherence is the induced coherence between levels of a multi-level atomic system sometimes observed when it interacts with a coherent electromagnetic field. If a coherent, narrow bandwidth laser is applied to a two-level system, the wave function will undergo Rabi flopping (Rabi oscillation) between the ground and excited states. At some point in time the system will undergo spontaneous decay and its wave function will collapse to the ground-state wave function. From there on, a new Rabi oscillation will start until the next spontaneous decay. Each spontaneous decay essentially changes the phase of the Rabi", "title": "Atomic coherence" }, { "docid": "521616", "text": "states of nuclei, with the exception of tantalum-180m, which is a nuclear isomer or excited state. The ground state of this particular nucleus, tantalum-180, is radioactive with a comparatively short half-life of 8 hours; in contrast, the decay of the excited nuclear isomer is extremely strongly forbidden by spin-parity selection rules. It has been reported experimentally by direct observation that the half-life of Ta to gamma decay must be more than 10 years. Other possible modes of Ta decay (beta decay, electron capture and alpha decay) have also never been observed. It is expected that some continual improvement of experimental", "title": "Stable nuclide" }, { "docid": "11578793", "text": "points out, \"in an era when sociology was still in its infancy, psychology wasn’t yet a discipline, and theories of performativity were still a long way off, Wilde's essay touched on a profound truth about human behaviour in social situations. The laws of etiquette governing polite society were, in fact, a mask. Tact was merely an elaborate art of impression management.\" The Decay of Lying \"The Decay of Lying – An Observation\" is an essay by Oscar Wilde included in his collection of essays titled \"Intentions\", published in 1891. This is a significantly revised version of the article that first", "title": "The Decay of Lying" }, { "docid": "17941055", "text": "of a state's constitution. India has provisions its constitution which grant leaders the power to breach or oppose the constitution in cases of emergency. These breaches of the state law from within the political system can lead to political decay. Huntington's model of political development and decay describes elements such as industrialization, urbanization, education and literacy as social developments that create instability. The presence of violent conflict is not always indicative of social decay. Due to the complex character of state-building and shifts in political systems, violence is not a reliable indicator of political decay or development. The socialization of", "title": "Political decay" }, { "docid": "10992335", "text": "Abell's last two losses came at the hands of #2 (Tyson Fury) and #3 (Kubrat Pulev). Both fights were taken with a couple of days' notice. On May 17, 2016 Abell knocked out, then undefeated Wes Nofire and continued his winning streak with two more wins coming by way of KO. Joey Abell Joey Abell (born May 16, 1981) is an American Heavyweight professional boxer. Abell is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He played football at South Dakota State University, where he majored in Education and Human Science. The first fight of southpaw Joey Abell's professional career was marred when", "title": "Joey Abell" }, { "docid": "19815276", "text": "be calculated by just measuring the rate of reaction and information about its feasibility and equilibrium can be obtained. So, at the end we can conclude that even if a substance is decaying, it does not decay completely and even after a long time, some mass of it remains. Because of this, we are able to predict the ages of fossils and astronomical bodies coming to earth. Differential Equations With Historical Notes and Applications by George F. Simmons Growth and decay problem This article discusses an important problem from application of view. The document does not go into much depth", "title": "Growth and decay problem" }, { "docid": "18804501", "text": "course yellow came out as Luca Filippi and Stefano Coletti both lost control, making contact with tire barriers, in separate incidents in Turn 2 and Turn 3 respectively. Both cars were able to return to racing which resumed again on lap 44. Coming out of the pits after switching to “dry” tires, Josef Newgarden lost control when he hit a remaining wet patch on the course and slammed into the outer wall coming out of Turn 2 and bringing out the yellow flag on lap 50. Rookie Conor Daly who had been leading the race from laps 39 to 50", "title": "2015 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix" }, { "docid": "14658680", "text": "reaction, and each fusion reaction that produces elements heavier than iron is endothermic in nature, and stars are incapable of carrying this out. One type of natural transmutation observable in the present occurs when certain radioactive elements present in nature spontaneously decay by a process that causes transmutation, such as alpha or beta decay. An example is the natural decay of potassium-40 to argon-40, which forms most of the argon in the air. Also on Earth, natural transmutations from the different mechanisms of \"natural nuclear reactions\" occur, due to cosmic ray bombardment of elements (for example, to form carbon-14), and", "title": "Nuclear transmutation" }, { "docid": "4608454", "text": "14 victories were within 7 points including one overtime game against Illinois, and a double overtime game coming in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Coming off the national title season, the Buckeyes earned an 11–2 record in 2003, but the team lost to Michigan in the 100th meeting between the two teams 35–21. The Buckeyes finished the 2003 season with a 35–28 victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2004. In 2004, the team finished 8–4, closing out the season with a 33–7 victory against Oklahoma State at the Alamo Bowl and upsetting Michigan in the annual", "title": "Jim Tressel" }, { "docid": "11339946", "text": "Optical decay Optical decay is process of relaxation of excitation of an excited quantum system, usually due to the spontaneous emission of a photon or a phonon. Optical decay is dominant mechanism of quenching of excitation of active optical media. In solid-state lasers the optical decay limits the storage of energy in active medium. Also, the term optical decay is used to the effect of quick reduction of luminosity of astrophysical objects In the first approximation, the optical decay can be treated as just spontaneous emission, and its rate is determined with the Einstein Coefficients. For the most of laser", "title": "Optical decay" }, { "docid": "1615261", "text": "Decay chain In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to a series of radioactive decays of different radioactive decay products as a sequential series of transformations. It is also known as a \"radioactive cascade\". Most radioisotopes do not decay directly to a stable state, but rather undergo a series of decays until eventually a stable isotope is reached. Decay stages are referred to by their relationship to previous or subsequent stages. A \"parent isotope\" is one that undergoes decay to form a \"daughter isotope\". One example of this is uranium (atomic number 92) decaying into thorium (atomic number 90). The", "title": "Decay chain" }, { "docid": "9212458", "text": "is given by the inverse of its decay rate, formula_5, the probability per unit time that the particle will decay. For a particle of a mass \"M\" and four-momentum \"P\" decaying into particles with momenta formula_6, the differential decay rate is given by the general formula (expressing Fermi's golden rule) The factor \"S\" is given by The phase space can be determined from One may integrate over the phase space to obtain the total decay rate for the specified final state. If a particle has multiple decay branches or \"modes\" with different final states, its full decay rate is obtained", "title": "Particle decay" }, { "docid": "1540717", "text": "procedures is which decays with a half-life of about 6 hours by emitting a gamma ray of 140 keV of energy; this is close to the energy of medical diagnostic X-rays. Nuclear isomers have long half lives because their gamma decay is \"forbidden\" from the large change in nuclear spin needed to emit a gamma ray. For example, has a spin of 9 and must gamma decay to with a spin of 1. Similarly, has a spin of 1/2 and must gamma decay to with a spin of 9/2. While most metastable isomers decay through gamma ray emission, they can", "title": "Nuclear isomer" }, { "docid": "12476417", "text": "Mike Fleck Michael E. Fleck (born 1973) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 81st legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring Larry Sather, taking office on January 2, 2007. On December 1, 2012 Fleck came out as gay, making he and Rep. Brian Sims (D - 182), the first openly gay state legislators in Pennsylvania. Fleck was the only out Republican legislator in the United States at the time. His coming out announcement was ranked as one of the \"2012's Top Coming Out Stories\" along with journalist Anderson Cooper,", "title": "Mike Fleck" }, { "docid": "16384356", "text": "Studios. \"State of Decay\" was envisioned as a step towards Undead Labs' full online console game, \"Class4\". \"Class4\" will be one of the first zombie massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) to come to the Xbox One. In a 2014 interview, Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain stated that \"State of Decay\" had officially become a franchise, with the company's partnership with Microsoft Studios confirmed. He stated that the first \"State of Decay\" was \"just the start of (Undead Labs') long-term ambitions\". \"State of Decay\" has received positive reviews from critics. Sanya of Undead Labs stated that \"2013 Was a Damned Good", "title": "State of Decay (video game)" }, { "docid": "1845283", "text": "philosophy ever written.\" Spencer argued that the state was not an \"essential\" institution and that it would \"decay\" as voluntary market organisation would replace the coercive aspects of the state. He also argued that the individual had a \"right to ignore the state.\" As a result of this perspective, Spencer was harshly critical of patriotism. In response to being told that British troops were in danger during the Second Afghan War (1878-1880) he replied: \"When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don't care if they are shot", "title": "Herbert Spencer" }, { "docid": "3733489", "text": "reconfigured as a Confederate-style Ironclad. He is the first Transformer to reveal himself to the humans, transforming from boat mode at the end of issue #1. Although he only briefly appeared after this in issue #2, showing Tobias Muldoon the Decepticon base, he was presumably destroyed when Bumblebee and John Henry managed to send the entire Decepticon rail convoy into a chasm. In the main IDW Transformers universe, Generation One Shockwave made his first appearance in the first issue of \"\". In this single-issue story, Shockwave sees the coming state of Cybertron (which, as \"\" would show, would turn out", "title": "Shockwave (Transformers)" }, { "docid": "1615204", "text": "natural limits to how brief or long a decay half-life for radioactive decay of a radionuclide may be. The decay process, like all hindered energy transformations, may be analogized by a snowfield on a mountain. While friction between the ice crystals may be supporting the snow's weight, the system is inherently unstable with regard to a state of lower potential energy. A disturbance would thus facilitate the path to a state of greater entropy; the system will move towards the ground state, producing heat, and the total energy will be distributable over a larger number of quantum states thus resulting", "title": "Radioactive decay" }, { "docid": "1615282", "text": "lead-207. The total energy released from uranium-235 to lead-207, including the energy lost to neutrinos, is 46.4 MeV. Decay chain In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to a series of radioactive decays of different radioactive decay products as a sequential series of transformations. It is also known as a \"radioactive cascade\". Most radioisotopes do not decay directly to a stable state, but rather undergo a series of decays until eventually a stable isotope is reached. Decay stages are referred to by their relationship to previous or subsequent stages. A \"parent isotope\" is one that undergoes decay to form a", "title": "Decay chain" }, { "docid": "19921743", "text": "artist, Fred Hando, visited the house in the early 1950s and described it is his book \"Journeys in Gwent\". Although, in 1951, the house was still habitable, Hando wrote presciently of its coming fate; \"Here are ominous signs that unless immediate and drastic action is taken, we shall lose priceless relics.\" By end of the twentieth century, the house was in a state of advanced decay with the parlour tower having almost completely collapsed. In 2000, the architectural writer John Newman described the house as \"miserably derelict.\" Following compulsory purchase by Monmouthshire County Council, control of the building passed to", "title": "Allt-y-Bela" }, { "docid": "14469165", "text": "Broken Britain Broken Britain is a term which has been used in \"The Sun\" newspaper and by the Conservative Party to describe a perceived widespread state of social decay in the United Kingdom. \"The Sun\" has run frequent stories under the \"Broken Britain\" theme since 2007. Whilst the phrase is essentially a political one, the frequency of these stories has decreased since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 with the root causes coming under more scrutiny by the electorate. The term has included coverage of several supposedly interlinked issues: David Cameron had referred to \"Broken Britain\" during his time", "title": "Broken Britain" }, { "docid": "20864605", "text": "\"progeny of Syojatar\"; in a spell against \"tooth worm\" (Hammasmato, gnawer of teeth and bones, was believed to be the cause of tooth decay and infections) the creature's origin is given as coming indirectly from the work of Syojatar : Together with \"Hiisi\" she is a key element in the creation myth of Snakes - in the story Hiisi's sleep drool is swallowed by Syojatar, but it burns her and she spits it out.. after being blown by the wind, it lands and dries, Hiisi then brings it to life. In other variants it is Syojatar's spit, but Hiisi still", "title": "Syojatar" }, { "docid": "291760", "text": "is formed. In gamma decay, a nucleus decays from an excited state into a lower energy state, by emitting a gamma ray. The element is not changed to another element in the process (no nuclear transmutation is involved). Other more exotic decays are possible (see the first main article). For example, in internal conversion decay, the energy from an excited nucleus may eject one of the inner orbital electrons from the atom, in a process which produces high speed electrons, but is not beta decay, and (unlike beta decay) does not transmute one element to another. In nuclear fusion, two", "title": "Nuclear physics" }, { "docid": "4305657", "text": "Half-Life: Decay Half-Life: Decay is a multiplayer-only expansion pack for Valve Software's first-person shooter \"Half-Life\". Developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sierra On-Line, \"Decay\" was released as part of the PlayStation 2 version of \"Half-Life\" in 2001. It is the third expansion pack for \"Half-Life\", and like its predecessors, \"Decay\" returns to the setting and timeline of the original story, albeit portraying the story from the viewpoint of a different set of protagonists: two female scientists working in the Black Mesa Research Facility. \"Decay\" is a cooperative multiplayer game, designed to be played by two people working together to", "title": "Half-Life: Decay" }, { "docid": "3302064", "text": "bodies decay differently in differing environments and weather and with different flora and fauna that contribute to decomposition. There are three ways in which the farms can access a body. The first way is through the state medical examiners’ offices. This means that when a body is left unclaimed or unidentified, the medical examiner might then decide to donate the body to a body farm for the advancement of science. The second way is through family members. Family members can also donate the body of their loved ones. The third way is by filling out a donor consent form before", "title": "Body farm" }, { "docid": "18844065", "text": "at home ... and then venture out into an exotic place and come back\". Mitton wanted \"Dishonored 2\" to be a visual \"journey to a new city\", though keeping the same sensibility of the first game and elements like oppression, disease, magic, and decay. The history of Karnaca reportedly took approximately a year to create. After the creation of the setting's basic outline, the team focused on developing ideas that were inspired from inside the game, rather than from the outside world. Arkane had anthropology and politics in mind when creating the land's history, looking upon the first settlers of", "title": "Dishonored 2" }, { "docid": "147966", "text": "initial concentration and formula_12 is the decay rate or the inverse of the fluorescence lifetime. This is an instance of exponential decay. Various radiative and non-radiative processes can de-populate the excited state. In such case the total decay rate is the sum over all rates: where formula_14 is the total decay rate, formula_15 the radiative decay rate and formula_16 the non-radiative decay rate. It is similar to a first-order chemical reaction in which the first-order rate constant is the sum of all of the rates (a parallel kinetic model). If the rate of spontaneous emission, or any of the other", "title": "Fluorescence" }, { "docid": "2367394", "text": "form two doublets of isospin; that is, they belong to the fundamental representation of SU(2) called the 2. One doublet of strangeness +1 contains the and the . The antiparticles form the other doublet (of strangeness −1). Although the and its antiparticle are usually produced via the strong force, they decay weakly. Thus, once created the two are better thought of as superpositions of two weak eigenstates which have vastly different lifetimes: An experimental observation made in 1964 that K-longs rarely decay into two pions was the discovery of CP violation (see below). Main decay modes for : Decay modes", "title": "Kaon" }, { "docid": "14226236", "text": "half and two \"pick 6's\" in the third quarter would put the game out of reach for they Panthers. While the Panthers moved the ball quite well, the Cyclone's defense stiffened when it needed to, forcing five Panther turnovers. The Cyclones shut out the Panthers 27–0, marking the first shutout victory since a 23–0 victory over the same UNI Panthers in 2004. The Red Raiders came into Jack Trice Stadium holding a 2–1 record with the lone loss coming in conference play. The game appeared it would be a struggle early, with each defense shutting down the opposing offense. That", "title": "2010 Iowa State Cyclones football team" }, { "docid": "698494", "text": "thermal current arise as stated in the following expression where \"v\" is the energy transport velocity of phonons. Only two mechanisms exist that can cause time variation of ‹\"n\"› in a particular region. The number of phonons that diffuse into the region from neighboring regions differs from those that diffuse out, or phonons decay inside the same region into other phonons. A special form of the Boltzmann equation states this. When steady state conditions are assumed the total time derivate of phonon number is zero, because the temperature is constant in time and therefore the phonon number stays also constant.", "title": "Thermal conductivity" }, { "docid": "3201344", "text": "that when the atoms are in this state, they will stay in this state indefinitely. This is a dark state, because it can not absorb or emit any photons from the applied fields. It is, therefore, effectively transparent to the probe laser, even when the laser is exactly resonant with the transition. Spontaneous emission from formula_33 can result in an atom being in this dark state or another coherent state, known as a bright state. Therefore, in a collection of atoms, over time, decay into the dark state will inevitably result in the system being \"trapped\" coherently in that state,", "title": "Dark state" }, { "docid": "4411159", "text": "Waters 2\" is coming and \"How High 2\" is coming. But remember, Universal owns the rights to \"How High\". They own the names, they own the characters, they own the whole thing. If Red and Meth do a movie, we can't call it \"How High\". Only person that can get us out of that is Keenen Ivory Wayans.\" In December 2010, Redman confirmed that Universal Pictures is indeed holding the rights to \"How High\", so the chances of \"How High 2\" coming out are slim. In April 2013, Method Man told TMZ that the script was currently being written by", "title": "How High" }, { "docid": "474868", "text": "a two-photon decay with an internal photon conversion resulting a photon and an electron-positron pair in the final state: The third largest established decay mode (BR=) is the double Dalitz decay, with both photons undergoing internal conversion which leads to further suppression of the rate: The fourth largest established decay mode is the loop-induced and therefore suppressed (and additionally helicity-suppressed) leptonic decay mode (BR=): The neutral pion has also been observed to decay into positronium with a branching fraction of the order of 10. No other decay modes have been established experimentally. The branching fractions above are the PDG central", "title": "Pion" } ]

[ "Terry Lester" ]

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[ { "docid": "18490308", "text": "The Young and the Restless characters (2015) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and co-executive producer/head writer Charles Pratt, Jr. Marco Annicelli was a primary antagonist in Victor Newman's plan to bring down his rival, Jack Abbott. He was portrayed by Peter Bergman, who portrayed Jack at the same time. Marco's character", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2015)" }, { "docid": "10380995", "text": "the show, the characters left with them. But in the case of \"The Young and the Restless\", their replacements were often popular and remade the character in their own image. When William Grey Espy left the show in 1975, the role of Snapper Foster was given to then-unknown actor David Hasselhoff. Peter Bergman has won three Emmy Awards after replacing Lester as Jack Abbott. And Jess Walton, who took over the role of Jill Foster Abbott after original cast member Brenda Dickson was fired in 1987 after a fallout with producers, has earned two Emmys. In 2004, Joan Van Ark", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "8116032", "text": "tied to \"The Young and the Restless\".\" However, he ended up staying. The writers picked up on Lester having \"played with Jack's dialogue\" according to his intuitions. In 1989, Lester quit out of anger, as he felt that Jack was being \"squeezed\" out of the storyline, and was upset that Lauralee Bell's character Christine Blair was moved to the forefront of several storylines. The producers immediately began exploring recast options. At the time, Bergman, who had rose to super stardom as Dr. Cliff Warner on \"All My Children\", had recently been fired. Bergman's firing made headlines, and Melody Thomas Scott,", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16206357", "text": "love with Colin all over again and remarried him. He shortly returned in September 2016, and found out that Jill knew about Phyllis and Billy's affair. He offered Jack Abbott to reveal something a secret about his wife for $1 million. Jack firstly refuses the offer but eventually comes back to Colin with a bag of cash to discover the truth. Jill and Colin briefly separated in 2017 after he emptied her personal bank account. The Young and the Restless characters (2010) \"The Young and the Restless\" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26,", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2010)" }, { "docid": "8141626", "text": "Ashely in December 2015, when she passed out due to her brain aneurysms. John appeared to Jack in September and October 2016, to tell Jack to forgive Billy and Phyllis for their affair. John Abbott (The Young and the Restless) John Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera, \"The Young and the Restless\". He is the patriarch of the Abbotts, one of the core families introduced to the series in 1980. After a brief portrayal by Brett Halsey, the role was portrayed by Jerry Douglas until the character's death onscreen on August 18, 2006. Since", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116063", "text": "Victor's public release of a private conversation between Jack and Ji Min Kim. Nick, Phyllis, Jack and Sharon begin a magazine entitled \"Restless Style\" which becomes a huge success. However, eventually Sharon and Jack leave the company. Sharon and Jack eventually divorce after his part in forging a diary to implicate Victor for murder. He romances Mary Jane Benson, who is eventually revealed to be his psycho ex, Patty. Patty wreaks havoc and shoots Victor three times, nearly killing him. Patty manages to escape town with the help of Adam Newman. Aided by Tucker McCall, Jack regained control of Jabot", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116072", "text": "Phyllis brought out the truth about Summer's paternity, and she and Jack told Summer that Nick, not Jack, was her biological father together. Jack was angry with Phyllis for not telling him before luring Sharon back to the scene of the crime for a public reveal and took up with Kelly at the Club for comfort. Resigned to telling Phyllis he and Kelly were now together, Jack headed home to find Phyllis, who had discovered the truth on her own after stealing Jack's phone, wanting to cement their commitment. Jack proposed and made love to Phyllis, who declared she would", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743209", "text": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless) Kyle Abbott is a fictional character from \"The Young and the Restless\", an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced on January 8, 2001, the character is the son of businessman Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West). For the character's first three-year run, he was portrayed by a series of infant toddler actors. In 2010, the character returned, portrayed as slightly older by child actor Garrett Ryan. After two years, he was rapidly aged to an adult, with Blake Hood stepping into the role in April 2012. Upon his", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116070", "text": "eventually she softened toward him and they began dating. Summer was initially upset that Jack was 'giving up' on her mom, but she eventually came to accept that Jack couldn't be expected to wait for something that might never happen. Jack and Kelly weathered Summer running off with fugitive Austin, and later marrying him. Jack, who had seen Kelly hugging Ben, learned that they were siblings with a family secret. When Jack decided it was time to move on with Kelly officially, he paid the comatose Phyllis a visit to say goodbye. Jack and Kelly later told Summer together about", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743229", "text": "with all due respect, is not attractive and actually very boring in the role.\" \"Soap Opera Digest\" described the decision to \"dump the charming Blake Hood\" and recast the character with Sawyer as \"puzzling\". Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless) Kyle Abbott is a fictional character from \"The Young and the Restless\", an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced on January 8, 2001, the character is the son of businessman Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West). For the character's first three-year run, he was portrayed by a series of infant toddler actors. In 2010,", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8141604", "text": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless) John Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera, \"The Young and the Restless\". He is the patriarch of the Abbotts, one of the core families introduced to the series in 1980. After a brief portrayal by Brett Halsey, the role was portrayed by Jerry Douglas until the character's death onscreen on August 18, 2006. Since September 1, 2006, Douglas has been reprising his role as a hallucination to various other characters. John's children are Jack, Traci, Ashley Abbott and Billy Abbott. The role was originated by Brett Halsey", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "3271741", "text": "included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric. As of February 2015, Lang is one of only two actors to be on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\" throughout the series. The other is John McCook, who portrays Eric Forrester. She appeared as Brooke on \"The Young and the Restless\" in 1999, interacting with Eric Braeden (Victor), Peter Bergman (Jack) and Eileen Davidson (Ashley). Lang previously appeared on \"The Young and the Restless\" as Gretchen in 1981, and returned to the soap, for a brief stint, in July 2007. Her work as Brooke has been recognized with seven", "title": "Katherine Kelly Lang" }, { "docid": "8116068", "text": "Sharon had switched the results and Nick was really Summer's father before she slipped into a coma. Jack put a ring on Phyllis' finger and considered them engaged. Summer and Jack began to connect. Jack regularly flew to Georgia to be with Phyllis, who was still in a coma. He also kept everyone together when his niece Delia was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Jack and his team realized a Chancellor subsidiary was illegally selling pills online, which put Summer in the hospital. Jack was able to get an investigation launched. Adam asked Jack to be his son Connor's godfather.", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16373011", "text": "what he could and could not do. Later, Skye accepted Jack Abbott's proposal to invest in the Newman Fund. She continued to promote the Newman hedge fund, and she persuaded Billy Abbott to let her appear on the front cover of his magazine, \"Restless Style\", which upset Victor. She also slept with Jack Abbott in order to make Adam jealous. Adam was jealous of Skye and Jack's relationship, but he was also suspicious of Jack, fearing that he and Victor were working together on a plan to bring him down. Skye was aware that Adam was paranoid about Victor and", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8141608", "text": "to stay away from her given her past marriages to Phillip Chancellor II and Stuart Brooks. Yet, Jack ended up having an affair with Jill, and when John found them she immediately wanted to end their relationship. Even Jack decided to stay away from Jill, who in turn launched a sexual harassment lawsuit where she was awarded $10,000. By 1982, John and Jill finally reunite and marry despite Jack and Katherine's pleas against it. Mamie Johnson also tried to keep an eye on Jill, who quickly began another affair with Jack despite his romances with Diane Jenkins and his marriage", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116038", "text": "the guy who found his one true love, followed by the most unlucky-in-love guy out there, someone who can't seem to hold on to it. Love is just out of his grasp.\" During his 20th anniversary reflection, Bergman described Jack as \"a reckless, selfish, uncaring cad\" changed by love. Jack's playboy issues stem from missing his mother. His unfaithfulness was a way of unconsciously punishing all women for his abandoning him. For Bergman's portrayal of Jack, Mamie Johnson (Veronica Redd) is his \"Achilles heel\". Mamie is the woman who has been around since he was a child, even when his", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16215392", "text": "Mason Wilder. Sarge is a tough-talking physical therapist who began working with Jack Abbott, who was paralyzed from the waist on down after being shot by his mentally ill ex-wife Patty Williams. Jack at first clashed with Sarge when he spotted him aggressively coaching one of his female patients, which Sarge uses as a way of building their strength to encourage them to work harder on their recovery. Jack later understood this method which lead him to ask Sarge to help him with his recovery as his female therapist didn't give him much hope on recovering. On March 20, Sarge", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2012)" }, { "docid": "3292169", "text": "in the ad campaign, which started in 1984. Bergman replaced Robinson after the latter experienced some legal difficulties. The writer of the commercial used this opening line as a disclaimer, because the then-existing \"white coat rule\" prohibited people from portraying doctors in commercials without some sort of clarification/disclaimer. The original commercial with Chris Robinson became the most-recalled TV commercial in the history of the Vicks brand. Since 1989, Bergman has played the role of Jack Abbott on \"The Young and the Restless\". In 1997, Bergman portrayed Jack Abbott in an episode \"The Heather Biblow story\" on \"The Nanny\", where he", "title": "Peter Bergman" }, { "docid": "8116035", "text": "on another of the network's comedy series' \"The King of Queens\"; he appeared in the episode \"Inner Tube\" along with fellow cast members Melody Thomas Scott and Scott Reeves (who portrayed Ryan McNeil). In 2006, Bergman stated: \"I love what I do! I get a new script every day, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. I've been doing this for 18 years, and I still can't wait to see what Jack has in store for us next.\" While he was in the role, Lester stated that Jack was a villain, but not entirely: \"I think Jack", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743227", "text": "age, like Lauren Fenmore (the woefully-underutilized Tracey Bregman)?\" Jillian Bowe (also of Zap2it) criticized Ryan's introduction and the character's return in 2010, writing: \"Sound the alarm and blow the trumpets. After years of begging and pleading with the regime over at \"The Young and the Restless\" to bring back Jack Abbott's (Peter Bergman) sons, one of them finally appears—sort of. Since Diane (now played by 30-something Maura West) returned, \"Y&R\" has all but beat fans over the head in reminding us of how Kyle was conceived, all the while neglecting to explain why Abby—who was conceived at the very same", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116054", "text": "Sven from the Genoa City Hotel. In the late 1980s, Jack and Victor Newman hire Leanna Love to write a biography on Victor. Unknowingly to Jack, Leanna adds a chapter that exploits the affair between Victor and Jack's sister Ashley Abbott. Victor believes Nikki Newman is behind the publication, and divorces her. He marries Leanna, which is later declared invalid. Victor eventually returns to Nikki, and gains reigns over Jabot Cosmetics. Victor fires Jack and replaces him with Brad Carlton. In response, Jack spitefully marries Nikki, who is again estranged from Victor. Problems arise early in Jack and Nikki's marriage,", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "10380994", "text": "heard from again, and Jack Abbot never mentions Keemo as his son. Eric Steinberg played Hong Kong business executive Ji Min Kim with business ties to Jack and as a love interest for Jill. The character was killed off in a contrived murder-mystery plot in 2007. While heavy recasting is considered to have doomed some series such as \"Ryan's Hope\" and \"Love Is a Many Splendored Thing\", \"The Young and the Restless\"' has been successful at replacing some of its lead characters with other actors. Most often, major characters are played by the same actor for decades; if they left", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "8141625", "text": "rather than a supernatural presence. Ashley, Billy and Katherine Chancellor have had similar visits from John's \"spirit.\" On December 24, 2013, Jack looks at photos of Phyllis, who is now in a coma. John appears. He tells Jack he needs to be with someone who can take care of him - Phyllis wouldn't want to see him home alone talking to a ghost. Jack tells him he's right, but first he has to do something. He calls Phyllis to chat to her. This is the last appearance of John until the episode aired on March 24, 2015. John appeared to", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116044", "text": "last three and half years, Sharon is there for Jack during the death of his father and his niece, Colleen (Tammin Sursok). Jack has had other various romances. In 1994, Jack became romantically involved with newly introduced character Mari Jo Mason (Diana Barton), after a \"year of going\" it solo without a love interest. Nancy Reichardt of \"The Tuscaloosa News\" noted that Jack was back \"romantically speaking\", finding love again. However, Mari had a hidden past; a relationship with Blade Bladeson (Michael Tylo), who was married to his sister Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson). Bergman said he was \"having fun\" playing", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16373004", "text": "Jerry Douglas, who portrayed the late John Abbott, Sr. The character departed on June 11, 2008. His character was announced to interact with Jack and Sharon Abbott, and Jeffrey Bardwell. When asked to describe his character in an interview, Douglas stated –– Douglas also said it was very fun to play a character other than the \"ghost\" John. Alistair was a down-on-his-luck actor who happened to be a lookalike of the late John Abbott, Sr. History<br> Alistair enjoyed his beer and wine and was usually drunk, causing problems with Jack and Sharon's plans. They finally fired him and tried to", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "16367423", "text": "it didn't work. He left town in 1985. In 2003, he returned briefly to reveal to Victor that their father Albert was actually alive and on his deathbed. Lindsey Wells first appeared in January 1984. She is an ex-wife and girlfriend of Jack Abbott. She was portrayed by actress Lauren Koslow from 1984 to 1986. The character was also seen in disguise as early as November 1983. History<br> Lindsey was a former girlfriend of Jack Abbott who worked for Jabot. She took illicit photos of Jack and Jill Foster Abbott's affair, then blackmailed the two into giving her higher positions", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1980s)" }, { "docid": "8116034", "text": "well financially and he decided it \"couldn't hurt\" to audition. Scott arranged for Bergman to come to California and audition with Jerry Douglas and Jess Walton, who portrayed John and Jill Abbott respectively. After a successful audition, Bergman was offered the part. Bergman reluctantly relocated to California after accepting the part. He made his debut on November 27, 1989. In 1997, Bergman appeared as Jack on an episode of the popular CBS series \"The Nanny\" entitled \"The Heather Biblow Story\". In the episode, he shared an onscreen kiss with fellow guest star Pamela Anderson. Bergman also guest starred as Jack", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "11161197", "text": "his incriminating pictures. Ricky made a deal with Phyllis which allowed him access to \"Restless Style\"s website, and he published an article about Nikki Newman's (Melody Thomas Scott) involvement in the murder investigation. Later on, he meets his uncle Todd Williams and he meets and offers to help his aunt Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) who is hiding from police, however that was all a scam in order to write an article about Patty and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman). Ricky then wanted to write that article with Phyllis, though she turned him down as she promised her ex-husband Nick that she", "title": "Ricky Williams (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116053", "text": "Jill. Jack's ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Wells takes pictures and blackmails him into marrying her in 1985. Jack retrieves the photos and reveals that the marriage is invalid. Lindsey then sells the remaining pictures to Katherine Chancellor, who makes them into a puzzle and sends it piece by piece to John. John throws Jack out of the Abbott Mansion and divorces Jill. When Jill is found shot, Jack, John and Katherine are among the main suspects. Jack originally confesses in order to prevent his affair with Jill from going public, but the truth comes out that the killer was a masseur named", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "10380978", "text": "April Stevens (Cynthia Eilbacher), who mothered his daughter, Heather, before marrying Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman) and opening a private investigations agency with Andy Richards (Steven Ford). Paul's older brother Steven (David Winn) was a reporter who dated Peggy Brooks and eventually moved to Washington D.C. Meanwhile, Carl and Mary's daughter Patty (Lilibet Stern/Andrea Evans) married Jack, but due to his frequent infidelities, she eventually lost control and shot Jack in the back three times. After being cleared of any charges, Patty divorced Jack and left town to join her brother Steven in Washington. The Williams' oldest son Todd was", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "16372932", "text": "Kristoff St. John (\"as\" Neil Winters). The character was found murdered on October 27, 2006 and a \"Who Killed Carmen Mesta\" storyline followed. Carmen's killer was Jana Hawkes (Emily O'Brien), who was initially never considered a suspect. History<br> Carmen is a freelance public relations consultant that Katherine Chancellor hires for Jabot Cosmetics in 2006 because of Jack Abbott's handling of a scandal that results from Jabot's test release of tainted face cream. Jack resents her involvement but soon becomes attracted to her and eventually he and Carmen have a one-night stand. Afterward, Carmen is hired by Victor Newman to work", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8116060", "text": "Jabot and Newman Enterprises began. Jack was from Jabot and his wife, Phyllis, worked for the rivals Newman. Phyllis decided to side with Victor and Newman, ending their marriage. Jack was fired from Jabot as a result of a lawsuit against the company. He was once again single, and briefly romanced Jill again. Jack and Ashley are against their father's new wife Gloria Fisher, who they believed is a gold digger. John is sent to prison for murdering Gloria's ex-husband Tom Fisher. With John in prison and not at the mansion to protect her, Gloria grew tired of the way", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8141610", "text": "from Jill, he began seeing Joanna Manning (Susan Seaforth Hayes), a high school friend and Lauren Fenmore's (Tracey E. Bregman) mother. He soon moved on to the director of the local soup kitchen, Ellen Winters. John's relationship with Ellen was the first interracial relationship on \"The Young and the Restless\". John put his love life on hold when Ashley disappeared. He found her in a mental institution in New York, and she had amnesia. Thankfully, she quickly recovered, and John brought her back home to Genoa City. Then, Brad quit his job, and John was forced to hire Jack again.", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116051", "text": "Harvard Business School where he becomes captain of the debate team. Jack graduates with an MBA and also gains the reputation of a playboy. In the early 1980s, Jack begins working alongside Jill Foster, who is dating his father John. When John ends the relationship, Jill begins dating Jack. This causes tension between all three of them, and Jill and Jack split up as well. Jill files a sexual harassment suit against Jack and wins $10,000. By 1982, Jill and John reunite and get married. Shortly thereafter, Jack marries Patty Williams in an effort to convince his father to make", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16372874", "text": "a calm man who refused to get involved in the war between Newman and Jabot, especially after Brad Carlton asked Damon to seduce Phyllis Abbott, the wife of Jabot employee Jack Abbott. Phyllis and Damon were attracted to each other, and they shared a kiss even though Phyllis was married to Jack. Drucilla was also attracted to Damon, but he did not seem to care for her. She then moved on to Neil Winters, where she found true love. One night, Damon shared a private conversation with Victoria Newman, who poured her heart out to him, only to realize later", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "16372931", "text": "to Gloria. He regretted not spending more time with his brother. Carmen Mesta first appeared on May 8, 2006, portrayed by former \"General Hospital\" actress Marisa Ramirez. \"The Young and the Restless\" has issued a casting call and by April 11, 2006, it was announced that Ramirez had secured the role as \"Carmen, a businesswoman whose storyline would be tied to Jack Abbott.\" She filmed her first scenes on April 4. By September 2006, it was announced that Carmen was to depart only four months after a debut. The show cited a lack of chemistry between her and her co-star,", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "10380979", "text": "an unseen character who served as a priest (he eventually made an on-screen appearance in 2004 with Corbin Bernsen playing the role in a cameo appearance). By the late 1980s, most members of the Williams family were phased out, but the Abbott and the Newman families remain. \"The Young and the Restless\" is one of the few shows in the history of daytime to eliminate their original core families and benefit from the result. Eric Braeden joined the cast in 1980 as sinister tycoon Victor Newman, in what was originally a short-term role but soon became a permanent fixture. Victor", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "8116050", "text": "Abbott is his biological father. He has two younger sisters, Ashley and Traci. Dina walks out on the family when Jack is only thirteen. John is left to raise their children on his own with assistance from housekeeper and nanny, Mamie Johnson (Marguerite Ray, and Veronica Redd). At the age of 19, Jack travels to Vietnam to serve in the army where he falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman by known as Mai Yun. At war's end, Jack is forced to evacuate Mai Yun's village and loses contact with his soul mate. After graduating from college, Jack attends", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743221", "text": "away from him, and he wanted to keep his dad. Later, Victor showed Jack the custody papers that Diane made him sign, and Jack was infuriated at Victor and his deceased ex-wife for trying to take his son away from him. Jack vowed to fight to keep Kyle with his biological family. Kyle and Jack revealed to everyone that Kyle would be moving to New York to attend a hockey boarding school, and he left two weeks later. Kyle returns a grown adult for his new cousin's christening in April 2012. Upon seeing Nikki, the woman who killed Diane, and", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16372995", "text": "Victoria later explained to Nick and Phyllis that the reason mother and daughter have a strained relationship is because Zara was not a nurturing parent, preferring instead to treat Sabrina as more of a sister or friend following Mr. Costelana's assassination, rather than a daughter. Sabrina's father was a diplomat who was killed while performing his job, which shattered Sabrina and her mother's relationship. Sabrina agreed to be in an article in the new magazine, Restless Style, which was started by Jack Abbott, Nicholas Newman, Sharon Newman Abbott and Phyllis Newman. The article was to be approved by Victor and", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8116033", "text": "who portrays Nikki Newman, suggested Bergman as Jack to her husband and former executive producer Edward J. Scott when she read of the news in \"Soap Opera Digest\". Bergman revealed that the producers had contacted his agent and asked about his height; he initially thought it was a joke. They then inquired about Bergman's feelings about replacing someone, and he was hesitant to take the role. He stated in 2009: \"I was on \"All My Children\" and replacing someone was sheer death, and it never worked on \"All My Children\".\" When the producers called him again, Bergman was not doing", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16368803", "text": "Elizabeth \"Liz\" Foster Brooks is an original character to \"The Young and the Restless\"; she was known for her marriages to William Foster and Stuart Brooks and was one of the show's two original matriarchs. She was portrayed by actress Julianna McCarthy on and off for 37 years until her death onscreen on June 18, 2010. Until her initial departure in 1985, McCarthy was the show's longest running cast member although she hadn't been on contract in some time. History<br> Elizabeth Foster was an assembly line laborer at Chancellor Industries, and the mother to William \"Snapper\" Foster and Greg Foster.", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1970s)" }, { "docid": "16373074", "text": "romantically involved. On Christmas Eve, Jack treated Emily to ice skating and the two later decorated the Christmas tree at the Abbott mansion while reminiscing about Christmas past. Emily revealed that her parents are deceased, and she has a brother. Emily was going to stop treating Patty due to the lack of progress she was making, but Patty suddenly had a breakthrough, and this encouraged her to continue as Patty's doctor. On New Year's Eve, Jack proposed to Emily, who said yes. They were planning to get married on Valentine's Day 2010. While Patty is in her padded cell, her", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "16215418", "text": "and returned it. Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) later gave Alex a job working for the police department and he began dating Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway). Mason Wilder first appeared on December 12, 2012 as the nephew of Sarge Wilder (Darnell Williams). His casting in the recurring role was announced in October 2012 by \"Entertainment Weekly\". In January 2014, Archey finished his stint with \"The Young and the Restless\". Mason arrives at Newman Enterprises for his interview and is mistaken by Phyllis Newman (Michelle Stafford) for Matt Merrick, an investor. He eventually reveals that he is Sarge's nephew and Jack Abbott", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2012)" }, { "docid": "8116067", "text": "the body, a setup by Victor, and Jack went to rehab. Phyllis helped him get through withdrawal. Nikki told Jack about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and he encouraged her to share the news with Victor. Later, Congressman Wheeler put a hit on Victor, so Jack and Victor worked together to prove Wheeler was involved in the death of Belinda Rogan. Jack and Phyllis moved in together. Phyllis revealed to Jack that he was Summer's real dad and all three grew closer. After a fall at the MS Gala, Phyllis needed brain surgery, but was never able to tell Jack that", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8141607", "text": "father, and history has written out the fact that Ashley and John discussed knowing he was not her father, but he loved her and she was in every other way his daughter. Jack graduated from Harvard University and, along with Ashley, who graduated from Colorado State University, prepared to one day take over their family company. Traci graduated from Stanford University and became a best-selling novelist. John continued to run Jabot, but he often butted heads with Jack over business deals. By the early 1980s, John began dating the much younger Jill Foster, but Jack tried to convince his father", "title": "John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16347454", "text": "in love with Luan, but they separated at the conclusion of the war. Twenty years later in 1994, Luan appeared in Genoa City, managing and working at her Chinese food restaurant. She and Jack soon reunited. Luan informed Jack that after the war, she gave birth to their son, Keemo. When Luan was shot at her restaurant by burglars, Keemo was found and brought to Genoa City by Christine Blair and Paul Williams. Keemo resented his parents, Luan and Jack, because they abandoned him, but he later made amends with Luan, who recovered from her shooting. After Luan recovered, she", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)" }, { "docid": "16372875", "text": "that Damon was the new chemist for her family's greatest rival. Victoria's family was against their relationship, but Victoria and Damon began to get closer. Damon was also getting close to Vanessa Lerner, his old girlfriend. He traveled to Japan with Vanessa to find a rare orchid that could help Jabot. He found himself sharing the trip with Dru and Neil, who were going to get married, and Jack and Sharon Newman, who went along with the couple. Phyllis broke up with Jack after a fight over the orchid, and she started a relationship with Damon. Vanessa was upset over", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8116042", "text": "Bergman said that, \"It truly hurts him. He's in pain\" when he sees Phyllis pregnant. Following Phyllis's betrayal, Bergman felt Jack changes again, \"in a big way\", and that he becomes very \"complex\". Jack then begins a romance with Nick's ex-wife, Sharon Newman, who was also hurt by the affair. Of the decision to pair the characters, Bergman said that it may have been an \"ill-conceived last resort\" after the Phyllis and Nick pairing. The co-stars decided to make the relationship work. Bergman revealed that he and Case made the \"concerted effort to turn this relationship into something\". Of the", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "4607923", "text": "William J. Bell William Joseph \"Bill\" Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas \"Another World\", \"The Young and the Restless\" and \"The Bold and the Beautiful\". Bell was married to former talk show host Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created \"The Young and the Restless\" and \"The Bold and the Beautiful\" with him. Their three children, Bill Jr., Bradley, and Lauralee, and daughter-in-law Maria Arena Bell are all involved in their parents' soaps in some capacity. Brenda Dickson, an original cast member of The", "title": "William J. Bell" }, { "docid": "16215419", "text": "(Peter Bergman) hires him as his new assistant. Mason begins to secretly give Victor Newman information on the interworkings at Newman. Mason meets with Victor where reveals that he has degrees in economics and international business and that he views Jack as a spoiled rich kid that had everything handed to him where as Victor earned everything on his own and Mason wants to learn from Victor. Mason agrees to give Victor the information he needs to retake control of Newman Enterprises in return for a better position once Victor is in charge again. The Young and the Restless characters", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2012)" }, { "docid": "12743225", "text": "Jack wants to find out what Victor is doing with Newman Enterprises' merger with Chancellor Industries. In order to do so, Jack enlists Kyle to ask Victor to rehire him at his company so he can get information on Bonaventure Industries, one of the company's subsidiaries. While working there, Kyle clashes with Noah Newman (Robert Adamson), who eventually reports him to Victor and he is fired. Soon after, it is said that Kyle was sent to work for Jabot in New York. In February 2015, Kyle (Lachlan Buchanan) returns to Genoa City, when he is recused and believed to be", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "17985191", "text": "Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless) Kelly Andrews is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated by actress Cynthia Watros, who debuted in the role on November 15, 2013. In 2014, following her booking a pilot on MTV, the role was immediately recast with Daytime Emmy Award winner Cady McClain, who debuted in the role on April 16, 2014. On May 29, 2015, McClain made her final appearance as Kelly. Originally introduced as a grief support group member in a group attended by Billy Abbott (Billy Miller, David", "title": "Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16367415", "text": "life just like she did with her kids long ago. Abby finds out through Jack that Dina is going back to Paris and is bothered that she didn't say goodbye. She heads over to the Athletic Club and sees her before she leaves and ask her to stay, but Dina says no. In October 2017, Dina accidentally reveals Ashley’s true paternity Dina suffers a mini-stroke, and is flown to Florida by her companion Graham (Who is revealed to be Brent Davis’s step son, who was only after Dina for her money, after feeling abandoned by Brent). Jack and Ashley find", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1980s)" }, { "docid": "16373080", "text": "that she was Emily. After their visit ended, she presumably returned to Chicago. In January 2012, Patty began posing as Emily again to attempt to win Jack away from Genevieve Atkinson, his fiancée. However, Jack turns who he thinks is Emily down telling her he loves Genevieve. Patty then has plans to shoot Genevieve, whom she had been working for as a housekeeper for months before under the alias Myrna Murdock. However, Patty arrives at Genevieve's house only to find that she is writing him a Dear John letter all before leaving town. Meanwhile, Tucker, who had spoken to someone", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "10381024", "text": "\"The Young and the Restless\" has used a special title sequence for a particular storyline. However, the extra budget dollars expended on \"Out of the Ashes\" - approximately $2,000,000 USD - produced little or no bump upward in the ratings. Victims trapped inside the rubble were: Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), Sharon Abbott (Sharon Case), Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow), a pregnant Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle), Adrian Korbel (Eyal Podell), Noah Newman (Hunter Allan), Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz), Paul Williams (Doug Davidson), Lauren Fenmore Baldwin (Tracey E. Bregman), Detective Maggie Sullivan (Tammy Lauren), Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard) and", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "16367420", "text": "worked as one of Jabot's executive secretaries, mostly for Jack Abbott. Meanwhile, Skip Evans served as the company's photographer, replacing Joe Blair, who was Christine Blair's cousin. After falling in love, the couple married in 1989 with the support of the Abbotts. Carol survived a childhood illness that left her leg permanently disabled. The illness also prevented her from conceiving a baby, and adoption agencies refused to let them adopt. Carol and Skip then came into contact with a young, unwed pregnant mother, Nancy \"Nan\" Nolan, who was unsure whether the father of her baby was her boyfriend or the", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1980s)" }, { "docid": "8116037", "text": "scuff his shoe and he wants to kill you. I don't have any problems supporting that with real emotions.\" According to Bergman, \"Jack is not annoyed by the 'little people' ever.\" Though Jack is a villain, Bergman \"wanted Jack to have Achilles heels.\" Jack spends majority of his life longing for \"a solid happy family.\" Bergman's first lines as Jack on the show were \"Smiling Jack is back. No more Mr. nice guy.\" Jack has always had trouble finding and keeping the right woman. When compared to his former alter ego Cliff Warner, Bergman explained: \"It is quite the contrast,", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116061", "text": "Jack and Ashley treated her and vowed to get even. She contaminated a new skin product Ashley was working on with cleaning solution. Gloria asked for a sample to show everyone her facial burns. Women ended up dying after using the cream. Jabot's reputation was ruined. In prison, John began going off the rails. Jack took this opportunity to make John cut out Gloria from his will, making John believe it was Dina. John was released early due to being ill, but was rushed to hospital and died. Jack and his siblings manipulated the funeral's time so that Gloria wouldn't", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "10380993", "text": "and being in the newspaper constantly for his company and social life, Luan surprisingly does not know Jack is in Genoa City. The character is shown with white hair, appearing to be around 60 years old, however, when Jack and Luan finally reconnect, Luan now has black hair and appears to be around 45. Luan quickly marries Jack Abbott (who tells him he is the father of her son Keemo), even though they barely know each other, and then she is suddenly and mysterious un-disclosed disease, and her two children were written out soon afterward in 1996. Keemo is never", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "16206342", "text": "Vance committed himself viciously to the case. Vance suggested that they expose Sharon Newman (Adam's true love at the time), however Adam refused to. Adam ended up winning in court. Since the Adam Newman case, Vance turned his attention to the young Abby Newman, who was being pressured by her uncle, Jack Abbott, to file a lawsuit against her father, Victor, for mishandling her trust fund. Vance offered his services to a reluctant Abby, but she ultimately agreed. Later on, Abby's sister, Victoria Newman Abbott joined the lawsuit and seemingly hijacked the case away from Abby. Regardless, Vance sparred off", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2010)" }, { "docid": "16373076", "text": "hospital. Paul calls Patty (thinking it's Emily) to come to the hospital. Patty fakes her identity and is on the road to marry her longed husband Jack making Jack think she's Emily. While Emily is in grave condition and near death and is revealed comatose, Jack instead unwittingly married Patty on Valentine's Day, thinking that she was Emily. Patty's other brother Todd, a priest, also unwittingly performed the ceremony. Emily wakes up from her coma and tries to convince Paul and her doctor she is Emily, not Patty, but they do not believe her. Jack, Paul, and Heather discover that", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8116052", "text": "him president of Jabot. However, Jack begins an affair with Jabot model Diane Jenkins. Diane continuously threatens to tell Patty about the affair to get her way. Once upset with Jack, Diane arranges to have Patty walk in on her and Jack sleeping together, and in the process causes Patty to miscarry her baby. When Patty overhears Jack admitting that he only married Patty to get ahead in his career, Patty shoots him. She loses her memory of the incident, and when she regains her memory Jack chooses not to press charges. Next Jack has an affair with his now-stepmother", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "9819245", "text": "Young and Restless (Australian band) Young and Restless (sometimes abbreviated to Y + R or Y & R) were a band from Canberra, Australia. Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006. The band formed in early 2005 when Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram (who were old high school buddies) combined with Ross Paxman, Mark Falkland and Nugie Utomo. Early names of the band were '...Wolves' and then 'The I Hate Yous' before settling on the current name. They started playing shows in Canberra before slowly", "title": "Young and Restless (Australian band)" }, { "docid": "9819252", "text": "and helped us along the way. We'll see you soon. YOUNG AND RESTLESS\" Young and Restless (Australian band) Young and Restless (sometimes abbreviated to Y + R or Y & R) were a band from Canberra, Australia. Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006. The band formed in early 2005 when Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram (who were old high school buddies) combined with Ross Paxman, Mark Falkland and Nugie Utomo. Early names of the band were '...Wolves' and then 'The I Hate Yous' before", "title": "Young and Restless (Australian band)" }, { "docid": "14708147", "text": "Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless) Greg Foster is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". A string of different actors played the role from 1973 to 1982, most notably James Houghton and Wings Hauser, who both reprised their roles as Greg in 2003 and 2010. The character of Greg Foster was brought to life by James Houghton in the series premier on March 26, 1973. He played the role Greg Foster until his departure in the fall of 1976. Houghton was replaced by Brian Kerwin, who aired from November 1976 to April", "title": "Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "17556466", "text": "She attempts to get her husband Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) to meet him, but Ian manages to always disappear to hide his true identity when Phyllis arrives with Jack. Summer later notices Phyllis engaging with \"Fred\" in the park and immediately alerts her mother of who he really is and what he has done to the people of Genoa City. Victor soon finds out that Ian is out of prison and reports the situation, only to find Ian in prison where he belongs when visiting the jail with Nikki. On Halloween, a fire is set to the Newman Enterprises tower", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2014)" }, { "docid": "17985202", "text": "is hiding something about who he really is. She is befriended by Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) while working on a fundraising event for a foundation in Delia's name. At the event, she mistakes Billy's brother Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) for her blind date Lily set her up with; Kelly and the attendees are later held in a hostage situation, which leads to the revelation of Kelly's affair to Billy (David Tom). Kelly is then shunned by a majority of Genoa City after the fundraising event for her involvement with Billy. She meets Jack again, where he offers her money to", "title": "Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "3436808", "text": "producer?\" - she tweeted. Her tweets coincided with the series' 41st anniversary. From 1993 to 2001, Rowell starred as Dr. Amanda Bentley in the CBS primetime series \"Diagnosis: Murder\", opposite Dick Van Dyke, replacing Cynthia Gibb from the original made-for-television movie. For much of Rowell's stint on \"Diagnosis: Murder\", she was working on that show and on \"The Young and the Restless\" simultaneously. One episode of \"Diagnosis Murder\" centered around murder on the set of \"The Young and the Restless\"; Rowell was featured as both Amanda and Drucilla in that episode. The series run from 1993 to 2001, producing 178", "title": "Victoria Rowell" }, { "docid": "8116065", "text": "wedding dress. Patty shot Jack and was sent to prison; Jack had to have surgery which nearly ended his life. He was left paralyzed. During his ordeal, Nikki supported him greatly and they rekindled their romance. They eventually were married. However, Victor went missing following the wedding and Nikki left Jack to find him, ending the marriage after only two days. Sharon took control of Newman while Victor was missing and stock prices fell. Jack was able to gain enough stock to own the company, which he nearly renamed Abbott Enterprises. Jack had to undergo another risky surgery to remove", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "15989360", "text": "Wilson Bethel Stephen Wilson Bethel (born 24 February 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on \"Hart of Dixie\", as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\", and as Benjamin Poindexter on the Netflix original series \"Daredevil\". He is also the star and creator of the web series \"Stupid Hype\" on the CW's new online platform CWD (CW Digital Studio). Bethel was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He's the son of Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard. Before becoming a regular on \"The Young and the Restless\",", "title": "Wilson Bethel" }, { "docid": "8116059", "text": "ends up pregnant with Jack's son through his own sperm bank donation. Jack later begins romancing Phyllis Summers; they marry however, it is revealed that Diane's son is his. Their marriage was at risk, as Diane tried to use Kyle to get Jack back. She moves in the Abbott pool house and develops a bitter rivalry against Phyllis. Diane sets the pool house on fire to frame Phyllis, and she is sent to jail for arson and attempted murder. She is freed and Jack and Phyllis gain custody of Kyle; but later hand Kyle back to Diane. Cosmetics War between", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16347482", "text": "Cassie's tragic death. Dr. Timothy \"Tim\" Reid first appeared in March 1996 on \"The Young and the Restless\" as a therapist of Phyllis Summers, who would later blackmail her. The role was portrayed by Aaron Lustig on that soap until November 29, 1997. In 2001, it was announced that Lustig would reprise the role on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\", airing from February 20 to May 11, 2001. In April 2012, it was announced that the character would return to \"The Young and the Restless\" for a brief guest period, his first appearance in 15 years. He aired from May", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)" }, { "docid": "12743223", "text": "insulting her, Sharon stole Kyle's driver's license as part of her kleptomania. Afterward, Jack told Kyle he was welcome to move back to the Abbott mansion, which he did. While working at Newman Enterprises, Kyle takes a liking to Phyllis and enlist her help in keeping an eye on Jack. When Kyle realizes that his father has been abusing his pain medications, he leaks the story to the press in an attempt to get Jack to realize he needs help. When Jack resigns as CEO of Newman Enterprises, he offers Kyle a job at Jabot Cosmetics, where he attracts the", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743218", "text": "was shocked to discover it was that of Jack. Soon after, she renamed the baby Kyle. Jack sued for sole custody of Kyle but lost, but once Diane burned down the Abbott poolhouse and tried to frame Jack's wife Phyllis Summers for it, he and Phyllis obtained custody of Kyle. However, Jack eventually gave Kyle back to Diane, and they moved to Chicago. Six years later, as an arranged surprise for Jack from his new wife, Emily Peterson (Stacy Haiduk), Kyle, along with Diane, made a brief return to Genoa City to visit with Jack while Jack and Kyle became", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116047", "text": "passing; all he wanted was to regain the family company, Jabot Cosmetics and would do anything good or bad to get it. Bergman said: \"Jack changed at the funeral. A switch changed immutably the day John died. John was Jack's moral compass. Now he's not encumbered by that course of right and wrong. There are not too many places he won't go to protect his family.\" In April 2015, it is revealed that there are two Jacks, one being Jack himself and another being a doppelgänger hired by Victor. \"On-Air On-Soaps\" noted that there was much speculation leading up to", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "14523052", "text": "Snapper Foster Snapper Foster is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". An original character since the show's inception, the role was played by William Gray Espy from March 26, 1973 to July 1975, and David Hasselhoff from 1975 to May 1982. Espy briefly reprised the character from February 28, 2003 to March 5, 2003, and Hasselhoff briefly reprised the role from June 15–21, 2010. With \"The Young and the Restless\" originally conceived as focusing on two core families, the wealthy Brookses and the poor Fosters, Snapper was designed as the oldest son", "title": "Snapper Foster" }, { "docid": "10381022", "text": "and the Beautiful as a new character named Bill. In 2007, the show began to reintroduce infamous story plots to draw back some devoted fans. The infamous Jack vs. Victor war began to surface again in November 2006, with Jack secretly manipulating Victor's new company, \"NVP Retreats\" (Nikki, Victor, Phyllis), and Victor wanting revenge. Also, with the death of John, the basic \"estate inheritance\" storyline, made famous with many characters including Kay and Jill, played out between the Abbott children and Gloria, who was John's wife before he died. Years 2006 and 2007 also saw two murder-mystery plots, as Carmen", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "8117088", "text": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless) Paul Williams is a fictional character on the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Paul was introduced to the show on May 23, 1978, and has been portrayed by Doug Davidson ever since. Initially Paul was a \"bad boy\", who had a romance with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), giving her an STD. The relationship ultimately ended, but the two have remained friends since. After a year on the series, Bell gave the character a proper backstory, surname and family. This included his notoriously unstable sister Patty Williams (Stacey Haiduk).", "title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8117127", "text": "in the Daytime Emmy Award category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless) Paul Williams is a fictional character on the American CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". Paul was introduced to the show on May 23, 1978, and has been portrayed by Doug Davidson ever since. Initially Paul was a \"bad boy\", who had a romance with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), giving her an STD. The relationship ultimately ended, but the two have remained friends since. After a year on the series, Bell gave the character a proper", "title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "12743216", "text": "but noted that it was \"fun to play\". Following Kyle being rapidly aged and returning to town, Hood stated that his new agenda was to \"be close to his dad and move on with his life\". However, Hood talked about how Kyle's goal to \"live a happy full life\" may not happen because he just happened to have \"stepped into this situation where the woman who killed his mother is still here.\" Kyle was \"less than pleased\" that his father Jack was re-developing a relationship with his ex-wife Nikki, who killed his mother in self-defense. Hood further said: \"What’s great", "title": "Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116069", "text": "Jack agreed. Adam admitted Victor was blackmailing him but wouldn't tell Jack why. When Adam was thought to have been killed, Jack urged Chelsea to keep Connor away from Victor. His assistant Hilary Curtis spontaneously kissed him at the Delia Project Valentine's Day Benefit, but he seemed more intrigued with Kelly Andrews. A hostage situation arose at the gala and he was able to negotiate Chelsea's release. After he learned Kelly slept with his brother Billy, he offered her money to leave town. Insulted, she tore the check up in his face. Jack began running into Kelly around town and", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16367476", "text": "Brad. Lisa spotted Lauren, and she threw her into the cage with Brad, intending to gas them both to death. Fortunately, Jack, who had tracked Lauren to the cabin, rescued them. Lisa fled town and has not been seen since. Scott Grainger first appeared in May 1988, portrayed by Peter Barton until 1993. Scott Grainger was known for being a part of the love triangle with Lauren Fenmore and Sheila Carter. The character also briefly appeared on \"The Bold and the Beautiful\" in 1993. History<br> Scott entered the picture as the doctor working on Jessica Blair, who had AIDS. In", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1980s)" }, { "docid": "8116057", "text": "marries Victor. When Nikki is shot, Victor convinces Diane to allow a divorce so he can marry Nikki on her deathbed. However, Nikki lives and Victor stays with her, leading Diane to return to Jack. However, Diane learns that Jack is only using her in his war against Victor, and she leaves him again. Meanwhile, Jack plots with Brad Carlton to take over Newman Enterprises while Victor is being held captive in New Mexico, and succeeds. When Victor returns, Jack offers to return Jabot in exchange for Newman. Victor counters that Jabot must be purchased to close the deal, and", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8117125", "text": "Young and the Restless\". This was strange, since his popular, P.I. character Paul Williams had previously and consistently driven story on the soap throughout the late 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s\". The website was pleased with Paul's new storylines, saying that the \"harrowing image\" before Paul shot and killed his son \"will stay with us for a while\". Dave Masko of the website Huliq called \"turning the character of Paul from a mainstay on the series for 30 years, into someone who murders his own son\" one of the stops pulled out by \"The Young and the Restless\" to", "title": "Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116073", "text": "have Kelly Andrews plan their engagement party. Jack prepared to tell Kelly he was engaged to Phyllis, but her mother had a heart attack. Kelly assumed Jack had told Phyllis about them. Bergman said that his initial casting was met with criticism when compared to his portrayal of the \"nice guy\" Cliff Warner on \"All My Children\". Bergman however was able to win over majority of Lester's fans within the first six months of his tenure. He stated: \"The \"All My Children\" fans were the hardest ones to win over because Cliff was such a nice character.\" Marla Hart of", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116064", "text": "and also had an affair with Adam's wife Skye Newman. Jack used Abby to file a lawsuit against Victor. Later, Diane returned to town with Kyle. Jack pushed her away although she wanted him, and she had romances with Tucker, Nick and remarried Victor. Jack later got involved with Genevieve Atkinson and they eventually were engaged. However, Patty returned and was posing as Genevieve's burnt maid. He was enraged at her when she used her holding company to gain control of Beauty of Nature. when Genevieve left Jack at the altar, only for Patty to take her place in her", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16373012", "text": "Jack, but she soon became furious after Billy's article damaged The Newman Fund. She then found Jack attempting to access her computer. Each time, Jack was able to talk his way out of the sticky situation, and he and Skye slept together several times. Victor managed to destroy The Newman Fund, and Skye was left in a state of shock after she lost everything, including Adam. After another intense confrontation with Adam, Skye turned up missing, leading Genoa City residents to believe that Adam killed Skye. However, Skye was later seen flying on the Newman jet with Victor. Skye called", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (2000s)" }, { "docid": "8116066", "text": "the bullet which was still inside of him, which made him temporarily step away from Newman and give Adam the position in his absence. He rekindled his friendship with Phyllis, leading to a kiss. Jack continues to struggle with his pains from the surgery, and became dependent on pain killers. In a bid to gain his company back, Victor fed information to the \"Genoa City Chronicle\" about Jack's pill addiction problems, further distressing him. Jack relapsed and woke up New Year's Day to find a dead prostitute, and the daughter of a congressman, on his floor. Adam got rid of", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "8116048", "text": "the reveal, observing that \"Many in the audience guessed it\". Bergman took on dual roles, the first time he had done this in his career. The actor said that he was \"having a ball\" playing two characters, saying: \"The challenge is to make it entertaining and the best way to do that is to make a lot of it funny, and we do.\" Luke Kerr of \"Daytime Confidential\" wrote: \"[Victor] went shopping at Moguls-R-Us and came home with a shiny, new Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) doppelganger, whom he's unleashed on Genoa City.\" Little is known about Fake Jack upon his", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "3678335", "text": "estranged shortly after her birth, and she was raised by her mother, Viva, in the Chelsea Hotel. Herrera's professional acting career began in 1969. He became best known for his role as the evil James Stenbeck on the soap opera \"As the World Turns\", a role he played periodically between 1980 and 2010. Herrera also played Mark Galloway in 1974 and 1975 on the same show. From the fall of 1975 to 1977, he played Jack Curtis, a college professor who cheated on his wife, driving her to obesity, on \"The Young and the Restless,\" and played Dane Hammond on", "title": "Anthony Herrera" }, { "docid": "8116049", "text": "introduction to the soap opera, apart from the fact that he was found by Victor in a Peruvian prison, although Bergman speculated that the character \"is quite literally a doppelgänger, that lookalike we all supposedly have walking around on the planet somewhere\". The character is described as a \"loose cannon\". Bergman also told \"TV Insider\" that Fake Jack \"likes to wear bright stuff. [Laughs] I've been having a ball with the people in the wardrobe department!\" John Abbott, Jr. known commonly as Jack, is born on June 29 (in 1953 or 1954) to Dina Abbott. It is uncertain whether John", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "9174556", "text": "daughter, Abby, and sometimes cooking a special family dinner, but sitting down to the table as part of the family instead of a being a servant. When last heard from, Mamie was not able to attend John Abbott's funeral nor Drucilla's memorial service. Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless) Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series' first", "title": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "9174549", "text": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless) Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\". The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series' first regular African American character. Jabot Cosmetics founder, John Abbott, was left alone to raise his three adolescent children when his wife Dina Mergeron left him. The Abbott children were mostly raised by long-time family maid, Mamie Johnson, whom they thought of as their", "title": "Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)" }, { "docid": "16347449", "text": "soon struck up a romance with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), and the two were engaged to be married. Jack broke off their engagement when he was reunited with his former lover, Luan Volien (Elizabeth Sung). Mari Jo tried to break Jack and Luan up by following them to St. Thomas on a vacation, where Ashley and Blade were also staying in an attempt to fix their marriage. After several switches between the twins, things took a turn for the worse, and Blade was fatally struck by a car in 1995. Mari Jo decided to romance Jack's son with Luan, Keemo", "title": "The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)" }, { "docid": "10380998", "text": "\"The Young and the Restless\" and \"The Bold and the Beautiful\", the character was later handed over to Michelle Stafford, who also plays Phyllis. Although this recast was mainly storyline-directed, since Sheila had plastic surgery to look like Phyllis, fans of Sheila have expressed mixed opinions regarding Brown's absence in the role. Unlike other soaps in the 1980s or 1990s, \"The Young and the Restless\" avoided preachy social issues. When they did touch on such issues as abortion or the homeless crisis or AIDS, it was only as a plot device with a few facts and statistics thrown in for", "title": "The Young and the Restless storylines" }, { "docid": "5642617", "text": "January 2014, he was hired to play the character of Ian Ward on the long running soap \"The Young and the Restless\". He returned to \"Y&R\" in September 2015. He played the mayor in the first season of \"Deadbeat\". Since 2014, he has appeared in multiple series on ABC. He has a recurring role as Marvin on \"Fresh Off the Boat\" and appeared in the first two seasons of \"Marvel's Agent Carter\" as comic book character Hugh Jones. In 2016, Wise appeared in the Netflix series \"\". He portrayed Jack Smith, an old friend of Richard Gilmore, who becomes the", "title": "Ray Wise" }, { "docid": "8116071", "text": "their decision and that Kelly had moved into the Abbott mansion. She was accepting, but vowed never to give up hope for Phyllis' recovery. Jack and Kelly were attending Nick and Sharon's wedding when Phyllis appeared dressed in a white dress in the church. Jack rushed to her side as she collapsed and went with her to the hospital. Jack arrived at home to find Kelly moving out. They made love, but she left in the morning. Jack then brought Phyllis home from the hospital and due to the doctor's warnings, elected not to tell her about Kelly right away.", "title": "Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "18244029", "text": "held one week later than in previous seasons, giving a three-week gap from the end of the 2015 French Open. The change, announced in 2012, is intended to provide players more time for recuperation and preparatory grass-court tournaments. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men's singles, defending his championship from 2014. Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic was the defending champion in women's singles, but she lost to Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–4, 6–4. She also", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships" }, { "docid": "18244029", "text": "held one week later than in previous seasons, giving a three-week gap from the end of the 2015 French Open. The change, announced in 2012, is intended to provide players more time for recuperation and preparatory grass-court tournaments. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men's singles, defending his championship from 2014. Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic was the defending champion in women's singles, but she lost to Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–4, 6–4. She also", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships" }, { "docid": "5440607", "text": "10 women to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during her career. She is also one of seven women (with Hart, Court, Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams) to have won all four Grand Slam doubles tournaments. At the U.S. National Championship (precursor of the U.S. Open) in 1942, Irvin reached the singles quarterfinals at the age of 15. At Wimbledon in 1953, Fry and Hart lost only four games during the entire women's doubles tournament and won three matches without losing a game, including the semifinals and finals, the latter over Connolly and", "title": "Shirley Fry" }, { "docid": "18836324", "text": "Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to make the Wimbledon final since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1996. Muguruza won the title two years later. This tournament is notable for being the first grand slam main draw appearance of 2017 French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko. 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, becoming the oldest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era. By defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena also achieved her", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles" }, { "docid": "18836323", "text": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, becoming the oldest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era. By defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open and she also became the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon all in the same calendar year.", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles" } ]

[ { "docid": "18898944", "text": "sustain the challenge. In the end, Djokovic won in 4 sets. 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2015 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Djokovic–Federer rivalry, it pitted defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time, a rematch of the Wimbledon final a year earlier in which Djokovic defeated Federer in five sets. Before the match, Federer led the head-to-head 20 matches to 19, with the two players", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final" }, { "docid": "18941189", "text": "2015 Australian National Handball Championship season The 2015 Australian National Handball Championship is split into three stages. Stage one was held in Brisbane early August for Under 21 & Under 18 titles. Stage two in Canberra mid August for the Youth Championships. Stage three will be in Perth during October for the Open titles. The Under 18 Boy's was won by Queensland as no other teams turned up. They ended up playing in the Under 21 men's competition which was won by Queensland Under 21 over New South Wales with the Queensland Under 18's third. The Under 18's women saw", "title": "2015 Australian National Handball Championship season" }, { "docid": "5524163", "text": "and won the Italian doubles and the Canadian singles and doubles championships. Without any coaching, in 1950 Savitt reached the U. S. Tennis Championship semifinals at Forest Hills, losing to Art Larsen. In 1951, at the age of 24, Savitt won the Wimbledon Singles Championship. Along the way he beat Larsen, the # 1 US player, in straight sets, and Herbert Flam, the # 2 US player. He also won the Australian Open Singles title, winning in straight sets in the 61-minute final. He became the first American since Don Budge, 13 years earlier, to win both Wimbledon and the", "title": "Dick Savitt" }, { "docid": "20977247", "text": "In 2011, Kaur won a bronze medal at the 6th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in Patiala. In 2012, she won a bronze and a silver medal at the 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship in Vishakhapatnam and at the 8th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in Patiala. In 2015, she won a bronze medal at the 16th Senior (Elite) Women National Boxing Championship in New Bongaigaon, Guwahati. In 2018, she won gold at the Ahmet Comert International Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey in the 64kg category, along with Monika and Bhagyabati Kachari who also won a gold medal in", "title": "Simranjit Kaur (boxer)" }, { "docid": "16874788", "text": "Wimbledon 2015, Paes teamed up with Martina Hingis to win the mixed doubles championship. The final with a 6–1, 6–1 score against fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Tímea Babos lasted only 41 minutes. In men's doubles, Paes and Nestor reached the third round. By winning his 4th Wimbledon mixed doubles title, Paes now shares the record for most such titles won in the gentlemen's section in the open era with Owen Davidson. On 12 September 2015, Paes won the mixed doubles at the 2015 US Open partnering Martina Hingis, defeating Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in three sets. On 3", "title": "Leander Paes" }, { "docid": "10049848", "text": "1878 Wimbledon Championship The 1878 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 15 July until 20 July. It was the 2nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1878. There were 34 competitors, excluding Spencer Gore who as champion was not required to participate until the best of the challengers had won the All comers' final. The winner of the All Comers' final was Frank Hadow, a planter from Ceylon who was on leave", "title": "1878 Wimbledon Championship" }, { "docid": "18896226", "text": "Opelka is close friends with Taylor Fritz, and was the best man at Fritz's wedding. His uncle is conservative radio personality Mike \"Stunt Brain\" Opelka. Opelka won the 2015 Junior Wimbledon tournament, defeating World No. 1 Taylor Fritz en route to beating Mikael Ymer in the final, and reached the finals of the Boys' Doubles event (with Akira Santillan) at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Opelka made his ATP debut at the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, where he lost in the first round to fifth seed Sam Querrey. In August, Opelka won his first three career ATP matches at", "title": "Reilly Opelka" }, { "docid": "2160929", "text": "Milton Keynes in 2003. The two sides have met three times in cup competitions, all games at Milton Keynes, of which AFC Wimbledon have won one. Owing to MK Dons' relegation from the Championship in the 2015–16 season, alongside AFC Wimbledon's promotion from League Two, AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons competed in the same league division for the first time in the 2016–17 season. Both clubs won one and lost one in that season's league matches. One of AFC Wimbledon's main rivals are Crawley Town. This is largely due to their frequently fractious meetings at a non-league level since", "title": "AFC Wimbledon" }, { "docid": "11540214", "text": "Tan won the Women's World University Chess Championship of 2012 in Guimarães. In 2013, she won the 3rd China Women Masters Tournament in Wuxi with a score of 6.5/9 points, 1.5 ahead of runners-up Valentina Gunina and Huang Qian. In 2014 Tan won the Asian Women's Blitz Championship in Sharjah. In May 2015 she won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Xinghua. The following month, Tan won the 5th China Women Masters Tournament with 7/9, a full point ahead of second-placed Lei Tingjie. In August 2015, she won the Asian Women's Rapid Championship in Al Ain. On December 1, 2015,", "title": "Tan Zhongyi" }, { "docid": "20923386", "text": "Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (born 16 July 1999), is an Uzbekistani Women Grandmaster (2016). In 2011, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won bronze medal the World Youth Chess Championship in age category U12. In 2015, she won Asian Girls Championship in age category U20. In 2017, she is second Asian Zone 3.4 after Dinara Saduakassova and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018. In 2018, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won Uzbekistan Women Chess Championship. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova played for Uzbekistan in the Women's Chess Olympiads: In 2015, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM)", "title": "Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova" }, { "docid": "15688944", "text": "in Buenos Aires and led to their invitation to play in the ICC Americas Women's Championship in Miami in May 2009. While unable to win any matches at this championship, the team was very competitive and earned the praise of all who witnessed how much they the players have achieved in such a short time. However, the Brazil Women´s National Cricket team went on to win the South American Women´s Cricket Championships in 2015 in Santiago, Chile for the first time in the history of Brazilian Women´s cricket. Cricket in Brazil Cricket is a growing sport in Brazil, presently in", "title": "Cricket in Brazil" }, { "docid": "18778132", "text": "place on goal difference were Bristol Rovers, securing promotion in their first season back in the Football League and being in the promotion chase for virtually the whole season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were AFC Wimbledon, who won promotion to the third tier for the first time in their 14-year history – coupled with the relegation of Milton Keynes Dons from the Championship, the two sides both claiming to be continuing the original Wimbledon club would be facing off in the same league for the first time from next season. Portsmouth enjoyed their first successful season since", "title": "2015–16 in English football" }, { "docid": "5937037", "text": "Blanche Bingley Blanche Bingley Hillyard (\"née\" Bingley; 3 November 1863 – 6 August 1946) was an English tennis player. She won six singles Wimbledon championships (1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900) and was runner up seven times, having also competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women in 1884. She also won the Irish championships three times (1888, 1894, 1897); the German championship twice (1897, 1900); and the South of England Championships at Eastbourne, 11 times between 1885 and 1905. Bingley was born in Greenford in the London Borough of Ealing, the daughter of a wealthy tailoring business proprietor", "title": "Blanche Bingley" }, { "docid": "20977120", "text": "in Uttarakhand and at the 12th Senior Women National Boxing Championship in Bhopal. In 2012, she won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 13th Senior Women National Boxing Championships in Guwahati and at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia respectively. In 2015, she won a silver medal at the 16th Senior (Elite) Women National Boxing Championship in New Bongaigaon, Guwahati. In 2018, she won gold at the Ahmet Comert International Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey in the 81kg category, along with Simranjit Kaur and Monika who also won a gold medal in the 64kg and", "title": "Bhagyabati Kachari" }, { "docid": "17548954", "text": "West of England Championships three times South of England Championships two times, Surrey Championships two times, and the Welsh Championships, twice and the Championship of London one time. Harry S. Barlow Harry Sibthorpe Barlow (5 April 1860 – 16 July 1917) was a British amateur lawn tennis player, active at the end of the 19th century. In 1892 he won his first and only Wimbledon title when together with Ernest Lewis they defeated another famous team of tennis brothers, Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley, in four sets. In total Barlow would reach three doubles finals at the Wimbledon Championships during", "title": "Harry S. Barlow" }, { "docid": "4324313", "text": "Prestwick Club institutes a Professional Championship played at Prestwick; the first Championship Belt is won by Willie Park, Snr. 1861 The Professionals Championship is opened to amateurs, and The Open Championship is born. The first competition is won by Old Tom Morris. 1864 The North Devon Golf Club is founded at Westward Ho! 1865 The London Scottish Golf Club is founded on Wimbledon Common 1867 The Ladies' Golf Club at St. Andrews is founded, the first golf club for women. 1869 The Liverpool Golf Club is founded at Hoylake, later Royal Liverpool. Young Tom Morris, age 17, wins the first", "title": "Timeline of golf history (1851–1945)" }, { "docid": "20923387", "text": "title year later. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (born 16 July 1999), is an Uzbekistani Women Grandmaster (2016). In 2011, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won bronze medal the World Youth Chess Championship in age category U12. In 2015, she won Asian Girls Championship in age category U20. In 2017, she is second Asian Zone 3.4 after Dinara Saduakassova and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018. In 2018, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won Uzbekistan Women Chess Championship. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova played for Uzbekistan in the Women's Chess Olympiads: In 2015, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International", "title": "Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova" }, { "docid": "10050013", "text": "4–6, 6–3 Ernest Renshaw defeated Donald Stewart, 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 1883 Wimbledon Championship The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July. It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883. William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright. The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end", "title": "1883 Wimbledon Championship" }, { "docid": "10050012", "text": "1883 Wimbledon Championship The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July. It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883. William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright. The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end of each game. William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3,", "title": "1883 Wimbledon Championship" }, { "docid": "5524230", "text": "and concentrate on tennis. In 1960 McKinley enrolled at Trinity University where he joined Frank Froehling, another leading American player, under the tutelage of coach Clarence Mabry, who also coached John Newcombe and other professionals. This gave Trinity arguably the best collegiate men's tennis team in Athe U.S. However, during this period Trinity never won the NCAA championship because the NCAA scheduled the championship tournament opposite Wimbledon, and both McKinley and Froehling chose to participate in Wimbledon rather than the collegiate tournament. McKinley’s decision to play Wimbledon was justified when in 1961, as a college sophomore, he reached the Wimbledon", "title": "Chuck McKinley" }, { "docid": "16537536", "text": "and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6. Australia won the final 3–0. In the same year, she reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open which she lost to eventual champion Billie Jean King. Suurbeek played in the ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon in 1967, 1968 and 1969 but did not make it past the second round. In 1980, she was voted Female Player of the Year by the USA Tennis Florida Adult Competitive Tennis Council. In 1983 she won the USTA National Indoor Women`s 35 Championships in St. Louis and was ranked first in the USTA women`s 35s.", "title": "Astrid Suurbeek" }, { "docid": "18119907", "text": "Kournikova gained third consecutive titles in both the European and World championships, winning the division for 8 year olds. Kournikova won the May 27–29, 2014 Age 9 European Championship by 22 strokes. He won the 2015 European World Championship 10-year-old division by 4 strokes. He won the 2015 US Kids World Championship 10-year-old age group by 9 strokes. Allan Kournikova Allan Kournikova (born 21 September 2004) is a youth golfer who is the half-brother of Anna Kournikova and son of Alla Kournikova. He has won the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 U. S. Kids Golf European Championships and 2011,", "title": "Allan Kournikova" }, { "docid": "13487450", "text": "In doubles, the pairing of Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title at Roland-Garros and the Australian Open, Jordan and Smylie won the Wimbledon title and Kohde-Kilsch–Suková were victorious at the US Open. The table below shows the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule. These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by: The winners", "title": "1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series" }, { "docid": "19456636", "text": "won the 5000 meters at the European Under-23 Championship in Tallinn, Estonia, and broke the Under-23 French record in 15 min 30 s 61. Two weeks later, she took part to the 5000m at the Salinsbury Games in London, Great Britain, and lowered for the third time the Under-23 French record to 15 min 28 s 61. On October 12, 2015, she took part to her first 10k road race at the Tufts Health Plan 10k for Women and broke the Under-23 French 10k road race record in the time of 33 min 26 s. On December 13, 2015, aged", "title": "Liv Westphal" }, { "docid": "20181453", "text": "Abdulla played for Azerbaijan in European Team Chess Championship: In 2010 she awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title, but in 2015 - Woman grandmaster (WGM) title. Khayala Abdulla Khayala Abdulla (; born 13 July 1993) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM, 2015). In 2010 in Batumi Khayala Abdulla won bronze medal in European Youth Chess Championship in age category U18. In 2011 she won Azerbaijani Youth Chess Championship in age category U18, but in age category U20 had the second place. In 2012 Khayala Abdulla repeatedly won the silver medal in", "title": "Khayala Abdulla" }, { "docid": "14564782", "text": "Table is current through the 2014 Fed Cup\" Agnieszka Radwańska career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Agnieszka Radwańska, a professional tennis player from Poland. To date, Radwańska has won 20 WTA singles titles, including one year-end championship at the 2015 WTA Finals, three WTA Premier Mandatory singles titles, and two WTA Premier 5 singles titles. She was also the runner-up at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in 2014 and 2016 and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2015. Radwańska achieved a career high singles ranking of world no.", "title": "Agnieszka Radwańska career statistics" }, { "docid": "14564773", "text": "Agnieszka Radwańska career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Agnieszka Radwańska, a professional tennis player from Poland. To date, Radwańska has won 20 WTA singles titles, including one year-end championship at the 2015 WTA Finals, three WTA Premier Mandatory singles titles, and two WTA Premier 5 singles titles. She was also the runner-up at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in 2014 and 2016 and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2015. Radwańska achieved a career high singles ranking of world no. 2 on July 9, 2012. In August 2007,", "title": "Agnieszka Radwańska career statistics" }, { "docid": "5217813", "text": "finalists and the exclusion of doubles champions who had not won at least four titles was mildly controversial, with Frew McMillan bemoaning to BBC Radio that his two-time mixed doubles championship partner Betty Stöve had not been invited, despite the Dutch woman holding three Wimbledon doubles titles and having reached the singles final once; whereas Hana Mandlíková and Goran Ivanišević both attended, neither one of whom had ever won a Wimbledon title of any kind prior to Wimbledon 2000. The total prize money for 2000 championships was £8,056,480. The winner of the men's title earned £477,500 while the women's singles", "title": "2000 Wimbledon Championships" }, { "docid": "1586312", "text": "is one of only six men to win three or more Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year. The others are: Rod Laver who won the Grand Slam in 1969; Mats Wilander won the Australian, French and US Open in 1988; Roger Federer won the Australian, Wimbledon and US Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007; Rafael Nadal won the French, Wimbledon, and US Open in 2010; and Novak Djokovic won the Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open in 2011 and 2015. Connors reached the final of the US Open in five straight years from 1974 through 1978, winning three times", "title": "Jimmy Connors" }, { "docid": "20360450", "text": "Roy Emerson (who won 6 titles in the 1960s) before losing in the quarter finals to Neale Fraser. Shea lost in round two of Wimbledon. He reached the last 16 at U. S. championships, losing to Fraser. In 1957 Shea lost in round two of Roland Garros, round one of Wimbledon and round three at U. S. championships. Shea then lost in round one of Wimbledon 1958 and round two at U. S. championships in 1959 and then retired. In later life he played a lot of golf recreationally. Gilbert Shea Gilbert Shea (born 5 October 1928) is a former", "title": "Gilbert Shea" }, { "docid": "906201", "text": "with the other three \"Major or Grand Slam\" events, Wimbledon was contested by top-ranked amateur players, professional players were prohibited from participating. This changed with the advent of the open era in 1968. No British man won the singles event at Wimbledon between Fred Perry in 1936 and Andy Murray in 2013, while no British woman has won since Virginia Wade in 1977, although Annabel Croft and Laura Robson won the Girls' Championship in 1984 and 2008 respectively. The Championship was first televised in 1937. Though properly called \"The Championships, Wimbledon\", depending on sources the event is also known as", "title": "The Championships, Wimbledon" }, { "docid": "18898940", "text": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2015 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Djokovic–Federer rivalry, it pitted defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time, a rematch of the Wimbledon final a year earlier in which Djokovic defeated Federer in five sets. Before the match, Federer led the head-to-head 20 matches to 19, with the two players tied one to one on grass and one to one in", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final" }, { "docid": "18244030", "text": "achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open. With this win, Williams also became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era at 33 years and 289 days old by 26 days, beating Martina Navratilova, who won the 1990 Wimbledon Championships at 33 years and 263 days old. The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was the 129th edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships" }, { "docid": "20690951", "text": "Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship. In 2015, Davletbayeva was a member of the Macedonian chess club from Skopje \"Gambit-Aseko\" who won team silver in the European Women's Chess Club Cup. In 2017, she again won the silver medal at Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship. Davletbayeva has played for Kazakhstan: She was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2011 and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title five years later. Madina Davletbayeva Madina Davletbayeva (; born 19 August 1989) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of International Women Grandmaster. She is a winner of the Kazakhstani Women's", "title": "Madina Davletbayeva" }, { "docid": "18658122", "text": "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women was hosted by Russia from 18 to 26 July 2015. The United States won their seventh title by defeating Russia 78–70 in the final. (<nowiki>*</nowiki>) Japan qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A third Asian team had to be named to take Japan's place. The draw took place with the third Asian team's identity yet to be named. On 23 March 2015, Chinese Taipei, fourth-place finisher at the Asia Championship, was confirmed by FIBA to be Japan's replacement. The draw for the", "title": "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women" }, { "docid": "13499993", "text": "quarterfinals. In 1937, he defeated Sam Ang and Alfredo Diy, and made it to the finals of the Philippines Championship but lost to Leonardo Gavia Jr. After a disappointing Philippines Championships campaign, Ampon bounced back. After the war, Ampon made history by winning the Wimbledon Plate Championship in 1948, a trophy for the 96 players who made an early exit in the first and second rounds of the Wimbledon Championships. In 1948 he won an International tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1949 he won Welsh Championships singles title and in 1951 he became the singles champions at the Swedish Hard", "title": "Felicisimo Ampon" }, { "docid": "10049839", "text": "England Club, Wimbledon, to witness the final contest between Messrs. Spencer Gore and W. Marshall for the championship. The play on both sides was of the highest order and its exhibition afforded a great treat to lovers of the game. All three sets were won buy Mr. Gore, who, therefore, becomes lawn tennis champion for 1877, and wins the £12 12s. gold prize and holds the silver challenge cup, value £25 5s. The second and third prizes were then played for by Messrs. W. Marshall and G.C. Heathcote (best of three sets by agreement). Mr. Marshall won two sets to", "title": "1877 Wimbledon Championship" }, { "docid": "15948755", "text": "in the second division Higher league, where they have stayed as of June 2015. The women's basketball of the side has inversely kept competing for titles, winning the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship for women as recently as 2015. Kazakhstan Basketball Championship: Kazakhstan Basketball Cup: Astana Tigers Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship where it won six consecutive titles from 2004 to 2010, also adding four Kazakhstan Basketball Cup titles. Since 2011 and the inception of rival BC Astana, who have won nearly every domestic trophy each year, the Tigers have seen their standing wane, as of", "title": "Astana Tigers" }, { "docid": "8998438", "text": "Sandra Reynolds Sandra Reynolds Price (\"née\" Reynolds; born 4 March 1934) is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only female player from South Africa to have reached the Wimbledon singles final, and she is one of three to have reached a singles final in a Grand Slam. In 1961, she was seeded no. 1 for the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship, making her the", "title": "Sandra Reynolds" }, { "docid": "12912438", "text": "Lauren Briggs Lauren Briggs (born 8 August 1979 in Stanford-Le-Hope) is a professional squash player who represents England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 18 in December 2008. She has twelve International tour titles accredited to her name, winning tournaments in America, Finland, France, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Wales. Briggs retired from the International WSA Tour in 2013. In February 2015, Briggs entered into the Masters British National Championships and won the Over 35's Masters British National Championship for the first time. In the following May 2015, she won the Over 35's British Open Championship.", "title": "Lauren Briggs" }, { "docid": "14481223", "text": "Frederik Nielsen Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a professional male tennis player. He is a former Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion, in 2012, and now competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour in both singles and doubles. Nielsen is coached by fellow Dane John Larsen and is a member of the Denmark Davis Cup team. His grandfather is former grand slam finalist Kurt Nielsen. In 2012, Nielsen won the Wimbledon Men's Doubles Championship with Britain's Jonathan Marray. He thus became the first Dane ever to win a Wimbledon Championship title, his grandfather, Kurt Nielsen, having won the Wimbledon", "title": "Frederik Nielsen" }, { "docid": "3040525", "text": "Priestley, the novelist, playwright and broadcaster; Frank Riseley who partnered Sydney Smith and won the Men's Double Championship at Wimbledon in 1902 and 1906; his brother Bob Riseley who was on the Wimbledon Committee of Management for many years; Dodd and Mellet of South Africa; Dorothy Round Little who was Ladies' Singles Champion at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937 and Mixed Doubles Champion in 1934, 1935 and 1936; Commander Philip Glover, \"Royal Navy\" champion; Thelma Cazalet-Keir, the \"Conservative\" feminist politician; Alan Davies; Duncan Macaulay, who was Secretary of the \"All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club\" from 1946 to 1963;", "title": "Criccieth" }, { "docid": "6989974", "text": "Herbert Lawford Herbert Fortescue Lawford (15 May 1851 – 20 April 1925) was a former co-World No. 1 tennis player from Scotland who won the Men's Singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up a record 5 times (shared with Arthur Gore). In the 1887 final, the native of Bayswater defeated Ernest Renshaw (also of Great Britain) in five sets: 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4. He reached the finals of Wimbledon in 1880, 1884–86, and 1888. Lawford won the first major men's doubles tennis tournament, the Oxford University Men’s Doubles Championship, in 1879 partnering Lestocq Robert Erskine. This event", "title": "Herbert Lawford" }, { "docid": "13770963", "text": "Birmingham, before sitting out the quarter final in Belgrade against Serbia which fell just after Wimbledon. Andy Murray career statistics Andy Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current world No. 262 in the ATP rankings. He is the reigning Olympic champion, having won the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has reached eleven grand slam finals in total: he won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, and finished as runner-up at the 2008 US Open, the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens, at Wimbledon in", "title": "Andy Murray career statistics" }, { "docid": "8544455", "text": "Herbert Baddeley Herbert Baddeley (born 11 January 1872 in Bromley – 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France) was a British male tennis player and the younger of the Baddeley twins. Herbert reached the singles semi finals at Wimbledon three times. In 1894 he beat Harry S. Barlow before losing to Ernest Lewis. In 1895 he beat Reginald Doherty before handing a walkover to his brother. In 1896 he beat William Larned before losing to Wilberforce Eaves. In 1891 and 1894–1896 he and his twin brother Wilfred won the Wimbledon doubles championship four times. When Wilfred was beaten in the 1896", "title": "Herbert Baddeley" }, { "docid": "18658123", "text": "tournament was held on 12 March 2015 at the House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland. \"All times are local (UTC+3).\" \"All times are local (UTC+3).\" 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women was hosted by Russia from 18 to 26 July 2015. The United States won their seventh title by defeating Russia 78–70 in the final. (<nowiki>*</nowiki>) Japan qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A third Asian team had to be named to take Japan's place. The draw took place with the third Asian team's identity yet to be", "title": "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women" }, { "docid": "2164178", "text": "partnered with Briton Angela Buxton. Later in the season she won the Wimbledon doubles championship (again with Buxton), the Italian Championships in Rome, the Indian Championships in New Delhi and the Asian championship in Ceylon. She also reached the quarter-finals in singles at Wimbledon and the finals at the US Nationals, losing both to Shirley Fry. The 1957 season was, in her own words, \"Althea Gibson's year\". In July Gibson was seeded first at Wimbledon—considered, at the time, the \"world championship of tennis\", and won the title after a victory in the final against Darlene Hard. She was the first", "title": "Althea Gibson" }, { "docid": "19977284", "text": "6th edition of the championship. There were competitors from all continents except North America. 21.6% of all contestants were women. Organizator of the championship, Indian Bodybuilding Federation (IBBF) has published official results in January 2015. Individual overall winner is Peter Molnar of Hungary who won gold medal in Bodybuilding (100 kg) category. Team overall winner in both, men's and women's competition is national team of Thailand who won 8 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals, the most among participants. Participants from 20 different countries were among the winners. Most medals won national team of India (twenty), most gold medals", "title": "2014 WBPF World Championship" }, { "docid": "20995701", "text": "at the age of thirteen Irina won the Russian Junior Championship in the U20 age group of girls. In 2000, she was second in the Women's Chess Championship, but in 2003 Irina won this tournament. In 2004, she took the 4th place in European Individual Chess Championship. In 2009, she became the finalist of the Russian Women`s Chess Cup, but in 2010 she won this cup. In 2011, she won the Russian Women's Fast Chess Championship. In 2000s Irina Turova participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system: In 2000, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM)", "title": "Irina Turova (chess player)" }, { "docid": "15599964", "text": "EuroBasket Women 2015 The 2015 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2015 was the 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Hungary, that hosted the championship for the fifth time after 1950, 1964, 1983 and 1997 and Romania that hosted it for the second time after 1966, from 11–28 June 2015. This event was host by more that one country for the first time. Serbia won their first title by defeating France 76–68 in the final. Initially six member federations expressed their intention to organize the", "title": "EuroBasket Women 2015" }, { "docid": "20189395", "text": "Olga Babiy Olga Babiy (; born 20 June 1989), née Kalinina (), is an Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM, 2013). In 2009 she won Ukrainian girls' championship in the age category U20. In the same year in Yevpatoria she won bronze medal in the Ukrainian women's chess championship. In 2011 in Shenzhen she played for Ukrainian student national team in the 2011 Summer Universiade and won team silver medal. In 2015 in Lviv she won silver medal in the Ukrainian women's chess championship. In 2008, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM)", "title": "Olga Babiy" }, { "docid": "5051332", "text": "until 1983. He also won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1975. He was a singles semi-finalist at Wimbledon in both 1977 and 1978. In 1977 he lost a Wimbledon semifinal to his close friend and practice partner, Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6, a match later considered one of the greatest of the decade. In 1977 Gerulaitis won the most significant title of his career at the Australian Open, when he defeated John Lloyd in the men's singles final in five sets. In 1978 Gerulaitis won the year-end championship WCT Finals for the World Championship Tennis tour,", "title": "Vitas Gerulaitis" }, { "docid": "20407868", "text": "Olga Podrazhanskaya Olga Podrazhanskaya (born 29 May 1948) is an Israeli chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1982) and won team gold medal in 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in 1976. She is a three-time winner the Israeli Women Chess Championship (1974, 1976, 1980). In 1969 Olga Podrazhanskaya shared 3rd place in Leningrad Women Chess Championship. In 1971 she won Leningrad Women Chess blitz championship. In 1971 she won Leningrad Women Chess blitz championship. In 1973 she won Soviet sport society Lokomotiv Women Chess Championship. Moved to Israel in 1973. She won three Israeli Women Chess", "title": "Olga Podrazhanskaya" }, { "docid": "6705061", "text": "spring (men and women), lacrosse (men and women), golf (men and women), softball (women), wrestling (men), basketball (men and women) and baseball (men). The wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 1994. The football team won the North I Group IV state sectional championships in 1998 and 2001. The football team won the 1998 North I Section IV title game, defeating Union Hill High School 48-6 in the tournament final at Giants Stadium. The football team won the North I Group V title in 2015, the program's third state championship, defeating Ridgewood High School in", "title": "Passaic County Technical Institute" }, { "docid": "18763488", "text": "2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B The 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B was contested from 15 August to 10 October 2015. The tournament (also known as the \"ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship\" for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 2015 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions. The tournament was won by the s; they beat the s 32–29 in the final played on 8 October 2015. The 2015 season was the final season that smaller provincial unions will compete at Under-21 level; from 2016, the", "title": "2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B" }, { "docid": "20312278", "text": "Ekaterini Pavlidou Ekaterini Pavlidou (; born 3 April 1993) is a Greek chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2010). She is a four-time Greek Women Chess Champion (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018). Multiple times winner of Greek girl's chess championships in different age groups: U16 (2009), and U20 (2009, 2012). In Greek women's chess championships Ekaterini Pavlidou won 4 gold (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) medals. In 2012 in Beirut she won Mediterranean Women's Chess Championship. Ekaterini Pavlidou played for Greece in the Women's Chess Olympiads: Ekaterini Pavlidou played for Greece in the World Team Chess Championship:", "title": "Ekaterini Pavlidou" }, { "docid": "1503010", "text": "Tennis. Wade won at Wimbledon, in 1977. It was the 16th year in which Wade had played at Wimbledon, and she made her first appearance in the final by beating the defending champion Chris Evert in a semifinal 6–2, 4–6, 6–1. In the final, she faced Betty Stöve. Not only was 1977 the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Wimbledon Championships, but it was the Silver Jubilee year of Elizabeth II, who attended Wimbledon for the first time since 1962 to watch the final. Wade beat Stöve in three sets to claim the championship, nine days before her 32nd", "title": "Virginia Wade" }, { "docid": "19004817", "text": "title, the first time in history for Canada. In December 2015 at the Eddie Herr International Tennis Championship, he won his second G1 singles title after defeating Alex De Minaur in the final. At the junior event of the French Open in June 2016, he reached his first Grand Slam singles final where he was defeated by Geoffrey Blancaneaux in three sets, despite holding a championship point. In July 2016 at Wimbledon, Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and to the final in doubles with Denis Shapovalov. At the US Open in September 2016, he won the boys' single", "title": "Félix Auger-Aliassime" }, { "docid": "19273544", "text": "Jamie Murray career statistics Jamie Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current British number one doubles player. He has reached ten grand slam finals in total: (4 Doubles, 6 Mixed), he has won the mixed doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, 2017 Wimbledon Championships, 2017 US Open and 2018 US Open, and the men's doubles at the 2016 Australian Open and 2016 US Open, and has finished as runner-up in the men's doubles tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2015 US Open and in mixed doubles at the 2008 US Open. Murray has been ranked as", "title": "Jamie Murray career statistics" }, { "docid": "5908062", "text": "Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at the World Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 & 1920). He won the indoor tennis Gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games. Gobert reached the Wimbledon all comers final in 1912, beating James Cecil Parke and Max Decugis before losing to Arthur Gore. He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, five times; in 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1922. In 1910 he won the All England Plate at Wimbledon, the competition for players who were defeated in the first", "title": "André Gobert" }, { "docid": "17326998", "text": "Kristy Pigeon Kristy Pigeon (born August 12, 1950) is an American retired tennis player who was active at the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. Pigeon won the Junior Wimbledon title in July 1968, defeating Australian Lesley Hunt in two sets. Directly following Wimbledon she gained the singles title at the Welsh Open Championships in Newport with a victory in the final over Fay Moore. In August 1968 she won the singles title at the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships in Haverford. Later that month she won the United States girls lawn tennis championship in Philadelphia after a", "title": "Kristy Pigeon" }, { "docid": "3994536", "text": "Ernest Renshaw Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was an English tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983. He won the singles title at the Irish Championships on four occasions (1883, 1887, 1888, 1892). Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller. The boom in popularity of", "title": "Ernest Renshaw" }, { "docid": "10899529", "text": "Larry Ross Larry Ross (born 15 June 1954 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wimbledon Dons, Belle Vue Aces, Halifax Dukes and the Bradford Dukes in the British League. Ross began riding at the Ruapuna track in Christchurch in 1972. He moved to England in 1975 and joined the Wimbledon Dons. He won the London Riders' Championship twice. In 1979 he was a member of the New Zealand team which won the World Team Cup. He was also a non-riding reserve for the 1979 World Final (won for a record 6th time by", "title": "Larry Ross" }, { "docid": "8485213", "text": "Donald Johnson Donald James \"Don\" Johnson (born September 9, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Johnson attended Fairview High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and won the PIAA State Singles Championship in 1984. During his career, he won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 2001 (partnering Jared Palmer), and the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2000 (partnering Kimberly Po). He also won the doubles", "title": "Donald Johnson" }, { "docid": "10682677", "text": "Vic Huxley Victor Nelson \"Vic\" Huxley (23 September 1906 – 24 June 1982 in Brisbane. Queensland) was a speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons. Huxley won the 1934 Australian Championship (3 Laps) in front of his home crowd at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Vic Huxley retired from British speedway at the end of the 1936 season and returned to Australia where he rode in the Winter test series", "title": "Vic Huxley" }, { "docid": "18898941", "text": "grand slam finals. This was the first time the top two seeds have met in a men's grand slam final since the 2014 French Open, which pitted Rafael Nadal (1) against Djokovic (2). Federer, a winner of 17 grand slams, was appearing in his 26th grand slam final and tenth Wimbledon final. He was seeking a record eighth Wimbledon title, which would rank him above Pete Sampras, who won the tournament seven times. Djokovic, a winner of eight grand slams, was appearing in his 17th grand slam final and fourth Wimbledon final. He was seeking his third Wimbledon title, and", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final" }, { "docid": "13770934", "text": "Andy Murray career statistics Andy Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current world No. 262 in the ATP rankings. He is the reigning Olympic champion, having won the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has reached eleven grand slam finals in total: he won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, and finished as runner-up at the 2008 US Open, the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens, at Wimbledon in 2012 and the 2016 French Open. Murray made his professional tennis debut on the main tour", "title": "Andy Murray career statistics" }, { "docid": "17520068", "text": "any player, not to have also won the championship. In the United States the match was the most watched Wimbledon final in a decade, since the all American contest of Sampras-Agassi in 1999. It pulled in 5.71 million viewers, which constituted a 9% increase over the Federer–Nadal final of 2008. In the United Kingdom the final averaged 7.1 million viewers, with a peak of 11.1 million when Federer clinched victory. 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2009 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. A significant", "title": "2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final" }, { "docid": "10050010", "text": "1882 Wimbledon Championship The 1882 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 8 July until 17 July. It was the 6th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1882. The net was brought down to its present height of at the posts, and in the middle. Ernest Renshaw won the all comers' final against R. T. Richardson, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 and later lost against his twin brother and defending champion William Renshaw in the final,", "title": "1882 Wimbledon Championship" }, { "docid": "6763727", "text": "cards are in use, and they are granted by the respective sport federations. On rare occasions, a competitor who had gained entry by wild card succeeds in winning a medal or the championship. For example, Kye Sun-Hui won gold in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Ding Junhui won the 2005 China Open snooker championship, Goran Ivanišević won the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, Kim Clijsters won the 2009 US Open, and Lin Dan won the 2013 BWF World Championships. In North American professional sports leagues, \"wild card\" refers to a team that qualifies for the championship playoffs without winning their specific", "title": "Wild card (sports)" }, { "docid": "16009012", "text": "Benita Vēja Benita Vēja (born January 15, 1948, Kuldīga as Benita Vilerte) is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1966. Benita Vēja started to play chess in early childhood and won the Latvian Girl championship in 1961 but in 1963 she won Soviet Girl championship. Rīga women chess championship she won twice: 1972 and 1975. She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1966 (after match victory over the sixties Latvian women chess leader Astra Klovāne – 2,5:1,5), was the runner-up in 1963, and 1972 and won the third prize in 1964,", "title": "Benita Vēja" }, { "docid": "5036711", "text": "1. McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. He won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson. He won the Mixed Doubles title in Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova in 1985. When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, McNamee was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the third set of their first round match. McNamee was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the", "title": "Paul McNamee" }, { "docid": "5524390", "text": "Jack Kramer and together they won the Wimbledon doubles title. A year later, in 1948, Falkenburg reached the pinnacle of his tennis career by winning the Wimbledon singles championship. He won the acclaimed tennis crown, after winning 3 of 5 sets against Australian John Bromwich, who after having taken the fourth set, was confident he would beat Falkenburg. Bromwich had a match point at 5-3 in the fifth set, but Falkenburg fought his way back and did something that tennis players rarely do; he saved three match points and went on to win 7-5 in the fifth set. Falkenburg won", "title": "Bob Falkenburg" }, { "docid": "15036571", "text": "the title 4-3. Homenetmen also won the Lebanese Cup in 2018 by beating Al Riyadi 77-70, on May 2, 2018. It also won the Arab Club Championship against ASS Sale 99-98 in a packed stadium with more than 6000 fans. Homenetmen Antelias women basketball team is part of the Women Lebanese Basketball League's premier division. They hold the title of the Lebanese Championship for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, as well as the Arab Club Championship for Women (2017). Homenetmen Lebanon runs Lebanon's one of the most successful sports programs with Homenetmen athletes maintaining a great number of championship titles both individually", "title": "Homenetmen Lebanon" }, { "docid": "20189396", "text": "title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title five years later. Olga Babiy Olga Babiy (; born 20 June 1989), née Kalinina (), is an Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM, 2013). In 2009 she won Ukrainian girls' championship in the age category U20. In the same year in Yevpatoria she won bronze medal in the Ukrainian women's chess championship. In 2011 in Shenzhen she played for Ukrainian student national team in the 2011 Summer Universiade and won team silver medal. In 2015 in Lviv she won silver medal in the Ukrainian women's", "title": "Olga Babiy" }, { "docid": "16177110", "text": "Tuulikki Laesson Tuulikki Laesson (March 19, 1969, Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian chess player who twice won the Estonian Chess Championship for women. Tuulikki Laesson started to play chess at the age of 6. In 1987 she won bronze medal in Soviet Junior Championship in Chelyabinsk. She won Estonian Chess Championship for women in 1993 and 1996, and Open Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1992. Also Tuulikki Laesson won 2 silver medals (1986, 1998) and 2 bronze medals (1992, 1997) in Estonian Chess Championship for women. Tuulikki Laesson played in Soviet Women's Team chess championship in 1986. Tuulikki Laesson", "title": "Tuulikki Laesson" }, { "docid": "20999683", "text": "was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) titles. Ingris Rivera Ingris Rivera (born 1988), is a Colombian Woman International Master (WIM, 2006) and two-times Colombian Women's Chess Championship winner (2005, 2015). In 2001, Ingris Rivera won Pan American Youth Girl's Chess Championship in U14 age group. In 2007, she won Pan American Junior Girl's Chess Championship in U20 age group. Ingris Rivera two times won Colombian Women's Chess Championship: in 2005 and 2015. In 2006, Ingris Rivera participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Maia Chiburdanidze. Ingris Rivera played for", "title": "Ingris Rivera" }, { "docid": "19006405", "text": "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16 The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16 was a series of five chess tournaments exclusively for women, which determined one player to play in the Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018, a 10-game match against the knockout world champion. This was the fourth cycle of the tournament series. Top ranked player was Hou Yifan, who won the previous three editions of the Grand Prix, but had withdrawn participation after playing in the first tournament. The overall Grand Prix was won by Chinese player Ju Wenjun, who overtok Koneru Humpy at the last tournament. Koneru Humpy thereby", "title": "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16" }, { "docid": "3303711", "text": "Second and Third Divisions meant that the team only won a solitary divisional championship within the League – the Fourth Division title of 1982–83. Footnotes References Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English football club formed in Wimbledon, south-west London, in 1889 and based at Plough Lane from 1912 to 1991. Founded as Wimbledon Old Centrals, the club were a non-League team for most of their history. Nicknamed \"the Dons\" and latterly \"the Wombles\", they won eight Isthmian League titles, the FA Amateur Cup in 1963 and three successive Southern League championships between 1975 and 1977, and were then", "title": "Wimbledon F.C." }, { "docid": "15424308", "text": "series, without a season-ending championship. The Open era began with the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth in 1968. At the first Open Wimbledon, the prize-fund difference was 2.5:1 in favour of men. Billie Jean King won £750 for taking the title, while Rod Laver took £2,000. The total purses of the competitions were £14,800 for men and £5,680 for women. By the 1970s, the pay which had been 2.5:1 ratio between men and women increased. In 1969, ratios of 5:1 in terms of pay were common at smaller tournaments; by 1970, these figures increased to 8:1 and even 12:1.", "title": "1970 Houston Women's Invitation" }, { "docid": "12534662", "text": "Geoff Pymar Geoffrey 'Geoff' Pymar (born 14 February 1912 Eye, Suffolk, England - died 2002) was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1938. Pymar was the son of a farmer. After first racing motorcycles in 1931, he took up speedway in 1933, racing at Norwich that year. Pymar started his career with the Norwich Stars, a non-league outfit, spotted by Wimbledon Dons and rode at the Wimbledon Stadium for seven seasons until the outbreak of World War II. In 1938 he was part of the Wimbledon team that won the National Trophy.", "title": "Geoff Pymar" }, { "docid": "16598874", "text": "Ika Panajotovic Ilija \"Ika\" Panajotovic (; 25 April 1932 – 18 July 2001) was a Serbian-American film producer and tennis player. Panajotovic, who made the junior semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1948, won back to back Yugoslavian Junior Championship titles in 1948 and 1949. The Serbian competed in 12 Grand Slam tournaments during his career, all in the 1950s. He appeared at Wimbledon seven times and played in the French Championships on five occasions. From 1953 to 1959, Panajotovic participated in Wimbledon every year and made the third round in the 1958 Championships. He had a five set win over Akhtar", "title": "Ika Panajotovic" }, { "docid": "17763953", "text": "Team Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. In August 2014, she won both team and individual silver medals, the latter on the reserve board, in the 41st Chess Olympiad (Women). She took part in the Women's World Chess Championship 2015, where she was knocked out in the first round by the eventual runner-up Natalija Pogonina. Guo Qi Guo Qi (; born January 27, 1995 in Jiangsu) is a Chinese chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in 2012. This achievement earned her the qualification for the Women's World", "title": "Guo Qi" }, { "docid": "16711125", "text": "2013 Wimbledon Championships, claiming her first Wimbledon title and becoming the first French Grand Slam champion since Amélie Mauresmo at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. By winning a Grand Slam title in her 47th appearance, she broke the previous women's record of 45, set by Jana Novotná in 1998, for most appearances in a Grand Slam tournament before winning. This was later broken again by Flavia Pennetta, who won the 2015 US Open on her 49th Grand Slam appearance. The exits of Li Na and Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals ensured that the eventual tournament victor would be a first-time Grand", "title": "2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles" }, { "docid": "5523428", "text": "other three sons. Sidney Wood Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men's Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and earned him a spot at Wimbledon. He attended The", "title": "Sidney Wood" }, { "docid": "5523424", "text": "Sidney Wood Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men's Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and earned him a spot at Wimbledon. He attended The Hill School in", "title": "Sidney Wood" }, { "docid": "14904641", "text": "Jack Sock Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 2 in the world in doubles, and regularly partnered with Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil until July 2016. Together they won the 2014 Wimbledon Grand Slam championship, a victory that helped vault them into the Top 10 of the ATP doubles rankings. Additionally, he won the 2011 US Open mixed doubles title with fellow U.S. player Melanie Oudin as well as the 2018 Wimbledon and 2018 US Open men's doubles titles with Mike Bryan. Following his US Open win, Sock reached", "title": "Jack Sock" }, { "docid": "1999288", "text": "Fred Perry Frederick John \"Fred\" Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player from England and former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's", "title": "Fred Perry" }, { "docid": "19880339", "text": "he would be leaving Atlético Tucumán from his loan spell early. He has represented Argentina at various youth levels, including winning South American Under-17 Football Championship in 2013 for the Argentina U17 's where he won the Best goalkeeper of the South American Under-17 Football Championship's and he also won the South American Youth Football Championship for the Argentina U20 in 2015. Club Individual Augusto Batalla Augusto Martín Batalla Vargas (born 30 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for River Plate, in the Argentine Primera División. He is a former Argentina U20's international. Batalla", "title": "Augusto Batalla" }, { "docid": "11100379", "text": "NCAA tournament to enter Wimbledon. In 1963, Chuck McKinley of Trinity won the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. He was also the runner up in 1961. In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity, Brian Gottfried won the USTA boys 18s singles championship, as well as the doubles championship with Alexander Mayer. Other famous tennis players to attend Trinity included Butch Newman, Bob McKinley, Frank Froehling, Dick Stockton, Bill Scanlon and Gretchen Magers. The school's men's and women's programs both claimed national championships in 2000. The Tigers had a successful Men's Basketball program under Bob Polk from 1965-1968; Polk, an Indiana native", "title": "Trinity Tigers" }, { "docid": "18833777", "text": "Jarkko Nieminen (who was also playing in his final Wimbledon) in five sets in the first round. In the second round, 102nd-ranked Germany's Dustin Brown upset world number ten Rafael Nadal, who had won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010. Brown previously defeated Nadal at the 2014 Gerry Weber Open in Halle, the only other time the two had played each other. This marked the fourth straight year in which Nadal suffered an early-round exit from the tournament while losing to a player ranked 100 or lower: He had previously lost to Lukas Rosol (ranked 100th at the time) in 2012,", "title": "2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles" }, { "docid": "20504073", "text": "she participated with her team in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, where Austria was eliminated in the second round. In 2015, Dunst became part of the Austrian U19 team. In 2016, she played UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where Austria was eliminated in the Group Stage. In October 2015, she was first called for the Austrian Senior Team for a European Championship qualifier against Israel. In March 2016, she won the Cyprus Cup with her team. In 2017, Dunst was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Barbara Dunst", "title": "Barbara Dunst" }, { "docid": "15633166", "text": "Nechaeva won the Russian Women's Championship Higher League, the qualifier for the Russian Women's Superfinal, in 2015 and 2017. In the European Chess Club Cup for Women, playing for team Ugra, Nechaeva won the individual gold medal as the best player on board 4 in 2014. Marina Nechaeva Marina Nechaeva (née Guseva; also known as Marina Romanko; born 5 August 1986) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2009, she was a member of the Russian team that won the silver medal in the Women's World Team Chess Championship", "title": "Marina Nechaeva" }, { "docid": "8087194", "text": "Olympics, while 2006 alum Bibiana Candelas represented her native country, Mexico in beach volleyball. Beach volleyball, a women-only sport at the collegiate level, first became a varsity sport in the 2012 season (2011–12 school year). At the time, the NCAA considered it an \"emerging sport\" for women, recognizing it as an official sport but not conducting an official championship. Through the 2015 season, national championship play was conducted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Trojans won an AVCA national team title in 2015, with a USC team claiming the AVCA pairs championship in each of the 2013–2015 seasons.", "title": "USC Trojans" }, { "docid": "18423124", "text": "finals he managed to trump Roger Federer in a four setter to win the title. Djokovic knocked out the defending champion of every major other than Wimbledon, where he was reigning champion and knocked out 2014's runner up. Djokovic began the year with a warm-up tournament at the World Tennis Championship, but later withdrew from his final against Andy Murray. He then began his season in Doha, Qatar. Djokovic's next tournament is the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships in late February where he reached the semifinals in 2014 losing to Roger Federer. Djokovic however lost to Federer 3–6, 5–7. He met", "title": "2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season" }, { "docid": "20458613", "text": "2018 Wimbledon Championships The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentleman's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies Singles title. The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass", "title": "2018 Wimbledon Championships" } ]

[ "a 1951 Studebaker" ]

[ { "docid": "3537902", "text": "resorts to increasingly vicious means of persuasion. Meeting Fozzie Bear, who works as a hapless comedian in the El Sleezo Cafe, Kermit invites Fozzie to accompany him. The two set out in a 1951 Studebaker loaned to Fozzie by his hibernating uncle. The duo's journey includes misadventures which introduce them to a variety of eccentric human and Muppet characters, including Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and their manager Scooter, who receives a copy of the script from the pair (one of a number of self-references) at an old Presbyterian church; Gonzo, who works as a plumber, and his girlfriend", "title": "The Muppet Movie" }, { "docid": "3537902", "text": "resorts to increasingly vicious means of persuasion. Meeting Fozzie Bear, who works as a hapless comedian in the El Sleezo Cafe, Kermit invites Fozzie to accompany him. The two set out in a 1951 Studebaker loaned to Fozzie by his hibernating uncle. The duo's journey includes misadventures which introduce them to a variety of eccentric human and Muppet characters, including Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and their manager Scooter, who receives a copy of the script from the pair (one of a number of self-references) at an old Presbyterian church; Gonzo, who works as a plumber, and his girlfriend", "title": "The Muppet Movie" } ]

[ { "docid": "3537917", "text": "The television received its image from a camera located in the center nose of the car's front grille. This made it possible for Frank Oz to perform Fozzie Bear in the front seat, and have the character seemingly drive the car in close-up shots. This car is now on display at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. Doc Hopper is chauffeured throughout the movie by Max in a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine. The final car driven by the Muppets is a 1946 Ford Woodie station wagon, famous for its wood panel siding and a valuable collectible. The", "title": "The Muppet Movie" }, { "docid": "1289882", "text": "that Fozzie could play the piano, and they play the piano together in a performance of \"English Country Garden\". Rowlf has also played back-up to Fozzie's renditions of \"Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)\" and \"I've Got Rhythm\". During the latter number, Rowlf attempts to help Fozzie with his singing but is finally reduced to changing the hapless bear's lyrics to \"I \"Don't\" Got Rhythm.\" The young incarnations of Fozzie and Rowlf are also frequently paired together on \"Muppet Babies\". Fozzie Bear Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character known for his lack of innate and effective comedy skills. Fozzie is", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289871", "text": "Fozzie Bear Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character known for his lack of innate and effective comedy skills. Fozzie is an orange bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a red and white polka dot necktie. The character debuted on \"The Muppet Show\", as the show's stand-up comic, a role where he constantly employed his catchphrase, \"Wocka Wocka Wocka!\" Shortly after telling the joke, he was usually the target of ridicule, particularly from balcony hecklers Statler and Waldorf. Fozzie was performed by Frank Oz until 2000; Eric Jacobson has since become the character's principal performer. The origin", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "3537916", "text": "twist, Kermit and Fozzie actually give the screenplay to Dr. Teeth, who later uses it to find and rescue them after they have been stranded in the desert. Several classic cars were specially selected by Henson for appearances in the film. The most prominent were a pair of 1951 Studebaker Commander Coupes driven by Fozzie Bear in the film. One car was painted but unmodified and driven by a person in the front seat. It was used for long, traveling shots. The second car was driven by a person in the trunk, who viewed the road through a TV set.", "title": "The Muppet Movie" }, { "docid": "1289876", "text": "El Sleezo Cafe, Kermit invited Fozzie to come to Hollywood with him. The two friends sing the duet \"Movin' Right Along\" in the film. Several episodes show Fozzie as dedicated to Kermit, usually responding to his instructions with a chipper \"Yes sir.\" On those rare occasions when Kermit must be away from the theater, he invariably leaves Fozzie in charge of the show, although he equally invariably regrets it. In \"The Great Muppet Caper\", Fozzie and Kermit are portrayed as twin brothers. Fozzie's mother, Emily Bear (performed by Jerry Nelson), appeared in \"A Muppet Family Christmas\" special. To Fozzie's surprise,", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289874", "text": "with \"It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie\", in which Fozzie was the focus of a number of scenes. The original puppet is kept in the teddy bear museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, founded by Gyles Brandreth. Frank Oz first performed Fozzie in 1976 on \"The Muppet Show\". He remained Fozzie's main performer until his departure from the cast in 2000. In 2002, Eric Jacobson became Fozzie's main performer and has continued to perform the character since then. Kevin Clash and John Kennedy puppeteered Fozzie for much of the production of \"Muppet Treasure Island\" and \"Muppets from Space\" respectively (with the unavailable", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "4023660", "text": "cameo appearance. In the special, the Muppets surprise Fozzie Bear's mother Emily with a Christmas visit to her farm, not knowing that she had already rented out the place to Doc for the holidays so she could spend a winter vacation in Malibu. Due to licensing issues with the songs featured in \"A Muppet Family Christmas\", some scenes have been cut from subsequent North American VHS and DVD releases. Fozzie Bear is driving many of the Muppets to his mother Emily’s farm for Christmas while they all sing Christmas Carols. Unbeknownst to Fozzie Bear, Emily Bear is preparing to go", "title": "A Muppet Family Christmas" }, { "docid": "1289872", "text": "of Fozzie's name has been traditionally thought to be a pun of performer Frank Oz's name (F.Oz). It was also believed that the character was actually named after Al Fuzzie, the mascot of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority in the mid-1970s; Henson's wife, Jane, was a member of the sorority. However, Oz confirmed on Twitter in 2018 that Fozzie was named after Frank Fazakas, a Muppet workshop person, who was nicknamed \"Faz\". Fozzie Bear was originally Oz's main character. The popularity of Miss Piggy overtook Fozzie's, but he remained popular. One of his largest roles ever was in \"A Muppet", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289873", "text": "Family Christmas\", where he took all of his friends to his mother's farm for Christmas. In 1988, a video titled \"Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear!\" was released, and was intended to help kids develop comedic talent. During the 1990s, his roles became much smaller, due to the fact that Oz had turned his focus to directing non-Muppet films and reduced his time with the Muppets. Fozzie was only a supporting character in the Muppet films of that decade and only appeared in six episodes of \"Muppets Tonight\". However, he returned to prominence when Eric Jacobson took over beginning", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289877", "text": "she was friends with Statler and Waldorf, despite the heckling they inflict on him. Fozzie also has a cousin who appeared in the first season of \"The Muppet Show\", also performed by Frank Oz. In the \"Muppet Movie,\" Fozzie makes reference to his uncle, whose Studebaker he traded in while his uncle was hibernating. His cousin is an audience member. In one episode of \"The Muppet Show,\" he begged the other audience members not to insult his cousin Fozzie. He has a friend called Jasmine the tortoise. In the first season of \"The Muppet Show\", the show's opening featured Fozzie", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289875", "text": "Oz dubbing Fozzie's voice). Victor Yerrid performed Fozzie for a 2006 Disney Cruise Line stage show, \"Muppets Ahoy!\". Voice actor Greg Berg provided Fozzie's voice for the Saturday morning cartoon \"Muppet Babies\", as well as its short-lived spin-off, \"Little Muppet Monsters\". In the reboot of \"Muppet Babies\", Fozzie is voiced by Eric Bauza. The character regards Kermit the Frog as his best friend. Fozzie and Kermit have also frequently been paired together in many movies, books, and specials. In \"The Muppet Movie\", Fozzie is the first Muppet that Kermit meets on his journey. After Fozzie's unsuccessful comedy performance at the", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289881", "text": "is clear that his head shape is modeled on the pate of a bald headed man—thus, the juxtaposition of being both furred and bald simultaneously. This was referenced in the 2011 film \"The Muppets\", where he saw an old picture of himself at the Muppet Theater and ridiculed the \"'80s haircut\" he sported back then. Fozzie was also frequently teamed up with Rowlf the Dog. In Episode 101, Fozzie plays a western bandit to Rowlf's role as a western hero. Fozzie also appeared in two \"Veterinarian's Hospital\" sketches, in which Rowlf starred as Dr. Bob. In Episode 218, Rowlf learns", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "9708301", "text": "in counting order, or pictures of an animal or plant's life cycle in the order they happen. In order to obtain some mail for Lucy (as a mail carrier) to deliver, C.J. must drive a car to the mail bag, collecting gas cans to make sure the car does not run out of fuel. The arrow keys are used to maneuver the car and the space bar is used to shoot a type of laser that can be used to destroy obstacles. The gas cans will have text next to them. C.J. will say what kind of text must be", "title": "JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade" }, { "docid": "17044463", "text": "packed house and rave reviews, while [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] notices Kermit's resemblance to Constantine. They both realize that Constantine has taken Kermit's place and brought in Dominic as his accomplice. Constantine attacks Walter and Fozzie, but Animal fends him off and the three escape from the train to rescue Kermit. During the Dublin performance, Dominic steals a locket from a museum and Constantine proposes to Miss Piggy onstage; Piggy accepts, and the pair plan a ceremony to be held at the [[Tower of London]] in [[London]], England, where the Crown Jewels are kept. Fozzie, Walter, and Animal reach the Siberian Gulag", "title": "Muppets Most Wanted" }, { "docid": "10376017", "text": "Election Boards, on the grounds that they were not sufficiently loyal to the Iranian revolution. These included 90% of \"independent and reformist candidates,\" 19 sitting MPs, and Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson, Ali Eshraghi, who complained, \"What saddens me most is the method of discernment used [by the Council of Guardians]. . . . They had asked my neighbors if I pray my daily prayers, or fast? Does my wife respect the Hijab? Do I shave? Or smoke cigarettes? What kind of car do I drive, and do I dress in a suit!\" Another candidate, Ayatollah Mousavi Tabrizi, protested his disqualification on", "title": "2008 Iranian legislative election" }, { "docid": "10091319", "text": "be seen by the elegant. When Emperor Fozzie goes out to show his new clothes, Robin notices that Emperor Fozzie is wearing nothing but his boxers. Emperor Fozzie notices this as the members of his Court end up using their bodies to cover him. The citizens of Fozzalia think that since Emperor Fozzie isn't wearing clothing and that public nudity must be the latest fad Emperor Fozzie tells his people that they should stop doing things just because he does them, and that they should start thinking for themselves. As Rizzo, Yolanda, and Montague try to take their leave, they", "title": "Muppet Classic Theater" }, { "docid": "5628038", "text": "with Craig Ferguson\" and \"@midnight\". Jacobson performed Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal for an appearance on \"\". Jacobson performed Bert for an appearance in episode 22 of \"Between the Lions\"' season 2, \"Tweet! Tweet!\". Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as \"Sesame Street\" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due", "title": "Eric Jacobson" }, { "docid": "1289880", "text": "one episode, and write the script in another. In one episode, he and his mother Emily do a performance of Knees Up Mother Brown, in which he sings and Emily dances as Mother Brown in the chorus. In Episode 115, Fozzie constantly annoys Kermit with a running gag, delivering a number of pun items, such as a \"wire\" and a \"letter\" for Kermit the Frog which turned out to be a clothes wire and the letter R, respectively. Another running gag is Fozzie's hat—as a bear, he is naturally covered with fur, all over. However, upon removing his hat, it", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "1289878", "text": "telling a joke during an instrumental portion of the theme song. Fozzie was often featured in a sketch where he did a comedy monologue, in which Statler and Waldorf would heckle him (he was their favorite victim). In the second season, Fozzie's comedy routines often had gimmicks such as ventriloquism or performing on roller skates. As the series progressed, he did fewer comedy routines, becoming more involved in the show as a whole. He also performed as a magician occasionally. Occasionally, Fozzie uses Jewish humor on the show, a nod to Frank Oz's Jewish ancestry and the Borscht Belt comics", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "9801216", "text": "In the 1981 film \"The Great Muppet Caper\", Kermit and Fozzie comment on the opening credits as they appear. When the name of the Oswald Morris film's cinematographer with its post-nominal letters appears, Fozzie asks, \"What does B.S.C. stand for?\", to which Kermit perplexedly replies, \"I don't know.\" British Society of Cinematographers The British Society of Cinematographers (abbreviated BSC) was formed in 1949 by Bert Easey (23 August 1901 – 28 February 1973), the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments. The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were There were originally 55 members. Currently", "title": "British Society of Cinematographers" }, { "docid": "3074322", "text": "for being outwitted. In addition, live comedy venues tend to discourage heckling via signage and admissions policy, but tend to tolerate it as it creates customer loyalty. The etiquette of exactly how much heckling is tolerated differs immensely from venue to venue, however, but is generally more likely to be tolerated in blue collar or working class venues. Some cities feature 'heckle nights' where heckling is actively encouraged. The comedy TV series \"The Muppet Show\" featured a pair of hecklers named Statler and Waldorf. These characters created a kind of meta-comedy act in which the show's official comedian, Fozzie Bear,", "title": "Heckler" }, { "docid": "15554508", "text": "Business Like Show Business\", we find an elegant ballroom jam-packed with (as the announcer tells us) \"all of Jim Henson's Muppets-except for those who couldn't make it\". Hosted by Fozzie Bear and featuring guest of honor Kermit the Frog, the program provides an overview of the Muppets's history and musical highlights. Kermit doesn't feel he deserves the cheesy words Fozzie uses to describe, but Fozzie insists, reminding Kermit that he was the one who began the Muppets's career. A clip from \"The Muppet Movie\" is shown, with Kermit getting the Muppets's their big break in Hollywood. A montage early appearances", "title": "The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years" }, { "docid": "7158993", "text": "of local firefighters' uniforms, so the costumes would be accurate. However, in an interview with the \"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\", Scranton firefighter Art Franklin pointed out that the uniform is actually tan, instead of the black ones seen on the show. When lecturing Ryan, Michael compares himself to Yoda and Mr. Miyagi. When he later attempts to do a Yoda voice, Ryan misinterprets it as an impression of Fozzie Bear (ironically, both characters are portrayed by puppeteer Frank Oz). When Dwight is dejectedly listening to music in his car, he is playing \"Everybody Hurts\" by R.E.M. Dwight and Michael's \"Ryan Started the", "title": "The Fire (The Office)" }, { "docid": "4457726", "text": "counterparts in that it has an on-screen hearts designating hit detection, but eliminates the two-player mode. The player is required to complete each level with a specific character. The initial levels, which you can complete in any order, are as follows; Kermit the Frog rides an inner tube down a river, Fozzie Bear must escape a Fun House of desserts, Gonzo flies a space ship and Animal drives a bumper car. After completing these initial levels, the player then controls Kermit the Frog, armed with a feather, in Dr. Grump's castle. The game was initially released for the Apple IIc", "title": "Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival" }, { "docid": "1949978", "text": "In \"The Muppet Show\", the two were always criticizing Fozzie Bear's humor, except for one occasion where Fozzie heckled them back. In contrast, they found \"themselves\" vastly entertaining and inevitably burst into mutual laughter at their own witticisms. It is later revealed in the \"A Muppet Family Christmas\" special that the two hecklers were friends with Fozzie's mother, Emily Bear. Despite constantly complaining about the show and how terrible some acts were, they would always be back the following week in the best seats in the house. As to why, the original version of \"The Muppet Show\" theme song had", "title": "Statler and Waldorf" }, { "docid": "10091316", "text": "square showing off their Curative Elixirs. Robin the Frog doubts Rizzo's claim while another man stated that the Curative Elixir \"cured his baldness\" as a rat is seen on top of his head. The young boy states that the rat is on the man's head which the man notices. The rat jumps off the man's head as the rat tells Rizzo that the jig is up. Rizzo is arrested by the Police Chief (played by Officer Fuzzy from \"Dog City\") and is taken to Emperor Fozzie Bear. Upon being brought to Emperor Fozzie, Rizzo claims to him that the rest", "title": "Muppet Classic Theater" }, { "docid": "1804235", "text": "and to connect with their characters on a deeper level. He asked questions such as \"What kind of pipe tobacco does Papa Bear smoke?\" and urged them to analyze the relationship between Papa Bear and Small Bear, to which Stan responded, mystified, \"Well, he's the father, and he's the son\"; however, Jan attributed the inspiration for the characters' dynamic to the 1931 film \"The Champ\". The book was finally published in 1962 under the title \"The Big Honey Hunt\", with no plans to revisit the bears in a sequel. Geisel had told the Berenstains to feature a different animal in", "title": "Berenstain Bears" }, { "docid": "13703221", "text": "he had a song for recording. As a joke he sang the \"What a monotonous melody\" song. A few months later Chubby Checker's manager Kal Mann asked Strange if he could record the song with different lyrics that became \"Limbo Rock\". The song was covered by a long list of artists including Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, The Ventures, Fozzie Bear (on \"Muppet Beach Party\"), Sebastian the crab, Chet Atkins and Hank Snow (on their joint album \"C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request\"), The Knickerbockers, Klaus Wunderlich, The Routers, Arthur Lyman, Skiantos, Jaume Sisa and the Dominican", "title": "Limbo Rock" }, { "docid": "10892546", "text": "by the character Scooter as Simon Smith, with Fozzie Bear as the dancing bear. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear \"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear\" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent (\"well-fed\") members of the public with his dancing bear. Newman later said the song was a major stepping point in his writing style. \"That was the first one I wrote like that. I was writing a song, believe it or not, for Frank Sinatra, Jr. And it was called something like", "title": "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" }, { "docid": "3962908", "text": "Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal), who previously co-directed \"The Dark Crystal\" with Henson. The film introduced the Muppet Babies, as toddler versions of the Muppet characters in a fantasy sequence. The eponymous animated television series premiered on CBS in September 1984, airing until 1991. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and the rest of the Muppets have graduated from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of \"Manhattan Melodies\". Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer", "title": "The Muppets Take Manhattan" }, { "docid": "4023661", "text": "to Malibu for the holiday and rent her farmhouse to Doc and Sprocket, who want to spend a nice quiet Christmas in the country. Doc and Sprocket have arrived when Fozzie Bear and the other Muppets enter, disrupting Emily and Doc’s plans for the holidays. Just then, Miss Piggy rings the phone to tell Kermit the Frog that she is at a photo session and will be late, making Kermit very worried. More Muppets arrive, and they begin to prepare for Christmas. After the performance, Fozzie goes into the house where he tells Kermit about his new act. During Fozzie's", "title": "A Muppet Family Christmas" }, { "docid": "16806186", "text": "and what he needed. Though the style of his energy and aggression on record is no longer as surprising as it initially was, it’s still just as magnetic. When given two choices with this tape’s title, a salute for Waka is probably both safer and more fitting.\" Jordan Sargent of \"Pitchfork\" gave the mixtape a 6.7 out of 10, saying \"Waka's energy has an almost gravitational pull and it's as strong here as ever. But lately, he's begun to expose a softer side of himself (like subtitling his last album Friends, Fans, and Family) that makes him Fozzie Bear-lovable. In", "title": "Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)" }, { "docid": "18288533", "text": "very cheap one. While she is out on a test drive with a salesman, her car is fraudulently sold by con man \"Con\" Cornelius (Berton Churchill) who is loitering around the car yard. The buyer, Jerry Bassett (Chick Chandler), is a Penfield Company laundry worker who has just quit after winning best employee award and $1,000. He sets out for the Royal Valley holiday resort and on the road picks up Barbara who, after the cheap car broke down, is hitchhiking to a rendezvous there with Randall. She does not recognize her own car which Bassett is driving, and introduces", "title": "Three of a Kind (1936 film)" }, { "docid": "10212185", "text": "then the gas stations pass on their cost to the drivers. So drivers actually bear the cost of carbon pricing, and that is as it should be, because driving is the real reason for the emissions. But economics does not view this as a moral matter. Rather, economics points out that when the cost goes up, if drivers do not find driving their SUV (for example) worth the extra cost, they will switch and drive their sports car, ride their bike or join a car pool. And that is the point of carbon pricing. And if all alternatives are unappealing,", "title": "Carbon price" }, { "docid": "9678240", "text": "of the Bloods are riding in a car when they come across Poo Bear driving towards them in his lowrider. The Bloods inform Poo Bear and B-Fool, who is riding in the car with Poo Bear, about the brawl with the Crips as Poo Bear was unaware that this was the reason why the Bloods left the basketball court earlier that day. Poo Bear then drives to his girlfriend, Tuffie's house. Tuffie is immediately upset at seeing Poo Bear drive up with B-Fool, a shady Bloods gang member who has a reputation among their set for being \"scandalous\". Poo Bear", "title": "Dead Homiez" }, { "docid": "19041692", "text": "and costs of energy dependency. The negative externalities seem to be the most obvious to confirm, since the driver does not take into account, for example, the negative effects of air pollution on third parties, when they opt to drive their car. The legislators and the regulators shall, therefore, internalize those external costs, either by taxes on fuels for example, either by any kind of limitation to car usage, such as parking meters or urban tolls. Nevertheless, it seems the drivers in some countries, already pay some external costs with taxes. Road taxes in the Netherlands for instance, have a", "title": "Externalities of automobiles" }, { "docid": "4530521", "text": "Fozzie Bear, Rupert Bear, and two bears wearing the Chicago Bears jersey and helmet. An instrumental version of \"Teddy Bears' Picnic\" plays during Homer's fantasy of the bears cornering him. In the scene where Homer makes his bear-fighting suit, the Survivor song \"Eye of the Tiger\" is heard. The song that Lenny, Carl and Bart are singing and dancing to is \"Afternoon Delight\" by Starland Vocal Band. In the shopping mall, they were showing a spoof of \"VeggieTales\" on TV with King Rameses depicted as a yam and Moses depicted as a pickle pleading \"Let my pickles go\". In one", "title": "The Fat and the Furriest" }, { "docid": "16274275", "text": "that appeases nobody\" and that it \"does not exhibit the best of what the sports car brand nor the developer have to offer.\" Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends is a racing video game developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Rombax Games under license from Atari for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is a departure from the Semi-Simulation open world sandbox-gaming style seen on \"Test Drive Unlimited\" and \"Test Drive Unlimited 2\", and returns to closed circuit racing that was last used in \"Test Drive 6\", and also resembling another", "title": "Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends" }, { "docid": "1840632", "text": "place of the giant VW logo) and customized vehicles (e.g. a customized 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood seen in the film \"Escape from New York\"). Likewise, as a way of evading The Muppet Movie's main antagonist \"Doc Hopper\", Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem paint up the borrowed 1951 \"bullet-nose\" Studebaker Commander two-door owned by Fozzie Bear's uncle in a psychedelic manner, for Fozzie and Kermit the Frog to escape safely, at least for a while. Artist Larry Fuente was among the first to take motorized appliqué to the limit with his \"Mad Cad.\" Later, artists Jackie Harris and David Best contributed", "title": "Art car" }, { "docid": "18432865", "text": "what kind of car you drive ... these youngsters have the ability to steal expensive cars that they feel gives them instant status in their community ... you give me 100 [new jail] beds and I'll cut the car theft problem in Newark in half\". The task force made hundreds of arrests for motor vehicle theft. This led to a 20 percent reduction in motor vehicle thefts in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. In 1995 he the Union County Child Advocacy Center, in Elizabeth, as a shelter for victims of child abuse. He was diagnosed with cancer in March", "title": "Andrew Ruotolo" }, { "docid": "1289879", "text": "that were widely popular in the mid-20th century. For example, \"The Telephone Pole Bit\" included a reference to Frank Oz's Polish Jewish father, and in Fozzie's magic act, he pulls a rabbi out of his hat. Though his main job was to be the show's comedian, he has had a number of other roles on \"The Muppet Show\". He sang and danced in many musical numbers, and frequently acted in sketches (most famously his recurring sketch \"Bear On Patrol\" where he plays an unlucky police officer). He also often helps backstage and even attempts to plan out the show in", "title": "Fozzie Bear" }, { "docid": "6886273", "text": "removing ramps to give the trucks a more vertical take-off from the cars, and even stacking cars or adding vans to a set of vehicles used in racing. Separate freestyle obstacles are also usually placed in the competition area outside the boundaries of the race course. These obstacles can include dirt hills, extra rows of cars, recreational vehicles or trailer homes to drive through, or what are termed as \"pyramids\" - an obstacle that uses vehicles of increasing sizes to form a kind of stair set for trucks to climb up. A typical \"pyramid\" is known as a car-van-bus-van-car pyramid,", "title": "Freestyle (monster trucks)" }, { "docid": "17497798", "text": "not much\". In the film \"The Great Muppet Caper\", he is shipped to England in a crate labeled \"Whatever\" (while Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are respectively labeled \"Frog\" and \"Bear\"). In \"A Muppet Family Christmas\", when Gonzo states to the Christmas Turkey that Camilla is his girlfriend, the Christmas Turkey says \"You're not even a bird!\" In the \"Muppet Treasure Island CD-ROM Game\", Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat land in a bucket of molasses, following the dialogue of a carriage driver saying \"It's raining rats and... whatevers\". In \"The Muppets' Wizard of Oz\", Gonzo played a Tin Man-ish", "title": "Gonzo (Muppet)" }, { "docid": "5068087", "text": "that the four are in the back. As the truck is driving it gets stopped by the cops. The four in the back hear the cops and take what is inside the back of the truck...a fast car. Just before the agents open the back of the truck, Ford and Shane bust out of the truck in the car and the two friends on their bikes. The four drive onto a highway. The FBI agents follow and so does Trey. The next scene takes place on the highway with tons of other cars. Ford jumps out of the car and", "title": "Torque (film)" }, { "docid": "12100044", "text": "of a moving vehicle. After having one during the day they must wait 180 days to get their license back. The first seizure-related automobile crash occurred at the turn of the 19th century. Since then, laws have been enacted all over the world regarding driving for people with epilepsy. There is an ongoing debate in bioethics over \"who\" should bear the burden of ensuring that a person with epilepsy does not drive a car or fly an aircraft. Some countries prohibit people who have ever had a seizure from driving. In these countries, it is common for people with epilepsy", "title": "Epilepsy and driving" }, { "docid": "20538795", "text": "is happening. When Denis and Masha drive in the car, an accident occurs, as a result of which Alexei goes to the hospital, and Denis's car is stolen. When Denis returns to the auto dealership, he sees that the robbers have returned the car, and Masha finds out about the deception. Misha learns about the accident and returns Vika's phone back to her without realizing it. Vika calls Sasha and tries to explain what happened, but Sasha does not believe her. Nikolai Petrovich permanently deletes his popular group \"Boomerang of Good\" from the social network, as Vika no longer believes", "title": "Yolki 3" }, { "docid": "9020136", "text": "her. However, moments after he announced that the two of them should be married immediately he is introduced to Patterson, Barbara's boyfriend. She asks Richard, who doesn't drive, to take her car as she is leaving with Patterson – he does so regardless and finds himself surrounded by Hollywood cops. He must leave the car in an uneasy neighbourhood before returning to his hotel. When Richard returns to the car he finds that it has been vandalized by the locals. As he panics over what Barbara would think, a man named Moss approaches him, and proceeds to show Richard around", "title": "L.A. Without a Map" }, { "docid": "9197889", "text": "the buyer's needs, summarising the positives and negatives. He often picks three cars, with one mystery car thrown in to interest the buyer. Normally the buyer is given three cars to examine and decide from with the guidance of Penny and Jason throughout, from which one has to be dropped before the other two can be tested. The test drive is normally taken with Penny on board, who gives her opinions on the car to give the buyer a better insight as to what they may want. If the buyer decides that he/she does not like one of the cars,", "title": "Used Car Roadshow" }, { "docid": "2374497", "text": "should concern itself with preventing bad things from happening rather than enabling ambiguously good events. Oakeshott employs the analogy of the adverb to describe the kind of restraint law involves. To him, laws prescribe \"adverbial conditions\": they condition our actions, but do not determine the substantive ends of our choices. For example, the law against murder is not a law against killing as such, but only a law against killing \"murderously\". Or, to choose a more trivial example, the law does not dictate that I have a car, but if I do, I must drive it on the same side", "title": "Michael Oakeshott" }, { "docid": "5252972", "text": "Smudo Michael Bernd Schmidt (born 6 March 1968 in Offenbach, Hesse Germany), better known as Smudo, is a writer and rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. Michael B. Schmidt went to the Gerlingen school (a high school) and finished high school in 1988. When he is not in the studio making music with his band he is on the track. Smudo does racing of a special kind in a BioConcept car. In 2007 a BioConcept Mustang was finally finished and turned over to Smudo to drive in a variety of races to make a statement within", "title": "Smudo" }, { "docid": "13129294", "text": "The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine and numerous other publications. Publisher's Weekly (April 2000): The book as a whole is a kind of triumph, one which perhaps does for poetry what David Foster Wallace has done for prose fiction. Salon: There is a gravity to Mark Levine's second book, \"Enola Gay,\" the first of three volumes in a promising new poetry series from the University of California Press. The poems in it bear a sense of having struggled up from beneath great pressure to reach the page. Mark Levine (poet) Mark Levine (born 1965, New York) is an", "title": "Mark Levine (poet)" }, { "docid": "2050180", "text": "to give the system all the information they have. The public law does not include any kind of control mechanisms or ways to prevent abuses. As such, all information on Romanian and foreign citizens that the state has (such as dates of entering/exiting the country, what car one owns, what phone numbers or phone metadata or what taxes you paid) is fed into the system. The names of the members of the Integrated Information System council and its headquarters are a state secret. Civil rights NGO APADOR-CH (Human Rights Defense Association of Romania) contested in justice the way it worked,", "title": "Romanian Intelligence Service" }, { "docid": "4553697", "text": "also has many watches on each wrist. He is 23 years old. Miss Honey: a brown bear is the school teacher at Busytown. She is \"very\" kind and motherly, and it is implied that she has children of her own, even though they are never explicitly shown or mentioned. Her pupils include the Cat children and Lowly Worm. Able Baker Charlie: a mouse who owns Busytown's bakery. He loves to bake all sorts of things, but he is most famous for baking bread. However, sometimes what he bakes does not always turn out right. Beverly Baboon: A baboon who works", "title": "Busytown" }, { "docid": "10844398", "text": "her that he cannot tell her what to do, as he has been wrestling with those kind of problems all his life. For him, when he sees innocent lives in danger, everything else becomes less important; and he will do whatever it takes to save those lives. He denies regretting anything that he has done today; but reminds her that she works for the FBI. As such, she has to uphold the law, a law that Jack knows (in his mind) has to be more important than the innocent lives, but he does not think his heart could bear to", "title": "Renee Walker" }, { "docid": "12026011", "text": "the dunes in the difficult terrain around the early 1960s. According to \"National Geographic\", Stocking was \"so awed by the beauty of the dunes that ... he built the road in order to share them with visitors.\" The road was originally known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Park when he first opened it to the public in 1967. He operated the scenic drive until his death in 1976, charging $2 per car (equivalent to $ in ) at the end. The area around the roadway became part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore when the park was created in", "title": "Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive" }, { "docid": "16274261", "text": "the game began shortly after the release of \"\" and uses the same engine to showcase \"convincing physics models\" and a \"one of a kind experience for all driving enthusiasts.\" The main gameplay in the video game is driving simulation, although the developer claims it to be a balance between simulation and arcade racing. \"Ferrari Racing Legends\" does not feature car customization, as Ferrari didn't allow the developer to include the feature. \"Ferrari Racing Legends\" focuses on Ferrari's history across almost all of the racing disciplines, including Formula One, rally racing, and GT. There are over 50 different Ferrari vehicles", "title": "Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends" }, { "docid": "19776984", "text": "Mitch, the Captain, and Camarillo escape in Mitch's car together. When Camarillo later reads them a Mexican newspaper, the Captain learns Jack died during the fight, and he deduces Benito was a police informer. They pick up Benito, drive to a secluded area, and the Captain drags Benito out of the car. Mitch at first does nothing, but then strangles Camarillo when he decides that he has to do something to prevent what is about to happen. After helplessly watching the Captain kill Benito, Mitch flees with the money. The two men wound each other, and after a long chase,", "title": "Mercury Plains" }, { "docid": "5364074", "text": "best known for his best-selling story of World War I, \"Generals Die in Bed\" (1930). After graduating from Taft High School, Rossner attended the City College of New York from 1952 to 1954. She left school to marry Robert Rossner (1932–99), a teacher and writer. The couple had two children, Jean (born 1960) and Daniel (born 1965). She was unsuccessful in selling short stories to women's magazines, but, in 1963, she did publish a book for children, \"What Kind of Feet Does a Bear Have?\" (Bobbs-Merrill), with illustrations by Irwin Rosenhouse. Rossner worked as a secretary at various jobs while", "title": "Judith Rossner" }, { "docid": "17142733", "text": "Irwin Rosenhouse Irwin J. Rosenhouse (1924-2002) was an American visual artist based in New York City. Rosenhouse was born in Chicago in 1924. He served in the US Merchant Marine and later earned his BFA from Cooper Union. Rosenhouse's early career included work as a designer at the Museum of Modern Art and created illustrations for several publishing houses and for Folkways Records, He also taught at Pratt Graphic Center, Brooklyn College, and New York City Technical College. Rosenhouse illustrated a number of children's books including \"What Kind of Feet Does a Bear Have?\" (with text by future best-selling novelist", "title": "Irwin Rosenhouse" }, { "docid": "11377859", "text": "(\"shiny\"); then comes the more permanent classifier (\"Jonathon\", a type of apple), leading to the head itself. This ordering of increasing permanence from left to right is why we are more likely to say \"her new black car\" than \"her black new car\": the newness will recede sooner than the blackness. The logic of the group in English is recursive, based on successive subsets: working leftwards from the head, the first question that can be asked is \"what kind of apples?\" (Jonathon apples.) Then, \"what kind of Jonathon apples?\" (Shiny Jonathon apples.) \"What kind of shiny Jonathon apples?\" (Beautiful shiny", "title": "Nominal group (functional grammar)" }, { "docid": "18553738", "text": "and high school? <br> 16) What was the name of your first boyfriend/girlfriend? <br> 17) What was the color, year, make and model of you first car (if any)? <br> 18) What is the color, year, make and model of current car? <br> 19) What was your most memorable childhood pet? <br> 20) What was its name and what kind of animal? <br> 21) How did it die? <br> 22) Do you currently have pets? <br> 23) Current pet names? What kind of animal?<br> 24) Who were your neighbors growing up? <br> 25) Who are your current neighbors? <br> 26)", "title": "Cookie Cutter (album)" }, { "docid": "1309001", "text": "of Jaguar's own platform allows the XE to feature either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations, and it is the first car in its segment with an aluminium monocoque structure. Originally announced at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show with sales scheduled for 2015. The Jaguar XF is a mid-size executive car introduced in 2008 to replace the S-Type. In January 2008, the XF was awarded the \"What Car?\" 'Car of the Year' and 'Executive Car of the Year' awards. The XF was also awarded Car of the Year 2008 from \"What Diesel?\" magazine. Engines available in the XF are 2.2-litre", "title": "Jaguar Cars" }, { "docid": "8299838", "text": "Broadway down a flight of metal stairs and pull out a gun to assert his power, threatening to kill him if he does not pay back what he owes. Broadway runs off, but vows to get revenge and, after an attempted robbery later in the day where he shoots and kills a woman at a drive-through, he wipes off his gun and tosses it into the backseat of Cashmere's open convertible when he is out of the car, which looks similar enough to Broadway's car to be mistaken for it. After the swim meet, Cashmere and Dre, who are there", "title": "Lockdown (2000 film)" }, { "docid": "18467739", "text": "A Kind of Anger A Kind of Anger is a novel by British thriller writer Eric Ambler, first published in 1964. Like many of Ambler's post-war novels the thriller plot is laced with elements of comedy. A car comes hurtling down the drive of a remote villa near Zurich, crashes into a lorry, but carries on without stopping. When the police investigate, they find the body of an exiled Iraqi general inside the villa. He has been tortured and shot three times, and the house has been ransacked. Witnesses say the fleeing car was driven by a beautiful young woman.", "title": "A Kind of Anger" }, { "docid": "19392235", "text": "an out of it, that's what we want to do.” “It was a solid weekend for myself. I was able to do double-duty this week and I think that helped me get my rhythm early in the weekend,” Larson said. “It bettered myself each time I was on the track. Normally a truck does not drive anything like a Cup car. This is the only race track probably where it does. Getting more laps on this racetrack is the most important part for myself.\" Fox Sports was covering their 16th race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, nine-time Martinsville winner", "title": "2016 STP 500" }, { "docid": "7541462", "text": "car if they drive it gently and stick to speed limits, but don't resort to any unrealistically slow acceleration or special hypermiling techniques. These True MPG figures are published alongside the official government fuel economy data, that car manufacturers are legally obliged to include in brochures. In June 2012, \"What Car?\" launched an online car buying service called 'What Car Approved Used', which it claimed provides \"peace of mind\" to car buyers, by endorsing the \"10 Points of Difference\" promoted by the \"National Franchised Dealers Association\". The agreement came to a close in July 2015, and \"What Car?\" began to", "title": "What Car?" }, { "docid": "10034277", "text": "from 2008 on the facelifted SL Roadster. At this moment nothing has been said on the future for this car. What has been announced though, is that Mercedes will attempt to give the new S-Class (in 2012) 7 different models. A most likely overview for the new S-Class range could then consist of: Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive The Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive concept car is concept car introduced in 2007. The car is built on the S600 chassis (S600 is long wheelbase only). In the Ocean Drive Concept, a V12 has been built, which together with 2 turbo's reaches a poweroutput of", "title": "Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive" }, { "docid": "19206336", "text": "example introduced by Lewis that illustrates the difference between the notions of general knowledge and common knowledge. Lewis wanted to know what kind of knowledge is needed so that the statement formula_4: “every driver must drive on the right” be a convention among a group of agents. In other words, he wanted to know what kind of knowledge is needed so that everybody feels safe to drive on the right. Suppose there are only two agents formula_38 and formula_39. Then everybody knowing formula_4 (formally formula_41) is not enough. Indeed, it might still be possible that the agent formula_38 considers possible", "title": "Dynamic epistemic logic" }, { "docid": "15665680", "text": "Hajime Okano) on the fourth album. Joe composed one song in each of the first three albums, and they all showcase the bass. The band usually does not discuss their ideas on sound and style, yet Morrie says, \"we individually do what we want to do based on the songs that You creates, even if it destroys the original concept of the song\". In regard to band's music and lyrics, Morrie described them as explosive and outward with an incentive kind of a death drive. Morrie's way of singing in the early years of Dead End was influenced by Ronnie", "title": "Dead End (band)" }, { "docid": "18599556", "text": "especially to Melbourne for the recording. Also in March, during an interview for \"Drive\" on ABC Radio National, Mitchell described how fellow Jebediah members \"kind of put up with him [Bob Evans]; they tolerate him. Ahh ... You know, I think they understand why he's around, and why he needs to do what he does ... but sometimes I think they look at him with a sort of sense of bemusement.\" In reference to Jebediah members' extraneous musical activities, Mitchell explained that \"they 'moonlight' in other local Perth outfits.\" He explained in an \"AU review\" interview with Chloe Webb that", "title": "Familiar Stranger (Bob Evans album)" }, { "docid": "8244523", "text": "by McNulty after the two have spent an afternoon in suburbia, which Bubbles refers to as \"\"Leave It to Beaver\" land.\" Bubbles is referring to the fact that despite the short drive, there is a night and day difference between Baltimore county (heaven) and Baltimore City (here). When Freamon and McNulty start talking in the bar, Miles Davis' \"All Blues\", from the album \"Kind of Blue\" plays diegetically in the background. When the head has finished and Davis begins his trumpet solo, Freamon opens up and tells McNulty what happened to his career. Although credited, Deirdre Lovejoy does not appear", "title": "Old Cases" }, { "docid": "18075297", "text": "including the bridge verses sung by the Scarecrow (Jackson Browne), Tin Man (Roger Daltrey), and Dorothy (Jewel). In his version of \"If I Were King of the Forest\", he has an addition into the lyrics \"Not queen, not duke, not prince...or the Artist Formerly known as Prince\". In the ABC television film \"The Muppets' Wizard of Oz\", Fozzie Bear plays the role of the Lion. Fozzie's other role is himself. He shows up at the end of this film in the Muppets' show. In the \"VeggieTales\" episode \"The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's\", he is renamed the \"Hungry Lion\" who was", "title": "Cowardly Lion" }, { "docid": "12790581", "text": "the city of Saint Paul. Within the city of Saint Paul, U.S. 61 follows Interstate 94 for a short distance, and then follows \"Mounds Boulevard\", \"East 7th Street\", and \"Arcade Street\" through the East Side of St. Paul. U.S. 61 then proceeds north to Maplewood, where it becomes a four-lane highway named \"Maplewood Drive\" to White Bear Lake. Between Interstate 694 and the central business district of White Bear Lake, the road serves one of the Twin Cities region's major car dealership areas. After leaving White Bear Lake, U.S. 61 is a two-lane roadway again to Forest Lake and then", "title": "U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota" }, { "docid": "8255382", "text": "a parody of the Dr. Dre song \"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang\". She also hosts a Nerdist Industries podcast called \"Making It\". In 2012, Lindhome turned her hand to Shakespeare, appearing as a villain in Joss Whedon's adaptation of \"Much Ado About Nothing\". In 2015, Lindhome and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series \"Another Period\", which they also starred in together. She also played the girlfriend of Fozzie Bear on the series \"The Muppets\". In 2017, Lindhome had a supporting role in \"The Lego Batman Movie\", voicing supervillain Poison Ivy and The Wicked Witch of the West, though she", "title": "Riki Lindhome" }, { "docid": "3537909", "text": "and others sing the final verses of \"The Rainbow Connection.\" Frank Oz appears in a cameo as a biker who beats up Fozzie Bear while Steve Whitmire appears as a man in the Bogen County Fair. Also, director Tim Burton is one of the puppeteers in the final shot of the film. John Landis is also in the final shot, performing Grover. Landis and Burton were both uncredited. The main obstacle the filmmakers were faced with during the development of \"The Muppet Movie\" was whether the Muppets would transition seamlessly from television to film. In 1978, director James Frawley, Jim", "title": "The Muppet Movie" }, { "docid": "270581", "text": "Star Comics imprint (November 1984 – January 1985). In the wake of the success of the \"Muppet Babies\" television show, Star Comics began releasing the \"Muppet Babies\" comic book title on a bi-monthly basis. These were original stories, not adaptations of the show's episodes. In the final \"Disney Adventures\" issue, with a cover date of November 2007, a one-page story single strip focusing on Fozzie Bear, Smedley, Statler, and Waldorf (with a cameo by Scooter) was released. Roger Langridge wrote and drew the comics intending it to be more long running. In 2009, Boom! Studios began publishing \"The Muppet Show\",", "title": "The Muppets" }, { "docid": "270565", "text": "the Disney+ streaming service in 2019. In July 2018, the cast performed a series of live shows at London's O2 Arena, their first outside of the United States. Notable Muppet characters of \"The Muppet Show\" and subsequent media include Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy; Fozzie Bear; Gonzo; Rowlf the Dog; Scooter; Rizzo the Rat; Pepe the King Prawn; Dr. Bunsen Honeydew; Beaker; Statler and Waldorf; the Swedish Chef; Sam Eagle; Walter; and the Electric Mayhem, consisting of Dr. Teeth on keyboard, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on bass, Janice on lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and occasionally Lips on trumpet.", "title": "The Muppets" }, { "docid": "2385043", "text": "village from 1857 to 1868. The architect Peter Aldington (1933-present) and his wife Margaret have their home in Haddenham. He is one of a very select group of architects branded by English Heritage as the \"living listed\" and together with John Craig founded his own practice in the village in 1970. Haddenham has been the setting for a number of television programmes including \"Jeeves and Wooster\" and eight episodes of \"Midsomer Murders\". The village appears in the second Muppet film, \"The Great Muppet Caper\". Having been forced to fly in an aeroplane's baggage hold, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and", "title": "Haddenham, Buckinghamshire" }, { "docid": "1732485", "text": "and Harry Enfield whom he got to develop the character of Douglas Hurd by suggesting he adapt it along the lines of Frank Oz's character Fozzie Bear. As a result, Perkins developed shows for both performers, in the form of Elton's hosted \"Saturday Live\" and sketch show \"The Man From Auntie;\" and Enfield's \"Harry Enfield's Television Programme.\" Perkins also developed \"Have I Got News For You\", \"Whose Line Is It Anyway?\", \"Drop The Dead Donkey\" and \"Father Ted\" for Hat Trick, many of which won awards including Baftas. The last show Perkins script edited for Tiger Aspect was \"The Fast", "title": "Geoffrey Perkins" }, { "docid": "974549", "text": "Frank Oz Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in \"The Muppet Show\", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in \"Sesame Street\". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the \"Star Wars\" series, in which he has performed and provided the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes \"Little Shop of Horrors\" (1986), \"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels\" (1988),", "title": "Frank Oz" }, { "docid": "9354180", "text": "the videos and game concepts, while criticizing the tedium of the small number of games. Muppets Inside The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a PC computer game produced by Starwave in 1996. The title is a play on Intel's advertising slogan, \"Intel Inside,\" meaning that one could find an Intel processor inside a computer marked with its sticker. The plot of Muppets Inside involves several Muppet characters getting trapped inside a computer. Bunsen sends Kermit and Fozzie Bear into the computer to rescue the others by travelling around the Bitmap on a Databus, continuing the computer parody theme. This is", "title": "Muppets Inside" }, { "docid": "9354179", "text": "Muppets Inside The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a PC computer game produced by Starwave in 1996. The title is a play on Intel's advertising slogan, \"Intel Inside,\" meaning that one could find an Intel processor inside a computer marked with its sticker. The plot of Muppets Inside involves several Muppet characters getting trapped inside a computer. Bunsen sends Kermit and Fozzie Bear into the computer to rescue the others by travelling around the Bitmap on a Databus, continuing the computer parody theme. This is the description of the game on the original packaging: \"PC Gamer\" praised the humor of", "title": "Muppets Inside" }, { "docid": "5628036", "text": "in 2001. His role expanded on \"Sesame Street\" in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly \"Global Grover\". However, Oz occasionally came in to \"Sesame Street\" to record new material with those characters. In 2001, the same year that he worked on \"The Book of Pooh\", where he worked on Piglet and Kanga, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the \"Muppetfest\" convention. Subsequently, in \"It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie\" (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In \"The Muppets' Wizard of Oz\" (2005), he began performing Sam the Eagle. Jacobson has", "title": "Eric Jacobson" }, { "docid": "5628035", "text": "Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as \"Sesame Street\" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due to his retirement on October 18, 2018. Jacobson, a native of Fort Worth, initially started playing Bert and Grover on \"Sesame Street\" in 1998, and officially joined the cast of the classic Muppet Show Muppets", "title": "Eric Jacobson" }, { "docid": "226740", "text": "in the entertainment industry, crediting Henson as being the individual to whom he owes his fame. At some point after the events of \"The Muppet Movie\", Kermit and the other Muppets begin \"The Muppet Show\", and the characters remain together as a group, before starring in the other Muppet films and \"Muppets Tonight\", with Kermit usually at the core of the stories as the lead protagonist. Kermit is shown in \"The Muppet Movie\" as stating that the events of the film are \"approximately how it happened\" when asked by his nephew Robin about how the Muppets got started. Fozzie Bear", "title": "Kermit the Frog" }, { "docid": "20249340", "text": "in performing from an early age, often performing Fozzie Bear routines for friends and family. He started stand-up comedy at the age of ten as part of the 'Kidsncomedy' program run by Jo Ann Grossman. His material was mostly political, workshopped with his father. He began getting some attention from agents at this time, though his parents were reluctant for him to pursue a career in acting. His first onscreen appearance was as 'Teenage Fan' in the mockumentary \"The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan.\" His role was mostly cut for the film. As a teenager, Newman regularly attended Buck's", "title": "Griffin Newman" }, { "docid": "1491808", "text": "will perform both arms. The original segment of the song \"I Don't Want To Live On The Moon\" was one of the rare instances when Ernie's full body was shown. It reportedly took 3 puppeteers to perform Ernie in this segment: Jim Henson performed Ernie's head and left hand, while two other puppeteers operated Ernie's right hand and feet respectively. Other puppets of this type include Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear, Beaker, and Bunsen Honeydew. \"Sesame Street\" is localized for some different markets, and Ernie is often renamed. For instance, in episodes that are aired in Portugal, Ernie's name has been", "title": "Ernie (Sesame Street)" }, { "docid": "4526609", "text": "gas. An alien channeling his voice through a sandwich asks Gonzo where the alien ship can land, and Gonzo suggests a beach known by the name of Cape Doom, unaware that Singer's assistant Agent Rentro (Bobo the Bear) is listening. The gang arrives at the military base to rescue Gonzo and Rizzo. They use the invisibility spray to enter but when Fozzie washes his hands upon exiting a restroom it wears off, attracting the attention of a female guard who Animal chases away. Meanwhile, Rizzo frees Gonzo from the dissection table while the other rats attack Dr. Phil Van Neuter,", "title": "Muppets from Space" }, { "docid": "4484518", "text": "by Fozzie Bear and Scooter. Nilsson was impressed by Newman's talents and his next album was \"Nilsson Sings Newman\", ten covers of songs by Newman, with Newman on piano and Nilsson doing vocals. In 2000, BMG released a combined CD of \"Harry\" and \"Nilsson Sings Newman\". All tracks composed by Harry Nilsson, except where noted. All tracks arranged and conducted by George Tipton BMG's 1997 re-issue bonus tracks Harry (album) Harry is the fourth studio album by Harry Nilsson, released August 1969 on RCA. It was his first album to get onto Billboard Magazine's \"Billboard\" 200 chart, remaining there for", "title": "Harry (album)" }, { "docid": "3371390", "text": "appearances, making his schedule, as he called it, \"crazy\". Cheryl Henson, president of the Jim Henson Foundation, called him \"essential\" to the show. Clash worked on the first film version of \"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\", in 1990 and the sequel, \"\", which was dedicated to Henson, in 1991, voicing Master Splinter. He performed in several productions with Jim Henson Productions, including as the Muppet Clifford in \"The Jim Henson Hour\" (1989), and performing the puppetry for Frank Oz's characters (Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, and Animal) in \"Muppet Treasure Island\" (1996). Clash performed in the films \"Muppets from", "title": "Kevin Clash" }, { "docid": "3334640", "text": "participates in the telethon's \"Rainbow Connection\" finale. In \"Muppets Most Wanted\", Sam plays a fairly major role as a CIA agent who reluctantly collaborates with Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon (Ty Burrell) to solve a series of burglaries in Europe. Sam and Napoleon interrogate the Muppets but learn nothing useful, and they mistakenly arrest Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear for the thefts. In the TV series \"The Muppets\", Sam is a main character and is in charge of the broadcast standards and practices for ABC. He also has started to have a crush on Janice. Primary Performers Other Performers", "title": "Sam Eagle" }, { "docid": "13116971", "text": "he is seen to take a ticket from an automatic machine and then to park next to a kerb. He gets out of the car and pushes through a set of double doors, which bear the words \"Way\" and \"Out\". As he leaves, what appears to be the hearse can be seen waiting for the Prisoner to pull out onto the street; shortly after this, the Lotus is seen passing it. None of this is seen in any other episode. The dialogue sequence does not follow the awakening here, because it is essentially a compressed presentation of the Prisoner's learning", "title": "Opening and closing sequences of The Prisoner" }, { "docid": "974551", "text": "was five. Oz and his family moved to Montana in 1951. They eventually settled in Oakland, California. Oz attended Oakland Technical High School and Oakland City College. He worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland as a teenager with the Vagabond Puppets, a production of the Oakland Recreation Department, where Lettie Connell was his mentor. Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer, performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on \"The Muppet Show\", and Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on \"Sesame Street\". In addition to performing a", "title": "Frank Oz" }, { "docid": "5628037", "text": "appeared in numerous other television shows and movies as well. Jacobson performed Miss Piggy for appearances on \"Rove Live\", \"Live with Regis and Kelly\", \"The Tony Danza Show\", \"Good Morning America\", \"This Morning\", \"WWE Raw\", \"Take Two with Phineas and Ferb\", \"Good Luck Charlie\", \"WWE Tribute to the Troops\", and also performed Miss Piggy for an appearance in an episode of the Disney Channel Original Series \"So Random!\". Jacobson performed Grover during appearances on \"Good Morning Australia\", \"Rove Live\", and \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\". He performed Fozzie Bear during appearances on \"Saturday Night Live\", \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\", \"The Late Late Show", "title": "Eric Jacobson" }, { "docid": "499536", "text": "Prince\"), Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, and Thog (from \"The Great Santa Claus Switch\"). New characters include Fozzie Bear, The Muppet Newsman, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, wardrobe lady Hilda, Uncle Deadly, Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphones, Trumpet Girl, and the singing duet of Wayne and Wanda. Recurring sketches include \"Veterinarian's Hospital\", \"At the Dance\", \"Talking Houses\", \"Panel Disscussions\", \"Fozzie's Monologue\", \"Talk Spot\", \"Muppet Labs\" and \"Gonzo's Act\". Several changes were made for the second series. Each week, Scooter would now greet the guest star in his or her dressing room before the opening theme song by announcing the time until", "title": "The Muppet Show" }, { "docid": "3333303", "text": "For the fifth season, a new style of cold opening featuring Pops replaced this format. Scooter sometimes helped Miss Piggy to get Kermit to be romantically interested in her. He was also on good terms with Fozzie Bear, being less annoyed with his jokes than most people, and they performed a duet or double act onstage in a few episodes. His relationship with Floyd Pepper, who frequently appeared backstage, may be comparable to Hunt's relationship with Jerry Nelson. The two puppeteers frequently collaborated, with the elder Nelson helping the younger Hunt to develop his performing abilities from the start. Hunt", "title": "Scooter (Muppet)" }, { "docid": "215950", "text": "television series. In 1976, the series was initially rejected by the American networks, which believed that Muppets would appeal to only a child audience. Then Henson pitched the show to British impresario Lew Grade to finance the show. The show would be shot in the United Kingdom and syndicated worldwide. That same year, he scrapped plans for his Broadway show and moved his creative team to England, where \"The Muppet Show\" began taping. The show featured Kermit as host, and a variety of other memorable characters, notably Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, and Fozzie Bear, along with other characters such", "title": "Jim Henson" }, { "docid": "3294694", "text": "to become a real bear. Reluctantly, he agrees but John knows that Archie doesn't know what kind of bear he is and never acts as a real animal. Then, after taking his family on a vacation to the forest for the rest of the month, John makes a deal with a female bear named Ava (voice of Lisa Kudrow) to not make any decisions for the month and promises to turn Archie into someone she will love, despite the fact that she is involved with another male bear named Sonny (voice of Mike Epps). While he unsuccessfully trains Archie, John", "title": "Dr. Dolittle 2" }, { "docid": "20665989", "text": "can drive on the roads. This also makes the car, the first fully functioning concept car which matches the virtual and \"on-paper\" specifications with the real specifications. The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo has three electric motors, two at the rear axle, one at the front axle. Each motor delivers and , for a total of and . The curb weight of the vehicle stands at with a 50:50 weight distribution, and also giving the car a power-to-weight ratio of 554 hp per ton. The car runs on a permanent all-wheel drive drivetrain. The car does contain some elements used", "title": "Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo" } ]

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[ { "docid": "5020216", "text": "I Will Always Love You \"I Will Always Love You\" is a song originally written and recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her one-time partner and mentor of seven years, Porter Wagoner, following Parton's decision to pursue a solo career. Parton's version of \"I Will Always Love You\" was a commercial success. It reached number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Songs chart twice. It first reached number one in June 1974, and then in October 1982, with", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "5020249", "text": "Tour, Beyoncé also sang the opening lines of \"I Will Always Love You\" prior to the performance of \"Halo\" as the final song of the tour. At the 2017 Commencement of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell sang \"I Will Always Love You\" to the graduating class. See Washington Post commentary: I Will Always Love You \"I Will Always Love You\" is a song originally written and recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her one-time partner and", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "5020216", "text": "I Will Always Love You \"I Will Always Love You\" is a song originally written and recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her one-time partner and mentor of seven years, Porter Wagoner, following Parton's decision to pursue a solo career. Parton's version of \"I Will Always Love You\" was a commercial success. It reached number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Songs chart twice. It first reached number one in June 1974, and then in October 1982, with", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "17148422", "text": "cover of \"I Will Always Love You\" for the 1992 film The Bodyguard). \"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind\" was performed by American Idol (Season 7) finalist Ramiele Malubay in 2008. She sang the song during the Dolly Parton tribute week. A studio version of her cover was released on the iTunes Store as \"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (American Idol Studio Version) - Single\" in 2008. The duet version plays over the closing credits of \"Women and God\"—the third episode of the BBC comedy \"Bob Servant, Independent\". The episode first aired February 6, 2013 on BBC Four .", "title": "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" }, { "docid": "19743540", "text": "open the song with Denver's \"Take Me Home, Country Roads\", and he wanted Carrie Underwood specifically to open Dolly Parton's \"I Will Always Love You\". Parton, who is known to arrive early for her appointments, arrived really early on her recording day, even before producer McAnally had arrived. During the recording session, McAnally became very nervous and told Parton: \"I don't know how I am supposed to direct you singing \"I Will Always Love You\", but I am going to do my best.\" Kahn was also very much nervous working with her, \"I have literally worked with everybody but Dolly", "title": "Forever Country" }, { "docid": "459715", "text": "was so wrong.\" Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. Darlene Love, Houston's godmother, hearing the news of her death, said, \"It felt like I had been struck by a lightning bolt in my gut.\" Dolly Parton, whose song \"I Will Always Love You\" was covered by Houston, said, \"I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed. Aretha Franklin said, \"It's so stunning and unbelievable. I couldn't believe", "title": "Whitney Houston" }, { "docid": "11608592", "text": "by a \"Les Misérables\" video. \"That musical is what started all of this,\" he said. He started performing publicly at the age of 10 when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, singing \"I Will Always Love You\" by Dolly Parton; he won the Child Division. In 2003, Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show \"Star Search\". He wound up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2, losing the Junior Grand Champion title to Tiffany Evans. On one episode, he competed against then-11-year-old Alexandréa Lushington, who became a \"top 20\" semi-finalist on \"American Idol\" alongside Archuleta.", "title": "David Archuleta" }, { "docid": "2456764", "text": "over 17 million copies. Worldwide, the sales are over 45 million copies. In addition, Houston's cover of \"I Will Always Love You\" sold 20 million units worldwide. The soundtrack features five songs which were hit singles for Houston: \"I Will Always Love You\" (a cover of the Dolly Parton song), \"I'm Every Woman\" (a cover of the Chaka Khan song), the two Oscar-nominated songs, \"I Have Nothing\" and \"Run to You\", and \"Queen of the Night\". Other artists who appear on the soundtrack include fellow Arista recording artists Kenny G (\"Even if My Heart Would Break\", a duet with Aaron", "title": "The Bodyguard (1992 film)" } ]

[ { "docid": "5020247", "text": "the song as a tribute during the 54th Grammy Awards, the day after Houston's death, alongside images of musicians who had died in 2011 and 2012, including Amy Winehouse and Etta James. The song was played at Houston's funeral as her casket was brought out of the church. Parton complimented Hudson on her performance, saying,I was brought to tears again last night, as I'm sure many were, when Jennifer Hudson sang \"I Will Always Love You\" on the Grammys in memory of Whitney. Like everybody else, I am still in shock. But I know that Whitney will live forever in", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "459719", "text": "1994 Grammys was shown following a prayer read by host LL Cool J. Later in the program, following a montage of photos of musicians who died in 2011 with Houston singing \"Saving All My Love for You\" at the 1986 Grammys, Hudson paid tribute to Houston and the other artists by performing \"I Will Always Love You\". The tribute was partially credited for the Grammys telecast getting its second highest ratings in history. Houston was honored in the form of various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, held on February 17. An image montage of Houston and important black", "title": "Whitney Houston" }, { "docid": "14456527", "text": "points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 19 points). On 2 April 2010, Lin sang Whitney Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\", earning Lin 25 points (his opponent, Su Zhi-Yu, got 22 points). On 9 April 2010, Lin sang Shunza's \"Coming Home\" – 17 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 20 points) On 30 April 2010,Lin sang Celine Dion's \"My Heart Will Go On\" as a guest performer. On 14 May 2010, Lin sang \"I Dreamed a Dream\" from Les Misérables as a guest performer. Lin also sang a duet with Kenny G., performing Whitney Houston's \"Saving All My Love For", "title": "Lin Yu-chun" }, { "docid": "1461416", "text": "LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as \"Going Back to Cali\", \"I'm Bad\", \"The Boomin' System\", \"Rock the Bells\" and \"Mama Said Knock You Out\", as well as romantic ballads such as \"Doin' It\", \"I Need Love\", \"All I Have\", \"Around the Way Girl\" and \"Hey Lover\". A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J has released 13 studio", "title": "LL Cool J" }, { "docid": "18873898", "text": "discography#singles) Williams sang the song with Anita Carter on the \"Kate Smith Evening Hour\" on April 23, 1952. The rare television appearance is one of the few film clips of Williams in performance. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) \"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)\" is a song written and originally recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records. It hit number two on the \"Billboard\" country singles chart in 1951. According to Colin Escott's 2004 book \"Hank Williams: The Biography\", fiddler Jerry Rivers always claimed that Hank wrote the song", "title": "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" }, { "docid": "19290930", "text": "Mary (I'm in Love with You) \"Mary (I'm in Love with You)\" is an American popular song of 1931, written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson. Nelson and his orchestra recorded the song on November 25, 1931 (Brunswick E37427). The recording starts off straight and \"sweet\" but progresses into an early swing style. He sang: \"Mary, what are we waiting for?\"<br> \"Each day I want you more and more\"<br> \"You'll always be the one girl for me\"<br> \"For Mary I'm in love with you\"<br> Other recordings include The High Hatters with a vocal refrain by Frank Luther, recorded on", "title": "Mary (I'm in Love with You)" }, { "docid": "9019363", "text": "I Can't Live Without My Radio \"I Can't Live Without My Radio\" is the lead single from LL Cool J's debut album, \"Radio\". It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings and was both written and produced by LL Cool J and Rick Rubin. It is a love song to the boombox. The song found modest success, making it to #15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. \"I Can't Live Without My Radio\" was released with the follow-up single \"I Can Give You More\". A section of the song performed by LL Cool J is featured during the", "title": "I Can't Live Without My Radio" }, { "docid": "8872352", "text": "the great rapper in the world' thing. Me being from L.A., I was trying to rep our entire city alone, so had to step to him\". Ice-T also replied that he had no personal problem with him but just \"thought I could beat him rapping anyways\". Ice-T stated that he recorded \"Girls L.G.B.N.A.F.\" as a humorous response to LL Cool J's song \"I Need Love\". Ice-T stated that: \"Girls came to me and asked, 'Ice, why don't you write a ballad'? Now can you imagine saying, 'I need loooove?' That's a wimp. So I wrote ('Girls') as a joke.\" LL", "title": "Power (Ice-T album)" }, { "docid": "18167072", "text": "The Ladies Who Lunch (song) \"The Ladies Who Lunch\" is a song from the Broadway musical \"Company\", sung by the character Joanne. It was written by Stephen Sondheim, and was introduced by Elaine Stritch, whose signature song it became. In regard to her performance, which one interviewer described as filled with \"rage\", Elaine Stritch responded \"I don’t think I sang it with rage. First of all, she drank. I should have made you understand that. Anyway, when you drink, you can do anything you want, and it’s not always very attractive. I tried to say to the audience, 'And here’s", "title": "The Ladies Who Lunch (song)" }, { "docid": "1838867", "text": "Ashley Olsen, the Goo Goo Dolls, Jolt Cola, the Pixies and the disposable camera End Credit Video is Mr. Mister's \"Kyrie\" Makeout songs of 1987: Billy Vera & The Beaters - \"At This Moment\", Crowded House - \"Don't Dream It's Over\", & LL Cool J - \"I Need Love\" Babes of 1987: Lisa Bonet, Sheena Easton, Jody Watley, Tawny Kitaen and the Church Lady Hunks of 1987: LL Cool J, RoboCop, Dennis Quaid, Harry Hamlin and Harry from \"Harry and the Hendersons\" PSA Of 1987: Anti-Drug (Marijuana) \"I learned it by watching you!\" Mr. & Ms. 1987: Bruce Willis &", "title": "I Love the '80s (U.S. TV series)" }, { "docid": "19452977", "text": "before singing few lines from \"I Will Always Love You\" a cappella. She later performed \"Jerat Percintaan\", her first single that was composed by Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan as a tribute to him after he died a few weeks before the concert on 18 March 2016. Next, she performed two of her duet songs with two male singers who have originally recorded the two songs with her respectively. She first sang with Hafiz Suip for \"Muara Hati\" before proceeding with another duet with Cakra Khan for \"Seluruh Cinta\". She then proceeded the show with the performance of \"Menatap dalam Mimpi\"", "title": "Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert" }, { "docid": "9029823", "text": "but I just have to tell you. I love your voice.\" This single was her first crossover hit, being her first song on the adult contemporary radio format and her only song to chart on the R&B chart. It reached number three on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 on September 24, 1988. I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song) \"I'll Always Love You\" is a song by American singer Taylor Dayne and the third single from her debut album, \"Tell It to My Heart\". The song is a romantic ballad, showcasing Dayne's softer side—after the first two singles released were mainly", "title": "I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song)" }, { "docid": "1679453", "text": "raps. Columnist Stephen Holden of \"The New York Times\" described LL Cool J as \"a brawny young giant with the animal magnetism and amiable self-assurance of the young Muhammad Ali.\" \"I Want You\" and \"I Can Give You More\" have been recognized by listeners of hip hop as the first hip-hop ballads, and have been cited likewise by several music writers and critics. Author of the 1985 book \"Fresh: Hip Hop Don't Stop\", writer Nelson George further elaborated on the appeal of \"Radio\" to listeners at the time, describing LL Cool J as a \"minimalist homeboy who knows his beats\",", "title": "Radio (LL Cool J album)" }, { "docid": "19743541", "text": "Parton made me nervous.\" While most of the artists who sang the same line together were pre-planned, Lambert's and Bryan's duet happened accidentally. Underwood was skeptical when she first heard the idea of the mashup and questioned how it would work since three very different songs were incorporated. She later said that she felt honored to be a part of it, and to be singing parts on \"I Will Always Love You\", which she actually performs on her tours recurrently. Miranda Lambert said that she felt the same way but later commented saying, \"It's really cool that almost everybody that's", "title": "Forever Country" }, { "docid": "19157656", "text": "It Ain't Love\" by Tichina Arnold, \"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)\" by Shades, \"Who Is a Thug\" by Big Pun and \"Is It Kool?\" by Luniz; as well as in the remix of \"Loungin\" by LL Cool J. The official music video for the song was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński. Who Do You Love (Bernard Wright song) \"Who Do You Love\" is a song co-written and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Bernard Wright, issued as the first single from his third studio album \"Mr. Wright\". The song was his highest chart appearance on the \"Billboard\" R&B chart, peaking at", "title": "Who Do You Love (Bernard Wright song)" }, { "docid": "5732350", "text": "on August 24, 1996. Houston sang the short-edited version of the song along with \"I Will Always Love You,\" which were followed by a standing ovation, at the 1st BET Awards on June 19, 2001, becoming the first artist ever to be given the Lifetime Achievement Award. Though \"I Have Nothing\" is one of Houston's notable hits during her career, the song was performed solely on The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94) among her ten tours. Houston performed the song as the final part of a medley which included the aforementioned songs from Broadway shows on first North American leg of", "title": "I Have Nothing" }, { "docid": "18012839", "text": "she maintained that her topic is still love, \"It's my motivation. It's what I think about. That's who I am at the essence.\" Speaking further about the album's concept, she said \"if you listen to my albums, they were always about love. I've always sung about love. It was always love in a certain way: A fairytale type of way; I was hoping, praying, and wishing for that.\" Describing her approach for this album, Lopez stated that \"there was just a lot that I had to say\", claiming: \"My goal was to just be as honest as I could. You", "title": "A.K.A. (album)" }, { "docid": "5712756", "text": "At age twelve, she unsuccessfully auditioned for \"The Mickey Mouse Club\". While attending a church camp, at the age of 13, Simpson sang Whitney Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\" and an arrangement of \"Amazing Grace\". One of the camp's visitors was launching a Gospel music record label and saw great promise and profits in her voice. It was during this time, while attending J. J. Pearce High School, Simpson signed to Proclaim Records, a minor Gospel music record label. She recorded an album, \"Jessica\", but Proclaim went bankrupt and the album was never officially released except for a small", "title": "I Wanna Love You Forever" }, { "docid": "12383626", "text": "Croce wrote the song in early 1973 when he arrived home and got into a disagreement with his wife, Ingrid. Instead of arguing with her, she has stated that Croce \"went downstairs, and he started to play like he always did when he wrote ... the next morning, he came up early in the morning and sang it to me.\" Ingrid Croce wrote an autobiographical cookbook, \"Thyme In A Bottle,\" in which she includes interesting anecdotes about Jim. She wrote the following about \"I'll Have To Say 'I Love You' in a Song\": One weekend, after being on the road", "title": "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" }, { "docid": "7353390", "text": "hits on the Modern label with \"Truly\" and \"Love Me Always.\" On the Specialty label in 1956, they sang their best known record, \"Gloria.\" They also had an important 1956 record on the DIG label titled \"This is the Night for Love.\" Maye said of his cross country stops, \"I'd watch all of them, any entertainer when I was in a town. You learn from each other. My stage presence wasn't polished, so I'd go to learn how to get my stage presence from the other top guys who did it for a living\". In 1959 he batted .339 with", "title": "Lee Maye" }, { "docid": "5020248", "text": "all the great music that she left behind. I will always have a very special piece of her in the song we shared together and had the good fortune to share with the world. Rest in peace, Whitney. Again, we will always love you. In 2012, following Whitney Houston's death, American singer Beyoncé performed a tribute to Houston during her revue in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Revel resort. She began the performance of her song \"Halo\" singing the first verse of \"I Will Always Love You\" a cappella. Later, in 2013, during her The Mrs. Carter Show World", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "14964448", "text": "you first time I saw her, she is our generation’s songbird.\" She sang \"Fireflies\" at judges' houses and was sent through to the live shows by mentor Cheryl and assistant will.i.am. For the first live show she sang \"Teardrops\" and in the second live show she sang \"Feeling Good\". In the third live show she sang \"Why Don't You Do Right?\" and in the fourth live show she sang \"Wicked Game\". In the fifth live show, Ferguson received a standing ovation from Cowell and Cheryl following her performance of \"Make You Feel My Love\". In the following episode, Ferguson received", "title": "Rebecca Ferguson (singer)" }, { "docid": "20282561", "text": "September through iTunes, Spotify and other platforms. The song \"Beautiful in White\" is a new recording of an unreleased solo song by Filan which was leaked onto the Internet in April 2010. Upon its leak, the song was incorrectly credited as being recorded by Shayne Ward instead of Filan. He sang \"Swear It Again and his versions of \"Unbreakable\" and \"I Can't Make You Love Me\" on BBC Radio 2 that made it on the track listing of \"BBC Radio 2: The Piano Room\" album. \"\"Heaven\" and \"Eternal Flame\" were sang in Radio 2 Session the next day afterwards. On", "title": "Love Always (Shane Filan album)" }, { "docid": "9267719", "text": "I Love You Always Forever \"I Love You Always Forever\" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Donna Lewis from her debut album, \"Now in a Minute\" (1996). Written by Lewis, and produced by Lewis and Kevin Killen, it was released as the album's lead single in the US on 14 May 1996 and in the UK on 22 August 1996. Inspired by H. E. Bates' novel \"Love for Lydia\", \"I Love You Always Forever\" is a pop song in which the singer declares her endless love for her significant other. The song was a commercial hit, peaking at number", "title": "I Love You Always Forever" }, { "docid": "9732820", "text": "In her farewell montage on the episode of her elimination it was shown that she also sang \"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going\" during her audition. She also performed Stevie Wonder's \"Until You Come Back To Me\" during one of the Hollywood audition rounds. Jones toured with the Top 10 Idols on the Idols tour. She received positive reviews for her solo performance of \"I Will Always Love You\". She performed the Star-Spangled Banner at Comerica Park before the Detroit Tigers game on June 8, 2007 versus the New York Mets. Jones also had two homecoming events. The", "title": "LaKisha Jones" }, { "docid": "9207878", "text": "find a happy world.\" \"I raised you tenderly with love, like a flower,\" \"I used to swing you in my own arms like a swing.\" \"O delicate branch of my garden, may you always find spring.\" It is said that the singer Mohammad Rafi sang this song just before his own daughter's marriage. Shakeel Badayuni wrote this song for the 1957 classic \"Mother India\": \"Pee ke ghar aaj pyaari dulhaniya chali\" पी के घर आज प्यारी दुल्हनिया चली रोएं माता पिता उनकी दुनिया चली मेरी क़िस्मत में जाता था परदेस रे छोड़ कर अपने बाबुल का आँगन चली \"The bride", "title": "Babul (Hindi word)" }, { "docid": "5020226", "text": "Wagoner's split. In 1992, R&B singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of \"I Will Always Love You\" for the soundtrack to \"\", her film debut. The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum. She was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin's \"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted\" as the lead single from \"The Bodyguard\". However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for \"Fried Green Tomatoes\", Houston requested a different song. It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested \"I Will Always Love You\", playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version from her album \"Prisoner in Disguise\". Producer", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "14822108", "text": "Always Remember I Love You Always Remember I Love You is a 1990 television film starring Patty Duke and Stephen Dorff, produced by Gross-Weston Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions. It tells the story of a teenage boy who, after finding out he was adopted, runs away from home to search for his biological family. Shortly after Robert Mendham (played by Stephen Dorff) turns 16, he finds out from his parents (David Birney and Joan Van Ark) that he was not only adopted, but stolen from his childhood home (a fact unknown by his parents until that time).", "title": "Always Remember I Love You" }, { "docid": "15702309", "text": "singing Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\". The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by an LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston. Adele won all of her six nominations, equalling the record for most wins by a female artist in one night, firstly held by Beyoncé Knowles. Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with five and four awards, respectively. The 54th Grammys were the second-highest rated in its history with 39.9 million viewers, second only to the 1984 Grammys with 51.67 mil. viewers. The rating was 50% higher than in 2011. The following performed: The winners", "title": "54th Annual Grammy Awards" }, { "docid": "5712972", "text": "most known for being the first single that Simpson professionally recorded with Lachey. (The couple recorded several other duets, including, \"A Whole New World\" and \"Baby, It's Cold Outside\".) Simpson developed and nurtured her talent in her local Baptist church, where her father worked as the congregation's youth minister. At age twelve, she unsuccessfully auditioned for \"The Mickey Mouse Club\". While attending a church camp, at the age of 13, Simpson sang Whitney Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\" and an arrangement of \"Amazing Grace\". One of the camp's visitors was launching a Gospel music record label and saw great", "title": "Where You Are (Jessica Simpson song)" }, { "docid": "1918958", "text": "on tour for several years, as well as appearing on several network television specials which showcased them. Their hits together \"Every Time Two Fools Collide\" (#1), \"Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight\" (#2), \"What Are We Doin' in Love\" (#1), \"All I Ever Need Is You\" (#1) and \"Till I Can Make It On My Own\" (#3) all became Country standards. Of West, Rogers stated in a 1995 TNN interview: \"She, more than anybody else I ever worked with, sang with such emotion that you actually believed what she sang. A lot of people sing words, Dottie West sang emotions.\" In", "title": "Kenny Rogers" }, { "docid": "17500406", "text": "has been compared to the work of the late singer Aaliyah. Lyrically the song discusses Zendaya falling in love on the dance floor, the concept of the song is introduced with lyrics such as \"We on that all night, get it right/ If you keep on moving like that, I might love you forever/ We on that first time love high/ Just keep on moving/ 'Cause I might love you forever.\" On September 19, 2013, Zendaya made her first national performance on \"The Ellen DeGeneres Show\", in which she sang the album's lead single. On October 29, Zendaya was the", "title": "Zendaya (album)" }, { "docid": "14456526", "text": "at Dodgers Stadium during a Los Angeles Dodgers game, he sang \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", \"God Bless America\" and \"Taiwan, Touch Your Heart\". On 11 August 2010 Lin sang Whitney Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\" on America's Got Talent season 5 on the YouTube selection episode, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. Lin has been slated to play the role of Liu Lucy for the HBO Asia produced miniseries Untold Stories of 1949. In 2013, he competed in the second season of \"The Voice of China\". On 26 March 2010, Lin sang John Newton's \"Amazing Grace\", earning Lin 24", "title": "Lin Yu-chun" }, { "docid": "11457447", "text": "Family\" \"The Unemployment Story: Part 1\" (1976), it was sung by Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton). In the seventh-season episode of \"Boy Meets World\" \"It's About Time\" (1999), Amy Matthews (Betsy Randle) sang the song. I love you truly, truly dear,<br> Life with its sorrow, life with its tear<br> Fades into dreams when I feel you are near<br> For I love you truly, truly dear. Ah! Love, 'tis something to feel your kind hand<br> Ah! Yes, 'tis something by your side to stand;<br> Gone is the sorrow, gone doubt and fear,<br> For you love me truly, truly dear. I Love You", "title": "I Love You Truly" }, { "docid": "10240586", "text": "in 2018. As I was a walking one morning in Spring, For to hear the birds whistle and the nightingales sing, I saw a young damsel, so sweetly sang she: Down by the Green Bushes he thinks to meet me. I stepped up to her and thus I did say: Why wait you my fair one, so long by the way? My true Love, my true Love, so sweetly sang she, Down by the Green Bushes he thinks to meet me. I'll buy you fine beavers and a fine silken gown, I will buy you fine petticoats with the flounce", "title": "Green Bushes" }, { "docid": "11156446", "text": "engaged to be married. And then, Justin flies home to try to win Cecille back.. Alphabetically I Will Always Love You (film) I Will Always Love You is a Philippine movie starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin. The theme song of the film, \"I'll Always Love You\", was performed by Nina. Justin (Richard Gutierrez) is a rich, smart, confident mestizo from a private school in Manila while Cecille (Angel Locsin) is a simple scholar from a rural public school. The two fall for each other against the wishes of his parents, (Jean Garcia and Lloyd Samartino). They want him to", "title": "I Will Always Love You (film)" }, { "docid": "11156444", "text": "I Will Always Love You (film) I Will Always Love You is a Philippine movie starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin. The theme song of the film, \"I'll Always Love You\", was performed by Nina. Justin (Richard Gutierrez) is a rich, smart, confident mestizo from a private school in Manila while Cecille (Angel Locsin) is a simple scholar from a rural public school. The two fall for each other against the wishes of his parents, (Jean Garcia and Lloyd Samartino). They want him to marry Donna (Bianca King), their business partner’s daughter. His parents order Justin to study in the", "title": "I Will Always Love You (film)" }, { "docid": "3162063", "text": "Dance to Love\", was released by United Artists in 1979. Residing again in Melbourne, in 1999 Sang made a short return to live performing, with her father, Reg, as guest vocalist. In 2004, Sang's three albums were released for the first time on CD in a two-piece set as the compilation, \"The Ultimate Collection\". Samantha Sang Cheryl Lau \"Samantha\" Sang (born 5 August 1951) is an Australian singer from Melbourne who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with \"You Made Me What I Am\" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated", "title": "Samantha Sang" }, { "docid": "19951480", "text": "Home and I Will Always Love You being chosen. Similarly, only artists who were previous CMA award winners were approached to participate. 29 artists sing on the track with 30 appearing in the music video however, as it was initially unknown how many artists would be able to take part, several of those who agreed early in the development process sang large amounts of all three tracks. The majority of the recording and filming took place in July to coincide with the CMA Music Festival. Upon its release, Forever Country debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart,", "title": "50th Annual Country Music Association Awards" }, { "docid": "13529163", "text": "NaNa, LL Cool J’s The DEFinition, and Lyfe Jennings’ debut Lyfe 268-192. Eric Nicks received a tap from Kevin Liles, former president of Def Jam, for a position as Vice President of A&R at Def Jam. Under Nicks’ tenure at Def Jam, LL dropped his 10th studio album titled \"10\" which included LL Cool J's 1st #1 single “Love You Better.” and 11th studio album \"The Definition\" which included LL's 2nd #1 single \"Headsprung\" and 3rd #1 single \"All I Need\" featuring Jennifer Lopez. In 2003, Nicks left Def Jam to become Sr. Vice President of A&R at Sony Records", "title": "Eric Nicks" }, { "docid": "10825405", "text": "edited Spanglish version of the video features scenes by Bisbal instead of Ne-Yo. Rihanna performed the song at the 2007 American Music Awards, and on Operación Triunfo respectively. \"Hate That I Love You\" was performed on Rihanna's four worldwide tours—Good Girl Gone Bad, Last Girl on Earth, Loud and the Diamonds World Tour. In early 2007, Rihanna began to work with songwriters and producers on a follow-up album to \"A Girl Like Me\". She spent the week of the Grammy Awards writing with labelmate Ne-Yo, who gave her vocal lessons. They wrote and sang \"Hate That I Love You\", which", "title": "Hate That I Love You" }, { "docid": "11019674", "text": "song on his 2014 album \"A Letter Home\". \"Forever Country\", a promotional single released in 2016, features the song as a medley with \"I Will Always Love You\" and \"Take Me Home, Country Roads\". Jerry Reed sang part of \"On the Road Again\" in his hit \"The Bird\": \"The life I love is makin' money with my friend...\". Phish performed the song during the encore of their show on August 6, 2017, closing out their record-setting 13-night \"Baker's Dozen\" residency and 52nd show played at Madison Square Garden. On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song) \"On the Road Again\" is", "title": "On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)" }, { "docid": "18934907", "text": "official theme song of hit love team, LizQuen. He sang the official theme song, an OPM classic, \"Smile In Your Heart\" with the Harana Boys in Just The Way You Are, LizQuen's first film. On September 29, during the premiere night of Etiquette for Mistresses, a teaser of Star Cinema's upcoming film for the month of October was released, titled \"Everyday, I Love You\". On September 30, 2015 before midnight, Star Cinema released the first theatrical teaser of the film in their personal YouTube account. On October 14, Star Cinema launched the theatrical full trailer of the film during the", "title": "Everyday I Love You (film)" }, { "docid": "16635925", "text": "style that helped shape hip hop culture and change traditional radio and it really captured the true feelings LL Cool J was expressing at the time. \"Bigger and Deffer\" sold over 3 Million copies and is still selling and considered a classic LL Cool J album and some of his best work. Blender Magazine voted I Need Love the greatest rap song ever made. Rolling Stone Magazine Says, rapper Lil Wayne’s “How To Love” single is a casual ground-breaker – the gentlest, most melodic rap ballad since LL Cool J's \"I Need Love.\" I Need Love has been sampled and", "title": "DJ Bobcat" }, { "docid": "13755883", "text": "a Little Tenderness\", \"Spotlight\", \"All I Want for Christmas Is You\" and, three days after Whitney Houston's death, performed a tribute version of \"I Will Always Love You\". She also played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the episode \"The Rocky Horror Glee Show\", singing the lead on the song \"Sweet Transvestite\" to generally positive reviews from critics. For her role as Mercedes Jones, Riley won a Screen Actors Guild Award and received nominations for three NAACP Image Awards and three Teen Choice Awards. Riley appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, sang the national anthem at the 2012 Democratic National Convention,", "title": "Amber Riley" }, { "docid": "18671478", "text": "for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was chosen. During the final Rotin sang the Jessie J song \"Mamma Knows Best\" and finished in second place. In 2016 she competed once again in the national selection to select the Maltese representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. This time she sang \"I Will Always Love You\" and was unplaced, with Christina Magrin winning the competition. Rotin is a co-host, along with Gaia Cauchi, George Cremona and Martha Carabott, of the radio program \"Is-Sewwa Magħruf\" on RTK 103FM radio in Malta. \"Veronica Rotin\" Veronica Rotin Veronica Rotin ( born 4", "title": "Veronica Rotin" }, { "docid": "14762874", "text": "Júlia Gomes Julia Melo Gomes Carrera (born March 10, 2002) is a Brazilian singer and actress. She rose to fame after winning the second season of the reality talent show \"Qual é o Seu Talento?\". She also acted in a soap called \"A Vida da Gente\" at \"Rede Globo\" in 2011 Júlia Gomes auditioned on \"Qual é o Seu Talento? 2\", in late-2009 and then advanced to the São Paulo Round, where she sang \"Carinhoso\" by Marisa Monte. She then advanced to the semifinals, singing \"Ben\" by Michael Jackson. During the finals, she sang \"I Will Always Love You\" by", "title": "Júlia Gomes" }, { "docid": "3373155", "text": "private music school. After living in Moscow due to her father's business, she then moved to New York City and later to the UK where she entered a private architecture college. While living in London, Alsou visited Russia often. In 1998, at the wedding of her brother Marat which was celebrated on the bank of the Moskva River, Alsou sat at the grand piano and sang I Will Always Love You. After this private performance her family began to persuade her to pursue a professional singing career. On March 18, 2006, Alsou married Yan Abramov, a millionaire, who comes from", "title": "Alsou" }, { "docid": "16874015", "text": "Finally in 2015, Zendee sang her own theme song \"Habang Kayakap Ka\" from the Philippine original soundtrack of \"Stairway to Heaven\" in her album \"Z\" as a rerun of this Korean drama series. Zendee Rose Tenerefe Zendee (Zendee Rose Japitana Tenerefe born on June 21, 1991) is a Filipina singer, who rose to prominence after a video of her singing a karaoke version of Whitney Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\" was put on YouTube by Yuan Juan a.k.a. youngjay0918. Known on YouTube as the 'random girl of SM Megamall' she gained a following and went on to sign with", "title": "Zendee Rose Tenerefe" }, { "docid": "5713085", "text": "2000, Simpson performed the song on The Salvation Army's National Kettle Kick-off half-time show. On June 11, 2001, she sang the song on Canadian music channel MuchMusic. In 2000, Simpson recorded her first song is Spanish, with producer Manuel Benito. The song was recorded for the album \"Divas En Español\". \"Tal Vez es Amor\" was written and produced by Manuel Benito among the former producers of the song, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea and John Mellencamp. I Think I'm in Love with You \"I Think I'm in Love with You\" is a song written and produced by Cory Rooney and Dan", "title": "I Think I'm in Love with You" }, { "docid": "20575715", "text": "track opens with Hilton saying: \"Babe I love you so much so I wrote you this song. I need you.\" Hilton talks about love by singing that she will \"never lose sight of the reasons that I love you\". Lyrics include puns related to holidays: \"I wanna be the bunny in your Easter. She describes the safety felt in her relationship singing: \"You make me want to be the woman I've always wanted to be.\" Other lines include: \"I wanna put the happy in your Birthday / And I wanna be the merry in your Christmas / I’m always giving", "title": "I Need You (Paris Hilton song)" }, { "docid": "15953825", "text": "be able to show people who fell in love with the album and the people who fell in love with the mixtapes, from \"Cloud 9\" to \"The Adventures of Bobby Ray\", I wanted to make music for those fans.\" That said, he stressed the importance of remaining true to himself and always use his voice and candor to present his ideas and deliver a message. \"My dad always says \"Now you wanna show people you know music, but pretty soon you’re gonna wanna show people that you know people. And I feel like this album is more on that tip", "title": "Strange Clouds (album)" }, { "docid": "19286698", "text": "You, Whom I Have Always Hated You, Whom I Have Always Hated is a collaborative album by American sludge metal bands The Body and Thou. Released on January 27, 2015 through Thrill Jockey record label, the album was included on the reissue of bands' first collaborative effort, \"Released from Love EP\" (2014). Upon its release, \"You, Whom I Have Always Hated\" received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates \"generally favorable reviews\", based on 10 reviews. AllMusic critic", "title": "You, Whom I Have Always Hated" }, { "docid": "7816337", "text": "If I Told You That \"If I Told You That\" is a 2000 duet by American singer Whitney Houston and British singer George Michael. The song was released as the first UK single and the second US single from Houston's \"\" album. The song first appeared on Houston's 1998 multi-Platinum \"My Love Is Your Love\" album, where she sang it solo. George Michael's vocals were later recorded and added to the song when it was being included on Houston's greatest hits package. In addition to adding Michael's vocals to the newer version of the song, the arrangement of the song", "title": "If I Told You That" }, { "docid": "3023701", "text": "made a guest appearance on the Australian TV soap opera, \"Neighbours\", where they sang \"He Don't Love You\" at Erinsborough High's debutante ball, and \"Wishes\" \"a cappella\" at the ball's after party. On 16 November 2001 Human Nature released their first greatest hits album, \"\", featuring 17 tracks, three of which had not been on previous albums. It reached No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their single, \"Always Be With You\", peaked in the top 30. Its related music video featured a comic character, Guido Hatzis. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 \"He Don't Love You\" was nominated", "title": "Human Nature (band)" }, { "docid": "8669590", "text": "otherwise as she saw it as an opportunity to travel to Los Angeles. For her audition she sang Whitney Houston's version of \"I Will Always Love You\" and alongside Ana Maria Lombo, Maile Misajon, Ivette Sosa, and Rosanna Tavarez, established the girl group Eden's Crush. Their debut single, \"Get Over Yourself\", was released in March 2001 and debuted at number eight on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and became the first female act to debut at number one on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Their debut studio album, \"Popstars\" (2001), debuted at number six on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart. They", "title": "Nicole Scherzinger" }, { "docid": "14968582", "text": "the Country Airplay in January 2017. He was one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift's Red Tour. On Memorial Day 2015, he sang \"Take Me Out to The Ballgame\" during the seventh Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field while the Cubs played host to the Washington Nationals. In 2016, Eldredge was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on \"\"Forever Country\"\", a mash-up track of Take Me Home, Country Roads, On the Road Again and I Will Always Love You which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards. Eldredge released his first Christmas album, \"Glow\", in October 2016. In", "title": "Brett Eldredge" }, { "docid": "15798566", "text": "as, \"after fighting through my fears [...] finally you've put me first.\" The chorus, complimented with sweet backing harmonies, then arrives, with Beyoncé chanting, \"Baby it's you, you're the one I love / You're the one I need / You're the only one I see / Come on baby it's you / You're the one that gives your all / You're the one I can always call / When I need you make everything stop / Finally you put my love on top.\" The chorus carries the final two minutes of the song through four key changes, proceeding to D", "title": "Love On Top" }, { "docid": "7974649", "text": "LL Cool J or Def-Jam Records for originally writing the music for this song. I Need Love \"I Need Love\" is the second single from LL Cool J's second album, \"Bigger and Deffer\". It reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #14 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 while becoming one of the first rap songs to enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK, reaching #8 in the UK Singles Chart. The single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap – Single in 1987. The song ranked #13 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. Number 60 on VH1's 100", "title": "I Need Love" }, { "docid": "16011921", "text": "and started strumming the chords and said 'and the first line is going to be ... I declare war on love' and just sang. ... He had written the first line and then I came up with 'Finally I ran out of pages and I declare war on love'. That was the process of writing. Lyrically, Coulter said that \"Raining Diamonds\" is \"all about knowing your value and not settling for less than what you believe you are worth.\" According to Cameron Adams of the \"Herald Sun\", \"the song details Ricki-Lee's path to self-discovery and self-worth, following a public divorce", "title": "Raining Diamonds" }, { "docid": "6850196", "text": "fans sang a song to the tune of \"I Love You, Baby\": \"\"We love you, Bircham/ because you got blue hair/ We love you, Bircham/ because you're everywhere/ We love you, Bircham/ because you're Rangers through and through.\"\" In 2007, he moved to Yeovil Town. He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Yeovil against Brentford in the Football League Trophy. After a series of ankle injuries in the 2008–09 season it was revealed that Bircham had quit football and is going to set up a youth coaching camp in Cyprus. Bircham was eligible to", "title": "Marc Bircham" }, { "docid": "17441784", "text": "by giving her a standing ovation before she even sang a single note. It was a reminder to people from where she started and how far she has come. For the song \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\" Boyle said, \"This song is about a wee lassie who goes on an incredible journey.\" \"I hope tonight to take you all on a journey\". Some of the Jazz numbers, such as \"That Ole Devil Called Love\" and \"Cry Me a River\", Boyle sang while seated beside the piano. The first half ended with a rendition of \"You Raise Me Up\" accompanied by a", "title": "Susan Boyle in Concert" }, { "docid": "12116188", "text": "been featured on the soundtracks for the Melissa McCarthy comedy \"Spy\" and the musical drama \"Jem and the Holograms\". The song \"I eat boys like you for breakfast\" was used in the first episode of Season 10 of \"Jenter\" (Girls), a Norwegian TV and web series directed at children and teenagers on NRK Super. The song “Devil” is featured on the trailer for Vampyr (video game). In 2007, Maria sang vocals for the track \"I Love You, You Imbecile\" by Pelle Carlberg. In 2008, she sang backing vocals for the track \"Words\" on Guillemots' album \"Red\". In 2009, she collaborated", "title": "Ida Maria" }, { "docid": "16803886", "text": "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions of \"I Wanna Dance With Somebody\", \"How Will I Know\", \"So Emotional\", \"I Have Nothing\" and \"One Moment in Time\". The album was released in both standard and deluxe versions. It was also released with an accompanying 5 track bonus CD with the duets sung", "title": "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston" }, { "docid": "17123603", "text": "employs much lighter tone of voice than \"Good Bye Lee Sang\", the stories in this collection provide yet another venue for exploring the nature of truth, which has always remained the focus of Kim's interest. As a young author, Kim's works are just now being translated with only the short story \"New York Bakery\" already published. \"Whoever You are, No matter how lonely you are\" (Ne-ga Nugu-deun, Eolmana Oeropdeun) is being translated into Japanese, Chinese, and Russian, while \"I Love You, Seonnyeong\" (Saranghae, Seonnyeong-a) is being translated into French. The French translation of his 2005 collection of short stories \"I’m", "title": "Kim Yeonsu" }, { "docid": "1340769", "text": "Floor Elevators stuff—Roky Erickson especially, his voice—and then go back and listen to early Led Zeppelin, you know that Robert Plant absolutely copped everything from Roky Erickson. And it's amazing. And Roky Erickson is sitting in Austin, Texas; he's just there. And Robert Plant had a huge hit. It always goes back to those guys, you know? I love those fucking guys.\" Texas recording artist Ray Wylie Hubbard sang \"No band was cooler than the 13th Floor Elevators\" in his song \"Screw You, We're from Texas\" from his 2003 album \"Growl\". On January 19, 2014, the song \"The Kingdom of", "title": "The 13th Floor Elevators" }, { "docid": "3407318", "text": "was built in 1910. So it sounded cool.\" Schneider hopes that his new music will draw in new fans, who are unaware of his talents beyond the stage. \"I hadn't done music since 1990. People responded to that music, and one thing led to another,\" shares Schneider. \"It's funny. Even though I had a bunch of No. 1 songs, people say, 'Oh, I love that Dukes of Hazzard song you sang!' Well, I didn't sing it, Waylon Jennings sang it. I'm famous for music by a song I never sang. Crazy.\" More than a dozen artists are joining Schneider in", "title": "John Schneider (screen actor)" }, { "docid": "15701878", "text": "into awe as Madonna sang Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and belted the last line with such emotion and conviction that knocked the audience off their feet. After her semi-finals stint at Britain’s Got Talent, Decena decided to leave UK for home. With the help of legendary Filipino boxing world champion, Manny Pacquiao, she had come back to the Philippines where she is expected to join the local entertainment industry. Madonna Decena Madonna Decena is a Filipino performer and club singer in U.K who landed a spot in the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. She had captivated both", "title": "Madonna Decena" }, { "docid": "15173726", "text": "it he asked who I wanted to sing it with me and I said Kelly Clarkson, but I didn’t think we’d be able to get her. I’ve always been a big fan of hers. I love her voice and I love her style. Long story short, we got her a copy of the song and she loved it. As soon as she started singing, it became obvious it was going to be great.\" On November 10, 2010, \"Don't You Wanna Stay\" was performed live for the first time by Aldean with Clarkson on the 44th Country Music Association Awards. The", "title": "Don't You Wanna Stay" }, { "docid": "16803888", "text": "'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album. The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and #2 on \"Billboard\"'s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions", "title": "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston" }, { "docid": "1461421", "text": "but did not want to associate his stage name with the cocaine culture (the rappers who use \"Ski\" or \"Blow\" as part of their stage name, e.g., Kurtis Blow and Joeski Love, were associated with the rise of the cocaine culture, as depicted in the 1983 remake of \"Scarface\"). Under his new stage name, LL Cool J (an abbreviation for Ladies Love Cool James), Smith was signed by Def Jam, which led to the release of his first official record, the 12-inch single \"I Need a Beat\" (1984). The single was a hard-hitting, streetwise b-boy song with spare beats and", "title": "LL Cool J" }, { "docid": "11257890", "text": "his rules, he leaves saying \"I hate you.\" His father then explains: \"You can't stop my love for you / It will be here, that's a given / As long as I am living on this Earth / One thing is true / You can turn away, forget me / Curse my name, but love won't let me let you go / Son, always know / My love is unconditional.\" In the second verse, the young man is reflecting on his wife leaving him saying \"I hate you\" a year later and realizes what his father meant in the first", "title": "Unconditional (Clay Davidson song)" }, { "docid": "8182746", "text": "\"Justified (November 4th, US 200 #1)\" \"The Making Of Justified (Unreleased)\" \"Like I Love You (CDS) (October #14th, US Hot Dance #1)\" \"Like I Love You (Remixes) (October #14th, US Hot Dance #1)\" Kenna – \"New Sacred Cow (Studio Session) (Unreleased)\" LL Cool J – \"10 (October 15th, US R&B/Hip Hop #1)\" Marilyn Manson – \"The Golden Age Of Grotesque (Studio Session) (Unreleased)\" Ms. Jade – \"Girl Interrupted (November 5th, US R&B/Hip Hop #12)\" N' Sync – \"Girlfriend (CDS) (April 15th, Us 100 #5)\" N*E*R*D – \"In Search Of... (March 12th, US R&B/Hip Hop #31)\" \"Provider (Promo CDS) (UK #20)\"", "title": "The Neptunes production discography" }, { "docid": "19975863", "text": "“Glistening with pop polish” and complimented \"Free to Fly\". Notes The Valley (Betty Who album) The Valley is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Betty Who, released on 24 March 2017 by RCA Records. The album is preceded by the singles \"I Love You Always Forever\", \"Human Touch\", \"Some Kinda Wonderful\", and \"Mama Say\". On 3 June 2016, Who released a cover of Donna Lewis' hit 1996 single \"I Love You Always Forever\", produced by her frequent collaborator and former schoolmate Peter Thomas. Who's cover was recorded after being encouraged by a record label executive, mentioned in conversation", "title": "The Valley (Betty Who album)" }, { "docid": "19975858", "text": "The Valley (Betty Who album) The Valley is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Betty Who, released on 24 March 2017 by RCA Records. The album is preceded by the singles \"I Love You Always Forever\", \"Human Touch\", \"Some Kinda Wonderful\", and \"Mama Say\". On 3 June 2016, Who released a cover of Donna Lewis' hit 1996 single \"I Love You Always Forever\", produced by her frequent collaborator and former schoolmate Peter Thomas. Who's cover was recorded after being encouraged by a record label executive, mentioned in conversation after rediscovering the original version a few years prior. When", "title": "The Valley (Betty Who album)" }, { "docid": "8080341", "text": "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (2006) is a young adult fiction novel written by Ally Carter and is the first book in the Gallagher Girls series. In October 2007, a sequel was released titled \"Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy\". The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of learning about the latest in chemical warfare, and everyone breaks CIA", "title": "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You" }, { "docid": "5020241", "text": "\"Billboard\" Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles year-end charts simultaneously, becoming the first single by a female artist and the second overall to achieve that feat behind Prince's \"When Doves Cry\" in 1984. In addition, it received Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single awards at the 21st American Music Awards, which was the first record by a solo female artist to win both categories, and the third overall in AMA history behind \"Endless Love\" by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross in 1982 and \"Beat It\" by Michael Jackson in 1984. \"I Will Always Love You\" won two Japan Gold", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "3123448", "text": "of personal friend and former Bills player Bruce Smith, whose jersey was being retired that night. He sang the national anthem again ahead of the Saints-Dolphins game held at London's Wembley Stadium in October 2017, as part of the NFL International Series. Rucker was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on \"Forever Country\", a mash-up track of \"Take Me Home, Country Roads\", \"On the Road Again\" and \"I Will Always Love You\", which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards. On July 24, 2017, Rucker released the second single from his upcoming album, titled \"For the First Time.\"", "title": "Darius Rucker" }, { "docid": "18076394", "text": "the 2,500-seat \"Pearl Concert Theatre\". For the September shows, Carey performed her debut single \"Obsessed\" from her current album \"Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel\" as well as the second single \"I Want to Know What Love Is\". Carey also debuted two other songs from \"Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel\", which were \"Angels Cry\" and \"Up Out My Face\". Carey and back-in singer–friend Trey Lorenz sang Michael Jackson's song \"Rock with You\" as a tribute to him. For the October shows, Carey changed the set list slightly. The first five songs stayed remained unchanged, however Always Be My Baby was removed", "title": "Live at the Pearl" }, { "docid": "13647234", "text": "their new singles reviews. While only in her mid-teens, Loren recorded songs such as \"If You Love Me (Really Love Me)\" and \"(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You\". Loren said of her early recording, \"Somehow I had a knowledge in me that came through my voice and therefore more mature songs were chosen and adapted for recording\". In 1964 Loren began appearing in the American International Pictures' \"Beach Party\" series. In Loren's first appearance in \"Muscle Beach Party\", she sang \"Muscle Bustle\" with Dick Dale. The \"Galveston Daily News\" wrote \"It didn't take long for Donna, Dr Pepper's", "title": "Donna Loren" }, { "docid": "11484767", "text": "in love (in love) with you\" before wondering how she would feel if she were to touch him for the first time. The fear of being rejected and unloved leads her to keep her feelings to herself, and she begins to believe that her love is \"not right\". She continues, \"and I guess I should try / to do what I should do / but I could fall in love / fall in love with you\". During the midpoint break, Selena sings in Spanish that she is always dreaming about him, imagining that he loves her. She sings the chorus", "title": "I Could Fall in Love" }, { "docid": "10469282", "text": "album, had some legal wrangles regarding its copyright and track title which have now been resolved. The album includes three newly recorded cover versions of hit songs: \"Sometimes When We Touch,\" originally sang by Dan Hill; \"When I Need You,\" originally sang by Leo Sayer; and \"For the First Time,\" originally sang by Kenny Loggins. Two other songs had not been previously released on a Rod Stewart album: \"So Far Away\", originally by Carole King, which had been released as a single in 1995 from that year's Carole King tribute album, \"\", and \"All for Love,\" sang with Bryan Adams", "title": "If We Fall in Love Tonight" }, { "docid": "17639233", "text": "the old school twist too. You feel me? So I want to make sure it's the right recipe. The right... When you dip your finger in that sauce, the seasoning is perfect.\" In the same interview he spoke about how he decided who he would collaborate with on the album, saying: \"You know, a lot of times, we get the beats early. The beat is always first. Us as artists, we like, \"This the perfect beat. Do you know who would sound good on here? Big K.R.I.T. and Z-Ro.\" And I rock with 'em. I got love for 'em, so", "title": "The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 6" }, { "docid": "17639201", "text": "the old school twist too. You feel me? So I want to make sure it's the right recipe. The right... When you dip your finger in that sauce, the seasoning is perfect.\" In the same interview he spoke about how he decided who he would collaborate with on the album, saying: \"You know, a lot of times, we get the beats early. The beat is always first. Us as artists, we like, \"This the perfect beat. Do you know who would sound good on here? Big K.R.I.T. and Z-Ro.\" And I rock with 'em. I got love for 'em, so", "title": "The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 4" }, { "docid": "5020231", "text": "Contemporary, and R&B chart simultaneously for a record-equaling five weeks; Ray Charles' \"I Can't Stop Loving You\" in 1962 achieved the same feat on the same charts. The song stayed at number one in the United States throughout January and February 1993, making it the first time \"Billboard\" did not rank a new number one single until March of the new year. Houston's \"I Will Always Love You\" was also the year-end single of 1993 in the US. Similarly, in the UK, Houston's version was ranked the number one single of 1992, and then made the countdown again in 1993", "title": "I Will Always Love You" }, { "docid": "15015485", "text": "I'll Always Love You (Michael Johnson song) \"I'll Always Love You\" is a single by Michael Johnson, released in 1979 along with his fifth album, \"Dialogue\". Despite failing to chart in the Hot 100, this song is a big hit in the Philippines. In 1979, the song was covered by Canadian country singer Anne Murray from her album of the same title under Capitol Records. \"I'll Always Love You\" was covered by Filipino pop/R&B singer Nina in February 2006 under Warner Music Philippines. The song was recorded for the promotion of GMA Films' 2006 romantic movie \"I Will Always Love", "title": "I'll Always Love You (Michael Johnson song)" }, { "docid": "526101", "text": "Woody Allen's \"Everyone Says I Love You\" is sometimes uneven but always toe-tapping and fun.\" Janet Maslin wrote a strongly positive review in the \"New York Times\", describing the film as \"a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker's favorite things.\" Among the film's strongest detractors was Jonathan Rosenbaum, who described it as \"creepy\" and claimed \"this characterless world of Manhattan-Venice-Paris, where love consists only of self-validation, and political convictions of any kind are attributable to either hypocrisy or a brain condition, the me-first nihilism of Allen's frightened worldview is finally given full exposure, and it's a grisly thing", "title": "Everyone Says I Love You" }, { "docid": "12445482", "text": "your ideas come from that first part… you just imagine things, and you imagine actors.\" She described the shooting process as \"the fun part\" because of: \"working with people I love—it’s always a great human moment because we’re sharing things and it’s good to see people who are here for you and your story, to tell your story. It’s really beautiful, it’s why I love making movies.\" In November 2016, it was announced that Laurent will make her English-language directorial debut with \"Galveston\", the film adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto's novel of the same name, starring Ben Foster and Elle Fanning.", "title": "Mélanie Laurent" }, { "docid": "17956398", "text": "hockey world. A lot of players are trained to hold their emotions... I love to dangle. I love to play an offensive game. I love to celebrate when I score.\" Ho-Sang is of Chinese, black Jamaican, Russian-Jewish and Swedish heritage, and was born in Toronto, Ontario. His hometown is Thornhill, Ontario, a Toronto suburb. He said he has \"always celebrated the Jewish holidays like Chanukah and the High Holidays with family and friends,\" as well as Christmas and Easter. When he was 17 years old, \"Toronto Sun\" writer Steve Simmons predicted that he \"might be better than all\" the previous", "title": "Josh Ho-Sang" }, { "docid": "5557196", "text": "\"I Will Always Love You\", both #1 hits for Parton in 1974, both sung by Parton on the show. During the opening credits, Parton emerges from a swing and then comes out to sing an opening song (either a cover of a then-current hit, or occasionally one of her own hits). At the closing of the show, Parton speaks the recitation from \"I Will Always Love You\": \"And I hope life treats you kind, and I hope that you have all you ever dream of. I wish you joy and lots and lots of happiness, but above all this, I", "title": "Dolly!" }, { "docid": "3362573", "text": "\"always\" been. Always \"will\" be,\" despite the fact that Fambrough has received little credit for the many Spinners songs on which he sang or shared lead vocals, including: \"I Don't Want to Lose You\", \"Ghetto Child\", \"Living a Little, Laughing a Little\", \"Ain't No Price on Happiness\", \"Smile We Have Each Other\", \"Just as Long as We Have Love\", (a second Spinners duet with Dionne Warwick) and \"Now That We're Together\". After their chart career ended, the Spinners continued touring for decades. They are big draws on the oldies and nostalgia concert circuits, playing the music that made them famous.", "title": "The Spinners (American R&B group)" }, { "docid": "13375722", "text": "As they are lying beneath the stars, the narrator tells his lover that if he were to write her a love song, it would be soft and mellow. I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) \"I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)\" is a song written by Max D. Barnes and Troy Seals, and first recorded by American country music artist George Jones on his 1981 album \"Still the Same Ole Me\", and later recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in August 1987 as the second single from his album \"Always & Forever\".", "title": "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" }, { "docid": "5707658", "text": "Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins in London and Los Angeles, but their sessions were largely unproductive due to Bedingfield's writer's block and the pressure that she felt to produce a hit song. Frustrated, she began to sing \"I love you, I love you, I love you\" over and over. She was at \"wit's end and just wanted to say what I meant in a simple way, without using all those flowery words.\" The line that Bedingfield sang out of frustration became the song's hook and its subject matter inspired by her real life difficulty writing a love song.", "title": "These Words" } ]

[ "Dan Castellaneta" ]

[ { "docid": "2274150", "text": "fall-out over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign for \"Aladdin\", Robin Williams refused to reprise the role of the Genie, and was instead replaced by Dan Castellaneta (best known for voicing Homer Simpson). Stones also claimed that Williams participated in selecting Castellaneta to voice the Genie. It was also the first \"Aladdin\" full-length production without the original voice of Sultan, Douglas Seale. He was replaced by Val Bettin, who reprised his role in the franchise's animated series and \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\". Instead of the film receiving a theatrical release, Steve Feldstein, director of public", "title": "The Return of Jafar" }, { "docid": "12463733", "text": "screen is a reference to the \"1984\" Apple commercial. The scene where Homer is on a flying carpet is a parody of the film \"Aladdin\"; the Genie also makes an appearance. \"The Simpsons\" regular Dan Castellaneta does the voice of the Genie in this episode. He had previously voiced the Genie in the \"Aladdin\" television series, \"The Return of Jafar\", and the \"Kingdom Hearts\" video game series. Steve Mobbs operating a series of holographic screens with his hands is a reference to the 2002 film \"Minority Report\". The episode features Minnie Riperton's song \"Lovin' You\" and Miles Davis' \"Moon Dreams\",", "title": "MyPods and Boomsticks" }, { "docid": "2274150", "text": "fall-out over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign for \"Aladdin\", Robin Williams refused to reprise the role of the Genie, and was instead replaced by Dan Castellaneta (best known for voicing Homer Simpson). Stones also claimed that Williams participated in selecting Castellaneta to voice the Genie. It was also the first \"Aladdin\" full-length production without the original voice of Sultan, Douglas Seale. He was replaced by Val Bettin, who reprised his role in the franchise's animated series and \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\". Instead of the film receiving a theatrical release, Steve Feldstein, director of public", "title": "The Return of Jafar" }, { "docid": "2274168", "text": "announced in January 1995 that a third film was in production, and later in June, that it was scheduled for a home video release in 1996. In September 1995, it was confirmed that Robin Williams would reprise the role of the Genie reportedly for a $1 million salary after he received an apology from Joe Roth for Disney breaching an agreement not to use his voice to merchandise products inspired by \"Aladdin\". With Williams on board, all recordings and animation footage of Dan Castellaneta as the Genie was scrapped, and all of the Genie's scenes were rewritten to fit Williams'", "title": "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" }, { "docid": "19250974", "text": "Genie (Disney) The Genie is a fictional jinni appearing in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film \"Aladdin\" (1992). He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film. Following a contract dispute between Williams and the Walt Disney Company, Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct-to-video feature \"The Return of Jafar\", as well as the television series, before Williams reprised the role for the final installment, \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\", as well as for the character's own mini-series, \"Great Minds Think for Themselves\". Castellaneta voiced the Genie in \"Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge\" and later the \"Kingdom Hearts\"", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "19250991", "text": "his own copy of the Keyblade (excluding the Limit Form in \"Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix\"). The Genie also appears briefly in \"Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days\", interacting with Xion and Roxas as they make their way back to Agrabah. Genie (Disney) The Genie is a fictional jinni appearing in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film \"Aladdin\" (1992). He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film. Following a contract dispute between Williams and the Walt Disney Company, Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct-to-video feature \"The Return of Jafar\", as well as the television series, before Williams reprised", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "4612416", "text": "TV counterparts, with the notable exceptions of Dan Castellaneta filling in for Robin Williams in the Genie role (like in \"The Return of Jafar\"), and Val Bettin as the Sultan (who replaced Douglas Seale after the original film). Unlike \"The Little Mermaid\", the series does not feature any musical numbers. The series originally aired as a preview on The Disney Channel in early 1994, and in September of that year it began airing concurrently on the syndicated The Disney Afternoon block and on Saturday mornings on CBS (prior to Disney's purchase of rival ABC). Disney Channel reran the series from", "title": "Aladdin (animated TV series)" } ]

[ { "docid": "19250985", "text": "saves Aladdin from being executed by the palace guards, which Jafar had orchestrated by falsely framing Aladdin for murdering the Sultan. After the heroes regroup, the Genie reveals destroying Jafar's lamp is the only way they can destroy him. Their plan to discreetly take the lamp does not go unnoticed and they are drawn into combat. Genie assists the heroes several times during this battle, by catching a falling Aladdin and by shape-shifting into him in an attempt to distract Jafar while Aladdin grabs his lamp. However, this too fails as Jafar is able to prevent Aladdin from seizing the", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "1429825", "text": "that Robin Williams brought to \"Aladdin\"\". Similarly, \"Chicago Tribune\" film reviewer Gene Siskel, while awarding the film 2 out of 4 stars, complimented that \"the only memorable character in the film is the nicely drawn villain Hades (voice by James Woods), who seeks to turn Hercules to the dark side. Hades supplies the genie-like patter that Robin Williams provided in \"Aladdin.\"\" Janet Maslin of \"The New York Times\" also praised Woods's performance remarking \"Woods shows off the full verve of an edgy Scarfe villain\", and added \"On any level, earthly or otherwise, the ingenious new animated \"Hercules\" is pretty divine.\"", "title": "Hercules (1997 film)" }, { "docid": "714900", "text": "\"Desperate Housewives\". He appeared as the Genie in the \"Aladdin\" sequel \"The Return of Jafar\" and on the 1994 \"Aladdin\" television series. The Genie had been voiced by Robin Williams in \"Aladdin\", and Castellaneta described replacing him as \"sort of like stepping into \"Hamlet\" after Laurence Olivier did it, how can you win?\" He also provided Genie's voice in the \"Kingdom Hearts\" video game series for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II (with archived audio used for and its remake as well as for the later HD collections HD 1.5 Remix and HD 2.5 Remix). Castellaneta portrayed Aaron Spelling", "title": "Dan Castellaneta" }, { "docid": "17192555", "text": "cave, Aladdin attempts to take some gold coins along with the lamp. The cave angrily seals itself, trapping Aladdin inside. Engulfed in darkness, Aladdin rubs the lamp which to his surprise unleashes a magical Genie who offers to grant him three wishes. Aladdin initially shrugs this off in disbelief, prompting the Genie to display his powers with an impressive musical number (\"Friend Like Me\"). The Genie then reveals that he has limitations to his powers. He can't grant wishes that include murder, romance, revival of the dead, or wishing for additional wishes. Amused and overjoyed at his good fortune, Aladdin", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "17189982", "text": "and The Jungle Book 2 and also for Genie from Disney's Aladdin, that was dubbed and aired on Disney Channel India in 2005. Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He is considered to be official dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra. Chetan Shashital Chetan Shashital (Konkani: चेतन शाशितल \"Cētana Śāśitala\", born 1968 in Mumbai, also known as Chetan Sashital or The Big C for his expertise in the voice-acting industry) is an Indian actor, voice actor and singer, who is mostly", "title": "Chetan Shashital" }, { "docid": "8362195", "text": "by Timothy Williams (composer). Track Listing 1. Arabian Nights*/A Thousand Stories/Who Dares Approach (1:43) 2. Off You Go/The Mouth Closes (:34) 3. You Have Been Warned (:11) 4. Aladdin Intro (:24) 5. One Jump Ahead (2:44) 6. Street Rat! (:24) 7. Princess of Agrabah (:14) 8. Old Man (:48) 9. Go Now, Into the Cave/Gold Reveal/Cave Collapse (1:57) 10. Carpet (:39) 11. Genie Up (:22) 12. Friend Like Me (3:18) 13. The Palace (:25) 14. Sultan's Fanfare (:13) 15. Prince Ali (2:04) 16. Genie Free/Jafar Plots (1:27) 17. To Be Free (2:44) 18. A Whole New World (3:38) 19. A", "title": "Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular" }, { "docid": "19250984", "text": "Aladdin have a fight over Aladdin keeping Iago's presence secret from her, the Genie convinces Iago to help him get the couple to reconcile. Later in the film, when Aladdin, Iago and the Sultan go on an outing without him, the Genie and Abu have a picnic for themselves but are confronted by Jafar. Despite a brave fight against him, the Genie is outmatched and both he and Abu are imprisoned. Eventually, they are joined by the Sultan, Princess Jasmine and the Carpet who were all captured by Jafar. After being freed from imprisonment by a morally confused Iago, Genie", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "815102", "text": "the Genie, who lives inside of it. The Genie tells Aladdin that he will grant him three wishes. Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing themselves from the cave without using a wish, and he uses his first to become \"Prince Ali Ababwa\" in order to woo Jasmine. At Iago's suggestion, Jafar plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine. When Aladdin greets Jafar and the Sultan at the palace, Jasmine becomes angry at them. Refusing to tell Jasmine the truth, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a flight on the magic carpet. When she deduces his identity, he convinces her that he dresses", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "9317302", "text": "in his street rat clothes. Aladdin, Jasmine, Carpet, Abu and Genie make cameo appearances in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World. In the Broadway musical adaptation, Aladdin is played by actor Adam Jacobs. Aladdin (Disney character) Aladdin is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of Walt Disney Pictures's 31st animated feature film \"Aladdin\" (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by American actor Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. He also stars in the two direct-to-video sequels \"The Return of Jafar\" (1994) and", "title": "Aladdin (Disney character)" }, { "docid": "20741289", "text": "Aladdin agrees. After overcoming many challenges, Aladdin meets the protector of the lamp who is none other than his father Omar but both of them are unaware of this fact. Omar realizes Aladdin is good at heart and takes him to the magic cave where Aladdin uses his smartness to get the lamp but is unable to escape as he accidentally took a coin from the treasure with him. Out of frustration he rubs the lamp from which Hassan, who is now a Genie comes out. They return to Baghdad where Aladdin introduces Genie as Sheikh Ginu. Omar decides to", "title": "Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga" }, { "docid": "1441330", "text": "him, Aladdin finds himself trapped in the cave. Aladdin is still wearing a magic ring the sorcerer has lent him. When he rubs his hands in despair, he inadvertently rubs the ring and a jinnī (or \"genie\") appears who releases him from the cave so that he can return to his mother—still carrying the lamp. When his mother tries to clean the lamp, so they can sell it to buy food for their supper, a second far more powerful genie appears who is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the genie", "title": "Aladdin" }, { "docid": "17192559", "text": "a little help from Genie, Aladdin uses his second wish to free them (\"Somebody's Got Your Back\"). The Sultan greets Aladdin in the hall and gives him his blessing to marry Jasmine, meaning that Aladdin himself will inherit the throne as the new Sultan one day. Fearful of this great responsibility, he tells Genie he's going to save his third wish for a day he may need it rather than use it to free Genie like he promised. Distraught, Genie returns to his lamp and refuses to speak to Aladdin. Aladdin laments (\"Proud of Your Boy\" (Reprise II)). Meanwhile, Jafar", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "6326985", "text": "his powers just for one day, Iago tried to do a good deed for Agrabah by bring water to the desert-but as usual his plans backfire on him. One secret that Iago knows of Genie is that once Genie used his own magic to make himself an ice cream sundae as big as a pyramid-something that Genie dares not let the Genie Guild know about. He has a supporting role in \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\", where he helps out with Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding, as well as aiding Aladdin to find his estranged father Cassim, who happens to", "title": "Iago (Disney)" }, { "docid": "17192561", "text": "wish to crown himself Sultan, which Genie reluctantly grants. Remembering what Genie told him earlier about the limitations to his powers, Aladdin tricks Jafar into wishing for himself to become a genie so that his power will be unmatched. Genie grants Jafar's wish, and Jafar is sucked into the lamp, bound to it for eternity. Aladdin uses his third and final wish to set Genie free. He then admits to Jasmine that he loves her, but he cannot pretend to be someone he's not. Seeing the nobility in Aladdin, the Sultan decrees that henceforth the Princess can marry whomever she", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "1819730", "text": "then exposes Jafar's plot, but Jafar learns that Aladdin possesses the lamp. Iago steals the lamp from Aladdin and Jafar becomes the Genie's master. Jafar uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and the world's most powerful sorcerer. Jafar assumes control of the palace (which is lifted off the ground and put on the main top of a mountain by Genie) and banishes Aladdin to a frozen wasteland. Aladdin returns and battles Jafar and reminds him that he is only the second-most powerful being on Earth after Genie, who was the one who gave him his power in the", "title": "Jafar (Disney)" }, { "docid": "17192556", "text": "tricks Genie into magically freeing them from the cave without actually using a wish; thereafter, Genie states that Aladdin will not receive any more magic help unless he explicitly states \"I wish\". Genie muses that he would wish for freedom, since he is a prisoner of his lamp. Aladdin promises to free Genie as his last wish. Aladdin decides to use his first wish to become a prince in order to be legally able to court Jasmine (Act One Finale: \"Friend Like Me\"/\"Proud of Your Boy\" (Reprises)). A great parade storms through the streets of Agrabah, led by Genie, Babkak,", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "10073403", "text": "Ali - Reprise\") and demands that Genie make him Sultan. Aladdin then tricks him into wishing to become the most powerful genie of all time - forever trapping him inside his own lamp. Using his last wish, Aladdin frees Genie; and the Sultan, moved by Aladdin's courage and Jasmine's wisdom, alters the law so that the Princess can rule Agrabah and marry whomever she chooses. Picking Aladdin, Jasmine and all of Agrabah live happily, and freely, ever after (\"Finale\"). Source: Aladdin Jr. Aladdin Jr. is a one-act, eleven-scene theatre musical adapted from the 1992 Walt Disney Animation Studios film \"Aladdin\"", "title": "Aladdin Jr." }, { "docid": "10073400", "text": "Wonders, where he is instructed to fetch only the lamp. Distracted by the treasures, Aladdin becomes trapped within the cave until he rubs the lamp and releases the all-powerful Genie (\"Friend Like Me\"), who helps him escape. Granting the first of Aladdin's three wishes, Genie transforms him into Prince Ali Ababwa, which Aladdin hopes will help him to woo Jasmine. Back at the palace, Jafar, thinking that Aladdin is still trapped in the cave, informs a despondent Jasmine that the boy's sentence has already been carried out. Just then, Aladdin and his friends make a grand entrance as Prince Ali", "title": "Aladdin Jr." }, { "docid": "7239574", "text": "independence, tired of the restrictions laid before her by her father. She falls in love with Aladdin while he is disguised as a prince after he takes her on a romantic ride on a magic carpet. Aladdin's genie companion is summoned by Jafar, who uses the genie's magic to tyrannically overthrow Jasmine's father, the Sultan. Luckily, after Jafar's defeat, the Sultan permits Jasmine to wed Aladdin despite his lack of royal heritage. Princess Jasmine is voiced by Linda Larkin, animated by Mark Henn, and her singing voice is provided by Lea Salonga (in the feature film) and Liz Callaway (in", "title": "Disney Princess" }, { "docid": "20267437", "text": "2016, Disney announced Guy Ritchie would direct a live-action \"Aladdin\" remake. Smith was the first member of the cast to join, signing on to voice Genie in July 2017, and later that month Massoud and Scott were confirmed for the two lead roles. Principal photography began that September at Longcross Studios in Surrey, England, also filming in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan, and lasted until January 2018. \"Aladdin\" is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 24, 2019. On October 10, 2016, it was announced that Guy Ritchie would direct a live-action \"Aladdin\" film with John", "title": "Aladdin (2019 film)" }, { "docid": "17785482", "text": "Disney's theme parks: \"The Magic Carpets of Aladdin\", a Dumbo the Flying Elephant-like ride at both Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort and Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Resort Paris; and the show \"\" at Disney California Adventure Park. In 2015 Disney Press launched a young adult novel series that retells Disney films but with certain elements changed. The first novel in the series is \"A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale\", written by Liz Braswell, which retells the film but with Jafar gaining control of the genie before Aladdin does. Aladdin (franchise) Aladdin is a Disney media", "title": "Aladdin (franchise)" }, { "docid": "19250978", "text": "his 2014 death, with critics considering the Genie to have been his most memorable performance. \"Aladdin\" composer Alan Menken lamented that Williams was a \"a brilliant, adorable, hilarious, compassionate, vulnerable manifestation of the human condition.\" The Genie first appears in \"Aladdin\", where he is released from a magical oil lamp by the titular character in the collapsed Cave of Wonders. After he explains that he can grant three wishes, Aladdin, knowing that Genie would only grant his wish to get out of the cave if he used one of his wishes, dupes him into freeing Aladdin and Abu from the", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "15352884", "text": "actually archival recordings by his original voice actor, Clarence Nash. Tony Anselmo, Donald's current voice actor, recorded only five new lines for the character in this attraction (such as the scene where Donald Duck hums to the tune of the song \"Be Our Guest\" from Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\"). The theater doors open. Mickey Mouse is performing with his PhilharMagic Orchestra at the Fantasyland Concert Hall. Inside, there are posters advertising the Concert Hall's past productions and performers, such as Hades from \"Hercules\", Ariel from \"The Little Mermaid\", Genie from \"Aladdin\", Wheezy from \"Toy Story 2\", Willie the Whale", "title": "Mickey's PhilharMagic" }, { "docid": "1441331", "text": "of the lamp, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries Princess Badrou-al badour, the sultan's daughter (after magically foiling her marriage to the vizier's son). The genie builds Aladdin and his bride a wonderful palace, far more magnificent than the sultan's. The sorcerer hears of Aladdin's good fortune, and returns; he gets his hands on the lamp by tricking Aladdin's wife (who is unaware of the lamp's importance) by offering to exchange \"new lamps for old\". He orders the genie of the lamp to take the palace, along with all its contents, to his home in the Maghreb. Aladdin still", "title": "Aladdin" }, { "docid": "6040193", "text": "her orders overruled by Jafar, the Sultan's scheming grand vizier. When the princess confronts Jafar, he lies and tells her that Aladdin has already been executed, leaving Jasmine distraught and blaming herself for his death; in reality, Jafar is using Aladdin to retrieve a magical lamp containing a genie. When the Genie, who saves and befriends Aladdin, grants his wish to be transformed into a prince to better his chances of wooing Jasmine, Aladdin introduces himself to her as \"Prince Ali\". Although initially unimpressed, Jasmine is charmed after joining him on a magic carpet ride, at the end of which", "title": "Princess Jasmine" }, { "docid": "6040194", "text": "she discovers that the prince is, in fact, the same peasant she met in the marketplace. However, Aladdin convinces Jasmine that he truly is a prince who, much like her, only occasionally disguises himself as a commoner. When Jafar learns the truth about Aladdin, he steals the lamp and becomes the Genie's master, banishing Aladdin and forcing the Genie to make him Sultan, while enslaving both Jasmine and her father. After refusing to marry him, Jasmine kisses Jafar to distract him while Aladdin returns in time to trick Jafar into wishing himself into a genie and thus trapping himself within", "title": "Princess Jasmine" }, { "docid": "815106", "text": "stay with Jasmine. Realizing that he has to be himself, Aladdin decides to keep his promise and frees the Genie. Realizing Aladdin and Jasmine's love, the Sultan changes the law to allow Jasmine to marry whom she chooses. The Genie leaves to explore the world, while Aladdin and Jasmine start their new life together. In 1988, lyricist Howard Ashman pitched the idea of an animated musical adaptation of Aladdin. Ashman had written a 40-page film treatment remaining faithful to the plot and characters of the original story, but envisioned as a campy 1930s-style musical with a Cab Calloway/Fats Waller-like Genie.", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "18133429", "text": "thus exposing Aladdin as a fraud. Aladdin was sent to the scaffolds. As Wazir kidnap and attempt to woo Yasminda back, the clueless Magoo inadvertently managed to obtain the lamp from Wazir and thus the allegiance of the genie, while also managed to dodge all of Wazir's attempts to kill him. Wazir fell to his death in his attempt. Only wanting the best for his nephew, Magoo wished for Aladdin and Yasminda to live happily ever after, thus the genie saved Aladdin from execution and the two of them wed. The film was originally directed by Pete Burness, who was", "title": "1001 Arabian Nights (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "19250979", "text": "cave without using a wish. At a faraway oasis, the Genie is shocked when he finds that Aladdin didn't use his first wish to get out of the cave and reluctantly agrees to let Aladdin's first wish to be spared. Asked by Aladdin what he would wish for, Genie admits he would wish for freedom, since he is a prisoner to his lamp and must follow the orders of the lamp's master (in this case, Aladdin). He accepts Aladdin's promise to use the third wish to set him free, then grants Aladdin his first wish: making him a prince so", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "19250982", "text": "lamp of his own, which the Genie hurls into the desert, freeing Agrabah from his tyranny. While the Genie is now more than willing to sacrifice his freedom in order to allow Aladdin to be with Princess Jasmine, Aladdin decides to live up to his original promise and uses his final wish to free the Genie from his lamp's power, much to the latter's surprise and happiness. Aladdin still gets to marry Princess Jasmine, as the Sultan is touched by the young couple's love for one another, so he changes the law so the princess can marry whomever she pleases.", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "19250980", "text": "he can legally court Princess Jasmine. Genie goes into hiding after leading a parade to the Agrabah palace. Genie is released again when Aladdin is shackled, gagged, and thrown off a cliff into the ocean by Jafar's guards. He rescues Aladdin as the second wish upon liberally interpreting Aladdin's nodding head. Later, Genie has a falling out with Aladdin when he starts to think he may have to break his promise to use the third wish, out of fear of what will happen should someone find out he is not royalty. Iago the parrot soon steals Genie's lamp and delivers", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "9317301", "text": "his loneliness after Genie went to see the other worlds. When Genie comes back all is well again. Aladdin appears in the Nintendo 3DS game \"Disney Magical World.\" Agrabah is one of the four movie worlds accessible to the player, and several characters from the movie appear in the game. The player may also collect a number of Aladdin-themed items and clothing pieces. Aladdin also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meetable character. He is a frequently-seen character, and often accompanied by Jasmine, and occasionally Genie. Though he goes barefoot in the film, he wears moccasins", "title": "Aladdin (Disney character)" }, { "docid": "5994339", "text": "Lamp Genie (also John Leguizamo) who can grant Aladdin's wishes. Aladdin and his mother wish for a fortune which they use to buy their way into the Royal Court. Aladdin asks the Caliph for Princess Zubaïda's hand in marriage, but he is turned down as the Princess is betrothed to another. Aladdin discovers that the Princess is in love with him and using the Lamp Genie, he is able to humiliate Zubaïda's betrothed on their wedding night to prevent the marriage from being consummated, and then marry the Princess himself after her furious father annulls the marriage. In Africa, Mustappa", "title": "Arabian Nights (miniseries)" }, { "docid": "14216999", "text": "wish, which is fulfilled. With the reward money from Siracusa's capture, the Haddins buy the nightclub and celebrate its reopening, with the Genie staying with them as a normal human being. Superfantagenio Superfantagenio (also known as \"Aladdin\") is a 1986 Italian/American family comedy film starring Bud Spencer as the Genie and Luca Venantini as Aladdin, and with Spencer's daughter Diamy participating in a secondary role as Aladdin's love interest. The story revolves around a teenage boy named Al Haddin, nicknamed \"Aladdin\", who is living with his widowed mother Janet and his alcoholic grandfather Jeremiah in Miami, Florida. He and his", "title": "Superfantagenio" }, { "docid": "17192551", "text": "Theatre, where it played from April 11 to July 2, 2017. The Genie welcomes the audience to the middle-eastern city of Agrabah. He notes that Agrabah is a very diverse place, full of revered nobles, misfits, and even a few villains (\"Arabian Nights\"). Aladdin is a young man who spends his days stealing food from the street vendors of Agrabah along with his three best friends, Kassim, Omar and Babkak (\"One Jump Ahead\"). After being referred to as a \"worthless street rat\" Aladdin expresses his dreams of showing the world he's more than just a common urchin (\"One Jump Ahead\"", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "18282105", "text": "Beg. Masood Beg's son, Nazim, has Aladdin whipped for a minor fracas and the magician tends to him. He takes Aladdin to the cave and sends him down to get the lamp. When Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp before coming out, Hikmat slams the entrance shut leaving Aladdin trapped. Aladdin manages to rub the lamp and a genie appears. The genie helps Aladdin get out of the cave, marry the princess, free Badar's father, have him reinstated as the Sultan and build a palace for him. The story follows the magician getting hold of the lamp and Aladdin's", "title": "Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag" }, { "docid": "17785471", "text": "storyline of the original film. In \"Kingdom Hearts II\", it is a mixture of \"Aladdin\" and \"The Return of Jafar\". Genie is also a recurring summon in the series. Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Genie appeared in the 2011 motion-controlled game, \"\", as meet-and-greet characters. \"Aladdin\" was also referenced throughout the \"Disney Infinity\" series via power discs and in-game toys, with Aladdin and Jasmine being added to the series as playable characters in the series' second game, \"\". \"Disney's Aladdin\" was developed for the Mega Drive by Virgin Interactive's studio of Virgin Games USA and published by Sega in 1993. This", "title": "Aladdin (franchise)" }, { "docid": "18950335", "text": "Aladdin calls upon the Genie of the Ring that he still has. He warns however that he cannot undo the spell of the Genie of the lamp, but can transport Aladdin to where the palace is. The effort to do so however causes the ring to crumble. Once there Aladdin reunites with Badral. The two defeat the wizard and use the lamp to undo his wish. The film ends with Aladdin and Badral sealing the lamp in a locked chest and disposing of its key. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film) , is a 1982 anime fantasy film based", "title": "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film)" }, { "docid": "8053238", "text": "some ruins in the desert, Hassim performs an incantation to open a cave and Aladdin realises that Hassim is not his uncle. Hassim only brought him here because he is the only one who can enter the cave interior. Aladdin reluctantly enters the cave and finds what Hassim was looking for: an old lamp. Fearing that Hassim will kill him after he gets what he wants, Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp and Hassim closes the cave trapping Aladdin. Unwittingly Aladdin rubs the lamp and releases a powerful genie who can grant any wish. Aladdin makes a wish to", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film)" }, { "docid": "815105", "text": "distract Jafar, and Aladdin attempts to retrieve the lamp. Jafar notices Aladdin, traps Jasmine inside an hourglass, and overpowers Aladdin and his friends with his magic. After Aladdin rescues Jasmine out of the hourglass, he tricks Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie; now bound to his new lamp, Jafar ends up trapped inside it, taking Iago with him. With the palace and kingdom returned to normal, the Genie transports Jafar's lamp to the Cave of Wonders, and advises Aladdin use his third wish to regain his royal title so the law will allow him to", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "6326983", "text": "to leave at the first sign of danger and often lacks the finesse that Iago requires. He and the rain-bird Thundra had feelings for one another, although Iago was hesitant at first, admitting his manipulative personality made appealing to others difficult. Aladdin has occasionally exploited this, since antagonists are more willing to accept Iago as being more ruthless and amoral than he actually is. Like Genie, Iago commonly references modern things for humor, even though he does not have a logical excuse like Genie does. Additionally, due to his time with Jafar, Iago possesses extensive knowledge of various forms of", "title": "Iago (Disney)" }, { "docid": "16257667", "text": "\"The Phantom of the Opera\". Max Bialystok in Mel Brooks' musical comedy The Producers. In 1979 he created the musical and comedy group Linie 3 together with Thomas Eje and Anders Bircow. He has performed with the best Symphony orchestras in Denmark. Kristensen is the localized Danish voice of \"Lumiere\" in Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\", \"Genie\" in Disney's \"Aladdin\", Berkeley Beetle in Don Bluth's Thumbelina (1994 film), and \"Woody\" in \"Toy Story\" 1, 2, and 3. Ramon in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two On Television Kristensen was one of the main characters in season two of The Killing", "title": "Preben Kristensen" }, { "docid": "11326083", "text": "a cave, where Kofir the sorcerer (Richard Hale) is waiting for them. Kofir persuades Aladdin to enter the bowels of the cave to fetch a magic lamp. Aladdin and the uneasy Abdullah dodge a laughing giant (Rex Ingram, dressed and coiffed the same as the genie he portrayed in the 1940 film \"The Thief of Bagdad\") and return with the lamp, only to find that Kofir has blocked the entrance with a giant boulder. Kofir demands the lamp before he will let them out, but Aladdin does not trust him. The sorcerer leaves them to die of thirst and starvation.", "title": "A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)" }, { "docid": "19250988", "text": "\"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\", the Genie appears to be just as powerful as he was in the first film, as he has no problem with anything he tries, something that implies that his reduction of power was merely temporary. The Genie cameos in the \"\" crossover episode \"Hercules and the Arabian Night\", in which he punches Pain and Panic back to the Underworld when they are tricked into looking into the lamp by Aladdin. The Genie also is a guest in \"Disney's House of Mouse\", and acts as host in the video game \"\". The Genie appears in", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "10922343", "text": "De Niro, Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando. His credits include the role of the Genie in the Italian version of the \"Aladdin\" film series and the Dragon in \"Dragonheart\". Gigi Proietti Luigi \"Gigi\" Proietti (born November 2, 1940) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, director, musician and singer. He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, a man from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several Roman night clubs. He enrolled", "title": "Gigi Proietti" }, { "docid": "1441332", "text": "has the magic ring and is able to summon the lesser genie. The genie of the ring cannot directly undo any of the magic of the genie of the lamp, but he is able to transport Aladdin to the Maghreb where, with the help of the \"woman's wiles\" of the princess he recovers the lamp and slays the sorcerer, returning the palace to its proper place. The sorcerer's more powerful and evil brother plots to destroy Aladdin for killing his brother by disguising himself as an old woman known for her healing powers. Badroulbadour falls for his disguise and commands", "title": "Aladdin" }, { "docid": "10073402", "text": "his second wish, and Genie frees them all. Aladdin vows to tell Jasmine the truth, but changes his mind when she tells him he is to become Sultan after they wed. Unsure of his own moral character and ability, Aladdin fears he may need his third wish to succeed as a ruler. After a disappointed Genie turns his back on Aladdin and retreats into the lamp, Aladdin weighs his options, and ultimately runs off to tell Jasmine the truth. He leaves behind the lamp, which Jafar and Iago gleefully take. At the wedding, Jafar reveals Prince Ali's real identity (\"Prince", "title": "Aladdin Jr." }, { "docid": "17785465", "text": "However, this time, with Iago on Aladdin's side, Abis Mal becomes Jafar's new henchman. Now, Aladdin and co. must find a way to thwart Jafar, with his limitless genie power. In 1996, the second sequel to \"Aladdin\", \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\" was released on video. The story concludes as Aladdin and Jasmine are about to have their wedding and Aladdin discovers that his father is still alive, but is the king of all thieves in Agrabah. In 2005, screenwriter Robert Reece, who co-wrote \"\" and \"\", pitched a fourth \"Aladdin\" feature to DisneyToon Studios execs, although it never", "title": "Aladdin (franchise)" }, { "docid": "5994338", "text": "Aladdin enters the Cave and walks through a Terracotta Army until he finds the lamp. He races back to the entrance, where Mustappa asks Aladdin to give him the lamp before he helps him out. Aladdin refuses, believing Mustappa will take the lamp and leave him in the cave. Mustappa, enraged, closes the cave's entrance and abandons Aladdin. In desperation, Aladdin rubs Mustappa's ring and summons the Genie of the Ring (John Leguizamo) who reluctantly frees Aladdin from the cave. Back home with his mother, Aladdin wonders why Mustappa would want a worthless old oil lamp. Rubbing it frees the", "title": "Arabian Nights (miniseries)" }, { "docid": "2274145", "text": "to help him take revenge on Aladdin. Iago reluctantly agrees and arranges a trip for Aladdin and the Sultan to a waterfall. Jafar captures Genie and Abu and then goes for the Sultan, locking them all in the dungeon and framing Aladdin for the Sultan's alleged murder by posing as Jasmine, sentencing him to execution. Iago has a change of heart and frees the Genie, enabling him to save Aladdin in time. Though Agrabah is now under Jafar's control, Aladdin vows to stop him by destroying his lamp, the only way to kill Jafar, while Iago decides to leave altogether.", "title": "The Return of Jafar" }, { "docid": "815118", "text": "25% of space on advertising artwork, since Williams' film \"Toys\" was scheduled for release one month after \"Aladdin\"s debut. For financial reasons, the studio went back on the deal on both counts, especially in poster art by having the Genie in 25% of the image, but having other major and supporting characters portrayed considerably smaller. The Disney Hyperion book \"Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film\" listed both of Williams' characters \"The Peddler\" and \"The Genie\" ahead of main characters, but was forced to refer to him only as \"the actor signed to play the Genie\". Disney, while not using", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "11326086", "text": "proceedings through his magic crystal and is pretending to be a merchant offering new lamps for old, the genie arranges for the unsuspecting Novira to exchange the magic lamp. Once Kofir becomes the genie's master, everything that Aladdin wished for disappears, including the gift robe the false Sultan is wearing for the wedding. Armina realizes the man is not her father, but Prince Hadji, as he does not have a scar on his arm. Aladdin and Abdullah are taken away to be hanged, but Abu-Hassan offers to spare their lives if Armina agrees to marry him. Aladdin is set free,", "title": "A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)" }, { "docid": "12522059", "text": "in their works. The main characters are: Aladdin, a young boy in love with the Princess Budur, daughter of the Caliph Harun, and their friend the Genie. Their enemy is the wizard Kufor, that wills to grab Aladdin's magic lamp. Through the series, Aladdin and Budur will have to face lots of adventures, always winning thanks to their wit and reciprocal love. The telling is given to Sherazade's voice and the musical score composed and played expressly for each episode by Lorenzo Marini, in an ongoing dialogue with the graphic designer and animators. In January 2007, Làstrego & Testa has", "title": "Lastrego" }, { "docid": "18133428", "text": "get it for him. However, he was unable to obtain the lamp after it fell back into the cave with Aladdin still inside. Aladdin met the genie and escapes the cave with a boxful of treasures. Magoo then takes the treasure to the palace as dowry, and managed to unintentionally spoil Wazir and Yasminda's wedding with his naivety and shortsighted physical handicap. The genie conjured a palace and wealth for Aladdin, which is enough to persuade the Sultan to agree to hand Yasminda to him. However, the vengeful Wazir managed to steal the lamp, and the allegiance of the genie,", "title": "1001 Arabian Nights (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "8053244", "text": "enormous, mustached, genie with gold or orange coloring) was sufficiently distinct from the Disney images (with an enormous, non-mustached, blue genie). Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film) Aladdin is a 48-minute animated film based on the classic \"Arabian Nights\" story, Aladdin and the magic lamp, translated by Antoine Galland. Like all other Golden Films productions, the film featured a single theme song, \"Rub the Lamp\", written and composed by Richard Hurwitz and John Arrias. It was released directly to video on April 27, 1992. A young boy named Aladdin lives a poor life with his mother. A shifty man named Hassim", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film)" }, { "docid": "2533203", "text": "The Jean Genie \"The Jean Genie\" is a song by David Bowie, originally released as a single in November 1972. According to Bowie, it was \"a smorgasbord of imagined Americana\", with a protagonist inspired by Iggy Pop, and the title being an allusion to author Jean Genet. One of Bowie's most famous tracks, it was the lead single for the album \"Aladdin Sane\" (1973). Promoted with a film clip featuring Andy Warhol associate Cyrinda Foxe, it peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles chart. Bowie composed \"The Jean Genie\" in autumn 1972, completing the song in New York City,", "title": "The Jean Genie" }, { "docid": "815115", "text": "the antagonists darker ones such as red and black, and Agrabah and its palace use the neutral color yellow. Computer animation was used for some elements of the film, such as the tiger entrance of the Cave of Wonders and the scene where Aladdin tries to escape the collapsing cave. Musker and Clements created the Genie with Robin Williams in mind; even though Katzenberg suggested actors such as John Candy, Steve Martin, and Eddie Murphy, Williams was approached and eventually accepted the role. Williams came for voice recording sessions during breaks in the shooting of two other films he was", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "11326088", "text": "gives him Frank Sinatra's voice to entrance the harem girls. A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film) A Thousand and One Nights is a 1945 tongue-in-cheek Technicolor fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the \"One Thousand and One Nights\" directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Cornel Wilde as Aladdin, Evelyn Keyes as the genie of the magic lamp, Phil Silvers as Aladdin's larcenous sidekick, and Adele Jergens as the princess Aladdin loves. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction, Color (Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad, Frank Tuttle) and Best Special Effects (Ray Bomba and Lawrence", "title": "A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)" }, { "docid": "19250981", "text": "it to Jafar, making Jafar Genie's new master. The Genie has no choice but to grant Jafar's first and second wish to become Sultan of Agrabah and the world's most powerful sorcerer. He is then made a slave with no purpose in life but to entertain the sadistic Jafar by tormenting the former Sultan. During the final fight between Aladdin and Jafar, the Genie is forced to grant Jafar's final wish to become an all-powerful Genie when Aladdin convinces him to do so. However, as they both know, the fulfillment of this wish causes Jafar to be imprisoned in a", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "20741299", "text": "joy, Aladdin and Yasmine hug each other. Then they meet Ilmi Baba but have to beat him in duel. They manage to beat him and he gives Aladdin the medicine and tells Yasmine where her father is. He sends Yasmine there while he sends Aladdin to some other place where to his shock, Aliza has taken control of the lamp and Genie and she fights Aladdin who is determined to save Ginu. When Aladdin saved Ginu he went back to his mother where his neighbors are saying that she will harm their kids because of Nazneen that told them that", "title": "Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga" }, { "docid": "815119", "text": "Williams's name in commercials as per the contract, used his voice for the Genie in the commercials and used the Genie character to sell toys and fast food tie-ins, without having to pay Williams additional money; Williams unhappily quipped at the time: \"The only reason Mickey Mouse has three fingers is because he can't pick up a check.\" Disney attempted to assuage Williams by sending him a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million at the time, but this move failed to repair the damaged relationship, as the painting was a self-portrait of the artist as Vincent van Gogh", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" }, { "docid": "2274144", "text": "Genie returns after seeing the world, having missed his friends greatly. At the evening banquet, the Sultan announces his intention to make Aladdin his new grand vizier. Iago is revealed, however, when Abu and Rajah chase him into the banquet. Aladdin desperately speaks up for Iago and convinces the Sultan to spare him, but Jasmine is left heartbroken that Aladdin didn't confide in her. Genie and Iago help them reconcile, and Jasmine agrees to give Iago a chance. As Iago begins to grow fond of Aladdin, Jafar sneaks into the palace with Abis Mal's help and confronts him, forcing him", "title": "The Return of Jafar" }, { "docid": "1819731", "text": "first place and can very easily take it away. Realizing that what Aladdin says is true, Jafar, consumed by his hunger for power, uses his final wish to become an all-powerful genie, in an attempt to rule the whole universe. However, Jafar is angered to realize that Aladdin has tricked him into wasting his wish into becoming a genie, since genies are not free beings, and becomes trapped in an oil lamp of his own, and the lamp is sent into the Cave of Wonders. In \"The Return of Jafar\", Jafar's lamp is found by Abis Mal, who releases Jafar", "title": "Jafar (Disney)" }, { "docid": "2274165", "text": "he is welcomed by Jasmine, the Genie, and the Sultan, though only the Genie is made aware of Cassim's true identity. By doing so, Cassim is not captured when Razoul and his guards raid Mount Sesame. Sa'luk tells Razoul about Cassim's relationship with Aladdin, and a trap is set for Cassim when he and Iago, still intent on the Hand of Midas, attempt to steal the Oracle's scepter from the Sultan's treasury. When Aladdin frees Cassim and Iago, he is exposed by Razoul and willingly returns to Agrabah to face the consequences. The Sultan exonerates Aladdin once he realizes that", "title": "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" }, { "docid": "1819729", "text": "the lamp are lost. The Sultan later scolds Jafar for supposedly executing an innocent life behind his back, in which Jafar pretends to regret his actions and promises not to do it again. When Iago suggests an alternative plan, Jafar next decides to, using the hypnotic powers of his snake-headed staff, manipulate the Sultan into mandating a marriage between himself and Jasmine, but he is impeded by Aladdin, who had discovered the Genie and used his first wish to become a prince. After a second attempt by Jafar on his life, Aladdin (with the help of the Genie) survives and", "title": "Jafar (Disney)" }, { "docid": "20741286", "text": "Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga (Translation: \"Aladdin - You Must Have Heard The Name\") is SAB TV's fantasy television show. It premiered on 21 August 2018 and stars Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur. The story starts with Mallika, a powerful and evil enchantress who plans to take over the world. Her plans are foiled by her servant Hassan who kills her by turning her into a statue. But before she dies, she turns Hassan into a Genie and traps him in a lamp not to be found until 500 years as she promised", "title": "Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga" }, { "docid": "18950331", "text": "day he is approached by a wizard who offers to reward him great riches, if he will accompany him to a cave somewhere in the desert, and retrieve a lamp from within. Aladdin succeeds in doing this, even acquiring the hall of thousand lights where the lamp is found. However, upon return to the cave entrance, the wizard seals him in after Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp, having become suspicious of the wizard. Trapped, Aladdin however uses a magic ring, provided by the wizard before venturing into the cave, and summons a Genie who is able to free", "title": "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film)" }, { "docid": "6561979", "text": "Jim Meskimen James Ross Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and impressionist. He is also known for his voice-over work in video games. Meskimen was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Freeman Meskimen and Marion Ross. Meskimen portrayed the father of Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen's characters in \"Our Lips Are Sealed\". He portrayed Officer Wholihan in \"How the Grinch Stole Christmas\". He voices Thom Cat, Neighbor John, and Stumpy in the \"Thom Cat\" short film on \"Random! Cartoons\". Meskimen provided the voice of the Genie in the \"Aladdin\" franchise (which", "title": "Jim Meskimen" }, { "docid": "18950332", "text": "him from the cave. While en route home through the desert, Aladdin meets a mouse that he adopts as a pet. Returning home, Aladdin discovers that the lamp contains a more powerful Genie who upon Aladdin's first wish, conjures up a succulent meal for him and his mother. The next day, after Aladdin sells the golden plated dinnerware from the meal, he encounters a young attractive girl, who he quickly discovers is actually the Sultan's daughter; Princess Badral. Badral is hiding from the Grand Wazir's son, whom her father has agreed to offer her hand in marriage to. The two", "title": "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film)" }, { "docid": "14851404", "text": "the voice of Genie in the Hebrew version of the Disney animated film \"Aladdin\" and its two sequels. In 1999, he played the titular character of the straight to video fairy tale medley, \"Pim Pam Po\". Since the 2000s Tzafir mainly participates in Israeli children's stage shows and children video stories on DVD and video. In 2008 Tzafir participated in the Israeli drama series \"Danny Hollywood\" alongside Gila Almagor. In the 1960s Tzafir married Yael, who also produces Tzafir's entertainment shows. From this marriage Tzafir has three children, including the successful Israeli film actor and TV director Yoav Tzafir. In", "title": "Tuvia Tzafir" }, { "docid": "639863", "text": "writer was \"struck by the breadth\" and radical diversity of most roles Williams portrayed. Terry Gilliam, who co-founded \"Monty Python\" and directed Williams in two of his films, \"The Fisher King\" and \"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen\" (1988), said in 1992 that Williams had the ability to \"go from manic to mad to tender and vulnerable ... [Williams had] the most unique mind on the planet. There's nobody like him out there.\" Williams voiced characters in several animated films. His voice role as the Genie in the animated musical \"Aladdin\" (1992) was written for him. The film's directors stated that", "title": "Robin Williams" }, { "docid": "1830527", "text": "have 12,000 subscribers, up from 3,000 in February. Although it for years was the second-largest service provider after CompuServe, GEnie failed to keep up when Prodigy and America Online produced graphics-based online services that drew the masses. Programs such as Aladdin, which had been developed earlier by an independent developer and eventually supported by GEnie, helped many of the newcomers who came to GEnie from Prodigy and AOL adjust; these were the equivalent of modern-day email programs and newsreaders, incorporating a more user-friendly interface which automated message and mail downloading and posting. In addition, GEnie took its time developing an", "title": "GEnie" }, { "docid": "12499878", "text": "seen in this sequence: After Aladdin releases the Genie from his lamp and the Genie explains that he can give Aladdin almost anything within a limit of three wishes, the Genie proves his nigh-omnipotent power to the skeptical thief with an impressive musical number, stressing that he is a friend unlike any other. This song is similar to the use of contemporary references in \"Be Our Guest\", performed by the enchanted cutlery of \"Beauty and the Beast\", and \"A Guy Like You\", performed by the Gargoyles in \"The Hunchback of Notre Dame\". Spirituality & Practice described it as \"the big", "title": "Friend Like Me" }, { "docid": "6040196", "text": "make amends with the royal family. However, Iago manages to convince the princess that she still very much trusts Aladdin. Jasmine eventually befriends Iago after he helps mend her and Aladdin's relationship, frees the Genie, and ultimately risks his life to destroy Jafar once and for all, who has returned seeking vengeance. In the second, \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\" (1996), Jasmine's long-awaited wedding to Aladdin is interrupted by the Forty Thieves. The Oracle, which the thieves are attempting to steal, reveals that Aladdin's father Cassim is still alive and is their leader. Encouraging Aladdin to pursue his father,", "title": "Princess Jasmine" }, { "docid": "19250986", "text": "lamp, and uses his powers to split the land open over a sea of magma. After the reformed Iago is shot down trying to hand over the lamp to Aladdin, the parrot bravely kicks the lamp into the lava and thus destroys Jafar once and for all. The Genie saves Jasmine from a dangerous situation as the ground is closing back up by stretching himself so they can get out in time. When he finds out that Iago survived the battle, he celebrates by turning into a firework. The Genie has a major supporting role in the \"Aladdin\" television series,", "title": "Genie (Disney)" }, { "docid": "5994340", "text": "realizes that Aladdin is alive and has married as his pet raven, Hector, loses all his feathers. Mustappa goes to Samarkand dressed as a merchant trading new lamps for old ones, prompting a servant in Aladdin's palace to give the magic lamp to the Mustappa. Once the lamp comes into Mustappa's possession, he wishes to undo all Aladdin's wealth. Using the Genie of the Ring, Aladdin challenges Mustappa to a fight to the death with their magic. Each Genie transforms into one beast after another, until the Ring Genie is trapped in a giant mousetrap. Although Mustappa appears to have", "title": "Arabian Nights (miniseries)" }, { "docid": "2274146", "text": "Aladdin and the group confront Jafar in the treasure room just before Abis Mal can wish him free. In an ensuing fight, Jafar transforms into his Genie form, incapacitates the Genie, shatters Carpet and traps Aladdin in a sea of lava. Iago intervenes and grabs the lamp. Although he is severely injured by Jafar, he stays conscious long enough to kick the lamp into the lava, destroying it and Jafar once and for all. Aladdin rescues Iago and they all get to safety as Jafar's magic is undone, restoring Carpet. With Jafar gone, Iago is accepted into the palace, but", "title": "The Return of Jafar" }, { "docid": "11326085", "text": "rich gifts. Meanwhile, the Sultan's twin brother, Prince Hadji (also played by Dennis Hoey, with a British accent in both roles), who has already tried to overthrow his brother once before, makes the Sultan his captive and takes his place undetected. Hadji is aided by the treacherous Grand Wazir Abu-Hassan (Philip Van Zandt), who is promised Armina's hand in marriage as a reward. When Aladdin shows up pretending to be a prince of Hindustan, however, the Sultan changes his mind, preferring a rich son-in-law. The genie, however, does her best to derail the romance. Spotting Kofir, who has watched the", "title": "A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)" }, { "docid": "4757200", "text": "Pictures (\"if it's a good picture, it's a Surprise\" - the same joke idea had been used in 1938's \"Daffy Duck in Hollywood\"), working on a treatment of the story of \"Aladdin\" that will feature herself as the beautiful princess and Popeye as Aladdin, all the while speaking in rhyme. As she types, her adaptation of \"Aladdin\" comes to life on the screen, with Popeye having to use his wits against an evil vizier who seeks to control a magic lamp inhabited by a powerful genie. After completing the script, Olive gets a termination of employment notice from the front", "title": "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" }, { "docid": "14216993", "text": "Superfantagenio Superfantagenio (also known as \"Aladdin\") is a 1986 Italian/American family comedy film starring Bud Spencer as the Genie and Luca Venantini as Aladdin, and with Spencer's daughter Diamy participating in a secondary role as Aladdin's love interest. The story revolves around a teenage boy named Al Haddin, nicknamed \"Aladdin\", who is living with his widowed mother Janet and his alcoholic grandfather Jeremiah in Miami, Florida. He and his family live in poverty since his father's untimely demise; his mother slaves away in the nightclub of Monti Siracusa, a local mobster boss who runs a citywide protection racket. Jeremiah aggravates", "title": "Superfantagenio" }, { "docid": "18133427", "text": "Abdul Azziz Magoo, who owns a lamp shop. Believing that Aladdin is growing up to be a lazy and irresponsible man, Magoo encourages Aladdin to get married. Meanwhile, the wizard Wazir has been siphoning money from the royal treasury and managed to persuade the now bankrupt Sultan to ask his daughter, the Princess Yasminda, to marry the richest man in the land; which now happens to be Wazir. During a Royal Procession, Aladdin and Yasminda fell in love. In his quest for absolute power, Wazir seeks the genie of magic lamp sealed in a magic cave, and needs Aladdin to", "title": "1001 Arabian Nights (1959 film)" }, { "docid": "20441701", "text": "hand over the found lamp to his supposed uncle, he attacks him. Fighting, Aladdin falls back into the \"Sunken City\" with the coveted vessel. There he accidentally rubs the lamp, whereupon a djinn emerges. He fulfills his wish, namely to bring the princess to his parents' house. The city guards, however, track Aladdin there, arrest him and throw him in the dungeon. Aladdin's mother, who is now in possession of the magic lamp, then summons the genie and gets her son back. After some strange lamp-spirit-related incidents in the palace, Budur wishes to marry Aladdin. She persuades her father to", "title": "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967 film)" }, { "docid": "17192562", "text": "pleases. Babkak, Omar and Kassim are made royal advisors, while Iago is arrested. Aladdin and Jasmine are married, and Genie prepares for a long-awaited vacation. All ends well as Aladdin and Jasmine board the magic carpet and take flight (Finale Ultimo: \"Arabian Nights\"/\"A Whole New World\" (Reprises)). \"Aladdin\" takes pride in showcasing a glimpse of the Middle Eastern Culture. The animated version was celebrated as Disney’s first to feature non-white protagonists. How a play or musical is cast impacts how the show is portrayed. According to actor Kyle Scatliffe, who played Enjolras in \"Les Misérables\": “It changes things whenever you", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "5398729", "text": "of such animation halved the production time. Most of the film's $24 million budget was spent on the animation and the soundtrack. The film marked Robin Williams's first animation role, with the character Batty Koda being created specifically for him. Williams provided 14 hours worth of improvised lines for the part which had been originally conceived as an 8-minute role. Director Bill Kroyer was so impressed with the voice work he ended up tripling the screen time given to the character. Williams went on to provide the critically applauded voice of the Genie in Disney's \"Aladdin\" later the same year.", "title": "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" }, { "docid": "17192542", "text": "Aladdin (2011 musical) Aladdin is a musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin. Beguelin also wrote the book. The musical includes three songs written for the film by Ashman but not used and four new songs written by Menken and Beguelin. The story follows the familiar tale of a poor young man who is granted three wishes by a genie in a lamp, which he uses to woo a princess and to thwart the sultan's evil Grand Vizier. Set in", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "9531787", "text": "a luxury\" that royals must forgo for reasons of state. Abanazar's arrival seems like just the thing. He quickly convinces the widow and her son (neither of whom is very bright) that he is the boy's long lost uncle and that he will make Aladdin rich. The upshot of this finds Aladdin trapped in the cave — where he inadvertently summons the genie of the ring — a sympathetic young lady who readily agrees to take him to his mother's house, after a few tears over the sad fact that \"Genies have no mothers\". The Widow Twankey starts to clean", "title": "Aladdin (1979 musical)" }, { "docid": "17192557", "text": "Omar and Kassim. They announce the arrival of \"Prince Ali of Ababwa\" (\"Prince Ali\"). Once at the palace, Aladdin, disguised as Prince Ali, expresses to the Sultan his desire to marry Jasmine. Jasmine overhears the conversation and perceives Ali to be just another shallow prince. Jafar, who is suspicious of Ali, tells him the location of Jasmine's bedroom, not mentioning that it is against Agrabah law for the Princess to have a suitor in her quarters unsupervised. Aladdin courts Jasmine with a ride on his magic carpet provided to him by Genie (\"A Whole New World\"). Once they return, Jasmine", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "1819732", "text": "from the lamp. Jafar plots to seeks revenge on Aladdin. He nearly succeeds at killing Aladdin and taking control of the palace, but Iago, who has changed sides, thwarts his plans and destroys his lamp, killing him. Jafar did not appear in \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\" or in the television series, but was often referred to by name by characters. In an episode of \"Hercules: The Animated Series\" called \"Hercules and the Arabian Night\", Jafar makes another attempt at revenge and is temporarily resurrected by Hercules's arch-enemy, Hades. He has lost his status as an all-powerful immortal genie", "title": "Jafar (Disney)" }, { "docid": "17192549", "text": "as Iago, Irvine Iqbal as the Sultan, Nathan Amzi as Babkak, Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Kassim and Rachid Sabitri as Omar. As previously announced, Trevor Dion Nicholas made his London stage debut as Genie. The special effects are created by Jim Steinmeyer, the master illusionist who helped David Copperfield. It will run until 31 August 2019, to make way for a revival of \"Mary Poppins\". \"Aladdin\" had its Australian premiere in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on August 11, 2016, where it played until February 19, 2017. Following performances in Sydney, \"Aladdin\" transferred to Melbourne in April 2017. Following the Melbourne", "title": "Aladdin (2011 musical)" }, { "docid": "18154732", "text": "for lives and continues from a traveling peddler. Finding Genie or Abu icons enables bonus rounds. The Genie bonus round is a game of luck played for apples, gems or extra lives, and continues until the player runs out of Genie tokens or lands on Jafar. In Abu's bonus round, the player controls the little monkey who has to catch bonus items that fall from the sky, but without touching any of the unwanted objects like rocks and pots. Development for the game began in January 1993, with a team of ten animators working on the animation frames. The work", "title": "Disney's Aladdin (Virgin Games video game)" }, { "docid": "8053240", "text": "jewels and that Aladdin should bring bigger riches and many servants. With the aid of the lamp, Aladdin accomplishes this. The sultan allows Aladdin to marry Layla and Aladdin has the genie build a palace by the city for the married couple to live in peacefully. Hassim hears about Aladdin's success with the lamp from the medicine woman Fatima. Hassim travels to Aladdin's palace. With Aladdin out on a hunt, Hassim tricks Layla into swapping the genie's lamp for a new one and makes a wish for the palace and princess to be transported to Marrakesh. Hearing about his daughter's", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film)" }, { "docid": "8053242", "text": "princess to have Aladdin wish for the egg of the fabled Roc to bring them good luck. The genie is not able to grant this wish as the Roc is superior to him and reveals that Fatima is actually Hassim. Aladdin feigns illness to bring Hassim right where he wants him. Aladdin and Hassim duel, ending up with Hassim tripping on his robe and accidentally killing himself. Aladdin and the princess then live happily ever after without the fear of anyone stealing the lamp again. \"Aladdin\" was produced by Golden Films and the \"American Film Investment Corporation\", it was distributed", "title": "Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film)" }, { "docid": "19403911", "text": "Gostwana in the original Broadway company of \"The Book of Mormon.\" During his time in Book of Mormon, he took a short break to play Donkey in Shrek the Musical at the prestigious MUNY of St. Louis before finally leaving Mormon in 2013. He joined the original Broadway company of Disney's \"Aladdin\" musical as the Genie standby. In 2015, he left to originate the Minstrel in \"Something Rotten! on Broadway.\" He originated the role of Genie in the Australian production of Disney's musical \"Aladdin,\" which opened in Sydney in August 2016, before leaving the company in December 2017 to join", "title": "Michael James Scott" }, { "docid": "7532897", "text": "inhabited by characters from their respective films; for example, Hercules and Philoctetes appear in Olympus Coliseum from \"Hercules\", while Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and the Genie appear in Agrabah from \"Aladdin\". The game worlds consist of interconnected field maps where battles and plot-related events occur. Players travel between worlds in different ways each game, such as the \"Gummi Ship\" in the original \"Kingdom Hearts\", \"Keyblade glider\" in \"Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep\", \"Corridors of Darkness\" in \"358/2 Days\", and \"Sleeping Keyholes\" in \"\". Worlds created specifically for the series mirror the overall appearance of the other worlds and predominantly feature characters", "title": "Universe of Kingdom Hearts" } ]

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[ { "docid": "1363544", "text": "skull – particularly for people suffering from hyperhidrosis. A much smaller number of Western women also shave their heads, often as a fashion or political statement. Some women also shave their heads for cultural or social reasons. In India, tradition required widows in some sections of the society to shave their heads as part of being ostracized (see ). The outlawed custom is still infrequently encountered mostly in rural areas. The society at large and the government are working to end the practice of ostracizing widows. In addition, it continues to be common practice for men to shave their heads", "title": "Hair removal" }, { "docid": "3700597", "text": "thousands of French women had their heads shaved in front of cheering crowds as punishment for collaborating with the Nazis during the war. Also some Finnish women got their heads shaved for allegedly having relationships with Soviet POWs during World War II. Many Buddhists, Hajj pilgrims and Vaisnavas, especially members of the Hare Krishna movement, shave their heads. Some Hindu and most Buddhist monks and nuns shave their heads upon entering their order, and Korean Buddhist monks and nuns have their heads shaved every 15 days. Muslim men have the choice of shaving their head after performing Umrah and Hajj,", "title": "Head shaving" }, { "docid": "628141", "text": "also plays an important role since both women and men when deciding to dedicate their life to fait should change their haircut: Catholic nuns often cut their hair very short, and men who joined Catholic monastic orders in the eighth century adopted what was known as the tonsure, which involved shaving the tops of their heads and leaving a ring of hair around the bald crown. Many Buddhists, Hajj pilgrims and Vaisnavas, especially members of the Hare Krishna movement who are \"brahmacharis\" or \"sannyasis\", shave their heads. Some Hindu and most Buddhist monks and nuns shave their heads upon entering", "title": "Hairstyle" }, { "docid": "12605739", "text": "of their tools was important, thus the bodgers often created their shave horses from logs found in their woodland plot. Mike Dunbar, the \"Dean of Windsor Chair Makers\", has posted a blog decrying the use of the shave horse for actual production work: \"I do not use a shave horse. When asked why, I answer, 'Why would I impose a pay cut on myself?' That is in effect the result of using this tool. It is so limiting that it slows down the chairmaker and costs him income. I prefer a vise. Using a vise I am standing, not sitting,", "title": "Shaving horse" }, { "docid": "3700600", "text": "shave fully. Athletes Michael Jordan, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Messier, Andre Agassi; musicians Billy Joel, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, and Michael Stipe of R.E.M.; and actors Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson are famous examples. In the 1960s, some British working class youths developed the skinhead subculture, whose members were distinguished by short cropped hair (although at that time they did not shave their heads right down to the scalp). This look was partly influenced by the Jamaican rude boy style. It was not until the skinhead revival in the late 1970s — with", "title": "Head shaving" }, { "docid": "3700602", "text": "incorporate a shaven head into their overall look, particularly amongst the bear subculture. Specifically, the stereotypical \"Castro clone\" look commonly shave their heads in order to project a homoerotic ultra-masculine image. Drag queens have sometimes adopted shaven heads, again, to express a genderqueer image. In the BDSM community, shaving a submissive or slave's head is often used to demonstrate powerlessness, or submission to the will of a dominant. In solidarity with cancer sufferers, some people chose to shave their heads – particularly as part of fund-raising efforts. (Baldness is a well-known side-effect of the chemotherapy often used to treat cancer,", "title": "Head shaving" }, { "docid": "6595531", "text": "There\", and the title track were also released as a singles. Of these, \"We Danced Anyway\" and \"How Do I Get There\" were also Number One hits. \"Did I Shave My Legs for This?\" is Carter's highest-charting album to date and her only album to chart in the top ten on the U.S. \"Billboard\" 200. Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by David Campbell. Did I Shave My Legs for This? Did I Shave My Legs for This? is the debut album of American country artist Deana Carter, released via Patriot Records in", "title": "Did I Shave My Legs for This?" }, { "docid": "10148348", "text": "the race. Also, the Americans gave their best crew members a holiday and sailed against the Chinese with a less experienced crew. The following day several of the China Team members arrived at the compound with bald heads. Reportedly they bet one another that if they beat the Americans, they would shave their heads. The final round of round robin competition featured a race for the top place. Both Emirates Team New Zealand and the United States had lost one race in the first round and zero in the second round robin. Because of Bonus Points from previous acts, New", "title": "2007 Louis Vuitton Cup" }, { "docid": "9340571", "text": "\"marring\" of the \"corners of the beard\", with particular emphasis on priests not \"marring\" the \"corners of the beard\"; as with many other parts of Leviticus, the Book of Ezekiel describes different regulations, stating that the priests should not shave their heads, or let their locks grow long. However, there were exceptions, with the Book of Ezekiel itself adding that priests should keep their hair trimmed, and Leviticus arguing that, in certain cases of tzaraath, the beard and hair should be completely shaved away. Numbers (Ch. 6) additionally requires that Nazarites shave their heads, 7 days after any contact with", "title": "Shaving in Judaism" }, { "docid": "1363555", "text": "part of some Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Jain and Hindu traditions. Buddhist and Christian monks generally undergo some form of head-shaving or tonsure during their induction into monastic life; in Thailand monks shave their eyebrows as well. Brahmin children have their heads ritualistically shaved before beginning school. The Amish religion forbids men from having mustaches, as they are associated with the military. In some parts of the Theravada Buddhist world, it is common practice to shave the heads of children. Weak or sickly children are often left with a small topknot of hair, to gauge their health and mark them for", "title": "Hair removal" }, { "docid": "1532020", "text": "to touring the shrines of England, it becomes easier to understand why he acted as he did, both when he heard Copin's confession and when the friars and cooler heads intervened later.\" Langmuir therefore concludes that Lexington \"incited the weakly credulous Henry III to give the ritual murder fantasy the blessing of royal authority\". Jacobs on the other hand sees the financial benefits that Henry received as a major factor, conscious or unconscious, in his decision to mass arrest and execute Jews. As noted above, he had mortgaged his income from the Jews to Richard of Cornwall, but was still", "title": "Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln" }, { "docid": "3782191", "text": "Canadian Hair \"Do,\" which is a fundraising event that can take place at any time of the year. Participants are able to make the event as creative as they want— shave their heads, dye their hair a wacky colour, include a manly leg wax, and recruit friends to shave their heads as well. North America South America Europe Middle East Asia Pacific Africa Terry Fox Run The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous regions around the world in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox, and his Marathon of Hope, and to raise money", "title": "Terry Fox Run" }, { "docid": "1432628", "text": "conquered territories to adopt the Jurchen hairstyle by shaving the front of their heads and adopting Jurchen dress, but the order was later lifted. Jurchens were impersonated by Han rebels who wore their hair in the Jurchen \"pigtail\" to strike fear within their population. During the Qing dynasty, the Manchus, who descended from the Jurchens, similarly made Han Chinese men shave the front of their head and wear the rest of their hair in a queue, or \"soncoho\" (), the traditional Manchu hairstyle. Although their Mohe ancestors did not respect dogs, the Jurchens began to respect dogs around the time", "title": "Jurchen people" }, { "docid": "3841779", "text": "their neighbourhoods to go to the market or on visits. While at home or working in their fields, however, they remained barefoot. School children, male and female, shave their heads to maintain the spirit of uniformity and equality. Currently the most popular Kamba artist include; Ken Wamaria, Kativui, Kitunguu etc. Ken Wamaria is rated as the top artist in Ukambani and the richest Kenyan artist (Kioko, 2012). Kamba people The Kamba or Akamba people are a Bantu ethnic group - or tribe - who live in the semi-arid formerly Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and", "title": "Kamba people" }, { "docid": "7647620", "text": "lamps so as to give light to the front of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, and Aaron did so. God told Moses to cleanse the Levites by sprinkling on them water of purification, and making them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. Moses was to assemble the Israelites around the Levites and cause the Israelites to lay their hands upon the Levites. Aaron was to designate the Levites as a wave offering from the Israelites. The Levites were then to lay their hands in turn upon the heads of two bulls, one as a sin offering and the", "title": "Behaalotecha" }, { "docid": "11198230", "text": "to resemble army dress rather than conventional police uniforms. Considered part of the police \"uniform\", all male officers are required to shave the sides and back of their heads, leaving a short crop of hair on the top, hence its common name, (; ), or 'three white sides'. The models for the haircut are the royal guards who protect King Vajiralongkorn. They are known for their short haircuts, required by the monarch. \"It's a royal practice,\" a retired police general said. \"...we are all serving His Majesty the King...It looks beautiful...It doesn't hurt anyone.\" On the occasion of the festivities", "title": "Royal Thai Police" }, { "docid": "20128682", "text": "established in a separate block (BIIb), known as the Theresienstadt family camp. They were tattooed, but were not subject to selection upon arrival, were allowed to retain their civilian clothes, and were not forced to shave their heads. Families stayed together and were also allowed to write to their relatives at Theresienstadt, to those not yet deported, and even to friends in neutral countries, in order to convey the impression that deportation to the east did not necessarily mean death. Hirsch was appointed the lagerälteste of the family camp, because of the respect that the SS had for his leadership.", "title": "Fredy Hirsch" }, { "docid": "1363543", "text": "grow a \"full\" beard (generally defined as an even density from cheeks to neck), because their beard color is different from their scalp hair color, or because their facial hair grows in many directions, making a groomed look difficult. Some men shave because their beards are very coarse, causing itchiness and irritation. Some men grow a beard or moustache from time to time to change their appearance. Some men shave their heads, either as a fashion statement, because they find a shaved head preferable to the appearance of male pattern baldness, or in order to attain enhanced cooling of the", "title": "Hair removal" }, { "docid": "9318019", "text": "seen as a sign of health, strength, and capability to bear many children. In keeping with this general theme, women who were too young for marriage would shave a portion of their heads to signal so. This tradition, however, did not extend to every West African culture, as several valued shorter hair. Historically, East Asian cultures viewed long hair as a sign of youth and aesthetic beauty. Long hair is associated with private life and sexuality. East Asian cultures see long, unkempt hair in a woman as a sign of sexual intent or a recent sexual encounter, as usually their", "title": "Long hair" }, { "docid": "20939197", "text": "for women in Peru: when the 50 candidates took the floor to specify their measurements, each one announced an statistics and advice at the same time they exposure their shave heads in manner to respect for the patients women living in Peru. The final results have been heavily criticized by Peruvians, media, and pageant fans as this edition of the event featured to be very questionable. Grados was never categorized as a favorite to win the title and she did not excel throughout the crowning night in any of the cuts (Swimsuit, Evening Gown, and Final Answer) where she was", "title": "Miss Perú 2019" }, { "docid": "10927217", "text": "more than 300 people, many of whom were monks, were detained. He also reported a new sentiment in Yangon: \"People come up to me quite spontaneously and voice their opinion in a way they never did before.\" ... \"People feel great admiration for the brave monks\". The Burma Campaign UK said its sources had reported the junta ordering large numbers of maroon monastic robes and telling soldiers to shave their heads, possibly to infiltrate the monks. On 27 September, the junta security forces began raiding monasteries across the country to quell the protests, arresting at least 200 monks in Yangon", "title": "Saffron Revolution" }, { "docid": "8927330", "text": "his son. Q Junior uses his powers to fill Janeway's ready room with roses before leaving as a token of thanks. Q also shows his appreciation to Janeway by giving her information to help shave a few years on their return trip to Earth. Though thankful for that, Janeway asks why Q did not take them all the way home, to which he replies that he would be setting himself as a bad example for his son if he did all the work for her, before disappearing. Q2 (Star Trek: Voyager) \"Q2\" is the 18th episode of the of the", "title": "Q2 (Star Trek: Voyager)" }, { "docid": "3986512", "text": "also shave their head as this is considered hygienic. Most will wait to shave their heads until after they have finished Umrah or Hajj, as this is a requirement to leave the state of \"ihram\". Female Muslims are also expected to be clean. During the pilgrimage, sexual activity, smoking and swearing are also forbidden. Other forbidden activities include killing animals, using profane language, quarrelling or fighting, and taking oaths, in addition to any other regularly prohibited acts. Males should also refrain from looking at women. Women must exercise strict modesty in their appearance and should not apply make-up, perfume or", "title": "Ihram" }, { "docid": "17011238", "text": "(and disproportionate) one-third of state prison populations. Governors and legislators in both the upper and lower South became concerned about racial mixing in their prison systems. Virginia experimented for a time with selling free blacks convicted of \"serious\" crimes into slavery until public opposition led to the measure's repeal (but only after forty such persons were sold). Very few women, black or white, were imprisoned in the antebellum South. But for those women who did come under the control of Southern prisons, conditions were often \"horrendous,\" according to Edward L. Ayers. Although they were not made to shave their heads", "title": "History of United States prison systems" }, { "docid": "4994355", "text": "In truth, the exit leads to their freedom. Cosmetically, there are similarities in coloring and appearance, although one noticeable difference is the actors did not have to shave their heads for the short film, unlike the later feature version. The film became widely available on the bonus disc of the 2004 \"George Lucas Director's Cut\" DVD release of \"THX 1138\", and later on the Blu-ray release. The film also exists as a 16mm reference print and on videocassette with a run time of 15 minutes. Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB is a 1967 social science-fiction short", "title": "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB" }, { "docid": "11074535", "text": "its piety and position. \"Oh House of Friars, lonely dost thou stand, and few there are that cross thy threshold now, Who once had faithful friends at thy command. Why should destruction fall on such as thou?\" . . . But the friars did return. They were hard, unsettled and dangerous times from 1613 to 1648. Friars were arrested, thrown in prison, left to die or deported to other continents. There was toleration between 1625-1641 when the clergy and Catholic nobility met there and had vigorous Franciscan activity. And the temple was reconstructed in 1827. \"To the Almighty and Powerful", "title": "Multyfarnham Friary" }, { "docid": "12495181", "text": "The game of Two-up determined their tasks. Heads was the easier task, and tails the harder task, as well as the more stressful. One-by-one, the players were asked to choose and envelope. Then, they threw the coins into the air. Whatever the coins landed on determined the task. All four players had to complete their tasks to win. The tasks were: 1A. Heads - Paint your face<br> 1B. - Paint your entire body () 2A. Heads - Dye your hair (Hal)<br> 2B. - Shave your entire head 3A. Heads - Pierce your eyebrow (Mal)<br> 3B. - Get a permanent tattoo", "title": "The Mole (Australia season 2)" }, { "docid": "14582553", "text": "intervention from the League of Polish Families. Members of the nationalist youth group \"Młodzież Wszechpolska\" threatened to \"hang such artists\" and \"shave their heads, like the Home Army did with women who were in close relationships with [the] Germans\" At the conclusion of the first legal process in 2003, the court found Nieznalska guilty of \"offending religious feelings\", a violation of the ban on blasphemy within Article 196 of the criminal code. Judge Tomasz Zieliński denied that Nieznalska's work was entitled to any special constitutional protection as an object of art, stating that \"the fact that a work is within", "title": "Dorota Nieznalska" }, { "docid": "3700599", "text": "class. Head shaving was often associated with manual workers such as seamen, dock workers and soldiers, as well as with prisoners and hospital patients. Mayan nobles shaved. Competitive swimmers will often shave their entire body, including the head, to reduce drag while swimming. The same may also be true for sprinters, joggers or runners. People with hair loss often choose to shave their heads in order to look more aesthetic, maintain a personal preference, be more convenient, or to adhere to a certain style or fashion movement. Those with Alopecia areata and men facing male pattern baldness may choose to", "title": "Head shaving" }, { "docid": "18543714", "text": "cock were slaughtered the following day for the mourners to eat. The widow did not bathe or shave their heads until an heir was instated. This period was long since people had to travel to attend the ceremony. The widow spent all of it without bathing. The orphans would walk with no clothes from the waist up, especially the girls. The Baruuli worshipped spirits and gods. They worshipped Nabuzana, Katigo, Irungu and kibubu, among others. They worshipped from shrines they called Birooro, and on hills. Today Christianity has spread. The Roman Catholic and the Church of Uganda (or Anglican Church)", "title": "Baruuli" }, { "docid": "2435300", "text": "value and can be used to buy canned foods as well as given away in exchange for other goods. When a person dies, mourning continues for months. The spouse is joined in mourning by female kin and the dead person's father's sisters. These villagers stay in the house and cry four times a day. If someone who did not attend the funeral comes to the village, he or she must immediately join in on the mourning that is taking place. Other workers observe many of the mourning taboos. Most of them shave their heads. People closely related to the deceased", "title": "Trobriand Islands" }, { "docid": "1692443", "text": "to emerge in Boston. Millar convinced almost all players on the roster other than Johnny Damon and Garciaparra (whose wedding with Mia Hamm followed the season) to shave their heads in an act of team unity, and the team slogan became \"Cowboy Up\" entering the postseason. But unfortunately, Garciaparra's September slump (he batted .170 during the month) followed him into the postseason. While he hit .300 in the 2003 American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics, he did not drive in a run. The Red Sox won the series in 5 games to face the rival Yankees in the", "title": "Nomar Garciaparra" }, { "docid": "15176175", "text": "recounts that this is why thereafter the inn became known as the \"Shave Cross Inn\", after the shaved heads of its pious guests. The village which shares its name with the vale, Marshwood, stands on the line of hills to the north, and from the churchyard the whole vale can be viewed to the south, with the coastal hills and the English Channel beyond. Marshwood Vale The Marshwood Vale (or Vale of Marshwood) is a low-lying, bowl-shaped valley of Lower Lias clay, in the western tip of the county of Dorset in south-west England. It lies to the north of", "title": "Marshwood Vale" }, { "docid": "8299856", "text": "According to their official website, 2012 marked $100 million given in childhood cancer research grants since their first year as an independent foundation in 2005. All events are hosted by volunteers in the community, with the foundation providing planning tools and support. Volunteers can find events near them and help set up the event space, shave heads, have their heads shaved, or any combination of the three. Events have taken place in all 50 US states and 28 countries. Since 2000, St. Baldricks event organizers and volunteers have hosted nearly 4,200 head-shaving events and shaved over 190,500 heads, raising over", "title": "St. Baldrick's Foundation" }, { "docid": "6483869", "text": "To Save\" was a fundraiser conceived in 2001 by the station. Every October, Virgin Radio DJs visit offices and schools, where they shave heads for a minimum $2,000 donation. The proceeds go to the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. Virgin Festival is held every summer in Montreal. The Top 96 songs of the year are played every year, on New Year's Day. These songs hit #1 on Virgin Radio's Top 96 Songs: CJFM-FM CJFM-FM (95.9 MHz) is a commercial English language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio", "title": "CJFM-FM" }, { "docid": "3606354", "text": "the Iroquois confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tuscarora and Oneida) in fact wore a square of hair on the back of the crown of the head. The Mohawk did not shave their heads when creating this square of hair, but rather pulled the hair out, small tufts at a time. The following is a first-hand account of James Smith, who was captured during the French and Indian war and adopted into the Mohawk tribe: Therefore, a true hairstyle of the Mohawks was one of plucked-out hair, leaving a three-inch square of hair on the back crown of the head with three", "title": "Mohawk hairstyle" }, { "docid": "11076769", "text": "a way they never did before.\" ... \"People feel great admiration for the brave monks\" The Burma Campaign UK said its sources had reported the junta ordering large numbers of maroon monastic robes and telling soldiers to shave their heads, possibly to infiltrate the monks. On September 27, the junta security forces began raiding monasteries across the country to quell the protests, arresting at least 200 monks in Yangon and 500 more in the northeast. There are reports that security forces raided at least five Buddhist monasteries including Ngwe Kya Yan in #3 Block 13th Street, South Okklapah Township and", "title": "Timeline of the Saffron Revolution" }, { "docid": "14766449", "text": "The Straight Edge Society The Straight Edge Society was a villainous alliance in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that appeared on its SmackDown brand. The concept behind the group was the straight edge lifestyle, which promotes and abides to discipline—primarily no smoking, drinking, or drugs. The group acted as a militant organization, denouncing all people who did not live the straight edge lifestyle, even those who also abstain from substance abuse, so new members were required to shave their heads, which signified a \"new beginning\". The founder and leader of the group was CM Punk, who follows the straight edge lifestyle", "title": "The Straight Edge Society" }, { "docid": "1652369", "text": "include: A live music nightclub in Aylesbury was prominent in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s – renamed the Friars' Club in 1969 – which hosted many of the top bands of the time including Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Otis Redding, the Clash, Hawkwind, Queen, Genesis, U2, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Marillion & the Ramones. Many famous music managers and talent scouts were regularly in attendance at this time, including the likes of Simon Cowell. Friars' Club celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009, by holding three special concerts that reflected the various phases of the club's musical history. The", "title": "Aylesbury" }, { "docid": "17523563", "text": "too. The King laughed and called all Brahmins, Qazis, Yogis and sanyasis, announcing that either they would show him a miracles or he would kill them. They all failed. The King relented and allowed them to live after a floging of seven hundred strokes. He told the Qazis to show him something from the house of prophet or shave their heads. He told the Brahmins to show a miracle or he would throw their statues into the river. He told the Sanyasi to show him a miracle or get their matted hair removed from their heads. He told the ‘ghonas’", "title": "Charitar 373" }, { "docid": "20990275", "text": "for their final weekend before the winter break. In the first game Denver rode a tremendous second period to a 4–3 win but could only manage a single goal in the rematch and lost 1–3, leaving the top two teams ranked exactly where they were before the series. The Pioneers did not play in a holiday tournament but instead went to Rhode Island for a series against the 2015 Champion Providence Friars. Denver got more than it could handle from the Friars, getting a bloody nose from their unranked opponent. The Pioneers returned home for a weekend before hitting the", "title": "2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season" }, { "docid": "17458127", "text": "Hair for Hope Hair for Hope is a charity event in which participants have their heads shaven in order to raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation whose mission is to \"improving the quality of life of children with cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being.\" Hair for Hope is an annual fundraising initiative, organized by the Children's Cancer Foundation, in order to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer in Singapore. Participants who volunteer to join their cause will shave their heads bald. It is the only head-shaving event in Singapore and through this", "title": "Hair for Hope" }, { "docid": "5402702", "text": "held to raise money for social service. Activities such as a \"Battle of the Bands\", barbecues, dress-up days, movie viewings, novelty races, great debates and theatresport contests are held each day. Also in conjunction with the Merry Month of May, the school participates in the \"World's Greatest Shave\" for the Leukaemia Foundation, in which participants shave their heads to show solidarity for leukaemia sufferers, raising money through collecting donations. In 2016, the Merry Month of May raised a record sum of $30,678. The school leadership teams in both the senior and junior schools in 2011 also raised money for relief", "title": "St Michael's Grammar School" }, { "docid": "3700603", "text": "and some people shave their heads before undergoing such treatment.) In modern settings, shaved heads are often associated with characters who display a stern and disciplined or hardcore attitude. Examples include those played by Yul Brynner and Vin Diesel; Telly Savalas as Kojak; Samuel L. Jackson in roles such as Mace Windu and Nick Fury; and Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in \"Alien 3\" (1992). Shaved heads are also associated with villains, such as Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor, Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz in \"Apocalypse Now\", or Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in \"You Only Live Twice\". Goatee beards", "title": "Head shaving" }, { "docid": "11726732", "text": "Did I Shave My Legs for This? (song) \"Did I Shave My Legs for This?\" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released in November 1997 as the fifth single and title track from the album \"Did I Shave My Legs for This?\". The song reached #25 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Carter and Rhonda Hart. The song humorously describes about a marriage that is obviously opposite of one in a traditional manner, particularly because the wife -- the female narrator -- fantasizes", "title": "Did I Shave My Legs for This? (song)" }, { "docid": "7647731", "text": "called one afflicted with skin disease (, \"tzara'at\") \"as one dead,\" and required those afflicted with skin disease to shave, therefore God required the Levites too to shave. Reading the instruction of with regard to the Levites, \"and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh,\" Ibn Ezra taught that they did not shave the corners of their beards (so as not to violate ). Rashi explained that in God required the people to bring a young bull as an offering, because required such an offering to make atonement when the community had committed idolatry (and they", "title": "Behaalotecha" }, { "docid": "8436964", "text": "the darkness and you'll have some idea of the deeply, deeply English yet marvellously, utterly alien world of Baby Bird.\" - Melody Maker All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones. Bad Shave Bad Shave was the second of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name 'Baby Bird' in 1995. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set \"The Original Lo-Fi\". The version of the album released as part of \"The Original Lo-Fi\" contains the additional tracks \"Past Lasts Longer\" and \"Why?\". \"...unique, customised", "title": "Bad Shave" }, { "docid": "8436963", "text": "Bad Shave Bad Shave was the second of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name 'Baby Bird' in 1995. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set \"The Original Lo-Fi\". The version of the album released as part of \"The Original Lo-Fi\" contains the additional tracks \"Past Lasts Longer\" and \"Why?\". \"...unique, customised but never self-indulgent or irritatingly inaccessible. It's as off as it's beautiful, as rich as it's lo fi... imagine Ray Davies emerging, blinking and bearded, Howard Hughes like, after years in", "title": "Bad Shave" }, { "docid": "10215204", "text": "between their day jobs; which included a few fishermen, at which point the lads started to pick up regular Gigs. Next they recorded their first EP. There were five songs on it, and began to sell them locally. The sales were so good that record companies started calling and so did RTÉ and The Late Late Show. Led by singer/songwriter Pat Gallagher, the Goats became one of Ireland’s most outstanding bands in the early 1990s with top ten singles and a platinum selling album. Formed around 1989, the Goats’ initial success came with their singles:\"Las Vegas in the Hills of", "title": "Goats Don't Shave" }, { "docid": "14933970", "text": "it was promptly rebuilt. In 1301 the Crucifix Conduit was built at the gates of the Friary at the corner of Bore Street and Bird Street. Henry Champanar, son of Michael de Lichfield, granted the Friars free water supply for their use from his springs at Aldershawe. The Crucifix Conduit remained in that position until the 19th century. The Friars live a simple existence of poverty, chastity and obedience and spent most of their time preaching and caring for the poor and sick of Lichfield. This is why they were treated with such generosity over their time in Lichfield. It", "title": "Franciscan Friary, Lichfield" }, { "docid": "3064302", "text": "used the three male, three female grouping, but the sixth and final pre-revival season always utilized 4 teams of two people each. The stunts have remained basically the same, with the \"gross\" one in between the two physical ones. NBC pulled a two-hour, five team, five stunt episode entitled \"Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!\" which featured a stunt where teams spun a wheel to determine whether they would have to shave their heads and eyebrows, get tattooed, or be tear gassed. This episode was scheduled to air in two parts on January 23 and 30, 2012,", "title": "Fear Factor" }, { "docid": "20677445", "text": "Bob Shave Robert James Shave Jr. is an American professional golfer. Shave was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He played college golf at Florida State University, where he was a 2nd-Team All-American. He played on the PGA Tour for six years, and had 21 top-10 finishes. In other professional outings, he won the Ohio Open three times, as well as the Pennsylvania Open Championship. He would later coach golf at Florida International University along with Bill Mehlhorn. Mehlhorn and Shave wrote the book, \"Golf Secrets Exposed\", in the early 1980s to summarize Mehlhorn's golf secrets and insight. Shave was elected into", "title": "Bob Shave" }, { "docid": "13209467", "text": "they pull it back from their forehead to the top of the head and back to the nape of the neck... Some of them shave their beards, but others let it grow a little; and the nobles shave their cheeks, but they let the mustache grow until it covers the mouth. Jordanes, in his \"Origins and Deeds of the Goths\", indirectly describes the Gauls as light-haired and large-bodied via comparing them to Caledonians, as a contrast to the Spaniards, who he compared to the Silures. He speculates based on this comparison that the Britons originated from different peoples, including the", "title": "Gauls" }, { "docid": "19216437", "text": "the Old (year 1195) to the monastery of Cistercians in Ląd, and floor from Wiślica (years 1175-1180). It's possible that not only Poles, but also other Slavs worn a halfshaven head. British franscescan Bartholomeus Anglicus in year 1235 wrote in his encyclopedia, that mostly all the Slavs, except Ruthenians and Slavs mixed with Germans and Latins, shave their heads. Bartholomeus, who lived in Magdeburg from several years know good the Slavic lands. By \"Slavic lands\" he meant the area from Saxonia to Ruthenia and from Dalmatia, Carinthia and Serbia to the Baltic Sea. About shaven heads, and dislike to beards,", "title": "Polish halfshaven head" }, { "docid": "17426429", "text": "successfully rise to the top of the tunnel. Airdate: 27 September 2013 In the race's only Fast Forward, both team members had to completely shave each other's heads. They then had to travel to Cát Cò Beach 3, where they had to stand outside of a box in the sand and headbutt a volleyball to each other five times without letting it touch the ground. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rock climb up the sheer face of a cliff to retrieve a bottle of Sting from inside a basket, retrieving three eggs from baskets along the", "title": "The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013" }, { "docid": "20677446", "text": "the Florida State Hall of Fame in 1989. Bob Shave Robert James Shave Jr. is an American professional golfer. Shave was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He played college golf at Florida State University, where he was a 2nd-Team All-American. He played on the PGA Tour for six years, and had 21 top-10 finishes. In other professional outings, he won the Ohio Open three times, as well as the Pennsylvania Open Championship. He would later coach golf at Florida International University along with Bill Mehlhorn. Mehlhorn and Shave wrote the book, \"Golf Secrets Exposed\", in the early 1980s to summarize Mehlhorn's", "title": "Bob Shave" }, { "docid": "14759206", "text": "signed by) the UK's Shapeshifters, breakbeat pioneer Stanton Warriors and ex-Sugababes Mutya Buena. Shave's work on four Top 10 UK and Top 5 Billboard dance productions for the Hed Kandi label drew the attention of French disco magnate Cerrone, for whom he produced two platinum selling tracks featuring house diva Katherine Ellis of Freemasons fame. During 2008, Shave co-wrote & produced Darren Hayes’ (of Savage Garden) 3rd solo album This Delicate Thing We’ve Made. Shave toured extensively with Hayes as a musical director, performing keytar onstage from Moscow to Chicago. His expertise in the technical field led him to Berlin,", "title": "Justin Shave" }, { "docid": "6595530", "text": "Did I Shave My Legs for This? Did I Shave My Legs for This? is the debut album of American country artist Deana Carter, released via Patriot Records in the UK in 1995. In 1996, Capitol Records had Carter record new material for the North American release of the album, which included three songs from the original release. This version features her breakthrough debut single \"Strawberry Wine\", a Number One hit on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts at the end of that year. \"We Danced Anyway\", \"Count Me In\", \"How Do I Get", "title": "Did I Shave My Legs for This?" }, { "docid": "4083572", "text": "mainly paid by means of a roughly 40–100% import tariff collected at the entry port of Monterey. The other center of Spanish power in Alta California was the Franciscan friars who, as heads of the 21 missions, often resisted the powers of the governors. None of the Franciscan friars were Californios, however, and their influence rapidly waned after the secularization of the missions in the 1830s. The instability of the Mexican government (especially in its early years), Alta California's geographic isolation, the growing ability of the Alta California's inhabitants to generally make a success of immigrating and an increase in", "title": "Californio" }, { "docid": "11726733", "text": "of a luxurious lifestyle. The wife explains that, after finishing a supposed hectic workday, she undergoes a feminine makeover (supposedly at a local spa). She returns to a deteriorating mobile home, where she and her husband reside, with high expectations that her husband will provide her a romantically intimate evening, only to find herself unenthusiastically preapring supper for him while he watches television and consumes beer and clearly not caring to display any sympathy towards his wife. Did I Shave My Legs for This? (song) \"Did I Shave My Legs for This?\" is a song co-written and recorded by American", "title": "Did I Shave My Legs for This? (song)" }, { "docid": "5082945", "text": "or green) and their hair is russet, although males commonly shave their heads or retain only a single braid in back, with carefully controlled facial hair. Females often keep their hair in tight buns or braids. Their ears are pointed. Githzerai are pragmatic to a fault, but unlike their githyanki cousins they are not evil. They are usually chaotic neutral, neutral, or lawful neutral. As focused as they are, some find it difficult to see them as chaotic, but while they are fiercely loyal to their race and their leaders, theirs is the loyalty of free beings, not the servility", "title": "Githzerai" }, { "docid": "15208943", "text": "on the proceedings. In April 2008, the official Friars website www.aylesburyfriars.co.uk launched with the aim of documenting every gig at Aylesbury and the other towns. Many fans have supplied their memories and artists too. Friars continued its rebirth into 2010 and with the Civic Centre shutting in June 2010, it presented one last opportunity to bow out of the venue. This it did in style as Friars secured the services of Paul Weller who played Friars for the first time since 1980 and was supported by John Otway. Tickets went on sale for this gig on 15 May 2010 with", "title": "Friars Aylesbury" }, { "docid": "4316875", "text": "the immense wealth obtained from his conquests. He appointed his attendants as the kings of Jalaṃdhara, Lohara and other countries. By Lalitaditya's order, the Turushkas and Dakshinatyas in his kingdom had to display a badge of shame. The Turushkas had to carry their arms at their backs and shave half of their heads, to mark their bondage. The Dakshinatyas had to wear a tail that swept the ground, to signify their similarity to beasts. Lalitaditya established several cities and shrines during his stay in Kashmir. Once, he invaded and conquered the kingdom of Sikata-sindhu (\"Ocean of the Sand\"), after crossing", "title": "Lalitaditya Muktapida" }, { "docid": "6166419", "text": "together and lying on top of each other so that only their heads were visible. Nearly all had blood running over their shoulders from their heads. Some of the people shot were still moving. Some were lifting their arms and turning their heads to show that they were still alive. The pit was nearly two-thirds full. I estimated that it already contained about a thousand people. I looked for the man who did the shooting. He was an SS man, who sat at the edge of the narrow end of the pit, his feet dangling into the pit. He had", "title": "Hermann Friedrich Graebe" }, { "docid": "463353", "text": "Wilson's opponent was Republican Charles Evans Hughes, former governor of New York with a progressive record similar to Wilson's as governor of New Jersey. Theodore Roosevelt commented that the only thing different between Hughes and Wilson was a shave. However, Hughes had to try to hold together a coalition of conservative Taft supporters and progressive Roosevelt partisans, and his campaign never assumed a definite form. Wilson ran on his record and ignored Hughes, reserving his attacks for Roosevelt. When asked why he did not attack Hughes directly, Wilson told a friend, \"Never murder a man who is committing suicide.\" The", "title": "Woodrow Wilson" }, { "docid": "14474224", "text": "queen said: \"I will be happy if you pretend to be a horse, agree to be bridled and to let me ride you. While racing you must neigh like a horse. Is this acceptable to you?\" \"Yes,\" said the king and he did as his wife demanded. Next day, the king saw Vararuchi with a shaven head and asked him, \"Vararuchi, why have you shaved your head all of a sudden?\" Vararuchi replied: \"O king, is there anything that a woman does not demand and a man does not readily concede? He would do anything, shave his head or neigh", "title": "Vararuchi" }, { "docid": "1521079", "text": "claimed to have come to avenge the Ming Empire, Dorgon ordered that all claimants to the Ming throne (including descendants of the last Ming emperor) should be executed along with their supporters. On June 7, just two days after entering the city, Dorgon issued special proclamations to officials around the capital, assuring them that if the local population surrendered, the officials would be allowed to stay at their posts. Besides, all the men had to shave the front half of their heads and wear the rest of their hair in queues. He had to repeal this command three weeks later", "title": "Dorgon" }, { "docid": "6521090", "text": "their husbands and do not use coloured dresses and since the imposition of the law forbidden sati or widow burning they shave their heads even though they may be young. Their Sons are very able men, fair, gentle in their demeanour and of good common sense\". Chorão had its own ethnic social mores in ancient times. In Goa the Devadasis were called Kalavants. According to P. D Xavier \"the Kalavants system might have originated from the widows who ran away and took shelter in the village temples to escape sati, the inhuman practice of burning the widow on her husband”s", "title": "Chorão (island)" }, { "docid": "4842114", "text": "contingent on, deindividuation. All of the examples share the strong drive towards group cohesiveness. Police officers, soldiers, and sports teams all wear uniforms that create a distinct in-group while eliminating the individual differences of personal style. Men in the military are even required to shave their heads in order to better unify their appearance. Although gangs, cults, and fraternities and sororities do not require the same degree of physical uniformity, they also display this tendency towards unifying the exterior in order to unify their group. For example, gangs may have a symbol that they tattoo on their bodies in order", "title": "Deindividuation" }, { "docid": "9153831", "text": "the flavors are in the ice and not at the bottom of the cup. Although the traditional American flavors are common, shave ice in Hawai'i is often flavored with local ingredients such as guava, pineapple, coconut cream, passion fruit, li hing mui, lychee, kiwi fruit and mango. Hawaiian shave ice is traditionally served in a conical paper or plastic cup with multiple flavors and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or adzuki bean paste at the bottom of the cup. Sweetened condensed milk drizzled over the top is sometimes called a \"snow cap\". This style of shave ice is", "title": "Shave ice" }, { "docid": "14309219", "text": "to the political situation in Europe, his parents were unable to attend the wedding. He and his new wife were supported by her father for eight years in the city of Chernowitz. Of the three brothers learning in European yeshivas, only Avraham Abba survived the Holocaust. The Nazis who were in charge of Chernowitz ordered all Jews to sew a yellow badge on their coats and to shave their beards. Leifer did not shave his beard, and he once went outside to accompany a visitor home without remembering to put on his coat, on which the yellow badge was sewn.", "title": "Avraham Abba Leifer" }, { "docid": "13079039", "text": "the Dunkin' Donuts Center in 2001). That season was the Friars' best to date; led by Ernie DiGregorio and the troubled center Marvin Barnes, the team went on a 17-team game winning streak that ended in a Final Four loss to Memphis State. The next year, the Friars posted a 28–4 record and made their second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance. The team continued its top-flight status with back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1976–77 and 1977–78, earning NCAA Tournament bids each year, one coming after defeating top-ranked Michigan in 1976. After a 10–16 season in 1978–79, Gavitt left Providence to become the", "title": "Providence Friars men's basketball" }, { "docid": "11019562", "text": "We Danced Anyway \"We Danced Anyway\" is a song written by Randy Scruggs and Matraca Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter that reached the top of the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in December 1996 as the second single and second Number One hit from her debut album \"Did I Shave My Legs for This?\". The song spent 2 weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and six non-consecutive weeks at the top of Canada's \"RPM\" Country Tracks. It was also the \"RPM\" chart number-one single", "title": "We Danced Anyway" }, { "docid": "13717818", "text": "in Victoria to Emergency Services members from all over Australia raising over A$20 million, as well as in Canada and America. The chair of the Bluey Day Foundation is Neil Williamson. Bluey Day is held annually in August and is one of the major fundraising campaigns where the emergency services and community come together to raise funds and shave their heads or go blue by colouring their hair or wearing something blue. Participants also have been known to colour their hair red, green and orange to represent their support from their own particular service. The \"2009 Adopt-A-Bluey\" schools program is", "title": "Bluey Day Foundation" }, { "docid": "1407652", "text": "hair, is one of the Five Ks, five compulsory articles of faith for a baptized Sikh. As such, a Sikh man is easily identified by his turban and uncut hair and beard. Male Rastafarians wear beards in conformity with injunctions given in the Bible, such as Leviticus 21:5, which reads \"They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.\" The beard is a symbol of the covenant between God (Jah or Jehovah in Rastafari usage) and his people. In Greco-Roman antiquity the beard was \"seen", "title": "Beard" }, { "docid": "7588720", "text": "first reading (, \"aliyah\"), God told Moses to tell the priests the priestly laws. None were to come in contact with a dead body except for that of his closest relatives: his parent, child, brother, or virgin sister. They were not to shave any part of their heads or the side-growth of their beards or gash their flesh. They were not to marry a harlot or divorcee. The daughter of a priest who became a harlot was to be executed. The High Priest was not to bare his head or rend his vestments. He was not to come near any", "title": "Emor" }, { "docid": "3025072", "text": "in massive evangelization centers set up by the friars. In its initial stages, the colonial evangelization project appeared quite successful, despite the sometimes antagonizing behavior of the conquistadores. However, the indigenous people did not express their Christian faith the ways expected by the missionary friars. Many still practiced their pre-European contact religious rituals and maintained their ancestral beliefs, much as they had for hundreds or thousands of years, while also participating in Catholic worship. The friars had disagreements over how best to approach this problem, as well as disagreements about their mission, and how to determine success. Sahagún helped found", "title": "Bernardino de Sahagún" }, { "docid": "9317994", "text": "cultures, frequently have explicit rules regarding hair length. For example, Buddhist monks shave their heads as part of their order of worship. Similarly, religious men with long hair include the Nazarites of the Hebrew Bible (Samson being a famous example) and the Sikhs. Subservient cultures may view male long hair negatively, and are sometimes detected by their rulers through hair length, as was the case with the Gaelic Irish under English rule and the Moors under Spanish rule in Medieval Spain. East Asian cultures have traditionally associated unkempt hair in a woman with irresponsible attitude, as women in East Asia", "title": "Long hair" }, { "docid": "4052629", "text": "prevailing. Men wear a sarong and occasionally a skull cap. Young men remained naked, while children wear only a string of beads. Older women and young women wear beads and wrap a sarong over their legs and sometimes a cloak tie on the shoulder. Both sexes practice scarification and circumcision/female genital mutilation. Men shave their heads, older men wear beards, women and girls braid their hair in strands and string it with beads. The majority of the Nuba living in the east, west and northern parts of the mountains are Muslims, while those living to the south are either Christians", "title": "Nuba peoples" }, { "docid": "17458132", "text": "number of 53 satellite events organized by 33 corporate offices, 13 schools and 7 grassroot organization. In 2011, the event saw 547 females shave their heads, out of the 4238 shavees. The Hair for Hope has its fair share of controversy and debates. In 2013, three St Margaret’s Secondary School female students who took part in the Hair for Hope were instructed by their principal to wear a wig to school. However, when the students failed to keep their promises, they were accompanied by a parent volunteer to buy a wig. This event drew many criticism from netizens on the", "title": "Hair for Hope" }, { "docid": "263191", "text": "their physical needs. It is considered a highly meritorious act for a lay devotee to provide sadhus with food or other necessaries. Sādhus are expected to treat all with respect and compassion, whether a person may be poor or rich, good or wicked. They are also expected to be indifferent to praise, blame, pleasure, and pain. A sādhu can typically be recognized by his ochre-colored clothing. Generally, Vaisnava monks shave their heads except for a small patch of hair on the back of the head, while Saivite monks let their hair and beard grow uncut. A \"sadhu's\" vow of renunciation", "title": "Monasticism" }, { "docid": "3884400", "text": "video also marks the last filmed appearance of Billy Corgan prior to his decision to shave his head. When asked why the band chose Bullet for the first video, Corgan responded \"the record company did a survey of K-Mart shoppers between 30 and 40 and this is the song they came up with\". \"This is the blue light special\", said Chamberlin, though it's likely in the context of the interview that these statements were in jest. Original US/UK CD single \"...Said Sadly\" features Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt on vocals. 1996 Re-issue US 7\" double A-side single The song is", "title": "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" }, { "docid": "12470518", "text": "They have also wrestled occasionally for World Wrestling Entertainment, most notably, their appearance at WrestleMania 23 where they were paid by Donald Trump to shave their heads. Later during the event, they accompanied The Undertaker to his match as two of his druids. Both brothers were big wrestling fans as children and after graduating high school, Joey and Patrick moved from their hometown of Fort Erie, Ontario to Calgary, Alberta and were trained in the famous Hart Family Dungeon. They were trained by Bruce, Smith, Ross and even Stu Hart himself. The boys trained for approximately 1 year before heading", "title": "The All-Knighters" }, { "docid": "13079045", "text": "Friars hired Drake head coach Keno Davis, who won the National Coach of the Year Award in his first and only season as Drake's head coach. Davis' team posted a 19–14 record, including a win at home over top-ranked Pittsburgh, in 2008–09 en route to an NIT appearance. In 2009–10, Davis' team lost their final eleven games to finish 15th in the Big East. The Friars averaged 82 points per game, the fourth highest in Division I, while also surrendering 85 points per conference game, the worst statistical performance in BIG EAST history. In Davis' third season, 2010–11, the Friars", "title": "Providence Friars men's basketball" }, { "docid": "16971314", "text": "but only meet him while having a meal with friends at a restaurant. They would know the game had begun when the actor entered the dining area and said the phrase: \"Hello, stranger!\" The actor would then slowly but relentlessly torment the contestant, acting bizarre, and asking them to commit irreverent acts to prove their friendship, to the chagrin and concern of their real friends and family. Examples included the 'friend' demanding contestants shave their heads and eyebrows, break up with their girlfriends or boyfriends, or arrange meetings with loved ones to tell them the contestant was moving to Hollywood", "title": "You've Got a Friend (TV program)" }, { "docid": "18251784", "text": "Friars were led by player-coach Dennis Ralston and also featured Anand Amritraj (), John Andrews, Brigitte Cuypers, Lesley Hunt and Janet Young. The Friars finished their inaugural season with 14 wins and 32 losses tied with the Leis for last place in the Western Division and the worst record in WTT. The Friars' top choices in the 1975 draft were Linky Boshoff, Nancy Gunter, Janice Metcalf, Charles Pasarell, Kazuko Sawamatsu (). They left player-coach Dennis Ralston unprotected, and he was selected by the Pittsburgh Triangles in the second round. On February 16, 1976, after securing permission to negotiate from the", "title": "San Diego Friars (1975–1978)" }, { "docid": "13419909", "text": "the Japanese First Army surrendered Rabaul. Shave was awarded the military OBE. The Australian War Memorial holds a copy of Shave's memoirs: \"The ramblings of a World War II army intelligence officer\" by Lt-Col L. K. Shave OBE, ED. (Ret). After the war Shave was invited to become military attache to the Australian Embassy in Nanking. This did not proceed, as Prime Minister Ben Chifley decided not to send military attaches. In 1948 he was offered a job with the United Nations in Kashmir but was unable to travel overseas at the time because of his wife's ill health. He", "title": "Kenneth Shave" }, { "docid": "5849464", "text": "returned to Italy, was present at the first Chapter of Mats of the Order, and thence was sent by St. Francis to establish the Order in England. He and his party landed with nine other friars, who were graciously sent from France under the orders of the friars at Fecamp, Dover, on September 10, 1224. It was not easy for these brave friars, as the winter of 1224 was extremely harsh, and any food they ate had to be boiled to unfreeze. However, they did not let the conditions get their spirits down. The friars traveled on through the cold,", "title": "Agnellus of Pisa" }, { "docid": "10289301", "text": "his side and left a visible open wound at his side. On one occasion the guardian of a convent ordered him - who was the porter at the time - to give food to traveling friars who came to the door. He did this in obedience and alms to the friars decreased. He persuaded the guardian that the two facts were related. Once the friars resumed giving help to all who sought assistance at their door alms to the friars increased. Though he was not a priest he was instructed to write the account of his life after his confessor", "title": "Charles of Sezze" }, { "docid": "20515621", "text": "to have been attached along a cotton thread to make a decorative hip belt. Léry states that Tupinamba people would regularly strip their bodies of hair which included eyebrows and eyelashes. Women would have their hair long, while men would typically shave their heads. According to Léry, the Tupinamba people had different types of necklaces. He wrote about what the natives called a boure which was made with pieces of seashells that were polished on a sandstone which then were pierced and lined along a cotton string. Lery also notes that boure can be made with a type of 'black", "title": "History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil" }, { "docid": "8299858", "text": "St. Baldrick's Foundation The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a not-for-profit organization with the aim of raising funds to help find cures for children with cancer. The name of the foundation is not associated with a recognized Saint of the Catholic Church, but is founded on word play and appropriation of the title of sainthood. Volunteers sponsored by family, friends, and employers shave their heads or \"chop\" their ponytails in solidarity with children who typically lose their hair during cancer treatment in order to raise funds. Tim Kenny, John Bender, and Enda McDonnell founded the St. Baldrick's Foundation on July 4,", "title": "St. Baldrick's Foundation" }, { "docid": "8299854", "text": "St. Baldrick's Foundation The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a not-for-profit organization with the aim of raising funds to help find cures for children with cancer. The name of the foundation is not associated with a recognized Saint of the Catholic Church, but is founded on word play and appropriation of the title of sainthood. Volunteers sponsored by family, friends, and employers shave their heads or \"chop\" their ponytails in solidarity with children who typically lose their hair during cancer treatment in order to raise funds. Tim Kenny, John Bender, and Enda McDonnell founded the St. Baldrick's Foundation on July 4,", "title": "St. Baldrick's Foundation" }, { "docid": "3023851", "text": "have no major arteries in their wrists. In terms of physical strength and endurance, and intellectual ability, the Centauri are relatively equal to Humans. Centauri males of high social status typically wear their hair in Peacock-tail shaped fans, the length and style of which are determined by relative social class. Low-class Centauri males have not been seen without helmets. Centauri females mostly or entirely shave their heads. The social significance (if any) of complete versus almost-complete baldness on a female is not specified outright; however, in the televised episodes, older females are shown completely bald, and younger (up to the", "title": "Centauri (Babylon 5)" }, { "docid": "20261164", "text": "so many different styles exist: Some grow their hair halfway down their backs and braid it, while others shave their heads or give themselves a bowl cut. A man's beard, though, is an essential part of his appearance. Shaving one's beard off is not forbidden, but every Slavard, even those born in the time of the Empire, knows that a beardless man is hardly a man. Slavards dress simply and practically. The most common dress for men is spacious leather or homespun woolen pants and a shirt, with a jacket sewn of two skins and/or a hooded fur cloak over", "title": "Life Is Feudal: MMO" }, { "docid": "18309483", "text": "chest. The Roanoke Valley Chess Club also participates with the St. Baldrick's Foundation each year to raise money for children's cancer research. Members of the Roanoke Valley Chess Club's are also \"Knights of the Bald Table\" and shave their heads as \"Shavee\", while others contribute to the charity cancer fund. The Roanoke Valley Chess Club had about ten percent head shaving participation among the members, and raised their financial goal in fundraising for research for children's cancer. Their \"Checkmate Cancer!\" webpage is found at: https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/RoanokeValleyChessClub Roanoke Valley Chess Club The Roanoke Valley Chess Club was founded in 1947 in Roanoke,", "title": "Roanoke Valley Chess Club" }, { "docid": "9115997", "text": "meetings, decide on which religious curriculum to use. Private Christian and Islamic schools offer religious instruction in their respective faiths. Hybrid “grant-aided” schools are managed by private, usually religious, institutions, but their teaching staffs are paid by the government. In exchange for this financial support, the government chooses a significant portion of the students who attend. At grant-aided schools, a board appointed by the school’s operators decides whether the “Bible knowledge” or the “moral and religious education” curriculum will be used. Rastafarian children face obstacles to obtaining education, as school children in Malawi are generally required to shave their heads,", "title": "Freedom of religion by country" }, { "docid": "2314310", "text": "physical path of development, as opposed to the words \"yogi\" (which Gurdjieff used for a path of mental development) and \"monk\" (which he used for the path of emotional development). The Fakir and \"Goshai\" was with the stronger religious influence, and there are even Bauls who would shave their heads as in their past and kept on practicing and believing in many of the basic creeds of Vaishnava-Sahajiya. So all followers of different religions and religious practices came under the nomenclature Baul, which has its etymological origin in the Sanskrit words \"Vatula\" (\"madcap\"), or \"Vyakula\" (\"restless\") and used for someone", "title": "Fakir" }, { "docid": "340735", "text": "had directly taken over its immediate predecessor's capital. Keeping the Ming capital and bureaucracy intact helped quickly stabilize the regime and sped up the conquest of the rest of the country. Dorgon drastically reduced the influence of the eunuchs, a major force in the Ming bureaucracy, and directed Manchu women not to bind their feet in the Chinese style. However, not all of Dorgon's policies were equally popular nor easily implemented. The controversial July 1645 edict (the \"haircutting order\") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle", "title": "Qing dynasty" }, { "docid": "9400564", "text": "socks and the married men wear white socks. In most other Hasidic groups, only married men wear a shtreimel. All boys and men wear a traditional Jerusalemite white yarmulke. Unmarried boys wear a regular black coat with attached belt on weekdays, unlike the married men, who wear the \"Zebra\" style coat. Married women shave their hair, and cover their heads with scarves, without wearing wigs, and the standards of tznius expected from them are the strictest among all Hasidic/Orthodox Jewish groups. As is customary in the traditional Jerusalemite community, unmarried girls have their hair in two braided pigtails, unlike most", "title": "Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok (Hasidic dynasty)" }, { "docid": "20837377", "text": "yellow and red triangles, marking him as a Jew and a political prisoner. There is no evidence that he was involved in the Auschwitz resistance movement. Jews transported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz between September 1943 and May 1944 were established in a separate block at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was known as the Theresienstadt family camp. They were not subject to selection upon arrival, were allowed to retain their civilian clothes, and were not forced to shave their heads. Families stayed together and were also allowed to write to their relatives at Theresienstadt, to those not yet deported, and even to", "title": "Escape of Viktor Pestek and Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz" } ]

[ "June 30 , 2015" ]

[ { "docid": "15615902", "text": "and Linux. They were both released on August 12, 2015. The Nintendo 3DS version was first released on the Nintendo eShop on December 10, 2015. A Wii U version was released on the eShop in June 2016. It was announced that version 1.3, the game's third major content update, would be the last on which Spinks would work personally, and that the developers Yorai Omer and Skiphs would take over programming, and Whitney \"Cenx\" Baird, would take over as lead designer. Version 1.3 was released on June 30, 2015, adding even more items, events, enemies, bosses, and gameplay features. During", "title": "Terraria" } ]

[ { "docid": "2040916", "text": "However, it does not resemble the Japanese design; it has the same NES Zapper design, but uses colors from the original Famicom controller. In the Nintendo 3DS port of the sandbox-style game \"Terraria\", the NES Zapper made an appearance as a weapon called the Zapinator. It can be obtained as a rare drop from Plantera, a powerful late-game boss. The Zapinator was initially used by developers to keep enemies away while they were testing the game on PC. However, it was accidentally left in the files of the PC version of \"Terraria\" when it launched, and was removed entirely in", "title": "NES Zapper" }, { "docid": "15615904", "text": "for the Nintendo Switch, ported by 505 Games, will be released in 2019. \"Terraria\" received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. A review for \"Destructoid\" included praise for \"Terraria\" as \"full of depth\". Another reviewer praised \"Terraria\" integration of some of \"Minecraft\" concepts into two dimensions. \"GameSpot\" praised \"Terraria\" exploration and feeling of accomplishment but criticized its lack of tutorial or explicit directions. IGN praised the game, claiming that \"Terraria\": \"expands on the familiar sandbox gameplay with a greater emphasis on combat and adventure.\" \"Terraria\" received the #1 of 2011 Indie of the Year Player Choice", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "242451", "text": "cartridges but otherwise identical. By early 1984 the software was a killer app for the IBM PC and compatibles, while hurting sales of computers that could not run it. \"They're looking for 1-2-3. Boy, are they looking for 1-2-3!\" \"InfoWorld\" wrote. Noting that computer purchasers did not want PC compatibility as much as compatibility with certain PC software, the magazine suggested \"let's tell it like it is. Let's not say 'PC compatible,' or even 'MS-DOS compatible.' Instead, let's say '1-2-3 compatible.'\" PC clones' advertising did often prominently state that they were compatible with 1-2-3. An Apple II software company promised", "title": "Lotus 1-2-3" }, { "docid": "7857667", "text": "4, Xbox One, Mobile, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and the PC. Some of their released titles include \"SoccerDie\" for iOS, Superfight for PC, and Prominence Poker on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. \"\" for the X360 and PS3 is one of its most popular creations. Pipeworks is currently developing a variety of original IP. On the 25th of July 2016, it was revealed that Pipeworks would take over development of the console and mobile versions of \"Terraria\", in order to achieve feature parity with the PC version, which also includes a Nintendo Switch version. Pipeworks is noted for creating", "title": "Pipeworks Software" }, { "docid": "15615899", "text": "in 2013 with Spinks asking the community for ideas and features to include in a future content update. In September 2012, Spinks announced that Engine Software and 505 Games would be porting \"Terraria\" to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on March 27, 2013. The PlayStation 3 version was released via the PlayStation Network in North America on March 26, 2013 and in Europe and Australia on May 15, 2013. Shortly after the initial console release, 505 Games announced \"Terraria\" for PlayStation Vita; it was released in Europe on December", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "1944212", "text": "an adult male, between 30 and 50. During the afternoons, young males come in groups between 1-3 pm. During this time is when PC bangs are the noisiest. Around dinner time, teenagers and young adults come in. They usually play online card, arcade, or MMORPG games. Competitive game players (ages 18 and up) start coming in at 8pm and usually stay for several hours or all night. \"League of Legends\", \"Lineage II\", \"Sudden Attack\" and \"Starcraft\" are the most popular games for late-night players. PC bang industry has created a culture that is participated in by most youth in South", "title": "PC bang" }, { "docid": "3963199", "text": "theme, and the graphics are sharp, but compared to the high level of detail and originality in recent titles, the tables here look bland. ... much better games like \"Hyper 3-D Pinball\" and \"\" now come to mind.\" He scored it two out of five stars. Coming Soon Magazine gave it 81 out of 100, PC Games (Germany) gave it 68 out of 100, GameSpot gave it 5.8 out of 10, Power Play gave it 42 out of 100, and PC Player (Germany) gave it 1 Stars. Pinball Dreams Pinball Dreams is a pinball simulation video game developed by Digital", "title": "Pinball Dreams" }, { "docid": "15615901", "text": "update added a host of new mechanics, gameplay changes, and graphics adjustments. After the 1.2 update was released the game returned to receiving continuous updates, including Halloween and Christmas updates which expanded the endgame significantly. The console and mobile versions received update 1.2 in 2014. \"Terraria\" became DRM-free on October 2, 2014, when it was released on GOG.com. A downloadable version of \"Terraria\" was released for PlayStation 4 on November 11, 2014, and Xbox One on November 14, 2014, with a retail release on December 2, 2014. In September 2014, Re-Logic announced that \"Terraria\" would be coming to OS X", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "15615900", "text": "11, 2013, and in North America on December 17, 2013. Spike Chunsoft localized the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions for release in Japan, including exclusive items such as a costume based on Monokuma from \"\". In May 2013, 505 Games announced a mobile version of \"Terraria\" ported by Dutch studio Codeglue for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. It was released for iOS on August 29, 2013, and for Android on September 13, 2013. The Windows Phone version was released on September 12, 2014. In October 2013, Re-Logic released version 1.2 for \"Terraria\" on Windows after nine months in development. The", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "1975687", "text": "problems. Many popular IBM PC programs did require more than 128K of memory and one disk drive. In practice the PCjr proved incompatible with about 60% of PC applications, including WordStar, and a programs often used to test PC compatibles' compatibility, Lotus 1-2-3; even IBM DisplayWrite required a separate PCjr version. Although 1-2-3 was so important that \"InfoWorld\" joked that \"PC compatible\" really meant \"1-2-3 compatible\", a PCjr version did not become available until a year after the computer's announcement. IBM's own stores had a list of software they distributed that was compatible with the PCjr, but customers had to—as", "title": "IBM PCjr" }, { "docid": "17408653", "text": "as an \"instantly addictive throwback to retrogaming\" and noted the uniqueness of its destructible environment. Several reporters compared the game to \"Terraria\". IGN awarded it a score of 8.8 out of 10, saying \"Beneath Broforce's bad puns and bulging biceps lies a brilliant ode to action cinema and retro gaming.\" PC Gamer awarded it 78%, saying \"Brash, solid, run ‘n’ gun goofiness that’s a tad too underwrought to be truly brilliant.\" \"The Escapist\" awarded it four and a half stars out of five, saying \"Broforce is a silly, but sincere love letter to iconic action movies, refined to perfection with", "title": "Broforce" }, { "docid": "15615897", "text": "the game's final boss called Moon Lord to spawn. Defeating the boss will reward the player with end-game loot. There also is an online Multiplayer mode where you can play with friends using the friend options on Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network or with strangers using game servers. In addition to standard gameplay, \"Terraria\" has a modding community. \"Terraria\" was developed by Re-Logic beginning in January 2011, and is built on the Microsoft XNA framework. Re-Logic was composed of Andrew Spinks, who designed and programmed the game, Finn Brice, who along with Spinks did the graphic design for the", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "6008784", "text": "accessible, but it makes sense, it works and it’s a lot of fun” before ending the article with “Get it before it goes commercial..” PC Zone also named it as one of their Top 5 mods of 2007, along with Minerva 3: Metastasis. In their review of Dystopia Version 1, Planet Half-life praised Dystopia as being “the first real quality Half-Life 2 mod to come out after its launch in 2004.” The review did express some concerns of Dystopia’s difficulty, “it's still not the easiest mod to get the hang of” and how new players could find the mod difficult", "title": "Dystopia (video game)" }, { "docid": "15615905", "text": "on IndieDB. Despite using 2D graphics, \"Terraria\" was described as a \"Minecraft\" clone by various video gaming media outlets. \"Terraria\" sold 200,000 copies in the first nine days following its initial release, where it remained on Steam's top sellers for the first week of its release. Within a month, \"Terraria\" had sold over 432,000 copies. By the time of the 1.3 update in June 2015, over 12 million copies of \"Terraria\" were sold across all platforms, with that number increasing to over 27 million by December 2018. In October 2013, Spinks announced that he was planning \"Terraria 2\", stating that", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "5825749", "text": "plot. The seminal Lovecraftian role-playing game \"Call of Cthulhu\" has lent its name and other material to several video games in the adventure and RPG genre for platforms as diverse as the PC, consoles and mobile devices. \"\" for PC and Xbox is a first person Shooter with strong survival horror elements. The game \"\" is heavily inspired by Lovecraft's works, both in visual design as well as in plot device. The indie game Terraria contains many references to Lovecraft's work, examples include Celestial beings interfering with the world after the Lunatic Cultist is defeated (referencing the cult of Cthulhu)", "title": "Lovecraftian horror" }, { "docid": "884979", "text": "PC platform has been used as a case study in numerous post-failure analyses of the software market. Sales on the NeXT platform could be explained by NeXTs limited marketshare, but the failure on the PC was another issue. Among the favored explanations are the fact that, unlike the release on NeXT, the Windows version faced strong internal resistance from 1-2-3, and corporate immune response became an issue. Lotus' sales and marketing teams, well versed in selling 1-2-3, did not know how to sell Improv into the market, so they simply didn't, selling the well known and understood 1-2-3. Other explanations", "title": "Lotus Improv" }, { "docid": "15615889", "text": "Terraria Terraria is a 2D action-adventure sandbox video game developed by Re-Logic. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows in May 2011, and has since been released for various consoles, handhelds, and mobile devices. Gameplay of \"Terraria\" features exploration, crafting, building, and combat with a variety of creatures in a procedurally generated 2D world. \"Terraria\" received generally positive critical reception upon release, with direct comparisons to \"Minecraft\" and praise given to its sandbox elements. By December 2018, the game had sold over 26 million copies across all platforms. \"Terraria\" is a sandbox 2D game with gameplay that revolves around", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "18278265", "text": "forty songs on SoundCloud where, as of September 2014, some of its songs had accumulated over 100,000 listens. It has not released a physical single, and its first paid download did not come until the November 2014 release of Hannah Diamond's \"Every Night\". QT's \"Hey QT\" single was also released in 2014, on XL Recordings, with production from Cook and PC Music-affiliate Sophie. In March 2014, the label made their live debut in the United States when Cook, Sophie and QT performed at Hype Hotel during South by Southwest.<ref>name=\"joyce-spin\"> PC Music PC Music is a record label and art collective", "title": "PC Music" }, { "docid": "20559618", "text": "Re-Logic Re-Logic is an independent game developer and publisher based in Indiana. It was founded by Andrew Spinks in 2011. The company is best known for developing and publishing \"Terraria\", a 2D action-adventure sandbox video game. Re-Logic was founded at the beginning of \"Terraria\"s development cycle, starting in January 2011. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on May 16, 2011 and received multiple updates later on. In February 2012, Re-Logic's developers announced that \"Terraria\" would be receiving one final bug-fix patch, but development resumed in 2013. The game is still being updated . \"Terraria\" has also seen multiple console", "title": "Re-Logic" }, { "docid": "483288", "text": "terraria are better suited to plants that prefer less humidity and soil moisture, such as temperate plants. Not all plants require or are suited to the moist environment of closed terraria. For plants adapted to dry climates, open, unsealed terrariums are used to keep the air in the terrarium free from excess moisture. Open terraria also work well for plants that require more direct sunlight, as closed terraria can trap too much heat potentially killing any plants inside. Note that succulents, despite being a popular option, are a poor choice for terraria - open or closed. The intrinsic lack of", "title": "Terrarium" }, { "docid": "15648963", "text": "beta was released on July 14, 2011 on the Xbox 360 exclusively for \"Black Ops\". Invites for the PlayStation 3 version began being sent out on September 17, 2011. Call of Duty: Elite officially launched on November 8, 2011 to coincide with the release of \"Modern Warfare 3\". The PC version however, will be delayed for an unknown date. In a statement by Beachhead Studios' studio head, Chacko Sonny, the PC version needs to \"Ensure a safe PC environment. It’s really extensive. We need more time to get there, so Elite on PC will not launch on Day 1.\" It", "title": "Call of Duty: Elite" }, { "docid": "242441", "text": "Lotus 1-2-3 Lotus 1-2-3 is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Software (later part of IBM). It was the IBM PC's first killer application, was hugely popular in the 1980s and contributed significantly to the success of the IBM PC. The first spreadsheet, VisiCalc, had helped launch the Apple II as one of the earliest personal computers in business use. With IBM's entry into the market, VisiCalc was slow to respond, and when they did, they launched what was essentially a straight port of their existing system in spite of the greatly expanded hardware capabilities. Lotus' solution was marketed as", "title": "Lotus 1-2-3" }, { "docid": "15615903", "text": "July 2016, Cenx announced that 1.3 for the mobile platforms would be coming in 2017. It came out December 12, 2017 for PS4 and for Xbox One it came out on February 5, 2018. On July 25, 2016, 505 Games announced that the 1.3 update would not be ported to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita, citing issues with the consoles' performance. It was also announced that Engine Software and Codeglue would no longer be working on the console and mobile versions respectively and that a new studio, Pipeworks, would take over the development of those versions. A version", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "16554108", "text": "a \"new generation\" of the PS/1 line. Later PS/1s featured standard LPX-architecture motherboard. Many of these later PS/1s shipped from the factory with MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, rather than IBM's PC DOS or OS/2. An early 2133 model did come preloaded with OS/2 2.1. This was because IBM targeted OS/2 for high-end computing machines with more power. The PS/1 line was discontinued in 1994 and replaced with the Aptiva line, which was architecturally very similar to the later models of the PS/1, but with a more marketing-friendly name. Aptivas were sold in the United States until early 2000, when price", "title": "IBM PS/1" }, { "docid": "875393", "text": "benefited sales of the IBM PC and compatibles, just as VisiCalc did for Apple sales. Noting that computer purchasers did not want PC compatibility as much as compatibility with certain PC software, \"InfoWorld\" suggested \"let's tell it like it is. Let's not say 'PC compatible,' or even 'MS-DOS compatible.' Instead, let's say '1-2-3 compatible.'\" Another killer app is WordStar, the most popular word processor during much of the 1980s. Once the Internet became more widely available to consumers, email was seen as a killer app that drove people to purchase computers, even though email is a genre of applications rather", "title": "Killer application" }, { "docid": "5695019", "text": "Carolina Dynamo, although they did come out on top in an astonishing nine-goal thriller against West Virginia Chaos. The team's final day 3–1 loss to the DFW Tornados meant that the Fireball finished their first season fourth behind Richmond Kickers Future, just out of the playoffs. Jason McLaughlin and Ryan Roushandel were the team's joint top scorers, with 7 goals each. Fireball started 2006 superbly, with an 8-game unbeaten run that included impressive victories, including a 3–2 come-from-behind win over Ajax Orlando Prospects in which Frederico Moojen scored a hat trick, a 4–2 victory on the road over Nashville Metros,", "title": "Augusta FireBall" }, { "docid": "15615896", "text": "giving bosses new attack patterns, decreasing the effectiveness of life regeneration, and other tweaks. To deal with the higher attack damages of expert mode the defense statistic is more effective than in normal mode. In addition to the higher difficulty level, expert mode increases the chance for enemies to drop rare items, and adds new items that can only be obtained by defeating the bosses on expert mode. In PC, Console Version, and soon Mobile version, after getting into hardmode and defeating Lunatic Cultist, four celestial pillars guarded by monsters will appear in the world. Destroying the pillars will cause", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "242450", "text": "an irreversible process unless one had made an exact copy of the original disk so as to be able to change names if he transferred the program to someone else. The reliance on the specific hardware of the IBM PC led to 1-2-3 being utilized as one of the two stress test applications, along with Microsoft Flight Simulator, for true 100% compatibility when PC clones appeared in the early 1980s. 1-2-3 required two disk drives and at least 192K of memory, which made it incompatible with the IBM PCjr; Lotus produced a version for the PCjr that was on two", "title": "Lotus 1-2-3" }, { "docid": "17040954", "text": "purposes; in \"2312\" they also function as farming worlds (producing food for Earth) and transportation vessels. Propelled through the solar system, they follow regular routes, non-stop, like unclaimed asteroids do. Ferries wishing to board them need to match their speeds. Terraria make travel from Earth to the outer planets a matter of weeks, like did transatlantic voyages before the steam engine. In the novel, the \"Alfred Wegener\" (presumably named after a German geophysicist) is one such terrarium, in an excavated cylinder twenty kilometers long and five across: Terrarium (space habitat) Asteroid terraria are fictional space habitats described in the hard", "title": "Terrarium (space habitat)" }, { "docid": "483289", "text": "drainage in a terrarium will inflict root rot or require underwatering. Terrarium A terrarium (plural: terraria or terrariums) is usually a sealable glass container containing soil and plants, and can be opened for maintenance to access the plants inside. However, terraria can also be open to the atmosphere rather than being sealed. Terraria are often kept as decorative or ornamental items. Closed terraria create a unique environment for plant growth, as the transparent walls allow for both heat and light to enter the terrarium. The sealed container combined with the heat entering the terrarium allows for the creation of a", "title": "Terrarium" }, { "docid": "483283", "text": "Terrarium A terrarium (plural: terraria or terrariums) is usually a sealable glass container containing soil and plants, and can be opened for maintenance to access the plants inside. However, terraria can also be open to the atmosphere rather than being sealed. Terraria are often kept as decorative or ornamental items. Closed terraria create a unique environment for plant growth, as the transparent walls allow for both heat and light to enter the terrarium. The sealed container combined with the heat entering the terrarium allows for the creation of a small scale water cycle. This happens because moisture from both the", "title": "Terrarium" }, { "docid": "15615892", "text": "for another. The player can encounter many different enemies in \"Terraria\", such as simple slimes, zombies, skeletons, demon eyes, and various biome-specific enemies. The occurrence of certain enemies depends on several factors including time, location, random events, and player interactions. The player can fight against enemies with swords, bows, guns, magic spells, and summoned attackers. The player may also battle boss monsters during the game with a number of different combat mechanics that can drop rare items and large amounts of in-game currency. All bosses can be summoned by using certain items or randomly when certain criteria are met. Most", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "18594737", "text": "1–3 June 1944 just days prior to D-day. On 4 June 1944, \"PC-552\" took on supplies and arrived at Poole Bay to be berthed alongside \"PC-553\". Operation Overlord battle plans, for the invasion of Normandy, were received from the with limited time available to read and understand them. On 5 June 1944, the ships were kept in the dark about the actual timing of the invasion. \"The secrecy surrounding the whole thing was uncanny.\" As the ships began to congregate, the crew did not know whether this was the real thing or another rehearsal. As the number of ships poured", "title": "USS PC-552" }, { "docid": "14582838", "text": "10+ (3 to cannibalized for spare parts and 1 to private owner -George Simmonuti- as yacht in 1967) to Venezuela, 8 to Brazil, 1 to Uruguay, 1 to Norway, 1 to the Netherlands, and 1 to Greece. Following the end of World War II, many \"PC-461\"-class ships were placed into reserve squadrons or brought out of active service. Many more however were furnished to American allies around the world, most notably the Republic of Korea. The first vessel to join the new ROK Navy was former , transferred to the Republic of Korea Navy and renamed (PC-701). The vessel played", "title": "PC-461-class submarine chaser" }, { "docid": "11434014", "text": "CloudBook The CloudBook is a discontinued x86 subnotebook, or Ultra-Mobile PC developed by Everex using a VIA processor, chipset, and NanoBook reference design. It competed with the Asus Eee PC, the OLPC XO-1 and the Classmate PC. The device was categorized as a netbook when it was around 2008. The term \"cloudbook\" was resurrected to refer to small-storage laptops which depend on networked storage services (\"cloud\"), which come packaged with the device; Google Chrome OS cloudbooks (\"Chromebooks\") installed with Google Drive, and Windows OS cloudbooks bundled with Microsoft's OneDrive. Sales of the gPC TC2502 Everex desktop left the company with", "title": "CloudBook" }, { "docid": "5252363", "text": "11 axioms. Frege's PC and standard PC share two common axioms: THEN-1 and THEN-2. Notice that axioms THEN-1 through THEN-3 only make use of (and define) the implication operator, whereas axioms FRG-1 through FRG-3 define the negation operator. The following theorems will aim to find the remaining nine axioms of standard PC within the \"theorem-space\" of Frege's PC, showing that the theory of standard PC is contained within the theory of Frege's PC. Note: ¬(A→¬B)→A (TH4), ¬(A→¬B)→B (TH6), and A→(B→¬(A→¬B)) (TH10), so ¬(A→¬B) behaves just like A∧B (compare with axioms AND-1, AND-2, and AND-3). TH11 is axiom NOT-1 of standard", "title": "Frege's propositional calculus" }, { "docid": "16341704", "text": "release, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. \"IGN\" praised \"Starbound\" crafting, exploration, and combat mechanics, comparing it to \"Terraria\". Christopher Livingston of \"PC Gamer\" disagreed about the combat mechanics, calling them \"lacking\", but stated that \"Starbound\" was a charming space sandbox that would keep players entertained for hours. Nathan Grayson of \"Kotaku\" also disagreed with \"IGN\" about the game's combat, calling it \"basic\", but praised its exploration elements, calling the universe \"strange and unpredictable\" enough that players would never quite grow tired of it. By December 2016, \"Starbound\" had sold over 2.5 million copies. Starbound Starbound is an action-adventure", "title": "Starbound" }, { "docid": "3963197", "text": "PC Player (Denmark) gave it 70 out of 100, PC Player (Germany) gave it 3 Stars, High Score gave it 3 out of 5, PC Joker gave it 55 out of 100, and Power Play gave it 54 out of 100. \"Pinball Builder: A Construction Kit for Windows\" is a Windows 3.x 1996 game developed by Spidersoft and published by 21st Century Entertainment. Based on the Pinball Dreams/Fantasies series, the game is a \"pinball construction kit for Windows\". Mobygames explains \"This package was included in Encore's \"Pinball Madness 2\" collection in 1999.\" PC Player (Denmark) gave it 70 out of", "title": "Pinball Dreams" }, { "docid": "5385410", "text": "stolen accounts. On February 1, 2018, the PC Plus program merged with Shoppers Drug Mart's similar Optimum program (Loblaw Companies had previously acquired the chain) to form PC Optimum. Users were instructed to transition their existing PC Plus and Optimum accounts online, or do so in person and exchange their cards at Loblaw grocery or Shopper's Drug Mart locations. There were also several technical issues on-launch, including errors when creating an account on the PC Optimum app, the PC Optimum website being down for several hours, stores not giving out new cards, as well as some users' points not being", "title": "PC Optimum" }, { "docid": "3040016", "text": "forthcoming window environment. IBM determined that the microcomputer market needed a multitasking environment. When it released TopView in 1985, the press speculated that the software was the start of IBM's plan to increase its control over the IBM PC (even though nothing about the IBM PC was proprietary (including the BIOS which was published to the world)) by creating a proprietary operating system for it, similar to what IBM had offered for years on its larger computers. TopView also allowed IBM to serve customers who were surprised that the new IBM AT did not come with an operating system able", "title": "IBM TopView" }, { "docid": "11875767", "text": "lead when the lights went out at the Cap Centre. When the lights came back on the Bullets would come out shooting on the way to a 103–100 win. (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Washington Bullets: \"Bullets win series 4–2\" In the Eastern Finals, the Bullets took a 3–1 series lead against the defending Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers. The Bullets lost Game 5 on the road and returned home to play Game 6. In the closing seconds, Wes Unseld would rebound a shot of his own miss to give the Bullets a dramatic 101–99 victory. (1) Philadelphia 76ers", "title": "1977–78 Washington Bullets season" }, { "docid": "375178", "text": "and was ported to MS-DOS in 1982. The acceptance of the IBM PC following its introduction in August, 1981, began slowly, because most of the programs available for it were translations from other computer models. Things changed dramatically with the introduction of Lotus 1-2-3 in November, 1982, and release for sale in January, 1983. Since it was written especially for the IBM PC, it had good performance and became the killer app for this PC. Lotus 1-2-3 drove sales of the PC due to the improvements in speed and graphics compared to VisiCalc on the Apple II. Lotus 1-2-3, along", "title": "Spreadsheet" }, { "docid": "242447", "text": "card. At this early stage, the only video boards available for the PC were IBM's Color/Graphics Adapter and Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter while the latter did not support any graphics. However, because the two video boards used different RAM and port addresses, both could be installed in the same machine and so Lotus took advantage of this by supporting a \"split\" screen mode whereby the user could display the worksheet portion of 1-2-3 on the sharper monochrome video and the graphics on the CGA display. The initial release of 1-2-3 supported only three video setups, CGA, MDA (in which", "title": "Lotus 1-2-3" }, { "docid": "15615907", "text": "Re-Logic announced that the previous partner on the project, Engine Software, would be dropped in favor of a new studio, Pipeworks. The reasoning given was due to the game being well behind schedule. In April 2018, Re-Logic announced that the game had been cancelled due to them not being satisfied with its development thus far, and unwilling to rush the release of a non-quality product as a result. Terraria Terraria is a 2D action-adventure sandbox video game developed by Re-Logic. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows in May 2011, and has since been released for various consoles, handhelds,", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "10224327", "text": "the bench, as he struggled to fit into Claudio Ranieri's preferred 4–4–2 formation, and was often used out of position on the left wing. However, he did earn praise in the media for the Man of the match performance that he produced when he was started in Juventus's home fixture in Serie A against Bologna on 14 March 2009, in which he first set-up a goal from a corner and later scored another from a half-volley to help Juventus come from behind to win the match 4–1. He eventually finished the season with 3 goals in 27 appearances in all", "title": "Sebastian Giovinco" }, { "docid": "14768165", "text": "Mami Kawada, Momo and Shiho. Note: The sales of \"Lament\" and \"Out Flow\" were totalled together by Oricon. Out Flow Out Flow is a compilation album by Japanese music production unit I've Sound and volume five in their \"Girls Compilation\" album series. It was released in a limited edition box set with the \"Lament\" album and the \"I've P.V Collection Vol.3: See You\" DVD on September 5, 2003. The two albums later received individual releases on October 30, 2003. The songs on this album come from various adult PC games and CDs they have contributed to. It also includes a", "title": "Out Flow" }, { "docid": "2521220", "text": "of being horizontally polarized is , and the probability of being vertically polarized is . Therefore, a photon in a state formula_9 would have a probability of 1/3 to come out horizontally polarized, and a probability of 2/3 to come out vertically polarized when an ensemble of measurements are made. The order of such results, is, however, completely random. In the example above, the measurement must give either or , so the total probability of measuring or must be 1. This leads to a constraint that ; more generally the sum of the squared moduli of the probability amplitudes of", "title": "Probability amplitude" }, { "docid": "9605645", "text": "the Kings, they lost to his former. Ultimately, they ended their season in the quarterfinals to the Aces. Ginebra amassed an impressive 10-4 card but it was only enough for 3rd place if only Miller did not turned the ball at least once in 3 out of there 4 games they could have avoided Alaska and gain Twice-to-beat Advantage. They will win against Alaska though 2-1 with a come from 0-1 deficit while trailing 20 points in the first quarter in game 3. But Miller was just limited to 2 points in game 1 and 1 point in game 3.", "title": "Willie Miller (basketball)" }, { "docid": "17565784", "text": "audio input/output ports. It supports a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (commonly known as \"4K\" or \"Ultra HD\"). Tony Bradley from PC World wrote: \"A funny thing happened to me when I started playing around with a Surface Pro 2: It became my favorite computer. I'm not a Windows hater by any stretch of the imagination, but I also didn't expect to come to rely on the Surface Pro 2 as much as I did. Normally I use an 11-inch MacBook Air as my primary PC, and I have an iPad mini and a Samsung Series 7 Slate as secondary", "title": "Surface Pro 2" }, { "docid": "3763145", "text": "KB memory: Two versions with 8 KB memory: Page 0 [enter] POKE&5804,0 [enter] Page 1 [enter] POKE&5804,1 [enter] Some earlier model PC-1500s will show a value 1 less in the FOR...NEXT counter on exiting the loop compared to later PC-1500s and the PC-1600. For example: K will be set to 11 on later model PC-1500s and PC-1600s, but will be 10 on early PC-1500s. Consider this example: S will be set to 3 on later model PC-1500s and PC-1600s, but will be 4 on early PC-1500s. Early model PC-1500s evaluate IF...THEN statements differently. The behaviour can be summarised thus: An", "title": "Sharp PC-1500" }, { "docid": "12641244", "text": "the court ordered the A&PC to be sold on April 1, 1906 should it default on the first mortgage payments, as it inevitably would. On April 1, it was announced that the A&PC had been bought by the New York and Pittsburgh Air Line Railroad, which had been organized on March 22, 1906. One of the directors was John Langdon, a mine owner in Huntingdon County and probably a relative and agent of Samuel P. As the road was then in the hands of a court-appointed receiver, the NY&PAL's ability to carry out this transaction was highly suspect. It did", "title": "Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern Railroad" }, { "docid": "16601342", "text": "all time. \"Metro\" called it one of the best games to ever to come out of PC modding and one of the single most impressive experiences available on the system. Eurogamer called it the best zombie game ever made and the break out phenomenon of PC gaming in 2012. Kotaku called it possibly the greatest zombie game of all time and the most interesting PC game of 2012. \"PC PowerPlay\" said \"DayZ\" was the most important thing to happen to PC gaming in 2012. Eurogamer's Stace Harman suggested that the mod's designer Dean Hall might be responsible for some of", "title": "DayZ (mod)" }, { "docid": "7763942", "text": "10MB on a PC was a lot of storage, attendees were amazed and delighted to see mapped drives with 456MB free, which was the capacity of the hard drives used on VAXes in that era.However, the unofficial motto reared its head. At the same time, the company also introduced two internally competing products: DECnet-DOS (developed by the DECnet group) and a product called PC ALL-IN-1, developed by the company's Office Information Systems group that had productized the VMS-based ALL-IN-1 office automation system. DECnet-DOS never caught on because it did not integrate transparently into the PC environment like PATHWORKS did; PC", "title": "Pathworks" }, { "docid": "14768164", "text": "Out Flow Out Flow is a compilation album by Japanese music production unit I've Sound and volume five in their \"Girls Compilation\" album series. It was released in a limited edition box set with the \"Lament\" album and the \"I've P.V Collection Vol.3: See You\" DVD on September 5, 2003. The two albums later received individual releases on October 30, 2003. The songs on this album come from various adult PC games and CDs they have contributed to. It also includes a new title track sung by Mell. Besides Mell, it features the vocals of Eiko Shimamiya, Kaori Utatsuki, Kotoko,", "title": "Out Flow" }, { "docid": "4134618", "text": "a score 3 of 5 stars. They argued that Norton Utilities is lagging behind competition, adding that “this PC tune-up utility can give an aged PC a new lease on life, but it lacks some of the features and performance found in competing software.” ITProPortal.com gave Norton Utilities a rating of 6 out of 10. They concluded, “Norton Utilities did a satisfactory job of de-gunking and increasing the overall performance of our test laptop, but it doesn’t stack up well against rival suite System Mechanic 11\". TopTenReviews.com gave Norton Utilities a 7.7-star rating out of 10 and said, “Norton Utilities", "title": "Norton Utilities" }, { "docid": "6976755", "text": "1-2-3 Ringolario after grabbing or sometimes tackling (on grass) the pursued. In Northeast Philadelphia, the variation played was called \"Freedom.\" Players were captured by being taken hold of long enough to say \"1-2-3 come with me, you're my prisoner.\" or \"1-2-3 you're my man, no breaksies, safety lock\" or, in suburban Philadelphia it was, \"1-2-3 your my man that breaks no holds.\" Players were released from the base/jail when a member of their team was able to sneak close enough to touch a team member and cry \"Freedom!\" at which point all members of the team rush out in a", "title": "Ringolevio" }, { "docid": "16262538", "text": "August 2015, against Northampton Town in the League Cup. He made his league debut on 3 October, as a substitute in a 6–1 defeat at Manchester City. Lascelles found first-team football hard to come by and did not make his first league start for Newcastle until 23 January 2016, when he played in the 2–1 defeat to Watford, capping his performance with a goal. Lascelles publicly criticised the mentality of his teammates after a 3–1 loss to Southampton on 11 April 2016, questioning their character and desire. Following injuries to first choice centre-backs Chancel Mbemba and Fabricio Coloccini, Lascelles was", "title": "Jamaal Lascelles" }, { "docid": "11169106", "text": "out of commission at Astoria and was berthed with the Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 15 February 1956, the submarine chaser—still inactive—was named \"Winnemucca\", after a city in northwestern Nevada situated on the Humboldt River, and the seat of government for Humboldt County. She remained with the reserve fleet until 1 June 1960 when her name was struck from the Navy List. On 1 November, she was transferred to the Navy of the Republic of Korea. USS Winnemucca (PC-1145) USS Winnemucca (PC-1145) was laid down on 2 June 1943 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan;", "title": "USS Winnemucca (PC-1145)" }, { "docid": "18548923", "text": "Martin Jelínek. In the past, its founders dealt with a wide variety of projects in the area of flash, game, application, and web development. Nyrthos is their first original project and was supposed to come out for PC, Android and iOS in 2012, but did not make the deadline. The game is being developed using Stage3D and Starling and will be possibly both browser-based (using the flash plug-in) / installed. The target platforms are both browsers (PC, MAC) and mobiles (Android, iOS). The use of Stage 3D/Flash allows to utilize devices' graphics cards, even while running in the flash plug-in.", "title": "Nyrthos" }, { "docid": "20987125", "text": "Meanwhile, South Park Elementary administrators PC Principal and Vice Principal Strong Woman deal with the difficulty of raising their extremely politically correct infant quintuplets, which were conceived during their affair in the episode \"Splatty Tomato\". They decide against using a daycare center because they fear that if the public finds out that PC Principal is their father, this will threaten their \"PC\" and \"Strong\" reputations. When the couple learn about the Buddha Box, they begin using it too, though this leads them to neglect the quintuplets, who go missing. The children eventually come into contact with a record producer who", "title": "Buddha Box" }, { "docid": "1784754", "text": "on May 1, 1971. Amtrak initially operated a skeleton passenger service on PC trackage as well as other U.S. railroads. PC participated in two passenger service experiments in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). Both were aimed at upgrading passenger service in the Northeast Corridor. Between New York City and Washington, D.C., PC inherited the \"Metroliner\" experiment that the PRR and U.S. DOT had begun — fast electric trains that were intended for a maximum speed of . The inauguration of service was delayed several times, and when it did begin, it was not shown in \"The", "title": "Penn Central Transportation Company" }, { "docid": "11398500", "text": "360 version received 38 out of a 100 On IGN the Xbox 360 and PC versions got 4.5 and 4.9 respectively, on a scale from 1 to 10, citing its lack of story, repetitious gameplay and short game length, while the Wii and PS2 version suffered even more with scores of 2.5 and 3 due to bad graphics, bad narration, and over all being worse than the Xbox 360 and PC versions. GameSpot has also given the game a bad review, with the Xbox 360 version receiving a 2 on a scale from 1 to 10, the Wii version receiving", "title": "The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific" }, { "docid": "15615906", "text": "the game was planned to have an unlimited number of worlds, and would be significantly different from the original game. \"Terraria: Otherworld\" was another planned game set in the \"Terraria\" universe, and was announced in February 2015 to be released later that year. \"Otherworld\" tasked the player with trying to purify the world of the Corruption, which was to be achieved mainly by finding and activating \"purifying towers\" that push back the spread of the Corruption. \"Otherworld\" would have included more strategy and role-playing elements, such as a tower defense gameplay element, skill trees, and a plot. In April 2017,", "title": "Terraria" }, { "docid": "75665", "text": "(\"easy way\") totaling that number is rolled. For example, a player who bets a hard 6 can only win by seeing a 3–3 roll come up before any 7 or any easy roll totaling 6 (4–2 or 5–1); otherwise, he/she loses. In Las Vegas casinos, this bet is generally working, including when no point has been established, unless the player specifies otherwise. In other casinos such as those in Atlantic City, hard ways are not working when the point is off unless the player requests to have it working on the come out roll. Like single-roll bets, hard way bets", "title": "Craps" }, { "docid": "12925601", "text": "software managed by CESM are versions of the same software used by the consumer versions of Comodo Internet Security \"PC Magazine\" lead security analyst, Neil J. Rubenking, reviewed Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 and Comodo Internet Security 3.5 on 3 November 2008, giving 4.5 out of 5 to the first and 2.5 to the second. He praised the suite's firewall capabilities but criticized its antimalware capabilities. On 28 May 2009, Roboert Vamosi of \"PC World\" reviewed Comodo Internet Security 3.8 and gave it a score of 1 out of 5, criticizing it for its \"disappointing malware detection\" based on AV-TEST result", "title": "Comodo Internet Security" }, { "docid": "18594740", "text": "stayed till 2 or so and heard that the invasion was on, we headed back out. We practically led the whole convoy across the Channel. The Augusta was the headquarters of the whole invasion. It was a heavy cruiser. We came alongside and they told us good luck, you're on your own.\" \"It was not until several months later that the men talked of their humble feelings on that day when they learned that the time for invasion had actually come.\" At 0300B on 6 June 1944, \"PC-552\" arrived in transport area off the coast of France setting general quarters", "title": "USS PC-552" }, { "docid": "10156182", "text": "review in \"Billboard\" praised \"Ophelia\" and \"Little Things\" as the most interesting songs, while also making note of Chancey's production and the vocal harmonies. Step On Out Step On Out is the 10th country studio album (12th total) from American country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1985. It contains the #1 singles \"Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)\" and \"Little Things\", as well as the #3 single \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\". The title song was co-written by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman", "title": "Step On Out" }, { "docid": "13454106", "text": "the inning. Okamoto got the first out of the 9th, then turned it over to Shinohara for the lefty-on-lefty matchups. He induced a flyout with Akahoshi, then got Kanemoto on a check swing, in which Kanemoto was convinced he did not go around. In the 10th inning, Yoshino stayed out on the mound and worked a 1-2-3 inning, in which Shinohara was allowed to bat, but struck out. The decision to not pinch-hit would come back to haunt Oh-\"kantoku\" as Shinohara started the inning well by striking out Hirosawa, but Arias then walked, and Hiyama singled, sending Arias to 3rd.", "title": "2003 Japan Series" }, { "docid": "9779379", "text": "Hardware<br> 4 = Alder, 2 Pc, Better Hardware (Similar to 3?)<br> 5 = Alder, 2 Pc, Better Hardware, Better Contours<br> 6 = Alder, 2 Pc, Better Hardware, Better Contours, Aftermarket Pickups<br> 7 = Alder, 1 Pc, Better Hardware, Better Contours, Aftermarket Pickups<br> 8 = Alder, 1 Pc, Better Hardware, TANJ (Total Access Neck Joint), Aftermarket Pickups<br> 9 = Alder, 1 Pc, Better Hardware, TANJ, SD Pickups, MIA, Warmoth Neck<br> 10 = N/A<br> 11 = N/A<br> 12 = Alder, 1 Pc, Better Hardware, TANJ, SD Pickups, MIA, Set Neck<br> 13 = N/A<br> 14 = Alder, 1 Pc, Better Hardware, TANJ, SD", "title": "Yamaha Pacifica" }, { "docid": "14859304", "text": "single \"Come On In\". Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album \"Step On Out\". The song reached number 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album \"American Vagabond\". It is not to be confused", "title": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" }, { "docid": "11543031", "text": "to gain their first victory, winning 2–0 at Elland Road on 3 October. In the 1928–29 season Leeds achieved their first away victory against Manchester United, with a 2–1 win at Old Trafford in the First Division. Leeds also won the fixture at Elland Road 3–2 and became the first of the two sides to achieve a double over the other (winning both fixtures between the two sides in one season). Manchester United's first double over Leeds, however, did not come until 1946–47, when a 3–1 win at Old Trafford was followed by a 2–0 win at Elland Road. Neither", "title": "Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry" }, { "docid": "16576712", "text": "to Wii U due to their negative experience with Nintendo while developing \"MDK2 HD\". It was later revealed that Sony had contacted Beamdog about making both remakes available on the PlayStation 3, though nothing would come out of it. Sony and Beamdog were unable to negotiate a price required for funding the redesign of the game, difficult due to differences in controls and the UI between the PC and PlayStation 3. On June 19, 2013, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition's development was put on hold indefinitely due to legal issues with Atari. Developer Trent Oster described the Overhaul team as", "title": "Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition" }, { "docid": "15233811", "text": "Windows PC and did not require dedicated and expensive equipment. This was followed by a number of different versions, starting in 2001 when the trading was added and the product renamed as \"MetaQuotes\". Version 3 was released in 2002. On July 1, 2005, it released \"MetaTrader 4\" or \"MT4\". This was a major overhaul of the platform. This version allowed the client trading platform to connect via an optional 'Data Center', which dramatically increased the server side stability, reduced server load and made it more resilient to security threats such as Denial-of-service attacks. The client software was also upgraded with", "title": "MetaQuotes Software" }, { "docid": "10156181", "text": "Step On Out Step On Out is the 10th country studio album (12th total) from American country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1985. It contains the #1 singles \"Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)\" and \"Little Things\", as well as the #3 single \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\". The title song was co-written by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman and former \"Crawdaddy\" magazine editor Peter Knobler. \"Staying Afloat\" would be covered two years later by Sawyer Brown on their self-titled debut album. A", "title": "Step On Out" }, { "docid": "2923567", "text": "format Name (spaces) Address, one could highlight only the addresses section and paste that into the right-hand part of a page. Today, Emacs and jEdit are also capable of performing this function. When the market changed to multi-program software (office suites combining word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs), Quicksoft went out of business in 1993. The first Trojan horse (appearing in 1986), PC-Write Trojan, masqueraded as \"version 2.72\" of the shareware word processor PC-Write. Quicksoft did not release a version 2.72. \"PC Magazine\" stated that version 1.3 of \"\"PC-Write\" rates extremely well and compares favorably with many word processors costing", "title": "PC-Write" }, { "docid": "2031064", "text": "C65 6502 cross compilers for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, it created binary executables for then-legacy operating systems for the 16 bit 8086 family of processors. When the IBM PC was first introduced it was available with a choice of operating systems, CP/M-86 and PC DOS being two of them. Aztec C86 was provided with link libraries for generating code for both IBM PC operating systems. Throughout the 1980s later versions of Aztec C86 (3.xx, 4.xx and 5.xx) added support for MS-DOS \"transitory\" versions 1 and 2 and which were less robust than the \"baseline\" MS-DOS version 3 and", "title": "Cross compiler" }, { "docid": "6179327", "text": "meaning. They do not dispute that he did in fact drive out the demons. They seem to believe Jesus' power is beyond human capabilities and must be supernatural in origin. The charge of Jesus using evil powers was probably made against him to his followers for quite some time after his death. The Jesus Seminar feels the version in is \"red\" (\"authentic\") and calls it \"The Beelzebul controversy\". is determined to be \"pink\" (\"a close approximation of what Jesus did\") and is called \"Jesus' relatives come to get him\" as are , , and the Gospel of Thomas 99:1-3 where", "title": "Mark 3" }, { "docid": "14768155", "text": "vocals of Eiko Shimamiya, Kaori Utatsuki, Mami Kawada, Mell, Momo and Shiho. Note: The sales of \"Lament\" and \"Out Flow\" were totalled together by Oricon. Lament (I've album) Lament is a compilation album by Japanese music production unit I've Sound and volume four in their \"Girls Compilation\" album series. It was released in a limited edition box set with the \"Out Flow\" album and the \"I've P.V Collection Vol.3: See You\" DVD on September 5, 2003. The two albums later received individual releases on October 30, 2003. The songs on this album come from various adult PC games they have", "title": "Lament (I've album)" }, { "docid": "11108239", "text": "of the 8088's modest performance, many popular software applications were written specifically for the IBM PC. The developers of these programs opted to write directly to the computer's (video) memory and peripheral chips, bypassing MS-DOS and the BIOS. For example, a program might directly update the video refresh memory, instead of using MS-DOS calls and device drivers to alter the appearance of the screen. Many notable software packages, such as the spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3, and Microsoft's Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0, directly accessed the IBM PC's hardware, bypassing the BIOS, and therefore did not work on computers that were even", "title": "Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market" }, { "docid": "8899604", "text": "focusing on \"a new faction, \"The Knights of the Nine\"\". Some reports prefixed \"allegedly\" onto statements that the release would be exclusive. Suggestions of exclusivity, in any case, did not last long: an October 17, 2006 Bethesda press release announced that \"Knights of the Nine\" content was also scheduled for PC and Xbox 360 releases, eliciting commentary from Joystiq remarking on \"how finicky\" the word 'exclusive' had come to be, and Kotaku remarking on how \"\"Oblivion\"s PlayStation 3 content didn't stay exclusive for long... or at all\". Other sites saw no incongruence in the announcement: GameSpot assumed that \"Knights of", "title": "The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine" }, { "docid": "4255965", "text": "understand them) would produce reasonable results. For example the numeric keypad's Enter key produces a scancode of codice_8, which corresponds to the regular Enter key's scancode of codice_9. The IBM 3270 PC introduced its own set of scancodes (\"set 3\"), with a different key numbering and where a key release is indicated by an codice_10 prefix. For backward compatibility, the 3270 PC translated these to XT (set 1) scancodes using an add-on card and a BIOS extension. This set is used by Linux by default when it detects a PS/2 keyboard that can properly support scan code set 3. The", "title": "Scancode" }, { "docid": "10408972", "text": "\"PC-1598\" gave patrol and escort services in the Marianas, and on 3 July she rescued a downed aviator. After voyaging to Okinawa in the escort for a large convoy between 8 and 21 July, she returned to duty in the Marianas. On 5 August, she made rendezvous off Saipan with the submarine to take off one of the officers, who was severely ill. \"PC-1598\" operated out of Saipan until 17 October 1945, when she sailed for San Francisco, California. \"PC-1598\" was decommissioned on 22 January 1946 at San Francisco, California, and sold on 11 June 1947 to the Tidewater/Shaver Barge", "title": "USS Excel (AM-94)" }, { "docid": "8464520", "text": "Derby. Team selection and transfers come under player control. Jim Hughson and Buck Martinez provide the commentary on all console versions except Martinez who was not featured in the Nintendo 64 version. This was the first version to support Internet play on the PC. IGN gave the PC version of the game a decent 7.0 out of 10 with only little criticism about the presentation stating that \"the menu and graphic styles seem to have been made for a console, not a PC\" despite a good intro, but gave the N64 version of the game though a mediocre 5.4 out", "title": "Triple Play 2000" }, { "docid": "5252365", "text": "other hand, A∧B cannot be defined in terms of implication alone, without using negation. In a sense, the expressions A∧B and A∨B can be thought of as \"black boxes\". Inside, these black boxes contain formulas made up only of implication and negation. The black boxes can contain anything, as long as when plugged into the AND-1 through AND-3 and OR-1 through OR-3 axioms of standard PC the axioms remain true. These axioms provide complete syntactic definitions of the conjunction and disjunction operators. The next set of theorems will aim to find the remaining four axioms of Frege's PC within the", "title": "Frege's propositional calculus" }, { "docid": "3243845", "text": "when it ran into difficulties that hampered its defence commitments. This help included the nationalisation of the strategically significant aero-engine part of RR. He also presided over the first full scale roll-out of Concorde. He returned to the backbenches in 1972 and did not contest his Gloucestershire seat in the general election of February 1974. After this retirement from the Commons he returned to legal pursuits and took seats on the boards of various water companies. Frederick Corfield Sir Frederick Vernon Corfield, QC, PC (1 June 1915 – 25 August 2005) was a British Conservative politician and minister. Corfield was", "title": "Frederick Corfield" }, { "docid": "12447136", "text": "gamers\" column for issues 3-12. Freelancer David Crookes produced a monthly two-page interview with many big names and some old school PC content was also taken from past issues of Retro Gamer. Freelancer James Pikover produced monthly hardware reviews, as well as the 2008 holiday gift guide special. \"Total PC Gaming\" scored games reviews out of ten, and only two have achieved a perfect score, \"Fallout 3\" and \"Grand Theft Auto IV\". The lowest score was 2, which is jointly held by \"The Dark Legions\" and \"Soldier of Fortune: Payback\". When the title was launched, one of the main selling", "title": "Total PC Gaming" }, { "docid": "12641243", "text": "PJE&E did continue to operate the A&PC from Phillipsburg to Ramey. On August 1, 1903, the PJE&E was sold to the New York and Pittsburg Central Railroad, an unincorporated railroad run by Langdon. However, suit was brought against the company by the A&PC bondholders, including W.L. Shellenberger, president of the A&BC and head of the stockholders whom Langdon had sued. They sought to have the A&PC placed in receivership, terminating the PJE&E operation. Legal skirmishing continued for the next several years, during which Langdon sold off two of the A&PC's new engines. The case was finally settled in 1906, when", "title": "Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern Railroad" }, { "docid": "3420742", "text": "or Prime Minister, to \"dark side\" jobs such as prostitute or crime lord. In addition, numerous factors decide whether or not the daughter is successful at her job, whom she marries, and whether she has children of her own. \"Famitsu\" magazine's Reader Cross Review gave the PC Engine version of the game an 8 out of 10. This is the only game in the main series to have two titles, both as \"Princess Maker 3\" and \"Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True\". It was released for the PlayStation, Windows, and Sega Saturn. In \"Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True\", the", "title": "Princess Maker" }, { "docid": "31599", "text": "to be disabled and not transferable for a different service. AIM Call Out is a discontinued Voice over IP PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service provided by AOL via its AIM application that replaced the defunct AIM Phoneline service in November 2007. It did not depend on the AIM client and could be used with only an AIM screenname via the WebConnect feature or a dedicated SIP device. The AIM Call Out service was shut down on March 25, 2009. On November 4, 2014, AIM scored one out of seven points on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's secure messaging scorecard. AIM received", "title": "AIM (software)" }, { "docid": "19988005", "text": "against the mousesports counter-terrorist side as FalleN, fer, and coldzera had mousesports scrambling, even when the European team had man advantages, including FalleN winning a 1 vs 3 clutch. SK only allowed one round to go by when playing on the terrorist side. EnVyUs did not show up the third day of the EPL finals as it did in the group stage. Liquid nearly ran away with the first map, but a few misplays from the American side and endurance from the French side allowed EnVyUs come back from a 4-11 deficit to a 16-14 win. Train was also a", "title": "ESL Pro League Season 5" }, { "docid": "14859303", "text": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) \"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)\" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album \"Step On Out\". The song reached number 3 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album \"American Vagabond\". It is not to be confused with the band's 1978", "title": "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" }, { "docid": "7329476", "text": "later third party cards also appeared for the Amiga 500 and Amiga 600 expansion slot such as the KCS Powerboard. Eventually, full-software emulators, such as PC-Task and PCx allowed Amigas to run MS-DOS programs, including Microsoft Windows, without additional hardware, at the costs of speed and compatibility. When Commodore introduced the Amiga 1000 in July 1985 it also unexpectedly announced a software-based IBM PC emulator for it. The company demonstrated the emulator by booting IBM PC DOS and running \"Lotus 1-2-3\". Some who attended the demonstration were skeptical that the emulator, while impressive technically, could run with acceptable performance. The", "title": "Emulation on the Amiga" }, { "docid": "10402049", "text": "changed to PC-1589. Arriving at Noumea, New Caledonia 4 July 1945 \"PC-1589\" visited Auckland, New Zealand, from 10 July to 21 July, then escorted U.S. Navy crash boats to the Ellice, Wallis, Fiji, and New Hebrides Islands. After the end of the war she remained in New Caledonia serving as pilot ship until 7 March 1946 when she got underway for an overhaul at Pago Pago, Samoa, sailing on to arrive in Pearl Harbor 1 May. She decommissioned 31 May 1946, and transferred to the War Assets Administration for disposal 3 December 1947. PC-1589 received two battle stars for World", "title": "USS Conflict (AM-85)" }, { "docid": "14402130", "text": "on 15 October saw the collective debut of Hibs' 'famous five' forward line of Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. Queens lost 2–0. Queen of the South have made it to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on numerous occasions. Only once in the 20th century did they progress beyond this stage. That was in 1950 when they knocked out Aberdeen 2–1 away after a replay, as the first match at home was a 3–3 draw. After a 1–1 draw in the semi final, Queens were knocked out 3–0 by Rangers after a replay. Both semi-finals were", "title": "History of Queen of the South F.C." }, { "docid": "17811936", "text": "the studios' website. On 1 October 2014, Daniel Vávra had announced through a YouTube video that the game had raised from a total of 38,784 backers. The date of the public alpha access launch was on 22 October 2014. The beta was released for backers on 3 March 2015. On 29 September 2016, it was announced that Warhorse Studios had signed a deal with Koch Media's game publishing division Deep Silver to publish the console versions, as well as the retail PC version. The game's Adaptive Music soundtrack was composed by Jan Valta and Adam Sporka, and its parts were", "title": "Kingdom Come: Deliverance" }, { "docid": "6937574", "text": "and a flood in Sacramento. Newer episodes that were aired included an earthquake in Las Vegas, an F5 tornado ripping its way through Chicago and Dallas, and more. So far, the only scenario that has come true is the Colorado floods, which started on September 9, 2013. Because Hurricane Sandy was only a category 1 and not a 3 when New York was hit, the first episode technically hasn't come true ― yet, although Sandy was the closest call since the series was ended. Each episode was broken into several segments: \"It Did Happen\", a segment that talked about similar", "title": "It Could Happen Tomorrow" }, { "docid": "4134606", "text": "household PCs. \"PC Pro\" rated Norton Utilities 14 with 1 star (out of 6) for “an overpriced collection of optimization tools that falls far short of its promise.” IT Reviews called the package “light on features compared to rivals” and it questioned the “usefulness of some of the monitoring utilities.” \"PC Advisor\" criticized Norton Utilities 14 for delivering “little that you can't already do with Windows,” although it did acknowledge that it brought two things to the table: “The registry tools, which are useful, and the performance monitor, which is interesting but not always useful.” Symantec has released a version", "title": "Norton Utilities" }, { "docid": "4500485", "text": "as lengthy by \"PC Magazine\", especially on malware-infected systems. Spyware detection has been tweaked since the last release. It has been updated to better identify keyloggers. In \"PC Magazine\" testing, Norton successfully detected all 11 spyware threats and removed all but two. \"PC Magazine\" did give Norton credit even when manual removal was required. The suite also removed three of four commercial keyloggers. When attempting to install the spyware on a clean system, Norton blocked all 11 and two of the four commercial keyloggers. In most cases, it did not block the installation, however Norton did call for a scan", "title": "Norton Internet Security" }, { "docid": "242462", "text": "tutorial \"1-2-3 is one of the few pieces of software that can literally be used by anybody. You can buy 1-2-3 and [an IBM PC] and be running the two together the same day\". \"PC Magazine\" in 1983 called 1-2-3 \"a powerful and impressive program ... as a spreadsheet, it's excellent\", and attributed its very fast performance to being written in assembly language. Lotus 1-2-3 Lotus 1-2-3 is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Software (later part of IBM). It was the IBM PC's first killer application, was hugely popular in the 1980s and contributed significantly to the success of", "title": "Lotus 1-2-3" }, { "docid": "17753239", "text": "converted to run on a PC. In exchange for free use of the software, Bell Labs contributed a development system and two software engineers to help with the conversion. It turned out to be not very difficult and within a few weeks RTCS was running on a PC. Well almost, the PC did not have enough power to meet the real time computing which the RTCS required. It did, however, make a great demonstration system. Now all was required was a disk and not 100 lbs of computer gear. As the 8088 PC metamorphosed into the 80286, customers were increasingly", "title": "Automation Master" } ]

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[ { "docid": "6835343", "text": "Battle of Villinghausen The Battle of Villinghausen (or Vellinghausen) was a battle in the Seven Years' War fought on the 15th and 16 July 1761 in the western area of present-day Germany, between a large French army and a combined Prussian-Hanoverian-British force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. Two French armies, under two Marshals, Duc de Broglie and Prince de Soubise met up in July 1761, intending to force Prince Ferdinand out of Lippstadt, an important town. Allied reinforcements under General Spörcken arrived bringing Ferdinand's forces up to 65,000 while the combined French armies numbered around 90,000. The allied Prussian-Hanoverian-British", "title": "Battle of Villinghausen" }, { "docid": "6835343", "text": "Battle of Villinghausen The Battle of Villinghausen (or Vellinghausen) was a battle in the Seven Years' War fought on the 15th and 16 July 1761 in the western area of present-day Germany, between a large French army and a combined Prussian-Hanoverian-British force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. Two French armies, under two Marshals, Duc de Broglie and Prince de Soubise met up in July 1761, intending to force Prince Ferdinand out of Lippstadt, an important town. Allied reinforcements under General Spörcken arrived bringing Ferdinand's forces up to 65,000 while the combined French armies numbered around 90,000. The allied Prussian-Hanoverian-British", "title": "Battle of Villinghausen" }, { "docid": "6835346", "text": "a significant superiority in numbers and continued their offensive, although the two armies split again and operated independently. Despite further attempts to push an offensive strategy in Germany, the French were pushed back and finished the war in 1762 having lost the strategic post of Cassel. The Treaty of Paris led France to evacuate the remaining German territory it had occupied during the war. Battle of Villinghausen The Battle of Villinghausen (or Vellinghausen) was a battle in the Seven Years' War fought on the 15th and 16 July 1761 in the western area of present-day Germany, between a large French", "title": "Battle of Villinghausen" }, { "docid": "9668410", "text": "it and formed the basis of the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot. The regiment embarked for Germany in summer 1758 for service in the Seven Years' War; it fought at the Battle of Minden in August 1759, the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 and the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762 as well as the Siege of Cassel in autumn 1762. In 1782, it was given a county association as the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. The regiment embarked for the West Indies in 1793 and took part in the capture of Martinique, Saint Lucia", "title": "Suffolk Regiment" }, { "docid": "7207601", "text": "was when it embarked on ships and took part in the Raid on Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War. In its early years the regiment wore a uniform of black facings and white lace (when they wiped sweat away with their cuffs the dye stained their faces giving rise to the nickname the \"Dirty Half-Hundred\" where half-hundred is a play on fifty). The regiment embarked for Germany in June 1760 and saw action at the Battle of Corbach in July 1760, the Battle of Warburg later that month and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 as", "title": "50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot" }, { "docid": "9724278", "text": "disbanded at Linlithgow in July 1763. 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers) The 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers), or Campbell's Highlanders, was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1760 and disbanded in 1763. The regiment was raised at Argyll, Perth, Inverness, Ross and Sutherland by Colonel John Campbell of Dunoon in January 1760 out of a cadre taken from the 87th Foot. The regiment was moved to Germany that year, where it fought at the Battle of Warburg in July 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. It returned to Scotland from the", "title": "88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers)" }, { "docid": "9724277", "text": "88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers) The 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers), or Campbell's Highlanders, was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1760 and disbanded in 1763. The regiment was raised at Argyll, Perth, Inverness, Ross and Sutherland by Colonel John Campbell of Dunoon in January 1760 out of a cadre taken from the 87th Foot. The regiment was moved to Germany that year, where it fought at the Battle of Warburg in July 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. It returned to Scotland from the continent in late 1762, and was", "title": "88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers)" }, { "docid": "456524", "text": "in Newfoundland proved the biggest obstacle to peace, as Pitt declared he would rather lose the use of his right arm than give the French a share there and later said he would rather give up the Tower of London than Newfoundland. Newfoundland was at the time seen as possessing huge economic and strategic value because of the extensive fishing industry there. The war in Germany continued through 1761 with the French again attempting to overcome Brunswick and invade Hanover, but suffering a defeat at the Battle of Villinghausen. Pitt had substantially increased the number of British troops serving with", "title": "William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham" }, { "docid": "9724381", "text": "87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders) The 87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders) was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1759 and disbanded in 1763. The regiment was raised at Perth as Keith's Highlanders by Robert Murray Keith who regimented three companies detached from the 42nd Regiment of Foot in August 1759. It was numbered as the 87th Regiment of Foot in 1760. The regiment was immediately dispatched to Germany, where it fought at the Battle of Warburg in July 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen later that month. It returned home later in the year", "title": "87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders)" } ]

[ { "docid": "2396918", "text": "army led by Ferdinand of Brunswick. At the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 he commanded a corps which was at the centre of the line and not attacked. He was also present at the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762, and captured the castle of Waldeck the following month. After peace preliminaries were signed at Fontainebleau in November, he supervised the embarkation of British troops from Europe, returning to England in March. Conway was re-elected to the House of Commons in April 1761, this time for Thetford and on 4 July 1761 he became a member of the Privy", "title": "Henry Seymour Conway" }, { "docid": "6938042", "text": "III. He was fatally wounded at the Battle of Villinghausen, fought on 15 and 16 July 1761. His portrait is in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles. On 7 June 1749, he married Jeanne Julie de Coetmen; they had five children: Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé (1702–1761) was a French nobleman and General. The son of Pierre III, Marquis de Rougé and of Jeanne Prézeau de la Guilletière. Later in life he became Governor of Givet and Charlemont. In 1761 he was mortally wounded in battle. He is represented in the palace of Versailles \"Museum of the", "title": "Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé" }, { "docid": "3278734", "text": "in the Battle of Villinghausen in 1761, in which an Allied force, under the command of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated a numerically superior French force. The following year, in June, the battalion took part in the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in which a heavily outnumbered Allied force defeated the French after some bitter fighting, of which the Guards battalions saw much of it. Later that year, the battalion took part in the Battle of the Brücke-Mühle, the battalion's last action during the Seven Years' War, which would end in 1763. In 1776, the American colonists, in Philadelphia, declared their independence", "title": "History of the Scots Guards (1642–1804)" }, { "docid": "1714422", "text": "the 2nd Battalion coming out of winter quarters, at Paderborn in February 1761 and with the unit at the Battle of Villinghausen on 16 July 1761, then under Prince Ferdinand, the Hereditary Crown Prince, at the crossing of the Diemel, near Warburg, in August, before wintering near Bielefeld. His father died this year necessitating a return to England to resolve family affairs. In 1762 the unit, part of the force led by Prince Ferdinand, was in action at the Battle of Wilhelmsthal on 24 June 1762. After this action they participated in cutting the French supply lines at the heights", "title": "Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)" }, { "docid": "1636482", "text": "April 1746 during the Jacobite rising of 1745 after which it was retitled the 11th Regiment of Dragoons in 1751. The regiment took part in the Raid on St Malo in June 1758 and the Raid on Cherbourg in August 1758 during the Seven Years' War. It then took part in a charge at Battle of Warburg in July 1760 and was present at the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. A further name change, to the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, occurred in 1783. The regiment formed part of the covering force at the Battle of Famars in May", "title": "11th Hussars" }, { "docid": "13504565", "text": "Lieutenant-Colonel. He led his regiment in the Battle of Villinghausen on 15–16 July 1761, and was noted for his gallantry. In 1762 his regiment was involved in heavy fighting during the Battle of Wilhelmsthal. A few weeks later they defeated Saxon troops at the Battle of Lutterberg and ended the year by participating in the Siege of Cassel. In January 1760 Cornwallis became a Member of Parliament, entering the House of Commons for the village of Eye in Suffolk. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Cornwallis in 1762, which resulted in his elevation to the House of Lords. He", "title": "Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis" }, { "docid": "4044658", "text": "to 1760, serving Douglas and his successor, the marquis de l'Hôpital. D'Éon's career in Russia is the subject of one of Valentin Pikul's novels, \"Le chevalier d'Éon et la guerre de Sept ans\" («Пером и шпагой»). D'Éon returned to France in October 1760, and was granted a pension of 2,000 livres as reward for service in Russia. In May 1761, d'Éon became a captain of dragoons under the maréchal de Broglie and fought in the later stages of the Seven Years' War. D'Éon served at the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761, and was wounded at Ultrop. After Empress Elizabeth", "title": "Chevalier d'Éon" }, { "docid": "3041579", "text": "to major general on 6 March 1761 and fought at the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. In May 1762 he took command of a division of the Anglo-Portuguese army, with the local rank of lieutenant-general, to protect Portugal during the Spanish invasion of Portugal. Townshend became Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in the Grenville Ministry in March 1763 and succeeded his father as Viscount Townshend in March 1764. He went on to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Chatham Ministry in August 1767 and introduced measures aimed at increasing the size of Irish regiments, reducing corruption in Ireland and", "title": "George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend" }, { "docid": "7974235", "text": "Battle of Kloster Kampen in October 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 as well as the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762 and the inconclusive Iberian campaign. After the war, it garrisoned the island of Menorca. The regiment served under the name of its various Colonels until it was numbered as the 11th Regiment of Foot when the numerical system of regimental designation was adopted in 1751. It was given the additional county title of 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot in 1782. The 11th Regiment spent the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars serving as", "title": "Devonshire Regiment" }, { "docid": "13273742", "text": "to lead the Anglo-German army which received increasing resources and reinforcements from Britain. Brunswick was now facing several large French armies under the overall command of Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie which tried to envelop the west German frontier. The French still hoped to offset their losses to the British in other parts of the globe by capturing Hanover—-which could be used as a bargaining chip in any peace negotiations. The French continued to invest large numbers of troops—which were badly needed elsewhere. In 1761 Brunswick won another major victory over Broglie at the Battle of Villinghausen. The French made", "title": "Great Britain in the Seven Years' War" }, { "docid": "11012044", "text": "as the Battle of Kloster Kampen in October 1760, the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 and the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762. After returning home in spring 1763, the regiment was posted for garrison duty in Ireland later in the year. It embarked for Menorca in 1771 but was captured by a French invading force in January 1782 and only released five months later. It adopted a county designation and became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment in August 1782. The regiment embarked for Gibraltar in 1792 for service in the French Revolutionary Wars, under the command", "title": "51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot" }, { "docid": "2410585", "text": "Battle of Emsdorf in July 1760, the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761 and at the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762. Granby returned to England as a hero: a painting by Edward Penny, \"The Marquess of Granby Relieving a Sick Soldier\", showed him acting as a man of charity rather than as a soldier and this assured his appeal to the people. He sought to steer a path independent of party politics but supported the Treaty of Paris. He trusted George Grenville who promptly appointed him Master-General of the Ordnance under his ministry on 14 May 1763. Granby was", "title": "John Manners, Marquess of Granby" }, { "docid": "15346956", "text": "of Kloster Kampen in October 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. Dundas was also present at the fall of Havana in August 1762. He was promoted to major on 28 May 1770 and lieutenant colonel on 12 December 1775. On 31 December 1777 he was appointed Quartermaster-General in Ireland, in which post he was promoted to brevet colonel on 12 February 1782. On 31 August 1783 Dundas left regimental service and became an advocate of officer training in the British Army writing many manuals on the subject, the first being \"Principles of Military Movements\" published in 1788.", "title": "David Dundas (British Army officer)" }, { "docid": "1452429", "text": "Roman Empire \"Reichsfürst\" from Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. In 1759, he won the Battle of Bergen and followed that with the capture the city of Minden, later fighting at the Battle of Minden under the command of Contades, whom he would succeed in command. In 1760, he won an action at the Korbach, but was defeated at Villinghausen in 1761. After the war, he fell into disgrace and was not recalled to active employment until 1778, when he was given command of the troops designed to operate against Great Britain, when France intervened on the Thirteen Colonies' side during", "title": "Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie" }, { "docid": "12391163", "text": "and Russian forces were also heavily depleted and could not launch a major offensive. In February 1761 Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick surprised French troops at Langensalza and then advanced to besiege Cassel in March. He was forced to lift the siege and retreat after French forces regrouped and captured several thousand of his men at the Battle of Grünberg. At the Battle of Villinghausen, forces under Ferdinand defeated a 92,000-man French army. On the eastern front, progress was very slow. The Russian army was heavily dependent upon its main magazines in Poland, and the Prussian army launched several successful raids", "title": "Seven Years' War" }, { "docid": "1756657", "text": "Greys and Inniskillings routed the French, sending them in a disorderly retreat into the town of Zierenberg. Soon after, infantry was brought up to storm the town; the town and the survivors of the Scots Greys' attack were captured. The Scots Greys began the following year by conducting patrols and skirmishing with French troops. Eventually, the Scots Greys were with the main army under Brunswick at the Battle of Villinghausen on 15–16 July 1761. The start of 1762 found the Scots Greys again raiding and clashing with French cavalry along the Hanoverian frontier. With the war approaching the end, the", "title": "Royal Scots Greys" }, { "docid": "20700210", "text": "1760. They had the following children: Vérac entered the Musketeers of the Guard in 1757. In 1761 he became Aide-de-camp of his father-in-law during the Seven Years' War. He was wounded in the arm at the Battle of Villinghausen by the same cannon ball that killed his father-in-law. In 1767 he was appointed Colonel of the \"Régiment de Grenadiers de France\". In 1770 he was promoted to Mestre de camp. Soon after, he was made a \"Chevalier de St. Louis\". After this accomplished military career he entered the diplomatic service in 1772, when he was sent as an envoy extraordinary", "title": "Charles Olivier de Saint-Georges de Vérac" }, { "docid": "6835345", "text": "However, Soubise only ordered a few small actions against the right, due in part that both French commanders were the same rank and reluctant to take orders from the other. Allied reinforcements under Wolff soon arrived along the Lippe River and attacked the French flank, halting Broglie's attack and forcing his men to withdraw. By about noon, the French were in full retreat and the battle was over. News of the battle provoked euphoria in Britain, and led William Pitt to take a much tougher line in the ongoing peace negotiations with France. Despite the defeat the French still had", "title": "Battle of Villinghausen" }, { "docid": "20296380", "text": "afghan forces were surrounded and Khwaja fled the battlefield. Sikhs once again defeated the Afghans in the Battle of Gujranwala (1761). The Sikhs gained enough confidence to capture Lahore after back to back victories.They met at Amritsar on Diwali (22nd Oct 1761) and decided to capture Lahore.Sikhs besieged Lahore, khawaja obed did not faced the Sikh attack, Sikhs entered the Lahore city, plundered the city captured the Royal mint and struck their coins bearing-\", \"Sikka Zad dar Jahan Bafazat-i-Akal, mulk-i-Ahmad garift Jassa Kalal.\" which means, \"The coin struck by Grace of God in the country of Ahmad captured by Jassa", "title": "Sikh Occupation of Lahore" }, { "docid": "9119791", "text": "until 1770. The election was one of the most undemocratic in British history, with only around a hundred seats seeing a contested election. See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. The general election was held between 25 March 1761 and 5 May 1761. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). 1761 British general election", "title": "1761 British general election" }, { "docid": "2378871", "text": "the allies on the march, driving them back 50 miles over muddy roads. The regiment was present in the summer at the Villinghausen when they took a force twice their size led by Marshall Soubise, with the flexible use of artillery fire; the cavalry unable to gallop in the terrain. 15th Light Dragoons and The Blues encountered a skirmishing force at Wilhelmsthal on 1 July 1761. The cavalry realizing the enemy's presence took the initiative, demoralizing the French while the infantry finished. ADC Henry Townshend wounded at Vellinghausen, was killed with a trooper and three horses. Henry Seymour Conway marched", "title": "Royal Horse Guards" }, { "docid": "7162434", "text": "Villinghausen in July 1761. In 1779, the light troop was detached to form the 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, and in 1783 the Dragoons Regiment was retitled as the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in honour of the future King George IV. In June 1794 Beau Brummell, who became an arbiter of men's fashion in regency London, joined the regiment as a cornet. In 1806, the regiment was again re-designated, this time becoming a hussar regiment as the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars), and sailed for Corunna in Spain in November", "title": "10th Royal Hussars" }, { "docid": "2472824", "text": "1758, he commanded a brigade, under the Marquess of Granby, at the Battle of Warburg in July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. He was promoted to lieutenant-general on 14 March 1761. Howard became Member of Parliament (MP) for Lostwithiel in 1761 and, having been appointed a Knight Companion of the Bath in early 1763, he became colonel of the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Dragoons in August 1763. He acquired Stoke Place in Buckinghamshire for use as a country home in 1764. Howard stood down from Parliament and became Governor of Minorca in 1766. After retiring as Governor", "title": "George Howard (British Army officer)" }, { "docid": "16888823", "text": "Battle of Neuensund The Battle of Neuensund was a smaller battle at Neuensund of the Seven Years' War between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on September 18, 1761. The Swedish force under the command of Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten managed to rout the Prussian forces commanded by Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling. By mid September 1761, after the capture of Platen by the Russians, the small Prussian corps under the command of Stutterheim had been ordered to leave Western Pomerania and to take position at Stettin. On September 15, according to his orders, Stutterheim marched towards Stettin. This left only Belling's corps", "title": "Battle of Neuensund" }, { "docid": "1513067", "text": "The first time the town was mentioned by a contemporary writer was in 1130. According to Snorri Sturluson, Tønsberg was founded before the Battle of Hafrsfjord, which, according to Snorri, took place in 871. What year the battle took place is disputed, however, and most current historians believe the battle took place closer to 900. However, if the battle did in fact take place in 871, this would make Tønsberg one of the oldest present Scandinavian city. It was based upon this that the city's 1000 years jubilee was celebrated in 1871, and 1100 years jubilee in 1971. The archaeological", "title": "Tønsberg" }, { "docid": "11352090", "text": "as their final rites couldn't be done on mughal ground (land), this place is now known as Joyti Saroop Gurudwara. Samat Bikrmi dates and year: Leaving of Anandpur Sahib,5 Poh 1761, Battle of Chamkaur 6, 7 and 8 Poh 1761, Saka Sirhind 11,12 and 13 Poh 1761. Saka Sirhind Chhotte Sahibzade () of Guru Gobind Singh attained martyrdom on 25/26 December 1705 at a very young age. This is known as Saka Sirhind. Every year on 24 to 26 December, Shaheedi Jor Mela is organised at Fatehgarh Sahib, to commemorate the supreme sacrifice at the place of their martyrdom. Following", "title": "Saka Sirhind" }, { "docid": "6239488", "text": "the player to move as many troops as he wants from one friendly region to an adjacent friendly region. The player may take either or both of these actions. Movement/Battle – The movement action allows a player to move armies from a country they own into a neighboring country. The player is allowed to move any number of armies they wish, with the exception that they must leave at least one army in the originating country. If the neighboring country does not belong to that player, a battle occurs. A battle will take place when a player moves armies into", "title": "Wallenstein (board game)" }, { "docid": "8583026", "text": "reached its peak, the empire's territories covered much of South Asia. By 1760, with defeat of the Nizam in the Deccan, Maratha power under Chhatrapati Shahu reached its zenith with a territory of over 2,800,000 km2. This was followed by the third battle of Panipat. Losses at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 suspended further expansion of the empire in the North-west of India and reduced the power of the Peshwas. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat (Haryana State, India), about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi. The battle pitted the", "title": "Battles involving the Maratha Empire" }, { "docid": "15568492", "text": "Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua The Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua was one of several important battles that took place during the Anglo-Spanish War, a subconflict of the Seven Years' War, which lasted from December 1761 until February 1763. The conflict, which took place in July — August 1762, began when William Lyttelton, the British governor and commander-in-chief of Jamaica, sent a naval expedition to Nicaragua with the primary objective of capturing the town of Granada. Because it represented a potential route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as the possibility of", "title": "Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua" }, { "docid": "15568507", "text": "January 1781. Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua The Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua was one of several important battles that took place during the Anglo-Spanish War, a subconflict of the Seven Years' War, which lasted from December 1761 until February 1763. The conflict, which took place in July — August 1762, began when William Lyttelton, the British governor and commander-in-chief of Jamaica, sent a naval expedition to Nicaragua with the primary objective of capturing the town of Granada. Because it represented a potential route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as the", "title": "Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua" }, { "docid": "10686983", "text": "declined the offer, preferring instead to become general with absolute powers. This battle did not take place at the Lakonian Dereion, but one would expect Derai to mean a 'small hill'. the place-name Dera occurs in a fragmentary late second century Messenian inscription, which appears to have been a definition of the Messenian borders with Arcadia, otherwise, nothing else is known about this place. Battle of Deres The Battle of Deres was a fight between the Spartans and the Messenians which occurred c. 684 BC. It was the first major military engagement of the Second Messenian War. The Spartans and", "title": "Battle of Deres" }, { "docid": "13789694", "text": "left the area and a battle took place near Abacaenum. Details of the battle are not known, except that the Carthaginians were heavily defeated, losing 800 soldiers and the survivors were forced to take refuge in Abacaenum. Dionysius did not bother besieging the city but retired, which allowed Mago to fall back to Western Sicily. The defeat did not weaken the Carthaginians in Sicily, nor did Dionysius bother to attack their allies immediately after the battle. The lull gave Carthage time to gather an army and reinforce Mago, and Mago time to further incite the Sicels. The Carthaginians chose to", "title": "Battle of Abacaenum" }, { "docid": "14356444", "text": "Zama (Tunisia) Zama, also known as Xama, in what is now Tunisia is best known for its connection with what is called the Battle of Zama, in which, on 19 October 202 BC, Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, ending the Second Punic War with victory for the Roman Republic, and breaking the power of Ancient Carthage. The battle did not in fact take place in the vicinity of Zama. Polybius states that Hannibal, after first camping at Zama, moved to another camp just before the battle; and Livy says that Scipio's camp, near which the battle took place, was at Naraggara,", "title": "Zama (Tunisia)" }, { "docid": "6966382", "text": "bold offensive in 1759, only to be repulsed at Bergen where he was defeated by France in the Battle of Bergen on 13 April 1759. Following the battle Ferdinand retreated in the face of a French advance, but managed to check them with a decisive victory at the Battle of Minden. This ended the immediate French threat to Hanover, as the French army was in no condition to continue its advance. Villinghausen, Wilhelmsthal, Warburg and other victories attested the increasing power of Ferdinand in the following campaigns, and Frederick, hard pressed in the eastern theatre of war, owed much of", "title": "Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel" }, { "docid": "9523449", "text": "limited hours. An annual reenactment of the battle takes place on the park grounds in October. In the early 1980s, a lifeguard was on duty and swimming was permitted in the Delaware River. Battle of Red Bank The Battle of Red Bank (October 22, 1777) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War in which a Hessian force was sent to take Fort Mercer on the left bank (or New Jersey side) of the Delaware River just south of Philadelphia, but was decisively defeated by a far inferior force of Colonial defenders. Although the British did take Fort Mercer a", "title": "Battle of Red Bank" }, { "docid": "18966184", "text": "Battle of Gujranwala (1761) The Battle of Gujranwala was fought between Durrani Empire and the Sikh Confederacy. Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India in 1761 and defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, then he returned to Kabul and appointed Khwaja Abed Khan the Afghani Governor of Lahore. He wanted to defeat Sikhs in order to secure Afghani position in the entire Punjab region but was defeated by Sikh army under Charat Singh in the Battle of Sialkot (1761). He just recovered from defeat at Sialkot in August to besiege and defeat victorious Sikhs at Gujranwala, (northeast", "title": "Battle of Gujranwala (1761)" }, { "docid": "20352408", "text": "by-election in 1754. In 1756 he received a secret service pension of £500 per year. When King George III came to the throne in 1760 he was offered the renewal of his place as equerry, but did not press to take it. Because Exeter wanted to place his brother at Rutland at the next election Brudenell was transferred to Stamford for the 1761 general election where he was returned unopposed. He was appointed clerk comptroller of the Household in July 1765 and held the post until 1768. At the 1768 general election he returned to Rutland where he became MP", "title": "George Bridges Brudenell" }, { "docid": "18995314", "text": "Battle of Sialkot (1761) The Battle of Sialkot was fought between Durrani Empire and Sukerchakia Misl of Dal Khalsa in 1761. Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India and defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat like he defeated them at Bararighat and Sikandrabad earlier in 1760. He gave a crushing blow to the Marathas which dragged the Marathas to Deccan and appointed Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II as the Emperor of India. Thereafter, he turned towards the Sikhs to defeat them and sent Nur-ud-din along with 12,000 Afghan soldiers to chastise the Sikhs for attacking them near river Chenab.", "title": "Battle of Sialkot (1761)" }, { "docid": "7029587", "text": "John Adam (architect) John Adam (5 March 1721 – 25 June 1792) was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam and his wife Mary Robertson (1698–1761). His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects. The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career as a designer of country houses began to take off. John attended Dalkeith Grammar School, outside the city, although he did not proceed to university as he was already being involved in the family businesses.", "title": "John Adam (architect)" }, { "docid": "1894272", "text": "the French and Indian War. There are three historic districts within the town today: Old Bennington, Downtown Bennington and North Bennington. Of these, Old Bennington is the original settlement, dating back to 1761 when Congregational Separatists arrived from Connecticut and from Amherst and Hardwick, Massachusetts. In the early 1800s, Downtown Bennington started developing, and by 1854 the county's population had reached 18,589. The town is known in particular for the Battle of Bennington, which took place during the Revolutionary War. Although the battle took place approximately to the west in what is now the state of New York, an ammunition", "title": "Bennington, Vermont" }, { "docid": "13880533", "text": "suffered so much, never one whose service for any 10 years of his life were so important and essential to the cause of his country as those of Mr. Otis from 1760 to 1770.\" Adams claimed that \"the child independence was then and there born, every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance.\" Otis expanded his argument in a pamphlet published in 1765 to state that the general writs violated the British constitution harkening back to the Magna Carta. The text of his 1761", "title": "James Otis Jr." }, { "docid": "20008109", "text": "become Chhetri after their birth. This is the myth got in Rajdhov society(NIRS, 2006). Panipat is a place located at Punjab region of India, now in Hariyana. It is 97 km north of Delhi and co-ordinates are 29.39⁰ N and 76.97⁰ E. In history, battle was fought thrice at that place. It was happened in 1526 AD, 1556 AD and 1761 AD. In first battle, Mughal Akabar fought against Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. In the second battle, Mughal Akabar fought against the Hindu ruler Hemu. In third battle, Durrani Empire of Afghanistan fought against Maratha Empire. In second battle, although", "title": "Rajdhoves" }, { "docid": "2232773", "text": "a territory of over . Ahmad Shah Durrani called on the Rohillas and the Nawab of Oudh to assist him in driving out the Marathas from Delhi. Huge armies of Muslim forces and Marathas collided with each other on January 14, 1761 in the Third Battle of Panipat. The Maratha Army lost the battle, which halted their imperial expansion. The Jats and Rajputs did not support the Marathas. Their withdrawal from the ensuing battle played a crucial role in its result. Historians have criticised the Maratha treatment of fellow Hindu groups. Kaushik Roy says \"The treatment of Marathas with their", "title": "Maratha Empire" }, { "docid": "12459261", "text": "entered the House of Commons for the family's Rotten Borough of Plympton Erle at a by-election in 1747 to replace Richard Edgcumbe, who had chosen to sit for another borough. The Treby family had great influence in the borough. A government supporter, he was returned again at the 1754 and 1761 elections, but probably did not take his seat after the latter, as he died in November 1761. In the ensuing by-election, he was replaced by his younger brother George Hele Treby (c.1727-1763). George Treby (younger) George III Treby (c.1726 – 5 November 1761) of Plympton House, Plympton St Maurice,", "title": "George Treby (younger)" }, { "docid": "5860157", "text": "and 8 June 1761 under Augustus Keppel. Drake then went out to the West Indies again, and was present at the Battle of Havana between 6 June and 13 August 1762 under Sir George Pocock, before retiring on half pay in 1763. Drake's elder brother, the fifth baronet, had previously represented Bere Alston in the House of Commons. He was appointed Master of the Household in 1771, and chose not to seek re-election. Instead Francis William was elected in his place, on 29 January 1771. He voted with the government on most issues, and did not seek re-election in the", "title": "Francis William Drake" }, { "docid": "2464927", "text": "attacked the French who were camped. This resulted in victory, but the French were ultimately able to move on and take Mexico City, dominating the country until 1867. The annual celebration of the battle began in the state in areas of the country not occupied by the French as a symbol of Mexican pride. Today it is the most important state political commemoration. The most important observances take place at the Loreto and Guadalupe forts in the city of Puebla, where the battle occurred in 1862. The highlight is a reenactment of the event at the site. Like the rest", "title": "Puebla" }, { "docid": "787801", "text": "into a fight, along the London road. Cromwell meanwhile, leaving George Monck with the least efficient regiments to carry on the war in Scotland, had reached the river Tyne in seven days, and thence, marching 20 miles a day in extreme heat with the country people carrying their arms and equipment, the regulars entered Ferrybridge on 19 August, at which date Lambert, Harrison and the north-western militia were about Congleton. It seemed probable that a great battle would take place between Lichfield and Coventry on or just after 25 August and that Cromwell, Harrison, Lambert and Fleetwood would all take", "title": "Battle of Worcester" }, { "docid": "15887324", "text": "abandoned him, while a large number of the residents of Suhar fled the country for Abbasid and Saffarid territory. Muhammad's forces soon arrived at Julfar and were able to take it after a short battle. They then advanced further into the country, arriving at Tu'am in April 893, followed by al-Sirr and finally Nizwa. Having captured Nizwa without resistance, Muhammad moved on to a village where the imam and his troops were stationed. The resulting battle, which took place in mid-May, ended in victory for the Abbasids; the imam and many of his followers were killed and their heads were", "title": "Muhammad ibn Nur" }, { "docid": "18475486", "text": "the election result was largely anti-climatic, with only 26 of Ireland's 150 constituencies actually witnessing any form of electoral contest. Of these 26 constituencies 9 were counties and 17 were boroughs. There were several reasons for the low number of electoral contests. One issue was a sense of political apathy, whilst the other was that the immense costs of standing for election dissuaded individuals from standing. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the", "title": "1761 Irish general election" }, { "docid": "9119822", "text": "eleventh Parliament of Great Britain was convened on 31 May 1754 and sat through eight sessions until its dissolution on 20 April 1761. See British general election, 1796 for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. The general election was held between 13 April 1754 and 20 May 1754. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). 1754 British general election", "title": "1754 British general election" }, { "docid": "17274299", "text": "excavation \"in search of treasure or information\", but did not rule out the possibility it was to inter the bodies of the Caithnessmen. Communication between the Orcadians and people of Caithness completely broke down after the battle, and animosity between the two persisted for over three centuries after this. Battle of Summerdale The Battle of Summerdale (also called the Battle of Bigswell) was fought on 19 May 1529, and was the last battle to take place on Orkney soil. The battle took place on the boundary of the parishes of Orphir and Stenness in Mainland, Orkney (several miles west of", "title": "Battle of Summerdale" }, { "docid": "19918642", "text": "to cross in a place were the crossing conditions were not favorable, while they could have cross without problem on the bridge from Negyed, and because of this they arrived only at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, being too late to help Asbóth to continue the attack. After the battle Knezić defended himself saying that Görgei's orders were not clear, and he did not knew which battle plan to follow: the battle plan from 16, or that from 20 June? Thus Asbóth was forced to order to his troops to take position at Pered, Alsószeli and Deáki. The I. corps", "title": "Battle of Pered" }, { "docid": "2319223", "text": "Acts\"); but it has been established that Queen Margaret had fled to France by the time the battle took place. The Queen's Cave in question is on the south side of the West Dipton Burn, to the southwest of Hexham. Until 1572, Hexham was the administrative centre of the former Liberty or Peculiar of Hexhamshire. In 1715, James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, raised the standard for James Francis Edward Stuart in Hexham Market place. The rising, however, was unsuccessful, and Derwentwater was captured and beheaded after the Battle of Preston. In 1761, the Hexham Riot took place in the", "title": "Hexham" }, { "docid": "16575115", "text": "Transit of Venus, 1874 The 1874 transit of Venus, which took place on 9 December 1874 (01:49 to 06:26 UTC), was the first of the pair of transits of Venus that took place in the 19th century, with the second transit occurring eight years later in 1882. The previous pair of transits had taken place in 1761 and 1769, and the next pair would not take place until 2004 and 2012. As with previous transits, the 1874 transit would provide an opportunity for improved measurements and observations. Numerous expeditions were planned and sent out to observe the transit from locations", "title": "Transit of Venus, 1874" }, { "docid": "4963276", "text": "and just before his carrier and \"Hornet\" (CV-8) proceeded south toward the Coral Sea to meet an expected Japanese thrust. The two flattops were too late to assist \"Lexington\" (CV-2) and (CV-5) in the critical Battle of the Coral Sea which took place from 4 to 8 May. Although she missed the Coral Sea action, \"Enterprise\"—\"The Big E\"—did participate in the pivotal Battle of Midway one month later. Ensign Vammen, by that point assigned to Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6), did not take part in the strikes of 4 June against the Japanese carrier fleet. He received his baptism of fire,", "title": "Clarence E. Vammen Jr." }, { "docid": "10136949", "text": "Sadashiv-rao's second wife was Parvatibai. She accompanied Sadashivrao bhau during the battle of Panipat. Sadashivrao is supposed to have died in the battle of Panipat but his dead body was never found. Parvatibai refused to accept that her husband was dead and did not live a widow's life. Around 1770, a person appeared in Pune claiming to be Sadashiv-rao. He was soon busted and is known as 'totayaa' (तोतया) which means an impostor. An area of Pune is named Sadashiv-Peth in his honour. Sadashivrao Bhau Sadashiv Rao Bhau (4 August 1730 – 14 January 1761) was son of Chimaji Appa", "title": "Sadashivrao Bhau" }, { "docid": "6835344", "text": "forces lined up along a series of hills, with their left anchored by the Lippe River (in the north), and the Ahse River in their centre. The French army advanced on 15 July, and Broglie's troops in the north made progress against German troops under Wutginau. However, British troops under Granby just south of Wutginau held their ground and the French assault stalled. Reinforcements for both sides arrived that night and Ferdinand strengthened his left at the expense of his right. The next morning, Broglie continued his attack on the Allied left, expecting Soubise to attack the weakened Allied right.", "title": "Battle of Villinghausen" }, { "docid": "6640305", "text": "near Urquhart Castle, destroying what they did not take. Parliament attempted to summon John to answer accusations of treason several times beginning in September, but John did not respond. No records suggest that Parliament ever successfully called to account the Captain of Clanranald, who finally died unrepentant in 1584. Battle of the Shirts The Battle of the Shirts (, also the Battle of Kinloch-Lochy) was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1544 in the Great Glen, at the northern end of Loch Lochy. The Clan Macdonald of Clanranald and their allies the Clan Cameron fought the Clan Fraser", "title": "Battle of the Shirts" }, { "docid": "18995315", "text": "Nur-ud-din advanced with his troops to punish the Sikhs but he was repulsed in the battle fought at Chenab River. Following repulsion, Nur-ud-din withdrew under siege to Sialkot, northeast of Punjab capital of Lahore. He was further attacked by the Sikhs at Sialkot where his army was starved into surrender and he fled in disguise to save his life. Hence, the Sikhs defeated the Afghan army at Sialkot and forced them to retreat from India. After defeat at Sialkot, the Afghans were defeated by the Sikhs at the Battle of Gujranwala (1761) in the same year. Battle of Sialkot (1761)", "title": "Battle of Sialkot (1761)" }, { "docid": "12424918", "text": "Benjamin Hallowell Carew Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew (born Benjamin Hallowell; ?1 January 1761 – 2 September 1834) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was one of the select group of officers, referred to by Lord Nelson as his \"Band of Brothers\", who served with him at the Battle of the Nile. Although he is often identified as Canadian, Hallowell's place and exact date of birth have been the subject of dispute among researchers. He was possibly born on 1 January 1761 in Boston, Massachusetts, where his British father, former naval captain Benjamin Hallowell (1723–1799), was Commissioner", "title": "Benjamin Hallowell Carew" }, { "docid": "13954751", "text": "15 km freestyle prior to the 2010 Games took place on 5 February at Canmore, Alberta, and was won by Italy's Giorgio Di Centa. Veerpalu did not participate to the event being in freestyle while Berger did not participate to the fact that the biathlon men's 12.5 km pursuit would take place the next day. Di Centa finished tenth in the event. Cologna is the first Swiss to win a gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at", "title": "Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle" }, { "docid": "16269836", "text": "did not rule much personally. He did, however, succeed in his marriage policy, which allowed his children to marry into powerful families around the country. Financial difficulties forced him to sell the city of Butzbach, which his family had owned since 1478, to Hesse-Darmstadt on 17 March 1741. On 22 May 1742, Emperor Charles VII raised the House of Solms-Braunfels to the rank of Imperial Prince. When Frederick William died in 1761, he was succeeded by his son Ferdinand William Ernest. He was married three times. His first wife was Princess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1691-1725), the daughter of John", "title": "Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels" }, { "docid": "12591437", "text": "relations with any country, the New Zealand government website stating that: Traditionally, Niue's foreign relations and defence have been regarded as the responsibility of New Zealand, which has full diplomatic relations with China. Importantly, it is a requirement of Niue's constitution that in such matters,\" consultation between the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the Premier of Niue\" must take place and it is not clear that such consultation did in fact take place before Niue purported to establish diplomatic relations with China. As such, Niue's authorities may have acted outside the powers conferred on them under Niue's constitution. Another", "title": "China–Niue relations" }, { "docid": "16531729", "text": "international designator 1986-050A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 16849. Kosmos 1761 Kosmos 1761 ( meaning \"Cosmos 1761\") is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1986 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. Kosmos 1761 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 01:16 UTC on 5 July 1986. The launch successfully", "title": "Kosmos 1761" }, { "docid": "16531728", "text": "Kosmos 1761 Kosmos 1761 ( meaning \"Cosmos 1761\") is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1986 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. Kosmos 1761 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 01:16 UTC on 5 July 1986. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the", "title": "Kosmos 1761" }, { "docid": "18628912", "text": "Action of 17 July 1761 The Action of 17 July 1761 was a naval engagement fought off the Spanish port of Cádiz between a British Royal Navy squadron and a smaller French Navy squadron during the Seven Years' War. British fleets had achieved dominance in European waters over the French following heavy defeats of French fleets in 1759. To maintain this control, British battle squadrons were stationed off French ports, as well as ports in neutral but French-supporting Spain which sheltered French warships. In 1761, two French ships, the 64-gun ship of the line \"Achille\" and 32-gun frigate \"Bouffone\" were", "title": "Action of 17 July 1761" }, { "docid": "16156064", "text": "the 2010 European Athletics Championships, where he came 19th. He improved his half marathon best to 1:03:16 hours with a fifth-place finish at the European Club's race, but did not run well at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships held in Albufeira, ending up in 40th while his teammates shared in the team silver medal. The following year he came fifth at the Almond Blossom Cross Country, then went on to take 40th place at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Rocha did not manage to finish the European Cup 10,000 m race. At the age of 35, he", "title": "José Rocha" }, { "docid": "4810745", "text": "Seven Years' War Hood fought at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, and in 1761 \"Minerva\" recaptured after a long struggle, the 60-gun of equal force, which had been captured by the French in 1756. For the remainder of the war, from 1761 to 1763, he was captain of in the Mediterranean. From this time forward Hood was in continuous employment afloat and ashore. In 1778 he was appointed to and fought at the First Battle of Ushant on 22 July. In the court-martial of Admiral Augustus Keppel that followed the battle, although adverse popular feeling was", "title": "Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport" }, { "docid": "20839227", "text": "troops. On 20 November 1759 he participated in the Battle of Quiberon Bay on the \"Dragon\" with his son, Louis René. In 1760 La Touche was appointed governor of Martinique in place of the unpopular François V de Beauharnais, and as a member of the island's Creole elite helped boost morale. He left for Martinique on the frigate \"Tigre\" in late 1760. From 1761 to 1762 he was commander general of the Windward Islands and governor general of Martinique. After La Touche arrived in Martinique in February 1761 he wasted no time. He inspected the small forts and batteries of", "title": "Louis-Charles Le Vassor de La Touche" }, { "docid": "20347453", "text": "Little is known of his contribution in parliament. He was listed under the heading “country gentlemen” and was counted as a Government supporter. He did not stand in 1761 when his brother George took over the seat. Tufnell succeeded his father on 28 December 1758, inheriting Langleys in Great Waltham, Essex. He became one of the richest commoners in England, renting out property in Essex and the north. He died on 23 September 1794. John Tufnell John Joliffe Tufnell (1720–1794), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1761. Tufnell was the son of", "title": "John Tufnell" }, { "docid": "16456358", "text": "walk, he had wrecked the Cherokee economy and made 4,000 inhabitants of the Middle Towns homeless and starving. In August 1761 the Cherokee sued for peace. As a result of the war, Cherokee warrior strength estimated at 2,590 before the war in 1755 was now reduced by battle, Smallpox and starvation to 2,300. Battle of Echoee The Battle of Echoee, or Etchoe Pass, was a battle on June 27, 1760, between the British and colonial force under Archibald Montgomerie and a force of Cherokee warriors under Seroweh. The encounter took place near the present-day municipality of Otto, in Macon County,", "title": "Battle of Echoee" }, { "docid": "12537993", "text": "its mast in a storm and was obliged to return to Britain for refitting. Gell was off the Indian coast during Sir Edward Hughes' five actions against the French admiral Bailli de Suffren when Gell was in command of the 68 gun HMS \"Monarca\". Gell and the \"Monarca\" did take part in the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783. The battle was the last of the American Revolutionary War between a rival French and British fleet. The battle which took place off the coast of India near Cuddalore was inconclusive and was remarkable in that peace had already been", "title": "John Gell (Royal Navy officer)" }, { "docid": "17505753", "text": "Delhi. Raghunath Rao appointed Antaji Mankeshwar as Governor of Delhi province while Alamgir II was retained as titular head with no actual power. This conquest of Delhi by the Marathas laid the foundation of their north-west campaign, as a consequence of which they established their rule up to Khyber Pass by May 1758. Instead of paying the promised tribute of 5 lakh rupees to Marathas, Najib once again started building an army to take back control of his lost territory in the Meerat region which had been captured by Marathas. Najib then invited Ahmad Shah Abdali again in 1761 for", "title": "Battle of Delhi (1757)" }, { "docid": "18283512", "text": "the high ground, went on in greater security to Arnisa, the first place he reached in Perdiccas’ country. His soldiers were furious at the premature retreat of the Macedonians, and whenever they came across any of their oxcarts or any baggage that had fallen off, they would cut loose and slaughter the oxen and take the baggage for themselves. It was from this point that Perdiccas started think of Brasidas as an enemy, and from then on he nursed a lasting hatred of the Peloponnesians. Battle of Lyncestis The Battle of Lyncestis/Lyncus took place in 423 BC between the allied", "title": "Battle of Lyncestis" }, { "docid": "7615869", "text": "revolves around a war which saw Poland confronted with four super-powers. In one notable battle the Polish army, outnumbered by seven thousand Turkish soldiers, is victorious when the enemy retreats from the field of battle after learning that it is led by Michał Wołodyjowski. The novels take place during the second half of the 17th century and focus around Wołodyjowski, nicknamed the \"Little Knight\" on account of his small physical stature, journeying with his friends Jan Skrzetuski and Onufry Zagłoba, fighting to save his country from foreign invaders. Wołodyjowski dies in the Siege of Kamieniec Podolski when together with his", "title": "Michał Wołodyjowski" }, { "docid": "11526112", "text": "Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna (1716 - c. 1770) was a Spanish colonial governor of Cuba between 1761 and 1762, when he lost Havana in the British expedition against Cuba. Born at León, Spain, he was the second son of the Marquis of Acapulco, and had a career in the Army, where he became \"mariscal de campo\". In mid-1760, Juan de Prado was named Governor and Captain General of the Island of Cuba by King Charles III of Spain but did not take possession of his office until February, 1761. He", "title": "Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna" }, { "docid": "1268960", "text": "Third Battle of Panipat The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, about north of Delhi, between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading forces of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, supported by two Indian allies—the Rohilla Najib-ud-daulah Afghans of the Doab, and Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh. Militarily, the battle pitted the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery (zamburak and jezail) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah, both ethnic Afghans. The battle is considered one of the largest", "title": "Third Battle of Panipat" }, { "docid": "18966185", "text": "of Lahore) but Charat Singh being a sharp and courageous leader besieged the Afghani Governor, besides, he led a massive attack on the Afghani camp and looted almost all the guns and baggage of Afghans. Finally before the return of Ahmad Shah Durrani, Sikhs defeated Abid Khan and khan escaped to Kabul by narrow margin to save his life. In the same year, the Sikhs plundered and captured Lahore city. Battle of Gujranwala (1761) The Battle of Gujranwala was fought between Durrani Empire and the Sikh Confederacy. Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India in 1761 and defeated the Marathas in the", "title": "Battle of Gujranwala (1761)" }, { "docid": "13052126", "text": "in Brittany into an old aristocratic family, whose properties included the fief of Sanois in Annet-sur-Marne, and Pantin. In 1745, he joined the prestigious regiment of the Gardes Françaises and shortly afterwards was present at the Battle of Fontenoy. Soon after his marriage in 1761, he left military service and withdrew to his estates. His wife, however, the only daughter of a rich counsellor of the Parlement de Paris, was not happy at the prospect of a quiet country life. Despite some legacies which made the couple relatively wealthy, they nevertheless fell into debt, which caused many domestic disputes and", "title": "Comte de Sanois" }, { "docid": "6472824", "text": "Battle of Placentia (194 BC) The Battle of Placentia was fought in 194 BC, near Placentia, between the Roman Republic and the Boii. The Roman army won the battle. The following year, another battle with the Boii would take place in the same region; known as the Battle of Mutina, it would end the Boii threat. Tiberius Sempronius Longus, consul for 194 BC along with Scipio Africanus, invaded the territory of the Boii with his four-legion-strong consular army. The Boiian chieftain Boiorix and his two brothers built a camp in open country to challenge the Roman army to battle. Intimidated", "title": "Battle of Placentia (194 BC)" }, { "docid": "14632495", "text": "William Baker (1743–1824) William Baker (3 October 1743 – 20 January 1824) was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Sir William Baker, MP, educated at Eton College (1753-60). Admitted to Clare College, Cambridge in 1761, he did not matriculate there. He studied law at the Inner Temple (1761), where he was called to the bar in 1775. He succeeded his father in 1770, inheriting and renovating the Bayfordbury country house in Hertfordshire. He was elected a Sheriff of London for the same year. Baker was the Member of Parliament for Aldborough 4 March 1777 – 8 September", "title": "William Baker (1743–1824)" }, { "docid": "18425115", "text": "finishing in last place. He would go on to play four more matches for the Rhinos in 2010 and 2011, and named captain for the 2011 A5N tournament in which Indonesia beat Pakistan in a battle for third place. In 2011, Natapradja retired from international rugby to take a post as Chairman for the Persatuan Rugby Union Indonesia, the governing body of Indonesian rugby, but came out of retirement two years later to once again represent his country in the 2014 A5N tournament in Laos, and again in the 2015 Asian Championship hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dicky Natapradja Dicky (Bobby)orlando", "title": "Dicky Natapradja" }, { "docid": "18701760", "text": "most important contributions to the Muslim community was his organisation of opposition to the Maratha Empire, who had captured large parts of India which belonged to the Mughal Empire before and had reduced the Mughal emperor to a mere puppet. It was partly his influence which helped to persuade Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan to intervene. He joined forces with local Muslim leaders and defeated the Marathas at The Battle of Panipat in 1761. Shah Waliullah learned from Sufis. He also studied the Wahhabi movement. Unlike many Wahhabis, he did not reject Sufism. He felt a debt to the Sufis", "title": "Shah Waliullah Dehlawi" }, { "docid": "18867334", "text": "in Mosul. However, it was noted that the only one who could officially declare the start of the battle was the Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, which he did not. In addition, two days earlier, The Daily Beast interviewed the general who said the date to begin the operation, \"may be very close but I can't tell you when exactly\". When pressed he said it would take place in less than a year and that more than 30,000 soldiers would take part, which some analysts found hard to believe since the Iraqi military was still decimated and rebuilding following the", "title": "Mosul offensive (2015)" }, { "docid": "2187480", "text": "payments of cash and produce; the intention being to force the withdrawal of Hessian troops from the war. However, Hessian forces together with their allies attempted to liberate their homeland but were repulsed at the Battle of Sanderhausen on 23 July. They later participated in the first Siege of Cassel in 1761 and the second Siege of Cassel in 1762 which was finally surrendered by the French that November, the last action of the whole war. To field a large professional army with a relatively small population, Hesse-Kassel became the most militarized state in Europe. The country maintained 5.2% to", "title": "Hessian (soldier)" }, { "docid": "16536769", "text": "to attack the Overhill Towns. Stephen arrived at Long Island of the Holston in 1761, and proceeded to construct Fort Robinson. Concerned over this invasion force, the Overhill Cherokee sent Chief Old Hop (Conocotocko) to Long Island of the Holston to seek peace. Colonel Stephen agreed, and peace was concluded in November 1761, before any action to place. At the behest of the Cherokee, Stephen dispatched Lieutenant Henry Timberlake on an expedition to the Overhill country to consolidate peace with the various villages. A journal and map created by Timberlake during this expedition would later prove invaluable to early explorers", "title": "Siege of Fort Loudoun" }, { "docid": "1269006", "text": "valour on both sides. Santaji Wagh's corpse was found with over 40 mortal wounds. The bravery of Vishwas Rao, the Peshwa's son, and Sadashiv Bhau was acknowledged even by the Afghans. The film Panipat, was announced by director Ashutosh Gowariker. Starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon. Based on the Third Battle of Panipat. Third Battle of Panipat The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, about north of Delhi, between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading forces of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, supported by two Indian", "title": "Third Battle of Panipat" }, { "docid": "3613112", "text": "But when the subject is individual, and the proposition is future, this is not the case. For if so, nothing takes place by chance. For either the future proposition such as, 'A sea battle will take place,' corresponds with future reality, or its negation does, in which case the sea battle will take place with necessity, or not take place with necessity. But in reality, such an event might just as easily not happen as happen; the meaning of the word 'by chance' with regard to future events is that reality is so constituted that it may issue in either", "title": "De Interpretatione" }, { "docid": "20842776", "text": "Drummond Place in Edinburgh's Second New Town. He died at home 14 Drummond Place on 27 May 1842. He had one son, James Spens (1797-1870), by an early relationship. As James did not inherit from his father he was presumably illegitimate. His wife Bethia Wood (1781-1867) outlived him and lived at Drummond Place with their son Nathaniel Spens WS (b.1801) and a daughter Helen (b.1821). The condition now known as cardiovascular syncope was probably first described in 1761 by the Italian Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771). Spens published in 1793 a case history which has been described as the first published", "title": "Thomas Spens (physician)" }, { "docid": "20844324", "text": "Vinchurkars held forty five villages in Nasik as well as elsewhere in Maratha Empire of which yeola was one. The Vinchurkar family also played a crucial role in the Third Battle of Panipat which took place in 14 January 1761, Where the army of Marathas fought Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Durrani. Vitthal Narsingh Vinchurkar was the Sardar of Peshwa and one of the grandees of Maratha Empire who continued to be loyal to Peshwa almost to the bitter end. The Vinchurkars have their land of inams and watans in Khandesh. After the defeat of Bajirao II by Yashwantrao Holkar at", "title": "Vinchurkar family" }, { "docid": "5662965", "text": "seat of Peshwas, flowered as a centre of Hindu learning and traditions. The empire at its peak stretched from Tamil Nadu in the south, to Peshawar (modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ) in the north, and Bengal and Andaman Islands in the east. In 1761, the Maratha army lost the Third Battle of Panipat to Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Afghan Durrani Empire which halted their imperial expansion into Afghanistan. Ten years after Panipat, the young Peshwa Madhavrao I's Maratha Resurrection reinstated Maratha authority over North India. In 1761, the Maratha army lost the Third Battle of Panipat to Ahmad Shah", "title": "History of Hinduism" }, { "docid": "9055918", "text": "axes, and shovels, or burned in place) to provide an esplanade and enable \"Decatur's\" howitzer to sweep the shores. Much brush was also cleared from the town's inland edges, to reduce the cover for future attacks. On February 24, USS \"Massachusetts\" arrived and on March 28 USS \"John Hancock\". The now well defended town did not, however, face a second battle. Defeat in the Battle of Seattle had discouraged the hostile natives, and they did not again amass a comparable force. Furthermore, Governor Stevens had convinced Patkanim and his men to take on the role of bounty hunters, paying them", "title": "Battle of Seattle (1856)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "10432979", "text": "Todd Beamer Todd Morgan Beamer (November 24, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an American passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He was one of the passengers who attempted to regain control of the aircraft from the hijackers. During the struggle, the aircraft lost control and crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, saving the hijackers' intended target and additional victims. Todd Beamer was born on November 24, 1968, in Flint, Michigan, to David Beamer, an IBM sales representative, and Peggy Jackson Beamer, a muralist,", "title": "Todd Beamer" } ]

[ { "docid": "1524867", "text": "told by the crew of the \"Enterprise-E\" from the future deeply disturbing. On April 5, 2063, Cochrane made Earth's first warp flight, playing Steppenwolf's \"Magic Carpet Ride\" during blast-off. The \"Phoenix\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s warp flight was detected by a Vulcan survey ship, the \"T'Plana Hath\", which then makes peaceful first contact with humans, including Cochrane, at the \"Phoenix\"s launch site. The aphorism \"Don't try to be a great man, just be a man. And let history make its own judgments.\" is attributed to Cochrane, who is said to have uttered it in 2073. In 2119, Cochrane was present at the dedication of", "title": "Zefram Cochrane" }, { "docid": "701383", "text": "Moses must have looked, when he gazed out over the promised land.\" The Man Who Sold the Moon is also the title of two collections of Heinlein's short stories. Both collections include \"Let There Be Light\", \"The Roads Must Roll\", and \"Requiem\"; the first also includes \"Life-Line\" and \"Blowups Happen\". Although the science fiction film \"Destination Moon\" is generally described as being based on Heinlein's novel \"Rocket Ship Galileo\", the story in fact bears a much closer resemblance to \"The Man Who Sold the Moon\". However, the technology of \"The Man Who Sold the Moon\" is very different: its rocket", "title": "The Man Who Sold the Moon" }, { "docid": "5240966", "text": "best album of the year in \"The Village Voice\"s annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1984. Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it second best on his own list, and in a decade-end list for the newspaper, named it the tenth best album of the 1980s. He later said that, along with X's 1981 album \"Wild Gift\", \"Let It Be\" represented the peak of American indie rock. In a retrospective review, eMusic's Karen Schoemer said that \"Let It Be\" is \"as classic as rock & roll could be\" and cited it as a cornerstone album of alternative rock, along with", "title": "Let It Be (The Replacements album)" }, { "docid": "1506007", "text": "Dog\", \"Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now\", \"Let It All Fall Down\", \"Me and My Guitar\", \"Daddy's Baby\" and \"Ain't No Song\" from 1974's \"Walking Man\", \"How Sweet It Is\" from 1975's \"Gorilla\", \"Shower the People\", \"A Junkie's Lament\", \"Slow Burning Love\" and \"Family Man\" from 1976's \"In the Pocket\", and \"B.S.U.R.\" from 1979's \"Flag\". She also co-wrote with Taylor the song \"Terra Nova\" on his 1977 album \"JT\". In 1980, Simon signed with Elektra's sibling label Warner Bros. Records and released her ninth studio album, \"Come Upstairs\". In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during a show to promote the album, Simon collapsed", "title": "Carly Simon" }, { "docid": "8785860", "text": "the Power Syndicate. Douglas-Martin sunpower screens appear in several other Heinlein stories, such as \"The Roads Must Roll\". Let There Be Light (Heinlein short story) \"Let There Be Light\" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally published in \"Super Science Stories\" magazine in May 1940 under the pseudonym Lyle Monroe. It is the second story in his \"Future History\" and was included in the first collection, \"The Man Who Sold the Moon\", but was omitted from the omnibus collection \"The Past Through Tomorrow\". This story draws on Heinlein's early leftist ideas, and makes references", "title": "Let There Be Light (Heinlein short story)" }, { "docid": "12667732", "text": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song) \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs. \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is \"Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party\": The song was written by Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore, Jordan's wife, who never wrote a lyric in her life (however, her name was sometimes substituted for Jordan's to get around an inconvenient publishing", "title": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)" }, { "docid": "12667736", "text": "Lynda Carter covered this song in her 2011 album \"Crazy Little Things\". Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song) \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs. \"Let the Good Times Roll\" is \"Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party\": The song was written by Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore, Jordan's wife, who never wrote a lyric in her life (however, her", "title": "Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)" }, { "docid": "1406655", "text": "staged with numerous changes. Sondheim has contributed new songs to several of the show's incarnations. Merrily We Roll Along (play) Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It concerns a man who has lost the idealistic values of his youth. Its innovative structure presents the story in reverse order, with the character regressing from a mournful adult to a young man whose future is filled with promise. The 1934 Broadway production received mostly good notices, however it was a financial failure and has not been revived on Broadway. The 1981 musical adaptation has", "title": "Merrily We Roll Along (play)" }, { "docid": "1406649", "text": "Merrily We Roll Along (play) Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It concerns a man who has lost the idealistic values of his youth. Its innovative structure presents the story in reverse order, with the character regressing from a mournful adult to a young man whose future is filled with promise. The 1934 Broadway production received mostly good notices, however it was a financial failure and has not been revived on Broadway. The 1981 musical adaptation has been considerably more successful, having been revived several times. Hart, on a journey from Hollywood", "title": "Merrily We Roll Along (play)" }, { "docid": "16754803", "text": "and described as the Goldman roll. Yiqun Mou's analysis of the Goldman roll indicates up to $26 billion was made through arbitrage of the Goldman roll between 2000 and 2009. Matt Taibbi, describing the Goldman roll, said \"there are lots of folks who believe that knowing when and how it works gives investors an unfair advantage (particularly Goldman)—but in the interest of not having the reader’s head explode, we’ll skip that topic for now.\" Goldman roll The Goldman roll is the monthly sale and purchase of commodities for the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S&P-GSCI). While a stock market index is", "title": "Goldman roll" }, { "docid": "6579541", "text": "Let the Circle Be Unbroken Let The Circle Be Unbroken is the 1981 sequel to \"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry\" (1976), written by Mildred D. Taylor. T.J.'s punishment is approaching, Stacey runs away to find work, and the Logan children's cousin, Suzella Rankin, tries to pass herself off as a white person, but fails which leads to embarrassing consequences. It won the Coretta Scott King Author Award in 1982. The Logan family goes through hard times trying to raise their children the correct way. T.J. Avery, Stacey's friend, is accused of murdering a white man, Jim Lee Barnett. Although", "title": "Let the Circle Be Unbroken" }, { "docid": "4587284", "text": "and lyricism\", while \"Q\" magazine said it \"took orchestral jazz in a new direction\". Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic about the record and recalled being a young listener when it was released: \"In 1960 [it] catapulted Davis into the favor of the kind of man who reads \"Playboy\" and initiated in me one phase of the disillusionment with jazz that resulted in my return to rock and roll\". For \"Sketches of Spain\", Evans and Davis won the 1961 Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition. In 2003, the album was ranked number 358 on \"Rolling Stone\"s list of the 500", "title": "Sketches of Spain" }, { "docid": "14929247", "text": "proof to me that a rock 'n' roll audience are not lemmings... If they don't agree with you, they will let you know – but that doesn't mean they're not fans... I was flattered that we weren't just playing to people who agreed with us.\" U2's performance was later credited with inspiring a protest in the Chilean Parliament against Pinochet, who was in the process of becoming a Senator for life after relinquishing his position as head of the armed forces. The opposition party brought in the Madres, who again held pictures of their disappeared children and asked for information", "title": "Mothers of the Disappeared" }, { "docid": "14554399", "text": "to have stuff to write about. I'm super-confident this album is gonna back up our first album,\" 2008's gold-certified \"Saving Abel.\" The singer described the 11-track album, produced again by Skidd Mills, as \"versatile\" but true to the character of its predecessor. \"One of the strongest things that we're proud of here is our Southern heritage, man, and you can tell that in this album,\" Weeks said. \"We do throw a little bit more rock 'n' roll in there, but we've got a little more in-depth than the Southern twang that made Saving Abel who it was when 'Addicted' (the", "title": "Miss America (Saving Abel album)" }, { "docid": "13063016", "text": "swept onto the blacklist those who had never even been particularly active politically, let alone suspected of being Communists: [O]n March 21, 1951, the name of the actor Lionel Stander was uttered by the actor Larry Parks during testimony before HUAC. \"Do you know Lionel Stander?\" committee counsel Frank S. Tavenner inquired. Parks replied he knew the man, but had no knowledge of his political affiliations. No more was said about Stander either by Parks or the committee – no accusation, no insinuation. Yet Stander's phone stopped ringing. Prior to Parks's testimony, Stander had worked on ten television shows in", "title": "Hollywood blacklist" }, { "docid": "9915850", "text": "and received the same reception. The youngest son, Hans, who was rather a fool, begged to go too, until his father let him. When he met the iron man, he said the basket contained the apples which the princess would eat to make herself well. The iron man said that it was so. The basket held apples when he reached the castle, and the princess was cured. The king, however, refused to let them marry until he had a boat that traveled over dry land and sea. Hans went home and told his father. His father sent Uele to the", "title": "The Griffin (fairy tale)" }, { "docid": "9090756", "text": "\"Good Evening New York City\". Personnel per \"The Beatles Bible\". Let Me Roll It \"Let Me Roll It\" is a song by Wings released on the 1973 album \"Band on the Run\". The song was also released as the B-side to \"Jet\" in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released. Some critics, such as \"Rolling Stone\"s Jon Landau, saw the song as a pastiche of John Lennon's sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, didn't intend the song to be a pastiche of", "title": "Let Me Roll It" }, { "docid": "9090754", "text": "Let Me Roll It \"Let Me Roll It\" is a song by Wings released on the 1973 album \"Band on the Run\". The song was also released as the B-side to \"Jet\" in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released. Some critics, such as \"Rolling Stone\"s Jon Landau, saw the song as a pastiche of John Lennon's sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, didn't intend the song to be a pastiche of Lennon. He did say the vocal \"does sound like John.", "title": "Let Me Roll It" }, { "docid": "8634995", "text": "Beijing, desire that their son marry with fellow Uyghurs to preserve their culture, a Uyghur man interviewed by Professor Kaltman in Urumqi expressed his willingness to let a Han man marry his daughter, but wanted his son to marry another Uyghur Interracial dating is prevalent among Han people and \"Chinese Uighur\" (assimilated Uyghurs who speak Mandarin), one government employee Uyghur man interviewed by Professor Kaltman said he does not anticipate a Han marrying his daughter but he would not object to it if she wanted to, Professor Kaltman interviewed an additional Uyghur man who said he would not allow a", "title": "History of Xinjiang" }, { "docid": "9590170", "text": "Roll, advanced robots with personalities, along with Ice Man, Guts Man, and Cut Man. Dr. Wily and Proto Man go and steal the robots, reprogramming the latter three robots as henchmen. Dr. Wily attempts to reprogram Rock and Roll at his lab later, but Rock decides to trick Dr. Wily. He tells Dr. Wily that Dr. Light also built \"super warrior robots\", and that if Rock and Roll are let go, he'll tell him how to defeat the robots. Rock uses this lie (Dr. Wily believing robots can't lie) to cause a distraction and escape with Roll. Dr. Light decides", "title": "Mega Man (1994 TV series)" }, { "docid": "10886396", "text": "man; even those who spent a lot of time with him confessed to not knowing him well. “He was a good friend,” said famed golfer Gary Bauer, “but he never let anyone get very close to him. He was an enigma. He was very closed-mouthed about his family.” Victoria Lombardi said of her father, “He had a good life, but he was a lonely man. His professional life filled him up.” In December 1997, Lombardi, who had undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery previously, drove himself to Community Hospital in Fresno when he felt some pain in his chest. When informed", "title": "Vic Lombardi" }, { "docid": "2173355", "text": "J. Braddock in \"Cinderella Man\". To that end, Dundee traveled to Australia to work with the Oscar-winning actor and appeared in the film as \"Angelo\" the corner man. Throughout his career, Dundee was widely respected as a decent, honorable man in an often corrupt sport. Perhaps the greatest tribute to Dundee was paid by Howard Cosell who said \"If I had a son who wanted to be a fighter and I couldn't talk him out of it, the only man I would let train him is Angelo Dundee\". In November 2008, he was hired as a special consultant for Oscar", "title": "Angelo Dundee" }, { "docid": "10153965", "text": "from show business. When he resumed his career a year later, Hamilton could no longer generate hit singles performing pop standards because, overnight, rock and roll had become the record industry's predominant commercial force. So, in late 1957, Epic coaxed Hamilton into recording \"Don't Let Go\", an R&B rocker produced by Otis Blackwell, the man who had written the two biggest number-one hits of Elvis Presley's career: Don't Be Cruel and All Shook Up. By early 1958, \"Don't Let Go\" had become the second US top-15 pop hit of Hamilton's career and the first top-40 hit ever recorded in stereo.", "title": "Roy Hamilton" }, { "docid": "14032161", "text": "arsonist, dressed in a well-cut flannel suit, stood in the middle of the church parking lot screaming, \"The church is afire. Let her burn. Let her burn.\" When the pastor and staff tried to extinguish the fire, the arsonist tried to block their passage, struck a staff member in the face, and threw a statue at the fire. The fire caused $5,000 in damages, and the following day, Father Murray said Mass in the church and urged forgiveness for the young man who had set the fire: \"Let us pray for the poor boy who didn't know what he was", "title": "St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church" }, { "docid": "8794877", "text": "aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney ['s 'Live and Let Die']\". Cornell stated that the biggest two influences on \"You Know My Name\" were Tom Jones, who performed the theme for \"Thunderball\", and Paul McCartney, who composed and performed the theme for \"Live and Let Die\". \"I decided that I was going to sing it like Tom Jones, in that crooning style. I wanted people to hear my voice,\" Cornell said. \"And 'Live and Let Die' is a fantastic song. Paul McCartney wouldn't have written it if not for that movie. I [also] wanted", "title": "You Know My Name" }, { "docid": "13941242", "text": "St Mary and of William of Chimilli shall keep the third. And moreover, there shall be three seals to it, and those who keep the seals shall put the seals thereto. Moreover the clerks of the said William and William shall keep a roll of the transcripts of all the charters, and as the charters shall be altered so let the roll be likewise. For every charter there shall be three pence paid, one moiety thereof by the Jews and the other moiety by him to whom the money is lent; whereof the two writers shall have two pence and", "title": "Exchequer of the Jews" }, { "docid": "2190854", "text": "of his approach, \"I knew this movie was going to either be something that people really went for, or it was going to ruin me completely. From the beginning of my involvement, I said that the character had to be rock 'n' roll. He had to be the .007 of pet detectives. I wanted to be unstoppably ridiculous, and they let me go wild.\" He said he sought comedic moments that would be unappealing to some, \"I wanted to keep the action unreal and over the top. When it came time to do my reaction to kissing a man, I", "title": "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" }, { "docid": "7984740", "text": "was making the story \"out of touch\" and \"out of date.\" He also disliked Golan's criticisms of Recht and Yotvat's plot not having any \"action.\" Recht said in a retrospective interview, \"It's a small movie. It's rock and roll. And then he said to me, \"Eh…Rockin' Horse, Rock n' Roll.\" So what can you do?\" George S. Clinton, who had a previous career as a songwriter and recording artist, joined the project to translate the lyrics from Hebrew to English after being recommended for the job by Golan's secretary Kathy Doyle. Clinton worked with Golan, Recht and Yotvat on the", "title": "The Apple (1980 film)" }, { "docid": "15982166", "text": "Let the Good Times Roll (film) Let the Good Times Roll is a 1973 rockumentary / concert film directed by Robert Abel and Sidney Levin. It features numerous stars from the American pop and rock music scene of the 1950s. The film follows a concert in the 1970s, interspersed with footage of the singers from the 1950s. It also includes interviews with the singers. The film features numerous stars from the 1950s and early 1960s playing as themselves, including The film ends with a rare, and apparently impromptu, duet between Berry and Diddley, who had recorded together before, but were", "title": "Let the Good Times Roll (film)" }, { "docid": "20049650", "text": "‘We have come To serve (9) the Great House, l.p.h. A question was put regarding the condition of the desert. Then they said, We have heard nothing at all; (10) (but) the desert is dying of hunger’-so said They. Then this servant caused that (they) be dismissed to their desert (11) on this day. Then one of These Medjay-women said, ‘O let me be given (12) my Medjay-man in this(?) … Then that Medjay-man [said], ‘Does on who trades bring himself?’(?) …. (x+1,2) … (illegible signs) … (3) [it is a communication to the Master,] l.p.h., [about the fact that]", "title": "Semna Despatches" }, { "docid": "893771", "text": "about him on the benches, and spake: 'I see no such man here within, who would not hold it a disgrace to wrestle with thee;' and yet he said: 'Let us see first; let the old woman my nurse be called hither, Elli, and let Thor wrestle with her if he will. She has thrown such men as have seemed to me no less strong than Thor.' Straightway there came into the hall an old woman, stricken in years. Then Útgarda-Loki said that she should grapple with Ása-Thor. There is no need to make a long matter of it: that", "title": "Elli" }, { "docid": "3863228", "text": "Your Lovin'\", earned the band their first #1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, said: What's surprising about \"Let It Roll\" is not just that it works, but that it works smashingly. It sounds as if the group picked up after \"The Last Record Album\", deciding to return to the sound of \"Feats Don't Fail Me Now\". True, the songwriting might not have the idiosyncratic genius of George, but it's strong, catchy and memorable, from the fine singles \"Hate to Lose Your Lovin'\" and \"Let it Roll\" to album tracks. More", "title": "Let It Roll (Little Feat album)" }, { "docid": "9249343", "text": "executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice. Mike Barnett, a retired colonel from the Sheriff’s Office with thirty-seven years of service, said that he met Litchfield while working with the FBI as a bank robbery investigator. “Litchfield is a kind, good man and is the best of bosses,” said Barnett, who was Litchfield’s assistant and chief criminal deputy. “He gave you a job and let you do it, and he wouldn’t ask you to do anything he wouldn’t do himself.\" Barnett also said Litchfield was more of a law enforcement man than a", "title": "Elmer Litchfield" }, { "docid": "19552911", "text": "A file revealing the accident about the dolls is then shown and the man reading the story is hinted to be the pizza delivery man from the first game, who suggests that he should \"go back to that house\", hinting towards a sequel. As the credits roll, Emily and her dolls are seen facing a tall figure (presumably the entity mentioned in the newspapers), saying that it won't let her out anymore and now \"they are one\". The developer, Shawn Hitchcock, announced that he will be releasing \"Emily Wants To Play\" on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, creating a VR", "title": "Emily Wants to Play" }, { "docid": "8473468", "text": "question: just who is the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band again?\" \"Skiddle\" called it a \"classic\" album. Pitchfork said that, alongside the band's other 1996 albums, \"Take it from the Man!\" \"essentially mapped out the boundaries of their sound.\" \"Jumping Fences\" ranked the album at number 6 in their list of the top 10 albums of 1996. In 2014, French magazine \"Rock & Folk\" included the album in their list of \"555 Disques 1954–2014: Soixante Ans de Rock'n'Roll\" (\"555 Records 1954–2014: Sixty Years of Rock 'n' Roll\"). Alongside \"Thank God for Mental Illness\", \"FasterLouder\" called it the band's \"sublime", "title": "Take It from the Man!" }, { "docid": "19387330", "text": "it home, listened to it, loved it, sang along to it.\" His style draws heavily on music of this period. He said of his single \"Never Gonna Let You Go\", \"Motown Soul fused with Rock 'n' Roll. Well, they said it could never be done so this song is going to prove them wrong.\" Chris Evans described his vintage pop as, \"A squeeze of the Bee Gees, a bit of Billy Joel, a dash of Dean Friedman, and a ripple of Rodriguez.\" Albums include: Singles include: Si Cranstoun Simon \"Si\" Cranstoun is a British singer who spent many years as", "title": "Si Cranstoun" }, { "docid": "7758665", "text": "him, including a whole album of \"The Daily Bugle\"'s retractions. Tim has also collected mementos such as kinescopes of Spider-Man's early television appearances and bullets from a crime foiled by Spider-Man. Suddenly, Spider-Man comes into Tim's room. In the following hours, the two trade anecdotes about Spider-Man's long career. The hero is surprised and touched by how much the boy adores him. When Spider-Man is about to leave, Tim asks him who he really is. After some hesitation, Spider-Man takes off his mask, identifies himself as Peter Parker, and retells the fateful night when his negligence let Uncle Ben die,", "title": "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" }, { "docid": "4333133", "text": "popular tracks, including \"Roll On Down the Highway,\" \"Let It Ride,\" \"Blue Collar,\" \"Four Wheel Drive,\" \"Not Fragile\" and \"Take It Like a Man.\" His songwriting credits include \"Gimme Your Money Please,\" \"Blue Collar,\" \"Not Fragile,\" \"Take It Like a Man\" (with Blair Thornton), \"Let it Ride\" (with Randy Bachman) and \"Roll On Down the Highway\" (with Robbie Bachman). Turner also wrote and sang the lead on \"Heartaches\" (1979), the lone B.T.O. single to chart in the post-Randy Bachman era. Turner recorded a solo song for the \"Animal Magnetism\" CD called \"Walk With You\" in 1996. The \"Animal Magnetism\" album", "title": "Fred Turner (musician)" }, { "docid": "11081115", "text": "member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and who would also play on many Mink DeVille albums. The album gets its name from a type of leather jacket (a cabretta leather jacket was worn by Ben Edmonds, the Capitol Records A&R man who signed Mink DeVille in 1976). Willy DeVille said the Cabretta leather was like his band's music, tough but tender. American Hit Network said of the album, \"Under-promoted, under-appreciated and ultimately under-sold, \"Cabretta\" is a sleeper masterpiece that sounds as good today as it did in 1977.\" They added: \"Trouser Press\" described the Mink DeVille of", "title": "Cabretta" }, { "docid": "20676559", "text": "of Priscilla Wright and Marion Marlowe's versions, and No. 11 on \"Cash Box\"s chart of \"The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes\". The song also reached No. 11 on \"Billboard\"s Honor Roll of Hits. The song was ranked No. 50 on \"Billboard\"s ranking of \"1955's Top Tunes\", based on the Honor Roll of Hits. In 1967, Claudine Longet released a version of the song as the B-side of \"Small Talk\" and on the album \"The Look of Love\". The Man in the Raincoat (song) \"The Man in the Raincoat\" is a song written by Warwick Webster, which was first released", "title": "The Man in the Raincoat (song)" }, { "docid": "5510841", "text": "years I wasted on this one! I was so frustrated with Hollywood, I went after European money, needing $20 million. And they said, 'You're on.' But I found out I needed more money. [...] That really hurts, that I let a project I'm convinced I'm the best director on the planet to do, slip by.\" After Schepisi's project collapsed, Gilliam resumed working on the film with co-writer Tony Grisoni, giving it the new name \"The Man Who Killed Don Quixote\". Instead of featuring a man named Alonso Quixano and Sancho Panza, this new version would instead feature Toby Grisoni (a", "title": "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" }, { "docid": "14836700", "text": "of tens of thousands is just how it is for the man who guides the Collingwood Cheer Squad. Joffa said that the ordinary people who inhabit his real world \"give the movie its heart.\" People such as Fr. Bob McGuire, Kevin Bartlett and 93-year-old Mavis, who used to attend dances with Ron Barassi's father. One of the highlights for Australian audiences is hearing Good Old Collingwood Forever sung in Mandarin. Another is hearing the classic Australian food, the Chiko Roll, being explained to a Londoner. The Australian Council on Children and the Media said that the main messages from this", "title": "Joffa: The Movie" }, { "docid": "7284755", "text": "negative. He said, ‘It is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.’ In another version, Muhammad is recorded to have said: The Prophet said, “The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, ‘We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.’ The man said to them, ‘Don’t quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.’", "title": "Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard" }, { "docid": "15793781", "text": "were at times uncomfortable with the extent to which Guggenheim probed into their history. Responding to the band's concerns, Guggenheim said, \"I tell the story that's in front of me, warts and all. In the rock 'n' roll business, it's about adding layers. My process strips layers away. Rock stars are more comfortable creating an aura and mystique.\" Despite U2's discomfort, they allowed Guggenheim to have creative control over the film. He remarked, \"They said from the beginning, we want you to make the movie that you want to make and they let me make the movie I wanted to", "title": "From the Sky Down" }, { "docid": "19286126", "text": "greats.\" \"The Chicago Reader\" said, “Local singer and guitarist Toronzo Cannon shows off his impressive range on 2013's John the Conquer Root (Delmark), tackling full-band soul (\"Cold World\"), airy acoustic ballads (\"Let It Shine Always\"), and rough-and-tumble biker-bar rock 'n' roll (\"Sweet, Sweet, Sweet\"). Cannon excels when he lets his ax take the lead: on the title track, for instance, he doles out slow, shimmying riffs and smoldering licks. \"Blues & Rhythm\" (UK) said, “Without sounding like I'm going over the top with praise, this release is terrific and top heavy with superb musicianship and quality material and is worthy", "title": "Toronzo Cannon" }, { "docid": "11279426", "text": "it was \"[a]nother opportunity missed\" to deepen into Trudy's death. Comparing it to \"Psych\" episode \"Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy\", David Kronke of \"Los Angeles Daily News\" said \"\"Psych\" manages [to inveigle viewers to feel the holiday spirit] tonight; \"Monk\", not so much.\" Although the plot is \"easy to figure out\", \"Chicago Tribune\"s Maureen Ryan criticized how the episode \"seem[s] a bit flat\". Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus \"Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus\" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series \"Monk\",", "title": "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" }, { "docid": "4249611", "text": "perform demanding rock & roll exists comfortably alongside his fascination for diverse forms ... while there's little doubt about his skill, one wonders how long he'll continue wrestling with rock at all\". \"Circus\", noting that Bowie was \"never one to maintain continuity in his work or in his life\", declared that \"Station to Station\" \"offers cryptic, expressionistic glimpses that let us feel the contours and palpitations of the masquer's soul but never fully reveal his face.\" The review also found various allusions to earlier Bowie efforts, such as the \"density\" of \"The Man Who Sold the World\", the \"pop feel\"", "title": "Station to Station" }, { "docid": "6462457", "text": "and Merthyr Tydfil. The Revd Islwyn Jones, who conducted Davies's funeral service, said: \"He had a great love for man, he believed with the Psalmist that 'The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof', and it was these words, sinking deep into his heart, which made him 'take up the cudgels for the common man' \". S. O. Davies Stephen Owen Davies (before 1889 – 25 February 1972), generally known as S. O. Davies, was a Welsh miner, trade union official and Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1950 to", "title": "S. O. Davies" }, { "docid": "16974660", "text": "Banus said \"Gabi needs a man. It’s really important. If she doesn’t get a man soon, she’s going to go ballistic. It needs to be somebody that she doesn’t choose, but they choose her.\" It was announced that Blake Berris would return as former \"braniac\" Nick Fallon who was just let out of prison. Banus said that if he was paired with Gabi, they could be \"crazy together\". Nick and Gabi eventually inched closer and quickly began a romance in October 2012. During an interview with \"Soap Opera Digest\", Banus explained their relationship: \"Since both Gabi and Nick were in", "title": "Gabi Hernandez" }, { "docid": "1617990", "text": "guy\" and the \"Sex Box man\". Reich told Peter that he cried a lot, and wanted Peter to let himself cry too, believing that tears are the \"great softener\". His last letter to his son was on 22 October 1957, when he said he was looking forward to being released on 10 November, having served one third of his sentence. A parole hearing had been scheduled for a few days before that date. He wrote that he and Peter had a date for a meal at the Howard Johnson restaurant near Peter's school. Reich failed to appear for roll call", "title": "Wilhelm Reich" }, { "docid": "20587213", "text": "was with Dastur. Perhaps you think that is because of betting. It is not so. I do not bet much. I love this game of racing. I am afraid before every big race and rejoice afterwards. Today it is wonderful and I do not forget the man who trained my four- Mr Frank Butters- the man who said 'Let them all run, they all have a chance'\". Firdaussi ended his season on 29 September in the £4,981 Jockey Club Stakes over fourteen furlongs at Newmarket in which he was ridden by Beary and started the 4/1 third favourite behind the", "title": "Firdaussi" }, { "docid": "11627802", "text": "arrested. Robyn told Rita about a man, who she found ironing his shirt in her house, and her worries about him. Rita said that she would be happy to ring the police for her and advised that Robyn should let her do so. The man was later revealed as Ben Chiltern and he began working at the ED as a nurse, where he was given the nickname, Lofty. Rita and clinical lead, Zoe Hanna treat prisoner, Frankie, who has taken several iron tablets and caused himself a kidney failure. He has only done this to receive attention from his mum", "title": "Characters of Casualty" }, { "docid": "11245507", "text": "growing up for historical reference. The song has been recorded by other performers. The song is sometimes known by one of its verses, \"Tempie let your hair roll down\", and is the basis for the campfire song \"I Wish I Was a Little Bar of Soap\". Bob Dylan, who listened to Smith's \"Anthology\", echoed a line from this song; \"'Cause a railroad man they'll kill you when he can/ And drink up your blood like wine,\" as recorded in Lunsford's \"I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground\" is echoed by Dylan's verse \"Mona tried to tell me/ To", "title": "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" }, { "docid": "17257187", "text": "the documentary, such as being unable to contact Robertson's family. Jorgensen said a government source told him, \"It's not that the Vietnamese won't let him (Robertson) go; it's that our government doesn't want him.\" With the publicity of \"Unclaimed\", the identity of the man who claimed to be Robertson was challenged. In the documentary, the \"Toronto Star\" reported the case made, \"There is physical proof of Robertson's birthplace, collected in dramatic fashion onscreen; a tearful meeting in Vietnam with a soldier who was trained by Robertson in 1960 and said he knew him on sight; and a heart-wrenching reunion with", "title": "Unclaimed" }, { "docid": "9361211", "text": "belonged to the palace, saw him, but did not well know by his countenance who he was, because it was dark, though he could well judge that it was a man who was privately there on some design, he came nearer to him; and when Claudius desired that he would retire, he discovered who he was, and owned him to be Claudius. So he said to his followers, \"This is a Germanicus; come on, let us choose him for our emperor.\" In hailing him as \"Germanicus,\" Gratus was evoking the memory of Claudius' older brother, who was still popular among", "title": "Gratus" }, { "docid": "2706098", "text": "Perserverence and pluck combined with brains have brought many a man out of the rut. Such a man is Mr. George Weston, who a few years ago, with a capital of two hundreds dollars, began a small baking business, and who to-day has the largest bakery in Canada, and does the largest bread business in the city. His quarters, being too small for his rapidly growing business, he decided to erect the largest, and at the same time the model, bakery in Canada. He spared no money, and let it be said to his credit, that the building was designed", "title": "George Weston" }, { "docid": "6492282", "text": "Man the Bonnes are searching for the island's secret treasure and that it is said if somebody obtains it, a great disaster will befall the island. Amelia asks Mega Man to investigate the island's ruins. With a refractor found in a ruin, Roll and Mega Man repair the Flutter, allowing them to find a cave to continue exploring the island. While exploring the cave, Mega Man activates the Main Gate, a dungeon where he should be able to find the reason why Reaverbots from the island are being activated. Mega Man confronts the Bonnes who, after being defeated once again,", "title": "Mega Man Legends (video game)" }, { "docid": "7870520", "text": "went looking for him. Atkinson caught the man he believed was the peeping tom, but the man convinced him that he was not the window peeper and that he had just taken his girlfriend home. Atkinson later heard the story about Thomas and decided to notify the police of his experience. Atkinson said the man he saw was 5'9, wore khaki and had hair that could have been dark red. Gonzaullas stated that, \"We don't believe that the man who killed the five people here in the past six weeks would boast about his crimes and then let the Negro", "title": "Texarkana Moonlight Murders" }, { "docid": "4805786", "text": "and consequently from happiness, but not from equality. Let us next examine the conduct of this fallen pair, when Jehovah interrogated them respecting their fault. They both frankly confessed their guilt. \"The man said, the woman who thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree and I did eat. And the woman said, the serpent beguiled men and I did eat.\" And the Lord God said unto the woman, \"Thou wilt be subject unto they husband, and he will rule over thee.\" That this did not allude to the subjection of woman to man is manifest,", "title": "Grimké sisters" }, { "docid": "8137330", "text": "and threw several of them down. An old cannibal heard the sound as they dropped and said, \"Who is that stealing my fruit?\" The man in the tree replied, \"It is I with my brothers,\" and the old ogre answered, \"Well, let us see if what you say is true. Just call to them.\" Accordingly, the man shouted, \"My brothers!\" and all the fish that he had buried in the sand, replied, so that it sounded as if many men were near; whereupon the cannibal was frightened and said, \"It is true, but hurry up, take what you will, only", "title": "Melanesian mythology" }, { "docid": "15580484", "text": "to sit through, not only from the jazz standpoint (the impressive all-stars who are in the orchestra are largely wasted) but musically; everything is too serious and a bit pompous. Skip\". The Planet Is Alive...Let It Live! The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! is a 1984 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, of the poetry of Pope John Paul II translated by Gene Lees. In 1995 the album was reissued on CD as \"The Mystery of Man\". The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album one and a half stars and said that \"Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of everyone", "title": "The Planet Is Alive...Let It Live!" }, { "docid": "15656592", "text": "A Viennese legend says that \"Franz Stelzer\" (1842–1913), who owned a small inn in Breitenfurt near Vienna, was the inventor of the \"Millirahmstrudel\". In the story he became a very famous and rich man for that. Besides the strudel dough the ingredients are: cream, egg yolks, blanched, ground almonds, sugar, 1 roll soaked in milk, 2 whites snow (stiffy beaten egg whites). Sprinkle with raisins and bake lightly. Then pour over sugared milk. Let it evaporate. Then bake in casserole. Serve in the pan with hot vanilla sauce. Milk-cream strudel The milk-cream strudel (Viennese: Millirahmstrudel, German: Milchrahmstrudel) is a traditional", "title": "Milk-cream strudel" }, { "docid": "6771189", "text": "he noticed what appeared to be another man in the distance, walking toward him. They soon met, and Shonkwaia'tison asked the stranger where he had come from. The stranger replied, \"I believe that I am the creator of this land, and I am walking around now admiring what I have done.\" Surprised, Shonkwaia'tison said, \"No, you are wrong. It was I who created this land.\" They bickered back and forth like this for a little while, until finally Shonkwaia'tison said, \"Fine then, let us have a test to see who actually did create this land.\" He pointed to a mountain", "title": "False Face Society" }, { "docid": "7286049", "text": "the inhumanity of the Lahore prisoners. The censure motion was carried by 55 votes against 47. Jawaharlal Nehru said \"Another name has been added to the long and splendid roll of Indian martyrs. Let us bow our heads and pray for strength to act to carry on the struggle, however long it may be and whatever consequences, till the victory is ours \". Subhas Chandra Bose described Das as the \"young Dadhichee of India\", referring to the well known mythological yogi Dadhichee who sacrificed his life for the sake of killing a demon. In the 2002 film \"The Legend of", "title": "Jatindra Nath Das" }, { "docid": "8156481", "text": "playing, calling it \"brilliantly inventive.\" He also praised the band's ability to write what he called \"brooding and killer\" verses and choruses. He ended by saying the album was \"a truly special debut by a truly special band, and you should let it start seeping into your consciousness now.\" Richard Hughes of CD Times drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, PJ Harvey and a David Lynch movie soundtrack. He warned, \"You'll find yourself following their path down the dark side of rock 'n roll.\" Less favourable reviews came from David Renshaw of \"Wears the Trousers Magazine\", who said, \"Occasionally, the", "title": "Howling Bells (album)" }, { "docid": "4018899", "text": "\"If you play in this country, live in this country, and you grow up in the heartland and you put on a Russian uniform, you are not a patriotic person in my mind,\" Donovan said. Hammon responded to Donovan's criticism saying, \"You don't know me. You don't know what that flag means to me. You don't know how I grew up. The biggest honor in our classroom was who could put up the (American) flag, roll it up right, not let the corners touch the ground. Obviously we definitely define patriotism differently.\" She has also stated. \"I love my country.", "title": "Becky Hammon" }, { "docid": "5296662", "text": "take on the Joker feels incredibly authentic.\" Goldstein later ranked \"The Man Who Laughs\" #23 on a list of the 25 best Batman graphic novels. Don MacPherson of The Fourth Rail felt that \"The Man Who Laughs\" \"rob[s] the Joker of some of his mystery\" but said that Brubaker and Mahnke \"capture the chilling nature of the Joker's insanity and bloodlust, not to mention the intensity of the Batman.\" MacPherson in particular praised \"how well [Brubaker] brings Jim Gordon to life.\" Batman: The Man Who Laughs Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book by Ed", "title": "Batman: The Man Who Laughs" }, { "docid": "15473267", "text": "allow her to use the bathroom, eat, or drink. \"One man would leave and another would enter,\" she said. \"He would finish and then another man would come in.\" She said they told her: \"Let the men from Eastern Libya come and see what we are doing to their women and how we treat them, how we rape them.\" There were other women held with her, including a 16-year-old who was able to untie al-Obeidi's hands and feet. This allowed her to escape, and she caught a taxi to the Rixos Hotel, where she heard there was some form of", "title": "Iman al-Obeidi" }, { "docid": "13178365", "text": "died doing what they loved: riding on motorcycles, kicking in doors, serving on SWAT\", he said. Capt. Tracey thanked the witnesses who called 911 and attempted to aid Sergeant Dunakin and Officer Hege, \"To the citizens who called 911 last Saturday to report our officers down and the brave man ... I hope you hear me, sir ... the brave man who provided CPR to our fallen heroes, we thank you, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your actions let us know that they, that these officers, did not die in vain. That the people, that they", "title": "2009 shootings of Oakland police officers" }, { "docid": "965399", "text": "Vedic ritual. The \"Rigveda\" (8.48.3) says: Ralph T.H. Griffith translates this as: Swami Dayanand Saraswati translates it as: The references to immortality and light are characteristics of an entheogenic experience. (Michael Wood (historian))(The Story of India) Also, consider Rigveda (8.79.2-6) regarding the power of Soma: \"...He covers the naked and heals all who are sick. The blind man sees; the lame man steps forth...Let those who seek find what they seek: let them receive the treasure...Let him find what was lost before; let him push forward the man of truth...\" Such is indicative of an experience with an entheogen of", "title": "Soma (drink)" }, { "docid": "19015569", "text": "is dragging the screaming child to the altar. An officer orders him to raise his hands and stand away. Anthony raises the first dagger, and the officers fires his gun. The double funeral of Jenny and Anthony is attended by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, who now has custody of a smiling Damien. Just before The credits roll, Revelation 13:18 Appears: \"Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding, count the number of the beast for it the number of a man and his number is 666\". Jenma Natchathiram Jenma Natchathiram (தமிழ்: ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம், English: Birth Star) is a 1991", "title": "Jenma Natchathiram" }, { "docid": "1556368", "text": "of the United States, who is watching over a smiling Damien. Just before the credits roll, Revelation 13:18 Appears \"Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding, count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man and his number is 666.\" According to producer Harvey Bernhard, the idea of a motion picture about the Antichrist came from Bob Munger, a friend of Bernhard's. When Munger told him about the idea back in 1973, the producer immediately contacted screenwriter David Seltzer and hired him to write a screenplay. It took a year for Seltzer to write", "title": "The Omen" }, { "docid": "9859026", "text": "out of proportion. Paul, was asked a hypothetical question at a Tea Party debate by CNN host Wolf Blitzer about how society should respond if a healthy 30-year-old man who decided against buying health insurance suddenly requires intensive care for six months. Paul said it shouldn't be the government's responsibility. \"That's what freedom is all about, taking your own risks,\" Paul said. Paul mentioned he does not believe society should let the aforementioned hypothetical man die but emphasized that churches and communities – rather than governments – should take care of those in need. As a former Libertarian Party candidate", "title": "Political positions of Ron Paul" }, { "docid": "15269554", "text": "\"Sunnyview\", Levy entertained, among others, John Lennon and Tommy James. Zach Levy, of Shireworks Productions, is producer of the Big Up Festival — and Morris Levy's son. After the \"Let it Roll Festival\" in 2009, the 1500 acre Sunnyview Farm became a venue for small festivals and concerts with accommodating five performance stages, an onsite farmer’s market, local vending, large-scale multimedia installations, and workshops to highlight sustainable skills and collaborative art. 2009's Let It Roll: End of Summer Extravaganza, which ran September 18, 19, 20, was produced by Zach Levy (son of Morris Levy), Ruralliance, Number Line Productions and the", "title": "The Big Up Festival" }, { "docid": "3659024", "text": "developed a consistent directorial style, and in later years never protested when others rediscovered his techniques and claimed them as their own. He was a modest, quiet, cautious man who felt uncomfortable working with the famous stars he directed starting in 1912. Zukor said of Porter that he was more an artistic mechanic than a dramatic artist, a man who liked to deal with machines better than with people. Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison", "title": "Edwin S. Porter" }, { "docid": "4727582", "text": "findings for \"The New York Times\", journalist John Tierney called Sailer \"a veteran student of presidential IQ's\", and cited the judgement of American psychologist Linda Gottfredson, an IQ expert at the University of Delaware, that Sailer's study was a \"creditable analysis\". Although citing Bush as having a higher IQ, Sailer has condemned Bush as \"irresponsible\" and \"uninterested in proficiency and honesty\". In an article on Hurrican Katrina, Sailer said in reference to the New Orleans slogan \"let the good times roll\", Sailer commented: \"Let the good times roll\" is an especially risky message for African-Americans. The plain fact is that", "title": "Steve Sailer" }, { "docid": "2491819", "text": "traditional sounds, values, and sensibilities with thought-provoking lyrics, this time with urgent rock and roll.\" Other musical releases (many with his band Bad Dog) include \"A.K.A Grafitti Man\" (1986), \"Heart Jump Bouquet\" (1987), \"Blue Indians\" (1999), \"Descendant Now Ancestor\" (2001), \"Bone Days\" (2001), \"Live A Fip\" (2003), \"Madness and The Moremes\" (2007), \"Crazier Than Hell\" (2010), \"Wazi's Dream\" (2015). Popular Music critic Neal Ullestad said of Trudell's live performances, \"This isn't simply pop rock with Indian drums and chants added. It's integrated rock and roll by an American Indian with a multicultural band directed to anyone who will listen.\" The", "title": "John Trudell" }, { "docid": "5855225", "text": "Harrison was \"rightly annoyed\" with his former record company. Ingham added that, with the \"excellent Volume II\" (\"Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989\") no longer in print, \"The Best of George Harrison\" was therefore the artist's only available compilation album and \"hardly a satisfying one-stop sampler\". Reviewing \"Let It Roll\" for the music website Popdose, in 2009, Jon Cummings wrote that \"the compilation gods have never been kind to [Harrison]\" and described the 1976 album as \"downright insulting\". In her role as compiler of \"Let It Roll\", Harrison's widow Olivia said of \"The Best of George Harrison\": \"That album always bothered", "title": "The Best of George Harrison" }, { "docid": "6689842", "text": "let them have what they asked,” to teach that the Egyptians let the Israelites have their goods against their will. Some said that it was against the Egyptians' will, while others said that it was against the Israelites' will. Those who said that it was against the Egyptians' will cite “And she who waits at home divides the spoil.” Those who said that it was against the Israelites' will said that it was because of the burden of carrying the Egyptians' goods. Rabbi Ammi read the words of “And they despoiled Egypt,” to teach that they made Egypt like a", "title": "Bo (parsha)" }, { "docid": "14547304", "text": "a baby boomer perspective; there was a particular emphasis on rock and roll and coverage of ongoing battles between the hip and radical communities and the Philadelphia police. Its politics were less militant than its local competitor in the underground press, the \"Philadelphia Free Press\". Bob Ingram, who identified himself as an editor of the paper, which was initially published out of an office at 315 S. 13th Street before it had any cachet (and later on South Street and at 1609 Pine Street), said the weekly budget for all content was $125 at one point. Jonathan Stern, who purchased", "title": "Distant Drummer" }, { "docid": "17747718", "text": "Hari Krishnan were cast in supporting roles; Harikrishnan who played a mentally challenged man named Johnny in the film said that he lost 15 kilos for the role and added that it took him nine months to \"let Johnny ‘occupy’ him\". Kalaiyarasan, who had a short role in Ranjith's first film, was given the pivotal role of Anbu, the protagonist's best friend, after he had cleared three screen tests. Riythvika of \"Paradesi\" (2013) fame, was paired opposite Kalaiarasan. Rama, who is known for her role in director Bharathiraja's \"En Uyir Thozhan\" (1990), and Jaya Rao were chosen to play Karthi's", "title": "Madras (film)" }, { "docid": "7586618", "text": "in caused God to seal the decree against the Israelites in the wilderness in The Mishnah thus deduced that one who speaks suffers more than one who acts. Rav Mesharsheya said that proved that the spies were liars, for though they might well have known that they saw themselves as grasshoppers, they had no way of knowing how the inhabitants of the land saw them. The Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer told that God spoke to the Torah the words of \"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.\" The Torah answered that the man whom God sought to create", "title": "Shlach" }, { "docid": "19388759", "text": "Grande singing of \"waiting for her love interest to stop the conversation and finally make a move.\" During the song, as noted by Plugged In's Adam R. Holz, Grande \"brags that [she]'s up for any game her man wants to play ('So name a game to play, and I'll roll the dice, hey') and eventually trades coy flirtiness for more direct instructions ('So, baby, come light me up and maybe I'll let you on it') as she says she's on the verge of losing control ('I can't wait no more/I'm on the edge with no control').\" \"Digital Spy\" editor Lewis", "title": "Into You (Ariana Grande song)" }, { "docid": "13954002", "text": "interested in celebrity,” Buckland said, “Substance and creativity is what interests me. If rock and roll is anything, it’s supposed to be real. That what holds it together, it’s an expression of something deep and honest within us. I chose photos that tell the story with a degree of honesty.” Images from more than 100 photographers are exhibited including: Who Shot Rock & Roll Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present was the first major museum exhibition of Rock music photography. The exhibit was organized by guest curator Gail Buckland at the Brooklyn Museum in", "title": "Who Shot Rock & Roll" }, { "docid": "7533786", "text": "he let a ground ball roll through his legs; trying to play the ball off the wall, he let it roll through his legs; and finally he overthrew the cut-off man for the third error. Jolley is known to many only for his major league career; however, before and after his major league career, he had a long, successful career in the minor leagues, in an era when the minor leagues were independent teams. He hit .367 lifetime in 16 minor league seasons, playing ten seasons in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) for San Francisco, Hollywood and Oakland. The PCL", "title": "Smead Jolley" }, { "docid": "7797327", "text": "argues for long and careful study. Study, for Confucius, means finding a good teacher, who is familiar with the ways of the past and the practices of the ancients, imitating his words and deeds. The result is a heavy scheme of obligations and intricate duties throughout all of one's many social roles. Confucius is said to have sung his sayings and accompanied himself on a 'qin' (a kind of zither). According to Confucius, musical training is the most effective method for molding the moral character of man and keeping society in order. He said: \"Let a man be stimulated by", "title": "Character education" }, { "docid": "18119537", "text": "defense of Abel he can, declining along the way to cooperate in the CIA's attempts to induce him to violate the confidentiality of his communications with his client. Abel says Donovan reminds him of a friend of his father's who used to visit; \"Watch this man,\" his father said. When State thugs came in and beat his parents and this friend, the friend kept getting to his feet; \"Stoikiy muzhik\", they said – \"Standing man\" – and let him live. Abel is convicted, but Donovan convinces the judge to spare Abel the death penalty because Abel had been serving his", "title": "Bridge of Spies (film)" }, { "docid": "2201586", "text": "occurs repeatedly in a section of T. S. Eliot's \"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock\" (1915), and is often said to be an allusion to Marvell's poem. Prufrock says that there will be time \"for the yellow smoke that slides along the street\", time \"to murder and create\", and time \"for a hundred indecisions ... Before the taking of a toast and tea\". As Eliot's hero is, in fact, putting off romance and consummation, he is (falsely) answering Marvell's speaker. Eliot also alludes to the lines near the end of Marvell's poem, \"Let us roll all our strength and", "title": "To His Coy Mistress" }, { "docid": "16173538", "text": "the supposed servant slapped her. Revealing his trickery, it is said that was requested the presence of a priest to marry them \"for let it not be said that any man had raised his hand to her who was not her husband.\" It is also said that on one occasion, having arrived late at night, he had to sleep with his company in the field, receiving the explanation the following day from the haughty Mendoza that \"No self respecting Castilian woman would open the doors of her castle to anyone at night.\" The result of his marriage to Juana de", "title": "Alonso Enríquez" }, { "docid": "8882206", "text": "the re-capture. He said that an inside-man let in seven Scots, and at night an eighth man climbed in. These then overwhelmed the garrison. In Jean's account the man who climbed the wall was a Home, aged 60. Sutton was still a prisoner at the end of the war, and the Earl of Shrewsbury was asked to organise his release by the exchange of French hostages. Mariotta, Lady Home, sent the news to Mary of Guise on 28 December 1548 from Edinburgh. Regent Arran thanked John Hume of Cowdenknowes for his service recovering the castle. The English unsuccessfully attempted to", "title": "Hume Castle" }, { "docid": "16579564", "text": "was wrong or not,\" Wiethoff said. Palmer felt that the characters of Marston and Williamson represented siblings in their former gang, while Dutch was more of a parental figure. He stated that Williamson is envious of Marston, despite Marston being his \"moral anchor\". Palmer also felt that, after Marston left the gang, Williamson's life began to \"tailspin\" uncontrollably. \"[A]s John grew into a man who conquered by achieving, Bill fell into a man who achieved simply by conquering,\" said Palmer. When developing other characters, the team was inspired by various historical figures of the 20th century, including Frank James, Pearl", "title": "John Marston (character)" }, { "docid": "20960161", "text": "There were eleven detectives on the pay-roll across the state. Seven in Brisbane, two in Townsville, and one each in Normanton and Rockhampton. On 27 October Senior Constable Alfred Wavell was shot and killed at Corinda (southwest of Burketown) by a man who had escaped from the Normanton lock-up. Senior Sergeant Martin Breene and Constable Joseph Waters displayed energy and perseverance during the shearer\"s strikes by following and preventing \"fire gangs\" from doing damage at Lammermoor pastoral station. During the shearer\"s strike, police were given sole power to \"preserve order and secure liberty to all alike\". Acting Sergeant John Raphael", "title": "History of the Queensland Police" }, { "docid": "13882848", "text": "career and continued to switch between music and acting and got a song publishing deal with Famous Chapel. In early 1976 Read recorded songs at Polydor with Steve Forrest and Charlie Harty, including a track titled 'On The Streets Tonight'. Again Read's songs and band were turned down again by Nick Mobs of EMI who said: \"It wasn't funky enough!\" Five months later Mobbs signed the Sex Pistols. In 1977 Read played Keith Richards in the stage production of \"Let the Good Stones Roll\". There were more television performances including a featured role in \"Rock Follies\", \"Minder\" and Read taken", "title": "Darryl Read" }, { "docid": "324887", "text": "The Pope needed a prudent and faithful man, who had clean hands and eyes wide open, who could stay centered on the business and let himself stray neither right nor left, who could preserve the Empire, keep the Apostolic See free from scandal, and the neighboring kingdoms free from danger. In vetting names, Simon seemed the most suitable. Pope Clement IV (Guy Foulques) fell ill on the Feast of S. Cecilia (November 22), and died at Viterbo on 29 November 1268. He had governed the Church for three years, nine months, and twenty-four days. The See of Peter was vacant", "title": "Pope Martin IV" }, { "docid": "3189746", "text": "video, he ordered twelve copies to give to his friends. Yankovic later said, \"He doesn't have to let me do this kind of stuff. [...] The only reason he would let me is because he has a great sense of humor.\" The music video for the song features a leather-clad Yankovic \"expanding to 800 pounds and bouncing around a subway set.\" To find suitable back-up dancers, ads were placed in Los Angeles newspapers for \"Very Fat Dancers\". One of the men used in the video was actually a pizza delivery man who had delivered food to the casting offices. Due", "title": "Even Worse" }, { "docid": "14390113", "text": "about 12 years of age, and my mother took me to a little confectionery shop in Balmain, kept by a Mrs. Birkett, who had a son named Harry. My mother told me Mrs. Birkett had some money, and always thought my mother was a man. I said to my mother, 'She'll find you out one of these days.' My mother replied, 'Oh, I'll watch it. I would rather do away with myself than let the police find anything about me.' My mother told me always to call her father, and not let Mrs. Birkett nor anyone else know that she", "title": "Eugene Falleni" }, { "docid": "516914", "text": "can pass ISDA. A possible definition of spoiling based on vote splitting is as follows: Let W denote the candidate who wins the election, and let X and S denote two other candidates. If X would have won had S not been one of the nominees, and if (most of) the voters who prefer S over W also prefer X over W (either S>X>W or X>S>W), then S is a spoiler. Here is an example to illustrate: Suppose the voters' orders of preference are as follows: The voters who prefer S over W also prefer X over W. W is", "title": "Spoiler effect" }, { "docid": "8412402", "text": "said she enjoys hearing other listeners' interpretations. Reddy has also said that \"Angie Baby\" was the one song she never had to push radio stations into playing. The song tells the story of Angie, a young girl who \"lives [her] life in the songs\" she hears on \"rock and roll radio\", her mental disturbances led to her being removed from school and having no friends, leaving her to spend most of her time listening to the radio. One day, a young man \"with evil on his mind\" arrives at Angie's house, but once he enters Angie's room he is disoriented", "title": "Angie Baby" }, { "docid": "15620599", "text": "several suspects. These included an unidentified bald white man who had exposed himself to Brenda Sue's sister a few days earlier, and a 13-year-old, mentally disabled, black boy named Robert Roseboro. The unidentified white man who exposed himself could not be found. Robert Roseboro was briefly questioned by police. When officer Harold Smith questioned him, Roseboro remained silent. \"He wouldn't answer. He just sat there. Roseboro´s silence made him more suspicious,\" Smith said. Roseboro lived a few hundred yards from where Brenda Sue's body was found. That, along with his refusal to answer questions, made him a suspect, Smith said.", "title": "Murder of Brenda Sue Brown" }, { "docid": "10570559", "text": "Just Roll Tape Just Roll Tape: April 26, 1968 is a Stephen Stills demo album released in 2007. In the sleeve notes to the CD, Stephen Stills recalls that he was present at a Judy Collins session in New York in 1968, and when she finished with studio time remaining, Stills paid the engineer privately to let him record song demos. But Stills left the tapes in the studio and eventually considered them lost. When the studio was about to close in 1978, musician Joe Colasurdo, who was rehearsing there, was told by the owner that he could take away", "title": "Just Roll Tape" } ]

[ "Ivan L. Moody" ]

[ { "docid": "8920494", "text": "(Steven's Organic Drum Remix)\" and \"Burning Bridges (Depression Remix)\". Ivan L. Moody Ivan L. Moody (born Ivan Lewis Greening) is the lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. He had performed for several bands before joining Five Finger Death Punch (often abbreviated to FFDP or 5FDP). As an actor, he also starred in the films \"Bled\" as Incubus, and \"The Devil's Carnival\" as the hobo clown. He was also known by the pseudonym Ghost during his time with Motograter. Moody was born Ivan Lewis Greening in Denver, Colorado, on January 7, 1980. Growing up, he lived", "title": "Ivan L. Moody" }, { "docid": "17288384", "text": "Lift Me Up (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Lift Me Up\" is the first single from \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1\", the fourth studio album from Five Finger Death Punch, and is the fifteenth single overall from the band. The song features Rob Halford, lead vocalist for Judas Priest. Halford joined the band at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards on May 2, 2013 to premiere the tune, with lead singer Ivan L. Moody referring to himself as being \"the guest (vocalist)\" on the song. The song was number one in the Internet", "title": "Lift Me Up (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "6051236", "text": "Philip Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American musician from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the American metalcore band All That Remains. Labonte is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitch Engage in early 2010, and also filled in for Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan L. Moody in late 2016. In the mid-'90s, Labonte was in a band called Perpetual Doom. The band played death metal and its members were teenagers at the time. The original vocalist of Perpetual Doom was Scott Estes; Labonte, however, took", "title": "Philip Labonte" }, { "docid": "8920482", "text": "Ivan L. Moody Ivan L. Moody (born Ivan Lewis Greening) is the lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. He had performed for several bands before joining Five Finger Death Punch (often abbreviated to FFDP or 5FDP). As an actor, he also starred in the films \"Bled\" as Incubus, and \"The Devil's Carnival\" as the hobo clown. He was also known by the pseudonym Ghost during his time with Motograter. Moody was born Ivan Lewis Greening in Denver, Colorado, on January 7, 1980. Growing up, he lived in several smaller cities in the area, including Arvada,", "title": "Ivan L. Moody" }, { "docid": "8920494", "text": "(Steven's Organic Drum Remix)\" and \"Burning Bridges (Depression Remix)\". Ivan L. Moody Ivan L. Moody (born Ivan Lewis Greening) is the lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. He had performed for several bands before joining Five Finger Death Punch (often abbreviated to FFDP or 5FDP). As an actor, he also starred in the films \"Bled\" as Incubus, and \"The Devil's Carnival\" as the hobo clown. He was also known by the pseudonym Ghost during his time with Motograter. Moody was born Ivan Lewis Greening in Denver, Colorado, on January 7, 1980. Growing up, he lived", "title": "Ivan L. Moody" }, { "docid": "1357004", "text": "2001 Big Day Out festival during a performance by nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Groove metal group Five Finger Death Punch had an incident when, during the song \"White Knuckles\" at a concert in Hartford, Connecticut, a young man received a compound fracture on his ankle in a mosh pit. Ivan L. Moody, the band's lead singer, stopped the show, leaped into the crowd with Zoltan Bathory, the band's rhythm guitarist, and carried the injured fan onto the stage, where he was taken to the hospital. Moody has been quoted as saying: \"I looked him square in the face and", "title": "Moshing" }, { "docid": "14517203", "text": "album. Just the right mix of aggression and melody.\" Howorth also does the backing vocals for many of the songs such as \"Iron Army\", \"The Road\", and \"The Last Cowboy\". \"The Promise\" is a duet featuring vocals by Adrian Patrick, lead singer of Otherwise. Originally, the male vocal parts were intended for Ivan L. Moody of Five Finger Death Punch. A teaser trailer was released on May 19 containing a small snippet of a new song, \"The Gun Show\". A few weeks later, a new trailer was released featuring an extended clip of the song, a first look at the", "title": "A Star-Crossed Wasteland" }, { "docid": "20531303", "text": "Tommy Vext Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known for being the lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Snot, Divine Heresy and Westfield Massacre. He was also the fill-in vocalist for the multi-platinum selling heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch during their European Arena tour in 2017 when Ivan L. Moody left the tour to check into a medical facility. Vext began his music career in Brooklyn, New York as a teenager singing in local hardcore bands and engaging in freestyle rap battles with", "title": "Tommy Vext" }, { "docid": "16754784", "text": "Riven (band) Riven is an American heavy metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 2012. The line up consists of 4 of the 7 members from the 2008-2011 line up of Motograter, including Michael \"Angel\" Woodruff, Mark Nosler, Tyler Hole, and Jeremy \"Twitch\" Scheller. In 2009, before Riven was formed, Motograter guitarist, Matt \"Nuke\" Nunes introduced a \"New Breed\" line-up of Motograter 3 years after the previous line-up, which included current Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan L. Moody. The \"New Breed\" consisted of Michael \"Angel\" Woodruff on vocals, Matthew \"Nuke\" Nunes on lead guitar, Tyler Hole on rhythm guitar,", "title": "Riven (band)" }, { "docid": "18815416", "text": "Jekyll and Hyde (song) \"Jekyll and Hyde\" is a single by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch from their sixth studio album, \"Got Your Six\". It is the first single from the album, and is the twentieth single overall from the band, which was released on 15 June 2015. The song formed from a voice mail left at 2:30AM by lead vocalist Ivan L. Moody to guitarist Jason Hook. Hook made the voice mail into a song, which was well received by the other members of the band. On 15 June 2015, the song was premiered via MonsterEnergy.com", "title": "Jekyll and Hyde (song)" }, { "docid": "20946641", "text": "Dope, Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory, Ivan L. Moody of Five Finger Death Punch, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. \"Loudwire\" has called \"Project Regeneration\" a \"tribute album to Wayne Static\". Along with the announcement, the band shared a trailer for the album featuring clips from an upcoming music video and snippets of five previously unreleased songs. The band have made several bundles of the album available for pre-order, with fans who pre-order the album set to have their name featured in the liner notes. Matt Zane will direct several music videos for songs from the album. Project Regeneration Project", "title": "Project Regeneration" } ]

[ { "docid": "10885838", "text": "The Bleeding (song) \"The Bleeding\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It is the lead single from the band's first album \"The Way of the Fist\" (2007), released through Firm Music. When asked by Blistering.com about what happened with his former band Motograter, Five Finger Death Punch's vocalist Ivan Moody said: \"The Bleeding\" was written by Moody about his ex-fiancé and his former band Motograter. In an interview with Blistering.com, Moody spoke about what \"The Bleeding\" is about: When Five Finger Death Punch performed a show in Arizona, the girl who Moody wrote \"The", "title": "The Bleeding (song)" }, { "docid": "8920292", "text": "with Moody saying he was running \"a little bit late\". Vext also sung a second song during the set later in the evening whilst Moody walked off stage. During the show all of the members left the stage for long periods on several occasions, and Hook also threw his guitar down and walked offstage at one point. During the set, Moody said that “there is no other singer for Five Finger Death Punch”, and then later said \"This is my last show with Five Finger Death Punch\" before making a slit-throat gesture. Bathory shortly after the show tweeted that the", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "14483026", "text": "as a number of other regions. All four singles from \"Got Your Six\" reached the top five of the Mainstream Rock chart, with \"Wash It All Away\" becoming the band's fourth number one on the chart. Five Finger Death Punch discography American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP) has released seven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), 28 singles and 20 music videos. Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, the group features vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead guitarist Jason Hook, and bassist Chris Kael. In 2007, the band", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch discography" }, { "docid": "14483022", "text": "Five Finger Death Punch discography American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP) has released seven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), 28 singles and 20 music videos. Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, the group features vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead guitarist Jason Hook, and bassist Chris Kael. In 2007, the band released its debut album \"The Way of the Fist\", which reached number 107 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). All three singles from the album reached", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch discography" }, { "docid": "8920270", "text": "Five Finger Death Punch Five Finger Death Punch also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2005, the band's name comes from the kung fu movie \"The Five Fingers of Death\". The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory, guitarist Caleb Andrew Bingham, bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer. Bingham was replaced by guitarist Darrell Roberts in 2006, who was then replaced by Jason Hook in 2009. Bassist Matt Snell departed from the band in 2010, and was replaced by Chris Kael in 2011. Spencer then", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920285", "text": "to August 28, 2012, Five Finger Death Punch took part in Metal Hammer's \"Trespass America Festival\" with support from Battlecross, God Forbid, Emmure, Pop Evil, Trivium and Killswitch Engage. On February 15, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch stated on Facebook that they were working on a fourth album, due in the summer. On February 28, the band posted a picture on Facebook of Moody recording vocals for the album. On March 12, an update video was posted to YouTube. On March 18, the band was announced to be playing Mayhem Festival 2013. On March 18, Five Finger Death Punch posted", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "12212056", "text": "Never Enough (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Never Enough\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was included as a bonus track on the re-release of their debut album, \"The Way of the Fist\". It was also made available on the band's website to anyone who had purchased the a copy of the original release of the album. It was released as the second single from \"The Way of the Fist\" on July 15, 2008. The song peaked at number nine on the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. A video was directed by", "title": "Never Enough (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "12212060", "text": "druggie cop are all family, and all seem to wear a facade of everything being normal and ok. The video ends with a family picture being burned. Never Enough (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Never Enough\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was included as a bonus track on the re-release of their debut album, \"The Way of the Fist\". It was also made available on the band's website to anyone who had purchased the a copy of the original release of the album. It was released as the second single from \"The", "title": "Never Enough (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "8920296", "text": ", , alternative metal, and nu metal. Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote that Five Finger Death Punch's \"instantly recognizable sound is equal parts melodic and meaty guitar riffs, fat vamps, catchy hooks, tight, flashy solos, and hard-grooving bass and drums\". Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody's vocals are usually singing and screaming. The band has also released successful ballads, as well. Bathory described Five Finger Death Punch as \"a straight-up heavy metal band with a hint of thrash metal—maybe a hint of the Euro stuff in there\" and then said, \"that's pretty much what we are\". Spencer described Five", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920286", "text": "a promotional video for their next tour with a new song \"Here to Die\". On May 1, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch announced the release of their next two studio albums collectively titled \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell\" with Volume 1 being released on July 30, and Volume 2 following on November 19. During the fifth annual Golden Gods Awards, Five Finger Death Punch performed a new song with Rob Halford of Judas Priest entitled \"Lift Me Up\". The song was released as a single on May 14. On June 6, Five Finger Death", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "15033698", "text": "Far from Home (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Far from Home\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released as the sixth and final single from their second studio album \"War Is the Answer\" on September 16, 2010. It debuted at number 33 on the \"Billboard\" Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually peaking at number four. It debuted at number 45 on the \"Billboard\" Rock Songs chart and has peaked at number 14. It is one of Five Finger Death Punch's most well known songs. The song was featured on episode 06x10 \"What Happens", "title": "Far from Home (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "6874095", "text": "Bathory going on to form Five Finger Death Punch. U.P.O. U.P.O. was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. The band's line-up originally included Shawn Albro (lead vocals), Chris Weber (guitar), Ben Shirley (bass) and Tommy Holt (drums). Shirley and Holt left and were replaced by Zoltan Bathory (now in Five Finger Death Punch) and Philippe Mathys shortly before the band's breakup in 2004. To date, U.P.O. have released two studio albums – \"No Pleasantries\" (2000) and \"The Heavy\" (2004). Both frontman Shawn Albro and guitarist Chris Weber began their careers as a part of the", "title": "U.P.O." }, { "docid": "18162918", "text": "had refused to go on the \"Wrong Side of Heaven\" tour with Five Finger Death Punch, and that they would be replacing them for the tour. Along with this announcement, line up changes were also mentioned. TJ Bell would move from the being the bassist to the rhythm guitarist. Former bassist and founding member Max Green would be returning to the band for the tour. It was later announced in an Alternative Press video featuring lead singer Craig Mabbitt that Max Green would be returning to bass permanently, and Kevin Gruft would become the new lead guitarist. Monte later issued", "title": "Monte Money" }, { "docid": "8920272", "text": "Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1\" (2013), \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2\" (2013), and \"Got Your Six\" (2015) — have all been certified Gold, making Five Finger Death Punch one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the decade. The band has played international music festivals including Mayhem Festival in 2008, 2010 and 2013, and Download Festival in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2017. The band released their seventh studio album, \"And Justice for None,\" in 2018. Five Finger Death Punch are the recipients of the RadioContraband Rock", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "16006701", "text": "system.\" The music video was uploaded to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube on October 8, 2012. The video features clips of the band backstage and performing the song live on the American Capitalist Tour. The Pride (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"The Pride\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It is the third track from their third album \"American Capitalist\", the fifth single from the album, and is the fourteenth single overall from the band. The people, brands and organisations listed in the song all relate to Capitalism or the culture of the", "title": "The Pride (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "16006700", "text": "The Pride (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"The Pride\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It is the third track from their third album \"American Capitalist\", the fifth single from the album, and is the fourteenth single overall from the band. The people, brands and organisations listed in the song all relate to Capitalism or the culture of the United States. In an interview, guitarist Zoltan Bathory clarified the meaning of the song. \"You can be a zebra or join the lion pride. You have to rebel against your circumstances, laziness, and mediocrity—not the", "title": "The Pride (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "16561362", "text": "parents and friends. Coming Down (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Coming Down\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released as the fourth single from their third album \"American Capitalist\", and their thirteenth single overall. On the week of September 1, the song ranked first on the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (their first-ever number one single) and fourteenth on the \"Billboard\" Rock Songs chart. The music video premiered on Vevo on June 12, 2012. The song won a 2012 RadioContraband Rock Radio Award for Song of the Year. This video", "title": "Coming Down (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "16561359", "text": "Coming Down (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Coming Down\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released as the fourth single from their third album \"American Capitalist\", and their thirteenth single overall. On the week of September 1, the song ranked first on the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (their first-ever number one single) and fourteenth on the \"Billboard\" Rock Songs chart. The music video premiered on Vevo on June 12, 2012. The song won a 2012 RadioContraband Rock Radio Award for Song of the Year. This video was created by", "title": "Coming Down (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "8920288", "text": "Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2\". It sold 77,000 copies in its first week, and once again landed in the number 2 position on the Billboard 200. On August 11, 2014, Five Finger Death Punch released a video for the song \"Wrong Side of Heaven\". The video is about homeless veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and depression after serving in the military, and not receiving the help they need for their illnesses. On December 12, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch revealed in a radio interview that they had already begun working on a", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "15033700", "text": "he encouraged us to work on it some more, and today of course I’m really glad we did. We changed the structure, added some strings, and generally moved the track up to a whole new level. “Now I would say it’s a potential single, but quite a way down the line…” Far from Home (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Far from Home\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released as the sixth and final single from their second studio album \"War Is the Answer\" on September 16, 2010. It debuted at number", "title": "Far from Home (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "8920298", "text": "\"Pantera is one of our biggest influences\". Jeremy Spencer cited drummers such as Lars Ulrich, Dave Lombardo, Gene Hoglan, Dave Grohl, Buddy Rich and Tommy Aldridge as influences. Spencer also cited Prince and David Bowie as influences. Current members Former members Touring musicians Timeline Studio albums Revolver Golden Gods Awards Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards Kerrang! Awards Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Bandit Rock Awards Loudwire Music Awards SiriusXM Octane Music Awards iHeartRadio Music Awards Five Finger Death Punch Five Finger Death Punch also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920278", "text": "album playing the main stage at the 2009 Download Festival. In May 2009, Five Finger Death Punch announced their second studio album, \"War Is the Answer\". The album was produced by Kevin Churko and mixed by Randy Staub. The album debuted at number 7 on the \"Billboard\" 200 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The first single from the album, \"Hard to See\", was released on July 21, 2009. To promote \"War Is the Answer\", Five Finger Death Punch embarked on \"The Shock and Raw\" US Tour. Main support on the tour was provided by Shadows Fall, with", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "14360489", "text": "Walk Away (Five Finger Death Punch song) \"Walk Away\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released as the second single from their second album, \"War Is the Answer\", and their fifth single overall on November 2, 2009. The song peaked at number seven on the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (the band's fourth top-10 on that chart), number 31 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 21 on the Rock Songs chart (their second appearance in the latter charts), making it their second highest-charted single to date. It was a", "title": "Walk Away (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "17294411", "text": "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, and the second of two albums released by the band in 2013, with \"Volume 1\" having been released on July 30. It was released on November 19, 2013 through Prospect Park. The album was entirely produced by Kevin Churko and Five Finger Death Punch. On February 15, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch announced that they were working on their fourth", "title": "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2" }, { "docid": "8920297", "text": "Finger Death Punch as \"kind of like stepping on a garden rake while looking at a supermodel. Blissful yet fucking devastating\". He then said, \"We have an energy and a rhythmical style that's different than what's happening out there. We have songs that grab you and stay with you and rip your face off. Hooks, balls, melodies and energy—that's us\". Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory cited Pantera, Slayer, Accept, W.A.S.P., Death, Cannibal Corpse, Possessed, and Annihilator as influences. Ivan Moody cited vocalists such as Mike Patton, Phil Anselmo, Layne Staley and Lynn Strait as influences. Moody also said,", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "18728239", "text": "positive reviews from critics, praising its simple controls, large amount of content and its visual style. However, critics picked up on the game's repetitive nature. Erwan Lafleuriel from Gameblog commented on \"One Finger Death Punch\"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s simple controls by saying that the game was \"Easy to learn, but challenging enough to pass many levels with honours\". Hooked Gamers' Matt Porter said that people \"could even play One Finger Death Punch with one finger\", he concluded the review commenting about the simplistic game mechanics with \"The depth behind the simplistic control scheme is impressive up to a point, until it all starts", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920295", "text": "Death Punch's greatest hits album, A Decade of Destruction. On April 5, 2018, the band released \"Fake\" as the lead single from \"And Justice for None.\" On April 20, 2018, a second single was released, titled \"Sham Pain.\" A third single \"When the Seasons Change\" was released on May 4, 2018. For a fall 2018 tour with Breaking Benjamin, Jeremy Spencer was replaced by Charlie Engen in order to undergo surgery on his back. On December 18, it was announced that Spencer had departed the band permanently. Five Finger Death Punch's musical style has generally been regarded as heavy metal,", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "17030713", "text": "2011, Five Finger Death Punch used Brutus to host their military intelligence themed press conference in Los Angeles, CA for their \"Trespass America Tour\". In the music world, he is creator and lead singer of the comedy-rock bands Dead Schembechlers (a send-up of the Ohio State University versus University of Michigan football rivalry) which he formed with members of the Columbus, Ohio-based band Watershed as well as the Grumpy Old Punks (a band which features comedic punk rock takes on middle aged life). Other novelty flavored music has been released under the monikers Ol' Dirty Brutus (nerdish hip hop music)", "title": "Lou Brutus" }, { "docid": "20531314", "text": "is certified platinum in Canada and the United States and gold in Germany. The band toured with Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Starset for the first half of 2018. Bad Wolves became the first rock band in 2018 to reach platinum status for their cover song, \"Zombie\". Tommy Vext Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known for being the lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Snot, Divine Heresy and Westfield Massacre. He was also the fill-in vocalist for the multi-platinum selling heavy", "title": "Tommy Vext" }, { "docid": "8920287", "text": "Punch revealed the artwork for \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1\" and also released a snippet of future single \"Dot Your Eyes\" Volume 1 reached the #2 position on the Billboard 200 with 113,000 copies sold in its first week, making it the band's most successful debut to date. \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1\" has sold over 210,000 copies . On September 9, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch released a new single: \"Battle Born\", in anticipation of their fifth studio album \"The Wrong Side of", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8870409", "text": "radio stations. In 2007, Ankla played the second stage at Ozzfest and received rave reviews. TheColumbusDispatch.com called Ankla, \" a ferocious L.A. band with two speed-merchant drummers.\" In 2008, the band's line up changed, replacing former singer Ikaro Stafford with Eddie Macias, who had previously worked with Ramón Ortíz in the early stages of Puya. The band has played with III Niño, Nonpoint, American Head Charge, In This Moment, Bleed The Sky, Brujeria, Body Count, Five Finger Death Punch, Dååth, Six Feet Under, and Hatebreed. IGN described Ankla's style of music as a mixture of \"thrash metal, metalcore and death", "title": "Ankla" }, { "docid": "18728240", "text": "to get a bit samey\". \"One Finger Death Punch 2\" was announced on the Silver Dollar Games Facebook page on March 3, 2018, quote, \"One Finger Death Punch 2 coming when it's ready.\" The website for the sequel states the game is slated for a Spring 2019 release. One Finger Death Punch One Finger Death Punch is a beat 'em up video game developed and produced by Canadian indie studio Silver Dollar Games. It was originally released for Xbox 360 on June 24, 2013, and Microsoft Windows on March 3, 2014, then was ported to Android on March 25, 2015", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "14578629", "text": "and Girls Rock Des Moines. Sunday was headlined by Five Finger Death Punch and also featured Falling In Reverse, Devour The Day, and local artists Green Death, Apathy Syndrome and Through The Darkness. Lazerfest Lazerfest is a music festival, created by the Lazer 103.3 radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The festival features currently active rock artists such as Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm, Falling In Reverse, Young Guns, Devour The Day, and We Are Harlot. The 2015 festival was held Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the 7 Flags Event Center in Clive, Iowa. The inaugural", "title": "Lazerfest" }, { "docid": "19886480", "text": "Kane Churko Kane Gregory Churko (born 20 January 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Gemini Syndrome, In This Moment, and Hellyeah. Kane Churko (son and protege of heavyweight rock producer Kevin Churko) has written songs for some of rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel and more Canadian born but Las Vegas based and currently working out of the Hideout Recording", "title": "Kane Churko" }, { "docid": "19886485", "text": "sonic brand of industrial pop has featured on officially commissioned remixes featuring 5FDP, In This Moment, Rob Zombie and Tech9. Kane Churko Kane Gregory Churko (born 20 January 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Gemini Syndrome, In This Moment, and Hellyeah. Kane Churko (son and protege of heavyweight rock producer Kevin Churko) has written songs for some of rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Jake E.", "title": "Kane Churko" }, { "docid": "16060319", "text": "he is shown having fits of rage and angst throughout the video. Eventually, he grows old and passes away in a hospital. Just as he dies, he drops a fifty cent coin (shown previously hanging from his carseat as an infant) and a janitor pockets it. He is then shown entering the white room (presumably heaven) as a child again. The members of Five Finger Death Punch are not seen performing the song, although they are spotted in the video. Remember Everything \"Remember Everything\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released", "title": "Remember Everything" }, { "docid": "8920283", "text": "as Snell's replacement. The band's third album, titled \"American Capitalist\", was released October 11, 2011. Production for the album was handled again by Kevin Churko. The first single from \"American Capitalist\", entitled \"Under and Over It\", was released on July 27, 2011, following a music video in September 2011. In support of the album, Five Finger Death Punch embarked on their \"Share the Welt\" tour from October 16 – December 14, 2011 with support from All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rains and their \"Furious and Deadly\" tour from March 23 – April 12, 2012 with support from Soulfly, Windowpane, and", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "11598645", "text": "released his debut instrumental hard rock/metal album \"Safety Dunce\". Hook recorded his second solo release \"American Justice\" in 2007, which featured guest appearances from Alice Cooper, members of Five Finger Death Punch and Phil Demmel from Machine Head. \"American Justice\" is still pending release. In early 2009, it was announced that Hook was joining heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, replacing guitarist Darrell Roberts. On September 22, 2009 Hook and his bandmates released \"War Is The Answer\", which landed them a number 7 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. Hook appeared on the History Channel's \"Counting Cars\"", "title": "Jason Hook" }, { "docid": "3629271", "text": "the spring. Sevendust released a very limited-edition box set in November 2008 entitled \"Packaged Goods\". Each five-disc set is personally autographed by the entire band. The box set includes Sevendust's 2005 release \"Next\", 2007's \"Alpha\", 2007's \"Retrospective 2\" (CD + DVD), and 2008's \"Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow\". Before heading into the studio to record their 8th studio album, the band headlined the \"End of Summer Scorcher\" held & sponsored by 98KUPD in Phoenix, Arizona on September 26, 2009. Along with Sevendust, other notable acts such as Corey Taylor, Five Finger Death Punch, Shadows Fall & Otep performed as well.", "title": "Sevendust" }, { "docid": "8920273", "text": "Radio Awards for \"Indie Artist of the Year\" in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. They were also honored with the Radio Contraband Rock Radio Award for Album (\"American Capitalist\") and Song of the Year (\"Coming Down\") in 2012 and \"Video of the Year\" for \"Wrong Side of Heaven\" in 2014. Five Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by former U.P.O. bassist Zoltan Bathory and drummer Jeremy Spencer, Zoltan deriving the band's name from classic martial arts cinema. Bassist Matt Snell joined in early 2006. Later that year, Bathory contacted former Motograter vocalist Ivan Moody, sending him some of the", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920279", "text": "additional support coming from Otep and 2Cents. Upon completing the US run of the tour, Five Finger Death Punch then brought the Shock and Raw tour to Europe, finishing off with a run of dates in the UK. Main support for these dates was again Shadows Fall, and opening acts for the UK portion of the tour were Rise To Remain and Magnacult. The second single from \"War Is the Answer\", \"Walk Away\", was released on November 2, 2009. The album also spawned two UK-only singles, \"Dying Breed\", released on November 16, 2009, and \"No One Gets Left Behind\", released", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920291", "text": "Rise Records. In a recent interview, vocalist Ivan Moody has said he will be completing the current tour and leave the band at the end of 2017. The next day however, an announcement was published on the official site of FFDP, where it was revealed, that rumors about Ivan's departure are false. According to the announcement, the vocalist plans to start a side project beside Five Finger Death Punch, which does not mean he has plans on leaving. However, during a concert in The Netherlands, Moody didn't show up to perform the first song, which were sung by Tommy Vext,", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "13468605", "text": "continent, composed of US combat veterans. Zoltan Bathory joined the post-grunge band U.P.O. in 2004 replacing Ben Shirley (on Bass). He left the band in 2005, switched back to guitar, and went on to form the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Five Finger Death Punch recorded their debut album in 2006 with engineers Steve Bruno and Mike Sarkisyan. It was mixed by Soulfly/Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader. Soon after finishing the album, the band was signed by a major management company The Firm and \"The Way of the Fist\" was released on 31 July 2007. This self-produced record", "title": "Zoltan Bathory" }, { "docid": "8920281", "text": "2010, and Rock am Ring June 6, 2010, as scheduled. Five Finger Death Punch also played the Maurice Jones Main Stage at the 2010 Download Festival on June 12, 2010. While playing the song \"Dying Breed\", their set was cut due to too many people crowd surfing up to the stage. They were allowed to play one final song, \"The Bleeding\". They played the main stage at Mayhem Festival 2010 with Korn, Rob Zombie and Lamb of God from July 10 until August 14, 2010. On August 17, 2010, they performed the songs \"Bad Company\" and \"Hard to See\" on", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920280", "text": "on March 8, 2010. During March 2010, Five Finger Death Punch traveled to Iraq and played 10 shows for the United States troops. The band's cover of Bad Company's self-titled song was released as the fifth single from \"War Is the Answer\" on May 17, 2010. On their way to perform at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Zoltan Bathory, Matt Snell and Jeremy Spencer were detained by German police for alleged international weapons violations. After recognizing the event as a misunderstanding, German police released the band members and they appeared at both Rock im Park on June 4,", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "16561360", "text": "Five Finger Death Punch in an effort to prevent suicide among youth. The video, directed by Nick Peterson, begins with clips of a young woman (played by Samantha Gill) in a bathroom placing an envelope, a pill bottle and a make-up brush on the counter. Meanwhile, a young man (played by Leland Montgomery) walks out to a kitchen with a revolver in hand where an older man and woman (presumably his parents) are seated having breakfast together. The young man cocks the hammer, then puts the revolver barrel to his head and (presumably) pulls the trigger to commit suicide as", "title": "Coming Down (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "8920289", "text": "sixth studio album. On January 14, 2015, Five Finger Death Punch announced US Spring headline tour dates from April 25 to May 9, 2015 and their intention to enter the studio to write and record a new album. On May 2, 2015, the band released the title of their sixth album, \"Got Your Six\" as well as a teaser for a new song titled \"Ain't My Last Dance\" on their official Facebook page. The album, which was slated for release on August 28, 2015, was later pushed back by to September 4. On May 19, 2015, the band announced a", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920485", "text": "but played a one-time re-union show in 2006 at the Delicious Rox Festival. Moody also made songs with old roommates and family members, Ryan Morrow (bass), Bill Stonebraker (guitar), and Jim \"Dugan\" Demongey (drums), calling themselves Black Blood Orchestra. Moody joined the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch and his side project Ghost Machine released their debut self-titled album on July 26, 2005. Ghost Machine released their second album, \"Hypersensitive\", on November 21, 2006. On the same year, Five Finger Death Punch entered the studio to record their debut album at Next Level Studios and Complex Studios in Los", "title": "Ivan L. Moody" }, { "docid": "17294406", "text": "\"Got Your Six\" would eventually tie this chart record. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of at least 1,000,000 copies. The album was entirely produced by Kevin Churko and Five Finger Death Punch. On February 15, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch announced that they were working on their fourth album. On March 18, the band posted a promotional video for an upcoming tour with a new song titled \"Here to Die\". The song would end up appearing on \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume", "title": "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1" }, { "docid": "13540633", "text": "War Is the Answer War Is the Answer is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released on September 22, 2009 through Prospect Park. The album debuted at number 7 on the \"Billboard\" 200, selling approximately 44,000 copies in its first week. It is also their last album to feature bassist Matt Snell, who departed from the band in late 2010. \"War Is the Answer\" has been certified platinum in the U.S., with sales of 1,000,000. \"War Is the Answer\" was announced as Five Finger Death Punch's second studio album in May", "title": "War Is the Answer" }, { "docid": "14483024", "text": "of the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified gold in both regions. Lead single \"Under and Over It\" was the band's first to register on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, reaching number 77, while three singles from the album reached the top ten of the Mainstream Rock chart. In 2013 the band released two studio albums – \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1\" and \"Volume 2\" – both of which debuted at number 2 on the \"Billboard\" 200. \"Volume 1\" was the first release by the band to reach the top five of the", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch discography" }, { "docid": "18728234", "text": "One Finger Death Punch One Finger Death Punch is a beat 'em up video game developed and produced by Canadian indie studio Silver Dollar Games. It was originally released for Xbox 360 on June 24, 2013, and Microsoft Windows on March 3, 2014, then was ported to Android on March 25, 2015 and ported to iOS on June 12, 2015. The game has two main modes; a campaign and survival mode. In the campaign, the player must navigate a map and beat all of the levels whilst the survival mode has the player fight as long as they can before", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "13685189", "text": "Jeremy Spencer (drummer) Jeremy Spencer Heyde, known simply as Jeremy Spencer, (born January 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and record producer. He is the former drummer for the metal band, Five Finger Death Punch. In 2012, he was named Golden God's \"Best Drummer\" by Revolver Magazine, and was voted Best Drummer of 2015 by Loudwire. His autobiography, \"Death Punch'd\"—Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem, was published on September 2, 2014 by HarperCollins imprint Dey St, and named a New York Times Celebrity Bestseller. He was also voted Best Drummer at the 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards.", "title": "Jeremy Spencer (drummer)" }, { "docid": "13685194", "text": "(née Kissel). His sister Natalie is a stage director. He currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeremy Spencer (drummer) Jeremy Spencer Heyde, known simply as Jeremy Spencer, (born January 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and record producer. He is the former drummer for the metal band, Five Finger Death Punch. In 2012, he was named Golden God's \"Best Drummer\" by Revolver Magazine, and was voted Best Drummer of 2015 by Loudwire. His autobiography, \"Death Punch'd\"—Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem, was published on September 2, 2014 by HarperCollins imprint Dey St, and named a New York", "title": "Jeremy Spencer (drummer)" }, { "docid": "14415915", "text": "Destrophy Destrophy is an alternative metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 2002 by singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer Ari (Aristotle Mihalopoulos). The band has released two studio albums and one EP on Inner Light Records and are currently signed with Victory Records releasing two studio albums and three singles with the label. Destrophy is currently managed world-wide by the Inner Light Agency, and have performed with artists such as OTEP, Type O Negative, Drowning Pool, Taproot, Korn, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Temple Pilots, Saliva, Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, Soilwork, and Buckcherry, among others. The band's MySpace,", "title": "Destrophy" }, { "docid": "14483025", "text": "Canadian Albums Chart, peaking at number 3, and the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 21. The first single from each album – \"Lift Me Up\" (featuring Rob Halford) and \"Battle Born\" – topped the Mainstream Rock chart in the US. Five Finger Death Punch's sixth studio album \"Got Your Six\" was released in 2015, becoming the third consecutive release by the band to debut at number 2 on the \"Billboard\" 200. The album was also their first to reach the top ten of both the Australian Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart, as well", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch discography" }, { "docid": "8920276", "text": "the North American leg of Korn's Bitch We Have a Problem Tour from September 22 – October 27, 2007. They were set to tour with Chimaira and All That Remains from January through March 2008, but due to singer Moody developing cysts on his vocal cords they were forced to pull out. He made a full recovery and they began to tour again. They supported Disturbed on their \"Indestructible\" US Tour from April through May 2008. \"The Way of the Fist\" was re-released on May 13, 2008, with 3 bonus tracks. One of the bonus tracks, \"Never Enough\" was released", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "17178228", "text": "Battle Born (song) \"Battle Born\" is the first single from \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2\", the fifth studio album from Five Finger Death Punch, and is the sixteenth single overall from the band. The song went to radio on September 9, 2013 with the official music video published on October 2, 2013. According to lead vocalist Ivan Moody, after 24 months of travelling what seemed to be every part of the world and shaking hands with a large number of people, that even though he was doing what he always dreamed of,", "title": "Battle Born (song)" }, { "docid": "17178231", "text": "best slow song since \"The Bleeding\"\". Battle Born (song) \"Battle Born\" is the first single from \"The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2\", the fifth studio album from Five Finger Death Punch, and is the sixteenth single overall from the band. The song went to radio on September 9, 2013 with the official music video published on October 2, 2013. According to lead vocalist Ivan Moody, after 24 months of travelling what seemed to be every part of the world and shaking hands with a large number of people, that even though he was", "title": "Battle Born (song)" }, { "docid": "14672040", "text": "Sintanic Sintanic is an American thrash metal band created in Los Angeles, California in late 2009 by Darrell Roberts (former guitarist of TUFF, W.A.S.P. and Five Finger Death Punch.) Darrell Roberts is the guitarist and lead vocalist. Roger Lotring, author, freelance writer, radio host, and friend of Darrell said, \"Most metal fans already know that Darrell is a monster metal guitarist. But he's got a deep appreciation and a real understanding of the emotional dynamics of the blues. “Lost and Found” is Darrell taking that raw emotion and adapting it to metal.\" Ben Graves, former Murderdolls drummer, joined Sintanic in", "title": "Sintanic" }, { "docid": "11598646", "text": "on July 9, 2013. His motorcycle had broken down on the side of the road and the show's star, Danny \"The Count\" Koker, happened along and helped get Hook's motorcycle running. Hook later appeared in the episode, receiving an Ace Frehley tattoo at Koker's tattoo shop. Jason Hook Jason Hook (born Thomas Jason Grinstead on October 3, 1970) is a Canadian guitarist, record producer, songwriter and session musician. He is best known as the current lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Born in Toronto, Jason Hook started his music career at the age of 6", "title": "Jason Hook" }, { "docid": "19108006", "text": "with CIIC, he was contacted by longtime friend and Vital Remains vocalist Brian Werner about joining the band for a few shows. This resulted in Hudson joining the band as lead guitarist for an appearance at the 2012 Metal Cruise through the Bahamas Barge To Hell, as well as a tour of 6 shows in his home country, Brazil. It would be the first time he performed there as a professional musician. He was soon after contacted by producer Logan Mader (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD) about recording guitars for the soundtrack of the video game. Hudson's", "title": "Bill Hudson (guitarist)" }, { "docid": "8920493", "text": "the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Best Song for \"Lift Me Up\" at the 2014 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. There are also four Motograter demos with Moody on lead vocals, including \"Down (2002 Demo), \"No Name (2002 Demo), \"Red (2002 Demo)\", and \"Failure (Live 2004)\". After \"Hypersensitive\", Ghost Machine started working on a remix album that they had to put on the back burner because of the success of Five Finger Death Punch. Four remixes were released for stream on the band's MySpace music remix page: \"God Forbid (Black Cape Remix)\", \"Vegas Moon (Pete Murray Remix)\", \"Siesta Loca", "title": "Ivan L. Moody" }, { "docid": "11598643", "text": "Jason Hook Jason Hook (born Thomas Jason Grinstead on October 3, 1970) is a Canadian guitarist, record producer, songwriter and session musician. He is best known as the current lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Born in Toronto, Jason Hook started his music career at the age of 6 in nearby Oakville, Ontario with private guitar lessons. His early experience in formal music training also included drums, piano and violin. He spent many years in Canada honing his craft and was eventually signed to Elektra with his band No Love Lost. The band recorded an", "title": "Jason Hook" }, { "docid": "18154210", "text": "singles chartingfrom the album. The lead single, \"This is the Time (Ballast)\", hit number 1 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart. It also peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Follow-up singles also performed well on the Mainstream Rock chart, including \"Mr. MTV\", peaking at number 12, \"Jenny\", peaking at number 6, and \"Here's to the Heartache\", peaking at number 4. The band toured extensively in support of the album, across North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Notably, this included a tour with Chevelle prior to the album's release, an arena tour with Five Finger Death Punch,", "title": "Nothing More" }, { "docid": "16060317", "text": "Remember Everything \"Remember Everything\" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released as the third single from their third album \"American Capitalist\", and their twelfth single overall. The song ranked second on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, 10th on the \"Billboard\" Rock Songs chart and 25th on the \"Billboard\" Alternative Songs chart. In an interview with Melissa Maria of Rat TV, lead vocalist Ivan Moody stated that he wrote the song, to talk about torments in his history. Moody stated that he and his parents never agreed on anything, that his", "title": "Remember Everything" }, { "docid": "6874091", "text": "U.P.O. U.P.O. was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. The band's line-up originally included Shawn Albro (lead vocals), Chris Weber (guitar), Ben Shirley (bass) and Tommy Holt (drums). Shirley and Holt left and were replaced by Zoltan Bathory (now in Five Finger Death Punch) and Philippe Mathys shortly before the band's breakup in 2004. To date, U.P.O. have released two studio albums – \"No Pleasantries\" (2000) and \"The Heavy\" (2004). Both frontman Shawn Albro and guitarist Chris Weber began their careers as a part of the mid-1980s glam rock scene. Weber was actually a founding", "title": "U.P.O." }, { "docid": "8920271", "text": "departed the band in 2018 due to re-occurring back issues, making Bathory the only original member of the band. Five Finger Death Punch's debut album \"The Way of the Fist\" was released in 2007, which began achieving rapid success and selling over 500,000 copies each in the United States. The 2009 follow-up album \"War Is the Answer\" further increased their popularity, selling over 1,000,000 copies and got certified Platinum by the RIAA, the band's third album, \"American Capitalist\", was released on October 11, 2011, and achieved Gold status within the year. The following three albums — \"The Wrong Side of", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "8920290", "text": "co-headlining North American Tour with Papa Roach to promote the upcoming album and were accompanied by In This Moment as special guests with support by From Ashes to New for the tour. The band also performed on the main stage as part of Download Festival 2015. On April 27, 2016, \"Billboard\" reported that Five Finger Death Punch's record label Prospect Park had filed a lawsuit against the band on April 21, 2016 for breaching their contract. The basis of the claim cites that the band began working on a new album without Prospect Park's consent and will be working with", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "5236500", "text": "Mother's Nightmare, The Blackfires, Who's Who, Electric Eye, I Prevail, Bridge to Grace, Wilson, New Years Day, Atreyu, All that Remains, In This Moment, Bullet for my Valentine, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot Thursday, July 16: Vaudeville, New Medicine, Nothing More, Finger Eleven, Killswitch Engage, Shinedown Friday, July 17: King Shifter, A.D.D., Starset, Jackyl, Black Stone Cherry, Three Days Grace, Godsmack Saturday July 18: Emperors N Elephants, Islander, Shaman's Harvest, Adelitas Way, Hinder, Breaking Benjamin, Judas Priest Sunday July 19: Emergent, Kyng, All That Remains, Pop Evil, Chevelle, Avenged Sevenfold Nickleback was to originally play Friday but canceled later on.", "title": "Rock Fest" }, { "docid": "8920275", "text": "signed a record deal with Firm Music, a branch of \"The Firm\". On July 10, 2007, they released an EP, \"Pre-Emptive Strike\" exclusively through the American iTunes Store. The album's lead single, \"The Bleeding\", was released on July 13, 2007. \"The Way of the Fist\" was released on July 31, 2007. The album entered the \"Billboard\" 200 at number 199 and was certified gold in 2011. From July 30 – September 2, 2007, the band went on their first major tour cycle as one of the supporting acts on Korn's Family Values Tour. They were also a supporting act of", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "9833238", "text": "live favorites such as \"Forever\", \"You Always Believed\", and \"Into the Light\", the latter of which is still performed at most of their shows. The song \"Forever\" was released as the album's lead single. To support the release, the band went on tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, and Filter. They also appeared on the Give It a Name tour in the UK and were on the 2009 Warped Tour line-up, playing on the Ernie Ball Stage. They also played at Download Festival 2009 on the second stage. A cover of Blondie's \"Call Me\" was released as", "title": "In This Moment" }, { "docid": "4403598", "text": "be completed in August 2017. The band toured with Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine on their North American tour, following with a U.S. mini-tour with 10 Years, and then a tour with Five Finger Death Punch beginning in the second quarter of 2018. In December 2017, \"Ember\" and its lead single \"Red Cold River\" were announced for release in the second quarter of 2018 and January 5, 2018, respectively. On January 26, \"Feed the Wolf\" was released as a pre-order bonus, along with a release date for the album of April 13, 2018. Three subsequent songs—\"Blood\", \"Psycho\", and", "title": "Breaking Benjamin" }, { "docid": "20566281", "text": "Bad Wolves Bad Wolves is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 2017. They are best known for their 2018 cover of \"Zombie\". The band consists of vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy, ex-Snot, ex-Westfield Massacre), drummer John Boecklin (ex-DevilDriver), lead guitarist Doc Coyle (ex-God Forbid), rhythm guitarist Chris Cain (ex-Bury Your Dead, ex-For the Fallen Dreams) and bassist Kyle Konkiel (ex-In This Moment, ex-Scar the Martyr, Vimic). They are managed by Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch. In 2015, Boeklin started writing the music that would become the band's debut album and during 2016 entered AudioHammer Studios with producer", "title": "Bad Wolves" }, { "docid": "13685191", "text": "odd jobs—including recording tracks with heavy metal band W.A.S.P. In 2005, Spencer and former U.P.O. bassist, Zoltán Báthory, formed the heavy metal band, Five Finger Death Punch, with vocalist Ivan Moody, bassist Matt Snell (replaced by Chris Kael in 2011), and guitarist, Caleb Bingham, (replaced by Darrell Roberts in 2006, then by Jason Hook in 2009). 5FDP recorded its first album in 2006. The band signed a record deal with Firm Music and on July 10, 2007, released an EP, Pre-Emptive Strike from their debut album, The Way of the Fist, followed by the album's lead single, \"The Bleeding.\" The", "title": "Jeremy Spencer (drummer)" }, { "docid": "15801674", "text": "Under and Over It \"Under and Over It\" (initialized as \"UAOI\") is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The song was released as the first single from their third album \"American Capitalist\", and their tenth single overall. The song was released on July 27, 2011, and from July–November 2011, it was ranked as the number one song on SiriusXM's Octane (hard rock) channel's weekly countdown. \"Under and Over It\" is on average the band's best-charting single. According to lead vocalist Ivan Moody, the song was inspired by rumors that he found on the internet. The", "title": "Under and Over It" }, { "docid": "12145518", "text": "Five Finger Death Punch; Green was brought back when the band's guitarist, Monte Money, had refused to go on tour. On October 28, 2013, Craig Mabbitt announced in an interview with Ronnie Radke that Green was officially back in Escape The Fate, with Max joining as the bass guitarist/backing vocalist, TJ Bell moving to rhythm guitar, and Kevin Thrasher joining as the lead guitarist. On May 9, 2014, Green announced he was leaving again. Three days after his departure from Escape the Fate, it was announced via AltPress that Max Green would be joining Radke in Falling In Reverse. On", "title": "Max Green (musician)" }, { "docid": "16969603", "text": "will embark upon a European tour from June 24 to July 4, 2014, followed by 2 dates in USA and finally culminating on November 16 at the second annual Knotfest in Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, where Limp Bizkit will perform along with festival founders Slipknot, longtime friends Korn, and other heavy metal acts such as Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium and In Flames. Pre-release The album has received notority for its repeated delays, with \"Team Rock\" and \"The New Zealand Herald\" dubbing it \"\"Chinese Democracy\" of nu metal\". The album was featured in \"The Atlantic\"'s 2014 preview of", "title": "Stampede of the Disco Elephants" }, { "docid": "6297844", "text": "Volbeat, Stone Sour, Sportfreunde Stiller, Simple Plan, The Killers, Paramore, All Time Low, Fun., Imagine Dragons, Papa Roach, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Bullet for My Valentine, Amon Amarth, A Day to Remember, Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, The Bosshoss, Airbourne, Bush, Hacktivist, The Bloody Beetroots, Hurts, Phoenix, Tocotronic, Biffy Clyro, Stereophonics, Kate Nash, Selig, Bosse, Kraftklub, Bad Religion, Royal Republic, Seeed, Casper, The Wombats, ASAP Rocky, Five Finger Death Punch, Coheed And Cambria, Coal Chamber, Escape the Fate, Newsted and Pierce the Veil The 2014's edition of Rock am Ring was spread over 4 days. Headliners: Iron Maiden, Kings of", "title": "Rock am Ring and Rock im Park" }, { "docid": "6951630", "text": "named after the band. Five Finger Death Punch frequently performs a cover of this song live, and recorded the song for their second album \"War Is the Answer\". The song has a significantly heavier tone to it, along with several lyrical edits (\"I was born \"a shotgun\" in my hands\", \"the \"death punch\" sound is our claim to fame\"). The song has been used as entrance music by Washington Nationals closer Drew Storen, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta and San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner. Bad Company (song) \"Bad Company\" is a song by the hard rock band Bad Company.", "title": "Bad Company (song)" }, { "docid": "6190864", "text": "Saliva, Shinedown, Saving Abel, The Gaslight Anthem, Scott Weiland, Cold War Kids, Eagles of Death Metal <br>Twisted 2009 – AM Taxi, As Tall As Lions, The Bravery, Breaking Benjamin, Halestorm, Janus, Manchester Orchestra, Rev Theory, Rise Against, Shinedown, Sick Puppies, Street Sweeper Social Club, Thirty Seconds To Mars, The Used <br>Twisted 2010 – Alter Bridge, Bad City, Cake, Chevelle, Danko Jones, Finger Eleven, Five Finger Death Punch, Greek Fire, Hail the Villain, Hellyeah, Middle Class Rut, My Chemical Romance, Sick Puppies Q101 also hosted an annual outdoor music festival during the spring entitled \"Jamboree\". <br>1995 – Bush, Collective Soul, Sheryl", "title": "WKQX (FM)" }, { "docid": "14145211", "text": "bands such as Wavves, FIDLAR, Best Coast, The Growlers, Bass Drum of Death, The Garden, Ty Segall, Cherry Glazerr, and Thee Oh Sees have gained popularity, especially in Southern California. Many of these garage punk bands are signed to Burger Records, who are known for their DIY style ethos and releasing albums on cassette tape. During the 2010s, popular hard rock and heavy metal bands, such as Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Asking Alexandria, Breaking Benjamin, Slipknot, Shinedown, Bring Me the Horizon, A Day to Remember, Royal Blood, Ghost, Halestorm, Volbeat, Papa Roach, Chevelle, Black Veil Brides, Nothing", "title": "2010s in music" }, { "docid": "8920294", "text": "and sat out the remainder of the tour. Tommy Vext filled in for Moody while he sought treatment. On August 19, Ivan Moody returned to the stage at the Illinois State Fair, although just days prior it was still unknown if he would be taking the stage. In December 2017, it was announced that the band was working on their seventh studio album. The album, \"And Justice for None,\" was released May 18, 2018. On December 21, 2017, the band released a video for their cover of \"Gone Away\" by The Offspring. The cover song was featured on Five Finger", "title": "Five Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "17288386", "text": "of us weren't born into wealth, if life deals you a bad hand, you still have to play with the cards that life deals you. Moody closes by stating that the song is intended to inspire and that if you play your hand right, you might still come out on top. The song begins with Moody singing the first verse along with the chorus, followed by Halford singing the second verse and the two of them singing the final refrain. The current lyric video features dark skies, lightning as well as microorganisms attacking one another. Lift Me Up (Five Finger", "title": "Lift Me Up (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "18226565", "text": "by Kevin Churko, who is known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, and In This Moment. The music video starts when a man (portrayed as Danny Worsnop) finds a kid and brings him to a dark room, with imprisoned and naked women, where the man and his band performs. The women are in vending machines, and the man provides a coin for the boy. Each of the imprisoned women represent different addictions: cocaine, pills, alcohol, and heroin. Each of the women try to 'persuade' the boy to take them. In the end, the boy \"buys into\"", "title": "The Death of Me (Asking Alexandria song)" }, { "docid": "1567570", "text": "Willis visited military bases in Iraq during his visit in Iraq. From June 8 to 11, 2009, TV personality Stephen Colbert traveled to Iraq to film his show \"The Colbert Report\" for four days in a USO sponsored event. Other entertainers who have traveled to the Middle East to perform include Al Franken (who made six USO tours in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan before being elected a United States Senator from Minnesota), Robin Williams, Craig Ferguson, Gary Sinise, Zac Brown, Five Finger Death Punch, Artie Lange, Gary Dell'Abate, Nick DiPaolo, Jim Florentine, Dave Attell, Avenged Sevenfold, Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood,", "title": "United Service Organizations" }, { "docid": "17288385", "text": "music app Spotify in its first week of release over pop songs from Mariah Carey, Daft Punk, Fergie, and others. The list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. In April 2014, the song won a \"Revolver\" Golden Gods Award for \"Song of the Year.\" According to Moody, the composition was about overcoming routine roadblocks and less-than-ideal circumstances in life. He then goes on to say that while most", "title": "Lift Me Up (Five Finger Death Punch song)" }, { "docid": "18728238", "text": "of the enemies, with prompts appearing only for enemies that require a special combination of button presses. There is also a third, secret survival mode, which is the plain survival mode crossed over with Silver Dollar Games' \"No Luca No\", where the player must push away a cat named Luca from the center of the screen using the mouse cursor as Luca appears from the left and right side of the screen, blocking the view. Unlocking the second and third survival modes requires at least 500 kills in a round of the preceding survival mode. \"One Finger Death Punch\" received", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "18728235", "text": "dying. \"One Finger Death Punch\" is an indie beat 'em up video game where players must survive rounds of enemies in the many different stages using the left and right mouse buttons. Players press either the left or right button, corresponding to which side of their character the enemies are currently on. There are three difficulty modes both in the story mode and the survival mode: Student, Master, and Grandmaster. These difficulty levels have an effect on how many enemies there are in each stage, the speed of each round, and number of hit-points that the player has. There are", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" }, { "docid": "18728237", "text": "the incorrect mouse button will result in the boss hitting the player. There are a few versions of the survival mode within \"One Finger Death Punch\". Plain survival mode will place the player in an endless Mob Round with some of the other unique gameplay sections randomly occurring, such as a Light Sword section. Blind survival mode makes it so the player cannot see the bar underneath enemies indicating how many times they must be hit and in what order, nor the indication of when they are in range. The player can only rely their reaction time and the color", "title": "One Finger Death Punch" } ]

[ "26 March 1979" ]

[ { "docid": "1702938", "text": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (, \"Mu`āhadat as-Salām al-Misrīyah al-'Isrā'īlīyah\"; , \"Heskem HaShalom Bein Yisrael LeMitzrayim\") was signed in Washington, D.C., United States on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter. The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel was signed 16 months after Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1977 after intense negotiation. The main features of the treaty were mutual recognition, cessation of the state of war that had", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "1702938", "text": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (, \"Mu`āhadat as-Salām al-Misrīyah al-'Isrā'īlīyah\"; , \"Heskem HaShalom Bein Yisrael LeMitzrayim\") was signed in Washington, D.C., United States on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter. The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel was signed 16 months after Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1977 after intense negotiation. The main features of the treaty were mutual recognition, cessation of the state of war that had", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "179997", "text": "Begin to meet with him at Camp David, and on 11 September they agreed on a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt, and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. It set out broad principles to guide negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. It also established guidelines for a West Bank–Gaza transitional regime of full autonomy for the Palestinians residing in these territories, and for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The treaty was signed 26 March 1979 by Begin and Sadat, with President Carter signing as witness. Under the treaty, Israel returned the Sinai peninsula to", "title": "History of Israel" }, { "docid": "15862314", "text": "Israel and witnessed by the US on 17 September 1978. The accords led to the 26 March 1979, signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, by which Egypt regained control of the Sinai in May 1982. Throughout this period, US–Egyptian relations steadily improved, and Egypt became one of America's largest recipients of foreign aid. Sadat's willingness to break ranks by making peace with Israel earned him the enmity of most other Arab states, however. Egypt was suspended from the Arab League, and in 1977 it fought a short border war with Libya. In his first public speech after Egypt's defeat at", "title": "History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat" }, { "docid": "2328726", "text": "17 September 1978. The accords led to 26 March 1979, signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, by which Egypt regained control of the Sinai in May 1982. Throughout this period, US–Egyptian relations steadily improved, and Egypt became one of America's largest recipients of foreign aid. Sadat's willingness to break ranks by making peace with Israel earned him the enmity of most other Arab states, however. In 1977, Egypt fought a short border war with Libya. Sadat used his immense popularity with the Egyptian people to try to push through vast economic reforms that ended the socialistic controls of Nasserism. Sadat", "title": "History of modern Egypt" }, { "docid": "13437226", "text": "17 September 1978. The accords led to the 26 March 1979, signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, by which Egypt regained control of the Sinai in May 1982. Throughout this period, US–Egyptian relations steadily improved, and Egypt became one of America's largest recipients of foreign aid. Sadat's willingness to break ranks by making peace with Israel earned him the enmity of most other Arab states, however. In 1977, Egypt fought a short border war with Libya. Sadat used his immense popularity with the Egyptian people to try to push through vast economic reforms that ended the socialist controls of Nasserism.", "title": "History of the Republic of Egypt" } ]

[ { "docid": "1702948", "text": "not recognize Israel and that the treaty could be put to a referendum, emphasizing that while they respected all of their international agreements, they \"had the right to review the peace deal\" and that the Egyptian people \"have yet to speak their mind\". Representatives of the group had told U.S. diplomats that they did not intend to revoke the treaty. Addressing Israeli concerns on July 31, 2014, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pledged to continue the peace with Israel. Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (, \"Mu`āhadat as-Salām al-Misrīyah al-'Isrā'īlīyah\"; , \"Heskem HaShalom Bein Yisrael LeMitzrayim\") was signed in", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "1703366", "text": "of Naharayim (Baqoura) and Tzofar (Ghumar) after 25 years, given that a notice is given a year prior. Israel–Jordan peace treaty The Israel–Jordan peace treaty or in full \"Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan\" (; transliterated: \"Heskem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden\"; ; Arabic transliteration: \"Mu'ahadat as-Salaam al-'Urdunniyah al-Isra'yliyah\"), sometimes referred to as \"Wadi Araba Treaty\", was signed in 1994. The signing ceremony took place at the southern border crossing of Arabah on 26 October 1994. Jordan was the second Arab country, after Egypt, to sign a peace accord with Israel. The treaty", "title": "Israel–Jordan peace treaty" }, { "docid": "1703358", "text": "Israel–Jordan peace treaty The Israel–Jordan peace treaty or in full \"Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan\" (; transliterated: \"Heskem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden\"; ; Arabic transliteration: \"Mu'ahadat as-Salaam al-'Urdunniyah al-Isra'yliyah\"), sometimes referred to as \"Wadi Araba Treaty\", was signed in 1994. The signing ceremony took place at the southern border crossing of Arabah on 26 October 1994. Jordan was the second Arab country, after Egypt, to sign a peace accord with Israel. The treaty settled relations between the two countries, adjusted land and water disputes, and provided for broad cooperation in tourism", "title": "Israel–Jordan peace treaty" }, { "docid": "3720068", "text": "terms of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. Arens did not oppose peace with Egypt, but was opposed to certain aspects of the treaty, and thus did not want to have to oversee Israel's evacuation from the Sinai. He was re-elected again in 1981, but resigned from the Knesset on 19 January 1982 when appointed ambassador to the United States. At this point, he brought his young protégé, Benjamin Netanyahu, then 32, to work for him in Washington. He returned to Israel in February 1983 after being appointed Minister of Defense, replacing Ariel Sharon, who had been forced out of office following", "title": "Moshe Arens" }, { "docid": "1702944", "text": "deployment of additional Egyptian troops. This treaty was received with enormous controversy across the Arab world, where it was condemned and considered a stab in the back. The sense of outrage was particularly strong amongst Palestinians, with the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, stating: \"Let them sign what they like. False peace will not last\". On the other hand, the treaty led both Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin to share the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace between the two states. However, as a result of the treaty, Egypt was suspended", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "2948607", "text": "in Egypt-occupied Gaza and consequently, a Gaza–Egypt border did no longer exist. Rafah could grow without any consideration being taken of the old 1906 international boundary. In the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel conquered the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt and all of the city now was under Israeli occupation. In 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty that returned the Sinai, which borders the Gaza Strip, to Egyptian control. In the Peace Treaty, the re-created Gaza–Egypt border was drawn across the city of Rafah. Rafah was divided into an Egyptian and a Palestinian part, splitting up", "title": "Rafah" }, { "docid": "18196445", "text": "Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The exceptions are Egypt and Jordan, both of which have entered into a peace treaty with Israel, Mauritania and Palestine. Other countries which do not recognise Israel are Bhutan, Cuba and North Korea. When Egypt entered into a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, its membership of the Arab League was suspended until 1989. In 2002, the Arab League offered recognition of Israel by Arab countries as part of the resolution of the Palestine-Israel conflict in the Arab Peace Initiative. The passports of some Arab and OIC countries are not valid for travel", "title": "Boycotts of Israel" }, { "docid": "1702943", "text": "16 dead. Later that month, Egypt moved additional heavy weaponry into the demilitarized zone without Israeli approval, in violation of the peace treaty terms. Egypt said that the deployment of these troops and weapons was in keeping with agreements reached with Israel in 2011. Israel reportedly asked the United States to mediate this dispute. Shortly thereafter, Egyptian defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reportedly assured his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, that Egypt was committed to maintaining the 1979 Camp David peace treaty with Israel. In July 2013, after a number of violent incidents in the Sinai Peninsula, Israel agreed to the", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "1534178", "text": "did not lay claim to territory beyond them and proposed them, with minor modifications except at Gaza, as the basis of permanent political frontiers at the Lausanne Conference, 1949. After the 1967 Six-Day War several Israeli leaders argued against turning the Armistice Demarcation Lines into permanent borders on the grounds of Israeli security: The internationally recognized border between Egypt and Israel was eventually demarcated as part of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. The border between Israel and Jordan (except for Jordan's border with the post-1967 West Bank) was demarcated as part of the Israel–Jordan peace treaty. This occurred after Jordan had", "title": "1949 Armistice Agreements" }, { "docid": "1702941", "text": "peacekeeping organization outside the framework of the UN. On 3 August 1981, the Protocol to the Treaty of Peace was signed, establishing the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). This observation force monitors both parties to ensure compliance with the treaty. The peace treaty includes a stipulation, called the Agreed Activities Mechanism, that allows Egypt and Israel to jointly alter the arrangements of Egyptian troops in the Sinai without having to officially review the treaty itself. Israel has allowed Egypt to deploy forces to central and eastern Sinai out of mutual security concerns, such as the presence of jihadi militant groups", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "12968807", "text": "killed in the battle. Following the 2006 Lebanon War, Ireland deployed a unit of 150 troops to protect Finnish Army engineers. In 1978, Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland without prior agreement with the Irish government, secretly trained Egyptian Air Force pilots, at a time when Israel and Egypt were still in peace talks, and had yet to sign a treaty. In 2003, the Irish government opposed the building of Israel's security wall in the West Bank. According to WikiLeaks, following the 2006 Lebanon War, Ireland prevented the United States from moving military equipment destined for Israel through Shannon", "title": "Ireland–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "582767", "text": "the implementation of the \"land for peace\" formula, calling for Israeli withdrawal from \"territories\" it had occupied in 1967 in exchange for peace with its neighbors. This was an important advance at the time, considering that there were no peace treaties between any Arab state and Israel until the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty of 1979. \"Land for peace\" served as the basis of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, in which Israel withdrew from the Sinai peninsula (Egypt withdrew its claims to the Gaza Strip in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization). Jordan renounced its claims regarding the West Bank in favor of", "title": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 242" }, { "docid": "12979883", "text": "Palestinian Authority and Jordan to accept U.S.-led peace proposals. The Egyptian Revolution of 2011, part of the Arab Spring, led to fears in Israel about the future of the treaty. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated initially that he expected any new Egyptian government to adhere to the peace treaty with Israel, as it had served both countries well. After the Egyptian Army took power on 11 February 2011, it announced that Egypt would continue to abide by all its international and regional treaties. Yet Israeli-Egyptian relations reached their lowest level since the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. The Israeli-Egyptian border", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "6129886", "text": "Yamit into a city with a population of 200,000, though the actual population of Yamit did not exceed 3,000. The Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt in stages beginning in 1979 as part of the Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty. As required by the treaty, Israel evacuated Israeli military installations and civilian settlements prior to the establishment of \"normal and friendly relations\" between it and Egypt. Israel dismantled eighteen settlements, two air force bases, a naval base, and other installations by 1982, including the only oil resources under Israeli control. The evacuation of the civilian population, which took place in 1982, was", "title": "Israeli-occupied territories" }, { "docid": "12007218", "text": "not sign a separate peace treaty as Jordan and Egypt have done. Other Lebanese leaders draw an even harder line. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said in August 2006 that Lebanon would be the \"last Arab country to make peace with Israel\" because of the large number of civilians that were killed in the 2006 Lebanon War. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, proclaimed \"Death to Israel\" and promises the \"liberation\" of Jerusalem. It was uncovered in the cache of diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks that in 2008, Lebanese Defense Minister had sent messages to Israel via the United States", "title": "Israel–Lebanon relations" }, { "docid": "1702947", "text": "Egyptian government to keep the peace treaty with Israel, as it has served both countries well. After the Egyptian Army took power on 11 February 2011, it announced that Egypt would continue to abide by all its international and regional treaties. However, Ayman Nour, an influential Egyptian opposition figure and likely presidential candidate called for Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel to be \"reassessed\". On 15 September 2011, the then Egyptian prime minister Essam Sharaf said that \"A peace deal with Israel was not sacred\". Rashad al-Bayumi, the deputy chief of Egypt's largest party, the Muslim Brotherhood, said that they would", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "10011165", "text": "a boundary between Ottoman ruled Palestine and British ruled Egypt, from Taba to Rafah was agreed upon. From 1948, Gaza was occupied by Egypt. Consequently, a Gaza–Egypt border no longer existed. In the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel conquered the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt. In 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty that returned the Sinai, which borders the Gaza Strip, to Egyptian control. As part of that treaty, a 100-meter-wide strip of land known as the Philadelphi Route was established as a buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt. In the Peace Treaty, the re-created Gaza–Egypt", "title": "Rafah Border Crossing" }, { "docid": "1531857", "text": "Egypt and Israel\"\", the second leading towards the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty signed in March 1979. The agreements and the peace treaty were both accompanied by \"side-letters\" of understanding between Egypt and the U.S. and Israel and the U.S. The preamble of the \"\"Framework for Peace in the Middle East\"\" starts with the basis of a peaceful settlement of the Arab–Israeli conflict: \"The agreed basis for a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Israel and its neighbors is United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, in all its parts.\" The framework itself consists of 3 parts. The first part of the framework", "title": "Camp David Accords" }, { "docid": "1702946", "text": "subsequent governments. From the Camp David peace accords in 1978 until 2000, the United States has subsidized Egypt's armed forces with over $38 billion worth of aid. Egypt receives about $1.3 billion annually. Nevertheless, the peace is often described as a \"cold peace\", with many in Egypt skeptical about its effectiveness. The Arab-Israeli conflict has kept relations cool. In 2008, the Egyptian army conducted simulated military exercises against an \"enemy\" Israel. The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 led to fears in Israel about the future of the treaty, although the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he expected any new", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "202409", "text": "pre-1967 communities in the Golan Heights (mainly Druze) and the post-1967 settlements. After the capture of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt in the 1967 Six-Day War, settlements were established along the Gulf of Aqaba and in the northeast, just below the Gaza Strip. It had plans to expand the settlement of Yamit into a city with a population of 200,000, though the actual population of Yamit did not exceed 3,000. The Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt in stages beginning in 1979 as part of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. As required by the treaty, Israel evacuated the civilian population, which", "title": "Israeli settlement" }, { "docid": "15323363", "text": "Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Following the Camp David Accords, Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. But the subsequent 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was received with controversy among Arab nations, particularly the Palestinians. Egypt's membership in the Arab League was suspended (and not reinstated until 1989). PLO Leader Yasser Arafat said \"Let them sign what they like. False peace will not last.\" In Egypt, various jihadist groups, such as the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, used the Camp David Accords to rally support for their cause. Previously sympathetic to Sadat's attempt to integrate", "title": "Assassination of Anwar Sadat" }, { "docid": "5393363", "text": "the vote. On 3 September 1982, during the meeting, Begin demanded that Bachir sign a peace treaty with Israel as soon as he took office in return of Israel's earlier support of Lebanese Forces and he also told Bachir that the IDF will stay in South Lebanon if the Peace Treaty was not directly signed. Bachir was furious at Begin and told him that the Lebanese Forces did not fight for seven years and that they did not sacrifice thousands of soldiers to free Lebanon from the Syrian Army and the PLO so that Israel can take their place. The", "title": "Lebanese Forces" }, { "docid": "11228739", "text": "in which Israel made vague promises to allow the creation of an elected government in the West Bank and Gaza. In return, Egypt became the first Arab state to recognize Israel's right to exist. The Camp David Accords were the subject of intense domestic opposition in both Egypt and Israel, as well as the wider Arab World, but each side agreed to negotiate a peace treaty on the basis of the accords. On March 26, 1979, Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in Washington, D.C. Carter's role in getting the treaty was essential. Aaron David Miller interviewed many officials", "title": "Presidency of Jimmy Carter" }, { "docid": "1702945", "text": "from the Arab League in 1979–1989, and Sadat was assassinated on 6 October 1981 by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. The peace between Egypt and Israel has lasted since the treaty went into effect, and Egypt has become an important strategic partner of Israel. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a former Israeli defense minister known for his close ties to Egyptian officials, has stated that \"Egypt is not only our closest friend in the region, the co-operation between us goes beyond the strategic.\" As part of the agreement, the U.S. began economic and military aid to Egypt, and political backing for its", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "17589823", "text": "which borders the Gaza Strip, to Egyptian control. As part of that treaty, a 100-meter-wide strip of land, known as the Philadelphi Route, was established as a buffer zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. In the peace treaty, the re-created Gaza–Egypt border was drawn across the city of Rafah. When Israel withdrew from the Sinai in 1982, Rafah was divided into Egyptian and Palestinian parts, splitting up families, separated by barbed-wire barriers. Under the 1979 Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty, the Philadelphi Route buffer zone was a 100-meter-wide strip of land along the Gaza-Egypt border. Until 2000, the actual buffer zone", "title": "Gaza–Egypt border" }, { "docid": "2187232", "text": "and manufactured by Israel and exceeded the enemies' tanks in every parameter. It first saw active service in Lebanon and proved to be a great success. In 1979 the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was signed, when Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat agreed on peace in return for Israel giving the entire Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. The peace agreement, still valid today, closed the bitter southern front and let the IDF focus on the raging northern border. In 1981 the Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor. The Israeli government suspected that the Iraqis would use the nuclear reactor to build", "title": "History of the Israel Defense Forces" }, { "docid": "10817404", "text": "War of 1967, Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan, Gaza Strip and Sinai peninsula from Egypt, and Golan Heights from Syria, and placed these territories under military occupation. Israel and the Palestinian territories now lay entirely within the boundaries of former British Mandate Palestine. By the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, Egypt renounced all claims to the Gaza Strip. In 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank; this was made official in the Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace of 1994. The Green Line is Israel's contested boundary with the Palestinian territories. The boundaries of a future Palestinian State,", "title": "Borders of Israel" }, { "docid": "1702942", "text": "in these areas. These alterations are coordinated through the MFO. In January 2011, during widespread protests by Egyptians against their government, Israel agreed to allow Egypt to move several hundred troops into the Sinai Peninsula for the first time since the peace treaty was signed. With Israel's agreement, Egypt moved two battalions, about 800 soldiers, into the Sharm el-Sheikh area on Sinai's southern tip, far from Israel. In August 2012, Israel agreed that Egypt could deploy additional forces, including attack helicopters, in the northern Sinai to combat militants who had carried out an attack on Egyptian border guards that left", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "15853399", "text": "antagonistic domestic policy between the two governments and populations, do not result in proxy wars, formal incursions, or similar conflicts. The Camp David Accords, the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty and the aftermath of relations between Israel and Egypt are considered a modern example of a cold peace. After having engaged each other in five prior wars, the populations had become weary of the loss of life, and the negotiation of the Accords and Treaty were considered a high point of the Middle East Peace Process. However, Egyptian popular support for the treaty plummeted following the 1981 assassination of Anwar Sadat and", "title": "Cold peace" }, { "docid": "600298", "text": "of Nasserism, re-instituting a multi-party system, and launching the Infitah economic policy. As President, he led Egypt in the Yom Kippur War of 1973 to regain Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which Israel had occupied since the Six-Day War of 1967, making him a hero in Egypt and, for a time, the wider Arab World. Afterwards, he engaged in negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty; this won him and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin the Nobel Peace Prize, making Sadat the first Muslim Nobel laureate. Although reaction to the treaty—which resulted in the return of Sinai to Egypt—was generally", "title": "Anwar Sadat" }, { "docid": "9736296", "text": "One Israel (1980) One Israel (, \"Yisrael Ahat\") was a short-lived, one-man political party in Israel led by Yitzhak Yitzhaky. The formation of One Israel during the ninth Knesset was largely precipitated by Menachem Begin's controversial decision to sign the Camp David Accords and the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty despite opposition within his own party, Likud. Internal disagreements led to seven MKs deserting the party in 1980 (though one later returned). Three set up Rafi – National List, two founded Tehiya and Yosef Tamir defected to Shinui. On 10 October 1980 Yitzhak Yitzhaky also left the party, despite only having joined", "title": "One Israel (1980)" }, { "docid": "15862303", "text": "against Israel began when the coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which occurred that year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights respectively. The war ended with Israeli forces close to Cairo,but Sadat has restored the Egyptian pride and convinced the Israeli leadership that the status quo is no longer tenable. Egypt and Israel came together for negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in which Israel traded the Sinai to Egypt", "title": "History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat" }, { "docid": "10817372", "text": "Agreements, Israel borders Lebanon in the north, the Golan Heights and Syria in the northeast, the West Bank and Jordan in the east, the Gaza Strip and Egypt in the southwest. The border with Egypt is the international border demarcated in 1906 between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire, confirmed in the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, and the border with Jordan is based on the border defined in the 1922 Trans-Jordan memorandum, confirmed in the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty. The Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916 secretly divided the Ottoman Empire lands of Middle East between British and French spheres of", "title": "Borders of Israel" }, { "docid": "277149", "text": "office. In 1978 Begin, aided by Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, came to Washington and Camp David to negotiate the Camp David Accords, leading to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty with Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat. Before going to Washington to meet President Carter, Begin visited Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson for his advice. Under the terms of the treaty, brokered by US President, Jimmy Carter, Israel was to hand over the Sinai Peninsula in its entirety to Egypt. The peace treaty with Egypt was a watershed moment in Middle Eastern history, as it was the first time", "title": "Menachem Begin" }, { "docid": "2674895", "text": "he declared, \"would have felt at home listening to the UN debate on the measure.\" The 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was a landmark event. Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is credited for initiating the process, following the failure of the UN-mediated peace negotiations, notably the Geneva Conference. The secret negotiations at Camp David in 1978 between Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter, and the treaty itself essentially bypassed UN-approved channels. The Camp David Accords (but not the Treaty itself) touch on the issue of Palestinian statehood. Egypt, Israel, and Jordan were to agree a way to establish elected self-governing authority in", "title": "Israel and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "15262663", "text": "other missiles. Foreign governments in the West (including the U.S.) regarded Mubarak as an important ally and supporter in the Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations. After wars with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979 (provoking controversy in the Arab world). According to the 1978 Camp David Accords (which led to the peace treaty), Israel and Egypt receive billions of dollars in aid annually from the United States; Egypt received over US$1.3 billion in military aid each year, in addition to economic and development assistance. According to Juan Cole many Egyptian youth felt ignored by", "title": "Egyptian revolution of 2011" }, { "docid": "3180019", "text": "the Egyptian force is \"a designated force for the combating of terrorism and infiltration across the border\" and not intended for any military purposes. The Accord specifically indicated that the new agreement did not modify or amend the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, and maintained the status of the Philaldelphi route and Sinai desert as a demilitarized zone. Instead, it \"enhance[ed] Egypt's capability to fight smuggling along the border,\" while ensuring that the forces would not serve any military purposes. Israel insisted on the inclusion of the agreement provisions indicating that it was not an amendment to the 1979 Peace Treaty", "title": "Philadelphi Route" }, { "docid": "583399", "text": "peace,\" an offer that was rejected in September 1967 by the Arab States by the Khartoum Resolution, which became famous for the \"Three No's\": \"no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it...\" The first application of the land for peace formula was Israel's peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, under which Israel withdrew from the Sinai as part of a comprehensive peace agreement facilitated by economic assistance to both sides from the United States. In 1994 a similar comprehensive agreement invoking resolution 242 formed the basis of the Israel Jordan peace treaty whereby both sides redeployed", "title": "Land for peace" }, { "docid": "4386711", "text": "destroy Israel, not to rectify the misfortune of the Palestinians, which still could have been done by the Arab states irrespective of Israel.\" On 1 September 1967, in the wake of the Six-Day War, eight leaders of Arab countries issued the Khartoum Resolution. Paragraph 3 of the resolution became known as the \"Three No\"s: \"no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it.\" President Anwar Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, the 1978 Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel and the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty were each condemned in the Arab World, and Egypt was suspended from the", "title": "Arab League and the Arab–Israeli conflict" }, { "docid": "14083843", "text": "Israel announced that it accepted Security Council Resolution 242 and was ready to negotiate with each Arab state on each element in that resolution. Abba Eban told George Ball Israel was willing to return \"most of the West Bank\" to Jordan. Egypt and Jordan demanded simultaneous negotiations and withdrawal, with Jordan's King Hussein suggesting that if negotiations did not achieve peace within six months or a year, the withdrawn Israel troops could reoccupy the West Bank and make a separate peace treaty with the Palestinians. Levi Eshkol informed Washington it would return Syrian and Egyptian territory in exchange for peace,", "title": "International law and Israeli settlements" }, { "docid": "1531835", "text": "Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. The second of these frameworks (\"A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel\") led directly to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. Due to the agreement, Sadat and Begin received the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. The first framework (\"A Framework for Peace in", "title": "Camp David Accords" }, { "docid": "2674896", "text": "the West Bank and Gaza. Egypt and Israel were to find means to resolve the refugee problem. The General Assembly was critical of the accords. General Assembly Resolution 34/65 (1979) condemned \"partial agreements and separate treaties\". It said that the Camp David accords had \"no validity insofar as they purport to determine the future of the Palestinian people and of the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967\". In protest, the General Assembly did not renew the peace-keeping force in the Sinai peninsula, the UNEF II, despite requests by the US, Egypt and Israel, as stipulated in the treaty. To", "title": "Israel and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "1703360", "text": "Israel and the PLO. Discussions began in 1994. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres informed King Hussein that after the Oslo Accords with the PLO, Jordan might be \"left out of the big game\". Hussein consulted with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Mubarak encouraged him, but Assad told him only to \"talk\" and not sign any accord. U.S. President Bill Clinton pressured Hussein to start peace negotiations and to sign a peace treaty with Israel and promised him that Jordan's debts would be forgiven. The efforts succeeded and Jordan signed a nonbelligerency", "title": "Israel–Jordan peace treaty" }, { "docid": "16779734", "text": "Sinai. Concern was raised by Israeli officials over Egyptian failure to notify Israel about the deployment of tanks in the Sinai, which violates the peace treaty. Lieberman said, \"We must make sure that every detail is upheld, otherwise we'll find ourselves in a slippery slope as far as the peace treaty is concerned.\" On the same day, Israeli daily \"Maariv\" reported that Israel sent a message to Egypt via the White House, protesting Egypt's ongoing increase in military presence in the Sinai without coordination from Israel, and telling Egypt that it must remove tanks from the Sinai because their presence", "title": "Sinai insurgency" }, { "docid": "12335145", "text": "peace treaty is concerned.\" On the same day, Israeli daily \"Maariv\" reported that Israel sent a message to Egypt via the White House, protesting Egypt's ongoing increase in military presence in the Sinai without coordination from Israel, and telling Egypt that it must remove tanks from the Sinai because their presence violates the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979, which states that Sinai Peninsula is to remain demilitarized. The Israeli daily \"Maariv\" reported was reinforced by an article in \"The New York Times\", which stated that Israel was “troubled” by the entry of Egyptian tanks into the northern Sinai Peninsula without", "title": "Operation Eagle" }, { "docid": "18801075", "text": "security, claiming a strong and secure Israel is vital because of strategic interests and common values, the Obama administration providing nearly $10 billion to Israel in the past three years, military support for Israel, such as the Iron Dome system, the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, and recognizing Jerusalem as and remains the capital of Israel, and opposes any attempt to delegitimize Israel on the world stage. The platform also states that Democratic Party seeks peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and supports a two-state solution, under conditions that Israel's security concerns are met and any Palestinian partner must", "title": "Political positions of the Democratic Party" }, { "docid": "179852", "text": "of the world's Jews live in Israel today, the largest Jewish community in the world. Since about 1970, the United States has become the principal ally of Israel. In 1979, an uneasy Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was signed, based on the Camp David Accords. In 1993, Israel signed Oslo I Accord with the Palestine Liberation Organization, followed by establishment of the Palestinian National Authority and in 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty was signed. Despite efforts to finalize the peace agreement, the conflict continues to play a major role in Israeli and international political, social and economic life. The economy of Israel was", "title": "History of Israel" }, { "docid": "464480", "text": "willing to visit Israel and address the Knesset. Shortly afterward, the Israeli government cordially invited him to address the Knesset. Thus, in November of that year, Sadat took the unprecedented step of visiting Israel, becoming the first Arab leader to do so, and so implicitly recognized Israel. The act jump-started the peace process. United States President Jimmy Carter invited both Sadat and Begin to a summit at Camp David to negotiate a final peace. The talks took place from September 5–17, 1978. Ultimately, the talks succeeded, and Israel and Egypt signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in 1979. Israel subsequently withdrew", "title": "Yom Kippur War" }, { "docid": "2285166", "text": "In 1971 Sadat began the coordinated political and military groundwork to achieve this. In February, he proposed a phased Israel withdrawal from the Sinai, which would involve a reopening of the Suez Canal, and Israeli fulfillment of the UNSCR 242, including resolving the Palestinian refugee problem. In return Egypt would sign a peace treaty with Israel and reestablish relations with the United States. However Israeli insistence on retention of territory necessary for its security ended diplomatic efforts. Simultaneously, Sadat sought to improve Egypt's military capabilities, and in March began the first of four trips to the Soviet Union to obtain", "title": "Operation Badr (1973)" }, { "docid": "12649310", "text": "easily relocate to cheaper labor markets. When the QIZ program came into being in 1996, observers regarded it as a vehicle to support the development of peaceful relations and normalization of commercial ties between Israel and the two Arab states (Jordan and Egypt) with which it had signed peace treaties. In both cases, however, a tenuous peace continues to prevail between Israel and the two Arab states. Since the conclusion of the Jordan–Israel peace treaty in October 1994, large numbers of Jordanians, particularly fundamentalists, those of Palestinian origin, and members of the professional unions continue to oppose normalization with Israel", "title": "Qualifying Industrial Zone" }, { "docid": "20264147", "text": "letting Ashraf know indirectly that he's figured out his ploy. Ashraf replies that if a peace treaty came out of it, then they both did what they could to save their countries. The movie ends with text summaries stating that Ashraf died mysteriously in 2007 in his London flat, and that he is recognized as a national hero in both Israel and Egypt; and that Sadat and Begin were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their peace treaty. On May 5, 2017, it was announced that Marwan Kenzari was set to star in \"The Angel\" for director Ariel Vromen", "title": "The Angel (2018 American film)" }, { "docid": "10817398", "text": "the time, the Aqaba branch of the Hejaz railway had not been built, and the Ottomans therefore had no simple access to the Red Sea. The British were also interested in making the border as short and patrollable as possible, and did not take into account the needs of the local residents in the negotiations. The 1949 armistice agreement between Israel and Egypt was ratified on February 24, 1949. The armistice line between these countries followed the international border except along the Gaza Strip, which remained under Egyptian occupation. The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, signed on March 26, 1979, created an", "title": "Borders of Israel" }, { "docid": "13143763", "text": "enmity and would start negotiations in order to achieve an \"end to bloodshed and sorrow\" and a just and lasting peace. On October 26, 1994, the governments of Jordan and Israel signed a historic peace treaty. The treaty normalized relations between the two countries and resolved territorial disputes, such as water sharing. The conflict had cost roughly US$18.3 billion. The treaty was closely linked with the efforts to create peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The signing ceremony occurred at the southern border crossing of Arabah, and made Jordan only the second Arab country, after Egypt, to normalize relations", "title": "Israel–Jordan relations" }, { "docid": "2485565", "text": "Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Its strategic importance led to its transformation from a fishing village into a major port and naval base for the Egyptian Navy. It was occupied by Israel during the Suez Crisis of 1956 and restored to Egypt in 1957. A United Nations peacekeeping force was subsequently stationed there until the 1967 Six-Day War when it was recaptured by Israel. Sharm El Sheikh remained under Israeli control until the Sinai peninsula was restored again to Egypt in 1982 after the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty of 1979. A hierarchical planning approach was", "title": "Sharm El Sheikh" }, { "docid": "12979877", "text": "Egypt–Israel relations Egypt–Israel relations are foreign relations between Egypt and Israel. The state of war between both countries which dated back to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War culminated in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and was followed by the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty a year after the Camp David Accords, mediated by US president Jimmy Carter. Full diplomatic relations were established on January 26, 1980. Egypt has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a consulate in Eilat. Israel has an embassy in Cairo and a consulate in Alexandria. Their shared border has two official crossings, one at Taba and one", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "17520741", "text": "in the region. His brief unity talks with Iraqi leaders collapsed in mid-1979; and with Iraq's 1980 involvement in the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq also effectively withdrew from the conflict against Israel. Also in 1979, under the impact of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, and in view of Syria's regional predicament, King Hussein of Jordan withdrew from his association with Assad in favor of a closer relationship with Iraq. Assad's regional strategic position was further damaged when the US Carter administration abandoned its new Syrian-oriented policy in favor of the Egypt-Israeli peace process. Under Assad's government, Syria's relations with the countries of", "title": "Presidency of Hafez al-Assad" }, { "docid": "817437", "text": "to develop relations in other fields as well. The king reportedly gave orders that official statements don't use phrases such as \"enemy\" and \"Zionist entity\" when referring to Israel anymore. However, he refused the idea of having trade relations, saying it was \"too early\" and would be postponed until the establishment of an independent Palestine state. Israel has had full diplomatic relations with Egypt since the signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in 1979. According to an Egyptian Government 2006 poll of 1,000 Egyptians (taken at the time of the 2006 Lebanon War), 92% of Egyptians view Israel as an", "title": "Foreign relations of Israel" }, { "docid": "12979885", "text": "attack, Israel flew out the Israeli ambassador and about 85 other diplomats and their family members. Following the attack, the Egyptian army declared a state of emergency in the country. Egyptian officials condemned the attack and said that the events were part of an external conspiracy to hurt the stability and foreign relations of Egypt. In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood declared their support for the peace treaty, and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu affirmed he had no problem dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood so long as the peace treaty was respected. Post Mubarak, the Egyptian authorities continued to protect an", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "7601714", "text": "Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia required the approval of Israel to modify the military annex to the peace treaty. Israel was notified in writing about the transfer weeks before it was made public, and gave its approval in writing to Egypt and, indirectly, to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir publicly stated that his country would honor the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty's terms as regards the island and the continued stationing of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) forces on the island. Israel also agreed to the construction of the Saudi–Egypt Causeway between the Egyptian and Saudi mainlands which", "title": "Tiran Island" }, { "docid": "17071892", "text": "land from the Israeli-occupied Golan, Egyptian-Syrian relations have become strained due to Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat's peace treaty with Israel in the Camp David Accords. Hafez al-Assad severed all relations with Egypt after the signing of the peace deal, and diplomatic relations were not re-established until 2005, when Egypt once again enjoyed warm relations with Syria under the rule of Bashar al-Assad. However, after the Arab Spring and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, relations became extremely strained. The Muslim Brotherhood is a banned organisation and its membership is a capital offence in Syria. Egypt severed all relations with the", "title": "Egypt–Syria relations" }, { "docid": "400750", "text": "represent his father, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. The cruiser USS \"Little Rock\" was the only American naval ship in the convoy. The UNEF mandate expired in 1979. Despite the efforts of the United States, Israel, Egypt, and others to obtain an extension of the UN role in observing the peace between Israel and Egypt, as called for under the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, the mandate could not be extended because of the veto by the Soviet Union in the UN Security Council, at the request of Syria. Accordingly, negotiations for a new observer force in the", "title": "Suez Canal" }, { "docid": "12979890", "text": "Egyptian armed forces in Sinai. They know this. The deployment of the armed forces on all the territory of Sinai is not a violation of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.\" Egypt's post-Mubarak rulers were instrumental in mediating between Hamas and Israel for the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange that led to the liberation of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners between October and December 2011. According to the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, there were 117 exporters to Egypt active in Israel in 2011 and exports of goods from Israel to Egypt grew by", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "12979886", "text": "IDF memorial in the Sinai in keeping with their treaty obligations. The Israelis remained positive about the treaty after MB candidate Mohammed Morsi was elected president in June 2012. In August 2012, the Egyptian military entered the de-militarized zone without Israeli approval, in violation of the peace treaty terms. Egypt has also been reported to have deployed anti-air missiles on the Israeli border, a move which clearly targets Israel, as the Bedouin groups in the Sinai have no aircraft. In the 1970s, moving anti-aircraft missiles close to the Suez Canal was the first step Egypt took in the lead up", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "179998", "text": "Egypt in April 1982. The final piece of territory to be repatriated was Taba, adjacent to Eilat, returned in 1989. The Arab League reacted to the peace treaty by suspending Egypt from the organization and moving its headquarters from Cairo to Tunis. Sadat was assassinated in 1981 by Islamic fundamentalist members of the Egyptian army who opposed peace with Israel. Following the agreement Israel and Egypt became the two largest recipients of US military and financial aid (Iraq and Afghanistan have now overtaken them). In December 1978 the Israeli Merkava battle tank entered use with the IDF. In 1979, over", "title": "History of Israel" }, { "docid": "15350135", "text": "Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control of Palestinian land has been the primary obstacle to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East. We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work is a \"New York Times\" Best Seller book written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. It was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2009. It came as", "title": "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land" }, { "docid": "7601713", "text": "Egypt only sought to take over defending the two islands.\" Shortly thereafter Tiran Island was captured by Israeli Defense Forces troops during the Six-Day War. In January 1968, the US government stood behind a failed attempt to induce Israeli withdrawal from that island as an opening move to a larger peace process. Tiran remained under Israeli control until its return to Egypt in 1982 in fulfillment of the 1979 peace treaty signed by Egypt and Israel. The treaty includes a guarantee of freedom of Israeli shipping through the Straits of Tiran. The agreement by Egypt to return the islands of", "title": "Tiran Island" }, { "docid": "9507511", "text": "on.\" Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid is a \"New York Times\" Best Seller book written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and laureate of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. It was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2006. During his presidency, Carter hosted talks between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East. That perspective, coupled", "title": "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" }, { "docid": "9507479", "text": "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid is a \"New York Times\" Best Seller book written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and laureate of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. It was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2006. During his presidency, Carter hosted talks between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East. That perspective, coupled with", "title": "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" }, { "docid": "4668090", "text": "in recent years. Multinational Force and Observers The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula. On September 17, 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat under the sponsorship of United States President Jimmy Carter. The accords provided for a full Israeli withdrawal from Sinai. Following the signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty on March 26, 1979, the United Nations was asked to provide the peacekeeping", "title": "Multinational Force and Observers" }, { "docid": "4668059", "text": "Multinational Force and Observers The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula. On September 17, 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat under the sponsorship of United States President Jimmy Carter. The accords provided for a full Israeli withdrawal from Sinai. Following the signing of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty on March 26, 1979, the United Nations was asked to provide the peacekeeping forces for the", "title": "Multinational Force and Observers" }, { "docid": "15902657", "text": "United States President Barack Obama. Following the attack, the Israeli deputy ambassador remained in Cairo; 85 staff members and their families returned to Israel. The Egyptian army declared a state of alert. During 2011, relations between Israel and Egypt deteriorated after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reaching their lowest point since peace was established between the nations by the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. The Israeli-Egyptian border became a region of conflict and instability due to increased militant activity in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, and anti-Israeli sentiment was expressed in protests by masses of Egyptians in the streets of Giza.", "title": "2011 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Egypt" }, { "docid": "2292634", "text": "disappear if peace was brought to the Middle East. Assad has indicated that the peace treaty that he envisions would not be the same kind of peace treaty Israel has with Egypt, where there is a legal border crossing and open trade. In a 2006 interview with Charlie Rose, Assad said: \"There is a big difference between talking about a peace treaty and peace. A peace treaty is like a permanent ceasefire. There's no war, maybe you have an embassy, but you actually won't have trade, you won't have normal relations because people will not be sympathetic to this relation", "title": "Bashar al-Assad" }, { "docid": "12979881", "text": "the Egyptian government to recall its ambassador to Israel from Tel Aviv, and deport Israel's ambassador in Egypt. This was largely symbolic since only the ruling military council can make such decisions. Relations have improved significantly between Israel and Egypt after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, with close military cooperation over the Sinai insurgency. Notably, Israel has permitted Egypt to increase its number of troops deployed in the Sinai peninsula beyond the terms of the peace treaty. These developments, along with deteriorating Israel-Jordan relations, have led some to brand Egypt as Israel's \"closest ally\" in the Arab world, while others", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "10952394", "text": "of the accords. General Assembly Resolution 34/65 (1979) condemned \"partial agreements and separate treaties\". It said that the Camp David accords had \"no validity insofar as they purport to determine the future of the Palestinian people and of the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967\". In protest, the General Assembly did not renew the peace-keeping force in the Sinai peninsula, the UNEF II, despite requests by the US, Egypt and Israel, as stipulated in the treaty. To honor the treaty despite the UN's refusal, the Multinational Force and Observers was created, which has always operated independently of the UN.", "title": "Palestine and the United Nations" }, { "docid": "15941525", "text": "support wildlife preservation efforts in Israel. Bruun sought to expand the work in Israel to the fuller mission of advancing conservation in the Middle East. Birding moved from being a benign activity to hazardous duty. In 1978 he was in Tehran when the Shah of Iran was overthrown, leaving the country shortly before the Shah's downfall in an armored personnel carrier. While helping to advance peace between Israel and Egypt, his work posed a threat to violent groups who opposed the peace treaty. Bruun retired as a neurologist in 1989, having suffered several strokes. He started small business buying and", "title": "Bertel Bruun" }, { "docid": "202463", "text": "took place in 1982 as part of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, when Israel was required to evacuate its settlers from the 18 Sinai settlements. Arab parties to the conflict had demanded the dismantlement of the settlements as a condition for peace with Israel. The evacuation was carried out with force in some instances, for example in Yamit. The settlements were demolished, as it was feared that settlers might try to return to their homes after the evacuation. Israel's unilateral disengagement plan took place in 2005. It involved the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and part of the West", "title": "Israeli settlement" }, { "docid": "11625728", "text": "removing Nasser's heavy-handed controls. Sadat realized American aid was essential to that goal, and it allowed him to disengage from the Israeli conflict, and to pursue a regional peace policy. Following the peace treaty with Israel, between 1979 and 2003, Egypt acquired about $19 billion in military aid, making Egypt the second largest non-NATO recipient of U.S. military aid after Israel. Also, Egypt received about $30 billion in economic aid within the same time frame. In 2009, the U.S. provided a military assistance of US$1.3 billion (inflation adjusted US$ billion in ), and an economic assistance of US$250 million (inflation", "title": "Egypt–United States relations" }, { "docid": "3180021", "text": "by the Knesset. Generally, the Knesset approves of major treaties either before or after their passage. The issue arose because the Philadelphi Accord would partially militarize Area C of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, changing the treaty and hence needing Knesset approval. This position was advocated by the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairperson, Yuval Steinitz; he was supported by MK Danny Yatom and they jointly filed a petition to the Supreme Court against the Government. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the other hand, argued that the treaty did not change the \"demilitarized\" status of Area C, and therefore was", "title": "Philadelphi Route" }, { "docid": "1702939", "text": "existed since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, normalization of relations and the complete withdrawal by Israel of its armed forces and civilians from the Sinai Peninsula which Israel had captured during the Six-Day War in 1967. Egypt agreed to leave the area demilitarized. The agreement also provided for the free passage of Israeli ships through the Suez Canal, and recognition of the Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as international waterways. The agreement notably made Egypt the first Arab state to officially recognize Israel. The normalization of relations between Israel and Egypt went into effect in January 1980. Ambassadors", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "9194753", "text": "the 1973 war and the subsequent peace treaty, Egypt became the first Arab nation to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Despite that, Israel is still widely considered as a hostile state by the majority of Egyptians. Egypt has played a historical role as a mediator in resolving various disputes in the Middle East, most notably its handling of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the peace process. Egypt's ceasefire and truce brokering efforts in Gaza have hardly been challenged following Israel's evacuation of its settlements from the strip in 2005, despite increasing animosity towards the Hamas government in Gaza following the ouster", "title": "Egypt" }, { "docid": "15424128", "text": "raid, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denounced Israel's use of \"excessive and unjustified force\" while the Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to express its condemnation. The Egyptian President also ordered the opening of the Egyptian border to Gaza on Tuesday to allow humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip. On February 13, 2011, Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour stated that \"the Camp David Era was over\" and he did not recognize Egypt's Peace Treaty with Israel. As of 23 July 2012, Egypt now allows Palestinians to freely enter without visas. During the November 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense, Egypt", "title": "Egypt–Palestine relations" }, { "docid": "600317", "text": "captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. The agreement also provided for the free passage of Israeli ships through the Suez Canal and recognition of the Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as international waterways. The agreement notably made Egypt the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel. The peace agreement between Egypt and Israel has remained in effect since the treaty was signed. The treaty was extremely unpopular in most of the Arab World and the wider Muslim World. His predecessor Nasser had made Egypt an icon of Arab nationalism, an ideology that appeared to be sidelined by", "title": "Anwar Sadat" }, { "docid": "12979892", "text": "was not to do with the peace treaty but rather \"a business dispute between the Israeli company and the Egyptian company\"; Egyptian Ambassador Yasser Rida also said the Egyptian government saw it as a business disagreement, not a diplomatic dispute. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the same, adding that perhaps the gas supplies were being used as campaign material for the Egyptian presidential election. Minister of National Infrastructure Uzi Landau dismissed claims that the dispute was purely commercial in nature. Egypt–Israel relations Egypt–Israel relations are foreign relations between Egypt and Israel. The state of war between both countries which dated", "title": "Egypt–Israel relations" }, { "docid": "6699501", "text": "territories. This led to friction in US–Israeli bilateral relations. The two frameworks included in the Carter-initiated Camp David process were viewed by right-wing elements in Israel as creating US pressures on Israel to withdraw from the captured Palestinian territories, as well as forcing it to take risks for the sake of peace with Egypt. The Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was signed at the White House on March 26, 1979. It led to Israeli withdrawal from Sinai by 1982. Likud governments have since argued that their acceptance of full withdrawal from the Sinai as part of these accords and the eventual Egypt–Israel", "title": "Israel–United States relations" }, { "docid": "16730268", "text": "of the Palestinian people. Instead, Israel preferred to negotiate with Egypt and Jordan, and \"\"elected representatives of the inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza\"\". While the final goal in Camp David was a \"\"peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, taking into account the agreement reached in the final status of the West Bank and Gaza\"\", the Oslo negotiations were directly between Israel and the PLO and aimed at a peace treaty directly between these groups. The Oslo Accords, like the 1978 Camp David Accords, merely aimed at an interim agreement that allowed first steps. This was intended to be", "title": "Oslo Accords" }, { "docid": "12335144", "text": "to be raised as Egypt began deploying more force and tanks without coordination from Israel. On 21 August, Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman said that it is important for Israel to make sure that the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty is upheld, and not to remain silent as Egyptian military forces enter the Sinai. Concern was raised by Israeli officials over Egyptian failure to notify Israel about the deployment of tanks in the Sinai, which violates the peace treaty. Lieberman said, \"We must make sure that every detail is upheld, otherwise we'll find ourselves in a slippery slope as far as the", "title": "Operation Eagle" }, { "docid": "18196368", "text": "nation to abandon boycott, doing so in 1980 after signing a peace treaty with Israel the previous year. After more or less consistently adhering to the practice of seizing cargo bound for Israel since 1950, the Straights of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba were opened to Israeli trade and Israeli cargo went unmolested for the first time in decades. Afterwards, Egypt became a convenient destination to smuggle Israeli goods into the rest of the Arab world, as Israeli goods could be legally imported into Egypt and relabeled as Egyptian for trade with other Arab countries, although the treaty led", "title": "Arab League boycott of Israel" }, { "docid": "16779735", "text": "violates the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979, which states that Sinai Peninsula is to remain demilitarized. The \"Maariv\" report was echoed by an article in \"The New York Times\", which stated that Israel was \"troubled\" by the entry of Egyptian tanks into the northern Sinai Peninsula without coordination with Israel and had asked Egypt to withdraw them. Partly due to Egypt's military deploying tanks in the Sinai Peninsula, Israel is increasingly worried about what has long been their most critical regional relationship. The lack of coordination around their deployment is seen as potentially undermining a peace treaty that has been", "title": "Sinai insurgency" }, { "docid": "16779733", "text": "in the Camp David Accords, which mandates that the Sinai must remain demilitarized, with only enough forces in Sinai to enforce security. Israel did so because it is not in its interest to have unrest in Sinai, whether political protests or militant violence. However, in late 2012, concern began to be raised as Egypt began deploying more force and tanks without coordination from Israel. On 21 August, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that it is important for Israel to make sure that the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty is upheld, and not to remain silent as Egyptian military forces enter the", "title": "Sinai insurgency" }, { "docid": "400902", "text": "army. Israel made peace with Egypt following the Camp David Accords of 1978 and completed a staged withdrawal from the Sinai in 1982. However, the position of the other occupied territories has been a long-standing and bitter cause of conflict for decades between Israel and the Palestinians, and the Arab world in general. Jordan and Egypt eventually withdrew their claims to sovereignty over the West Bank and Gaza, respectively. Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty in 1994. After the Israeli conquest of these newly acquired territories, the Gush Emunim movement launched a large settlement effort in these areas to", "title": "Six-Day War" }, { "docid": "12918453", "text": "and medical and veterinary care. In August 2008, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez paid an official visit to Israel. During his visit to the country, both nations signed an agreement to promote industrial research and development. In 2010, Israel signed a Free Trade Agreement with Mercosur (which includes Uruguay). Relations between both nations came to a low when Uruguayan President José Mujica accused Israel of committing \"genocide\" during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. Uruguay is a contributor to the Multinational Force and Observers which is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and is", "title": "Israel–Uruguay relations" }, { "docid": "1702940", "text": "were exchanged in February. The boycott laws were repealed by Egypt's parliament the same month, and some trade began to develop, albeit less than Israel had hoped for. In March 1980 regular airline flights were inaugurated. Egypt also began supplying Israel with crude oil. On 18 May 1981, the President of the UN Security Council indicated that the United Nations would be unable to provide an observation force, due to the threat of a veto of the motion by the Soviet Union. As a result of the impasse, Egypt, Israel and the United States opened negotiations to set up a", "title": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty" }, { "docid": "17589822", "text": "between Ottoman ruled Palestine and British ruled Egypt, running from Taba to Rafah. Although after World War I Palestine was also under British control, the Egypt-Palestine boundary was maintained to control the movement of the local Bedouin. From 1948, Gaza was occupied by an independent Egypt. Consequently, the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt proper was a mere administrative boundary without border control. In the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel conquered the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, and again there was nominal border control. In 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty that returned the Sinai,", "title": "Gaza–Egypt border" }, { "docid": "369698", "text": "and controlled by foreign empires, in more recent history the Ottoman Empire (1517–1867) and the United Kingdom (1882–1956). Israel invaded and occupied Sinai during the Suez Crisis (known in Egypt as the \"Tripartite Aggression\" due to the simultaneous coordinated attack by the UK, France and Israel) of 1956, and during the Six-Day War of 1967. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched the Yom Kippur War to retake the peninsula, which was unsuccessful. In 1982, as a result of the Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979, Israel withdrew from all of the Sinai Peninsula except the contentious territory of Taba, which was", "title": "Sinai Peninsula" }, { "docid": "16697390", "text": "willing to consider any Egyptian request to deploy additional military troops in the Sinai Peninsula, in order to retake control of the Sinai and eliminate any global jihad militant infrastructure. Furthermore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Intelligence Dan Meridor said that Israel would not object to Egypt bringing heavier military forces into the Sinai Peninsula in order to combat terror groups. Under a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the peninsula is supposed to remain demilitarized, but Israel permitted the Egyptians to deploy about seven battalions in the peninsula to enforce control. Israel hopes that in this way, Egypt", "title": "August 2012 Sinai attack" } ]

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[ { "docid": "5767971", "text": "1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (\"Violent\"). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that occurred the prior May, the main shock on 19 September, and two large aftershocks. The first of these occurred on 20 September with a magnitude of 7.5 and the second occurred seven months later on 30 April", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "5767971", "text": "1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (\"Violent\"). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that occurred the prior May, the main shock on 19 September, and two large aftershocks. The first of these occurred on 20 September with a magnitude of 7.5 and the second occurred seven months later on 30 April", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "5768033", "text": "to be one that combines the agony and frustration of a people that struggled with the hardships of the time. To this day the track can still be relevant in many ways especially when it comes to difficult situations. 1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (\"Violent\"). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "10763965", "text": "deadly earthquake in the region occurred about 170 km to the south-east on 19 September 1985. This magnitude 8.0 earthquake killed at least 9,500 people, injured about 30,000, and left 100,000 people homeless. Sources 2003 Colima earthquake The 2003 Colima earthquake occurred on 21 January with a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (\"Severe\"). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast in the Mexican state of Colima. The earthquake was felt as far away as Mexico City and in southern parts of the United States. The 2003 Colima earthquake resulted in the death of", "title": "2003 Colima earthquake" }, { "docid": "671282", "text": "from the coast, creating the Gulf of California. Continued motion along this fault is the source of earthquakes in western Mexico. Mexico has a long history of destructive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In September 1985, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and centered in the subduction zone off Acapulco killed more than 4,000 people in Mexico City, more than 300 kilometers away. Volcán de Colima, south of Guadalajara, erupted in 1994, and El Chichón, in southern Mexico, underwent a violent eruption in 1983. Parícutin in northwest Mexico began as puffs of smoke in a cornfield in 1943;", "title": "Geography of Mexico" }, { "docid": "16179625", "text": "people abandoned the city of Oaxaca after the earthquake and low property prices meant that a small number of families were able to gain ownership of most of the city. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake on September 30, 1999 had a hypocenter close to that of the 1931 earthquake. 1931 Oaxaca earthquake The 1931 Oaxaca earthquake affected portions of southern Mexico on January 14 at 18:50 MST. It registered a magnitude of 8.0 on the surface wave magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (\"Extreme\") on the Mercalli intensity scale. The state of Oaxaca lies above the convergent", "title": "1931 Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "16852059", "text": "professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as \"rudos\" in Mexico, those that portray the \"bad guys\") or faces (\"técnicos\" in Mexico, the \"good guy\" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The 52nd Anniversary Show was scheduled to take place on September 20, 1985, but the day before the event Mexico City was it with a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. EMLL canceled the event both because of the general devastation but also over", "title": "EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show" }, { "docid": "14314771", "text": "Coliseo Anniversary Show and Arena México anniversary shows). EMLL was supposed to hold the EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show on September 20, 1985 but Mexico City was hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. EMLL canceled the event both because of the general devastation but also over fears that Arena México might not be structurally sound after the earthquake. When Jim Crockett Promotions was bought by Ted Turner in 1988 EMLL became the oldest still active promotion in the world. In 1991 EMLL was rebranded as \"Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre\" and thus held the CMLL 59th Anniversary Show, the first under", "title": "CMLL 68th Anniversary Show" }, { "docid": "20341922", "text": "1985 but Mexico City was hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. EMLL canceled the event both because of the general devastation but also over fears that Arena México might not be structurally sound after the earthquake. When Jim Crockett Promotions was bought by Ted Turner in 1988 EMLL became the oldest still active promotion in the world. In 1991 EMLL was rebranded as \"Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre\" and thus held the CMLL 59th Anniversary Show, the first under the new name, on September 18, 1992. Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled \"Super", "title": "CMLL 84th Anniversary Show" }, { "docid": "19674175", "text": "20, 1985 but Mexico City was hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. EMLL canceled the event both because of the general devastation but also over fears that Arena México might not be structurally sound after the earthquake. When Jim Crockett Promotions was bought by Ted Turner in 1988 EMLL became the oldest still active promotion in the world. In 1991 EMLL was rebranded as \"Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre\" and thus held the CMLL 59th Anniversary Show, the first under the new name, on September 18, 1992. Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled", "title": "CMLL 83rd Anniversary Show" }, { "docid": "14376762", "text": "1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake occurred on October 9 at 15:35 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (\"Severe\"). The shock occurred off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, where a tsunami was triggered that affected a stretch of the coast. The earthquake could be felt in Mexico City and in high-rise buildings in Dallas and Houston. In Mexico, the Cihuatlan-Manzanillo was the most severely affected area. At least 49 people died and 100 were injured. This earthquake occurred in the area where the Rivera Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate.", "title": "1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake" }, { "docid": "14376765", "text": "the main shock, which will make the additional seismic moment equivalent to that of an 7.7 earthquake. 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake occurred on October 9 at 15:35 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (\"Severe\"). The shock occurred off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, where a tsunami was triggered that affected a stretch of the coast. The earthquake could be felt in Mexico City and in high-rise buildings in Dallas and Houston. In Mexico, the Cihuatlan-Manzanillo was the most severely affected area. At least 49 people died and 100 were", "title": "1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake" }, { "docid": "2140285", "text": "at the balcony of the Presidential Palace, where De la Madrid was reviewing the May Day parade. Although the President was unharmed, the incident left many officials and guests injured, including the then-director of the ISSTE, Alejandro Carrillo. In the morning of September 19, 1985, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Mexico City and caused the deaths of at least 5,000 people. De La Madrid's mishandling of the disaster damaged his popularity because of his initial refusal of international aid. It placed Mexico's delicate path to economic recovery in an even more precarious situation, as the destruction extended to other parts", "title": "Miguel de la Madrid" }, { "docid": "20855769", "text": "would become known as \"The Cathedral of Lucha Libre\". On occasion EMLL held more than one show labelled as their \"Anniversary\" show, such as two 33rd Anniversary Shows in 1966. Over time the anniversary show series became the oldest, longest-running annual professional wrestling show. In comparison, WWE's WrestleMania is only the fourth oldest still promoted show (CMLL's Arena Coliseo Anniversary Show and Arena México anniversary shows being second and third). EMLL was supposed to hold the EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show on September 20, 1985 but Mexico City was hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. EMLL canceled the event both because", "title": "CMLL 85th Anniversary Show" }, { "docid": "18237829", "text": "the flood victims. It also distributed ultra-filtration systems, food and tents for residents. Realising a shortage of medical services, Mercy Relief partnered with SingHealth and South City Hospital in Pakistan, where a medical mission team was sent to aid residents living in that region. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was a 8.0 magnitude earthquake, which happened on May 12, 2008. It killed 69, 197 people and left 18,222 people missing. Mercy Relief responded to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which killed almost 90,000 people and affected a population of 11 million. It was the first foreign group to deliver essentials such as", "title": "Mercy Relief" } ]

[ { "docid": "5768032", "text": "buildings at Mexico City and all the nation the civil protection authorities conduct evacuation drills to evaluate the evacuation response in the case of an earthquake. On September 19, 2017, 32 years after the 1985 earthquake, Mexico City also faced another earthquake at around 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC), nearly two hours after the earthquake drills took place. The Soda Stereo hit \"Cuando pase el temblor\" which was coincidentally released just weeks after the disaster was temporarily banned from airplay in Mexico due to the magnitude of the events of September 19 and 20. However, most music analysts consider the track", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "16387293", "text": "the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake and the 2003 Colima earthquake. The earthquake coincided with an earthquake drill in Chiapas. The earthquake drill, simulating an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale, was implemented by the Protección Civil of Chiapas on 20 March. The earthquake drill started at 12:00, and the real earthquake occurred just minutes later. The airport of Mexico City was closed for a short time and reopened after no damage had been observed. The trading of Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) was suspended. The earthquake caused power outage in central and eastern Mexico and", "title": "2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "5767980", "text": "Ground shaking lasted more than five minutes in places along the coast and parts of Mexico City shook for three minutes, with an average shaking time of 3–4 minutes. It is estimated the movement along the fault was about three meters. The main tremor was foreshadowed by a quake of magnitude 5.2 on 28 May 1985, and was followed by two significant aftershocks: one on 20 September 1985 of magnitude 7.5 lasting thirteen seconds and the third occurring seven months later on 30 April 1986 with magnitude 7.0 lasting ten seconds. However, at least twelve other minor aftershocks were associated", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "20353597", "text": "2017 Puebla earthquake The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about south of the city of Puebla. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than 40 buildings. 370 people were killed by the earthquake and related building collapses, including 228 in Mexico City, and more than 6,000 were injured. The quake coincidentally occurred on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico", "title": "2017 Puebla earthquake" }, { "docid": "251527", "text": "and teenagers from many sports clubs who received training in the U.S. On Thursday, September 19, 1985, at 7:19 am CST, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 on the Richter magnitude scale. Although this earthquake was not as deadly or destructive as many similar events in Asia and other parts of Latin America, it proved to be a disaster politically for the one-party government. The government was paralyzed by its own bureaucracy and corruption, forcing ordinary citizens to create and direct their own rescue efforts and to reconstruct much of the housing that was lost as", "title": "Mexico City" }, { "docid": "8073929", "text": "More recent appearances of the phenomenon, along with video footage of the incidents, happened in Sonoma County of California on August 24, 2014, and in Wellington New Zealand on November 14, 2016 where blue flashes like lightning were seen in the night sky, and recorded on several videos. In September 8, 2017, many people reported such sightings in Mexico City after a 8.2 magnitude earthquake with epicenter 460 miles (740 km) away, near Pijijiapan in the state of Chiapas. Appearances of the earthquake light seem to occur when the quakes have a high magnitude, generally 5 or higher on the", "title": "Earthquake light" }, { "docid": "5767979", "text": "earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 or stronger in the 20th century prior to the 1985 event. However, this particular section of the subduction zone had not had an event for a much longer time. Shockwaves from the earthquake hit the mouth of the Río Balsas on the coast at 7:17 am and hit Mexico City, 350 km (217 mi) away, two minutes later at 7:19 am. The 19 September quake was a multiple event with two epicenters and the second movement occurring 26 seconds after the first. Because of multiple breaks in the fault line, the event was of long duration.", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "5156588", "text": "As of January 2018, the Torre Pemex is the sixth tallest building in Mexico, and the fourth tallest in Mexico City. The tower is currently occupied by approximately 7,000 Pemex employees. On 19 September 1985, the tower withstood a magnitude 8.1 earthquake, as well as other strong earthquakes that commonly strike Mexico City. The building was designed to withstand an earthquake of 8.5 on the Richter scale. On January 31, 2013, a powerful explosion rocked the tower, claiming 37 lives and injuring approximately 126. The explosion is believed to have occurred in the basement of the building's link to an", "title": "Torre Ejecutiva Pemex" }, { "docid": "18661744", "text": "were knocked down; and that parts of Lincoln Cathedral were brought down. The damage to Lincoln cathedral has been a controversial issue because it cannot be determined to what extent the earthquake damaged it and what parts fell on their own due to poor construction. The city of Lincoln was reported to have been damaged by the earthquake. 1185 East Midlands earthquake The 1185 East Midlands earthquake happened in England. It is the first earthquake in England for which there are reliable reports indicating damage. The moment magnitude of the shock was estimated to be above 5.0 and its intensity", "title": "1185 East Midlands earthquake" }, { "docid": "1399864", "text": "that area. All of this goes into the overall design and flexibility of the tunnel. This same trend of limited subway damage following an earthquake can be seen in many other places. In 1985 a magnitude 8.1 earthquake shakes Mexico City; there is no damage to the subway system, and in fact the subway systems serve as a lifeline for emergency personnel and evacuations. A magnitude 7.2 rips through Kobe Japan in 1995, leaving no damage to the tunnels themselves. Entry portals sustained minor damages, however these damages were attributed to inadequate earthquake design that originated from the original construction", "title": "Tunnel" }, { "docid": "1373433", "text": "epicenter was about 12 miles from Matías Romero and centered approximately between the two even more violent earthquakes felt by Mexico earlier in the month, and is considered an aftershock. On September 8, an 8.1 magnitude quake had struck off of the southern Pacific coast, near Chiapas state. Mexico City, on September 19, then endured a 7.1 magnitude quake, which also marked the 32nd anniversary of the devastating 1985 earthquake, in which more than 10,000 people had been killed. The state is located in the south of Mexico, bordered by the states of Puebla, Veracruz, Chiapas and Guerrero with the", "title": "Oaxaca" }, { "docid": "3151376", "text": "(Catedral de San José) that local folklore says is haunted. Ciudad Guzmán is located in an area of high seismic activity. The cathedral’s towers have tumbled down several times due to earthquakes, sometimes killing people, and their souls are said to guard the place. The last time the towers collapsed was on September 19, 1985, during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 that has come to be considered one of the most devastating natural disasters of the 20th century. In Guzmán City, it left more than 50 people dead and about 1,000 injured. The cathedral towers", "title": "Ciudad Guzmán" }, { "docid": "5767972", "text": "1986 with a magnitude of 7.0. They were located off the coast along the Middle America Trench, more than away, but the city suffered major damage due to its large magnitude and the ancient lake bed that Mexico City sits on. The event caused between three and four billion USD in damage as 412 buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were seriously damaged in the city. Much of Mexico's volcanic and seismic activity stems from the movement of the North American plate against the Cocos and Pacific plates and it is one of the most active trenches in the world. Each", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "15858909", "text": "1911 Michoacán earthquake The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 04:26 local time (11:02 UTC). The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. 45 people were reported dead. In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed. Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico. Ciudad Guzmán, the seat of Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, suffered great damage. The earthquake occurred hours before the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero entered Mexico City in the same day, and it", "title": "1911 Michoacán earthquake" }, { "docid": "8727658", "text": "IV, including Brooksville on the west coast, Titusville on the east coast, and Panama City on the panhandle. In Atlanta, Georgia, the intensity was reported to be at level III. 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake The 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake occurred in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September 10 at . The intraplate earthquake measured 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale and its epicenter was located about 250 miles west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida. The event was felt throughout much of the Gulf Coast of the United States and was the second earthquake of magnitude 5 or greater", "title": "2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake" }, { "docid": "4191890", "text": "earthquake, thanks to its outstanding design and strength. This feat garnered it recognition in the form of the American Institute of Steel Construction Award of Merit for \"the tallest building ever exposed to a huge seismic force\" (as is attested by plaques in the building's lobby and observation deck). However, an even greater test came, by far, with the magnitude 8.1 September 19, 1985 earthquake, which destroyed many buildings in Mexico City, especially the ones built downtown, in the tower's neighborhood. The Torre Latinoamericana withstood this force without problems, and has thus become a symbol of safety in Mexico City.", "title": "Torre Latinoamericana" }, { "docid": "17995376", "text": "2014 Guerrero earthquake The 2014 Guerrero earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2 that hit the state of Guerrero, close to Acapulco, Mexico, on 18 April at 14:27:26. The epicenter occurred 265 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and at a depth of 24 kilometers. Thrust motion at shallow depths is what caused the earthquake. This was broadly consistent with a slip on or near the Guerrero Seismic Gap, a boundary between the Cocos and North American plates along the Pacific Coast approximately 200 kilometers long. The shaking was felt in states as far away as Puebla and Tlaxcala. The", "title": "2014 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "16136738", "text": "2011 Zumpango earthquake The 2011 Zumpango earthquake occurred at with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (\"Very strong\"). Its epicenter was located in the city Zumpango, Guerrero, roughly equidistant between the metropolitan areas of Mexico City and Acapulco. The quake was felt in Guerrero, Michoacán, Mexico State, Mexico City and Puebla. Multiple deaths and injuries resulted from the earthquake, although the effects were minimized because the hypocenter was relatively deep at 65 kilometers. The resulting damage was minimal, but during the panic people evacuated buildings in Mexico City. In Mexico City, a little more", "title": "2011 Zumpango earthquake" }, { "docid": "13464909", "text": "coast, near Chiapas state. Mexico City, on September 19, then endured a 7.1 magnitude quake, which also marked the 32nd anniversary of the devastating 1985 earthquake, in which more than 10,000 people had been killed. Matías Romero, Oaxaca It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. El Rio Corte in Colonia Cuauhtemoc is a popular tourist spot, wide and with excellent beaches. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 38,421. According to the US Geological Survey, early on September 23, 2017, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 12 miles southeast", "title": "Matías Romero, Oaxaca" }, { "docid": "4191885", "text": "Torre Latinoamericana The Torre Latinoamericana () is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City, situated in the historic city center. Its central location, height (, and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks. It is widely recognized internationally as an engineering and architectural landmark since it was the world's first major skyscraper successfully built on highly active seismic land. The skyscraper notably withstood the 8.1 magnitude 1985 Mexico City earthquake without damage, whereas several other structures in the downtown area were damaged. The Torre Latinoamericana was Mexico City's tallest completed building for almost 27 years, from its opening", "title": "Torre Latinoamericana" }, { "docid": "15858910", "text": "was also known as \"temblor maderista\". On June 7, 2011, a ceremony was held in Ciudad Guzmán commemorating the centenary of this earthquake. This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake along the Middle America Trench (MAT), a major subduction zone. 1911 Michoacán earthquake The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 04:26 local time (11:02 UTC). The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. 45 people were reported dead. In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed. Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros,", "title": "1911 Michoacán earthquake" }, { "docid": "13373517", "text": "the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social in Mexico City called \"Las Enseñanzas de Quetzalcoatl\" and another called \"Maternidad Yacente\". The first was damaged by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, and was repaired by his son, Cantu Fabila and his wife Elsa. In 1958 he sculpted two stone slabs for the exterior of the Unidad Independencia theater in Mexico City. However, the day after they were finished, they were robbed. A similar fate happened to one of the copies of the IMSS emblem. He created a low relief called \"El Flechador del sol\" in 1961 on the Sierra Madre along the", "title": "Federico Cantú Garza" }, { "docid": "3572679", "text": "on the bottom of the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range that surrounds the Valley of Mexico by its west side, outside of the ancient lake zone. This made possible Line 7 to be built as a deep-tunnel. On the morning of September 19, 1985, an 8.1 Richter magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City. Many buildings as well as streets were left with major damage making the transportation on the ground difficult, but the STC Metro was not damaged because a rectangular structure had been used instead of arches, making it resistant to earthquakes, thus proving to be a safe means", "title": "Mexico City Metro" }, { "docid": "5767973", "text": "year more than 90 tremors above magnitude 4.0 are recorded in this zone. While not on or near any fault line like San Francisco or Los Angeles, Mexico City is vulnerable to earthquakes. The main reason for this is the surface geology of the area, especially the downtown area. The city was originally built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco, and Aztec rulers built dikes to prevent flooding while Spanish colonial rulers later drained the lakes in response to major flooding. The near surface geology of this area is classified into three sections: the old lake bed", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "16389111", "text": "1964 Guerrero earthquake The 1964 Guerrero earthquake occurred on July 6 at in Guerrero, Mexico. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as M 7.4, or M 7.2. In the nearby region, the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate, however, this was an intraplate earthquake. The earthquake affected the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. Forty deaths were reported. The most affected places included Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Coyuca de Catalán, Tanganhuato, and Huertamo. The earthquake was also felt strongly and caused panic in Mexico City. Coyuca de Catalán was seriously damaged. The city hall was destroyed. The majority", "title": "1964 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "16703737", "text": "1981 Playa Azul earthquake The 1981 Playa Azul earthquake occurred on October 24, 1981, at 21:22 local time (03:22 UTC on October 25). It was located near Playa Azul, Michoacán, Mexico. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.2, or 7.3. Three deaths were reported, two from Michoacán and one from Mexico City. Some buildings were damaged in both Michoacán and Mexico City. A small tsunami was registered in Acapulco with a maximum height of 9 cm. The southwestern coast of Mexico lies above the convergent boundary where the Rivera Plate and Cocos Plate are being subducted beneath the North American", "title": "1981 Playa Azul earthquake" }, { "docid": "14894835", "text": "1985 Rapel Lake earthquake The 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake occurred on 8 April at with a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (\"Very strong\"). The shock was centered southwest of Santiago, Chile, with a focal depth of . The 9 April 1985 earthquake occurred in the same fault area as the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake, and is considered by University of Chile Seismological Service a thrust fault-type interplate earthquake. The earthquake, measured in the Modified Mercalli intensity, reached magnitude VI in Curacaví, La Calera, Los Andes, Peñaflor, San Antonio, Valparaíso, and Viña del Mar; and magnitude", "title": "1985 Rapel Lake earthquake" }, { "docid": "17995377", "text": "April 2014 earthquake was located just northwest of the rupture area of a 1957 Guerrero earthquake that measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale. Since 1975, 23 earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater have occurred within 200 kilometers of the same area as the April 2014 earthquake. One person was injured when a wall collapsed in the city of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan. 30 homes and a few buildings in Morelia sustained minor damage. At least 700 buildings and over 500 homes were damaged in Guerrero, and 21 homes collapsed. Building and home damage was also reported in capital Mexico City", "title": "2014 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "15774652", "text": "demanded higher salaries. The second happened on May 22 at 06:30 UTC-4. Its epicenter was in the Nahuelbuta National Park, Araucanía Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 7.1 M. It was followed by a 6.8 M earthquake at 06:32 UTC-4. The third happened the same day at 14:56 UTC-4. Its epicenter was near Purén, Araucanía Region, Chile and its magnitude was 7.8 M or 7.8 M. This earthquake happened 15 minutes before the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. 1960 Concepción earthquakes The 1960 Concepción earthquakes were a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. They formed", "title": "1960 Concepción earthquakes" }, { "docid": "5768014", "text": "of similar strength in Asia and other parts of Latin America where death tolls have run between 66,000 and 242,000 for earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 or above. Part of the explanation for that was the hour in which the earthquake struck, approximately 7:20 am, when people were awake but not in the many schools and office buildings that were severely damaged. However, the death toll was great enough to require the use of the IMSS baseball field as a morgue, using ice to conserve bodies for identification. The main reason that the figures have been disputed is the government's response", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "14873622", "text": "1999 Oaxaca earthquake The 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time (16:31 UTC) in Oaxaca, Mexico, 60 km NNW of Puerto Ángel. The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha. It had a magnitude of 7.4. The maximum intensity reached MM VIII in southwestern Oaxaca, and could be felt strongly in Mexico City. The torrential rains preceding and following the temblor intensified the damage of this earthquake. Thirty-five people were reported dead. The archeological site of the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban also suffered damage in this earthquake. This was an intraplate earthquake in the", "title": "1999 Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "15805112", "text": "1995 Chiapas earthquake The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on . The epicenter was located in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It had a magnitude of 7.1, or 6.5. Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. This earthquake could be felt strongly in Mexico City and in many parts of southern Mexico. It could also be felt in Guatemala and El Salvador. The centroid mechanism is of thrust faulting with a small strike-slip component. The rupture of this earthquake propagated from", "title": "1995 Chiapas earthquake" }, { "docid": "8727654", "text": "2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake The 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake occurred in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September 10 at . The intraplate earthquake measured 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale and its epicenter was located about 250 miles west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida. The event was felt throughout much of the Gulf Coast of the United States and was the second earthquake of magnitude 5 or greater in the Gulf during 2006. Felt intensities, as measured on the Mercalli intensity scale, were as high as IV (\"Light\") in Florida, with parts of Georgia at III (\"Weak\"). The", "title": "2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake" }, { "docid": "20853967", "text": "particular banks because they were \"desperate to withdraw the limited notes they're authorised to claim in the cash-strapped country\" so \"didn't want to leave\". Multiple experts remarked on how the seismological activity that caused the earthquake was unusual. Juan Cigala, from the Seismology Department of the Iquique Emergency Center, Mexico, explained that the earthquake was \"an exceptional event\" and also \"expressed surprise\" at the subsequent earthquake as well as aftershocks of over 4.0 magnitude, something that \"hasn't happened before\". He summated by saying that \"the Earth is behaving in a different way\". Cigala also mentioned that the direction of the", "title": "2018 Venezuela earthquakes" }, { "docid": "15781320", "text": "1941 Colima earthquake The 1941 Colima earthquake occurred on April 15 at 19:09 UTC (13:09 local time). The epicenter was located in the State of Michoacán, Mexico. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at M 7.7 or M 7.7. The intensities were X (\"Extreme) in Colima, VIII (\"Severe\") in Manzanillo, and V (\"Moderate\") in Mexico City. Ninety people were reported dead. The cathedral of Colima was destroyed. Many houses and public buildings in Colima, including the Federal Palace (Palacio federal) and the Hidalgo Theater (Teatro Hidalgo), were damaged. Of the 8,000 houses in the city of Colima, 900 or", "title": "1941 Colima earthquake" }, { "docid": "5768031", "text": "32 million people live in the high-risk lakebed area. As of 2005, there are still two camps where approximately eighty families are still waiting for relocation from the earthquake. Centuries-old structures have been reinforced across the city and new construction must comply with very strict codes. There are several instances of tall buildings in Mexico City incorporating earthquake-resistant engineering. A few notable examples are: the Torre Latinoamericana, one of the first buildings in Mexico City to do so, the Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, built before the 1985 earthquake, and the Torre Mayor, built in 2003. Every 19 September, in all public", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "11980351", "text": "and are hence more prone to earthquake damage than ground with hard strata. Modern cities built on soft sediments are especially vulnerable to damage caused by amplified ground motions. The 1985 Mexico City earthquake of September 19, 1985 is a good example of earthquake damage to a modern city built on soft sediment. Though the earthquake epicenter was located around 350 km from the city, the sites with soft clay deposits exhibited a huge amplification of ground motion resulting in severe damage. Mexico City is built on a thick layer of soft soil over a hard stratum. The western part", "title": "Seismic microzonation" }, { "docid": "20353602", "text": "scheduled, at 11 a.m., around two hours before the central Mexico earthquake. According to the National Seismological Service (SSN) of Mexico, the epicenter was located southeast of Axochiapan, Morelos, and from Mexico City. The earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 7.1, occurring at 13:14:40 Central Daylight Time, at a depth of . The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the epicenter ENE of San Juan Raboso and reported a measurement of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale; While there was a report of strong shaking for about one minute, which is a long time for an earthquake, acceleration/velocity/displacement", "title": "2017 Puebla earthquake" }, { "docid": "15589219", "text": "2011 Guerrero earthquake The 2011 Guerrero earthquake struck with a moment magnitude of 5.7 in southern Mexico at on Thursday, 5 May. It was positioned west of Ometepec, Guerrero, with a focal depth of 24 km (14.9 mi), and was lightly felt in many adjacent areas. Buildings swayed with the tremor in Mexico City, prompting evacuations and causing panic among many. Following the quake, police patrolled city streets for safety reasons and damage assessments were carried out across the affected region. There were no casualties, though two local police stations suffered slight damage. A number of light aftershocks succeeded the", "title": "2011 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "16387297", "text": "(AMIS), it was estimated that insurance companies would have to pay 2070 million pesos due to this earthquake. 80% of the loss was concentrated in Guerrero, followed by Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Puebla. 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake The 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake struck southern Mexico with a moment magnitude of 7.4 at on Tuesday, 20 March. Its epicenter was near Ometepec, in the border between the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. With a shallow focus of 15 to 20 km, the earthquake caused strong shaking over a large area along the Oaxaca–Guerrero border and the adjacent Pacific coastline. Significant tremors were felt", "title": "2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "2286074", "text": "still experienced economic growth up to the 1960s, but problems brought on by the one-party system were beginning to show. In 1968, Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The event was meant to signal the prosperity of a developing nation, but serious problems had been masked by the PRI's authoritarian regime. Shortly before the inauguration of the Games, government troops massacred an unknown number of protesting students in Tlatelolco. However, the last straw may have been the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. On Thursday, 19 September 1985, at 7:19 am local time, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake of", "title": "History of Mexico City" }, { "docid": "10763961", "text": "2003 Colima earthquake The 2003 Colima earthquake occurred on 21 January with a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (\"Severe\"). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast in the Mexican state of Colima. The earthquake was felt as far away as Mexico City and in southern parts of the United States. The 2003 Colima earthquake resulted in the death of 29 people and 300 injured. Additionally, approximately 10,000 were left homeless as the earthquake destroyed 2,005 homes and seriously damaged 6,615. Most of the deaths and damage occurred in Villa de Álvarez, a city", "title": "2003 Colima earthquake" }, { "docid": "14916663", "text": "in the Middle America Trench. This was an intraslab earthquake, and the epicenter had some distance from the Middle American Trench. This was the tenth earthquake since 1864 with magnitude larger than 6.5 and similar location of epicenter. 1999 Tehuacán earthquake The 1999 Tehuacán earthquake, or the 1999 Central Mexico earthquake, occurred on June 15 at 15:42 local time (20:42 UTC) near Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico, close to the state of Oaxaca. The earthquake measured 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Fourteen people were reported dead, and many historic buildings and monuments were damaged. 5,306 houses were destroyed, 15,688 partially damaged,", "title": "1999 Tehuacán earthquake" }, { "docid": "14916662", "text": "1999 Tehuacán earthquake The 1999 Tehuacán earthquake, or the 1999 Central Mexico earthquake, occurred on June 15 at 15:42 local time (20:42 UTC) near Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico, close to the state of Oaxaca. The earthquake measured 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Fourteen people were reported dead, and many historic buildings and monuments were damaged. 5,306 houses were destroyed, 15,688 partially damaged, and 9,682 slightly damaged. Many houses collapsed in the state of Puebla, including parts of the Puebla City Hall. The state of Puebla was declared a disaster area. The Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate", "title": "1999 Tehuacán earthquake" }, { "docid": "15858619", "text": "1911 Guerrero earthquake The 1911 Guerrero earthquake occurred on December 16 at near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico along the Mexican subduction zone. The earthquake's energy was calculated using several different magnitude scales with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.6 and a surface wave magnitude of 7.8. Following the event, telegraphy reports came in from a broad area of Mexico. Cities from Guadalajara, Mérida (on the Yucatán Peninsula), and Tapachula (near Guatemala) all reported the tremors. The duration of the shaking was just over two minutes and the death toll was placed at 28. In the region, the Cocos, North", "title": "1911 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "20100424", "text": "2017 Botswana earthquake The 2017 Botswana earthquake is a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which occurred in the Central District of Botswana. It is the second largest earthquake recorded in Botswana next to the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Maun which occurred in 1952. The earthquake which happened at 19:40, local time according to the US Geological Survey. It was felt for 30 seconds in the country's capital of Gaborone and was reportedly felt in neighboring South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland. At least 36 students were injured in a stampede sparked by the earthquake. The epicenter area of the earthquake is covered by", "title": "2017 Botswana earthquake" }, { "docid": "16279247", "text": "Most of the damage happened in north Negros Oriental, which is more mountainous than the rest of Negros Oriental. Among the properties destroyed by the earthquake are the public market and the courthouse of Guihulngan. The Aglipay Church in La Libertad also collapsed. 2012 Visayas earthquake The 2012 Visayas earthquake occurred on February 6 at with a body wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of VII (\"Destructive\") off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The epicenter of the submarine blind thrust earthquake was approximately north of the provincial capital of Dumaguete City. Recorded intensities according to the PHIVOLCS", "title": "2012 Visayas earthquake" }, { "docid": "20335046", "text": "2017 Chiapas earthquake The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September (local time; 04:49 on the 8th UTC) in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico, near state of Chiapas, approximately southwest of Pijijiapan (alternately, south-southwest of Tres Picos), with a Mercalli intensity of IX (\"Violent\"). The magnitude was estimated to be . The earthquake caused all of Mexico City to tremble, prompting people to evacuate after the early warning system was triggered. It also generated a tsunami with waves of above tide level; and tsunami alerts were issued for surrounding areas. Mexico's president", "title": "2017 Chiapas earthquake" }, { "docid": "18661741", "text": "1185 East Midlands earthquake The 1185 East Midlands earthquake happened in England. It is the first earthquake in England for which there are reliable reports indicating damage. The moment magnitude of the shock was estimated to be above 5.0 and its intensity was placed at VII (\"Damaging\") on the European macroseismic scale. The earthquake of 15 April 1185 in the region of East Midlands was one of the largest and most damaging earthquakes the British Isles had ever encountered. The magnitude has been estimated at around 5 . Some think the epicentre of the earthquake was close to Nottingham in", "title": "1185 East Midlands earthquake" }, { "docid": "18815394", "text": "of the same area that slipped in that great earthquake. 1787 New Spain earthquake The 1787 New Spain earthquake, also known as the San Sixto earthquake, occurred on 28 March at 11:30 local time (17:30 UTC). It caused a large tsunami that affected the coast of the Puebla Intendancy (includes the current state of Guerrero) and the Oaxaca Intendancy (currently Oaxaca) in Southwestern Mexico. With an estimated magnitude of 8.6 on the moment magnitude scale, it was more powerful than any instrumentally recorded Mexican earthquake. Southwestern Mexico lies above the convergent boundary where the Cocos Plate is being subducted below", "title": "1787 New Spain earthquake" }, { "docid": "16387290", "text": "2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake The 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake struck southern Mexico with a moment magnitude of 7.4 at on Tuesday, 20 March. Its epicenter was near Ometepec, in the border between the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. With a shallow focus of 15 to 20 km, the earthquake caused strong shaking over a large area along the Oaxaca–Guerrero border and the adjacent Pacific coastline. Significant tremors were felt in areas up to several hundred kilometers away, including Mexico City and also in Guatemala. Two people were killed and over 30,000 houses were damaged or destroyed. The states of Guerrero and Oaxaca", "title": "2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "20100426", "text": "low-angle segment of the fault caused a slight ground deformation at the surface detectable only by satellite radar technology. 2017 Botswana earthquake The 2017 Botswana earthquake is a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which occurred in the Central District of Botswana. It is the second largest earthquake recorded in Botswana next to the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Maun which occurred in 1952. The earthquake which happened at 19:40, local time according to the US Geological Survey. It was felt for 30 seconds in the country's capital of Gaborone and was reportedly felt in neighboring South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland. At least 36", "title": "2017 Botswana earthquake" }, { "docid": "8954109", "text": "Auditorio del Estado Auditorio del Estado is an indoor arena in Mexicali, Mexico. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of the Soles de Mexicali. It can seat 4,426 people. It is located in the \"Ciudad Deportiva\" of Mexicali, known as the sport center of the city, where it also holds the Nido de Los Aguilas (baseball stadium), and the Home of the Halcones (American Football). The auditorium was badly damaged in the magnitude 7.2 Baja California earthquake. The auditorium, built in 1985, received international attention as the venue for the final boxing match to have", "title": "Auditorio del Estado" }, { "docid": "5767985", "text": "the city. However, none of these regulations had an event like 1985's in mind when passed. Most of the seriously damaged buildings were built between 1957 and 1976, when the city was starting to build upwards, in the six-to-fifteen floor range. In second place were buildings from before 1957, possibly because they were weakened by the earlier earthquakes. Structures built between 1976 and 1985 suffered the least damage. At the time of the earthquake, Mexico City had one of the most stringent building codes, based on experience gained from earthquakes in 1957 and 1979. However, the codes were not designed", "title": "1985 Mexico City earthquake" }, { "docid": "4632251", "text": "the city. Its trend is northwest-southeast and its length is 160 km. Zarand has been hit by several quakes in the last 70 years, with the oldest recorded one going back to 1933. On December 21, 1977, the area was hit by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake leaving 521 dead and 3 villages completely destroyed. On December 26, 2003, another devastating earthquake happened in Bam, 200 km southwest of Zarand, which is in the same province. 2005 Zarand earthquake The 2005 Zarand earthquake affected several villages in the Kerman province of Iran on February 22 at . The shock measured 6.4 on", "title": "2005 Zarand earthquake" }, { "docid": "9053304", "text": "is at worst only very mildly derogatory, and is usually only used humorously with no pejorative connotations. The country records more than 14,000 earthquakes a year – but only about 150 are usually felt. Schoolchildren in the country regularly undertake earthquake drills. 4 September 2010: This 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck what was then New Zealand's second largest city, Christchurch. damaging many buildings, but with no loss of life. This was mainly due to New Zealand's building standards, the epicentre being approximately from the city, and the quake hitting at 4:35am. 22 February 2011: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake caused far more", "title": "Shaky Isles" }, { "docid": "20335049", "text": "during the earthquake. The earthquake is the most powerful to be measured in Mexico since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, and is comparable to the 1932 Jalisco earthquakes. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called the earthquake the \"largest in at least a century\" and claimed that it was felt by 50 million people. Geophysicists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico speculated that the earthquake relieved stored pressure in the \"Tehuantepec gap\", making future earthquakes in the region less likely. A tsunami with waves of and higher was generated by the earthquake and was recorded at Salina Cruz; A tsunami", "title": "2017 Chiapas earthquake" }, { "docid": "20094415", "text": "that they have recorded 934 aftershocks; 118 of which were plotted and while 14 were reportedly felt. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center announced no tsunami warning following the earthquake. Two earthquakes occurred near the towns of Mabini and Tanauan on April 8. PHIVOLCS recorded the first earthquake which occurred near Mabini at 3:07 pm as having a surface wave magnitude of 5.6 while the second earthquake which happened in Talaga Proper, Mabini, Batangas, at 3:09 pm was recorded as having a surface wave magnitude of 6.0. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the first as a magnitude 5.7 earthquake", "title": "2017 Batangas earthquakes" }, { "docid": "15589222", "text": "away as in Mexico City, about 300 km (187 mi) from the epicenter. The capital city rests on a former lakebed of largely unconsolidated sedimentary layers, so earthquake shaking in its vicinity is generally amplified. By 6 May, a total of five light aftershocks had occurred near the earthquake's epicenter. Of the five, the first registered a magnitude of 3.7 (M) and struck about 15 minutes after the main shock, and was succeeded by a magnitude 3.9 (M) tremor at 10:09 local time. Two similar quakes of minor intensity struck the region the next day; however, the strongest and final", "title": "2011 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "15589226", "text": "similar intensities to that of the Guerrero earthquake are required per year to total the energy unleashed by a magnitude 7.5 event. Many locals perceived an apparent increase in recent earthquake occurrences, though at the time seismologists registered normal levels of seismic activity in the area. In 2009, a similar magnitude 5.8 M earthquake struck Guerrero near Acapulco at a depth of 35 km (22 mi), killing at least two people. 2011 Guerrero earthquake The 2011 Guerrero earthquake struck with a moment magnitude of 5.7 in southern Mexico at on Thursday, 5 May. It was positioned west of Ometepec, Guerrero,", "title": "2011 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "18815390", "text": "1787 New Spain earthquake The 1787 New Spain earthquake, also known as the San Sixto earthquake, occurred on 28 March at 11:30 local time (17:30 UTC). It caused a large tsunami that affected the coast of the Puebla Intendancy (includes the current state of Guerrero) and the Oaxaca Intendancy (currently Oaxaca) in Southwestern Mexico. With an estimated magnitude of 8.6 on the moment magnitude scale, it was more powerful than any instrumentally recorded Mexican earthquake. Southwestern Mexico lies above the convergent boundary where the Cocos Plate is being subducted below the North American Plate at a rate of 6.4 cm/yr.", "title": "1787 New Spain earthquake" }, { "docid": "20270885", "text": "supplies regular information of all kinds, including reports of earthquakes of all magnitudes, and drills, via Twitter, under the name AlertaSísmica SASMEX. All earthquakes are reported as #TenemosSismo (we have an earthquake); warnings of serious ones are delivered as #AlertaSismica (earthquake alert). The 1985 Mexico City earthquake prompted a national rethink of earthquake and emergency preparedness measures. The government of Mexico City sponsored the placement of accelerometers throughout the city in 1987, allowing data to be obtained on ground movements in the area. With the support of the local government, CIRES developed Mexico City's earthquake alert system, which began operating", "title": "Mexican Seismic Alert System" }, { "docid": "17995378", "text": "and states Morelos, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, State of Mexico, and Puebla. Blackouts were reported in Pachuca, Ecatepec, Chimalhuacán, Colonia del Valle, Nezahualcóyotl, Ixtapaluca, Azcapotzalco, Coyoacán, Xochimilco, Tláhuac, Cuauhtémoc, and around the state of Guerrero. Landslides were reported, including 13 in Guerrero, 1 in Morelos, 1 in Michoacan, and 1 in Tlaxcala. 2014 Guerrero earthquake The 2014 Guerrero earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2 that hit the state of Guerrero, close to Acapulco, Mexico, on 18 April at 14:27:26. The epicenter occurred 265 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and at a depth of 24 kilometers. Thrust motion at shallow depths", "title": "2014 Guerrero earthquake" }, { "docid": "15774651", "text": "1960 Concepción earthquakes The 1960 Concepción earthquakes were a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. They formed part of the foreshock sequence for the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history. The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. Its epicenter was near Cañete, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 8.1 or 8.3M and 7.3 or 7.5M. This earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds, destroyed a third of the buildings in the city of Concepción. The earthquake effectively interrupted and ended Lota's coal miners march on Concepción where they", "title": "1960 Concepción earthquakes" }, { "docid": "14873623", "text": "Cocos Plate, with a normal-faulting mechanism. The fault plane was 90 km long and 45 km wide. The maximum slip was about 2.5 m, which was located about 20 and 40 km WNW of the hypocenter. 1999 Oaxaca earthquake The 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time (16:31 UTC) in Oaxaca, Mexico, 60 km NNW of Puerto Ángel. The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha. It had a magnitude of 7.4. The maximum intensity reached MM VIII in southwestern Oaxaca, and could be felt strongly in Mexico City. The torrential rains preceding and following the", "title": "1999 Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "13043722", "text": "a replica of an Olmec colossal head to Ethiopia where it was placed in Mexico Square. In September 2015, the Ethiopian capital inaugurated its Light Rail system and has a \"Mexico Station\". On the 22nd of June, 1954, a traffic circle in Mexico City was named \"Plaza Etiopía\", under which in August 1980, a metro station in Mexico City was built and named Metro Etiopía. In 1985, after a major earthquake shook Mexico City, Ethiopia donated $5,000 to help aid the victims of the earthquake. In July 2010, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived to Cancun to attend the United Nations", "title": "Ethiopia–Mexico relations" }, { "docid": "5237034", "text": "New England. The District felt the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes, and according to old records, residents were \"badly frightened\". In March 1828, President John Quincy Adams felt a \"violent\" earthquake in the White House and wrote it in his journal. The 1886 Charleston earthquake (magnitude 6.6 to 7.3) was felt in DC. The strongest earthquake in Virginia happened in 1897 and was felt in the District. An earthquake in 1925 in Canada, estimated about magnitude 7, was felt over an area of 2 million square miles. Another 6.2 earthquake in 1935 caused damage in New York and shook residents from", "title": "Geography of Washington, D.C." }, { "docid": "16387296", "text": "was MM VI–VII, which was stronger than the surrounding area because of local topography and soil conditions. Part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed on a small passenger bus in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, with no injuries reported. The service of Mexico City Metro Line A was interrupted because of track damage. Multiple aftershocks have been reported in the Guerrero–Oaxaca region. According to the NSS, 828 aftershocks have occurred, the strongest of them was felt on 2 April 2012. It was a magnitude 6.0 M earthquake that struck at 12:36 local time (18:36 UTC). According to Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Seguros", "title": "2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake" }, { "docid": "621054", "text": "Santiago. The 1647 Santiago earthquake devastated the city, and inspired Heinrich von Kleist's novel, The Earthquake In Chile. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake both caused damage in Santiago, and led to the development of strict building codes with a view to minimising future earthquake damage. In 2010 Chile was struck by the sixth largest earthquake ever recorded, reaching 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. 525 people died, of whom 13 were in Santiago, and the damage was estimated at 15–30 billion US dollars. 370,000 homes were damaged, but the building codes implemented after the earlier earthquakes", "title": "Santiago" }, { "docid": "464748", "text": "known as Earthquake Lake. Twenty-eight people were killed, and property damage was extensive in the immediate region. The earthquake caused some geysers in the northwestern section of the park to erupt, large cracks in the ground formed and emitted steam, and some hot springs that normally have clear water turned muddy. A 6.1‑magnitude earthquake struck inside the park on June 30, 1975, but damage was minimal. For three months in 1985, 3,000 minor earthquakes were detected in the northwestern section of the park, during what has been referred to as an earthquake swarm, and has been attributed to minor subsidence", "title": "Yellowstone National Park" }, { "docid": "20353616", "text": "regions. Celebrities who donated large sums include actress Salma Hayak ($100,000), Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez ($170.000), actress and singer Ana Brenda Contreras ($57,000), writer J.K. Rowling, singer Shawn Mendes ($100,000), Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ($1,000,000), Apple CEO Tim Cook ($1,000,000), and others. 2017 Puebla earthquake The 2017 Puebla earthquake struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about south of the city of Puebla. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City", "title": "2017 Puebla earthquake" }, { "docid": "13333586", "text": "were thought to be in a strategic area, and with this in 1959 construction began with completion by 1962. It remains a challenge for this area as it is in a seismic zone, which was the fourth building in Mexico City and in the world with Torre Anahuac, Edificio El Moro, and Torre Latinoamericana in counting the latest technology in terms of earthquake shocks, thereby starting four of the great buildings of Mexico City. It was headquarters of the government bank Banobras until the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, when it was abandoned. It has stood empty since then. In 2007", "title": "Torre Insignia" }, { "docid": "13152081", "text": "father and mother lost everything in the terrible earthquake that destroyed Mexico City, in 1985. She was born to a Mexican father and a Brazilian mother from São Paulo. Due to the earthquake in 1985, she moved with her family to her mother's native Brazil. Giselle lied to her family to pursue her artistic career: telling her father that she needed money to pay for a gym membership, she instead spent the money on a theater course at Televisa, the leading television station in Mexico. For eight months the actress stayed at the home of relatives in Mexico, convinced that", "title": "Giselle Itié" }, { "docid": "6709866", "text": "by a study of fault mechanics. For example, large-scale studies have been conducted for Stable Continental Regions (SCR's), which are defined \"as regions of continental crust that have not experienced any major tectonism, magmatism, basement metamorphism or anorogenic intrusion since the early Cretaceous, and no rifting or major extension or transtension since the Paleogene.\" Finally there is the common question of what is the maximum magnitude for the whole world. Unfortunately, it cannot really be answered, since this earthquake has most likely not happened in the historical record, and we cannot search beyond the earth for analogs. Answers can again", "title": "Maximum magnitude" }, { "docid": "14304783", "text": "the two strongest earthquakes in Mexico City, both the 1957 Guerrero earthquake and the 1985 Mexico earthquake, it is considered one of the safest skyscraper in the world along with Torre Mayor, Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, World Trade Center Mexico City, Torre Latinoamericana (Latin American Tower), HSBC Towe, Edificio Reforma Avantel, St. Regis Hotel & Residences and Torre Insignia. This building, together with the Edificio La Nacional, Edificio Miguel E Abed APYCSA, the Torre Latinoamericana, Tower Contigo and Edificio El Moro, is one of only six buildings that survived five major earthquakes throughout its history. The first earthquake of 7.9 on", "title": "Edificio Miguel E. Abed" }, { "docid": "20335047", "text": "called it the strongest earthquake recorded in the country, in a century. It was also the second strongest recorded in the country's history, behind the magnitude 8.6 earthquake in 1787, and the largest recorded globally in 2017. The Gulf of Tehuantepec lies above the convergent boundary where the Cocos Plate is being subducted below the North American Plate at a rate of 6.4 cm/yr (2.5 in/yr). On 6 September, several earthquake alarms in Mexico City were mistakenly activated and prompted the evacuation of buildings. The incident prompted a review of the system. According to the National Seismological Service (SSN) of", "title": "2017 Chiapas earthquake" }, { "docid": "4259686", "text": "1857 Fort Tejon earthquake The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 am (Pacific time) on January 9 in central and Southern California. One of the largest recorded earthquakes in the United States, with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9, it ruptured the southern part of the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 225 miles (350 kilometers), between Parkfield and Wrightwood. The earthquake was felt throughout much of California, as far north as the city of Marysville and as far south as the mouth of the Colorado River at the Gulf of California in Mexico, and as", "title": "1857 Fort Tejon earthquake" }, { "docid": "14190973", "text": "aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake They mostly assisted by searching collapsed buildings for victims, risking their own lives in the process. None of the initial volunteers had any training, experience or equipment, but now the Topos are a professional team which have aided in rescue efforts in Mexico and various countries. The group was formally organized in February 1986, five months after the earthquake, in part because Mexico did not have any formal search and rescue training or services. Since 1985, the Topos have assisted rescue and recovery efforts in over twenty-two countries. On volunteers´uniforms one can see", "title": "Topos de Tlatelolco" }, { "docid": "9716037", "text": "forearc region and then dips ~70° beneath the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The subduction of the Rivera Plate under the North American Plate, in the Mid-American Trench, has been the cause of the strongest earthquakes in the history of Mexico, including the largest earthquake in Mexico during the 20th century which occurred on June 3, 1932 in the state of Jalisco. The quake had a magnitude of 8.2 with a magnitude 7.8 aftershock, both of which caused widespread casualties and damage. On October 9, 1995, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred beneath the Jalisco region and caused significant loss of life and", "title": "Rivera Plate" }, { "docid": "19949326", "text": "(33 feet) down the mountain. Magnitude of January 2017 earthquakes Magnitude from August 2016 Central Italy earthquakes The quakes occurred in a seismic gap which is located between the areas hit by the August 2016 earthquake, the October 2016 earthquakes and the one in Umbria and Marche in 1997. In that gap, no strong earthquake happened for more than 100 years until 2016. The rapid succession of four bursts of seismic activity in three hours, all of which with a magnitude higher than 5 was described as \"a novel phenomenon in recent history\" by seismologists from the National Institute of", "title": "January 2017 Central Italy earthquakes" }, { "docid": "20353598", "text": "City earthquake, which killed around 10,000 people. The 1985 quake was commemorated, and a national earthquake drill was held, at 11 a.m. local time, just two hours before the 2017 earthquake. Twelve days earlier, the even larger 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck away, off the coast of the state of Chiapas. Mexico is one of the world's most seismically active regions, sitting atop several intersecting tectonic plates. The border between the Cocos Plate and North American Plate, along the Pacific Coast of Mexico, creates a subduction zone that generates large seismic events. Activity along the edges of the Rivera and Caribbean", "title": "2017 Puebla earthquake" }, { "docid": "14894839", "text": "a maximum intensity of XI on the Mercalli intensity scale. 177 people were killed, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses were damaged and about a million people were left homeless. There was a long interruption on basic services, and the damage provoked by that earthquake was estimated to be more than 1,046 million US dollars. 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake The 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake occurred on 8 April at with a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (\"Very strong\"). The shock was centered southwest of Santiago, Chile, with a focal depth of . The 9 April 1985", "title": "1985 Rapel Lake earthquake" }, { "docid": "17187108", "text": "and the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (1980-1983), murals in Tepito and other areas in Mexico City commemorating the 1985 Mexico City earthquake (1985-1988), three murals for the Latin American Studies Department of Simon Frasier University (1990s), mural at the Clavería roundabout in the Azcapotzalco borough of Mexico City (2000), Morelos sports center (2001), mural at the McMaster University in Hamilton (2002), a series of murals in collaboration with the Galería José María Velasco in Mexico City (2003-2008), mural at the CECYT-IPN in Mexico City (2008), mural on the Los Palomares (La Fortaleza) tenement in Tepito (2009), and murals on the conquest", "title": "Daniel Manrique" }, { "docid": "8469304", "text": "1985 Mendoza earthquake The 1985 Mendoza earthquake occurred with medium intensity in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place 7 minutes after midnight on 26 January 1985, and had a magnitude of 6.2 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located about 45 km southwest of Mendoza, the provincial capital, at the southern end of the region's pre-Andes range, and at a depth of 15 km. It was felt as grade VIII in the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake caused 6 deaths and about 100 injuries. In the affected Greater Mendoza area, where most of the provincial population is", "title": "1985 Mendoza earthquake" }, { "docid": "15509462", "text": "commercial areas of the city. The market is located among boutiques, restaurants and bars, with the streets around the market are usually jammed with cars. These are mostly residential neighborhoods, with some office buildings. They are considered to be cosmopolitan structures in style, with Art Deco and other styles from the 1930s and 1940s, and a number of more modern structures. It is an upper income area, although it has had problems associated with urban decay, and earthquake damage vulnerability such as from the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and 2017 Central Mexico earthquake. The market was created in 1946. The", "title": "Michoacán Market" }, { "docid": "14833464", "text": "and it was declared solid. For this reason, the concrete structures of the complex were never reinforced. The building survived a number of major, but less severe quakes than the one in 1985, and little was known about how earthquakes affect superstructures in the 1950s. However, one earthquake, in 1957, did damage several buildings and led to their condemnation. The real destruction occurred during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, thirty three years after the complex was finished. This earthquake severely damaged the Colonia Roma section of the city, leaving many buildings in ruins. Buildings A1, B2 and C3 of the", "title": "Centro Urbano Benito Juárez" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4602772", "text": "Perry). Madea takes Helen in and helps her get back on her feet, to the dismay of Madea's brother, Joe (also Tyler Perry). Joe's son, Brian (also Tyler Perry), acts as Madea and Helen's attorney after Charles and Brenda catch the pair breaking into and vandalizing Charles's mansion. Because Madea is a repeat offender, Judge Mablean Ephriam places her under house arrest and sets a $5,000 property or cash bond for Helen. Brian kicks his addict wife, Debrah (Tamara Taylor), out of their home. This causes him to have a strained relationship with his daughter, Tiffany (Tiffany Evans), who wants", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "5914206", "text": "Madea's Family Reunion Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Madea. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". The independent film was produced by Lionsgate. After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates the terms of her house arrest (which she was subjected to in the previous film), the judge orders her to", "title": "Madea's Family Reunion" }, { "docid": "5914220", "text": "to be desired as a film.\" Metacritic gives the film a score of 45% based on reviews from 18 critics. Madea's Family Reunion Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Madea. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". The independent film was produced by Lionsgate. After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates", "title": "Madea's Family Reunion" }, { "docid": "8311687", "text": "to the King\" was huge commercial success, and well as received Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance nomination. Mann is known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including \"I Can Do Bad All By Myself\", \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", \"Madea's Family Reunion\", \"Madea's Class Reunion\", \"Meet the Browns\", and \"What's Done in the Dark\". Mann has appeared in movies including \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" and \"Madea's Big Happy Family\". She recorded some songs on the soundtrack for \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", including participating in the song \"Father (Can You", "title": "Tamela Mann" }, { "docid": "4602780", "text": "Texas. The jury returned an 8–0 verdict in favor of Perry. Diary of a Mad Black Woman Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film written by and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. It is Perry's debut feature film, and the first entry in the Tyler Perry film franchise. Directed by Darren Grant, the film was released in the US on February 25, 2005. It is the only Tyler Perry scripted film not directed by Perry himself. The sequel, \"Madea's Family Reunion\", was released on February", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "9549799", "text": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) Diary of a Mad Black Woman is an American stage play written and directed by Tyler Perry, which opened in the spring of 2001. It features music by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross. The production starred Marva King, Tamela Mann and Tyler Perry. Helen McCarter (King) is a loving wife to her successful millionaire husband and attorney, Charles McCarter (Blake). For twenty years, they have lived in a mansion on the inner part of the city. It appears that Helen is living the perfect life, but things are not as they seem,", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "9549792", "text": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) Diary of a Mad Black Woman is an American stage play written and directed by Tyler Perry, which opened in the spring of 2001. It features music by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross. The production starred Marva King, Tamela Mann and Tyler Perry. Helen McCarter (King) is a loving wife to her successful millionaire husband and attorney, Charles McCarter (Blake). For twenty years, they have lived in a mansion on the inner part of the city. It appears that Helen is living the perfect life, but things are not as they seem,", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "4602770", "text": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film written by and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. It is Perry's debut feature film, and the first entry in the Tyler Perry film franchise. Directed by Darren Grant, the film was released in the US on February 25, 2005. It is the only Tyler Perry scripted film not directed by Perry himself. The sequel, \"Madea's Family Reunion\", was released on February 25, 2006. Helen (Kimberly Elise) and Charles McCarter (Steve Harris) have", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "4602772", "text": "Perry). Madea takes Helen in and helps her get back on her feet, to the dismay of Madea's brother, Joe (also Tyler Perry). Joe's son, Brian (also Tyler Perry), acts as Madea and Helen's attorney after Charles and Brenda catch the pair breaking into and vandalizing Charles's mansion. Because Madea is a repeat offender, Judge Mablean Ephriam places her under house arrest and sets a $5,000 property or cash bond for Helen. Brian kicks his addict wife, Debrah (Tamara Taylor), out of their home. This causes him to have a strained relationship with his daughter, Tiffany (Tiffany Evans), who wants", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "4602777", "text": "with Brian. Charles hopes to start over with Helen, but during a family dinner, she gives him her wedding ring and signed divorce papers and tells him she will always be his friend. She finds Orlando, asks him to propose again, and accepts when he does. The soundtrack was released by Motown Records on April 19, 2005. \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" received mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 16% based on 112 reviews. The site's consensus reads \"Tyler Perry's successful play can't make the move to the screen; this mix of slapstick, melodrama", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "16308377", "text": "Capital Arts Entertainment Capital Arts Entertainment is a Los Angeles based film/TV, production, financing and distribution company. Run by former Roger Corman alums Mike Elliott, Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier, Capital Arts Entertainment is widely believed to have produced, with Saban Entertainment's Lance H.Robbins and Haim Saban, the very first direct-to-video sequel, 1996's starring Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin and Rodney Dangerfield. Company efforts include Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, , Beethoven's 5th, Peaceful Warrior, Why Did I Get Married?, Route 9, The Perfect Holiday and . Though best known for their succession of direct-to-video sequels, the shingle", "title": "Capital Arts Entertainment" }, { "docid": "2968704", "text": "suburban housewife. Edna's manner and appearance became so feminised and glamorised that even some of her TV show guests appear not to see that the Edna character is played by a man. The furor surrounding Dame Edna's \"advice\" column in \"Vanity Fair\" magazine suggests that one of her harshest critics, actress Salma Hayek, was unaware Dame Edna was a female character played by a man. On stage and screen, the actor-playwright-screenwriter-producer Tyler Perry has included his drag character of Madea in some of his most noted productions, such as the stage play \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" and the", "title": "Drag (clothing)" }, { "docid": "5842009", "text": "in \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", which makes William in his 50s. Tyler Perry has confirmed that in \"A Madea Family Funeral\" (2018) Madea has another brother named Heathrow (also played by Perry), a Vietnam war veteran. Madea has appeared in several plays (some of which have been recorded for repeated viewing), fully produced films, a couple of television programs (guest appearances), one book and one animated film. The character made her first appearance in the 1999 play \"I Can Do Bad All by Myself\", later appearing in numerous other plays by Perry, then appearing in films based on", "title": "Madea" }, { "docid": "11737049", "text": "deal at 10 years old. With her musical career already on the upswing, she landed a small role on CBS's The District. In 2005, Evans made her feature film debut in Tyler Perry's \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" as Brian Simmons' daughter, played by Perry himself. She also contributed to the movie soundtrack on \"Father, Can You Hear Me\" featuring Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Tamela Mann, Terrell Carter, and Anya Washington. After signing with Columbia Records, her first single \"Let Me Be Your Angel\", a cover of Stacy Lattisaw's song was released in 2004 with a music video. The song", "title": "Tiffany Evans" }, { "docid": "1423265", "text": "14-song original soundtrack, which was released in 2003, Ms. Burke opened for Jocelyn Brown, Jaheim, Norman Connors, and Angela Bofill, as well as for her father at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia in 2006. In 1972 Melanie was signed along with her siblings The Sons & Daughters of Solomon to MGM Records. Her son is Novel, who released his first studio album \"The Audiobiography\" in October 2008, and wrote movie soundtracks for Tyler Perry's \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", \"Step Up,\" and \"21\". Her youngest son, Solomon, also has started recording. Burke's granddaughter Candy Burke", "title": "Solomon Burke" }, { "docid": "19622865", "text": "with director Jason Reitman and oversaw through production. While at Searchlight, Grey also oversaw the acquisition and production of the action-fantasy films \"Night Watch\" and \"Day Watch\" from Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, who went on to direct \"Wanted\". He developed \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", Tyler Perry’s first film. Additionally, he oversaw \"The Hills Have Eyes\" from French director Alexandre Aja,\"Johnson Family Vacation\", \"The Ringer\", and \"28 Weeks Later\". Lawrence produced the 2012 film \"Hope Springs\" (as Co-Producer) starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell and directed by David Frankel (\"The Devil Wears Prada\"), as well as", "title": "Lawrence Grey (producer)" }, { "docid": "2790924", "text": "His athletic career was cut short due to a torn ligament in his ankle. He has done voice work for the animated television show \"The Batman\" as Ethan Bennett. He appeared on \"Law & Order\" and earlier had a role in \"'s\" pilot. In 2006, he appeared in the now-cancelled TV series \"Heist\". He also appeared in an episode of \"Grey's Anatomy\". He appeared in several episodes of New York Undercover. He has appeared in a number of films including; \"Quarantine\", Tyler Perry's \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", \"Bringing Down The House\", \"The Rock\", \"The Mod Squad\", Takers\", and", "title": "Steve Harris (actor)" }, { "docid": "5676233", "text": "Lead nomination. She later starred in the political thriller \"The Manchurian Candidate\", co-starring with Denzel Washington second time. In 2005, Elise went to star in the comedy drama film \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" written by Tyler Perry and directed by Darren Grant. she received positive reviews for her performance, while film received mostly negative reviews. The film still was huge box office success, grossing over $50 million against a budget of $5 million. She won her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for this movie. From 2005 to 2007, Elise starred in the", "title": "Kimberly Elise" }, { "docid": "13083756", "text": "the former Fort MacPherson complex, and the film studios are in the process of being moved to that location. Tyler Perry Studios was first established as The Tyler Perry Company, Inc., and was rebranded as Tyler Perry Studios in 2006. Besides Perry's own projects, \"The Walking Dead\" also utilizes Tyler Perry Studios to film scenes set in The Kingdom. Perry has full ownership of his movies, and Lions Gate Entertainment serves as his distributor for all of his films. His first movie, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", produced on a budget of $5.5 million, became an unexpected commercial success", "title": "Tyler Perry Studios" }, { "docid": "8311690", "text": "when she was discovered by Tyler Perry. She debuted in the stage play \"I Can Do Bad All By Myself\". She went on to act in \"Meet the Browns\", \"Madea's Family Reunion\", \"Madea's Class Reunion\", \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" and \"What's Done in the Dark\". She has appeared on television shows including \"The Tonight Show\" with Jay Leno, BET Soundstage, the 1999 Grammy Awards, the Dove Awards, the United States of America World Olympics, \"Tyler Perry's House of Payne\", and Tyler Perry's \"Meet the Browns\", in which she portrays Mr. Brown's daughter. She has appeared in movies, including", "title": "Tamela Mann" }, { "docid": "18676813", "text": "by EMI Gospel. This eventually lead to an extended play being released, \"Fallen in Love\", on April 24, 2007 by EMI Gospel, and this was the precursor to her first studio album. This song was included on the soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Darlene released, \"Darlene McCoy\", on May 8, 2007 with label EMI Gospel. This album would be her \"Billboard\" magazine breakthrough release on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 22. The album got nominated at the 39th GMA Dove Awards for the Urban Album of the Year, while the song, \"Simply Because\", was", "title": "Darlene McCoy" }, { "docid": "8367444", "text": "late 1990s by appearing on the songs \"I Love It\" and \"Look Around\" on The Beatnuts album \"A Musical Massacre\". Riley also starred in a number of gospel plays for best-selling playwright Tyler Perry, including \"Madea's Class Reunion\", \"Madea Goes to Jail\", \"Why Did I Get Married?\", \"Laugh to Keep from Crying\", \"Madea's Big Happy Family\" and the most recent, \"A Madea Christmas\". Riley also appeared in the film versions of \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" and \"Madea's Big Happy Family\". She is also starred in Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job (2012) and Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No", "title": "Cheryl Pepsii Riley" }, { "docid": "8311691", "text": "the 2001 comedy \"Kingdom Come\", \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" and \"Meet The Browns\". She also had a role in 2009's Tyler Perry movie \"Madea Goes to Jail\". Mann appeared in the 2012 film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, alongside Whitney Houston and \"American Idol\" winner and R&B singer Jordin Sparks, making her film debut. She is currently filming a new cooking show with her husband David, \"Hanging with the Manns\". Also their show on BET \"It's a Mann's World\" In 2005, Mann and her husband David created their own label, Tillymann Music", "title": "Tamela Mann" }, { "docid": "5914218", "text": "wide-release openings to date in 2006, in both gross ($30 million) and screen average ($13,687). \"The number one movie is \"Madea's Family Reunion\", a small comedy/melodrama which grossed an astounding $30.3 million from 2,194 venues. It had a super-hot venue average of $13,787...\" \"Playing at 2,194 locations across North America, the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and depth of Perry's audience. The debut weekend of \"Madea's Family Reunion\" outperformed the opening weekend of Lionsgate's first Tyler Perry film, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", by nearly 40 percent.\" The reasoning for the film's", "title": "Madea's Family Reunion" }, { "docid": "16585624", "text": "film for Lions gate, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman directed by Darren Grant. That year, Law starred in Camp DOA as college student on a road trip gone wrong, the critically acclaimed Sci-Fi Indie, Dark Remains and Somebodies was recognized at Sundance Film Festival and developed into a spin-off for BET, as the Network's first scripted series. Joining the Screen Actors Guild in 2007, Law found her birth name was in use. She used the first four letters of her first name, reversed their order, dropping the later letter. Hence, Syr found her own Law. The film", "title": "Syr Law" }, { "docid": "9864337", "text": "Gary Anthony Sturgis Gary Anthony Sturgis (born November 3, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor known for providing the voice of Ebon in the television series \"Static Shock\". In addition to voice-overs, Sturgis appeared as an antagonist in two of Tyler Perry's movies, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" (2005) and \"Daddy's Little Girls\" (2007), as well as the movie \"Pride\" (2007), starring Terrence Howard, and co-stars in the independent feature directed by Cedric the Entertainer, Chicago Pulaski Jones. Sturgis is also known by the rap moniker of Illuminati, having successfully promoted a few albums on iTunes. He", "title": "Gary Anthony Sturgis" }, { "docid": "9864344", "text": "of \"Tyler Perry's House of Payne\" aired on December 16, 2008. Cedric to Helm Chicago Pulaski Jones Gary Sturgis: The Sweet Sound of Success Gary Anthony Sturgis Gary Anthony Sturgis (born November 3, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor known for providing the voice of Ebon in the television series \"Static Shock\". In addition to voice-overs, Sturgis appeared as an antagonist in two of Tyler Perry's movies, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" (2005) and \"Daddy's Little Girls\" (2007), as well as the movie \"Pride\" (2007), starring Terrence Howard, and co-stars in the independent feature directed by Cedric", "title": "Gary Anthony Sturgis" }, { "docid": "9549798", "text": "with Orlando. As she is about to leave, she realizes despite it all that she is still in love with Charles, returns and makes Charles promise to never hurt her again, and the two begin anew. Act ll The stage play was adapted into a motion picture by Lions Gate Entertainment and BET Pictures, and opened on February 25, 2005. The feature film version stars Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Cicely Tyson, and Tyler Perry. In the movie, it states that Helen and Charles have been married for eighteen years, rather than twenty years as said in the play.", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "14962417", "text": "fame as well as composing and producing music for Leona Lewis. Currently living in Atlanta, GA, John operates a private recording studio for record and film music production. Nina Foxx's \"Marrying UP\" Composer-Producer, Musical Director 2008? Thomas Miles' \"Where's Papa Ray's Money\" Composer- Producer, Musical Director 2008 Tyler Perry's Media's Class Reunion Orchestrator-Keyboards 2003 Tyler Perry's Media's Family Reunion Orchestrator-Keyboards 2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman Orchestrator-Keyboards 2001 Tyler Perry's \"I Can Do Bad\" Orchestrator-Keyboards 2000 Jessica Simpson for Sony Music, Musical Director 2000 Coco Lee for Sony Music Conference Tokyo, Musical Director 2000 Bosson for Capitol", "title": "John Forbes (music producer)" }, { "docid": "14962416", "text": "Rick James from jail, and John had the honor of arranging and performing keyboards on Urban Rhapsody as well as performing with Rick on the support tour. Shortly after the run with Rick James, John was introduced to an up-and-coming playwright by the name of Tyler Perry. John would work with Tyler as a keyboardist and orchestrator on and off Broadway on six of Tyler's plays. John also worked with composer Elvin Ross on Tyler's debut movie \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" for Lion's Gate Films. John has recently been working with international recording star Shawn Rivera of Azyet", "title": "John Forbes (music producer)" }, { "docid": "9439511", "text": "Mad Black Woman, a film directed by Tyler Perry, who also played to him in the latest installment of the Alex Cross franchise. A film adaptation of the novel, titled \"Alex Cross\", was released on October 19, 2012. The film stars Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as The Butcher/Picasso. The novel and the movie don't have much relation to each other, and the screenplay borrows elements from other parts of the Alex Cross stories, blending them together out-of-sequence, and making up other sections completely. For instance, Cross and his family lived in the Southeast section of", "title": "Cross (novel)" } ]

[ { "docid": "13067000", "text": "prison, instead she gives Madea unflattering though less severe punishments such as house arrest, becoming foster mother to a wayward teen (played by Keke Palmer) and going to therapy sessions with Doctor Phil. Ephriam made a short appearance in the film adaptation of the play \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". She also portrayed the same judge character in both \"Madea's Family Reunion\" and \"Madea Goes to Jail\". As a judge, her first name is pronounced \"may-BLENE,\" as in the Chuck Berry song \"Maybellene.\" In the fall of 2014, Ephriam returned to TV with a new court room series, produced", "title": "Mablean Ephriam" }, { "docid": "8699027", "text": "but the couple divorced in May 2012. She has appeared in the CBS medical drama \"3 lbs\" as Della and the UPN series \"Sex, Love & Secrets\" in the role of Nina; both series were short-lived. Taylor has made guest appearances on \"NCIS\", \"Numb3rs\", \"Lost\", \"\", \"Without a Trace\", \"Party of Five\" and \"Dawson's Creek\". In her feature film debut, \"Senseless\", she played Marlon Wayan's love interest. She portrayed Debrah Simmons in the 2005 romantic-comedy \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", Halle Berry's best friend in \"Introducing Dorothy Dandridge\" and had a brief role in \"Serenity\", the movie conclusion of", "title": "Tamara Taylor" }, { "docid": "3248072", "text": "version of the series \"Soul Train\" from 2000 until 2003, and appeared in the 2001 feature film \"The Brothers\". He portrayed Detective Jesse Reese on the television series \"Birds of Prey\" from 2002 to 2003. Moore played the role of Emery Simms in the 2004 film \"Motives\" alongside Vivica Fox and Golden Brooks, and had a supporting role in the film \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". He also appeared in the romantic comedy \"The Seat Filler\" with Kelly Rowland and Duane Martin. In 2005, Moore began playing Derek Morgan in \"Criminal Minds\". It was the seventh pilot in which", "title": "Shemar Moore" }, { "docid": "9549794", "text": "that Charles has also been abusing her physically after trying to cover up a bruise she received with a story claiming to have \" hit herself in the eye with a cabinet door.\" As their anniversary approaches, the McCarters continue to argue more and more. Finally, on the night of the anniversary, Charles admits to Helen that he has not been happy for quite sometime, and also tells her that he wants a divorce, revealing that he has been having an affair with another woman, who is Helen's friend Brenda. After humiliating Helen, Charles leaves her, telling her she can", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "4602779", "text": "weekend, the film arrived at #1 with $21.9 million. The film grossed an estimated $50.6 million in the United States and Canada with an additional $19,000 internationally for an estimated worldwide total of $50.7 million. In early 2008, playwright Donna West filed suit against Perry, contending that he stole material from her 1991 play, \"Fantasy of a Black Woman\". Veronica Lewis, Perry's attorney, said there was no need for her client to appropriate the work of others. On December 9, 2008, the case was tried before Judge Leonard Davis in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "18479509", "text": "Sharon Rooney Sharon Rooney (born 22 October 1988) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in \"My Mad Fat Diary\", Sophie in \"Two Doors Down\" and Dawn in \"Brief Encounters\". At the age of 16, Rooney left school to pursue her career in acting. She enrolled on a performing arts course at Hull University. She performed as a stand-up comedian, and toured with a play in various schools across Britain. Rooney was cast for her first television role, that of Rae Earl in \"My Mad Fat Diary\", a drama about a young woman who", "title": "Sharon Rooney" }, { "docid": "9549797", "text": "tells him that she wants him to suffer for everything that he did to her. Later, Madea, who has been captured by the police later in the play for attempted murder, and Daddy Charles, who was sent to a home, work together and deliver letters from Charles job to Helen and make her see that she is now the acting owner of the company and quickly fires someone over the phone (likely Brenda). Over time, Helen begins a relationship with Orlando. And soon, Charles reveals that he is no longer paralyzed. Helen signs the divorce papers and prepares to leave", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "9549793", "text": "seeing as how Helen and Charles' marriage seems to be slowly falling apart. Charles' father, an elderly mail clerk by the name of Daddy Charles (Perry), talks to Helen, realizing that she is not as happy as she seems. He knows that Helen loves Charles, exclaiming to his son later in the play, \" I dunno why she loves you, but she loves you to death.\" Helen also confides in her friend, Brenda (Robinson), an attorney who also works at Charles' firm, and her mother, Myrtle (Mann), who also thinks that Helen's marriage is still going well. Helen also reveals", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "5841999", "text": "and motherly at heart. This is heavily evidenced in \"Gets a Job\", in which Madea provides life lessons, guidance, and direction to all the residents and staff members of a nursing home. Moreover, on numerous occasions, Madea has accepted family members who were without a place to stay into her home on her own accord. These family members have included her granddaughter Helen (\"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" film), granddaughter Vianne (\"I Can Do Bad All by Myself\"), her great niece Vanessa and her two kids (\"Madea's Family Reunion\"), and ex-convict Bobby Mitchell (\"I Can Do Bad All by", "title": "Madea" }, { "docid": "8664850", "text": "The film follows Therese on her surreal descent into violence, in which men in her life become the Ten Tigers of Canton that she must kill in order to become a better woman. Victims of Therese's violent surreal madness include her meatpacking brother Thierry, naughty Pastor Dylan, and a Sri Lankan doctor. Mad Cowgirl Mad Cowgirl is a low-budget film by Gregory Hatanaka. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as \"Diary of a Nudist\", \"Behind the Nudist Curtain\" and \"Bad Girls Go to Hell\", and actor John Cassavetes. \"Mad Cowgirl\" officially was selected", "title": "Mad Cowgirl" }, { "docid": "4602776", "text": "because Charles has no money to pay her. In addition, all of Charles's friends and associates have turned their backs on him now that he has been left penniless. Helen and Orlando argue when he learns she has moved back in with Charles to look after him. He leaves in anger. Charles realizes his mistakes and apologizes to Helen, realizing that she was the only one who showed any true care for him. He becomes a kinder man, while she helps him recover. He regains his ability to walk one day in church, where Debrah, now clean and sober, reconciles", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "9549796", "text": "she can't take care of him anymore and that she's not a care giver. Brenda then leaves quickly as Helen was trying to pull her wig off, like she did when Myrtle told her about Charles, but not before being shot by Madea, who exclaims, \"I got her, girl. Let me get the hell out!\" Helen talks to Charles and laughs at the fact that he is now suffering. She leaves him sitting in the living room for days without feeding and bathing him. Charles begins to apologize and begs to just be left to die, but Helen refuses and", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "19478681", "text": "teen talk show broadcast over the Black Family Channel. Thaxton wrote and co-hosted a few of the shows and as a result, this show received a NAMIC Award in 2004 in the category of Best Children's Show. Thaxton's acting career began to grow with appearances in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and The Gospel (2005). Thaxton began to want more knowledge on the production end of the projects. To further his education on the technical side of production, he attended and graduated from Miami International University of Art & Design (2007) and Art Institute of Atlanta (2009) with", "title": "Brandon Thaxton" }, { "docid": "11008686", "text": "role. In 2011 Mirallegro appeared in the BBC's three-part psychological thriller \"Exile\", playing the teenage version of leading character Tom Ronstadt (played by John Simm). Later in the same year Mirallegro played the role of Sam, a gay heroin addict in the BBC drama \"The Body Farm\". In 2013 he portrayed Finn Nelson, the love interest of the main female character in E4's popular teenage comedy drama \"My Mad Fat Diary\". That same year he also played the role of Joe Middleton in the BBC drama \"The Village\". In 2014, Mirallegro portrayed a teenager prosecuted for murder under the Joint", "title": "Nico Mirallegro" }, { "docid": "16011308", "text": "<br> 5. Carrie Snodgress – \"Diary of a Mad Housewife\" (8 points) Chief Dan George – \"Little Big Man\" (21 points) 2. Anthony Perkins – \"Catch-22\" and \"WUSA\" (16 points) <br> 3. Richard Castellano – \"Lovers and Other Strangers\" (11 points) <br> 4. Peter Boyle – \"Joe\" (8 points) <br> 4. Paul Mazursky – \"Alex in Wonderland\" (8 points) Lois Smith – \"Five Easy Pieces\" (29 points) 2. Sally Kellerman – \"M*A*S*H\" (12 points) <br> 3. Eva Marie Saint – \"Loving\" (10 points) <br> 4. Karen Black – \"Five Easy Pieces\" (9 points) <br> 4. Trish Van Devere – \"Where's", "title": "1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards" }, { "docid": "14985553", "text": "of her songs, \"This for Joe,\" after a club manager who got mad at her for singing originals. Her 2011 release, \"Black Lace Freudian Slip\" contains only three songs that she did not write, and one of those was written by her son, Michael A. Croan, who performs on the track with her. She also released a number of singles in 2007-2009, focused on homeless issues, \"This Is Not a Protest Song\", and the racial problems in Jena, Louisiana, \"3 Nooses Hanging\". Besides her purely musical works, she has also written, produced and performed a one-woman show of words and", "title": "René Marie" }, { "docid": "3843003", "text": "Philadelphia. He studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He later honed his craft at The Actors Studio and the Black Hills Players. Aside from Fell's best-known television work, he also played minor character roles in several films, including the original \"Ocean's 11\", \"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World\", \"PT 109\", \"The Graduate\", \"Bullitt\" and \"Catch-22\" (as Sergeant Towser). He appeared alongside Ronald Reagan in Reagan's last film, \"The Killers\". On TV, Fell portrayed Mike in \"Joe and Mabel\" (1955–1956),", "title": "Norman Fell" }, { "docid": "17089612", "text": "who previously appeared on Philadelphia television. The character Dr. Shock first aired on WPHL-TV on March 7, 1970, with the broadcast of 1963's \"Diary of a Madman\". His first show lasted 13 weeks, but a protest march and 10,000 letters from angry fans put him back on the air, but required major show format changes. Three different shows were hosted during his career span titled \"Scream-In\", \"Mad Theater\" and \"Horror Theater\". The character he played was costumed as a lively zombie with slicked-down hair, a black frock coat and white spats, assisted in his laboratory by a one-eyed hunchback named", "title": "Dr. Shock" }, { "docid": "5841994", "text": "she ruined in \"Madea Goes to Jail\"). Throughout the series, she is a repeat offender. In \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" alone, Madea and her granddaughter Helen McCarter were both charged with \"criminal trespassing, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a handgun, assault with a deadly weapon, [driving on a] suspended license, expired registration, reckless driving, and a broken taillight\", which placed Madea on house arrest, while her granddaughter was bailed for $5,000. In \"Family Reunion\", she violated the terms of house arrest by taking off her house arrest bracelet but was given the opportunity to avoid jail by becoming", "title": "Madea" }, { "docid": "5842005", "text": "of four sons. Daughter: Cora SimmonsMadea's daughter, Cora Simmons, is her most recognized and only child to appear in most of the plays and movies. Cora is 50 in \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". She was born in 1953 when Madea was 18. Cora is a devout Christian and is often in the company of her father Leroy Brown. Tina and Lisa only appear in \"Family Reunion\", but are the only granddaughters to be mentioned all the time. Cora thought that Johnny was her father until \"Class Reunion\", in which Madea reminded Cora that she [Cora] was the product", "title": "Madea" }, { "docid": "5841993", "text": "later evolved into check fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud (presumably related to her nine deceased husbands), assault, attempted murder, vehicle theft (mostly Lexus vehicles, the first vehicle she ever stole being a 1992 Lexus LS400), reckless driving (including smashing through objects, notably a mansion gate, a Cadillac CTS, and a fast food window in \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", \"Goes to Jail\", and \"Big Happy Family\" respectively) and forklifting vehicles out of parking spaces (usually for taking spaces that she wants to park at, as she did to many Camrys and Scions, as well as a Pontiac Solstice that", "title": "Madea" }, { "docid": "5676227", "text": "Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967), professionally known as Kimberly Elise, is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in \"Set It Off\" (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in \"Beloved\" (1998). During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as \"John Q.\" (2002), \"The Manchurian Candidate\" (2004), \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" (2005), \"The Great Debaters\" (2007), \"For Colored Girls\" (2010), \"Dope\" (2015), \"Almost Christmas\" (2016) and \"Death Wish\" (2018). She received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in", "title": "Kimberly Elise" }, { "docid": "19441223", "text": "Christian Keyes Christian Keyes (born July 24, 1975) is an American actor & model. Mr. Keyes can currently be seen on BET's In Contempt in the (starring) role of Charlie Riggs. He is also known for his role as Levi Sterling in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, \"Saints & Sinners\". Keyes was born in Detroit and raised in Flint. He began his career appearing on stage productions and also worked as model and fitness trainer. He has made his screen debut appearing in small role in 2005 comedy-drama film \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" starring Kimberly Elise.", "title": "Christian Keyes" }, { "docid": "8311692", "text": "Group, which they have released several projects through. In 2005 her solo album, \"Gotta Keep Movin\", was released. In 2007 she released her first live album, \"The Live Experience\". Mann’s explosive songs \"Father Can You hear Me\" and \"Take It To Jesus\" can be heard in the movie and on the soundtrack album of \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". In 2009 her second studio album, \"The Master Plan\", was released. It peaked at number 2 on the \"Billboard\" Gospel Album Chart, and peaked at number 97 on the \"Billboard\" 200. Mann's third studio album, \"Best Days\", was released on", "title": "Tamela Mann" }, { "docid": "5676239", "text": "CableACE Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Golden Satellite Awards NAACP Image Awards Independent Spirit Awards Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967), professionally known as Kimberly Elise, is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in \"Set It Off\" (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in \"Beloved\" (1998). During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as \"John Q.\" (2002), \"The Manchurian Candidate\" (2004), \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" (2005), \"The Great Debaters\" (2007), \"For Colored Girls\" (2010), \"Dope\" (2015), \"Almost Christmas\" (2016) and \"Death Wish\" (2018).", "title": "Kimberly Elise" }, { "docid": "13239750", "text": "Jeff Coffin, Michael McDonald, Martin Taylor, Kenny Rogers, Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, Asleep at the Wheel, Jesse Winchester, Martina McBride, Gail Davies, Bill Frisell Lyle Lovett, and Jill Sobule and Annie Sellick. Bergeson also contributed to various movie soundtracks, including \"Ratatouille: What's Cooking?\", \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", \"Dr. T & the Women\", \"Two If by Sea\" and \"Michael\". Bergeson co-wrote songs for artists like Chet Atkins (\"Mountains of Illinois\" with Atkins himself and \"Take a Look at Her Now\" with R.L. Kass aka Robert Lee Castleman for the album \"Read My Licks\"), Alison Krauss (\"That Kind of Love\"", "title": "Pat Bergeson" }, { "docid": "1743492", "text": "Tomatoes\" as Sipsey. In the 1994–95 television series \"Sweet Justice\", Tyson portrayed a civil rights activist and attorney named Carrie Grace Battle, a character she shaped by reportedly consulting with noted Washington, D.C. civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Other notable film roles include the dramas \"Hoodlum\" (1997) and \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" (2005), and the television films \"Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All\" (1994) (for which she received her third Emmy Award) and \"A Lesson Before Dying\" (1999). In 2005, Tyson co-starred in \"Because of Winn-Dixie\". In 2010, Tyson appeared in \"Why Did I", "title": "Cicely Tyson" }, { "docid": "7790132", "text": "period of time, money which Madea, Nikki's foster mother, used at a casino. Perry returned as Madea for a Christmas episode of the show on December 5, 2007. Perry again returned as Madea to act as Curtis's wife on March 5, 2008. She has appeared in one episode every season, save seasons 4 and 5. She is one of Curtis' arch enemies. In the series, Janine's drug problem and going to rehab are possible references to \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". The events of the episodes \"Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown\" parts 1 and 2 came directly before the movie", "title": "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" }, { "docid": "4602773", "text": "to join the church choir. Fearing that Tiffany will turn to drugs like her mother, Brian does not allow her until Madea convinces him otherwise, encouraging him to also fix his relationship with Debrah. Helen cultivates a relationship with Orlando. Meanwhile, career criminal Jamison Milton Jackson (Gary Sturgis) asks Charles to be his defense attorney in his trial for shooting an undercover cop during a drug deal and to possibly bribe the judge in his favor. This forces the revelation that Charles received most of his money through drug deals and buying off judges. In court for divorce, Helen lets", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "9549795", "text": "have the house and $2,000 a month. Meanwhile, Helen receives a package from a delivery man named Orlando (Moore). Helen scolds him for what seems as though trying to flirt with her. Madea then recognizes Orlando in a magazine as a successful and wealthy business owner. Helen apologizes to Orlando, but Orlando blocks her advance, claiming that she is only doing so because she found out that he was rich. Helen finally tells him of her troubles and the two become friends from there on out. Brenda returns once more, this time bringing the paralyzed Charles to Helen, claiming that", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)" }, { "docid": "4970340", "text": "merchandise\", and \"the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week\". Perry raised a US $5.5 million budget in part from the ticket sales of his stage productions to fund his first movie, \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\", which went on to gross US$50.6 million domestically, while scoring a 16% approval rating at the film review web site \"Rotten Tomatoes\". On its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006, Perry's film version of \"Madea's Family Reunion\" opened at number one at the box office with $30.3 million. The film eventually grossed $65", "title": "Tyler Perry" }, { "docid": "4602774", "text": "Charles keep all the money and property, provided he pay Brian's attorney fees and continue paying for her mother, Myrtle's (Cicely Tyson) stay in a nursing home since he made her place her there; Charles agrees to both terms. In the shooting case, despite Charles' efforts, the jury finds Jamison guilty. As Jamison is being led out of the courtroom, he snatches the bailiff's gun and shoots Charles in the back for failing to get him acquitted. Orlando proposes to Helen, but before she can respond, she sees the shooting on the news and goes to the hospital with Brian.", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "4602771", "text": "money, success, and a fine home. Their lives are perfect – on the surface. Charles, an attorney, is distant, verbally abusive, and has been having multiple affairs, while Helen is unemployed, bored at home, and desperately trying to make her marriage work. On the evening of their 18th wedding anniversary, Helen arrives home to find all her belongings in a U-Haul, and that Charles is kicking her out for Brenda (Lisa Marcos), his young mistress and the mother of his two sons. Helen kicks the driver, Orlando (Shemar Moore), out of the truck and visits her intimidating grandmother, Madea (Tyler", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "12027944", "text": "premiere screening on BET's \"106 and Park\" on June 24, 2008. Ryan Gentles from the plays \"Madea Goes to Jail\" and \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\" appears in the video as Hudson's love interest. Hudson appears talking on her cellphone to her friend, complaining about her over-protective boyfriend. After she gets off her cellphone, she puts on a jacket and a scarf and leave her house into an alley, then entering a nightclub, dancing and having a good time until she sees her boyfriend Gentles. She then takes his hand and leads him into a white room with stripes", "title": "Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)" }, { "docid": "1969063", "text": "Secret Life of Lily Langtree\" at the Theatre of NOTE in Los Angeles. In 1989, Koenig starred in the science fiction film \"Moontrap\" as Mission commander Colonel Jason Grant. In 1997, Koenig starred in \"Drawing Down the Moon\", an independent film about a Wiccan woman who attempts to open a homeless shelter in a small Pennsylvania town. Koenig played Joe Merchant, a local crime lord obsessed with chaos theory who sends his thugs to intimidate her into shutting down the shelter. In 2004, Koenig co-starred in \"Mad Cowgirl\", an independent movie about a meat-packing health inspector dying from a brain", "title": "Walter Koenig" }, { "docid": "19478679", "text": "Brandon Thaxton Brandon Thaxton (born February 24, 1988), known as Brandon '2 MILL' Thaxton, is an American film director, film producer, actor and entrepreneur. His career began in 2006 within Visual and Performing Arts Magnet at the Tri-Cities High School by contributing to leading roles in various school productions. His most notable appearance during high school was in the film \"Diary of a Mad Black Woman\". Brandon created his own business Acting Up, LLC (2012) and is Co-Founder with Errol Sadler for Supremacy Films (2013) in Atlanta, Georgia. His directorial work includes his latest movie release Curveball (2015) featuring Rockmond", "title": "Brandon Thaxton" }, { "docid": "4602778", "text": "and spirituality lacks a consistent tone.\" Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 36% based on reviews from 30 critics, which the site considers \"generally unfavorable reviews\". Despite the negative reviews, CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare \"A+\" grade. Roger Ebert gave the film one out of four stars, arguing that the Madea character \"is not remotely plausible [and] not merely wrong for the movie, but fatal to it.\" However, Ebert also wrote that Elise, Tyson and Harris offered effective performances and that \"[t]here's a good movie buried beneath the bad one.\" On its opening", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "1712026", "text": "are heard from off-screen. The film was critically acclaimed: it maintains a 77% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the movie three out of four stars, saying, \"What makes the movie work... is that it's played entirely from the housewife's point of view, and that the housewife is played brilliantly by Carrie Snodgress.\" Neil Young wrote the song \"A Man Needs a Maid\" inspired by Snodgress in \"Diary of a Mad Housewife\": \"I was watching a movie with a friend/I fell in love with the actress/she was playing a part I could understand.\" The song was included on his", "title": "Diary of a Mad Housewife" }, { "docid": "4602775", "text": "They run into Brenda upon arriving. The doctor says Charles might be paralyzed for life and asks if they should resuscitate him if things deteriorate. Brenda chooses to let Charles die, but Helen, still Charles's legal wife, tells the doctor to do everything they can for him. Charles recovers, returns home with Helen, and resumes his verbal abuse of her. But Helen takes the opportunity to retaliate for years of neglect and verbal and emotional abuse. Brenda is revealed to have emptied Charles's bank account during his hospitalization and left with their boys. Their maid, Christina, has left as well", "title": "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" }, { "docid": "16656199", "text": "three shows, but, even with a great soundtrack (if only the Mack really would return …) and the odd nice line, \"My Mad Fat Diary\" is a long way from the equal of that trio in invention, edge or humour.\" \"My Mad Fat Diary\" star Sharon Rooney was chosen as one of the first group of BAFTA \"Breakthrough Brits\" in 2013. The first episode of the third and final series attracted 548,000 viewers on E4, whilst the second episode attracted 537,000 viewers. The final episode of the series attracted 450,000 viewers. All viewing figures exclude those who watched on All", "title": "My Mad Fat Diary" }, { "docid": "16656193", "text": "My Mad Fat Diary My Mad Fat Diary was a British comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel \"My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary\" by Rae Earl. The second series started on 17 February 2014 and ended on 31 March 2014, with each episode posted on 4oD a week prior to the television release. In November 2014, it was announced that a final three-episode third series would be made, set in 1998. After three series and sixteen episodes, \"My Mad Fat Diary\" broadcast its final episode on 6 July 2015. The", "title": "My Mad Fat Diary" }, { "docid": "10851771", "text": "Wisdom in Chains Wisdom in Chains is an American hardcore punk band based out of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Originally, Wisdom in Chains started as an international collaboration between members of Daredevil in the Netherlands and members of Krutch in the United States. Maarten, guitarist of Daredevil (Dutch hardcore band), contacted Mad Joe Black and Richie Krutch, who were both in Krutch at the time, about forming a hardcore band with heavy punk and oi! influences. In September 2001 Maarten came to the U.S. for a recording session with Mad Joe, Richie, and Shawn (drummer for Krutch). The tracks recorded during this", "title": "Wisdom in Chains" }, { "docid": "16181559", "text": "diary, she had shared a sisterly bond to \"another\" Maya—the Woman in Black. As a result, the ritual knocked Maya unconscious and, through their bond, \"awakened\" the other Maya, corrupting her. When the Woman in Black finally catches and takes Maya, the player uses the Camera Obscura to enter the diary to both save Maya and break the curse. After a gruelling battle, Maya breaks free of the Woman in Black. The other Maya begins to sob, begging the real Maya not to leave her again. As they saw each other as family, Maya promises her that she'll never leave", "title": "Spirit Camera" }, { "docid": "16656200", "text": "4 and on E4+1. Tom Bidwell, the writer of the show, mentioned in April 2014 in an interview with the \"Chorley Guardian\" that MTV has commissioned him to work on an American remake of the show. My Mad Fat Diary My Mad Fat Diary was a British comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel \"My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary\" by Rae Earl. The second series started on 17 February 2014 and ended on 31 March 2014, with each episode posted on 4oD a week prior to the television release. In", "title": "My Mad Fat Diary" }, { "docid": "14957910", "text": "Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI is a Live CD/DVD by Sludge/Southern Metal band Down. This is the final Down album to feature Rex Brown as bassist. \"Diary Of A Mad Band\" features a two-CD full concert recorded in London. The 130-minute DVD features footage documenting the 2006 return of Down from the practice room through the band's first European tour, and a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette entitled \"Tyrades and Shananigans\". The album is often mislabeled as \"Down IV\" as it is the fourth release", "title": "Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI" }, { "docid": "11008679", "text": "Nico Mirallegro Nico Cristian Mirallegro ( ) (born 26 January 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for his British television roles as Barry \"Newt\" Newton in the soap opera \"Hollyoaks\" (2007–2010), Finn Nelson in \"My Mad Fat Diary\" (2013–2015), Joe Middleton in \"The Village\" (2013), and Johnjo O'Shea in \"Common\" (2014). Mirallegro is a BAFTA Award-nominated performer who has appeared in television, film, radio drama, and theatre. Recognized in 2012 by \"Screen International\" as one of its Stars of Tomorrow, he has been lauded as one of the United Kingdom's \"most promising young actors.\" Growing up in", "title": "Nico Mirallegro" }, { "docid": "1388428", "text": "Chichester Festival Theatre. In 1981 she played sex-mad landlady Kath in Joe Orton's black comedy \"Entertaining Mr Sloane\" at the Lyric Hammersmith, directed by her friend Kenneth Williams. She reprised the role for a national tour in 1993. When \"EastEnders\" was launched in 1985, the producers said they would not cast well-known actors (Wendy Richard being a rare exception). Windsor has said that she would have liked to have been part of the original cast. By 1994 this policy was relaxed, and Windsor accepted an offer to join \"EastEnders\". She took over the role of Peggy Mitchell (who was previously", "title": "Barbara Windsor" }, { "docid": "13767680", "text": "for 2015's \"Fury Road\". The series features a few recurring cast members in different roles. Bruce Spence played different aviators in two of the films, first the Gyro Captain in \"Mad Max 2\" and then Jedediah the Pilot in \"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome\". Hugh Keays-Byrne has taken antagonist roles twice: he played Toecutter in \"Mad Max\" and Immortan Joe in \"Mad Max: Fury Road\". Max Fairchild appeared as Benno Swaisey in \"Mad Max\" and as \"Broken Victim\" of the Humungus's gang in \"Mad Max 2\". Many licensed products are based on the \"Mad Max\" franchise. Products include novels, comic books,", "title": "Mad Max (franchise)" }, { "docid": "9053847", "text": "page, a never-ending kaleidoscope of story in labyrinths of twists and turns of utterance. In the background is the mad laughter of the funhouse; in the foreground, the strange declamations of disembodied voices that take center stage, then rapidly disappear into the variegated swarm of verbal encounter.\" I Rivers I Rivers is the pen name of an anonymous Singapore-born Malaysian author, whose first novel, \"Black Magic Woman # Zero Point Negro\" was published in 2004 by Fugue State Press. Although biographical details are scant, an article by Thor Kah Hoong states that Rivers' actual first name is Joe, and that", "title": "I Rivers" }, { "docid": "8664849", "text": "Mad Cowgirl Mad Cowgirl is a low-budget film by Gregory Hatanaka. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as \"Diary of a Nudist\", \"Behind the Nudist Curtain\" and \"Bad Girls Go to Hell\", and actor John Cassavetes. \"Mad Cowgirl\" officially was selected to the SF Indiefest and the Silverlake Film Festival, followed by a limited release in major cities such as New York City and Seattle. \"Mad Cowgirl\" was released on DVD on December 5, 2006. The central character in \"Mad Cowgirl\" is Therese, a meat inspector who is dying of a brain disorder.", "title": "Mad Cowgirl" }, { "docid": "11816488", "text": "White, soon to be Yes' drummer, played on this album alongside Jim Keltner, after he was featured on George Harrison's \"All Things Must Pass\" and John Lennon's \"Live Peace in Toronto\", \"Imagine\" and \"Sometime in New-York City\" albums. Conrad Isidore played with Steve Stills and Hummingbird, among others. Percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah was known for his work with Traffic and the German band Can. All tracks composed by Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton, except where indicated. On the album's release, the tracks that received the most attention on radio were \"Black-Eyed Blues\", \"Woman to Woman\" and the cover version of", "title": "Joe Cocker (album)" }, { "docid": "12743187", "text": "and, combined with the numerous articles she wrote thereafter, helped remedy the emphasis within Feminist Studies on white women and within Black studies on Black men. The National Institute conferred on Hull its Women of Color Award for this accomplishment. In 1986 Hull published \"Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson\", only the second published diary by an African-American woman in the US. \"The New York Times\" gave it an enthusiastic review. \"Give Us Each Day\" revealed the life and times of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a fascinating poet-journalist who until then had been eclipsed by her more famous husband,", "title": "Akasha Gloria Hull" }, { "docid": "14357273", "text": "drowned. Jennet, driven mad by grief, contracted a terrible wasting disease and died several years later. Immediately after her death, she returned as the Woman in Black. Arthur suddenly becomes subject to a series of terrifying events in Eel Marsh House, and eventually collapses on the marsh when trying to rescue Spider. He is found and taken back to Crythin by Sam Daily, who assures him that Spider is all right. He tells Arthur the story of the Woman, and explains that many of the local people he has met (Jerome, Keckwick and Daily himself) have all lost a child", "title": "The Woman in Black (play)" }, { "docid": "4488919", "text": "the driver, whom Joe later describes as being 'the woman who tried to kill us all.' He exits his van and asks the woman if she lost her guide dog. The woman, Sarah, states that she is a health visitor. She wants to see Liam and his child, but Joe explains that Liam has an important football game to attend. Joe is very encouraging as a coach. The other team appears in white and black, which are the colours that Joe's team wears. Joe's team express their anger at this and respond by taking their shirts off so that they", "title": "My Name Is Joe" }, { "docid": "16957817", "text": "of Lee and Shepard, a Boston publishing company. She wrote the book under her pen name Frank A. Rollin. This became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Frances Ann Rollin began writing a diary that detailed her \"writing experiences as well as her meetings with notable abolitionist and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany's financial challenges once the Civil War ended. Her diary became the earliest known diary by a southern black woman. Her diary \"allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican", "title": "Frances Rollin Whipper" }, { "docid": "11037552", "text": "Jordan Murphy (English actor) Jordan Murphy (born 14 January 1988) is a British actor. He made his first appearance in 2004 when he played Liam Fisher in the episode \"A Life Lost\" of the TV series \"Casualty\". Jordan made appearances on television in 2005. He played Josh Giggs in \"The Bill\" (episodes #296 and #297) and the long-running TV series \"Doctor Who\" when he played Ernie in the episodes \"The Empty Child\" and \"The Doctor dances. In 2012, he played in Mat Whitecross's film \"Spike Island\" about The Stone Roses. He appeared in the British comedy-drama \"My Mad Fat Diary\"", "title": "Jordan Murphy (English actor)" }, { "docid": "18407662", "text": "four people: black woman, black man, white woman, white man. She points to Hector – a slave who went mad and now lives in the swamp – as a black man possibly affected by the curse. Amalia has purchased a new slave named Augustus Newcastle, notorious for being educated and escaping many times. Upon arrival, he is introduced to and speaks with several slaves. When the conversation turns to his travels Scylla accuses him of stirring up trouble. In the ensuing argument Scylla foreshadows the Oedipal curse that hangs over his head. In the swamp near the plantation, a group", "title": "The Darker Face of the Earth" }, { "docid": "16656194", "text": "series was nominated for multiple BAFTA awards, with Sharon Rooney winning in 2015 for Best Drama Actress. Set in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s, \"My Mad Fat Diary\" follows the story of 16-year-old, 16 stone (106 kg) (224 lb) girl, Rae Earl, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months. She begins to reconnect with her best friend, Chloe, who is unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months. Rae attempts to keep this information from her while also trying to impress Chloe's friends", "title": "My Mad Fat Diary" }, { "docid": "16181557", "text": "Obscura\" (the 3DS outer cameras), the player is taken into an old house. Maya encounters and stops the player from entering one of the doors, and they are brought out of the house and back into the player's world. Upon returning, Maya explains that the person beyond the door is the \"Woman in Black\", who takes the faces of people who become trapped by the diary. Maya and the player begin to investigate the diary, in order to discover its secrets and for Maya to regain her memory. As the two investigate, they learn about the Tokoyomi Ritual. A dark", "title": "Spirit Camera" }, { "docid": "2244824", "text": "Diary of an Ordinary Woman Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an \"edited\" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995. So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary, it is one of Forster's best-known novels. Martin Chilton, writing in \"The Daily Telegraph\", describes it as an \"intermittent record of a quiet life dominated by the fact, the threat and the fear of war\" and considers its main theme to be the cost of", "title": "Diary of an Ordinary Woman" }, { "docid": "2244826", "text": "marriage and secret lovers, ambition and optimism, but then her life is turned upside down once more by wartime deaths. Diary of an Ordinary Woman Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an \"edited\" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995. So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary, it is one of Forster's best-known novels. Martin Chilton, writing in \"The Daily Telegraph\", describes it as an \"intermittent record of a quiet life dominated", "title": "Diary of an Ordinary Woman" }, { "docid": "4855126", "text": "Player\" based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue advertising executives or \"Mad Men\" while playing at the US Open. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with", "title": "Pam Teeguarden" }, { "docid": "1712023", "text": "Diary of a Mad Housewife Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress. Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman and directed by Perry's then-husband, Frank Perry. The film co-stars Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella. Tina Balser, an educated, frustrated housewife and mother, is in a loveless marriage with Jonathan, an insufferable, controlling, emotionally abusive, social-climbing lawyer in New York City. He", "title": "Diary of a Mad Housewife" }, { "docid": "14957911", "text": "by Down, although it is not a studio album. Another reason for this is that on the album's artwork, the Roman numeral for 6 (VI) is present. The Roman numeral for 6 is present because the album was recorded in 2006 (In the year of VI). The vinyl release features completely different artwork under the title Threefold Live. The live album was originally set for release on March 23, 2010. However, due to legal issues the album's release date was pushed back to October 5. Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI Diary of a Mad", "title": "Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI" }, { "docid": "1712028", "text": "on a bootleg DVD on October 15, 2014; VHS copies of \"Housewife\" have become rare, with sealed copies routinely fetching over $100 on websites like Amazon.com and eBay. Universal had made the film available on VHS through their MCA label, and through license to Goodtimes Home Video. Diary of a Mad Housewife Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress. Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the", "title": "Diary of a Mad Housewife" }, { "docid": "12525147", "text": "Diary of a Mad Dog Diary of a Mad Dog is the debut solo album by Cypress Hill rapper Sen Dog. It was released September 30, 2008 via indie label Suburban Noize Records. The record features guest appearances by the likes of Kottonmouth Kings, Young De, B-Real, Mellow Man Ace, Slip Matola, and J-Killa among others. According to the rapper, it is his most personal music creation to date. The albums touches various topics including his gang affiliations in his early life, and a mild heart attack, which he suffered during the making of the album. \"I've done the whole", "title": "Diary of a Mad Dog" }, { "docid": "2507599", "text": "from the \"Chicago Tribune\" found the lyrics clichéd and Jodeci \"certainly not as funky as H-Town nor as stirring as Boyz II Men at their best\". Robert Christgau was even less impressed and assigned it a \"neither\" symbol in his \"Consumer Guide\" book, indicating an album that \"may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't.\" \"—\" denotes releases that did not chart. Information taken from Allmusic. Diary of a Mad Band Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released December 21, 1993 on", "title": "Diary of a Mad Band" }, { "docid": "2507597", "text": "Diary of a Mad Band Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released December 21, 1993 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album also featured the first ever album appearances from Timbaland and Missy Elliott (credited as Misdemeanor) and Sista two years before they became known in the music industry. New Jersey rapper Redman also makes a guest appearance on the album. It was Jodeci's second album to reach number-one on the R&B album chart where it stayed for two weeks. It spawned the #1 R&B hit \"Cry for", "title": "Diary of a Mad Band" }, { "docid": "16656195", "text": "Finn, Archie, Izzy and Chop. Throughout its run, \"My Mad Fat Diary\" received critical acclaim, particularly for its accurate and honest portrayal of mental illness and Sharon Rooney's performance. \"The Guardian\"s Sam Wollaston called it a \"lovely drama – honest and painful, real, and very funny,\" going on to say \"Sharon Rooney's performance in the lead is natural, effortless and utterly believable; she should win something for it.\" \"The Stage\" called it \"a comedy drama that actually satisfies the criteria of both genres, \"My Mad Fat Diary\" offers a unique and uncompromising perspective on adolescent angst that distresses and delights", "title": "My Mad Fat Diary" }, { "docid": "16181553", "text": "Japanese version), which acts as the gateway between the player's world and the Old House. The diary acts as an \"AR notebook\", used with the 3DS to generally progress the storyline. The player encounters several ghosts throughout the game. One of them is Maya, a girl with no memory of herself except her name, and who accompanies the player throughout the game. Hostile ghosts include: Kaito Hasebe, a man trapped by the Diary, now driven insane; Koji, also known as \"the Masked Boy\", who challenges the player to a \"game\" of hide-and-seek; and the \"Woman in Black\", the primary antagonist", "title": "Spirit Camera" } ]

[ "Kauai" ]

[ { "docid": "2296967", "text": "Six Days, Seven Nights Six Days, Seven Nights is a 1998 adventure comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. The screenplay was written by Michael Browning. It was filmed on location in Kauai, and released on June 12, 1998. Robin Monroe (Heche) is a New York City journalist who works for \"Dazzle\", a fashion magazine. She is invited by her boyfriend Frank (David Schwimmer) to spend a week holidaying with him on the island paradise of Makatea, in the South Pacific. The final leg of their journey to Makatea is in a dilapidated de", "title": "Six Days, Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "2296967", "text": "Six Days, Seven Nights Six Days, Seven Nights is a 1998 adventure comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. The screenplay was written by Michael Browning. It was filmed on location in Kauai, and released on June 12, 1998. Robin Monroe (Heche) is a New York City journalist who works for \"Dazzle\", a fashion magazine. She is invited by her boyfriend Frank (David Schwimmer) to spend a week holidaying with him on the island paradise of Makatea, in the South Pacific. The final leg of their journey to Makatea is in a dilapidated de", "title": "Six Days, Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "793646", "text": "2016 comedy film \"Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates\" were also filmed. Parts of the island were also used for the opening scenes of the \"Indiana Jones\" film \"Raiders of the Lost Ark\". Other movies filmed here include \"Six Days Seven Nights\", the 1976 version \"King Kong\" and John Ford's 1963 film \"Donovan's Reef\". Recent films include \"Tropic Thunder\" and a biopic of Bethany Hamilton titled \"Soul Surfer\". A scene in the opening credits of popular TV show \"M*A*S*H\" was filmed in Kauai (helicopter flying over mountain top). Some scenes from \"Just Go with It, George of the Jungle\" and", "title": "Kauai" }, { "docid": "1218640", "text": "Kahului and Kona. United Airlines uses both 757s and 737-800s to serve its mainland destinations. Along with its regional jet service, Hawaiian Airlines serves Lihue Airport with the A321neo to Los Angeles and to Oakland. American Airlines also serves seasonal services to Dallas/Fort Worth with Boeing 767s. The airport is mostly un-walled and open-air, and the check-in is completely outside. The airport is the primary gateway to Kauai for visitors (especially tourists), and has several rental car facilities. Four motion pictures have filmed scenes at the Lihue Airport: \"Honeymoon in Vegas\", \"Six Days Seven Nights\", \"Soul Surfer\", and \"The Descendants\".", "title": "Lihue Airport" } ]

[ { "docid": "12984800", "text": "\"Donovan's Reef\", \"From Here to Eternity\", \"In Harm's Way\", \"South Pacific\", \"Raiders of the Lost Ark\", \"Jurassic Park\", \"Picture Bride\", \"Lani Loa\", \"Outbreak\", \"Waterworld\", \"Six Days Seven Nights\", \"George of the Jungle\", \"50 First Dates\", \"Pearl Harbor\", \"Godzilla\", \"Blue Crush\", \"The Even Stevens Movie\", \"Race the Sun\", \"Princess Kaiulani\", and \"Lilo & Stitch\". The film \"Snakes on a Plane\", \"Forgetting Sarah Marshall\" takes place on a flight departing Hawaii for the U.S. mainland. In addition the island scenes from ABC's series Lost are almost entirely filmed on the island of Oahu. Hawaii is home to a prominent film festival known", "title": "Media in Hawaii" }, { "docid": "2296973", "text": "flying in the film, after fulfilling the insurance company's training requirements. The film received generally negative reviews. The film has a rating of 36% at review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews. It holds a score of 51 on Metacritic, based on reviews from 23 critics. The film's revenue exceeded its $70 million production budget in the United States, earning $74,329,966, and with strong international sales totaling an additional $90,509,328; \"Six Days, Seven Nights\" ended its theatrical run with a worldwide total of $164,839,294. Six Days, Seven Nights Six Days, Seven Nights is a 1998 adventure comedy film", "title": "Six Days, Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "13052666", "text": "Everyone was looking something significant in every expression. You didn't just drink a glass of wine. You asked yourself, 'Why does she want me to drink it?' The film was released in the US in 1964. The \"Los Angeles Times\" called it \"perfection\". The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Jeanne Moreau won the award for Best Actress. The critic from the New York Times who attended the festival called the movie \"dull and empty\". Seven Days... Seven Nights Seven Days... Seven Nights () is a 1960 French drama film directed by Peter", "title": "Seven Days... Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "9765407", "text": "Forty Days and Forty Nights \"Forty Days and Forty Nights\" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1956. Called \"a big, bold record\", it was a hit, spending six weeks in the \"Billboard\" R&B chart, where it reached number seven. \"Forty Days and Forty Nights\" has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists. \"Forty Days and Forty Nights\" is a midtempo blues song with an irregular number of bars written by Bernard Roth (who also wrote Muddy Waters' \"Just to Be with You\"). An early review called it \"a dramatic piece of material with effective lyrics\".", "title": "Forty Days and Forty Nights" }, { "docid": "9765409", "text": "album and the \"Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium November 4–6, 1966\" album released in 2009. \"Forty Days and Forty Nights\" has been recorded by various blues and other artists, including Steppenwolf from \"Steppenwolf 7\", John Hammond, Jr., Eric Burdon from his \"Soul of a Man\" album, and Buddy Guy for the \"\" soundtrack. Forty Days and Forty Nights \"Forty Days and Forty Nights\" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1956. Called \"a big, bold record\", it was a hit, spending six weeks in the \"Billboard\" R&B chart, where it reached number seven. \"Forty Days and", "title": "Forty Days and Forty Nights" }, { "docid": "10930294", "text": "Most of the crew got seasick and one filming boat almost capsized. Examples of involved scenes are when the party arrive on Skull Island and the nighttime arrival to rescue Dwan; other scenes are the arrival of equipment to capture King Kong and Fred Wilson directing the rescue mission. For the film \"Six Days Seven Nights\", Hawaii stood in for French Polynesia. Among the scenes filmed on Honopū Beach is the one in which Harrison Ford runs from pirates. The arch is also included in the film. Other Hollywood movies filmed in Honopū Valley include \"Honeymoon in Vegas\", \"Acapulco Gold\",", "title": "Honopū Valley" }, { "docid": "13052660", "text": "Seven Days... Seven Nights Seven Days... Seven Nights () is a 1960 French drama film directed by Peter Brook. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, where Jeanne Moreau won the award for Best Actress. It is based on the 1958 novel \"Moderato cantabile\" by Marguerite Duras. Anne Desbarèdes is a young woman who is married to a wealthy businessman and is living a monotonous existence in the town of Blaye, a small commune. After being an indirect witness to a murder which happened in a café, she goes back to it the next day, where she meets", "title": "Seven Days... Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "4166416", "text": "Fright\" was filmed at Playland during Fright Nights at Playland. The amusement park was for the filming of several films. The 1999 Canadian teen-drama film \"Rollercoaster\", was shot at the park. The opening scenes of the horror film \"Final Destination 3\" were also shot at the park, utilizing the Corkscrew roller coaster, seen in the film as \"Devil's Flight\". \"\" was filmed at Playland for the boardwalk scene, where the Corkscrew roller coaster and Revelation ('Cranium Shaker' in the movie) rotating arm ride were shown along with many smaller rides. The Nickelodeon original movie \"Splitting Adam\" was also filmed at", "title": "Playland (Vancouver)" }, { "docid": "5778974", "text": "cable assets in the world: Fox News Channel, FX, Fox Sports Net, Fox Movie Channel, National Geographic Television, SPEED and the Fox Reality Channel. Prior to his 1996 appointment, Chernin served four years as chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment where he oversaw all aspects of the studio’s worldwide feature-film production, marketing and distribution activities. From 1989 to 1992, Chernin was president of entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company, while programming grew from two to seven nights a week during that span. It was rumored in the media that Chernin was going to leave his position at", "title": "Peter Chernin" }, { "docid": "7303321", "text": "Presley, Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Ronald Reagan, and Audie Murphy filmed western television shows and movies, such as \"Gambler II\", \"Death Valley Days\", \"Charro!\", \"Have Gun, Will Travel\", and \"The Ballad of Cable Hogue\". The last full-length movie to be filmed was the 1994 HBO movie \"Blind Justice\" with Armand Assante, Elisabeth Shue, and Jack Black. On May 26, 1969, fire destroyed most of the ranch. Only seven buildings survived. The sets were soon rebuilt, but another fire destroyed most of Apacheland on February 14, 2004, two days after its 45th anniversary. On October 16, 2004, Apacheland closed its doors", "title": "Movie ranch" }, { "docid": "7184877", "text": "with red chosen for the stack. With all the ironwork and welding accomplished, \"Thekla\" sailed to Bristol in six days and six nights. From the open sea, \"Thekla\" entered the Severn on 4 August 1983 and navigated its waters until it arrived in the Floating Harbour of the city of Bristol, and where it is still moored. She had sailed without ballast, without registration, without insurance, and without mishap, save for the half-day the crew spent mending the engine. Her conversion, sailing, docking, finishing touches, and opening night on 1 May 1984 was filmed as an Omnibus BBC 1 documentary", "title": "The Thekla" }, { "docid": "1458076", "text": "he oozes the command and self-satisfaction of a young, successful man\". The film was critically and financially unsuccessful. In \"Six Days, Seven Nights\", he played the boyfriend of Anne Heche's character. In \"Apt Pupil\", adapted from a novella of the same name by Stephen King, he had a supporting role as a school guidance counselor. \"I was scared of the part\", Schwimmer said, \"but I wanted to be part of the movie\". At the time, he noted it was a \"little frustrating\" that people would typecast him due to his role on \"Friends\". He subsequently appeared opposite Woody Allen and", "title": "David Schwimmer" }, { "docid": "15748147", "text": "but withdrew when co-star Choi Min-sik backed out. He also pulled out from \"Acting Class\" when the big-screen comedy encountered pre-production delays. In May 2012, he transferred to a new agency, A List Entertainment. Then Yoon and close friend, actor Kwon Se-in (who uses the stage name Kwon Yul) filmed the reality/travelogue program \"Real Mate\" in Sydney, Australia for seven days and six nights. Kwon also appeared on \"Yoon Kye-sang's One Table\", a reality show on cable channel O'live that helped fulfill Yoon's dream of owning a restaurant. After honing his cooking skills and learning culinary secrets, Yoon prepared a", "title": "Yoon Kye-sang" }, { "docid": "2383791", "text": "by the holy contents thereof and by the wonderful works that God hath miraculously wrought in heaven above and in the earth beneath in six days and seven nights, you shall, without respect of favour or friendship, love or gain, consanguinity or affinity, envy or malice, well and truly execute the office of coroner for each sheading to which you have been appointed for the ensuing year. So help you God.\" The phrase \"wonderful works that God hath miraculously wrought ... in six days and seven nights\" alludes to the Book of Genesis. The Coroners then receive ceremonial staves from", "title": "Tynwald Day" }, { "docid": "20805685", "text": "and stand at the back for a while in order to warm themselves up. Farmers, who were possibly \"doing it tougher\" than, say, railway employees, were allowed to come in at half time and half price to see the main movie. In one of the regular police reports to T&PH; (11/2/38) on maintenance of the theatre, it was noted that movies were shown six days a week except for about seven times a year when dances or concerts were held (on single nights). In a note by George Laurantus, he says that the theatre is used for a Saturday matinee", "title": "Athenium Theatre" }, { "docid": "7019982", "text": "Sunday, Nov. 6, the weekend before Election Day, Dan Rather hosted a movie marathon featuring politically-themed movies. Rather filmed wraparound vignettes that ran throughout the marathon recounting his experiences surrounding past Presidents and Presidential elections. Movies airing as part of the marathon included \"Welcome to Mooseport\", \"True Colors\", \"The Sentinel\", \"The Ides of March\", \"Primary Colors\", \"In the Line of Fire\" and \"Bob Roberts\". In December, 2016 STYX's Tommy Shaw hosted the network's holiday event \"Not So Silent Nights\" featuring seven nights of music-themed films paired with rock documentaries in primetime. Pairings included \"Tommy\" with \"The Kids Are Alright\" and", "title": "HDNet Movies" }, { "docid": "10930292", "text": "of the arch and then descend into the valley for further exploration. There are no trails or pathways and you must expect variable trade winds as you enter into this sacred place. Do not expect any Hawaiian blessings as you are trespassing on an ancient place. Aircraft and boats that are part of Hollywood film productions are the only ones allowed in Honopū Valley. Honopū Valley is perhaps most famous for its appearances in the 1976 remake of \"King Kong\" and in the 1998 movie \"Six Days Seven Nights\". In the 1976 remake of \"King Kong\" the beaches and jungles", "title": "Honopū Valley" }, { "docid": "17575765", "text": "Sundara Rathrikal is a feel good movie which has its moments here and there\" and rated 3/5. The film was an average grosser at the box office. \"Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal\" received 5.6 crore as satellite rights from a Malayalam TV channel, a highest amount for a Malayalam film at that time. Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (English: \"Seven Beautiful Nights\") is a 2013 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose and starring Dileep, Parvathy Nambiar, Rima Kallingal and Murali Gopy. The film follows a sequence of events that unfolds during a course of seven days and nights of", "title": "Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal" }, { "docid": "11681601", "text": "adventures. The film later turned into the documentary \"Across the Top\", which still holds the rating record for a documentary on Australian television. He went on to produce more than 50 documentaries and films for Channel Seven and Channel Nine. Filmed in 2008, his six-part series \"In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas\" aired in 2009 on Channel Seven to high ratings on Saturday nights, winning its timeslot in four out of the six weeks. Based on these ratings, after the conclusion of the series Channel Seven will replay another Douglas documentary series, \"In Search of the Big Barra\". On 23", "title": "Malcolm Douglas (documentary maker)" }, { "docid": "14570944", "text": "Iran imposes the death penalty even for minor drug-related offenses, such as possession of only 30 grams of amphetamines.. Many Afghan refugees have returned to their country since the fall of the Taliban since 2002. Since the 1980s, a number of Iranian movies set in Iran have featured Afghan immigrant characters. One early example is Mohsen Makhmalbaf's 1988 movie \"The Bicyclist\", in which the character of the title, a former Afghan cycling champion, gives a demonstration in his town's square where he rides his bicycle without stopping for seven days and seven nights, with the aim of raising money for", "title": "Afghans in Iran" }, { "docid": "17029615", "text": "for all duties and keep Truncheons. Constables would work twelve hours a day, seven days a week. There would be two shifts, one day and one night.\" There were no meal breaks. A beat system was such that a Constable was taken to the start of his beat on foot by a superior. Constables worked on 'shifts', which meant they spent about six or seven hours during the day or night at their work. Some weeks they did 'nights', others they did 'evenings', others did 'days'. At this period they worked seven days a week with no rest days, which", "title": "Alfred Herbert Richardson" }, { "docid": "8932243", "text": "episode was filmed during the night, to keep with the style that the majority of the series is set during the night as well. However, because it was approaching summer, where nights are shorter, night sequences had to be shot between 10 pm and 4:30 am during each night of filming. Even the scenes set in the Torchwood hub were mostly filmed at nighttime. The first sequence to be shot was where the team stop Carys from having sex with the postman. However, the sequence had to be shot again twelve days later. The meteor crash site was filmed at", "title": "Day One (Torchwood)" }, { "docid": "7611509", "text": "total, mostly filmed on location in London and Hampshire. The first series, comprising seven episodes, was screened on ITV on Sunday nights at 7.45pm from 10 April - 22 May 1988. The second series, comprising six episodes, moved to Friday nights at 9pm, and ran from 28 April - 9 June 1989. The press release for the series by TVS Television described \"Gentlemen and Players\" as \"A story of money, class and rivalry set in the world of finance and gracious country homes.\", with \"The Guardian\" newspaper describing it as \"a kind of \"Dallas\" in Hampshire\". Writing in \"The Guardian\"", "title": "Gentlemen and Players (TV series)" }, { "docid": "5851188", "text": "being made, the popularity of reincarnation was starting to dwindle. Therefore, Corman decided that they needed to change it up a little and added the time travel elements of Quintis, and a title change. The movie was made for Walter Mirisch at Allied Artists. The movie was filmed in a converted supermarket, and was completed in only ten days, according to Griffithcosting $70,000. Duncan says it was shot in six days. The bats that the imp and witch continually change into were left over from another Corman movie, \"It Conquered the World\". The \"Los Angeles Times\" called \"The Undead\" \"a", "title": "The Undead (film)" }, { "docid": "6758321", "text": "return to their rightful bodies. Back in L.A., the gang is glad to be home, although Angel questions what caused his jackpot. As they head inside the hotel, they freeze when they see Cordelia standing in the middle of the lobby; she does not recognize them. This episode was filmed on location in Las Vegas. \"We shot from six at night to six in the morning for five nights,\" recalls writer/producer David Fury. \"It was like a movie shoot, we were real stars.\" The Tropicana Casino at which Lorne headlines is an actual casino on the Strip, although creative license", "title": "The House Always Wins" }, { "docid": "12214916", "text": "its water supply. Soldiers were unsuccessfully able to locate it, so the leader was advised by one of his men to keep a mule thirsty for seven days and nights and then to let it go for it will search for water. The recommendation was heeded, and after seven days and nights the mule was let free. It went on to search for water, and went precisely to the area where the water supply that led to the fortress was located and started to dig. The Persian army was then able to cut the water supply off, which in turn", "title": "Proshaberd" }, { "docid": "4512139", "text": "where she executes all of Christopher Carrion's living supporters. The remains of Kaspar Wolfswinkel's six hats, the source of his power, are left in the human world. Days of Magic, Nights of War Days of Magic, Nights of War (2004) is the second book in a series of five by author Clive Barker, called The Books of Abarat. This volume contains the adventures of Candy Quackenbush an ordinary girl from Minnesota, in the strange fantasy world of Abarat. \"Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War\" will be followed by three more books, \"Absolute Midnight\", \"The Dynasty Of Dreamers\", and the", "title": "Days of Magic, Nights of War" }, { "docid": "5385880", "text": "use of repetition of various kinds: repetition of a scene, repetition of lines, of rituals, and of formulaic passages. In \"Labaw Donggon\", the hero goes courting three times and the same lines he speaks to his mother are repeated. Some motifs are also repeated in accordance to the significance attached to the number. Subanon epics, for example, hold the numbers 7 and 8 in special significance. In \"Ag Tobig nog Keboklagan\", Taake, when seven months old, cries for seven days and seven nights; sleeps for days and seven nights; goes fishing for seven days and seven nights; catching seven bins", "title": "Philippine epic poetry" }, { "docid": "5015767", "text": "Enkidu from the wild, and his 'wildness', civilizing him through continued sexual intercourse. She was brought to a water source where Enkidu had been spotted and exposed herself to Enkidu. He enjoyed Shamhat for \"six days and seven nights\" (a fragment found in 2015 and read in 2018, disclosed that they had two weeks of sexual intercourse, with a break spent in discussion about Enkidu's future life in Uruk). Unfortunately for Enkidu, after this long sexual workshop in civility, his former companions, the wild animals, turned away from him in fright, at the watering hole where they congregated. Shamhat persuades", "title": "Shamhat" }, { "docid": "5385881", "text": "of fish; sleeps again for seven days and nights and awakes a young man; travels for seven months before reaching Keboklagan; courts the Lady of Pintawan for seven days before she accepts; the rumor of this marriage spreads for seven days before it reaches the Datus of Keboklagan, who plan to kill him within seven days; Taake and his companions rest in Dibaloy for seven nights; they journey back to Sirangan for seven days; and he holds a \"buklog\" for seven days. In both \"Taake\" and \"Sandayo\", special attention is given to the hero's hair. Their hair is oiled, combed,", "title": "Philippine epic poetry" }, { "docid": "17274328", "text": "and included two sold-out nights at Radio City Music Hall and concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Ritz. The band then toured Australia for three weeks, commencing 7 June, and ended in Sydney, Australia, where Armatrading performed for six nights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and was given the key to the city. One of the shows was filmed and televised on BBC TV on 3 August 1985. In 1990 Australia was described as \"Joan's favourite country, and one where she is adored\". In September 1985 the band did a one-off live, open-air concert in Tel Aviv. Armatrading and", "title": "Secret Secrets" }, { "docid": "10938592", "text": "was damaged in a hurricane after the movie was filmed. New owners bought the house and relocated it to another part of the Outer Banks. Tourists to the area can rent portions of the house and stay in specific rooms that have been remodeled to appear as they did in the film (actual interior scenes were filmed on sound stages). The name of the house is Serendipity. \"Nights in Rodanthe\" has grossed $41,850,659 in North America and $42,524,402 in other territories for a worldwide total of $84,375,061. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $13,418,454, finishing second at the box", "title": "Nights in Rodanthe" }, { "docid": "5356728", "text": "the second incarnation (four 135-degree towers in a parallelogram, days and a 90-, two 135-, and a 180-degree towers, nights), and the last incarnation, with seven total towers, four days and four nights, with one tower in common, days and nights). There are numerous ducts to keep the equipment cool and an underground channel to divert the cooling water for the transmitters. A well nearby supplied the water. Still visible is the wooden archway where the transmission cables gently bent toward underground conduits running to the transmission towers in the nearby field. All that remains of these towers are the", "title": "KRDC (AM)" }, { "docid": "5798133", "text": "For example, it states that sun is ultimately the giver of rain and races in sky in the \"chariot with seven wheels and six spokes\". This symbolism is also found in more ancient Vedic literature, and the seven wheels are: half years, seasons, months, half months, days, nights and \"muhurtas\" (मुहूर्त, a Vedic era division of time equaling 48 minutes and one muhurta was asserted to be 1/30th of a day). The six spoke symbolism refers to the Vedic practice of describing sun as having six seasons, in contrast to five seasons for earth. The first section ends with verses", "title": "Prashna Upanishad" }, { "docid": "4818758", "text": "Nague was born on Tolive, where the philosophy led to a government described in detail in \"The Healer\". \"The Keep\" was later made into a movie and there is much talk of a Repairman Jack film based on one of Wilson's novels. \"Hate to say it (being a devout believer in Murphy's law), but The Tomb looks like it's on its way to being filmed this year. Last October, after seven years of development, numerous options, five screenwriters, and eight scripts, Beacon Films (\"Air Force One,\" \"Thirteen Days,\" \"Spy Game,\" etc) finally bought film rights. Disney/Touchstone/Buena Vista will be partnering", "title": "F. Paul Wilson" }, { "docid": "17867421", "text": "the film, said that \"It was a situation where it was never going to be something I was involved in but for certain circumstances. They lost an actor, I love these people, I love everything they're about, the story and script was really fascinating. So I left working on Jeff Nichols's movie in New Orleans and just scooted across to Toronto literally for three days and shot five, six scenes. It was a blast.\" Principal photography began on February 18, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and continued till March 27, 2014. Pattinson filmed a scene in snow in Toronto on", "title": "Life (2015 film)" }, { "docid": "18695895", "text": "write the film by the movie \"Freaks\" and wondering what happened to the sort of characters who used to work in freak shows in circuses. Filmed at Greystone Mansion, in Beverly Hills, California, a popular movie location, seen in many films, including the Ghostbusters films and The Witches of Eastwick. The movie was shot over seven days. The film was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox on September 5, 2006. The company would release the film again in 2010 as a part of its 4-disk 75th Anniversary Studio Classics collection. It was later released by Fox on June 27,", "title": "House of the Damned (1963 film)" }, { "docid": "1013055", "text": "are an average of 8.4 days with highs of or higher and 239 with a high above . Freezing temperatures have been observed in every month of the year and there are an average of 228.4 nights with lows of or lower – seven more than Fairbanks and only eight fewer than Nome – but only 6.0 nights with lows of or lower and 15.6 days where the high does not top freezing. Normal annual precipitation in Truckee is ; measurable precipitation ( or more) occurs on an average of 87.0 days annually. The most precipitation in one month was", "title": "Truckee, California" }, { "docid": "9952942", "text": "Eastmancolor preservation negative from that print and the restored showprint has played archival engagements around the world. At the present time the film cannot be shown commercially or on Home Video, without the underlying rights being re-negotiated by the current copyright owner, Warner Bros. Viennese Nights Viennese Nights (1930) is an American all-talking pre-code musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor and released by Warner Brothers. \"Viennese Nights\" was the first original operetta written especially for the screen by Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg. The movie was filmed in March and April 1930, before anyone realized the extent of", "title": "Viennese Nights" }, { "docid": "9952933", "text": "Viennese Nights Viennese Nights (1930) is an American all-talking pre-code musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor and released by Warner Brothers. \"Viennese Nights\" was the first original operetta written especially for the screen by Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg. The movie was filmed in March and April 1930, before anyone realized the extent of the economic hardships that would arrive with Great Depression, which had begun in the autumn of the previous year. Although not a box office hit in the USA, the film had long box office runs in Britain and Australia. It is one of the", "title": "Viennese Nights" }, { "docid": "19336507", "text": "During summer months, the park draws large crowds with a variety of free concerts and activities. Every Monday night, the Stonewall Brigade Bandstand performs their music at eight pm. Tuesday night is \"Praise in the Park,\" where musicians perform faith based music starting at seven pm. Wednesday nights are reserved for bluegrass music, and Thursday nights are reserved for jazz performances, which are both held at seven pm. On every other Friday night, a family friendly movie is projected onto the pavilion at dark. The Staunton Parks and Recreation departments funds and supports all of the activities that take place", "title": "Gypsy Hill Park" }, { "docid": "2296970", "text": "a New Zealand Maori, a Samoan and two East Asian actors), who discover them and capture them. Quinn manages to distract the pirates, and the two narrowly escape by jumping into the ocean from a cliff. In the jungle, they discover an abandoned World War II Japanese plane, where they camp for the night. Salvaging parts from it, they succeed in getting Quinn's plane airworthy again and manage to take off from the island, avoiding the pirates again, who accidentally destroy their own boat. Quinn is injured, but Robin manages to land on Makatea, where their funerals are being held.", "title": "Six Days, Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "13052665", "text": "Paul Belmondo replaced him, deciding to appear in the movie instead of taking a theatre role. He would not appear on stage for over twenty five years During filming, Belmondo was in a car accident while driving in which Moreau's son was injured. The film performed well at the box office in Paris but struggled outside. Duras later said she felt that Brook had \"made the film beautifully.\" However Belmondo, who preferred making adventure movies, disliked the film. In a 1964 interview he said: It was very boring. Like Antonioni's films, Marguerite Duras' script was full of sous-entendus (hidden meanings).", "title": "Seven Days... Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "4808851", "text": "shows, the first featuring the contestants' performances and the second revealing the results of the public voting, culminating in one/two acts being eliminated each week. The live shows were filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney. In season one, the shows were filmed at Hisense Arena (formerly Vodafone Arena) in Melbourne. In season two, the live shows were broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights, but moved to Monday and Tuesday nights for seasons three and four. In season five, the live shows returned to Sunday and Monday nights. In season seven, the live shows were once again broadcast on Monday and", "title": "The X Factor (Australian TV series)" }, { "docid": "4411120", "text": "more than a C, stating that \"both the dance numbers and the personal drama are largely listless.\" Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American dance musical romantic drama film directed by Guy Ferland. The film is a prequel/\"re-imagining\" of the 1987 blockbuster \"Dirty Dancing\", reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.The movie was filmed in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1958, Katey Miller (Romola Garai), her parents (Sela", "title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" }, { "docid": "4411106", "text": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American dance musical romantic drama film directed by Guy Ferland. The film is a prequel/\"re-imagining\" of the 1987 blockbuster \"Dirty Dancing\", reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.The movie was filmed in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1958, Katey Miller (Romola Garai), her parents (Sela Ward and John Slattery), and her younger sister Susie (Mika Boorem) arrive in Cuba during the Cuban", "title": "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" }, { "docid": "17444006", "text": "material. With a haunting score, lovely cinematography, and strong performances from a remarkable ensemble cast, we see a family come together then fracture apart over the course of one disastrous weekend.\" The New York Times commented that The Seagull,' with its depiction of fin de siècle ennui, has been hollowed out and trivialized. So little time is given to the subsidiary characters in 'Days and Nights' that, at times, the movie barely makes sense. The avian symbol has been changed from a sea gull to a bald eagle. What remains is a cracked shell.\" Days and Nights Days and Nights", "title": "Days and Nights" }, { "docid": "15465002", "text": "was so hot it melted parts of the aircraft and continued to burn for three more days. Hambleton's and Clark's spirits sank when they realized that six men died while attempting to rescue them. After a stern sermon from the new on-scene commander Nail 32 Capt. John Van Etten, Hambleton decided, \"Hell, I'm going to get out of this, regardless.\" He camouflaged his hole, hiding there for seven nights and six days. He left the hole twice to scavenge for food and was almost caught the second time when he was spotted by a boy and his dog. NVA soldiers", "title": "Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo" }, { "docid": "17794731", "text": "twelve hours, with two shifts generally paired together: A working days and B working nights while C and D are off, and vice versa. It is not uncommon for shifts to rotate between days and nights, most often with six months spent on nights and six on days. This shift is sometimes known as 2-2-3 or \"two, two and three\". In the \"7-day fortnight plan\" or \"2-3-2\" plan, employees work their allotted hours within 7 days rather than 10 in a fortnight, i.e. fourteen days and nights. Therefore, 41 hours per week equate to 82 hours per fortnight, which is", "title": "Shift plan" }, { "docid": "7395426", "text": "on her Let's Get To It European tour, which was filmed for a VHS release the following year. She returned to the Point (after a 14-year absence) in May 2005 with her . She played six nights at the Dublin venue, just weeks before she was told she had breast cancer. Irish band Westlife performed at the venue for a record breaking 13 consecutive nights at year 2001 on their Where Dreams Come True Tour from 19 March to 31 March; then in 2002 6-8, 10-12, 14-18 June from World of Our Own Tour; 11-13, 15-16, 18-21 May 2004 for", "title": "Point Theatre" }, { "docid": "494954", "text": "fan theories about the existence of a Stargate at the real Cheyenne Mountain complex had become so common that Cheyenne Mountain had installed a seemingly high-security door labeled \"Stargate Command\" for one of their storage rooms holding brooms and detergent. The first seven seasons had 22 episodes each, which was reduced to 20 episodes for the last three seasons. Episodes of the first seasons were filmed over a period of 7.5 working days, which decreased to a targeted average of six working days in the last seasons. All episodes were filmed in wide-screen, although \"Stargate SG-1\" was broadcast in aspect", "title": "Stargate SG-1" }, { "docid": "4453515", "text": "additional nights of programming over the next six years until it adopted a seven-night-a-week schedule in September 1993. Until Fox began airing programming on a nightly basis, WFLD aired a movie at 7:00 p.m. (initially at 8:00 until 1988) on nights when network programs did not air. The afternoon and Saturday morning animation blocks were replaced by the network-supplied Fox Children's Network block (later known as Fox Kids) in September 1990. During the mid-1990s, WFLD continued to strengthen its programming schedule with acquisitions such as \"The Simpsons\", \"Home Improvement\" (which later moved to rival station WGN-TV in September 2001), and", "title": "WFLD" }, { "docid": "4204072", "text": "time than the major holidays. No Hallel, neither \"Full\" nor \"Partial\", is recited on Purim, despite the fact that there was a miraculous salvation, for several reasons: Full Hallel () consists of all six Psalms of the Hallel, in their entirety. It is a Jewish prayer recited on the first two nights and days of Pesach (only the first night and day in Israel), on Shavuot, all seven days of Sukkot, on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, and on the eight days of Hanukkah. The sages have provided a \"siman\" (a way to remember) the days when full Hallel is", "title": "Hallel" }, { "docid": "3281010", "text": "discovery of a Sin Eater headquartered in Rome. It was released in late 2003, to extremely poor reviews; Critical reception for Sossamon was average with \"7M Pictures\" finding the movie \"well acted\" by the leads but \"eFilmCritic.com\" remarking that she, \"so charming in both \"\"A Knight's Tale\" and 4\"0 Days and 40 Nights\", is given very little to do besides utilize her 'tortured soul with dark eye makeup' schtick\". The movie also made little interest at the box office, opening at number six at the charts; it finished its theatrical run with US$11 million on a budget of US$35 million.", "title": "Shannyn Sossamon" }, { "docid": "2832728", "text": "during the early part of the Iraq War. The role of Brad Colbert was the closest to a \"lead\" in \"Generation Kill\", and director Susanna White and executive producer David Simon at first disagreed about casting Skarsgård. White wanted to cast him but Simon was not convinced he could pull off the American accent. After four auditions in three cities, Skarsgård learned the role was his just 36 hours before he had to board a plane for Namibia where the project was filming. The cast and crew filmed for seven months in the desert, shooting six days a week. Skarsgård", "title": "Alexander Skarsgård" }, { "docid": "13871213", "text": "domestic disasters. The song was featured in the film \"40 Days and 40 Nights\" and in the TV series \"Men in Trees\" and \"Roswell\". Chemistry (Semisonic song) \"Chemistry\" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. It was their first single on their 2001 album, \"All About Chemistry\". It reached number six on the US \"Billboard\" Adult Alternative Songs chart, number 21 in New Zealand, number 35 in the United Kingdom, and number 39 in Ireland. The music video for this song was filmed in 2000 in a house in Silver Lake, California. The video was directed by Liz Friedlander.", "title": "Chemistry (Semisonic song)" }, { "docid": "6613967", "text": "much more than they resemble wakes (though this is not true for all “nine-nights”). Nine-Nights are no longer a time to mourn, but a time to celebrate since the loved one is no longer suffering in life. When friends come they do not come with just condolences, instead they come with food, drink and music; this is after all a celebration. True to its name this celebration last nine nights and days with the ninth and final night being the night before the church service (Though some modern Islanders only celebrate for seven days and seven nights). On the ninth", "title": "Nine nights" }, { "docid": "3932780", "text": "shots, which had to be completed in six months ... and we all worked 24 hours a day for six months. Seven days a week, around the clock, to get that movie done ... I ended up in the hospital – it was a major recovery. I had ulcers, all kinds of exhaustion because I was working seven days a week, almost living in the studio, not getting enough sleep.\" In 1981 Trumbull directed the special effects for the Ridley Scott film \"Blade Runner\". By this time Trumbull had sworn off doing special effects for other directors, but was lured", "title": "Douglas Trumbull" }, { "docid": "5035010", "text": "he couldn't correct them and damage the reputation of the Finnish travelogue company and their chances of further work inside the Soviet Union. A part of the movie was filmed at the Finnish island of Reposaari. \"White Nights\" was dedicated \"in loving memory\" to Mary E. Hackford (mother of Taylor) and Jerry Benjamin (father of executive supervisor Stuart Benjamin), both of whom died prior to its release. \"White Nights\" received mixed reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. However, the film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing", "title": "White Nights (1985 film)" }, { "docid": "17764608", "text": "Felix. Contains the Original Dubliners line up Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967 Seven Drunken Nights was a tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States by The Dubliners in 1967 and 1968. The tour is named after their major hit single Seven Drunken Nights which charted across Europe and was performed on Top of the Pops in the UK after receiving major coverage on Radio Caroline. By 1968 The Dubliners had hit the UK charts more than seven times, six in the Top 40. This led to appearances on The David Frost Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The", "title": "Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967" }, { "docid": "17764607", "text": "Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967 Seven Drunken Nights was a tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States by The Dubliners in 1967 and 1968. The tour is named after their major hit single Seven Drunken Nights which charted across Europe and was performed on Top of the Pops in the UK after receiving major coverage on Radio Caroline. By 1968 The Dubliners had hit the UK charts more than seven times, six in the Top 40. This led to appearances on The David Frost Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Eamonn Andrews Show and Once More with", "title": "Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967" }, { "docid": "7225674", "text": "Nan Mulhanney and her tumultuous relationship with Adler. Originally \"I'll Do Anything\" was conceived and filmed by James L. Brooks as an old-fashioned movie musical and parody of \"Hollywood lifestyles and movie clichés\", costing $40 million. It featured songs by Carole King, Prince, and Sinéad O'Connor, among others, with choreography by Twyla Tharp. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut and Brooks wrote several new scenes, filming them over three days and spent seven weeks editing the film. Brooks noted: \"Something like this not only tries one's soul -", "title": "I'll Do Anything" }, { "docid": "4051171", "text": "hour of Saturday night radio show time to broadcast a live performance from a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1964, he signed his first record deal with 20th Century Records and released the singles, \"Next to the Note\" and \"Six Nights and Seven Days\". Four years later, with $1,000.00 to his name, Rabbitt moved to Nashville where he began his career as a songwriter. During his first night in the town, Rabbitt wrote \"Working My Way Up to the Bottom\", which Roy Drusky recorded in 1968. To support himself, Rabbitt worked as a truck driver, soda jerk and fruit", "title": "Eddie Rabbitt" }, { "docid": "559987", "text": "by Fear\" (1960), then the Italian film \"Letters By a Novice\" (1960). With Jeanne Moreau and Peter Brook he made \"Seven Days... Seven Nights\" (1961) which he later called \"very boring\". He had his first notable on screen comedy role in the anthology movie \"Love and the Frenchwoman\" (1960). Then he made two Italian films: supporting Sophia Loren in \"Two Women\" (1961), as a bespectacled country boy (\"It may disappoint those who've got me typed,\" said Belmondo. \"But so much the better.\"), then opposite Claudia Cardinale in \"The Lovemakers\" (1961). \"Two Women\" and \"Breathless\" were widely seen in the US", "title": "Jean-Paul Belmondo" }, { "docid": "7727301", "text": "and announced a UK tour in April 2013. During the UK tour, 3 more songs were debuted live; \"She's Not Gone Yet But She's Leaving\", \"Seven Nights Seven Days\" and \"Whiskey Saga\". On 4 February 2013, the Fratellis finished recording their third album, which was to be called \"We Need Medicine\" with a release date of 7 October 2013. \"Seven Nights Seven Days\" was released as a single on 29 September. The album was recorded in Glasgow with Jon Fratelli and Stuart McCredie on production duties. The band saw out 2013 with a highly successful tour of the US, UK", "title": "The Fratellis" }, { "docid": "1883028", "text": "but the astounding success of \"The NBC Mystery Movie\" series was not repeated. \"Columbo\" was an immediate hit in the Nielsen ratings and Falk won an Emmy Award for his role in the show's first season. In its second year the \"Mystery Movie\" series was moved to Sunday nights, where it then remained during its seven-season run. The show became the anchor of NBC's Sunday night line up. \"Columbo\" aired regularly from 1971–78 on NBC. After its cancellation by NBC in 1978 \"Columbo\" was revived on ABC between 1989 and 2003 in several new seasons and a few made-for-TV movie", "title": "Columbo" }, { "docid": "11130591", "text": "songs by Loverboy and other 1980s bands. Indie film web sites Indie Film Nation and bumscorner.com named \"Gamers\" the \"Best Film of 2006.\" It also received the award for Best Screenplay at the 2006 Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Gamers: The Movie Gamers: The Movie (or simply Gamers) is an independent 2006 mockumentary film written, directed and produced by Chris Folino. The film follows four friends who, saddled with \"four of the worst jobs known to man\", attempt to set the world record for playing Demons, Nymphs, and Dragons (DND), a \"Dungeons & Dragons\"-like game. Filmed in only six days and", "title": "Gamers: The Movie" }, { "docid": "18100845", "text": "into Bali, including various holiday spots and the infamous Kerobokan Prison, where the Bali Nine are currently incarcerated. What Really Happens in Bali What Really Happens in Bali is a documentary television series that airs on the Seven Network on Monday nights at 9:00pm. The show premiered on Tuesday, 27 May at 8:45pm, however after three episodes, the show was moved to Mondays at 9:00pm, replacing \"Revenge\", its third series having wrapped up broadcasting on Seven the previous Monday. A spin-off of the series, \"What Really Happens in Thailand\", filmed in Thailand premiered in September 2015. A second spin-off premiered", "title": "What Really Happens in Bali" }, { "docid": "19189891", "text": "credits at end of movie day it was filmed in Lexington MS. Many shots do show the Holmes County courthouse located in a Lexington. Mendez said they had \"12 days to prep\" beforehand, during which time he was \"lucky\" to get five or six hours sleep each night. The town initially sought for filming refused to grant permission, so the production crew had to move \"20 miles out\". Mendez claims the \"town [used for filming] had never had a movie shot\" there before, and went on to say: \"it's actually one of the poorest suburbs in America, to be honest\".", "title": "Don't Kill It" }, { "docid": "2296971", "text": "Frank is very happy to see Robin alive, but is disgusted at himself for sleeping with Angelica and not being able to tell Robin about it. Robin goes to the hospital, where Quinn is recovering, and tells him her feelings for him, but he rejects her. After their vacation ends, Robin decides to fly back to New York with Frank, but on Tahiti she reveals to Frank that she does not want to get married. Frank finally tells her he slept with Angelica and she tells him about her feelings for Quinn. They decide they are not in love and", "title": "Six Days, Seven Nights" }, { "docid": "8913193", "text": "a wife among seven Italian Princesses within seven days, and for that he arranges a gathering, despite his attraction to Isabella. She joins the cooking team for the seven-day function, while the Prince searches for her in the countryside. With the help of witches and saints, Isabella finally conquers the heart of her Prince and marries him. More Than a Miracle More Than a Miracle is a 1967 film also titled Cinderella Italian Style and Happily Ever After. It stars Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif and Dolores del Río. The movie has a fairy tale narrative. Filmed in the countryside outside", "title": "More Than a Miracle" }, { "docid": "4353099", "text": "5, 1980, WOR-TV presented \"Japan Tonight!\", a seven-hour block of programs from Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System, featuring shows that were either dubbed or subtitled in English. During this period, various sports telecasts aired on most nights in prime time, with feature films running on nights where sports did not air under the \"Million Dollar Movie\" banner. Despite its ambitious programming, WOR-TV was perceived by people that preferred a more traditional independent to be an also-ran, even though the station was very profitable for RKO General. In 1984, WOR-TV began moving classic sitcoms like \"Bewitched\", \"Burns & Allen\", \"I Dream Of", "title": "WWOR-TV" }, { "docid": "20389625", "text": "having a child. Kate ultimately decides that breaking up with Ollie and moving on is for the best. Kate and Ollie both agree to meet at the lake in ten years, which is the spot the two of them first fell in love in the first place. The filming of \"Parsley Days\" was completed in only 11 days, which made for a tough schedule for everyone on board. The movie had a small budget of only $65,000. The majority of the movie was filmed in the North End of Halifax, with the only scenes not filmed in the North End", "title": "Parsley Days" }, { "docid": "19243671", "text": "roles in films like \"28 Days\" and shows like \"True Blood\" and \"Breaking Bad\". The film was set and made in the town of Vevay, Indiana and around Switzerland County, Indiana in the summer of 1974. It was the first movie filmed in the area since the 1958 Frank Sinatra film \"Some Came Running\". Filming began the week of July 22, and employed about 75 locals. The fair scenes were filmed at the annual Swiss Wine Festival. The scene where Sooner gets a bath was filmed on a set built in a bowling alley as no local bathrooms were large", "title": "A Girl Named Sooner" }, { "docid": "14595933", "text": "to convey it to Devaputra Susthita. Having received this Dharani, Devaputra Susthita kept practices as instructed for six days and six nights, after which all his wishes were completely fulfilled. When seven days were over, Lord Sakra brought Devaputra Susthita, together with other heavenly beings, respectfully approached the Buddha and presented their grand offerings. Once they have respectfully circumambulated hundred thousand times, paid homage to the Buddha, then happily took their seats and listened to the Buddha preach the Dharma. The World Honoured One then extended his golden arm and touch Devaputra Susthita to bestowe a prediction of Devaputra Susthita", "title": "Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra" }, { "docid": "11130590", "text": "Gamers: The Movie Gamers: The Movie (or simply Gamers) is an independent 2006 mockumentary film written, directed and produced by Chris Folino. The film follows four friends who, saddled with \"four of the worst jobs known to man\", attempt to set the world record for playing Demons, Nymphs, and Dragons (DND), a \"Dungeons & Dragons\"-like game. Filmed in only six days and entirely self-financed with $60,000 from credit cards, the film featured several 1980s stars in supporting roles: Kelly Le Brock (\"Weird Science\"), Beverly D'Angelo (\"Entourage\", \"National Lampoon's Vacation\"), and William Katt (\"The Greatest American Hero\"). The soundtrack also includes", "title": "Gamers: The Movie" }, { "docid": "14682025", "text": "$49.95. Halloween Horror Nights 13 again took place at Islands of Adventure. It featured six haunted houses. The Icon was The Director. For Halloween Horror Nights 14 in 2004 the resort experimented with a dual-park format, which connected and utilized parts of both parks. The fourteenth edition featured a mental patient. It ran 18 nights and featured seven haunted houses. Halloween Horror Nights 15 in 2005 ran 19 nights, had seven haunted houses, and an admission of $59.75. This year was the first time an entire alternate reality (Terra Cruentus) was the basis for the entire event. Universal offered backstage", "title": "Halloween Horror Nights" }, { "docid": "13706995", "text": "movie was filmed in Indiana in 2005. Gary Wood (filmmaker) was the producer and director. Actors in the movie include Rupert Boneham, Cindy Morgan, David Prowse and Landon Lueck. \"Open Mic'rs\" premiered at the IMAX Theater in Indianapolis in 2006. Open Mic'rs is a mockumentary that includes improvisations of comedians. The feature was made in Indianapolis. Gary Wood (filmmaker) Gary Wood is an independent filmmaker from Indianapolis, Indiana. He started screenwriting during his six-year service in the U.S. Navy. \"Long days aboard the U.S.S. Nassau gave him time to hone his writing,\" and \"once out of the Navy, he kept", "title": "Gary Wood (filmmaker)" }, { "docid": "18697485", "text": "a day. Further, they also counted the ending night period, giving rise to periods of time with more nights than days. In Irish, the term \"nómad\" is used to signify a small number of days and is exactly the length of the nine night week as in \"co cend nomaide\" - a period of time with nine nights bracketing eight days. The nine nights divided nicely into a sidereal month of 27 nights. In Welsh a similar word \"wythnos\" meaning \"a week\" literally means \"an eight-night\" since it started and ended with a period of night bracketing seven days. Similarly", "title": "Eight-day week" }, { "docid": "9261015", "text": "of \"Dick Tracy Returns\" later in 1938. It was filmed between 28 November and 31 December 1937. At nineteen days, this was the shortest production for a Republic serial until \"Zombies of the Stratosphere\" in 1952. The serial's production number was 794. The bulk of the outdoor action in the serial \"The Lone Ranger\" was filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif., where Republic shot virtually all of its serials, along with most of its B-Westerns, during the studio's life span — and where the later TV series \"The Lone Ranger\" would also shoot much of its outdoor", "title": "The Lone Ranger (serial)" }, { "docid": "7159195", "text": "The Times (TV program) The Times is an Australian midweek current affairs program hosted by Paul Barry that was broadcast on the Seven Network. It aired from March 1994 until November 1995. It began in March 1994 airing late night on Wednesdays, and included regular contributions from Neil Mercer, and Seven's senior Canberra reporter, Glenn Milne. The program later moved to Sunday nights where it would screen after the Sunday night movie, and then in August 1995 it moved to Tuesday nights. Unlike most current affairs programs, \"The Times\" made heavy use of short cuts, subtitles and fast-paced music, resulting", "title": "The Times (TV program)" }, { "docid": "13542704", "text": "York, the film was a big success in Burma, leading to York being mobbed when he visited. Seven Nights in Japan Seven Nights in Japan is a 1976 Anglo-French drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael York, Charles Gray, and Hidemi Aoki. The film is about seven days in the life of Prince George, who is travelling in Japan for the first time. While there he meets and falls for a local girl, Sumi, who is a bus tour guide. Then problems happen as he is hunted by an unknown person who wants him dead. The film was", "title": "Seven Nights in Japan" }, { "docid": "14819574", "text": "born October 4, 1989, in Jalisco, Mexico. The Castillo family moved to Los Angeles from Mexico when Lesly was four years old. Her father worked nights for a demolition company. Her mother was a housewife, raising Lesly and her two younger siblings. Lesly attended Locke High School in South Central Los Angeles, where some of the movie was filmed. Having the reputation as one of the city’s lowest performing schools, Locke High School often witnessed “one of the homegirls or homeboys… get shot or killed or just simply put in jail.” In 2001, out of a class of 979, only", "title": "Down for Life (film)" }, { "docid": "15731492", "text": "numbers being reduced down to a different final eight contestants per live show each night for seven nights. Whilst most rounds varied, there were two standard rounds in each live final; \"Duel\" where the final two contestants went head to head, and the final round where the winner chose a colour on a giant wheel similar to that used in roulette. Celebrities including Jedward, David Hasselhoff and One Direction were involved in the rounds of the show where contestants must choose either red or black in order to pass to the next round, while the show has filmed on locations", "title": "Red or Black?" }, { "docid": "15039599", "text": "must have been where that one came from.\" \"If It Wasn't for the Nights\" was considered by the band members to be one of the strongest songs recorded during the \"Voulez-Vous\" sessions, and was originally intended to be the lead single from the album. ABBA performed the song in Japan in November 1978, upon their promotional visit to the country (known as \"ABBA in Japan\"). Although ABBA did not film an official video for \"If It Wasn't for the Nights\", their filmed performance on the Mike Yarwood Christmas Show in December 1978 serves as an \"unofficial\" music video. These filmed", "title": "If It Wasn't for the Nights" }, { "docid": "3014265", "text": "2014 was $342,817 in Centre Wellington. Some movie and TV shows have been filmed in this area. For example, parts of the Grand River in Elora and Fergus were the site for some of the scenes filmed for the 1994 movie Trapped in Paradise. as were some scenes for the 2011 TV movie Salem Falls. In 2010, parts of the movie If a Tree Falls were filmed here as were parts of the NBC mini series Heroes Reborn in 2015. The 2016 Census indicated a population of 20,767. The Centre Wellington Township council includes a Mayor (Kelly Linton) and six", "title": "Fergus, Ontario" }, { "docid": "7522303", "text": "The Cyclist The Cyclist ( \"Bicycleran\") is a 1987 Iranian sports-drama film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, starring Moharram Zaynalzadeh as Nasim. Nasim, a poor Afghan refugee in Iran, gives a demonstration in his town's square where he rides his bicycle without stopping for seven days and seven nights, with the aim of raising money for life-saving surgery for his dying wife. In the end, even after seven days, he continues to pedal endlessly, too fatigued to hear his son's and the crowd's pleas to get off his bicycle. One scholar analyses the film as an allegory which parallels", "title": "The Cyclist" }, { "docid": "11521980", "text": "the partnership as the network launched their own motion picture company Star Cinema a year later. The said injunction affected the airing of the 1991 box-office hit \"Maging Sino ka Man\" which was supposed to be Viva's maiden offering on \"Viva Sinerama\". After the court decided in favor of the Viva-GMA partnership, the said movie finally aired after six months. It was also during the GMA era where Viva aired another movie block on Monday nights called \"MVP (Monday Viva Presentations)\" in 1994, primarily to compete with ABS-CBN's then top-rating movie block \"Regal Presents\". During the new millennium, Viva diversified", "title": "Viva Films" }, { "docid": "2992445", "text": "fact, nearly every man (and the occasional woman) she meets adores her. Her warmth and emotional accessibility are the root cause of most of Molly's problems in life. Additional cast included: \"The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd\" had story lines that often did not resolve in a single episode. The show was filmed using a single camera. Tarses wrote and directed many of its episodes (and made a number of cameo appearances). NBC first broadcast the show as a summer replacement in 1987 running 13 episodes. \"Molly Dodd\" was critically acclaimed and a moderate ratings success (it was featured", "title": "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" }, { "docid": "13542703", "text": "Seven Nights in Japan Seven Nights in Japan is a 1976 Anglo-French drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael York, Charles Gray, and Hidemi Aoki. The film is about seven days in the life of Prince George, who is travelling in Japan for the first time. While there he meets and falls for a local girl, Sumi, who is a bus tour guide. Then problems happen as he is hunted by an unknown person who wants him dead. The film was based on the life of Prince Charles. \"There are echos of Roman Holiday,\" said York. According to", "title": "Seven Nights in Japan" }, { "docid": "16514566", "text": "la Paz\", convened by Pope Francis at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome where she sang \"Nel Mio Mondo\" and the cover version of John Lennon's song \"Imagine\". Stoessel and some of the cast members of \"Violetta\" filmed the movie, \"\". The movie was filmed in between concert stops for the television series' final international tour. Production began on 7 October 2015 and ended in mid-December 2015, where the movie filmed in various international locations, including Sicily, Cádiz, Spain, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. A teaser trailer featuring scenes from the movie was released in late-December 2015. The film was released in", "title": "Martina Stoessel" }, { "docid": "8489147", "text": "pm with the decision to relay live the BBC Six O'clock News (7 pm in Gibraltar time). BBC News at Six was later dropped in favour of ITN bulletins. Local programing would usually air in the 8 pm slot and in later evening slots following the news bulletin. Imported series would usually air during Primetime and in the late night 11 pm slot. Feature films would traditionally air on Tuesday nights and Saturday nights under the Tuesday Movie and Saturday Movie banners. Local news has occupied various slots, airing as late as 10:30 pm, and 9 pm before settling in", "title": "Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation" }, { "docid": "5533929", "text": "the re-filming at the original location. His directing work on \"Generations\" inspired cast member Jonathan Frakes to seek to direct the following \"Star Trek\" movie, \"\". After his work on the \"Star Trek\" franchise, he worked on the miniseries \"The 10th Kingdom\", as well as shows such as \"Smallville\" and \"One Tree Hill\". Whilst on \"The 10th Kingdom\", he worked alongside fellow director Herbert Wise as the series was filmed for six days a week for six months. He returned to his homeland in 2000, to film \"\". In 2002, he directed an adaptation of Stephen King's novel \"Carrie\". During", "title": "David Carson (director)" }, { "docid": "843112", "text": "(see also Gilgamesh flood myth). The main point seems to be that when Enlil granted eternal life it was a unique gift. As if to demonstrate this point, Utnapishtim challenges Gilgamesh to stay awake for six days and seven nights. Gilgamesh falls asleep, and Utnapishtim instructs his wife to bake a loaf of bread on each of the days he is asleep, so that he cannot deny his failure to keep awake. Gilgamesh, who is seeking to overcome death, cannot even conquer sleep. After instructing Urshanabi the ferryman to wash Gilgamesh, and clothe him in royal robes, they depart for", "title": "Epic of Gilgamesh" }, { "docid": "3560387", "text": "moments they shared during their relationship. The two reconcile in Matt's bedroom for many hours, with his co-workers making a new betting pool on the duration of their stamina. Upon seeing this, he kicks them out of his apartment and shuts the door. \"40 Days and 40 Nights\" was filmed on location at Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California. The film received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 38% based on reviews from 134 critics. Metacritic gives the film a score of 53, based on reviews from 33 critics. Roger Ebert of \"Chicago Sun-Times\" gave the film", "title": "40 Days and 40 Nights" }, { "docid": "5534399", "text": "Questworld\" and \"Trouble on the Colorado\" as animators worked 12 hours a day, six days a week in a small garage with inadequate computers. Buzz F/X augmented the small team in July with ten recruits, but only two were experienced. Amateur employees struggled with lighting, and with synchronizing jerky motion capture from the House of Moves in Venice Beach; \"Quest\" was their first capture production order. By August, the team was working 14 hours a day, seven days a week, including full nights and mornings. After two more episodes, Buzz F/X terminated its unprofitable contract with H-B, later filing for", "title": "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" }, { "docid": "9871490", "text": "use or exchange. With only her passport and the clothes on her back, she left traveled to and spent six weeks in the foreign country. • With support from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, Carroll made a 24-hour, two-theater movie \"Federal\". The movie is screened at 9am and continues until 9am the following day, the same time the footage was shot in Los Angeles in 2003. The project title comes from the building where the movie was filmed, the Wilshire Federal Building. • \"Indestructible Language\" was a 2007 project and the inaugural commission for the Precipice Alliance, the", "title": "Mary Ellen Carroll" } ]

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[ { "docid": "385680", "text": "reached the playoffs in 16 separate seasons, including in the 2005 season when they lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 2013 season when they defeated the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII, and the 2014 season when they lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots. In the 2010 season, the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record (7–9, .438) in a full season; this was by virtue of winning the division. The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "385664", "text": "Gore. The Seahawks had not won in San Francisco since 2008 until defeating the 49ers in convincing 19–3 fashion on Thanksgiving Day in 2014. In the 2013 NFC Championship Game, the Seahawks defeated the 49ers 23 to 17, thanks to Malcolm Smith's interception, which was tipped by Richard Sherman. This clinched the Seahawks' berth into Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks have developed a rivalry with the Carolina Panthers. The two teams have played each other in the NFL playoffs three times: during the 2005 NFC Championship Game, which Seattle won 34–14; the 2014 NFC Divisional playoffs, which the Seahawks won", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "9869626", "text": "won the NFC Championship Game thrice in 2005, 2013 and 2014, and lost the AFC Championship Game once in 1983; as a result, they are the only team appear in the both the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games. The Seahawks have one Super Bowl victory in 2013 and two losses (2005 and 2014). Prior to 2005 Seattle had the longest drought of playoff victories of any NFL team, dating back to the 1984 season. That drought was ended with a 20-10 win over the Washington Redskins in the 2005 playoffs. The all-time Seahawks playoff record is 12-12. The Seahawks", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "16977750", "text": "saw his first minutes of playing time of the season during the game, incidentally against the team that drafted him. He would catch one pass for 17 yards and return one kickoff for 58 yards. The Seahawks entered the bye week with a 10-1 record, the best in the NFL at the time. The Seahawks dominated from start to finish, routing the Saints 34-7. The Seahawks won their 7th consecutive game as their record improved to 11-1. They became the first team to clinch a berth for the 2013 postseason. In week 14 the Seahawks traveled out of their stadium", "title": "2013 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "20465300", "text": "exact dates and times, was announced on April 19. Notes NFL London Games This would become the first time since 2013 that the Seahawks would lose to the 49ers, snapping a nine-game regular season winning streak. 2018 Seattle Seahawks season The 2018 season is the Seattle Seahawks' 43rd in the National Football League and their ninth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks are trying to improve on their 9–7 record from the 2017 season. They also played in London for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Oakland Raiders 27–3 in Week 6. This is the first season", "title": "2018 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "17739565", "text": "season. In 2015, Hauptmann signed with the New England Patriots. Hauptmann won his second straight Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated his old team Seattle Seahawks 28–24 in Super Bowl XLIX. On August 2, 2016, Hauptmann signed with the Buccaneers. On August 6, 2016, Hauptmann was waived by the team. Caylin Hauptmann Caylin Hauptmann (born July 10, 1991) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He was signed to the Seattle Seahawks in September 2013. Hauptmann was born in Los Angeles, California.", "title": "Caylin Hauptmann" } ]

[ { "docid": "17762123", "text": "a single season. The Seahawks defense didn’t allow a score until the late 3rd quarter, by which point the game had already entered garbage time. Safety Kam Chancellor and linebacker Malcolm Smith each recorded an interception in the game, Malcolm's interception was returned the other way for a touchdown. Malcolm Smith also recovered a forced fumble caused by Byron Maxwell punching the ball out of the hands of Demaryius Thomas. Smith was later named Super Bowl MVP, he departed the team after the 2014 season in free agency. The season following the Seahawks first franchise superbowl victory, they returned to", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "17762126", "text": "playing on nickel packages as a 5th defensive back. Lane later said he immediately was sent to surgery to fix his injury and when he woke up he saw the Seahawks with the ball on the 1 yard line and witnessed the interception that followed. Defensive end Cliff Avril was also injured during the game, he left during the 3rd quarter and was evaluated for a concussion, he did not return. Despite having a torn ligament in his elbow sustained during the NFC Championship Game, Richard Sherman played the entire superbowl game as did Earl Thomas who dislocated his shoulder", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "17762127", "text": "during the same game but still played. In addition, Kam Chancellor suffered a bruised knee during practice prior to the superbowl matchup and also played. Some point to all these injuries as the cause of the 28 points that the Seahawks allowed to the Patriots, which was unusual for a defense that only allowed an average of 15.9 points during the regular season (which was first in the NFL). The big focus following the game however, seemed to be the coaching staff's decision to throw the ball on the one yard line leading to the Patriots victory instead of allowing", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "17762125", "text": "off the field, being cut by the Saints and leaving the NFL in 2016, in 2018 he was charged with attempted murder of an ex girlfriend and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. The Seahawks Legion of Boom defense recorded two interceptions facing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in their second superbowl appearance, one from cornerback Jeremy Lane and one from linebacker Bobby Wagner. Jeremy Lane suffered a serious injury immediately following his interception in the first quarter, breaking his arm after being hit by Julian Edelman on the play. Lane played a key part in the LOB secondary often", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "16181527", "text": "2012 Seattle Seahawks season The 2012 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks had a three quarterback competition with Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Flynn, and Russell Wilson. Jackson was traded to the Bills, and Wilson won the job. The Seahawks improved upon their record of 7–9 from last season and had their first winning season since 2007. The team was 4–0 during the preseason, and during the regular season, their 11 victories was the third best in franchise history. The Seahawks went undefeated at home", "title": "2012 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "8724341", "text": "fourth quarter, Chicago tied the game with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 41-yard field goal. In overtime, the Seahawks won the coin toss and received the ball first. Hasselbeck led the team to around midfield, but on their last third down of the game, he threw the ball out of bounds. On fourth down the Seahawks punted to the Bears who were able to get the ball close enough for Gould to kick a 49-yard field goal. With the loss, Seattle ended its season with an overall record of 10–8. 2006 Seattle Seahawks season The 2006 Seattle Seahawks season was", "title": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "19128131", "text": "As of August 2018, this was the last time the Seahawks made the playoffs. Draft trades All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30, unless noted otherwise. The Seahawks' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 7. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 14, when the regular season schedule was announced. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Chandler Catanzaro and Steven Hauschka both missed chip-shot field goals in overtime as the Seahawks and Cardinals played to a 6–6 draw, the first tie in Seattle Seahawks history. With the win, the", "title": "2016 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "8724314", "text": "between these two teams. All Sunday afternoon meetings between 1977–97 were aired on NBC, then from 1998–2001 on CBS (which also aired the 2002 game in Seattle). ESPN broadcast Sunday night games in 1992 and 1998, TNT aired a Thursday night game in 1996, and ABC aired a Monday night game in 2000. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–3. Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Chiefs, the Seahawks returned home for a Monday Night match-up with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders won the coin toss. It would be the last time fortune smiled on them", "title": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "8724312", "text": "Seneca Wallace made his first career start in a stadium where the Seahawks have won only twice in their last 20 visits. The story of the game was not the Seahawks wounded offence, but rather the failure of the supposedly healthy defence. The Chiefs controlled the ball for over 42 minutes of the contest, piled up 499 total net yards, and were able to sustain drives all afternoon. The Seahawks defence was only able to force one Chiefs punt, early in the fourth quarter. Despite being dominated in time of possession and yardage, the Seahawks found themselves leading the game", "title": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9869665", "text": "Louis Rams. The Seahawks hosted the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wildcard Playoffs; trailing 20-13 the Seahawks pounced on a botched Tony Romo throw to Terry Glenn in Dallas' endzone for a safety, then scored on a 37-yard Hasselbeck touchdown. The Cowboys drove downfield but on the ensuing field goal attempt Romo (the holder) blew the snap and was stopped in his rush to the endzone. A desperate last-second Romo throw was batted down, and the Seahawks won 21-20. The Seahawks fell 27-24 in overtime to the Chicago Bears in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. The Seattle Seahawks", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "10897434", "text": "and 1979. Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC. 1983 Seattle Seahawks season The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League. The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship game, as", "title": "1983 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897184", "text": "the Cowboys holding the first wildcard at 10–5. Seattle finally won a second road game as they clawed from down 17–14 with a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown and a field goal; Jeff Garcia's 4th down incompletion sealed a 24–17 Seahawks win. The game was the second of a pre-New Year's Saturday triple header; the Seahawks thus had to wait until Sunday before a win by Green Bay, a loss by Dallas, and a last-second loss by Minnesota sorted out the NFC playoff picture, putting Seattle as the conference's fifth seed. Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the NFC.", "title": "2003 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897398", "text": "their win the previous week against the Broncos, who finished second in the AFC West. The Seahawks were awarded the #3 seed in the AFC Playoffs. In the playoffs, they lost, 21-13 in Cincinnati to the Bengals. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West. Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC. 1988 Seattle Seahawks season The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. The Seahawks won its first Division title in the AFC West for the first time in franchise history. Despite only winning the division", "title": "1988 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "385665", "text": "31–17; and the 2015 NFC Divisional playoffs, which the Panthers won 31–24. The Seahawks lead the Panthers in the all-time series 9–4. From the 1980s to the 2002 league realignment, the Denver Broncos were a major rival for the Seahawks. With John Elway, the Broncos were one of the best teams in the NFL, going 200–124–1 overall, and were 32–18 against the Seahawks. Since 2002, Seattle has won two of four interconference meetings, and the teams met in Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014, where the Seahawks won 43–8. During the Seahawks' first ten seasons (1976–85), the team's headquarters", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "10897380", "text": "game would also be the last \"MNF\" game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until 2002 (the Seahawks themselves didn't appear on \"MNF\" again until Mike Holmgren's return to Green Bay in 1999). Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. 1992 Seattle Seahawks season The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League. The 1992 season was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores. The Seahawks' 0.125 winning percentage in 1992 remains the worst in franchise history. The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points", "title": "1992 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897330", "text": "1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon’s last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP. This season is notable for being the first under new owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Allen helped keep the team from relocating and made sure it remained in Seattle. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West. This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens. 1997 Seattle Seahawks season The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the", "title": "1997 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897432", "text": "1983 Seattle Seahawks season The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League. The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984-2001. They would not reach a", "title": "1983 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897397", "text": "1988 Seattle Seahawks season The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. The Seahawks won its first Division title in the AFC West for the first time in franchise history. Despite only winning the division with a 9-7 record, and only finishing with a +10 point differential, the Seahawks were still one of the most successful teams in the NFL in 1988. The team never went under .500 during the season, and clinched the AFC West in week 17 with a 43-37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders with some help from", "title": "1988 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897198", "text": "Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck eventually won the starting position over Dilfer. The Seahawks also signed future Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle, who spent the last 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and would make the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Seahawks. The season saw the emergence of second year running back Shaun Alexander after Ricky Watters was injured for most of the season. Watters retired after the season ended. It was also the final season the Seahawks wore their traditional blue and green uniforms. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. 2001 Seattle", "title": "2001 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "6477339", "text": "of the playoffs each time. The series was George Karl's only Finals appearance in his coaching career to date. In 2008, the Sonics franchise moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. They would make the finals four years later after the move. This was also the last time a Seattle-based team played for a major professional sports championship until Super Bowl XL in 2006, when the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Seahawks would go on to handily defeat Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 and lose to the New England Patriots the following year in", "title": "1996 NBA Finals" }, { "docid": "10896977", "text": "to his knees and punch the turf in frustration. The Seahawks would go on to lose 27-20. The Rams, despite a mediocre 8-8 record, advanced to the Divisional Round the following week, only to lose to Michael Vick's Atlanta Falcons in a 47-17 blowout. Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC South and the AFC East. The Seahawks won for only the seventh time in their last eighteen road games, holding Aaron Brooks to one touchdown while forcing two New Orleans fumbles. The Seahawks defeated the Buccaneers 10–6 despite recording only nine first downs and being shut out", "title": "2004 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897197", "text": "2001 Seattle Seahawks season The 2001 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 26th season with the National Football League, finishing the season at 9–7. The Seahawks were in the playoff hunt until the very last game of the season; Baltimore's win over Minnesota on the last Monday Night game of the year ended Seattle's post-season bid. The 2001 season was the final season for the Seahawks in the American Football Conference and the second and final season they played at Husky Stadium while Qwest Field was being built. Before the season, the Seahawks signed free agent quarterbacks Trent Dilfer and", "title": "2001 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "7863017", "text": "September 3, 2011, Farwell was waived by the Vikings. His release cleared $1.75 million in salary cap space for the Vikings. Farwell signed with the Seattle Seahawks on October 19, 2011. On March 13, 2012, he was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He served as a special teams captain for the Seahawks from 2012 onward. Farwell and the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII after they defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8. The Seahawks placed Farwell on injured reserve on August 26, 2014. On August 16, 2016, Farwell returned to the Seahawks, where he served as a two-time special teams captain in", "title": "Heath Farwell" }, { "docid": "16977739", "text": "a 5-yard scramble, re-establishing a big lead, 45–17. Seattle started 3–0 for the first time since 2006, and the first time in the Pete Carroll era. Seattle is still unbeaten at home, with a 10–0 record including last year. The Seahawks led 3-0 after the first quarter, but the Texans scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter, building a 20-3 halftime lead. However, the Seahawks outscored the Texans 17-0 in the third and fourth quarters. With less than three minutes to go, and the Texans leading 20-13, Matt Schaub's pass on 3rd down was picked off by Richard Sherman", "title": "2013 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897257", "text": "coach. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central. This game was the last event held in the Kingdome (1976–2000). On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded (demolished) to make way for Seahawks Stadium. Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC. 1999 Seattle Seahawks season The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 24th season with the National Football League. The 1999 season was the final season the Seahawks played at the Kingdome, and the first season with Seattle for coach Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the", "title": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "11466724", "text": "fourth quarter, the Giants sealed the win as QB David Carr completed a 5-yard TD pass to Moss. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1–3. Hoping to rebound from their embarrassing road loss to the Giants, the Seahawks returned home for a Week 6 duel with the Green Bay Packers, as head coach Mike Holmgren faced his former team for the last time. Also, QB Seneca Wallace was unable to play due to a knee injury he suffered from last week. QB Charlie Frye was given the start. In the first quarter, Seattle trailed early as Packers kicker Mason", "title": "2008 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897256", "text": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 24th season with the National Football League. The 1999 season was the final season the Seahawks played at the Kingdome, and the first season with Seattle for coach Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in eleven seasons. (It would be Seattle's last playoff appearance until 2003.) After the 1998 season, head coach Mike Holmgren left Green Bay to become the coach of the Seahawks. Holmgren was hired on January 8, 1999, to be the executive vice president, general manager and head", "title": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9485285", "text": "the only score of the period. After a scoreless third quarter, Seattle sealed the victory and the season-sweep in the fourth quarter with Hasselbeck completing a 10-yard TD pass. This would mark the third straight time that the Seahawks have shut out their opponent on Monday Night Football (5 overall). With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–4 and swept the 49ers. Since 2001, Seattle has won 17 out of 21 contests at home against NFC West opponents. Coming off their season-sweeping home win over the 49ers, the Seahawks stayed at home for a Week 11 duel against the Chicago", "title": "2007 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "16977738", "text": "play, 31–7 Seattle. That was the last time Wilson touched the ball. Backup Tarvaris Jackson took over and drove Seattle to the Jaguars 35-yard line, not missing a single completion on the drive. He then threw a TD pass to Doug Baldwin, adding to the lead, 38–7 Seattle. Seattle then shut its system off, which allowed Henne to hit receiver Cecil Shorts III for a couple of long completions on the Jaguars next couple of drives, racking up 10 points, including a fourth-quarter run by Jordan Todman, his first career TD, 38–17 Seattle. Jackson led the Seahawks downfield, scoring on", "title": "2013 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9485289", "text": "the third quarter, Seattle gathered steam as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 33-yard field goal, while QB Matt Hasselbeck 9-yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch. In the fourth quarter, the Seahawks took the lead with RB Leonard Weaver getting a 5-yard TD run. Later in the game, St. Louis threatened to retake their lead. However, Seattle managed to the Rams out on four-straight downs from inside their own 5-yard line. With the win, not only did the Seahawks improve to 7–4, but also won their 6th straight game against St. Louis. Seattle even took the lead in the all-time", "title": "2007 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "8344589", "text": "four touchdowns, winning by a score of 42–10. Seattle set a team record with 320 yards rushing. This was the first ever meeting of these two teams and first meeting with a Houston NFL team since the 1996 season. The Seahawk defense had an exceptional game, recording five sacks and two interceptions against the Dallas Cowboys. The key play occurred when second-year defensive back Jordan Babineaux intercepted opposing quarterback Drew Bledsoe's pass, the second interception of the day, and returned it 25 yards, setting the stage for kicker Josh Brown's game-winning 50-yard field goal as time expired. The Seahawks won", "title": "2005 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "17736235", "text": "fell to 3-2 on the season. This was the first Seahawks road game to be televised by CBS since 2001, their last year in the AFC West. Thanksgiving Day game With the win, not only did the Seahawks knock the 49ers out of the playoffs, but they also swept the 49ers for the first time since 2007. With this win, the Seahawks completed a comeback against the Cardinals they started in week 12 from 3 games back in the division with 6 to play. With this win, Seattle clinched the NFC West, a first round bye, and home field advantage", "title": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897499", "text": "field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season. With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central. 1978 Seattle Seahawks season The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League. The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football", "title": "1978 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897516", "text": "Seahawks fourth game of the season. Dallas had a record of 3–0 to begin the year. The Seahawks took the lead in the game for the first time in team history in the first quarter when Don Testerman caught a seven-yard touchdown completion from Jim Zorn to give Seattle a 7–0 lead on the undefeated Cowboys. In the second quarter, the Seahawks continued to stun the Cowboys, as Jim Zorn threw his second touchdown completion, this time a four-yard pass to Steve Largent, however, the extra point convert failed, as Seattle took a 13–0 lead. The Cowboys began to comeback,", "title": "1976 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897182", "text": "Seahawks had forced three Browns turnovers. The Seahawks' road struggles continued as Randy Moss and Kelly Campbell caught touchdowns from Daunte Culpepper while Matt Hasselbeck was picked off by Mike Nattiel and Nattiel scored from 80 yards out. The Vikings won 34–7 by outgaining the Seahawks 463 total yards to 258, leaving both teams at 8–5. The Seahawks fell out of contention for the NFC West as the Rams won 27–22 to go to 11–3 with the Seahawks clawing for a wildcard spot at 8–6 with their sixth straight road loss. The deciding play came in the final seconds when", "title": "2003 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9862172", "text": "two defensive touchdowns, resulting in a final score of 26–17. After a bye in week six, the Vikings won easily over the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, 31–13. Chester Taylor scored the longest touchdown in Vikings history in the win, running 95 yards for the score. A four-week losing streak ensued. The first loss was to the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. The Vikings had won their last four home games on Monday Night Football, but the Patriots ended the streak when they blew out the Vikings at home, 31–7. Minnesota's only score came off Mewelde Moore's 73-yard punt", "title": "History of the Minnesota Vikings" }, { "docid": "4554702", "text": "and a 24-yard completion to Gadsden at the Seattle 5-yard line on third and 10. Rookie running back J. J. Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run finished the drive with 4:46 left in the game, and the Seahawks could not score again. After being forced to punt, Seattle didn't get the ball back until 1:05 remained, when Hutton's 38-yard punt pinned them on their own 12-yard line. They would only be able to reach their 29 before time ran out. This is the last playoff game that the Seahawks played as an AFC member, as they would move to the NFC starting", "title": "1999–2000 NFL playoffs" }, { "docid": "10897497", "text": "1978 Seattle Seahawks season The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League. The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end. Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns (TDs) – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing TDs, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 TDs. The defense", "title": "1978 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "18403248", "text": "year with a broken left ankle, the Seahawks turned to DuJuan Harris. Harris was limited to just 42 rushing yards on 18 carries. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 8–5. Furthermore, the Seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 313–312–0. This marks the first time ever in team history that the Seahawks have had an overall winning regular season win–loss record (a win–loss record above .500). After a huge win against the Ravens in Baltimore, the Seahawks returned home to host the Cleveland Browns. Russell Wilson's streak continued: Over the last five games he threw for 19", "title": "2015 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "15207030", "text": "Seahawks improved to 4–6. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–7. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–7. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6–7 and swept the Rams for the first time since 2009 and embarked on working on another major winning streak against the team. Also, the Seahawks took the trend of winning 13 out of the last 14 games against the Rams dating back to 2005. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7–7. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 7–8 and were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2006.", "title": "2011 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "19128130", "text": "2016 Seattle Seahawks season The 2016 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League and the seventh under head coach Pete Carroll. On October 23, the team played the Arizona Cardinals in a game that ended in a 6–6 tie, the Seahawks' first tie in franchise history. With their win against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15, the Seahawks claimed their third NFC West title in the last four years. The Seahawks defeated the Detroit Lions in the Wild Card Round, but lost to the eventual NFC champion Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round.", "title": "2016 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "18403226", "text": "2015 Seattle Seahawks season The 2015 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League and the sixth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season 2–4, after blowing a number of fourth quarter leads, but they then proceeded to win eight of their last ten games, finishing the season 10–6 and clinching the #6 seed in the NFC playoffs. This marked the fourth consecutive season in which the Seahawks secured double digit wins. However, after a Week 10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Seahawks failed to improve on their 12–4 record from", "title": "2015 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "14179026", "text": "Mare's 38-yard and 34-yard field goals. With the win, not only did the Seahawks finish the regular season at 7–9, but they also won the NFC West for the first time since 2007 and secured the NFC's #4 seed. Also, Seattle became the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs and become division champions with a losing record. Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC. Entering the postseason as the NFC's #4 seed, the Seahawks began their playoff run at home in the NFC Wild Card Round against the #5 New Orleans Saints in", "title": "2010 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "18397206", "text": "team history. The Bears' first away game of the season occurred in Seattle, who led the all-time series 10–6, including the last three regular season games. However, the Bears had won the last game in Seattle in 2009 25–19. The Bears offense, not featuring Jay Cutler nor Alshon Jeffery, faced a defense led by Kam Chancellor, who returned to the Seahawks after a holdout. Without Chancellor for the first two games of the season, the defense had allowed quarterbacks to complete 72 percent of their passes with a passer rating of 116.4. Jeff Joniak believed that to counter the Legion", "title": "2015 Chicago Bears season" }, { "docid": "10897521", "text": "the Seahawks took the lead when Sam McCullum caught a 15-yard pass from Jim Zorn to give the Seahawks a 7–3 lead. Before the quarter was over, Seahawks kicker John Leypoldt had two field goals, to give Seattle a 13–3 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Buccaneers cut the Seahawks lead down to three when Morris Owens caught a one-yard pass from Louis Carter to make it 13–10 for the Seahawks. In the fourth quarter, the Seahawks held off the Buccaneers, as Seattle held on for the win, the first in team history. With the win, the Seahawks", "title": "1976 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "16977751", "text": "to San Francisco where they took a loss to the 49ers. Russell Wilson was intercepted to end the game and continued the Seahawks' losing streak in Candlestick Park in which they haven't won since 2008. It was their last appearance at Candlestick, as the Niners move to Levi's Stadium for the 2014 season. With the loss, the Seahawks' record dropped into 11-2. In what many pundits dubbed a \"Super Bowl dress rehearsal\", the Seahawks faced the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, where the Super Bowl would be held at the end of the season. The Legion of Boom intercepted", "title": "2013 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "15792512", "text": "second stint with the Seattle Seahawks. Lockette won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks on February 2, 2014, where he had one catch for 19 yards in the 43–8 win over the Denver Broncos. In Super Bowl XLIX, Lockette had 3 catches for 59 yards, but the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots. He was the intended receiver on the Seahawks last offensive play as it was intercepted by Malcolm Butler. Seattle's offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said afterwards in a post-game interview that Lockette \"could have done a better job staying strong on the ball.\" On March 9,", "title": "Ricardo Lockette" }, { "docid": "18366269", "text": "postseason win, tying the all-time record held by Tom Landry. This was also the first time in playoff history that a team had come back from two 14-point deficits to win a game. Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and the Seahawks' defense forced three turnovers as Seattle defeated Carolina 31–17 to advance to their second consecutive NFC Championship Game. After both teams opened with punts on their first two possessions, Seattle forced the first turnover of the game when Richard Sherman intercepted Cam Newton at the Seahawks' 38-yard line. Following another Seahawks punt, Carolina again turned the ball over when", "title": "2014–15 NFL playoffs" }, { "docid": "19798875", "text": "is the first season since 2011 the Seahawks failed to qualify for the playoffs and win 10 games. They also had a home record of 4-4, the worst of Russell Wilson's career. This was also Bruce Arians last game as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. 2017 Seattle Seahawks season The 2017 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League and the eighth under Pete Carroll. The Seahawks tried to improve their 10–5–1 record from 2016. However, it didn't happen because of a lack of consistency in the running game, special teams, and the offensive", "title": "2017 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "11466738", "text": "23–20 victory Sunday. T. J. Duckett's 1-yard run tied it, the Rams fizzled while going three-and-out, and Olindo Mare's 27-yard field goal as time expired ended the Seahawks' six-game losing streak and extended the Rams' losing streak to 8. After snapping a six-game losing streak the previous week, the Seahawks went home for a Week 16 interconference duel with the New York Jets, in what would be Mike Holmgren's last home game as the franchise's head coach. Seattle would trail in the first quarter as Jets kicker Jay Feely got a 20-yard field goal. The Seahawks would respond with quarterback", "title": "2008 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9235292", "text": "Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Dallas Cowboys, with which he had two stints, and was given a Super Bowl XXX championship ring in 1996. As a member of the team's practice squad; Greg was given a Super Bowl ring, as were members of the teams office staff and various employees of the organization. He is, to date, the last tight end to earn first-team all-conference honors for the Aggies. Greg Schorp Greg Schorp is a former tight end for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Schorp won", "title": "Greg Schorp" }, { "docid": "11466739", "text": "Seneca Wallace completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end John Carlson. In the second half, Seattle pulled away with kicker Olindo Mare's 31-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, while the defense would shut down New York's offense. With the upset win, the Seahawks improved to 4–11. This was the only time during the season that the Seahawks won back-to-back games as well as their only win over a team with a winning record. This was also known as the \"snow ball\" game. Coming off their upset home win", "title": "2008 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "14178990", "text": "2010 Seattle Seahawks season The 2010 Seattle Seahawks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Football League. Jim Mora was fired on January 8, 2010, leading the Seahawks to come to an agreement with Pete Carroll soon after. This marked the ninth season that the Seahawks played their home games at Qwest Field. The team exceeded their win total from 2009 and won the NFC West with a 7–9 record. They became the first team in a full season to finish with a sub-.500 record and make the playoffs, a berth which was by virtue of", "title": "2010 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897423", "text": "1987 Seattle Seahawks season The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League. After two seasons of missing the post season, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs. The 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from an aspirin overdose, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history. Divisional matchups have= the AFC West playing the NFC Central. A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled", "title": "1987 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897529", "text": "Alfred Jenkins of the Falcons scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, however, the Seahawks won the game 30–13 for their first ever victory at the Kingdome. With the win, Seattle improved to 2–7–0. The Seahawks were on the road for their tenth game of the season, as they headed to Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota to face the Minnesota Vikings. It was a very cold day, as the temperature at kickoff was 24 degrees, 16 with the windchill. Heading into the game, the Vikings had a 7–1–1 record. Minnesota took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter when Brent", "title": "1976 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10896985", "text": "Cardinals 24–21. Trent Dilfer subbed for Hasselbeck but managed only 128 passing yards. The Seahawks clinched the NFC West by erasing a 17–7 Falcons lead to win 28–26. Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC. 2004 Seattle Seahawks season The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 29th season with the National Football League. Seahawks Stadium was renamed Qwest Field when Qwest bought the naming rights on June 2, 2004. Finishing the season at 9-7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior. In the Wildcard round, the Seahawks met the defunct St.", "title": "2004 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "14179032", "text": "an end with an overall record at 8–10. 2010 Seattle Seahawks season The 2010 Seattle Seahawks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Football League. Jim Mora was fired on January 8, 2010, leading the Seahawks to come to an agreement with Pete Carroll soon after. This marked the ninth season that the Seahawks played their home games at Qwest Field. The team exceeded their win total from 2009 and won the NFC West with a 7–9 record. They became the first team in a full season to finish with a sub-.500 record and make the", "title": "2010 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897478", "text": "1982 Seattle Seahawks season The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League, which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game. The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record then lost a close game to the Los Angeles Raiders.", "title": "1982 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9869695", "text": "Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII by a final score of 43-8. The win marked the Seahawks' first Super Bowl Championship in franchise history. Russell Wilson finished with 206 passing yards and two touchdowns having won the Super Bowl in just his second year in the NFL, while the Seahawks defense logged four takeaways. Malcolm Smith was named Super Bowl MVP thanks in large part to his interception return and a fumble recovery in the second half. Upon returning to Seattle, the Seahawks, in true fashion, put together a parade to thank their fans (The 12th Man) and their city of", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "10897495", "text": "the team's last winning season until 1983 when new coach Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to their first playoff berth and Championship game appearance. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West. For the second straight year, the Seahawks missed the playoffs by one game. Season highlights included sweeping the Oakland Raiders for the 2nd straight year, and defeating the Denver Broncos for the 1st time in team history in a comeback thriller 28–23 at the Kingdome, and winning the team's first appearance on MNF over the Atlanta Falcons, 31–28. The team started out 3–5, and had a", "title": "1979 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10896976", "text": "2004 Seattle Seahawks season The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 29th season with the National Football League. Seahawks Stadium was renamed Qwest Field when Qwest bought the naming rights on June 2, 2004. Finishing the season at 9-7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior. In the Wildcard round, the Seahawks met the defunct St. Louis Rams (now in Los Angeles), who swept them 2-0 in the regular season. Seattle looked to avenge on their two losses, but it was too late as Matt Hasselbeck's game-tying drive to Bobby Engram was incomplete, leading Hasselbeck", "title": "2004 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897377", "text": "1992 Seattle Seahawks season The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League. The 1992 season was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores. The Seahawks' 0.125 winning percentage in 1992 remains the worst in franchise history. The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the lowest total for any team playing a 16-game season. For comparison, the 2008 Detroit Lions, who went winless, scored 268 points, nearly double. Long-time quarterback Dave Krieg had left Seattle for the rival Kansas City Chiefs in", "title": "1992 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "385657", "text": "into the playoffs as the #5 seed and the only team that season to go undefeated at home. In the Wild Card Round, the Seahawks overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Washington Redskins. This was the first time since the 1983 Divisional Round that the Seahawks won a playoff game on the road. However, in the 2012 Divisional Round, overcoming a 20-point, fourth quarter deficit wouldn't be enough to defeat the #1 seed Atlanta Falcons. An ill-advised timeout and a defensive breakdown late in the game cost the Seahawks their season, as they lost, 30–28. QB Russell Wilson won", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "8344593", "text": "time expired in regulation and two in overtime). The Seahawks won on a 36-yard Josh Brown field goal and the Seahawks won by a final score of 24–21. Seahawks gunslinger Matt Hasselbeck threw for 249 yards and two TDs in Seattle's 24–21 overtime victory over the New York Giants. This game is also remembered for the raucous noise inside Qwest Field which caused 11 false start penalties against the Giants. On December 5, 2005, dubbed \"The Monday Night Massacre\" by NFL Films, the Seahawks shut out the Philadelphia Eagles 42–0 with three defensive touchdowns (two interceptions, one fumble return) to", "title": "2005 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "5008821", "text": "Bills. In Week 7, he was the crucial player in a San Francisco 13–6 win against division rivals Seattle Seahawks with 131 yards rushing in 16 carries and 51 yards on five receptions. He then had a seven-game streak with 50 rushing yards or more until it was snapped against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle in a 42-13 loss. In the final regular season game, week 17, against the Arizona Cardinals at Candlestick Park, Gore became the all-time team 49er franchise leader in rushing touchdowns (51) and won the Western division title. He ended the season with 1,214 yards on", "title": "Frank Gore" }, { "docid": "7444872", "text": "a scout for the Green Bay Packers. Thompson worked for the Packers through the 1999 season when former Packers' head coach Mike Holmgren recruited Thompson to join the Seattle Seahawks. During Thompson's time with the Packers as a scout, the Packers advanced to the playoffs six times, participating in two Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl XXXI. Thompson worked for the Seattle Seahawks as Vice President of Football Operations, also heading Seattle's scouting department and running the draft boards. He worked alongside former Packers and Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren, who was Seattle's GM at the time. During Thompson's tenure in", "title": "Ted Thompson" }, { "docid": "3818286", "text": "won the Seahawks' \"Steve Largent Award.\" In 2010, the season started off strong for Hasselbeck, leading his team to a 4–2 record and victories over the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers. But the degree of Hasselbeck's health would prove to be inconsistent, with injuries leading him to sit out crucial games later in the season, leading the Seahawks to lose seven of their last ten. Nevertheless, Seattle would make the playoffs with their fifth NFC West division championship. Seattle became the first team with a losing record to host a playoff game, taking on the defending Super Bowl champion", "title": "Matt Hasselbeck" }, { "docid": "19725302", "text": "Panthers–Seahawks rivalry The Panthers-Seahawks rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) series between the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. Both franchises have combined for 5 Super Bowl appearances, 23 playoff appearances, and 16 division championships (10 for Seattle and 6 for Carolina). Seattle leads the series 9–4, while matches between quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Cam Newton have drawn comparisons to the Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry. The Panthers and Seahawks first played each other in the 2000 regular season, with Carolina winning. The first playoff matchup between both teams dates to the 2005 NFC Championship game. The Seahawks won, defeating the", "title": "Panthers–Seahawks rivalry" }, { "docid": "8724303", "text": "the noise was artificial. Last year the Giants were called for 11 false start penalties in a 24–21 overtime loss at Seattle. The complaint became public and the predictable result was a boisterous Seattle crowd and inspired play from the team. Deion Branch saw his first action with the Seahawks as he caught two passes for 23 yards and ran once for eight yards. One day after the game, the Seahawks reported that MVP Running Back Shaun Alexander had a cracked bone in his foot that would sideline him for a few weeks. With the win the Seahawks improved to", "title": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "20468469", "text": "be a problem.\" Hoping to rebound from the loss in Green Bay, the Bears hosted the 0–1 Seattle Seahawks on \"Monday Night Football\" in week two. In 17 all-time games between the two, Seattle led the series 11–6, including winning the last four regular season meetings. Despite the result of the Packers game, history showed optimism for the Seahawks matchup as the Bears were 7–1 in the first game after a loss to Rodgers at Lambeau Field. Although mobile Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson led the NFL in passing touchdowns in 2017, he struggled in week one against the Broncos as", "title": "2018 Chicago Bears season" }, { "docid": "9869714", "text": "was lost for the year. The Seahawks regained their stride during the homestretch, finish the year 4-1 - the one loss being in Week 16 against the Rams, who swept the Seahawks in the regular season for the first time since 2004. They finished the year 10-6, good enough for second place in the division (Arizona won the NFC West with a 13-3 record, earning the #2 seed.) and earning the #6 seed in the NFC Playoffs. Also of note was that the Seahawks overall team record rose above .500 for the first time in franchise history; their Week 14", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "9869688", "text": "the Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams handily in the regular season finale by a score of 27-9, clinching their second NFC West championship since Pete Carroll became head coach, as well as wrapping up homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with the #1 seed. The Seahawks' 13-3 regular season record marked the second time in franchise history that the team had won 13 regular season games (the previous time being in 2005). Other franchise milestones achieved included their best ever 12-game start (11-1), as well as the first time the team has won 11 or more games in back-to-back", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "9869660", "text": "2006 by a score of 21-10. Although the Seahawks outgained the Steelers, 396 yards to 339, and led in time of possession, those differences were erased after the first quarter in which Seattle could only muster a field goal. Pittsburgh won on the strength of three big plays converted for touchdowns, including the longest run in Super Bowl history. Seattle, on the other hand, was plagued by highly questionable penalties, dropped passes, and an interception during a drive deep into Pittsburgh territory. The controversial penalty calls made during Super Bowl XL were met with criticism from both fans and members", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "10897186", "text": "overtime coin toss the Seahawks won; Matt Hasselbeck brashly stated to referee Bernie Kukar \"We want the ball and we're gonna score!\" The boast was picked up on stadium and FOX Sports television microphones and became a source of infamy; after completing two passes for twelve yards Hasselbeck targeted Alex Bannister but the ball was intercepted by Al Harris at the Packers 48-yard-line and Harris scored, ending the game 33-27 and ending Seattle's season. 2003 Seattle Seahawks season The 2003 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League. After going 31–33 in Mike Holmgren's first", "title": "2003 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897527", "text": "fell to 1–7–0. The Seahawks returned to Seattle for their ninth game of the season, as they hosted the Atlanta Falcons, who entered the game with a 2–6–0 record. After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons opened the scoring in the second, when kicker Nick Mike-Mayer was successful on an 18-yard attempt to give Atlanta a 3–0 lead. The Seahawks responded when Sherman Smith caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jim Zorn, as Seattle took a 7–3 lead. The Seahawks upped their lead to 14–3 by halftime, when John McMakin had a 31-yard touchdown reception. In the third quarter, Seahawks", "title": "1976 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "18403249", "text": "touchdowns and zero interceptions. Doug Baldwin compiled 10 touchdowns over the last four games, which has only been achieved one other time (Jerry Rice in 1987). With the injury of Thomas Rawls the week prior Derrick Coleman got the start at running back but Christine Michael took the majority of the carries. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 9–5 and clinched a playoff spot after winning five straight games. Furthermore, the Seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 314–312–0. This marks the first time ever in team history that the Seahawks have had an overall regular season", "title": "2015 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "9869677", "text": "the divisional round, but as most experts predicted, the latter won the game easily: thanks to two passing TDs and two rushing TDs by Jay Cutler, the Bears jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead and eventually defeated the Seahawks 35-24. It marked the third time in five years that the Seahawks were eliminated in the divisional round, and the second time by the Bears. In 2011, the Seahawks let Hasselbeck go and made free agent acquisition Tarvaris Jackson their starting quarterback. The Seahawks opened 2-6 and then went on a 5-1 run capped by a big win in Chicago", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "14179008", "text": "for 6 sacks and a safety in the 3rd quarter. Lynch would score his first touchdown as a Seahawk later in the game, extending Seattle's lead to 23–13. The Bears tried to rallied within the last few minutes of the game as Devin Hester scored on an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown (His 13th, which ties an NFL record for most punt/kick return touchdowns for a player), but an onside kick recovered by tight end John Carlson sealed the deal as Seattle won their first non-division road game since 2007. With the win, the Seahawks moved to 3–2. Coming", "title": "2010 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897501", "text": "5-9 record, winning their final two games in the process. In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West. 1977 Seattle Seahawks season The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West. The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56-17 win over the", "title": "1977 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897387", "text": "Paul Skansi. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central. Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Paul Skansi. 1990 Seattle Seahawks season The 1990 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League. The team improved on its 7-9 record from 1989, finishing 9-7. Despite the winning record, the Seahawks missed the postseason. Seattle would start the season 0-3 before upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals", "title": "1990 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "14198886", "text": "Zerick Rollins Zerick Rollins was born June 20, 1975 in Houston, Texas. Zerick Rollins has been as assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks for the last nine years. Rollins coached linebackers for the last three years (2006–2009). Prior to coaching linebackers for Seattle Rollins coached the defensive line for four years (2002–2006). Rollins started his career in Seattle as a defensive line assistant in 2001. Prior to coming to the Seattle Seahawks, Rollins was a graduate assistant (1998–2000) and played college football for Texas A&M. Zerick was a two-year starter at Texas A&M (1996–1997) where he helped Texas A&M win", "title": "Zerick Rollins" }, { "docid": "17946665", "text": "former Seahawks employee, McKinney is an avid fan of the Seattle Seahawks. He spends his time between Seattle and Hendersonville, Tennessee. On Friday, April 4, 2014 he performed a concert to benefit the 2014 Oso mudslide victims at Tulalip Resort Casino where one hundred percent of more than $16,000 in proceeds were donated to victims and their families. Chance McKinney Chance McKinney is a country music artist from Seattle, Washington. In 2009, while working as a math teacher at Kamiak High School, he entered and won Country Music Television's Music City Madness competition for unsigned artists. Chance grew up in", "title": "Chance McKinney" }, { "docid": "8724299", "text": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season The 2006 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 31st season in the National Football League. The season began with the team attempting to improve on their 13–3 record from 2005, repeat as National Football Conference (NFC) champions, and return to the Super Bowl. The team, while winning their NFC West division, only advanced as far as the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, losing to eventual 2006 NFC champions Chicago Bears in overtime. Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC North and the AFC West. The Seahawks won their regular season opener against the", "title": "2006 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "16181535", "text": "the Seahawks improved to 7–5. With its third and final regular season road victory, Seattle rose to 9–5. The Seahawks won and clinched at least a playoff spot. In order to win the NFC West, the Seahawks needed to beat the St. Louis Rams at home the following week, have the 49ers lose to the Arizona Cardinals. A Packers loss to the Vikings would give Seattle a first round bye as well. However, a loss or a 49ers win would result in the Seahawks being the #5 seed heading on the road for the Wild Card Round in January. With", "title": "2012 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "8344606", "text": "the calls made by the officials.\" The game ended a playoffs season that was plagued by complaints about officiating. On August 6, 2010, while visiting the Seahawks' preseason training camp for an annual rules interpretation session with the Seattle media, head official Bill Leavy brought up Super Bowl XL without being asked, while admitting to having blown calls: 2005 Seattle Seahawks season The 2005 Seattle Seahawks season saw them win a conference championship for the first time in the team's history. They were the NFC representative in Super Bowl XL, a game they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Seahawks", "title": "2005 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "17546846", "text": "the 49ers in that span. 49ers–Seahawks rivalry The 49ers–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). As of Week 13 of the 2018 season, the Seahawks lead the all-time series with a record of 25–16, including 1–0 in the playoffs. The two teams were inter conference rivals until , when the Seahawks returned to the NFC for the first time since their inaugural season. Prior to 2002, the 49ers led the all-time series 4–2, but since they became NFC West divisional rivals in 2002, the Seahawks lead", "title": "49ers–Seahawks rivalry" }, { "docid": "17546842", "text": "49ers–Seahawks rivalry The 49ers–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). As of Week 13 of the 2018 season, the Seahawks lead the all-time series with a record of 25–16, including 1–0 in the playoffs. The two teams were inter conference rivals until , when the Seahawks returned to the NFC for the first time since their inaugural season. Prior to 2002, the 49ers led the all-time series 4–2, but since they became NFC West divisional rivals in 2002, the Seahawks lead the series 23-11. The rivalry", "title": "49ers–Seahawks rivalry" }, { "docid": "9869656", "text": "quarter, the Rams scored to pull within ten with 5:34 remaining on the clock. This was followed by a 41-yard TD pass to Kevin Curtis, making the score 27-24. After the Seahawks failed to convert on a critical third down, leaving 1:14 on the game clock, the Rams tied the game on the ensuing possession, sending the game into overtime. In the extra period, the Rams won the game on a stunning 52-yard touchdown catch by Shaun McDonald. The Seahawks never fully recovered from the shocking loss and went on to win only six of their last twelve games. The", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "9869691", "text": "final minute. With 36 seconds left to play, however, Kaepernick's throw to receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone was deflected by Sherman into the hands of Malcolm Smith, securing the victory for the Seahawks in a play that has since gone down in Seahawks lore as \"The Tip\". The Seahawks won by a final score of 23-17, sending the Seahawks to Super Bowl XLVIII as the NFC representative, their second trip to the Super Bowl in franchise history. On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks played in Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos, pitting the league's #1 defense (Seattle)", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "10897179", "text": "touchdown. The 23–16 Seahawks win left them at 6–2 with the Steelers 2–6. For the third straight road game the Seahawks fell short, blowing a 14–3 lead as Patrick Ramsey and Rod Gardner combined for three touchdowns. The Seahawks lost two fumbles while Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted once. Bobby Engram scored twice, on a 34-yard catch from Matt Hasselbeck and an 83-yard punt return. The Seahawks and Lions combined for 49 points in the first half before being shut out in the second as Seattle won 35–14. Former Seahawks beat writer Clare Farnsworth called this game \"one of the monumental", "title": "2003 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "10897500", "text": "1977 Seattle Seahawks season The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West. The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56-17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the Jets 17-0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a", "title": "1977 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "18403230", "text": "goals, and the Packers led 13–3 at halftime. The Seahawks scored two unanswered touchdowns to take a 17–13 lead in the third quarter. However, the Packers proceeded to score the final 14 points of the game and won, 27–17, sending the Seahawks to their second consecutive loss of the young season. With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 0–2. It was the first double digit loss for the Seahawks in the Wilson era and tied their largest loss since Week 9 of the 2011 season, when they lost by 10 points to the Dallas Cowboys. After playing (and losing) their", "title": "2015 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "374864", "text": "to have played the 49ers twice every season for the last 58 seasons to combine for more than 100 regular season games; the all-time regular season lead is held by the 49ers 65–63–3. They have only met once in a playoff game, when the 49ers beat the Rams 30–3 in 1989. The Seattle Seahawks have become a new rival of the 49ers, following the NFL's realignment in 2002 that put both teams in the same division (Seattle had been a brief former rival during their inaugural 1976 season, when the team was in the old pre-realignment NFC West). Prior to", "title": "San Francisco 49ers" }, { "docid": "9869668", "text": "Engram both missing the first three games and Nate Burleson suffering a season-ending knee injury in the first game, a 34-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was also hounded by a back injury, which forced him off the field for a total of nine games, contributing to a six-game losing streak during the second half of the season. Although the Seahawks won two of their last three games, including a 13-3 victory over the New York Jets in Holmgren's last home game at Qwest Field, the team finished third in the NFC West and end up with", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "385670", "text": "year of the NFL's 75th Anniversary, the Seahawks changed the style of their numbering to something more suitable for the team; Pro Block from then until 2001. That same year, the Seahawks wore a vintage jersey for select games resembling the 1976–82 uniforms. However, the helmet facemasks remained blue. The logos also became sewn on instead of being screen-printed. In 2000, Shaun Alexander's rookie year and Cortez Kennedy's last, the Seattle Seahawks celebrated their 25th Anniversary; the logo was worn on the upper left chest of the jersey. In 2001, the Seahawks switched to the new Reebok uniform system still", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" } ]

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[ { "docid": "470698", "text": "after a strike. The Central Pacific broke ground on January 8, 1863. Due to the lack of transportation alternatives from the manufacturing centers on the east coast, virtually all of their tools and machinery including rails, railroad switches, railroad turntables, freight and passenger cars, and steam locomotives were transported first by train to east coast ports. They were then loaded on ships which either sailed around South America's Cape Horn, or offloaded the cargo at the Isthmus of Panama, where it was sent across via paddle steamer and the Panama Railroad. The Panama Railroad gauge was 5 ft (1524 mm),", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" } ]

[ { "docid": "470715", "text": "than one degree average. This \"new\" route had never become an emigrant route because it lacked the water and grass to feed the emigrants' oxen and mules. Steam locomotives did not need grass, and the railroad companies could drill wells for water if necessary. Coal had been discovered in Wyoming and reported on by John C. Frémont in his 1843 expedition across Wyoming, and was already being exploited by Utah residents from towns like Coalville, Utah and later Kemmerer, Wyoming by the time the Transcontinental railroad was built. Union Pacific needed coal to fuel its steam locomotives on the almost", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "12318130", "text": "Utah Central Railroad (1869–1881) The Utah Central Railroad was the first railroad in the U.S. state of Utah other than the main line of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Built by Mormons, it connected Salt Lake City to the transcontinental line at Ogden. It has since become part of the Union Pacific Railroad, which operates the line as the Salt Lake Subdivision; \"FrontRunner\" commuter rail tracks were added alongside the UP freight line in 2008. The company was incorporated in 1869, and completed the line in January 1870. At the time the First Transcontinental Railroad was being built, Brigham Young felt", "title": "Utah Central Railroad (1869–1881)" }, { "docid": "629514", "text": "united the country by rail. The first of these, the \"Pacific Railroad\", was built by the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad to link the San Francisco Bay at Alameda, California, with the nation's existing eastern railroad network at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska, thereby creating the world's first transcontinental railroad when it opened in 1869. Its construction was made possible by the US government under Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862, 1864, and 1867. The world's First Transcontinental Railroad was built between 1863 and 1869 to join the eastern and western halves of the United States. Begun just before the", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "470791", "text": "which was the first bridge to cross the Missouri River. This in turn connected to Kansas Pacific trains going from Kansas City to Denver, which in turn had built the Denver Pacific Railway connecting to the Union Pacific. In August 1870, the Kansas Pacific drove the last spike connecting to the Denver Pacific line at Strasburg, Colorado and the first true Atlantic to Pacific United States railroad was completed. Kansas City's head start in connecting to a true transcontinental railroad contributed to it rather than Omaha becoming the dominant rail center west of Chicago. The Kansas Pacific became part of", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "470751", "text": "of Colorado. The Kansas Pacific Railroad linked with the Denver Pacific Railway via Denver to Cheyenne in 1870. The original transcontinental railroad route did not pass through the two biggest cities in the so-called Great American Desert—Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Feeder railroad lines were soon built to service these two and other cities and states along the route. Modern-day Interstate 80 roughly follows the path of the railroad from Sacramento across modern day California, Nevada, Wyoming and Nebraska, with a few exceptions. Most significantly, the two routes are different between Wells, Nevada and Echo, Utah. In this", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "2630836", "text": "that the opponents of the Pacific Railroad Act had from the beginning been right: the western transcontinental railroad scheme was an unprofitable venture. The opponents had from the start believed the whole project was a bare-faced fraud by some capitalists to build a \"railroad to nowhere\" and to make tremendous profits doing so, all the while getting the United States government to pay for it. The opponents also thought the construction and its routing were being developed without regard for trying to create a viable and profitable transportation enterprise when the railroad line was completed. The principal means of the", "title": "Crédit Mobilier of America scandal" }, { "docid": "4724666", "text": "Kansas Pacific Railway The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. It was a federally chartered railroad, backed with government land grants. At a time when the first transcontinental railroad was being constructed by the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific, it tried and failed to join the transcontinental ranks. It was originally the \"Union Pacific, Eastern Division\", although it was completely independent. The Pennsylvania railroad, working with Missouri financiers, designed it as a feeder line to the transcontinental system. The owners lobbied heavily in Washington", "title": "Kansas Pacific Railway" }, { "docid": "470700", "text": "site. The Union Pacific Railroad did not start construction for another 18 months until July 1865. They were delayed by difficulties obtaining financial backing and the unavailability of workers and materials due to the Civil War. Their start point in the new city of Omaha, Nebraska was not yet connected via railroad to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Equipment needed to begin work was initially delivered to Omaha and Council Bluffs by paddle steamers on the Missouri River. The Union Pacific was so slow in beginning construction during 1865 that they sold two of the four steam locomotives they had purchased. After", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "8359878", "text": "integral part of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The earliest railroad ferries ran from Oakland Point and from Alameda Terminal when Alameda was still a peninsula. The ferry pier at Oakland Point was greatly enlarged to form the Oakland Long Wharf. These railroad ferries mostly carried passengers, not trains, although there was some ferrying of freight cars to San Francisco. When the Central Pacific re-routed the Sacramento to Oakland segment of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1876, a ferry across the Carquinez Strait was established, and the world's largest ferryboat, the Solano was built (later joined by a sister ferry, the slightly", "title": "Ferries of San Francisco Bay" }, { "docid": "6614326", "text": "to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board in 1991, which currently operates the commuter rail service known as Caltrain over the route. The Union Pacific Railroad maintains trackage rights over the line for freight traffic. The \"Daily Alta California\" called this segment the westernmost portion of the transcontinental Pacific Railroad, with another section planned by the Western Pacific Railroad Company to connect San Jose and Sacramento, where it would join with the Central Pacific's rail line being built east to Truckee. In order to preserve planned compatibility with transcontinental rail traffic, the line was laid at what is now standard", "title": "San Francisco and San Jose Railroad" }, { "docid": "470671", "text": "First Transcontinental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad (also called the Great Transcontinental Railroad, known originally as the \"Pacific Railroad\" and later as the \"Overland Route\") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. The rail line was built by three private companies over public lands provided by extensive US land grants. Construction was financed by both state and US government subsidy bonds as well as by company issued mortgage bonds. The Western", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "2901584", "text": "no matter how hard he tried, his plan was never accepted, and he stopped campaigning in 1851. Asa Whitney lived long enough to see his dream become a reality; he was alive when the first transcontinental railroad was completed. He died in 1874, five years after the golden spike was laid. Although Whitney’s plan fell through, word began spreading of the idea of a transcontinental railroad. His plan inspired many young, ambitious engineers, one of which being Theodore Judah, a man who helped make the dream of a transcontinental railroad into a reality. Asa Whitney Asa Whitney (1797-1874) was a", "title": "Asa Whitney" }, { "docid": "470739", "text": "Truckee, California and worked the winter of 1867–68 on their way down Truckee canyon ahead of the tracks being completed to Truckee. In Truckee canyon, five Howe truss bridges had to be built. This gave them a head start on getting to the \"easy\" miles across Nevada. In order to keep the higher portions of the Sierra grade open in the winter, of timber snow sheds were built between Blue Cañon and Truckee in addition to utilizing snowplows pushed by locomotives, as well as manual shovelling. With the advent of more efficient oil fired steam and later diesel electric power", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "5861218", "text": "from Tonopah, Nevada, to the tidewater at San Diego, California, but never made it to either on its own rails. It was famous for being the last of the three railroads built to cross the Death Valley region, and outlasting them by over 30 years providing dedicated and reliable service to the desert residents. The T&T also formed part of a potential north-south transcontinental railroad route, connected together by four different US railway companies, later used as the basis to potentially form a Mid-Pacific Railroad. The railroad operated from 1907 till 1940, when it suspended operations due to a lack", "title": "Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad" }, { "docid": "629513", "text": "they also formed the backbones of cross-country passenger and freight transportation networks. A transcontinental railroad in the United States is any continuous rail line connecting a location on the U.S. Pacific coast with one or more of the railroads of the nation's eastern trunk line rail systems operating between the Missouri or Mississippi Rivers and the U.S. Atlantic coast. The first concrete plan for a transcontinental railroad in the United States was presented to Congress by Asa Whitney in 1845. A series of transcontinental railroads built over the last third of the 19th century created a nationwide transportation network that", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "1141558", "text": "of northern and central Nevada. Though Elko lies along the route of the historic California Trail, it was first inhabited only in 1868, when it was at the east end of the railroad tracks built by the Central Pacific Railroad (the portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad built from California to Utah). When the railroad crews moved on, Elko remained, serving as a center for ranching, mining, rail freight and general supplies. Elko is said to have been named by Charles Crocker, a superintendent of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was especially fond of animal names and added the letter", "title": "Elko, Nevada" }, { "docid": "16142839", "text": "granted lands and construction privileges for the First Transcontinental Railroad project under the Pacific Railway Acts. Construction of this Overland Route was begun in 1863 and completed in 1869. The southern route did not become a reality until 1883, when the Southern Pacific Railroad linked New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico with Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean. The Memorial document is an attempt to persuade the U.S. Congress to authorize construction of the first Transcontinental Railroad via a southern route through New Mexico rather than the route that was eventually authorized by the Pacific Railway Acts of 1862", "title": "New Mexican Railway Company" }, { "docid": "677804", "text": "approximately southwest of the original city. This location is now known as the Casco Viejo (Old Quarter) of the city. One year before the start of the California Gold Rush, the Panama Railroad Company was formed, but the railroad did not begin full operation until 1855. Between 1848 and 1869, the year the first transcontinental railroad was completed in the United States, about 375,000 persons crossed the isthmus from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 225,000 in the opposite direction. This traffic greatly increased the prosperity of the city during that period. The construction of the Panama Canal was of", "title": "Panama City" }, { "docid": "10204351", "text": "(in the San Francisco Bay Area).. The previous year, the station served 78,827 passengers, or about 216 per day. A depot has existed at this location since the First Transcontinental Railroad arrived in Reno in 1868. A series of wooden depots, built by the Central Pacific Railroad burned down. The current stucco depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926. The Southern Pacific Depot was also used by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad until 1950, when the railroad ceased operations. The Western Pacific Railroad historically provided service to Reno, but never used this depot – instead using the", "title": "Reno station" }, { "docid": "12125447", "text": "start a steamship line to California, since the Gold Rush started the next year. The company's first vessel to make the trip was packed with passengers. Pacific Mail eventually became American President Lines, which is now part of Neptune Orient Lines. Following the Steamship Company, Aspinwall then promoted a railway in Panama. The project, which began in May 1850 and was later known as the Panama Canal Railway, was the first transcontinental railroad in the Americas and was built to provide a shorter and more secure path between the United States' East and West Coasts. When completed in 1855, the", "title": "William Henry Aspinwall" }, { "docid": "95200", "text": "Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail route between California and Utah built eastwards from the West Coast in the 1860s, to complete the western part of the \"First Transcontinental Railroad\" in North America. It later became part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental railroad failed because of the energy consumed by political disputes over slavery. With the secession of the South, the modernizers in the Republican Party controlled the US Congress. They passed legislation authorizing the railroad, with financing in the form of government railroad bonds. These", "title": "Central Pacific Railroad" }, { "docid": "629520", "text": "construction of a transcontinental railroad strengthened the connection of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories to the Dominion of Canada they had recently joined, and acted as a bulwark against potential incursions by the United States. Subsequently, two other transcontinental lines were built in Canada: the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) opened another line to the Pacific in 1912, and the combined Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR)/National Transcontinental Railway (NTR) system opened in 1917 following the completion of the Quebec Bridge, although its line to the Pacific opened in 1914. The CNoR, GTPR, and NTR were nationalized to form the Canadian", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "11973512", "text": "Milwaukee Railroad Depot (Alberton, Montana) The Milwaukee Railroad Depot in Alberton, Montana was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (a.k.a. Milwaukee Road) in 1908, during its Pacific Extension from Chicago, Illinois to Tacoma, Washington from 1906-09. The depot is a rectangular one-story wood frame building constructed in the Craftsman style. When the Milwaukee Road built its transcontinental line, it placed a division point at Alberton. In addition to the depot, there were also a roundhouse, turntable and locomotive repair shops. The depot became the center of the commercial district of the town and the railroad was", "title": "Milwaukee Railroad Depot (Alberton, Montana)" }, { "docid": "470672", "text": "Pacific Railroad Company built of track from Oakland/Alameda to Sacramento, California. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California (CPRR) constructed eastward from Sacramento to Promontory Summit, Utah Territory (U.T.). The Union Pacific built from the road's eastern terminus at Council Bluffs near Omaha, Nebraska westward to Promontory Summit. The railroad opened for through traffic on May 10, 1869 when CPRR President Leland Stanford ceremonially drove the gold \"Last Spike\" (later often referred to as the \"Golden Spike\") with a silver hammer at Promontory Summit. The coast-to-coast railroad connection revolutionized the settlement and economy of the American West. It brought the", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "5884377", "text": "Alameda Terminal Alameda Terminal was a railroad station located in Alameda, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. It was built in 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the First Transcontinental Railroad project and was designated the western terminus of the line. The Pacific Railroad Act passed by the United States Congress in 1862 authorized construction of a transcontinental railroad and telegraph line which was to connect the Central Pacific in the west with the Union Pacific Railroad in the east. The first construction activity took the line east from Sacramento. Subsequently the line was", "title": "Alameda Terminal" }, { "docid": "5884375", "text": "Alameda Terminal Alameda Terminal was a railroad station located in Alameda, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. It was built in 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the First Transcontinental Railroad project and was designated the western terminus of the line. The Pacific Railroad Act passed by the United States Congress in 1862 authorized construction of a transcontinental railroad and telegraph line which was to connect the Central Pacific in the west with the Union Pacific Railroad in the east. The first construction activity took the line east from Sacramento. Subsequently the line was", "title": "Alameda Terminal" }, { "docid": "95215", "text": "1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1876 1877 1883 1885 1888 1899 1959 Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail route between California and Utah built eastwards from the West Coast in the 1860s, to complete the western part of the \"First Transcontinental Railroad\" in North America. It later became part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental railroad failed because of the energy consumed by political disputes over slavery. With the secession of the South, the modernizers in the Republican Party controlled the US Congress. They passed legislation authorizing", "title": "Central Pacific Railroad" }, { "docid": "611458", "text": "The Great Northern was the first transcontinental built without public money and just a few land grants, and was one of the few transcontinental railroads not to go bankrupt. Hill chose to build his railroad north of the competing Northern Pacific line, which had reached the Pacific Northwest over much more difficult terrain with more bridges, steeper grades, and tunnelling. Hill did much of the route planning himself, travelling over proposed routes on horseback. The key to the Great Northern line was Hill's use of the previously unmapped Marias Pass. The pass had initially been described by Lewis and Clark", "title": "James J. Hill" }, { "docid": "15508815", "text": "of the Golden Spike in 1869, which signified the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. They are unique in that they are actually two power units on a single 98-foot frame, and are noted as being the largest diesel locomotives in the world. The 6916 is one of thirteen surviving Centennials. Union Pacific 6916 Union Pacific 6916 is a DDA40X diesel locomotive built for the Union Pacific Railroad. It now resides in the Eccles Rail Center at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah. UP 6916 was built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division in November 1969 as one of", "title": "Union Pacific 6916" }, { "docid": "629526", "text": "above with standard gauge . Since 1970, when the direct standard gauge line across the country was completed, the passenger train on the Sydney to Perth line has been called the Indian Pacific. The proposed Iron Boomerang would connect iron in the Pilbara with coal in Queensland, so achieving loaded operations in both directions. Transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "12318134", "text": "and in 1987 the OSL was merged into the UP. Utah Central Railroad (1869–1881) The Utah Central Railroad was the first railroad in the U.S. state of Utah other than the main line of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Built by Mormons, it connected Salt Lake City to the transcontinental line at Ogden. It has since become part of the Union Pacific Railroad, which operates the line as the Salt Lake Subdivision; \"FrontRunner\" commuter rail tracks were added alongside the UP freight line in 2008. The company was incorporated in 1869, and completed the line in January 1870. At the time", "title": "Utah Central Railroad (1869–1881)" }, { "docid": "6145249", "text": "Museum moved its collection from San Francisco to the NCRy in 2007 for storage and limited operations after their home at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was shut down for redevelopment. The Niles Canyon Railway operates along a portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad constructed in the 1860s. The rail line through Niles Canyon was amongst the earliest to be built in California and provided the first rail connection between San Francisco Bay and the rest of the nation. The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 authorized the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad to build the transcontinental railroad between", "title": "Niles Canyon Railway" }, { "docid": "629517", "text": "had learned their trade keeping the trains running during the American Civil War. The Central Pacific Railroad faced a labor shortage in the more sparsely settled West. It recruited Cantonese laborers in China, who did prodigious work building the line over and through the Sierra Nevada mountains and then across Nevada to their meeting in northern Utah. George J. Gould attempted to assemble a truly transcontinental system in the 1900s. The line from San Francisco, California, to Toledo, Ohio, was completed in 1909, consisting of the Western Pacific Railway, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railroad, and Wabash Railroad.", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "10235647", "text": "Street in downtown Haywards. It was destroyed in the 1868 Hayward earthquake, which bankrupted the railroad. The line was taken over in 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad (CP). The CP built its own line (part of the First Transcontinental Railroad) and station slightly to the west, and abandoned the original line south of San Leandro in 1873. Transcontinental service was shifted from the CP to a northern route on the California Pacific Railroad in 1879. The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) leased the CP in 1885 and constructed a two-story wood station of standard design at Hayward. Long-distance service to", "title": "Hayward station (Amtrak)" }, { "docid": "1158508", "text": "Northeastern Railroad, a portion of the transcontinental railway that was being constructed in the late 19th century. Initially its main industry was timbering for railroad ties. The railroad founders were also eager to found a major town that would persist after the railroad was completed; they formed the Alamogordo Improvement Company to develop the area, making Alamogordo an early example of a planned community. The Alamogordo Improvement Company owned all the land, platted the streets, built the first houses and commercial buildings, donated land for a college, and placed a restrictive covenant on each deed prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, or", "title": "Alamogordo, New Mexico" }, { "docid": "11425089", "text": "Union Pacific No. 119 The No. 119 was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive which made history as one of the two locomotives (the other being the \"Jupiter\") to meet at Promontory Summit during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. No. 119 was built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey in 1868 along with numbers 116, 117, 118 and 120. This engine was scrapped in 1903, and a replica was built in 1979, 76 years after the scrapping. No. 119 was stationed in Ogden, Utah, when a call came from Thomas C.", "title": "Union Pacific No. 119" }, { "docid": "470703", "text": "as possible at a minimum cost. Within a few years, nearly all railroads converted to steel rails. Time was not standardized across the United States and Canada until November 18, 1883. In 1865, each railroad set its own time to minimize scheduling errors. To communicate easily up and down the line, the railroads built telegraph lines alongside the railroad. These lines eventually superseded the original First Transcontinental Telegraph which followed much of the Mormon Trail up the North Platte River and across the very thinly populated Central Nevada Route through central Utah and Nevada. The telegraph lines along the railroad", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "11291668", "text": "States. Both the northern and southern segments of the US 395 corridor were used by railroads built in the 1880s branching from the First Transcontinental Railroad in Nevada. Both lines were intended to connect the main Southern Pacific Railroad line in Nevada with other lines, but were never completed. On May 20, 1880 the Carson and Colorado Railway was formed, with the intent of extending a rail line from the existing Virginia and Truckee Railroad at Hawthorne, Nevada through the Owens Valley towards the Colorado River. Though the rail line was never finished, it did bring economic development to the", "title": "U.S. Route 395 in California" }, { "docid": "470764", "text": "were in supervisory or skilled craft positions and made more money than the Chinese. Most of the early work on the Central Pacific consisted of constructing the railroad track bed, cutting and/or blasting through or around hills, filling in washes, building bridges or trestles, digging and blasting tunnels and then laying the rails over the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) mountains. Once the Central Pacific was out of the Sierras and the Carson Range, progress sped up considerably as the railroad bed could be built over nearly flat ground. In those days, the Central Pacific once did a section of of track", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "1015611", "text": "Diggings, after John S. Wood settled down, built a cabin, and started to mine in the ravine. The area soon developed into a mining camp, and it was officially named Auburn in August 1849. By 1850, the town's population had grown to about 1,500 people, and in 1851, Auburn was chosen as the seat of Placer County. Gold mining operations moved up the ravine to the site of present-day Auburn. In 1865, the Central Pacific Railroad, the western leg of the First Transcontinental Railroad, reached Auburn, as it was being built east from Sacramento toward Ogden, Utah. The restored Old", "title": "Auburn, California" }, { "docid": "11973081", "text": "Beverly Railroad Bridge The Beverly Railroad Bridge was constructed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (otherwise known as The Milwaukee Road) in 1909 during its Pacific Extension. In 1906, The Milwaukee Road began construction on its transcontinental rail line from Chicago, Illinois to Tacoma, Washington, which was completed three years later. The bridge crosses over the Columbia River and was built on concrete piers above the water to provide clearance for any river traffic. The spans include 14 Warren deck trusses, one Parker through truss, and deck plate girders on the approaches. When the railroad electrified in", "title": "Beverly Railroad Bridge" }, { "docid": "12581882", "text": "Transcontinental Railroad, which was at that time just reaching completion. Under the new leadership and financing, during 1869–1873 the hard work of building through West Virginia was done with large crews working from both ends, much in the manner the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad had been built to complete their transcontinental rails. The final spike ceremony for the long line from Richmond to the Ohio River was held on January 29, 1873 at Hawks Nest railroad bridge in New River Gorge, near the town of Ansted, West Virginia. Virginia's long dream for the C&O had been", "title": "Peninsula Extension" }, { "docid": "470717", "text": "more difficult railroad engineering challenges. Dale Creek Bridge was long and above Dale Creek. The bridge components were pre-built of timber in Chicago, Illinois and then shipped on rail cars to Dale Creek for assembly. The eastern and western approaches to the bridge site, near the highest elevation on the transcontinental railroad, required cutting through granite for nearly a mile on each side. The initial Dale Creek bridge had a train speed limit of per hour across the bridge. Beyond Dale Creek, railroad construction paused at what became the town of Laramie, Wyoming to build a bridge across the Laramie", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "9994172", "text": "intended to connect southern California with points further east. I-70 generally parallels the route of the Old Spanish Trail west of Crescent Junction. I-15 south of the junction with I-70 also generally parallels the trail. The first attempt to build a modern trade route through the area is credited to William Jackson Palmer, founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RG). Palmer started a project in 1880 to make what had been a local railroad from Colorado into a transcontinental railroad empire. This would mean a second transcontinental railroad would be built across Utah. This would also place", "title": "Interstate 70 in Utah" }, { "docid": "1194786", "text": "hauling perishables on Santa Fe's main line from Chicago to Los Angeles. In addition, a roundhouse, maintenance and repair shops, a reading room, a depot, and a Harvey House were built by the railroad. Although the railroad eventually moved its maintenance operations from Waynoka, it continued train crew changes there until 1986. At the turn of the twenty-first century, between fifty and one hundred trains still passed daily through Waynoka on Oklahoma's fastest and busiest rail line. The predecessor company of TWA, Transcontinental Air Transport, built Oklahoma's first transcontinental airport in 1929 in Waynoka, at a site five miles northeast", "title": "Waynoka, Oklahoma" }, { "docid": "13381953", "text": "containing the passenger waiting room, agent's office and agent's quarters. Both portions are extensively detailed with finials, braces, brackets and flat board trim. The depot was built to the Central Pacific Railroad's \"Combination Depot #2\" design, the only example of its type in Nevada, but one of six built on the Central Pacific system. None of the other five examples is known to have survived. The station was a regular stop for transcontinental train traffic, and was expanded in 1917. The station operated until the early 1990s, when it was closed. When what was now the Union Pacific Railroad announced", "title": "Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Lovelock, Nevada)" }, { "docid": "470687", "text": "Durant enticed other investors by offering to front money for the stock they purchased in their names. This scheme enabled Durant to control about half of the railroad stock. The initial construction of UP grade traversed land owned by Durant. Durant's railroad was paid by the mile, and to further inflate its profits, the UP built oxbows of unneeded track, and by July 4, 1865, it had only reached from Omaha after 2½ years of construction. Durant manipulated market prices on his stocks by spreading rumors about which railroads he had an interest in were being considered for connection with", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "470792", "text": "the Union Pacific in 1880. On June 4, 1876, an express train called the \"Transcontinental Express\" arrived in San Francisco via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after it had left New York City. Only ten years before, the same journey would have taken months over land or weeks on ship, possibly all the way around South America. The Central Pacific got a direct route to San Francisco when it was merged with the Southern Pacific Railroad to create the Southern Pacific Company in 1885. The Union Pacific initially took over the Southern Pacific in 1901", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "629525", "text": "railway. The construction will start in 2019 and will be finished in 2024. The new railway is planned to be 3750 km in length. There are two possible tracks in discussion: Both have an Atlantic end in Santos, Brazil but the Pacific ends are in Ilo, Peru and Matarani, Peru. Another longer Transcontinental freight-only railroad linking Lima, Peru, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is under development. Australia The Trans-Australian Railway was the first route operated by the Federal Government. In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s steps were taken to rationalise the gauge chaos and connect the mainland capital cities mentioned", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "1371646", "text": "only privately funded and successfully built transcontinental railroad in U.S. history. No federal subsidies were used during its construction, unlike all other transcontinental railroads. The Great Northern was built in stages, slowly to create profitable lines, before extending the road further into the undeveloped Western territories. In a series of the earliest public relations campaigns, contests were held to promote interest in the railroad and the ranchlands along its route. Fred J. Adams used promotional incentives such as feed and seed donations to farmers getting started along the line. Contests were all-inclusive, from largest farm animals to largest freight carload", "title": "Great Northern Railway (U.S.)" }, { "docid": "280078", "text": "the highway is roughly . The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was built in the 1860s, linking the railroad network of the eastern US with California on the Pacific coast. Finished on 10 May 1869 at the famous golden spike event at Promontory Summit, Utah, it created a nationwide mechanized transportation network that revolutionized the population and economy of the American West, catalyzing the transition from the wagon trains of previous decades to a modern transportation system. Although an accomplishment, it achieved the status of first transcontinental railroad by connecting myriad eastern US railroads to the Pacific and", "title": "North America" }, { "docid": "2409917", "text": "Gadsden Purchase from Mexico of about of land in northmost Mexico for $10,000,000. In the fall of 1856 he retired as minister to Mexico, and returned to Charleston where Gadsden died in 1858. The sectional crisis of the late 1850s and subsequent Civil War delayed construction of a proposed southern transcontinental railroad to California along the 32d parallel, just to the north of the Mexican border. Between 1878 and 1881, though, the Southern Pacific Railroad (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) built the section of the southern transcontinental between Yuma and El Paso within the Gadsden Purchase territory. At", "title": "James Gadsden" }, { "docid": "10836375", "text": "he built a home at 12th and Jefferson streets in what is now Downtown Portland. Chapman then returned to the practice of law. He also worked to secure Portland's economic future by promoting the construction of the railroad line to California to link with the transcontinental rail line. From 1870 to 1876 he started three companies with the goal of creating a railroad connecting Portland to the Union Pacific's transcontinental railroad. Chapman's proposed line would have traveled through the Columbia River Gorge to The Dalles, Oregon, where it would then travel southeast to Salt Lake City, Utah, linking to the", "title": "William W. Chapman" }, { "docid": "10149607", "text": "Phil Roberts. President Abraham Lincoln reportedly told Oakes Ames that if he could get the transcontinental railroad built then he would be \"the most remembered man of the century.\" Lincoln personally recruited Oakes after progress by and financial support for Credit Mobilier of America, the construction company charged with building the railroad, ground to a halt. The Ames brothers succeeded where others failed and completed the transcontinental railway. However, in 1873 charges of financial fraud were leveled at Oakes, tarnishing his and the Union Pacific Railroad Company's reputation. Public outcry towards Oakes and other \"Kings of Frauds\" associated with scandal", "title": "Ames Monument" }, { "docid": "17632055", "text": "Warren G. Harding. The Erie Depot is Barberton, Ohio's first commercial building and was built in 1890 by Barberton's founder, American industrialist Ohio Columbus Barber, to promote the new town. Barberton was officially founded in 1891. The depot is built in the Stick Eastlake architectural style and is on the Erie Railroad. The Erie Railroad linked New York City with Chicago. What became the Erie railroad tracks were running through what was then Norton in 1851, 39 years before the Erie Depot was built. The Erie Railroad was built only 50 years after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, which,", "title": "Barberton station (Erie Railroad)" }, { "docid": "6068504", "text": "rise, Majors and his colleagues proposed to deliver the mail over a central route through Salt Lake City, Utah and proposed doing it in 10 days via a horse relay called the Pony Express. Even though they succeeded in making the deliveries, they did not get the contract. They went bankrupt after the Transcontinental Telegraph opened in October 1861, as its competition eliminated the need for some mail service. He provided rail ties for the crews of the Union Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad. After the railroad was completed, he continued to haul freight to towns not", "title": "Alexander Majors" }, { "docid": "470805", "text": "\"Hell on Wheels\". Thomas Durant is a regular character in the series and is portrayed by actor Colm Meaney. In 2015, a Lego model depicting the Golden Spike Ceremony, the event that symbolically marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, was submitted to the Lego Ideas website. In the 2002 DreamWorks Animation movie, \"\", the main character, the horse Spirit, is delivered with other horses to pull a steam locomotive at a work site for the Transcontinental Railroad. For maps and railroad pictures of this era shortly after the advent of photography see: First Transcontinental Railroad The First Transcontinental", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "629512", "text": "Transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies along a continuous route. Although Europe is crisscrossed by railways, the railroads within Europe are usually not considered transcontinental, with the possible exception of the historic Orient Express. Transcontinental railroads helped open up unpopulated interior regions of continents to exploration and settlement that would not otherwise have been feasible. In many cases", "title": "Transcontinental railroad" }, { "docid": "2901576", "text": "Asa Whitney Asa Whitney (1797-1874) was a highly successful dry-goods merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter. He was one of the first backers of an American transcontinental railway. A trip to China in 1842-44 impressed upon Whitney the need for a transcontinental railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific. When Whitney returned to the United States in 1844, he realized the benefits from such an undertaking, and spent a great deal of money trying to get the Congress to take up the project. In 1849, he published A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific. For years he continued to write", "title": "Asa Whitney" }, { "docid": "2371978", "text": "he built the church, doing much of the work himself, and in 1869 he opened Seattle’s first Catholic church at Third Avenue and Washington Street, on the site where the present-day Prefontaine Building stands. On July 14, 1873 the Northern Pacific Railway announced that they had chosen the then-village of Tacoma over Seattle as the Western terminus of their transcontinental railroad. The railroad barons appear to have been gambling on the advantage they could gain from being able to buy up the land around their terminus cheaply instead of bringing the railroad into a more established Pacific port town. Seattle", "title": "History of Seattle" }, { "docid": "12375013", "text": "Gasconade Bridge train disaster The Gasconade Bridge train disaster was a rail accident in Gasconade, Missouri on November 1, 1855. The Gasconade bridge collapsed under the locomotive O'Sullivan while crossing. Thirty-one people were killed in the first major deadly bridge collapse in American history. More recent sources put the number of deaths at 43. At the time of the disaster, the Pacific Railroad was being built west from St. Louis, which was to be the starting point for the first transcontinental railroad, an effort led by Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. Construction had begun on the railroad on July", "title": "Gasconade Bridge train disaster" }, { "docid": "20944676", "text": "He made and lost several fortunes. He is best known for donating one of the golden spikes used in the celebration of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869. The Josiah Stanford family owned the home from 1882-1903. Josiah Stanford was a brother of Leland Stanford, who was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, which built the portion of the first transcontinental railroad east from Sacramento to Promontory Summit. In 1907, the city of Oakland purchased the Camron-Stanford house and other private residences bordering Lake Merritt. The city razed the other", "title": "Camron-Stanford House" }, { "docid": "633184", "text": "Niles is Mayhew Spring, also known as Mayhew's Sulphur Spring, which was located north of the Niles railroad depot. The facility was owned by H.A. Meyhew. The coast-to-coast completion of the Transcontinental Railroad is reported to have occurred in nearby Niles Canyon. In September 1869, four months after the famous golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad completed the transcontinental rail link between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay, finishing the track through the canyon. The Central Pacific had acquired the Western Pacific and other local railroads and built track to connect them at a waterfront", "title": "Fremont, California" }, { "docid": "9360695", "text": "Muscatine, Iowa, ending in Washington, Iowa. Durant built up his fortune by manipulating the M&M stock via rumors. First he drove up M&M stock by saying the transcontinental railroad would travel across Iowa via the M&M while at the same time quietly buying depressed Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad (CR&M) stock. Then he spread rumors that drove up the CR&M stock that the transcontinental would follow that line instead and Durant bought back the newly depressed M&M stock. The gambit made Durant and his cohorts $5 million. The Rock Island Line bought the M&M on July 9, 1866, and completed", "title": "Mississippi and Missouri Railroad" }, { "docid": "12375030", "text": "a temporary hospital to treat the wounded. The Irish at Miller’s Landing (renamed New Haven, MO in 1856) were complemented for their hospitality. Scavengers arrived at the wreck site the next day and carried off anything of value. Surviving cars from the wreck and the locomotive and tender were brought to Jefferson City by ferry boat. A Pacific Railroad train did eventually reach Jefferson City four months later, but St. Louis' plan to be the starting point of the transcontinental railroad was unsuccessful. In 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah, stretching from San Francisco to", "title": "Gasconade Bridge train disaster" }, { "docid": "470716", "text": "treeless plains across Nebraska and Wyoming. Coal shipments by rail were also looked on as a potentially major source of income—this potential is still being realized. The Union Pacific reached the new railroad town of Cheyenne in December 1867, having laid about that year. They paused over the winter, preparing to push the track over Evans (Sherman's) pass. At , Evans/Sherman's pass is the highest point reached on the transcontinental railroad. About beyond Evans/Sherman's pass, the railroad had to build an extensive bridge over the Dale Creek canyon (41.103803, −105.454797, lat., long.). The Dale Creek Crossing was one of their", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "6168782", "text": "1858. As a boy he was raised in part along the roadbed of the Union Pacific Railroad during its construction as part of the First Transcontinental Railroad; his father ran businesses that catered to the construction crews, and was operating the railroad hotel at Promontory, Utah when the railroad was completed in 1869. At the ceremony on Promontory Summit where engines of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad touched cowcatchers to symbolize the opening of the transcontinental route, Stanton rode in the UP's engine and rang the engine's bell. Stanton was educated in San Francisco, and then attended", "title": "Charles E. Stanton" }, { "docid": "716657", "text": "and 9th Avenue which is now marked by a gold spike that was used for the promotion of the movie Union Pacific Council Bluffs physical connection to the Transcontinental Railroad was delayed until 1872 when the Union Pacific Missouri River Bridge opened (railroad cars had to be ferried across the Missouri River from Council Bluffs to Omaha in the early days of the Transcontinental). The Chicago and North Western Railway arrived 1867. Other railroads operating in the city came to include the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago Great Western Railway, Wabash Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Burlington and", "title": "Council Bluffs, Iowa" }, { "docid": "12660257", "text": "Milwaukee Depot The Milwaukee Depot in Missoula, Montana, was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (otherwise known as The Milwaukee Road) in 1910 as part of the railroad's transcontinental \"Pacific Extension\". The depot complex consists of two buildings, both made of brick. The depot itself is a two-story rectangular building that had passenger waiting rooms and the station agent's office. The second floor contained railroad offices. The depot has two towers that rise above it. There is a Mission influence in the tile roofs and decoration. The second building was the baggage room. When the railroad", "title": "Milwaukee Depot" }, { "docid": "2955329", "text": "human geography. Large cities (such as Nairobi) may be founded by a railroad passing through. Historically, when a station has been built outside the town or city it is intended to serve, that town has expanded to include the station, or buildings (especially Inns) sprung up near the station. The existence of a station may increase the number of commuters who live in a town or village and so cause it to become a dormitory town. The transcontinental railroad was a large factor in American colonization of the Western frontier. China's railroad expansion into Tibet may have similar consequences. Rail", "title": "Rail transport operations" }, { "docid": "3145529", "text": "Railway, the first transcontinental railroad in the northern United States, announced it would locate its terminus at Commencement Bay. When the railroad reached the bay in 1883 it caused a boom of development in Tacoma. The railroad facilities were located near the extensive tide flats by the mouth of the Puyallup River, about a mile from the original site of Tacoma. Not only did the tide flats provide level ground compared to the steep slopes surrounding the rest of the bay, but dredging work would quickly provide deep water access to the railyards and warehouses. A new town, called New", "title": "Commencement Bay" }, { "docid": "4882041", "text": "through the mountains. The resulting financial scandals not only ruined de Lesseps and many investors, it also brought down the French government. The episode then takes up the story seventeen years later when the United States took up the challenge. A concentrated effort succeeded in eradicating the causes of the tropical diseases, but the attempt to build a sea-level canal once again failed. Instead the canal was built with locks. The episode follows the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the first transcontinental rail system, which would unite the eastern and western seaboards of the United States. Started in Sacramento", "title": "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World" }, { "docid": "2097154", "text": "in 1885, built a wooden railroad trestle across the Great Salt Lake between Ogden and Lucin, between February 1902 and March 1904. The Lucin Cutoff completely bypassed Promontory Summit. The last regularly scheduled transcontinental passenger train to pass through Promontory station was on Sunday, September 18, 1904. When the Great Depression led to a dramatic fall in revenues from railroad traffic, the Southern Pacific decided to abandon the line when it failed to meet its operating costs. On September 8, 1942, an \"unspiking\" ceremony was held to commemorate the lifting of the last rail over Promontory Summit; the old steel", "title": "Promontory, Utah" }, { "docid": "506348", "text": "transcontinental railroad was built, more Chinatowns started to appear in railroad towns such as St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Butte Montana, and many east coast cities such as New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and Baltimore. With the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation, many southern states such as Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia began to hire Chinese for work in place of slave labor. The history of Chinatowns was not always peaceful, especially when labor disputes arose. Racial tensions flared when lower-paid Chinese workers replaced white miners in many mountain-area Chinatowns, such as in Wyoming with the Rock Springs Massacre. Many", "title": "Chinatown" }, { "docid": "2100135", "text": "was the only one. The treaty led the U.S. government to contract for steamship service to Panama from ports on both coasts. When the California Gold Rush began in 1848, traffic through Panama greatly increased, and New Granada agreed to allow the Panama Railroad to be constructed by American interests. This first \"transcontinental railroad\" opened in 1850. There were riots in Panama City in 1856; several Americans were killed. US warships landed Marines, who occupied the railroad station and kept the railroad service from being interrupted by the unrest. The United States demanded compensation from New Granada, including a zone", "title": "Panama Canal Zone" }, { "docid": "8750216", "text": "Williams Depot Williams Depot is a privately owned train station in Williams, Arizona. It is the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway line. The first railroad in Williams was the western division of the transcontinental railroad built by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in 1882. By 1885 the first station was built in the town. Two years later, the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad was built to transport supplies and workers between Williams and the copper mines near Anita. In 1901, the SF&GC was sold under foreclosure to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, who completed the", "title": "Williams Depot" }, { "docid": "20319150", "text": "Boca and Loyalton Railroad The Boca and Loyalton Railroad was built to serve sawmills in the Sierra Nevada of northern California. It became the Loyalton branch of the Western Pacific Railroad. The Lewis brothers built a standard gauge railway about 1897 from the Southern Pacific early transcontinental line at Boca, California, seventeen miles north to their sawmill in Sardine Valley. The sawmill was moved to Loyalton, California after the Sardine Valley forests were cut, and the rail line was extended to Loyalton as the Boca & Loyalton on 24 September 1900. Several other lumber companies built sawmills in the Loyalton", "title": "Boca and Loyalton Railroad" }, { "docid": "17047264", "text": "by New York commodity broker Ross Rowland for use in hauling his \"Golden Spike Centennial Limited\", a special commemorative train that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1969. Afterwards, the 759 pulled numerous excursions for Ross Rowland and Steamtown until being retired once more and placed back on display in 1977. Today, the locomotive remains on static display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 759 was built in August 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, better known as the", "title": "Nickel Plate 759" }, { "docid": "1137653", "text": "Baker, Montana Baker is a city in and the county seat of Fallon County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. It was named after A. G. Baker, an engineer with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Baker was built along the transcontinental rail line of the Milwaukee Road near where the railroad created a lake to supply water to its steam locomotives. The city was known as Lorraine for a brief time before being renamed in honor of Milwaukee Road engineer A.G. Baker. A successful Milwaukee Land Company campaign to attract homesteaders to", "title": "Baker, Montana" }, { "docid": "19002498", "text": "his early interest in photography; his father built him an attic darkroom and his mother introduced him to the works of Peter Beard, whose book, \"Eyelids of the Morning\", a study of Nile crocodiles on Lake Rudolf, was being published by NYGS. Beard learned of Moore’s interest in photography and signed two prints to him from this series. Moore is related to the Victorian era artists George Cochran Lambdin, known for his paintings of flowers, and Alfred A. Hart, an official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who documented the construction of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad.", "title": "Andrew L. Moore" }, { "docid": "15352577", "text": "from Williston that Lucas was finding the best bones and refused to quit Cope to come work for Marsh. Marsh ordered Williston back to Morrison, where Marsh's small quarry collapsed and nearly killed his assistants. This setback would have dried up Marsh's bone supply from the west, if not for receipt of a third letter. At the time of Lakes' discoveries, the First Transcontinental Railroad was being built through a remote area of Wyoming. Marsh's letter was from two men identifying themselves as Harlow and Edwards, workers on the Union Pacific Railroad. Their real names were William Harlow Reed (b.", "title": "Bone Wars" }, { "docid": "5709989", "text": "Adams, and Andrew J. Moon, began illegally selling small farm plots west of what is now Market Street. One of the squatters, Horace Carpentier became Oakland's first mayor in 1854. The population grew after 1863, when the San Francisco-Oakland railroad connected central Oakland to the San Francisco bay ferries. In 1869, West Oakland became the terminus of the transcontinental railroad, and the population grew again as railroad workers settled in the neighborhood. In the 1880s and 1890s, a large number of shops and small and medium-sized houses were built to accommodate the large number of European Americans, African Americans, Portuguese,", "title": "West Oakland, Oakland, California" }, { "docid": "3980890", "text": "first 2-6-0 built in the United States, in 1863 for the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company. The company continued manufacturing both locomotives and textile machinery for nearly another 20 years. In November 1868 Rogers delivered five identical coal-burning 4-4-0 steam locomotives (assigned Nos. 116–120) to the Union Pacific Railroad, which were subsequently placed into freight service in western Wyoming and Utah. Union Pacific No. 119 would gain fame on May 10, 1869, when it took part in the \"Golden Spike\" ceremony at Promontory, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The unit was rebuilt in the", "title": "Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works" }, { "docid": "14275988", "text": "Barbara Harrison Wescott Barbara Harrison Wescott (October 27, 1904 – April 8, 1977) was a publisher. She was born on October 27, 1904, the second daughter of Francis Burton Harrison and his first wife Mary Crocker Harrison, an heiress from San Francisco. Mary Crocker Harrison was a granddaughter of Charles Crocker, a self-made multi-millionaire who founded the Central Pacific Railroad and, with three other men, took over Southern Pacific Railroad and built the transcontinental railroad. Barbara Wescott's mother was killed in an automobile accident in 1905 at age 23 when Barbara was barely a year old. According to a 1914", "title": "Barbara Harrison Wescott" }, { "docid": "470675", "text": "1832 when Dr. Hartwell Carver published an article in the \"New York Courier & Enquirer\" advocating building a transcontinental railroad from Lake Michigan to Oregon. In 1847 he submitted to the U.S. Congress a \"Proposal for a Charter to Build a Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean\", seeking a congressional charter to support his idea. Congress agreed to support the idea. Under the direction of the Department of War, the Pacific Railroad Surveys were conducted from 1853 through 1855. These included an extensive series of expeditions of the American West seeking possible routes. A report on the explorations", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "470799", "text": "built by O'Connor Engineering Laboratories. The engines are fired up periodically by the National Park Service for the public. On May 10, 2006, on the anniversary of the driving of the spike, Utah announced that its state quarter design would be a representation of the driving of the Last Spike. Amtrak's \"California Zephyr\", a daily passenger service from Emeryville, California (San Francisco Bay Area) to Chicago, uses the First Transcontinental Railroad from Sacramento to central Nevada. Because this rail line currently operates in a directional running setup across most of Nevada, the \"California Zephyr\" will switch to the Central Corridor", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "470749", "text": "and the tons of ice needed by the miners as they worked ever deeper into the \"hot\" Comstock Lode ore body. In the mines, temperatures could get above at the work face and a miner often used over of ice per shift. This new railroad connected to the Central Pacific near Reno, and went through Carson City, the new capital of Nevada. After the transcontinental railroads were completed, many other railroads were built to connect up to other population centers in Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon, Washington territories, etc. In 1869, the Kansas Pacific Railway started building the Hannibal Bridge,", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "17523619", "text": "Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site Fort Steele, also known as Fort Fred Steele, was established to protect the newly built Union Pacific Railroad from attacks by Native Americans during construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States. The fort was built in 1868 where the railroad crossed the North Platte River in Carbon County, Wyoming. Work on the fort was carried out by military and civilian labor. Fort Steele was one of three forts built on the line. Fort Sanders (originally Fort John Buford) near Laramie and Fort D.A. Russell at Cheyenne were the other railroad forts. Fort", "title": "Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site" }, { "docid": "6967850", "text": "whistle. No. 119 was the original locomotive on the Omaha Zoo Railroad and was custom built for the zoo in 1968. It was built by Crown Metal Products of Wyano, Pennsylvania, a company that built replica steam trains for amusement parks and zoos all over the country. In honor of zoo railroad benefactor Union Pacific, the engine was decorated to resemble the Union Pacific's ceremonial engine used at the 1869 completion of the first transcontinental railroad. It is a 4-4-0 type locomotive, meaning that it has four pilot wheels to help guide it through curves, 4 large driving wheels, and", "title": "Omaha Zoo Railroad" }, { "docid": "9871975", "text": "Legislature\" did not succeed in swaying the Nebraska Territory governor, and the Capitol remained in Omaha until 1867 when Nebraska gained statehood. When Omaha eventually lost the capital to Lincoln in 1867, the city was by then strong enough to maintain economic growth for a period of time. While Council Bluffs was chosen as the eastern terminus of the United States' first transcontinental railroad in 1862 with the passage of the Pacific Railway Act, construction on the railroad began west from Omaha to avoid the difficulties of constructing a bridge across the Missouri River. This ensured that Omaha would become", "title": "History of Omaha, Nebraska" }, { "docid": "10872357", "text": "Jupiter (locomotive) The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive which made history as one of the two locomotives (the other being the Union Pacific \"No. 119\") to meet at Promontory Summit during the Golden Spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The \"Jupiter\" was built in September 1868 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of New York, along with three other engines, numbered 61, 62, and 63, named the \"Storm\", \"Whirlwind\", and \"Leviathan\", respectively. These four engines were then dismantled and sailed to San Francisco, California, where they were loaded onto", "title": "Jupiter (locomotive)" }, { "docid": "15784177", "text": "Capitan\" spent its last decade crossing the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo before being retired in 1925. El Capitan (ferry) El Capitan was a side-wheel steam-powered passenger ferry operated on San Francisco Bay. The ferry was built for the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868 in anticipation of completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The ferry offered connecting service to San Francisco for train passengers arriving in Oakland, California. \"El Capitan\" collided with the Central Pacific ferry \"Alameda\" in dense fog on 20 February 1879. The hull flooded from a hole forward of the port side paddle box, and the", "title": "El Capitan (ferry)" }, { "docid": "15305184", "text": "the transcontinental railroad in the north. The refinery at Lyons Station was unsuccessful and shut down in 1875, and in 1877 the parts were moved about a mile westward to Andrews Station directly on the railroad line, where a larger refinery was being built. The site of Lyons Station is marked by California Historical Marker NO. 688, sited in front of the Eternal Valley Memorial Park at 23287 North Sierra Highway in Newhall, near California State Route 14 and Newhall Avenue. Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop The Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop, (originally Hart's Station, then Wiley's Station), was a tavern and", "title": "Lyons Station Stagecoach Stop" }, { "docid": "470674", "text": "The road's rail terminus was moved two months later to the Oakland Long Wharf about a mile to the north. Service between San Francisco and Oakland Pier continued to be provided by ferry. The CPRR eventually purchased of UPRR-built grade from Promontory Summit (MP 828) to Ogden, U.T. (MP 881), which became the interchange point between trains of the two roads. The transcontinental line was popularly known as the \"Overland Route\" after the principal passenger rail service that operated over the length of the line until 1962. Building a railroad line that connected the United States coast-to-coast was advocated in", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "1284923", "text": "bought the rights, raising U.S. fears of British colonization in the hemisphere, in violation of the precepts of the Monroe Doctrine. United States interest in the right-of-way increased in 1848 after the gold strikes in the Sierra Nevada, which led to the California Gold Rush. The Memphis commercial convention of 1849 recommended that the United States pursue the trans-isthmus route, since it appeared unlikely that a transcontinental railroad would be built anytime soon. Interests in Louisiana were especially adamant about this option, as they believed that any transcontinental railroad would divert commercial traffic away from the Mississippi and New Orleans,", "title": "Gadsden Purchase" }, { "docid": "2397510", "text": "Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad) \"The Big Four\" was the name popularly given to the famous and influential businessmen, philanthropists and railroad tycoons who built the Central Pacific Railroad, (C.P.R.R.), which formed the western portion through the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, built from the mid-continent at the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean during the middle and late 1860s. Composed of Leland Stanford, (1824–1893), Collis Potter Huntington, (1821–1900), Mark Hopkins, (1813–1878), and Charles Crocker, (1822–1888), the four themselves however, personally preferred to be known as \"The Associates.\" Collectively, the", "title": "Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad)" }, { "docid": "5191092", "text": "of railroad lines had been built. The B&O's westward route reached the Ohio River in 1852, the first eastern seaboard railroad to do so. Railroad companies in the North and Midwest constructed networks that linked nearly every major city by 1860. The First Transcontinental Railroad in the U.S. was built across North America in the 1860s, linking the railroad network of the eastern U.S. with California on the Pacific coast. Finished on May 10, 1869 at the Golden spike event at Promontory Summit, Utah, it created a nationwide mechanized transportation network that revolutionized the population and economy of the American", "title": "Rail transportation in the United States" }, { "docid": "470774", "text": "Chinese. Emigrants from poverty stricken regions of China, many of which suffered from the strife of the Taiping Rebellion, seemed to be more willing to tolerate the living and working conditions on the railroad construction, and progress on the railroad continued. The increasing necessity for tunneling as they proceeded up the mountains then began to slow progress of the line yet again. The first step of construction was to survey the route and determine the locations where large excavations, tunnels and bridges would be needed. Crews could then start work in advance of the railroad reaching these locations. Supplies and", "title": "First Transcontinental Railroad" }, { "docid": "10444559", "text": "corridor of I-40 in Arizona was first surveyed and built between 1857 and 1859. Lt. Edward Beale and his soldiers built the road along the 35th parallel that would come to be known as the Beale Wagon Road from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to the Colorado River to serve as a military wagon road. The road was a popular route for immigrants during the 1860s and 1870s until the transcontinental railroad was built across northern Arizona in the 1880s. In the early 1900s, the road became part of the National Old Trails Road, a transcontinental route from Baltimore, Maryland to California,", "title": "Interstate 40 in Arizona" }, { "docid": "3064827", "text": "Canadian Northern Railway The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton. CNoR had its start in the independent branchlines that were being constructed in Manitoba in the 1880s and 1890s as a response to the monopoly exercised by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Many of these branchlines were built with the sponsorship of the provincial government, which sought to subsidize local competition to the federally subsidized CPR;", "title": "Canadian Northern Railway" } ]

[ "7 December 1941" ]

[ { "docid": "7529824", "text": "Military history of the United States during World War II The military history of the United States in World War II covers the war against Germany, Italy, and Japan, starting with the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. During the first two years of World War II, the United States had maintained formal neutrality as made official in the Quarantine Speech delivered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, while supplying Britain, the Soviet Union, and China with war materiel through the Lend-Lease Act which was signed into law on 11 March 1941, as well as deploying the", "title": "Military history of the United States during World War II" } ]

[ { "docid": "15120173", "text": "1900 and 1940 the number of Grenadians who emigrated to the US did not reach a thousand. Grenadian immigration to the US increased only from the 1950s, after World War II. This increase was due to female migration at the end of the decade. However, few Grenadians were allowed to enter the US legally. Grenadian women often worked as nurses or in the domestic services. In the mid-1950s, when oil refineries were machined in Grenada and had reduced their operating income, the US allowed a group of oil workers in Grenada to emigrate to this country. These men and women", "title": "Grenadian Americans" }, { "docid": "19778228", "text": "radio operator who also was the hull machine gunner. One prototype hull was completed and captured by US forces. It was taken to Aberdeen Proving Ground, and then later moved to the Patton museum. Panther II tank The Panther II tank was a German tank design proposal, based on the Panther tank during the Second World War. It had thicker armour when compared with the Panther and some standardised components were implemented from the Tiger II tank. The Panther II did not progress beyond prototypes and did not enter production. The early motivation for improving the Panther tank came from", "title": "Panther II tank" }, { "docid": "16903135", "text": "in the 1938 World Cup in France, the last before World War II. The first World Cup after the War was the 1950 World Cup held in Brazil, but Argentina did not enter the competition due to a conflict with the Brazilian Football Confederation. For the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, Argentina refused to participate. In 1951, Argentina played England for the first time and were defeated 2–1 at Wembley Stadium. The second leg was played in Buenos Aires on 14 June 1953, where Argentina won 3–1, though the match caused great repercussions in Argentina. Although Argentina did not contest", "title": "History of the Argentina national football team" }, { "docid": "16202471", "text": "to enter World War I. 93 hearings were held, over 200 witnesses were called, and little hard evidence was found. The Nye Committee came to an end when Chairman Nye accused President Woodrow Wilson of withholding information from Congress when he chose to enter World War I. The failure of the committee to find a conspiracy did not change public prejudice against the manufactures of armaments, thus the popular name \"Merchants of death\". See the United States Senate, Senate History page. Merchants of death Merchants of death was an epithet used in the U.S. in the 1930s to attack industries", "title": "Merchants of death" }, { "docid": "5524388", "text": "Bob became the Los Angeles city singles title holder. The following year he claimed the United States doubles crown with Don McNeill at Forest Hills, New York. In 1943 Bob became one of the youngest players to enter the US Top 10 amateur ranks. He remained in the US Top 10 for 5 years, whilst he was ranked as high as World No. 7 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph. From 1944 to 1945, during World War II Falkenburg served in the military as an air cadet. Being enlisted in the service, however, did not put a complete halt", "title": "Bob Falkenburg" }, { "docid": "9922333", "text": ". Niki-class destroyer The \"Niki\" class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin. During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war. The class consisted of four destroyers: , ,", "title": "Niki-class destroyer" }, { "docid": "9922332", "text": "Niki-class destroyer The \"Niki\" class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin. During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war. The class consisted of four destroyers: , , and", "title": "Niki-class destroyer" }, { "docid": "8425241", "text": "Task Force 31 Task Force 31 (TF 31) was a US Navy task force active with the United States Third Fleet during World War II, and still ready to be activated today with today's Third Fleet. Task Force numbers were in constant use, and there were several incarnations of TF 31 during World War II. In its most known World War II guise, it was formed at the end of World War II, under Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger II, to begin the occupation of Japan. The TF 31 combatant ships were the first to enter Tokyo Bay when the", "title": "Task Force 31" }, { "docid": "20911380", "text": "he can retire. Mitch insists they rent a room to save from selling their home. Enter Carl Lemay. Carl at first seems like the perfect renter but when he begins upsetting Mitch's routine way of life, a battle of wits turns into all out war. Principal photography took place in Winnipeg, Canada in June 2016. The film had its world premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival on September 16, 2017. The film opened theatrically in Canada on October 26, 2018. Gunpowder & Sky released the film in the US on all major VOD platforms November 2, 2018. The film has", "title": "Room for Rent" }, { "docid": "2341002", "text": "limited capacity of its standard 20-round magazine tended to hamper its utility in that role. Although the weapon did see some action in World War I, the BAR did not become standard issue in the US Army until 1938, when it was issued to squads as a portable light machine gun. The BAR saw extensive service in both World War II and the Korean War and saw limited service in the Vietnam War. The US Army began phasing out the BAR in the late 1950s, when it was intended to be replaced by a squad automatic weapon (SAW) variant of", "title": "M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle" }, { "docid": "9289787", "text": "the Boeing Aviation Hangar facility of the Smithsonian's NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center annex at Dulles Airport just west of Washington, DC. The USAAF, US Marines, and US Navy used this aircraft in the European, Pacific, and Far East theaters during World War II, and in Korea during the Korean War. The Navy and Marine version of the L-5 through L-5E were designated OY-1, and all these aircraft has 12-volt electrical systems. The 24-volt L-5G became the OY-2. Neither the L-5G nor OY-2 saw combat during World War II because production did not begin until July, 1945, just weeks before the war", "title": "Stinson L-5 Sentinel" }, { "docid": "2948224", "text": "tragedy beautiful because it detached us from a troubled world and did not think a troubled world good, as those unspeakable optimists did, because it made such a fine tragedy. It is pleasant to find that among all these philosophers one at least was a gentleman.\" \"…things are certainly beautiful to \"behold\", but to \"be\" them is something quite different.\" (\"The World as Will and Representation\", Vol. II, Ch. XLVI) \"…aesthetic pleasure in the beautiful consists, to a large extent, in the fact that, when we enter the state of pure contemplation, we are raised for the moment above all", "title": "Arthur Schopenhauer's aesthetics" }, { "docid": "2039076", "text": "final to Guillermo Vilas in five sets. For the fifth consecutive year, Năstase reached the Masters Grand Prix Final in 1975, where he defeated Björn Borg, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. During the first half of 1976, Năstase won four tournaments (Atlanta WCT, Avis Challenge Cup WCT, US Open Indoor, and La Costa), and head-to-head, he led Connors 2–1, Vilas 1–0, Ashe 1–0, and Borg 2–0. Năstase did not enter the Australian Open, which was again avoided by most of the top players. Năstase was prevented from entering the French Open because he participated in World Team Tennis. In the second half", "title": "Ilie Năstase" }, { "docid": "463357", "text": "not believe they are hostile to us unless or until we are obliged to believe it\". In March 1917 several American ships were sunk by Germany; the cabinet was unanimously in favor of war. Wilson delivered his \"War Message\" to a special session of Congress on April 2, 1917, declaring that Germany's latest pronouncement had rendered his \"armed neutrality\" policy untenable and asking Congress to declare Germany's war stance was an act of war. He proposed the United States enter the war to \"vindicate principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic", "title": "Woodrow Wilson" }, { "docid": "441457", "text": "the consequences. The sinking of the \"Reuben James\" did not lead the US to declare war on Germany; it did, however, provide a pretext to officially transfer the US Coast Guard from its peacetime role as an arm of the US Treasury Department to a wartime function as part of the US Navy. Congress also amended the Neutrality Act to permit the arming of US-registered merchant ships and authorized them to enter European waters for the first time since 1939. In 1942, again commanded by Erich Topp (who would later become an admiral in the post-war Bundesmarine), \"U-552\" participated in", "title": "German submarine U-552" }, { "docid": "20844068", "text": "in this segment of the video. The music video was choreographed by Megan Batoon. \"Honestly\" reached No. 1 on the US iTunes chart, making it her first song to top said chart. This allowed it to enter the US Digital Songs chart top ten, and the US Pop Digital Songs top three. It did not enter the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100, but it peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart. Digital download A second single, \"Honestly (Encore)\", was released simultaneously with \"Honestly\". It peaked at No. 2 on the US iTunes Chart while \"Honestly\"", "title": "Honestly (Gabbie Hanna song)" }, { "docid": "11974191", "text": "Schweizer SGS 2-12 The Schweizer SGS 2-12 is a United States two-seat, low-wing, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. The 2-12 was a development of the Schweizer 2-8 two place training glider, with an all-wooden wing. It was designed especially for a US Army Air Force requirement to train glider pilots for air assault missions in World War II. When the US entered World War Two in 1941 none of the US services had a glider program. The German use of glider-borne attack on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael and their use in the Battle of", "title": "Schweizer SGS 2-12" }, { "docid": "3747512", "text": "first African American to achieve the rank of colonel in the US Army. With the United States about to enter World War I, Young stood a good chance of being promoted to brigadier general. However, there was widespread resistance among white officers, especially those from the segregated South, who did not want to be outranked by an African American. A lieutenant who served under Young complained to the War Department, and Secretary of War Newton Baker replied that he should \"either do his duty or resign.\" John Sharp Williams, senator from Mississippi, complained on the lieutenant's behalf to President Woodrow", "title": "Charles Young (United States Army)" }, { "docid": "1503294", "text": "World War II. Lewis sold the remainder of his US Decca holdings when war did break out. MCA's US-based Decca Records kept the rights to the Decca name in North and South America and parts of Asia including Japan. UK Decca owned the rights to the Decca name in the rest of the world. After the war, British Decca formed a new US subsidiary, London Records. During this time US Decca issued records outside North America on the Brunswick and Coral labels. In 1967, Brunswick and Coral were replaced by the MCA label, which was used to release US Decca", "title": "MCA Records" }, { "docid": "8213489", "text": "world war, they released a smaller, lighter Cotton with a 122 cc Villiers 9D engine. When the triangulated rigid frame was introduced in 1920, it was ahead of its time. By 1939, when the sprung heel and rear swingarm frames had begun to appear so rigid frames had seen their day . Vincent had patented a cantilever frame in 1928. Continuing with engineering work that sustained the factory during the Second World War, Cotton did not re-enter the motorcycle market at the war's end, but struggled on into the 1950s, when F.W. Cotton decided to retire. The company was re-constituted", "title": "Cotton (motorcycle)" }, { "docid": "17158249", "text": "for them, but in reality it contributed to their defeat by causing the US to enter the war on the side of the Allies. Despite the experience of World War I, Britain initially expected that German submarines would fight under the cruiser rules in World War II. However, in September 1939 German submarine \"U-30\" sunk the British passenger liner SS \"Athenia\" apparently mistaking it for a military ship. Admiral Dönitz pressed for unrestricted submarine warfare. However, Dönitz was starved of resources until after the Battle of Britain in 1940 when it became clear that Britain could not be successfully invaded.", "title": "Cruiser rules" }, { "docid": "5221242", "text": "replacing its piston engines with two Mitsubishi Ne-330s. Designated the R2Y2 \"Keiun Kai\", it did not enter construction before the end of the war. Yokosuka R2Y The Yokosuka R2Y \"Keiun\" (景雲 - \"Cirrus Cloud\") was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Japan late in World War II. Commissioned for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the R1Y design was cancelled due to its disappointing performance estimates, the R2Y used coupled engines driving a single propeller and also featured a tricycle undercarriage. Completed in April 1945, the prototype made a short flight on 8 May, but was destroyed in a US air", "title": "Yokosuka R2Y" }, { "docid": "7951931", "text": "Slade Alive, Vol. 2 Slade Alive, Vol. 2 is the second live album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on 27 October 1978 and did not enter the charts. Titled as the follow-up to the band's commercially and critically successful 1972 album \"Slade Alive!\", the performances on \"Slade Alive, Vol. 2\" were taken from the band's Autumn 1976 tour of the United States and their Spring 1977 UK tour. The album was produced by Chas Chandler. Having returned from the US in late 1976, Slade found the UK music business much changed from when they had left", "title": "Slade Alive, Vol. 2" }, { "docid": "5624724", "text": "Due to the tremendous quantity manufactured during World War II, it was in limited standard issue with the US Army and US Marine Corps throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The U.S. Navy was one of the last users when it was discontinued in 1969. The Mk 2 grenade replaced the failed Mk 1 grenade used by the U.S. military during World War I. 44 million were ordered and more than 21 million were completed (it was possible to convert Mk 1 grenade bodies to the Mk 2 configuration) before the war ended, but few reached American troops overseas. It was", "title": "Mk 2 grenade" }, { "docid": "20531270", "text": "crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of fifteen World Rally Cars, twelve World Rally Championship-2 entries, and four World Rally Championship-3 entries. The Citroën pairing of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were entered into the rally, but were subsequently withdrawn when the team released Meeke from his contract. The team did not enter another crew in their place. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, driving a Fiesta, took a slender 0.1 second lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Championship leader Thierry Neuville was another 0.6 second behind. Elfyn Evans", "title": "2018 Rally Italia Sardegna" }, { "docid": "2949936", "text": "on the Allied side in order to confront Hitler on additional fronts. Although Sweden did not enter the fight, she did later agree to cancel the transit of German military material and troops across Sweden, to further reduce iron ore exports, end Swedish naval escorting of German ships in the Baltic, and reduce ball bearing exports. In exchange, Britain and the US agreed to a relaxation of the blockade to allow Sweden to import certain important commodities, including rubber and oil. The ongoing diplomatic pressure, together with the deteriorating German military position gradually persuaded Sweden to reduce and ultimately end", "title": "Swedish iron-ore mining during World War II" }, { "docid": "16907504", "text": "the 160 hp Gnome did not go into production in the United States, and the US Army decided to build European fighters under license instead. It is uncertain whether all four Type Bs were completed, with some sources indicating only one type B having been built. Orenco B The Orenco B was a prototype American fighter aircraft of World War I. It was a single-engined, single-seat biplane that flew in 1918. Although it demonstrated good performance, it did not enter large scale service. The Ordnance Engineering Corporation of Baldwin, Long Island, designed and built its first aircraft, the Type A,", "title": "Orenco B" }, { "docid": "10948965", "text": "the Kingdom of Italy. King Victor Emmanuel III remained Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Royal Armed Forces. Hence, Mussolini needed the consent of the King (who always looked at France as the center of European politics) to declare war and enter the Second World War. Initially the King and his staff (conscious of the Italian lack of preparation to war) did not approve Mussolini's intentions, but when France was clearly defeated in June 1940, the Italian Royal Army (\"Regio Esercito\") was abruptly sent to war. Mussolini made the mistake to believe that the United Kingdom would accept", "title": "Royal Italian Army during World War II" }, { "docid": "7840544", "text": "notions of love and marriage are quickly devastated when it becomes apparent that Enid is more interested in political activism and Christian missionary work than she is in loving and caring for Claude. When Enid departs for China to care for her missionary sister, who has suddenly fallen ill, Claude moves back to his family's farm. As World War I begins in Europe, the family is fixated on every development from overseas. When the United States decides to enter the war, Claude enlists in the US Army. Finally believing he has found a purpose in life - beyond the drudgery", "title": "One of Ours" }, { "docid": "16972796", "text": "this action that technically caused the British to enter the war, as they were still bound by the 1839 agreement to protect Belgium in the event of war. On 2 August 1914, the German government demanded that German armies be given free passage through Belgian territory, although this was refused by the Belgian government on 3 August. The Belgian King Albert I addressed his Parliament on 4 August, saying \"Never since 1830 has a graver hour sounded for Belgium. The strength of our right and the need of Europe for our autonomous existence make us still hope that the dreaded", "title": "Belgium in World War I" }, { "docid": "13871628", "text": "was raised in a Calvinist family. He passed the exam to enter at the \"Ecole des Beaux-arts\". He did not spend much time at the \"Beaux-arts\" as the first World War broke out. His initial military service during World War I was in the 32nd Regiment d'Artillerie. After transfer to the , Favre de Thierrens underwent aviation training and received his Military Pilot's Brevet in 1916. He was posted to Escadrille F215, which was equipped with Farmans. He was wounded by antiaircraft shrapnel on 2 September 1916. After winning two citations with Escadrille 215, he was transferred to Escadrille N62", "title": "Jean-Paul Favre De Thierrens" }, { "docid": "10533893", "text": "World War II and did not enter directly into college. Upon coming out of service in World War II, he enrolled at Notre Dame as a 23-year-old freshman. He was a starter on the football team three years at right half and one year at fullback from 1946 to 1949. In those four years the Notre Dame record was 36–0–2. Besides his nickname of \"Red\", he was known in football as \"Six- Yard Sitko.\" He led his team in rushing all four years and his career average was 6.1 yards a try. In 1949, he also led the team in", "title": "Emil Sitko" }, { "docid": "907676", "text": "the \"Yankee\" settlers, however when conflict did arise it focused around the issue of prohibition of alcohol. On this issue the Yankees were divided and the Germans almost unanimously were opposed to it, tipping the balance in favor of opposition to prohibition. Later the two communities would be divided on the issue of World War I in which, once again, the Yankee community would be divided and the Germans were unanimously opposed to American entry into the war. The Yankee community was generally pro-British, however many of the Yankees also did not want America to enter the war themselves. The", "title": "Sauk County, Wisconsin" }, { "docid": "10524904", "text": "extensive refits at Philadelphia after the USA's entry into the First World War, which reflected the US Navy's then-limited experience in submarine ocean operations. In December 1917, the seven boats were sent to Bantry Bay as Submarine Division 5 for convoy escort and anti-U-boat patrols. The four new Group 2 L-boats later deployed to the Azores in November 1918 as Division 6 to reinforce four K-class submarines sent there in October 1917. While forward deployed, US L-class submarines displayed \"AL\" pennant numbers to avoid confusion with British L-class submarines. US submarines did not sink any U-boats in World War I.", "title": "United States L-class submarine" }, { "docid": "4266280", "text": "Americans. Wickliffe Draper graduated from Harvard University in 1913. When the United States was slow to enter World War I, he enlisted in the British Army. When the U.S. eventually declared war, he transferred to the U.S. Army. In 1924 Wickliffe P. Draper established the Draper Armor Leadership Award in 1924 as a means to competitively test the leadership of small Cavalry units in the US Army. The test was oriented to the platoon level of Horse Cavalry. The first Cavalry Leadership Test for small units was held at Fort Riley, Kansas—then home of the Cavalry School. In 1928, LTC", "title": "Wickliffe Draper" }, { "docid": "18131057", "text": "of Australian troops in the Pacific had largely been taken over by US troops by then, leaving the Australian troops with a limited combat role in the last years of the war in the Pacific. As a result, the regiment did not see action again until late in the war when it was committed to the Aitape–Wewak campaign in late 1944 when Australian forces took over from US troops, which were redeployed to the Philippines. Arriving in December 1944, during the campaign, the 2/2nd initially supported the 16th Brigade as it advanced towards Wewak in January 1945. The following month,", "title": "2/2nd Field Regiment (Australia)" }, { "docid": "14534853", "text": "enter combat with the 76 mm gun (July 1944) was the M4A1, closely followed by the M4A3. By the end of the war, half the U.S. Army Shermans in Europe had the 76 mm gun. The first HVSS Sherman to see combat was the M4A3E8(76)W in December 1944. The M4A3E8 (76)W was arguably the best of the US Sherman tanks. The Encyclopaedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles; Published in 2007 by Amber Books Ltd. Tanks of the U.S. in the World Wars As the American army did not have tanks of its own, the French two-man Renault FT Light", "title": "Tanks of the U.S. in the World Wars" }, { "docid": "677268", "text": "divided and the Germans were unanimously opposed to American entry into the war. The Yankee community was generally pro-British, however many of the Yankees also did not want America to enter the war themselves. The Germans were sympathetic to Germany and did not want the United States to enter into a war against Germany, but the Germans were not anti-British. Prior to World War I, many German community leaders in Wisconsin spoke openly and enthusiastically about how much better America was than Germany, due primarily (in their eyes) to the presence of English law and the English political culture the", "title": "Adams County, Wisconsin" }, { "docid": "1142632", "text": "the Germans were unanimously opposed to American entry into the war. The Yankee community was generally pro-British, however many of the Yankees also did not want America to enter the war themselves. The Germans were sympathetic to Germany and did not want the United States to enter into a war against Germany, but the Germans were not anti-British. Prior to World War I, many German community leaders in Minnesota and Wisconsin spoke openly and enthusiastically about how much better America was than Germany, due primarily (in their eyes) to the presence of English law and the English political culture the", "title": "Worthington, Minnesota" }, { "docid": "13524418", "text": "lack of a playing field. \"FCP\" was lucky enough to convince the commander of the Bavarian 16th Infantry Regiment, based in the city, to let them use their training ground. The club became virtually defunct during and after the First World War, becoming nothing more than the football department of \"TV Passau\" once more again after the war. It only resurfaced in 1924. In 1951, the club changed its name to 1. FC Passau. \"Passau\" did not enter the higher Bavarian football scene till well after the Second World War when, in 1958, the team won the tier-four 2nd Amateurliga", "title": "1. FC Passau" }, { "docid": "989796", "text": "Composition C family of chemical explosives. Variants have different proportions and plasticisers and include composition C-2, composition C-3, and composition C-4. The original RDX based material was developed by the British during World War II, and redeveloped as Composition C when introduced to US military service. It was replaced by Composition C-2 around 1943, and later redeveloped around 1944 as Composition C-3. The toxicity of C-3 was reduced, the concentration of RDX was increased, it improved safety of usage and storage. Research on a replacement for C-3 was begun prior to 1950, but the new material, C-4, did not begin", "title": "C-4 (explosive)" }, { "docid": "14869958", "text": "Alliance P.2 Seabird The Alliance P.2 Seabird was a British single-engined long-range biplane designed by J.A. Peters to enter the Daily Mail £10,000 Atlantic Flight Prize. In the end it did not compete but became the first aircraft to fly from London (Acton) to Madrid non-stop on 31 July 1919. The Alliance Aeroplane Company which had constructed aircraft under licence during the First World War decided to build aircraft for the civil market. The Seabird was a long-range two-seat biplane powered by a Napier Lion piston engine. With an endurance of 21 hours it had an enclosed cabin for the", "title": "Alliance P.2 Seabird" }, { "docid": "16956227", "text": "military to begin using dogs. http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/nws_dg_world_warII_dogs_for_defense#.UMVB-H-J24E https://web.archive.org/web/20130930192416/http://community-2.webtv.net/Hahn-50thAP-K9/K9History3/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-kelly/dogs-world-war-2_b_916760.html http://www.dogsgonegood.com/Dogs_for_Defense.html Dogs For Defense After Pearl Harbor, the US military asked pet owners to donate their pet dogs to the war effort. The name of this program was Dogs for Defense. The dogs were trained and used for guard and patrol duties. To encourage the donation, they also advertised a program where the dogs would be deprogrammed after the war. Prior to World War II, the US military did not have a formal K-9 corp and owned fewer than a hundred dogs (mostly sled dogs sled dogs in Alaska). After Pearl Harbor,", "title": "Dogs For Defense" }, { "docid": "11596008", "text": "230 hp Bentley B.R. 2. All of the series of 22 Nightjars were converted from available stocks of original Nighthawks. Nightjars were used operationally during the Chanak Crisis in 1922 and were operated from the H.M.S. \"Argus\" from 1922–1924. Nieuport Nighthawk The Nieuport Nighthawk was a British fighter aircraft developed by the Nieuport & General Aircraft company for the Royal Air Force towards the end of the First World War. Although ordered into production before the aircraft first flew, it did not enter large scale service with the RAF owing to unreliable engines. Re-engined aircraft did see service in Greece,", "title": "Nieuport Nighthawk" }, { "docid": "4432488", "text": "1937. The war ended with the capitulation of Japan after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US. Although the US saw most action in the Pacific Theatre, the United Kingdom also had a role in Japan's defeat, particularly in the Burma campaign. The USSR did not declare war on Japan until 9 August 1945 when it invaded Manchuria. Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union during World War II. So see this article's section on the Soviet Union. During the war, Kenya was one of the single most important conscription grounds for the British Army in Africa.", "title": "World War II by country" }, { "docid": "18478928", "text": "T48 rifle The T48 (marked as \"Rifle, Caliber .30, T48\") is a battle rifle tested by the U.S. military in the mid 1950s during trials to find a replacement for the M1 Garand. It was a license-produced copy of the Belgian FN FAL rifle. The rifle did not enter service, as the U.S. military decided to adopt the M14 rifle instead. In the wake of World War II, the NATO \"Rifle Steering Committee\" was formed to encourage the adoption of a standardized NATO rifle. The Committee and the US interest in the FAL proved to be a turning point in", "title": "T48 rifle" }, { "docid": "19280115", "text": "mostly to the beginning of World War I. In 1917, Mokarzel sought and collected through \"Al-Hoda\" more than $30,000 US in donations to relieve his compatriots in Mount Lebanon who were experiencing a great famine due to Entente and Ottoman blockades. The collected donations were to be personally dispensed by Mokarzel, but half of the money was directed to fund a volunteer armed force that was gathering to enter Lebanon instead of toward relief aid. Mokarzel incorrectly surmised that the Entente powers would come to the Maronite force's assistance, but they did not take interest in the armed venture. Mokarzel", "title": "Naoum Mokarzel" }, { "docid": "1278115", "text": "year. At another federal service academy, the US Merchant Marine Academy, there was no break in instruction in celestial navigation as it is required to pass the US Coast Guard License Exam to enter the Merchant Marine. It is also taught at Harvard, most recently as Astronomy 2. Celestial navigation continues to be used by private yachtsmen, and particularly by long-distance cruising yachts around the world. For small cruising boat crews, celestial navigation is generally considered an essential skill when venturing beyond visual range of land. Although GPS (Global Positioning System) technology is reliable, offshore yachtsmen use celestial navigation as", "title": "Celestial navigation" }, { "docid": "3020860", "text": "USS San Diego (CL-53) The second USS \"San Diego\" (CL-53) was an \"Atlanta\"-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater. Armed with 16 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal DP anti-aircraft guns and 16 Bofors 40 mm AA guns, the \"Atlanta\"-class cruisers had one of the heaviest anti-aircraft broadsides of any warship of World War II. \"San Diego\" was one of the most decorated US ships of World War II, being awarded 18 battle stars, and was the first major Allied warship to enter Tokyo", "title": "USS San Diego (CL-53)" }, { "docid": "6707617", "text": "Schofield tank The Schofield tank, named after its designer, was a New Zealand tank design of the Second World War. Developed in 1940 when it seemed that the Pacific War might reach New Zealand and with little likelihood of weapons coming from Britain, it did not enter service. It was designed to run on either tracks or wheels. When a need for the production of indigenous armoured fighting vehicles arose in 1940, E.J.Schofield, a motor vehicle dealer for General Motors, in Wellington, approached the government with his own design. Schofield tank's was based on the chassis of a Chevrolet 6", "title": "Schofield tank" }, { "docid": "7666478", "text": "to surrender unconditionally, as it made apparent the Soviet Union would no longer be willing to act as a third party in negotiating an end to hostilities on conditional terms. At the Tehran Conference in November 1943, Joseph Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan once Germany was defeated. At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Stalin agreed to Allied pleas to enter World War II's Pacific Theater within three months of the end of the war in Europe. On July 26, the US, UK and China made the Potsdam Declaration, an ultimatum calling for", "title": "Soviet–Japanese War" }, { "docid": "15304013", "text": "seconds. They went on to win both the Munich and Lucerne World Rowing Cup regattas, beating the reigning world champions Haigh and Scown of New Zealand. Great Britain did not enter round 2 of the World Cup in Hamburg due to an outbreak in the area. Glover and Stanning finished second in the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, Slovenia, 0.1 seconds behind the winning New Zealand crew of Haigh and Scown, despite both getting a stomach bug when they arrived in Slovenia. Their coach Robin Williams described it as \"a gold medal performance without getting the gold medal\".", "title": "Helen Glover (rower)" }, { "docid": "15304051", "text": "the reigning world champions Haigh and Scown of New Zealand. Great Britain did not enter round 2 of the World Cup in Hamburg due to an outbreak in the area. Glover and Stanning finished second in the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, Slovenia, 0.1 seconds behind the winning New Zealand crew of Haigh and Scown, despite both getting a stomach bug when they arrived in Slovenia. Their coach Robin Williams described it as \"a gold medal performance without getting the gold medal\". In 2015, after retaining their world championship, Stanning said \"“Thinking back four years we were clear", "title": "Heather Stanning" }, { "docid": "8040457", "text": "as he had tried to form an alliance with France. Not all parts of the Ottoman government accepted the Alliance. Austria-Hungary adhered to the Ottoman–German treaty on 5 August. The Ottoman Empire did not enter the war until the Ottoman Navy bombarded Russian ports on the 29 October 1914. Ottoman–German alliance The Ottoman–German Alliance was an alliance between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire that was ratified on August 2, 1914, shortly following the outbreak of World War I. The alliance was created as part of a joint-cooperative effort that would strengthen and modernize the failing Ottoman military, as", "title": "Ottoman–German alliance" }, { "docid": "6392932", "text": "Like their predecessors the R Class, these cars were of the corridor arrangement and built to body shape closer to the R/R1 class. However unlike the R class the R1 class had only on saloon (as opposed to a saloon at either end and a drop-centre section in the middle) but had the increased seating of 56. The First 50 were ordered and delivered prior to World War 2, with a further 250 ordered in the late 1940s however due to steel shortages after the war, the first of the 250 did not enter service until 1950 with the last", "title": "Trams in Sydney" }, { "docid": "16582480", "text": "little. On the east coast of Mexico at the outbreak of war, she moved down the coast of South America, looking for Allied shipping, but made just 2 captures before receiving orders to enter the Pacific and join v Spee’s squadron. She did this in October 1914, making rendezvous at Easter island. In the Pacific \"Dresden\" took two more ships before v Spee’s squadron was destroyed at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914. \"Dresden\" escaped, but was run to ground in March 1915 at Mas a Tierra island. The exception was \"Emden\", which made one of the", "title": "German commerce raiders in World War I" }, { "docid": "7353138", "text": "included in the general white population census count. President Roosevelt had personally demanded all Mexican-Americans be classified as white as part of his \"Good Neighbor\" policy with US-friendly Latin American nations while most Puerto Ricans had always been considered legally white since the island was annexed on part of its population being of majority-European descent (the average Puerto Rican being 66% European, 18% Native American, and 16% West African). While the military did not document the numbers of Hispanic servicemen and servicewomen, the US Census did note that less than 2% of the general population was of Hispanic origin; if", "title": "Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II" }, { "docid": "620272", "text": "further offensive action. On 15 May Nivelle was removed from command, replaced by Pétain who immediately stopped the offensive. The French would go on the defensive for the following months to avoid high casualties and to restore confidence in the French High Command, while the British assumed greater responsibility. On 25 June the first US troops began to arrive in France, forming the American Expeditionary Force. However, the American units did not enter the trenches in divisional strength until October. The incoming troops required training and equipment before they could join in the effort, and for several months American units", "title": "Western Front (World War I)" }, { "docid": "15404698", "text": "that should war break out in Europe, they would rally to the defense of Italy and resist any Soviet incursion on their nation's soil. In particular, Soviet–First World relations deteriorated when the US President Jimmy Carter, following the advice of his National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, denounced the 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan (see Soviet–Afghan relations) and described it as the \"most serious danger to peace since 1945\". The United States stopped all grain export to the Soviet Union and persuaded US athletes not to enter the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The Soviet Union responded by boycotting the", "title": "History of the Soviet Union (1964–82)" }, { "docid": "12077717", "text": "The US Navy awarded a contract for one metalclad airship in 1928, and the next year Upson's concept of a duraluminum-skinned airship, the ZMC-2, launched from Detroit's Gross Ile Airport on 20 August 1929. The ZMC-2 remained in service until 1941, making 752 flights. In the 1930s, Upson did consulting work for the US Navy, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and taught aerodynamics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He also designed the Union Pacific Railroad's \"City of Salina\", a streamlined train designed with aerodynamic considerations. During World War 2, Upson was head of the aeronautics department", "title": "Ralph Hazlett Upson" }, { "docid": "16388753", "text": "2008 Caribbean Cup qualification The five group winners along with the four best second-place teams will be placed into three groups hosted by Guadeloupe, Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago from 11 October - 9 November. Nine CFU teams did not enter, meaning 4 fewer participants than in the Caribbean Nations Cup 2006-07 edition. (This became 2 fewer participants, when 2 further teams withdrew \"during\" the 2006-07 tournament). Two teams withdrew before the tournament began ( and ), and the 7 other teams listed below participated only in World Cup Qualification) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. All", "title": "2008 Caribbean Cup qualification" }, { "docid": "1753138", "text": "built, with only the Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-2 surpassing it at 36,000. Another Messerschmitt aircraft, first called \"Bf 109R\", purpose-built for record setting, but later redesignated Messerschmitt Me 209, broke the absolute world airspeed record and held the world speed record for propeller-driven aircraft until 1969. His firm also produced the first jet-powered fighter to enter service — the Messerschmitt Me 262, although Messerschmitt himself did not design it. As a young man, Messerschmitt befriended German sailplane pioneer Friedrich Harth. Harth joined the German army in 1914 and while he was away at war, Messerschmitt continued work on one of", "title": "Willy Messerschmitt" }, { "docid": "10035055", "text": "Peasants' War of 1525 and the Thirty Years' War of 1618-48 when almost all the surrounding castles were taken and sacked. It is said that the first enemy soldier to enter the castle during World War II did so on April 8, 1945. The American Col. Vennard Wilson was served tea, noted the contents of the castle and ordered it off limits to troops. The castle itself, the two farms and the forest is owned by the Bibra family (older and younger lines) and the adopted daughter of the Bibra family who is by birth a Guttenberg and by marriage", "title": "Irmelshausen" }, { "docid": "7127640", "text": "Lewis Millett Lewis Lee Millett Sr. (December 15, 1920 – November 14, 2009) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge. He enlisted in the U.S. National Guard while still in high school and then in 1940 joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. When he thought that the United States would not participate in World War II he deserted and went to Canada with a friend where they joined the Canadian Army and were sent to London. The U.S. did enter the war and", "title": "Lewis Millett" }, { "docid": "9009077", "text": "First World War in August 1914 and renamed them as and . This caused considerable ill-feeling towards Britain among the Ottoman public, and the German Empire took advantage of the situation when the battlecruiser and light cruiser arrived at the Dardanelles and entered service in the Ottoman Navy as and , respectively. These events significantly contributed to the Porte's decision to enter the First World War on the side of the Central Powers. However, Germany and the Ottomons had already signed a secret alliance, the Ottoman-German alliance on 2 August 1914, before the British naval seizures. The Ottomans' first military", "title": "Ottoman Navy" }, { "docid": "6386973", "text": "Fiat G.55 The Fiat G.55 \"Centauro\" (Italian: \"Centaur\") was a single-engine single-seat World War II fighter aircraft used by the \"Regia Aeronautica\" and the A.N.R. (\"Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana\") in 1943–1945. It was designed and built in Turin by Fiat. The Fiat G.55 was arguably the best type produced in Italy during World War II, (a subjective claim also frequently made for the Macchi C.205 \"Veltro\" as well as for the Reggiane Re.2005 \"Sagittario\") but it did not enter production until 1943, when, after comparative tests against the Messerschmitt Bf 109G and the Focke-Wulf 190, the Luftwaffe itself regarded the Fiat", "title": "Fiat G.55" }, { "docid": "3902067", "text": "was, he never showed it. Koedel knew what was good for him. He stayed well clear of the many displays of German folklore and the host of Nazi sympathizers that there were in the US in the days before the war. When World War II came, he was already an old man. That helped maintain his incognito. Nor did he ever associate with other German spies in the US, an altogether incompetent lot. Koedel used his stepdaughter to spy on US and other seamen while in port in New York. He monitored American ports and US military suppliers. One of", "title": "Simon Emil Koedel" }, { "docid": "20073784", "text": "Type B ship The Type B ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II barges. Barges are very low cost to built, operate and move. Barges were needed to move large bulking cargo. A tug boat could move a barge, then depart and move on to the next task. This meant the barge did not have to be rushed to be unload or loaded. Towards the end of the World War 2, some ships that had not been completed in time for the war were converted to barges. US Navy barges are given the prefix:", "title": "Type B ship" }, { "docid": "13255662", "text": "war, they were equipped with the 2-pounder. Although this was perhaps the most effective weapon of its type at the time, it soon became obsolete as tanks became heavier with thicker armour. Its replacement, the 6-pounder, nevertheless did not enter service until early 1942. Even before the 6-pounder was introduced, it was felt that even heavier weapons would be needed, so the 17-pounder was designed, first seeing service in the North African Campaign in late 1942. Each division also had a light anti-aircraft regiment. Initially, batteries were organised in troops of four guns, but combat experience showed that a three-gun", "title": "British Army during the Second World War" }, { "docid": "11681639", "text": "but as a trade of immunity for technical data. A variety of relationships existed, first with G-2 and then with the CIA. Characteristic of the G-2 relationships was a significant amount of delegation of both planning and execution to Japanese, since SCAP did not itself have the manpower for detailed monitoring, nor would it work with CIA in the theater or in the US. After his rehabilitation in 1950, Masanobu Tsuji received U.S. finding through the G-2's Historical Branch under Willoughby. Through Arisue, G-2 recruited and employed some 200 former Japanese officers to assist historian Gordon Prange's work on the", "title": "U.S. intelligence involvement with German and Japanese war criminals after World War II" }, { "docid": "16883638", "text": "on the chart for one week. On December 2, 2012, it debuted at number 131 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 24 on the UK R&B Chart. \"No Love Allowed\" did not enter the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. \"No Love Allowed\" was included as the tenth song on the set list of Rihanna's fourth 2013 worldwide tour, the Diamonds World Tour. Credits adapted from the liner notes of \"Unapologetic\", Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records. No", "title": "No Love Allowed" }, { "docid": "13722785", "text": "of war were placed and different kinds of machines, and the position was much higher than the circle of walls which I have mentioned. The towers were guarded too by most trusty men who had given the utmost proof of their loyalty to their country. These men were never allowed to leave the citadel, except on feast days and then only in detachments. nor did they permit any stranger to enter it. They were also very careful when any command came from the chief officer to admit any visitors to inspect the place, as our own experience taught us. They", "title": "Ptolemaic Baris" }, { "docid": "4083629", "text": "70 Marines and bluejacket sailors at Clark's Point in San Francisco Bay and captured Yerba Buena (now named San Francisco) without firing a shot. On July 11 the British Royal Navy sloop entered San Francisco Bay, causing Montgomery to man his defenses. The large British ship, 2,600 tons with a crew of 600, man-of-war , flagship under Sir George S. Seymour, also arrived at about this time outside Monterey Harbor. Both British ships observed, but did not enter the conflict. Shortly after July 9, when it became clear the US Navy was taking action, the short-lived Bear Flag Republic was", "title": "Californio" }, { "docid": "4029829", "text": "C, AC Messina were withdrawn and folded during 1940–41. The following season, in 1941–42, a club named US Peloro 1906 changed its name and became US Mario Passamonte (named after a fallen hero of the war in Africa). The idea was to enter the club into Serie C in place of Messina. However this was unsuccessful, until the following season. It would not be long before all activity was halted in Italian football for World War II. After several mergers in 1945, including one between US Passamonte and AP Messina, the club AS Messina subsequently emerged as a post-war representative", "title": "A.C.R. Messina" }, { "docid": "1425240", "text": "other jazz performers during a time when the economy was bad enough that many of them would not have had the opportunity to enter a studio and play real jazz (a handful of these in this special series were issued in the US). Hammond's work for Columbia was interrupted by his service during World War II, and he had less involvement with the music scene during the bebop era, but when he returned to work as a talent scout for Columbia in the 1950s, his career proved to be of incalculable historical and cultural importance - the list of superstar", "title": "Columbia Records" }, { "docid": "3863809", "text": "1939, when the public use of foreign languages was forbidden, including in elementary schools and religious ceremonies (harsh as this is, it is necessary to remember, as René Gertz points out, that about half of Lutheran ministers in Rio Grande do Sul were affiliated with the Nazi Party) . The cultural associations had to stop promoting foreign cultures. In 1942, when Brazil was forced by the US to enter World War II, further restrictions were put in place, and their enforcement was made stricter. No effort was made to suppress the Lutheran church; the teaching of foreign languages, including German,", "title": "German Brazilians" }, { "docid": "6272023", "text": "Soviet Union won decisively, and deterred Japan from any further aggression during World War II. In 1941, two years after the border war, Japan and the Soviet Union signed a neutrality pact. Later in 1941, Japan would consider breaking the pact when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa), but they did not, largely due to the defeat at Battle of Khalkhin Gol, even though Japan and Nazi Germany were part of the Tripartite Pact. At Yalta in February 1945, Stalin promised Roosevelt that the USSR would enter the war against Japan 90 days after the defeat of Germany,", "title": "Japan–Soviet Union relations" }, { "docid": "18941890", "text": "final in 1934, but the team lost to Singapore FA with a heartbreaking score of 1–2. Penang enter into the final of the last edition of Malaysia Cup before World War II and they lost to the same opponent in 1934 with the same score. During the World War II, football competitions were stopped. An era spanning the 1950s to the 1970s when Penang was among the top teams in inter-state football. The 1950s saw Penang producing players such as the country's first Olympian, Yeap Cheng Eng, Yeang Kah Chong, Tan Swee Hock, Wong Kam Poh, Yap Hin Hean, Liew", "title": "Penang FA" }, { "docid": "19778221", "text": "Panther II tank The Panther II tank was a German tank design proposal, based on the Panther tank during the Second World War. It had thicker armour when compared with the Panther and some standardised components were implemented from the Tiger II tank. The Panther II did not progress beyond prototypes and did not enter production. The early motivation for improving the Panther tank came from the concern of Adolf Hitler and others who believed that it lacked sufficient armour. Hitler had already insisted on an increase in its armour once, early in the design of the original Panther in", "title": "Panther II tank" }, { "docid": "7489386", "text": "funnels were a paradigm of strength, safety and luxury. Shortly after the advent of Cunard's luxurious ocean greyhounds, and , the French Line's directors decided it was time to enter the race for supremacy. The company did not become a major participant of the trans-Atlantic Ocean liner trade until after World War I. During 1907 and 1908, when immigration to the United States was greatest, the company's share of the market was a mere 10%. In line with its strategy, the company did not have ships of either great speed or size, but instead became renowned during the early 20th", "title": "SS France (1910)" }, { "docid": "4624959", "text": "had this little Negro boy who was his shadow, that did everything he did. That was his act.\" As a teenager, Jon's first interest was in the drums, but before long he was singing on the radio regularly with another Toledo native, pianist Art Tatum. Jon met his first wife Colleen Moore in Toledo, Ohio. They were married and had 4 children. After serving in the Army during World War II, Hendricks went home to attend University of Toledo on the G.I. Bill as a pre-law major. Just when he was about to enter the graduate law program, the G.I.", "title": "Jon Hendricks" }, { "docid": "4122579", "text": "Norwegian government wanted to continue along the same lines in World War II. The reasons for Norway being so important for the Allies were the relative decline of the British merchant fleet, overly optimistic pre-war tonnage planning and the US Neutrality Act, which effectively forbade US vessels to enter the war zone. The only other nation with a comparable merchant fleet was The Netherlands, but they strongly rejected any tonnage agreement, in fear of German reprisals. The Norwegian government also established contingency plans for alerting vessels in case of war. In order to reduce the risk of being torpedoed, most", "title": "Nortraship" }, { "docid": "8870252", "text": "on the basis that it would be preferable for Nazism rather than Communism to dominate Europe. These women also wished to keep their own sons out of the combat US involvement in the war would necessitate, and believed the war would destroy Christianity and further spread atheistic Communism across Europe. Henry Ford also opposed US participation in the war until the attack on Pearl Harbor and refused to manufacture airplanes and other war equipment for the British, whilst Father Charles Coughlin argued that “it would be better to let the Nazis conquer Britain and the Soviet Union” than to enter", "title": "Opposition to World War II" }, { "docid": "14866451", "text": "converted Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon. The was developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II as an improvement on the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. Development work on the Type 2 proceeded with an improved Type 1 37 mm gun in an enlarged turret. However, production did not commence until 1944, and by that date Japan was desperate for steel (largely due to US submarine warfare). This, combined with the American strategic bombing campaign that laid waste to the industrial infrastructure, which, when added to the IJN's priority for warship construction, made it clear to the", "title": "Tanks in the Japanese Army" }, { "docid": "11942944", "text": "Schweizer SGS 2-8 The Schweizer SGS 2-8 is a United States two-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. The 2-8 was originally known simply as \"The Schweizer Two-Place\" when it first flew in June 1938. When World War II started the 2-8 became a military trainer for the US Army, Navy and Marines and all existing aircraft were drafted into military service. After the war they were sold as surplus and quickly became sought after in civil soaring for their structural strength, lightness and their rugged all-metal design. The 2-8 became one of the", "title": "Schweizer SGS 2-8" }, { "docid": "5019010", "text": "helped to redraw the map of Europe. Although the Roosevelt administration wanted to enter the war against Germany, the vast majority of Americans were too isolationist and disillusioned at their experience in World War I to seek involvement in the World War II, at least until the U.S. was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Adolf Hitler declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941. Once involved, the US became pivotal to the war effort and therefore European politics. After the second war the United States and Canada both desired a permanent role", "title": "Transatlantic relations" }, { "docid": "1964847", "text": "also a world record, as the existing record time of 2:00 flat credited to Whisk Broom II in 1913 was disputed. Riddle contemplated entering Man o' War against older horses for the first time in the $5,000 Saratoga Gold Cup, but ultimately chose to enter the $15,000 Lawrence Realization Stakes against three-year-olds instead. When his only rival scratched from the race, it nearly became a walkover until Mrs. Riddle's niece, Sarah Jeffords, entered Hoodwink. To compensate for the lack of competition, Riddle announced that Man o' War would be allowed to show his speed. Man o' War was reunited with", "title": "Man o' War" }, { "docid": "15466739", "text": "enter the war for another nine months, she could no longer claim to be completely neutral and Hitler immediately ordered U-boats to attack US vessels. On 10 April the destroyer , which was picking up survivors from a Dutch freighter that had been sunk detected that a U-boat was preparing to attack, and launched depth charges to drive it away. This was the first direct action between Germany and America of World War II. The next day the US began regular patrols at sea. The world's blockades had a severe impact on patterns of world trade as a whole. On", "title": "Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)" }, { "docid": "17193066", "text": "for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. He did not enter any of the Canadian games in that tournament. On April 2, 1992, McKinty earned his lone cap with the senior Canadian national team in a 5-2 win over China. Doug McKinty Doug McKinty is a Canadian retired soccer defender who played professionally with the Vancouver 86ers and earned one cap with the Canada men's national soccer team In 1987, McKinty joined the newly established Vancouver 86ers in the Canadian Soccer League. When the CSL collapsed following the 1992 season, McKinty and his team mates moved to the American Professional", "title": "Doug McKinty" }, { "docid": "20485833", "text": "and a war time was organised an Eastern Lemko Republic. Among other acts, also Fr. Shpylka was elected as a Head of the Council of the Republic. Later, he went to neighbouring countries, trying to attract the military and financial resources necessary for the Republic's existence, but did not succeed on this ground. When the army of another new proclaimed state, Second Polish Republic, enter in the territory of Komancza Republic, he avoided arrest, because was in this time in Czechoslovakia. Later years he spent as priest in Zakarpattia (1919–1944) and after the World War II he lived in a", "title": "Panteleymon Shpylka" }, { "docid": "2746354", "text": "reading of the lines written on the back cover of the LP. The 12\" contains various mixes of \"Astronomy\", including one sung by Albert Bouchard. The single received sufficient radio airplay to reach No. 12 in the \"Billboard\" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in September 1988, but it did not enter the US singles chart. The CD single \"In the Presence of Another World\" was issued later only for promotional purposes, but received no attention from FM radio stations. The album was largely neglected by the record label, which did little to no promotion in the US. Pearlman stated that", "title": "Imaginos" }, { "docid": "2813631", "text": "hiked with a neighbor and close friend, Walter Winemiller, and they made plans to hike the whole of the AT together, after the war that they anticipated the US would eventually enter. Shaffer enlisted in the army in 1941, was well along in his training at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, and did arduous and risky service as a forward-area radioman in the South Pacific into 1945. His friend Winemiller served in the Pacific Theater as well, and died in the Iwo Jima landings. Shaffer said he did the trail to \"walk the war out of my system\".", "title": "Earl Shaffer" }, { "docid": "2727828", "text": "and Pius XII were well aware that their covert purchase of Fondiara amounted a \"betrayal of trust\" of their agreements with the Allied powers. However, Italy did not declare war on Britain and France until June 1940, the US Freezing Orders were not applied to Italy and Continental Europe until July 1941 and the United States did not enter the war until after Pearl Harbour in December 1941, thus it is not clear in what sense this purchase in May 1940 involved the \"betrayal of trust\" asserted by Phayer. Fondiaria would go on to collaborate with the Nazi expropriation of", "title": "Bernardino Nogara" }, { "docid": "8418343", "text": "dollar was worth over 2500 pounds. Subsequently the value increased again, and since December 1997 the rate of the pound has been fixed at 1507.5 pounds per US$. Lebanon's first coins were issued in 1924 in denominations of 2 and 5 girush (note the different spelling to post WWII coins) with the French denominations given in \"piastres syriennes\" (Syrian piastres). Later issues did not include the word \"syriennes\" and were in denominations of , 1, 2, , 5, 10, 25 and 50 girsha. During World War II, rather crude , 1 and girsh coins were issued. After the war, the", "title": "Lebanese pound" }, { "docid": "19331340", "text": "enter the tournament because of dissatisfaction with FIDE's Women's World Championship system. The 2015 Women's World Champion, Mariya Muzychuk, and US Women's Champion Nazi Paikidze also elected not to attend, out of protest at the tournament's location in Iran, where it is mandatory for all women to wear a hijab in public (a rule which also applied to the participating players). Other notable absentees were women's world number four Humpy Koneru and seven-time US Women's Champion Irina Krush. On 12 May 2017 FIDE suspended the Chess Federation of Iran for non-payment of Women's World Championship prizes. On 2 June 2017,", "title": "Women's World Chess Championship 2017" }, { "docid": "363704", "text": "FVdG opposed the socialists' \"Burgfrieden\" and Germany's involvement in the war, challenging the claim that the country was waging a defensive war. Its journals were suppressed and a number of its members were arrested. The United States did not enter the war until the spring of 1917. The start of the war had induced an economic boom in the US, tightening the labor market and thereby strengthening workers' bargaining position. The IWW profited from this, more than doubling its membership between 1916 and 1917. At the same time, the Wobblies fervently denounced the war and mulled calling an anti-war general", "title": "Syndicalism" }, { "docid": "10229434", "text": "Although the United States had had a long history of interventions in Latin America, the expropriation did not result in that. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was implementing the Good Neighbor Policy, in which the U.S. eschewed the role of intervention and courted better relations with the region, which would be vital if another major conflict broke out in Europe. However, with the Great Depression, the United States implemented a program of expelling Mexicans from the U.S. in what was known as Mexican Repatriation. When the U.S. did enter World War II, it negotiated an agreement with Mexican President Manuel", "title": "Mexico–United States relations" }, { "docid": "13935003", "text": "end of World War II to the early 1970s was one of the greatest eras of economic expansion in world history. In the US, Gross Domestic Product increased from $228 billion in 1945 to just under $1.7 trillion in 1975. By 1975, the US economy represented some 35% of the entire world industrial output, and the US economy was over 3 times larger than that of Japan, the next largest economy. $200 billion in war bonds matured, and the G.I. Bill financed a well-educated work force. The middle class swelled, as did GDP and productivity. The US underwent its own", "title": "Post–World War II economic expansion" }, { "docid": "14580595", "text": "participate in 1950 as Scotland were not the British champions. Scotland, like the other Home Nations, did not enter the three FIFA World Cups held during the 1930s. This was because the four associations had been excluded from FIFA due to a disagreement regarding the status of amateur players. The four associations, including Scotland, returned to the FIFA fold after the Second World War. The readmission of the Scottish Football Association to FIFA meant that Scotland were now eligible to enter the 1950 FIFA World Cup. FIFA advised that places would be awarded to the top two teams in the", "title": "Scotland at the FIFA World Cup" }, { "docid": "2990841", "text": "frustrated by the exaggerated and distorted ideas surrounding the new world order. They did not intend to suggest that the U.S. would yield significant influence to the United Nations, or that they expected the world to enter an era of peace and tranquility. They preferred multilateralism, but did not reject unilateralism. The new world order did not signal peace, but a \"challenge to keep the dangers of disorder at bay\". Bush's drive toward the Persian Gulf War was based on the world making a clear choice. Baker recalls that UNSCR 660's \"language was simply and crystal clear, purposely designed by", "title": "New world order (politics)" } ]

[ "Howard Leslie Shore" ]

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[ { "docid": "6530335", "text": "or the fan-credits of the extended editions. These appear below: Theme for Gondor Theme for the Shire Themes for Middle Earth Themes for the Fellowship Theme for Nature There are other \"themes\" of this nature but their definition is more tenuous. In the Extended Edition, there is technically a reprise of the Argonath music over the fan-credits. The choral piece for Saruman's duel with Gandalf can be seen as a relative of the Servants of Sauron theme (in the Lord of the Rings Symphony, Shore clarifies this connection by attaching this piece, in full, to the end of the composition", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "7051383", "text": "of pop culture references are made in the episode: In addition to the series' theme song, \"We Used to Be Friends\", by The Dandy Warhols, the following music can be heard in the episode: This episode was directed by Sarah Pia Anderson and co-written by series creator Rob Thomas (who wrote the story) and Phil Klemmer (who wrote the teleplay). This episode is the first to be directed by a female director. The episode's title is a joking reference to \"The Return of the King\", the third volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel \"The Lord of the Rings\", or", "title": "Return of the Kane" }, { "docid": "6530320", "text": "theme, the Servants of Sauron theme, the Fall of Men, Aragorn's theme and the Shire theme and variations and at some point was to feature the second-age Gondor theme and the Power of Mordor as well. The main Lord of the Rings theme appears on the main title, while the main theme of each individual episode appears on the second title. Shore used the first film to introduce the principal themes, the second film to add more themes and develop the existing ones, and the third film to create conflict and crossovers between the existing themes and bring them to", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "1485902", "text": "a system that copied recorded imagery of fire. The musical score for \"The Lord of the Rings\" films was composed by Howard Shore. It was performed by the 100-strong New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, The London Oratory School Schola, and the Maori Samoan Choir, and featured several vocal soloists. Shore wrote almost four hours of finalised music for the film (of which just over three hours are used as underscore), featuring a number of non-orchestral instruments, and a large number (49-62) of leitmotives. Two original songs, \"Aníron\" and the end title theme \"May It", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" }, { "docid": "6530303", "text": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series The music of \"The Lord of the Rings\" film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore. The scores are often considered to represent one of the greatest achievements in the history of film music in terms of length of the score, the size of the staged forces, the unusual instrumentation, the featured soloists, the multitude of musical styles and the number of recurring musical themes used. Shore wrote many hours of music for \"The Lord of the Rings\", effectively scoring the entire film length. Over 13 hours of", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "895557", "text": "and two \"Planet of the Apes\" sequels. Rosenman wrote an arrangement of Alexander Courage's \"Star Trek\" television theme as the title music for \"The Voyage Home\", but Nimoy requested an original composition. Music critic Jeff Bond writes, \"The final result was one of the most unusual \"Star Trek\" movie themes,\" consisting of a six-note theme and variations set against a repetitious four-note brass motif; the theme's bridge borrows content from Rosenman's \"Frodo March\" for \"The Lord of the Rings\". The melody is played in the beginning of the film on Vulcan and the scenes of Taylor's search for Kirk to", "title": "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" }, { "docid": "11958641", "text": "David Long (New Zealand musician) David Long is a musician, composer and producer. He has worked on all of Peter Jackson’s films of the last decade. In 2009 he composed additional score for Peter Jackson’s \"The Lovely Bones\". For \"\" he wrote (in collaboration with Plan 9 Music) ‘Misty Mountain’, a song for the dwarves that also features as the major theme in the score and was used as the basis for the credits song by Neil Finn. He wrote music and created musical sound design for Peter Jackson’s \"The Lord of the Rings\" and \"King Kong\" (also with Plan", "title": "David Long (New Zealand musician)" }, { "docid": "14969419", "text": "Doug Adams (music journalist) Doug Adams is a musician, author, lecturer, and educator. He is the author of \"The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films\", a book about the music in \"The Lord of the Rings\" films. Adams previously worked for Film Score Monthly where, among other articles, he wrote extensive analyses of the themes used in John Williams' Star Wars film scores. After graduate school in 2001, Adams was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on \"The Lord of the Rings\" films. Adams spent just under ten years writing the book, \"The Music", "title": "Doug Adams (music journalist)" }, { "docid": "6530328", "text": "the Fellowships' thematic material: The Isengard theme opens with a twisted variation of the \"there and back again\" shape that opens The Fellowship theme. The time signature of the Orc theme, 5/4, contrasts the 4/4 time signature of the Fellowship theme, the range of the brass instruments used is different, etcetra. Themes for Nature Themes for the Dwarves The Dwarvish music is raw, and based on parallel fifths rather than full chords. It is scored for all-male voices, often for very deep and rough voices at that, and for blaring brass. This contrasts it with the Elvish music, and also", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530310", "text": "finalized music were recorded each day to allow for input from director Peter Jackson and revisions to the music and performance Jackson gave Shore direction and had each theme played to him as a mock-up and by the orchestra before approving it. All of the music production (which overlapped with the films' editing process) was supervised by Jackson who often asked for significant changes to the music, which is unusual for film music. Shore began his work on the music early during the production of \"\" in late 2000 and recorded the first pieces of music (the Moria sequence) in", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530316", "text": "of film music (and even some theater works) by strictly applying them for narrative purposes, never resulting to using them purely to suggest mood, although several intriguing instances still exist in his work: he replaced the Realm of Gondor theme used for the passage of the Argonath with a statement of The History of the One Ring theme, the main theme of the trilogy, to denote the film coming to a close; and he used the so-called Ringwraith theme (which in fact applies more broadly to all the servants of Sauron) to the Orc armies of the prologue. Otherwise, the", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "14969420", "text": "of the Lord of the Rings Films\". He also wrote the booklets and liner notes packaged with the extended versions of \"The Lord of the Rings\" scores. Adams also works at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort Illinois as a Band Director. Adams' association with Howard Shore continued in 2011, during which time he acted as an advisor to Shore's \"The Lord of the Rings in Concert\" series and produced a recording of an orchestrion for the film \"Hugo\". In late 2013, he was seen in two documentaries: \"The Songs of the Hobbit\" (which was included with the extended edition", "title": "Doug Adams (music journalist)" }, { "docid": "402284", "text": "\"Journey in the Dark\", and \"Hobbits\". In 1989 the symphony was awarded the Sudler Composition Award, awarded biennially for best wind band composition. The Danish Tolkien Ensemble have released a number of albums that feature the complete poems and songs of \"The Lord of the Rings\" set to music, with some featuring recitation by Christopher Lee. Enya wrote an instrumental piece called \"Lothlórien\" in 1991, and composed two songs for the film \"\"—\"May It Be\" (sung in English and Quenya) and \"Aníron\" (sung in Sindarin). \"The Lord of the Rings\" has had a profound and wide-ranging impact on popular culture,", "title": "The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "16876830", "text": "Music of The Hobbit film series The music of \"The Hobbit\" film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three \"The Lord of the Rings\" films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel. The score continues the style of The Lord of the Rings score, and utlizies a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to Shore's overarching music of the Middle-earth films. Shore composed over nine hours of music, featuring 65 new musical themes and reprising 50 themes from the Lord of the Rings.", "title": "Music of The Hobbit film series" }, { "docid": "14632196", "text": "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album) Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings is an instrumental progressive rock album by Swedish musician Bo Hansson. As its title suggests, it is a concept album based on author J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel, \"The Lord of the Rings\". The album was originally issued in Sweden in late 1970, under the Swedish title of \"Sagan om ringen\", and was subsequently re-released internationally as \"Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings\" in September 1972. The album reached the Top 40 of the UK Album Chart and was eventually", "title": "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album)" }, { "docid": "16876837", "text": "(who often serve as featured soloists in the live performances of his Lord of the Rings scores), often in conjunction with the music of nature or the Elves. Unlike The Lord of the Rings, no boy soprano or young girls were used in the score. As with \"The Lord of the Rings\", the scores from \"The Hobbit\" were also largely vocal works, including choirs and soloists, as well as diegetic music and songs for the end-credits of each film. Howard Shore composed \"The Valley of Imladris\" - a diegetic piece for lute, lyre, wood flute and harp that is performed", "title": "Music of The Hobbit film series" }, { "docid": "6530315", "text": "the Rings, Shore wrote 21 hours of music. Howard Shore's composition does not utilize motifs from other scores he had written previously, or from passages of existing film or stage music, with the exception of one intentional nod to Richard Wagner's ring cycle over the end-credits of the third film. Shore wrote a long series of interrelated leitmotifs that were used, developed, combined or fragmented throughout the three scores. The motifs are attached to places, cultures, characters, objects and occurrences, and are divided into sets and subsets of related themes. Shore used his themes in defiance to the common practices", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530340", "text": "on several of the Shire themes, including a variant of the rural or playful Shire theme and a variation of the Hobbit Antics. Other themes also have such variations: The melody and accompaniments of the Rivendell theme often appear separately, as well. The Rohan theme has several distinct variations, including two successive statements of a \"klaxon\" variation, and a \"call of arms\" variation used across the Helm's Deep scenes. Aragorn's theme appears in a \"second-age\" variation attached to Isildur, mentioned by Doug as \"the fleeting shape of the Fellowship theme.\" For Anduril, Shore introduces a triumphant setting of the otherwise", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "16414038", "text": "and acoustic chamber music usually featuring an instrumental soloist. He frequently wrote for soloists who played instruments previously neglected by composers such as the marimba, tuba, euphonium, viola, saxophone, and bassoon. Much of the music he wrote during this period was influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\". His musical language was eclectic, ranging from non-serial atonality to tertian and modal harmonies, frequently contrapuntal, and had a high degree of metric/rhythmic animation. This musical language reflected his previous occupation as a commercial musician in jazz, funk, and rock genres. However, he had an abiding love for the music", "title": "Daniel W. McCarthy" }, { "docid": "6530360", "text": "while also keeping reasonably with the plot progression of the film. Many of the cues are edited to create concert suites of some of the themes such as the Ringwraith theme (in \"Black Rider\"), the Durin theme (In \"Journey in the Dark\"), the Rohan theme (in \"Riders of Rohan\") and the Gondor theme (in \"The White Tree\"). All soundtrack albums of the trilogy have been released through Reprise Records, Enya's label at that time of the first soundtrack's release. While the cover art for \"The Fellowship of the Ring\" uses an original compilation of film characters, the covers for \"The", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "7978121", "text": "one man who had given in to temptation can return to the good path and give his life, however ineffectively, for a good cause. Themes of The Lord of the Rings Since the publications of J. R. R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\", \"The Hobbit\" and \"The Silmarillion\", a wealth of secondary literature has been published discussing the literary themes and archetypes present in the stories. Tolkien also wrote about the themes of his books in letters to friends, family and fans, and often within the books themselves. In his Foreword to the Second Edition of \"The Lord of", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "10276300", "text": "Lord of the Rings (musical) The Lord of the Rings is the most prominent of several theatre adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic high fantasy novel of the same name, with music by A. R. Rahman, Christopher Nightingale and the band Värttinä, and book and lyrics by Matthew Warchus and Shaun McKenna. Set in the world of Middle-earth, \"The Lord of the Rings\" tells the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic ring without being seduced by its power. The show was first performed", "title": "Lord of the Rings (musical)" }, { "docid": "7978103", "text": "This is, according to Shippey, a very modern, 20th-century theme, since in earlier, medieval times, power was considered to \"reveal character\", not alter it. Shippey mentions Lord Acton's famous statement in 1887, that \"\"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men...\"\" He then goes on to point out authors that were dealing in the same themes of power and corruption at around the same time as Tolkien wrote his work. These authors include George Orwell with \"Animal Farm\" (1945), William Golding with \"Lord of the Flies\" (1954), and T. H. White with", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "6530326", "text": "and tin whistle. Their maturation through the story has them not only transform melodically and harmonically, but also make use of the orchestral relatives of the folk instruments with which they are originally played. The music is stepwise and calm, with old-world modal harmonies to evoke familiarity. The basic tune appears as several distinct themes: Besides the variations of the basic tune, Shore crafts several accompaniment motivs that often play as a baseline to The Hobbiton theme. However, as the story progresses, elements of this baseline begin to appear independently of each other and of the Shire theme: Besides all", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530318", "text": "gradual coming together of the Fellowship of the Ring and leading up to the full statement in the council of Elrond. There is even significance as to the order in which themes appear in a scene or to when a theme is absent. The themes go through a series of variations of orchestration, tempo and harmony to denote changes to characters and the general progression of the plot. Again, the Fellowship theme gradually comes together before appearing in a string of full heroic statements as the whole company travels and struggles. After Gandalf's demise, however, the theme appears fragmented, the", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530337", "text": "again\" shape that opens the Fellowship theme and connects it to its subsidiary themes. Equally, the inverted figure, serves as a general gesture for the forces of evil. Part of the thematic development in the score also occurs throughout introduction of hybrid figures, although few of those are labeled as separate themes by Adams: there is a recurring hybrid of Smeagol's theme and the Ring theme, which illustrates his connecting to it. Other notable variations include Shore changing melodies from descending to rising, a device applied to all the Mordor motivs in Return of the King, but not one of", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "7978109", "text": "odds is a recurring theme in Tolkien's literature. As he wrote in \"The Monsters and the Critics\", Tolkien was inspired by the apocalyptical Norse legend of \"Ragnarök,\" where the gods know that they are doomed in their final battle for the world, but they and their allies go to fight anyway. This \"northern courage\" as he called it is seen in the fate of Frodo and Samwise, for example, who have little prospect of returning home from their mission to Mount Doom. Another kind of courage was defined by Tolkien in the difference between humility and the arrogant desire for", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "6530343", "text": "syllables from \"The Revelation of the Ringwraiths\", associated with the ringwraith theme, without quoting the theme, per se. Besides recurring gestures and variations, there are also pieces that were written by Shore specifically for one set piece, and are woven throughout it: The Emyn Muil sequences features (on album) a choral melody unique to the sequence which, in the rarities version of the piece, appears several times during the sequence. The Lorien scenes have several individual pieces built out of the Lorien theme, including the choral piece accompanying the reveal of Caras Galadhon and Galadriel, the Lament for Gandalf and", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "5297393", "text": "an adaptation of Sam Shepard's play \"Simpatico\" – which he co-wrote and directed, starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Albert Finney and Sharon Stone. In 2000 he directed Sam Shepard's \"True West\" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly. In 2002 he directed \"Our House,\" at the Cambridge Theatre, a new musical written by Tim Firth featuring the music of Madness which won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. In 2007 he directed \"Lord of the Rings\", the stage adaptation of \"Lord of the Rings\", which played at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from May 2007 to July 2008.", "title": "Matthew Warchus" }, { "docid": "7773979", "text": "The music maintains the guitar-based rock style of previous \"Sonic\" titles, adding elements of traditional Middle Eastern music to complement the game's theme and aesthetic. Sega released a video game soundtrack album, \"Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track\", on March 15, 2007. The main theme and album title track of \"Secret Rings\" is \"Seven Rings in Hand\". \"Sonic and the Secret Rings\" received a score of 69/100 on review aggregator Metacritic; the site classifies its score as \"mixed or average\". The game charted well; it was the eleventh best-selling game of February 2007 worldwide,", "title": "Sonic and the Secret Rings" }, { "docid": "7978101", "text": "into Ringwraiths, undying but not truly living either. \"The Lord of the Rings\" centres around the corrupting influence of the One Ring. This theme is discussed at length by Tom Shippey in chapter III of \"\". In this chapter, titled, \"The Lord of the Rings (2): Concepts of Evil\" (pp 112–160), Shippey notes that what lies at the heart of the story is the assertions made by Gandalf about the power and influence of the One Ring, and the corrupting influence it has on its bearers. Gandalf rejects the Ring after Frodo offers it to him, and this view of", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "6530374", "text": "This trend was followed in the documentation of The Music of The Hobbit, with a 10-minute HD documentary of the score to An Unexpected Journey and a 40-minute one for The Desolation of Smaug, as well an episode of the production diary being dedicated to it. Music of The Lord of the Rings film series The music of \"The Lord of the Rings\" film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore. The scores are often considered to represent one of the greatest achievements in the history of film music in terms of length of the score, the", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530348", "text": "the overarching concept of Howard's Middle Earth music (including the music of \"the Hobbit\" films), the score has occasionally adopted diegetic music (by \"the Elvish Impersonators\") like the Misty Mountains song, as well as leaked into diegetic music (like \"Valley of Imladris\") and even into sound effects, with a war horn calling out the Erebor theme. Hence, these compositions can be viewed in much the same way that other composers will use phrases from Dies Irae as themes within their scores. These \"themes\" include the piece \"Flaming Red Hair on her feet\" which would go on to be reprised in", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "3157044", "text": "James Hannigan James Hannigan (born 23 July 1971) is a British Academy Award Winning British composer, musician, music producer and live event creative director. His work as a composer has included single or multiple entries in the multi-million selling \"Command & Conquer\", \"Harry Potter\", \"The Lord of the Rings\", \"Dead Space\", \"Warhammer\", \"Wing Commander\", \"Space Hulk\", \"Evil Genius\", \"Grand Prix\" and \"Theme Park\" game series; video games including \"Freelancer\", \"RuneScape\", \"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\", \"Dead Space 3\", The \"Transformers Universe,\" \"\", \",\" \"Sim Theme Park\", \"\", \"\", Nintendo's \"Art Academy\" (video game), \"Reign of Fire\", \"\", and others,", "title": "James Hannigan" }, { "docid": "16876849", "text": "song \"The Last Goodbye\". The two-disc special edition contains two bonus tracks and five extended tracks. Music of The Hobbit film series The music of \"The Hobbit\" film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three \"The Lord of the Rings\" films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel. The score continues the style of The Lord of the Rings score, and utlizies a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to Shore's overarching music of the Middle-earth films. Shore composed over nine hours of", "title": "Music of The Hobbit film series" }, { "docid": "402223", "text": "inspired, and continues to inspire, artwork, music, films and television, video games, board games, and subsequent literature. Award-winning adaptations of \"The Lord of the Rings\" have been made for radio, theatre, and film. In 2003, it was named Britain's best novel of all time in the BBC's The Big Read. Thousands of years before the events of the novel, the Dark Lord Sauron had forged the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power and corrupt those who wore them: the nine leaders of Men, the three of Elves and the seven of Dwarves. Sauron was defeated by an", "title": "The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "402278", "text": "Scrolls\" series of games as well as video games set in Middle-earth itself. Research also suggests that some consumers of fantasy games derive their motivation from trying to create an epic fantasy narrative which is influenced by \"The Lord of the Rings\". In 1965, songwriter Donald Swann, who was best known for his collaboration with Michael Flanders as Flanders & Swann, set six poems from \"The Lord of the Rings\" and one from \"The Adventures of Tom Bombadil\" (\"Errantry\") to music. When Swann met with Tolkien to play the songs for his approval, Tolkien suggested for \"Namárië\" (Galadriel's lament) a", "title": "The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "2460969", "text": "contributed. Even actors Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Miranda Otto (extended cuts only for the latter two), and Peter Jackson (for a single gong sound in the second film) contributed to the score. Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens served as librettists, writing lyrics to various music and songs, which David Salo translated into Tolkien's languages. The third film's end song, \"Into the West\", was a tribute to a young filmmaker Jackson and Walsh befriended named Cameron Duncan, who died of cancer in 2003. Shore composed a main theme for \"The Fellowship\" rather than many different character themes, and its", "title": "The Lord of the Rings (film series)" }, { "docid": "13448063", "text": "Elrond stated in \"The Lord of the Rings\": \"Nothing is evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was not so.\" Rebellion originated with the Vala Melkor (as Morgoth was called before he turned to darkness). According to a story meant as a parable of events beyond Elvish comprehension, Eru let his spirit-children perform a great Music, the Music of the Ainur, developing a theme revealed by Eru himself. For a while the cosmic choir made wondrous music, but then Melkor tried to increase his own glory by weaving into his song thoughts and ideas that were not in accordance with the", "title": "Sauron" }, { "docid": "7978094", "text": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings Since the publications of J. R. R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\", \"The Hobbit\" and \"The Silmarillion\", a wealth of secondary literature has been published discussing the literary themes and archetypes present in the stories. Tolkien also wrote about the themes of his books in letters to friends, family and fans, and often within the books themselves. In his Foreword to the Second Edition of \"The Lord of the Rings\", Tolkien said that he \"disliked allegory in all its forms\" (using the word \"applicability\" instead), and told those claiming the story was", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "11513333", "text": "Translations of The Lord of the Rings \"The Lord of the Rings\" by J. R. R. Tolkien, written originally in English, has since been translated, with varying degrees of success, into dozens of other languages. Tolkien, an expert in Germanic philology, scrutinized those that were under preparation during his lifetime, and had comments that reflect both the translation process and his work. To aid translators, and because he was unhappy with some choices made by early translators such as Åke Ohlmarks, Tolkien wrote his Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings in 1967 (released publicly in 1975", "title": "Translations of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "6530319", "text": "harmony is changed and the instrumentation is reduced leading up to a dirge-like statement over the death of Boromir. It is gradually remade during the next two films, leading up to a grand choral statement during the assault on the Black Gate. Each film, and particularly the first one, starts with an overture: a series of statements of the principal themes of the feature, which extended from the opening credits till after the individual title of the film. The prologue to the first film, for instance, features the History of the One Ring theme, Lothlórien theme, The Mordor accompaniments, Sauron's", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "217321", "text": "the theme derived from the lute song \"Flow my tears\". It became one of the best known collections of consort music in his time. His pavane, \"Lachrymae antiquae\", was also popular in the seventeenth century, and was arranged and used as a theme for variations by many composers. He wrote a lute version of the popular ballad \"My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home\". Dowland's music often displays the melancholia that was so fashionable in music at that time. He wrote a consort piece with the punning title \"\"Semper Dowland, semper dolens\"\" (always Dowland, always doleful), which may be said to sum", "title": "John Dowland" }, { "docid": "1489839", "text": "score sees the full introduction of the Gondor theme, originally heard during Boromir's speeches at the in \"The Fellowship of the Ring\" and at Osgiliath in \"The Two Towers\" Extended Edition. Shore also used the Gondor theme with the new ascending coda (which is unique to this film) in his score for the trailer of the film. The score features the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices, the London Oratory School Schola and featured vocal soloists. The score is the most expansive of the three: scoring effectively the entire movie length, not including additional music written for the trailer and various", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" }, { "docid": "6530342", "text": "as the journey's in the dark, the Dead Marshes and the shadow World. Aleatoric devices are used similarly, as well. There are also distinct timbral variations on themes: The Shire theme also has a more spy variation for tin whistle, and even when it is played on a clarinet it is usually done to evoke Bilbo. Even lyrics are used narratively: before the seduction of the ring theme can appear, Shore introduces the associated lyric with a rising male choir, without the melody, to portray Isildur's seduction by the ring. When Frodo and Sam approach Minas Morgul, the choir sings", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "13683885", "text": "“Terra Beata”, verbatim in his Shire theme from his music for the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. One notable recording of the song was by Amy Grant. Her version is the opening track on her 2002 studio album \"Legacy... Hymns and Faith\" and also appears on her 2015 compilation album \"Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith\". A child sings this hymn in the Criminal Minds first season episode \"Blood Hungry\" in 2005. The theme song from Penn Jillette's podcast Penn's Sunday School is based off the hymn. While Penn is an atheist, he states that this was his", "title": "This Is My Father's World" }, { "docid": "14632202", "text": "to give the album the augmented title of \"Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings\", at the insistence of Tolkien and his publishers Allen & Unwin. Tolkien's publishers also had a hand in determining the musical content of the album, as Hansson told music journalist Tony Tyler in the November 18, 1972 edition of the \"NME\": \"I originally intended to use voices – perhaps a girl soprano – on the tracks but when we contacted George Allen and Unwin they put a firm 'no' to the idea. So we had to use the term 'inspired' by Lord of the Rings'", "title": "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album)" }, { "docid": "16876835", "text": "The Lord of the Rings. Existing themes The first film is the most reliant on existing themes, and that reliance was expanded upon in the final film, including multiple cases of tracked music. Nevertheless, most themes are introduced in more devolved expression and evolve to their starting point from The Lord of the Rings. There are, nevertheless some puzzling thematic connections: There are various unconfirmed themes and non-thematic recurring figures that are nevertheless important to the storytelling in the score: As with \"The Lord of the Rings\", many soloists performed music for the three films. To support the more Dwarf-centric", "title": "Music of The Hobbit film series" }, { "docid": "14632197", "text": "certified gold in the UK and Australia. It was also moderately successful in America, where it reached number 154 on the \"Billboard\" Top LPs & Tapes chart. \"Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings\" remains the only release by Hansson to have reached the UK and US charts and as a result, it is by far his best known and most successful album. Prior to the recording of \"Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings\", Bo Hansson had worked as one half of the duo Hansson & Karlsson. The duo were relatively well known in their native Sweden and between", "title": "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album)" }, { "docid": "6530329", "text": "informs the perils of Moria. Themes for Gondor The music of Gondor and the World of men and stately and brassy, but not necessarily triumphant, the music lamenting the decay of the mortal world. Only from the later half of the Two Towers and into Return of the King are the themes of the world of men presented in more heroic settings. Themes for the Fellowship Themes for the Monsters of Middle Earth Themes for Middle Earth: The Ring Quest themes Themes for Middle Earth: \"All Shall Come to Darkness\" themes Themes for Middle Earth: \"Another Path\" theme Themes recurring", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "14632207", "text": "1988 as an \"extended remixed version\", with an additional eleven bonus tracks taken from Hansson's other 1970s albums \"Magician's Hat\" and \"Attic Thoughts\". It was then reissued on CD for a second time in 1993 by Resource Records, again in a remixed version but without any bonus tracks. In 2002, the album was re-issued again by Silence Records and Virgin Records, with the inclusion of the previously unreleased bonus track \"Early Sketches from Middle Earth\". Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album) Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings is an instrumental progressive rock album by Swedish", "title": "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album)" }, { "docid": "6530317", "text": "only instance of music outside of the narrative is done by means of tracked music, featuring the Moria motif being applied by the filmmakers to the Warg attack in the Two Towers instead of Shore's original intention. Shore's use of the leitmotif is not only strict but also nuanced: rather than mimic the onscreen action, the themes are often used subtly to inform underlying dramatic connections. A good example is how Shore forms the first notes of the Fellowship theme over Sam joining Frodo, and expanding on it when Merry, Pippin and Strider join the group—all to hint at the", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6322683", "text": "Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky in the score to \"Star Wars.\" Williams relied less and less on references to existing music in the latter seven scores, incorporating more strains of modernist orchestral writing with each progressive score, although occasional nods continue to permeate the music. The love theme from \"Empire Strikes Back\" is closely related to Williams' composition for \"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark\". The score to has clear resemblances to the successful scores of other contemporary composers of the time, namely Howard Shore's \"Lord of the Rings\", Hans Zimmer's \"Gladiator\" and Tan Dun's\" Crouching Tiger,", "title": "Music of Star Wars" }, { "docid": "6530327", "text": "of this material, Shore also introduces one other, independent theme for the Shire: Themes for Gollum Themes for The Elves The Music of the Elves is sinuous (in line with the Arts Department's vision of the Elvish architecture), clear-toned and elegant, being scored for women voices, violins and chimes. It is however also ancient, exotic and at times closed off to the outside world, like the Elves, and is in those instances scored for eastern instruments and contains melodic intervals prevalent in Eastern music. Themes for Isengard Whereas the Mordor material contrasts the Shire material, the related Isengard material contrasts", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "3764710", "text": "the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar\". The Two Towers (MUD) is also set in Tolkien's world. Lego's licensed theme game version had Japanese anime graphics. Games Workshop have made a miniature wargame called \"The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game\", which, while part of the film trilogy's merchandise, combines elements from both the books and films. Many of Games Workshop's other battle games that are not directly related to the books have had some key background based on it. Several other games have been based directly on \"The Lord of the Rings\" and related works, including, amongst many, Iron", "title": "Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien" }, { "docid": "6530339", "text": "from the A-phrase, often in a very different, expansive effect. The underlying bodhran-tapping accompaniment, while too generic to be a proper leitmotiv, is a recurring figure across the various scores, and acts in contrast to the rhythmic motivs of Mordor and the Orcs. While the Shire's theme Fourth Age variation is described as a new theme, the undelying accompaniment, a development of the Outline figure, is not. In fact, the outline figure also has a uniquely \"warped\" variation used for Smeagol's antics (when he fetches rabbits for Frodo), as well. Smeagol and Deagol are actually associated with several \"second-age\" variations", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530338", "text": "those is labeled a separate theme in the book. He also takes the Nazgul harmonies and sets them to a choir for the Witch King's battle with Eowyn and while that figure is non-recurring, it is a device that he also used with other themes like Thorin's in An Unexpected Journey. There is a two-beat variation of the Mordor Skip-Beat used in \"the most frenetic situations\" which can be described as a separate chase motiv. The Shire theme, because of the malleable and long-winded nature, can be described as two motivic units, with the B-section being used sparingly and separately", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "17668352", "text": "Rings of Power. The development team picked Celebrimbor because they considered his backstory sufficiently interesting to expand the canon's authenticity, allowing the team to write a story around power (a major theme of the game). Another important component was \"Mordor\" tone. The team created a dark atmosphere with humor, reflected in dialogue and voice acting. This was handled by Dan Abnett, who previously worked on books related to \"Warhammer\" \"dark and gritty\" universe. The team hired David Salo, a linguist who worked on the Tolkien's languages for the \"Lord of the Rings\" film trilogy, to develop the Orcs' Black Speech.", "title": "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" }, { "docid": "8473240", "text": "of the Rings\" film trilogy, released in three installments as \"\" (2001), \"\" (2002), and \"\" (2003). \"\", a prequel to \"The Lord of the Rings\" trilogy featuring some of the same characters, was released on 12 December 2012, directed by Peter Jackson. \"\" was released on 13 December 2013 and the final installment, \"\", was released on 11 December 2014. A previous animated adaptation of \"The Hobbit\" (1977) exists, and was directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. A Swedish live action television film, \"Sagan om ringen\", inspired by the music album \"Music Inspired by Lord of the", "title": "Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "13447234", "text": "actual influence on his writing, and cites evidence to this effect in her essay \"'Mad' Elves and 'elusive beauty': some Celtic strands of Tolkien's mythology\". Terry Gunnell notes that the titles of the Germanic gods Freyr and Freyja (Old Norse 'lord' and 'lady') are also given to Celeborn and Galadriel in the \"Lord of The Rings\". According to Tom Shippey, the theme of diminishment from semi-divine Elf to diminutive Fairy resurfaces in \"The Lord of the Rings\" in the dialogue of Galadriel. \"Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time", "title": "Elf (Middle-earth)" }, { "docid": "10276317", "text": "February 4, 2008, and features 18 musical numbers from the show. The CD release was accompanied by a DVD with superior sound quality and DVD bonuses. Disc 2 features an alternative version of \"The Song of Hope (Duet)\" and a slideshow of production images. It does not contain any video material although six official music videos had been filmed. \"The Lord of the Rings\" received mostly negative reviews from critics. Lord of the Rings (musical) The Lord of the Rings is the most prominent of several theatre adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic high fantasy novel of the same", "title": "Lord of the Rings (musical)" }, { "docid": "17784854", "text": "original release, about a minute of material in the fan credits, and some additional alternates, there are over four and a half hours of finalized music for \"Return of the King,\" including the music for the trailer. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (soundtrack) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released on November 25, 2003. It was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the London Oratory School Schola. The limited edition contains a bonus DVD with the track \"Use", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "1485874", "text": "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\" (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in \"The Lord of the Rings series\", and was followed by \"\" (2002) and \"\" (2003), based on the second and third volumes of \"The Lord of the Rings\". Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker), who is seeking the One Ring.", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" }, { "docid": "2790414", "text": "in Scandinavia. The Tolkien Society of Sweden was founded in Gothenburg in 1968 (\"of Sweden\" was added in 1969 to avoid confusion with the UK society) and The Tolkien Society Forodrim was founded in Sweden in 1972. Denmark has two Tolkien societies, Bri, the Danish Tolkien Society and Imladris, which is a virtual community only. Some fans, known as Tolkien tourists, travel for the purpose of visiting \"Lord of the Rings\" and Tolkien-related sites. Isaac Asimov, who had read \"The Lord of the Rings\" three times by Tolkien's death in September 1973, wrote a Black Widowers short story as tribute", "title": "Tolkien fandom" }, { "docid": "2618403", "text": "as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition of \"\". Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as a child. When she came on board to help the writing team on \"The Lord of the Rings\", she had already read the book seven times. Philippa Boyens Philippa Boyens, MNZM, is a New Zealand screenwriter and producer who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's films \"The Lord of the Rings\" series, \"King Kong\", \"The Lovely Bones\", and the three-part film \"The Hobbit\", all with Jackson and Fran Walsh. She, Jackson, and Walsh won the", "title": "Philippa Boyens" }, { "docid": "7773963", "text": "Sonic and the Secret Rings The title was released in place of an aborted attempt to port the 2006 game \"Sonic the Hedgehog\" to the Wii. Producer Yojiro Ogawa conceived \"Secret Rings\" to tap into the Wii Remote's capabilities. He chose the theme of \"Arabian Nights\", using many elements of the stories in the game's setting, characters, and Middle Eastern-influenced music. Sega changed the title of the game several times, originally being announced as \"Sonic Wild Fire\", before settling on \"Sonic and the Secret Rings\" to tie in the theme of \"Arabian Nights\". Upon release, \"Secret Rings\" received average reviews.", "title": "Sonic and the Secret Rings" }, { "docid": "2150227", "text": "there is a poem entitled \"The Green Man\". Ronald Johnson also wrote a book-length poem sequence, \"The Book of the Green Man\". The premise has even made its way into comics, most notably with the character of Swamp Thing. Green men, and variants on the theme, frequently occur in modern fantasy literature and science fiction. Tom Bombadil and the Ents in \"The Lord of the Rings\" could be considered possible examples. In Kenneth Grahame's 1908 children's classic \"The Wind in the Willows\", a depiction of a natural deity, analogous with Pan and Green Man legend, appears as the climax of", "title": "Green Man" }, { "docid": "20095696", "text": "those interested in Catholic engagement with culture, respectful inter-religious dialogue, integral human development and \"ressourcement\". \"Christendom Awake\", for whom he wrote a number of articles, maintains a page with biographical information, a partial bibliography, and some links to Caldecott's work. J. R. R. Tolkien was among the writers whose works influenced Caldecott's conversion to Christianity. Caldecott became an authority on the Christian themes in The Lord of the Rings. As a teenager Caldecott had fallen in love with America because of its comic books. He loved the fight between good and evil, and the theme of hope that the comics", "title": "Stratford Caldecott" }, { "docid": "6530369", "text": "for orchestra, choir and soloist. This suite has been performed in various concert halls around the world, accompanied by a light and visual art show by Alan Lee and John Howe. A DVD titled \"Howard Shore: Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony—a composer's journey through Middle Earth\" has been released. The 50-minute-long DVD features extensive excerpts of the concert given by Shore and the Montreal Orchestra, Grand Choir and Children choir at the \"Montreal en Lumiere\" Festival, interspersed with spoken commentary by Shore, who recounts his approach in composing the music for the three films and then reworking it", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "8473248", "text": "BBC broadcast \"The Lord of the Rings,\" a new, ambitious dramatisation in 26 half-hour instalments. It starred Ian Holm as Frodo Baggins, the protagonist; he would play Bilbo Baggins, his character's cousin/uncle, in the live-action trilogy. In 1992 the German radio stations SDR and WDR broadcast Der Herr der Ringe, a 30-episode adaptation of \"The Lord of the Rings\". In 1999-2000 the Danish radio station Danmarks Radio broadcast \"Eventyret om Ringen\", a Danish language retelling of The Lord of the Rings by Rune T. Kidde. Music by The Tolkien Ensemble, Hedningarna, Sorten Muld and Kim Skovbye. In 2001, 2002 and", "title": "Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "6084390", "text": "of traveling from one place to another singing his songs at temples, he came to be called \"Kshetragna\" or \"Kshetrayya\" (one who travels). He perfected the \"padam\" format that is still used today. His \"padams\" are sung in dance (Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi) and music recitals. A unique feature of his padams is the practice of singing the \"anupallavi\" first then the \"pallavi\" (second verse followed by first verse). Most of the padams are of the theme of longing for the coming of the Lord Krishna. He wrote with Sringara as a main theme in expressing \"madhurabhakti\" (devotion to the supreme).", "title": "Kshetrayya" }, { "docid": "17784813", "text": "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (soundtrack) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on November 20, 2001. It was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the London Voices, London Oratory School Schola choir and multiple featured instrumental and vocal soloists. The album is a reduction of over three and a half hours of finalized music written for The Fellowship of the Ring. The music on the album features edited-down compositions to create a", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "208412", "text": "by the UK's \"Big Read\" survey, about 250,000 Germans found \"The Lord of the Rings\" to be their favourite work of literature. Tolkien wrote a brief \"Sketch of the Mythology\", which included the tales of Beren and Lúthien and of Túrin; and that sketch eventually evolved into the \"Quenta Silmarillion\", an epic history that Tolkien started three times but never published. Tolkien desperately hoped to publish it along with \"The Lord of the Rings\", but publishers (both Allen & Unwin and Collins) declined. Moreover, printing costs were very high in 1950s Britain, requiring \"The Lord of the Rings\" to be", "title": "J. R. R. Tolkien" }, { "docid": "7978098", "text": "particularly clear in Tolkien's treatment of the rural Shire and its race of simple, complacent hobbits, who ultimately go on to defeat an evil whose more obvious counterparts were great wizards, kings, and the aforementioned kingdoms of good. Likewise, though Tolkien's magic, immortal elves seem to act as an idealized version of a comparatively lowly humankind, their inability to accept change causes a \"deep nostalgia for [an] edenic past\", which in turn becomes their \"great folly\". Tolkien wrote about \"The Lord of the Rings\" and death in his \"Letters\": Throughout \"The Silmarillion\", death is referred to as the \"gift (and", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "3764719", "text": "character obsessed with \"The Lord of the Rings\" who creates a post-apocalyptic community based upon the Elves and Dúnedain of Middle-earth. The same plot point was used by the Russian writer Vladimir Berezin in his novel \"Road Signs\" (from the Universe of Metro 2033). Another Russian writer, Kirill Eskov, wrote \"The Last Ringbearer\", about the events in \"Lord of the Rings\" from the perspective of Sauron. Stephen King, best known for horror novels, has acknowledged Tolkien's influence on his novel \"The Stand\" as well as his fantasy series \"The Dark Tower\". Several other prominent fantasy writers, including Michael Swanwick, Raymond", "title": "Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien" }, { "docid": "12007905", "text": "the primary source of the allegations could be traced to freelance animal wranglers who had been dismissed by the production over a year earlier \"for cause\". The music of \"The Hobbit\" film series was composed, produced and (in the case of the first film) orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore, who scored all three \"The Lord of the Rings\" films. Recording sessions for the first film began on 20 August 2012, at Abbey Road Studios. The second and third films were recorded in New Zealand. Unlike with the Lord of the Rings, which only received an expanded release after 2005,", "title": "The Hobbit (film series)" }, { "docid": "402259", "text": "the Shadow\", \"The Treason of Isengard\", \"The War of the Ring\", and \"Sauron Defeated\". The novel has been translated, with various degrees of success, into at least 56 languages. Tolkien, an expert in philology, examined many of these translations, and made comments on each that reflect both the translation process and his work. As he was unhappy with some choices made by early translators, such as the Swedish translation by Åke Ohlmarks, Tolkien wrote a \"Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings\" (1967). Because \"The Lord of the Rings\" purports to be a translation of the fictitious", "title": "The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "11513351", "text": "with the Dutch and Swedish translations, Tolkien asked that With a view to the planned Danish translation, Tolkien decided to take action in order to avoid similar disappointments in the future. On 2 January 1967, he wrote to Otto B. Lindhardt, of the Danish publisher Gyldendals Bibliotek: Photocopies of this \"commentary\" were sent to translators of \"The Lord of the Rings\" by Allen & Unwin from 1967. After Tolkien's death, it was published as Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, edited by Christopher Tolkien in \"A Tolkien Compass\" (1975). Hammond and Scull (2005) have newly transcribed", "title": "Translations of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "402250", "text": "& Unwin, led to the book being offered to Collins in 1950. Tolkien intended \"The Silmarillion\" (itself largely unrevised at this point) to be published along with \"The Lord of the Rings,\" but A&U were unwilling to do this. After Milton Waldman, his contact at Collins, expressed the belief that \"The Lord of the Rings\" itself \"urgently wanted cutting\", Tolkien eventually demanded that they publish the book in 1952. Collins did not; and so Tolkien wrote to Allen and Unwin, saying, \"I would gladly consider the publication of any part of the stuff\", fearing his work would never see the", "title": "The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "2494899", "text": "in March 2004. It was a classical crossover album and included two pop songs written by Richard Marx and one ballad, \"Wait A While\", written by Jon Lord of Deep Purple. \"My Heart\" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Classical Album Chart after debuting at No. 7 and spent 31 weeks on the chart. In the summer and fall of 2004, Sissel went on tour with The Lord of the Rings Symphony. She was a featured soloist for an orchestral performance dedicated to the music from \"The Lord of the Rings\" films. \"The Lord of the Rings\" composer Howard Shore,", "title": "Sissel Kyrkjebø" }, { "docid": "208385", "text": "the novel, stating he preferred applicability to allegory. This theme is taken up at greater length in his essay \"On Fairy-Stories\", where he argues that fairy-stories are so apt because they are consistent both within themselves and with some truths about reality. He concludes that Christianity itself follows this pattern of inner consistency and external truth. His belief in the fundamental truths of Christianity leads commentators to find Christian themes in \"The Lord of the Rings\". Tolkien objected strongly to C. S. Lewis's use of religious references in his stories, which were often overtly allegorical. However, Tolkien wrote that the", "title": "J. R. R. Tolkien" }, { "docid": "12883348", "text": "Stephen Dinehart Stephen Erin Dinehart IV is an industry-leading game maker, writer, and the original 'Narrative Designer'. Trained at USC School of Cinematic Arts while on scholarship from Electronic Arts and The David Lynch Foundation, his works range from show writing for major theme parks, VR/AR, mobile and AAA video games. Dinehart has worked with franchises and characters ranging from The Marvel Universe and Mario to Batman and Lord of the Rings. Best known for his work in video games and themed entertainment, Stephen wrote the job description and took the first \"Narrative Designer\" position at THQ in 2006, the", "title": "Stephen Dinehart" }, { "docid": "12883351", "text": "Digital Media is from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Stephen Dinehart Stephen Erin Dinehart IV is an industry-leading game maker, writer, and the original 'Narrative Designer'. Trained at USC School of Cinematic Arts while on scholarship from Electronic Arts and The David Lynch Foundation, his works range from show writing for major theme parks, VR/AR, mobile and AAA video games. Dinehart has worked with franchises and characters ranging from The Marvel Universe and Mario to Batman and Lord of the Rings. Best known for his work in video games and themed entertainment, Stephen wrote the job description and", "title": "Stephen Dinehart" }, { "docid": "12258844", "text": "in the book of \"wraithing\", a distinctive 20th-century view of evil that he attributes to Tolkien in which individuals are \"'eaten up inside' by devotion to some abstraction\". Referring to Saruman's demise, Kocher says that he is one example of the consistent theme of nothingness as the fate of evil throughout \"The Lord of the Rings\". Saruman has appeared in film, audio and stage adaptations of \"The Lord of the Rings\". BBC Radio produced the first adaptation in 1956, in which Saruman was played by Robert Farquharson, and which has not survived. Tolkien was apparently disappointed by it. In Ralph", "title": "Saruman" }, { "docid": "5018079", "text": "Aníron \"Aníron\" is a song in \"The Lord of the Rings\" film trilogy soundtrack. It is the theme for Aragorn and Arwen Evenstar. \"Aníron\" means \"I desire\" in the constructed Elvish language of Sindarin. It is featured as part of the track \"The Council of Elrond\" on the soundtrack album \"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\". This song does not appear in Tolkien's writings; it was composed and sung by Enya, and the lyrics were written by Roma Ryan. The song was conducted by Howard Shore and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Enya. In", "title": "Aníron" }, { "docid": "865948", "text": "Holopainen mainly wrote about mythological and fantasy themes, and often used references to \"metaphysics and nature\". Fantasy novels especially are a big influence on Nightwish's lyrics. Songs such as \"Wishmaster,\" \"Elvenpath,\" and \"Wanderlust\" make fairly clear references to fantasy novels, in this case the \"Dragonlance\" series and J. R. R. Tolkien's \"The Lord of the Rings\". \"FantasMic\" from \"Wishmaster\" is a direct tribute to Walt Disney and Disney animated films, which Holopainen has said are among his influences.<ref name=\"powermetal/00\"></ref> \"Dark Passion Play\" featured the return to the fantasy theme with songs such as \"Sahara\", \"Whoever Brings the Night\" and \"7", "title": "Nightwish" }, { "docid": "194326", "text": "against the evil forces as a Bildungsroman. In many books there is a knowing, mystical mentor or teacher. This character is often a formidable wizard or warrior, who provides the main character with advice and help. The progress of the story leads to the character learning the nature of the unknown forces against him or her, that they constitute a force with great power and malevolence. Good versus evil is a common theme in high fantasy, and the character of evil is often an important theme in a work of high fantasy, as in \"The Lord of the Rings\". Indeed,", "title": "High fantasy" }, { "docid": "6530314", "text": "a rule of the Academy to not nominate sequel scores that reuse old themes, a rule that was undone specifically as to allow for the nomination of Return of the King. The latter film also won an Oscar statuette for Best Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Shore's music for \"The Lord of the Rings\" has become the most successful composition of his career and one of the most popular motion picture scores in history. Along with his Music of The Hobbit film series, the prequels to the Lord of", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "6530312", "text": "\"\" (which was scored at a faster pace than the other two) and \"\" (with Shore also, unusually, providing an original score with new themes for the trailer, as well) with the final sessions taking place in Watford on 20 March 2004. Shore wrote the music effectively for the entire film length. In the finished film, some of the music was dialed out while other parts were looped or tracked and re-tracked, so overall about 90% of the finished film contains music. The music was performed primarily by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and three choirs: London Voices (for mixed and", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "4547301", "text": "a download manager released by Turbine. \"The Lord of the Rings Online\" received wide universal acclaim thus far, as reviews continue to appear since the game's initial release. GameDaily awarded the game 9/10, praising its rich, fantasy-themed universe, well-integrated trait and title system, and a story that remains true to the works of Tolkien. Yahoo! Video Games wrote a review with few negative mentions, awarding the game a score of 4/5, while \"Computer and Video Games\" called the game an essential purchase for \"Lord of the Rings\" fans, scoring the game a 9.2/10. Eurogamer scored the game a 9.0/10, calling", "title": "The Lord of the Rings Online" }, { "docid": "14969422", "text": "documentary \"\", in which he \"sits down with his piano to highlight some of the masterful ways John Williams makes parallels between the original and prequel trilogy.\" On November 25, 2016, Howard Shore confirmed that Adams was working on a book that will cover the music of \"The Hobbit\" films. Adams and his wife live in Chicago. He is a percussionist. Doug Adams (music journalist) Doug Adams is a musician, author, lecturer, and educator. He is the author of \"The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films\", a book about the music in \"The Lord of the Rings\" films.", "title": "Doug Adams (music journalist)" }, { "docid": "3422696", "text": "taken ill. Shea dies sometime between the conclusion of \"Elfstones\" and the beginning of \"The Wishsong of Shannara\". A major theme of \"The Sword of Shannara\" revolves around Shea. Part of his quest, in addition to killing the Warlock Lord, includes finding a belief in himself, so that he will have confidence to go on. This is a search that every subsequent Brooks protagonist must undergo. Scholar Tom Shippey believed that Shea was too familiar to those who had read \"The Lord of the Rings\": he found that Shea and Flick were \"analogues\" for the hobbits of Tolkien's stories. Terry", "title": "Shea Ohmsford" }, { "docid": "6530367", "text": "with the music production such as Enya. The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King Shore also created a suite for chamber orchestra and flute created for Sir James Galway. The Live to Projection concerts also feature variations of some of those suites as entr'acte music. \"The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films\" () is a book which was written by Doug Adams and released on 5 October 2010. The book contains a detailed look at the themes and leitmotives in the film's music. It also contains snippets of sheet music and illustrations.", "title": "Music of The Lord of the Rings film series" }, { "docid": "16876848", "text": "latter's Song, \"I See Fire\", was released as a single. The special edition contains one bonus track and twelve extended tracks. The soundtrack album for \"The Battle of the Five Armies\" was released on 8 December 2014. Both a Standard Edition and a Special Edition were released. The score was performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Wellington University Gamelan Orchestra as it was for \"The Desolation of Smaug\". The London Voices and soprano Grace Davidson provided the vocal performances. For the song, Billy Boyd, who played Peregrin Took in \"The Lord of the Rings\", wrote and recorded the", "title": "Music of The Hobbit film series" }, { "docid": "7978115", "text": "and the Scouring of the Shire in the Mirror of Galadriel, to Arwen Evenstar's choice of mortality. Professor Peter J. Kreeft identifies a theme of divine providence, that divine influence can determine fate. Gandalf says, for example, that a hidden power was at work when Bilbo found the One Ring as it was attempting to return to its master. While Prof. Kreeft observes that there is no one complete, concrete, visible Christ figure in The Lord of the Rings (such as Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia series), he and author Jean Chausse have identified reflections of the figure of", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "3995645", "text": "them shows snippets of the movies (whereas battle cutscenes use the game engine). Some mandatory missions represent important events. Between these the player must take enough nearby territories in skirmish battles, variations on the theme of building a base and killing everyone. Each territory provides a permanent increase of power points, the unit limit, and/or a multiplier for acquired resources. Units, their upgrades and purchased powers also persist between battles. The good campaign follows the story of the \"Lord of the Rings\" movies with an emphasis of traditional, scripted missions, from Moria to Lórien, the fight at Amon Hen, the", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth" }, { "docid": "7978114", "text": "\"The Lord of the Rings\" is contrasted sharply with the prominent role also given to choice and free will. Frodo's voluntary choice to bear the Ring to Mordor is seen to be an act central to the plot of the whole story. Also important is Frodo's willing offer of the Ring to Gandalf, Aragorn, and Galadriel, and their willing refusal of it, not to mention Frodo's final inability to summon the will to destroy it. Thus, free will as well as fate is seen to be a constant theme throughout the story: from Sam's vision of old Gaffer Gamgee's wheelbarrow", "title": "Themes of The Lord of the Rings" }, { "docid": "13012921", "text": "the same translator. The translation project attracted great interest from both Tolkien fans and Swedish media in general. In 2007 Andersson published a book called \"Översättarens anmärkningar\" (\"The translator's notes\") based on his diary during the project. Ohlmarks' translations of \"The Lord of the Rings\": Andersson and Olsson's translations of \"The Lord of the Rings\": The various translations of \"The Hobbit\": Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish The translations of \"The Lord of the Rings\" into Swedish have been the subject of controversy. Åke Ohlmarks (1911–1984) was a prolific translator, who during his career published Swedish versions", "title": "Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish" }, { "docid": "17954158", "text": "usually share a mechanical or story driven theme. These releases are supplemented by 6 Adventure Packs for a total of 9 quests per cycle. The Saga Expansions follow the story of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The latter introduced a mode of play called Campaign mode allowing for some degree of permanence between the quests telling the story. Players can earn powerful \"Boon\" cards, which can be used in following quests, as well as \"Burden\" cards which make future quests more difficult. The Standalone Scenarios are one-off quests released without any player cards. Fantasy Flight Games usually", "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game" }, { "docid": "13277470", "text": "English pirate from the 17th and 18th centuries, from whom the episode derives its name. Much of the décor and music in the episode is influenced by the \"Pirates of the Caribbean\" theme park ride and associated film franchise. Kevin wields a toy lightsaber, the Jedi weapon from the \"Star Wars\" films; this is also a reference to the sixth season episode \"The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers\", in which he dresses as an Imperial stormtrooper while the rest of the boys are in \"Lord of the Rings\" attire. In its original American broadcast,", "title": "Fatbeard" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4735555", "text": "the Weimar Republic, including the Beer Hall Putsch. The Rhenish Republic was proclaimed at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in October 1923. Though the French did succeed in making their occupation of the Ruhr pay, the Germans through their passive resistance in the Ruhr and the hyperinflation that wrecked their economy, won the world's sympathy, and under heavy Anglo-American financial pressure (the simultaneous decline in the value of the franc made the French very open to pressure from Wall Street and the City), the French were forced to agree to the Dawes Plan of April 1924, which substantially lowered German reparations payments. Under", "title": "Occupation of the Ruhr" } ]

[ { "docid": "2977529", "text": "of unprecedented advances in factor productivity. Real unit production costs for most final goods dropped steadily throughout the 19th century and especially from 1873 to 1896. At no previous time had there been an equivalent \"harvest of technological advances... so general in their application and so radical in their implications\". That is why, notwithstanding the dire predictions of many eminent economists, Britain did not end up paralyzed by strikes and lockouts. Falling prices did not mean falling money wages. Instead of inspiring large numbers of workers to go on strike, falling prices were inspiring them to go shopping. Long Depression", "title": "Long Depression" }, { "docid": "1363474", "text": "hours in advance if they intend to go on strike. Should they go on strike without having declared their intention to do so beforehand, they leave themselves open to sanctions. The unions did and still oppose this law and argue these 48 hours are used not only to pressure the workers but also to keep files on the more militant workers, who will more easily be undermined in their careers by the employers. Most importantly, they argue this law prevents the more hesitant workers from making the decision to join the strike the day before, once they've been convinced to", "title": "Strike action" }, { "docid": "14313083", "text": "Unlike other IFTU events, delegates from the Soviet Union were invited. In his inaugural speech, Fimmen, stated that any new world war would be confronted by a global general strike. However, when French troops occupied the Ruhr a month later, the promised general strike did not occur. The German ADGB opposed initiating a general strike. The IFTU did not go beyond a general call for peace and arbitration through the League of Nations. Fimmen became increasingly disillusioned over these developments. In November 1923 he resigned as ITUF general secretary. At the Hague Peace Conference Johannes Sassenbach was appointed as the", "title": "International Federation of Trade Unions" }, { "docid": "4463088", "text": "failed strikes. Longshoremen in San Francisco, then the major port on the coast, were required to go through a hiring hall operated by a company union, known as the \"blue book\" system for the color of the membership book. The Industrial Workers of the World had attempted to organize longshoremen, sailors and fishermen in the 1920s through their Marine Transport Workers Union. Their largest strike, the 1923 San Pedro Maritime Strike, bottled up shipping in that harbor, but was crushed by a combination of injunctions, mass arrests and vigilantism by the American Legion. While the IWW was a spent force", "title": "1934 West Coast waterfront strike" }, { "docid": "10120724", "text": "Schifflange and Differdange were alerted, and also refused to go to work. In Schifflange, Hans Adam, a worker of German origins sounded the alarm across the valley to alert all workers. In Differdange, news of the strike spread throughout the workforce by word of mouth, and increased in intensity on September 1. On September 2, 156 mill workers refused to take their shift, and many of those who were already working stopped. The German directors of the mill warned the millworkers that they could be killed for their actions. A few workers got back to work, but approximately 50 still", "title": "1942 Luxembourgish general strike" }, { "docid": "15517671", "text": "why the workers were able to have their demands fulfilled. Demanding a higher minimum wage, in February 2008 left-wing activists such as Kamal el-Fayoumi who worked in the state-run textile industry in el-Mahalla organized one of the largest anti-Mubarak labor protests since Mubarak became president in 1981, with around 10,000 factory workers protesting in the streets. Meanwhile, the doctors union voted to go on a national strike on March 15 and university professors launched a national strike on March 23. On 6 April 2008, thousands of policemen occupied el-Mahalla and took control of many of the factories in an attempt", "title": "Hossam el-Hamalawy" }, { "docid": "13637911", "text": "union. This brought most of the workers back, to the detriment of the union itself. The more intense strikers found that they did not have a job to go back to since many were blacklisted from the industry. The entire strike, although only lasting from May 7, 1912, to June 25, 1912, cost 117,000 days in lost working time for hotel staff in New York City. This concluded the 1912 strike, however hotel workers continued to strike in 1913, 1918, 1929, and 1934. and hotel workers did not receive adequate representation until the Hotel Trades Council (now the New York", "title": "1912 New York City waiters' strike" }, { "docid": "7900496", "text": "1946 Pilbara strike The 1946 Pilbara strike was a landmark strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for human rights recognition and payment of fair wages and working conditions. The strike involved at least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walking off the large Pastoral Stations in the Pilbara on 1 May 1946, and from employment in the two major towns of Port Hedland and Marble Bar. The strike did not end until August 1949 and even then many indigenous Australians refused to go back and work for white station owners. It is regarded as one", "title": "1946 Pilbara strike" }, { "docid": "10096715", "text": "took 33% of the shares. Meanwhile, workers started organizing to improve labor conditions. This proved difficult. Charles Piaget, the son of a clockwork artisan, who began working at the factory in 1946 as a skilled worker, became a representative of the Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC, French Confederation of Christian Workers) trade union. He later recalled that during national strikes, only 30 or 40 workers at LIP out of a total of 1200 would go on strike. Those who did strike were listed by the management and called in to explain themselves. Semi-skilled workers on the assembly line were", "title": "LIP (company)" }, { "docid": "17348125", "text": "paid a little bit more than the average worker. Verizon strike of 2000 The Verizon strike 2000 took place on August 5, 2000, in New York. Nearly 85,000 unionized Verizon workers went on strike to protest Verizon's plan to shut down their factory and move to non-union areas. On August 5, 2000, 85,000 union workers walked out on Verizon and began to strike. There were two union groups that went on strike, the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. There were different reasons why the two union groups went on strike. The first reason was", "title": "Verizon strike of 2000" }, { "docid": "17348121", "text": "Verizon strike of 2000 The Verizon strike 2000 took place on August 5, 2000, in New York. Nearly 85,000 unionized Verizon workers went on strike to protest Verizon's plan to shut down their factory and move to non-union areas. On August 5, 2000, 85,000 union workers walked out on Verizon and began to strike. There were two union groups that went on strike, the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. There were different reasons why the two union groups went on strike. The first reason was due to the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE;", "title": "Verizon strike of 2000" }, { "docid": "6613842", "text": "They had close links to \"Communist Workers Party\" but only gained a significant following in Poplar during the 1923 Docks Strike. It did not survive long after a physical attack on its members on 26 September 1923 in Poplar High Street by the police which left 40 members in hospital. Wal Hannington filled in for George Lansbury at a meeting held in Glasgow City Hall shortly afterwards. He criticised the UWO and defended the actions of the Poplar Board of Guardians, who had called in the police. It suspended activity in 1939, at the outbreak of the Second World War,", "title": "National Unemployed Workers' Movement" }, { "docid": "16911534", "text": "arrived. In a letter written on May 2, 1923, Wilckens wrote his reasons for the event: On June 15, 1923, Kurt Wilckens was killed in prison by Ernesto Pérez Millán Temperley, a member of the Liga Patriótica Argentina. Two years later, on November 9, 1925, Pérez Millán Temperley died after an attack from another inmate, Esteban Lucich, who acted on orders from the Russian anarchist Boris Wladimirovich. Kurt Gustav Wilckens Kurt Gustav Wilckens (1886-1923) was a militant German anarchist, known in Argentina for having avenged the massacre of hundreds of workers on strike in the repression unleashed by the Argentine", "title": "Kurt Gustav Wilckens" }, { "docid": "9345065", "text": "the media's focus from the strike. Compounding the problem, many workers and unions did not want to go back on strike because they had already suffered lost wages and could not afford to continue. Not only could the workers no longer afford to continue, the KCTU and the FKTU had run out of money by this point and did not have the necessary finances to continue the strikes. On February 12 the leaders of the two camps decided to meet in order to hash out a compromise. They met on the 17th but the proposals and recommendations were not solidified", "title": "1996–97 strikes in South Korea" }, { "docid": "18452206", "text": "1923 San Pedro maritime strike The 1923 San Pedro maritime strike (also known as the Liberty Hill strike) was, at the time, the biggest challenge to the dominance of the open shop culture of Los Angeles, California until the rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the 1930s. The strike was led by members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or the \"Wobblies\") which bottled up shipping in the harbor. One of the largest staged protests during the strike was led by author Upton Sinclair on a small plot of land called Liberty Hill where he was", "title": "1923 San Pedro maritime strike" }, { "docid": "5512989", "text": "impeaching Li. Cao then spent several months campaigning for the presidency and even openly declared he would pay $5000 to any parliamentarian who would cast a vote for him. This caused national condemnation against the Zhili clique but did not prevent Cao from being elected in October 1923. In 1923 Wu ruthlessly broke a strike at the important Hankou-Beijing railway by sending in troops to violently suppress the workers and their leaders. The soldiers killed 35 workers and injured many more. Wu's reputation with the Chinese people suffered significantly because of this event, though he gained the favor of British", "title": "Wu Peifu" }, { "docid": "10190666", "text": "that Oakes Angier had a temperament well suited for work as manager to the Company workers, and that he was also very knowledgeable to the process of making shovels. His character would serve him well in regards to the strike. His life was an example of integrity and compassion towards workers and other townspeople who sometimes required assistance. Although there had been a few documented instances of dissension among workers before the strike of 1889, none were as well documented, nor did they result in so many workers being let go or disruption in shovel production. In shovel making, it", "title": "Oakes Angier Ames" }, { "docid": "9447943", "text": "the financing needed to buy the railway, the remaining coming from the Imperial Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance. The railway was placed under Chinese control on January 1, 1909, and the successful redemption enhanced the prestige of Liang's Communications Clique. The Beijing–Hankou railway workers' strike of 1923, also known as the February 7th strike, was an important event involving this railway. By the end of 1922, 16 workers' unions had been established on the Jing-Han Railway. A ceremony to establish the Federation of Workers' Unions of the Beijing–Hankou Railway was held on February 1, 1923. However, warlord", "title": "Beijing–Hankou railway" }, { "docid": "17079365", "text": "a strike was not. In \"Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.\", the union engaged in a whipsaw strike: Employees randomly struck different locations of the same employer for a short period of time. The Farmer board declared these \"intermittent\" strikes \"neither a strike nor work\" and thus unprotected activity, and upheld the employer's termination of the workers. The majority did not define the term \"intermittent strike\" in \"Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.\" nor in two subsequent decisions upholding the ruling. The majority provided no rationale for withdrawing the act's protection of such activity, nor why such activity was so destructive of", "title": "Guy Otto Farmer" }, { "docid": "17559696", "text": "forced to agree to a substantial wages increase of eight percent. The strike soon finished. It officially ended on 18 May. In the aftermath of the strike, the German authorities worried that a repeat could occur, arrested 400 workers in September 1942 who they believed to be planning a similar action. Further important strikes did, however, take place in Belgium in November 1942 and February 1943. In the aftermath of the strike and the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (June 1941) led to the end of the limited toleration of Belgian communists. Lahaut was deported to", "title": "Strike of the 100,000" }, { "docid": "13484167", "text": "1923 Kraków riot The 1923 Kraków riot was a violent riot that took place during a strike on 6 November 1923 in Kraków, Poland. The incident is also called the 1923 Kraków uprising, particularly by Marxist sources. Demonstrators took control of the Main Market Square area and disarmed some troops. Eventually troops and police were ordered to fire on the workers, though some soldiers refused. Three armored cars were used, one of which, named \"Dziadek\" (\"Grandpa\"), was captured by the workers in the Market Square area. Some 18–30 workers were killed, as well as 14 soldiers. No policemen died, but", "title": "1923 Kraków riot" }, { "docid": "4324627", "text": "Terengganu where about 3,000 workers were employed. The tin was shipped to Japan and used as raw material to manufacture weapons. Lim believed that if the workers in the Dungun mine went on strike, the Japanese would suffer a huge loss, so he planned to make the workers go on strike. Around February 1938, Lim travelled to Dungun with Zhuang Huiquan () of the Anxi clan association to carry out their plan. Zhuang went to the mine to persuade the workers to go on strike while Lim contacted the local police and gained their support. By early March, Lim and", "title": "Lim Bo Seng" }, { "docid": "10013800", "text": "had said may not be \"airwothy\". Workers may strike only in relation to bargaining for a new collective agreement (section 86) or \"on grounds of health and safety\"(section 84). Workers must wait for the old collective agreement to expire before they go on strike. As collective bargaining can only be undertaken by a union, only union members can go on strike. One person cannot go on strike, only a \"number of employees\" can do so (section 81). Sympathy strikes, Strikes for political purposes, such as human rights in other countries, and General Strikes are all unlawful. Section 82 defines lock-outs.", "title": "Employment Relations Act 2000" }, { "docid": "13192384", "text": "earlier than the Flint sit-down strike of 1936-1937. The sit-down strike was used frequently by the rubber workers because of a few reasons. The most important reason for the sit-down strike being used is that it does not allow the factory's management to hire scab workers to continue production, because the sitting workers are occupying the space necessary for the work to be done. Another major reason as to why the sit-down strike was frequently used by the rubber workers was due to management's inability to use force in order to get the striking workers out of the way. Factory", "title": "Akron rubber strike of 1936" }, { "docid": "20615765", "text": "the First World War and refused to operate the factory machinery. This resulted in a furious phone call by the then Minister for Munitions Winston Churchill to Mary Macarthur demanding to know why she allowed the workers to stop. Macarthur told Churchill that the women would not go back to work until the tribunal findings had been paid. After 24 hours, the firm relented and back paid the missing wages. Over 2,500 young women went on strike in April 1916 at Greenwood and Batley's leeds factory supported by the NFWW. Their dispute was around the gross differences in pay between", "title": "National Federation of Women Workers" }, { "docid": "10536557", "text": "be an effective weapon in some situations. During the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the IWW boycotted merchants on Essex Street who were opposed to the strikers. The boycott was successful. In 1923, a boycott \"of all California products in ship's stores\" was threatened in an effort to have the Criminal Syndicalist Law repealed. The threat, carried out in conjunction with a general strike on the Los Angeles and San Francisco waterfronts, was successful in shutting down the harbors. According to a pamphlet produced by the Industrial Workers of the World, A general strike is a strike involving workers", "title": "Industrial Workers of the World philosophy and tactics" }, { "docid": "4471644", "text": "University of London (London School of Economics) in 1923. Mackinder is often credited with introducing two new terms into the English language: \"manpower\" and \"heartland\". The Heartland Theory was enthusiastically taken up by the German school of Geopolitik, in particular by its main proponent Karl Haushofer. Geopolitik was later embraced by the German Nazi regime in the 1930s. The German interpretation of the Heartland Theory is referred to explicitly (without mentioning the connection to Mackinder) in \"The Nazis Strike\", the second of Frank Capra's \"Why We Fight\" series of American World War II propaganda films. The Heartland Theory and more", "title": "Geostrategy" }, { "docid": "11927203", "text": "December, a 15-fold increase. By fall 1922, Germany found itself unable to make reparations payments. The mark was by now practically worthless, making it impossible for Germany to buy foreign exchange or gold using paper marks. Instead, reparations were to be paid in goods such as coal. In January 1923, French and Belgian troops occupied the industrial region of Germany in the Ruhr valley to ensure reparations payments. Inflation was exacerbated when workers in the Ruhr went on a general strike and the German government printed more money to continue paying for their passive resistance. By November 1923, the US", "title": "Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic" }, { "docid": "12735523", "text": "with the Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee, the main representative body of the Gdańsk strikers, especially with members Lech Wałęsa and Andrzej Gwiazda, as well as Anna Walentynowicz. Pyka argued that the Strike Committee was illegal, and that it did not represent the workers it claimed to. He was replaced as leader of the commission with Mieczysław Jagielski on August 21. State Polish Radio at the time gave no explanation as to why Pyka was replaced. He was a professor of economics at the Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa in Katowice. He died on May 23, 2009. Tadeusz Pyka Tadeusz Pyka (May 17,", "title": "Tadeusz Pyka" }, { "docid": "15681749", "text": "tomorrow and now we have to visit his dead body in the cemetery.\"Hours after his death his sister, Firouzeh Saber, complained to Radio Farda of three concerns: \"First of all, why was he in prison? He had been in prison without having been sentenced. Second, why did a tragedy such as [Sahabi's] death happen, leading [Saber] to go on hunger strike? And third, why were [authorities] so careless that it took them several hours to take him to the hospital\" after he complained of chest pains. On 12 June 2011, Reporters Without Borders issued a statement accusing the government of", "title": "Hoda Saber" }, { "docid": "6510795", "text": "months the strike disintegrated. The \"Federationist\", the official publication of the American Federation of Labor, reported that in 1924 the ten leading sugar companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange paid dividends averaging 17 percent. From 1913 to 1923, the eleven leading sugar companies paid cash dividends of 172.45 percent, and most of them issued large stock dividends. After the 1924 strike, the labor movement in Hawaii dwindled, but did not die, and discontent among the workers rarely surfaced again. Pablo Manlapit, who had been imprisoned and exiled, returned to the islands in 1932 and started a new labor", "title": "Hanapepe massacre" }, { "docid": "1741802", "text": "any negotiations, ARU called a strike against the factory, but it showed no sign of success. To win the strike, Debs decided to stop the movement of Pullman cars on railroads. The over-the-rail Pullman employees (such as conductors and porters) did not go on strike. Debs and the ARU called a massive boycott against all trains that carried a Pullman car. It affected most rail lines west of Detroit and at its peak involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states. The Railroad brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) opposed the boycott, and the General Managers' Association of the", "title": "Pullman Strike" }, { "docid": "19705743", "text": "In 1927, Chiang purged his government of Communists and began to seek U.S. support. Seeking closer relations with China, Secretary of State Kellogg agreed to grant tariff autonomy, meaning that China would have the right to set import duties on American goods. The nation initially did not know what to make of Coolidge, who had maintained a low profile in the Harding administration; many had even expected him to be replaced on the ballot in 1924. The 1923 United Mine Workers coal strike presented an immediate challenge to Coolidge, who avoided attempting to personally end the strike but convened the", "title": "Presidency of Calvin Coolidge" }, { "docid": "19756594", "text": "with his Republican Socialist Party and Daniel Salamanca, who established the Genuine Republican Party. Saavedra legalized the right to strike and introduced government arbitration in labour disputes. In 1922 he caused a general strike after banning night taxis. The strikers won and taxi services were resumed and railroad federation was recognized as representative of railroad workers. This did not mean the end of violence. In 1923 a strike by miners in Uncia was repressed by force. A native uprising in altiplano led by Jesus de Machacha was also suppressed in the same year. The tin boom came to end in", "title": "1920 Bolivian coup d'état" }, { "docid": "18817875", "text": "they wanted to have. A session of negotiation with CHI Franciscan on Wednesday 12, 2014 ended at 8 P.M with no resolution. It was frustrating the community and the members of Local 1199NW that their negotiation with the CHI Franciscan Health employers did not come to the agreement. Therefore, the union members had no alternative action but to go on strike and stand up for themselves, their patients, and their community. The workers notified CHI Franciscan one week before the strike day that they intended to strike. According to Taft-Hartley Act, the union members required by law to give the", "title": "Tacoma nurses strike 2014" }, { "docid": "428757", "text": "In \"Meyer v. Nebraska\" (1923), the Court stated that the \"liberty\" protected by the Due Process Clause However, the Court did uphold some economic regulation, such as state Prohibition laws (\"Mugler v. Kansas\", 1887), laws declaring maximum hours for mine workers (\"Holden v. Hardy\", 1898), laws declaring maximum hours for female workers (\"Muller v. Oregon\", 1908), and President Woodrow Wilson's intervention in a railroad strike (\"Wilson v. New\", 1917), as well as federal laws regulating narcotics (\"United States v. Doremus\", 1919). The Court repudiated, but did not explicitly overrule, the \"freedom of contract\" line of cases in \"West Coast Hotel", "title": "Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" }, { "docid": "9447944", "text": "Wu Peifu sent his military police to sabotage the meeting. The Federation protested, and decided on a major strike on February 4, 1923, and relocated its office to Jiang'an, in the city of Hankou. The strike took place on February 7. Wu Peifu sent his troops to besiege the Workers' Union of Jiang'an. The chief of the Jiang'an Workers' Union (Lin Xiangqian) was arrested, and subsequently executed. Workers' movements in Changxindian, Zhengzhou, Baoding, and Gaobeidian were also put down. Union members wore badges at the strike – these were inscribed 江岸京漢鐵路工會會員證勞工神聖 (Member's badge of the Jiang'an Jing-Han Railway Union. Labour", "title": "Beijing–Hankou railway" }, { "docid": "5181208", "text": "Constable William Thomas Brooks, of the licensing squad, who two years earlier circulated a petition among his fellow officers calling for better conditions. Headed \"Comrades and Fellow Workers\", it was signed by almost 700 men. The strike was not a Police Association initiative, although the organisation negotiated on behalf of the strikers with the Premier, Harry Lawson. Most of the strikers were constables, many of them returned servicemen. Detectives and senior officers did not participate. After 24 hours the Premier demanded a return to work and promised no victimisation, although there was no promise of meeting the strikers' demands. After", "title": "1923 Victorian police strike" }, { "docid": "18021864", "text": "favour of making it more difficult for Tube workers to strike. In the first poll in 2013, 59% agreed that it was too easy for them to go on strike and 14% disagreed. In the second poll in 2014, 56% were in favour of banning Tube strikes unless 50% of eligible union members voted in favour of a strike. A poll for LBC radio found that 65% of people in London did not support the current tube strikes and 16% said they supported them. Amongst the general population, 46% said the August 2015 strikes were unjustified whereas 19% said they", "title": "London Underground strikes" }, { "docid": "10299789", "text": "an hour. Later that day the United Workers Association announced that the hunger strike was called off in response to the victory. United Workers Association In 2007 the United Workers Association won its demand for living wages at Camden Yards. On August 15, 2007 the organization announced that 11 workers and 4 allies would go on hunger strike starting September 3, 2007. Governor Martin O'Malley responded by announcing his support of living wages at the stadium, and on September 3, 2007 the hunger strike was postponed, pending an upcoming meeting of the Maryland Stadium Authority. On September 6, 2007 the", "title": "United Workers Association" }, { "docid": "17321866", "text": "to worker demands, it marks a long term trend toward unionizing cannery workers. Prior to this strike, cannery workers did not belong to unions or they were organized by small unions such as the American Labor Union. This strike set a precedent for unionizing. While support for the communist CAWIU did not last, cannery workers in Santa Clara, and throughout California, became organized under the AFL. Also, this strike was one of the first among agricultural workers. Workers’ unrest spread quickly to other groups of agricultural workers including pickers and processors throughout California. Santa Clara cannery strike The Santa Clara", "title": "Santa Clara cannery strike" }, { "docid": "6012549", "text": "date had been agreed by the UWC some time in advance as they wanted it to coincide with the vote, which they had expected to end in defeat for the hard-line unionist motion. The strike had a slow start with many workers simply going to work anyway, but after a number of workplace meetings, workers began leaving their workplaces after lunchtime. Murray would later admit that the start of the strike had been poorly organised to the extent that on the first day even his own wife asked him why he was not at work. By the end of day", "title": "Ulster Workers' Council strike" }, { "docid": "19471664", "text": "were extremely worried that their workplace would close in the near future, and therefore decided to go on strike. The strike had an immensely negative impact on QLT, which in turn, led the management team to negotiate with its employees. The strikers created a list of demands that they were determined to have met, and the organization approved the majority of the workers’ demands. The management team of QLT arranged monthly meetings to be held with workers who were democratically elected to the workers’ committee. The purpose of these meetings was to resolve any further complications after the strike, and", "title": "Chinese Golf Factory Workers Strike for Essential Rights" }, { "docid": "11776588", "text": "and unions were permitted by law to act only in an advisory capacity. Most unions in the private sector collected dues from workers but did not succeed in engaging in collective bargaining on their behalf. The constitution provides for the right to strike, and workers sometimes exercised it. In small and medium-sized businesses, workers effectively did not have the ability to strike. With an enormous unemployed labor pool, companies could immediately replace any workers attempting to unionize, collectively bargain, or strike, and companies reportedly did so during the year. The law requires unions to have prior consent and to adhere", "title": "Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" }, { "docid": "10536523", "text": "or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike . . . .\" While the NLRA protects the right to strike, some strikes do not have legal protection. For example, \"[i]f a collective bargaining agreement contains a no-strike clause (the union agrees not to go on strike while the contract is in effect), a strike during the life of the contract would not be protected. The strikers could be fired.\" Some no-strike clauses, however, have qualifications which protect the workers, for example, if they refuse to perform assigned work that has been struck by other workers. The Industrial", "title": "Industrial Workers of the World philosophy and tactics" }, { "docid": "19947677", "text": "dire. While the deficit for 1921 reached £343,171, by 1923, it was at a surplus of £116,926. The high unemployment rate after the war had gradually been reduced, but the wage rates of the majority of government artisan workers, throughout this improving economic situation, had remained stagnant. In 1919, this engendered a railway strike, where the railway workers tried to build alliances with other government workers and persuaded 2,000 workers of the police force to join them in a strike for higher wages. In order to make the railway more financially profitable, railway rates were increased in 1919 and subsequent", "title": "Sierra Leone railway strike of 1926" }, { "docid": "19791405", "text": "demands. Two notable demands, for example, is that the Prison Litigation Reform Act be rescinded, and that inmates serving their sentences get their voting rights back, alongside pre-trial detainees, and ex-convicts. This strike lasted until September 9, the same day the first prison strike started, and was supported by the ACLU. Despite the strike ending on September 9, some prisoners continue to go on strike. Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee The Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) is a project of the Industrial Workers of the World. Its purpose is to unionize incarcerated individuals, and to end unfree prison labour, which the", "title": "Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee" }, { "docid": "17321733", "text": "Pacific Northwest lumber strike The 1935 Pacific Northwest lumber strike was an industry-wide labor strike organized by the Northwest Council of Sawmill and Timber Workers' Union (STWU). The strike lasted for more than three and a half months and paralyzed much of the lumber industry in Northern California, Oregon and Washington State. Although the striking workers only achieved part of their demands, the repercussions of the long and often violent strike were felt for decades. Over the next several years, a newly radicalized and militant generation of lumber workers would go on to spark several more industry-wide strikes. The 1935", "title": "Pacific Northwest lumber strike" }, { "docid": "14625378", "text": "federal workers strike. A fearful Congress passed legislation in 1946 depriving federal workers of their salaries if they belonged to any union which advocated the right of federal workers to strike, and which required them to sign affidavits that they did not belong to any union which did. In 1947, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act, which made it illegal for federal employees to strike and penalized them with immediate dismissal. A third federal law, passed in 1955, made it illegal for federal workers to strike, advocate the right to strike, or belong to any organization which advocated the right for", "title": "United Public Workers of America" }, { "docid": "18817848", "text": "to flourish” and that the employers did not suffer much of a loss. Some employers were able to wait out the strike, because they had enough stock on hand. Others simply moved the manufacturing process to a different state. \"The New York Times\", the \"New-York Tribune\", and \"The New York Sun\" reported the rough and unfair treatment of the strikers in the streets. The police pushed striking women down, causing a pregnant striker to go into premature labor. They also evicted presumed leaders from their homes as a warning to other tenement workers. The strike ended in February 1878. They", "title": "Cigar makers strike of 1877" }, { "docid": "777608", "text": "unions. Moreover, migrant workers are banned from going on strike. Dozens of workers were deported in 2014 for going on strike. As migrant workers do not have the right to join a trade union or go on strike, they don't have the means to denounce the exploitation they suffer. Those who protest risk prison and deportation. The International Trade Union Confederation has called on the United Nations to investigate evidence that thousands of migrant workers in the UAE are treated as slave labour. In 2013, police arrested a US citizen and some UAE citizens, in connection with a YouTube parody", "title": "United Arab Emirates" }, { "docid": "13883666", "text": "customers, who are usually the rich of the city and who keep telling him that good workers do not go on strike, and that strikes are the handiwork of low-class elements. Pinto gets angry with the supposedly wrong attitudes of the workers who he assumes go on strike under any pretext. However, when Pinto's father, who is a mill worker is abused by the low-class elements hired by the mill owners, he realizes that it is not the workers, but the capitalists who should be blamed for the plight of the workers. He also realizes the legitimacy of strikes. Towards", "title": "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai" }, { "docid": "4700839", "text": "a docker in Liverpool and a union organiser. In 1907, he was sent to Belfast as local organiser of the British-based National Union of Dock Labourers (NUDL). While in Belfast, Larkin organised a strike of dock and transport workers. It was also in Belfast that Larkin began to use the tactic of the sympathetic strike, in which workers, who were not directly involved in an industrial dispute with employers, would go on strike in support of other workers who were. The Belfast strike was moderately successful and boosted Larkin's standing among Irish workers. However, his tactics were highly controversial and,", "title": "Dublin lock-out" }, { "docid": "17350592", "text": "strike for agricultural workers resulted in the CAWIU essentially being extinguished by 1934. Japanese farmers would go on to play a similar middleman role in the Venice Celery Strike in 1936 and in the rise of the Nisei Farmers League in the 1970s. El Monte berry strike of 1933 The El Monte berry strike began on June 1, 1933 in El Monte, California. It was part of the largest California agricultural strike of 1933, organized by the Cannery and Agricultural Workers’ International Union (CAWIU). The berry strike affected local Japanese farm owners and growers. The strike took place in the", "title": "El Monte berry strike of 1933" }, { "docid": "11586144", "text": "supply ice during the trawling strike and join the picket line. In the end shoreworkers received no concessions after the strike along with the fishermen. In the end the UFAWU was decertified at the Co-op, losing its salmon and herring contracts as well as shoreworkers coverage when the strike was called off at the end of july. The Prince Rupert fall out was enormous and caused two of the UFAWU leaders Homer Stevens and Steve Stavenes to go to jail for acting against court orders to force its members back to work. The strike however did give the rest of", "title": "United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union" }, { "docid": "19471783", "text": "2011 Rwandan textile workers strike On February 14, 2011, In Kigali, Rwanda more than 500 workers at the UTEXRWA textile factory began a six-day long strike in protest of unfair working conditions that started when new management came into power. The strikers (Strike Action) were protesting low wages of Rwandan Franc RWF15,800 (US$27) a month, lack of annual leave, non-paid overtime, and poor working and health conditions. The strikers were also protesting for thirty-three employees that were previously let go with little explanation. The strike was an act of nonviolence but it could also be looked at under the paradox", "title": "2011 Rwandan textile workers strike" }, { "docid": "1816570", "text": "demonstrations assumed a mass character. The strike against poor wages and working conditions overnight became a workers' revolution for democratic rights. On 17 June, Soviet tanks had to restore order. This failure delayed German unification and contributed to the fall of Beria. It started when 60 construction workers building the showpiece Stalin-Allee in East Berlin went on strike on 16 June 1953, to demand a reduction in recent work-quota increases. They called for a general strike the next day, 17 June. The general strike and protest marches turned into rioting and spread throughout East Germany. The East German police failed", "title": "History of Berlin" }, { "docid": "8398381", "text": "and the Wuchang-Changsha section in 1918. Work on the last section between Zhuzhou and Shaoguan began in 1929 and was finally completed in 1936. On 7 February 1923, workers of the Beijing-Wuhan Railway Workers' association launched a massive strike demanding better workers' rights and protesting oppression by warlords. The strike organized by Shi Yang and Lin Xiangqian was an early example of worker mobilization by the Communist Party of China. From north to south: Currently, the nonstop Beijing–Kowloon \"Jingjiu\" through train operates on this line. Prior to 2003, this train called at stops along the route before they were eliminated", "title": "Beijing–Guangzhou railway" }, { "docid": "15784752", "text": "the strikes, supported by some in the SPD, spread from Berlin to other cities and regions, such as Hamburg, Lusatia, Saxony Province as well as the states of Saxony and Thuringia. Factories were occupied by communist workers and factory managements sent fleeing. In the Ruhr Region, there was passive resistance rather than strikes. The response to the strike surpassed even the expectations of the leadership of the KPD. In total, three-and-a-half million workers went on strike indirectly forcing Cuno and his cabinet to resign on 11 August. With the Cuno resignation on 11 August 1923, the strikes soon ended. Workers", "title": "Cuno strikes" }, { "docid": "7405796", "text": "such as the 10 May (anniversary of the German invasion), 21 July (National Day) and 11 November (anniversary of the German surrender in World War I). The largest was the so-called \"Strike of the 100,000\", which broke out on 10 May 1941 in the Cockerill steel works in Seraing. News of the strike spread rapidly and soon at least 70,000 workers came out on strike across the province of Liège. The Germans increased workers' salaries by eight percent and the strike finished rapidly. Future large-scale strikes were repressed by the Germans, although further important strikes occurred in November 1942 and", "title": "Belgian Resistance" }, { "docid": "2434989", "text": "Great Depression would ultimately bring it back to life. The Great Railroad Strike of 1922, a nationwide railroad shop workers strike, began on July 1. The immediate cause of the strike was the Railroad Labor Board's announcement that hourly wages for railway repair and maintenance workers would be cut by seven cents on July 1. This cut, which represented an average 12% wage decrease for the affected workers, prompted a shop workers vote on whether or not to strike. The operators' union did not join in the strike, and the railroads employed strikebreakers to fill three-fourths of the roughly 400,000", "title": "Labor history of the United States" }, { "docid": "10536564", "text": "strike tactic among many ascribed to the IWW. However, it doesn't appear that the Industrial Workers of the World often used the expression \"silent strike.\" One exception was a 1911 report from Frank Little to the \"Industrial Worker\" on his time working with California farmworkers. \"We have the silent strike on... The slave drivers are wild—the slaves won't work as hard as they want them to.\" A definition of silent strike is offered in a book about the Filipino sugar strike of 1924-1925: ...employees who do not receive the wages demanded will go on a silent strike, staying on the", "title": "Industrial Workers of the World philosophy and tactics" }, { "docid": "15338227", "text": "Eventually 300,000 people joined in the strike, bringing much of the city to a halt and catching the Germans by surprise. Though the Germans immediately took measures to suppress the strike, which had grown spontaneously as other workers followed the example of the tram drivers, it still spread to other areas, including Zaanstad, Kennemerland in the west, Bussum, Hilversum and Utrecht in the east and the south. The strike did not last long. By 27 February, much of it had been suppressed by the German police. Although ultimately unsuccessful, it was significant in that it was the first and only", "title": "February strike" }, { "docid": "3377988", "text": "a job there as a pediatrician. At first glance, Eden-Olympia seems the ideal workers' paradise, but beneath its glittering, glass-wall surface, all is not well. For if things are running smoothly, then why are all the residents – these well-established businessmen, doctors, architects, and producers – all suffering heavily from stress and insomnia? And why did Jane's predecessor, the well-liked and apparently quite sane David Greenwood, go to work one day with an assault rifle strapped over his shoulders, murdering several of his friends and co-workers, before he put the rifle to his own head? Quickly bored with life in", "title": "Super-Cannes" }, { "docid": "13877058", "text": "was intended as a 24-hour stoppage. However, the strike continued after temporary workers were hired to clear the backlog of undelivered mail. By 5 September the industrial action had spread with a quarter of the country's postal workers on strike, and by the time an agreement was reached the following week, the strike had spread throughout the British mainland (workers in Northern Ireland did not strike). No mail was being delivered by this point and, in order to ease the backlog of post, bosses at Royal Mail placed an embargo on the delivery of overseas mail. By the time the", "title": "1988 United Kingdom postal workers strike" }, { "docid": "17832317", "text": "favored the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union with the AFL. The chocolate workers’ new contract under the AFL gave them an increase in overtime rates, paid vacations, and a procedure for arbitrating grievances. Milton Hershey was deeply affected by the strike. He saw an end to the utopian-like quality of Hershey, PA. He recognized that workers who had battled each other, would now have to go back to work with each other. The innocence that once surrounded the Hershey Corporation was lost. The Hershey Chocolate Workers’ Strike is notable because of its historical timing. The chocolate strike came in", "title": "Pennsylvania chocolate workers' strike, 1937" }, { "docid": "16906652", "text": "area. On 14 November COSATU announced that the strike was suspended but workers continued with their strike. The next day, most farmworkers remained on strike. This led to a split between the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), which is affiliated with COSATU, and the leadership of COSATU in the Western Cape with the former opting to support the farmworkers in defying COSATU's agreement with government. According to the \"Daily Maverick\", Cosatu did not have a democratic mandate to call off the strike on 4 December 2010. The strike was resumed in January 2013. It was, again, accompanied by considerable", "title": "Western Cape 2012 Farm Workers' strike" }, { "docid": "18452213", "text": "5,000 men on the east coast and probably 1,500 locally, with estimates at San Pedro ranging as high as 3,000. It had little effect at other Western ports, however, though a number of Pacific Coast lumberjacks and oil workers participated and the independent Federation of Marine Transport Workers joined with the Wobblies. Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific refused to support the strike, not only because it was IWW-inspired, but also because they were already \"working the oracle\" or, in other words, conducting a slowdown with some success. The strike itself was a peculiar combination of an ordinary", "title": "1923 San Pedro maritime strike" }, { "docid": "16046407", "text": "unity of the workers by allegedly enlisting the support of Dalits and Indian Christians who had not joined the strike. The abstention of Dalit workers from the strike was severely criticized by the Raja of Panagal, the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and O. Thanikachalam Chetti. The strike gradually evolved into a confrontation between caste Hindu and Muslim workers who were determined to continue the strike on one hand, and Dalits and Indian Christians who did not participate in the strike on the other. A communal riot broke out on 28 June 1921 when a caste Hindu mob attacked the", "title": "1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike" }, { "docid": "14747751", "text": "of workers' lost property, etc. - within two days, otherwise the association would implement a full strike of workers along the entire Jinghan railway. Shi Yang and Lin Xiangqian were chosen as leaders of the strike in the Jiang'an area, and they returned to Wuhan by train after the meeting. The following days saw more workers' meetings to organize actions. On February 4, the Beijing-Wuhan Association issued the order to go on strike, and Yang instructed all Wuhan-area members to comply. On the afternoon of February 7, Xiao Yaonan, the military general who controlled most of Hubei Province, began using", "title": "Shi Yang" }, { "docid": "10120723", "text": "a general strike. Leaflets calling for the strike were printed, and distributed clandestinely throughout the country by resistants. On August 31, 1942, the strike officially began in the northern Ardennes town of Wiltz with a gathering of local Luxembourg town officials, led by local town officials Michel Worré and Nicolas Müller, refusing to go to work. These were gradually joined by other local workers, among them the employees of IDEAL Lederwerke Wiltz, a large industrial tannery belonging to the Adler & Oppenheimer group before \"aryanisation\". News on the strike spread rapidly. Soon thereafter, workers from the southwestern industrial towns of", "title": "1942 Luxembourgish general strike" }, { "docid": "13484171", "text": "general strike as in response to government militarization of the railways (ordered in order to end a month-long strike of the railway workers) and other restrictions. Workers clashed with the police, but the situation didn't progress further on that day. Another large workers demonstration begun in late morning of 6 November, resulting in events described in some sources as \"Bloody Tuesday\". It all started when the protesters approached \"Worker's House\", located at Dunajewskiego Street, where a demonstration was planned for that day. However, the House was locked, and in front of it were the police, some of them with rifles", "title": "1923 Kraków riot" }, { "docid": "12637754", "text": "in Beijing on November 11, 1927. Wang Hebo Wang Hebo () (1882–November 11, 1927), whose forebears had come from Taiyuan, Shanxi, born in Minhou, Fujian, joined the CPC in June 1922. He led the strike of the Tianjin–Pukou Railway workers in 1923, which effectively supported the General Strike of February 7. Later, he led labor movements in Nanjing, Shanghai, Henan and some other areas. He was one of the leaders of the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers. He took charge of the revolutionary movements of peasants and workers in the northern provinces as the secretary-general of the Northern Office", "title": "Wang Hebo" }, { "docid": "15112207", "text": "board did not agree with the requirements of the workers. Learning of this, the workers went on strike again on August 16, insisting on meeting their requirements. They were supported by workers of Burko’s tannery, shoe factory of Levkovskiy, furniture factories «Wojciech-Vienna» and Mezhirichera. The strike was attended by about 1500 workers of different enterprises in the city. Authorities to suppress the strike brought the troops, and only at gunpoint on August 17 resumed work. The administration promised to plant in a timely manner to inform workers about the fix rates for piecework. July 20, 1904 workers at the plant", "title": "Berdichev machine-building plant" }, { "docid": "8841708", "text": "Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association The Vancouver and District Waterfront Association was the union for longshoremen working on Vancouver's waterfront between 1923 and 1935. It was established as a company union by the Shipping Federation of British Columbia after it defeated a strike and broke the local of the International Longshoremen's Association that previously represented the longshoremen. Agitators from the Communist Party of Canada were elected to the union executive in 1933, linking it to the Workers' Unity League and thus transformed it into a militant union. The VDWWA was itself broken in 1935 after another waterfront strike in", "title": "Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association" }, { "docid": "8841709", "text": "Vancouver. Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association The Vancouver and District Waterfront Association was the union for longshoremen working on Vancouver's waterfront between 1923 and 1935. It was established as a company union by the Shipping Federation of British Columbia after it defeated a strike and broke the local of the International Longshoremen's Association that previously represented the longshoremen. Agitators from the Communist Party of Canada were elected to the union executive in 1933, linking it to the Workers' Unity League and thus transformed it into a militant union. The VDWWA was itself broken in 1935 after another waterfront strike", "title": "Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association" }, { "docid": "17219363", "text": "were dismissed the year before. On 26 November 2012, up to 171 bus drivers from mainland China, who were employed by SMRT Buses, refused to go to work in protest against the disparity in salary between them and other foreign bus captains. 88 workers carried the strike into the next day by continuing the refusal to go to work. The strike was considered illegal due to the strikers' failure to give their employer 14 days' notice of their intent to go on strike, which was required by law for essential services such as transport. The strike resulted in five of", "title": "Labour movement of Singapore" }, { "docid": "15748803", "text": "permit random firings. Abbas also criticized requirements that protests be approved by the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). He said, \"Workers go on strike to improve their material conditions. They are not staging a play. They are not rehearsing for some media circus. And they should not be forced to strike within the straitjacket of a preset timetable. This defeats the purpose of the strike because it limits the workers' bargaining power.\" In June 2005 Abbas commented on legal issues dealing with the Al-Amrya Weaving and Textile Company. He said, \"The distinction between public and private sector workers will", "title": "Kamal Abbas" }, { "docid": "16911529", "text": "Kurt Gustav Wilckens Kurt Gustav Wilckens (1886-1923) was a militant German anarchist, known in Argentina for having avenged the massacre of hundreds of workers on strike in the repression unleashed by the Argentine government in response to the prolonged labor uprising later known as Patagonia rebelde/Rebel Patagonia (or The Patagonia Uprising). Wilckens assassinated Lieutenant Colonel Héctor Benigno Varela, the military leader in charge of the brutal repression. The son of August Wilckens and Johanna Harms, he was born on November 3, 1886 in Bad Bramstedt, Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He studied gardening, entering into military service in 1906 in", "title": "Kurt Gustav Wilckens" }, { "docid": "18817847", "text": "did this admitted openly that they could be hired for about 50% less wages than a man. In the aftermath of the strike, employers found the instruction of young girls in cigar making “extremely effective”. Cigars bearing a band stating: ”These cigars were made by American girls” proved to be very popular. \"The Daily Alta\", a California newspaper, reported in December 1877 that the cigar makers strike didn’t make much of a difference. The skilled workers came back, and the Bohemians “who can only produce a very poor cigar” were let go. The newspaper reported that strikes “do not seem", "title": "Cigar makers strike of 1877" }, { "docid": "9571054", "text": "Edwards was dismissed from his job at the quarry, due to refusing to rejoin the quarryworkers' union after strike action. In 1923, Edwards became secretary of the Penmaenmawr branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union, which allowed him to meet with other union leaders. In 1927, he was elected to Penmaenmawr council. He was appointed the first chair of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire in 1949. He was in favour of a Welsh Parliament but initially did not support the Parliament for Wales campaign in the early 1950s although later he did join the campaign. He opposed the", "title": "Huw T. Edwards" }, { "docid": "16596294", "text": "Following the success in Southern California, on 8 September 1965 the Agriculture Workers Organizing Committee voted to strike against grape growers in Delano, California, where the grape season starts in September. This strike became the first time Mexican workers, due to the decision of Cesar Chavez, did not break a strike of Filipinos; later, on 16 September 1965, Chavez's National Farm Workers Association joined the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee on the picket lines. These strikes occurred around the same time when younger Filipino Americans began a period of political self-reflection and awakening. The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and National Farm", "title": "Larry Itliong" }, { "docid": "17321844", "text": "Chamber of Commerce asking for a wage increase for cantaloupe workers. The Mexican Mutual Aid Society would be the main driving force behind the Lettuce Strike and would lead the strike for the early portion in an attempt to obtain better working conditions and better pay for its Mexican members. On January 1, 1930 the Imperial Valley Lettuce Strike began. Multitudes of Mexican and Filipino lettuce pickers walked off the job protesting declining wages and horrible working conditions. Roughly 5,000 workers would spontaneously walk off their jobs and go on strike. The Mexican Mutual Aid Society saw this opportunity to", "title": "Imperial Valley lettuce strike of 1930" }, { "docid": "12287089", "text": "did not become publicly involved in the strike until the fifth day. He issued no press releases, made no speeches, and pledged no support. When Horan finally did make a statement, he pledged to lead all building workers nationwide out on strike in support of the New York City workers. His statement was considered so preposterous, however, that a day later he withdrew his promise and said that BSEIU would merely pledge \"unlimited\" funds to support the strike (yet another claim few believed). On the sixth day of the strike it became clear that George Scalise and not Jerry Horan", "title": "Jerry Horan" }, { "docid": "2227363", "text": "intervention by soldiers. On 9 September 700 workers at Tehran's main oil refinery went on strike, and on 11 September the same occurred at refineries in 5 other cities. On 13 September, central government workers in Tehran simultaneously went on strike. By late October, a nationwide general strike was declared, with workers in virtually all major industries walking off their jobs, most damagingly in the oil industry and the print media. Special \"strike committees\" were set up throughout major industries to organize and coordinate the activities. The Shah did not attempt to crack down on strikers, but instead gave them", "title": "Iranian Revolution" }, { "docid": "363667", "text": "occupations cannot explain why only a minority of workers in those jobs became syndicalists or why in some professions workers in different locations had vastly different patterns of organization. The small size of many syndicalist unions also makes observations about which workers joined statistically irrelevant. Syndicalism came to be seen as a viable strategy because the general strike became a practical possibility. Although it had been advocated before, there were not sufficient numbers of wage workers to bring society to a standstill and they had not achieved a sufficient degree of organization and solidarity until the 1890s, according van der", "title": "Syndicalism" }, { "docid": "18021865", "text": "were justified according to a YouGov poll. The government has proposed to raise the strike threshold so that a strike can only take place if there is a 50% turnout and, in the case of core public services (Health, Education, Transport & Fire Services), if 40% of eligible workers are in favour. This change would make it more difficult for Tube workers to go on strike. London Underground strikes London Underground employees organised by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) have had a number of disputes with both London Underground", "title": "London Underground strikes" }, { "docid": "2968425", "text": "Telephone Operators Department of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While initially successful at organizing, the union was damaged by a 1923 strike and subsequent AT&T lockout. After AT&T installed company-controlled Employees' Committees, the Telephone Operators Department eventually disbanded. The CWA's roots lie in the 1938 reorganization of telephone workers into the National Federation of Telephone Workers after the Wagner Act outlawed such employees' committees or company unions. NFTW was a federation of sovereign local independent unions that lacked authority over the affiliated local unions leaving it at a serious organizational disadvantage. After losing a strike with AT&T in 1947,", "title": "Communications Workers of America" }, { "docid": "17254744", "text": "requested increase of 25-cents. The workers decided to hold out for the remaining 20-cents. Tuesday May 7, 1968, fifty-two sanitation workers were fired by Andrews for refusing to go to work, as an agreement had not yet been reached by Andrews and strike leaders during negotiations. In the meantime, garbage went uncollected throughout St. Petersburg. The \"special raise\" offered to sanitation workers of 5-cents an hour angered other departments, as a result, Andrews agreed to increase wages for 958 city employees by the same amount the sanitation workers would receive pending a settlement. Meanwhile, garbage continued to go uncollected. Thursday", "title": "St. Petersburg sanitation strike of 1968" }, { "docid": "8255955", "text": "v Flood\" (1897). \"Lumley\" did not concern trade unions, but invented a new legal principle. An actress, Miss Wagner, had been engaged by Mr. Lumley to sing at Her Majesty's Theatre. Mr. Gye, who ran Covent Garden Theatre, procured her to break her contract with Mr. Lumley by promising to pay her more. He was held liable to Mr. Lumley for inducing a breach of contract. This is a principle readily applicable to union situations. In the case of a strike, a union effectively persuades or decides for workers to go on strike, in breach of their contracts with employers.", "title": "Trade Disputes Act 1906" }, { "docid": "18408699", "text": "were involved in the strike. During the strike, UPS losses were over $600 million. Carey said regarding the strike, \"People will be celebrating our victory over corporate greed. This fight with UPS shows what working people can accomplish when they all stick together. The UPS workers stood up to throw away worker approach and the nation's working people stood behind us. And now we're going to go out there to other workers who want to fight for that great American dream.\" During the strike, the Teamster Union had paid out around $10 million to workers manning the picket lines. After", "title": "United Parcel Service strike of 1997" }, { "docid": "10299788", "text": "United Workers Association In 2007 the United Workers Association won its demand for living wages at Camden Yards. On August 15, 2007 the organization announced that 11 workers and 4 allies would go on hunger strike starting September 3, 2007. Governor Martin O'Malley responded by announcing his support of living wages at the stadium, and on September 3, 2007 the hunger strike was postponed, pending an upcoming meeting of the Maryland Stadium Authority. On September 6, 2007 the Maryland Stadium Authority voted to pay cleaners the Maryland state living wage rate of $11.30 an hour, up from the current $7.00", "title": "United Workers Association" }, { "docid": "9480011", "text": "action against the postal employees. Authorities were unsure of how to proceed. Union leaders pleaded with the workers to return to their jobs. The government was hesitant to arrest strike leaders for fear of arousing sympathy among other workers, and because of popular support for the strikers. The strike crippled the nation's mail system. The stock market fell due to the strike's effect on trading volume. Some feared that the stock market would have to close entirely. Nixon spoke to the nation again on March 23, asking the workers to go back to their jobs and announcing that he would", "title": "U.S. postal strike of 1970" }, { "docid": "18458067", "text": "both the operators and track layers on the strike the goal was to disrupt the completion of the track in time for President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit. The disruption was supposed to force Huntington to succumb to the demands of the workers and grant them their wage increase. The motorman and conductors were all to go on strike at 7:30 PM. However, at the proposed hour only twelve of the 764 street car workers walked off the job. The operators were intimidated by Huntington who gave an ultimatum, anyone that goes on strike would be fired indefinitely. The railroad company also", "title": "Pacific Electric Railway strike of 1903" }, { "docid": "15306472", "text": "Los Angeles Harbor\". Wedge preached to the longshoremen each noon and on Sundays without any compensation. By 1923 Wedge had resigned as the pastor of the Congregational Church on Terminal Island. In July 1922 Wedge joined the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union 510 in San Pedro, California and became a longshoreman. While working as a longshoreman, Wedge joined the Industrial Workers of the World. During the April 1923 San Pedro strike, Wedge addressed about 2,000 strikers at the May Day rally organized by the IWW at Fourth and Beacon Streets, San Pedro. Wedge was one of 26 arrested when the", "title": "Frederick Wedge" }, { "docid": "17832318", "text": "the middle of a massive wave of CIO strikes and specifically sit-down strikes. In March 1937, the sit-down strikes prominence peaked. There were sit-down strikes in 170 occupations, involving 167,210 workers. The Hershey strikers were organizing around the same time as the famous strike at the General Motors Corporation in Flint, Michigan, although it did not gain the same momentum. Pennsylvania chocolate workers' strike, 1937 Hershey, Pennsylvania witnessed a six-day sit-down strike of workers at the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in 1937. The strike ended in violence, as dairy workers and loyal Hershey employees stormed the factory to force out strikers.", "title": "Pennsylvania chocolate workers' strike, 1937" }, { "docid": "15358183", "text": "album, \"Where Did Our Love Go\", released later that year. A German language version of the song was recorded by the Supremes for German-speaking markets overseas. The song seemed to strike a chord in the United States, with a group which would become the most successful chart-topping American popular music group of the 1960s. The first of their American chart toppers, the song peaked just weeks after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, critically remarked as capturing the spirit of an America reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, racial tension, increased United States involvement", "title": "Where Did Our Love Go" }, { "docid": "3870173", "text": "Food & Commercial Workers joined with several Walmart workers with a plan to go on strike on Black Friday at several stores nationwide in protest to low pay, an increase in health insurance premiums, and not being given the option to have the day off or having Thanksgiving off. Walmart has countered this by saying that the strike is illegal due to the union not being sanctioned by the company, and that the striking workers are a small minority of the company's workforce, with the vast majority of workers willing and ready to work the retail industry's busiest day of", "title": "Criticism of Walmart" }, { "docid": "7867946", "text": "pay and long hours, NHS staff were not prone to outbreaks of collective protest in the 1950s and 1960s. With the exception of an overtime ban and work-to-rule by administrative staff in 1957, organised by NALGO, and a go-slow by laundry workers in Carshalton in 1950, the NHS had little formal workplace conflict. Groups of miners, printers, dockers and car workers did stage a one-hour strike in solidarity with nurses' claims for pay increase in 1962, but the nurses' professional organisation the Royal College of Nursing repudiated their actions and generally preferred to trade on respectability rather than militancy. At", "title": "History of the National Health Service" }, { "docid": "14965443", "text": "Milk strike The milk strike () was a strike in Nazi-occupied Oslo on 8 and 9 September 1941. It led to strong reprisals from the German occupiers, in the form of martial law, court-martial, mass arrests, two executions and several long-term jail sentences. The strike started among workers at the shipyard Akers mekaniske verksted and the industry site Christiania Spigerverk, as a spontaneous protest against the milk rationing announced on 8 September 1941. The workers lost their daily quota of milk, which had been given to them until then. The protests spread to other companies. On 9 September the number", "title": "Milk strike" } ]

[ "Rashad Jennings", "David Ross" ]

[ { "docid": "20513605", "text": "The five professionals from last season that are not returning are Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy. The cast was announced on April 13 on \"Good Morning America\". Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On May 7, season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returned as a guest judge. On May 14, season 24 runner-up David Ross returned as a guest judge. The dance troupe for season 26 consists of season 25 troupe members Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart.", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)" }, { "docid": "18873233", "text": "the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in his place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges. Score given by guest judge Rashad Jennings. <br> Score given by guest judge David Ross. Keo Motsepe Keoikantse \"Keo\" Motsepe (born 24 November 1989) is a South African dancer. His dancing styles are Latin and Ballroom. He is known for being the first black professional dancer on the ABC show \"Dancing with the Stars\". Motsepe started his career at 11 years of age by entering into in a competitive dance scene representing his country. In 2012 Motsepe joined the", "title": "Keo Motsepe" }, { "docid": "20513605", "text": "The five professionals from last season that are not returning are Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy. The cast was announced on April 13 on \"Good Morning America\". Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On May 7, season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returned as a guest judge. On May 14, season 24 runner-up David Ross returned as a guest judge. The dance troupe for season 26 consists of season 25 troupe members Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart.", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)" } ]

[ { "docid": "17701338", "text": "of the live shows, a celebrity guest judge was present at the judges table to comment on and score the dance routines. As a result, the judges table had four judges instead of three and a dance couple could receive a top score of 40 points for their dance. \"Good Morning America\" anchor Robin Roberts was the first celebrity guest judge on March 31. The final guest judge, Kenny Ortega, appeared on the week nine semifinals, and the two-night finale was scored by the three original judges only. Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18) Season eighteen of \"Dancing with", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)" }, { "docid": "20513606", "text": "Additionally, professional dancer Morgan Larson, who performed on the \"Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night\" tour, joined the troupe for season 26. This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale (scores by guest judges and points awarded in the dance-offs are excluded). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded) are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances and scores by guest judges are excluded). \"Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)" }, { "docid": "20553256", "text": "was the loser of the dance off. In the dance off Olga & Giorgos took 2 votes from Kostalas & Velikova to the 1 vote Myriella & Tasos took from Liagas, so they were eliminated from the show. Running order This week the show had Charis Christopoulos as a guest judge, so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Velikova, Liagkas, Christopoulos). Running order Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6) The Greek reality show version of Dancing with the stars returned for its sixth season on 26 January 2018 from ANT1 TV channel. The show is based on", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20721699", "text": "Jordan Fisher and finalist Frankie Muniz serve as hosts. Two-time pro champion Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Emmy Award winning choreographer Mandy Moore, and \"DWTS\" \"Athletes\" celebrity champion Adam Rippon serve as judges. The \"Dancing with the Stars: Juniors\" troupe consists of Makeila Lawrence, Cody Bingham, Reese Hatala, Sebastian Jozuka, and Daniel Novikov. They are mentored by \"Dancing with the Stars\" troupe member Morgan Larson. This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum. \"Individual judges' scores", "title": "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" }, { "docid": "20469347", "text": "performing 'Hearts On Fire' Dance-Off Dance-Off Dance-Off Guest act: Joanne Clifton and the cast of \"Flashdance the Musical\" performing a routine to 'Flashdance... What a Feeling' Dance-Off Guest act: Riverdance collaboration with the Dancing with the Stars professional dancers. \"The couples will perform two dances, the first being a song by an Irish artist to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day\" Dance-Off<br>\"For the dance-off Jake & Karen chose to perform their Rumba, while Erin & Ryan chose their Samba.\" Judges votes; Guest act: Picture This performing 'This Morning'. Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2) Dancing with the Stars returned for a", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2)" }, { "docid": "20513603", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26) Season twenty-six of \"Dancing with the Stars\", titled Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, premiered on April 30, 2018, on the ABC network. The four-week season, the shortest ever, features a cast of current and former athletes. This is the first season where more than one couple is eliminated each week. On May 21, 2018, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson were announced the winners, marking the first win for Johnson. Rippon is the first openly gay winner. NFL player Josh Norman, with Sharna Burgess, and former Olympic Figure Skater Tonya Harding,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)" }, { "docid": "20470259", "text": "Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.\" Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson this week. Guest act: Róisín O performing 'Give it Up'. Dance-Off Julian Benson returned to the judges table after a four-week absence. Guest act: The cast of \"Thriller - Live\" performing 'Man in the Mirror'. Dance-Off Guest act: LYRA performing 'Emerald'. Running order Dance-Off Guest act: Riverdance Dance-Off<br>\"For the Dance-Off, Dayl & Ksenia danced their Quickstep, while Denise & Ryan danced their Contemporary Ballroom.\" Guest act: The Vamps performing 'All Night'. Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1) Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1)" }, { "docid": "17750792", "text": "routines for each corresponding week: At different points of the season, celebrity guest judges filled in for Len Goodman to comment on and score the dance routines. Comedian and actor Kevin Hart was the first celebrity guest judge on September 29, 2014. On October 6, \"America\" voted online and the average score was posted as the fourth \"judge\". On October 13, 2014, the guest judge was singer Jessie J. The last guest judge was rapper Pitbull on October 20, 2014. Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 19) Season nineteen of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on September 15, 2014. On", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 19)" }, { "docid": "20478173", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 7) The seventh series of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on 29 April 2018 on Three, and is hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White are the series' judges; Sacre-Dullerup serves as the head judge. Sam Hayes won the competition on 1 July 2018. This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances are excluded). \"Individual judges'", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 7)" }, { "docid": "20721697", "text": "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors Dancing with the Stars: Juniors is an American children's dance competition television series that premiered on October 7, 2018 on ABC. It is a spin-off of the \"Dancing with the Stars\" series. The format of the show features celebrity children (either in their own right or having celebrity parentage) paired with professional junior ballroom dancers and mentored by an adult professional dancer. The couples compete against each other by performing choreographed dance routines in front of a panel of judges. Like \"Dancing with the Stars\", the scores used for eliminations are based 50% on judges", "title": "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" }, { "docid": "20513609", "text": "Witney and Josh & Sharna. Contemporary, jive and rumba are introduced. The final three couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by their journey on the show and a freestyle. Jazz is introduced. The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26) Season twenty-six of \"Dancing with the Stars\", titled Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, premiered on April 30, 2018, on the ABC network. The four-week season, the shortest ever, features a cast of current and former athletes. This is the first season where more than one couple", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)" }, { "docid": "6918942", "text": "\"Dicko\" Dickson and Bruno Tonioli have also appeared as guest judges throughout the series, providing feedback and scores as part of their judging role. Pamela Anderson, Damian Whitewood, Olivia Newton-John and Dame Edna Everage have also appeared as guest judges, but providing comments and feedback only. Key: Previous Current The following are the dances performed by couples on \"Dancing with the Stars\". In addition, each couple in the final round performs a dance of any style or combination of styles of their choosing, called \"freestyle\". In late 2005, the winners of series two (Tom Williams) and three (Ada Nicodemou) competed", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)" }, { "docid": "19364212", "text": "and a freestyle. On the second night, the couples danced a fusion dance that fused two dance styles. The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week: Beginning in week four of the live shows, a celebrity guest judge was present at the judges table to comment on and score the dance routines. Season 16 runner-up Zendaya was the first celebrity guest judge on April 11. Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 22) Season twenty-two of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered March 21, 2016, on the ABC network. Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 22)" }, { "docid": "17701332", "text": "Artem Chigvintsev, a professional on the British version of the show. Gleb Savchenko did not return to the dance troupe this season. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (scores by guest judges are not counted). The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted) are as follows: According to the traditional 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted) \"Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)" }, { "docid": "20314075", "text": "and season 24 troupe members Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart. This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded) are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances and scores by guest judges are excluded). \"Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.\" The couples danced the", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 25)" }, { "docid": "19364208", "text": "scale (scores by guest judges are excluded). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows (scores by guest judges are excluded): Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (scores by guest judges are excluded). \"Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.\" The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, jive, quickstep, or tango. The couples danced a Latin-inspired routine; Argentine tango, paso doble, rumba, salsa, and samba are introduced. Due to a back", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 22)" }, { "docid": "18836369", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 15) The fifteenth season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on the Seven Network, on 19 July 2015. It was the first season to be hosted by Shane Bourne, following the decision of former host Daniel MacPherson not to return to the role, instead focusing on his acting career. Edwina Bartholemew returned as co-host. Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Kym Johnson returned as judges. Adam Garcia did not return due to his wife's pregnancy. Bruno Tonioli served as a special guest judge from Weeks 1-3. On 7 September 2015, radio and television presenter, Emma", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 15)" }, { "docid": "20578077", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (South African TV series) Dancing with the Stars SA is a South African dance competition television series that premiered on February 4, 2018 on M-Net. The show is the South African version of the BBC Worldwide format \"Dancing with the Stars\". The show is produced by Rapid Blue and co-hosted by Tracey Lange and Chris Jaftha. The format of the show consists of 6 male and 6 female celebrities paired with a professional dancer. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (South African TV series)" }, { "docid": "18692168", "text": "to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded) are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (scores by guest judges are excluded). \"Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.\" The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, jive, quickstep or salsa. Couples had to prepare two new dances to be performed on two consecutive nights. On Monday, the couples performed routines that celebrated the hometowns of the celebrities, with one couple being eliminated at the end of", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 21)" }, { "docid": "20478174", "text": "scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Rachel White, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker.\" Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 7) The seventh series of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on 29 April 2018 on Three, and is hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White are the series' judges; Sacre-Dullerup serves as the head judge. Sam Hayes won the competition on 1 July 2018. This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale. The best and worst performances in each dance", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 7)" }, { "docid": "20553252", "text": "the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Meleti, Velikova, Liagkas, Gagaki). Also, there was no elimination this week and the couple with the highest combined score from judges and viewers got immunity and was safe for next week. This week the show had Nadia Boule as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also, Meleti's last appearance on the show was the 10th live so from this live on the guest judge will take her seat so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Boule, Velikova, Liagkas). Also, all the", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "5325662", "text": "ABC on November 22, 2010. The series was canceled after one season. On May 16, 2017, a \"\" spin-off was announced. The dance competition spin-off was originally set to premiere in the spring of 2018 on ABC, and the format of the show will feature celebrity children and the children of celebrities paired with professional junior ballroom dancers. In January 2018, ABC stated that \"Dancing with the Stars: Juniors\" is still in the works, but didn't develop as quickly they hoped it would. \"Athletes\" aired in its place, with \"Juniors\" originally slated to air that summer. However, In May 2018,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)" }, { "docid": "20553250", "text": "Giorgos Liagas\". This week the show had Natalia Germanou as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also Velikova and Meleti switched seats so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Meleti, Velikova, Liagkas, Germanou) This week the show had Vicky Hadjivassiliou as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also Velikova and Meleti switched seats so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Meleti, Velikova, Liagkas, Hadjivassiliou) This week the show had Maria Solomou as a guest judge and her score", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20961822", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3) Dancing with the Stars returns for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run. Nicky Byrne will return as host for a third year, joined by Jennifer Zamparelli who replaces Amanda Byram as co-host. Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson will all return as judges. On 2 December 2018, Mairéad Ronan, was officially announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. Celebrity reveals then continued every day until 7 December when the final three contestants were revealed during an appearance on \"The Late Late Show.", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3)" }, { "docid": "20961821", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3) Dancing with the Stars returns for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run. Nicky Byrne will return as host for a third year, joined by Jennifer Zamparelli who replaces Amanda Byram as co-host. Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson will all return as judges. On 2 December 2018, Mairéad Ronan, was officially announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. Celebrity reveals then continued every day until 7 December when the final three contestants were revealed during an appearance on \"The Late Late Show.", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3)" }, { "docid": "20825311", "text": "Strictly Come Dancing (series 16) Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixteenth series with a launch show on 8 September 2018 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 22 September 2018. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoë Ball will return to host \"\" on BBC Two. Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Shirley Ballas returned as judges. On 20 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro stood in as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli. In this series three new dance styles were introduced (contemporary, jazz and street) as part of a new category", "title": "Strictly Come Dancing (series 16)" }, { "docid": "20553251", "text": "counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also Velikova and Meleti switched seats so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Meleti, Velikova, Liagkas, Solomou) This week the show had Tatiana Stefanidou as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also Velikova and Meleti switched seats so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Meleti, Velikova, Liagkas, Stefanidou) This week the show had Katerina Gagaki as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination. Also Velikova and Meleti switched seats so", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20029153", "text": "Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On April 24, former contestant Nick Carter joined the panel as a guest judge, filling in for Hough who was on tour. On May 1, choreographer Mandy Moore also filled in for Hough as a guest judge. This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale. (The points awarded in Week 7 for winning either immunity or the dance-offs are not included in these totals.) The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows: Scores are based upon a", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 24)" }, { "docid": "17828380", "text": "Ples sa zvezdama Ples sa Zvezdama is a Serbian dance competition show scheduled to air in March 2014. It is a Serbian version of Dancing with the Stars. The show was announced by Prva on January 30, 2014. The contestant pairs consist of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Past celebrity contestants include professional and Olympic athletes, supermodels, actors and singers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance", "title": "Ples sa zvezdama" }, { "docid": "17828381", "text": "pair remains. There are fourteen contestants in the first season. Season one judges will be Nikola Mandić, Marija Prelević, Aleksandar Josipović, and Konstantin Kostjukov. Ples sa zvezdama Ples sa Zvezdama is a Serbian dance competition show scheduled to air in March 2014. It is a Serbian version of Dancing with the Stars. The show was announced by Prva on January 30, 2014. The contestant pairs consist of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Past celebrity contestants include professional and Olympic athletes, supermodels, actors and singers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and", "title": "Ples sa zvezdama" }, { "docid": "20721698", "text": "scores and 50% on audience voting. There is no home audience voting like its parent series though, and voting is limited to the direct in-studio audience members during each week's episode recording. Each audience member uses a hand-held voting device to advance their preferred dancing team to the next round, with the team having the least votes and lowest judges scores overall eliminated. On August 1, 2018, the junior professional dancers and adult mentors were revealed. On September 25, during the second episode of season 27 of \"DWTS\", the junior celebrities were announced. \"Dancing with the Stars\" season 25 winner", "title": "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" }, { "docid": "14402668", "text": "fourth season, all the judges from season 3 returned except for Evaggelinos, while Giorgos Liagkas, Eugenia Manolidou and Themos Anastasiadis were guest judges for the 4th, 8th and 9th week respectively. In the fifth season all the judges from season 4 returned. Lakis Gavalas is the fifth judge in fifth season. In the sixth season Kostalas and Velikova will return as judges, while Giorgos Liagas and, former contestant, Eleonora Meleti will join the judging panel. Color key: A total of 84 celebrities have appeared during the 6 seasons of the series. Twelve celebrities participated in the first season, 14 in", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greek TV series)" }, { "docid": "20787387", "text": "Danse avec les stars (France season 9) The ninth season of the French version of \"Dancing with the Stars\" started in October 2018 on TF1. It is be hosted by Camille Combal and Karine Ferri. Nico Archambault did not reprise his role as judge and was replaced by Patrick Dupond. Fauve Hautot also left the panel of the judges to return as a dancer and was replaced by the winner of Danse avec les stars (France season 2), Shy'm. Jean-Marc Généreux and Chris Marques both returned as judges. This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 40-point scale. The", "title": "Danse avec les stars (France season 9)" }, { "docid": "16033439", "text": "Tantsud tähtedega 2011 Tantsud tähtedega 2011 is the fifth season of the Estonian version of \"Dancing with the Stars\", and was broadcast on the Estonian television channel Kanal 2 starting on 9 October 2011. The hosts were Mart Sander and Liina Randpere. The judges were Merle Klandorf and Jüri Nael. Each week a former contestant joined them as the guest judge. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: The table does not include the Jive Marathon scores. \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order", "title": "Tantsud tähtedega 2011" }, { "docid": "12499880", "text": "the Stars\". Season 18's Week 5 episode was Disney-themed and included a quickstep to \"Friend Like Me\" by Drew Carey and Cheryl Burke that featured an animated Genie dancing along. The dance scored a total of 28 from the four judges (including guest judge Donny Osmond). It was also danced to by Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec in Series 12, Week 7 of the British version of the show (titled \"Strictly Come Dancing\"). Their Charleston to this song scored a total of 27 from the judges. Ne-Yo covered the song for the 2015 United States version of \"We Love Disney\".", "title": "Friend Like Me" }, { "docid": "14599946", "text": "star with her name on it was placed on the dance floor in her honor. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores earned from the marathon week 6 & the guest judges' scores from week 7 are not included). The scoring from week four counts as two dances. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: Audrina Patridge is the only star to not land on this list According to the traditional 30-point scale: \"Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)" }, { "docid": "15524668", "text": "right: Todd, Helen, Joshua.\" Running order \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Joshua.\" \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Joshua.\" Winner Take All Cha-Cha-Cha \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Joshua.\" Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11) The eleventh season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on Sunday 8 May 2011 at 6:30 pm", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11)" }, { "docid": "20553255", "text": "judges, while Anthimos & Tzeni took none, so they were eliminated from the show. This week the show had season 4 winner, Isaias Matiamba as a guest judge and his score counted for the final result of this week's elimination, so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Velikova, Liagkas, Matiamba). Also, all the contestants had to dance two routines, the first was chosen by the production and the second by the contestants. Lastly, this week two couples were eliminated.The first of them was the one who had the lowest combined score from judges and viewers, and the second", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20553247", "text": "Apostolia Zoi appeared with Oleksandr Bakharyev as a guest couple with the new song of her which is \"Fevgo\". On the 12th live season 3 winner, Ntoretta Papadimitriou appeared as the guest judge of the night and the couples had to dance solo for 30 seconds during their routine .Also, at the beginning of the night Aravani announced that two couples would be eliminated, the first of them would be the one who had the lowest combined score from judges and viewers, and the second the loser of the dance off. Papadimitriou was also, the guest appearance of the night.", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "15043960", "text": "Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series) Dancing Stars is the Austrian version of \"Dancing with the Stars\" and is shown on ORF eins in Austria. Color key: The judges in season one were Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Hansen and Dagmar Koller. In season two Harald Serafin replaced Dagmar Koller. In season three Guggi Löwinger replaced Harald Serafin. In season four Alfons Haider replaced Guggi Löwinger and in season five Alfons Haider was replaced by Klaus Eberhartinger. In season six, Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Nicole Hansen stayed as judges and were joined by a celebrity judge each week. In season", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)" }, { "docid": "7755495", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series \"Strictly Come Dancing\". The show introduces New Zealand celebrities paired with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote for those couples who should stay. The public vote and the average score given by the panel of judges equally go towards deciding who should leave. Proceeds from the voting go", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)" }, { "docid": "16982376", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Thailand season 1) Dancing with the Stars is a first season on BBTV Channel 7 in Thailand. The show is the Thai version of the British television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\". Sornram Teppitak, Thai actor and Thai pop singer, hosts with co-host Morakot Kittisara, Miss Thailand Universe 2004. The names of seventh returning celebrities were revealed on December 17, 2012. \" Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Manaswee Kridtanukul, Amon Chatpaisal, Tinakorn Asvarak\" \" Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Thailand season 1)" }, { "docid": "13532398", "text": "and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition. Running Order \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 9) The ninth season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" was announced on \"Today Tonight\", on 5 June 2009. Longtime weather presenter Jeff Newman appeared in a promo of \"Dancing\" to promote his retirement. It debuted on 5", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 9)" }, { "docid": "4331792", "text": "and Sara Cox on Watch. Cole has judged New Zealand's version of \"Strictly Come Dancing\", \"Dancing with the Stars\", 2005–2009. In the years when Craig Revel Horwood was one of the other judges the two men's opinions and scores were frequently markedly different. Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance Cole appeared in the first 15 series BBC One's \"Strictly Come Dancing\", announcing in January 2018 that his contract had not been renewed. In the debut series of \"Strictly Come Dancing\", Cole's celebrity partner was BBC newsreader and presenter Natasha Kaplinsky. They went on to win the show. In the", "title": "Brendan Cole" }, { "docid": "14599947", "text": "in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.\" Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Guest judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli In addition to recapping the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, guest dancers perform a choreographed dance. Santana performed \"Oye Como Va\", while Corky Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, and Anna", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)" }, { "docid": "20469346", "text": "order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.\" Due to an illness, Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson. Guest act: Series 1 champions, Aidan O'Mahony and Valeria Milova performing a Charleston to 'I Got a Woman' \"Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.\" Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson. Guest act: Brendan Cole and Faye Huddleston performing a Rumba to 'Fields of Gold' Julian Benson returned to the panel following a two-week absence. Guest act: Gavin James", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2)" }, { "docid": "17433287", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (South Korean season 3) Dancing with the Stars: Season 3 () was the third season of the Korean TV show based on the British television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\". The hosts were Lee Deok-hwa and Kim Gyu-ri. This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 30-points scale. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: According to the traditional 30-point scale: \"Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Park Sang-won, Alex Kim,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (South Korean season 3)" }, { "docid": "9239024", "text": "much success, in the late night slot. Yéspica in January 2018 was one of the judges in the of the reality show, hosted by Paola Perego and aired by Rai 1, \"Superbrain - Le supermenti\", the Italian version of \"\". Yéspica in April 2018 was one of the guest stars in the XV season of the reality show \"Grande Fratello\" hosted by Barbara d'Urso and aired by Canale 5. Yéspica in May 2018 was one of the guest stars in the special episode dedicated to Mother's Day of the quiz show \"Caduta Libera\" hosted by Gerry Scotti and aired, during", "title": "Aída Yéspica" }, { "docid": "13532489", "text": "Bruno Tonioli was judging as was Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Mark Wilson. Toni and Henry finished a clear 1st place with a Cha-Cha-Cha scoring 35 with 9s from all the judges except Bruno. Paul and Eliza finished 2nd with 29 points for their Foxtrot. James and Jade finished last and scored just 18 points. Week 2: The second show features guest judge Bruno Tonioli and the other three main judges. Cal and Craig may not have been the best in Week 1 but they turned it round and finished 1st with 34 points for their Tango. Red and Ana", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8)" }, { "docid": "16653319", "text": "each reunited with one. Mark Ballas and Cheryl Burke have the most returning partners this season with 3 each. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (guest judge Paula Abdul's scores from Week 4, Kirstie Alley's extra 2 points from the Country-Western group dance from Week 6 and the Swing Marathon dance scores from Week 7 have been removed). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows: Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum \"Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)" }, { "docid": "20553253", "text": "couples (except Evridiki & Paulos who had immunity) competed in a Latin Marathon. The winner couple took 4 extra points from the judges while the rest couples didn't get scored. In the dance off Myriella & Tasos took 2 votes from Kostalas & Velikova to the 1 vote Maria & Elias took from Liagas, so they were eliminated from the show. This week the show had season 3 winner, Ntoretta Papadimitriou as a guest judge and her score counted for the final result of this week's elimination, so the judges score is in this order (Kostalas, Velikova, Liagkas, Papadimitriou). Also,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20782977", "text": "Mira quién baila (season 6) Season six of \"Mira quién baila\" premiered on Univision and Las Estrellas on July 29, 2018 and concluded on September 16, 2018. It is the first season to air in Mexico. The TV series is the Spanish version of British version \"Strictly Come Dancing\" and American version \"Dancing with the Stars\". Ten celebrities are paired with ten professional ballroom dancers. Javier Poza and Chiquinquirá Delgado return as the show's hosts, while Joaquín Cortés, Lola Cortés, and season 5 winner Dayanara Torres joined as judges. The winner, Greeicy Rendón, received $25,000 for her charity and sponsored", "title": "Mira quién baila (season 6)" }, { "docid": "20553246", "text": "of Meleti as a judge of the show. He left from the show due to pregnancy. On the 11th live Nadia Boule appeared as the guest judge of the night and the couples danced a Latin marathon which consisted of Cha-Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Jive and Paso Doble. Also, at the beginning of the night Aravani announced that the elimination process changes from this week on and that the two couples with the lowest combined score from judges and viewers will get to dance again and then the judges will vote the couple they want to stay. Also, the famous singer", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "20470258", "text": "listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.\" Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson this week. \"Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.\" As with the previous two weeks, Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson. Guest act: The cast of \"Sunny Afternoon,\" performing 'Lola' and 'You Really Got Me'. \"Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1)" }, { "docid": "12020996", "text": "Gwiazdami. 4 stars with 6th season Taniec z Gwiazdami and 4 dancer with 1st season So You Think You Can Dance have danced. Judges: Michał Piróg (from You Can Dance), Augustin Egurolla (from You Can Dance), Iwona Pavlowicz (from Dancing with the stars), Piotr Galiński (from Dancing with the stars). Show was presented by Kinga Rusin (winner 4th edition Dancing with the stars, You Can Dance presenter), Piotr Gąsowski (Dancing with the Stars presenter) and Katarzyna Skrzynecka (Dancing with the Stars presenter). Audience voting results This episode was live from Białystok. There were two teams - Male and Female. Male", "title": "You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz!" }, { "docid": "13534457", "text": "worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale. The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition. Running Order \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 7) The seventh season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" was the last to be hosted by Daryl Somers. It was also the last season to be aired on", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 7)" }, { "docid": "17701329", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18) Season eighteen of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on March 17, 2014. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges; Tom Bergeron returned as host while Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host. Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers. In addition, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom. This season was also first to feature a new twist called \"The Switch Up\", which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up celebrity/professional", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)" }, { "docid": "14610962", "text": "parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 10) The Tenth Season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" was announced in the May edition of \"New Idea\" magazine. It debuted on 27 June 2010 and ended on 29 August 2010. Notes: Week 1: Tamara Jaber scored", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 10)" }, { "docid": "16982378", "text": "chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Manaswee Kridtanukul, Amon Chatpaisal, Tinakorn Asvarak\" \" Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Manaswee Kridtanukul, Amon Chatpaisal, Tinakorn Asvarak\" \" Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Manaswee Kridtanukul, Amon Chatpaisal, Tinakorn Asvarak\" The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows: Dancing with the Stars (Thailand season 1) Dancing with the Stars is a first season on BBTV Channel 7", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Thailand season 1)" }, { "docid": "5325637", "text": "4 of season 21, due to Bergeron's ailing father. The regular judges are Len Goodman, who serves as head judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Goodman was absent for much of season 19, all of season 21, and much of season 23. Julianne Hough, who was a professional dancing partner for seasons 4–8, was added as a full-time judge on the panel for three seasons, 19–21, after having been a guest judge in the previous two seasons. She did not return for season 22. Hough did return as a full-time judge for seasons 23 and 24 but did not", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)" }, { "docid": "18692176", "text": "style to a new song that was coached by one of the three judges, as well as a freestyle routine. On the second night, the three remaining finalists performed a fusion challenge that was learned in only 24 hours. The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week: There were three guest judges during the course of the season. The first, season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro, was a judge for Week 3. Former pro dancer and season 18 champion, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, joined the judging panel for Week 5. The following week, Olivia Newton-John appeared", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 21)" }, { "docid": "18836371", "text": "Samantha Harris was confirmed on 17 June 2015. The whole cast was leaked on June 19, 2015. In Weeks 1-3, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30. The 3 points gained by winning the \"Dance Off\" challenge are not included. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows: According to the traditional 30-point scale: \"Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 15)" }, { "docid": "17428070", "text": "Bước nhảy hoàn vũ (season 4) Bước nhảy hoàn vũ 2013 was the fourth season of \"Bước nhảy hoàn vũ\" produced by Vietnam Television and Cat Tien Sa Productions based upon the BBC Worldwide's \"Dancing with the Stars\". The judges were Khánh Thi, Lê Hoàng and Trần Ly Ly. Each week they were joined by a guest judge. This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 40-points scale. Week 1 scores were adjusted to be out of 40. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: According to the traditional 40-point", "title": "Bước nhảy hoàn vũ (season 4)" }, { "docid": "17124963", "text": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 8) The eighth edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from March 1 to May 17, 2013 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: \"Individual judges' scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.\" \"Individual judges' scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 8)" }, { "docid": "16275356", "text": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 7) The seventh edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from 9 March to 18 May 2012 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.\" \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 7)" }, { "docid": "15450135", "text": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 6) The sixth edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from March 11 to May 27, 2011 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Marika Lichter and Hannes Nedbal.\" \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Karina Sarkissova and Hannes", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 6)" }, { "docid": "16366249", "text": "the title of the dancing with the stars 2012 champion. Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12) The twelfth season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on April 15, 2012, at the 6:30pm time slot on Channel Seven. With previous co-host Sonia Kruger defecting to Channel Nine, former Spice Girl and American \"Dancing with the Stars\" season 5 runner up Mel B was hired as her replacement. Daniel MacPherson continues his role as main host of the show, along with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Joshua Horner. The cast for the season were revealed on 13 March 2012 via", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12)" }, { "docid": "20314074", "text": "as the first celebrity competing for the season partnered with Emma Slater. On September 6, the rest of the cast was revealed on \"Good Morning America\". Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. Julianne Hough did not return as a permanent judge this season, though she did return as a guest judge during the first night of the finals. On October 23, singer Shania Twain joined the panel as a guest judge. The dance troupe members for the season are former pros Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson,", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 25)" }, { "docid": "20553248", "text": "On the 13th live season 4 winner, Isaias Matiamba appeared as the guest judge of the night and the couples had to dance two routines and the second of them was chosen by the contestants. Also, at the beginning of the night Aravani announced that two couples would be eliminated, the first of them would be the one who had the lowest combined score from judges and viewers, and the second the loser of the dance off. On the 14th live Charis Christopoulos appeared as the guest judge of the night and the three finalists had to choose either their", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 6)" }, { "docid": "13532488", "text": "following celebrities: In Weeks 1 and 2, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30. The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale. The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition. Week 1: All 10 couples performed their first dance of the competition. Guest Judge", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8)" }, { "docid": "19692886", "text": "a week off from her co-hosting duties; former pro Kym Johnson-Herjavec filled in during week 3 Tuesday's results show. On October 17, Pitbull took over Len Goodman's position as a guest judge for week 6. On November 7, Idina Menzel took over for Goodman as a guest judge for week 9. This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of 30 have been rounded to be out of 40). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 23)" }, { "docid": "16883066", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 3) Dancing with the Stars is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1 and filming live in Athens. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\" and is part of BBC Worldwide's \"Dancing with the Stars\" franchise. The theme song was \"It's personal\" performed by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. The third season of the show started on 18 November 2012. The judges were five, with Katia Dandoulaki joining the judging panel, replacing Errika Prezarakou and Galena Velikova returning on the judging panel. This table only", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 3)" }, { "docid": "18321553", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 5) Dancing with the Stars is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1 and filming live in Athens. Returned for its fifth season on October 26, 2014 from ANT1 TV channel. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's Dancing with the Stars franchise. The theme song is \"It's personal\" performed by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. The host of this season will be Doukissa Nomikou. Giannis Latsios, Alexis Kostalas, Galena Velikova and Katia Dandoulaki returned as the judges of", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 5)" }, { "docid": "10031883", "text": "scale. Paulina Porizkova, Shandi Finnessey & Heather Mills are the only stars who did not land on this list. \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.\" Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 4) Season four of \"Dancing with the Stars\" (U.S.) premiered on March 19, 2007 and concluded on May 22, 2007. To avoid direct competition with Fox's \"American Idol\", \"Dancing with the Stars\" changed time slots from the previous season. In this season, the performance show aired on Mondays, and the", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 4)" }, { "docid": "15043967", "text": "of season 5. During season five, a dance course was aired in which the professional dancers taught the viewers the basics of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive, samba, paso doble, English waltz, slow foxtrot, quick step, tango and Viennese waltz. No Special Episodes were aired. After each show of Season 11, an episode of \"Dancing Stars Extra\" was aired in which the viewers got exclusive glimpses behind the scenes of the show. Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series) Dancing Stars is the Austrian version of \"Dancing with the Stars\" and is shown on ORF eins in Austria. Color key: The judges in", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)" }, { "docid": "18870941", "text": "judges. Nicodemou and Yegudkin won the competition and were given the \"Champion of Champions\" trophy. Yegudkin's other past \"Dancing With the Stars\" partners include Haley Bracken, Zoe Cramond, Rhiannon Fish and April Rose Pengilly. For the fifteenth season of \"Dancing with the Stars\", Yegudkin was partnered with presenter Emma Freedman in which they won on 7 September 2015. In October 2016 Channel Seven announced \"Dancing with the Stars\" would not return, making Freedman and Yegudkin the final winners of the Australian series. Yedgukin's Dancing with the Stars results are shown on the table below: Outside of television, Yegudkin has served", "title": "Aric Yegudkin" }, { "docid": "14079776", "text": "the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, the Dancing with the Stars dance troupe or guest dancers perform a choreographed dance. Unless otherwise noted, the Dancing with the Stars dance troupe performed during the musical number. The Beach Boys featuring John Stamos performed \"California Girls\", \"Kokomo\", and \"Fun, Fun, Fun\", accompanied by dancers Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ashly Costa, Anna Trebunskaya, Louis van Amstel and Damian Whitewood. The \"Macy's Stars of Dance\" segment featured Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine with Haitian dancers. Reba McEntire", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10)" }, { "docid": "16366235", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12) The twelfth season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on April 15, 2012, at the 6:30pm time slot on Channel Seven. With previous co-host Sonia Kruger defecting to Channel Nine, former Spice Girl and American \"Dancing with the Stars\" season 5 runner up Mel B was hired as her replacement. Daniel MacPherson continues his role as main host of the show, along with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Joshua Horner. The cast for the season were revealed on 13 March 2012 via the Seven website, along with their professional partners, although four", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12)" }, { "docid": "13596917", "text": "judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.\" The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week. Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 1) The Australian TV series \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on Tuesday 5 October 2004 and concluded on Tuesday 23 November 2004. \"Home and Away\" star Bec Hewitt (née Cartwright) and partner Michael Mizner won the series, with politician Pauline Hanson and her partner Salvatore Vecchio as runner-up. The Australian TV series \"Dancing with the Stars premiered on", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 1)" }, { "docid": "16883067", "text": "counts for dances scored on a traditional 50-points scale. The Dance Boogie Marathon points are not counted. \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Galena Velikova, Alexis Kostalas, Katia Dandoulaki, Giannis Latsios and Fokas Evaggelinos.\" During the 11th week Zeta announced that the couples must include some ex-participants of Dancing with the Stars in their second choreography. Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 3) Dancing with the Stars is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1 and filming live in Athens. The show is based on the United", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 3)" }, { "docid": "13809670", "text": "audience votes from the night before) is revealed. Show creator and producer Nigel Lythgoe, who also judges on the American version of the show, formed the original core judging panel with former \"Strictly Come Dancing\" judge Arlene Phillips. Lythgoe and Phillips were the only permanent judges in the audition process for the series, but guest judges Sisco Gomez and Louise Redknapp remained on the panel as permanent judges in the live shows. During the second series, Alexandra Burke featured as a guest judge throughout the auditions and Choreographer camp. John Barrowman also appeared as a guest judge on one live", "title": "So You Think You Can Dance (UK TV series)" }, { "docid": "6831998", "text": "London 2012 Summer Olympics. It featured medal-winning Olympic athletes. The one-off special featured the judges from series 7, with Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returning as presenters. Torvill & Dean unveiled a new and specially-crafted performance. Head judge, Robin Cousins also performed a solo routine for first time in twelve years. The judges scores were added to the studio audiences votes to decide the winner. No public vote took place, as the programme was recorded earlier in the year. A brand new spin-off show for the 2010 series of \"Dancing on Ice\", appropriately called \"Dancing on Ice Friday\", gave viewers", "title": "Dancing on Ice" }, { "docid": "16275359", "text": "listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.\" The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed. The order of the safe couples doesn't reflect the viewer voting results. Dancing Stars (Austria season 7) The seventh edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from 9 March to 18 May 2012 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 7)" }, { "docid": "15450138", "text": "listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Karina Sarkissova and Hannes Nedbal.\" The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed. The order of the safe couples doesn't reflect the viewer voting results. Dancing Stars (Austria season 6) The sixth edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from March 11 to May 27, 2011 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: \"Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed", "title": "Dancing Stars (Austria season 6)" }, { "docid": "15186432", "text": "Winner Takes All Cha-cha-cha The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: In addition to recapping the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, the \"Dancing with the Stars\" dance troupe or guest dancers perform a choreographed dance. Unless otherwise noted, the \"Dancing with the Stars\" dance troupe performed during the musical number. Chris Brown performed \"Yeah 3x\" and a medley of \"Forever\"/\"Beautiful People\" while his own dancers performed. The dance troupe also performed to the", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)" }, { "docid": "17561827", "text": "show. Score given by guest judge Shania Twain.<br> Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough. \"Dancing with the Stars\" (US) last place Emma Slater Emma Louise Slater (born 25 December 1988) is an English professional dancer/choreographer. She is best known for her appearances on \"Dancing with the Stars\". Emma Slater is from Tamworth in England, where at an early age, she joined local stage schools taking part in numerous productions. She has a twin sister, Kelly, a costume designer and stylist on \"Dancing with the Stars\". At the age of 10, Slater started her training in ballroom and Latin American", "title": "Emma Slater" }, { "docid": "390103", "text": "got the job. Twain guest starred on the Comedy Central series \"Broad City\", in a September 2017 episode titled \"Twaining Day\". On October 23, 2017, Twain appeared as a guest judge on the 25th season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" during the show's \"Movie Night\", and also performed her song \"Soldier\". Twain will be a guest judge on the 10th Season of \"Rupaul's Drag Race\". In November 2018, Twain appeared in the reality talent show \"Real Country\", as an executive producer and co-presenter with Jake Owen and Travis Tritt. In January 2005, Twain joined Scentstories by Febreze to create a", "title": "Shania Twain" }, { "docid": "6918943", "text": "against each other for the title of Champion of Champions. Series one winner Bec Hewitt did not compete as she was pregnant at the time. Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the championship, defeating Tom Williams and his partner, Kym Johnson, based on the judges' scores. The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained. The scores presented below represent the perfect scores which the celebrities gained in their original season. http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/04/09/seven-dumps-dancing-with-the-stars-judge/ Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)" }, { "docid": "12069961", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7) Season seven of \"Dancing with the Stars\" premiered on September 22, 2008 as a part of ABC's fall 2008 line-up. Instead of 12 couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of 13 couples. This season also introduced four new dances: the hustle, the salsa, the jitterbug, and the west coast swing, as well as Team Dancing. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris return as the show's hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Michael Flatley having appeared temporarily as", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)" }, { "docid": "20539480", "text": "Taniec z Gwiazdami (season 21) The 21st season of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish edition of \"Dancing With the Stars\", started on 2 March 2018. This is the eighth season aired on Polsat. Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna and Krzysztof Ibisz returned as hosts and Iwona Pavlović, Michał Malitowski and Andrzej Grabowski returned as judges. Ola Jordan replaced Beata Tyszkiewicz as the fourth judge. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows: According to the traditional 40-point scale: \"Unless indicated otherwise, individual", "title": "Taniec z Gwiazdami (season 21)" }, { "docid": "14402665", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Greek TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a Greek dance competition television series that premiered on March 28, 2010, on ANT1 and filmed live in Athens. The show aired until February 1, 2015, on ANT1. In January 26, 2018 ANT1 premiered the sixth series and aired until May 4, 2018. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\" and is part of BBC Worldwide's \"Dancing with the Stars\" franchise. The theme song is \"It's personal\" performed by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. The format of the show", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Greek TV series)" }, { "docid": "19660824", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, and is hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne. The show is based on the original UK version, \"Strictly Come Dancing\" and is part of the \"Dancing with the Stars\" franchise. The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. On 28 August 2018, Amanda Byram confirmed that she will not be returning as a presenter in 2019. On 30 October 2018, Jennifer Zamparelli was confirmed as Byram's replacement. In", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)" }, { "docid": "5325664", "text": "Stars Live! : Dance All Night” was announced. A third tour, \"Dancing with the Stars: Live! – We Came to Dance\", was announced on October 3, 2016, for 43 cities from December 16, 2016, to February 14, 2017. A fourth tour, \"Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night\", was announced in October 2017 and began on December 30, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina, performing 71 shows and ending in Los Angeles. A fifth tour, \"Dancing with the Stars: A Night to Remember\", was announced on October 1, 2018. The tour will begin on December 15, 2018 in Columbia, South", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)" }, { "docid": "9732455", "text": "After 5 seasons of \"Dancing With The Stars\" in Greece, Eugenia is still considered to be in top-5 overall contestants, with several guest appearances in the show. So, in second semester of 2010, Eugenia Manolidou presented the \"1st season of cooking show MasterChef Greece\" broadcast from Mega Channel, an adaptation of the original MasterChef (UK TV series) BBC show. The 3 judges were chefs Lefteris Lazarou, \"Giannis Loukakos\" and \"Dimitris Skarmoutsos\". Although many predicted failure, \"MasterChef\" proved to be the most successful cooking show ever in Greek TV. Anticipation for next episode grew larger and larger and the Big Final", "title": "Eugenia Manolidou" }, { "docid": "3232217", "text": "\"Merge\" on Lifetime. Rinna competed in the second season of \"Dancing with the Stars\" with professional Louis van Amstel. But the Rinna-Van Amstel team was eliminated in Round Seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice. Lisa was also featured as a guest judge on the fourth episode of \"RuPaul's Drag Race.\" In 2008, \"TV Guide\" reported that Rinna and Hamlin had signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life. The series, titled \"Harry Loves Lisa,\" premiered on TV Land on October 6, 2010", "title": "Lisa Rinna" }, { "docid": "5325634", "text": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the US version of the UK series \"Strictly Come Dancing\". The show is hosted by Tom Bergeron, alongside Erin Andrews, who became co-host in season eighteen. Lisa Canning was co-host in the first season, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine and Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen. The twenty-seventh season premiered on September 24, 2018, and its spin-off \"\" premiered on October 7, 2018. \"Dancing with the Stars\" will not", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)" }, { "docid": "16653323", "text": "the couples did a group dance. The couple that impressed the judges the most received 2 bonus points; that was Kirstie & Maks. Sabrina Bryan was eliminated again in week six, with nearly the same average. This is the third time in \"Dancing with the Stars\" history (after Willa Ford in season 3 & Maria Menounos in season 14) that the star with highest judges' score was eliminated the week they came in first place. Bryan also had, at the time of her elimination, the highest accumulative average. Bryan was eliminated on exactly the same day that she was eliminated", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)" }, { "docid": "16366243", "text": "and Kerri-Anne was eliminated leaving Jessica still in the game. \"Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Joshua.\" Zoe Cramond and Aric Yegudkin wowed everyone with their fantastic quickstep. The judges said it was one of the best on dancing with the stars it gave her a perfect 30 which placed her in first place. Jessica Watson's Samba was not impressive and scored just 13/30 which placed her at the bottom of the leaderboard. Then the team dances kicked of the boys won with 28/30 and", "title": "Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7153438", "text": "Religion in Australia Religion in Australia is diverse. Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia of 1901 prohibits the Commonwealth government from establishing a church or interfering with the freedom of religion. In an optional question on the 2016 Census, 52.2% of the Australian population declared some variety of Christianity. Historically the percentage was far higher; now, the religious landscape of Australia is changing and diversifying. In 2016, 30.1% of Australians stated \"no religion\" and a further 9.6% chose not to answer the question. Other faiths include Muslims (2.6%), Buddhists (2.4%), Hindus (1.9%), Sikhs (0.5%), and Jews (0.4%). Australia's Aboriginal", "title": "Religion in Australia" }, { "docid": "5637763", "text": "centers administered by religious communities. Government policy and practice contributed to the generally free exercise of religion. The government is secular and the Ministry of Education asserts that public schools in the country are secular and that the law prohibits ideological and religious indoctrination. Religion is not taught in public schools. Religion in Albania Albania is constitutionally a secular country, and as such, \"neutral in questions of belief and conscience\". The most-commonly practiced religion in Albania is Islam (mainly Sunni or Bektashi), the second-most-commonly practiced religion is Christianity (mainly Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant), however there are also many irreligious Albanians.", "title": "Religion in Albania" }, { "docid": "5637666", "text": "Religion in Albania Albania is constitutionally a secular country, and as such, \"neutral in questions of belief and conscience\". The most-commonly practiced religion in Albania is Islam (mainly Sunni or Bektashi), the second-most-commonly practiced religion is Christianity (mainly Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant), however there are also many irreligious Albanians. Religious observance and practice is generally lax and polls have shown that, compared to the populations of other countries, few Albanians consider religion to be a dominant factor in their lives. When asked about religion, people refer to their family's historical religious legacy and not to their own choice of faith.", "title": "Religion in Albania" }, { "docid": "11804675", "text": "most adherents of the traditional Yoruba religious group are in the south, while other African Traditional Religion beliefs are followed in the north. Muslims are represented most heavily in the north and southeast. Christians are prevalent in the south, particularly in Cotonou, the economic capital. It is not unusual for members of the same family to practice Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, or a combination of all of these. Among the most practiced African Traditional Religions in Benin is the Vodun system of belief which originated in this area of Africa. Other African Traditional Religions are practiced in the Atakora", "title": "Religion in Benin" }, { "docid": "11803691", "text": "Religion in Niger Islam is the most followed religion in Niger and is practiced by 80%-99% of the population. The vast majority of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence. Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity. Islam in Niger accounts for the vast majority of the nation's religious adherents. The faith is practiced by at least 80% of the population, although this figure varies by source and percentage of population who are classified as Animist. The official 2012 census found that 99.3% of the population self-identified as Muslim. The majority of the Muslim population identifies itself", "title": "Religion in Niger" }, { "docid": "11803699", "text": "of Muhammad on the cover of Charlie Hebdo magazine. Religion in Niger Islam is the most followed religion in Niger and is practiced by 80%-99% of the population. The vast majority of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence. Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity. Islam in Niger accounts for the vast majority of the nation's religious adherents. The faith is practiced by at least 80% of the population, although this figure varies by source and percentage of population who are classified as Animist. The official 2012 census found that 99.3% of the population self-identified as", "title": "Religion in Niger" }, { "docid": "5469868", "text": "of drums and chanting. The realization of these experiences was in the \"possession\" of a worshipper in which one not only is taken over by the divine but actually becomes one with the divine. Echoes of African tribal traditions can be seen in the Christianity practiced by slaves in the Americas. The song, dance, and ecstatic experiences of traditional tribal religion were Christianized and practiced by slaves in what is called the \"Ring Shout.\" This practice was a major mark of African American Christianity during the slavery period. Christianity came more slowly to the slaves of North America. Many colonial", "title": "Slavery and religion" }, { "docid": "12770284", "text": "to Christianity, the Aksumites practiced a polytheistic religion related to the religion practiced in southern Arabia. This included the use of the crescent-and-disc symbol used in southern Arabia and the northern horn. In the UNESCO sponsored \"General History of Africa\" French archaeologist Francis Anfray, suggests that the pagan Aksumites worshipped Astar, his son, Mahrem, and Beher. Steve Kaplan argues that with Aksumite culture came a major change in religion, with only Astar remaining of the old gods, the others being replaced by what he calls a \"triad of indigenous divinities, Mahrem, Beher and Medr.\" He also suggests that Aksum culture", "title": "Kingdom of Aksum" }, { "docid": "16926022", "text": "is an Islamic school based in St. Croix, known as Iqra academy. There is a Buddhist temple located on the island of St. Thomas and more. As in most of the Caribbean, various forms of Rastafari are practiced on the island. Religion in the United States Virgin Islands Religion in the United States Virgin Islands is varied. Only 7% of the religious population is non-Christian. As in most Caribbean countries, Christianity is the dominant religion in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Protestantism is most prevalent, reflecting the territory's Danish colonial heritage. There is also a strong Roman Catholic presence. Protestants makes", "title": "Religion in the United States Virgin Islands" }, { "docid": "2024112", "text": "century. In 2010, there were also around 6,200 Buddhists in Cuba, in various Zen groups, the Diamond Way tradition and also Soka Gakkai (the only Buddhist organization with legal status on the island). Today, Buddhism is practiced by increasing numbers of people in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. Buddhism has become the fastest growing religion in Australia and some other Western nations. Some of the major reasons for this spread include globalization, immigration, improved literacy and education (most Westerners are first exposed to Buddhism through books), and the breakdown of the hegemony of Christianity on Western Culture. There is a", "title": "Buddhism in the West" }, { "docid": "8731323", "text": "Islands got their livelihood from the sea through fishing, turtle harvesting, and as merchant seamen. Cayman Sea Salt and Cayman Logwood products are now locally made and exported. The influences of American and European culture are most evident in the religion of the Cayman Islands, where Christianity is the most practiced religion. Within the island group, Christian denominations include Anglican, Baptist, Catholicism, Church of God, Presbyterian, and United Church, among others. Because religion is an important aspect of the culture of the Cayman Islands, most of the local businesses as well as the harbors and ports are closed on Sundays.", "title": "Culture of the Cayman Islands" }, { "docid": "14447714", "text": "such as Loco, Ayizu and so on. Akan religion Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred to as Akom (from the Twi word \"okom\", meaning \"prophecy\"). Although most Akan people have identified as Christians since the early 20th century, Akan religion remains practiced by some, and is often syncretized with Christianity. The Akan have many subgroups (including the Ashanti, the Akuapem, the Wassa, the Abron, the Anyi, and the Baoulé, among others), so the religion varies greatly by region and subgroup. Similar to other", "title": "Akan religion" }, { "docid": "14447706", "text": "Akan religion Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred to as Akom (from the Twi word \"okom\", meaning \"prophecy\"). Although most Akan people have identified as Christians since the early 20th century, Akan religion remains practiced by some, and is often syncretized with Christianity. The Akan have many subgroups (including the Ashanti, the Akuapem, the Wassa, the Abron, the Anyi, and the Baoulé, among others), so the religion varies greatly by region and subgroup. Similar to other traditional religions of West and Central Africa", "title": "Akan religion" }, { "docid": "3335042", "text": "converting to Christianity, the family having fled to Melbourne, Australia a year earlier refused to return to Malaysia to escape the threat of death. The president of the council, Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid explained that this decision came from the fact that Islam had to remain unassailable unlike the other religions in Malaysia for the simple reason that it is about the official religion of the federation. Article 3 (1) of the Malaysian Constitution provides: \"Islam is the religion of the Federation; but other religions can be practiced safely and peacefully in all parts of the Federation. \" Article 11", "title": "Islam in Malaysia" }, { "docid": "13428240", "text": "Religion in Latvia The main religion traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity. , it is the largest religion (80%), though only about 7% of the population attends religious services regularly. Lutheranism is the main Christian denomination among ethnic Latvians due to strong historical links with the Nordic countries and Northern Germany (see Hanseatic League), while Catholicism is most prevalent in Eastern Latvia (Latgale), mostly due to Polish influence. The Latvian Orthodox Church is the third largest Christian church in Latvia, with adherents primarily among the Russian-speaking minority. In a survey from 2015, the ISSP found that 62.6% of the Latvian", "title": "Religion in Latvia" }, { "docid": "13428247", "text": "the Government also registered the Christian Scientists as a recognized religious congregation. In 2011, churches in Latvia provided the following estimates of church membership to the Justice Ministry: Religion in Latvia The main religion traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity. , it is the largest religion (80%), though only about 7% of the population attends religious services regularly. Lutheranism is the main Christian denomination among ethnic Latvians due to strong historical links with the Nordic countries and Northern Germany (see Hanseatic League), while Catholicism is most prevalent in Eastern Latvia (Latgale), mostly due to Polish influence. The Latvian Orthodox Church", "title": "Religion in Latvia" }, { "docid": "18811437", "text": "Religion in Barcelona The most widely practiced religion in Barcelona is Catholicism but secularization is strong, in line with the Spanish and Western European trends. After Christianity, Islam is the second largest religion. The city also has the largest Jewish community in Spain, with an estimated 3,500 Jewish residents. In 2011, data from a survey of religious practices showed that 49.5% of Barcelona's residents identified themselves as Catholic. This number dropped to 45% within the demographic of young people between the ages of 14 - 25. There are an estimated 3,500 Jewish residents in Barcelona. In 2014, 322,698 people in", "title": "Religion in Barcelona" }, { "docid": "11827458", "text": "Empire. In the Second World War, Macedonia was occupied by Bulgaria, an Axis power, and the Jews were sent to concentration camps. As in the rest of the Balkans, the Holocaust and immigration to Israel means that Macedonia now has a much smaller Jewish community, numbering roughly 200. It is mainly based in the capital, Skopje, and has no functioning synagogue. Religion in the Republic of Macedonia In the Republic of Macedonia, the most common religion is Orthodox Christianity, practiced by most of the ethnic Macedonians. The vast majority of the Orthodox Christians in the country belong to the Macedonian", "title": "Religion in the Republic of Macedonia" }, { "docid": "166501", "text": "love poetry in the Iberian Romance linguistic culture. The names and memories of Codax and other popular cultural figures are well preserved in modern Galicia. Christianity is the most widely practised religion in Galicia. It was introduced in Late Antiquity and was practiced alongside the native Celtic religion for a few centuries which, incidentally, was re-established as an officially recognised religion in 2015. Still, today about 82.2% of Galicians identify as Catholic. Most Christians adhere to Roman Catholicism, though only 20% of the population described themselves as active members. The Catholic Church in Galicia has had its primatial seat in", "title": "Galicia (Spain)" }, { "docid": "20183578", "text": "Religion in Philadelphia Philadelphia has a number of centers of worship for a multitude of faiths. Accounting to the 2010 United States Census and multiple studies conducted in the city, the most practiced religion is Christianity (41.8 per cent) followed by Not religious (24.3 per cent) and Islam (9.6 per cent). The most predominant, Christianity, has been seen in the city since its foundation. However many new religions have arrived, including Islam and Hinduism. With immigration from the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, these two religions have increased their presence. The largest concentrations of Muslims", "title": "Religion in Philadelphia" }, { "docid": "283396", "text": "modify the secular nature of the republic of Niger. Religious freedom is protected by Article 30 of the same constitution. Islam, widespread in the region since the 10th century, has greatly shaped the culture and mores of the people of Niger. Islam is the most dominant religion, practiced by 99% of the population according to the 2012 census. The other two main religions of Niger are Christianity, practiced by 0.3% of the population, and Animism (traditional indigenous religious beliefs), practiced by 0.2% of the population. Christianity was established earlier in the country by missionaries during the French colonial years. Other", "title": "Niger" }, { "docid": "17891560", "text": "Religion in Pristina Kosovo does not have an official religion. Like the rest of the country, the majority of Pristina's population consider themselves to be Muslim. However, most do not actively practice Islam, nor do they attend mosques or the religious services required by their religion. Many, however, do fast for Ramadan. and praying is widely practiced. The small minority of Pristina’s religious population that is not Muslim practice Christianity in the form of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. When Pristina was in the Serbian Empire in the Middle Ages, Eastern Orthodoxy was the predominant faith other than Roman Catholicism.", "title": "Religion in Pristina" }, { "docid": "7589024", "text": "because some Chinese define religion differently. Some Chinese define religion as practicing customs (which may be done for cultural or traditional reasons), while others define it as actually consciously believing their religion will lead to post-mortem salvation or reincarnation. A Dentsu statistic states that 46% of Vietnamese and 51% of Japanese are irreligious. Religion in Asia Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with a wide variety of religions, and was the birthplace of many religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region", "title": "Religion in Asia" }, { "docid": "11827452", "text": "Religion in the Republic of Macedonia In the Republic of Macedonia, the most common religion is Orthodox Christianity, practiced by most of the ethnic Macedonians. The vast majority of the Orthodox Christians in the country belong to the Macedonian Orthodox Church, which declared autocephaly from the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1967. Muslims are the second-largest religious group with almost one-third of the population adhering to Islam, mainly from the country's Albanian and Turkish minorities. There are also many other religious groups in Macedonia, including the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and Judaism. In 2011, through a survey carried out by Ipsos MORI", "title": "Religion in the Republic of Macedonia" }, { "docid": "1696829", "text": "known as the First Council of Nicaea, at which some 318 bishops (mostly easterners) debated and decided what was orthodox, and what was heresy. The meeting reached consensus on the Nicene Creed. At Constantine's death, he was honored as a Christian and as an Imperial \"divus\". Later, Philostorgius would criticize those Christians who offered sacrifice at statues of the \"divus\" Constantine. Christianity and traditional Roman religion proved incompatible. From the 2nd century onward, the Church Fathers had condemned the diverse non-Christian religions practiced throughout the Empire as \"pagan\". Constantine's actions have been regarded by some scholars as causing the rapid", "title": "Religion in ancient Rome" }, { "docid": "9717783", "text": "Natore, Nilphamari, Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Maulvibazar; 4. Garo; Number of Villages they lived with bangali: 10; Total Household: 924; Language Practiced: Achik / Garo (98.08%), Deal (1.92%); Religion Practiced: Christianity (99.96%), Shangsharik (0.04%); Garo lived in Other Districts: Sherpur, Mymensingh, Banderban, Chittagong, 5. Hajong; Number of Villages they lived with bangali: 08; Total Household: 505; Language Practiced: Hajong; Religion Practiced: Hinduism; Hajong in Other Districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Sunamganj; The city's area is 293.42 sq kimi It has 9 wards, and consists of 7 mahallas. It is an ancient town situated on the banks of the river somessori. This habitation known", "title": "Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona" }, { "docid": "18811438", "text": "the province of Barcelona identified as Muslims, including 217,405 immigrants and 105,293 Spanish citizens. The province of Barcelona has more than 70,000 Muslim pupils. There are 264 Muslim places of worship in Barcelona. Barcelona endorses model oratories around the city, a formula implemented by the socialist governments that the Socialists' Party of Catalonia defends. In Barcelona, there were 126 oratories in 2015 compared to 71 in 2004, showing considerable growth. Religion in Barcelona The most widely practiced religion in Barcelona is Catholicism but secularization is strong, in line with the Spanish and Western European trends. After Christianity, Islam is the", "title": "Religion in Barcelona" }, { "docid": "7589015", "text": "and Animism have historically been practised in Asia, and is still practiced in most of Asia. Judaism is the predominant religion in Israel (75.6%), which has a nominal Jewish population of about 6.1 million, Outside of Israel there are small diaspora communities of Jewish people living in Turkey (17,400), Azerbaijan (9,100), Iran (8,756), India (5,000) and Uzbekistan (4,000). Christianity is a widespread minority religion in Asia with more than 286 million adherents according to Pew Research Center in 2010, and nearly 364 million according to Britannica Book of the Year 2014. constituting around 12.6% of the total population of Asia.", "title": "Religion in Asia" }, { "docid": "10828697", "text": "Kenya participated in a nationwide community health project including vaccinations, maintaining latrines and developing clean water sources. Religion in Kenya The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, which is adhered to by an estimated 84.8% of the total population. Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practiced by approximately 9.7 to 11.1 percent of Kenyans. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are Baha'i, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions. Roman Catholicism was first brought to Kenya in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese, and was spread rapidly during the 20th century by missionaries. Today, the main Christian denominations in Kenya are", "title": "Religion in Kenya" }, { "docid": "10828689", "text": "Religion in Kenya The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, which is adhered to by an estimated 84.8% of the total population. Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practiced by approximately 9.7 to 11.1 percent of Kenyans. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are Baha'i, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions. Roman Catholicism was first brought to Kenya in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese, and was spread rapidly during the 20th century by missionaries. Today, the main Christian denominations in Kenya are Protestant confessions, which make up about 47.4% of the country's religious composition. They include the Anglican Church", "title": "Religion in Kenya" }, { "docid": "11621993", "text": "per cent of all Muslims. The southern region of the country has the highest concentration of self-identified practicing Muslims. Christianity in Kazakhstan is the second most practiced religion after Islam. Most Christian citizens are Russians, and to a lesser extent Ukrainians and Belarusians, who belong to the Russian Orthodox Church. According to a 2009 national census, approximately 26% of the population of Kazakhstan identifies as Christian. 1.5 percent of the population is German, most of whom follow Catholicism or Lutheranism. There are also many Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, and Pentecostals. Methodists, Mennonites, and Mormons have also registered churches with", "title": "Religion in Kazakhstan" }, { "docid": "7588998", "text": "Religion in Asia Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with a wide variety of religions, and was the birthplace of many religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging. Asia is noted for its diversity of culture. Dharmic religions are the predominant and oldest religions of Asia. Most of Asia's population follows Indian religions. All Indian religions originated in South Asia. These religions all have the concepts of dharma, karma, and reincarnation. Hinduism is the second", "title": "Religion in Asia" }, { "docid": "2656309", "text": "yula\") is still practiced to by many Mari people and is the main religion of the Mari of Bashkortostan, also practiced is a syncretism with Christianity. The Czars took drastic measures to force Christianity on the Mari, going so far as blowing up a holy mountain, and the persecution of the religion went on under the Soviet Union. During the 1990s the religion was officially recognized by the State and began to revive. The Mari gather at around 520 holy groves where they offer animal and vegetable sacrifices, there are about 20 festivals yearly. Although traditional religion is one of", "title": "Mari El" }, { "docid": "20183582", "text": "West Philadelphia. These numbers are also growing. Historically the city has strong connections to The Religious Society of Friends, Unitarian Universalism, and Ethical Culture, all of which continue to be represented in the city. The Friends General Conference is based in Philadelphia. African diasporic religions are popular in Hispanic and Caribbean communities in North and West Philadelphia. Religion in Philadelphia Philadelphia has a number of centers of worship for a multitude of faiths. Accounting to the 2010 United States Census and multiple studies conducted in the city, the most practiced religion is Christianity (41.8 per cent) followed by Not religious", "title": "Religion in Philadelphia" }, { "docid": "5221171", "text": "Qemant people The Qemant () are a small subgroup of the Agaw people in Ethiopia, who traditionally practiced an early Hebrew religion. Despite their historic relationship, they should not be confused with the Beta Israel. The ethnicity's population is roughly 172,000, according to the 1994 national census; the latest available national census, the one performed in 2007, does not list them as a separate group. However, only 1,625 people still speak Qimant, and it is considered endangered, as most children speak Amharic; likewise, adherence to the traditional religion has dropped substantially, as most of the population has converted to Christianity.", "title": "Qemant people" }, { "docid": "15720108", "text": "Tongan religion Though it is no longer practiced today, Tonga's ancient religion was practiced for over 2000 years. Missionaries arrived and persuaded King George Tupou I to convert to Christianity; he ordered and strictly enforced that all Tongans become Christian and no longer practice the ancient polytheistic religion with its supreme god Tangaloa. Pulotu was the unseen world, the domain of the god or goddess Hikule'o believed to be reached by sea. Stories told of journeys to Pulotu. Tongans identify Pulotu with the underworld, \"Lolofonua\". Pulotu is also identified with the cemetery or graveyard. Long ago, it was believed that", "title": "Tongan religion" }, { "docid": "2486172", "text": "country. Philippine traditional religions are still practiced by an estimated 2% of the population, made up of many indigenous peoples, tribal groups, and people who have reverted into traditional religions from Catholic/Christian or Islamic religions. These religions are often syncretized with Christianity and Islam. Animism, folk religion, and shamanism remain present as undercurrents of mainstream religion, through the \"albularyo\", the \"babaylan\", and the \"manghihilot\". Buddhism is practiced by 2% of the populations by the Japanese-Filipino community, and together with Taoism and Chinese folk religion is also dominant in Chinese communities. There are smaller number of followers of Sikhs, Hinduism, and", "title": "Religion in the Philippines" }, { "docid": "11785726", "text": "Religion in Mali Mali is an Islamic society. Almost all people from Mali are MuslimsAn estimated 90 percent of Malians are Muslim, mostly Sunni belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence influenced with Sufism. Ahmadiyya and Shia minorities are also present. the remaining 10 percent of Malians adhere to indigenous or traditional animist beliefs or Christianity. Atheism and agnosticism are believed to be rare among Malians, most of whom practice their religion on a daily basis, although some are Deist. According to the 2005 U.S. Department of State’s annual report on religious freedom, Islam as traditionally practiced in Mali was characterized", "title": "Religion in Mali" }, { "docid": "3736444", "text": "Marapu The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumba) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia. Marapu is also practiced in many more remote areas of Sumba and Flores. Both the Christians and Muslims on these islands tend to combine their faiths with Marapu. Since Marapu, like Kaharingan of the Dayaks, is not an official religion of Indonesia, and all Indonesian citizens are required to identify as a member of one of the religions sanctioned by law, members have chosen either Christianity or Islam to self identify. A member", "title": "Marapu" }, { "docid": "10100645", "text": "of Mesopotamia was very diverse during Late Antiquity. From the 1st and 2nd centuries Syriac Christianity became the primary religion, while other groups practiced Mandaeism, Judaism, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, and the old Mesopotamian religion. Christians were probably the most numerous group in the province. The Sasanian state religion, Zoroastrianism, was largely confined to the Persian administrative class. Asorestan, and particularly Assyria proper, were the centers for the Church of the East (now the Assyrian Church of the East), which at times (partially due to the vast areas the Sasanian empire covered) was the most widespread Christian church in the world, reaching", "title": "History of the Assyrian people" }, { "docid": "11804942", "text": "Religion in Liberia According to the 2008 National Census, 85.5% of Liberia's population practices Christianity. Muslims comprise 12.2% of the population, largely coming from the Mandingo and Vai ethnic groups. The vast majority of Muslims are Malikite Sunni, with sizeable Shia and Ahmadiyya minorities. Traditional indigenous religions are practiced by 0.5% of the population, while 0.4% subscribe to no religion. Christianity is by far the most common faith in Liberia, with recent surveys showing Christians making up 83-86% of the population, up significantly from surveys in the 1980s. By contrast, Islam has declined slightly from 14-15% in the 1980s to", "title": "Religion in Liberia" }, { "docid": "11804950", "text": "belief or practice occur. Religion in Liberia According to the 2008 National Census, 85.5% of Liberia's population practices Christianity. Muslims comprise 12.2% of the population, largely coming from the Mandingo and Vai ethnic groups. The vast majority of Muslims are Malikite Sunni, with sizeable Shia and Ahmadiyya minorities. Traditional indigenous religions are practiced by 0.5% of the population, while 0.4% subscribe to no religion. Christianity is by far the most common faith in Liberia, with recent surveys showing Christians making up 83-86% of the population, up significantly from surveys in the 1980s. By contrast, Islam has declined slightly from 14-15%", "title": "Religion in Liberia" }, { "docid": "18021724", "text": "invited him to join his group in a picnic. Christianity in Houston Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in the city of Houston, Texas. In 2012 Kate Shellnutt of the \"Houston Chronicle\" described Houston as a \"heavily Christian city\". Multiple Christian denominations originating from various countries are practiced in the city. Lakewood Church in Houston is the largest church in the United States. In 2010 it had 44,800 weekly attendees, while in 2000 it had 11,000 weekly attendees. In September 2010, \"Outreach Magazine\" published a list of the 100 largest Christian churches in the United States, and inside the", "title": "Christianity in Houston" } ]

[ { "docid": "1343908", "text": "of their own minds.\" Revivalism focuses more on Hellenic Polytheism as a living, changing religion. Hellenic Revivalism allows more room for practitioners to decide what feels right to them. Most modern Hellenic Polytheists exist somewhere on a Reconstructionist to Revivalist spectrum. Modern Hellenic polytheist organizations are \"revivalist\" or \"reconstructionist\" for the most part, but many adherents like Panagiotis Marinis from the group \"Dodecatheon\" in Greece, has stated that the religion of ancient Greece has survived throughout the intervening centuries, and that he, himself, was raised in a family that practiced this religion. Whether or not they believe that the Hellenic", "title": "Hellenism (religion)" }, { "docid": "15582903", "text": "religions are spoken throughout the island. The four most developed religions are Hinduism, Islam, Catholicism and Buddhism. They are mostly practiced respectively by Hindus, Muslims, the \"General Population\" and Sino-Mauritians. At first, Mauritius was an empty island where little by little, people settled. As they did so, everyone came in with their culture, language and religious identity. This is what explains the multicultural status of island and the existence of so many worships in such a small territory. Each religion brought by each community is still practiced in the language spoken by this community or at least in the original", "title": "Linguistic variety in Mauritius" }, { "docid": "6054892", "text": "from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped\", while 18 percent disagreed. In a 2018 poll by Der Standard 45 percent answered that they would tolerate a street scene that is dominated by women wearing headscarves, 42 percent would not tolerate it. In April 2017, President Alexander Van der Bellen called for all women in Austria to wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims and to fight what he referred to as \"rampant Islamophobia\" in the country. Islam in Austria Islam in Austria is the largest minority religion and the second most widely professed religion in the country, practiced by 8% of", "title": "Islam in Austria" }, { "docid": "1657608", "text": "of religion consist in a magical removal of penalties instead of a'regeneration' of the nature. He takes what may be vaguely called the 'subjective' view of religion, and sympathises with Schleiermacher's statement that piety is 'neither a knowing nor a doing, but an inclination and determination of the feelings' \". \"The demand for political and economic righteousness is one of the principal themes of Maurice's theology.\" Maurice practiced his theology by going \"quietly on bearing the chief burthen of some of the most important social movements of the time.\" Living in London the \"condition of the poor pressed upon him", "title": "Frederick Denison Maurice" }, { "docid": "6547296", "text": "Buddhism in Bhutan Buddhism is the most widely practiced religion in Bhutan. Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion of Bhutan, and Buddhists comprise two-thirds to three-quarters and Hinduism one-quarter of its population. Although the Buddhism practiced in Bhutan originated in Tibetan Buddhism, it differs significantly in its rituals, liturgy, and monastic organization. The state religion has long been supported financially by the government through annual subsidies to Buddhist monastery, shrines, monks, and nuns. In the modern era, support of the state religion during the reign of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck includes the manufacture of 10,000 gilded bronze images of the Buddha,", "title": "Buddhism in Bhutan" }, { "docid": "10546848", "text": "a creed divinely inspired and also the calculated adoption of the paraphernalia, and participation in ceremonies, of conventional religion are no more than a mockery of religion. Thus scientology as now practiced is in reality the antithesis of a religion. The very adriotness – and alacrity – with which the tenets or structure were from time so cynically adapted to meet a deficiency thought to operate in detraction of the claim to classification as a religion serve to rob the movement of that sincerity and integrity that must be cardinal features of any religious faith\". Anderson's tone was strident, but", "title": "Scientology in Australia" }, { "docid": "14290061", "text": "those orders most commonly practiced in Western culture. Accordingly, Fromm's thesis is rejected by most theologians. Psychoanalysis and Religion Psychoanalysis and Religion is a 1950 book by social psychologist and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, in which he attempts to explain the purpose and goals of psychoanalysis in relation to ethics and religion. In the forward to the first edition, Fromm explains that \"Psychoanalysis and Religion\" is a continuation of the thoughts he expressed in his 1947 book \"Man for Himself\". He states that he is not asserting that his thesis applies to all researchers and practitioners in the field of psychoanalysis.", "title": "Psychoanalysis and Religion" }, { "docid": "13078854", "text": "with a \"fundamental concern\", the concern is with secular matters and not with what the court considered to be religious principles. Creativity is not \"comprehensive\" in nature because it was presented as confined to one question (or moral teaching), and that the structural characteristics of Creativity \"do not serve to transform what are otherwise secular teachings and ideals into a religious ideology.\" In \"Hale v. Federal Bureau of Prisons\" (2015), the court found that Creativity may qualify as a religion under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (with potential tax exemption by the IRS) and may be practiced", "title": "Creativity (religion)" }, { "docid": "750812", "text": "Christian groups are present, such as Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and small evangelical denominations. It is unclear to what extent indigenous beliefs, such as the Serer religion, continue to be practiced. Serer religion encompasses cosmology and a belief in a supreme deity called Roog. Some of its religious festivals include the \"Xoy\", \"Mbosseh\", and \"Randou Rande\". Each year, adherents to Serer religion make the annual pilgrimage to Sine in Senegal for the \"Xoy\" divination ceremony. Serer religion also has a rather significant imprint on Senegambian Muslim society in that all Senegambian Muslim festivals such as \"Tobaski\", \"Gamo\",", "title": "The Gambia" }, { "docid": "9588763", "text": "Religion in Afghanistan Afghanistan is an Islamic republic where Islam is practiced by 99% of its citizens. As high as 80% of the population follow Sunni Islam. The remaining are Shias. Apart from Muslims, there are also small minorities of Sikhs and Hindus. The religion Zoroastrianism is believed by some to have originated in what is now Afghanistan between 1800 and 800 BCE, as its founder Zoroaster is thought to have lived and died in Balkh while the region at the time was referred to as Ariana. Ancient Eastern Iranian languages may have been spoken in the region around the", "title": "Religion in Afghanistan" }, { "docid": "7153450", "text": "transportation to Australia because friendly societies had strong elements of what are now considered to be the predominant role of trade unions. Before 1901, some Muslim sailors and prisoners came to Australia on convict ships. \"Afghan cameleers\" settled in Australia from the 1860s onwards; a number of them being Sikh. From the 1870s Malay divers were recruited (with most subsequently repatriated). In 1901, the government passed an act limiting immigration to those of European descent in what came to be known as the White Australia Policy. By effectively limiting the immigration of practitioners of different faiths, this policy ensured that", "title": "Religion in Australia" }, { "docid": "7589002", "text": "has strong minorities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Russia. Buddhism was founded by Siddartha Gautama, also known as Buddha. Before the rise of Islam, Buddhism was one of the most widely practiced religions in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Sikhism is the fifth largest organized religion in the world, with approximately 30 million adherents. And one of the most steadily growing. It is a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak Dev in the 1500s. The religion professes its roots in the area of Punjab, whose territories form part of India and Pakistan. This system", "title": "Religion in Asia" }, { "docid": "949464", "text": "the locality. These regulations have led to cases of demolition of churches and folk religion temples, or the removal of crosses from churches' roofs and spires. An exemplary case was that of the Sanjiang Church. Despite English-language media focused on Christian churches, only 2.3% of the buildings affected by the regulations were Christian churches; most of them were folk religious temples. Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic", "title": "Zhejiang" }, { "docid": "11072774", "text": "Australia. Lên đồng can also be seen as the Vietnamese version of East Asian spirit mediumship practiced in places such as Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. The word 'đồng' or 'toŋ' is believed to be an Austroasiatic lexicon. It means 'to dance (as if) under demonic possession' or shaman in Mon. In the Munda languages, it means 'to dance' in Sora and 'a kind of dance, drumming and singing connected with wedding ceremony' in Santali. Lên đồng Lên đồng (, \"to mount the medium\", or \"going into trance\") is a ritual practiced in Vietnamese folk religion and the mother goddess", "title": "Lên đồng" }, { "docid": "17930654", "text": "Nuo folk religion Nuo folk religion, or extendedly Chinese popular exorcistic religion, is a variant of Chinese folk religion with its own system of temples, rituals, orders of priests and gods, which is interethnic and practiced across central and southern China but is also intimately connected to the Tujia people. It arose as an exorcistic religious movement, which is the original meaning of \"nuó\" (), and it spread even outside the boundaries of China exporting such practices in Japan and Korea. It has strong influences from Taoism. One of the most distinguishing characters of Nuo folk religion is its iconographic", "title": "Nuo folk religion" }, { "docid": "2301680", "text": "that the name was chosen when Stewart Farrar, a student of the Sanders', began to write \"What Witches Do\". \"Stewart asked what Witches who were initiated via our Covens should be called; after much discussion, he came up with \"Alexandrian\" which both Alex and I rather liked. Before this time we were very happy to be called Witches\". Conversely, the most recent edition of \"What Witches Do\" (2010) includes previously published interviews between Sanders and Farrar. Alexandrian Wicca is practiced outside of Britain, including Canada, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, the United States, Australia, Brazil and South Africa. Alexandrian Wicca, in similarity", "title": "Alexandrian Wicca" }, { "docid": "1556995", "text": "religion and a political religion. In the sociology of religion, civil religion is the folk religion of a nation or a political culture. Civil religion stands somewhat above folk religion in its social and political status, since by definition it suffuses an entire society, or at least a segment of a society; and is often practiced by leaders within that society. On the other hand, it is somewhat less than an establishment of religion, since established churches have official clergy and a relatively fixed and formal relationship with the government that establishes them. Civil religion is usually practiced by political", "title": "Civil religion" }, { "docid": "9172378", "text": "afraid to confront Michael about it. It is also shown that Dwight thinks Toby may be Jewish, as Dwight's org chart shows a blue Star of David with a question mark next to Toby's name; Toby did not say what (if any) religion he practiced when Michael prodded the staffers to talk about their religious practices in Fun Run. As Toby spent time in a seminary (as revealed in season five episode \"Casual Friday,\") he is most likely a Roman Catholic. In \"Goodbye, Toby\", he follows through on his earlier plans and quits his job as HR representative to move", "title": "Toby Flenderson" }, { "docid": "6075017", "text": "the surrounding area. According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 7,222 residents in Cabramatta West. 41.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 28.4%, Cambodia 6.6%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.8% and Iraq 1.6%. 20.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 39.9%, Khmer 6.3%, Cantonese 5.3%, Arabic 3.2% and Mandarin 3.0%. The most common responses for religion were Buddhism 37.7%, Catholic 20.2% and No Religion 16.4%. The primary shopping centre is located on what is known locally as Cooks Hill. Cabramatta West", "title": "Cabramatta West" }, { "docid": "16232413", "text": "stones to bless them with victory. Many Hindu sects such as Bhakti movement and Lingayatism originated in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka respectively. In addition to literary sources, folk festivals, village deities, shamanism, ritual theater and traditions, which are unique to the region, are also good indicators of what early Dravidian people believed/practiced. The most popular deity is Murugan, he is known as the patron god of the Tamils and is also called \"Tamil Kadavul\" (Tamil God). In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son and Pillayar the oldest son of Sivan, it different from the North Indian tradition, which represents", "title": "Dravidian folk religion" }, { "docid": "16160041", "text": "was svinfylking. The North Germanic tribes of these period also excelled at shipbuilding and maritime warfare. The North Germanic tribes practiced Norse paganism, a branch of Germanic paganism, which ultimately stems from Proto-Indo-European religion. Religion was typically practiced at outdoor temples, where sacrifices were held. The most famous of these was the Temple at Uppsala. Their art was intimately intertwined with their religion. Their stories and myths were typically inscribed on runestones or transmitted orally by skalds. According to North Germanic belief, those who died in battle were gained admittance to Valhalla, a majestic hall presided over by Odin, ruler", "title": "North Germanic peoples" }, { "docid": "904240", "text": "What has been learned about the Moche is based on study of their ceramic pottery; the carvings reveal details of their daily lives. The Larco Museum of Lima, Peru has an extensive collection of such ceramics. They show that the people practiced human sacrifice, had blood-drinking rituals, and that their religion incorporated non-procreative sexual practices (such as fellatio). The Tiwanaku empire was based in western Bolivia and extended into present-day Peru and Chile from 300 to 1000. Tiwanaku is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important South American civilizations prior to the Inca Empire; it was the", "title": "Pre-Columbian era" }, { "docid": "12632554", "text": "Religion in Bihar The main religions in the Indian state of Bihar are Hinduism (practiced by 82.7% of the population) and Islam (16.9%). Other religions are practiced by small minorities. Places in Bihar have important historical and cultural associations with Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism along with Hinduism. Since Bihar was a part of Aryavart the oldest religion of Bihar was Vedic Hinduism. The majority of the people in Bihar adhere to Hinduism (82.7%), followed by Islam (16.9%). Hindu Pilgrimage sites in Bihar are as follows: Hinduism is the main religion of the state, being practiced by 82.7% of the total", "title": "Religion in Bihar" }, { "docid": "11825629", "text": "Religion in Suriname Religion in Suriname is characterized by a range of religious beliefs and practices due to its ethnic diversity. According to the most recent census (2012), 48.4 percent of the population is Christian (the largest groups being Pentecostalism, the Moravian Church, and the Catholic Church) 22.3 percent is Hindu, 13.9 percent is Muslim, 1.8 percent follows Winti, and 0.8 percent is Javanist. In addition 2.1 percent of the population follows other faiths (including Jehovah's Witnesses), 7.5 percent are atheist or agnostic, and 3.2 percent did not answer the question about their religion. Indigenous religions are practiced by the", "title": "Religion in Suriname" }, { "docid": "8416315", "text": "divine forces. Legal treatment of atheism has in the past and continues to vary tremendously across different jurisdictions. Three major types of national regime exist: state atheism, where atheism is supported by the government; state religion, where a specific religion or sect is supported by the state, and a secular state which supports neither. Most ancient civilizations (from city-states to empires) had state religions; most modern countries are secular. State atheism is currently practiced in China and Vietnam, but unlike the strongly enforced bans on religious worship in the early Soviet Union and after the Communist Revolution in China, freedom", "title": "Atheism and religion" }, { "docid": "12380251", "text": "African republic of Benin. He has been called, \"the greatest slave trader\". Trading slaves from what was then the Dahomey region, he was known for his extravagance and was reputed to have had at least 80 children with women in his harem. De Sousa continued to market slaves after the trade was abolished in most jurisdictions. He was apparently so trusted by the locals in Dahomey that he was awarded the status of a chieftain.\" Although a Catholic, he practiced the Vodun religion, which is consistent with his Afro-Brazilian background, and had his own family shrine. He was buried in", "title": "Francisco Félix de Sousa" }, { "docid": "3908417", "text": "called Celinism, and is based on the idea of living by the example set by Celine and Andarko, a Tenctonese woman and man who sacrificed their own lives long ago to save many. Detective George Francisco and his immediate family practice Celinism. Another religious tradition, practiced by Uncle Moodri, identified as only \"pre-Celinist,\" is distinguished by its matriarchial traditions and worship of the goddess Ionia. A third tradition, practiced by Cathy Frankel, is described as more like an Eastern tradition, being more \"internal.\" From what we know of Cathy's past and way of life, her religion seems to be based", "title": "Tenctonese" }, { "docid": "235315", "text": "guaranteed in the Constitution of Kosovo. The society of Kosovo is strongly secularized and is ranked first in Southern Europe and ninth in the world as free and equal for tolerance towards religion and atheism. In the 2011 census, 95.6% of the population of Kosovo was counted as Muslim and 3.7% as Christian including 2.2% as Roman Catholic and 1.5% as Eastern Orthodox. The remaining 0.20% of the population reported having no religion, or another religion, or did not provided an adequate answer. Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Kosovo and was first introduced in the Middle Ages", "title": "Kosovo" }, { "docid": "7270526", "text": "are 75,000 Muslims, 7,000 Bahá'ís, 1,500 Hindus and other smaller groups (<1%). Traditional folk religions (worship of gods, goddesses and ancestors) have experienced a rebirth since the 1980s. According to estimates by the Pew Research Center in 2010, most of the religious Vietnamese practiced folk religions (45.3%). 16.4% were Buddhists, 8.2% were Christians (mostly Catholics), and about 30% were unaffiliated to any religion. Officially, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an atheist state as declared by its communist government. Although according to a 1999 census most Vietnamese list themselves as having no religious affiliation, religion, as defined by shared beliefs", "title": "Religion in Vietnam" }, { "docid": "11621992", "text": "done its best to provide equality among all religious organizations and their followers. In the late 1990s, however, a slight decline in religiosity occurred. The draft religion law being considered in June 2008 has raised international concern over whether there is an intention to meet general standards of freedom of religion and human rights. Islam is the most commonly practiced religion in Kazakhstan; it was introduced to the region during the 8th century by the Arabs. Traditionally ethnic Kazakhs are Sunni Muslims who mainly follow the Hanafi school. Kazakhs including other ethnic groups of Muslim background make up over 90", "title": "Religion in Kazakhstan" }, { "docid": "17308353", "text": "at least by 1673 all communal \"tangse\" were prohibited with the exception of the imperial cult building. Households continued their rituals at private altars called \"weceku\". Common cults gradually adopted deities from Chinese religion in addition to Tungusic gods. \"Guwan mafa\" (关帝 \"Guāndì\", \"Divus\" Guan), whose martial character appealed to the Manchus, became one of the most beloved deities. Another popular cult was that of the Goddess (娘娘 \"Niángniáng\"). Manchu shamanism Manchu folk religion is the ethnic religion practiced by most of the Manchu people, the major of the Tungusic peoples, in China. It can also be called Manchu Shamanism", "title": "Manchu shamanism" }, { "docid": "7485021", "text": "sentiment than to actual religious history.” Iranian anthropologist Ziba Mir-Hosseini states: Yazdânism Yazdânism, or the Cult of Angels, is a pre-Islamic, native religion of the Kurds. The term was introduced by Kurdish scholar Mehrdad Izady to represent what he considers the \"original\" religion of the Kurds. According to Izady, Yazdânism is now continued in the denominations of Yazidism, Yarsanism, and Ishik Alevism. The three traditions subsumed under the term Yazdânism are primarily practiced in relatively isolated communities; from Khurasan to Anatolia, and parts of western Iran. The concept of Yazdânism has found a wide perception both within and beyond Kurdish", "title": "Yazdânism" }, { "docid": "7485008", "text": "Yazdânism Yazdânism, or the Cult of Angels, is a pre-Islamic, native religion of the Kurds. The term was introduced by Kurdish scholar Mehrdad Izady to represent what he considers the \"original\" religion of the Kurds. According to Izady, Yazdânism is now continued in the denominations of Yazidism, Yarsanism, and Ishik Alevism. The three traditions subsumed under the term Yazdânism are primarily practiced in relatively isolated communities; from Khurasan to Anatolia, and parts of western Iran. The concept of Yazdânism has found a wide perception both within and beyond Kurdish nationalist discourses, but has been disputed by other recognized scholars of", "title": "Yazdânism" }, { "docid": "16136079", "text": "of his hard drives from his hotel room. The drives contained all of the project files from his entire discography to date, including an upcoming album. Moore took to Twitter and Facebook to explain what was lost, and to inform his fans that he was remaking the new album. In a 2015 interview, Moore stated that although his parents practiced Scientology, he does not. He explained that music consumes most of the time he could theoretically devote to religion. His mother died in June 2015. Moore partnered up with Red Bull to produce a documentary titled \"Let's Make a Spaceship\".", "title": "Skrillex" }, { "docid": "15237580", "text": "Language, by contrast, \"invites us but does not force us, to unite\". Countries which share the Spanish or English language don't merge with one another, while the people of Switzerland speak several languages. Modern nationhood also cannot be based on religion, which Renan observes, is currently practiced according to individual belief. \"You can be French, English, German, yet Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, or practicing no religion\". Mutuality of interests is fine for corporations and their affiliates, but nationality is based on sentiment. Geography merely leads us astray, and often to violence: \"Mountains don't know how to carve out countries\". Renan concludes", "title": "What Is a Nation?" }, { "docid": "9476966", "text": "Abraham. The Qur'an presents Muslims as neither Jews nor Christians but followers of Abraham who was in a physical sense the father of the Jews and the Arabs and lived before the revelation of Torah. In order to show that the religion practiced by the Jews is not the pure religion of Abraham, the Qur'an mentions the incident of worshiping of the calf, argues that Jews do not believe in part of the revelation given to them, and that their taking of usury shows their worldliness and disobedience of God. Furthermore, the Quran claim they attribute to God what he", "title": "Anti-Judaism" }, { "docid": "7790195", "text": "Jews and the Arabs and lived before the revelation of Torah. In order to show that the religion practiced by the Jews is not the pure religion of Abraham, the Qur'an mentions the incident of worshiping of the calf, argues that Jews do not believe in part of the revelation given to them, and that their taking of usury shows their worldliness and disobedience of God. Furthermore, the Quran claims they attribute to God what he has not revealed. According to the Qur'an, the Jews exalted a figure named Uzair as the \"son of God\" (see the Quranic statements about", "title": "Criticism of Judaism" }, { "docid": "75930", "text": "is the predominant religion in Chechnya, practiced by 95% of those polled in Grozny in 2010. Chechens are overwhelmingly adherents to the Shafi'i Madhhab of Sunni Islam, the republic having converted to Islam between the 16th and the 19th centuries. Due to historical importance, many Chechens are Sufis, of either the Qadiri or Naqshbandi orders. Most of the population follows either the Shafi'i or the Hanafi, schools of jurisprudence, fiqh. The Shafi'i school of jurisprudence has a long tradition among the Chechens, and thus it remains the most practiced. The once-strong Russian minority in Chechnya, mostly Terek Cossacks and estimated", "title": "Chechnya" }, { "docid": "2256466", "text": "most influential approach to the study of religion in the twentieth century.\" (Partridge) The term is first found in the title of the work of the influential philosopher of German Idealism, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, entitled The Phenomenology of Spirit. Phenomenology had been practiced long before its being made explicit as a philosophical method by Edmund Husserl, who is considered to be its founder. In the context of Phenomenology of religion however, the term was first used by Pierre Daniel Chantepie de la Saussaye in his work \"Lehrbuch der Religiongeschichte\" (1887). Chantepie's phenomenology catalogued observable characteristics of religion much like", "title": "Religious studies" }, { "docid": "342221", "text": "be most important. Some religions claim to be universal, believing their laws and cosmology to be binding for everyone, while others are intended to be practiced only by a closely defined or localized group. In many places religion has been associated with public institutions such as education, hospitals, the family, government, and political hierarchies. Anthropologists John Monoghan and Peter Just state that, \"it seems apparent that one thing religion or belief helps us do is deal with problems of human life that are significant, persistent, and intolerable. One important way in which religious beliefs accomplish this is by providing a", "title": "Religion" }, { "docid": "8833980", "text": "Islam in Southeast Asia Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Southeast Asia, numbering approximately 240 million adherents which translate to about 40% of the entire population, with majorities in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia as well Pattani in Thailand and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines respectively. Significant minorities are located in the other Southeast Asian states. Most Muslims in Southeast Asia are Sunni and follow the Shafi`i school of fiqh, or religious law. It is the official religion in Malaysia and Brunei while it is one of the six official faiths in Indonesia. Islam in Southeast Asia is", "title": "Islam in Southeast Asia" }, { "docid": "14549743", "text": "Uzbekistan, indicating the wide practice of the religion in antic times. Most of the buddhist relics are found in the area called bactria or tokharestan, actual south-east uzbekistan near the border with tajikistan and afghanistan (Termez, Surkhondaryo province). The ancient pre-Islamic religion of Uzbekistan-Zoroastrianism survives today and is followed by 7,400 people in Uzbekistan. A rite of fire purification, a practice held by zoroastrians to prevent the temple and holy fire from contaminating by their 'dirty breath', though to some extent modified, is still practiced by some Uzbeks. When, right after the wedding ceremony, the bride is brought to her", "title": "Religion in Uzbekistan" }, { "docid": "1597503", "text": "ignorant or fabricating when it states that Obama never prayed in a mosque.\" Pipes wrote an article for \"FrontPage Magazine\" entitled \"Confirmed: Barack Obama Practiced Islam.\" According to Pipes, \"this matters\" because Democratic presidential candidate Obama \"is now what Islamic law calls a \"murtadd\" (apostate), an ex-Muslim converted to another religion who must be executed\", and as president this would have \"large potential implications for his relationship with the Muslim world.\" Ben Smith, in an article on \"Politico\", responded to these accusations, stating that they amounted to a \"template for a faux-legitimate assault on Obama's religion\" and that Daniel Pipes'", "title": "Daniel Pipes" }, { "docid": "9116070", "text": "the separation of religion and state, and it prohibits discrimination based on religion or religious beliefs. The Government does not officially support any religion; however, a May 6, 2006 decree recognized Islam (practiced by 88% of the population) and Russian Orthodoxy (practiced by 9.4% of the population) as traditional religious groups. The State Agency for Religious Affairs (SARA), formerly called the State Commission on Religious Affairs (SCRA), is responsible for promoting religious tolerance, protecting freedom of conscience, and overseeing laws on religion. All religious organizations, including schools, must apply for approval of registration from SARA. The Muftiate (or Spiritual Administration", "title": "Freedom of religion by country" }, { "docid": "11621599", "text": "Religion in Tajikistan Islam, the predominant religion throughout Central Asia, was brought to the region by the Arabs in the 7th century. Since that time, Islam has become an integral part of Tajik culture. Tajikistan is a secular country, but the post-Soviet era has seen a marked increase in religious practice in the country. The majority of Tajikistan's Muslims adhere to the Sunni branch of Islam, and a smaller group belongs to the Shia branch of Islam. The Russian Orthodox faith is the most widely practiced of other religions, although the Russian community shrank significantly in the early 1990s. Some", "title": "Religion in Tajikistan" }, { "docid": "11616279", "text": "Religion in Syria Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities. The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are the most numerous (formed mostly of Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen/Turkoman, and Circassians), followed by the Shia groups (particularly Alawis and Isma'ilis), and Druzes. In addition, there is several Christian minorities (including Armenian Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox groups). There is also a small Jewish community. The largest religious group", "title": "Religion in Syria" }, { "docid": "9026481", "text": "a slightly less severe position. Though he had earlier supported their persecution as well as the persecution of other non-Muslims, his religious policies changed after the death of Nowruz with punishments imposed on perpetrators of religious intolerance and attempts to restore relations with non-Muslims. Although the religion survived there, it never recovered from the assault by Ghazan. The historical area of what is modern day Xinjiang consisted of the distinct areas of the Tarim Basin and Dzungaria, and was originally populated by Indo-European Tocharian and Iranic Saka peoples who practiced the Buddhist religion. The area was subjected to Turkification and", "title": "Persecution of Buddhists" }, { "docid": "1347584", "text": "It involves the worship of various figures in Chinese mythology, folk heroes such as Guan Yu and Qu Yuan, mythological creatures such as the Chinese dragon, or family, clan and national ancestors. These practices vary from region to region, and do not characterize an organized religion, though many traditional Chinese holidays such as the Duanwu (or Dragon Boat) Festival, Qingming, and the Mid-Autumn Festival come from the most popular of these traditions. Taoism, another indigenous religion, is also widely practiced in both its folk forms and as an organized religion, and has influenced Chinese art, poetry, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, alchemy", "title": "Han Chinese" }, { "docid": "3848886", "text": "now one of the most widely practiced religions in Africa along with Islam and is the largest religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most adherents outside Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea are Roman Catholic or Protestant. Several syncretistic and messianic sects have formed throughout much of the continent, including the Nazareth Baptist Church in South Africa and the Aladura churches in Nigeria.There is also fairly widespread populations of Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses. The oldest Christian denominations in Africa are the Coptic church in Egypt and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, all Oriental Orthodox, which rose to", "title": "Religion in Africa" }, { "docid": "6054878", "text": "Islam in Austria Islam in Austria is the largest minority religion and the second most widely professed religion in the country, practiced by 8% of the total population according to 2016 estimates. The majority of Muslims in Austria belong to Sunni denomination. Most Muslims came to Austria during the 1960s as migrant workers from Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are also communities of Arab and Afghan origin. Historian Smail Balić states that the first evidence of Muslims in Austria dates back to nomadic tribes from Asia that entered the region in 895. Following the Ottoman conquest of the Habsburg", "title": "Islam in Austria" }, { "docid": "13616209", "text": "medical community. An \"omiero\" is claimed by believers to be a sacred mixture that is made for specific Santería ceremonies and to embody the \"orichá\" ruler of herbs, Osaín. Most clients who see \"Santeros\" would never be told to drink it. Santería traditional healing is just one of the many traditional healing practices used in Caribbean and Latin American cultures. Traditional healing practices are practiced side by side with mainstream medical practices through the Cuban healthcare system. Traditional healers recognize but do not compete with Western medicine. Santería is a religion found in Latin America. It is mainly practiced in", "title": "Santería" }, { "docid": "4740163", "text": "in Christmas Island. Byrnes, J 2007,'Hinduism', \"Religion and Ethics\" <http://www.abc.net.au/religion/stories/s790133.htm> https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214434/http://www.theindiansun.com.au/top-story/australias-oldest-hindu-temple-readies-janmasthami/ Hinduism in Australia Hinduism is a major religion in Australia consisting of more than 440,300 followers, making up 1.9% of the population as of the 2016 census, up from 275,000 individuals representing 1.3% of the total Australian population according to the 2011 census (up from 148,119 in the 2006 census). Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Australia mostly through immigration. Hinduism is also one of the most youthful religions in Australia, with 34% and 66% of Hindus being under the age of 14 and 34 respectively.", "title": "Hinduism in Australia" }, { "docid": "9717782", "text": "whom 83,795 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. Durgapur had an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Total Households: 8,250 1. Banai; Total Village: 1; Total Household: 6; Language Practiced: Banai; Religion Practiced: Hinduism; 2. Bangali; Total Village: 48; Total Household: 4,778; Language Practiced: Bengali; 3. Buna / Buno; Total Village: 3; Total Household: 37; Language Practiced: Bengali; Religion Practiced: Hinduism; Buna / Buno in Other Districts: Dhaka, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Rajbari, Sherpur, Tangail, Bagerhat, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Kushtia, Magura, Satkhira, Bogra, Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Naogaon,", "title": "Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona" }, { "docid": "11616310", "text": "1968 were Christians. In recent decades, however, emigration was slow until the Syrian Civil War. Religion in Syria Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities. The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are the most numerous (formed mostly of Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen/Turkoman, and Circassians), followed by the Shia groups (particularly Alawis and Isma'ilis), and Druzes. In addition, there is several Christian minorities (including Armenian Catholic, Greek", "title": "Religion in Syria" }, { "docid": "6712509", "text": "James \"denies the most central fact of religion\", namely that religion is practiced by people in groups, and often in public. He also ignores ritual, the historicity of religious traditions, and theology, instead emphasizing \"feeling\" as central to religion. Dan Merkur makes a distinction between trance states and reverie states. According to Merkur, in trance states the normal functions of consciousness are temporarily inhibited, and trance experiences are not filtered by ordinary judgements, and seem to be real and true. In reverie states, numinous experiences are also not inhibited by the normal functions of consciousness, but visions and insights are", "title": "Scholarly approaches to mysticism" }, { "docid": "2170781", "text": "in what many believers preached and what they practiced; and his growing awareness of other religious beliefs, and how they were determined by the temporal, geographic, and cultural circumstances in which their adherents were born. From this, Shermer came to conclude it is \"obvious that God was made in our likeness and not the reverse.\" By midway through his graduate training, he removed the Christian silver ichthys medallion that he had been wearing around his neck for years. He completed his MA degree from the California State University in psychology in 1978. The final step in Shermer's abandoning religion came", "title": "Michael Shermer" }, { "docid": "6433597", "text": "Davenport. It is in the federal Division of Boothby. In the 2016 Census, there were 1,836 people in Bedford Park. 46.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 6.7% and Indonesia 5.5%. 50.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.6% and Indonesian 5.6%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.1%, Catholic 15.1% and Islam 8.6%. Bedford Park, South Australia Bedford Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. The Hancock family established a homestead and farm at the foot", "title": "Bedford Park, South Australia" }, { "docid": "4568222", "text": "acquaintances. The average age of the respondents was 46. Daily meditation was their most commonly cited Buddhist practice, with most meditating 30 minutes a day or more. In 2015 a Pew Foundation survey found 67% of American Buddhists were raised in a religion other than Buddhism. 61% said their spouse has a religion other than Buddhism. The survey was conducted only in English and Spanish, and may under-estimate Buddhist immigrants who speak Asian languages. A 2012 Pew study found Buddhism is practiced by 15% of surveyed Chinese Americans, 6% of Koreans, 25% of Japanese, 43% of Vietnamese and 1% of", "title": "Buddhism in the United States" } ]

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[ { "docid": "10711150", "text": "also performed in Finnish by Laila Kinnunen as \"Kuinka kuu katoaa\". The Birds and the Bees (Jewel Akens song) \"The Birds and the Bees\" was a 1964 single release by Jewel Akens with a lyric based on the \"birds and the bees\" idiom commonly referenced with regard to affording young people their introductory sex education. An international hit in 1965, \"The Birds and the Bees\" was reminiscent of such 1950s' honky tonk-style hits as \"Blueberry Hill\" by Fats Domino and \"Kansas City\" by Wilbert Harrison. \"The Birds and the Bees\" is said to have been written by the twelve-year-old son", "title": "The Birds and the Bees (Jewel Akens song)" } ]

[ { "docid": "6102865", "text": "won't take you cheatin' on me/ Tell me who can I trust if I can't trust in you/ And I refuse to let you play me for a fool\". \"Let's Get Loud\" is a \"fiery, soulful\" salsa dance song originally written for Gloria Estefan, who gave it to Lopez (who, she felt, would have more fun with it). Lopez asserts her Latin heritage in the song, which opens with the \"sassy\" declaration \"\"Ya Jen llego, presente!\"\" (\"Jen has arrived!\"). \"Feelin' So Good\", a mid-tempo hip-hop song featuring Big Pun and Fat Joe, samples Strafe's \"Set It Off\". Lopez sings about", "title": "On the 6" }, { "docid": "13238090", "text": "Let Me Tell You About a Song Let Me Tell You About a Song is the fourteenth studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released in 1972. It reached #7 on the Billboard Country album chart and #166 on the Pop album chart. The lead-off singles were \"Grandma Harp\" and \"Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)\" — both reached #1. The album includes Haggard explaining the origins of each song with spoken introductions while praising the talents of those who inspired him, such as Tommy Collins and Bob Wills. Compositionally, the album is split between Haggard originals", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "13238097", "text": "it.\" All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted: Let Me Tell You About a Song Let Me Tell You About a Song is the fourteenth studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released in 1972. It reached #7 on the Billboard Country album chart and #166 on the Pop album chart. The lead-off singles were \"Grandma Harp\" and \"Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)\" — both reached #1. The album includes Haggard explaining the origins of each song with spoken introductions while praising the talents of those who inspired him, such as Tommy Collins and Bob", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "14240066", "text": "Tracks chart. Carl Perkins played lead guitar on the recording. The song appeared on their 1991 \"Greatest Hits Volume Two\" collection. It was also the last country number one by a duo or vocal collaboration until Brooks & Dunn's \"Brand New Man\" in 1991. \"Let Me Tell You About Love\" debuted on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 8, 1989. The song mentions a romance between \"Sheba\" and Solomon, however the historical Bathsheba was Solomon's mother and not his lover. Let Me Tell You About Love \"Let Me Tell You About Love\" is", "title": "Let Me Tell You About Love" }, { "docid": "14100620", "text": "who was born in Newton County, Arkansas, and lived for 90 years. The protagonist (who sings the song in first person) says that her life story can be told in only a few short lines, but reflects on how Grandma Harp (along with Grandpa, whom she married in 1901) was a rock that held the family together. Grandma Harp \"Grandma Harp\" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in March 1972 as the second single from the album \"Let Me Tell You About a Song\". \"Grandma Harp\" was", "title": "Grandma Harp" }, { "docid": "14240065", "text": "Let Me Tell You About Love \"Let Me Tell You About Love\" is a song written by Carl Perkins, Paul Kennerley and Brent Maher, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in June 1989 as the second single from the album \"River of Time\". The song was The Judds' fourteenth and final number one on the country chart. The RCA/Curb single, 8947-7-R, b/w \"Water of Love\", went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart. The record also reached number one on the Canadian \"RPM\" Country", "title": "Let Me Tell You About Love" }, { "docid": "19295980", "text": "\"her worth as artist and business asset.\" The song opens with \"a Peter Pan metaphor about being held back from maturing,\" where she sings: \"I come fluttering in from Neverland [...] Why will you never let me grow?.\" In the chorus, she bluntly sings: \"I got to do things my own way, darling,\" while also complaining and asking \"in a thick patois\": \"Will you ever let me? Will you ever respect me? No!.\" During the second verse, she \"asserts that she's through with acting as the world's avatar,\" asking: \"Darling, would you mind giving my reflection a break from the", "title": "Consideration (song)" }, { "docid": "16852372", "text": "Keys sings about being a brand new version of herself, where nobody has control of her mind, heart and soul. On her official website, the singer wrote: \"Brand new me is about the journey it takes to get to a place where you are proud to be a new you.\" She sings over the soft piano melody: \"It's , I'm not who I was before/You look surprised your words don't burn me anymore/Been meaning to tell ya, but I guess it's plain to see/Don't be mad, it's just a brand-new kinda me/Can't be bad, I've found a brand-new kinda free.\"", "title": "Brand New Me (Alicia Keys song)" }, { "docid": "18283144", "text": "a hip hop-inflected breakdown, in which Stefani raps, \"You can tell me what you're hidin' boy/And you can tell me if I'm gettin' warm\". Lyrically, the song discusses insecurities in a relationship, where Stefani questions her man's love. Nolan Feeney of \"Time\" complimented that the song is \"about falling in love with someone who's got a few skeletons in their closet.\" As noted by \"Spin\"'s Brennan Carley, \"Stefani sounds shattered as she sings, \"But there's something behind those eyes / Those eyes / That you can't that you can't disguise / Disguise.\" In the \"stomping, infuriatingly catchy\" chorus she sings,", "title": "Baby Don't Lie" }, { "docid": "13238096", "text": "the Depression had on them...\" \"Let Me Tell You About a Song\" was reissued along with \"Hag\" on CD by Beat Goes On Records in 2002. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, \"It's quite a journey, and it's yet another excellent record from an artist who at this time in his career seemed capable of delivering nothing less.\" Music critic Robert Christgau wrote \"But despite its mawkish moments—especially Tommy Collins's dead-mommy song—the material defines Haggard's sensibility in a winning way, and since not one of the songs is great in itself I guess the commentary must do", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "11618529", "text": "Skopje Fest with the song, \"Kaži Koj Si Ti\", losing to Karolina Gočeva, who went on to represent Republic of Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Adrian Gaxha was a runner-up in the 2006 Macedonian Eurovision qualifier, having performed the song \"Ljubov E\" with Esma Redžepova. Vrčak, Tamara and Adrian have also taken some promotional photos of their Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. \"Vo ime na ljubovta\" is an R&B-style song with several hip hop verses. Tamara sings about the person she loves, explaining that \"without you every second is killing me slowly\". She sings that \"I", "title": "Let Me Love You (Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrijan Gaxha song)" }, { "docid": "19609020", "text": "had received it, I became very honored and very happy.\" A recording of \"let me tell you\", performed by Hannigan and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, was released through Winter & Winter Records on January 8, 2016. Let me tell you (Abrahamsen) Let me tell you is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen. The work was commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic with support from the Danish Arts Foundation. It is based on the eponymous 2008 novel \"let me tell you\" by the writer Paul Griffiths. Its world premiere was given", "title": "Let me tell you (Abrahamsen)" }, { "docid": "19609013", "text": "Let me tell you (Abrahamsen) Let me tell you is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen. The work was commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic with support from the Danish Arts Foundation. It is based on the eponymous 2008 novel \"let me tell you\" by the writer Paul Griffiths. Its world premiere was given by the soprano Barbara Hannigan and the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Andris Nelsons on December 20, 2013. \"Let me tell you\" was Abrahamsen's second commission for the Berlin Philharmonic, following his 1981 orchestral composition \"Nacht und Trompeten\". It", "title": "Let me tell you (Abrahamsen)" }, { "docid": "16696891", "text": "backing track. It opens with low-end sounds that reveal hypnotic percussion. The song's lyrics implore a lover to disclose and communicate: \"I can tell it's somethin' up with you, tell me do you wanna talk about, talk about ... I hate to see you feel this way\". Aaliyah sings the song's \"yeah yeah yeah\" hook with understated vocals, and Drake occasionally interjects with the line \"yo, what's up\" before rapping a single verse. Marc Hogan of \"Spin\" called the song \"a welcome return from a late great, overseen with obvious ... devotion\" from Drake, who \"mostly manages to stay out", "title": "Enough Said (song)" }, { "docid": "9533808", "text": "The Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø recorded \"When You Tell Me That You Love Me\" as a duet with Spanish tenor Jose Carreras on her 2007 album, Northern Lights. Sissel sings in English and Carreras sings in Italian. On the album the song is called \"Quando Sento Che Mi Ami\" The 12 American Idol Finalists - Season 4 Finalists got together perform this Diana Ross hit. It was selected as the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Single in 2005 for the American Idol TV show. It also appears on the compilation album. When You Tell Me That You Love Me \"When", "title": "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" }, { "docid": "9250266", "text": "the key of F minor, while Lee's vocals for the song range from the musical note of G to the note of E. The song contains strings, piano and Amy Lee's vocals as the main instrumentation. In \"Good Enough\", Lee \"talks about the rapturous hold of something bigger than herself\" in the text \"Shouldn't have let you torture me so sweetly … / Shouldn't have let you conquer me completely / Now I can't let go of this dream / Can't believe that I feel / Good enough for you.\" In the song she also sings the lines \"I'm still", "title": "Good Enough (Evanescence song)" }, { "docid": "20308060", "text": "Lovato sings accompanied by guest choir while confetti raining down. Recording and management Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of \"Tell Me You Love Me\". Tell Me You Love Me (song) \"Tell Me You Love Me\" is a song by American singer and songwriter Demi Lovato. It was written by Kirby Lauryen, Stint and John Hill, with production handled by the latter two. It was initially released through Hollywood, Island and Safehouse Records on August 24, 2017, as the first promotional single from Lovato's sixth studio album of the same name (2017). It was released as the second and", "title": "Tell Me You Love Me (song)" }, { "docid": "18322067", "text": "a dominant female who nurses a broken heart of her lover as she sings \"Let me kiss it and make it better/After tonight you will forget her\". However, Lords later stated she initially wrote it about a drug addiction: \"You will forget her\" was always about \"Forget your heroin.\" It was never about a person. When I wrote it, it didn't even cross my mind. But then, yeah, sure, later, I thought, \"Let me kiss it - and I went, \"Oh, ****!\" But that's not where I was coming from. It really wasn't. Now I see it, it has all", "title": "Control (Traci Lords song)" }, { "docid": "15250939", "text": "band's music. While electric guitars still play a prominent role, the focus is on Adam Gontier's voice and the melody. The song, unlike much of the band's other works, is quite positive. It is a song written with simple words: \"Let me inside, let me get close to you / Change your mind, I'll get lost if you want me to / Somehow I found a way to get lost in you.\" The lyrics are bittersweet as Gontier sings about a love that has its ups and downs. On March 15, 2011, the band released an EP, via online download,", "title": "Lost in You (Three Days Grace song)" }, { "docid": "16126861", "text": "to potent\". Over ominous keys, a keyboard opening and a repeating drum loop in the first verse, Beyoncé sings about how her relationship turned sour and puts all her cards on the table, \"I told you how you hurt me, baby / But you don't care / Now I'm crying and deserted, baby / But you don't care / Ain't nobody tell me this is love / You're immune to all my pain / I need you to tell me this love / You don't care, well, that's OK\". While singing the first and second verses, she pulls out the", "title": "I Care (Beyoncé song)" }, { "docid": "15514466", "text": "\"[talking] about all the things she likes her man to do,\" In lyrics such as \"Me like the way that you hold my body / Me like the way that you touch my body.\" In the pre-chorus she becomes territorial with her man, and warns other girls away: \"No I ain’t never gonna let no girl take him from me / Never gonna let no girl steal him from me.\" Throughout the song Scherzinger sings in a Caribbean-influenced vocal style. Then, 50 Cent comes in with his verse, rounding out the song with his male perspective. According to Nadine Cheung", "title": "Right There (Nicole Scherzinger song)" }, { "docid": "7580984", "text": "… you were never mine\". \"Weight of the World\" is a mixture of pop and metal, according to \"Stornoway Gazette\". Inspired by the pressures of fame, it contains \"Eastern motifs\" and \"distorted vocals\" in the opening lines \"Feels like the weight of the world / Like God in heaven gave me a turn / Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you\" and in the chorus, \"If you love me, then let go of me / I won't be held down by who I used to be\". \"Lithium\" is a slow-tempo rock song; the protagonist sings about the", "title": "The Open Door" }, { "docid": "12823311", "text": "the country chart. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) \"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)\" is a song written by John Rostill that was a 1974 hit single for Olivia Newton-John. It was her second release to hit the top 10 in the United States, reaching number 5 on the pop chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart. It also reached number 2 on the \"Billboard\" country chart. As with her single \"Let Me Be There\", Mike Sammes sings a bass harmony. Brian Collins covered the song for Dot Records in 1977. His version went to", "title": "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" }, { "docid": "12823310", "text": "If You Love Me (Let Me Know) \"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)\" is a song written by John Rostill that was a 1974 hit single for Olivia Newton-John. It was her second release to hit the top 10 in the United States, reaching number 5 on the pop chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart. It also reached number 2 on the \"Billboard\" country chart. As with her single \"Let Me Be There\", Mike Sammes sings a bass harmony. Brian Collins covered the song for Dot Records in 1977. His version went to number 83 on", "title": "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" }, { "docid": "2295322", "text": "song, \"It's about heartbreak, it's about your first love, your first true love. That's something all people can relate to, because you all have that first love that you think you're going to be with the rest of your life.\" When asked if \"Everytime\" was about Timberlake, she responded \"I'll let the song speak for itself.\" The Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix of \"Me Against the Music\" removes the original melody of the song and adds a clattering backbeat and Punjabi shouts. In \"The Answer\", Spears sings that her lover is the answer to all her needs: \"Who can hold", "title": "In the Zone" }, { "docid": "6255683", "text": "was used for the Up In Smoke Tour in 2000. Dr. Dre also produced the beat for the remix. Nate Dogg refers to \"Let Me Ride\" in Warren G's 1994 song \"Regulate\", in which he sings, \"She said 'my car's broke down and you seem real nice, would ya let me ride?'\" Rapper Fabolous, in his 2001 hit \"Can't Deny It\", had the lyric \"\"bitches be yellin \"let me ride\", like I'm Snoop, and Dr. Dre.\"\" Rapper The Game similarly refers to \"Let Me Ride\" in his 2005 song \"Put You on the Game\", where he claims to be in", "title": "Let Me Ride" }, { "docid": "17863607", "text": "rock. \"Bad Girl\" begins with Manson saying \"Just lay your head head in daddy's lap, you're a bad girl.\" Nick Catucci of \"Entertainment Weekly\" compared Manson's \"croaking\" vocals on the song to Cookie Monster's speaking voice. The song has \"crunching guitars\" and is about BDSM, with Lavigne asking Manson to choke her. Lavigne sings \"I've been a bad girl, don't you know?/Come get it now or never/I'll let you do whatever\" and \"Miss me. Miss me. Now you wanna kiss me.\" At different points in the song, Lavigne purrs and screams. Laurence Green of \"musicOMH\" wrote that \"Bad Girl\" \"sounds", "title": "Bad Girl (Avril Lavigne song)" }, { "docid": "11869749", "text": "prominent guitar riff, characterized by a jagged, fuzzbox distortion effect, enters. Martin sings about medieval imagery of carnivals, cathedrals, religion and war, culminating in a soaring chorus with an anthemic theme. The momentum of the song builds around guitarist Jonny Buckland, who plays a solo. The lyrics start off with Martin recalling: \"Was a long and dark December/From the rooftops I remember/There was snow\". Martin emphasizes towards the thoughts of a soldier going into battle. The line \"If you love me, why'd you let me go?\", talks about a man's love of a woman, who does not reciprocate his love.", "title": "Violet Hill" }, { "docid": "16969048", "text": "is a fable of wounding poignancy about homophobia; The Queen & Her Eventual Knowledge of Love is a post-mortem coming-out story.\" Let me tell you something about that night Let Me Tell You Something About That Night is a short-story collection by the Singaporean poet Cyril Wong. His first published foray into prose and listed by The Straits Times as among the best five books of the year, described by the reviewer as possessing \"the sharp bite of contemporary issues\", the book \"takes fairytales and works them into a surreal lustre\" and \"gestures to a time before fairytales were saccharine", "title": "Let me tell you something about that night" }, { "docid": "16883492", "text": "Aldrin Davis. The lyric \"Let the champagne smash/ Let that man get cash\" from \"Can't Tell Me Nothing\" is the sample used in \"Numb\". The song's lyrical content is \"controversial\" as it is about feeling \"numb after taking drugs.\" and a \"homage to getting high.\" Rihanna performs the lines\"Ecstasy in the air I don't care Can't tell me nothing I'm impaired The worst for wear\" in the first verse. Eminem \"spits\" his verse, performing the lines\"Yeah, yeah, yeah, come here dear Trying to get closer to you I'm motioning you to pull over boo I'm the siren that you hear", "title": "Numb (Rihanna song)" }, { "docid": "16969047", "text": "Let me tell you something about that night Let Me Tell You Something About That Night is a short-story collection by the Singaporean poet Cyril Wong. His first published foray into prose and listed by The Straits Times as among the best five books of the year, described by the reviewer as possessing \"the sharp bite of contemporary issues\", the book \"takes fairytales and works them into a surreal lustre\" and \"gestures to a time before fairytales were saccharine fantasies\", while a few stories also deal openly with sexuality: \"The Boy with the Flower That Grew out of His Ass", "title": "Let me tell you something about that night" }, { "docid": "9226630", "text": "the song as \"a twitchy, booming slow jam that sounded both lush and minimal, expansive and intimate, alien and sexy\". Lyrically the song is about Aaliyah professing her love for a guy that \"she views as one in a million and a love she can't resist\".\"Baby you don't know, what you do to me/Between me and you, I feel a chemistry/Won't let no one come and take your place/Cause the love you give can't be replaced\", she sings. According to Khal from Complex \"One in a Million showcased an unstoppable trio, with Aaliyah being a perfect muse for the futuristic", "title": "One in a Million (Aaliyah song)" }, { "docid": "16893305", "text": "twirling in a slow dance through electronic caresses and the subtlest touches of strings. In the chorus, she sings, \"I wanna move with the seasons/And go with the flow\". Dido finds guests to keep her current, like Kendrick Lamar, whose vociferous rap tears through the conciliatory \"Let Us Move On\", a spooked trip hop song. The looping intro and muted snares on \"Blackbird\" are leveled off by her detached vocal and reassuringly familiar lyrics about the darker side of love (\"Why do I bring you love, when all you give me back is pain?\", she sings). While \"End of Night\",", "title": "Girl Who Got Away" }, { "docid": "18199026", "text": "Abreu sings 'you say you listen but you never do' and 'you make me sad when I'm happy'. However, rather than be deluded, she is fully aware of the negativity the relationship is causing, but is unable to break away due to her love for her partner: 'still I go weak when you just look at me'. The song ends with Abreu providing a clear ultimatum: 'let me love...or let me be free'. Released only to radio in order to promote the album from which it was lifted, \"Impatient\" did not chart on the Finnish Top 20 or the Download", "title": "Impatient (Anna Abreu song)" }, { "docid": "16470107", "text": "Rubenstein wrote that Usher sings about a \"hot chick and how it'll be a total cinch for him to get her home\", in the line \"I see you over there, so hypnotic/ Thinking 'bout what I do to that body.../ Got no drink in my hand/ But I'm wasted/ Getting drunk of the thought of you naked/ I get you like ooh, baby, baby.\" In the chorus, he sings \"If you wanna scream ‘yeah,’ let me know and I’ll take you there / Get you going like a-ooh baby baby, ooh baby baby, a-ooh baby baby, ooh baby / If", "title": "Scream (Usher song)" }, { "docid": "11232689", "text": "one occasion, they performed at the singer Prince's birthday party. The father was a frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion. Rulli's father taught him about the birds and the bees in the seventh grade when he \"threw a book in my general direction, and said, 'Let me know if you have any questions.'\" He has a cousin who became an archbishop in 2000 and was friends with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. He is a graduate of the Catholic Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minnesota. He \"lettered\" in theater all four years. In an attempt to", "title": "Lino Rulli" }, { "docid": "14944402", "text": "(four minutes, one second). Instrumentation is provided by finger snapping, minor piano keys and piano riffs, a style of repeated chord progression. The lyrics of \"Stupid in Love\" revolve around a woman in an abusive and adulterous relationship, progressing to the female protagonist leaving her boyfriend. The song begins with the line \"Let me tell you somethin' / Never / Have I ever / Been a size 10 in my whole life.\" Rihanna sings the line \"This is stupid / I'm not stupid / Don't talk to me / Like I'm stupid\" during the chorus. The bridge consists of Rihanna", "title": "Stupid in Love" }, { "docid": "17950677", "text": "show[ing] up to add 'Apologize'-style schmaltz\" and \"a mournful guitar solo.\" Lyrically, \"True Love\" deals with themes of heartbreak. DeVille writes that Martin \"lashes out at his lover's alleged lies on 'True Love' even as he strains to bring back the old feelings\" in the lines \"And I wish you would have let me know/ What's really going on below/ I've lost you now, you've let me go/ But one last time/ Tell me you love me.\" In the chorus, the truth is too painful to bear, so the singer instructs his partner \"Just tell me you love me/ If", "title": "True Love (Coldplay song)" }, { "docid": "17268849", "text": "the first 90 seconds. Carey and Miguel embark on a motorbike cruise at sunset, as he sings about her beauty in the lyrics \"let the moonlight kiss your skin\". After the first 90 seconds, Carey assumes the lead artist role and performs the rest of \"#Beautiful\". Carey responds with \"I like when you run red lights, don't stop till you thrill me\", which Randall Roberts for \"Los Angeles Times\" thought would alarm mothers and police officers. After Carey sings the line \"Take me anywhere\", she releases a little giggle. \"#Beautiful\" ends with a textured layering of both Carey's and Miguel's", "title": "Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)" }, { "docid": "16076708", "text": "Jillian Mapes, \"A dramatic opening note on the... [song] ushers in a drum crescendo, followed by a 'Like a Prayer' - style interlude.\" During the choir-led chorus, Welch sings the lines, \"You can't choose what stays and what fades away/ And I'd do anything to make you stay/ No light, no light/ Tell me what you want me to say\" over \"thundering tribal\" beats and harp strings that \"grow louder and louder\". Lyrically, in the song she's expressing frustration about the state of her fragile relationship and she further tries to keep it together. Ryan Dombal of the website Pitchfork", "title": "No Light, No Light" }, { "docid": "19342931", "text": "na na na na\", and Fantine \"screams\", \"And everyone wants to talk\". In the chorus, the girls sing, \"Lenga lenga, Blá! Blá! Blá !, speak, talk, nonstop, lero-lero !, blah! Blah !, I do not want to hear.\" Karin once again sings in the second part, talking about \"nosy people\" that appeared, just to get in their way. Fantine, in turn, says, \"I'm right, I'm wrong, let time show me, but no one's going to tell me what I should do.\" After the chorus, Aline does a rap (as she did in the song \"Vem Cair na Zueira\",) this time", "title": "Blá Blá Blá (song)" }, { "docid": "17834236", "text": "Jesse (Carly Simon song) \"Jesse\" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and produced by Mike Mainieri. The song was the lead single from Simon's ninth studio album, \"Come Upstairs\". The song is told in first-person about the narrator's disdain for her former lover, Jesse, who has just moved back to town. She vows to have nothing to do with him, \"Don't let him near me, don't let him touch me, don't let him please me,\" she sings. She asks her friends to remind her of how he has wronged her, because she fears she'll end up letting", "title": "Jesse (Carly Simon song)" }, { "docid": "18497077", "text": "featuring an electro-drum beat and a tropical, trip hop riff, with Adele proclaiming to her lover \"If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently/Don't pretend that you don't want me/Our love ain't water under the bridge\". The gospel-tinged \"River Lea\" talks about the singer growing up in Tottenham, London, England, Adele sings about The Lea, a river in London. During the song Adele speaks of how the river's polluted waters have seeped into her blood causing her relationship failures. \"Love in the Dark\" is a torch ballad. \"Million Years Ago\", an acoustic tune accompanied only by guitar, finds", "title": "25 (Adele album)" }, { "docid": "4845485", "text": "high-tone D. The song is in a moderate tempo of 64 beats per minute with the chord progression being set like C–G–Am–F–C–Dm7/G in the first verse and C–E–Am7–D9 in the chorus. \"Again\" is a \"lightweight\" piano ballad, based on a lost love. The song's story is about running into an old friend, only to discover that the feelings for that person are as strong as ever. \"Kinda late in the game and my heart is in your hands. Don't you stand there and then tell me you love me and leave me again,\" she sings. \"Again\" divided music critics. Despite", "title": "Again (Janet Jackson song)" }, { "docid": "6192527", "text": "years apart. The lyric \"\"You're my rock of empathy\"\" was replaced with \"\"Hello [venue] remember me?\"\" Williams rarely sings the chorus himself, often relying on the audience and backing vocalists to carry the song for him as he shouts words of encouragement for the audience. However, on the Swings Both Ways Arena Tour in 2014, Williams performed a Jazz arrangement of the song, instead singing \"Let Me Enter You\" to individual members of the audience during the chorus. A popular pop-rock anthem in most European countries, the song has been covered live by several artists, including Bon Jovi, Westlife and", "title": "Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)" }, { "docid": "10375371", "text": "birds coming out after a thunderstorm,\" whereas \"Pluto\" stands for death. The singer has also described \"Pluto\" as about \"being plastered, that need to destroy everything so you can start again\". Lyrically, it has been described as \"sparse.\" Björk sings: \"Excuse me/But I just have to/Explode/Explode this body/Off me/I'll be brand new/Brand new tomorrow/A little bit tired/But brand new.\" Some critics considered the lyrics to be about the contemplation of suicide. Discussing the track, Sheila Whiteley wrote: \"as anyone who has been through personal trauma knows only too well, rejuvenation often involves a nightmare journey.\" Björk's official website also stated", "title": "Pluto (song)" }, { "docid": "16623830", "text": "19 June 2012. The song peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Charts. You Won't Let Me \"You Won't Let Me\" is a song by American recording artist Rachael Yamagata from her third studio album \"Chesapeake\" (2011). It was written by Yamagata and Mike Viola, with Indaba Music producing the track. Described as a \"pleading ballad\", the song is about \"showing someone how to laugh\". \"You Won't Let Me\" is the debut single by Australian singer-songwriter Karise Eden who won the first season of \"The Voice\" (Australia). It was released as a digital download in Australia on 19 June", "title": "You Won't Let Me" }, { "docid": "17732039", "text": "followed up where Ciara's \"Body Party\" (2013) and R. Kelly's \"Black Panties\" (2013) finished. Keeping in line with the most prominent theme of \"Beyoncé\", \"Rocket\" explores frank female sexuality. It opens with Beyoncé expressing feelings of lust in the first line, \"Let me sit this assssss on ya\" for which she adopts a soft and sultry vocal style. She further sings about love-making with a male lover and the second line includes the lyrics: \"Let me take this off while you watch me / that's my'ass appeal\". It features explicit and metaphorical lyrics throughout and sees Beyoncé instructing her love", "title": "Rocket (Beyoncé song)" }, { "docid": "20308227", "text": "special friend to take their relationship to a romantic level, appreciating his appearance and confessing her sexual intentions with him. During the verses, she sings accompanied by a bass guitar and a tenor saxophone. With a melodic horn section during the chorus, the song features and contains a smooth, slow-burn atmosphere reminiscent of jazz music. Its sound also demonstrates influences from traditional rhythm and blues. \"Only Forever\" is a melancholic song about wanting the person you want to explore a new relationship with to make that first move or take that next step. With a message of \"giving someone chances", "title": "Tell Me You Love Me (album)" }, { "docid": "13740824", "text": "\"Opferlied\" (\"Song of Sacrifice\"). Other musical collaborations have come out of his novel \"let me tell you\", including \"there is still time\", subtitled \"scenes for speaking voice and cello\", with spoken narration accompanying music by the cellist-composer Frances-Marie Uitti. The work was recorded in 2003 by ECM Records with Griffiths himself as the narrator. More directly connected to the novel is a concert work by Hans Abrahamsen, also titled \"let me tell you\" and composed for Barbara Hannigan with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, who gave the first performance on 20 December 2013, Andris Nelsons conducting. Griffiths was appointed Officer of", "title": "Paul Griffiths (writer)" }, { "docid": "8242945", "text": "a man who has lost his lover. He pleads with her to return and promises that he will \"never ever let you go\". For much of the night, the song led the voting and gave Denmark high hopes of achieving the rare feat of winning the Contest in successive years (it eventually finished 21 points behind the Estonian winners, Tanel Padar and Dave Benton with \"Everybody\"). It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 2002 Contest by Malene with \"Tell Me Who You Are\". Never Ever Let You Go \"Never Ever Let You Go\" was the Danish entry in the", "title": "Never Ever Let You Go" }, { "docid": "13238094", "text": "Street Journal\", \"People are narrow-minded. Down South they might have called me a nigger lover.\" In an interview with Cantwell in 2001, Haggard stated that his producer Ken Nelson, who was also head of the country division at Capitol at the time, never interfered with his music but \"this one time he came out and said, 'Merle...I don't believe the world is ready for this yet'...And he might have been right. I might've canceled out where I was headed in my career.\" As Haggard relates in his spoken introduction to the song, \"They're Tearin' the Labor Camps Down\" is about", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "19266016", "text": "\"de rigueur quiver of programmed hi-hats\" and a \"wormy synth melody and bass line\" which could appeal to listeners of hip hop music. In \"No Time for It\", Fantasia sings about blocking out drama and negativity. Samantha Callender of \"The Source\" wrote that its lyrics are a list of \"all the things Fantasia has no time for (basically everything except money)\". In the chorus, \"You wanna tell me how it is, but there’s no time for it / You wanna tell me how you feel, but there's no time for it\"; Fantasia sings in \"a cool collected manner\", contrasting with", "title": "No Time for It" }, { "docid": "16244035", "text": "the hit song \"Nellie Kelly, I Love You\", sung by Conroy, who also sings \"You Remind Me of My Mother\". Other songs include \"All in the Wearing\", \"Dancing My Worries Away\", \"Till My Luck Comes Rolling Along\", \"They're All My Boys\", \"The Voice in My Heart\", \"The Busy Bees of DeVere's\" and \"The Dancing Detective\". A song-book, including the music and lyrics of all the show's songs, was published in 1922 by M. Witmark & Sons of New York. \"Little Nellie Kelly\" opened at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, on 31 July 1922 and arrived at the Liberty Theatre on Broadway", "title": "Little Nellie Kelly (musical)" }, { "docid": "4501632", "text": "picnic, that's up t' you<br> But don't tell me about it, I don't wanta hear it<br> Cause, see, I just lost all m picnic spirit<br> Stay in m' kitchen, have m' own picnic. . .<br> In the bathroom. Woody Guthrie and his song \"Talking Hard Work\" is a title-tribute to Bouchillon's \"Talking Blues\" and \"Born in Hard Luck\". The \"Talking Blues\" begins with the line: \"Well, if you want to get to heaven,/ Let me tell you what to do,/ Got to grease your feet into little mutton stew.\"/ Several sources of the 1940s - 1950s, including the Almanac Singers,", "title": "Talking blues" }, { "docid": "19354219", "text": "Christopher Weingarten as a Chicago soul-influenced song, it opens with strings that drop off in the first verse, where Grande sings among clips and R&B beats: \"I used to let some people tell me how to live and what to be/But if I can't be me, the fuck's the point?\" \"NME\"'s Larry Bartlet noted the song is \"genuinely satisfying to hear her put that sentiment on record so resoundingly\". In \"Bad Decisions\", Grande sings, \"I've been doing stupid things, wilder than I've ever been,\" with Mikael Wood of \"Los Angeles Times\" noting that \"a tune whose message initially appears clear:", "title": "Dangerous Woman" }, { "docid": "8566206", "text": "\"Love Shoulda Brought You Home\". \"Another Sad Love Song\" was written and produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons, with L.A. Reid also producing it. Lyrically, \"Another Sad Love Song\" talks about Braxton complaining that every song played on the radio is a reminder of her ex-boyfriend. In the chorus, she sings, \"It’s just another sad love song/Rackin’ my brain like crazy/Guess I’m all torn up/Be it fast or slow/It doesn’t let go/Or shake me/And it’s all because of you.\" The song received positive reviews from the majority of the music critics. Ron Wynn of \"Allmusic\" picked the song as a", "title": "Another Sad Love Song" }, { "docid": "5351330", "text": "in time signature of common time with a tempo of 112 beats per minute. Spears vocal range spans from the low-key of F to the high-note of A. The song has a basic sequence of B(9)–C–Dm7–B(9) as its chord progression. Lyrically, it talks about friendship and camaraderie between women. During the bridge, Spears sings, \"Gotta really let me know if you want me / You gotta turn me on and make me feel sexy\". During the time of the album's release, her official site stated that \"the girl-power anthem 'Anticipating' proves that Britney is, now more than ever, a force", "title": "Anticipating" }, { "docid": "16623829", "text": "You Won't Let Me \"You Won't Let Me\" is a song by American recording artist Rachael Yamagata from her third studio album \"Chesapeake\" (2011). It was written by Yamagata and Mike Viola, with Indaba Music producing the track. Described as a \"pleading ballad\", the song is about \"showing someone how to laugh\". \"You Won't Let Me\" is the debut single by Australian singer-songwriter Karise Eden who won the first season of \"The Voice\" (Australia). It was released as a digital download in Australia on 19 June 2012 as the lead single from her debut studio album \"My Journey\" (2012), on", "title": "You Won't Let Me" }, { "docid": "5791710", "text": "disc-jockey conventions. \"I went up to the Victor suite to tell Steve Sholes good-bye,\" she explained, \"and just as I was leaving, Eddy came in the door.\" Walker remembered him saying, \"I got a song title for you... 'You Don't Know Me.'\" \"But I know \"you\",\" teased Walker. \"This is serious, replied Eddy, who proceeded to outline his idea. The songwriter promised to let the idea stew in her head for a while. And soon, she remembered, the lyrics tumbled onto the page. \"The song just started singing. It sort of wrote itself...\" The best-selling version of the song is", "title": "You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold song)" }, { "docid": "8879254", "text": "Cooper and a mellotron played by Dave Hentschel. In the song, Elton John sings to someone he has helped and from whom he is now experiencing rejection: I took a chance and changed your way of life but you misread my meaning when I met you closed the door and left me blinded by the light don't let the sun go down on me although I search myself, it's always someone else I see. I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free but losing everything is like the sun going down on me. \"Don't Let the Sun", "title": "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" }, { "docid": "7847594", "text": "a slamming heavy metal guitar intro on an insanely hyper track.\" The song is about a dominant female who nurses a broken heart as she sings, \"Let me kiss it and make it better/After tonight you will forget her\". \"Fallen Angel\" is also an up-tempo techno-trance song with elements of ambient music. It features Spanish guitar and castanets. The lyrics were influenced by and written surrounding the death of Kurt Cobain. The third track, \"Good-N-Evil\", incorporates elements of industrial music. \"Fly\" is a mid-tempo song built around a trip hop beat. The album's fifth track and the only ballad on", "title": "1000 Fires" }, { "docid": "15412399", "text": "low-note of G# to the high-note of E. The song contains string accents described as \"sympathetic, but not overpowering\". Described as a \"jangly pop tune\", having an \"overarching feel-good vibe\", lyrically, the song speaks of \"embracing who you are and not letting your critics get you down\". Gomez sings of insecurities, and people telling her she is not good enough, before asserting \"I'm sure you got some things/ You'd like to change about yourself/ But when it comes to me/ I wouldn't want to be anybody else.\" According to Brian Voerding of AOL Radio Blog, \"Gomez sings about staying true", "title": "Who Says (Selena Gomez & the Scene song)" }, { "docid": "15623733", "text": "be your friend / I will love you so deeply / I will be the one to kiss you at night / I will love you till the end of time.\" She continues her appeal as she sings to her love interest, \"Take you away from here / There's nothing between us but space and time\". On the bridge, Knowles belts her vocal lines over a shooting horn sequence; with her multiple-layered vocals, she commands, \"Boy come to me\", and towards the end, she repeatedly sings, \"Say you’ll never let me go\". Knowles \"finds the strength in two\" as she", "title": "End of Time (song)" }, { "docid": "8249683", "text": "For her Eurovision appearance, Malene wore a red top and skirt. The song is a plea from a woman to her lover for him to \"tell me who you are\" in order to help them move forwards in their relationship. Due to the poor placing, Denmark was not invited to participate in the 2003 contest, but was permitted to return in the next year's show. Thus, it was succeeded as Danish representative at the 2004 contest by Thomas Thordarsson with \"Shame on You\". Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song) \"Tell Me Who You Are\" was the Danish entry in", "title": "Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song)" }, { "docid": "17843073", "text": "tour stops around the United States during their Winter east coast mini tour, as well as regular performances in their home city Orlando, Florida, and an album release show. The album is available for free listening and download on the Random Encounter website. Random Encounter (band) “Guest artists” \"Let Me Tell You a Story\" has been given critical acclaim by Almost Nerdy, Nerdy Show, Destructoid.com. and Russian magazine Mir Fantastiki Let Me Tell You a Story LET ME TELL YOU A STORY is a 2013 album by the band Random Encounter consisting of 18 songs, contemporary rock arrangements of the", "title": "Let Me Tell You a Story" }, { "docid": "11904955", "text": "goes onto say \"It was the first song we tracked and Devin Townsend (Producer) had me run through the entire song once just to get down the idea of where I wanted to go. He told me that I nailed it right off the bat and we ended up keeping most of it as the finished version. The song itself is about deciding whether you should tell someone what you really think and get it off of your chest or take the high road and let them think that they are right. That situation can really blow up.\" Recently they", "title": "Controller (Misery Signals album)" }, { "docid": "8948490", "text": "know me but I know you very well now let me tell you\",\" was also repeated in the same manner in \"Stutter\" with the only difference between the lines being that the words \"\"about the feelings I have for you\"\" were changed to \"\"that I caught you\"\" in \"Stutter.\" The group's four emcees, Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani, and Fatlip, all use the track to recount schoolboy crushes which all eventually led to heartbreak. The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, #52 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. Pitchfork", "title": "Passin' Me By" }, { "docid": "4851219", "text": "second single. I knew it was a great song. I’m happy it saw the light of day.\" \"Low\" was written by Jimmy Harry and produced by Cliff Magness, who also arranged and engineered the track. The midtempo country-flavored track finds the singer reflecting on a broken relationship. \"It's cool you didn't want me/ Sometimes you can't go back/ But why'd you have to go and make a mess like that?\" she sings before asking in the chorus: \"Have you ever been low? Have you ever had a friend that let you down so?\". Harry has said that \"Low\" \"was a", "title": "Low (Kelly Clarkson song)" }, { "docid": "3663366", "text": "group Von Iva in a fictional band called \"Munchausen by Proxy\". In \"500 Days of Summer\" (2009), Deschanel sings a cover of The Smiths's \"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want\" and it appears on the soundtrack of the film, as performed by She & Him. She also sings a cover of \"Sugar Town\" by Nancy Sinatra. Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt did a music video, called \"Bank Dance\", directed by \"500 Days of Summer\" director Marc Webb, to accompany the film. It uses the She & Him song \"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?\", and some complicated", "title": "Zooey Deschanel" }, { "docid": "19380996", "text": "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story \"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story\" is the finale song of Act 2 of the musical \"Hamilton\", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. After the death of Alexander Hamilton, the already deceased George Washington comes forward and repeats a line from his earlier song, \"History Has Its Eyes on You\": \"Let me tell you what I wish I'd known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control\", then the rest", "title": "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" }, { "docid": "16968673", "text": "with Interscope and did not make the cut of the new album. \"Boomerang\" is a pop song produced by Sandy Vee. It contains \"great layers\" of \"Oh!\"s on the chorus, which was described by Sam Lansky of Idolater as an \"earworm\". The \"synth-spangled\" song contains a \"fuzzy, club-friendly\" beat. Lyrically, \"Boomerang\" is about \"not letting the haters keep you down\", overcoming obstacles and \"coming back even when people try to throw you out\". Scherzinger sings about her ability to turn things around for the better. With \"wide-eyed determination\", she sings: \"You can turn me down, you can throw me now/", "title": "Boomerang (Nicole Scherzinger song)" }, { "docid": "16619799", "text": "\"New Day\", Keys sings about \"touching the sky and not letting chances go to waste\", singing: \"There's no limitation, no / Fill up your life / Let me see your hands up.\" On the theme of the song, Keys expressed that for her, \"a new day is the possibility to choose how to create the life of your dreams and letting no one to stop you.\" Jenna Hally Rubenstein from MTV noted that the song is \"clearly inspired\" by the experiences and feelings the singer had about her son, Egypt. She further added that \"In short, 'New Day' is a", "title": "New Day (Alicia Keys song)" }, { "docid": "15404269", "text": "does seem album worthy. It's something most can relate to if you've ever been in a relationship. Beyonce sings about a failed relationship that's no good, but yet is so hard to walk away from and ends up being just like Poison. Recording artist Nicki Minaj discussed the song during an interview with \"Rap-Up\" magazine, saying \"When I tell you it gives me life, like, it gives me life. Her voice is effortless. It's badass, like, 'I know I'm the best.' I love the melody, I love the cadence. It's playful, but it's just so in-your-face. It's dope and it's", "title": "Poison (Beyoncé song)" }, { "docid": "14859936", "text": "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll \"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll\" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1974. It was released as the only single from their second album \"Hotter Than Hell\". Even though the song failed to chart, it is a staple in their live concerts. The B-side was the album title track, \"Hotter Than Hell\". Gene Simmons penned the lyrics during a lunch break at his day job, and the song conveys romantic excitement: \"'Cause baby's got the feeling/Baby wants a show/Baby won't you tell me/Baby rock & roll, yeah, yeah!\".", "title": "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" }, { "docid": "18012846", "text": "done with pleasing you/ I'm so over needing you, all this space just gave me room so I could fly,\" she sings over mid-tempo electronic beats. \"Let It Be Me\" is a melancholic string-backed ballad, featuring Spanish guitar and passionate Latin sensibility. \"When they ask who do you love, let it be me… let it be me that you think of,\" she pleads. The ninth track \"Worry No More\" features Rick Ross and was produced by Detail, being considered \"the album's hardest hip-hop anthem.\" The \"reverb-filled\" down-tempo track has intelligible background whispers creeping in and out and vocal effects, adding", "title": "A.K.A. (album)" }, { "docid": "20308055", "text": "vocals as \"sweeping\". Raisa Bruner of \"Time\" described the song as a \"lush and dramatic love song\" that had \"powerful hand-clap chorus and big horns\". While reviewing the album, Jamieson Cox of \"Pitchfork\" described the song as \"a desperate plea for affection that gradually morphs into a declaration of self-love\". The music video for \"Tell Me You Love Me\" was directed by Mark Pellington, who also directed Lovato's previous work \"Skyscraper\". The video co-starred \"Grey's Anatomy\" actor Jesse Williams. About filming the music video, Lovato commented, \"[Shooting the music video] was really fun too! We had a full on wedding", "title": "Tell Me You Love Me (song)" }, { "docid": "16875302", "text": "one is playful in the oddly defiant \"C'mon, Let Me Ride.\" \"New York Post\" wrote: \"They can sound hollow, like \"C'mon Let Me Ride,\" a silly promise of oral sex. (Eminem's surprisingly crafty guest verse is the highlight.)\" \"Now\" magazine noted that the song is inane but predictable, too. \"The Oakland Press\" called this song \"goofy.\" \"Rolling Stone\" was mixed: \"even a goofy Eminem cameo (the \"Allen Iverson of safe sex\") can't save \"C'mon Let Me Ride\" from sounding like an over-the-top hookup plea.\" Ted Scheinman of \"Slant Magazine\" wrote a favorable overview: \"When she's having fun you can tell:", "title": "C'mon Let Me Ride" }, { "docid": "16340601", "text": "the chorus, Norwood sings \"You know how I get when you let me go\", and later in the song she makes reference to Twitter and her mother. The song interpolates \"Tonight\" by Swedish pop singer Lykke Li. Deluxe edition bonus track \"Can You Hear Me Now?”, producer Danja's sole contribution on \"Two Eleven\", works up an extended musical foreplay around a single mind-numbing groove. Built around an instrumental that was originally produced for Diddy – Dirty Money's 2010 album \"Last Train to Paris\", it was re-constructed by Love for Norwood. Danja used heavy vocoding during production of the song. Initially,", "title": "Two Eleven" }, { "docid": "8249682", "text": "Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song) \"Tell Me Who You Are\" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Malene. The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2002, titled \"Vis mig hvem du er\". The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Finland's Laura with \"Addicted To You\" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Maja Tatić with \"Na jastuku za dvoje\". At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 24th (last) in a field of 24. This is the worst result Denmark has ever had.", "title": "Tell Me Who You Are (Malene song)" }, { "docid": "10689564", "text": "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) \"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)\" is the lead single from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's sixth studio album, \"\". The song features vocals from Niia and Akon, as well as rapper Lil Wayne. Verizon Wireless released the song on their V CAST service on August 7, 2007. During the chorus, Akon sings, \"See I'ma tell you, like Wu told me, Cash rules everything, around me.\" This is actually a two layered reference, the first to the Wu-Tang Clan, who produced a song called \"C.R.E.A.M.\" for the 1993 album \"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)\". Akon also samples the \"dolla',", "title": "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" }, { "docid": "8993474", "text": "Talk About Love \"'Talk About Love\" is a song recorded by Christine Anu. It was released in October 2003 as the first and only single from her third studio album, \"45 Degrees\" (2003). The song peaked at number 85 on the ARIA Chart. Lyrically, the song sees Anu confront someone who believes they know about love, without evidence: \"You talk about love / But I can't see any love coming out of your mind <br> You talk about truth / But you don't seem to know what the truth is all about <br> You talk about me / Tell me", "title": "Talk About Love" }, { "docid": "4349148", "text": "verse before the lead break after Starr sings \"tell me why,\" Lennon can be heard saying \"We already told you why!\" in reference to the Beatles' \"Tell Me Why\" from the previous year. During this session the Beatles recorded a long (6:36) instrumental tune called \"12-Bar Original\" for lack of a better name. \"12-Bar Original\" was not included on \"Rubber Soul\", and was not commercially available until 1996 when an edited version of take 2 of this song was included on the \"Anthology 2\" album. Richie Unterberger, in AllMusic, says the song is an enjoyable, but lightweight, country & western-flavoured", "title": "What Goes On (Beatles song)" }, { "docid": "790172", "text": "journalists mistakenly state she was raped at gunpoint, possibly due to the song's title.) She escaped. Years later, in London, Amos saw the film \"Thelma and Louise\" and was stirred. Tori Amos explains the experience: \"I'll never talk about it at this level again but let me ask you. Why have I survived that kind of night, when other women didn't? How am I alive to tell you this tale when he was ready to slice me up? In the song I say it was 'Me and a Gun' but it wasn't a gun. It was a knife he had.", "title": "Me and a Gun" }, { "docid": "10502900", "text": "me so hot/You make me wanna drop.\" The song structurally takes a dramatic turn during the bridge in which she drops the persona of being crazy in love to candidly tell her lover how real and raw her emotions are, aside from the public display, \"Kiss me gently, always, I know, hold me, love me, don't ever go,\" she sings softly. A Japanese version of the song was released as a ringtone in Japan, with the Japanese lyrics replacing the chorus. In China, a Mandarin version of the song was released which replaced the chorus and the introduction with Mandarin", "title": "Hot (Avril Lavigne song)" }, { "docid": "15709246", "text": "heartbreak and disappointment over a previous relationship. In the chorus: \"No te pido que traigas flores/ Tampoco que me des bombones/ Yo solo quiero una caricia/ Que me digas que tu me quieres.\" (\"I'm not asking you to bring me flowers/ Nor to give me sweets/ I just want a caress/ That you tell me how much you love me.\") she sings about how love is about actions and not gifts, and Lu has decided to forget her previous lover because her heart now has a \"price\" and an \"owner.\" The first music video was shot in Lake Guatavita (some", "title": "No Te Pido Flores" }, { "docid": "16629875", "text": "by Jaycen Joshua with assistance by Trehy Harris. Musically, \"Bassline\" is a dubstep, electropop and electrohop song, that incorporates elements of reggae. The song lasts for three minutes and 58 seconds. Instrumentation consists of a wobble bass and synthesizers. Melinda Newman of HitFix compared \"Bassline\" to the songs by Kesha and LMFAO. Trent Fitzgerald of PopCrush noted that the lyrics are about Brown trying to \"convince a hot girl he spots in the club to come back to his crib\", in which he sings \"Hey girl tell me what you talk / Pretty as a picture on the wall /", "title": "Bassline (Chris Brown song)" }, { "docid": "16883567", "text": "and around and around and around we go/ Now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know/ Not really sure how to feel about it/ Something in the way you move/ Makes me feel like I can't live without you/ it takes me all the way/ I want you to stay.\" Lewis Corner for Digital Spy wrote that Rihanna's vocals glow over the simple yet effective piano riffs. \"Stay\" received favorable reviews from music critics. Jon Dolan for \"Rolling Stone\" was complimentary of Rihanna's execution of the song, writing that she performs it \"within an inch of", "title": "Stay (Rihanna song)" }, { "docid": "6527879", "text": "to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?\".\" As an intro of the song and it is repeated during the final crescendo. The song then ends with a sample from an episode of the Tony Hancock Show called 'The Radio Ham,' spoken by actress Annie Leake (\"Would you stop playing with that radio of yours? I'm trying to get to sleep,\" a sample that also appeared in the song \"Let Mom Sleep\" from the video game \"Jet Set Radio\"). The song's hook also samples Jocelyn Brown's 1984 hit \"Somebody Else's Guy\". \"Billboard\" wrote about the song: \"Michael", "title": "Too Funky" }, { "docid": "18894105", "text": "Kiepura sings impressively during a church wedding, and the \"Celeste Aïda,\" which he rehearses during an amusing backstage sequence at the opera house while \"Aïda\" is being trundled through its paces\"; and \"TV Guide\" called the film \"charming in parts, this is a nicely done musical with some good detailed direction.\" My Song for You (film) My Song for You is a 1934 film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Jan Kiepura. Kiepura sang the title song \"My Song for You\" written by Mischa Spoliansky and Frank Eyton. The song was released on an EP \"Tell Me Tonight\" (also a", "title": "My Song for You (film)" }, { "docid": "19609014", "text": "was written at the request of the soprano Barbara Hannigan, to whom the work is also dedicated. As in Griffiths's novel, the narrative follows the character Ophelia from William Shakespeare's play \"Hamlet\" as she tells her tragic story from her own perspective. Both the novel and the text of the song cycle are restricted to the 480 words used by Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The piece was composed between 2012 and 2013. \"Let me tell you\" has a duration of approximately 30 minutes and is composed in three parts comprising a total of seven songs: Part I: Part II: Part", "title": "Let me tell you (Abrahamsen)" }, { "docid": "12559481", "text": "people's lyrics anyway. It's difficult to bring the right emotion into it. So, I asked them how they'd feel about me rewriting the lyrics, and they said, 'Go ahead and try, and we'll let you know what we think.' So I did, and they seemed to think the lyrics were OK. I recorded it, and I think the song came out great. You can't tell that it wasn't written at the same time.\" The song's lyrics, written by Wiedlin, were inspired by Wiedlin learning that her former best friend, who she was no longer in contact with, had become a", "title": "Tangled (album)" }, { "docid": "13238091", "text": "and cover songs written by Collins, Wills, Red Foley and Joe Simpson, and also contains two #1 country hits, \"Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)\" and \"Grandma Harp,\" both penned by Haggard. According to the liner notes to the 1994 box set \"Down Every Road\", \"Daddy Frank\" derived from stories his wife Bonnie Owens had told him about her own mother, who had a hearing problem, and her father, who wasn't blind but loved to play harmonica. Haggard wed their story to that of the Maddox Brothers and Rose, who had moved from Alabama to California by boxcar during the Depression", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "13770100", "text": "Kiss and Tell (You Me at Six song) \"Kiss and Tell\" is a song by You Me at Six, released as a single on 7 September 2009 through Virgin. The single was released on CD, digital download and 7\" vinyl, with the former two having an additional track, a cover of Lady Gaga's \"Poker Face\". It would later feature on the deluxe edition of \"Take Off Your Colours\". The song is a first person narrative about a girl that everybody wants, and how she has a promiscuous nature and \"Kisses and Tells\". The song received considerable airplay across Radio 1", "title": "Kiss and Tell (You Me at Six song)" }, { "docid": "9774647", "text": "\"I Can't Make You Love Me\" was recorded against a quiet electric piano-based arrangement, with prominent piano fills and interpolations supplied by Bruce Hornsby. The singer depicts a now one-sided romantic relationship about to end in soft but brutally honest terms: \"Turn down the lights, turn down the bed/Turn down these voices inside my head/Lay down with me, tell me no lies/Just hold me close, don't patronize ... don't patronize me/'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't/You can't make your heart feel something that it won't,\" she sings. \"I Can't Make You Love Me\" received acclaim from", "title": "I Can't Make You Love Me" }, { "docid": "18428852", "text": "for those people. Sparks sings \"Baby, on the low / You stay on my page cause I guess I’m your favorite / But you won’t let it show, no way / If you like what you see then you gotta let me know / Bet you won’t double tap that hoe / Bet you won’t double tap that hoe\". The next song, \"Boyz In The Hood\" keeps the upbeat energy of the album going with its piano-led snapping production. The \"infectious\" jam sees Sparks take on her ideal version of the perfect bad boy, describing all different types of guys", "title": "Right Here Right Now (Jordin Sparks album)" }, { "docid": "10709325", "text": "sings to twin ladies seated next to him with Tony Hymas in the foreground on the synthesizers. In 1999 Australian singer Kate Ceberano recorded a version, which was released in July 1999 as the first single for her first compilation album, \"True Romantic\". She performed the song on \"Hey Hey It's Saturday\". Other notable artists who have recorded \"I Won't Let You Down\": Armand Van Helden's 2016 track \"Wings\" heavily samples \"I Won't Let You Down\". I Won't Let You Down (Ph.D. song) \"I Won't Let You Down\" is a 1982 single by British band Ph.D. It entered the UK", "title": "I Won't Let You Down (Ph.D. song)" }, { "docid": "17950679", "text": "lie' -- to create a sense of begging.\" Stephanie Benson of \"Spin\" wrote that the track \"climaxes with a moody, languid guitar solo straight out of John Mayer's seduction handbook.\" Matthew Horton of \"NME\" observed that \"the real heart of 'Ghost Stories' is in [...] the choppy dubstep textures of 'True Love' where Martin croaks, 'One last time/Tell me you love me,' and we all start to feel his own hollowness.\" Mack Hayden of \"Paste Magazine\" called it \"the most Coldplay moment on the album, whe[re] Martin sings 'Say that you love me / And if you don't, then lie'.", "title": "True Love (Coldplay song)" }, { "docid": "13238093", "text": "As Jonathan Bernstein recounts in his online \"Rolling Stone\" article \"Merle Haggard Reluctantly Unveils 'The Fightin' Side of Me'\", \"Hoping to distance himself from the harshly right-wing image he had accrued in the wake of the hippie-bashing \"Muskogee,\" Haggard wanted to take a different direction and release \"Irma Jackson\" as his next single... When the Bakersfield, California native brought the song to his record label, executives were reportedly appalled. In the wake of 'Okie,' Capitol Records was not interested in complicating Haggard's conservative, blue-collar image.\" After \"The Fightin' Side of Me\" was released instead, Haggard later commented to the \"Wall", "title": "Let Me Tell You About a Song" }, { "docid": "10711149", "text": "\"Tu Dis Des Bêtises\" (You say the nonsense), which spawned a parody recording by Jacques Desrosiers entitled \"Il Y'a Des Bibites\" (There are some bugs). Ambrus Kyri () recorded a Hungarian rendering of \"The Birds and the Bees\" entitled \"Madarak és Méhek\" (Birds and bees) in 1967. Rendered in Danish as \"Blomster og bier\" (flowers and bees) by Birthe Kjær in 1974, \"The Birds and the Bees\" was rendered in Swedish as \"Blommor och bin\" (Flowers and bees) by lyricist Keith Almgren and recorded by Sten & Stanley () on their album \"Musik, dans & party 8\" (1993). It was", "title": "The Birds and the Bees (Jewel Akens song)" } ]

[ "Oceania" ]

[ { "docid": "151403", "text": "and a population density of . In Oceania, it is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia. Among its municipalities, Mongmong-Toto-Maite has the highest population density at , whereas Inarajan and Umatac have the lowest density at . The highest point is Mount Lamlam at above sea level. Since the 1960s, the economy has been supported by two industries: tourism and the United States Armed Forces. The indigenous Chamorros settled the island approximately 4,000 years ago. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, while in the service of Spain, was the first European to visit the", "title": "Guam" }, { "docid": "13156416", "text": "Rugby union in Guam Rugby union in Guam is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 82nd by the IRB. Although Guam is often considered part of Oceania, it tends to take part in Asian rugby tournaments. The governing body is the Guam Rugby Football Union. Rugby came to Guam via three separate streams, firstly, through the visits of British, New Zealand and Australian sailors; secondly, through the American presence, which has been there from the turn of the twentieth century; and thirdly through contact with neighbouring Pacific islands, where the game is popular. Guam has also had", "title": "Rugby union in Guam" } ]

[ { "docid": "15334015", "text": "shore below the volcanic hills of southern Guam. Places of interest for visitors include Southern Comfort Ranch and Merizo Pier where ferries can be taken to Cocos Island (Guam) Resort. Several popular dive sites are located off Merizo's coast. Officials from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Coast Guard announced findings of major polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in the Cocos Lagoon on February 20, 2006 and warned people not to eat fish caught there. The contamination is believed to have come from a United States Coast Guard station which operated on Cocos", "title": "Merizo, Guam" }, { "docid": "20900994", "text": "Pageant. Athena McNinch Athena Eva Su McNinch (born December 28, 1997) is a Guamanian beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Universe Guam 2018. Athena will now represent Guam at the Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Athena has lived her entire life in Mangilao, Guam, the village where the University of Guam is located. Her mother is from Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is Chinese-Polynesian. Her father is Irish,Norwegian and English. In high school, Athena worked as a camp aide for 5-7 year olds at the University of Guam Summer Camp. In college, she worked as a barrista at a coffee", "title": "Athena McNinch" }, { "docid": "20900991", "text": "Athena McNinch Athena Eva Su McNinch (born December 28, 1997) is a Guamanian beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Universe Guam 2018. Athena will now represent Guam at the Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Athena has lived her entire life in Mangilao, Guam, the village where the University of Guam is located. Her mother is from Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is Chinese-Polynesian. Her father is Irish,Norwegian and English. In high school, Athena worked as a camp aide for 5-7 year olds at the University of Guam Summer Camp. In college, she worked as a barrista at a coffee shop", "title": "Athena McNinch" }, { "docid": "5935595", "text": "is located on the eastern side of Guam between Pago River and Togcha River. The village center is located above the cliffs between Pago Bay and Ylig Bay. Residential areas of Baza Gardens and Windward Hills are located to the south. Guam Public School System serves the island. Manuel U. Lujan Elementary School in Yona and Inarajan Middle School in Inarajan serve Yona. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village. Guam Adventist Academy is located in Yona. St.Francis Catholic School is located in Yona. Guam Public Library System operates the Yona Library at 265 Sister Mary Eucharita Drive.", "title": "Yona, Guam" }, { "docid": "11812727", "text": "the Hon. Joaquin V.E. Manibusan, Jr. The Judiciary of Guam is homed in the Guam Judicial Center at 120 West O'Brien Drive in Hagåtña. The Supreme Court is located on the 3rd floor, and convenes for appeals and hearing in the Monessa G. Lujan Memorial Courtroom, while the Superior Court is located on the 1st and 2nd floors and convenes in various trial courtrooms. The main court clerks' office for each body is located on the same floor. The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest judicial body of the Government of Guam. The Court hears all appeals from the", "title": "Government of Guam" }, { "docid": "12465488", "text": "Naval Base Guam Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor (near Pacific Ocean), Guam. In 2009, it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base, to form Joint Region Marianas, which is a Navy-controlled joint base. The Ship Repair Facility, Guam, was located next to Naval Base Guam, along Apra Harbor. It was closed in 1997, due to the recommendation of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Naval Base Guam is home of Commander Submarine Squadron 15, Coast Guard Sector Guam and Naval Special Warfare Unit One and supports 28 other tenant commands. It", "title": "Naval Base Guam" }, { "docid": "15333962", "text": "on January 24, 1972 A recreation of his hide out cave is included at the Talofofo Falls Resort Park. The village is located south of Yona and north of Inarajan. Guam Public School System serves the island. Talofofo Elementary School serves elementary school students. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village. Notre Dame High School, a Catholic high school, is in Talofofo. Talofofo, Guam Talofofo () is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the", "title": "Talofofo, Guam" }, { "docid": "5811456", "text": "island. Marcial Sablan Elementary School and Oceanview Middle School are located in Agat. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village. Oceanview Middle School was originally Oceanview High School; the campus became a middle school in 1997. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School is located in Agat and accommodates students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Guam Public Library System operates the Agat Library at 165 Follard Street. Agat, Guam Agat () is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased", "title": "Agat, Guam" }, { "docid": "18760436", "text": "Talagi Pictograph Cave The Talagi Pictograph Cave is a rock art site on the island of Guam. It is located on property owned by the government of Guam within the bounds of Anderson Air Force Base on the northern part of the island near Tarague Beach. The cave contains thirteen pictographs (painted shapes) representing human figures, and a places where limestone mortar was used that is of prehistoric origin. Based on the characteristics of the figures, it is believed that they were probably the work of a single individual. It is one of a small number (fewer than ten) known", "title": "Talagi Pictograph Cave" }, { "docid": "18760437", "text": "rock art sites on the island. The cave was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Talagi Pictograph Cave The Talagi Pictograph Cave is a rock art site on the island of Guam. It is located on property owned by the government of Guam within the bounds of Anderson Air Force Base on the northern part of the island near Tarague Beach. The cave contains thirteen pictographs (painted shapes) representing human figures, and a places where limestone mortar was used that is of prehistoric origin. Based on the characteristics of the figures, it is believed that they", "title": "Talagi Pictograph Cave" }, { "docid": "12597781", "text": "court, and stand-alones include Ruby Tuesday, Wendy's, Chili's, and Applebee's. GPO is served by Guam's private tourist bus systems and public transit buses. Guam Premier Outlets Guam Premier Outlets or GPO (formerly known as Guam Shopping Center and Guam Premium Outlets) is a shopping mall located in Tamuning, Guam. GPO is the only outlet mall in the United States territory of Guam. Located just north of the island's busiest intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1) and Chalan San Antonio (Route 14), stores at GPO include Nine West, Anne Klein, BCBG, GUESS, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike Team Sports, Payless ShoeSource,", "title": "Guam Premier Outlets" }, { "docid": "15008749", "text": "Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse The Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA, ) is a government agency of Guam. The agency's main facility is located in Tamuning, across from Guam Memorial Hospital. Guam Senator M.K. Hartsock introduced a bill that would create the DMHSA. Hartsock's bill became public law 17-21, and the DMHSA was established on August 19, 1983. Prior to that date, the Guam Memorial Hospital provided mental health services. Later, Guam Memorial Hospital closed their psychiatric unit and Guam Department of Mental Health became the only location for adult inpatient psychiatric services.", "title": "Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse" }, { "docid": "12469955", "text": "Guam High School (Guam) Guam High School (GHS or GMHS) is a U.S. military operated secondary school located at 401 Stitt Street in Agana Heights in the United States territory Guam. The school, a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity, serves over 500 students grades 9 through 12. The school serves children of military personnel stationed in Guam. Staff includes forty-six teachers and two administrators. The principal is Jason Sheedy. In September 1997 the DoDEA opened its own schools for children of military personnel. Like other Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Guam, Guam High School requires", "title": "Guam High School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "9829837", "text": "North\", with a few gameplay alterations being made to accommodate dungeon exploration. Most \"Eye of the North\" dungeon levels have an area map located somewhere near the entrance. This map does not expose the layout of the level, but does place indicators on the mission map where key items (keys, bosses, collectors, etc.) are located. In addition, reaching certain areas of the dungeon, particularly the final boss, will place a marker on the overhead map, indicating where that location is. Dungeon levels also frequently include locked doors which require a specific key to unlock. Unlike most key-like items in earlier", "title": "Guild Wars: Eye of the North" }, { "docid": "18829360", "text": "Cerovica (Istria) http://www.catasti.archiviodistatotrieste.it/Divenire/ua.htm?idUa=10652011# This is the first map of a series of 19 maps broken down to magnify each part. The map I drew is the simple picture of the total of 20 maps showing where each settlement is located. Anyone can view this on the website, and click on the number on the right, to find information of where a habitable settlement is located in the Commune of Cerovica (Istria). This is the reason I drew the map. From antique times, / , and / were two Castles and were considered one District. In 1632 the Administrator of Dalmatia", "title": "Cerovica (Istria)" }, { "docid": "12597780", "text": "Guam Premier Outlets Guam Premier Outlets or GPO (formerly known as Guam Shopping Center and Guam Premium Outlets) is a shopping mall located in Tamuning, Guam. GPO is the only outlet mall in the United States territory of Guam. Located just north of the island's busiest intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1) and Chalan San Antonio (Route 14), stores at GPO include Nine West, Anne Klein, BCBG, GUESS, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike Team Sports, Payless ShoeSource, Skechers, Famous Footwear and ABC Store. Notable fast-food chains include KFC, Burger King, Panda Express, Subway, Charley's and Taco Bell in the food", "title": "Guam Premier Outlets" }, { "docid": "12454851", "text": "a culinary arts classroom and laboratory that was constructed adjacent to the original facilities. The Culinary Arts building include a commercial grade kitchen for the Guam Community College staff to teach and train the Okkodo High School students on the culinary arts subject. The Culinary Arts facility has a training kitchen where students learn and prepare meals, and a separate dining area where students will enjoy their culinary creations. Okkodo High School Okkodo High School (Chamorro: Okkodo Mina'takhelo na Eskuela) is a public secondary school located in Dededo in the United States territory of Guam. The school occupies sixty-two acres", "title": "Okkodo High School" }, { "docid": "17542574", "text": "identical sculpture is at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. Replicas of the Guam memorial were installed at the following locations: John Burnam, a dog handler during the Vietnam War, successfully raised funds for a war dog memorial at Lackland Air Force Base, where military dogs have been trained since 1958. National War Dog Cemetery The National War Dog Cemetery is a memorial to war dogs located at Naval Base Guam. The cemetery honors the dogs—mostly Doberman Pinschers—that were killed in service with the United States Marine Corps during the Second Battle of Guam in 1944. The island of", "title": "National War Dog Cemetery" }, { "docid": "17415547", "text": "Guam Congress Building The Guam Congress Building, also known as the Guam Legislature Building, is the seat of the Legislature of Guam and is located in Chalan Santo Papa in Hagåtña, Guam. It was built in 1949 by Pacific Island Buildings and of Brown & Root Pacific Bridge & Maxon. It has served as a capitol and as a courthouse building. It is a Modern Movement-style building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is significant for its role in the history of the Chamorro people and their effort to end the dominant", "title": "Guam Congress Building" }, { "docid": "15334014", "text": "Merizo, Guam Merizo (), is the southernmost village in the United States territory of Guam. Cocos Island (Chamorro: Islan Dåno) is a part of the municipality. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census. During the first Spanish missionary efforts on Guam, Merizo was the site of resistance encouraged by Choco, a Chinese resident of the village. The parish of Merizo was the second established by the Spanish on Guam. A large population of Chamorros from the Mariana Islands were relocated to the village during Spanish rule. The village covers an area of and is located on the", "title": "Merizo, Guam" }, { "docid": "10101179", "text": "Serianthes nelsonii Serianthes nelsonii is a large tree endemic to Guam and Rota of the Mariana Islands. Only one mature tree exists on Guam, while 121 mature trees have been identified on Rota since 1984. The tree is found in limestone forests in Rota and Guam. It has bipinnately compound leaves and brush-like flowers with long pinkish filaments. Seedpods contain one to seven smooth brown seeds. There are three local names for \"S. nelsonii\". On Guam, it is known as hayun lågu, meaning \"northern tree\" or \"foreign tree\", referring to Rota, which is located north of Guam. The common name", "title": "Serianthes nelsonii" }, { "docid": "17985476", "text": "Red Diamond base from Ingot and crashing into a forest with Kwaito, Eggsy and Kwaito make love. Later finding civilisation and a phone to use, Eggsy discovers that Kwaito has stolen the map. Having memorized it, Eggsy travels to Guam where he is reunited with Kwaito. Making their way inside the base, the pair find Du Preez sitting naked on a hill of jewels and gold bars. Du Preez explains that they cannot kill him lest a fail-safe he attached to his heart open the airlocks and kill everyone. After a confrontation with Ingot, Eggsy shoots Jakobis with a poisonous", "title": "Kingsman (franchise)" }, { "docid": "15008750", "text": "Guam Department of Mental Health currently provides most services free of charge. They have the capacity for two inpatient acute adult inpatient units and one acute child inpatient unit. They have several outpatient programs, residential programs, parent support services, suicide prevention services, substance abuse treatment, and more. They have both general psychiatrists and child psychiatrists on staff. Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse The Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA, ) is a government agency of Guam. The agency's main facility is located in Tamuning, across from Guam Memorial Hospital. Guam Senator M.K. Hartsock introduced", "title": "Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse" }, { "docid": "15334008", "text": "Barrigada Barrigada () is a village in the United States territory of Guam. A largely residential municipality, its main village is located south of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport near the intersections of Routes 8, 10, and 16. The community east of the airport known as Barrigada Heights is considered an affluent neighborhood on the island, where homes have excellent views overlooking much of Guam including the island's airport and hotels along Tumon Bay. Another significant location is Mount Barrigada, nearly 200 meters above sea level. Its location in the center of the island means it houses most", "title": "Barrigada" }, { "docid": "9899501", "text": "Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica or The Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Mary or Cathedral Basilica Holy Name of Mary (Spanish: \"Catedral Basílica del Dulce Nombre de María\", Chamorro: \"Fanmanalaba, O tentago Jeova sija\") is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Guam, a Territory of the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña. It is located on the site where the first Catholic church on the United States territory of Guam was constructed in 1669 under the guidance", "title": "Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica" }, { "docid": "2962188", "text": "noticeably drier season from February through April, it does not have a true dry season as all months average more than of precipitation. Tamuning averages roughly of precipitation annually, while maintaining relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year. Guam Public School System serves the island. Public schools serving Tamuning: Five countries maintain consulates in Tamuning. Except for the Korean consulate, the other four are all located in the landmark Guam ITC building at 590 South Marine Corps Drive. Tamuning, Guam Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon () is a Municipality/ Town/ City or village located on the western shore", "title": "Tamuning, Guam" }, { "docid": "15264595", "text": "location is Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Guam's almost unrestricted airspace and the close proximity of the Farallon de Medinilla Island, a naval bombing range approximately north, makes this an ideal training environment. Andersen is home to the following units: Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas (JRM) is a joint United States military command located on Guam. It is the installation management authority for both Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam. Its headquarters is located halfway between the two installations, on Nimitz Hill. The command is an amalgamation of the United States Navy Naval Base Guam and", "title": "Joint Region Marianas" }, { "docid": "15264591", "text": "Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas (JRM) is a joint United States military command located on Guam. It is the installation management authority for both Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam. Its headquarters is located halfway between the two installations, on Nimitz Hill. The command is an amalgamation of the United States Navy Naval Base Guam and the United States Air Force Andersen Air Force Base which were merged on October 1, 2009. JRM was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of", "title": "Joint Region Marianas" }, { "docid": "606720", "text": "historical value, so she was sold. Her stripped hulk was later returned to the Navy, and it used as an ammunition barge during the Battle of Guam, where she remained for several years. The \"USCGC Tupelo (WLB-303)\" assisted in towing the \"Oregon\" to Guam. During a typhoon in November 1948, she broke loose and drifted out to sea. She was located 500 miles southeast of Guam and then towed back. She was sold on 15 March 1956 and reduced to scrap iron in Japan. \"Oregon\" was constructed from a modified version of a design drawn up by a policy board", "title": "USS Oregon (BB-3)" }, { "docid": "6371525", "text": "a week. Unlike most other PBS stations, KGTF offers no subchannels other than the main feed. KGTF KGTF, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Agana, Guam. The station is owned by the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation. KGTF's studios are located in Mangilao, adjacent to Guam Community College, and its transmitter is located on Mount Barrigada in Barrigada. The station signed on the air on October 30, 1970, with only 4½ hours of programming Monday through Friday, of which they would later expand throughout its nearly 40 year history, including", "title": "KGTF" }, { "docid": "15333966", "text": "Inarajan Middle School are in Inarajan. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village. Inarajan High School, formerly located in Inarajan, closed in 1997. Inarajan, Guam Inarajan () is a village located on the southeastern coast of the United States territory of Guam. The village's original Chamoru name, Inalåhan, was altered when transliterated during Spanish control of the island. The village history predates the 1521 discovery of Guam by the Spanish. It was the home to the legendary Chief Gadao, and was one of the few villages with sizable populations at the end of Spanish rule in 1898. In", "title": "Inarajan, Guam" }, { "docid": "6371524", "text": "KGTF KGTF, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Agana, Guam. The station is owned by the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation. KGTF's studios are located in Mangilao, adjacent to Guam Community College, and its transmitter is located on Mount Barrigada in Barrigada. The station signed on the air on October 30, 1970, with only 4½ hours of programming Monday through Friday, of which they would later expand throughout its nearly 40 year history, including producing local shows and various projects. KGTF currently operates from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days", "title": "KGTF" }, { "docid": "20183552", "text": "cyclone was located southeast of Honshu. During its formative stages, Betty passed near Guam, where strong winds caused major crop damage and downed power lines. On October 30, the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport was closed. Although there was no major damage on Guam, typhoon alerts were issued for Yap and Palau. Prior to landfall, most government offices were closed throughout Luzon, where storm warnings were also posted. Philippine Airlines cancelled all domestic and some international flights. Upon making landfall in the Philippines, press reports indicated that Betty became the strongest typhoon to strike the country in a decade.", "title": "Typhoon Betty (1980)" }, { "docid": "8870649", "text": "Supreme Court of Guam The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest judicial body of the United States territory of Guam. The Court hears all appeals from the Superior Court of Guam and is subject to original jurisdiction only in cases where a certified question is submitted to it by a U.S. Federal Court, the Governor of Guam, or the Guam Legislature. The Supreme Court of Guam is the ultimate judicial authority on local matters. Appeals of questions involving the U.S. Constitution or federal laws or treaties are hear by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. District Court of", "title": "Supreme Court of Guam" }, { "docid": "14653617", "text": "Guam Highway 10A Guam Highway 10A (GH-10A) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam. GH-10A is one of a number of orphaned suffixed routes on Guam; it bears no physical connection to its parent, GH-10 located elsewhere in Barrigada. In fact, GH-10A (named Chalan Pasaheru) is considered a very important route in its own right, as its primary purpose is to provide access to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. It runs from GH-1 in the resort area of Tamuning eastward to GH-16 in Barrigada. Although unnumbered, there is a key junction along", "title": "Guam Highway 10A" }, { "docid": "5811453", "text": "Agat, Guam Agat () is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census. The village is southwest of Hagåtña, with most of the residents ethnic Chamorros, the indigenous people of Guam. Some of Agat's most notable sites are Mount Alifan, the Agat Marina, the Spanish Bridge, and War In The Pacific National Historical Park. In 1565, the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi claimed Guam for Spain. Agat was founded between 1680 and 1684, by the Spanish", "title": "Agat, Guam" }, { "docid": "151477", "text": "high school. Guam Public Library System operates the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library in Hagåtña and five branch libraries. The Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. There is one subscriber-based air ambulance located on the island, CareJet, which provides emergency patient transportation across Guam and surrounding islands. A private hospital, the Guam Regional Medical City opened its doors in early 2016. Over the", "title": "Guam" }, { "docid": "12881564", "text": "is Nimitz Beach, a popular snorkeling spot containing the small offshore Anae Island. Agat Bay Agat Bay is a bay on the west coast of Guam. It is located immediately south of the Orote Peninsula, and stretches south past the village of Agat to Facpi Point. With a length of some seven kilometers, the bay stretches for nearly one fifth of the west coast of Guam. Gaan Point, located halfway along the bay just south of Agat, is the site of the US marine invasion of the island in World War II which saw Guam recaptured from the Japanese. The", "title": "Agat Bay" }, { "docid": "5935519", "text": "Santa Rita, Guam Santa Rita () is a village located on the southwest coast of the United States territory of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. According to the 2000 census it has a population of 7,500, down from 11,857 in 1990. Santa Rita is the newest village in Guam, having been established after the Second World War. Prior to the War, the village of Sumay occupied the Orote Peninsula, which forms the southern boundary of Apra Harbor. Once a thriving commerce center, it suffered severe devastation from bombardment by the United States military forces during the Liberation of Guam", "title": "Santa Rita, Guam" }, { "docid": "12881563", "text": "Agat Bay Agat Bay is a bay on the west coast of Guam. It is located immediately south of the Orote Peninsula, and stretches south past the village of Agat to Facpi Point. With a length of some seven kilometers, the bay stretches for nearly one fifth of the west coast of Guam. Gaan Point, located halfway along the bay just south of Agat, is the site of the US marine invasion of the island in World War II which saw Guam recaptured from the Japanese. The northern part of the bay is protected by an offshore reef; further south", "title": "Agat Bay" }, { "docid": "14000738", "text": "Department of Health and Human Services. Guam Memorial Hospital became accredited by The Joint Commission on July 9, 2010. The hospital initially lost its accreditation in 1983. Guam Memorial Hospital Guam Memorial Hospital is located in Tamuning, Guam and is the public civilian hospital serving the island of Guam. The hospital has 158 licensed acute care beds, plus 40 beds at its off-site, long-term care Skilled Nursing Facility. The hospital offers comprehensive adult and pediatric medical services. These include 24-hour emergency services; medical telemetry and progressive care; obstetrics, labor and delivery; nursery; catheterization lab (periodically with visiting cardiologists); orthopedic services;", "title": "Guam Memorial Hospital" }, { "docid": "805516", "text": "Thome island has not been identified, its \"Islas de las Velas\" (Islands of the Sails) appear in a 1585 Spanish history of China, on the 1594 world map of Petrus Plancius, on an anonymous map of the Moluccas in the 1598 London edition of Linschoten, and on the 1607 world map of Petro Kærio, identified as a north-south chain of islands in the northwest Pacific, which were also called the \"Islas de los Ladrones\" (Islands of the Thieves) during that period. Their name was changed by Spain in 1667 to \"Islas de las Marianas\" (Mariana Islands), which include Guam at", "title": "Treaty of Tordesillas" }, { "docid": "15333961", "text": "Talofofo, Guam Talofofo () is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is known as Ipan. The village contains two golf courses. Other tourist attractions include Jeff's Pirate's Cove Restaurant and Museum, Talofofo Caves, Talofofo Falls Resort Park, Ipan Beach Resort and a Talofofo River boat cruise to an ancient Chamorro village. Japanese holdout from World War II Shoichi Yokoi was discovered by Jesus Duenas and Manuel DeGracia near Talofofo", "title": "Talofofo, Guam" }, { "docid": "13191189", "text": "freely accessible by the general public. The trailhead is located at 13.4621N, 144.6942E in a residential neighborhood behind a church social hall on Father Mel Street in Piti, Guam. The guns are located a short walk up a staircase from the trailhead. Piti Guns The Piti Guns or Piti Coastal Defense Guns is the site of three Vickers-type Model 3 coastal defense guns in the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Piti, Guam. The Japanese manufactured these Model 3 coastal defense guns in 1914. During the Japanese Occupation of Guam from 1941-1944, they built up defensive positions on", "title": "Piti Guns" }, { "docid": "7530774", "text": "St. John's School (Guam) St. John's School is an international college preparatory school located in the Tumon area of Tamuning, Guam, United States. The school, affiliated with the Episcopal Church in Micronesia, serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade including a boarding program for grades 9-12. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to provide the IBO Diploma. The first off-base Episcopal Church established on Guam is St. John the Divine, which was established in Upper Tumon, Guam in 1957. The church originally occupied three Quonset", "title": "St. John's School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "11812728", "text": "Superior Court of Guam and is subject to original jurisdiction only in cases where a certified question is submitted to it by a U.S. federal court, the Governor of Guam, or the Guam Legislature. The Supreme Court of Guam is the final judicial authority on local matters, and an appeal of its decisions can only be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court is composed of three justices who are appointed by the Governor of Guam and confirmed by the Guam Legislature. Justices serve for life, subject to a retention election every ten years after his/her", "title": "Government of Guam" }, { "docid": "12465490", "text": "Battalion 11. The 7th Fleet's Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific is also headquartered here. The camp has a gym, a cardio hall, and a mini-mart. It has its own barracks for Officers, Enlisted, and Chief Petty Officers; a galley, an armory, dental clinic, and various HQ buildings and warehouses. Naval Base Guam has amenities and services including a library, chapel, visitor's quarters, theater, and bowling lanes. Naval Base Guam Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor (near Pacific Ocean), Guam. In 2009, it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base, to form Joint Region", "title": "Naval Base Guam" }, { "docid": "5935521", "text": "School, and PACE ((Program of Alternative Certification for Educators)), which was once Santa Rita Elementary School. H.S. Truman Elementary serves Santa Rita residents, while Southern High School serves Santa Rita, Agat and villages allocated by DoE districting. PACE serves students in need throughout the DoE program. Oceanview Middle School in Agat serves middle school residents. In addition, Commander William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School (Originally Guam South Elementary/Middle School), operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, is located on-base at Naval Station area of Santa Rita. Santa Rita, Guam Santa Rita () is a village located on the southwest coast", "title": "Santa Rita, Guam" }, { "docid": "5935486", "text": "Asan, Guam Asan () is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The municipality of Asan-Maina combines Asan with Maina, a community in the hills to the east. It was a primary landing site for United States Marines during Guam's liberation from the Japanese during World War II. Asan Beach Park is part of the War in the Pacific National Historic Park. Asan and Maina are located in the Luchan (Western) District. Asan derives its name from the Chamorro word \"hassan\" meaning scarce or rare. One meaning of the word \"ma’ina\" refers to", "title": "Asan, Guam" }, { "docid": "5934432", "text": "Tumon, Guam Tumon () is a district located along the northwest coast of the United States unincorporated territory of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry. When the Spaniards first arrived in Guam in 1668, \"Tomhom\" was one of the most prominent villages. The first Roman Catholic missionaries to the island, the Jesuit Padre (\"Pålé\"), the Spanish priest Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores and his sacristan, the Visayan Saint Pedro Calungsod were killed in Tumon by the village chief Mata'pang after San Vitores had baptised the chief's daughter without permission, but", "title": "Tumon, Guam" }, { "docid": "16433975", "text": "Guam Highway 27 Guam Highway 27 (GH-27), also known as Hamburger Highway or Harmon Loop Road, is a short highway in the United States territory of Guam. The highway runs in a west-east direction from a junction with GH-16 to a junction with GH-1, and is located almost entirely in the southern region of the city of Dededo. The highway gets its name from the fact that it provides access to a large McDonald's restaurant located at the intersection with GH-16. GH 27 begins at an intersection with GH 16 (Army Drive). The highway begins as a six lane, paved", "title": "Guam Highway 27" }, { "docid": "12860078", "text": "UnderWater World Guam UnderWater World Guam is one of the longest tunnel-aquariums in the world and the only oceanarium in the United States territory of Guam. The aquarium opened in 1999 and has more than 2,000 animals representing more than 80 different species. Many of the animals included in the aquarium are native to Guam and the surrounding Marianas Islands. The aquarium is managed and partly owned by U.S. Aquarium Team (USAT) and is located in 1245 Pale San Vitores Road, Tumon, Guam 96911, Mariana Islands]. The main exhibit is a tunnel under an salt-water aquarium. The aquarium is involved", "title": "UnderWater World Guam" }, { "docid": "9191527", "text": "and Sister Inez Underwood, RSM established the Academy of Our Lady of Guam on September 8, 1949. Presidents Academy of Our Lady of Guam Academy of Our Lady of Guam (AOLG) is an all-girls Catholic high school located at 233 Archbishop Felixberto C. Flores Street in Hagåtña, Guam, United States. AOLG, Guam's sole all-girls high school, has an average yearly enrollment of 400 students. In 2004 it was awarded the highest medal of recognition from the Archdiocese of Agaña. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school has several clubs and organizations: Student Council,", "title": "Academy of Our Lady of Guam" }, { "docid": "14643962", "text": "GH-10: being located on the other side of Tiyan and primarily serving Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. Guam Highway 10 Guam Highway 10 (GH-10) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam. GH-10 begins at a junction off GH-4 near Pago Bay. It trends eastward into the coastal village of Mangilao. GH-32 then spurs off the route towards the University of Guam. GH-10 then turns generally northward and intersects GH-15 before crossing into Barrigada and ending at a junction with GH-8. The road itself continues beyond the intersection into the Tiyan area, formerly", "title": "Guam Highway 10" }, { "docid": "5951277", "text": "School in Agana Heights. The Guam Adventist Academy was located in the village until it moved into its current Yona campus, which the institution secured in 1963. Agana Heights Agana Heights () is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. The United States Naval Hospital is located in this largely residential village. The village is served by the Guam Public School System Agana Heights Elementary School is in Agana Heights. Jose Rios Middle School in Piti serves", "title": "Agana Heights" }, { "docid": "6189485", "text": "Guard announced their findings on 20 February 2006 and warned people not to eat fish caught in the lagoon. Cocos Island is one of the few locations to have had the endangered Guam rail reintroduced to it. Cocos Island (Guam) Cocos Island () is an island off the southern tip of the United States territory of Guam, located within the Merizo Barrier Reef, part of the municipality of Merizo. The island is uninhabited, long in a southwest-northeast direction, between and wide, and has an area of . It sits atop the southwestern coral reef rim of Cocos Lagoon. The east", "title": "Cocos Island (Guam)" }, { "docid": "18739948", "text": "Guam Cable Station The Guam Cable Station is where the United States territory of Guam was first connected via modern telecommunications to the rest of the world. Reduced to ruins by the fighting of World War II, the ruins of the establishment remain on the grounds of Naval Base Guam on the west side of the island. In 1901, the Commercial Pacific Cable Company offered to lay a cable between the Continental United States and Guam at no cost to the federal government. In 1903 the company began construction of a series of buildings near what was the small village", "title": "Guam Cable Station" }, { "docid": "17419231", "text": "Guam Institute The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña (Agana), Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House. The house is significant as one of few houses in Agana surviving from before World War II. It was built by carpenter and cabinet-maker Jose Pangelinan Lujan, who rented the house and later lived in it, until moving out of the house in 1928. Lujan owned the house until 1969. The", "title": "Guam Institute" }, { "docid": "5935489", "text": "the Pacific National Park with over 10,000 eggs. The village also hosts the yearly International Kite Flying Competitions with people from South Korea, Japan, China, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands competing for the championship. Asan, Guam Asan () is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The municipality of Asan-Maina combines Asan with Maina, a community in the hills to the east. It was a primary landing site for United States Marines during Guam's liberation from the Japanese during World War II. Asan Beach Park is part of the War in the", "title": "Asan, Guam" }, { "docid": "15333963", "text": "Inarajan, Guam Inarajan () is a village located on the southeastern coast of the United States territory of Guam. The village's original Chamoru name, Inalåhan, was altered when transliterated during Spanish control of the island. The village history predates the 1521 discovery of Guam by the Spanish. It was the home to the legendary Chief Gadao, and was one of the few villages with sizable populations at the end of Spanish rule in 1898. In 1950 it had a population of 1,494 with 814 living in the village itself. Today, it is the best preserved of the Spanish era villages", "title": "Inarajan, Guam" }, { "docid": "2962185", "text": "Tamuning, Guam Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon () is a Municipality/ Town/ City or village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning can be viewed as the economic center of Guam, containing Tumon (the center of Guam's tourist industry), Harmon Industrial Park, and commercial districts in other parts of the municipality. Its central location along Marine Corps Drive (the island's main thoroughfare) has aided in its development. Tamuning is the site of the access roads and the old passenger terminal of Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, the passenger airport for", "title": "Tamuning, Guam" }, { "docid": "18739950", "text": "but continued only until 1951, when the cable between Guam and Hawaii was broken. Since then the remains of the cable station have been succumbing to the elements. Its remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Guam Cable Station The Guam Cable Station is where the United States territory of Guam was first connected via modern telecommunications to the rest of the world. Reduced to ruins by the fighting of World War II, the ruins of the establishment remain on the grounds of Naval Base Guam on the west side of the island. In 1901,", "title": "Guam Cable Station" }, { "docid": "14977941", "text": "Guam Adventist Academy Guam Adventist Academy (GAA) is a K-12 private school run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Guam and the Seventh-day Adventist Guam Micronesia Mission, in Yona, Guam. The school's Windward Hills campus is across the street from the Windward Hills Golf Club. In 1949, Pastor Dunton founded what would become the GAA in Dededo, with an enrollment of 26 pupils. The second GAA school in Talofofo was opened in 1951. By 1957, the two schools merged into one K-12 institution, located in Agaña Heights. In July 1963, the institution secured what would become its current location in", "title": "Guam Adventist Academy" }, { "docid": "7530782", "text": "Cross for his great contribution to the church on Guam. St. John's has an average class size of 15. Students of color make up 90% of the student body; international students make up the other 10%. The Knights field teams in seven sports: basketball, cross country, golf, rugby, soccer, tennis and volleyball. All of the teams compete within the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam. St. John's offers the following extracurricular activities: St. John's School (Guam) St. John's School is an international college preparatory school located in the Tumon area of Tamuning, Guam, United States. The school, affiliated with the", "title": "St. John's School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "17419233", "text": "the NRHP-listed Agana Historic District. Guam Institute The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña (Agana), Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House. The house is significant as one of few houses in Agana surviving from before World War II. It was built by carpenter and cabinet-maker Jose Pangelinan Lujan, who rented the house and later lived in it, until moving out of the house in 1928. Lujan owned", "title": "Guam Institute" }, { "docid": "12553673", "text": "Flute contains a map to the Pacifica treasure, but is unsure how to interpret it so it shows a map. After some reflection, the player remembers Anaximander's circular map of the world that was found in Valka Castle, and the group realizes that the map was the real reason Matthieu left a message pointing to Valka Castle. Upon cross-referencing Anaximander's map with the designs on the Dragon Flute, the treasure is revealed to be located in the northwest Zahhab Region, where a huge cavern is believed to be hidden. The team sets underwater explosives to clear the way into the", "title": "Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep" }, { "docid": "18745252", "text": "Sumay Cemetery The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly square cemetery taking up about , and is surrounded by a decorative wall with gate. The cemetery was probably established in the late 19th century; its oldest legible marker bears the date 1911. It is the oldest known historic-era cemetery on the island, and is the only tangible reminder of the village of Sumay, which effectively ceased to", "title": "Sumay Cemetery" }, { "docid": "5940120", "text": "across the South China Sea to near the central Vietnamese coastline before dissipating on the 18th where it dropped moderate to heavy rainfall. The maximum winds estimated by any agency were 30 kn/35 mph. Late on September 18, an area of convection was noted 510 miles east of Guam. On the 20th, Tropical Depression 25W organized out of this mass and was located just 35 miles southeast of Guam. 25W turned more westward and began to accelerate as it moved along the southern periphery of a warm-core ridge. On the 21st, the system was upgraded to Tropical Storm Meari. It", "title": "2004 Pacific typhoon season" }, { "docid": "8373840", "text": "through northern Scandinavia. Cyprus is located further west than it should be and Malta is shown disproportionately large so that it appears on the map. The map has numerous indentations giving an appearance of geography rather than a flat design. Six fine lines cut across the map except where there is landmass and have a star at each end—reflecting the twelve stars on the flag of Europe. Across the map is the word EURO, and a large number 1 appears to the left hand side of the coin. The designer's initials, LL, appear next to Cyprus. Luc Luycx designed the", "title": "1 euro coin" }, { "docid": "14877366", "text": "until he was sent to live in a foster home. His mother, then Helen V. Eubank (1944–2016), located him at a foster home in Tennessee. She married Romeo Mantanona Tenorio and brought Ray with her to Guam when he was approximately ten years old. Tenorio has five children - LaDonna, Nicole, Raymond Jr., Rome Scott and Richard. He is married to Madoka Hosotani Tenorio, and they reside in Yigo, Guam. Tenorio graduated from George Washington High School on Guam in 1983. He earned a Criminal Justice Academy certificate from Guam Community College in 1984. Tenorio received a bachelor's degree in", "title": "Ray Tenorio" }, { "docid": "151427", "text": "the Marianas as well as the largest in Micronesia. Guam's highest point is Mount Lamlam at . Challenger Deep, at the deepest surveyed point in the Oceans, lies southwest of Guam. The Mariana chain of which Guam is a part was created by collision of the Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates. Guam is the closest land mass to the Mariana Trench, the deep subduction zone that runs east of the Marianas. Due to its location on the Mariana Plate just westward of where the Pacific Plate subducts the Mariana and the Philippine Sea Plates, Guam occasionally experiences earthquakes. In", "title": "Guam" }, { "docid": "14664691", "text": "Guam Highway 18 Guam Highway 18 (GH-18) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam. In spite of its main highway designation, GH-18 is a short spur route, running westward from GH-1 across from the Guam Veterans Cemetery and along onto Drydock Island, a small peninsula located in the middle of Apra Harbor and just to the south of Cabras Island. This peninsula forms the northern edge of Sasa Bay; its south edge is formed by Polaris Point, a Naval site. The waters of Sasa Bay are a marine preserve, making the peninsula a", "title": "Guam Highway 18" }, { "docid": "14664692", "text": "tourist attraction. The peninsula is home to the Marianas Yacht Club, several public beaches, and an \"Atlantis\" tourist submarine. Route 18 ends at a dead-end at the west edge of the peninsula. Guam Highway 18 Guam Highway 18 (GH-18) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam. In spite of its main highway designation, GH-18 is a short spur route, running westward from GH-1 across from the Guam Veterans Cemetery and along onto Drydock Island, a small peninsula located in the middle of Apra Harbor and just to the south of Cabras Island. This", "title": "Guam Highway 18" }, { "docid": "12469956", "text": "school uniforms. Uniforms consist of golf shirts and oxford shirts, navy blue and white, and khaki trousers, skirts, and shorts. DODEA Pacific officials began implementing uniforms at the schools in the northern hemisphere fall of 2007; students received a period to adjust, then uniforms became mandatory in January 2008. Athletic activities at the school include: Other organizations include: Guam High School (Guam) Guam High School (GHS or GMHS) is a U.S. military operated secondary school located at 401 Stitt Street in Agana Heights in the United States territory Guam. The school, a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity,", "title": "Guam High School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "18745253", "text": "exist when the naval base took over the area and its citizens were relocated to the village of Santa Rita. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Sumay Cemetery The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly square cemetery taking up about , and is surrounded by a decorative wall with gate. The cemetery was probably established in the late 19th century;", "title": "Sumay Cemetery" }, { "docid": "14494344", "text": "Guam Highway 3 Guam Highway 3 (GH-3) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam. It runs in a south to north direction, from a junction with GH-1 near the Micronesia Mall in the southern community of Tamuning in a general northeasterly direction to the community of Dededo, where it meets GH-3A and GH-9. In between, it passes the United States Naval Communications Station Finegayan and the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters on the island. Guam Highway 3A (GH-3A) connects GH-3 and GH-9 to Ritidan Point at the northern tip of the island of Guam", "title": "Guam Highway 3" }, { "docid": "12439781", "text": "the rest of the schools under the Guam Public School System. George Washington High School (Guam) George Washington High School is a public secondary school located at 298 Washington Drive in Mangilao, in the United States territory of Guam. The school, a part of the Guam Department of Education (formerly Guam Public School System), opened in 1965 and serves grades 9 through 12. As of 2014 the school serves the villages of Mangilao, Agana Heights, Chalan Pago-Ordot, and Sinajana. At the start of this school year, students residing in the villages of Barrigada and Mongmong-Toto-Maite are required to attend Tiyan", "title": "George Washington High School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "15008698", "text": "purpose of this Act to provide a united, integrated and comprehensive territory-wide program of environmental protection and to provide a framework to fulfill that task.\"\" After the Agency was created, the 12th Guam Legislature continued the work to restructure some of the Government Code of Guam and place environmental laws in an organized manner in Title X. Guam EPA's Administration Office and Operations Building are located on Mariner Ave. in Tiyan, Barrigada. Guam EPA has four divisions and a management section. Each division has at least two programs within. The four divisions and their programs include: Guam EPA has legal", "title": "Guam Environmental Protection Agency" }, { "docid": "17428910", "text": "Mataguac Hill Command Post The Mataguac Hill Command Post, near Yigo, Guam, has significance from 1944 during the Battle of Guam. It was the location of \"the last organized resistance by the Japanese to the American liberation of Guam during World War II and therefore is considered a highlight of the invasion of Guam.\" It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The listing's two contributing structures are two concrete bunkers built by the Japanese military early in 1944, in a small gully at a location where fresh water was present and where thick bamboo groves", "title": "Mataguac Hill Command Post" }, { "docid": "2096320", "text": "in England and Wales are shown on definitive maps. A definitive map is a record of public rights of way in England and Wales. In law it is the definitive record of where a right of way is located. The highway authority (normally the county council, or unitary authority in areas with a one-tier system) has a statutory duty to maintain a definitive map, though in national parks the national park authority usually maintains the map. The Inner London boroughs are exempt from the statutory duty though they have the powers to maintain a map: currently none does so. In", "title": "Footpath" }, { "docid": "151453", "text": "in [United States] policy to its Non-Self-Governing Territories such as Guam, where they will be more willing to engage in discussions about our future and offer true support to help push us towards true self-governances and self-determination.\" Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities called villages: The U.S. military maintains jurisdiction over its bases, which cover approximately , or 29% of the island's total land area: In addition to on-shore military installations, Guam, along with the rest of the Mariana Islands, is being prepared to be the westernmost military training range for the U.S. Guam is currently viewed as a key", "title": "Guam" }, { "docid": "12439754", "text": "they are under the age of nineteen on September 1 of the applicable school year. School athletics, male and female, include: Coeducational: Male only: Female only: The school has a varsity and a junior varsity team each for volleyball and basketball. Southern High School (Guam) Southern High School is a public secondary school located at 1 Jose Perez Leon Guerrero Drive in the village of Santa Rita, in the United States territory of Guam. The school, a part of the Guam Public School System, opened in 1997 and serves grades 9 through 12. Southern High serves the villages of Santa", "title": "Southern High School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "2030028", "text": "first church (Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica) on Guam. Under Spanish rule, much of the indigenous population of Guam and other Mariana Islands was forced to relocate to the city. The remains of buildings from the Spanish administration can be seen in the Plaza de España located beside the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Agana. The remains of the Spanish Governor's Palace is here and is closer to the Department of Education than the Cathedral. After Guam was ceded by Spain to the United States in the Spanish–American War of 1898, 'Agana' remained the seat of government under U.S. Naval", "title": "Hagåtña, Guam" }, { "docid": "12439787", "text": "John F. Kennedy High School (Guam) John F. Kennedy High School (JFKHS), formerly Tumon Senior-Junior High School, is a public secondary school located in the Tumon area of Tamuning in the United States Territory of Guam. It is a part of the Guam Department of Education. The school, which opened in September 1959, serves Tamuning, Hagåtña, and portions of Dededo. John F. Kennedy High School was opened in September 1959 as \"Tumon Junior-Senior High School\". The first graduating class was from the same school year and graduated in 1960. In November 1962, Typhoon Karen, a category 5 typhoon, devastated Guam,", "title": "John F. Kennedy High School (Guam)" }, { "docid": "3888941", "text": "the deepest surveyed spot in the world's oceans, and is located in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam. From February 16, 1960, to May 10, 1960, the submarine , under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr., made the first submerged circumnavigation of the world. \"Triton\" observed and photographed Guam extensively through her periscope during this mission, without being detected by the U.S. Navy on Guam. In the film, \"Seaview\" fires a missile from a position northwest of Guam to extinguish the \"skyfire.\" At the time that \"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea\" was made, the Van Allen", "title": "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" }, { "docid": "17542570", "text": "National War Dog Cemetery The National War Dog Cemetery is a memorial to war dogs located at Naval Base Guam. The cemetery honors the dogs—mostly Doberman Pinschers—that were killed in service with the United States Marine Corps during the Second Battle of Guam in 1944. The island of Guam, an American territory since 1898, was captured by Japanese forces on December 10, 1941, in the first days after the U.S. entered World War II. Guam was held by the Japanese for two and a half years, until U.S. Marines landed to retake the island in July 1944. Along with them", "title": "National War Dog Cemetery" }, { "docid": "4877263", "text": "As of August 2006, the airline also operated: Freedom Air (Guam) Freedom Air is an airline based in Barrigada, Guam, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Its headquarters is located in Guam's Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. The airline operates scheduled FAR part 121 passenger service between Guam, Rota and Saipan using a 30-seat Shorts 360 aircraft. Part 135 operations serve the Saipan-Tinian route using Piper Cherokee aircraft. They are also available for air tours from Saipan. It also operates cargo services using a Shorts 330 cargo conversion aircraft. The Freedom Air", "title": "Freedom Air (Guam)" }, { "docid": "4877262", "text": "Freedom Air (Guam) Freedom Air is an airline based in Barrigada, Guam, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Its headquarters is located in Guam's Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. The airline operates scheduled FAR part 121 passenger service between Guam, Rota and Saipan using a 30-seat Shorts 360 aircraft. Part 135 operations serve the Saipan-Tinian route using Piper Cherokee aircraft. They are also available for air tours from Saipan. It also operates cargo services using a Shorts 330 cargo conversion aircraft. The Freedom Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):", "title": "Freedom Air (Guam)" }, { "docid": "5996821", "text": "Umatac, Guam Umatac (), formerly called Umata, is a village on the southwestern coast of the United States territory of Guam. The month of March in the Chamorro language is \"Umatalaf,\" or \"to catch guatafi,\" which is believed to be the root word of Umatac. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census. Mount Bolanos, at an elevation of , is the 3rd highest peak of Guam and lies away. Prior to Spanish arrival on the island, an annual celebration was held north of the village at Fouha Rock where the first humans were created according to the", "title": "Umatac, Guam" }, { "docid": "5951276", "text": "Agana Heights Agana Heights () is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. The United States Naval Hospital is located in this largely residential village. The village is served by the Guam Public School System Agana Heights Elementary School is in Agana Heights. Jose Rios Middle School in Piti serves sections of Agana Heights south of Tutujan Drive. George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village. In addition, Department of Defense Education Activity operates Guam High", "title": "Agana Heights" }, { "docid": "9759756", "text": "Definitive map A definitive map is a record of public rights of way in England and Wales. In law it is the definitive record of where a right of way is located. The highway authority (normally the county council, or unitary authority in areas with a one-tier system) has a statutory duty to maintain a definitive map, though in national parks the National Park Authority usually maintains the map. The Inner London boroughs are exempt from the statutory duty though they have the powers to maintain a map: currently none does so. Each right of way also has a written", "title": "Definitive map" }, { "docid": "9759757", "text": "description referred to as the definitive statement. Generally the definitive map takes legal precedence over the definitive statement. Definitive map A definitive map is a record of public rights of way in England and Wales. In law it is the definitive record of where a right of way is located. The highway authority (normally the county council, or unitary authority in areas with a one-tier system) has a statutory duty to maintain a definitive map, though in national parks the National Park Authority usually maintains the map. The Inner London boroughs are exempt from the statutory duty though they have", "title": "Definitive map" }, { "docid": "18857109", "text": "Sanvitores Beach Japanese Fortification The Sanvitores Beach Japanese Fortification are the remains of World War II-era defensive positions facing the beach of Tumon Bay on the west side of the island of Guam. Located near the stairs to the beach of the Guam Reef Hotel are the remains of two concrete pillboxes built by Japanese defenders during the occupation period 1941-44. One structure, of which little more than a gun embrasure is discernible, is located in the limestone cliff about inland from the high tide line, and a second is located about 10 meters south and 8 meters further inland,", "title": "Sanvitores Beach Japanese Fortification" }, { "docid": "15334025", "text": "in Mangilao. The Guam Department of Agriculture has its headquarters in Mangilao. The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services has its headquarters in Mangilao. The University of Guam, Guam Community College, and Pacific Islands University are in the village. The Guam Public School System serves the island. Some Mangilao residents are zoned to Captain Henry B. Price Elementary School, which is located in Mangilao. Other residents are zoned to Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School in Barrigada. Some Mangilao residents are zoned to Agueda I. Johnston Middle School in Chalan-Pago-Ordot, while others are zoned to Luis P. Untalan Middle", "title": "Mangilao, Guam" }, { "docid": "18890333", "text": "Yokoi's Cave Yokoi's Cave refers to two places on the island of Guam. The original reference is to the actual hideout of Imperial Japanese Army Sergeant Shoichi Yokoi, the last Japanese soldier of World War II to surrender on the island (in 1972). Yokoi and several companions hid out in this area for more than 25 years, two of them dying in the cave; their remains were found in the cave after Yokoi's surrender. The second reference is to a recreation of his cave, located not far from where the original was located, that is a tourist attraction in Talofofo", "title": "Yokoi's Cave" }, { "docid": "18742876", "text": "The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Taelayag Spanish Bridge The Taelayag Spanish Bridge is a historic stone bridge in the United States territory of Guam. It is a stone arch bridge, built sometime between 1866 and 1898, and originally carried the coast road between Agat, Guam and Umatac across Taelayag Stream. It is now located about southwest of Guam Highway 2, the modern coast road. The bridge is a single-span stone arch with a span of and a total structure length of . This bridge, like most of the bridges that survive from", "title": "Taelayag Spanish Bridge" }, { "docid": "2666281", "text": "in the US House of Representatives but does not have full voting power, due to its unequal status as a US territory. The legislation cites the two referenda Puerto Rico voted on in favor of Statehood to call on Congress to admit Puerto Rico as a State as an expression of the will of the people in the territory. Guam (formally the Territory of Guam) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is one of five American territories with an established civilian government. In the 1980s and early 1990s, there", "title": "51st state" }, { "docid": "12597663", "text": "Agana Shopping Center Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning. The mall includes five theatres called Agana Center Stadium Theatres because of its true stadium seating capacity. The shopping center was severely damaged when a typhoon struck the island in 2002. SM Prime Holdings, Philippines' largest developer of malls, bought the mall and opened its first SM Branch on US territorial soil", "title": "Agana Shopping Center" }, { "docid": "155425", "text": "island is 35 mph. But, during road repair or maintenance, a different mixture of asphalt that is not as slippery is used. Its main commercial airport is the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport. Highways: Airports: 5 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: Airports - with unpaved runways: Transportation in Guam The United States territory of Guam has no railways or freeways, nor does it have a merchant marine. The largest port is Apra Harbor, which serves almost all commercial traffic including cruise, cargo and fishing vessels. There are smaller harbors located on the island (most notably one in", "title": "Transportation in Guam" } ]

[ "Antarctic toothfish", "Patagonian toothfish" ]

[ { "docid": "2437724", "text": "50 years and to reach a length up to . Several commercial fisheries exist for Patagonian toothfish which are detailed below. This species is also sold in the trade under the culinary names Chilean seabass in the United States and Canada; in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay; legine australe in France; mero in Korea, Japan, and Spain, and bacalao de profundidad in Chile. The name \"Chilean seabass\" was invented by a fish wholesaler named Lee Lantz in 1977. He was looking for a name that would make it attractive to the American market. He considered \"Pacific sea bass\" and \"South American", "title": "Patagonian toothfish" }, { "docid": "17022421", "text": "names around the world. For instance, Patagonian toothfish (\"Dissostichus eleginoides\"), also known in the U.S. as Chilean sea bass, may be labeled as Merluza negra in Argentina and Uruguay, Bacalao in Chile, Mero in Japan, Légine australe in France, Marlonga-negra in Portugal, and Tandnoting in Sweden. The Chileans were the first to market toothfish commercially in the United States, earning it the name Chilean sea bass, although it is really not a bass and it is not always caught in Chilean waters. Chilean sea bass is a different species type than the sea bass caught in U.S. waters and is", "title": "Seafood mislabelling" }, { "docid": "2437725", "text": "sea bass\" before settling on \"Chilean sea bass\". In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted \"Chilean Seabass\" as an \"alternative market name\" for Patagonian toothfish, and in 2013 for Antarctic toothfish. In the UK, the approved commercial designations for \"D. eleginoides\" and \"D. mawsoni\" are \"icefish\" and \"toothfish\". This has created some confusion as there is a genuine \"icefish\" (\"Champsocephalus gunnari\") caught in subantarctic waters, which does not resemble toothfish in any way. Patagonian toothfish spawn in deep water (around 1,000m) during the austral winter, producing pelagic eggs and larvae. Larvae switch to a demersal habitat at", "title": "Patagonian toothfish" }, { "docid": "2437724", "text": "50 years and to reach a length up to . Several commercial fisheries exist for Patagonian toothfish which are detailed below. This species is also sold in the trade under the culinary names Chilean seabass in the United States and Canada; in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay; legine australe in France; mero in Korea, Japan, and Spain, and bacalao de profundidad in Chile. The name \"Chilean seabass\" was invented by a fish wholesaler named Lee Lantz in 1977. He was looking for a name that would make it attractive to the American market. He considered \"Pacific sea bass\" and \"South American", "title": "Patagonian toothfish" }, { "docid": "13608495", "text": "Lantz, a fish wholesaler who wanted a more attractive name for selling the Patagonian toothfish to Americans. In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted \"Chilean sea bass\" as an \"alternative market name\" for Patagonian toothfish. Dissostichus Dissostichus, the toothfish, is a genus of cod icefishes found in the southern oceans. Individuals may live over 50 years, reach lengths over 2 m and weigh over 200 kg. Toothfish are vital to the sustaining of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and as a result on 4 September a national day is dedicated to the toothfish. Two species", "title": "Dissostichus" }, { "docid": "19422647", "text": "Bandit 6 The Bandit 6 was a group of six vessels which were illegally fishing Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Ocean. Actions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and national governments resulted in all six vessels being detained or sunk. Patagonian toothfish and the related Antarctic toothfish are relatives of cod that are sold under the name \"Chilean Sea Bass.\" Illegal fishing vessels like the Bandit 6 do not report their catch, violating the regulations set by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. They often also use banned, environmentally damaging fishing methods such as gill nets", "title": "Bandit 6" }, { "docid": "3031441", "text": "sablefish longline fishery in Alaska is currently certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council as is the U.S. West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl fishery which includes sablefish. Longline fisheries in Alaska frequently experience predation of sablefish by killer whales and sperm whales which remove the fish from the hooks during the process of retrieving the gear. The white flesh of the sablefish is soft-textured and mildly flavored. It is considered a delicacy in many countries. When cooked, its flaky texture is similar to Patagonian toothfish (Chilean sea bass). The meat has a high fat content and can be", "title": "Sablefish" }, { "docid": "12368986", "text": "Antarctica. The introduction of alien plants or animals can bring a criminal penalty, as can the extraction of any indigenous species. The overfishing of krill, which plays a large role in the Antarctic ecosystem, led officials to enact regulations on fishing. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), a treaty that came into force in 1980, requires that regulations managing all Southern Ocean fisheries consider potential effects on the entire Antarctic ecosystem. Despite these new acts, unregulated and illegal fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (marketed as Chilean Sea Bass in the U.S.), remains a serious problem.", "title": "Antarctica" } ]

[ { "docid": "13608494", "text": "Dissostichus Dissostichus, the toothfish, is a genus of cod icefishes found in the southern oceans. Individuals may live over 50 years, reach lengths over 2 m and weigh over 200 kg. Toothfish are vital to the sustaining of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and as a result on 4 September a national day is dedicated to the toothfish. Two species in this genus are recognized: Both species are marketed in the United States as Chilean sea bass (or Chilean seabass) or less frequently as white cod. \"Chilean sea bass\" is a marketing name, coined in 1977 by Lee", "title": "Dissostichus" }, { "docid": "4685722", "text": "the drink is originally from Peru where the real city, Pisco, exists for centuries (over 400 years). It is in Pisco, Peru where the alcoholic Peruvian drink was created and it is still produced today. Pisco Elqui Pisco Elqui is a Chilean village (\"pueblo\") in the commune of Paihuano, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region. It is located in the Elqui Valley, 107 km east from La Serena, at about 1,300 metres above sea level. This was the area where pisco was distilled in the early history of Chile. The original name of the town was La Greda. It was later changed", "title": "Pisco Elqui" }, { "docid": "7888412", "text": "84% of the white tuna samples were actually escolar. Oceana claims that escolar has been mislabeled or otherwise confused with the following fish: Atlantic cod, oilfish (related to escolar but in a different genus), rudderfish, blue cod, black cod, king tuna, grouper, orange roughy, sea bass, gemfish, Chilean sea bass, albacore tuna, and white tuna. Oceana claims that this mislabeling, whether by ignorance or deceit, is more hazardous than the mislabeling of other fish due to the potential health effects of escolar. Italy and Japan have banned the sale of escolar due to its potential side effects. It has been", "title": "Escolar" }, { "docid": "10648977", "text": "enough to be vulnerable under the population size criterion. Chilean swallow The Chilean swallow (\"Tachycineta leucopyga\") is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It breeds in Chile and Patagonia, migrating north as far as Bolivia, Paraguay, and Rio Grande do Sul. The new genus \"Tachycineta\" was created for this group of swallows by German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. The current genus name \"Tachycineta\", is from Ancient Greek \"takhukinetos\", \"moving quickly\", and the specific \"meyeni\" commemorates Prussian botanist and collector Franz Meyen. Some consider the species name to be \"leucopyga\", which is what the species name originally was.", "title": "Chilean swallow" }, { "docid": "10648972", "text": "Chilean swallow The Chilean swallow (\"Tachycineta leucopyga\") is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It breeds in Chile and Patagonia, migrating north as far as Bolivia, Paraguay, and Rio Grande do Sul. The new genus \"Tachycineta\" was created for this group of swallows by German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. The current genus name \"Tachycineta\", is from Ancient Greek \"takhukinetos\", \"moving quickly\", and the specific \"meyeni\" commemorates Prussian botanist and collector Franz Meyen. Some consider the species name to be \"leucopyga\", which is what the species name originally was. This species, along with the white-rumped swallow, \"T. leucorrhoa\",", "title": "Chilean swallow" }, { "docid": "16178551", "text": "Sinergia Sinergia (Spanish for \"Synergy\") is a Chilean band that plays experimental rock with influences from alternative metal, a style that themselves define as \"birdy metal\" by the incorporation of \"pajaronas\" (birdy) lyrics; which is Chilean slang referring to people that are a bit vague or slow to understand. Sinergia mixes a strong rock sound with an electronic bass, funk bass lines, and special sounds for each song. The band is known for mixing genres into unusual combinations. For example, \"Jefe\" contains elements of both ska and alternative metal. Their lyrics (sung in Chilean Spanish) focus on common elements of", "title": "Sinergia" }, { "docid": "14624617", "text": "still visible two decades after the disaster. By 1998, most of the oil deposits had broken up, though asphalt pavement remained in a relatively sheltered area, making it among the longest-term contamination recorded for an oil spill. Following the spill, there were significant negative impacts on the Chilean fishermen. The oil spill resulted in the heavy contamination of the waters of straits of Magellan- forcing Chilean Fishermen to other waters. The Straits were often turned to by the fishermen to hunt sea bass when they weren't hunting king crab. As a result of the spill, the fisheries were rendered unusable", "title": "VLCC Metula oil spill" }, { "docid": "10438658", "text": "4 people. This game was developed by SIMS, the developer of several fishing games including Sega Marine Fishing, the Dreamcast version of Sega Bass Fishing, and . Hooked! Real Motion Fishing Hooked! Real Motion Fishing is a fishing video game for the Wii video game console, released on October 30, 2007. The game supports Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and comes with a free fishing rod attachment with the game's purchase. \"Hooked! Real Motion Fishing\" is the localized version of \"Bass Fishing Wii: Rokumaru Densetsu\" in Japan. In Europe, the game is called \"Big Catch Bass Fishing\", which is also the name", "title": "Hooked! Real Motion Fishing" }, { "docid": "17983242", "text": "She arrived on 25 June 1946 and began service with the Chilean Navy. She participated in the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition in which the Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was established. She served until 1968 when she was sold and turned into a wharfside pontoon. HMCS Sea Cliff (K344) HMCS \"Sea Cliff\" was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Leamington, Ontario, but due to possible confusion with , she was given a name associated", "title": "HMCS Sea Cliff (K344)" }, { "docid": "2210069", "text": "a poor choice of name. Most of the few individual specimens studied by scientists were either washed-up individuals whose skin had darkened due to exposure to air or live specimens seen at sea but only at a distance (and so appeared darker than they were). As more specimens were studied, it became clear that the back of the dolphin was in fact a mixture of grey colours and that its underside was white. The scientific community is now universally agreed in naming the dolphin Chilean on account of its distribution along the coast of the country. Chilean dolphin The Chilean", "title": "Chilean dolphin" }, { "docid": "20686919", "text": "Tomasa Del Real Valeria Cisternas, better known by her stage name Tomasa Del Real, is a Chilean singer, composer, and Reggaeton artist. She is regarded as a pioneer of Neoperreo, a sub-genre of reggaeton. As such, many refer to her as \"La Reina del Neoperreo\" (Spanish for \"the queen of Neoperreo\"). Tomasa was born in Iquique, Chile on December 1, 1986. She studied design in Santiago, Chile. According to Tomasa, she took on that stage name because she feels her whole life was marked by her skin color, and she thought Tomasa was a way to borrow the stereotype of", "title": "Tomasa Del Real" }, { "docid": "10576853", "text": "toothfish and Antarctic cod) also known as Chilean sea bass. Realtime VMS is required for most exploratory VMS, with delayed reporting for other longline fisheries and for finfish trawling. The flag state VMS architecture is used, where the national FMCs of vessel registry, starting in 2005, transmit to the CCAMLR regional FMC. Member states under the agreement are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, European Community, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and Uruguay. In", "title": "Vessel monitoring system" }, { "docid": "13456395", "text": "the city of Valdivia, where he died in 1973. Fernando Santiván Fernando Santiván (1886–1973) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga. He was the son of a Spaniard father and Chilean mother. At the age of 8 he was sent to the port city of Valparaiso, where he attended several schools. Later, he attended the prestigious \"Instituto Nacional\" and the School of Arts & Crafts, from which he was expelled for political reasons. For a short time, he entered the Pedagogic Institute of the Universidad de", "title": "Fernando Santiván" }, { "docid": "13456393", "text": "Fernando Santiván Fernando Santiván (1886–1973) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga. He was the son of a Spaniard father and Chilean mother. At the age of 8 he was sent to the port city of Valparaiso, where he attended several schools. Later, he attended the prestigious \"Instituto Nacional\" and the School of Arts & Crafts, from which he was expelled for political reasons. For a short time, he entered the Pedagogic Institute of the Universidad de Chile, studying maths and Spanish at the same time.", "title": "Fernando Santiván" }, { "docid": "3031442", "text": "prepared in many ways, including grilling, smoking, or frying, or served as sushi. Sablefish flesh is high in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, EPA, and DHA. It contains about as much as wild salmon. Its flesh contains about 0.4ppm of mercury on average, which is considered a high level, comparable to bluefish, albacore tuna, or Chilean sea bass. For that reason, the U.S. FDA recommends that young children and women of childbearing age consume no more than one serving per week (a serving size is about 4 ounces uncooked for an adult, 2 ounces for children ages 4–7 years, 3 ounces", "title": "Sablefish" }, { "docid": "11814288", "text": "Loxechinus albus Loxechinus albus is an echinoderm of the family Parechinidae, native to coastal southern South America, ranging from Ecuador, along the entire coasts of Peru and Chile, to Argentina, as well as the Falkland Islands. It is known as the Chilean sea urchin or red sea urchin, but the latter name is typically used for the North Pacific \"Mesocentrotus franciscanus\" and it is not the only species of sea urchin in Chile (although it is the most common and widespread large sea urchins in that country). \"L. albus\" is found on rocky reefs and shores in the intertidal and", "title": "Loxechinus albus" }, { "docid": "10438657", "text": "Hooked! Real Motion Fishing Hooked! Real Motion Fishing is a fishing video game for the Wii video game console, released on October 30, 2007. The game supports Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and comes with a free fishing rod attachment with the game's purchase. \"Hooked! Real Motion Fishing\" is the localized version of \"Bass Fishing Wii: Rokumaru Densetsu\" in Japan. In Europe, the game is called \"Big Catch Bass Fishing\", which is also the name given to an otherwise unrelated Nintendo DS fishing game developed by Starfish-SD. Players fish in 6 locations using 4 casting methods. Allows online play with up to", "title": "Hooked! Real Motion Fishing" }, { "docid": "9259795", "text": "the English James Weddell discovered the sea that now bears his name, reaching up to 74°W 15'S and 34° 17'W. On June 10, 1829, the Government of Buenos Aires issued a decree creating the \"Political-Military Command of the Malvinas Islands and adjacent to Cape Horn in the Atlantic Ocean\", an act that is usually considered as Argentina including the Antarctic islands. From those years, the hunting of whales and sea Lions began to be increased in the zone. In 1831, Chile's liberator Bernardo O'Higgins wrote to the Royal Navy talking about his country: In 1843, a Chilean expedition founded the", "title": "Chilean Antarctic Territory" }, { "docid": "20686922", "text": "album, leading critics to note that despite its DIY spirit, many songs have become some of the best examples for the genre. Tomasa is a self described \"reggeatón nerd\", and researches the genre daily. Her new album \"Bellaca Del Año\", is set to be released on May 18th, via Nacional Records. Tomasa Del Real Valeria Cisternas, better known by her stage name Tomasa Del Real, is a Chilean singer, composer, and Reggaeton artist. She is regarded as a pioneer of Neoperreo, a sub-genre of reggaeton. As such, many refer to her as \"La Reina del Neoperreo\" (Spanish for \"the queen", "title": "Tomasa Del Real" }, { "docid": "20333783", "text": "Midland (DJ) Midland is a British DJ, producer and record label owner based in London, UK. Real name Harry Agius, he founded his label Graded in 2013 as an output for his own techno, house and early-UK dubstep tinged productions. Real name Harry Agius, Midland grew up in Tanzania and Greece and attended University in Leeds. In 2003, Agius heard a drum and bass mix tape of Andy C and Slammin' Vinyl, inspiring him to learn the craft of DJ'ing. An avid drum and bass fan, he purchased his first set of Technics turntables and upon moving to Leeds was", "title": "Midland (DJ)" }, { "docid": "8592165", "text": "Davis, the musicians on the track comprised an \"ad hoc power trio\" of Lomax on bass and rhythm guitar, Harrison on lead guitar and \"a couple of overdubs\", and drummer Tony Newman from Sounds Incorporated.<ref name=\"Davis/liner notes\">Liner notes by Andy Davis, \"Is This What You Want?\" CD booklet (Apple/EMI, 2010; produced by George Harrison, Jackie Lomax, Mal Evans & Paul McCartney).</ref> Lomax recalled that he and Harrison overdubbed a cornet part (played by a studio cleaner) and then manipulated the recording to make it sound like the call of an elephant. The \"Sour Milk Sea\" single was issued on 26", "title": "Sour Milk Sea" }, { "docid": "3610667", "text": "metals in their systems. This species is sometimes kept in captivity. South American sea lion The South American sea lion (\"Otaria flavescens\", formerly \"Otaria byronia\"), also called the Southern Sea Lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Chilean, Falkland Islands, Argentinean, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus \"Otaria\". Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as \"Otaria flavescens\" and others referring to it as \"Otaria byronia\". The former eventually won out, although that may still be overturned. Locally, it", "title": "South American sea lion" }, { "docid": "3610654", "text": "South American sea lion The South American sea lion (\"Otaria flavescens\", formerly \"Otaria byronia\"), also called the Southern Sea Lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Chilean, Falkland Islands, Argentinean, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus \"Otaria\". Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as \"Otaria flavescens\" and others referring to it as \"Otaria byronia\". The former eventually won out, although that may still be overturned. Locally, it is known by several names, most commonly lobo marino (es)/lobo marinho", "title": "South American sea lion" }, { "docid": "3475713", "text": "vessel, causing death. In 2013 Whole Foods began selling farm-raised arapaima in the United States as a cheaper alternative to halibut or Chilean sea bass. In Thailand there is only one legal breeding farm located in Tambon Phrong Maduea, Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province. This has been approved by both the Department of Fisheries and CITES since early 2018, and has been exported to worldwide as an aquarium fish. The status of the arapaima population in the Amazon River Basin is unknown, hence it is listed on the IUCN red list as Data Deficient. It is difficult to", "title": "Arapaima" }, { "docid": "17458123", "text": "Lavinia Nature Reserve Lavinia State Reserve is a 68 km nature reserve on King Island, lying at the western end of Bass Strait and belonging to the Australian state of Tasmania. The name derives from the 52-ton schooner \"Martha Lavinia\", wrecked on a reef offshore near the reserve in 1871 while carrying a cargo of potatoes from Tasmania to Adelaide, which gave its name to several features along the north-eastern King Island coast. Reservation of land in what is now the reserve began in 1959 with the gazettal of the 510 ha Sea Elephant River Wildlife Sanctuary; it was incorporated", "title": "Lavinia Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "11108700", "text": "and Angamos (Oct. 8, 1879) enabled Chile to control the sea approaches to Peru. A Chilean army then invaded Peru. An attempt at mediation by the United States failed in October 1880, and Chilean forces occupied the Peruvian capital of Lima the following January. Chile was also to occupy the provinces of Tacna and Arica for 10 years, after which a plebiscite was to be held to determine their nationality. But the two countries failed for decades to agree on what terms the plebiscite was to be conducted. This diplomatic dispute over Tacna and Arica was known as the Question", "title": "Chile–Peru relations" }, { "docid": "3989530", "text": "Paul Schutze and Biosphere, Wilson felt that it was an ideal time to revisit experimental electronic music. The first self-titled Bass Communion album, often referred to as Bass Communion I, was released in April 1998. Bass Communion Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name \"Bass Communion\" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions. They come about as experiments in texture made from processing the sound of real instruments and field recordings. Bass Communion's albums have often featured", "title": "Bass Communion" }, { "docid": "17611458", "text": "Continental Chile Continental Chile is the name given to the Chilean territory located on the continental shelf of South America. This term serves to distinguish the South American area from the insular territories, known as Insular Chile, as from the Antarctic Chile (Chilean Antarctic Territory). The existence of this three areas of effective or claimed Chilean sovereignty is what supports the existing tricontinental principle in this country. In addition, this term specifies the time zones of mainland Chile and the Juan Fernández archipelago and the Desventuradas Islands, located in the UTC-3 time zone, as \"continental Chile\". Easter Island and the", "title": "Continental Chile" }, { "docid": "16493551", "text": "Apes, Pigs & Spacemen Apes, Pigs & Spacemen (a.k.a. AP&S) are a British rock band formed in Derby in 1993. The band initially comprised Paul Miro (vocals), Kettle (guitar) A.K.A. Martin Chaisson, real name Martin Smith formerly of Waysted, UFO, If Only and now a music producer/composer, Bart (bass guitar), and Sam Carr (drums). The band was originally called Sacred Cow but changed there name to AP & S around 1993 - 1994. The band explained their new name: \"An advanced life form came to Earth and mated with what we consider a lower life-form, an ape. The offspring became", "title": "Apes, Pigs & Spacemen" }, { "docid": "3989528", "text": "Bass Communion Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name \"Bass Communion\" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions. They come about as experiments in texture made from processing the sound of real instruments and field recordings. Bass Communion's albums have often featured collaborations from other musicians, including Robert Fripp of King Crimson, saxophonist Theo Travis, Bryn Jones (also known as Muslimgauze), and Vidna Obmana. \"Bass Communion\" has origins in Steven Wilson's earliest work as a musician. Taking", "title": "Bass Communion" }, { "docid": "1427614", "text": "tour with the band through 2012 for the band's European tour dates. In September 2012, it was announced that Brodnax had parted with the band for a second time. 24-7 Spyz 24-7 Spyz (pronounced \"twenty-four-seven spies\") are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel (real name, Wayne K. Richardson) (guitar), Rick Skatore (real name, Kenneth D. Lucas) (bass), Kindu Phibes (drums), and P. Fluid (real name, Peter Forrest) (vocals). The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk. The fact that they", "title": "24-7 Spyz" }, { "docid": "13801879", "text": "The Tables The Tables was an underground/DIY pop group formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1987, by Bartleby (vocals, real name Tore Sørensen#, Robert Birdeye #bass, drums, real name Steinar Buholm#, and Reg Trademark #guitar, real name Ståle Caspersen#, from the ashes of a band called The Bottle Collectors. This trio recorded their first 7” EP called “Diary EP”, released on the new-founded Voices of Wonder label in 1988 #now Voices Music and Entertainment#. For their first vinyl album, “Shady Whims & Obstacles”, released on their own Schtooopid Records in 1990, they recruited Sandy Shore on Farfisa organ #real name Kjersti", "title": "The Tables" }, { "docid": "97758", "text": "for example, is perfectly meaningful. It has a \"quid nominis\". But one could not know the real nature of hobbits, and so the real nature or \"quid rei\" of hobbits cannot be known. By contrast, the name \"man\" denotes real things (men) that have a certain \"quid rei\". The meaning of a name is distinct from the nature that thing must have in order that the name apply to it. This leads to a corresponding distinction between \"nominal\" and \"real\" definitions. A nominal definition is the definition explaining what a word means, i.e. which says what the \"nominal essence\" is,", "title": "Definition" }, { "docid": "19036644", "text": "more individual tracks for Eminem than Dr. Dre. Jeff Bass performed the \"Public Service Announcements\" that introduce both \"The Slim Shady LP\" and \"The Marshall Mathers LP\". Most recently, he performed the \"Another Public Service Announcement\" from D12's album \"Devil's Night\" when he got punched by Rondell Beene, who replaces him as the announcer for that album. Most of Eminem's hit singles have been either produced by Dre (\"My Name Is\", \"The Real Slim Shady\", and \"Just Lose It\") or Jeff Bass (\"Without Me\", \"Beautiful\" and \"Lose Yourself\"). Both have won Grammy Awards for their work with Eminem. Jeff Bass", "title": "Bass Brothers" }, { "docid": "9992281", "text": "The Cravats The Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway (vocals, guitar) and The Shend (real name Chris Harz) (bass, vocals), with Svor Naan (real name Richard London) (saxophone) and first Ethos, and then Dave Bennett on drums. Current members are The Shend (vocals), Svor Naan (sax), Viscount Biscuits (guitar), Joe 91 (bass) and Rampton Garstang (drums). The first single from the Cravats was the self-financed \"Gordon\", released in 1978. On 31 July 1979 they recorded their first session for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1. Soon after they", "title": "The Cravats" }, { "docid": "4138120", "text": "Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy () is the naval force of Chile. The origins of the Chilean Navy date back to 1817, when General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared after the Chilean victory at the Battle of Chacabuco that a hundred such victories would count for nothing if Chile did not gain control of the sea. This led to the development of the Chilean Navy, and the first legal resolutions outlining the organization of the institution were created. Chile's First National Fleet and the Academy for Young Midshipmen which was the predecessor of the current Naval Academy were founded, as well", "title": "Chilean Navy" }, { "docid": "4138144", "text": "Navy \"Alejandro Navarette Cisnerna\" and later in the Naval Polytechnic Academy and its attached and independent colleges for later specialty training. Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy () is the naval force of Chile. The origins of the Chilean Navy date back to 1817, when General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared after the Chilean victory at the Battle of Chacabuco that a hundred such victories would count for nothing if Chile did not gain control of the sea. This led to the development of the Chilean Navy, and the first legal resolutions outlining the organization of the institution were created. Chile's First", "title": "Chilean Navy" }, { "docid": "18677624", "text": "Nurvous, Suara & Kenny Dope's Dope Wax to name just a few, and their own imprint Get Twisted Records that is fast becoming one of the most talked about underground labels in the house scene. They also won 'Best Single' at the 2014 Bass Music Awards for \"Lonely Highway\". Tough Love provided stand out remixes for Le Youth \"Real\" & \"Dance With Me\", Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne \"Real Love\" & \"Aint Got Far To Go\", Meghan Trainor \"All About That Bass\" & Shift K3Y \"I Know\" In 2015 Tough Love scored 2 Top 40 hits with So Freakin' Tight", "title": "Tough Love (duo)" }, { "docid": "1427588", "text": "24-7 Spyz 24-7 Spyz (pronounced \"twenty-four-seven spies\") are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel (real name, Wayne K. Richardson) (guitar), Rick Skatore (real name, Kenneth D. Lucas) (bass), Kindu Phibes (drums), and P. Fluid (real name, Peter Forrest) (vocals). The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk. The fact that they are African Americans playing variations of heavy metal led critics to compare them to bands such as Living Colour and Bad Brains. Though they were pioneers in the fusion", "title": "24-7 Spyz" }, { "docid": "1656635", "text": "novels, \"Half Past Human\" (1971) and \"The Godwhale\" (1974), were nominated for the Nebula award. In both his books the Hive was a three trillion population of 'nebishes' - humans who had four toes and all aggressiveness bred out of them. Science fiction novels \"(as T. J. Bass)\" Short stories Non fiction \"(as Thomas J. Bassler)\" T. J. Bass T. J. Bass, real name Thomas J. Bassler, MD (July 7, 1932 – December 13, 2011) was an American science fiction author and physician, having graduated from the University of Iowa in 1959. Bassler is also known for his controversial claim", "title": "T. J. Bass" }, { "docid": "8230798", "text": "Venini Venini were a British artrock band, featuring members of Pulp and Ladytron, who were active between the years 1998 and 2001. Guitarist and violinist Russell Senior left Pulp in 1997 and began writing and demoing songs with vocalist / lyricist Debbie Lime (real name Debbie Russell-Williams) in the Spring of 1998 Through what Senior described as \"bizarre coincidences\" they were able to recruit Daniel Hunt on keyboards, Nick Eastwood on bass, and Rob Barton on drums over the following months. Charlie Collins of Clock DVA was also a part-time member on woodwind. The group took their name from a", "title": "Venini" }, { "docid": "17330314", "text": "and Plaza de Puente Alto metro station. In recent years, Puente Alto has had one of the fastest growing real estate sectors of all the Chilean communes, seeing 20% of total Santiago real estate sales. This rise is mainly due to the construction of houses for middle-class sectors, partly influenced by the extension of the metro network into this part of the city. The station’s name comes from the Puente Alto center square which it is located beneath. Plaza de Puente Alto metro station Plaza de Puente Alto is an underground metro station and the southern terminal station of Line", "title": "Plaza de Puente Alto metro station" }, { "docid": "4195789", "text": "appeared then under the name \"Jelly CD\", released by McIntyre's Woozy zine/imprint. Macfarlane, Potts and McIntyre later went on to form ninetynine. Sea Haggs The Sea Haggs were an indie rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1991 by Perth expatriates Lora Macfarlane on guitar, viola, percussion and vocals with Iain McIntyre on guitar, bass and vocals, and Cameron Potts on drums. The band also featured other members, including Yvette Pusser (bass) Nicole (drums) and Ben Butler (percussion). Towards the end of its career, the band also recorded under the name Keckle. In 1995, the band was wound up when", "title": "Sea Haggs" }, { "docid": "13998756", "text": "which formed the basis of what would become Real Estate. After recording several songs, they were eventually joined by Bleeker and Duguay. They would jam in the basement of Courtney's parents' house, and during a night of drinking vodka by the backyard pool, Courtney came up with the bass line for \"Suburban Beverage.\" Bleeker briefly moved to Philadelphia while the others continued developing the band, and when Bleeker asked to rejoin, he took up the bass so that Courtney could play guitar, making it easier for him to sing. Spurred on by the success of local bands Titus Andronicus and", "title": "Real Estate (band)" }, { "docid": "16067624", "text": "acts for Iron Maiden and AC/DC. On December 12, 1998, Panzer opened for Anthrax and Slayer in the Chile National Stadium. The band members at the time were John Alvarez (guitar and composition), Khano Alvarez (lead guitar), Beto Lopez (singer), Jose Aravena (bass) and Coty Correa (drums). Panzer was the opening act for Deep Purple's show of March 1999 and performed at the 2001 \"Grandes del rock hispano\" festival in the Estadio Victor Jara with Barón Rojo and Rata Blanca with an audience of 6,000 people. Panzer (Chilean band) Panzer is a Chilean heavy metal band created in 1987. Panzer", "title": "Panzer (Chilean band)" }, { "docid": "18554289", "text": "Sour Milk Sea (band) Sour Milk Sea was a short-lived English heavy blues rock band formed in mid-1969 by Chris Dummett, Jeremy Gallop and Paul Miline, students of St. Edward's School. The three were inspired to change their band name, Tomato City, to the name of George Harrison's song of the same name. With the addition of drummer Rob Tyrrell, the original band featured Gallop on rhythm guitar Dummett on lead guitar and Miline on bass. The group is notable for its next acquisition of singer Freddie Mercury (then known as Freddie Bulsara) who would later join the rock band", "title": "Sour Milk Sea (band)" }, { "docid": "18554282", "text": "Sour Milk Sea (band) Sour Milk Sea was a short-lived English heavy blues rock band formed in mid-1969 by Chris Dummett, Jeremy Gallop and Paul Miline, students of St. Edward's School. The three were inspired to change their band name, Tomato City, to the name of George Harrison's song of the same name. With the addition of drummer Rob Tyrrell, the original band featured Gallop on rhythm guitar Dummett on lead guitar and Miline on bass. The group is notable for its next acquisition of singer Freddie Mercury (then known as Freddie Bulsara) who would later join the rock band", "title": "Sour Milk Sea (band)" }, { "docid": "20154490", "text": "a reference to the 2013 Chilean film Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus. The name stuck with the band. Before that, the band was briefly called Red Alpha Royale (this name still appears on the labels of their debut 7\" single \"Necklace of Divorce\"). Crystal Fairy (band) Crystal Fairy is an American rock supergroup from Los Angeles / El Paso, formed in 2016. The band consists of Melvins' Buzz Osborne (guitar) and Dale Crover (drums), alongside Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender (vocals) and Omar Rodríguez-López (bass) of At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta / Antemasque fame. Osborne first saw", "title": "Crystal Fairy (band)" }, { "docid": "5554008", "text": "Mosquitos only single \"Somethin' Outta Nothin'\". A prolific session player, he appears both credited and uncreditied on many releases throughout the 1980s and early 1990s under both his real and stage name. He was one of the first bassists in the nascent UK punk scene to adopt the Rickenbacker bass guitar which he still uses to this day. He was also one of the first bass guitarists in the world to use Trace Elliot amplification. His bass playing style is characterized by a very fast precise pick attack, and fast runs. Unusually for a bass guitarist, he sometimes utilizes an", "title": "Brian Helicopter" }, { "docid": "1656634", "text": "T. J. Bass T. J. Bass, real name Thomas J. Bassler, MD (July 7, 1932 – December 13, 2011) was an American science fiction author and physician, having graduated from the University of Iowa in 1959. Bassler is also known for his controversial claim that nonsmokers who are able to complete a marathon in under four hours can eat whatever they wish and never suffer a fatal heart attack. John Robbins has noted that Jim Fixx approvingly quoted Bassler in his bestselling book, “The Complete Book of Running”. Fixx died from heart failure at 52 while running. Two of Bass'", "title": "T. J. Bass" }, { "docid": "14525742", "text": "es porno\", including the hits \"El Partío\" y \"El opio\", characterized by simple, entertaining lyrics. In 2007 came their second release, \"En toma\". Cholomandinga Cholomandinga is a Chilean music band, formed in Concepción in 1996; the band is characterised by its Latin rhythms and ironic lyrics. The band, originally from Concepción, was formed in 1996 by Karrumba (voice), Mauricio Chazcón Lermanda (guitar), Cristian Flako Lara (bass), Víctor Garrido (drums) and Marcelo Sánchez (percussion). Its name was derived from \"cholo\", a slang word for a man of African body complexion, and \"mandinga\" - a countryside nickname of devil. At the beginning", "title": "Cholomandinga" }, { "docid": "14525741", "text": "Cholomandinga Cholomandinga is a Chilean music band, formed in Concepción in 1996; the band is characterised by its Latin rhythms and ironic lyrics. The band, originally from Concepción, was formed in 1996 by Karrumba (voice), Mauricio Chazcón Lermanda (guitar), Cristian Flako Lara (bass), Víctor Garrido (drums) and Marcelo Sánchez (percussion). Its name was derived from \"cholo\", a slang word for a man of African body complexion, and \"mandinga\" - a countryside nickname of devil. At the beginning they were performing throughout eighth region; later they moved to the capital city Santiago. In 2003 was released their first disc, \"Porque Chile", "title": "Cholomandinga" }, { "docid": "1800799", "text": "version of the album differs from the American version, which replaces \"What Went Wrong In The Real World?\", and \"Bellybutton\" with \"In My Mind\" and \"My Beef Mailbox\", both featuring Beller on bass. Shampoohorn Shampoohorn is an album by Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, under the group name AZ/DZ (from the initial letters of their names), released in 1994. The European version of the album was released months before the American version. Between the release of the two versions, Dweezil Zappa fired longtime Zappa bassist Scott Thunes due to inter-band conflicts, and hired bassist Bryan Beller, a Berklee honors graduate based", "title": "Shampoohorn" }, { "docid": "11417178", "text": "Gepe Daniel Alejandro Riveros Sepúlveda (born September 28, 1981), known as Gepe, is a Chilean singer-songwriter. He has released five solo albums in addition to one album as a member of the band Taller Dejao. He has been described as the \"new 'guru' of Chilean folk\" for combining the sensibilities of 1960s and 1970s Chilean folk (especially the music of Víctor Jara) with a minimalist, electropop sound. Gepe was born in San Miguel, a commune of Santiago, Chile. Taller Dejao, consisting of Gepe on drums and vocals and Javier Cruz on bass, released an album entitled \"El brillo que tiene", "title": "Gepe" }, { "docid": "7355605", "text": "Giant sea bass The giant sea bass (\"Stereolepis gigas\") is a fish native to the North Pacific Ocean. Giant sea bass reaching a size of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and a weight of up to 255 kg (562 lbs) have been reported. However, in Charles F. Holder's book \"The Channel Islands of California\", published in 1910, the author claims specimens taken from the Gulf of California attained 800 lb (360 kg). Aside from its tremendous size, the giant sea bass is also known for its lengthy lifespan. They mature around the age of 11 or 12, around the weight of", "title": "Giant sea bass" }, { "docid": "658505", "text": "has granted him much wealth. In conclusion, he transports his wealth overland to England from Portugal to avoid travelling by sea. Friday accompanies him and, \"en route\", they endure one last adventure together as they fight off famished wolves while crossing the Pyrenees. There were many stories of real-life castaways in Defoe's time, most famous, Defoe's suspected inspiration for \"Robinson Crusoe\" is thought to be from Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years on the uninhabited island of Más a Tierra (renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966) in the Juan Fernández Islands off the Chilean coast. Selkirk was rescued", "title": "Robinson Crusoe" }, { "docid": "468311", "text": "'Poly Filla'. The band subsequently disbanded, but later releases include a compilation of the group's early records, a live album, and an anthology of all the aforementioned. Jak Airport later worked for the BBC's Corporate and Public Relations department under his real name, Jack Stafford; he died on 13 August 2004 of cancer. On 28 April 2008, Poly Styrene gave a performance of \"Oh Bondage Up Yours!\" in front of more than 10,000 people at the Love Music Hate Racism free concert in Victoria Park, East London The band including original bass player Paul Dean, played what was described as", "title": "X-Ray Spex" }, { "docid": "12274804", "text": "vice versa, Argentine vessels shall enjoy navigation facilities for the passage through Chilean internal waters exclusively via the following route: Paso Picton and Paso Richmond, then following from a point fixed by the coordinates 55'21.0' South latitude and 66*41.0\" West longitude, the general direction of the arc between true 090' and 180', emerging in the Chilean territorial sea; or crossing the Chilean territorial sea in the general direction of the arc between true 270' and 000', and continuing through Paso Richmond and Paso Picton. The passage may be effected without a Chilean pilot and without notice. For maritime traffic to", "title": "Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina" }, { "docid": "18722693", "text": "Santa Feria Santa Feria (sometimes written SantaFeria) is a musical group from Chile. They play an eclectic style of new Chilean cumbia that they call \"cumbia casera\" (\"house cumbia\"), combining elements of Argentinian cumbia villera (\"ghetto cumbia\"), ska, reggae, and other Latin music traditions. The group was formed in 2008, and includes ten members, playing guitar, bass, keyboards, brass instruments, and several types of percussion, in addition to vocals. They have released two albums, \"Le traigo cumbia\" (\"I bring you cumbia\") in 2011, and \"Lo que va a pasar\" (\"What is going to happen\") in 2013. Several of their songs", "title": "Santa Feria" }, { "docid": "18452464", "text": "the lyrics Géant-Vert submitted him, suggests him to set up his own band. Géant-Vert then gathered musicians by recruiting two former members of les Porte-Mentaux: Schultz (his real name, Roger Fritsch) on guitar and Roland Chamarat (nicknamed Roland Chamallow) on bass. The band is completed a little later by Cambouis (whose real name is Jean-François Juvanon) on drums. The name of the band is based on the Latin quotation \"Si vis pacem parabellum\" (\"If you want peace, prepare for war\") that Géant-Vert has printed on his T-shirt. Unable to find a singer, Géant-Vert offers the role to the guitarist Schultz.", "title": "Parabellum (French band)" }, { "docid": "13073970", "text": "MC Tali MC Tali, real name Natalia Sheppard (née Scott), is a New Zealand drum and bass artist, best known for her 2004 hit \"Lyric on My Lip\", which reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart. Tali has also worked with prominent artists, such as former Mercury Music Prize nominee Roni Size. Tali prefers to go by the name \"Tali\" when singing and songwriting acoustically or live, preferring to use 'MC\" whenever she is hosting a drum and bass event. Originally from a dairy farm in Taranaki, Tali moved to the UK in 2001 to follow her dreams of becoming", "title": "MC Tali" }, { "docid": "8592158", "text": "that includes guitars and percussion. Although the subsequent album sessions were marked by disharmony and a lack of cooperation among the band members, author and critic Kenneth Womack comments that the Kinfauns demos \"witness the Beatles working in unison and exalting in the pure joy of their music\". Leng similarly describes the group's performance of \"Sour Milk Sea\" as an \"exciting\" version \"[p]layed with real enthusiasm\". The recording has appeared on bootleg albums,<ref name=\"Unterberger/AM\">Richie Unterberger, \"Jackie Lomax \"Is This What You Want?\"\", AllMusic (retrieved 29 May 2016).</ref> including \"Acoustic Masterpieces (The Esher Demos)\". As with several of the songs previewed", "title": "Sour Milk Sea" }, { "docid": "10140127", "text": "we don’t have enough space for all of his instruments. But the bass pedals…he decided that we needed some bass and I was like well how are you going to do that? How are you going to play guitar and bass? He said I’m going to get some bass pedals. I’m going to try to learn them. And at first he just started off real slowly. Only doing what he could pull off. And it has progressed to where he just almost plays on every single song…he’s just a genius.\" During the early days of the band, Bonepony did not", "title": "Bonepony" }, { "docid": "1662516", "text": "and caves with a body angle above ground often about 40° down. The dorsal fin is normally folded close to the body, and it is only spread out as an aggressive posture reaction to other sea bass. Black sea bass are highly sought after by recreational and commercial fisherman, and thus can be overfished. Quotas have been set to help limit the overfishing of black sea bass. The mid-Atlantic population is considered \"rebuilt\", while the south Atlantic population is considered \"overfished\". Black sea bass The black sea bass (\"Centropristis striata\") is an exclusively marine grouper found more commonly in northern", "title": "Black sea bass" }, { "docid": "11074870", "text": "is red or pink-flowered. Etymology: \"Crinodendron\" (Greek: \"lily tree\") and patagua (mapuche name of the tree). Formerly named \"Tricuspidaria dependens\" Ruiz et Pav. Crinodendron patagua Crinodendron patagua, the patagua or lily of the valley tree (also a name for \"Clethra arborea\"), is an evergreen tree that grows in Chile from 33° to 36° South latitude, up to 1200 m (4000 ft) above sea level in elevation. It lives in wet places and prefers ravines. An endangered associate tree is the Chilean wine palm, \"Jubaea chilensis\", whose distribution was much wider prehistorically. This tree reaches a height up to 10 m", "title": "Crinodendron patagua" }, { "docid": "13802517", "text": "Nicolás Palacios Nicolás Palacios Navarro (September 9, 1854 – June 11, 1931) was a Chilean physician and writer born in Santa Cruz, best known for his writings on the \"Chilean race\" and national identity. His uncopyrighted 1904 (second edition 1918) book \"Raza chilena\" form the ideological backbone of many Chilean Nazi groups. In 1907 he witnessed the Santa María School massacre. This is a summary of the ideas of Nicolás Palacios as laid out in \"The Chilean Race\". Palacios identifies what is typically Chilean with the figure of the roto and a supposed Chilean race. He elevates the Chilean mestizo", "title": "Nicolás Palacios" }, { "docid": "5544130", "text": "performers is: \"The exception to this rule is when it comes to real names. We're not interested in linking your real name to your porn name, so if your real name appears on the site, we will remove it (assuming we know what your real name is). However, if your real name appeared on a boxcover due to a mix up in the Art Department, there's little we can do about that.\" IAFD gets \"paid by sponsors for ad banners\", and they \"get an affiliate commission from products purchased\" via the site. The site has been used as a reference", "title": "Internet Adult Film Database" }, { "docid": "6307081", "text": "the Knights of the Golden Circle\". The story, which takes place in 1884, features Robo, Reeves, and Doc Holliday teaming up to fight a mad scientist. \"Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger\" is the title and subject of \"Legends and Lies: The Real West\" (2015). \"Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger\" is also the title and subject of \"Gunslingers\" (2015). Reeves is portrayed by Joseph Callender. Popular speculation that Reeves was an inspiration for the fictional Lone Ranger may have originated from the 2006 Reeves biography. Burton wrote, \"Bass Reeves is the closest real person to resemble the Lone", "title": "Bass Reeves" }, { "docid": "1538215", "text": "marking Manhattan's highest natural elevation, above sea level, at what was the location of Fort Washington, the Revolutionary War camp of General George Washington and his troops, from whom Washington Heights takes its name. Hudson Heights is generally considered to extend as far east as Broadway, although others shrink it to the blocks between Fort Washington Avenue and the Hudson River. The name seems to have stuck starting in the 1990s, when neighborhood real estate brokers and activists started using it. Neighborhood activists formed a group in late 1992 to help promote the neighborhood and after considering several names, settled", "title": "Washington Heights, Manhattan" }, { "docid": "8501148", "text": "ESP Tom Araya (bass) ESP Tom Araya is an electric bass guitar model distributed by ESP. Chilean-American musician Tom Araya originally discovered ESP when his Slayer bandmates Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King used The company's guitars. (Hanneman had his own signature model.) He was approached by ESP, who wanted to also make him a signature bass. Araya approved as long as the bass he plays is the same a fan could purchase at a music store. He wanted the lower-price models to be just as good as the high end models, reasoning \"not all the fans can afford a bass", "title": "ESP Tom Araya (bass)" }, { "docid": "15683857", "text": "Influence Machine,\" Chilean journalists have been criticized for their minimal coverage surrounding the ongoing student protests and cases of police brutality. For example, the 2015 Freedom of the Press Index declared that self-censorship and political bias is common in Chile where the media tends to promote governmental economic interests in addition to what some may call \"infotainment.\" 2011–13 Chilean student protests The 2011–2013 Chilean protests – known as the Chilean Winter (in particular reference to the massive protests of August 2011) or the Chilean Education Conflict (as labelled in Chilean media) – were a series of student-led protests across Chile,", "title": "2011–13 Chilean student protests" }, { "docid": "4256170", "text": "the prerequisite to establishing a real Republic. But monarchy is not the American ideal either; if we get out of one terrible government just to jump headlong into another, what will we have gained? The Republican system is the one which we must adopt, but do you know how I interpret it for our countries? A strong central government whose representatives will be men of true virtue and patriotism, and who thus can direct the citizens along the path of order and progress. The Chilean government, in order to bolster its standing, immediately imposed martial law and asked for (and", "title": "Diego Portales" }, { "docid": "7944009", "text": "European bass is sold under dozens of common names in various languages. In the British Isles it is known as the \"European bass,\" \"European seabass,\" \"common bass,\" \"capemouth,\" \"king of the mullets,\" \"sea bass,\" \"sea dace,\" \"sea perch,\" \"white mullet,\" \"white salmon,\" or simply \"bass.\" There are two genetically distinct populations of wild European bass. The first is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the second is found in the western Mediterranean Sea. The two populations are separated by a relatively narrow distance in a region known as the Almeria-Oran oceanographic front, located east of the Spanish city of", "title": "European bass" }, { "docid": "3870673", "text": "Peru is known to have been ventured by Bartolomé de Terrazas and Francisco de Carabantes in the 1540s. The latter established vineyards in Ica from where vines then were taken into Chile and Argentina. The most common of the early grapes was a black grape called \"Mission\" (Spanish: Misión) which was planted in Mexico and subsequently also in Texas, and later in California. Grapes of the same stock were planted in Peru where it received the name \"Negra peruana\" (Peruvian black) and from this came the most common Chilean grape: the \"País\". This Chilean grape was introduced into what is", "title": "New World wine" }, { "docid": "13199502", "text": "cm, it is called \"fukko\" or \"suzuki\". Because their name changes as they grow – in Japanese such fish are called – the Japanese have associated them with advancement in life and believe Japanese seabass symbolizes good fortune. Like \"hirame\", \"suzuki\" makes an elegant paper-thin \"sashimi\", \"suzuki usu zukuri\". Suzuki sashimi is often served with \"ponzu\", a citrus-flavored mild soy sauce, or served in the summertime on a bed of ice cubes with tangy perilla leaf and a scattering of red pepper flakes. Lateolabrax japonicus, more commonly known as \"Japanese Sea Bass\", is a species that falls under the genus", "title": "Japanese sea bass" }, { "docid": "17983236", "text": "HMCS Sea Cliff (K344) HMCS \"Sea Cliff\" was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Leamington, Ontario, but due to possible confusion with , she was given a name associated with the town. Following the war, she was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed \"Covadonga\". Originally named \"Megantic\", she was ordered on 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943–1944 River-class building program. She was laid down on 20 July 1943 by Davie Shipbuilding", "title": "HMCS Sea Cliff (K344)" }, { "docid": "16325892", "text": "Lost in the New Real Lost in the New Real (also referred to as Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Lost in the New Real) is the second solo studio album by Dutch songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen. It is Lucassen's first solo album since \"Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy\" released 18 years earlier under the name Anthony, before he reached fame with his progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen sings lead vocals for the first time since the first album, and plays most of the instruments himself including all guitars, bass and keyboards. As with Ayreon, it is", "title": "Lost in the New Real" }, { "docid": "4195788", "text": "Sea Haggs The Sea Haggs were an indie rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1991 by Perth expatriates Lora Macfarlane on guitar, viola, percussion and vocals with Iain McIntyre on guitar, bass and vocals, and Cameron Potts on drums. The band also featured other members, including Yvette Pusser (bass) Nicole (drums) and Ben Butler (percussion). Towards the end of its career, the band also recorded under the name Keckle. In 1995, the band was wound up when Macfarlane moved to Seattle to join Sleater-Kinney. A compilation of Sea Haggs and Keckle recordings, along with some of Macfarlane's solo work,", "title": "Sea Haggs" }, { "docid": "16352907", "text": "it has a north-south breadth of 10° (about 1100 km). \"Spawning groups concentrate mainly in the north of 40°S in spring and summer and south of 40°S in autumn and winter to feed\". Chilean jack mackerel normally spawn in summer. Their eggs are pelagic, that is, they float free in the open sea. Not enough data are available to know for sure the Chilean jack mackerel stock structure. However, four separate stocks have been proposed: \"a Chilean stock which is a straddling stock with respect to the high seas; a Peruvian stock which is also a straddling stock with the", "title": "Chilean jack mackerel" }, { "docid": "13368834", "text": "Lucas. The Go-Katz The Go-Katz are a British psychobilly band formed in Loughborough, Leicestershire in 1986. The original members were Howard Raucous (real name Howard Piperides) on vocals, Beaker (real name Giles Brett) on guitar, Andy Young (guitar), Moff (real name Mark Moffat) on Double Bass, and Wolf (real name John Basford) on drums. The band members have formerly made up Loughborough bands The Exorcists and The Go-Go Dakotas. The original line-up recorded a vinyl 7\" EP called \"The Go-Katz EP\" released on Raucous Records in 1987. They also issued several tracks on psychobilly compilation albums from Raucous, Kix 4U", "title": "The Go-Katz" }, { "docid": "13368831", "text": "The Go-Katz The Go-Katz are a British psychobilly band formed in Loughborough, Leicestershire in 1986. The original members were Howard Raucous (real name Howard Piperides) on vocals, Beaker (real name Giles Brett) on guitar, Andy Young (guitar), Moff (real name Mark Moffat) on Double Bass, and Wolf (real name John Basford) on drums. The band members have formerly made up Loughborough bands The Exorcists and The Go-Go Dakotas. The original line-up recorded a vinyl 7\" EP called \"The Go-Katz EP\" released on Raucous Records in 1987. They also issued several tracks on psychobilly compilation albums from Raucous, Kix 4U Records", "title": "The Go-Katz" }, { "docid": "6121706", "text": "The former \"Almirante Lynch\" is in active service under the name \"'BAE \"Morán Valverde\". Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch (PFG-07) The Chilean frigate \"Almirante Lynch\" (PFG-07) is a , the third ship of the Chilean Navy to bear the name. Her keel was laid down in December 1971, and she was launched on 6 December 1972, completed and delivered to the Chilean Navy on 25 May 1974. She set sail for Chile after completing a period of training with the Royal Navy, arriving in Valparaíso on 14 February 1975. In active reserve from 14 December 2006, she was decommissioned on 4", "title": "Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch (PFG-07)" }, { "docid": "6161818", "text": "m long Kilcunda Bridge was built over the Bourne Creek. It is protected by the National Trust. This trestle bridge was constructed for the Victorian Railways to carry coal from what was then known as the Powlett Coal Fields. It is a particularly significant monument because most of the steam-locomotive fuel that serviced the Victorian Railways network, from 1911 until 1978, crossed over this bridge. Since disused, the bridge is now a tourist attraction and a part of the Bass Coast Rail Trail. Bourne creek spills over Kilcunda Beach and out into the sea of Bass Strait. Seashell collecting is", "title": "Kilcunda" }, { "docid": "8461818", "text": "Gay for Johnny Depp Gay for Johnny Depp was a hardcore band formed in New York, USA. Members were: Sid Jagger (Guitar – Real name: Joseph Grillo), Marty Leopard (Vocals – Real name: Arty Shepherd), Chelsea Piers (Bass), JJ Samanen (drums). They were known for the lyrical content of their songs, which is often concerned with the band's homoerotic obsession over the actor Johnny Depp. Formed from ex-members of post-hardcore bands Garrison and Instruction in 2004, Gay for Johnny Depp released their first recording effort, \"Erotically Charged Dance Songs for the Desperate\", on 12 July 2004. The 5-track EP was", "title": "Gay for Johnny Depp" }, { "docid": "8461824", "text": "Brothers. Musically, the band are recognisable for a frantic, relentless style, with few songs lasting more than three minutes in length. The band have been remixed by The Blacksmoke Organisation. Gay for Johnny Depp Gay for Johnny Depp was a hardcore band formed in New York, USA. Members were: Sid Jagger (Guitar – Real name: Joseph Grillo), Marty Leopard (Vocals – Real name: Arty Shepherd), Chelsea Piers (Bass), JJ Samanen (drums). They were known for the lyrical content of their songs, which is often concerned with the band's homoerotic obsession over the actor Johnny Depp. Formed from ex-members of post-hardcore", "title": "Gay for Johnny Depp" }, { "docid": "7355609", "text": "Game, recognized that the local population of giant sea bass was in trouble. Actions were taken, resulting in protection from commercial and sport fishing that went into effect in 1982. As of 2004, it is suggested that the population size of Giant Sea Bass in California may be increasing as it is under protection; however, there is no hard data to support it. The total breeding population in 2018 is estimated to be around 500 individuals, of which 40 to 50 return to spawn around Catalina Island each year. Giant sea bass The giant sea bass (\"Stereolepis gigas\") is a", "title": "Giant sea bass" }, { "docid": "4586476", "text": "Ahuréi. Marotiri is a group of four uninhabited volcanic rocks protruding from the sea (and several submerged rocks), forming the southeastern end of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Marotiri is also known as Bass Rocks (\"Îlots de Bass\" in French), maybe according to the name of the European explorer George Bass. Marotiri is very isolated, located at , about west-south-westward of Pitcairn Island. The closest island is Rapa Iti, 75 km further northwest, but separated from it by an ocean depth of more than 1,500 meters. The rocks are part of the municipality of Rapa and uninhabitable by people.", "title": "Bass Islands (French Polynesia)" }, { "docid": "15253336", "text": "Graham Finn Graham Finn is an Irish musician and producer. Finn started his career with the Cork indie rock group Emperor of Ice Cream, before forming the critically acclaimed trip-hop / drum-and-bass group Bass Odyssey in the late 1990s. Bass Odyssey provided the theme song (\"Twilight\") for the RTÉ television programme \"No Disco\", and also contributed a track (\"Remote Control Soul\") to the soundtrack of the film \"Deep Blue Sea\". Finn reached #3 in the Irish singles chart in 2000, contributing the music for Brendan O'Connor's comedy single \"Who's In The House?\" (the collective had recorded under the name \"Father", "title": "Graham Finn" }, { "docid": "16573717", "text": "Rodolfo is received and cared by Pelluco's family, who believes he is actually Pelluco. Pelluco, in the other hand, tries to find the answer to what he saw that day, while living as a businessman. He falls in love with Fernanda (Ángela Contreras), the lover of his stepbrother Ignacio (Luciano Cruz-Coke). Fernanda cheats on Pelluco with his stepbrother, but when she discovers the new personality of her husband, she begins to feel a real affection for him. Ignacio, jealous of the success of Pelluco, searches for a way to humiliate him and take over his job as manager. Rodolfo, who", "title": "Amores de mercado (Chilean TV series)" }, { "docid": "15860544", "text": "Chilean National Zoo The Chilean National Zoo (\"Zoológico Nacional de Chile\") is a zoo that was founded in 1925 in Santiago, Chile. Located at the foot of San Cristóbal Hill in what is known as the Santiago Metropolitan Park (\"Parque Metropolitano de Santiago\"), the zoo is home to thousands of animals representing 158 species. Unique exhibits feature Chilean native animals and birds including rare and endangered species. The Chilean National Zoo has a dual focus: to conserve and research species held at the zoo, and to educate and provide activities for the visiting public. The history of the national zoo", "title": "Chilean National Zoo" }, { "docid": "2728806", "text": "A name board formerly belonging to her now resides in the Falkland Islands Museum, Stanley. \"Antrim\" was and sold to Chile on 22 June 1984. The Chileans renamed her \"Almirante Cochrane\" after Thomas Cochrane, who had commanded the Chilean Navy from 1817 to 1822. In 1994, \"Almirante Cochrane\" underwent the same refit as her sister ship \"Blanco Encalada\". This entailed removing her Sea Slug launcher and extending her deck aft to allow the installation of a new, larger hangar. In 1996 she received the Barak SAM in place of her Seacat launchers. The Chilean Navy decommissioned \"Almirante Cochrane\" on 7", "title": "HMS Antrim (D18)" }, { "docid": "802099", "text": "Amazon basin and Pacific shores. The arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century did not destroy the culture but transformed it deeply through the process of mestizaje, in which both cultures mixed. Under Spanish rule, Atacaman territory was placed under the administration of the Audiencia Real de Charcas, though it is disputed whether the Audiencia Real de Charcas was to administer only the inland portion or the coast as well. At the time of independence general Simón Bolívar integrated it into the new Republic of Bolivia, under the name of \"Litoral Department\". This decision was disputed by the Chilean", "title": "Antofagasta Region" }, { "docid": "2846133", "text": "Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with Marcelo Salas and Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers. He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998 World Cup and four Copa América tournaments. He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs Sevilla and Real Madrid C.F. as well as Italian club Internazionale. He won the 1994–95 La Liga title and was the season's top scorer with Real Madrid. He also won the UEFA Cup with Internazionale. A powerful", "title": "Iván Zamorano" } ]

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[ { "docid": "5249012", "text": "basis of the buggy, which he began building in 1865, was a high-wheeled carriage with bracing to support a two-cylinder steam engine mounted on the floor. One of the first \"real\" automobiles was produced by Frenchman Amédée Bollée in 1873, who built self-propelled steam road vehicles to transport groups of passengers. The first carriage-sized automobile suitable for use on existing wagon roads in the United States was a steam-powered vehicle invented in 1871 by Dr. J.W. Carhart, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Racine, Wisconsin. It induced the State of Wisconsin in 1875 to offer a $10,000 award", "title": "History of the automobile" } ]

[ { "docid": "8499916", "text": "spinning car hit the infield and shot dirt onto the track coming out of the 4th turn. Hedgecock's car skidded in the dirt and careened into the outside guardrail as Tim Brown zipped past into the lead. Brown stayed there until the lap 137 when Myers squeezed inside and completed a pass. Myers held off the win-hungry Tim Brown in the end. The Made in America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway was a combo race for both Modified Tours. The Event was the first NASCAR Modified Tour event held at the track since 2002 and the first night race held", "title": "NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour" }, { "docid": "11567769", "text": "in North America) when cars were being shunted (switched in North America). The increased use of radio communication made this unnecessary. Today, in most countries, it is forbidden for anyone to be on top of a freight car while the train is in motion. Running board A running board or footboard is a narrow step fitted under the side doors of a tram (cable car, trolley, or streetcar in North America), car, or truck. It aids entry, especially into high vehicles, and is typical of vintage trams and cars, which had much higher ground clearances than today's vehicles. It is", "title": "Running board" }, { "docid": "8686062", "text": "by the time the new factory came onstream the next year, it offered a capacity of 240,000 vehicles. With this new capacity, Mitsubishi made a fresh push to expand its U.S. operation in 1989, increasing its sales network by 40 percent to 340 dealerships and producing its first nationwide advertising campaign. 1991 was a landmark year for Mitsubishi in the United States. It bought Chrysler's share of Diamond-Star for $100 million, and became the first Japanese owner of a U.S. car rental agency when it purchased Value Rent-a-Car Sales of Mitsubishi-badged vehicles reached almost 190,000. The remainder of the 1990s", "title": "Mitsubishi Motors North America" }, { "docid": "13146773", "text": "Lend America listed Ashley as involved in \"marketing,\" while his true function was to train the staff to originate FHA-backed mortgages and his pay was tied to the value of the loans the company made. Thus in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2008, when the company made $1.075 billion in loans, Ashley's compensation was $5.375 million. Ashley frequently stars in Lend America's late night infomercials. In addition, Ashley, uses his car racing career to promote the company. Lend America Lend America was a national mortgage banking organization based on Melville, New York. The company uses cable television infomercials", "title": "Lend America" }, { "docid": "7932852", "text": "was developed for 50 or more European cars in cooperation with an Italian tube company. These were marketed under the Intermeccanica label everywhere but North America, and sold particularly well in South Africa. In North America, they were distributed by Stebro, who eventually made the systems themselves. In 1960, from modifications of Peugeot engines a Formula Junior de-stroked, a counterweighted engine was developed, using the facilities of Conrero. A Formula Junior racing car, one of the first with a rear engine, was also built and sold. When the English Formula Juniors with Ford-based engines in the rear came out a", "title": "Intermeccanica" }, { "docid": "3599275", "text": "locally and tinted glass. There was also, for the first time in Kiwi assembly, a wagon variant with mid-range trim and equipment. During 1979 a number of changes were made on the car, namely an engine enlargement to 2.0 (leading to a renaming of the car to \"200B\"), and a mild facelift, using new dual rectangular headlights and a new grille. Due to New Zealand's favour for smaller-engined models, a 1.6-litre \"160B\" variant was also introduced. Production of the New Zealand 160/200B continued until late 1980, when it was replaced by the Datsun Bluebird (910). In North America, Datsun marketed", "title": "Nissan Bluebird" }, { "docid": "4766204", "text": "Michigan using automatic pulley systems and manual brushing. Many things had occurred within 1955 regarding car washing history. A businessman named Dan Hanna was encouraged by the car washers in Detroit, operated his own materials, then eventually made his own car wash called the Rub-a-Dub in Oregon. In 1957, he formed the Hanna Enterprises and eventually reached about 31 car washes in America. In 1959, Hanna operated his wash rack until he made the first mechanized car washing system. As the news spread throughout the city, so did his business. By the mid 1960s Hanna Enterprises had established itself as", "title": "Car wash" }, { "docid": "3402232", "text": "\"loop\" bumpers. Only this year the Imperial featured sequential turn signals. 1969 was the final model year for pillared sedans, and it was also the first year for the Imperial LeBaron coupe. At 229.7 inches Imperial would once again be the longest non-limousine car made in America, and would remain so through 1973 when it would set the post WW II record for non-limousine car length. 22,083 were produced for Imperial's third best ever year. \"Ambruster-Stageway\" of Fort Smith Arkansas continued with limousine conversions using the 1969-71 sheetmetal. Twelve total conversions were delivered over the three years, including one for", "title": "Imperial (automobile)" }, { "docid": "1424533", "text": "Ganassi in the Big Red Car. I think I will learn a lot from my teammates and other drivers around me. It will be tough though to get used to the difference in the cars.\" Montoya made his stock car debut in an Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) event at the Talladega Superspeedway on October 6, 2006. He qualified second, led the first nine laps, and finished third when the race was called after 79 of 92 laps. Three weeks later he followed this with an 11th-place finish after a mid-race spin at the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis", "title": "Juan Pablo Montoya" }, { "docid": "3927503", "text": "East, Central America and South America. It is known as the Nissan Tsuru in Mexico, Nissan V16 in Chile, Sentra B13 in Central America countries. and Sentra Clásico in Peru and the Dominican Republic. Tsuru vehicles destined for the Mexican market were modified by Nissan Mexicana specifically for the Mexican market and for the most part are identical to the 1991 model except for a new Renault clutch/transmission, updated Mexican made electronic systems and minor cosmetic and ergonomic upgrades. The Tsuru was the most popular car in Mexico from 1997 until 2011 when it was surpassed by the Mexican made", "title": "Nissan Sentra" }, { "docid": "18895103", "text": "Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) road-course event at Daytona International Speedway in May 2014. In his first official SCCA start, he finished 8th overall and 4th in class. In January 2015, Lira made his International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Tudor United SportsCar Championship debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway driving for Muehlner Motorsports America. The car suffered from mechanical issues during the race and was brought to the garage four separate times for more than eight hours of race time. The car finished 17th in the Daytona-GTD Class. Also in January 2015, Lira competed in the", "title": "Michael Lira (racing driver)" }, { "docid": "4107228", "text": "\"first class\" passengers and an open type resembling a flat car for its tourist class riders. When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States such as United States Railcar No. 1, the \"Ferdinand Magellan\". On a whistle stop train tour the candidate’s train would pull into town and stop with the observation end at the station, then the candidate would appear on the observation platform to deliver his \"stump speech\". The observation platform made a perfect temporary", "title": "Observation car" }, { "docid": "7915769", "text": "Jimmy Pardue James \"Jimmy\" Pardue (October 26, 1930 – September 22, 1964) was a NASCAR race car driver who lived in North Wilkesboro, North America, USA. He made his debut in 1955 at Martinsville, where he finished 28th after suffering hub problems in his Chevrolet Bel Air vehicle. He made his first full-time attempt in 1960 where he had eleven top-tens. In 1963, he won his first race at Richmond, followed up by another win the following year at Dog Track Speedway. Pardue's car number was 54. A part of his career was during the same time that the popular", "title": "Jimmy Pardue" }, { "docid": "20473586", "text": "team's second appearance in the bowl; they made their first appearance in 2007, when the game was known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl. The Texas A&M Aggies finished the 2017 regular season with a 7–5 record. The game was the team's first appearance in the bowl. 2017 Belk Bowl The 2017 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 29, 2017. The game was the 16th edition of the Belk Bowl and featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Texas", "title": "2017 Belk Bowl" }, { "docid": "18996318", "text": "Project\" cost Tyrrell over £22,000 of his own money. The resulting car made its debut at Oulton Park at a non-championship race but retired; the car was introduced too late in the season to make any difference in the championship; it competed in the final 3 rounds of the season in North America. Jackie Stewart took pole in the Canadian Grand Prix but retired with axle failure while leading, Stewart led again in the United States Grand Prix when the car suffered an oil leak. The Mexican Grand Prix was delayed due to the large crowd of 200,000 proving difficult", "title": "Tyrrell 001" }, { "docid": "7915771", "text": "door from his car and Burton & Robinson Racing Team apparel, are on display at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro. Jimmy Pardue James \"Jimmy\" Pardue (October 26, 1930 – September 22, 1964) was a NASCAR race car driver who lived in North Wilkesboro, North America, USA. He made his debut in 1955 at Martinsville, where he finished 28th after suffering hub problems in his Chevrolet Bel Air vehicle. He made his first full-time attempt in 1960 where he had eleven top-tens. In 1963, he won his first race at Richmond, followed up by another win the following year at", "title": "Jimmy Pardue" }, { "docid": "3580956", "text": "America from September 2009. Since March 2011, with the opening of a new factory, the Honda City began to be manufactured in Argentina. It is the first car built by Honda in Argentina (and the first Japanese passenger car made in Argentina) and will be exported to all the countries in South America alongside with the Citys built in the Brazilian Sumaré plant. As of July 2016 Pakistan is the only country where this model still remains in production and available with 1.3L and 1.5L engines. Honda cars India has now officially announced the launch of the much anticipated Honda", "title": "Honda City" }, { "docid": "4590051", "text": "Saleen exclusive colors include Plum Insane Metallic, Burnout Black Pearl, Tire Smoke White Pearl, Sour Apple Green Metallic, Orange County Orange Metallic, Maliblue Metallic, Speedlab Yellow, Shark Skin Metallic, and Beryllium Copper Metallic, and California Sunset Metallic. In 2014, Saleen signed and agreement that made BASF the exclusive paint supplier for Saleen. Saleen's birth year of 1984 also marked the first year that a Saleen Mustang was entered into a race, when owner, Steve Saleen, introduced the first streetcar, the Saleen Mustang, and raced it at Sears Point Raceway, California. In 1986, Saleen entered the Sports Car Club of America", "title": "Saleen" }, { "docid": "1853557", "text": "Daimler Motor Company Limited\". It then purchased from a friend of Lawson a disused cotton mill in Coventry for car engine and chassis manufacture where, it is claimed, the UK's first serial production car was made. The claim for the first all-British motor car is contested, but George Lanchester's first cars of 1895 and 1896 did include French and German components. In 1891 Richard Stephens, a mining engineer from South Wales, returned from a commission in Michigan to establish a bicycle works in Clevedon, Somerset. Whilst in America he had seen the developments in motive power and by 1897 he", "title": "Automotive industry in the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "9788729", "text": "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America is a book by travel writer Bill Bryson, chronicling his 13,978 mile trip around the United States in the autumn of 1987 and spring 1988. It was Bryson's first travel book. He begins his journey, made almost entirely by car, in his childhood hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, heading from there towards the Mississippi River, often reminiscing about his childhood in Iowa. The journey was made after his father's death, and so is in part a collection of memories of his father in Des Moines while", "title": "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America" }, { "docid": "13752856", "text": "the United Kingdom, won in 2015 when the championship was run as part of the warm-up event in preparation for the . Ronald Völker is the only driver to have achieved this more than once. Japan Model Racing Car Association It was founded in February 1971 with the backing of Kyosho, the industry leader at the time, to feed on an increasing demand for R/C car racing popularised by U.S. military personnels stationed in Japan in preparation for the Vietnam War. Its first race was the First Japan-America Goodwill RC Car Race at the following month, hosted jointly by the", "title": "Japan Model Racing Car Association" }, { "docid": "6642051", "text": "came in 1932 with the 933 cc Model Y, a car much more suited to the market and becoming in 1935 Britain's first £100 car (currently adjusted by inflation £, adjusted by using average earnings for 2012: £16,300.00). This was Ford's first car specifically designed for sale outside North America. Between 1932 and 1937 over 157,000 were made at Dagenham and Cork and at its peak it captured 41% of its market sector. In 1938, Ford's Cork factory hit an important milestone, producing its 25,000th vehicle since becoming an assembly plant in 1932. In all, 73,000 cars, trucks and tractors", "title": "Ford of Britain" }, { "docid": "20425226", "text": "Club of America-sanctioned Showroom Stock racing, winning two California club championships. In 1974, she was named \"Most Outstanding Woman Driver\" by the Sports Car Racing Enterprises for Women. In 1976, having received a USAC competition licence for the first two races of the 1976 USAC Championship Car season, she became the first woman to start an USAC Championship Car – \"Indy car\" – race when she entered the Jimmy Bryan 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hiss drove the No. 51 Copper State Racing Eagle 74-Offenhauser that had formerly been driven by Lloyd Ruby. Hiss qualified 21st out of 22 cars", "title": "Arlene Hiss" }, { "docid": "19333155", "text": "first place. Earnhardt moved into second when he passed Riggs on the 100th lap. Lap 105 saw the fifth caution; Waltrip lost control of his car and hit the turn four outside wall, causing him to spin while attempting to make a pit stop for fuel. During the caution, all drivers again made pit stops. Kahne maintained the lead at the lap-110 restart, followed by Earnhardt and Bowyer. Gordon passed Bowyer to claim third position one lap later. Bowyer lost two further positions when Burton and Johnson overtook him on the 115th lap. A sixth caution was prompted on the", "title": "2006 Bank of America 500" }, { "docid": "4088267", "text": "recorded and has since been ratified by the FIA. On 6 September 2014, Chuk Williams of Steam Speed America attempted to break the current world record in their steam-powered streamliner. The car reached 147 mph on its first run, but flipped and crashed when its braking chutes failed to open; Williams was injured in the accident, and the car severely damaged. Steam car A steam car is a car (automobile) powered by a steam engine. A steam engine is an external combustion engine (ECE) where the fuel is combusted away from the engine, as opposed to an internal combustion engine", "title": "Steam car" }, { "docid": "11468144", "text": "the six rounds of 2005. Adam stopped using this car competitively after the first round of D1NZ 2006, making way for a sponsored Nissan Silvia. The Cefiro made a return in round 3 of Drift Revolution 2007, sporting a new exterior design. After a few competitions in New Zealand the car was shipped to America to compete in the D1 All stars. He is currently competing in the European Drift Championship with the car. After winning the 2005 championship, Adam approached with new sponsors HKS and Dodson's, built a new car for the upcoming 2006 season. Starting from a ground", "title": "Adam Richards" }, { "docid": "1416793", "text": "lights made a big turn with the rise of computers in America in the 1950s. Thanks to computers, the changing of lights made Crosby's flow even quicker thanks to computerized detection. A pressure plate was placed at intersections so once a car was on the plate computers would know that a car was waiting at the red light. Some of this detection included knowing the number of waiting cars against the red light and the length of time waited by the first vehicle at the red. One of the best historical examples of computerized control of lights was in Denver", "title": "Traffic light" }, { "docid": "2733029", "text": "1970. In 1973 he became head of product planning at Volvo of America. He also worked on Volvo trucks and some of Volvo's concept cars like the Volvo VESC. Reva (Swedish car) Reva (according to some sources \"Reeva\") was a series of cars made by Dan Werbin and Holger Brånby at Reva gård in Sweden in the mid-1960s. They were two seated coupé mid engined sports cars . The first one built in 1964, the Reva GT, was made with a fibreglass body on a VW Beetle chassis. It was followed by the Reva GT Mk1 powered with a VW", "title": "Reva (Swedish car)" }, { "docid": "4191853", "text": "have been built by individuals. The Bearcat name was resurrected for the 1967 Stutz Motor Car of America design based on Virgil Exner's Duesenberg \"Revival Car\" concept. Because of design difficulties with this convertible Stutz decided to produce the 1970 Blackhawk coupe first. In 1976, a convertible called \"D'Italia\" based on a standard Blackhawk was presented at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The conversion was done by Dan Steckler, working for Stutz in California. Only one D'Italia was ever made, although others have done Blackhawk conversions as well (i.e. customizer John D'Agostino). Evel Knievel and Wayne Newton owned the car respectively.", "title": "Stutz Bearcat" }, { "docid": "7250637", "text": "by volunteers from that chapter, and remained a chapter event, Gateway Tech eventually became sanctioned as a regional event by BMW CCA. Gateway Tech was always held in the St. Louis, Missouri area, but attendees came from all over the United States. The last Gateway Tech under that name was held in 2002. For 2006, Gateway Tech's successor event, Techfest, returned the gathering to its roots in St. Louis, Missouri. BMW Car Club of America The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) is a U.S.-based organization of enthusiasts and owners of BMW-made automobiles (including MINI). Organized into five regions", "title": "BMW Car Club of America" }, { "docid": "20548737", "text": "Glen and Mid-Ohio while Ernie Francis Jr. drove the car at Road America. In 2017, the No. 55 car made two attempts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The first attempt was at Kansas in mid-October. The team made its Xfinity Series debut with Josh Berry, finishing 33rd. The second attempt was at Homestead with Matt Mills, who joined Quin Houff in the No. 46 and Morgan Shepherd in the No. 89 as the drivers who did not qualify. NextGen Motorsports entered a No. 35 entry that was to be driven by Travis Kvapil for the 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250.", "title": "Vizion Motorsports" }, { "docid": "741332", "text": "the race including leading three laps. He was unable to complete the race since an alternator wire broke on the final lap; he was credited with a 25th-place finish as the first car one lap down. For 2011 Villeneuve agreed to take over for Brad Keselowski in the number 22 car for Penske Racing in the Nationwide Series for two races which Keselowski could not attend. He started and finished third at Road America; later he won the pole at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve before finishing 27th. Villeneuve made his return to the Cup Series in 2013 in the 51 car", "title": "Jacques Villeneuve" }, { "docid": "11931618", "text": "either the 2.6 or 3.2-litre V8, but only a single prototype was ever made, with the 3.2 engine. It was the last car Frazer-Nash made. The 1955 Talbot-Lago Sport was originally powered by Talbot's own 2.5 Litre 4-cylinder engine. In 1957, due to reliability problems, Talbot switched over to the BMW OHV V8 and renamed the car the Talbot-Lago America. BMW OHV V8 engine The BMW OHV V8 is an overhead valve (pushrod) V8 petrol engine produced from 1954 to 1965. It is BMW's first V8 engine, and BMW did not produce another V8 automobile engine until the M60 in", "title": "BMW OHV V8 engine" }, { "docid": "4722458", "text": "Holden Barina. It was also known as the M-car within GM. Offered across its lifespan in four body-style variations with engines from the Suzuki G engine family, the second generation Cultus still remained in production in Pakistan until late 2016. The Cultus family of vehicles has been marketed in Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. While never formally marketed in New Zealand they were imported and sold on the secondary market. The name \"\"cultus\"\" is Latin meaning \"care\" or \"adoration\". The first generation was a project begun by General Motors as the M-car. When they realized that the", "title": "Suzuki Cultus" }, { "docid": "3218862", "text": "cost were the same to use a real-life one. The opening scene, with Sam's car exploding, was shot three times; the third take was used for the film. When first submitted to the MPAA, the film received an NC-17 rating due to its depictions of violence. Several edits were made in order to reduce the rating to R. The film grossed $42 million in North America and $116 million worldwide on a $40–50 million budget. Upon its release, the film was heavily criticized for its intense violence. It received mostly positive reviews from critics; however, their praise was more muted", "title": "Casino (1995 film)" }, { "docid": "17500506", "text": "Hyundai Motor America Hyundai Motor America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company. Along with Hyundai's USA manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama called Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Hyundai has total of 19 manufacturing plants globally. Hyundai's automotive history in America started in 1968 when Hyundai trained with Ford Motor Company. Then in 1985, Hyundai established its US headquarters in Garden Grove, California, while the Hyundai American Technical Center, Inc. was established in Chino, California. The First car to be exported to the United States was the Hyundai Excel. Hyundai Motor America began selling cars in the USA on", "title": "Hyundai Motor America" }, { "docid": "19666630", "text": "World Challenge. For 2016, Hammann raced in the NISSAN MicraCup series in Quebec. Hammann made his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start as a road course ringer at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2016. Hammann had been working at his family garage when Mike Harmon came in to have a tire serviced for the 2015 Road America 180. He asked Harmon to let him know if he ever needs a driver and Harmon called the following year. He qualified to start 36th in the Mike Harmon Racing No. 74 for the Zippo 200 at the Glen. His car was involved", "title": "Nicolas Hammann" }, { "docid": "16861488", "text": "a job driving her car. Although Loveland still intends to marry a millionaire, he falls in love with Leslie, and after she tells him that she actually is an heiress, both their dreams come true when he asks her to marry him. Lord Loveland Discovers America Lord Loveland Discovers America is a 1916 silent movie that was made by the American Film Manufacturing Company at their Flying \"A\" Studios in Santa Barbara, California. The movie is based on a 1910 best-selling novel by Charles and Alice Williamson. Plagued by creditors, but with no money to pay his debts, Lord Loveland", "title": "Lord Loveland Discovers America" }, { "docid": "11304623", "text": "Torbjornsen and Syndicated Solutions, the show's distributor, went their separate ways. It was an amicable separation according to Tom, and he planned to pursue other fields of work. Tom changed his mind when XM Radio contacted him stating they wanted him to continue the show just for America Right on XM. Tom agreed, and from July 2008 to January 2009, America's Car Show was exclusively heard every Sunday night on America Right XM 166. On January 18, 2009, America's Car Show was moved from its long-time satellite home of America Right, over to Sirius XM Stars Too. Unlike America Right,", "title": "America's Car Show" }, { "docid": "9443853", "text": "America in 1924, and later engineer Henry Westerberg. All the invoices related to the project was sent to Assar's private address at Kungsportsavenyn 32 in Gothenburg. In a lot of orders that Gustav Larsson made himself, he referred to Assar Gabrielsson as a \"guarantee\" that the deliveries would be paid by him personally. These details shows that the Volvo automobile project in the beginning was a true private project, not sponsored by SKF from an economic point of view. The first prototype car was ready in June 1926. Assar and Gustav took that first car and drove themselves, on bumpy", "title": "Assar Gabrielsson" }, { "docid": "4590043", "text": "Steve Saleen put the first certified supercharger on a production Saleen Mustang. This car was delivered to Nault Ford in Manchester, NH and was the first use of a centrifugal supercharger on the late model Mustang. In 1986, the Saleen made its entry into the Sport Car Club of America Race Series with a race prepped version of the Saleen Mustang. A notable win that year at the grueling 24 Hours of Mosport was the catalyst for Saleen vehicles becoming heavily involved in motorsport throughout the rest of the 1980s. By 1990, in response to increased aftermarket parts demand, Saleen", "title": "Saleen" }, { "docid": "13455665", "text": "Car Warriors (comics) Car Warriors is a four-issue comic book series published in 1991 by Epic Comics. It was followed by a three-volume series of novels set in the same world but featuring different characters. The series was conceived by Steve Jackson and Sharleen Lambard of Steve Jackson Games based on the board game Car Wars. 2038 America after a series of natural and man-made disasters have changed the country. The \"Grain Blight\" destroyed crops causing widespread famine, and wars over dwindling resources culminated in a limited nuclear exchange. During the dark years, life in America was similar to the", "title": "Car Warriors (comics)" }, { "docid": "4468988", "text": "as seen by his owning a Rolls-Royce car. Named by Cosmopolitan Magazine as one of the sexiest men in America, he was the subject of gossip columns, a frequent guest on television talk shows, and regularly photographed in the company of numerous beautiful women. Sanderson would help the Bruins finish first in the league the next two seasons (1970-71 and 1971-72). He also helped the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1971-72 against the New York Rangers. In the summer of 1972, Sanderson made headlines around the world of sports when he signed what was then the richest contract in", "title": "Derek Sanderson" }, { "docid": "4118082", "text": "named after the Moke, no production has ever taken place. A concept car called the MINI Beachcomber, which draws heavily on Moke styling, was never produced. In 2008, the NOUN'ELECTRIC company commercialise for the first time an electric MOKE named NOSMOKE and homologated as a heavy quadricyle (European l7e category). The first car is made in China but the quality doesn't fit the market. The second (and current model) is produced in France in Cerizay where the Heuliez factory was before standing. In 2016, Moke America, LLC introduced an electric Moke vehicle (eMoke) in the United States. The eMoke is", "title": "Mini Moke" }, { "docid": "5183904", "text": "the Johnstown Flood. Clarke sold his interest in Autocar in 1929 and retired from business. He died in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 6, 1957, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery, in Pittsburgh. Autocar experimented with a series of vehicles from 1897, with a tricycle, \"Autocar No. 1\", now in the collection of the Smithsonian. In 1899 Autocar built the first motor truck ever produced for sale in North America. The first production Autocar automobile was a 1900 single cylinder chain drive runabout. About 27 were made. In 1901 Autocar built the first car in North America to use shaft", "title": "Autocar Company" }, { "docid": "5806049", "text": "America presented by the Chicago Tribune at Road America. In the race Hunter-Reay started 2nd and made contact with former teammate Jimmy Vasser on the first lap and dropped the two to the rear of the field. Hunter-Reay charged up though the field to get the 4th while Vasser finished 8th. Hunter-Reay would finish 9th in points (the only time Hunter-Reay finished in the top 10 in points in Champ Car) with 199 points. In 2005 Hunter-Reay began to drive for Rocketsports Racing in the #31 Lola B02/00-Ford Cosworth XFE. The car did not have consistent sponsorship and had to", "title": "Ryan Hunter-Reay" }, { "docid": "9409475", "text": "in the world today and are acknowledged by the Register. They are owned from the U.S. to Japan. Bandini Automobili Founded in 1946 in Bandini’s hometown Forlì, the first Bandini used a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body was made from hand hammered aluminum and the chassis from aviation-grade tubular steel. Many other post-war Italian sports car companies followed a similar design. But Bandini’s sharp mind, racing knowledge and his eye for detail ensured that Bandini cars were a force to be reckoned with in Europe and the US. Interest in America surged when Bandini Siluros, with their screaming 750-cc", "title": "Bandini Automobili" }, { "docid": "9409470", "text": "Bandini Automobili Founded in 1946 in Bandini’s hometown Forlì, the first Bandini used a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body was made from hand hammered aluminum and the chassis from aviation-grade tubular steel. Many other post-war Italian sports car companies followed a similar design. But Bandini’s sharp mind, racing knowledge and his eye for detail ensured that Bandini cars were a force to be reckoned with in Europe and the US. Interest in America surged when Bandini Siluros, with their screaming 750-cc engines and wildly flared front fenders, won SCCA class championships in 1955 and 1957. His slightly modified Crosley", "title": "Bandini Automobili" }, { "docid": "3764903", "text": "locomotives, and specially designed ramps for easy and safe loading and unloading. Some of the cars also have built-in accommodation for animal handlers so they can ride with and tend to the animals. In the 1870s the railroads of America were called upon to transport a new commodity, live fish. The fish were transported from hatcheries in the Midwest to locations along the Pacific coast, to stock the rivers and lakes for sportfishing. The first such trip was made in 1874, when Dr. Livingston Stone of the U.S. Fisheries Commission (which later became the United States Fish and Wildlife Service)", "title": "Stock car (rail)" }, { "docid": "15563827", "text": "rapper Jay-Z. Frank wrote and provided vocals on tracks \"No Church in the Wild\" and \"Made in America\". Singer Beyoncé Knowles heard of the mixtape through her husband Jay-Z and was a fan of it. She subsequently invited Ocean to co-write \"I Miss You\" for her album \"4\". Discussing how she first heard of Ocean and \"Nostalgia, Ultra\", she commented; \"Jay-Z had a CD playing in the car one Sunday when we were driving to Brooklyn. I noticed his tone, his arrangements, and his storytelling. I immediately reached out to him—literally the next morning. I asked him to fly to", "title": "Nostalgia, Ultra" }, { "docid": "15291185", "text": "2011 Rally America season The 2011 Rally America season was the seventh season of Rally America. The season consisted of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno*Drift National Rally in Michigan. It was the first rally won by a Super Production Car in Rally America's history. At the end of the season Rally Car sold the rights to Rally American to investors who changed the series name back to Rally America. On May 1, 2011, Rally America had their first fatal accident since the takeover from SCCA driver Matthew Marker went off the course, slid down an", "title": "2011 Rally America season" }, { "docid": "1992320", "text": "1928 and, with it, the rights to build the Dixi car. At first the cars were badged as BMW Dixi but the Dixi name was dropped in 1929 when the DA-1 was replaced by a slightly updated version, the BMW 3/15 DA-2. BMW Dixi The Dixi was the first car made by BMW. Dixi was the brand name of cars made by Automobilwerk Eisenach (Eisenach car factory) starting in 1904. In the difficult economic climate of the 1920s the company found it hard to sell its 6/24 and 9/40 models. So the manufacturer decided to enter the small car market,", "title": "BMW Dixi" }, { "docid": "19684508", "text": "Bank of America 300 saw the American finish 16th and the Canadian retire when he crashed. After the season finished, Penske was in an unusual situation for 1996. Penske did not win a CART race, The combination of the PC-25 with the Mercedes-Benz IC 108C engine and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company had nothing to challenge the Reynard 96I with the Honda HRH engine and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Penske boss Roger Penske choose to continue with their own car in the 1997 CART season with the Penske PC-26. The PC-27 made its debut at the first", "title": "Penske PC-25" }, { "docid": "9991033", "text": "2006 Grand Prix of Road America The 2006 Grand Prix of Road America was the twelfth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2006 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dan Clarke took the pole, the first and only of his Champ Car career. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his fifth and last win of the year and his Champ Car career. The event is most remembered for a horrific crash involving Katherine Legge that resulted a 42-minute red flag. The rear wing on her car", "title": "2006 Grand Prix of Road America" }, { "docid": "4744867", "text": "Mishael Abbott Mishael Abbott (born June 21, 1981 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a female race car driver. In 2001, she began racing in Formula Mazda. In 2005, she drove in four Indy Pro Series races for Hemelgarn Johnson Motorsports with a best finish of 8th in her first race and 13th in points. In 2006, she made three starts for Michael Crawford Racing and despite finishing all three races, had a best finish of 12th. Since 2007 she has competed in Sports Car Club of America C Sports Racer, Formula Mazda, and Formula Atlantic competition. She was the first", "title": "Mishael Abbott" }, { "docid": "4194642", "text": "Show. She was a spokesperson for Nash Motors in promoting the first American car that was marketed specifically to women. She described her marketing for Nash as the finest among her 40-years of commercial relationships, and the company was \"most generous in sponsoring Miss America in many parts of America.\" Between the 1960s and 1990s, she made frequent appearances as a motivational speaker to women's and business groups. Shortly after passing on the Miss America crown, she married Carl G. Sempier, a Navy veteran and corporate executive on November 13, 1954, and had two children. Carl Sempier died in 2007.", "title": "Evelyn Ay Sempier" }, { "docid": "4117133", "text": "fuel ethanol, is built to a US standard. The design has been criticized on safety grounds. The train in the Lac-Mégantic derailment of 2013 was made up of 72 of these cars. DOT-112 tank cars are used in North America to carry pressurized gases. DOT-114 tank cars are used in North America to carry pressurized gases. A milk car is a specialized type of tank car designed to carry raw milk between farms, creameries, and processing plants. Milk is now commonly chilled, before loading, and transported in a glass-lined tank car. Such tank cars are often placarded as \"Food service", "title": "Tank car" }, { "docid": "14143296", "text": "Parlor car A parlor car (or parlour car outside the United States of America) is a type of passenger coach that provides superior comforts and amenities when compared to a standard coach. Parlor cars came about on United States railroads to address the absence of separate class accommodations. In the United Kingdom and Europe, passenger trains carried first-, second- and third-class coaches, with the first-class coaches offering the best seating and costing the most money. In contrast, American trains offered a flat rate and standard accommodations. For nineteenth century writers this represented a difference between class-bound Europe and the democratic", "title": "Parlor car" }, { "docid": "3539558", "text": "number 25 car and Hinchcliffe, in the Honda two-seat promotional car, in his first official action since his serious injury at the Indianapolis 500, delivered the Astor Cup trophy to Sonoma Raceway, the site of the final race of the 2015 IndyCar Series season. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Joey Gase, who usually runs a Donate for Life car when he cannot get sponsorship and honours someone whose life was cut short and saved others' lives on the bumper panel, put a picture of Wilson on his car for the Road America race. A. J. Allmendinger, a former teammate of Wilson", "title": "Justin Wilson (racing driver)" }, { "docid": "17059983", "text": "Road Race Showcase at Road America The Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America (formerly the Road America 500) is a sports car race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The event began in 1950, and in 1951 was added to the SCCA National Sports Car Championship. Following a spectator death at the 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix, racing on open roads was discouraged, and the race went into hiatus until 1955, when a permanent circuit was opened. In 1963, the race shifted to the new United States Road Racing Championship, until the USRRC's demise in 1968.", "title": "Road Race Showcase at Road America" }, { "docid": "4203315", "text": "good runs on the road-course races but did not win any of them. In 2011 at Road America he had a good car, but he was spun out by Jacques Villeneuve with two laps left. When the race ended, Papis blocked Villeneuve's car on pit road and they argued. In 2012, Papis finished in fourth-place at Road America. In 2013 at Road America, Papis, who spent nearly the entire race in the top five, found himself being spun out twice in the waning laps. When the race was over, a furious Papis went up to Billy Johnson (who spun him", "title": "Max Papis" }, { "docid": "8852320", "text": "Volkswagen Golf Mk1, in length. In January 2009, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Stefan Jacoby announced that the Polo will finally reach North America to join the vehicle line-up as a true entry-level car below the Rabbit. However, the Polo Mk4 was never released in the North American market, leaving the speculation for its successor, the Polo Mk5. When the Mk5 was introduced in European markets, it was not made available for US sale. Due to the increased demand for SUVs, VWoA management confirmed the Mk5 was not slated for a US introduction in the foreseeable future. If the Mk5", "title": "Volkswagen Polo Mk4" }, { "docid": "18418067", "text": "record run, Breedlove broke the barrier before surviving a high-speed crash. The 1964 season ended with Art Arfons retaking the speed title when he made a run at after making modifications to his engine. In 1965, Breedlove returned to the Bonneville Salt Flats with his new Spirit of America - Sonic I, which was powered by a GE J79 engine. Challenged by Walt Arfons and his modified, JATO-assisted Wingfoot Express, Breedlove recorded a speed of in his new car. While Walt was unable to match Breedlove's speed, his brother Art surpassed it just a week later with a run of", "title": "Aero-engined car" }, { "docid": "5094730", "text": "for completion. Upon completion, cars were driven off the assembly line and under northbound Martin Luther King, Jr.Boulevard bridge. After final inspection, the cars were placed in staging yards to either be shipped by truck or by rail. The first factory on site opened in 1902 as part of Olds Motor Works, and became part of General Motors when they bought that company out in 1908. The complex was closed in 2005, finally being demolished in 2007. Harbour Consulting rated it as the sixth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006. Lansing Car Assembly Lansing Car Assembly was", "title": "Lansing Car Assembly" }, { "docid": "2123425", "text": "to replace the cover with one depicting a car chase, but he refused. In the 1940s, when Hergé's popularity had increased, he redrew many of the original black-and-white Tintin adventures in colour using the (\"clear line\") drawing style he had developed, so that they visually fitted in with the newer Tintin stories. \"Tintin in America\" was reformatted and coloured in 1945 and saw publication in 1946. Various changes were made in the second edition. Some of the social commentary regarding the poor treatment of Native Americans by the government was toned down. The name of the Native tribe was changed", "title": "Tintin in America" }, { "docid": "19840257", "text": "in the ARCA Racing Series in 2017 driving for Venturini Motorsports. He made the top ten in his second start at Winchester Speedway. Lessard's father was a race car driver but sold his cars to help move Raphaël's racing career. Raphaël Lessard Raphaël Lessard (born 5 July 2001) is a Canadian stock car racer from Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. Lessard started racing in an old Honda Civic, winning his first race on the day of his twelfth birthday. He then ran Quebec sportsmans and super late models in Canada before moving to America. His first American racing experience came in the", "title": "Raphaël Lessard" }, { "docid": "15332438", "text": "in 1973 in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. The Hyundai Pony, the first Korean-developed automobile, was built in 1975. Hyundai Motors accomplished this by engaging George Turnbull of British Leyland Motor Corporation as vice-president. The final result was a collaborative effort, comprising: Hyundai chalked up another first when it exported the Pony to South America, in countries like Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador between 1976 and 1982, making it the first Korean-developed car to be exported. In 1977, Motores Tecno in Costa Rica, became the first Hyundai distributor in Central America, where the Hyundai Pony pickup were sold. In 1982, the Daewoo Group", "title": "Automotive industry in South Korea" }, { "docid": "4125658", "text": "Motor Show. Same year redesigned another, final, time as \"Superfast IV\". It was a styling concept for the upcoming 500 Superfast model. Currently this show car can be seen on various events with its first styling. The end of the top-line America series was the 500 Superfast, first shown on the Pininfarina stand at the March 1964 Geneva Motor Show. During development these cars were to be called \"Superamerica\", but the decision was made at the last moment to use \"Superfast\" instead. The engine was a unique Ferrari Colombo V12 engine, which had the same dimensions as the Lampredi \"long-block\"", "title": "Ferrari America" }, { "docid": "6351499", "text": "like Singapore because the cost of car ownership is very high due to car taxes and a Certificate of Entitlement (COE). Most courier companies make use of motorcycle couriers since the distance between places is relatively short as well when it comes to making deliveries. Motorcycle courier A motorcycle courier, also known as a despatch rider or motorcycle messenger, is a courier using a motorcycle. Motorcycle couriers are common in the major urban centres of Europe, South America (especially Brazil), Asia and North America. At the end of the First World War in 1918, many British Army Royal Corps of", "title": "Motorcycle courier" }, { "docid": "827131", "text": "the most powerful signal in North America. Birds dropped dead when they flew too close to the tower. A car driving from New York to L.A. would never lose the station.\" Most of the border stations broadcast at 250,000 watts, five times the U.S. limit, meaning that their signals were picked up all over North America, and at night as far away as Europe and the Soviet Union. It was at XERF that Smith developed his signature style (with phrases like \"Who's this on the Wolfman telephone?\") and widespread fame. The border stations made money by renting time to Pentecostal", "title": "Wolfman Jack" }, { "docid": "4964327", "text": "a private track meant a transition from racing through the streets of tiny Elkhart Lake to racing on a big, wide, dedicated race track. Many different racing series have had the occasion to race at Road America. The first was the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) on September 10, 1955. The Road America 500 is a sports car race that was part of different championships, among them the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, the United States Road Racing Championship and the IMSA GT Championship. Currently it is a points-paying race of the United SportsCar Championship. The Grand Prix of", "title": "Road America" }, { "docid": "6303096", "text": "as an identifying fashion, and it also had some popularity with hippies in North America. Sheepskin-lined Ugg boots became popular worldwide in the late 1990s. The use of sheepskin seat covers in moving vehicles dates back centuries, perhaps as long ago as the Bronze Age, when wagons and carriages were first used. The more sophisticated, tailor-made sheepskin car seat covers of the modern era have been popular in Europe for decades, and grew in great popularity in the United States in the mid 1970s. The quality of the skin used in each application depends on several factors, mostly whether the", "title": "Sheepskin" }, { "docid": "8274590", "text": "Payless Car Rental Payless Car Rental, Inc. is a car rental company owned by Avis Budget Group and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. While mainly a franchise system, the company owns and operates several corporate locations. Payless Car Rental, Payless Car Sales, Payless Parking and REZlink International are sister companies under the umbrella of Avalon Global Group. The Payless brand operates in North America, South America, and Europe. The company has 167 locations worldwide. Payless was acquired by Avis Budget Group in 2013. In 1971, John Les Netterstron opened the first Payless Car Rental location in Spokane, Washington. Under the", "title": "Payless Car Rental" }, { "docid": "19814102", "text": "Global MX-5 Cup The Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup is the professional Spec Miata series sanctioned by IndyCar in the United States. The pro Spec Miata series has its roots in 2003, but a unified national championship was launched in 2006. The first generation Mazda MX-5 or Mazda Miata was launched in the U.S. market in May 1989 (model year 1990). The Sports Car Club of America placed the car in the Showroom Stock C class for production vehicles with a 1.600cc engine. The rules allowed the car to be entered in races when the model was one year old,", "title": "Global MX-5 Cup" }, { "docid": "9991034", "text": "failed just before the high speed Turn 11 Kink, the unexpected loss of downforce caused her to crash violently into the catch fence, demolishing the car. Legge was uninjured in the incident. 2006 Grand Prix of Road America The 2006 Grand Prix of Road America was the twelfth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2006 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dan Clarke took the pole, the first and only of his Champ Car career. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his fifth and last win", "title": "2006 Grand Prix of Road America" }, { "docid": "1528227", "text": "Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named \"Spirit of America\". In 1962, he made his first attempt, in a freewheeling tricycle (ignoring FIA rules requiring four wheels, at least two driven; in the event, FIM happily accepted it) powered by a General Electric J47 turbojet engine. On August 5, 1963, this first \"Spirit\" made her first record attempt, using just 90% of available thrust to reach", "title": "Craig Breedlove" }, { "docid": "13039598", "text": "for North America. In 1982, a Ferry Porsche Edition was made and a total of 200 cars were sold with this cosmetic package. SCs sold in the UK could be specified with the Sport Group Package (UK) which added stiffer suspension, the rear spoiler, front rubber lip and black . In 1981, a Cabriolet concept car was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Not only was the car a true convertible, but it also featured four-wheel drive, although this was dropped in the production version. The first 911 Cabriolet debuted in late 1982, as a 1983 model. This was Porsche’s", "title": "Porsche 911 (classic)" }, { "docid": "10070489", "text": "first three races of the season. Unser, Sr. finished second at Indianapolis to Tom Sneva, but not without some controversy. Rookie Al Unser, Jr. was accused of blocking for his father, but Sneva prevailed, making the winning pass with ten laps to go. Unser won at Cleveland, finished second at the Michigan 500, and third at Road America. After 6 of 13 races, Unser, Sr. had a 35-point lead over Tom Sneva in the standings. Rookie Teo Fabi made headlines at Indianapolis, becoming the first rookie to win the pole since 1950. His car dropped out, however, with a failed", "title": "1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series" }, { "docid": "5612765", "text": "Mel Kenyon Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933 in Dekalb, IL.) is a former midget car driver. He is known as the \"King of the Midgets\", \"Miraculous Mel\" and \"Champion of Midget Auto Racing.\" The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America says \"Many consider him to be midget car racing's greatest driver ever.\" He attended his first auto race in 1946. Kenyon began his racing career in 1954 racing a 1937 Chevy Coupe. He totaled the car when a tire blew out. He raced modified stocks in 1955. In 1958, Mel began his career in the midgets. Kenyon's first championship", "title": "Mel Kenyon" }, { "docid": "17496130", "text": "car made its first appearance in the first round of the 1981 Can-Am season, held at Mosport Park; Unser retired due to brake failure after 12 laps, but Fabi won the race. Unser wasn't present at Mid Ohio, but Fabi won again in a close race. Unser returned at Watkins Glen, but the weekend proved to be unsuccessful; damage to the rear end of his car forced Unser out after 16 laps, and Fabi retired with a blown engine five laps later. Road America saw Unser finish third, for his first podium of the season; however, Fabi crashed in practice", "title": "March 817" }, { "docid": "7802832", "text": "driver when needed and as a third driver during endurance races. As a substitute, Leitzinger ran a total of two ALMS races, one of which was the Lime Rock race in which he and Bill Sweedler finished third in class in the AJR GTC Porsche. The other race was the Road America race in which he drove the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMPC car with Rudy Junco and on his first time ever driving an LMPC car and the first time with the team Leitzinger qualified on pole in class and along with Junco, won the race in class. As a third", "title": "Butch Leitzinger" }, { "docid": "19814113", "text": "driver during the development phase. Global MX-5 Cup The Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup is the professional Spec Miata series sanctioned by IndyCar in the United States. The pro Spec Miata series has its roots in 2003, but a unified national championship was launched in 2006. The first generation Mazda MX-5 or Mazda Miata was launched in the U.S. market in May 1989 (model year 1990). The Sports Car Club of America placed the car in the Showroom Stock C class for production vehicles with a 1.600cc engine. The rules allowed the car to be entered in races when the", "title": "Global MX-5 Cup" }, { "docid": "7250630", "text": "BMW Car Club of America The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) is a U.S.-based organization of enthusiasts and owners of BMW-made automobiles (including MINI). Organized into five regions and 69 chapters, the club boasts more than 75,000 active members within the United States, making it the largest BMW owner/enthusiast organization in the world. The BMW CCA arranges a wide variety of social, technical and driving events, including autocross, high-performance driver's education, rallies, club racing and owner education on topics such as mechanical repair, automotive maintenance and collecting vintage vehicles. Founded in Boston in 1969, the organization began as", "title": "BMW Car Club of America" }, { "docid": "19007418", "text": "became the fastest in Fresno. Painted in black, he called this first car \"Blackie\", which would ultimately earn him his nickname. However, this car would ultimately crash in a race in 1948. Gejeian rebuilt the roadster as a show car and renamed it \"Shish Kebob\". The undercarriage of the car was the first undercarriage made of chrome. He also started the tradition of placing a mirror beneath the car when showcased. The car earned the title \"Best of Show\" at Gene Winfield's show. In 1955, it was named World's Most Beautiful Roadster by the Oakland Grand National Roadster Show. Blackie", "title": "Blackie Gejeian" }, { "docid": "7779722", "text": "downloadable content for the game was released, the \"Nissan Tournament Pack\", free of charge. It featured three Nissan cars. A second downloadable content was also made available containing a paintable Peugeot 908 race car. On September 21, 2007, the \"September Car Pack\" was released, containing 11 individual cars. On October 26, 2007, the \"Motegi Track Pack\" was released, featuring a new downloadable track, Twin Ring Motegi. The track is playable in the form of four variations, including three road courses and an oval. On December 7, 2007, two packs of downloadable content were released. The first being the Road America", "title": "Forza Motorsport 2" }, { "docid": "7551311", "text": "he and his brother formed Briscoe Frères at Billancourt, France, home of the Renault, to design and build a car on the continent according to American methods. The result was the Ajax. A year later the brothers brought out the Briscoe car in America manufactured at Jackson, Michigan, but which they promoted as the first French-designed American car. When World War I broke out, Benjamin Briscoe turned his manufacturing facilities over to war production and he never returned to the automobile business. His partners continued to manufacture Briscoe models until 1923. During World War I, he joined the United States", "title": "Benjamin Briscoe" }, { "docid": "19333148", "text": "a sponsored Grand Marshal contest, along with his five-year-old son Kalob, commanded the drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Ryan Newman moved to the rear of the field because he switched to a back-up car. The race started at 7:21 pm. Kahne accelerated faster than teammate Riggs off the line, and was ahead of him by the second turn. The first caution of the race was given one lap later when Todd Bodine collided with Robby Gordon in the tri-oval. Gordon slid but regained control of his car with Bodine slowing. This triggered a multi-car accident that", "title": "2006 Bank of America 500" }, { "docid": "18027091", "text": "Korres P4 The Korres P4 is a Greek made sports car designed by Korres Engineering and is the first Greek \"true\" supercar and the only sports/super car that can travel on both dirt and pavement at high speeds. Production began in May 2014. Korres has goal of producing and selling 100 car models to North America, Middle East and Greece. The price of the P4 is expected to be over €230.000 and will be manufactured in Katerini by Replicar Hellas and in Utah by Kirkham Motorsports. The Korres is powered by a 7.0 liter LS7 V8 Corvette engine which produces", "title": "Korres P4" }, { "docid": "1866897", "text": "Locomobile Company of America The Locomobile Company of America was a pioneering American automobile manufacturer founded in 1899, and known for its dedication to precision in the pre-assembly-line era. It was one of the earliest car manufacturers in the advent of the automobile age. For the first two years after its founding, the company was located in Watertown, Massachusetts. Production was transferred to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1900, where it remained until the company's demise in 1929. The company manufactured affordable, small steam cars until 1903, when production switched entirely to internal combustion-powered luxury automobiles. Locomobile was taken over in 1922", "title": "Locomobile Company of America" }, { "docid": "2096196", "text": "Classic Car Club of America The Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) is an organization founded in 1952 to celebrate the grand automobiles of the prewar period. At the time, the vehicles covered by the Club were considered too modern to be of any interest by such organizations as the Antique Automobile Club of America and despite their often stupendous cost when new, were considered practically worthless. The vehicles eligible for CCCA membership are now some of the most highly valued cars in existence. In the words of the CCCA: The CCCA is considered to have invented the term classic", "title": "Classic Car Club of America" }, { "docid": "19736537", "text": "Planners. Bill Rutan Bill Rutan is a former racing driver and hillclimb racer. Rutan was the winner of the Climb to the Clouds hillclimb in 1961. Rutan also won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs twice in the Formula C class. Rutan was a frequent competitor in the Sports Car Club of America racing scene. In 1954 Rutan competed in the SCCA National Sports Car Championship at Thompson Raceway. In a Lester-MG Rutan finished third, behind Briggs Cunningham and Sherwood Johnston. The racing driver won the same race in 1957. In 1955 Rutan made his first appearance in the 12 Hours", "title": "Bill Rutan" }, { "docid": "19736527", "text": "Bill Rutan Bill Rutan is a former racing driver and hillclimb racer. Rutan was the winner of the Climb to the Clouds hillclimb in 1961. Rutan also won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs twice in the Formula C class. Rutan was a frequent competitor in the Sports Car Club of America racing scene. In 1954 Rutan competed in the SCCA National Sports Car Championship at Thompson Raceway. In a Lester-MG Rutan finished third, behind Briggs Cunningham and Sherwood Johnston. The racing driver won the same race in 1957. In 1955 Rutan made his first appearance in the 12 Hours of", "title": "Bill Rutan" }, { "docid": "10050172", "text": "of the course, Road America has been the site of the first career win for several drivers in Indy car racing. In early years, Héctor Rebaque and \"Uncle\" Jacques Villeneuve both scored their first and only wins in the Indy cars. In 1986, Emerson Fittipaldi won his second-career CART series race at Road America, but it was notably his first such win on a road course. In the 1990s, Paul Tracy won his first career pole position at Road America, and Jacques Villeneuve followed in the footsteps of his uncle in winning his first Indy car race here as well.", "title": "Kohler Grand Prix" }, { "docid": "14625097", "text": "Franchitti. Cocker and Drayson also drove the car in the 2009 Le Mans Series season. At the end of the season, the team switched to an LMP1 Lola B09/60-Judd, racing the car at two rounds of the ALMS and in the Asian Le Mans Series. Cocker achieved Pole and fastest lap in both races. In 2010 Cocker and Drayson competed the season in ALMS in the Lola Judd B12/60 LMP1 bioethanol race car with Cocker (after taking pole) and Drayson achieved their first victory in ALMS during 2010 at Road America when Cocker went from fourth to first in the", "title": "Jonny Cocker" }, { "docid": "17268779", "text": "won races in their first season in America. In 2012 the RFR Formula 1000 was chosen as the exclusive car for the Middle East-based Formula Gulf 1000. later that same year in September 2012 RFR was asked by Jonathan Palmer to build and develop the car for the new BRDC Formula 4 Championship which made its début in 2013. RFR currently has dealerships in England, the USA and Australia. Ralph Firman Racing Ralph Firman Racing is a British racecar constructor. The company was founded in 2008 by Ralph Firman, Sr. Ralph Firman, Sr. was one of the founders of Van", "title": "Ralph Firman Racing" }, { "docid": "3738613", "text": "first to be built with air conditioning. In November 2nd, 2017, the line 6 entered revenue service. This line utilizes the AS-2014 (Acero Santiago 2014) which are the most modern stock of the system (and Latin America), being the first model in the system that are driverless. However in the first and last car there is a control panel meant to control the train when necessary. It is also the first with security cameras, energy obtainment via overhead rigid catenary, and evacuation doors at the front of the first and last car (with an evacuation ramp for people on wheelchairs)", "title": "Santiago Metro" }, { "docid": "3968166", "text": "its crook. When not in use, the hook would swivel down against the side of the car to prevent it from catching obstacles. As locomotive technology progressed in the mid-19th century, trains grew in length and weight. Passenger cars, particularly in America, grew along with them, first getting longer with the addition of a second truck (one at each end), and wider as their suspensions improved. Cars built for European use featured side door compartments, while American car design favored what was called a train coach, a single long cabin with rows of seats, with doors located at the ends", "title": "Passenger car (rail)" }, { "docid": "19313510", "text": "United States presidential visits to Central America Eleven United States presidents and three presidents-elect have made thirty-four presidential visits to Central America. The first visit by an incumbent president to a country in Central America was made in 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt. The trip, to Panama, was the first international presidential trip in U.S. history, and signaled the start of a new era in how presidents conducted diplomatic relations with other countries. In 1928, Herbert Hoover, during the time when he was president-elect, visited the region during his historic \"good will\" trip, to Central and South America. The number of", "title": "United States presidential visits to Central America" }, { "docid": "16546547", "text": "improved to produce . Some cost reductions were made, such as downgrading the stereo. 2006: Europe receives WRXs with the EJ25. The power output is at 5,600 rpm with 32.6 kg·m (236 ft·lbf, 320 N·m) of torque at 3,600 rpm. The car weighs . The final drive ratio on this car is 4.111:1. The car also received the same facelift as the other markets. WRX's initial release date 2000. North America receives its first Impreza WRX models. They are equipped with an EJ205 engine rated at at 6,000 rpm with of torque at 4,000 rpm. Unlike the Japanese EJ205, the", "title": "Subaru Impreza (second generation)" }, { "docid": "6281275", "text": "France, home of the Renault, to design and build a car on the continent according to American methods. The result was the Ajax. A year later the brothers brought out the Briscoe car in America manufactured at Jackson, Michigan, but which they promoted as the first French-designed American car. When World War I broke out, Benjamin Briscoe turned his manufacturing facilities over to war production and he never returned to the automobile business. His partners continued to manufacture Briscoe models until 1923. During World War I, he joined the United States Navy with the rank of lieutenant commander. He saw", "title": "Briscoe (automobile company)" } ]

[ "April 18 , 1994" ]

[ { "docid": "5282175", "text": "on Broadway on April 18, 1994, starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann as the eponymous Belle and Beast, respectively. The musical opened to mixed reviews from theatre critics, but was a massive commercial success and well received by audiences. \"Beauty\" ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances for thirteen years (1994 - 2007), becoming Broadway's tenth longest-running production in history. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. It has also become a popular choice for junior, amateur & high school productions. Still recovering from Walt Disney's demise, Disney's animated films continued", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "1208688", "text": "\"Beauty and the Beast\" premiered in a joint production of Theatre Under The Stars and Disney Theatricals at the Music Hall, Houston, Texas, from November 28, 1993 through December 26, 1993. On April 18, 1994, \"Beauty and the Beast\" premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in New York City to mixed reviews. The show transferred to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 11, 1999. The commercial (though not critical) success of the show led to productions in the West End, Toronto, and all over the world. The Broadway version, which ran for over a decade, received a Tony Award, and", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" }, { "docid": "5282233", "text": "two of them sing of how their lives have changed because of love and they dance once more as the company, now changed back to their human form, gathers in the ballroom (\"Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)\"). \"Beauty and the Beast\" premiered in a joint production of Theatre Under The Stars and Disney Theatrical at the Music Hall, Houston, Texas, from November 28, 1993, through December 26, 1993. The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994, and ran there until September 5, 1999. The show then transferred to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 11, 1999,", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282175", "text": "on Broadway on April 18, 1994, starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann as the eponymous Belle and Beast, respectively. The musical opened to mixed reviews from theatre critics, but was a massive commercial success and well received by audiences. \"Beauty\" ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances for thirteen years (1994 - 2007), becoming Broadway's tenth longest-running production in history. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. It has also become a popular choice for junior, amateur & high school productions. Still recovering from Walt Disney's demise, Disney's animated films continued", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "11174680", "text": "bridge where Gaston is standing breaks into pieces, sending Gaston falling to his death. Unlike in the animated movie, Gaston's death is shown onscreen. Gaston appears in Broadway musical adaptation of \"Beauty and the Beast\", which premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 18, 1994. The role was originated by actor Burke Moses, who received a nomination for a Drama Desk Award and won a Theatre World Award. Besides the songs \"Belle\", \"Gaston\", and \"Kill the Beast\" (which were from the Disney movie), Gaston performs \"Me\" (in which he self-centeredly proposes to Belle), \"Gaston (Reprise)\" (which was expanded to have", "title": "Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "17628852", "text": "Josh Gad as LeFou. \"Sing Me a Story with Belle\" was a live-action spin-off series created by Patrick Davidson and Melissa Gould. It featured Belle, who now owns and manages the bookshop in the village. The show ran for 65 episodes on The Disney Channel from September 8, 1995 to December 11, 1999. Two episodes from the first season were released with an episode of an abandoned \"Beauty and the Beast\" cartoon series and were released direct-to-video as Belle's Tales of Friendship. A musical, based on the original animated film, debuted April 18, 1994, on Broadway at the Palace Theatre.", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (franchise)" } ]

[ { "docid": "5282272", "text": "tale. In 1995, some of Hould-Ward's costumes, namely Lumiere, were put on display in Nordstrom stores. Meanwhile, Belle and the Beast's ballroom costumes were exhibited at Westside Pavilion, and Mrs. Potts and LeFou appeared at South Coast Plaza. Largely due to audience reception, \"Beauty and the Beast\" remains one of Broadway's biggest successes of the current era. \"Beauty and the Beast\" established itself as a musical that could survive on Broadway despite its unenthusiastic reviews. Several detractors had thought that musicals like \"Beauty and the Beast\" would be a one-time event, but the results ultimately turned out to be quite", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282276", "text": "While these musicals flourished on Broadway, it seems as though more serious, adult-oriented fare struggled to perform as well. New York theatre critic Howard Kissel famously despised \"the Kiddy Komponent of New York theatergoing\" spearheaded by the successful 13-year Broadway run of \"Beauty and the Beast\". The success of \"Beauty and the Beast\" inspired Eisner invest in his own theatre to house future stage adaptations of the studio's animated classics. Cedar Rapids, IA at Beauty and the Beast (musical) Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "6915983", "text": "(2013) features a cover by singers Garou and Camille Lou while \"We Love Disney\" Australia (2014) features a cover by operatic pop vocal group Sole Mio (2014). (2015) featured a cover by Chilla Kiana, while \"We Love Disney\" Latino (2016) featured a cover by Jencarlos and Paula Rojo. The song appears in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film, which premiered in 1994. When the song first premiered on Broadway, there were few Broadway musicals at the time that featured ballads about love. Originally covered live by actress Beth Fowler as Mrs. Potts, \"Beauty and the Beast\" was included on", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "7426427", "text": "her voice\", envisioning a voice similar to that of American entertainer Judy Garland. American actress and singer Paige O'Hara was performing on Broadway when she first read about Disney's then-upcoming animated project \"Beauty and the Beast\" in an article in \"The New York Times\". Upon discovering that the studio was holding auditions for the lead role of Belle and, at the behest of lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, specifically recruiting Broadway performers, O'Hara immediately insisted that her agent get her an audition. Familiar with O'Hara's Broadway stint as Ellie May Chipley in the musical \"Show Boat\"; Ashman had", "title": "Belle (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "5282264", "text": "into a big-budget kiddie show or magic act with its overdone showbiz glitz and sparkly stage-illusion effects\"at times, but in the end predicted that \"'Beauty and the Beast' could well be the big new musical hit this Broadway season has been waiting for.\" However, in 1994, \"Beauty and the Beast\" finally premiered on Broadway to reviews that ranged from mixed to negative, leaving critics mostly unimpressed. Reactions from the New York theatre community and Broadway producers were particularly harsh, ridiculing Disney for deciding to produce the musical themselves as opposed to enlisting traditional theatre companies. Egan recalled that \"the same", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "7962624", "text": "small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end. The American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history. Following \"When You Wish Upon A Star\" from \"Pinocchio\" at No. 7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being \"Beauty and the Beast\" from \"Beauty and the Beast\" at No. 62 and \"Hakuna Matata\" from \"The Lion", "title": "Someday My Prince Will Come" }, { "docid": "5282273", "text": "the opposite. According to theatrical producer Stuart Oken, Disney's success with \"Beauty and the Beast\" is responsible for today's biggest Broadway hits and making the medium \"better than it has ever been\". The groundbreaking performance of \"Beauty and the Beast\" inspired other major Hollywood studios to produce Broadway renditions of some of their own films. Disney soon began to commission Broadway adaptations of several of the studio's most popular musical films, namely \"The Lion King\" (1997), \"Mary Poppins\" (2004), \"Tarzan\" (2006), \"The Little Mermaid\" (2008), \"Newsies\" (2012) and \"Aladdin\" (2014), in addition to producing the musical \"Aida\". After completing her", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282191", "text": "against this practice for \"Beauty and the Beast\". Eisner concluded that most of the film's original voice actors would be too busy to reprise their roles onstage. In her Broadway debut, then-22-year-old actress Susan Egan was cast as the musical's original Belle. Egan, who had not yet seen the film, had been auditioning for several other Broadway projects at the time – namely \"My Fair Lady\", \"Carousel\" and \"Grease\" – in which she was much more interested. Despite longing to originate a Broadway role, the actress was initially reluctant to audition for \"Beauty and the Beast\" because she thought that", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "13821315", "text": "closed after a week, and Blanchard did not get the opportunity to perform the role. Blanchard's first Broadway appearance was in the role of Lancelot Du Lac in the 1993 revival of \"Camelot\" and subsequent national tour. He then starred in the musical \"Beauty and the Beast\" as Gaston and the Beast, playing the latter role, both on Broadway and on tour for eleven years, ending in 2007. Blanchard toured in the U.S. National companies of \"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\" in 1987, Ken Hill's \"Phantom of the Opera\" in 1989 (in which he performed", "title": "Steve Blanchard" }, { "docid": "7426464", "text": "\"and \"Grease\" in favor of starring as Belle in \"Beauty and the Beast\" because she had always wanted to originate a Broadway role. Egan had never watched \"Beauty and the Beast \"prior to her audition, relying solely on \"her own creative instincts\" instead. Egan's performance earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical at the 48th Tony Awards. A total of seventeen actresses have portrayed Belle in the Broadway musical, among them recording artists Debbie Gibson and Toni Braxton, \"The Sopranos\"' Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Disney Channel alumnae Christy Carlson Romano and Anneliese van der Pol, the", "title": "Belle (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "5282253", "text": "and Michel Altieri as the Beast. The Broadway production played a second time in Mexico City beginning in September 2007 and in Hiroshima, Japan, beginning in February 2008. The Broadway production opened in South Africa in September 2008 and ran until March 2009. In 2004, Disney began to license the show to other companies for touring, and the show has been performed by professional and amateur companies in many countries. On October 24, 2013, \"Beauty and the Beast\" opened at Théâtre Mogador in Paris, France. Beginning October 2014, Disney Theatrical Productions, NETworks and Broadway Entertainment Group launched an international tour", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "7426463", "text": "Teen Choice Awards. She also received nominations for the Empire Award for Best Actress, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for \"Favorite Movie Actress\" and the Saturn Award for Best Actress. Belle appeared in the Broadway musical adaptation of \"Beauty and the Beast\". The role was originated by actress Susan Egan, who was initially reluctant to audition for \"Beauty and the Beast\" because she \"thought it was a terrible idea for Disney to put a cartoon on Broadway.\" However, her agent managed to convince her otherwise, and Egan ultimately turned down callbacks for roles in the musicals \"My Fair Lady\", \"Carousel", "title": "Belle (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "5282257", "text": "the complications it made on the film's timeline. It was repurposed for the Broadway play, and on account of the musical's great success, an entirely new animated sequence based on the Broadway version was set to this song and inserted into 2002's Special Edition DVD release. § \"A Change in Me\" was written into the show in 1998 for the debut of Toni Braxton and was retained thereafter. \"#\" not in the Junior Broadway show Music Theatre International offers two orchestrations for \"Beauty and the Beast\". The principal, larger orchestration is based on the original Broadway orchestration. It is scored", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "8426531", "text": "Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage! is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World and formerly at Disneyland Park and Disneyland Paris. It is based on the popular animated film \"Beauty and the Beast\" (the show opened on the same day as the film's premiere), including many of the original songs and characters. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak and sing live. Two versions of the show have been presented since opening", "title": "Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage" }, { "docid": "1208656", "text": "place of \"Human Again.\" Menken would later revise \"Human Again\" for inclusion in the 1994 Broadway stage version of \"Beauty and the Beast\", and another revised version of the song was added to the film itself in a new sequence created for the film's Special Edition re-release in 2002. Ashman died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 40 on March 14, 1991, eight months before the film's release. He never saw the finished film, though he did get to see it in its unfinished format. Ashman's work on \"Aladdin\" was completed by another lyricist, Tim Rice. Before Ashman's death,", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" }, { "docid": "14964897", "text": "2017, Owen won several awards for the Broadway musical \"Come From Away\" including the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Craig Noel Award, as well as a Helen Hayes Award nomination. Gareth has worked on over two hundred and seventy-five commercial sound designs throughout the world including: \"42nd Street, Bat Out of Hell, Wind in the Willows,\" \"Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame\", \"Spring Awakening\", \"Young Frankenstein\",\"The Bodyguard\", \"Let it Be\", \"Disney's Little Mermaid\", \"Sister Act\", \"Hairspray\", \"Disney's Beauty & The Beast\", \"Singin' in the Rain\", \"Aspects of Love\", \"Footloose\", \"Flashdance\", \"Carousel\", \"Fiddler on the Roof\", \"Fame\", \"Saturday Night Fever\" and", "title": "Gareth Owen (sound designer)" }, { "docid": "5161117", "text": "Pol would be making her Broadway debut as Belle, in \"Beauty and the Beast\". Van der Pol was the musical's 17th (and final) Belle. She played the role from April 3, 2007 to July 29, 2007 as the show reached its 5,464th (and final) performance. During her run as Belle, van der Pol also performed at Bryant Park's Broadway in Bryant Park on July 12, 2007 along \"Beauty and the Beast\" co-stars Chris Hoch and Jeanne Lehmann, performing songs from the show. Prior to \"Beauty\"'s final show, van der Pol appeared on \"Live with Regis and Kelly\" for a small", "title": "Anneliese van der Pol" }, { "docid": "6915914", "text": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) \"Beauty and the Beast\" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film \"Beauty and the Beast\" (1991). The film's theme song, the Broadway-inspired ballad was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury in her role as the voice of the character Mrs. Potts, and essentially describes the relationship between its two main characters Belle and the Beast, specifically how the couple has learned to accept their differences and in turn change each other for the better. Additionally, the song's lyrics imply that the feeling", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "17628855", "text": "the castle with Beast). A 1995 article by the LA Times regarding the then-new Broadway musical adaption of the 1991 movie (the first Disney film to be adapted for the stage), asked if the property was \"Disney's Newest Franchise\". The original Beauty and the Beast film, as well as the stage musical and live-action remake, have received overwhelmingly positive feedback. The various other aspects of the franchise, such as the direct-to-video sequels, have received mixed to negative reviews. Beauty and the Beast (franchise) Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. The", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (franchise)" }, { "docid": "20071645", "text": "song \"If I Can't Love Her\" in the Broadway musical, identified by Fred Hawson of \"ABS-CBN News\" as \"a grand moving solo\" during which the Beast sincerely expresses his undying feelings for Belle. In \"Beauty and the Beast\", \"Evermore\" appears as a solo performed by the Beast shortly before \"The Mob Song\" as the film approaches its dramatic climax. After the Beast and Belle (Emma Watson) share a dance in the castle's ballroom to Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson) singing \"Beauty and the Beast\", the couple has a conversation during which the Beast learns how much Belle actually misses her father,", "title": "Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song)" }, { "docid": "3778998", "text": "that he \"wasn't in the best frame of mind when I did it\". Shirley commented on the cover: \"It's really cool but neither of us felt comfortable putting it on our records so I don't know if it will ever come out. I hope it does. Our voices sound fantastic in a very Beauty and the Beast kind of way.\" Both singers wanted to try to collaborate again sometime in the future, and Manson said that he enjoyed working with Shirley. After making the decision not to include the duet on \"Lest We Forget\", Marilyn Manson took a break from", "title": "Lest We Forget: The Best Of" }, { "docid": "5282275", "text": "author Dan Dietz, \"the show's resounding success opened the floodgates for a spate of ... productions based on Disney and other family-oriented films\", transforming Broadway into \"a theme park with a parade of musicals aimed at kids and teenagers.\" Dietz believes that the plethora of Broadway musicals that came after \"Beauty and the Beast\" have unfortunately resembled \"feel-good family show[s] whose goal was to emulate its film source.\" Additionally, the success of the musical inspired a legion of Broadway productions geared towards young women, including \"Hairspray\" (2002), \"Wicked\" (2003), \"Legally Blonde\" (2007), \"Matilda\" (2013) and Rodgers and Hammerstein's \"Cinderella\" (2013).", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "1363028", "text": "\"Hawthorne.\" In February 2004, Romano began a 31-week run as Belle in Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\" on Broadway. She reprised the role in Atlanta's 2005 Fox Theatre production of \"Beauty and the Beast\". In September 2008, she joined the Broadway company of \"Avenue Q\" as Kate Monster for several weeks. She starred as Michelle off-Broadway in \"White's Lies\" at New World Stages in 2010, alongside Betty Buckley and Tuc Watkins. Romano penned a novel, \"Grace's Turn,\" for Disney literary subsidiary Hyperion, which received accolades by the New York Public Library (NYPL) as the 2007 Teenage Book of the Year.", "title": "Christy Carlson Romano" }, { "docid": "5309488", "text": "company is a division of Disney Theatrical Group, led by Thomas Schumacher. Walt Disney Theatrical Production, Ltd. (DTP) was formed on with Ron Logan, Disney Park's live production head, as president to produce \"Beauty and the Beast\". \"Beauty and the Beast\" opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on . Disney Theatrical signed a 49-year revenue based lease for New Amsterdam Theatre in . The building was renovated by Disney Development Company. With \"The Lion King\" under consideration for the next Broadway adaption, Eisner ceded DTP to theatre-rooted Disney Animation president Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher, at their request, making", "title": "Disney Theatrical Productions" }, { "docid": "5840556", "text": "Broadway productions. His first role on Broadway was in \"The Three Musketeers\" in 1984 as Athos. He went on to originate the role of Rapunzel's Prince in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's \"Into the Woods\" (1987). The recording of that show, on which Wagner appears, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Wagner has appeared on Broadway (replacement) and in the U.S. national tour (1992) of \"Les Misérables\" as Inspector Javert. In 1994, he began a four-year stint as \"The Beast\", in Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\", in both the Broadway (replacement) and Toronto productions. Wagner", "title": "Chuck Wagner" }, { "docid": "5282236", "text": "Disney's next musical venture, \"The Little Mermaid\". With Disney set to open its Broadway version of \"The Little Mermaid\" on November 3, 2007, at the time, it was believed that having two Disney princess films on Broadway at the same time would divide audiences and cause competition between the two shows. At this point, Disney also had three other shows running at the same time: \"The Lion King\", \"Tarzan\", and \"Mary Poppins\". It was reported that Disney Theatrical planned to revive the show on Broadway for the 2008 holiday season, but Disney did not pursue this. The West End production", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "17628848", "text": "Beauty and the Beast (franchise) Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. The success of the original 1991 American animated feature, \"Beauty and the Beast\", directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, led to three direct-to-video follow-up films, a live-action spin-off television series, a Disney World stage show, a Disney World restaurant, several video games, merchandise, and the 9th longest-running musical in Broadway history, which was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning for Best Costume Design. In March 2017, Disney released a live-action remake of the film. Belle was also added", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (franchise)" }, { "docid": "18553331", "text": "\"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story\"). \"Beauty and the Beast\" received generally positive reviews, with praise for its ensemble cast, visuals, production values, musical score, songs, and faithfulness to the original film with a few elements of the Broadway musical version, while the designs of the Beast and the servants' household object forms received mixed reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 336 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, \"Beauty and the", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "5433740", "text": "1997, recorded for Sony Music. He is perhaps best known in the theater for his creation of Officer Lockstock in the Broadway production of \"Urinetown\", which opened on Broadway in September 2001. From 1995 - 97, McCarthy played the \"Beast\" in the Broadway production of \"Beauty and the Beast\" . He played Dubhdara in the musical \"The Pirate Queen\" which opened on Broadway in April 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, McCarthy played Billy Flynn in \"Chicago\", the long-running Broadway revival. McCarthy created the role of Lola Cola in the premiere of the bluegrass musical, \"Southern Comfort\" which opened at", "title": "Jeff McCarthy" }, { "docid": "5282248", "text": "musical came back to Brazil, Kiara Sasso was playing Maria in \"The Sound of Music\". \"Beauty and the Beast\" remained for six months at Teatro Abril. Even though the play was brought back as a way to try to recoup some of the money lost in Brazil's version of \"Miss Saigon\", this second incarnation of \"Beauty and the Beast\" failed to create any critical buzz, or to be a box office success. In Spain there have been three productions of the show. The first one, based on the original Broadway production, had its Madrid debut on December 2, 1999, at", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "18553296", "text": "the best Broadway musical of 1991. The animated version was already darker and more modern than the previous Disney fairytales. Take that vision, put it into a new medium, make it a radical reinvention, something not just for the stage because it's not just being literal, now other elements come into play. It's not just having real actors do it\". Condon initially prepared on only drawing inspiration from the original film, but he also planned to include most of the songs composed by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice from the Broadway musical, with the intention of making the", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "8316067", "text": "the events that occurred between \"Kingdom Hearts\" and \"Kingdom Hearts II\", such as Belle and Beast attempting to resume their normal lives and Beast's first encounter with Xaldin. The Beast appears in the Broadway musical adaptation of Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\", originally portrayed by Terrence Mann. Other actors who have taken on the role include Chuck Wagner (1997), James Barbour (1998), Jeff McCarthy (2004), and Steve Blanchard. The movie and others never made mention of his real name. A CD-ROM game said \"The Prince's name is Adam.\" In the 2011 ABC series \"Once Upon a Time\", the show's version", "title": "Beast (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "8053363", "text": "to kill him, until the gentleman explains about Beauty's request. The beast commands the man to return home and tell Beauty to come in his place. Beauty's father goes home and tells his children about his encounter with the beast. Beauty insists on taking her father's place, and the pair travel to the castle together. The beast offers Beauty's father jewels as compensation, but Beauty's father declines. Father and daughter sadly part ways, and the beast is momentarily touched by their affection. That night, Beauty waits willingly for her death. To her surprise, she is given food by Clara, a", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1992 film)" }, { "docid": "5282198", "text": "Meanwhile, Rice, who had previously worked as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's lyricist on the Broadway musicals \"Jesus Christ Superstar\" and \"Evita\", was hesitant to replace Ashman in fear of worsening \"Beauty and the Beast\". Notably, Rice had similarly replaced Ashman to write the remaining songs for Disney's \"Aladdin\" (1992) after the lyricist died. Ultimately, the collaboration resulted in approximately half of the Broadway score having co-writing credits by Menken and Ashman, while the remaining half are Menken and Rice compositions. The Menken-Rice songs are sometimes billed as \"additional songs composed by [Alan] Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.\" On working", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282183", "text": "spent an entire day re-watching \"Beauty and the Beast\" in theaters while brainstorming how to present its fantastical elements onstage, and eventually worked with choreographer Matt West and set designer Stan Meyer on their own proposal, with contributions from Menken and Woolverton. In a hotel in Aspen, Roth convinced Eisner and Katzenberg to green-light a Broadway adaptation of \"Beauty and the Beast\" using a combination of 140 storyboards, costume sketches, fabric swatches and demonstrating one illusion. Eisner retained final approval over all creative elements of the production, \"from the lowest chorus swing performer to the director, stars and design team.\"", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282274", "text": "run in \"Beauty and the Beast\", Egan would famously go on to voice Meg in Disney's animated musical \"Hercules\" (1997), establishing herself as a popular voice and film actress. Following the success of \"Human Again\", the song was later incorporated into reissues of the animated film in the form of an animated musical sequence. \"Beauty and the Beast\" is considered to be Broadway's first legitimate family show, responsible for birthing an entirely new generation of young theatregoers. The family demographic of the musical established inspired international productions of \"Aladdin\" and \"Matilda\". According to \"The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals\"", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "18553287", "text": "featured in the deleted scenes. Previously, Disney had begun work on a film adaptation of the 1994 Broadway musical. However, in a 2011 interview, composer Alan Menken stated the planned film version of the \"Beauty and the Beast\" stage musical \"was canned\". By April 2014, Walt Disney Pictures had already begun developing a new live-action version of \"Beauty and the Beast\" after making other live-action fantasy films such as \"Alice in Wonderland\", \"Maleficent\", \"Cinderella\" and \"The Jungle Book\". In June 2014, Bill Condon was signed to direct the film from a script by Evan Spiliotopoulos. Later in September of that", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)" }, { "docid": "5282178", "text": "teaching the art of transforming traditional animated films into animated musicals.Inspired by \"Mermaid\"s success, production on an animated musical adaptation of the \"Beauty and the Beast\" fairy tale began shortly afterward, during which Ashman finally confessed to Menken that he was dying of AIDS, a secret he had been keeping from the studio in fear of being discriminated against or fired. Before the film had even been completed, executive vice president Ron Logan suggested to Eisner that he consider adapting \"Beauty and the Beast\" for Broadway, an idea Eisner quickly deflected. While the film, written by screenwriter Linda Woolverton, was", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "9978621", "text": "and tuneful\" that \"let[s] the lyric shine.\" Originally, Ashman and Menken had written a rather lengthy, large-scale musical number for the film called \"Human Again\". However, when it was deemed \"too ambitious\", they swiftly wrote and replaced it with a smaller-scale musical number entitled \"Something There\". According to Menken, the film's theme and title song, \"Beauty and the Beast\", was \"a very hard song to come by\" despite its relative simplicity. He revealed that the writing process for \"Beauty and the Beast\" was the longest period of time that he had ever devoted to one particular song. Written to resemble", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "5282207", "text": "initial ideas to Eisner and then-Disney president Frank Wells. Once approved, Hould-Ward and her team spent the following year creating prototypes of each major costume. With an unusually long work schedule of two years, Hould-Ward recalled that \"this kind of timeline ... wasn't the norm in a Broadway musical\" at the time. The process of designing \"Beauty and the Beast\"s costumes was more collaborative between designer and actor than most other Broadway productions Hould-Ward had previously worked on, and she frequently sought input from the cast to make sure they were able to move. Designing Belle's costumes was an \"easy\"", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "16862022", "text": "as a \"Broadway-style musical with a strong heroine\" instead, similar in concept to \"The Little Mermaid\". Disney then hired lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken to write the film's songs and assist in the \"transform[ing of] \"Beauty and the Beast\" into a musical\", the pair having just recently collaborated on scoring \"The Little Mermaid\". According to Menken, the \"plot-furthering songs\" in \"Beauty and the Beast\", including \"Belle\", developed quite naturally as a result of the fact that the film was written to \"almost ... exist as a stage musical\", having been \"presented in the style of a traditional Broadway", "title": "Belle (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "13805362", "text": "come live with him as punishment. Beauty moves to the castle, and is alone for the first time in her life. Therefore, she realises what she wants to do with her life, and realises that the Beast is not a complete monster. When Beauty's father takes her to the castle the Beast gives him two chest of gold and horses to carry it as compensation for giving up his daughter. It seems that while in the castle anything she wants magically appears. The beast has magical powers and grants all her wishes. The only time they see each other is", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1987 film)" }, { "docid": "5282194", "text": "time. Although Egan did not feel particularly pressured about the role, she was grateful to be surrounded by a supporting cast of veteran Broadway performers. Actor Terrence Mann was cast as the Beast. Mann had previously performed as Javert in \"Les Misérables\", for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. For his final audition for Disney management, Mann performed for a large audience comprising Disney executives and secretaries in a theatre located on 42nd Street, which he felt was in stark contrast to the usual method of auditioning for six to eight people in a dark theatre. Actor Gary", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "3746039", "text": "Paige O'Hara Donna Paige Helmintoller, better known as Paige O'Hara (born May 10, 1956), is an American actress, voice actress, singer and painter. O'Hara began her career as a Broadway actress in 1983 when she portrayed Ellie May Chipley in the musical \"Showboat\". In 1991, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's \"Beauty and the Beast\", in which she voiced the film's heroine, Belle. Following the critical and commercial success of \"Beauty and the Beast\", O'Hara reprised her role as Belle in the film's two direct-to-video follow-ups, \"\" (1997) and \"Belle's Magical World\" (1998), and for a cameo appearance", "title": "Paige O'Hara" }, { "docid": "1772396", "text": "MPAA) just didn't get it\". The musical score and songs featured in the film were composed and written by Parker and Marc Shaiman. The musical features 14 songs, each evoking a familiar Broadway style. The soundtrack also parodies many familiar Disney conventions, with several songs spoofing Disney musicals such as \"Beauty and the Beast\" and \"The Little Mermaid\". The tracks \"Mountain Town\" brought comparisons to \"Oklahoma!\" and the opening to \"Beauty and the Beast\" (\"Belle\"), and the \"La Resistance\" medley drew forth favorable \"Les Misérables\" comparisons. \"I'm Super\" recalls \"Beauty and the Beast\" \"Be Our Guest\" and \"South Pacific\" \"Honey", "title": "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" }, { "docid": "6915920", "text": "adaptation; sung by Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts during the film and also as a duet cover version by Ariana Grande and John Legend during the end credits. Grande and Legend's version of the song is an homage to the cover performed by Dion and Bryson for the 1991 film. \"Beauty and the Beast\" was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken in 1990. Intending for the song to be \"the height of simplicity\", the songwriters drew much of its influence from Broadway music. Due to Ashman's failing health, some of \"Beauty and the Beast\"'s pre-production was relocated", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "1208633", "text": "that category. It also became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards, where it won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song and received additional nominations for Best Original Song and Best Sound. In April 1994, \"Beauty and the Beast\" became Disney's first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical. The success of the film spawned two direct-to-video follow-ups: \"\" (1997) and \"Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World\" (1998), both of which take place in the timeline", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" }, { "docid": "9978609", "text": "its songs have also been influenced by French, classical, pop and Broadway music. Credited to Various Artists, \"Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack\" features performances by the film's main cast – Paige O'Hara, Richard White, Jesse Corti, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury and Robby Benson – in order of appearance. Additionally, the album features recording artists Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson, who perform a pop rendition of the film's title and theme song, \"Beauty and the Beast\", which simultaneously serves as the soundtrack's only single. Following a difficult period during where Walt Disney Feature Animation struggled to release successful", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack)" }, { "docid": "6915941", "text": "recluse into [Belle's] true love.\" The original film version of \"Beauty and the Beast\" performed by Lansbury was written in the key of G-flat major at a \"moderately slow\" tempo of 84 beats per minute (Andante), at a duration of two minutes and forty-six seconds. An \"eloquent\" rock-influenced pop song with a \"calm\" and \"lilting\" melody, Stephen Whitty of NJ.com described \"Beauty and the Beast\" as a \"Broadway ballad.\" Film critic Roger Ebert described the song's melody as \"haunting\", while \"Entertainment Weekly\"'s Lisa Schwarzbaum dubbed the song as a \"lullaby\". \"The Disney Song Encyclopedia\" author Thomas S. Hischak described Menken's", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "5282185", "text": "accepting a new version of such an immensely popular work. \"Beauty and the Beast\" became Disney's first Broadway venture, although \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\", a stage adaptation of Disney's animated film of the same name, had premiered in New York in 1979, produced by Radio City Music Hall Productions, Inc. Theatre Under the Stars' executive director Frank Young campaigned heavily to have the show open in Houston, Texas even getting Governor Ann Richards involved in order to secure the stage rights. Roth summarized \"Beauty and the Beast\" as a story about \"seeing past the exterior of a person", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "16862023", "text": "musical.\" According to Broadway actress and singer Paige O'Hara, who both recorded the song and provided the voice of Belle, Ashman and Menken \"wanted to leave the pop music sound of \"Mermaid\" behind and go for something more Jerome Kern/Rodgers & Hammerstein\" for \"Beauty and the Beast\". The film's songs and musical numbers, which were written to both \"propel the plot\" and offer \"character development\", were heavily influenced by French, classical and traditional Broadway music. Additionally, Menken described \"Belle\" and the other \"Beauty and the Beast\" songs to \"The New York Times \"as \"tangents from 18th-century France\". Written in a", "title": "Belle (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "6719617", "text": "leaving Noelle, weeping, to face the future alone. The story's origin is revealed in an interview with its writer, Anthony Lawrence: \"Q: How did “The Man Who Was Never Born” come about?\" A: I had this idea in my mind, a kind of a beauty and the beast idea, and so it kind of developed from that, because that was one of my old favorites, Jean Cocteau’s \"Beauty and the Beast\", the French version, which was a beautiful film. I was thinking of that film, and also just the idea that had always kind of fascinated me. Joseph Stefano loved", "title": "The Man Who Was Never Born" }, { "docid": "5282205", "text": "\"Beauty and the Beast\"s set resembles a hybrid of Gothic Victorian and Louis Quinze. Disney hired costume designer Ann Hould-Ward to design the musical's costumes because the studio enjoyed a \"certain aesthetic\" she had used in her previous work, and thus allowed her much creative freedom. Roth was particularly impressed with the designer's contributions to the musicals \"Sunday in the Park With George\" and \"Into the Woods\". Hould-Ward accepted Disney's offer because she was interested in seeing exactly how a corporate company producing a Broadway musical for the first time would \"change the Broadway world.\" Conceptualization began in summer 1992.", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "5282270", "text": "in Hollywood as an animated film, Disney's version of 'Beauty and the Beast' has returned home as an opulent stage musical, a year after its Broadway bow. Both good and bad choices have been made in adapting the 1991 film, but with its outstanding performances, fantastic production values and memorable score, this show should warm the hearts of all but the most curmudgeonly theatergoers.\" However, Jacobs felt that the production suffered from the lack of danger felt watching the film. After having been left unimpressed upon viewing the original Broadway production, \"Variety\"s Matt Wolf was pleasantly surprised by the musical's", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "17628853", "text": "The musical was directed by Robert Jess Roth, produced by Disney Theatrical, and written by Linda Woolverton. Beauty and the Beast ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's eighth longest-running production in history. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. The stage version included many songs not included in the musical, such as the deleted songs Human Again (whose demo was 9 minutes long) and Gaston (Reprise), a Beast number - If I Can't Love Her, and a Maurice number - No Matter What. The", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (franchise)" }, { "docid": "1208645", "text": "and the Beast\" into a Broadway-style musical film in the same vein as \"Mermaid\". Ashman, who at the time had learned he was dying of complications from AIDS, had been working with Disney on a pet project of his, \"Aladdin\", and only reluctantly agreed to join the struggling production team. To accommodate Ashman's failing health, pre-production of \"Beauty and the Beast\" was moved from London to the Residence Inn in Fishkill, New York, close to Ashman's New York City home. Here, Ashman and Menken joined Wise, Trousdale, Hahn, and Woolverton in retooling the film's script. Since the original story had", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" }, { "docid": "20071635", "text": "learned how to love instead would be more suitable due to the film's three-act structure. \"Evermore\" is a somber Broadway-influenced power ballad; its lyrics explore themes such as true love, heartbreak, loneliness and sacrifice. In \"Beauty and the Beast\", \"Evermore\" is performed by the Beast shortly after he releases Belle from the castle so that she may return to the village and aid her father. Despite knowing that freeing her will further jeopardize his chances of becoming human again, the Beast realizes he loves Belle and ultimately sacrifices his own happiness in return for hers. Critical reception towards \"Evermore\" has", "title": "Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song)" }, { "docid": "7597910", "text": "being \"Will the Sun Ever Shine Again\" from the 2004 film \"Home on the Range\". \"On the Record\" includes a total of eight Academy Award for Best Song winners: \"When You Wish Upon a Star\" from \"Pinocchio\", \"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah\" from \"Song of the South\", \"Under the Sea\" from \"The Little Mermaid\", \"Beauty and the Beast\" from \"Beauty and the Beast\", \"A Whole New World\" from \"Aladdin\", \"Can You Feel the Love Tonight\" from \"The Lion King\", \"Colors of the Wind\" from \"Pocahontas\", and \"You'll Be in My Heart\" from \"Tarzan\". The catalogue of music does not only come from the screen,", "title": "On the Record (musical)" }, { "docid": "6915993", "text": "success,\" while \"People\" wrote that the release of \"Beauty and the Beast\" is when the singer truly went \"global.\" In the wake of \"Beauty and the Beast\"'s success, young fans who had not yet learned Dion's name would simply refer to her as \"Beauty and the Beast\". The commercial success of \"Beauty and the Beast\" ultimately earned Dion a $10 million recording contract with Sony Music International; the song was then included on Dion's successful self-titled studio album, serving as the record's \"cornerstone\". American musician Prince was so moved by Dion's performance on \"Beauty and the Beast\" after hearing it", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "5282242", "text": "as Maurice, and Drew Varley as LeFou. Madison Sqaure Garden Starrs Alan Bosley as Gaston A Los Angeles production opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 12, 1995, and closed on September 29, 1996. Most of the original Broadway cast, including Susan Egan, Terrence Mann, Gary Beach, Beth Fowler, Burke Moses and Tom Bosley reprised their roles. Notable replacements included James Stacy Barbour as the Beast. The sets in this production were widely considered to be the largest out of all the musical's productions in the world. After the show closed in Los Angeles, all of the sets were transferred", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "18594171", "text": "Gordon Stanley Gordon Stanley (born December 20, 1951, Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American stage actor. His first professional stage appearance came in a production of \"Richard III\" at the Court Theatre in Chicago in 1969. His Off-Broadway debut came in 1977 in \"Lyrical and Satirical\". His Broadway debut was in 1980 in the musical \"Onward Victoria. Stanley has performed in numerous Broadway shows, including \"Ragtime\", \"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\", \"Beauty and the Beast\", and \"Cabaret\". Stanley married Renee Lutz, a stage manager on May 18, 1980. Stanley has sung in the animated musical films \"Beauty and", "title": "Gordon Stanley" }, { "docid": "12123633", "text": "reluctantly allows her to go. When Beauty arrives home her family is overjoyed, but quickly become disheartened when they learn she's leaving again. During the days without the Beast, Beauty begins to recognize how she truly feels about him. At her family's pleading she agrees to stay a while longer, but quickly rushes back to the castle when she has a dream about the Beast dying. Beauty discovers him nearly dead. Realizing her true feelings, she confesses her love and tells him that she will marry him. In an instant the enchantment on the Beast and the curse is broken.", "title": "Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast" }, { "docid": "20071656", "text": "the instrumentation, to \"melted-chocolate\", gradually becoming more human-sounding as the song progresses. Belting comfortably, Stevens' voice has been compared to that of Terrence Man, the actor who originated the role of the Beast in the Broadway adaptation and recorded \"If I Can't Love Her\". Mumbling slightly, Stevens begin the song using a more \"guttural\" part of his voice in an effort to impersonate the sound of a beast before the song truly progresses into \"a soaring love ballad\". Some traces of Auto-Tune can be heard in Stevens' performance. When Disney released the film's first official trailer in November 2016, \"Billboard\"'s", "title": "Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song)" }, { "docid": "16247438", "text": "and bland characterization.\" The series was given a 33 out of 100 score on Metacritic, indicating \"generally unfavorable\" reviews from 19 critics. Kyle Anderson of \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave the pilot of \"Beauty & the Beast\" a C- grade, stating that it lacks the same charm that the 1980s drama had, and that 'The Beast' is more of a Hulk rather than an actual beast. David Wiegand of the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" called the series an \"overheated, badly written, wretchedly acted and unconvincing drama, which makes mincemeat out of the traditional beauty and the beast fairy tale\". Mary McNamara of the", "title": "Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)" }, { "docid": "20198130", "text": "Beauty & the Beast (1982 video game) Beauty & the Beast is a video game written by Wendell Brown for the Intellivision and released on December 31, 1982 by Imagic. It is a one player game with a concept similar to Nintendo's \"Donkey Kong\". In the game, the player takes the role of Bashful Buford who must save Tiny Mabel from the giant Horrible Hank. In order to save Tiny Mabel, the player must climb up a building while avoiding things thrown by Horrible Hank. Hearts come from Mabel which makes Buford invincible for a short time. Once the player", "title": "Beauty & the Beast (1982 video game)" }, { "docid": "18594172", "text": "the Beast\", \"Pocahontas\", \"The Hunchback of Notre Dame\", and \"Aladdin and the King of Thieves\". Gordon Stanley Gordon Stanley (born December 20, 1951, Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American stage actor. His first professional stage appearance came in a production of \"Richard III\" at the Court Theatre in Chicago in 1969. His Off-Broadway debut came in 1977 in \"Lyrical and Satirical\". His Broadway debut was in 1980 in the musical \"Onward Victoria. Stanley has performed in numerous Broadway shows, including \"Ragtime\", \"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\", \"Beauty and the Beast\", and \"Cabaret\". Stanley married Renee Lutz, a stage", "title": "Gordon Stanley" }, { "docid": "20071670", "text": "shared on Twitter. Groban's version was released as the second single from \"Beauty and the Beast\"'s soundtrack on March 3, 2017, several days before the album, on which Stevens' original rendition appears, was released. Groban promoted the song with a performance on \"Good Morning America\" on March 14, 2017. The occasion marked both the song's first televised performance, as well as the first time an original song from the remake was performed live on television. Musically, Groban's single remains a \"Broadway-like\" operatic pop ballad that features the same lyrics, beginning \"I was the one who had it all\". Written in", "title": "Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song)" }, { "docid": "5282267", "text": "audible, and panning Woolverton's book for failing to supplement her screenplay. Minor praise was awarded to the performances of Lamberts, Beach and Fowler, as well as Mann's climactic beast-to-prince transformation. In addition to predicting that \"Beauty and the Beast\" would be derided by traditional Broadway theatre-goers and critics alike, \"Variety\" writer Jeremy Gerard was largely negative in his own review. While admitting that the production \"boasts several real pluses\", Gerard criticized the show for appearing \"bloated, padded, gimmick-ridden, tacky and ... utterly devoid of imagination.\" The critic voiced his strong disapproval of the costumes while dismissing the set as \"something", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "15409512", "text": "his co-writing lyricist once again. Aware that \"Tangled\" would not be \"a [traditional] musical like \"Beauty and the Beast\" or [\"The Hunchback of Notre Dame\"] \", on both of which Menken worked as a composer, Menken described the film as a \"hybrid\" because it is \"far from [a] classic break into song musical.\" For \"Tangled\", Menken challenged himself to come up with a different, unique sound that would differ significantly from the musical styles of his previous Broadway musical-influenced film projects and compositions. Inspired by the ongoing motif of Rapunzel's \"long hair and the freedom she wanted\", Menken decided to", "title": "I See the Light" }, { "docid": "1208692", "text": "Tucci, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw joined the cast, as Cogsworth, Lumière, Cadenza, and Plumette, respectively. Composer Alan Menken returned to score the film's music, with new material written by Menken and Tim Rice. In June 2015, Menken said the film would not include the songs that were written for the Broadway musical. Filming began on May 18, 2015 in London, and production officially wrapped in August 2015. The film was released on March 17, 2017. \"Beauty and the Beast\" merchandise cover a wide variety of products, among them storybook versions of the film's story, a comic book based on the film", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" }, { "docid": "11174650", "text": "and mannerisms. According to White, Gaston's early designs initially looked \"much more Brutish\" before the animators ultimately decided to go in a \"more beautiful\" direction, basing the character \"on a grotesque version\" of the Prince Charming character. Describing the design process as highly collaborative between actor and animator, White would record his lines while the animators drew his character, alternating back and forth for several months. This process allowed the animators to incorporate White's acting performance into Gaston. Because White continued to perform on Broadway while working on \"Beauty and the Beast\", Disney would accommodate his stage career by hiring", "title": "Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "1631600", "text": "starring Catherine Zeta-Jones), \"Sunshine on Leith\", \"The Last Five Years\", \"Into The Woods\" (also directed by Rob Marshall and also featuring Baranski and costumes by Atwood), \"La La Land\", \"Beauty and the Beast\" (also directed by Bill Condon), \"The Greatest Showman\" (also written by Bill Condon), \"A Star Is Born\", and \"Mary Poppins Returns\" (also directed by Rob Marshall), all of these, bar \"Enchanted\", \"Sunshine on Leith\", \"La La Land\", \"Beauty and the Beast\", \"The Greatest Showman\", \"Mary Poppins Returns\"; as adaptations of Broadway/West End stage shows (\"Enchanted\", \"La La Land\", \"The Greatest Showman\" were original properties, \"Sunshine on Leith\"", "title": "Chicago (2002 film)" }, { "docid": "2679608", "text": "the tree would break Belle's promise never to leave the castle, but she wants to make Beast happy, so she agrees to go, taking Chip and Axe. Forte orders Fife \"to make sure they don't come back\". Beast is still waiting for Belle to show up, but Forte claims \"she's abandoned you!\" and feeds Beast's anger, trying to persuade him to forget her, but he races out anyway. In his anger, Beast destroys the decorations in the dining room where Angelique was and storms off outside to look for Belle, leaving Angelique hopeless. Meanwhile, Belle and the others look for", "title": "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" }, { "docid": "14509312", "text": "Institute, Tsukuba Science City and New York City's Times Square (Toys \"R\" Us) (Roseland Ballroom) are widely recognized contributions from his EFX Invention Laboratory in New Jersey. He is a Gold Clio Award team member. In 1994 he was a conceptual engineering consultant assisting The Walt Disney Company in the translation of artistic, sculptural and engineering agendas for \"Beauty and the Beast\" on Broadway theatre. He was a member of Ann Hould-Ward's 1994 Tony Award team for \"Beauty and the Beast\". The Illuminating Engineering Society awarded him the Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence, the Lumen Award and the Lumen", "title": "James Falk" }, { "docid": "9220097", "text": "Tiny Tim in the Ford's Theatre production of \"A Christmas Carol\" in Washington, DC. He subsequently performed in numerous operas over two seasons at The Kennedy Center. After appearing in his second season at Ford's Theater, he was invited to audition for Disney and was selected to play the part of Chip in the tour of Beauty and the Beast. Hodges portrayed the role of the loveable teacup \"Chip\", the son of \"Mrs. Potts\", for seven months in the National Tour of Beauty and the Beast in 2003. He was invited to play the same part on Broadway in New", "title": "Henry Hodges" }, { "docid": "1824930", "text": "and jewels the Beast gave her with her sisters, but they turn into rags at her sisters' touch, and are restored to their splendour when returned to Beauty, as the Beast meant them only for her. Her sisters are envious when they hear of her happy life at the castle, and, overhearing that she must return to the Beast on a certain day, inform her to steer clear of the Beast, even her father threatens to disown Beauty if she refuses to marry his younger and wealthier cousin instead of the Beast, snatching the ring away to prevent her from", "title": "Beauty and the Beast" }, { "docid": "8053364", "text": "maid who is capable of doing magic. The beast tells Beauty that he has decided to spare her life but she cannot leave the castle. Beauty is given a comfortable room and grand clothes to wear. When she sleeps, Beauty is visited by a sinister fairy who tells her to beware of the apparent kindness of the beast. Time passes and the friendship between Beauty and the beast grows deeper. One night after dinner, the beast asks Beauty if she should like to be his wife. Beauty gently turns him down, but the beast insists that he will grant her", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (1992 film)" }, { "docid": "5282259", "text": "clarinet in B-flat, and the fifth on bassoon and contrabassoon. The excised reed parts were used for the synthesizer parts upon their removal for the licensed orchestration. The optional reduced orchestration is scored for two synthesizers, a percussion section, double bass, three woodwind players, a trumpet, a French horn, and solo violin and cello. Notable Broadway cast replacements (approximate dates given where available) The Original Broadway Cast Recording was released on April 26, 1994. The CD included Susan Egan as Belle, Terrence Mann as Beast, Burke Moses as Gaston, Gary Beach as Lumière and Beth Fowler as Mrs. Potts. The", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "2723711", "text": "bankruptcy. Public reaction to these events was very harsh, having been expressed most clearly in an interview on \"The Oprah Winfrey Show.\" Upon successfully filing for bankruptcy, Braxton relinquished the rights to many of her valued possessions, including the Grammys and American Music Awards she had previously been granted. Braxton has appeared in two Disney Broadway shows: She made her Broadway debut as Belle in \"Beauty and the Beast\" beginning September 9, 1998 when she replaced Kim Huber. During her run in the show Alan Menken wrote and composed a new song for the musical, titled \"A Change in Me\",", "title": "Toni Braxton" }, { "docid": "20010984", "text": "songs from the Broadway musical adaptation of \"Beauty and the Beast\" in the remake. However, Disney decided to recruit composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice to write entirely new songs for the film instead. Original \"Beauty and the Beast\" composer Menken reunited with Rice, with whom he had previously collaborated on the 1994 musical to write three new songs for the remake, including \"How Does a Moment Last Forever\", whose original title was \"Our Song Lives On\". Rice once again replaced Howard Ashman, the animated film's lyricist, which had died from HIV-related complications in 1991. The live action film", "title": "How Does a Moment Last Forever" }, { "docid": "1370118", "text": "UK charts in 1993. On returning to the States, she appeared in the Broadway touring production, this time playing Rizzo. She played Fanny Brice in a revamped \"Funny Girl\" tour. She has had many successful theater credits; she was among the many actresses who took the starring role of Belle in the Broadway production of \"Beauty and the Beast\". She replaced Kerry Butler in September 1997 and was in the show until June 1998 when she was then succeeded by Kim Huber. She also starred the critically lauded production of \"\" (in a production staged at The Paper Mill Playhouse).", "title": "Debbie Gibson" }, { "docid": "12123632", "text": "the Beast's past when she slowly starts to hear the voices of the two invisible maids that wait on her. When Beauty becomes homesick, the Beast shows her a magic mirror that allows her to see her family. In it she sees Grace agreeing to marry the local minister, despite still loving Robert. She also learns that Robert himself has recently returned home after years lost at sea, eager to find Grace. Beauty begs to visit her home and tell Grace before it's too late, promising to return in a week and stay with the Beast forever afterwards. The Beast", "title": "Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast" }, { "docid": "5282186", "text": "and into his or her heart\". Woolverton learned that Disney had commissioned her to adapt the animated film she had written into a Broadway musical while she was vacationing with her family in Maui, and her initial response to the idea was \"Yikes.\" In the process of adapting her own animated screenplay into a full-length, two-act libretto for the stage, Woolverton contributed several distinct changes to the material, specifically instilling more emotional \"depth\" into each main character. The writer expanded the story by both \"fleshing out\" each character and allowing room for new musical numbers. Namely, Woolverton made the Beast", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "7001189", "text": "Broadway shows come through Miller's doors every year, the likes of which have included: \"The Phantom of the Opera\", \"Chicago\", \"My Fair Lady\", \"Wicked\" and \"Beauty and the Beast\". Miller has also hosted Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Corwin, Dave Chappelle, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. Every year, Miller Auditorium is also host to the three Western Michigan University commencement ceremonies, in addition to hosting ceremonies for the local community college and various secondary schools in the area. The auditorium is available for rent by groups community. Miller Auditorium James W. Miller Auditorium is a performance venue at Western Michigan", "title": "Miller Auditorium" }, { "docid": "11174681", "text": "Gaston and Lefou sing about his wicked plan, with Gaston also admitting he \"won't feel the least bit remorseful\" so long as it works), and \"Maison de Lunes\" (in which he recruits the asylum owner to have Maurice committed). In the Melbourne stage production of the film, he was played by Hugh Jackman. Notable actors who have played the role on Broadway include Burke Moses, Marc Kudisch, Christopher Sieber, and Donny Osmond. Gaston is also featured in the Marvel Comics serial for \"Beauty and the Beast\", taking place during Belle's stay at the castle. He generally served as comic relief", "title": "Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "6915984", "text": "the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the musical, again performed by Fowler. While critical reception towards the musical ranged from negative to mixed, John Simon of \"New York\" commended Fowler for \"manag[ing] to heat up and brighten [her] material\". Within the realm of reality television talent competitions, \"Beauty and the Beast\" was covered on \"The Voice Australia\" by contestants Lionel Cole and Sabrina Batshon in 2014. Candice Barnes of \"The Sydney Morning Herald\" reviewed that the \"song suited Sabrina best\" while it was \"too high\" for Cole, in the end accusing both contestants of \"destroying one of the best loved", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "6915965", "text": "Afanasieff for successfully making the song his own. Actress and singer Paige O'Hara, who voices Belle, was among the first artists to express interest in recording the pop version of \"Beauty and the Beast\", but Disney dismissed her for being \"too Broadway\". Unable to afford to hire a \"big singer\" at the time, Disney settled for rising Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Because she was relatively unknown to American audiences at the time, the studio doubted that Dion would have much of an impact in the United States on her own and subsequently hired the more well-known American singer Peabo", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" }, { "docid": "7426419", "text": "the fairy tale, and ultimately ordered that it be restarted from scratch in favor of creating a Broadway-style musical film starring a strong heroine, more similar to \"The Little Mermaid\". Opting instead for a \"feminist twist\" on the original story, Katzenberg hired television writer Linda Woolverton, who had never written an animated film before, to write the film's screenplay. Before \"Beauty and the Beast\", Disney's tradition of depicting female characters as victims had already long been established. The fact that Belle was hardly depicted as a feminist in earlier versions of the film became a point of contention among the", "title": "Belle (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "5282182", "text": "in 1964 – only to have his idea declined, citing cost of investment and time concerns. However, Eisner invited Roth to ask him about pursuing Broadway again in the future once he had finished directing three additional Disney theme park shows. Ultimately impressed with Roth's adaptation of \"The Nutcracker\", Eisner finally suggested an adaptation of \"Beauty and the Beast\", inspired by the success of a condensed stage version of the film at Disneyland, although briefly discouraged by the idea of having humans instantly transformed into inanimate objects live. Since the film had not yet been released on home video, Roth", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "9471044", "text": "in the closing credits: \"All Right\", \"Welcome to Sacred Heart\", \"Everything Comes Down to Poo\", \"Gonna Miss You, Carla\", \"The Rant Song\", \"Options\", \"When the Truth Comes Out\", \"Guy Love\", \"For the Last Time, I'm Dominican\", and \"Friends Forever/What's Going to Happen\". \"Welcome to Sacred Heart\" was composed by Fordham, Marx, and Lopez Fordham considers \"Welcome to Sacred Heart\" to be Dr. Kelso's song; Kelso (and especially Jenkins' performance of Kelso) being Sacred Heart's Jerry Orbach/Robert Preston-type showman, as in \"Lullaby of Broadway\" from \"42nd Street\". \"Be Our Guest\" from \"Beauty and the Beast\" was also cited as an influence.", "title": "My Musical" }, { "docid": "3829327", "text": "of a stranger's hospitality. However, his benefactor – the Beast – takes umbrage when he steals a miraculous white rose for his beloved daughter. Beauty becomes the guest of the leonine Beast, and the Beast aids her father in getting his fortune back. Beauty later joins her father in London, where she almost forgets the Beast, causing him to wither away from heartache. When Beauty learns that he is dying, she returns, saving him. Beauty and the Beast disclose their love for one another and the Beast's humanity is revealed. They live happily ever after. A woman moves in with", "title": "The Bloody Chamber" }, { "docid": "13740102", "text": "once the Beauty and the Beast became entangled with the Super Series, it lost its stand alone gravitas and quickly fell from favour. In the tentative schedule for the 2004/05 Super Series there was to have been a November Hawaii Grand Prix, but that season was foreshortened and this did not take place. The Beauty and the Beast was so-called because there were in fact two events running. The strongman equated to the Beast. The beauty was initially a bikini fitness challenge. In 2001 this was replaced by the first ever Women's Strength & Fitness Challenge. The association between Strongman", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (strongman competition)" }, { "docid": "8316034", "text": "beautiful young woman named Belle who he imprisons in his castle. All this must be done before the last petal falls from the enchanted rose on his twenty-first birthday. In all animated film appearances, the Beast is voiced by American actor Robby Benson. The 1991 animated film was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1994, with the role being originated by American actor Terrence Mann. Dan Stevens portrays the character in a 2017 live-action adaptation of the original 1991 film. Determining a suitable appearance for the Beast proved challenging. Although entirely fictional, supervising animator Glen Keane felt it essential for", "title": "Beast (Beauty and the Beast)" }, { "docid": "5282224", "text": "(Reprise)\"). Back in town, at the local tavern, Gaston sulks at his loss of a bride. LeFou and the patrons attempt to cheer him up (\"Gaston\"), when Maurice rushes in claiming a Beast has Belle locked away, they laugh at him but Gaston formulates a plan (\"Gaston (Reprise)\"). Back at the castle, the Beast grows impatient as Belle has yet to join him for dinner. Cogsworth informs him she refuses to come, after a shouting match between Belle and the Beast (which ends in a victory for Belle) he tells her if she cannot eat with him then she will", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (musical)" }, { "docid": "6915959", "text": "instrumental movie version performed by The Galway Pops Orchestra and featured on the album \"Galway at the Movies\" was nominated in 1994 for the Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy. The American Film Institute ranked \"Beauty and the Beast\" 62nd on the organization's list of the 100 greatest songs in film history. \"Beauty and the Beast\" is one of only four songs from Disney animated films to have appeared on the list. When BuzzFeed organized \"The Definitive Ranking Of The 102 Best Animated Disney Songs\" list, \"Beauty and the Beast\" was placed at number four, while the same website ranked the", "title": "Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4910593", "text": "This process starts at the midline and then spreads back into the posterior region. By the time the embryo is eight weeks old, there are ten buds on the upper and lower arches that will eventually become the primary (deciduous) dentition. These teeth will continue to form until they erupt in the mouth. In the primary dentition there are a total of twenty teeth: five per quadrant and ten per arch. The eruption of these teeth (\"teething\") begins at the age of six months and continues until twenty-five to thirty-three months of age during the primary dentition period. Usually, the", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "14142323", "text": "for chewing and grinding. Carnivores, on the other hand, have canine teeth to kill prey and to tear meat. Mammals, in general, are diphyodont, meaning that they develop two sets of teeth. In humans, the first set (the \"baby,\" \"milk,\" \"primary\" or \"deciduous\" set) normally starts to appear at about six months of age, although some babies are born with one or more visible teeth, known as neonatal teeth. Normal tooth eruption at about six months is known as teething and can be painful. Kangaroos, elephants, and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. In Aardvarks, teeth lack", "title": "Tooth" }, { "docid": "775176", "text": "mammal species. Humans, like other mammals, are diphyodont, meaning that they develop two sets of teeth. The first set (called the \"baby\", \"milk\", \"primary\", or \"deciduous\" set) normally starts to appear at about six months of age, although some babies are born with one or more visible teeth, known as natal teeth. Normal tooth eruption at about six months is known as teething and can be painful. Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of tooth structure. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its field of study, though dental occlusion, or contact between", "title": "Human tooth" }, { "docid": "4910593", "text": "This process starts at the midline and then spreads back into the posterior region. By the time the embryo is eight weeks old, there are ten buds on the upper and lower arches that will eventually become the primary (deciduous) dentition. These teeth will continue to form until they erupt in the mouth. In the primary dentition there are a total of twenty teeth: five per quadrant and ten per arch. The eruption of these teeth (\"teething\") begins at the age of six months and continues until twenty-five to thirty-three months of age during the primary dentition period. Usually, the", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "747766", "text": "more detail at Nestlé boycott and International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes). Besides breast milk, infant formula is the only other milk product which the medical community considers nutritionally acceptable for infants under the age of one year (as opposed to cow's milk, goat's milk, or follow-on formula). Supplementing with solid food in addition to breast milk or formula begins during weaning, and most babies begin supplementing about the time their first teeth appear, usually around the age of six months. Although cow's milk is the basis of almost all infant formula, plain cow's milk is unsuited for infants", "title": "Infant formula" }, { "docid": "5507221", "text": "age, but males appear to continue to grow larger and heavier in their third and fourth years. Milk teeth develop around three months of age, with a full set of teeth developing by around six months. By the time their teeth develop, lambs are capable grazers, but the ewes continue nursing them from August to May of the following year. Most argali live five to 10 years, but are capable of living 13 years in the wild. Adult argali eat of food a day. The vegetation preferred by the species varies based on elevation and area. In higher elevations, they", "title": "Argali" }, { "docid": "236358", "text": "naturalist Charles Darwin called this process \"an instinctive tendency to acquire an art\". First language acquisition proceeds in a fairly regular sequence, though there is a wide degree of variation in the timing of particular stages among normally developing infants. From birth, newborns respond more readily to human speech than to other sounds. Around one month of age, babies appear to be able to distinguish between different speech sounds. Around six months of age, a child will begin babbling, producing the speech sounds or handshapes of the languages used around them. Words appear around the age of 12 to 18", "title": "Language" }, { "docid": "1960157", "text": "birth to two or three kittens. They weigh around at birth, and are able to actively move around by the age of one month. They begin to play in water and to take solid food when about two months old, but are not fully weaned until six months old. They reach full adult size when about eight and a half months old, acquire their adult canine teeth by 11 months, and are sexually mature when approximately 15 months old. They live up to 10 years in captivity. The Fishing cat is threatened by destruction of wetlands, which are increasingly being", "title": "Fishing cat" } ]

[ { "docid": "14526628", "text": "commonly are maximum crown length and maximum crown breadth. \"Linking to the Past\" by Kenneth L. Feder states that \"Dental development...provides a valuable gauge of the level of physical maturity and age.\" The first set of teeth, or the lower central incisors, does not begin to appear until the infant is approximately six-and-a-half months old. The rest of the baby teeth, which are called deciduous teeth, will then appear “fairly consistently across the species”, until the child is about two-years-old, when the second upper molars appear; at this point in development, there are twenty teeth in all. From the age", "title": "Odontometrics" }, { "docid": "4910594", "text": "first teeth seen in the mouth are the mandibular centrals and the last are the maxillary second molars. The primary teeth are made up of central incisors, lateral incisors, canines, first molars, and secondary molars; there is one in each quadrant, making a total of four of each tooth. All of these are gradually replaced with a permanent counterpart except for the primary first and second molars; they are replaced by premolars. The replacement of primary teeth begins around age six, when the permanent teeth start to appear in the mouth, resulting in mixed dentition. The erupting permanent teeth cause", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "6023745", "text": "spines stiffen within a few hours, and further spines emerge over the first few days of life as the skin, initially swollen and edematous, begins to dry and contract. The eyes open at fifteen days, when the young begin to become more active. The deciduous teeth appear at about three weeks, with the permanent teeth following at seven to nine weeks. The young are weaned by six weeks and leave the mother not long after. They can become sexually mature at two to three months of age, although in the wild they will not typically breed during the first year", "title": "Four-toed hedgehog" }, { "docid": "6512443", "text": "is tearing of food. The canine teeth are able to withstand the tremendous lateral pressures from chewing. There is a single cusp on canines, and they resemble the prehensile teeth found in carnivorous animals. Though relatively the same, there are some minor differences between the deciduous (baby) mandibular canine and that of the permanent mandibular canine. The mandibular canines begin to show calcification at age 4 months and the enamel of the crown is completely formed by age 7 years. The permanent mandibular canines erupt at around 9 to 10 years of age. The mandibular and maxillary canines are the", "title": "Mandibular canine" }, { "docid": "9567413", "text": "Tooth eruption Tooth eruption is a process in tooth development in which the teeth enter the mouth and become visible. It is currently believed that the periodontal ligament plays an important role in tooth eruption. The first human teeth to appear, the deciduous (primary) teeth (also known as baby or milk teeth), erupt into the mouth from around 6 months until 2 years of age, in a process known as \"teething\". These teeth are the only ones in the mouth until a person is about 6 years old creating the primary dentition stage. At that time, the first permanent tooth", "title": "Tooth eruption" }, { "docid": "6512339", "text": "central incisor. The mandibular central incisors are usually the first teeth to appear in the mouth, typically around the age of 6-8 months. In the universal system of notation, the deciduous mandibular central incisors are designated by a letter written in uppercase. The right deciduous mandibular central incisor is known as \"P\", and the left one is known as \"O\". The international notation has a different system of notation. Thus, the right deciduous mandibular central incisor is known as \"81\", and the left one is known as \"71\". In the universal system of notation, the permanent mandibular central incisors are", "title": "Mandibular central incisor" }, { "docid": "6506596", "text": "4 months of age. The enamel of the tooth is completely formed by around 6 to 7 years of age and the permanent maxillary canines erupt at around 11 to 12 years of age. The root is completely formed by 13 to 15 years of age. The maxillary canine teeth are slightly wider than the mandibular canine teeth. The maxillary canines have one root, usually the longest root of any tooth in the mouth. In the \"universal system of notation\", the deciduous maxillary canines are designated by a letter written in uppercase. The right deciduous maxillary canine is known as", "title": "Maxillary canine" }, { "docid": "1972294", "text": "incisor teeth tend to appear first, the teeth of an oncilla kitten erupt more or less simultaneously, at around 21 days of age. The kittens do not begin to take solid food until they are 38 to 56 days old (much older than in the domestic cat), but are fully weaned at three months. Oncillas reach sexual maturity at around two to two and a half years of age. They have a life span of about 11 years in the wild, but there are records of these cats reaching an age of 17 years. The following are the traditionally recognized", "title": "Oncilla" }, { "docid": "6111478", "text": "mating, a copulatory plug forms, which is expelled about 48 hours later. Gestation lasts around 94 days, and results in the birth of a litter of up to three young, although over half of births are of singletons. Newborn young weigh , and initially have soft quills. Although they are born with their incisor teeth fully erupted, the remaining teeth begin to appear at 14 days, with the full set of adult teeth present by 25 months. They are weaned at around 100 days of age, and grow rapidly for the first twenty weeks, reaching the full adult size, and", "title": "Cape porcupine" }, { "docid": "3578261", "text": "Teething Teething is the process by which an infant's first teeth (the deciduous teeth, often called \"baby teeth\" or \"milk teeth\") sequentially appear by emerging through the gums, typically arriving in pairs. The mandibular central incisors are the first primary teeth to erupt, usually between 6 and 10 months of age. It can take several years for all 20 teeth to complete the tooth eruption. Though the process of teething is sometimes referred to as \"cutting teeth\", when teeth emerge through the gums they do not cut through the flesh. Instead, hormones are released within the body that cause some", "title": "Teething" }, { "docid": "14526629", "text": "of two-and-a-half until about six years, the deciduous teeth maintain stability, until a set of molars (also called “Six Year Molars”) appear in the lower jaw; these are the child’s first permanent teeth. From this point on, for the approximate next twelve years, the rest of the deciduous teeth will be replaced by all of the permanent teeth. Additional permanent teeth will erupt in the back of the mouth in order to enlarge the mouth. When the process of all permanent teeth coming in is over, the adult mouth will have thirty-two teeth. The “fairly consistent” rate at which deciduous", "title": "Odontometrics" }, { "docid": "9906701", "text": "Tooth loss Tooth loss is a process in which one or more teeth come loose and fall out. Tooth loss is normal for deciduous teeth (baby teeth), when they are replaced by a person's adult teeth. Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and is the result of injury or disease, such as dental avulsion, tooth decay, and gum disease. The condition of being toothless or missing one or more teeth is called \"edentulism\". Tooth loss typically begins around age six and continues until age twelve. The upper and lower central incisors are shed at age six to seven years. The upper", "title": "Tooth loss" }, { "docid": "6506362", "text": "set. There are some minor differences between the deciduous maxillary central incisor and that of the permanent maxillary central incisor. The deciduous tooth appears in the mouth at 8–12 months of age and shed at 6-7 years, and is replaced by the permanent tooth around 7–8 years of age. The permanent tooth is larger and is longer than it is wide. The maxillary central incisors contact each other at the midline of the face. The mandibular central incisors are the only other type of teeth to do so. The position of these teeth may determine the existence of an open", "title": "Maxillary central incisor" }, { "docid": "589970", "text": "or baby teeth) soon after birth, with these being replaced by permanent teeth by the age of approximately five years old. The horse will normally have 24 deciduous teeth, emerging in pairs, and eventually pushed out by the permanent teeth, which normally number between 36 and 40. As the deciduous teeth are pushed up, they are termed \"caps\". Caps will eventually shed on their own, but may cause discomfort when still loose, requiring extraction. It is possible to estimate the age of a young horse by observing the pattern of teeth in the mouth, based on which teeth have erupted,", "title": "Horse teeth" }, { "docid": "2283047", "text": "when the permanent or adult teeth come in. The permanent or adult grow when the Yorkie puppies are 4 to 8 months old. By around 8 months old, those teeth should fully develop. The permanent or adult teeth will grow in the order of incisors, canine/fangs, premolars and molars. Molar teeth will develop at around 6 to 8 months old. Yorkies and other small dog breeds may have problems if the deciduous or baby teeth do not fall out as the permanent or adult teeth grow. This is caused by the new teeth not growing right underneath the deciduous teeth.", "title": "Yorkshire Terrier" }, { "docid": "6508793", "text": "Permanent teeth Permanent teeth or adult teeth are the second set of teeth formed in diphyodont mammals. In humans and old world simians, there are thirty-two permanent teeth, consisting of six maxillary and six mandibular molars, four maxillary and four mandibular premolars, two maxillary and two mandibular canines, four maxillary and four mandibular incisors. The first permanent tooth usually appears in the mouth at around six years of age, and the mouth will then be in a transition time with both primary (or deciduous dentition) teeth and permanent teeth during the mixed dentition period until the last primary tooth is", "title": "Permanent teeth" }, { "docid": "589966", "text": "Horse teeth Horse teeth refers to the dentition of equine species, including horses and donkeys. Equines are both heterodontous and diphyodontous, which means that they have teeth in more than one shape (there are up to five shapes of tooth in a horse's mouth), and have two successive sets of teeth, the deciduous (\"baby teeth\") and permanent sets. As grazing animals, good dentition is essential to survival, and continued grazing creates specific patterns of wear, which can be used along with patterns of eruption to estimate the age of the horse. A fully developed horse of around five years of", "title": "Horse teeth" }, { "docid": "14142332", "text": "at a given time, and as each tooth wears out, another tooth moves forward to take its place in a process similar to a conveyor belt. The last and largest of these teeth usually becomes exposed when the animal is around 40 years of age, and will often last for an additional 20 years. When the last of these teeth has fallen out, regardless of the elephant's age, the animal will no longer be able to chew food and will die of starvation. Rabbits and other lagomorphs usually shed their deciduous teeth before (or very shortly after) their birth, and", "title": "Tooth" }, { "docid": "2283046", "text": "teeth (often referred to as \"milk teeth\", \"baby teeth\" or \"puppy teeth\"). The second set is the 42-piece permanent or adult teeth. Sometimes the number of permanent or adult teeth may vary, which is fine as long as they do not cause bad bite. When puppies are born, they have no teeth because milk is the only food they need. The deciduous teeth will grow from the age of 3 to 8 weeks old, in the order of incisors, canine/ fangs and premolars. Yorkie puppies have no molar teeth. Yorkie puppies will start to lose their deciduous or baby teeth", "title": "Yorkshire Terrier" }, { "docid": "4910595", "text": "root resorption, where the permanent teeth push on the roots of the primary teeth, causing the roots to be dissolved by odontoclasts (as well as surrounding alveolar bone by osteoclasts) and become absorbed by the forming permanent teeth. The process of shedding primary teeth and their replacement by permanent teeth is called exfoliation. This may last from age six to age twelve. By age twelve there usually are only permanent teeth remaining. However, it is not extremely rare for one or more primary teeth to be retained beyond this age, sometimes well into adulthood, often because the secondary tooth fails", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "9585110", "text": "to categorize changes that take place along a continuum; frequently it is difficult to decide what stage should be assigned to a particular developing tooth. This determination is further complicated by the varying appearance of different histologic sections of the same developing tooth, which can appear to be different stages. Teeth are named by their sets and also arch, class, type, and side. Teeth can belong to one of two sets of teeth: primary (\"baby\") teeth or permanent teeth. Often, \"deciduous\" may be used in place of \"primary\", and \"adult\" may be used for \"permanent\". \"Succedaneous\" refers to those teeth", "title": "Dental anatomy" }, { "docid": "757461", "text": "they reach three to four weeks old, the kittens are gradually weaned and begin to eat solid food, with weaning usually complete by six to eight weeks. Kittens generally begin to lose their baby teeth around three months of age, and have a complete set of adult teeth by nine months. Kittens live primarily on solid food after weaning, but usually continue to suckle from time to time until separated from their mothers. Some mother cats will scatter their kittens as early as three months of age, while others continue to look after them until they approach sexual maturity. The", "title": "Kitten" }, { "docid": "10671642", "text": "reproductively isolated. Gestation lasts about three to four months, but in some populations, delayed implantation of the embryo causes birth of the young until five to seven months after mating. The female gives birth to a single young, which is initially blind and partially hairless. Although the pups develop deciduous teeth while still in the womb, these have already disappeared by the time they are born. They begin to fly at about one month of age, and are fully weaned at about three months, when they are close to the adult size. They reach sexual maturity at one or two", "title": "Sundevall's roundleaf bat" }, { "docid": "4910596", "text": "to develop. Teething age of primary teeth: Primary teeth are essential in the development of the mouth. The primary teeth maintain the arch length within the jaw, the bone and the permanent teeth replacements develop from the same tooth germs as the primary teeth. The primary teeth provide guides for the eruption pathway of the permanent teeth. Also the muscles of the jaw and the formation of the jaw bones depend on the primary teeth to maintain proper spacing for permanent teeth. The roots of primary teeth provide an opening for the permanent teeth to erupt. The primary teeth are", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "6506595", "text": "of the canines is tearing of food. The canine teeth are able to withstand the tremendous lateral pressure caused by chewing. There is a single cusp on canines, and they resemble the prehensile teeth found in carnivorous animals such as the extinct Saber-toothed cat. Though relatively the same, there are some minor differences between the deciduous (baby) maxillary canine and that of the permanent maxillary canine. It is the longest tooth in total length (from the root to the incisal edge) in the mouth. Canines are also the only anterior teeth with a cusp. Maxillary canines begin to calcify by", "title": "Maxillary canine" }, { "docid": "16966423", "text": "Pre-eruption guidance Pre-eruption guidance is an orthodontic treatment method that allows for expansion of existing erupting teeth long before they appear in the mouth. The use off pre-eruption guidance appliances and the timing of extractions of certain deciduous teeth aligns the teeth naturally as opposed to orthodontic mechanical movement of permanent teeth into alignment after they have erupted. Research shows that pre-eruption guidance produces far more stable tooth alignment than alternative treatments. As defined by the American Dental Association and The American Association of Orthodontists, pre-eruption guidance therapy is a treatment method instituted with the use of bimaxillary bilateral removable", "title": "Pre-eruption guidance" }, { "docid": "15041243", "text": "on the older wood in clusters up to long, in diameter and are pale to dark pink or lilac in colour. The stamens are arranged in bundles of five around each flower with 6 to 15 stamens per bundle. The petals are brown, and deciduous. Flowers appear from October to December but mainly in the first weeks of November and the fruit which follow are woody capsules long and scaly with the sepals remaining as teeth on the fruit. \"Melaleuca wilsonii\" was first formally described in 1861 by Victorian State Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in \"Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae\" from specimens", "title": "Melaleuca wilsonii" }, { "docid": "4910592", "text": "Deciduous teeth Deciduous teeth, commonly known as milk teeth, baby teeth and temporary teeth, are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans and other diphyodont mammals. They develop during the embryonic stage of development and erupt—that is, they become visible in the mouth—during infancy. They are usually lost and replaced by permanent teeth, but in the absence of permanent replacements, they can remain functional for many years. Primary teeth start to form during the embryo phase of human life. The development of primary teeth starts at the sixth week of tooth development as the dental lamina.", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "6506366", "text": "to undergo mineralization 14 weeks in utero, and at birth 5/6ths of the enamel is formed. The crown of the tooth is completed 1.5 months after birth and erupts into the mouth at around 10 months of age, making these teeth usually the second type of teeth to appear. The root completes its formation when the child is 1.5 years old.. The permanent maxillary central incisor begins to undergo mineralization when a child is 3–4 months of age. The crown of the tooth is completed at around 4–5 years of age and erupts into the mouth at 7–8 years of", "title": "Maxillary central incisor" }, { "docid": "16966428", "text": "appliances, and additional visits to the orthodontist. www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/G_Periodicity.pdf<br> Mew JRC 2007. Facial Changes in Identical Twins Treated by Different Orthodontic Techniques. The World Journal of Orthodontics 8: 174-188. https://web.archive.org/web/20130628102954/http://www.facefocused.com/wjarticle.html Pre-eruption guidance Pre-eruption guidance is an orthodontic treatment method that allows for expansion of existing erupting teeth long before they appear in the mouth. The use off pre-eruption guidance appliances and the timing of extractions of certain deciduous teeth aligns the teeth naturally as opposed to orthodontic mechanical movement of permanent teeth into alignment after they have erupted. Research shows that pre-eruption guidance produces far more stable tooth alignment than alternative", "title": "Pre-eruption guidance" }, { "docid": "10698708", "text": "The tail is short and stout, with a long, thick, serrated stinging spine. The teeth are small and diamond-shaped, and sexually dimorphic in that the central teeth of males are erect, sharply pointed, and curved inward. They attain a maximum pectoral fin disc width of 25 cm in males and 31 cm in females. The tail spine is periodically shed and replaced; for most of the year round stingrays have only one spine, but at the beginning of July small secondary spines begin to appear. The number of rays with secondary spines increases to a peak around September and October,", "title": "Round stingray" }, { "docid": "20907855", "text": "signs of burning with soft tissues suggests that LSMP-2 may have involved some form of cannibalism. In Burials 17 and 18, all teeth were intentionally removed and the coronoid processes of Burial 18's mandible were drilled. Red pigment was abundantly applied to the bones of Burial 14and Burial 18. Burial 23 was composed of a cranium \"calotte\" filled with 54 permanent and 30 deciduous teeth, some of which belonged to the skull of Burial 17. Burial 9 was an individualized child skull placed near the pelvis of an individual of similar age. The deciduous dentition was removed and an assemblage", "title": "Lapa do Santo" }, { "docid": "5355022", "text": "role in a cascade of events that contributes to teeth development. It derived from horseshoe shaped primary epithelial band which is formed when thickened oral epithelium invaginates into the mesenchyme. A series of epithelial outgrowths deep into mesenchyme due to proliferation on the cranial portion of dental lamina give rise to future spot of deciduous teeth. Moreover, further proliferation on the leading edge of the lamina leads to permanent teeth development, as a result, successional lamina is formed when those permanent teeth succeed the 20 deciduous teeth. Since permanent molars do not have deciduous predecessor, they tend to develop from", "title": "Dental lamina" }, { "docid": "2784984", "text": "and weigh , with cubs from large litters being smaller. By three to five days, their claws become pigmented, and individual dark hairs begin to appear. Their eyes open at four to five weeks and their milk teeth erupt about the same time. They emerge from their setts at eight weeks of age, and begin to be weaned at twelve weeks, though they may still suckle until they are four to five months old. Subordinate females assist the mother in guarding, feeding and grooming the cubs. Cubs fully develop their adult coats at six to nine weeks. In areas with", "title": "European badger" }, { "docid": "13926249", "text": "of the tissue. Abnormal findings are asymmetricality, cyanosis, a cherry-red or pale color or dryness. Diseases include mucocele, aphthous ulcer, angular stomatitis, carcinoma, cleft lip, leukoplakia, herpes simplex and chelitis. Tooth condition indicates a person's general health. Teeth should be clean with no decay, white with shiny enamel and smooth surfaces and edges. Adults should have a total of 32 teeth (16 teeth in each arch). By the age of , children have a total of 20 deciduous teeth (10 in each arch). Abnormal findings are missing, loose, broken and misaligned teeth. Diseases of the teeth include baby-bottle tooth decay,", "title": "Mouth assessment" }, { "docid": "11884778", "text": "are most apparent in \"A. weltoni\", whose holotype has the best-preserved palate. The development of nutrient foramina and teeth are closely intertwined in mysticetes: first, an alveolar groove on the palate of the developing mysticete. The deciduous teeth form in the groove, and then are reabsorbed, while development of rudimentary baleen plates begin. The alveolar groove fills with bone until the laterial nutrient foramina form. This close association leads Demere and Berta to hypothesize that Aetiocetus displays an ancient ontogeny, or growth sequence. These nutrient foramina are also present on \"A. cotylalveus\" and another related aetiocetid, \"Chonecetus goedertorum\". Compared to", "title": "Aetiocetus" }, { "docid": "1955877", "text": "start roaming their birthplace, and start playing among themselves by the fifth or the sixth week. They begin taking solid food around the same time; they have to wait for nearly three months before they make their first kill. As the kittens start moving about by themselves, the mother starts shifting them everyday. All the milk teeth appear in 50 days, and permanent dentition is completed in 10 months. Juveniles begin dispersing at nine to ten months, though a few females stay back with their mothers. The average lifespan of the caracal in captivity is nearly 16 years. In Africa,", "title": "Caracal" }, { "docid": "14951035", "text": "vertebrae residues were below the skull. According to the biological characteristics of the bone and based on teeth wear, the human remains seem to correspond to an adult female specimen, aged 30 to 35 years approximately. Furthermore, there were deciduous teeth remains or milk molar, premolar, canine and incisive, which appear to approximately correspond to a 1 to 2 years old child. Unfortunately the conservation state of the long bones did not permit obtaining biometric data to infer about the height of the adult individual. Inside two small vases were found, one oblong shaped, flat base and wide mouth (8", "title": "Los Placeres" }, { "docid": "4910597", "text": "important for the development of the child's speech, for the child's smile and play a role in chewing of food, although children who have had their primary teeth removed (usually as a result of Dental caries) can still eat and chew to a certain extent. In almost all European languages the primary teeth are called \"baby teeth\" or \"milk teeth\". In the United States and Canada, the term \"baby teeth\" is common. In some Asian countries they are referred to as \"fall teeth\" since they will eventually fall out. Various cultures have customs relating to the loss of deciduous teeth.", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "4910604", "text": "Middle Eastern countries (including Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and Sudan). It may originate in a pre-Islamic offering and certainly dates back to at least the 13th century, when Izz bin Hibat Allah Al Hadid mentions it. In premodern Britain, lost teeth were commonly burnt to destroy them. This was partly for religious reasons connected with the Last Judgement and partly for fear of what might happen if an animal got them. A rhyme might be said as a blessing: <poem style=\"margin-left:2em\"> \"Old tooth, new tooth\" \"Pray God send me a new tooth\" </poem> Deciduous teeth Deciduous teeth, commonly known as milk", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "11164519", "text": "gestures include pointing, which is often the most common gesture produced at ten months of age. At eleven months of age children can produce a sequence of 2 gestures, usually a deictic gesture with a conventional or representational gesture. and by twelve months of age children can begin to produce 3-gestures in sequence usually a representational or conventional gesture that is preceded and followed by a deictic gesture. Around twelve months of age, infants begin to use representational gestures. In relation to language acquisition, representational gestures appear around the same time as first words. At age 18 months children produce", "title": "Gestures in language acquisition" }, { "docid": "1797005", "text": "in very limited success at introduction, while later releases of pairs from 1929 until the 1960s resulted in the raccoon dog's now extensive introduced European range. At birth, pups weigh 60–110 grams, and are blind and covered in short, dense, soft wool lacking guard hairs. Their eyes open after 9–10 days, with the teeth erupting after 14–16 days. Guard hairs begin to grow after 10 days, and first appear on the hips and shoulders. After two weeks, they lighten in colour, with black tones remaining only around the eyes. Lactation lasts for 45–60 days, though pups will begin eating food", "title": "Raccoon dog" }, { "docid": "7421180", "text": "examination of the bones. Although he agreed that the bones belonged to an adult and child, he noted that the child had permanent teeth which do not appear until around the age of six. He testified that he had never seen permanent teeth in a child under the age of four. Jim House repeated his story about Jenny's visit to the Wilson farm, adding that he was concerned for her safety and had tried to talk her out of going. When he met Bill the following day he asked him about his wife. He stated that Bill denied that she", "title": "Bill Wilson (convict)" }, { "docid": "6551005", "text": "Diphyodont A diphyodont is any animal with two successive sets of teeth, initially the \"deciduous\" set and consecutively the \"permanent\" set. Most mammals are diphyodonts—as to chew their food they need a strong, durable and complete set of teeth. Diphyodonts contrast with polyphyodonts, whose teeth are constantly replaced. Diphyodonts also differ from monophyodonts which are animals who have only one set of teeth that do not change over a long period of growth. In diphyodonts, the number of teeth that are replaced varies from species to species. In humans, a set of twenty deciduous teeth, or \"milk teeth\", are replaced", "title": "Diphyodont" }, { "docid": "2283048", "text": "(Usually, a puppy’s body will absorb the roots of puppy teeth.) If the puppy tooth does not yield to the incoming tooth, it should be removed because it can cause a malocclusion or bad bite. Retained teeth can cause tooth decay because food can be easily caught in between the deciduous and permanent teeth. Sometimes the new teeth are forced to grow into an abnormal position and further cause a bad bite. The retained teeth may stay or fall weeks after the new teeth have developed. When necessary, the retained deciduous or baby teeth need to be removed surgically. Like", "title": "Yorkshire Terrier" }, { "docid": "2467059", "text": "In some instances, caries is described in other ways that might indicate the cause. The G.V. Black classification is as follows: Early childhood caries (ECC), also known as \"baby bottle caries,\" \"baby bottle tooth decay\" or \"bottle rot,\" is a pattern of decay found in young children with their deciduous (baby) teeth. This must include the presence of at least one carious lesion on a primary tooth in a child under the age of 6 years. The teeth most likely affected are the maxillary anterior teeth, but all teeth can be affected. The name for this type of caries comes", "title": "Tooth decay" }, { "docid": "4490691", "text": "The teeth most likely to be missing are permanent 2nd premolars and upper lateral incisors. In the deciduous dentition the teeth most likely to be missing are upper laterals and lower central incisors, these account for about 50-90% of affected deciduous teeth. It is most common for the missing teeth to be unilateral and agenesis only affecting one or two teeth. In the permanent dentition, the teeth most likely to be missing are the lower 2nd premolars and the upper lateral incisors. This pattern seems to vary more in individuals that have hypodontia as part of a syndrome. Most of", "title": "Hypodontia" }, { "docid": "18901982", "text": "teeth may rarely occur. The most commonly affected tooth is the mandibular (lower) second deciduous molar. Partial root resorption first occurs and then the tooth fuses to the bone. This prevents normal exfoliation of the deciduous tooth and typically causes impaction of the permanent successor tooth. As growth of the alveolar bone continues and the adjacent permanent teeth erupt, the ankylosed deciduous tooth appears to submerge into the bone, although in reality it has not changed position. Treatment is by extraction of the involved tooth, to prevent malocclusion, periodontal disturbance or dental caries. In healthy teeth, the periodontal ligament (PDL)", "title": "Tooth ankylosis" }, { "docid": "1489715", "text": "not subject to continual remodelling and so their isotopic oxygen ratios remain constant from the time of formation. The isotopic oxygen ratios, then, of teeth represent the ratios of the region in which the individual was born and raised. Where deciduous teeth are present, it is also possible to determine the age at which a child was weaned. Breast milk production draws upon the body water of the mother, which has higher levels of O due to the preferential loss of O through sweat, urine, and expired water vapour. While teeth are more resistant to chemical and physical changes over", "title": "Isotope analysis" }, { "docid": "9585139", "text": "tooth located laterally from both the maxillary first molars of the mouth but mesially from both maxillary third molars. This is true only in permanent teeth. In deciduous teeth, the maxillary second molar is the last tooth in the mouth and does not have a third molar behind it. The deciduous maxillary second molar is also the most likely of the deciduous teeth to have an oblique ridge. There are usually four cusps on maxillary molars, two buccal and two palatal. The maxillary third molar is the tooth located laterally from both the maxillary second molars of the mouth with", "title": "Dental anatomy" }, { "docid": "5747874", "text": "lasts a relatively long time considering the small body size of the species, at gestation length of approximately 5.5 months. Females give birth to usually only one young, called a pup. Pups are born with their eyes open and a set of deciduous teeth. There are fewer deciduous teeth than permanent teeth (20 compared to 26), with a deciduous dental formula of Females who have lost their pups will continue to lactate, and females have been observed nursing the young of unrelated females. Pups will fledge at approximately 57 days old, though they will continue to nurse and seek regurgitated", "title": "Hairy-legged vampire bat" }, { "docid": "6506450", "text": "than the previous two, and the right permanent maxillary lateral incisor is known as \"12\", and the left one is known as \"22\". The primary tooth will begin to show signs of development between 14 weeks and 16 weeks in utero, at an average of 16 weeks. The permanent tooth typically will erupt between when the child is 8 or 9 years old, while the root will continue to mineralize until around 11 years old.. The tooth's crown will conclude its development around the age of 4 or 5. There are two maxillary lateral incisors in the deciduous dentition. The", "title": "Maxillary lateral incisor" }, { "docid": "4210690", "text": "book to explain the phenomenon. Melena sees the color as a punishment for her infidelity to her husband. Frexspar originally sees it because of his careless words “The devil is coming” on the day of her birth, and later as punishment for his failure to protect his parishioners from the Clock of the Time Dragon. Elphaba's deciduous teeth are all extremely sharp, and in early childhood, she possesses an urge to bite everything around her, including herself. When these teeth fall out in due course, they are replaced by an ordinary set of permanent teeth, and this is a source", "title": "Elphaba" }, { "docid": "975331", "text": "for example, the formula 2.1.2.3 for upper teeth indicates 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 3 molars on one side of the upper mouth. The deciduous dental formula is notated in lowercase lettering preceded by the letter d: for example: di:dc:dp. An animal's dentition for either deciduous or permanent teeth can thus be expressed as a dental formula, written in the form of a fraction, which can be written as , or I.C.P.M / I.C.P.M. For example, the following formulae show the deciduous and usual permanent dentition of all catarrhine primates, including humans: The greatest number of teeth in", "title": "Dentition" }, { "docid": "6508794", "text": "lost or shed. The first of the permanent teeth to erupt are the permanent first molars, right behind the last 'milk' molars of the primary dentition. These first permanent molars are important for the correct development of a permanent dentition. Up to the age of thirteen years, twenty-eight of the thirty-two permanent teeth will appear. The full permanent dentition is completed much later during the permanent dentition period. The four last permanent teeth, the third molars, usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25 years; they are considered wisdom teeth. It is possible to have extra, or \"supernumerary,\" teeth.", "title": "Permanent teeth" }, { "docid": "14526630", "text": "and permanent teeth appear is relevant because it allows an expert to determine the age of the human. According to Feder, based on odontometrics, “the approximate age of a living child or the age at which a deceased child died can be fairly easily and accurately determined based on which teeth are present, the stage of growth of these teeth, and which teeth have yet to erupt into the mouth.” Though, when available, more standard approaches to sex identification are used, in times where the archaeological remains are not completely discovered or preserved, odontometrics are used. Because teeth are “made", "title": "Odontometrics" }, { "docid": "5155652", "text": "beneath. On top of clinical examination, the dentist may take intra-oral photographs to monitor the extent and progress of erosion. Clinical photographs lead to comparable results to a visual examination, however both may result in an underestimation of the extent of tooth wear. A change in shape of the teeth is also a sign of dental erosion. Teeth will begin to appear with a broad rounded concavity, and the gaps between teeth will become larger. There can be evidence of wear on surfaces of teeth not expected to be in contact with one another. If dental erosion occurs in children,", "title": "Acid erosion" }, { "docid": "8947813", "text": "dentition (also called deciduous, milk or baby teeth) were depicted with a quadrant grid using Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V to number the teeth from the midline. Palmer changed this to A, B, C, D, E. This makes it less confusing and less prone to errors in interpretation. The Palmer notation consists of a symbol (┘└ ┐┌) designating in which quadrant the tooth is found and a number indicating the position from the midline. Adult teeth are numbered 1 to 8, with deciduous (baby) teeth indicated by a letter A to E. Hence the left and right maxillary", "title": "Palmer notation" }, { "docid": "765219", "text": "in deer, deciduous teeth (baby teeth) in some mammals (including humans); or decidua, the uterine lining that sheds off after birth. Wood from deciduous trees is used in a variety of ways in several industries including lumber for furniture, construction and flooring (oak), ornamental, bowling pins and baseball bats (maple) and furniture, cabinets, plywood and paneling (birch). In botany and horticulture, deciduous plants, including trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials, are those that lose all of their leaves for part of the year. This process is called abscission. In some cases leaf loss coincides with winter—namely in temperate or polar climates.", "title": "Deciduous" }, { "docid": "16966424", "text": "space maintainers and the removal of the maxillary right and left deciduous cuspids [baby teeth] at very specific times to allow for a more optimal eruption pattern for permanent teeth to enter the mouth. An integral part of the success of this treatment is the timely removal of certain deciduous teeth. Pre-eruption guidance is distinctive because unlike other approaches, a patients' treatment results are achieved physiologically through muscle movements and removable functional spacer maintainers. instead of mechanically through dental braces. This alleviates the need for braces to mechanically align or essentially repair the effects of mature teeth that erupted misaligned", "title": "Pre-eruption guidance" }, { "docid": "3541036", "text": "not need to have teeth to transition to eating solid foods. Teeth, however, normally do begin to show up at this age. Care should be taken with certain foods that pose a choking hazard, such as undercooked vegetables, grapes, or food that may contain bones. Babies begin eating liquid style baby food consisting of pureed vegetables and fruits, sometimes mixed with rice cereal and formula, or breastmilk. Then, as the baby is better able to chew, small, soft pieces or lumps may be included. Care should be taken, as babies with teeth have the ability to break off pieces of", "title": "Baby food" }, { "docid": "16395541", "text": "followed while carrying out serial extractions. Careful diagnosis and continuous re-evaluation during the course of treatment is mandatory to achieve required results. However based on the usual eruption sequence of teeth, deciduous canines are extracted at the age of 8–9 years to create space for proper alignment of incisors, followed by extraction of deciduous first molars a year later so that the eruption of first premolars is accelerated and lastly extraction of the erupting first premolars to give space for the alignment of permanent canines. In some cases a modified technique is followed in which the first premolars are enucleated", "title": "Serial extraction" }, { "docid": "4951732", "text": "belonged to a monkey or ape, the skull, as Dart realized, must have been positioned directly above the spine, indicating an upright posture. That is a trait seen in humans but unknown in other primates. The Taung Child was originally thought to have been about six years old at death because of the presence of deciduous teeth, but it is now believed to have been about three or four, based on studies of rates of enamel deposition on the teeth. There was some debate over the age of this creature initially because it was unclear if it grew at the", "title": "Taung Child" }, { "docid": "5930637", "text": "In the long bones, there is an abrupt change from a normal appearance in the shaft (diaphysis) to uncalcified regions near the ends (metaphysis), which suggests the occurrence of an abrupt metabolic change. In addition, serial radiography studies suggest that defects in skeletal mineralization (i.e. rickets) persist and become more generalized. Mortality is estimated to be 50% in the first year of life. Hypophosphatasia in childhood has variable clinical expression. As a result of defects in the development of the dental cementum, the deciduous teeth (baby teeth) are often lost fore the age of 5. Frequently, the incisors are lost", "title": "Hypophosphatasia" }, { "docid": "18901981", "text": "Tooth ankylosis Tooth ankylosis is the pathological fusing of cementum or dentine of a tooth root to the alveolar bone. Ankylosis of teeth is uncommon, it more often occurs in deciduous teeth than permanent teeth. Tooth ankylosis can be recognised clinically by the loss of physiological mobility, and a high P note. It may also be detected radiographically, loss of periodontal ligament space and evidence of replacement resorption. Ankylosis usually initially occurs on the labial and lingual root surfaces making radiographic detection in the early stages difficult. Early diagnosis allows the practitioner to plan for future complications. Ankylosis of deciduous", "title": "Tooth ankylosis" }, { "docid": "4910599", "text": "the Igbo in a similar custom expects a visiting relative or guest to make a gift or donation to an infant upon the visitor's sighting of the infant's deciduous teeth. Hausa culture has it that a child with a fallen tooth should not let a lizard see his or her toothless gum because if a lizard does see it, no tooth will grow in its place. Other traditions are associated with mice or other rodents because of their sharp, everlasting teeth. The character Ratón Pérez appears in the tale of The Vain Little Mouse. A Ratoncito Pérez was used by", "title": "Deciduous teeth" }, { "docid": "12704761", "text": "pulp of primary or deciduous teeth, which only have to survive until an adult teeth come in, and because they have a better blood supply, can sometimes be saved. Primary/deciduous (baby) teeth in children have relatively large pulp spaces. Caries do not have to develop significantly before they reach the pulp chamber. When the soft tissue in the pulp chamber is \"infected\" (has bacteria in it) or \"affected\" (is inflamed), it can be removed by a dentist or dental therapist under local anaesthetic. If the soft tissue in the canals is still healthy enough, a special medicated filling can be", "title": "Pulpotomy" }, { "docid": "6506363", "text": "bite or diastema. As with all teeth, variations of size, shape, and color exist among people. Systemic disease, such as syphilis, may affect the appearance of teeth. Dentistry has several systems of notation to identify teeth. In the universal system of notation, the deciduous maxillary central incisors are designated by a letter written in uppercase. The right deciduous maxillary central incisor is known as \"E\", and the left one is known as \"F\". The permanent maxillary central incisors are designated by a number. The right permanent maxillary central incisor is known as \"8\", and the left one is known as", "title": "Maxillary central incisor" }, { "docid": "14667446", "text": "The foliage is not composed of true leaves but rather of jointed branchlets that function like leaves (). The true leaves are tiny, tooth-like structures protruding from around the top of each joint (). Leaves are strongly waxy, densely and very shortly hairy, with teeth spreading to recurved (). Bark is hard, dark brown to blackish, with a tight scaly appearance (). Sapwood is wide and creamy coloured, heartwood is reddish brown and very dense (). Seedlings consist of both deciduous and persistent branches similar in morphology. Whorls of 4 leaf teeth are closely oppressed to the branch at the", "title": "Casuarina pauper" }, { "docid": "10671508", "text": "milk teeth that appear to be useless as tools for eating solid food, but help them attach to their mother's teats. The shedding of milk teeth and the emergence of permanent teeth occurs at about the same time as the bats learn to fly and begin to eat fruit. (Fenton) The lifespan of this bat is long for being such a small mammal. Most epauletted fruit bats can live up to 28 years, and average about 21 years. The mechanism for such long life in bats is not known with certainty. Some suggest the longevity in bats is related to", "title": "Gambian epauletted fruit bat" }, { "docid": "6506361", "text": "Maxillary central incisor The maxillary central incisor is a human tooth in the front upper jaw, or maxilla, and is usually the most visible of all teeth in the mouth. It is located mesial (closer to the midline of the face) to the maxillary lateral incisor. As with all incisors, their function is for shearing or cutting food during mastication (chewing). There is typically a single cusp on each tooth, called an incisal ridge or incisal edge. Formation of these teeth begins at 14 weeks in utero for the deciduous (baby) set and 3–4 months of age for the permanent", "title": "Maxillary central incisor" }, { "docid": "1804996", "text": "lifelong. Treatment procedures can vary between craniofacial teams. For example, some teams wait on jaw correction until the child is aged 10 to 12 (argument: growth is less influential as deciduous teeth are replaced by permanent teeth, thus saving the child from repeated corrective surgeries), while other teams correct the jaw earlier (argument: less speech therapy is needed than at a later age when speech therapy becomes harder). Within teams, treatment can differ between individual cases depending on the type and severity of the cleft. Within the first 2–3 months after birth, surgery is performed to close the cleft lip.", "title": "Cleft lip and cleft palate" }, { "docid": "6989540", "text": "There is also evidence that supports that those who are in lower socioeconomic populations are at greater risk of developing ECC. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a multi-factorial disease, referring to various risk factors that inter-relate to increase risk of developing the disease. These risk factors include but not limited to, cariogenic bacteria, diet practices and socioeconomic factors. Normally after 6 months, deciduous teeth begin to erupt means, they are susceptible to tooth decay or dental caries. In some unfortunate cases, infants and young children have experienced severe tooth decay called ECC. This can result in the child experiencing severe", "title": "Early childhood caries" }, { "docid": "118793", "text": "falls out at the early 40s. The sixth (and usually final) set must last the elephant the rest of its life. Elephant teeth have loop-shaped dental ridges, which are thicker and more diamond-shaped in African elephants. The tusks of an elephant are modified second incisors in the upper jaw. They replace deciduous milk teeth at 6–12 months of age and grow continuously at about a year. A newly developed tusk has a smooth enamel cap that eventually wears off. The dentine is known as ivory and its cross-section consists of crisscrossing line patterns, known as \"engine turning\", which create diamond-shaped", "title": "Elephant" }, { "docid": "3594451", "text": "assist in shaping the teeth and jaws. According to scholars and historians, braces date back to ancient times. Around 400-300 BC, Hippocrates and Aristotle contemplated ways to straighten teeth and fix various dental conditions. Archaeologists have discovered numerous mummified ancient individuals with what appear to be metal bands wrapped around their teeth. Catgut, a type of cord made from the natural fibers of an animal's intestines, performed a similar role to today’s orthodontic wire in closing gaps in the teeth and mouth. The Etruscans buried their dead with dental appliances in place to maintain space and prevent collapse of the", "title": "Dental braces" }, { "docid": "7379302", "text": "Acer opalus Acer opalus (Italian maple) is a species of maple native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe, from Italy to Spain and north to southern Germany, and also in northwest Africa in Morocco and Algeria. \"Acer opalus\" is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The leaves are glossy green, long and across, palmately lobed with blunt teeth. They turn yellow in autumn. The bark is grey and pinkish. It peels in square plates. It has small yellow flowers that open before the leaves appear. The fruit", "title": "Acer opalus" }, { "docid": "121231", "text": "with a warm temperate to sub-tropical rainforest, became much colder as the period progressed; the heat-loving tropical flora was wiped out, and by the beginning of the Oligocene, the continent hosted deciduous forests and vast stretches of tundra. The oldest known fossils of most of the modern mammal orders appear within a brief period during the early Eocene. At the beginning of the Eocene, several new mammal groups arrived in North America. These modern mammals, like artiodactyls, perissodactyls and primates, had features like long, thin legs, feet and hands capable of grasping, as well as differentiated teeth adapted for chewing.", "title": "Eocene" }, { "docid": "975329", "text": "mammals the infants have a set of teeth that fall out and are replaced by adult teeth. These are called deciduous teeth, primary teeth, baby teeth or milk teeth. Animals that have two sets of teeth, one followed by the other, are said to be diphyodont. Normally the dental formula for milk teeth is the same as for adult teeth except that the molars are missing. Because mammal teeth are specialised for different functions, many mammal groups have lost teeth not needed in their adaptation. Tooth form has also undergone evolutionary modification as a result of natural selection for specialised", "title": "Dentition" }, { "docid": "8119823", "text": "have 50% viable seed. Flower spikes appear to have similar numbers of follicles regardless of the age of the parent plant. Young plants begin flowering three years after regenerating from bushfire and store progressively larger numbers of old flowerheads (and hence seed) in the canopy. In one study, decade-old plants averaged around 3.5 old cones, whereas 21-year-old plants had 105, and were calculated as having over 900 viable seeds per plant. Plants appear to have a life span of at least 40 years, as healthy and vigorous individuals of this age are known. An experimental burn and monitoring of resultant", "title": "Banksia speciosa" }, { "docid": "9585115", "text": "number represents a tooth's quadrant and the second number represents the number of the tooth from the midline of the face. For permanent teeth, the upper right teeth begin with the number, \"1\". The upper left teeth begin with the number, \"2\". The lower left teeth begin with the number, \"3\". The lower right teeth begin with the number, \"4\". For primary teeth, the sequence of numbers goes 5, 6, 7, and 8 for the teeth in the upper right, upper left, lower left, and lower right respectively. As a result, any given tooth has three different ways to identify", "title": "Dental anatomy" }, { "docid": "4917287", "text": "as they mature. The growth rate of the limpet’s teeth is around 47 hours per row. Fully mature teeth are located in the scraping zone, the very front of the radula. The scraping zone is in contact with the substrate that the limpet feeds off of. As a result, the fully mature teeth are subsequently worn down until they are discarded - at a rate equal to the growth rate. To counter this degradation, a new row of teeth begin to grow. Currently, the exact mechanism behind the biomineralization of limpet teeth is unknown. However, it is suggested that limpet", "title": "Limpet" }, { "docid": "4713587", "text": "and the leading edge of the wings. Juveniles have green plumage, until their first red feathers appear at around the age of four months. Its call is two-syllabled, harsh and loud. These birds are native to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru, where they primarily live in jungle and deciduous forest. They can also thrive in semiarid regions as well as in suburban regions. While they can live up to above sea level, they are usually found below the mark. Their wide distribution and popularity as pets contributes to their successful introduction in other areas upon release especially in the southern", "title": "Red-masked parakeet" }, { "docid": "8949555", "text": "may appear to be darker or radiolucent/pointy and short with apical constriction. Dentine is laid down abnormally and causes excessive growth within the pulp chamber. This will reduce the pulp space and eventually cause incomplete and total pulp chamber obliteration in permanent teeth. Sometimes periapical pathology or cysts can be seen around the root apex. Most cases of DD associated with peri-apical radiolucency/ pathology have been diagnosed as radicular cysts, but some of them have been as diagnosed peri-apical grauloma instead. Type II would mostly cause discolouration to the primary teeth. Affected teeth usually appear as brownish-blue, brown or yellow.", "title": "Dentin dysplasia" }, { "docid": "4048481", "text": "Females generally have slightly whiter teeth than males, partly because females' teeth are smaller, and therefore there is less bulk of dentin, partially visible through the enamel layer. For the same reason, larger teeth such as the molars and the canine (cuspid) teeth tend to be darker. Baby teeth (deciduous teeth) are generally whiter than the adult teeth that follow, again due to differences in the ratio of enamel to dentin. As a person ages the adult teeth often become darker due to changes in the mineral structure of the tooth, as the enamel becomes less porous and phosphate-deficient. The", "title": "Tooth whitening" }, { "docid": "6512145", "text": "usually four cusps on maxillary molars, two on the buccal (side nearest the cheek) and two palatal (side nearest the palate). There are great differences between the deciduous (baby) maxillary molars and those of the permanent maxillary molars, even though their function are similar. The permanent maxillary molars are not considered to have any teeth that precede it. Despite being named molars, the deciduous molars are followed by permanent premolars. The deciduous maxillary second molar is the most likely deciduous tooth to have an oblique ridge. In the universal system of notation, the deciduous maxillary second molars are designated by", "title": "Maxillary second molar" }, { "docid": "11232750", "text": "Neonatal teeth Natal teeth are teeth that are present above the gumline (have already erupted) at birth, and neonatal teeth are teeth that emerge through the gingiva during the first month of life (the neonatal period). The incidence of neonatal teeth varies considerably, between 1:700 and 1:30,000 depending on the type of study; the highest prevalence is found in the only study that relies on personal examination of patients. Natal teeth, and neonatal teeth, can be the baby's normal deciduous teeth, sprouting prematurely. These should be preserved, if possible. Alternately, they could be supernumary teeth, extra teeth, not part of", "title": "Neonatal teeth" }, { "docid": "2402480", "text": "buds measuring long and wide enclosed by pale brown deciduous scales. The leaves are needle-like, arranged in spirals and concentrated at the proximal end of the long shoots, and in clusters of 15–35 on the short shoots; they are long and wide, rhombic in cross-section, and vary from light green to glaucous green with stomatal bands on all four sides. \"Cedrus libani\" produces cones at around the age of 40; it flowers in autumn, the male cones appear in early September and the female ones in late September. Male cones occur at the ends of the short shoots; they are", "title": "Cedrus libani" }, { "docid": "589968", "text": "space, all horses also have twelve premolars and twelve molars, also known as cheek teeth or jaw teeth. These teeth chew food bitten off by incisors, prior to swallowing. In addition to the incisors, premolars and molars, some, but not all, horses may also have canine teeth and wolf teeth. A horse can have between zero and four canine teeth, also known as tusks (tushes for the deciduous precursor), with a clear prevalence towards male horses (stallions and geldings) who normally have a full set of four. Fewer than 28% of female horses (mares) have any canine teeth. Those that", "title": "Horse teeth" }, { "docid": "15674543", "text": "of the most common clinical situations at this age range (dental caries, dental trauma, alterations of tooth development, etc.). Protocol: – Meetings with parents At the Baby Clinic of Araçatuba Dental School, parents are required to enroll their babies from birth up to 6 months of age. Prior to the first clinical session, parents attend a lecture providing general information about: - Oral health within the context of systemic health; - The importance of the deciduous teeth; - Non-nutritive sucking habits (thumb and pacifier); - Dental trauma: what to do if it happens; - Dental caries as a disease, and", "title": "Dentistry for babies" }, { "docid": "7231519", "text": "Thus the ISO System uses a two-digit numbering system in which the first digit represents a tooth's quadrant and the second digit represents the number of the tooth from the midline of the face. For permanent teeth, the upper right teeth begin with the number, \"1\". The upper left teeth begin with the number, \"2\". The lower left teeth begin with the number, \"3\". The lower right teeth begin with the number, \"4\". For primary teeth, the sequence of numbers goes 5, 6, 7, and 8 for the teeth in the upper right, upper left, lower left, and lower right", "title": "Dental notation" }, { "docid": "7087824", "text": "size usually being less than 2 cm. Weeks or months may pass by before it is seen and diagnosed. There is a gender difference with 66% of the disease occurring in females. The prevalence of peripheral ossifying fibromas is highest around 10 – 19 years of age. It appears only on the gingiva, more often on the maxilla rather than the mandible, and is frequently found in the area around incisors and canines. The adjacent teeth are usually not affected. Peripheral ossifying fibromas appear microscopically as a combination of a mineralized product and fibrous proliferation. The mineralized portion may be", "title": "Peripheral ossifying fibroma" }, { "docid": "589985", "text": "it was considered rude to inspect the teeth of a gifted animal as you would one that you were purchasing. The saying is used in reference to being an ungrateful gift receiver. Horse teeth Horse teeth refers to the dentition of equine species, including horses and donkeys. Equines are both heterodontous and diphyodontous, which means that they have teeth in more than one shape (there are up to five shapes of tooth in a horse's mouth), and have two successive sets of teeth, the deciduous (\"baby teeth\") and permanent sets. As grazing animals, good dentition is essential to survival, and", "title": "Horse teeth" }, { "docid": "16798813", "text": "\"Euphorbia royleana\" is a deciduous, cactus-like, shrub or small upright trees up to 2-5(-7) m high, which is armed with short prickles along its stems. It has a stout trunk and is glabrous except for the flowers (cyathia). The cyathia are small greenish-yellow, 3-4 appear in almost stalkless clusters in leaf axils . It has succulent segmented branches in whorls, which are green, 4-7(-8) cm thick, with branching from the upper parts. The stems have ribs 5(-7), angles more or less undulately winged with rounded teeth/tubercles. It has stout tap roots. The stems become leafless during hot and cold seasons", "title": "Euphorbia royleana" } ]

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[ { "docid": "15581691", "text": "series \"Origin\". Nora Arnezeder Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. Nora Arnezeder was born in Paris, France. Her father is Austrian and Catholic, whereas her mother was an Egyptian Jew and of Sephardic Jewish heritage. While she was still in high-school, she studied acting, dancing and singing at the renowned drama school Cours Florent. Arnezeder's first major role was in 2008 in \"Paris 36\" (French: \"Faubourg 36\"), which was directed by Christophe Barratier and for which she won the Lumières Award as well as the Étoile d'Or award. In the film, Arnezeder performed the", "title": "Nora Arnezeder" } ]

[ { "docid": "4859201", "text": "Maria Anna Mozart Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (30 July 1751 – 29 October 1829), called Marianne and nicknamed \"Nannerl\", was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. Maria Anna (Marianne) Mozart was born in Salzburg. When she was seven years old, her father Leopold Mozart started teaching her to play the harpsichord. Leopold took her and Wolfgang on tours of many cities, such as Vienna and Paris, to showcase their talents. In the early days, she sometimes received top billing, and she was noted as an excellent harpsichord player", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "4995519", "text": "Anna Maria Mozart Anna Maria Walburga Mozart (née Pertl; December 25, 1720 – July 3, 1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. She was born in St. Gilgen, Archbishopric of Salzburg, to Eva Rosina (1681–1755) and Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl (1667–1724), deputy prefect of Hildenstein. Nicolaus had a university degree in jurisprudence from the Benedictine University in Salzburg and held many positions of responsibility, including district superintendent in St. Andrae. He was apparently a skilled musician. He suffered a severe illness in 1714 and had to change positions to one with a relatively small salary as", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "4995525", "text": "tours of Italy that Wolfgang and Leopold took during 1769–1773. In 1777, she accompanied the now-adult Wolfgang (again unwillingly) on a job-hunting tour that took him to Augsburg, Mannheim, and Paris. While in Paris she suddenly got sick and died on 3 July 1778 of an undiagnosed illness. She was buried in the cemetery of Saint-Eustache. Anna Maria Mozart Anna Maria Walburga Mozart (née Pertl; December 25, 1720 – July 3, 1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. She was born in St. Gilgen, Archbishopric of Salzburg, to Eva Rosina (1681–1755) and Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "6033170", "text": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart Maria Anna Thekla Mozart (September 25, 1758 – January 25, 1841), called \"Marianne\", known as Bäsle (\"little cousin\"), was the cousin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She was born in Augsburg, Germany, the third (and only surviving one) of five daughters of Franz Alois Mozart, a younger brother of Leopold Mozart and Maria Victoria Eschenbach. Between October 11 and October 26, 1777, 19-year-old Marianne met the 21-year-old Wolfgang in Augsburg. The young people developed a close, probably intimate relationship. Ten letters of their subsequent correspondence have been preserved, all from Wolfgang to Marianne. These are called the", "title": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart" }, { "docid": "4995524", "text": "and Anna Maria must take much of the credit for this. Above all, she was a true mother to her children, who invariably sought refuge with her when their father's strict hand weighed unduly heavily upon them. Wolfgang loved and admired her to distraction.\" The letters record that Anna Maria participated with zest in the family's tendency toward scatological humor, a tendency seen more strongly in Wolfgang; see \"Mozart and scatology\". Anna Maria went on the series of tours (1762–1768) through Europe, during which the two children were exhibited as prodigies. She unwillingly remained in Salzburg with Nannerl during the", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "4859212", "text": "her last years, Marianne's health declined, and she became blind in 1825. Mary Novello, visiting in 1829, recorded her impression that Mrs. Berchtold was \"blind, languid, exhausted, feeble and nearly speechless,\" as well as lonely. She mistakenly took Marianne to be impoverished, though in fact she was frugal and had left a large fortune (7837 gulden). Marianne died on 29 October 1829, at 78 years, and was buried in St Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg. Many authors have created fictional characters based on Maria Anna Mozart. Works of biography Works of literature with Maria Anna Mozart as a main character Maria Anna", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "6033174", "text": "her 58-year-old daughter died. Both were buried in the municipal cemetery in Bayreuth, but the graves can no longer be found. In the course of the years, two memorial plates were placed, one at the Old Coaching House, the other at the entrance of the municipal cemetery. Maria Anna Thekla Mozart Maria Anna Thekla Mozart (September 25, 1758 – January 25, 1841), called \"Marianne\", known as Bäsle (\"little cousin\"), was the cousin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She was born in Augsburg, Germany, the third (and only surviving one) of five daughters of Franz Alois Mozart, a younger brother of Leopold", "title": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart" }, { "docid": "8170056", "text": "for the unveiling of a monument to Mozart. She was the last singer alive in Vienna who had known Mozart. The aging Gottlieb was mocked, much later, in the 1896 memoirs of Wilhelm Kuhe: Gottlieb, who never married, died in Vienna at 82 and was buried on 6 February 1856 in the same cemetery as Mozart, the St. Marx cemetery in Vienna. Other information is taken from: Anna Gottlieb Maria Anna Josepha Francisca Gottlieb (29 April 1774 – 4 February 1856) was an Austrian soprano. She was the first Pamina in Mozart's opera \"The Magic Flute\". She was born in", "title": "Anna Gottlieb" }, { "docid": "4995521", "text": "the time describe her as \"constantly ill\" (1733) and \"the constantly ill bedridden daughter\" (1739). She married Leopold Mozart in Salzburg in 1747; Abert writes, \"the two were regarded at the time as the handsomest couple in Salzburg.\" The couple moved (perhaps with Anna Maria's mother) into an apartment on the third floor of Getreidegasse 9. Their landlord was Lorenz Hagenauer, who was a close friend of Leopold's, and a frequent correspondent on the family's later travels. The Mozarts had seven children, of whom only two survived infancy: Anna Maria nearly died giving birth to Wolfgang. Her womb retained the", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "15171057", "text": "Mozart's letters include scatological passages. Almost all of these are directed to Mozart's own family, specifically his father Leopold, his mother Anna Maria, his sister Nannerl, and his cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozart. According to Simkin, Leopold, Anna Maria and Nannerl also included scatological humor in their own letters. Thus, Anna Maria wrote to her husband (26 September 1777; original is in rhyme): <poem style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">Addio, ben mio. Keep well, my love. Into your mouth your arse you'll shove. I wish you good night, my dear, But first shit in your bed and make it burst.</poem> Even the relatively straitlaced", "title": "Mozart and scatology" }, { "docid": "451927", "text": "works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote: \"posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years\". Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on 27January 1756 to Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) and Anna Maria, née Pertl (1720–1778), at 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg. This was the capital of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, an ecclesiastic principality in what is now Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was the youngest of seven children, five of whom died in infancy. His elder sister was Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829), nicknamed \"Nannerl\". Mozart was baptized the day after his birth, at", "title": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" }, { "docid": "17576548", "text": "ownership. In 1703, the house came into the ownership of the Hagenauer family who had arrived in Salzburg around 1670. Specifically they included Joseph Matin Hagenauer and Johann Laurenz Hagenauer who became Mozart's landlord. After marrying Anna Maria Pertl on 21 November 1747, Leopold Mozart rented the apartment on the third floor which consisted of a kitchen, a small cabinet, a living-room, a bedroom and an office. It was their residence until 1773 and their seven children were born here; only two, Maria Anna and Wolfgang Amadeus, survived. Leopold Mozart was in constant touch through letters with his landlord during", "title": "Mozart's birthplace" }, { "docid": "12626991", "text": "Mozart family grand tour The Mozart family grand tour was a journey through western Europe, undertaken by Leopold Mozart, his wife Anna Maria, and their musically gifted children Maria Anna (Nannerl) and Wolfgang Amadeus from 1763 to 1766. At the start of the tour the children were aged eleven and seven respectively. Their extraordinary skills had been demonstrated during a visit to Vienna in 1762, when they had played before the Empress Maria Theresa at the Imperial Court. Sensing the social and pecuniary opportunities that might accrue from a prolonged trip embracing the capitals and main cultural centres of Europe,", "title": "Mozart family grand tour" }, { "docid": "10189802", "text": "in Salzburg (1767), and in 1767 he collaborated with Mozart and Michael Haydn on the oratorio \"Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots\". Mozart, who had a high regard for Adlgasser's music, succeeded him as Organist at Salzburg Cathedral in 1777. Adlgasser's first marriage, in 1752, was to Maria Josepha, the daughter of his predecessor, J.E. Eberlin, at Salzburg Cathedral. Four years later he married Maria Barbara Schwab, and in 1769 the court singer Maria Anna Fesemayer (1743–82), who sang in \"Die Schuldigkeit\" and created the role of Ninetta in \"La finta semplice\". Leopold Mozart stood witness to the third wedding. He", "title": "Anton Cajetan Adlgasser" }, { "docid": "15972102", "text": "Mozart's Sister Mozart's Sister (French title: \"Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart\") is a 2010 French drama film written and directed by René Féret, and starring two of his daughters. It presents a fictional account of the early life of Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, who was the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his only sibling to survive infancy. During the Mozart family grand tour, a cracked carriage axle forces Leopold Mozart, his wife Anna, 14-year-old Nannerl and a rambunctious 11-year-old Wolfgang to seek shelter in the nearby Fontevraud Abbey. There Nannerl develops a friendship with 13-year-old Princess Louise of", "title": "Mozart's Sister" }, { "docid": "1604365", "text": "unable to obtain employment as an opera composer from a European court and remained a free-lance opera writer all his life. Leopold sent Mozart, then aged 22, to Paris for his third and last visit, from 23 March to 26 September 1778. But this time Mozart went only with his mother, Anna Maria Mozart, while Leopold remained in Salzburg, in order to save his employment. Grimm helped, guided, and advised Mozart and his mother again, acting as a proud manager. But Mozart mostly encountered a series of disappointments, while tragedy struck when Anna Maria fell ill with typhoid fever and", "title": "Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm" }, { "docid": "15972105", "text": "Disc includes a music CD with the film's soundtrack, composed by Marie-Jeanna Serero. The music CD's tracks are: Mozart's Sister Mozart's Sister (French title: \"Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart\") is a 2010 French drama film written and directed by René Féret, and starring two of his daughters. It presents a fictional account of the early life of Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, who was the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his only sibling to survive infancy. During the Mozart family grand tour, a cracked carriage axle forces Leopold Mozart, his wife Anna, 14-year-old Nannerl and a rambunctious 11-year-old Wolfgang", "title": "Mozart's Sister" }, { "docid": "11607175", "text": "Salzburg (1737); hence there was no contact between grandmother and grandson during the period their lives overlapped. Another son of Johann Georg, Franz Aloys Mozart (1727–1791), remained in Augsburg and followed his father's career as a bookbinder (he also occasionally published religious tracts). He was the father of Maria Anna Thekla Mozart, Wolfgang's first cousin and friend. Johann Georg Mozart Johann Georg Mozart (4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736) was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Johann Georg", "title": "Johann Georg Mozart" }, { "docid": "15581690", "text": "In November 2014, Arnezeder was cast in the CBS series \"Zoo\", based on the novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. \"Zoo\" premiered in June 2015. Recently, Arnezeder participated in the series \"Mozart in the Jungle\" playing Anna Maria, the wife of the main character, Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal). The show won two Golden Globes. In 2017, Arnezeder was named among top 3 most influential French actresses in Vanity Fair alongside Marion Cotillard and Isabelle Huppert. On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Arnezeder was cast in the series regular role of Evelyn Rey on the YouTube science fiction", "title": "Nora Arnezeder" }, { "docid": "11607173", "text": "Johann Georg Mozart Johann Georg Mozart (4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736) was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Johann Georg was the son of Franz Mozart, a master mason. However, Johann Georg pursued a different career, becoming a master bookbinder. He evidently advanced his career when he married Anna Maria Banegger, widow of his former master, and thus obtained his old master's guild license. His first wife bore him no children and died in 1718. His second", "title": "Johann Georg Mozart" }, { "docid": "12626995", "text": "Linley, born the same year as Wolfgang, and the organist prodigy Joseph Siegmund Bachmann. Mozart eventually became recognised among prodigies as the future standard for early success and promise. Of seven children born to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart, only the fourth, Maria Anna (Nannerl), born 31 July 1751, and the youngest, Wolfgang Amadeus, born 27 January 1756, survived infancy. The children were educated at home, under Leopold's guidance, learning basic skills in reading, writing, drawing and arithmetic, together with some history and geography. Their musical education was aided by exposure to the constant rehearsing and playing of Leopold and", "title": "Mozart family grand tour" }, { "docid": "11180799", "text": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Catholic Church The celebrated composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was raised a Roman Catholic, and the church played an important role in his life. Mozart's parents (Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria Mozart) were Catholics and raised their children in this religion, insisting upon strict obedience to the requirements of the Church. They encouraged family prayer, fasting, the veneration of saints, regular attendance at Mass, and frequent confession. Leopold Mozart continued to urge strict observance upon Wolfgang even when the latter had entered adulthood. In 1777, he wrote to his wife and son, who at the time", "title": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Catholic Church" }, { "docid": "14442924", "text": "\"Bölzlschiessen\" target he would like the family to use during his absence. Schroeder suggests that one of the men portrayed may have been the Mozarts' employer, Archbishop Colloredo. Halliwell hypothesizes that it was Jakob Alois Karl Langenmantel, a functionary in Augsburg who had mocked Mozart for wearing his emblem of knighthood from the Pope (the Order of the Golden Spur; see Mozart and Catholicism). The action Mozart describes in his letter also is mentioned in his letters to Maria Anna Thekla Mozart and in his musical canons; for discussion, see Mozart and scatology. In German, \"Bolz\" means \"bolt\", as in", "title": "Bölzlschiessen" }, { "docid": "4995523", "text": "and painfully conscientious nature and did all she could to spare him the numerous troubles and worries that stemmed from it, a task that cannot have been easy, given his perpetual mistrust, and there is no doubt that she will have drawn a veil over many an unpleasant incident not merely out of prudence, but also from fear. She was utterly devoted to him and willingly submitted to the strict regime to which he inevitably and unquestioningly subjected her.\" Concerning Anna Maria as a mother, he says, \"It was a pure and healthy spirit that reigned in the Mozart household...", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "11607174", "text": "wife was Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766), with whom he had 8 children over the years 1719–1735; 3 boys and 2 girls survived to adulthood. Leopold, born 14 November 1719, was the oldest. The family were Catholics and after 1722 lived in a house owned by the Jesuits. They sent their two oldest sons to Jesuit schools. Neither Johann Georg nor his wife Anna Maria had any direct influence on the life of their celebrated grandson. Johann Georg died 20 years before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born; and Leopold became estranged from his mother following his move in young adulthood to", "title": "Johann Georg Mozart" }, { "docid": "4995520", "text": "deputy superintendent of . During the last portion of his life, he fell deeply into debt, and he died on 7 March 1724. Nicolaus's possessions were liquidated to help pay the debt, and his remaining family (Anna Maria's mother and her older sister Maria Rosina, born 24 August 1719) lapsed into poverty. They moved to Salzburg, not far away, and lived on a charity pension of just eight (later nine) florins per month, perhaps supplemented by low-level employment. Anna Maria's older sister died in 1728, aged nine. Anna Maria herself was not well when she was young: legal documents from", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "10967819", "text": "Friedrich Schlichtegroll Adolf Heinrich Friedrich Schlichtegroll (8 December 1765 in Waltershausen – 4 December 1822 in Munich) was a teacher, scholar and the first biographer of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His brief account of Mozart's life (6000 words) was published in a volume of twelve obituaries Schlichtegroll prepared and called \"Nekrolog auf das Jahr 1791\" (\"Necrology for the year 1791\"). The book appeared in 1793, two years after Mozart's death. Schlictegroll had never met Mozart. To obtain information about him, he consulted a friend of Mozart's in Salzburg, Albert von Mölk, who in turn queried Mozart's sister Maria Anna Mozart (\"Nannerl\").", "title": "Friedrich Schlichtegroll" }, { "docid": "4995522", "text": "placenta, and its subsequent enforced removal at that time posed an extreme risk of fatal infection. The two surviving children achieved fame. The daughter Maria Anna was called \"Nannerl\" as a child. She was a talented musician who performed with her brother on tour, but whose later life was very limited in its experiences and possibilities. The son, Wolfgang Amadeus, born 27 January 1756, achieved distinction first as a child prodigy, later as one of the most celebrated of all composers. Assessing the evidence of the surviving letters, Abert writes of her role as spouse: \"she understood her husband's phlegmatic", "title": "Anna Maria Mozart" }, { "docid": "15171053", "text": "Mozart and scatology Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart displayed scatological humour in his letters and a few recreational compositions. This material has long been a puzzle for Mozart scholarship. One view held by scholars deals with the scatology by seeking an understanding of the role of it in Mozart's family, his society and his times, while another view holds that such humour was the result of an \"impressive list\" of psychiatric conditions from which Mozart is claimed to have suffered. A letter of 5 November 1777 to Mozart's cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozart is an example of Mozart's use of scatology. The", "title": "Mozart and scatology" }, { "docid": "785184", "text": "Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook \"Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule\". He was born in Augsburg, son of Johann Georg Mozart (1679–1736), a bookbinder, and his second wife Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766). From an early age he sang as a choirboy. He attended a local Jesuit school, the St. Salvator Gymnasium, where he studied logic, science, theology, graduating \"magna cum laude\" in 1735. He then moved on", "title": "Leopold Mozart" }, { "docid": "20590984", "text": "1708. He left it to his elder sister, from whom it passed by marriage to the Beckingham family. After spending the night in nearby Canterbury, Leopold Mozart, his wife Anna Maria, and their children Maria Anna and Wolfgang Amadeus, spent the last week of July 1765 at the house as part of the English leg of their European grand tour before their departure for the Hague. The Mozarts were visiting Sir Horatio Mann, Bt. who had leased the house. Mann was an avid cricketer and a number of top-class cricket matches were held between 1766 and 1790 at the Bourne", "title": "Bourne Park House" }, { "docid": "15171058", "text": "Leopold used a scatological expression in one letter. Several of Mozart's scatological letters were written to his cousin (and probable love interest, according to Solomon) Maria Anna Thekla Mozart; these are often called the \"Bäsle letters\", after the German word \"Bäsle\", a diminutive form meaning \"little cousin\". In these letters, written after Mozart had spent a pleasant two weeks with his cousin in her native Augsburg, the scatology is combined with word play and sexual references. Robert Spaethling's rendered translation of part of a letter Mozart sent from Mannheim November 5, 1777: One of the letters Mozart wrote to his", "title": "Mozart and scatology" }, { "docid": "6033172", "text": "was shattered; the former warm relationship cooled off. Their last reunion was in Augsburg in March 1781. Marianne had been educated accordingly to her rank as citizen of the Free City of the Holy Roman Empire, and, as a teenager, gained further social education in Munich. She is described as having been beautiful, endearing, bright, humorous, and in love with life. In 1784, she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Maria Josepha, whose father, canon Dr. Theodor Franz de Paula Maria Baron von Reibeld (1752–1807), provided generously for mother and child. Marianne Mozart remained unmarried her entire life. After the", "title": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart" }, { "docid": "10967822", "text": "him thus: Friedrich Schlichtegroll Adolf Heinrich Friedrich Schlichtegroll (8 December 1765 in Waltershausen – 4 December 1822 in Munich) was a teacher, scholar and the first biographer of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His brief account of Mozart's life (6000 words) was published in a volume of twelve obituaries Schlichtegroll prepared and called \"Nekrolog auf das Jahr 1791\" (\"Necrology for the year 1791\"). The book appeared in 1793, two years after Mozart's death. Schlictegroll had never met Mozart. To obtain information about him, he consulted a friend of Mozart's in Salzburg, Albert von Mölk, who in turn queried Mozart's sister Maria Anna", "title": "Friedrich Schlichtegroll" }, { "docid": "679449", "text": "this complex. The first documented professional Czech performance took place in 1767 again in the Reduta Theatre, the play was called \"Zamilovaný ponocný\" (en: \"Watchman in Love\") and was performed by the Venice Theatre Company; the same year Mozart performed in the theatre with his elder sister Anna Maria (Nannerl). In that year the Mozart family spent Christmas in Brno, this rare visit is commemorated by a statue of Mozart as a child in front of the Reduta Theatre; also the Reduta's \"Mozart Hall\" (cz: \"Mozartův sál\") was named after him. The National Theatre Brno is the leading scene of", "title": "Brno" }, { "docid": "12776369", "text": "pair Nellie, found music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the end of The Maze of Bones, leading them to Vienna, Austria, to learn about him and find a related clue. In Vienna, Amy and Dan discover that Mozart had an older sister: Maria Anna \"Nannerl\" Mozart. They go to a library to view her diary, only to realize Jonah Wizard, a fellow competitor in the search for The 39 Clues, stole it. They steal it from him, but then Nellie translates it and notices that three pages are missing. After finding the music from Mozart on the Internet, Amy and", "title": "One False Note" }, { "docid": "451928", "text": "St. Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg. The baptismal record gives his name in Latinized form, as \"Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart\". He generally called himself \"Wolfgang Amadè Mozart\" as an adult, but his name had many variants. Leopold Mozart, a native of Augsburg, Germany, was a minor composer and an experienced teacher. In 1743, he was appointed as fourth violinist in the musical establishment of Count Leopold Anton von Firmian, the ruling Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. Four years later, he married Anna Maria in Salzburg. Leopold became the orchestra's deputy Kapellmeister in 1763. During the year of his son's birth, Leopold published", "title": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" }, { "docid": "10913157", "text": "other language. It is presumed that Mozart wrote it to play with his sister Maria Anna (“Nannerl”). Years later he performed it in a private concert with pupil Josepha Barbara von Auernhammer. The concerto was originally scored for the two pianos together with two oboes, two bassoons; two horns; and strings. Mozart later expanded the score with pairs of clarinets, trumpets and timpani in E flat and B flat. The piece is in three movements: The concerto departs from the usual solo piano concerto with the dialogue between the two pianos as they exchange musical ideas. Mozart divides up the", "title": "Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart)" }, { "docid": "10385365", "text": "concerts by \"the young (9 years old) Master Mozart as well as his maiden sister\" (Maria Anna – Nannerl) on October 7 and 9. It can be assumed that Mozart played or improvised this lively piece in one of those concerts, the programs to which are lost. Mozart wrote it on the back of the circular probably as a souvenir for the College's board; otherwise he would have used his sister's notebook or his third book of sketches (\"\"), which is also lost. The autograph became known very late (in 1942), and so is missing from Alfred Einstein's 3rd edition", "title": "Piece in F for Keyboard, K. 33B (Mozart)" }, { "docid": "17302323", "text": "Anna Maria Picarelli Anna Maria Picarelli (born November 4, 1984) is an American-born Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders Women and the Italian national team. Picarelli is an Italian American, born in Downey, California; her father Angelo Picarelli and uncle Joe Picarelli both became restaurateurs in Long Beach. Her paternal grandparents Mario and Maria Picarelli had migrated from Calabria to Downey in 1966. As a senior in her successful four-year career playing varsity soccer at Pepperdine University, Picarelli was called into a training camp for the United States women's national under-23 soccer team. However, coach Jill", "title": "Anna Maria Picarelli" }, { "docid": "19468947", "text": "Joseph Siegmund Bachmann Joseph Siegmund Bachmann (monastic name Sixtus Bachmann; 18 July 1754 – 18 October 1825) was a German organist and composer. Musically talented at an early age, he had an organ-playing competition in 1766 with the ten-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was born in Kettershausen in 1754, son of Franz Anton Bachmann and his wife Maria Anna Franziska. He had notable musical abilities at an early age. In November 1766 in Biberbach, where his grandfather Franz Joseph Schmöger was organist, he had an organ-playing competition with Mozart who was then aged ten. Bachmann was educated at the Benedictine", "title": "Joseph Siegmund Bachmann" }, { "docid": "451967", "text": "recreational riding. He had a startling fondness for scatological humor, which is preserved in his surviving letters, notably those written to his cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozart around 1777–1778, and in his correspondence with his sister and parents. Mozart also wrote scatological music, a series of canons that he sang with his friends. Mozart was raised a Roman Catholic and remained a devout member of the church throughout his life. Mozart's music, like Haydn's, stands as an archetype of the Classical style. At the time he began composing, European music was dominated by the \"style galant\", a reaction against the", "title": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" }, { "docid": "4859204", "text": "get Marianne to stand up for her own preference. Eventually, Marianne married a magistrate, Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (23 August 1783), and settled with him in St. Gilgen, a village in Austria about 29 km east of the Mozart family home in Salzburg. Berchtold was twice a widower and had five children from his two previous marriages, whom Marianne helped raise. She also bore three children of her own: Leopold Alois Pantaleon (1785–1840), Jeanette (1789–1805) and Maria Babette (1790–1791). An unusual episode in Marianne's life occurred when she gave birth (27 July 1785) to her first child,", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "16638856", "text": "the diaries of Maria Anna Mozart, \"Nannerl Mozarts Tagebuchblätter\" (1958). Walter Hummel (musicologist) Walter Hummel (7 July 1883 in Salzburg – 23 January 1968 in Saltzburg) was an Austrian musicologist and pedagog. Son of Joseph Friedrich Hummel, he held various positions in the Salzburg education system, in particular as director of the Salzburg Technical College. Known as a scholar on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was a guide in the Salzburg Mozart Society and also its vice-president. He published a chronicle about the activities of the society in 1951, wrote the biographical books \"Nannerl: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Schwester\"", "title": "Walter Hummel (musicologist)" }, { "docid": "785196", "text": "widowed in 1778 when Maria Anna died in Paris while accompanying Wolfgang on a job-hunting tour. Leopold Mozart is a controversial figure among his biographers, with the largest disagreements arising concerning his role as the parent of adult children. Mozart biographer Maynard Solomon has taken a particularly harsh view of Leopold, treating him as tyrannical, mendacious, and possessive; Ruth Halliwell adopts a far more sympathetic view, portraying his correspondence as a sensible effort to guide the life of a grossly irresponsible Wolfgang. Wolfgang left home permanently in 1781 (see below), and from this time until 1784, Leopold lived in Salzburg", "title": "Leopold Mozart" }, { "docid": "17812501", "text": "Mozart in the Jungle Mozart in the Jungle is an American comedy-drama web television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video on demand service Amazon Video. The show received a production order in March 2014. The story was inspired by \"Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music\", oboist Blair Tindall's 2005 memoir of her professional career in New York, playing various high-profile gigs with ensembles including the New York Philharmonic and the orchestras of numerous Broadway shows. The series stars Gael García Bernal as Rodrigo, a character based on conductor", "title": "Mozart in the Jungle" }, { "docid": "11123070", "text": "Joseph Lange Joseph Lange (Würzburg, 1 April 1751 – Vienna, 17 September 1831) was an actor and amateur painter of the 18th century. Through his marriage to Aloysia Weber, he was the brother-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His first marriage, in 1775, was to Maria Anna Elisabeth Schindler, daughter of Philipp Ernst Schindler, a miniature painter and director of painting at the Viennese porcelain factory. Maria Anna died on 14 March 1779 of pneumonia. He married Aloysia Weber, a successful soprano, in Vienna on 31 October 1780. In that year he also agreed to support Aloysia's widowed mother Cäcilia with", "title": "Joseph Lange" }, { "docid": "4859207", "text": "the arrangement to Leopold's wish to revive his skills in training a musical genius, as he had done with Wolfgang. He also suggests that giving up her son was indicative of Marianne's total subordination to her father's wishes. When Mozart was a toddler, Nannerl (four and a half years older) was his idol. According to Maynard Solomon, \"at three, Mozart was inspired to study music by observing his father's instruction of Marianne; he wanted to be like her.\" The two children were very close, and they invented a secret language and an imaginary \"Kingdom of Back\" of which they were", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "17302325", "text": "Sweden, the 2–1 over Russia and the quarter final defeat to eventual winners Germany. After Italy's win over England, Picarelli's partner Cameron Thomas made her a marriage proposal inside the Lahti Stadium, which she accepted. After leaving Bardolino and playing her club football in America, Picarelli continued to be selected by the Italian national team. She played against the country of her birth in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONCACAF play-off), which Italy lost 2–0 on aggregate. Anna Maria Picarelli Anna Maria Picarelli (born November 4, 1984) is an American-born Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for", "title": "Anna Maria Picarelli" }, { "docid": "15213578", "text": "if he has to, as Leopold must stay behind because they can't afford to be without work. Instead, Leopold sends Wolfgang's mother, Anna Maria, with him, as well as a warning: to find work fast, because a musician without a patron is no one. Anna Maria and Wolfgang set out for Mannheim, unaware that Colloredo has already sent word ahead to the Prince to assure that Wolfgang will not find work with him. The show moves ahead to an inn in Mannheim (\"La chanson de l'aubergiste\"), where Wolfgang enters with several finished commissions. After sharing his dream of writing a", "title": "Mozart, l'opéra rock" }, { "docid": "13873629", "text": "the widowed Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise. Anna Teresa had one child; Victoire de Rohan, who would become the official governess of Louis XVI's daughter, Marie Thérèse of France. In 1763 Leopold Mozart wrote in a letter that \"today my little girl was given a small, transparent snuff-box, inlaid with gold, from the Princess Carignan, and Wolfgang a pocket writing case in silver, with silver pens with which to write his compositions; it is so small and exquisitely worked that it is impossible to describe it\". Maria Vittoria of Savoy-Carignan died in Paris on 8 July 1766 aged 76.", "title": "Maria Vittoria of Savoy" }, { "docid": "17959160", "text": "title page, which suggested to Zaslaw that Mozart had written a C major symphony before K. 19 and that K. 19b should receive a lower Köchel number. Stephen Fischer however pointed out in his 1995 review of Zaslaw's book that the [Sheet music|score]]s were parts rather than full scores, thus not constituting solid evidence for such a chronology. He also speculates that K. 19b may have been the symphony Maria Anna Mozart referred to when she remembered Wolfgang having \"composed his first symphony with all the instruments of the orchestra, especially Trumpets and Kettledrums\" when Leopold was dangerously ill. K.", "title": "Symphony, K. 19b (Mozart)" }, { "docid": "15213580", "text": "daughter, Aloysia, for a ball for the Princess of Orange to boost her fame. Anna Maria and Wolfgang visit the Webers at their home, where Wolfgang is introduced to Sophie, Josepha, and Constanze. Upon the appearance of Aloysia (\"Bim Bam Boum\"), Wolfgang falls head over heels and forgoes his other commissions to help her prepare for her showcase to the Princess. He and the other members of the Weber family are unaware that Constanze has already started to fall in love with the young composer (\"Ah! Vous dirais-je maman\"). Anna Maria, seeing that her son is prepared to throw away", "title": "Mozart, l'opéra rock" }, { "docid": "10439586", "text": "to Constanze's letter. Schack was married to the former Elisabeth Weinhold, who was also a singer; she took the role of the Third Lady in the \"Magic Flute\" premiere. Testimony for Schack's abilities as a singer comes from Leopold Mozart, who heard his debut performance with the Schikaneder troupe while it was visiting Salzburg in 1786. Leopold described Schack in a letter Leopold wrote to his daughter Maria Anna (Nannerl), who was living in nearby St. Gilgen: The new tenor hired by Schikaneder arrived yesterday. He sings excellently well and has a beautiful voice, with an easy and flexible throat", "title": "Benedikt Schack" }, { "docid": "10578780", "text": "di Tito\" by Mozart, \"Beatrice di Tenda\" by Bellini, \"Anna Bolena\", \"Maria Stuarda\", Queen Elisabeth I in \"Roberto Devereux\", \"Maria di Rohan\" by Donizetti, Amelia in \"Simon Boccanegra\", Desdemona in \"Otello\", Leonora in \"Il trovatore\", Luisa in \"Luisa Miller\" by Verdi, Marguérite in \"Faust\" by Gounod, Tatyana in \"Evghenij Oneghin\" by Tchaikovsky, Liù in \"Turandot\" by Puccini, Zarina Marina in \"Dimitry\" by Dvořák. She appeared in productions signed by Giorgio Strehler, Patrice Chéreau, Luca Ronconi, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Franco Zeffirelli, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Jonathan Miller and conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Peter Maag,", "title": "Mariana Nicolesco" }, { "docid": "7797313", "text": "Glyndebourne in 1977, and Donizetti's \"L'elisir d'amore\" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and San Francisco, and in 1985 Mozart's \"The Magic Flute\" at Koblenz. She taught at London's Royal College of Music, where her pupils included Anna Maria Panzarella. She died in Geneva. In addition to pirate and radio recordings, Graziella Sciutti’s records include excerpts from Mozart (French HMV), Ines in \"Il Trovatore\", Tebaldo in \"Don Carlo\" and Barbarina in \"Le nozze di Figaro\" (Cetra), Nanetta in \"Falstaff\" (CBS), Norina in \"Don Pasquale\" (Decca), \"Rita\" (Cetra), Mozart arias and concert arias (Decca), Rosina in \"Il barbiere di Siviglia\"", "title": "Graziella Sciutti" }, { "docid": "4859208", "text": "king and queen. Mozart's early correspondence with Marianne is affectionate, and includes some of the scatological and sexual word play in which Mozart indulged with intimates. Occasionally Wolfgang wrote entries in Marianne's diary, referring to himself in the third person. Wolfgang wrote a number of works for Marianne to perform, including the Prelude and Fugue in C, K. 394 (1782). Until 1785, he sent her copies of his piano concertos (up to No. 21) in St. Gilgen. Concerning the relationship between Wolfgang and Marianne in adulthood, authorities differ. According to \"New Grove\", Wolfgang \"remained closely attached to her.\" In contrast,", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "4859203", "text": "accompanied by his mother. There is evidence that Marianne wrote musical compositions, as there are letters from Wolfgang praising her work, but the voluminous correspondence of her father never mentions any of her compositions, and none have survived. In contrast to her brother, who quarreled with their father and eventually disobeyed his wishes with respect to career path and choice of spouse, Marianne remained entirely subordinate to her father. She fell in love with Franz d'Ippold, who was a captain and private tutor, but was forced by her father to turn down his marriage proposal. Wolfgang attempted, in vain, to", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "8911360", "text": "\"The True Adventures of Charley Darwin\" is unusual in that it breaks from Meyer's formula of always having a female narrator, as Charley narrates his own story. The hardcover version of this book was published on 26 January 2009. Before \"Darwin\" came \"In Mozart's Shadow\", a historical novel about Mozart and narrated by his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, released in 2008. Meyer began working on a novel about Mary, Queen of Scots in 2012. Mother to three grown sons, she resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, her husband, E.A. \"Tony\" Mares, a New Mexico poet, essayist and historian,", "title": "Carolyn Meyer" }, { "docid": "4859211", "text": "to Salzburg. Although Marianne had not even known that Constanze was still alive, the encounter was apparently \"cordial\", though not warm. Eventually, Marianne did the Nissens a great favor: to help them write a biography of Wolfgang, Marianne lent the Nissens her collection of family letters, including Wolfgang and Leopold's correspondence up to 1781. In 1821, Marianne enjoyed a visit from Wolfgang's son, Franz Xaver Mozart, whom she had never met during her brother's lifetime. The son had come from his home in Lemberg to conduct a performance of his father's Requiem in remembrance of the recently deceased Nissen. In", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "785201", "text": "have hoped to train yet another musical prodigy. Halliwell notes a different possibility, that conditions for child-rearing in the Berchtold household were distinctly suboptimal. For further details of this episode, see Maria Anna Mozart. Wolfgang left home for good in 1781, when instead of returning from a stay in Vienna with his employer Archbishop Colloredo he remained in the city to pursue a freelance career. This effort was to a fair degree successful; Wolfgang achieved great fame and was for a time quite prosperous (though poor planning later changed this status). The move almost certainly aided Wolfgang's musical development; the", "title": "Leopold Mozart" }, { "docid": "4859209", "text": "Maynard Solomon contends that in later life Wolfgang and Marianne drifted apart completely. He notes, for instance, that after Mozart's visit to Salzburg in 1783 (with his new wife Constanze), Wolfgang and Marianne never visited each other again, that they never saw each other's children, and that their correspondence diminished to a trickle, ceasing entirely in 1788. Wolfgang died on 5 December 1791. Sometime around 1800, Marianne encountered Franz Xaver Niemetschek's 1798 Mozart biography. Since this biography had been written from the perspective of Vienna and of Constanze, much of its content was new to Marianne. In an 1800 letter,", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "7618451", "text": "and his work (particularly his studies of Mozart and Beethoven) has met with both acclaim and criticism (for overly simplistic psychological interpretations of their subjects). Characteristic of Solomon's approach is a careful sifting of the scholarly evidence, often with the goal of supporting new hypotheses about the events or motivations of the great composers in question and those around them (for instances cited in this encyclopedia, see Maria Anna Mozart, Mozart's Berlin journey, Mozart's name and Antonie Brentano). A great deal of effort seems to reside in the attempts to compare and contrast certain ideas that need to be analyzed.", "title": "Maynard Solomon" }, { "docid": "12903555", "text": "suffering from severe rheumatism that prevented his travelling. His ciphered letters to his wife Anna Maria assure her that he is in fact well, but urge her to spread the story of his indisposition. He waited through most of January and all of February for the Grand Duke's reply. The negative response arrived on 27 February. It is not known whether the Grand Duke was influenced by his mother's opinion of the Mozart family, but his rejection effectively ended Leopold's hope of an Italian appointment for Wolfgang. The Mozarts had no choice now but to return to Salzburg, leaving Milan", "title": "Mozart in Italy" }, { "docid": "7774072", "text": "Nannerl Notenbuch The , or (English: Nannerl's Music Book) is a book in which Leopold Mozart, from 1759 to about 1764, wrote pieces for his daughter, Maria Anna Mozart (known as \"Nannerl\"), to learn and play. His son Wolfgang also used the book, in which his earliest compositions were recorded (some penned by his father). The book contains simple short keyboard (typically harpsichord) pieces, suitable for beginners; there are many anonymous minuets, some works by Leopold, and a few works by other composers including Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and the Austrian composer Georg Christoph Wagenseil. There are also some technical", "title": "Nannerl Notenbuch" }, { "docid": "17812509", "text": "confection, the show generally shines by proving long on charm even when it's short on laughs.\" In a more mixed review, Jeff Jensen of \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave the series a B-. While socially-minded critics have praised the show's push for gender equity, the almost all-white orchestra and main cast has drawn fire from critics at NPR for being unrealistic, given the prevalence of East Asian musicians in real-life orchestras. Mozart in the Jungle Mozart in the Jungle is an American comedy-drama web television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video on demand", "title": "Mozart in the Jungle" }, { "docid": "6033171", "text": "\"Bäsle letters\" (\"Bäsle\" is a diminutive form in German, meaning \"little cousin\"). They are striking for their abundance of scatological and sexual humor. Maynard Solomon translates one passage into rhymed English as shown below (from a letter dated 23 December 1778): After Mozart's return from Paris, Marianne accepted an invitation (given in the letter just quoted) to visit Mozart and his family in Salzburg. She accompanied him in January 1779 from Munich to Salzburg and stayed there for about two-and-a-half months, despite the disapproval of Mozart's father Leopold. She may have hoped for marriage to Wolfgang. If so, her wish", "title": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart" }, { "docid": "12035157", "text": "Salaries at Salzburg were low, and Leopold supplemented his income by giving violin lessons. There is indirect evidence that Leopold was a highly skilled teacher, in that both of his children, taught exclusively by him, became extraordinary musicians: Maria Anna Mozart (called \"Nannerl\") and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Leopold wrote his textbook during the year 1755, when he was 36 years old. He took on the work of publication himself, assigning the task of printing to Johann Jakob Lotter, a printer in Leopold's home town of Augsburg. Leopold shipped copies of his book far and wide and received his share of", "title": "Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule" }, { "docid": "4019357", "text": "married (1788) to the former Maria Christiane Imperial Countess von Thun und Hohenstein, the \"beautiful\" (Deutsch), daughter of Imperial Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein née Imperial Countess von Uhlfeldt, and of Imperial Count Franz Josef Anton von Thun und Hohenstein (born 1734), who later became an Imperial Chamberlain. Lichnowsky was a lodge brother of Mozart; see Mozart and Freemasonry. He died of a stroke in Vienna on 15 April 1814. In 1789 he traveled to Berlin, taking Mozart along with him. For details of the trip, see Mozart's Berlin journey. He also lent Mozart money, which Mozart was", "title": "Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky" }, { "docid": "13248569", "text": "placed it or to take it to Himself. From the modern perspective—with most children now made safe from several terrible diseases by vaccination—it is easy to make the superficial interpretation that Leopold was acting foolishly, relying on divine will when direct action was available that would have helped his children. However, since in Leopold's day it was not firmly established that inoculation was beneficial, his remarks can be seen to be more of appeal to religion to resolve what must have seemed an impossible dilemma. The Mozart family (Wolfgang, his father Leopold, his mother Anna Maria, and his older sister", "title": "Mozart and smallpox" }, { "docid": "4859205", "text": "a son who was named Leopold after his grandfather. Marianne had traveled from her home in St. Gilgen to Salzburg for the birth. When she returned to St. Gilgen, she left her infant in the care of her father and his servants. The elder Leopold stated (by a letter that preceded Marianne back to St. Gilgen) that he would prefer to raise the child for the first few months himself. In 1786, he extended the arrangement to an indefinite term. Leopold continued to care for his grandson, taking delight in his progress (toilet training, speech, and so on), and commencing", "title": "Maria Anna Mozart" }, { "docid": "10967821", "text": "Constanze. The Schlichtegroll biography is relatively harsh on the role Constanze played in Mozart's life, as might be expected given Nannerl's antipathy to Constanze; for details see Maria Anna Mozart. According to the \"Grove Dictionary of Music\", \"Constanze bought up and destroyed the entire edition of the \"Nekrolog\" (the publication containing Schlichtegroll's obituary), apparently disliking its portrayal of her.\" Some modern scholars take a dim view of Schlichtegroll's work. Eisen and Keefe vividly depict him as the first in a long and dubious tradition: Bruce Cooper Clarke, who has compiled an extensive web-posted commentary (link below) on Schlichtegroll's work, assesses", "title": "Friedrich Schlichtegroll" }, { "docid": "785187", "text": "\"hardly attended Natural Science more than once or twice\". In 1740, he began his career as a professional musician, becoming violinist and valet to one of the university's canons, Johann Baptist, Count of Thurn-Valsassina and Taxis. This was also the year of his first musical publication, the six Trio Sonatas, Opus 1. These were titled \"Sonate sei da chiesa e da camera\"; Leopold did the work of copper engraving himself. He continued to compose, producing a series of German Passion cantatas. In 1747 he married Anna Maria Pertl, who bore him seven children, although only two of them survived past", "title": "Leopold Mozart" }, { "docid": "15213582", "text": "over her relationship with Wolfgang (\"Six pieds sous terre\"). Wolfgang returns to announce that Aloysia will, indeed, be employed with the Princess of Orange and seems prepared to dedicate his life to her when Anna Maria arrives with a letter from Leopold (\"J'accuse mon père\"). He instructs Wolfgang to go to Paris to find work, and only then may he return to Aloysia. Aloysia, who intended to work with Wolfgang to bolster her success, proclaims that she hates him in response to Wolfgang's confession of love (something that Wolfgang does not hear). After arriving in Paris, Wolfgang attempts to distribute", "title": "Mozart, l'opéra rock" }, { "docid": "18315623", "text": "southern and western Sweden in 2013 and 2014. Between 12 and 27 April, the play had six performances at the Scala Theatre in Stockholm. The musical is based on a true story and written by the director, playwright and actor Rikard Bergqvist. Anna-Maria Hallgarn as Carmencita Rockefeller a mysterious woman who tries to seem perfectly normal, but her twisted personality plays games with people around her. The cast for The Last 5 Years, at Åbo Svenska Teater included Hallgarn and Alexander Lycke. The musical was written and composed by American Jason Robert Brown. Åbo Svenska Teater's version was directed by", "title": "Anna-Maria Hallgarn" }, { "docid": "9438712", "text": "Writers Guild of Canada awards, in 2006 and 2007 and 2015, and won three. She wrote the screenplay for the 2017 film,\"The Man Who Invented Christmas\", starring Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer. Other television writing credits include \"Mozart in the Jungle\", \"The Best Laid Plans\", and \"L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables\". A veteran of the Toronto theatre scene, she acted for several seasons at the Stratford Festival, was one of the founding members of the Soulpepper Theatre Company and is currently a playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre. Her two best-known plays are \"Kingfisher Days\", an adaptation of her critically", "title": "Susan Coyne" }, { "docid": "6610837", "text": "Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber) (5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was an Austrian woman who trained as a singer. She married twice, her first husband being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and was later, jointly with her second husband Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, Mozart's biographer. She and Mozart had six children: Karl Thomas Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, and four who died in infancy. Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental, a town near Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany, then Further Austria. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her", "title": "Constanze Mozart" }, { "docid": "14578488", "text": "Anna Maria Mendieta Anna Maria Mendieta is a contemporary American harpist and teacher. Mendieta studied the harp with Efrat Zaklad at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, with Marjorie Chauvel at Stanford University and with Doug Rioth and Alice Chalifoux. She is the principal harpist with the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and was the principal harpist with the Women’s Philharmonic as well as instrumentalist with the \"Theater Flamenco of San Francisco\". She pioneered performance of contemporary tango music on harp and is one of the members of the \"Tango del Cielo\" group where she plays music of Ástor Piazzolla, Pablo Ziegler", "title": "Anna Maria Mendieta" }, { "docid": "6033173", "text": "death of her mother, who had been widowed in 1791, she moved to live with her daughter and son-in-law, postmaster Franz-Joseph Streitel, in 1808. Already in 1803 the only grandchild, Carl Joseph, had died in infancy. Moving to Kaufbeuren in 1812, she and her family finally ended up in Bayreuth in 1814, where she lived for 27 years until her death. Fifty years after her famous cousin, Marianne died in Bayreuth, Germany, at the age of 82. In her estate, the portrait of her cousin was found, which he had sent her from Mannheim in 1778. Only 15 months later,", "title": "Maria Anna Thekla Mozart" }, { "docid": "12407248", "text": "they leave. They go to an archive to find the diary of Mozart's sister, Maria Anna \"Nannerl\" Mozart, only to discover that Jonah Wizard has stolen it. They steal the diary back. The diary leads them to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, but their search there ends when an explosion causes a cave-in. Amy and Dan think it was caused by the mysterious man in black, who has been at every major disaster that has happened to them. However, they later find out that the explosion was caused by Alistar Oh. Dan, Amy, and Nellie then go to Venice, where Dan and", "title": "The 39 Clues" }, { "docid": "14956705", "text": "on a concert tour with her father to Gotha, Weimar and Rudolstadt, during which her father remarried. At the Weimar court, Maria Benda met the Hofkonzertmeister Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, who received an appointment at the Duchess' court in 1768. Two years later the couple were married. In 1775 Anna Amalia handed over the business of government to her son Carl August. Ernst Wilhelm Wolf remained as conductor under his reign, and Maria continued working as a singer. The Duchess developed an interest in theater, introduced in 1776 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Maria Wolf worked in the plays as an", "title": "Maria Carolina Wolf" }, { "docid": "4415626", "text": "body, although she hadn't the right of voting. She died in Munich aged 55 and was buried at St. Michael's Church, while her heart was deposited in the Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting. Maria Anna is a central character in the novel, \"\" (Eric Flint & Virginia DeMarce. Baen Books.) She escaped marriage to Maximilian and escaped to her cousin, Don Fernando who had declared himself \"King in the Low Countries\". Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665) Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (German: \"Maria Anna von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Österreich\", also known as \"Maria Anna von Bayern\" or \"Maria-Anna,", "title": "Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665)" }, { "docid": "20194935", "text": "Anna Maria Enriques Agnoletti Anna Maria Enriques Agnoletti (1907–1944) was an Italian partisan, shot by the Nazis on 12 June 1944. For her actions in support of the Italian partisan movement she was honored post-mortem with the Gold Medal of Military Valour. Anna Maria Enriques Agnoletti was born in Bologna. Her father was Paolo Enriques, a Jew; her mother was Maria Clotilde Agnoletti Fusconi who was a Catholic. Neither of her parents was religiously observant, so Anna Maria and her brother Enzo received a lay education. Her father was an important biologist who taught at various universities. Because of his", "title": "Anna Maria Enriques Agnoletti" }, { "docid": "4033645", "text": "competed in from 1984 to 2011 before joining the GNAC. Anna Maria College Anna Maria College (AMC) is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college in Paxton, Massachusetts. Anna Maria College is a private, coeducational Catholic College founded in 1946 by the Sisters of Saint Anne. The school's original campus was in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In 1952, Anna Maria College moved to its present location on a campus in Paxton, Massachusetts. Anna Maria College has an annual enrollment of 1,500 students who study 35 undergraduate or 21 graduate and continuing education programs. Rooted in the traditions of Catholic education, AMC combines liberal", "title": "Anna Maria College" }, { "docid": "4033642", "text": "Anna Maria College Anna Maria College (AMC) is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college in Paxton, Massachusetts. Anna Maria College is a private, coeducational Catholic College founded in 1946 by the Sisters of Saint Anne. The school's original campus was in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In 1952, Anna Maria College moved to its present location on a campus in Paxton, Massachusetts. Anna Maria College has an annual enrollment of 1,500 students who study 35 undergraduate or 21 graduate and continuing education programs. Rooted in the traditions of Catholic education, AMC combines liberal arts and sciences education with career preparation. Majors include Art", "title": "Anna Maria College" }, { "docid": "14389033", "text": "Anna Thornton Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (1775?-1865) was a prominent Washington, D.C., socialite, diarist, and the wife of architect William Thornton, who designed the first United States Capitol building. She rubbed shoulders with figures such as George Washington and Dolley Madison. Anna Maria was probably born in England and emigrated at a young age along with her mother, Ann Brodeau, who moved to Philadelphia and set up a schoolhouse by 1780. In 1790, at the age of 16, Anna Maria married William Thornton, age 31 years. Unlike her husband, Anna Maria was not a Quaker, so William was expelled from", "title": "Anna Thornton" }, { "docid": "14338641", "text": "Anna Maria Hussey Anna Maria Hussey, \"née\" Reed (5 June 1805 – 26 August 1853) was a British mycologist, writer, and illustrator. Anna Maria Reed was born in Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, one of seven children of Rev. John Theodore Archibald Reed, rector of Leckhampstead, and Anna Maria Dayrell. In 1831 she married Rev. Dr Thomas John Hussey, rector of Hayes, Kent, who was a well-connected astronomer. They had six children, one of whom was also given the name Anna Maria Hussey. Only two survived to adulthood. In the 1840s, she contributed writings (possibly including a romantic serial) to \"The Surplice\", a", "title": "Anna Maria Hussey" }, { "docid": "10023296", "text": "of Bavaria. Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (Maria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska Xaveria; 29 August 1728 – 17 February 1797) was a daughter of King Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha of Austria who became Electress of Bavaria. In all, Maria Anna's parents had fifteen children; her most notable siblings were Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Queen Maria Amalia of Spain and Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France, the mother of Kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII of France, and Charles X of France. Maria Anna was married to the Bavarian Elector Maximilian", "title": "Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony" }, { "docid": "10023293", "text": "Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (Maria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska Xaveria; 29 August 1728 – 17 February 1797) was a daughter of King Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha of Austria who became Electress of Bavaria. In all, Maria Anna's parents had fifteen children; her most notable siblings were Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Queen Maria Amalia of Spain and Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France, the mother of Kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII of France, and Charles X of France. Maria Anna was married to the Bavarian Elector Maximilian III Joseph", "title": "Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony" }, { "docid": "17628119", "text": "Anna Maria Walker Anna Maria Walker (née Patton) (c. 1778–1852) and her husband Colonel George Warren Walker (1778–1843) were Scottish botanists in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who made extensive collections of plants between 1830 and 1838. Several species of ferns and orchids were named after them by Sir William Jackson Hooker with whom they corresponded. They also corresponded with and collaborated with other botanists in the region such as Robert Wight. Anna Maria was also an excellent botanical artist who illustrated many species of orchids. Plant species named after them include \"Vanilla walkeriae\", \"Liparis walkeriae\" and \"Thrixspermum walkeri\". Anna Maria", "title": "Anna Maria Walker" }, { "docid": "13475278", "text": "Altomare in a sudden-death playoff: Nordqvist (5) and Altomare (6). \"Results not in chronological order before 2018.\" ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 LA = Low amateur DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> \"T\" = tied<br> Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Professional Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist (born 10 June 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She", "title": "Anna Nordqvist" }, { "docid": "13475273", "text": "Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist (born 10 June 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She has won two major championships: the 2009 LPGA Championship and the 2017 Evian Championship. Born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Nordqvist was a successful amateur golfer in both Europe and the United States. She was Swedish Junior Player of the Year (2004, 2005), Swedish Amateur of the Year (2005), Girls Amateur Champion (2005), bronze medallist at the European Championship (2005), runner-up at the British Ladies Amateur (2006 and 2007), and part of the successful Swedish", "title": "Anna Nordqvist" }, { "docid": "20667162", "text": "reportedly were known for offering jobs in exchange for cash until they returned to England in 1763. Halifax lived until 1771 when he was the Lord Privy Seal. He had made arrangements for Anna and their daughter in his will. Anna's husband returned from the Caribbean and died in 1780 and she went on to marry again becoming Anna Maria Lumm to a retired Major. She died in 1796 or 1797. Anna Falkner Anna Maria Fa(ul)kner; Anna Maria Donaldson or Anna Maria Lumm (1714 – 1796 or 1797) was a British singer who had a house built for her by", "title": "Anna Falkner" }, { "docid": "17383984", "text": "Maria-Elisabeth Lott Maria-Elisabeth Lott (born 2 June 1987) is a German violinist. Lott was born in 1987 in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At the age of three, she began playing the violin, In 1998 Lott was selected as the first musician to play the restored violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played as a child. Lott has been awarded numerous music awards and is internationally recognized as one of the best young German violinists. She currently plays to audiences worldwide with renowned orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Residentie Orchestra, the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal", "title": "Maria-Elisabeth Lott" }, { "docid": "17383985", "text": "Scottish National Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Maria-Elisabeth Lott Maria-Elisabeth Lott (born 2 June 1987) is a German violinist. Lott was born in 1987 in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At the age of three, she began playing the violin, In 1998 Lott was selected as the first musician to play the restored violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played as a child. Lott has been awarded numerous music awards and is internationally recognized as one of the best young German violinists. She currently plays to audiences worldwide with renowned orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Residentie Orchestra, the Istanbul State", "title": "Maria-Elisabeth Lott" }, { "docid": "5683166", "text": "divorced about seven years later. On March 11, 2016, Martínez sang Bach/Gounod's \"Ave Maria\" and \"Pie Jesu\" from Fauré's Requiem during the funeral services of First Lady Nancy Reagan. She provided the singing voice for Monica Bellucci's character in the third season of \"Mozart in the Jungle\". Martínez has won prizes including the Pepita Embil Award, Operalia, and first prize at the Eleanor McCollum Awards. She won a Latin Grammy in 2001 for Classical Album for Isaac Albéniz's \"Merlin\" with Carlos Álvarez, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel and conductor José de Eusebio with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Ana María Martínez", "title": "Ana María Martínez" }, { "docid": "4737427", "text": "general musician: The well-known \"Mozardt\" is her brother-in-law, and has taught her so well that she accompanies from a score and plays interludes like a Kapellmeister. Mozart's and Aloysia's ill-fated romance is novelized in \"Mozart's Wife\" by Juliet Waldron (Hard Shell Books, 2000). A somewhat more fanciful portrayal is given in \"Marrying Mozart\" by Stephanie Cowell (New York: Penguin, 2004). Aloysia Weber Maria Aloysia Antonia Weber Lange (c. 1760 – 8 June 1839) was a German soprano, remembered primarily for her association with the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born in Zell im Wiesental, Aloysia Weber was one of the four", "title": "Aloysia Weber" }, { "docid": "1033393", "text": "Despite the common legends of the name origins for the city and island, former Tampa Mayor Madison Post named the island for his wife Maria and his sister-in-law Anna. In 1892, George Emerson Bean homesteaded the north of Anna Maria Island. After his death in 1898, the land went to his son, George Wilhelm Bean, who partnered with Charles Roser, a wealthy real estate developer from St. Petersburg, to form the Anna Maria Beach Company to develop the area. Anna Maria is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ,", "title": "Anna Maria, Florida" }, { "docid": "19374303", "text": "Maria Anna Donati Blessed Maria Anna Donati (26 October 1848 - 18 March 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious who had established the Calasanzian Sisters in Florence with the aid of the Servant of God Celestino Zini. Upon her profession as a religious she assumed the new name of \"Celestina of the Mother of God\" in honor of Zini. Her beatification was celebrated in Florence on 30 March 2008 - Cardinal José Saraiva Martins celebrated it on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI who had approved the beatification months prior. Maria Anna Donati was born in Florence on 26", "title": "Maria Anna Donati" }, { "docid": "6610853", "text": "Conservatory of Brussels conserves several autograph documents from Constance Mozart, including letters to her son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, as well as a small illustrated \"Album de Souvenirs\", dated 1789 but covering the 1801–1823 period in which she collects memories, impressions and poems (ref. Jean-Lucien Hollenfeltz fund, B-Bc-FH-163). Notes Sources Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber) (5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was an Austrian woman who trained as a singer. She married twice, her first husband being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and was later, jointly with her second husband Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, Mozart's", "title": "Constanze Mozart" } ]

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[ { "docid": "610883", "text": "and William Goddard were the colonial postmasters who managed the mails then and were the general architects of a postal system that started out as an alternative to the Crown Post. The official post office was created in 1792 as the Post Office Department (USPOD). It was based on the Constitutional authority empowering Congress \"To establish post offices and post roads\". The 1792 law provided for a greatly expanded postal network, and served editors by charging newspapers an extremely low rate. The law guaranteed the sanctity of personal correspondence, and provided the entire country with low-cost access to information on", "title": "United States Postal Service" }, { "docid": "610927", "text": "Congress the power to establish post offices and post roads, which has been interpreted as a de facto Congressional monopoly over the delivery of first-class residential mail—which has been defined as non-urgent residential letters (not packages). Accordingly, no other system for delivering first-class residential mail—public or private—has been tolerated, absent Congress's consent. The mission of the Postal Service is to provide the American public with trusted universal postal service. While not explicitly defined, the Postal Service's universal service obligation (USO) is broadly outlined in statute and includes multiple dimensions: geographic scope, range of products, access to services and facilities, delivery", "title": "United States Postal Service" }, { "docid": "11425709", "text": "non-mailable, and to pass statutes criminalizing abuses of the postal system (such as mail fraud and armed robbery of post offices). This power has been used by Congress and the Postmaster General to exclude obscene materials from the mails, beginning with an act in 1872 to ban lottery circulars from the mails, as well as the Comstock laws in 1873. These attempts at limiting the content of the mails were upheld by the Supreme Court, but in the 20th century, the Court took a more assertive approach in striking down postal laws which limited free expression, particularly as it related", "title": "Postal Clause" }, { "docid": "15384799", "text": "hours of that time had been spent in the air. Impressed by the feat and by the wide public acclaim, Congress at last appropriated the needed funds for the beleaguered mail service. After becoming a household name, Knight worked with the Postal Service and local civic leaders to set up a system of navigational beacons and emergency landing strips. Knight continued to fly airmail, even after the system was contracted out in 1925, ending up with National Air Transport Inc which became United Airlines. Knight continued with United, eventually DC-3 flying passenger flights and later becoming a vice president of", "title": "James H. Knight" } ]

[ { "docid": "14797645", "text": "and taxes on the colonies in America, and so his involvement with the \"Chronicle\" further prompted the Crown in their dealings with Goddard's newspaper. In their effort to see the \"Pennsylvania Chronicle\" delivered, Franklin and Goddard persevered and in the midst of British scrutiny would create a separate postal system that ultimately became the postal system in use in the United States today. With the colonies then in dire need of a postal system the committee of correspondence in Boston wrote to the committee in Salem in March 1774 suggesting that an independent postal system be set up, and introduced", "title": "William Goddard (U.S. patriot/publisher)" }, { "docid": "14335378", "text": "Corporation to produce (as at 2004) ten special issues a year for sale in the international market for which they receive a royalty of US $0.110 million. Bhutan Post introduced in 2010 the country's first postcode system set up with assistance of the UPU. The postal codes are available from the website of Bhutan Postal Corporation. Bhutan Postal Corporation Bhutan Postal Corporation Ltd., or \"Bhutan Post\", is the company in Bhutan responsible for the operation of the postal system. Until 1996 the post in Bhutan was run by the \"Department of Posts and Telegraphs\", part of the \"Ministry of Communications\",", "title": "Bhutan Postal Corporation" }, { "docid": "13178661", "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Pitcairn Islands The postal history of the Pitcairn Islands can be traced to second half of the 19th century, when outgoing mail was hand stamped as \"Posted on Pitcairn Island: no stamps available.\" Stamps were carried by passing ships and received postal stamps and cancellation at various ports of calls. However, this practice was discontinued in 1926 following reports of ship passengers mixing their own mail into the “no stamp” system set aside for the Pitcairn residents. In June 1927, a postal agency was set up on Pitcairn to sell New Zealand stamps.", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Pitcairn Islands" }, { "docid": "3573768", "text": "autonomous postal jurisdiction. Several other principalities also established postal departments in Bergedorf. In 1746, Hannover set up its own postal department in Bergedorf, which lasted until 1846. In 1785, the dynasty of Thurn und Taxis succeeded Hannover and established its own postal department, which was not closed until 1851. In 1839, Prussia finally opened a postal department in Bergedorf as well. From 1806 to 1813, Bergedorf was occupied by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. During this time, the postal system was taken over by the Imperial French Post. Finally in 1847, the \"Lübeck-Hamburgerische Postamt\" (Postal Department of Lübeck and", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Bergedorf" }, { "docid": "14635227", "text": "Vectis postal service The Vectis postal service was a postal service set up during the national postal strike of the United Kingdom in 1971. This was amongst a number of local delivery services which flourished during the strike. The service was set up by a group of Ryde business men, led by R.W.Cawdell, C.C., who acted as head postmaster for the service. It covered an area encompassing the whole of the Isle of Wight. At peak the service handled over 1500 items of mail daily. The national postal strike ended on 8 March 1971, and with it the local service.", "title": "Vectis postal service" }, { "docid": "610943", "text": "from crime and protect the nation's mail system from criminal misuse. Postal Inspectors enforce over 200 federal laws providing for the protection of mail in investigations of crimes that may adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. Mail, the postal system or postal employees. The USPIS has the power to enforce the USPS monopoly by conducting search and seizure raids on entities they suspect of sending non-urgent mail through overnight delivery competitors. According to the American Enterprise Institute, a private conservative think tank, the USPIS raided Equifax offices in 1993 to ascertain if the mail they were sending through Federal", "title": "United States Postal Service" }, { "docid": "14607892", "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Egypt. Handstamps were first introduced during the Napoleonic period, 1798-1800. Single line handstamps are known from and . Carlo Meratti, an Italian, set up the first postal system in Egypt in 1821. This was a private enterprise which in 1842 was named . The Egyptian Government, in 1857, sanctioned it to carry on all inland postal services. This concession was purchased by the Egyptian Government and on 1 January 1865 it took control of this service. This service was renamed to", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt" }, { "docid": "14545261", "text": "1000 \"milesimas\". Both Castile and Aragon had royal posts during the middle ages, and various monasteries and guilds had posts for their members, but Spain's postal system really developed from the contract that Philip I of Castile let to Thurn und Taxis in 1500. That contract gave Thurn und Taxis a monopoly over postal services in the kingdom, thus incommoding the existing entrenched, albeit piecemeal, systems. New route were set up and both naval and merchants ships were required to carry the mail. The system became comprehensive. By 1849 there were about 450 post offices in Spain. In May 1514,", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Spain" }, { "docid": "14316734", "text": "joined the Arab Postal Union in May 1986. Bahrain Post Bahrain Post is the government organisation responsible for the post in Bahrain. Bahrain Post is part of the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation. The postal system in Bahrain first started in 1884 with the establishment of the Manama Post Office. The postal system expanded drastically in the twentieth century; a second post office was later built on the island of Muharraq in 1946. A third post office was set up in the expatriate-populated town of Awali, run by the Bahrain Petroleum Company. After declaring independence in 1971, Bahrain joined the International", "title": "Bahrain Post" }, { "docid": "14316733", "text": "Bahrain Post Bahrain Post is the government organisation responsible for the post in Bahrain. Bahrain Post is part of the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation. The postal system in Bahrain first started in 1884 with the establishment of the Manama Post Office. The postal system expanded drastically in the twentieth century; a second post office was later built on the island of Muharraq in 1946. A third post office was set up in the expatriate-populated town of Awali, run by the Bahrain Petroleum Company. After declaring independence in 1971, Bahrain joined the International Postal Union in December 1973. Bahrain Post later", "title": "Bahrain Post" }, { "docid": "2274898", "text": "and soon after adopted in Scotland, (Edinburgh), and Ireland, (Dublin). In subsequent years, the postal system expanded from six roads to a network covering the country, and post offices were set up in both large and small towns, each of which had its own postmark. In 1680 William Dockwra established the London Penny Post, a mail delivery system that delivered letters and parcels weighing up to one pound within the city of London and some of its immediate suburbs for the sum of one penny. The Great Post Office Reform of 1839 and 1840 was championed by Rowland Hill, often", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain" }, { "docid": "17610258", "text": "ensure the masking of troop movements during the build-up for D Day and the subsequent success of Operation Overlord (D Day landings). The closed address concept was the forerunner of today's BFPO address system. Immediately on the outbreak of war members of the RE (PS) were mobilised and advance parties of the Postal units, under the command of Colonel W Roberts the Assistant Director Army Postal Services (ADAPS) BEF, were sent to France with their formations. By mid September 1939 a Base Army Post Office (Base APO) was established at Cherbourg and a Regulating Section was set up at the", "title": "History of the British Army postal service" }, { "docid": "12702811", "text": "fossil-fuel-fired power plant training simulators to provide off-job, hands-on training. Another 500 MW full-scope fossil-fuel-fired training simulator and 430 MW full-scope combine cycle gas turbine simulator have been set up at NPTI Corporate Centre, Faridabad. Despatcher training simulator (DTS) at Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) is a comprehensive tool for training of power system and load despatch engineers and operators. A centre of excellence in Geographic information system (GIS) having high-tech training tools for imparting training and consultancy services in the area of GIS-based electricity distribution has also been set up at NPTI Corporate office, Faridabad. NPTI has workshops and", "title": "National Power Training Institute" }, { "docid": "6664072", "text": "bit of lag, especially in high-flow turbo/high boost applications. Some ways to counter this are to use a light pressure set up with smaller turbos, where the turbos are designed to output less boost but spool earlier. While this setup sacrifices some top end power, it still has less lag than a similar engine with a single turbo set up making the same power. Another system would be the use of variable geometry turbochargers. This system changes the angle of the guide vanes depending on the exhaust pressure, giving the system excellent power throughout the rev range. Once used mainly", "title": "Twin-turbo" }, { "docid": "15822489", "text": "followed religion but a considerable Muslim population exists in the south western part of village. Among the public amenities, Tatuar has a middle school run by government where education up to VIIIth standard under the Indian Education System is provided.Recently the government authorised the set up of higher secondary school at the village.Another school called Srikrishna Sanskrit Vidyalaya provides Sanskrit medium education up to junior high school level. The village also has a post office with the postal code 847422. Tatuar is connected by road and railway. The new four-laned East-West Corridor runs along the north side of village. Another", "title": "Tatuar" }, { "docid": "1103317", "text": "the N, NW, SW, SE, W, WC, E and EC postcode areas. The postal district has also been known as the London postal area. The County of London was much smaller at , but Greater London is much larger at . By the 1850s, the rapid growth of the metropolitan area meant it became too large to operate efficiently as a single post town. A Post Office inquiry into the problem had been set up in 1837 and a House of Commons committee was initiated in 1843. In 1854 Charles Canning, the Postmaster General, set up a committee at the", "title": "London postal district" }, { "docid": "18800068", "text": "over 1,500 miles by the 1850s. This progress enabled Bulgakov to introduce a system of express posts (\"extra\" posts) between major cities. Bulgakov also concluded a postal treaty with Prussia. In 1832, he set up a steamship service between Saint Petersburg and Lübeck. All these improvements reduced the delivery times for mail. For example, mail from Berlin to Saint Petersburg came in five days instead of nine. The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, the widow of Paul I and a former German princess, praised the better postal service. Bulgakov paid much attention to improve working conditions for postal workers. Konstantin Bulgakov", "title": "Konstantin Bulgakov" }, { "docid": "5234675", "text": "embryonic postal system for Uganda commenced operations on March 20, 1895. A single letter box was set up in Kampala, at Wilson's office, offering twice-daily letter service to Entebbe and Gayaza for postage of 10 cowries. Other destinations had different rates. For addresses beyond Entebbe or Gayaza the mails were collected less frequently. Letters with European addresses were dispatched once a month, and they arrived at their destinations some three months later. This postal service of Uganda may have been preceded by a postal service of the Kingdom of Unyoro (Bunyoro), which applied a handstamp in Arabic script. Military Forces", "title": "Uganda Cowries" }, { "docid": "3722947", "text": "counter. This last account is offered in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions until 2010, through investment banking and asset management company JP Morgan. (This contract has recently been awarded to JP Morgan to run till 2015) In the United States, the United States Postal Savings System was established in 1911 under the Act of June 25, 1910 (). It was discontinued by the Act of March 28, 1966 (). Postal savings system Postal savings systems provide depositors who do not have access to banks a safe and convenient method to save money. Many nations have operated banking", "title": "Postal savings system" }, { "docid": "1810137", "text": "McCulloch, both advocates of free trade, attacked the Conservative government's policies of privilege and protection, including their archaic postal system. McCulloch, in 1833, advanced the view that \"nothing contributes more to facilitate commerce than the safe, speedy and cheap conveyance of letters.\" The campaign for cheap postage was actually initiated by Robert Wallace, who in 1835 argued, before a governmental commission set up to investigate the problems, that greater use of the mailing system would lead to increased revenue for the government. Sir Rowland Hill expounded his concept for the reformed service at a meeting of the commission on February", "title": "Uniform Penny Post" }, { "docid": "3573632", "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Caroline Islands Early mail sent to and from the Caroline Islands was occasional and dependent on visiting ships. The Spanish authorities issued no postage stamps or postmarks for the islands. Germany rapidly set up a postal system once awarded the islands; having received the Carolines on 1 June 1899 as part of the German-Spanish Treaty (1899), on 12 October German stamps overprinted \"Karolinen\" were issued. At first the overprint was angled at 48 degrees, then a few months later the angle of the text was changed to 56 degrees. Few examples of these,", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Caroline Islands" }, { "docid": "8478852", "text": "3% for the mostly working class GPO employees. The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 had seriously curtailed postal union power, and the Great Depression fostered a general mood of pessimism. The liberal-minded Watt, Wright, Grierson, and other GPO film unit members, therefore, wanted \"Night Mail\" to focus not only on the efficiency of the postal system but its reliance on its honest and industrious employees. In 1935, directors Harry Watt and Basil Wright were called into Grierson's office who informed them of the GPO's decision to make a documentary film about the postal train that travels overnight from", "title": "Night Mail" }, { "docid": "2469316", "text": "Penny Post The Penny Post is any one of several postal systems in which normal letters could be sent for one penny. Five such schemes existed in the United Kingdom while the United States initiated at least three such simple fixed rate postal arrangements. In England, the postal service, from 1660 General Post Office, had developed into a monopoly, affirmed by Oliver Cromwell in 1654, for the collection and carriage of letters between post towns, however, there was no delivery system until William Dockwra and his partner Robert Murray established the London Penny Post in 1680. They set up a", "title": "Penny Post" }, { "docid": "3221102", "text": "are granted to it (e.g., the power to \"establish Post Offices and Post Roads\" includes the power to punish those who interfere with the postal system so established). The Court has recognized the federal government's supreme power over those limited matters entrusted to it. Thus, no state may interfere with the federal government's operations as though its sovereignty is superior to the federal government's (discussed more below); for example, states may not interfere with the federal government's near absolute discretion to sell its own real property, even when that real property is located in one or another state. The federal", "title": "Preamble to the United States Constitution" }, { "docid": "3573635", "text": "Carolines as late as 1919, on paper with lozenge watermarks, but none were ever used on mail. The islands became part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific in 1944, and used U.S. stamps until 1983. Postage stamps and postal history of the Caroline Islands Early mail sent to and from the Caroline Islands was occasional and dependent on visiting ships. The Spanish authorities issued no postage stamps or postmarks for the islands. Germany rapidly set up a postal system once awarded the islands; having received the Carolines on 1 June 1899 as part of the German-Spanish Treaty (1899),", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Caroline Islands" }, { "docid": "6080460", "text": "this simple though somewhat expensive system, some exchanges have never lost power for a moment since the 1920s. In recent years, large units of a utility power station are usually designed on a unit system basis in which the required devices, including the boiler, the turbine generator unit, and its power (step up) and unit (auxiliary) transformer are solidly connected as one unit. A less common set-up consists of two units grouped together with one common station auxiliary. As each turbine generator unit has its own attached unit auxiliary transformer, it is connected to the circuit automatically. For starting the", "title": "Emergency power system" }, { "docid": "2175190", "text": "use of the code by the end of 1974 was only 38.2 per cent. The introduction of such a code system allowed Canada Post to easily speed up and simplify the flow of mail in the country, with sorting machines being able to handle 26,640 objects an hour. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers objected to the automated sorting system mainly because the wages of those who ran the new automated machines were much lower than those who had hand-sorted mail. The unions ended up staging job action and public information campaigns, with the message that they did not want", "title": "Postal codes in Canada" }, { "docid": "4014620", "text": "the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system. In the Republic of Ireland, postal votes are used in Seanad Éireann elections for the university constituencies and the vocational panels, both of which have restricted franchises. Otherwise, postal voting is only available in a restricted set of circumstances. The Irish constitution requires a secret ballot and the courts have interpreted this quite narrowly. Postal votes are available to people who by reason of their occupation cannot vote normally. They are also available to students living away from home, to people with disabilities, to prisoners (since January 2007), and to", "title": "Absentee ballot" }, { "docid": "14077604", "text": "these routes. However, corruption ensued, with contractors paid exorbitant fees for fictitious routes and for providing low quality postal service to the rural areas. One contractor, F.P. Sawyer, made $500,000 a year on routes in the Southwest. To obtain these highly prized postal contracts, contractors, postal clerks, and various intermediary brokers set up an intricate ring of bribery and straw bidding in the Postal Contract Office. Straw bidding reached a peak under Postmaster General John Creswell, who was exonerated by an 1872 congressional investigation that was later revealed to have been tainted by a $40,000 bribe from western postal contractor", "title": "Grant administration scandals" }, { "docid": "8682331", "text": "F4 series due to the Euro4 emissions laws. It shares many of the features seen on the MV Agusta model that competes in the World Superbike Championship. The engine has titanium connecting rods and the crankshaft has been specifically designed and balanced, and the combustion chamber has radially-set valves. In track set-up, claimed maximum power is rated at @ 13,600 rpm, with a peak torque of @ 9,300 rpm. In standard road-legal set-up, maximum power still rated at . The F4 Claudio uses dual exit titanium SC-Project racing exhaust system with a dedicated control unit. There is a wide range", "title": "MV Agusta F4 series" }, { "docid": "14465986", "text": "was transferred to Montevideo by military couriers. In February 1797 a weekly mail service was set up between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, with dedicated personnel who replaced the military couriers, and up to eight staging posts used. This service remained in operation until 1810, the year when the struggle for independence led by José Gervasio Artigas forced its suspension. To relay the correspondence to the east of the territory, travelling along the road between Montevideo and the Fort of Santa Teresa, eleven staging posts were set up in 1798, and in 1799 the postal service was introduced which linked Montevideo,", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay" }, { "docid": "7136194", "text": "were SGI, who used it in their Power Indigo2 workstation, Power Challenge server, Power ChallengeArray cluster and Power Onyx visualization system. In the November 1994 TOP500 list, 50 systems out of 500 used the R8000. The highest ranked R8000-based systems were four Power Challenges at positions 154 to 157. Each had 18 R8000s. The chip set consisted of the R8000 microprocessor, the R8010 floating-point unit, two Tag RAMs, and the streaming cache. The R8000 is superscalar, capable of issuing up to four instructions per cycle, and executes instructions in program order. It has a five-stage integer pipeline. The R8000 controlled", "title": "R8000" }, { "docid": "9849487", "text": "French occupation of Malta, before the islands were taken over by the British who established their own postal services. British postage stamps began to be used in August 1857. Malta's first postage stamp – the Halfpenny Yellow – was issued in 1860 for use on local mail, while letters sent to foreign destinations continued to be franked with British stamps. In 1885, the Malta Post Office was set up and British stamps were no longer valid in Malta. A set of six definitive stamps along with several types of postal stationery were issued. Malta continued to issue stamps and stationery", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Malta" }, { "docid": "16297714", "text": "11 September 1646. Towards the end of the Thirty Years' War, during the peace negotiations in Osnabrück and Münster, he set up a postal courier link between Detmold and Osnabrück and one between Osnabrück and Bückeburg. He also set up a postal route from Cologne via Lünen to Münster and a route from Münster to Osnabrück. He continued to operate the route his mother had set up from Cologne via Roermond to Brussels. After the Peace of Westphalia, he was responsible for shifting the postal service from Innsbruck to Brussels back to its traditional route. The counts of Taxis appeared", "title": "Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis" }, { "docid": "6760313", "text": "all of the settlements on the Faroes. Most of them were opened in 1918, when fifteen new post offices were added. Starting in the late 1960s and continuing up to the present, a number of post offices have been closed. Postal service for the inhabitants of these settlements is now conducted by service agents. This change is part of the efficiency policy which the Faroese post office has been pursuing for the last few years. Until 1 April 1976, the Faroese postal system was under the direction of Post Danmark (Post and Telegraph System). At that time the Faroese postal", "title": "Posta (company)" }, { "docid": "6176833", "text": "in the 16th century, and has been a public museum since 1906. It houses the public archives of Haringey Council, as well as a large display on the history of the postal system. Broadwater Farm is home to the Broadwater United football coaching programme. Set up in the aftermath of the events of 1985 with the intention of providing a focus for local youths, it has subsequently produced a number of professional footballers, including Jobi McAnuff, Lionel Morgan and Jude Stirling, son of the programme manager Clasford Stirling. In 2007 a new Children's Centre opened on the estate, with nursery", "title": "Broadwater Farm" }, { "docid": "14355901", "text": "(1869), all closing in December 1879. From 1864 on, the offices used stamps of Hong Kong. France had an office in Yokohama from 1865 to 1880, using French stamps. The United States opened post offices in Yokohama and Nagasaki in 1867, in Kobe in 1868, and in Hakodate in 1871, using US stamps, and closing in 1874. In 1870, Baron Maeshima visited London to learn the workings of the British postal system, and founded Japan's postal system in 1871. The first stamps were issued in April 1871, in a set of four covering the different postal rates; the intricate two-color", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Japan" }, { "docid": "1947487", "text": "rule. From 1865 the Indian stamps were printed on paper watermarked with an elephant's head. The volume of mail moved by the postal system increased relentlessly, doubling between 1854 and 1866, then doubling again by 1871. The Post Office Act XIV introduced reforms by 1 May 1866 to correct some of the more apparent postal system deficiencies and abuses. Postal service efficiencies also were introduced. In 1863 new lower rates were set for \"steamer\" mail to Europe at 6 annas 8 pies for a 1/2 ounce letter. Lower rates were introduced for inland mail, as well. New regulations removed the", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of India" }, { "docid": "3958826", "text": "-anna, were in use until June 1866. The first all-India stamps were issued on 1 October 1854. The volume of mail moved by the postal system increased significantly, doubling between 1854 and 1866 and doubling again by 1871. The Post Office Act XIV introduced reforms by 1 May 1866 to correct some of the more obvious postal-system deficiencies and abuses. Postal-service efficiencies were also introduced. In 1863, lower rates were set for \"steamer\" mail to Europe at (six annas, eight pies for a -ounce letter). Lower rates were also introduced for inland mail. New regulations removed special postal privileges enjoyed", "title": "India Post" }, { "docid": "14476202", "text": "and later from Malta (1530–1798), over which it was sovereign. When the Maltese islands were administered by the Order, the knights set up a postal service. The earliest known letter is dated 14 June 1532, and it was sent from Grandmaster l'Isle Adam to the Bishop of Auxerre in France. The first proper postal service was set up in 1708, and the service was carried out at the Casa del Commun Tesoro in Valletta. The first postal markings on Maltese mail appeared later on in the 18th century, sometime between 1755 and 1791. The postal administration of the order, known", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta" }, { "docid": "7719130", "text": "for a modern system of rate regulation, consult with the Postal Service on delivery service standards and performance measures, consult with the Department of State on international postal policies, prevent cross-subsidization or other anti-competitive postal practices, promote transparency and accountability, and adjudicate complaints. The law also assigns new and continuing oversight responsibilities to the Postal Regulatory Commission, including annual determinations of USPS compliance with applicable laws, development of accounting practices and procedures for the Postal Service, review of the Universal Service requirement, and assurance of transparency through periodic reports. New enforcement tools given to the PRC include subpoena power, authority", "title": "Postal Regulatory Commission" }, { "docid": "18600660", "text": "OMS (Outage Management System), DMS (Distribution Management System) and OT’s (Operation Technologies). The SCADA controlled and unmanned grid stations, GSM based Street Lighting System, SMS based Fault Management System and Automatic Meter Reading employed by the company are all firsts in the capital city area. Modern technologies such as High Voltage Distribution (HVDS) System and LT Arial Bunch Conductor are also being used by them to curb power theft in the region. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd is the first Indian utility to develop and set up Geographical Information System which has seamless integration with SCADA, SAP-ISU and Fixed Asset", "title": "Tata Power Delhi Distribution" }, { "docid": "11007372", "text": "the ships left to a Norwegian company. A postal system evolved, the hand-crafted stamp of which became collectors' items around the world. The Egyptian postal authority recognized the stamps, allowing their use worldwide. In terms of the postal system, this resulted in the creation of group stamps such as: In early 1975, the Suez Canal was once again opened for international transport, and on 24 May 1975, the German ships \"Münsterland\" and \"Nordwind\" finally reached Hamburg port, cheered by more than 30,000 spectators. They were reportedly the only ships to have returned to their home port under their own power.", "title": "Yellow Fleet" }, { "docid": "2020414", "text": "as postal secretary in 1901. The Chinese Communists seized power in 1949 and announced the abolition of postal romanization in 1964. All the same, the system remained in common use until the 1980s. \"China Daily\", an official English-language news source, adopted pinyin romanization in 1981, and the system was adopted by the International Organization for Standardization in 1982. Postal romanization remained official in Taiwan until 2002, when Tongyong Pinyin was adopted. In 2009, Hanyu Pinyin replaced Tongyong Pinyin as the official romanization (see Chinese language romanization in Taiwan). While street names in Taipei have been romanized via Hanyu Pinyin, municipalities", "title": "Chinese postal romanization" }, { "docid": "20742146", "text": "background of the series premiere is set two hundred years in the future, humans have fully colonized the solar system, split up in three factions: Earth is controlled by the United Nations; Mars is an independent military power; both depend on the resources of the colonized Asteroid belt, occupied with Belters, who work and live on the colonies set on the asteroids. For decades, tension has been rising between Earth, Mars, and the Belt, which increases the imminent possibility of a system-wide civil war, which will be one of the major plot points in the series. Trapped in a small", "title": "Dulcinea (The Expanse)" }, { "docid": "1746548", "text": "concerning the actual state of the system, by containing all and only the states in which the proposition is true. The theory of evidence assigns a belief mass to each element of the power set. Formally, a function is called a \"basic belief assignment\" (BBA), when it has two properties. First, the mass of the empty set is zero: Second, the masses of the remaining members of the power set add up to a total of 1: The mass \"m\"(\"A\") of \"A\", a given member of the power set, expresses the proportion of all relevant and available evidence that supports", "title": "Dempster–Shafer theory" }, { "docid": "13912020", "text": "stamps which were chosen by Todd specifically to attract attention. With the assistance of the Indian postal advisor Dr. K. Ramamurti, who was in Bhutan from 1964 to 1968, a proper postal organization and infrastructure was set up under the leadership of a young Bhutanese officer Mr. Lam Penjor, who became the Director of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Prior to 1955 no systematic procedure appeared to have existed for the transmission of mail. In the absence of motorable roads, official mail was sent from one Dzong to another or to one of the royal palaces through special mail", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan" }, { "docid": "20351020", "text": "England\" (1998) was reprinted in a new edition as \"England's Mail\" in 2005. In 2011 he collaborated with Adrian Almond and Mike Scott-Archer to produce \"The Corsini Letters\", an authoritative account of the cache of around 3,600 letters sent to two Italian merchants in London between 1567 and 1602 that provides insights into postal arrangements at that time. Philip Beale (postal historian) Philip Ormrod Beale FRPSL (born c. 1925) is a postal historian and former teacher who has written a number of books on the history of the British postal system as well as works relating to the postal history", "title": "Philip Beale (postal historian)" }, { "docid": "7499012", "text": "In most cases the horses were kept at Inns or Hostelries. There was also for the first time, a system of Post Roads although the original usage referred more to the fixed routes of the service than the thoroughfares themselves. In the American Colonies postal routes were farmed out to contractors who promised to deliver the mail within a certain area for a set length of time. When mail was first delivered to a town, the townspeople would have to come to a central location, usually the general store, to pick up the mail. It was in the New World", "title": "Post riders" }, { "docid": "987565", "text": "the \"Great Ministry\" of 1848—51 that the two politicians implemented laws that Saul argues created a more equitable country. They revamped judicial institutions, created a public education system, made bilingualism official, designed a network of public roads, began a public postal system, and reformed municipal governance. Faced with opposition, and even violence, Saul contends that the two men united behind a set of principles and programs that formed modern Canada. His most recent work, \"The Comeback: How Aboriginals Are Reclaiming Power and Influence\" (2014) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The \"comeback\" that", "title": "John Ralston Saul" }, { "docid": "13912073", "text": "in Bhutan's history. The story is told through the collection of various anecdotes, artifacts and the rich assortment of stamps Bhutan has produced over the years. Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan The first postage stamps of Bhutan were issued in 1962, the same year that the first motorable road was opened. Before that there was a mail delivery system in place for official mail using mail runners, and between 1955 and 1962 revenue stamps were accepted as payment for internal mail. With the opening up of Bhutan in the early 1960s, a formal postal system was introduced. The", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan" }, { "docid": "5072045", "text": "overseen by a laboratory director and each of the four units is overseen by an assistant laboratory director. There are also four satellite offices, located in New York, Chicago, Memphis, and San Francisco. In 2012, the entire U.S. Postal Inspection Service laboratory system had 65 employees (58 scientific staff and seven administrative staff), mostly based in the main Dulles lab. In addition to maintaining a staff of postal inspectors and others, the Postal Inspection Service has a uniformed force of Postal Police Officers who are assigned to major postal facilities throughout the United States; these officers \"provide perimeter security, escort", "title": "United States Postal Inspection Service" }, { "docid": "14642859", "text": "for two daemons, upsd (which serves data) and upsmon (which protects systems), a set of drivers and examples, a number of CGI modules and client integration, and a set of client CLI tools (upsc, upsrw and upscmd), for interfacing the system with a specific UPS of a given model. Arnaud Quette, the current project leader since 2004, has set up a team of programmers and a project infrastructure and opened NUT to a wider \"power broker\" approach. Network UPS Tools Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a suite of software component designed to monitor power devices, such as uninterruptible power supplies,", "title": "Network UPS Tools" }, { "docid": "14607896", "text": "which was not addressed in Arabic as the staff of the \"Ottoman Postal Service\" were unable to read the Latin alphabet. In 1866 a second service was set up on behalf of the Egyptian post office operating in the city to solve the same problem. Both services were short lived. Four post offices were opened in what is now Somalia and one in present-day Eritrea. They were open between 1867 and 1885. Egypt provided the postal stamps for Gaza between 1948 and 1967. On May 5, 1948, Egypt set up postal services and issued overprints of Egyptian stamps with \"Palestine\"", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt" }, { "docid": "6891571", "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico The Mexican postal system has its roots in the Aztec system of messengers which the Spanish adopted after the Conquest. A postal service was established in 1580, mainly to communicate between the viceroyalty of New Spain with the motherland Spain. During the 18th century, Spain established a formal postal system with regular routes. In 1856, Mexico issued its first adhesive postage stamps, with \"district overprints\", a unique feature among postal systems worldwide, employed to protect from theft of postage stamps. In 1891, the postal and stamp issuing authority was created as an administrative", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico" }, { "docid": "11529265", "text": "Empire), the Egyptian Expeditionary Forces, the British Mandate, and various interim authorities in the lead up to and after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Since 1948, postal services have been provided by Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian National Authority. When discussing the pre-1948 postal history, most philatelists refer to this geographic area as Palestine or the Holy Land, though some also use Eretz Israel. This article surveys the postal history leading up to the area's two current postal administrations, that of the State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority. Prior to modern postal history, imperial administrations set up mechanisms", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine" }, { "docid": "8478879", "text": "viewership. In 2007, \"Night Mail\" was released on DVD by the British Film Institute following a digital restoration of the original film. The set includes 96 minutes of bonus features, including the 1986 sequel \"Night Mail 2\". According to documentary author Betsy McLane, \"Night Mail\" makes three primary arguments: First, the postal system is complex and must function under the auspices of a national government in order to thrive. Second, the postal system is a model of modern efficiency, and third, postal employees are industrious, jovial, and professional. Grierson also articulated a desire to reflect \"Scottish expression\" and unity between", "title": "Night Mail" }, { "docid": "2624131", "text": "to Schumer. According to \"The New York Times\", D'Amato was quite popular among his peers on Capitol Hill. Shortly before leaving office, D'Amato published his book of recollections, \"Power, Pasta and Politics\". Since retiring from politics, he has emerged as an analyst for Fox News. A notable on-air incident occurred when D'Amato took offense at comments of GOP strategist Jack Burkman. Saying he agreed with Berkman's suggestion that the Postal Service should be privatized; D'Amato slammed him for characterization of postal workers, that D'Amato said were offensively racist. D'Amato is chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, a nonprofit organization set", "title": "Al D'Amato" }, { "docid": "430619", "text": "governing party. A genuine two-party system began to emerge, with the accession to power of William Pitt the Younger in 1783 leading the new Tories, against a reconstituted \"Whig\" party led by the radical politician Charles James Fox. The two party system matured in the early 19th century era of political reform, when the franchise was widened and politics entered into the basic divide between conservatism and liberalism that has fundamentally endured up to the present. The modern Conservative Party was created out of the \"Pittite\" Tories by Robert Peel, who issued the Tamworth Manifesto in 1834 which set out", "title": "Two-party system" }, { "docid": "18348461", "text": "apex court of the country to make the voting system easier for NRI’s. As per the existing procedure, the person has to travel to his / her constituency to vote. Acting on his PIL, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to explore the possibilities for NRIs to cast their vote. As per this directive, the Election Commission set up a committee to conduct a study into the issue. In October 2014, the Election Commission submitted its report to the Supreme Court, as per the recommendations of the committee, enabling NRIs to vote by proxy and e-postal ballot.", "title": "Shamsheer Vayalil" }, { "docid": "10642208", "text": "2012, South Africa still uses postal orders. These postal orders are issued by the South African Post Office The South African postal order system is still used as a secure way of sending money to a company or orgganization. Despite the postal order system still being present it is mostly used for the less technologically equipped citizens or for those who do not have access to cheque or EFT facilities. Some South African government departments still use the system in place of EFT, for example the South African Council of Educators (SACE). Through the year more moder versions of postal", "title": "Postal orders of South Africa" }, { "docid": "14646884", "text": "Thapa imposed a general restriction on human trafficking in Garhwal, Sirmur and other areas in 1812 A.D. Anti-bribery regulations were issued against regional governors and declared it illegal to give or take any form of bribes or gifts from people. He established Hulak (postal) system through a relay of porters up to Yamuna river in Garhwal. Regulations issued on July 1809 states: The Gorkhas ruled Garhwal with an iron fist. Their excessive taxation policy, iniquitous judicial system, slavery, torture and lack of civilised administrative set up made the Gorkha rulers extremely unpopular amongst their subjects. Cultivation declined rapidly and villages", "title": "Garhwal Kingdom" }, { "docid": "6480061", "text": "In 1975 the Postmaster-General's Department was separated into the Australian Telecommunications Commission (now Telstra) which was responsible for telephone services, and the Australian Postal Commission (now Australia Post) which was responsible for postal services. The power also supports the issue of Australian postal stamps. The power has supported Australia’s regulatory environment for telecommunications in Australia, such as the telecommunications part of the Trade Practices Act. (See Communications in Australia.) The most problematic part of this power has been the words “other like services”. The High Court has taken a flexible approach to interpreting this provision that has recognised that technology", "title": "Section 51(v) of the Constitution of Australia" }, { "docid": "15029529", "text": "Postal Savings Bank of China Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) (中国邮政储蓄银行, ) is a commercial retail bank, which provides basic financial services, especially to small and medium enterprises, rural and low income customers. PSBC has 40,000 branches covering all regions of China. PSBC was set up with an initial capital of RMB20 billion in 2007 from the State Post Bureau. Today it has RMB1.5billion in deposits and the second largest number of branches, after the Agricultural Bank of China. During the Global Financial Crisis, the government took several measures to spread its national economic stimulus plan specifically to rural", "title": "Postal Savings Bank of China" }, { "docid": "13875965", "text": "Postal codes in Slovakia Postal codes in Slovakia use the old system of Czechoslovakia. The system of PSČ numbers (PSČ, stands for - postal routing number) was introduced in former Czechoslovakia in 1973 and has remained unchanged. The postal code consists of five digits, usually written with a space in the form XXX XX. The first digit indicates a region: 8 - the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. The second digit represents one of the five districts of Bratislava. The codes 860 01-899 99 are not assigned to any region and serve for internal purposes of the postal system. 9 -", "title": "Postal codes in Slovakia" }, { "docid": "9987318", "text": "Path 46 Path 46, also called West of Colorado River, Arizona-California West-of-the-River Path (WOR), is a set of many high-voltage alternating-current transmission lines that are located in southeast California and Nevada up to the Colorado River. This power transmission system is essential to meet the electricity demands of Southern California's massive population centers like Los Angeles and San Diego. The massive system has three separate systems of power lines. Supporting system (230 kV only): Southern System (500 kV only): Northern System: Although the Intermountain HVDC line follows the route of the northern system (specifically, the Hoover - Victorville and McCullough", "title": "Path 46" }, { "docid": "5072041", "text": "and prepare them for court. For example, on all international mail Postal Inspectors work closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while on domestic mail Postal Inspectors work closely with state and local law enforcement agencies. There are approximately 1,200 Postal Inspectors stationed throughout the United States and abroad who enforce more than 200 federal laws covering investigations of crimes that adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. Mail and postal system. The USPIS has responsibility to safeguard over 600,000 Postal Service employees and billions of pieces of mail transported worldwide yearly", "title": "United States Postal Inspection Service" }, { "docid": "20351018", "text": "Philip Beale (postal historian) Philip Ormrod Beale FRPSL (born c. 1925) is a postal historian and former teacher who has written a number of books on the history of the British postal system as well as works relating to the postal history of West Africa. Philip Beale received his advanced education at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, where he read history, graduating in 1946. In 1961, Beale travelled to The Gambia where he was principal of The Gambia High School until 1966. While there he jointly organised an archaeological expedition to examine the Senegambian stone circles, the records of which", "title": "Philip Beale (postal historian)" }, { "docid": "4720096", "text": "The airline also has two Boeing 757-200F aircraft in storage. China Postal Airlines China Postal Airlines (, T: 中國郵政航空, P: \"Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng Hángkōng\") is a cargo airline based on the 11th through 14th floors of the Ziyu Office Building (S: 紫玉写字楼, T: 紫玉 寫字樓, P: \"Zǐyù Xiězìlóu\") in Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Its main base is Nanjing Lukou International Airport. The airline was established on 25 November 1996 and started to operate on 27 February 1997. It is owned by Chinese Postal Bureau (51%) and China Southern Airlines (49%). It was originally set up to operate domestic", "title": "China Postal Airlines" }, { "docid": "16297720", "text": "XIV, but received a negative response from the French Minister of War and Postal Affairs Le Tellier de Louvois. From the Emperor, he obtained a decree to better protect the neutrality of the postal stations. Lamoral died in Antwerp, aged 55. During the Thirty Years' War and in particular during the peace negotiations in Münster and Osnabrück, the Protestant rulers had put some effort in setting up an independent postal system using the relay system. In theory, the Imperial postal system held a legal monopoly, which had been granted by Emperor Rudolph II in 1597. However, the Protestant rulers argued", "title": "Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis" }, { "docid": "13912025", "text": "to issue postage stamps has been described also as its first assertion of its international personality A postal system was created with the gradual opening of more post offices and postal agencies. Gradually the postal runners who were plying the off-road routes, would come under the control of the Posts & Telegraphs Department, and no longer be part of the Dzong administration. Foreign mail was routed through India by a bilateral agreement, as only in 1969 did Bhutan became a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The postage stamps were initially designed and printed under an arrangement with Burt", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan" }, { "docid": "17610289", "text": "its establishment to accommodate the extra work. The 'closed address' concept remains a part of today's BFPO address system. In the prelude to the invasion, troops were sealed in their marshalling areas and their only official contact with the outside world was through the camp's FPO set up by the APS. To maintain secrecy all private mail posted at these FPOs was impounded and stored at the APDCs until the news of the landings had been made public knowledge by the news agencies. During this time special trains running out of Nottingham were set up to carry mails to the", "title": "History of the British Army postal service" }, { "docid": "4234796", "text": "fact, the 1944 Friendship Set was printed in both Chinese and Japanese. Although postal service in China goes back some 2,500 years, modern postal services were not established until 1877 by the Qing government. The postal system of the People's Republic of China was established as the General Postal Administration in Beijing in 1949, growing out of the posts that had been operating for several years in the liberated areas. Development was slow; by 1949 there was only 1 post office for every 370 square kilometers. Several of the liberated areas continued to operate their own postal systems; most were", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of China" }, { "docid": "17267201", "text": "France, London set up an elaborate system to gather intelligence on France and other powers. Since the British had deciphered the code system of most states, it relied heavily on intercepted mail and dispatches. a few agents in the postal system could intercept likely correspondence, have it copied and forward to it to the intended receiver, as well as to London. Active spies were also used, especially to estimate military and naval strength and activities. once the information was in hand, analysts tried to interpret diplomatic policies and intentions of states. of special concern in the first half of the", "title": "History of espionage" }, { "docid": "14635228", "text": "An initial set of stamps with a face value of 5p or 1/ in white and blue were issued imperforate on January 22, and sheets of 48 on January 23. A First Day Cover was also issued on the same day. A further printing in green were issued on 16 February 1971. During the time of the time the service was in operation decimal currency was introduced across the UK on February 15. Vectis postal service The Vectis postal service was a postal service set up during the national postal strike of the United Kingdom in 1971. This was amongst", "title": "Vectis postal service" }, { "docid": "4471486", "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong. The postal system in Hong Kong began in 1841 when the Royal Mail established an office in the region. Merchants were trading in Hong Kong at the two sides of Victoria Harbour for some years before the establishment of the British possession in 1842. They had complained about the absence of proper postal services and therefore the Postal Department was established. On 8 December 1862, the Office issued the first set of Hong Kong postage stamps. Before that,", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong" }, { "docid": "3631001", "text": "five key ministerial subjects, namely power system and its automation, power plant thermal power engineering, theoretical electric engineering, industrial automation and technological economics. Meanwhile, there are three key ministerial laboratories called Power System Intelligence Protection and Control, Industrial Process Simulation and Control, State Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Electric Device. The university has set up cooperative relations with universities and institutes in more than 20 countries and regions such as Britain, United States, France, Russia, Japan and Taiwan. It offers exchange opportunities to students to study at universities in other countries, such as Illinois Tech, Purdue, UC Berkeley, the University", "title": "North China Electric Power University" }, { "docid": "3486088", "text": "sent imperial commissioners to Tibet (Ü-Tsang and western Kham, approximately the area of the present-day Tibet Autonomous Region) to oversee its affairs. In the late 19th century, Xinjiang and Taiwan were both set up as provinces. However, Taiwan was ceded to Imperial Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895. Near the end of the dynasty, Manchuria was also reorganized into three more provinces (Fengtian, Jilin, Heilongjiang), bringing the total number to twenty-two. In 1906, the first romanization system of Mandarin Chinese, postal romanization, was officially sanctioned by the Imperial Postal Joint-Session Conference, which showed in the following table. History", "title": "History of the administrative divisions of China before 1912" }, { "docid": "8398826", "text": "20 years. With ventures in power generation, transmission and distribution. Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of 3250 MW comprising: Torrent Power has set up a 400 kV transmission system for evacuating power generated at its SUGEN plant to the various off take centers. The project being implemented in a phased manner is nearing completion and is expected was functional during FY 2010-11. Torrent Power transmits and distributes more than 13 billion units of power to almost 3 million customers in the cities of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Bhiwandi,Agra spanning an area of 408 km. and franchise area of", "title": "Torrent Power" }, { "docid": "13618630", "text": "Israel Postal Company Israel Post is the trading name of the Israel Postal Company (), formerly called the Israel Postal Authority, which is a government-owned corporation that provides postal services in Israel. Israel Post has 5,000 employees, including 1,650 mail delivery staff and 2,000 postal clerks manning 700 post office branches around the country. It has a network of 4,262 mail boxes and 1,000 mail trucks. Some 2.5 million postal items are sorted every day. In October 2014, mail deliveries were cut to twice a week. The Israel Postal Company has its roots in the postal system from the British", "title": "Israel Postal Company" }, { "docid": "7343684", "text": "print books, DVDs and other materials and set up a temporary library in the common areas. The Book by mail program, which started in 1977, is for the homebound. Large print books and other materials are mailed monthly or bi-monthly through the US postal system. CML first offered its patrons a public computer in 1977 and internet access in 1997. CML now has computers at all library locations. CML is WiFi enabled. CML was rated 3 times as #1 by Hennen's because it continues to put patrons first and continues to stay current on technological advances. In 2004 CML started", "title": "Columbus Metropolitan Library" }, { "docid": "3802142", "text": "the engine or intercooler. This system is designed to result in reduced turbo lag when accelerating from a stop. The series-turbo system is set up to provide a better throttle response while in motion to give a power flow more like a naturally aspirated engine. The 6.4 L also has a DPF and dual EGR coolers which are capable of reducing exhaust gas temps by up to 1,000 degrees before they reach the EGR valve and mix with the intake charge. The DPF traps soot and particulates from the exhaust and virtually eliminates the black smoke that most diesel engines", "title": "Ford Power Stroke engine" }, { "docid": "3999620", "text": "country. In 1849 a uniform postal service was established. In 1850 a single currency was imposed to replace the cantonal currencies, while all customs between cantons were abolished. In 1851 the telegraph was organized, while all weights and measures were unified. In 1868 the metric system was allowed and in 1875 declared obligatory and universal. In 1854 roads and canals taken in hand were taken under federal control. The Federal Polytechnic wasn't opened until 1855 in Zurich, though the Federal university authorized by the new constitution has not yet been set up. In 1859, \"Reisläuferei\" (mercenary service) was outlawed, with", "title": "Switzerland as a federal state" }, { "docid": "13875967", "text": "digits from the trailing 2 digits, and 2 spaces separate the postal code from the town name, e.g.: On envelopes and postcards there are usually five rectangular boxes below the address field for the postal code digits. On postal items being sent from abroad it is recommended to prepend the postal code with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter code of the country and a dash: Postal codes in Slovakia Postal codes in Slovakia use the old system of Czechoslovakia. The system of PSČ numbers (PSČ, stands for - postal routing number) was introduced in former Czechoslovakia in 1973 and has remained", "title": "Postal codes in Slovakia" }, { "docid": "1369637", "text": "a California housewife who becomes entangled in a convoluted historical mystery, when her ex-lover dies having named her as the co-executor of his estate. The catalyst of Oedipa's adventure is a set of stamps that may have been used by a secret underground postal delivery service, the Trystero (or Tristero). According to the narrative that Oedipa pieces together during her travels around Southern California, the Trystero was defeated by Thurn und Taxis—a real postal system—in the 18th century, but Trystero went underground and continued to exist into the present (the 1960s). Its mailboxes are disguised as regular waste bins, often", "title": "The Crying of Lot 49" }, { "docid": "6276186", "text": "\"Jen\" Walcott who tries to hijack his car but winds up marrying him instead and enjoying the honeymoon in Peru. He wins the lottery and has a bestselling book which details his personal view of the exploits in Postal 2 as Champ bites on the groin of the talk show host. Good Ending: Saving the world from Hugo Chávez, Postal Dude become one of the most popular yet controversial heroes of American history. He winds up becoming the President of the United States with Jen Wallcott as his wife and head of Secret Service who winds up annoying both sides", "title": "Postal III" }, { "docid": "16402383", "text": "efficiency in mail sorting, the system is expected to accompany a loss in mail sorter jobs. Advocates of the postal code system touted several side benefits. Classifying every address in a geographical postal code could aid in statistical analysis of crime and health care, for example. Postal codes in Trinidad and Tobago The government has said okay to the introduction of postal codes in Trinidad and Tobago starting in 2012, but as of February 2018, the system is not yet in operation in some areas. It is currently launched in the Boroughs of Chaguanas, Point Fortin and Arima, Sangre Grande", "title": "Postal codes in Trinidad and Tobago" }, { "docid": "1936793", "text": "between Boston, New York and Philadelphia. In the middle 18th century, individuals like Benjamin Franklin and William Goddard were the colonial postmasters who managed the mails then and were the general architects of a postal system that started out as an alternative to the Crown Post (the colonial mail system then) which was now becoming more distrusted as the American Revolution drew near. The postal system that Franklin and Goddard forged out of the American Revolution became the standard for the new U.S. Post Office and is a system whose basic designs are still used in the United States Postal", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of the United States" }, { "docid": "3157173", "text": "the highest 9991 (Båtsfjord). The first two numbers indicates the geographic location (counties) the postal code belongs to Postal codes in Norway Norwegian Postal Codes are 4-digit codes, known in Norwegian as \"postnummer\" (literally \"post number\"). Posten, the Norwegian postal service, makes small modifications to the postal code system each year. In 1999 Posten made considerable changes to the postal codes in Norway. Since 18 March 1968 Norway has used a four-digit system: \"postnummersystemet\". The numbers start at 00 and increase with the distance from the capital city Oslo. The highest post numbers are found in the county of Finnmark,", "title": "Postal codes in Norway" }, { "docid": "9849507", "text": "set of 6 values was issued for this event, also designed by Emvin Cremona, who designed virtually every set up to 1971. These sets are all very cheap but highly collectible. Christmas stamps started in 1964 and have focused mostly on Nativity scenes. The 1965 definitives showed various episodes from the History of Malta and are considered some of the finest ever issued. Many varieties exist on this issue, from misplaced or omitted colours to imperforate stamps. The Malta Philatelic Society has been established on 7 March 1966. Malta joined CEPT in 1971 and has issued Europa stamps annually since", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Malta" }, { "docid": "6891616", "text": "names added in fact were fabricated and never existed. Forgeries also are common for many issues through the end of the 19th century and also the revolution and civil war period. Detailed studies of some of the forgeries include: Philatelic societies Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico The Mexican postal system has its roots in the Aztec system of messengers which the Spanish adopted after the Conquest. A postal service was established in 1580, mainly to communicate between the viceroyalty of New Spain with the motherland Spain. During the 18th century, Spain established a formal postal system with regular", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico" }, { "docid": "5305586", "text": "century problem\", that it would be expensive, and that its existing system was superior. They later became actively involved in implementing the new Eircode system, with their CEO saying they were investing in their four main sorting centres to adopt the new postcode system at a cost of €1m, according to an \"Irish Times\" report stating \"An Post chief executive Donal Connell said it would work \"very closely\" with Eircode, the new company set up by Capita to manage the codes, in implementing the national infrastructure. \"It will certainly help with the efficiency of our distribution'. Mr Connell said €1", "title": "Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland" }, { "docid": "338780", "text": "annual average number of new postage stamp issued by the U.S.P.S. has significantly increased. Postage stamp A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—that they wish to send. The item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation mark—in modern usage indicating date and point", "title": "Postage stamp" }, { "docid": "3341608", "text": "allusion to the postal contract obtained by Frans von Taxis, giving him a monopoly for the postal system between Brussels and the rest of the empire. The style of these tapestries is traditional with an overcrowded composition set in a two-dimensional plane. From the 1520s on, under the influence of the Raphael tapestries woven at Brussels for Pope Leo X, van Orley's tapestries began to increasingly resemble paintings, more in line with the aesthetics of the Renaissance, as can be seen in his \"Passion\" series - one set in the Royal Palace of Madrid and the other set dispersed over", "title": "Bernard van Orley" }, { "docid": "5396983", "text": "He worked for Siemens Brothers at Charlton, London, and in 1882 he set up shop in London designing various electrical devices as the firm Ferranti, Thompson and Ince. In the late 1880s, there was a debate within the industry about the transmission of electrical power, known as the War of the Currents. Thomas Edison supported a direct current (DC) based system, largely due to his holding many key patents and having set up some power plants supplying DC power. The rival Westinghouse Electric Corporation supported an alternating current (AC) system. Ferranti bet on AC early on, and was one of", "title": "Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti" }, { "docid": "15029531", "text": "stake in the company at the time of purchase. The stock was listed through an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on September 30, 2016. Prior to its listing, it was the largest unlisted Chinese bank. Postal Savings Bank of China Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) (中国邮政储蓄银行, ) is a commercial retail bank, which provides basic financial services, especially to small and medium enterprises, rural and low income customers. PSBC has 40,000 branches covering all regions of China. PSBC was set up with an initial capital of RMB20 billion in 2007 from the State Post", "title": "Postal Savings Bank of China" }, { "docid": "13894958", "text": "Postal codes in Jamaica There are currently 304 postal codes in Jamaica, with one and two-digit sector codes only being used in Kingston, the country's capital. A plan to introduce a postcode system, was first announced on June 6, 2005. This was to assist the Postal Corporation of Jamaica's international partners in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada to sort letters bound for Jamaica, which ended up in Japan or Jamaica in Long Island in the US. However, the system was not brought into force, despite reports in the \"Sunday Observer\"\" in 2006 that it would be ready introduced", "title": "Postal codes in Jamaica" } ]

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[ { "docid": "5864241", "text": "into the water and a shower chair. There is also a private changing room available for those with special needs, complete with a roll-in shower. The rich mineral content is provided by the underground geological layers and pushed up to the surface by the hot water (at about pressure and temperature) used by the plant. Because of its mineral concentration, water cannot be recycled and must be disposed of in the nearby landscape, a permeable lava field that varies in thickness from to . The silicate minerals is the primary cause of that water's milky blue shade. After the minerals", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" } ]

[ { "docid": "5864238", "text": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa) The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: \"Bláa lónið\") is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field near Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station. The Blue Lagoon is approximately from Keflavík International Airport, and is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis.", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" }, { "docid": "5864244", "text": "people started bathing in it after its supposed healing powers were popularized. In 1992, the Blue Lagoon company was established, and the bathing facility was opened for the public. In recent years, several cosmetics companies have begun marketing skin care products using mud purportedly extracted from the Blue Lagoon, their effectiveness still subject to debate. Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa) The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: \"Bláa lónið\") is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field near Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" }, { "docid": "19185598", "text": "Resources and the Blue Lagoon. Other stops include The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll, Duushús : culture and art center, Sudurnes Science and Learning Center Sandgerði, Flösin Garðskaga, Stafnes church and the Svartsengi and Reykjanesvirkjun geothermal power plants. Blue Diamond (Iceland) The Blue Diamond is a rapidly growing tourist route in Iceland covering about 50 km looping from Reykjavik into the Reykjanes Peninsula and back. This tour also runs straight from the International Airport into the Blue Diamond route. Tours and travel related activities in this route are rapidly growing in Iceland. The Blue Diamond route is situated in", "title": "Blue Diamond (Iceland)" }, { "docid": "1066892", "text": "attractions such as the Blue Lagoon. The geothermal water originates 2,000 metres below the surface, where freshwater and seawater combine at extreme temperatures. It is then harnessed via drilling holes at a nearby geothermal power plant, Svartsengi, to create electricity and hot water for nearby communities. This Blue Lagoon is entirely powered by geothermal energy. Geothermal power in Iceland Due to the geological location of Iceland (over a rift in continental plates), the high concentration of volcanoes in the area is often an advantage in the generation of geothermal energy, the heating and making of electricity. During winter, pavements near", "title": "Geothermal power in Iceland" }, { "docid": "5864243", "text": "Blue Lagoon was used for the thermal spa scenes in the filming of \"\". It was also shown in the Incubus documentary \"Look Alive\", when the band visited Iceland, in the fifth cycle of \"Britain's Next Top Model\" which used as photoshoot location as well as Keeping up with the Kardashians. The Blue Lagoon is situated close to the world's first renewable methanol plant, which uses Carbon Recycling International's carbon dioxide to process methanol fuel. In 1976, a pool formed at the site from the waste water of the geothermal power plant that had just been built there. In 1981,", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" }, { "docid": "6329427", "text": "of Keflavík International Airport, the major point of entry for Iceland, and also the Blue Lagoon health spa. The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area. There is also a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station a luxury spa and pool area has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the \"Blue Lagoon\"", "title": "Southern Peninsula (Iceland)" }, { "docid": "5864240", "text": "a heat exchanger to provide heat for a municipal water heating system. Then the water is fed into the lagoon for recreational and medicinal users to bathe in. Iceland has a strict code of hygiene and guests are required to shower prior to enjoying the geothermal spa. The communal showers are split up by gender. Children age 8 and under are only allowed entry with the use of arm floaters, provided free of charge. The lagoon is not suitable for children under the age of 2 years. The Blue Lagoon is accessible for wheelchair users with a ramp that extends", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" }, { "docid": "7869771", "text": "reserve, around what remains of the Flettons pit, is landscaped around former spoil heaps. The area contains scrub and grasslands and is rich in plants and animals, including some abundant in chalk downland areas but rare in Milton Keynes. The reserve has experienced fly-tipping and vandalism. Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve The Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve in Bletchley, Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. The Blue Lagoon is the only Local Nature Reserve in the Borough of Milton Keynes. The diverse habitat, including shallow and deep water, grassland, scrubland and woodland, hosts an abundance", "title": "Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "11695251", "text": "in Europe and to mobilize citizens in support of a new climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. The Wall of Events on the website is a marketplace for European ideas, innovations and projects. People can post their own climate initiatives and see what others are doing in Europe. The web page was launched on 26 February 2006 by the Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir on behalf of the Prime Ministers of the five Nordic countries at the Nordic Globalization Forum at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Coolplanet2009 has joined forces with numerous \"Cool Friends and Partners\", such as", "title": "United Nations Regional Information Centre" }, { "docid": "9015288", "text": "ft). The water's peculiarly blue color, varying in intensity due to weather and flow, is the result of physical properties of the nanoscale limestone densely distributed in the water. The particles are so small that the so-called Rayleigh scattering of light takes place, preferentially scattering the blue color in the visible light. Similar effect is observed at the Blue Lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland, where the blue color originates from nanoscale silica particles. Near the Blautopf is a hammermill fed by the water of the spring. A film, which documents the exploration of the cave, is shown at the same location.", "title": "Blautopf" }, { "docid": "7869767", "text": "Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve The Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve in Bletchley, Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. The Blue Lagoon is the only Local Nature Reserve in the Borough of Milton Keynes. The diverse habitat, including shallow and deep water, grassland, scrubland and woodland, hosts an abundance of fauna and flora. The Blue Lagoon is also extensively used as a recreational facility. The Blue Lagoon lies on part of the site of former brickworks (the neighbouring site to the west is now a landfill site). Bletchley lies on the Oxford Clay Belt and", "title": "Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "2726194", "text": "include Islam, Judaism, and various and folk religions such as Ásatrúarfélagið. There are also folk beliefs concerning elves that do not rise to the level of religion, but have gained some note. One of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland is visiting the geothermal spas and pools that can be found all around the country, such as \"Bláa Lónið\" (The Blue Lagoon) on the Reykjanes Peninsula near the Keflavík International Airport. There are no railways in Iceland. The country has an extensive road network, and a ring road follows the coast, making it theoretically possible to traverse the entire", "title": "Culture of Iceland" }, { "docid": "16283327", "text": "Mr. Atkins were in their teens.\" Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is a 2012 American made-for-television film that premiered on Lifetime on June 16, 2012. Indiana Evans and Brenton Thwaites star in the film, which is based on the novel \"The Blue Lagoon\" and its previous film adaptations. It was a major departure from previous \"Blue Lagoon\" films in several respects. The setting is contemporary, whereas the previous films were all set in the Victorian era; the lead characters were raised in normal society and are marooned as teenagers, rather than growing up on the island; and", "title": "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening" }, { "docid": "16283317", "text": "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is a 2012 American made-for-television film that premiered on Lifetime on June 16, 2012. Indiana Evans and Brenton Thwaites star in the film, which is based on the novel \"The Blue Lagoon\" and its previous film adaptations. It was a major departure from previous \"Blue Lagoon\" films in several respects. The setting is contemporary, whereas the previous films were all set in the Victorian era; the lead characters were raised in normal society and are marooned as teenagers, rather than growing up on the island; and roughly equal time is devoted to", "title": "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening" }, { "docid": "5229813", "text": "The Blue Lagoon (novel) The Blue Lagoon is a romance novel written by Henry De Vere Stacpoole and was first published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1908. It is the first novel of the \"Blue Lagoon\" trilogy, which also includes \"The Garden of God\" (1923) and \"The Gates of Morning\" (1925). The novel has inspired several film adaptations, most notably \"The Blue Lagoon\" starring Brooke Shields as Emmeline and Christopher Atkins as Richard (\"Dicky\" in the book), which they are two fictional english children. The story centers on two cousins, Dicky and Emmeline Lestrange, who are marooned with a galley", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (novel)" }, { "docid": "18048372", "text": "It won the John Cassavetes Award for Best Feature under $500,000 at the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards. A pair of ex-brothers-in-law set off to Iceland in an attempt to reclaim their youth through Reykjavík nightclubs, trendy spas, and rugged camp-sites. Principal photography took place over 16 days in Iceland in September and October 2013, with 2 days in Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend in 2013. Locations shot in Iceland included Reykjavík, Skógar, Jökulsárlón, Landmannalaugar, Gullfoss, Strokkur, and Blue Lagoon. The film was shot on two Red One cameras to better capture the actors' natural mannerisms and reactions, and was edited", "title": "Land Ho!" }, { "docid": "18677870", "text": "the Blue Lagoon in Iceland as an entry pass, storage locker key, and payment method for food and drinks. However, similarly to the TapuTapu, the Blue Lagoon's RFID wristbands must be returned at the end of one's stay, and a recovery mechanism is appropriately installed in the exit turnstiles. MagicBands MagicBands are plastic bracelets that contain RFID radios, in use at Walt Disney World Resort. The MagicBands form the central part of the MyMagic+ experience, providing a way for the system to connect data to guests. This includes connecting park tickets, hotel room keys, payments, and PhotoPass information to the", "title": "MagicBands" }, { "docid": "6645920", "text": "Iceland, Poland, Sweden, China, Brazil and many more countries. She crowned her successor, Taťána Kuchařová of Czech Republic, the next Miss World on 30 September 2006. Unnur has starred as Anna in the movie \"The Higher Force\" as Anna – the girl on the dance floor. In 2009, she portrayed a character named Tóta in a movie named \"Jóhannes\". In 2011, Unnur is featured in a new ad, which promotes The Blue Lagoon, a famous geothermal spa and tourist attraction in Iceland. Unnur has hosted the \"Miss Reykjavik 2010\" pageant. On 4 August 2014, Unnur married her long term partner", "title": "Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir" }, { "docid": "1735835", "text": "involve understanding the connections that exist between these systems, various aspects cannot be viewed in isolation. Often changes in one part of the overall system can propagate and cause changes in another part. Thus, you can only understand a problem if you look at its parts in relation to the whole. Based on this framework, IE looks at environmental issues with a \"systems thinking\" approach. A good IE example with these societal impacts can be found at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. The Lagoon uses super-heated water from a local geothermal power plant to fill mineral-rich basins that have become", "title": "Industrial ecology" }, { "docid": "11302343", "text": "Blue Lagoon Water Park Blue Lagoon Water Park is an indoor waterpark near Canaston Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Blue Lagoon is located in the Bluestone National Park Resort. It was opened in summer 2008. The waterpark features a lazy river that exits the building to an outdoor bubble pool. There's also an outdoor and indoor spa pool and two interactive wet play areas – one for under 5 years and one for 6–12 years. There are loungers, patios, observation decks and timber walkways and the temperatures and humidity within the structure are maintained at constant levels. Overlooking the whole complex", "title": "Blue Lagoon Water Park" }, { "docid": "11302344", "text": "are wet and dry café and bar areas. Blue Lagoon Water Park is the world's first waterpark to be heated by biomass. Warmth is provided by the nearby energy centre, which is fuelled by woodchip and Miscanthus giganteus grown by local farmers. The building is one of the largest waterparks in Wales at 90m long by 40m wide. The roof structure is constructed of timber frame, covered in wood tiles and two layers of transparent plastic and shaped like an upturned Cleddau coracle. Blue Lagoon Water Park Blue Lagoon Water Park is an indoor waterpark near Canaston Bridge in Pembrokeshire,", "title": "Blue Lagoon Water Park" }, { "docid": "5217467", "text": "filming in Fiji took place on the Yasawa Islands. Storms caused shooting to take three months. The film was the seventh most popular movie at the British box office in 1949. The Blue Lagoon (1949 film) The Blue Lagoon is a 1949 British romance and adventure film produced and directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. The screenplay was adapted by John Baines, Michael Hogan and Frank Launder from the novel \"The Blue Lagoon\" by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Clifton Parker and the cinematography was by Geoffrey Unsworth. The film", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)" }, { "docid": "5217460", "text": "The Blue Lagoon (1949 film) The Blue Lagoon is a 1949 British romance and adventure film produced and directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. The screenplay was adapted by John Baines, Michael Hogan and Frank Launder from the novel \"The Blue Lagoon\" by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Clifton Parker and the cinematography was by Geoffrey Unsworth. The film tells the story of two young children shipwrecked on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. Emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they grow to maturity and fall in", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)" }, { "docid": "12941898", "text": "after work carried out by the Glenbrook Lagoon Society Bushcare group, Blue Mountains City Council and the Urban Runoff Control Program. The remains of the Ellis family cottage are located a hundred metres north of the lagoon. The lagoon was first used as a military depot. The depot was used to check the permits of travellers who were planning on traveling over the Blue mountains. The lagoon was then used throughout 1867 to 1913 as an essential part of the Zig Zag railway system which took passengers through the Blue mountains. Pipes took lagoon water to Glenbrook railway station providing", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "4953776", "text": "a guilty pleasure.\" The film also flopped at the box office. On a budget of $11,000,000, it made less than $3,000,000 in the United States. The 1991 sequel was made available for streaming through various services. Return to the Blue Lagoon Return to the Blue Lagoon is a 1991 American romance and adventure film directed and produced by William A. Graham and starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause. The film is a sequel to \"The Blue Lagoon\" (1980). The screenplay by Leslie Stevens was based on the novel \"The Garden of God\" by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music", "title": "Return to the Blue Lagoon" }, { "docid": "5229819", "text": "and finds the three unconscious but still breathing. The arita branch is now bare save for one berry. Arthur asks, \"Are they dead?\" and the captain replies, \"No, sir. They are asleep.\" The ambiguous ending leaves it uncertain whether or not they can be revived. Four films have been based on this novel: The Blue Lagoon (novel) The Blue Lagoon is a romance novel written by Henry De Vere Stacpoole and was first published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1908. It is the first novel of the \"Blue Lagoon\" trilogy, which also includes \"The Garden of God\" (1923) and \"The", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (novel)" }, { "docid": "4953767", "text": "Return to the Blue Lagoon Return to the Blue Lagoon is a 1991 American romance and adventure film directed and produced by William A. Graham and starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause. The film is a sequel to \"The Blue Lagoon\" (1980). The screenplay by Leslie Stevens was based on the novel \"The Garden of God\" by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris. The film's closing theme song \"A World of Our Own\" is performed by Surface featuring Bernard Jackson. The music was written by Barry Mann, and the lyrics were written by", "title": "Return to the Blue Lagoon" }, { "docid": "4033239", "text": "Filmmaking: The Making of The Blue Lagoon\", as well as audio commentary by Randal Kleiser, Douglas Day Stewart and Brooke Shields and a second commentary by Randal Kleiser and Christopher Atkins. The 1980 movie was made available for streaming through services such as Amazon Video and Vudu. The Blue Lagoon (1980 film) The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American romantic survival drama film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The music score", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)" }, { "docid": "11259787", "text": "However, the organization was not a major success and made few notable accomplishments. The Icelandic New Business Venture Fund was founded in 1998 with an allocation of ISK 5 billion. It was formed as part of substantial alterations to the structure of the Icelandic financial market. These alterations included the merging four investment credit funds owned by the state into the fund and the Icelandic Investment Bank. The organization did poorly due to a global stock market decline. However, it did manage to fund the Blue Lagoon, a major tourist attraction in Iceland. According to the \"OECD Economic Surveys: Iceland", "title": "The Icelandic New Business Venture Fund" }, { "docid": "10500227", "text": "in the green area of Mellieħa known as L-Aħrax. Armier Bay Armier Bay (in Maltese: \"Bajjet l-Armier\"), is situated in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta. The Armier Bay consists of two beaches, the biggest beach is known as Armier and the other one as Little Armier. The sea of this bay is a crystal blue, like the sea of Blue Lagoon. This is because it is situated exactly in the opposite direction of Comino, like Ħondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo, and so makes it the most crystal blue sea around the island of Malta. At Armier Bay one finds a good", "title": "Armier Bay" }, { "docid": "10500225", "text": "Armier Bay Armier Bay (in Maltese: \"Bajjet l-Armier\"), is situated in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta. The Armier Bay consists of two beaches, the biggest beach is known as Armier and the other one as Little Armier. The sea of this bay is a crystal blue, like the sea of Blue Lagoon. This is because it is situated exactly in the opposite direction of Comino, like Ħondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo, and so makes it the most crystal blue sea around the island of Malta. At Armier Bay one finds a good number of boat houses, that are used by the", "title": "Armier Bay" }, { "docid": "19185596", "text": "Blue Diamond (Iceland) The Blue Diamond is a rapidly growing tourist route in Iceland covering about 50 km looping from Reykjavik into the Reykjanes Peninsula and back. This tour also runs straight from the International Airport into the Blue Diamond route. Tours and travel related activities in this route are rapidly growing in Iceland. The Blue Diamond route is situated in the Reykjanes Geopark area which is a member of the Geoparks Network – an area with geological heritage of international significance – advancing the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way and promoting awareness of key", "title": "Blue Diamond (Iceland)" }, { "docid": "10244118", "text": "over three acres in surface space and created depths of up to 25-feet. Blue Lagoon Island Blue Lagoon Island is a private island located 5 km (three miles) from Nassau, Bahamas and serves as a local tourist attraction. Prior to the late 19th century the island's lagoon was a salt marsh and was referred to legally as Salt Cay. The Island became a stopover for pirates and privateers who used the island to cull salt from the lagoon to preserve their food and as a rest stop while they waited for permission to enter Nassau Harbour. In 1875, Charles King-Harman,", "title": "Blue Lagoon Island" }, { "docid": "10244113", "text": "Blue Lagoon Island Blue Lagoon Island is a private island located 5 km (three miles) from Nassau, Bahamas and serves as a local tourist attraction. Prior to the late 19th century the island's lagoon was a salt marsh and was referred to legally as Salt Cay. The Island became a stopover for pirates and privateers who used the island to cull salt from the lagoon to preserve their food and as a rest stop while they waited for permission to enter Nassau Harbour. In 1875, Charles King-Harman, an Englishman who was later knighted and became Governor of Cyprus, bought the", "title": "Blue Lagoon Island" }, { "docid": "784879", "text": "1892, the Karanji, Kukkarahalli and the Blue Lagoon Lake are popular recreational destinations. Blue Lagoon which is a lake with a mini island is located behind KRS water Dam and it is very mesmerising to be there and watch the sunset and sunrise. The colour of the water and the sky is Blue and there is a mini island in the middle due to which it was named as Blue Lagoon. Mysuru has the Regional Museum of Natural History, the Folk Lore Museum, the Railway Museum and the Oriental Research Institute. The city is a centre for yoga-related health tourism", "title": "Mysore" }, { "docid": "12941894", "text": "Glenbrook Lagoon Glenbrook Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon located in Glenbrook, New South Wales at the foot of the Blue Mountains. It is heritage-listed. Glenbrook Lagoon is a heritage listed site located in the suburb of Glenbrook in the Blue mountains 10 kilometres west of Penrith and 3.8km from Nepean river. The lagoon is a natural flat bottom freshwater lagoon with an average depth of 2.7 metres and a maximum depth of 4.05 metres. The lagoon covers an area of 7 hectares. Flowing directly from Lapstone creek the lagoon is also feed by natural springs. Glenbrook Lagoon is one", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "7869768", "text": "the manufacture of bricks was a major industry in Bletchley between when the brickworks were first opened in the 1890s until the development of Milton Keynes in the 1970s. The works on the Blue Lagoon site were closed in 1970 and in 1990 the manufacture of bricks on the neighbouring site finished. The area of the nature reserve contains two pits: the northern Water Eaton pit, now known as the Blue Lagoon, and the southern Flettons pit. The Water Eaton pit was flooded in the 1940s when the adjoining Water Eaton Brook burst its banks. The pure blue colour of", "title": "Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve" }, { "docid": "7949239", "text": "the Caribbean attraction, in that the water stream that runs by the diners in the restaurant carries the attraction's boats as visitors begin their ride. Diners and riders are often in visual contact. The Blue Lagoon (restaurant) The Blue Lagoon is a full-service restaurant in the Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort Paris. It is based on Disneyland's Blue Bayou Restaurant. Although seated in a large, enclosed structure, diners experience an illusion that mimics being located on a Caribbean beach in an outdoor restaurant at nighttime. This effect is achieved through the use of a dark ceiling and special lighting, as", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (restaurant)" }, { "docid": "5935807", "text": "\"The Street\" remain near the beach. These were houses built for the quarry workers of the Blue Lagoon and was only abandoned after a flood in the early 20th century. The \"Blue Lagoon\" is 25m deep, according to a nearby Pembrokeshire National Park information board. Despite the name, the water is always a distinct greenish hue, owing to the mineral content within the quarry. The lagoon is a favourite for adventure groups practising coasteering, and also diving when the weather is bad. In September 2012 the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddi was the location for one of the stages of the", "title": "Abereiddy" }, { "docid": "7949238", "text": "The Blue Lagoon (restaurant) The Blue Lagoon is a full-service restaurant in the Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort Paris. It is based on Disneyland's Blue Bayou Restaurant. Although seated in a large, enclosed structure, diners experience an illusion that mimics being located on a Caribbean beach in an outdoor restaurant at nighttime. This effect is achieved through the use of a dark ceiling and special lighting, as well as sound and visual effects. Diners hear the chirping of crickets and croaking of frogs and they see the glow of fireflies. The restaurant is very closely tied to the Pirates of", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (restaurant)" }, { "docid": "14127834", "text": "stellio. Akyatan is one of the richest lagoons at the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey. Through the access to the lagoon from the sea, many fish species enter into the lagoon to search for food. The other species worth to mention is blue crab. Waterfowl are the most common elements of the Akyatan fauna. Being on the migration route, rich habitat variety and suitable climate makes Akyatan an important place for birds. On an extensive study conducted in March–May 1990, 250 bird species were observed. During the migration period, thousands of birds stopover at Akyatan. Mud surfaces around the lake are", "title": "Akyatan Lagoon" }, { "docid": "10244117", "text": "the concussions weakened the cliff so much that it caused the small fort to collapse. In October 1979, L.A. Meister purchased the island. In 1991, a storm cut the island in two at the northwestern corner of the lagoon where the current bridge is located. On a sunny, clear, windless day, the island experienced 9 metre (30 foot) swells generated by the storm over away. In 1993, Dolphin Encounters, a marine mammal facility, began educational and commercial programs on Blue Lagoon Island. In 1995, Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island underwent a multimillion-dollar expansion which enlarged the dolphin habitat to", "title": "Blue Lagoon Island" }, { "docid": "16283324", "text": "watching her through the window as it is pouring rain on him. Emma goes out to meet him after encouragement from her best friend Lizzie. Emma and Dean kiss passionately and then dance together. Male lead Brenton Thwaites recounted that he had never heard of the \"Blue Lagoon\" films before, and upon being cast he watched the previous two films for research, though he admitted that he could not bring himself to watch \"Return to the Blue Lagoon\" in its entirety. During filming of the scenes in the lagoon, Thwaites and co-star Indiana Evans were so cold that they could", "title": "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening" }, { "docid": "12941915", "text": "efforts the lagoon will remain as a healthy eco-system and will continue to be a sustainable habitat for native flora and fauna. Glenbrook Lagoon Glenbrook Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon located in Glenbrook, New South Wales at the foot of the Blue Mountains. It is heritage-listed. Glenbrook Lagoon is a heritage listed site located in the suburb of Glenbrook in the Blue mountains 10 kilometres west of Penrith and 3.8km from Nepean river. The lagoon is a natural flat bottom freshwater lagoon with an average depth of 2.7 metres and a maximum depth of 4.05 metres. The lagoon covers", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "11799794", "text": "ICES. For a long period, blue whiting fisheries were mainly regulated through nationally set quotas because there was no international agreement about sharing the total quota.; consequently, the total catch greatly exceeded the advised quotas However, the Coastal States (the Faroe Islands, the European Union, Iceland and Norway) reached an agreement in December 2005, ending the period of what was sometimes referred to as \"Olympic fishing\". Since 2006, the blue whiting fishery has been regulated under this agreement, which gives the greatest share to the European Union, but through quota swaps, Norway has been holding the largest annual quotas. Blue", "title": "Blue whiting" }, { "docid": "4985597", "text": "Christopher Atkins Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann; February 21, 1961) is an American actor, who became famous in his debut role with co-star Brooke Shields in the 1980 film \"The Blue Lagoon\". Atkins was born in Rye, New York, to German Americans Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer. In high school, he was a lifeguard and sailing instructor, where he was discovered for \"The Blue Lagoon\". Atkins had no previous interest or experience in acting, but an agent he knew persuaded him to audition for \"The Blue Lagoon\". Atkins won the role over 2,000 other actors. In the film, he", "title": "Christopher Atkins" }, { "docid": "12941896", "text": "their crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813; Blaxland, In his journal, described the way he \"fell into a large lagoon of good water of very coarse rushes\". In 1814 the lagoon and its surrounding areas were used as a camp by a group of convicts lead by Cox as they built the first road over the Blue Mountains. At the instruction of Governor Macquarie the camp was later used as a Military depot at the start of the mountains checking travellers permits to travel over the Blue Mountains. After a depot at Springwood was opened the depot at Glenbrook", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "10133859", "text": "Dolphin Encounters Dolphin Encounters is a natural seawater dolphin facility located on Blue Lagoon Island, (Salt Cay), Nassau, Bahamas. The company started as a rescue facility in 1989. The beach scenes in the movie \"Splash\" were taped on Blue Lagoon Island and the facility houses Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, (\"tursiops truncatus\") and California sea lions. Dolphin Encounters is owned and operated by a local family. The facility has received a Cacique Award from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. In 2003, Dolphin Encounters and Project B.E.A.C.H. received the Cacique Award from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Blue Lagoon Island, a private island", "title": "Dolphin Encounters" }, { "docid": "14490400", "text": "so clear and blue it has been named the Blue Lagoon. It is a popular destination for people on the island. The Lake Bästeträsk is the largest lake on Gotland. The water is very clear and shallow, with an average depth of . The long, flat stone beaches at Ar in north Fleringe makes this an ideal location for weather and fishing research. There are two research stations at Ar, \"Fårösund väderstation\" and \"Fiskforskningsstationen\" connected to Campus Gotland and Uppsala University. Sometimes these stations also hosts ornithological research. Fleringe Fleringe, is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly", "title": "Fleringe" }, { "docid": "12874867", "text": "rider's chest. Carrying on the Iceland theme of its section of the park, Blue Fire has blue track and light gray supports. The attraction's theming was designed by P&P Projects. Europa-Park has set height and age restrictions for Blue Fire. No one under 1.30 metres (51 inches, 4 feet 3 inches) or 7 years of age may ride. Blue Fire Blue Fire is a launched roller coaster at Europa-Park. The coaster opened in 2009 as part of a new Iceland-themed expansion to Europa-Park. As the first launched coaster built by MACK Rides, Blue Fire serve as the park's tenth roller", "title": "Blue Fire" }, { "docid": "11169477", "text": "Blue Lagoon National Park Blue Lagoon National Park is a small wildlife haven in the northern part of the Kafue Flats in Zambia's Central Province. It covers about 500 km² and is very accessible, being about 100 km west of Lusaka (120 km by road). The northern side of the park is in the Zambezian and Mopane woodlands ecoregion and the southern part on the flats is in the Zambezian flooded grasslands ecoregion. The Kafue River's main channel is about 10 km south of the southern park boundary. Herds of Kafue Lechwe are seen in the flooded areas, Sitatunga in", "title": "Blue Lagoon National Park" }, { "docid": "4033236", "text": "The sequel \"Return to the Blue Lagoon\" (1991) loosely picks up where \"The Blue Lagoon\" left off, except that Richard and Emmaline are found dead in the boat. Their son is rescued. As Paddy's name is unknown to his rescuers, he is renamed Richard, after his father. The movie was briefly parodied in a flashback scene of the movie \"Top Secret!\" (1984). The \"Quantum Leap\" episode \"Leaping of the Shrew\" guest-starred Brooke Shields and was about a young man and woman marooned on a deserted island. It was also parodied in the movie \"Going Berserk\" (1983) when John Candy reveals", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)" }, { "docid": "11169478", "text": "the swamps and zebra, Reedbuck and buffalo graze the drier parts. A very large number of bird species can be seen there, especially aquatic birds. It is similar to Lochinvar National Park in the south of the Kafue Flats (but there is no direct road between the two, except via Lusaka). The land was once a farm and the old farmhouse is now the Park reception. There are four chalets available for accommodation, and a campsite at the edge of the floodplain. Blue Lagoon National Park Blue Lagoon National Park is a small wildlife haven in the northern part of", "title": "Blue Lagoon National Park" }, { "docid": "4033220", "text": "The Blue Lagoon (1980 film) The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American romantic survival drama film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The music score was composed by Basil Poledouris and the cinematography was by Néstor Almendros. It tells the story of two young children marooned on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. With neither the guidance nor the restrictions of society, emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they", "title": "The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)" }, { "docid": "16710746", "text": "Harpur Hill Quarry Harpur Hill Quarry is a disused quarry on Harpur Hill, Derbyshire. It has flooded and became known locally as \"The Blue Lagoon\". The attractive blue colour is from caustic chemicals in the stone. The quarry lake is a popular swimming spot, despite pollution and its pH level being 11.3, which is highly alkaline (ammonia is 11.5 and bleach is 12.6). In 2013 the water was dyed black to deter swimmers, but as of 2015 the water had clarified and the lagoon has its natural blue appearance again. The water remained a lush blue until it was again", "title": "Harpur Hill Quarry" }, { "docid": "5864239", "text": "The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages . The Blue Lagoon also operates a research and development facility to help find cures for other skin ailments using the mineral-rich water. The lagoon is a man-made lagoon which is fed by the water output of the nearby geothermal power plant Svartsengi and is renewed every two days. It is the largest in the world. Superheated water is vented from the ground near a lava flow and used to run turbines that generate electricity. After going through the turbines, the steam and hot water passes through", "title": "Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)" }, { "docid": "14562068", "text": "philosophical aspect of mankind striving for harmony and balanced life. On August 8, 2010, the pavilion welcomed its 3,333,333rd visitor – a third of Hungary's population. By the end of the expo, the Hungarian Pavilion received a total number of 5,785,400 million visitors. The Pavilion won the Silver Prize in pavilion design for Category C. The Iceland Pavilion was built in the form of a cube with the outside covered with a blue and white photo of ice. The interior of the pavilion featured videos projected onto the walls and ceiling which depicted Icelandic nature, geysers, volcanoes, a lagoon and", "title": "Expo 2010 pavilions" }, { "docid": "14153523", "text": "Reykjanes Power Station The Reykjanes Power Station (known as \"Reykjanesvirkjun\") is a geothermal power station located in Reykjanes at the southwestern tip of Iceland. The Reykjanes Peninsula is an area of high geothermal activity and several volcanoes are evident. Two power plants have been constructed to take advanatge of this geothermal activity; Svartsengi, whose runoff creates the famous Blue Lagoon and the Reykjanes Power Station completed in 2012. As of 2012, the Reykjanes Power Plant generates 100MWe from two 50MWe turbines, using steam and brine from a reservoir at 290 °C to 320 °C, which is extracted from 12 wells", "title": "Reykjanes Power Station" }, { "docid": "12941901", "text": "place to swim and fish by the local people. Therefore it holds many fond memories for the people of Glenbrook. Due to the role in which the lagoon has played throughout the history of the Blue mountains especially in regards to its uses with the Zig Zag railway it has been deemed that Glenbrook Lagoon Carries a great historical significance for the people of the Blue moutains. The lagoon also hosts a range of native species of flora and fauna. The lagoons surrounding area features large Euclaypt and Angophora Costa (\"Eucalyptus piperita\") trees, which are unique to the location of", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "4953771", "text": "Easter egg hunt and dives to find Lilli an adult's pearl as her reward. His penchant for racing a lagoon shark sparks a domestic quarrel; Lilli thinks he is foolhardy, but the liveliness makes Richard feel virile. Lilli awakens in the morning with her first menstrual period, just as Sarah described the threshold of womanhood. Richard awakens in the morning with an erection and suffers a nasty mood swing which he cannot explain. They then get into an argument regarding privacy and their late mother's rules. One night, Richard goes off to the forbidden side of the island, and discovers", "title": "Return to the Blue Lagoon" }, { "docid": "3145214", "text": "Novaya Zemlya and Iceland, but not in the Baltic Sea. In France and in the British Isles, it makes hybrid zones with \"M. galloprovincialis\", and also is sometimes intermixed with \"M. trossulus\". A genetically distinct lineage of \"M. edulis\" is present in the Southern Hemisphere, and has been attributed to subspecies \"Mytilus edulis platensis\" (now \"Mytilus platensis\"). This includes the Chilean mussel. Blue mussels are boreo-temperate invertebrates that live in intertidal areas attached to rocks and other hard substrates by strong (and somewhat elastic) thread-like structures called byssal threads, secreted by byssal glands located in the foot of the mussel.", "title": "Blue mussel" }, { "docid": "7481495", "text": "tunnel sequences in the torture factory were filmed in sets constructed at the studio, while additional photography took place in and around Prague. The unnamed village where the protagonists stay and attend the harvest festival is Český Krumlov, located in the Czech Republic's South Bohemian Region. The brick-and-mortar exteriors of the factory were constructed by production designer Robert Wilson King, and based on real abandoned factories he and Roth had toured abroad. Roth shot scenes for the film in the brothel Big Sister, and the spa sequence was shot on location at the Blue Lagoon near Reykjavík in Iceland. The", "title": "Hostel: Part II" }, { "docid": "3210942", "text": "Grindavík Grindavík is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindavík's premiere attraction, is located from the town centre. Landnáma or \"The Book of Settlements\" mentions that around 934 two Viking settlers, Molda-Gnúpur Hrólfsson and Þórir Haustmyrkur Vígbjóðsson, arrived in the Reykjanes area. Þórir settled in Selvogur, and Krísuvík and Molda-Gnúpur in Grindavík. The sons of Moldar-Gnúpur established three settlements; Þórkötlustaðahverfi, Járngerðarstaðarhverfi and Staðarhverfi. The modern version of Grindavik is situated mainly in", "title": "Grindavík" }, { "docid": "16518058", "text": "via Zodiac boat excursions and landings to see glaciers, icebergs, fjords, and the world’s northernmost communities and research stations. Expeditions beginning in Iceland have in the past included land-based activities such as a day in Reykjavík; visits to the Blue Lagoon, active geysers, Iceland’s icecap, ancient fishing villages, the volcanic Vestmannaeyjar, or Westman Islands; a tour of a geothermal power plant; a hike in Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site or along the shores of Skagafjörður, aka the Skaga Fjord, Saudarkrokur; a trip to Hvammstangi, home of the Icelandic Seal Centre, or the Husavik Whale Museum, located on", "title": "Students on Ice" }, { "docid": "12158295", "text": "have trouble eating the delicacy, including Jade who does not eat the meat because of her vegetarianism. Some excel in the commercial however, especially Sophie, who is the eventual winner of the challenge. The girls' photo shoot the next day is on the rocky shoreline of the Blue Lagoon, with each girl representing a different queen. Most girls do a good job, based on feedback by Huggy who is the week's photographer, but Viola is lightly reprimanded for her inability to keep still. Before the girls are due to leave Iceland, Viola and Ashley end up fighting back at the", "title": "Britain's Next Top Model (series 5)" }, { "docid": "12874863", "text": "on any Mack roller coaster. The element itself has only previously appeared on one other roller coaster, making its debut on Maverick. Blue Fire opened as part of the first phase in a new Iceland-themed area of Europa-Park, which expands the park's overall area from 70 to 85 hectares. Europa-Park's directors, Roland and Jürgen Mack, broke ground on the new Iceland area in June 2008. Europa-Park started posting teasers for Blue Fire on their website in July 2008. The teasers made reference to the coaster's acceleration, inversions, energy, and Iceland theme. In August 2008, the park released an animated teaser,", "title": "Blue Fire" }, { "docid": "16710747", "text": "dyed black in April 2016. Harpur Hill Quarry Harpur Hill Quarry is a disused quarry on Harpur Hill, Derbyshire. It has flooded and became known locally as \"The Blue Lagoon\". The attractive blue colour is from caustic chemicals in the stone. The quarry lake is a popular swimming spot, despite pollution and its pH level being 11.3, which is highly alkaline (ammonia is 11.5 and bleach is 12.6). In 2013 the water was dyed black to deter swimmers, but as of 2015 the water had clarified and the lagoon has its natural blue appearance again. The water remained a lush", "title": "Harpur Hill Quarry" }, { "docid": "3210946", "text": "masts. The mast situated at 63°51′1″N 22°28′0″W was built in 1993 and is 304.8 meters tall. The other mast at 63°51′3″N 22°27′6″W was built in 1983 and is 182.9 meters tall. The taller mast replaced a 243.8 meter tall mast, and the second replaced a mast of same height. Grindavík Grindavík is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland. It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindavík's premiere attraction, is located from the town centre. Landnáma or \"The Book of", "title": "Grindavík" }, { "docid": "20917529", "text": "yellow towards the tail and on the underside with a large iridescent blue eyespot on the dorsal fin, and blue bands and spots near the head on its body. They grow to a maximum length of . Sometimes the only distinctive marking is a yellow eyering. The lagoon damselfish is found in the eastern Indian Ocean from Thailand through Indonesia, the Philippines and the Timor Sea into the western Pacific where it is found south to Australia and north to China and eadt to the Solomon Islands. The lagoon damselfish is found in sheltered reefs and lagoons, often in areas", "title": "Lagoon damselfish" }, { "docid": "8844947", "text": "Ölüdeniz Ölüdeniz (literally \"Dead Sea\", due to its calm waters even during storms; official translation name Blue Lagoon) is a small village and beach resort in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, on the Turquoise Coast of southwestern Turkey, at the conjunction point of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. It is located to the south of Fethiye, near Mount Babadağ. It has a sandy bay at the mouth of Ölüdeniz, on a blue lagoon. The beach itself is a pebble beach. The lagoon is a national nature reserve and construction is strictly prohibited. The seawater of Ölüdeniz is famous for", "title": "Ölüdeniz" }, { "docid": "8488502", "text": "the Farm, Haven, and the hotspot in the center of the Empire where Briar Rose is stationed. Everything runs smoothly until the Empire makes a final attempt to shift the tide. Blue is at Fort Bravo when a magic arrow is shot at Bigby. Blue tries to use the Witching Cloak to shield Bigby, but the magic of the arrow allows it to penetrate the Cloak, lodging Blue's arm and scratching Bigby. The effects of the arrow cause both Blue and Bigby to fall unconscious for several days. Upon awakening, Blue keeps what is left of the arrow sticking in", "title": "Boy Blue (Fables)" }, { "docid": "2692107", "text": "biological diversity. Fifteen federally listed threatened and endangered species live in Pelican Island NWR and around Indian River Lagoon. Of the endangered species, West Indian manatees and sea turtles occupy parts of the lagoon. Around the lagoon in the refuge are two wood stork refuges. These birds along with other wading birds that nest on the island thrive on the tremendous fish population. Pelican Island is home to many nesting birds including brown pelicans, great egrets, snowy egrets, reddish egrets, great blue heron, little blue heron, tricolored heron, black-crowned night heron, American white ibis, glossy ibis, double-crested cormorant, anhinga, and", "title": "Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge" }, { "docid": "9574988", "text": "of the DVD re-release by Jim Santella stated \"Its historical significance cannot be ignored. With positive changes in what we can now accomplish technologically, Blue Note’s highly recommended DVD makes the future of jazz look even brighter\". One Night with Blue Note One Night with Blue Note is a 1985 feature length jazz film directed by John Charles Jopson. To celebrate record executive Bruce Lundvall having relaunched the defunct Blue Note Records label in 1985 under the parent label EMI Manhattan Records, he and music director Michael Cuscuna staged a concert on February 22, 1985 at The Town Hall in", "title": "One Night with Blue Note" }, { "docid": "10733811", "text": "\"lagoon\" from the east beach at Selsey towards Bognor Regis. It's a pebble beach leading steeply down, and the sea at that time is an incredibly deep blue of the Pacific. It was that impression, looking across at Bognor, which looked pink—almost like an enchanted city with the blue of the Downs behind it—that gave him the idea for the Sleepy Lagoon. He didn't write it there; he scribbled it down, as he used to, at extreme speed, and then simply took it back with him to London where he wrote and orchestrated it. The resultant piece is a slow", "title": "By the Sleepy Lagoon" }, { "docid": "14559847", "text": "offers a container service from Montreal to Reykjavík and also a service from Vancouver to Reykjavík. Eimskip, an Icelandic company, operates between Argentia, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia to Reykjavík. In 2007, the Canadian Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon announced an Open Skies agreement with Iceland, under the Government of Canada's Blue Sky policy. Canadian Minister of International Trade David Emerson said \"This Blue Sky agreement will complement the recent free trade agreement signed with Iceland and other countries of the European Free Trade Association, and will help facilitate stronger business ties and enhance tourism between Canada and Iceland\". There are", "title": "Canada–Iceland relations" }, { "docid": "2088224", "text": "like her Disney counterpart who tells Pinocchio a.k.a. Pinoak what is right and what is wrong. In the TV musical \"Geppetto\", the Fairy makes an appearance (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and is portrayed like her Disney counterpart under the name \"Blue Fairy\". In Steven Spielberg's 2001 movie \"\" (2001), the Blue Fairy (voiced by Meryl Streep) appears as a plot MacGuffin. The main character David (played by Haley Joel Osment, who also voices Sora in the \"Kingdom Hearts\" example above), a robotic child believes that the Blue Fairy has the power to turn him into a real boy. It also", "title": "The Fairy with Turquoise Hair" }, { "docid": "987310", "text": "thousands of years. Blue Lake was the focus for research on environmental change in which numerous indicators such as water discharge, water quality, pollen and algae samples were examined to understand the history of the lake. From Blue Lake Car Park the Class 4 Neembeeba Lookout track covers six km return. The Karboora (Blue Lake) track, which 5.2 km in length is a Class 3 walking track. The ephemeral Tortoise Lagoon is also found in the national park. This small perched lake was 1.4 metres deep in 1974 when it filled. Blue Lake National Park Blue Lake National Park is", "title": "Blue Lake National Park" }, { "docid": "20622021", "text": "Blue Line (Calgary) The Blue Line, also known as Route 202 is a light rail transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Partnered with the Red Line, and future Green Line it makes up Calgary's CTrain network. Following its initial approval in 1976, the Red Line opened in 1981, with the first trains running on what is now the Blue Line in 1985. The concept of a light rail transit system (LRT) was approved in 1976 by the City of Calgary, with the first section running from Anderson Road in the southwest, northbound and into downtown, opening in 1981. Originally", "title": "Blue Line (Calgary)" }, { "docid": "20622015", "text": "Blue Line (Calgary) The Blue Line, also known as Route 202 is a light rail transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Partnered with the Red Line, and future Green Line it makes up Calgary's CTrain network. Following its initial approval in 1976, the Red Line opened in 1981, with the first trains running on what is now the Blue Line in 1985. The concept of a light rail transit system (LRT) was approved in 1976 by the City of Calgary, with the first section running from Anderson Road in the southwest, northbound and into downtown, opening in 1981. Originally", "title": "Blue Line (Calgary)" }, { "docid": "7913845", "text": "Gold Coast Blue Tongues The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues was a former semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team played its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland. The Blue Tongues, along with the Central Coast Rhinos, were part of the AIHL's expansion for the 2005 season. The name \"Blue Tongues\" is a reference to the blue-tongued lizard which is found in large numbers in the Brisbane suburbs. The lizard is featured in the team's logo. On 6 June 2006, the Blue Tongues announced", "title": "Gold Coast Blue Tongues" }, { "docid": "4417649", "text": "is going to be the show, along with the atmosphere\". The layout of the Blue Lagoon restaurant at Disneyland Paris is similar to that of Blue Bayou at other Disney theme parks. However, it is themed as a Caribbean beach instead of a Louisiana bayou. Virtual Magic Kingdom featured a single room inspired by the Blue Bayou. The waiter was Gator Waiter. \"Magic words\" such as \"Mint Julep\", \"Gumbo\", and so on allowed players to order food and drink. Blue Bayou Restaurant Blue Bayou is a full-service New Orleans/Cajun-style restaurant renowned for its unusual ambiance. Restaurants are located at Disneyland", "title": "Blue Bayou Restaurant" }, { "docid": "7438286", "text": "Film critic Roger Ebert compared it to John Carpenter's \"Halloween\", noting: \"\"Blue Steel\" is a sophisticated update of \"Halloween\", the movie that first made Jamie Lee Curtis a star. (...) What makes it more interesting than yet another sequel to \"Halloween\" is the way the filmmakers have fleshed out the formula with intriguing characters and a few angry ideas.\" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"B-\" on an A+ to F scale. The film was not a box office success. Blue Steel (1990 film) Blue Steel is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by", "title": "Blue Steel (1990 film)" }, { "docid": "9469659", "text": "Meadows and has produced several Major League Baseball players since its inception in 2001. In 2008, the semi-professional Brisbane Blue Tongues in the Australian Ice Hockey League moved base to Iceland on the Gold Coast and formed the Gold Coast Blue Tongues. Serious health and safety risks were discovered at the Iceland venue in 2013 and the team was given two years to find an alternate home venue. The Blue Tongues General Manager was unable to secure government funding for a new dual-rink facility on the Gold Coast and the team officially folded in 2015 when their AIHL licence expired.", "title": "Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland" }, { "docid": "10375432", "text": "peaked at #2 on Billboard's Jazz Chart. It logged a single week on \"Billboard\"'s pop album chart, at #146. Its final sales figure was slightly higher than 100,000 US copies. Tracks 12-15 were originally recorded for \"Lady Sings the Blues\" but some were left out of the movie or were included in different versions. Numerous remixes of \"What a Difference a Day Makes\" were produced for promotional use. Blue (Diana Ross album) Blue, also referred to as The Blue Album, is a 1970s studio album released in 2006 on Motown Records by American singer Diana Ross. Recorded in late 1971", "title": "Blue (Diana Ross album)" }, { "docid": "7913847", "text": "2008, Bartercard came on board as the naming sponsor for the \"Blue Tongues\". In 2008, the Blue Tongues announced their relocation from the Ice World in Boondall, Queensland to Iceland Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, for sponsorship reasons and to bring the players closer together, due to many of the import players already living on the Gold Coast. However, this was not without its difficulties, as the small Iceland rink, according to its owners, was never intended for senior ice hockey, and there were complaints from rival teams and from the league about the suitability and safety of the venue. This", "title": "Gold Coast Blue Tongues" }, { "docid": "7913850", "text": "Gold Coast Blue Tongues games were broadcast live over the internet and also on the Brisbane community television station Briz 31 (UHF Channel 31). All the games were filmed by Blue Tongues supporter Mike Crowhurst from Cunning Crow Productions and commentated by Blue Tongues Team Assistant Adrian Barclay. In 2009 there were no broadcast games. Gold Coast Blue Tongues The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues was a former semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team played its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland. The", "title": "Gold Coast Blue Tongues" }, { "docid": "15288138", "text": "than divers prepared for. During the deep dive the divers set three Icelandic diving records: Deepest wreck dive in Iceland, deepest sea dive in Iceland, and deepest dive ever made in Iceland. Team Blue Immersion is planning a second expedition to US Coast Guard Cutter \"Alexander Hamilton\" in August 2013. This time the team is going to produce a documentary displaying the story of the ship and the life of the brave men that fought and died during the attack and attach a memorial plaque on the ship on their final dive. Team Blue Immersion, including divers Jonas Samuelsson, Aron", "title": "USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)" }, { "docid": "4990644", "text": "of \"The Blue Lagoon\". He lived in the Essex countryside in England before relocating to the Isle of Wight in the 1920s, where he remained until his death. He was buried at St Boniface Church, Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight in 1951. Henry De Vere Stacpoole Henry De Vere Stacpoole (9 April 1863 – 12 April 1951) was an Irish author, born in Ireland in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire). His best known work is the 1908 romance novel \"The Blue Lagoon\", which has been adapted to film on at least four occasions. He published using his own name and", "title": "Henry De Vere Stacpoole" }, { "docid": "18166569", "text": "J.B. Danquah. In the 1940s it was the Blue Lagoon Club, supposedly a front for prostitution. In November 1946, Margaret Cook, an \"exotic dancer\", was shot dead outside the club and it was said that guns had to be handed in at the door with coats. The police investigation into the murder of blonde Mrs Cook was hampered by the discovery that she had several different names. Also in 1946, Mrs Violet Boofty was found gassed in her flat the night after her birthday party at the Blue Lagoon. The Inquest found that there was no evidence that she had", "title": "50 Carnaby Street" }, { "docid": "18189711", "text": "of the script and expressed his desire to write a film with a similar plot but set on a moving vehicle. He developed the idea with Franklin in Fiji, where the latter was co-producing \"The Blue Lagoon\" (1980). De Roche wrote the first draft of \"Road Games\" over a period of 8 days in a hotel, with Franklin visiting periodically during breaks in the production of \"Blue Lagoon\". Shot on location in the Nullarbor Plain and in Melbourne, the budget of $1.75 million was the highest ever for an Australian film at that time. Avco Embassy paid $500,000 for all", "title": "Roadgames" }, { "docid": "17304287", "text": "Paradise released to television and cinemas in 1965 by Ben Cropp She worked in pantomime London, England, where she trained dolphins for movies. She was spotted by a representative of director Mike Nichols, where she was to train a dolphin for the feature film \"The Day of the Dolphin\". Troutt was later hired for similar work for the feature film \"The Blue Lagoon\", in which she also played the body double for Brooke Shields. This was followed by work as a crew member on \"Return to the Blue Lagoon\" and later several other feature films produced in Australia and Asia.", "title": "Kathy Troutt" }, { "docid": "5284893", "text": "on eco-tourism. Because of its natural attractions, tourism has often flourished in the parish. It is noted for its fine beaches, such as Frenchman's Cove, Boston Beach, Winifred, and Dragon Bay. The Blue Mountains are also located in Portland; two Maroon communities are located there. The internationally known Blue Lagoon is in this parish; it is believed to be the crater of an extinct volcano. The lagoon is an almost landlocked cove with approximately 55 m (180 ft) of water. Rafting on the Rio Grande is also a tourist attraction. Boston Jerk Centre in Portland is an area well known", "title": "Portland Parish" }, { "docid": "4985602", "text": "a 2009 interview, Atkins acknowledged his past struggle with alcoholism and stated that he had been sober for 22 years. Atkins owns an outdoor sports company and has patented a fishing lure. Christopher Atkins Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann; February 21, 1961) is an American actor, who became famous in his debut role with co-star Brooke Shields in the 1980 film \"The Blue Lagoon\". Atkins was born in Rye, New York, to German Americans Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer. In high school, he was a lifeguard and sailing instructor, where he was discovered for \"The Blue Lagoon\". Atkins had", "title": "Christopher Atkins" }, { "docid": "5935808", "text": "Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, making its UK debut. Fourteen of the world's best divers dived from a man-made platform, 27 metres above the Blue Lagoon. The championships returned in September 2013, and September 2016. Abereiddy (The Blue Lagoon) appeared in the music video Delerium - Silence (Featuring Sarah McLachlan) from 2000. Abereiddi was the main location for the 1961 film \"Fury at Smugglers' Bay\", starring Peter Cushing. Abereiddi and the ice cream van that regularly visits were also the subject of a short promotional film called \"Ice Cream\" for Visit Wales, the Welsh Tourist Board, in 2009. The", "title": "Abereiddy" }, { "docid": "4702288", "text": "can also be seen. Occasionally, tiger sharks and hammerhead sharks can also be spotted. In January, large number of stingrays gather in the Tiputa Pass, as well as hammerhead sharks that feed on them. A notable site in the atoll is the famous Blue Lagoon, which is a smaller lagoon formed on the southwestern edge of Rangiroa. Its shallow waters accentuate the bright blue color of the water. The Pink Sands are sandbars surrounded by numerous \"ro'a\" are located on the southeastern portion of Rangiroa. Air transportation is available at Rangiroa Airport, located on the Avatoru Island, with flights to", "title": "Rangiroa" }, { "docid": "10133864", "text": "animal trainer program. All of the dolphins at the facility are native to Bahamian waters. The original group of sea lions were displaced following Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dolphin Encounters Dolphin Encounters is a natural seawater dolphin facility located on Blue Lagoon Island, (Salt Cay), Nassau, Bahamas. The company started as a rescue facility in 1989. The beach scenes in the movie \"Splash\" were taped on Blue Lagoon Island and the facility houses Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, (\"tursiops truncatus\") and California sea lions. Dolphin Encounters is owned and operated by a local family. The facility has received a Cacique Award", "title": "Dolphin Encounters" }, { "docid": "6142950", "text": "Watamu Watamu is a small town located approximately 105 km north of Mombasa and about 15 km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. Its main economic activities are tourism and fishing. The town has a population of around 1,900 and it is part of the Kilifi County. The shoreline in the area features white sand beaches and offshore coral formations arranged in different bays and beach: Garoda Beach, Turtle Bay, Blue Lagoon Bay, Watamu Bay, Ocean breeze, and Kanani reef and Jacaranda beach.", "title": "Watamu" }, { "docid": "12941907", "text": "the noxious weeds spreading into nearby waterways such as the Nepean river, Hawkesbury river and the many waterways within Blue Mountains National Park including catchments which lead to Warragamba Dam. The Dam is a major waterway which provides much of Western Sydneys drinking water. In order to combat this threat during 2006 a $95 000 grant was given to the Blue mountains city council to commence work on re-generating the lagoon and removing the noxious weed Salvina. Regeneration efforts involved the mechanical harvesting of 200 tonnes of Salvina and also the use of herbicide spot treatment with some hand removal", "title": "Glenbrook Lagoon" }, { "docid": "17271701", "text": "deals medical supplies as drugs. She finds her next lead in the \"Blue Lagoon\", a night club. If the player does not have Madison leave after finding evidence leading her to the club, or has her drink Baker's secretly drugged drink, she is knocked out and wakes up tied to operating table. If the player fails to escape here, Madison will be killed and removed from the game's future chapters. If she lives, she will then go to the Blue Lagoon and interrogate Paco Mendez, the club's owner. After Paco leads her to his office to be private, he pulls", "title": "Madison Paige" }, { "docid": "1390424", "text": "year, she made her debut in a feature film as Samantha Delongpre in the romantic thriller \"Two Moon Junction\". She had several roles in television series, including \"Paradise\" (1988), \"Married... with Children\" (1989) and \"Parker Lewis Can't Lose\" (1990). At age 15, she was cast as the lead in \"Return to the Blue Lagoon\" (1991), opposite Brian Krause. Given her age and beauty, she was often compared to Brooke Shields, another child model-turned-actress, who had starred in \"The Blue Lagoon\" (1980). The role was controversial as, like Shields, Jovovich appeared nude in the film. Jovovich was nominated for \"Best Young", "title": "Milla Jovovich" } ]

[ "The Refreshments" ]

[ { "docid": "5091818", "text": "The Refreshments (U.S. band) The Refreshments were an alternative rock band from Tempe, Arizona. The band is best known for the single \"Banditos\" from their 1996 breakthrough album \"Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy\", and also for \"Yahoos and Triangles\", the theme song to the long-running animated series \"King of the Hill\". The latter was a piece the band traditionally performed at soundchecks. The Refreshments disbanded in 1998, although Roger Clyne and P.H. Naffah continue to tour and play Refreshments songs along with new music as Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. Originally The Mortals in 1992, Roger Clyne and Dustin \"Dusty\"", "title": "The Refreshments (U.S. band)" }, { "docid": "6882165", "text": "Roger Clyne Roger Allyn Clyne (born January 13, 1968) is the lead singer, primary songwriter, and rhythm guitar player for the American rock band Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. His previous bands include The Refreshments and the Mortals. Clyne and the Peacemakers (also known as RCPM) released their eighth full-length studio album, \"Native Heart\", on June 30th, 2017. His musical career has spanned over two decades, including several hits with The Refreshments and penning the theme song for the animated television series \"King of the Hill\". He wrote and recorded the victory song for his hometown Major League Baseball club,", "title": "Roger Clyne" } ]

[ { "docid": "18682505", "text": "in which God does the same thing. Clara suggests, and the Doctor agrees, that \"The Benny Hill Show\"'s theme song be used as the soundtrack for the video of Odin and the other Mire retreating from the dragon puppet. She even plays a few seconds' clip with the tune Yakety Sax's opening notes added. Filming took place at Margam Castle, Castell Coch, Llanharan, and Marble Hall within Cardiff Town Hall. Odin was originally to have been played by Brian Blessed, who had previously played King Yrcanos in 1986's \"Mindwarp\", and had been offered the role of the Second Doctor in", "title": "The Girl Who Died" }, { "docid": "4157613", "text": "at the ceremony; coincidentally, Lennox's performance was one of several introduced by Liv Tyler, who appeared as Arwen in the film. Into the West (song) \"Into the West\" is a song performed by Annie Lennox, and the end-credit song of the 2003 film \"\". It is written by Lennox, \"Return of the King\" producer and co-writer, Fran Walsh, and composed and co-written by the film's composer Howard Shore. The song plays in full during the closing credits of \"Return of the King\", although instrumental music from the song (which forms the theme of the Grey Havens) plays at other points", "title": "Into the West (song)" }, { "docid": "7996595", "text": "studios decision to make it the permanent theme song for the Madagascar film franchise. The song is used in DreamWorks Animation's \"Madagascar\" film franchise serving as its theme song, where different versions of the song are featured prominently in the films, their soundtracks, and associated marketing campaigns. In the first film, \"Madagascar\", \"I Like to Move It\" is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who voices the character of King Julien XIII in the films. In the 2008 sequel \"\", a different version is performed by American hip-hop artist will.i.am, who plays the character of Moto Moto (although the", "title": "The Mad Stuntman" }, { "docid": "4157609", "text": "Into the West (song) \"Into the West\" is a song performed by Annie Lennox, and the end-credit song of the 2003 film \"\". It is written by Lennox, \"Return of the King\" producer and co-writer, Fran Walsh, and composed and co-written by the film's composer Howard Shore. The song plays in full during the closing credits of \"Return of the King\", although instrumental music from the song (which forms the theme of the Grey Havens) plays at other points during the film itself. The song was later covered by New Zealand singers Yulia Townsend and Will Martin and American singer", "title": "Into the West (song)" }, { "docid": "10472017", "text": "York and Centro de Reinserción Social in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. In addition to performing with fellow comedians, Hill regularly performs comedy with musical acts, including Ryan Adams, Quicksand, Rhett Miller, and Snoop Dogg. In 2014, Hill appeared in a YouTube Show called METAL GRASSHOPPER with Phil H. Anselmo, where Hill plays himself as a metal fan looking to be coached by Phil on how to be metal. Hill wrote the theme song for \"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver\", \"Go\", performed by his band Valley Lodge. The band performed the song live on the show's season 2 finale on November", "title": "Dave Hill (comedian)" }, { "docid": "8713055", "text": "lead character Slade is a parody on Shaft (Isaac Hayes was in the film in a different role). The 1989 comedy film \"UHF\" (co-written by and starring \"Weird Al\" Yankovic) features a mock trailer segment on television parodying the movie \"Gandhi\" called \"Gandhi II\", set to music meant to resemble the \"Shaft\" theme. A 1998 Burger King marketing campaign featured Hayes singing a retooled version of the song, with lyrics now alluding to Mr. Potato Head, who is seen dancing on the piano that Hayes plays. Another Burger King commercial from 2002 promoted the Shaq Pack, where the lyrics alluded", "title": "Theme from Shaft" }, { "docid": "2327149", "text": "played in the show, and she made an appearance in the season six finale, performing part of \"Taking Pictures\". The theme song is a version of Carole King's 1971 song \"Where You Lead\". King made a new recording specially for \"Gilmore Girls\": a duet with her daughter Louise Goffin. She was happy that it gave the song \"a deeper meaning of love between a mother and her child\". King appeared in several episodes as Sophie, the town music shop owner, and performed a brief portion of her song \"I Feel the Earth Move\" in the revival. Music also plays a", "title": "Gilmore Girls" }, { "docid": "20744598", "text": "Hill Street Blues (theme) \"Hill Street Blues\" is a 1981 instrumental by Mike Post. It is the theme from the TV series \"Hill Street Blues\" starring Daniel J. Travanti. The song features Larry Carlton on guitar. The song spent over five months on the charts and reached number 10 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100. It became an Adult Contemporary hit in the U.S. (#4) and Canada (#29). It became Post's second Top 10 hit, matching the performance of his first hit in 1976, \"Theme from the Rockford Files.\" The song also charted in the UK (#25). \"Hill Street Blues\"", "title": "Hill Street Blues (theme)" }, { "docid": "17347250", "text": "Both were music business students and Axel is said to have convinced King to write a song together. King agreed to work with Axel after hearing him sing. They both wrote and performed songs together prior to Axel embarking on a solo career in which he released an independent album featuring songs that were all co-written by King. In 2011, their song \"This Is the New Year\" was licensed to various television networks and was used as the theme song for MTV's \"I Used to Be Fat\" as well as being featured on \"The Amazing Race\", ESPN, \"One Tree Hill\",", "title": "A Great Big World" }, { "docid": "13406318", "text": "before being attacked by the titular character of the episode. Wrestler Jimmy Jacobs also used the song as his theme music in his early days in the Ring of Honor promotion, as did Mike Quackenbush up until 2001, while the 2009 version was used as the theme for Chikara's 2011 King of Trios event. The 2007 version was used by CM Punk as part of a mock tribute video to then-interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis. In video games, the song plays during the final mission of \"Saints Row IV\" when the President acquires the power armor. It is also", "title": "The Touch (Stan Bush song)" }, { "docid": "10995628", "text": "most notable for having an affair with one of her teachers, Mr King (David Straun). Bettles was one of various \"Grange Hill\" actors to feature in the UK's Just Say No anti-drug campaign. The cast recorded a song (also entitled \"Just Say No\"), which was released as a single, and reached number 5 in April 1986. Bettles was also featured on a special music album released by the \"Grange Hill\" cast, with songs written by Steve Wright, who composed the theme tune for Channel 4's \"Brookside\". Bettles sang a solo track entitled \"School Love\", which was based on her character's", "title": "Alison Bettles" }, { "docid": "2057733", "text": "Ballard, guitarists Christopher Grady and Colin Reid, and lead vocalist Brian Williams. Menza's father, Don Menza who famously played tenor sax on \"The Pink Panther Theme\" with the Henry Mancini Orchestra, plays saxophone on the song \"The King\"; other guests include Roy Z on guitar and Ed Roth on keyboards. In 2015, Menza contributed drum tracks to the song \"Are We Alone?\" on the album \"Warless Society (The Global Invasion)\" by Ci2i, with John Goodwin and Darwin Ballard on guitar and bass, respectively. In 2015 he also began working with Los Angeles band Sweet Eve on their follow up album", "title": "Nick Menza" }, { "docid": "11869749", "text": "prominent guitar riff, characterized by a jagged, fuzzbox distortion effect, enters. Martin sings about medieval imagery of carnivals, cathedrals, religion and war, culminating in a soaring chorus with an anthemic theme. The momentum of the song builds around guitarist Jonny Buckland, who plays a solo. The lyrics start off with Martin recalling: \"Was a long and dark December/From the rooftops I remember/There was snow\". Martin emphasizes towards the thoughts of a soldier going into battle. The line \"If you love me, why'd you let me go?\", talks about a man's love of a woman, who does not reciprocate his love.", "title": "Violet Hill" }, { "docid": "6656951", "text": "For season finales there is a slight variation for seasons 1–11. Season one's finale featured an opening guitar riff one octave higher. Season two's fifteenth episode has the three note guitar. Season two's finale added a \"yeehaw\" to the beginning, the 3–11 finales accompanied the \"yeehaw\" with a dinner triangle, and the Season five finale has the first part of the full version of the theme song, with the exception of the season six, season ten, season twelve, and season thirteen finales. Season 13 and the series finale used the regular theme song. Two 1998 and 2004 Christmas episodes also", "title": "King of the Hill" }, { "docid": "5012245", "text": "(who had recently defected to Fox from ABC Sports) in a phone call that the overlying theme for Fox's NFL theme music should be \"Batman plays football\". Greenberg would enlist Schreer to compose the theme, describing Hill's request as sounding like \"\"Batman\" on steroids\". Schreer and his team pitched three separate songs to Greenberg and Hill, who then spliced them together into one for the final version. Beginning at the 2010 National League Championship Series, the \"NFL on Fox\" theme became the official theme music for all Fox Sports broadcasts, regardless of sport. In particular, current Fox Sports president Eric", "title": "Fox NFL" }, { "docid": "12831325", "text": "Kennedy had been assassinated. \"The Hill Country Theme\" was written by Cindy Walker for Texas Hill Country-born Lyndon B. Johnson, who was President of the United States at the time. The song was adopted as Johnson's official theme song. Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops recorded a symphonic version of the song which was included on one of their RCA Victor albums. While the sound was still a ways off from the one Nelson would cultivate as part of the Outlaw movement in the seventies, the concept played to his strengths, as AllMusic's Mark Deming observes: \"While a few of", "title": "Texas in My Soul" }, { "docid": "20744599", "text": "was covered by jazz pianist Rodney Franklin on his 1981 LP, \"Endless Flight\". Hill Street Blues (theme) \"Hill Street Blues\" is a 1981 instrumental by Mike Post. It is the theme from the TV series \"Hill Street Blues\" starring Daniel J. Travanti. The song features Larry Carlton on guitar. The song spent over five months on the charts and reached number 10 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot 100. It became an Adult Contemporary hit in the U.S. (#4) and Canada (#29). It became Post's second Top 10 hit, matching the performance of his first hit in 1976, \"Theme from the", "title": "Hill Street Blues (theme)" }, { "docid": "15919396", "text": "piece from the \"Swan Lake\" ballet is played during the \"Black Swan\" parody. For the \"King of the Hill\" visual gag, the \"Simpsons\" staff acquired the rights to use the actual theme song from that show. The music that is played as Krusty performs his new show in front of adults at the theater is a mixture of the old Krusty theme and the theme from \"Playboy After Dark\", a television show hosted by Hugh Hefner that started airing in the 1960s and featured parties from a \"Playboy\" club. This musical combination was composed by Alf Clausen after \"The Simpsons\"", "title": "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" }, { "docid": "13991717", "text": "\"Godzilla vs. Biollante and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Soundtrack\", the tracks \"Begin The Attack!\" and \"Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah\" are actually the \"Godzilla Theme\", but they are not altered in any way. On the \"Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Soundtrack\", the track \"Godzilla's Resurrection\" is a mixture of the \"Godzilla Theme\" and the \"Godzilla March\", the second official Godzilla theme. The ending title track from \"Godzilla vs. Destoroyah\" is the \"Godzilla Theme\" song with mixed excerpts from the \"King Kong vs. Godzilla\" soundtrack. Keith Emerson covered the song for the \"\" soundtrack, keeping the track titled as \"Godzilla (Main Theme)\". Godzilla", "title": "Godzilla (Main Theme)" }, { "docid": "5377611", "text": "set for the opening title sequence. The set was filmed with a motion control camera, and was inserted with miniature explosives and smoke bombs for special effect. Nine Pound Hammer composed the opening theme song; Maiellaro sought for a song representing the \"carefree\" lifestyle of Mouse who \"does things like drive drunk, film porno and shoot guns.\" Maiellaro, who plays the electric guitar in his free time, also composed the song \"F-Off\", featured in the first episode, which he wrote while working on \"Space Ghost Coast to Coast\". Swedish heavy metal band, Amaranthe performed the credits theme song for the", "title": "12 oz. Mouse" }, { "docid": "1454337", "text": "June 2006 and ran through to August 2007. The song \"I Need You\" was nominated for both the \"Best Country Collaboration with Vocals\" and \"Best Country Song\" awards at the 2008 Grammy Awards. At the beginning of the 2007 NFL season, Hill replaced P!nk (siner) as the signature voice of \"NFL on NBC's Sunday Night Football\", singing the weekly game's introductory theme song; of which the show's producer said: Hill performed this opening theme until April 15, 2013. In September 2008, Hill issued her first Christmas album, titled \"Joy to the World\". The compilation was given positive reviews, including \"about.com\",", "title": "Faith Hill" }, { "docid": "14584296", "text": "the summer show and was used in a few Christmas shows in the late 1980s. It was reintroduced in 2010 as the show opening number. The copyright for this song is currently held by Boot Hill Museum. A third show theme song - \"When You're in Dodge City\" was introduced in 1984 and was written by Don Steele (who holds the copyright). It was used from 1984 until 1994. Long Branch Variety Show The Long Branch Variety Show is a western saloon show presented in the Long Branch Saloon located at Boot Hill Museum, a non-profit entertainment and museum theme", "title": "Long Branch Variety Show" }, { "docid": "3781841", "text": "see them growing into some really great places, not only as individuals, but as a family.\" Music plays a significant part in the plot and the movement of the scenes throughout the show. Schwahn revealed that each episode is named after a particular song, band or album that has something in common with the theme of the episode. Popular indie music has been featured on the show, and various artists have guest-starred. Three soundtrack albums from the show have been released: \"One Tree Hill – Music From The WB Television Series, Vol. 1\", \"Friends with Benefit: Music from the Television", "title": "One Tree Hill (TV series)" }, { "docid": "4282563", "text": "earlier. \"Baba O'Riley\" was used as the theme song for the popular television series \"\" (2004–13); with each \"CSI\" series using a Who song as its theme. The live version of the song from the album \"Who's Last\" plays in the opening segment of the \"Miami Vice\" episode \"Out Where the Buses Don't Run\" (season two, 1985). One of the working titles of \"That '70s Show\" (1998–2006) was \"Teenage Wasteland,\" a reference to the repeated lyric in the song. The song was also used in trailers for \"A Bug's Life\" (1998), \"American Beauty\" (1999), \"\" (2012), and \"The Peanuts Movie\"", "title": "Baba O'Riley" }, { "docid": "18829143", "text": "bring thematic unity to the album. To Harris, this link helps define the journey undertaken in \"The Band\", from the \"idealism\" of \"Across the Great Divide\" to \"stark reality\" of \"King Harvest.\" Ward describes the song as sounding \"old as the hills,\" and representing what The Band does best, creating a \"rustic, down-home narrative coupled by organic, acoustic instrumentation.\" Band organist Garth Hudson plays saxophone in addition to organ on the song. Marcus notes another aspect to the appropriateness of \"Across the Great Divide\" as the opening song of an album that uses America as a theme. He notes the", "title": "Across the Great Divide (The Band song)" }, { "docid": "9091923", "text": "its soundtrack. In the animated television series \"King of the Hill\" episode \"Arlen City Bomber\", Lucky Kleinschmidt (voiced by Tom Petty) says \"I'm gonna help you run down that dream, Bobby\" of getting Bobby a freshly made corn chip off the production line. The song was used in the \"Family Guy\" episode \"The Book of Joe\" when Brian achieves his \"runner's high\". NBC currently uses a version of this song as their theme for \"NASCAR on NBC\" in the summer of 2018. This song is covered by ZZ Ward. Runnin' Down a Dream \"Runnin' Down a Dream\" is a song", "title": "Runnin' Down a Dream" }, { "docid": "5277900", "text": "of \"It's A Wonderful Life\" with a \"killing-spree ending\". The song \"Spanish Flea\" plays during the radio commercial for Divorce Specialists. The song \"Rock the Casbah\" by The Clash plays over the end credits. In its original broadcast, \"Natural Born Kissers\" finished 29th in ratings for the week of May 11–18, 1998, with a Nielsen rating of 8.8, equivalent to approximately 8.6 million viewing households. It was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, following \"The X-Files\", \"King of the Hill\", and \"Ally McBeal\". Matt Groening listed the episode as being his eighth favorite episode, and the", "title": "Natural Born Kissers" }, { "docid": "10297077", "text": "he wanders the streets of New York, the song plays in the background. The Smothers Brothers, beginning in 1975 on their show, occasionally performed a parody version of \"Poor Wand'ring One\", which they repeated in the 1980s with the Boston Pops (John Williams conducting). The theme song of the cartoon character \"Popeye\" bears some similarity to \"For I am a Pirate King\". The pirate king's song is heard on the soundtrack of the 2000 film \"The Last of the Blonde Bombshells\". \"Ah, leave me not to pine alone\" is featured on the soundtrack of the sentimental 1998 British film \"Girls'", "title": "Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan" }, { "docid": "17972906", "text": "was recorded for \"Mud Slide Slim\". Joni Mitchell sings background vocals and Carole King plays piano. It is a sad song that Taylor biographer Timothy White calls \"among the most wistful of Taylor's vast catalogue of secular hymns.\" The theme of the song is how things don't turn out as planned, how dreams don't usually match the ultimate reality and how expectations don't last. The lyrics evoke a motif common in Taylor's songs, that of the sea and sailing away for one reason or another. Other images in the lyrics include \"tender dreams\" and \"broken glass.\" Towards the end of", "title": "Long Ago and Far Away (James Taylor song)" }, { "docid": "4655905", "text": "day is... uh... great for one's constitution!\" and burying his face in a big banana split with \"THE END\" written on his bald head. (Koch used the same \"rallentando\" climax Sinatra used, albeit with one big difference: \"A-number one, top of the list, king of the hill...\" followed by his impression of Groucho Marx completing, \"...and incidentally a \"heckuva\" nice guy!\") An instrumental version of the song is used as the main theme music for NBC's broadcasts of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is also played during the annual Times Square New Year's Day celebrations, immediately after \"Auld Lang", "title": "Theme from New York, New York" }, { "docid": "9270804", "text": "is a theme of Dave Matthews' fear of asking his wife for marriage, as well as the life of Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus in his final days. In concert, especially at acoustic shows, Matthews has been known to interpolate Elvis Presley's \"Can't Help Falling in Love\" towards the end of the song as the crowd sings along. Late saxophonist LeRoi Moore plays the melody of the song on the album version. During live performances of the song, the band plays an outro not featured on the studio version. Toward the end of the song, after it decrescendos, the band", "title": "The Stone (Dave Matthews Band song)" }, { "docid": "7055692", "text": "Train\" as performed by King Solomon Hill. As noted by the cultural historian Greil Marcus, the \"dead train\" in the Newman version is a metaphor for impotence. In Hill's song, the train appears to refer to an actual locomotive, which Hill referred to as a \"death train.\" King Solomon Hill King Solomon Hill is the name assigned to a blues singer and guitarist who recorded a handful of songs in 1932. His unique guitar and voice make them among the most haunting blues recorded. After much speculation and dispute, he has been identified as Joe Holmes (1897, McComb, Mississippi –", "title": "King Solomon Hill" }, { "docid": "4422777", "text": "three themes by Under17—the opening theme , the theme song for Mii's \"Magical Girl Mii\" cosplay ('), and ending theme \"\". Under17 added their theme songs to their \"Best Album\" soundtracks along with \"Popotan Kiss\" from the radio drama. Under17 plays work composed for \"Popotan\" in their live events. Customers who pre-ordered the game received the moe theme songs by Under17 as bonus content. Petit Ferret coincided the visual novel's premiere with the release of a special maxi single containing the anime's vocal theme songs and their instrumental counterparts, otherwise unavailable to listeners. A third \"Popotan\" image album based on", "title": "Popotan" }, { "docid": "19978542", "text": "Archie Hill Arthur \"Archie\" Hill (3 May 1928 – 1986) was a writer, broadcaster and photographer who came from the English Black Country, a region which provided the central theme for his work. His writing included acclaimed autobiographical books as well novels, radio plays, television scripts and journalism. The pinnacle of his broadcasting career was a four-part 1974 BBC TV series called Archie Hill Comes Home. He was described by writer Michael Pearson as \"…hugely talented … very rough Black Country with a lived-in face. An alcoholic with suicidal tendencies, he was said to be programmed to self-destruct, but always", "title": "Archie Hill" }, { "docid": "14007650", "text": "Line in the Sand (Motörhead song) Line in the Sand is a 2004 rock song from WWE's soundtrack album, \"\". The song used to be the entrance theme of the professional wrestling alliance, Evolution. The song is performed by Motörhead. \"Line in the Sand\" was recorded in May 2003 for the newly formed alliance Evolution, consisting of Triple H, Ric Flair, Batista and Randy Orton. The song was recorded by Motörhead, the band, who has also sung two of Triple H's entrance themes, \"The Game\" and \"King of Kings\". The song became the entrance theme for the stable. It used", "title": "Line in the Sand (Motörhead song)" }, { "docid": "13968201", "text": "Joe Shaver, and Eddy Shaver The songs are performed by various artists including actors Bridges, Farrell, and Duvall, as well as singers Bingham (who sings the theme song \"The Weary Kind\" and plays Tony in the film), Buck Owens, The Louvin Brothers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and Sam Philips. At the 82nd Grammy Awards, the theme song \"The Weary Kind\" by Ryan Bingham won for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and the soundtrack also won for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. Review aggregator Rotten", "title": "Crazy Heart" }, { "docid": "883408", "text": "illness resulted in him missing the first several months of the \"Stunt \" tour. The band toured, with friends Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin both filling in on keyboards until Kevin recovered enough to rejoin them on the road. The singles \"It's All Been Done\" (used as the opening theme song on the short lived animated TV series \"Baby Blues\") and \"Call and Answer\" (which later appeared in the film \"EdTV\") were also modest hits. The band was also asked to contribute a song (\"Get in Line\") to the soundtrack of the Fox cartoon \"King of the Hill.\" Barenaked Ladies", "title": "Barenaked Ladies" }, { "docid": "16202255", "text": "released in 2006. He also co-wrote the two most recent Alan Parsons singles with Parsons and P.J. Olsson, \"Fragile,\" and \"Do you Live at All.\" Erez has songs in over 100 films and TV shows. His entre into TV was with a song called \"Boom da Boom,\" which both Fox and Disney used to promote current shows including The Simpsons & King of the Hill. This led to first MTV, then others bringing in Erez to compose on shows for them including The Tom Green Show, The Andy Dick Show (theme song & score), The Whitest Kids U'Know and others.", "title": "Guy Erez" }, { "docid": "13398791", "text": "Beautiful Love (1931 song) \"Beautiful Love\" is a popular song composed by Wayne King, Victor Young and Egbert Van Alstyne with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. It was introduced by the Wayne King Orchestra in 1931. The song has been called the \"second favourite number\" of King, after the Orchestra's theme song \"The Waltz You Saved for Me\". As a popular jazz standard, the song is included in the first volume of the \"Real Book\" as well as the \"New Real Book\". <br> <br> It appears as a love theme both in the 1932 film \"The Mummy\" (when it is played", "title": "Beautiful Love (1931 song)" }, { "docid": "8935368", "text": "Victor album \"From Sergio – With Love\". Harry James recorded a version on his album \"The King James Version\" (Sheffield Lab LAB 3, 1976). A music box plays \"Lara's Theme\" at the beginning of the film \"The Spy Who Loved Me\" (1977). On the soundtrack album for \"Zhivago\", there is no one track listed as \"Lara's Theme\". A variation of the piece appears in numerous sections, however. Some tracks briefly cite it, while others are composed entirely from the motif. The orchestration is varied, most notably with balalaika and orchestra. One of the main reasons the theme is featured in", "title": "Lara's Theme" }, { "docid": "2876692", "text": "parody of The Beatles' \"Let It Be\" album cover. Recorded in Bill's bedroom and at a local band rehearsal hall, the album featured the theme song \"Green Jellö Theme Song\" (the band's initial manifesto/call to arms), as well as early songs \"I've Got Poo-Poo On My Shoe\" (later \"Shitman\"), \"Whip Me Teenage Babe\" (later \"House Me Teenage Rave\"), \"Hill, Hill\", \"Do the Howie\" (a song about the bumbling rent-a-cop at the band's high school alma mater, Kenmore West High School, sung to the tune of Van McCoy's \"The Hustle\"), the one-second long \"Icrog\", \"The Ice Cream Song\", and \"I'll Buy", "title": "Green Jellÿ" }, { "docid": "4043512", "text": "over the recurring title theme song by Frankie Laine. In the later half of the movie Laine changes the theme to: \"Boot Hill\" is the name of a role playing game first published in 1975 by TSR, Inc., the original publisher of \"Dungeons & Dragons\". It was the third game released by TSR and notable as one of the first games to use ten-sided dice. Boot Hill also appears in the first person shooter video game \"Borderlands 2\", located in 'The Dust', and playing home to a 'truxican standoff'. Carl Perkins wrote in 1959 a song \"The Ballad of Boot", "title": "Boot Hill" }, { "docid": "8282707", "text": "it onto the film's soundtrack album rather than Cohen's version. Cohen's original version was also featured prominently in Atom Egoyan's 1994 film \"Exotica\", as the theme music of exotic dancer Christina (Mia Kirshner) when she performs at the club of the film's title. The soundtrack album for \"Exotica\", featuring music composed by Mychael Danna, does not include Cohen's recording of this song, either. It was used in the 2007 video game documentary \"The King of Kong\" when showing Billy Mitchell avoiding his nemesis Steve Wiebe. It also plays during the credits of the 2016 movie, \"War Dogs\" and of the", "title": "Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen song)" }, { "docid": "6918871", "text": "student-based charitable and devotional groups often headquartered at Jesuit educational institutions, it was labeled a dying organization before his involvement, but expanded quickly under Lord’s leadership. Lord drafted its theme song, \"For Christ the King\", known to many mid-century American parochial school children. He also wrote, in 1941, the school song for Ursuline College in Louisville, Kentucky. Lord stepped down from editorship in 1948, but continued to write for the magazine for the remainder of his life, producing more than 90 books, over 300 pamphlets, and countless articles, plays, and songs.\"For a 30-year period in the last century, Rev. Daniel", "title": "Daniel A. Lord" }, { "docid": "5206053", "text": "create an unsettling environment. He also incorporated occasional silence, commenting that \"selecting moments of silence is another way of producing sound\". Konami published \"Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtrack\" in Japan on October 3, 2001. Eight tracks (\"Theme of Laura\", \"Null Moon\", \"Love Psalm\", \"True\", \"Promise\", \"Fermata in Mistic Air\", \"Laura Plays the Piano\" and \"Overdose Delusion\") appeared in the 2006 PlayStation Portable release \"The Silent Hill Experience\". At the 2006 Play! A Video Game Symphony concert in Chicago, Illinois, Yamaoka performed music from the series, including \"Theme of Laura\", with a full-size orchestra. \"Silent Hill 2\" was first released for", "title": "Silent Hill 2" }, { "docid": "4115035", "text": "more \"King Of the Hill\" rounds. \"King Of the Hill\" is a strict #1 plays #2, #3 plays #4, etc. with no regard to previous pairings, thus unlimited repeat pairings are allowed. Although labelled as 'Austrialian Version of Swiss Pairing' it is more akin to the King Of The Hill pairing system, than to the Swiss - Dutch system. As in chess, when the term Swiss Pairing is used, it's usually a reference to the Swiss Dutch System. Windmill Windup, a three-day yearly Ultimate Frisbee tournament held in Amsterdam, was the first event in ultimate to introduce the Swiss draw", "title": "Swiss-system tournament" }, { "docid": "19042909", "text": "was wonderful in a way because we had the run of the Fox lot; whatever sets happened to be still standing, we'd use those sets. My partner, Lou Vittes and I, would walk through those sets that had already been used for more expensive pictures than we could make and we would pretty much write the script around those sets.\" Parts of the theme song sound similar to the theme from \"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\", directed by John Ford four years later and starring John Wayne, James Stewart and Lee Marvin. Showdown at Boot Hill Showdown at Boot", "title": "Showdown at Boot Hill" }, { "docid": "8253457", "text": "single's liner notes, the song was a tribute to women of the past like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Shirley Chisholm, and Angela Davis who played major roles in black resistance, as well as the empowerment of women of the present. \"Freedom\" is a cover of a song originally performed by underground R&B singer Joi on her acclaimed 1994 album \"The Pendulum Vibe\". The song was re-recorded as the official theme for the award-winning film \"Panther\". The song was produced by Dallas Austin and Diamond D, \"Freedom\" reached the top twenty of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100", "title": "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" }, { "docid": "14467816", "text": "Forget Domani \"Forget Domani\" is a song introduced in the 1964 film \"The Yellow Rolls-Royce\" being a composition by Riz Ortolani, who scored the film, and lyricist Norman Newell. The song's theme of forgetting \"domani\" — Italian for \"tomorrow\" — is relevant to each of the three segments that comprise the storyline of \"The Yellow Rolls-Royce\" as each deals with lovers whose trysts involve a disregard for consequences, and the tune of the chorus of \"Forget Domani\" is incorporated in the theme song that plays underneath the film's opening credits. Otherwise, \"Forget Domani\" is heard only in the film's second", "title": "Forget Domani" }, { "docid": "14467826", "text": "Hugo Winterhalter, and Frankie Yankovic Forget Domani \"Forget Domani\" is a song introduced in the 1964 film \"The Yellow Rolls-Royce\" being a composition by Riz Ortolani, who scored the film, and lyricist Norman Newell. The song's theme of forgetting \"domani\" — Italian for \"tomorrow\" — is relevant to each of the three segments that comprise the storyline of \"The Yellow Rolls-Royce\" as each deals with lovers whose trysts involve a disregard for consequences, and the tune of the chorus of \"Forget Domani\" is incorporated in the theme song that plays underneath the film's opening credits. Otherwise, \"Forget Domani\" is heard", "title": "Forget Domani" }, { "docid": "6587740", "text": "joked about in the episode \"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven\" on \"Family Guy\". In a \"King of the Hill\" episode, Boomhauer says about a boy band called 4Skore, \"You talkin' 'bout that dang ol' boy band, man. Talkin' 'bout prancin' around, ol' 'Oh, oh, oh, oh...'\". Kid Rock, on his album \"The Polyfuze Method\", sampled the song on his \"Killin' Brain Cells\". This song is featured on the game \"Dance Dance Revolution X2\". In the season 8 episode of \"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia\" \"Charlie's Mom Has Cancer\", Dr. Jinx (Sean Combs) plays the song on his electric bass", "title": "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" }, { "docid": "2006328", "text": "original songs, \"The Great Beyond\" and \"At the Edge of the World\", for the soundtrack to \"Arctic Tale\". In 2008, Mann appeared in the Comedy Central series \"Lewis Black's Root of All Evil\" in a comedic interview conducted by comedian Paul F. Tompkins. In 2010, Mann sang the opening theme song for \"One Tree Hill\" Season 8 episode 10. In 2011, she appeared on the Independent Film Channel series \"Portlandia\"; in the sketch, she plays herself working as a cleaning woman, and tells Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein that she needs the second job to make ends meet. In 2013,", "title": "Aimee Mann" }, { "docid": "10267218", "text": "early seasons, he has rarely appeared in more recent episodes. However, his running gag is maintained when the wedding song he plays for Luanne and Lucky turns, as does everything else he plays, into \"Feels So Good\". Staff of Strickland Propane: \"...With liberty and justice for all.\" Lucky's Wedding Suit \"Lucky's Wedding Suit\" is the 213th episode of the Fox animated television series \"King of the Hill\", and was the 12th episode broadcast in the 11th season. It is a nominee for the Writers Guild of America Award in the animation category. The episode was originally scheduled to be the", "title": "Lucky's Wedding Suit" }, { "docid": "6829722", "text": "brass melody. These cues replaced the original Williams arrangements full-time at the start of the 2009 season. Singer Pink sang the theme song for the broadcast in 2006, a reworking of the Joan Jett song \"I Hate Myself for Loving You\" retitled \"Waiting All Day for Sunday Night\". Several alternative versions were used throughout the season, substituting different lyrics when appropriate (such as \"Waiting All Year For Opening Night\"). In 2007, country singer Faith Hill replaced Pink as the singer of the opening theme, and a new arrangement of the Joan Jett song coincided with her debut. The Faith Hill", "title": "NBC Sunday Night Football" }, { "docid": "10655516", "text": "York\", before Rey left the band and was replaced by Ross \"The Boss\" Friedman. Rey has also been the guitarist/producer for Ronnie Spector since the mid 90's. Daniel recorded the theme song to Todd Solondz's cult comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), as well as a number of other tracks on the soundtrack. In the movie Daniel's recording of the theme song is the one that is heard while a young actor's character plays the song with his garage band. He currently plays with The Martinets. Daniel Rey Daniel Rey (born Daniel Rabinowitz) is an American musician, music producer and", "title": "Daniel Rey" }, { "docid": "9796879", "text": "Loup\". This is mangled French for \"Bad Wolf\". This newscaster's name has subsequently been specified in the end credits as \"Trinity Wells\". Zoe Thorne previously voiced the Gelth in \"The Unquiet Dead\".* Olivia Hill played a TV Reporter in \"The Sarah Jane Adventures\" episode \"Invasion of the Bane\" (2007). William Hughes, who plays the young Master, played the even younger Casanova in the eponymous BBC serial written by Russell T. Davies, in which David Tennant plays the adult Casanova. The drumming motif used several times in the story bears similarities to the underbeat of the \"Doctor Who\" theme tune. \"Voodoo", "title": "The Sound of Drums" }, { "docid": "11083461", "text": "films end credit theme song and mark his first published track. Hipp then co-starred in the off-Broadway show \"A Minor Incident\" with legendary songwriter Carole King, who was making her stage acting debut in the play. During a break in rehearsal Paul played “Midnight For You”. King later credited this song for inspiring her to come out of musical retirement. The two started writing songs together and King could often be found sitting in with Hipp at his gigs on Bleeker Street. The two collaborated on songs for her Capitol Records release \"City Streets\", including the song \"I Can't Stop", "title": "Paul Hipp" }, { "docid": "13758072", "text": "him to let her sing in his band, the Kings of Rhythm. In 1993, Tina would record a song for the \"What's Love Got to Do with It\" soundtrack and subsequent film, which is lipped by Angela Bassett, who plays Tina in the film, however the song Turner performs is a very different song than the one Tina sung in front of Ike Turner in 1956. You Know I Love You (B.B. King song) \"You Know I Love You\" is a 1952 song by B.B. King and his orchestra. The single was B.B. King's second release to reach the U.S.", "title": "You Know I Love You (B.B. King song)" }, { "docid": "9466239", "text": "so that when the viewing angle is changed Marty's image appears and disappears. A soundtrack album to the series was released by Island Records in 2000. The show's theme, which plays over the opening titles of the series, was written by David Arnold but was not included on the soundtrack album. Incidental music for the show was written by Murray Gold who also wrote various stings and pieces based on Arnold's theme. An original song, \"My Body May Die\", was written for the show by Pulp and featured The Swingle Sisters. This song became associated with Marty's character when he", "title": "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)" }, { "docid": "6656958", "text": "Dallas. When Bobby tries to impress Connie's delinquent relative Tid Pao in \"Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?\", he takes her to The Pioneer Woman's Museum, a parody of the real-life Women's Collection Archive permanently housed at Texas Woman's University whose flagship campus is in Denton, Texas. In Season One, Hank plays golf with Willie Nelson, who is from Abbott, Texas, at the Pedernales Golf Course, which is a reference to the Pedernales River in the Texas Hill Country in Central Texas. \"King of the Hill\" depicts an average middle-class family and their lives in a typical American town.", "title": "King of the Hill" }, { "docid": "5121055", "text": "\"The Girl From Ipanema\" and \"Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars\". These songs were played during the \"breakfast scenes\" with V and Deitrich and were one of the ways used to tie the two characters together. Beethoven's \"Symphony No.5\" also plays an important role in the film, with the first four notes of the first movement signifying the letter \"V\" in Morse code. Gordon Deitrich's Benny Hill-styled comedy sketch of Chancellor Sutler includes the \"Yakety Sax\" theme. Inspector Finch's alarm clock begins the morning of November 4 with the song \"Long Black Train\" by Richard Hawley, which contains the foreshadowing lyrics", "title": "V for Vendetta (film)" }, { "docid": "9697340", "text": "Light\". The organ played through a wah-wah pedal (1:20) plays a progression of background notes over the drum-bass line, while the untreated organ plays the main melodic notes (2:10). The slide guitar plays from the middle of the piece onward. The CD writing credit omits Mason. The song has been covered in 1977 by French group Rosebud with an electro-funky style. It is available on their \"Discoballs\" album among other Pink Floyd covers. Main Theme \"Main Theme\" is an instrumental track by English band Pink Floyd on their third album, \"Soundtrack from the Film More\". The track is played at", "title": "Main Theme" }, { "docid": "12191056", "text": "Warren Hill (musician) Warren Hill (born April 15, 1966) is a smooth jazz saxophonist from Toronto, Canada. Hill was discovered in 1988 while performing at his graduation from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Record producer Russ Titelman, who was in the audience, invited him to record on an album by Chaka Khan. After moving to Los Angeles, he signed with RCA in 1991 and recorded his debut album, \"Kiss Under the Moon\". He supported Natalie Cole on tour for her album \"Unforgettable\". He had a hit in 1993 with the song \"The Passion Theme\" from the movie \"Body of", "title": "Warren Hill (musician)" }, { "docid": "5558314", "text": "Walrus\". Tim Riley, a music critic who has contributed to NPR, was not impressed, and unfavourably compared the subject of this song to fools in Shakespeare. Riley wrote, \"Possibilities in this song outweigh its substance—it's the most unworthy Beatles standard since 'Michelle.'\" In 2012, the song was ranked the 420th best classic rock song of all time by New York's Q104.3.. Robert Christgau, of Esquire Magazine in May 1968, wrote it \"shows signs of becoming a favorite of the Simon & Garfunkel crowd and the transcendental meditators, who deserve it. A callow rendering of the outcast-visionary theme, it may be", "title": "The Fool on the Hill" }, { "docid": "8969556", "text": "Murphy, who plays the saxophone. Jazzman \"Jazzman\" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album \"Wrap Around Joy\". King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics. The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, performed by Tom Scott, while King sings an ode to \"the Jazzman\" and the effect he has on her. Curtis Amy, saxophonist, composer, and former musical director for the Ray Charles band, was the \"jazz man\" of the song. Shortly after arriving on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 the single rose to the", "title": "Jazzman" }, { "docid": "6731091", "text": "Be King\"; the singer was 15 years old at the time. Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Sally Dworsky provides the singing voice of adult Nala, which is heard during the song \"Can You Feel the Love Tonight\". The lyrics of the film's love theme, \"Can You Feel the Love Tonight\", were re-written approximately 15 times, according to lyricist Tim Rice, who wrote the song alongside composer Elton John. At one point, the producers wanted the song to be a comical duet performed by supporting characters Timon and Pumbaa, despite the fact that John had originally composed the song with Nala and Simba in", "title": "Nala (The Lion King)" }, { "docid": "20606158", "text": "(1961), Ferlin Husky (1961), Living Strings (1962), Gene Summers (1966), John Anderson (1982), and Emmylou Harris (1982). The Waltz You Saved for Me \"The Waltz You Saved for Me\" is a popular song written in 1930 by Wayne King and Emil Flindt with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song soon became associated as the theme song of Wayne King and His Orchestra. Notable artists who have recorded the song include: Al Bowlly (1931), Bert Ambrose (1931), Roy Smeck (1931), The Light Crust Doughboys (1935), Bing Crosby (1938), Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys (1938), Robert Hamilton and His Orchestra (1950),", "title": "The Waltz You Saved for Me" }, { "docid": "20606157", "text": "The Waltz You Saved for Me \"The Waltz You Saved for Me\" is a popular song written in 1930 by Wayne King and Emil Flindt with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song soon became associated as the theme song of Wayne King and His Orchestra. Notable artists who have recorded the song include: Al Bowlly (1931), Bert Ambrose (1931), Roy Smeck (1931), The Light Crust Doughboys (1935), Bing Crosby (1938), Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys (1938), Robert Hamilton and His Orchestra (1950), John Schroeder's Playboys, Cliffie Stone (1952), Billy Vaughn (1955), Lenny Breau (1956), Merle Travis (1956), Bill Doggett", "title": "The Waltz You Saved for Me" }, { "docid": "2671798", "text": "Hakka hill song Hakka hill songs (; ) are rural songs sung in the Hakka language by the Hakka people. They are probably one of the better known elements that reflect Hakka culture, regarded by many as the 'pearl of Hakka Literature'. Hakka hill songs vary in theme from love to personal conduct. In the past, they are said to have been used as a method of courting between young men and women. The songs are also used as a form of communication at a distance. Since Hakka people mostly live in hilly areas, song is used as a better", "title": "Hakka hill song" }, { "docid": "2219499", "text": "and songs of the film were composed. arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack album was released on the RCA Victor label in 1969. The opening song, \"Ole Turkey Buzzard\", is a recurring background theme. It was sung by José Feliciano and was composed by Quincy Jones with lyrics by Freddie Douglas. José Feliciano also plays guitar and add vocals in many parts of the soundtrack and Spanish version of the theme song \"Viejo Butre\" for the Spanish-language edition of the movie. The theme song was used on the \"Late Show with David Letterman\" in 2007 as a", "title": "Mackenna's Gold" }, { "docid": "12065583", "text": "screen to mirror the psychedelic nature of the song’s lyrics. The song also appears on several \"greatest hits\" albums by The Monkees. It was featured in \"Vanilla Sky\", a 2001 film with Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz, and Season 6 episode 12 (\"The Quality of Mercy\") of \"Mad Men\". Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) \"Porpoise Song (Theme from \"Head\")\" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by pop/rock quartet The Monkees on their album \"Head\". The song was commissioned by Bob Rafelson, the director and producer of the film \"Head\". The song was", "title": "Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" }, { "docid": "1788658", "text": "theme song as being \"born from an egg on a mountain top\"; a stone egg and thus he is a stone monkey, a skilled fighter who becomes a brash king of a monkey tribe, who, the song goes on to claim, was \"the punkiest monkey that ever popped\". He achieved a little enlightenment, and proclaimed himself \"Great Sage, Equal of Heaven\". After demanding the \"gift\" of a magical staff from a powerful Dragon king, and to quiet the din of his rough antics on Earth, Monkey is approached by Heaven to join their host, first in the lowly position of", "title": "Monkey (TV series)" }, { "docid": "14341804", "text": "and edited by David Patrick Lowery, and co-produced by James M. Johnston, who also served as the 1st assistant director. Main musical theme of the film is \"Five Times a Minute\" sung by Charles W. Blaum (who plays the role of the dead Mark) and Adam Neal Smith (who plays the role of Jeff). The song was written by Curtis Glenn Heath. It is shown when Andrea (played by Alessandro Calza) introduces a video he had received from Mark where he professes his love and regards for both Andrea and Jeff. The film received mixed reviews. Ruthe Stein from the", "title": "Ciao (film)" }, { "docid": "7704032", "text": "and \"Kino's Journey\". The DVD was released on September 26, 2007 by King Records. An Internet radio show to promote the \"Inukami!\" anime series called was released through Starchild Net Radio between May 12, 2006 and May 25, 2007 every week on Friday. The program had fifty-five episodes and was hosted by Kaori Nazuka who played Nadeshiko in the anime, and Shizuka Hasegawa who played Tomohane in the anime. The show's theme song was called \"Puppy's clock\", and the show also used three theme songs from the anime: \"Hikari\", used as an opening theme in the twenty-seventh broadcast, \"Yūjō Monogatari:", "title": "Inukami!" }, { "docid": "14195978", "text": "the single has sold about 248,000 copies and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Bandage (song) \"Bandage\" is a song by Japanese rock band, Lands and serves as their debut single as well as the lead single from their debut album \"Olympos\". The song was written and produced by composer and serves as the theme song of the film with the same name that stars Jin Akanishi, who plays the leader and vocalist of the fictional band. \"Bandage\" was released on November 25, 2009, their record label J Storm. Back in November 2008, it was", "title": "Bandage (song)" }, { "docid": "1269898", "text": "of the \"Top Cat\" theme can be heard most weeks over the end credits of Bob Dylan's \"Theme Time Radio Hour\". The titles and underscore were released as part of the CD release, \"The Best of Hanna-Barbera: Tunes from the Toons\" by Music Club in 2002 in Europe. In 2016 Halifax began using Top Cat to advertise their bank in the UK. In 2018, Danny John-Jules (who plays \"The Cat\" on Red Dwarf) danced to the Top Cat theme song on \"Strictly Come Dancing\". United States Latin America Canada Mexico Sri Lanka India Bangladesh Southeast Asia Pakistan Japan Denmark France", "title": "Top Cat" }, { "docid": "3781843", "text": "four seasons, the theme tune is played either immediately after the recap or after the first few scenes. Whenever an episode features sensitive or violent subjects, or when an episode's running length is close to the total allotted time, there is no opening montage, but only \"One Tree Hill\" written on a black background. From the beginning of season 5, the theme song, \"I Don't Want to Be\" by Gavin DeGraw, was abandoned, and only the single white-on-black title was used. The theme was restored for season 8, sung by different artists each week. Schwahn's reasons for removing the theme", "title": "One Tree Hill (TV series)" }, { "docid": "14195976", "text": "Bandage (song) \"Bandage\" is a song by Japanese rock band, Lands and serves as their debut single as well as the lead single from their debut album \"Olympos\". The song was written and produced by composer and serves as the theme song of the film with the same name that stars Jin Akanishi, who plays the leader and vocalist of the fictional band. \"Bandage\" was released on November 25, 2009, their record label J Storm. Back in November 2008, it was reported that Lands was planning on making their \"real world\" debut, In September 2009, it was confirmed that the", "title": "Bandage (song)" }, { "docid": "9159904", "text": "Blood Stained Love Story Blood Stained Love Story is the fifth studio album by American rock band Saliva which was released on January 23, 2007. This is their first album with guitarist Jonathan Montoya after the departure of Chris D’Abaldo. The song \"Ladies and Gentlemen\" was the official theme song for the WWE PPV WrestleMania 23. It also has appeared on many other sporting event telecasts. The song \"King Of The Stereo\" was modified and featured as ESPN Varsity Inc's Theme song, under the name \"King Of The Stadium\" with appropriately edited lyrics. The original title for the album was", "title": "Blood Stained Love Story" }, { "docid": "13565432", "text": "the then-recent closing of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Fearing it will go to waste, Lewis wants to flood the stadium and turn it into an aquatic theme park. The song \"Hazy Shade of Blue\", by songwriter Tor Hyams, plays while the police raid several neighborhood homes in search of clues and leads in the Adena Watson murder case. The hymn \"The Sweet By and By\", written by S. Fillmore Bennett and Joseph P. Webster, plays during Watson's funeral in the final scene of the movie. Crosetti and Lewis sing the theme song to the children's show \"Casper the Friendly Ghost\" while", "title": "Ghost of a Chance (Homicide: Life on the Street)" }, { "docid": "13006748", "text": "band plays on. As they finish playing the song, they collapse into bone piles. The roadie walks in and spills the coffee with astonishment. Strom (song) \"Strom\" (\"Current\") is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the lead track from the album \"In aller Stille\". \"Strom\" can be described as the \"soul\" of the album, because its theme, energy, is also the main theme of the album. It's lyrically a comeback-song and an introduction to the album. The first 8000 copies were limited digipak editions. The song was available as a free download on the band's", "title": "Strom (song)" }, { "docid": "10501878", "text": "included have changed over the years as new songs have been added and old ones have been removed. Many of the BBQs are based on popular music. Some recent additions include \"Till the World Ends\" and \"Party Rock Anthem\" \"Prime Cuts\" is a newer collection of short stand tunes. Usually the band plays these when certain football players make good plays. For example: Marcus Mariota's theme song was \"Hawaii Five-O\" and Vernon Adam's theme song was \"California Love\". Other notable songs in the collection include \"Shots\", \"Menance\", and \"Wrecking Ball\" 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 The instrumentation of", "title": "Oregon Marching Band" }, { "docid": "14594220", "text": "aired October 12. The original theme song of the show, \"I Don't Want to Be\" by Gavin DeGraw and original credit format will return for this season. Mark Schwahn has decided to introduce a new style of the theme song every week by selecting different artists to perform it such as Kate Voegele and members of Fall Out Boy. This will be the first season in 3 years to feature the opening credits. On September 23, The CW ordered an additional 6 scripts for \"One Tree Hill\", with its production order still at 13. On October 22, 2010, the show", "title": "One Tree Hill (season 8)" }, { "docid": "12065580", "text": "Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) \"Porpoise Song (Theme from \"Head\")\" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by pop/rock quartet The Monkees on their album \"Head\". The song was commissioned by Bob Rafelson, the director and producer of the film \"Head\". The song was released as a single in 1968, and reached No. 62 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. The single version runs over a minute longer than the album version. The song’s lyrics and melody echoes the psychedelic vibe of mid-1960s rock music. Micky Dolenz provides the vocals, which are distorted by echoing effect,", "title": "Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" }, { "docid": "8667655", "text": "1992. The opening theme of the series is the song \"Lucky Luke rides again\", performed by Roger Miller. The main theme is the song \"The lonesomest cowboy in the West\", performed by Arlo Guthrie. Lucky Luke (TV series) Lucky Luke (also known as \"The Adventures of Lucky Luke\") is an Italian western-comedy television series starring Terence Hill that aired in 1992, and was based on the Belgian comic book series \"Lucky Luke\" and on a movie with the same title directed and produced by the same Hill in 1991. Eight episodes were produced. The series was a co-production by Paloma", "title": "Lucky Luke (TV series)" }, { "docid": "15594874", "text": "murder of a veteran PI who taught both of them the ropes. It was followed by a limited run of \"Richie Brockelman, Private Eye\". Brockelman later appeared in \"Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job\", another two-part episode of \"The Rockford Files\". The theme song, \"School's Out,\" was written by Mike Post, Pete Carpenter, Herb Pederson and Stephen Geyer. An extended version of the song from Mike Post's \"Television Theme Songs\" appeared on iTunes and amazon.com for download. The song's performers were credited as Stephen Geyer & Herb Peterson and Mike Post & Pete Carpenter. After its", "title": "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" }, { "docid": "3580003", "text": "waiting for him in the recording booth. As Sam Phillips is preparing his recording equipment, Gary plays a little of \"That's All Right\" to the other band members who immediately join in with the song. Phillips interrupts the trio but tells Gary to keep playing. As he plays the song, the scene flashes forward to 1970's Las Vegas where Gary talks to a woman in his hotel room. He tells her that he did all the songs and all the moves as closely as he remembered. He questions whether or not the real Elvis would've been a better King than", "title": "The Once and Future King (The Twilight Zone)" }, { "docid": "18793115", "text": "The Elle King EP The Elle King EP is an EP by singer-songwriter Elle King, her debut release, released June 12, 2012. The song \"Playing for Keeps\" was used as the theme song for \"Mob Wives Chicago\", while her final song \"My Neck, My Back\" is not work appropriate. The second song that King wrote on the banjo, \"Good to Be a Man\" was the song that got King signed with RCA. King mixed up various styles on the songs on her EP, from a defiant growl to mournful to lascivious. She doesn't believe that \"people listen to albums as", "title": "The Elle King EP" }, { "docid": "18607334", "text": "When this song plays during the ending, even I'd be definitely crying.\" A fan of the \"Naruto\" series, vocalist and guitarist Maguro Taniguchi, wrote the song and was pleased to be working for the \"Naruto\" franchise once again. The theme serves as a reference to Boruto; one of the band's singers stated that it reflects how the character constantly changes from the beginning to the end of the story. Another aspect of the theme song was the relationship between a father and his son and the difficulties in expressing their bond. The CD single of this theme was released on", "title": "Boruto: Naruto the Movie" }, { "docid": "10306570", "text": "to this were made in season 2, episode 12, Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star, where a character is upset about the detective show changing its theme song, and she claims noone else liked the new song. At the end of the episode, Adrian Monk agrees to not change the theme if he ever gets a T.V. show, and the old theme plays at the end of this episode. Although the track remained consistent, the clips used in the title sequence changed over the course of the series. There are hence three different versions of \"It's a Jungle Out There\":", "title": "It's a Jungle Out There (song)" }, { "docid": "5689879", "text": "with the park in 2008) to a new slide, now known as the Soundsurfer, \"King of the beats.\" This new attraction features colorful LED lights, and also plays music that guests choose at the top of the tower before getting on the slide. The slide also went through a re-paint, and the slides new colors are orange and white, instead of the former colors, blue and black. These new features make this slide the first of its kind in America. The Zoombezi Bay theme song \"Zoombezi Bay\" was written and produced by freelance musician Kelly Warner from Columbus, Ohio. Vocals", "title": "Zoombezi Bay" }, { "docid": "3778587", "text": "\"KaBlam!\" was the only Nicktoon created for SNICK. The show became TV-Y in 1997 (when the American content ratings were put to use), until later that year when the rating was changed to TV-Y7. \"KaBlam!\" was a critical and commercial success and earned a cult following. The segment creators include David Fain, Tim Hill, Steve Holman, Emily Hubley, Mark Marek, Mike Pearlstein, Mo Willems, and Cote Zellers. The theme song and all of the original background music on the show was provided by the Moon Ska Stompers, a band composed of King Django, Victor Rice, and members of The Toasters", "title": "KaBlam!" }, { "docid": "15607353", "text": "of its insert songs. The instrumental version of this song was later released in the United States under the title of \"Sukiyaki\" by musician Kenny Ball. This song was chosen for the film because \"From Up on Poppy Hill\" is set in 1963, the year that this song debuted and became a hit in America. The soundtrack album was released by Tokuma Japan Communications on July 13, 2011. It contains the film score as well as six insert songs and the theme song. \"From Up on Poppy Hill\" was released in Japanese cinemas on July 16, 2011. It debuted at", "title": "From Up on Poppy Hill" }, { "docid": "4154953", "text": "criticism of the song's lyrics for seeming excessively dramatic in light of Simpson's apparently loving family and fortunate circumstances. Asked in one interview about the unhappiness she expresses in \"Shadow\" about her childhood, and whether it's \"just for the song,\" Simpson replied: Simpson also related, on another occasion, that \"[w]hen my sister heard the song she cried and said, 'That's the most beautiful song I've ever heard!'\" The music video for \"Shadow\", directed by Liz Friedlander, also deals with the theme of the song. In the video, Simpson plays two different versions of herself, blonde and brunette, who live in", "title": "Shadow (Ashlee Simpson song)" }, { "docid": "19594483", "text": "But it’s also playing on the idea of, sort of, nature. There’s a lyric in it called “I wish I had a little mother nature in me” which is kind of around the theme of the song of, he just wants a relationship which feels natural rather than this sort of perverse, poisoned situation he seems to be in, and \"Magnetised\" plays on that theme.\" Magnetised (song) \"Magnetised\" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell and the second single from his second studio album \"Wrong Crowd\" (2016). It was released digitally on 15 April 2016. The song has peaked", "title": "Magnetised (song)" }, { "docid": "12769669", "text": "Once Upon a Christmas Song \"Once Upon a Christmas Song\" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from \"Britain's Got the Pop Factor...\", a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier. It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC. The song was co-written by Peter Kay and Gary Barlow. In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series \"Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle\". The video for \"Once", "title": "Once Upon a Christmas Song" }, { "docid": "4013116", "text": "Jordan Hill (singer) Jordan Hill (born Whitney Jordan Hill) is an American singer/songwriter. Hill was originally signed by producer David Foster to his own label 143 Records, a division of Warner Music Group. Her first song, \"Remember Me This Way\", which was produced by Foster, became the film \"Casper\"'s theme song and was released as a single. Jordan Hill's self-titled debut album was released on May 21, 1996, and was produced by David Foster, Greg Charley, Rhett Lawrence, Jeff Pescetto, SoulShock & Karlin and Mario Winans. Hill covered many songs, such as Cheryl Lynn's \"Got to Be Real\", Oleta Adams'", "title": "Jordan Hill (singer)" }, { "docid": "1960933", "text": "Bing, who temporarily lived in Hong Kong from 1277 to 1279. In historical maps and documents, Sung Wong Toi is also known as Hill of the King of the Sung and Song Wong Toi in some occasions. According to historical records, when the child emperors Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing of the Song dynasty were fleeing south when the Song Empire was gradually being conquered by the Mongol Empire in the late 13th century, they took refuge at the Sacred Hill along the seashore. Zhao Shi died of illness in Hong Kong, while Zhao Bing died when the Song loyalist", "title": "Sung Wong Toi" }, { "docid": "10904524", "text": "Touchdown (Bob James album) Touchdown is the sixth album by Bob James. It was a commercial breakout album for him that contained the song \"Angela\", the popular theme song to the 1970s television sitcom \"Taxi\". The song was named after a guest character in the third episode of the first season (\"Blind Date\"), but after hearing the song, the producers made this the show's main theme, replacing their previous choice, which became this album's title track. The song \"Angela\" is heard at the beginning of each episode as the opening credits are seen. The song plays while a yellow New", "title": "Touchdown (Bob James album)" } ]

[ "Barry Bonds" ]

[ { "docid": "4701393", "text": "These hits are tallied on an electronic counter on the right field wall. As of July 8, 2018, 78 \"splash hits\" have been hit into the Bay by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were by Barry Bonds. The only Giants other than Bonds to have reached the Cove more than once are Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Belt with eight each, Denard Span with five, and six players with two each: Felipe Crespo, Michael Tucker, Ryan Klesko, Aubrey Huff, Andrés Torres, and Brandon Crawford. Ten other Giants' players have accomplished the feat just once. Carlos Beltrán's \"Splash", "title": "McCovey Cove" }, { "docid": "2282917", "text": "player on September 30, 2018 On June 27, 2010, David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox became the first American League player to hit a splash hit. The only other AL players who have done it are Mitch Moreland of the Texas Rangers on June 9, 2012 and Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox on August 13, 2014. Barry Bonds is the Giant who has hit the most home runs into \"The Cove\" as Giants fans call it and is the only one to have had hit 2 splash hits in one game (a feat he accomplished twice). Behind", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "2282932", "text": "the Giants faced in their final series at Candlestick Park), and the Giants were swept in three games. In the first game of that series, the Giants lost 6–5, highlighted by three home runs from the Dodgers' Kevin Elster. On May 1, 2000, Barry Bonds became the first player to hit a \"splash hit\" home run into McCovey Cove. In just its first few years of existence, the ballpark saw its share of historic events primarily due to veteran Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. On April 17, 2001, Bonds hit his 500th career home run at then-Pacific Bell Park. Later that", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "2282915", "text": "dubbed McCovey Cove after famed Giants first baseman and left-handed slugger Willie McCovey, and into which a number of home runs have been hit on the fly. As of December 1st, 2018, 78 \"splash hits\" (all by a lefty batter) have been knocked into the Cove by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were by Barry Bonds, and the most recent being Brandon Belt hitting one off Tyler Mahle of the Cincinnati Reds on May 15, 2018. These hits are tallied on an electronic counter on the right field wall. Opponents have hit the water on the", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "4701392", "text": "Park, featuring a statue of McCovey at the mouth of the Cove. At his feet are small plaques commemorating the winners of the Willie Mac Award, named in McCovey's honor. Along the southern shore of the cove, between McCovey Point and the O'Doul Bridge, is a walkway featuring plaques showing the Opening Day Roster of every Giants team from 1958 through 1999. Just south of the statue of Willie McCovey is Barry Bonds Junior Giants Field, a t-ball sized baseball diamond. \"Splash hits\" are recorded only when Giants players hit home runs that land in McCovey Cove on the fly.", "title": "McCovey Cove" }, { "docid": "11025661", "text": "outs in the 9th inning, off of Troy Percival. The biggest home run of the night, however, was hit by Tim Salmon, a longtime Angel, with 2 outs and one on in the bottom of the 8th. The dramatic blast won the game for the Angels. October 22, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco Anaheim won 10-4 in the first game at Pacific Bell Park (now AT&T Park). The Angels batted around twice without a home run in either of their 4-run innings. Barry Bonds hit another home run, becoming the first man to homer in his first", "title": "2002 San Francisco Giants season" }, { "docid": "188332", "text": "the 2006 World Baseball Classic Japanese team. Oh holds the all-time home run world record, having hit 868 home runs in his career. In Major League Baseball, the career record is 762, held by Barry Bonds, who broke Hank Aaron's record on August 7, 2007, when he hit his 756th home run at AT&T Park off pitcher Mike Bacsik. Only eight other major league players have hit as many as 600: Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Albert Pujols (633), Ken Griffey, Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609). The single season", "title": "Home run" }, { "docid": "9626233", "text": "three career home runs were grand slams, and the other was part of a cycle. On August 4, 2007, Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron for the most home runs in Major League history, when he hit his 755th career home run off of the San Diego Padres' Clay Hensley Barry Bonds became the all-time home run leader at 8:51 pm PDT, on August 7, 2007 when he hit his 756th career home run off Mike Bascik and the Washington Nationals. His milestone home run was hit just to the right of center field at AT&T Park. A plaque commemorating his", "title": "2007 San Francisco Giants season" }, { "docid": "4701393", "text": "These hits are tallied on an electronic counter on the right field wall. As of July 8, 2018, 78 \"splash hits\" have been hit into the Bay by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were by Barry Bonds. The only Giants other than Bonds to have reached the Cove more than once are Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Belt with eight each, Denard Span with five, and six players with two each: Felipe Crespo, Michael Tucker, Ryan Klesko, Aubrey Huff, Andrés Torres, and Brandon Crawford. Ten other Giants' players have accomplished the feat just once. Carlos Beltrán's \"Splash", "title": "McCovey Cove" } ]

[ { "docid": "4701394", "text": "Hit\" on September 14, 2011, marked his 300th career home run. Klesko is currently the only player to have splash hits as both a Giant and as an opposing player through the 2012 season. Tyler Colvin's \"splash hit\" on May 12, 2014, was also his first hit for the Giants and came off his first at bat at AT&T Park since joining the team. When AT&T Park hosted the 2007 Home Run Derby, McCovey Cove was heavily featured in promotional materials, and the namesake slugger presented each participant with special bats before the competition. However, the difficulty of hitting McCovey", "title": "McCovey Cove" }, { "docid": "8698916", "text": "4, Lewis hit another grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the first player in San Francisco Giants history to hit two grand slams in his rookie season.<ref name=\"5/13/07\"></ref> On April 26, 2008, Lewis hit the 46th Splash Hit at AT&T Park. Lewis led the majors in steals of home in 2008 with 2, but was also caught twice while attempting to steal home. On April 16, 2010, Lewis was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Lewis had a somewhat successful stay with Toronto, batting first in the batting order on a regular basis with a .276 batting average. On", "title": "Fred Lewis" }, { "docid": "9520452", "text": "19, 2015. On January 7, 2016, Span signed a three-year, $31 million, contract with the San Francisco Giants that included a mutual option for 2019 and $5 million in performance bonuses. On June 13, 2016 at AT&T Park, Span became the first San Francisco Giant to hit a leadoff splash hit home run in the first inning into McCovey Cove and joined the San Diego Padres' Brian Giles () as the only two players in the history of the ballpark to accomplish the feat. On December 20, 2017, the Giants traded Span, Christian Arroyo, Matt Krook, and Stephen Woods to", "title": "Denard Span" }, { "docid": "4701398", "text": "7, 2014 to tie the game. Kevin Correia is the only pitcher to have given up a splash hit both as a Giant and as a visiting pitcher (while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014). On May 12, 2014, players from opposite teams hit home runs into McCovey Cove in the same game for the first time. McCovey Cove McCovey Cove is the unofficial name of a section of San Francisco Bay beyond the right field wall of AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, named after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey. The proper name for", "title": "McCovey Cove" }, { "docid": "2048204", "text": ".200 in April, but his numbers improved as the season progressed. On May 9, 2007, he hit a home run into McCovey Cove during a game against the San Francisco Giants, becoming the first visiting player to have hit three splash home runs at AT&T Park. Delgado ended the season tied with Cal Ripken, Jr. for 37th place on the all-time career home run list with 431. During spring training 2008, Delgado was diagnosed with a hip impingement, however, the Mets decided to keep him on the active roster. As in the previous year, Delgado began the season in an", "title": "Carlos Delgado" }, { "docid": "2282916", "text": "fly 42 times; Todd Hundley of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the first visitor to do so on June 30, 2000. Curtis Granderson of the New York Mets, Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cliff Floyd of the Chicago Cubs are the only visiting players to do so twice, while Carlos Delgado of the New York Mets has performed the feat three times. Adam LaRoche has also hit three splash hits, twice with the Arizona Diamondbacks and once with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers most recently hit one into the water as a visiting", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "11457520", "text": "the entire year in the majors. He was placed on the disabled list on April 27 with a strained left hamstring. After a rehab assignment, he was activated on May 26. On June, 15 he hit the 48th \"Splash Hit\" home run at AT&T Park, against John Lackey in a 9–7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He was again placed on the disabled list on July 31 with the same injury he suffered earlier in the year; he was out until September 1. On September 20, he hit two home runs against Randy Wolf in a 6–2", "title": "Andrés Torres" }, { "docid": "9996992", "text": "AT&T Park in San Francisco and PNC Park in Pittsburgh, there were occasional \"splash hits\" here. The first and most famous was a blast by Willie Stargell on July 23, 1969—leading locals to call the pool \"Willie's pool\" (French: \"la piscine de Willie\"). One of those was hit by Willie McCovey during a 6-4 win over the Expos on August 24, 1969. The idea of the swimming pool itself was later replicated in Chase Field in Phoenix. The stadium was rather sparse, given that it was intended to be only a temporary home for a maximum of four years. The", "title": "Jarry Park Stadium" }, { "docid": "8049529", "text": "when the state of California moved the houseboat community there from Islais Creek to make way for merchant ship trading. The mouth of Mission Creek has been known to Major League Baseball fans as McCovey Cove ever since the year 2000 when the San Francisco Giants relocated from their former home at Candlestick Park to AT&T Park on the creek's north bank. Balls hit over the right field wall splash-land in the water there. Mission Creek Mission Creek (from Spanish: \"misión\") is a river in San Francisco, California. Once navigable from the Mission Bay inland to the vicinity of Mission", "title": "Mission Creek" }, { "docid": "12012606", "text": "or further. The others are Jake Arrieta with four, and Max Scherzer and Marco Estrada who have three apiece. According to Fox Sports at the All-Star break, Bumgarner's 1.94 ERA was the lowest by any Giants pitcher since . On July 31 at AT&T Park, in a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals and in support of fellow rotation mate Matt Cain's one hundredth career win, Bumgarner pinch-hit for him after Cain threw five no-hit innings on ninety-three pitches. Bumgarner would hit an opposite-field leadoff double off the bricks, becoming the first Giants pitcher to record a pinch-hit double in", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "13819668", "text": "2013, becoming a free agent on October 1. In 2014, Colvin was expected to sign with the Orioles, but due to back issues, the deal fell through. Instead, Colvin signed a minor-league deal with the San Francisco Giants on February 22, 2014. On May 12, 2014, Colvin was called up and made his Giants home debut by hitting a home run and a two-run triple in his third game of the season. The home run was also splash hit number 65 at AT&T Park. The Giants went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2. However, after hitting only .223 in", "title": "Tyler Colvin" }, { "docid": "12343704", "text": "Vote candidate for the 80th annual All-Star Game for the final roster spot on the National League team. He was edged by Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies on the last day of voting. On July 6, Sandoval hit his first career grand slam at home at AT&T Park against Sean West of the visiting Florida Marlins in a 5–4 victory. He hit his first home run into McCovey Cove on July 30, the 50th anniversary of the MLB Debut of Willie McCovey, who was in attendance. Sandoval said after the game, \"It's special right now. I hit McCovey Cove", "title": "Pablo Sandoval" }, { "docid": "12012580", "text": "2019. Bumgarner began the 2012 season by going 5–1 with a 2.31 ERA. On May 5 at AT&T Park, in a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Bumgarner became the first Giant since Jason Schmidt to win fourteen games in a twenty-game span. On June 12 at AT&T Park, in a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros, Bumgarner hit his first career home run into left field off of Bud Norris. After May 14, the Giants went sixteen home games without hitting a home run until Bumgarner hit his first. Bumgarner also struck out twelve batters, becoming the most recent", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "20512479", "text": "the corner but Taz nailed a \"T-Bone Tazplex\" to Brakkus through the table. He escaped a military press slam by Brakkus and hit a \"German Tazplex\" and applied a \"Tazmission\" to retain the title. This was followed by a First Blood match between Tommy Dreamer and Justin Credible. Dreamer wrapped barbed wire around himself and hit a frog splash to Credible. Rob Van Dam interfered in the match and hit a flying thrust kick to Dreamer while Dreamer had a trashcan in his hand. RVD made Dreamer bleed with the barbed wire and Credible nailed the trashcan into Dreamer's head.", "title": "CyberSlam (1998)" }, { "docid": "2282933", "text": "year, he set the single season home run record when he hit home runs number 71, 72, and 73 over the weekend of October 5 to close the season. On August 9, 2002, Bonds hit his 600th career home run at the park. On April 12, 2004, Bonds hit career home run 660 at SBC Park to tie Willie Mays for third on the all-time list and on the next night, he hit number 661 to move into sole possession of third place. On September 17, 2004, Bonds hit his 700th career home run at the park to become just", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "12012599", "text": "logged his first career pinch-hit, a two-out single to left field in the top of the seventh inning off of Lance Lynn. He became the first Giants pitcher to record a hit in a pitch-hitting appearance since Kirk Rueter did so on August 17, 2004 against the Montreal Expos. On August 21 at PNC Park, in a 6–4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bumgarner hit his fifth homer and won his fifteenth game of the season, the first to do so since Carlos Zambrano in , and the sixth pitcher since according to SportsCenter. On August 28 at AT&T Park,", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "8429323", "text": "rights from HIT Entertainment. On Friday 18/7/2014 the park was sold to a family from Barry Island in South Wales. Brean Splash is a waterpark owned and managed by Holiday Resort Unity under the Brean Lesiure Park branding which is owned by the House family. In 2014 Brean Splash made a £2 Million (GBP) investment on a brand new indoor splash aspect of the waterpark which has opened as of summer 2014. Brean Leisure Park Brean Leisure Park is an amusement park in the coastal resort of Brean, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. Brean Lesiure Park as a whole is owned", "title": "Brean Leisure Park" }, { "docid": "12012581", "text": "Giant to hit a home run and strikeout ten or more batters in the same game since Mike Krukow, who was announcing the game. On June 28 at AT&T Park, in a 5-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds, Bumgarner pitched both his first career regular season complete game and regular season complete game shutout. With this victory, it marked the first time in franchise history with four straight shutouts and established a new San Francisco record of thirty-six consecutive scoreless innings. On September 22 at AT&T Park, in an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres, the Giants clinched the", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "16585711", "text": "Padres at AT&T Park. The Astros were no-hit for the fifth time in franchise history, and the first time since Carlos Zambrano threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs on September 14, 2008 at Miller Park (Milwaukee) (moved from Minute Maid Park because of Hurricane Ike). It was the second time the Astros were no-hit by the Giants; Juan Marichal did it on June 15, 1963. It was also the first time in Astros history that no one reached base safely. Cain surpassed his previous personal best of 12 strikeouts in a single game, which he set in 2006. Cain's", "title": "Matt Cain's perfect game" }, { "docid": "5623286", "text": "MLB history to hit a home run and not get credit for a run scored. In the 6th inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he hit a ball off the right field wall at AT&T Park which the umpire called in fair play, and wound up at first base. Emmanuel Burriss immediately ran out to first base to pinch run for Molina before anyone else could intervene, as Giants manager Bruce Bochy discussed the matter with the umpires. However, the umpires used instant replay and subsequently ruled the hit a home run, but refused Bochy the opportunity", "title": "Bengie Molina" }, { "docid": "20513128", "text": "her wig. Eddie Gilbert came to the ring and Sherri chased him out by jumping over the top rope, thus getting eliminated. Angel yelled at Gilbert and Tigra tossed her over the top rope from behind to win the match. Next, Salvatore Bellomo competed against Sir Richard Michaels in a strap match. Bellomo called out Sensational Sherri to back him up as Michaels had Hunter Q. Robbins III in his corner. Robbins hit Bellomo with a cane but he fought back until Michaels hit him with the cane. Michaels missed a diving splash on Bellomo, who nailed a \"Pizza Splash\"", "title": "UltraClash (1993)" }, { "docid": "18523822", "text": "O'Koyea Dickson O'Koyea Dickson (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2017 season, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2018. Dickson graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco, California, where he was the Player of the Year in 2008. As a sophomore at George Washington High, playing in the city championship game, he became the first high school player to hit a homerun in AT&T Park. He hit a ground", "title": "O'Koyea Dickson" }, { "docid": "4684642", "text": "brought back to the major league club on April 30, 2007, after an injury to José Valentín. On May 9, 2007, Gotay hit his first home run as a Met off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Morris, the ball barely clearing the high right field wall at AT&T Park. On March 27, , Gotay was placed on waivers by the Mets. Gotay was claimed off waivers from the Mets on March 28, 2008, and hit his first home run for Atlanta on June 21. Gotay occasionally pinch hit, but rarely started for the Braves. In February , Gotay signed", "title": "Rubén Gotay" }, { "docid": "2282934", "text": "the third member of baseball's 700 club. On May 28, 2006, Bonds hit his 715th home run at the park to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time list. On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit his 756th home run, breaking Hank Aaron's record. The park hosted games three through five of the 2002 World Series against the Anaheim Angels, which the Giants lost four games to three. It also hosted the 2007 MLB All-Star Game, which the American League won 5–4 over the National League. On July 10, 2009, the Giants' Jonathan Sánchez pitched the first no-hitter at", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "3081493", "text": "Ruth, who got his first hit as a Yankee at Shibe Park on April 14, 1920, hit a blast to deep left-center on September 9, 1921, that cleared the then-single bleacher stand, went across the street, and hit a tree over 500 feet away. On May 21, 1930, Ruth hit one to right field over the 12-foot wall that landed in Opal Street, the alley behind the second row of houses, again over 500 feet distant and said to be the longest ever home run hit at Shibe Park. The longest strike ever hit there is said to be Ted", "title": "Shibe Park" }, { "docid": "9663851", "text": "of the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning of their game August 7 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The 3–2 pitch with one out and nobody on base was hit at 8:51 PM US PDT and according to hittrackeronline.com was estimated to have gone 422 feet. However, the Nationals came back and won the game, 8–6. Through his final home game (and last game of the season), on September 26, Bonds has hit 762 home runs. The baseball that was hit for the record was caught by Mets fan Matt Murphy, who put the ball up for auction", "title": "2007 Major League Baseball season" }, { "docid": "13528524", "text": "hit in a single season when he won away the award from St. Louis Cardinal slugger Mark McGwire who had done so in 1998. Bonds would finish his career with 1,996 RBI, one ahead of legendary Yankee Lou Gehrig. Years later, the Giants hosted the Yankees at AT&T Park for the first time ever and won the series that included Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Former Yankee hero Dave Righetti was the Giants pitching coach for the series that saw Bonds hit his 749th home run as he eventually moved towards becoming the all-time home", "title": "Giants–Yankees rivalry" }, { "docid": "759509", "text": "2006 World Baseball Classic. In May and June, Ichiro hit in 25 consecutive games, breaking the previous Seattle Mariners record set by Joey Cora in 1997. Ichiro broke Tim Raines's American League record by stealing 41 consecutive bases without being caught. Ichiro extended the record to 45; the major league record of 50 belongs to Vince Coleman. On July 10, 2007, he became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in any MLB All-Star Game after an unpredictable hop off the right field wall of AT&T Park in San Francisco. It was the first inside-the-park home run of", "title": "Ichiro Suzuki" }, { "docid": "4507325", "text": "back, Michaels hit him a missile dropkick. He hit Akeem and Boss Man with flying forearm smashes before Bossman tagged in Akeem. The Rockers worked on Akeem's arm before he powered out and tagged Bossman. Jannetty tagged in and was hit with a leapfrog. Twin Towers took turns and beat Jannetty. He avoided a big splash by Akeem and tagged Michaels. Rockers hit Akeem with Double Flying Fists and Michaels tried a near-fall on Akeem. Akeem hit Michaels a lariat. Boss Man tagged in and tried to hit a corner body splash on Michaels but he sidestepped, getting a near-fall.", "title": "WrestleMania V" }, { "docid": "12053143", "text": "However, he still finished with a solid .294 batting average, 15 home runs and 72 runs batted in. On July 13, 2014, Posey and pitcher Madison Bumgarner hit grand slams against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It marked the first time in Major League Baseball history that a catcher and a pitcher hit grand slams in the same game. On August 29, 2014, in a 13–2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at AT&T Park, Posey went 5-for-5 in 6 innings, and became the only catcher in Giants franchise history to have two career five-hit games. Posey finished the 2014 season with a", "title": "Buster Posey" }, { "docid": "2282914", "text": "also infamous for bad bounces, most notably when Ichiro Suzuki hit the first-ever inside-the-park home run in an All-Star Game by lining the ball off one of the archways and sideways past the outfielders. Nate Schierholtz performed the same feat in the 2009 season as a pinch hitter. Aubrey Huff did it again in the 2010 season, as did Conor Gillaspie in 2011. Ángel Pagán ended a game in May 2013 with a two-run walk-off inside-the-park home run, the first of its kind at AT&T Park. Beyond right field is China Basin, a section of San Francisco Bay, which is", "title": "AT&T Park" }, { "docid": "13190421", "text": "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn \"(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn\" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Written by Tom T. Hall, the song became a major hit for Bare in the spring of 1969, peaking at No. 4 on \"Billboard magazine's\" Hot Country Singles chart. The song is told first-person style through the eyes of a family man, who describes everyday domestic life in the verses of his song. However, this is all background, as the main subject of the song is about his recent adulterous relationship with a woman named Margie. The", "title": "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn" }, { "docid": "13190423", "text": "performers Johnny Darrell, Johnny Duncan, Jimmy C. Newman, Ray Price, The Statler Brothers, Cal Smith, Mel Tillis, and Jack White. (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn \"(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn\" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Written by Tom T. Hall, the song became a major hit for Bare in the spring of 1969, peaking at No. 4 on \"Billboard magazine's\" Hot Country Singles chart. The song is told first-person style through the eyes of a family man, who describes everyday domestic life in the verses of his song. However, this is all", "title": "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn" }, { "docid": "15007705", "text": "The Lady Killer (album) The Lady Killer is the third studio album by American singer CeeLo Green. It was released November 5, 2010, by Elektra Records. Production for the album was handled by Salaam Remi, Element, The Smeezingtons, Fraser T Smith, Paul Epworth, and Jack Splash. The album debuted at number nine on the US \"Billboard\" 200 chart, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. It achieved respectable chart success elsewhere and produced three singles, including the international hit \"Fuck You\". The album has sold 498,000 copies in the United States as of October 2012, and it has been certified", "title": "The Lady Killer (album)" }, { "docid": "15843173", "text": "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (stylized as good kid, m.A.A.d city) is the second studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, and Top Dawg Entertainment. The album is Lamar's major label debut, after his independently released first album \"Section.80\" in 2011 and his signing to Aftermath and Interscope the following year. \"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City\" was recorded mostly at several studios in California, with producers such as Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Hit-Boy, Scoop DeVille, Jack Splash and T-Minus, among others, contributing to the", "title": "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" }, { "docid": "18896923", "text": "T in the Park 2015 T in the Park 2015 was a three-day music festival which took place between 10–13 July 2015 and was held at Strathallan Castle for the first time, which is 20 miles away from is previous location at the disused Balado airfield, Kinross-shire. It hit the news on several occasions including when supporters of the event said that the generation of income outweighed any local concerns about the impact on local wildlife, one man died, another man was assaulted with a bottle which apparently merited being uploaded to Facebook, traffic control was chaotic and great music", "title": "T in the Park 2015" }, { "docid": "11492597", "text": "On June 7, he hit the first grand slam of his career, against Luis Ayala, in a 6–0 victory over the Washington Nationals. On July 2, Bowker hit a two-run \"Splash Hit\" home run into McCovey Cove against Ryan Dempster in a 6–5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He was batting .274 before the All-Star break, but after batting .152 with two RBI in 21 games after the break, he was optioned to Fresno on August 13 to make room on the roster for Travis Ishikawa, who replaced him as the Giants' first baseman. He was recalled by the Giants", "title": "John Bowker (baseball)" }, { "docid": "8108386", "text": "Splish Splash (song) \"Splish Splash\" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, \"Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath\", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Darin and \"Jean Murray\" (a combination of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. It was Darin's first hit and the song helped to give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. pop singles chart", "title": "Splish Splash (song)" }, { "docid": "8108387", "text": "and No. 2 on the R&B Best Sellers chart. \"Splish Splash\" was Darin's only entry on the C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart, where it peaked at No. 14. In a 1967 interview, Darin claimed that he was so happy about having his first hit that his skin condition cleared up. \"Splish Splash\" was recorded in a session at New York's Atlantic Studios on the evening of April 10, 1958. The personnel on the original recording included Jesse Powell on tenor sax, Al Caiola, Billy Mure on guitar, Wendell Marshall on bass, and Panama Francis on drums. Original copies of", "title": "Splish Splash (song)" }, { "docid": "20009991", "text": "Yukihiro Kanemura from Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling were scheduled to compete in a match which would mark the ECW debut of Tanaka and Kanemura until Lance Wright interrupted the match and announced that Doug Furnas would be replacing Kanemura. Tanaka hit a \"Roaring Elbow\" to Furnas for the win. Next, 2 Cold Scorpio competed against Rob Van Dam. Scorpio knocked out the referee by accidentally hitting a splash. RVD attempted to deliver a 450° splash on Scorpio but Scorpio avoided it and hit a powerbomb. Scorpio then delivered a \"Scorpio Splash\" to RVD. Sabu interfered in the match and hit an", "title": "Living Dangerously (1998)" }, { "docid": "2578235", "text": "against helicopters and infantry. Accurate firing range of the HE-Frag-FS 10 km, APFSDS 4 km. Fire-control system of the T-90 showed the following features of \"combat\" shooting during state testing. Heavily armoured targets at ranges of up to 5 km were hit by tank T-90 on the move (up to 30 km/h) with a high probability of hit with the first shot. During state testing made 24 launches of missiles at ranges of 4–5 km and they all hit the target (all missile launches were made by inexperienced professionals), an experienced gunner at speeds of 25 km/h hit 7 real", "title": "T-90" }, { "docid": "3910325", "text": "Hillsiders. In 1969, he had a Top 5 hit with Tom T. Hall's \"(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn\". Bare moved to Mercury Records in 1970 and immediately scored a Top 3 hit with \"How I Got To Memphis\", and also had two Top 10 hits with early Kris Kristofferson compositions, \"Come Sundown\" and \"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends\" (both 1971). He also scored a #12 hit in 1972 with a version of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show's pop hit \"Sylvia's Mother\", written by Shel Silverstein. After two years at Mercury, Bare returned to RCA in", "title": "Bobby Bare" }, { "docid": "20512501", "text": "shoulders onto the table outside the ring. Guido then hit a \"Maritado\" for the win. Next was a tag team match, pitting Danny Doring and Roadkill against The New Dangerous Alliance (Billy Wiles and C.W. Anderson). Roadkill was about to hit an \"Amish Splash\" on Wiles but Anderson clocked him with Lou E. Dangerously's cell phone to knock him out. Anderson then hit an \"Anderson Spinebuster\" to Doring for the win. After the match, Roadkill ripped off Elektra's coat, revealing her undergarments and Roadkill was about to hit an \"Amish Splash\" on Elektra until Da Baldies (DeVito and Angel) attacked", "title": "CyberSlam (2000)" }, { "docid": "49719", "text": "cloud of suspicion that surrounded Bonds, the tying home run was hit off a pitcher who had been suspended by baseball in 2005 for steroid use. He was walked in his next at bat and eventually scored on a fielder's choice. On August 7 at 8:51 PM PDT, at the Giants home AT&T Park in San Francisco, Bonds hit a 435 foot (133 m) home run, his 756th, off a pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals, breaking the all-time career home run record, formerly held by Hank Aaron. Coincidentally, Bacsik's father had faced Aaron (as a pitcher for", "title": "Barry Bonds" }, { "docid": "12393423", "text": "Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) by disqualification after Sister Sherri accidentally hit a splash from the top rope on Booker. On the January 14 episode of \"Saturday Night\", Harlem Heat defeated Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) to win the World Tag Team Championship and successfully defended the title against Stars and Stripes in a rematch at \"Clash of the Champions\". On the January 28 episode of \"Saturday Night\", it was announced that Harlem Heat would defend the titles against Nasty Boys at SuperBrawl. On the February 11 episode of \"Saturday Night\", Harlem Heat successfully", "title": "SuperBrawl V" }, { "docid": "18830320", "text": "recorded his first major league hit, a double, along with scoring the winning run on a walk-off sacrifice fly. He hit his first MLB home run, a 395 foot shot to left field, on September 1, 2017, off of Johnny Cueto, leading the Cardinals to an 11-6 win over the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. After the season, the Cardinals named Bader their 2017 Minor League Player of the Year. MLB.com ranked Bader as St Louis' fifth best prospect going into the 2018 season. He began the 2018 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues", "title": "Harrison Bader" }, { "docid": "5732935", "text": "29 contest against the Braves, Holliday hit his first career walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th off Bob Wickman to provide a 9–7 victory. From May 22 to June 7, he established a new career-high 15 game hitting streak. In 87 first half games, Holliday totaled 30 doubles, 15 HR, 69 RBI, 122 hits, a .341 average and .573 SLG. NL players and coaches selected him in with 725 votes to play in the All-Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco for the second straight season. He also participated in the Home Run Derby. Holliday hit", "title": "Matt Holliday" }, { "docid": "20512490", "text": "a \"Michinoku Driver\" to Chulo for the win. Next, Rob Van Dam defended the World Television Championship against 2 Cold Scorpio, who made his surprise return to ECW. Sabu interfered in the match and hit an \"Arabian Facebuster\" to Scorpio through a table outside the ring. After a back and forth action, Scorpio seemed to have the match won as he climbed the top rope for a \"Scorpio Splash\" but Bill Alfonso crotched him on the ropes and held a chair, allowing RVD to hit a \"Van Daminator\" and a \"Five Star Frog Splash\" to retain the title. Later, Chris", "title": "CyberSlam (1999)" }, { "docid": "6425521", "text": "in Washington, DC, Diesel in Pittsburgh, and at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. In 2013, Wiggs had officially re-joined The Breeders for the bands' \"Last Splash\" 20th Anniversary World Tour, to coincide with 4AD's release of LSXX, a limited-edition seven-disc vinyl box set, and three-CD package of the bands 1993 hit album \"Last Splash\". Since then, Wiggs and Jim Macpherson have returned to The Breeders full time for the tour and release of the 2018 album \"All Nerve\", the bands fifth album overall, and the first album to reunite the \"Last Splash\" line-up (Kim, Kelley, Josephine, and Jim) since", "title": "Josephine Wiggs" }, { "docid": "8513120", "text": "$17 million in 2014 and $18 million in 2015. On June 25, 2014, Lincecum pitched his tenth career complete game and second career no-hitter, also against the San Diego Padres, this time at AT&T Park and on 35 fewer pitches. On the offensive side, he registered two hits, both leadoff singles, walked once, and scored two runs. The Padres had just one baserunner, Chase Headley on a second inning walk. It was his first no-hitter at AT&T Park, the second against the Padres, and the third no-hitter in the short history of the ballpark. With his second no-hit performance against", "title": "Tim Lincecum" }, { "docid": "49714", "text": "late in the game, Bonds returned the next day, April 4, with another mission. In his first at-bat of the season's second game at the Giants' AT&T Park, Bonds hit a Chris Young (of the San Diego Padres) pitch just over the wall to the left of straightaway center field for career home run 735. This home run put Bonds past the midway point between Ruth and Aaron. Bonds did not homer again until April 13, when he hit two (736 and 737) in a 3 for 3 night that included 4 RBI against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bonds splashed a", "title": "Barry Bonds" }, { "docid": "15503161", "text": "series of double team moves, Pauly performed a running backflip splash and attempted a pinfall. After he kicked out, Vito lifted Pondo onto his shoulders and slammed him onto the mat before Pauly performed a diving front flip splash for another two count. As Pauly climbed to the ropes again, Necro Butcher hit him with a chair then wrapped his legs around Pauly’s head before flipping him to the mat back first. Pondo hit Pauly in the head with a stop sign while Necro climbed to the top rope, lifted Vito up over his shoulder and fell forward, slamming him", "title": "Hatchet Attacks (2011)" }, { "docid": "15036451", "text": "with his mentor Raven at ringside. Richards had the upper hand early, removing Dreamer's \"To the Extreme\" T-shirt given to him by the fans at the convention. Dreamer rebounded by using weapons from the fans including a low blow with a frying pan. Dreamer then connected with a DDT out of nowhere followed by a sidewalk slam and a top rope splash but Raven got up on the apron to distract Dreamer from making the pin. Richards recovered momentarily to crotch Dreamer on the top rope but a belly-to-back superplex was blocked and Dreamer hit a flying crossbody for a", "title": "Double Tables" }, { "docid": "10517555", "text": "Alozade Michael Sterling, better known as Alozade, is a dancehall and reggae deejay notorious for his use of profanity. He has performed at the biggest Jamaican reggae festivals Sumfest and Sting as well as at the German Splash! festival in 2001. He had his first success in 1999 with \"Street Dreams\", released on Byron Murray's In The Streets label. He had a major Jamaican hit in 2000 with \"Bad Man Nuh Pet Gal\". He began working as a producer for his own South Block label, having hit singles in 2004 with Capleton (\"Inna Her Heart\") and Elephant Man (\"Keeping it", "title": "Alozade" }, { "docid": "17581425", "text": "as the Giants avoided being shut out, but lost game three by a final score of 4-1. 5:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California In what was to prove the decisive game of the series, Ryan Vogelsong started for the Giants against Nationals starter Gio González. Vogelsong had struggled down the stretch, while Gonzalez had been dominant through September. The Giants were able to strike early in the 2nd inning thanks to some bizarre circumstances. After Brandon Crawford hit a one-out single, Juan Pérez hit a ground ball back to Gonzalez, who bobbled the ball and diverted", "title": "2014 San Francisco Giants season" }, { "docid": "4507323", "text": "at WrestleMania V was between Hercules and King Haku. Haku attacked from behind to start, but Hercules used some power moves to get the advantage before he clotheslined Haku, sending him to the floor. He suplexed Haku in the ring and hit him a series of elbow drops. After dominating Haku, Hercules focused his attention on Haku's (and his own former) manager Bobby \"The Brain\" Heenan. Haku nailed Hercules from behind and hit him with two backbreakers for a near-fall. Hercules avoided a diving splash by Haku and hit him with a knee lift. He hit a series of clotheslines", "title": "WrestleMania V" }, { "docid": "14607676", "text": "hit Rock with a Pedigree and carried Stephanie to the backstage. Angle and Rock continued to battle each other until an injured Rikishi interfered in the match on Rock's behalf. Rikishi started attacking Angle. Rock and Angle returned to the ring where Rock hit Angle with a Rock Bottom and attempted a pinfall but Angle kicked out at 2. Rikishi tried to do a splash on Angle in the ring but Rock was also splashed. Rikishi tried to hit a Savate Kick on Angle but accidentally hit Rock with it. Rikishi tried to perform another Savate Kick on Angle but", "title": "No Mercy (2000)" }, { "docid": "12012586", "text": "registered a career-high five runs batted in against the Colorado Rockies' Jorge de la Rosa, the third home run of Bumgarner's major league career. Bumgarner was named NL Pitcher of the Month for May after going 5–0 in six starts, with 48 strikeouts and a 2.08 ERA. On July 13, in an 8–4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park, Bumgarner and batterymate Buster Posey each hit grand slam home runs, marking the first ever occurrence in MLB history that batterymates each hit grand slams in the same game. Bumgarner also tied the all-time MLB records for grand slams", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "5706599", "text": "1996 with 41 home runs, which was also the single-season record for the Mets. He hit a home run on Opening Day four seasons in a row, 1994 through 1997. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the first visitor to hit a home run into McCovey Cove at AT&T Park, on June 30, 2000. Todd Hundley Todd Randolph Hundley (born May 27, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and outfielder. He is the son of former Chicago Cubs catcher Randy Hundley. Hundley is a graduate of William Fremd High School and attended William Rainey Harper", "title": "Todd Hundley" }, { "docid": "15659685", "text": "the team in RBIs, and on July 1, Crawford set a new career-high with his 11th home run of the season. On July 6, Crawford was voted by his fellow Major League players as a reserve for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game. On August 14 at AT&T Park, in an 8–5 win over the Washington Nationals, Crawford hit his 100th career double. On September 24 at Petco Park, Crawford hit his twentieth home run of the season off of Ian Kennedy, making him the fourth Giants shortstop in franchise history to reach the milestone, after Rich Aurilia, Alvin Dark, and", "title": "Brandon Crawford" }, { "docid": "12012601", "text": "in the live-ball era to hit five home runs and strikeout two hundred batters in a single season. On September 12 at AT&T Park, in an 8–0 win over the San Diego Padres, Bumgarner pitched his third career complete game one-hit shutout, including a career-high 7 perfect innings to start the game. On September 24 at Petco Park, Bumgarner struck out his 220th batter of the season, breaking his own San Francisco Giants single season strikeout record by a left-handed pitcher. Bumgarner tied a career-high in wins with eighteen, posting an 18–9 record, a 2.93 ERA, and also set career-highs", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "12302746", "text": "of the volume of water falling. Adding the aerator does two things; reduces the volume of falling water which reduces the splash distance, and creates multiple \"mini-streams\" within the main stream. Each mini-stream, if it were falling by itself would splash or flow in a unique and different way when it hit the surface, as compared to the other mini-streams. Because they are all falling at the same time, the streams will splash in their own way but end up hitting other splash streams. The resulting interference cancels out the majority of the splashing effect. Because the aerator limits the", "title": "Faucet aerator" }, { "docid": "20753137", "text": "ringside and then into the dugout of Comiskey Park, resulting in a double count-out. In the opening match, Steve Regal defended the World Light Heavyweight Championship against Brad Rheingans. Rheingans hit an atomic drop on Regal and covered him for the pinfall but Jimmy Garvin distracted the referee, allowing Regal to roll-up Rheingans and grab the tights for leverage to retain the title. Next, Candy Divine defended her World Women's Championship against Sherri Martel. Near the end of the match, Sherri hit a clothesline, suplex and a diving splash on Divine to win the title. Mil Máscaras would then defend", "title": "SuperClash (1985)" }, { "docid": "1486162", "text": "New Orleans. In , the Giants moved to the new Pacific Bell Park (now called AT&T Park) in the China Basin neighborhood, leaving the 49ers as the sole professional sports team to use Candlestick. The final baseball game was played on September 30, 1999, against their long time rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 9–4. In that game, all nine Dodgers starters had at least one base hit, while the stadium's final home run came from Dodgers' right fielder Raúl Mondesí in the 6th inning. The National League rivalry between the Giants and Dodgers, one of the oldest and", "title": "Candlestick Park" }, { "docid": "18290817", "text": "to AT&T Park only to continue losing, this time 3–2 in 12 innings to the Giants. On September 29, Kershaw struck 13 batters (retiring the last 19 he faced) in a complete game shutout while Justin Ruggiano and A.J. Ellis hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning off Giants ace Madison Bumgarner as they rolled to an 8–0 win. The Dodgers clinched their third straight National League West Division championship, the first time in franchise history the Dodgers made the playoffs three years in a row. The following day, Mike Leake pitched a two-hit complete game shutout as the Giants", "title": "2015 Los Angeles Dodgers season" }, { "docid": "5137871", "text": "of Coveleski Stadium, also designed Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and Cleveland's Progressive Field. On July 4, 1987, the stadium held a \"Homerun Derby\" to see who could \"make history\" by hitting the first home run out of the brand new park. Norm Bogunia, a 1985 graduate of South Bend's Washington High School and former baseball player there, was the first to hit a home run. He was joined by five other people who also hit home runs that day. LaSalle High School baseball coach Scott Sill ran the pitching machine. Two days later, on July 6, 1987,", "title": "Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium" }, { "docid": "5552137", "text": "at Citizens Bank Park. The home run traveled and was hit off Sergio Mitre of the Florida Marlins. It was the first of two Howard hit in the game, the first multi-home run game of his career. From May 20 to 29, Howard had at least one RBI in nine consecutive games. During that stretch, Howard hit six home runs and drove in 17 runs. He also became the first player to hit a home run into the third deck of the park in right field when he connected off Mike Mussina on June 20, a long-ball that was again", "title": "Ryan Howard" }, { "docid": "3969842", "text": "duck\", \"... Hit. No apparent effect. This torpedo hit well aft on the port side, made splash at the side of the ship and was then observed to have taken a right turn and to jump clear of the water about from the stern of the tanker. I find it hard to convince myself that I saw this.\" He took his sub to the other side of the target and fired the eighth and ninth torpedoes even as he saw a destroyer approaching from the east. As \"Tinosa\" went deep they heard the last torpedo hit and stop running. Daspit", "title": "USS Tinosa (SS-283)" }, { "docid": "18364719", "text": "Cousins joined the Warriors in 2018–19. While teammates with Curry and Thompson on the 2014 US FIBA Basketball World Cup team, he had joked that he was the third Splash Brother. At the time, he had made nine of his 61 three-point attempts (14.8%) in his four-year career, but had improved to 35.1 percent in the four years since. On October 29, 2018, against the Chicago Bulls, Thompson hit an NBA-record 14 threes to break Curry's former mark of 13. Thompson scored 52 points in 27 minutes while making 14-for-24 of his threes. His 10 three-pointers in the first half", "title": "Splash Brothers" }, { "docid": "12012607", "text": "a pitch-hitting appearance since Ray Sadecki did so in , according to CSN Bay Area. The Giants inserted pinch-runner and another fellow rotation mate Jeff Samardzija, who would score later in the inning, marking the first occurrence in a San Francisco Giants game that a pinch-hitting pitcher reached base, was substituted for by a pinch-running pitcher, and scored a run. On August 18 at AT&T Park, in a 10-7 win over the New York Mets, Bumgarner became the second pitcher in the modern era after Hal Jeffcoat of the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs to allow a grand slam and then hit", "title": "Madison Bumgarner" }, { "docid": "49716", "text": "June 17, in the final game of a 3-game road series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, where Bonds had never previously played. With this homer, Fenway Park became the 36th major league ballpark in which Bonds had hit a home run. He hit a Tim Wakefield knuckleball just over the low fence into the Giant's bullpen in right field. It was his first home run off his former Pittsburgh Pirate teammate, who became the 441st different pitcher to surrender a four-bagger to Bonds. The 750th career home run, hit on June 29, also came off a former", "title": "Barry Bonds" }, { "docid": "2539811", "text": "of the main series, in \"Pokémon Stadium\", Magikarp featured in its own mini game called \"Magikarp Splash\", in which players must Splash high enough to hit the button at the top of the screen as many times as it can. A mobile video game, called \"Pokémon: Magikarp Jump\", was announced in February 2017 under the title \"Splash! Magikarp\", and was released for Android and iOS on 25 May 2017. In the anime, Magikarp has appeared several times, most notably as the subject of a running gag in which a salesman attempts to trick Team Rocket into buying Magikarp in various", "title": "Magikarp" }, { "docid": "4247739", "text": "liquid hits a free surface can produce symmetric forms that resemble a coronet; milk is often used as it is opaque. Sand is said to splash if hit sufficiently hard (see dry quicksand) and sometimes the impact of a meteorite is referred to as splashing, if small bits of ejecta are formed. Physicist Lei Xu and coworkers at the University of Chicago discovered that the splash due to the impact of a small drop of ethanol onto a dry solid surface could be suppressed by reducing the pressure below a specific threshold. For drops of diameter 3.4 mm falling through", "title": "Splash (fluid mechanics)" }, { "docid": "9038941", "text": "out of his mouth. It then pans to the band running in Central Park in a similar style to the \"Who Sold Her Out\" video. Director Stuart MacLeod has commented. \"The concept basically was going to be a Bob Dylan-esque sort of thing, but instead of placards with key lyrics on, Kav was going to be walking down the street taking off t-shirts,\" explains MacLeod. \"Each new t-shirt underneath had a new key lyric on it.\" After a quick mock-up at home, the logistics of donning T-shirts in real time was proving more difficult than anticipated. In frustration, MacLeod hit", "title": "New York (Eskimo Joe song)" }, { "docid": "20005019", "text": "a match for the World Heavyweight Championship but he was interrupted by The Impact Players and Johnny Smith, who attacked Rotten until Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley made the save for Rotten. Mahoney hit a chair shot to Smith, which took him out and he substituted for Smith against RVD. Mahoney ducked a \"Van Daminator\" by RVD and hit him with a chair to cover him for the pinfall but Bill Alfonso broke the pin by hitting Mahoney with the chair. Mahoney went after Alfonso and got distracted, allowing RVD to hit a \"Van Daminator\" and a \"Five-Star Frog Splash\"", "title": "Anarchy Rulz (1999)" }, { "docid": "5566426", "text": "Nationals defeated the Braves 3–2 with a walk-off home run from Ryan Zimmerman, giving the Nationals their first opening day win since moving to Washington. Chipper Jones of the Braves hit the first batted ball and first home run, while the Nationals' Cristian Guzman got the first base hit. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zimmerman's game-winning home run was the third walk-off home run in major-league history to be hit in the first MLB game played at a stadium. The game was the most-watched MLB opening night in the history of ESPN. In their first season at Nationals Park,", "title": "Nationals Park" }, { "docid": "12685522", "text": "the port side of the enemy aircraft fuselage, the starboard engine and tail unit. The starboard engine and fuselage immediately caught fire and some pieces of flying debris hit my own plane ... I flew behind it for several miles; it was now burning at three points and trailing white smoke ... The enemy aircraft appeared to make an attempt to level out momentarily and hit the water at a point 20 miles [32 kilometres] due west of Cape Fourcroy. I photographed the splash with my camera gun and flew at zero feet around the debris observing three bodies in", "title": "North Western Area Campaign" }, { "docid": "10007747", "text": "singles worldwide. The SRP artist roster continued to grow during this time; next up was Shontelle, who they brought to Steve Rifkind’s SRC/Universal Motown label, where they produced her debut album \"Shontelligence\" in 2008. Shontelle has joined fellow Barbadian Rihanna at the top of the charts with her first hit, \"T-Shirt\", which was a top 15 hit in the US, and was top 5 for a month in the U.K., where she has followed it with her second hit \"Stuck with Each Other\", a duet with Akon from the movie \"Confessions of a Shopaholic\". Shontelle’s follow up album included the", "title": "Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers" }, { "docid": "9635144", "text": "Airdrieonians, Portadown and Dundalk. Ferguson started his professional career with Dundee, who signed him from Fir Park Boys Club in 1978. He flourished at Dens Park scoring his first senior goal at the age of 16. Ferguson stayed behind after training with manager Tommy Gemmell and his assistant Willie Wallace, both Lisbon Lions, to hit shots at Scotland international squad goalkeeper Ally Donaldson. Ferguson later said, \"Willie pulled me aside. He said: ‘son, I am going to give you a tip. Every time you get a chance, put your head down and hit it as hard as you can, because", "title": "Iain Ferguson" }, { "docid": "20709845", "text": "to retain the title. In the penultimate match, Rob Van Dam took on Jerry Lynn, marking RVD's first match in three months. After a back and forth action between both men, Bill Alfonso crotched Lynn on the apron, allowing RVD to hit a \"Van Daminator\" and a \"Five-Star Frog Splash\" to Lynn with a steel chair beneath him. The Network then interfered in the match and then RVD and Lynn fought off Network and cleared them from the ring. Cyrus began giving instructions to Network and then RVD hit a \"Van Daminator\" to Cyrus. Lynn hit his own version of", "title": "Hardcore Heaven (2000)" }, { "docid": "20905347", "text": "Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto). Ishikawa delivered a \"Splash Mountain\" to Miyamoto to retain the titles. The penultimate match was a 20th Anniversary 20 Items Deathmatch, in which Abdullah Kobayashi defended the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship against Ryuji Ito. Ito nailed a \"Dragon Kick\" and a \"Dragon Splash\" on Kobayashi to win the title. In the main event, Daisuke Sekimoto defended the World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Yuji Okabayashi. Okabayashi hit a lariat, a \"Golem Splash\" and an elevated powerbomb to Sekimoto to win the title. Ryōgokutan (2015) Ryōgokutan (2015) was the first Ryōgokutan professional wrestling event produced", "title": "Ryōgokutan (2015)" }, { "docid": "188298", "text": "Baseball All-Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 10, 2007. Ichiro Suzuki of the American League team hit a fly ball that caromed off the right-center field wall in the opposite direction from where National League right fielder Ken Griffey, Jr. was expecting it to go. By the time the ball was relayed, Ichiro had already crossed the plate standing up. This was the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history, and led to Suzuki being named the game's Most Valuable Player. Home runs are often characterized by the number of runners on base at the", "title": "Home run" }, { "docid": "4297657", "text": "and Lake Street (or 30th Street) on the north in the present-day Lyndale neighborhood. Home plate was in the southwest corner. A small ticket office building with a Spanish-style roof stood outside the right field corner, at the Nicollet-31st intersection. Joe Hauser hit 69 homers for the Millers in 1933. Ted Williams also made a bit of a splash here in 1938, on his way up to the major leagues, registering 43 round-trippers to lead the league. Willie Mays was enjoyed by the Minneapolis fans for only a month or so in 1951 before the parent club New York Giants", "title": "Nicollet Park" }, { "docid": "15701256", "text": "group in mid-2009. In 2010, she was rushed to the hospital after complaints of not feeling well while filming for her cameo role in \"Master of Study\". She was then diagnosed with H1N1 while T-ara was still promoting the follow-up track \"Like the First Time\" off of their first full-length album, \"Absolute First Album\". Park participated in the OSTs for the movie \"\" and the SBS drama \"Coffee House\". In 2011, she was a fixed cast member for KBS's variety show \"100 Points Out Of 100\". Park participated in the musical adaption of T-ara's hit song \"Roly-Poly\", which opened on", "title": "Park So-yeon (singer)" }, { "docid": "3539649", "text": "Cubs. It marked the first time in his career that he hit at least 40 home runs in a season. Jones became the first Braves hitter to hit 40 home runs in a season since Javy Lopez did it in 2003. On September 14, 2005, Jones hit his 300th career home run which went off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win. The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park. Jones became the first hitter since Alex Rodriguez (57) and Jim Thome (52) to hit at least 50 home runs in", "title": "Andruw Jones" }, { "docid": "12343715", "text": "included six home runs. With the Giants trailing 1–0 in the ninth inning on April 30, 2013, Sandoval hit a two-run home run against J. J. Putz to give them a 2–1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. At the end of April, he had 35 hits, tied for the NL lead with Starling Marte and, since 1900, the largest April total by a Giant. On May 22, at AT&T Park and fighting the flu, he hit a 10th-inning, two-run home run against Yunesky Maya to give the Giants a 4–2 victory over Washington. From June 9 through June 23, he", "title": "Pablo Sandoval" }, { "docid": "12053146", "text": "a 6–0 win over the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park, Posey hit another grand slam. On July 5, 2015, Posey was selected to his third career All-Star Game and was number one in voting for NL catchers. On September 6, 2015, at Coors Field, in a 7–4 win over the Colorado Rockies, Posey hit his 100th career home run. On November 11, 2015, Posey was named winner of the 2015 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year award, given to the best defensive catcher in MLB. The following day, Posey was named winner of the 2015 National League Silver Slugger", "title": "Buster Posey" }, { "docid": "20956129", "text": "\"Postcards\" was recorded and produced by Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode) at Miloco Studios in London in 2007 and released in 2008. Nominated for Album of the Year in that year's J Awards, it achieved Gold sales in Australia. The hit single 'Jealousy' hit #79 in Triple J's Hottest 100. Sparkadia went on to tour internationally, playing at many of the European summer festivals including Glastonbury and T in the Park and opening for acts including Vampire Weekend, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, and Jimmy Eat World. After an Australian tour in 2009 playing Big Day Out, several", "title": "Alexander Burnett (musician)" }, { "docid": "5095802", "text": "their major moves without any problems. I still think the Phoenix Splash is one of the top five most beautiful moves in wrestling (let's see... Phoenix Splash, Shooting Star Press, Space Flying Tiger Drop, Ultimo Dragon's Asai Moonsault, and a Dragonrana), and Hayabusa hit it perfectly. It was the perfect ending, as the two other times he had gone for the move in the match he had failed... he knew that to win the titles he had to hit his ultimate finisher. Overall a really fun match, it wasn't perfectly executed, but the good far outweighed the bad.\" Stuart of", "title": "Hayabusa (wrestler)" }, { "docid": "4256279", "text": "batting average, 40 home runs and 343 RBI in 1148 games played. In 2007, Viña joined ESPN as an analyst for \"Baseball Tonight\" to do about 60 shows during the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons. He was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame in 2011 and Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014.Hit the 1st inside the park homerun ever in both AT&T Park and Miller Park. On December 13, 2007, Viña was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection with steroid use. The report cited an interview with former Mets clubhouse attendant Derek Sprang, who claimed Viña", "title": "Fernando Viña" }, { "docid": "16257149", "text": "major leagues. Springer started the 2014 season with Oklahoma City. He hit for a .353 batting average and a .647 slugging percentage before being called up to the major league team in time for their April 16 game. Springer made his MLB debut on April 16, 2014, at Minute Maid Park against the Kansas City Royals. Batting second and playing right field, Springer collected his first career hit, an infield single, against Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. Springer hit the first home run of his MLB career on May 8, 2014 at Comerica Park off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Drew Smyly.", "title": "George Springer" }, { "docid": "18774079", "text": "Cicero Park Cicero Park is the debut album by British soul band Hot Chocolate. It was released in June 1974 on the RAK Records label, owned by Mickie Most, who was the band's producer. The album peaked at number fifty-five on the US Billboard 200 album chart. The original 1974 LP release comprised ten original songs by the band's writing team, lead vocalist Errol Brown and bassist Tony Wilson. The album included the group's first major international hit, \"Emma\" and \"Disco Queen\". The album did not contain the song Brother Louie, which had been a US hit for the American", "title": "Cicero Park" } ]

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With 36 seconds left to play, however, Kaepernick's throw to receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone was deflected by Sherman into the hands of Malcolm Smith, securing the victory for the Seahawks in a play that has since gone down in Seahawks lore as \"The Tip\". The Seahawks won by a final score of 23-17, sending the Seahawks to Super Bowl XLVIII as the NFC representative, their second trip to the Super Bowl in franchise history. On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks played in Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos, pitting the league's #1 defense (Seattle)", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "385659", "text": "play in the Pro Bowl, as the Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints 23–15 and the San Francisco 49ers 23–17, in the playoffs to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos. On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks won the franchise's first Super Bowl Championship, defeating Denver 43–8. The Seahawks' defense performance in 2013 was acclaimed as one of the best in the Super Bowl era. The following season, Seattle advanced to Super Bowl XLIX, their second consecutive Super Bowl, but they were dethroned of their title by the New England Patriots by a score of 28–24. They got", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "17762142", "text": "the league with eight interceptions. Seattle finished the season with the most interceptions in the NFL. Sherman and Thomas were named first-team AP All-Pro, while Chancellor was named to the second team. Sherman, Chancellor, and Thomas were also named to the 2014 Pro Bowl, but did not play due to the Seahawks playing in Super Bowl XLVIII. In their rout of the Denver Broncos, they held Peyton Manning and the record-setting Broncos offense to only eight points, intercepting Manning twice, forcing two fumbles, and playing a major part in securing the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history. On June", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "10286810", "text": "three times: 2005, 2013 and 2014. The team played in the Kingdome until it was imploded in 2000 and moved into Qwest Field (now CenturyLink Field) at the same site in 2003. The Seahawks lost Super Bowl XL in 2005 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Detroit, but won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2013 by defeating the Denver Broncos 43–8 at MetLife Stadium. The team advanced to the Super Bowl the following year, but lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX on a last-minute play. Seahawks fans have set stadium noise records on several occasions and are collectively", "title": "Seattle" }, { "docid": "12880210", "text": "2013, but the Seahawks finished the season 13-3. In the playoffs, the Seahawks beat both the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers to reach Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks won the Super Bowl 43-8 after they beat the Denver Broncos to give Okung his first Super Bowl ring. Okung started 14 games in the 2014 season and help the Seahawks finish with a 12-4 record. The Seahawks beat both the Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers to reach Super Bowl XLIX. The Seahawks failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions after they lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots.", "title": "Russell Okung" }, { "docid": "15792512", "text": "second stint with the Seattle Seahawks. Lockette won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks on February 2, 2014, where he had one catch for 19 yards in the 43–8 win over the Denver Broncos. In Super Bowl XLIX, Lockette had 3 catches for 59 yards, but the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots. He was the intended receiver on the Seahawks last offensive play as it was intercepted by Malcolm Butler. Seattle's offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said afterwards in a post-game interview that Lockette \"could have done a better job staying strong on the ball.\" On March 9,", "title": "Ricardo Lockette" }, { "docid": "16479334", "text": "2013 NFL season, Lane won his first Super Bowl ring as a member of the Seahawks. In Super Bowl XLVIII, the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos by a score of 43–8. Lane suffered a groin injury in Week 1 of the 2014 season against the Green Bay Packers. Lane recorded his first career interception in Super Bowl XLIX, picking off quarterback Tom Brady on a pass at the goal-line in the first quarter. The play proved costly as on the interception return, Lane suffered a severe arm injury and a torn ACL after being tackled by Julian Edelman during the", "title": "Jeremy Lane" }, { "docid": "376025", "text": "Jersey's MetLife Stadium in February 2014, was the first Super Bowl held outdoors in a cold weather environment. The Seattle Seahawks won their first NFL title with a 43–8 defeat of the Denver Broncos, in a highly touted matchup that pitted Seattle's top-ranked defense against a Peyton Manning-led Denver offense that had broken the NFL's single-season scoring record. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Patriots beat the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seahawks, 28–24 as Malcolm Butler intercepted a Seattle pass in the end zone with the Seahawks poised to take the lead. In Super Bowl 50, the Broncos, led by", "title": "Super Bowl" }, { "docid": "385680", "text": "reached the playoffs in 16 separate seasons, including in the 2005 season when they lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 2013 season when they defeated the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII, and the 2014 season when they lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots. In the 2010 season, the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record (7–9, .438) in a full season; this was by virtue of winning the division. The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "13752770", "text": "16 games with 10 starts. Carpenter earned a Super Bowl ring with the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII where they defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8, giving Carpenter his first career championship title and the Seahawks their first Super Bowl win in franchise history. In the offseason, Seattle declined the fifth-year option for Carpenter. In the 2014 season, Carpenter started all 13 games he appeared in and participated in the Seahawks making it to Super Bowl XLIX, where they lost to the New England Patriots by a score of 28–24. On March 10, 2015, Carpenter signed a four-year contract with the", "title": "James Carpenter (American football)" }, { "docid": "17009913", "text": "member of coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2010 to 2012. He decided to enter the NFL Draft after his junior season. The Seattle Seahawks chose Simon in the fifth round, with the 138th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. On August 27, 2013, the Seahawks placed Simon on the reserve/physically unable to perform list. The Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII after they defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8. The Seahawks returned to the Super Bowl in the following year. Simon got to play in Super Bowl XLIX due to an injury teammate Jeremy Lane suffered in the", "title": "Tharold Simon" }, { "docid": "16336724", "text": "Moda Center, while serving as an Alternate Governor for the Trail Blazers and representing the franchise at NBA owners meetings. In 2016, McLoughlin’s seventh season with Seattle, the Seahawks reached the playoffs for the fifth-consecutive year while finishing the season with 122-consecutive sellouts. The Seahawks won their first NFL title in Super Bowl XLVIII, defeating the Denver Broncos, 43–8. In 2014, Seattle reached the Super Bowl for the second-consecutive season as the Seahawks faced the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. In September 2018, left the position on amicable terms, being succeeded by Chuck Arnold. McLoughlin graduated from Deerfield", "title": "Peter McLoughlin" }, { "docid": "15887384", "text": "after they defeated the Denver Broncos, 43–8. Walters was released by the Seahawks during final roster cuts on August 30, 2014. On September 1, 2014, Walters was re-signed by the Seahawks. He was waived on November 1, 2014. He was re-signed on November 4. The Seahawks would return to the Super Bowl, but lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Walters signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 13, 2015. He was released on September 20, 2015, and was re-signed by the Jaguars two days later on September 22, 2015. On September 24, 2016, he was", "title": "Bryan Walters" }, { "docid": "14903042", "text": "the Seahawks secured the top playoff seed in the NFC with a conference-best 13-3 record. After a bye week, Seattle defeated the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. The Seahawks then beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII. On February 2, 2014, Maragos and the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8 in the third-most lopsided Super Bowl in history. It was the most-watched program in the history of American television. On March 12, 2014, Maragos signed a three-year, $4 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. On December 6, 2015, his blocked", "title": "Chris Maragos" }, { "docid": "13666551", "text": "a first round bye. On January 11, 2014, Chancellor started his first career playoff game and recorded 14 combined tackles (four solo) and two pass deflections during the Seahawks' 23–15 victory against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional round. The Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 23–17 in the NFC Championship and went on to Super Bowl XLVIII. On February 2, 2014, Chancellor made ten combined tackles (six solo), deflected two passes, and intercepted a pass by quarterback Peyton Manning as the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII 43–8 against the Denver Broncos. Chancellor began the season being selected", "title": "Kam Chancellor" }, { "docid": "11877621", "text": "13, 2013, he was released by the Bears. On March 22, 2013 Davis signed with the Cleveland Browns. He was released on September 1, 2013. On September 11, 2013 Davis signed with the Seattle Seahawks. In the 2013 season, he collected his first Super Bowl ring, as the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Davis signed with the New York Giants on April 4, 2014. He was released during final roster cuts. Davis signed with the Detroit Lions on October 20, 2014. He was waived on November 25, 2014 and re-signed on December 10, 2014 Davis was", "title": "Kellen Davis" }, { "docid": "5619503", "text": "Divisional Playoff Round by the Denver Broncos, and eventually the NFL title was won by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21–10 in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on February 5 for their fifth Super Bowl win. This also marked the first time that a sixth-seeded team, who by the nature of their seeding would play every game on the road, would advance to and win the Super Bowl. The season formally concluded with the Pro Bowl, the league’s all-star game, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 12. This marked the final", "title": "2005 NFL season" }, { "docid": "12304557", "text": "Seahawks became the fourth defending Super Bowl champions to lose in the following year's title game, after the 1978 Dallas Cowboys, 1983 Washington Redskins and the 1997 Green Bay Packers. After finishing the previous season by defeating the Denver Broncos, 43–8, in Super Bowl XLVIII, Seattle completed the 2014 regular season with a 12–4 record. The Patriots, who also posted a 12–4 record, joined the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of the three teams to have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. For the second straight season, but only the third time in the prior 21 seasons,", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "12927349", "text": "as a second baseman. Wilson was selected by the Seahawks with the 12th pick in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2012, he tied Peyton Manning's record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie (26) and was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. In 2013, he led the Seahawks to their first ever Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XLVIII over the Denver Broncos, and in 2014, led them to a second straight Super Bowl berth. Wilson has won more games (65) than any other NFL quarterback in his first six seasons, and", "title": "Russell Wilson" }, { "docid": "14822559", "text": "including the following: 2013 NFL season The 2013 NFL season was the 94th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Seattle Seahawks capture the first championship in the franchise's 38 years in the league with a lopsided 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, the league's championship game. The Super Bowl was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2014. It was the first Super Bowl hosted by New Jersey and the first to be held outdoors in a cold weather environment. The Seahawks", "title": "2013 NFL season" }, { "docid": "14822496", "text": "2013 NFL season The 2013 NFL season was the 94th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Seattle Seahawks capture the first championship in the franchise's 38 years in the league with a lopsided 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, the league's championship game. The Super Bowl was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2014. It was the first Super Bowl hosted by New Jersey and the first to be held outdoors in a cold weather environment. The Seahawks scored 12 seconds", "title": "2013 NFL season" }, { "docid": "17910082", "text": "Browns as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2013, he was released. On November 27, 2013, Auguste signed with the Seattle Seahawks to join practice squad. He was released by the Seahawks on August 30, 2014. Akeem Auguste Akeem Auguste (born October 3, 1989) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. He played college football at South Carolina. Auguste attended Chaminade-Madonna High School. He was ranked as the", "title": "Akeem Auguste" }, { "docid": "6569717", "text": "the Super Bowl when the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. In the 2014 season, Ryan finished with 61 punts for 2,688 net yards for a 44.07 average. In the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game, in which the Seahawks were losing 16–0, Ryan threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Garry Gilliam on a fake field goal. He is the first punter to throw a touchdown pass in an NFL playoff game and the first Canadian to do so since quarterback Mark Rypien in 1993. The Seahawks ultimately won the NFC Championship by a score", "title": "Jon Ryan" }, { "docid": "10145813", "text": "next 4 games. In the first 4 games he had 8 tackles and 1 sack. Mebane has been a constant in the middle and helped the 2013-2014 Seahawks defense reach dominant heights, as they had one of the best seasons in NFL history. The Seahawks eventually won Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos, 43–8. Mebane, along with defensive linemen Red Bryant, center Max Unger and punter Jon Ryan, were the only 4 holdovers on this Super Bowl team from pre-Carroll/Schneider era. Fellow Seahawks teammate Richard Sherman was quoted as saying of Mebane: \"He's an incredibly technical player in his", "title": "Brandon Mebane" }, { "docid": "79921", "text": "NFC Championship Game. They did not have another winning season until 2003, when they won the NFC Championship Game and reached Super Bowl XXXVIII, losing 32–29 to the New England Patriots. After recording playoff appearances in 2005 and 2008, the team failed to record another playoff appearance until 2013, the first of three consecutive NFC South titles. After losing in the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 and the Seattle Seahawks in 2014, the Panthers returned to the Super Bowl in 2015, but lost to the Denver Broncos. The Panthers have reached the playoffs seven times, advancing", "title": "Carolina Panthers" }, { "docid": "16012828", "text": "a safety in the 34–28 loss. In Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons, he scored a 43-yard touchdown after a trick play when Marshawn Lynch threw the ball back to Russell Wilson in the 33–10 victory. In 2013, Kearse played 15 games with 346 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. In the 2013 NFC Championship Game on January 19, 2014, against division rival San Francisco 49ers, Kearse caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Wilson. The Seahawks eventually won the game 23–17 and advanced to Super Bowl XLVIII. During the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos, Kearse had four catches for 65", "title": "Jermaine Kearse" }, { "docid": "16261011", "text": "his first career Super Bowl and made ten combined tackles as the Seahawks routed the Denver Broncos 43-8 and won Super Bowl XLVIII. Wagner, K. J. Wright, and Bruce Irvin returned as the starting linebacker corps in 2014. He started the Seattle Seahawks' season-opener against the Green Bay Packers and recorded a season-high 14 combined tackles during a 36-16 victory. Unfortunately, he missed five games (Weeks 7-11) after suffering turf toe. On December 14, 2014, Wagner recorded his fourth game with at least ten combined tackles and sacked Colin Kaepernick during a 17-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Wagner", "title": "Bobby Wagner" }, { "docid": "17546845", "text": "in CenturyLink Field with a trip to Super Bowl XLVIII on the line, with the Seahawks winning by a score of 23–17. The game ended when Seahawks' cornerback Richard Sherman, whom Jim Harbaugh previously coached at Stanford, tipped an end zone pass that led to a game-ending interception. Seattle went on to defeat the Denver Broncos 43–8 in Super Bowl XLVIII to win their first Super Bowl championship. San Francisco had represented the NFC in a losing effort in Super Bowl XLVII the previous season. Since drafting Russell Wilson, the Seahawks have dominated the rivalry, holding a 12-3 record against", "title": "49ers–Seahawks rivalry" }, { "docid": "12259464", "text": "a lasagna.\" The 3D artworks are finished off by hand with glitter and Swarovski crystals. NFL Super Bowl Charles Fazzino's art has been featured in every Super Bowl for the National Football League since the 2001 Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa Bay, Florida. Fazzino was profiled by CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood on Charles Osgood Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 3, 2013. He also created a painting for Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium, as well as The New England Patriots 2015 win in Super Bowl", "title": "Charles Fazzino" }, { "docid": "7694540", "text": "Jackson appeared in 3 games of the 2013 regular season producing 151 passing yards and a touchdown. During Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos, Jackson came in relief of Russell Wilson during the 4th quarter, marking the first time in 13 years any backup quarterback has played in a Super Bowl. The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in franchise history as they defeated the Broncos 43–8. Following the season, Jackson signed a 1-year deal to stay with the Seahawks. The Seahawks made it to Super Bowl XLIX, but failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions as they fell", "title": "Tarvaris Jackson" }, { "docid": "17824631", "text": "Mass Transit Super Bowl The Mass Transit Super Bowl was a public transportation plan and marketing strategy conceived for Super Bowl XLVIII and Super Bowl Week, a series of events leading up to the February 2, 2014, football game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. It was originally projected that over 400,000 people would come to the New York–New Jersey region for the game and related activities, and that over 80,000 would attend the game itself; actual patronage of the metropolitan area during that time was projected to be over 500,000. Metropolitan area transit agencies worked with the", "title": "Mass Transit Super Bowl" }, { "docid": "7993879", "text": "or sports venue, that deserves recognition for an outstanding performance over a 12-month period. On May 25, 2010, it was announced that Super Bowl XLVIII was awarded to the stadium, the first time a Super Bowl would be played in the New York metropolitan area, and the first time that a non-domed stadium in a cold-weather city would host it. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8 for their first Super Bowl victory, when MetLife Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014. Normally, Super Bowls must be held in indoor climate-controlled stadiums if they are held in", "title": "MetLife Stadium" } ]

[ { "docid": "313934", "text": "Times\" about Allen's decision to buy the team, \"I'm not sure anybody else in this community would have done what [Allen] did.\" The Seahawks are valued at $1.33 billion in August 2014 by \"Forbes\", which says the team has \"one of the most rabid fan bases in the NFL\". Under the helm of Allen, the Seahawks went to the Super Bowl three times winning Super Bowl XLVIII and three NFC Championships (2005, 2013, 2014). Allen's Vulcan Sports & Entertainment is part of the ownership team of the Seattle Sounders FC, a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise that began play in", "title": "Paul Allen" }, { "docid": "9869709", "text": "and seal Seattle's fate. The Seahawks became the tenth consecutive team to be dethroned of their Super Bowl title, creating a record for the most years without a repeat Super Bowl champion. The 2015 season marked the 40th season of play for the Seahawks. Prior to the 2015 draft, the Seahawks made a blockbuster trade with the New Orleans Saints, trading Seattle's first-round pick for All-Pro Saints tight end Jimmy Graham. For this reason, the Seahawks did not have a first-round pick, but did make a total of eight picks in the draft, including defensive end Frank Clark in the", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "16757190", "text": "he did not play a down during the season due to his injury, Williams became the first Australian to win a Super Bowl ring after Seattle's victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. On 1 August 2014, Williams was again placed on the injured reserve list for the 2014 season once again as the result of a knee injury. After not playing during the regular season for a second consecutive year due to injury, the Seahawks waived Williams on 6 March 2015. On 16 March 2015, Williams did an interview with \"The Courier-Mail\" in Brisbane, Australia. Williams said that he'd agreed to", "title": "Jesse Williams (American football)" }, { "docid": "4990156", "text": "2011, he was suspended for only 2 games under the rules of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. On June 12, 2014, Williams signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks in excess of $2 million. He would play all 16 games for the Seahawks that season, recording 30 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and 6 tackles for loss on the #1 defense in points allowed in the league. Williams played in his first career Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIX. In the Super Bowl, Williams recorded 3 tackles, but the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots. The", "title": "Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)" }, { "docid": "17074568", "text": "balls before the game, giving the game the title 'Deflategate'. This was the most lopsided AFC championship victory since the Buffalo Bills defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 51–3 in the 1990 season. Super Bowl XLIX, the 49th contesting of the Super Bowl, decided the 2014 NFL champion on February 1, 2015, with the New England Patriots defeating the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champions Seattle Seahawks, who were looking to repeat, by a score of 28–24. With a controversial play call by Seattle's head coach, Pete Carroll, they decided to try to pass the ball in for a touchdown at the", "title": "2014 NFL season" }, { "docid": "18253286", "text": "fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 passes defensed, and one blocked kick. He set the school record in career sacks (33) and finished third all-time in tackles for loss (45). Moore was selected in the sixth round (198th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, becoming Concordia-St. Paul's first player to be selected in the NFL Draft. During the 2014 season, Moore was active for eight regular season games, and did not play in any of the team's postseason contests, including their Super Bowl XLIX victory over the Seattle Seahawks, becoming Concordia-St.Paul's first Super Bowl champion. In", "title": "Zach Moore" }, { "docid": "79966", "text": "team led by rookie quarterback Russell Wilson, 16–12. In the 2013 season, the Panthers opened the season at home versus Seattle. They again lost a close game, with the final score 12–7. The Seahawks would go on to win Super Bowl XLVIII. In the 2014 season, once more at Bank of America Stadium, the Seahawks defeated the Panthers in week eight, 13–9. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Panthers faced Seattle in Seattle, notorious for being a tough opposing field to play in, and lost 31–17. The Seahawks would go on to lose Super Bowl XLIX. In the", "title": "Carolina Panthers" }, { "docid": "5004359", "text": "set career-highs in a four statistical categories. On January 20, 2014, it was announced that Rolle would play in the 2014 Pro Bowl as a late replacement for Earl Thomas who was appearing in the Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks. On January 24, 2014, he appeared in the 2014 Pro Bowl with Team Rice and helped them defeat Team Sanders 22–21. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell chose to retain Rolle as the starting strong safety after he earned a Pro Bowl selection the previous season. He was officially named the starter to begin the regular season, opposite free safety", "title": "Antrel Rolle" }, { "docid": "11398569", "text": "Seahawks. Clady played in the 2015 Pro Bowl, earning his fourth appearance based on play during the 2014 season. On May 28, 2015, Clady tore his ACL during OTA's. He was placed on injured reserve and sat out for the 2015 season. On February 7, 2016, Clady was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10, but he did not play in the game due to his previously torn ACL. On April 9, 2016, Clady and a seventh round pick were traded to the New York Jets in exchange", "title": "Ryan Clady" }, { "docid": "17736238", "text": "to Doug Baldwin, and the second a touchdown pass from Wilson to Jermaine Kearse to win the game 28-22. With the win, the Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots. Additionally, they ended the Packers' season the same way it began, as they lost to the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in the Kickoff Game. 2014 Seattle Seahawks season The 2014 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League and the fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl", "title": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "17736130", "text": "1960–64; Dan Reeves, who coached the Broncos from 1981–92 and led the team to three Super Bowl appearances in 1986, 1987 and 1989; wide receiver Rick Upchurch, who played with the Broncos from 1975–83. Coming off back-to-back home wins to start the season, the Broncos traveled to CenturyLink Field for an interconference duel against the Seattle Seahawks, hoping to avenge their 43–8 blowout loss to the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. On the Broncos' first possession, Seahawks' safety Kam Chancellor forced a fumble off running back Montee Ball deep in Broncos' territory. The ensuing Seahawks' drive culminated in placekicker Steven", "title": "2014 Denver Broncos season" }, { "docid": "3200133", "text": "play-by-play announcer Al Michaels, color commentator John Madden, who was named the day before to the Class of 2006 by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and sideline reporters Michele Tafoya (Steelers sideline) and Suzy Kolber (Seahawks sideline). This was the sixth Super Bowl telecast for Michaels, and the tenth for Madden (whose first was Super Bowl XVI, also played in Michigan). The opening theme was sung by Hank Williams Jr., who was later spotted in the stands wearing Steelers regalia. This game was the second Super Bowl broadcast for the Michaels-Madden pairing after they had called Super Bowl XXXVII", "title": "Super Bowl XL" }, { "docid": "17736233", "text": "2011. This would be the first Super Bowl rematch (Super Bowl opponents in the previous year who face each other again in the current year) since 1997. Although the Broncos would rally in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, the Seahawks scored a touchdown in overtime to win. They entered their bye week at 2–1. Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks. The Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 30-23. The Seahawks suffered only their second home loss since Russell Wilson became the starting quarterback at the", "title": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "394929", "text": "XIII) and the Washington Redskins (won Super Bowl XVII, lost Super Bowl XVIII), and would be later joined by the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 (won Super Bowl XLVIII, lost Super Bowl XLIX) and the New England Patriots in 2018 (won Super Bowl LI, lost Super Bowl LII). Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXXII, Super Bowl XXXII Play Finder Den, Super Bowl XXXII Play Finder GB Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted One new record was set and several were tied in Super Bowl XXXII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore, the 2016 NFL Record & Fact Book and the ProFootball", "title": "Super Bowl XXXII" }, { "docid": "9862423", "text": "Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Coming into the game, the team was a 2.5-point favorite, but on the opening play, Manning missed an errant snap, resulting in a Seahawks' safety. This was the start of a miserable game for the Broncos, as they were drilled 43–8 by the Seahawks, the third-largest blowout in Super Bowl history (the largest, ironically, was the 1989 Broncos' losing Super Bowl XXIV 55–10). The game was never in doubt, as the Seahawks led 36-0 at one point. The Broncos were one of the few teams ever", "title": "History of the Denver Broncos" }, { "docid": "7141011", "text": "the Seahawks and the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos, tied with the New England Patriots for the most of any team. The game was played on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city and the first Super Bowl to be played on February 2. This marked the third time the number one seed from each conference met in the league championship, joining Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) and Super Bowl XLIV (2010). The Seahawks posted a 13–3 record and were", "title": "Super Bowl XLVIII" }, { "docid": "14211043", "text": "roster transactions, including trading for Marshawn Lynch. On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII, their first championship in their existence. Of those on the championship roster, only Max Unger, Red Bryant, Jon Ryan and Brandon Mebane were Seahawks prior to Schneider's arrival in Seattle. Schneider and Seattle followed their Super Bowl win with another NFC Championship, but lost to New England in Super Bowl XLIX. In 2015, the Seahawks clinched a wild card berth, but fell in the NFC Divisional Round to the Panthers. Schneider signed a 5-year contract extension with the Seahawks in July 2016 that", "title": "John Schneider (American football executive)" }, { "docid": "19725303", "text": "Panthers 34–14 and advancing to Super Bowl XL. The teams later met in the divisional rounds of the playoffs in 2014 and 2015, with the victor of each match eventually going on to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Panthers–Seahawks rivalry The Panthers-Seahawks rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) series between the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. Both franchises have combined for 5 Super Bowl appearances, 23 playoff appearances, and 16 division championships (10 for Seattle and 6 for Carolina). Seattle leads the series 9–4, while matches between quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Cam Newton have drawn comparisons to", "title": "Panthers–Seahawks rivalry" }, { "docid": "4529535", "text": "role with the Seahawks, reuniting him with his protégé, Seahawks defensive standout Lofa Tatupu. Norton would also win his fourth Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014, his first as a coach. Norton was instrumental in the development of the Seattle Seahawks star linebacker group consisting of All-Pro Bobby Wagner, Pro Bowler K.J. Wright, Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith, special teams captain Heath Farwell, veteran Leroy Hill and pass rush specialist Bruce Irvin. On February 6, 2015, he was named the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders also signed Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Bruce Irvin reuniting", "title": "Ken Norton Jr." }, { "docid": "394316", "text": "by the Green Bay Packers in 1998 (won Super Bowl XXXI, lost Super Bowl XXXII), the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 (won Super Bowl XLVIII, lost Super Bowl XLIX), and the New England Patriots in 2018 (won Super Bowl LI, lost Super Bowl LII). Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XVIII, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder LA, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder Was Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following records were set in Super Bowl XVIII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore, the 2016 NFL Record & Fact Book and the ProFootball reference.com game summary. <br>Some records have to meet", "title": "Super Bowl XVIII" }, { "docid": "14822537", "text": "back Knowshon Moreno who was touched down for a safety with just 12 seconds of game time elapsed. This was the quickest score ever in a Super Bowl. The Seahawks did not relinquish the lead in a 43–8 victory. This was the Seahawks first ever league championship since entering the NFL in . Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, who scored on a 69-yard interception return plus had a fumble recovery and tallied 10 tackles, was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP). This was the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos, the most for any franchise. Even in defeat, though,", "title": "2013 NFL season" }, { "docid": "6694005", "text": "to play for the Seahawks (until Earl Thomas did it in 2010). The end of his second year proved to be rewarding as the Seahawks played in Super Bowl XL, in which he intercepted a pass from Ben Roethlisberger. On Wednesday, October 25, Mike Holmgren, coach of the Seattle Seahawks, announced Jordan Babineaux would replace Michael Boulware at the free safety position. Mike Holmgren said that Boulware could get his job back later in the season, which he did in the December 24 game against San Diego. On September 1, 2007, the Seahawks traded Boulware to the Houston Texans for", "title": "Michael Boulware" }, { "docid": "6994422", "text": "to his first Pro Bowl. Moreover, his steady play helped the Seahawks eliminate the reigning Super Bowl champion Raiders in a wild card showdown in the Kingdome. Krieg also played well in Miami the following week, but the Dolphins defeated the Seahawks and went on to lose Super Bowl XIX. Krieg's inconsistency contributed to the mediocrity of the Seahawks' 1985 campaign. In the team's eight victories, Krieg's passer rating averaged more than 114—an excellent mark—but in the Seahawks' eight losses, his rating hovered just above a dismal 40. In 1986, Krieg played well initially, leading the Seahawks to a 5-3", "title": "Dave Krieg" }, { "docid": "17736395", "text": "the 18-0 Patriots lost to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. After both teams punted on their initial drive, the Patriots marched 58 yards in 13 plays, in just under 8 minutes, reaching the Seahawks 10-yard line, but on third and goal, facing a blitz, Brady was intercepted by Jeremy Lane in the end zone, who returned it to the Seahawks 15. Lane suffered a broken wrist on the play and didn't return to the game. The Seahawks were able to get their first first down on their next drive, but nothing more and punted. Taking over at their own", "title": "2014 New England Patriots season" }, { "docid": "12804207", "text": "of 43–8. In 2013, he also made his second Pro Bowl team. In 2014, the Seahawks finished the season with a 12–4 record and made it back to the Super Bowl. The Seahawks failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions after they lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. On March 10, 2015, Unger, along with the Seahawks' first round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, were traded to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for tight end Jimmy Graham. On May 8, 2017, it was reported that Unger suffered a foot injury and was expected", "title": "Max Unger" }, { "docid": "17074547", "text": "2014 NFL season The 2014 NFL season was the 95th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on Thursday, September 4, 2014, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the Green Bay Packers, which resulted with the Seahawks winning, 36–16. The season concluded with Super Bowl XLIX, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 28–24. The 2014 league year began at 4 pm EST on March 11,", "title": "2014 NFL season" }, { "docid": "11650054", "text": "defense allowed a total of 39 points. On December 19, 2014, Avril signed a 4-year extension with the Seahawks worth $28.5 million. Avril would also register a sack in the divisional round playoff game against the Carolina Panthers and NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, both Seahawk victories. In Super Bowl XLIX, Avril recorded 2 tackles, but left in the third quarter with a concussion and did not return. The Seahawks failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions as they lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots. In the 2015 season, Avril was evaluated by Pro Football Focus", "title": "Cliff Avril" }, { "docid": "2978685", "text": "sent the Seahawks to their second straight Super Bowl. On February 1, 2015, Carroll's Seahawks lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots, 28–24. With 25 seconds to go on second down and goal at the Patriots' 1-yard line, and the Seahawks trailing by four points, Carroll called for a pass play. Wilson's pass was intercepted by Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler on the goal line, and the Patriots ran out the clock. Some have called Carroll's play-call on the play \"the worst play-call in NFL history.\" The 2015 offseason was one full of criticism for Carroll, Wilson, and offensive", "title": "Pete Carroll" }, { "docid": "395056", "text": "Super Bowl XXXVI, there were ten different NFC Champions in ten years. Once again, the Giants ended the trend and started another one. Beginning with the 2008 Super Bowl XLIII participant Arizona Cardinals, there were 6 different NFC Champions in 6 years. This streak was finally ended by the Seattle Seahawks, who advanced to the Super Bowl in both 2013 and 2014. The Baltimore Ravens would later win Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 against the San Francisco 49ers (which was also aired on CBS). Ray Lewis was a member of both Ravens' Super Bowl wins. In between the Ravens' victories,", "title": "Super Bowl XXXV" }, { "docid": "17074635", "text": "new officials were hired, including Shawn Hochuli, son of referee Ed Hochuli. 2014 NFL season The 2014 NFL season was the 95th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on Thursday, September 4, 2014, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the Green Bay Packers, which resulted with the Seahawks winning, 36–16. The season concluded with Super Bowl XLIX, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 28–24.", "title": "2014 NFL season" }, { "docid": "11650053", "text": "the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII win. He set a Super Bowl record by scoring only twelve seconds into the game with a safety stemming from a botched opening snap by the Broncos, and he later forced an interception that led to a touchdown. Following the Seahawks' victory, Avril became the first player in NFL history to win a Super Bowl after having been on a winless team. In the 2014 season, after recording just 2 sacks over the first 10 games, Avril would register 3 in the last 6 games, coinciding with a 6-game winning streak during which the Seahawks", "title": "Cliff Avril" }, { "docid": "17762139", "text": "the secondary, it's the linebackers, the defensive line, the entire defense.\" The 2013 backups during their Super Bowl XLVIII-winning year were: Byron Maxwell (replacing injured starter Brandon Browner), Jeremy Lane, Walter Thurmond, Jeron Johnson and DeShawn Shead. The 2014 backups during their subsequent Super Bowl XLIX year were: Jeremy Lane, Jeron Johnson, Tharold Simon, Marcus Burley, Steven Terrell and DeShawn Shead. After the 2014 season, Richard Sherman expressed his approval of two new Legion of Boom members: rookie Tye Smith, and veteran Cary Williams (who was subsequently released by the Seahawks after starting 10 games in the 2015 season). Backups", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "3200082", "text": "13-3 record, when they beat the Falcons and Vikings in the reverse order that they did in the 2004-05 playoffs. They exacted revenge on New England in Super Bowl LII, edging them 41–33. This is the last time that a team has won back-to-back Super Bowls, with the Patriots losing their second playoff game a year later and then, for the next eight years, every team either losing their first playoff game or missing them altogether. The streak was broken in 2014 when the Seahawks defeated the Panthers and ultimately advanced to the Super Bowl, only to lose to a", "title": "Super Bowl XXXIX" }, { "docid": "9862424", "text": "to attempt (and complete) a 2-point conversion in the Super Bowl. The 8-point play was scored when the game was already out of reach. The Broncos' team that scored an NFL-record 606 points in the regular season, along with another 50 in the playoffs, was held to just 8 points in the game by the No. 1-ranked Seahawks' defense. In 2014, the Broncos attempted to return to the Super Bowl and win. They beat Manning's previous team, the Indianapolis Colts, and then defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. Their week 3 game was billed as a Super Bowl rematch against the", "title": "History of the Denver Broncos" }, { "docid": "7475211", "text": "Green Bay Packers. On January 6, 2013, Clemons suffered a torn ACL in a 24-14 playoff victory over the Washington Redskins. Clemons was later placed on injured reserve. On September 20, 2013 the Seahawks announced Clemons will play for his season debut in Week 3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Clemons and the Seahawks went on to win Super Bowl XLVIII that season. On March 12, 2014, Clemons was released by the Seahawks. On March 13, 2014, Clemons signed a four-year, $17.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars released Clemons on March 3, 2016. On April 1, 2016, Clemons", "title": "Chris Clemons (defensive end)" }, { "docid": "12304617", "text": "So be it! But there is no way... I don’t believe the call.\" \"Sports Illustrated\" writer Peter King called the play one of the worst calls in Super Bowl history, as did retired Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Retired running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, went even further, calling it the worst play call in the history of football. Others, including University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath defended the call, crediting Butler for the play he made and pointing out that the Seahawks only had one time-out", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "7141012", "text": "making their second Super Bowl appearance in eight years. The Broncos were making their seventh Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 13–3 record. The game also featured the league's top offense (Denver) against the top defense (Seattle), the first time this occurred since Super Bowl XXXVII (2003). Seattle built a 22–0 halftime lead, and then a 36–0 advantage before allowing Denver's first and only score on the final play of the third quarter. The Seahawks defense scored a safety on the first play from scrimmage, the quickest score in Super Bowl history (coincidentally, the final play from scrimmage of", "title": "Super Bowl XLVIII" }, { "docid": "12354071", "text": "2014, Arrington did not record an interception, but scored two touchdowns on special teams, returning a fumbled kickoff return 9 yards against Cincinnati and a blocked field goal 62 yards against Miami. Arrington earned a Super Bowl ring as the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. During that game, Arrington was benched and replaced by eventual Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler. On May 11, 2015, Arrington was released by the Patriots. On May 13, 2015, Arrington signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He played in 15 games with four starts in 2015, recording 28", "title": "Kyle Arrington" }, { "docid": "467324", "text": "which turned out to be his last appearance in uniform before retiring). Lastly, Las Vegas Outlaws DB Kelly Herndon played in Super Bowl XL with the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, where he is remembered for intercepting a pass and returning it a then-record 76 yards. Although he did not play for an NFL team after the XFL's lone season, former Las Vegas Outlaw offensive guard Isaac Davis also had a notable NFL career, playing in 58 games over a six-year career. Davis started for the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. John Avery went on to play for both", "title": "XFL" }, { "docid": "8569552", "text": "points of his career. Tuten also received a ring as a member of the St. Louis Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV championship team. However, he did not play in the game itself due to injury. In 1998, while with the Seattle Seahawks, he won the designation as the league's strongest man pound-for-pound in FLEX magazine. On June 13, 2017, Tuten died while on vacation in Costa Rica. Rick Tuten Richard Lamar Tuten (January 5, 1965 – June 13, 2017) was an American football punter in the National Football League who played most of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. He punted", "title": "Rick Tuten" }, { "docid": "3200160", "text": "Bowl XIV. Defensively, Taylor led the Steelers, making seven tackles, defensing two passes, and intercepting Hasselbeck; for the Seahawks, linebacker Lofa Tatupu recorded nine tackles. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XL, Super Bowl XL Play Finder Pit, Super Bowl XL Play Finder Sea Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted Source: The officiating in Super Bowl XL was met with criticism from members of the media soon after the game. One call that was complained about was an offensive pass interference on wide receiver Darrell Jackson for a push-off against Steelers safety Chris Hope that nullified his 16-yard touchdown reception in", "title": "Super Bowl XL" }, { "docid": "4185114", "text": "points gave him 49 points for the entire 2006 post-season, an NFL record. The Colts' win was the first major professional championship for Indiana since the Indiana Pacers' ABA title in the 1972–73 season. Hester's touchdown for the Bears on the opening kickoff was the first one in Super Bowl history, and the ninth kick return for a touchdown in a Super Bowl; only three of the nine teams who did this went on to win the game (the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI, the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII, and the Seattle Seahawks in", "title": "Super Bowl XLI" }, { "docid": "12304618", "text": "left. Writing for Grantland, Bill Simmons said the Seahawks \"took too much heat for the final play call\" and noted Carroll opted to run the ball on fourth down at the end of the 2006 Rose Bowl, costing his team the game. Butler's interception, thanks to his quick \"read-and-react to Ricardo Lockette's underneath route\", has been considered one of the top clutch plays in Super Bowl history. In the game, Lynch had gained at least one yard on 22 of 24 carries. While the Patriots in 2014 were ranked fifth-worst (28th overall) in the league in holding opposing backs for", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "16977751", "text": "to San Francisco where they took a loss to the 49ers. Russell Wilson was intercepted to end the game and continued the Seahawks' losing streak in Candlestick Park in which they haven't won since 2008. It was their last appearance at Candlestick, as the Niners move to Levi's Stadium for the 2014 season. With the loss, the Seahawks' record dropped into 11-2. In what many pundits dubbed a \"Super Bowl dress rehearsal\", the Seahawks faced the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, where the Super Bowl would be held at the end of the season. The Legion of Boom intercepted", "title": "2013 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "17762155", "text": "whistled dead by a penalty. Richard Sherman recorded an interception as well, and Earl Thomas forced a fumble. Seattle won, 31–17. In a rematch against Green Bay, the Pack scored 22 points and gained 308 yards. Sherman and Maxwell each recorded an interception. The Seahawks offense and special teams turned the ball over five times in the game, but the defense forced overtime, and the 28–22 victory sent the Seahawks to a second straight Super Bowl, where their season ended in a loss to the New England Patriots, 28-24. The 2014 Seahawks defense did not allow a single 300-yard passer", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "9235292", "text": "Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Dallas Cowboys, with which he had two stints, and was given a Super Bowl XXX championship ring in 1996. As a member of the team's practice squad; Greg was given a Super Bowl ring, as were members of the teams office staff and various employees of the organization. He is, to date, the last tight end to earn first-team all-conference honors for the Aggies. Greg Schorp Greg Schorp is a former tight end for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Schorp won", "title": "Greg Schorp" }, { "docid": "11091024", "text": "Jake Ballard in 2011. During Super Bowl XLVI, Beckum tore his ACL. Despite his injury, the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots 21-17. On August 27, 2012, Beckum was placed on the physically unable to perform list. On November 3, Beckum was activated after Mitch Petrus was released. Beckum signed with the Seattle Seahawks on February 10, 2014. On May 19, 2014, the Seattle Seahawks released Beckum along with Jimmy Legree to make room on the 90 man roster. Beckum signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 13, 2014. The Saints released Beckum on August", "title": "Travis Beckum" }, { "docid": "17762124", "text": "Super Bowl after achieving an improbable comeback \"miracle\" victory against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game, scoring 15 points in the final 2:09 of regulation and winning on a 35-yard touchdown reception by Jermaine Kearse in overtime. In an ironic twist, in Super Bowl XLIX, former LOB starter Brandon Browner returned to the Super Bowl playing for the New England Patriots instead of the Seahawks, and was instrumental in jamming up the infamous play in which Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson on the goal line and sealed the Patriots victory. Browner later faced problems both on and", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "3200108", "text": "Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10. The game was played on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. With the win, the Steelers tied the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys with the then-record five Super Bowls. The Steelers' victory was their first Super Bowl victory since Super Bowl XIV. Pittsburgh, who", "title": "Super Bowl XL" }, { "docid": "12304578", "text": "to Kearse, sending the Seahawks to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. Super Bowl XLIX was the first Super Bowl matchup, and the first postseason matchup, between the Patriots and Seahawks; while Seattle was part of the AFC before moving to the NFC in the NFL's 2002 realignment, the teams had never met beyond the regular season. The game was notable for featuring the coach of one team who had replaced the other as head coach; Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was hired in 2000 to replace Pete Carroll, who went on to become the coach", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "5695862", "text": "graduate to play the Super Bowl when he participated in Super Bowl XL in 2006. At the beginning of the 2006 season, he was named one of the Seahawks' captains. He was released by the Seahawks in February 2007 after a hip injury in the 2006 NFL season. In his seven seasons in Seattle, he played in 97 games, recording 18 special teams tackles. He also had one fumble recovery and one forced fumble on special teams. The fumble recovery during the 2005 ensured that the Seahawks would win in St. Louis for the first time since 1997. He was", "title": "J. P. Darche" }, { "docid": "9671850", "text": "was a member of the San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl winning teams; Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII as a player, and Super Bowl XXIX as a coach. On March 25, 2015, he was hired as the defensive line coach for Seattle Seahawks. Dwaine Board Dwaine P. Board (born November 29, 1956) is a defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is also a former American football defensive end who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints from 1979 to 1988. Board played college football at", "title": "Dwaine Board" }, { "docid": "17736394", "text": "For his career, Luck fell to 0–4 against the Patriots, including two playoff losses. They would lose 34-27 in 2015. In those four games, the Patriots have outscored the Colts 189–73. Luck has thrown 9 career interceptions in three games played at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots faced the defending-Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49. For the second year in a row the Seahawks boasted the #1 ranked defense (1st against the pass, 3rd against the run). This was the Patriots' first Super Bowl appearance since 2011, when they lost to the Giants. This was the stadium where", "title": "2014 New England Patriots season" }, { "docid": "17762138", "text": "Without previous starters Sherman and Chancellor, this young group looks to continue the legacy of great secondary play for the Seahawks. The other defensive backs on the Seahawks roster are also considered members of the Legion of Boom. Particularly following the suspensions of Brandon Browner in 2012 (four games) and 2013 (suspended indefinitely, but reinstated March 4, 2014), as well of that of Sherman (which he successfully appealed in December 2012), the term \"Legion of Boom\" has encompassed more than just the four original starters. At the Super Bowl parade in Seattle, Sherman called the Legion of Boom \"more than", "title": "Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)" }, { "docid": "9869695", "text": "Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII by a final score of 43-8. The win marked the Seahawks' first Super Bowl Championship in franchise history. Russell Wilson finished with 206 passing yards and two touchdowns having won the Super Bowl in just his second year in the NFL, while the Seahawks defense logged four takeaways. Malcolm Smith was named Super Bowl MVP thanks in large part to his interception return and a fumble recovery in the second half. Upon returning to Seattle, the Seahawks, in true fashion, put together a parade to thank their fans (The 12th Man) and their city of", "title": "History of the Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "16182563", "text": "quarterback in NFL playoff history behind only Otto Graham to accomplish such a feat. Lynch recorded 2 yards rushing on 4 attempts. During a 2014 game against the Arizona Cardinals on the road, Lynch had a similar run, beating several would-be tacklers on his way to a career-long 79-yard touchdown. Beast Quake The Beast Quake was an American football play that took place during a 2011 NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the visiting New Orleans Saints, then the defending Super Bowl champions. The play occurred in the fourth quarter, when Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch", "title": "Beast Quake" }, { "docid": "17736231", "text": "conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the #1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the #1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned and failing to become the first repeat champion since the 2004 New England Patriots. Notes The Seahawks started their 2014 season at home against", "title": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season" }, { "docid": "5525230", "text": "Man flag at Qwest Field before the Seahawks' wild card matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The 7–9 Seahawks went on to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Saints 41–36. On February 2, 2014, Jones served as the Seahawks' Honorary Captain at Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, prior to their 43-8 victory over the Broncos. This coincided with his election onto the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He also helped former Giant and fellow Hall of Famer Michael Strahan toss the coin to end the pregame ceremonies. Walter Jones (American football) Walter Jones Jr.", "title": "Walter Jones (American football)" }, { "docid": "7002910", "text": "2005 Seahawks squad that went to Super Bowl XL. Hill was also named to the Pro Bowl roster that year but was unable to play due to an ankle injury. In the 2009 offseason, Hill was tagged as the Seahawks franchise player. The Seahawks removed the franchise tag on Hill on April 26, 2009, making him a free agent because the Seahawks drafted highly touted Wake Forest Linebacker Aaron Curry at number 4 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. However, several days later, on April 30, 2009, Hill re-signed with the Seahawks on a 6-year, $38 million contract. In January", "title": "Leroy Hill" }, { "docid": "12304607", "text": "lying on his back. Butler managed to recognize the catch and recover in time to shove Kearse out of bounds as he got up, preventing a Seattle touchdown, but the play netted 33 yards and gave the Seahawks a first down at the Patriots five-yard line with 1:05 left in regulation. Announcer Cris Collinsworth compared the play to two other acrobatic receptions by Patriots opponents that had defeated them in prior Super Bowls: David Tyree's Helmet Catch in Super Bowl XLII and Mario Manningham's sideline catch in Super Bowl XLVI. Al Michaels also compared it to Antonio Freeman's famous \"Monday", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "15798192", "text": "to Google him, and I did Google him, but I didn’t see any Super Bowl appearances, and I also saw two losses in conference championships. I have a Super Bowl ring, and I would gladly show that to him. And if he doesn’t have time to come see it, tell him he can Google it.\" On March 7, 2014, the Seahawks placed a one-year, second-round tender worth $2.187 million on Baldwin, but he never signed it. Instead, on May 29, Baldwin signed a new two-year, $13 million contract, which included the one-year tender offered to him earlier, making his contract", "title": "Doug Baldwin" }, { "docid": "6734180", "text": "the Seahawks, Gross called football and basketball play-by-play for the University of Washington as well as for the University of the Pacific. He was the play-by-play announcer on KIRO-TV Seattle SuperSonics telecasts from 1976-78. The Seahawks inducted Gross into the Seahawks Ring of Honor in 1992. In his 17 seasons, Gross called almost every game, only missing five games in 1992 due to cancer. In 1983, Gross was in the broadcast booth as the Seahawks came within one game of the January 1984 Super Bowl. Gross was born in 1936, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. He", "title": "Pete Gross" }, { "docid": "12304556", "text": "Super Bowl XLIX Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks, 28–24, to earn their fourth Super Bowl title and their first in ten years. The game was played on February 1, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was the second time the stadium has hosted a Super Bowl, and the third one held in the Phoenix metropolitan area. With the loss, the", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "12304621", "text": "gain Receptions Times targeted Super Bowl XLIX had nine officials. The numbers in parentheses below indicates their uniform numbers. Super Bowl XLIX Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks, 28–24, to earn their fourth Super Bowl title and their first in ten years. The game was played on February 1, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was the second time the stadium", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "12304608", "text": "Night Football\" catch known as \"He did what?\" (a play that Michaels had himself called). On the next play, Lynch ran the ball four yards to the Patriots one-yard line where he was brought down by Dont'a Hightower. Since New England did not call a timeout, Seattle was able to run the clock down to 26 seconds before taking the snap for the next play. The Seahawks called a pass play in which Kearse would run a pick on the right side of the field to draw defensive backs away from Lockette as Lockette ran a slant to the middle,", "title": "Super Bowl XLIX" }, { "docid": "385664", "text": "Gore. The Seahawks had not won in San Francisco since 2008 until defeating the 49ers in convincing 19–3 fashion on Thanksgiving Day in 2014. In the 2013 NFC Championship Game, the Seahawks defeated the 49ers 23 to 17, thanks to Malcolm Smith's interception, which was tipped by Richard Sherman. This clinched the Seahawks' berth into Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks have developed a rivalry with the Carolina Panthers. The two teams have played each other in the NFL playoffs three times: during the 2005 NFC Championship Game, which Seattle won 34–14; the 2014 NFC Divisional playoffs, which the Seahawks won", "title": "Seattle Seahawks" }, { "docid": "4245760", "text": "was required to wear their team colored jerseys) and against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL despite being the \"home team\" that season but having road success in the playoffs. In addition, teams wearing white jerseys in the Super Bowl extended their winning streak to five games, dating back to Super Bowl XXXIX, currently the longest such streak between white and team colored jerseys in Super Bowl history. Pittsburgh also improved to 3–0 lifetime against NFC West teams in the Super Bowl, having previously beaten the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV and the Seahawks in XL. Another", "title": "Super Bowl XLIII" }, { "docid": "17736228", "text": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season The 2014 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League and the fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history. The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division", "title": "2014 Seattle Seahawks season" } ]

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[ { "docid": "2080051", "text": "shallow dish. Patella The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats and birds, but not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about three years of age. The patella is a sesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape, with the apex", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "2080042", "text": "Patella The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats and birds, but not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about three years of age. The patella is a sesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape, with the apex of the", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "2080051", "text": "shallow dish. Patella The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats and birds, but not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about three years of age. The patella is a sesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape, with the apex", "title": "Patella" } ]

[ { "docid": "17926847", "text": "Type 2: Fragment is located on the lateral side of the kneecap (20% of cases) Type 3: Fragment is located on the upper lateral border of the kneecap (75% of cases) Bipartite patella Bipartite patella is a condition where the patella, or kneecap, is composed of two separate bones. Instead of fusing together as normally occurs in early childhood, the bones of the patella remain separated. The condition occurs in approximately 12% of the population and is nine times more likely to occur in males than females. It is often asymptomatic and most commonly diagnosed as an incidental finding, with", "title": "Bipartite patella" }, { "docid": "2080045", "text": "of age. Due to the great stress on the patellofemoral joint during resisted knee flexion, the articular cartilage of the patella is among the thickest in the human body. The lower part of the posterior surface has vascular canaliculi filled and is filled by fatty tissue, the infrapatellar fat pad. Emarginations (i.e. \"patella emarginata\", a \"missing piece\") are common laterally on the proximal edge. Bipartite patellas are the result of an ossification of a second cartilaginous layer at the location of an emargination. Previously, bipartite patellas were explained as the failure of several ossification centres to fuse, but this idea", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "17926846", "text": "Bipartite patella Bipartite patella is a condition where the patella, or kneecap, is composed of two separate bones. Instead of fusing together as normally occurs in early childhood, the bones of the patella remain separated. The condition occurs in approximately 12% of the population and is nine times more likely to occur in males than females. It is often asymptomatic and most commonly diagnosed as an incidental finding, with about 2% of cases becoming symptomatic. Saupe introduced a classification system for Bipartite Patella back in 1921. Type 1: Fragment is located at the bottom of the kneecap (5% of cases)", "title": "Bipartite patella" }, { "docid": "7379887", "text": "Stifle joint The stifle joint (often simply stifle) is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent of the human knee and is often the largest synovial joint in the animal's body. The stifle joint joins three bones: the femur, patella, and tibia. The joint consists of three smaller ones: the femoropatellar joint, medial femorotibial joint, and lateral femorotibial joint. The stifle joint consists of the femorotibial articulation (femoral and tibial condyles), femoropatellar articulation (femoral trochlea and the patella), and the proximal tibiofibular articulation. The joint is", "title": "Stifle joint" }, { "docid": "8042600", "text": "Nail–patella syndrome Nail–patella syndrome (NPS) is a genetic disorder that results in small, poorly developed nails and kneecaps, but can also affect many other areas of the body, such as the elbows, chest, and hips. The name \"nail–patella\" can be very misleading because the syndrome often affects many other areas of the body, including even the production of certain proteins. Those affected by NPS may have one or more affected areas of the body, and its severity varies depending on the individual. It is also referred to as iliac horn syndrome, hereditary onychoosteodysplasia (HOOD syndrome), Fong disease or Turner–Kieser syndrome.", "title": "Nail–patella syndrome" }, { "docid": "8042604", "text": "in the failure to normally develop dorsal specific structures such as nails and patellae. Other common abnormalities include elbow deformities, abnormally shaped pelvic (hip) bones, and kidney (renal) disease. Treatment for NPS varies depending on the symptoms observed. Nail–patella syndrome Nail–patella syndrome (NPS) is a genetic disorder that results in small, poorly developed nails and kneecaps, but can also affect many other areas of the body, such as the elbows, chest, and hips. The name \"nail–patella\" can be very misleading because the syndrome often affects many other areas of the body, including even the production of certain proteins. Those affected", "title": "Nail–patella syndrome" }, { "docid": "14458635", "text": "is often tinged orange towards its apex. The foot is a cream-orange color, and the dozens of pallial tentacles are translucent and colorless, arranged in two series of different sizes. No other characteristics of body structure or shell morphology distinguish it from \"P. vulgata\", to which it is otherwise identical. In Madeira Island in Portugal, \"Patella ulyssiponensis\", known locally as \"Lapa\", is eaten after cooking in a pan with garlic and lemon juice. Patella ulyssiponensis Patella ulyssiponensis, common name the rough limpet, or China limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the", "title": "Patella ulyssiponensis" }, { "docid": "9319605", "text": "Plica syndrome Plica syndrome (also known as synovial plica syndrome) is a condition that occurs when a \"plica\" (a vestigial extension of the protective synovial capsule of the knee) becomes irritated, enlarged, or inflamed. This inflammation is typically caused by the plica being caught on the femur, or pinched between the femur and the patella. The most common location of plica tissue is along the medial (inside) side of the knee. The plica can tether the patella to the femur, be located between the femur and patella, or be located along the femoral condyle. If the plica tethers the patella", "title": "Plica syndrome" }, { "docid": "3684877", "text": "Luxating patella Luxating patella (or trick knee, subluxation of patella, floating patella, or floating kneecap) is a condition in which the patella, or kneecap, dislocates or moves out of its normal location. Patella luxation is a common condition in dogs, particularly small and miniature breeds. The condition usually becomes evident between the ages of 4 and 6 months. It can occur in cats, as well, especially domestic short-haired cats. It also occurs in humans, where it can be associated with damage to the anterior cruciate ligament. Most cases of patellar luxation are medial, and this is frequently a congenital problem", "title": "Luxating patella" }, { "docid": "508829", "text": "the femur. All four muscles unite in a common tendon inserted into the patella from where the patellar ligament extends it down to the tibial tuberosity. Fibers from the medial and lateral vasti form two retinacula that stretch past the patella on either sides down to the condyles of the tibia. The quadriceps is \"the\" knee extensor, but the rectus femoris additionally flexes the hip joint, and articular muscle of the knee protects the articular capsule of the knee joint from being nipped during extension. The sartorius runs superficially and obliquely down on the anterior side of the thigh, from", "title": "Human leg" }, { "docid": "3684881", "text": "often involves a sulcoplasty, a deepening of the trochlear sulcus where the patella sits, a realignment of the attachment of the patella tendon on the tibia, and tightening/releasing of the capsule on either side of the patella, according to which side the patella is slipping. Some grade IV conditions may require more involved surgery to realign the femur and/or tibia. Additional help can be given with the use of pet ramps, stairs, or steps. These can help the animal travel from one place to another, especially up and down, without adding any pain or damage to the patella. Luxating patella", "title": "Luxating patella" }, { "docid": "9319608", "text": "necessary. Plica syndrome Plica syndrome (also known as synovial plica syndrome) is a condition that occurs when a \"plica\" (a vestigial extension of the protective synovial capsule of the knee) becomes irritated, enlarged, or inflamed. This inflammation is typically caused by the plica being caught on the femur, or pinched between the femur and the patella. The most common location of plica tissue is along the medial (inside) side of the knee. The plica can tether the patella to the femur, be located between the femur and patella, or be located along the femoral condyle. If the plica tethers the", "title": "Plica syndrome" }, { "docid": "1570418", "text": "Knee In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the human body. The knee is a modified hinge joint, which permits flexion and extension as well as slight internal and external rotation. The knee is vulnerable to injury and to the development of osteoarthritis. It is often termed a \"compound joint\" having tibiofemoral and patellofemoral components. (The fibular collateral ligament is often considered with tibiofemoral components.) The", "title": "Knee" }, { "docid": "6356331", "text": "Rectus femoris muscle The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body. The others are the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius (deep to the rectus femoris), and the vastus lateralis. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the patella (knee cap) via the quadriceps tendon. The rectus femoris is situated in the middle of the front of the thigh; it is fusiform in shape, and its superficial fibers are arranged in a bipenniform manner, the deep fibers running straight () down to the deep aponeurosis. Its functions are to flex the thigh", "title": "Rectus femoris muscle" }, { "docid": "12676432", "text": "is defined as trochlear dysplasia. Not having a groove because the trochlear bone has flattened out can cause the patella to slide because nothing is holding the patella in place. Patellar dislocations occur by: The patella is a triangular sesamoid bone which is embedded in tendon. It rests in the patellofemoral groove, an articular cartilage-lined hollow at the end of the thigh bone (femur) where the thigh bone meets the shin bone (tibia). Several ligaments and tendons hold the patella in place and allow it to move up and down the patellofemoral groove when the leg bends. The top of", "title": "Patellar dislocation" }, { "docid": "1438874", "text": "deposition, but can also refer to both the growth and remodeling of the extracellular matrix. Due to the great stress on the patellofemoral joint during resisted knee extension, the articular cartilage of the patella is among the thickest in the human body. The mechanical properties of articular cartilage in load bearing joints such as knee and hip have been studied extensively at macro, micro and nano-scales. These mechanical properties include the response of cartilage in frictional, compressive, shear and tensile loading. Cartilage is resilient and displays viscoelastic properties. Lubricin, a glycoprotein abundant in cartilage and synovial fluid, plays a major", "title": "Cartilage" }, { "docid": "10960130", "text": "the knee on the affected side. Rest usually relieves symptoms. Physical exam reveals erythema, tenderness to touch, fluctuant edema over the lower pole of the patella and crepitus. Prepatellar bursa The prepatellar bursa is a frontal bursa of the knee joint. It is a superficial bursa with a thin synovial lining located between the skin and the patella. Prepatellar bursitis, also known as housemaid's knee, is a common cause of swelling and pain above the patella (kneecap), and is due to inflammation of the prepatellar bursa. It is common in people who frequently kneel, such as roofers, plumbers, carpet layers,", "title": "Prepatellar bursa" }, { "docid": "508812", "text": "and adjacent fibula, and these are all long bones. The patella (kneecap) is the sesamoid bone in front of the knee. Most of the leg skeleton has bony prominences and margins that can be palpated and some serve as anatomical landmarks that define the extent of the leg. These landmarks are the anterior superior iliac spine, the greater trochanter, the superior margin of the medial condyle of tibia, and the medial malleolus. Notable exceptions to palpation are the hip joint, and the neck and body, or shaft of the femur. Usually, the large joints of the lower limb are aligned", "title": "Human leg" }, { "docid": "19105253", "text": "physical body as a cold adaptation, as their technological culture was not yet as advanced as later hominins. The fossil elements at Jinniushan all belong to one female individual. The fossil remains consist of one cranium, six vertebrae (one cervical, five thoracic), one complete left os coxae, one complete left ulna, one complete left patella, two left ribs, and several hand and feet bones. The Jinniushan specimen belongs to an archaic human with mixed \"Homo erectus\" and \"Homo sapiens\" features. The Jinniushan specimen is similar to the Dali specimen, but more gracile, which can be explained by sexual dimorphism. The", "title": "Jinniushan" }, { "docid": "2080048", "text": "extremely intense pain and swelling. The patella can be tracked back into the groove with an extension of the knee, and therefore sometimes returns into the proper position on its own. A \"patella alta\" is a high-riding (superiorly aligned) patella. An attenuated patella alta is an unusually small patella that develops out of and above the joint. A \"patella baja\" is a low-riding patella. A long-standing patella baja may result in extensor dysfunction. The kneecap is prone to injury because of its particularly exposed location, and fractures of the patella commonly occur as a consequence of direct trauma onto the", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "19997849", "text": "Nuclear sexing Nuclear sexing is a technique for genetic sex determination in those species where XX chromosome pair is present. Nuclear sexing can be done by identifying Barr body, a drumstick like appendage located in the rim of the nucleus in somatic cells. Barr body is the inactive X chromosome which lies condensed in the nucleus of somatic cells. A typical human female has only one Barr body per somatic cell, while a typical human male has none. Though a Barr body can be sought in any human nucleated cell, circulating mononuclear cells are commonly used for this purpose. These", "title": "Nuclear sexing" }, { "docid": "8042602", "text": "5% of NPS patients. Hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and thin tooth enamel are associated with NPS, but whether these are related or simply coincidences are unclear. The Nail–patella syndrome is inherited via autosomal dominancy linked to aberrancy on human chromosome 9's q arm (the longer arm), 9q34. This autosomal dominancy means that only a single copy, instead of both, is sufficient for the disorder to be expressed in the offspring, meaning the chance of getting the disorder from an affected heterozygous parent is 50%. The frequency of the occurrence is 1/50,000. The disorder is linked", "title": "Nail–patella syndrome" }, { "docid": "7068372", "text": "a distinct investing fascia and ranges 1.5–3 cm in width. It is usually distinct from the vastus intermedius, but occasionally blended with it. Articularis genus pulls the suprapatellar bursa superiorly during extension of the knee, and prevents impingement of the synovial membrane between the patella and the femur. Articularis genus muscle The articularis genus (subcrureus) is a small skeletal muscle located anteriorly on the thigh just above the knee. It arises from the anterior surface of the lower part of the body of the femur, deep to the vastus intermedius, close to the knee and from the deep fibers of", "title": "Articularis genus muscle" }, { "docid": "2080049", "text": "knee. These fractures usually cause swelling and pain in the region, bleeding into the joint (hemarthrosis), and an inability to extend the knee. Patella fractures are usually treated with surgery, unless the damage is minimal and the extensor mechanism is intact. An exostosis is the formation of new bone onto a bone, as a result of excess calcium formation. This can be the cause of chronic pain when formed on the patella. The patella is found in placental mammals and birds; most marsupials have only rudimentary, non-ossified patellae although a few species possess a bony patella. A patella is also", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "6924769", "text": "\"Fucus serratus\" on the lower shore, down to about 30 m. The larvae of this limpet species settle and metamorphose on the algal frond. Here it feeds on its host’s tissue using its radula, leaving small depressions in the frond. As the limpets grow larger, they move down the stipe of the seaweed towards the holdfast, where they establish themselves by excavating a depression. This can weaken the holdfast, eventually resulting in the seaweed being dislodged by storms. The seaweed is often washed ashore, with the blue-rayed limpets still in place. Patella pellucida Patella pellucida, common name the blue-rayed limpet,", "title": "Patella pellucida" }, { "docid": "2080043", "text": "patella facing downwards. The apex is the most inferior (lowest) part of the patella. It is pointed in shape, and gives attachment to the patellar ligament. The front and back surfaces are joined by a thin margin and towards centre by a thicker margin. The tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle attaches to the base of the patella., with the vastus intermedius muscle attaching to the base itself, and the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis are attached to outer lateral and medial borders of patella respectively. The upper third of the front of the patella is coarse, flattened, and rough,", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "2080046", "text": "has been rejected. Partite patellas occur almost exclusively in men. Tripartite and even multipartite patellas occur. The upper three-quarters of the patella articulates with the femur and is subdivided into a medial and a lateral facet by a vertical ledge which varies in shape. Four main types of articular surface can be distinguished: In the patella an ossification centre develops at the age of 3–6 years. The patella originates from two centres of ossification which unite when fully formed. The primary functional role of the patella is knee extension. The patella increases the leverage that the quadriceps tendon can exert", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "10960129", "text": "Prepatellar bursa The prepatellar bursa is a frontal bursa of the knee joint. It is a superficial bursa with a thin synovial lining located between the skin and the patella. Prepatellar bursitis, also known as housemaid's knee, is a common cause of swelling and pain above the patella (kneecap), and is due to inflammation of the prepatellar bursa. It is common in people who frequently kneel, such as roofers, plumbers, carpet layers, and gardeners. It is also common in wrestlers due to the repeated impact on the knee when shooting. Symptoms include knee pain, swelling, redness and inability to flex", "title": "Prepatellar bursa" }, { "docid": "18651579", "text": "depth range is . Schreiber, U., et al. \"Assessment of photosynthetic performance of Prochloron in Lissoclinum patella in hospite by chlorophyll fluorescence measurements.\" Plant and Cell Physiology 38.8 (1997): 945-951. Lissoclinum patella Lissoclinum patella is a species of ascidian in the family Didemnidae. \"Lissoclinum patella\" is a sprawling ascidian that grows in coastal areas near Indonesia and Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef. Its green hue is due to the colonies of cyanobacteria that grow within its tissue as symbionts, one known species is Prochloron didemni. The biochemical products of its cyanobacteria is an active area of research, as example", "title": "Lissoclinum patella" }, { "docid": "7314073", "text": "effusion is present. Another way is the milking of the patella. First, the effusion is milked at the medial border of the patella from inferior to superior aspect. Then, using another hand, the effusion is milked at the lateral border of the patella from superior to inferior aspect. If effusion is present, a bulge will be appear at the medial border of the patella because the effusion is milked back to the medial patella. Both the active and passive range of motion should be assessed. The normal knee extension is between 0 to 10 degrees. The normal knee flexion is", "title": "Knee examination" }, { "docid": "13364776", "text": "involves attaching two connections to patella and one to the femur. This reconstruction will hold the femur patella in place. Medial patellofemoral ligament The medial patellofemoral ligament (or MPFL) is one of the several ligaments on the medial aspect of the knee. It originates on the superomedial aspect of the patella and inserts in the space between the adductor tubercle and the medial femoral epicondyle. Its main function is to prevent lateral displacement of the patella. The MPFL is the primary stabilizer to lateral displacement of the patella providing approximately 50-60% of restraining force. Injury to the MPFL is most", "title": "Medial patellofemoral ligament" }, { "docid": "14131389", "text": "Palazzo Abatellis Palazzo Abatellis (also known as Palazzo Patella) is a palace in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Kalsa quarter. It is home to the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, the Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region. The palazzo, an example of Gothic-Catalan architecture, was designed in the 15th century by Matteo Carnelivari, at the time working in Palermo at the palazzo Aiutamicristo. It was the residence of Francesco Abatellis (or Patella), port master of the Kingdom of Sicily. After the death of Abatellis, it remained to his wife, and, after her death, it was given to a", "title": "Palazzo Abatellis" }, { "docid": "7314072", "text": "Pain at the lateral femoral condyle is suggestive of iliotibial band syndrome. Swelling at the popliteal fossa may reveal a Baker's cyst. The absence of normal grooves around patella may indicates a patellar intra-articular effusion. There are two ways to confirm the effusion. The knee is extended fully before the examination begins. This first way is the patellar tap. It is to squeeze the fluid between the patella and the femur by pressing at the medial patella using a non-dominant hand. Then, using the dominant hand to press on the patella vertically. If the patella is ballotable, then patellar intra-articular", "title": "Knee examination" }, { "docid": "9435533", "text": "the suprapatellar bursa is seemingly redundant. It is however also referred to as the \"suprapatellar synovial recess\" as it gradually unfolds as the knee is flexed; to open up completely when the knee is flexed 130 degrees. The suprapatellar bursa is prevented from being pinched during extension by the articularis genus muscle. On the tibia, the anterior reflection and attachment of the synovial membrane is located near the cartilage. Anteriorly, the infrapatellar fat pad is inserted below the patella and between the two membranes. It extends from the lower margin of the patella above, to the infrapatellar synovial fold below.", "title": "Articular capsule of the knee joint" }, { "docid": "12676431", "text": "than 25 degrees between the patellar tendon and quadriceps muscle can predispose a person to patellar dislocation. In patella alta, the patella sits higher on the knee than normal. Normal function of the VMO muscle stabilizes the patella. Decreased VMO function results in instability of the patella. When there is too much tension on the patella, the ligaments will weaken and be susceptible to tearing ligaments or tendons due to shear force or torsion force, which then displaces the kneecap from its origination. Another cause that patellar dislocation can occur is when the trochlear groove that has been completely flattened", "title": "Patellar dislocation" }, { "docid": "2080047", "text": "on the femur by increasing the angle at which it acts. The patella is attached to the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle, which contracts to extend/straighten the knee. The patella is stabilized by the insertion of the horizontal fibres of vastus medialis and by the prominence of the lateral femoral condyle, which discourages lateral dislocation during flexion. The retinacular fibres of the patella also stabilize it during exercise. Patellar dislocations occur with significant regularity, particular in young female athletes. It involves the patella sliding out of its position on the knee, most often laterally, and may be associated with", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "19981620", "text": "Brumbaugh attended Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School where he was a two time Class 3A all-state lineman. He then attended Auburn University where he majored in health and human performance. As a true freshman in 1995, he was named to the freshman All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team. In 1996 as a sophomore, he recorded a career-high 80 tackles and was named Second-team All-SEC. As a junior in 1997, he recorded 78 total tackles. During the Tigers tenth game, against Georgia, he ruptured his patella on the first play of the game. Despite his injury, he was named First-team All-SEC. In 1998", "title": "Jimmy Brumbaugh" }, { "docid": "8436876", "text": "been connected to the removed portion are connected to the remaining portion. The fracture may require tension band wiring (in case of two part fracture) to unite the fractured bones. With advancement of fixation technique comminuted fracture of the patella are being reconstructed (patella saving operations). Patella fracture A patella fracture is a break of the kneecap. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and bruising to the front of the knee. A person may also be unable to walk. Complications may include injury to the tibia, femur, or knee ligaments. It typicals results from a hard blow to the front of the", "title": "Patella fracture" }, { "docid": "14458625", "text": "Patella aspera Patella aspera is a species of limpet, a type of sea snail in the family Patellidae. Long considered to be a subspecies of \"Patella ulyssiponensis\", genetic evidence supports its recognition as a separate species. It is native to Macaronesia. It is known by the common name Azorean limpet, and its local name is \"lapa brava\". This species lives on rocks in the shallow sublittoral and intertidal zones. It is a keystone species which is of ecological importance as a grazer. It is collected for food. Overharvest is the main threat to the species, which has faced population declines", "title": "Patella aspera" }, { "docid": "12676426", "text": "Patellar dislocation A patellar dislocation is a knee injury in which the patella (kneecap) slips out of its normal position. Often the knee is partly bent, painful and swollen. The patella is also often felt and seen out of place. Complications may include a patella fracture or arthritis. A patellar dislocation typically occurs when the knee is straight and the lower leg is bent outwards when twisting. Occasionally it occurs when the knee is bent and the patella is hit. Commonly associated sports include soccer, gymnastics, and ice hockey. Dislocations nearly always occur away from the midline. Diagnosis is typically", "title": "Patellar dislocation" }, { "docid": "18651578", "text": "Lissoclinum patella Lissoclinum patella is a species of ascidian in the family Didemnidae. \"Lissoclinum patella\" is a sprawling ascidian that grows in coastal areas near Indonesia and Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef. Its green hue is due to the colonies of cyanobacteria that grow within its tissue as symbionts, one known species is Prochloron didemni. The biochemical products of its cyanobacteria is an active area of research, as example the circular peptide, Patellamide A. This species is found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Its range includes the Philippines, Indonesia and northern Australia. Its", "title": "Lissoclinum patella" }, { "docid": "10268576", "text": "to maintain iron homeostasis. DMT1 is also important in the absorption and transport of manganese (Mn). In the digestive tract, it is located on the apical membrane of enterocytes, where it carries out H coupled transport of divalent metal cations from the intestinal lumen into the cell. Iron is not only essential for the human body, it is required for all organisms in order for them to be able to grow. Iron also participates in many metabolic pathways. Iron deficiency can lead to iron-deficiency anemia thus iron regulation is very crucial in the human body. The process of iron transportation", "title": "DMT1" }, { "docid": "2901257", "text": "any degree of flexion, which is one reason for its popularity. Attenuated patella alta Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap (patella) that develops out of and above the joint. Normally, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it is stimulated to growth by abrasion from the opposing bones. When not situated properly in the joint, the knee cap does not experience such stimulation and remains small and undeveloped. Note that the cartilage under and around the kneecap is eight times smoother than ice,", "title": "Attenuated patella alta" }, { "docid": "2901254", "text": "Attenuated patella alta Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap (patella) that develops out of and above the joint. Normally, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it is stimulated to growth by abrasion from the opposing bones. When not situated properly in the joint, the knee cap does not experience such stimulation and remains small and undeveloped. Note that the cartilage under and around the kneecap is eight times smoother than ice, so \"abrasion\" may not be the best term. A similar condition,", "title": "Attenuated patella alta" }, { "docid": "17979797", "text": "Clarke's test In medicine, Clarke's test is a component of knee examination which may be used to test for patellofemoral pain syndrome, or anterior knee pain. It is not a standard part of the knee examination but is used to diagnose anterior knee pain where the history indicates this as the likely pathology. The patient is asked to actively contract the quadriceps muscle while the examiner's hand exerts pressure on the superior pole of the patella, so trying to prevent the proximal movement of the patella. While it can produce some discomfort even in normal people, the reproduction of the", "title": "Clarke's test" }, { "docid": "14458626", "text": "and collapse of its fishery. Harvest has been banned in some areas. Overharvest is particularly damaging to the species because larger individuals are targeted, and these are more likely to be female. The species is protandric, with individuals being born male and often becoming female with age. The loss of the individuals that grow large enough to turn female leaves the population without enough breeding females. Patella aspera Patella aspera is a species of limpet, a type of sea snail in the family Patellidae. Long considered to be a subspecies of \"Patella ulyssiponensis\", genetic evidence supports its recognition as a", "title": "Patella aspera" }, { "docid": "8233081", "text": "Patellar ligament The patellar ligament is the distal portion of the common tendon of the quadriceps femoris, which is continued from the patella to the tibial tuberosity. It is also sometimes called the \"patellar tendon\" as it is a continuation of the quadriceps tendon. The patellar ligament is a strong, flat, ligament, which originates on the apex of the patella distally and adjoining margins of the patella and the rough depression on its posterior surface; below, it inserts on the tuberosity of the tibia; its superficial fibers are continuous over the front of the patella with those of the tendon", "title": "Patellar ligament" }, { "docid": "13364774", "text": "Medial patellofemoral ligament The medial patellofemoral ligament (or MPFL) is one of the several ligaments on the medial aspect of the knee. It originates on the superomedial aspect of the patella and inserts in the space between the adductor tubercle and the medial femoral epicondyle. Its main function is to prevent lateral displacement of the patella. The MPFL is the primary stabilizer to lateral displacement of the patella providing approximately 50-60% of restraining force. Injury to the MPFL is most common during a non-contact twisting action. The most likely time for the patella to shift laterally is during the first", "title": "Medial patellofemoral ligament" }, { "docid": "2901256", "text": "Minnesota was discovered to suffer from the condition in both knees after several attempts by his parents and family physician to discover the cause of his abnormal difficulties with walking and running. After surgery and physical therapy, Eric gained the ability to walk and run without significant difficulty. Insall Ratio: This ratio is calculated with the knee flexed to 30 degrees. It is the ratio of the length of the patella to the length of the patellar tendon. Normally this ratio is 1:1 but 20% variation represents patella alta or patella infera. Actually, the Insall-Salvati ratio can be measured at", "title": "Attenuated patella alta" }, { "docid": "12676434", "text": "assess the knee, a clinician can perform the patellar apprehension test by moving the patella back and forth while the people flexes the knee at approximately 30 degrees. The people can do the \"patella tracking assessment\" by making a single leg squat and standing, or by lying on his or her back with knee extended from flexed position. A patella that slips laterally on early flexion is called the , and indicates imbalance between the VMO and lateral structures. The patella is a floating sesamoid bone held in place by the quadriceps muscle tendon and patellar tendon ligament. Exercises should", "title": "Patellar dislocation" }, { "docid": "8162776", "text": "the patellar tendon tears at the point where it attaches to the knee cap. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, examination, and medical imaging. Small tears may be treated with rest and splinting, followed by physiotherapy. Larger tears typically require surgery within a couple of weeks. Outcomes are generally good. Rates in the general population are not clear, however in certain high risk groups it occurs about 1 in 10,000 per year. They occur most often in those under the age of 40. The sign of a ruptured patella tendon is the movement of the patella further up the quadriceps. When", "title": "Patellar tendon rupture" }, { "docid": "1570429", "text": "from inferior edges of the mensici to the periphery of the tibial plateaus. The patellar ligament connects the patella to the tuberosity of the tibia. It is also occasionally called the patellar tendon because there is no definite separation between the quadriceps tendon (which surrounds the patella) and the area connecting the patella to the tibia. This very strong ligament helps give the patella its mechanical leverage and also functions as a cap for the condyles of the femur. Laterally and medially to the patellar ligament the lateral and medial retinacula connect fibers from the vasti lateralis and medialis muscles", "title": "Knee" }, { "docid": "1506875", "text": "that rocks ejected into outer space from life-harboring planets may successfully transport life forms to another habitable world. A conjecture is that just such a scenario occurred early in the history of the Solar System, with potentially microorganism-bearing rocks being exchanged between Venus, Earth, and Mars. Even at relatively low altitudes in the Earth's atmosphere, conditions are hostile to the human body. The altitude where atmospheric pressure matches the vapor pressure of water at the temperature of the human body is called the Armstrong line, named after American physician Harry G. Armstrong. It is located at an altitude of around", "title": "Outer space" }, { "docid": "19355793", "text": "with pale edges and form stardust appearance. Chelicerae are creamy colored. All 4 leg pairs are identical. Femur blackish brown with a cream band. Patella is creamy. Tibia with two parallel lines of oblong spots. Ventrally, pale brownish body. Maxilla is much darker. All four pairs of legs are identical. Dorsally, pale brown all over the body with inconspicuous markings. Ventrally, similar to female, all leg pairs are metallic brown in color. Compared to other tiger spiders, this species is very agile and jumpy, it can bite when provoked. Poecilotheria bara Poecilotheria bara, or the Lowland ornamental, is an arboreal", "title": "Poecilotheria bara" }, { "docid": "1462426", "text": "microphthalmia, and colobomas. Merle dogs born from parents who are also both merles may additionally have abnormalities of the skeletal, cardiac and reproductive systems. Luxating patella is another health issue in the Pomeranian breed. It occurs when, through either malformation or trauma, the ridges forming the patellar groove in the knee are not prominent and are too shallow to allow the patella to properly sit securely. This can cause the patella to \"luxate\" (jump out of the groove) sideways which will cause the leg to lock up with the foot off the ground. While the muscles are contracted the patella", "title": "Pomeranian (dog)" }, { "docid": "5878040", "text": "be classified into 1 of 4 stages, as follows: Stage 1 – \"Pain only after activity, without functional impairment\" Stage 2 – \"Pain during and after activity, although the patient is still able to perform satisfactorily in his or her sport\" Stage 3 – \"Prolonged pain during and after activity, with increasing difficulty in performing at a satisfactory level\" Stage 4 – \"Complete tendon tear requiring surgical repair\" It begins as inflammation in the patellar tendon where it attaches to the patella and may progress by tearing or degenerating the tendon. Patients present with an ache over the patella tendon.", "title": "Patellar tendinitis" }, { "docid": "2143986", "text": "Grave A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries. Certain details of a grave, such as the state of the body found within it and any objects found with the body, may provide information for archaeologists about how the body may have lived before its death, including the time period in which it lived and the culture that it had been a part of. In some religions,", "title": "Grave" }, { "docid": "6154449", "text": "requiring large numbers of cases followed over many years. The most significant variations are between cemented and uncemented components and between resurfacing the patella or not. Among those who do not resurface the patella, there is also variation between denervating the patella using electrocautery or not. In theory, this technique could disrupt the superficial pain receptors near the patella in hopes of relieving anterior knee pain, a common post-operative complaint. No consensus exists, but a recent randomized controlled trial indicates that while both methods provide relief, patellar denervation results in a modest benefit compared to no denervation in the short-term.", "title": "Knee replacement" }, { "docid": "392952", "text": "of the soil upon which they spend their lives. The pedipalp is a segmented, chelate (clawed) appendage used for prey immobilization, defense and sensory purposes. The segments of the pedipalp (from closest to the body outwards) are coxa, trochanter, femur (humerus), patella, tibia (including the fixed claw and the manus) and tarsus (moveable claw). A scorpion has darkened or granular raised linear ridges, called \"keels\" or \"carinae\" on the pedipalp segments and on other parts of the body, which are useful taxonomically. The mesosoma is the broad part of the opisthosoma. Sometimes it is loosely called the \"abdomen\". It consists", "title": "Scorpion" }, { "docid": "14458634", "text": "Patella ulyssiponensis Patella ulyssiponensis, common name the rough limpet, or China limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Compared with the common limpet, \"Patella vulgata\", the rough limpet has a similar shell (maximum size 50mm long x 40 mm wide x 20 mm high, apex closer to the front of the animal/ anterior than to the back/ posterior) but with radiating ridges that are finer and which alternate 1-ridge/ 3-ridges around the shell in a distinct pattern. The interior of the shell", "title": "Patella ulyssiponensis" }, { "docid": "13364775", "text": "20-30 degrees of flexion as the quadriceps tighten simultaneously and pull the patella laterally. Beyond 30 degrees, the quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament pull the patella posterior into the groove of the knee joint making lateral dislocation of the patella unlikely. Initial dislocation recurs about 15-44% and symptoms continue in about half. Recurrence of a laterally displaced patella is more common as the incidence of dislocation continues in the affected individual. Repairing the MPFL can be done surgically through a MPFL reconstruction. Indications for such are two documented patellar dislocations and exam findings of excessive lateral patellar mobility. MFPL reconstruction", "title": "Medial patellofemoral ligament" }, { "docid": "1570447", "text": "particularly horses, ungulates, and elephants, the layman's term \"knee\" also commonly refers to the forward-facing joint in the foreleg, the carpus, which is homologous to the human wrist. In birds, the \"knee\" refers to the joints between the femur and tibiotarsus, and also the patella (when present). The layman's term \"knee\" may also refer to the (lower and often more visible due to not being covered by feathers) joint between the tibiotarsus and tarsometatarsus, which is homologous to the human ankle. In insects and other animals, the term knee widely refers to any hinge joint. Knee In humans and other", "title": "Knee" }, { "docid": "2836340", "text": "Human body weight Human body weight refers to a person's mass or weight. Body weight is measured in kilograms, a measure of mass, throughout the world, although in some countries such as the United States it is measured in pounds, or as in the United Kingdom, stones and pounds. Most hospitals, even in the United States, now use kilograms for calculations, but use kilograms and pounds together for other purposes. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy", "title": "Human body weight" }, { "docid": "16200684", "text": "all legs and the patella, but can have affected tissues in the nuchal ligament, eyes, aorta, skin and fascia, lungs and other organs, as well as ligaments and tendons throughout the body. Because of its systemic nature, and because connective tissue is present everywhere in a biological entity, the entire body becomes affected in multiple ways as the disease progresses. Some horses have shown an iron overload in the liver as well. Ongoing research is working on the biochemical aspects of the disease and has found a problem in the transfer growth factor and decorin. It is strongly believed to", "title": "Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis" }, { "docid": "5800683", "text": "will vary due to a few different reasons such as where you live, which graft is used, if the meniscus is also torn, and the coverage of your insurance. A study has shown in 2016 that metropolitan areas, of at least one million residents, located on the western coast of the United States of America and areas like Minnesota, Indiana, and Michigan were more expensive than the East and South East coast of the United States. Another study, conducted by Baylor University, found that ACL reconstruction procedures using the bone-patella tendon-bone technique took 2.5 hours longer than using a hamstring", "title": "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction" }, { "docid": "9089850", "text": "the buildings in it. The Human is a room where visitors can explore the perfect machine, the human body. The Universe room is one of the most popular rooms in the museum, where visitors can do experiments, such as knowing a person's weight in the planets of Solar System. Petroleum, is other room located in the second floor, there one can see the process of exploring and exploiting that treasure, and its different kinds and characteristics. The Water Room, show you through games the physic and chemical characteristics of that liquid; the others are the Biodiversity and Boys & Girls'", "title": "Maloka Museum" }, { "docid": "3507246", "text": "hair pulled out with the fingers or a special knife) as in other terriers, but rather is clippered. The body and tail are clipped, and the \"furnishings\" (hair that hangs down under the body) are left long, as is the hair on the lower legs and on the face (eyebrows, beard, and moustache.) The longer hair should be brushed daily. Health Edit This breed occasionally suffers from the Scotty Cramp, a minor problem causing awkward movement, but it is not life-threatening.[citation needed] Breeding stock should be checked for hip dysplasia, patella luxation, cardiac problems, PLL (primary lens luxation) and other", "title": "Cesky Terrier" }, { "docid": "3653566", "text": "in the forms it takes and its effects on the victims. Such variations depend largely on the fly species and where the larvae are located. Some flies lay eggs in open wounds, other larvae may invade unbroken skin or enter the body through the nose or ears, and still others may be swallowed if the eggs are deposited on the lips or on food. How myiasis affects the human body depends on where the larvae are located. Larvae may infect dead, necrotic (prematurely dying) or living tissue in various sites: the skin, eyes, ears, stomach and intestinal tract, or in", "title": "Myiasis" }, { "docid": "2836347", "text": "BMC Public Health and at the United Nations conference Rio+20. Human body weight Human body weight refers to a person's mass or weight. Body weight is measured in kilograms, a measure of mass, throughout the world, although in some countries such as the United States it is measured in pounds, or as in the United Kingdom, stones and pounds. Most hospitals, even in the United States, now use kilograms for calculations, but use kilograms and pounds together for other purposes. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may", "title": "Human body weight" }, { "docid": "19997850", "text": "cells are cultured, and treated with chemicals such as colcemid to arrest mitosis in metaphase. A minimum of 30 percent of sex chromatin indicates genetic female sex. Nuclear sexing Nuclear sexing is a technique for genetic sex determination in those species where XX chromosome pair is present. Nuclear sexing can be done by identifying Barr body, a drumstick like appendage located in the rim of the nucleus in somatic cells. Barr body is the inactive X chromosome which lies condensed in the nucleus of somatic cells. A typical human female has only one Barr body per somatic cell, while a", "title": "Nuclear sexing" }, { "docid": "12794152", "text": "Patella vulgata Patella vulgata, common name the common limpet or common European limpet is an edible species of sea snail with gills, a typical true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae. This species is found in the waters of western Europe. The radula in this species is longer than the shell itself. It contains 1,920 teeth in 160 rows of 12 teeth each. It is found attached to firm substrates from the high shore to the edge of the sublittoral zone, although it predominates in areas of wave action. Its shell is conical, up to around 6", "title": "Patella vulgata" }, { "docid": "12676441", "text": "early, while others recommend treating it non operatively with physical therapy. If re-dislocation occurs then reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is the recommended surgical option. Patellar dislocation A patellar dislocation is a knee injury in which the patella (kneecap) slips out of its normal position. Often the knee is partly bent, painful and swollen. The patella is also often felt and seen out of place. Complications may include a patella fracture or arthritis. A patellar dislocation typically occurs when the knee is straight and the lower leg is bent outwards when twisting. Occasionally it occurs when the knee", "title": "Patellar dislocation" }, { "docid": "3341123", "text": "when they are hot and stressed out. The cargo space in an aircraft can rise as high as when waiting on the runway. With a few precautions and special care, you can still fly with your French Bulldog. Patellar luxation is the dislocation of the patella (kneecap). In dogs, the patella is a small bone that shields the front of the stifle joint in its hind legs. This bone is held in place by ligaments. As the knee joint is moved, the patella slides in a groove in the femur. The kneecap may dislocate toward the inside (medial) or outside", "title": "French Bulldog" }, { "docid": "3684879", "text": "it can be caused by some form of blunt trauma, but most frequently, it is a developmental, congenital defect. In congenital cases, it is frequently bilateral. The condition can also be inherited through genetics. This can also be caused by obesity. Diagnosis is made through palpation of the knee, to see whether it slips inside the joint more than would normally be expected. Often, a dog owner might be told that his or her pet has \"loose knee\", but this is not a medical term, and it is not correct to use it interchangeably with luxating patella. Luxating patella cannot", "title": "Luxating patella" }, { "docid": "12794154", "text": "be currently the strongest biological material, and only comparable to the strongest commercial carbon fibres.” The material was able to withstand 4.9 GPa. This considerable tensile strength of limpet teeth is attributed to a high mineral volume fraction of reinforcing goethite nanofibres. Patella vulgata Patella vulgata, common name the common limpet or common European limpet is an edible species of sea snail with gills, a typical true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae. This species is found in the waters of western Europe. The radula in this species is longer than the shell itself. It contains 1,920", "title": "Patella vulgata" }, { "docid": "18990856", "text": "also enhance an athletes performance. Jumper's knee is injury term used in volleyball circles that describes the injury known as patella tendinopathy, patella tendinosis or patella tendonitis. Jumper's knee is defined as a syndrome of tendon pain, localized tenderness and that is detrimental to an athletes performance. In the initial phase of the injury the tendons with the knee are usually inflamed. If jumper's knee becomes a chronic injury, which usually occurs as age increases, the tendons show an increasing degree of degeneration and little to no inflation present. As the etiology and pathology of jumper's knee is not known", "title": "Volleyball injuries" }, { "docid": "7379891", "text": "the tendon of origin of popliteus in many species. Humans possess only the patella. In the horse and ox, the distal part of the tendon of insertion of quadriceps ('below' the patella) is divided into three parts. An elaborate twisting movement of the patella allows the stifle to 'lock' in extension when the medial portion of the tendon is 'hooked' over the bulbous medial trochlear ridge of the distal femur. This locking mechanism enables these animals to sleep while standing up. Stifle joint The stifle joint (often simply stifle) is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals", "title": "Stifle joint" }, { "docid": "13625975", "text": "which sends fouled water away from the body. In some nudibranchs, the mantle cavity and the original gill have disappeared altogether. Instead, the upper surface of the body has numerous club-shaped or branched projections called cerata that function as secondary gills. Secondary gills are also present in the unrelated genus \"Patella\", in which they are found as folds within the mantle cavity. Some smaller gastropods have neither true gills nor cerata. The genus \"Lepeta\" uses the whole of the mantle cavity as a respiratory surface, while many sea butterflies respire through their general body surface. Although not true pulmonates, some", "title": "Respiratory system of gastropods" }, { "docid": "8436875", "text": "an MRI may be required. Treatment may be with or without surgery, depending on the type of fracture. Undisplaced fracture can usually be treated by casting. Even some displaced fractures can be treated with casting as long as a person can straighten their leg without help. Typically the leg is immobilized in a straight position for the first three weeks and then increasing degrees of bending are allowed. Patellectomy (in cases of comminuted fracture) is removal of the entire patella, whereas a partial patellectomy is removal of only a portion of the patella, while any ligaments or tendons that had", "title": "Patella fracture" }, { "docid": "12665900", "text": "Patellar subluxation syndrome Patellar subluxation syndrome, also known as patellar instability, or unstable kneecap is an injury that is concerned with the kneecap. Patellar subluxation is more common than patellar dislocation and is just as disabling. In this condition, the patella repetitively subluxates and places strain on the medial restraints and excessive stress/tension on the patellofemoral joint. Patellar subluxation can be caused by osseous abnormalities, such as incorrect articulation of the femoral groove with the patella, trochlear dysplasia, or patella alta, which is a distance of greater than 20 mm between the tibial tubercle and the trochlear groove. It can", "title": "Patellar subluxation syndrome" }, { "docid": "18623285", "text": "is more common in the United States. Usually, a substance containing iodine or almond oil is injected into the site of interest to treat splints, curbs, and suspensory desmitis, with varying results. One of the more generally accepted uses for internal blistering is for treatment of upward fixation of the patella. The irritant is injected into the patellar ligaments, leading to inflammation and scarring. The scarred ligaments shorten, making it easier for the patella to slip off the medial trochlear ridge and reducing locking of the patella. “Firing”, or thermal injury, includes thermocautery and cold firing. In both cases, firing", "title": "Treatment of equine lameness" }, { "docid": "15646815", "text": "Patellamide A Patellamide A is a peptide natural product produced by \"Prochloron didemni\", a cyanobacterial symbiont of \"Lissoclinum patella\", and was first isolated in 1981. Patellamide A is one of many didemnid peptides. Other closely related peptides include patellamides B, C, and D and trunkamide. The patellamides and trunkamide show moderate cytotoxicity and activity against multidrug resistant cancer cell lines. Patellamide A was first isolated in 1981 from the tunicate \"L. patella\" collected from the reefs of Korror Island, Palau Islands. \"L. patella\" has been a rich source of peptide natural products. Aside from the patellamides, the lissoclinamides, ulicyclamide, ulithiacyclamide", "title": "Patellamide A" }, { "docid": "6924768", "text": "Patella pellucida Patella pellucida, common name the blue-rayed limpet, is a species of small saltwater limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. This limpet occurs off the eastern Atlantic coasts from Iceland and Norway, to Portugal. It is absent from the Baltic Sea, East Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Up to 15 mm long when fully grown, this species is easily identified by its translucent amber shell with brilliant blue spots running in lines across the top of the shell. The blue-rayed limpet lives primarily on \"Laminaria\" (kelp) in strong flowing water but also on", "title": "Patella pellucida" }, { "docid": "8436873", "text": "Patella fracture A patella fracture is a break of the kneecap. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and bruising to the front of the knee. A person may also be unable to walk. Complications may include injury to the tibia, femur, or knee ligaments. It typicals results from a hard blow to the front of the knee or falling on the knee. Occasionally it may occur from a strong contraction of the thigh muscles. Diagnosis is based on symptom and confirmed with X-rays. In children an MRI may be required. Treatment may be with or without surgery, depending on the type of", "title": "Patella fracture" }, { "docid": "19811848", "text": "disorder in 1979. This finding was important as they were the first to note that it was a benign disorder that is separate from the more severe nail-patella syndrome. Other common names for ischiopatellar syndrome are small patella syndrome (SPS), since the patellae are often small or absent in patients who have this syndrome, and coxo-podo-patellaire syndrome. Ischiopatellar dysplasia Ischiopatellar dysplasia is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a hypoplasia of the patellae as well as other bone anomalies, especially concerning the pelvis and feet. Individuals affected by ischiopatellar dysplasia commonly have abnormalities of the patella and pelvic girdle,", "title": "Ischiopatellar dysplasia" }, { "docid": "2080050", "text": "present in the living monotremes, the platypus and the echidna. In more primitive tetrapods, including living amphibians and most reptiles (except some Lepidosaurs), the muscle tendons from the upper leg are attached directly to the tibia, and a patella is not present. In 2017 it was discovered that frogs have kneecaps, contrary to what was thought. This raises the possibility that the kneecap arose 400 million years ago when tetrapods first appeared, but that it disappeared in some animals. The word \"patella\" originated in the late 17th century from the diminutive form of Latin ' or ' or \"paten\", meaning", "title": "Patella" }, { "docid": "533587", "text": "play an important role in the function of many human organs. The current scientific understanding of primary cilia views them as \"sensory cellular antennae that coordinate a large number of cellular signaling pathways, sometimes coupling the signaling to ciliary motility or alternatively to cell division and differentiation.\". The primary non-motile cilia has a “9+0” axonemal structure and is divided into subdomains. The entire structure is enclosed by a plasma membrane continuous with the plasma membrane of the cell. The basal body, where the cilia originates, is located within the ciliary pocket. The cilium membrane and the basal body microtubules are", "title": "Cilium" }, { "docid": "11369134", "text": "a cloud of smoke or dust, ghost imaging allows an individual to know where a person is located and if they are an ally or foe. In the medical field, imaging is used to increase the accuracy and lessen the amount of radiation exposed to a patient during x-rays. Ghost imaging allows doctors to look at a part of the human body without having direct contact with it, therefore, lowering the amount of direct radiation to the patient. Similar to the military, it is used to look at objects that cannot be seen with the human eye such as bones", "title": "Quantum imaging" }, { "docid": "13764735", "text": "on the femora. Mature males have a metallic sheen, described as \"wine red\" in colour, on the cephalothorax, the dorsal surface of the chelicerae, the pedipalps, and the coxa, trochanter and femur of the legs, as well as the patella of the first leg. The female specimen on which the species was described had a total body length of , with the longest leg (the fourth) being long. The male had a somewhat smaller body, with a total length of , and slightly longer legs, the fourth being just under long. The species was first described by Andreas Tinter in", "title": "Theraphosa apophysis" }, { "docid": "17272973", "text": "Human flag The human flag or bar hold is a feat of strength where the body is parallel to the ground supported by a vertical bar. A straight line is formed using the arms and body. The trick requires the performer to have extensive upper body strength. The bottom arm is usually turned to grip the pole and is straight to \"push\" the body up. The top arm faces forward and grips on the pole. This arm \"pulls\" the body to maintain a parallel position to the ground. Easier variations include hooking one arm over the pole or by having", "title": "Human flag" }, { "docid": "6898753", "text": "name \"lapero\" (\"limpet-eater\") was also used, possibly on Alegranza.(Bannerman 1963) The Canary Islands oystercatcher was in all likelihood a bird of the rocky shore rather than sandy beaches; although it might have been driven from the latter as they were much more utilized by humans – which it tended to avoid (Bannerman 1963). What is known about its feeding habits indicates that had always been less commonly found in beach habitat. As with all oystercatchers, its diet consisted of small molluscs and crustaceans rather than oysters. Especially the limpets \"Patella candei\", \"Patella piperata\", and \"Patella\" cf. \"ulyssiponensis\", as well as", "title": "Canary Islands oystercatcher" }, { "docid": "7288257", "text": "of the Lord\", \"The Emerald Forest\", and \"Princess Mononoke\", which feature clashes between cultures and civilizations, and with \"Dances with Wolves,\" where a battered soldier finds himself drawn to the culture he was initially fighting against. In a 2007 interview with \"Time\" magazine, Cameron was asked about the meaning of the term \"Avatar\", to which he replied, \"It's an incarnation of one of the Hindu gods taking a flesh form. In this film what that means is that the human technology in the future is capable of injecting a human's intelligence into a remotely located body, a biological body.\" The", "title": "Avatar (2009 film)" }, { "docid": "6188934", "text": "Glutamate receptor Glutamate receptors are synaptic and non synaptic receptors located primarily on the membranes of neuronal and glial cells. Glutamate (the conjugate base of glutamic acid) is abundant in the human body, but particularly in the nervous system and especially prominent in the human brain where it is the body's most prominent neurotransmitter, the brain's main excitatory neurotransmitter, and also the precursor for GABA, the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter. Glutamate receptors are responsible for the glutamate-mediated postsynaptic excitation of neural cells, and are important for neural communication, memory formation, learning, and regulation. Glutamate receptors are implicated in a number", "title": "Glutamate receptor" }, { "docid": "3302041", "text": "Body farm A body farm is a research facility where decomposition can be studied in a variety of settings. They were invented by anthropologist Dr. William Bass in 1987 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee where Dr. Bass was interested in studying the decomposition of a human corpse from the time of death to the time of decay. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the decomposition process, permitting the development of techniques for extracting information such as the timing and circumstances of death from human remains. Body farm research is of particular interest in forensic", "title": "Body farm" }, { "docid": "3302072", "text": "Notable examples include: Body farm A body farm is a research facility where decomposition can be studied in a variety of settings. They were invented by anthropologist Dr. William Bass in 1987 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee where Dr. Bass was interested in studying the decomposition of a human corpse from the time of death to the time of decay. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the decomposition process, permitting the development of techniques for extracting information such as the timing and circumstances of death from human remains. Body farm research is of particular", "title": "Body farm" }, { "docid": "8162778", "text": "structure allows the knee to flex and extend, allowing use of basic functions such as walking and running. Patellar tendon rupture can usually be diagnosed by physical examination. The most common signs are: tenderness, the tendon's loss of tone, loss of ability to raise the straight leg and observation of the high-riding patella. Radiographically, patella alta can be detected using the Insall and Salvati method when the patella is shorter than its tendon. Partial tears may be visualized using MRI scans. Patellar tendon rupture must be treated surgically. With a tourniquet applied, the tendon was exposed through a midline longitudinal", "title": "Patellar tendon rupture" }, { "docid": "14466689", "text": "flat uncinus, bearing an elongated thickened ridge, but no cusp. Soft parts : the head is provided with two tentacles without eyes or eye tubercles. The muzzle is plain and simple. The foot is thin, orbicular, without lateral or posterior tubercles, processes or fringes. The mantle edge is simple and thickened. The gill is composed of leaflets as in \"Patella\", the series starting on the right behind the head and continued within the mantle edge backward. The body of the animal is asymmetrically placed with regard to the aperture of the shell to afford room for the enormous series of", "title": "Addisonia" }, { "docid": "19355751", "text": "on the femur of fourth pair of legs in ventrally. Males are about 5 cm in length, females are larger at 6–7 cm. In females, the dorsal carapace is similar to \"P. fasciata\". The abdomen markings are slightly darker around the joint to the peduncle. There are two lines of oblong parallel spots down the tibia. Ventrally, the legs are white in color. The first and second leg pairs have identical markings. The patella is white with a broken black band distally. The tibia is also white. In males, the dorsum is greenish brown all over the body with inconspicuous", "title": "Poecilotheria vittata" } ]

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[ { "docid": "18898421", "text": "on electricity made Franklin famous throughout Europe as a serious scientist. Eighteenth-century British polymath Joseph Priestley writes in his book \"The History and Present State of Electricity\" (1767) that nobody had written an in-depth study of electricity with the use of scientific experimentation like this of Franklin's that had been translated into most European languages in the eighteenth century. Benjamin Franklin was given the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1753 in recognition of his work in electricity as reported in this book. Experiments and Observations on Electricity The book came about through the activities of scientists at the", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898402", "text": "rod invention to protect wooden buildings such as houses and churches. Watson turned over some of these Franklin letters to the local publisher Edward Cave, who had them printed in \"The Gentleman's Magazine\" in 1750. In April 1751 Cave printed in a publication more of the letters Collinson had received and they included corrections personally added by Franklin. This publication was titled, \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made in Philadelphia in America by Mr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and Communicated in several letters to Mr. P. Collinson of London, F.R.S\" (London). It was a 90-page pamphlet of 86 numbered pages. The pamphlet", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898421", "text": "on electricity made Franklin famous throughout Europe as a serious scientist. Eighteenth-century British polymath Joseph Priestley writes in his book \"The History and Present State of Electricity\" (1767) that nobody had written an in-depth study of electricity with the use of scientific experimentation like this of Franklin's that had been translated into most European languages in the eighteenth century. Benjamin Franklin was given the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1753 in recognition of his work in electricity as reported in this book. Experiments and Observations on Electricity The book came about through the activities of scientists at the", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "4567717", "text": "historian Mark Catesby. Collinson maintained an extensive correspondence and was friendly with notable scientists in London and abroad including Sloane, Carl Linnaeus, Gronovius, Dr. John Fothergill, Cadwallader Colden, and Benjamin Franklin. Collinson was a particular patron of the Philadelphia scientific community assisting the fledgling American Philosophical Society founded by Bartram and Franklin in 1743. He also served for many years as the purchasing agent for the Library Company of Philadelphia. It was through Collinson that Franklin first communicated to the Royal Society what would in 1751 be published as \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity.\" He was elected a foreign member", "title": "Peter Collinson (botanist)" }, { "docid": "16321805", "text": "Robert Symmer Robert Symmer, FRS (1707–1763) was a Scottish philosopher and physicist, known principally for the now defunct fluid theory of electricity. Symmer was born in Galloway, Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh, matriculating in 1719 but not graduating until 1735. He published a four-part treatise in the \"Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society\" titled \"New Experiments and Observations concerning Electricity\". His paper suggested that electricity was not a single force, as was believed by, for example Benjamin Franklin and Giambatista Beccaria, but was instead two opposing forces arising from two separate liquids. He reported his observations on", "title": "Robert Symmer" }, { "docid": "15081007", "text": "widow. There he carried out experiments into electricity with his friends, including John Godfrey, Thomas Ruddock and Stephen Gray, on the lines of those published by Benjamin Franklin and others, confirming Franklin's identification of lightning as an electrical discharge. They investigated ways to communicate electricity, using a variety of material threads running through the building. Wheler was the first in England to electrify a live animal. After Gray's death in 1736, he published his own observations in electrostatics. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728. Wheler died on 12 May 1770 and was buried in Otterden church.", "title": "Granville Wheler" }, { "docid": "2637012", "text": "him election as a fellow of the society. In 1751 he was a recipient of the Copley Medal \"On account of his communicating to the Society, and exhibiting before them, his curious method of making Artificial Magnets without the use of Natural ones.\" He was the first in England to verify Benjamin Franklin's hypothesis of the identity of lightning and electricity, and he made several important electrical discoveries. In 1762 and 1764 he published experiments in refutation of the decision of the Florentine Academy, at that time generally accepted, that water is incompressible. In 1768 he described the preparation, by", "title": "John Canton" } ]

[ { "docid": "18904066", "text": "copies of the electrostatic machine to many of his close associates to encourage them to study electricity. Between 1747 and 1750, Franklin sent many letters to his friend Collinson in London about his experiments with the electrostatic machine and the Leyden jar, including his observations and theories on the principles of electricity. These letters were collected and published in 1751 in a book entitled \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity.\" While Joseph Priestley was writing about the history of electricity, Franklin encouraged him to use an electrostatic machine to perform the experiments he was writing about. Priestly designed and used his", "title": "Franklin's electrostatic machine" }, { "docid": "18898405", "text": "of 1751 was supplemented in 1753 with 20 more pages and called \"Supplemental Experiments and Observations, Part II\". It was numbered 89 to 109 and published by E. Cave. This was again supplemented with an additional 44 pages in 1754, numbered 110 to 154, and titled \"New Experiments and Observations, Part III.\" It was published by R. Cave, the son of E. Cave. The second edition published in 1754 was a reprint of parts I and II of the first edition. The third edition published in 1760, 1762, and 1764 was a reprint of all three parts of the first", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898395", "text": "period and send them to the printer for publication. This first collection of letters was published in a ninety-page pamphlet in 1751. It was soon followed by other parts that were \"Supplemental\" to the existing edition and eventually a \"New\" publication was sold from the total of all the \"Parts\" produced. Each edition expanded by additional Franklin letters being added. It ultimately became a 496-page volume by 1769. The book inspired others to follow in Franklin's footsteps to do further in-depth research on electricity. Franklin was first attracted to the study of electricity when he saw the showman Archibald Spencer", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898394", "text": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity The book came about through the activities of scientists at the Royal Society of London. Franklin sent letters to members of the Society about his experiments on electricity and the observations he had made. Most of these letters went to Peter Collinson. Some of these were read at the society's meetings. There was much interest shown, so some of them were sent to a printer to be published in a magazine. Public interest in Franklin's letters about electricity led the Society to gather together many of the letters to Collinson from Franklin over a two-year", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898403", "text": "included an unsigned preface written by Dr. John Fothergill. This first publication of \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity\" sold for the expensive price of two shillings and sixpence British money, . The eighteenth century book consists of a collection of letters and essays written by Franklin. Most of the 25 letters in the collection were to Collinson. Some had personal content, but most were about his experiments with electricity and what he had observed from them. These talked about the conclusions he came to after doing scientific experimentation on Leyden jars and lightning storm clouds. He many times related the", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "1746237", "text": "the bust from the statue in the Memorial, the figurehead of Franklin's bust from the \"USS Franklin\", his ceremonial sword used in the court of King Louis XVI, and the odometer that Franklin used to measure the postal routes in Philadelphia. Additionally, the Institute's \"Electricity\" exhibition highlights one of Franklin's lightning rods, his electricity tube, a Franklin Electrostatic Generator, the 1751 publication of Franklin's \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity\", and Thornton Oakley's two 1940 historical murals of Franklin and the \"Kite and Key\" experiment. In 1826, \"The Journal of The Franklin Institute\" was established to publish US Patent information and", "title": "Franklin Institute" }, { "docid": "18898400", "text": "editions were a book volume with hard covers. Franklin's letters explained his experiments and the observations he made from them. He sent these to Collinson to show that the equipment put into the hands of the group of men associated with Library Company of Philadelphia was being put to good use. William Watson, a scientist specializing in the study of electricity, theorized that perhaps electricity was attracted to conductors that were pointed. Watson received in 1746 from Dr. John Mitchell a lengthy Franklin letter on theories about thunderstorms and pointed conductors as related to electricity. He read part of the", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "15709640", "text": "position in Salisbury for many years. He died at Milford, near Salisbury, in his ninety-eighth year, an age reached by very few persons in the annals of medicine. Fowler always kept up an interest in science, without producing any notable original work. While a student in Edinburgh, after his return from Paris, he was fascinated by the recent discoveries of Galvani on the form of electricity called by his name, and made numerous experiments on the subject, which were published in a small volume entitled ‘Experiments and Observations on the Influence lately discovered by M. Galvani, and commonly called Animal", "title": "Richard Fowler (physician)" }, { "docid": "18898419", "text": "to lightning hits had been discovered. Franklin's lightning conductor invention, with its lightning rod uppermost point, became a model for the lightning-protection system used in America in the eighteenth century. King Louis XV honored Franklin after seeing some of the electrical experiments done in the royal palace at St. Germain near Paris, France. However physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700–1770), a skeptic who had published his own theory on electricity, declared Franklin's ideas were wrong. He claimed in 1753 that Franklin's lightning rod was not only dangerous but useless and would attract lightning bolts to wooden buildings, causing them to be hit", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898404", "text": "similarities of how each of these acted and that the principles they followed were identical. This connection ultimately led Franklin to the lightning rod and that the electricity could be diverted harmlessly away from houses and wooden buildings - making it a protection device. There were five English editions to this book. The first three editions were not hard cover volumes, but rather just pamphlets with paper covers of collected letters of Franklin. They were carelessly put together when published. Each of these pamphlet editions had supplements of additional letters that were added later and then republished. The first publication", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898399", "text": "Ebenezer Kinnersley, Thomas Hopkinson, and Philip Syng and developed the first scientific research laboratory in America. He repeated his experiments to obtain the same results and recorded this observation. In this process he showed that anyone could repeat and prove these results themselves of the electrical principle if they did the experiment he detailed. Franklin spent much time studying this new field of electricity, and from 1747 through 1750 sent many letters to Collinson on his findings. The book consists of a collection of these letters. The book came in pamphlet form for the first three editions. The last two", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898413", "text": "is the first complete edition in one volume and had hard covers. He added footnotes to make certain issues clearer. In this edition he also added several of his own philosophical essays and completed the volume with an index. The fourth edition was a book volume with hard covers that increased the number of pages from 154 to 496. Franklin added papers on his lightning rod invention, meteorological observations, human nature, worldwide population increase, waterspouts, experiments on amber, and information on his Pennsylvania fireplace invention. This edition had copper plate illustrations of his lightning rod design, new fireplace, and electrical", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "7587833", "text": "Chemistry Book for Boys and Girls / Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: New York, Scribner, Date: [1950] First Chemistry Book for Boys and Girls / Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: New York, Scribner, Date: [1962] First Chemistry Book for Boys and Girls / Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: New York, Scribner, Date: c1977. Simple Chemical Experiments / Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: D. Appleton-Century, Date: [1941] Electronics 15 part series published in Popular Electricity Magazine 1910-1911. Series Title: \"A High-Power Wireless Equipment\" by Alfred P. Morgan Ref: 1988 WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION FOR AMATEURS by Alfred Powell Morgan, Third Edition, D.", "title": "Alfred Powell Morgan" }, { "docid": "18898420", "text": "more often. Franklin in time proved to the scientific community that his lightning rod invention not only was a protective device, but it also served as a preventive way to divert destructive lightning bolts away from hitting buildings. All editions of the book were being printed in Europe until 1941, when the first publication of it was done in the United States by I. Bernard Cohen. The book is Franklin's only scientific work, and is recognized by historians Gary F. Kurutz and Dennis Smith as America's most important scientific book of the eighteenth century. The publication for his scientific observations", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "8268730", "text": "19th century, indeed up to about 1870, electrical science was, it may be said, a sealed book to the majority of electrical workers. Prior to this time a number of handbooks had been published on electricity and magnetism, notably Auguste de La Rive's exhaustive ' \"Treatise on Electricity\",' in 1851 (French) and 1853 (English); August Beer's \"Einleitung in die Elektrostatik, die Lehre vom Magnetismus und die Elektrodynamik\", Wiedemann's ' \"Galvanismus\",' and Reiss' \"'Reibungsal-elektricitat\".' But these works consisted in the main in details of experiments with electricity and magnetism, and but little with the laws and facts of those phenomena. Henry", "title": "History of electromagnetic theory" }, { "docid": "20831147", "text": "Joseph Carne-Ross Joseph Carne-Ross (1846-1911) was a Portuguese-born physician and science-fiction author. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, being awarded an MD in 1882 entitled 'Observations upon the modes of treatment of pleurisy with effusion: with special reference to the therapeutic value of thoracentesis'. He published a series of letters presenting the results of experiments using cinnamon to treat cancer, scarlet fever, measles and influenza in \"The Lancet\" medical journal in 1894. He was the author of the science-fiction novel \"Quintura: Its Singular People and Remarkable Customs\" (London: John and Robert Maxwell, 1886), which presents a description of", "title": "Joseph Carne-Ross" }, { "docid": "18898408", "text": "to electricity such as \"plus,\" \"minus,\" \"positive,\" \"negative,\" \"charge,\" \"discharge,\" \"armature,\" \"electric shock,\" \"electrician,\" \"condenser,\" \"conductor,\" and \"battery.\" Franklin's first experiments explained in this first set of letters to Collinson that the Leyden jar, a type of capacitor, had equal and opposite charges on the inner and outer conductors. This was shown in illustrations in his book. The significant Franklin theory introduced to Collinson in a letter dated April 29, 1747, was the concept of the \"dissectible condenser.\" Today we call this distribution of charges in a device, a capacitor. He observed that a charge was built up on both", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18068088", "text": "The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful - By a Lover of Mankind, and of Common Sense is a 1760 book by John Wesley advocating the use of electric shock therapy. Wesley collected the accounts of other researchers with \"electrifying machines,\" and to them added observations from his own experiments in public clinics. The 72-page book has led Wesley to be mentioned alongside his contemporaries Richard Lovett and Jean Paul Marat as a pioneer advocate of the medical uses of electroconvulsive therapy, despite the fact that Wesley's tests and results are", "title": "The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful" }, { "docid": "18068089", "text": "not considered scientific by modern standards. The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful - By a Lover of Mankind, and of Common Sense is a 1760 book by John Wesley advocating the use of electric shock therapy. Wesley collected the accounts of other researchers with \"electrifying machines,\" and to them added observations from his own experiments in public clinics. The 72-page book has led Wesley to be mentioned alongside his contemporaries Richard Lovett and Jean Paul Marat as a pioneer advocate of the medical uses of electroconvulsive therapy, despite the fact", "title": "The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful" }, { "docid": "8767093", "text": "which he accuses himself are too great a love for the studies of the materia medica and meteorology, irritability, and excessive enjoyment of food. He deplored these excesses in language which caused Samuel Johnson to laugh. His first medical book was ‘An Account of Experiments on Joanna Stephen's Medicine for the Stone,’ published in London in 1742. He published in Dublin in 1751 ‘A History of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers in Ireland, from 1653 to 1751,’ a continuation of a book originally written by Thomas Wight of Cork in 1700; a fourth edition was issued", "title": "John Rutty" }, { "docid": "17875828", "text": "Shaun Gallagher (author) Shaun Gallagher is an American author of two nonfiction books: \"Experimenting with Babies\" and \"Correlated\". He is a former magazine and newspaper editor and runs the website Correlated.org, on which \"Correlated\" is based. \"Experimenting With Babies: 50 Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Kid\" was published in October 2013 by Perigee Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The book adapts experiments from child-development research so parents can perform them on their own baby. Gallagher was inspired to write the book by informal experimentation with his own infant sons, whom he has called his \"two", "title": "Shaun Gallagher (author)" }, { "docid": "7637202", "text": "translated Franklin's \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity\" into French, performed Franklin's proposed experiment using a 40-foot-tall metal rod at Marly-la-Ville on 10 May 1752. It is said that Dalibard used wine bottles to ground the pole, and he successfully extracted electricity from a low cloud. It is not known whether Franklin ever performed his proposed experiment. Dalibard was the author of \"Florae Parisiensis Prodromus, ou catalogue des plantes qui naissent dans les environs de Paris\" (Florae Parisiensis Prodromus, or catalog of plants native to the area around Paris) (Paris, 1749). Thomas-François Dalibard Thomas-François Dalibard (born in Crannes-en-Champagne, France in 1709,", "title": "Thomas-François Dalibard" }, { "docid": "5108873", "text": "of his experiments is translated into French, and Abbé Nollet, who is offended because this work calls into question his own theory of electricity, publishes his own book of letters attacking Franklin. Declining to respond on the grounds that anyone could duplicate and thus verify his experiments, Franklin sees another French author refute Nollet, and as Franklin's book is translated into other languages, its views are gradually accepted and Nollet's are discarded. Franklin is also voted an honorary member of the Royal Society. A new governor arrives, but disputes between the assembly and the governor continue. (Since the colonial governors", "title": "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" }, { "docid": "18898412", "text": "later editions of the book Franklin explained in his letters and showed in illustrations an assembly of Leyden jars that he termed \"electrical battery\" following the military term of the time of a \"battery\" being a group of cannons assembled together. Franklin assembled a number of parallel-plate condensers consisting of 11 plates of glass and each were \"armed\" with a lead metal sheet on each side. He hooked them together with wires in a series and then a master wire was attached that could then discharge (balance) the battery when touched to both sides. The fourth edition, published in 1769,", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "13542424", "text": "that static electricity could generate light in low-pressure gases led him to speculate that lightning was a form of static electric discharge. He also presented public lectures on science, which included experimental demonstrations of his own devising. Around 1700, he presented these demonstrations before students at the colleges of the University of Paris. His lectures proved very popular: in 1722, he presented a series of experiments before the young King of France, Louis XV. In 1709, he published \"Expériences de Physique\" (Physics Experiments), a book presenting his demonstrations on magnetism, light and colors, hydrostatics, the properties of air, and other", "title": "Pierre Polinière" }, { "docid": "7598592", "text": "in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin Robins (1707–1751), and published in his book \"New Principles of Gunnery\", which revolutionized the science of ballistics, as it provided the first way to accurately measure the velocity of a bullet. Robins used the ballistic pendulum to measure projectile velocity in two ways. The first was to attach the gun to the pendulum, and measure the recoil. Since the momentum of the gun is equal to the momentum of the ejecta, and since the projectile was (in those experiments) the large majority of the mass of the ejecta, the velocity of the bullet could", "title": "Ballistic pendulum" }, { "docid": "18898414", "text": "experiments. The fifth English edition was published in 1774. There was little difference between the fourth edition and the fifth edition. The only new document added in the fifth edition, that was not in the fourth edition, was the French experiment with lightning done in 1752. There was an advertisement in the \"Public Advertiser\" London newspaper of September 9, 1774, that promoted the fifth edition. The fourth English edition, published in 1769, was personally supervised by Franklin while visiting London from Philadelphia. He made several corrections on different parts of the first three editions and wrote explanatory notes. One important", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "7961713", "text": "\"Popular Science\" has been included in \"The Best American Science Writing 2007\". He is a writer and commentator on new language, the Jargon Watch columnist for Wired Magazine the author of a devil's dictionary of technology, and a book of essays, \"Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology\", which Oxford University Press published in October 2010. Jonathon Keats Jonathon Keats (born October 2, 1971) is an American conceptual artist and experimental philosopher known for creating large-scale thought experiments. Keats was born in New York City and studied philosophy at Amherst College. He now lives in San Francisco", "title": "Jonathon Keats" }, { "docid": "18898415", "text": "correction Franklin noted in the Forward was that Letters 1 and 2 had been transposed and he had corrected that. He added a letter that was important to him. It was a letter to Collinson dated March 28, 1747. Franklin had thanked him for the gift of the German \"electric tube\" with directions on how to use it to make electricity. He was much appreciative of this, so he made that particular one Letter #1. This then advanced the numbering sequence of the Letters by one from the first three editions. There were eleven editions of Experiments and Observations on", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "13813781", "text": "asking 'what should I do?', with third person observations about human behaviour. Chapter One presents a history of Western philosophy, noting that science and observation were usually an essential part of philosophy. Chapter Two deals with the challenges presented by behavioural science to ethics. Chapter Three covers intuition, and its role in ethics. The book notes that intuitive responses depend greatly on how a situation is framed. Chapter Four argue for ethical realism and ethical pluralism, within certain limits. Chapter Five, the last chapter, concludes that the purpose of ethics is to advise what he calls 'experiments in living', and", "title": "Experiments in Ethics" }, { "docid": "9312466", "text": "stated by several anatomical writers to be the first full description of the bursae. In 1793, he published 'Experiments on the Nervous System with Opium and Metalline Substances, to determine the Nature and Effects of Animal Electricity.' These experiments led him to the conclusion that nerve force was not identical with electricity. His last book, 'Three Treatises on the Brain, the Eye, and the Ear,' was published at Edinburgh in 1797. Manuscript copies of notes of his lectures on anatomy delivered in 1774 and 1775 are preserved in the library of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London,' and", "title": "Alexander Monro (secundus)" }, { "docid": "3288462", "text": "probed by future experiments (probably by the Planck space observatory). In 2006, Steinhardt and Turok showed how the cyclic model could naturally incorporate a mechanism for relaxing the cosmological constant to very small values, consistent with current observations. In 2007, Steinhardt and Turok co-authored the popular science book \"Endless Universe\". In 2012, Turok's Massey Lectures were published as \"\". In 2003, Turok founded the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Muizenberg, a postgraduate educational centre supporting the development of mathematics and science across the African continent. He was awarded the 2008 TED Prize for his work in mathematical physics and", "title": "Neil Turok" }, { "docid": "9258888", "text": "say, \"Bob, how do they keep from running into these stakes? Or for that matter, from running into the boats.\" And, just joking, I said, \"Maybe they have sonar.\" I knew that bats had sonar, and so did he...Kellogg decided by gosh he was going to find out, so he started working on the porpoise problem. Characteristic of Kellogg, he did so through experiments and careful observations. \"The first two papers from the \"Porpoise and Sonar\" project were published in \"Science\" in 1952 and 1953, with Kohler as a co-author.\" Two of the main questions with regard to bottle-nose navigation", "title": "Winthrop Kellogg" }, { "docid": "14412528", "text": "negative values for two important parameters, e.g. permitivity and permeability. In 1968, his paper was translated and published in English. Later still, developments in nanofabrication and subwavelength imaging techniques are now taking this work into optical wavelengths. In the 19th century Maxwell's equations united all previous observations, experiments, and established propositions pertaining to electricity and magnetism into a consistent theory, which is also fundamental to optics. Maxwell's work demonstrated that electricity, magnetism and even light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the electromagnetic field. Likewise, the concept of using certain constructed materials as a method for manipulating electromagnetic", "title": "History of metamaterials" }, { "docid": "14715859", "text": "December 1751 an essay on the cure of putrid sore throat, in which, like John Fothergill, he records and does not distinguish cases of scarlet fever and of diphtheria. He was the first medical writer to point out the resemblance of the condition in man to epidemic foot-and-mouth disease in cattle, a suggestion of great importance. In 1756, he published in Worcester a pamphlet of fourteen pages, \"Experiments and Observations on the Malvern Waters.\" This reached a third edition in 1763, and was then enlarged to 158 pages. Like all works of the kind, it describes numerous cures obviously due", "title": "John Wall (physician)" }, { "docid": "19003656", "text": "for graduate and undergraduate physics students as an overview of quantum mechanics. The book has wider appeal by keeping the equations to the appendices for optional review. The book is divided into five parts starting with the history behind quantum theory, followed by the more recent experiments. \"Chapters on consciousness and on the ever-popular many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory form the conclusion.\" Jim Baggott James Edward Baggott (born 2 March 1957) is a British science writer living in Reading, Berkshire, England who writes about science, philosophy and science history. Baggott is the author of nine books, including \"Farewell to Reality:", "title": "Jim Baggott" }, { "docid": "7587834", "text": "Van Nostrand Company, NY 1914 The Boy Electrician by Alfred P. Morgan (1913 copyright) The Boy Electrician is an introduction to electricity and magnetism from a time when you could still build things at home that worked just like commercial gear. The fundamentals haven't changed in all this time, and the experiments and diagrams can be understood by anyone. A First Electrical Book for Boys; Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: New York, Scribner Date: [1951] A First Electrical Book for Boys. Author: Morgan, Alfred Powell, Publisher: New York, Scribner Date: c1963 First Book of Radio and Electronics / Author: Morgan,", "title": "Alfred Powell Morgan" }, { "docid": "14715855", "text": "1751, the infirmary had become famous, particularly for its treatment of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria cases. In 1771, The institution transferred to Castle Street. Wall was also active in the development of nearby Malvern as a spa resort. Together with William Davies, a local apothecary, he commissioned analyses of the well water in the area (from St. Ann's Well, the Holy Well and the chalybeate spring there). The results were eventually published as a 14-page pamphlet in 1756. as \"\"Experiments and observations on the Malvern Water\"\". This had a second edition a few years later and a third edition of", "title": "John Wall (physician)" }, { "docid": "604922", "text": "on electricity, on colour, on hydrostatics, etc. – chemistry was his peculiar and favourite study. His first book on the subject was \"The Sceptical Chymist\", published in 1661, in which he criticised the \"experiments whereby vulgar Spagyrists are wont to endeavour to evince their Salt, Sulphur and Mercury to be the true Principles of Things.\" For him chemistry was the science of the composition of substances, not merely an adjunct to the arts of the alchemist or the physician. He endorsed the view of elements as the undecomposable constituents of material bodies; and made the distinction between mixtures and compounds.", "title": "Robert Boyle" }, { "docid": "17992531", "text": "Allen M. Hornblum Allen M. Hornblum is an author, journalist and a former criminal justice official and political organizer based in Philadelphia. He has written seven non-fiction books running the gamut from organized crime and Soviet espionage to medical ethics and sports. His first book, Acres of Skin, published in 1998 detailed unethical human medical experiments at Holmesburg Prison. The publication of \"Acres of Skin\" attracted considerable international media interest. Subsequently, Hornblum wrote \"Sentenced to Science\", a book about the experience of an African American inmate in Holmesburg prison. Hornblum's third book on medical ethics, \"Against Their Will,\" co-authored with", "title": "Allen M. Hornblum" }, { "docid": "18898416", "text": "Electricity. There were five English editions, three French editions, and an edition each in German, Italian and Latin. The first three English editions were similar, but not identical, and consisted of two or three parts. Each of these separate parts were printed and sold individually as a pamphlet. Each had a slight title change (i.e. \"New\", \"Supplemental\") apparently to promote selling additional copies to people that had bought before. The French translation, published in 1752, contained an experiment suggesting that a long, pointed iron rod would attract a lightning bolt from a thunderstorm cloud. In 1750 Hopkinson suggested to Franklin", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "2131223", "text": "He and faculty member Granger Morgan direct the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center. He is the author of the book \"Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth,\" published by the National Geographic Society. His book \"Variable Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid\" was published in 2014. He is the author of a large number of technical scientific publications. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1997 and the Metcalf Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to engineering in 2002. His paper with PhD student Adam Newcomer, \"Near term implications of a ban on new coal-fired power plants in the US\"", "title": "Jerome Apt" }, { "docid": "18898397", "text": "London – donated (in 1746) a Leyden jar battery, a glass tube, and an account of new German experiments in electricity to the Library Company of Philadelphia (founded by Franklin). The account described how to make electricity from the glass tube. Franklin first experimented with static electricity in the middle of 1747, referring to it as \"these new wonders.\" In conducting his initial electrical research, Franklin made use of the unique battery and glass tube provided by Collinson. Thomas Penn, son of William Penn, made an electrostatic machine that supplemented Collinson's equipment. To these Franklin added an electrostatic generating machine", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18904067", "text": "own variations of Franklin's machine. While replicating the electrical experiments, some unanswered questions prompted Priestly to design additional experiments, leading to additional discoveries. In 1767, he published a 700-page book on his findings called \"The History and Present State of Electricity.\" Eighteenth-century scientific laboratories usually contained some form of hand-operated electrostatic machine. Italian scientist Luigi Galvani had an electrostatic generator in his laboratory, where experiments with frog legs led to the discovery of animal electricity. Another Italian scientist, Alessandro Volta, disagreed with some of Galvani's ideas, and this scientific argument motivated Volta to develop the first frog-free galvanic cell, and", "title": "Franklin's electrostatic machine" }, { "docid": "19625282", "text": "The Observations The Observations, is the debut novel by Northern Irish author Jane Harris published in 2006 and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007. It was Waterstones book of the month and Faber & Faber's lead debut fiction title for spring 2006 (with its biggest ever initial print run for a first book). It was published in the UK by Faber and Faber, in the US by Penguin, and in Australia/New Zealand by Allen & Unwin. It has been published in the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Germany, Norway, Poland, France, Portugal, Sweden and Brazil. It is", "title": "The Observations" }, { "docid": "11761435", "text": "Roberto di San Vito, an Italian amateur astronomer committed to astrometric observations. He is also a supporter of a new observatory in Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 October 1998 (). In the \"Sources\" section of the science fiction novel \"\", the author, Arthur C. Clarke, jokingly refers to a prediction he made in the first book of the series, \"\" (published in 1968), of an Asteroid 7794 being discovered by a \"lunar observatory\" in 1997. This asteroid had a projectile fired at it by the spaceship \"Discovery\" as it", "title": "7794 Sanvito" }, { "docid": "10940224", "text": "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air (1774–86) is a six-volume work published by 18th-century British polymath Joseph Priestley which reports a series of his experiments on \"airs\" or gases, most notably his discovery of oxygen gas (which he called \"dephlogisticated air\"). While working as a companion for Lord Shelburne, Priestley had a great deal of free time to engage in scientific investigations. The Earl even set up a laboratory for him. Priestley's experiments during his years in Calne were almost entirely confined to \"airs\" and from this work emerged his", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air" }, { "docid": "15907706", "text": "observations and published a book of ephemerides for 1557. \"De Divina facultate\" presented an astrological system where the distances to planets are connected with Plato's solids. Mentions of two other of his book occur in his known writings. Bowden M., \"The Scientific revolution in astrology\", PhD Dissertation, Yale, 1974 Jofrancus Offusius Jofrancus Offusius (also Ioannes or Johannes Francus Offusius) (c. 1505 – c. 1570), was a German astronomer-astrologer and scholar. Historians of science have become interested in Offusius since he has been identified as the author of a set of annotations appearing on various exemplars of Copernic's book \"De Revolutionibus\".", "title": "Jofrancus Offusius" }, { "docid": "19625284", "text": "Bessy snoops in Arabella's locked desk and discovers the book Arabella has been writing, \"The Observations\", a study of the \"habits and nature of the Domestic Class.\" Bessy is incensed to read criticisms of herself in the account, and also learns of Arabella's affection for one of her predecessors, a girl who died under mysterious circumstances. Bessy concocts a revenge that ends up having consequences far more lasting than she ever envisioned … The Observations The Observations, is the debut novel by Northern Irish author Jane Harris published in 2006 and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007.", "title": "The Observations" }, { "docid": "10935334", "text": "them himself. In the process of replicating others' experiments, however, Priestley became intrigued by the still unanswered questions regarding electricity and was prompted to design and undertake his own experiments. Priestley possessed an electrical machine designed by Edward Nairne. With his brother Timothy he designed and constructed his own machines (see Timothy Priestley#Scientific apparatus). The first half of the 700-page book is a history of the study of electricity. It is parted into ten periods, starting with early experiments \"prior to those of Mr. Hawkesbee\", finishing with variable experiments and discoveries made after Franklin's own experiments. The book takes Franklin's", "title": "The History and Present State of Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898407", "text": "the Leyden jar had an accumulation of electrical fire, which he labeled as \"positive\" (\"plus\"), and the other side had a deficiency of electrical fire, labeled \"negative\" (\"minus\"). These losses and gains of electrification were exactly equal and are essentially the modern law of charge conservation except that it is now recognized that negative charges exist in their own right, not just as a deficiency of positive charges. It is an important principle in modern science that explains the microphysics of the electrification of gross bodies. In these letters, Franklin introduced technical words that we use today for things related", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "18898396", "text": "do magic demonstrations in Boston (1743) and in Philadelphia (1744). He purchased Spencer's equipment and used it for his electricity experiments after these demonstrations were completed. He referred to Spencer as Dr. Spence from Scotland. In 1746, at the age of forty years, Franklin began turning over the affairs of his printing company to his business partner David Hall, and went into semi-retirement so he could carry out research on electricity; initially using Spencer's equipment. Peter Collinson – a wealthy Quaker cloth merchant, a Fellow of the Royal Society and one of the founders of the Society of Antiquaries of", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "8860577", "text": "experiments and publishing galvanian papers in cities such as Turin, Paris, and London. In 1793 he published a 300-page volume in English, titled \"Experiments on Animal Electricity\" that at the time constituted the most organic analysis of all the problems of galvanism. When Volta renounced the distinction of \"animal electricity\", something that Galvani who believed in vitalism could not do, Valli stayed true to Galvani and called Volta's electricity of metals \"imaginary.\" Volta, of course, went on to invent the voltaic pile, the progenitor of the battery. Valli also conducted experiments dealing with vaccination, a field in which he was", "title": "Eusebio Valli" }, { "docid": "9613094", "text": "prepared and that its author deserves great credit for the pains bestowed on its composition and for much valuable information contained within it\" During this period, Sanyal wrote a significant number of popular science articles in his mother tongue of Bengali in the children's magazines of \"Sakha\" (18 articles in the period 1887 - 1890) and Mukul (18 articles in the period 1895 - 1900). He further followed this up with a second book \"Hours with Nature\", published in 1896 for a target audience of schoolchildren. Sanyal also published notes based on observations at the zoo in the Journal of", "title": "Ram Brahma Sanyal" }, { "docid": "21013696", "text": "Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy is a 2016 book written by Tomasz Witkowski. It compares psychology to cargo cults. The author says, \"the cargo cult phenomenon is virtually absent in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, yet it runs rampant in both psychology and sociology.\" The book examines the many problems that plague modern psychological research and psychotherapeutic practice. The author critiques problems in statistical significance, over-generalization of findings from neuroscience, and uncontrolled experiments on humans, and he picks apart a number of questionable practices in the treatment", "title": "Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy" }, { "docid": "3542763", "text": "made available again at Lulu.com. In 1988 he published \"Almost Everything There Is To Know\" (), a compilation of his comic strip \"The Rudiments of Wisdom,\" first published in \"The Observer\". He is also the author of the book \"Hunkin's Experiments\" (), which describes a variety of science-based pranks, games, and curiosities. Much of both books is freely available online. Tim Hunkin Tim Hunkin (born 1950) is an English engineer, cartoonist, writer, and artist living in Suffolk, England. He is best known for creating the Channel Four television series \"The Secret Life of Machines\", in which he explains the workings", "title": "Tim Hunkin" }, { "docid": "17431003", "text": "apparatus and experiments. In 1951 he was invited to join a sub-committee of the S.M.A. which was looking into the feasibility of making it possible to use a particular M.K.S system in school science teaching. The sub-committee's report, which was published in 1954 under the title \"The Teaching of Electricity with special reference to the use of M.K.S units\", included a large section on experiments and the making of the necessary apparatus. In his preface, the chairman of the sub-committee wrote: \"Above all we owe a great debt of gratitude to the late F.A.Meier, who was responsible for the lion’s", "title": "F A Meier" }, { "docid": "722675", "text": "Gaddis published a book of Forteana, titled \"Invisible Horizons: True Mysteries of the Sea.\" In it he recounted the story of the experiment from the Varo annotations. George E. Simpson and Neal R. Burger published a 1978 novel titled \"Thin Air.\" In this book, set in the present day, a Naval Investigative Service officer investigates several threads linking wartime invisibility experiments to a conspiracy involving matter transmission technology. Large-scale popularization of the story came about in 1979 when the author Charles Berlitz, who had written a best selling book on the Bermuda Triangle, and his co-author, ufologist William L. Moore,", "title": "Philadelphia Experiment" }, { "docid": "11716734", "text": "Although the accusation was groundless, the negative publicity was disastrous to the organization. NAMBLA published a book \"A Witchhunt Foiled: The FBI vs. NAMBLA\", which documented these events. In testimony before the United States Senate, NAMBLA was exonerated from criminal activities; it said, \"It is the pedophile with no organized affiliations who is the real threat to children\". Mike Echols, the author of \"I Know My First Name is Steven\", infiltrated NAMBLA and recorded his observations in his book, which was published in 1991. Echols published the names, addresses and telephone numbers of eighty suspected NAMBLA members on his website,", "title": "North American Man/Boy Love Association" }, { "docid": "13865637", "text": "Electricität in der Arzeneiwissenschaft\". From experiments and observations he had seen how electricity could affect the human pulse and perspiration. In the same way he saw how electrical discharges could heal certain neurological disorders. These ideas were later taken up by others and developed into what today is generically called electrotherapy. Based on these ideas and investigations by Kratzenstein there have been speculations that he could have been a model for the fictitious doctor Frankenstein in the book of the same name written by Mary Shelley several decades later. Two years later Kratzenstein wrote the more theoretical work \"Theoria electricitatis", "title": "Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein" }, { "docid": "14379855", "text": "Dave Hamilton (author) David John Hamilton (born 1974) British author, journalist, gardener and forager. Born in Northampton he now lives in Frome, Somerset. His latest book Wild Ruins(Wild Things publishing) documents the history of Britain through some of its lesser known ruins. In June 2015 it reached the top ten on Amazon and was featured in the Daily Mail Online and BBC History Online. His writing career started after his experiments in urban self-sufficiency whilst studying for a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science at Oxford Brookes. The experiments led to his first book 'The Self Sufficient-ish Bible: An Eco-living", "title": "Dave Hamilton (author)" }, { "docid": "10940234", "text": "The list doesn't include any of the several scientific papers, that he also wrote to various journals on the subject (see: List of works by Joseph Priestley). Books from 1772–1790: Books from 1791–1803: Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air (1774–86) is a six-volume work published by 18th-century British polymath Joseph Priestley which reports a series of his experiments on \"airs\" or gases, most notably his discovery of oxygen gas (which he called \"dephlogisticated air\"). While working as a companion for Lord Shelburne, Priestley had a great deal of free time", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air" }, { "docid": "5085273", "text": "Appearance of the Electrical Fluid,\" (Memoirs Am. Acad. Vol. 1, 1785, pp. 257–259); and \"Observations on Electricity and an Improved Mode of Constructing Lightning Rods,\" (Memoirs, Vol. 2, pt. 2, 1804, pp. 96–104). The first paper was written in 1783, and the \"curious appearance\" described was produced by raising an electrical kite at the time of a thunder shower. The experiments, however, were tried in July, 1771. At that time the author mentions that there stood some lofty trees near his house, and also a shop near by it. His parents, family, and neighbors witnessed the \"electrical effect\" he succeeded", "title": "Loammi Baldwin" }, { "docid": "18898417", "text": "the concept that electricity is attracted to points. Franklin then carried the idea a step forward and surmised that a pointed iron rod high above a rooftop would attract a lightning bolt, if the bolt was of electricity. Frenchman Thomas-Francois d'Alibald did the actual experiment May 10, 1752, as Franklin had suggested and lightning struck the iron rod. In London it was repeated in Spital Square on July 20, 1752, and again in Chelmsford, Essex, on August 12, 1752. The electricity attraction from a lightning storm was also done by Franklin himself in the kite experiment that he talked about", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" }, { "docid": "6945168", "text": "The Sirian Experiments The Sirian Experiments is a 1980 science fiction novel by Doris Lessing. It is the third book in her five-book \"Canopus in Argos\" series and continues the story of Earth's evolution, which has been manipulated from the beginning by advanced extraterrestrial civilisations. It was first published in the United States in December 1980 by Alfred A. Knopf, and in the United Kingdom in March 1981 by Jonathan Cape. The book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1981. \"The Sirian Experiments\" relates directly to the first book in this series, \"Shikasta\", which is the history of the", "title": "The Sirian Experiments" }, { "docid": "19416274", "text": "Buffalo ASPCA, in whole series of experiments electrocuting hundreds of stray dogs, experimenting with animals in water, out of water, electrode types and placement, and conduction material, eventually coming up with a repeatable method to euthanize animals via electricity. Fell would conduct a further series experiments, electrocuting anesthetized dissected dogs trying to discern exactly how electricity killed a subject. His observations of the animals lead him to believe death was being caused by the heart stopping instantaneously. His experiments were the closest at the time to figuring out the causes of death by electrocution, although he was unaware of the", "title": "George Fell" }, { "docid": "18788583", "text": "diseases\" which contains a chapter on rabies. In this book, he wrote this sentence summarizing his first observations on immunity to rabies: \"Rabies virus injected directly into the blood stream is ineffective, at least this is what I found in several experiences where I had injected into the jugular vein of the sheep a large amount of rabid drool\". His experiments were published in several articles the following year. Also in 1880, Louis Pasteur became interested in rabies and took note of Galtier's work, regarding him with a certain disdain, stating that these experiments \"do not make it possible to", "title": "Pierre-Victor Galtier" }, { "docid": "8268691", "text": "\"Experiments and Observations on Electricity\", Cavalli's \"Treatise on Electricity\" and De la Rive's \"Treatise on Electricity\". Henry Elles was one of the first people to suggest links between electricity and magnetism. In 1757 he claimed that he had written to the Royal Society in 1755 about the links between electricity and magnetism, asserting that \"there are some things in the power of magnetism very similar to those of electricity\" but he did \"not by any means think them the same\". In 1760 he similarly claimed that in 1750 he had been the first \"to think how the electric fire may", "title": "History of electromagnetic theory" }, { "docid": "19332732", "text": "to control this disease. Dr. Schlimmer noted his observations in his book, \"Schlimmer's Terminology\", published in 1874. The first Iranian physician who registered his observations about plague using modern medical science was Mohammad Razi Tabatabai, the senior physician in Naser al-Din Shah's army; his book was published under the title \"Plague\" in 1875. Dr. Joseph Desire Tholozan, (1820 to 1897), the royal physician of Naser Al-din Shah and the head of the ministry of health at that time, evaluated the main and natural foci of plague in Kurdistan between 1870 and 1882 and found certain foci for the disease in", "title": "Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases" }, { "docid": "8203745", "text": "in common use as recorded in the medical literature along with Hahnemann's own observations from taking the drugs himself: \"The first collection of the effects of medicines ... according to his own observations and those of others was, as is well known, published in the work, Fragmenta de viribus medicamentorum, 1805.\" These were \"medicinal substances whose pure pathogenetic action he had ascertained by experiments on himself, his family, and a few friends.\" The book makes no mention of homeopathy or any theories of cure and makes no claims about their uses. However, it is widely regarded as the forerunner of", "title": "Fragmenta de viribus" }, { "docid": "15516974", "text": "contract. Readers who nominated the book on the final day of its campaign are given a free copy of the e-book when it is published. Submitted manuscripts must be non-published works of 50,000 or more words. Genres accepted are science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and romance. Once a book has been accepted for a campaign on Kindle Scout, a page for the book is created and the author's 30-day campaign begins. The author submits their work with the title, cover, tag and blurb, plus the entire text of the book. Throughout the 30-day campaign, the author can promote their novel to", "title": "Kindle Direct Publishing" }, { "docid": "19625283", "text": "due to be published in Israel, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania, Croatia, Russia, Turkey.. An audiobook version is available, narrated by the author. There is also a Danish audiobook version. Set in Scotland in 1863, it's narrated by the lively, sharp Bessy Buckley, who leaves Glasgow and happens into a job as a maid at Castle Haivers. Arabella, her mistress, encourages Bessy to write her thoughts and experiences in a journal. She also subjects Bessy to odd experiments, but Bessy goes along with them because she is flattered by the attention and quickly grows attached to her mistress. Things change when", "title": "The Observations" }, { "docid": "7682894", "text": "Demon Seed (novel) Demon Seed is a science fiction-horror novel by American author Dean Koontz, first published in 1973, and completely rewritten and republished in 1997. Though Koontz wrote both versions and they share the same basic plot, the two novels are very different. The earlier version has a dual narrative, with some chapters written from the perspective of Susan, the story's heroine, and others based on the observations of Proteus, the rogue computer that imprisons her. The later version is written entirely from the point of view of Proteus. A film adaptation of the book was released in 1977.", "title": "Demon Seed (novel)" }, { "docid": "11674320", "text": "Lecture Experiments\" [Reviewed in Nature 47, 97-98 (1 December 1892)]and \"Inorganic Chemistry\". He was elected a fellow of the Chemical Society in 1894. \"Chemical Lecture Experiments\" (one of 5 books by Newth published by Longman, Green & Company of London, England) first appeared in 1892 and is a collection of chemistry lecture experiments all of which the author had tried for himself. This book is hard to find now outside of libraries. Several books of chemical lecture experiments were subsequently published by other authors. An identically titled work by American chemist Francis Gano Benedict (1870–1957), was first published in 1901", "title": "George Samuel Newth" }, { "docid": "16070866", "text": "conducted a wide range of experiments and observations and the results of these form the framework of the book. He was assisted in this work by his son, Francis Darwin who also wrote a preface for the second edition which was published two years after his father's death in 1882. The book was dedicated to his longtime friend and colleague, Harvard botany professor Asa Gray \"as a small tribute of respect and affection\". Using the four classifications established by Carl Linnaeus (hermaphroditic, monoecious, dioecious, polygamous), Darwin concentrated on two divisions of the hermaphroditic class, namely the cleistogamic and heterostyled. Darwin’s", "title": "The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species" }, { "docid": "16091555", "text": "a Miami professorship in physics after it became distinct from the other sciences in the curriculum. Dr. Culler was also the author of several books including: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions of Book of Physiology (1904), First Book in Physics (1905), High School Book of Physics (1906), General Physics for Colleges, Mechanics and Heat (1909), Electricity, Electromagnetic Waves and Sounds (1913), and Physics for College Freshman (1922). Culler is noted for his passion and research into radio and radium, publishing and conducting several experiments on the matter. Culler died on May 18, 1937 from cumulative radium burns sustained during his", "title": "Culler Hall (Miami University)" }, { "docid": "17104165", "text": "James E. Rogers Jr. James Eugene Rogers Jr. (September 20, 1947 – December 17, 2018) was an American businessman and author. He was president and CEO of Duke Energy, the largest electrical utility in the U.S., from April, 2006 until July 1, 2013. He stayed on as Chairman of the Board until retiring the following December. His book, Lighting the World, which explores the issues involved in bringing electricity to over 1.2 billion people on earth who lack it, was published August 25, 2015 by St. Martin's Press. The book asserts that access to electricity should be recognized as a", "title": "James E. Rogers Jr." }, { "docid": "9868781", "text": "the book when first it was published emphasised its science fiction elements. The science fiction author Brian Aldiss has claimed that he, Kingsley Amis and Arthur C. Clarke served on a science fiction book prize jury at the time which identified \"Grimus\" as the best candidate for a science fiction book of the year award, but this prize was refused by the publishers who did not want the book to be classified as science fiction for marketing reasons'. Grimus Grimus is a 1975 fantasy and science fiction novel by Salman Rushdie. It was his literary debut. The story loosely follows", "title": "Grimus" }, { "docid": "15694125", "text": "critic. The book was prematurely released online in February 2011. The book received coverage in national media outlets, and was described by the Christian Science Monitor as \"depict(ing) Palin as ill-prepared, immature, vindictive, and unethical.\" Howard Books is a Christian publishing imprint of Simon and Schuster. After the books publication, Bailey appeared on TV talk show \"The View\", discussing his observations of Palin. Frank Bailey (author) Frank Bailey (born 1970) is a former aide to then Alaska governor Sarah Palin, and the principal author of \"Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years\". He was involved in", "title": "Frank Bailey (author)" }, { "docid": "19152540", "text": "Mullett pointed out that the theory is supported by \"numerous experiments and observations [that] have established it most securely\". Historian Charles Coulston Gillispie wrote that, although the book contains well researched history on Darwin, it is a book that is hostile to science. According to Gillispie, \"her scientific discussion of the status of the theory of natural selection is simply incorrect\". Anthropologist Neil Tappen has written: Himmelfarb makes her greatest effort in discussing Darwin's theory of natural selection and arguing against its validity. Here she is at her very worst; her lack of thorough grounding in modern biology becomes painfully", "title": "Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution" }, { "docid": "10940225", "text": "most important scientific texts: the six volumes of \"Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air\". These experiments helped repudiate the last vestiges of the theory of four elements; as one early biographer writes: \"taken collectively, [Priestley] did more than those of any one of his contemporaries to uproot and destroy the only generalisation by which his immediate predecessors had sought to group and connect the phenomena of chemistry\", however \"he was wholly unable to perceive this fact.\" Priestley's work on \"airs\" is not easily classified. As historian of science Simon Schaffer points out, it \"has been seen as a", "title": "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air" }, { "docid": "12229418", "text": "Victor A. Reko Viktor Aloisius Reko, (born August 3, 1880 in Vienna) was an Austrian teacher and scientific author who moved to Mexico in 1921. He is best known for his popular book \"Magische Gifte: Rausch- und Betäubungsmittel der Neuen Welt\" (\"\"Magic Poisons: Inebriating and Narcotic Substances of the New World\"\"), first published in 1936. This book recorded a number of second-hand observations on New World psychoactive drugs, paraphrased from notes he took of conversations with his cousin, the eminent Mexican ethnobotanist Dr. Blas Pablo Reko, including the first published refutation of Dr. William Edwin Safford's uncharacteristically untenable assertion that", "title": "Victor A. Reko" }, { "docid": "6926153", "text": "electrical matter between charged bodies. Nollet’s theory at first gained wide acceptance, but met resistance in 1752 with the translation of Franklin’s \"Experiments and Observations on Electricity\" into French. Franklin and Nollet debated the nature of electricity, with Franklin supporting action at a distance and two qualitatively opposing types of electricity, and Nollet advocating mechanical action and a single type of electrical fluid. Franklin's argument eventually won and Nollet’s theory was abandoned. In 1748, Nollet invented one of the first electrometers, the electroscope, which showed electric charge using electrostatic attraction and repulsion. Nollet is reputed to be the first to", "title": "History of electrochemistry" }, { "docid": "3656887", "text": "Thomas Amory (author) Thomas Amory (1691(?) – 25 November 1788) was a writer of Irish descent. In 1755 he published \"Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion\", which was followed by the \"Life of John Buncle, Esq.\" (Vol. I, 1756, and Vol. II, 1766), practically a continuation. The contents of these works are miscellaneous—philology, natural science, theology, and much besides, treated without any system, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction. The author, who was a renowned eccentric, had a peculiar aspect, with the manner of", "title": "Thomas Amory (author)" }, { "docid": "6639890", "text": "Lauren Slater Lauren Slater (born March 21, 1963) is an American psychologist and writer. She is the author of nine books, including \"Welcome To My Country\" (1996), \"Prozac Diary\" (1998), and \"Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir\" (2000). Her 2004 book \"Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century\", a description of psychology experiments \"narrated as stories\", has drawn both praise and criticism. It was nominated for a \"Los Angeles Times\" \"Kirsch\" award for science and technology writing, and was named as a 2005 \"Bild Der Wissenschaft\" book of the year in Germany. Criticism has focused on Slater's research methods", "title": "Lauren Slater" }, { "docid": "18904058", "text": "Franklin's friend Benjamin Loxley, a Philadelphia carpenter who made similar machines for Lewis Evans in 1751. The glass globes, known as \"electerizing globes\", were made of glass that was scientifically designed to produce static electricity effectively. Franklin specified the materials to be used in the glass formula, and the globes were manufactured by Caspar Wistar, a close associate of Franklin. Wistarburgh Glass Works also made scientific glass for the Leyden jars Franklin used in the 1750s. Franklin's experiments with Leyden jars progressed to connecting several Leyden jars together in a series, with \"one hanging on the tail of the other\".", "title": "Franklin's electrostatic machine" }, { "docid": "18805275", "text": "support in designing and implementing controlled experiments to assess policy effectiveness. Professor Duch's research focuses on responsibility attribution, incorporating elements of theory, experiments and analysis of public opinion. In 2008 he published an award-winning book, \"The Economic Vote\", that demonstrates that citizens hold political parties accountable for economic outcomes. More recently Professor Duch has turned to experiments in order to identify the information shortcuts that individuals deploy for attributing responsibility for collective decision making. Duch is associate editor of the \"Journal of Experimental Political Science\" and the \"American Journal of Political Science\" since 2012. 1994). (with Michaell Taylor). Ray Duch", "title": "Ray Duch" }, { "docid": "10894398", "text": "two-page introduction entitled \"Extreme Science Fiction\" by Mike Ashley, on the theme of the anthology. The stories were originally published from 1909, for \"The New Humans\" by B. Vallance, to 2003, plus three stories that are published for the first time in this book. One author is represented twice in the collection: Jerry Oltion. The stories are as follows, along with their dates of original publication. The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction is a science fiction anthology edited by Mike Ashley, originally published in 2006 in the United Kingdom by Robinson, an", "title": "The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction" }, { "docid": "18739109", "text": "observations of Peake's \"Gormenghast\", and Delany's \"Nevèrÿon\", The work's \"baroque architectur[e] ... and distorted perspectives\" reminded him of Bosch, Esher and Miller. Jeffery said \"City of the Iron Fish\" \"is as often disconcerting as it is both funny and occasionally horrifying\". City of the Iron Fish City of the Iron Fish is a fantasy novel by English science fiction and fantasy author Simon Ings. It was first published in July 1994 in the United Kingdom as a paperback original by HarperCollins. The book is about an isolated City bounded by nothing that transforms itself every 20 years through magic evoking", "title": "City of the Iron Fish" }, { "docid": "405477", "text": "received the highest marks of his group. Pratchett had his writing breakthrough in 1968 when he interviewed Peter Bander van Duren, co-director of a small publishing company, Colin Smythe Ltd. During the meeting, Pratchett mentioned he had written a manuscript, \"The Carpet People\". Colin Smythe Ltd published the book in 1971, with illustrations by the author. The book received strong, if few, reviews and was followed by the science fiction novels \"The Dark Side of the Sun\" (10 May 1976) and \"Strata\" (15 June 1981). After various positions in journalism, in 1980 Pratchett became Press Officer for the Central Electricity", "title": "Terry Pratchett" }, { "docid": "10637678", "text": "Otterden Otterden is a civil parish and village on the Kent Downs in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. Otterden is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Kent in the lands belonging to Adam FitzHubert. The book which was written in 1086 said: Otterden has an important place in the history of science: Stephen Gray and Granville Wheler carried out their seminal experiments showing that electricity can be conducted over long distances at Wheler's estate there in 1729. From 1933 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1948, Otterden was the home of the Bunce Court School, founded by Anna", "title": "Otterden" }, { "docid": "10637679", "text": "Essinger when she closed her German boarding school after the Nazi Party seized power and moved her school to England. Otterden Otterden is a civil parish and village on the Kent Downs in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. Otterden is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Kent in the lands belonging to Adam FitzHubert. The book which was written in 1086 said: Otterden has an important place in the history of science: Stephen Gray and Granville Wheler carried out their seminal experiments showing that electricity can be conducted over long distances at Wheler's estate there in 1729. From", "title": "Otterden" }, { "docid": "13232931", "text": "David G. Iadevaia David G. Iadevaia was born in Providence, Rhode Island on 7 September 1949. He retired in 2013 as professor of astronomy and physics from Pima College - East Campus in Tucson, Arizona. He has been at Pima since his hire in 1983. He is also the author of a science fiction novel \"Of Stranger Things\" as well as author of various articles about science education. He established the first online astronomy course with real time telescope observations. This was published in T.H.E. Journal, January 1999. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society a member of", "title": "David G. Iadevaia" }, { "docid": "5956496", "text": "an inter-disciplinary approach connecting political science with sociology, economics, history, biology, and ecology. The narrative is structured as a travelogue as the author travels to meet experts and construct his theory. His observations along the way illustrate the concepts he is explaining and supplement interviews and research. Collecting pieces of his theory from each of his interviews and destinations appears as a recurring metaphor. He includes anecdotes and social commentary. The book was published in September 2000 as a hardcover, and Homer-Dixon shortly after began a 10-city tour across Canada with stops in Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, London, Winnipeg, Calgary,", "title": "The Ingenuity Gap" } ]

[ "19th century" ]

[ { "docid": "52534", "text": "soon turned towards Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. After the defeat of France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815), Britain emerged as the principal naval and imperial power of the 19th century. Unchallenged at sea, British dominance was later described as \"Pax Britannica\" (\"British Peace\"), a period of relative peace in Europe and the world (1815–1914) during which the British Empire became the global hegemon and adopted the role of global policeman. In the early 19th century, the Industrial Revolution began to transform Britain; so that by the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, the country was described", "title": "British Empire" }, { "docid": "13760978", "text": "of British India in the 19th century; the level of urbanization in Europe did not reach 15% until the 19th century. Under Akbar's reign in 1600, the Mughal Empire's urban population was up to 17 million people, 15% of the empire's total population. This was larger the entire urban population in Europe at the time, and even a century later in 1700, the urban population of England, Scotland and Wales did not exceed 13% of its total population, while British India had an urban population that was under 13% of its total population in 1800 and 9.3% in 1881, a", "title": "Mughal Empire" }, { "docid": "1435355", "text": "the skin being so lightly pigmented that the blueness of the veins could be clearly seen. The change in the meaning of white that occurred in the colonies (see above) to distinguish Europeans from non-Europeans did not apply to the 'home land' countries (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Whiteness therefore retained a meaning associated with social status for the time being. And during the 19th century, when the British Empire was at its peak, many of the bourgeoisie and aristocracy developed extremely chauvinistic attitudes to those of lower social rank. Edward Lhuyd discovered that Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish and Breton are", "title": "White people" }, { "docid": "3324059", "text": "its peak, when nearly the whole city area (that would last until the late 19th century) was built. During the 17th century, Sarajevo didn't expand, although its population continued to grow. Its residents lived luxuriously, and Sarajevo was the richest city in the West Balkans after Dubrovnik. However the 17th century also brought the start of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. With the defeats at Vienna, the empire grew weaker, and along with the empire as a whole did its various regions. Although Sarajevo would remain prosperous until the very end of the 17th century, the latter half of", "title": "History of Sarajevo" }, { "docid": "5219567", "text": "gas. It was perhaps the richest and most important section of the African zone of the British Empire. Rivers State has two major oil refineries, two major seaports, airports, and various industrial estates spread across the land. More than 60% of the country’s output of crude oil is produced in the state. Other natural resources found within its boundaries are silica sand, glass sand and clay. Prior to the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in 1951, Agriculture was the primary occupation of the people of Rivers State. Around the 19th century when the industrial revolution reached its peak in", "title": "Rivers State" } ]

[ { "docid": "100205", "text": "Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells wrote many tales in which fantastic creatures threatened the British Empire. Invasion literature was at a peak, and Stoker's formula was very familiar by 1897 to readers of fantastic adventure stories, of an invasion of England by continental European influences. Victorian readers enjoyed \"Dracula\" as a good adventure story like many others, but it did not reach its legendary status until later in the 20th century when film versions began to appear. Before writing \"Dracula\", Stoker spent seven years researching European folklore and stories of vampires, being", "title": "Dracula" }, { "docid": "183674", "text": "systems for irrigation. The empire's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit, while Carnatic music evolved into its current form. The Vijayanagara Empire created an epoch in South Indian history that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor. The empire reached its peak during the rule of Sri Krishnadevaraya when Vijayanagara armies were consistently victorious. The empire annexed areas formerly under the Sultanates in the northern Deccan and the territories in the eastern Deccan, including Kalinga, while simultaneously maintaining control over all its subordinates in the south. Many important", "title": "History of India" }, { "docid": "628768", "text": "British colonization of the Americas British colonization of the Americas (including colonization by both the English and the Scots) began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia, and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas. The English, and later the British, were among the most important colonizers of the Americas, and their American empire came to surpass the Spanish American colonies in military and economic might. Three types of colonies were established in the English overseas possessions in America of the 17th century and continued into the British Empire at the height of its power in the 17th", "title": "British colonization of the Americas" }, { "docid": "10056952", "text": "Empire Gallantry Medal The Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, usually known as the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM), was a British medal awarded for acts of the gallantry that did not reach the standard required for the Albert Medal and the Edward Medal. King George V introduced it on 29 December 1922. Recipients were entitled to use the post-nominal letters \"EGM\" and as a Medal of the Order of the British Empire it was also divided into military and civil divisions. Unlike appointments to the Order of the British Empire it could be awarded", "title": "Empire Gallantry Medal" }, { "docid": "13944362", "text": "conditions during the peak of Buddhism period. The Srivijayan, Nan Sarunai and Majapahit kingdom had used the leeboard sailboats throughout its history. It is known that the Srivijaya kingdom did expand its empire covering West Java, part of Central Java and the desperate Empu Sendok from Medang Kingdom which was about to reach East Java in 929 to 947 AD. Therefore, it is possible that scholars and artisans of that time period recorded the events of the Ma'anyan people evacuating in large numbers on leeboard sailboats in 945 to 946 AD on the stone reliefs of Borobudur. In the oral", "title": "Ma'anyan people" }, { "docid": "20801938", "text": "the Chin people. Tribal wars were fought numerous times among each other, however, in time of danger, the Fahlam council managed to unite the Chin people to fight side by side against the British Empire. The Kingdom of Myanmar fell under the British Empire in 1885, however, Chin Hills did not fall automatically under the British colonial rule. Chin Hills at that time was independent nation and the Myanmar King Thibaw authority did not reach over Chin Hills. After the Burmese capital Mandalay was occupied, the British force then moved to the Burma western borders and annexed Kalay valley in", "title": "Tashons people" }, { "docid": "10056957", "text": "gazetted after the start of World War II. Empire Gallantry Medal The Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, usually known as the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM), was a British medal awarded for acts of the gallantry that did not reach the standard required for the Albert Medal and the Edward Medal. King George V introduced it on 29 December 1922. Recipients were entitled to use the post-nominal letters \"EGM\" and as a Medal of the Order of the British Empire it was also divided into military and civil divisions. Unlike appointments to the Order", "title": "Empire Gallantry Medal" }, { "docid": "12589044", "text": "that caused widespread distrust of imperialism: British historians of the Second World War have not emphasized the critical role played by the Empire in terms of money, manpower and imports of food and raw materials. In terms of actual engagement with the enemy, there was a great deal in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as recalled by Ashley Jackson: Historians continue to debate when the Empire reached its peak. At one end, the insecurities of the 1880s and 1890s are mentioned, especially the industrial rise of the United States and Germany. The Second Boer War in South Africa, 1899-1902 angered", "title": "Historiography of the British Empire" }, { "docid": "10898221", "text": "mass of misery, which such gigantic combats must occasion.\" Everard Green noted that \"In her own time, the idea that the United States – then still mainly reckoned a minor and peripheral power – would one day eclipse the mighty British Empire was greeted with scorn. Indeed, at the time when the poem was written, Britain was yet to reach its zenith as a world power. Yet what Barbauld predicted did come to pass, though very much later - not due to the Napoleonic Wars, but due to the Second World War.\" Eighteen Hundred and Eleven Eighteen Hundred and Eleven:", "title": "Eighteen Hundred and Eleven" }, { "docid": "3463156", "text": "\"Billboard\" reported that the result was \"being taken as a portent that the popularity of the top British groups of the last three years is past its peak.\" Similarly, when the double A-sided single \"Strawberry Fields Forever\" and \"Penny Lane\" was issued in February 1967, it failed to reach number one in the UK, and British press agencies speculated that the group's run of success might have ended, with headlines such as \"Beatles Fail to Reach the Top\", \"First Time in Four Years\" and \"Has the Bubble Burst?\" Released in May 1967, \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\" became a", "title": "Beatlemania" }, { "docid": "2874589", "text": "by the Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas. A new pro-Brazil government was installed in Asunción in 1869, while Paraguay remained occupied by Brazilian forces until 1876, when Argentina formally recognized the independence of that country, guaranteeing its sovereignty and leaving it a Buffer state between its larger neighbors. The War helped the Brazilian Empire to reach its peak of political and military influence, becoming the \"Great Power\" of South America, and also helped to bring about the end of slavery in Brazil, moving the military into a key role in the public sphere. However, the war caused a ruinous increase of", "title": "Paraguayan War" }, { "docid": "469586", "text": "the world overseas, the Ming Dynasty's territory reached its pinnacle. Tamerlane established a major empire in the Middle East and Central Asia, in order to revive the Mongol Empire. In Africa, the spread of Islam leads to the destruction of the Christian kingdoms of Nubia, by the end of the century leaving only Alodia (which was to collapse in 1504). The formerly vast Mali Empire teeters on the brink of collapse, under pressure from the rising Songhai Empire. In the Americas, both the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire reach the peak of their influence. 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s", "title": "15th century" }, { "docid": "6942013", "text": "for a few more weeks, reaching #34 in Canada. After the single fell out of the top 40, it was once again tracked as a double A-side (with \"Mull of Kintyre\" getting first billing) for one week in April, but it did not better its previous #44 chart peak. \"Mull of Kintyre\" alone (without \"Girls' School\") did reach #30 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart. McCartney has played \"Mull of Kintyre\" only occasionally in concert since Wings' 1979 British tour, and, significantly, has never played it in the United States, Asia, or South America. Performances include 23 June 1990 in Glasgow,", "title": "Mull of Kintyre (song)" }, { "docid": "469419", "text": "did not reach the heights of its popularity until the 1980s. Notable dramas included \"Play for Today\" and \"Pennies from Heaven\". In police dramas, there was a move towards increasing realism; popular shows included \"Dixon of Dock Green\", \"Z-Cars\", \"Softly, Softly\", and \"The Sweeney\". The science fiction show \"Doctor Who\" reached its peak. 1970s UK television featured a mix of traditional and more modern comedy. \"Morecambe and Wise\", \"The Benny Hill Show\", \"Are You Being Served?\" and \"Dad's Army\" had their origins in the variety show and radio comedy of the first half of the century. Many popular British situation", "title": "1970s" }, { "docid": "10725205", "text": "Formed at a time when the British Empire was reaching its peak, the regiment served all over the Empire, in times of both peace and war, and in many theatres of war outside the Empire. It fought with distinction in World War I and World War II, as well as in other smaller conflicts around the world. These other wars included the Second Sudanese War, the Second Boer War, the Anglo-Irish War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. In 1959, as part of a defence review, the North Staffordshire Regiment, by now reduced to only a single regular battalion, was amalgamated", "title": "North Staffordshire Regiment" }, { "docid": "4263038", "text": "of the Grandes Jorasses, the south face of the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, the north-east face of Piz Badile, and the north face of the Eiger. Terray, frequently with climbing partner Louis Lachenal, broke previous climbing speed records. Terray was a member of Maurice Herzog's 1950 expedition to the Nepalese Himalayan peak, Annapurna, the highest peak climbed at the time, and the first 8000-meter peak climbed (although British climbers George Mallory, Andrew Irvine, George Finch, Geoffrey Bruce, Henry Morshead, Teddy Norton and Howard Somervell had reached higher altitudes on Mount Everest during the 1920s). Terray did not reach the summit", "title": "Lionel Terray" }, { "docid": "2048905", "text": "of the Spanish Succession, with the Austrian Hapsburgs and the British challenging Charles II's choice of a Bourbon prince to succeed him as king. To the end of its imperial rule, Spain called its overseas possessions in the Americas and the Philippines \"The Indies,\" an enduring remnant of Columbus's notion that he had reached Asia by sailing west. When these territories reach a high level of importance, the crown established the Council of the Indies in 1524, following the conquest of the Aztec empire, asserting permanent royal control over its possessions. Regions with dense indigenous populations and sources of mineral", "title": "Spanish Empire" }, { "docid": "52532", "text": "legal, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, the phrase \"the empire on which the sun never sets\" was often used to describe the British Empire, because its expanse around the globe meant that the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories. During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal and Spain pioneered European exploration of the globe, and in the process established large overseas empires. Envious of the great wealth these empires generated, England, France, and the Netherlands began to establish colonies and trade networks of", "title": "British Empire" }, { "docid": "2755093", "text": "treaty was signed. Refet Bele was assigned to seize control of Eastern Thrace from the Allies. He was the first representative to reach the old capital. The British did not allow the hundred gendarmes who came with him. That resistance lasted until the next day. The form of government in Constantinople—resting on the sovereignty of the Sultan—had effectively ceased to exist when British forces occupied the city after World War I. The law for the abolition of the sultanate was submitted to the GNA for voting. Furthermore, it was argued that although the caliphate had belonged to the Ottoman Empire,", "title": "Turkish War of Independence" }, { "docid": "6631999", "text": "1948 the black population was estimated to have been less than 20,000 and did not reach the previous peak of 1944 until 1958. Learie Constantine, a West Indian cricketer, was a welfare officer with the Ministry of Labour when he was refused service at a London hotel. He sued for breach of contract and was awarded damages. This particular example is used by some to illustrate the slow change from racism towards acceptance and equality of all citizens in London. In 1950 there were probably fewer than 20,000 non-white residents in Britain, almost all born overseas. After World War II,", "title": "Black British" }, { "docid": "1716826", "text": "British North America The term \"British North America\" refers to the former territories of the British Empire in North America, not including the Caribbean. The term was first used informally in 1783, but it was uncommon before the Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839), called the Durham Report. These territories today form modern-day Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. English and later Scottish colonization of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then began further south at Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and reached its peak when colonies had been established through much", "title": "British North America" }, { "docid": "14700709", "text": "since then it has moved up to number 29. The song entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on November 27, 2010, peaking at the number 59 position. This was the song's lowest peak position. It lasted eight weeks on the chart. \"No Love\" peaked at number 42 on the Radio Songs, peaking on December 4 and lasting 11 weeks. The song also reached up to number 20 the Pop Songs chart at the beginning of 2011 and lasting 12 weeks. \"No Love\" did not reach its peak on the European Hot 100 until November 27, 2010, when it reached number", "title": "No Love" }, { "docid": "3400316", "text": "the first song to climb to its peak after a year on the Hot 100. It ultimately spent a then-record 79 weeks on the chart. British pop artist Ellie Goulding's single \"Lights\" was released in February 2011, first debuting on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 in August of the same year. The track reached its peak position of number 2 after 33 weeks in August 2012, a year and a half after the song's original release date. \"Lights\" continued its upward momentum from there, taking over two years to reach its peak position in countries like Slovenia, France and Germany. The", "title": "Sleeper hit" }, { "docid": "7729397", "text": "shop was famously referred to as \"The Jungle.\" Two forces in the nineteenth century came together to make Rowland Ward Ltd. an international powerhouse of taxidermy and book publishing: the global reach of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution. The British Empire was composed of dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories that were ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history and, for over a century it was the foremost global power. Its apex occurred during the lifetime of James Rowland Ward. At the end of World War", "title": "Rowland Ward" }, { "docid": "8193234", "text": "the range of to , except in its headwater reach of the river. This feature did not permit diversion of river water for mining to adopt hydraulicking procedure, particularly when the Alaska gold mining was at its peak. Hence, the Candle-Alaska Hydraulic Gold Mining Company excavated a ditch (an unlined canal), in 1907, to collect water from Glacier and Dome creeks, and to convey it to a location near Candle to facilitate mining the gold-bearing gravels of Candle Creek. To cater to the needs of the low flow season, when the streams (Quartz and Hunter creek to Candle Creek) carried", "title": "Kiwalik River" }, { "docid": "5874533", "text": "Cooper, Croft, Viscount Duncannon and Rowland Hunt. At its peak in 1917, the party had seven MPs and eleven peers. The newly formed party sought to widen its membership to include \"men and women from all parties, not only in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, but throughout the British Empire\". Liberal Unionist Party MP Edward Fitzroy and former Liberal MPs Edmund Broughton Barnard and Thomas Kincaid-Smith also joined, as did John Jenkins, the former premier of South Australia. The party was supported by the trade unionist Joseph Havelock Wilson of the National Democratic and Labour Party, though he was never", "title": "National Party (UK, 1917)" }, { "docid": "18063693", "text": "Noble Mission Noble Mission (foaled 25 February 2009) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Best known as the younger brother of the unbeaten Frankel in his early career, he later became a very successful racehorse in his own right. He won the Gordon Stakes as a three-year-old in 2012, but did not reach his peak until 2014. In 2014, Noble Mission then won the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes and Huxley Stakes, before winning his first Group 1 race when beating Magician in the Tattersalls Gold Cup. He went on to win the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in June and the", "title": "Noble Mission" }, { "docid": "16742971", "text": "Black Tarquin Black Tarquin (1945–1965) was an American-bred, British-trained racehorse and sire, best known for winning the St. Leger Stakes in 1948 and for his rivalry with Alycidon. In a career which lasted from June 1947 until July 1949, he ran fifteen times and won eight races. He was one of the leading two-year-olds of 1947, although he did not race after winning the Gimcrack Stakes in August. He was slow to reach peak fitness in 1948, and was unplaced in The Derby, but showed his best form in autumn when he beat a strong field in the St. Leger", "title": "Black Tarquin" }, { "docid": "18434087", "text": "Aceh sultanate has formed a military alliance with the Ottoman Empire, that sent a relief force of 15 Xebecs. Aceh's military ambition reach its peak during the reign of Iskandar Muda. He extended the Sultanate's control over most of Sumatra. He also conquered Pahang, a tin-producing region of the Malayan Peninsula. The strength of his formidable fleet was brought to an end with a disastrous campaign against Malacca in 1629, when the combined Portuguese and Johor forces managed to destroy all his ships and 19,000 troops according to Portuguese account. Aceh forces was not destroyed, however, as Aceh was able", "title": "Military history of Indonesia" }, { "docid": "13760931", "text": "its peak extended over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Afghanistan. It was the third largest empire to have existed in the Indian subcontinent (along with the Maurya Empire and the British Indian Empire), spanning approximately four million square kilometres at its zenith, second to the Maurya Empire. The maximum expansion was reached during the reign of Aurangzeb, who ruled over more than 150 million subjects, nearly one quarter of the world's population at the time. The Mughal Empire also ushered in a period of proto-industrialization, and around the 17th century, Mughal India became the world's largest", "title": "Mughal Empire" }, { "docid": "2224018", "text": "Lassen Peak Lassen Peak, commonly referred to as Mount Lassen, is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range of the Western United States. Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California, it is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, which stretches from southwestern British Columbia to northern California. Lassen Peak reaches an elevation of , standing above the northern Sacramento Valley. It supports many flora and fauna among its diverse habitats, which are subject to frequent snowfall and reach high elevations. A lava dome, Lassen Peak has a volume of making it the largest lava dome on Earth.", "title": "Lassen Peak" }, { "docid": "4260287", "text": "meritorious service but from the beginning some awards were for acts of gallantry. There were an increased number of cases in the Second World War for service personnel and civilians including the merchant marine, police and emergency services and civil defence. From 1940, the BEM was awarded for acts of gallantry that did not reach the standard of the George Medal. Such awards often had citations, some detailed and graphic while awards for meritorious service usually appeared without a citation. From 14 January 1958, awards of the BEM made for acts of gallantry were formally designated the British Empire Medal", "title": "British Empire Medal" }, { "docid": "16714221", "text": "of the southwest monsoon () caused by the pull of Typhoon Saola (Gener) from August 1–3, strengthened by Typhoon Haikui. It caused typhoon-like damage: the most damage caused by rain since September 2009, when Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) struck Metro Manila. The heavy rain caused the Marikina River to overflow, destroying areas also affected by Ketsana, triggering a landslide in the Commonwealth area and collapsing the northbound Marcos Highway. Its damage was nearly as severe as Ketsana's, although the storm did not reach typhoon intensity when the rain reached its peak on August 7. The floods and rain left 95 people", "title": "2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods" }, { "docid": "19945102", "text": "Tumultuous Career of Barbra Streisand\", applauded its \"catchy melody\". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from \"AllMusic\" praised Gibb's production work on \"Stranger in a Strange Land\" (and on single \"Night of My Life\" and album track \"Hideaway\") for \"proudly stick[ing] to unfashionable pop styles\". \"Stranger in a Strange Land\" did not enter the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 in the United States, but did reach the same publication's Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at number 39. On the UK Singles Chart, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC), the single did not reach the top 100 of the chart, but did peak at", "title": "Stranger in a Strange Land (Barbra Streisand song)" }, { "docid": "18718673", "text": "of the seventh-story roof. The Channel, a , planted pedestrian esplanade, separates the British Empire Building and La Maison Francaise. The British Empire Building contains ground-level storefronts on all four sides and a cornerstone inscribed with the building's name. The British Empire Building commissioned artists who were both British and non-British. As Britain did not have a good economy at the time due to the reduction of its empire in previous years, most of the artwork in the building focused on the empire itself rather than its artistic contribution. Carl Paul Jennewein, an American of German descent, created nine gold-leaf", "title": "British Empire Building" }, { "docid": "2242587", "text": "service their steamers en route to India. It took 700 tons of coal for a round-trip from Suez to Bombay. East India Company officials decided on Aden. The British Empire tried to reach an agreement with the Zaydi imam of Sana'a, permitting them a foothold in Mocha, and when unable to secure their position, they extracted a similar agreement from the Sultan of Lahej, enabling them to consolidate a position in Aden. An incident played into British hands when, while passing Aden for trading purposes, one of their sailing ships sank and Arab tribesmen boarded it and plundered its contents.", "title": "Yemen" }, { "docid": "2902363", "text": "I, from Denmark. In 1834, King Otto transferred the capital to Athens. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Greece sought to enlarge its boundaries to include the ethnic Greek population of the Ottoman Empire. Greece played a peripheral role in the Crimean War. When Russia attacked the Ottoman Empire in 1853, Greek leaders saw an opportunity to expand North and South into Ottoman areas that had a Christian majority. However, Greece did not coordinate its plans with Russia, did not declare war, and received no outside military or financial support. The French and British seized its major port and", "title": "History of Greece" }, { "docid": "6515689", "text": "not reach typhoon status until July 13. Doris, on the 13th reached its peak intensity of 995 mbar with 90 mph (145 km/h) winds. Rapid weakening occurred, thus Doris dissipated on July 15 near Okinawa. Tropical Depression 10W formed on July 13 west of Saipan. Slow strengthening occurred, thus 10W did not reach tropical storm status until the 15th and was given the name Elsie. After reaching tropical storm status, moderate strengthening occurred, as Elsie reached typhoon intensity on late on the 16th. Rapid strengthening finally occurred, reaching a peak of 100 knots (115 mph) on July 17 and soon", "title": "1964 Pacific typhoon season" }, { "docid": "5180273", "text": "French explorator Charles Wiener, J. de Grumkow, and J. C. Ocampo. They failed to reach the main summit, but did reach a southeastern subsummit, on 19 May 1877, Wiener named it the \"Pic de Paris\", and left a French flag on top of it. In 1898, British climber William Martin Conway and two Italian guides, J.A. Maquignaz and L. Pellissier, made the first recorded ascent of the peak, again from the southeast. (They found a piece of Aymara rope at over , so an earlier ascent cannot be completely discounted). The current standard route on the mountain climbs the west", "title": "Illimani" }, { "docid": "1684237", "text": "of the Garter equivalent, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod – perform any duties related to the House of Lords. The institution of the Order of the British Empire in 1917 was for meritorious service but from the beginning some appointments and some promotions were for acts of gallantry. There were an increased number of cases in the Second World War for service personnel and civilians including the merchant marine, police, emergency services and civil defence, mostly MBEs but with a small number of OBEs and CBEs. Such awards were for gallantry that did not reach the standard of", "title": "Order of the British Empire" }, { "docid": "19840154", "text": "its efforts were factors in the Xinhai Revolution of 1911. Chinese Empire Reform Association The Chinese Empire Reform Association (known in Chinese as the \"Society to Protect the Emperor\" or Baohuang Hui 保皇會) was an organization active mostly outside of China that intended to support the Guangxu Emperor in his return to power in the Chinese Empire, which had been taken in a coup by Empress Dowager Cixi. It was formed in Victoria, British Columbia - where its named building still stands - in 1899 by Kang Youwei who had fled China to escape the death penalty. At its peak", "title": "Chinese Empire Reform Association" }, { "docid": "18721575", "text": "their allegiance to the Sultans of Malay states, then the protectorates of the British Empire. In 1946, when Malay nationalist movement at its peak, the right wing United Malays National Organisation (Umno) adopted the tricolour in its flag. The party which would lead Malaya to its independence and govern the nation since then, included the additional white band to its flag to symbolise purity. After Umno, the tricolour also appears in the symbols of other right wing organisations like Pekida and Perkasa, and some major Silat associations in Malaysia, including Seni Gayong and Seni Gayung Fatani. The tricolour also gained", "title": "Malay tricolour" }, { "docid": "2939982", "text": "Reform Party of British Columbia The Reform Party of British Columbia (Reform BC) is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with it. Their peak of support came in 1996 when they elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Reform BC was formed in the early 1980's as the Referendum Party in 1982 and then registered its name with the B.C. Corporations Branch in", "title": "Reform Party of British Columbia" }, { "docid": "2939975", "text": "Reform Party of British Columbia The Reform Party of British Columbia (Reform BC) is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with it. Their peak of support came in 1996 when they elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Reform BC was formed in the early 1980's as the Referendum Party in 1982 and then registered its name with the B.C. Corporations Branch in", "title": "Reform Party of British Columbia" }, { "docid": "4117223", "text": "a province of the Ottoman Empire, semi-officially a virtually independent state with its own monarchy, armed forces, and territorial possessions in Sudan, and for practical purposes a British puppet. The legal fiction of Ottoman sovereignty in Egypt was finally ended in 1914 when the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in First World War. Alarmed that the anti-British Khedive Abbas II would side with the Ottomans, the British deposed him in favor of his uncle Hussein Kamel and declared Egypt a British protectorate. Symbolizing the official end of Ottoman rule, Hussein Kamel took the title Sultan as did his brother", "title": "Sultan of Egypt" }, { "docid": "6765488", "text": "ecclesiastical parish of Tuy, did so in a contested trial, winning in a close case. They got the judgment on 25 February 1815. Due to political changes so significant that the country was living, A Cañiza had several cures treasurers and would have to wait until April or May 1844 to have its first abbot pastor named Dan. Benito Maria Sarmiento . It will be in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when A Cañiza reach its peak . At this time it will increase your neighborhood a disproportionate, moved there Achas Justice for his hearing and became head", "title": "A Cañiza" }, { "docid": "16028449", "text": "Albums Chart for 2001 and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry after charting continuously from its release in August to the end of the year. In the US, \"Is This It\" entered the \"Billboard\" 200 at number 74 after selling 16,000 units in the first week. 20,000 copies were shipped in America per week from October 2001 to January 2002, when a performance by the Strokes on nationwide TV show \"Saturday Night Live\" caused a temporary rise in sales. A 60% increase allowed the album to reach a peak of number 33 on the \"Billboard\" 200 from its", "title": "Is This It" }, { "docid": "131660", "text": "1818, and at its peak, the empire's territories covered much of Southern Asia. The empire was founded and consolidated by Shivaji. After the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, it expanded greatly under the rule of the Peshwas. In 1761, the Maratha army lost the Third Battle of Panipat, which halted the expansion of the empire. Later, the empire was divided into a confederacy of states which, in 1818, were lost to the British during the Anglo-Maratha wars. The Empire of Brazil (1822-1889) was the only South American modern monarchy, established by the heir of the Portuguese Empire as an independent", "title": "Empire" }, { "docid": "7969186", "text": "Oil derives from the Hubbert peak theory, which theorizes that production of any finite resource over time will have roughly inverse curves before and after the peak of the resource's production (creating an approximately bell shaped curve). Hubbert's theory is used to predict when a resource will reach its peak of production by studying past resource discovery and production trends. Peak Oil advocates often show only crude oil production which may have set a global peak in 2005. Backstop resource theory maintains that alternatives will be developed as they are needed. Cuba, during its Special Period following the collapse of", "title": "Backstop resources" }, { "docid": "17660034", "text": "rendered important services to the British Empire during the Third Anglo-Afghan War. He was invested as a Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E) by the British in 1903, and Knight Commander of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E) in 1919. He was granted a personal gun salute of 11 guns and the title of His Highness. Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk was born into the ruling family of Chitral in 1881. He was the second youngest son of Aman ul-Mulk, the ‘Great’ Mehtar of Chitral, who ruled the state from 1857 to 1892, during which the state reached its territorial peak. Shuja ul-Mulk’s mother", "title": "Shuja ul-Mulk" }, { "docid": "19840153", "text": "Chinese Empire Reform Association The Chinese Empire Reform Association (known in Chinese as the \"Society to Protect the Emperor\" or Baohuang Hui 保皇會) was an organization active mostly outside of China that intended to support the Guangxu Emperor in his return to power in the Chinese Empire, which had been taken in a coup by Empress Dowager Cixi. It was formed in Victoria, British Columbia - where its named building still stands - in 1899 by Kang Youwei who had fled China to escape the death penalty. At its peak the association had chapters in 150 cities worldwide. Some of", "title": "Chinese Empire Reform Association" }, { "docid": "8926008", "text": "Nations before finally being assigned to the new legation in Paris. After serving as \"chargé d'affaires\" during its establishment, she was promoted to Minister in 1955. She was the first woman to reach that level in the New Zealand diplomatic service. The French government made her a Commander of the \"Légion d'honneur\" in 1956, and she was also made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours. McKenzie retired back to New Zealand in 1956, living in Christchurch. She died eight years later. She never married, and did not have children. Jean McKenzie", "title": "Jean McKenzie" }, { "docid": "6914927", "text": "shitty about 'Shangri-La' not being number one.\" It did reach number 27 in the Netherlands. Bassist John Dalton named the track his favorite Kinks song. Shangri-La (The Kinks song) \"Shangri-La\" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, \"Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).\" The song's inspiration can be traced back to when the band visited the Davies brothers' sister, Rose, and her family in Australia, the \"designed community\" that the family lived in serving as the initial lyrical inspiration. The song's highly ironic lyrics comment", "title": "Shangri-La (The Kinks song)" }, { "docid": "526681", "text": "does not seem to be limited to just the Ottoman Empire, however; in Egypt, drums very similar to davuls were braced with cords, which allowed the Egyptian soldiers to carry them during military movements. The davul, however, was also used extensively in non-military music. For example, davuls were a major aspect of Turkish folk dances. In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles. At its peak, the Ottoman Empire stretched from the Caucuses down to northern Africa and parts of the middle east. This long reach meant that many", "title": "Bass drum" }, { "docid": "9560244", "text": "Fantasia also appeared on \"Hypothetically\", a single from Lyfe Jennings' album, \"Lyfe 268-192\". Fantasia's self-titled, second studio album, was released in 2006. Although selling 133,000 discs in its first week of availability, the album only managed to peak at number nineteen in the US. However, it did reach number three on the R&B albums chart, and was eventually certified Gold in the US. The album contained the hit, \"When I See U\", which is Fantasia's biggest hit to date other than her \"Idol\" coronation single. \"When I See U\" peaked at thirty-two on the Hot 100, and spent eight weeks", "title": "Fantasia Barrino discography" }, { "docid": "12589047", "text": "handled decolonization better in 1947, or was what happened largely fixed in the previous century? Historians also disagree regarding a degree of involvement in the domestic British society and economy. Did Britons much care about decolonization, and did it make much difference to them? Bailkin points out that one view is that the domestic dimension was of minor importance, and most Britons paid little attention. She says that political historians often reach this conclusion. John Darwin has studied the political debates. On the other hand, most social historians argue the contrary. They say the values and beliefs inside Britain about", "title": "Historiography of the British Empire" }, { "docid": "12031560", "text": "lawyer in New York. Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand (born March 2, 1936 in Arima) is a former Trinidad and Tobago sprinter. He won a gold medal in 200 meters at the 1957 British West Indies Championships, and three gold medals at the 1958 British West Indies Championships. He participated in three events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, but did not reach the final in either. However, at the 1959 Pan American Games he finished fifth in the 200 metres and won a bronze with the British West Indian Federation 4 x 100 metres relay team. His teammates", "title": "Clifton Bertrand" }, { "docid": "12031557", "text": "Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand (born March 2, 1936 in Arima) is a former Trinidad and Tobago sprinter. He won a gold medal in 200 meters at the 1957 British West Indies Championships, and three gold medals at the 1958 British West Indies Championships. He participated in three events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, but did not reach the final in either. However, at the 1959 Pan American Games he finished fifth in the 200 metres and won a bronze with the British West Indian Federation 4 x 100 metres relay team. His teammates were Michael Agostini, Wilton", "title": "Clifton Bertrand" }, { "docid": "6395017", "text": "Typhoon that affected the northern part of the Philippines. During most of Seth's early life, Seth remained a Tropical Storm, until it encountered warmer waters, where it began to reach its peak intensity on November 5. Seth peaked as a strong category 4 storm, but considerably weakened under typhoon strength when it made landfall in the Philippines as a Tropical Storm. After crossing through the Philippines near the end of its life, Seth stalled and dissipated about halfway between the Philippines and mainland Asia. Seth did feature a well defined eye, and struck the same area of the Philippines right", "title": "1991 Pacific typhoon season" }, { "docid": "5195650", "text": "success. The song did not make much impact in the United States, peaking at number two on the \"Billboard\" Bubbling Under Hot 100, but failing to reach the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. However, the song did manage to peak at number 21 on \"Billboard\" Pop Songs, and debuted in its peak position of number two in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the song peaked at number seven, and was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 30,000 physical units of the single. It also peaked inside the top ten in Austria, Germany, Ireland, and Sweden. The accompanying", "title": "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" }, { "docid": "18798922", "text": "local disputes on the mainland ended up in the Ionian Islands, which were beyond the reach of Ottoman authorities. When Britain became the enemy of the Ottoman Empire, it provided, if not an actual chance to fight for national liberation, at least a possibility of harming a foreign power that was increasingly viewed as hostile to the Modern Greek Enlightenment and under stress due to the rise of nationalism in the empire. When Britain took over the Ionian Islands, it initially relied on small numbers of British and British-foreign troops along with the local volunteer militias, the largest of which", "title": "1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry" }, { "docid": "3877755", "text": "current location. The train station now sits near Upper Canada Village along one of the only remaining original sections of railway from the Grand Trunk line left in its original place. In recent years the station has been home to a British Home Child exhibit. Aultsville, Ontario Aultsville is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958. The town was founded as Charlesville in 1787 by United Empire Loyalists and reached its peak in 1880, when it had", "title": "Aultsville, Ontario" }, { "docid": "2664989", "text": "war. In 1936, Germany's increasing air power was feared by British government planners who commonly overestimated its size, reach and hitting power. Planners used estimates of up to 72 British deaths per tonne of bombs dropped, though this figure was grossly exaggerated. As well, the planners did not know that German bombing aircraft of the day (not quite 300 Junkers Ju 52 medium bombers) did not have the range to reach the UK with a load of bombs and return to the mainland. British air officers did nothing to correct these perceptions because they could see the usefulness of having", "title": "RAF Bomber Command" }, { "docid": "3461150", "text": "is named after the Samanids. A notable airline based in Dushanbe is also named Somon Air. Also, the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union is named after Ismail Samani. The mountain was formerly known as \"Stalin Peak\" and \"Communism Peak\" but in 1998 the name was officially changed to Ismoil Somoni Peak. Samanid Empire The Samanid Empire (, \"Sāmāniyān\"), also known as the Samanian Empire, Samanid dynasty, Samanid Emirate, or simply Samanids, was a Sunni Iranian empire, ruling from 819 to 999. The empire was centered in Khorasan and Transoxiana during its existence; at its greatest", "title": "Samanid Empire" }, { "docid": "640085", "text": "\"Making a Good Thing Better\" album (No. 34 Pop, No. 13 Country) failed to be certified gold, and its only single, the title track (No. 87 Pop, No. 20 AC), did not reach even the AC Top 10 or the Country chart. Later that year, \"Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits\" (No. 13 Pop, No. 7 Country) became her first platinum album. In 1979, Newton-John received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal from Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in London. Newton-John's career soared after she starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical \"Grease\" in 1978.", "title": "Olivia Newton-John" }, { "docid": "12196986", "text": "many influential members of the British public that those colonies should be expanded and that France's territorial claims on the continent should not be allowed to stand in the way. Furthermore, the nature of the British Empire fundamentally changed in the years following the War of the Austrian Succession; moving from a maritime and commercial empire to a more centralized and controlled empire. This change encouraged the British government to increase its commitments toward its North American colonies and their backcountry (ex: the Ohio Valley). In opposition to the British, France did not justify the defense of its colonies through", "title": "Conquest of 1760" }, { "docid": "17777501", "text": "Halliwell. \"All About That Bass\" by Meghan Trainor became the first single ever to reach the top 40 on streams alone. \"Thinking Out Loud\" by Ed Sheeran broke a record for the longest climb to number 1 within the top 40, having taken 19 weeks to reach the summit. On its return to number 1 on 13 December, it became the first song ever to peak at number 1 due to streaming, having sold less than the number 2. The top 10 best-selling albums of the year were all by British artists. The 'sales' figures since the chart week ending", "title": "2014 in British music charts" }, { "docid": "5553379", "text": "Peak meter A peak meter is a type of measuring instrument that indicates visually the instantaneous level of an audio signal that is passing through it (a sound level meter). In sound reproduction, the meter, whether peak or not, is usually meant to correspond to the perceived loudness of a particular signal. A peak-reading electrical instrument or meter is one which measures the peak value of a waveform, rather than its mean value or RMS value. As an example, when making audio recordings it is desirable to use a recording level that is just sufficient to reach the maximum capability", "title": "Peak meter" }, { "docid": "16387745", "text": "(modern Indonesia) than they did with the nations of Europe. Egyptian nationalism reached its peak in popularity in 1919 when revolution against British rule took place in response to wartime deprivations imposed by the British upon Egypt during World War I. Three years of protest and political turmoil followed until Britain unilaterally declared the independence of Egypt in 1922 that was a monarchy, though Britain reserved several areas for British supervision. During the period of the Kingdom of Egypt, Egyptian nationalists remained determined to terminate the remaining British presence in Egypt. One of the more celebrated cases of Egyptian nationalism", "title": "Egyptian nationalism" }, { "docid": "3665208", "text": "still managed to peak at #7 in Norway. The second single from both albums was \"Just a Little Bit\", which did not chart anywhere. 2005 saw the release of \"Apparently Unaffected\" in Norway and several other European countries, fronted by singles \"Miss You Love\" and \"Just Hold Me\". A significant success in Norway, the album has earned her three Spellemann nominations: Best Female Artist, Best Hit, and Best Music Video. In the Netherlands, the album was released in June 2006 and charted at #82. It slowly climbed the chart to reach its peak position in its 27th week at #11,", "title": "Maria Mena" }, { "docid": "8047579", "text": "Empire (Kasabian song) \"Empire\" is a song by English rock band Kasabian and is the title track for their second album, \"Empire\". It was released 24 July 2006 as the lead single from that album on CD (see 2006 in British music). The single became popular immediately, entering the UK Singles Chart at #9, its peak position, making it the band's third UK Top 10 single. It was still in the charts in 2007, at #65 before dropping off later in January. On 21 August 2006, 10\" and DVD versions of the single were released. The song was available as", "title": "Empire (Kasabian song)" }, { "docid": "7337607", "text": "endeavours are often described as \"real Boy's Own stuff\", in reference to the heroic content of the magazine's stories. Alternatively, many associate the magazine with well-intentioned heroes who do not have inhibitions about trying to right wrongs. In the 1989 book \"Great Work of Time\", dealing with an alternative history of the British Empire, writer John Crowley depicts Cecil Rhodes as avidly reading \"Boy's Own Magazine\" when he was no longer a boy but at the peak of his empire-building career. The Boy's Own Paper The Boy's Own Paper was a British story paper aimed at young and teenage boys,", "title": "The Boy's Own Paper" }, { "docid": "18141898", "text": "of Canada by King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. The Bureau's heyday was in the period from 1920 to 1931 when it had the largest and best equipped film studio in Canada and distributed its films throughout Canada and the British Empire as well as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, Japan, China and the United States. At its peak in 1927, the Bureau had more than one thousand prints circulating in the United States alone. The Bureau continued to produce silent films until 1934. As a result, several government departments began producing their own promotional films rather", "title": "Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau" }, { "docid": "1409563", "text": "better record\", and that it \"lacks the metal guitar crunch that dominated \"Smash\".\". \"The Offspring\" did not initially reach the \"Billboard\" 200 charts or become a commercial success. However, when the album was reissued in 1995, it reached a peak position of number 85 on the Netherlands Albums Chart for three weeks. \"The Offspring\" was reissued several times, with formats in different countries, and with different labels (see the table below). The album was reissued on CD (and again on vinyl and cassette) in 1995, a year after The Offspring's commercial success with its third studio album \"Smash\". This version", "title": "The Offspring (album)" }, { "docid": "2615761", "text": "indigenous population 45 years later in 1680. However, the British vied for control with the French, and the island frequently switched hands between the two powers. This continued until 1814, when the Treaty of Paris was signed that saw France permanently relinquish Saint Lucia to the British, and it became a crown colony of the United Kingdom within its colonial empire in that same year. During this colonial period of French and British rule, Saint Lucia did not have its own unique colonial flag. The British finally granted Saint Lucia its own unique coat of arms in August 1939. The", "title": "Flag of Saint Lucia" }, { "docid": "4157916", "text": "and the Ottoman Empire were distributed to the Allied powers (and to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) as League of Nations mandates, with the United Kingdom at least gaining control of Palestine and Transjordan, Iraq, parts of Cameroon and Togo, and Tanganyika. Indeed, the British Empire reached its territorial peak after the settlement. History of the United Kingdom during the First World War The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was one of the Allied Powers during the First World War of 1914–1918, fighting against the Central Powers (the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and", "title": "History of the United Kingdom during the First World War" }, { "docid": "13221838", "text": "next week thanks to the CD maxi and the vinyl sales, selling 16,631 units that week. It allowed Farmer to establish a new record: to rank eight singles at number-one in France. It was also the first time since \"Les Mots\" (2001), the duet with Seal, that a Farmer's single did not reach its peak position in its first week on the French singles chart. However, the following week, it dropped to number five but stayed in the Top Ten for eight weeks. The song debuted at a peak of number 26 on the digital chart and remained in the", "title": "C'est dans l'air" }, { "docid": "12886493", "text": "the Recording Industry Association of America. As of November 2017, \"Fifteen\" has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States. \"Fifteen\" debuted at number forty-one on \"Billboard\" Hot Country Songs. It jumped at number thirty-one on its second week and on the week-ending November 7, 2009, it entered the top ten at number ten. Six weeks later, it reached its peak at number seven on the week-ending December 12, 2009. The single became her second single that did not reach the top three of \"Billboard\" Hot Country Songs since her debut single \"Tim McGraw\". \"Fifteen\" also peak at number", "title": "Fifteen (song)" }, { "docid": "11924550", "text": "the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members; excluding every idea of taxation internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects, in America, without their consent.\" The colonists did not have direct representation in British Parliament, and felt that the government couldn’t place taxes on the colonists unless they had representatives in government. The colonists did not want to have taxes levied on them to raise money for the British government when they had no say in the legislature of such taxes. In reality, the British were implementing these taxes to", "title": "Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress" }, { "docid": "1471320", "text": "He escaped the British blockade but did not reach France until 9 October. The military position of France, which seemed disastrous during the summer, improved greatly in September. On 19 September, General Brune won a victory over the British-Russian army in the Netherlands at Castricum. On 18 October, besieged by Brune at Alkmaar, the British-Russian forces under the Duke of York agreed to withdraw. In Switzerland, a Russian Empire Army had split into two. On 25–26 September, the French army in Switzerland, led by André Masséna, defeated one part of the Russian army under Alexander Rimsky-Korsakov at the Second Battle", "title": "French Directory" }, { "docid": "4198274", "text": "For the World Championship and most other Formula One events Naylor and Wilkinson decided to switch to Coventry Climax power, and redesigned the JBW car around their \"FPF\", straight-4 motor. This new car — the JBW Type 2 — made its first appearance at the British Empire Trophy race at Silverstone (ironically an Intercontinental Formula event), but failed to finish. It also failed to reach the finishing flag in its only World Championship event, the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, but only a week later provided Naylor with his best ever finish when he took 9th place in the 1961 International", "title": "JBW" }, { "docid": "8231330", "text": "Reach (S Club 7 song) \"Reach\" is a song by the English pop group S Club 7. It was released as a single on 22 May 2000. \"Reach\" is an up-tempo track co-written by Cathy Dennis and Republica keyboardist Andy Todd. \"Reach\" debuted at its number two peak on the UK Singles Chart, with first week sales of almost 124,000 (more than the first week sales of their two previous singles). It spent three weeks at its peak, unable to dislodge Sonique's \"It Feels So Good\" from number one. It is one of the group's most popular songs. \"Reach\" was", "title": "Reach (S Club 7 song)" }, { "docid": "15139793", "text": "early-1981. Steve Rickard publicly addressed the incident when \"On the Mat\" returned for a new season. In its first return episode, originally airing on March 17, 1981, Rickard read a letter from Larry O'Day who bragged about breaking his son's leg and publicly accepted O'Day's challenge to a match for the NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship. Ricky Rickard did suffer legitimate injuries during his professional career including twice breaking his nose, leg, back sockets and collar bone. Soon returning to active competition, Rickard captured the NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship from Butcher Brannigan in 1983 before losing the title to Larry O'Day", "title": "Ricky Rickard" }, { "docid": "8974201", "text": "stuck in the river bottom, managed to avert tension between the emigrants and the Northern Paiutes. The other men in the party were Pleasant Calvin Noland, Benjamin Franklin \"Frank\" Owen, Andrew McClure, Job Denning, Charles Long, and James McFarland. Elijah Elliot sent the men out with seven-day rations but it took them nearly 40 days to reach the settlements. The party did not know to look for a road up the Deschutes River, they only knew they were to find Diamond Peak. When they reached the Deschutes they mistook the South Sister for Diamond Peak, setting up a difficult crossing", "title": "Elliott Cutoff" }, { "docid": "131713", "text": "years. Notably, when the US troops eventually left, they left eastward. Confirming the theory of the “empire by invitation,” with their first opportunity East European states extended the “invitation.” Chalmers Johnson regards the global military reach of the United States as empire in its “initial” form. Dimitri Simes finds that most of the world sees the United States as a \"nascent\" imperial power. Some scholars concerned how this empire would look in its ultimate form. The ultimate form of empire was described by Michael Doyle in his \"Empires\". It is empire in which its two main components—the ruling core and", "title": "Empire" }, { "docid": "16852706", "text": "Freising did not escape the ravages of the Thirty Years’ War and while it paid the ransom demanded by the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the city was still pillaged. There was then to be famine and pestilence when the Swedes invaded again in 1646. A dark chapter of the history of Freising in the late 17th century was the trial and execution of several Freising children during the witch hunts that desolated Germany at the time. Freising was to reach its peak under Prince-Bishop Johann Franz Ecker von Kapfing und Liechtenech (1696–1727) who founded the first Hochschule (high", "title": "Prince-Bishopric of Freising" }, { "docid": "20004200", "text": "Shooting Stars (Bag Raiders song) \"Shooting Stars\" is a song by the Australian band Bag Raiders. The song was originally featured on the band's EP, \"Turbo Love\", in 2008. The year afterwards, the song was released as a single from their eponymous debut album \"Bag Raiders\", and reached number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown of 2010. Although the song was released and charted in Australia in 2009, the song did not reach its peak there until 2013. It received international attention in February 2017 when the song became a part of a popular internet meme. The song", "title": "Shooting Stars (Bag Raiders song)" }, { "docid": "20657046", "text": "and 2,000-3,000 pipe organs over its history. Hinners pipe organ opus numbers are known to reach #3097. The majority of pipe organs Hinners manufactured had two manuals with mechanical action, although many divided one-manual instruments were also made. The company began offering products with tubular-pneumatic action in 1910 and electro-pneumatic action in 1916. Hinners did build some large custom organs, including several with three-manuals and two with four-manuals. The company's peak year was 1912, when it had 97 employees and was shipping 3 pipe organs per week. Hinners organs were not only popular in the American midwest, many were shipped", "title": "Hinners Organ Company" }, { "docid": "15528914", "text": "of anarchy and invasions that eventually led to the establishment of Qing protectorate over Tibet in 1720 that would reach its peak in the 1790s in response to attacks by Nepal, be renewed in 1903 when the British invaded, and would last until 1912. Tibet became independent with the demise of the Manchu Qing dynasty and would remain so until 1950. In his essay \"Hidden Tibet: History of Independence and Occupation\" published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives at Dharamsala, S.L. Kuzmin, quoting the memoirs of Soviet diplomat A. M. Ledovsky, claims that on January 22, 1950, during", "title": "Protests and uprisings in Tibet since 1950" }, { "docid": "20337532", "text": "the revised title \"Who Owns India's History? A Critique of Shashi Tharoor's Inglorious Empire\". Inglorious Empire Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India is a book by the Indian historian and author Shashi Tharoor. The book depicts the atrocities and wrongdoings that were committed in the Indian sub-continent during the British Raj. It was published in India under the title An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India. The event that led the author to write this book was a 2015 Oxford Union speech he delivered on the topic \"Does Britain owe reparations to its former colonies?\" The", "title": "Inglorious Empire" }, { "docid": "20906083", "text": "starts at 1500 and we don't look at the fact that Byzantium was on one of the great trade routes of the previous millennium and a half—or several millennia in fact. Until Columbus, you did not reach the spices of the orient; you did not reach the silks of China, without crossing the Eastern Mediterranean. ...When most academic scholarship really begins, Byzantium has been subsumed in the Ottoman Empire.\" In 2018 she curated the exhibition \"Armenia!\". Helen C. Evans Helen C. Evans is an American art historian and curator specializing in Byzantine art. She has worked for the Metropolitan Museum", "title": "Helen C. Evans" }, { "docid": "13352523", "text": "Zealand formally joined the British Empire after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The first major contact between both nations was during first wave of Irish immigration to New Zealand. Because the Irish were considered to be \"British\", it is unknown who the first Irish were to reach New Zealand, however, the first Irish migrants to reach New Zealand would have occurred around 1840 when the New Zealand Company first began assisting would-be migrants to settle in New Zealand. In comparison to Irish immigration to North America and Australia, very few Irish people migrated to New Zealand, mainly due", "title": "Ireland–New Zealand relations" }, { "docid": "4828557", "text": "40,000 men. By the end of the period, the army had been through a series of structural, recruitment, tactical and training reforms and its manpower had vastly increased. At its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. The British infantry was \"the only military force not to suffer a major reverse at the hands of Napoleonic France.\" During the long reign of Queen Victoria, British society underwent great changes such as industrialisation and the enactment of liberal reforms within Britain. The period was also marked by the steady expansion and consolidation of the British Empire. The role", "title": "History of the British Army" }, { "docid": "525412", "text": "Qu Yinhua made the first reported ascent of the peak from the north ridge on 25 May 1960. The history of this area dates back to 800 BCE, when the ancient Kirati had their Kirata Kingdom in the Himalayan mountains . The Mahalangur range of the Himalaya is also known as Kirat area of eastern Nepal. In 1715, the Qing Empire of China surveyed the mountain while mapping its territory and depicted it as Mount Qomolangma no later than 1719. In 1802, the British began the Great Trigonometric Survey of India to fix the locations, heights, and names of the", "title": "Mount Everest" }, { "docid": "4322145", "text": "the wholesale price for a hogshead of the beer. In 1886, as he prepared to enter Parliament, William McEwan appointed his nephew, William Younger, as managing director of the brewery. When the company was registered in 1889 it was worth £408,000 and had capital of £1 million, and was the largest brewery in the United Kingdom under a single owner. By the turn of the twentieth century the company had a large share of the market throughout Scotland, a 90 per cent share of the Tyneside market, and was exporting to Scottish expatriates across the British Empire. At its peak", "title": "McEwan's" }, { "docid": "12081287", "text": "that at its peak, it covered an area of 200 dunams (some 50 acres). A 1938 deed issued by the British mandatory authorities to the Islamic waqf outlined the size of the plot as 134.5 dunams (33 acres). Religious warriors or mujahideen who died in the battles for control over Jerusalem with the Byzantines in 636 and the Crusaders in 1137 were buried in the cemetery, including, according to tradition, some 70,000 soldiers of Saladin. The Church of St Mamilla was still standing in the 9th century when Palestine was under the rule of the Abbasid Empire; it is listed", "title": "Mamilla Cemetery" } ]

[ "David Gilmour" ]

[ { "docid": "7186481", "text": "in 2004, and was played at most shows during his solo 2006 On an Island Tour. It became a staple of shows during the 2015-16 Rattle That Lock Tour. Pink Floyd, 1994 tour David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals Richard Wright – organ Nick Mason – drums with: Guy Pratt – bass Tim Renwick – acoustic guitar Jon Carin – synthesiser Gary Wallis – percussion Sam Brown – backing vocals Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals Durga McBroom – backing vocals David Gilmour, 2006 and 2015-16 tours David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals Richard Wright – organ (2006 only)", "title": "Coming Back to Life" }, { "docid": "7186481", "text": "in 2004, and was played at most shows during his solo 2006 On an Island Tour. It became a staple of shows during the 2015-16 Rattle That Lock Tour. Pink Floyd, 1994 tour David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals Richard Wright – organ Nick Mason – drums with: Guy Pratt – bass Tim Renwick – acoustic guitar Jon Carin – synthesiser Gary Wallis – percussion Sam Brown – backing vocals Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals Durga McBroom – backing vocals David Gilmour, 2006 and 2015-16 tours David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals Richard Wright – organ (2006 only)", "title": "Coming Back to Life" }, { "docid": "3050890", "text": "the message that money is an evil temptation. Pink Floyd warns us by saying \"get away\" because people with money are in their own world of greed and lust. Money may bring success but it is the \"root of all evil today\" as David Gilmour explicitly states in verse 3 of Pink Floyd's song. Remember to \"share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie\" a popular lyric that Pink Floyd wrote to prod society about their values. The song argues that money is evil; ironically the album \"Money\" is on has made Pink Floyd a substantial amount", "title": "Money (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "10276728", "text": "also enjoyed hearing \"See Emily Play\" again. The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story is a 2001 television documentary produced by Otmoor Productions for BBC Two's\" Omnibus\" series and originally called Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (in the US, a slightly modified version aired as Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett in the \"VH1 Legends\" series in January 2002). Directed by John Edginton, the film includes interviews with all the Pink Floyd members - Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright - plus the \"fifth Pink Floyd\", Bob Klose, who left the band", "title": "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" }, { "docid": "10276724", "text": "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story is a 2001 television documentary produced by Otmoor Productions for BBC Two's\" Omnibus\" series and originally called Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (in the US, a slightly modified version aired as Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett in the \"VH1 Legends\" series in January 2002). Directed by John Edginton, the film includes interviews with all the Pink Floyd members - Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright - plus the \"fifth Pink Floyd\", Bob Klose, who left the band in 1965, getting their points of view", "title": "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" }, { "docid": "3888268", "text": "Time (Pink Floyd song) \"Time\" is a song by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is included as the fourth track on \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" (1973) and was released as a single in the United States. Bassist Roger Waters wrote the lyrics and the music is credited to all four band members. Keyboardist Richard Wright shares lead vocals (his last until \"Wearing the Inside Out\" on \"The Division Bell\") alongside guitarist David Gilmour. The lyrics deal with the passage of time – time can slip by, but many people do not realise it until it is", "title": "Time (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "6853749", "text": "a radical change in life, or, more specifically, Gilmour's feelings about striking out as the new leader of Pink Floyd after the departure of Roger Waters. Gilmour confirmed the latter interpretation on the \"Pink Floyd 25th Anniversary Special\" in May 1992. Also an avid pilot, drummer Nick Mason's voice can be heard at around the middle of the song. \"Learning to Fly\" was included on Pink Floyd's greatest hits collection \"\". The track was regularly performed live on the band's two post-Roger Waters tours, with touring guitarist Tim Renwick playing the song's guitar solos (although David Gilmour played the solos", "title": "Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "4636266", "text": "smaller rig that was a more acceptable fit, and he simply lay on his back. The war scenes were shot on Saunton Sands in North Devon, which was also featured on the cover of Pink Floyd's \"A Momentary Lapse of Reason\" six years later. The film was shown \"out of competition\" during the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film's official premiere was at the Empire, Leicester Square in London, on 14 July 1982. It was attended by Waters and fellow Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason, but not Richard Wright, who was no longer a member of the", "title": "Pink Floyd – The Wall" }, { "docid": "2670471", "text": "by Pete Cornish, who worked extensively with Gilmour. The band associates itself with individuals who have worked with Pink Floyd over the years, including Colin Norfield (who worked as a sound engineer for David Gilmour in his solo career and for Pink Floyd during their 1994 Division Bell Tour) and Clive Brooks – Nick Mason's long-time drum technician. The show includes a round screen with intelligent lights arranged around its perimeter. During a concert, movies and animations are displayed on-screen, complementing the band's light show. Inflatables (such as the pig used by Pink Floyd during the Division Bell Tour, and", "title": "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" }, { "docid": "5968881", "text": "High Hopes (Pink Floyd song) \"High Hopes\" is the eleventh and final track from the 1994 Pink Floyd album \"The Division Bell\", composed by guitarist David Gilmour with lyrics by Gilmour and Polly Samson. Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life, written from Gilmour's autobiographic perspective. Gilmour has said that the song is more about his early days, and leaving his hometown behind, than about the seeds of division supposedly planted in Pink Floyd's early days. Douglas Adams, a friend of Gilmour, chose the album title from one verse in this song. Live", "title": "High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "2267757", "text": "The Division Bell The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 March 1994 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 4 April by Columbia Records in the United States. The second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, \"The Division Bell\" was written mostly by guitarist and singer David Gilmour and keyboardist Richard Wright; it features Wright's first lead vocal on a Pink Floyd album since \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" (1973). Gilmour's fiancée, novelist Polly Samson, co-wrote many of the lyrics, which deal", "title": "The Division Bell" }, { "docid": "4636276", "text": "Free\" and the rerecorded \"Bring the Boys Back Home\" was released. \"When the Tigers Broke Free\" later became a bonus track on the 1983 album \"The Final Cut\", an album Waters intended as an extension to \"The Wall\". Guitarist David Gilmour, however, dismissed the album as a collection of songs that had been rejected for \"The Wall\" project, but were being recycled. The song, in the edit used for the single, also appears on the 2001 compilation album \"\". Pink Floyd – The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Alan", "title": "Pink Floyd – The Wall" }, { "docid": "7186480", "text": "Coming Back to Life \"Coming Back to Life\" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1994 album \"The Division Bell\", and is credited solely to David Gilmour. Gilmour has said (as can be heard on the \"David Gilmour in Concert\" DVD) that the song was written about his wife, Polly Samson. with: The song has been a staple in Gilmour's performances from 1994-2016. It was one of the songs performed on rotation during the 1994 Division Bell Tour, at every one of Gilmour's semi-acoustic shows in 2001 and 2002, at Gilmour's performance at the Fender Stratocaster 50th anniversary concert in London", "title": "Coming Back to Life" }, { "docid": "6574590", "text": "Springsteen and Eric Clapton but they were either unavailable or turned it down. Both Rod Stewart, who was to sing \"Young Lust\", and Joe Cocker were confirmed to appear but when the original planned concert date was put back both were unavailable. Also, on the same 1989 interview with Redbeard, Waters stated that \"I might even let Dave play guitar.\" On 30 June 1990 backstage at the Knebworth Pink Floyd performance at Knebworth '90, during a pre-show interview, David Gilmour responded to Roger's statement on an interview with Jim Ladd by saying that \"he and the rest of Pink Floyd", "title": "The Wall – Live in Berlin" }, { "docid": "5968884", "text": "the song ends and the chimes fade out is a hidden track comprising a brief phone call between the band's manager, Steve O'Rourke, and Gilmour's stepson, Charlie. This concludes \"The Division Bell\" album. with: with: High Hopes (Pink Floyd song) \"High Hopes\" is the eleventh and final track from the 1994 Pink Floyd album \"The Division Bell\", composed by guitarist David Gilmour with lyrics by Gilmour and Polly Samson. Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life, written from Gilmour's autobiographic perspective. Gilmour has said that the song is more about his early days,", "title": "High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "2670470", "text": "The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours, employing visual aids such as lasers, inflatables and a large display panel similar to \"Mr Screen\". The Australian Pink Floyd Show play venues worldwide. The band is noted for replicating the nuances of Pink Floyd's work. The guitar rig of Steve Mac closely resembles David Gilmour's set-up, and includes elements custom-produced", "title": "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" }, { "docid": "18907246", "text": "On an Island Tour The On an Island Tour was a concert tour by guitarist David Gilmour to promote his third studio album, \"On an Island\". Rick Wright, Phil Manzanera and Guy Pratt joined Gilmour on tour to promote the album. The tour also featured Dick Parry, who played saxophone on the Pink Floyd albums \"The Dark Side of the Moon\", \"Wish You Were Here\" and \"The Division Bell\" and Jon Carin who, in 1980s and 1990s, toured with Pink Floyd. Zbigniew Preisner conducted the orchestra in concert at Gdańsk. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason joined to play \"Wish You", "title": "On an Island Tour" }, { "docid": "2670476", "text": "year and returned to Australia citing homesickness. In 1994, David Gilmour attended an Australian Pink Floyd Show performance at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. He subsequently invited the band to attend the end-of-tour after-show party for The Division Bell Tour at Earls Court in London. The Australian Pink Floyd is the only Pink Floyd tribute act to play for a member of Pink Floyd for in 1996, they performed at David Gilmour's 50th birthday party. In 1995, the band appeared on Irish national television, performing \"Young Lust\" on the chat show \"Kenny Live\". In 1998, the band played Glastonbury, performing", "title": "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" }, { "docid": "2212518", "text": "extending to Hollywood with the score for \"The Next Man\" in 1976, and then to pop and rock arranging, collaborating with Pink Floyd on their album, \"The Wall\". Kamen became a highly sought-after arranger in the realms of pop and rock music. His contemporaries in this field included Academy Award winner Anne Dudley, Richard Niles, and Nick Ingman. His successes include his work with Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and Roger Waters (he is one of the few people invited to work with both former Pink Floyd members, even after their acrimonious split), as well as Queen (orchestration on \"Who Wants", "title": "Michael Kamen" } ]

[ { "docid": "4658849", "text": "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason's personal memoir of Pink Floyd, published on 7 October 2004, in the United Kingdom. Initially a hardback release, it has since appeared in at least two different paperback editions. The book marks the first time that a group member has written a recollection of his experiences of life in the band. Mason – the only member of the band to have been a part of it in all incarnations and line-ups – covers Floyd's entire career, from the initial coming together", "title": "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "15759235", "text": "at the Hampton Court Palace Festival by bassist Guy Pratt of Pink Floyd, who sang a duet with Alex in the track \"Run Like Hell\". A month later in July, TAPFS performed at the Chester Rocks Festival supporting Iggy and the Stooges. The band are due to tour the U.S. and Canada from October 2011, with another UK and European \"Exposed in the Light\" tour booked for 2012. Songs he sang on the 2011 tour included \"Time\", \"Wish You Were Here\", \"Dogs\", \"Breathe\", \"Coming Back to Life\", and \"Comfortably Numb\". In 2015, McNamara announced via his Facebook page that he", "title": "Alex McNamara" }, { "docid": "2206956", "text": "Pink Floyd: \"Pink Floyd: The Visual Documentary\" (1994, with Miles), \"The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd\" (1995), and \"\" (2010). Mabbett also wrote the section on Pink Floyd in the official program for the band's 1996 induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mabbett appears as a Pink Floyd expert in the documentary, \"Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd?\" MacDonald also edited a Sidgwick & Jackson book (later republished by Da Capo Press) that was an anthology of collected writings about the band called \"Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of... the Band, Its Fans, Friends,", "title": "The Amazing Pudding" }, { "docid": "2153063", "text": "Gilmour's guitar tracks through a public address system, and the resulting mix was then recorded in surround sound. The sessions were interrupted by the escalating disagreement between Waters and Pink Floyd over who had the rights to the Pink Floyd name. O'Rourke, believing that his contract with Waters had been terminated illegally, sued Waters for £25,000 of back-commission. In a late-1986 board meeting of Pink Floyd Music Ltd (Pink Floyd's clearing house for all financial transactions since 1973), Waters learnt that a bank account had been opened to deal exclusively with all monies related to \"the new Pink Floyd project\".", "title": "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" }, { "docid": "12664167", "text": "Culturespill blog said, \"An up-and-coming threesome out of Austin, Texas, The Boxing Lesson betray a rather thinly veiled affinity for Pink Floyd but they roughen the edges of that influence with an open-armed embrace of Spacemen 3, The Cure, Radiohead and Broken Social Scene. Craig Franklin from Halo-17 Australia wrote, \"Not enough bands make music like The Boxing Lesson any more. Over the course of three EPs, they've managed to create some truly breathtaking and epic music that draw the dots between such seemingly disparate bands as Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine and David Bowie. They're equally at home writing", "title": "The Boxing Lesson" }, { "docid": "1485310", "text": "Pink Floyd Sound, later the Pink Floyd Blues Band and by early 1966, Pink Floyd. By early 1966, Barrett was Pink Floyd's frontman, guitarist, and songwriter. He wrote or co-wrote all but one track of their debut LP \"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn\", released in August 1967. Waters contributed the song \"Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk\" (his first sole writing credit) to the album. By late 1967, Barrett's deteriorating mental health and increasingly erratic behaviour, rendered him \"unable or unwilling\" to continue in his capacity as Pink Floyd's singer-songwriter and lead guitarist. In early March 1968 Pink", "title": "Roger Waters" }, { "docid": "7771950", "text": "a dog in the manger and I'm going to fight him.\" In 2013, Waters said he had failed to appreciate that the Pink Floyd name had commercial value independent of the band members, and was wrong to have attempted to stop the others using it. In 1986, Gilmour began recruiting musicians for what would become Pink Floyd's first album without Waters, \"A Momentary Lapse of Reason\". There were legal obstacles to Wright's re-admittance to the band, but after a meeting in Hampstead, Pink Floyd invited Wright to participate in the coming sessions. Gilmour later stated that Wright's presence \"would make", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "7771948", "text": "future royalty payments. O'Rourke felt obliged to inform Mason and Gilmour, which angered Waters, who wanted to dismiss him as the band's manager. He terminated his management contract with O'Rourke and employed Peter Rudge to manage his affairs. Waters wrote to EMI and Columbia announcing he had left the band, and asked them to release him from his contractual obligations. Gilmour believed that Waters left to hasten the demise of Pink Floyd. Waters later stated that, by not making new albums, Pink Floyd would be in breach of contract—which would suggest that royalty payments would be suspended—and that the other", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "16573884", "text": "Syd Barrett discography Syd Barrett (1946–2006) was an English musician who was best known as the original frontman and primary songwriter of the English rock band Pink Floyd. With the band, he recorded and wrote the majority of songs for their first album \"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn\", and was credited for one song (\"Jugband Blues\") on their second album \"A Saucerful of Secrets\". To this day, his Pink Floyd songs are used frequently on the band's various compilations. After he left Pink Floyd, he recorded two solo albums, \"The Madcap Laughs\" and \"Barrett\". Both albums, released in", "title": "Syd Barrett discography" }, { "docid": "4469152", "text": "Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, having seen White play with Pink Floyd in New York City during the \"Animals\" tour, approached him about joining Thin Lizzy. The collaboration with these two bands was very complicated; the invitation to rehearse the live show of \"The Wall\" for Pink Floyd, happened at the same time he was invited to become a full-time member of Thin Lizzy, with whom he recorded/co-wrote their \"Chinatown\" and \"Renegade\" albums. White left Thin Lizzy in August 1982. White's connection to Pink Floyd continued in later decades. White was invited by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters to", "title": "Snowy White" }, { "docid": "5699408", "text": "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast \"Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast\" is the fifth and final track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album \"Atom Heart Mother\", written primarily by Nick Mason but credited to the whole group. It is a three-part instrumental. The track features Pink Floyd playing in the background as Alan Styles (a Pink Floyd roadie, who appeared on the back cover of \"Ummagumma\") speaks about the breakfast he is preparing and eating, as well as breakfasts he has had in the past (\"\"Breakfast in Los Angeles. Macrobiotic stuff...\"\"). There are significant breaks before the first and in between all three instrumental parts", "title": "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" }, { "docid": "20064107", "text": "Pink Floyd.\" \"Pitchfork\" said the album's \"myriad sonic references to his work with Pink Floyd suggest that Waters is comfortable with his past. The more you accept how much his past reflects in his present, the more receptive you'll be to this album's charms.\" Is This the Life We Really Want? Is This the Life We Really Want? is the fourth solo album by the English rock musician Roger Waters, released on 2 June 2017 by Columbia Records. It was produced by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, who urged Waters to make a more concise, less theatrical album. It is Waters'", "title": "Is This the Life We Really Want?" }, { "docid": "2206957", "text": "and Foes\" (1996). The Amazing Pudding The Amazing Pudding (1983–1993) was a British fan magazine devoted to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, and the solo careers of other Pink Floyd band members, including Syd Barrett. It was seen as being the main fanzine of Pink Floyd during the time of its publication. Journalist Stuart Maconie wrote about \"The Amazing Pudding\" as part of a feature in the April 1993 issue of Q. The title, \"The Amazing Pudding\", was a originally a working title for Pink Floyd's 1970 \"Atom Heart Mother\" suite. The magazine was established by Ivor Trueman and was co-edited", "title": "The Amazing Pudding" }, { "docid": "2206954", "text": "The Amazing Pudding The Amazing Pudding (1983–1993) was a British fan magazine devoted to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, and the solo careers of other Pink Floyd band members, including Syd Barrett. It was seen as being the main fanzine of Pink Floyd during the time of its publication. Journalist Stuart Maconie wrote about \"The Amazing Pudding\" as part of a feature in the April 1993 issue of Q. The title, \"The Amazing Pudding\", was a originally a working title for Pink Floyd's 1970 \"Atom Heart Mother\" suite. The magazine was established by Ivor Trueman and was co-edited and published, variously,", "title": "The Amazing Pudding" }, { "docid": "1496969", "text": "the US for £150 million. In 2006, Gilmour said that Pink Floyd would most likely never tour or write material again. He said: \"I think enough is enough. I am 60 years old. I don't have the will to work as much any more. Pink Floyd was an important part in my life, I have had a wonderful time, but it's over. For me it's much less complicated to work alone.\" In December 2006, Gilmour released a tribute to Syd Barrett, who had died on 7 July of that year, in the form of his own version of Pink Floyd's", "title": "David Gilmour" }, { "docid": "14836120", "text": "could show the artist and song names) and other times they would print labels with fictitious names. For example, the 1972 Pink Floyd bootleg called \"Brain Damage\" was released under the name The Screaming Abdabs. In January 1972, Pink Floyd debuted the live performance of their album \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" before its release. A lot of Pink Floyd bootlegs date back from this period. Most of these bootlegs contain a pre-release version of the whole album. The bootleg \"Supine in the Sunshine\" contains an audience live recording with extended versions of two songs from the soundtrack \"Obscured", "title": "Pink Floyd bootleg recordings" }, { "docid": "7112629", "text": "in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Back to Mystery City Back to Mystery City is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1983. It was produced by ex-Mott the Hoople members Dale Griffin and Pete \"Overend\" Watts, and was the first with Razzle on drums. Besides Hanoi Rocks, the album also features keyboardist Morgan Fisher, and Miriam Stockley on backing vocals, who had also sung with Pink Floyd. An acoustic intro that Andy McCoy came-up with in the studio. McCoy wrote song at home while smoking hashish. The song", "title": "Back to Mystery City" }, { "docid": "7112624", "text": "Back to Mystery City Back to Mystery City is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1983. It was produced by ex-Mott the Hoople members Dale Griffin and Pete \"Overend\" Watts, and was the first with Razzle on drums. Besides Hanoi Rocks, the album also features keyboardist Morgan Fisher, and Miriam Stockley on backing vocals, who had also sung with Pink Floyd. An acoustic intro that Andy McCoy came-up with in the studio. McCoy wrote song at home while smoking hashish. The song was originally recorded in 1981 as a calypso version titled \"Malibu", "title": "Back to Mystery City" }, { "docid": "5699864", "text": "Stop (Pink Floyd song) \"Stop\" is a song from the 1979 Pink Floyd album, \"The Wall\". It was written by Roger Waters. Pink is tired of his life as a fascist dictator and the hallucination ends. Also tired of 'The Wall', he accordingly devolves into his own mind and puts himself on trial. After \"Waiting for the Worms\", Pink literally calls for a stop, where we find him sitting at the bottom of a bathroom stall. He seems to be reading the lyrics from a sheet of paper where a few of the lines come from, at the time, unreleased", "title": "Stop (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "2640283", "text": "As explained by Peter Criss during an interview in the documentary, \"KISS: Krazy Killer\" (1994), Ezrin co-wrote, arranged and performed the piano accompaniment to the song \"Beth\". Ezrin proceeded to produce two other albums with the band -- \"Music from \"The Elder\"\" and \"Revenge\"—and remains close to the band's members in the 21st century. Ezrin has worked with Pink Floyd on a number of occasions, co-producing the albums, \"The Wall\", \"A Momentary Lapse of Reason\", and \"The Division Bell\". He has also co-written the songs \"The Trial\", \"Signs of Life\", \"Learning to Fly\", and \"Take It Back\". Ezrin also produced", "title": "Bob Ezrin" }, { "docid": "7771972", "text": "partying, or self-hype. Their sonic universe is expansive, intense, and challenging ... Where most other bands neatly fit the songs to the music, the two forming a sort of autonomous and seamless whole complete with memorable hooks, Pink Floyd tends to set lyrics within a broader soundscape that often seems to have a life of its own ... Pink Floyd employs extended, stand-alone instrumentals which are never mere vehicles for showing off virtuoso but are planned and integral parts of the performance. In 1968, Wright commented on Pink Floyd's sonic reputation: \"It's hard to see why we were cast as", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "7771986", "text": "a riddle supposedly concealed in the new album. White lights in front of the stage at the Pink Floyd concert in East Rutherford spelled out the words Enigma Publius. During a televised concert at Earls Court on 20 October 1994, someone projected the word \"enigma\" in large letters on to the backdrop of the stage. Mason later acknowledged that their record company had instigated the Publius Enigma mystery, rather than the band. Marked by Waters' philosophical lyrics, \"Rolling Stone\" described Pink Floyd as \"purveyors of a distinctively dark vision\". Author Jere O'Neill Surber wrote: \"their interests are truth and illusion,", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "20858127", "text": "in threats of legal proceedings for illegal use of samples from Afrika Bambaataa, Talking Heads and Pink Floyd. Therefore the Deconstruction version contained re-recorded versions of the sampled tracks, other than the Pink Floyd sample from their song of the same name. The use of samples for Africka Bambaataa where cleared by giving 25% of the publishing. Pink Floyd allowed Bassheads to use their sample on the promo but not for full release, so Nick Murphy (Bassheads) re-wrote that opening section also replaying the Talking Heads sample. The Osmonds guitar riff was replaced by a session player. Nick Murphy was", "title": "Bassheads" }, { "docid": "5699577", "text": "sequence in which Pink watches \"The Dam Busters\" on TV in a much larger, and entirely empty, hotel room. The shadow of Pink's wife emerges on the back wall before materialising into a praying mantis-like monster, which then transforms into the vulva-shaped flower from \"What Shall We Do Now?\". The song ends with Pink cowering in the corner of the room, tortured by both the imaginary mantis in front of him, and thoughts of his wife's adultery. Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. Don't Leave Me Now (Pink Floyd song) \"Don't Leave Me Now\" is a song by Pink Floyd. It", "title": "Don't Leave Me Now (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "17064822", "text": "Willie to take photographs for the cover of his last album with Pink Floyd, \"The Final Cut\", and to direct the accompanying short film. Carolyne Christie Carolyne Anne Christie (born 27 December 1946) is a member of the English aristocracy, known for having been married to Rock Scully, manager of the Grateful Dead, and later to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, who wrote songs about her. Her son Harry Waters is also a successful musician. Christie's parents were Hector Lorenzo Christie and Lady Jean Agatha Dundas. Her mother's father was Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland and so", "title": "Carolyne Christie" }, { "docid": "2639387", "text": "Screaming Abdabs\"), during their run with manager Ken Chapman, who also wrote some early material for the band. Metcalfe, Noble and Gale left the band (though Gale would go on to marry Richard Wright). By the time they left, the line-up included Syd Barrett (rhythm guitar and vocals) and Bob Klose (lead guitar and vocals), with Roger Waters on bass and vocals, Richard Wright on organ and vocals and Nick Mason on drums. This new group used various names, often fluctuating between \"Tea Set\" and \"The Pink Floyd Sound\" (named after two old Carolina bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council).", "title": "Bob Klose" }, { "docid": "5699576", "text": "devastated at the prospect of their relationship ending. He also stated during the 1992 US radio special \"Pink Floyd: The 25th Anniversary Special\" that the lyrics had nothing to do with his personal life, as he had a more cordial relationship with his wife in real life than Pink did. The song begins with a close-up of the debris in Pink's hotel room, then switches over to the hotel's pool, where Pink is seen floating in a crucifix position. Having cut open his right hand during his violent tantrum, his blood stains the pool water. What follows is a fantasy", "title": "Don't Leave Me Now (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "3299177", "text": "Peter Jenner Peter Jenner (born 1943) is a British music manager and a record producer. Jenner, Andrew King and the original four members of Pink Floyd were partners in Blackhill Enterprises. After gaining a first-class honours degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, Jenner, at the age of 21, worked as lecturer at the London School of Economics. After four years at the LSE he left to manage the then up-and-coming band Pink Floyd. Jenner put on a number of free concerts in London's Hyde Park which included the 1969 concert by The Rolling Stones. Jenner has managed Pink", "title": "Peter Jenner" }, { "docid": "20173353", "text": "Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera is an opera by composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Roger Waters, based on the concept album \"The Wall\" (1979) by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, of which Waters is a founding member. It premiered at Opéra de Montréal in March 2017, and was produced by Cincinnati Opera in July 2018. Pierre Dufour, former general director of Opéra de Montréal, wrote to Pink Floyd co-founder and songwriter Roger Waters about the idea of an opera based on the Pink Floyd concept album \"The Wall\" (1979). Waters", "title": "Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera" }, { "docid": "15597095", "text": "The SACD set also includes: This is a new \"best of\" single-disc album released in November 2011. Why Pink Floyd...? Why Pink Floyd...? was a re-release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalogue, released in three stages over 2011–12. Under the campaign, multiple forms of the band's material were released, with new remasters and unreleased tracks. The albums were available in three different configurations: \"Discovery\", \"Experience\" and \"Immersion\". The \"Immersion\" boxsets of \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" and \"Wish You Were Here\" featured 5.1 surround sound mixes of the original albums, while that of \"The Wall\" did not. \"Wish You", "title": "Why Pink Floyd...?" }, { "docid": "15597084", "text": "Why Pink Floyd...? Why Pink Floyd...? was a re-release campaign of Pink Floyd's back catalogue, released in three stages over 2011–12. Under the campaign, multiple forms of the band's material were released, with new remasters and unreleased tracks. The albums were available in three different configurations: \"Discovery\", \"Experience\" and \"Immersion\". The \"Immersion\" boxsets of \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" and \"Wish You Were Here\" featured 5.1 surround sound mixes of the original albums, while that of \"The Wall\" did not. \"Wish You Were Here\" was also released in an SACD version. A new best-of album, titled \"A Foot in", "title": "Why Pink Floyd...?" }, { "docid": "10398274", "text": "Luca Ferrari (writer) Luca \"Chino\" Ferrari (Cremona, 6-4-1963) is an Italian underground writer. He wrote books about folk and rock musicians as Third Ear Band, Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, Captain Beefheart, Tim Buckley, Syd Barrett for the main Italian home publishing, writing articles and reviews for Italian magazines such as \"Ciao 2001\", \"Vinile\", \"Buscadero\", and \"Rockerilla\". He met Syd Barrett in 1986 and contributed to the reunion of the Third Ear Band during the 1980s. Having run Italian fanzines about Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett since 1979, he worked together with Ivor Trueman (who was running the fanzines \"The Amazing", "title": "Luca Ferrari (writer)" }, { "docid": "14860950", "text": "advice in London),the Notting Hill Carnival, the \"International Times\" and the UFO Club all emerged from the brief life of the LFS. Also significant was the early development of Pink Floyd, who played at All Saints Church Hall, initially as part of The Notting Hill Fayre (Carnival), and then a series of fund-raising concerts for the LFS. These were among the earliest gigs by the band, coming between their Spontaneous Underground period at The Marquee and the start of the UFO club. London Free School The London Free School (LFS) was founded on 8 March 1966, principally by John \"Hoppy\"", "title": "London Free School" }, { "docid": "6257280", "text": "the engineer who has mixed the most releases using QSound technology, nine in all. Guthrie's primary responsibility was (as it is to this day) to serve as one of the final authorities on the audio quality of Pink Floyd and Floyd-related releases. He has mixed and/or mastered nearly every Pink Floyd and Floyd-related release since 1978, and could be considered to be Pink Floyd's archival engineer. Others have referred to him similarly, such as mastering engineer Doug Sax (\"He has also been the Floyd's quality control man ever since \"The Wall\".\") and musician/Pink Floyd associate Jon Carin (\"He is the", "title": "James Guthrie (record producer)" }, { "docid": "7186482", "text": "Phil Manzanera – electric guitar Guy Pratt – bass Jon Carin – synthesiser Steve DiStanislao – drums Kevin McAlea – organ (2015-16 only) Bryan Chambers – backing vocals (2015-16 only) Lucita Jules – backing vocals (2015-16 only) Louise Clare Marshall – backing vocals (2015-16 only) Chester Kamen – electric guitar (2016 second leg only) Chuck Leavell – organ (2016 second leg only) Greg Phillinganes – synthesiser (2016 second leg only) The song appears on the following live albums, DVDs or Blu-rays: Coming Back to Life \"Coming Back to Life\" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1994 album \"The Division Bell\",", "title": "Coming Back to Life" }, { "docid": "7771921", "text": "Heart Mother\" was hugely successful in Britain, spending 18 weeks on the UK chart. It premièred at the Bath Festival on 27 June 1970. Pink Floyd toured extensively across America and Europe in 1970. In 1971, Pink Floyd took second place in a reader's poll, in \"Melody Maker\", and for the first time were making a profit. Mason and Wright became fathers and bought homes in London while Gilmour, still single, moved to a 19th-century farm in Essex. Waters installed a home recording studio at his house in Islington in a converted toolshed at the back of his garden. In", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "4636251", "text": "Pink Floyd – The Wall Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Alan Parker with animated segments by political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, and is based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album of the same name. The film centers around a confined rocker named Pink, who, after being driven into insanity by the death of his father and many depressive moments during his lifetime, constructs a metaphorical (and sometimes physical) wall to be protected from the world and emotional situations around him. When this coping mechanism backfires he puts himself on trial and", "title": "Pink Floyd – The Wall" }, { "docid": "3804384", "text": "in 2008 in Australia, following Wright's death. Album - Billboard (United States) Wet Dream (album) Wet Dream is the first solo album by Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, released in 1978. \"Wet Dream\" was self-produced and Wright wrote all the songs himself, except \"Against the Odds\", which was co-written with his then-wife, Juliette, who, as Juliette Gale, had been a member of one of the early bands that evolved into Pink Floyd. The album went virtually unnoticed at the time. The album has long been out of print in Wright's native UK, but it was re-released on CD in the", "title": "Wet Dream (album)" }, { "docid": "3804383", "text": "Wet Dream (album) Wet Dream is the first solo album by Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, released in 1978. \"Wet Dream\" was self-produced and Wright wrote all the songs himself, except \"Against the Odds\", which was co-written with his then-wife, Juliette, who, as Juliette Gale, had been a member of one of the early bands that evolved into Pink Floyd. The album went virtually unnoticed at the time. The album has long been out of print in Wright's native UK, but it was re-released on CD in the United States and Canada in the 1990s, with some success, and again", "title": "Wet Dream (album)" }, { "docid": "4446314", "text": "depressing story. \"Free Four\" was released as a single in the U.S. in 1972 but did not chart. Free Four \"Free Four\" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters and released on the band's 1972 album \"Obscured by Clouds\". The song begins with a rock and roll count-in, but in this case Pink Floyd decided to play with words and record, \"One, Two, FREE FOUR!\" The song deals with reflection of one's life, the \"evils\" of the record industry, and also makes a reference to Roger Waters' father who was killed in World", "title": "Free Four" }, { "docid": "4446313", "text": "Free Four \"Free Four\" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters and released on the band's 1972 album \"Obscured by Clouds\". The song begins with a rock and roll count-in, but in this case Pink Floyd decided to play with words and record, \"One, Two, FREE FOUR!\" The song deals with reflection of one's life, the \"evils\" of the record industry, and also makes a reference to Roger Waters' father who was killed in World War 2. The music begins in an upbeat manner, while the lyrics tell a very cynical and somewhat", "title": "Free Four" }, { "docid": "7771968", "text": "lot of what he does and how his playing was at the heart of the Pink Floyd sound. Listening back to the sessions, it really brought home to me what a special player he was.\" \"The Endless River \"was released on 7 November 2014, the second Pink Floyd album distributed by Parlophone following the release of the 20th anniversary editions of \"The Division Bell\" earlier in 2014. Though it received mixed reviews, it\" \"became the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon UK, and debuted at number one in several countries. The vinyl edition was the fastest-selling UK vinyl", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "7771928", "text": "Pink Floyd. Waters and Wright bought large country houses while Mason became a collector of expensive cars. Disenchanted with their US record company, Capitol Records, Pink Floyd and O'Rourke negotiated a new contract with Columbia Records, who gave them a reported advance of $1,000,000 (US$ in dollars). In Europe, they continued to be represented by Harvest Records. After a tour of the UK performing \"Dark Side\", Pink Floyd returned to the studio in January 1975 and began work on their ninth studio album, \"Wish You Were Here\". Parsons declined an offer to continue working with them, becoming successful in his", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "1637419", "text": "a recording of a 1977 concert by rockabilly veterans Charlie Feathers, Buddy Knox, Jack Scott and Warren Smith. Much of Harvest's European back catalogue (including Pink Floyd {see exception below}, Deep Purple, Duran Duran, and Iron Maiden) was divested by Universal after its takeover of EMI, as part of the Parlophone Label Group. Warner Music Group would buy the catalogue in February 2013. Pink Floyd Records controls the Pink Floyd catalogue which licensed the catalogue for manufacture and distribution by Warner Music Group for the UK and European markets and by Sony Music Entertainment for North America and the rest", "title": "Harvest Records" }, { "docid": "7771965", "text": "the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound.\" A week after Wright's death, Gilmour performed \"Remember a Day\" from \"A Saucerful of Secrets\", written and originally sung by Wright, in tribute to him. Keyboardist Keith Emerson released a statement praising Wright as the \"backbone\" of Pink Floyd. On 10 July 2010, Waters and Gilmour performed together at a charity event for the Hoping Foundation. The event, which raised", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "2267777", "text": "1995 Brit awards for the \"Best Album by a British Artist\", but lost to Blur's \"Parklife\". The band was awarded with a Grammy for the \"Best Rock Instrumental Performance\" on \"Marooned\". In \"Uncut\"'s 2011 \"Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Music Guide\", Graeme Thomson wrote that \"The Division Bell \" \"might just be the dark horse of the Floyd canon. The opening triptych of songs is a hugely impressive return to something very close to the eternal essence of Pink Floyd, and much of the rest retains a quiet power and a meditative quality that betrays a genuine sense of unity.\" Uncut", "title": "The Division Bell" }, { "docid": "9991473", "text": "\"Run Like Hell\". A recording of this tour can be found on \"P•U•L•S•E\". On 2 July 2005, Pink Floyd reunited with Roger Waters to help promote awareness to global poverty. The setlist was \"Speak to Me\" / \"Breathe\" / \"Breathe (Reprise)\", \"Money\", \"Wish You Were Here\", and \"Comfortably Numb\". Pink Floyd live backing musicians Starting in 1973, after \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" was released, the band started using regular backing musicians. Many of the musicians that Pink Floyd used as backing musicians were part of the studio recordings of albums such as Dick Parry, who played saxophone on", "title": "Pink Floyd live backing musicians" }, { "docid": "7582778", "text": "The 2010 compilation \"An Introduction to Syd Barrett\" includes the downloadable bonus track \"Rhamadan\", a 20-minute track recorded at one of Syd's earliest solo sessions, in May 1968. In 2011, it was announced that a vinyl double album version would be issued for Record Store Day. Bootleg editions of Barrett's live and solo material exist. For years the \"off air\" recordings of the BBC sessions with Barrett's Pink Floyd circulated, until an engineer who had taken a tape of the early Pink Floyd gave it back to the BBC—which played it during a tribute to John Peel on their website.", "title": "Syd Barrett" }, { "docid": "4390351", "text": "a lonely life similar to that of the woman in the song. It was one of several songs in this period which evoked a past era by using female given names which have since become very popular again, but which were rarely given among baby boomers, the main pop audience at the time. Others include \"See Emily Play\" by Pink Floyd, where the then-rare name evoked a sense of Victoriana, and \"Pictures of Lily\" by The Who, which specifically refers to Lillie Langtry. McCartney wrote the first verse by himself, and the Beatles finished the song in the music room", "title": "Eleanor Rigby" }, { "docid": "3369577", "text": "Pepper! The hippest of the hip! I mean I have a room for life at the home of the chronically groovy!\". His name and pink color are both homages to classic rock acts – he is a Pink Floyd, named after \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\", the album by The Beatles. He appears backstage more often than the other band members. Although Dr. Teeth is the leader, Floyd is the one who sings lead most often. Some of the songs he sang on \"The Muppet Show\" include: \"New York State of Mind\", \"Ain't Misbehavin'\", \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\"", "title": "Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem" }, { "docid": "7771966", "text": "money for Palestinian children, took place at Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire, England, with an audience of approximately 200. In return for Waters' appearance at the event, Gilmour performed \"Comfortably Numb\" at Waters' performance of \"The Wall\" at the London O2 Arena on 12 May 2011, singing the choruses and playing the two guitar solos. Mason also joined, playing tambourine for \"Outside the Wall\" with Gilmour on mandolin. On 26 September 2011, Pink Floyd and EMI launched an exhaustive re-release campaign under the title \"Why Pink Floyd...?\", reissuing the band's back catalogue in newly remastered versions, including \"Experience\" and \"Immersion\" multi-disc", "title": "Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "5183761", "text": "\"A Place Where There's No More Pain\", their first studio album in 12 years, on April 28, 2017. Life of Agony is currently working on their sixth studio album, which is tentatively due for release in mid-2019. According to the group members themselves, they were influenced by bands as diverse as Radiohead, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Social Distortion. Robert wrote the majority of the music and lyrics and Caputo wrote select ballads, mostly about her parents and homelife, particularly her mother. 'A Place Where There's No Pain' was written by Abruscato and the other members. Perhaps", "title": "Life of Agony" }, { "docid": "5699609", "text": "per Fitch and Mahon. The Wall concerts' personnel (1980–1981): The Division Bell Tour (documented on the \"Pulse\" album): In the 2005 Noah Baumbach movie \"The Squid and the Whale\", an important part of the plot revolves around a teenage boy who claims to have written \"Hey You\" and becomes popular at school for it until someone realises it is a Pink Floyd song. In 2016, contestant Aline Oger sang the song in the Belgian edition of \"The Voice\". The song was sampled in rapper XXXTENTACION's song \"Ocean\". Hey You (Pink Floyd song) \"Hey You\" is a song by Pink Floyd.", "title": "Hey You (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "7585724", "text": "it failed to reach the top 40. Two other Pink Floyd singles, \"Flaming\" (Tower 378) and \"Let There Be More Light\" (Tower 440) are especially rare and were not released at all in the U.K. After the Tower label was dissolved the Pink Floyd albums were re-issued on another Capitol/EMI subsidiary, Harvest Records and later Capitol Records. Several singles by The Chocolate Watch Band were released also in 1967. Today these are very collectible. Mississippi \"sunshine pop\" group Eternity's Children (who evolved into Starbuck in the 70's) placed Tower back on the charts with \"Mrs. Bluebird\" in the summer of", "title": "Tower Records (record label)" }, { "docid": "2670484", "text": "Jodrell Bank in England. In 2016 new members Chris Barnes (vocals) and Ricky Howard (bass/vocals) were welcomed to the TAPFS family. The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours, employing visual aids such as lasers, inflatables and a large display panel similar to \"Mr Screen\". The Australian Pink Floyd Show play venues worldwide. The band is noted for replicating", "title": "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" }, { "docid": "17575137", "text": "sure if he is dreaming while in a coma, or if he has gone insane, or if he has really gone back in time. He must cope with the alien-to-him environment of Soviet Russia, and catch criminals (including a serial killer who is just getting started) and—above all else—figure out what has happened to him. The series is named for a Pink Floyd album of the same name rather than a David Bowie song. This is because Pink Floyd was popular in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, whereas Bowie was relatively unknown. The Dark Side of the Moon", "title": "The Dark Side of the Moon (TV series)" }, { "docid": "7317793", "text": "Classical Crossover Albums chart. Since the songs are performed by an orchestra, they are somewhat different from the original. They were, however, composed by the original artist, and all of the songs are arranged by Jaz Coleman. Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd is an instrumental album of Pink Floyd songs. The album was arranged by Jaz Coleman, produced by Youth and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes. The album cover was painted by Roger Dean who is known for his organic paintings. He also designed albums for Asia, Uriah", "title": "Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "7317792", "text": "Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd is an instrumental album of Pink Floyd songs. The album was arranged by Jaz Coleman, produced by Youth and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes. The album cover was painted by Roger Dean who is known for his organic paintings. He also designed albums for Asia, Uriah Heep, and Yes. The album, which features six songs taken from \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" released in 1973 and three from \"The Wall\" released in 1979, peaked at number one in the Billboard Magazine Top", "title": "Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "10276725", "text": "on the original band founder Syd Barrett. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd, and home movies. The film was first released on DVD on 24 March 2003. In 2006 a new \"definitive edition DVD\" was produced in the UK and Europe in which the full unedited interviews conducted by the director with Pink Floyd are now made available, alongside the original documentary. The focus of the film is Syd Barrett, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the early Pink Floyd, who created their unique psychedelic sound and most of the band's early songs, including the singles", "title": "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" }, { "docid": "7154768", "text": "Pink Floyd live performances Pink Floyd were pioneers in the live music experience, renowned for their lavish stage shows that combine intense visual experiences with music to create a show in which the performers themselves are almost secondary. Pink Floyd's combination of music and visuals set the standard for rock musicians. As well as visuals, Pink Floyd set standards in sound quality with innovative use of sound effects and panning quadrophonic speaker systems. Besides the music, arguably the most important and certainly the most elaborate part to any Pink Floyd live show is the special effects. Pink Floyd were among", "title": "Pink Floyd live performances" }, { "docid": "18148476", "text": "as you want it to be.\" \"Pitchfork\" wrote that \"The Endless River\" \"is quintessentially and self-consciously Pink Floyd, for better or for worse ... it proves to be one of the few Pink Floyd releases that sounds like a step backwards, with nothing new to say and no new frontiers to explore.\" Mikael Wood of the \"Los Angeles Times\" called it \"so excruciatingly dull (even by Pink Floyd's often-dull standards) that the band's name on the cover feels like a straight-up bait-and-switch\". In the week before its release, \"The Endless River\" displaced \"Four \"by One Direction as the most pre-ordered", "title": "The Endless River" }, { "docid": "1640786", "text": "tribute to Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier due to mental health problems. As with their previous album \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers: Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on \"Have a Cigar\", and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to \"Shine On You Crazy Diamond\". \"Wish You Were Here\" topped record charts in the United Kingdom and the United States, and Harvest Records' parent company EMI was unable to print enough copies to meet demand. Although it initially received mixed", "title": "Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)" }, { "docid": "2991382", "text": "on top of each other, but live Jon Oliva, Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli and Johnny Lee Middleton would all also perform vocals. Savatage's main influences include Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, AC/DC, Van Halen, Rainbow, UFO, Rush, The Who, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Queen, Motörhead, Scorpions, Accept, Saxon and Jethro Tull. Current members The song \"Hall of the Mountain King\" from the album of the same name was used in the video game \"Brütal Legend\". \"Gutter Ballet\" was an unpublished Broadway project Paul O'Neill wrote back in 1979. In 1989, Savatage already used this title for", "title": "Savatage" }, { "docid": "1640811", "text": "still sounds unconvincing in its ponderous sincerity and displays a critical lack of imagination in all departments.\" However, Robert Christgau wrote in \"The Village Voice\": \"The music is not only simple and attractive, with the synthesizer used mostly for texture and the guitar breaks for comment, but it actually achieves some of the symphonic dignity (and cross-referencing) that \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" simulated so ponderously.\" He later wrote: \"My favorite Pink Floyd album has always been \"Wish You Were Here\", and you know why? It has soul, that's why – it's Roger Waters's lament for Syd, not my", "title": "Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)" }, { "docid": "5699608", "text": "hand is shown clawing at a window (the colour version of this is actually shown at the end of \"The Trial\") followed by a large group of maggots (the \"worms\" eating into Pink's brain). After a shot of Pink in an infirmary bed and his screaming wife superimposed over the image, the scene takes back to the riot, where a long line of police officers hold back a mob of rioters who have barricaded themselves behind a pile of desks and mattresses. The scene ends with Pink against his wall, having given up on finding a way out. with: Personnel", "title": "Hey You (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "7582732", "text": "I-Ching\". During this period, Barrett wrote most of the songs for Pink Floyd's first album, and also songs that would later appear on his solo albums. In 1966, a new rock concert venue, the UFO (pronounced as \"you-foe\"), opened in London and quickly became a haven for British psychedelic music. Pink Floyd, the house band, was its most popular attraction and after making appearances at the rival Roundhouse, became the most popular musical group of the \"London Underground\" psychedelic music scene. By the end of 1966, Pink Floyd had gained a reliable management team in Andrew King and Peter Jenner.", "title": "Syd Barrett" }, { "docid": "1366467", "text": "two features a pig and sheep, in the same setting. Mason's handwriting is used as a typeface throughout the packaging. The gatefold features monochrome photographs of the dereliction around the power station. The album's release followed Capital Radio's broadcast two days earlier of \"The Pink Floyd Story\", and an evening press conference held at the power station two days before that. The broadcast was originally to have been an exclusive for the London-based station, who since mid-December had been broadcasting \"The Pink Floyd Story\", but a copy was given to John Peel, who played side one of the album in", "title": "Animals (Pink Floyd album)" }, { "docid": "9067976", "text": "a demo by the late Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd, with the song even appearing on some bootlegs of Pink Floyd material. The song has also been suggested to be the work of The Pretty Things, who, like Pink Floyd, were recording in Abbey Road Studios in 1967 while the Beatles were there making \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\". One theory suggests that rather than being found \"in\" the Apple trash, the song was actually an outtake \"from\" the group Trash who recorded for Apple Records. Finally, since Apple was flooded with demo tapes after a 1968", "title": "Peace of Mind/The Candle Burns" }, { "docid": "14836113", "text": "Pink Floyd bootleg recordings Pink Floyd bootleg recordings are the collections of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the British rock band Pink Floyd, which were never officially released by the band. The recordings consist of both live performances and outtakes from studio sessions unavailable in official releases. In some cases, certain bootleg recordings may be highly prized among collectors, as at least 40 songs composed by Pink Floyd have never been officially released. During the 1970s, bands such as Pink Floyd created a lucrative market for the mass production of unofficial recordings with large followings of fans", "title": "Pink Floyd bootleg recordings" }, { "docid": "18937043", "text": "to Pink Floyd. I was a fan from quite an early age.\" After playing in a number of bands over the years covering a wide range of music including Country, Western, and even Jazz, Darlington played with The Australian Pink Floyd Show from 1994 through 2011 (Darlington is not the only veteran of The Australian Pink Floyd Show in Brit Floyd, \"several others in Brit Floyd\" have been a part of the band as well). Darlington wanted to parlay his experience with The Australian Pink Floyd Show into something more nuanced: “I felt it was time to do it in", "title": "Brit Floyd" }, { "docid": "7154837", "text": "Dick Parry and Carol Kenyon. Pink Floyd live performances Pink Floyd were pioneers in the live music experience, renowned for their lavish stage shows that combine intense visual experiences with music to create a show in which the performers themselves are almost secondary. Pink Floyd's combination of music and visuals set the standard for rock musicians. As well as visuals, Pink Floyd set standards in sound quality with innovative use of sound effects and panning quadrophonic speaker systems. Besides the music, arguably the most important and certainly the most elaborate part to any Pink Floyd live show is the special", "title": "Pink Floyd live performances" }, { "docid": "18937040", "text": "Brit Floyd Brit Floyd is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 2011 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Their live shows attempt to emulate and recreate the sound and soundscape of Pink Floyd's live shows. Damian Darlington formed the band after playing with The Australian Pink Floyd Show for 17 years. Brit Floyd originated in 2011 on the initiative of musical director, guitarist, and singer Damian Darlington \"simply because he felt he could do it one better\" than his previous band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, and stating that \"there is much more attention to details in every aspect of the", "title": "Brit Floyd" }, { "docid": "1358620", "text": "is Leo who has the idea of how to make money from a failed play. In the 2005 film, after realizing his inner potential, Leo loudly asks \"When's it gonna be Bloom's Day?\" Hidden in the background of the office of Max Bialystock is a calendar marked for June 16, which is Bloomsday. Former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters references Leopold Bloom in his song \"\" as sitting with Molly Malone. It has also been suggested by Jeffrey Meyer in \"Orwell's Apocalypse: \"Coming Up For Air, Modern Fiction Studies\"\" that George Orwell's primary character George Bowling in \"Coming Up For", "title": "Leopold Bloom" }, { "docid": "2654503", "text": "Pink Floyd had already experimented with filming outside the context of a standard rock concert, including an hour-long performance in KQED TV studios in April 1970. Adrian Maben had become interested in combining art with Pink Floyd's music, and during 1971, he attempted to contact the band's manager, Steve O'Rourke, to discuss the possibilities of making a film to achieve this aim. After his original plan of mixing the band with assorted paintings had been rejected, Maben went on holiday to Naples in the early summer. During a visit to Pompeii, he lost his passport, and went back to the", "title": "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii" }, { "docid": "18937046", "text": "2011. The present band members are listed here: Brit Floyd Brit Floyd is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 2011 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Their live shows attempt to emulate and recreate the sound and soundscape of Pink Floyd's live shows. Damian Darlington formed the band after playing with The Australian Pink Floyd Show for 17 years. Brit Floyd originated in 2011 on the initiative of musical director, guitarist, and singer Damian Darlington \"simply because he felt he could do it one better\" than his previous band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, and stating that \"there is much more", "title": "Brit Floyd" }, { "docid": "5968464", "text": "a certain look in the eye and an easy smile\", while behind this facade he lies waiting \"to pick out the easy meat...to strike when the moment is right\", and to stab those who trust him in the back. Subsequent verses portray the emptiness of his existence catching up to him as he grows older, retiring to the south rich but unloved: \"just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer\", and drowning under the weight of a metaphorical stone. The final verse explores a number of aspects of business life and how it compares to dogs, for", "title": "Dogs (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "1485318", "text": "he initiated High Court proceedings to formally dissolve the Pink Floyd partnership. In his submission to the High Court he called Pink Floyd a \"spent force creatively\". Gilmour and Mason opposed the application and announced their intention to continue as Pink Floyd. Waters claims to have been forced to resign like Wright had been years earlier, and decided to leave Pink Floyd based on legal considerations, stating: \"if I hadn't, the financial repercussions would have wiped me out completely.\" In December 1987, Waters and Pink Floyd reached an agreement. According to Mason: Waters was released from his contractual obligation with", "title": "Roger Waters" }, { "docid": "6257284", "text": "of \"The Red Shoes\" from the original analogue back-up copies of the master recording. For the Pink Floyd reissue campaign entitled \"Why Pink Floyd...?\" the entire back catalogue of the band has been remastered by Guthrie for release in a variety of deluxe editions and box sets. In conjunction with the campaign was the release of his 5.1 mix and mastering of \"Wish You Were Here\" for SACD by independent audiophile distributor Acoustic Sounds. 2012 would see Guthrie returning to producing with \"The Dreamer's Machine\", the debut album by singer-songwriter James Carrington, which he co-produced and mixed. In 2014 Guthrie", "title": "James Guthrie (record producer)" }, { "docid": "9991464", "text": "Pink Floyd live backing musicians Starting in 1973, after \"The Dark Side of the Moon\" was released, the band started using regular backing musicians. Many of the musicians that Pink Floyd used as backing musicians were part of the studio recordings of albums such as Dick Parry, who played saxophone on \"Money\" and The Blackberries who did the backing vocals for \"Shine On You Crazy Diamond\". The Black Grass were backing musicians for the March and May 1973 performances. Nawasa Crowder was not present in the June 1973 concerts. The Blackberries provided backing vocals for two October 1973 performances while", "title": "Pink Floyd live backing musicians" }, { "docid": "9000084", "text": "waiting for the instrument to be repaired. This improvisation included elements of other Pink Floyd songs, most notably what appears to be an instrumental version of \"Breathe\" as well as the intro to \"Raving and Drooling\" (the 1974–75 precursor to \"Sheep\") and a rough \"Any Colour You Like\". Embryo (Pink Floyd song) \"Embryo\" (sometimes called \"The Embryo\") is a song by Pink Floyd. It was a concert staple in 1970–71, but a full band version was never released on any Pink Floyd studio album. A studio version did appear in 1970 on the rare multi-artist album \"Picnic – A Breath", "title": "Embryo (Pink Floyd song)" }, { "docid": "4658851", "text": "London. There is also an abridged, three-CD audio version, read by Mason. \"Inside Out\" was featured in a \"Top Gear\" episode where Mason agreed to lend his Enzo Ferrari to the programme-makers in return for \"Inside Out\"'s promotion. Jeremy Clarkson – well known as a big fan of Pink Floyd – gleefully took the plugging of the book to ludicrous heights. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason's personal memoir of Pink Floyd, published on 7 October 2004, in the United Kingdom. Initially a hardback release, it has", "title": "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd" }, { "docid": "7771903", "text": "club, the owner refused to pay them, claiming that their performance was not music. When their management filed suit in a small claims court against the owner of the youth organisation, a local magistrate upheld the owner's decision. The band was much better received at the UFO Club in London, where they began to build a fan base. Barrett's performances were enthusiastic, \"leaping around ... madness ... improvisation ... [inspired] to get past his limitations and into areas that were ... very interesting. Which none of the others could do\", wrote biographer Nicholas Schaffner. In 1967, Pink Floyd began to", "title": "Pink Floyd" } ]

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[ { "docid": "898464", "text": "to RBC), platelet storage lesion and resulting efficacy loss is also a concern. Globally around 85 million units of red blood cells are transfused in a given year. In the United States, blood transfusions were performed nearly 3 million times during hospitalizations in 2011, making it the most common procedure performed. The rate of hospitalizations with a blood transfusion nearly doubled from 1997, from a rate of 40 stays to 95 stays per 10,000 population. It was the most common procedure performed for patients 45 years of age and older in 2011, and among the top five most common for", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "13017766", "text": "transfused) and 168 episodes of hemolysis due to other causes (1 in 124,525 blood components transfused). In the UK in 2014 there were 18 episodes of hemolysis due to other causes (1 in 147,972 blood components transfused). Acute hemolytic transfusion reactions are divided into two types. The most common cause of this reaction is ABO blood groups incompatibility, secondary to human errors. In this process, the donor's red blood cells are destroyed by recipient's preformed antibodies through the activation of complement system. Thus, the donor's red blood cells break open and releases haemoglobin into the blood. The haemoglobin is then", "title": "Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction" }, { "docid": "7372931", "text": "plasma, though cases have been reported with packed red blood cells since there is some residual plasma in the packed cells. The blood component transfused is not part of the case definition. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an uncommon syndrome that is due to the presence of leukocyte antibodies in transfused plasma. TRALI is believed to occur in approximately one in every 5000 transfusions. Leukoagglutination and pooling of granulocytes in the recipient's lungs may occur, with release of the contents of leukocyte granules, and resulting injury to cellular membranes, endothelial surfaces, and potentially to lung parenchyma. In most cases", "title": "Transfusion-related acute lung injury" }, { "docid": "898464", "text": "to RBC), platelet storage lesion and resulting efficacy loss is also a concern. Globally around 85 million units of red blood cells are transfused in a given year. In the United States, blood transfusions were performed nearly 3 million times during hospitalizations in 2011, making it the most common procedure performed. The rate of hospitalizations with a blood transfusion nearly doubled from 1997, from a rate of 40 stays to 95 stays per 10,000 population. It was the most common procedure performed for patients 45 years of age and older in 2011, and among the top five most common for", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "1684541", "text": "is done to provide a final product with a very specific hematocrit (percentage of red cells) with type O red cells and type AB plasma to minimize the chance of complications. Historically, blood was transfused as whole blood without further processing. Most blood banks now split the whole blood into two or more components, typically red blood cells and a plasma component such as fresh frozen plasma. Platelets for transfusion can also be prepared from a unit of whole blood. Some blood banks have replaced this with platelets collected by plateletpheresis because whole blood platelets, sometimes called \"random\" platelets, must", "title": "Whole blood" }, { "docid": "766134", "text": "by giving blood. Blood is usually collected and tested for common or serious Blood-borne diseases including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. The blood type (A, B, AB, or O) or the blood product is identified. This relates to the presence of antigens on the cell's surface. After this process, the blood is stored, and within a short duration is used. Blood can be given as a whole product or the red blood cells separated as packed red blood cells. Blood is often transfused when there is known anaemia, active bleeding, or when there is an expectation of serious blood", "title": "Red blood cell" }, { "docid": "1610286", "text": "platelet count is normal but the platelets are dysfunctional, such as when an individual is taking aspirin or clopidogrel. Finally, platelets may be transfused as part of a massive transfusion protocol, in which the three major blood components (red blood cells, plasma, and platelets) are transfused to address severe hemorrhage. Platelet transfusion is contraindicated in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), as it fuels the coagulopathy. Platelets are either isolated from collected units of whole blood and pooled to make a therapeutic dose, or collected by platelet apheresis: blood is taken from the donor, passed through a device which removes the platelets,", "title": "Platelet" }, { "docid": "13149682", "text": "cell transfusion and forms an alloantibody (anti-Jka); upon subsequent transfusion with Jka-antigen positive red blood cells, the patient may have a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction as their anti-Jka antibody hemolyzes the transfused Jka-antigen positive red blood cells. Other common blood groups with this reaction are Duffy, Rhesus and Kell. Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction A delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) is a type of transfusion reaction. According to the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network's (NHSN) Hemovigilance Module, it is defined as: DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS: AND EITHER AND EITHER PROBABLE DIAGNOSIS: Delayed blood transfusion reaction occurs more frequently (1", "title": "Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction" }, { "docid": "47150", "text": "can be given intravenously, either solutions of salts (NaCl, KCl, CaCl etc.) at physiological concentrations, or colloidal solutions, such as dextrans, human serum albumin, or fresh frozen plasma. In these emergency situations, a plasma expander is a more effective life-saving procedure than a blood transfusion, because the metabolism of transfused red blood cells does not restart immediately after a transfusion. In modern evidence-based medicine, bloodletting is used in management of a few rare diseases, including hemochromatosis and polycythemia. However, bloodletting and leeching were common unvalidated interventions used until the 19th century, as many diseases were incorrectly thought to be due", "title": "Blood" }, { "docid": "2459214", "text": "RBC viability and quality. Notably, U.S. hospitals spend more on dealing with the consequences of transfusion-related complications than on the combined costs of buying, testing/treating, and transfusing their blood. Routine blood storage is 42 days or 6 weeks for stored packed \"red blood cells\" (also called \"StRBC\" or \"pRBC\"), by far the most commonly transfused blood product, and involves refrigeration but usually not freezing. There has been increasing controversy about whether a given product unit's age is a factor in transfusion efficacy, specifically on whether \"older\" blood directly or indirectly increases risks of complications. Studies have not been consistent on", "title": "Blood bank" }, { "docid": "2459210", "text": "are sometimes transfused without further modification, however whole blood is typically separated (via centrifugation) into its components, with red blood cells (RBC) in solution being the most commonly used product. Units of WB and RBC are both kept refrigerated at , with maximum permitted storage periods (shelf lives) of 35 and 42 days respectively. RBC units can also be frozen when buffered with glycerol, but this is an expensive and time-consuming process, and is rarely done. Frozen red cells are given an expiration date of up to ten years and are stored at . The less-dense blood plasma is made", "title": "Blood bank" }, { "docid": "898459", "text": "donor blood. Other rare transmissible infections include hepatitis B, syphilis, Chagas disease, cytomegalovirus infections (in immunocompromised recipients), HTLV, and Babesia. Transfusion inefficacy or insufficient efficacy of a given unit(s) of blood product, while not itself a \"complication\" \"per se\", can nonetheless indirectly lead to complications – in addition to causing a transfusion to fully or partly fail to achieve its clinical purpose. This can be especially significant for certain patient groups such as critical-care or neonatals. For red blood cells (RBC), by far the most commonly transfused product, poor transfusion efficacy can result from units damaged by the so-called storage", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "5364139", "text": "cells into surrounding tissue during each passage through the cardiovascular system. ITPP has been a subject of anti-doping research in both humans and racehorses. Blood transfusions can be traditionally classified as autologous, where the blood donor and transfusion recipient are the same, or as allogeneic/homologous, where the blood is transfused into someone other than the donor. Blood transfusion begins by the withdrawal of 1 to 4 units of blood (1 unit = 450 ml of blood) several weeks before competition. The blood is centrifuged, the plasma components are immediately reinfused, and the corpuscular elements, principally red blood cells (RBCs), are", "title": "Blood doping" }, { "docid": "9244405", "text": "erythrocytapheresis. In addition, blood separation on microdevices containing capillary channels has been identified as a potential blood cell fractionation method. Other plasma and blood cell separation techniques are being explored based on magnetophoresis, electrophoresis, microchannel bends, and ultrasound standing waves. Therapeutic erythrocytapheresis is commonly used to remove red blood cells in patients experiencing sickle cell crisis. The affected erythrocytes are removed while the rest of the blood is retransfused. This blood separation is also used in patients with severe malaria. After removal of the affected cells, the patient can then be transfused with a dose of normal red blood cells.", "title": "Erythrocytapheresis" }, { "docid": "7337336", "text": "fight off foreign substances such as bacteria, viruses, and abnormal cells. In fact, these foreign leukocytes in transfused red blood cells and platelets are often not well tolerated and have been associated with some types of transfusion complications. Leukocytes in stored blood products can have a variety of biological effects, including depression of immune function, which can result in organ failure and death. Because whole blood is rarely used for transfusion and not kept in routine inventory, leukoreduced red blood supplies are critical. After collection, the whole blood is separated into red cells and plasma by centrifugation. A preservative solution", "title": "American Red Cross" }, { "docid": "667176", "text": "such donor plasma issued from a blood bank would be suitable for a recipient who may be D positive or D negative, as long as blood plasma and the recipient are ABO compatible. In transfusions of packed red blood cells, individuals with type O Rh D negative blood are often called universal donors. Those with type AB Rh D positive blood are called universal recipients. However, these terms are only generally true with respect to possible reactions of the recipient's anti-A and anti-B antibodies to transfused red blood cells, and also possible sensitization to Rh D antigens. One exception is", "title": "Blood type" }, { "docid": "2459212", "text": "the buffy coat and is sometimes removed to make platelets for transfusion. Platelets are typically pooled before transfusion and have a shelf life of 5 to 7 days, or 3 days once the facility that collected them has completed their tests. Platelets are stored at room temperature () and must be rocked/agitated. Since they are stored at room temperature in nutritive solutions, they are at relatively high risk for growing bacteria. Some blood banks also collect products by apheresis. The most common component collected is plasma via plasmapheresis, but red blood cells and platelets can be collected by similar methods.", "title": "Blood bank" }, { "docid": "863388", "text": "transfused for iron deficiency would have small, pale, iron deficient red blood cells (RBCs) and the donor RBCs of normal size and color. Similarly, a person transfused for severe folate or vitamin B12 deficiency would have two cell populations, but, in this case, the patient's RBCs would be larger and paler than the donor's RBCs. A person with sideroblastic anemia (a defect in heme synthesis, commonly caused by alcoholism, but also drugs/toxins, nutritional deficiencies, a few acquired and rare congenital diseases) can have a dimorphic smear from the sideroblastic anemia alone. Evidence for multiple causes appears with an elevated RBC", "title": "Anemia" }, { "docid": "4577355", "text": "easier to test for bacterial contamination, a leading cause of transfusion-associated deaths. Pooling of whole blood platelets is often done in an \"open\" system where the platelet containers are connected in a way that could expose the platelets to air, and pooled platelets must be transfused promptly so that any contamination does not have time to grow. Problems with apheresis include the expense of the equipment used for collection. Whole blood platelets also do not require any additional donor recruitment, as they can be made from blood donations that are also used for packed red blood cells and plasma components.", "title": "Plateletpheresis" }, { "docid": "4590932", "text": "stay in 439 trauma patients who received leukoreduced transfusions compared to 240 patients who did not. University of Washington researchers reported in October 2006 that a study of 286 transfused injury patients showed no reduction in mortality or length of stay, although a 16% reduction in rate of infection was shown with marginal statistical significance. Leukoreduction has the inadvertent effect of removing approximately 10% of red blood cells from a processed unit of Red Blood Cells. Because blood from persons who possess the sickle cell mutation is difficult to filter, leukoreduction is often not performed on donors who may have", "title": "Leukoreduction" }, { "docid": "2770726", "text": "phlebotomy (removal of blood from the circulation). Depending on the underlying cause, phlebotomy may also be used on a regular basis to reduce the hematocrit. Cytostatics such as busulfan and hydroxyurea are sometimes used for long-term management of polycythemia. The overproduction of red blood cells may be due to a primary process in the bone marrow (a so-called myeloproliferative syndrome), or it may be a reaction to chronically low oxygen levels or, rarely, a malignancy. Alternatively, additional red blood cells may have been received through another process—for example, being over-transfused (either accidentally or, as blood doping, deliberately) or being the", "title": "Polycythemia" } ]

[ { "docid": "10002661", "text": "used to restore oxygen-carrying capacity in people with anemia due to trauma or other medical problems, and are by far the most common blood component used in transfusion medicine. Historically they were transfused as part of whole blood, but are now typically used separately as RBCs and plasma components. The process of identifying a compatible blood product for transfusion is complicated. Side effects can include allergic reactions including anaphylaxis, red blood cell breakdown, fluid overload, infection, and lung injury. Giving incompatible RBCs to a person can be fatal. With current testing methods in high-income countries the risk of infection is", "title": "Packed red blood cells" }, { "docid": "12950185", "text": "patient blood management is cost. Allogeneic blood transfusion is extremely expensive. For example, some studies reported increased costs of $300–$1,000 per unit of allogeneic blood transfused. The more blood that is transfused directly impacts hospital expenditures, and of course, it behoves administrators to search for ways to reduce this cost. This increasing cost of transfusions is the reason many hospital administrators are endeavoring to establish blood management programs. Perhaps the single most important reason for implementing patient blood management is need to improve patient outcomes. Published in 2017, a retrospective observational study in four major adult tertiary-care hospitals concluded that", "title": "Blood management" }, { "docid": "8127582", "text": "these DEA types may stimulate an immune response in a recipient of a blood transfusion, but reactions to DEA 1.1+ are the most severe. Dogs that are DEA 1.1 positive (33 to 45% of the population) are universal recipients - that is, they can receive blood of any type without expectation of a life-threatening hemolytic transfusion reaction. Dogs that are DEA 1.1 negative are universal donors. Blood from DEA 1.1 positive dogs should never be transfused into DEA 1.1 negative dogs. If it is the dog's first transfusion the red cells transfused will have a shortened life due to the", "title": "Blood type (non-human)" }, { "docid": "7372932", "text": "leukoagglutination results in mild dyspnea and pulmonary infiltrates within about 6 hours of transfusion, and spontaneously resolves. Occasionally more severe lung injury occurs as a result of this phenomenon and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) results. Leukocyte filters may prevent TRALI for those patients whose lung injury is due to leukoagglutination of the donor white blood cells, but because most TRALI is due to donor antibodies to leukocytes, filters are not helpful in TRALI prevention. Transfused plasma (from any component source) may also contain antibodies that cross-react with platelets in the recipient, producing usually mild forms of posttransfusion purpura or", "title": "Transfusion-related acute lung injury" }, { "docid": "8064439", "text": "on the red blood cell surface. Absence of the Kell protein (K), however, does not affect the XK protein. The Kell protein has also recently been designated CD238 (cluster of differentiation 238). Kell antigens are important in transfusion medicine, autoimmune hemolytic anemia and hemolytic disease of the newborn (anti-Kell). Anti-K is the next most common immune red cell antibody after those in the ABO and Rh system. Anti-K typically presents as IgG class alloantibody. Individuals lacking a specific Kell antigen may develop antibodies against Kell antigens when transfused with blood containing that antigen. This is particularly true for the \"K\"", "title": "Kell antigen system" }, { "docid": "10002667", "text": "used to identify if the recipient has any antibodies to any of these other blood group systems. If the screening test is positive, a complex set of tests must follow to identify which antibody the recipient has by process of elimination. Finding suitable blood for transfusion when a recipient has multiple antibodies or antibodies to extremely common antigens can be very difficult and time-consuming. Because this testing can take time, doctors will sometimes order a unit of blood transfused before it can be completed if the recipient is in critical condition. Typically two to four units of O negative blood", "title": "Packed red blood cells" }, { "docid": "3370574", "text": "of the side effects of abciximab are due to its anti-platelet effects. This includes an increased risk of bleeding. The most common type of bleeding due to abciximab is gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Thrombocytopenia is a rare but known serious risk characterized by a severe drop in platelets circulating in the blood. Abciximab induced thrombocytopenia is usually rapid occurring hours after administration but may occur up to 16 days later. Transfusing platelets is the only known treatment for abciximab-induced thrombocytopenia, but this therapy may have limited effectiveness because the drug may bind and inhibit the receptors on the newly transfused platelets. Abciximab", "title": "Abciximab" }, { "docid": "2459195", "text": "blood or blood with RBC, is transfused to patients with anaemia/iron deficiency. It also helps to improve the oxygen saturation in blood. It can be stored at 1.0 °C-6.0 °C for 35–45 days. Platelet transfusion, is transfused to those who suffer from low platelet count. This can be stored at room temperature for 5–7 days. Plasma transfusion is indicated to patients with liver failure, severe infections or serious burns. Fresh frozen plasma can be stored at a very low temperature of -25 °C for up to 12 months. While the first blood transfusions were made directly from donor to receiver", "title": "Blood bank" }, { "docid": "47149", "text": "There are many different blood types in humans, the ABO blood group system, and the Rhesus blood group system being the most important. Transfusion of blood of an incompatible blood group may cause severe, often fatal, complications, so crossmatching is done to ensure that a compatible blood product is transfused. Other blood products administered intravenously are platelets, blood plasma, cryoprecipitate, and specific coagulation factor concentrates. Many forms of medication (from antibiotics to chemotherapy) are administered intravenously, as they are not readily or adequately absorbed by the digestive tract. After severe acute blood loss, liquid preparations, generically known as plasma expanders,", "title": "Blood" }, { "docid": "595017", "text": "1871, he transfused the blood between dissimilar breeds of rabbits, and examined the features of their offspring. He found no evidence of characters transmitted in the transfused blood. Darwin challenged the validity of Galton's experiment, giving his reasons in an article published in \"Nature\" where he wrote: Now, in the chapter on Pangenesis in my \"Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication\" I have not said one word about the blood, or about any fluid proper to any circulating system. It is, indeed, obvious that the presence of gemmules in the blood can form no necessary part of my hypothesis;", "title": "Francis Galton" }, { "docid": "10002671", "text": "RBC storage lesion and its implications for transfusion efficacy are complex and remain controversial (see blood bank and blood transfusion articles). With the addition of glycerol or other cryoprotectants, RBCs can be frozen and thus stored for much longer (this is not common). Frozen RBCs are typically assigned a ten-year expiration date, though older units have been transfused successfully. The freezing process is expensive and time-consuming and is generally reserved for rare units such as ones that can be used in patients that have unusual antibodies. Since frozen RBCs have glycerol added, the added glycerol must be removed by washing", "title": "Packed red blood cells" }, { "docid": "898493", "text": "1979, which increased the blood supply and facilitated resource-sharing among blood banks. , there were about 15 million units of blood products transfused per year in the United States. By 2013, the number had declined to about 11 million units, due to the shift towards laparoscopic surgery and other surgical advances and studies that have shown that many transfusions were unnecessary. For example, the standard of care reduced that amount of blood transfused from 750 to 200 ml. To ensure the safety of blood transfusion to pediatric patients, hospitals are taking additional precaution to avoid infection and prefer to use", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "898497", "text": "no available \"oxygen-carrying\" blood substitutes, which is the typical objective of a blood (RBC) transfusion; however, there are widely available non-blood \"volume expanders\" for cases where only volume restoration is required. These are helping doctors and surgeons avoid the risks of disease transmission and immune suppression, address the chronic blood donor shortage, and address the concerns of Jehovah's Witnesses and others who have religious objections to receiving transfused blood. A number of blood substitutes have been explored (and still are), but thus far they all suffer from many challenges. Most attempts to find a suitable alternative to blood thus far", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "5159924", "text": "blood in conjunction with what they call \"the Blessing\". In \"The Gathering\", the team ultimately track down the Families and the Blessing, which is revealed to be an antipodal geological formation connected to the Earth's morphic field running from Shanghai and Buenos Aires; the team divide, attempting to reach both access points. To end the miracle, in \"The Blood Line\", Jack has Gwen kill him so that his mortal blood can reset the human morphic field; Gwen kills him with a bullet through the chest, while Rex—who transfused himself with Jack's blood to keep it safe—allows the Blessing to drain", "title": "Jack Harkness" }, { "docid": "4577365", "text": "of blood. If all of the incidentally collected white blood cells are transfused with the platelets, substantial rejection problems can occur. Therefore, it is standard practice to filter out white blood cells before transfusion by the process of leukoreduction. Early platelet transfusions used a filter to remove white blood cells at the time of transfusion. It takes a trained person about 10 minutes to assemble the equipment, and this is not the safest or most efficient means of filtration because living white blood cells can release cytokines during storage and dead white blood cells can break up into smaller fragments", "title": "Plateletpheresis" }, { "docid": "1781274", "text": "difference in arterial and venous blood. Lower showed it was possible for blood to be transfused from animal to animal and from animal to man intravenously, a xenotransfusion. In November 1667, he worked with Edmund King, another student of Willis, to transfuse sheep's blood into a man who was mentally ill. Lower was interested in advancing science but also believed the man could be helped, either by the infusion of fresh blood or by the removal of old blood. It was difficult to find people who would agree to be transfused, but an eccentric scholar, Arthur Coga, consented and the", "title": "Richard Lower (physician)" }, { "docid": "898469", "text": "in December 1665 in the Society's \"Philosophical Transactions\". The first blood transfusion from animal to human was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, eminent physician to King Louis XIV of France, on June 15, 1667. He transfused the blood of a sheep into a 15-year-old boy, who survived the transfusion. Denys performed another transfusion into a labourer, who also survived. Both instances were likely due to the small amount of blood that was actually transfused into these people. This allowed them to withstand the allergic reaction. Denys' third patient to undergo a blood transfusion was Swedish Baron Gustaf Bonde. He received", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "3789971", "text": "being essential for blood to clot. Citrate is very effective in preventing blood from clotting; however, its use can lead to life-threateningly low calcium levels. This can be detected using the Chvostek's sign or Trousseau's sign. To prevent this complication, calcium is infused intravenously while the patient is undergoing the plasmapheresis; in addition, calcium supplementation by mouth may also be given. Other complications include: Donating plasma is similar in many ways to whole blood donation, though the end product is used for different purposes. Most plasmapheresis is for fractionation into other products; other blood donations are transfused with relatively minor", "title": "Plasmapheresis" }, { "docid": "2355508", "text": "measure is prevention – avoidance of the drugs and foods that cause hemolysis. Vaccination against some common pathogens (e.g. hepatitis A and hepatitis B) may prevent infection-induced attacks. In the acute phase of hemolysis, blood transfusions might be necessary, or even dialysis in acute kidney failure. Blood transfusion is an important symptomatic measure, as the transfused red cells are generally not G6PD deficient and will live a normal lifespan in the recipient's circulation. Those affected should avoid drugs such as aspirin. Some patients may benefit from removal of the spleen (splenectomy), as this is an important site of red cell", "title": "Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency" }, { "docid": "12328689", "text": "Vaccinations against some common pathogens (e.g. hepatitis A and hepatitis B) may prevent infection-induced attacks. In the acute phase of hemolysis, blood transfusions might be necessary, or even dialysis in acute renal failure. Blood transfusion is an important symptomatic measure, as the transfused red cells are generally not 6PGD deficient and will live a normal lifespan in the recipient's circulation. 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency (6PGD deficiency), or partial deficiency, is an autosomal hereditary disease characterized by abnormally low levels of 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD), a metabolic enzyme involved in the Pentose phosphate pathway. It is very important in the", "title": "6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency" }, { "docid": "317642", "text": "Darwin's pangenesis to the germ theory of disease. Ross cites the work of both Darwin and Spencer as key to his application of pangenetic theory. Darwin's half-cousin Francis Galton conducted wide-ranging inquiries into heredity which led him to refute Charles Darwin's hypothetical theory of pangenesis. In consultation with Darwin, he set out to see if gemmules were transported in the blood. In a long series of experiments from 1869 to 1871, he transfused the blood between dissimilar breeds of rabbits, and examined the features of their offspring. He found no evidence of characters transmitted in the transfused blood. Galton was", "title": "Pangenesis" }, { "docid": "1684645", "text": "cell (PRBC) transfusions, O- is the most desirable and is considered a \"universal donor,\" since it has neither A nor B antigens and can be safely transfused to most recipients. Type AB+ is the \"universal recipient\" type for PRBC donations. However, for plasma the situation is somewhat reversed. Blood donation centers will sometimes collect only plasma from AB donors through apheresis, as their plasma does not contain the antibodies that may cross react with recipient antigens. As such, AB is often considered the \"universal donor\" for plasma. Special programs exist just to cater to the male AB plasma donor, because", "title": "Blood plasma" }, { "docid": "7799054", "text": "read and write and even perform emergency first aid and blood transfusions. For example, when Dr. McNinja was possessed by a ghost, she successfully performed an exorcism with ciprofloxacin hydrochloride in a parody of a scene from The Exorcist. She transfused Dr. McNinja's blood soon after he was shot by several of Frans Rayner's ninja henchmen. She can also communicate with sign language, but Dr. McNinja cannot understand sign language and never knows what Judy is saying – though Benjamin Franklin's clone can, as he has apparently studied sign language. Judy is also seen to be able to drive a", "title": "The Adventures of Dr. McNinja" }, { "docid": "18651286", "text": "Frederic Durán-Jordà Frederic Durán-Jordà (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 25 April 1905 – Manchester, United Kingdom, 30 March 1957) was a Spanish doctor, pioneer hematology and hemotherapy. He created the first transfusion service in the world in Barcelona in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Previously there were blood banks, where donated blood to be transfused was stored. Dr. Durán-Jordà created a methodology that would serve to collect massive blood donations and be transfused distance, in this case the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. This method was subsequently applied in World War II. Duran was born in", "title": "Frederic Durán-Jordà" }, { "docid": "3559603", "text": "Cryoprecipitate Cryoprecipitate, also called cryo for short, is a frozen blood product prepared from blood plasma. To create cryoprecipitate, fresh frozen plasma is centrifuged and the precipitate is collected. It is often transfused as a four- to six-unit pool instead of as a single product. One of the most important constituents is factor VIII (also called antihaemophilic factor or AHF), which is why cryoprecipitate is sometimes called, or refined into, cryoprecipitated antihaemophilic factor or cryoprecipitated AHF. In many clinical contexts, use of whole cryoprecipitate has been replaced with use of clotting factor concentrates made therefrom, but the whole form is", "title": "Cryoprecipitate" }, { "docid": "12950184", "text": "of the patients who are being transfused today may not be seeing many tangible benefits from it, as the transfused blood fails to achieve its primary goals – prevention of ischemia and improving the clinical outcomes. The challenge lies in identifying those patients who are at risk of complications of severe anemia (ischemia) and transfusing them, without exposing other patients to unwarranted risks of inappropriate transfusions. Better transfusion practice should not be viewed as an option, but a necessity to ensure clinicians are doing good and not doing harm to their patients. Another significant reason to embrace the concept of", "title": "Blood management" }, { "docid": "11763002", "text": "sacked him the previous September. In an exclusive interview with the Spanish newspaper AS, Manzano detailed the blood doping practices of his former team Kelme. Manzano said that at the end of 2002 two half litre sachets of his blood were removed in a clinic in Valencia which was intended to be transfused during the 2003 Tour de France. In addition, Manzano paid 3,000 euros before the start of the 2003 Tour de France to the team for the medical expenses as an investment to what he and the team expected would be repaid with the proceeds of a stage", "title": "Jesús Manzano" }, { "docid": "667165", "text": "hematology that is concerned with the study of blood groups, along with the work of a blood bank to provide a transfusion service for blood and other blood products. Across the world, blood products must be prescribed by a medical doctor (licensed physician or surgeon) in a similar way as medicines. Much of the routine work of a blood bank involves testing blood from both donors and recipients to ensure that every individual recipient is given blood that is compatible and is as safe as possible. If a unit of incompatible blood is transfused between a donor and recipient, a", "title": "Blood type" }, { "docid": "18646785", "text": "all, correlate with maternal behavior before the birth of their offspring, with other infants, and after with their own infants. However, an increase in hormones influences maternal behavior, but it is not always the cause of the onset of maternal behavior in females. Some studies on primates in which increased estrogen and progesterone have a negative or no correlation with maternal responsivity are in black tufted-ear marmosets, common marmosets, lowland gorillas, and baboons. However an experimental study on nulliparous rats, who tend to avoid pups, found that when they were transfused with postpartum rat's blood, which is high in estrogen", "title": "Endocrinology of parenting" }, { "docid": "2735974", "text": "Hypovolemia Hypovolemia is a state of decreased blood volume; more specifically, decrease in volume of blood plasma. It is thus the intravascular component of volume contraction (or loss of blood volume due to things such as bleeding or dehydration), but, as it also is the most essential one, \"hypovolemia\" and volume contraction are sometimes used synonymously. Hypovolemia is characterized by sodium depletion, and thus is distinct from (although often overlapping with) dehydration, excessive loss of body water. Common causes of hypovolemia are: Symptoms may not be present until 10–20% of total whole-blood volume is lost. Headache, fatigue, nausea, profuse sweating,", "title": "Hypovolemia" }, { "docid": "667167", "text": "blood cells and checking if the mixture \"agglutinates\", or forms clumps. If agglutination is not obvious by direct vision, blood bank technicians usually check for agglutination with a microscope. If agglutination occurs, that particular donor's blood cannot be transfused to that particular recipient. In a blood bank it is vital that all blood specimens are correctly identified, so labelling has been standardized using a barcode system known as ISBT 128. The blood group may be included on identification tags or on tattoos worn by military personnel, in case they should need an emergency blood transfusion. Frontline German Waffen-SS had blood", "title": "Blood type" }, { "docid": "7580901", "text": "Service. The frequency of blood groups in Ireland is as follows: It is important that the IBTS collects enough O Rh D positive blood as almost half the population are that blood type. Donors with O Rh D negative are known as universal donors. Their blood can be transfused to patients of any other blood group in an emergency or if the patient's own blood group is unavailable. Because any patient can receive O Rh D negative blood, the IBTS need to have extra O Rh D negative blood available at all times. The service depends entirely on voluntary donations", "title": "Irish Blood Transfusion Service" }, { "docid": "2748881", "text": "a consistent supply. When a person has blood stored that will be transfused back to the donor at a later date, usually after surgery, that is called an 'autologous' donation. Blood that is used to make medications can be made from allogeneic donations or from donations exclusively used for manufacturing. Blood is sometimes collected using similar methods for therapeutic phlebotomy, similar to the ancient practice of bloodletting, which is used to treat conditions such as hereditary hemochromatosis or polycythemia vera. This blood is sometimes treated as a blood donation, but may be immediately discarded if it cannot be used for", "title": "Blood donation" }, { "docid": "12779123", "text": "from the platelet increment (PI), the patient’s blood volume (BV) in liters and the platelet dose (PD) transfused (x 10) R (%) = PI x BV x PD x 100 is typically diagnosed using the \"corrected count increment\", which requires 4 items of information: The CCI is calculated as follows: CCI= (Post-transfusion platelet count - Pre-transfusion platelet count)(BSA) ÷ (number of platelets transfused). A CCI greater than 7500 indicates a sufficient post-transfusion increment, whereas a CCI less than 7500 is considered diagnostic of platelet refractoriness. Immune-mediated refractoriness usually shows little or no increment in the immediate post-transfusion platelet count. Non-immune", "title": "Platelet transfusion refractoriness" }, { "docid": "7526794", "text": "to boil the knives — then take a bold but cunning curve, sweeping into the skull you had trepanned, into the brain, and extract its art if you can. But you will have blood on your hands unless you transfused it into bottles first, and cure the whole art of the dead you may, but in brine — a dish to fatten you for your own turn.<br> What better surgeon than a maggot?<br> What greater passion than a heart in formaldehyde?<br> Ash drops from the morgue assistant’s cigarette into the dead mouth; they will have taken forensic X-rays of the", "title": "Derek Raymond" }, { "docid": "898499", "text": "different levels of testing to ensure a compatible match. For example, cats have 3 known blood types, cattle have 11, dogs have 12, pigs 16 and horses have 34. However, in many species (especially horses and dogs), cross matching is not required before the \"first\" transfusion, as antibodies against non-self cell surface antigens are not expressed constitutively – i.e. the animal has to be sensitized before it will mount an immune response against the transfused blood. The rare and experimental practice of inter-species blood transfusions is a form of xenograft. Blood transfusion Blood transfusion is generally the process of receiving", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "667166", "text": "severe acute hemolytic reaction with hemolysis (RBC destruction), renal failure and shock is likely to occur, and death is a possibility. Antibodies can be highly active and can attack RBCs and bind components of the complement system to cause massive hemolysis of the transfused blood. Patients should ideally receive their own blood or type-specific blood products to minimize the chance of a transfusion reaction. Risks can be further reduced by cross-matching blood, but this may be skipped when blood is required for an emergency. Cross-matching involves mixing a sample of the recipient's serum with a sample of the donor's red", "title": "Blood type" }, { "docid": "2463142", "text": "blood donor shortage, and address the concerns of Jehovah's Witnesses and others who have religious objections to receiving transfused blood. The main categories of 'oxygen-carrying' blood substitutes being pursued are hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOC) and perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers (PFBOC). Oxygen therapeutics are in clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe, and Hemopure is available in South Africa. After William Harvey discovered blood pathways in 1616, many people tried to use fluids such as beer, urine, milk, and non-human animal blood as blood substitute. Sir Christopher Wren (17th century) suggested wine and opium as blood substitute. At the beginning of the", "title": "Blood substitute" }, { "docid": "6187797", "text": "including plasma frozen within 24 hours after phlebotomy, cryoprecipitate reduced plasma, and solvent detergent plasma. In the United States it refers to the fluid portion of one unit of human blood that has been centrifuged, separated, and frozen solid at or colder within eight hours of collection. The phrase \"FFP\" is often used to mean any transfused plasma product. The other commonly transfused plasma, PF24, has similar indications as those for FFP with the exception of heat-sensitive proteins in the plasma such as factor V. There are few specific indications for FFP. These generally are limited to the treatment of", "title": "Fresh frozen plasma" }, { "docid": "13159132", "text": "Type O blood is first transfused into Type A or B subjects. In subsequent blood samples, the patient's own A and B blood cells are removed by agglutination with either anti-A or anti-B serum. The number of remaining nonagglutinated Type O cells as a function of time defines the survival rate of blood cells. This technique was used extensively during World War II and shortly after but has more recently been replaced by techniques that label one's own blood, due of the dangers of using donor blood. Ashby technique The Ashby technique is a method for determining the volume and", "title": "Ashby technique" }, { "docid": "667174", "text": "C, c, E and e and for other blood group systems with a known risk for immunization such as the Kell system in particular for females of child-bearing age or patients with known need for many transfusions. Blood plasma compatibility is the inverse of red blood cell compatibility. Type AB plasma carries neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies and can be transfused to individuals of any blood group; but type AB patients can only receive type AB plasma. Type O carries both antibodies, so individuals of blood group O can receive plasma from any blood group, but type O plasma can", "title": "Blood type" }, { "docid": "898460", "text": "lesion – a range of biochemical and biomechanical changes that occur during storage. With red cells, this can decrease viability and ability for tissue oxygenation. Although some of the biochemical changes are reversible after the blood is transfused, the biomechanical changes are less so, and rejuvenation products are not yet able to adequately reverse this phenomenon. There has been controversy about whether a given product unit's age is a factor in transfusion efficacy, specifically about whether \"older\" blood directly or indirectly increases risks of complications. Studies have not been consistent on answering this question, with some showing that older blood", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "13149681", "text": "Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction A delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) is a type of transfusion reaction. According to the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network's (NHSN) Hemovigilance Module, it is defined as: DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS: AND EITHER AND EITHER PROBABLE DIAGNOSIS: Delayed blood transfusion reaction occurs more frequently (1 in 20,569 blood components transfused in the USA in 2011) when compared to acute haemolytic transfusion reaction. An example of this type of reaction is if a person without a Kidd blood antigen (for example a Jka-Jkb+ patient) receives a Kidd antigen (Jka-antigen for example) in a red blood", "title": "Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction" }, { "docid": "2790041", "text": "with his wife to a Georgetown townhouse. In mid-1939, Hopkins was told that he had stomach cancer, and doctors performed an extensive operation that removed 75% of his stomach. What remained of Hopkins' stomach struggled to digest proteins and fat, and a few months after the operation, doctors stated that he had only four weeks to live. At this point, Roosevelt brought in experts who transfused Hopkins with blood plasma that halted his deterioration. When the \"Phony War\" phase of World War II ended in May 1940, the situation galvanised Hopkins; as Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote, \"the curative impact of", "title": "Harry Hopkins" }, { "docid": "11958993", "text": "of Utah Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. In 2010, nearly 7,000 patients at these institutions were transfused with blood products collected by ARUP Blood Services. ARUP Blood Services has 63 employees and collects 1,900 whole blood units and 725 platelet units per month to meet the needs of patients. ARUP Laboratories Associated Regional and University Pathologists, Inc. — ARUP Laboratories is an American national reference laboratory and a nonprofit enterprise of the University of Utah, and its Department of Pathology. ARUP offers more than 3,000 tests and test", "title": "ARUP Laboratories" }, { "docid": "18594586", "text": "activity. Responses to this treatment can vary and are impacted if the patient is diagnosed with any type of cancer. Patients who respond positively show improvement in the clarity of their vision and their visual field. Plasmapheresis involves separating blood into two parts - blood cells and plasma. The blood plasma components, such as the antibodies, are treated outside of the body. After removal of the disease-associated antibodies, the blood cells and plasma are transfused back into the body. Response to this treatment depends on how much retinal damage has been done. Patients who respond positively show significant visual gains.", "title": "Autoimmune retinopathy" }, { "docid": "2459216", "text": "only be stored for 7 days, due largely to their greater potential for contamination, which is in turn due largely to a higher storage temperature. Insufficient transfusion efficacy can result from red blood cell (RBC) blood product units damaged by so-called \"storage lesion\"—a set of biochemical and biomechanical changes which occur during storage. With red cells, this can decrease viability and ability for tissue oxygenation. Although some of the biochemical changes are reversible after the blood is transfused, the biomechanical changes are less so, and rejuvenation products are not yet able to adequately reverse this phenomenon. Current regulatory measures are", "title": "Blood bank" }, { "docid": "16016111", "text": "transmissible by blood, creating complications for blood transfusions. This discovery led to a crisis in blood banking. Giblett attempted to allay fears about the hazard of giving blood and closely followed the incidence of the disease in previously transfused patients. Before HIV could be detected in blood, Giblett developed a screening policy for blood donors at the center. Giblett retired from the Puget Sound Blood Center in 1987. She devoted her remaining years to playing the violin and contributing to various musical groups, playing in several string quartets. She was a co-founder of the Music Center of the Northwest, and", "title": "Eloise Giblett" }, { "docid": "16718012", "text": "is a certified sword fighter from The Society of American Fight Directors and a fighting choreographer for theatrical works and films, as well as stage combat courses in colleges. He is perhaps best known for his roles on \"The Golden Girls\", playing a waiter (twice), but most notably as a doctor in the episode \"72 Hours\", when Rose receives a letter from a hospital telling her she may have been transfused with HIV-tainted blood. He resides in Lake Balboa, California. He has a wife Kathleen and daughter Remy. Tony Carreiro Anthony Carreiro is an American actor and performing arts professor.", "title": "Tony Carreiro" }, { "docid": "6581412", "text": "bleeding - no diagnosis was confirmed. Complete blood count and blood smear was determined as normal. No abnormality in fibrinogen, liver function test, and bleeding time. However, prothrombin levels were less than 1% so patient was transfused with fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Post transfusion methods, patient is now 28 months old and living healthy life. The only treatment that is needed to date is for the painful bruises, which the patient is given FFP every 5–6 weeks. Twelve day old boy admitted for symptoms consisting of blood stained vomiting and dark colored stool. Upon admission into hospital, patient received vitamin", "title": "Hypoprothrombinemia" }, { "docid": "9545538", "text": "the short life span of transfused platelets, transfusions are needed regularly, increasing the overall risk of death of the baby. If intrauterine platelet transfusions are performed, they are generally repeated weekly (platelet lifespan after transfusion is approximately 8 to 10 days). Platelets administered to the fetus must be negative for the culprit antigen (often -1a, as stated above). Many blood suppliers (such as American Red Cross; NHS Blood and Transplant; United Blood Services) have identified -1a and 5b negative donors. An alternative donor is the mother who is, of course, negative for the culprit antigen. However, she must meet general", "title": "Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia" }, { "docid": "3744464", "text": "of the Duffy blood group system. It was noted in the 1920s that black Africans had some intrinsic resistance to malaria, but the basis for this remained unknown. The Duffy antigen gene was the fourth gene associated with the resistance after the genes responsible for sickle cell anaemia, thalassemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. In 1950, the Duffy antigen was discovered in a multiply-transfused hemophiliac whose serum contained the first example of anti-Fya antibody. In 1951, the antibody to a second antigen, Fyb, was discovered in serum. Using these two antibodies, three common phenotypes were defined: Fy(a+b+), Fy(a+b-), and Fy(a-b+). Several other", "title": "Duffy antigen system" }, { "docid": "8075000", "text": "Transfusion-related immunomodulation Transfusion-related immunomodulation refers to the transient depression of the immune system following transfusion of blood products. This effect has been recognized in groups of individuals who have undergone kidney transplantation or have had multiple miscarriages. Some research studies have shown that, because of this immune depression, blood transfusions increase the risk of infections and cancer recurrence. However, other studies have not shown these differences and the degree of impact transfusion has on infection and tumor recurrence is not well understood. The Blood Products Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration recommends that all transfused blood products undergo", "title": "Transfusion-related immunomodulation" }, { "docid": "2708727", "text": "result in serious anaphylactic reactions when transfused with blood products that incidentally contain IgA. However, most persons with suspected IgA anaphylactic reactions had experienced acute generalized reactions that were from causes other than anti-IgA transfusion. \"Neisseria\" species including \"Neisseria gonorrhoeae\" (which causes gonorrhea), \"Streptococcus pneumoniae\", and \"Haemophilus influenzae\" type B all release a protease that destroys IgA. Additionally, \"Blastocystis\" species have been shown to have several subtypes that generate cysteine and aspartic protease enzymes which degrade human IgA. IgA nephropathy is caused by IgA deposits in the kidneys. It is not yet known why IgA deposits occur in this chronic", "title": "Immunoglobulin A" }, { "docid": "898479", "text": "cholecystotomy performed on his mother on the kitchen table at 2 am). Halsted also performed one of the first blood transfusions in the United States. He had been called to see his sister after she had given birth. He found her moribund from blood loss, and in a bold move withdrew his own blood, transfused his blood into his sister, and then operated on her to save her life. While the first transfusions had to be made directly from donor to receiver before coagulation, it was discovered that by adding anticoagulant and refrigerating the blood it was possible to store", "title": "Blood transfusion" }, { "docid": "14805815", "text": "the Blessing in full control of the Families, and agents there note the only way to revert the miracle is to reintroduce Jack's now mortal blood into the Blessing from both ends. Rex reveals he had transfused himself with Jack's blood prior to their arrival. However, a member of the Families fatally shoots Esther, meaning she will die if the miracle is reversed. However, Gwen advises Rex not to stop, and simultaneously, Rex opens a wound and Gwen shoots Jack, and the blood enters the Blessing from both ends, ending the miracle. As the two facilities begin to collapse, Rex", "title": "Torchwood: Miracle Day" }, { "docid": "3789977", "text": "fractionation. This process separates the collected plasma into specific components, such as albumin and immunoglobulins, most of which are made into medications for human use. Sometimes the plasma is thawed and transfused as Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), much like the plasma from a normal blood donation. Plasmapheresis was developed by Dr José A. Grifols Lucas in the years 1950 and 1951. J.A. Grífols found that plasmapheresis allowed donors to donate more frequently without compromising their health, and this made it possible to respond more effectively to the demand for plasma. J.A. Grífols tried out the technique on himself, and, once", "title": "Plasmapheresis" }, { "docid": "18086510", "text": "tools for monitoring the health of patients. Evans's accomplishments in medical physics included development of a technique to preserve human whole blood, research primarily undertaken for the benefit of wounded servicemen in World War II. By using as many as two radioactive forms of iron and one of iodine - a so-called \"triple tracer\" experiment - doctors could determine how well transfused blood cells remained in a recipient's blood stream. A chemical was found to preserve the blood for up to three weeks, the time it required to reach distant battlefields and subsequently was used in blood banks for several", "title": "Robley D. Evans (physicist)" }, { "docid": "18651293", "text": "\"almost\" directly were performed: citrate donor blood was extracted and immediately transfused to the recipient. Early attempts to preserve blood for transfusion were made in Russia. The doctor Sergei Yudin first used in 1930 in Moscow Sklifosovsky Institute, a specialized emergency hospital, blood transfusion corpse coming to create a small reservoir with citrated blood kept at 4 °C. By 1938 he had injected blood from this source 2,500 people, of which seven died and 125 experienced mild reactions such as fever and chills. In 1937 Dr. Bernard Fantus, a doctor at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, created a service to", "title": "Frederic Durán-Jordà" }, { "docid": "8073855", "text": "an antibody directed against a new antigen Jk (a). Whereas Jk (b) was discovered by Plant et al. in 1953, individuals who lack the Jk antigen (Jk null) are unable to maximally concentrate their urine. The Jk antigen is important in transfusion medicine. People with two Jk(a) antigens, for instance, may form antibodies against donated blood containing two Jk(b) antigens (and thus no Jk(a) antigens). This can lead to hemolytic anemia, in which the body destroys the transfused blood, leading to low red blood cell counts. Another disease associated with the Jk antigen is hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN),", "title": "Kidd antigen system" }, { "docid": "18651294", "text": "collect blood donations in a glass jar and store citrate cold after analysis. He called Blood Conservation Laboratory, but due to its operation of depositing and removing, soon received a name quickly became popular: Blood Bank. But five months earlier had already been created in Barcelona the first transfusion service designed to collect blood, keeping and carrying to be transfused distance and that was the work of Frederic Durán-Jordà. At that time in Barcelona were made primarily direct transfusion arm in arm with syringe Jubé. Dr. Ricardo Moragas published in 1935 had been made in the Blood Transfusion Service of", "title": "Frederic Durán-Jordà" }, { "docid": "3628375", "text": "may be some evidence that Native Americans performed blood oathes to bring about alliances between tribes. Blood brothers among larger groups were common in ancient Southeastern Europe where, for example, whole companies of soldiers would become one family through the ceremony. It was perhaps most prevalent in the Balkans during the Ottoman era, as it helped the oppressed people to fight the enemy more effectively; blood brotherhoods were common in what is today Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia. Christianity also recognized sworn brotherhood in a ceremony (known as , in the Eastern Orthodox", "title": "Blood brother" }, { "docid": "7529674", "text": "report on the U.S. Postal Service cycling team and doping. The report contained affidavits from the following riders, each of whom described widespread use by Tour racers of banned substances such as Erythropoietin (EPO), transfused blood, and testosterone. The affidavits implicated Lance Armstrong, who was consequently banned for life and stripped of all titles. After each stage, four riders are tested: the overall leader, the stage winner, and two riders at random. In addition, every rider is tested before the first day's stage, normally a short time-trial. Most teams are tested in their entirety at some point during the three-week", "title": "Doping at the Tour de France" }, { "docid": "7174550", "text": "in many paternity cases. He was eventually made an honorary member of the Mystery Writers of America for his work. When Wiener and Landsteiner discovered the Rh factor in 1937 (named after the Rhesus monkeys used as test subjects), they did not immediately realize its significance. It was seen as yet another factor, not much different from the M, N, or P factors—useful for \"fingerprinting,\" but not having much more extended implications. However, Wiener soon realized that the new blood factor they had discovered was associated with problems in blood transfusions. Although the first time Rh positive blood is transfused", "title": "Alexander S. Wiener" }, { "docid": "11167951", "text": "evidence that in 1785 Philip Physic of Philadelphia transfused a post-partum patient. However the first documented use of autologous blood transfusion was in 1818 when an Englishman, Rey Paul Blundell, salvaged vaginal blood from patients with postpartum hemorrhage. By swabbing the blood from the bleeding site and rinsing the swabs with saline, he found that he could re-infuse the result of the washings. This unsophisticated method resulted in a 75% mortality rate, but it marked the start of autologous blood transfusion. During the American Civil War Union Army physicians are said to have administered four transfusions. In 1886, J. Duncan", "title": "Autotransfusion" }, { "docid": "1654731", "text": "composition of the sort of distinct substances that were discussed at the level of chemistry.\" (Stern, 103) Thus in Hegel's view, blood is blood and cannot be successfully reduced to what we consider are its component parts; we must view it as a whole substance entire unto itself. This is most certainly a fundamentally holistic view. There are several newer methods in agricultural science such as permaculture and holistic planned grazing (holistic management) that integrate ecology and social sciences with food production. Organic farming is sometimes considered a holistic approach. In the latter half of the 20th century, holism led", "title": "Holism" }, { "docid": "5364159", "text": "the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as Kaarlo Maaninka was transfused with two pints of blood before winning medals in the 5 and 10 kilometer track races, though this was not against the rules at the time. Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk admitted to receiving blood transfusions during the 1976 Tour de France, where he finished second, although he claimed that these were intended to treat his anaemia rather than enhance his performance. The American cyclist Pat McDonough admitted to blood doping at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Following the 1984 Summer games it was revealed that one-third of the", "title": "Blood doping" }, { "docid": "5730658", "text": "teacher due to this. In 1882 he performed one of the first gallbladder operations in the United States, a cholecystotomy performed on his mother on the kitchen table at 2 am in which he removed seven gallstones. His mother completely recovered. Halsted also performed one of the first emergency blood transfusions in the United States. He had been called to see his sister after she had given birth. He found her moribund from blood loss, and in a bold move withdrew his own blood, transfused his blood into his sister, and then operated on her to save her life. Because", "title": "William Stewart Halsted" }, { "docid": "7023625", "text": "was once called Babel II and saved the world. Koichi discovers that his blood has the ability to save lives, and he provides the laboratory with his blood after fighting with Yomi. However, he notices that the laboratory transfused his blood into subjects and produced supermen like him artificially. He escapes from the lab and decides to exterminate the supermen produced by his blood that are scattered all over the world. As a result, the enemy sends espers to fight him one after another. Unfortunately, the three servants of Babel II, Lodem, Ropross, and Poseidon are confined in an underground", "title": "Babel II" }, { "docid": "4852598", "text": "is the process of becoming alloimmune, that is, developing the relevant antibodies for the first time. Alloimmunity is caused by the difference between products of highly polymorphic genes, primarily genes of the major histocompatibility complex, of the donor and graft recipient. These products are recognized by T-lymphocytes and other mononuclear leukocytes which infiltrate the graft and damage it. A failure of cross-matching can allow donor blood of an incompatible blood group to be transfused, resulting in a transfusion reaction. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn is similar to a transfusion reaction in that the mother's antibodies cannot tolerate the", "title": "Alloimmunity" }, { "docid": "7902143", "text": "in Europe in 2018. Iron overload is an unavoidable consequence of chronic transfusion therapy, necessary for patients with beta thalassemia. Iron chelation is a medical therapy that avoids the complications of iron overload. The iron overload can be removed by Deferasirox, an oral iron chelator, which has a dose- dependent effect on iron burden. Every unit of transfused blood contains 200–250 mg of iron and the body has no natural mechanism to remove excess iron. Deferasirox is a vital part in the patients health after blood transfusions.During normal iron homeostasis the circulating iron is bound to transferrin, but with an", "title": "Beta thalassemia" }, { "docid": "4852597", "text": "Alloimmunity Alloimmunity (sometimes called isoimmunity) is an immune response to nonself antigens from members of the same species, which are called alloantigens or isoantigens. Two major types of alloantigens are blood group antigens and histocompatibility antigens. In alloimmunity, the body creates antibodies against the alloantigens, attacking transfused blood, allotransplanted tissue, and even the fetus in some cases. Alloimmune (isoimmune) response results in graft rejection, which is manifested as deterioration or complete loss of graft function. In contrast, autoimmunity is an immune response to the self's own antigens. (The \"allo-\" prefix means \"other\", whereas the \"auto-\" prefix means \"self\".) Alloimmunization (isoimmunization)", "title": "Alloimmunity" }, { "docid": "14837333", "text": "access points to the Blessing, an antipodal geological formation connected to the Earth's morphic field. Flashbacks reveal that Esther has transfused Rex with Jack's mortal blood; by releasing this blood the two men are able to reset the human morphic field and restore death. At Esther's funeral Rex discovers that he has acquired Jack's self healing abilities when he is shot by the Families' CIA mole Charlotte (Marina Benedict) and resurrects. However, the extent of his ability to resurrect is unknown, and it's unclear if he is a fixed point in time like Harkness. The \"Torchwood\" novel \"The Men Who", "title": "Rex Matheson" }, { "docid": "9489173", "text": "Jean-Baptiste Denys Jean-Baptiste Denys (1643 – 3 October 1704) was a French physician notable for having performed the first fully documented human blood transfusion, a xenotransfusion. He studied in Montpellier and was the personal physician to King Louis XIV. Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion on June 15, 1667. He transfused about twelve ounces of sheep blood into a 15-year-old boy, who had been bled with leeches 20 times. The boy survived the transfusion. Denys performed another transfusion into a labourer, who also survived. Both instances were likely due to the small amount of blood that was", "title": "Jean-Baptiste Denys" }, { "docid": "19567415", "text": "Comparative anthropologists have shown that these aspects of shared circumstances are a significant component of what influences kinship in most human cultures, notwithstanding whether or not 'blood ties' are necessarily present (see Nurture kinship, below). Although blood ties (and genetic relatedness) often correlate with kinship, just as in the case of mammals (above section), evidence from human societies suggests that it is not the genetic relatedness \"per se\" that is the mediating mechanism of social bonding and cooperation, instead it is the shared context (albeit typically consisting of genetic relatives) and the familiarity that arises from it, that mediate the", "title": "Inclusive fitness in humans" }, { "docid": "4999919", "text": "to the transfusion. Although there is some conflict between whether his first successful transfusion occurred in 1818 or 1829, it seems more likely that in 1829 he performed the first successful human to human transfusion. Regardless of the date, it is agreed upon that Dr. Blundell extracted four ounces of blood from the arm of the patient's husband using a syringe, and successfully transfused it into the patient. Over the course of five years, he conducted ten documented blood transfusions, five of which were beneficial to the patients, and published these results. During his life he also devised many instruments", "title": "James Blundell (physician)" }, { "docid": "4852608", "text": "ratio in favor of regulatory cells which could inhibit alloreactive effector cells. Another method would be based on costimulatory signal blockade during alloreactive T-lymphocytes activation. Alloimmunity Alloimmunity (sometimes called isoimmunity) is an immune response to nonself antigens from members of the same species, which are called alloantigens or isoantigens. Two major types of alloantigens are blood group antigens and histocompatibility antigens. In alloimmunity, the body creates antibodies against the alloantigens, attacking transfused blood, allotransplanted tissue, and even the fetus in some cases. Alloimmune (isoimmune) response results in graft rejection, which is manifested as deterioration or complete loss of graft function.", "title": "Alloimmunity" }, { "docid": "3559605", "text": "above these minimums. Typical values for a unit are substantially higher, and aside from infants it is rare to transfuse just one unit. Indications for giving cryoprecipitate include: Adverse effects reported with the usage of cryoprecipitate include hemolytic transfusion reactions, febrile non-hemolytic reactions, allergic reactions (ranging from urticaria to anaphylaxis), septic reactions, transfusion related acute lung injury, circulatory overload, transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease, and post-transfusion purpura. Cryoprecipitate Cryoprecipitate, also called cryo for short, is a frozen blood product prepared from blood plasma. To create cryoprecipitate, fresh frozen plasma is centrifuged and the precipitate is collected. It is often transfused as a", "title": "Cryoprecipitate" }, { "docid": "12776936", "text": "denature. Many of the proteins in plasma have important therapeutic uses. Albumin is commonly used to replenish and maintain blood volume after traumatic injury, during surgery, and during plasma exchange. Since albumin is the most abundant protein in the plasma its use may be the most well known, but many other proteins, although present in low concentrations, can have important clinical uses. See table below. When the ultimate goal of plasma processing is a purified plasma component for injection or transfusion, the plasma component must be highly pure. The first practical large-scale method of blood plasma fractionation was developed by", "title": "Blood plasma fractionation" }, { "docid": "2934763", "text": "to grow new blood cells). The patient's own stored stem cells are then transfused into his/her bloodstream, where they replace destroyed tissue and resume the patient's normal blood cell production. Autologous transplants have the advantage of lower risk of infection during the immune-compromised portion of the treatment since the recovery of immune function is rapid. Also, the incidence of patients experiencing rejection (and graft-versus-host disease is impossible) is very rare due to the donor and recipient being the same individual. These advantages have established autologous HSCT as one of the standard second-line treatments for such diseases as lymphoma. However, for", "title": "Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation" } ]

[ "Gene Tenace" ]

[ { "docid": "3336598", "text": "Royals won the final game (and event) at Municipal Stadium, a 4–0 win over the Texas Rangers on October 4, 1972, in what was also the final Major League game managed by Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Amos Otis scored the final run in Municipal Stadium history and Ed Kirkpatrick had the final hit. Four days prior Gene Tenace of the Oakland A's hit the final home run, and John Mayberry hit the final Royals home run the night before. Franchise owner Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans of the fledgling American Football League (AFL) to Kansas City after the", "title": "Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)" }, { "docid": "3336598", "text": "Royals won the final game (and event) at Municipal Stadium, a 4–0 win over the Texas Rangers on October 4, 1972, in what was also the final Major League game managed by Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Amos Otis scored the final run in Municipal Stadium history and Ed Kirkpatrick had the final hit. Four days prior Gene Tenace of the Oakland A's hit the final home run, and John Mayberry hit the final Royals home run the night before. Franchise owner Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans of the fledgling American Football League (AFL) to Kansas City after the", "title": "Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)" }, { "docid": "6021716", "text": "run ever at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium on September 29, 1972 in a 9-2 Royals win over the Oakland Athletics. Oakland's Gene Tenace hit the final home run in the stadium's history the following night as the A's defeated the Royals 10-5. Mayberry was with Toronto for the 1978 through 1981 seasons, and part of the 1982 season. With Toronto, hit above .250 only in 1979, and had highs of 30 home runs and 82 RBIs in 1980; his production never returned to his 1975 level. In his last three seasons, Mayberry began to strike out more than walk, a", "title": "John Mayberry" } ]

[ { "docid": "6451709", "text": "also hit the longest home run in the history of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, a 477-foot blast over the auxiliary scoreboard in right field; the only other player to match that feat was Mickey Mantle, who did it in 1960. Finally, during his twilight days with the Bisons, he became the first player to hit a home run over the center field scoreboard at Buffalo's home park, Offermann Stadium, doing so twice in a month in 1957. When told by a fan one time that the fan had seen Easter's longest home run in person, Easter is reported to have replied,", "title": "Luke Easter (baseball)" }, { "docid": "499052", "text": "as he hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Other lasts were Jason Giambi recording the last hit in Yankee Stadium, driving in Brett Gardner, who scored the last run in Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera made the final pitch in the stadium with Cody Ransom recording the final out at first base. In the eighth inning, Derek Jeter became the final Yankee to bat in Yankee Stadium. After the game was over, captain Derek Jeter delivered a speech on the field surrounded by his teammates. In the unplanned speech, Jeter thanked and saluted the fans: Afterwards, the team", "title": "Yankee Stadium (1923)" }, { "docid": "5165410", "text": "Tempe (and as such, accessible via the Phoenix light rail system). The ASU baseball program has history at the site, as Reggie Jackson was the first college player to hit a home run out of Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Sun Devils started play in 2015 after which Packard Stadium, their former venue, will be redeveloped to help pay for planned improvements to the ASU football facility, Sun Devil Stadium. The stadium has also hosted Arizona Fall League games during the fall. It hosted the home games of the Phoenix Desert Dogs until their 2013 move to Glendale. The Arizona Diamondbacks", "title": "Phoenix Municipal Stadium" }, { "docid": "13243793", "text": "the month of April and following it up by hitting .404 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in May, earning his second career monthly MVP award. His walk-off home run (the fifth such home run of his career) off reliever Yusaku Iriki in an interleague game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on June 10 made him just the fourth player in NPB history to hit a home run against every team in both the Central and Pacific leagues. His home run on June 28 at Yonago Municipal Baseball Stadium gave him the distinction of having hit home runs", "title": "Tomoaki Kanemoto" }, { "docid": "1848765", "text": "For the sixth time in his major league career, Doby was named an All-Star during the 1954 season, one of five Indians named. The game was held at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium and featured the second-largest crowd to watch an All-Star Game (the largest was in 1935 at the same stadium). In what would prove his final career All-Star at bat, Doby hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at 9–9; the AL squad went on to win, 11–9. His home run was the first hit by a black player in an All-Star Game.", "title": "Larry Doby" }, { "docid": "3012436", "text": "grand slam and he became the first National Leaguer to hit seventeen. At age 39, he had 28 home runs and 86 RBIs and was named the Comeback Player of the Year. On June 30, 1978, at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium, McCovey hit his 500th home run, and two years later, on May 3, 1980, at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, McCovey hit his 521st and last home run, off Scott Sanderson of the Montreal Expos. This home run gave McCovey the distinction, along with Ted Williams (with whom he was tied in home runs), Rickey Henderson, and Omar Vizquel of homering", "title": "Willie McCovey" }, { "docid": "3081492", "text": "Bender in 1910, Bullet Joe Bush in 1916, Dick Fowler in 1945 and Bill McCahan in 1947. The ballpark was the site of some notable home run feats. On May 29, 1909, Frank \"Home Run\" Baker used his 52-ounce bat to hit the first home run in Shibe Park: 340 feet over the right field fence, off Boston's RHP Frank Arellanes, who had previously served him up a grand slam pitch in Boston on April 24. Montreal Expos catcher John Bateman hit the last home run there on September 29, 1970, in the antepenultimate game played at the stadium. Babe", "title": "Shibe Park" }, { "docid": "3327889", "text": "phrasing was once used for the St. Louis Browns: \"First in shoes, first in booze, and last in the American League.\") Only one Washington, D.C., public high school baseball player ever hit a home run over the 30-foot-high \"green monster–like\" right field wall at Griffith Stadium—Bill Harrison of Coolidge High School in 1952. In 1915, Joseph P. Derby hit a home run off the right field wall, and became the only know amateur baseball player believed to hit a ball completely out of Washington's Griffith Stadium. The stadium was still called Griffith Stadium in 1961, even though team owner Calvin", "title": "Griffith Stadium" }, { "docid": "2469911", "text": "baseball milestones attained here include Mickey Mantle's last game-winning home run, Nolan Ryan's striking out of nine straight Boston Red Sox, Reggie Jackson's 500th career home run, Rod Carew's 3,000th career base hit, Vladimir Guerrero's 400th career home run, George Brett's 3,000th career base hit, and Albert Pujols' 600th career home run. On Saturday, August 9, 2014, the stadium hosted its longest game ever: a 6-hour, 31-minute contest between the Angels and the Boston Red Sox. Albert Pujols led off the batting in the bottom of the 19th inning with a walk-off homer, giving the Angels the win, 5–4. The", "title": "Angel Stadium" }, { "docid": "7639203", "text": "The stadium is 2.5 miles from Arizona State's campus in Tempe. The ASU baseball program has history at the site, as Reggie Jackson was the first college player to hit a home run out of Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Sun Devils began playing at Phoenix Muni in 2015 after which Packard Stadium was redeveloped to help pay for improvements to Sun Devil Stadium. Packard Stadium Packard Stadium is a college baseball stadium in Tempe, Arizona and was the home field of the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference from 1974 to 2014. The stadium was built in 1974", "title": "Packard Stadium" }, { "docid": "5584309", "text": "known as Reading Municipal-Memorial Stadium before corporate sponsorship resulted in its current name. Mike Schmidt made his professional debut at the ballpark on June 17, 1971 in an exhibition game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Reading Phillies. The Phillies had signed Schmidt on June 11. In the exhibition game, Schmidt played the whole game at shortstop for the Phillies and hit the game-winning home run against Reading. On July 13, 1977, The Reading Municipal Stadium hosted a concert by the band Chicago. To date, this was the only major entertainment event held at the 9,000-seat facility. Prior to Municipal", "title": "FirstEnergy Stadium (Reading, Pennsylvania)" }, { "docid": "3336593", "text": "\"That would have been a home run at Yankee Stadium\" for any ball hit beyond a line Finley painted in the outfield grass 296 feet away from home plate in Kansas City. Supposedly, Layton's gimmick was short-lived after Finley noticed the vast majority of the \"would've been home runs\" were being hit by the Athletics' opponents. In addition to his notorious tinkering with the right-field corner, Finley experimented with moving the other fences in and out several times during his seven seasons operating the team here. None of those moves had any notable effect on the team's performance, as the", "title": "Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)" }, { "docid": "5165409", "text": "Triple-A Pacific Coast League Phoenix Firebirds, formerly the Phoenix Giants, until 1992, when Scottsdale Stadium was opened. The first spring training game was played on March 8, 1964, in which the Giants beat Cleveland, 6-2. Willie Mays hit the first home run at the park, in front of a crowd of 8,582. In attendance, for the dedication ceremonies, were Commissioner Ford Frick, National League President Warren Giles, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham. In 2013, The Arizona Board of Regents approved Arizona State University's 25-year lease to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The stadium is 2.5 miles from Arizona State's main campus in", "title": "Phoenix Municipal Stadium" }, { "docid": "11438098", "text": "October 2017, Dauda, scored the only goal against AEK Athens with a sold strike at 55', allowing the team of Austrian manager Damir Canadi to hit the top-spot of 2017-18 season, continuing their impressive championship run. On 28 January 2018, Dauda’s solitary goal secured a vital 1-0 home win over AEL at the Peristeri Municipal Stadium as Damir Canadi’s team kept in touch with the SuperLeague’s leading pacesetters. On 5 May 2018, in the last matchday of the 2017-18 season he scored a first-half brace in a 4-0 home win game against Kerkyra, ended the campaign in fourth place, behind", "title": "Abiola Dauda" }, { "docid": "6077593", "text": "a key home run off Gary Bell. In Game 7 of the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, Shannon's solo home run off Mickey Lolich was the Cardinals' only run off Lolich as the Tigers clinched. Shannon also hit the last home run in the original Busch Stadium (Sportsman's Park) in 1966 and the first one for the Cardinals in the second Busch Stadium (Busch Memorial Stadium). In 1970, he contracted nephritis, a kidney disease, which ended his playing career. Shannon joined the Cardinals' promotional staff in 1971; a year later he moved to the team's radio booth. For", "title": "Mike Shannon" }, { "docid": "3192100", "text": "in his home stadium of Zephyr Field in New Orleans. The next day, he hit a 3 run home run in the All Star Game, leading the PCL to victory after joining the team as a last minute replacement. His home run outshone Russell Branyan's solo home run in the same game. He debuted in 1999, hitting 8 home runs in 150 at bats. In 2000, he hit 20 home runs in just 264 at-bats. In his third season for the Astros, Ward batted .263 with 9 home runs and 39 RBI in 95 games. The next year, 2002, he", "title": "Daryle Ward" }, { "docid": "7204053", "text": "The first Quebec player to hit a home run at Stade Municipal was Roland Gladu who would go on to play in the Majors for the Boston Braves in 1944. In 1941, the Athletics joined the Canadian–American League and became an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers. From 1943 through 1945, baseball was not played at the stadium due to World War II. After the end of the war baseball was once again played at Stade Municipal. Under new ownership, the Athletics were renamed the Alouettes. They became an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs in 1946 and of the New York", "title": "Stade Canac" }, { "docid": "4945132", "text": "club in slugging percentage (.470). He finished the season by batting as designated hitter in the 1981 World Series. Prior to the 1982 season Murcer signed a three-year, $1.12 million contract with the Yankees. On July 28, 1982, Murcer hit a 3-run pinch hit home run to defeat the Detroit Tigers. On June 1, 1983, Murcer hit his 100th home run at Yankee Stadium, which was the 252nd and final home run of his career. His retirement on June 20, 1983, was hastened by the Yankees wanting to bring up rookie first baseman/outfielder Don Mattingly. Murcer, fittingly, was the last", "title": "Bobby Murcer" }, { "docid": "5665320", "text": "12 or more home runs since Mike Piazza's last year with the Mets in 2005. On August 22, 2010, Barajas was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers and acquired for cash considerations. In his first game with Los Angeles against the Milwaukee Brewers, Barajas hit two doubles and a three-run home run. Barajas became the first Dodger to hit three extra-base hits in his first game with the club. In his first home game in Dodger Stadium, Barajas hit a home run in the fifth inning. Barajas appeared in 25 games with the Dodgers in 2010, hitting .297", "title": "Rod Barajas" }, { "docid": "2158623", "text": "New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris during the 1961 season to break fellow Yankee Babe Ruth's single-season home run record of 60. (Coincidentally, Roger Maris hit his first home run of the 1961 season at Tiger Stadium.) For the film, Tiger Stadium was repainted to resemble Yankee Stadium in 1961. During the very last days in which part of Tiger Stadium was still standing, scenes for the film, \"Kill the Irishman\", depicting the old Cleveland baseball stadium were shot at the stadium, extending for a day (demolition continued the day after the single day shoot at the", "title": "Tiger Stadium (Detroit)" }, { "docid": "2697641", "text": "base. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest home run in nearly half of the NL parks. On August 5, 1969, Stargell hit a home run off Alan Foster that left the stadium and measured 507 feet, the longest home run ever hit at Dodger Stadium. He hit a second home run out of Dodger Stadium on May 8, 1973, against Andy Messersmith, measured at 470 feet. Dodger starter Don Sutton said of Stargell, \"I never saw anything like it. He doesn't just hit pitchers, he takes away their dignity.\" Only four other home runs have been", "title": "Willie Stargell" }, { "docid": "15965771", "text": "been Detroit's best prep athlete at the time.\" He was drafted by the Tigers in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft and played five seasons with the team. Lane appeared only briefly on Tigers' roster during the 1971 to 1973 seasons, appearing in no more than eight games in any season, and spending most of his time in the team's minor league organization. On September 30, 1973, Lane hit a home run at Yankee Stadium, making him the last player to hit a home run at the stadium before its renovations from 1974 to 1975. In 1974, Lane", "title": "Marvin Lane" }, { "docid": "5137871", "text": "of Coveleski Stadium, also designed Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and Cleveland's Progressive Field. On July 4, 1987, the stadium held a \"Homerun Derby\" to see who could \"make history\" by hitting the first home run out of the brand new park. Norm Bogunia, a 1985 graduate of South Bend's Washington High School and former baseball player there, was the first to hit a home run. He was joined by five other people who also hit home runs that day. LaSalle High School baseball coach Scott Sill ran the pitching machine. Two days later, on July 6, 1987,", "title": "Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium" }, { "docid": "11763697", "text": "Reichle had six hits in twenty four at bats for a .250 batting average. On April 20, 1923, Reichle became the second player to hit a home run at the new Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit the first home run two days earlier. It was to be the only home run of his major league career. In 1923, he appeared in 122 games while hitting a .258 batting average. His last game was on October 7, 1923. In a two-season career, Reichle was a .257 hitter (99-for-385) with one home run and 39 RBI in 128 games, including 43 runs,", "title": "Dick Reichle" }, { "docid": "12252580", "text": "New York Yankees, were forced to play one of their home games at Shea Stadium because of a building code violation at Yankee Stadium. During the game, former Mets player Darryl Strawberry hit a home run and the Apple was raised for him. In 2015, after Travis d'Arnaud hit a home run that struck the Home Run Apple in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, a bandage was placed on the apple the next day in the place the ball had hit it. Marlins Park Home Run feature Home Run Apple The Home Run Apple is a motorized", "title": "Home Run Apple" }, { "docid": "698073", "text": "play, including Tom Greenwade of the New York Yankees (who discovered Mickey Mantle), and Danny Murtaugh of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his final game at Arizona State, he showed his potential by being only a triple away from hitting for the cycle, making a sliding catch, and having an assist at home plate. Jackson was the first college player to hit a home run out of Phoenix Municipal Stadium. In the 1966 Major League Baseball draft on June 7, Jackson was selected by the Kansas City Athletics. He was the second overall pick, behind 17-year-old catcher Steve Chilcott, who was", "title": "Reggie Jackson" }, { "docid": "8421779", "text": "of his regular season home runs were hit as a visiting player. The only home run he ever hit in a home stadium was the World Series home run off McNally at Shea Stadium. McNally is also the only pitcher Weis has hit two home runs against, serving up his second career home run on June 18, 1964. , or The Ultimate Mets Database Al Weis Albert John Weis (born April 2, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball player. A light-hitting infielder with only seven career home runs, he is best remembered for a dramatic home run hit in", "title": "Al Weis" }, { "docid": "2697640", "text": "375-foot mark in right center. Three Rivers Stadium, a neutral hitter's park, boosted Stargell's power numbers. The Pirates moved into Three Rivers in mid-1970, and he hit 310 of his 475 career home runs from 1970 until his retirement, despite turning 30 in 1970. Stargell's two home run titles came in his first three years at Three Rivers. Stargell's last game was on October 3, 1982 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Montreal Expos. Batting leadoff, he hit a single off Steve Rogers. He was then pinch run by Doug Frobel and subsequently was replaced by Richie Hebner at first", "title": "Willie Stargell" }, { "docid": "3142059", "text": "performance included a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox where he hit a home run in each game; the second home run landed in the upper deck of Cleveland Municipal Stadium, a feat that at the time had only been matched by fellow Indians outfielder Jeff Heath. He finished the season with a .225 batting average, 26 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 101 strikeouts. The 26 home runs were fourth in the league, and for the third straight year Seerey led the league in strikeouts. Indians catcher Jim Hegan and Seerey spent the offseason improving their hitting, attending batting school", "title": "Pat Seerey" }, { "docid": "2927352", "text": "third baseman Aaron Boone. On September 22, 2002, Boone hit the last home run in Riverfront Stadium in the eighth inning, a solo home run off Dan Plesac. Boone hit a career-high 26 home runs in 2002, playing in all 162 games. The Reds named Boone their team's most valuable player award. He appeared in the 2003 MLB All-Star Game. The New York Yankees acquired Boone from the Reds for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash on July 31, 2003. In 54 games after the trade, he hit .254 with a .720 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs. During", "title": "Aaron Boone" }, { "docid": "6770115", "text": "Yount (SS/OF), Paul Molitor (3B), and former Brewer great Cecil Cooper (1B). Gantner rarely hit home runs. On September 3, , he hit his first home run since 1987, ending a streak of 1,762 at-bats without one. Gantner's last career home run came on August 14, , in the 13th inning, against Boston Red Sox reliever Jeff Reardon. Gantner hit the first pitch into the right field bleachers in Milwaukee County Stadium, giving the Brewers an 8-7 victory. Brewers announcer Bob Uecker had the call with, \"Here's the pitch to Gantner. He hits one to right and deep. Get up.", "title": "Jim Gantner" }, { "docid": "4675962", "text": "a Cleveland Indians uniform. On April 15, 2012, Hafner hit a home run off of Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Luis Mendoza that was estimated at 456 feet. It was the longest homer hit at Kauffman Stadium since 2001. When Hafner was placed on the injured list in May for surgery to repair an injured right knee, it was his sixth appearance on the list in the last five seasons. Against the Detroit Tigers on August 5, Hafner a solo home run in the 10th inning, his 200th home run of his career. He was again placed on the disabled", "title": "Travis Hafner" }, { "docid": "982482", "text": "ever clinched a World Series at home. Until 1988, Dodger Stadium had never hosted a seventh game of a postseason series. The Dodgers won Game 7 of the 1988 National League Championship Series over the New York Mets, 6-0. Five home runs have been hit completely out of Dodger Stadium. Outfielder Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit two of those home runs. Stargell hit a 507-foot home run off the Dodgers' Alan Foster on August 6, 1969 that completely cleared the right field pavilion and struck a bus parked outside the stadium. Stargell then hit a 470-foot home run", "title": "Dodger Stadium" }, { "docid": "4801485", "text": "The Lancaster JetHawks clinched a playoff berth after the 2018 season as the #2 seed Wild Card. In the Southern Division Championship Series, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes beat the JetHawks, three games to one. The following JetHawks have hit for the cycle (a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game). The JetHawks play home games at The Hangar which opened in 1996 as Lancaster Municipal Stadium. The Hangar has just over 4,600 permanent seats, but can accommodate over 7,000 fans with grass seating along each foul line. The stadium has deep fences ( down", "title": "Lancaster JetHawks" }, { "docid": "13199768", "text": "grand slam off of Yankee pitcher Dámaso Marte. The Indians and 2008 Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee spoiled the opening of the new stadium by winning 10–2. Before the Yankees went to bat for the first time, the bat that Babe Ruth used to hit his first home run at the old Yankee Stadium in 1923 was placed momentarily on home plate. Jorge Posada hit the first Yankee home run in the new ballpark hitting his off Lee in the same game. Russell Branyan, while playing for the Seattle Mariners, was the first player to hit a home run", "title": "Yankee Stadium" }, { "docid": "2053274", "text": "the season. On August 29, Beltrán collected all five RBIs for the Mets including a grand slam with two outs in the 9th to give the Mets a 5–2 lead. The Mets would win this game 5–4. Beltrán hit the last and only Mets home run in the final regular season game at Shea Stadium (the last home run would belong to Dan Uggla). The home run was a two run shot that tied the game 2–2 against the Florida Marlins. Beltrán won his third straight Gold Glove award in the outfield for the Mets. He also won his second", "title": "Carlos Beltrán" }, { "docid": "3336590", "text": "minor league teams of all time. That team was led by Hall of Fame player (and future Yankee Announcer) Phil Rizzuto and Vince Dimaggio, who hit 46 home runs. A young Mickey Mantle hit .361 with 11 HR for the Blues in 1951. Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, Al Rosen, Billy Martin, Bill Virdon, Johnny Mize and Elston Howard were some of the players in the Yankees farm era who played for the Blues. There were about 580 Blues players who went on to the Major Leagues. The stadium was home to many of the shenanigans of Charlie Finley,", "title": "Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)" }, { "docid": "2055202", "text": "hit sixty-one home runs and be Roger Maris.\" This sentiment would be echoed in 1973–1974, when Hank Aaron, in pursuit of Ruth's career home run record, said, \"I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.\" Maris had 59 home runs after the Yankees' 154th game and therefore failed to beat Ruth's 60 home runs within the original season length. Maris hit his 61st home run on October 1, 1961, in the fourth inning of the last game of the season, at Yankee Stadium in front of 23,154 fans. Boston Red Sox pitcher", "title": "Roger Maris" }, { "docid": "13074211", "text": "lucrative contract in sports history. The deal includes a no-trade clause and Stanton can opt out of the contract after he turns 30. His salary will increase each year he plays for the Marlins. On April 16, Stanton hit his 155th career home run, surpassing Dan Uggla to become the Marlins all-time home run leader. On May 12, Stanton hit a 467-foot home run which cleared the left field stands at Dodger Stadium. It was the third-longest home run of the season at that point and the fifth ever hit out of Dodger Stadium. On May 15, 2015, Stanton hit", "title": "Giancarlo Stanton" }, { "docid": "6056439", "text": "Phil Garner stated that he would have had Lane pitch for the victory with Clemens taking his place in the outfield. Lane hit the last home run and made the last out at Busch Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2005. On July 12, 2006, Lane was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock after Houston acquired utility slugger Aubrey Huff. In August, Lane was called back to the majors, and on August 29, 2006, he hit a pinch hit grand slam off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Dan Kolb in the 8th inning. Lane finished the 2006 season with 15 home runs, although", "title": "Jason Lane" }, { "docid": "499043", "text": "bat having too much pine tar, resulting in him furiously charging out of the dugout. In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, Derek Jeter hit a fly ball to right-field that was interfered with by fan Jeffrey Maier but ruled a home run. In Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, Aaron Boone hit an extra-inning \"walk-off\" home run to send the Yankees to the World Series. On August 6, 2007, Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run against the Kansas City Royals at the Stadium. In 2001, six weeks after the September 11 attacks, Yankee Stadium hosted an emotional three", "title": "Yankee Stadium (1923)" }, { "docid": "5619893", "text": "Yankees for minor league pitcher Jeff Kennard. At the time of the trade, he had a .237 lifetime batting average, but had hit lefties much better (.269). He would go on to hit .318 for the Yankees with 1 home run. On December 3, 2007, the Yankees signed Molina to a two-year deal. He served as the team's starting catcher following a shoulder injury to Jorge Posada, but returned to the backup role when the Yankees acquired Iván Rodríguez. On September 21, 2008, Molina hit the last home run in the original Yankee Stadium, in the Yankees' final game at", "title": "José Molina (baseball)" }, { "docid": "194066", "text": "Brewers. On May 1, 1975, Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record, previously held by Ruth with 2,213. That year, he also played in his last and 24th All-Star Game (25th All-Star Game selection); he lined out to Dave Concepción as a pinch-hitter in the second inning. This All-Star Game, like the first one he played in 1955, was before a home crowd at Milwaukee County Stadium. Aaron hit his 755th and final home run on July 20, 1976, at Milwaukee County Stadium off Dick Drago of the California Angels, which stood as the MLB career home run record until it", "title": "Hank Aaron" }, { "docid": "188336", "text": "home runs in a season 3 times), Ken Griffey, Jr. and Eddie Mathews. In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Denver Zephyrs hit the longest verifiable home run in professional baseball history. The home run was measured at a distance of and was hit inside Denver's Mile High Stadium. Major League Baseball's longest verifiable home run distance is about , by Babe Ruth, to straightaway center field at Tiger Stadium (then called Navin Field and before the double-deck), which landed nearly across the intersection of Trumbull and Cherry. The location of where Hank Aaron's record 755th home run landed has been", "title": "Home run" }, { "docid": "3217965", "text": "6–3. With an attendance of 51,480, it was the largest crowd at the stadium at that time. The Brewers were represented by George Scott and Hank Aaron, who had recently returned to Milwaukee in a trade with the Braves. Aaron spent the last two years of his career in Milwaukee and in the American League (where the Brewers played then; they would move to the National League in 1998), where the designated hitter position allowed him to extend his playing career. Aaron hit his final home run at County Stadium, giving him a career total of 755, establishing at the", "title": "Milwaukee County Stadium" }, { "docid": "7537597", "text": "three times, and grounded into a double play. On September 28, 2008, Uggla hit the last home run ever at Shea Stadium. During the 2008 offseason, Uggla went to arbitration with the Marlins and was awarded $5.35 million; the Marlins had offered him $4.4 million. On June 5, 2009, Uggla reached 100 career home runs in his 502nd game, faster than any other second baseman. On January 18, 2010, Uggla signed a one-year, $7.8 million contract with the Marlins. He hit his 144th career home run on July 31, setting the Marlins all-time career mark. On September 13, 2010, he", "title": "Dan Uggla" }, { "docid": "7765956", "text": "we’re good. However, Bernie Williams, after the game, with champagne pouring over him, said, \"I knew right away ... I knew he didn't hit it.\" Likewise, Mariano Rivera in his last season (2013) was asked if he thought Piazza had hit a home run and answered, \"No ... He didn't hit it with the sweet spot.\" Game 5 was the final World Series game at Shea Stadium (, , and 2000). This would also be the only time that visiting teams won a World Series at Shea Stadium (the Mets lost in 1973 in Oakland). This World Series provided some", "title": "2000 World Series" }, { "docid": "5137872", "text": "Joel Reinebold hit the first home run at the stadium during a regular game. A plaque hangs in the stadium with all the names of those who hit home runs. In 2007, as Coveleski Regional Stadium celebrated its 20th anniversary, the City of South Bend began a redevelopment plan for the neighborhood surrounding the ballpark prompted, in part, by the relocation of the Gates automotive dealership to Erskine Commons on the city's south side. The City acquired nearly 15 contiguous acres of property surrounding the park as part of a strategy to encourage new mixed-use development near the stadium and", "title": "Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium" }, { "docid": "5552140", "text": "season to tie Mike Schmidt for the Phillies single-season record. On August 31, Howard hit a home run into the upper deck of RFK Stadium to surpass Schmidt as the Phillies' single-season home run record holder. On September 3, Howard went 4-for-4 with three home runs and a double in an 8–7 win over the Atlanta Braves, to become the first Philadelphia Phillies batter and the 24th player in Major League history to hit 50 home runs in a season. Howard became the first player to reach 50 home runs in a season since Andruw Jones, who hit 51 home", "title": "Ryan Howard" }, { "docid": "13949715", "text": "in 3 games, but did not join the Negro Leagues until his discharge in 1922. In his rookie season with the Kansas City Monarchs, Johnson batted .406, and posted a .345 average in the Cuban winter league. Johnson won a retroactive triple crown in 1923 with a .406 batting average, 20 home runs and 120 RBI in 98 games. Johnson was also the first member of the Monarchs to hit a home run at the new Kansas City Municipal Stadium. Johnson was credited with more than 60 home runs against all opposition in 1924, and batted .296 in the 1924", "title": "Oscar Johnson (baseball)" }, { "docid": "9336472", "text": "managed 16 home runs and 63 RBIs. Prior to the 1965 season, Athletics owner Charlie Finley moved the fences back in Municipal Stadium, and though Charles batted .269 that year and .286 in 1966, his combined home run total was 17—the same number he had hit in his rookie season. On May 10, 1967, the Athletics traded Charles to the New York Mets for Larry Elliot and $50,000. He would be the oldest regular on his new team. In 1968, he led the Mets in home runs with 15. In 1969, he shared third base duties with rookie Wayne Garrett", "title": "Ed Charles" }, { "docid": "3221504", "text": "Honolulu Stadium Honolulu Stadium was a stadium located in the Moiliili district of Honolulu, Hawai'i, at the corner of King and Isenberg Streets, which was the left field corner. Opened in 1926, it was the primary sports venue in Hawaii preceding Aloha Stadium. Famous athletes who competed in Honolulu Stadium include Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, who hit a home run out of the park in 1944, and Jesse Owens. Irving Berlin performed at Honolulu Stadium in 1945. Elvis Presley performed in 1957 while Billy Graham inspired a capacity crowd a year later. It was the home of the University of", "title": "Honolulu Stadium" }, { "docid": "3819880", "text": "of Dykstra's career. He hit .304 in the 1986 NLCS, and then .296 in the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. But his leadoff home run in Game 3 at Fenway Park sparked the Mets, who had fallen behind 2 games to none even though those games were played at Shea Stadium. The home run made him the third Met in team history (along with Tommie Agee and Wayne Garrett, both of whose home runs also came in a Game 3, in the 1969 and 1973 World Series respectively) to hit a leadoff home run in the World Series.", "title": "Lenny Dykstra" }, { "docid": "5992552", "text": "pitcher. On July 10 at Kauffman Stadium, Cain allowed a leadoff single to Derek Jeter before retiring the six remaining hitters he faced; he was the winning pitcher in an 8–0 decision. On July 21, Cain hit his sixth career home run, off of Phillies' pitcher Cole Hamels in the third inning of a 10-inning, 6–5 Giants' victory. Later in that inning Hamels hit his first career home run off of Cain, making this the first time since 2002 when two pitchers have homered off of each other in the same game (Kevin Millwood and Denny Stark were the last", "title": "Matt Cain" }, { "docid": "1522860", "text": "70-year-old record held by Honus Wagner. The new record stood until Julio Franco broke it at age 46 in 2004. Pérez was named National League Player of the Week during the final week of his career at age 44, when he went 8-for-19 with a home run, three doubles, and 6 runs batted in. His final career hit and RBI came on October 4, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium when he hit a solo home run off San Diego Padres pitcher Ed Whitson in a 10–7 Reds win. The following day was the Reds' last game of the year and the", "title": "Tony Pérez" }, { "docid": "9304292", "text": "He also finished fourth in the Pacific Coast League with 81 RBI and hit .310, despite being disabled three weeks with an elbow injury. Medina joined the Cleveland Indians when rosters expanded in September. He hit his first two major league home runs off Tommy John at Yankee Stadium (September 7), then hit a home run which accounted for the only run in a 1–0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and Jeff Sellers, who flirted with a no-hitter through 7 innings (October 1). Medina hit .255 with six home runs and eight RBI in 51 at-bats following his late", "title": "Luis Medina (baseball)" }, { "docid": "15458237", "text": "one run in the fifth, but was unable to record an out in the sixth frame, giving up a leadoff home run to Al Kaline, a future Hall of Famer, and leaving the bases loaded. All would score in an eventual 16–0 Tiger win. Spicer appeared in one more game for Kansas City that season, on April 23 at home against the Chicago White Sox at Municipal Stadium. Again he was treated roughly, surrendering two more home runs (to Minnie Miñoso and Jack Harshman) and five more earned runs in 1⅔ innings in a 29–6 rout. It was his last", "title": "Bob Spicer" }, { "docid": "10581786", "text": "Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and recorded his first career hit and RBI. The next day, he hit his first major league home run against the Devil Rays, and the following day had his first multi-home run game, going deep twice in front of the Yankee Stadium crowd. Duncan later hit his fourth Major League home run at Yankee Stadium on July 31, 2007 against the Chicago White Sox. He spent time in 2008 with both the major league Yankees, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, before suffering a shoulder separation. Duncan remained in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) for the remainder of the season. He", "title": "Shelley Duncan" }, { "docid": "11063778", "text": "great star Babe Ruth originated. Fielding Derek Jeter as their captain, Andy Pettitte as the starting pitcher, and led by home runs from Johnny Damon and José Molina, the Yankees won 7–3. Molina's home run, a two-run shot hit to left-center field with one out in the bottom of the 4th inning, turned out to be the final home run in Stadium history. The final run was scored by Yankee pinch-runner Brett Gardner in the bottom of the 7th inning. Mariano Rivera pitched the top of the 9th inning, and the final batter was Baltimore's Brian Roberts, who hit a", "title": "2008 New York Yankees season" }, { "docid": "6148301", "text": "in 2011. The NLCS also closed with the last game ever played at St. Louis' Busch Stadium (II), which the Cardinals departed after 40 seasons. Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at Busch Stadium (II) in St. Louis, Missouri The Cardinals struck first in Game 1 when David Eckstein hit a leadoff single in the first off of starter Andy Pettitte, who was struck by a batted ball during batting practice but made the start as scheduled, then Reggie Sanders's home run two outs later put them up 2−0. Mark Grudzielanek singled to lead off the second, moved to third on Abraham", "title": "2005 National League Championship Series" }, { "docid": "3559532", "text": "of 7–3 before a home crowd of 1,305 at MacArthur Stadium. Byron Brown, who led the league with 32 home runs in the regular season, hit a two run home run in the first inning and then drove in two more with a single in the fourth. Lefty Ron Fiorella was the winning pitcher for the Pirates while Jim Hassett also hit a home run during the deciding game. Leading the Pirates for the playoffs was José Martínez with 8 hits as Fiorella picked up two wins. In 1957 the PONY League adapted the name the New–York Pennsylvania League and", "title": "Batavia Muckdogs" }, { "docid": "18421788", "text": "and sportswriters often kidded him about this. Ott, who worked on his technique extensively, usually responded that if it was so easy, other batters in the league should have been able to hit even more of those home runs when visiting the Giants. It has also been pointed out that Ott's best-known home run, which won his team the 1933 World Series from the Washington Senators, was hit in Griffith Stadium, not the Polo Grounds, and over a longer fence. While Bobby Thomson's 1951 pennant-clinching \"Shot Heard 'Round The World\" has sometimes been described as a Chinese home run, the", "title": "Chinese home run" }, { "docid": "8377905", "text": ". On October 2, 2005, he became the last player to hit a home run at Busch Memorial Stadium during the regular season. After spending most of the first half of the season working his way into the regular roster, Duncan hit very well and ended the season with impressive power numbers. In 2006, he was third in all of baseball behind David Ortiz and Ryan Howard in homers per at bat for players with at least 75 at bats. For the season, Duncan hit 22 home runs in only 280 at bats. In the 2006 World Series, Duncan appeared", "title": "Chris Duncan" }, { "docid": "20345631", "text": "two and inducing a double play. Kolten Wong hit his second walk-off HR of the year, to lead the team to a 3–2 win over the Pirates, who hold a 5–4 advantage with the fourth game of the weekend (Th.-Sun.) on June 3, out of 19 head-to-head. Marcell Ozuna hit his 100th career home run, fourth of the season, and first as a Cardinal at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals lead the majors in 2018 with seven walk-off wins, with five of them via the home run. The game also marked the 1,000th game at this Busch Stadium III since its", "title": "2018 St. Louis Cardinals season" }, { "docid": "2082662", "text": "completely out of the Orioles' stadium was Frank Robinson in 1966; his blast was reported as about , or about less than Killebrew's. On June 3, 1967, Killebrew hit a home run, the longest measured home run ever hit at Metropolitan Stadium and, as of 2011, the longest in Twins history. That event is commemorated at the Mall of America in Bloomington, which includes a plaque marking home plate, and one red-painted seat from the Met which was placed at the location and elevation of the landing spot of the home run. The new Target Field has a statue of", "title": "Harmon Killebrew" }, { "docid": "15550389", "text": "led the 1948 Western International League in homers (33), and twice led the Southern Association in that category with 36 (1950) and 34 (1953). He also led the 1950 Southern Association with 125 runs batted in. He hit 30 of his 32 big-league homers for the Athletics after he was acquired from the White Sox on June 11, 1954. He hit the first home run in Kansas City's major league history with his solo shot off Van Fletcher in the eighth inning on April 12, 1955—opening day at Municipal Stadium for the newly transplanted Athletics. But Wilson had trouble making", "title": "Bill Wilson (outfielder)" }, { "docid": "2235378", "text": "to hit a home run in a World Series, and also became the second Japanese player to play a World Series game. Nick Johnson hit a bunt single in the second with one out and scored on Juan Rivera's double with Rivera being tagged out at third. Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run shot off reliever Rick Helling in the fourth. Florida's starter Mark Redman lasted only innings while allowing four runs. It would be the last World Series game won by the Yankees at the old Yankee Stadium. Game 3 was a close pitcher's duel for the first seven innings.", "title": "2003 World Series" }, { "docid": "10558036", "text": "Cerone's throw went into center field. The next batter was shortstop Alan Bannister who hit a fly ball for the first out of the game. Jorge Orta batted third and he hit a sacrifice fly which scored Garr, the first run at Exhibition Stadium. Richie Zisk followed and hit the first home run in the history of the stadium. The score was now 2–0 in favour of the White Sox. Blue Jays manager Roy Hartsfield went to the mound to talk to Singer. As Hartsfield went to the mound, reliever Jerry Johnson started warming up in the bullpen. Singer was", "title": "1977 Toronto Blue Jays season" }, { "docid": "7211255", "text": "fly. The Cardinals scored their only run in the eighth on So Taguchi's home run off of reliever Scott Linebrink. , this was the last postseason win for the Padres. This was also, as of 2017, was the last playoff game to be televised by the ESPN family of networks. Busch Stadium (III) in St. Louis, Missouri After losing Game 3, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa decided to use Carpenter to start Game 4 in hopes of closing out the Series at home. Carpenter started off shakily, allowing back-to-back one hit singles to Brian Giles and Adrian Gonzalez and walking", "title": "2006 National League Division Series" }, { "docid": "8601713", "text": "Stade Municipal de Djourbel Stade Municipal de Djourbel or Stade Ely Manel Fall is a multi-use stadium in Diourbel (sometimes as Djourbel), Senegal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of ASC SUNEOR, also Diamono Djourbel plays at the stadium. The stadium holds 5,000 people. One of the two continental matches was played at the stadium, the first three were the African Cup of Champions Clubs and the last was the CAF Champions League in 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1997. The last two were cup competitions played in 2002 and in 2003, the", "title": "Stade Municipal de Djourbel" }, { "docid": "3601792", "text": "over the past three seasons, after hitting over 40 home runs in 2004 and 2005. In 2010, he was second in the American League for home runs with 39. In 2008, Konerko again injured his thumb in the first half of the season, resulting in limited playing time in 122 games. He hit 22 home runs and 62 RBIs. On September 18, 2008, Konerko became the last opposing player to hit a home run at Yankee Stadium in the 9th inning of a 9–2 White Sox loss. Konerko and the White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins in a dramatic 1-0", "title": "Paul Konerko" }, { "docid": "13199765", "text": "corner, and its wall height. Nothing was observed in wind speeds and patterns that would account for the increase. The number of home runs hit at the new stadium slowed significantly as the season progressed, but a new single-season record for most home runs hit at a Yankee home ballpark was nonetheless set in the Yankees' 73rd home game of 2009 when Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hit the 216th home run of the season at the venue, surpassing the previous record of 215 set at the original Yankee Stadium in 2005. However, the Yankees offense,", "title": "Yankee Stadium" }, { "docid": "499041", "text": "Thurman Munson. The team attended the funeral in Canton, Ohio earlier in the day and flew to New York for an emotional game. Bobby Murcer drove in all five runs for the Yankees, including a game winning two-run single that defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5–4. Many historic home runs have been hit at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit the ballpark's first home run on its Opening Day in 1923. Ruth also set the then-league record for most home runs in a single season by hitting his 60th home run in 1927. Roger Maris would later break this record in 1961", "title": "Yankee Stadium (1923)" }, { "docid": "4341933", "text": "season and this Series, in which Ruth hit three home runs along with drawing eight walks. In Game 2, second baseman, Aaron Ward hit a home run. The Giants' one bright spot was \"Old Casey\" Stengel, who hit game-winning homers in each of the two Giants' victories. In typically eccentric Stengel fashion, one of them was inside-the-park at the cavernous Yankee Stadium, and his shoe came loose during his run around the bases. Stengel was traded after the season, leading him to quip later in life, \"It's a good thing I didn't hit \"three\" homers in \"three\" games, or McGraw", "title": "1923 World Series" }, { "docid": "6248152", "text": "hit a career-best .358 batting average, slamming 19 home runs with the Yankees and Rangers. (He did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for the American League batting title.) Unlike some players who failed to cope with the New York media, Oscar thrived on it, and was always a favorite with sportswriters. Gamble, whose hitting prowess was overshadowed by his famously large Afro hairdo, has the distinction of logging the last hit and RBI at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium on October 1, 1970. His 10th-inning single scored Tim McCarver with the run that gave the Phillies the 2–1 win", "title": "Oscar Gamble" }, { "docid": "8742159", "text": "Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Chiayi City, Taiwan. It is currently mostly used for baseball games and was ever the home stadium of Chinatrust Whales from 1998 to 2003. The stadium was originally built in 1918 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era and has been repeatedly refurbished. After the last 1998 refurbishment this stadium can hold 10,000 people, and regularly holds Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) games. This stadium is not the Chiayi County Baseball Stadium located in Taibao City, Chiayi County. The Chiayi County Baseball Stadium was", "title": "Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium" }, { "docid": "3200254", "text": "overall. On July 22, he hit his 300th career home run off White Sox starter Philip Humber. This made him the second Venezuelan-born player to reach this milestone, joining Andrés Galarraga who hit 399. On August 15, Cabrera became the first player in Detroit Tigers history to hit 30 home runs in five consecutive seasons, passing Hank Greenberg (1937–40) and Cecil Fielder (1990–93), who each had four consecutive 30 home run seasons. This also marked the eighth time in the last nine seasons overall that Cabrera has reached the 30 home run mark. Cabrera was voted the American League Player", "title": "Miguel Cabrera" }, { "docid": "732902", "text": "record by hitting a home run in his 43rd different ballpark, at the St. Louis Cardinals' Busch Stadium. On June 19, Griffey hit career home run 548, tying him with Mike Schmidt, and then six days later passed Schmidt with 549. On June 27, he hit his 550th career home run against the Kansas City Royals. On September 25, 2006, Griffey hit his 27th home run of the season against Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Scott Eyre to tie Reggie Jackson for tenth on the all time home run list. Griffey's injuries continued in the 2006 off-season. While on holiday in", "title": "Ken Griffey Jr." }, { "docid": "12339937", "text": "their agents) for each home run hit to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. This marks the fifth Home Run Derby for the Gold Ball rule. Each non-Gold Ball homer was worth $5,000. Overall, $527,000 was raised. MasterCard International would have donated $1 million to the Stand Up to Cancer initiative if a player had hit a home run off one of three designated banners in the stadium, which nobody did. Previously, sponsors like MasterCard and Chevrolet had given away 500 airline tickets and automobiles had home run balls hit designated banners. The banners remained in place for the", "title": "2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby" }, { "docid": "13199766", "text": "as in previous years, had employed many home run hitters in 2009. The Yankees hit 108 home runs while playing on the road, the second most in baseball behind the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2010, the early rate of home runs were markedly less through May 15, 2010, with 35 home runs hit in 14 games for 2.5 per game (a projection of 205—in 2009, the stadium finished at 2.93 per game for a total of 237). Even though the stadium's home run rate decreased slightly for the 2010 season to 2.73 per game, it was still the highest figure in", "title": "Yankee Stadium" }, { "docid": "7691552", "text": "professional starts with the Rangers at their home field before heading to the minors to develop. Twenty days after pitching his last high school game, Clyde won his first ever Major League start before over 35,000 fans in Arlington Stadium, the first sellout in stadium history. After a poor start in which he walked the first two batters he faced, he settled down, pitched five innings, giving up only one hit (a home run to Mike Adams) while striking out eight batters in a 4–3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Clyde later called it his most memorable game in his", "title": "David Clyde" }, { "docid": "2518569", "text": "home runs in a game against Maddux (and the first since Rolen did it in 2001). On May 20, he hit two home runs and had four RBI in an 11–7 victory over the Mets. On August 9, Burrell hit a game-tying solo home run and a game-winning two-run home run in the 8th and 10th innings of an 8–6 victory over the San Francisco Giants. He hit two home runs (including his 100th) on August 22 in a 9–4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. On September 28, he had the final hit in Veterans Stadium (a single against", "title": "Pat Burrell" }, { "docid": "4341963", "text": "Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. This was Johnson's only post-season shutout. A three-run home run by Goose Goslin followed by a solo home run by Joe Harris off of Emil Yde, who pitched just 2 1/3 innings, in the third inning put the Senators up 3-1 in the series. Monday, October 12, 1925, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The Pirates loaded the bases in the first, but failed to score. In the bottom half, Sam Rice hit a leadoff single and scored on Goose Goslin's double. In the third, after two walks, Clyde Barnhart's RBI single tied the game,", "title": "1925 World Series" }, { "docid": "5959223", "text": "home runs hit from both sides of the plate. Nicknamed \"Moose\" by his Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees teammates after a horrible offensive showing in Charlotte, where he was visibly frustrated by a Charlotte Knights fan in the front row who berated him with moose references. His first major league home run came on September 22, , off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii. Linden, in only his 24th major league at-bat, became just the 12th player to hit a home run into the second deck at Dodger Stadium, which opened in . On May 10, , he was designated for assignment. He", "title": "Todd Linden" }, { "docid": "13199767", "text": "the majors. However, the prolific home run rate of April and May 2009 that drew criticism has not sustained itself over any season thus far, and while through the first two months of the 2011 season the Yankees hit far more homers than any other team in the majors, Yankee Stadium was not the top home run park. Before the official Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians on April 16, 2009, the Yankees hosted a two-game exhibition series at the stadium in early April against the Chicago Cubs. Grady Sizemore of the Indians was the first player to hit a", "title": "Yankee Stadium" }, { "docid": "10446913", "text": "\"Night Game\". Parts of the movie were filmed in the Astrodome last year and director Peter Masterson says Davis proved to be the man he needed for a tricky plot twist. 'We needed an Astro to hit a home run and Davis was the one that hit it, so he got in the movie,' laughed Masterson in a call from his New York home.\"\" \"\"Night Game\" was the first movie in years to be filmed in the Astrodome, joining \"Brewster McCloud\", a peculiar 1971 Robert Altman film largely shot in the stadium, \"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training\", and", "title": "Night Game (film)" }, { "docid": "3221508", "text": "of the property wall that stood behind the first-base stands on the west end still remains. Honolulu Stadium Honolulu Stadium was a stadium located in the Moiliili district of Honolulu, Hawai'i, at the corner of King and Isenberg Streets, which was the left field corner. Opened in 1926, it was the primary sports venue in Hawaii preceding Aloha Stadium. Famous athletes who competed in Honolulu Stadium include Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, who hit a home run out of the park in 1944, and Jesse Owens. Irving Berlin performed at Honolulu Stadium in 1945. Elvis Presley performed in 1957 while Billy", "title": "Honolulu Stadium" }, { "docid": "19051402", "text": "offence would hit three solo home runs to win 3–1. The Blue Jays would capture the series in the final game, winning 4–1. Edwin Encarnación hit his 30th home run of the season, and J. A. Happ earned his 15th win, tying Stephen Strasburg for the MLB lead. To close their road trip, the Blue Jays played three games in Kauffman Stadium against the Royals in Kansas City, Missouri. Devon Travis hit a leadoff home run in the first game to give the Jays an early lead, and in the ninth inning, he would hit a go-ahead home run to", "title": "2016 Toronto Blue Jays season" }, { "docid": "12403205", "text": "game back from the disabled list on May 8, Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run home run on the first pitch he saw of the season, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead in a game they would go on to win 4-0 with the help of a four-hit shutout by Sabathia. On May 15, 16 and 17, the Yankees had three consecutive walk-off wins against the Twins, including a home run by Rodriguez in his first series at the new Yankee Stadium. Late in the month, Phil Hughes, who had struggled as a starter, was moved to the bullpen. His addition", "title": "2009 New York Yankees season" }, { "docid": "12252578", "text": "in Citi Field. The old Home Run Apple from Shea Stadium was installed outside Citi Field near the home plate entrance. The Home Run Apple at Shea Stadium was operated using a motor and pulley-operated elevator mechanism, while the Home Run Apple at Citi Field is powered by hydraulics and is operated from the control room, which requires a key to be turned and button to be pressed to activate it. Despite the improved engineering on the new Apple, it is still susceptible to failure. In 2009 (Citi Field's first year), when Fernando Tatís hit a home run for the", "title": "Home Run Apple" }, { "docid": "10691671", "text": "in game shop points. This usually requires several days to several weeks of gameplay. You can use the Wii Remote to play an Exhibition game or play Home Run Derby. In home run derby, you will try to hit home runs with any player (including pitchers) at any stadium in 10 swings. If you hit a home run on every one of those 10 swings, you get extra swings until you get out. You can try to beat your high score. Your high score includes how many home runs hit, the distance traveled, etc. You can also choose the difficulty.", "title": "MLB Power Pros" }, { "docid": "5566426", "text": "Nationals defeated the Braves 3–2 with a walk-off home run from Ryan Zimmerman, giving the Nationals their first opening day win since moving to Washington. Chipper Jones of the Braves hit the first batted ball and first home run, while the Nationals' Cristian Guzman got the first base hit. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zimmerman's game-winning home run was the third walk-off home run in major-league history to be hit in the first MLB game played at a stadium. The game was the most-watched MLB opening night in the history of ESPN. In their first season at Nationals Park,", "title": "Nationals Park" }, { "docid": "10835579", "text": "the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves. During the season, the Dodgers played eight home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of owner Walter O'Malley's continued attempts to pressure Brooklyn to allow him to build a new stadium in his preferred location at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. On July 20, 1957: Duke Snider hit the 300th home run of his career. The opposing pitcher was Dick Drott. Danny McDevitt was the last pitcher to pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a game at Ebbets Field. The game was contested on September 24, 1957, and", "title": "1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season" }, { "docid": "7402598", "text": "Busch Stadium on a pair of two-run home runs by Swoboda. On September 24, facing Carlton and the Cardinals again, this time at Shea Stadium, the Mets clinched the NL East as Donn Clendenon hit two home runs in a 6–0 Mets victory. The Mets won 38 of their last 50 games, and finished the season with 100 wins against 62 losses, eight games ahead of the second-place Cubs. Swoboda did not appear in the Mets' 1969 National League Championship Series three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to reach the World Series. The Mets were heavy underdogs heading into the", "title": "Ron Swoboda" }, { "docid": "13528522", "text": "their last world series matchup to date. Since Interleague play started, the teams have had limited meetings. The Yankees visited newly built Pac Bell Park in March 2000 for a preseason series marking their first visit to San Francisco in 38 years. June 6, 2002 saw the first meeting between the two clubs since the 1962 World Series. The Giants had come back to play at the old Yankee Stadium. Future home run king Barry Bonds remarked how he wanted to touch something of the Babe's as a respect for the history there. Bonds would hit a home run to", "title": "Giants–Yankees rivalry" }, { "docid": "3433447", "text": "under contract with the Cardinals for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. On July 5, 2011, Berkman hit his 350th career home run, and his long-ball was the second farthest home run ever hit in the new Busch Stadium. 2011 became a comeback year for Berkman, as he was one of the team leaders in batting average, home runs and RBI. He was named the NL Comeback Player of the Year. Berkman made key contributions in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series vs the Texas Rangers. He hit his first home run in a World Series game in the first", "title": "Lance Berkman" }, { "docid": "6516873", "text": "tenth home run of the season overall, hit against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 1, was his third as a pinch hitter, helping to tie the franchise record for pinch hit home runs in a season as a team with 10, set in 1998. He hit the longest home run in Busch Stadium history in a 4–2 loss to Kansas City on June 30, 2016, which traveled , and to that point, was the second-longest home run of the season in the major leagues. The Cardinals placed Moss on the DL on July 5 with an ankle sprain, and he", "title": "Brandon Moss" }, { "docid": "3293042", "text": "Bonilla hit one of the only 13 home runs ever hit into the upper deck of Three Rivers Stadium, and one of the six to the right-field side. Willie Stargell is the all-time leader in upper deck shots at the stadium, hitting four of the remaining five right-field blasts; Mark Whiten hit the other. The left-field upper deck had been reached by Jeff Bagwell twice, and Bob Robertson, Greg Luzinski, Howard Johnson, Glenallen Hill and Devon White (his home run struck the facade) once each. The Pittsburgh Steelers played their first game in Three Rivers Stadium on September 20, 1970—a", "title": "Three Rivers Stadium" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7720552", "text": "2015 Cricket World Cup The 2015 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015) was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosted 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington. The hosting rights were awarded at the same time", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "18477952", "text": "2015 Cricket World Cup squads The 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand; India were the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2011. The 2015 Cricket World Cup Final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and was won by Australia, who defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in the final. The fourteen teams that competed at the 2015 World Cup were all required to submit a final 15-man squad to the ICC headquarters in Dubai on or before 7 January 2015, although the squads did not have to", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup squads" }, { "docid": "9570169", "text": "a composite team from East Africa. One notable omission was the South African cricket team who were not competing due to the international sports boycott. West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final. The next two World Cups held in 1979 and 1983 were again hosted by England. The 1979 Cricket World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy, a competition used to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup. Sri Lanka and Canada qualified through the ICC Trophy in 1979. West Indies again won the World Cup tournament,", "title": "History of the ICC Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "7720569", "text": "was played on 24 March in Auckland while Australia's semi-final against India was played on 26 March in Sydney. Both the host nations qualified for the final, where Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets. 2015 Cricket World Cup The 2015 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015) was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "7720552", "text": "2015 Cricket World Cup The 2015 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015) was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosted 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington. The hosting rights were awarded at the same time", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "2350046", "text": "followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. The current sponsor is MRF Tyres who signed a 4-year deal with the ICC that will last until 2020. In the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup; Australia, the title winner, won the prize money of 3,975,000 US dollars. While New Zealand as Runners-up won 1,750,000 US dollars as prize money . The ICC has also had to deal with drugs and bribery scandals involving top cricketers. Following the corruption scandals by cricketers connected with the legal and illegal bookmaking markets, the ICC set up an Anti-Corruption and Security", "title": "International Cricket Council" }, { "docid": "9564360", "text": "Under-19 Cricket World Cup The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again until 1998. Since then, the World Cup has been held as a biennial event, organised by the ICC. The first edition of the tournament had only eight participants, but every subsequent edition has included sixteen teams. India, the current champions, has won the World Cup four times which is the highest amongst all teams, while Australia has won thrice,", "title": "Under-19 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "1527953", "text": "1999 Cricket World Cup The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with some games being played in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands. The tournament was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. New Zealand and South Africa were the other semi-finalists. The tournament featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided", "title": "1999 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "18171819", "text": "2020 ICC T20 World Cup The 2020 ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to be the seventh ICC T20 World Cup tournament, with matches to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020. Cricket Australia is designated as the sole host board for the tournament. Although there was speculation that both Australia and New Zealand would host the tournament, as at the 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup, it was confirmed by New Zealand Cricket that Australia would be the sole host for the tournament. Australia has not previously hosted the event. In", "title": "2020 ICC T20 World Cup" }, { "docid": "14666759", "text": "of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets for 33 runs from nine overs. When the Australians came out to bat, Adam Gilchrist made a mockery of the Pakistani bowlers scoring 54 off 36 balls. Australia won the match after 20.1 overs, losing just two wickets. Warne won the man of the match award and Steve Waugh lifted the World Cup. 1999 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket", "title": "1999 Cricket World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "13427636", "text": "1996 Cricket World Cup Final The 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was the sixth instalment of the ICC Cricket World Cup since its inception in 1975 in England. The match was played on 17 March 1996 at Lahore's 62,645 capacity Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan for the first time. The match was contested between former World Cup winners Australia and underdog Sri Lanka. It was Australia's 3rd World Cup final appearance after their win in the 1987 edition and the loss to West Indies in the 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup final. Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the toss", "title": "1996 Cricket World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "12088839", "text": "the Cricket World Cup once as runners up in 2015, but got caught short six times, the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games and the semi-finals of the Pro20 World Championship, however they have won ICC Champions Trophy back in year 2000. Also New Zealand's Woman's Cricket Team has reached the World Cup finals. The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa. Their greatest success in one-day cricket was when they won the 2000 World", "title": "Cricket in New Zealand" }, { "docid": "7710528", "text": "day. 2019 Cricket World Cup The 2019 Cricket World Cup (officially ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 14 July 2019. The hosting rights were awarded in April 2006, after England and Wales withdrew from the bidding to host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand. The first match will be played at The Oval while the final will be played at Lord's. It is the fifth time that the Cricket World Cup will", "title": "2019 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "7710521", "text": "2019 Cricket World Cup The 2019 Cricket World Cup (officially ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 14 July 2019. The hosting rights were awarded in April 2006, after England and Wales withdrew from the bidding to host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand. The first match will be played at The Oval while the final will be played at Lord's. It is the fifth time that the Cricket World Cup will be", "title": "2019 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "18587187", "text": "2015 Cricket World Cup officials Officials for the 2015 Cricket World Cup were selected by the Umpire selection panel and the information was released on 2 December, 2014. Umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at the World Cup: five were from Australia, five from England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from West Indies. It also selected five match referees for the event. The umpire selection panel consisted of Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager - Cricket), Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Match Referee), David Lloyd (former player, coach, umpire and now television", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup officials" }, { "docid": "6414393", "text": "Guinea finished 4th in the final qualifying tournament for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain One Day International (ODI) status for the first time. By having ODI status, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International (T20I) status. The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series against Hong Kong in Australia in November 2014. They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are", "title": "Papua New Guinea national cricket team" }, { "docid": "19145911", "text": "won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup. In October 2018, Carter announced that he was quitting international cricket to become a pilot in Australia. Christopher Carter (cricketer) Christopher Carter (born 9 September 1997) is a Hong Kong former cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Hong Kong against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament on 11 November 2015. He made his One Day International debut for Hong Kong against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 16 November", "title": "Christopher Carter (cricketer)" }, { "docid": "14666758", "text": "1999 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket World Cup, previously hosting finals in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Australia won their second title by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final. Shane Warne was declared Man of the Match. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. In a fine bowling display, Australia bundled out Pakistan for a score of 132. Pakistan failed to build any substantial partnerships. The pick", "title": "1999 Cricket World Cup Final" } ]

[ { "docid": "17926703", "text": "2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket divisional tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and a qualification pathway for the ICC World Cup 2019. The tournament was held in Namibia from 17 to 24 January 2015. The Netherlands won the tournament, beating hosts Namibia by 8 wickets in the final. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.", "title": "2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two" }, { "docid": "20387732", "text": "2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League The 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League is scheduled to be the inaugural edition of the thirteen-team One Day International (ODI) league. The league will last from May 2020 to March 2022 and will serve as part of the qualification process for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Twelve Full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Netherlands, who won the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, will participate in the tournament. Each team will play against eight of the twelve opponents, four at home and four away. Each series will", "title": "2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League" }, { "docid": "15295178", "text": "2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament to decide the final qualification for the 2015 World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup joining Ireland and for the first time Afghanistan who have already qualified through the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and maintained their ODI status. The World Cup Qualifier was the final event of the 2009–14 World Cricket League. It was staged in New Zealand, from 13 January to 1 February 2014 after Scotland relinquished the right to host it. The tournament saw Scotland who won", "title": "2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier" }, { "docid": "5863481", "text": "have succeeded in such a difficult position. Simmons succeeded Adrian Birrell as coach of the Ireland national cricket team after the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. Simmons significantly improved Ireland's standing in world cricket as their coach. His tenure included 224 matches, making him the longest serving coach in international cricket. During that time, Ireland won 11 trophies, qualified for every major ICC event, and achieved victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 2007 World Cup, England at the 2011 World Cup and the West Indies and Zimbabwe at the 2015 World Cup. In March 2015, he accepted an offer", "title": "Phil Simmons" }, { "docid": "18372758", "text": "as ODIs. The Netherlands won the tournament and joined the thirteen-team 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The Netherlands regained their ODI status after losing it at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Inclusion in the ICC ODI League will mean they will play 24 fixtures against Full Members until 2022. The Netherlands, along with Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong also joined the lowest ranked four teams from the ICC ODI Championship (as of September 2017) in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The bottom four teams, Kenya, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Namibia were all", "title": "2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship" }, { "docid": "18571264", "text": "2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One The 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 14–20 February 2015. Namibia won the tournament (its fifth overall, and third consecutive) on points from Uganda, thus qualifying directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. As runner-up, Uganda qualified for the 2015 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, along with runners-up at other regional tournaments, with the winner of the World Cup Qualifier securing the final place at the World Cup. Two African under-19 sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and", "title": "2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One" }, { "docid": "7720560", "text": "from the Ireland cricket team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by the ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process, the ICC retracted their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams would participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four associate or affiliate member nations. At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "18634403", "text": "balls, the fastest century in World Cup history. Ireland scored 62 runs in their batting powerplay, and by the time that Kevin O'Brien was run out for 113 from 63 balls, Ireland required only 11 from 11 balls. Ireland won the match by 3 wickets, with five balls to spare; it was the largest successful run chase in Cricket World Cup history. Ireland qualified for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, and were promoted to the ICC ODI Championship, leaving the World Cricket League, but not the ICC Intercontinental Cup. In their first match of the World Cup, Ireland defeated the", "title": "Ireland at the Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "14299803", "text": "the climax of the World Cricket League, the 2013 ICC World Cup Qualifier. The competition was won by Ireland (who as winners of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier were \"de facto\" reigning champions), defeating Scotland in the final, thus ending the tournament unbeaten. The following six teams have One Day International status. 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a cricket tournament which took place in July 2010 in the Netherlands. It formed part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body", "title": "2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One" }, { "docid": "18566895", "text": "cricket for us\". The following are the 8 teams participating in the competition based on the results from 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. Of the eight teams participating in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup, only Papua New Guinea has never played a first-class match before. Afghanistan, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland, The Netherlands and the UAE had all appeared before in the previous Intercontinental Cup of 2011-2013, while Hong Kong had last appeared in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup and last played in an international multi-day cricket tournament", "title": "2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup" }, { "docid": "5109583", "text": "in Florida, USA. The United States, after years of disarray, pulled together and won the championship. Canada finished 3rd on Net Run Rate behind Bermuda, as their match was washed out by rain. In April 2009 Canada participated in the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament. Assembling the best Canadian team in many years, Canada rolled through the opening stages of the event and eventually finished second in the tournament. The impressive display earned Canada a berth in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. The ICC announced that the 2015 Cricket World Cup will only have 10 participating teams", "title": "Canada national cricket team" }, { "docid": "3580446", "text": "although he no longer kept wicket at the end of his Test career. Currently, he is the second-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket and the sixth-highest run scorer in Test cricket. Sangakkara is described as one of the \"most polished and prudent of batsmen\" in cricket. He dominated the number one spot in the ICC Test batting rankings between 2005 and 2015. Sangakkara was a key member of the team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20", "title": "Kumar Sangakkara" }, { "docid": "15295182", "text": "ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpires' Panel. 10 non ODI warmup games were played before the tournament started. Results of matches between qualified teams were carried over from the group stage. 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament to decide the final qualification for the 2015 World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup joining Ireland and for the first time Afghanistan who have already qualified through the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and maintained their ODI status. The World Cup Qualifier was the final event of the 2009–14", "title": "2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier" }, { "docid": "9581196", "text": "able to qualify for the World Cup.The ICC World Cricket League have some steps (depending on the certain team) that all Associate and Affiliate members have to go through to be selected for the World Cup. The ICC World Cup Qualifier is a tournament to decide the final qualification for the World Cup. 12 teams participated in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier and the top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. But at the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.", "title": "Cricket World Cup qualification" }, { "docid": "1467971", "text": "Cricket League Division Two. Nepal finished fourth in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia and qualified for the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. But Nepal failed to secure promotion to Division One and qualification to 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup after finishing third in the round-robin stage. Basanta Regmi became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the World Cricket League. He achieved this feat after taking 2 wickets against Netherlands in the tournament. After finishing 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two at second place Nepal claims the place in 2018 Cricket World Cup", "title": "Nepal" }, { "docid": "18372761", "text": "Round 7 were announced after the conclusion of the final game in Round 6. The ICC confirmed all the squads and match officials for the fixtures on 5 December 2017. 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship The 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship was the second edition of the limited-overs version of the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It took place from 2015 until 2017, in parallel with the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Both Ireland and Afghanistan were promoted to the main One Day International (ODI) ranking table and did not compete in this tournament. Instead, Kenya and Nepal were included in", "title": "2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship" }, { "docid": "18327909", "text": "2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup The 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup was an international cricket tournament that was held between 25–30 January 2015 in the United Arab Emirates. Oman won the tournament after the Round Robin matches and qualified for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, along with Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal and UAE. They did not play in the tournament as their T20I status has already placed them in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland and Scotland. The full members of the ACC (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) automatically qualify for the 2016 ICC World", "title": "2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup" }, { "docid": "18566898", "text": "2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup The 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, an international first-class cricket tournament between leading associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament took place during 2015 to 2017. It ran in parallel with the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship but with slightly different teams. As Ireland and Afghanistan had qualified for the ICC One Day International Championship ranking qualification process, they were replaced by Kenya and Nepal in the limited over event; however they continued to play the four-day event. As a result of changes to", "title": "2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup" }, { "docid": "18566892", "text": "2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup The 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, an international first-class cricket tournament between leading associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament took place during 2015 to 2017. It ran in parallel with the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship but with slightly different teams. As Ireland and Afghanistan had qualified for the ICC One Day International Championship ranking qualification process, they were replaced by Kenya and Nepal in the limited over event; however they continued to play the four-day event. As a result of changes to", "title": "2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup" }, { "docid": "11739700", "text": "in the Elite division of the ACC Trophy. Afghanistan's 21-run win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status. Afghanistan won their first One Day International against Scotland. In 2011, the team qualified for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan played its first 50 over World Cup in 2015. It played 6 matches in all and won 1 match (against Scotland) and losing the rest. Afghanistan has played in 3 T20 World Cups, 2010, 2012 and 2014. They also qualified for ICC World T20-2016. In December 2015, Afghanistan hired the services of Manoj Prabhakar, the", "title": "Afghanistan Cricket Board" }, { "docid": "2254", "text": "Qualifier, 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One and the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. It won the ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. The team eventually made it to play in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is the official governing body of the sport and is headquartered in Kabul. The Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground serves as the nation's main cricket stadium. There are a number of other stadiums throughout the country, including the Ghazi Amanullah Khan International Cricket Stadium near Jalalabad. Domestically, cricket is played between teams from different provinces. The", "title": "Afghanistan" }, { "docid": "18835130", "text": "2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship The 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Bermuda, from 5 to 11 July 2015. It was the eighth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Bermuda since the inaugural tournament in 2001. Canada won the title for a fifth time, finishing the tournament undefeated to qualify directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. The United States were the runner-up, finishing ahead of Bermuda on net run rate to proceed to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, where the winner will also qualify for the World", "title": "2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship" }, { "docid": "15295181", "text": "teams from this tournament, Ireland and Afghanistan, qualified for the 2015 World Cup, with the remaining six teams entering the World Cup Qualifier. They were joined by the third and fourth-placed teams from 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams from 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. Officiating the tournament were three match referees and in all during the tournament, there were 14 umpires who would officiate, including Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires while the remaining 13 representatives were from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and the", "title": "2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier" }, { "docid": "14336120", "text": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event. The matches in the competition had List A status. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier and the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two" }, { "docid": "16191536", "text": "ICC Intercontinental Cup. The Country hosted 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches. The venues for this competition were DSC Cricket Stadium and ICC Global Cricket Academy (Oval 1 and Oval 2). The host won this competition by defeating Namibia. The UAE were promoted to 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup and 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier were held in United Arab Emirates. The venues used for this tournament were Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Afghanistan won the tournament by beating Ireland by 8 wickets in", "title": "Cricket in the United Arab Emirates" }, { "docid": "3454414", "text": "to play 4 tests (2 home and 2 away) against the bottom ranked test nation and if the associate nation wins that series they would then gain Test status until the next Intercontinental Cup. However, with Ireland and Afgahnistan gaining test status in June 2017 the Test challenge was not held. Ireland, Afghanistan, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, PNG, The Netherlands and Namibia qualified based on the results from 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. It ran in parallel with the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket", "title": "ICC Intercontinental Cup" }, { "docid": "18372757", "text": "2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship The 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship was the second edition of the limited-overs version of the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It took place from 2015 until 2017, in parallel with the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Both Ireland and Afghanistan were promoted to the main One Day International (ODI) ranking table and did not compete in this tournament. Instead, Kenya and Nepal were included in the tournament. The tournament was played in a round-robin format. All matches were recorded as List A matches, and those in which both teams have ODI status were also recorded", "title": "2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship" }, { "docid": "20387733", "text": "consist of three ODIs. Full members of the ICC Winner of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship The schedule for the 2020-22 ODI League was announced by the ICC on 20 June 2018 as part of the 2018–2023 Future Tours Programme. <br> For the World Cup, the top seven sides plus the hosts (India) will qualify automatically. The remaining five teams will play in a qualifying event along with an undecided number of Associate sides, from which two sides will go through to the final tournament. 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League The 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup", "title": "2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League" }, { "docid": "5059870", "text": "played in 1996, 1998 and 2008. They won the ICC Trophy in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Other ODI matches came in the 2004 and 2008 Asia Cups. At the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the UAE placed second behind Scotland, qualifying for the 2015 World Cup and gaining ODI, and therefore Twenty20 International (T20I), status until 2018. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the United Arab Emirates and other ICC members after", "title": "United Arab Emirates national cricket team" }, { "docid": "14336121", "text": "are included in this table. The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event. The matches in the competition had List A status. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier and the 2011 ICC", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two" }, { "docid": "309967", "text": "the national sport of Pakistan; it has won three gold medals in the Olympic Games held in 1960, 1968, and 1984. Pakistan has also won the Hockey World Cup a record four times, held in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994. Cricket, however, is the most popular game across the country. The country has had an array of success in the sport over the years, and has the distinct achievement of having won each of the major ICC international cricket tournaments: ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, and ICC Champions Trophy; as well as the ICC Test Championship. The cricket", "title": "Pakistan" }, { "docid": "8812938", "text": "Qualifier in South Africa. The playoff matches were cancelled after the abandonment of fifth-round group matches led to replays on the day the playoff matches were scheduled. 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 24 to 31 January 2009. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The tournament was won by Afghanistan, with Uganda coming in second. Those teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup qualification tournament. Both won 4", "title": "2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three" }, { "docid": "8812936", "text": "2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 24 to 31 January 2009. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The tournament was won by Afghanistan, with Uganda coming in second. Those teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup qualification tournament. Both won 4 matches and lost one, as did Papua New Guinea; the rankings tie was broken by net run rate. Papua New Guinea were the first to reach four", "title": "2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three" }, { "docid": "679349", "text": "of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 event. It is his second term as he has already held the ambassador of the previous ICC Cricket world cup 2011. So he is heading the ambassador position of the ICC Cricket world cup in consecutive terms of the cricket world cup (2011 and 2015). Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008. As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath", "title": "Sachin Tendulkar" }, { "docid": "13268356", "text": "was formed in 2001 and has held matches against all other international cricket teams. The Afghans rapidly rose through the World Cricket League since early 2008. It participated in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, and qualified for the first time for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One. The Afghanistan national women's cricket team was formed in 2010. Afghanistan national cricket team have competed in the ICC World Twenty20 since their qualification in 2010 and their debut for the Cricket World Cup since 2015. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is the official governing", "title": "Sport in Afghanistan" }, { "docid": "7720561", "text": "third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places. On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup. On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland. Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup", "title": "2015 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "12613033", "text": "richest sporting body in the world. India has hosted or co-hosted a large number of multi-nation major international cricket tournaments, including the 1987 Cricket World Cup (co-hosted with Pakistan), the 1996 Cricket World Cup (co-hosted with Pakistan and Sri Lanka), the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (co-hosted with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh). The India national cricket team has won major tournaments, including the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, the 2011 Cricket World Cup (which they won by beating Sri Lanka in the final at home), and", "title": "Sport in India" }, { "docid": "14447366", "text": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament took place from 1 to 8 May 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Botswana hosted the event. The teams that took part in the tournament was in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six and the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight. The top five highest run scorers (total runs)", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven" }, { "docid": "14447370", "text": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 17–24 September 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The host country for this tournament was Malaysia. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven. The top five highest run scorers (total runs) are", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six" }, { "docid": "14346551", "text": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was a cricket tournament that took place from 18 to 25 February 2012. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The host country for this tournament was Singapore. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, and the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six. The top five highest run scorers (total", "title": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five" }, { "docid": "18654243", "text": "2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It decided the final qualification for the 2019 World Cup, to be played in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their ranking in the ICC ODI Championship. Afghanistan won the tournament, beating the West Indies by 7 wickets in the final. Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad was named the player of the match and Zimbabwe's", "title": "2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier" }, { "docid": "91005", "text": "nations qualify automatically for the World Cup main event while the other teams have to qualify through a series of preliminary qualifying tournaments. A new qualifying format was introduced for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in the World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places. Qualifying tournaments were introduced for the second World", "title": "Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "14410086", "text": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was a cricket tournament which took place from 3 to 10 September 2012. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 World Cup. The host country for the tournament was Malaysia. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three and the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. The top five run scorers (total runs) are", "title": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four" }, { "docid": "12087659", "text": "The Sri Lankan team transformed themselves from the underdog status to a leading cricketing nation during the 1990s. Sri Lanka currently holds the record for the highest Team totals of all formats of the games. Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (Co-champions with India), the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014. They are also five times champions of Asia Cup in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 and have been runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. The", "title": "Cricket in Sri Lanka" }, { "docid": "15140591", "text": "of Eight tournaments Nepal is four times winner of tournament as in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and two times finalist as in 1999 and 2011. In 1997 and 2009 Nepal could not make it to final. Unluckily Nepal U-19 cricket team didn't qualify for 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Nepal qualified for the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup after winning the 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. In 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, there were some concerns about the eligibility of Nepal's captain, Raju Rijal, with reports stating he was over 19 years of age. However, the", "title": "Nepal national under-19 cricket team" }, { "docid": "14419404", "text": "Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (Co-champions with India) and 2014 ICC World Twenty20, and have been runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup as well as the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and 2012. Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national cricket team, the Sri Lanka A cricket team, the Sri Lanka national women's cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka.", "title": "Sport in Sri Lanka" }, { "docid": "18654251", "text": "the ICC ODI Championship ranking will be joined by the top four teams from the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and the two finalists of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two for the qualifying tournament. Therefore, at most two associate teams could qualify for the World Cup, or none if beaten by the Test playing nations. The bottom four teams (9th to 12th places) in the ICC ODI Championship, as at 30 September 2017, did not receive automatic World Cup qualification and are required to play in the 2018 World Cup Qualifier. Qualification by this route was", "title": "2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier" }, { "docid": "5526366", "text": "World Cup. Shortly after the tournament ended, the ICC announced that the World Cups in 2015 and 2019 would contain ten teams; the Associate countries, who were most likely to miss out in a tournament with fewer teams strongly objected, and, led by Ireland, urged the ICC to reconsider. In June the decision was reversed. After the World Cup Ireland played Pakistan, England, and Scotland in ODIs but lost each match. A further ODI against Sri Lanka was rained off. In all, Ireland played 12 ODIs in 2011, winning four. Ireland qualified for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, and were", "title": "Ireland cricket team" }, { "docid": "6196502", "text": "out and 107 not out), achieved against New Zealand in October 2011. He repeated the feat again at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was selected to play Twenty20 cricket for the Wellington cricket team as an overseas player in New Zealand's HRV Twenty20 Cup in December 2011. He played his last game for Zimbabwe on 15 March 2015 against India and ended with a magnificent century. He signed a three-year Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire in 2015. This deal makes him ineligible to play international cricket for Zimbabwe. His 433 runs at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set", "title": "Brendan Taylor" }, { "docid": "10623502", "text": "Cup (1): 1992 ICC World Twenty20 (1): 2009 ICC Champions Trophy (1): 2017 ICC ASIA CUP (2) History of the Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team made its Test cricket debut in 1952 and has since become one of the most successful teams in modern cricket. The team reached the semi-finals of the 1979,1983, 1987 and 2011 World Cups, and finals in 1992 and 1999, and won the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating England in the final with the captaincy of Imran Khan They are one of the most successful T20 sides but faced a big failure", "title": "History of the Pakistani cricket team" }, { "docid": "15295121", "text": "2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament which took place from 28 April to 5 May 2013 in Bermuda. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 World Cup. Nepal were the pre-tournament favourites, but they lost against USA and Uganda in their first two matches. On the other hand USA and Uganda made solid starts. Uganda remained unbeaten in their first four matches to comfortably secure one of the two available places in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. In the fifth", "title": "2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three" }, { "docid": "11055482", "text": "tournament for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, to be held in Ireland and Scotland. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates did not play in the tournament as their T20I status had already placed them in the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier. ACC Twenty20 Cup The ACC Twenty20 Cup is a 20-over cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The tournament does not include the four ACC members who are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), instead featuring the best associate and affiliate members. Matches at the tournament", "title": "ACC Twenty20 Cup" }, { "docid": "17228080", "text": "2012–18 ICC World Cricket League The 2012–18 ICC World Cricket League was the third season of ICC World Cricket League. Following the establishment of the various leagues during ICC World Cricket League 2007–09, the competition was composed of eight divisions but in 2014, ICC reduced Division 7 and Division 8. In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments were played. On 28 January 2015, the ICC announced that the leading two associate sides, Ireland and Afghanistan, would be promoted to the ICC ODI Championship for the period until the 2019 World Cup. This promotion guaranteed both associate sides entry to", "title": "2012–18 ICC World Cricket League" }, { "docid": "3342045", "text": "1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also played 139 Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 89 losing 47 and tying 3. Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and were runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007. Pakistan also won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for the first time, defeating India. Pakistan has the distinct achievement of having won each of the major ICC international cricket tournaments: ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, and ICC Champions Trophy; as well as the ICC Test Championship. Pakistan has", "title": "Pakistan national cricket team" }, { "docid": "3580520", "text": "off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. He also won the man of the series trophy for his individual batting performances in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. He was also a key member of the team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the finals of 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He is the fourth Sri Lankan and eleventh player overall to score 10,000 ODI runs. Being the third", "title": "Tillakaratne Dilshan" }, { "docid": "19162269", "text": "joined by Hong Kong, who won the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. Hong Kong had lost their ODI status after finishing tenth in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in March. However, on 9 September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded ODI status to all matches in the tournament. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played in India. It was moved to the United Arab Emirates, following ongoing political tensions between India and Pakistan. On 29 October 2015, following the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary stated", "title": "2018 Asia Cup" }, { "docid": "18136542", "text": "in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia in January 2015. Bhuwan Karki Bhuwan Karki (also spelled as Bhuvan Karki) () (born 28 January 1994) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner. He made his debut for Nepal against Kuwait in October 2012. He has also represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, 2011 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2012 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2013 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, 2013/14 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and several other tournaments. He", "title": "Bhuwan Karki" }, { "docid": "6223849", "text": "2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2011) was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. India's Yuvraj Singh was declared the man of the tournament. This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. It was", "title": "2011 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "7170494", "text": "Nelon Pascal, Jason Mohammed, Leon Johnson, William Perkins and Kemar Roach Zimbabwe – Sean Williams, Prince Masvaure, Taurai Muzarabani, Chamu Chibhabha, Graeme Cremer, Friday Kasteni, Taurai Muzarabani and Keegan Meth (Gary Ballance who played for Zimbabwe U-19 later represented England) 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup ICC Under-19 World Cup – final India Under-19s v Pakistan Under-19s – ESPN Cricinfo ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan", "title": "2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "14447367", "text": "are included in this table. The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers. After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows: 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament took place from 1 to 8 May 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Botswana hosted the event. The teams that took part in the tournament was in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven,", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven" }, { "docid": "14346552", "text": "runs) are included in this table. The top five highest run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers. 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was a cricket tournament that took place from 18 to 25 February 2012. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The host country for this tournament was Singapore. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket", "title": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five" }, { "docid": "14447371", "text": "included in this table. The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers. After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows: 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 17–24 September 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The host country for this tournament was Malaysia. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, the 2010", "title": "2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six" }, { "docid": "7235625", "text": "from a young age. Pakistan has won international cricket events, which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy besides finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. Pakistan's cricket teams take part in domestic competitions such as the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the Patron's Trophy, ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, and the ABN-AMRO Champions Trophy. International Test and one-day matches are played between the Pakistan national cricket team and foreign opponents regularly. Women's cricket is also very popular, with Kiran Baluch holding the current record of the", "title": "Sport in Pakistan" }, { "docid": "14410087", "text": "included in this table. The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table. After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows: 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was a cricket tournament which took place from 3 to 10 September 2012. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 World Cup. The host country for the tournament was Malaysia. The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket", "title": "2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four" }, { "docid": "14640363", "text": "2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier along with the six associate teams that had automatically qualified. Originally, after the cut of associates from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, it was decided to give associates more of a chance in Twenty20 format and expanded the main tournament to 16 teams with top 6 teams from the Qualifier going to the World Cup but after the re-inclusion of Associates in the 50-Over World Cup in 2015, the earlier format was retained and only the top two teams from this event qualifying for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. The International Cricket Council announced the", "title": "2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier" }, { "docid": "20618236", "text": "the World Cricket League will be replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. The top four teams will join Scotland, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and gain ODI status. The bottom two teams will progress to the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, along with other teams from the World Cricket League. Six teams qualified for the tournament: 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two The 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is an international cricket tournament that is", "title": "2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two" }, { "docid": "9685160", "text": "ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2008 Division Five, 2008 ACC Trophy Elite, 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, 2010 Division Five and later in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. In the 2015 National One Day Cricket Tournament, he scored 384 runs in 7 innings at an average of 54.86, with three fifties and a century. He was awarded the Player of the Tournament award as his side, Nepal Army Club, won the title. He played for Troon Cricket Club, a cricket club in England, in Cornwall Cricket League Division 2 in", "title": "Mahesh Chhetri" }, { "docid": "5884688", "text": "Cricket League. They finished seventh after beating Fiji in a play-off, and played in Division Four of the World Cricket League in 2008 to come 3rd and remained in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four. They came 2nd there to be promoted to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where they came 4th to remain in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. They have a chance of reaching the 2015 Cricket World Cup, if it finishes in the top two in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, and then in the top two of the", "title": "Italy national cricket team" }, { "docid": "19894276", "text": "century in first-class cricket, when he made 110 for the United Arab Emirates against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In December 2017, he scored his first century in List A cricket, when he made 104 for the United Arab Emirates against Nepal in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. Adnan Mufti Adnan Mufti (; born 30", "title": "Adnan Mufti" }, { "docid": "17055576", "text": "the world. Maasranga Television broadcasts International cricket and football matches, including the UEFA Euro 2012. They also broadcast \"Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka series\" (2013), \"Brazil vs Argentina\" and \"Brazil vs Italy (2013)\", Bangladesh VS Sri Lanka Series (2014), FIFA World Cup 2014, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, ICC Champions Trophy 2013, ICC World Twenty20 2014 and ICC World Twenty20 2016, IPL 2014 and the latest FIFA World Cup 2018 and the Present I-league Maasranga Television Maasranga Television () is an HDTV television channel in Bangladesh. The channel got permission from Bangladeshi Government to telecast broadly in 2010. On 30", "title": "Maasranga Television" }, { "docid": "6223865", "text": "each from South Africa and West Indies. Each country chose a 30-member preliminary squad, which would then be reduced to 15. All the 14 teams announced their final squads before 19 January 2011. The following 14 warm-up matches were played before the World Cup started. For statistical purposes, these matches are not considered to be One Day Internationals. 2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2011) was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating", "title": "2011 Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "14665028", "text": "1979 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup was played in Lord's, London on 23 June. This was the second time that Lord's had hosted an ICC Cricket World Cup final. The match was won by the West Indies when they defeated England by 92 runs to lift the trophy. England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain Clive Lloyd. However, Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and", "title": "1979 Cricket World Cup Final" }, { "docid": "17968613", "text": "debut in this tournament. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who convincingly beat India by 6 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Imran Tahir of South Africa and Virat Kohli of India were the highest wicket taker and run scorer respectively. History of the ICC World Twenty20 The ICC T20 World Cup was first held in 2007. It was first decided that every two years an ICC T20 World Cup tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the", "title": "History of the ICC World Twenty20" }, { "docid": "19820894", "text": "to the ICC ODI Championship, although the 2015–17 WCL Championship remained an eight-team competition as two additional teams were promoted from Division Two. ICC World Cricket League Championship The ICC World Cricket League Championship is the top division of the World Cricket League (WCL) system, a One Day International cricket competition for national teams with Associate or Affiliate status. It forms part of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. The WCL Championship was originally known as World Cricket League Division One, and was played twice under that name (in 2007 and 2010). Those were hosted as standalone tournaments,", "title": "ICC World Cricket League Championship" }, { "docid": "5037497", "text": "status in March 2018 after losing to the Netherlands in a play-off match during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They did, however, play two further ODI matches at the 2018 Asia Cup in September 2018 after winning the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier, as the ICC announced that all matches played at the finals would have ODI status. Hong Kong has played in every ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier tournament, with the exceptions of the 1979 and 2005 events. It has also taken part in two ICC Intercontinental Cup tournaments, in 2005 and in 2015–17, and in two ICC World Twenty20", "title": "Hong Kong national cricket team" }, { "docid": "14154182", "text": "Women's Cricket Council was founded (it merged with the ICC in 2005). In 1973, the first Cricket World Cup of any kind took place when a Women's World Cup was held in England. In 2005, the International Women's Cricket Council was merged with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to form one unified body to help manage and develop cricket. The ICC Women's Rankings were launched on 1 October 2015 covering all three formats of women's cricket. In October 2018 following the ICC's decision to award T20 International status to all members, the Women's rankings were split into separate ODI (for", "title": "Cricket" }, { "docid": "3945488", "text": "the International Cricket Council in 1993 paved the way for participation in international competition. Ireland co-hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup. The Ireland cricket team was among the associate nations that qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It defeated Pakistan and finished second in its pool, earning a place in the Super 8 stage of the competition. The team also competed in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, and also won the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier to secure their place in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest century in World Cup history (113 runs off", "title": "Sport in Ireland" }, { "docid": "18632674", "text": "Scotland at the Cricket World Cup The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the TCCB, and England, and gained associate membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994. They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997, finishing third and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup, where they lost all their games. They also qualified for the 2007 and 2015 World Cups. 1999 was Scotland's first appearance at the Cricket World Cup, and their matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand were played in", "title": "Scotland at the Cricket World Cup" }, { "docid": "5037402", "text": "In November, Nepal toured Sri Lanka, as Sri Lanka Cricket approved a request from the Asian Cricket Council to support the region's Non-Test playing countries, where they played two three-day matches against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI. and a Twenty20 International series against Hong Kong. Nepal finished fourth in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia and qualified for the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. But Nepal failed to secure promotion to Division One and qualification to 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup after finishing third in the round-robin stage. Basanta Regmi became the first bowler to take", "title": "Nepal national cricket team" }, { "docid": "19166898", "text": "drawn 1–1. Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16 The Scotland cricket team toured Hong Kong in January 2016. The tour consisted of a first-class match, two One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) match. The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup and the ODIs were part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. The ICC Intercontinental Cup match was abandoned without a ball bowled, due to a waterlogged pitch. The ODI was the first one to be played in Hong Kong, with Hong Kong beating Scotland by 109 runs. The T20I", "title": "Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16" }, { "docid": "19166897", "text": "Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16 The Scotland cricket team toured Hong Kong in January 2016. The tour consisted of a first-class match, two One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) match. The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup and the ODIs were part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. The ICC Intercontinental Cup match was abandoned without a ball bowled, due to a waterlogged pitch. The ODI was the first one to be played in Hong Kong, with Hong Kong beating Scotland by 109 runs. The T20I series was", "title": "Scottish cricket team in Hong Kong in 2015–16" }, { "docid": "2831568", "text": "Cricket in India Cricket is the popular sport in India by far. It is played almost everywhere in India. The Indian national cricket team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, and shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka. The domestic competitions include the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the Deodhar Trophy, the Irani Trophy and the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. In addition, the BCCI conducts the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition, which is also one of the biggest", "title": "Cricket in India" }, { "docid": "18584176", "text": "2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy The 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Blenheim, New Zealand, from 24–28 February 2015. The tournament was the sixth edition of the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy, and the first to be held in New Zealand. All matches will be held at Horton Park. The winner of the tournament, Fiji, qualified directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, to be played in Bangladesh. It was Fiji's first tournament win, and they consequently became only the second ICC East Asia-Pacific side to qualify for the World Cup, with Papua New Guinea", "title": "2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy" } ]

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[ { "docid": "13813680", "text": "Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel \"La Planète des singes\", translated into English as \"Planet of the Apes\" or \"Monkey Planet\". Its 1968 film adaptation, \"Planet of the Apes\", was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works. Arthur P. Jacobs produced the first five \"Apes\" films through APJAC Productions for distributor", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18054996", "text": "a 40.00% average for the Game Boy Color version, based on one review. Hilary Goldstein of IGN gave the game a rating of 6.0 out of 10, calling it a \"decent side-scroller that fails to truly impress\". Planet of the Apes (video game) Planet of the Apes is a 2001 action-adventure video game in the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise. The franchise's first video game, it was released as a tie-in to the 2001 \"Planet of the Apes\" film, though the plot is inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel and the 1968 film adaptation. Fox Interactive contracted Visiware to develop", "title": "Planet of the Apes (video game)" }, { "docid": "12258590", "text": "best films of 1968, applauded for its imagination and its commentary on a possible world gone upside down. Pauline Kael called it \"one of the most entertaining science-fiction fantasies ever to come out of Hollywood.\" , the film held a 87% approval rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 54 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, \"\"Planet of the Apes\" raises thought-provoking questions about our culture without letting social commentary get in the way of the drama and action.\" In 2008, the film was selected by \"Empire\" magazine as one of", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "docid": "13813680", "text": "Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel \"La Planète des singes\", translated into English as \"Planet of the Apes\" or \"Monkey Planet\". Its 1968 film adaptation, \"Planet of the Apes\", was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works. Arthur P. Jacobs produced the first five \"Apes\" films through APJAC Productions for distributor", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204761", "text": "Planet of the Apes (comics) Planet of the Apes comics are tie-ins to the \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchise. They have been released by several publishers over the years and include tie-ins and spin-offs. There are two manga adaptations of the first film, both entitled Saru no Wakusei (lit. \"\"Planet of Monkeys\"\"). The first was written and drawn by Jôji Enami and published in the manga magazine \"Bessatsu Bôken'Ô\" in April 1968. The second was drawn by Minoru Kuroda and published in the manga \"Tengoku Zôkan\" in June 1971. \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\" (最後の猿の惑星 - Saigo", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "18054981", "text": "Planet of the Apes (video game) Planet of the Apes is a 2001 action-adventure video game in the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise. The franchise's first video game, it was released as a tie-in to the 2001 \"Planet of the Apes\" film, though the plot is inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel and the 1968 film adaptation. Fox Interactive contracted Visiware to develop the game for PC and PlayStation and partnered with Ubi Soft as co-publisher. Torus Games developed a Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color versions, which are based on the 1968 film and its 1970 sequel. In", "title": "Planet of the Apes (video game)" }, { "docid": "19506705", "text": "Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes is a 1998 American television documentary directed by Kevin Burns and David Comtois who also co-wrote it with Brian Anthony. It focuses on the five films in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film \"Planet of the Apes\" and \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" and his son Caesar in \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\". The documentary premiered on AMC to commemorate", "title": "Behind the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "16563605", "text": "things you are talking about in terms of the different apes and so forth.\" In an interview recorded after the release of \"Rise\", Wyatt stated, \"We want to grow and evolve, in the films that will [hopefully] come after this, to the '68 original.\" Wyatt also stated that he wants it to take place eight years after \"Rise\", as a whole new ape generation can be born, and explore the dynamics of Caesar and Koba's relationship. According to screenwriter Rick Jaffa, a version of the spaceship from the 1968 \"Planet of the Apes\" under the name \"Icarus\" was in \"Rise\"", "title": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18054989", "text": "progress sooner or later, Fox proceeded with the video game. It was the first ever \"Planet of the Apes\" video game; Fox had attempted a game for the Atari 2600, but abandoned it amid the video game crash of 1983 (new designers completed and released this game as \"Revenge of the Apes\" in 2003). Fox Interactive contracted French video game developer Visiware to design the \"Planet of the Apes\" game. With the film in limbo, the creators developed a new story inspired by Pierre Boulle's original novel \"Planet of the Apes\" and the 1968 film version. The designers felt an", "title": "Planet of the Apes (video game)" }, { "docid": "19506707", "text": "films, the documentary was also included in the DVD box set. Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes is a 1998 American television documentary directed by Kevin Burns and David Comtois who also co-wrote it with Brian Anthony. It focuses on the five films in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film \"Planet of the Apes\" and \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" and his son Caesar in \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Battle for the", "title": "Behind the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "1698802", "text": "Parts of the series were edited into a feature-length film for English audiences in 1988, titled \"Time of the Apes\". Planet of the Apes (novel) La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes in the US and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film \"Planet of the Apes\", launching the \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchise. The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, in which great apes are", "title": "Planet of the Apes (novel)" }, { "docid": "1698793", "text": "Planet of the Apes (novel) La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes in the US and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film \"Planet of the Apes\", launching the \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchise. The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, in which great apes are the dominant intelligent and civilized species, whereas humans are reduced to a savage animal-like state. In a frame story, a", "title": "Planet of the Apes (novel)" }, { "docid": "4626633", "text": "Return to the Planet of the Apes Return to the Planet of the Apes is an animated series, by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based upon \"Planet of the Apes\" by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel had previously inspired five films and a TV series, beginning with the 1968 film \"Planet of the Apes\" starring Charlton Heston. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 live action TV series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, \"Return to the Planet of the Apes\" depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television; as such it more", "title": "Return to the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "5966068", "text": "also featured Heston. On August 27, 1998, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a 30th anniversary screening of \"Planet of the Apes\". Harrison attended, along with Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowell and John Chambers. The 1968 \"Planet of the Apes\" was an inductee of the 2001 National Film Registry list. Linda Harrison's second outing in her most famous role was in the first sequel to \"Planet of the Apes\". \"It wasn't as good as the first.\" The first film, Harrison said, \"had a top director and cinematographer. You couldn’t beat Franklin J. Schaffner. In the second", "title": "Linda Harrison (actress)" }, { "docid": "12677611", "text": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film) Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren. The sixth film produced in the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise, it was loosely adapted from Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version. It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson crash-landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes. The apes treat humans as slaves, but with the help of an ape named Ari, Leo starts", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "7204772", "text": "the \"Empire\" follow-up. Boom!'s \"Planet of the Apes\" series of comics is the longest-running adaptation of the series, publishing more comics than Marvel (29 issues) and Malibu (50 issues). Beginning April 2011, Boom! Studios launched a new series written by novelist Daryl Gregory, illustrated by Carlos Magno and edited by Ian Brill, with covers by Karl Richardson and Chad Hardin that took place 500 years before the original 1968 \"Planet of the Apes\" movie in the continuity of the first five films. It ran for a total of 16 issues, ending in August 2012. The storyline was continued in \"Planet", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "5316381", "text": "Planet of the Apes (TV series) Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS in 1974. The series stars Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard and Booth Colman. It is based on the 1968 \"Planet of the Apes\" film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel \"Planet of the Apes\" by Pierre Boulle. The series begins with the crash of an Earth spaceship that encountered a time warp while approaching Alpha Centauri on August 19, 1980. The spaceship is manned by three astronauts, one of whom has died in", "title": "Planet of the Apes (TV series)" } ]

[ { "docid": "1434272", "text": "of the Apes\", which came out in 1970, was also very successful. It was followed by \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" in 1971, \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" in 1972, and \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\" in 1973. In September 1973 the original film was first aired on network television. The marketing of toys and other products relating to the film series skyrocketed at this time, creating an 'Apemania' craze. In June 1974, Marvel Comics also released a magazine based on the novel and film called \"Planet of the Apes\". By September 1974, \"Planet", "title": "Pierre Boulle" }, { "docid": "18414518", "text": "Revenge of the Apes Planet of the Apes, later released as Revenge of the Apes, is a video game originally developed in 1983 by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600. Planned as the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise's first video game, it was still in the prototype phase when Fox shuttered its game division during the video game crash of 1983. It went unreleased and was assumed lost until 2002, when collectors identified a mislabeled cartridge as the missing \"Planet of the Apes\" game. It was completed and released as \"Revenge of the Apes\" by Retrodesign in 2003. The", "title": "Revenge of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18414523", "text": "likely have been added had production continued on the prototype. Revenge of the Apes Planet of the Apes, later released as Revenge of the Apes, is a video game originally developed in 1983 by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600. Planned as the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise's first video game, it was still in the prototype phase when Fox shuttered its game division during the video game crash of 1983. It went unreleased and was assumed lost until 2002, when collectors identified a mislabeled cartridge as the missing \"Planet of the Apes\" game. It was completed and released", "title": "Revenge of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813681", "text": "20th Century Fox; since his death in 1973, Fox has controlled the franchise. Four sequels followed the original film from 1970 to 1973: \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\", \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\", \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\", and \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\". They did not approach the critical acclaim of the original, but were commercially successful, spawning two television series in 1974 and 1975. Plans for a film remake stalled in \"development hell\" for over ten years before Tim Burton's \"Planet of the Apes\" was released in 2001. A reboot film", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813732", "text": "found earlier in a case labeled \"Alligator People\", as the missing \"Apes\" game. Independent designers Retrodesign completed and released the game as \"Revenge of the Apes\" in 2003. In the game, the player controls Taylor as he fights apes across several levels inspired by the film to reach the Statue of Liberty. A video game based on the series did not appear until 2001. Fox Interactive began developing a \"Planet of the Apes\" game in 1998 for PC and PlayStation as a tie-in to the long-gestating remake project. Fox and developer Visiware proceeded with the game when the project went", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12677616", "text": "out to be the remains of the \"Oberon\" which has crashed on the planet's surface and looks ancient (the name Calima coming from the sign \"CAution LIve aniMAls\", the relevant letters being the only ones not covered in dust). According to the computer logs, the station has been there for thousands of years. Leo deduces that when he entered the vortex he was pushed forward in time, while the \"Oberon\", searching after him, was not, crashing on the planet long before he did. The Oberon's log reveals that the apes on board, led by Semos, organized a mutiny and took", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "13813709", "text": "(Henry Cordin), Zira (Philippa Harris), Cornelius (Edwin Mills), and Dr. Zaius (Richard Blackburn). NBC broadcast thirteen episodes between September 6 and November 29, 1975. The show did not achieve particularly strong ratings. The network considered producing a second, three-episode season to complete the story, but this never materialized. Fox initiated plans to relaunch the \"Planet of the Apes\" series in the 1980s, but the project fell into a drawn-out and fruitless development phase—\"development hell\"—for over ten years, one of the most protracted development periods in film history. It began in 1988, when Fox announced that Adam Rifkin, then a 21-year-old", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204776", "text": "the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\". In December 2014 Boom! started the six-issue series \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\", set in the movie continuity of the second reboot film. Some of the comics have been collected together as trade paperbacks: In addition, Adventure Comics released trade-paperback compilations of Marvel's adaptations of the first three films, as well as a collection of its own first four monthly issues, entitled \"Monkey Planet.\" Planet of the Apes (comics) Planet of the Apes comics are tie-ins to the \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchise. They", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "5316396", "text": "available at Kassidy Rae's site. (See link below.) Filmstrip Story—Chad Valley, a U.K. toy company, produced 32 short film-based comic strips containing an original TV-series-era story, packaged as the Chad Valley Picture Show Planet of the Apes Sliderama Projector (very similar to the many Give-a-Show projector sets of the 1970s). These strips are extremely rare and difficult to come by. Planet of the Apes (TV series) Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS in 1974. The series stars Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard and Booth Colman. It is based", "title": "Planet of the Apes (TV series)" }, { "docid": "18255221", "text": "of soldiers in infiltrating the apes' home, killing Blue Eyes and Caesar's wife Cornelia; Caesar unsuccessfully attempts to prevent the Colonel's escape. Afterward, the apes are unable to find Winter, who they believe betrayed them out of fear. In the morning, the tribe gathers to journey to safety. Leaving his youngest son, Cornelius, in the care of Blue Eyes' wife Lake, Caesar departs to exact revenge while serving as the decoy for the other apes. Accompanied by Rocket, his orangutan adviser Maurice, and his gorilla lieutenant Luca, the apes enter a seemingly abandoned village, where they come upon a soldier", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "14548382", "text": "the evolution of the apes, and there's a lot more stories to tell after this. I imagine the next film will be about the all-out war between the apes and humans.\" Mark Bomback did an uncredited rewrite of the script. Filming began in July 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Filming also happened in San Francisco, California (the primary setting of the film), and around Oahu, Hawaii, which doubled for the African jungle as the schedule and budget did not allow for location shooting in Africa. As the apes in \"Rise\" were meant to be actual apes, the producers decided not", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "4626639", "text": "Apes\" involved a handful of astronauts from Earth who were hurtled into the future and found themselves stuck in a world populated by advanced apes and primitive humans. Over the course of the thirteen episodes the astronauts attempted to keep one step ahead of the apes while at the same time trying to make some sense of what had happened. Additionally, they did their best to safeguard the human population from the apes. Each episode was self-contained to an extent. The story threads did weave in and out, with characters and plots from earlier episodes popping up in later ones.", "title": "Return to the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "3772310", "text": "apes, and of sensory-driven primate, often regressing to more primitive desires and actions. In the first three shows of Season 8, he leads an ape laboratory directed by the \"Lawgiver\" (\"Planet of the Apes\") to continue the movie-watching \"experiments\" on Mike Nelson and his robots, again trapped in the \"Satellite of Love\". In subsequent shows, Bobo travels with the Lawgiver, who turns out to be Pearl Forrester (inheriting the mad scientist role from her son, Dr. Clayton Forrester). Bobo ultimately becomes one of her henchmen after his planet is destroyed when Mike Nelson helps the apes and their new mutant", "title": "Professor Bobo" }, { "docid": "1344312", "text": "he is dying, Taylor (after Zaius refuses to help him) decides to stop the violence by detonating the bomb. This he does, destroying the Earth itself. Gold Key Comics produced an adaptation of \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\" in 1970. This was the first comics publication in the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise. Later, Marvel Comics published a different version in two series (b/w magazine 1974-77, color comic book 1975-76). Malibu Comics reprinted the Marvel adaptations when they had the license in the early 1990s. \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\" grossed $18,999,718 (approximately US $118M in 2016) at", "title": "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "5966067", "text": "brown eyes, which, in the absence of spoken dialogue, did most of her acting, though some critics were unimpressed. Renata Adler of the New York Times dismissed Harrison as “Heston's Neanderthal flower girl. She wiggles her hips when she wants to say something.\" The success of \"Planet of the Apes\" spawned four sequels, an animated cartoon series, a live-action TV series, a remake by Tim Burton, and a reboot that spawned three films. Heston and Harrison appeared in the first sequel, \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\". Three decades later, Harrison had a brief cameo in the 2001 reboot, which", "title": "Linda Harrison (actress)" }, { "docid": "13813728", "text": "of the Apes: The Forbidden Zone\". Malibu also published two one-shot comics, \"A Day on the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Planet of the Apes: Sins of the Fathers\", a prequel story to the original film; a trade paperback collecting the first four issues of the main series, titled \"Monkey Planet\"; and reissues of stories from Marvel's earlier \"Apes\" series. Gold Key Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Boom! Studios have also produced \"Planet of the Apes\" comic books. The Boom! releases include crossovers with other properties: 2014's \"\" and 2017's King Kong story \"Kong on the Planet of the Apes.\"", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "19966037", "text": "Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes is a 2016 comic book miniseries combining the Tarzan and \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchises. In an alternate take on \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" where Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo travel to late-1800s Africa instead of the 1970s, the apes become the leaders of the Mangani and Caesar and Tarzan are raised as brothers. However, as Tarzan grows up and humans arrive in the jungle, they are separated by slave traders. Eventually they reunite when the war between man and ape takes", "title": "Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813735", "text": "developers Imaginati Studios on a VR first-person shooter, \"Crisis on the Planet of the Apes\". The player controls a chimpanzee attempting to escape a human detention facility. It was released on PC and PlayStation 4, receiving negative to average reviews. Critics consider race to be the \"Planet of the Apes\" series' primary theme. Eric Greene, author of a book on the role of race in the original films and spinoff material, writes that \"when seen as one epic work, the \"Apes\" saga emerges as a liberal allegory of racial conflict.\" In Greene's interpretation, the franchise's plot arc is rooted in", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12677651", "text": "commissioned. Although the film was indeed a financial success, Fox decided not to proceed with a sequel. When asked whether he would be interested in working on a follow-up, director Tim Burton replied, \"I'd rather jump out a window.\" Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter would have returned if Burton had decided to make another \"Apes\" film. Paul Giamatti had been interested in reprising his role. \"I think it'd be great to have apes driving cars, smoking cigars,\" Giamatti said. \"Wearing glasses, sitting in a board room, stuff like that.\" \"Planet of the Apes\" was the last film Burton worked", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "13813731", "text": "toys, including detailed action figures of new and \"classic\" characters sold as collectibles. A \"Planet of the Apes\" ride is planned for the 20th Century Fox World theme parks under construction in Dubai and Malaysia. In 1983, 20th Century Fox Videogames developed a \"Planet of the Apes\" game for the Atari 2600, which was to be the first computer game based on the series. The game was still in the prototype phase when Fox shuttered its game division during the video game crash of 1983, and never saw release. It was assumed lost until 2002, when collectors identified a prototype,", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "5316386", "text": "ruins. Discussions for a \"Planet of the Apes\" television series were made by producer Arthur P. Jacobs as early as 1971. Because of the success of the films, the idea of a television series was put on hold until after the completion of \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\" in the first half of 1973. However, shortly after the premiere of \"Battle\", Jacobs died, and his production company APJAC Productions sold all \"Planet of the Apes\" rights and privileges to 20th Century Fox. Subsequently, television rights for the first three \"Planet of the Apes\" films were sold to CBS", "title": "Planet of the Apes (TV series)" }, { "docid": "2056220", "text": "reviews of the four \"Planet of the Apes\" sequels. It was followed by \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". During the events of the preceding film \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\", occurring off-screen, Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) escaped Earth prior to its destruction when they accompanied their fellow chimpanzee Dr. Milo (Sal Mineo) in testing the salvaged and repaired spaceship used by Taylor. The shock wave of Earth's destruction sends the ship through a time warp that brings the apes to 1973 Earth, splashing down off the Pacific coast of the United States. The apes", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "19956520", "text": "a cobalt bomb doomsday device worshipped by the mutants, he dismantles the device. Matters get more complicated when Cornelius' efforts provide the mutants with power rings of their own, while the Red Lantern Corps discover the existence of the Planet of the Apes and the presence of the Green Lanterns there and give pursuit. Sinestro and Dr Zaius discover a long-concealed secret about the origin of this future alternate Earth. The comic has received positive reviews. Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern is a 2017 comic book series. When temporally displaced astronaut Colonel George Taylor goes", "title": "Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern" }, { "docid": "12677622", "text": "to a sequel, \"but not a sequel to the fifth film, an alternate sequel to the first film\". He took influences from \"Spartacus\", with the storyline being \"the ape empire had reached its Roman era. A descendant of Charlton Heston's character named Duke would eventually lead a human slave revolt against the oppressive Roman-esque apes, led by General Izan. A real sword and sandal spectacular, monkey style. \"Gladiator\" did the same movie without the ape costumes.\" Titled \"Return to the Planet of the Apes\", the project was put on fast track and almost entered pre-production. Rick Baker was hired to", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "18255227", "text": "grenade launcher to kill Preacher, saving Caesar's life, before he is killed by a soldier. Caesar succeeds in blowing up the tank and escapes the facility as it is destroyed in a chain reaction, resulting in an avalanche that wipes out the military. The apes, carrying Nova, all survive by climbing nearby trees. They then cross the desert to find an oasis. While the other apes celebrate their new home, Maurice discovers Caesar's fatal wound. He promises to tell Cornelius who his father was and what he did for the apes. Caesar then dies peacefully while Maurice mourns his death", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "1344303", "text": "universe lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a green and insignificant planet, is now dead\". Soon after \"Planet of the Apes\" became a hit, a sequel started being considered by 20th Century Fox. Screenwriter Rod Serling was consulted, but his ideas did not interest the studio. Then the producers turned to the author of the original novel, Pierre Boulle, who wrote a draft for a sequel called \"Planet of the Men\", where protagonist George Taylor would lead an uprising of the enslaved men to take back control from the apes as the gorilla general Ursus wants to", "title": "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "16563613", "text": "website and mock PSA videos. 20th Century Fox and Vice Media's Motherboard released three short films online in July 2014 which document the ten-year gap between the events of \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\". A novel titled \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm\" which is also set between the events of the first two films was published in May 2014 by Titan Books. A partnership with 20th Century Fox and Ndemic Creations saw mobile/PC game \"Plague Inc.\" get a \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\"-themed update on", "title": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12677654", "text": "long development, the game missed the debut of Burton's film. Fox Interactive and co-publisher Ubisoft finally released the PC version on September 20, 2001; the PlayStation version followed on August 22, 2002. The game received mostly negative reviews. Additionally, Ubisoft and developer Torus Games produced a substantially different \"Planet of the Apes\" game for Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color. It is a side-scroller following the first two films; the player controls astronaut Ben on the Planet of the Apes. The Game Boy versions received average reviews. Planet of the Apes (2001 film) Planet of the Apes is a", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "18255229", "text": "we left \"'Dawn\".'\" In May 2015, the title was first given as \"War of the Planet of the Apes\". By October 2015, it had been retitled as \"War for the Planet of the Apes\". When director Reeves and screenwriter Bomback came on board to helm \"Dawn\", the film already had a release date, which led to an accelerated production schedule. However, with the third installment, Fox wanted to give the duo plenty of time to write and make the film. Taking advantage of this, the two bonded with each other more than before. In interviews for \"Dawn\", Reeves talked about", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "2056223", "text": "Lewis that they did know about Taylor, explain how humans are treated in the ape-dominated future, and about the Earth's destruction. Stephanie and Lewis are shocked but still sympathetic, the latter advising the couple to keep this information secret until they can gauge the potential reaction of their hosts. The apes become celebrities, and are lavished with gifts and media attention. They come to the attention of the President's Science Advisor Dr. Otto Hasslein (Eric Braeden), who discovers Zira is pregnant. Fearing for the future of the human race, he offers her champagne (which she has developed a taste for)", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204774", "text": "the Apes\", set two years later. Beginning in September 2012, \"Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm\" took over as Boom!'s regular monthly series. Set eight years prior to the original Planet of the Apes, this series was written by Corinna Sara Bechko and Gabriel Hardman, authors of both the \"Betrayal\" and \"Exile\" miniseries, and mixed several characters from those series with characters from the original movie. Boom! and IDW Publishing published a crossover between \"Planet of the Apes\" and \"\", titled \"\". The first issue was published in December 2014. In February 2017, Boom! and DC Comics published a 6 issue", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "19956516", "text": "Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern is a 2017 comic book series. When temporally displaced astronaut Colonel George Taylor goes missing on the alternate future Earth \"Planet of the Apes\", Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything his universe has ever seen. As its power echoes through the multiverse, the Guardians of the Universe must reveal to the Green Lantern Corps a secret they had hoped would remain buried. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on", "title": "Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern" }, { "docid": "1418060", "text": "third \"Apes\" film with 1972's \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". He had supporting roles in \"The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean\" (1972) and \"The Poseidon Adventure\" (1972) and starred in a pilot that did not go to series, \"Topper Returns\" (1973), and \"The Legend of Hell House\" (1973). His final \"Apes\" movie was \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\" (1973). He also appeared in \"McMillan & Wife\", \"Love, American Style\", \"Arnold\" (1973), a remake of \"Miracle on 34th Street\" (1973), \"The Elevator\" (1974), and \"The Snoop Sisters\". He starred in the short lived TV spin-off", "title": "Roddy McDowall" }, { "docid": "2056228", "text": "son, whom she names Milo in honor of their deceased friend. When Hasslein, knowing that Zira's labor was imminent, orders a search of all circuses and zoos, Armando insists the apes leave for their safety. Lewis arranges for the apes to hide out in the shipyard in the Los Angeles harbor until the coast is clear to return to the circus as it heads to Florida, giving Cornelius a pistol at the former's request as the couple do not want to be taken alive. Hasslein tracks the apes to the shipping yard and mortally wounds Zira when she refuses to", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "2056231", "text": "that Arthur P. Jacobs sent \"Beneath\" screenwriter Paul Dehn a telegram concerning the sequel that read \"Apes exist, Sequel required.\" and Dehn decided to create an out from the destructive ending of \"Beneath\" by having Cornelius and Zira going back in time with a Leonardo da Vinci-like ape after fixing Taylor's spaceship before the Earth was destroyed. Dehn also consulted Pierre Boulle, writer of the \"Planet of the Apes\" novel, to imbue his script with similar satirical elements. The screenplay, originally titled \"Secret of the Planet of the Apes\", accommodated the smaller budget by having fewer people in ape make-up,", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813705", "text": "1981, Fox reedited ten of the episodes into five television films. Each film combined two episodes and (in some markets) added new introductory and concluding segments starring McDowall as an aged Galen. The films were given what scholar Eric Greene calls \"the most outlandish titles of the \"Apes\" corpus\": \"Back to the Planet of the Apes\"; \"Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes\"; \"Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes\"; \"Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes\"; and \"Farewell to the Planet of the Apes\". Greene finds the show's position in the \"Apes\" timeline", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "3134784", "text": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The film stars Roddy McDowall, Don Murray and Ricardo Montalbán. It explores how the apes rebelled from humanity's ill treatment following \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" (1971). It was followed by \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\" (1973). The series reboot \"Rise of the Planet of the", "title": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18255249", "text": "to follow, but you care for the motion-captured characters at the center of it, while the humans cower in fear.\" In October 2016, it was reported that a fourth \"Planet of the Apes\" film was being discussed. War for the Planet of the Apes War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves. A sequel to \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" (2011) and \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" (2014), it is the third installment in the \"Planet of the Apes\"", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "3235960", "text": "Battle for the Planet of the Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It is the fifth and final entry in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series, produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, following \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". It stars Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams and John Huston. The two sequels in the 2010s reboot series, \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"War for the Planet of the Apes\", have a similar premise to \"Battle\", but", "title": "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "20302478", "text": "Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is a 2017 video game based on the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise. Taking place between \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" (2014) and \"War for the Planet of the Apes\" (2017), the game was announced by Andy Serkis during an interview on \"War\". A PlayStation 4 version was released on November 21, 2017, and versions for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows were also planned at that time, but remained unreleased until nearly a year later. \"Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier\" will take story cues", "title": "Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier" }, { "docid": "12677642", "text": "as the production designer and Colleen Atwood did costume design. To compose the film score, Burton hired regular collaborator Danny Elfman, who had previously been set as composer when Adam Rifkin was to do his remake in 1989. Elfman noted that his work on \"Planet of the Apes\" contained more percussion instruments than usual. During filming, Roth held a grudge against Heston due to his work with the National Rifle Association: \"It was very difficult for me. On one level, there's the man and he's my dad. But on the other level, the whole NRA thing is what it is", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "13813736", "text": "the central conflict in which humans and apes alternately subjugate one another in a destructive cycle. Difference between human and ape manifests primarily in physical appearance, and dominance derives from social power rather than innate superiority. Each film shifts the power balance so that the audience identifies sometimes with the humans, and other times with the apes. According to Greene, this arc's central message is that unresolved racial discord inevitably leads to cataclysm. Other critics have adopted or echoed Greene's interpretation. Producers Abrahams and Jacobs did not consciously intend the first film's racial undertones, and did not appreciate them until", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813685", "text": "central message is that human intelligence is not a fixed quality and could atrophy if taken for granted. Boulle considered the novel one of his minor works, though it proved to be a bestseller. British author Xan Fielding translated it into English; it was published in the United Kingdom as \"Monkey Planet\" and in the United States as \"Planet of the Apes\". Boulle's literary agent, Allain Bernheim, brought the novel to the attention of American film producer Arthur P. Jacobs, who had come to Paris looking for properties to adapt with his new company, APJAC Productions. To explain his interests,", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "3134800", "text": "allegorical pretensions, it can't really be considered seriously as more than another excuse by APJAC to get maximum wear out of an expensive set of costumes.\" The film currently holds a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews, all published after 1999. The film earned $4.5 million in theatrical rentals at the North American box office. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original \"Planet of", "title": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "19966038", "text": "them from the jungles of Africa to the inner earth realm of Pellucidar. The Tarzan/Planet of the Apes comic has gained mostly positive critical reviews. Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes is a 2016 comic book miniseries combining the Tarzan and \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchises. In an alternate take on \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" where Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo travel to late-1800s Africa instead of the 1970s, the apes become the leaders of the Mangani and Caesar and Tarzan are raised as brothers. However, as Tarzan", "title": "Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18255217", "text": "War for the Planet of the Apes War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves. A sequel to \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" (2011) and \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" (2014), it is the third installment in the \"Planet of the Apes\" reboot series. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn, and follows a confrontation between the apes, led by Caesar, and the humans for control of Earth. Like its predecessor, its premise shares several similarities", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "3235977", "text": "a nod to the role of \"Planet of the Apes\" make-up artist John Chambers in the Canadian Caper. Battle for the Planet of the Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It is the fifth and final entry in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series, produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, following \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". It stars Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams and John Huston. The two sequels in the 2010s reboot series, \"Dawn of the Planet", "title": "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204775", "text": "crossover called \"Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern\". It was set soon after the events of the first film. Just before the release of the feature film \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" Boom! serialized 6 installments of five-page webcomics that served as a prelude to the movie. The stories featured Alpha and Bright Eyes, Caesar's parents, and detailed their capture in the wild and the time they spent in the Gen-Sys Laboratories. At San Diego Comic Con International 2014, Boom! published a one-shot stand-alone print comic book, called Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion bridging \"Rise of", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "18581855", "text": "Publishing, \"The Primate Directive\" marked the first occasion that Boom! Studios had teamed up with another comic publisher. IDW holds the license for \"Star Trek\", while BOOM! holds the \"Planet of the Apes\" license. Both series have their origins in the 1960s, and the 1970s \"Planet of the Apes\" series was chosen by CBS over \"Star Trek\" creator Gene Roddenberry's \"Genesis II\". \"The Primate Directive\" was announced shortly after the theatrical release of the 2014 film \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" at San Diego Comic-Con International. The comic series was written by Scott and David Tipton, with the", "title": "Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive" }, { "docid": "3134791", "text": "succumb to brutality and be merciful to the former masters. Caesar ignores him and in a rage declares: As the apes raise their rifles to beat Breck to death, Caesar's girlfriend Lisa voices her objection, \"NO!\" She is the first ape to speak other than Caesar. Caesar reconsiders and orders the apes to lower their weapons, saying: J. Lee Thompson, who had maintained an interest in the franchise ever since producer Arthur P. Jacobs invited him for the original \"Planet of the Apes\", was hired to direct \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". Thompson had worked with Jacobs on", "title": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18581856", "text": "art by Rachael Stott and colors by Charlie Kirchoff. The Tipton brothers had previously worked on the \"Doctor Who\"/\"Star Trek\" comic crossover, \"\", and were approached by IDW to write the crossover series. They were initially concerned with how the two universes could \"come together in a meaningful way\", but once they had worked out how they could merge then the story ideas came naturally. Stott described drawing the two franchises crossing over as a \"coma dream\", and in particular enjoyed drawing the \"Apes\" characters. After IDW editor-in-chief Chris Ryall saw some of her work at a comics convention in", "title": "Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive" }, { "docid": "12677618", "text": "forward in time as Leo was, and had just now found his way to the planet. When Pericles lands and the pod opens, the apes interpret his arrival as the return of Semos, the first ape, who is their god. They bow, and hostilities between humans and apes suddenly cease. Pericles runs into the wreck of the Oberon and Leo runs after him, followed by General Thade. Thade and Leo fight. Pericles tries to help Leo, but Thade throws him hard against a wall. Thade takes Leo's gun from him and tries to fire the weapon at Leo. Leo sees", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "4361783", "text": "the star, producer and writer of \"Navarone\" in the Western \"Mackenna's Gold\" (1969) but it did poorly as the box office. So too did the espionage tale \"The Chairman\" (1969) with Gregory Peck. Back in the UK he made \"Country Dance\" AKA \"Brotherly Love\" (1970). He did two science fiction films, \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\". He began working more for US: \"A Great American Tragedy\" (1972); \"Huckleberry Finn\" (1974) starring Jeff East and Paul Winfield; \"The Reincarnation of Peter Proud\" (1974); \"The Blue Knight\" (1975), for television; \"Widow\" (1976).", "title": "J. Lee Thompson" }, { "docid": "14548395", "text": "2017. On May 14, 2015, the title was given as \"War of the Planet of the Apes\", later re-titled to \"War for the Planet of the Apes\". Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the \"Planet of the Apes\" series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "15070314", "text": "created. BOOM!'s published many adaptations of popular films. Its Planet of the Apes series of comics is the longest-running adaptation of the series, publishing more comics than Marvel (29 issues) and Malibu (50 issues).[35] BOOM!'s series include: Planet of the Apes (16 issues plus an annual, a \"giant\" issue, a \"special\" issue, and a \"Spectacular\"), Betrayal on the Planet of the Apes (4 issues),[36] Exile on Planet of the Apes (4 issues), and Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm (12 issues). Just before the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes BOOM! serialized a one-shot prelude to the movie", "title": "Andrew Cosby" }, { "docid": "13813725", "text": "Jerry Pournelle, who later co-authored \"Lucifer's Hammer\" and \"The Mote in God's Eye\", wrote the \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" novelization. John Jakes, former Science Fiction Writers of America president, wrote \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\". David Gerrold, scriptwriter for the \"\" episode \"The Trouble with Tribbles\", novelized \"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\". Novelizations of the live action and animated television series were also produced. William T. Quick novelized the 2001 \"Planet of the Apes\"; he also wrote two prequel novels, and several other book tie-ins were published. \"Planet of the Apes\"–based comics have", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204773", "text": "of the Apes Annual #1\" (August, 2012), then furthered in \"Planet of the Apes Special #1\" (April 2013), then furthered again in \"Planet of the Apes Spectacular #1\" (July 2013) and finally wrapped up in \"Planet of the Apes Giant #1\" (September, 2013). In late 2011, Boom! also began publishing the four-issue mini-series \"Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes\". This mini-series is set 20 years before the events of the original film, and features different characters, like Dr. Zaius, than the concurrent ongoing series. This was followed up in early 2012 by another mini-series, \"Exile on the Planet of", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "18255236", "text": "first things that Mark and I did because we had just finished \"Dawn\" was that we decided to watch a million movies. We decided to do what people fantasize what Hollywood screenwriters get to do but no one actually does. We got Fox to give us a theater and we watched movie after movie. We watched every \"Planet of the Apes\" movie, war movies, westerns, \"Empire Strikes Back\"... We just thought, 'We have to pretend we have all the time in the world,' even though we had limited time. We got really inspired.\" Additionally, during production, Reeves and Bomback sought", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "2056226", "text": "the council's ruling to have Zira's pregnancy be terminated and that both apes be sterilized. In their chambers, Cornelius labels Hasslein and the others savages for Zira's treatment as she reminds Cornelius that she did the same thing to humans and Taylor called them savages. Zira is relieved to have revealed the truth because she was tired of lying. Cornelius fears that the truth will get them killed. When an orderly arrives to offer the apes food, his playful reference to their unborn child as a \"little monkey\" made Cornelius lose his temper while knocking the orderly to the floor.", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12258571", "text": "2001 and the reboot \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" in 2011. Also in 2001, \"Planet of the Apes\" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being \"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant\". As of 2018, Lou Wagner and Linda Harrison are the last surviving principal cast members. Astronauts Taylor (Charlton Heston), Landon (Robert Gunner) and Dodge (Jeff Burton) are in deep hibernation when their spaceship crashes in a lake on an unknown planet after a long near-light speed voyage, during which they aged 18 months due to time dilation", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "docid": "14548389", "text": "News\" labelled \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" as the summer's best popcorn flick. Nick Pinkerton of \"The Village Voice\" wrote, \"Caesar's prison conversion to charismatic pan-ape revolutionist is near-silent filmmaking, with simple and precise images illustrating Caesar's General-like divining of personalities and his organization of a group from chaos to order.\" Roger Moore of \"Orlando Sentinel\" wrote, \"Audacious, violent and disquieting, \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" is a summer sequel that's better than it has any right to be.\" He gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars. Manohla Dargis of \"The New York Times\" praised", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "14548390", "text": "the film by saying, \"Precisely the kind of summer diversion that the studios have such a hard time making now. It's good, canny-dumb fun.\" She also gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars. Peter Travers of \"Rolling Stone\" noted that the film has mixed \"twists lifted from 1972's \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" and 1999's \"Deep Blue Sea\"\". \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" made its debut in the United States and Canada on roughly 5,400 screens within 3,648 theaters. It grossed $19,534,699 on opening day and $54,806,191 in its entire opening weekend, making it #1 for", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "2056235", "text": "quite good.\" Arthur D. Murphy of \"Variety\" called it \"an excellent film. Far better than last year's followup and almost as good as the original 'Planet of the Apes.'\" Kevin Thomas of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote that the film \"works largely because Miss Hunter and McDowall, working under Don Taylor's deft direction, are such gifted actors and because John Chambers' chimpanzee makeup is so convincing, as it was in the other pictures.\" David Pirie of \"The Monthly Film Bulletin\" wrote, \"Infuriatingly, \"Escape from the Planet of the Apes\" continues the downward trend of a science-fiction series that started out", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12677632", "text": "humans. The main villain was Lord Zaius; in contrast to Dr. Zaius, Lord Zaius was very cruel to the humans. Landis and Troy discover the antidote and return to Earth, only to find in their 74-year absence that apes have taken over the planet. \"The Statue of Liberty's once proud porcelain features have been crudely chiseled into the grotesque likeness of a great grinning ape\". Schwarzenegger remained attached, but Fox had mixed emotions with Hamm's script. When Columbus dropped out in late 1995 to work on \"Jingle All the Way\", Fox offered the director's position to Roland Emmerich in January", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "12677653", "text": "on hold when Cameron pulled out, but Fox Interactive remained confident a remake would progress eventually and continued with the game. Fox contracted French company Visiware as developer; with the film on hold, the creators developed their own story inspired by Boulle's novel and the original films. The game is an action-adventure in which the player controls astronaut Ulysses after he crashes on the Planet of the Apes. The game was developed for PC and PlayStation. The game experienced serious delays due to setbacks with the film project and Fox Interactive's decision to co-publish with a third party. Despite its", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "docid": "7204763", "text": "five movies, the magazine featured original \"Apes\" stories, with writing from Doug Moench and Gerry Conway and art from Mike Esposito, Mike Ploog, George Tuska, and many others. Articles about the making of both the movie series and the later \"Planet of the Apes\" television series were also a mainstay. In 1975, Adventures on the Planet of the Apes offered color versions of the adaptations of the first two films in five- or six-issue arcs, for total of 11 issues. It was written by Doug Moench. The stories from the U.S. magazine were edited and released by Marvel UK in", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "13813734", "text": "first two films. In 2014, Fox partnered with Ndemic Creations on a substantial \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\"–themed update to the mobile game \"Plague Inc.\" Players create and spread a \"simian flu\" virus to eradicate humans while helping apes survive. In 2017, Fox commissioned an adventure game to accompany \"War for the Planet of the Apes\" called \"\". Andy Serkis's digital effects company The Imaginarium worked on the game, and Serkis performed motion capture. It was released on PlayStation 4 on November 21, 2017, to mixed reviews. In 2018, Fox's virtual reality division FoxNext VR Studio partnered with", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18054988", "text": "the apes. With his evidence, Ulysses travels to the Ape Palace to expose General Ursus before the council. Ursus is arrested, and Dr. Zaius releases Ulysses. The closing scene shows Ulysses departing with Nova, while the human forces and Arkanites amass to attack the apes. In 1998, 20th Century Fox greenlit the most recent of several attempts at a \"Planet of the Apes\" film remake, to be produced by James Cameron. The company's video game division Fox Interactive prepared to develop a video game tie-in. Cameron dropped out and the film project went on hold, but confident a remake would", "title": "Planet of the Apes (video game)" }, { "docid": "16563619", "text": "a score of 90% based on 295 reviews with a rating average of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: \"With intelligence and emotional resonance to match its stunning special effects, \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" expands on its predecessor with an exciting and ambitious burst of sci-fi achievement.\" On review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average, the film has a \"generally favorable\" rating score of 79 out of 100 based on 48 reviews. Guy Lodge of \"Variety\" said, \"An altogether smashing sequel to 2011's better-than-expected \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\", this vivid, violent extension of humanoid", "title": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "7204762", "text": "no Saru no Wakusei, \"\"Battle on the Planet of Monkeys\"\", in Japanese) was also adapted into a manga by Mitsuru Sugaya, and published in a 1973 special issue of the magazine \"Weekly Shōnen Champion\". Gold Key Comics produced an adaptation of the second film in 1970. That was the first Western comics publication in the \"Planet of the Apes\" franchise. Marvel Comics released a number of titles, the longest-lived being Planet of the Apes (published under the Marvel imprint Curtis Magazines), which appeared in black-and-white magazine format, and ran for twenty-nine issues from 1974 to 1977. Besides adaptations of all", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "7204768", "text": "original mini-series: Urchak's Folly, Forbidden Zone, Ape City, Blood of the Apes and a crossover with \"Alien Nation\" called Ape Nation. Adventure also reprinted Marvel's adaptations of the first three films as well as a four-issue mini-series featuring installments from Marvel's Terror on the Planet of the Apes saga. In the 1990s, a Filipino parody adaptation called Planet op di Eyps was serialized in Pilipino FUNNY Komiks. Beware The Beast was a 2004 fan-produced comic strip written by Dave Ballard, edited by Michael Whitty and illustrated by Neil T. Foster, set alongside the events of \"Beneath the Planet of the", "title": "Planet of the Apes (comics)" }, { "docid": "16563595", "text": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. It is the sequel to the 2011 film \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\", which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series. \"Dawn\" is set ten years after the events of \"Rise\", and follows a group of people in San Francisco who struggle", "title": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "14548369", "text": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the \"Planet of the Apes\" series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films. Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series, \"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\" (1972), but it is not a", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813682", "text": "series commenced in 2011 with \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\", which was followed by \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\" in 2014 and \"War for the Planet of the Apes\" in 2017. The films have grossed a total of over $2 billion worldwide, against a combined budget of $567.5 million. Along with further narratives in various media, franchise tie-ins include video games, toys, and planned theme park rides. \"Planet of the Apes\" has received particular attention among film critics for its treatment of racial issues. Cinema and cultural analysts have also explored its Cold War and animal", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "8074380", "text": "\"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion\" bridging \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" and \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\". They followed this with a six-issue limited series called \"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes\", in the modern movie continuity. The original \"Planet of the Apes\" movie continuity crossed over with \"Star Trek The Original Series\" in a co-publishing deal with IDW Publishing. Other film adaptations include an ongoing series based on \"Big Trouble In Little China\" written by Eric Powell and John Carpenter, an \"Escape from New York\" comic book, an ongoing series with", "title": "Boom! Studios" }, { "docid": "8074379", "text": "the longest-running adaptation of the series, publishing more comics than Marvel (29 issues) and Malibu (50 issues). BOOM!'s series include: \"Planet of the Apes\" (16 issues plus an annual, a \"giant\" issue, a \"special\" issue, and a \"Spectacular\"), \"Betrayal on the Planet of the Apes\" (4 issues), \"Exile on Planet of the Apes\" (4 issues), and \"Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm\" (12 issues). Just before the release of \"Rise of the Planet of the Apes\" BOOM! serialized a one-shot prelude to the movie online as a free webcomic. At San Diego Comic Con International 2014, they published a one shot", "title": "Boom! Studios" }, { "docid": "2056219", "text": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, the second being \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\" (1970). Its plot centers on many social issues of the day including scientific experimentation on animals, nuclear war and government intrusion. The film was well received by critics, getting the best", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813727", "text": "\"Beneath\" adaptations. In 1990, during a resurgence of interest in the franchise, Malibu Comics launched a new monthly black-and-white \"Planet of the Apes\" comic through its Adventure Comics studio. The debut issue sold 40,000, a record for black-and-white comics, leading to a successful run of 24 issues over two years. The series follows Caesar's grandson and heir Alexander as he struggles to govern ape civilization. The comic's success led Malibu to publish five four-issue spin-off miniseries: \"Ape City\", \"Planet of the Apes: Urchak's Folly\", the \"Alien Nation\" crossover \"Ape Nation\", \"Planet of the Apes: Blood of the Apes\", and \"Planet", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "2056230", "text": "the second. A new character of Dr. Milo is introduced played by actor Sal Mineo, who hoped his career would gain from the new project much as McDowall's career had from participating in the first film. Charlton Heston, star of the first film and supporting actor in the second, appears in this third installment only in two brief flashback sequences. Despite \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\" ending in a way that seemed to prevent the series from continuing forward, 20th Century Fox still wanted a sequel. Roddy McDowell, in the franchise documentary \"Behind the Planet of the Apes\", stated", "title": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "1344295", "text": "Beneath the Planet of the Apes Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn. It is the second of five films in the original \"Planet of the Apes\" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The film stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role. In this sequel, another spacecraft crashes on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent who searches for Taylor and discovers an underground city inhabited by mutated humans with psychic powers. \"Beneath", "title": "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "13813747", "text": "invoked in political discussions on topics as varied as Sixties culture, urban decay, contemporary wars, and gun violence. The following table shows the cast members who played the primary characters in the nine films to date. Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel \"La Planète des singes\", translated into English as \"Planet of the Apes\" or \"Monkey Planet\". Its", "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "12258588", "text": "far eastern end of Westward Beach, between Zuma Beach and Point Dume in Malibu. As noted in the documentary \"Behind the Planet of the Apes\", the special effect shot of the half-buried statue was achieved by seamlessly blending a matte painting with existing cliffs. The shot looking down at Taylor was done from a 70-foot scaffold, angled over a 1/2-scale papier-mache model of the Statue. The actors in \"Planet of the Apes\" were so affected by their roles and wardrobe that, when not shooting, they automatically segregated themselves with the species they were portraying. The spacecraft onscreen is never actually", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "docid": "4626635", "text": "concepts would be Tim Burton's reimagining in 2001. Along with the second film \"Beneath the Planet of the Apes\", this is one of only two original \"Planet of the Apes\" productions in which Roddy McDowall was not involved. In 1975, after the failure of the live-action series, NBC and 20th Century Fox agreed to adapt \"Planet of the Apes\" for an animated series. The network contracted DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to produce a half-hour Saturday-morning cartoon titled \"Return to the Planet of the Apes\". Doug Wildey, co-creator of \"Jonny Quest\", took on most creative control as associate producer, storyboard director, and supervising", "title": "Return to the Planet of the Apes" }, { "docid": "18171866", "text": "2012, to commemorate the film's tenth anniversary, it was re-released on DVD, featuring two new commentary tracks and packaged with a comic book adaptation of the film. The film was given 2 out of 4 by \"Dr. Gore's Movie Reviews\". Play-mate of the Apes Play-mate of the Apes is a 2002 American direct-to-DVD erotic film directed by John Bacchus. It is a parody of the \"Planet of the Apes\" media franchise and was released seven months after the Tim Burton-directed 2001 remake of the first film. The film was produced by Seduction Cinema, a division of New Jersey-based production company,", "title": "Play-mate of the Apes" } ]

[ "68 men 's", "64 women 's" ]

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[ { "docid": "9870721", "text": "through 2012. Bauman's 50 point performance qualified as one of the top 25 moments of NCAA Tournament history as chronicled by ESPN and the NCAA.com as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of NCAA women's basketball. Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the 1982 NCAA Tournament. Twelve conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. (Not all conference records are available for 1982) Twenty additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations. (Not all conference records are available for 1982) The thirty-two teams were seeded, and assigned to sixteen locations. In each case, the", "title": "1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20073322", "text": "time they competed in the tournament. NCAA March Madness: School Appearances by Seed The NCAA Division I Men's Tournament is a basketball tournament that has been played annually since 1939. Teams were placed in the tournament based on their records and performance against other teams. The spots in which the teams were placed are referred to as \"seeds.\" When the tournament first started, seeds were assigned 1-8, based on how many teams played in a conference. As the number of teams in the tournament grew, more seeds were added. Currently, seeds are assigned 1-16. This list is a compilation of", "title": "NCAA March Madness: School Appearances by Seed" }, { "docid": "20073321", "text": "NCAA March Madness: School Appearances by Seed The NCAA Division I Men's Tournament is a basketball tournament that has been played annually since 1939. Teams were placed in the tournament based on their records and performance against other teams. The spots in which the teams were placed are referred to as \"seeds.\" When the tournament first started, seeds were assigned 1-8, based on how many teams played in a conference. As the number of teams in the tournament grew, more seeds were added. Currently, seeds are assigned 1-16. This list is a compilation of the seeds held by teams each", "title": "NCAA March Madness: School Appearances by Seed" }, { "docid": "10033225", "text": "1 to 65. Only one of the 65 teams, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, was a first-time entrant into the tournament field. \"Team names are those listed on the NCAA's scoreboard for the play-in game and first round matchups. Only UCLA, UNLV, and USC use abbreviations; all other names are unabbreviated except for the common abbreviation \"A&M\".\" On March 11, 2007, the NCAA Selection Committee released a list of 31 other schools that were considered for at-large bids but did not make the final field of 65. Many of the teams were selected for the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. 2007 NCAA Division", "title": "2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams" }, { "docid": "11608826", "text": "2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams participated in the 2007 tournament. The 2008 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College", "title": "2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "17158948", "text": "Women's Tournament. 33 teams earned an at-large bid into the WNIT by having a winning record but failing to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. Played at host schools 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2013 Women's NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament began on March 20 and ends on April 6. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. It was won by the Drexel Dragons. The following 64 teams are the teams selected to", "title": "2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "17158947", "text": "2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2013 Women's NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament began on March 20 and ends on April 6. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. It was won by the Drexel Dragons. The following 64 teams are the teams selected to participate in the 2013 WNIT. 31 teams have earned automatic berths into the tournament from being the highest-ranked team in their conference that failed to make the NCAA", "title": "2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "11608831", "text": "Will Kimmey made up the studio team (in Bristol, Connecticut) for both regional and super-regional rounds. 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams", "title": "2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "6381308", "text": "to refer to teams that are members of a conference other than the Power Five. Others believe the term uses an arbitrary litmus test, based on how many teams from a given conference qualify for the NCAA tournament in a \"good\" year, or how much success a given conference has had in the NCAA tournament, or even conference revenue and attendance. The Big East Conference is not in the Power Five, but is almost always considered high major conferences. Also sometimes branded as high majors are the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic-10 Conference, and the Mountain West Conference. Given the sustained", "title": "Mid-major" }, { "docid": "16352497", "text": "part of the \"Hardcore Brackets\" special following announcement of the teams. In order, they were Oral Roberts, Miami (Florida), Nevada, and Drexel. Oral Roberts, Nevada, and Drexel were automatically selected, as regular-season champions, for berths in the National Invitation Tournament, while Miami was also selected for a berth by the NIT Selection Committee. 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams \"Team names are those used on CBSsports.com scoreboards and team pages.\" Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season", "title": "2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams" }, { "docid": "20170901", "text": "in six regional competitions. \"Source =\" The tournament is designed to feature forty-eight teams in eight six-team regional tournaments with the regional champions advancing to a National Finals tournament. The regional and Finals competitions are double-elimination tournaments. Thirty-two (32) automatic qualifier (AQ) spots in the NISC are offered to best teams available in each of the NCAA’s 32 conferences after the NCAA Tournament committee makes its picks for the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. These AQs are the highest-finishing teams in their conference’s regular-season standings that are not selected for the NCAA Tournament without regard for the team’s overall record.", "title": "National Invitational Softball Championship" }, { "docid": "18758498", "text": "NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament held later in the month. \"Regionals\" \"Super Regionals\" \"Women's College World Series\" 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 14 through June 3, 2015 as the final part of the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 10, 2015. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated", "title": "2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19174269", "text": "due to many teams forgoing participating in post-season tournaments, only eight teams were selected. The following eight teams participated in the inaugural tournament: It was announced on March 9, 2017 that the Vegas 16 tournament would not be held in 2017. Vegas 16 The Vegas 16 tournament was a postseason men's college basketball tournament. The tournament was managed by Lexington, Kentucky-based sports marketing firm bd Global. Similar to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the tournament featured eight teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The lone tournament took place March 28–30, 2016, at Mandalay Bay, in Paradise,", "title": "Vegas 16" }, { "docid": "19814148", "text": "2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on June 1, 2017 as part of the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2017 College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. The CWS started on June 17 and ended on June 27. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 299 teams. Thirty-one teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Teams were divided into", "title": "2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19506561", "text": "2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2016 as the final part of the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were to be selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 15, 2016. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2016 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of", "title": "2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "19183038", "text": "2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 13, 2016, as part of the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2016 College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 18, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2016. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of 298 eligible teams. Thirty-one teams were awarded an automatic bid, as champions of their conferences; the remaining 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Teams were divided", "title": "2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "18758494", "text": "2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 14 through June 3, 2015 as the final part of the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 10, 2015. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2015 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium", "title": "2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "18033400", "text": "2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 15 through June 5, 2014 as the final part of the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 11, 2014. 32 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 32 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium", "title": "2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "17315135", "text": "2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 16 through June 6, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2013 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium", "title": "2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "16514319", "text": "2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 13, 2012. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2012 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium", "title": "2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "15608522", "text": "2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was a sports event that was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 and is part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated 8 teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall", "title": "2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "14578904", "text": "2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2010 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament will culminate with 8 teams playing in the 2010 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium", "title": "2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "13356066", "text": "2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. The 2009 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska beginning on", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "13351202", "text": "2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament will be held from May 15 through June 3, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 10, 2009. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament will culminate with 8 teams playing in the 2009 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "18796265", "text": "March Madness National Championship tournament. In contrast, Joe Lunardi of ESPN predicted 65 correct. In 2016, Jacobs' model correctly selected 65 of the 68 NCAA teams selected to the NCAA Tournament, again tying Lunardi. In 2017, Jacobs' model correctly selected all 68 of the 68 NCAA teams selected to the NCAA Tournament, this time beating the ESPN results that had 67 selected. Jacobs maintains a website called Squared2020: Squared Statistics. Jacobs uses the site to break down basketball analytics and provide insight into advanced modeling techniques for spatial temporal data. In December 2017, Jacobs announced his signing to the Orlando", "title": "Justin Jacobs" }, { "docid": "11780378", "text": "1996 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament took place from March 15–31, 1996. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Georgia, Stanford, and Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Georgia 83–65 in the championship game. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from fourteen of the conferences. In 1996,", "title": "1996 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "13351203", "text": "Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Teams in \"italics\" advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold have advanced to the Women's College World Series. 2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament will be held from May 15 through June 3, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 10, 2009. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "14578905", "text": "in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Teams in \"italics\" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in \"bold\" advanced to Women's College World Series. 2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2010 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The", "title": "2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20155358", "text": "2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is being held from May 18 through June 7, 2017 as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminates with eight teams playing in the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of", "title": "2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "16549960", "text": "2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 1, 2012 as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2012 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 15 and ending on June 25. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 297 teams. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Conference champions from 30 Division", "title": "2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "15628761", "text": "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2011 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 2011. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 300 teams. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids", "title": "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9971075", "text": "automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. (Not all conference records are available for 1983) Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-six invitations. (Not all conference records are available for 1983) OR - Opening Round Twenty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In sixteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirteen at-large teams were selected from six of the conferences. In addition, three independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids. The thirty-six teams represented twenty-four states, plus Washington, D.C. California and Pennsylvania had the most teams with three each. Twenty-six", "title": "1983 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "15426597", "text": "national semifinals and national championship will be held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. Forty-two teams were granted automatic bids as the champion of their conference. One independent team was selected, and 18 teams were selected as at-large participants. 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament began on March 3, 2011. The tournament consists of 61 teams arranged in four sections. The top three teams earn a bye", "title": "2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9789162", "text": "6, will be at the Alamodome in San Antonio, and will be hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In nineteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from twenty-eight states, plus Washington, D.C. Tennessee had the most teams", "title": "2010 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7500511", "text": "selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-two cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from nine of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from thirty-two states. Texas had the most teams with six bids. Eighteen states did not have any teams receiving bids. Second seeded Stanford easily beat the 15th seeded Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara behind a", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7303951", "text": "the Final Four, held at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on April 2–4, 2006, hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from twenty-nine states, plus Washington, D.C. California had the most teams with", "title": "2006 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10078022", "text": "assistant coach in the Philadelphia area early in his coaching career. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In fifteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from fifteen of the conferences. In 2000, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In", "title": "2000 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9340642", "text": "win. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from thirteen of the conferences. In 1999, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as", "title": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9993300", "text": "the National Semifinal game, the most scored in a Final Four game since they started keeping records of this statistic in 1985. Forty teams were selected to participate in the 1987 NCAA Tournament. Eighteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations. Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Nineteen at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences. In addition, two independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids. In", "title": "1987 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9978085", "text": "attempt without a miss in Tournament history, though 2012. Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the 1985 NCAA Tournament. Eighteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. Fourteen additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations. The thirty-two teams came from twenty-one states. California and Tennessee had the most teams with four each. Twenty-nine states did not have any teams receiving bids. The 32 teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-8 in each region. In Round 1, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first-round", "title": "1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "15608523", "text": "of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Teams in \"italics\" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in \"bold\" advanced to Women's College World Series. 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was a sports event that was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 and is part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by", "title": "2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "15429127", "text": "the Elite Eight for the final three rounds held at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri. The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference championships: 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament involves 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season. The champions of the 22 basketball conferences qualify automatically. An additional 42 teams are selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The", "title": "2011 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7418790", "text": "The tournament was also notable as UC Santa Barbara became the first double digit seed not to lose by a double-digit margin in the Sweet 16 as they lost to UConn 63-57. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences. In 2004, the field", "title": "2004 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10071211", "text": "recorded in a tournament game (minimum - three games) Forty-eight teams were selected to participate in the 1989 NCAA Tournament. Nineteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. Twenty-nine additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations. Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In seven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team. One team earned an at-large bid as an Independent Twenty-six additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences. In 1989, the field", "title": "1989 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10004945", "text": "and followed that with 22 in the championship game. Kamie Ethridge had 20 assists in the two Final Four games, a record for the combined Final Four games. Forty teams were selected to participate in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Seventeen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. Twenty-three additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations. Twenty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In thirteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Eighteen additional at-large teams were selected from seven of the conferences, plus one independent (not associated with an athletic", "title": "1986 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7373967", "text": "on April 1 and 3, 2007 at Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by both Cleveland State University and the Mid-American Conference. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-one cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from thirty-one states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas, Tennessee, and", "title": "2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10077735", "text": "selected to participate in the 1991 NCAA Tournament. Twenty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. Twenty-seven additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations. Twenty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In ten cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Metro Atlantic and Patriot sent a single representative as an at-large team. Twenty-five additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences. In 1991, the field remained at 48 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-12 in each region. In", "title": "1991 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "16224121", "text": "tournament was administered by the AIAW. In 1982, the NCAA began to sanction its own NCAA Division I Softball Championship, the final round of which is now known as the Women's College World Series. (In 1982 the AIAW and NCAA sponsored competing tournaments). There has been a growing number of teams within the NCAA Division I Softball Championship brackets, expanded from 16 teams in 1982 to 64 teams in 2003. There are 64 teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship; 30 teams received automatic qualification to the tournament by winning their conference titles. The", "title": "Major women's sport leagues in North America" }, { "docid": "15415916", "text": "2011 National Invitation Tournament The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66–57, to win its first NIT title. The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NIT field; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as an \"at-large\" bid. \"Played on the home court of", "title": "2011 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "9975267", "text": "an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. (Not all conference records are available for 1984) Fifteen additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations. Seventeen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Twelve at-large teams were selected from six of the conferences. In addition, three independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids. In 1984, the field returned to 32 teams, in the same format as in 1982. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-8 in each region.", "title": "1984 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "17315137", "text": "matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches. \"Regionals\" \"Women's College World Series\" \"Super Regionals\" \"Women's College World Series Championship Series\" 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 16 through June 6, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected", "title": "2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10081969", "text": "the time an NCAA record, and win the MVP award for the tournament. Teammates Rachel Hemmer and Val Whiting also earned spots on the All-Tournament team as the team won a 78–62 victory over Western Kentucky to claim their second national championship in three years. Forty-eight teams were selected to participate in the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Twenty-two conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament. Twenty-six additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations. Twenty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Three conferences,", "title": "1992 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9801627", "text": "championship, in contrast to prior years, when it was held on Sunday evening, between the men's semi-final and final. The game now is the final game of the Division 1 collegiate basketball season. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-two cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from nine of the conferences. In 2003, the", "title": "2003 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "9550127", "text": "extend the lead to nine points, and the Huskies would go on to be the first team in history to record two undefeated seasons, winning their third National Championship. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-one cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences. In 2002, the field remained at 64", "title": "2002 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10078152", "text": "rebounded a miss by Purdue. She then took a shot, missed, but was fouled with 5.8 seconds left in the game. Riley sank both free throws to give the Irish a two-point lead and their first national championship. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In nineteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of", "title": "2001 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20155362", "text": "single regional. \"Regionals\" \"Super Regionals\" \"Women's College World Series\" \"Regionals\" \"Super Regionals\" \"Women's College World Series Finals\" 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is being held from May 18 through June 7, 2017 as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The", "title": "2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7401245", "text": "the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-one cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from thirty-one states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with seven bids. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids. Data source Nineteen conferences went 0-1: America East, Atlantic Sun Conference Big Sky Conference, Big West", "title": "2005 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "18640657", "text": "years. For the first time, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals. <br>\"Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams\" 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 14,", "title": "2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament" }, { "docid": "17375864", "text": "but did not accept them as they were selected as at-large teams in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. ESPN has exclusive television rights to all NIT games. They aired every single game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Since 2011 Westwood One has held exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and championship. In 2014, John Tautges and Kelly Tripucka will call these games for Westwood One. 2014 National Invitation Tournament The 2014 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament started on", "title": "2014 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "14377529", "text": "Appalachian State Pacific game was scheduled for Thursday, March 25, due to Pacific being snowed in at the airport after the Northern Colorado game. The following teams accepted a bid to the 2010 CIT: \"Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.\" <nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes each overtime played \"Home teams listed second\" 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams. Fifteen of the selected teams were from a pool that are not invited to the 2010 NCAA Men's", "title": "2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament" }, { "docid": "2753202", "text": "its format many times over the years, many of which are listed below. The NCAA tournament has expanded a number of times throughout its history. After the conclusion of the 2010 tournament, there was speculation about increasing the tournament size to as many as 128 teams. On April 1, 2010, the NCAA announced that it was looking at expanding to 96 teams for 2011. On April 22, the NCAA announced a new television contract with CBS/Turner that expanded the field to 68 teams. From 2011 to 2015, the round of 64 was deemed to be the second round; beginning in", "title": "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "10074409", "text": "point field goals made (6), in the championship game against Auburn. Stanford set the NCAA Women's Tournament record for assist in a single games, with 37 assists in their Regional Final game against Arkansas. Forty-eight teams were selected to participate in the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Twenty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. Twenty-seven additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations. Twenty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences (North Star, Big West) sent two representatives as an at-large team.", "title": "1990 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "3364446", "text": "teams into groups. Teams are selected into these conferences depending on the location of the schools. These conferences are put in due to the regional play of the teams and to have a structural schedule for each to team to play for the upcoming year. During conference play the teams are ranked not only through the entire NCAA, but the conference as well in which they have tournament play leading into the NCAA tournament. The history of basketball can be traced back to a YMCA International Training School, known today as Springfield College, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The sport was", "title": "College basketball" }, { "docid": "19375210", "text": "the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals. <br>\"Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams\" 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham,", "title": "2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament" }, { "docid": "17917778", "text": "automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals. <br>\"Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams\" 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 15, 2014. The Frozen Four was played on March 21 and 23, 2014 at TD Bank", "title": "2014 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament" }, { "docid": "11501488", "text": "in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-two conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Tournament . Thirty-two additional teams were selected to complete the six-four invitations. Thirty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-two additional at-large teams were selected from fifteen of the conferences. In 1995, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15,", "title": "1995 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "14196595", "text": "true Final Four took place in the tournament, when the field had expanded to 16 teams in four brackets. For many years the brackets were assembled strictly by conference champions, geography, and not according to won-lost record, strength of schedule, or Associated Press rank. Until around 1953, teams were invited to play in the NCAA tournament after the NIT tournament had crowned a champion. After CCNY's improbable run to the NIT title, the Beavers were immediately selected to participate in the NCAA tournament. In the first round, City College nipped second ranked Ohio State, 56-55. The Beavers then defeated fifth", "title": "1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team" }, { "docid": "10073156", "text": "was credited with ten steals in the National Semifinal game, the most ever recorded in a Final Four game since the statistic has been recorded (starting in 1988). Forty teams were selected to participate in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. Eighteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations. Eighteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eight cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team. Twenty additional at-large teams were", "title": "1988 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "4162129", "text": "the region names are changed to reflect the host cities). Some bracketologists go as far as placing teams in which \"pods\" they will play in the first and second rounds. Generally, the lists also show the last four teams in and the first four teams out. However, these brackets change daily as conference tournaments continue and teams automatically qualify for the tournament. A bracketologist's credibility is judged on how many teams he predicts correctly being in the tournament and the average difference between the bracketologist's projected seed and the actual seed assigned by the NCAA Selection Committee. The difference between", "title": "Bracketology" }, { "docid": "9867108", "text": "Arkansas made the final four, the highest seed ever to do so in the women's tournament. The ninth-seeded Razorbacks remain the lowest seeded team to ever reach the Final Four in the women's tournament. Only 10th-seeded Oregon in 2017 and 11th-seeded Gonzaga in 2011 have even reached an Elite Eight to be in position to break this record. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In nineteen", "title": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "17692117", "text": "will be preserved by using 2 of the 6 major bowls as the semi-finals of the playoff while the remaining 4 will incorporate traditional conference \"tie-ins\" to schedule teams in each bowl game. The Championship Subdivision utilizes a college football playoff, the NCAA Division I Football Championship. As of 2014, 24 teams are selected for the playoff. Similar to the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, each conference champion received an automatic bid to the tournament. The remaining tournament berths are awarded as \"at-large\" selections by a selection committee. In 2002, the Soldier Field was closed and rebuilt with only the exterior", "title": "Comparisons between the National Football League and NCAA football" }, { "docid": "16514320", "text": "in Oklahoma City. Alabama won the national title, defeating 2–1 in the best-of-three final to win the program's first national championship, and also the first softball title for any Southeastern Conference school. Teams in \"italics\" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in \"bold\" advanced to Women's College World Series. 2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May", "title": "2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20170899", "text": "National Invitational Softball Championship The National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) is a postseason women's college softball tournament sponsored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and operated by Triple Crown Sports, Inc., a company that produces events for college and youth athletics. The tournament is for NCAA Division I teams that did not qualify for the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. Announced in December 2016, there are to be thirty-two automatic qualifiers from the thirty-two NCAA-sanctioned conferences and sixteen at-large teams selected on the basis of their RPI ranking and/or their season's performance (i.e. won-lost record, record versus top-50 teams).", "title": "National Invitational Softball Championship" }, { "docid": "11996674", "text": "school's overall performance and to calculate how it should be placed in a given tournament. According to official NCAA regulations, colleges are limited to granting five full (\"free ride\") fencing scholarships per year. Collegiate fencing Collegiate fencing has existed for a long time. Some of the earliest programs in the US came from the Ivy League schools, but now there are over 100 fencing programs in the US. Both clubs and varsity teams participate in the sport, however only the varsity teams may participate in the NCAA championship tournament. The first NCAA fencing tournament was held at Northwestern University in", "title": "Collegiate fencing" }, { "docid": "16818733", "text": "for the NCAA Tournament. 2013 National Invitation Tournament The 2013 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 on campus sites and ended on April 4 at Madison Square Garden. Baylor defeated Iowa, 74–54, to capture the Bears its first NIT title in school history. The following teams earned automatic berths into the 2013 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship, but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not", "title": "2013 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "20710088", "text": "2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship The 2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the third annual tournament deciding the NCAA champions for the 2018 collegiate beach volleyball season. It took place May 4-6 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match. The tournament was open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions qualified automatically, and two additional teams were selected at large. Selections for the tournament were announced on April 29 on", "title": "2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship" }, { "docid": "17907103", "text": "teams received automatic berths into the tournament from being the highest-ranked team in their conference that failed to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. The other 32 teams earned at-large bids, by having a winning record but failing to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. a 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2014 Women's NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 and ended on April 5. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools.", "title": "2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "13822776", "text": "bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on March 11. Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—will play in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as \"play-in games\" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games will advance to the main draw of the tournament. For the first time ever, the Selection Committee publicly disclosed the overall rankings for each team, which are listed below. The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2012 tournament: The Final Four returned to the Superdome for", "title": "2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7497172", "text": "1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 4th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1951, and concluded with Michigan defeating Brown 7-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the last tournament to include only independent schools. Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength", "title": "1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament" }, { "docid": "12711549", "text": "years, while CBS will continue to air the game this time in odd-numbered years. In addition, CBS currently holds broadcasting rights to conference regular season and tournament games, including the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference. From 1966-1975, CBS provided national television coverage for selected games from the National Invitation Tournament. Before 1975, the NCAA only allowed one team per conference to play in the NCAA tournament. Therefore, the NIT got many top teams and was considered somewhat comparable in quality to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In", "title": "College Basketball on CBS" }, { "docid": "15415917", "text": "the higher-seeded team.\" <br>(except #1 Boston College & #3 Dayton in the first round)<br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime \"Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City\" 2011 National Invitation Tournament The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66–57, to win its first NIT title. The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NIT", "title": "2011 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "20376619", "text": "2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 1, 2018 as part of the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2018 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 16 and ended on June 28. Oregon State defeated Arkansas in the best-of-three final series to win the championship. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. Thirty-one teams will be awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 teams will be", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "11766515", "text": "Tournament. Thirty-two conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. Thirty-two additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. Thirty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In sixteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-two additional at-large teams were selected from sixteen of the conferences. The sixty-four teams came from thirty-six states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with five bids. Fourteen states did not have any teams receiving bids. First and second round games played at higher seed except where noted. Eighteen conferences had more than one bid,", "title": "1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "2854869", "text": "their conference championship, which determines the school who receives the automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although three conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 24 teams have received at-large bids. The at-large teams are selected by a committee consisting of representatives from each of the eight regions the NCAA has divided the country into. The committee uses a number of criteria, the most influential supposedly being the Ratings Percentage Index, a mathematical formula designed to objectively compare the results and strength of schedule of all Division I teams. The top 16 teams", "title": "NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament" }, { "docid": "20035362", "text": "by with a 3–0 win over , giving the Golden Knights their second title in program history. In the third year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals. <br>\"Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams\" 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's", "title": "2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament" }, { "docid": "9784017", "text": "2007 National Invitation Tournament The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The West Virginia University Mountaineers won the 2007 NIT. The participating teams were selected by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selection committee using numerous resources such as computer rankings, results (head-to-head, chronological, last 10 games played, non-conference), and polls. The first round, second round, and quarterfinal games are held at the home court of the higher seed. The semifinal and final round are played", "title": "2007 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "15628763", "text": "Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion. The \"NCAA Division I Road to Omaha Selection Show Presented by Capital One\" aired on ESPN on May 30, 2011. 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2011 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 2011. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 300 teams. Thirty teams were", "title": "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7256247", "text": "Round. A total of 65 teams were selected to participate in the tournament. Of that total, 31 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. Penn earned an automatic bid by winning the regular-season title of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a conference tournament. The remaining 34 teams were granted \"at-large\" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The initial game on March 14 officially named the Opening Round game, but popularly called the \"play-in game\", had Monmouth, winner of the Northeast Conference Tournament, facing Hampton, who won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament,", "title": "2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7546113", "text": "2002 National Invitation Tournament The 2002 National Invitation Tournament was the 2002 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament. Big East Conference member Georgetown originally was among the teams selected, but declined to take part. Hoyas head coach Craig Esherick explained that Georgetown′s home court, the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., was booked to host the East Regional of the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, meaning that accepting the NIT invitation would have required the Hoyas to play on the road in the West for", "title": "2002 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "17180896", "text": "2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier. The Divisions I men’s lacrosse committees announced the matchups (16 teams, eight games) on 5 May 2013. Duke defeated Loyola, Notre Dame, Cornell, and Syracuse to capture to their second NCAA Championship. The tournament started", "title": "2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship" }, { "docid": "11928445", "text": "at Hofstra University (James M. Shuart Stadium) and the United States Naval Academy (Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium). The tournament culminated with the semifinals and final held on Memorial Day weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The tournament was won by Syracuse University who defeated Cornell University, 10–9, in overtime in front of 41,935 fans. The NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee selected the participating teams for the championship tournament. The committee announced the qualifying teams and the seeding order on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Seven conferences received automatic bids for their top team. The remaining nine teams were selected", "title": "2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship" }, { "docid": "14377528", "text": "2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams. Fifteen of the selected teams were from a pool that are not invited to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. The 16th team was South Dakota, the champion of the 2010 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The tournament began with first-round games March 16–18, 2010. Quarterfinal action continued on campus sites on March 22, and the tournament concluded with the championship game on March 30. The", "title": "2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament" }, { "docid": "15429126", "text": "2011 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament involves 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season. The champions of the 22 basketball conferences qualify automatically. An additional 42 teams are selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament are organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners then meet at", "title": "2011 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament" }, { "docid": "18480338", "text": "2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 29, 2015, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 13 and ended on June 24 with the Virginia Cavaliers upsetting the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores 4–2 in the decisive Game 3. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. Thirty-one teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33", "title": "2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "17834712", "text": "2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 30, 2014 as part of the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2014 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 14, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014 with the Vanderbilt Commodores upsetting the 3rd seed Virginia Cavaliers 3–2 in the decisive Game 3. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. A total of 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid", "title": "2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "20376624", "text": "\"College World Series Championship Series\" 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 1, 2018 as part of the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2018 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 16 and ended on June 28. Oregon State defeated Arkansas in the best-of-three final series to win the championship. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. Thirty-one teams will be awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences,", "title": "2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament" }, { "docid": "7546115", "text": "four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. 2002 National Invitation Tournament The 2002 National Invitation Tournament was the 2002 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament. Big East Conference member Georgetown originally was among the teams selected, but declined to take part. Hoyas head coach Craig Esherick explained that Georgetown′s home court, the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., was booked to host the East Regional of the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, meaning that accepting the NIT invitation would have required the", "title": "2002 National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "20170903", "text": "games is the sole responsibility of the NISC. \"source =\" National Invitational Softball Championship The National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) is a postseason women's college softball tournament sponsored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and operated by Triple Crown Sports, Inc., a company that produces events for college and youth athletics. The tournament is for NCAA Division I teams that did not qualify for the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. Announced in December 2016, there are to be thirty-two automatic qualifiers from the thirty-two NCAA-sanctioned conferences and sixteen at-large teams selected on the basis of their RPI ranking and/or", "title": "National Invitational Softball Championship" }, { "docid": "20598690", "text": "at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee was to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. Teams with the highest finishes in their conferences’ regular-season standings that were not selected for the NCAA Tournament were offered an automatic berth. The remaining berths in the WNIT were filled by the best teams available. Teams considered for an at-large berth had overall records of .500 or better. All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time ()<br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime period 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of", "title": "2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament" }, { "docid": "20604044", "text": "played in Minneapolis. This will be the second year that the Big Ten Network will air the Championship Game live and the first year the semifinals will be aired live on BTN. In the fourth year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals. <br>\"Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams\" 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice", "title": "2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament" } ]

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[ { "docid": "12415205", "text": "in September 1882. In connection with this clandestine Knights assembly, a public parade of various labor organizations was held on September 5 under the auspices of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Secretary of the CLU Matthew Maguire is credited for first proposing that a national Labor Day holiday subsequently be held on the first Monday of each September in the aftermath of this successful public demonstration. An alternative thesis is maintained that the idea of Labor Day was the brainchild of Peter J. McGuire, a vice president of the American Federation of Labor, who put forward the", "title": "Labor Day" }, { "docid": "12415205", "text": "in September 1882. In connection with this clandestine Knights assembly, a public parade of various labor organizations was held on September 5 under the auspices of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Secretary of the CLU Matthew Maguire is credited for first proposing that a national Labor Day holiday subsequently be held on the first Monday of each September in the aftermath of this successful public demonstration. An alternative thesis is maintained that the idea of Labor Day was the brainchild of Peter J. McGuire, a vice president of the American Federation of Labor, who put forward the", "title": "Labor Day" }, { "docid": "1131027", "text": "celebration for Metis people within the continental USA. Traditionally held on labor day weekend, this festival includes a pow wow, fiddling, jigging, and other Metis related activities. 2015 marked the 21st year for the festival Lewistown, Montana Lewistown is a city in and the county seat of Fergus County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,901 at the 2010 census. Lewistown is located in central Montana, the geographic center of the state, southeast of Great Falls. First planned in 1882, it was the site of an 1880s gold rush. The area that is now Lewistown was once the territory of", "title": "Lewistown, Montana" }, { "docid": "17283379", "text": "grew, a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a day to celebrate labour. In the United States and Canada, a September holiday, called Labor or Labour Day, was first proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of September while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882, after witnessing the annual labour festival held in Toronto, Canada. In 1887, Oregon", "title": "International Workers' Day" }, { "docid": "3451576", "text": "San Francisco on March 6, 1942. A large funeral celebration was held at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. He is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California. Thomas Mooney Thomas Joseph \"Tom\" Mooney (December 8, 1882 – March 6, 1942) was an American political activist and labor leader, who was convicted with Warren K. Billings of the San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing of 1916. Believed by many to have been wrongly convicted of a crime he did not commit, Mooney served 22 years in prison before finally being pardoned in 1939. The son of Irish immigrants, Mooney was", "title": "Thomas Mooney" } ]

[ { "docid": "17283415", "text": "protest against labor repression and demand for more rights, better wages and benefits. 1 May is known as Labour Day and is a public holiday. 1 May is known as Labor Day () and is a public holiday in the Philippines. On this day, labour organizations and unions hold protests in major cities. On 1 May 1903, during the American colonial period the (Filipino Democratic Labor Union) held a 100,000-person rally in front of the Malacañang Palace demanding workers' economic rights and Philippine independence. Ten years later, the first official celebration was held on 1 May 1913 when 36 labour", "title": "International Workers' Day" }, { "docid": "7683067", "text": "Labor Day Carnival The Labor Day Parade (or West Indian Carnival) is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day (the first Monday in September) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in New York City. The main event is the West Indian Day Parade, which attracts between one and three million participants. The spectators and participators watch and follow the parade on its route along Eastern Parkway. Some of the Caribbean islands represented in the parade include Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and Grenada, along with some Afro-Panamanians. mainland Caribbean countries such as Guyana, Suriname, and", "title": "Labor Day Carnival" }, { "docid": "8780921", "text": "Celebration on the Grand Celebration on the Grand is a free music festival held in Grand Rapids, Michigan to celebrate the quality of life in the Grand River valley and to act as an unofficial end to the summer for Grand Rapids. It includes a fireworks display. The event is held annually on the weekend following Labor Day weekend. Celebration on the Grand (COTG) is organized by a board of directors, committee members and event staff who all volunteer their time. The first Celebration on the Grand took place in 1980 as a part of the events that opened the", "title": "Celebration on the Grand" }, { "docid": "19526822", "text": "World Fiddle Day World Fiddle Day is an annual celebration of fiddle music, held on the third Saturday May. World Fiddle Day events are held around the world, in areas where fiddle music is popular. World Fiddle Day was founded by Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh in 2012. The May date was chosen to coincide with the 1737 death of Italian violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari. The first Toronto celebration was held in 2013 and that year there was a celebration in Winnipeg as well. In 2015, Canada declared World Fiddle Day to be National Fiddle Day as well. There were", "title": "World Fiddle Day" }, { "docid": "19093058", "text": "late August and early September annually, and finishes with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walker on the Saturday night before Labor Day. The TWHNC draws an estimated 2,000 horses and 250,000 spectators to Shelbyville each year. The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration was founded in 1939. A Wartrace resident, Henry Davis, went to Winchester, Tennessee to buy hay and while there observed the Crimson Clover Festival being held. He felt that Wartrace should have a similar festival, and proposed the idea to a group of fellow horsemen, who accepted it. The first Celebration was held in 1939.", "title": "Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration" }, { "docid": "5205235", "text": "which is unusual in that it starts its school year in spring, the back to school sales are traditionally held in late March. In Canada and the United States, back to school shopping is associated with Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday of September. While Labor Day is a widely-observed holiday, it has no official celebration. Labor Day has since become symbolic as the unofficial \"end of summer\". Most schools and colleges begin their school year around this time, so the holiday has become a back to school shopping tradition. much as Memorial Day and Victoria Day, and", "title": "Back to school (marketing)" }, { "docid": "16763627", "text": "public. Día Mundial de Ponce Día Mundial de Ponce (Ponce World Day) is a cultural celebration held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, every year during the month of September. The celebration actually starts the Monday before Labor Day with various evening-time cultural festivities. It then culminates with the grand parade that takes place on the Sunday before Labor Day. The celebration started in 2012 and has an estimated attendance of 4,000 people. The week-long event aims to celebrate the cultural heritage of the city by giving tribute to the organizations, the people and \"the great sons and daughters of the city", "title": "Día Mundial de Ponce" }, { "docid": "16763620", "text": "Día Mundial de Ponce Día Mundial de Ponce (Ponce World Day) is a cultural celebration held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, every year during the month of September. The celebration actually starts the Monday before Labor Day with various evening-time cultural festivities. It then culminates with the grand parade that takes place on the Sunday before Labor Day. The celebration started in 2012 and has an estimated attendance of 4,000 people. The week-long event aims to celebrate the cultural heritage of the city by giving tribute to the organizations, the people and \"the great sons and daughters of the city of", "title": "Día Mundial de Ponce" }, { "docid": "16763623", "text": "Puerto Rico Senate approved the Sunday before Labor Day as Día Mundial de Ponce, and the celebrations started. The first celebration took place on 2 September 2012. The first year of this celebration, the Grand Parade took place on the last Sunday of the celebration, but starting in 2013, the week-long events ended on a Saturday and the Grand Parade was changed to take place that day. The celebration starts on the Monday before the Labor Day weekend, and the 2012 events were as follows. All the celebrations took place in the city of Ponce. \"Monday (Aug 27)\": The “Tommy", "title": "Día Mundial de Ponce" }, { "docid": "1176922", "text": "median income of $26,875 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,615. About 23.1% of families and 24.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over. Farmer's Day is an annual celebration of Richlands's agrarian roots. It is held on the first Saturday after Labor Day each year, and has been running for over forty years. The celebration begins in the morning with a parade through town, and continues on the grounds of Richlands Primary School. The day includes live", "title": "Richlands, North Carolina" }, { "docid": "8682708", "text": "the Festival of Mountain and Plain name and concept and moved back to Civic Center Park in Downtown Denver, where the event first began. A Taste of Colorado A Taste of Colorado is a free, three-day outdoor festival held annually in Downtown Denver's Civic Center Park on Labor Day weekend, as the Festival of Mountain and Plain, a celebration of pioneer days, was around the turn of the 20th century. It is produced by and benefits Downtown Denver Events, Inc., a non-profit organization of the Downtown Denver Partnership that produces community and cultural events. Typically drawing over 500,000 visitors a", "title": "A Taste of Colorado" }, { "docid": "3973496", "text": "Day is celebrated each May in Thomaston, Georgia. It is the state's oldest Emancipation Day celebration. William Guilford was an early organizer of the event first held in 1866. The District of Columbia celebrates April 16 as Emancipation Day. On that day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act (an act of Compensated emancipation) for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia. The Act freed about 3,100 slaves in the District of Columbia nine months before President Lincoln issued his broader Emancipation Proclamation. The District of", "title": "Emancipation Day" }, { "docid": "1244127", "text": "Town holds an annual Charter Day celebration with fireworks. Bridgewater College is located within the Town, and was first established in 1880. The college has grown along with the Town, now enrolling more than 1,800 students. Since the creation of the Town in 1835, Bridgewater has endured six major floods, including a devastating flood in 1949 that claimed two lives. As a result, the US Army Corps of Engineers constructed a long earthen levee to protect large portions of the Town against future flooding. Since the mid-1990s, the Town has held a \"Summer's End Celebration\" on Labor Day each year.", "title": "Bridgewater, Virginia" }, { "docid": "20337442", "text": "Missouri Fox Trotting Horse World Show and Celebration The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse World Show and Celebration is the largest horse show for the Missouri Fox Trotter breed. Held annually in Ava, Missouri, the event includes approximately 1400 horses every year. The show was founded in 1958. It is held at Ava, Missouri, on the headquarters of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association. The Celebration begins on Labor Day every year and lasts six days, with the final night falling on a Saturday. The Celebration holds over 120 classes including both rail and versatility. Rail classes include model or", "title": "Missouri Fox Trotting Horse World Show and Celebration" }, { "docid": "18786324", "text": "social conflicts and occasional violence. Labor unions and strikes had been legalized during the regime of Napoleon III. The first labor union congress in Paris took place in October 1876, and the socialist party recruited many members among the Paris workers. On May 1, 1890, the socialists organized the first celebration of May Day, the international day of labor. Since it was an unauthorized celebration, it led to confrontations between police and demonstrators. The majority of political violence came from the anarchist movement of the 1890s. The first attack was organized by an anarchist named Ravachol, who set off bombs", "title": "Paris in the Belle Époque" }, { "docid": "1055113", "text": "age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over. A special annual event for residents of Shiloh is the Shiloh Homecoming. The Homecoming is a two-day celebration with various amusements and rides, held the first Friday and Saturday after Labor Day every year. The end of the Friday celebration is marked by a fireworks display. At the entrance of the Shiloh Park and Police Station is a September 11 memorial. This monument tells of the many different people and professions that helped in the aftermath of the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001. It is a memorial of those", "title": "Shiloh, Illinois" }, { "docid": "1076741", "text": "Zearing, Iowa Zearing is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. Zearing was formed out of Lincoln Township, being founded on October 17, 1881 and incorporated on February 6, 1883. It was named for William Mitchell Zearing, a judge from Chicago who donated a bell to the first church in the community. The city celebrates Zearing Days Celebration festival during the last weekend in July. This celebration used to be held to commemorate Labor Day, but had not been put on since the 1980s, that was until 2000 when a group", "title": "Zearing, Iowa" }, { "docid": "1076748", "text": "under eighteens and 1.6% of those over 64. Zearing, Iowa Zearing is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. Zearing was formed out of Lincoln Township, being founded on October 17, 1881 and incorporated on February 6, 1883. It was named for William Mitchell Zearing, a judge from Chicago who donated a bell to the first church in the community. The city celebrates Zearing Days Celebration festival during the last weekend in July. This celebration used to be held to commemorate Labor Day, but had not been put on since the", "title": "Zearing, Iowa" }, { "docid": "8780922", "text": "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum's move to the old Federal Building. Funding is provided by corporate sponsorships, private donations and fund raising activities held by COTG volunteers during the event. Celebration on the Grand Celebration on the Grand is a free music festival held in Grand Rapids, Michigan to celebrate the quality of life in the Grand River valley and to act as an unofficial end to the summer for Grand Rapids. It includes a fireworks display. The event is held annually on the weekend following Labor Day weekend.", "title": "Celebration on the Grand" }, { "docid": "1056491", "text": "been remodeled since that time. High school basketball is very popular in Indiana, and Montpelier has been a strong participant. Despite its smaller size, Montpelier High School won five sectional basketball tournament championships. After a high school consolidation, Montpelier students began attending Blackford High School – and Blackford has won ten sectional championships. Additional sporting activities in Montpelier include Little League baseball, Tee Ball, and softball. Golfing, camping, and fishing are also available nearby. The Montpelier Jamboree is an annual celebration that was first held in 1945. This Labor Day weekend celebration features musical acts, a Jamboree Queen contest, and", "title": "Montpelier, Indiana" }, { "docid": "19028004", "text": "as the \"Dapper Derby\" during the event. Dapper Day has expanded to include events with cultural institutions such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where their first event was held July 22, 2016 in partnership with LACMA in celebration of the exhibit \"Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015\". Their second event with LACMA, September 2, 2017 was in conjunction with the exhibit \"Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage.\" A third LACMA event is planned for June 9, 2018 in celebration of the exhibit \"David Hockney: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life\". January 18, 2018 Dapper Day held their first event", "title": "Dapper Day" }, { "docid": "10970504", "text": "celebration was held at the Occupational Safety and Health Center where more than 5,000 children and their parents marched from Quezon Memorial Circle to honor the movement. The ILO, government organizations, churches and other organizations were present at the celebration. Political candidates were invited in hopes of convincing them to incorporate child labor issue in their platforms. The candidates were introduced to the issue of child labor and conversed with the children. After the traditional signing of the RA 9231 all participants joined hands in giving appreciation to the strides made and rewards received because of the successes achieved by", "title": "Global march against child labor" }, { "docid": "12415207", "text": "such a public celebration, owing to optimum weather and the date's place on the calendar, sitting midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving public holidays. Labor Day picnics and other public gatherings frequently featured speeches by prominent labor leaders. In 1909 the American Federation of Labor convention designated the Sunday preceding Labor Day as \"Labor Sunday\", to be dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. This secondary date failed to gain significant traction in popular culture. In 1887 Oregon became the first state of the United States to make Labor Day an official public holiday.", "title": "Labor Day" }, { "docid": "19093069", "text": "the Celebration. It is held late on the Saturday night before Labor Day, or more often, very early Sunday morning. To compete in the stake, horses must qualify by showing in a class on the first Saturday night of the show. Previous World Grand Champions are automatically eligible to compete again. The competing horses enter the arena to the song \"Flat Walk Boogie\" which was composed and is played by official TWHNC organist Larry Bright. Horses are required to perform the flat walk, running walk and canter twice each in two separate workouts. Between workouts, riders dismount and unsaddle their", "title": "Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration" }, { "docid": "657187", "text": "Rose's score, the tapes of which Rose reportedly later destroyed. The Barrons finally released their soundtrack in 1976 as an LP album for the film's 20th anniversary; it was on their very own Planet Records label (later changed to Small Planet Records and distributed by GNP Crescendo Records). The LP was premiered at MidAmeriCon, the 34th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Kansas City, MO over the 1976 Labor Day weekend, as part of a 20th Anniversary celebration of \"Forbidden Planet\" held at that Worldcon; the Barrons were there promoting their album's first release, signing all the copies sold at", "title": "Forbidden Planet" }, { "docid": "18672529", "text": "is played at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium; the first two games were played at the Georgia Dome. The game is a successor to two previous bowl games between the MEAC and SWAC, the Pelican Bowl and Heritage Bowl. The game is organized by ESPN Events, which also runs the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, the annual interconference game between the two conferences, held over Labor Day weekend in Orlando, Florida. Because the Celebration Bowl takes place during the FCS playoff tournament, neither the SWAC nor the MEAC can send their champion to the tournament; as it is, the SWAC's regular season already extended too", "title": "Celebration Bowl" }, { "docid": "19526823", "text": "celebrations in Owen Sound,Ontario, St. John's, Newfoundland and Toronto. The Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdancing Competition was held in Richmond, Ontario. In 2016 a World Fiddle Day celebration was held at Fort York in Toronto on May 21. Yosvani Castañeda Valdés demonstrated Cuban fiddling, while Dan MacDonald performed and presented a workshop about Cape Breton fiddling style. Other events were held in Owen Sound, Ontario and Scartaglin, County Kerry, Ireland. World Fiddle Day World Fiddle Day is an annual celebration of fiddle music, held on the third Saturday May. World Fiddle Day events are held around the world, in areas where", "title": "World Fiddle Day" }, { "docid": "1051432", "text": "also home to the Reuben G. Soderstrom Plaza, a monument dedicated to former Illinois AFL-CIO President and Streator native Reuben Soderstrom. City Park is the site of annual events including Streator Park Fest (successor to Heritage Days), held on Memorial Day weekend; the Art in the Park festival; the Roamer Cruise Night, held on Labor Day weekend; and the annual Light Up Streator celebration and display held each November. Patriotic observances use the park's Veterans Plaza on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The park is also the site of other events, including concerts. In 2012 construction began, in the southwest", "title": "Streator, Illinois" }, { "docid": "10817569", "text": "On the Waterfront (festival) On the Waterfront was an annual music festival featuring rock, country music, alternative rock, hip hop, punk rock bands, local bands, food vendors and craft booths. On the Waterfront ran on Labor Day weekend, in downtown Rockford, Illinois. In 1983, during an economic downturn in Rockford due to a decline in manufacturing, city officials approved $15,000 in financing to create a celebration of the founding of Rockford and held it on Labor Day weekend. The annual On the Waterfront Festival went on to become Illinois’ largest music festival with over 100 performers in seven music venues", "title": "On the Waterfront (festival)" }, { "docid": "20241758", "text": "Labor Day in Spain Labor Day in Spain, known there as Día del Trabajador or Primero de Mayo, was first celebrated on May 1, 1889. The way in which Spaniards celebrate Primero de Mayo has varied greatly since then, due primarily to the Francoist State, which lasted from 1936 to 1975. After 4 decades of being prohibited, in 1978 the celebration was finally re-legalized and re-instated as a national holiday, and since then every Primero de Mayo has been marked by protests and manifestations all over the country, in which social advances are celebrated and workers’ rights are revindicated. The", "title": "Labor Day in Spain" }, { "docid": "20241776", "text": "runs on a ‘holiday schedule,’ and most commercial centers are closed; restaurants and museums usually stay open, as well as other tourist and entertainment attractions. Labor Day in Spain Labor Day in Spain, known there as Día del Trabajador or Primero de Mayo, was first celebrated on May 1, 1889. The way in which Spaniards celebrate Primero de Mayo has varied greatly since then, due primarily to the Francoist State, which lasted from 1936 to 1975. After 4 decades of being prohibited, in 1978 the celebration was finally re-legalized and re-instated as a national holiday, and since then every Primero", "title": "Labor Day in Spain" }, { "docid": "16711934", "text": "Atlanta Black Pride Atlanta Black Pride Weekend (ABPW) started in 1996 and is one of two officially recognized festivals for the African American LGBT community. It is held in Atlanta each year at the end of August and beginning of September (week of Labor Day holiday). It is the largest black gay pride festivals in the country with approximately 100,000 people in attendance annually, the festival bills itself as the largest official black pride celebration in the world. The event plays a major part in the annual $65 million economic impact on Atlanta's economy during Labor Day weekend. The city", "title": "Atlanta Black Pride" }, { "docid": "16145015", "text": "he performed at the Matinee Labor Day celebration held at Circus Disco in West Hollywood, California. Lambert performed in Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 club's fundraising benefit concert on behalf of marriage equality on September 25. He also performed in China. Lambert was later included in the lineup at the Texas Tango concert and Live in the Vineyard in October. Lambert finally treated South African fans with two tour dates in November. This was his first time performing in South Africa. Lambert performed his first concert in Vietnam on January 4, 2013. He also made a performance on New Year's Eve while", "title": "Trespassing (album)" }, { "docid": "16763621", "text": "Ponce.\" The first year of this celebration, the Grand Parade took place on the last Sunday of the celebration, but starting in 2013, the week-long events ended on a Saturday and the Grand Parade was changed to take place the last Saturday. That year the celebration was also changed to occur the last weekend of September, rather than the weekend before Labor Day. The motto of the celebration is \"Ponce, Orgullo de Todos\" (English: Ponce, Everyone's Pride) The celebration dates back to an idea that Ponce native Rafael Serrano Segarra had while in flight to Ponce from the United States", "title": "Día Mundial de Ponce" }, { "docid": "1059196", "text": "coal mines in the vicinity, which led to tremendous growth. In 1902 Hymera was incorporated into a town. That July, the first election for town officers was held. One of the memorable days in the history of Hymera was the celebration in October 1904, known as Mitchell Day, in honor of John Mitchell, the president of the United Mine Workers of America. The crowd in town was estimated at over seven-thousand. A delegation met Mitchell at Terre Haute, and the local procession was made up of the K. of P. Band, labor organizations, and school children. The ceremonies of the", "title": "Hymera, Indiana" }, { "docid": "1331672", "text": "Wallace. Truman eventually married her after his return from World War I in 1919. Santa-Cali-Gon Days is an annual Labor Day festival held in Independence intermittently since 1940 and continuously since 1973, celebrating the city's heritage as a starting point of three major frontier trails: the Santa Fe, California and Oregon. Another popular annual festival is the Vaile Strawberry Festival, which is held on the first Saturday of June at the Vaile Mansion, 1500 N. Liberty, five blocks north of the historic Square. The Independence Heritage Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture that exist in Independence. The Independence", "title": "Independence, Missouri" }, { "docid": "17678766", "text": "Lei Day Lei Day is a statewide celebration in all of Hawaii. The celebration begins in the morning of May first every year and continues throughout the entire day and even continues onto the next day. Lei day was established as a holiday in the year of 1929 and continues to this day. Each Hawaiian island has a different type of lei that is used for the celebration and for its people to wear. The festivities have consistently grown each year and the state of Hawaii has had to move the location of the event. Lei day was first held", "title": "Lei Day" }, { "docid": "14579653", "text": "where he met and married Marie Davis. Following his war service Day and his wife settled in her home town of Maclean and established a car and farm equipment dealership. He joined the Labor party at age 28 and served in local government. Day won Labor pre-selection and was subsequently elected as the member for Casino at the 1971 state election; the first time the seat had been held by Labor since the establishment of single member constituencies in 1927. He retained this seat until it was abolished in a redistribution prior to the 1981 state election. He subsequently contested", "title": "Don Day" }, { "docid": "14842167", "text": "Philadelphia Polish American Festival The Polish American Family Festival and Country Fair is a celebration of Polish American unity and pride that is among the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. It is held each year on the grounds of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa (often referred to as “American Czestochowa.\") in Doylestown, PA., a northern suburb of Philadelphia, PA. It is a five-day event that takes place during the first two weekends of September (including Labor Day). The festival is dedicated to promoting greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of Polish heritage,", "title": "Philadelphia Polish American Festival" }, { "docid": "376002", "text": "which consists of the opening weekend of the season being held immediately after Labor Day (the first Monday in September), the 17-week regular season (where teams each play 16 games and have one bye), the first three rounds of the playoffs, and the Super Bowl two weeks after the two Conference Championship Games, which is the next week after the Pro Bowl. This schedule has been in effect since Super Bowl XXXVIII in February 2004. The date of the Super Bowl can thus be determined from the date of the preceding Labor Day. For example, Labor Day in 2015 occurred", "title": "Super Bowl" }, { "docid": "6553505", "text": "able to compete for the national championship should they qualify. (The establishment of the Celebration Bowl for historically black schools allowed the Turkey Day Classic to resume; it will be held against conference rival Mississippi Valley State in 2018.) Another popular black college football classic played on Thanksgiving weekend is the Bayou Classic between Grambling State University and Southern University, which is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving; for the 2017 season only, because of a hurricane earlier in the season, the Labor Day Classic between Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M was played on Thanksgiving weekend, and the two teams", "title": "American football on Thanksgiving" }, { "docid": "1333340", "text": "Heartland Christian School, which first opened for the 1996-1997 school year. The school's philosophy is based on the Bible. The city contains a public library. Throughout the year, many events are hosted in the city. The Columbiana Street Fair, a civic festival hosted by the American Legion, is held on the Thursday through Saturday following Labor Day. Columbiana also hosts the Harvey S. Firestone Festival of the Arts on the first Saturday in August, and the Shaker Woods Festival on the second, third and fourth weekends of August. Columbiana also prides itself on its annual Community Celebration on the Fourth", "title": "Columbiana, Ohio" }, { "docid": "7444227", "text": "in Drammen, the city where he started Norway's first labour union, Drammen Arbeiderforening. On October 14, 2017, the city held a 200-year celebration for Thrane’s birthday. He is still recognized for his efforts and labor activisim. A monument of him stands in his honor in Strømsø square. Marcus Thrane Marcus Møller Thrane (14 October 1817 – 30 April 1890) was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first labour movement in Norway. It was later known as the Thrane movement (\"Thranebevegelsen\"). Thrane was born in Christiania, now Oslo, in 1817. Shortly after his birth, his father, a merchant", "title": "Marcus Thrane" }, { "docid": "3409967", "text": "Island of Hawaii. Outside of the state, a similar draping ceremony is held at the United States Capitol where the Kamehameha Statue there is also draped in lei in the company of federal officials. The celebration includes a traditional Pa‘u Parade and a Ho‘olaule‘a. The celebrations are organized by the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission and other community organizations. Kamehameha Day Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii—comprising the Hawaiian Islands of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu,", "title": "Kamehameha Day" }, { "docid": "12415213", "text": "play their first games that weekend and the National Football League (NFL) traditionally play their kickoff game the Thursday following Labor Day. The Southern 500 NASCAR auto race has been held on Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina from 1950 to 2003 and since 2015. At Indianapolis Raceway Park, the National Hot Rod Association hold their finals of the NHRA U.S. Nationals drag race that weekend. Labor Day is the middle point between weeks one and two of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships held in Flushing Meadows, New York. In fashion, Labor Day is (or was)", "title": "Labor Day" }, { "docid": "2858471", "text": "World Youth Day World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church. The next, World Youth Day 2019, will be held in Panama. World Youth Day was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Life Movement that has existed in Poland since the 1960s, where during summer camps Catholic young adults over 13 days of camp celebrated a \"day of community\". For the first celebration of WYD in 1986, bishops were invited to schedule an annual youth event to be held every Palm Sunday in their", "title": "World Youth Day" }, { "docid": "1078609", "text": "for heating fuel; service is provided by Kansas Gas Service. Lucas is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. Each year on the Saturday before Labor Day weekend, the city holds its annual community celebration, the Adams Apple Festival. It includes an art show, a fun run, Scottish Highland Games, contests, and other entertainment. Other annual events include the Spook Parade, a children's costume contest held the Saturday before Halloween, and Santa Claus Day, held the Saturday before Christmas. In 1996, Kansas Governor Bill Graves named Lucas the \"Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas\" due to the number of sites in the", "title": "Lucas, Kansas" }, { "docid": "10305463", "text": "Techshock - Future under repair (ISA, 2009). He held them on the longest day of the year and he wrote of Geek Pride Day (Or Outing Engineers in the Bush!) on page 19. In 2006, the Spanish blogger Germán Martínez known online as \"señor Buebo\" organized the first celebration, the day was celebrated for the first time in Spain and on the Internet, drawing attention from mainstream media. The biggest concentration took place in Madrid, where 300 Geeks demonstrated their pride together with a human Pac-Man. A manifesto was created to celebrate the first Geek Pride Day, which included a", "title": "Geek Pride Day" }, { "docid": "12415208", "text": "By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states officially celebrated Labor Day. All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories have subsequently made Labor Day a statutory holiday. The date of May 1 (an ancient European folk holiday known as May Day) emerged in 1886 as an alternative holiday for the celebration of labor, later becoming known as International Workers' Day. The date had its origins at the 1885 convention of the American Federation of Labor, which passed a resolution calling for adoption of the eight-hour day effective May 1,", "title": "Labor Day" }, { "docid": "1007189", "text": "development by hosting a Labor Day celebration that year. The celebration featuring a parade on Main Street became an annual tradition, now organized by the Agua Fria Chamber of Commerce and held on the last Saturday in September. The Humboldt smelter operation went through a half decade of reorganization after the Panic of 1907 deflated the local mining boom. Revival came during the high mineral market prices of the World War I era, when the smelting plant operated in conjunction with the Blue Bell Mine, the one productive copper mine in the Bradshaw Mountains. The train connected the mine (south", "title": "Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona" }, { "docid": "1121831", "text": "Columbus's landing in the New World on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These rituals took themes such as citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and the celebration of social progress. Many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, and the first such celebration was held in New York City on October 12, 1866. The day was first enshrined as a legal holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian,", "title": "Columbus Day" }, { "docid": "13833740", "text": "bid led by Bruce Pelz, also for Los Angeles in 1975, at an \"unofficial\" site selection meeting. Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Jock Mahoney, and James Pierce—four of the actors to have portrayed Tarzan—participated in a \"Tarzan Club\" reunion as part of a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs' birth. Several of the actresses that have portrayed Jane, including Eve Brent, Joyce MacKenzie, and Louise Lorraine, were also part of the celebration. NASFiC (1975) NASFiC, held in Los Angeles, on Labor Day weekend 1975, at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, was the first North American Science Fiction Convention.", "title": "NASFiC (1975)" }, { "docid": "10305797", "text": "this day. Pioneer Days (Chico, California) Pioneer Days is the historical name of an annual community event in Chico, California celebrated the week prior to Pioneer Day, the first Saturday in May. Chico has a history of 'May Day Parades' dating back to the late 19th century. In 1915, the first parade that would later come to be called the Pioneer Day Parade was held on the downtown streets of Chico as a celebration of Chico Normal School's Senior Day. This tradition would continue as a celebration of local heritage under various names including Rancho Chico Days, and Celebration of", "title": "Pioneer Days (Chico, California)" }, { "docid": "9527622", "text": "for events favorable to their causes. As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in America marking November 26, 1789, \"as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God\". The question of where the first Thanksgiving was held in the United States has been a subject of debate, primarily between New England and Virginia, complicated by the concept of Thanksgiving as a holiday celebration versus a religious service. James Baker maintains, \"The American holiday's true origin was the New", "title": "Thanksgiving" }, { "docid": "14911197", "text": "Yellow Daisy Festival The Yellow Daisy Festival is an arts and crafts festival held in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The festival offers bands, food and crafts. There are about two miles of walking that may be accomplished if one decides to visit all booths at the festival. This event is held outdoors and is considered a family festival. The Yellow Daisy Festival is named after the Confederate yellow daisy (\"Helianthus porteri\") that was discovered in 1846. The festival began in 1968 and has become an annual celebration. It is held Thursday-Sunday after Labor Day. The Yellow Daisy Festival has grown in", "title": "Yellow Daisy Festival" }, { "docid": "1053991", "text": "of Dirksen, the community began growing marigolds. While unsuccessful in the national flower contest, Dirksen's hometown of Pekin became known as the \"Marigold Capital of the World\". The Marigold Festival is an annual celebration held the first weekend after Labor Day in September. Its activities include the annual Marigold Parade, the crowning of Miss Marigold, live music, and an arts and crafts fair that attracts exhibitors from five surrounding states. The Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce annually appoints a festival committee, yet most of the work is done by more than 1,000 volunteers. They present the events and concessions to", "title": "Pekin, Illinois" }, { "docid": "13417386", "text": "before or after October 17. Have Heart played their final show in Revere, Massachusetts National Edge Day was celebrated in Gothenburg, Sweden. A National Edge Day celebration was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Performing bands included Mindset, Foundation, and Break Away. The first UK Edge Day since 2004 was held in London. The first recognized West Coast Edge Day was held in Santa Ana, California. The second annual UK Edge Day show was held in London at the Brixton Jamm Bar. Edge day is held in London in DIY Space For London. Edge Day is celebrated in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia in", "title": "National Edge Day" }, { "docid": "7689563", "text": "the fourth-largest gay pride event in the United States in 2007. Capital Pride saw record attendance for its 35th anniversary celebration in 2010. An estimated 100,000 people turned out for the parade and another 250,000 for the street festival in 2012. The festival was first held on Father's Day in 1975. Deacon Maccubbin, owner of the LGBT bookstore Lambda Rising, organized the city's first annual gay pride event. It was a one-day community block party held on 20th Street NW between R and S Streets NW in Washington, D.C. (the same block where Lambda Rising was then located). Two vending", "title": "Capital Pride (Washington, D.C.)" }, { "docid": "1045513", "text": "This event features bluegrass music, a road race and various other Labor Day weekend events. Also held in Lanier County is the Living Murals Celebration, held in the spring, and most recently the Georgia Deep Woods Deerfest, a festival featuring wild game suppers and firearms giveaways. By the late 1830s, a community known as Alapaha had come into existence along the road from Waresboro, Georgia to Troupville, Georgia near the mill established by Joshua Lee on what is now Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge. In 1838, a post office was established and was officially named Alapaha after the nearby Alapaha", "title": "Lakeland, Georgia" }, { "docid": "19891363", "text": "Throne Day (Morocco) The Throne Celebration in Morocco is a national occasion celebrated on 30 July of each year, punctuated by several official and popular celebrations, it commemorates the day of the King's accession to the throne. The first celebration was held in 1933 to recognise the accession of Mohammed V of Morocco in 1927. The current King Mohammed VI succeeded his father on 23 July 1999 and officially took the throne on 30 July. On the occasion, several nationwide events are covered on public television, including official activities. The first celebration was in 1933 in honour of King Mohammed", "title": "Throne Day (Morocco)" }, { "docid": "10305795", "text": "Pioneer Days (Chico, California) Pioneer Days is the historical name of an annual community event in Chico, California celebrated the week prior to Pioneer Day, the first Saturday in May. Chico has a history of 'May Day Parades' dating back to the late 19th century. In 1915, the first parade that would later come to be called the Pioneer Day Parade was held on the downtown streets of Chico as a celebration of Chico Normal School's Senior Day. This tradition would continue as a celebration of local heritage under various names including Rancho Chico Days, and Celebration of People. In", "title": "Pioneer Days (Chico, California)" }, { "docid": "10760239", "text": "Eugene Celebration The Eugene Celebration was a 3-day annual community celebration and civic event that has been held at the end of summer since 1983 in downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States. The parade held on Saturday morning features the newly crowned Slug Queen. The event has not been held since 2015. Featuring bands and performers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, the three-day festival has been held in early September. The Celebration was created in 1983 as a way to bring together members of the Eugene community for a weekend of music and festivities to celebrate the opening of the $22.5", "title": "Eugene Celebration" }, { "docid": "14760757", "text": "celebrated as Labor Day. No agreement was reached, as Taft and Gomez clashed verbally. Following this meeting, Gomez was labelled as a \"subversive\" element. Requests from the \"Union Obrera Democratica Filipina\" to organize a rally on May 1 was denied by the authorities. In the end, UODF organized a massive anti-imperialist rally with around 100,000 participants outside the Malacañan Palace. This was the first May Day celebration in the Philippines. Gomez was subsequently arrested and condemned to forced labor. Like De los Reyes, he was acquitted on the condition that he leave UODF. Following Gomez's resignation, unions began disaffiliating from", "title": "Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina" }, { "docid": "1114408", "text": "in the late spring and early summer months of May, June and July. The Osseo Marching Band Festival is held each year on Saturday of the last full weekend in June. An awards ceremony is held afterwards in the High School Stadium and is free for the public to attend.. This activity is organized by the Osseo Band Boosters and funded with local donations, corporate sponsorship and fund raising activities. Lions Roar The Osseo Lions Roar, hosted by the Osseo Lions Club, is held on the Friday and Saturday following Labor Day (which usually puts this celebration in early September.", "title": "Osseo, Minnesota" }, { "docid": "19093060", "text": "and early September prior to Labor Day every year, and finishes with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse on the Saturday night before Labor Day. The TWHNC draws an estimated 2,000 horses, 250,000 spectators and in revenue to Shelbyville every year. The first horse to be named World Grand Champion was Strolling Jim in 1939. Strolling Jim was a former plow horse retrained for show by Floyd Carothers and Henry Davis, and was only three years old at the time of his win. Although Strolling Jim was a gelding, many World Grand Champions were stallions who", "title": "Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration" }, { "docid": "1222716", "text": "on an organic farm listening to live music, and eating fresh organic food. Marked by the 1st day of summer and longest day of the year the celebration is usually put off until the following weekend. The Red Boiling Springs Lions Club hosts their Annual Duck Day Fun-Raiser Festival the Saturday of Labor Day weekend each year. This event is held at The Palace Park starting at 10am until the Rubber Duckies are released to race down Salt Lick Creek at 2pm. The event hosts musical entertainment, local vendors who offer: crafts, food, games & family fun, and the stars", "title": "Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee" }, { "docid": "10280746", "text": "the newborn Hindu child. The ceremony is usually held on the 12th day of the child's birth, although, according to one custom, it can be held on any day after the tenth day, and before the first birthday. In a land where cultures are based on the celebration of names of a million gods, the conscious choice and control over personal names and identities is as essential as breathing. Celebrate Your Name Week Celebrate Your Name Week (CYNW) is a holiday established in 1997 by American onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill. Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a", "title": "Celebrate Your Name Week" }, { "docid": "15380007", "text": "Australia First Party due to disagreements with other party members. Hodges went on to co-found the Australian Protectionist Party. Andrew Phillips became national chairman of the new party. On Saturday 23 June 2012, the APP held what they described as a \"counter protest\" to a pro-refugee celebration day by the \"Walk Together\" group. The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance. In June 2016, the Australian Protectionist Party hosted a public speaking event in Perth featuring former Labor and independent MP Graeme Campbell, whom the APP described as \"the Father of modern Australian nationalism\". In October 2016,", "title": "Australian Protectionist Party" }, { "docid": "4645970", "text": "in war. In 1934, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a stamp commemorating the holiday. In May 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives voted twice on a resolution commemorating Mother's Day, the first one being passed without a dissenting vote (21 members not voting). The Grafton church, where the first celebration was held, is now the International Mother's Day Shrine and is a National Historic Landmark. In 1912 Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases \"Second Sunday in May\" and \"Mother's Day\", and created the Mother's Day International Association. She specifically noted that \"Mother's\" should \"be a singular possessive, for each family", "title": "Mother's Day (United States)" }, { "docid": "1060184", "text": "including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over. Since 1949 the city has conducted an annual Pancake Day festival. For the first five years the celebration was held the first Thursday in October until 1954 when it was moved to the last Thursday in September. In 1965 the celebration was moved to the last Saturday in September. Pancake Day is a time for local businesses and organizations to cook up pancakes which they provide for free to their customers to show thanks for their continued patronage. The event that is held in the", "title": "Centerville, Iowa" }, { "docid": "19862514", "text": "Strolling Jim. The Tennessee Walking Horse was officially named the state horse by the General Assembly of Tennessee in 2000. Many horse shows in Tennessee are oriented around the state's namesake breed, the Tennessee Walking Horse. The largest of these is the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, an 11-day competition that takes place on the 105-acre Celebration Grounds in Shelbyville just before Labor Day every year. The Celebration attracts over 1,500 horses and 200,000 spectators. The Spring Celebration, also known as the Spring Fun Show, is another Tennessee Walking Horse show that traditionally is important for horses and trainers hoping", "title": "Horse industry in Tennessee" }, { "docid": "1006455", "text": "Day celebration had cause for additional celebration. Residents celebrated by firing guns, fire crackers, Pie Nie, and a dance that evening. Years later, The 4th of July would remain just as large a celebration in Heber. Alva Porter's Farm eventually became the rodeo grounds, where present day Mogollon High School sits. During celebrations, the community roped caves, rode bucking horses, held pistol shooting contests, foot races, and dances. Alva Porter was married to Charlotte Shelly in 1899 and homesteaded just north of Heber in the Black Canyon. In 1901, Samuel Porter handed his farm over to his brother Alva, and", "title": "Heber-Overgaard, Arizona" }, { "docid": "14759960", "text": "Celebration (Alaska festival) Celebration is a biennial Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultural event held in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is sponsored and organized by the Sealaska Heritage Institute, the non-profit cultural arm of Sealaska Corporation. The event consists of a three-day program of activities, amongst which are dance performances, juried visual art exhibits, film screenings, poetry gatherings, and a Native fashion show. The Celebration also sponsors traditional food contests, including soapberry and black seaweed to introduce people to traditional Native foods and highlight the health benefits of these foods. Celebration was first held in 1982, as a way to", "title": "Celebration (Alaska festival)" }, { "docid": "8120522", "text": "outside the school. The event resumed and commenced on 23 January 2010 Teacher's Day celebration is held in July. A party is usually held by each class to thank their teachers and express their gratitude. Students organise the party, prepare catering and decorate classrooms. All teachers and students are invited into the school hall where there is a Teachers' Day Celebration Ceremony with exclusive student performances and entertainments for the teachers. An audition is held to select those students and classes who are interested in performing, making it the only 'open-for-all' performance in the school, in contrast to the Tshung", "title": "Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School" }, { "docid": "8682706", "text": "A Taste of Colorado A Taste of Colorado is a free, three-day outdoor festival held annually in Downtown Denver's Civic Center Park on Labor Day weekend, as the Festival of Mountain and Plain, a celebration of pioneer days, was around the turn of the 20th century. It is produced by and benefits Downtown Denver Events, Inc., a non-profit organization of the Downtown Denver Partnership that produces community and cultural events. Typically drawing over 500,000 visitors a year, A Taste of Colorado includes over 50 booths operated by local food establishments. The event also features four music stages, arts and crafts", "title": "A Taste of Colorado" }, { "docid": "3662714", "text": "multicultural and urban area. Commercial Drive held the first Car Free Day celebration in 2005. Beginning in 2008, Car free days expanded to the West End, Main Street, Kitsilano, and North Vancouver (North Van). These celebrations aim to showcase the diversity and culture of local neighbourhoods, and increase foot traffic and sustainability within the city. On Commercial Drive, Car Free day is held in early July, where the City blocks off Commercial Drive from Venables Street to Grandview Highway. The festival showcases local artisans, musicians, and activities. Local businesses are invited to move their production outside for the day, creating", "title": "Commercial Drive, Vancouver" }, { "docid": "4500357", "text": "The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state. The Ake Festival of Arts and Books takes place in Abeokuta every November. Ojude Oba Festival takes place in Ijebu Ode, three days after Eid kabir. Yewa Festival held every two years in Yewa land. Oronna Festival takes place in Ilaro-Yewa every November. Ita Oba day, celebration at OTA palace square,a day after il-dlikabir sallah. Lafose Day, celebration at ODE REMO every first Saturday in August. Ishanbi Day, celebration at Ilishan every first Saturday in October. Ogun State Ogun State is", "title": "Ogun State" }, { "docid": "4479533", "text": "Lincoln Day Lincoln Day is the primary annual celebration and fundraising event of many state and county organizations of the Republican Party in the United States. It is held annually in February or March depending on the county and often features a well known speaker from the Republican Party. Its counterpart for the Democratic Party, held the same time every year, is the Jefferson-Jackson Day celebration. Though traditionally named after Abraham Lincoln as the first elected president of the Republican Party, the event has been renamed Reagan Day in some locations following the death of Ronald Reagan for the purpose", "title": "Lincoln Day" }, { "docid": "9710913", "text": "as marzipan and \"amarguillos.\" The first celebration of the year to be held in Campaspero is Carnival, in which the \"Quintos\" are the main characters. While the \"dulzainas\" sound, the young lads ask for money in the village's streets. The most important day is Tuesday. The \"Quintos\" have chosen this day to celebrate the traditional cock races. The next celebration to be held is \"Pentecostés\". It takes place a Sunday at the end of may, and the people of the village make a procession with the \"Virgen del Amor Hermoso\" which is the centre of the celebration. The children of", "title": "Campaspero" }, { "docid": "1050958", "text": "Village Board is available online at http://www.wdundee.org/?page=reports. Heritage Fest In mid-September (second weekend after Labor Day), the Villages of East Dundee and West Dundee host a 3-day community celebration with no cost for admission. Heritage Fest includes live entertainment, a fireworks display, craft & antique fairs, car show, kids activities, carnival and much more. For more information, please visit the Heritage Fest website. Dickens In Dundee In the tradition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, each year during the first weekend of December (second weekend after Thanksgiving) downtown East and West Dundee come to life in a Victorian Christmas celebration", "title": "West Dundee, Illinois" }, { "docid": "7537501", "text": "Urban County Government officials, 911 operators and emergency dispatchers of negligence. It sought compensation for Cowan's pain and suffering, wrongful death, loss of capacity to labor and earn income, right to future benefits, damages for loss of life and medical and funeral expenses. Mayor Teresa Isaac proclaimed the day of her funeral service Red Ribbon Day. The Kentucky Senate held a moment of silence for Lt. Cowan, after a reading a memorial resolution. The International Association of Black Professional Firefighters presented the Cowan family with a medal of valor. A \"Homegoing Celebration\" led by ten local pastors spoke of hope,", "title": "Brenda Cowan" }, { "docid": "19118673", "text": "Asian arts, music, and dance with family-friendly activities and vendors such as the Harvest Moon Festival Celebration and Elements of Rhythm: Drums of Asia. Recurring events include the Lunar New Year Celebration, Asian Heritage Street Celebration, and OACC Gala. It also hosted a Larry Itliong Day in honor of the titular labor union leader, as well as an anniversary public screening of the first Asian American film, The Curse of Quon Gwon. OACC has free exhibitions. Its exhibitions stem from traditional and contemporary culture from all over the world. The cultural center’s past exhibitions include Reflections: Vietnam Through the Eyes", "title": "Oakland Asian Cultural Center" }, { "docid": "16914445", "text": "Week anniversary of Trujillo Municipality The Week anniversary of Trujillo Municipality also called \"Trujillo Jubilee Week\" is a celebration held the first week of March in the Peruvian city of Trujillo. This week of celebration has as central day on March 5 of every year in conmemoration to the installation of the first cabildo in the city made in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro. In this week of celebration are presented several acts and festivals in the city. In the last edition of this anniversary week took place the Trujillo Book Festival held in the traditional \"Plazuela El Recreo\". The celebration", "title": "Week anniversary of Trujillo Municipality" }, { "docid": "15721490", "text": "more girls in computer science. The workshop began in 2009, attracting more than 650 applications its first year. Begun in 2007, the Technical Executive Forum convenes high-level technology executives to discuss challenges and share solutions for recruiting, retaining, and advancing technical women. In 2010, 65 executives attended the event, from companies including Microsoft, Google, and Symantec. The Senior Women’s Summit is a one-day event held at the Grace Hopper Celebration, that brings together senior-level women to discuss issues facing senior technical women and provide a learning and networking platform. Grace Hopper Open Source Day was held for the first time", "title": "Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing" }, { "docid": "2359288", "text": "District, Dyngus Day is celebrated with a high level of enthusiasm. Although Dyngus Day was celebrated in traditional Polish neighborhoods of Buffalo dating back to the 1870s, modern Dyngus Day in Buffalo had its start with the Chopin Singing Society. Judge Ann T. Mikoll and her late husband Theodore V. Mikoll held the first party at the Society's clubrooms in the Buffalo Central Terminal. The Society left the East Side in the 1980s and moved to new clubrooms in nearby Cheektowaga, where the festival attracted a new generation of revelers. In recent years, the focus of Buffalo's Dyngus Day celebration", "title": "Easter Monday" }, { "docid": "8426693", "text": "in Janesville, where they hold twice weekly shows between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Rock Aqua Jays initiated the first national tournament of the National Show Ski Association, the Show Ski National Championships, which were held in August, 1975. They have hosted the national tournament in Janesville 26 of the 39 times it has been held. In 2012 they hosted the first ever World Water Ski Show Tournament. The club was the first amateur team to build the three-high pyramid (1974), the four-high pyramid (1981), and the five-high pyramid (1993). They hold the record for the largest pyramid in", "title": "Rock Aqua Jays" }, { "docid": "1454003", "text": "from Kansas, signed the bill into law on May 26, 1954. It had been eight and a half years since Weeks held his first Armistice Day celebration for all veterans. Congress amended the bill on June 1, 1954, replacing \"Armistice\" with \"Veterans,\" and it has been known as Veterans Day since. The National Veterans Award was also created in 1954. Congressman Rees of Kansas received the first National Veterans Award in Birmingham, Alabama, for his support offering legislation to make Veterans Day a federal holiday. Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of every year, starting in 1971 in", "title": "Veterans Day" }, { "docid": "4637515", "text": "and theatre include of the entire first act of Anton Chekhov's \"Three Sisters\", where Irina celebrates her name day, Alexander Pushkin's \"Eugene Onegin\" with the celebration of Tatiana's name day, and Leo Tolstoy's \"War and Peace\", Book I, where both the mother and the youngest daughter of the Rostov family (referred to as Natalya and Natasha, respectively) celebrate their name day. Note: although the name day (именины/\"imeniny\") celebration is not as popular as birthday celebration, the Russian word for a person having a birthday (день рождения/\"den rozhdeniya\") is still именинник/\"imeninnik\" (literally: a person whose name day is being celebrated). During", "title": "Name day" }, { "docid": "13913443", "text": "of the few non-playoff bowl games in Division II, which in its later years was also contested between two HBCUs); the Golden Tigers program did this even in successful seasons where it has qualified and earned high playoff seeding. Similarly, Alabama State and other Southwestern Athletic Conference members opt out of contention for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; this accommodates the Turkey Day Classic, the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, any weather-related reschedulings (such as the 2017 Labor Day Classic) and, during the game's existence, the SWAC Championship Game. SWAC members instead contend for the Celebration Bowl. Beginning in", "title": "Turkey Day Classic" }, { "docid": "16937070", "text": "Noumenia The Noumenia is the first day of the lunar month and also a religious observance in ancient Athens and much of Greece (cf. Attic calendar). The Noumenia was marked when the first sliver of moon was visible and was held in honor of Selene, Apollon Noumenios, Hestia and the other Hellenic household Gods. The Noumenia was also the second day in a three-day household celebration held each lunar month; Hekate's Deipnon is on the last day before the first slice of visible moon and is the last day in a lunar month, then the Noumenia which marks the first", "title": "Noumenia" }, { "docid": "5526635", "text": "many years the University Day festivity was celebrated in August until September, it was moved and combined with the Foundation Day that starts from September and ends in the first week of October. The festivity characterized with intramural games between colleges and schools that starts in September, the annual famous Mr. and Ms. CPU pageant, a university picnic and concerts at the Promenade (Alumni Promenade and Concert Park). At the last days of the celebration is the Foundation day which is held every 1 October where the university commemorates its founding by the American missionaries as the Bible School and", "title": "Central Philippine University" }, { "docid": "16234272", "text": "river. In 2006, the Tánaiste was featured in the parade. The parade travels through Savannah's Historic District. Some confusion exists about the year of the first Saint Patrick's Day parade in Savannah. There is some evidence that a private parade was held by \"an unidentified group\" referred to as \"Fencibles\" on 17 March 1813. Another source states that the first St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah was held in 1818. However, it is generally accepted that the first publicly held Saint Patrick's Day procession was in 1824, organized by the Hibernian Society. The 2012 Parade included over 360 participants making", "title": "Saint Patrick's Day in the United States" }, { "docid": "5294670", "text": "from ride to ride.\" After Labor Day the Great Escape has two special events, Oktoberfest and Fright Fest, before closing for the winter. Oktoberfest is held during the weekends in September, while Fright Fest is held Fridays thru Sundays in October. Oktoberfest is marginally a celebration of German heritage, but is expanded to include ethnic foods, various beer games, ethnic music and dancing, and other activities. (In the past, vendors were included, but none since 2006). Fright Fest has the entire park decorated for Halloween, while many of the usual shows are changed over to Halloween events as well including", "title": "Great Escape (amusement park)" }, { "docid": "7179113", "text": "a few. The \"waterfall\" on the Henley Street Bridge marked the second half of the show. In July 2015, organizers announced that 2015 would be the final Boomsday, stating that the city loses approximately $100,000 per year hosting the event. Boomsday Boomsday was an annual fireworks celebration that took place on Labor Day weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was one of the largest firework shows in the Southern United States, and was considered a top attraction in the region. The event was held on Volunteer Landing and accompanied by live music and festivities. Boomsday's firework display attracted over 325,000 spectators", "title": "Boomsday" }, { "docid": "7179111", "text": "Boomsday Boomsday was an annual fireworks celebration that took place on Labor Day weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was one of the largest firework shows in the Southern United States, and was considered a top attraction in the region. The event was held on Volunteer Landing and accompanied by live music and festivities. Boomsday's firework display attracted over 325,000 spectators every year. Fireworks were set off from the Henley Street Bridge (to a lesser extent Baptist Hospital and the Gay Street Bridge) and spectators could view the show from the riverfront, hillsides, or on boats from the Tennessee River. In", "title": "Boomsday" }, { "docid": "19637055", "text": "earned, best looking crew, and best decorated raft. The race starts at the Vinton bridge and ends three miles downstream at the Canutillo bridge. The \"Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo\" is the 17th oldest rodeo in the nation and El Paso's longest running sporting event. Consistently ranked as one of the top 50 shows in the country by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, this charitable event is a true celebration of western culture and heritage. \"Fiesta de las Flores\" is the oldest Hispanic Festival in the Southwest. The three-day Fiesta is held each year during the Labor Day weekend and emphasizes", "title": "Culture of El Paso" } ]

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[ { "docid": "9812", "text": "Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the \"Old World\" from the \"New World\". The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected global ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast,", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "134784", "text": "Geography of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean between 51°S and 53°S on a projection of the Patagonian Shelf, part of the South American continental shelf. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of Gondwana, and around 400 million years ago split from what is now Africa and drifted westwards from it. Today the islands are subjected to the Roaring Forties, winds that shape both their geography and climate. The Falklands comprise two main islands, West Falkland and East Falkland, and about 776 small islands. The geological history of the Falkland Islands", "title": "Geography of the Falkland Islands" }, { "docid": "18688789", "text": "Cape San Pablo Cape San Pablo is a landform located in the Argentine Sea that belongs to the South Atlantic Ocean and is located in the east part of Tierra del Fuego island, the southernmost region of South America. It belongs to the Río Grande department, in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, located in southern Patagonia. It is located at coordinates: 54 ° 16'57.98 \"S 66 ° 41'30.99\" W, about 50 km south-east of the city of Rio Grande. Cape San Pablo is an isolated mountain with a rounded shape. It is made of", "title": "Cape San Pablo" }, { "docid": "19914615", "text": "Umbrina canariensis Umbrina canariensis, the Canary drum is a warm water, marine fish of the family Sciaenidae which is found in the western Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic Ocean and western Indian Ocean. Other English vernacular names are tesselfish, baardman, checker drum, common baardman, tasselfish and bellman. \"Umbrina canariensis\" has a rather short, deeply compressed body with a small downward facing mouth and a short rigid barbell on the chin. The caudal fin is straight edges or sometimes shows a slight s-shape. Most of its scales are ctenoid, except for those on the snout and around the eye, which are cycloid. The", "title": "Umbrina canariensis" }, { "docid": "16696928", "text": "Peters Beach Peters Beach or Peter Beach is a former barrier island located on the Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is now a part of Brigantine Island. Peter Beach is on the southwestern portion of Brigantine Island, adjacent to St. George's Thoroughfare. It forms a section of Brigantine City. Formerly a separate island, it was described in 1834 as, Although Peters Beach measured about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) between inlets in 1828, by 1878 erosion had taken its toll, \"viz\"., By 1904, Quarters Inlet had taken on an \"S\" shape, curving", "title": "Peters Beach" }, { "docid": "9812", "text": "Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the \"Old World\" from the \"New World\". The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected global ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast,", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "9881", "text": "coastlines, frequently washing aground where it is known as beach litter. Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the \"Old World\" from the \"New World\". The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected global ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "6639291", "text": "Atlantic hurricane An Atlantic hurricane or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean, usually between the months of June and November. A hurricane differs from a cyclone or typhoon only on the basis of location. A hurricane is a storm that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean, a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and a cyclone occurs in the south Pacific or Indian Ocean. Tropical cyclones can be categorized by intensity. \"Tropical storms\" have one-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 39 mph (34 knots, 17 m/s, 63 km/h), while", "title": "Atlantic hurricane" } ]

[ { "docid": "99364", "text": "occurred during the Middle Jurassic rifting. The emergence of these basins marked the beginning of the Atlantic Ocean and contributed to the destruction of Pangaea at the end of the late Jurassic. During the Cretaceous the Caribbean acquired the shape close to that seen today. In the early Paleogene due to Marine regression the Caribbean became separated from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean by the land of Cuba and Haiti. The Caribbean remained like this for most of the Cenozoic until the Holocene when rising water levels of the oceans restored communication with the Atlantic Ocean. The", "title": "Caribbean Sea" }, { "docid": "14804238", "text": "Aethiopian Sea Aethiopian, Æthiopian Æthiopic or Ethiopian sea or Ocean ( or \"Oceanus Æthiopicus\"; ) was the name given to the southern half of the Atlantic Ocean in classical geographical works. The name appeared in maps from ancient times up to the turn of the 19th century. The originally Greek term Okeanos Aithiopos, is an old name for what is now called the South Atlantic Ocean. It is separated from the North Atlantic Ocean by a narrow region between Natal, Brazil and Monrovia, Liberia. The term Ethiopian Ocean appeared until the mid-19th century, for example on the map \"Accuratissima Totius", "title": "Aethiopian Sea" }, { "docid": "3483880", "text": "area comprised about stretching from Indian Harbour to West Dover and includes barrens, bogs, inland ponds, and rocky coastline. The Atlantic tide runs about . The ocean temperature ranges between 12 and 20° Celsius (54–68° Fahrenheit) in the summer and falls to between 0.5 and 4.5° Celsius (33–40° Fahrenheit) in the winter. The ocean moderates the air temperature over the land year round. The shape of the ocean floor and the numerous ocean currents facilitate a rich diversity of marine life along the Atlantic coastline. The Labrador Current flowing south from the Arctic cools the ocean during the summer months.", "title": "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia" }, { "docid": "16594605", "text": "Geryon trispinosus Geryon trispinosus is a species of crab that lives in deep water in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. \"Geryon trispinosus\" is a small crab, reaching a carapace length of up to . The carapace is roughly hexagonal in shape, and reddish brown in colour. It is broader than it is long, with three conspicuous teeth on either side at the front. The pereiopods are paler than the carapace; they are quite narrow and long, with the third and fourth pairs being the longest. \"Geryon trispinosus\" is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Norway in the", "title": "Geryon trispinosus" }, { "docid": "18796560", "text": "Phoronis ovalis Phoronis ovalis is a species of marine horseshoe worm in the phylum Phoronida. It is found in shallow waters in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, and other scattered locations worldwide. These worms secrete a tube into which they can retreat, and burrow into the shells of molluscs. \"Phoronis ovalis\" is a small horseshoe worm growing to an extended length of and a diameter of . It exhibits many primitive traits. The lophophore is simple and oval in shape, with 11 to 28 tentacles. The giant nerve fibre typical of the genus is not present.", "title": "Phoronis ovalis" }, { "docid": "3607887", "text": "term which comes from the Greek \"anadromos\", meaning \"running upward\". Anadromous fish grow up mostly in the saltwater in oceans. When they have matured they migrate or \"run up\" freshwater rivers to spawn in what is called the salmon run. Anadromous salmon are Northern Hemisphere fish that spend their ocean phase in either the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean. They do not thrive in warm water. There is only one species of salmon found in the Atlantic, commonly called the Atlantic salmon. These salmon run up rivers on both sides of the ocean. Seven different species of salmon inhabit", "title": "Salmon run" }, { "docid": "1777784", "text": "earth (1519–21) provided practical evidence of the global shape of the earth. The first direct demonstration of Earth's sphericity came in the form of the first circumnavigation in history, an expedition captained by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The expedition was financed by the Spanish Crown. On August 10, 1519, the five ships under Magellan's command departed from Seville. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, passed through what is now called the Strait of Magellan, crossed the Pacific, and arrived in Cebu, where Magellan was killed by Philippine natives in a battle. His second in command, the Spaniard Juan Sebastián Elcano, continued", "title": "Spherical Earth" }, { "docid": "16624021", "text": "they display and are approached by females before mating with them. Creole wrasse The creole wrasse (\"Clepticus parrae\") is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. The creole wrasse is a small wrasse, with males reaching around 30 cm (1 ft) in length, while females are smaller. It has a typical wrasse shape. Like many wrasse, it changes colour markedly during its lifetime, with juveniles being almost completely violet-purple. As it matures, it develops a yellow patch on the rear part of its body. The species is found throughout the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean", "title": "Creole wrasse" }, { "docid": "16624019", "text": "Creole wrasse The creole wrasse (\"Clepticus parrae\") is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. The creole wrasse is a small wrasse, with males reaching around 30 cm (1 ft) in length, while females are smaller. It has a typical wrasse shape. Like many wrasse, it changes colour markedly during its lifetime, with juveniles being almost completely violet-purple. As it matures, it develops a yellow patch on the rear part of its body. The species is found throughout the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, including Bermuda Islands,the Caribbean Sea, and the", "title": "Creole wrasse" }, { "docid": "12553753", "text": "Seguenziidae Seguenziidae is a family of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Species from this family occur in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Antarctic Ocean, mostly at bathyal and abyssal depths. Only a few species have been found at depths less than 300 m and none at intertidal depths. The thin, translucent, white shell has a trochiform shape. They are small or very small. Their maximum height is 22 mm. They are usually nacreous. The inner", "title": "Seguenziidae" }, { "docid": "13703572", "text": "Iapetus Suture The Iapetus Suture is one of several major geological faults caused by the collision of several ancient land masses forming a suture. It represents in part the remains of what was once the Iapetus Ocean. Iapetus was the father of Atlas in Greek mythology, making his an appropriate name for what used to be called the 'Proto-Atlantic Ocean'. When the Atlantic Ocean opened, in the Cretaceous period, it took a slightly different line from that of the Iapetus suture, with some originally Laurentian rocks being left behind in north-west Europe and other, Avalonian, rocks remaining as part of", "title": "Iapetus Suture" }, { "docid": "1094005", "text": "prominent businessmen from the Maryland Eastern Shore, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. They came not so much to visit as to survey the spit. A decision was made to develop it and 250 lots were cut into it, and a corporation was formed to help with the development of the land. The corporation stock of 4,000 shares sold for $25 each. Prior to 1870, what is now Ocean City was known as \"The Ladies' Resort to the Ocean.\" The Atlantic Hotel, the first major hotel in the town, opened July 4, 1875. The Atlantic Hotel was originally owned by the Atlantic", "title": "Ocean City, Maryland" }, { "docid": "9185944", "text": "Yellow boxfish The yellow boxfish (\"Ostracion cubicus\") is a species of boxfish. It can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of . As the name suggests, it is box-shaped. Boxfish are also known for their armored and rigid body which in most cases would inhibit locomotion. This disadvantage is offset by the boxfish's carapace shape which is much more advantageous for its evolved style of swimming- ostraciiform locomotion. When juvenile, it is bright yellow in color. As it ages, the brightness fades", "title": "Yellow boxfish" }, { "docid": "9836", "text": "encircled by the Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift, and North Equatorial Current. This population of seaweed probably originated from Tertiary ancestors on the European shores of the former Tethys Ocean and has, if so, maintained itself by vegetative growth, floating in the ocean for millions of years. Other species endemic to the Sargasso Sea include the sargassum fish, a predator with algae-like appendages who hovers motionless among the \"Sargassum\". Fossils of similar fishes have been found in fossil bays of the former Tethys Ocean, in what is now the Carpathian region, that were similar to the Sargasso Sea. It is", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "767011", "text": "Geography of Chile The geography of Chile is extremely diverse as the country extends from a latitude of 17° South to Cape Horn at 56° (if Chilean claims on Antarctica are included Chile would extend to the South Pole) and from the ocean on the west to Andes on the east. Chile is situated in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean and a small part of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chile's territorial shape is among the world's most unusual. From north to south, Chile extends , and yet it only averages east to west. Chile reaches from the", "title": "Geography of Chile" }, { "docid": "6747833", "text": "valleys. These areas were subsequently flooded by water from the ocean and adjoining rivers. Over time, erosion also helped shape each inlet. Water from the ocean flows into the ria and is eventually joined by inland rivers. This creates an estuary (a body of water where salt and fresh water mix). Geologists break each ria into two basic zones based on the composition of the water and sediments: the outer zone and the inner zone. The outer zone is that which joins with the Atlantic Ocean. The inner zone is inland where rivers join with the ria. Another way to", "title": "Rías Baixas" }, { "docid": "10180246", "text": "Aluterus scriptus Aluterus scriptus, commonly known as scrawled filefish, broomtail filefish or scribbled leatherjacket, is a marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. This species has a circumtropical repartition, it can be found in the tropical waters from the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This filefish can be observed in lagoons, coral and rocky reefs, seaweed fields, pinnacles, wrecks and also in open water. \"Aluterus scriptus\" is a medium size fish which can grow up to in length. The body shape looks like an elongated oval, strongly compressed. Its background body coloration is olive-brown or grey", "title": "Aluterus scriptus" }, { "docid": "4934273", "text": "Great Divide Basin The Great Divide Basin or Great Divide Closed Basin is an area of land in Wyoming's Red Desert (United States) where none of the water falling as rain to the ground drains into any ocean, directly or indirectly. It is therefore considered an endorheic basin, and it adjoins the Continental Divide in southern Wyoming. To the west of the basin is the Green River watershed, draining to the Gulf of California/Pacific Ocean; to the north is the North Platte watershed, draining to the Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean. The basin is very roughly rectangular in shape; the northwest", "title": "Great Divide Basin" }, { "docid": "7933146", "text": "live together in the historic mining camp of Salina, Colorado, in Four Mile Canyon, Boulder County, with their daughter, Darwin Salina Gatten-Espelie. To produce \"What the Water Said, Nos.1-3\", Gatten placed unexposed rolls of camera film in crab traps in the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast. The resulting sounds and images were produced by the physical and chemical interactions between the film's emulsion and the surrounding salt water, sand, rocks, crabs, fish, and underwater creatures. Gatten's previous film, \"Hardwood Process\", takes the shape of a diary and also explored the \"secret writing\" of nature, combined with hand-processing of", "title": "David Gatten" }, { "docid": "334997", "text": "bid to negotiate a 25-year contract for operation of the container shipping ports located at the canal's Atlantic and Pacific outlets. The contract was not affiliated with the ACP or Panama Canal operations and was won by the firm Hutchison Whampoa, a Hong Kong–based shipping interest owned by Li Ka-shing. While globally the Atlantic Ocean is east of the isthmus and the Pacific is west, the general direction of the canal passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific is from northwest to southeast, because of the shape of the isthmus at the point the canal occupies. The Bridge of the", "title": "Panama Canal" }, { "docid": "15469643", "text": "Egg Harbor River existed as a delta that covered much of southern Cape May County. Over time, the waterway shifted its course, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Egg Harbor Inlet between Ocean City and Longport. In the eastern periphery, the bay measures along the coast, bordered by Ocean City on the east. During the Sangamonian interglacial period, melting glaciers formed rivers that carried sediment to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The formative Great Egg Harbor River existed as a delta at that time, covering much of what is now Cape May County. Over time, the river", "title": "Great Egg Harbor Bay" }, { "docid": "927356", "text": "Galloway Township, covered , the largest total area of any municipality, though Hamilton Township has the largest land area, covering . This county forms the Atlantic City–Hammonton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Delaware Valley Combined Statistical Area. Since the 6th millennium BC, Indigenous people have inhabited New Jersey. By the 17th century, the Absegami tribe of the Unalachtigo Lenape tribe – \"people near the ocean\" – stayed along the streams and back bays of what is now Atlantic County. The group referred to the broader area as \"Scheyichbi\" – \"land bordering the ocean\". European settlement by", "title": "Atlantic County, New Jersey" }, { "docid": "20657415", "text": "the book \"entirely overturns\" such preconceptions, with what Godfrey-Smith calls \"an independent experiment in the evolution of large brains and complex behaviour\" forming a \"fascinating case study\". In Hoare's view, Godfrey-Smith's empathy with the animals comes from his personal observation, scuba diving in the Pacific Ocean near his university in Sydney. He concludes that \"perhaps these animals, so incredibly sensate, learning from each other's behaviour, shifting in shape and colour, are more social than we ever suspected.\" Olivia Judson, in \"The Atlantic\", admits to a love affair with octopuses, having read Jacques-Yves Cousteau's 1973 \"Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence\".", "title": "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness" }, { "docid": "13567189", "text": "Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean) on its faces. By 1915 German Alfred Wegener (1880–1930) had proposed in his continental drift theory that land masses moved great distances over the Earth's history. Wegener was also at first met with hostile reactions. By the mid-1920s Holmes had developed theories on what could cause the drift. The plate tectonics theory is now generally accepted to explain the dynamic nature of the Earth's surface; the tetrahedral shape plays no special role in modern theories. Explanations of details such as water to land ratios, the precise shape of continents and their sizes continue to", "title": "Tetrahedral hypothesis" }, { "docid": "2235556", "text": "mm in diameter, (among the largest fish eggs known), yellow tinted and opaque. The eggs are laid on the ocean floor, many times in shoal water, sticking together in loose clumps, surrounded by seaweed and stones. Atlantic wolffish mature relatively late, at age six. According to scientific data, the Atlantic wolffish's population has decreased drastically due to overfishing and bycatch. Bottom-trawling vessels also disrupt the wolffish's rocky underwater habitat when they drag large nets across the ocean floor, with heavy weights holding the nets to the ocean bottom. The nets are indiscriminate in what they catch and the heavy weights", "title": "Atlantic wolffish" }, { "docid": "12983244", "text": "Saccharina latissima Saccharina latissima is a brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), of the family Laminariaceae. It is known by the common name sugar kelp, and also sea belt and Devil's apron, due to its shape. It is found in the north east Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Barents Sea south to Galicia in Spain. It is not found in the Bay of Biscay but is common round the coasts of the British Isles. The species is found at sheltered rocky seabeds. \"S. latissima\" is a yellowish brown colour with a long narrow, undivided blade that can grow to long", "title": "Saccharina latissima" }, { "docid": "16310796", "text": "Favia fragum Favia fragrum is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Mussidae. It is commonly known as the golfball coral and is found in tropical waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. The golfball coral is small and usually hemispherical in shape with a number of large corallites packed closely together, but It can occur in groups or may occasionally grow as an encrusting coral. The corallites contain one to three polyps and are normally round but can become elongated into an oval shape when the polyps are budding and a new corallite is being formed.", "title": "Favia fragum" }, { "docid": "14624924", "text": "Macrocypraea cervus Macrocypraea cervus, common name the Atlantic deer cowry, is a species of large sea snail, a very large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is mainly distributed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean including the Caribbean Sea, and in the waters off South Carolina, Florida, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and the Bermudas. This species is one of the largest cowries. It is quite similar in shape and colour to \"Macrocypraea cervinetta\", but it is much larger. The maximum recorded shell length is , while minimum length is about . The shell is elongated,", "title": "Macrocypraea cervus" }, { "docid": "18525745", "text": "Polycarpa fibrosa Polycarpa fibrosa is a species of tunicate in the family Styelidae. It is brown and globular and its outer surface is covered with a mat of fibrils. It normally lies buried in soft sediment on the seabed with only its two siphons protruding. It occurs in the Arctic Ocean and northern Atlantic Ocean. \"P. fibrosa\" was first identified and described by the American malacologist William Stimpson in 1852. \"Polycarpa fibrosa\" is globular or ovoid in shape and is about in diameter. It has a sac-like body with a tough covering known as a tunic, and is densely clad", "title": "Polycarpa fibrosa" }, { "docid": "16504416", "text": "V and VII. There are sharply pointed posterodistal corners on the epimeral plates. There is a strongly convex shape to the posterior margin of the epimera III. The UR is quite thin, the telson being fairly short in length. This species is found in the South Atlantic Ocean and around almost the entire coast of the Antarctic Ocean. Hyperia macrocephala Hyperia macrocephala is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae. The name \"Hyperia macrocephala\" comes from the Latin \"large head\". This species can grow to 29 mm. The head of \"Hyperia macrocephala\" is shorter than the combined", "title": "Hyperia macrocephala" }, { "docid": "20324643", "text": "a June 2015 viral sighting of the species off the coast of Angola. Bathyphysa conifera Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the flying spaghetti monster is a bathypelagic species of siphonophore in the family Rhizophysidae. The specific epithet \"conifera\" ('cone-bearing') is due to the unusual shape of the cluster of gonophores. In Japanese it is called / / (')(literally 'jewel leek'). In Chinese it can be called (') (literally 'flying noodles monster'). It has been found in the Northeast and Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Angola, and in Monterey Bay in the Pacific Ocean. Like many siphonophores, it is carnivorous.", "title": "Bathyphysa conifera" }, { "docid": "20324641", "text": "Bathyphysa conifera Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the flying spaghetti monster is a bathypelagic species of siphonophore in the family Rhizophysidae. The specific epithet \"conifera\" ('cone-bearing') is due to the unusual shape of the cluster of gonophores. In Japanese it is called / / (')(literally 'jewel leek'). In Chinese it can be called (') (literally 'flying noodles monster'). It has been found in the Northeast and Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Angola, and in Monterey Bay in the Pacific Ocean. Like many siphonophores, it is carnivorous. It has a cystonect body plan, meaning it has a pneumatophore (float) and", "title": "Bathyphysa conifera" }, { "docid": "14498017", "text": "Solariella obscura Solariella obscura, common name the obscure solarelle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species occurs circum-Arctic, in the Northern Pacific Ocean and in the Northern Atlantic Ocean The maximum recorded shell length is 8.9 mm. The thin, umbilicate shell has a conical shape. It is ashen, whitish or reddish in color. The surface is lusterless, the dull outer layer very thin, overlying a brilliantly iridescent nacre. The sculpture consists of a rather prominent spiral ridge or carina at the shoulder of each whorl, beneath which, on the peripheral", "title": "Solariella obscura" }, { "docid": "12248811", "text": "of these is the archaeal phylum Lokiarchaeota, which is named after Loki's Castle. The vent field was given the name Loki's Castle as its shape reminded its discoverers of a fantasy castle. The reference is to the ancient Norse god of fire and trickery, Loki. It was felt to be \"an appropriate name for a field that was so difficult to locate\". Loki's Castle Loki's Castle is a field of five active hydrothermal vents in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, located at 73 degrees north on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Greenland and Norway at a depth of . The vents were discovered", "title": "Loki's Castle" }, { "docid": "14235159", "text": "Reticulated dragonet Callionymus reticulatus, the reticulated dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it is found at depths of from . This species grows to a length of TL. This species has a flattened head and body, the head has a triangular shape with the eyes placed on the top of the head. It has two dorsal fins with the first one being triangular in shape. It has blue spots along the flanks and four saddle-like markings on their backs which have sharply defined outlines. It is similar to the", "title": "Reticulated dragonet" }, { "docid": "14494926", "text": "that is reduced to a narrow, arched chink. The lip is simple. This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and the Rockall Bank, in the Northeast Atlantic Cirsonella gaudryi Cirsonella gaudryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm. The rather solid, shining, white shell has a turbinate shape. it has a narrow umbilicus. The spire consists of 3½ convex whorls, separated by a marked suture. The surface is smooth, except for the base which contains two or three very faint concentric striae.", "title": "Cirsonella gaudryi" }, { "docid": "8684124", "text": "5 lie on the eastern half in front of Neponsit Beach Hospital and the park bathhouse. Bay 1 is directly in front of the hospital, while the bathhouse feeds into Bay 4. The main beach features a distinctive crescent shape opening towards the Atlantic Ocean. The eastern half of the beach is much more narrow than the western half. Each bay is separated by reinforced concrete jetties, boulders, and rows of wooden pilings which extend into the ocean. The jetties also stabilize the sand of the beach. Until the 1950s, Bays 1 and 2 were part of the Neponsit Hospital", "title": "Jacob Riis Park" }, { "docid": "12983246", "text": "loss in sugar kelp of up to 80% at Skagerrak and 40% at the West coast of Norway. The reasons for this loss are not fully understood, but the increase in ocean temperature, high levels of nutrients and the reduction in animal species feeding off the filamentous algae are suggested as the most likely reasons. Saccharina latissima Saccharina latissima is a brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), of the family Laminariaceae. It is known by the common name sugar kelp, and also sea belt and Devil's apron, due to its shape. It is found in the north east Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific", "title": "Saccharina latissima" }, { "docid": "5079014", "text": "Laminaria Laminaria is a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called \"kelp\". Some species are also referred to as \"tangle\". This economically important genus is characterized by long, leathery laminae and relatively large size. Some species are referred to by the common name Devil's apron, due to their shape, or sea colander, due to the perforations present on the lamina. It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from (exceptionally to in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea and off Brazil). \"Laminaria\" form a habitat for many fish and invertebrates.", "title": "Laminaria" }, { "docid": "5352965", "text": "and the ocean, during part of the tide cycle the Atlantic side is the higher, in other parts of the tide cycle it is the lake side. As a result, the canal requires special \"double\" gates, the only ones of their kind in North America. The usual canal lock has a gate at each end, each gate consisting of two swinging doors that when closed form a shallow 'V' shape, with the point of the 'V' pointing upstream. At the St. Peter's Canal lock each gate consists of four swinging doors which form a diamond shape when closed. In actual", "title": "St. Peters Canal" }, { "docid": "15761705", "text": "trap air which helps prevent asphyxiation for the buried urchin. The ambulacrum forms a broad furrow in a star shape extending down the sides of the test. There are two series each of two rows of tube feet. The test reaches from six to nine centimetres in length. The sea potato has a discontinuous cosmopolitan distribution. It is found in temperate seas in the Adriatic Sea, the north Atlantic Ocean, the west Pacific Ocean, around Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Gulf of California at depths of down to 230 metres. It is very common round the coasts of", "title": "Echinocardium cordatum" }, { "docid": "17342333", "text": "Haemulon Haemulon is a genus of fish in the grunt family known as the scaled-fin grunts. Most are found in the western Atlantic Ocean, with a few species known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. This genus is considered to be one of the most important fish groups of the coral reefs of Brazil due to its commercial value and crucial ecological role. There are about 23 species in this genus. Species include: Fish of this genus are oblong in shape and have large mouths. They have scales over the rays of their second dorsal and anal fins, and the second", "title": "Haemulon" }, { "docid": "18104558", "text": "not attain the edge of the columella. It feeds on algae and is often seen by divers. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean (Aldabra Region), the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf (off Kuwait), the Mediterranean Sea (as a Lessepsian migrant) and in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. Trochus erithreus Trochus erithreus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails. The height of the shell varies between 33 mm and 35 mm, its diameter between 37 mm and 40 mm. The rather thin and inflated shell has a conical shape and", "title": "Trochus erithreus" }, { "docid": "294695", "text": "Ocean. The province also includes over 7,000 tiny islands. Newfoundland is roughly triangular. Each side is about long, and its area is . Newfoundland and its neighbouring small islands (excluding French possessions) have a total area of . Newfoundland extends between latitudes 46°36′N and 51°38′N. Labrador is an irregular shape: the western part of its border with Quebec is the drainage divide of the Labrador Peninsula. Lands drained by rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean are part of Labrador, and the rest belongs to Quebec. Most of Labrador's southern boundary with Quebec follows the 52nd parallel of latitude. Labrador's", "title": "Newfoundland and Labrador" }, { "docid": "6881538", "text": "Ras Nouadhibou Ras Nouadhibou () is a peninsula or headland divided between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is internationally known as Cabo Blanco in Spanish or Cap Blanc in French (both meaning \"White Headland\"). In the 14th and 15th centuries, fishing activities carried out from the nearby Canary Islands, by Spanish fishermen, inspired Spain to develop an interest in the desert coast of what is today called Western Sahara. Cabo Blanco, in the Atlantic Ocean, is the only place in the world where Mediterranean monk seals form a true colony. In 1997,", "title": "Ras Nouadhibou" }, { "docid": "10460778", "text": "\"insula brasil\" in the north Atlantic Ocean, usually circular in shape and located just southwest of Ireland. Although its source is uncertain, it is sometimes believed this \"brasil\" stems from Celtic word \"bress\", which means \"to bless\", and that the island was named \"Hy-Brasil\", or \"Island of the Blessed\". Such an island might have been spoken of in legendary old Irish immrama, then filtered into seafarer's tales, before being incorporated into maps by Italian cartographers, beginning with the 1325-30 portolan chart of Angelino Dalorto. It is not, however, the only use of \"brasil\" to denote an Atlantic island. For example,", "title": "Name of Brazil" }, { "docid": "3490881", "text": "can be readily distinguished by from the four larger species by their noticeably longer anal spine, anal fin configuration and body shape. The four large species are immediately recognizable by their more streamlined appearance given by the longer narrower body shape. Many individual species of Robalo bear a close resemblance to one another although they may be from the same or different oceans so identification is best left up to experts. The two Atlantic Ocean large Robalo species (\"Centropomus undecimalis\" and \"Centropomus poeyi\") are virtually identical in appearance. They can usually only be distinguished by the number of gill rakers", "title": "Centropomus" }, { "docid": "14354894", "text": "Aplysina archeri Aplysina archeri (also known as stove-pipe sponge because of its shape) is a species of tube sponge that has long tube-like structures of cylindrical shape. Although they can grow in a single tube, they often grow in large groups of up to 22 tubes. A single tube can grow up to high and thick. These sponges mostly live in the Western Atlantic Ocean: the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Florida, and Bonaire. Like most sponges, they are filter feeders; they eat food such as plankton or suspended detritus as it passes them. Very little is known about their behavioral patterns", "title": "Aplysina archeri" }, { "docid": "16735636", "text": "sporocysts each with two sporozoites. They are dodecahedral in shape and are composed of two hexagonal, pyrimidal valves joined at their bases by a suture. Crystallospora Crystallospora is a genus of Apicomplexa in the family Aggregatidae. The genus \"Crystallospora\" was created by Labbé in 1896 for a coccidium that Thelohan had discovered in the Atlantic Ocean off France in 1893. The organism was originally called \"Coccidium cristalloides\" but Labbe renamed it \"Crystallospora thelohani\". This species was later transferred to \"Eimeria\" by Doflein in 1909. In 1948 Dogel found the same species in Peter the Great Gulf (Pacific Ocean) off Japan.", "title": "Crystallospora" }, { "docid": "1293815", "text": "crust produced in the Atlantic is subducted. However, the plates making up the Pacific Ocean are experiencing subduction along many of their boundaries which causes the volcanic activity in what has been termed the Ring of Fire of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific is also home to one of the world's most active spreading centers (the East Pacific Rise) with spreading rates of up to 13 cm/yr. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a \"textbook\" slow-spreading center, while the East Pacific Rise is used as an example of fast spreading. Spreading centers at slow and intermediate rates exhibit a rift valley while", "title": "Seafloor spreading" }, { "docid": "4378271", "text": "changes to the shape, size, and drainage of the Great Lakes. As but one of many examples, near the end of the last ice age, Lake Iroquois extended well beyond the boundaries of present-day Lake Ontario, and drained down the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. Its cycles of growth and melting were a decisive influence on global climate during its existence. This is because it served to divert the jet stream which would otherwise flow from the relatively warm Pacific Ocean through Montana and Minnesota to the south. This gave the southwestern United States, otherwise a desert, abundant rainfall", "title": "Laurentide Ice Sheet" }, { "docid": "13360945", "text": "structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna from aerial photographs and found that the school assumed a parabolic shape, a fact that was suggestive of cooperative hunting in this species. \"The reason for this is the presence of many eyes searching for the food. Fish in shoals \"share\" information by monitoring each other’s behaviour closely. Feeding behaviour in one fish quickly stimulates food-searching behaviour in others. Fertile feeding grounds for forage fish are provided by ocean upwellings. Oceanic gyres are large-scale ocean currents caused by the Coriolis effect. Wind-driven surface currents interact with these gyres and the underwater topography, such as seamounts,", "title": "Shoaling and schooling" }, { "docid": "16765", "text": "seawater, diluting the salinity and altering the colour of the ocean surface over an area up to in extent. For centuries ships have reported fresh water near the Amazon's mouth yet well out of sight of land in what otherwise seemed to be the open ocean. The Atlantic has sufficient wave and tidal energy to carry most of the Amazon's sediments out to sea, thus the Amazon does not form a true delta. The great deltas of the world are all in relatively protected bodies of water, while the Amazon empties directly into the turbulent Atlantic. There is a natural", "title": "Amazon River" }, { "docid": "1094007", "text": "the town to a train station on Philadelphia Avenue and returning to larger city markets with locally caught fish from Ocean City. The Ocean City Inlet was formed during a significant hurricane in 1933, which also destroyed the train tracks across the Sinepuxent Bay. The inlet separated what is now Ocean City from Assateague Island. The Army Corps of Engineers took advantage of nature's intervention and made the inlet at the south end of Ocean City permanent. The inlet eventually helped to establish Ocean City as an important Mid-Atlantic fishing port as it offered easy access to the fishing grounds", "title": "Ocean City, Maryland" }, { "docid": "8499469", "text": "Olive's Ocean Olive's Ocean is a 2003 book by Kevin Henkes that won the 2004 Newbery Honor. The story's idea was taken from Kevin Henkes' question, \"What was it like for authors growing up?\" \"Olive's Ocean\" was 59 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 most challenged books from 2000 to 2009 for having \"sexually explicit content and offensive language.\" Martha goes away every summer from her home in Wisconsin to visit her grandmother, Godbee, on the Atlantic Ocean. One year, she receives a journal page from a woman whose daughter Olive, a classmate of Martha’s, has died", "title": "Olive's Ocean" }, { "docid": "6639332", "text": "been sped up in modern times due to the Arctic Ocean heating up especially much from fossil fuel-caused global warming. Atlantic hurricane An Atlantic hurricane or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean, usually between the months of June and November. A hurricane differs from a cyclone or typhoon only on the basis of location. A hurricane is a storm that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean, a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and a cyclone occurs in the south Pacific or Indian Ocean. Tropical cyclones can be categorized by", "title": "Atlantic hurricane" }, { "docid": "582450", "text": "This can affect both global and local patterns of climate and atmosphere-ocean circulation. The position of the continents determines the geometry of the oceans and therefore influences patterns of ocean circulation. The locations of the seas are important in controlling the transfer of heat and moisture across the globe, and therefore, in determining global climate. A recent example of tectonic control on ocean circulation is the formation of the Isthmus of Panama about 5 million years ago, which shut off direct mixing between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This strongly affected the ocean dynamics of what is now the Gulf", "title": "Climate change" }, { "docid": "11330589", "text": "of America Explorers in the former Panama Canal Zone to make the first The Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race goes across the Panama Canal, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. ... Cayuco Cayuco Racing consists of a small, 4 seater vessel, propelled through paddling only. It is much the same as what many people will know as Canoeing. Cayuco is the activity of paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip), sport, or transportation. It usually refers exclusively to using a paddle to propel a canoe with only human muscle power. A cayuco", "title": "Cayuco" }, { "docid": "14876838", "text": "Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel The Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel (NAMOC) is the main body of a turbidity current system of channels and canyons running on the sea bottom from the Hudson Strait, through the Labrador Sea and ending at the Sohm Abyssal Plain in the Atlantic Ocean. Contrary to most other such systems which fan away from the main channel, numerous tributaries run into the NAMOC and end there. The density of those tributaries is the highest near the Labrador Peninsula, but the longest tributary, called Imarssuak Mid-Ocean Channel (IMOC), originates in the Atlantic Ocean. Most topography data on the", "title": "Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel" }, { "docid": "14876835", "text": "Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel The Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel (NAMOC) is the main body of a turbidity current system of channels and canyons running on the sea bottom from the Hudson Strait, through the Labrador Sea and ending at the Sohm Abyssal Plain in the Atlantic Ocean. Contrary to most other such systems which fan away from the main channel, numerous tributaries run into the NAMOC and end there. The density of those tributaries is the highest near the Labrador Peninsula, but the longest tributary, called Imarssuak Mid-Ocean Channel (IMOC), originates in the Atlantic Ocean. Most topography data on the", "title": "Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel" }, { "docid": "18349110", "text": "Chromis enchrysura The yellowtail reeffish (\"Chromis enchrysura\") is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Atlantic Ocean. Occasionally, they are found in the aquarium trade. This species of fish is native to the Atlantic Ocean. It is also found partially around the Indian Ocean. Western Atlantic Ocean populations are found around the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, and Brazil. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, they are found in western Africa from the Canary Islands down to Angola. The population in the Indian Ocean is found around South Africa. Adults can grow", "title": "Chromis enchrysura" }, { "docid": "17283003", "text": "event featuring a 1.5K ocean swim, a 40K bike course, and a 10K run course. Lummus Park, Miami Beach Lummus Park is a public, urban park in Miami Beach (Miami-Dade, Florida), on the Atlantic Ocean. The park is on the eastern side of Ocean Drive, from 5th to 15th Streets. When redesigned and improved in the mid-1980s, it became part of the project for the redevelopment of what is now the Miami Beach Architectural District of South Beach. Along Ocean Drive, the park shows grassy areas and palm trees, alongside volleyball courts and pull up bars. A wavy pedestrian walk,", "title": "Lummus Park, Miami Beach" }, { "docid": "12958144", "text": "Hatteras Weather Bureau Station The Hatteras Weather Bureau Station is a wood-frame building in Hatteras, North Carolina built in 1901 for what was then called the U.S. Weather Bureau. The then-remote location on the Outer Banks of North Carolina provided data on conditions in the Atlantic Ocean from a fixed location that was farther into the ocean environment than any on the Atlantic coast. The building served as a weather station from 1902 to 1946, when it was converted to living quarters for Weather Bureau personnel. In 1952 the property was turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard, which used", "title": "Hatteras Weather Bureau Station" }, { "docid": "9930736", "text": "19 December 2009, later than initially estimated. Breakthrough was in March 2009. Problems with water leaks caused delays and cost overruns. The name of the tunnel comes from its connection of two islands located at the open Atlantic Ocean, and serves as an extension of (Atlantic Ocean road), a popular tourist attraction. road runs over a series of small islands with views of sea, fjord, and mountains, connecting Averøya to the mainland near the town of Molde. Atlantic Ocean Tunnel The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel () is an undersea tunnel that is part of Norwegian County Road 64 which connects Kristiansund", "title": "Atlantic Ocean Tunnel" }, { "docid": "1298533", "text": "these land masses crowded in on the Tethys Ocean from all sides, to as recently as the Late Miocene, 15 Mya, the ocean continued to shrink, becoming the Tethys Seaway or second Tethys Sea. Throughout the Cenozoic (66 million to the dawn of the Neogene, 23 Mya), global sea levels fell hundreds of meters, and eventually the connections between the Atlantic and the Tethys closed off in what is now the Middle East. During the Oligocene (33.9 to 23 Mya), large parts of central and eastern Europe were covered by a northern branch of the Tethys Ocean, called the Paratethys.", "title": "Tethys Ocean" }, { "docid": "1765926", "text": "the Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector, the latter providing a limited-access route between Route 87 and the Atlantic City Expressway. Route 87 is the only road to and from Brigantine. What is now Route 87 was initially proposed as Route S4A in 1927, a spur from Route 4 (now U.S. Route 9) in Tuckerton, Ocean County, south through Brigantine to Atlantic City. The portion of this route south of Little Beach was to be built by Atlantic County; however, the state took over plans of building the road in 1938. Despite this, Route S4A was never completed between Brigantine and Little Beach,", "title": "New Jersey Route 87" }, { "docid": "12892330", "text": "the New Jersey side, from which Reid eventually embarked on his epic voyage. Stowe's prelude to the present voyage was undertaken in 1999, when he and his new bride, Laurence Guillem, voyaged the South Atlantic Ocean for 194 days on the \"Anne,\" an expedition which Guillem dubbed \"The Odyssey of the Sea Turtle.\" Stowe's intent during this preliminary voyage was to shape a course literally in the shape of a turtle. Of this choice, Stowe said: \"There's also something to be said about not racing around all the time. So this voyage was sort of an antidote to our speed-obsessed", "title": "Reid Stowe" }, { "docid": "111451", "text": "to the formation of Pangea. Around 190 million years ago, Gondwana and Laurasia split apart due to the widening of the Atlantic Ocean. Finally, and very soon afterwards, Laurasia itself split up again, into Laurentia (North America) and the Eurasian continent. The land connection between the two persisted for a considerable time, via Greenland, leading to interchange of animal species. From around 50 million years ago, rising and falling sea levels have determined the actual shape of Europe, and its connections with continents such as Asia. Europe's present shape dates to the late Tertiary period about five million years ago.", "title": "Europe" }, { "docid": "6747832", "text": "and aquaculture industry of the area. Beaches, marinas, distinctive towns, and plenty of water activities also attract tourists, providing another source of income. Though individually distinct, each of the Rías Baixas share some common characteristics. They begin along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean and jut inland, eventually meeting up with a river. Each ria has a basic funnel shape as well, being wider at the ocean and narrowing as it approaches land and the river. Geologists believe that the Rías Baixas formed as a result of tectonic action which sunk certain land areas near the coast and along river", "title": "Rías Baixas" }, { "docid": "14993602", "text": "orthocanna\" occurs pelagically in the mesopelagic zone of the Arctic Ocean, the north west Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the north Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is found at depths ranging between . The greatest depth at which it has been observed is about . At these depths the temperature is about , hardly any light penetrates from the surface and human observation is limited to what can be seen from submersible craft. \"Marrus orthocanna\" can be several metres long and the tentacles can extend fifty centimetres on either side. It moves forward intermittently", "title": "Marrus orthocanna" }, { "docid": "9826", "text": "variations, values may vary by . From October to June the surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea. The Coriolis effect circulates North Atlantic water in a clockwise direction, whereas South Atlantic water circulates counter-clockwise. The south tides in the Atlantic Ocean are semi-diurnal; that is, two high tides occur during each 24 lunar hours. In latitudes above 40° North some east-west oscillation, known as the North Atlantic oscillation, occurs. On average, the Atlantic is the saltiest major ocean; surface water salinity in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "13440860", "text": "for which we share responsibility remain healthy, resilient and productive for our children and theirs.\" Sarah Chasis, Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative, New York of the Natural Resources Defense Council noted in a blog posting that with the initiative \"the Mid-Atlantic jumps to being a regional player on the ocean protection scene, on par with ecosystem-wide efforts by bodies like the West Coast Governors' Agreement.\" Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean is a regional initiative by states in the Mid-Atlantic States region \"to maintain and improve the health of our ocean and", "title": "Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)" }, { "docid": "3543051", "text": "fusion and modification of aspects of the ship types they knew operating in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean, generalizing their use in the end of the century for inter-oceanic travel with a more advanced form of sail rigging that allowed much improved sailing characteristics in the heavy winds and waves of the Atlantic Ocean and a hull shape and size that permitted larger cargoes. In addition to the average tonnage naus, some large naus (carracks) were also built in the reign of John II of Portugal, but were only widespread after the turn of the century. The Portuguese carracks were", "title": "Carrack" }, { "docid": "348844", "text": "classification since the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its northern latitude, temperatures very rarely drop below in the winter. The proximity to the Arctic Circle and the strong moderation of the Atlantic Ocean in the Icelandic coast (influence of North Atlantic Current, an extension of the Gulf Stream) shape a cold but not rigorous winter without a real summer. The city's coastal location does make it prone to wind, however, and gales are common in winter. Summers are cool, with temperatures fluctuating between , rarely exceeding . Reykjavík averages 147 days at the threshold of 1 mm per year.", "title": "Reykjavík" }, { "docid": "9828", "text": "Leakage/Rings, which brings salty Indian Ocean waters into the South Atlantic, and the \"Atmospheric Bridge\", which evaporates subtropical Atlantic waters and exports it to the Pacific. The Atlantic Ocean consists of four major, upper water masses with distinct temperature and salinity. The Atlantic Subarctic Upper Water in the northern-most North Atlantic is the source for Subarctic Intermediate Water and North Atlantic Intermediate Water. North Atlantic Central Water can be divided into the Eastern and Western North Atlantic central Water since the western part is strongly affected by the Gulf Stream and therefore the upper layer is closer to underlying fresher", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "12363195", "text": "width of the Fram Strait is what allows for both inflow and outflow on the Atlantic side of the Arctic Ocean. Because of this, it is influenced by the Coriolis force, which concentrates outflow to the East Greenland Current on the western side and inflow to the Norwegian Current on the eastern side. Pacific water also exits along the west coast of Greenland and the Hudson Strait (1–2 Sv), providing nutrients to the Canadian Archipelago. As noted, the process of ice formation and movement is a key driver in Arctic Ocean circulation and the formation of water masses. With this", "title": "Arctic Ocean" }, { "docid": "2935891", "text": "Sargasso Sea The Sargasso Sea () is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown \"Sargassum\" seaweed and often calm blue water. The sea is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream, on the north by the North Atlantic Current, on the east by the Canary Current, and on the south by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current, a clockwise-circulating system of ocean currents termed the North Atlantic", "title": "Sargasso Sea" }, { "docid": "5411759", "text": "Atlantic wreckfish The Atlantic wreckfish, \"Polyprion americanus\", is a marine, bathydemersal, and oceanodromous fish in the family Polyprionidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, western Indian Ocean, and the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is also known as stone bass, because it inhabits rocky ledges and wrecks. \"Polyprion moeone\" (Bass groper) is now recognised as a junior synonym. Atlantic wreckfish are deep-water fish found on the ocean bottom at depths between 40 and 600 m (130 to 2,000 ft), where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks (thus their name). They are largely solitary fish, but juveniles will school", "title": "Atlantic wreckfish" }, { "docid": "1031841", "text": "bypassed the area where Ocean View now lies because of the poor quality of its sandy, salty soil and the salt air that blew in from the Atlantic Ocean; they preferred to settle a few miles farther inland, where the land was higher and drier and the soil richer. Would-be settlers also faced a legal complication in obtaining land in what is now Ocean View, because Lord Baltimore claimed the area as part of his Maryland colony, while William Penn asserted that the area belonged to the Delaware Colony; settlers opted to look elsewhere for land to which they could", "title": "Ocean View, Delaware" }, { "docid": "19287558", "text": "the century time scale.\"\" Downturn of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, has been tied to extreme regional sea level rise. Since 2004 the RAPID program monitors the ocean circulation. Cold blob (North Atlantic) The cold blob in the North Atlantic describes a cold temperature anomaly of ocean surface waters, affecting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) which is part of the thermohaline circulation, possibly related to global warming-induced melting of the Greenland ice sheet. AMOC is driven by ocean temperature and salinity differences. The major possible mechanism causing the cold ocean surface temperature anomaly is based on the fact that", "title": "Cold blob (North Atlantic)" }, { "docid": "16797228", "text": "erosion and ocean surges; as ocean water surges through living areas, flooding access roads and taking down electricity poles and forcing residents to relocate. The Lagos State Government is also being criticised for failing to involve the people in the project. In August 2012 the Atlantic Ocean surged and overflowed its banks, sweeping 16 people into the Atlantic Ocean, killing several people and flooding Kuramo Beach, Victoria Island and other areas. According to an environmental expert, \"\"the ocean surge occurred as a result of the failure of the contractors handling the sandfilling activities of the proposed Atlantic Ocean City, to", "title": "Eko Atlantic" }, { "docid": "16261959", "text": "was an important time in crocodilian evolution because many land masses were breaking up. What is now Europe and Asia was drifting away from Africa to form the Tethys Ocean, while North America continued to separate from the rest of Laurasia as the Atlantic Ocean widened. With the presence of several early crocodilians like \"Borealosuchus\", North America is often hypothesized as the continent of origin for Crocodylia. However, the presence of agyptosuchids such as \"Aegisuchus\" in northern Africa suggests that early crocodilian evolution was focused instead around the Tethys Ocean. The agyptosuchids represent a highly specialized and highly endemic branch", "title": "Aegisuchus" }, { "docid": "9822", "text": "parts of what is now known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, or: Most of the MAR runs under water but where it reaches the surfaces it has produced volcanic islands. While nine of these have collectively been nominated a World Heritage Site for their geological value, four of them are considered of \"Outstanding Universal Value\" based on their cultural and natural criteria: Þingvellir, Iceland; Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture, Portugal; Gough and Inaccessible Islands, United Kingdom; and Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves, Brazil. Continental shelves in the Atlantic are wide off Newfoundland, southern-most", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "docid": "12773261", "text": "parallel 11° north passes through: The border between Ghana and what was then French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) was fixed by treaty between the French and British at the Conference of Paris in 1898, to be the 11th parallel. The border does not follow the boundary exactly, but follows it approximately, crossing over it several times. 11th parallel north The 11th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.", "title": "11th parallel north" }, { "docid": "10715043", "text": "The End of the Line (book) The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat is a book by journalist Charles Clover about overfishing. Clover, a former environment editor of the \"Daily Telegraph\" (London) and now a columnist on the \"Sunday Times\" (London), describes how modern fishing is destroying ocean ecosystems. He concludes that current worldwide fish consumption is unsustainable. The book provides details about overfishing in many of the world's critical ocean habitats, such as the New England fishing grounds, west African coastlines, the European North Atlantic fishing grounds, and the ocean around", "title": "The End of the Line (book)" }, { "docid": "17283001", "text": "Lummus Park, Miami Beach Lummus Park is a public, urban park in Miami Beach (Miami-Dade, Florida), on the Atlantic Ocean. The park is on the eastern side of Ocean Drive, from 5th to 15th Streets. When redesigned and improved in the mid-1980s, it became part of the project for the redevelopment of what is now the Miami Beach Architectural District of South Beach. Along Ocean Drive, the park shows grassy areas and palm trees, alongside volleyball courts and pull up bars. A wavy pedestrian walk, called the Promenade, separates the grass of the park and the beach up to 21st", "title": "Lummus Park, Miami Beach" }, { "docid": "16253059", "text": "Lago Mar, Virginia Beach, Virginia Lago Mar (sometimes spelled Lagomar or LagoMar) is a neighborhood on the north end of the Currituck Sound in the Princess Anne area of southeastern Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The name translated from Spanish to English means \"lake\" and \"ocean\". It is derived from its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and Brinson's Inlet Lake (originally known as \"Salt Pond\" and later \"Lake Tecumseh\"), as well as from the neighboring community of Ocean Lakes. The street names within Lago Mar are also of Spanish origin with the notable exception of Atwoodtown, which is what the", "title": "Lago Mar, Virginia Beach, Virginia" }, { "docid": "13440858", "text": "Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean is a regional initiative by states in the Mid-Atlantic States region \"to maintain and improve the health of our ocean and coastal resources, and ensure that they continue to contribute to the high quality of life and economic vitality of our region’s communities well into the future.\" Five states currently participate in the initiative. In 2009 Governors David Paterson, Martin O'Malley, Jon Corzine, Jack Markell, and Tim Kaine joined to form the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean. The initiative was announced on June 4, 2009 by", "title": "Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)" }, { "docid": "11532300", "text": "are members of the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. The Federal Register describes the Outer Coastal Plain AVA as being an area \"roughly triangular in shape and comprises the most easterly and southerly portions of New Jersey, including most of the State's Atlantic coastline and the area known as the Pine Barrens. It was drawn by the following boundaries: The Outer Coastal Plain viticultural area includes all of Cumberland, Cape May, Atlantic, and Ocean Counties and portions of Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, and Monmouth Counties in the State of New Jersey. The boundary of the Outer Coastal Plain viticultural area", "title": "Outer Coastal Plain AVA" }, { "docid": "10962316", "text": "Tropical Atlantic is bounded on the north and south by temperate ocean realms. The Temperate Northern Atlantic realm lies to the north on both the North American and African-European shores of the Atlantic. To the south, the ocean realms conform to the continental margins, not the ocean basins; the Temperate South America realm lies to the south along the South American coast, and the Temperate Southern Africa realm lies to the south along the African coast. The Tropical Atlantic realm is divided into six marine provinces, which are in turn divided into 25 marine ecoregions. Tropical Atlantic The Tropical Atlantic", "title": "Tropical Atlantic" }, { "docid": "3438039", "text": "a result of subduction beneath the Americas. The Indian Ocean is also predicted to be smaller due to northward subduction of oceanic crust into the Central Indian trench. Antarctica is expected to shift upwards, colliding with Madagascar and Australia, enclosing a remnant of the Indian Ocean (called the Indo-Atlantic Ocean), and creating a supercontient named Terra Orientalis. When the last of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is subducted beneath the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean is predicted to close rapidly. At 250 million years in the future, the Atlantic is predicted to have closed. North America is predicted to have already collided with", "title": "Pangaea Ultima" }, { "docid": "13450136", "text": "while easterly wind anomalies indicate breaks of activity along the SACZ. The feature is also strongest with negative anomalies in the sea surface temperature pattern lie over the southern Atlantic Ocean, while opposite conditions prevail across the northern Atlantic Ocean. South Atlantic Convergence Zone The South Atlantic convergence zone, or SACZ, is an elongated axis of clouds, precipitation, and convergent winds oriented in a northwest-southeast manner across southeast Brazil into the southwest Atlantic Ocean. By definition, the feature is a monsoon trough. It is strongest in the warm season. Thunderstorm activity along the feature magnifies over three or more days", "title": "South Atlantic Convergence Zone" }, { "docid": "3355285", "text": "Native Americans of the area. Additionally, Jefferson was very interested in finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, which would have cut the travel time from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean considerably. In late November 1805, after spending a number of days in what is today the state of Washington, Lewis and Clark proposed that the Corps of Discovery move to a location along the Columbia River, based on a recommendation of the local Clatsop Indians. The group decided to vote on the matter, with everyone, including the young Native American female Sacagawea and African American slave", "title": "Fort Clatsop" } ]

[ "Natasha Lyonne" ]

[ { "docid": "2824851", "text": "The consensus at Rotten Tomatoes calls it \"a sloppy, rushed-out product\". A teenage girl named Megan Voorhees (Natasha Lyonne) becomes possessed by the spirit of Hugh Kane (Richard Moll), the house's previous owner. During a formal dinner party she emerges in her pajamas, insults her mother and the guests, then proceeds to urinate profusely on the floor. In response, Megan's mother (Veronica Cartwright) seeks help from two priests, Father McFeely (James Woods) and Father Harris (Andy Richter). After paying a trip to the bathroom, the men attempt to drive Hugh's ghost out, but the exorcism does not go as planned.", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "2824851", "text": "The consensus at Rotten Tomatoes calls it \"a sloppy, rushed-out product\". A teenage girl named Megan Voorhees (Natasha Lyonne) becomes possessed by the spirit of Hugh Kane (Richard Moll), the house's previous owner. During a formal dinner party she emerges in her pajamas, insults her mother and the guests, then proceeds to urinate profusely on the floor. In response, Megan's mother (Veronica Cartwright) seeks help from two priests, Father McFeely (James Woods) and Father Harris (Andy Richter). After paying a trip to the bathroom, the men attempt to drive Hugh's ghost out, but the exorcism does not go as planned.", "title": "Scary Movie 2" } ]

[ { "docid": "2824850", "text": "horror-themed parody, \"A Haunted House\", and its sequel, both starring Marlon Wayans. Where the original film was mainly based on the slasher films of the 1990s, \"Scary Movie 2\" parodies an array of supernatural and haunted house films from various decades, including \"The Haunting\" (1999), \"The Exorcist\" (1973), \"The Amityville Horror\" (1979), \"Poltergeist\" (1982), \"The Legend of Hell House\" (1973), \"House on Haunted Hill\" (both the 1959 and 1999 versions), and \"The Changeling\" (1980). It also spoofs some contemporary films, such as \"Hannibal\" (2001) and \"Hollow Man\" (2000). \"Scary Movie 2\" grossed $141.2 million worldwide from a $45 million budget.", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "10555484", "text": "Scream mask kills them one by one. \"Scary Movie 2\" is the second in the franchise. It grossed $141,220,678 worldwide with $71,308,997 in the U.S. This is the last installment in the \"Scary Movie\" films to receive an R-rating and also marks the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the series. The film starts with a parody of \"The Exorcist\", in which Megan Voorhees (sharing the same last name as the fictional serial killer Jason Voorhees) is possessed by Hugh Kane, and two priests, Father McFeely and Father Harris (James Woods and Andy Richter) have to force Hugh Kane", "title": "Scary Movie (film series)" }, { "docid": "10555491", "text": "sequence is that of \"The Exorcist\" while the rest of the film contains traces of \"What Lies Beneath\", \"Poltergeist\", \"Titanic\", \"The Amityville Horror\" and \"Charlie's Angels\". \"Scary Movie 3\"s general parodies are \"The Ring\" and \"Signs\". It also features \"The Others\", \"Airplane!\", \"8 Mile\", \"The Matrix Reloaded\", and \"Minority Report\". \"Scary Movie 4\" largely makes fun of the \"Saw\" films (generally the first two), \"The Village\", \"The Grudge\", and \"War of the Worlds\", as well as \"Million Dollar Baby\", \"Brokeback Mountain\", and . \"Scary Movie 5\"s central areas of satire are the \"Paranormal Activity\" film series, \"Mama\", \"Black Swan\", and", "title": "Scary Movie (film series)" }, { "docid": "5389397", "text": ", but when you boil out the demon feathers, it's the same damn movie.\" Scott Tobias of The Onion's A.V. Club said that \"Skarsgård [gives] a quietly mesmerizing performance\", and that \"Schrader's movie isn't particularly scary, but it's more substantive than \"The Exorcist\" and its sequels, because it takes demon possession out of head-spinning literalism and considers evil as something more real and commonplace.\" David Edelstein of the magazine \"Slate\" said the film is \"a good, thoughtful horror picture, and [very] close to being a very good one.\" Brent Simon of IGN gave the film a score of 4 out", "title": "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist" }, { "docid": "2377452", "text": "was used in several episodes of the Dutch children's series \"Bassie en Adriaan\", an episode (\"Ghosts\") of the BBC series \"My Family\" and an episode (\"Poltergeist III – Dipesto Nothing\") of \"Moonlighting\". It was used in a television advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf Diesel in 2002 and in films such as 1983's \"Star 80\", 1985's \"Weird Science\", 2001's \"Scary Movie 2\" (in a scene directly parodying \"The Exorcist\"), 2002's \"The Master of Disguise\", 2004's \"Saved!\" and 2017's \"Abracadabra\". The album is mentioned in the \"Only Fools and Horses\" episode \"Fatal Extraction\", although the cover of \"Tubular Bells II\" is shown", "title": "Tubular Bells" }, { "docid": "17651310", "text": "The prologue for \"Scary Movie 2\" was a short parody of several scenes from the original. Mexican comics \"Los Polivoces\" (The Multivoices), made a copy-parody, called \"El Exorcista\". Eduardo Manzano incarned the \"possession\" and hard make-up was used. Flying clothes were used as \"phantoms\" and rotoscophy techniques make his bed fly. A 1995 episode of \"The Simpsons\" (titled \"Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily\") features Bart, Lisa and Maggie getting put under the care of the Flanders family. After Lisa reveals that neither she, Bart nor Maggie is baptized, Ned decides to baptize them. On the way to the baptism, Maggie turns her", "title": "The Exorcist" }, { "docid": "1959613", "text": "Scary Movie Scary Movie is a 2000 American horror comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film is a parody of the horror, slasher, and mystery film genres. Several mid- and late-'90s films and TV shows are spoofed, and the script is primarily based on the '90s hit horror films \"Scream\" (1996) and \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" (1997). The first in the \"Scary Movie\" film series, it was followed by four sequels: \"Scary Movie 2\" (2001), \"Scary Movie 3\" (2003), \"Scary Movie 4\" (2006), and \"Scary Movie 5\" (2013). Despite a mixed critical reception, the film", "title": "Scary Movie" }, { "docid": "2824849", "text": "Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American horror comedy film and the second film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans (all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters having been killed off), as well as Tim Curry, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Chris Masterson, Kathleen Robertson, David Cross, and James Woods. The film is the last in the series to feature the involvement of stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and director Keenen Ivory Wayans. The Wayans would eventually go on to produce a similar", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "2824859", "text": "post-production in a total of less than 9 months, roughly half the average time for all those steps to be completed on a standard Hollywood production in 2000-2001. In North America, the film grossed $71.3 million. Worldwide, it grossed $141.2 million. Out of the first four \"Scary Movie\" films, this was the least successful to date, until the fifth film was released twelve years later. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 109 reviews and an average rating of 3.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Instead of being funny, this gross-out sequel plays like", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "2824860", "text": "a sloppy, rushed-out product.\" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 29 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating \"generally unfavorable reviews\". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"B\" on an A+ to F scale. The film premiered on DVD on December 18, 2001. It was later released on Blu-ray a decade later on September 20, 2011, after Lionsgate purchased Miramax and Dimension Films's catalogues. Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American horror comedy film and the second film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "13766665", "text": "who has criticized it for messy plot construction, conventionality and overblown pretentiousness, among other perceived defects. Writer James Baldwin provides an extended negative critique in his book length essay \"The Devil Finds Work\". II: Stephen H. Scheuer wrote that \"Exorcist II\" “may just well be the worst sequel in the history of films – a stupefying, boring, vapid and \"non-scary\" follow-up to the box-office champ of 1973...\"Exorcist II\" is a disaster on every level – a sophomoric script, terrible editing, worst direction by John Boorman, inevitably coupled with silly acting. In one scene that typifies this lamentable sci-fi horror pic,", "title": "The Exorcist (film series)" }, { "docid": "5640083", "text": "together, which was my second film. And then, at that point, I was visiting L.A. to stay and it led to a third film and a fourth film. And it was really a big deal because I'd never been on a set before.\" It signaled a pivotal point for Hall’s career. As a key member of the all-star cast, she welcomed rising-star status in \"black-Hollywood\". Hall gained more recognition with her role in the comedy-horror-spoof \"Scary Movie\" (and the sequels \"Scary Movie 2\", \"Scary Movie 3\", and \"Scary Movie 4\") portraying the obnoxious, sex-crazed Brenda Meeks, and the TV movie", "title": "Regina Hall" }, { "docid": "15686627", "text": "a spot in the top ten for the fourth weekend in a row, falling to #9 with a gross of $1,441,360. \"Scary Movie 5\" fell to #13 in its fifth weekend earning $675,942 and slid to #15 in its sixth with $420,253. \"Scary Movie 5\" was not screened for critics in advance. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 4% based on 51 reviews and an average rating of 2 out of 10. The site's consensus states: \"Juvenile even by \"Scary Movie\" standards, this fifth installment offers stale pop culture gags that generate few laughs.\" On Metacritic, the", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "3638916", "text": "to 1987. Moll plays himself in \"The Facts of Life\" (Season 9, episodes 1 and 2: \"Down and Out in Malibu\"). Moll appeared in \"The Flintstones\" and \"Casper Meets Wendy\", both TV spin-offs. In 1999's \"But I'm a Cheerleader\", Moll went against type and played a gay man who, with his partner (Wesley Mann), helps gay teenagers escape from a nearby camp where parents send their teenage offspring for conversion therapy. In 2001 he played Hugh Kane, the ghost haunting a mansion in \"Scary Movie 2\". He played the drifter on the Nickelodeon show \"100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd\". In", "title": "Richard Moll" }, { "docid": "7300142", "text": "\"The Believers\" made a profit, but critics dismissed it as another routine occult horror film. It opened to mostly negative reviews: Many thought it the weakest of John Schlesinger's later films and too violent and predictable to be scary. Many felt it a poor attempt at imitating \"Rosemary's Baby\" and \"The Exorcist.\" Roger Ebert denounced the film as \"an awesomely silly, tasteless, and half-witted movie.\" This film featured early appearances from Jimmy Smits and Helen Shaver. Smits and Sheen both appeared in \"The West Wing\", where Smits' character succeeds Sheen's as President of the United States. He appeared as David", "title": "The Believers" }, { "docid": "19094167", "text": "Regmi is the most veteran actor in this movie. He has played a lot of movies in the past and is also a production Manager by profession. Arun plays Baaje, a grandpa who lives in the village of Zhigrana with his grandson in the past. His character is also an exorcist who makes sacrifices for spirits to go away. Production began October 2013. The cast and crew went to shoot for 32 working days. The movie was shot in Rupa Lake close to Pokhara, the highway to Pokhara and Kathmandu. The set of village Zhigrana built in Rupa lake was", "title": "Zhigrana" }, { "docid": "2824857", "text": "from the house's curse. Two months later, Cindy and Buddy are in a relationship. They are out on a walk when Buddy disappears and Hanson shows up. As he closes in menacingly, he gets hit by a car. The car's driver is Shorty, who is receiving a blowjob from the ghost that he seduced earlier (much like the ending of the previous movie). The film is a sequel to \"Scary Movie\". According to director Keenen Ivory Wayans, the makers of the film watched over 130 horror films for background research. Marlon Brando was originally cast as Father McFeely and completed", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "12765196", "text": "This was the first of its kind as far as special effects used realistically to portray gruesome scenes. This movie, created by director William Friedkin with make up master Dick Smith directing the effects set the stage for countless other such films to be made. After the release of The Exorcist and its subsequent popularity scary movies began to shift and the violent horror flick became a major genre. With effects greats Kevin Yagher, Dick Smith, and Tom Savini behind such classic horror films as \"Friday the 13th\" (1980), \"A Nightmare on Elm Street\" (1984), \"Halloween\" (1978), and \"Dawn of", "title": "Bodily mutilation in film" }, { "docid": "4458813", "text": "with this resolution because they had always thought of Dark Phoenix as a separate entity who had possessed Jean Grey, with Salicrup drawing an analogy to the film adaptation of \"The Exorcist\": \"In the movie there's this little girl who's taken over and several people get killed, but by the end, when the demon's gone no one thinks, 'Let's kill that murderous little girl.'\" However, on reading the issues over they agreed with Shooter that from the reader's perspective, she did not seem to be possessed, and Claremont admitted that while writing the Dark Phoenix Saga he was never clear", "title": "The Dark Phoenix Saga" }, { "docid": "3270006", "text": "there are also angels and life after death. He couldn't see why people thought it was scary. I've seen it about 200 times and every time I see something I haven't seen before.\" Director Martin Scorsese placed \"The Exorcist\" on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time. In 2008, the film was selected by Empire Magazine as one of \"The 500 Greatest Movies Ever Made\". It was also placed on a similar list of 1000 films by \"The New York Times\". \"The Exorcist\" was released in London on March 14th, 1974. The film was protested around", "title": "The Exorcist (film)" }, { "docid": "20108976", "text": "Indian couple are devastated when their adopted daughter becomes possessed by a demonic force. The father shoots the daughter to death, however, an investigative journalist doesn't believe in their story and becomes determined to know the real truth by going much deeper in the couple's scary past. After the official trailer was made Public, Joshua Millican from website \"Horror Freak News\" appreciated the film's Trailer and said \"Timely Possession Horror Islamic Exorcist will Shock Western Audiences\" Another website \"HorrorFuel\" stated \"Islamic Exorcist Puts A New Spin On A Classic Genre\" The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. While conceding", "title": "Islamic Exorcist" }, { "docid": "8923467", "text": "My Scary Girl My Scary Girl (; lit. \"Sweet, Bloodthirsty Lover\") is a 2006 South Korean black/romantic comedy film written and directed by Son Jae-gon. With a relatively low budget and lead actors who were not particularly famous at the time, \"My Scary Girl\" became a sleeper hit and the tenth top-selling domestic film of the year with 2,286,745 tickets sold. 29-year-old Hwang Dae-woo (Park Yong-woo) is a successful university lecturer of English, yet due to his awkward and shy nature around women, has yet to engage in any romantic relationship. When art major student Lee Mi-na (Choi Kang-hee) suddenly", "title": "My Scary Girl" }, { "docid": "3269991", "text": "subliminal intent of it all. A detailed article in the July/August 1991 issue of \"Video Watchdog\" examined the phenomenon, providing still frames identifying several uses of subliminal \"flashing\" throughout the film. In an interview from the same issue, Friedkin explained, \"I saw subliminal cuts in a number of films before I ever put them in \"The Exorcist\", and I thought it was a very effective storytelling device... The subliminal editing in \"The Exorcist\" was done for \"dramatic\" effect—to create, achieve, and sustain a kind of dreamlike state.\" However, these quick, scary flashes have been labeled \"[not] truly subliminal\" and \"quasi-\"", "title": "The Exorcist (film)" }, { "docid": "5837493", "text": "Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American horror comedy film and the fourth film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films from Disney. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin. The film marks the final franchise appearances of the main stars, Anna Faris and Regina Hall (who portray Cindy and Brenda, respectively), and concludes the original story arc. This", "title": "Scary Movie 4" }, { "docid": "3678924", "text": "character in the films \"Scary Movie 2\", \"Waterborne\", \"Made for Each Other\" and \"Intellectual Property\". He guest starred in two episodes of \"That '70s Show\", alongside his brother, Danny. In the USA Network television series \"White Collar\", he played Josh Roland in the episode \"Where There's a Will\". He also played Scotty O'Neal in the movie \"My Best Friend's Wedding\". In 2012, Masterson had a guest role on the TBS series \"Men at Work\" as a concierge named Archie. His brother, Danny Masterson, plays Milo, on the show, although the two did not share any scenes together. In the 2010s,", "title": "Christopher Masterson" }, { "docid": "12531252", "text": "Cindy Campbell Cindy Campbell is a fictional character from the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. Portrayed by Anna Faris and created by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the character first appeared in \"Scary Movie\" (2000). In the film, whose main parodies are the \"Scream\" and \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" franchises, Cindy shares a role similar to Sidney Prescott and Julie James. Faris would reprise her role of Cindy in the film's sequels. In \"Scary Movie 2\", Cindy is attending college and with her friends, goes to Hell House for Professor Oldman's", "title": "Cindy Campbell" }, { "docid": "1959626", "text": "name!\" during sex with Bobby, similar to the sex scene between Michelle and Jim in \"American Pie\". A trailer for a fictitious sequel to \"Amistad\" titled \"Amistad II\" with elements of \"Titanic\" also appears in the movie theater scene. The film also makes other pop culture references beyond the scope of film, including a brief reference to \"Dawson's Creek\" and a parody of the \"Whassup?\" ad campaign by Budweiser. The tagline for the movie's poster was \"No Shame. No Mercy. No Sequel.\" When \"Scary Movie 2\" was released a year later, the tagline for the sequel was \"We Lied.\" \"Scary", "title": "Scary Movie" }, { "docid": "12765208", "text": "Street movies 2-4. Bob Keen did effects on the movies \"Hellraiser\" (1987) and \"Nightbreed\" (1990) \"The Exorcist\" (1973) With the Linda Blair head turn and accompanying effects, this film inspired many film makers. \"Martin\" (1978) This may not be a particularly fantastic movie, but the scene where Martin, the title character, slits the wrist of an unconscious girl shows a clever trick used to fool the audience into believing in the realism of the action. \"Dawn of the Dead\" (1978) This film was very original. In fact, according to effects man Tom Savini, this film was largely improvised during its", "title": "Bodily mutilation in film" }, { "docid": "17651299", "text": "was made into the movie \"The Exorcist III\" in 1990. Like \"The Exorcist\", it involves demonic possession. The book was the focus of a court case over its exclusion from \"The New York Times\" Best Seller list. Blatty based aspects of the Gemini Killer on the real-life Zodiac Killer, who, in a January 1974 letter to the \"San Francisco Chronicle\", had praised the original \"Exorcist\" film as \"the best satirical comedy that I have ever seen\". The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the", "title": "The Exorcist" }, { "docid": "8666445", "text": "Legion (Blatty novel) Legion is a 1983 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty, a sequel to \"The Exorcist\". It was adapted into the movie \"The Exorcist III\" in 1990, and is part of The Exorcist series. Like \"The Exorcist\", it involves demonic possession. The book was the focus of a court case over its exclusion from \"The New York Times\" Best Seller list. Blatty based aspects of the Gemini Killer on the real life Zodiac Killer, who, in a January 1974 letter to the \"San Francisco Chronicle\", had praised the original \"Exorcist\" film as \"the best satirical comedy", "title": "Legion (Blatty novel)" }, { "docid": "10555490", "text": "critics, and grossed $72,992,798 worldwide in the box office, thus being the least successful film in the franchise. Jody (Ashley Tisdale) and Dan Sanders (Simon Rex) move into a new home after adopting three mysterious children. There are video cameras to record the events, and Jody and Dan soon discover that a powerful creature known as \"Mama\" is haunting them, trying to claim their newly adopted children. \"Scary Movie\"s main parody is of \"Scream\" with elements of \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\", \"The Sixth Sense\", and \"The Matrix\". \"Scary Movie 2\" primarily targets \"The Haunting\"; the film's opening", "title": "Scary Movie (film series)" }, { "docid": "1066193", "text": "and then attacked by a masked killer. The treatment remained as a short story while Williamson worked on another script, \"Teaching Mrs. Tingle\", a thriller that he would eventually sell but that would languish in development hell for many years. Struggling to pay his bills, Williamson secluded himself in Palm Springs and focused on the development of his \"Scary Movie\" treatment, hoping for a quick sale to meet his financial needs. Over the course of three days, Williamson developed a full-length script as well as two separate five-page outlines for potential sequels—\"Scary Movie 2\" and \"Scary Movie 3\". He hoped", "title": "Scream (1996 film)" }, { "docid": "17070691", "text": "and this will become a solid franchise.\" Namita Karkera of \"Rediff.com\" gave the film a score of 1.5 out of 5 noting, \"Sunny Leone looks hot alright but with scary scenes being average at best, Ragini MMS 2 isn't half as scary as it is supposed to be. At best, the film seems like a spoof. The second half of the movie however fares better. Overall the movie still manages to scare at some shots, make us laugh and enjoy Sunny Leone in her skimpy outfits.\" A prequel to the movie, Ragini MMS was made and released on 11 May", "title": "Ragini MMS 2" }, { "docid": "20108977", "text": "the expertise of the film and its participants, some critics pointed out the English sync part of the movie but praised the movie overall. \"Blood Guts\" gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and said: \"If you are a fan of films such as \"Under the Shadow\", you will love Islamic Exorcist more!\". \"That Moment In\" gave 4 out of 5 stars and pointed the film's lead actress Kavita Radheshyam's performance by quoting \"Surely, it has some terrific performances by the lead actress Kavita Radheshyam who literally carries the whole movie on her head with her acting skills\". \"Movie Guy 24/7\"", "title": "Islamic Exorcist" }, { "docid": "20108978", "text": "gave 3.5 out of 4 stars by pointing out the movie's old school Japanese Cinema feel and quoted \"If you are into Japanese horrors or Takashi Miike horrors, Islamic Exorcist is just for you\". \"Bloody Flicks\" called the movie \"Genuinely Creepy\" and pointed out its English sync part as its drawback. Another Horror website \"More Horror\" called the film \"A terrifying Indian Horror movie\". Reviewer \"Dani McKinney\" for \"Pop Horror\" applauded the director for not relying on CGI Effects and staying on practical effects in the movie. Islamic Exorcist Islamic Exorcist is a 2017 supernatural horror thriller film directed by", "title": "Islamic Exorcist" }, { "docid": "19759549", "text": "The Exorcist (play) The Exorcist is a play by John Pielmeier based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, and is part of \"The Exorcist\" franchise. The story centres around a young girl, Regan, who has been subject to demonic possession. Her mother, Chris, seeks out to the church to perform an exorcism. In February 2008, American playwright John Pielmeier expressed an interest in adapting William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name into a play and soon met with Blatty. He then began working on a script for the play, in which the first draft", "title": "The Exorcist (play)" }, { "docid": "19759545", "text": "The Exorcist (play) The Exorcist is a play by John Pielmeier based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, and is part of \"The Exorcist\" franchise. The story centres around a young girl, Regan, who has been subject to demonic possession. Her mother, Chris, seeks out to the church to perform an exorcism. In February 2008, American playwright John Pielmeier expressed an interest in adapting William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name into a play and soon met with Blatty. He then began working on a script for the play, in which the first draft", "title": "The Exorcist (play)" }, { "docid": "4525307", "text": "Dawson Leery Dawson Wade Leery is the central character from the WB television drama \"Dawson's Creek\", portrayed by James Van Der Beek, and appeared in 122 episodes and cameo in \"Scary Movie\" (2000). Dawson is the first child and only son of Mitch Leery and his college sweetheart, Gail Leery. He was born on March 14, 1983. His three best friends are Joey Potter, the girl across the creek, whom he considers his soulmate, Pacey Witter, Capeside High's class clown, and Jen Lindley, the new girl in town. Dawson is joined by a sister, Lily, who is born when he", "title": "Dawson Leery" }, { "docid": "10095870", "text": "blind girl (Arathi) out of pity, but in his absence she is raped by an adolescent youth and later blackmailed. The husband eventually ‘forgives’ her for having been raped. Aarathi plays the role of the poor blind girl and Rajinikanth plays as a small role as a man who rapes her (Aarathi) in the absence of her husband. 1984 Tamil movie \"Kai Kodukkum Kai\" was a partially based on this movie as an extended version of \"Munithaayi\" story. Rajnikanth played the role of blind girl's husband in that movie. Further, Rajnikanth's characterisation in this movie went to be used in", "title": "Katha Sangama" }, { "docid": "15686633", "text": "nominations at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Supporting Actress for Lindsay Lohan, Worst Screen Combo for Lohan and Charlie Sheen and Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel. \"Scary Movie 5\" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 20, 2013. An unrated version was also released. Scary Movie 5 Scary Movie 5 (stylized Scary MoVie) is a 2013 American horror comedy film and the fifth installment in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. It is the second film to be distributed by The Weinstein Company under the Dimension Films brand. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "3270012", "text": "R. Hager, the lighting double for Linda Blair, was incorrectly credited for performing the stunt. In 2015, Warner Bros. finally acknowledged that stuntwoman Ann Miles was the only person who performed the stunt. The Exorcist (film) The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name, directed by William Friedkin, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and Jason Miller. The film is part of \"The Exorcist\" franchise. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, follows the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl", "title": "The Exorcist (film)" }, { "docid": "15686631", "text": "by this relentless antilaugh machine. \"Scary Movie 5\" doesn't even have the imagination for a worthwhile gross-out joke. When the best you can offer is a poopy toothbrush, it's time to pack it in.\" Darren Franich of \"Entertainment Weekly\" said \"Hitting theaters seven years after the last \"Scary Movie\", the new film doesn't even feature the ameliorating presence of Anna Faris, who gave the earlier films a certain spoofy grace. In her place is \"High School Musical\" refugee Ashley Tisdale, her face frozen in an eyeroll of mild irritation. Who can blame her? The film hopscotches between too-late riffs on", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "8666455", "text": "with which Blatty had no involvement (who also panned the film as well). On 15 March 2010, WildClaw Theatre in Chicago premiered the theatrical version. It was directed by Anne Adams and adapted by Charley Sherman. Legion (Blatty novel) Legion is a 1983 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty, a sequel to \"The Exorcist\". It was adapted into the movie \"The Exorcist III\" in 1990, and is part of The Exorcist series. Like \"The Exorcist\", it involves demonic possession. The book was the focus of a court case over its exclusion from \"The New York Times\" Best Seller", "title": "Legion (Blatty novel)" }, { "docid": "15686624", "text": "and Sheen joined the cast in August 2012. Terry Crews joined the cast on August 14, 2012. Filming began in September 2012. The first promotional image of the film, featuring Lohan and Sheen in the very first scene of the movie, was released on September 20, 2012. The only actors from any of the previous installments to appear in this film are Sheen, Rex, Hammond, and Shannon. They do not portray their original characters, Sheen stars as himself, Rex plays Dan, Shannon plays Heather, and Hammond plays a doctor. The film was largely shot in and around Atlanta, Georgia in", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "16902582", "text": "Manthrikan Manthrikan is a 2012 Malayalam horror-comedy film written by Rajan Kiriyath, directed by Anil and starring Jayaram and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles. The film released on 5 October 2012. It was panned by critics and audiences alike. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as \"Chandramukhi Ki Pratigya\". Mukundan Unni (Jayaram) is a tantrik magician and an exorcist. He is not really keen about his father's tantrik magic skills and is whiling away his time with two dumb cronies in a remote village. There he meets a girl named Malu (Poonam Bajwa), who has no memories about her", "title": "Manthrikan" }, { "docid": "3185481", "text": "the role in two of its sequels. Lyonne's other films during this period included \"Detroit Rock City\", \"\" (both 1999), \"Scary Movie 2\", \"The Grey Zone\", \"Kate & Leopold\" (all 2001), \"Party Monster\" (2003), and \"\" (2004). Lyonne's subsequent film appearances include \"All About Evil\" (2010), \"\" (2011), \"Girl Most Likely\", \"Loitering with Intent\", \"Sleeping with Other People\", \"Hello My Name Is Doris\", \"Addicted to Fresno\", \"#Horror\", \"Yoga Hosers\", \"Antibirth\", \"The Intervention\", and \"\". In 2019, she will appear alongside Lucas Hedges and Shia LaBeouf in LaBeouf’s autobiographical film \"Honey Boy\". Lyonne made her New York stage debut in the", "title": "Natasha Lyonne" }, { "docid": "11259369", "text": "leads him upstairs, removes her mask and shows him that she was one of the three women he had met earlier. Pharrell Williams can also be seen dancing with some of the women. The song was listed as the 303rd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media. Since its release, the song has been featured in numerous films and other media. It has been featured in the films \"Kiss of the Dragon\", \"Crossroads\", \"Down to Earth\", \"Juwanna Mann\", \"Scary Movie 2\", \"Identity Thief\", and \"About A Boy\" \"Its a Girl Boy Thing\" and the HBO television series \"Treme\", also", "title": "Shake Ya Ass" }, { "docid": "14468335", "text": "haunting of an Arts Academy. \"T2\" (\"Tenement 2\") is a suspense-horror Star Cinema film starring Diamond Star Maricel Soriano. Members of the cast include Derek Ramsay, Eric Fructuoso, and Mika dela Cruz. The movie was directed by the award-winning horror film director Chito Rono. T2 refers to Tenement 2, one of the buildings in FTI located in Taguig City where some of the scenes were shot. In the movie, Maricel Soriano plays a Save an Orphan Foundation volunteer who brings an orphan home only to discover that the girl comes from a family of “engkantos.” Ghosts in Filipino culture There", "title": "Ghosts in Filipino culture" }, { "docid": "15686614", "text": "Scary Movie 5 Scary Movie 5 (stylized Scary MoVie) is a 2013 American horror comedy film and the fifth installment in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. It is the second film to be distributed by The Weinstein Company under the Dimension Films brand. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker. It was released on April 12, 2013. The film is the only installment of the franchise not to feature Cindy Campbell (played by Anna Faris) or Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall) (due to the end of their storyline). It premiered on April 11, at the Hollywood’s", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "2824852", "text": "After a chain of projectile vomits and various instances of pedophilia, Megan insults Father McFeely's mother. He responds by pulling out a gun and shooting Megan. Meanwhile, Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans), and Shorty Meeks (Marlon Wayans) are at college, trying to live new lives since the events of the first film. Cindy and Brenda get tagged by a socially maladjusted girl, Alex (Tori Spelling). Shorty is still the same stoner he was before. Ray, still confused about his sexuality, has two new male friends, Tommy (James DeBello) and Buddy (Christopher Masterson). Buddy", "title": "Scary Movie 2" }, { "docid": "12531260", "text": "Faris as \"the real discovery of \"Scary Movie\", the one performer who tries valiantly to hold everything together\". Cindy Campbell Cindy Campbell is a fictional character from the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. Portrayed by Anna Faris and created by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the character first appeared in \"Scary Movie\" (2000). In the film, whose main parodies are the \"Scream\" and \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" franchises, Cindy shares a role similar to Sidney Prescott and Julie James. Faris would reprise her role of Cindy in the film's sequels. In", "title": "Cindy Campbell" }, { "docid": "5837503", "text": "[...] it's an exercise in lowbrow postmodernism, a movie-movie contraption more nuts than Charlie Kaufman's gnarliest fever dream. It's cleverly stupid.\" The film won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Electra, also in \"Date Movie\"). Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American horror comedy film and the fourth film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films from Disney. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft,", "title": "Scary Movie 4" }, { "docid": "879697", "text": "powerful evil, which, unknown to the reader at this point, he has battled before in an exorcism in Africa. Meanwhile, in Georgetown, a young girl named Regan MacNeil is living with her famous mother, actress Chris MacNeil, who is in Georgetown filming a movie. As Chris finishes her work on the film, Regan begins to become inexplicably ill. After a gradual series of poltergeist-like disturbances in their rented house, for which Chris attempts to find rational explanations, Regan begins to rapidly undergo disturbing psychological and physical changes: she refuses to eat or sleep, becomes withdrawn and frenetic, and increasingly aggressive", "title": "The Exorcist (novel)" }, { "docid": "1556375", "text": "sound track\" and several \"memorable\" scenes, but finding the story \"goofy.\" Kevin Thomas of the \"Los Angeles Times\" called it \"an absolutely riveting, thoroughly scary experience, a triumph of sleek film craftsmanship that will inevitably but not necessarily unfavorably be compared to 'The Exorcist'.\" Tom Shales of \"The Washington Post\" declared, \"It's probably the classiest 'Exorcist' copy yet, but as a summer thriller, it can hardly challenge the human appeal and exhilarating impact of last year's 'Jaws' ... Seltzer, busy justifying his baloney premise with Biblical quotations, forgets about narrative logic or empathetic characters.\" Gene Shalit called the film \"a", "title": "The Omen" }, { "docid": "10555481", "text": "Scary Movie (film series) Scary Movie is a series of American horror comedy parody films created by Keenen Ivory Wayans with his younger brothers, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, that mainly specialize in parodying horror films, which have collectively grossed over $895 million at the box-office worldwide. The two main recurring actors of the first four installments were Anna Faris and Regina Hall as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, joined by new or recurring actors and characters. The franchise was developed by The Wayans Brothers, who wrote and directed the first two films before leaving the franchise. Their entries were", "title": "Scary Movie (film series)" }, { "docid": "15898892", "text": "of print until 2007, when it was released in DVD. Şeytan Şeytan is a 1974 Turkish cult horror film based on William Friedkin’s \"The Exorcist\" (1973), directed by Metin Erksan, featuring Canan Perver as a 12-year-old girl named Gul, living a high society life with her mother in Istanbul, who becomes possessed by the Devil himself after experimenting with a Ouija Board. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is commonly known as \"Turkish \"Exorcist\"\" because of plot and stylistic similarities copied from \"The Exorcist\". The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting", "title": "Şeytan" }, { "docid": "15898891", "text": "Şeytan Şeytan is a 1974 Turkish cult horror film based on William Friedkin’s \"The Exorcist\" (1973), directed by Metin Erksan, featuring Canan Perver as a 12-year-old girl named Gul, living a high society life with her mother in Istanbul, who becomes possessed by the Devil himself after experimenting with a Ouija Board. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is commonly known as \"Turkish \"Exorcist\"\" because of plot and stylistic similarities copied from \"The Exorcist\". The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting in a grainy and poor image quality. \"Şeytan\" was out", "title": "Şeytan" }, { "docid": "3270001", "text": "in \"The New Republic\", wrote, \"This is the scariest film I've seen in years—the \"only\" scary film I've seen in years ... If you want to be shaken—and I found out, while the picture was going, that that's what I wanted—then \"The Exorcist\" will scare the… (shit) out of you.\" \"Variety\" noted that it was \"an expert telling of a supernatural horror story ... The climactic sequences assault the senses and the intellect with pure cinematic terror.\" In \"Castle of Frankenstein\", Joe Dante called it \"an amazing film, and one destined to become at the very least a horror classic.", "title": "The Exorcist (film)" }, { "docid": "15482970", "text": "first section of scenes including a victim engulfed in cog wheels before going down a small drop in the station area and pulling up again to go into the second section featuring spiders, an exorcist girl in her bedroom and 3 skeleton cyclists. After the Trauma Towers ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach closed at the end of the 2008 season, some of the scenes in Trauma Towers were reused in the Ghost Train ride, including the phantom who plays the organ. A few of the changes to the ride include a flying skeleton head becoming a boiler and the druid", "title": "Ghost Train (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)" }, { "docid": "18832818", "text": "Twin Star Exorcists Rokuro is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friends dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the \"Twin Star Exorcists\", and are destined to marry and have a child known as the Miko, which will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing all evil spirits, or Kegare, from the world and ending the war that has", "title": "Twin Star Exorcists" }, { "docid": "18832824", "text": "Times\" Manga Best Sellers list for two nonconsecutive weeks, first at 8th place and then at 6th. Twin Star Exorcists Rokuro is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friends dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the \"Twin Star Exorcists\", and are destined to marry and have a child known as the Miko, which will be the ultimate exorcist,", "title": "Twin Star Exorcists" }, { "docid": "10546808", "text": "Daddy's Deadly Darling Pigs (also titled The 13th Pig, Daddy's Deadly Darling, Horror Farm, Daddy's Girl, The Strange Exorcism of Lynn Hart, The Strange Love Exorcist and Roadside Torture Chamber) is a 1973 horror film directed by Marc Lawrence and currently distributed by Troma Entertainment. On its release premiere in Detroit, Michigan on May 23, 1973, the distributor offered free bacon to the audience as part of a promotion. Toni Lawrence plays Lynn Webster, an escapee from a mental hospital who takes refuge in a local diner inhabited by a man named Zambrini and his pigpen of human flesh-eating pigs.", "title": "Daddy's Deadly Darling" }, { "docid": "13766661", "text": "it was originally a very classy film that the studio hacked apart and turned into a commercial piece [...] I'm basically trying to chronicle how a film can get away from the auteur and be transformed into a purely commercial product\". Upon its release on December 26, 1973, the film received mixed reviews from critics, “ranging from ‘classic’ to ‘claptrap'.\" Stanley Kauffmann, in \"The New Republic\", wrote, “This is the most scary film I’ve seen in years — the \"only\" scary film I’ve seen in years…If you want to be shaken — and I found out, while the picture was", "title": "The Exorcist (film series)" }, { "docid": "2377451", "text": "\"Doctor Who\", a BBC series in which he formerly played the titular character). The use of the opening theme in the 1973 film \"The Exorcist\" gained the record considerable publicity and introduced the work to a broader audience. Along with a number of other Oldfield pieces the theme was used in the 1979 NASA movie \"The Space Movie\". It has gained cultural significance as a 'haunting theme', partly due to the association with \"The Exorcist\", and has been sampled by many other artists, such as Janet Jackson on the title track of her album \"The Velvet Rope\". In television it", "title": "Tubular Bells" }, { "docid": "11584660", "text": "Dream Girl (1977 film) Dream Girl is a 1977 Indian Hindi film, directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The movie stars Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra and Prem Chopra. Hema Malini was promoted as the \"Dream Girl\" from her first film and that eventually led her to star in this film. it became a hit at the box office. The story revolves around a young woman (Hema Malini), who plays five different characters in the film – Sapna, Padma, Champabai, Dream girl, and Rajkumari, to steal money in order to maintain a home for orphans. The music of this movie was composed", "title": "Dream Girl (1977 film)" }, { "docid": "9629806", "text": "Panthaya Kozhi Panthaya Kozhi is a Malayalam movie produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. It is directed by M.A.Venu, who last did the critically acclaimed \"Chakoram\" in 1994. Narain pairs up with Pooja for the first time. Through this movie he's launched as a full-fledged action hero. Narain plays Bharathan, who comes to Kalimuthupalayam in Tamil Nadu to sell a house and some property, while Pooja plays Chembakam, a Tamil girl who falls in love with him. Actress Geetha plays Narain's mother in the film. Telugu actor Rami Reddy appears as villain Nachappa gounder, the landlord and", "title": "Panthaya Kozhi" }, { "docid": "18030546", "text": "saying \"This prequel to the shriek hell, directed and scripted by series writer/actor Leigh Whannell, manages to avoid the Curse of the Triple Cash Grab.\" Kerry Lengel of \"The Arizona Republic\" gave the film three out of five stars, saying \"\"Insidious: Chapter 3\" is almost more a spoof of a classic like \"The Exorcist\" than it is an homage. It's not scary horror, it's silly horror, and the audience is in on the joke.\" Stephen Whitty of the \"Newark Star-Ledger\" gave the film two-and-a-half stars, saying \"You need more than a few sudden noises and scary shocks to make a", "title": "Insidious: Chapter 3" }, { "docid": "15353706", "text": "deal with Morgan Creek, Blatty was to direct the movie himself, and it was to be filmed on location in Georgetown. The central role of Lt. Kinderman had to be recast, as Lee J. Cobb, who played the part in \"The Exorcist\", had died in 1976. Oscar-winner George C. Scott signed up for the role, impressed by Blatty's screenplay: \"It's a horror film and much more... It's a real drama, intricately crafted, with offbeat interesting characters...and that's what makes it genuinely frightening.\" Several cast members from Blatty's previous film \"The Ninth Configuration\" (1980) appear in \"The Exorcist III\": Jason Miller,", "title": "The Exorcist III" }, { "docid": "9740353", "text": "which she plays Rainelle, a girl thrown into the midst of a world of crime. Madison also has a significant role in the Disney movie \"Bridge to Terabithia\", based on the children's book. She plays May Belle Aarons, the younger sister of the lead male character played by Josh Hutcherson. She also appears in the independent film \"Look\" as Megan, a girl who is being watched and followed by a kidnapper. Madison had a small role in \"\" during the season 1 finale \"What He Beheld\" as a girl who becomes part of a short-lived hostage situation. In the DVD", "title": "Bailee Madison" }, { "docid": "2914703", "text": "investigative priest, interview everyone involved with the exorcism, then fade out to unused footage, unused angles from the first film. A low-budget rehash — about $3 million — of \"The Exorcist\", a rather cynical approach to movie-making, I'll admit. But that was the start.\" Playwright William Goodhart was commissioned to write the screenplay, titled \"The Heretic\"; he based it around the theories of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (the Jesuit paleontologist/archaeologist who had inspired the character of Father Merrin in Blatty's novel \"The Exorcist\"). Goodhart's screenplay took a more metaphysical and intellectual approach compared with the original film. Here, the battle", "title": "Exorcist II: The Heretic" }, { "docid": "15686625", "text": "the fall of 2012, with additional filming January and February 2013 at Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles. David Zucker reportedly handled additional filming and reshoots while Malcolm D. Lee was starting production for \"The Best Man Holiday\". Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the film and was released on April 23, 2013. Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack of the film scored by James L. Venable it was released on May 14, 2013. All songs were written and composed by Venable. \"Scary Movie 5\" grossed $32 million in North America", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "1959614", "text": "received positive reviews from audiences and was a box office success, grossing $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget. An 18-year-old girl named Drew Decker (Carmen Electra) receives a threatening phone call while home alone one night. Drew is chased outside by Ghostface, who stabs her in the breast, removing one of her silicone breast implants. She is hit by a vehicle driven by her father, who was distracted by oral sex by his wife, and is then subsequently murdered by Ghostface. The next morning, Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) meets up with her boyfriend Bobby (Jon Abrahams) and her", "title": "Scary Movie" }, { "docid": "10555482", "text": "produced by Dimension Films and distributed by two different studios: Miramax Films, as it was originally the studio's genre film label during executive producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein's run and produced the first three films, and The Weinstein Company—the brothers' subsequently formed studio—which produced the rest of the series' release after the Weinsteins departed Miramax and took the Dimension label with them. The franchise had one film in 2013 with \"Scary Movie 5\", which features entirely new characters in a revamped storyline. \"Scary Movie\" is the first film that premiered in the series. \"Scary Movie\" was the highest-grossing film of", "title": "Scary Movie (film series)" }, { "docid": "3544892", "text": "This is the first film in the series to be rated PG-13. The first two films were R-rated. Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American horror comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres. It is the third film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise, and the first to be directed by David Zucker. The film stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall reprising their roles as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, respectively. New cast members include Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, and Leslie Nielsen. It is the first film in the series to", "title": "Scary Movie 3" }, { "docid": "1959630", "text": "mannish female gym teachers, those \"Whassssup\" Budweiser commercials -- hasn't it all been done to death?\". The soundtrack to \"Scary Movie\" was released on July 4, 2000 through TVT Records and consists of a blend of hip hop and rock music. Scary Movie Scary Movie is a 2000 American horror comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film is a parody of the horror, slasher, and mystery film genres. Several mid- and late-'90s films and TV shows are spoofed, and the script is primarily based on the '90s hit horror films \"Scream\" (1996) and \"I Know What You Did", "title": "Scary Movie" }, { "docid": "16657585", "text": "DVD of a scary movie for her scary movie night and tells her he loves her way too much to stay mad at her. When they go to Mark's house during lunchtime so he can give Elizabeth her present, she looks at his picture of him and his mother. His mom had left when he was a child due to his father, Terry, abusing her and hitting her. Elizabeth and Kelli get home and Marie tells them Amy's mother said it was fine to bring Kelli to scary movie night. While Elizabeth and Kelli are watching a scary movie at", "title": "Reviving Ophelia (film)" }, { "docid": "3544876", "text": "Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American horror comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres. It is the third film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise, and the first to be directed by David Zucker. The film stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall reprising their roles as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, respectively. New cast members include Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, and Leslie Nielsen. It is the first film in the series to feature no involvement from the Wayans family. The characters of Shorty Meeks and Ray Wilkins, previously played by", "title": "Scary Movie 3" }, { "docid": "8923470", "text": "Finn. As part of an international exchange program with the Daegu International Musical Festival, the New York Musical Theatre Festival presented the Korean version of \"My Scary Girl\" on October 1–4, 2009 at the Acorn Theater in New York City. \"My Scary Girl\" was selected as the Outstanding New Musical in the festival. In addition, Bang Jin-ui won an award for Outstanding Individual Performance, and Honorable Mention citations were earned by Will Aronson for Excellence in Writing: Music, Kang Kyoung-ae for Excellence in Writing: Book, Byun Jung-joo for Excellence in Direction, and the cast for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. My Scary", "title": "My Scary Girl" }, { "docid": "3118381", "text": "Marlon Wayans Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in \"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka\" in 1988. He frequently collaborates with his brother Shawn Wayans, as he was on The WB sitcom \"The Wayans Bros.\" and in the comedic films \"Scary Movie\", \"Scary Movie 2\", \"White Chicks\", \"Little Man\", and \"Dance Flick\". However, Wayans had a dramatic role in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed \"Requiem for a Dream\", which saw his departure from the usual comedies. In 2009, he appeared in \"\". In 2013, he", "title": "Marlon Wayans" }, { "docid": "1959624", "text": "Hailstorm's character, which resembles that of Gale Weathers, and Doofy Gilmore, of Deputy Dewey Riley. Buffy Gilmore is a play on the character of Helen Shivers in \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\", portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar, and her name is a reference to Gellar's role as Buffy Summers in the hit TV series \"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\". Greg Phillipe is referential to Ryan Phillipe, who plays Gellar's boyfriend in \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\"; likewise, Bobby Prinze is in reference to Freddie Prinze Jr., who also starred opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in the film. Cindy", "title": "Scary Movie" }, { "docid": "9345743", "text": "\"The Doors\" (1991); \"Wayne's World\" (1992); \"Dazed and Confused\" (1993); \"Clerks, The Stoned Age\" (1994); \"Friday, Mallrats\" (1995); \"Beavis and Butt-Head Do America\" (1996); \"Bongwater\" (1997); \"The Big Lebowski, Half Baked\" (1998); \"Detroit Rock City, Idle Hands, American Beauty\" (1999); \"Dude, Where's My Car?; Next Friday, Scary Movie\" (2000); \"Super Troopers, How High, Scary Movie 2\" (2001); \"Laurel Canyon\" (2002); \"Rolling Kansas\" (2003); \"Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle\" (2004); \"Lords of Dogtown\" (2005); \"Grandma's Boy; Puff, Puff, Pass\" (2006); \"Knocked Up, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny\" (2007); \"Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Pineapple Express\"", "title": "Stony Awards" }, { "docid": "17651302", "text": "into the chief protagonist. Though the characters of Karras and Kinderman were acquainted during the murder investigation in \"The Exorcist\" and Kinderman expressed fondness for Karras, in \"Exorcist III\" Blatty has Kinderman remembering Karras as his \"best friend\". Jason Miller reprised his Academy Award-nominated role in \"The Exorcist\" for this film. Because of the studio's dissatisfaction with Schrader's version of the prequel (see \"Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist\"), Renny Harlin was then hired as director to retool the movie. Harlin reused some of Schrader's footage but shot mostly new material to create a more conventional horror film. Harlin's new version", "title": "The Exorcist" }, { "docid": "10200188", "text": "Ambulance Girl Ambulance Girl is a 2005 made-for-television movie. It premiered in the United States on September 12, 2005 on the Lifetime network. The film stars Kathy Bates and Robin Thomas. The film is based on the memoir by Jane Stern, \"Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT\". The teleplay was written by Alan Hines and the film was directed by Kathy Bates. Kathy Bates plays Jane Stern, a food writer who becomes an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Bates received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, but", "title": "Ambulance Girl" }, { "docid": "17872253", "text": "concept is solid, and Penney deserves credit for approaching a movie like this introspectively, but it comes off as boring and not really that scary.\" Mark L. Miller of AICN wrote that film is not particularly scary, but it has \"moments of awesome\". \"Hellgate\" won the Best Film at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival and Best Horror Film at the Fantasy Horror Awards in Italy. Hellgate (2011 film) Hellgate (originally titled Shadows) is a 2011 American-Thai supernatural thriller directed and written by John Penney, starring William Hurt and Cary Elwes. Elwes plays the sole survivor of a car crash", "title": "Hellgate (2011 film)" }, { "docid": "13086096", "text": "In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories is a collection of horror stories retold for children by Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Dirk Zimmer. It was published as part of the I Can Read! series in 1984. 1. The Teeth: A boy on his way home keeps running into men with abnormally large and yellow teeth. 2. In the Graveyard: A fat woman is in the graveyard where she wonders what it's like to be dead. 3. The Green Ribbon: A young lad meets a girl with a green ribbon", "title": "In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories" }, { "docid": "2914721", "text": "the Book of Job; it's God testing the good. In this sense, Regan (Linda Blair) is a modern-day saint — like Ingrid Bergman in \"Europa '51\", and in a way, like Charlie in \"Mean Streets\". I like the first \"Exorcist\", because of the Catholic guilt I have, and because it scared the hell out of me; but \"The Heretic\" surpasses it. Maybe Boorman failed to execute the material, but the movie still deserved better than it got.\" Author Bob McCabe's book \"The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows\" contains a chapter on the film in which Linda Blair said the movie", "title": "Exorcist II: The Heretic" }, { "docid": "13766668", "text": "modern-day saint — like Ingrid Bergman in \"Europa '51\", and in a way, like Charlie in \"Mean Streets\". I like the first \"Exorcist\", because of the Catholic guilt I have, and because it scared the hell out of me; but \"The Heretic\" surpasses it. Maybe Boorman failed to execute the material, but the movie still deserved better than it got.\" Author Bob McCabe's book \"The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows\" contains a chapter on the film in which Linda Blair said the movie \"was one of the big disappointments of my career,\" and John Boorman confessed that “The sin I", "title": "The Exorcist (film series)" }, { "docid": "13766671", "text": "chiller which stimulates the adrenalin and intellect alike.\" However Owen Gleiberman of \"Entertainment Weekly\" gave a negative review, stating \"If Part II sequels are generally disappointing, Part IIIs are often much, much worse. It can seem as if nothing is going on in them except dim murmurings about the original movie—murmurings that mostly remind you of what isn't being delivered.\" Gleiberman called \"The Exorcist III\" \"an ash-gray disaster\" and that it \"has the feel of a nightmare catechism lesson, or a horror movie made by a depressed monk.” Kim Newman claimed that \"The major fault in \"Exorcist III\" is the", "title": "The Exorcist (film series)" }, { "docid": "15686626", "text": "and $46.4 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $78.4 million. In North America, the film opened to #2 in its first weekend with $14.2 million, behind \"42\", making it the lowest-grossing opening weekend for a film in the \"Scary Movie\" franchise. It was expected to take in about half as much as its predecessors, around $17 million in its opening weekend. The film held up reasonably well in its second weekend, slipping two spots to #4 with an estimated $6,296,000. In its third weekend, the film dipped 43.8% to #7 earning an estimated $3,457,000. The film held", "title": "Scary Movie 5" }, { "docid": "3143432", "text": "with Mr. Cooper\" and provided the voice of Toof for the animated children's series \"Waynehead\" (based on brother Damon's real life childhood experiences). After a supporting stint in the gang drama \"New Blood\" (1999) Wayans' film fortunes increased dramatically when he co-starred with his brother Marlon in a hit film directed by their older brother Keenen: \"Scary Movie\" (1999–2000), a comic satire (which he also co wrote) on the then-recent trend of horror films like \"Scream\". Wayans played the apparently closeted Ray Wilkins, a role he reprised for the similarly popular 2001 sequel \"Scary Movie 2\". To date, Wayans has", "title": "Shawn Wayans" }, { "docid": "10350167", "text": "and Alma Karma, who are heavily featured in the saga. Hoshino drew Allen with hair longer than Robin's and found it difficult to decide on a hairstyle. She parted his hair in the center to emphasize his facial expressions. Because he is an exorcist, she wanted him to have a \"very scary-looking image\" and added the scar on his left forehead; the scar changed shape several times before becoming a pentagram. Since Hoshino wanted the Order and its enemies to have visual contrast, she gave Allen and the Exorcists black cloaks to convey a \"gloomy\" impression. Allen's clothing is drawn", "title": "Allen Walker" }, { "docid": "13123735", "text": "T2 (2010 film) T2 or (Tenement 2) is a 2009 supernatural horror film produced and distributed by Star Cinema. The film stars Maricel Soriano. The film was directed by Chito Rono, director of the critically acclaimed film \"Sukob\". T2 refers to Tenement 2, one of the buildings in Brgy. Western Bicutan, Taguig City where some of the scenes were shot. In the movie, Maricel Soriano plays a \"Save an Orphan Foundation\" volunteer who brings an orphan home only to discover that the girl comes from a family of \"Engkantos\". The film begins with Claire (Maricel Soriano) with Elias (Eric Fructuoso)", "title": "T2 (2010 film)" }, { "docid": "20269269", "text": "never before. Where he's kind of unionized crime. And Scarecrow comes in to basically reintroduce fear into Gotham and to remind people that the dark is still scary out there. And we're really going to fashion, especially Episode 2, almost a horror movie episode where we really get to see Scarecrow. I think he's like purely terrifying. Imagine, rather than the other versions of Scarecrow out there—because there are a lot of different versions—what if you just really tell Scarecrow as a horror movie? Because he could be scary as hell.\" Executive producer Danny Cannon stated, \"When the studio asks", "title": "Gotham (season 4)" }, { "docid": "11680777", "text": "being all that menacing. He's more the know-it-all pessimist who sees through everyone else's charade, rather than the scary murderer who plays mind games with his victims. He stirs up the pot some, but the juiciest stuff emerges all on its own ... the bulk of \"Split Second\" is essentially unremarkable. It's a serviceable lower-tier movie that moves at an efficient pace and provides mild entertainment.\" Split Second (1953 film) Split Second is a 1953 American film noir thriller directed by Dick Powell about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the grave danger", "title": "Split Second (1953 film)" }, { "docid": "10191359", "text": "Count Scary Count Scary was a character (portrayed by Detroit, Michigan-area radio disc jockey Tom Ryan) who hosted monthly specials presenting B movie horror films with comedy skits on Detroit television station WDIV from 1982 to the early 1990s. Count Scary was a comically stereotypical vampire. His favorite catch phrase (invariably accompanied by a \"spooky\" sounding musical sting) was \"Oooh, that's \"scaary\"!\" Eventually, Count Scary was dropped by WDIV and moved on to WKBD's \"ShocKtober\" Halloween programming for several years. After \"ShocKtober\" was no longer able be aired by WKBD due to the station's commitment to the then-new Fox network,", "title": "Count Scary" }, { "docid": "9985702", "text": "Ammayi Bagundi Ammayi Bagundi () is a Telugu movie directed by Balasekaran, starring Sivaji, Meera Jasmine, Ali, Bramhanandam, Bhavana, Sana, Chitram Seenu, Anil, Siva Krishna, Rajan P. Dev. The music is scored by Srilekha and it produced by Dega Deva Kumar Reddy. In this movie Jasmine plays a dual role: one a lively girl and the other a homely wife. It is a remake Tamil super hit \"Parthiban Kanavu\" starred Srikanth and Sneha.This movie was dubbed in Malayalam as Manjupeyyum Munpe. Siva (Sivaji) is a modern guy who falls in love with a beautiful girl(Meera Jasmine) he saw at a", "title": "Ammayi Bagundi" }, { "docid": "19794869", "text": "been hired to do rewrites of the script. By February 2017, Schrab had been replaced by Mike Mitchell, reportedly due to \"creative differences\". On September 6, 2017, it was announced that production of \"The Lego Movie Sequel\" would begin in Canada on October 2, 2017. It was also announced that Lord and Miller have returned to re-rewrite the script to tackle with gender issues on how a girl plays vs. how a boy plays. On March 23, 2018, it was confirmed that Tiffany Haddish was cast in the film as a new lead character while returning actors would be Pratt", "title": "The Lego Movie (franchise)" }, { "docid": "2914696", "text": "a critical failure at the time of its release. \"Exorcist II\" is often considered not just the worst film in the series but one of the worst films of all time. It was the last film to feature veteran actor Paul Henreid. Philip Lamont, a priest struggling with his faith, attempts to exorcise a possessed South American girl who claims to \"heal the sick\". However, the exorcism goes wrong and a lit candle sets fire to the girl's dress, killing her. Afterwards, Lamont is assigned by the Cardinal to investigate the death of Father Lankester Merrin, who had been killed", "title": "Exorcist II: The Heretic" }, { "docid": "19799425", "text": "crew, from Friedkin to Max von Sydow, who played Father Merrin. \"The Exorcist\" became a smash hit after its release in December 1973, and in the weeks that followed, many viewers wound up fainting, vomiting, or running out of theaters screaming. The property damage and workload for movie theater janitors caused by the pandemonium became so substantial that Warner Bros. actually requested that Bermingham attend an opening to offer spiritual counsel to people who were unable to cope with the film's content. At a news conference in Milan, Italy, where Bermingham and director Friedkin answered questions about The Exorcist, the", "title": "Thomas V. Bermingham" } ]

[ "trias politica" ]

[ { "docid": "387965", "text": "Separation of powers The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state. Under this model, a state's government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches. The typical division is into three branches: a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary, which is the trias politica model. It can be contrasted with the fusion of powers in some parliamentary systems where the executive and legislative branches overlap. Separation of powers, therefore, refers", "title": "Separation of powers" } ]

[ { "docid": "2333477", "text": "religiously and intellectually simplistic. According to Rachel Rosenthal, \"the post-denominational Jew refuses to be labeled or categorized in a religion that thrives on stereotypes. He has seen what the institutional branches of Judaism have to offer and believes that a better Judaism can be created.\" Such Jews might, out of necessity, affiliate with a synagogue associated with a particular movement, but their own personal Jewish ideology is often shaped by a variety of influences from more than one denomination. Jewish religious movements Jewish religious movements, sometimes called \"denominations\" or \"branches\", include different groups which have developed among Jews from ancient", "title": "Jewish religious movements" }, { "docid": "9773255", "text": "Government of Malaysia Government of Malaysia officially the Federal Government of Malaysia () based in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and the federal executive based in Putrajaya. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states operating within a constitutional monarchy under the Westminster parliamentary system and is categorised as a representative democracy. The federal government of Malaysia adheres to and is created by the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of the land. The federal government adopts the principle of separation of powers under Article 127 of the Federal Constitution, and has three branches: executive, legislature and judiciary. The", "title": "Government of Malaysia" }, { "docid": "13456662", "text": "purpose of strengthening civic life is the goal. Each year’s conference revolves around a different theme that concerns various aspects of civic engagement on a multitude of levels, including corporate, institutional, and individual responsibility. Featured Annual Conference Speakers have included: Justice Antonin Scalia, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Senator Robert Byrd, Senator Harris Wofford, Senator Bob Graham, Jean Case, Sonal Shah, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Scott Heiferman, Craig Newmark, & Sean Parker. 1953 – 8th Annual Conference – What Price, Freedom? 1954 – 9th Annual Conference – The Three Branches of our Federal Government, Yesterday,", "title": "National Conference on Citizenship" }, { "docid": "6439664", "text": "Legislature of Liberia The Legislature of Liberia is the bicameral legislature of the government of Liberia. It consists of a Senate – the upper house, and a House of Representatives – the lower house, modeled after the United States Congress. Sessions are held at the Capitol Building in Monrovia. Legislature of Liberia is considered one of the three branches of government based on the Article III of the Constitution of Liberia that stipulates all three branches ought to be equal and coordinated based on the Principle of checks and balances. The House of Representatives contains 73 seats, with each county", "title": "Legislature of Liberia" }, { "docid": "1610496", "text": "chancellor then goes by three main principles. The first is called the Chancellor Principles in which he or she is responsible for all government policies. The Second one is called The Principle of ministerial autonomy in which the chancellor prepares everything for the legislative and proposes other laws threw the Cabinet and the third one is called Cabinet Principle were this calls for disagreements between federal ministers over Jurisdictional or Budgeting relative things, in which is settled by the Cabinet. Germany has what is called a Federal legislative power which is divided between the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The Bundestag", "title": "Presidency" }, { "docid": "11456768", "text": "government liquor businesses, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (founded 1927), was by 2008 one of the world's largest alcohol retailers. Resource and utility companies also emerged at this time, notably Ontario Hydro in 1906, Alberta Government Telephones in 1906, and SaskTel in 1908. Provincial governments also re-entered the railway business as in Northern Alberta Railways in 1925 and what later became BC Rail in 1918. A notable anomaly of this era is Canada's only provincially owned \"bank\" (though not called that for legal reasons) Alberta Treasury Branches, created in 1937. New crown Corporations were also created throughout much of", "title": "Crown corporations of Canada" }, { "docid": "4989440", "text": "institutional regulations, which contravene the principle of non-discrimination according to the Anti-discrimination law. In 2014, the Ministry of National Defense, established the Committee for Diversity and Non-Discrimination which will aim to advance concrete measures to eradicate discrimination and arbitrary exclusions in the military. The instance, which is composed of representatives of all branches of the Military of Chile, expressly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The resolution, signed by Defense Minister Jorge Burgos, established the government as responsible for creating a more inclusive armed services. The same year, sailor Mauricio Ruiz became the first serving member of", "title": "LGBT rights in Chile" }, { "docid": "4148407", "text": "1992 has been relied on to refer to grand juries as a 'fourth branch of government'. In that opinion, Scalia wrote: [T]he grand jury is mentioned in the Bill of Rights, but not in the body of the Constitution. It has not been textually assigned, therefore, to any of the branches described in the first three Articles. It 'is a constitutional fixture in its own right'[case cites]. In fact the whole theory of its function is that it belongs to no branch of the institutional government, serving as a kind of buffer or referee between the Government and the people.[cites]", "title": "Fourth branch of government" }, { "docid": "6800574", "text": "Papua New Guinea's Constitution purports to adopt the principle of the separation of powers, enunciated in US jurisprudence in an environment where the three branches of government are indeed separate, the executive not being responsible to the legislature. In PNG as in Australia, the principle is in fact somewhat artificially defined simply to mean that the judiciary is independent from executive interference, as established by the English \"Bill of Rights\", 1689; however, the principle does not extend, as was established in Australia during the early years of the Australian federation, to preventing the courts from rendering advisory opinions to the", "title": "Law of Papua New Guinea" }, { "docid": "5423155", "text": "international market as well. This means that it is compliant to all government regulatory requirements to assure food quality and safety in its operations (Sun Star, 2006). In 2014, Ayala Land embarked on developing a mixed-used estate in Porac known as Alviera. The development project combines business, residential, recreational, leisure, and institutional. The local government dubbed Alviera as the regional growth center of Central Luzon. Now, it is a premiere tourist destination in the north. The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.", "title": "Porac, Pampanga" }, { "docid": "262264", "text": "urged him to develop a hoax—which Barker subsequently published—about what Barker called \"blackmen\", three mysterious UFO inhabitants who silenced Sherwood's pseudonymous identity, \"Dr. Richard H. Pratt\". Men in black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are supposed men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi-government agents who harass or threaten UFO witnesses to keep them quiet about what they have seen. It is sometimes implied that they may be aliens themselves. The term is also frequently used to describe mysterious men working for unknown organizations, as well as various branches of government allegedly", "title": "Men in black" }, { "docid": "18173096", "text": "Corporate Bonds and money market instruments like Certificates of Deposit, Commercial Paper, Inter- Corporate Deposits, and Call and Notice Money Deposits. With branches in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, PINC caters to primary dealers, asset managers, insurance companies, corporate treasuries, banks, provident funds and other large institutional clients across regions. Pioneer Investcorp Ltd. Pioneer Investcorp Ltd. (PINC) (BSE: 507864/PIOINV) is an integrated mid-market focused financial services company. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Mumbai, India. It has been serving the needs of corporates, institutional and government clients and family offices for the last three decades with", "title": "Pioneer Investcorp Ltd." }, { "docid": "44633", "text": "infighting and factionalism that had damaged the NF. Instead it was founded around what it called the \"leadership principle\", with a central chairman having complete control over the party, which was then arranged in a highly hierarchical structure. The BNP lacked any internal democracy, with the grassroots membership having no formal powers. On taking power, Griffin retained the leadership principle inherited from Tyndall. He nevertheless established an Advisory Council which would meet several times a year; the members were to be selected by Griffin himself and would serve as his advisors. The party's branches and local groups were referred to", "title": "British National Party" }, { "docid": "3298728", "text": "the express powers written in the Constitution to create a functional national government. All three branches of the US government have certain powers and those powers relate to the other branches of government. One of these powers is called the express powers. These powers are expressly given, in the Constitution, to each branch of government. Another power is the implied powers. These powers are those that are necessary to perform expressed powers. There are also inherent and concurrent powers. Inherent powers are those that are not found in the Constitution yet the different branches of government can still exercise them.", "title": "Separation of powers under the United States Constitution" }, { "docid": "293180", "text": "thought, notably excluding institutional economics, various historical schools of economics, and Marxian economics, in addition to various other heterodox approaches to economics. Neoclassical economics is characterized by several assumptions common to many schools of economic thought. There is not a complete agreement on what is meant by neoclassical economics, and the result is a wide range of neoclassical approaches to various problem areas and domains—ranging from neoclassical theories of labor to neoclassical theories of demographic changes. It was expressed by E. Roy Weintraub that neoclassical economics rests on three assumptions, although certain branches of neoclassical theory may have different approaches:", "title": "Neoclassical economics" }, { "docid": "8355546", "text": "traditions, such as the Methodist Church, advocate a version of branch theory ecclesiology that holds that \"Christianity is represented by three branches: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant.\" In \"Church Dogmatics\", Karl Barth, defined the \"Evangelical Church\" as having three branches--Lutheran, Reformed, and Anglican. The \"Evangelical Church\" was to be distinguished from what he termed the \"three heresies of Neoprotestantism, Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy\". What has been called another version of the branch theory was propounded in the wake of the Second Vatican Council by some Roman Catholic theologians, such as Robert F. Taft Michael A. Fahey, and others. In", "title": "Branch theory" }, { "docid": "2206527", "text": "institutional opposition to alternating current came to an end in 1892 when they merged with what had become their biggest competitor, the Thomson-Houston company, a merger that put the managers of Thomson-Houston in control of the new company, now called General Electric. The merger of the Edison company (along with its strong lighting patents) with Thomson-Houston (and its AC patents) created a company that now controlled three quarters of the US electrical business. Westinghouse won the bid to supply electrical power for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and won the first contract at Niagara Falls later that year. Their", "title": "War of the currents" }, { "docid": "8524707", "text": "Thomsen–Berthelot principle In thermochemistry, the Thomsen–Berthelot principle is a hypothesis in the history of chemistry which argued that all chemical changes are accompanied by the production of heat and that processes which occur will be ones in which the most heat is produced. This principle was formulated in slightly different versions by the Danish chemist Julius Thomsen in 1854 and by the French chemist Marcellin Berthelot in 1864. This early postulate in classical thermochemistry became the controversial foundation of a research program that would last three decades. This principle came to be associated with what was called the \"thermal theory", "title": "Thomsen–Berthelot principle" }, { "docid": "2707082", "text": "the Department of the Treasury. Most federal agencies are created by Congress through statutes called \"enabling acts\" which define the scope of an agency's authority. Because the Constitution does not expressly mention federal agencies (as it does the three branches), some commentators have called agencies the \"headless fourth branch\" of the federal government. However, most independent agencies are technically part of the executive branch, with a few located in the legislative branch of government. By enacting the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in 1946, Congress established some means to oversee government agency action. The APA established uniform administrative law procedures for", "title": "Government agency" }, { "docid": "11594427", "text": "is problematic. The principle of transparency in all areas of public life, including media, is expected to be enhanced given that there is an Action Plan Promoting Open Government since 2014 (Greek Action Plan 2014-16). Technical and institutional changes have been adopted to enhance the principle of transparency and these should lead to the enhancement of the functionality of the DIAVGEIA project (Transparency Program Initiative), to the publication of public procurements and to the open, transparent and secure exchange of public documents. The DIAVGEIA project began on October 1, 2010. Under this Transparency Program Initiative, all government institutions are obliged", "title": "Media of Greece" }, { "docid": "2167764", "text": "the 1973 Constitution and called for its revision. From February 1986 to February 1987, the Philippines was run under a Provisionary Constitution called \"Freedom Constitution\" drafted by her executive secretary Joker Arroyo. On September 1986, the Constitutional Commission of 1986 was set up with all members appointed by Aquino. The revised Philippine Constitution was placed into a plebiscite with 76% affirmative votes and was approved. An unrelated concept is a \"constitutional commission\" (a commission created by the constitution) as stated in the 1987 Constitution are governmental bodies that are independent of the three main branches of government. These are the", "title": "Constitutional Commission" }, { "docid": "10536150", "text": "adopted legislation providing for multi-party parliamentary elections and a direct presidential election. The legislation changed Hungary's official name from the People's Republic of Hungary to the Republic of Hungary, guaranteed human and civil rights, and created an institutional structure that ensured separation of powers among the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. An agreement was reached involving six draft laws that covered an overhaul of the Constitution, establishment of a Constitutional Court, the functioning and management of political parties, multiparty elections for National Assembly deputies, the penal code and the law on penal procedures (the last two changes represented", "title": "1990 Hungarian parliamentary election" }, { "docid": "14622566", "text": "transformed Hungary from a People's Republic into the Republic of Hungary, guaranteed human and civil rights, and created an institutional structure that ensures separation of powers among the judicial, executive, and legislative branches of government. On the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, 23 October, the Hungarian Republic was officially declared by the provisional President of the Republic Mátyás Szűrös as the replacement for the Hungarian People's Republic. The revised constitution also championed the \"values of bourgeois democracy and democratic socialism\" and gave equal status to public and private property. The first free parliamentary election, held in May 1990, was effectively", "title": "History of Hungary" }, { "docid": "12367004", "text": "the border, but when the time came, they did not intervene and allowed the people to cross. In a historic session from 16 to 20 October, the Hungarian parliament adopted legislation providing for multi-party parliamentary elections and a direct presidential election. The legislation transformed Hungary from a People's Republic into the Republic of Hungary, guaranteed human and civil rights, and created an institutional structure that ensured separation of powers among the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. In November 1989, following mass protests in East Germany and the relaxing of border restrictions in Czechoslovakia, tens of thousands of East", "title": "Iron Curtain" }, { "docid": "10636514", "text": "this land was sold by the government to the JNF, which had developed expertise in reclaiming and developing waste and barren lands and making them productive. In 1960, under \"Basic Law: Israel Lands\", JNF-owned land and government-owned land were together defined as \"Israel lands,\" and the principle was laid down that such land would be leased rather than sold. The JNF retained ownership of its land, but administrative responsibility for the JNF land and government-owned land, passed to a newly created agency called the Israel Land Administration or ILA. The lease principle is hardly new to the area however as", "title": "Israeli land and property laws" }, { "docid": "11850578", "text": "September 2016 that the Social Security budget would be balanced in 2017 for the first time in 16 years. In addition to the three main regimes there are numerous special regimes dating from prior to the creation of the state system and which refused to be merged into the general system when it was created. The main special regimes are; On the funding of Social Security Social security in France Social security in France is divided into four branches: illness; old age/retirement; family; work accident and occupational disease. From an institutional point of view, French social security is made up", "title": "Social security in France" }, { "docid": "15885631", "text": "limited training, experience and access to materials; if a judicial pronouncement could embarrass another branch of government or tie its hands in the conduct of affairs traditionally falling within its purview; or if the decision involves the exercise of a prerogative power that the democratically elected branches are entrusted to take care of. Nonetheless, a dispute may \"prima facie\" involve a non-justiciable area but the courts may decide that there is a justiciable matter within it, or the courts may be able to isolate a pure question of law from what is seemingly a non-justiciable issue. Because of the principle", "title": "Threshold issues in Singapore administrative law" }, { "docid": "2603757", "text": "conservative or libertarian thought in the United States. For example, conservative author Reid Buckley writes: Will the American people never learn that, as a principle, to expect swift response and efficiency from government is fatuous? Will we never heed the principle of subsidiarity (in which our fathers were bred), namely that no public agency should do what a private agency can do better, and that no higher-level public agency should attempt to do what a lower-level agency can do better – that to the degree the principle of subsidiarity is violated, first local government, the state government, and then federal", "title": "Subsidiarity" }, { "docid": "62093", "text": "presidential participatory democratic republic as established in the Constitution of 1991. In accordance with the principle of separation of powers, government is divided into three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. As the head of the executive branch, the President of Colombia serves as both head of state and head of government, followed by the Vice President and the Council of Ministers. The president is elected by popular vote to serve four-year term (In 2015, Colombia's Congress approved the repeal of a 2004 constitutional amendment that eliminated the one-term limit for presidents). At the provincial", "title": "Colombia" }, { "docid": "16772560", "text": "to create laws (the legislature), one to execute the laws (executive), and one to ensure that the rules are being followed (judiciary). Each branch of government has its own set of functions and hence the power that is available for each branch to wield is different as well. Even though this power to govern the society has already been divided into the three branches, the idea of constitutionalism implies \"a commitment towards regularised legal restraints on power in the form of inter- and intra-institutional checks and balances and legal procedure\". Simply put, there must be a separation of powers, where", "title": "Separation of powers in Singapore" }, { "docid": "7487599", "text": "adopted legislation providing for multi-party parliamentary elections and a direct presidential election, which took place on March 24, 1990. The legislation transformed Hungary from a People's Republic into the Republic of Hungary, guaranteed human and civil rights, and created an institutional structure that ensured separation of powers among the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. On 23 October 1989, on the 33rd anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, the Communist regime in Hungary was formally abolished. The Soviet military occupation of Hungary, which had persisted since World War II, ended on 19 June 1991. On 2 May 1989, Hungary started", "title": "Revolutions of 1989" }, { "docid": "13777202", "text": "October 1989, the Communist Party convened its last congress and re-established itself as the Hungarian Socialist Party. In a historic session from 16 October to 20 October, the parliament adopted legislation providing for multi-party parliamentary elections and a direct presidential election. The legislation transformed Hungary from a People's Republic into the Republic of Hungary, guaranteed human and civil rights, and created an institutional structure that ensured separation of powers among the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. On 23 October 1989 at Kossuth tér, Budapest, the Republic of Hungary was proclaimed. The first free parliamentary election, held in May", "title": "End of communism in Hungary (1989)" }, { "docid": "10288245", "text": "policies in support of Enduring Constitutional Government efforts are appropriately coordinated with those of the legislative and judicial branches in order to ensure interoperability and allocate national assets efficiently to maintain a functioning Federal Government.\" Conservative activist Jerome Corsi and Marjorie Cohn of the National Lawyers Guild have said that this is a violation of the Constitution of the United States in that the three branches of government are separate and equal, with no single branch coordinating the others. The directive, created by the president, claims that the president has the power to declare a catastrophic emergency. It does not", "title": "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive" }, { "docid": "7363420", "text": "Rights Commission of Korea (국가인권위원회, 國家人權委員會), by law, is guaranteed an independent status regarding all human rights issues in Korea. To ensure its independent status it is legally separated from all three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) of the government of South Korea. Moreover, to further ensure its independence, 4 of 11 commissioners are chosen by the National Assembly, another 4 by the President, and the rest 3 by the Chief Justice, so that no branch can hold the majority in the commission. Local autonomy was established as a constitutional principle of South Korea beginning with the First Republic. However, for", "title": "Government of South Korea" }, { "docid": "1610493", "text": "government. The prime minister appoints Council of Ministers and Cabinet officials to their rightful area of office. The president of the Republic gives wide support across all political parties. The president of the Republic appoints Italy’s prime minister and accepts advice from the prime minister. The Italian government includes the traditional three branches: Executive, Judicial and Legislative. Australia has a constitutional monarchy – a form of government in which a monarch acts as the head of state within the parameters of a constitution. The constitution could be written, unconfined or blended. It uses what is called a \"Parliamentary System of", "title": "Presidency" }, { "docid": "12538521", "text": "Crédito del Perú (BCP), called during its first 52 years Banco Italiano, was founded by a group of Italian Peruvian Businessmen on April 9, 1889, adopting a credit policy based on the principles that would guide institutional behavior in the future. On February 1, 1942, it was agreed to replace the old corporate name to Banco de Crédito del Perú. In order to achieve greater international presence, BCP opened branches in Nassau and New York, which made it the only Peruvian Bank present in two of the most important financial centers of the world. The expansion of BCP's activities created", "title": "Banco de Crédito del Perú" }, { "docid": "2719969", "text": "attempted to identify such invariants under a group of transformations. In what is referred to in physics as Noether's theorem, the Poincaré group of transformations (what is now called a gauge group) for general relativity defines symmetries under a group of transformations which depend on a variational principle, or action principle. Variational principle A variational principle is a scientific principle used within the calculus of variations, which develops general methods for finding functions which extremize the value of quantities that depend upon those functions. For example, to answer this question: \"What is the shape of a chain suspended at both", "title": "Variational principle" }, { "docid": "2460372", "text": "these three settlements ratified the \"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut\" in what John Fiske called \"the first written constitution known to history that created a government. It marked the beginnings of American democracy, of which Thomas Hooker deserves more than any other man to be called the father. The government of the United States today is in lineal descent more nearly related to that of Connecticut than to that of any of the other thirteen colonies.\" Rapid growth and expansion grew under this new regime. On April 22, 1662, the Connecticut Colony succeeded in gaining a Royal Charter that embodied and", "title": "History of Connecticut" }, { "docid": "15940136", "text": "Standards; and 3) Peer Learning and Exchange. The principle of parity is preserved in the Subcommittees as an equal number of government and civil society representatives serves in each one. There are currently six OGP Thematic Working Groups that contribute to peer exchange and learning across the partnership. The ultimate goal is to support the creation and effective implementation of more ambitious open government commitments in the OGP national action plans. The OGP Support Unit is a small, permanent secretariat that works closely with the steering committee to advance the goals of the OGP. It is designed to maintain institutional", "title": "Open Government Partnership" }, { "docid": "427928", "text": "branches of the federal government. This separation of powers, by which each department may exercise only its own constitutional powers and no others, is fundamental to the idea of a limited government accountable to the people. The separation of powers principle is particularly noteworthy in regard to the Congress. The Constitution declares that the Congress may exercise only those legislative powers \"herein granted\" within Article I (as later limited by the Tenth Amendment). It also, by implied extension, prohibits Congress from delegating its legislative authority to either of the other branches of government, a rule known as the nondelegation doctrine.", "title": "Article One of the United States Constitution" }, { "docid": "4161133", "text": "title originally governed financial disclosure by executive branch officials, but disclosure rules for all three branches were later consolidated into the first title. Vote to repeal took place in 1989, and took effect January 1, 1991. This title originally governed financial disclosure by judicial branch officials, but disclosure rules for all three branches were later consolidated into the first title. Title IV created the Office of Government Ethics. The Office of Government Ethics' director is appointed by the President, and approved by the Senate. He or she is charged with providing direction on Executive Branch policies of disclosure, and collaborates", "title": "Ethics in Government Act" }, { "docid": "20947273", "text": "Film Festival. In 2001 after years of post-development the film was reproduced as \"Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One\". In 2006 - A new sequel was produced called \"Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 21⁄2\". William Greaves is noted as saying \"the film \"Symbiopsychotaxiplasm\" was created to apply the principle of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.\" The film follows, and documents the process of making a film; as a group of actors participate in an audition. It filmed what was going on in front of the camera, filming the filming being made, what was going on between the actors, and the environment. The idea was to capture pure", "title": "Louise Archambault Greaves" }, { "docid": "17819684", "text": "the meaning of that Act\". The \"Vellama\" decision has also been described as enshrining the principle of judicial independence and impartiality in Singapore by dispelling unfounded beliefs by some members of the public that the judiciary is subject to influence by the legislative and executive branches of government. It has also been said that the decision serves as a definition and recognition of the rights of Singaporeans with regards to whether a by-election must be called. However, because Vellama's appeal was in fact dismissed for lack of standing, the holding of the Court with regards to the Prime Minister's discretion", "title": "Vellama d/o Marie Muthu v. Attorney-General" }, { "docid": "10389691", "text": "in the future and to prioritize actions. The government intends to award a prize called Nirmal Shahar Puraskar to the best sanitation performers. Urban areas. Institutional arrangements for water supply and sanitation in Indian cities vary greatly. Typically, a state-level agency is in charge of planning and investment, while the local government (Urban Local Bodies) is in charge of operation and maintenance. Some of the largest cities have created municipal water and sanitation utilities that are legally and financially separated from the local government. However, these utilities remain weak in terms of financial capacity. In spite of decentralisation, ULBs remain", "title": "Water supply and sanitation in India" }, { "docid": "4199683", "text": "is not unlimited. Where the government oversteps its authority, the people have the right, as listed in the Constitution, to make their grievances known through petition and through public elections for government office. As 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln once said, \"Our government rests in public opinion.\" A principle tenet of the Republican conception of limited government is what Lincoln called self-government, a \"sacred right [...] at the foundation of the sense of justice.\" The rationale behind this is simple: \"No man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent.\" It is the adherence", "title": "Limited government" }, { "docid": "174391", "text": "territory's history as a British colony. Under these terms and the \"one country, two systems\" principle, the Basic Law of Hong Kong is the regional constitution. The regional government is composed of three branches: The Chief Executive is the head of government, and serves for a maximum of two five-year terms. The State Council (led by the Premier of China) appoints the Chief Executive after nomination by the Election Committee, which is composed of 1,200 business, community, and government leaders. The Legislative Council has 70 members, each serving a four-year term: 35 directly elected from geographical constituencies and 35 representing", "title": "Hong Kong" }, { "docid": "1976850", "text": "He also sought access to classified documents pertinent to his new lawyers' efforts in preparing a clemency petition. The Court of Appeals rejected both arguments. In February 2006, his attorneys filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court regarding access to the classified documents. They argued that the separation of powers doctrine is a flexible doctrine that does not dictate the complete separation of the three branches of Government from one another. The brief claimed that the Court of Appeals violated this principle in asserting sua sponte that the judiciary has no jurisdiction over the classified documents", "title": "Jonathan Pollard" }, { "docid": "20011512", "text": "lodge an external appeal with an independent oversight body (e.g. an information commission or ombudsman) is not mentioned by the law, Ombudsman in Greece has a proactive attitude in defence of the access to public document field. The principle of transparency in all areas of public life, including media, is expected to be enhanced given that there is an Action Plan Promoting Open Government since 2014 (Greek Action Plan 2014-16). Technical and institutional changes have been adopted to enhance the principle of transparency and these should lead to the enhancement of the functionality of the DIAVGEIA project (Transparency Program Initiative),", "title": "Access to public information in Greece" }, { "docid": "6003977", "text": "1781, the Articles of Confederation originally depicted the nation's government when it was a confederation of states. Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress of the Confederation was the legislature that had overarching power and authority, including that of appointments. In 1787, at the Philadelphia Convention, a proposal for a new system of government was constructed. Rather than having a single authoritative and dominating body, the delegates devised a plan for three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Not only this, but the system of checks and balances was also created in order to prevent unequal power amongst branches.", "title": "Federalist No. 76" }, { "docid": "6841195", "text": "the intelligence community now has sway over what is going on\". Tice gave an example in an interview with RT, saying \"I noticed that the intelligence community is not being hit with the sequester... Is there some kind of leverage that is being placed on our three branches of government to make sure that the intelligence community gets what they want? In other words, is the intelligence community running this country, not our government.\" Russ Tice Russell D. Tice (born 1961) is a former intelligence analyst for the United States Air Force, Office of Naval Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),", "title": "Russ Tice" }, { "docid": "892605", "text": "Summit in Cancún in 1981 to seek solutions to social problems. In 1979, the PRI founded the COPPPAL, the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean, an organization created \"to defend democracy and all lawful political institutions and to support their development and improvement to strengthen the principle of self determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean\". López Portillo also freed political prisoners and proposed a reform called Ley Federal de Organizaciones Políticas y Procesos Electorales which gave official registry to opposition groups such as the Mexican Democratic Party and the Mexican Communist", "title": "Institutional Revolutionary Party" }, { "docid": "11655223", "text": "industries and export-oriented agriculture influenced the drafting of the law. Ley de Recursos Hídricos indeed gives a strong role to the national water authority ANA. Its 14 local branches, called \"Autoridades Administrativas del Agua\", are accountable to the national authority and not to local or regional governments. The River Basin Councils (\"Consejos de Recursos Hídricos de Cuenca\") are to be chaired by the president of the regional government, but they have only limited powers and their financial resources consist merely in a share of expected water abstraction fees that the National Water Agency would grant them. The institutional framework for", "title": "Water resources management in Peru" }, { "docid": "3174264", "text": "culture, which he felt was not in line with their core values. In response to Wilson and a number of institutional difficulties, the Men of Principle initiative was started during the 1998–99 academic year. Three chapters, Nebraska, Georgia and Pennsylvania, were used as pilot chapters for the new program. After this first year of piloting, the Men of Principle initiative was officially introduced at the 160th General Convention in Oxford, in 1999. Chapters that signed on to the Men of Principle initiative agreed to four non-negotiable points: Since the start of Men of Principle, Beta Theta Pi has seen improvement", "title": "Beta Theta Pi" }, { "docid": "6467106", "text": "Labor theory of property The labor theory of property (also called the labor theory of appropriation, labor theory of ownership, labor theory of entitlement, or principle of first appropriation) is a theory of natural law that holds that property originally comes about by the exertion of labor upon natural resources. The theory has been used to justify the homestead principle, which holds that one may gain whole permanent ownership of an unowned natural resource by performing an act of original appropriation. In his \"Second Treatise on Government\", the philosopher John Locke asked by what right an individual can claim to", "title": "Labor theory of property" }, { "docid": "3087135", "text": "in what he called situational analysis. This requires building models of social situations which include individual actors and their relationship to social institutions, e.g. markets, legal codes, bureaucracies, etc. These models attribute certain aims and information to the actors. This forms the 'logic of the situation', the result of reconstructing meticulously all circumstances of an historical event. The 'principle of rationality' is the assumption that people are instrumental in trying to reach their goals, and this is what drives the model. Popper believed that this model could be continuously refined to approach the objective truth. Popper called his 'principle of", "title": "Principle of rationality" }, { "docid": "11812598", "text": "Government of Kansas The government of the U.S. state of Kansas, established by the Kansas Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers, or \"checks and balances,\" each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, and also some authority to regulate the other two branches, so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority. The state government is based in Topeka, Kansas. The state government of Kansas", "title": "Government of Kansas" }, { "docid": "14600660", "text": "were arrested during further protests in the aftermath of the 2006 presidential election, the so-called \"Jeans Revolution\". The new constitution, enacted in 1994, has been amended twice: the first amendment – in 1996 – increased the power of the presidency and established a bicameral parliament. In 2004, the two-term presidential limit was abolished. According to the OSCE, the executive branch of the Belarusian government has significant authority over the other branches; though Article 6 of the constitution of Belarus includes the principle of separation of powers. It has also stated that the Belarusian political system is composed of weak political", "title": "2010 Belarusian presidential election" }, { "docid": "7809689", "text": "Alabama Ten Commandments dispute Darby promoted the constitutional principle of separation between religion and government. Darby also supported Judge Moore's early argument that the federal government had no jurisdiction over this matter. He opposed the placement of what he called \"a monument to Jewish law\" in a government building and saw it as an attempt to send the message that \"Jewish Supremacism is the law\" despite several Jewish organizations coming out against the placement of the commandments because they flouted the separation of church and state when placed in a judicial building. Darby is a former atheist and the founder", "title": "Larry Darby" }, { "docid": "775602", "text": "is usually employed by large private investors and pension funds, is to hold shares directly; in the institutional environment many clients who own portfolios have what are called segregated funds, as opposed to or in addition to the pooled mutual fund alternatives. A calculation can be made to assess whether an equity is over or underpriced, compared with a long-term government bond. This is called the yield gap or Yield Ratio. It is the ratio of the dividend yield of an equity and that of the long-term bond. In the stock market, market price per share does not correspond to", "title": "Equity (finance)" }, { "docid": "9619044", "text": "class organization and governmental power. This view is opposed to both the reformist and the Leninist ideologies, with their stress on respectively parliaments and institutional government (i.e. by applying social reforms on the one hand and vanguard parties and participative democratic centralism on the other). The core principle of council communism is that the government and the economy should be managed by workers' councils composed of delegates elected at workplaces and recallable at any moment. As such, council communists oppose state-run authoritarian \"state socialism\"/\"state capitalism\". They also oppose the idea of a \"revolutionary party\", since council communists believe that a", "title": "Communism" }, { "docid": "18094361", "text": "the American Relief for Holland. For the latter, he was awarded a gold medal from the Art Director's Club in 1946. Crockwell created recruiting and other posters for various branches of the United States government during World War II, and many illustrations for \"The Saturday Evening Post\". He also created poster art for the MGM film \"The Yearling\" (1946). Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1944 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. Crockwell painted three. In 1937 he completed an oil on", "title": "Douglass Crockwell" }, { "docid": "4941201", "text": "to make it clear that the Charter only applies to governments, and not to private individuals, businesses or other organizations. The meaning of section 32(1) was first examined in \"RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd.\" The Courts found that the \"authority\" of government consisted of all laws created by the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and administrative), as well as any rules, or regulations created by \"government actors\". Common law only applied when it was the basis of some government action. Later, in \"R. v. Rahey\" (1987) the Supreme Court held that the Charter equally applies to courts as well.", "title": "Section 32 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms" }, { "docid": "4742538", "text": "using the fusion principle, we can state that all vertices on any cycle may be fused together without changing the value of the graph. Therefore, any convergent graph can also be interpreted as a simple bamboo stalk graph. By combining all three types of graphs we can add complexity to the game, without ever changing the nim sum of the game, thereby allowing the game to take the strategies of Nim. The Colon Principle states that when branches come together at a vertex, one may replace the branches by a non-branching stalk of length equal to their nim sum. Consider", "title": "Hackenbush" }, { "docid": "6935911", "text": "act on the principle \"L’Etat, c’est moi\" [I am the state]. For the state is the body of citizens, together with the collectively self-accepted system of laws by which they are governed and which center in the constitution... The result is a disjunction between loyalty to the state and agreement with the policies of a particular government in power or acceptance of that government as a desirable one for the nation... That, it seems, is the essence of constitutionalism as a political culture; open plurality of political groups or parties is an institutional derivative of this disjunction. Where constitutionalism does", "title": "Robert C. Tucker" }, { "docid": "5186576", "text": "refer to a \"crisis of purpose\" and international institutions suffering from \"imbalance\" and inadequacy. They believe that for these institutions, \"a gap has been created between the nature of the problems that need tackling and an institutional architecture which does not reflect the hierarchy of today's problems. For example, the environment has become a subject of major concern and central negotiation, but it does not have the institutional support that is compatible with its importance.\" Global governance is not world government, and even less democratic globalization. In fact, global governance would not be necessary, were there a world government. Domestic", "title": "Global governance" }, { "docid": "6439669", "text": "as one of the three branches of government that ought to be equal and coordinated based on the Principle of checks and balances. The Constitution of Liberia defines legislature as a model of decentralization by defining counties, which are targeted to achieve national growth and development. The counties are further grouped into larger political subdivisions in the name provinces numbering four: Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern. The laws enacted by a province shall be applicable to its jurisdiction and all the provincial laws subordinate the national laws. The provincial capital is chosen by the provincial legislature. The executive administration of", "title": "Legislature of Liberia" }, { "docid": "12035806", "text": "the decrees of the President and the acts of the Government. The court's existence was provided for by the Constitution, adopted in July 1994. It was created in February 1995. Constitutional Court of Moldova The Constitutional Court of Moldova represent the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The task of the Constitutional Court is to guarantee the supremacy of the Constitution, to ensure the principle of separation of State powers into the legislative, executive and judicial branches, to guarantee the observance of the State's responsibility", "title": "Constitutional Court of Moldova" }, { "docid": "583979", "text": "most of the score, from the \"glee\" for Ralph, the Boatswain and the Carpenter, to \"For He Is an Englishman\". The best-known songs from the opera include \"I'm called Little Buttercup\", a waltz tune introducing the character, which Sullivan repeats in the entr'acte and in the Act II finale to imprint the melody on the mind of the audience; and \"A British tar\" (a glee for three men describing the ideal sailor), composed by Sir Joseph \"to encourage independent thought and action in the lower branches of the service, and to teach the principle that a British sailor is any", "title": "H.M.S. Pinafore" }, { "docid": "7397466", "text": "Supreme Court of Liberia The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in the West African nation of Liberia. The court consists of the Chief Justice of Liberia, who is also the top Judiciary official, and four Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The justices hold court at the Temple of Justice on Capitol Hill in Monrovia. The Article III of the Constitution of Liberia stipulates judiciary as one of the three branches of government that ought to be equal and coordinated based on the Principle of checks and balances. The", "title": "Supreme Court of Liberia" }, { "docid": "7397468", "text": "arms of democracy. Trial by ordeal is prohibited by the court, but it is still practiced commonly in modern times to adjudge cases. The Article III of the Constitution of Liberia stipulates judiciary as one of the three branches of government that ought to be equal and coordinated based on the Principle of checks and balances. The court was originally authorized by the 1839 Constitution of the American Colonization Society signed on January 5, 1839. Subsequent constitutions continued to authorize a supreme court, with the 1984 Constitution as the most recent version. Powers and structure of the court are determined", "title": "Supreme Court of Liberia" }, { "docid": "1950709", "text": "All musicians who write and/or interpret Cuban-based music must be ‘clave conscious,’ not just the percussionists—Santos (1986). There are three main branches of what could be called \"clave theory\". First is the set of concepts and related terminology, which were created and developed in Cuban popular music from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. In \"Popular Cuban Music\", Emilio Grenet defines in general terms how the duple-pulse clave pattern guides all members of the music ensemble. An important Cuban contribution to this branch of music theory is the concept of the clave as a musical period, which has two rhythmically", "title": "Clave (rhythm)" }, { "docid": "1323394", "text": "given rise to what is now known as \"Younger\" abstention. According to this doctrine, an important principle of federalism called \"comity\"—that is, respect by federal courts for state courts—dictates that federal courts abstain from intervening in ongoing state proceedings, absent the most compelling circumstances. The case is also famous for its discussion of what Black calls \"Our Federalism,\" a discussion in which Black expatiates on proper respect for state functions, a recognition of the fact that the entire country is made up of a Union of separate state governments, and a continuance of the belief that the National Government will", "title": "Hugo Black" }, { "docid": "19072784", "text": "was so low that he could not understand what was being discussed during the council meetings. Three council members, including Ki, had spoken against Chan for making a high-profiled claim that he was the only candidate, whereas in fact the revelations were made only after a highly placed source leaked the fact to \"Wen Wei Po\". Education professor Li Hui said that Fung was \"too young\" to understand what is fair. Pro-Beijing legislator Christopher Chung called for Fung to be removed. Fung responded to criticism by stating that upholding institutional transparency is more important than the confidentiality rules. William Cheung,", "title": "University of Hong Kong pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy" }, { "docid": "11445263", "text": "approach to \"Commedia\" as the problem of unity and division in Dante's vision: \"What is the principle of unity that holds together the nine circles of Hell, the seven terraces of Purgatory, and the ten spheres of Paradise,\" and \"What is the principle that divides Hell into nine circles, Purgatory into seven circles, and Paradise into ten spheres?\" Seung elucidates the poem's thematic unity by using three principles essential to medieval Christian thinking. The first principle is the medieval classification of virtues and sins. It provides the framework for understanding the formal structures of the three realms. Seung shows that", "title": "T. K. Seung" }, { "docid": "387973", "text": "division of its powers, since the power to appoint carries with it the power to revoke. Montesquieu did actually specify that the independence of the judiciary has to be real, and not merely apparent. The judiciary was generally seen as the most important of the three powers, independent and unchecked, while also likely to claim to be the least dangerous one. Checks and balances is the principle that each of the Branches has the power to limit or check the other two and this creates a balance between the three separate powers of the state, this principle induces that the", "title": "Separation of powers" }, { "docid": "4726943", "text": "occur naturally, so its status as a self-replicator is debatable. In 2011, a team of scientists at New York University created a structure called 'BTX' (bent triple helix) based around three double helix molecules, each made from a short strand of DNA. Treating each group of three double-helices as a code letter, they can (in principle) build up self-replicating structures that encode large quantities of information. In 2001 Jarle Breivik at University of Oslo created a system of magnetic building blocks, which in response to temperature fluctuations, spontaneously form self-replicating polymers. In 1968 Zellig Harris wrote that \"the metalanguage is", "title": "Self-replicating machine" }, { "docid": "10136235", "text": "object of the budget bill was to consolidate the spending agencies in both the executive and legislative branches of the government. The act created the Bureau of the Budget, now called the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to review funding requests from government departments and to assist the president in formulating the budget. The OMB mandates that all government estimates, receipts, and expenditures be cleared by the director of the budget. From the director, the estimates go directly to the president and from the president, directly to Congress. In addition, the act created the General Accounting Office, now known", "title": "Budget and Accounting Act" }, { "docid": "10903488", "text": "Deputy Minister of Defence. In 2007, Bosnia's government revoked the citizenships of hundreds of former mujahideen. The Dayton Agreement did not give the Croats a territorial unit that they could govern autonomously and within the Federation of BiH they were often outvoted. In their view, the institutional structure created with the Dayton had marginalized them. They have called for the creation of a third entity that would have a Croat majority, which the then High Representative Carlos Westendorp called \"unacceptable\" in 1999. In 2000, British Channel 4 television broadcast a report about the tape recordings of Franjo Tuđman in which", "title": "Croat–Bosniak War" }, { "docid": "434669", "text": "mechanics, there is no fundamental reality that the quantum state describes, just a prescription for calculating experimental results. There is no way to say what the state of a system fundamentally is, only what the result of observations might be. Albert Einstein believed that randomness is a reflection of our ignorance of some fundamental property of reality, while Niels Bohr believed that the probability distributions are fundamental and irreducible, and depend on which measurements we choose to perform. Einstein and Bohr debated the uncertainty principle for many years. Wolfgang Pauli called Einstein's fundamental objection to the uncertainty principle \"the ideal", "title": "Uncertainty principle" }, { "docid": "1690777", "text": "context, the principle of safe substitution is often called the Liskov substitution principle, after Barbara Liskov who popularized it in a keynote address at a conference on object-oriented programming in 1987. Because it must consider mutable objects, the ideal notion of subtyping defined by Liskov and Jeannette Wing, called behavioral subtyping is considerably stronger than what can be implemented in a type checker. (See Function types below for details.) A simple practical example of subtypes is shown in the diagram, right. The type \"bird\" has three subtypes \"duck\", \"cuckoo\" and \"ostrich\". Conceptually, each of these is a variety of the", "title": "Subtyping" }, { "docid": "1458162", "text": "of March, was then approved by the electorate on 27 February 1848. The new constitution of 1848 reformed the government of the canton. Perhaps the greatest change was that it abolished the Landsgemeinde, which had formerly been the supreme authority. It split the government into three branches, legislature, executive and judiciary and created a three-tier structure of municipalities, districts and canton. It created proportional representation and allowed the population to vote on laws and constitutional amendments. With the end of the Landsgemeinde in the new constitution, the cantonal elections on 3 December 1848 brought a conservative majority parliament. However, the", "title": "Canton of Schwyz" }, { "docid": "3528786", "text": "the electorate on 27 February 1848. The new constitution of 1848 reformed the government of the Canton. Perhaps the greatest change was that it abolished the Landsgemeinde, which had formerly been the supreme authority. It split the government into three branches, legislature, executive and judiciary and created a three-tier structure of municipalities, districts and canton. It created proportional representation and allowed the population to vote on laws and constitutional amendments. In 1848, a new Swiss Federal Constitution ended the almost-complete independence of the cantons and transformed Switzerland into a federal state. The Jesuits were banished from Switzerland. This ban was", "title": "Sonderbund War" }, { "docid": "18141988", "text": "Principle 6 campaign The Principle Six campaign, also Principle 6, or P6, was launched in January 2014 as an Olympic protests of Russian anti-gay laws in conjunction with the 2014 Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia. Principle 6 refers to the sixth principle of the Olympic Charter that says any form of discrimination “is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.” Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell noted that openly gay and lesbian athletes are actively discriminated against in Russia as well as dozens of countries that criminalize same-sex relationships, or gay people generally on an institutional level. \"These are clear", "title": "Principle 6 campaign" }, { "docid": "1849363", "text": "other copies of the letter, and three others cited by König, in the Bernoulli archives. Euler continued to write on the topic; in his \"Reflexions sur quelques loix generales de la nature\" (1748), he called the quantity \"effort\". His expression corresponds to what we would now call potential energy, so that his statement of least action in statics is equivalent to the principle that a system of bodies at rest will adopt a configuration that minimizes total potential energy. Much of the calculus of variations was stated by Joseph-Louis Lagrange in 1760 and he proceeded to apply this to problems", "title": "Principle of least action" }, { "docid": "5991285", "text": "is treated equally and has a say. Madison defines what \"republic\" means and states three rules which must apply to be considered a republic: This corresponds to the Madisonian republic, which means the system of government where the citizens of the state elect representatives to make decisions for them using three powerful branches: the executive, the judicial, and the legislative. From early in the Constitutional Convention, Madison held the position that the national government should be federal, because if it was more extensive in relation to the states that would increase the, \"probability of duration, happiness and good order\". It", "title": "Federalist No. 39" }, { "docid": "5976920", "text": "ideas.\" Additionally, Eastman's friend Kyle Gann has speculated that his inability to acclimate to the more bureaucratic elements of academic life (including paperwork) may have hastened his departure from the university. Shortly thereafter, Eastman settled in New York City, where he initially straddled the divide between the conventionally bifurcated \"uptown\" and downtown music scenes. Eastman often wrote his music following what he called an \"organic\" principle. Each new section of a work contained all the information from previous sections, though sometimes \"the information is taken out at a gradual and logical rate.\" The principle is most evident in his three", "title": "Julius Eastman" }, { "docid": "431981", "text": "exchange for its statehood and about three-quarters of the Upper Peninsula. The compromise was considered a poor outcome for Michigan. Voters in a state convention in September soundly rejected the proposal. But in December, the Michigan government, facing a dire financial crisis and pressure from Congress and President Andrew Jackson, called another convention (called the \"Frostbitten Convention\") which accepted the compromise that resolved the Toledo War. In 1787, the Congress of the Confederation enacted the Northwest Ordinance, which created the Northwest Territory in what is now the upper Midwestern United States. The Ordinance specified that the territory was eventually to", "title": "Toledo War" }, { "docid": "6010852", "text": "well as abilities to satisfy his diverse needs. To achieve this goal the party has set itself the following tasks: Membership for citizens of Kazakhstan aged from 18 in the CPPK is voluntary, individual, fixed, confirmed with party's ID. The organizational structure of the CPPK is based on the territorial principle. Organizational fundamentals of the party are primary party organizations which are created by three or more party's members with decision of meeting which has to be approved by a regional or municipal party's committee. Branches and representations of the party represent party's policy to population, cooperate with state executive", "title": "Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan" }, { "docid": "13844643", "text": "messages with an explicit structure, such as XML. Horton Principle The Horton Principle is a design rule for cryptographic systems and can be expressed as \"Authenticate what is being meant, not what is being said\". The principle is named after the title character in the Dr. Seuss children's book \"Horton Hatches the Egg\". The Horton Principle becomes important when using Message Authentication Codes (or MACs) in a cryptographic system. Suppose Alice wants to send a message to Bob, and she uses a MAC to authenticate a message \"m\" that was made by concatenating three data fields, where \"m\" := \"a\"", "title": "Horton Principle" }, { "docid": "13844641", "text": "Horton Principle The Horton Principle is a design rule for cryptographic systems and can be expressed as \"Authenticate what is being meant, not what is being said\". The principle is named after the title character in the Dr. Seuss children's book \"Horton Hatches the Egg\". The Horton Principle becomes important when using Message Authentication Codes (or MACs) in a cryptographic system. Suppose Alice wants to send a message to Bob, and she uses a MAC to authenticate a message \"m\" that was made by concatenating three data fields, where \"m\" := \"a\" || \"b\" || \"c\". Bob needs to know", "title": "Horton Principle" }, { "docid": "387976", "text": "Constitutions with a high degree of separation of powers are found worldwide. The UK system is distinguished by a particular entwining of powers. A number of Latin American countries have electoral branches of government. Countries with little separation of power include New Zealand and Canada. Canada makes limited use of separation of powers in practice, although in theory it distinguishes between branches of government. New Zealand's constitution is based on the principle of separation of powers through a series of constitutional safeguards, many of which are tacit. The Executive's ability to carry out decisions often depends on the Legislature, which", "title": "Separation of powers" }, { "docid": "2026495", "text": "was identified as Bruce Ackerman and Jeremy Waldron. Dworkin has been a long-time advocate of the principle of the moral reading of the Constitution whose lines of support he sees as strongly associated with enhanced versions of judicial review in the federal government. Dworkin has also made important contributions to what is sometimes called the \"equality of what\" debate. In a famous pair of articles and his book \"Sovereign Virtue\" he advocates a theory he calls 'equality of resources'. This theory combines two key ideas. Broadly speaking, the first is that human beings are responsible for the life choices they", "title": "Ronald Dworkin" }, { "docid": "13675318", "text": "directs that the government consist of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The three subsequent chapters of the Constitution list the powers accruing to each. The Ivoirian Constitution provides for a strong executive, although it couches the language of power in democratic terms. For example, in keeping with the articulated principle of popular sovereignty, the Constitution provides that the National Assembly shall vote laws and consent to taxes but then limits the assembly's power by specifying exactly the matters on which the legislature may act. Matters constitutionally excluded from the legislature's purview automatically fall within that of the executive and are", "title": "Constitution of Ivory Coast" }, { "docid": "9719196", "text": "these can be found here – All these can be found here – – Audio presentation of the Commission – (16) The Republic of Kosovo has three branches of the government: Legislative which is led by the Assembly, Executive branch which is led by the President and Prime Minister and the Judicial System which is led by the Supreme Court. The Republic of Kosovo is an independent, sovereign, democratic, unique and inseparable state. The Republic of Kosovo is a democratic republic based on the principle of division of governments and check and balances among them. In the Republic of Kosovo", "title": "Constitution of Kosovo" }, { "docid": "12449124", "text": "relationship and specialist product teams, with expert knowledge in transactional banking, financial and debt capital markets, specialised capital, margin lending, broking and alternative investment solutions. Customers are supported through operations in Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, and Asian centres. In 1861 the Bank of New South Wales opened seven branches in New Zealand. Currently, Westpac NZ offers a full-service with around 1.5 million customers, 3,000 shareholders and 197 branches nationwide. It is the dominant provider of banking services to small to medium business, corporate and institutional organisations, and is the banker of the New Zealand government. It currently", "title": "Westpac" }, { "docid": "17472459", "text": "social, independent and sovereign. The government is unitary, representative and organized according to the principle of separation of powers is vested in a unitary state. It is formed by the executive, legislative, judicial branches and autonomous constitutional agencies. The Executive Branch is responsible for executing the government, enforcing laws and policies that the State promotes. It's formed by the office of the President of Peru, the Cabinet of Peru and the executive branch agencies. The President of the Republic, who is both head of state and head of government, personifies the nation, the office of the President and Vice Presidents", "title": "Peruvian State" }, { "docid": "11568245", "text": "the deposits of the federal government. The branches and businessmen of each of the 15 districts would elect thirty out of the 39 members of the board of directors of the National Reserve Association. Aldrich fought for a private monopoly with little government influence, but conceded that the government should be represented on the board of directors. Aldrich then presented what was commonly called the \"Aldrich Plan\" – which called for establishment of a \"National Reserve Association\" – to the National Monetary Commission. Most Republicans and Wall Street bankers favored the Aldrich Plan, but it lacked enough support in the", "title": "History of the Federal Reserve System" }, { "docid": "6239584", "text": "judiciary was far more constrained under the Meiji Constitution than it is under the present Constitution and had no authority over administrative or constitutional law cases. Moreover, the Ministry of Justice had complete and direct control over the courts' administrative affairs. Nonetheless, Professor John Haley argues that the courts maintained complete independence in the adjudication of particular cases. \"Judicial independence from the political branches was emphatically established as a fundamental principle of governance in Article 57 of the Meiji Constitution. Of all branches of government only the courts exercised authority \"in the name of the Emperor.\" Haley argues that this", "title": "Judicial system of Japan" }, { "docid": "2719968", "text": "Variational principle A variational principle is a scientific principle used within the calculus of variations, which develops general methods for finding functions which extremize the value of quantities that depend upon those functions. For example, to answer this question: \"What is the shape of a chain suspended at both ends?\" we can use the variational principle that the shape must minimize the gravitational potential energy. Any physical law which can be expressed as a variational principle describes a self-adjoint operator. These expressions are also called Hermitian. Such an expression describes an invariant under a Hermitian transformation. Felix Klein's Erlangen program", "title": "Variational principle" }, { "docid": "8317701", "text": "present in all sentient beings, for awakening and becoming a Buddha. The \"Trikaya\" doctrine (Sanskrit, literally \"Three bodies or personalities\"; 三身 Chinese: \"Sānshén\", Japanese: \"sanjin\") is an important Buddhist teaching both on the nature of reality, and what a Buddha is. By the 4th century CE the trikaya doctrine had assumed its current form. Briefly the doctrine says that a Buddha has three \"kayas\" or \"bodies\": the \"nirmanakaya\" or \"created body\" which manifests in time and space; the \"sambhogakaya\" or \"body of mutual enjoyment\" which is an archetypal manifestation; and the \"Dharmakaya\" or \"reality body\" which embodies the very principle", "title": "Buddhology" } ]

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[ { "docid": "3555193", "text": "Hill Descent Control. For the 2014 model year, the Freelander gets a revised look with a grill and new interior piece. Total sales are from 2009 only. Land Rover Freelander The Land Rover Freelander was a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) which was produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover, in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions, from 1997 to 2014. The second generation, launched in 2007, was marketed as the LR2 in North America and as the Freelander 2 in Europe. It uses a monocoque (unibody) structure, in common with almost all other crossovers in its class, but unlike", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3555180", "text": "Land Rover Freelander The Land Rover Freelander was a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) which was produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover, in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions, from 1997 to 2014. The second generation, launched in 2007, was marketed as the LR2 in North America and as the Freelander 2 in Europe. It uses a monocoque (unibody) structure, in common with almost all other crossovers in its class, but unlike traditional SUVs built with body-on-frame designs. The Freelander was replaced by the Discovery Sport in 2015. Market research by the Rover Group in the late 1980s suggested", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3555193", "text": "Hill Descent Control. For the 2014 model year, the Freelander gets a revised look with a grill and new interior piece. Total sales are from 2009 only. Land Rover Freelander The Land Rover Freelander was a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) which was produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover, in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions, from 1997 to 2014. The second generation, launched in 2007, was marketed as the LR2 in North America and as the Freelander 2 in Europe. It uses a monocoque (unibody) structure, in common with almost all other crossovers in its class, but unlike", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3555187", "text": "the model on 31 August 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. The second generation, named the Freelander 2 (codename L359), debuted at the 2006 British International Motor Show retaining the \"Freelander\" name in Europe and marketed as the \"LR2\" in North America — mirroring the marketing of the new third generation Land Rover Discovery as LR3. A presentation at the Kensington Roof Gardens was held for journalists featuring celebrity tennis player Maria Sharapova. Production ended at the end of 2014. The second generation Freelander is based on the Ford EUCD platform, which itself is based on the Ford C1 platform.", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "580944", "text": "low range, and either part-time or full-time 4-wheel drive systems.<br> Land Rover have fully switched to unibody architecture SUVs, starting with their newer, more compact models — the 1997 Freelander, its 2014 successor Discovery Sport, and the 2011 Range Rover Evoque, which were all unibodies from the start — but also on the large models, starting with the 3rd generation Range Rover in 2002, as well as the 2013 Range Rover Sport and the 2017 Discovery. The last body-on-frame hold-out, the archetypal Land Rover Defender, was retired after 2016. Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi redesigned its 2000 Montero/Shogun/Pajero with a unibody, discarding", "title": "Sport utility vehicle" }, { "docid": "18254509", "text": "Land Rover Discovery Sport The Land Rover Discovery Sport (codename L550) is a high end off-road, subcompact luxury crossover SUV produced by British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover under their Land Rover marque. It replaces the Land Rover Freelander in a revised Land Rover range of vehicles, with Discovery joining Range Rover as a sub-brand. The Discovery Sport went on sale during September 2014, with first deliveries in early 2015. The new Discovery sub-brand, to be focused on leisure vehicles, will feature two models initially, the compact Discovery Sport and the larger Discovery (sold as the LR4 in North America).", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "13541744", "text": "J.D. Power reliability ratings for three-year-old vehicles\". The JD Power 2014 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) study ranked Land Rover last in overall customer satisfaction. However, one \"Motor Trend\" review of a 2014 Range Rover after turned up only two things that went wrong with the car. According to an automotive journalist, \"Land Rover doesn't care about JD Power ratings because it doesn't need to care\" since people \"still line up for months to pay full sticker.\" Range Rover The Land Rover Range Rover (generally known simply as a Range Rover) is a full-sized luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) from", "title": "Range Rover" } ]

[ { "docid": "3555182", "text": "interior door handles were Maestro items. When BMW took over Rover Group in 1994, the CB40 project received the capital it needed to proceed. In December 2007, \"Autocar\" reported that early development designs and sketches of the Freelander featured Hyundai badging, suggesting that a tie up between both manufacturers was being proposed. The design of the Freelander was by Gerry McGovern, who went on become the head of design at Land Rover in 2007. Land Rover initially intended to subcontract the manufacture of the Freelander to Valmet in Finland, however BMW terminated this agreement upon acquiring the Rover Group, and", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3555183", "text": "instead funded production facilities at Solihull, finally making use of the old Rover SD1 assembly hall which had been mothballed in the early 1980s, when Rover car production was moved to Cowley. The Freelander was launched in October 1997. It became Europe's best-selling four-wheel drive model until 2002. The last Freelanders in North America were sold as 2005 models. There were a variety of models, based around five-door estate and three-door softback (semi-convertible), hardback, and commercial (van-like) versions. In 2004, Land Rover introduced an improved and upgraded version of the Mark I; changes included a new interior and major external", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "18254514", "text": "to the current Discovery 4 model. The Discovery Sport was styled by Gerry McGovern, who was responsible for the design of the original Freelander model. McGovern left Land Rover for Ford in 1999, before returning as Director of Advanced Design in 2004. He was promoted to Design Director when Geoff Upex retired in 2006, and has been responsible for design of all three current Range Rover models. His predecessor, Upex, was responsible for the Freelander 2 design. The Discovery Sport features a steel monocoque, the bonnet, wings, roof and tailgate are made from aluminium and a panoramic glass sunroof is", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "18254511", "text": "first generation, the Freelander, was introduced by Land Rover in 1997 following a study that revealed market demand for an SUV smaller than the Discovery and Range Rover models. The original Freelander was developed during the period when Land Rover formed part of the Rover Group, and used engines, transmissions and other components from other Rover Group and BMW models, including the K-series petrol engines and L-Series diesel engines, and a floorpan based on that of the Austin Maestro. The BMW M47 diesel engine replaced the L-Series diesel engine in 2001, following its adaptation to suit transverse applications and off-road", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "10639907", "text": "The Duke of Edinburgh owns a Land Rover Discovery, a Land Rover Freelander and a MetroCab, the last of which he uses for trips around central London. The Duke sometimes drives a Land Rover Discovery around Windsor Great Park. Other members of the Royal Family are usually driven in Audi A6 or Range Rover models. The Prince of Wales uses an armoured Bentley Turbo R, a Range Rover, a Jaguar XJ or an Audi A6. He also has an Aston Martin DB6 volante, and an Aston Martin V8 converted to run on biofuel made from surplus local white wine. His", "title": "Official state car" }, { "docid": "18254510", "text": "The Discovery Sport is based on the Land Rover LR-MS platform, customised for off-road applications, and is powered by a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines. The Discovery Sport is available in five and seven seat layouts. The Discovery Sport represents the third generation of compact SUV produced by Land Rover and replaced the Freelander. Although the Freelander model range had been a successful way to enable Land Rover to move into the medium SUV market, the company felt that the Freelander brand was tainted with memories of unreliability, and that the Discovery brand was more prestigious. The", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "257514", "text": "rugged terrain and off-road pursuits, whereas the \"Freelander\" is designed for an urban lifestyle. All bikes are made from lightweight aluminium. In 2010 the range was relaunched in conjunction with British manufacturer 2x2. Land Rover has had its name associated with coffee since 2005, when the Land Rover Coffee company was established. Land Rover gave UK pram company Pegasus a licence to produce a three-wheeler range of Land Rover ATP pushchairs. The design reflected the heritage of the marque, with a light metal frame with canvas seating, held together with push-studs and tough simple parts like brakes and hinges. They", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "3555189", "text": "new Freelander features higher ground clearance and off-road capabilities that are closer to other Land Rover models. The second generation has improved quality interior with more safety features as standard. The Freelander 2 features a modified version of the Terrain Response off-road driving system as fitted to the Discovery 3 and the Range Rover. The 4WD system was developed in conjunction with Haldex and was called Third generation coupling. Vehicles from the 2009 model year are fitted with a modified design of the active on-demand coupling, known as Haldex's Fourth generation. The new Freelander was first marketed in the U.S.", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "6642057", "text": "46% of Ford Motor Company Limited at the end of January 1961. Ford of Britain, properly Ford Motor Company Limited, then became a wholly owned Ford subsidiary. In 1962, Ford opened a factory at Halewood near Liverpool to make the Anglia. This ceased to be a Ford plant (although remained under Ford ownership) when the last Escort came off the production line in 2000 and was then converted to make the Jaguar X-Type in 2001, and latterly the Land Rover Freelander. Halewood was included in the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors in 2008, although Ford retained", "title": "Ford of Britain" }, { "docid": "3555197", "text": "it had \"Land Rover\" spelled across the leading edge of the bonnet in raised individual letters, in keeping with the Discovery and Freelander. At the rear was a new style of '\"Defender\" badge with an underlining \"swoosh\". On these last models there are no badges defining the wheelbase model of the vehicle. The wheelbase Land Rover 127, available from 1985, was always marketed with the name rendered numerically. Following the adoption of the Defender name, it became the \"Defender 130\", although the wheelbase remained unchanged. The North American Specification (NAS) Defender 110 sold for the 1993 model year carried a", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "8342639", "text": "Powertrain Ltd Powertrain Ltd was a British company based in Birmingham which made some cars, manufactured and marketed car engines and transmissions. The company was owned by MG Rover Group and Phoenix Venture Holdings. It was based in the South Works at Rover's Longbridge plant. The companies main products were the K-Series four-cylinder and six-cylinder Engines and the L-Series four-cylinder diesel engine. The company mainly produced engines for MG Rover between 2000 and 2005 but also supplied Ford Land Rover with the L-Series and K-Series engines for the Land Rover Freelander which was developed by Rover Group in the 1990s", "title": "Powertrain Ltd" }, { "docid": "257480", "text": "Land Rover Land Rover is a luxury car brand that specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles, owned by British multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, which has been owned by India's Tata Motors since 2008. The Land Rover is regarded as a British icon, and was granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI in 1951. The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for the Land Rover Series, launched in 1948. It developed into a brand encompassing a range of four-wheel-drive models, including the Defender, Discovery, Freelander, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Evoque. Land Rovers", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "8342643", "text": "Poland FSO (K series) and Caterham. Powertrain Ltd Powertrain Ltd was a British company based in Birmingham which made some cars, manufactured and marketed car engines and transmissions. The company was owned by MG Rover Group and Phoenix Venture Holdings. It was based in the South Works at Rover's Longbridge plant. The companies main products were the K-Series four-cylinder and six-cylinder Engines and the L-Series four-cylinder diesel engine. The company mainly produced engines for MG Rover between 2000 and 2005 but also supplied Ford Land Rover with the L-Series and K-Series engines for the Land Rover Freelander which was developed", "title": "Powertrain Ltd" }, { "docid": "15754236", "text": "car production would take place both here, and at the Austin assembly plant in Longbridge. Following the de-merger of Jaguar from BL in 1984, the Range Rover became BL's flagship product and a stable situation existed from thereon, with new models such as the Discovery debuting in 1989, and the Freelander in 1998 - which finally made use of the old SD1 assembly hall. In 2000, the situation changed once again when BMW (by now the owners of the Rover Group - the successor to BL) decided to sell Land Rover (and the Solihull plant) to Ford. In 2005, production", "title": "Solihull plant" }, { "docid": "3555185", "text": "not have a low-range gear selection, nor a locking differential, as found on larger Land Rover models. This meant that in comparison to other Land Rovers, off-road performance was not as good. In comparison to similar models produced by other manufacturers in the same period of time like the Honda CRV or the Toyota RAV4, however, the first generation Freelander was far more competent off-road. It had more than sixteen patented features, including the IRD or Intermediate Reduction Drive, which acted as a front differential and fixed ratio transfer; the VCU or viscous-coupling, which reacts to the differing rotational speed", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3555188", "text": "The Ford EUCD platform will be used by more upcoming vehicles from Volvo. The engine range is all-new for Freelander, featuring transversely-mounted 3.2-litre straight-six engine of the Ford SI6 series, which debuted in the new Volvo S80, as well as the 2.2-litre DW12 common rail turbodiesel engine, co-developed by Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroën. Unlike previous Land Rovers, the second generation Freelander is manufactured in the Halewood Body & Assembly facility, near Liverpool, and was until 2009 manufactured alongside the Jaguar X-Type — as Jaguar X-Type and Landrover Freelander both used modified version of Ford's front wheel drive platform. The", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "257488", "text": "plant, near Birmingham, but production of the Freelander was moved to the Halewood Body & Assembly plant near Liverpool, a former Ford car plant. The Freelander is also assembled in Knock-down kit (CKD) form at Land Rover's facility in Pune, India. As of 2015, the company continued to expand by building locally in India as well as increasing the number of models made at JLR’s Chikhali facility near Pune to include the Discovery Sport and Evoque. Defender models are assembled under licence in several locations worldwide, including Spain (Santana Motors), Iran (Pazhan Morattab), Brazil (Karmann), and Turkey (Otokar). In May", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "8052376", "text": "O-series engine. The engine started production in low volume at Longbridge for Rover 600 only (Job 1 engine) with later higher volume production at Solihull for Rover 600 and all other applications (Job 2). The L series was extremely versatile and has been fitted in the Land Rover Freelander, Rover 200 Mk3, Rover 400 Mk2, Rover 600, and European versions of the Honda Accord and Honda Civic. It has been successfully tuned to produce much higher power than standard. A development of the L-series engine (G series) featuring a modern common-rail fuel-injection system was underway when MG-Rover ceased production, but", "title": "Rover L-series engine" }, { "docid": "18254512", "text": "use. The Freelander 2, sold as the LR2 in North America, was introduced in 2006 during Ford's ownership of Land Rover. The second generation Freelander was built on the Ford EUCD platform, using a Ford Duratorq four cylinder diesel engine, and initially the Volvo B6324S six cylinder petrol engine. The six cylinder petrol engine was replaced for the 2013 model year by a more economical Ford EcoBoost four cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine. The Ford petrol and diesel four cylinder engines were carried over for the Discovery Sport's first model year. The future design direction of the Discovery sub-brand was", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "18254517", "text": "features steel lower and aluminium upper control arms. Off-road performance remains broadly similar to the Freelander 2 model, ground clearance is , the same as the Freelander 2 and wading depth is , an improvement of . The approach angle for the Discovery Sport is 25° and the ramp angle is 21°, reductions of 6° and 2° respectively, when compared to the Freelander 2. The departure angle remains unchanged at 31°. The Discovery Sport features removable components on the lower sections of the front bumper which improves the approach angle. The braking system comprises disc brakes all round, with discs", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "3555186", "text": "of the prop shafts, allowing varying torque across itself; and the Hill Descent Control system, which was then implemented in the rest of the Land Rover range and even in the first generation BMW X5. (BMW was the parent company of Rover Group at the time of the introduction of this model). This first generation also used a Traction Control system and a special version of ABS produced by Wabco and modified to assist driving in off-road situations. Lack of the MG Rover K18 and KV6 engines after the end of the MG Rover production led Land Rover to discontinue", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "9225397", "text": "with the distinctive Tangiers Orange paintwork, but with new body decals emphasizing the G4 Challenge's new association with the Red Cross. At least two Defenders, two Discovery 3s (LR3s), two Freelander 2s (LR2) and one Range Rover were produced for the Recce in Mongolia in 2008 before the main 2009 event; For the actual G4 Challenge in 2009 the following were vehicles were prepared: six (6) Defender 110's, five (5) Defender 130's, Sixty Eight (68) Discovery 3s (LR3s), seven (7) Freelander 2s (LR2) and two (2) Range Rovers, eight (8) Range Rover Sports were produced. Visitors to the Solihull factory", "title": "Land Rover G4 Challenge" }, { "docid": "9225393", "text": "The 2009 G4 Challenge would have seen the introduction of several revisions to the previous Challenge composition. Land Rover announced a slight change to the team dynamics for the 2008/9 Challenge, there would be one male and one female competitor from each country competing as a team with their own team Land Rover against other participating countries. In the previous Challenges there had been one competitor per country, male or female and countries were not allocated their own Land Rover. Instead the entire range of Land Rovers - Range Rover, Freelander, Discovery and Defender were driven by each competitor over", "title": "Land Rover G4 Challenge" }, { "docid": "3555192", "text": "system cuts out the engine when the vehicle is stationary, neutral is selected and the clutch engaged; the engine restarts when the clutch pedal is depressed. The system includes a heavy-duty starter motor that also acts as a generator to recover energy through regenerative braking that is then stored in capacitors to restart the engine reducing stress on the vehicle's battery and electrical system. The stop-start system became available in spring 2009 on Freelander 2 TD4 models. For the 2011 model year, the option of two wheel drive (badged as eD4) was available. This version also lost Terrain Response and", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "5739799", "text": "Land Rover originally developed HDC for use on their Freelander model which lacks the low range gears usually provided on 4x4 vehicles. At the time it was derided by enthusiasts, and many claimed its set speed was too high for a controlled descent in difficult conditions. Despite the critics, the system was a leading-edge technology and allowed the Freelander, coupled with the traction control system, to be renowned for astounding offroading performance that set it apart in the category of the so-called \"soft roaders\" produced in the 90s. Later implementations such as the Range Rover and Discovery combine HDC with", "title": "Hill descent control system" }, { "docid": "3555126", "text": "(according to Land Rover) a preference in the American market for alpha-numeric model designations – the second generation Freelander was also re-designated for the North American market as the LR2. Land Rover developed a body construction method for the Discovery 3, marketed as Integrated Body Frame (IBF). The engine bay and passenger compartment are built as a monocoque, then mated to a basic ladder-frame chassis for the gearbox and suspension. Land Rover claims IBF combines the virtues of monocoque and ladder-frame – though it makes for a heavier vehicle than a monocoque construction, compromising performance and agility somewhat but adding", "title": "Land Rover Discovery" }, { "docid": "3896271", "text": "launch was combined with that of the Triumph TR8.) Major restructuring of BL following the Ryder Report resulted in the SD1 production line being moved to the former Morris plant in Cowley in 1981. The Solihull plant was turned over to produce Land Rover models, following on from that marque's separation from Rover in 1978. The hugely expensive extension to Solihull, which had been built specifically for the SD1 and Triumph TR7, was mothballed, and was finally brought back into use in 1997 for the Land Rover Freelander and in 2016 for the Jaguar XE and F-PACE. 1981 also saw", "title": "Rover SD1" }, { "docid": "257513", "text": "Cycles' Moulton APB (All Purpose Bicycle) model, with leading link front suspension and adjustable damping and stroke. Two more models immediately followed: the Land Rover XCB V-20, aimed primarily at younger riders (children); and the Land Rover XCB D-26, also available as the M26 with hydraulic rim brakes, front suspension and suspension seat pillar. In June 2004, Land Rover released a comprehensive 25 model range of bicycles. The three main ranges are the \"Defender\", the \"Discovery\", and the \"Freelander\", each with different attributes. The \"Discovery\" is an all-rounder bicycle suited to a variety of terrains, \"Defender\" is most suited to", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "443663", "text": "Corporation to Ford Motor Company for $6.45 billion. The division was placed within Ford's Premier Automotive Group alongside Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin. Volvo engineering resources and components would be used in various Ford, Land Rover and Aston Martin products, with the second generation Land Rover Freelander designed on the same platform as the second generation Volvo S80. The Volvo T5 petrol engine was used in the Ford Focus ST and RS performance models, and Volvo's satellite navigation system was used on certain Aston Martin Vanquish, DB9 and V8 Vantage models. In November 1999, Volvo Group purchased a 5%", "title": "Volvo" }, { "docid": "3555244", "text": "could not be fitted with these without major modifications, which given the small numbers of NAS vehicles sold in relation to Land Rover's global sales, were not economically viable. Land Rover retired its North American Specification utility vehicles at the end of 1997 to focus on its more profitable, popular and upmarket Discovery and Range Rover models, as well as the then newly launched Freelander. The next Defender may be sold in the US and Canadian markets in 2019. Continuing on from production of the Australian SIII Stage 1 Isuzu 4BD1 diesel variant, Jaguar Rover Australia (JRA) developed an Isuzu", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "3555181", "text": "that Land Rover could enter the compact SUV market segment. In the early 1990s, the Rover Group had a restricted product development budget and looked for a partner to develop the project, which was codenamed CB40 (after Canley Building 40, where the concept was initially developed). Rover's then-partner Honda declined and chose to develop its own CR-V model that was launched in 1995. Rover decided to go it alone with the CB40, using existing parts and components, as it had done with the MGF roadster. The floorpan was based on that of the Austin Maestro, and minor components such as", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "3544581", "text": "which have a similar action on braking and use some similar components. Such systems are used for example on the most recent Nissan Pathfinder, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Freelander, the McLaren P1 and the McLaren 650s. Locking differential A locking differential is designed to overcome the chief limitation of a standard open differential by essentially \"locking\" both wheels on an axle together as if on a common shaft. This forces both wheels to turn in unison, regardless of the traction (or lack thereof) available to either wheel individually. When the differential is unlocked (open differential), it allows each wheel", "title": "Locking differential" }, { "docid": "3555275", "text": "the Defender's design obsolete The Defender also did not meet U.S. safety requirements after 1997 and since then Land Rover offered U.S. buyers the more luxurious LR2 (Freelander) and LR4 (Discovery) and Range Rover instead. Land Rover unveiled the DC100 and its topless counterpart, the DC100 Sport, at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The designs of the concept vehicles received some criticism in the press. The DC100 (Defender Concept 100\") is a conventional three-door off-roader with a 2.0-litre turbo-charged diesel engine and the DC100 Sport is a two-passenger pick-up with a 2.0-litre petrol engine. Unlike the current Defender with 93-inch,", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "3210808", "text": "Volvo's P3 platform and the XC60 shares technology with the Land Rover Freelander of 2007. At the time of development, both Land Rover and Volvo were owned by Ford and development was split between the two subsidiaries. Much of the engineering and tuning of this CUV was done by Volvo in Sweden, although offroad capabilities were done at Land Rover in England. In April 2010, an R-Design variant of the XC60 became available, featuring a color-matching body kit, stiffer chassis and damping, and other unique exterior/interior trim. In February 2013, Volvo debuted a refreshed version of the XC60, to be", "title": "Volvo XC60" }, { "docid": "3557041", "text": "last mass-produced Rover V8 was made in May 2004, after 37 years of production, with the 2004 Land Rover Discovery being the last mass-produced vehicle to use it. The last Rover to have a real Rover V8 was the Rover SD1 which was replaced by the Rover 827, with a 2.7-litre Honda V6 unit. MG Rover used the 4.6-litre Ford Modular V8 engine for the Rover 75 and MG ZT 260 in 2004. The Rover V8 remained with Land Rover when it was sold to Ford by BMW. Although Land Rover has switched to the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine for new", "title": "Rover V8 engine" }, { "docid": "3555136", "text": "Range Rover Sport. The vehicles used were all in standard mechanical form, except for the fitment of additional Land Rover off-road equipment. The first all-new model placement since the Freelander, the Range Rover Sport is based on the Discovery 3 platform, rather than on the larger Range Rover. A 2008–2009 facelifted model of the Discovery 3 offered a Harman/Kardon stereo system upgrade, six-CD changer, clear side indicator lights, and body-colour bumpers. A driverless version of the LR3 finished 4th in the DARPA Urban Challenge. The Discovery 4 (called the LR4 in North America) is an updated version of the Discovery", "title": "Land Rover Discovery" }, { "docid": "257492", "text": "Rover's Diesel ERAD Hybrid was developed as part of a multimillion-pound project supported by the UK Government's Energy Saving Trust, under the low carbon research and development programme. ERAD programme is one of a broad range of sustainability-focused engineering programmes that Land Rover is pursuing, brought together by the company under the collective name \"e TERRAIN Technologies\". Land Rover presented at the 2008 London Motor Show its new ERAD diesel-electric hybrid in a pair of Freelander 2 (LR2) prototypes. The new hybrid system is being designed as a scalable and modular system that could be applied across a variety of", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "3555184", "text": "revisions, including a new face and rear. The three-door model was available in E, S, ES, Sport and Sport Premium trim and the five-door model in available in E, S, ES, HSE, Sport and Sport Premium trim. Engine choices include: Manual gearboxes dominated the early models, but automatic Tiptronic-style gearboxes (Jatco JF506E) became increasingly popular and were standard on the V6. The Automatic Tiptronic gearbox was also available as an option on the Td4. The first generation Freelander was used in the 1998 Camel Trophy and participated in Land Rover's G4 Challenge. The vehicle represented a compromise because it did", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "5608262", "text": "Rover Discovery, and Freelander vehicles all appeared in the distinctive \"sandglow\" colour scheme. The vehicles were heavily modified by Land Rover Special Vehicles with a range of expedition, recovery, and safety equipment, including: Generally speaking, except for support and specialist vehicles, the Land Rovers were only used for one event. Some competitors purchased their vehicles and many remained in the host country. Consequently, those vehicles that returned to the United Kingdom were highly sought after as they were low mileage - but they were \"Camel Trophy miles\". They were stripped of most of their equipment by Land Rover before they", "title": "Camel Trophy" }, { "docid": "11918749", "text": "move he described as \"a complete shock\". He was tasked to turn around the operations, both of which had been unprofitable for many years. This included integrating their British manufacturing and back office operations as well as overseeing launches of new models such as the 2005 Range Rover Sport, 2006 Jaguar XK, 2006 Land Rover Freelander, and 2008 Jaguar XF. Under his leadership the combined JLR business returned to profit culminating in the sale of the marques to Tata Motors. He had intended to stay on with Jaguar Land Rover under Tata ownership. Having battled bowel cancer for two years,", "title": "Geoff Polites" }, { "docid": "9819298", "text": "ranges, and the Ant was regarded as too close a competitor for the Land Rover range. The Ant used an A-Series engine, transverse mounted and tilted slightly backward to allow greater ground clearance and suspension movement. The main gearbox was placed in the engine sump, as on the Mini. A reduction gearbox took power from the main gearbox to the rear axle via a propshaft. The same layout was used 30 years later (with a K-Series engine) on the Rover Group's Land Rover Freelander. Austin Ant The Austin Ant (development code ADO19) is a small four-wheel drive vehicle that was", "title": "Austin Ant" }, { "docid": "4215417", "text": "1 Chief Superintendent, 1 Chief Inspector, 5 Inspectors, 15 Sergeants and 60 Constables. As of January 2015, the establishment of the service consisted of 51 officers, divided amongst the following ranks: One chief officer, five inspectors, 10 sergeants and 35 constables. The service uses a small range of vehicles. The newest models bought in 2010 being the Land Rover Discovery IV (3 litre) and .Ford S-Max Additionally, the service has some older Ford Galaxy and Land Rover Discovery II models which are also planned to be replaced in the second half of 2010 with Ford and Land Rover Freelander vehicles.", "title": "Mersey Tunnels Police" }, { "docid": "7436812", "text": "for Freelander 2 and subsequent Land Rover models. In March 2008, Ford finalised a deal to sell Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors, part of the Indian-based Tata Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles. Under the terms of the deal, Ford retained ownership of Halewood's transmission plant which it operates in collaboration with Getrag. On 15 July 2009, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it would cease production of the X-Type at the end of 2009, with the loss of 300 jobs, and have a three-week shut down between September and December of that year. On", "title": "Halewood Body & Assembly" }, { "docid": "8869355", "text": "Octavia Scouts (4x4) are the most common amongst the fleet. In addition Land Rover Freelander and Land Rover Discovery Sport operate out of a limited number of bases. Some Land Rover are used as Officer Cars, responding to major incidents (e.g. Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs) and fires) to co-oridnate resources. Renault Masters and Vauxhall Movanos are used for the Patient Transport Service. A number of these vehicles are fitted with blue lights and sirens for High Dependency (Critical care & Intensive care) transfers. The Hazardous Area Response Team team uses Volkswagen Transporters and Mercedes Sprinters, all of which have 4x4", "title": "East of England Ambulance Service" }, { "docid": "4284727", "text": "which can each improve performance under different conditions. These features are not to be confused with swirl flaps, which were introduced in the M47TUD20. Applications: Rover Group (UK) and Steyr (Austria), worked together to modify the M47D20 to create a transverse configuration for use in the Rover 75 front wheel drive saloon, as well as their all-wheel-drive Land Rover Freelander. The same engine was later deployed by MG Rover in the Rover 75 Tourer and MG ZT. The M47R (\"M47 Rail\") differs from the original design by the introduction of common-rail technology, a transverse orientation, different turbochargers and more sophisticated", "title": "BMW M47" }, { "docid": "2041862", "text": "the Land Rover Freelander, Range Rover Evoque and until Friday 18 December 2009 the Jaguar X-Type. On the same site is a large factory owned by Getrag which produces gearboxes for amongst others the Ford Transit, Ford Fiesta and the Land Rover Defender. There is also the Dista Factory which produces pharmaceuticals. Everton Football Club have built their new training ground and youth academy on the edge of Halewood called Finch Farm. Following significant regeneration efforts since 2004, Halewood has turned a corner. Crime has reduced, the performance of local schools has drastically improved (with Halewood Centre for Learning topping", "title": "Halewood" }, { "docid": "2212171", "text": "months. The Discovery brought with it an advanced diesel engine, which was soon fitted to the other models in the range. This period saw Land Rover rationalise its operations, closing down satellite factories and increasing parts-sharing between models (axles, transmissions and engines were all shared, and the Discovery used the same chassis and many body panels as the Range Rover). The Ninety/One Ten range was fitted with the new diesel engine and renamed the Defender in 1990. An all-new Range Rover was launched in 1994, together with an improved Discovery which maintained high sales. A fourth model, the 'mini-SUV' Freelander", "title": "Rover Group" }, { "docid": "2245024", "text": "with their Intelligent Stop and Go (ISG) feature, or stop-start technology. Kia claims the combination of direct fuel injection and stop-start will offer 30MPG City/40MPG on the highway in both 6 speed manual and automatic transmissions. In 2008 Land Rover fitted its Freelander with Stop/Start which could reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 10%. As of 2016 all Land Rover and Range Rover models are fitted with \"Intelligent Eco Stop/Start\". Mahindra's were the first in India to launch stop-start based Micro Hybrid system in May 2000. This involved home-grown technology and first of its kind component development like", "title": "Start-stop system" }, { "docid": "14322530", "text": "at the Halewood plant where the Jaguar X-Type and Land Rover Freelander models are assembled. The X-Type ceased production in 2010 however, the new Range Rover Evoque filled the gap when production began in the Spring of 2011. The owner of Liverpool's port and airport, Peel Holdings, announced on 6 March 2007 that it had plans to redevelop the city's northern dock area with a scheme entitled Liverpool Waters, which may see the creation of 17,000 jobs and £5.5bn invested in the vicinity over a 50-year period. This is coupled with a sister scheme on the other side of the", "title": "Economy of Liverpool" }, { "docid": "7436811", "text": "Focus. Furthermore, Ford of Europe announced European production of the Focus would only be carried out at Saarlouis, Germany and Valencia, Spain fuelling rumours that Halewood was due to be closed by Ford. However, Jaguar Cars, owned at the time by Ford, was developing a new mid-sized saloon model which was loosely based on the Ford Mondeo. Ford decided that production of this model, the Jaguar X-Type, would commence at Halewood from 2001 onwards. In 2007, Halewood commenced production of the second generation Land Rover Freelander model, Freelander 2, and a dirt track test facility was constructed at Halewood specifically", "title": "Halewood Body & Assembly" }, { "docid": "5608264", "text": "\"ultimate global adventure\" was a test of skill, stamina, and mental agility in four separate stages, each in a different time zone. The prize was a top-of-the-range Freelander or Range Rover. The winner Rudi Thoelen declined a Range Rover, and opted for two Defenders instead. The 2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge promised to be tougher than the inaugural event and delivered a more vehicle-based focus. The competitors, working in bi-national teams faced thousands of miles of vehicle-based activity in Thailand, Laos, Brazil, and Bolivia. The 2008-9 G4 Challenge, supporting the Red Cross and based in Mongolia, was cancelled in December", "title": "Camel Trophy" }, { "docid": "11465328", "text": "grant to Land Rover to produce an all-new model, subject to the conditions that the Evoque would be manufactured at its Halewood Body & Assembly facility in Liverpool. Production of the Evoque started on 4 July 2011, at Land Rover's Halewood manufacturing plant in Liverpool, with the first customer deliveries in September. The Evoque platform, named LR-MS, is loosely based on the Ford EUCD platform (which was used on the company's Freelander 2) but 90% of its parts were redesigned. The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust was given the first vehicle off the line to add to their collection, held", "title": "Range Rover Evoque" }, { "docid": "12083710", "text": "X300, Volvo V70 diesel, Mazda MX-5, MG ZR, Saab 9-5, Land Rover Freelander, Volkswagen Golf MkIV, Skoda Octavia, Audi A6 Avant, Land Rover Discovery, Jaguar S Type, Vauxhall Astra MkIV, Ford Escort Mexico, Alfa Romeo 156, Lexus IS200, Audi A3, Daewoo Matiz, a Nissan Micra, a Ford Focus Diesel Estate, Vauxhall Zafira, Jaguar X Type, Toyota Prius, Mercedes Benz E Class diesel Estate, Ford Ka and Peugeot 207CC . Some of their restoration project articles were compiled and sold in book form. Official website Car Mechanics Car Mechanics is a British motoring magazine published monthly by Bauer Media in Peterborough", "title": "Car Mechanics" }, { "docid": "1309002", "text": "I4 and 3.0-litre V6 diesel engines, or 3.0 litre V6 and 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines. The 5.0 Litre engine is available in supercharged form in the XFR. From 2011, the 2.2-litre diesel engine from the Land Rover Freelander was added to the range as part of a facelift. The Jaguar XJ is a full-size luxury saloon. The model has been in production since 1968 with the first generation being the last Jaguar car to have creative input by the company's founder, Sir William Lyons. In early 2003, the third generation XJ arrived in showrooms and while the car's exterior and", "title": "Jaguar Cars" }, { "docid": "3555191", "text": "comes with a surround sound 17-speaker system with Trifield technology, producing 825 Watts. The Meridian system is also equipped with subwoofers and Audyssey MultEQ audio tuning system. Also a 5-inch colour display screen is standard even at the newer entry-level models. An optional cold climate package includes heated front windscreen, heated front seats with two heating levels and heated windscreen washers. The optional lighting package includes bi-xenon headlights, adaptive front-lighting, memory for the driver seat, as well as exterior mirrors and approach and puddle lamps. The Freelander TD4_e features stop-start technology to improve fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions. The", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "8068107", "text": "the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary with whom an affiliation has been formed since 1990. Officers do not ordinarily carry firearms however they are issued with, and trained in the use of Speedcuffs, CapTor 2 spray and an extendable \"ASP\" baton, the same as British police forces. The transport fleet consists of one Freelander TD4, one Land Rover 110 for rural patrols and one Land Rover 110 which has been kitted out and used by the force's crime scene examiners. Communication is based on VHF FM radio and is encrypted. The use of a repeater greatly extends the range of coverage.", "title": "Royal Falkland Islands Police" }, { "docid": "639564", "text": "Biomanufacturing Centre was built in 2006. On the south side of the A561 in Speke is Estuary Commerce Park. Further to south is Prinovis UK and B & M (previously in Blackpool) on the Liverpool International Business Park; on the former Speke Aerodrome is Shop Direct near the National Biomanufacturing Centre. Jaguar Land Rover has 166 acres of its main production site (formerly owned by Ford) in Halewood, making the Freelander and Range Rover Evoque. Getrag Ford Transmissions, make 400,000 automatic and manual transmissions next door to the east of JLR's Halewood plant, for Ford, Volvo and Mazda vehicles. Magna", "title": "North West England" }, { "docid": "14121380", "text": "worked on the MG EX-E concept car, was the lead designer of the critically acclaimed MG F sports car and the Land Rover Freelander (the best selling compact SUV in Europe for 7 years), and led the team that created the third generation Range Rover. In 1999 Ford Motor Company hired McGovern to head up and rejuvenate Lincoln-Mercury design. He set up a new design studio in California and became only the second design professional to be appointed to the Lincoln Mercury Board. Among his hires was Marek Reichman, who went on to become Aston Martin Design Director. Returning to", "title": "Gerry McGovern" }, { "docid": "6795470", "text": "valves from the beginning, and made its debut in the 2000 with the Citroën C5, Peugeot 406, Peugeot 406 Coupe and Peugeot 607, being used only in the larger models. In 2006 it was added to the PSA/Ford family, with power reaching 170 PS (125 kW). Land Rover used this engine in the Freelander 2 where it produces 160PS. This is Ford's only current use for this engine, which is expected to power the next generations of both the Mondeo and Jaguar X-Type. A different 2.2L engine, Ford's ZSD-422 with a displacement of 2198 cc, will be used in the", "title": "PSA EW/DW engine" }, { "docid": "7551082", "text": "front and rear wheels depending on slippage, but normally sends 95% of the power to the front wheels. The third generation of Haldex coupling made its appearance on the newly re-designed Land Rover Freelander 2 (LR2 in the United States). With enhanced capabilities, it is aimed at providing a more immediate off-road response. This generation of Haldex coupling is later shared with Volvo's complete lineup (Manufactured 2005-2008, depending on model) and is called \"Instant Traction\" in documentation by Volvo. Saab introduced a combination of Haldex Couplings on its 9-3 Turbo-X in late 2007, called XWD (Cross-Wheel Drive). This was later", "title": "Haldex Traction" }, { "docid": "7747696", "text": "motor also having to turn over a gearbox full of cold and highly viscous oil. Many automatic transmission vehicles have extra controls on the gear stick, or very close by, which modify the choices made by the transmission system depending on engine and road speed, e.g. \"sports\" or \"economy\" modes which will broadly speaking allow, respectively, for higher and lower revolutions per minute, before shifting up. Some specialist vehicles have controls for other functions on the gear stick. The Land Rover Freelander introduced a button for that company's Hill Descent Control system feature, which uses the brakes to simulate the", "title": "Gear stick" }, { "docid": "1853611", "text": "Spare capacity at Halewood allowed Land Rover Freelander production to be transferred there in 2006. MG Rover spent the early part of the 2000s investigating possible ventures with other carmakers in order to develop a new range of cars. Proposed links with foreign organisations including Malaysian carmaker Proton failed to materialise, and by late 2004 Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor had shown an interest in taking over the Longbridge-based firm – which was now hundreds of millions of pounds in debt. Talks broke down and the firm went into receivership in April 2005 with the loss of more than 6,000 jobs.", "title": "Automotive industry in the United Kingdom" }, { "docid": "7953666", "text": "BMW, which have domestic manufacturing facilities in Mexico. The SUV maker Land Rover is very popular among the middle and high classes in Mexico. The LR3 and the Freelander are the most successful models. Mazda was introduced in Mexico in November 2005 with the release of the then current Mazda3 and Mazda6 models. While it was common to spot illegal B2000 pick-ups and 626 sedans on the streets, Mazda vehicles were virtually unknown in Mexico. When the Mazda3 was introduced, both hatchback and notchback versions became a success among youngsters. Throughout 2007 and 2008, Mazda fulfilled most of its clients'", "title": "Automotive industry in Mexico" }, { "docid": "1308997", "text": "continued producing veneer trim for a while and housed the Jaguar Daimler Heritage centre until it moved to the British Motor Museum site, has now been demolished and is being redeveloped. Jaguar's Radford plant, originally a Daimler bus plant but later a Jaguar engine and axle plant, was closed by Ford in 1997 when it moved all Jaguar engine production to its Bridgend facility. In 2000, Ford turned its Halewood plant over to Jaguar following the discontinuation of its long running Escort that year for Jaguar's new X-Type model. It was later joined by the second-generation Land Rover Freelander 2,", "title": "Jaguar Cars" }, { "docid": "3555123", "text": "new \"pocketed\" headlamps (which matched the Range Rover and facelifted Freelander models) as well as redesigned turn and brake lamps on the rear of the vehicle. The indicators were moved from the bumper to the high side fixtures. The earlier Series II models could in turn be easily distinguished from the original Discovery by the position of those stop light fixtures above the window-line (earlier models had them below), and by the replacement of paddle door handles with the current sort. The Series II also differs slightly in dimensions. A small number of Discovery II Commercial models were produced by", "title": "Land Rover Discovery" }, { "docid": "3555194", "text": "Land Rover Defender The Land Rover Defender (initially called the Land Rover Ninety and Land Rover One Ten) is a British four-wheel drive off-road vehicle developed in the 1980s from the original Land Rover series which was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948. After a continuous run of 67 years production finally ended on 29 January 2016 when the last Land Rover Defender, with the number plate H166 HUE, rolled off the production line. A special edition Defender Works V8, with 400bhp, was announced in January 2018. The next-generation model, codenamed L663, will be completely redesigned and", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "18254520", "text": "the same place under the vehicle, so a tyre repair system of sealant and a compressor is supplied instead. The Discovery Sport was initially powered by the same engine range that features in the outgoing Freelander 2 model for the first model year, the Ford EcoBoost four cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing (the only engine option for North America) and the Ford Duratorq four cylinder 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine, producing either or . The engines sourced from Ford were replaced by engines from Jaguar Land Rover's new Ingenium engine line from late 2015. The Ingenium family is a range", "title": "Land Rover Discovery Sport" }, { "docid": "1308990", "text": "some models shared components, although the only shared production facility was Halewood Body & Assembly — which manufactured the technically related X-Type and the Freelander 2. Operationally the two companies were effectively integrated under a common management structure within Ford's PAG. On 11 June 2007, Ford announced that it planned to sell Jaguar, along with Land Rover and retained the services of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC to advise it on the deal. The sale was initially expected to be announced by September 2007, but was delayed until March 2008. Private equity firms such as Alchemy Partners of the", "title": "Jaguar Cars" }, { "docid": "12593909", "text": "Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music. An instrumental version of \"Radio Love Song\" from the album \"Passing Trains\" (2011) was featured in the Land Rover Freelander 2 television commercial. In 2012, Croskerry returned to Canada to pursue his music in the country he started in. He joined Toronto-based marketing agency Ossington Creative as head composer and musical consultant for creative-commercial video and radio work. He performed at the 2013 North by North East music festival and was listed one of the \"Best of the Fest\" by The Huffington Post Canada. Brendan joined Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's office", "title": "Brendan Croskerry" }, { "docid": "3555248", "text": "together with rear disc brakes (a first for a Land Rover). Despite the vehicle's sporty looks, it used the standard 200Tdi turbodiesel engine. Only 90 were made for the UK market. In 1997, the last year that Defender 90’s were made available in the US, Land Rover created 300 Special Edition Station Wagons. Known as the Limited Edition (LE) these Land Rover Defender 90’s were painted with a unique one year color known as Willow Green with a contrasting white accented roof; they were also fitted with body protection in the form of 5 large diamond plated sheets and an", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "5523510", "text": "these cars were by neccesity larger than the Mini but this proved to be no disadvantage. The Giacosa lay-out also provided superior refinement, easier repair and was better-suited to adopting five-speed transmissions than the original Issigonis in-sump design. Now most small and small/medium-sized cars built throughout the world use this arrangement. The Lamborghini Miura used a transverse, mid-mounted 4.0 litre V12, a configuration that was unheard of in 1965, although now more common (e.g. Lancia Montecarlo, Noble M12, Toyota MR2, Pontiac Fiero, Fiat X1/9) The Land Rover LR2 Freelander, along with all Volvo models from 1998 on (including V8 models),", "title": "Transverse engine" }, { "docid": "2460251", "text": "of a modified Ford Mondeo platform (shared with the Land Rover Freelander Compact SUV which was also produced at Halewood) wasn't well received by Jaguar \"purists.\" Notably, the Volkswagen Passat shared its platform with its compact executive class rival, the B5 Audi A4. The X-Type's limited powertrain choices affected its initial press reception. Initially, the X-Type was only available with thirsty six cylinder petrol engines, coupled to an all-wheel drive system, whilst its key German rivals, the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class were sold predominantly in two wheel drive form, with four cylinder petrol or diesel engines,", "title": "Jaguar X-Type" }, { "docid": "5693038", "text": "Wrangler and Land Rover Freelander have the CHMSL on a stalk fixed to the spare wheel carrier. Trucks, vans and commercial vehicles sometimes have the CHMSL mounted to the trailing edge of the vehicle's roof. The CHMSL is required by regulations worldwide to be centred laterally on the vehicle, though UN Regulation 48 permits lateral offset of up to 15 cm if the vehicle's lateral centre is not coincident with a fixed body panel, but instead separates movable components such as doors. The Renault Master and Ford Transit van, for example, uses a laterally offset CHMSL for this reason. The", "title": "Automotive lighting" }, { "docid": "6708173", "text": "to allow them to complete paperwork, and undertake proactive work using tools such as ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) whilst out of the station. Dorset Police have a total of 450 vehicles, and drive a total of 7.5 million miles a year. The force mainly use a combination of Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra Estate cars as divisional units. Most rural areas have 4x4 capability in the form of Land Rover Freelander 2s or Skoda Yetis. Roads policing units in Dorset are a combination of BMW Tourings Ford Focus STs, as well as newer Audis and Volvos. Firearms units in", "title": "Dorset Police" }, { "docid": "3555190", "text": "in 2007 as the LR2. The 2008 version is called the LR2 HSE. The limited run HST had added side trim, front valance, and 19-inch wheels. A Ford 3.2-litre inline six-cylinder engine producing is standard, with a six-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. In the United Kingdom, the standard engine is the Ford 2.2-litre diesel. The TD4 version of the engine produces and , while the SD4 comes with . Interior appointments include an Alpine 440-watt 14-speaker surround sound audio and a 7-inch touch navigation screen options, while the newer models can be equipped with an Meridian audio system, which", "title": "Land Rover Freelander" }, { "docid": "4576573", "text": "provision. In 2008 as part of their 60th Anniversary celebration land rover donated 60 freelander vehicles to the British Red Cross for use in the UK and around the world. Since 1989, the British Red Cross has provided a range of services to refugees, including managing a number of refugee reception centres nationwide. The work includes providing refugee orientation services and ensuring that life essentials, such as shelter and food are provided for. In cases of destitution, the British Red Cross can provide short-term emergency help, and advice on accessing other services. A peer befriending service also exists to provide", "title": "British Red Cross" }, { "docid": "19719125", "text": "of import tariffs, cars of over 2,300 cc received an import duty of 100 percent while those with smaller engines were only taxed at 60 percent. Volvo, dependent on an engine of 2,316 cc, found themselves disadvantaged against Mercedes-Benz and after some lobbying managed to have this limit raised to 2,400 cc. In addition to various Volvo cars (and the XC90 SUV), Thai Swedish Assembly also built the Land Rover Freelander from 2001 until 2005. Volkswagen has applied for the Eco Car Phase II program and will invest one billion Euros to set up a factory on the eastern seaboard.", "title": "Automotive industry in Thailand" }, { "docid": "6779595", "text": "Rover and, famously, the Ford Cortina 1600E, originally designed for Ford Chairman Len Crossland's wife. Rostyle wheels were the only wheel option on the Range Rover for many years following its introduction. These 16-inch Rostyles were used on the Range Rover until 1986 when they were replaced by alloy wheels. The Rostyles then became optional fitment to the short wheelbase Land Rover (the wheels were not strong enough for use on the long wheelbase models). The Land Rover maintained its optional Rostyle wheels until 1995, becoming the last vehicle to offer them from new. As well as in Britain, similar", "title": "Rostyle wheel" }, { "docid": "10629459", "text": "were phased out of New Zealand service in 2007/2008 when they were replaced by 321 Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicles. Minerva of Belgium produced a version of the Standard Vanguard, under licence from the Standard Motor Company. When Belgium's army needed a lightweight 4×4 vehicle, the head of Minerva, Monsieur van Roggen approached Rover in the spring of 1951. On 21 June, Rover discovered that they were competing against Willys Jeep for the contract. In October 1951, the deal was agreed and in 1952, the Minerva-Land Rover was produced. Both 80\" and 86\" models were made until production ended in 1956.", "title": "Land Rover series" }, { "docid": "12268359", "text": "Jaguar Land Rover Limited and the assets (excluding certain Chinese interests) of Land Rover were transferred to it. The consequence was that Jaguar Land Rover Limited became responsible in the UK for the design, manufacture and marketing of both Jaguar and Land Rover products. In addition to the Jaguar and Land Rover marques, JLR also owns the rights to the dormant Daimler, Lanchester and Rover marques. The latter was acquired by Land Rover, whilst still under Ford ownership, from BMW in the aftermath of the collapse of MG Rover Group; BMW had retained ownership of the marque when it broke", "title": "Jaguar Land Rover" }, { "docid": "20989947", "text": "the iQ[Al]) used by the Jaguar XE, Jaguar XF (X260), Jaguar F-Pace and Range Rover Velar; the D7e for the Jaguar I-Pace and the D7u used by the Land Rover Discovery (L462), Range Rover Sport (L494) and Range Rover (L405). The D8 steel platform is a heavily modified evolution of the Ford EUCD platform, a platform inherited when Land Rover was a subsidiary of Ford. It is used for the Jaguar E-Pace, Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque (L538). Jaguar Land Rover car platforms The Jaguar Land Rover car platforms are the major structures, designed by Jaguar Land", "title": "Jaguar Land Rover car platforms" }, { "docid": "9773133", "text": "Honda Crossroad The Honda Crossroad refers to two specific types of SUVs made by Honda. One of them is a rebadged Land Rover Discovery Series I, while the other is a completely different vehicle introduced in 2008. Honda rebadged and marketed the Crossroad when market research indicated that SUVs were becoming popular. Honda bought the rights to the Discovery Series I from Land Rover and had it placed in the Japanese SUV market for a short time before the partnership ended when BMW bought Land Rover. Some of them had been sold as well to New Zealand. With the end", "title": "Honda Crossroad" }, { "docid": "257512", "text": "Also, an agreement was generated to allow other clubs to use the Land Rover green oval logo under licence. In 2006, the Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire club were the pilot licensees for the new agreement, who now benefit from a reciprocal arrangement where their own logo is trade marked and owned by Land Rover and they can refer to themselves as a 'Land Rover Approved Club'. In 1995, Land Rover endorsed the production of a hand-made bicycle using its logo. The bicycle, called the Land Rover APB and manufactured by Pashley Cycles of Stratford-upon-Avon, was the collapsible version of Pashley", "title": "Land Rover" }, { "docid": "2861274", "text": "design themes. In both years 1998 and 2000 Lincoln was the best-selling luxury car brand in the US. After Cadillac surged back into the market in 2002, however, Ford pulled Lincoln out of the PAG in what is according to Jerry Flint of \"Forbes\" magazine an \"impossible to make sense out of... strategy.\" Ford made an offer for Jaguar stock in 1989. It was placed in Premier Automotive Group when it was formed. After acquiring Land Rover, Ford market Jaguar and Land Rover together and sold them off together in 2008. Ford purchased Land Rover in 2000 and added it", "title": "Premier Automotive Group" }, { "docid": "3898214", "text": "Land Rover 101 Forward Control The 101 Forward Control or Land Rover 101FC was a vehicle produced by Land Rover for the British Army. It was never made available to the public. The vehicle was primarily produced to meet the Army's requirement for a gun tractor, and was designed to tow a field gun (the L118 Light Gun) with a ton of ammunition and other equipment in the rear load space, giving it the alternative name of the \"Land Rover One Tonne\". The vehicle was designed to be easily transported by air; the positioning of the 3.5 litre Rover V8", "title": "Land Rover 101 Forward Control" }, { "docid": "14541509", "text": "he returned to the UK to see the vehicle in its last year of production. He was publicly reunited with the first Land Rover at the 2015 Goodwood Revival meet, which he had used for test and in 1948 Land Rover launch footage shown on British Movietone news. Arthur also helped with the two millionth Solihull production Land Rover that was auctioned for charity. Arthur Goddard (engineer) Arthur Goddard (born 31 January 1921) worked at the Rover Company from 1945 to 1957 and was in charge of the Land Rovers engineering development from 1947 to 1957. He is the second", "title": "Arthur Goddard (engineer)" }, { "docid": "3898221", "text": "of these remain in private hands. Thirty-one 101s were converted by Land Rover with artistically styled bodyshells for the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film \"Judge Dredd\". Land Rover is supposedly the world's only surviving vehicle manufacturer in 2139 when the film is set, and the green oval logo can be seen on the side of the vehicles, known as \"City CABs\". Several of these prop vehicles still exist in driveable condition and are often seen at Land Rover events. Land Rover 101 Forward Control The 101 Forward Control or Land Rover 101FC was a vehicle produced by Land Rover for the", "title": "Land Rover 101 Forward Control" }, { "docid": "11684478", "text": "was unwilling to risk putting the Llama on the market. The name 'Llama' was only the codename given to the development project- the vehicle was actually called the Land Rover 110 Forward Control in official Land Rover documentation. However, the design is now known to enthusiasts of the Land Rover marque as 'the Llama'. Land Rover as a company went through a period of restructuring in the 1980s. This involved improving the company's products, leading to the launch of the Ninety/One Ten/127 range in 1983/4 as well as updates to the Range Rover. When Rover car production left the Solihull", "title": "Land Rover Llama" }, { "docid": "11684481", "text": "Rover had produced 'Forward Control' (i.e.- vehicles where the driving controls were positioned over or just ahead of the front axle) of its Series II models in the 1960s, based on the standard long-wheelbase chassis. It made sense to use a similar design for the new version. Project Llama began in 1985. The chassis was based on that of the One Ten, and that vehicle's basic layout was adopted. The chassis was made of thicker steel than normal Land Rover chassis. Land Rover claimed that 85% of the chassis and drivetrain components of the Llama were taken from existing Land", "title": "Land Rover Llama" }, { "docid": "3555232", "text": "a series of changes were made to the Defender, most of which were implemented to meet emissions and safety legislation. The biggest change was to the drivetrain. The Td5 engine was replaced by an engine from Ford's DuraTorq line (AKA the Puma engine), built in their factory in Dagenham, making the Td5 the last Land Rover engine to be built in-house at Solihull. The engine chosen was from the ZSD family, being a version of the 2.4-litre four-cylinder unit also used in the highly successful Ford Transit. The engine's lubrication and sealing system was adapted for use in wet, dusty", "title": "Land Rover Defender" }, { "docid": "2212157", "text": "Rover bankruptcy cost BMW fifteen billion Marks. In March 2000, BMW announced it planned to sell the Rover Group. Within two months, the core of the group (the MG and Rover sections) had been sold to the Phoenix Consortium, while BMW retained the rights to build the forthcoming new Mini family of vehicles. Meanwhile, Land Rover was sold to Ford, where it was ultimately reunited with former BL stablemate Jaguar to form Jaguar Land Rover when Ford dissolved the Premier Automotive Group in the late 2000s. Land Rover was spun off from Rover and sold to the Ford Motor Company,", "title": "Rover Group" }, { "docid": "6571306", "text": "the BL group – prior to the creation of LRG the Land Rover business was part of the Jaguar Rover Triumph or specialist division, makers of luxury cars, whilst the Sherpa van was part of the Leyland Truck & Bus division and the only light commercial product in a range otherwise made up of full-size commercial vehicles. The Land Rover part of the group saw the most product development in an (ultimately successful) attempt to turn around a severe decline in Land Rover sales in the early 1980s (a 25% fall between 1980 and 1981 alone). A modernised and improved", "title": "Land Rover Group" }, { "docid": "15356805", "text": "Range Rover Sport The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is a British luxury mid-size SUV made by Land Rover. The first generation (codename: L320) started production in 2005, and was replaced by the second generation Sport (codename: L494) in 2013. The Range Rover Sport was prefigured by the Range Stormer concept car, introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show. This was a low-slung, short wheelbase 3-door coupè that was unusually \"sporty\" in the context of Land Rover's history. Designed by Richard Woolley, the marque's first complete concept car sported split-folding gullwing doors, one-piece skeletal seats, a \"clamshell\" hood,", "title": "Range Rover Sport" }, { "docid": "5522634", "text": "a sail could be used for propulsion of a rover on Venus or other planets (NASA image here). According to \"Popular Mechanics,\" \"an ambitious proposal from Geoffrey Landis at NASA's John Glenn Research Center is to develop a rover that works with Venus's topography and winds. Landis's landsailing rover, the Zephyr, has been discussed for more than a year, but broke into the news with a flurry of reports last month.\" In 2017, Landis's work was the subject of the book \"Land-Sailing Venus Rover With NASA Inventor Geoffrey Landis\", published by World Book publishing. The world land speed record for", "title": "Land sailing" } ]

[ "Charles Martin" ]

[ { "docid": "19871698", "text": "Also in the film, Winslet’s character’s occupation was changed to a travelling photographer/journalist and Elba’s character’s occupation was changed to a brain surgeon at first, then after the rescue, switched to being a general doctor. For the plot in the film, Winslet’s character hires the charter plane instead of Dr. Ben in the original book. The Mountain Between Us (novel) The Mountain Between Us is a romance-disaster novel, written by American author Charles Martin. The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stuck on High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash. The novel was", "title": "The Mountain Between Us (novel)" }, { "docid": "19871698", "text": "Also in the film, Winslet’s character’s occupation was changed to a travelling photographer/journalist and Elba’s character’s occupation was changed to a brain surgeon at first, then after the rescue, switched to being a general doctor. For the plot in the film, Winslet’s character hires the charter plane instead of Dr. Ben in the original book. The Mountain Between Us (novel) The Mountain Between Us is a romance-disaster novel, written by American author Charles Martin. The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stuck on High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash. The novel was", "title": "The Mountain Between Us (novel)" }, { "docid": "19871753", "text": "The Mountain Between Us (film) The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 American drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad and written by Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Charles Martin. It stars Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as a surgeon and a journalist, respectively, who survive a plane crash, with a dog, and are stranded in High Uintas Wilderness with injuries and harsh weather conditions. The film premiered on September 9, 2017, at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6,", "title": "The Mountain Between Us (film)" }, { "docid": "19871695", "text": "The Mountain Between Us (novel) The Mountain Between Us is a romance-disaster novel, written by American author Charles Martin. The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stuck on High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash. The novel was published by Broadway Books on June 28, 2011. A film adaptation starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet was released on October 6, 2017. On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City airport when their flights are canceled. Both are eager to reach their destinations—Ben has", "title": "The Mountain Between Us (novel)" }, { "docid": "11878540", "text": "Sequel to The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening Book 2)\" (2006), \"When Crickets Cry\" (2006), \"Wrapped in Rain\" (2005) and \"The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening Book 1)\" (2004). \"The Mountain Between Us\" was made into a major motion picture by 20th Century Fox. Starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, it was released on October 6, 2017. Charles Martin (author) Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He", "title": "Charles Martin (author)" } ]

[ { "docid": "20195061", "text": "The Flying Mountain The Flying Mountain () is 2006 novel by the Austrian writer Christoph Ransmayr. It tells the story of two brothers who travel from Ireland to Transhimalaya to climb a yet unclimbed mountain. The text uses line breaks and is close to blank verse. An English translation of the book by Simon Pare was published by Seagull Books in 2018. The book was longlisted for The Man Booker International Prize on March 12, 2018. Ludger Lütkehaus of \"Die Zeit\" wrote that the book sometimes borders on kitsch, but \"also reminds us of the fact that great literature often", "title": "The Flying Mountain" }, { "docid": "19871767", "text": "story cheapens the grand survival story.\" Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of \"The A.V. Club\" criticized the central characters as \"a couple of one-note personality-test types\" with \"zero romantic chemistry,\" and wrote that the script \"actually tones down the howling outrageousness of Martin’s novel, which seems to miss the point. But, structurally, it’s the same junk. Problems pop out of nowhere and resolve themselves, while torturous motivations attempt to explain why characters would withhold basic information from one another for weeks...\" The Mountain Between Us (film) The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 American drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad and written by", "title": "The Mountain Between Us (film)" }, { "docid": "10376273", "text": "O.S. map also marks the northerly peak (some ½ mile distant) at . Between these two lie a middle peak, of a height between the outer two, but cairnless and unmarked on the O.S. map. Colin Adams, author of \"The Mountain Walker's Guide to Wales\" (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2002), has reached the summit of Creigiau Gleision over 450 times. On many occasions he has encountered a ghost there who has spoken to him, and although he makes no reference to this in his book, he wrote about it in 1999. Creigiau Gleision Creigiau Gleision is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales,", "title": "Creigiau Gleision" }, { "docid": "20195062", "text": "emerges when the border to kitsch is avoided only by a hair's breadth\". The Flying Mountain The Flying Mountain () is 2006 novel by the Austrian writer Christoph Ransmayr. It tells the story of two brothers who travel from Ireland to Transhimalaya to climb a yet unclimbed mountain. The text uses line breaks and is close to blank verse. An English translation of the book by Simon Pare was published by Seagull Books in 2018. The book was longlisted for The Man Booker International Prize on March 12, 2018. Ludger Lütkehaus of \"Die Zeit\" wrote that the book sometimes borders", "title": "The Flying Mountain" }, { "docid": "19013585", "text": "(officially called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), photographing the Uyghur people for her self-published book \"Wild Pigeon\" (2014). There is discord between the Chinese authorities and the indigenous ethnic Uyghur population. \"Wild Pigeon\" was well received, again by Sean O'Hagan, who wrote that \"Drake is a master of atmosphere\"; and by Martin Parr; Colin Pantall; Blake Andrews; and Ian Denis Johnson, who wrote \"this book does what a great social novel does: it forces us to think of a contested region not in terms of op-eds or political analyses, but as seen by people in daily life\". For Jeffrey Ladd, the", "title": "Carolyn Drake" }, { "docid": "637701", "text": "the death of his daughter, was panned by critics. Writing for \"New York\" magazine, Emily Yoshida criticised it as a vacuous remake of \"A Christmas Carol\" and wrote that Winslet had \"never looked more painted and tired\". It was a modest earner at the box office. Winslet agreed to the romantic disaster film \"The Mountain Between Us\" (2017) to take on the challenge of a role requiring physical exertion. It featured Idris Elba and her as two strangers who crash land on an icy, isolated mountain range. They filmed in the mountains of Western Canada at 10,000 feet above sea", "title": "Kate Winslet" }, { "docid": "18945066", "text": "Soviet world\". It was featured on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week during August 2015. A Mountain of Crumbs A Mountain of Crumbs is a book by Elena Gorokhova (linguist) first published in 2010. The book is a memoir of the author's early life in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) before she moved to the US in the 1970s. The book's title was from Gorokhova's grandmother, who told her young children not to complain about lack of food and crumbled their black bread and sugar cubes into a \"whole mountain of crumbs\". Writing in \"The Guardian,\" Kapka Kassabova suggests that", "title": "A Mountain of Crumbs" }, { "docid": "9208260", "text": "Stoney Squaw Mountain Stoney Squaw Mountain, often called just Stoney Squaw is a mountain in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Stoney Squaw is located between Cascade Mountain and Mount Norquay, in the Vermilion Range of the Canadian Rockies. Stoney Squaw is the second smallest mountain adjacent to the townsite, taller only than Tunnel Mountain. It is much rounder than many of the other mountains nearby. Ernest Ingersoll wrote in his 1892 \"Canadian Guide Book\" that the mountain takes its name \"from the traditional story that some years ago a", "title": "Stoney Squaw Mountain" }, { "docid": "18555780", "text": "and poetry by its glory and its bright red color. Aram asulamy, who was an expert on Arabian country topics and wrote the book \"Tehama mountain names and mekkah and Madinah Mountains\", wrote many poems about it. Radwa is the first mountains of Tehama. The destination is one day travel from Yanbu and 7 days from Madinah. The famous historian Khaireddin Zarkali who passed the city of Yanbu in 1930, reached the mountain and said:\" Radwa mountain on the left of Madinah. It appears to have branches like a bike planted with various heights on the top of the mountain.I", "title": "Radwa Mount" }, { "docid": "20801032", "text": "the archives of the Order, patiently refined, were able to advance us names of artists who had worked on these wonderful paintings. We only know that these paintings were executed between the years 1699 and 1700 and the panels of the lining between 1701 and 1702, according to the book of Receita e Despesa (excerpt taken from the Book of the Historian Fernando Pio, Former Minister of the Third Order of Saint Francis who wrote all about the Golden Chapel with research done in the collection of the Venerable Third Order of the Glorious Patriarch Saint Francis of Assisi of", "title": "Capela Dourada" }, { "docid": "2105490", "text": "focus of the searches for Noah's Ark. Augustin Calmet wrote in his 1722 biblical dictionary, \"It is affirmed, but without proof, that there are still remains of Noah's ark on the top of this mountain; but M. de Tournefort, who visited this spot, has assured us there was nothing like it; that the top of mount Ararat is inaccessible, both by reason of its great height, and of the snow which perpetually covers it.\" Archaeological expeditions, sometimes supported by evangelical and millenarian churches, have been conducted since the 19th century in search of the ark. According to a 1974 book", "title": "Mount Ararat" }, { "docid": "12763080", "text": "How to Break a Terrorist How to Break a Terrorist: The US Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq is a book written by an American airman who played a key role in tracking down Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The interrogator who wrote the book published it under the pen name Matthew Alexander, for security reasons. The author wrote the book as a pseudonymous officer in the US Air Force who had served for fourteen years. Alexander's real name has been sealed by court order by the District of Columbia District Court. Alexander makes", "title": "How to Break a Terrorist" }, { "docid": "9673287", "text": "historian was admonished. In his book \"A Brief Account of Nepal\", Baburam wrote In his another book \"China, Tibet and Nepal\" Baburam wrote: \"The name Sagarmatha already existed; I only discovered it; it is not that I christened the mountain with a new name.\" Two decades after publication of the essay, the Nepalese government gave official recognition to the name. Baburam Acharya Baburam Acharya (Nepali: बाबुराम आचार्य) (1888–1971) was a Nepalese historian and literary scholar who coined the name \"Sagarmatha\" (सगरमाथा), for the mountain better known as Mount Everest or Chomolungma (in Sherpa language; Quomolungma in Tibetan). His main work", "title": "Baburam Acharya" }, { "docid": "14927953", "text": "that time was written without gaps between the words. For example, in one papyrus, the word 'to brass' is written with grave accents on the first two syllables, in case any reader should mistakenly read the first part of the word as 'to a mountain'. In the following centuries many other grammarians wrote about Greek accentuation. The most famous of these, Aelius Herodianus or Herodian, who lived and taught in Rome in the 2nd century AD, wrote a long treatise in twenty books, 19 of which were devoted to accentuation. Although Herodian's book does not survive in full, an epitome", "title": "Ancient Greek accent" }, { "docid": "18945065", "text": "A Mountain of Crumbs A Mountain of Crumbs is a book by Elena Gorokhova (linguist) first published in 2010. The book is a memoir of the author's early life in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) before she moved to the US in the 1970s. The book's title was from Gorokhova's grandmother, who told her young children not to complain about lack of food and crumbled their black bread and sugar cubes into a \"whole mountain of crumbs\". Writing in \"The Guardian,\" Kapka Kassabova suggests that \"one of the book's great feats is to reveal [...] the human scale of this crumbled", "title": "A Mountain of Crumbs" }, { "docid": "20536332", "text": "Kingdom of the Unjust The Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection is a 2016 Political Science book authored by Medea Benjamin who is a political activist and a co-founder of CODEPINK, the peace promoter group.This book nominates to roots of establishing of the Saudi Arabia government and the relationship between it and united state. The author try to explain some particular of political system of Saudi Arabia at the Kingdom of the Unjust such as a number of rules about women. Medea Benjamin wrote \"the Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection\". She is a political activist", "title": "Kingdom of the Unjust" }, { "docid": "7480774", "text": "(1911); \"The Nowadays Fairy Book\" (1911); \"The Street-Car Mystery\" (1911); \"The Spirit of the Sea\" (1912); \"The Topsy Turvy Fairy\" (1913); \"The Eagle's Mate\" (1914); \"The Every Day Fairy Book\" (1915); \"Mountain Madness\" (1917); and \"Jane\" (1920). Chapin also wrote many short stories for magazines and newspaper syndication, and a play produced in New York City in 1910 entitled \"The Deserters\", written with her husband, Robert Peyton Carter. She'd married Carter, a stage actor who often worked with Maude Adams, in 1906. Several of Chapin's stories were adapted for film between 1914 and 1961. \"The Eagle's Mate\" was produced in", "title": "Anna Alice Chapin" }, { "docid": "10460665", "text": "Gajaga or Narayana) who wrote on erotics in the mid 10th century was a minister in the court of Rashtrakuta King Krishna III, though his works have not come down to us. Chandraraja (1025), who was patronised by Machiraja, a feudatory of Western Chalukya Jayasimha II wrote the earliest available book on erotism called \"Madanakatilaka\", in \"champu\" metre in 18 chapters. The writing dwells on the subject as a conversation between the author's patron and his wife. \"Govidya\" is the earliest available writing on veterinary science. It was authored by prince Kirtivarma in 1100 in the court of his brother", "title": "Medieval Kannada literature" }, { "docid": "18771579", "text": "she wrote her first book, \"The Virgin's Knot\", a novel about a crippled and unmarried Turkish woman who weaves rugs in a small village. Although not all reviews were positive, \"The Virgin's Knot\" won the Contra Costa Times Book Club Pick. It was also a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection 2002, and a Border's Original Voices Book 2002. Payne's next novel, \"The Sound of Blue\", was published in 2004. Several years later, in response to an earlier injury during an encounter with a drunk driver while mountain biking, she wrote \"The Kingdom of Simplicity\" The book has", "title": "Holly Payne" }, { "docid": "18876765", "text": "also admired the book and termed it to be a cross between \"Homeland\" and \"Skins\". The \"Daily Telegraph\" wrote \"Because of its violent, continent-crossing story, this book seems quite out of the ordinary, but in its underlying tone, I find it reassuringly familiar.\" The \"Daily Mail\" wrote: \"His book gives us a rare insight into how a thoroughly westernised teenager can so violently turn against his country - as well as a flavour of the immense courage he needed to overcome his past.\" The \"New Humanist\" in its review wrote: \"Nawaz's book is very much a companion piece to Ed", "title": "Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism" }, { "docid": "17937810", "text": "impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of the Book of Secrets, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master. The film earned US$28 million in its 3-day opening and US$38.25 million", "title": "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" }, { "docid": "1610552", "text": "member of the conspiracy, but I was not the author. I have always assumed that it was the man who wrote the foreword – Mr. Lewin'.\" The Report from Iron Mountain The Report from Iron Mountain is a book published in 1967 (during the Johnson Administration) by Dial Press which puts itself forth as the report of a government panel. The book includes the claim it was authored by a Special Study Group of fifteen men whose identities were to remain secret and that it was not intended to be made public. It details the analyses of a government panel", "title": "The Report from Iron Mountain" }, { "docid": "5460489", "text": "Smokejumpers, Roger Roth and James Thrash, and two members of a Helitack crew, Richard Tyler and Rob Browning. \"Fire on the Mountain,\" won the Mountain and Plains Booksellers award as the best non-fiction book of 1999. It was made into an eponymous two-hour documentary by the History Channel that was a finalist for an Emmy award and won the Cine Master's Award as the best documentary of 1999. John N. Maclean's father Norman Maclean wrote \"Young Men and Fire\" that told a very similar story about the Mann Gulch Fire of August 1949 and the 13 men who died there.", "title": "Fire on the Mountain (book)" }, { "docid": "8010779", "text": "extent of variation within populations compared with that between populations, a false separation of genetics and environment, poor statistical methodology, a failure to consider alternative hypotheses, and the use of unreliable and inappropriate data to draw conclusions about the relationship between brain size and intelligence. According to Valencia, \"experts in life history conclude that Rushton's (1995) work is pseudoscientific and racist.\" A more favorable review of the book came from American psychologist Linda Gottfredson, who wrote in \"Politics and the Life Sciences\" that the book \"confronts us as few books have with the dilemmas wrought in a democratic society by", "title": "Race, Evolution, and Behavior" }, { "docid": "17146677", "text": "to us – is tarred with a sickening sectarian brush.\" Alex Thomson wrote the foreword to the book claiming that, \"the book is the truth – and no Rangers fan reading it will disagree with that.\" In 2010, Mac Giolla Bhain also broke \"Dallasgate\" — The story of Hugh Dallas sending an e–mail which led to his sacking from the position of Head of Referee Development at the Scottish Football Association. In 2018 his debut novel “The Squad” was published by Frontline Noir. Mac Giolla Bhain was also a member of the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team. In 2010, Mac Giolla", "title": "Phil Mac Giolla Bhain" }, { "docid": "16424759", "text": "In the context of archaeology, these include: The Canadian government is involved in archaeology within Saskatchewan in three fundamental ways. The Gray Burial Site is a pre-contact traditional burial ground that was used by hunters who inhabited the northern Swift Current region between 3500 and 1000 B.C.E. Between 1970 and 1974, the site underwent archaeological excavations and was declared a National Historic site (1973) for it is one of the oldest burial grounds in the Plains at 5,000 years old. Alice Kehoe Beck wrote about the Moose Mountain stone site in her book 'Controversies in Archaeology' (2008) and identified its", "title": "Archaeology in Saskatchewan" }, { "docid": "17730755", "text": "following year she wrote \"Body (Chic Simple)\", both for the Chic Simple Components series. In 1994, she also authored \"Tell Me Another One: A Woman’s Guide to Men’s Classic Lines\", which focuses on male pick-up lines. The idea for the book came to Newman after she was jilted. The next year, Newman wrote \"Parents from Hell: Unexpurgated Tales of Good Intentions Gone Awry\". In 1996, Newman co-wrote \"Just Between Us Girls: Secrets About Men from the Madam Who Knows\" with \"Mayflower Madam\" Sydney Biddle Barrows. In 2013, she collaborated with Samantha Geimer on \"The Girl: A Life in the Shadow", "title": "Judith Newman" }, { "docid": "16048314", "text": "environmental actions that can be categorized under this broad and interconnected concept. Although the term was not coined until 1949, several philosophers of the ancient times had viewpoints similar to those who “think like a mountain”. Epicurus was one of the first ancient philosophers to view the role man plays in nature. His philosophy, Epicureanism, is a materialistic viewpoint that aims to explain the physical earth. Lucretius was a later philosopher who had Epicurean ideals. He wrote a six book collection, \"De Rerum Natura\", categorizing the natural word. In Book 5 of \"De Rerum Natura\" he writes: In this passage,", "title": "Thinking like a mountain" }, { "docid": "13390118", "text": "hailed it as a \"campaign document\" for climate change skeptics that \"contains all the scientific ammunition they could want, packed into 493 eloquent pages.\" \"Sydney Morning Herald\" conservative commentator Miranda Devine called the book \"a comprehensive scientific refutation of the beliefs underpinning the idea of human-caused climate change\" and wrote that \"Plimer's book, accessible as it is to the layperson, will help redress the power imbalance between those who claim to own the knowledge and the rest of us.\" Paul Sheehan, a conservative commentator from \"The Sydney Morning Herald\", asserted that \"Ian Plimer is not some isolated gadfly. He is", "title": "Heaven and Earth (book)" }, { "docid": "14585910", "text": "north. After Romero climbed Mount Everest he and Katherine Blanc wrote a book \"The Boy Who Conquered Everest: The Jordan Romero Story\". In the end of 2014 Romero with Linda LeBlanc wrote another book \"No Summit out of Sight The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits\". Jordan Romero Jordan Romero (born July 12, 1996) is an American mountain climber who was 13 years old when he reached the summit of Mount Everest. Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his step-mother Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama", "title": "Jordan Romero" }, { "docid": "13845496", "text": "West and just as often have broken the vow.\" He wrote that with \"Fair Land, Fair Land\" he was breaking the vow again to fill the time gap, \"roughly from 1845 to 1870,\" between \"The Way West\" and \"These Thousand Hills\". In its view of the white settlement of the American west, \"Fair Land, Fair Land\" is the bleakest book in the series. The most positively portrayed whites are mountain men and those who choose to live with the Native Americans and adopt their ways, such as Dick Summers and Hezekiah Higgins. Other whites range from settlers who don't realize", "title": "Fair Land, Fair Land" }, { "docid": "18423467", "text": "the \"Ottawa Citizen\" wrote that the categorization of AI182 \"as a uniquely Canadian tragedy\" is \"[t]he real contribution\" of the book. The short story \"The Management of Grief,\" within the collection \"The Middleman\", is based on \"The Sorrow and the Terror\". Some book reviews said that the book had, as dubbed by the Associated Press, a \"compassionate\" look at the parents of the children who were passengers, and those reviews were positive. Glavin wrote that the book is \"a detailed, well-crafted and dramatic account\". Susan Semenak of \"The Montreal Gazette\" wrote that the book \"is strongest when it helps us", "title": "The Sorrow and the Terror" }, { "docid": "16673218", "text": "songs, they are also great stories about how Brandon feels about life, love, God, hurt and everything else in-between.\" Jesus Freak Hideout's Bert Gangl said that \"What do Keith Urban, the Alan Parsons Project (APP) and the Book of James have in common? The surprising answer to this unlikely question is that all three arguably had some influence on Brandon Heath's latest release, \"Blue Mountain\".\" To this, Gangl wrote that \"Like the APP, whose name during the '70s and '80s was veritably synonymous with what has now become known as the concept album, \"Blue Mountain\" is built around the central", "title": "Blue Mountain (Brandon Heath album)" }, { "docid": "12345478", "text": "Oxford's fastest-selling book over the last few years, selling 44,000 copies in the first two months. It received positive critical reaction and picked up by the History Book Club and the Military Book Club, though most sales were limited to Utah. Oxford considered it \"a big best-seller\" for its \"smaller press\" with conservative print runs. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Daniel Walker Howe, said the book was: In September 2009 the Journal of American History wrote: In June 2009 Reviews in American History wrote: \"Massacre at Mountain Meadows\" tells the story of the massacre, but not its aftermath, impact, media reaction, coverup,", "title": "Massacre at Mountain Meadows" }, { "docid": "7148823", "text": "Chouslan, Kartaba, Akoura, Tanourin and Ehden.” Ehden’s most famous Christian site is “Dayr al-Salib” (Convent of the Cross), which is a symbol of an era of transformation for Ehdenians who had turned away from idolatry and converted to Christianity, according to a historical document written by Father Kozma. This convent is situated between Ehden and Bkoufa in the versant of Mar Sarkis’ mountain. It is a large grotto containing an altar and was identified by large stones forming a cross that was placed on top of its entrance, but vanished in 1935. Nevertheless, Al-Semaani wrote in his book \"The Eastern", "title": "Ehden" }, { "docid": "19753267", "text": "It had the Continental Divide as a backyard. It used to be called Storm Mountain but now it is called Mount Warner and is a famous ski area. When World War II broke out she rented out her farm in Vermont and went into buying and selling property, and wrote a book \"Horse Trading in Houses\". She started her large herd of horses initially by going on a wild horse round up in the Sand Wash country between Utah and Colorado and brought back a wild black filly who produced palomino offspring. She loved adventure, took cold weather and hardships", "title": "Helena Modjeska Chase" }, { "docid": "3594362", "text": "through two mountain ranges. After Trade, it ventures into Mountain City through a zone while bypassing the downtown area. After Mountain City, begins the two mountain ranges and in between them is the area of Shady Valley. After the second mountain range, it flattens out after the South Fork Holston River heading towards Bristol. US 421 enters Virginia on the Old Dominion side of Bristol. Major highway junctions between the NC and VA state lines are SR-67 in Mountain City, SR-91 the new Mountain City bypass, SR-394, and US 11E. US 421 enters from Tennessee in Bristol and goes west", "title": "U.S. Route 421" }, { "docid": "19232571", "text": "meanwhile, took the longer route around back to the tents but reported to others at camp that Harris had safely returned. In actuality, the climber he encountered was likely a client from the Mountain Madness expedition, Martin Adams. In the morning, on May 12, after a search of camp, the climbers at Camp IV realized that Harris was missing. Krakauer, who survived the disaster, wrote a magazine article and then a book on the subject after the events. Regarding his failure to recognize that Andy Harris was weakened and acting irrationally from altitude and lack of oxygen, Krakauer wrote that", "title": "Andy Harris (mountain guide)" }, { "docid": "5460220", "text": "resistance to being thrown off his land and his death is told through the eyes of his grandson, who is visiting the ranch for the summer. In 1981 the book was made into a made-for-television movie, \"Fire on the Mountain\". Buddy Ebsen played John Vogelin and Ron Howard played Lee Mackie. Folk singer Laura Veirs wrote a song called \"The Ballad of John Vogelin\". It appeared on her 2003 record \"Troubled By The Fire\". Fire on the Mountain (Abbey novel) Fire on the Mountain is a 1962 novel by Edward Abbey. It was Abbey's third published novel and followed \"Jonathan", "title": "Fire on the Mountain (Abbey novel)" }, { "docid": "14281712", "text": "the liberal - can get caught between the rollers of fanaticism or authoritarianism on either side; the case of a man trying to do his job and be a human being among other human beings and how hard this is in the twentieth century.\" Ullman admitted the story of Seagrove \"was somewhere in the back of my mind\" when he wrote the book. The book was a Literary Guild choice and became a best seller in the US. Ullman wrote a first draft of a play based on the book. Film rights to \"Windom's Way\" were bought by Carl Foreman,", "title": "Windom's Way" }, { "docid": "18306366", "text": "\"No One But Us\". \"Kirkus Reviews\" called the collection a \"delightful downbeat debut collection.\" It was also the winner of Mid-List's First Series Award for short fiction. The New York Times wrote that the collection Wonderful Tricks shows \"tender portraits of people caught in difficult, in-between moments ripe with choice, vignettes that can spark a recollection of the heartbreaking struggles of youth.\" \"Fiddler's Dream\" was published in 2006. The novel tells the story of a Vermont fiddler who dreams of becoming a part of Bill Monroe's band. The book was reviewed positively. \"The Seattle Times\" wrote that \"the novel is", "title": "Gregory Spatz" }, { "docid": "8748232", "text": "fire fighters in its path. Norman Maclean's son, John Norman Maclean, wrote \"Fire on the Mountain\" that told a very similar story about the South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain on July 6, 1994 in Colorado, which took the lives of 14 firefighters. Young Men and Fire Young Men and Fire is a non-fiction book written by Norman Maclean. It is an account of Norman Maclean's research of the Mann Gulch fire of 1949 and the 13 men who died there. The fire occurred in Mann Gulch in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness on August 5. The book", "title": "Young Men and Fire" }, { "docid": "8951223", "text": "challenges the idea of an objective humanity, the balance between darkness/pessimism and optimism/transcendence, and the treatment of unsuccessful members of society (unemployed, unattractive, dysfunctional, marginalized) and their roles. \"The Guardian\" reviewed the book and said \"the real triumph is Faber's restrained, almost opaque prose. This is a man who could give Conrad a run at writing the perfect sentence.\" However, they wrote, \"finally, having utterly convinced us of his alien narrator and persuaded us to go along for the ride for nearly 300 pages, Faber doesn't quite know where to go: the miniaturist aims at a big metaphysical moment. Metaphysics", "title": "Under the Skin (novel)" }, { "docid": "1948206", "text": "us like a leech. We managed to catch him in Lalin from where he directed certain adventurous, uncontrolled groups. He is a provocateur who has given us many troubles; though belatedly we have eliminated him.\" At the 6th Congress of the PCE held in Prague between January 28–31, 1960, 65-year-old Ibárruri ceded the post of secretary-general to Carrillo and accepted the honorary position of president. As confirmation of her retirement from active politics she wrote her first memoir in 1960. The book, entitled \"El Unico Camino\" (\"The Only Way\") was published first in Paris in 1962. The following year it", "title": "Dolores Ibárruri" }, { "docid": "11926883", "text": "1999 and sold it to Knopf for US$250,000. He re-wrote most of the book with the help of Bruce, and two other editors, Gary Fisketjon of Knopf and Liz Calder of Bloomsbury (who published the book in the UK). The narrative alternates between three characters (Emiko, Anton and Sophie) and takes place around the fiftieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, though the back story of each character is told. Emiko was a small girl living in Hiroshima with her parents, younger brother, and grandfather during World War II. Following the atomic bombing, with her parents dead, Emiko and", "title": "The Ash Garden" }, { "docid": "7927502", "text": "book was seen as radical in style. Writer Israel Zangwill wrote, \"... I always thought was such a healthy minded young woman, what a terrible blow this must be for her poor dear brother.\" A reviewer for the \"Chicago Record-Herald\" wrote in early 1910 of the \"analogous methods\" of Stein and the subtle works of Henry James, who \"presents us the world he knows largely through ... conversations\"; Stein’s \"murmuring people are as truly shown as are James' people who not only talk but live while they talk\". Stein sent copies of the book to African-American writers W. E. B.", "title": "Three Lives (book)" }, { "docid": "343382", "text": "the British at the Battle of Saratoga, and in the southern states where General Morgan commanded, and therefore overall. Morgan's sharpshooters would pick off enemy cannoneers and officers, reducing the impact of superior British artillery. This kind of advantage was considered pivotal in many battles, like The Battle of Cowpens, Saratoga, and King's Mountain. After King's Mountain, a British officer wrote \"The Americans had riflemen who could hit a man anywhere they liked at 200 paces...At King's Mountain, they destroyed us.\" Later during the Napoleonic Wars, the British 95th Regiment (Green Jackets) and 60th Regiment, (Royal American), as well as", "title": "Rifle" }, { "docid": "2282426", "text": "a high-relief frieze of Lee, Jefferson Davis, and 'Stonewall' Jackson riding around the mountain, followed by a legion of artillery troops. Borglum agreed to include a Ku Klux Klan altar in his plans for the memorial to acknowledge a request of Helen Plane in 1915, who wrote to him: \"I feel it is due to the KKK that saved us from Negro domination and carpetbag rule, that it be immortalized on Stone Mountain\". After a delay caused by World War I, Borglum and the newly chartered Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association set to work on this unexampled monument, the size", "title": "Gutzon Borglum" }, { "docid": "15479460", "text": "Mumbai since she had left. Umrigar dedicated the book to \"the real Bhima and the millions like her.\" William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins, published \"The Space Between Us\" on January 10, 2006. \"The Space Between Us\" received largely positive reviews. While most reviewers enjoyed Umrigar's prose, several questioned whether or not she used clichés or exaggeration. Mishan praised Umrigar as \"a perceptive and often piercing writer, although her prose occasionally tips into flamboyant overstatement.\" \"Calcutta Telegraph\"s Sreyashi Dastidar wrote the empathy that Umrigar writes with made up for \"the situational clichés and the forced Indianness of the", "title": "The Space Between Us (novel)" }, { "docid": "406717", "text": "command the techniques of observation, experimentation, superposition and deduction…he has proved himself mathematician.\" The evidence for the primacy of Thales comes to us from a book by Proclus who wrote a thousand years after Thales but is believed to have had a copy of Eudemus' book. Proclus wrote \"Thales was the first to go to Egypt and bring back to Greece this study.\" He goes on to tell us that in addition to applying the knowledge he gained in Egypt \"He himself discovered many propositions and disclosed the underlying principles of many others to his successors, in some case his", "title": "Thales of Miletus" }, { "docid": "17665589", "text": "was an \"exquisite and moving drama about the life of women in Israel ... Although the novel's subject matter is serious and difficult, it was written with a lot of irony and humor.\" In Poland, \"Uwazam Rze\" wrote that the book has \"moving themes of friendship, sex, violence, family, nationalism, war and trauma. Boianjiu has a unique voice ... For the Polish reader there may be a lesson: let us rejoice that we live in a country without compulsory military service. And let us be grateful to those who serve voluntarily.\" In Iceland, \"Spássían\" wrote that the book is “a", "title": "The People of Forever Are Not Afraid" }, { "docid": "9707256", "text": "how his mother and father ended up supporting his ambitions to become a professional cyclist and eventually watched him win the Tour De France. The book takes us through his early associations with various mountain biking teams and his transition into a world class road racer who eventually becomes Lance Armstrong's most dependable domestique on the US Postal cycling team helping Armstrong to win the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Tours. Landis mentions his right hip problems throughout the book. In 2003 he broke his hip in a cycling accident and it never really recovered. Landis did however manage to cycle", "title": "Positively False" }, { "docid": "294814", "text": "axiomatic minutiae, and there is next to nothing about advanced topics like large cardinals. Instead, it tries to be intelligible to someone who has never thought about set theory before. Halmos later stated that it was the fastest book he wrote, taking about six months, and that the book \"wrote itself\". As noted above, the book omits the Axiom of Foundation. Halmos repeatedly dances around the issue of whether or not a set can contain itself. But Halmos does let us prove that there are certain sets that cannot contain themselves. Naive Set Theory (book) Naive Set Theory is a", "title": "Naive Set Theory (book)" }, { "docid": "13710202", "text": "traveled to the current state of Colorado. From January through May, 1847 (Ruxton, 1848) hunted along the front range of Colorado, visited with mountain men and endured an extremely cold winter while mostly in the company of his horse Panchito and two mules that he had acquired earlier in Mexico. Sites he visited include Ute Pass, \"Woodland Park, Florissant, [and] Lake George\". He spent time observing the relationships between the U.S. Army and the Comanche Indians. After working as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, about which he wrote the book \"Ruxton of the Rockies\", he then moved to", "title": "George Ruxton" }, { "docid": "16083437", "text": "the rebuilding efforts and the construction of the Trans-Alaska pipeline through the region. His last major Valdez construction project was the former Village Inn Motel, which is now the Mountain Sky Hotel and Suites. Walker published his own newspaper, called \"Walker's Weekly\", while living in Delta Junction, Alaska. He authored several books, including writings on his experiences with Castner's Cutthroats. He was interviewed by author Jim Rearden, who included Walker in his book, \"Castner's Cutthroats: Saga of the Alaska Scouts\". Walker also wrote an eclectic mix of books concentrating on his other life experiences. He wrote the nonfiction historical book,", "title": "Ed Walker (American veteran)" }, { "docid": "14179909", "text": "served as deputy under secretary in both the United States department of defense and the US department of state. He is also the lead author of the book \"American National Security\". He also wrote at least one book on issues related to Korea. Jordan is the father of Judge Kent A. Jordan, David J. Jordan, who for a time was the US attorney for the district of Utah and who served as the President of the England London Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Keith L. Jordan, who served as a state legislator in Tennessee.", "title": "Amos Jordan" }, { "docid": "12881560", "text": "Liber Scintillarum Liber Scintillarum (literally \"The Book of Sparks\") is a late seventh or early eighth-century florilegium of biblical and patristic sayings in Latin. It was compiled by Defensor, a monk who in the preface identifies himself as a member of St Martin's Abbey at Ligugé, near Poitiers, and who wrote the work at the behest of his teacher Ursinus, the abbot of St Martin's. Virtually nothing is known of the monk beyond what the preface offers us. The compilation was written sometime between 636, when the important source Isidore of Seville died, and about 750, when the earliest extant", "title": "Liber Scintillarum" }, { "docid": "17831692", "text": "of Lookout Mountain and the route travels near the eponymous mountain ridge of the same name. Tennessee State Route 318 State Route 318 (SR 318) is a short state highway in Hamilton County in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as a connector between US 11 / US 41 / US 64 / US 72 and SR 148 and the Lookout Mountain tourist area. SR 318 begins in the Tiftonia/Lookout Valley area of West Chattanooga at US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72. It is a narrow, winding mountain road that rises above the U.S. Highways which", "title": "Tennessee State Route 318" }, { "docid": "13169277", "text": "Mount Warburton Pike Mount Warburton Pike is a mountain on Saturna Island in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest summit in the Gulf Islands, other than Saltspring Island, and is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. The mountain is named for Warburton Pike (1861–1915), who alienated land on Saturna in 1886 and whose ranch included the mountain. Pike was an explorer, sportsman and author and wrote a book on his experiences in the Canadian North, \"The Barren Ground of Northern Canada\". Pike's death was untimely and tragic. After returning to Britain to enlist", "title": "Mount Warburton Pike" }, { "docid": "3860518", "text": "and U.F. Grant. Four authors besides Gibson have used the Maxwell Grant pen name: Theodore Tinsley, who wrote 27 Shadow stories between 1936 and 1943; Lester Dent, who wrote one story, \"The Golden Vulture\", in 1938; Bruce Elliott, who wrote 15 Shadow stories between 1946 and 1948; and Dennis Lynds, who wrote nine Shadow paperback novels between 1964 and 1967. The comic book series \"The Shadow: Year One\", published by Dynamite Entertainment, features a character by the name of \"Maxwell Grant\". The character is a journalist, who uncovers the identity of the Shadow. However, rather than exposing him, Grant offers", "title": "Maxwell Grant" }, { "docid": "9359294", "text": "camps that have housed various area hiking clubs since the 1920s. A long descent leads to Long Mountain Circle, where Seven Lakes Drive crosses and US 6 joins Palisades Interstate Parkway, descending slowly through a very scenic three miles (5 km) through Bear Mountain State Park between Bear Mountain to the south and Popolopen Torne to the north into another roundabout, the busy Bear Mountain Circle, where the parkway ends and US 6 intersects US 9W and US 202. The latter joins US 6 to cross the Hudson River via the Bear Mountain Bridge. The rocky slopes of Anthony's Nose", "title": "U.S. Route 6 in New York" }, { "docid": "6744511", "text": "Music, Essex, Hollis, Hampstead House, Worldwide Music, Melody Trails, and Cromwell. In his 1993 book, Seeger wrote: \"Now, who should one credit on this song? The Irish, certainly. Sam Kennedy, who taught it to us. Lead Belly, for adding rhythm and blues chords. Me, for two new words for the refrain. Lee, who wrote seven verses. Fred and Ronnie, for paring them down to five. I know the song publisher, The Richmond Organization, cares. I guess folks whom TRO allows to reprint the song, (like Sing Out!, the publisher of this book) care about this too.\" The Weavers' original 1951", "title": "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" }, { "docid": "6934857", "text": "City. In October 2000, WNYC—New York Public Radio—hired Gladstone to help relaunch \"On the Media\", locally produced but distributed nationally. By 2010, it had quadrupled its audience and earned several major journalism awards. Gladstone wrote \"The Influencing Machine\", a nonfiction graphic novel illustrated by Josh Neufeld and others in 2011. Gladstone describes the book as \"a treatise on the relationship between us and the news media,\" further described by Leon Neyfakh as \"a manifesto on the role of the press in American history as told through a cartoon version of herself.\" In 2017, Gladstone wrote \"\", a nonfiction book published", "title": "Brooke Gladstone" }, { "docid": "14205355", "text": "wrote that the \"evidence the authors present an overwhelming case that natural selection has recently acted strongly on us\". However, Willis criticizes the authors for not discussing what the \"recent and continuing evolution means for our species as a whole\". Willis concludes by saying that \"the book offers a limited and biased interpretation of some very exciting research\". In \"Evolution and Human Behavior\", anthropologist Edward Hagen wrote that the book makes \"many unsupported and often questionable assertions\", but it is nevertheless valuable in raising \"bold questions about major historical encounters between populations — Neanderthal and modern humans, German tribes and", "title": "The 10,000 Year Explosion" }, { "docid": "1462979", "text": "very few have been able to achieve.\" In her later book \"Thinking in Pictures\", published in 1995, the neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote at the end of the foreword that the book provided \"a bridge between our world and hers, and allows us to glimpse into a quite other sort of mind.\" In her early writings, Grandin made the mistake of presenting herself as a recovered autistic and in his foreword, Bernard Rimland used the term recovered autistic individual. In her later writings, this has been removed. Steve Silberman wrote, \"It became obvious to her, however, that she was not recovered", "title": "Temple Grandin" }, { "docid": "20726802", "text": "fiction, essays, book criticism, and poetry translations have been published widely. Her book \"Six Rivers\" reflects on four actual rivers the Perfume, Mississippi, Charles and Hudson, and two conceptual ones, the Aorta and the Styx. Other poems draw parallels between the experience of migratory animals and human migrants. A reviewer in the Minneapolis \"Star Tribune\" wrote that, \"her work reminds us why poetry can be so exciting -- not because it shows us the world as we already know it, but because it takes the world we already know and makes it strange and new.\" Le has been a \"Minnetonka", "title": "Jenna Lê" }, { "docid": "10912775", "text": "dissertation was \"One Relator Metabelian Groups\" under advisors Gilbert Baumslag, Wilhelm Magnus, and Joan Landman Dyer. In 1972 McMartin turned from mathematics and became involved in the environmental movement in the Adirondacks where her primary focus was the nature, culture, and management in the Park. She served as vice-president the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks and was a member of many environmental groups. Between 1972 and 2005 she wrote 25 books, both guide books and histories of the Adirondacks. She wrote and maintained the popular eleven book \"Discover\" series which covers all regions", "title": "Barbara McMartin" }, { "docid": "19899053", "text": "Jackdaw Summer Jackdaw Summer (US. title \"Raven Summer\") is a 2008 book by David Almond. It is about two boys, Liam and Max, who, on following a jackdaw, find an abandoned baby. A \"BookTrust\" review wrote \"Friendship, loyalty and truth are explored through a cast of complex characters in this compelling story. While often tense, it ends on a note of hope.\" and \"The Guardian\" wrote \"This is a thoughtful and claustrophobic snapshot of people's lives, showing how they have come to be who they are that one summer. This may not be Almond's best book to date, but he", "title": "Jackdaw Summer" }, { "docid": "13940097", "text": "for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” Paul identifies the worship of created things (rather than the Creator) as the cause of the disintegration of sexual and social morality in his letter to the Romans. The apostle Peter and the Book of Revelation also refer to the connection between the worship of other gods and sexual sins, whether metaphorically or literally. The apostle John wrote simply, “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” The Catholic Church teaches that the first commandment forbids honoring gods other than the one Lord who", "title": "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" }, { "docid": "12193854", "text": "of the Birmingham scene.\" Rimmer has contributed to over 50 magazines in the UK, US and Germany. He lives in Berlin, Germany. Dave Rimmer Dave Rimmer is a music journalist and critic who has written books and articles about a number of pop and rock artists. He wrote for \"Smash Hits\" and \"The Face\" in the 1980s, and wrote a book about 1980s pop entitled \"Like Punk Never Happened\". His second book \"Once Upon a Time in the East\", is about Eastern Europe under Communism. His third book is about the New Romantic era in 1980s pop, \"from the moment", "title": "Dave Rimmer" }, { "docid": "20653817", "text": "spirituality-based book clubs, as well as the subject of sermons by religious leaders of various denominations. Nicknamed \"John the Divine\" by his friends, Tettemer was an \"expert athlete [and] equally skillful chess-player [who] was as much at home with people as with solitude,\" according to Jean Burden, the woman who wrote the foreword to his book. \"Expert mountain-climber, skater, skier, and tennis-player, chess enthusiast, voracious reader of everything new in non-fiction and anything exciting in murder mysteries, a stickler for accuracy and for the correct use of words, vigorous individualist and champion of justice and American democracy ... [who loved", "title": "John Moynihan Tettemer" }, { "docid": "8587741", "text": "Glenita, where the railroad splits north to pass through the Natural Tunnel, the centerpiece of Natural Tunnel State Park. After passing through the Devil's Racepath, US 58 and US 421 split from US 23 as Daniel Boone Trail just south of the town of Duffield. US 23 passes through the town, where the highway parallels the Appalachia Division rail line and the North Fork Clinch River through a gap between Powell Mountain and Cliff Mountain. The U.S. highway briefly enters Lee County while following the river between Powell Mountain and Walden Ridge to its source at Wildcat Summit at the", "title": "U.S. Route 23 in Virginia" }, { "docid": "14803423", "text": "Guardian\", which satirised the book and its author. \"Spoilt Rotten\" was chosen by Jasper Fforde on the Penguin Books website as one of the books he would most like to get for Christmas. Fforde wrote that the book, \"makes uneasy reading for huggy liberals, and asks harsh questions over the bizarre sense of sentimentality that seems to have befuddled us Brits ever since millions of us queued up to sign a book of condolences for a princess we didn't know. Dalrymple looks at the downside of an overblown sense of sentiment, which resulted this year with a murderous thug who", "title": "Spoilt Rotten" }, { "docid": "11028827", "text": "traditions. Though steeped in history and imbued with a continuum between past and present, Cowan's work is thoroughly directed toward the modern. In 2000, James Cowan returned to Australia after spending three years in Italy where he researched and wrote \"Francis: A Saints Way\". This book became the inspiration for a new ballet devised by the Queensland Ballet Co. and performed in 2002. His latest book is \"Journey to the Inner Mountain\", a study of St Antony of Egypt in the 3rd century, and \"A Spanner in the Works\", a study of the impact of science and technology on contemporary", "title": "James Cowan (author)" }, { "docid": "13929026", "text": "Bill Bishop (author) Bill Bishop is an American author, journalist and social commentator. He co-wrote a book with retired college professor Robert Cushing entitled \"The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart\". His ideas have influenced the speeches of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He is the co-founder and contributing editor of the \"Daily Yonder\", a blog about rural issues in the United States. Bishop has worked for several newspapers: the \"Austin American-Statesman\", \"Lexington Herald-Leader\", and \"The Mountain Eagle\". He has a degree from Duke University. His wife, Julie Ardery, is also a co-founder and", "title": "Bill Bishop (author)" }, { "docid": "20168869", "text": "for a BAFTA in 2004. He also wrote episodes of \"Doctors\" and \"The Bill\" and over a dozen radio dramas, for which he received the Richard Imison Award (for \"A Matter of Interpretation\") and a Sony Radio Academy Award nomination (for \"Milosevic in Black and White\"). In 2002, Morgan published \"Fire Mountain\": a non-fiction account of the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mont Pelée in Martinique. The book was published by Bloomsbury in the UK and the US and was subsequently adapted for \"Secrets of the Dead\"; a drama documentary series produced by \"National Geographic.\" In 2005, Morgan moved to Los", "title": "P. G. Morgan" }, { "docid": "1622523", "text": "after songs on \"Master of Reality,\" or the album itself. Syracuse, New York hard rock band Masters of Reality, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1990s, took their name from the album title. Metal bands After Forever and Orchid take their name from the album tracks of the same name. Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle wrote a short novel for the 33⅓ book series with \"Master of Reality\" as a central theme. The book is written in the form of a diary of a young man who has been committed to a mental health treatment facility, and how the teen", "title": "Master of Reality" }, { "docid": "7243715", "text": "into a number of European languages. After his release from prison, Psychoundakis was first forced to fight in the civil war. Then he worked as a charcoal burner in the Cretan mountains to support his family until his book was published. During this period, he wrote the book \"The Eagle's Nest\", which deals with the life and customs of the mountain people in the villages near his home of Asi Gonia. This book was translated into English by Dr Barrie Machin, the social anthropologist, who worked with George Psychoundakis in 1967 and 1968 on an anthropological study of Asi Gonia.", "title": "George Psychoundakis" }, { "docid": "19100773", "text": "high economic growth pre-dated the development of a generous welfare state”. US economist Tyler Cowen wrote that the book “has many points of interest”, quoting a paragraph about the success of Scandinavian migrants to the US. Allister Heath, deputy editor of \"The Daily Telegraph\", wrote that the book shows how the “remarkable work ethic” of Scandinavians has been eroded by large welfare states over time. Gabriel Sahlgren, a Swedish economist, wrote that the book neglects to show that the “smaller welfare state development prior to the great expansion from the 1960s onward” was important for the development in Scandinavia. The", "title": "Scandinavian Unexceptionalism" }, { "docid": "2443821", "text": "which is going on around us.\" Mohandas Gandhi wrote in his autobiography \"The Story of My Experiments with Truth\" () that this book \"overwhelmed\" him and \"left an abiding impression.\" Gandhi listed Tolstoy's book, as well as John Ruskin's \"Unto This Last\" and the poet Shrimad Rajchandra (Raychandbhai), as the three most important modern influences in his life. Reading this book opened up the mind of the world-famous Tolstoy to Gandhi, who was still a young protester living in South Africa at the time. In 1908 Tolstoy wrote, and Gandhi read, \"A Letter to a Hindu\", which outlines the notion", "title": "The Kingdom of God Is Within You" }, { "docid": "3949118", "text": "classical tropes, the complex characterizations, the social commentary — pointing explicitly to parallels between the fictional Letheras Economy and the US Economy — and has compared him to the likes of Joseph Conrad, Henry James, William Faulkner, and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Reviewing for SF Site, Dominic Cilli wrote, \"Steven Erikson's \"The Malazan Book of the Fallen\" has single-handedly raised the bar for fantasy literature,\" praising Erikson's ambition and humor: Malazan Book of the Fallen Malazan Book of the Fallen is a high fantasy book series by the Canadian author Steven Erikson. The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and", "title": "Malazan Book of the Fallen" }, { "docid": "5304509", "text": "rebutting their claims and pointing to the history of US foreign policy. Al-Hawali wrote an article in \"Al-Bayan\" magazine on unitarianism among Christians. He traced the history of those who reject the doctrine of the Trinity, and believe in One Supreme God. He claimed that monotheists had been subject to great persecution, by both Catholics and Protestants; and that five among the US presidents had been Unitarians. He has also written a book on the history and meaning of Secularism, in his Arabic book \"Al Ilmaniya\" meaning Secularism. In this book he has identified Church's incapability to cope with challenges", "title": "Safar al-Hawali" }, { "docid": "17831691", "text": "Tennessee State Route 318 State Route 318 (SR 318) is a short state highway in Hamilton County in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as a connector between US 11 / US 41 / US 64 / US 72 and SR 148 and the Lookout Mountain tourist area. SR 318 begins in the Tiftonia/Lookout Valley area of West Chattanooga at US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72. It is a narrow, winding mountain road that rises above the U.S. Highways which lie at the base of the mountain. It ends at SR 148 north of the town", "title": "Tennessee State Route 318" }, { "docid": "8489327", "text": "(voiced by Ben Small in the UK and the US) is an ochre quarry incline traction engine who works at the Blue Mountain quarry, who was introduced in Blue Mountain Mystery. Merrick (voiced by Matt Wilkinson in the UK and the US) is a red traveling gantry crane who works at the Blue Mountain quarry, who was introduced in Blue Mountain Mystery. Four new characters and one character from The Railway Series were introduced in \"King of the Railway\" Millie (voiced by Miranda Raison in the UK and the US) is a blue French narrow gauge engine who made her", "title": "Thomas the Tank Engine film characters" }, { "docid": "10048552", "text": "eastern slopes, it is drained by North Kwoiek Creek, which originates at Skihist Lake, a small mountain lake located approximately three kilometers southesast of Skihist's summit. The peak is most easily climbed via its south slopes, from the North Kwoiek Creek drainage. According to ethnologist James Teit, writing in 1917, the word \"skihist\" means \"jump\" or \"leap\", referring to a giant in mythological times who leapt back and forth between this summit and Akasik Mountain. Helen and GPW Akrigg, in their \"British Columbia Place Name\" book, say it is from \"Sk-haest\", meaning \"peak between two ridges\". Skihist Provincial Park is", "title": "Skihist Mountain" }, { "docid": "7484807", "text": "Road between North Ridge and Lower Mountain Road. Around the same time that NY 93 was rerouted, NY 270 was also extended northward along Junction Road from NY 31 to US 104. As a result, NY 93 overlapped NY 270 between Lower Mountain Road and US 104. The overlap with NY 270 remained in place until when NY 270 was truncated southward to the intersection of Lower Mountain and Junction roads. NY 93 was realigned in the late 1970s to bypass Lower Mountain and Gothic Hill Roads on Junction and Upper Mountain roads, replacing NY 270 along Junction Road. The", "title": "New York State Route 93" }, { "docid": "18440406", "text": "believed the first Japanese to set foot in America. The book highlights the peace and friendship between two nations on a civil level. Preus's other books are \"West of the Moon\" in 2014 (for ages 9–12), \"Shadow on the Mountain\" in 2012, \"Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Trees of the World\" in 2011 (for ages 4–8). \"The Peace Bell\" in 2008 (ages 4–8). Preus had previously published several books long before her name became recognizable. She wrote \"Visions in Near-Sleep\" in 1983, and had co-authored with Lise Lunge Larsen for a picture book, \"Legend of the Lady Slipper\" in 1999 (ages", "title": "Heart of a Samurai" }, { "docid": "7515543", "text": "Cold Mountain (novel) Cold Mountain is a 1997 historical novel by Charles Frazier which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. It tells the story of W. P. Inman, a wounded deserter from the Confederate army near the end of the American Civil War who walks for months to return to Ada Monroe, the love of his life; the story shares several similarities with Homer's \"Odyssey\". The narrative alternates back and forth every chapter between the stories of Inman and Ada, a minister's daughter recently relocated from Charleston to a farm in a rural mountain community near Cold Mountain,", "title": "Cold Mountain (novel)" }, { "docid": "13059929", "text": "LLC and its publications \"The Mountain Enterprise\" and \"The New Mountain Pioneer\" plus the Mountain Communities Phone Book was assumed by Gary Meyer (publisher) and Patric Hedlund (editor). In November 2006 ownership of Hometown was taken over by Meyer, Hedlund and Pam Sturdevant, with general management continuing under Meyer and Hedlund. In 2014 ownership passed to Meyer and Hedlund, who remain its managers. It is today published in a tabloid format of between 28 and 36 pages weekly. 2017 The National Newspaper Association (NNA) announced \"The Mountain Enterprise\" was awarded First Place for Best Breaking News Series for \"SWAT Standoff", "title": "The Mountain Enterprise" }, { "docid": "18509471", "text": "the growing literature on the Chinese in North America.\" Chan's criticisms were that it included more information than necessary and also was redundant in places. In a book review for the \"China Quarterly\", Lucie Cheng wrote that the book was both strengthened and weakened by its \"comprehensiveness\" since \"By trying to give us too much, it ends up giving us too little.\" Kashima wrote \"Historians will find this an interesting and sound account which helps to fill the information gap on the Chinese in Canada.\" Stanford M. Lyman of the New School for Social Research wrote that this book and", "title": "From China to Canada" }, { "docid": "20827527", "text": "redundant, I started writing the book.\" Walker said the book \"began as a family project, a way to find out more, not just about my mother; like many children who had been in Care, our family had little information about what had happened to us as children.\" Walker told \"Time Out\", \"There are many reasons why I wrote the book; one of them is because I think that the kind of quiet, everyday heroism of people like her, who try and change their situation and succeed or fail to whatever degree, is largely unsung. We’re so conditioned to discuss illegal", "title": "Pilgrim State (book)" }, { "docid": "7380737", "text": "required. The dedicated group of volunteers who organize these excursions are members themselves. Finally, the Club is also the focal point for Canadian mountain culture through its website, publications and programs. For instance, it is a big supporter of the annual Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival. From its origins in Winnipeg more than a century ago to the current, the Alpine Club of Canada has altered slightly. As the Club's founders expected it, the ACC has played a crucial role in shaping both the Canadian territory and the Canadian identity. As A.O.Wheeler wrote it in 1953, \"The Club is", "title": "Alpine Club of Canada" }, { "docid": "4244097", "text": "Maurice Herzog Maurice Herzog (15 January 1919 – 13 December 2012) was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition. On 3 June 1950, Herzog and Louis Lachenal became the first climbers in modern history to climb a peak over 8000m when, on the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, they summited the Himalayan mountain Annapurna I, the 10th-highest mountain in the world. The", "title": "Maurice Herzog" }, { "docid": "14216586", "text": "sports reporter at the New York Herald Tribune. They told her they had a mountain to give away to any developer who would build a ski area called \"Hunter Mountain\". McCluggage wrote an article that attracted the interest of a group of Broadway show-business people. In 1977 McCluggage authored the book \"The Centered Skier\", published by Vermont Crossroads Press owned by Constance Cappel and R. A. Montgomery. It mixed elements of sports psychology and Zen Buddhism highlighted by calligraphy by Al Huang. It became the foundation of approaches taken by the likes of the Sugarbush Ski School. On the Professional", "title": "Denise McCluggage" }, { "docid": "9250465", "text": "Thomas Hill (author) Thomas Hill (born ca. 1528) was an English astrologer, author and translator who most probably also wrote as Didymus Mountain. He was the author of the first popular book in English about gardening — \"The profitable arte of gardening\" — which was first published in 1563 under the title \"A most briefe and pleasaunte treatyse, teachynge how to dresse, sowe, and set a garden\". He went on to write other popular works, such as \"The Gardener's Labyrinth\" (1577). This was originally published under the name of Didymus Mountain, now generally attributed to Thomas Hill. In 1988, the", "title": "Thomas Hill (author)" }, { "docid": "14394149", "text": "1907. She followed up with \"The Land of Long Ago\" in 1909 and \"Clover and Blue Grass\" in 1916. Lida published a short novel, \"To Love and to Cherish\", in 1911. In 1912, Lida wrote a book about the mountain weavers of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky called \"A Book of Hand-Woven Coverlets\". The book, one of the first of its kind, detailed the designs and colors of the coverlets which aided in elevating the coverlets to be an art form. \"Aunt Jane\", an elderly widow, was a reoccurring character in Lida Obenchain's short stories who told the experiences", "title": "Eliza Calvert Hall" } ]